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SHOWCASE - drupa 2008
- bringing world's best, every four years

The world’s largest printing industry exhibition, drupa 2008, is to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from May 29-June 11, 2008. Recognizing the importance of this event, the leading companies in wide, superwide-format printing segment are all set to exhibit a broad range of new concepts, technologies, and products. Short preview of some of the showcases at this mega event is given hereunder.
Agfa Graphics to show Anapurna XLS and SYNAPS
Hall 8A, Stand B63

Agfa Graphics’ line-up of new products for sign & display market segment to be demonstrated at drupa ’08, include Anapurna XLS and SYNAPS. Anapurna XLS is a new addition to Agfa’s wide-format family of UV printers that eliminates the need for users to compromise between speed and quality.

SYNAPS - a newly-developed, polyester-based, synthetic paper for UV inkjet printers - is noted for its superior printability and exceptionally fast drying time. It is available in a wide range of weights suitable for a variety of applications that have high demands on material robustness. It can even be used in harsh outdoor environments since it is also resistant to water, tearing, and UV light. The material is coated on both sides with a special ink-receiving layer that not only provides a unique printability, but also gives it a distinct look and feel of a luxury substrate.

Canon to exhibit new LFP
Hall 8A, Stand B46

To be showcased at drupa ’08, Canon has launched a range of products that will further widen its LFP portfolio.

For Canon’s LFP range, a new addition in the form of the imagePROGRAF iPF720 features an impressive 80 GB hard disk drive. One of the fastest devices in its class for corporate users and professional print, the iPF720’s extensive memory enables customers to use the additional capacity as an extra tool to drive faster throughput of printed jobs and to enhance productivity.

Dainippon Screen to demonstrate Truepress Jet 2500UV
Hall 08B, Stand A61

Dainippon Screen will exhibit wide format UV inkjet printing system, Truepress Jet2500UV, at drupa 2008. This new hybrid wide format flatbed and roll-to-roll inkjet printer can select five different resolutions (300, 600, 900, 1200 and 1500 dpi), so the customer can opt for the best resolution depending on the productivity and the quality required.

Besides, Truepress Jet2500UV features grayscale printheads that enables printing on both rigid and flexible substrates and offers a great balance between high print quality and productivity. As far as its flexibility of format, quick change from flatbed-to-roll, resolution and speed, all of these are offered as well. It has a maximum production speed of almost 70 square metres per hour and can print up to seven colours including a pre-white function. This printer is significant as it marks Screen’s first entry into the large format segment.

EskoArtwork to bring SignUp layout application
Hall 08B, Stand A23

EskoArtwork’s SignUp is an interactive layout application for digital sign and display shops, and large format digital press owners, who are looking to streamline production and minimize material waste. With it, jobs arrive from a variety of desktop design and publishing packages and are assembled or nested. SignUp will be available as a full customer release in time for drupa 2008.

It is a central, RIP-independent application, so it can be used on a variety of digital printing and proofing devices, both sheet and rollfed. With automated converting on the Kongsberg tables, SignUp also reduces error rates. Also with automatic placement of registration i-Cut marks and barcode-driven automation on i-Cut enabled finishing devices, precise cuts are assured. Because of extreme flexibility, lastminute edits to cutting paths is possible.

FUJIFILM to be present with ‘One Promotion’
Hall 8B, Stand A25

In their wide format inkjet zone at drupa 08, FUJIFILM will be showing their new inkjet technology and a range of wide format inkjet solutions utilizing FUJIFILM Sericol’s high performance ink. It will propose a business model for commercial printers, under the keyword ‘One Promotion.’ Adding POD and WFIJ to an existing offset litho press enables printers to diversify their solution offerings to their clients. It will demonstrate the whole process to commercial printers to give them a clear vision of how they can maximise the opportunities offered by these technologies.

In particular, the recent launch of the Onset allows FUJIFILM to offer the world’s highest productivity of 500sqm/hr and a higher quality than analogue screen printing. They are also launching a high quality and lower cost UV printer, the FUJIFILM Acuity. With combination of FUJIFILM Sericol’s high performance Uvijet UV ink and the variable drop inkjet technology, this highly efficient printer achieves a near photographic image quality.

