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Roland DG employees, affiliates, customers and friends from all over the world gathered on April at the company's headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, to celebrate three decades of Roland innovation and creativity.

Xitron has released a new interface for Heidelberg Prosetters CtP systems including the 52, 74 and 102 models. Xitron’s interface and workflow products will be on display at drupa May 3-16.

The manroland web systems GmbH and manroland sheetfed GmbH, the companies owned by the German Possehl group and British industrialist Tony Langley, announce global sales and service agreements.

Agfa Graphics will launch the next generation of its prepress workflow, :Apogee Suite 8.0, at drupa 2012. Featuring new tools designed to help printers in offset and digital print or hybrid environments become more innovative, it interacts more efficiently internally and with their customers while optimising every step in the production process. :Apogee Suite 8.0 will be running live and available for demonstrations at the company’s stand at drupa and will be available for purchase in the third quarter 2012.

Jaz silk is the first achievement from a very successful partnership between HP, the world’s leading printer and PC manufacturer, and Sappi Fine Paper Europe, one of the main suppliers of coated offset paper, to produce a high-quality coated paper specifically made for high speed digital inkjet web printing.

From May 3 to 16, 2012, the effect pigment specialist Merck will be at drupa in Düsseldorf demonstrating how a unique print product can be created when all sectors join forces seamlessly to combine technical innovations with creative ideas.

Among the novelties at drupa there will be two Zechini solutions for production of page-to-page books: Red Arrow, developed especially for children’s books made of cardboard, and Silver Arrow, developed for premium quality digitally printed books.

DuPont Packaging Graphics (DuPont) is highlighting several key collaborations in a special exhibit at the upcoming drupa 2012 trade fair. Print samples, demonstrations, tours and featured speakers will reveal how DuPont works across the package printing industry value chain to address technology needs and help customers achieve desired results consistent with their brand-building initiatives.

At the Board of Directors' meeting held on April 11, 2012, Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, has decided upon a staff reassignment. Mr. Kobayashi, current Executive Vice-President of Mimaki, will be appointed as new President of Mimaki, upon the retirement of Mr. Mikio Noguchi, current President of Mimaki, expected late June 2012.

Taking a major presence on Agfa Graphics’ stand at drupa are two options from the company’s versatile UV-curable :Jeti 3020 Titan series, demonstrating different print-head configurations and their adaptability for highly productive ink-jet printing in a multi-application environment. The :Jeti wide-format printer family is designed to handle heavy work-loads within a 24/7 work schedule, offering state-of-the-art functionality and build quality, with high resolution output.