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SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - Ricoh has introduced its new IM Cxx01CE A3 color multifunction series, positioning the IM C2501CE, IM C3501CE and IM C5501CE as a new sustainability benchmark for office print fleets by combining high reuse rates, lower CO₂ footprint and upgraded security with cloud-ready workflows.

Circular-economy design with high reuse and lower CO₂ footprint

Developed explicitly with circular-economy principles in mind, the new IM Cxx01CE models are manufactured using over 86% reused components and deliver a CO₂ footprint reduced by around 50% compared to comparable multifunction systems. By building on existing hardware resources and refreshing them with the latest security and performance elements, Ricoh enables customers to pursue sustainability targets while maintaining familiar functionality and reliability.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is restructuring its largest site in Wiesloch-Walldorf, appointing long-time manager Orhan Bekyigit as plant director alongside his existing role as site head, in a move designed to sharpen competitiveness, streamline operations and support growth in international markets.

Strategic realignment at Heidelberg's largest production hub

The Wiesloch-Walldorf campus, with around 3,800 employees, is HEIDELBERG's biggest location worldwide and a central pillar of its global manufacturing and technology network. The new setup brings plant management and central site functions under one leadership, with Bekyigit now responsible for both operational execution and cross-site coordination.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - More than 3,000 print service providers worldwide are now using the cloud-based HEIDELBERG Customer Portal as a digital control center for their end-to-end production, underscoring how system integration and workflow automation are becoming decisive competitive factors in the global print and packaging industry.

Cloud platform becomes a digital command center for print plants

Three years after launch, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's (HEIDELBERG) customer portal is evolving into a central hub for managing production, service and commercial processes. Over 7,000 individual users are actively leveraging the platform to digitalize and automate their operations, with a clear focus on improving efficiency, transparency and sustainability.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - Swiss communications provider rubmedia has commissioned a compact, highly automated Heidelberg digital print line at its new site in Köniz near Bern, combining a Jetfire 50 inkjet system, a Versafire LV toner press and integrated workflow software to industrialize personalized short-run production.

Digital production line anchors new Köniz facility

With around 35 employees, rubmedia positions itself as a media house focused on creative communication solutions for service providers, industry, associations and political customers. As part of an internal transformation project linked to its relocation, the company rethought its production strategy and installed a tightly integrated digital line designed for efficiency, quality and automation.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is reporting a significantly more profitable first half of its 2025/2026 financial year, with revenue growth, a doubling of EBITDA and improving cash flow underscoring the impact of its restructuring program and strategic focus on packaging, label and digital print.

Stronger top line and sharply improved margins

In the six months from April 1 to September 30, 2025, HEIDELBERG grew revenue to €985 million, around 8% above the prior-year period's €915 million. Europe and Asia were the main regional growth engines, while the second quarter contributed €519 million, up from €466 million in the first quarter despite negative currency effects of roughly €12 million versus the prior-year quarter.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - Roche has secured FDA 510(k) clearance with a CLIA waiver and CE IVDR certification for its first point-of-care test to diagnose Bordetella infections, providing primary care and emergency clinicians with PCR-accurate results in just 15 minutes to help control whooping cough and related diseases.

Fast, PCR-accurate diagnosis at the point of care

Running on the cobas® liat system, Roche's new assay delivers lab-quality PCR results in GP offices and emergency rooms within a standard consultation. The 15-minute turnaround allows physicians to move from suspicion to definitive diagnosis immediately, supporting timely antibiotic prescribing that can prevent severe complications and reduce onward transmission.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - With energy prices volatile and brand owners under pressure to cut carbon and costs, Sidel's EvoBLOW Laser technology is emerging as a strategic lever for beverage, food, home and personal care producers looking to modernize PET blowing operations. Following its breakthrough launch at drinktec and one year of industrial use in the field, President & CEO Pietro Cassani is outlining how the system's performance, simplicity and lightweighting potential are reshaping expectations for next-generation blowing equipment.

Laser-based blowing targets efficiency and TCO head-on

For producers operating high-speed PET lines, the shift from traditional halogen to laser-based blowing is more than a technical upgrade. It directly affects line efficiency, energy consumption and total cost of ownership across increasingly complex packaging portfolios.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - As regulatory expectations and investor scrutiny rise across Europe, the EUPD Group's ESG Transparency Award 2025 is spotlighting companies that no longer treat sustainability reporting as a mere compliance exercise, but as an engine for competitive differentiation and stakeholder trust. Presented in Bonn as part of this year's ESG Summit, the award recognizes more than 50 leading European companies that have embedded forward-looking ESG strategies into their organizations and communicate them transparently through robust sustainability reports.

ESG transparency moves from obligation to value driver

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Fronius is expanding its renewable energy portfolio with the new Verto inverter family, positioning Verto and the hybrid Verto Plus as highly flexible solutions for agricultural businesses, commercial sites and single- and multi-family homes that need robust, future-proof PV system design and reliable backup power.

Flexible PV Design for Complex Rooftops and Mixed Module Layouts

At the core of the launch is the Fronius Verto, a high-performance inverter designed to cope with real-world installation challenges. Whether installers are working on complex roof structures, combining different module orientations or integrating various module types, the Verto is engineered to maintain efficiency and stability.

This flexibility allows EPCs and installers to:

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 28, 2025 - Modern vehicles and infrastructure have made roads significantly safer in recent decades, but new findings from the DEKRA Road Safety Report 2025 show that certain "classic" crash scenarios remain stubbornly dangerous and will require a combination of smarter assistance systems, better infrastructure and targeted awareness campaigns to reduce fatalities and serious injuries further.

Persistent high-risk crash scenarios despite overall progress