Drupa 2008: The final countdown

11 May 2008



Part 2 of our review of exhibits lining up for this month’s print industry festival in Düsseldorf


Slitting and rewinding

Bimec will show the latest version of its TCA/64E duplex turret slitter rewinder, with automatic change, shaftless unwind stand and an overhead web path. The machine unwinds mother rolls up to 1,000mm diameter and rewinds finished rolls up to 600mm. It will be displayed in a full optional version with differential rewind shafts, touchscreen computerized control, laser core positioning and a pushing system for finished roll unloading.

The Dienes exhibit will emphasize how productivity can be increased considerably by upgrading a slitting unit. There is, for example, the possibility of using individually driven bottom knife motors in conjunction with the latest pneumatic shear cut knifeholders. Depending on the available budget, interested companies could start with a manual or semi-automatic positioning system to reduce set-up times. As a result of the modular design, these systems can be upgraded to a fully automatic positioning system, when required.

Goebel will exhibit an MPW 300 fully automatic slitter rewinder to process giftwrap paper in short rolls. This machine, said to be distinguished by its high rate of automation, has been integrated from the Senntech range by Goebel in the last few months.

Use of three rewind shafts makes it possible to reduce the machine’s downtime: one of each is employed for winding, finished roll unloading and new core loading. These functions, as well as web cross-cutting and finished roll close-up, are executed simultaneously and fully automatically. The operator supervises the production and supplies new mill reels and consumables such as rewind cores and adhesive tape.

Goebel will show the complete MPW 300 system including the transport of finished rolls onto a delivery table. The machine can be supplied with an automatic plugger and a shrink-wrap unit, while Goebel also offers customized, semi or fully automated packaging lines to handle the output of one or several slitters.

Soma Engineering will show its new Pluto ll slitter rewinder.

Kampf will present a broad spectrum of slitting and winding machines for converting paper, plastics and foil. The outstanding exhibit is the new Unicon - a roll slitter offering “utmost performance” for materials up to 1,000mm diameter and slitting widths from 50mm upwards. This machine is said to be highly versatile, and to suit most packaging industry and paper processing applications.

Also for the paper converting industry, the newly developed Drumslit carrier winder is said to guarantee precise winding results for diameters up to 1,800mm, due to its “perfect winding technology and solid design”.

The Saturn TE280 slitter inspection rewinder from Prati has been chosen by Atlantic Zeiser to show its new Omega 36 HD inkjet printhead with LED UV curing. Live demonstrations of the combination will take place every day on the Atlantic Zeiser stand in hall 11.

Processing webs up to 280mm width, the Saturn performs winding, inspection, rewinding and slitting on pressure sensitive labels, unsupported paper, cartonboard and foil. With the new printhead, it can overprint not only variable data such as bar codes and product codes at a resolution of 720dpi, but also special inks. The lower cooling requirements of the LED lamps enable overprinting on both paper and plastics substrates.

For paper and transparent substrates, the Saturn’s electronic web guide comes equipped with an ultrasonic sensor for easy processing and an infrared cell for counting silk spot labels. A touchscreen monitor offers ease of use and self-diagnostic software informs the operator about any specific stops or problems.

Coating and laminating

Polytype Converting, Pagendarm BTT and Alcat will be present on the same stand for the first time since all three companies joined forces. Together, they will present innovations such as simultaneous multilayer curtain coating systems and the latest in-line coating heads. New winding systems designed to achieve the highest precision, quality and reliability at top speeds will also be introduced.

Polytype develops high precision coating and laminating systems and ‘tailor-made’ machine lines for all types of applications including solvent, solventless, water based, hotmelt, extrusion, and UV and EB curable products at production speeds from 1-1,200m/min. The equipment designed and manufactured is supported by a technology centre with two pilot lines, each of which can be set up with a choice of more then 50 coating methods and run at production speeds up to 1,500m/min.

Polytype also has a partnership with Gloucester Engineering to manufacture bespoke extrusion coating and laminating lines with the latest web handling and extrusion technology.

