As virtual.drupa, taking place from 20 to 23 April, is approaching, exhibitors are starting to design their online showrooms; video and live presentations as well as virtual meeting rooms are in preparation. Registration for exhibitors has been open since the end of January, and the current booking status is very positive, with around 100 exhibitors from 23 countries, as well as 5,000 pre-registered visitors from all around the world already preparing for the virtual industry event.

SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for professional signmaking, wide-format digital printing and CAD/CAM machining industries, has announced that they now offer certified drivers for the new HP Latex 700 and 800 Latex Printers.

Label Academy, the global training provider for the label and package printing industry, is to host its third virtual master class aimed at an international audience in March. This latest learning opportunity will cover brand protection for the first time.

A TOP North East digital agency is celebrating its tenth anniversary by announcing a further recruitment campaign.

Global Shop Solutions, a leading developer of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. Founded in 1976 by Dick Alexander, the family-owned business has grown from a small software developer to a global enterprise with five separate divisions in the U.S, Mexico, U.K, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand. A recognized industry leader, Global Shop Solutions currently serves thousands of discrete manufacturers in more than 25 countries and is known worldwide for making their ERP software customers’ most valuable asset. The company credits this outcome to product quality, customer service, and family-business values.

Beaver Paper Group, a member of Koehler Paper, announced the rebranding of their legacy sewn paper products to TexSewn™ family of Cut and Sew Papers.

Kornit Digital (Nasdaq: KRNT), a worldwide market leader in digital textile printing technology, announced Valencia, Spain-based Rafa’s Textiles has acquired a third Kornit Avalanche HD6 system for single-step, on-demand direct-to-garment (DTG) digital production, spurred by business growth resulting from increased e-commerce engagement in the past year.

FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division, announces that its install of Acuity LED 46 and Acuity LED 1600R has helped CR Print grow its business despite the downturn many have experienced during the global pandemic. CR Print, a family owned business-to-business small commercial print shop located in Westlake Village, California, installed Fujifilm’s Acuity LED 46 and the Acuity LED 1600R LED UV printers, which has allowed the company to meet customer needs quicker than ever before by providing a faster turnaround on projects regardless of size, with a high degree of quality and reliability.

Scodix, the world’s leading provider of digital enhancement solutions for the graphic arts industry, today announces that sendmoments has installed a Scodix Ultra 3000 press to support its Web-2-Print services. This is the third Scodix Ultra press that sendmoments has installed to-date.

Major French POS print service provider switched one of its two Onset X2 printers for a new six colour Onset X2 HS in order to take advantage of the extra speed and higher levels of automation available.

Leading inkjet technology company, Xaar, and novel jetting technology provider Meta Additive, will demonstrate how Xaar’s technologies and collaborative approach are enabling ground-breaking applications, at this month’s FuturePrint virtual conference.

DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, announces its portfolio of reworkable and repulpable barrier coating resins for the food and non-food packaging industry. Now manufacturers have an alternative to traditional, less eco-friendly LDPE coatings.

Vancouver-based Premier Graphics opted for Drytac SpotOn Matte White to carry out an impactful window graphics project for vegan food business The Very Good Food Company.

Impact Labelling Systems of Limerick, Ireland, has invested in the Screen Truepress L350UV+ LM printer, helping it meet customers’ demand for ever shorter lead times, provide consistently high print quality and ensure labels meet strict food and health requirements. It is the first Screen L350UV+ low migration press installed in Ireland.

As Melbourne came out of its snap lockdown yesterday, Out-of-Home advertisers can take comfort that audiences across Australia are bouncing back.

Already established as one of the leading providers of print and signage to Scotland's airports, sign-maker and print company Scot Signs is now seeking to move into other markets with the help of its new HP Latex 1500.