It said that its service business had remained stable during the pandemic, but incoming orders were below expectations.
CEO Franz Kriechbaum was upbeat about future prospects, with Manroland Goss pointing to growth in new press orders “driven in particular by web offset packaging printing solutions”.
The firm scooped an order for its Varioman c:line press, which can print onto paper and board from 100-700microns, at a greenfield packaging site in Germany last year.
Its most recent commercial web installation in the UK, a 32pp Lithoman IV at Warners Midlands, was commissioned just over a year ago.
Kriechbaum said: “We are constantly on the move and are seizing many new opportunities created through rethinking our processes. And all of this equipped with benefits and added value for our customers.”
Virtual.Drupa readies busy schedule for next week Jo Francis Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Drupa has signed up a number of high-profile participants for its upcoming virtual event, which kicks off in a week’s time.
Virtual.Drupa includes seminars, keynotes and networking. Image credit: Maximilian Beck
Industry manufacturers and suppliers that were forced to shelve their plans to attend physical events because of the pandemic, including EFI, Fujifilm, Heidelberg, Kodak and HP, have returned to support Virtual.Drupa, which runs over four days from 20-23 April.
Digital vendors participating include Landa Digital Printing, Xeikon, Riso, Mimaki and Konica Minolta; while manufacturers Komori, Manroland Goss Web Systems, Koenig & Bauer, Bobst, BlueCrest and Muller Martini are also taking part.
Manroland Goss boosts packaging offer with Thallo buy Jo Francis Friday, December 18, 2020
Manroland Goss Group has beefed up its packaging offering with the acquisition of the Thallo business from former sister company Contiweb.
Thallo presses are targeted at a range of packaging and security print applications
Manroland Goss Group is the worldwide business of Manroland Goss Web Systems (MGWS).
Thallo web presses are targeted at runs that are too short to be profitable using flexo or gravure, but “too long to be economically viable on digital”.
Its offset printing unit can run in wet offset, dry offset, ‘rainbow’ print and UV flexo mode. Hybrid offset configurations are also possible, combining other print processes.