By Market & Region

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 14, 2025 – swissQprint Spain is scaling up its operations with a strategic relocation to a significantly larger site in Barcelona, reflecting seven years of sustained growth in the digital printing solutions market. The move is designed to strengthen customer service, expand demonstration capabilities, and ensure robust supply chain reliability for businesses investing in high-performance printing technology.

Expanded Facility to Meet Rising Market Demand
The new location, spanning 500 m² across two floors, represents a major operational upgrade. With a 185 m² showroom—more than twice the size of the current one—swissQprint Spain will be able to showcase up to three printers simultaneously. This enhancement allows prospective buyers to experience a broader range of machines in real-world conditions, an increasingly important factor in procurement decisions.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 14, 2025 – With Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APMEA) now outpacing Europe and North America in sweets and snacks growth, ISM Middle East 2025 is set to position Dubai as the industry’s epicenter. The trade show, running September 15–17 at Dubai World Trade Centre, is forecast to deliver record-breaking international participation, spotlighting innovations that align with evolving consumer demand for indulgence, health-conscious alternatives, and festive-driven product launches.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 14, 2025 – DMEXCO 2025, Europe’s leading digital marketing and technology event, is set to return to Cologne on September 17–18 with more than 1,000 speakers, 220 hours of programming, and a sharp focus on digital commerce, retail media, connected TV, and creator-driven marketing. For B2B executives, the event is shaping up as a critical forum to understand how marketing innovation, platform partnerships, and data-driven technologies will reshape global digital commerce strategies.

Commerce and Retail Media in the Spotlight
This year’s program reflects the rapid evolution of commerce as a cornerstone of the digital economy. A dedicated Commerce Summit, powered by the BVDW in partnership with Shopify, will explore strategies across B2C, D2C, and B2B channels. Alongside, the Retail Media Summit will dive into how advertisers and platforms are redefining media spend through retail-driven ecosystems.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 14, 2025 – A new study from DMEXCO and research partner Civey reveals that boldness is fast becoming the defining factor in digital marketing success. While 75% of marketing professionals identify a bold brand presence as essential, only 8% say they have actually pursued bold marketing decisions. The gap highlights both a strategic opportunity and a cultural hesitation across the industry.

Bold Marketing as a Growth Driver
The study surveyed 500 professionals in marketing and communications. Key findings include:

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 2, 2025 – Zukunft Personal Europe (ZP Europe) is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary in Cologne from September 9–11, 2025, with a forward-looking agenda that redefines its role from a human resources trade fair into Europe’s central hub for organizational transformation and enterprise performance.

From HR Exhibition to Strategic Transformation Platform

Originally launched as a specialized HR fair, ZP Europe has grown into a marketplace for cross-industry dialogue on workforce and organizational strategy. The 2025 edition, themed “Time for New Beginnings”, highlights how leadership, digitalization, and workplace culture intersect with business resilience. Instead of focusing solely on HR functions, the event emphasizes structural change and enterprise-wide adaptability in an era of rapid disruption.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 1, 2025 – Sidel has launched a new aseptic training center in Atlanta, marking a strategic investment in workforce development for beverage manufacturers across the Americas. The facility, which opened on August 28, is designed to build specialized expertise in aseptic PET operations, equipping plant teams with the skills needed to boost productivity, minimize downtime, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Immersive training for aseptic line operations

The Atlanta site replicates real production conditions through technical benches and simulation-based training. Instead of relying solely on live equipment, participants gain hands-on experience in a controlled environment, reducing risk and costs for manufacturers. Courses span core aseptic processing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational excellence, with modules tailored to operators and technicians alike.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 1, 2025 – Sidel will use its presence at PPMA Total 2025 in Birmingham to reinforce a core message for the packaging industry: line performance is best achieved when every system works in harmony. With food, home and personal care (FHPC) manufacturers under pressure to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and manage complex multi-format operations, the company positions itself as both a technology provider and strategic partner.

Precision Integration at the Forefront
At NEC Birmingham (Stand E52, September 23–25), Sidel will highlight its ability to act as a conductor rather than a component supplier. By synchronizing modular line designs, high-precision standalone machines, and digital intelligence tools, the company offers complete packaging harmony across applications such as jars, tins, pots, flexible packaging, glass and PET bottles, and beverage cans.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 1, 2025 – Sidel is preparing to showcase a suite of breakthrough packaging technologies at drinktec 2025 in Munich, including the world’s first laser technology for PET bottle blowing. The company positions this innovation as a pivotal shift in packaging performance, sustainability, and operational efficiency for the food, beverage, and personal care industries.

Laser Blowing Sets a New Benchmark in Efficiency

The highlight of Sidel’s presentation will be its newly developed laser technology for blowing, which promises to redefine the economics and environmental footprint of PET bottle production. By reducing material use while enhancing structural integrity, the system addresses both performance and sustainability imperatives. This approach aligns with industry demand for greater line efficiency, simplified workflows, and compliance with evolving European packaging regulations.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – September 1, 2025 – Sidel is preparing to present its latest packaging and palletising technologies at FachPack 2025, highlighting how its end-of-line innovations are engineered to improve production efficiency, reduce operational costs, and deliver measurable ROI for food, home, and personal care manufacturers.

Next-Level Packaging Innovation on Display
At this year’s FachPack, held September 23–25 in Nürnberg, Sidel will demonstrate how its modular and fully integrated systems are designed to keep pace with rapidly changing consumer markets. From compact robotic units to turnkey production lines, the company’s solutions address critical challenges such as downtime reduction, workforce safety, and throughput optimization.

