The annual CIPPI awards ceremony, organised by the International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4), will be held on 6 May in the drupa innovation park in Hall 7 at 17.30.

The Düsseldorf-based winner was Druckerei Köller + Nowakfor "Most innovative use of process automation technology in an implementation", supported by HP Hiflex, Kodak and Heidelberg.

France-based Imprimerie Rochelaise was recognised for "Best cost/benefit realisation and improvement in efficiency as a result of process automation implementation", supported by Rhapso, Agfa and KBA.

W&R Etiketten, of The Netherlands, won the category for "Biggest improvement in quality production and customer responsiveness as a result of process automation", supported by CERM, Esko and Xeikon.

CIP4 executive director Jim Harvey said: "All the applications were very solid and demonstrated complete automation of operations. While job definition format (JDF)-enabled print automation has become a core competency for most printers, the level of integration we see in these winning case studies shows that JDF-enabled print automation can positively affect profitability, quality and customer relations."

The annual CIPPI awards will be held on May 6 in the Drupa Innovation Park in Hall 7.