A study by the Saxon Institute for the Printing Industry (SID) and Darmstadt Technical University has looked at the consequences of using UV inks in sheetfed offset printing. The results show that a considerable proportion of the print products produced in UV offset printing are not deinkable. Here's why.
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The development of the offset printing press came in three stages. It all started in 1875, when Robert Barclay of England patented the first rotary offset lithography printing press. Read the whole story of the origins of offset printing.
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Fokus Nachhaltigkeit in der Druckindustrie. Wenn wir über das Thema Nachhaltigkeit sprechen, betrachten wir in erster Linie das Thema Papierherstellung. Neben dem Produktionsprozess liegt der Fokus auf den verwendeten Materialien. Denn das ist der Anfang unserer CO2-Fußabdrücke.
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The printing segment has always been coping with supply chain pressures. With energy prices now skyrocketing, the industry is facing a new challenge. The shortage of paper in Europe has caused mill shutdowns and curtailments and some businesses are even on the verge of closing. How is the sector grappling with the energy crisis and other industry challenges?
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While the leading industrial nations have set themselves the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050, HEIDELBERG has made a self-commitment to become climate neutral by 2030. Find out how they plan to do so in this blog post.
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Longstanding drupa fans are of course familiar with the Global Trends Report, which was recently published in its eighth edition. But how do industry experts view its results and is there any finding that particularly stands out?
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The global economic market has suffered great losses in the last two years. key findings stemming from the long-awaited 8th drupa Global Trends Report reveal inside information about how this affects the printing industry and what its situation looks like. Furthermore, it also points at the shifts in the sector and the market potentials on a global level.
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Soon the Japan Inkjet Technology Trade Fair will start in Tokyo. As a special partner of this exhibition, drupa interviewed the organizer Aki Ohno, who gave some information on his career and an overview of the trade fair and the Japanese printing market.
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Lamination is an essential part of printing processes and allows the addition of versatile effects to stage print products in such a way that they achieve the desired appeal to their target groups. The company Nobelus has developed a new laminate product that is designed to increase product sales with unique properties: FineGrit Laminate.
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Every book lover knows the debate: physical books or ebooks? A study has now shown that the majority actually still prefer physical books. In the age of rising environmental awareness, however, this means that book printers have to make books sustainable.
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