The new swatch kits from Spicers showcase the print media supplier's commercial print and digital media ranges of coated, uncoated and speciality stocks, and its strong environmental credentials.

Fujifilm Business Innovation has repositioned itself to deliver what it says are a comprehensive suite of integrated business services that “extend far beyond” document solutions, graphics, and printing.

Kodak caused a stir at Hunkeler Innovationdays, with a spectacular application from The Last Showgirl movie, printed on the Kodak Prosper 7000 Turbo Press at 400 metres a minute.

The Hunkeler Innovationdays expo in Switzerland saw HP producing 750 finished, bound books an hour, printed from blank sheets and rolls, on its HP Indigo and HP PageWide presses.

Offset press manufacturer manroland Sheetfed recorded a loss for the Jan-Dec 2024 financial year, as orders from China fell short of predictions, however it says orders in January surged.

Currie Group, the exclusive supplier of HP Indigo commercial, packaging, and label print technology in ANZ, has won the Asia Pacific Japan HP Industrial Print Marketing Excellence Award.

Kwik Kopy Australia is giving away what it says is a “transformative” opportunity for small businesses to elevate their branding, launching a $25,000 promotion, with five prize winners set to receive a total makeover.

Ralf Schlözer – technology analyst for the print industry – says inkjet printing is enabling print businesses to service a rapidly growing number of markets.

Print businesses looking for a new SRA3 digital colour press have an excellent choice, with half a dozen technology developers bringing award-winning print systems onto the market.

Bowden Printing is celebrating 90 years as a South Australian business, with the same family of founder Frederick Bowden still owning the company. Damien Burchilll has been CEO for the past dozen years.

HP has launched two new reelfed Pagewide thermal inkjet, high volume, digital presses, the PageWide T4250 HDR for commercial work, and the monochrome HP PageWide T500M HD for books.

Fujifilm’s new reelfed inkjet Jet Press 1160CFG will take centre stage at its stand at Hunkeler Innovationdays, and will be paired with four different finishing systems, to produce a range of applications inline.

The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, is refocusing its manufacturing site at Wiesloch-Walldorf for its growth strategy, and shedding 11.5 per cent of its workforce there.

Imaging giant Fujifilm had one of the biggest stands at the drupa, and used it to show a swag of new print solutions in commercial and packaging hardware, software and consumables.

The world’s biggest offset press manufacturer, Heidelberg, says it is anticipating that the second half of financial year 2024/2025 will be strong, with its factories now running at full capacity post-drupa.

Canon Production Print had a host of new developments on its stand and ready for sale, including print technologies for commercial, wide format, corrugated, cartons and labels.