Koenig & Bauer AG (WKN: 719 350 ISIN: DE0007193500) has concluded the 2025 financial year, according to preliminary, unaudited figures, with a significant improvement in earnings in the context of a persistently weak macroeconomic environment and increasing trade policy uncertainties.
Read more...Lake County Press (LCP), Waukegan, Illinois, recently enhanced its capabilities with the installation of new Heidelberg equipment across its production line. Looking to strengthen its position as a comprehensive solutions provider, the family-owned and operated company added a Suprasetter 106 CtP, an Easymatrix 106 CS die-cutter, and a Stahlfolder TH 82 with palamides bander. The new technology replaces several aging systems boosting the companys productivity and bolstering its competitive edge.
Across all industries, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace is increasingly recognised as valuable and essential to long-term success. However, despite the print industrys significant advancements in technology and innovation, visible representation of women remains limited. As the sector grapples with low recruitment, its important to challenge outdated perceptions. Creating real change, however, requires collective effort - no single company can do it alone.
Esko and Scantrust have announced the completion of a new integration that connects Esko Automation Engine workflow automation and WebCenter packaging management solutions with Scantrust software, simplifying the addition of variable data to packaging artwork for companies that sell physical CPG products.
ROTOCON has launched its fourth annual student wine label design competition in partnership with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The competition is open to undergraduate students in TUTs Faculty of Arts & Design, Department of Visual Communication (Integrated Communication Design (ICD). A total of 57 students are participating this year.
The print and paper advocacy group, Two Sides, is pleased to announce its newest member, In2 Publishing, a leading UK-based publisher providing solutions for media owners from ideation to delivery and all the steps in between.
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The Page Bros Group, based in Norwich, UK, is a printing and fulfillment company serving publishing and commercial companies in the UK and beyond. The company offers a wide range of premedia, printing, and fulfillment services, including direct mail, security printing, and accessible formats. Page Bros has set the course for further growth and has launched a three-year investment program worth seven million pounds (approx. eight million euros). A significant portion of this will be invested in renewing the companys machinery.
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Hoenles Business Unit Curing will present its curing and drying systems at Gulf Print & Pack 2026 in Dubai. As a development and solution partner for the printing and packaging industry, the German UV Technology specialist Hoenle will showcase its latest innovative and smart curing systems alongside coating solutions expert Mondula from Switzerland.
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Artelito S.p.A., a renowned Italian commercial and packagingfolding carton printer, has once again invested in an automated CTP solution from Kodak. The Castelraimondo-based company has opted for a KODAK MAGNUS Q800 Platesetter with a Single Cassette Unit (SCU).
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Ricoh has been positioned for the third time to the Leaders Category in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide High-Speed Inkjet 2025 Vendor Assessment.
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WrapFest 2026, FESPAs dedicated event for vehicle wrapping and surface detailing, will return from 19 22 May 2026 this time, for the first time, at the Fira de Barcelona, Spain. After two successful UK editions in 2023 and 2024, WrapFest will run as part FESPA 2026, which comprises co-located events: Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience and the brand-new Corrugated and Textile.
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Mimakis textile pigment transfer printing system, TRAPIS, is able to print on a diverse range of fabrics - unlike traditional processes - including natural fibres and synthetic fabrics. The full solution will be shown on Mimakis booth (Hall 3.0 Stand A97), as the company returns to Heimtextil to showcase its advancements in sustainable, high quality and efficient textile printing.
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Color-Logic, the exclusive distributor for Visualis3R, has announced the Visualis3R Embossing and Debossing module, a breakthrough tool that enables designers, agencies, brands, and printers to accurately visualize and plan embossing and debossing effects before production.
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Barbieri electronics expands its successful Swing qb platform with the launch of the Spectro Swing qb 6 mm, designed to deliver enhanced stability and confidence in color measurement across increasingly diverse digital printing applications.
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Superior, sharper, and highly defined creases are delivered by the next evolution in cutting and creasing - Plockmatics ColorCut SC7800 Pro-RS XL.
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For more than three decades, Labelexpo Europe has been the global meeting point for the label and narrow-web community, and FINAT has been proud to stand alongside it as a long-term association partner. The move from Labelexpo toLOUPE (Labels and OUter Packaging Embellishment)from 2026 is more than a rebrand. It signals a structural shift: (self-adhesive) labels remain the anchor, while the ecosystem widens, geographically and technologically, towards adjacent narrow-web and outer-packaging embellishment.
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The new BIOND range of next-generation sustainable films is the result of years of committed research and development efforts at Digidelta.
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Through this collaboration with UNESCO, WAN-IFRA provides practical, high-impact training for news executives and editorial operations, helping news organisations make journalisms processes more visible, audience engagement more meaningful, and public trust more substantial.
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