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Digital press manufacturer MGI has claimed its new JetVarnish 3D spot UV coater eliminates the compromise of speed over coating thickness, handling both "with ease".

World Book Night will be celebrated tonight with 480,000 books set to be distributed at events across the country by some 20,000 volunteers.

FFEI will launch a cloud-based colour management tool, RealPro Colour Cloud, at Drupa next month (Hall 05, C18).

Fujifilm has announced the surprise launch of an inkjet web press, which it will show as a technology demo at next month's Drupa 2012 exhibition (Hall 08b, A25).

Pulp and paper producer Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is awaiting an Indonesian Ministry of Forestry report following accusations of illegal logging by Greenpeace.

Mimaki has appointed Hisayuki Kobayashi as its new president following the retirement of its current head Mikio Noguchi in June.

Compared with ber-sophisticated, formidably sized bits of printing kit, consumables and ancillaries may not be the most exciting products on show at Drupa. But manufacturers of these products seem...

TrelleborgHall 6, Stand B61Trelleborg will be showcasing research into how printers select blankets and tackle wastage and downtime in this area. The company will also launch the Vulcan Synthesis Evo,...

EFI has unveiled Fiery Dashboard, a new cloud-based MIS for any digital presses driven by the Fiery RIP that gives access to real-time production data from a variety of web-enabled devices.

Hamillroad Software is giving away 2,000 copies of a sample book that demonstrates the real world impact of its revolutionary Auraia-II digitally modulated (DM) screening technology.

Danaher Corporation has made a cash offer for X-Rite, owner of design industry color provider Pantone, with the deal for the colour management specialist broadly welcomed by shareholders and senior...

North Plains has acquired rival digital asset management (DAM) vendor Xinet for an undisclosed amount to form "the largest pure-play DAM vendor" in the print industry.