Soma Engineering will be showing its Lamiflex E laminating machine.

Rotomec’s CL 850 multi-technology laminator is said to feature an extremely sensitive web handling control enabling production of superior quality structures with the widest combination of flexible materials, including very thin aluminium foil. Innovative features are the new concept dryer with dual technology nozzles and a register control development ensuring minimum levels of waste for coldseal coating and other in applications.

Flexo

The newly engineered 10 colour compact Cyberflex 2010 gearless flexo press from Carint will offer a “new level of automation with advanced control systems and an innovative mechanical configuration”. One of Carint’s most significant projects is aimed at applying the concept of rotogravure on its CI machines. The first press is said to be already running to the customer’s full satisfaction and others are to be delivered soon.

Fischer & Krecke, fully integrated into the Bobst Group since April 1, 2008, will present the new FP 16S-10 10 colour CI press generation on the on the Bobst stand. The new model features repeat lengths up to 880mm, print widths up to 1,650mm and a top speed of 610m/min. It is capable of printing on substrates including film, aluminium, paper and paperboard.

On the new press, F&K will demonstrate the SmartGPS – “a technological world premier in flexo printing” - that allows instant job start-up with no impression and registration related set-up required.

“SmartGPS eliminates the need for this traditional costly and time consuming process,” says marketing manager Werner Fasse. “This ground breaking technology, the next step in the evolution of flexo printing, promises to have as much industry-wide impact as Fischer & Krecke’s introduction of gearless presses at drupa 2000.”

Omet will be exhibiting one of its new VaryFlex-F1 lines on working demonstration, with a 530mm web width, six UV flexo printing units and a sliding coldfoil unit on an overhead rail system. It will feature the Fly Cut synchronized cutting unit that allows different sized sheets to be cut without changing machine set-up.

The modular design of all Omet presses allows for complete interchange of units and the VaryFlex-F1 is available with rotogravure, rotary screen, and both hot and coldfoil modules. The design also permits the application of holograms “in tight register”. The press can convert an unprinted web of cartonboard to a finished carton blank in one pass at high speed - in areas where offset printing with off-line converting cannot compete, it is claimed.

Schiavi will present its latest technical developments aimed at increasing the productivity of flexo presses for flexible materials. The company claims its range of eight and 10 colour CI machines deliver consistently high end graphics with fast turnaround. Information will also be available on the full complement of advanced productivity enhancing features developed by Schiavi, including the KCR 300 automatic impression setting system and the insetting function – said to provide outstanding benefits in terms of reduction of press downtime for job makeready and change-overs.

Soma Engineering will unveil a new high performance flexo press. Brand manager Pavla Vernerova states “We are keeping the specification of the new Soma Flex Imperia under wraps until drupa, where it will be shown in operation running live printing jobs. At this stage, I can say that the design and operating features are based on input from printing companies and operators in the field. Because of this, the press includes many features to assist operation, and reduce waste and downtime, while at the same time increasing production and profitability.”

Control and inspection

Introductions from AVT include the PrintVision/Orion automatic 100 per cent inspection system for folding carton single package applications, the AconPro for advanced press control and, from subsidiary GMI, the Microcolor III remote ink control for narrow web applications.

The turnkey PrintVision/Orion platform comprises a line-CCD based automatic inspection system, feeder, conveyor and ejector station. It can inspect for die-cut, creasing and print problems, and eject defective blanks while collecting good products. The AconPro add-on module enables “tighter, more sophisticated” connectivity between PrintVision and the press.

In addition, AVT will introduce a new version of the PrintVision/Helios for labels and narrow web inspection. New versions and added value features for its PrintVision/Jupiter, PrintVision/Apollo, PrintVision/Argus and PrintFlow Manager will also feature.

GMI’s new Microcolor III is based on the Microcolor remote digital ink fountain control and is targeted specifically at narrow web applications such as label and shrink sleeve printing. Also on show will be the ColorQuick Spectral Expert, which provides immediate operator warnings of print issues, as well as a new version of the PrintQuick colour-to-colour register control.

