We finally have got through the series of pre-drupa events and announcement press releases. So we now know a lot of what will be seen at the event. The following is a summary of some key products that will be shown in a few market segments. 

All the major manufacturers have given us an indication of what they will show. I list some of these below. 

Heidelberg – The major announcement is of a new range of Speedmaster SX102 presses. This is hardly a surprise following the launch of the Speedmaster CX102 range at Ipex. This is taking the technology of the Speedmaster XL presses into the 102 cm platform. This provides a growth path for Speedmaster SM users with expected 30% productivity improvements. While Heidelberg has yet to make an announcement it is widely expected they will add a B2 format Speedmaster Anicolor press. Unless there are other announcements in such areas as color measurement and sheet inspection, or inline finishing, it would appear that there is not much more to come from Heidelberg in further offset press development