Digital Printing-Production Inkjet - Cut Sheet

Is it the beginning of a marked decline in demand for sheetfed offset and digital toner?

The Xanté Free Digital Color Road Show is making its way across the south, with its first stop in Baton Rouge, La., on July 11.

This webinar will provide an overview of the factors that are driving the expansion of the inkjet market now and in the future.

The maturation of inkjet 2.0 was certainly a prevalent theme at drupa 2016, but the emphasis shifted beyond more “traditional” inkjet applications such as books, direct mail, transactional and commercial printing. Instead, production inkjet and toner equipment manufacturers unveiled numerous offerings within the digital package printing space — especially for folding cartons, corrugated and labels — earning drupa 2016 “The Digital Packaging drupa” moniker.

The following is a sampling of just some of the new products that were featured at drupa 2016.

With the acquisition of Collins Inkjet, Kao Corp. will provide global customers with its innovative products and services.

A second-generation Fujifilm J Press 720S was recently installed at Walsworth, based in Marceline, Mo.

I knew that digital packaging would play a key role at drupa 2016, but it was only after being there did I realize just how much so.

Heidelberg hosted over 250 attendees from the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Brazil, during its first ever Americas Tour that was held during drupa at its Print Media Centers in Wiesloch, Germany. "We recognize that our customers have specific needs outside of what can be shown in Hall 1 at drupa," said Juergen Grimm, president, Heidelberg Americas. "To foster these interests, we aimed to provide an exclusive opportunity to witness Halls 2 and 3 of Heidelberg’s comprehensive drupa product portfolio [with a focus on the packaging and commercial segments]."

Canon Solutions America participated in the Fifth Annual Graphic Arts Event held at the Ronald McDonald House in New York.