10/11: The rise of digital printing at drupa 2008 versus production inkjet at drupa 2016

Drupa 2008 saw the breakthrough of digital printing: systems with a larger format than A3, faster production speeds and, certainly as important if not more so, lower cost per print. Star of the show undoubtedly was the HP Inkjet Web Press which wsas announced as a thermal inkjet device with a width of 6,2 cm and a speed of 112m/minute. Impika from France, now a Xerox company, introduced its iPress 150 for black and a spot colour and the iPress 600 for full colour. These inkjet presses had a width of 47,4cm and speeds of up to 150 m/minute. Impika used Panasonic Drop On Demand piezo electric printheads. Printheads would become more important on the way to drupa 2016. Read what happened in the last 8 years and what you can aspect at drupa 2016 in the 10the article in our Drupa Behind the Geraniums series.