During the trade fair, Brother presented hybrid Direct-to-Garment and Direct-to-Film systems featuring the GTXpro. The presentation highlighted the flexibility, print quality, and workflow efficiency of these systems—qualities that garnered significant interest among distributors, textile decorators, and printing professionals.
The business climate index for the German printing and media industry clouded over slightly once again in May 2026. The seasonally adjusted business climate index, compiled by the BVDM, recorded a decline of 1.4 percent compared to the previous month. Both current business conditions and expectations for the coming six months deteriorated slightly.
FESPA has announced that the annual FESPA Global Print Expo, along with its co-located events (European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience, WrapFest and Textile), will take place from Tuesday 6 to Friday 9 April 2027 at Messe München. The FESPA Awards, the World Wrap Masters and Club FESPA will also feature at the events.
Michel Caza, one of the ‘founding fathers’ of FESPA, passed away on 23 May 2026 at the age of 90. In 1961, Michel Caza was one of eight founding members of FESPA and remained a member of the FESPA Board until his retirement in 2014, serving as FESPA President from 1996 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2002.
The German Printing and Media Association (BVDM) has criticised the European Commission’s proposals for revising the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) as inadequate. It argues that the proposed relief measures for companies in the downstream supply chain are not being implemented consistently and fail to address key challenges in practical implementation.
For almost 30 years, Fogra’s UV Printing Symposium has been a fixture in the industry. On 28 and 29 October 2026, the event will take place for the 14th time in Munich Aschheim, offering UV printing professionals and newcomers alike a platform to learn about the latest developments and exchange ideas.
EyeC GmbH can look back on a successful participation at Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf. From 7 to 13 May 2026, the Hamburg-based company presented intelligent solutions for automated artwork and print image inspection and was able to use the internationally important leading trade fair for technical discussions with customers, partners and other industry representatives from the packaging and processing sectors.
AI has gone from being a massive hype to an everyday reality. Everyone is talking about ChatGPT, yet beyond that, relatively few companies are working with tools across a wide range of applications. Through nine online ‘speed dating’ seminars, the FMP aims to shed light on this and explain how AI tools can be enhanced through prompting.
The European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association (ESMA) invites the printing industry to its upcoming Networking Day. The event is designed to promote innovation, knowledge exchange, and collaboration within the specialty printing industry.
