Printing United Recap

High Energy for Print Industry

By DPS Magazine Staff

PRINTING United took place October 18 to 20, 2023, in Atlanta, GA. The trade show brings all segments of print together under one roof. The show included notable product announcements across hardware, consumables, media, and workflow.

Digital Printing Equipment

Vendors in the digital print space highlighted their latest and equipment from labels and packaging to production inkjet and wide format.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. unveiled the LabelStream LS2000 inkjet press and the varioPRINT iX1700 B3+ size inkjet digital sheetfed press. It also introduced the imagePRESS V1350 toner-based production press.

Durst Group showcased the Tau 330 RSC, a label printer, offering print speeds of up to 262 feet per minute and native resolution of 1,200x1,200 dpi.

EFI exhibited a full range of printing solutions for the sign and display graphics, packaging, and textile markets.

Printware launched the iJetColor1175, an HP-powered iJetColor Envelope Press.

Epson demonstrated its range of solutions ideal for a variety of applications— indoor and outdoor signage, photography, graphics, and textiles.

Fujifilm North America Corporation, Graphic Communication Division featured four new technologies in its REVORIA PRESS toner-based product line, including a new B2 option. Introduced as the Reverie Press PC1120, it is a six-color, single-pass device that prints up to 120 pages per minute (ppm) in CMYK with a choice of two specialty toners alongside the option for an under or top coat.

HP shuttled attendees over to its Graphic Arts Experience Center for a special event. Once there, visitors heard from influential speakers about the trends shaping the future of industrial print and had a chance to see the latest from its Indigo and PageWide portfolios, including the all-new HP Indigo V12 Digital Press, HP PageWide Advantage 2200, and HP Indigo 100K Digital Press.

In the Heidelberg booth, visitors witnessed the VersaFire LP, a four-color digital print system designed for high volumes in the commercial print sector. The device produces up to 135 ppm and can process media up to 24 pt. board. The company also highlighted the Gallus One roll-to-roll label press, which utilizes Dimatix Samba printheads.

IntoPrint Technologies showcased the SP1360, which offers print speeds of up to 60 ppm for both monochrome and color prints and resolutions of up to 1,200x1,200 dpi.

Koenig & Bauer promoted its RotaJET and VariJET digital presses. The new VariJET 106, a modular, singlepass sheetfed digital printing press for the folding carton market as well as the expanded capabilities of the RotaJET digital web press across all segments.

1. Canon demonstrated its portfolio of production printing and large format solutions. 2. EFI exhibited a full range of printing solutions for the sign and display graphics, packaging, and textile markets.

Komori America celebrated its 100th anniversary. To highlight how far the industry has come, it displayed an original Komori press from the 1930s. The company also shared the many ways it has evolved its focus from a printing press manufacturer to a print engineering service provider to make it possible for print providers to expand their revenue stream with new solutions in packaging and commercial print.

Kyocera introduced the TASKalfa Pro 55000cm, a cutsheet inkjet platform that prints up to 150 ppm and 9,000 images per hour at 1,200x1,200 dpi using waterbased pigment inks that have the ability to produce a wide range of colors and ensure consistent and accurate output.

Meteor Inkjet showcased its portfolio of industrial inkjet solutions including a range of electronics driving major industrial inkjet printheads; printhead nozzle status direction and image quality enhancement technologies; software development kits; and DropWatcher Systems to support printer OEMs in the design, optimization, and production of inkjet print systems.

Ricoh announced the global debut of the RICOH Pro X75 Digital Press, its first B2 perfecting sheetfed inkjet platform using aqueous ink.

Celebrating its 80th anniversary, SCREEN Americas showcased the Truepress Jet520NX Series, the Truepress Jet520HD Series, and Trurepress Jet L350UV SAI Series.

Sharp previewed major advancements in production print capabilities, including the first in a new line of digital presses. The color model of Sharp Digital Presses produce up to 120 pages per minute on a variety of media sizes and thicknesses up to 400 gsm. It is equipped with a Fiery digital front end and prints up to six colors in one pass.