X-Rite and its wholly owned subsidiary Pantone will unveil a range of colour system developments and new initiatives. With the acquisition of Pantone, X-Rite claims to be the leading provider of integrated, full spectrum systems for colour specification, management and communication. The company will showcase key developments resulting from the merging of the GretagMacbeth and Pantone teams into the X-Rite family.

Converting machines

AB Graphic International will feature its converting lines for digitally printed webs on the HP Indigo stand in Hall 4. The new Digicon Series 2 converting line will be demonstrated running digitally printed labels with hotfoil blocking and screen printing. This will be complemented by an Omega SR330 slitter inspection rewinder with a fleyeVision electronic 100 per cent print face camera inspection system that will be used to decode HP’s new Colourtile security system for features such as bar coding.

The latest version of the LCTR, four-spindle turret rewinder will be shown on AB’s own stand. This is an entry level machine for rewinding standard self-adhesive label products. A number of features are included as standard to reduce set-up and makeready times, and to cater for shorter run lengths.

Heidelberg’s Dymatrix range of die cutters will present developments in the feeders and sheet alignment systems, and added features for reduced makeready and increased productivity. A new model will also be announced at drupa. On the folder gluer side, a new premium machine will combine the productivity of the Diana Pro and flexibility of the Diana X technology. A modular, multi-carriage machine with preset folding modules and integrated quality control and rejection systems, it will be shown combined with the latest Diana Feeder and Diana Packer complete with a sample taking facility.

Easygluer 100, the “smart machine system for universal applications” in Heidelberg’s folder gluer range, will also be shown providing a flexible operation at “a very competitive price”.

Omet will have a working display of its TV 503 machine for production of printed napkins embossed with an original point to point system. It is also capable of producing printed table sets.

Developments by Polar include new square-cut and die-cut label systems, as well as remote diagnostics and automated machine presetting.

Inks and adhesives

The Flint Group will make its debut on two stands: The Printing Inks, Flexographic Products, Narrow Web and Pigments Divisions will exhibit in hall 5; Day International and Flint Group Flexographic Products will be in hall 16.

The Novavit F 950 Plus Bio and F 550 Plus ranges for sheet-fed offset print will be introduced. These inks have been developed for fast running and are said to be ideal for shiny coated paper and board. Novavit F 550 Plus is especially suitable for straight printing mode; F 950 Plus Bio has been designed for face and reverse printing. The Inuline ink/varnish system is a further innovation.

Intercolor is launching its Interact range of UV curable inks for special printed effects. Intercolor is the UK operation and centre of technical excellence for Zeller & Gmelin and will exhibit this new range on the parent company’s stand.

Interact offers various eye-catching, tactile and functional effects useful for a wide range of applications. These include coin reactive coatings, textured and tactile lacquers, glow-in-the-dark phosphorescent inks, thermochromic inks, metallic ink effects, photochromic, pearlescent and UV fluorescent inks.

Visitors to the Planatol stand can garner information about its complete range of adhesives, with new developments in PUR, laminating, HMPSAs and solvent-borne grades.

In addition to its inks being used on many of the presses running at the exhibition, Sun Chemical will be announcing ‘world firsts’ in UV curing inks and flexible packaging, advances in water based printing technology and international strategic partnerships. “Working for you” is the theme for the world's largest producer of inks, coatings and pigments.

A ‘world first’ range of UV curing inks – Suncure Advantage – comprises around 30 per cent sustainable materials. In packaging, the company will be using drupa as the platform for advanced colour management systems for brand owners, designers and printers. Latest developments on FastJet digital presses and new coating technologies will also be a key focus.

Digital print

The Jetrion 4000 UV inkjet system is said to offer label converters an affordable, full colour narrow web alternative to toner based digital printers for runs of up to 50,000 labels. With speeds of up to 30.5m/min at more than 1,000dpi with greyscale technology, it delivers full colour label printing up to 13.9cm wide. The system also features Jetrion’s four or six colour UV ink sets, which, in combination with parent company EFI’s Fiery XF RIP, are said to provide outstanding colour reproduction across a wide range of substrates.

