Europe
Messe Dusseldorf opens doors to Drupa 2012
The gates open on the 15th drupa exhibition today, with the quad-annual event expected to be packed to the rafters with the great and the good of the print industry over the next two weeks.
Heidelberg launches B2-format Anicolor
Heidelberg has unveiled the much-anticipated larger-format version of its Anicolor press, adding a B2 model to the range.
Warming up for 'the Olympics of print': your guide to Drupa 2012
B2 or not B2? That is the question digital manufacturers have been asking themselves pre-Drupa and - for the most part - they have opted for the affirmative answer. So much so, in fact, that some are...
Nanography to challenge offset, says Landa
Benny Landa aims to take on offset by making his Nanography digital printing technology as ubiquitous as xerography.
Anton Group in 14m Heidelberg buy
Heidelberg has unveiled the next generation of its flagship XL range, the Speedmaster XL 106, with one of the first machines slated for installation at Anton Group as part of a 14m, three-press deal...
Landa and Komori form global strategic partnership
Landa Corporation and Komori have announced a global strategic partnership that will put Landa's nano print technology at the heart of Komori's next-generation digital presses.
Xerox posts Q1 revenue rise, shifts focus to BPO
Xerox saw its Q1 revenues rise slightly over the same period in 2011 to $5.5bn, while pre-tax profit declined 11% to $313m as the company continued its shift from a hardware/technology provider into...
Digital finishes first in the race for run-lengths: Drupa post-press preview
The job of the finishing manufacturer is generally a reactive one: whatever the press manufacturers, both digital and litho, have planned for the future, the finishing manufacturers must be able to...
Fespa to host inaugural german-speaking conference
Fespa will put sustainability in the spotlight when it holds its inaugural Mitteleuropischer Konferenz 2012 (Central Europe Conference) in Frankfurt this October.
Bordeaux to unveil new ink formulations at Drupa
Bordeaux Digital Printink has said it will show new ink formulations and technologies, including a "super flexible UV LED ink with extreme elongation properties", at Drupa next week.
Drupa preview: post-press stand-by-stand
FeragHall 15, Stand D25At Drupa 2012, Ferag will introduce TapeFix, a system to secure insert collections. TapeFix takes the place of a wrapper to ensure that collections stay together. TapeFix is...
KBA appoints former Manroland service specialist to new services division
KBA UK has appointed ex-Manroland support specialist Paul Guy to project manage its newly-created service and spare parts unit, which is targeting Manroland customers.