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Amidst economic rebounds, manroland recorded clear gains in orders for the 2010 financial year. Incoming orders were up by 15 percent from the previous year, totaling 976 million euros. Sales, on the other hand, decreased to 942 million euros (compared to 1,112 million euros in the previous year), attributable to the low number of orders in 2009. Operating earnings (EBIT) of -66 million euros were achieved. Nevertheless, signs of a recovery were apparent by the fourth quarter and an operational turnaround could already be achieved within this period. For the 2011 fiscal year, a return to operational profitability is

WEST CHESTER, Ohio—“The Color-Logic Process Metallic Color System” was recently chosen by Roland DGA for a technology demonstration of its SOLJET PRO III XC-540MT inkjet printer/cutter.

More than 50,000 international visitors came to Birmingham, UK between May 18 and 25 to find out about the numerous innovations being showcased by Heidelberg under the “HEI Performance and HEI Value” banner.

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.—GMG announced a partnership with Sun Chemical to integrate spot color definitions into the GMG contone and halftone proofing solutions GMG ColorProof, FlexoProof and DotProof. The arrangement provides a means for GMG solutions to connect via the Internet to the Sun Chemical SmartColour Engine.

BIRMINGHAM, U.K.—HP announced that print service providers (PSPs) operating HP Indigo digital presses have new business opportunities as a result of additional press features, partner finishing solutions, and expanded media capabilities for packaging production introduced at Ipex 2010.

DALLAS, Texas—KBA North America is partnering with System Brunner, a global supplier of process control, color control, quality assurance, and standardization, to create a new inline measurement and control system that guarantees optimum color fidelity in sheetfed presses.