Digital Printing-Production Inkjet - Hybrid

The maturation of inkjet 2.0 was certainly a prevalent theme at drupa 2016, but the emphasis shifted beyond more “traditional” inkjet applications such as books, direct mail, transactional and commercial printing. Instead, production inkjet and toner equipment manufacturers unveiled numerous offerings within the digital package printing space — especially for folding cartons, corrugated and labels — earning drupa 2016 “The Digital Packaging drupa” moniker.

The following is a sampling of just some of the new products that were featured at drupa 2016.

With the acquisition of Collins Inkjet, Kao Corp. will provide global customers with its innovative products and services.

I knew that digital packaging would play a key role at drupa 2016, but it was only after being there did I realize just how much so.

Anton Group has formed an innovative partnership with Kodak to develop a ‘digilitho’ for its own use, based on UltraStream technology.

Screen GP has developed new inkjet inks for use with its Truepress Jet 520HD high-speed roll-fed inkjet press.

UltraStream is aimed at printers demanding a superior image quality to integrate into their application-based production systems.

CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann sees good growth prospects in digital and packaging printing for the KBA Group.

Four industry execs led a supplier panel at the Inkjet Summit 2016 discussing inkjet and how they are moving the market forward.

The joint KBA/Xerox hybrid press development is a great example of how the traditional analog, digital press worlds are converging.