One of the highlights of the manufacturer's stand was the Colorliner CPS compact newspaper press tower - one of eight due to be shipped to Scotland's DC Thomson, which ordered the world's first Colorliner CPS last October.

EMEA marketing manager Eric Bell said that the show had also been a good opportunity to introduce packaging printers to the GossSunday Vpak.

"Drupa was the first public showing for the Vpak outside of our factory so it was about introducing that sector to our Sunday technology," he added.

"It was a success in terms of interest and now there's a lot of follow-up work to do, but that's what shows are about – what you do after Drupa is just as important as what you do in the build-up."

Bell echoed the consensus that the quality of leads at the show had outweighed the decline in visitors. "On the high end capital goods side all the key decision makers were there," he added. "So while it was quieter, it was still a good show."

The manufacturer also showcased its Sunday 5000 96-page web press, as well as units from the new high-speed single-width Goss Magnum HPS and its latest 16-page M600 at Drupa.

Goss International president and chief executive Jochen Meissner said: "We accomplished what we set out to do at Drupa, which was to introduce our customers to innovative ideas for commercial print, packaging and newspaper production.