Following last years successful premiere, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is once again inviting the international printing industry to SHIFT 2026. The two-day event will take place on October 6, 2026, at halle02 in the city of Heidelberg, and on October 7, 2026, at Heidelbergs Home of Print in Wiesloch-Walldorf.

Brodnax 21C Printers, headquartered in Dallas, USA, was founded in 1957 by John Brodnax and has grown from a small commercial print shop into a marketing services company. With a revenue of approximately $25 million, the company is offering lithographic printing, small-format digital printing, large-format printing, and promotional materials.

GEW, the UK-based UV curing systems manufacturer, has announced its appointment of Exact Solutions to manage its Sheetfed and Label and Narrow Web business across Nigeria and Ghana.

Inkcups announces the launch of its newest laser plate-maker, the Cobalt Pro+. Replacing the Cobalt PRO, Inkcups highest wattage laser available in the Inkcups Cobalt line, the new Cobalt Pro+ is up to 20% faster, enabling users to boost productivity, reduce turnaround times, and take on more work without compromising quality.

The label printing market increasingly requires solutions not only for improved quality, operability, and productivity, but also for higher compatibility with various substrates and additional value.

f.delight, founded in 2018 in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, has built its business on inkjet printing for indoor applications, including menu signage for major restaurant chains, interior graphics for offices and residential spaces, and window decorations. With a wide range of printing methods and media at its disposal, the company has steadily grown its customer base from listed companies to individual consumers, driven by a focus on solving customer challenges rather than simply printing to instruction.

Kornit Digital announced that USColorworks, a North Carolina-based apparel decoration and fulfillment company specializing in custom and on-demand printing for retail and promotional markets, has expanded its Kornit digital production platform with the addition of Atlas MATRIX and Atlas MAX PLUS systems to deliver high-quality, on-demand apparel across cotton, blended fabrics and polyester.

The new app integrates the Vpress web-to-print system with Enfocus Switch, the market-leading workflow automation system, creating a seamless end-to-end production process. The new integration ensures files can move from onboarding to production without relying on manual touchpoints, boosting quality, efficiency, and profitability in every job.

For an industry built on precision, print and packaging has an uncomfortable secret. The colour you approve may not be the colour I see. Not metaphorically. Literally.

Plockmatic Group will put automation at the heart of its presence on its stand (P540 and P640) at The Print Show at the NEC in Birmingham from September 29-October 1, using its Plockmatic Pro Tour theme to showcase new technology designed to reduce operator intervention, improve productivity and help printers unlock new applications.

Durst Group has spent 90 years pushing the boundaries of what is possible and shaping the industry as we know it today. It is with that spirit and forward-thinking in mind that they announce their next-generation label and flexible packaging lineup for LOUPE Americas. As a Gold Sponsor, Durst will showcase their full and diverse portfolio of digital and hybrid technologies in booth #3121, giving visitors a look at the future of production.

An immersive stand experience, headlined by the exclusive premiere of the first trailer for The Last Mill Standing, will celebrate the people, materials and creativity behind exceptional paper.

A clear signal for Augsburg as a business location: The Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper inaugurated its new rotary newspaper press a Koenig & Bauer Commander CL 42 on Monday. Since the projects launch in September 2024, a completely new, state-of-the-art production infrastructure has been created, ranking among the most efficient and advanced systems on the market.