KBA is heavily promoting environmentally responsible print production with web-to-print and will be demonstrating this with the 74 Karat digital sheet-fed offset press and Hiflex software tools. An upgraded 74 Karat will be exhibited as “a viable alternative to conventional offset for printers keen to raise their environmental profile in the marketplace”.

Xaar plans to demonstrate the range, flexibility and potential of its industrial strength printheads and highlight the extensive range of third party inks approved for use with its technology. The company’s ‘open’ ink policy gives printers the flexibility to choose the suppliers that best meet their needs, and partners with a wide range of manufacturers to develop high quality inks for its printheads.

The 760 and 1001 greyscale heads will be demonstrating their ability to produce quality results “at speed and with low maintenance demands”. Xaar’s partners have been focusing on new product innovations and will be launching over 10 new Xaar enabled inkjet printers.

Drying and curing

Dr Hönle will be presenting UV lamps and a practical UV measuring system. In addition, the company will show its “innovative, powerful” UV equipment and a control unit, plus the new pureUV generation of dryers.

The pureUV, which uses patented reflector geometry, can be produced in various sizes to suit the user and can operate with Hönle electronic power supplies to increase intensity by up to 50 per cent. It is said to be environmentally friendly, needing very little energy to produce optimum hardening results and high production speeds. The special reflector geometry and coating also reduces the substrate temperature by at least 50 per cent.

The new MUC Microcontroller is said to make controlling the UV system considerably easier. It can be connected to interface with the press control and used universally for one or two UV units, which can be controlled separately. The UV Strip/UV Scan measuring system developed jointly with tesa allows the UV dosage to be reliably checked directly on the substrate. Unlike other systems, it is said to allow measurements to be carried out under real production conditions in the printing machine.

IST will focus on the new BLK-5 UV system, which claims to offers an extremely high curing output combined with very low energy consumption. Visitors will learn about different application possibilities using UV printing from live demonstrations during the show, on the company’s own sheet-fed offset press. “Exciting print jobs” will be presented four times a day to illustrate how the use of UV printing can open up new market sectors. One of these will focus on printing, die cutting and embossing a high quality self-adhesive label in-line.

Gravure

Rotomec will offer a display of its high performance gravure printing and laminating equipment, both on the Bobst Group stand in Düsseldorf and in Bobst Deutschland’s demo centre in nearby Meerbusch.

Different gravure press models shown will each deliver specific customer benefits in the various market sectors of the flexible materials printing industry. They range from the MW 60/80 press for very short runs and medium web printing, through to the RS 4004 HS for high volume runs at 600m/min, the trolley automation and dedicated washing systems of the RS 4004 E, and the modular and “easy to operate” RS 4003 press.

New developments in electronic shaft technology and register control integration will be of great interest to converters seeking “less waste, more productivity” gravure printing lines.

Management information

Among the many Heidelberg exhibits, under the umbrella term Prinect, look out for JDF developments that link product design, production, workflow and MIS elements.

Users of the Optimus 2020 MIS systems will benefit from the launch of the Vision KPI module. The result of a six month development programme and with the active support of Vision in Print, Optimus 2020 Vision is said to overcome a significant hurdle printers face when maximizing their MIS investment – “translating the wealth of data captured by the system into the key performance indicators that identify the all-important trends within the business”.

ViP identified the priority for suppliers to incorporate KPI reporting into their MIS systems in such a way that users can quickly grasp what the data means and act on it. Optimus 2020 Vision does this by making the data accessible on the users’ desktops. It enables them to focus on the indicators “that really show what is happening in the business – not just what is happening hour-by-hour or job-by-job, but what is changing”, states Optimus. “It lets managers see both the wood and the trees.”

The new module will be incorporated as standard with all Optimus 2020 MIS systems.

