The dates for the next Drupa have been settled and the reduction in duration is absolutely no surprise. That announcement will be welcomed by all – except perhaps the hoteliers, bars, restaurants and taxi drivers of Dusseldorf who now have fewer days to recoup their investment in the event. More interesting though are the figures […]
The Print Show at the NEC last week passed off with few complaints (apart from the cost of parking and inflated price of hotel rooms that is). Exhibitors met interested visitors and visitors got to see machinery being put through its paces. There was even machinery on the floor that no visitor had ever seen […]
An organisation called Young People in Print is trying to address the lack of young people choosing print as a career. It has no direct tie ups with any of the employers’ organisations and is the result of a ground swelling of concern from friends at various places around the industry. All have observed that […]
Gareth Ward on what the printing world learned at Drupa. The lights of Drupa have
The world of book wholesaling and distribution rarely troubles print companies. The market seems to continue much as it always has, takeovers occur, new ventures are promised, investments are made. These investments have included some kind of digital print capacity to compensate for a title missing from the shelves by printing something on the spot. […]
Two campaigns aiming to boost the perception of print make the news this week, one from Germany, one led by the Independent Printing Industries Association. The two are aiming at the same result, but are taking very different paths, perhaps driven by budgets, perhaps by national characteristics. The German campaign We Love Print arrives with […]
It has long been held that elections are good for print. There are orders for
The late great Steve Jobs was adamant about the importance of one thing when in
After two weeks of thrilling spectacle, the 2024 Olympics can be said to have lived
It’s summertime and the living is easy as the Gershwin song goes. It’s the time
Heidelberg’s presence at Drupa was reckoned as one of the most impressive at the show. Visitors
We have just recovered from the first Drupa in eight years and by all reckonings
Ford is bringing back the name of one its most iconic cars, the Capri. However,
As the post election dust settles, it is clear that the country will gain some
A 600-year-old technology has been endorsed by one of the country’s most astute and technologically
Polarisation seems to be the trend of the age as existing orders fragment like a
The mailbox has been filled with investment stories over the last couple of weeks, not
The final curtain has fallen on Drupa, but the final verdict, or verdicts, on how
There are several days left to run so it is both wrong and impossible to
Drupa opens today with an almost unbearable weight of expectation on its shoulders. Having lost
There are just seven days until Drupa opens its doors and the accuracy of numerous
The expectations for Drupa are built around inkjet, AI and automation. Inkjet is (finally) going
There will be a lot of automation at Drupa. A lot. From artificial intelligence to speed workflows
Social media is either the bane or the beauty of the age. Whether Facebook, X
