With the fairgrounds spanning 19 halls, it’s simply not practical to cover all that the show had to offer. For a taste of the rest, the following are some of the key announcements made in other hot product categories, including bindy and finishing, digital plates, Web-to-print and wide-format printing.
There was a great deal of anticipation about Benny Landa and the debut of his Nanographic Printing process among the trade press and industry pundits leading up to drupa 2012. Throughout the show, Landa starred in five daily presentations within Landa Corp.’s 300-seat theater.
Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ June 2012 edition, featuring J.S. McCarthy Printers and Precision Graphics of Oregon.
Binding and finishing news briefs from Printing Impressions’ June 2012 edition, featuring Dayton Mailing Services, McArdle and Ferrostaal.
The Sunday press marks the first major investment in printing technology for Tidewater Direct’s plant in Centreville, MD—one of the web offset printer’s three plants—since it began operations in 2006. It eventually will be configured as two independent four-color presses.
Formerly a vintage letterpress, the Heidelberg machine was completely dismantled and refurbished as a cylinder diecutter yet retains its yesteryear charm. Braintree Printing will primarily use it to manufacture 9x12˝ pocket folders. “We have seen a large increase in the number of customers requesting folders for presentations,” said Jim Corliss, owner of Braintree Printing.
It’s good to be back home and try to put all drupa 2012 had to offer into some kind of perspective. I’ll start where my drupa did, with the press conference of the ebullient and irrepressible showman Benny Landa and the rollout of Nanography.
BOSTON—Sotheby’s Imprint (SI), a global print management solutions provider, announced an alliance with leading printing press manufacturer Heidelberg. The agreement confirms that Sotheby’s Imprint Premier Platform, a global network of print and distribution suppliers, will exclusively utilize Heidelberg’s offset printing technology.
The agreement confirms that Sotheby’s Imprint Premier Platform, a global network of print and distribution suppliers, will exclusively utilize Heidelberg’s offset printing technology, supporting unparalleled print management solutions. SI will utilize Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL sheetfed press platform.
Heidelberg used drupa 2012 as the launchpad for its new Speedmaster SX models that combine the cutting-edge technology of the Speedmaster XL class with the tried-and-tested platform of the Speedmaster SM series to form a new performance class.
