News from our Exhibitors

Saddle stitcher – time for change

Saddle stitcher – time for change

There is often unrecognized or neglected optimization potential in many print shops, particularly in the area of saddle stitching. Müller Martini wants to improve awareness here and has developed an analysis tool that helps to determine the remaining service life of a...

Muller Martini grows book portfolio with latest buy

Muller Martini grows book portfolio with latest buy

Muller Martini is expanding its perfect binding and book production offering with a fresh acquisition Muller Martini will also take over DGR’s spare parts business in July The Switzerland-headquartered manufacturer is taking over the assets of German engineering firm...

Exclusive: HP updates on wide-format strategy

Exclusive: HP updates on wide-format strategy

In an exclusive interview, the general manager of HP Inc’s Large Format Business has updated on the 2022 achievements for the division and outlined its plans and strategy for the year ahead. Martinez: "We’re on a mission to transform the industry to become more...

Xeikon updates on new products

Xeikon updates on new products

Xeikon has launched a new entry-level inkjet label press, and has several other new products in the development phase and likely to be unveiled later this year. Xeikon: "investment level of just €250,000 for an advanced UV inkjet" In an online briefing fresh CEO...

Fiery becomes independent; EFI appoints new CEO

Fiery becomes independent; EFI appoints new CEO

Digital front-end technology provider Fiery has become an independent business after separating from EFI, while remaining owned by EFI’s owner Siris Capital Group, and EFI has also appointed a new CEO. Pennisi: "EFI’s digital industrial inkjet portfolio is unmatched...

Kornit shows new kit and enhancements at ITMA

Kornit shows new kit and enhancements at ITMA

Kornit Digital is introducing new kit and enhancements to existing machinery at textile and garment technology exhibition ITMA, which opened today (8 June). Apollo: capable of decorating 400 unique garments per hour On its stand (7-A303) at the Milan event, which is...

The 2023 digital print mindset shift

The 2023 digital print mindset shift

Learning from the print business challenges of 2022 The 2023 digital print mindset shift: learning from the print business challenges of 2022 In 2022, we turned to LinkedIn to find out more about the challenges you were facing. From the lack of adequately trained or...

New year predictions: David McGuiness, PrintIQ

New year predictions: David McGuiness, PrintIQ

David McGuiness, UK marketing manager at PrintIQ, says cost control, visibility, and new revenue streams will be high on most people’s agendas in 2023. McGuiness: customers have an ultra-sharp focus on costings right across the board What do you feel were the main...

Trade Press Makes an Impact

Trade Press Makes an Impact

Currently, the poor economic conditions are also causing problems for the trade media. However, trade journals will remain important decision-making aids for executives in the future. Particularly in the printing industry, which has been exposed to media change over...

Printing Expo Online – 2nd Year Anniversary

Printing Expo Online – 2nd Year Anniversary

It’s been 2 years (1st December 2020) since Printing Expo Online opened its virtual doors and they have not been closed since. It’s fair to say that a lot has happened since then. The first thing to mention is that Printing Expo Online has defied many people’s...

Towards a more sustainable planet

Towards a more sustainable planet

We are proud and happy to share with you Kornit’s 2021 Impact Report, showcasing our impact on the planet and on people, through our forward-looking impact strategy and ESG achievements. We remain steadfast in our vision to boldly transform the world of fashion and...

Cactus Graphics goes B2C with new MIS

Cactus Graphics goes B2C with new MIS

Cactus Graphics' new PrintIQ MIS went live this week after several months of development. The investment is intended to open up new revenue streams for the Dover-based printer. Richard Archer: "When we started Cactus we wanted more revenue streams" The new MIS has...

A Second Vareo PRO for Sungwon Adpia

A Second Vareo PRO for Sungwon Adpia

By investing in a second Vareo PRO perfect binder from Muller Martini, South Korea's first web-to-print print shop, Sungwon Adpia Co., Ltd. in the capital city of Seoul, is aiming to increase not only productivity but also the quality of its softcover products.Since...

