As part of the constitutive meeting of the drupa Committee on 8 February 2022, Dr. Andreas Pleßke, CEO at Koenig & Bauer AG, has been appointed Chairman of this body. Wolfgang Poppen, Managing Partner at Freiburger Druck GmbH & Co. KG and President of the German Printing and Media Industries Federation (Bundesverband Druck und Medien e.V.), was again confirmed in office as his deputy.

Read more … Dr. Andreas Pleßke, CEO at Koenig & Bauer AG, confirmed as new chairman of the drupa Committee

The supply chain conditions for raw materials, packaging and shipping have become increasingly difficult for printing ink manufacturers such as Epple Druckfarben AG in the past few months. To continue as an economically robust business within this cost structure, Epple Druckfarben AG will be increasing the prices of its sheetfed offset printing inks, coatings and printing chemicals on 1st February 2022.

Read more … Unavoidable price increase for printing inks due to high raw material and logistics costs

Brixen, Italy - 09/20/2021 - Durst Group, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, announces that Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, a U.S. company acquired last year and headquartered in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA, is establishing its European branch in Brixen, Italy.

Read more … Vanguard USA, a Durst Group Company, establishes its European branch in Brixen, Italy

Stuttgart, Germany. 01 September 2021 – Following the completion of a comprehensive new print trial, XSYS has revealed the results of detailed tests comparing flexo printing with thermal plates and those processed with solvents. Working together with press manufacturer Nilpeter, the company set out to find a more sustainable solution that would not compromise print quality.

Read more … XSYS and Nilpeter collaboration confirms no compromise in print quality when using latest thermal plate technology