Back from Drupa with, among other things, a carpet burn*, a cough** and three notebooks full of scribblings that now need to be re-read and assimilated into coherent thoughts on the show.
The curious case of the Landa Nanographic presses continues to baffle and excite in equal measure. Having attended one of Benny Landa's five daily theatre presentations at Drupa, I can see what the excitement is about. There are dancers, drummers, contraptions that blow giant smoke rings at the audience,...
The sad fact is that if you're a 16-25 year-old looking to start a career in print with a practical course, your choices are pretty limited.
05 Apr 2012
| by Rudi Blackett
Gone are the days when a trade show was just about companies wanting to publicise their products or sell more widgets - or even having the luxury of a few days to network with fellow, like-minded business people.
In case you missed the flurry of announcements, it seems Drupa will be the B2 digital show.
While the national media are up in arms over the Royal Mail's 30% and almost 40% increase in the cost of First and Second Class stamps respectively, the true impact of the latest price increases, for the print industry at least, aren't likely to become apparent for a few weeks, if not months.
With less than 50 days to go until Drupa 2012, the four-year buzz is building to fever pitch. The launch announcements have been coming thick and fast and we have seen the likes of Esko, HP, Kodak and Xeikon all set out their Drupa stalls.
12 Nov 2010
| by John Charnock
Having moved from gainful employment in a print company to establishing a network of consultants around the world, I have been amazed at the dichotomy of opinion regarding this area of the sector.
22 Oct 2010
| by Iain Cox
Last month more than 70 fire fighters battled a massive blaze at the Amcor Flexibles print and packaging factory in Livingston. Toxic fumes from burning chemicals meant local residents near Brucefield Industrial Park had to stay inside and keep doors and windows closed.
01 Oct 2010
| by John Holmes
Andrew Tribute's article 'To survive, print firms need to become integrated communications providers' (PrintWeek, 10 September 2010) is correct in its central point but fails to mention that to succeed in the transition to providing integrated communications, print companies need to embark on a broad...