Heidelberg realignment continues apace with sale of Gallus Group to benpac holding ag in Switzerland

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is systematically pursuing the companys realignment. Having decided to focus on its core business of sheetfed printing, Heidelberg is selling the Gallus Group to the Swiss packaging business benpac holding ag in Stans while facing up to the challenging situation created by Covid-19.

ONLINEPRINTERS strengthens its umbrella brand in its home market

Since July, the online printing company ONLINEPRINTERS has also been operating in Germany under its international brand name only. Previously, the company operated in its home market under the brand diedruckerei.de. Founder and online printing pioneer Walter Meyer took his first webshop online under this domain in 2004, thus laying the foundation for the success of the current corporate group.

Leading rigid box printer chooses ROLAND 700 Evolution Ultima

ISEM Srl, the leader in the European market of luxury rigid boxes for perfumery, cosmetics and champagne, has recently invested in a new 8-colour ROLAND 708 LTTDLV UV Evolution Ultima. Founded in Vigevano, Italy in 1949, ISEM initially started its business by producing boxes for shirts, accessories, linens and toys.

Press demonstration facility upgraded into a global Customer Experience Centre

Koenig & Bauer recently opened its new hall and now offers more than 3,000m2 of floor space for print demonstrations at its Radebeul location, near Dresden. The occasion marked the culmination of a project to upgrade the companys existing demonstration facility into a global Customer Experience Centre (CEC).

Heidelberg invests in production of printed and organic electronics

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has set up a dedicated business unit for the industrial development, manufacture, and sale of printed and organic electronics. The company has also started production at its Wiesloch-Walldorf site, investing some five million euros in a complete production line for printed sensors.

Monday 20. July 2020

Small suppliers will disappear from the market – Machineseeker Group takes over Werktuigen.nl

The Machineseeker Group, operator of Maschinensucher.de – Europes No. 1 online marketplace for used machinery – has taken over Werktuigen.nl, a leading competitor in the Benelux countries, with effect from 1 July 2020. Through this acquisition, the Machineseeker Group has increased the reach of its platforms to seven million buyers of used machinery per month. Potential buyers benefit from an extended range of machines on the various online marketplaces of the Essen-based Internet company.