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Materials company Antalis McNaughton will exhibit at the InStore Show at Olympia in June.  The company will be showing paper, canvas, polyester and vinyl, suitable for various print technologies and applications.  These will include Coala, a new range of commodity, speciality and environmentally-friendly large-format printing products.

Josero has teamed up with Hanolex, the specialist eyelet equipment supplier, to add a range of eyelet machines for banners and a mobile storage rack for media to its portfolio.

The Pacer-branded CNC router series is now available from AXYZ International.

Visitors to Drupa 2012 numbered 314,500, 75,500 less than the last show in 2008.

MTV, Microsoft, Expedia, Crew Clothing, BBC Worldwide, Heinz, British Gas, The Guardian, Financial Times, Bauer Media, Oxford University Press, The Week, American Express, Twinings, Shop Direct and Tourism Ireland are just some of the leading brands to have confirmed that they will share their insights into successful integrated multi-channel marketing at the new Cross Media 2012 event, which will take place at the Business Design Centre, London, on 3 - 4 September 2012.

Online company Digiprint Supplies has become a distributor for the Secabo range of vinyl cutters.

An order taken at Drupa from Swedish company Storbildsbolaget (The Big Image Company) means Optimus now has MIS customers in 21 countries.

Fujifilm has sold four of the newly launched Inca Onset S40i machines at Drupa 2012, including the one on its stand. The large format flatbed printer, which has replaced the Onset S40, has been bought German print companies Alprinta and Bachmann as well as Bergame in France, and Kenton InStore based in the UK.

EcoPrint founders, FM Brooks, has launched InPrint 2013 as a dedicated industrial print technologies show. The inaugural event will take place 13-14 November 2013 in Cologne, Germany.

Sihl Direct UK is to sell TriSolv. The paper can be used in the same way as self-adhesive vinyl films but is more eco-friendly.

A new feature within Viscom this year will be the Display PoS Expo, being branded “a fair within the fair”. In accordance with Viscom’s new brand strategy, which focuses on a total of six theme worlds, the Display PoS Expo will be specifically highlighted with a logo of its own. At the time of writing 17 exhibitors had registered for the Display PoS Expo.

Pixfizz has launched a cloud-to-print system that enables users to create multiple customised storefronts and products for their clients on any Web-enabled device, including tablets. The Pixfizz SaaS model is based on a subscription and there’s no need to download software (or purchase and maintain servers).

Self Adhesive Supplies (SAS), part of the Amari Plastics family, has added the Polylite range of Polycarbonate films to its stock. Manufactured in Asia, the range can be digitally or screen-printed.

The following IMI Europe courses will take place at the Hyllit Hotel in Antwerp, Belgium this summer: