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Esko owner to buy X-Rite Pantone in $625m deal

Danaher Corporation has made a cash offer for X-Rite, owner of design industry color provider Pantone, with the deal for the colour management specialist broadly welcomed by shareholders and senior...

Durst unveils P10 series wide-format printers

Durst has unveiled a new series of UV printers, the P10, which can produce "fine art" quality output at resolutions up to 1,000dpi.

EFI makes fresh assault on screen printing with Orion

EFI will unveil a new digital press that it believes can replace wide-format screen printing at Drupa (Hall 05, stand C01).

Miyakoshi and Ryobi to launch B2 digital press

Offset press manufacturers Miyakoshi and Ryobi have joined forces to develop an 8,000sph B2 digital press, which they are to demonstrate as a prototype at Drupa 2012 (Hall 9, Stand A04).

Print pioneer John Crosfield passes away

John Crosfield, founder of Crosfield Electronics and pioneer of automatic register control and colour scanning technologies for the print industry, has passed away aged 96.

HP merges print and PC divisions as Vyomesh Joshi departs

HP has moved to reassure printers of its ongoing commitment to the commercial print sector following yesterday's announcement of the merger of its commercial print and PC divisions.

Expo space sold out at 'Drupa of ideas'

Drupa's pre-show buzz has reached fever pitch over the past few days as announcements have come thick and fast from some of the major exhibitors speaking at the Messe Dusseldorf's International Media...

Kodak creditors attempt to mitigate damage

A number of Kodak's creditors are attempting to reduce their exposure to the imaging giant by issuing "reclamation claims" for recently-shipped goods.

Manroland's future to be decided today

The future of Manroland should become clear today, when administrator Werner Schneider puts bid proposals in front of the company's creditors' committee this afternoon.

UK finishing firms help South African labelling company with Opal install

Two UK finishing firms have teamed up to provide kit to a labelling company in South Africa, helping apple farmers in the country to retain a lucrative contract with supermarket giant Tesco.

InfoPrint appoints new senior vice-president for EMEA

InfoPrint has appointed Benot Chatelard to the role of senior vice-president and general manager for Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Pirelli picks Beacon Press for 2009 calendar

Pirelli has partnered with Beacon Press to print the 36th edition of its famed photographic calendar.