Graph Expo 2010: Digital Printing & Workflow - Joining the Jet Set Crowd

Change often seems to happen overnight, even when it was years in the making. Digital technology has literally and figuratively been coming to the fore at Graph Expo for the past few shows. Yet walking through the entrance this year, the dominance of digital solution vendors was striking.

Attendees who paused to get their bearings and cast their eyes along the front aisle of the show floor saw a lineup of exhibitors that included Xanté, Xerox, HP, EFI, Presstek, xpedx and Pitney Bowes. Absent were the likes of Heidelberg, Komori and Mitsubishi Litho Presses, while KBA North America and manroland had booths toward the back. McCormick Place South buzzed with activity, but nary a warning chime, ding or song from an offset press reached the ear.