The German Druck&Medien Awards were presented at the beginning of November 2022. The winner of the drupa-sponsored Crossmedia Service Provider of the Year category is MyPostcard. We spoke to the founder Oliver Kray.
At the Circular Economy Forum held as part of this year's world-leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, K 2022, mechanical and plant engineering companies presented their technical innovations for integrating the circular economy into this industry. The platform was an inspiring example of how this important future topic can be given a stage – exhibitors and visitors agreed on this.
The growth potential of the digital textile ink market lies ahead: the rise of e-commerce and the popularity of customization are accelerating print on demand and expanding digital textile printing to various segments across the supply chain. The textile industry has undoubtedly become an integral part of the printing industry and thus drupa is responding to this development with a special forum “touchpoint textile” at the upcoming drupa 2024.
The increasing demand for resource-saving products requires companies in all sectors to find solutions. The Mechanical and System Engineering company Winkler+Dünnebier GmbH has already initiated some steps and has planned further ones to support its customers in turning to resource-efficient processes, products and packaging.
tesa announces the launch of their newest product tesa® 60412: a packaging tape made of recycled PET bottles. Composed of recycled materials and bio-based raw materials, tesa‘s recycled PET packaging tape provides a more sustainable alternative to conventional packaging tape.
Marabu presented CO2- and energy-saving UV-LED-curable screen printing inks and a new digital printing varnish at glasstec 2022. The manufacturer's portfolio was also expanded with inks suitable for screen, digital, and pad printing for the glass industry.
Auf der diesjährigen PRINT & DIGITAL CONVENTION haben wir neben den großen Highlight-Projekten auch viele spannende Projekte an den Ständen der Aussteller entdeckt. Eine dieser Entdeckungen machten wir bei DATEV, deren Auszubildende im DATEV Digital & Print Solution Center die Möglichkeit haben, ein Druckmedium völlig eigenständig zu gestalten. Über das Ergebnis der Aufgabe hat DATEV einen Gastbeitrag für uns geschrieben: ein nachhaltiges Kochbuch!
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?
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 current situation looks like. Furthermore, it also points at the shifts in the sector and the market potentials on a global level.
Japanese scientists have invented a new way to produce polymers. Their new combination technique will make great contributions to the development of plastics. May we anticipate the arrival of more environmentally friendly, heat-resistant and transparent plastic materials.