Pentawards organisers have announced the composition of an international jury, composed of designers and marketing specialists, to judge the packaging design competition, devoted to packaging design.

This year at Ipex Heidelberg will not be introducing any ground breaking new products, nor will it be announcing its re-entry into the digital printing market. That re-entry should be announced later this year. Instead Heidelberg will introduce a wide range of updates in the move to improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of its products.

Aimed at commercial, photo and inplant printers Kodak says its new NexPress SE Platform delivers the best digital colour production on the market for commercial, photo, and in-plant printers.

Experts are predicting a sizeable impact on the pulp industry following the 8.8 magnitude February 27 earthquake that has devastated much of Chile, with transport systems seriously disrupted, power supplies damaged and a rising death toll.

Bobst has launched a new version of its Visionfoil press, specifically dedicated to security hologram application and designed to help brand owners make a clear difference between originals and forgeries and to protect assets by deterring counterfeiters.

Henan Daily Newspaper Group in Zhengzhou, China has singed a contract for a third Comet press line. The order follows the installation in 2001 and 2005 of two Comet press lines with a total of eight towers and four folders.

HP says that its HP ElectroInk White, available worldwide this month, is the industry’s first white ink for sheetfed digital presses.

Flint Group has launched the nyloprint Combi 96 x 120 ED for the main exposure, drying and post exposure of nyloprint printing plates. Meanwhile the company has also undertaken a major acquisition.

Japanese press maker Mimaki has launched its new direct-to-textile and dye sublimation inkjet printer. The company says its TX400-1800B features a newly developed adhesive belt carrier system, which stabilises flexible materials that tend to stretch and contract during printing.

Despite tough competition from other printing technologies offset will still have strong representation at Ipex 2010, with around 150 lithographic technology companies taking up a third of the show’s 60,000sqm floor space.