Solopress expands into B1 as part of mega-spend

Solopress expands into B1 as part of mega-spend

Solopress has completed a near-£5m investment round with a strategic step up into B1 litho production to increase capacity, with the firm also on track for a record year. Cooper (left) with Bendy and the XL 106 The commercial print and web-to-print specialist has...

PrintIQ find the right format in Ireland.

PrintIQ find the right format in Ireland.

October 11th and 12th 2022, Dublin, Ireland PrintIQ went on the road this week and travelled over to Dublin, Ireland where they were invited to participate in the ‘Format Print’ event hosted by Quadient Graphics. IQ were the only MIS provider at an event that...

Georgia: sun, mountains, sea, wine and… Labitex lacquers!

Georgia: sun, mountains, sea, wine and… Labitex lacquers!

Georgia is an ancient Transcaucasian state, known for its sunny sea beaches, endless mountains, the hospitality of its inhabitants and some of the best wines. All types of wines are bottled in glass containers. To give identity and marketing differences, for these...

The Adventure of Book Production

The Adventure of Book Production

Six Austrian experts from the entire book value chain discussed the current situation and trends in book manufacturing in a round table discussion. We have summarized the most exciting statements from this informative round table discussion for you.The questions were...

Making one out of two

Making one out of two

To replace an aging Prima S, D+L Printpartner in Bocholt, Germany, which specializes in the production of magazines and operating manuals, invested in a Primera PRO, another saddle stitcher from Muller Martini. Thomas Klein-Bösing had already had his...

New material in assortment SIA Baltink

New material in assortment SIA Baltink

We present a new uv-curing material Labitex UV 906 MAT GS LM, it is a deep matt material with a tactile velvety effect, as well as with the possibility of subsequent stamping and gluing. This material has been tested by an independent laboratory and has been found to...

PrintIQ acquired by Banyan Software

PrintIQ acquired by Banyan Software

PrintIQ has been acquired by “strategic development partner” Banyan Software, in a move that it said is focused on R&D investment, business growth, and unlocking more of the potential that has been achieved to date. The deal was completed on 1 August and will see...

Imitation is not Innovation

Imitation is not Innovation

There is a certain amount of ‘us too’ when establishing a new product or services baseline. If you’re competing in a particular segment, there are certain requirements needed to fulfill customer expectations that a vendor needs to provide to be an industry player....

Xeikon to triple virtual machine demos

Xeikon to triple virtual machine demos

Digital printing specialist Xeikon is to triple the number of virtual machine displays as part of its presence at Printing Expo Online, the world’s largest virtual exhibition for the print industry. Introduced as the global coronavirus pandemic started to impact...

Change at top for HP Indigo

Change at top for HP Indigo

HP has appointed Haim Levit as its new senior vice president and general manager of its Industrial Print business. Levit will continue working closely with Zilbershtain and HP Indigo In his new role, announced Tuesday earlier this month, Levit will supervise several...

Collegial disruption for an industry under pressure

Collegial disruption for an industry under pressure

Zaikio reduces the complexity every order requires Zaikio is a B2B platform for process optimisation in the print industry. For printers who want to improve their workflows quickly and sustainably, Zaikio develops easy-to-use, connectable apps. Together with...

Xeikon to triple virtual machine demos

Xeikon to triple virtual machine demos

Xeikon will use a virtual application journey to show applications for commercial, label and wall deco products that can be produced on its digital print engines Digital printing specialist Xeikon is to triple the number of virtual machine displays as part of its...

Zaikio signs up to Printing Expo Online as event expands

Zaikio signs up to Printing Expo Online as event expands

Central to Zaikio's presence is highlighting what the platform can do for printers Connectivity and procurement platform Zaikio has opened a 3D booth at Printing Expo Online as the free virtual exhibition doubles the size of its Zone 2 with a number of new exhibitors....