Technical Advances Designed for High-Volume Operations
Key highlights at Sidel’s booth will include:

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – KHS GmbH, a global supplier of filling and packaging systems, has secured the prestigious EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the first time in its history, underscoring its commitment to sustainability and ESG leadership. With a score of 86 out of 100, the Dortmund-based company now ranks among the top 1% of more than 150,000 enterprises evaluated worldwide, signaling a decisive advancement from last year’s gold rating.

Platinum Recognition Marks New Milestone in ESG Performance
The EcoVadis assessment evaluates up to 21 sustainability criteria spanning environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. For KHS, improvements in ethics, human rights, and procurement practices proved pivotal in moving from gold to platinum. The company’s enhanced certification management and expanded reporting frameworks helped drive its performance.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – KHS GmbH has reached a new milestone in its sustainability journey, earning a platinum medal from EcoVadis for the first time in its history. The recognition places the Dortmund-based engineering group among the top 1% of more than 150,000 companies assessed globally, underscoring its strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and strategic alignment with global reporting standards.

Elevating ESG Standards Beyond Industry Norms
KHS advanced from last year’s gold level by improving its score from 75 to 86 out of 100, with notable progress in labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. The rating framework assessed up to 21 criteria across ESG categories, reflecting how packaging and beverage equipment manufacturers are increasingly benchmarked against transparent, comparable metrics.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – KHS GmbH, a global systems provider in the beverage and liquid food packaging sector, has achieved the EcoVadis Platinum Medal, positioning itself in the top 1% of over 150,000 companies evaluated worldwide. With an improved score of 86 out of 100 points, the recognition underscores the company’s advances in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and provides customers with an independently validated benchmark of its sustainability commitment.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – Turkish conglomerate Gürok Group, best known as one of the world’s largest producers of glassware and bottles, has entered the competitive mineral water market with its new brand AVOYA. Backed by KHS’ advanced German filling and packaging systems, the company is positioning itself to capture rising consumer demand for healthy, premium beverages in Turkey.

Strategic Expansion into Beverages
Gürok’s entry into the beverage sector marks a calculated diversification strategy for the group. With strong roots in glass manufacturing, branching into bottled water was a natural extension. Following extensive consumer research, Gürok established its subsidiary AVOYA, launching its first bottles in March 2024. The company focused on consumer-driven insights, with taste, trust, and quality emerging as top purchasing factors in the Turkish market.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – Royal Philips has unveiled Transcend Plus, the next-generation upgrade to its EPIQ CVx and Affiniti CVx cardiovascular ultrasound platforms, featuring FDA-cleared artificial intelligence (AI) tools and imaging enhancements that promise to accelerate cardiac workflows and boost diagnostic precision across care settings.

Breakthrough Imaging Enhancements Backed by FDA Clearance

The Transcend Plus upgrade introduces sharper 2D and 3D image quality, now cleared under multiple new FDA 510(k) designations. By improving contrast, resolution, and diagnostic visibility, the system enables clinicians to identify cardiac abnormalities more reliably—even in patients with complex anatomies or technically challenging cases. A new 2D Auto EF Advanced feature expands AI capabilities for contrast imaging, essential in left ventricular function assessments.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – Royal Philips and Indonesia’s Ministry of Health have signed multiyear agreements to deploy the Azurion image-guided therapy platform across all 38 provinces of the country, bringing minimally invasive cardiac, stroke, and cancer care to millions of patients. The rollout, part of the Strengthening Indonesia’s Healthcare Referral Network (SIHREN) project, is one of the most ambitious national health infrastructure initiatives in Southeast Asia.

Transforming Care with Image-Guided Therapy

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – Royal Philips reported strong second-quarter results, marked by accelerating order intake, margin expansion, and a series of AI-powered product launches that reinforce its position in diagnostic imaging, interventional care, and patient monitoring. The company increased its full-year outlook for adjusted EBITA margin and free cash flow, citing disciplined productivity programs and strong demand for advanced technologies.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – Royal Philips has released its Future Health Index 2025: Cardiology Snapshot, underscoring both the promise and the pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against cardiovascular disease. The survey reveals that while healthcare providers see AI as a way to reclaim valuable time and improve patient outcomes, a trust gap remains among patients, raising critical adoption challenges for hospitals and health systems.

Mounting Delays Add Pressure on Cardiology Services

Cardiovascular disease affects more than 640 million people worldwide, and cardiology services are struggling to keep pace with demand. According to the new data, nine in ten cardiac patients globally experience delays in seeing a specialist, with an average wait of nearly 12 weeks. One in three reported worsening conditions during this period, often requiring hospitalization.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – In one week, the Association for Vertical Farming e.V. (AVF) gathers global decision-makers at the H4 Hotel München Messe for a two-day forum focused on controlled environment agriculture (CEA), vertical farming, and resilient food systems. Backed by Messe Dortmund and VertiFarm—with support from the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism—the 9th AVF Summit (September 3–4) aligns technical innovation with policy signals and investment pathways to help operators move from pilots to profitable, climate-ready scale.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF), in collaboration with Messe Dortmund, is set to host the ninth AVF Summit – powered by VertiFarm, from September 3–4, 2025 at the H4 Hotel München Messe. Framed under the theme “Global Food Challenges: Vertical Farming as a Catalyst for Innovation & Climate Action,” the summit positions itself as a premier platform for international decision-makers, researchers, and industry innovators shaping the next generation of food production systems.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – August 27, 2025 – Telekom Deutschland’s flagship innovation forum, Digital X, is returning to Cologne on September 10, 2025, in a new format dedicated entirely to artificial intelligence. Marketed as the “Focus Edition AI” under the banner “Ready for AI,” the event will gather over 4,000 decision-makers, technology leaders, and policymakers at the Confex Center to explore how AI is shaping business value, operational efficiency, and Europe’s digital competitiveness.

AI Positioned as a Growth Driver for Enterprises