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Antigro (https://antigrodesigner.com/): Antigro’s (Hall 7a, C21) front-end software solutions enable its clients’ customers to design personalised products and custom die-cut stickers. At drupa, Antigro will be the driving force behind drupa’s first community art project, #WeAreDrupa, which will be created over the course of the show’s eleven days in Hall 7. Attendees, exhibitors and journalists are invited to scan a QR code, take a selfie, and create a cut-out sticker of their face using Antigro’s newest product, Sticker Builder, a software for custom die-cut stickers. Once the image is uploaded, a Roland DG VersaSTUDIO BN2-20 will print the stickers for participants to collect and place their face alongside those of their fellow drupa visitors on the #WeAreDrupa banner wall, before sharing the experience on social media. Visitors can also benefit from the Antigro Designer ‘Try & Buy’ initiative, sampling Antigro customisation software to design a custom shape pillow.
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Atomyx (https://www.atomyx.io): Launched in February by the team behind Four Pees, Atomyx is a cloud-based print production management platform that connects print service providers and their technology stacks with print buyers and online print platforms. On booth F06 in Hall 7, the team will showcase how Atomyx can keep print businesses profitable amid the shift from mass production to mass customisation. Atomyx Manage offers seamless integration, order visualisation, automation, and manual intervention capabilities, while Atomyx Prepare takes artwork preparation into the cloud and Atomyx Layout optimises media usage.
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Four Pees (https://www.fourpees.com/): An international integrator providing automated solutions for operational challenges in the printing industry, Four Pees will be on booth F06 in Hall 7 as part of dna – drupa next age, co-exhibiting alongside cloud-based print production management platform Atomyx and PDF software provider Callas Software. For drupa, Four Pees has teamed up with HP to produce REACT, a print magazine exploring print technology, connectivity, and automation at drupa, and featuring insights from Four Pees alongside industry experts Pat McGrew, Dave Zwang, and Bernd Zipper. REACT will be printed live on the HP booth. Also be sure to look out for Four Pees CEO, Tom Peire’s presentation, ‘A Pragmatic View on the Impact of AI on Print’ in Hall 7 on June 2nd at 13.30 – 14.00 CEST and June 6th at 15.00 – 15.30 CEST.
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Inkcups (https://www.inkcups.com/): Inkcups will be demonstrating the Helix® ONE benchtop digital cylinder printer on the Ardeje booth (Hall 5, B02), showcasing the machine’s versatility. Inkcups believes that the Helix® ONE stands to help any print business complement their existing offerings and even establish new revenue streams with applications such as promotional reusable drinkware, customised glassware and even personalised packaging.
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Kavalan (https://www.goforkavalan.com/): Interest in sustainable materials is increasing rapidly as both print businesses and their customers look for ways to reduce their environmental footprints. One such Kavalan user in the UK has succeeded in achieving a 67% reduction in its environmental impacts since going PVC-free with Kavalan three years ago. Kavalan’s PVC-free banner materials will be on display on its booth (Hall 4, C29) and Kavalan spokespeople will be on hand to discuss how its Eco Calculator helps customers to quantify their environmental savings and why Kavalan is so committed to driving change in the wide format print industry.
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EFI (https://www.efi.com/): EFI will be showcasing its latest innovations for sign and display, textile printing, soft signage and metal packaging applications on its booth (Hall 9, A20-1 and A20-2), with an innovation unveiling on the booth at 12:00 noon on Tuesday 28th May. They will also be hosting a press conference and lunch at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 29th May. If you’d like to attend the latter and haven’t yet RSVP’d to EFI, please let me know.