“Virtual” Experiences

“Virtual” Experiences

While there has been no sign of "physical" on-site trade shows for months, the event industry is trying to insist on the benefits of online presentations.The corona pandemic that has prevailed since the spring of 2020 has reduced face-to-face human encounters for a...

Xeikon Achieves G7 Master Certification

Xeikon Achieves G7 Master Certification

Xeikon America, Inc. today announced that they have achieved the level of G7 Master Qualification with colorspace compliance. The G7 program is managed by Idealliance, a printing industry trade group. The qualification was earned by demonstrating through production of...

The Alegro increases competitiveness

The Alegro increases competitiveness

The Polish company Books, whose printing division operates under the brand name Konińska Drukarnia Dziełowa (KDD), is implementing an investment package in the softcover sector end of 2022. Muller Martini's Alegro perfect binder will help the company achieve the...

Digital Notes on Paper

Digital Notes on Paper

Today, appointment calendars, notebooks and schedulers come in both printed and electronic formats. Meanwhile, modern technologies allow direct multimedia linking of information contained therein.  More and more people in society appreciate the advantages of both...

Best of British: Thinking inside the box

Best of British: Thinking inside the box

Avid readers of Printweek’s news pages may recall that in September 2018 the German finishing systems manufacturer Kolbus bought a British boxmaking machinery manufacturer called British Converting Solutions, or BCS. It renamed it Kolbus Autobox UK, harking back to an...

EFI launches latest Fiery tech

EFI launches latest Fiery tech

EFI has rolled out the latest update to its Fiery Command WorkStation, which it said helps customers to improve automation and job management to better handle growing numbers of short-run print jobs. Version 6.7 is available as a free upgrade The manufacturer...

Cutting Edge implements printIQ

Cutting Edge implements printIQ

A solution we can rely on: Matthew Elliot, managing director, The Cutting Edge In a move that it says will help improve the bottom line and better serve its customers, packaging and point-of-sale operation The Cutting Edge has implemented the printIQ management...

PRINT MEDIA VALUE CHAIN POSITION PAPER

PRINT MEDIA VALUE CHAIN POSITION PAPER

Print media and the proposed General Product Safety Regulation. The print media value chain represents publishers, printers, paper and envelope manufacturers, direct mail operators and advertisers. We aim at providing European decision makers with an understanding of...

Print Estimating: Resisting the Race to the Bottom

Print Estimating: Resisting the Race to the Bottom

Estimating is at the heart of your print business. To be able to fulfill each job to the customer’s satisfaction and to do it profitably is the cornerstone of your business, yet the print estimating or quoting process often remains a struggle. Margins are notoriously...

Rodona Doubled its Digital Capacity

Rodona Doubled its Digital Capacity

Nine years after commissioning a SigmaLine, Rodona in Pamplona installed the SigmaLine III, the second digital book block system from Muller Martini – underpinning its leading position in the Spanish digital market. "Spain tends to still be an offset...

Print Mailings are Very Popular

Print Mailings are Very Popular

Printed advertising letters and flyers are increasingly being found in mailboxes. Print mailings have recently seen a slight increase again.What are the advantages of integrating a print mailing into a direct marketing campaign? What is meant by a web-to-print...

Dscoop Young Talent Group Is Growing

Dscoop Young Talent Group Is Growing

As of February 1, 2022, more than 30 people have already joined Dscoop's new Young Talent group on LinkedIn, a place where emerging leaders can share conversations and make industry connections. If this group might benefit you or someone else you know, click on the...

Young Generation Loves Printed Magazines

Young Generation Loves Printed Magazines

The foundations for daily media use are laid at an early age. Among 4- to 13-year-olds, linear television and print products are the most popular.These are the findings of the «Kinder Medien Monitor» 2021. By means of the study, five publishers – Egmont Ehapa Media,...

