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One-to-one marketing specialist, Plan-X, became the first advertising agency in Germany to install DirectSmile Cross Media shortly after this product was launched in June 2009. This software solution, which will be demonstrated at drupa innovation park 2012, was designed to create personalized automated marketing campaigns including print, online and mobile media. Database-driven campaigns can be realized faster and more cost-effective.

Well-known manufacturer of printing blankets, Trelleborg, will launch the 'Institute of Contemporary Print' at drupa 2012. A creative and interactive space in which visitors to the show can relax, experience exciting art and discover the possibilities of modern print. The Institute promises visitors the opportunity to see more innovative printing solutions under one roof than ever before.

From the 21st to the 24th of February, Roland DG will be present at this year's FESPA Digital 2012 (booth H30), one of the most important events in visual communication. Held in Barcelona Roland DG invites visitors at this year's FESPA to discover the wide variety of applications and solutions which are possible to make with Roland DG's quality Print & Cut technology. The booth will display the full range of the company's digital printing systems and show the entire production process from the latest and most advanced technology.

Tony Langley, the British investor behind the acquisition of the manroland sheetfed business, has appointed German Alfred Rothlaender as head of manroland sheetfed systems GmbH.

Since the end of last year, French packaging printer Cartoneo has been operating not one but two new six-color presses from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) - a Speedmaster XL 162 and a Speedmaster XL 105.

An investor solution has been found for the sheet fed business of manroland AG in insolvency proceedings. The privately owned British engineering group, Langley Holdings plc located in Nottinghamshire, has emerged as the investor behind the takeover of the sheet fed printing equipment division, its production facilities (including all real estate in Offenbach), together with the international marketing organization in more than 40 countries.

The insolvency administrator of manroland AG i.I., Werner Schneider, and the L. Possehl & Co. mbH, Lübeck, signed the contract for the acquisition of the web offset press business located in Augsburg. Therefore, the continuation of the business is long-term assured.
The business taken over by Possehl is to be conducted in the newly founded “manroland web systems GmbH”. Uwe Lüders, Chairman of the Board of the Possehl group, preliminary takes over the management of the company.

With effect from 1 April 2012 the supervisory board of German press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) has appointed Michael Kummert (49) new executive vice-president for production.

Marabu at FESPA Digital (stand G20, hall 3) in Barcelona will show a range of its products: mild solvent-based inks, UV-curable printing inks and waterbased hybrid sublimation textile ink for transfer and direct print.