Drupa ’08: innovations from worldwide industry leaders
The most awaited exhibition, drupa ’08, is set to open its
doors on May 29, 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany, where
the range of the products on display will be not only the
reflection of technological advancements worldwide but also
all impressive, featuring both business and environment aspects
equally. Being a confidence barometer for the entire print and
allied industries, the mega event will be a destination, where
several orders would be placed, expanding the market for the
exhibitors and benefiting the visitors seeking required products.
With goal to facilitate their search, P&P, in its second part,
is presenting here a short preview of wide range of new
concepts, technologies and products from some of the leading
companies, scheduled to be showcased at this 14-day mega show:
Agfa’s new thermal imaging CtP solutions
Hall 8A, Stand B63
Agfa Graphics, has announced the launch of
new Avalon N system of Computer-to-Plate
(CtP) imaging engines at drupa. These new, thermal
CtP engines are available in 8-up and VLF formats
with a variety of plate sizes and plate-per-hour
capabilities. And this is the first time that these
platesetters will be commercially available and
demonstrated at drupa.
The Avalon N 8-up range accommodates plate
sizes up to 1160x940mm (45.6x37-inches), and
has throughputs ranging from 8 to 50 plates-perhour.
It uses a new-generation imaging head
featuring 1024 beams that is based on GLV (Grating
Light Valve) technology.
As per Ralph Hilsdon, CtP marketing manager for
Agfa in Mortsel, Belgium, “This new series of
platesetters improves upon the success of the
Avalon and brings a new level of quality, flexibility
and reliability to CtP."
Range of innovative technologies by Baldwin
Hall 16, Stand C15
The US-based Baldwin, a leading worldwide
manufacturer of press controls and accessories,
will celebrate its 90th anniversary at drupa ’08,
presenting its current extensive product portfolio
as well as new technical developments. These
will include systems for the sheet-fed, commercialweb,
newspaper and semi-commercial sectors.
A wide range of Baldwin equipment can also be
seen in operation on many key press manufacturers
stand through out the exhibitions.
Buhrs to unveil the latest in modern technology
Hall 14, Stand C46
Buhrs, a leading international provider of
mailing and fulfilment solutions, will be
presenting the latest developments in envelope
inserting and poly and paper wrapping systems
at drupa ’08. The company is celebrating its 100th
anniversary in 2008.
Being committed to higher productivity in mailing,
the company will be presenting the Buhrs BB700
envelope inserting system - the fastest, most
productive multiformat envelope inserting system
on the market. A Buhrs BB300 10K envelope
inserting system that attaches plastic cards inline
prior to inserting will be yet another highlight at drupa.
The company will also be demonstrating a
revolutionary way of paper wrapping that
results in at least 35,000 finished envelopes
per hour that will be presented on a Buhrs
4000 paper wrapping system. Buhrs PPS-30K,
a customized high-speed postcard inkjet
addressing system will also be on display.
In India, Buhrs is represented by Capital Graphic
Supplies, B-6, Samrat Bhawan, Ranjit Nagar
Commercial Complex, New Delhi-110008;
Ph: 25703490-91; Fax: 25701641;
Mobile No: 98110 88878, 98110 18617;
Email:
cgsasp@nde.vsnl.net.in
Canon to display imagePRESS C6000 & LFPs
Hall 8A, Stand B46
At drupa ’08, Canon Europe will be showcasing
a range of products that will see the further
growth of its imagePRESS range and its LFP
portfolio. The imagePRESS C6000 and imagePRESS
C6000VP extend Canon’s high volume digital
production colour range, and comprise
imagePRESS technologies to deliver exceptional
print quality that is complementary to offset
printing. In addition to these machines, the first
ever colour device with clear toner for the light
production market will be introduced. Building
on the success of the imagePRESS C1, the new
device boasts a clear toner, which enhances the
final print product, providing yet another
innovative extension of the imagePRESS range.
Adding to the successful scale of digital colour
presses, the company has also launched a new
range of imagePRESS monochrome engines, which
are designed for the commercial print, CRD,
transactional and print-for-pay sectors.
For Canon’s fast growing LFP range, a new addition
in the form of imagePROGRAF iPF720 features
an impressive 80 GB hard disk drive.
