drupa 2016 is set to open its doors in exactly 365 days. Recent years have seen rapid disruptive changes and adoption of new technologies. How does this impact the industry and who will be the biggest player at drupa next? By Sabine A Slaughter

The Vitrolux H glass engraving could be seen at the Signtrade booth at SGI. It is a complete engraving system including 3D-scanner and engraver.
VitroScan 3D scanners takes the picture of customers in three dimensions. Afterwards, the Vitrolux Laser produces the image directly before the eyes of the customer.

Setting new standards in print quality, value and media handling the Intec CP3000 produces glossy, vivid colors, rich deep blacks and smooth color transitions on media weights up to 400gsm/micron (150 lb. Cover) whilst also providing the lowest cost per copy of any SRA3 printer in its class.

CPI's enthusiasm for inkjet favours partnerships with major players. CPI, HP and Timsons collaborate on novel book printing concept.

At the Xerox Premier Partner event in Madrid, keynote speakers and printers outlined their vision of the future to come.

Giorgio Nebuloni, Research Manager, Datacenters, at IDC EMEA, Chrystelle Labesque, Research Manager, Personal Computing, at IDC EMEA

Griffin Digital waited patiently for a fully inline, automated book printing solution and is now reaping the rewards of crucial price point margins in short-run and on-demand digital book printing.

Griffin Digital, a subsidiary of Griffin Press, is Australia's leading supplier of short–run books to publishers and authors. Based in Adelaide, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and London, the company has significant expertise in short–run digital production, helping mass or niche publishers get new titles and reprints to market quickly.

Ambassador Antalis will debut its new Masterline® ePacker, showcase the latest addition to the Lantech stretch wrap systems and present more of its product innovations at Logistics Link Live (4-5 June, NEC Birmingham) on Stand 102. Visitors will see how its wide range of packaging solutions can ultimately improve their businesses efficiency, and with the right investment, improve logistics costs and reduce wastage.

The latest Lantech Q300XT stretch wrap system follows the popular Q-300 model but with added automation, allowing for the patented Cut and Clamp® to automatically capture stretch film and cut it at the end of the wrap cycle.

• Sociedade Central de Cervejas e Bebidas Brewery, Part of the HEINEKEN Group, near Lisbon Honored with GE ecomagination Award
• Annual Fresh Water Consumption Reduced by 72 Million Liters
• Brewery Lessened Its Environmental and Economic Impact

Products Made in USA Increases to 90% with Return of China Produced Products

Green Leaf®, Incorporated, a manufacturer of liquid handling products located in Fontanet, Indiana, announces that a number of its products being produced in China will return to be manufactured in America.

New Karlville KSPQ Provides Specialty Packaging Technologies With Rapid Change Over Technology for Increased Efficiencies

Specialty Packaging Technologies, Inc., poised to be the leading flexible packaging manufacturer, today announced the purchase of Karlville's first and only KSPQ hybrid pouching machine that is revolutionizing the flexible packaging industry. Specialty Packaging Technologies (SPT) focuses on customized premade pouches, including spouted pouches, and the new KSPQ pouching machine allows for quicker changeover and increased efficiencies from both economic and versatility standpoints.

Concrete producers also benefit from condensed package size

BASF today announced new packaging for its Master Builders Solutions brand MasterFiber MAC Matrix macrosynthetic fiber that allows for enhanced performance in concrete. The sophisticated packaging condenses the fibers in an aligned format, improving their dispersion in the concrete mixture compared to traditional loose fiber packaging.