Asia

Fujifilm Dimatix targets textile market with StarFire SG-1024/M-A printhead

Fujifilm Dimatix has unveiled the StarFire SG-1024/M-A printhead, which it claims offers textile printers superior ink-jetting performance.

Kodak secures $830m exit finance facility

Kodak said its lenders were demonstrating increased confidence in the company's future after they boosted its $793m interim and exit finance facility by $37m and established "improved" terms for...

Speedmaster SX sales exceed expectations by a quarter

Heidelberg has exceeded its own expectations by selling over 1,000 Speedmaster SX units since the range's launch.

NGOs urge Asia Pulp and Paper boycott

An open letter signed by 60 non-government organisations (NGOs) has been sent to investors in Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) urging them not to back the controversial Indonesian company.

Fespa's non-European members to get full voting rights

Fespa has changed its membership structure to give full voting rights to non-European national member associations.

X-Rite consolidates colour kit under eXact umbrella

X-Rite will consolidate its existing range of colour measurement devices into a single series, the X-Rite eXact, from 12 November.

Xaar forms partnership with China Glaze Company

Xaar has signed up its first Asian ink partner in the form of Taiwanese supplier China Glaze Company and is optimising its digital ceramic inks for use with Xaar printheads.

Schawk launches ColorDrive cloud-based colour management platform

Schawk has launched what it claims is the industry's first cloud-based platform for objectively measuring print quality, particularly in relation to the accurate and consistent reproduction of colour.

Leo Luxe focuses on luxury packaging at Packaging Innovations event

Luxury packaging business Leo Luxe has used this week's Packaging Innovations show in London as a springboard to showcase its new brand identity in the UK market.

Flint Group announces 3% flexo plate price hike

Flint Group Flexographic Products has said it will raise the price for its photopolymer printing plates by 3% from 1 January 2013.

Muller Martini UK grouped with Northern Europe in global restructure

Muller Martini is in the process of restructuring its global operations, <i>PrintWeek</i> can exclusively reveal, and has quashed rumours that this could result in the closure of its UK headquarters.

Canon production 'unaffected' by temporary China plant shutdowns

Canon has said production schedules for printing machines have not been affected by the temporary shutdown of plants in China this week in response to demonstrations against Japanese-owned businesses.