Fespa announces exhibitor line-up for its inaugural digital corrugated experience

17 exhibitors will take part in the digital corrugated experience showcasing digital applications in corrugated packaging, including file management, substrates, inks, printing technologies, varnishes and finishing. Exhibitors list include AstroNova, BCS, Color Alliance, Era Automation, EFI, ESKO, HighCon Systems, HP, Inca Digital, Kao Chimigraf, Koenig & Bauer, Kiwiplan, Lamina System, Macarbox, Sun Automation, Xante and Zund.

According to Fespa, there will be over 100 companies exhibiting products for digital corrugated printing including. Some of them include Bullmer, Canon, Cartongraf, Colorgate Digital Output Solutions, Elitron, Eurolaser, Katz, KBA-Digital & Web Solutions, swissQprint, and Valiani.

For the first time at a Fespa, the digital corrugated experience will feature a print ‘sample comparison’ area. Within this area visitors can compare A1 sample sheets printed with both multi- and single-pass print technology alongside an offset sample produced by Bobst. Companies participating in this are EFI and HP, Erajet, MTEX, New Solution and Noecha.

Head of Events, Duncan MacOwan at Fespa, said, “We’re delighted to be able to offer the sample comparison area to visitors, a first at a Fespa event, to provide them with the opportunity to compare the same file produced by different machinery manufacturers. “

Digital corrugated experience daily conference sessions from industry speakers of HP, Sun Automation, ESKO and Swanline, sharing experiences and case studies on topics such as inks, colour management and scheduling.

MacOwan said, “We’ve received a strong level of commitment from exhibitors for the first digital corrugated experience and we’re excited for Fespa 2018 visitors - both PSPs and converters - to see how they can reap the benefits of digital printing for corrugated packaging and POS displays.”