The European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association (ESMA) has concluded its annual General Assembly in Milan, bringing together industry leaders for insightful discussions, networking opportunities and the election of a new Board of Directors. At the meeting, Tracey Brown of Meteor Inkjet was appointed as the new Chair of ESMA.
The Bielefeld-based company KINZEL Printing Systems has introduced a new 2-colour label screen printing line. A team of designers and qualified employees have combined the latest technology and innovations with more than 40 years of web screen printing experience to create a compact label screen printing line. The new flatbed screen printing concept (line) opens up the possibility of increasing quality and functionality.
The German Printing and Media Industries Federation welcomes the rapid agreement reached by the CDU/CSU and SPD in the coalition negotiations. This is because Germany would need a reliable government with the ability to act in order to bring the economy back to where it once was: world export champion, innovative location with high economic growth and strong small and medium-sized companies. From the BVDM’s point of view, however, the partially good approaches are not enough and vague promises must be quickly followed by reforms.
Sun Chemical is presenting a comprehensive portfolio of solutions for graphic, textile and industrial printing applications at FESPA 2025. Under the motto ‘Experience. Transformation’, visitors to stand D40 in hall 1.2 will be able to see key aspects of Sun Chemical’s digital solutions. New products for the graphics and textile sectors will be presented, as well as an ink portfolio for applications in large and super-large format inkjet, textile inkjet and screen printing.
Kornit Digital LTD, a global pioneer in sustainable, digital fashion and textile production technologies, has announced that Grunt Style – an American patriotic apparel brand – is making the move from analogue screen printing to digital production with Kornit Apollo.
There is to be a change in the Head of Communications at the German Printing and Media Industries Federation (BVDM). Silke Leicht-Sobbe, Press and Public Relations Officer at the BVDM since 2022, will succeed Bettina Knape, who is leaving the BVDM at her own request after twelve years, from 1 April 2025.
Under the motto ‘Beauty is colourful. We are the colour experts’, Sun Chemical will be presenting new effect pigments in electrifying colours for the cosmetics and beauty industry at in-cosmetics Global in Amsterdam from 8 to 10 April 2025.
The Customer Experience Centre for the VariJET 106 in Radebeul, a hybrid printing press for folding cartons developed jointly by Durst and Koenig & Bauer, offers the opportunity to test digital, offset and finishing processes.
In February 2025, the seasonally adjusted business climate in the German print and media industry improved, returning to the level seen at the end of 2024. While the business outlook for the next six months remained virtually unchanged with a slight decline, the current business situation assessment was more positive than in January. The business climate index calculated by the German Printing and Media Industries Federation recorded a seasonally adjusted increase of 1.8 per cent compared to the previous month.
