Welcome to the 6th drupa Global Trends Report 2019 – providing great insights into the current situation in the printing industry, as well as an overview of economic and market-related trends.
We talked to CloudLab's CEO Marc Horriar who explains why drupa is not only a must for big global players but also for up-and-coming companies.
Food waste and additive manufacturing are two important developments in the recent years. The first a shocking crisis, the latter a solution for a variety of problems and challenges. Two Dutch students made the two cross paths now and upcycle unwanted food into 3D-printed luxurious snacks.
Who would have thought that drupa could change someone’s mind? drupa’s ambassador Deborah Corn has met Ellen Manning, Vice President of Sales at Eagle Systems, who shares her thoughts on the printing and packaging industry and how attending drupa literally changed her life.
To save paper, costs and lifetime of presses, the Dutch company Q.I. Press Controls developed an innovative smart pre-setting technology. The self-learning software is even able to make older printing presses more durable and future-proof.
With package damage and loss still being an issue in the packaging and transport industry, Intel now offers their Connected Logistics Platform. Low-cost IoT sensors that are attached to packages collect data to inform about damage, location, shock, tilt, temperature and humidity of the shipped goods.
Folorunso Alakija is one of the most successful business women of Africa and owns a Nigerian printing company. In the interview with our Director of International Business, Dr. Clemens Schütte, she tells us about her plans for the upcoming drupa 2020.
This edition of Pioneers of Printing focusses on the American engineer and inventor Gary Starkweather who, along with a variety of amazing achievements during his career, invented the first laser printer.
It was a matter of time, until additive manufacturing and alternative energies cross paths and the moment has finally come. The technology will simplify the manufacturing of large wind turbines and reduce costs, time-effort and emissions.
By now, shopping flowers online has been challenging, because sending them involves many risks. But recently, Indian flexible packaging company Uflex developed the “Waterless Internet Flower Packaging”, which ensures a longer shelf life.