By Christel Lee, PrintPackPublish Asia

At the 10th anniversary for the competition, C & C Joint Printing (HK) Co., Ltd beat hundreds of entries from Asia to win a Gold in category for Book Printing with their Birds of America. Additionally, the same entry also received Heidelberg's trophy for Best in Sheetfed Offset Printing.

In 2011, the Land of Smiles trailed behind China by one award. This year, it overtakes the Republic with an astounding 23 awards. Hongkong takes 2nd place with 12 awards. Christel Lee from PrintPackPublish Asia reports.

Messe Düsseldorf has cancelled digi:media 2013 that was planned for April next year. While the content and professional programme is far advanced, the support from exhibitors has been lacking response, Messe Düsseldorf says.

By Sabine A Slaughter

Accelerating innovation, innovation cycles, and/or things and events leads to shorter and shorter cycles that decrease the value of things. This is especially true in our currently fast-living world.

On Omet's stand at drupa 2012, the six-colour XFlex X6 press took centre stage. To date, with Ferrostaal's distribution, three units have entered Asia. Christel Lee from PrintPackPublish Asia reports.

By Steve Jordan, Technical Director, Edale

As companies compete to have the latest competition, promotion or advertising slogan on their products, print manufacturers are being pushed towards increasingly short runs, where inevitably set up times and material wastage become more and more important.

At a press conference yesterday, Tony Langley, Chairman & CEO from Langley Holdings PLC outlined the reasons for acquiring manroland sheetfed company and the future direction of the company. Sabine A Slaughter reports from the event that shed further light onto the German press manufacturer's future.