Kyocera to show world’s fastest drop-on-demand inkjet printhead
Hall 05, Stand C23

Kyocera Corporation announced that it has developed the world’s fastest high-resolution inkjet printhead (KJ4 series) — the main imaging component used in inkjet printers — for commercial applications. A high-speed inkjet printer equipped with Kyocera’s KJ4 series printhead will be on display in the booth of Miyakoshi Printing Machinery at Drupa 2008.

The KJ4 series offers outstanding reliability and productivity, with full-colour print speeds of up to 200 meters per minute at 600 x 480 dpi, or 150 meters per minute at 600 x 600 dpi. It also provides the widest print line of any printhead in its class, spanning 4.25 inches (108 millimeters).

Océ to exhibit Arizona 250 GT
Hall 06, Stand A44 and Hall 07 in area B

At drupa 2008, Océ will be exhibiting concepts underlining “Business Beyond the Ordinary.” Among their exciting line-up of products that blaze new paths to best-ever efficiency and productivity, Océ Arizona 250 GT for exceptional image quality on rigid or flexible media will also be demonstrated. The Océ Arizona 250 GT is quite simply a technology disruption: a UV curable flatbed and roll-to-roll inkjet printer that delivers exceptional image quality to take display graphics to the next level. It provides endless opportunities to increase display graphics revenue.

Its highlighting features include: to produce exceptional quality prints with Océ VariaDot imaging technology; to benefit from the next evolution in piezoelectric inkjet technology; to reduce ink costs by up to 50 percent; print specialised applications on rigid and flexible media; and roll media option printing on flexible media without disturbing rigid print workflow.

Gandinnovations to demonstrate Jeti3348 Jetstream UV RTR
Hall 5A, Stand A23

Gandinnovations, a world leader in grand format digital printer innovation, will launch its newest grand format UV digital printer, the Jeti3348 Jetstream UV RTR, at drupa. The new printer is a 3-meter roll-to-roll printer with a 4-colour configuration, featuring 48 (80 picoliter) spectra printheads. It is the best in its class, maximizing speed and cost effectiveness for endusers; capable of printing fast images at the speeds of 2,500 sqft/hr (232.25 sqm/hr) in 2-pass billboard production mode at 300 dpi, which is perfect for outdoor application.

Designed for 24/7 productivity with single operator intervention, the Jeti3348 Jetstream UV RTR is the best productive digital print solution for outdoor applications for billboards and building wraps. It gives the perfect print every time, with brighter images and solid colours on a variety of materials, including 100 percent PE eco-friendly polyethylene. It will also be available with a backlit option enabling printing on both sides of the material with perfect registration, which allows for brilliant backlit signage.

Mutoh to showcase Zephyr at drupa
Hall 9, Stand B43

At the recently concluded Fespa Digital Europe show, held in Geneva, wide-format inkjet printer manufacturer Mutoh Europe previewed its new wide-format UV inkjet printer, called Zephyr. This printer has been completely engineered and developed by Mutoh’s Belgian R&D centre.

Mutoh Europe’s Zephyr is a CMYK 64" (165 cm) professional UV inkjet printer for roll-to-roll printing (vinyl, flex, mesh, PVC, soft sign, etc.). The printer will also handle rigid boards up to a thickness of 20 mm. For roll printing, the machine incorporates a motorized unwinder/winder system with dancer bars for media rolls up to 100 kg. For rigid printing, media transport tables can be placed at the back and in front of the machine. Switching between rigid and roll printing is done in a trice.

The new Mutoh Zephyr printer incorporates 4 Xaar 760 high-end variable drop greyscale heads. The heads produce droplets as small as 8 picoliter to deliver pin sharp text and line art, whilst larger drops (16, 24, 32 & 40 pl) ensure excellent image saturation. Enabling 6 levels of greyscale, which is equivalent to 6 densities of CMYK, the print heads eliminate the need for extra process colours.
HP: all set to dominate print communication

Re-affirming their worldwide leading position in inkjet technology, HP organized a pre-drupa showcase event, after having recently acquired ColorSpan, NUR and Opsware Inc, for the journalists from all over the world in Israel. A brief report of the event covering all their plans for upcoming drupa ’08.

