Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.

Converters who print digitally but finish conventionally are leaving money — and efficiency — on the table.

Konica Minolta’s event offered an intimate look at its print and embellishment lineup, along with market insights to guide strategy.

Watch as Konica Minolta presents the new KM1e digital inkjet B2 plus-sized press. While the KM1 inkjet technology has been established for the last 5 years as a leading solution in the Commercial Printing arena around the world, the new KM1e has greatly expanded its substrate management capabilities for a diverse array of applications – including folding carton board-stock. Access this video demonstration for free here.

Throughout drupa 2016, digital and conventional press suppliers demonstrated how by working together, they can provide the best solutions for their customers' needs.

There have been some notable developments in the digital production landscape for folding cartons, but overall the landscape has not changed significantly in the past year and a half.

Fueling customer speed, quality and efficiency, EFI will present its award-winning products at PRINT 13. EFI won eight honors in the Must See 'Em competition, more than any other entrant.

The Konica Minolta FD-7 spectrodensitometer is now compatible with SpotOn! Flexo software, which gives press operators instant access to spectral data to determine the best ink density for optimum color reproduction, right from an easy-to-use interface on their computer monitors.

News on suppliers to the packaging printing industry, including items on Brandtjen & Kluge, Girl Scout Cookies and Anthem Worldwide, Heidelberg, EFI and Online Print Solutions (OPS), Schober USA, Trelleborg, Siegwerk Canada and USA (CUSA), Anderson & Vreeland, Channeled Resources Group, Davis-Standard, Harris & Bruno, Elsner Engineering, UEI Group and Southern Lithoplate, Inc.

Relative to digital printing for packaging, drupa 2008 was a time for investigation and generalized discussion regarding product concepts and market requirements.

Since the last drupa held in 2008 the suppliers of digital solutions have become even more important and reflect the mega-trend of digitization. In six halls, drupa 2012, held at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, will show everything concerning digital printing, workflow, or Web-to-print applications, just to name some important examples.