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  • Habo DaCosta produces alcohol-free with Tower Millennium HSW-100 fount
    2019-04-03 11:55
    Mijdrecht, The Netherlands, 27 March, 2019 – Tower Products Europe, the specialist in pressroom chemistry, is helping Habo DaCosta in The Netherlands to go alcohol-free, thanks to advances in technology opening up new opportunities for printers. Read more ...
  • UPM Communication Papers plans to reduce coated mechanical paper capacity in Germany
    2019-04-02 10:04
    (UPM, Helsinki, 2 April 2019 at 11:35 EET) – UPM plans to permanently close paper machine 10 at UPM Plattling, Germany, reducing the annual capacity of coated mechanical paper in Europe by approximately 155,000 tons. Paper production on paper machines 1 and 11 is planned to continue at the mill site. Read more ...
  • ABB modular press retrofit for Rheinische Bergische Druckerei
    2019-04-02 09:00
    Baden, Switzerland, March 25, 2019 – The Rheinische Bergische Druckerei in Duesseldorf, Germany, which prints well-known newspapers like the Rheinische Post, is modernizing the press controls on part of its KBA Commander press. Read more ...
  • DCOS contracted for extensive Norwegian press project
    2019-03-22 10:30
    Kinna, March 21th, 2019 – Norwegian newspaper Sunnhordland Trykkeri, located in the town of Leirvik on the island of Stord on the Norwegian west coast, has contracted with DCOS for an extensive press addition and upgrade project. Sunnhordland Trykkeri is a privately-owned newspaper and printshop and one of the few in Scandinavia who is independent from the larger groups. The closing of printshops in the surrounding area of Stord has enabled Sunnhordland Trykkeri to attract more contract work. Read more ...
  • Agfa inspires European printers at exclusive Value Conference
    2019-03-22 10:04
    Mortsel, Belgium, March 19, 2019 – On March 19, Agfa welcomed representatives from printing companies across Europe as well as printing industry opinion leaders to an exclusive Value Conference to get inspirational ideas to grow their businesses and improve their profitability. Read more ...
  • Koenig & Bauer is targeting group revenue of around €1.5bn with EBIT margin of between 7% and 10% until 2023
    2019-03-21 13:32
    Würzburg, 21 March 2019 – With the progress achieved in the structurally growing and less cyclical packaging printing, the Koenig & Bauer group made further advances in its strategically aligning towards sustainable profitable growth. CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann: “Driven by a record order intake, we have been able to widen our share of the global flexible packaging printing market to 9%. Revenue in marking and coding has risen by around 50% in the last three years. Since the acquisition of flatbed die-cutter business in 2016, revenue in this business field has climbed by more than 50%. The entry into the market for folder gluers and the planned joint venture with inkjet pioneer Durst for folding carton and corrugated printing are further milestones.” Read more ...
  • Prima Controls Group Launched as Controls, Drives, and Remote Service Provider
    2019-03-20 11:06
    20.03.2019 – After obtaining intellectual property rights to the assets of Harland Simon following the company’s insolvency in October 2018, manroland Goss web systems has announced the launch of the new group focused on controls and drive upgrades and remote support programs for all newspaper press brands, Prima Controls Group. Read more ...
  • Die Merkur Druck Gruppe ist in der Apogee Cloud
    2019-03-19 12:40
    19 März 2019 – Seit rund einem Jahr produziert die Merkur Druck Gruppe zu der die Merkur Druck AG, die Merkur Zeitungsdruck AG, die Hertig+Co. AG und die Sprüngli Druck AG gehören, in der Apogee Cloud. Es ist die bislang größte und umfassendste Cloud-Lösung, die Agfa Graphics in der Schweiz umgesetzt hat. Read more ...
  • DuMont and Koenig & Bauer continue partnership
    2019-03-18 12:57
    Würzburg, 18th March 2019 – DuMont and Koenig & Bauer are set to continue a successful partnership which has already lasted for more than 180 years. Halle-based subsidiary MZ Druckereigesellschaft mbH is purchasing a further Commander CL from Koenig & Bauer. It is a little over two years ago that the company’s last investment, likewise a Commander CL, came on stream. “Our current press offers all the essential prerequisites for success: A high level of automation, reliability, exceptional flexibility and fast makeready. It was clear that we would continue along the chosen road with Koenig & Bauer at our side,” says MZ managing director Bernd Preuße. The new Commander CL will enter production in the fourth quarter of 2019. Since the initial market launch just a few years ago, Koenig & Bauer has now sold 27 presses of this type to users in Germany, France, China and the USA, and it is currently the most frequently ordered newspaper press. Read more ...
  • technotrans systematically maintains growth strategy
    2019-03-12 12:20
    12.03.2019 – technotrans SE successfully completed the past financial year by increasing its diversification and focusing systematically on growth markets. The company grew revenue by 5.5 percent to EUR 216.3 million in the period under review, while operating profit (EBIT) of EUR 17.4 million remained unchanged from the previous year. For 2019, the Board of Management expects the growth trajectory to continue and proposes a dividend of EUR 0.88 per share for the past financial year. Read more ...

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