Digital Printing-Production Inkjet - Cut Sheet

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.

The board of directors at Xerox appointed Jeff Jacobson as CEO of Xerox Corp. following the completion of the company’s planned separation into two publicly traded companies. Jacobson currently serves as president of Xerox Technology and will continue in his current role until the separation is complete. "Jeff is a great leader with a passion for our business and employees, deep customer relationships and a clear strategic vision to capitalize on the opportunities ahead," comments Ursula Burns.

New printheads leveraging proprietary MEMS technologies from Konica Minolta have been successfully trialed at drupa.

It doesn’t take much prodding to get Elizabeth Gooding engaged on the subject of designing for color production inkjet printing. She has no shortage when it comes to insights on the challenges involved in preparing files for inkjet printing. She could even write a book on the subject. And that she has. Last year, Gooding and fellow ink-on-paper guru Mary Schilling teamed up on "The Designer’s Guide to Inkjet" [published and printed by Canon Solutions America] that, despite its title's suggested audience, is an indispensable tool for any inkjet printer’s library.

The Inkjet Summit Advisory Board members provide key takeaway points from the Inkjet Summit 2016.

Core Publishing Solutions, one of the largest book manufacturers, recently acquired an Océ VarioPrint i300 and HP PageWide T360.

Xerox recorded strong sales across its production product line at drupa 2016, including the new continuous-feed Xerox Trivor 2400 inkjet press and cut-sheet Xerox Brenva HD production inkjet press. Brenva HD opens up new possibilities for inkjet entry into the transactional, direct mail and book markets, while the Trivor 2400 allows print shops to move into catalogs, magazines and color books.