Degraf to display all its best-in-class solutions
Hall 9, Stand D74
The Italian Degraf, worldwide leader in the
development and design of equipment for the
production of flexographic plates, is to reconfirm
its role of technological driver with its presence
at drupa ’08, showing its most advanced range
of solutions for the flexo platemaking.
The company will be showcasing Concept
201HTD, Concept 305DW and Concept
305EDLF: the most complete mix of equipment,
designed both for the packaging, printing and
the labeling sector. These solutions can
produce flexographic plates from 66x81 cm up
to 92x120 cm.
EFI to display broadest digital printing, workflow and business anagement portfolio
Hall 5, Stand C01
With leadership in digital printing innovation,
EFI is to take center stage at drupa ’08. The
company will be showcasing its most extensive
range of productivity and revenue generating print
solutions ever in Europe. Visitors will experience
the industry’s broadest array of leading digital
solutions, from the latest Fiery, VUTEk and
Jetrion digital printing innovation to the print
MIS and web-to-print solutions that are critical
to increasing operational efficiency and
profitability as printing businesses worldwide
continue the analog-to-digital transition;
besides viewing EFI’s products in operation
on the stands of EFI partners, including Canon,
Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Xerox.
The newest Fiery innovation is to maximize
customer efficiency, including Fiery integration
with the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) and
Microsoft XPS support newly developed by EFI.
The technology ensures that Fiery users have the
ability to print Microsoft Vista Office documents
with improved transparency and colour rendering,
as well as smaller file sizes that speed processing
and minimize network congestion.
EFI’s VUTEk product line will be a central
element of EFI’s stand at drupa ’08. This will
be the first opportunity to view the QS3200r,
VUTEk’s newest addition to the award winning
QS-series of UV printers for unmatched
performance and productivity in roll-to-roll
printing. This 3.2-metre roll-to-roll printer has
production output of up to 1722 mph.
The Jetrion 4000 UV inkjet system, a unique
industrial inkjet printer offers label converters
an affordable, full-colour narrow web
alternative to toner-based digital printers for
label runs of up to 50,000 labels. With speeds
of up to 30.5 metres/min at more than 1000
dpi with greyscale technology, this system
delivers full-colour label printing up to 13.9
cms (5.5 in) wide.
EFI’s new proofing to-go RIP software,
Colorproof eXpress, a powerful entry level
proofing product is also to be launched at drupa
’08; besides highlighting APPS solutions,
including the latest version of Digital StoreFront
(DSF), PrintSmith and Hagen print management
systems, an enhanced version of EFI Prograph,
the newest version of EFI PrintFlow, Auto-Count
DMI, EFI Colorproof XF, and Fiery XF.
EskoArtwork to showcase innovative integrated solutionso
Hall 8B, Stand A23
With “Connect More!” vision, Belgium-based
EskoArtwork will present a comprehensive
overview of its integrated software and hardware
solutions and associated services, organized along
themes that reflect the different customer
communities and industry segments the company
serves, on their stand spread across over 800
square meters at drupa ’08.
Flint Group to give debut at drupa with impressive innovations
Hall 5, Stand C38; and Hall 16, Stand A21
Luxembourg-based Flint Group - a young and
exciting company, dedicated to serving the
printing and packaging industry - is all set for its
debut at drupa ’08. Around the theme “Always
impressive,” the group is to present their product
offerings on its two stands.
The main focus will be on the new ready-to-image
photopolymer sleeves nyloflex ITR Thin and
nyloflex ITR Classic. nyloflex ITR sleeves are
seamless printing forms inclusive LAMS layer ready
for digital imaging, especially developed for highquality
flexographic printing. Furthermore, a new
nyloflex plate especially developed for UV printing
will have its debut at drupa. The nyloflex infinity
technology for manufacturing endless printing
forms allows printers to improve print quality whilst
saving on plate mounting time, press make-ready
time as well as gaining from improved press speed.
In printing inks, the new Novavit F 950 PLUS BIO
and Novavit F 550 PLUS ranges for sheetfed offset
printing will be introduced. The INULINE ink/
varnish system constitutes a further innovation.
The name stands for two innovative ink-varnish
systems: the first system consists of a special printing
ink, Novavit F770 INULINE, and Ultraking INULINE,
a corresponding UV varnish. Another theme is
Premo, the concept developed last year.
