FESPA is delighted to announce that it has been named Organiser Team of the Year by the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) at its prestigious AEO Excellence Awards. The award recognises FESPAs outstanding contribution to the global events industry, its continued commitment to delivering world-class exhibitions and the strength of FESPAs global team, which operates across multiple regions while maintaining a unified, collaborative culture.

Today, printing companies are under enormous pressure to produce smaller print runs profitably while simultaneously meeting increasingly strict environmental regulations. To address these market demands directly at the printing press, Koenig & Bauer has announced a strategic partnership with INX International as its globally preferred technology partner for UV, HR-UV, and LED-UV inks.

Successful pilot installation confirms the performance and service concept of the new LED UV technology from IST METZ

These new plates will replace SONORA XTRA-2 and XTRA-2 for Newspapers Process Free Plates in the EAMER region (Europe, Africa, and the Middle East), and SONORA XTRA-2 and XTRA-2 for Newspapers production in Europe will be discontinued.

In recent years, the packaging market has experienced a growing requirement to expand high mix, low volume production as consumer needs have diversified and product life cycles have become shorter. Additionally, as the market pushes to become more sustainable, there is a growing demand to reduce the environmental impact of manufacturing processes and optimize resource utilization.

The German company Kürten & Lechner (KL Druck) combines decades of printing expertise with a strong commitment to innovation, continuously investing in technologies that enhance productivity, quality, and operational efficiency. The company has evolved from its origins in screen and offset printing into one of the leading providers of analog and digital advertising media for point-of-sale applications, trade fairs, and events.

From sportswear to branded tote bags, custom merchandise continues to grow in popularity across sectors, driving print shops to cater to short runs, personalisation, and rapid turnaround. As print providers look to this market, two printing technologies often stand out: DirecttoFilm (DTF) and DirecttoGarment (DTG). Each offers its own benefits, and understanding these differences helps determine the most suitable production method for print service providers.

Solimar Systems announced that ABT Mailcom has transformed its end-to-end production workflow using the Solimar Chemistry Platform. Delivered in partnership with Hansen360 and RISO, the implementation has reduced file processing from 1530 minutes to approximately 2.5 minutes per job, expanded inserter-ready capabilities from 4 pages to 78 pages per mail piece, and enabled the team to confidently process nearly one million tax notices during peak season.

Contact Originators, the UKs largest independent prepress provider, has received a global excellence award in recognition of its work on a complex corrugated post-print project with Smurfit Westrock. The company was named winner in the Corrugated Spark (HD andor Pixel+) screening technology category at the inaugural Esko Dot Awards, presented during Esko World 2026 in New Orleans on 4 June. The award recognised work completed by Contact Originators and its customer Smurfit Westrock Markham Vale on the Hozelock Auto Reel Mobile project

Color-Logic is proud to announce it received the Gold Award for Best Use of Metallized Foil Substrates at the 2026 Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) Print Embellishment Conference in Nashville.

Drukarnia Tamir, a long-established Polish packaging producer with deep roots in conventional offset, is set to begin high-volume digital folding carton production with the Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJET 106 at the end of August, following installation and training. The move represents a significant strategic step for the family-owned company, which has built its business over more than 30 years on offset-based production of folding cartons, laminated corrugated packaging and leaflets.

Antalis is delighted to announce Foilco and Carbon Balanced Paper as key sponsors of The Review 2026 Awards, the latest edition of its prestigious print, design and creative showcase.

A clear signal for Augsburg as a business location: The Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper inaugurated its new rotary newspaper press a Koenig & Bauer Commander CL 42 on Monday. Since the projects launch in September 2024, a completely new, state-of-the-art production infrastructure has been created, ranking among the most efficient and advanced systems on the market.