Drupa

Ricoh now has 15 European installations of its Pro VC60000 and has secured its first customer in central and Eastern Europe at Drupa.

Elanders Group has signed a deal for five HP (Hall 17) presses in a multimillion-euro deal as it moves further into packaging and personalisation markets in Sweden and Germany.

Bachmann Druck, a screen printer based in northern Germany, has placed an order for an Onset X3 from Inca at Drupa.

DuPont (Hall 8b, C21) has revealed a one-stage solvent-free plate production process that produces flat-top digital dots directly onto the plate.

Software developer Caldera has launched version 11 of its eponymous RIP suite at Drupa. It is also showcasing a number of other new products on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

Canon’s sales are 30% up on last Drupa as it reached its show sales target for the 100ppm imagePress C10000VP by day three of the show.

Kodak (Hall 5, F09) enjoyed a double celebration as it made its 21,000th thermal CTP sale, to Karton-Pak of Poland, while celebrating the 21st anniversary of the technology.

Xerox (Hall 8b, A62) has revealed the first buyers of its Drupa-launched inkjet presses.

Fujifilm (Hall 8b, A25) has partnered with US-based Epac Technologies to create '5D printing', an automated system for the print industry targeted particularly at high-quality book manufacturing.

Inline digital printing technology provider DataLase (Hall 6, A19) has announced it will be supplying its inline lasering technology to strategic partners Ricoh, KBA and Xerox.