In the segment of pressroom chemicals, printing
blankets and sleeves; the new range of Varn
fountain solutions for sheetfed offset printing as
well as the eco-friendly and easy-to-use range of
Varn spray powders will be displayed. Besides,
dayGraphica printing blankets, metal back printing
blankets and sleeves for heatset printing will also
be demonstrated. The impressive new
dayGraphica Sunday 5000 sleeve developed in
collaboration with Goss for their new 96-page
S5000 offset press is a real breakthrough in
technology.
The Flexographic Products division will presents
its full range of sleeves – the rotec blue light sleeves,
the rotec compressible sleeves, the rotec label
sleeves and the rotec adapter series.
Gandinnovations to unveil the best in grand format digital printers
Hall 5, Stand A23
Canada-based Gandinnovations will be
leading the wayin showcasing their grand
format digital print technologywith a full Jeti range
of grand format digital printers in action, unveiling
the new NanoJet UV true flatbed digital printer.
The new NanoJet using the latest in digital print
technology specially designed to print photorealistic
quality outputs has a print area of 4’
x 8’ and prints in 6 colours at 1200dpi with
Gandi’s UV-curable branded inks. It has 24 Spectra
high performance variable drop printheads and
can print with speed of 220sqft/hr (20.4sqm/hr)
in high quality mode.
The company will also be showcasing their brand
new 3-meter UV RTR digital printer Jeti3348
Jetstream UV RTR, which prints at lightning
speed of 2500 sqft/hr (230sqm/hr) printing in a
4-colour configuration, featuring 48 Spectra
printheads using Gandi’s UV-curable branded inks
on a variety of materials including 100% PE
eco-friendly polyethylene, perfect for any
outdoor applications. Besides, Jeti 3324
Aquajet direct-to-fabric digital printer and Jeti
2030 X-2 UV true flatbed printer will also be
demonstrated.
Goss to show new web press development at drupa
Hall 17, Stand A76
Goss International has recently demonstrated
its new M-600 Folia press system to sales
representatives and dealers at its facility in
Montataire, France. This new press will be
displayed at drupa 08.
The press is designed as a high-productivity web
offset alternative for producing up to B1-format
sheeted products. The company said that its M-
600 web printing units and new sheeter
technology would operate up to 30,000 sheets
per hour at drupa. The new sheeter, developed
exclusively in partnership with VITS, is claimed
to allow web printing on coated stocks with
standard sheetfed inks but without a dryer.
“This was a very tough audience that has to believe
in the press and be able to promote it with
confidence,” explains Jean Claude Pautrat, product
management director, Goss International. “Their
satisfaction with the demonstration was a key
milestone. We are excited about going to drupa
with another truly innovative Goss technology
that creates new opportunities for our customers.”
While blanket-to-blanket printing with the M-
600 units allows the entire sheet format of up
to 700mm x 1,020 mm (27.5" x 40") to be
utilised, eliminating the non-print gutters
required in the sheetfed perfecting process.
And without the requirement of a dryer, the
length of the new press is equal to that of
an eight-unit long perfector. In addition, these
units can be added for special colours
and varnishes.
According to Bob Brown, chief executive offcer,
Goss International, “Our innovations, such as
M-600, Uniliner, Sunday and FPS presses, as well
as the Digirail, Ecocool, Autoplate and Pacesetter
have been groundbreaking highlights of earlier
drupa shows and we will extend that record of
technology leadership this year and emphasise
how we are working with companies of all sizes
and requirements to create unique new
opportunities.”
The Goss M-600 is claimed to be the world’s best
selling 16-page commercial web press, with 2,200
units in operation worldwide.
GMC to exhibit new personalisation tools
Hall 8B, Stand C23
GMC Software Technology, the standard in
personalized communication, will be
demonstrating its PDF workflow, as well as a range
of new integrated marketing and personalization
solutions at drupa. These will include new tools
for personalization in transactional, transpromo,
direct mail and customer correspondence, including
multi-media integrated marketing campaigns.
The endorsement of the Adobe PDF Print Engine
2 demonstrates GMC’s continued commitment to
and support of industry standards to ensure that
GMC continues to be the solution of choice for
variable data document design, composition and
production.
