drupa 2012/Messe Dusseldorf North America

Heidelberg is showcasing a broad range of end-to-end solutions spanning all aspects of offset printing this year at drupa. The company will be using a display area of more than 7,800 square meters (approximately 84,000 square feet) to demonstrate a diverse range of print jobs from all relevant segments. From prepress through press to postpress—every single stage is integrated using the various modules of the Prinect workflow software. This huge portfolio gives Heidelberg customers the tools they need to cope with the cost pressures in the industry. Heidelberg is taking part in the tradeshow presentation under the slogans “HEI Performance” and “HEI Value”.

A large number of Xaar printhead-enabled printers is due to be demonstrated at drupa by key industry suppliers, including at least six new products making their worldwide debut. This sets a new record for Xaar, an independent supplier of industrial inkjet printheads, inks, and peripheral equipment, and is the driving the force behind Xaar’s ‘Unleash the power of inkjet’ theme for the show. Designed for high-speed, single-pass and scanning applications, the latest Xaar 1001 printhead is based on Xaar’s innovative Hybrid Side-Shooter and TF Technology,which ensure accurate drop control, outstanding quality, productivity, and reliability. All the new products to be launched at drupa rely

International MIS provider HIFLEX and Kodak’s Print On-Demand Solutions Group have recently completed JDF integration between HIFLEX MIS (Management Information System) and CREO Color Servers, which will be demonstrated live at drupa. These demos reveal how printers profit from practical improvements and business benefits through JDF connectivity. Networking the two systems allows for the automatic transfer of job information from HIFLEX to CREO Color Servers via JDF. Upon order entry in HIFLEX MIS, the job parameters (e.g. customer information, order number, print method simplexduplex, number of copies, media type etc.) are automatically transferred to the CREO Color Server. If the job file is submitted

Sun Chemical is partnering with Energy Sciences Inc (ESI) and Comexi Group to showcase the WetFlex™ flexographic printing technology at drupa—its first public demonstration. Being shown on the Comexi stand (Hall 10, Stand C62), WetFlex technology delivers wet-on-wet flexographic printing. It is designed to meet the needs of the flexible packaging market for improved print quality, efficiency, and low environmental impact. WetFlex uses inks that are a new generation energy curable ink technology specially developed and patented by Sun Chemical for the process. At drupa, the inks will be wet trapped using Comexi’s new iF2 Icube concept Central Impression (CI) cylinder press and cured

Rotomec will be at drupa 2008 with a display of its high-performance gravure printing and laminating equipment, both on the Bobst Group stand A04, hall 10, as well as in Bobst Group Deutschland’s Demonstration Center in nearby Meerbusch. Rotomec’s gravure press models on display in Dusseldorf will include different solutions, each delivering specific customer benefits in the various market sectors of the flexible materials gravure printing industry: from the MW 60/80 press for very short runs and medium web printing, a real performer in waste reduction, through to the RS 4004 HS for high-volume runs with production speed of 600 m/min, the trolley automation

KENNESAW, Ga.—Uteco Group’s booth at this year’s drupa, E04, Hall 3, will feature the company’s innovations in flexographic and gravure printing. The focal point of the booth will be its high-speed flexo press Diamond HP 808, which will be running. The Diamond HP 808 features the following technologies: • Printing speed up to 500 m/min • Deck makeready while machine is running • New pneumatically suspended chamber doctor blades tool-less by Uteco • P2P®: the automatic correction of printing pressure at print speed change • IDP (“Ink-Deck Presetting): automatic setting of registers and printing pressure at job start-up At

LEEDS, West Yorkshire, UK—MetalFX Technology, a Ciba subsidiary, will introduce the flexographic version of its metallic printing technology at drupa 2008. The process permits the printing millions of metallic colors reliably and consistently. Discussing MetalFX for flexo, MetalFX Managing Director Andrew Ainge commented, “The popularity of MetalFX among lithographic printers prompted us to release a MetalFX version specifically for flexographers. MetalFX for flexo is expected to be particularly popular among label and package printers, offering them a significantly lower cost alternative to foil stamping and metallic substrates, and enhanced design capabilities for packaging. On drupa Stand D17 in Hall 15, we will have actual

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization announced details for the JDF Experience program at the drupa Innovation Parc, powered by HP. Looking for ways to streamline production, save on labor and waste, improve throughput and connect with customers are high priorities for every printer attending drupa 2008, and the JDF Experience pavilion in the drupa innovation parc in Hall 7 is the best place to start. Hosted by the CIP4 Organization, the JDF Experience features 22 member companies exhibiting the latest in JDF-enabled automation systems and software, and more than 40 industry

At this year’s drupa, attendees can drop by HP’s Booth in Hall 8A, where they will experience the company’s full line-up of its all-digital color portfolio with more than 50 graphic arts solutions that deliver a full range of end-to-end solutions for low-to-high volume production printing for every market. However, HP says that its advancements in technology showcased at drupa will extend beyond its digital print capabilities. Booth highlights include: • A high-speed 30-inch (762-mm) inkjet platform for high-volume production of books, transactional/ transpromotional mail, direct marketing materials and newspapers. • New HP Latex Printing Technologies that offer an environmentally responsible large-format printing

ARVADA, Colo.—Air Motion Systems (AMS) will introduce its third-generation P3 UV system to the global market at drupa 2008. At Graph Expo 2007, the P3 system was the only technology in the UV Coating and Curing category to earn a coveted “Worth-A-Look” award in the independent “Must See ‘Ems” recognition program sponsored by the North American Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC). “With P3 we are solving the long-term durability and energy questions associated with UV in order to further the adoption of this fantastic, environmentally friendly printing technology,” notes Steve Metcalf, President and CEO, AMS. “Our goal is to increase the ease and availability