Offset

Reducing downtime, increasing efficiency and overall output will again be a theme in the packaging area of Heidelberg’s display. Two new Speedmaster presses - the XL 162 and the XL 145 – mark the arrival of the company’s large format range, underlining its strong commitment to the packaging market “and to the very highest productivity systems”. Both the XL 162 (size 7b) and XL 145 (size 6) include proven Heidelberg technology such as the Preset Plus feeder and delivery, Autoplate and Speedmaster inking.

Re-engineered for a slightly large sheet size (520 x 750mm), KBA’s new 15,000 sheets/hour Rapida 75 is configurable with two to eight colours plus coater and perfector, and incorporates some 30 new features. For label and packaging printers, there is a special 605 x 750mm version. It incorporates many of the proven features of the bigger format presses, including pneumatic suction sidelays, an open inking unit design, gripper systems and DensiTronic density measurement and control from the console.

Of particular interest to packaging printers will be DensiTronic PDF, a new tool for quality control and documentation when printing sensitive substrates. A scanner attached to the DensiTronic Professional densitometry system scans the sheets at a resolution of 330dpi and compares them with the original PDF. The software is said to allow even minimal deviations to be detected and automatically recorded for the customer’s benefit in the quality log.

The print length of the perfector version of the Rapida 162a has now been extended to 1,170mm, which means that the full sheet format can now be used in perfecting mode. Printers of quality packaging will be interested to hear that register accuracy, perfecting and sheet guidance have been improved, there is a new, lower delivery pile and the print-free corridors have been reduced.

Komori will introduce the Lithrone SX40, the latest evolution of its LS platform, with “a host of upgraded features, designed to further improve print quality and job cycle times”. The new press has a top speed of 18,000 sheets/hour and faster automatic plate change, offering a 35 per cent reduction in job change-over time. All controls are integrated and automatic through the new PQC console’s touchscreen. The new KHS-AI fast print start-up system has a self-learning function which progressively updates all press settings.

Major themes from MAN Roland are value added printing on sheet-fed presses, applied innovations on web presses, and print value for everything concerning services, pressroom products, networking, consultancy, and energy efficiency for sustainability of natural resources.

The new printnet component for the online registration of operation data supports calculation when collecting strengths and weaknesses after a printing order for sheet-fed and web presses – helping to improve economy. New for sheet-fed presses is the order disposition software working directly at the press for the optimal order of the print jobs.

Planatol will feature fountain solutions for IPA containing, IPA reduced and IPA-free rotary and sheet-fed presses.

Technotrans will be presenting the spinclean.d, a consumable-free system for fine filtration of dampening solution.

Materials

M-real will present lightweight cartonboard developed for environmental compatibility, sustainability and cost cutting. M-real considers reduction of the basis weight of the board to be a key to sustainable packaging and has made substantial investments in the production process - u60M at the Simpele mill alone.

The critical feature of this innovation, the company states, is that the board boasts precisely the same properties as previously, but weighs considerably less. Lightweight Simcote, for example, is said to achieve weight savings of up to 44 per cent compared with some competing products. Other examples of this product development are the Carta Integra and Carta Solida grades, which are claimed to offer excellent printing properties combined with lighter weight. In addition to the weight savings, the consistency of the board has been improved, resulting in better runnability on converting and packing lines, according to M-real.

Plates and sleeves

The Flint Group will focus on its new nyloflex

ITR Thin and ITR Classic ready-to-image photopolymer sleeves. These are seamless printing forms with a LAMS layer ready for digital imaging, developed especially for high quality flexo printing. Easy operation, faster makeready, improved press speed and cost savings are the advantages promised. A new plate for UV printing will also make its debut.

Another highlight will be the nyloflex infinity technology for manufacturing endless printing forms, offering improved print quality, reduced plate mounting and press makeready time, and faster press speed.

Prepress

New products from Agfa Graphics include the Azura TS ThermoFuse based chem-free thermal digital plate featuring a substantial increase in throughput, an advanced clean-out system and improved contrast. The Apogee Suite is a new workflow that integrates all content, project management, prepress and production functions. Apogee Media is an Apogee Suite module for total content integration and management.