Heidelberg to exhibit added value through cutting edge technology
Hall 1 Stand 2
The world market leader, Heidelberg, will be
showcasing comprehensive portfolio of
solutions for packaging and commercial printing
in sheetfed offset in two exhibition halls covering
around 7,800 square meters. These include its
outstanding Anicolor inking unit technology, the
Prinect print shop workflow, and countless
other “HEI Lights”, with the Speedmaster XL
162 receiving its world premiere. Around 80 print
products are to be produced live.
In hall 1 (commercial printing) and hall 2
(packaging printing), the exhibition area has been
divided into Anicolor, Prinect integration, one pass
productivity, solutions for the A2 and A3 formats
(hall 1), special applications & large format, and
integrated packaging production (hall 2);
demonstrating their technological and innovative
skills, resulting customer benefits.
This year’s presentation by the company at drupa
is part of the new, global “HEI Tech” campaign.
This plays on the “Heidelberg” company name
and draws on core values and features from their
range of products and services. The “HEI
Performance” and “HEI Value” concepts will
extend throughout their portfolio of solutions, with
“HEI Performance” promising premium
performance in speed, reliability, and print quality
and “HEI Value” delivering added value through
wide-ranging process optimization, high
productivity, and thus higher margins. This will
give customers and visitors a practical and
informative insight into the link between
technological advantages and the financial benefits
flowing from these.
At their “Information and Business Centers” in
each hall, visitors can check out the company’s
range of offerings for system service, Saphira
consumables, financing solutions, remarketed
machines, the Print Media Academy and business
consulting. Also, their “HEI Tech Centers” can be
found in all areas of halls 1 and 2, providing a
base for Heidelberg experts to offer in-depth
guidance on relevant solutions.
In collaboration with Adidas, around 80 real-life
print products, such as advertising posters,
autograph cards, product and service brochures,
and packaging products, will be processed live
in prepress, then printed and finished - all on
Heidelberg products. Customers can learn about
the extensive options for highly cost-effective print
production and coating. Print buyers will enable
to find out about the versatility and efficiency
offered by the medium of print. With a global
market share for sheetfed offset printing machines
of more than 40 percent, Germany-based
Heidelberg is the world’s leading solution provider
for the print media industry. Their product portfolio
includes plate imaging devices and finishing
equipment, as well as software components
designed to integrate all print manufacturing
processes.
The future is color: huncolor from Hunkeler
Hall 14, Stand A40
With the introduction of the new brand
‘huncolor-ready,’ recognising the trend to
colour in digital high-speed printing, seen
especially in the transactional and
transpromotional segments; Switzerland-based
Hunkeler is to present product lines at its booth,
besides showcasing a number of lines with wellknown
printers and inserting partners. The
company will demonstrate its considerable knowhow
in the areas of
digital pre/postfinishing
and webfinishing.
Among the new
systems will be the
FM6, a combination
module for plow
folding and web merging in one machine for the
direct mail market, as well as the WM6-Uneven,
a slit-merge solution for the dynamic production
of jobs with even and uneven numbers of sheets.
Highlight of the new product line will be the
premiere of the Hunkeler Generation POPP7 for
inline finishing of paper webs up to 670mm.
For web-finishing, the theme “smart products” is
in the centre of attention. RFID applications like
smart labels, smart luggage tags, or smart tickets
for product, animal, and person identification are
implemented at an increasing level. For the
production of such “smart products,’ Hunkeler
has developed the matrix rewind module MR 520-
W, which is used for the removal of die-cut matrix,
and can optionally rewind the finished smart
products into rolls. The circle of paper finishing
is closed with the waste extraction systems and
shredders from Hunkeler.
Since its foundation in 1922, Hunkeler has
specialized in the development and manufacturing
of machines and systems for the paper processing
industry, concentrating into three business units,
including digital, web finishing and manufacturing.
