STAMFORD , CONNECTICUT—

VIENNA—

 Austria's  postal service announced it is issuing a postage stamp made from three-ply toilet paper,inspired by the panic-buying of toilet paper when Covid-19 first hit. The stamp shows an image of a baby elephant, which has been used in Austria to symbolize the 1-meter (3.2 feet) physical distancing advice used in the European country to avoid the spread of the novel virus.

MISSISSAUGA—

Fujifilm Canada has named Martin Boucher as new director of sales for the company’s graphic systems division. Boucher will be responsible for leading sales strategies  and driving the sales growth of graphics products throughout Canada.  Boucher’s career spans more than 25 years in the printing and graphics industry.

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY—

 Konica Minolta has become the latest large-scale exhibitor to withdraw from Drupa 2021, stating that “exhibiting at Drupa or any other trade fair at the moment makes no sense to us during the current world uncertainty”. It was the last of the ‘big three’ digital printing exhibitors that were originally due to exhibit in Hall 8b,

AMSTERDAM— 

FESPA Global Print Expo 2021 is Europe’s largest international speciality print exhibition   The event will be open from the 9 - 12 March 2021 at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam is going ahead.  Fespa has started the visitor campaign for next March’s Global Expo and reaffirmed its commitment to do everything possible to ensure a successful event.

RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO—

 E.B. Box’s new Speedmaster XL 106-6+L with Push to Stop technology and Prinect Production Manager from Heidelberg could not have come at a better time for the company, who has increased its capacity by 50-60% per shift – helping to accelerate both its growth and speed-to-market. Since the onset of COVID, the company has seen a tremendous pick-up in both the volume of its business and the demand for shorter turnaround times from its customers, who are seeking to keep grocery store shelves filled with their products. 

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY—

Online Drupa platform goes live next week when it will launch with a state of the nation panel discussion and a deep dive into the expo's virtual offering, Drupa Preview. The platform will feature a virtual conference, networking and exhibition and will go live at 9am GMT next Tuesday (27 October). In the opening session, Sabine Geldermann, director of Drupa and Print Technologies will be joined by Markus Heering,managing director of the German Printing and Paper Technology Association (VDMA) and Christian Plenge, executive director Digital at Messe Düsseldorf,

AMHERST , NOVA SCOTIA—

NIAGARA FALLS—

 Factor Forms & Labels is installing a  Domino N610i Label press. Chris Gleis, President of Factor Forms says this is going to allow us to continue to grow at double-digit percentages every single year. This technology is best-in-class, and it’s going to allow us to print the absolute best quality for our customer base. The Domino N6101 digital label press  provides quality, reliability, and quick turnaround.

BEAUCEVILLE, QUEBEC—