Kyocera lifts maximum droplet volume 23%, Nidec faces 252-person email review, European packaging takes $1.38 billion impairment — and 7 more | BPJ News
As equipment speeds up and AI support spreads, the timing of cost pass-throughs and weaker demand are separating winners from losers in packaging.
Kyocera’s new printhead raises maximum droplet volume by 23%, while AI for handling failures is entering numerical-control systems. At major packaging groups, pass-throughs for logistics and energy costs are advancing alongside impairments in European operations.
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Equipment is getting faster, while earnings at major packaging groups split between price rises and impairments. AI is moving into machine-failure recovery and customer support, with record-keeping work expected to fall. How this reaches product revisions is the next point to watch. Purchase data is being used to make investment decisions on works and merchandise. Its effect on print editions is the next focus.…
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