WISPRINT WS-D625 book printing system installation for Hubei Xinhua Printing Co. Ltd

Following delays in the schedule due to the current worldwide health crisis, the installation of the new WISPRINT WS-D625 book printing system finally recommenced in early June at Hubei Xinhua Printing. Goss China Graphic Systems China (GGSC) is proud to have been chosen as a supplier of the equipment for this modern book printing facility.

Koenig & Bauer publishes its H1 report 2020

In addition to the general investment restraint on the part of many customers in the corona crisis, travel bans, lockdowns and other restrictions significantly affected the business figures of the Koenig & Bauer group in the first half of 2020. The restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic particularly impeded deliveries of the presses to the international customers as well as the worldwide deployment of the assembly staff and service technicians.

Koenig & Bauer offers Live Remote Video Support App

Visual PressSupport is an App based live video streaming service that Koenig & Bauer now offers for sheetfed presses and other business units. In addition to audio transmission, it enables live videos to be transmitted directly from a mobile device to the hotline technician during remote maintenance. The success rate of classic remote maintenance methods currently used is 80 percent. It is expected to grow further with Visual PressSupport.

Acimga promotes the industry in Oman

The General Manager of Acimga (Italia manufacturers association of machinery for the graphic, converting and paper industry) and Federazione Carta e Grafica, Andrea Briganti, took part in the webinar, organized by the Embassy of Italy in Oman together with ICEs (Italian Trade Agency) offices of Dubai and Muscat, to promote the industrial compartment in the Arabian Peninsula, enhancing the collaboration between Italy and Oman.

New double tip at THIEME Drucksysteme

Since July 1, Stefan Holzer and Daniel Scheer are the new heads of the Printing Systems Division. They take over this task from the long-time division manager Armin Gerland, who is leaving the company after ten years to take on a new professional challenge. With the new dual leadership, Thieme is reacting to the constantly growing market requirements, especially for industrial printing applications. Here Thieme wants to maintain and further expand its technological leadership.

Tuesday 28. July 2020

2020 first half-year results Bobst Group first half-year financials impacted negatively by Covid-19 lock down

The spread of Covid-19 had a significant impact on Bobst Groups 2020 first half-year figures. Bobst Group recorded sales of CHF 523.8 million for the first six months of 2020, compared to CHF 736.8 million in the first half of 2019. The operating result (EBIT) decreased to CHF -25.1 million compared to CHF 14.8 million in 2019. The net result reached CHF 30.0 million, down from CHF 7.4 million in previous year. Order entries decreased by 21% and the order backlog is 10% lower than in previous year.