Trend spotters have always abounded in the print industry, but never are they more vocal than in a Drupa year. The aim is to erect a unified banner over a trade fair that is anything but homogenous....

Finishing consumables manufacturer Vinfoil has said it can now adapt its Infigo SF105 cold foil product for existing presses.

Kama has launched what it claims is the world's first B3 format die-cutter, the ProCut 53.

Matthew Thomson, the founder of Scotland's largest independent printing firm, Thomson Litho, has died aged 69.

Reflections has taken delivery of the UK's first B1 hot-foiling stamping machine from Masterwork Graphic Equipment in a bid to battle under capacity within the process.

Komori has revealed that it will use Drupa as a launch pad for a range of new presses including the six-colour Lithrone SX629 with in-line cold foiling, UV coating, embossing and optional die-cutting.

German company Kama has launched its portfolio of die-cutters in the UK market, which include its multifunctional ProCut 74 automatic machine.

At Drupa 1990, MAN Roland launched its B1 700 series machines to replace the 600, the first unit the German manufacturer had built.

The commercial B1 and packaging press arenas are set to hot up after a host of Japanese manufacturers used this weeks Igas show in Tokyo to premiere new presses.