Proximity to markets and customers is secured
globally by three subsidiaries - in Germany, Italy
and Hong Kong - as well as selected marketing
partners. In India, Hunkeler is represented by
Capital Graphic Supplies, New Delhi-110 008;
Ph: 25703490-91; Fax: 25701641; Mobile No:
98110 88878, 98110 18617; Email:
cgsasp@nde.vsnl.net.in
InfoPrint Solutions Company to launch suite of TransPromo solutions
Hall 9, Stand B44
The US-based InfoPrint Solutions Company, a
joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, will be
demonstrating the power of its solutions for
TransPromo, book printing, direct mail, multichannel
marketing, Automated Document Factory
(ADF) and workflow management. These
applications will be running on the InfoPrint 5000
continuous forms production printer and the
InfoPrint EMP156 cut-sheet printer. The company
will also demonstrate its commitment to the
environment with the launch of its Container
Collection Programme.
Screen printing technology alongside offset at drupa
Hall 16, Stand A57
East printing and the use of a screen print
cylinder on offset printing presses are
amongst the advantages of the newly developed
SBR-Technology presented by IP Bewertungs AG
(IPB) and the inventor Heinz-
Jürgen Elbers at this year’s
drupa. For the first time, they
will present a prototype of the
invention.
The innovative screenprinting
allows high speed
printing with steady colour
coating and also adding
colour onto the material with the use of a rotary
printing cylinder. Because of the rotary screenprinting
cylinder, time and quantity controlled
ink transfer on full or partial page is possible.
For more information visit:
www.ipb-ag.com
ITW Foils to presents various new foil qualities
Hall 3, Stand A32
With the newly developed OS Plus, ITW Foils
is to display a widely applicable troubleshoot
foil, particularly suitable for challenging,
highly demanding applications. They have added
a new hot stamping foil to their programme, which
is printable with UV inks.
James Burn to show new machines
Hall14, Stand A71
James Burn will be showing no less than seven
new punching or Wire-O closing machines at
drupa ’08. During the event, the company will
also celebrate its first anniversary as
an independent company.
Their showcase scheduled to be displayed
includes: the Tri-O range, made of three different
table-top manual combined punching and closing
machines; the EB 3500 electric Wire-O closer,
derivated from the EB5000/7000 range; the P 3400
semi automatic electric punch; the P 5000 versatile
electric punch; and the AutoWOB 5000 (to be
shown in special room at their stand) fully
automatic electric Wire-O closer, designed to
satisfy the quality, flexibility, and productivity
constraints prevailing in On Demand Wire-O
bound document finishing applications.
Beside these new additions to their range of
products, the company will also be showing
machines, which have contributed to the name
of James Burn and Lhermite, such as the P & PB
3300, the Docupunch, the Alphadoc, the WOB
3500, the BB50H and the EX 610 Duplex.
In India, James Burn is represented by Capital
Graphic Supplies, New Delhi-110 008;
Ph: 25703490-91; Fax: 25701641;
Mobile No: 98110 88878, 98110 18617;
Email:
cgsasp@nde.vsnl.net.in
Komori’s Five Solutions to be revealed with eight presses
Hall 15, Stand C04/D04
With their new corporate slogan ‘Kando:
Beyond Expectations,’ ‘Five Solutions’ is
Komori’s inspiring theme at drupa ’08. Under the
banner of ‘Five Solutions’ through over 30
demonstrations daily across the eight presses,
ranging in size from the small format Spica 529P
right up to the System 38S 16-page web, the
company will show key solutions, including extra
added value; one-pass high productivity; on
demand changeover; flexible multi print; and
preserving the environment.
Their drupa ’08 exclusive innovations include:
KHS-AI advanced intelligence on sheet fed presses;
Lithrone SX629 with inline cold foiling, UV coating
and embossing; Lithrone SX640 + Coater – new
addition to the LS40 range, with a higher speed,
larger sheet size and, through their new KHS-AI
fast print start system, and even quicker job-tojob
changeover; the System 38S 16-page web,
with high speed single chopper folder and for the
first time with Komori flying paster, integrated
infeed, web guides and cut-off control; Lithrone
S540, with software and mechanical upgrades to
capitalise on the new KHS-AI system; Lithrone
S529, with new features and software for the even
quicker changeover made possible with the new
KHS-AI fast print start system; new print quality
assessment systems on Komori web and sheet fed
presses; and Videoscope, the launch of the new
Komori monitoring system, which shows real-time
details of the running conditions in key zones.
