Fully automating printing processes with a user-friendly interface will soon be possible at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Therefore, the manufacturer is relying on a cloud-based workflow system.
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Mono-material coffee bags, thermoformed paper-based food trays: Packaging experts have been getting ready to step into the circular economy. But besides optimizing recyclability and balancing packaging function, producibility or logistics, there is a lot more that goes along with meeting the circular regulatory framework.
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Print-on-demand giant Amazon wants to add a new center for letterpress printing in Florida. It has not been officially announced by Amazon yet, but Orange County's mayor is excited.
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The history of drupa: A look back at the beginnings in 1951 shows the rapid changes in an industry that at that time still paid homage to book printing and melted lead for letters. Today drupa shows how to print electronics or 3D and much more. A little timetravel.
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There is hardly an industry or sector that is not supported by 3D printing technology. Graphy recently launched what is claimed to be the "world's first" directly 3D-printed orthodontic splint with shape memory function at a show in Cologne, Germany. The manufacturer from South Korea works respectively prints with photopolymer resins. The new product makes it possible to speed up the treatment process for patients. It could make replacement aligners largely obsolete.
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The year 2021 is coming to an end and looking back, a lot has happened. We have been able to experience many events and topics and kept hold of them in our drupa blog, and we would like to thank all our readers. From virtual.drupa to sustainability and 3D printing to printing processes, we have covered a wide variety of areas and would like to share some of our highlights with you before 2022 arrives and we start looking into the future to what lies ahead.
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It is time for our latest #PrintingProcesses article, where we share fundamental insights regarding printing technologies and methods. In this episode of our series, we will continue from our last article, in which we had already teased what’s to come: large format digital printing and out of home media.
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It is time for our latest #PrintingProcesses article, where we share fundamental insights regarding printing technologies. In this episode of our series, we will show you a wide variety of digital printing methods that are essential in the world of print.
Continue ReadingIt’s time for a new article in our series #PrintingProcesses, in which we introduce you to all the basic – yet very important – techniques and fundamental knowledge of the print technologies we know and utilise to this day. This episode, it’s all about digital inkjet printing which belongs to the Non-Impact Printing (NIP) technology.
Continue ReadingIn this new episode of our freshly startet series #PrintingProcesses, we take a closer look at photocopying, also known as xerography. This invention enabled the possibility to make copies of documents and other visual images onto paper or plastic film quick and especially cheap. And even still today, in the era of digitalization, photocopiers are an indispensable part of everyday life.
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