Value Added Printing and related technology will be demonstrated in production workflows and cross-functional Competence Centres, which will have the customer very much in mind. Manufacturing and Packaging Integration Centres will feature equipment linked together in workflows for live demonstrations and presentations.
In an innovative project that will take a major step forward from the acclaimed Drupa project, customers will be able to share combined expertise for important market challenges in Competence Centres.
More than 30 member companies and associates will be in PrintCity’s Hall 1. Members will link up on complete workflow that include all elements from pre-press to converting, as well as product-orientated presentations from participating companies.
JDF applications will link the Integration Centre to the Workflow Integration where there will be a condensed presentation of JDF. Colour and workflow integrations will be at the heart of PrintCity’s Hall 1 where demonstrations will show how the graphic arts industry is becoming fully integrated through automated business and manufacturing processes. Digital integration brings together customers, designers, printers, suppliers and service providers into a virtual production chain.
The ultimate goal is the “smart printing factory”, where each production step responds automatically to the outcome of the preceding one. The details are as follows:
