Finishing - Digital

At drupa 2016, the first joint appearance by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) and Masterwork Machinery Co. (Masterwork) will take place in Hall 1, showcasing and marking the launch of further new products from the successful partnership. "We are now bringing further new products to drupa 2016 that will support packaging and commercial printers to stand out from their competitors," states Harald Weimer, member of the management board responsible for sales and service at Heidelberg.

At drupa next week, Foster, supplier of cutting devices and other postpress equipment, will display its new On-a-Roll Lifters.

Pairing BDT Tornado’s innovative media handling capabilities with the elan 500’s high-speed color printer is a print-industry first.

Domino will showcase its K630i high-speed compact single-engine duplex inkjet press at drupa 2016.

Sussex, Wisconsin-based Color Ink began as a commercial printer more than three decades ago, but after seeing local companies turning to outside graphic design firms to develop their packaging, Color Ink decided it was time to enter the packaging market. The company has made a big splash, not only producing packaging, but producing the products to be packaged.

At the Inkjet Summit 2016, Lance Martin, director of sales at MBO America, discusses how the company has rebranded itself.

Canon Solutions America’s Large-Format division expanded its portfolio to include solutions for printing and laminating applications.

I attended the recent Dscoop Americas event in San Antonio and was struck by a few trends, such as value-added special effects, digital laser cutting, PrintBeat (which will be the heart of PrintOS for HP Indigo users), the overlap of inkjet and electrophotography, and Print in 8 (the idea that print could be delivered anywhere in the world in eight hours).

At drupa, Horizon, HP Indigo, will feature live demos of the inline integration of the Horizon SmartStacker with the HP Indigo 12000.

Inpro Silkscreen Solutions has appointed Graphco as its exclusive U.S. distributor for special cutters.