Agfa will also be demonstrating its :Dotrix Modular single pass industrial inkjet system for flexible packaging and folding carton applications.

Ameco Raster UK will share a stand with Flexotech, which makes a range of high tech flexo plate mounting machines that complement its own range of flexo proofing equipment.

Dalim Software is introducing new features to its Dialogue stand-alone SWOP Certified monitor based proofing application running under the Macintosh OS X operating system. Dialogue offers a way to provide remote and collaborative viewing and soft proofing of high resolution files (PDF, PostScript and TIFF-IT, among others) through the internet.

Dalim and UPM have partnered to develop Virtual Library as a tool to allow UPM to demonstrate the realistic effect of different paper grades to its customers. It will be able to simulate the different paper stocks, including the effects of whiteness, see-through and opacity, in real-time.

Dynagram will show a new line-up of professional imposition tools based on PDF and JDF workflows. This includes the introduction of the inpO2 version 3.0 imposition software for Adobe Acrobat along with two new modules for imposition planning and ganging optimization through automatic layout calculation. In addition, Dynagram will be showing its DynaStrip imposition software version 5.2 working within a JDF workflow with MIS and RIP partners in the CIP4 JDF Pavilion.

In the CIP4 JDF Experience Parc, it will show how JDF files produced by the MIS systems are processed and imposed in DynaStrip 5.2, then JDF imposition data is passed on to the RIP for processing.

EFI will feature demonstrations of the newest Fiery colour digital print innovation, including integration with the Adobe PDF Print Engine. This allows users to natively support PDF transparency across their workflows and “to precisely print PDF files that match what they see on the screen during the content creation process”. There will also be new Fiery innovations in makeready, as well as enhancements to its intuitive user interface.

Visitors will also get a first look at a new Proofing to Go RIP software being launched at drupa. Colorproof eXpress outputs accurate proofs, full colour print-outs and “brilliant photos” with a single RIP/inkjet printer combination.

Visitors to the GMG stand can expect new versions of ColorProof, DotProof, and FlexoProof that focus on additional functions, easier handling and intuitive support of the various industry standards. The software features the new Adobe PDF Print Engine technology.

For colour management, ColorMaster in a Box will make its debut. This is for companies that want to keep their data in the RGB colour space for as long as possible. Only at the very last minute, when the printing process has been definitively defined, are the RGB data separated into the required CMYK target colour space using ColorServer.

Also new is Connect, which permits simple integration of GMG products in Prinergy, Esko and Dalim workflow environments. The software is said to be of great benefit for efficient remote proofing, enabling cross-platform checking of print job status by the internet, for example.

JM Heaford will be exhibiting its new generation, front loading, gravure proof press for the first time at a major show. Developed specifically for off-line job approval, the machine will be demonstrated continuously.

For wide web flexo printers, two new versions of both mounting, and mounting and proofing machines will be exhibited. A sleeve dedicated and gearless (servodrive) mounting and proofing machine features a “new and advanced” video system. The latest generation sleeve dedicated mounting only machine also features the camera system and servodrive indexing.

For narrow web flexo printers, Heaford is to launch a narrow web plate mounting machine which complements its current high end range. A fully servo driven and computer controlled drum flexo proof press will be exhibited on the Rossini stand in Hall 16. This sleeve dedicated unit will interest printers and repro houses wishing to print production quality proofs onto the end user’s substrates.

RK Print Coat will show the FlexiProof 100 and FlexiProof UV benchtop units for a variety of flexo prepress purposes. Trouble shooting proofing devices such as the handheld Esiproof for water, solvent and UV flexo inks will also be on display. RK’s Versatile Converting Machine is said to be used by manufacturers and converters throughout Europe for research and development, short run production and quality control purposes. Each machine is designed to meet specific coating, coating/laminating and/or print requirements. Users may select from more than 15 different coating and printhead technologies, and a variety of drying and curing methods.

