Industry bodies

IST shows off low-energy drying systems

Heidelberg partner IST Metz (Hall 2, stand B20) is demonstrating the benefits of its low energy UV drying technology on a Speedmaster XL 75-5+LX press at Drupa.

Henkel in Smart move

Henkel (Hall 14, stand B04) has strengthened its portfolio of bookbinding adhesives with the launch of the Smart Control automatic monitoring system, Purmelt MicroEmission adhesives and adhesives for...

Four Pees shows tie-ins

International sales and marketing specialist Four Pees (Hall 7, stand D13) from Belgium is presenting proprietary products and solutions by its partner companies Axaio and Twixl Media at Drupa.

Kimoha counts on Xeikon for short runs

A Dubai-based labelmaker has invested 800,000 in Xeikon technology to bring what it claimed was the first digital label press to the Middle East.

'We're the leader in B2 digital': a Red Sofa interview with Fujifilm Europe's Ryuta Masui

Fujifilm Europe senior vice-president Ryuta Masui talks to Darryl Danielli

EFI continues software support

EFI has announced that maintenance contract customers using its Prinance and Printy MIS systems can switch to EFI PrintSmith for free.

Sector responds to gov't initiative that takes no prisoners

When Graham Baker, managing director of Scarbutts Printers, read in his local newspaper that the printshop at Maidstone Prison had won a multi-million-pound printing contract from the private sector,...

Drupa preview: hall-by-hall highlights

Take a walk with PrintWeek through the Halls of Drupa as we wind our way around the Messe and point out sights you really can't afford to miss, from hyped launches to those that may have slipped under...

Topcut Bullmer launches "world first" cutting platform

German manufacturer Topcut Bullmer has unveiled its new Premiumcut ELC plotter cutting machine, said to be the world's first 5.2m-wide cutter.

BPIF Outlook Survey exposes overcapacity

The BPIF has dampened the optimism reported in the last edition of PrintWeek after the Q1 2012 Printing Outlook Survey showed mixed results.

Could postal deregulation bring about a two-tier service?

When TNT Post announced in 2009 that it was to undertake a small-scale trial providing an end-to-end (E2E) mailing service delivering directly to households and businesses in Liverpool, more than a...

Choice will bring savings and innovative services

Independent research and the Hooper reports into the postal market commissioned by the government have concluded that competition has already had a positive impact for most postal users. Simply by...