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#11/11: Nano inks and hybrid presses at drupa 2012 versus ´real´ digital presses at drupa 2016
The sensation at drupa 2012 was the introduction of Landa´s nano ink digital presses. A smooth show and the amouncement of cooperation with just about every offset press manufacturer sent shockwaves through our industry. Visitors queued to see Landa´s show. Especially the supersize touch screen with which the presses were manipulated drew attention. The prints…
Lees meerThe reader retention struggle – heads-up for publishers
The latest Gartner releases alert us to a significant increase of smartphone sales. That means content has never been as accessible as it is nowadays. But in an era of mobile content overload, which content (app) makes it to the first screen? Publishers who are developing cross-media selling proposition need to worry how they can…
Lees meerCountdown Drupa
The countdown at the Messe Düsseldorf GmbH Exhibition Centre has started! On 9 May, three weeks before the beginning of drupa, work began on the official setup as you can see in the photos of Koenig & Bauer, Bobst Group and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. But the delivery of the machines and equipment is only part…
Lees meerMilestone: The 100th drupa post on the special Blokboek.com drupa page
On 31 May the biggest event of our industry will begin. We measure the interest in drupa in two ways. The number of participants in our “Win a drupa ticket” contest and the number of articles from the exhibitors. Today we place the 100th drupa post. If you want to keep up-to-date on all drupa…
Lees meerMEMJET TO SHOW TECHNOLOGIES CHANGING PRINTING LANDSCAPE AT DRUPA 2016
Memjet announces that they will demonstrate how their high-speed, digital colour printing technology is changing the printing landscape with solutions that deliver the speed, ease of use, and low cost of ownership that companies need to pursue new opportunities and expand their business. This OEM provider has geared up to showcase its complete technologies used…
Lees meerColor management for Print & Packaging Professionals
The best user interface in the world of color management just got better. Colorware introduces MeasureColor 16, an easy to use device independent color management tool for any print process and any type of user. Print quality can be measured and improved without wasting time or material. MeasureColor 16 was built by the developers of…
Lees meerMBO: Delivery Systems – The Unsung Hero of Finishing Equipment
A finishing system can only run as fast as the operator can handle the finished product, making delivery system technology absolutely vital to the entire finishing process. This is why the MBO Group has developed a number of new delivery systems engineered specifically to make the operator’s job easier. Several new delivery systems will be…
Lees meer3D at drupa: The Touchpoint Programme
Open daily during drupa’s business hours, KCI’s 3D fab + print touchpoint will be found in Hall 7a at stand C41. It will form a meeting ground where thought leaders, industry professionals, exhibitors and visitors working in both the 2D printing/packaging production, and 3D printing industries can come together to discuss thought-pro- voking ideas and…
Lees meerSEI laser cutting technology for digitally printed packaging
Up to 2,500 sheets per hour is the capacity of SEI´s new PaperOne laser cutter and finisher. SEI demonstrates the PaperOne with the HP Indigo at the HP stand in Hall 17 and at its own stand in Hall 12, stand D23. Read more about the PaperOne in the press release below. SEI Laser…
Lees meer#9/11: Book on demand at drupa 2004 versus ´PDF in Book Out´ at drupa 2016
Book on Demand was the central theme at drupa 2004. With promises of superfast delivery times and monetisation of content by unlimited reprints manufacturers of digital print systems scored many orders. A phletora of print technologies was used to help publishers get rid of their cellars full of unsellable books. Inkjet. liquid toners, and toner…
Lees meerRaster Blaster 4.0: TIFF Catcher for prepress workflow connections to CtP systems
It is not easy to save plate-ready TIFF information from workflow systems from Fuji, Kodak, Agfa and FFEI and send it to CtP systems. Version 4.0 of the Xitron Raster Blaster makes this possible. Raster Blaster software in combination with the Xitron Blue Box gives full prepress independence. More information about how nearly every workflow…
Lees meer10/11: The rise of digital printing at drupa 2008 versus production inkjet at drupa 2016
Drupa 2008 saw the breakthrough of digital printing: systems with a larger format than A3, faster production speeds and, certainly as important if not more so, lower cost per print. Star of the show undoubtedly was the HP Inkjet Web Press which wsas announced as a thermal inkjet device with a width of 6,2 cm…
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