Trade associations

Amec Envasgraf, The Spanish Packing, Packaging, Bottling, Cartoning, Graphics and Printing Machinery Association, is co-ordinating the joint participation of the 13 Spanish companies at the show, including Comexi, Pasaban, Proslit and Rotatek. The companies’ exhibits include machinery, products and services covering the whole value creation chain in the printing and graphic sector. Amec Envasgraf is part of the Multisectorial Association of Exporting Companies, a private national, non-profit making business association of more than 400 companies.

Cleaning

With the need to reduce pollution and waste, proofing press specialist Ameco Raster UK has developed an alternative method for cleaning cylinders. It is said to be totally mechanized and automatically controlled, and offers quicker and more efficient cleaning of both the cylinders and doctor blade, using less solvent, and reducing fumes and waste.

The new AF24 automatic filter will improve cleaning efficiency and reduce maintenance in existing and new web cleaning systems from Kelva. It includes up to 12 filter cartridges with a total area of 24m2. The filter is automatically cleaned with pressurized air exhausted through multi-jet nozzles that push the contamination back into a dust trap, where it is collected in a replaceable plastics bag.

The cleaning sequence can be programmed to deal with any type of dust and contamination removal. The filter is designed to fit a standard K30, K55, K75 or K110 filter/fan unit. It can also work as a stand-alone unit with any web cleaner.

The upgraded BR32 version of the classic Kelva web cleaning head for wide web cleaning with integrated active anti-static bars is to be introduced for improved cleaning efficiency within the same dimensions as the old BR3 and BR31 cleaning heads.

In a simulated washing room area, DW Renzmann will present an overview of its extensive portfolio of systems for cleaning anilox rollers, gravure cylinders, doctor blades, ink pans and ink pumps.

A highlight of the technotrans stand is the first presentation of the company’s entire product range of blanket cleaning systems.

With a host of innovations, drupa 2008 surely promises to be the industry highlight of the year. Hope to see you there!


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Stand numbers

AB Graphic International Hall 11, stand 11C75
Agfa Graphics Hall 8a, stand B63
Amec Evasgraf Hall 12, stand 12B70
Ameco Raster UK/Flexotech Hall 4, stand 4F21
AVT Hall 3, stand 3F69
Bimec Hall 11, stand 11E74
Carint Hall 10, stand 10A24
Dalim Hall 9, stand 9C44
Dienes Hall 11, stand 11B56
Dynagram Hall 9, stand 9E61
EFI Hall 5, stand 5C01
Fischer & Krecke Hall 15, stand 15A21
Flint Group Hall 5, stand 5C38. Hall 16, stand 16A21
GMG Hall 8b, stand A11
Goebel Hall 10, stand 10D43
JM Heaford Hall 10, stand 10C69
Heidelberg Halls 1 and 2
Dr Hönle Hall 3, stand 3D40
Intercolour Hall 3, stand 3B52
IST Hall 3, stand 3B17
Kampf Hall 10, stand 10 B73
KBA Hall 16, stand 16B45
Kelva Hall 10, stand 10D79
Komori Hall 15, stand 15D04
M-real Hall 6, stand 6C61
Omet Hall 10, stand 10A43
Optimus Hall 6, stand 6D60
Pantone Hall 9, stand 9E04
Planatol Hall 13, stand 13A07
Polytype Converting Hall 12, stand 12B45
Prati Hall 11, stand 11C56 (Atlantic Zeiser)
DW Renzmann Hall 16, stand 16D53
RK Print Coat Hall 6, stand 6A25
MAN Roland Hall 6, stand 6D28
Rotomec Hall 10, stand 10A04
Schiavi Hall 10, stand 10A04
Soma Engineering Hall 6, stand 6B75
Sun Chemical Hall 6, stand 6B75
Technotrans Hall 16, stand 16A45
Xaar Hall 4, stand 4E10
X-Rite Hall 9, stand 9E04





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Rotomec
Soma Engineering
Sun Chemical
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Xaar
X-Rite

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