Inkjet & Digital Printing
Milan industrial print showcase continues to grow
Tuesday 05. July 2016 - Novembers InPrint exhibition in Milan is going from strength to strength. By mid-June, more than 100 companies had confirmed their participation in an event that will provide a great showcase for the very latest in industrial print technology.
Taking place at MiCo – Milano Congressi from 15 to 17 November, this will be the first of these events in Italy and it is continuing to attract very strong interest from across this growing market sector.
Among companies making their first InPrint appearance will be Ceradrop from France, which designs and markets materials deposition digital printers exclusively for the printed electronics industry and Smart 3D Printing. With a modular-based scalable concept, the firms CeraPrinter Series models present new opportunities for feasibility studies and the launch of new products into the printed electronics market.
UK-based Megnajet will be profiling its capabilities in the design and manufacture of industrial ink delivery systems for digital inkjet. Since the companys formation in 2010 it has focused on developing Compact Ink Delivery Systems (CIMSs), aiming to provide simplicity of integration and reliability. Current customers include Cyan Tec and Ricoh. Megnajet says the scope is huge for inkjet, with labels and packaging among the biggest markets.
Also new to InPrint will be Lotus Holland, which supplies professional system solutions for the graphics industry. Featured products will include Lotus EVO Screen Cleaning Systems, the Lotus EVO Development System and the Lotus EVO Squegee Washer. An independent business unit within the company, Grafilox, supplies customers in the flexographic print sector with cleaning products and equipment, laser cleaning, doctor blade chambers, doctor blades and anilox rollers.
Leading firms return
InPrint Italy also welcome leading firms that will be familiar from previous InPrint events. Heidelberg is planning use the show to launch the Omnifire 1000, its next generation 4D printing system for objects with a length of one metre and over. 4D printing is the term the company uses to describe personalised, flexible and digital printing on three-dimensional mass-produced items like footballs and golf balls, drinks bottles, cycle helmets and other curved surfaces.
Another well known German company taking part is Hinterkopf, which states that it is continuing to set new standards in the production and decoration of tubes, cans and sleeves made of aluminium or plastic. Hinterkopfs modular system concept allows customers in the packaging industry to react optimally and quickly to changing market demands. Its basic machines, replacing robot, printing and lacquering units, capping machines, necking and trimming machines, washing machines, accumulators and various special machines, form the elements of the firms product range. Hinterkopf systems have applications for the cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals and tobacco sectors, as well as specialised products such as those containing solvents.
Call for conference papers
The InPrint Conference will take place alongside the Milan exhibition. This will feature expert contributions providing valuable insights into the latest trends in the fast moving industrial print market.
A comprehensive conference programme of around 60 sessions is planned for the event in Milan. The industrial print community is now invited by show organisers FM Brooks to present outline papers for consideration.
To reflect most recent research the conference will focus on the functional, decorative and packaging segments. The organising team is working closely with its partners TCM, Inkjet Alliance and IMI Europe to put together keynote sessions focused on surface decoration, industrial digital textile and the development of inkjet technologies for technical applications. In addition to these sessions, we will be interested to hear from speakers on subjects such as Smart Screen Print technology, Direct to Shape, 3D printing and speciality print applications.