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A new print industry event dedicated to sustainable print production in retail, interiors, POP and packaging: ‘EcoPrint Europe Live 2012’ has been officially launched. Organised by FM Brooks, part of the Mack Brooks Exhibitions Group, and headed up by Frazer Chesterman and Marcus Timson, the first EcoPrint Europe will be held in Berlin on 26th and 27th September 2012 (www.ecoprintshow.com).

Graphic Art Systems, Inc, the well-known developer and manufacturer of Eco-Eagle foil enhancement equipment for the printing industry for over 20 years, proudly announces that Michel Fiaux will be overseeing the expansion of its European operations and worldwide business development for the firm. Fiaux is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience. He will be headquartered in Switzerland.

After the successful introduction of the UJF-3042, Mimaki has added new functionalities to its leading UV LED curing printer range. The UJF-3042FX will feature special primer ink that allows users to automatically prime their media if needed.

Fortifying its position as the industry's largest and most innovative graphic communications tradeshow for the Americas, Graph Expo 2011 held September 11-14 in Chicago's McCormick Place, defied a challenging business environment to welcome a notable increase in attendance over the 2010 event.

Some 8,000 visitors from more than 90 countries visited IFRA Expo 2011, the world’s largest trade fair for the news publishing industry, which closed in Vienna on Wednesday (12. 10).

The world's press opened their annual summit meetings on Thursday (12. 10) with a call for greater press freedom in the Middle East, and acknowledgement of the role that media – both new and traditional – played in democratic uprisings.

International trade fair viscom – for visual communication, technology and design – has opened today (12. 10) it’s doors in Düsseldorf. viscom düsseldorf 2011 targets marketing deciders from trade and industry, machine and material buyers, craftsmen and creatives.

No operator involvement from platemaking through to mounting the printing plates in the rotary press: in Barleben close to Magdeburg in Germany, manroland has implemented a highly automated solution on a Colorman autoprint. At the Newspaper Summit on 14 September 2011, 120 guests saw the APL logistics system in action producing the daily newspaper “Volksstimme”.

Aslan, a worldwide operating producer of self-adhesive films, now had its wide range of specialty films for digital printing officially certified for HP latex printing.

Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) was one of some 200 exhibitors from 20 countries at the third Pack Print International, which took place from 31 August to 3 September at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC). Organised jointly by Messe Düsseldorf Asia, The Thai Packaging Association and The Thai Printing Association, the event drew over 17,000 visitors keen to come up to speed with the latest products, innovations and technologies.