Product Portfolio news - EFI upgrades PrintSmith MIS; Friedheim expands portfolio; Komori boosts parts facility; Roland DG; Heidelberg; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Friday 08 January 2021 [Product portfolio bulletin] [Top product news] [EFI upgrades PrintSmith Vision MIS]( [EFI upgrades PrintSmith Vision MIS]( EFI has launched version 5 of its PrintSmith Vision MIS, the first 100% HTML version of the software. [Friedheim expands post-press portfolio]( [Friedheim expands post-press portfolio]( Friedheim International has expanded its roster of exclusive UK agencies with a new portfolio of stitchers that also completes its line-up of Postpress Alliance brands. [Komori expands continental parts facility]( [Komori expands continental parts facility]( Komori is upping its European service and parts setup with a new warehouse on the continent. [More product news] [Change at the top of Roland DG]( Long-standing Roland DG boss Jerry Davies has left the business, with EMEA marketing director Stephen Davis taking over as managing director of its UK and Ireland operation. [Heidelberg sells part of German HQ site]( Heidelberg is selling off a chunk of its main Wiesloch-Walldorf site in Germany and will make around €50m (£45m) from its latest asset sale, with more space at the facility earmarked for future disposal. [HP to hold online printed decor event]( HP will hold a webinar-style “online experience” focused on printed decor trends later this month. [Trotec to hold virtual laser exhibition]( Trotec will hold its first virtual laser exhibition later this month. [BFS set to expand in 35th year]( BFS Pressroom Solutions is celebrating its 35th year in business and is set to expand its roller factory next year. [Knowledge Bank] [Japanese printhead specialist looks to production sector for growth]( [Japanese printhead specialist looks to production sector for growth]( Japanese manufacturer Kyocera has featured in the pages of Printweek for nearly two decades, but until recently that was mostly on the basis of its printheads being used inside print engines from other digital press manufacturers. [The revenge of the engineers]( [The revenge of the engineers]( At the Drupa of 20 years ago a new British finishing manufacturer appeared on the Océ stand, seemingly out of nowhere, demonstrating a new concept of saddle stitching inline with Océ’s VarioStream continuous-feed digital presses. [Secondhand in big demand]( [Secondhand in big demand]( Since the last recession secondhand equipment has become a popular option for many printers. Buying secondhand minimises investment risks and enables printers to buy kit at a price that might otherwise have been outside their financial reach. [Brexit: print and its suppliers are well prepared]( [Brexit: print and its suppliers are well prepared]( Just before this issue of Printweek went to press, a rather strident email arrived, entitled ‘Urgent message from the Business Secretary. Time is running out – it’s time to take action now’. [Forward to a friend](mailto:?subject=Print%20industry%20news%20...&body=I%20thought%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20this%20newsletter%20from%20PrintWeek:%20%20 [Got some news? Email the PrintWeek newsdesk here](mailto:printweek.newsdesk@markallengroup.com) [PrintWeek jobs] [Production Manager]( [Perfect Binder Operator]( [Sales Manager]( [Operations Director- Board Position]( [ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ENGINEER]( More jobs [Who bought what] [Linney makes "game changing" Highcon buy]( [Linney makes "game changing" Highcon buy]( Linney Group has transformed its die-cutting operations after installing the UK’s first Highcon Beam 2 digital cutting and creasing system. [Prosign invests to future proof business]( [Prosign invests to future proof business]( Prosign Print & Display has invested more than £200,000 in wide-format digital cutting and 3D printing to boost its offering and sustain growth after sales temporarily trebled last year as a result of an influx of social distancing work. [ImageData Group continues mega investment drive]( [ImageData Group continues mega investment drive]( ImageData Group is continuing a major programme of investment in new kit that has totalled more than £500,000 so far and included new machines for all three of its production sites. [Emmerson Press streamlines with Horizon spend]( [Emmerson Press streamlines with Horizon spend]( Emmerson Press has invested in a Horizon CRF-362 creaser folder to streamline its digital print production and support increased flexibility. [Product reviews] [Me & my: Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED]( [Me & my: Agfa Anapurna H2500i LED]( In a normal year Southend-based Solopress would be churning out between 2,000 to 3,000 orders per day, depending on seasonality. These orders could be anything from 100,000 leaflets, a single roller banner or 100 business cards. [Star product: Sitma 1150-FP Fast Pack]( [Star product: Sitma 1150-FP Fast Pack]( A flexible and fast e-commerce and direct mail wrapper. [Star product: Canon Arizona 2300]( [Star product: Canon Arizona 2300]( Incorporating Canon’s innovative Flow vacuum bed technology, the two models in this new range are targeted at users with high productivity needs plus a requirement to run a wide range of media. © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Product Portfolio bulletin emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. 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