Meet Danny Sullivan, CEO of POSITIVE+

Meet Danny Sullivan, CEO of POSITIVE+

Being able to adapt and change according to customer requirements is core to running a successful print business – we spoke with Danny Sullivan, CEO of POSITIVE+, to better understand how they coped during the pandemic and what growth plans they have in place. Tell me...

New year predictions: Charles Jarrold, BPIF

New year predictions: Charles Jarrold, BPIF

As CEO of the industry's trade body, it shouldn't come as a surprise that positivity is his watchword for the year ahead. Jarrold: flexi-working is here to stay What positives are you able to draw on from the experiences of 2021?We all emerged from the pandemic (well,...

ePac installing two HP Indigo 25K presses

ePac installing two HP Indigo 25K presses

The new ePac digital flexible packaging plant in Melbourne is seeing two HP Indigo 25K digital flexible printing systems go in, with installation by Currie Group.  Taking two: New ePac flexible packaging plant in Melbourne has a pair of HP Indigo 25K digital...

Collectors’ Passion for Print

Collectors’ Passion for Print

Let no one say that print is not worth anything. Even today, rare stamps fetch top prices, and limited edition books are an attractive investment. I went on a search to find out what printed matter is collected. Not everything, but a great deal. My grandfather was an...

Productivity Doubled with the New RF 700

Productivity Doubled with the New RF 700

With a new RF 700 backgluing and backlining machine, D.R.J. Tiskárna Resl s.r.o. in Náchod in the Czech Republic not only relieves the Alegro perfect binder, which was previously also used as a gluing machine, but also significantly increased profitability. Diamant MC...

Push what is possible when it comes to packaging

Push what is possible when it comes to packaging

With innovative digital printing abilities, label and packaging converters are set to fundamentally change how this industry looks at digital packaging as a brand innovation touchpoint Brands big and small are beginning to wake up to the power of digitally printed...

Kopa Defuses Neuralgic Point in Production

Kopa Defuses Neuralgic Point in Production

The new gathering machine 3692 ensures greater production reliability and an increase in quality at Kopa. The Lithuanian printing company Kopa is investing in a 3692 gathering machine from Muller Martini and expects a major boost in productivity and quality as a...

Meteor on growth trajectory

Meteor on growth trajectory

Global Graphics chairman Guido van der Schueren (left) and CEO Mike Rottenborn (middle) cut the ribbon to open Meteor Inkjet's expanded premises on 2 September, 2021 Meteor Inkjet has expanded its facilities in order to meet growing demand for its products and...

Will print go back to business as usual?

Will print go back to business as usual?

Covid restrictions may have been eased but many of the changes of the past 18 months will be retained longer term. On 19 July, on what had been dubbed ‘Freedom Day’, most legal Covid restrictions were lifted in England, and many measures have since also been loosened...

The Advantage of Being Customer #1

The Advantage of Being Customer #1

By: Elizabeth Gooding, President at Inkjet Insight The pace of inkjet R & D has accelerated over the past few years with new technology conquering more substrates, entering new markets and driving quality to new heights. For each of these releases there is a first...

Testimonial from HP Indigo

Testimonial from HP Indigo

The virtual world of events is without doubt suffering from digital fatigue. When the world shuts down and the only shop window becomes a PC monitor, it is inevitable that genuine focus is going to wane. In most cases virtual events have been our saviour, they have...

How to Get to Rid of the Spine Build up

How to Get to Rid of the Spine Build up

Is the spine build up of the book blocks that occurs during thread sewing also a thorn in your side? We can now remedy this well-known problem. The new VFN 700 spine nipping press from Muller Martini presses each bookblock in the spine area, thereby significantly...

The Year of the Decision

The Year of the Decision

At the end of the year, the Future Report of the Frankfurt Future Institute is one of my must-reads. The experts around Matthias Horx see 2021 as "the year of decision" in which a new (dis)order is supposed to emerge. The Corona crisis will most certainly go down in...

