US-Israeli manufacturing firm Kornit Digital held its own Fashion Week recently in Tel Aviv. However, what made it so special: Fashion by famous designers was displayed on the runway that was made with the cutting-edge print technology and system of Kornit.
Platform economy is one of the new megatrends at drupa 2024. We explain what this term exactly means and what opportunities the printing industry can experience through the merger of printing specialists.
Higher customer demands and market challenges result in the development of innovative solutions for the print and packaging market. Results are particularly promising when industry leaders put their heads together to meet the customer and market demands. The strong alliance between Esko and CERM announces the world-first integrated solution on how to automate complex label production.
drupa 2024 comes with many new highlights. One of these main focuses is print 4.0! Digitalization in the printing industry is becoming increasingly important, and companies should keep an eye on how they can adapt to this transition. Print 4.0 can be a solution for this as it optimizes process flows within a print job.
What could a material that can heal itself, measure strain, temperature and even humidity be suitable for? The answer: robot hands and arms. At least, that's exactly the function the researchers had in mind when they managed to develop the very thing many had failed at before.
Usually, concrete is created from a mixture of water, cement and aggregates such as sand. Scientists at Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) and Brunel University have developed a way of turning 3D printing concrete into a more sustainable, robust building material by using recycled glass.
In this day and age, packaging has become indispensable in our everyday life, especially in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors. There are regulatory frameworks dictating the disposal of production waste and operating materials that have played a major part in waste management. However, it lies in our hands to lessen the burden on the climate. How can we reduce the consumables on a large scale with the help of modern packaging?
Time for a new chapter: Succeeding Claus Bolza-Schünemann, Dr. Andreas Pleßke has been elected as the new chairman of the drupa committee and in this function is proactively pursuing the goal of strengthening the unique selling proposition of the world's leading trade show.
At drupa we have always been highly supportive of the younger generation and young talents. With various cooperations over the years, we take a look back at those that stand out, while also putting our eyes towards the future and giving a sneak peek of what's to come.
In several publications, drupa’s supporting association VDMA is taking a close look at artificial intelligence for the machinery industry. The potential AI carries to support the machinery industry is very high, thus we are examining the steps that are needed to successfully incorporate AI and also giving details about examples of how it could be used.