KAMA will be presenting highly innovative solutions at drupa which effectively deal with the mega trends in the printing industry: short runs and digital packaging printing. A world premiere at the 200-square-metre KAMA booth in Hall 2 / A15 is the first comprehensive solution for converting short runs of folding boxes.
EFI announced today that it has entered into a partnership with RISO KAGAKU CORPORATION, a leading printer manufacturer in Japan, to launch a Fiery digital front end (DFE) for new high-speed, full-colour RISO ComColor inkjet printers.
Flint Group announces the acquisition of American Inks and Coatings (AIC) based in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. This investment is an important part of Flint Groups long-range strategy to grow in key segments around the world.
The European Article Number (EAN) symbol has served the packaging industry well since 1977 when it was first used commercially. But times have changed, and packaging must change with it. Because packaging has a finite amount of physical space to communicate, its become challenging for manufacturers to comply with increasing regulation that cuts into the limited “canvas” for the design of packaging. It also slows the checkout process for retailers when either a cashier or consumer has to repeatedly scan the EAN symbol on the package to get it to work. It frustrates consumers and blunts retailers profits.
World Textile Information Network (WTiN) and IMI Europe have signed a strategic partnership for co-operation in the delivery of events and intelligence for the inkjet technology and textile user community. Under the deal, WTiN will offer its unrivalled knowledge of the digital textile printing market to further strengthen the technical content of IMI Europe conferences and seminars, while IMI Europe will in turn supply insights for WTiN media and events into new developments in the broader inkjet field, helping to analyse their potential impact on textile applications. The agreement also opens the way for joint activities in future.
Order intake of 266.3m higher than quarterly revenue of 258.8m
Printing Industries of America (PIA) announces the start of the new 2016 Dynamic Ratios. Since 1921, the PIA Ratios have been the industry standard helping printers to improve their profitability by benchmarking their operations against industry profit leaders. The PIA Ratios is the oldest, continuously operating financial benchmarking program in the private sector of the United States.
