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BOBST, the leading equipment and services supplier to the printing and converting industry, has been given two accolades by the European Digital Press Association (EDP). The Large Format Digital Inspection Table has taken the top prize in the Print and Finishing Support Tool category, while the MASTER DM5 inline printing and converting press has been named the best combined label and flexible packaging printer of the year.

The Koblenz-based software house Obility confirmed its participation in drupa 2021 (April 20 - 28 in Düsseldorf). "We announced at the beginning of 2020 that we would be exhibiting with our own stand at the next drupa for the first time, allowing us to present the unique possibilities of our e-business print platform. We are sticking to this promise", explains Obility Managing Director Frank Siegel. "Ultimately, Germany is the birthplace of the print industry and it continues to play a significant role here.

As technology evolves around the world, companies are looking for new ways to provide innovative features whilst optimising their Return on Investment. In the world of printing, that has at times been hard to come by. Now though, Kyocera Document Solutions Europe, one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, believes that the ability to maximise potential and profitability at the same time lies in inkjet production printing. 

Waterless offset printing was first introduced at drupa 1977 and brought to market in Japan by Toray in 1978. Toray has continued to be a leader in this area, bringing many innovations in terms of both plates and processors that help offset printers deliver higher quality, reduce waste – and what is increasingly important – significantly reduce their environmental footprint.