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The 2016 drupa innovation park (dip) will highlight marketing concepts and business platforms, including automation, workflow and print technologies. Daily programs and interviews will take place at the dip energy lounge, but there will be a focus on business models at the dip stage program with daily slots dedicated to the topic.

Held once every four years, drupa has historically been a bellwether of product development cycles.

One room remains available for the Printing Industries Alliance drupa Experience! A Private Turn-Key VIP Tour.

HP Inc. has introduced the HP Latex 500 printer series and HP Latex 1500 printer that are ideal for medium-to-large sign and display print service providers (PSPs). "The HP Latex 500 series and 1500 printer set new performance thresholds at a lower upfront investment, helping customers meet peak production demands to keep jobs in-house, as well as capture growth application opportunities such as indoor and outdoor backlit signage," says Xavier Garcia, general manager, Large Format Printing division, HP Inc.

I attended the recent Dscoop Americas event in San Antonio and was struck by a few trends, such as value-added special effects, digital laser cutting, PrintBeat (which will be the heart of PrintOS for HP Indigo users), the overlap of inkjet and electrophotography, and Print in 8 (the idea that print could be delivered anywhere in the world in eight hours).

At the ReproMAX Spring Executive Conference last week, Guy Timothy, president of SBR/Vision Graphics, received the Mike Duff Award.

Since installing two HP PageWide XL 8000 printers earlier this year, RGS has been able to enhance its color printing services.

GPA’s entire sales force and members of the management team were in attendance at Dscoop San Antonio.

Attendees of the ISA’s Sign Expo 2016 are invited to experience the latest automation features at Agfa Graphics’ booth.

The choice isn’t always digital OR letterpress printing; sometimes you can breathe new life into your design by opting for both.