Drupa

Since the beginning of 2012, the team that organises the Dsseldorf print and media trade fairs has been headed up by Marc Eberhardt as the new senior project manager.

German manufacturer Topcut Bullmer (Hall 14, stand D49) has unveiled its new Premiumcut ELC plotter cutting machine, said to be the world's first 5.2m-wide cutter.

Italian finishing manufacturer Zechini (Hall 14, stand C04) is using Drupa to showcase two new book production lines including a machine for children's book finishing.

Print monitoring software developer Axode (Hall 4, stand D15) has launched two new products at the show.

Films that create "spectacular" metallic effects are the name of the game for Spanish supplier Derprosa (Hall 6, stand C36).

Wing Hung Group has become the first company in the world to invest in HP's debut B2 digital press, the Indigo 10000.

Epson (Hall A1, stand 5) has launched two new SureColor SC-S series printers at drupa, targeting the wide-format and industrial signage markets.

Web-to-print (W2P) software developer Aleyant Systems (Hall 7, stand B04) has launched a new job downloader program and improved features for its HTML5 Interactive Designer in the drupa innovation...

Xaar has named Richard Barham as its new sales and marketing director.

Focus Label Machinery has revealed a new hybrid label press at drupa (Hall 10, stand E61) that integrates inkjet heads with its Reflex converting line.

Benny Landa has used drupa to reveal he aims to compete with offset by turning his Nanography digital printing technology into a new industry standard.

Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) has two world premieres at drupa. The company is the sales wing for Konica Minolta's inkjet heads and is exhibiting on Konica Minolta's booth (Hall 8b, stand 78-1).