Drupa

KBA reports rush of buyers for Rapida

KBA has signed orders for more than 60 Rapida presses at the show, comprising "several hundred" printing and coating units overall.

Acculink signs with Scodix for upgrade

Printing and finishing firm Acculink has upgraded to Scodix's S74 B2+ digital embosser, launched at Drupa (Hall 4, stand B31), to replace its Scodix 1200 press.

UPM wins drupa waste recycling contract

UPM (Hall 6, stand D60) expects to recover almost 1,000 tonnes of paper after being awarded the contract to recycle printing waste paper for the second consecutive Drupa.

'Printers want differentiators': a Red Sofa interview with Sappi Europe's Berry Wiersum

Berry Wiersum, chief executive at paper manufacturer Sappi Europe talks to Thomas Fasold

Drupa songs find a superfan

Is Fujifilm's Mark Stephenson the ultimate superfan when it comes to the Drupa song?

Elitron enjoys brisk business in cutting kit

Elitron (Hall 13, stand D4) has reported much interest in its automated cutting systems at Drupa.

Bell & Bain return to KBA for third Rapida 142 press

Bell & Bain, the academic book and journal printer, has invested in its third KBA Rapida 142 press, a move expected to continue to "successful development" of the Glasgow-based business.

Strålfors opts for Océ

Strålfors has signed a 2.4m Drupa deal with Canon subsidiary Océ (Hall 9, stand C39) to complete a 6m spend on its ColorStream 3900 inkjet web press, which was launched last week.

Marketers and printers as one: a Red Sofa interview with Pitney Bowes' Christoph Stehmann

Christoph Stehmann, Pitney Bowes vice-president of document messaging technologies talks to Darryl Danielli

Fuji Xerox plumps for power of Memjet

Fuji Xerox has become the latest company to announce a wide-format printer powered by Memjet's waterfall printhead technology.

Xerox on song in Middle East and Russia

Xerox (Hall 8b, stand A62) has sealed an array of international sales deals at Drupa, with customers from the Middle East and Russia among the big spenders.

Isra tools 'cut rejects'

Germany-based inspection system specialist, Isra Vision (Hall 17, stand A04) is targeting the "demanding" flexo and gravure print and finishing industry with a series of tools and upgrades, which it...