Tel Aviv, the art & cultural hub of Israel recently became the destination for all print journalists globally to come and witness the wide portfolio of products being offered at drupa’08 by Hewlett Packard (HP). The manufacturing facilities of wide format printers, Indigo presses and electro ink were seen crowded with journalists looking into the finer details of infrastructures, quality being adhered to not only in terms of components, parameters but keeping in mind the environment issues as well. The senior executives of HP from different divisions made presentations about the philosophy behind their operations, enlarged portfolio, leading presence, people at sales and service front. Wide range of applications starting from commercial printing, labels, indoor/outdoor signages, vehicle graphics, publishing, photos to retails/PoP by one or other product from HP brings them up to such a platform where the users need not look around here and there for any of their requirements.



"Our announcements further cement HP’s leadership in the graphic arts market, accelerate the analog-to-digital conversion and propel digital technology as a mainstream product offering,” said Stephen Nigro, senior vice president, Graphics and Imaging Business, HP. “These new technologies and products will change the digital printing industry in terms of value, volume and environmental footprint.”
Highly positioned to build demand for digital applications, HP’s Graphic Arts portfolio offers a variety of alternatives to traditional printing technologies that will empower print service providers to achieve profitable growth. The company’s 50 plus graphic arts solutions comprise the industry’s largest all-digital portfolio, one that can be used to print in virtually any format, from postage stamps to building wraps.

Leveraging its $1.4 billion investment in Scalable Printing Technology, HP announced the introduction of HP Inkjet Web Press, a high-speed colour digital printing platform that increases productivity and lowers the cost of printing. To be made available in the second half of 2009, it is capable of printing in full colour on rolls up to 30 inches wide at to such a platform where the users need not look around here and there for any of their requirements.

Highly positioned to build demand for digital applications, HP’s Graphic Arts portfolio offers a variety of alternatives to traditional printing technologies that will empower print service providers to achieve profitable growth. The company’s 50 plus graphic arts solutions comprise the industry’s largest all-digital portfolio, one that can be used to print in virtually any format, from postage stamps to building wraps.

Leveraging its $1.4 billion investment in Scalable Printing Technology, HP announced the introduction of HP Inkjet Web Press, a high-speed colour digital printing platform that increases productivity and lowers the cost of printing. To be made available in the second half of 2009, it is capable of printing in full colour on rolls up to 30 inches wide at will provide a compelling alternative to traditional largeformat printing methods. New water-based HP Latex Inks will offer odourless prints with high quality, consistent performance on a broad range of HP and non HP large-format media. HP Wide Scan Printing Technology has been designed together with HP Latex Inks to deliver high-speed, quality printing. The first HP printers using HP Latex Printing Technologies are to be displayed at drupa in May.

It was emphasized very clearly that printing is really an IT industry and as such they are taking it seriously on the similar path. In the newly expanded HP Indigo portfolio enhancing high-value, high-volume digital printing possibilities, HP announced its most significant line-up of new HP Indigo solutions to the commercial and industrial print markets – including new 7000, W7200 and WS6000 Indigo model digital presses that offer significantly higher breakeven points with analogue printing for higher-volume usage. The presses, along with backwards compatible enhancements to the best-selling HP Indigo press 5500 and the new comprehensive HP SmartStream workflow portfolio, create an increased range of productive and profitable digital printing opportunities for HP Indigo customers as well as incorporating ongoing eco-friendly breakthroughs throughout. “Fifteen years after the first Indigo press sparked the digital colour printing revolution, the expanded HP Indigo digital solutions portfolio is another major step forward for the digital printing industry,” said Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager Indigo division, HP. Alon Bar-Shany informed that Israel, a country of scientists and engineers acquiring one or the other patent on day-to-day basis, has a strong presence in graphic arts segment. The new solutions so announced by HP Indigo showed their continued growth and leadership with an already installed base approaching 5,000 presses world over.