Global Graphics to acquire Hybrid Software

Global Graphics to acquire Hybrid Software

Global Graphics is set to acquire Hybrid Software Group from Congra Software. Rottenborn: "It brings us a global network of trained technical people" The Cambridge-based software developer has entered into a binding conditional agreement with Luxembourg-based holdings...

Shutterfly in record HP Indigo deal

Shutterfly in record HP Indigo deal

This text is reproduced with kind permission of Print Week, you can read the original article first published here. Richard Stuart-Turner US personalised products retailer Shutterfly has invested in more than 60 new HP Indigo digital presses – the largest single...

Printing Expo goes global

Printing Expo goes global

This text is reproduced with kind permission of Digital Labels & Packaging, you can read the original article first published here. Printing Expo, the virtual print industry exhibition, is welcoming 1000 visitors a day to its online show floor, with attendees from...

Printing Expo opens virtual doors

Printing Expo opens virtual doors

This text is reproduced with kind permission of Print Week, you can read the original article first published here. Online exhibition Printing Expo has gone live with its first tranche of exhibitors. The event, billed as “the world’s most interactive online print...

Printing Expo opens its virtual doors

Printing Expo opens its virtual doors

This text is reproduced with kind permission of Print Business Magazine, you can read the original article first published here. The latest attempt to engage printers with online presentations and shows begins today as the online printing exhibition gets underwas at...

Xitron launches new virtual stand

Xitron launches new virtual stand

Xitron have launched their new virtual stand at the Printing Expo Virtual Exhibition, the world’s most realistic online print show! Xitron is a member of the Global Graphics group of companies that develops flexible workflow systems and interfaces to drive the...

Meteor launches new virtual stand

Meteor launches new virtual stand

Meteor have launched their new virtual stand at the Printing Expo Virtual Exhibition, the world’s most realistic online print show! Meteor, a proud member of the Global Graphics group of companies, develops and supplies electronics and software to drive industrial...

Virtually guaranteed success?

Virtually guaranteed success?

This text is reproduced with kind permission of Image Reports, you can read the original article here on Image Reports. In June the Printing Expo Virtual Exhibition opened up online. So, with travel restrictions still a key consideration, is this the way of the future...

Matbaa & Teknik August

Matbaa & Teknik August

Pandemi süreci ile aslında çok uzun yıllardır bildiğimiz ama aklımızın raflarına kaldırdığımız sanal fuar konusu gündeme geldi. Teknoloji üreticileri bu yolu kullandılar ve müstakil fuarlarını yaptılar. Bu etkinlikler bir webinar ya da online tanıtımı aşan fuara...

Muller signs up for virtual expo

Muller signs up for virtual expo

This text is reproduced with kind permission of Print Week, you can read the original article here on Print Week. Online trade show Printing Expo has signed up Muller Martini as a Premier Partner, with a huge virtual showroom in the works. Printing Expo was launched...

My Digital Journey: RBM

My Digital Journey: RBM

This text is reproduced with kind permission of Digital Labels & Packaging, you can read the original article here on Digital Labels & Packaging. Wayne Beckett is joint managing director at Resolve Business Management (RBM), and event sales director for...

Virtual events aim to plug ‘real’ gap

Virtual events aim to plug ‘real’ gap

Two virtual print industry events, both led by seasoned print expo pros, are aiming to partially plug the gap left by the rescheduling of Drupa, Fespa and a number of industry conferences. Global PrintExpo is the brainchild of Wayne Beckett and Chris Watson, joint...

Анонсирована Printing Expo – первая в мире виртуальная полиграфическая выставка

Анонсирована Printing Expo – первая в мире виртуальная полиграфическая выставка

Компания Resolve Business Management объявила о запуске Printing Expo – первой в мире полностью вирутальной выставки и конференции для полиграфической индустрии. Разрабатывая креативную концепцию мероприятия, его директора – Уэйн Беккет (Wayne Beckett) и Крис Ватсон...

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