Not only did binding and finishing equipment fill two entire halls at Drupa, it played an integral role in nearly every digital printing equipment exhibit.

By Bob Neubauer

Across Drupa’s many halls, printing and finishing equipment were almost inextricable, as all the major digital printing vendors had inline finishing equipment on their devices, showcasing their interoperability.

Ken Macro, assistant professor in the Graphic Communication Department at California Polytechnic State University, was at Drupa to seek bindery equipment to integrate into the school’s curriculum—particularly JDF-compliant systems. He found a lot of them at Drupa. He noted that interactive, icon-based touch-screen interfaces are almost ubiquitous on the latest bindery equipment. The ability to archive jobs for future use is becoming more common, and many systems also incorporate training videos and presentations.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

Drupa Demonstrates Bindery’s Crucial Role