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Pyramid Display Materials is introducing a 100% recyclable polypropylene product to the UK display market. The PolylinePro range has been developed in partnership with polypropylene manufacturer Mapal.

Neschen's digital fleece wallpaper Erfurt wallpaper CA is now available as a finely grained version with a plaster-look.

A new national campaign called ‘7-days to Sustainability’ has been launched by Planet Positive to offer all UK SMEs free sustainability advice.

To help address key sustainability questions, HP has assembled a panel of experts for an Eco Leadership Forum at Drupa. Show attendees will have the chance to attend each hour-long panel discussion and participate in debates, which will take place at the HP tent outside Hall 4.

Matan Digital Printers will unveil 3m and 5m-wide versions of its new eight-colour UV hybrid Barak 8Q printers at Drupa. The machine uses Matan's patent-pending PDS technology and is said to print up to 353m²/hr. Features include automatic double-sided printing, an automatic flatbed loader/un-loader and inline finishing. As a show special the company said the line will start at €169K (for the Barak 3  - 3.5m with  16 heads).

Fujifilm has released XMF PrintCentre V3, its Web-to-print system that allows print companies to create multiple e-commerce Websites for selling print, and manages the print buying process from online purchasing through to delivering print-ready PDF files into a print production system.

Gerber Scientific Products has introduced Omega 5.0, which Dana Goodale, director of software solutions, has described as “chock-full of time-saving features”.

Vivid Laminating Technologies will use Drupa to show two prototype auto feeders for its Matrix MX-370, MX-530 and MX-700 single-sided laminating machines.

New from Durst is the Rho P10 Series 10 picolitre UV inkjet printers that encompass Quadro Array 10 printheads for output up to 1000dpi, finer tones and the option of additional light colours (light cyan and light magenta).

At Drupa Screen will show an enhanced specification Truepress JetSX full-colour, B2, variable-data sheet-fed inkjet press. The company will showcase the device’s ability to handle inkjet and offset papers and boards up to 0.6mm thick in a bid to market it as a variable-data / print-on-demand solution for packaging.

EFI has launched Fiery Dashboard, a cloud-based service that provides 24/7 access to real-time production data from any Internet browser, including mobile phones and tablets.

Bordeaux CEO Moshe Zach has said the company “will reveal new products at Drupa for emerging technologies for the wide-format inkjet market, including inks formulated for the latest ink technologies and solutions to help printers grow their business”.

Following its restructure and the departure of its chief executive Terry Watts at the end of March, a leaner Proskills has a new business plan that sees it ceasing to be a Sector Skills Council by 30 June 2012. Instead it will continue as the Standards Setting Organisation and National Skills Academy for eight industries in the Process and Manufacturing Sector.

New from Scodix come S52 and S74 print enhancement machines to support B2+ and B3+ size applications. The units, to be unveiled at Drupa in May, use jetting block and multiple independently controlled inkjet nozzles to deliver Scodix's proprietary PolySense clear polymer in small drops and multiple layers.