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Esko has made clear the full details of its Automation Engine 12, a major component of the Drupa-launched Suite 12 software for the packaging, label, sign making and display industries.

Spandex will host its annual Open House event at its premises in Bristol on 7 – 8 November.

A bid prepared by the BPIF in conjunction with Berforts has been successful in securing over £1m of funding for a new cross industry degree level graduate training and development programme. The funding is part of the £165m skills boost Employer Ownership Pilot programmes announced by Vince Cable as part of the Government’s Industrial Strategy.

ESP Technologies Group has bought a Hollanders HPS ColorBooster XL 3.2m wide textile printer.

Digitl Ink is developing two inkjet inks with the working names of Digitl Ink Tex-AD and Digitl Ink Tex-PG. The ranges are being formulated for use with water-based wide-format Agfa, Epson, Mimaki, Mutoh and Roland printer models and are expected to be released shortly.

Esko will use Viscom Frankfurt in October to present the new Kongsberg XN24 as well as the high-powered MultiCut-HP tool head and the workflow automation software i-cut Automate 12.

More than 2,500 attended the inaugural Cross Media event from Ipex organiser Informa Exhibitions in London’s Business Design Centre last week.

Roland’s eco-solvent and UV inkjet print-and-cut technology will be demonstrated under the title ‘Make New Technologies Work for You’ at the Print Efficiently event in October at the IFS showrooms in Perivale, Middlesex.

Fespa UK Association is to run a one-day conference entitled ‘Imaging: The Future is Now’ which will take place on 20 November at St Bride's Institute on Fleet Street, London.

At the official opening of its new manufacturing facility and head office in Cambridge, Inca CEO Bill Baxter reiterated that all production of its wide-format machines will stay in the UK for the foreseeable future despite forecasts that it would see the biggest growth from the likes of Brazil, Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union.

The Italian production hub of Web-to-print specialist Pixartprinting is to become the world’s largest installation of Durst P10 UV inkjet printers with seven machines.

Proskills UK has launched the eighth annual PrintIt! competition to encourage students to consider careers in the print and paper industries.

Soyang has introduced a new lightweight wall covering called SoMagic CE. The substrate can be printed solvent, UV and latex and comes in various embossed finishes.

SA International (SAi) has bolstered its worldwide team with several appointments including Mark Dreesen who becomes application specialist in Europe.