What does drupa mean? We’ve lined up an assortment of industry pundits and prognosticators to help you sort out the substance from the hype, and separate the pedestrian from the arcane. It’s tough to slap a label on a worldwide trade show.
From May 3-16, all planes, trains and automobiles will lead to Düsseldorf, Germany, for drupa 2012, the mega-exhibition that brings together graphic arts professionals from around the world and showcases cutting-edge innovations. Although Americans will represent a very small percentage of the expected 350,000 visitors converging on the fairgrounds’ 19 halls filled with 1,850 exhibitors, the new products and technology demonstrations at drupa provide a compass point for the technological direction that the U.S. industry will take for years to come.
Commercial printer equipment installations and other news from Printing Impressions’ April 2012 edition, featuring Source One Digital, O'Neil Data Systems and Lew A. Cummings Co.
Commercial printing industry supplier company and personnel news from Printing Impressions’ April 2012 edition.
Binding and finishing news briefs from Printing Impressions’ April 2012 edition, including items on Ledgeview Printing and Roswell Bookbinding.
At the official drupa 2012 International Media Conference, more than 100 media delegates eagerly awaited to hear about the latest drupa product launches that were going to be revealed during the three-day press briefing. Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, CEO and president of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, reported that the show is sold out.
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—The management board and Workers' Council of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) have reached an agreement regarding the implementation of the "FOCUS 2012" efficiency program. The consensus reached provides for savings on personnel costs, more flexible working time arrangements, and worldwide job cuts that will reduce its current workforce of about 15,500 to fewer than 14,000 by mid-2014.
The consensus Heidelberg reached with its employees provides for reductions in personnel costs, more flexible working time arrangements, and worldwide job cuts that will result in a head count below 14,000. As of Dec. 31, 2011, Heidelberg had 15,666 employees.
For the fourth year in a row, Heidelberg USA hosted the annual Georgia SkillsUSA Training Day and competition in Advertising Design and Graphic Communications on March 15-16, 2012, at its Technology Center. The Printing and Imaging Association of Georgia (PIAG) partnered with Heidelberg USA to sponsor the event.
The international networking meeting “Women in Print” will take place on May 6 at the Heidelberg “Sternberg Lounge” in the direct vicinity of Hall 1. The event will offer female executives managers from the print media industry a common platform to share ideas and exchange experiences.