The new HP Indigo solutions with appropriate application possibilities include: the HP Indigo 7000 digital press offers breakthrough cost of ownership and flexibility for high volume digital printing the HP Indigo W7200 digital press; a continuous feed duplex press for very high volume production line printing of books, direct-mail and transpromotional applications enhancements to the HP Indigo press 5500 offer increased productivity; automation and application range for new and existing customers the HP Indigo WS6000 digital press; a webfed labels and packaging press with double the productivity of current offerings; and HP SmartStream, leveraging a graphic arts portfolio of workflow components with a choice of a broad range of market segments and application needs. HP Indigo customers will be the first to benefit from the new HP SmartStream workflow portfolio, which will be expanded to other HP graphics users at a later stage. Apart from Indigo presses HP also unveiled Inkjet Web Press and HP Latex Inks. The company’s most extensive graphic arts push to date – supports HP’s Print 2.0 strategy to capture more digital pages from the analogue print market and enable printing customers to take advantage of new market segments and business opportunities.

Last but not the least, during this pre-drupa summit, a formal opening of a new, state-of-the-art HP new 13,000 sqm Scitex facility in Caesarea (Israel) was seen by all journalists where Yaviv Avisar, vice president and general manager, large format printing industrial solutions, IPG group HP mentioned as “HP is the only company with such a comprehensive portfolio of large format solutions. There’s no other company that can match our offerings of piezo inkjet and thermal inkjet technologies, water-based, solvent, UV curable and now latex ink technologies, as well as our high level of service, quality and reliability that we provide to customers worldwide.” To fulfill the caried needs, HP's recently completed portfolio - integration of newly acquired NUR Macroprinters Ltd. strengthens the industry's most complete large format portfolio and extends its digital solution portfolio to offer industrial print shops a wide variety of UV and solvent based printers. Some of the large format portfolio of new printers which were running live included:
  • HP Scitex XP5300 printer, formerly the NUR Expedio Revolution 5m, offering a powerful combination of industry leading print speeds and high quality UV inks, ideal for outdoor signage or other outdoor applications, printing at industrial speeds of up to 300 m2/hr in billboard mode using HP specialty billboard Scitex inks.

  • HP Scitex XP5100 printer, formerly the NUR Expedio 5000 combining the performance of traditional super-wide-format printer with the media versatility, quality, and speed of today’s UV ink printers. The device creates both indoor and outdoor applications at production speeds of up to 150 m2/hr.

  • HP Scitex XP2700 Printer, formerly the NUR Expedio Inspiration, delivering wideformat output at production print speeds of up to 110 m2/hr and image quality of up to 800 x 635 dpi (1600 x 1270 dpi apparent).

  • HP Scitex XP2100 printer, formerly the NUR Expedio 3200 combining the speed and versatility of UV roll-to-roll printer with an optional easyto- use flatbed module. Ideal for 3.2m (10.5 ft) applications, this features an integrated inflatable

  • HP Scitex XP5300 printer, formerly the NUR Expedio Revolution 5m, offering a powerful combination of industry leading print speeds and high quality UV inks, ideal for outdoor signage or other outdoor applications, printing at industrial speeds of up to 300 m2/hr in billboard mode using HP specialty billboard Scitex inks.

  • HP Scitex XP5100 printer, formerly the NUR Expedio 5000 combining the performance of traditional super-wide-format printer with the media versatility, quality, and speed of today’s UV ink printers. The device creates both indoor and outdoor applications at production speeds of up to 150 m2/hr.

  • HP Scitex XP2700 Printer, formerly the NUR Expedio Inspiration, delivering wideformat output at production print speeds of up to 110 m2/hr and image quality of up to 800 x 635 dpi (1600 x 1270 dpi apparent).

  • HP Scitex XP2100 printer, formerly the NUR Expedio 3200 combining the speed and versatility of UV roll-to-roll printer with an optional easyto- use flatbed module. Ideal for 3.2m (10.5 ft) applications, this features an integrated inflatable imaging areas (3.2 x 2 m/10.5 x 6.5 ft) available and can easily convert from flatbed to a rollfed printer.

In the concluding session Manny Kostas, vice president, worldwide marketing for graphic arts, promised to offer progressive and profitable printing and conveyed firmly, she said, "What we see today is the very beginning of 21st century print transformation."
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