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Canon and the Royal Society for Blind Children enable visually impaired students to experience photography through touch

Print Solutions Canon UK and Ireland has partnered with the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) to create a tactile photography exhibition that enables visually impaired students to experience images through touch as well as storytelling. The project began in late 2025, when Canon ambassador Elisa Iannacone delivered a bespoke Canon Young People Programme workshop for seven RSBC students in Orpington. During the session, students created portrait images centred aro

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Datagraphic donates Sheffield United FC sponsorship to AndysManClub to raise awareness of men’s mental health

Print Solutions Sustainable mail and document automation company, Datagraphic, has sponsored Sheffield United FC on behalf of AndysManClub, to help challenge the stigma surrounding men's mental health and encourage more people to access support. As a certified B Corp and EcoVadis Platinum rated organisation, Datagraphic is committed to creating positive environmental, social and economic impact through the way it operates. Through the partnership, Datagraphic has dedicate

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Christoph Burkhard to become new chief financial officer of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen

Print Solutions The supervisory board of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG has appointed Christoph Burkhard as a full member of the executive board and chief financial officer of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, effective October 1, 2026. With this change at the helm of the finance division, Volker Herdin will enter well deserved retirement on September 30, 2026. Until his departure, Volker will oversee the handover to Christoph Burkhard and ensure a smooth transition. In his r

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Arden Software launches Impact 2026 with first AI powered capability

Packaging Solutions Arden Software has launched Impact 2026, introducing the first AI powered capability within Impact – its flagship CAD software for the packaging industry. Used by packaging designers, die makers and converters around the world, Impact enables users to design corrugated, carton and point of purchase/point of sale packaging, automate manufacturing processes and streamline production workflows from structural design through to manufacture. The latest rele

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Inkish launches Flow – a new international exhibition dedicated to software and robots in printing

Print Solutions Inkish has announced Flow, a new international exhibition dedicated entirely to software, automation and robotics for the printing industry. The three day event will take place at Probo Print in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, from November 3 to 5, 2026, bringing printers, technology suppliers, developers and industry experts together around one of the industry's fastest growing areas of investment. ‘Software and robots are becoming so important to the competitivenes

6 days ago2 min read

One month to go: London Packaging Week 2026 set to reveal the future of packaging

Packaging Solutions Global brands, policymakers, designers and material innovators will gather at Excel London next month as the packaging industry comes together to navigate one of the most significant periods of change in its history. When the doors open at Excel London next month, more than 5700 packaging professionals are expected to come together to explore the ideas, technologies and partnerships shaping the next generation of packaging. At a time when businesses are

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X-Rite Pantone launches eXact 2 basic spectrophotometer

Print Solutions X-Rite Pantone has announced eXact 2 Basic, the newest addition to the eXact 2 family of portable spectrophotometers. Available now, the new device will be showcased at Loupe Americas 2026 and Printing United Expo 2026 alongside digital workflow solutions designed to help commercial printers and converters improve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver consistent colour. The eXact 2 Basic is an easy to use spectrophotometer designed for commercial print produ

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Enfocus partners with Vpress to launch Vpress Flow app on Enfocus Appstore

Print Solutions Pre-press software expert Enfocus has partnered with web to print platform Vpress to launch the Vpress Flow app, available now on the Enfocus Appstore. The new app integrates the Vpress web to print system with Enfocus Switch, the workflow automation system, creating a seamless end to end production process. The new integration ensures files can move from onboarding to production without relying on manual touchpoints, boosting quality, efficiency, and profit

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Future Trailblazers wanted: Entries now open for the Class of 2027

Packaging Solutions Packaging Innovations & Empack has opened entries for the Future Trailblazer Awards 2027, inviting the UK's most promising early career packaging professionals to showcase the work they're doing to improve packaging across design, production, sustainability, branding and operations. Now entering its fourth year, the Future Trailblazer Awards have become one of the UK's leading platforms for recognising emerging talent across the packaging sector. Open to

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New packaging rules create opportunity to cut costs and carbon emissions through smarter packaging design

Packaging Solutions Green Solutions The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) came into effect on 12 August, bringing new requirements around packaging minimisation, recyclability and recycled content. Its aim is to cut down waste and encourage companies to make packaging lighter, safer and easier to reuse or recycle. Although the PPWR is an EU regulation, it applies to any business placing packaging in the EU market. Data from Reconomy brand Advanced Supply

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Think Tank, a leading UK bespoke packaging design agency, is launching new Smart packaging formats designed to help brands elevate their packaging design and boost their commercial reach. Read more.

Households dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year. New analysis has found that 5.6 million tonnes of packaging waste was binned by households last year, as councils call on new reforms to reduce packaging and make it easier to recycle.

Mondelēz International has announced that its Cadbury core sharing bars, manufactured in Bournville and Coolock and sold in the UK and Ireland, will be wrapped in 80% certified recycled plastic packaging, which can be attributed to plastic sourced from advanced recycling technology. This move is the result of a collaboration with Amcor and Jindal Films.

Kornit Digital has announced that T-Shirt & Sons (TSS) – a prominent European apparel manufacturer based in the UK and the Netherlands and serving some of the largest e-commerce and retail brands – has adopted its Apollo platform to further its transition from traditional screen printing to digital production.

In partnership with Forest Carbon, pioneer of carbon financed woodland creation in the UK, paper suppllier Antalis recently hosted a tree planting day at a woodland creation project in Cumbria. Antalis, which has worked with Forest Carbon since 2014 and is its longest standing current partner, attended the tree planting day at The Croft on the Lowther Estate in Penrith, Cumbria.