MAN Roland to offer new series ROLAND 50
Hall06, Stand D28
MAN Roland will be offering a new series
in format 36/52: the ROLAND 50,
which rounds out the company’s product
portfolio by providing the value added
printing strategy to customers. Printers can
get all the advantages in this format that they
have with larger machines: reduced costs,
with faster service and greater efficiency
plus increased sales with better quality and
a special applications.
The ROLAND 50 is derived from the ROLAND
200 (technology transfer). The cylinder width
of the ROLAND 50 is 200 mm less than that
of the ROLAND 200. The feeder and the
delivery have been adapted to the format
in order to achieve print plate compatibility
with most competitors. Available with 2, 4,
5 and 6 printing units, this series stands out
as the only sheet-fed offset press in this
format class to have the same design
technology and proven solutions
as MAN Roland’s large-format presses.
The sheet format, which is smaller than that
of the ROLAND 200, made it possible to
modify the design of the integrated delivery,
permitting a greater stack height: 700
millimeters! A delivery stack height of this
magnitude can hardly be found anywhere
in this format class, which is a special
advantage in view of the machine’s high
stock flexibility.
With the ROLAND 50, MAN Roland covers
all format classes in sheet-fed offset printing.
Muller Martini to unveil new generation of machines & ‘Connex’ workflow solution
Hall 14, Stand B38
With their drupa motto, “Grow with us,”
Muller Martini will be exhibiting new
products from the areas of saddle stitching, perfect
binding, hardcover production, on-demand
solutions, web offset printing, press delivery systems
and newspaper mailroom systems at their stand
spread across 2700 square meters in drupa ’08.
The appeal of these products lies not only in
ultramodern ergonomic design but also in
innovative, pioneering technology.
The company will also be represented in other
halls at drupa: A 4-colour offset printing press will
be demonstrated under production conditions
with integrated 2-colour digital printing on the
Kodak stand in
hall 5/d01. This
will be of interest
to printers in the
direct mail and
security sectors.
In hall 6/b03 on
the Palamides
stand, Muller
Martini will be
exhibiting a
saddle stitcher in combination with a banding unit
and on the Océ stand in hall 6/a44 and the Xerox
stand in hall 8b/a78, visitors will be able to see
digital book production with SigmaLine
components.
As per the trend towards digital networking of
separate production stages continuing inexorably,
they will be taking this development into account
with the presentation of fully networked, workflowenabled
solutions, with completely new
functionality and even more user-friendliness.
Muller Martini is underlining close partnerships
with companies in the graphic arts industry that
began decades ago. Their drupa ’08 slogan reveals
the idea of the modular design of their systems.
As a symbol of strength, durability and constant
renewal, the tree in slogan embodies key Muller
Martini values such as partnership, trust, quality,
sustainable profitability as well as the strength for
continuous innovations. They will put this strength
to the test at drupa ’08 with a new generation of
machines.
Muller Martini’s new saddle stitcher line Primera
for the premium performance range; the secret,
on what the machine looks like, will be revealed
at drupa ’08. Muller
Martini has also
announced its
Connex workflow
software, a
revolutionary new
workflow system
to be shown at
drupa. Using Connex, all Muller Martini
machines, from stand-alone machines to
complex production systems, can be networking
with the customer’s Management Information
System (MIS). In addition, Connex permits the
integration of older machines or machines of other
brands. The prominent benefits of this new
workflow system lie in the fact that, in Connex,
Muller Martini now has a single interface between
all Muller Martini machines and the MIS of the
customer – regardless of whether this is a standalone
machine or a complete production system.
Presstek to showcase UV printing option on Presstek DI presses
Hall 04, Stand A55
Presstek, Inc, the leading manufacturer and
marketer of digital offset printing business
solutions, will be showcasing a UV printing option
on the Presstek 52DI and 34DI presses at drupa’08.
UV printing represents a significant growth
opportunity for print service providers. With the
DI implementation, even faster turnaround is
achieved with the UV waterless inks drying instantly
as each sheet exits onto a transport ramp, under
UV lights and into a high-pile delivery system.
UV waterless inks have the potential to achieve
greater densities than conventional waterless
inks and provide superior printing on a full
range of plastics and specialty substrates,
including lenticular. Faster drying times and
high-fidelity reproduction on non-porous
materials and uncoated stocks result in faster
turnaround times and a higher quality process
for the production of labels, direct mail,
packaging, point-of-purchase materials and
general commercial printing.
