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Unisource Worldwide, Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, will feature its digital paper products along with logistics and packaging solutions at the 7th Annual Digital Solutions Cooperative Conference (Dscoop). The Conference will be held March 22-24, 2012, at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, in Washington, D.C.

One of the highlights of drupa 2012, print media trade fair, will again be the drupa cube. Staged over 13 days with daily changing topics, the drupa cube will address the trends in printing communication. Visitors will receive comprehensive information on which print products will combine communications capability with commercial success in the future. drupa 2012 will take place from May 3 - 16, 2012 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany.

HP presented company's new portfolio which helps PSPs extend the advantages of digital into traditional analogue print markets and produce more high-value personalised or custom materials for their clients. The 10 new systems include: three next-generation 75cm (29in) -format HP Indigo presses capable of producing almost any commercial print job and a much broader range of packaging applications, three updated models of the current HP Indigo portfolio with higher speeds in Enhanced Productivity Mode (EPM), three higher-speed HP Inkjet Web Press models featuring advanced ink and printhead technology, a new HP high-speed imprinting solution for adding monochrome or full-colour content to preprinted offset materials.

Fujifilm announced that it would unveil a new B2 inkjet digital press for folding carton applications at drupa 2012 as a technology showcase. The press dedicated to the production of short-run packaging print uses some of the core components pioneered within the Jet Press 720 inkjet digital press for commercial print applications.

At drupa Esko continues to expand its product range with the launch of the new Kongsberg XN finishing table and with an upgrade of i-cut Suite including the i-cut Automate.

Over 130,000 Enfocus PitStop users worldwide will benefit from significantly more accurate and flexible PDF preflight and correction when Enfocus releases PitStop Pro and PitStop Server 11, at drupa 2012. PitStop 11’s “Smart Preflight & Correction” is a key Enfocus advancement that allows real-time interactions of user or job-fed Preflight Profile settings.

The automated use of metadata (e.g. JDF and XML) for job processing, via PitStop Server, introduces a new level of automation.

The company basysPrint will unveil its next generation of 4-up and 8-up Computer-to-Plate (CtP) UV platesetters for the digital exposure of UV-sensitive offset printing plates, at drupa 2012, taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany from May 3-16, 2012. Incorporating state-of-the-art optical modules, the new UV-Setter Series 460x and Series 860x deliver unsurpassed exposure quality with resolutions of up to 2400dpi. The new platforms also combine the latest industrial components to offer a range of unique features delivering new levels of flexibility as well as significant improvements in both productivity and profitability.

With intelligent converting solutions, E.C.H. Will, Pemco and Kugler-Womako will present new paths in paper converting to their customers at this year's drupa. Under the motto "Reinvent your business with intelligent converting", the entire booth of the three companies is focused on digital printing: digitally printed books, digital paper sizes as well as innovative bindings play a central role and are reflected in the exhibits on display.

Highcon Systems Ltd is announced a commercial and technological cooperation agreement with Esko to integrate the Esko ArtiosCAD structural design and manufacturing software with the world’s first digital cutting and creasing machine, the Highcon Euclid.

The latest-generation M-600 web press, which Goss International will feature at drupa 2012, introduces new improvements to this 16-page model. Advances in automation, operability and integration are delivering industry leading short-run efficiencies that are in step with modern market requirements.