Printweek Daily Bulletin - Kodak revamps portfolio; ImageData installs HP 100k; Fujifilm's fresh surcharge; and more...

[View in web browser]( [View text-only version]( [Add to safe senders list]( [PrintWeek]( Thursday 07 October 2021 [Daily news bulletin] [Sponsored by Fujifilm] [Today's top stories] [Kodak targets embellishment opportunity with new Ascend]( [Kodak targets embellishment opportunity with new Ascend]( Kodak CEO Jim Continenza has vowed that the firm will be “the last company standing in plates” as the manufacturer announced a raft of new products including a new electrophotographic digital press targeted at packaging and point-of-purchase. [ImageData Group expands capabilities with HP Indigo 100k buy]( [ImageData Group expands capabilities with HP Indigo 100k buy]( ImageData Group has installed an HP Indigo 100k Digital Press to increase its print capability and reduce its carbon footprint. [Fujifilm brings in fresh surcharge]( [Fujifilm brings in fresh surcharge]( Fujifilm has urged customers to switch to its Platesense programme to help mitigate rising input costs, as the manufacturer announces a further surcharge on plate prices effective from next month. [Folio expands offering with Duplo install]( Trade finisher Folio has taken on a digital cutting table from Duplo to open new application possibilities and enable it to produce bespoke boxes for the transportation of products to its customers. [Feldmuehle to implement temporary energy surcharge]( Feldmuehle is set to temporarily implement an energy surcharge of €100 (£85) per tonne for all of its products. [Sponsored content] [Opinion: Lessons from Amazon could benefit all print businesses]( [Opinion: Lessons from Amazon could benefit all print businesses]( Powerful automation is the industry’s great leveller, and rather than being a threat to employees it creates opportunities for businesses of all sizes to empower their people and increase productivity and profitability. [Yesterday's most read] [Long-standing family firm latest to fall victim to pandemic]( [Matthews quits Kyocera]( [Konica Minolta explosion impacts toner supply]( [Blogs] [Printer's devil: it's in the detail]( Contributing editor Jo Francis muses on the latest goings on in the print industry. [In this issue] [Your August & September Printweek is out now. The 'New Normal Issue' is jam-packed with all the usual news and views as well as thought provoking long reads, not to mention a special feature on the Printweek Awards...]( [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] [Pre Press Operator | High Quality Packaging & Print | London]( [Estimator - Signs / Print]( [Senior Project Manager]( [EU Global Account Executive – Flexible Packaging]( [Production Planner | Commercial Print, Direct Mail & Cross Media | Northamptonshire]( [See the latest jobs]( [Knowledge Bank] [Access all areas]( [Access all areas]( Lockdowns have accelerated the drive for more remotely accessed services such as diagnostics and even repair, a trend that looks set to grow post-pandemic. [Spend and save]( [Spend and save]( It’s not often that the government puts in place a programme that is both welcomed and little criticised, but that’s exactly what the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, did on Budget Day in March. [Making a planned exit]( [Making a planned exit]( Every privately held business will one day change hands. Whether through retirement, family circumstance or death, ownership will move on. [Product portfolio] [Me & My: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75]( A Speedmaster update has given Fretwell Print & Direct Mail a productivity boost thanks to a highly automated specification. [Star product: Intec ColorCut SC5000]( A fast, cost-effective digital die-cutter with autofeeder that can cut and crease in one pass. © MA Business Limited 2021. [Contact Us]( [Advertising]( [Subscribe]( If you wish to unsubscribe from Printweek Daily News emails, please click [here](. To understand how we process, use & safeguard your data, please read our [Privacy Policy](. If you would like to update your marketing contact preferences, then please [click here](.