In India, Presstek is represented by ATE Enterprises
Pvt Ltd, Ahemdabad.
Rotatek to display two presses
Hall 11, Stand D44
Spain-based Rotatek will be exhibiting two
printing presses, including the “Universal”
new revolutionary sleeve offset machine with
variable repeat and the “Brava” rotary and
semirotary printing press at drupa ’08.
Sakurai Graphic Systems to display four machines
Hall 3, Stand B89
At drupa’08, Sakurai Graphic Systems will be
exhibiting four machines, including the
OL596SDC (IR): A1 size 5-colour and water based
coating; OL675SDC (UV): B2 wide 6-colour and
UV coating; OL566SD: A2 size 5-colour
(waterless print demonstration); and MS102SD
+ FSUV110 + NST102 supported by Natgraph,
UK, full auto screen printing line.
With ultimate goal to create and supply printing
presses with more convenience, higher efficiency
and more operator friendly features, the company
will display their products at the largest ever space
of the drupa booth spread over 891m2. Sakurai
equipments are represented in India by Kunal
Enterprises, Mumbai. Ajay R Gandhi (cell +91
9820220063) and Prakash H Vachhani (cell +91
9821568008) shall be available at Sakurai stand
to provide more info to visitors from India.
Screen to display innovations creating a ‘future in print’
Hall 8B, Stand A61
With their theme ‘Creating a future inprint’
Japan-based Screen, the leading
manufacturer of computer-to-plate (CtP) recorders,
will demonstrate their leadership in the PoD and
CtP technologies at drupa ’08.
The company has pioneered the development of
a thermal CtP device that supports the largest plate
format in the world. The PlateRite Ultima 48000
series will enable printing companies to achieve
the highest level of productivity possible from the
newest generation of 80-page and 96-page
commercial web offset presses. The company will
introduce the remarkable ultralarge-format
platesetter at the mega event.
STAEDTLER to be present for the first time at drupa
Hall 05, Stand A44
The ink jet pioneer STAEDTLER
- which produces almost 200
different ink jet inks for brand-name
printer manufacturers, sixty alone
for industrial coding and marking
- will be displaying their products
for the first time at drupa ’08.
The company is well-known in the sector of
office supplies. It’s understandable that all
eyes are directed at the renowned brand
manufacturers.
Xerox to take centre stage at drupa ’08 with new technology, services and solutions
Hall 8B, Stand A78
As the industry adapts to clients’ needs for
more environmentally sustainable
approaches to printing, Xerox is highlighting their
heritage as an environmental leader and as the
company of choice that helps print providers
“green” their offerings. To demonstrate their
decades-long commitment to sustainability,
the company will be integrating green aspects
into 3,500 square-meter booth at drupa ’08,
exhibiting eco-friendly materials, including
energy-saving lighting and re-usable
components; besides continuous feed portfolio.
Xerox will focus on three key areas, including:
accelerated innovation in technologies,
workflow solutions and business development
services; industry-leading partnerships and
profitable, productive applications; the
opportunities for the commercial print market
to become more eco-friendly through
technology, toner, inks and paper that can
reduce waste, decrease energy use and
preserve the world’s forests.
Among spotlighted innovations, the company
will feature their expanding portfolio of
continuous feed systems, including their
fastest-yet monochrome system, the Xerox
650/1300, which combines speed, ease-of-
use and workflow productivity into a powerful
device for service bureaus, data centers, and
commercial print providers. This can print up
to 1,308 duplex 8.5" x 11" images per minute.
The system uses dry toner, xerographic
imaging and flash-fusing technology – a
unique process that does not use heat or
pressure or make contact with the paper,
allowing the device to print on a wider array
of substrates than competitive systems.
At drupa, they will also demonstrate the speed
and flexibility of their 490/980 Colour Continuous
Feed Printing System, the fastest full-colour
toner-based continuous feed device. As per
the company’s press release, it can print at
600 dpi resolution and maintain top speed
when printing full colour or black and white,
regardless of the number of colours used or
the weight of the paper; with speed of 226
feet per minute (69 meters) or 493 images per
minute two-up, simplex on 8.5" x 11" paper, and
986 images per minute when in the duplex
configuration.
