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12 February 2025
HEIDELBERG , GERMANY—
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Drupa went very well for Heidelberg the world's largest sheet fed offset press manufacture
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Heidelberg is expecting a strong end to its financial year on the back of incoming orders up 8.3% in the third quarter. Heidelberg says the three months to 31 December 2024 brought “significant improvements” in performance, with an increase in incoming orders to €550m ($814 million) on the prior year, and described as “much better than the current developments in the mechanical and plant engineering sector as a whole”.
11 February 2025
COLOGNY, SWITZERLAND—
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brings together government, businesses
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The global print industry will see its headcount shrink by 20% over the next five years, according to a report from the World Economic Forum – but industry figures have said a decline in jobs does not make for a declining industry. The report claimed print and related trades would see the sixth-fastest decline in jobs, and the fastest decline among manufacturing sectors. What it does not say is that the printing industry is in decline only that jobs in the industry are in decline.
11 February 2025
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK—
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Xerox Pulled out of Drupa the worlds largest printing show in May 2024
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Xerox’s full-year results have shown falls in revenue, profit and earnings per share as the company restructures – but guidance for single-digit growth in 2025 signals hopes for recovery at the group.
Xerox confirmed a constant currency drop of 9.5% in revenues for 2024, marginally better than the firm’s Q3-issued guidance of a 10% decline for the year. Revenues for Xerox came in at $6.22bn down from $6.89bn, with a pre-tax loss for the year of $1.21bn, compared with a $28m loss in 2023. The 2024 figure includes a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $1bn.
10 February 2025
VAUGHN, ONTARIO—
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Spicers Canada head office in Vaughan
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The DIA is having a luncheon and tour of the recently renovated headquarters of Spicers Canada, located in Vaughan, Ontario, on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, from noon to 1:45 pm (EST). This event will showcase Spicers’ Resource Centre, Technology Centre, Warehouse, and Converting Operations, while providing insights into the company’s comprehensive products, services and other capabilities.
10 February 2025
WILLSTAETT, GERMANY—
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The nyloflex® eco series, a more sustainable flexo printing plate
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XSYS, a provider of flexo printing plates, plate processing equipment, and prepress software continues a more sustainable future for flexo printing. The company is rapidly expanding the nyloflex® eco series, replacing existing traditional nyloflex® plates with new, more sustainable versions. Unveiling two analog nyloflex® eco plates as the next step.Designed as a versatile plate for paper and board applications, the nyloflex® eco ACT delivers exceptional
10 February 2025
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Aimed at Xerox's core market the Revoria Press EC2100S / EC2100 / SC285S / SC285
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FUJIFILM announces the launch of four new mid-range production presses in the Revoria PressTM range. The Revoria PressTM
EC2100S and Revoria PressTM SC285S are equipped with a speciality toner station*1 in addition to the four-colour CMYK toners, enabling five-colour printing in one pass. The Revoria PressTM EC2100 and Revoria PressTM SC285 are four-colour presses. The Revoria PressTM EC2100S and Revoria PressTM EC2100 print at a high speed of 100 pages per minute*2 and are primarily utilised for an extensive range of commercial printing and rapid turnaround print jobs.
10 February 2025
KYOTO, JAPAN—
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SCREEN Truepress JET 520NX AD High Speed Press
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SCREEN Graphic Solutions (SCREEN) announces the launch of the Truepress JET 520NX AD. The Truepress JET 520NX AD is able to meet the most demanding turnaround times with print speeds up to 738 ft. per minute (225 meters per minute). This throughput is supported by Truepress ink NP, an innovative range of high-density, water-based pigment inks that has been specially developed to enable faster production.
5 February 2025
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS—
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Karl Belafi Regional Sales Manager for Canada and the western United States
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Karl Belafi, formerly Standard’s Territory Sales Manager for all Canadian provinces, has been promoted to Regional Sales Manager for Canada and the western United States, including Washington, California, New Mexico, Wyoming, and more. Karl will report to Paul Steinke, Director of Sales. Belafi began his career 30 years ago at KBR Graphics, with the family’s business, which was the oldest independentprinting equipment dealer in Canada until it closed its doors in early 2020 after 42 years of operation.
5 February 2025
MORTSEL, BELGIUM—
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Anapurna Ciervo H2500 inkjet printer
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Agfa announces the addition of a 2.5 m Anapurna Ciervo H2500 inkjet printer. This new printer complements the bigger Anapurna Ciervo H3200, providing the same exceptional versatility and performance in a more compact format. Like its larger sibling, the Ciervo H2500 features six-color plus white inks and UV LED curing. With a redesigned print engine and shuttle,
4 February 2025
DUNDALK, IRELAND—
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Vistaprint is Cimpress's largest division and is Canada's second largest printer
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Cimpress the parent company of Vistaprint, saw profitability plummet despite a top-line sales rise in the first six months of its 2025 fiscal year. The publicly traded company released financial results on Jan. 29 that showed half-year net income of $48.5 million, down from about $62.7 million the year prior. Despite profitability issues, Cimpress’ total sales rose nearly 4% to $1.74 billion during the six-month period.
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