Xeikon highlighted digital production capabilities in the label, packaging, and graphic arts printing sectors.

Finishing/Post Press

In the finishing sector, vendors focused on automation and tools that support the continued evolution of digital print.

APS Imaging Solutions highlighted its LF 2000 All-In-Max high-speed, automatic book block system for creating lay flat book blocks from single sheets.

Baldwin featured its BW Coverting PVQ 4.0 printing inspection software.

BlueCrest unveiled OttoMate, a collaborative robot that is engineered to work alongside human operators to automate various tasks in mail production workcell.

BOBST highlighted its printing and converting technologies portfolio, including the DIGITAL MASTER series and the MASTERM6.

The Challenge Machinery Company featured its CHAMP 185Pro hydraulic paper cutter.

DuplodemonstratedtheDC-618Slitter/Cutter/Creaser with the DC Inline folder, among othersystems.

EMT International unveiled its next generation dynamicperf and punchcontinuous feed processor line-the EMT DP22 PRO.

Graphic Whizard highlighted its SinaJetdigitaldie cutters.

KURZ debuted the DM-Unliner 2D and the DM-Smartliner.

MBO showcased five new roll-fed finishing modules including the SVC 23 Sheeter, the DFT 23 Folder, the ZSS 23 Automatic Splicer, the FC 23 Contour Cutter, and the FC 23 Spot Coater. The new modulesareallsized to fitthemost 3. Sharp previewed major advancementsin production printcapabilities.

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Morgana featured its SC6500 Digital Diecutterfrom the Plockmatic Group.

Muller Martini invited attendees to explore and interact with digital equipment and Connex workflow systems to gainfirsthand insightsintotheadvantages of seamless integration and witness the harmony between workflow and technology to demonstrate the value of a connected, efficient, and future-ready print finishing environment.

Nobelusshowcasedthe KomfiAmiga 52Double, athermal laminator thatcan perform single-sided and inline, doublesided lamination as well as the Komfi AmigaEmboss.

Plockmatic highlighted its booklet making systems, which continue to expand itscapabilities, now up to 224pages with the PowerSquare line-up, and with 1lx8.5-inch landscape functionality, or up to llxll-inch format.

Rollem unveiled the Insignia6H PLUS die cutter.

Skandacor showcased FINISHpro 2739 AF Max, a die-free flatbed die cutting solution.

Standard Finishing Systems brought its diverse line of Hunkeler and Horizon feedingandfinishingsolutions.Itsbooth hosted live demonstrations of die cutting, perfect binding and trimming, slitting and creasing, folding, saddlestitching, and roll-fed print solutions.

Therm-O-Type showcased its range of finishing equipment, ideal for digital printenvironments.

Software and Workflow

There were no shortage of software and workflowdemonstrationson thefloor.

Crawford Technology highlighted SmartSetup AutoSence and AI, a solution designed to automate print file indexing, dataextraction, and onboarding.

Customer's Canvas by Aurigma unveiled the latest features of its web to printplatform, including advanced product management capabilities.

DirectMail2.0 highlighted its marketing based solution designed to track the effectiveness of direct mail campaigns while enhancing the results through the integrationof digital platforms.

EngView released its Package & Display Designer Suite. This new version brings new features like visualization of conical objects.

Fiery showcased the digital front endsand workflow products driving digital printoperations.

HYBRID Software demonstrated its completeportfolioofprepressandworkflow softwarefor labels and packaging.

InSoft Automation introduced Imp Version 13 with a powerful invention"no-mix ganging."

SmartSoft showed updates to PressWise, its all-in-one Print MIS, WebStorefront,andPrintAutomationplatform.

ViesusshowcaseditsImageEnhancement, which offersAI Upscaling to boost the qualityoflow-resolutionimages.

Until Next Year

PRINTING United takes place next year in Las Vegas, NV from September 10 to 12, 2024. Check out dpsmagazine.com foran expandedrecap. dps