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CHASE-17245 Converting 4.5x5.qxd 3/5/07 4:24 PM Page 1 NEWS CLIPS PAPER, FILM & FOIL CONVERTER Trends Seen at drupa 2008 CHICAGO, IL | With more than 1,800 exhibitors, the next drupa will offer something for everyone involved in print. Set for May 29–June 11, 2008, at the Fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany, the quadrennial event will provide a clear look at printing trends, says John Parsons, Seybold/USA, in a report issued by drupa organizer Messe Düsseldorf. Parsons points out that drupa 2004 was called “’the JDF drupa,’ marking the emergence of the CIP4 standard as a mature, albeit verbose process automation standard. Set demonstrators established JDFs ‘proof on concept’ to many printing companies, intent on ways to improve efficiency. The vast majority of equipment and system vendors talked about their JDF development plans—even if they did not have working demos on the floor. [At drupa 2008], automation will be an even more pressing issue for printers under pressure to save on production costs.” Adds CIP4 CEO Jim Harvey, “JDF greatly reduces the cost of integration between systems and companies as each system is designed to work with JDF and not the proprietary interfaces of a zillion other systems. JDF is just a standard language that systems in our industry can share. By itself, JDF does nothing; it’s the systems that do the work.” The social and environmental impact of print is another emerging trend that will be evident at the show, reports Parsons. Areas of interest will include chain of-custody certification for paper, he says, and he expects a marked increase in the means to measure environmental impact. Parsons adds that visitors to drupa will also find exhibitors addressing specific environmental issues, such as waste stream processing. Trends in digital solutions, RFID applications, and inkjet developments all will be featured at drupa. “For printers willing to intelligently take on new technologies and new business models, the future has never been brighter,” Parsons sums up. Visit www.drupa.de. WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM Ideas can be found everywhere. Solutions can be found at Chase. If you have a web handling challenge, Chase Machine & Engineering can conquer it. From festooners and spoolers to ultrasonic slitters and rewinders — we have the web handling experience, expertise and engineering talent to design and manufacture the turnkey system you need for your converting applications. For information on our capabilities and custom equipment, call 401.821.8879 or visit www.chasemachine.com. PFFC-ASAP 115 PFFC-ASAP 116 OCTOBER 2007 | 23 http://www.bell-mark.com/pffc05 http://www.drupa.de http://WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM

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PFFC - October 2007 Contents First Glance From the Editor Calendar of Events Web Lines Process Management Package Converting News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Narrow Web & Label What’s New Products Bagmaking Slitting/Rewinding Digital Printing EB Flexo Web Handling Paperboard Packaging Security Packaging Business Transactions What’s New Products Focus: Unwinds & Rewinds Trade Show in Print Services Directory Classified Marketplace Equipment Buyers & Sellers Advertisers Index thePLACE Experience Speaks

PFFC - October 2007

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