Marketing speakers from the Independent Print Industry Association’s (IPIA) 2019 EPIC conference will again return to the ‘stage’ this December to reflect on how effective their advice proved in 2020’s challenging Covid-19 conditions.

On 17.11. new lectures and teaser videos will go online on the digital platform drupa preview. International speakers such as Jack Stratten, Fons Put and Deborah Corn will present top industry topics and give visitors the opportunity to interact with them and ask questions during the live web sessions. Additional input is provided by the Conference Area with short presentations on the special drupa forums. Speakers such as Achim Halpaap and Michael Gale will be providing impulses for the future of the printing industry.

On November 17th at 3:50 pm (CET) Acimga is going to take part in the drupa preview.

By Mark Hinder, Manager Business Development, Commercial Printing Group, Ricoh Europe
As the impact of the pandemic continues and looks set to shape all our working lives for the foreseeable future, what steps should Print Service Providers (PSPs) now consider?

The second edition of the FuturePrint Virtual Summit was considered a great success by all who attended, presented, and participated. Replays are now available with access to 79 talks from across the print spectrum.

The digital platform drupa preview was opened on 27 October. Over 1.900 interested visitors took part in panel discussions and live web sessions as spectators, received valuable input on current issues via video keynote speeches and virtually connected with exhibitors and industry players. The three areas ‘Exhibition Space’, ‘Conference Area’ and ‘Networking Plaza’ reflect drupa’s cornerstones digitally, bridging communication needs between now and the next live event.

German championships were held in the High Performance Center for Printing in Heidelberg’s Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf
The winners go on to train as national teams for the international WorldSkills competition running from September 22 to 26, 2021, in Shanghai

On October 16th 2020, the 8th All in Print China successfully concluded at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). With the support from exhibitors, visitors, associations, media partners and all other industry colleagues, All in Print China 2020 presented the latest innovations and gave strong confidence to the international printing industry.

On 27 October the new digital platform drupa preview will be opened at 10 a.m. A panel discussion with Project Director Print Technologies Sabine Geldermann, Managing Director of the VDMA's Printing and Paper Technology Association Dr Markus Heering and Messe Düsseldorf's Executive Director Digital Dr Christian Plenge will present the new platform and address questions about the current situation in the industry. Afterwards, companies and speakers will present top topics in live web sessions.

The global print community has a lot to look forward to in October, with International Print Day taking place on October 21st, closely followed by Girls Who Print day on October 22nd

How well do you really know your workflow? And more importantly, are there untapped opportunities to make it faster and more efficient? Here, Jonathan Malone-McGrew, Senior Director of Engagement at Solimar Systems, explains why it might be time to review your current operations.

More than 100 photographers from all over the world had one goal in the summer of 2020: to give hope to Africa's animals, nature and people in times of Corona. This is the short version of the idea of "Prints for Wildlife". The world's best wildlife photographers and young photographic talents from the African continent "donated" their strongest motifs. The pictures were sold as limited FineArt prints for a good cause - for a total of 660.000 dollars. Hahnemühle supported the project with the new and award-winning Hahnemühle Hemp paper and an additional donation from their own Green Rooster environmental initiative.