The strategic partnership between Koenig & Bauer and Siemens, initiated one year ago, is progressing according to plan along the defined multi-year roadmap. In April 2025, the two companies announced their forward-looking collaboration in the field of developing sustainable machinery concepts.
The Saueressig Group and Hybrid Software have entered into a strategic agreement to support the standardization and digitalization of Saueressigs global repro and workflow operations. The initiative strengthens the technological foundation of Saueressigs production sites in Europe and Asia and supports the companys ongoing international growth.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is also advancing rapidly in the printing industry, offering users significant added value in terms of transparency, user-friendliness, and time savings. Under the motto Stop searching, start asking, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is therefore continuing to drive the development of intelligent assistance systems as a logical step toward increasingly automated and data-driven print production. The company has now expanded its Heidelberg Portal with a new AI feature: the Heidelberg AI Performance Chat.
Printing press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer is entering into a strategic partnership with the Munich-based robotics scale-up RobCo. The cooperation is part of the strategic framework IMPACT and aims to further advance automation in the printing and packaging industry.
Based in Nidda, Hesse, variopack Lohnfertigungen GmbH has specialized in contract packaging for over four decades and is now one of Germanys leading full-service co-packers, serving clients in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and household hygiene sectors. With approximately 250 employees, over 100 modular packaging units, and more than 40 separate production rooms, the company offers a high degree of flexibility to meet a wide variety of customer requirements. Certifications such as IFS Food Version 8 at a higher level, the official manufacturing license pursuant to Sections 13(1) and 72(1) of the German Medicines Act, and an organic certification underscore the companys high-quality standards. Especially in this regulated environment, secure and traceable testing processes play a central role.
EyeC GmbH is launching the Proofiler Graphic Connect, a fully cloud-based, system- and hardware-independent prepress inspection software. The SaaS solution enables automated PDF-to-PDF comparisons for core prepress workflows. Prepress operations and departments can now integrate quality control into existing production processes in a more transparent, flexible, and future- proof manner. EyeC Proofiler Graphic Connect is available now.
With the new B&R Color Camera, ABBs Machine Automation division introduces precise print mark detection to OEMs and machine builders. Designed to balance color accuracy and high-speed processing, the new vision solution delivers reliable results under demanding conditions and at full line rate. The innovation was introduced at Chinaplas 2026.
