Indigo N.V. Unveils Impressive DRUPA Pavilion, Showcasing Cutting-Edge Digital Color Printing Systems

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At the 2000 DRUPA exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, Indigo N.V. has opened its massive 18,000 square foot DRUPA pavilion to the commercial printing world, attracting thousands of visitors with live demonstrations of its digital presses and a preview of the future of digital printing. The "Digital Production Arcade" and the "Fasten Your Seatbelt" theater presentation, among other exhibits, have captivated the audience with the potential of digital printing in various markets, including commercial printing, publishing, and packaging.

Key Takeaways:

  • Indigo N.V. has unveiled its impressive 18,000 square foot DRUPA pavilion, featuring live demonstrations of its digital presses, including the Ebony and UltraStream 4000, at the 2000 DRUPA exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany.
  • The "Digital Production Arcade" offers continuous demonstrations of Indigo's entire range of digital presses, from the black and white Ebony to the seven-color UltraStream 4000, showcasing their offset-quality printing capabilities.
  • The "Fasten Your Seatbelt" theater presentation takes the audience on an imaginary journey into the future of digital printing, including the demonstration of the industry's first large-scale, live photo-personalization camera-to-press capability by Hewlett-Packard and Indigo.
  • The Indigo digital presses are designed to print on a wide range of paper stocks, offering offset-quality printing at speeds comparable to conventional offset presses, with the Series 2 presses offering fantastic printing speeds.
  • Indigo's product family now includes sheetfed and web presses for commercial printing, publishing, and packaging markets, as well as presses for industrial markets such as plastic card printing, CD & DVD printing, and digital photofinishing.

Statistics:

  • ~18,000 square feet: size of Indigo's DRUPA pavilion
  • 14 days: duration of the DRUPA exhibition
  • 5 times a day: frequency of the "Fasten Your Seatbelt" theater presentations
  • 300-seat capacity: capacity of the "Fasten Your Seatbelt" theater
  • 500,000: expected number of visitors at the 2000 DRUPA exhibition

Sources:

  • DUSSELDORF, Germany, May 18 /PRNewswire/

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