Drupa 2012 draws to a close
A feeling of renewal was apparent as Drupa 2012 drew to a close, with some viewing it as the "evolution Drupa" where digital printing became mainstream.

A feeling of renewal was apparent as Drupa 2012 drew to a close, with some viewing it as the "evolution Drupa" where digital printing became mainstream.

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FM Brooks, the organiser of the upcoming EcoPrint Europe Live 2012 tradeshow, has unveiled InPrint, a new event targeted at the "industrial printing sector".
Automation systems and consumables manufacturer Baldwin (Hall 16, stand A23) has used drupa as the springboard for a raft of new ancillary products aimed at reducing waste and solvent consumption.
Drupa 2012 plays a critical role in driving the print and media industries forward worldwide. The key pointer is that print has potential for growth, and the sector is investing heavily in its future.
HSM (Hall 16, stand B68) is showcasing a new vertical configuration of its baling press at Drupa, aimed at printers with limited floor space.
For the first time the PrintWeek annual Top 500 is available online with sortable tables.
Harry Gilmore webs up the film on his Micro B2 single and double-sided film laminator, loads in his sheets of paper and sets the temperature gauge to 120ºC.
Print firms are no strangers to the discipline of cost reduction. For years, the industry has been caught between the internet, print management firms and increasingly severe recessions. Budgets have fallen, company sales have been hit and, for many ...
B2 or not B2? That is the question digital manufacturers have been asking themselves pre-Drupa and - for the most part - they have opted for the affirmative answer. So much so, in fact, that some are already calling Drupa 2012 'the B2 Drupa'. However...
Can Benny Landa do it again? He spearheaded the digital printing revolution in 1993 when he launched his Indigo E-Print 1000, promising "a print run of one". Now, after selling Indigo to HP in 2001, he has sensationally returned to print with Landa D...
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Star product: Epson SureColor SC-S30600 Epson hopes this eco-solvent unit will win it more business in the sector
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