Digital Printing-Hybrid - Inkjet/Offset

The prevalence of hybrid presses and entry-level digital options at Labelexpo demonstrated that converters have more options than ever when it comes to choosing a digital press that fits their needs.

Xerox, KBA, Kodak, Ricoh, Gallus and Rollem are among the several industry suppliers that have joined the Digital Packaging Summit 2016 as sponsors. The Digital Packaging Summit will be held Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

For the second consecutive year, Mark Andy, a leading supplier to the narrow and mid web industry, will be joining the Digital Packaging Summit as a Keynote Sponsor.

Drupa themes of the past have tended to focus on a specific technology. This year, however, was all about packaging.

Warneke Paper Box, a Denver-based package printer, has signed for the first installation of the Heidelberg Primefire 106 in the United States at drupa.

Along with the debut of the Heidelberg Primefire 106 at drupa 2016, Heidelberg and Fujifilm announced their intention to collaborate further in the future.

In recent months, several conventional and digital press manufacturing companies have partnered to bring the best of both worlds together. KBA and Xerox are the latest combination, announcing the upcoming release of the KBA VariJET 106 Powered by Xerox.

KBA and Xerox have partnered to develop a new inkjet press for the folding carton market. The KBA VariJET 106 Powered by Xerox will be available beginning in 2017.

Building on a strategic partnership formed in late 2013, Heidelberg and Fujifilm have developed the Primefire 106 digital press, a B1-format industrial inket printing press.

Heidelberg is extending its digital printing portfolio for drupa 2016, which includes the release of the Heidelberg Primefire 106. Heidelberg partnered with Fujifilm on this B1 format inkjet printing machine for the packaging market.