Drupa

Drupa's two largest litho exhibitors have said that they want Drupa to hold to its existing four-year cycle.

Ipex organiser Informa Exhibitions has hit back at Drupa's possible move to a three-year cycle from 2015.

The three-year Drupa of the 1970s was mooted several years ago during my time as chief executive of Picon.

Drupa is poised to move to a three-year cycle and shorter duration starting in 2015 in response to the changing industry landscape.

Italian trade printer Pixartprinting is to install three more Rho P10 200 flatbed UV inkjet printers, bringing its total Durst collection to a record-breaking seven.

Xeikon has cited the 'Drupa effect' for a 1.1m (874,000) year-on-year decline in net profit and a 1.9m fall in pre-tax profit during the six months to June 2012.

Agfa Graphics has posted double-digit percentage falls in EBIT and EBITDA in its second quarter results despite a small increase in turnover.

The Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC) is banking on home advantage at Graph Expo to avoid the "poor" attendance from North American printers that it noted at Drupa in Germany earlier this year.

Finishing equipment manufacturer Autobond has appointed agent Binderhaus to represent the company in Germany.

Creasestream, the creasing equipment manufacturer and sister company to Tech-ni-fold, expects to sell more than 250 Creasestream Minis in the US in its first year of release alone.

Finishing manufacturer Mathias Bauerle (MB) was two weeks away from running out of money when it filed for bankruptcy on 23 July.