Top Ten of 2012: Paperlinx (9)
2012 was a turbulent year of shock exits and massive cutbacks at Paperlinx amidst a merciless strategic review in the wake of continued losses, including a net loss of AUS $60.9m in six months.
Administrator closes Manroland AG Plauen site
Manroland AG's Plauen facility has closed after negotiations with potential investors collapsed.
Top Ten of 2012: Alderson Print Group (4)
In August and September the industry bore witness to the very public death throes of one of the sector's biggest players, Alderson Print Group.
New Year predictions - Screen Europe's Brian Filler
Brian Filler, senior vice president, Screen Europe
Top Ten of 2012: Exhibitions (5)
2012 was always going to be significant as a Drupa year, but its passing somehow seems to have marked the end of an era where the two big shows held an unassailable position.
Pre-media: A 2012 retrospective
There is not a sector in the print industry that can say it was not touched by the continued downward economic spiral during 2012. However perhaps the one that showed the most resilience and...
Presses: A 2012 retrospective
2012 was always going to be a big year for the big names in press manufacturing. We were still reeling from the demise of Manroland and wondering what it would mean in a Drupa year to have one of the...
EFI's new wide-format challenger
EFI has launched its 3.2m-wide Vutek HS100 Pro high-speed wide-format printer to challenge existing top-end digital platforms by offering very fast throughput rates, low ink consumption and the "true...
Organising the Drupa production
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.
Topcut cutter launched
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.
New Zechini book lines
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.
Axode adds to portfolio
Print monitoring software developer Axode (Hall 4, stand D15) has launched two new products at the show.