DRUPA INT
Landa show at drupa: triple whammy?
Landa Nanography will try to steal the show again at drupa. According to the previously well received shows you have to reserve a spot, or watch on the gigantic screens outside the theatre. With 3,000 sqm, double the previous drupa, Landa has enoughs space to show its futuristic B1 format solutions for single sided, double…
Lees meerVITS at drupa: mixing offset and digital in web finishing
VITS International makes it possible to mix offset and digital printed rolls to one product with its Sprint Variable Data Finishing System. At drupa VITS will show in-line and off-line systems with speeds of up to 457m/minute web output. More info about VITS in the below press release.
Lees meerdrupa 2016: Siegwerk colors the future
With the motto “We color the future”, the global printing ink manufacturer Siegwerk will be demonstrating its products and services portfolio at drupa 2016 to address current and future industry Trends. Best-in-class ink performance, high product safety, and excellent services are the company’s main pillars to support their customers and meet their individual needs with…
Lees meerGMG Shares Color Management Expertise with users at drupa
At drupa, GMG will showcase its latest software, a clever Photoshop plug-in, new proofing media, and its extended range of services (Hall 8A, Stand B10) The GMG booth has always been an essential destination for leading color management experts visiting drupa. For over 30 years, the Tubingen, Germany-based company has been providing reliable colors and…
Lees meer#4/11: Web offset at drupa 1982 versus digital web at drupa 2016
At drupa 1982 I saw, only just returned from 2 years military service in Surinam, how web offset became a disrupting technology which made rotogravure an expensive and old-fashioned technology. This was great for me as I had just started in sales at Machinehandel Houtstra, distributor for Solna Offset, the Swedish press manufacturer with relatively…
Lees meerESMA shows the potential of functional printing at drupa
ESMA, European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association, will be present in two pavilions at drupa 2016. The pavilion in hall 3A 70 will be dedicated to functional and industrial printing with member companies such as SPS demonstrating screen printing equipment used for food decoration (e.g. chocolate) and other special effects achievable at high operation speed. SPS’s…
Lees meerWEKO drupa 2016: Don´t play – work with precision!
WEKO, known for its application systems for powder and liquid will come to drupa with solutions for digital printing. WEKO-DigiCon to adjust paper humidity is one of them. And that is, according to Managing Director Sales & Marketing Marcel Konrad, a serious and precise matter. Read more about WEKO at drupa in the press release below.…
Lees meerDrupa Expert Article #8: Packaging goes digital
In the eighth and last Drupa Expert Article, Michael Seidl, journalist and publisher, discusses the trend of using digital printing techniques for packaging. According to Seidl there are various good reasons for this, such as the smaller editions and the demand for local and personalised packaging. Seidl also discusses the growth in this market segment…
Lees meer#3/4: The first UV inks at drupa 1976 versus LED UV at drupa 2016
During drupa 1976 I looked at things with different eyes. I had just started studying for my teacher certificate print technology and I was writing a paper about inks. I visited all known ink manufacturers, from the famous market leader K&E to Dutch pride Royal van Son. Inks had started a quiet revolution. Manufacturers made…
Lees meer#2/11: Small format offset at drupa 1972 versus small format digital at drupa 2016.
In 1972 I saw the breakthrough of small format offset on my second drupa. Contrary to table offset and duplicators, presses such as Heidelberg GTO (Grosser Tiegel Offset), the Nebiole Invicta and the MAN Roland Favoriet RF could produce prints at the same quality as middle and large format offset presses. Read about the paralel…
Lees meerBobst celebrates its 125th anniversary at drupa
The company is performing very well despite the weak Swiss Franc. Bobst will do a remote presentation of a futuristic finishing and print press which looks a lot like a high-speed train. Super impressive. Press Release: BOBST IS LEADING INNOVATION AT DRUPA BOBST, the world’s foremost supplier of equipment and services to packaging…
Lees meerDatalase: inline printing with laser sensitive inks
Datalase is a UK company which supplies pigments for the ink industry, laser reactive inks. The biggest laser producers in the world use this technology. This technology can be used in combination with other technology as it is essentially an ink-free process. For example labels are treated with this laser sensitive ink. The laser writes…
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