The buzz of working machinery, the smell of printing ink

The buzz of working machinery, the smell of printing ink

The buzz of working machinery, the smell of printing ink in the air, lavish stands,
business talks behind the scenes – this year’s edition of POLIGRAFIA is already over…
POLIGRAFIA 2007 was visited by 14,000 professional attendees. Over 500 companies from
dozens of countries presented their offers at 330 stands (in 2005 – 289 stands). The trade fair
exposition area reached almost 11,000 m2, i.e. it was almost 30 % larger than in 2005.
The majority of exhibitors presented printing machinery – 64 companies (in 2005 – 18), and
bindery and postpress equipment – 68 companies (in 2005 – 7).
The programme of the show included events that were tested during previous editions, as well
as new and significant projects.
The Printing Conference organised for the fifth time by the Polish Chamber of Printing
attracted many participants. The theme of this year’s edition was: “Modern IT solutions in
printing”.
The sector representatives met also at the 24th Scientific and Technical Conference Policon
2007 organised by the Polish Printers’ Corporation SIMP.
A special exposition called the Polish Printers’ Village was located in Pavilion 3A.27
companies participated in it.
The Printing Boot Camp held on 29-30 March was very popular among young printers. It
attracted 894 participants divided into 16 groups. The Printing Boot Camp was organised
thanks to the inspiration by the Foundation of Printing Staff Training and the involvement of
many exhibitors. Educational and training facilities were installed there. Students of printing
schools had a unique opportunity to see various printing technologies witnessed “live”. The
following companies supported the project by making machinery available: EMIS, KONICA,
MINOLTA, RISET, SCORPIO, SKK and X-RITE. Moreover, the Printing Boot Camp was
accompanied by a series of lectures prepared by: EUKALIN, INFOSYSTEMS, MEDIA
CENTER and QUARK.
Crowds of visitors came to a special exposition entitled Retro printing technology organised
in cooperation with exhibitors who are passionate about old-time printing devices. New
exhibits and new important contacts have been gained for the future thanks to this initiative.
On each trade fair day, the Editorial Board of “Poligrafika” published “Poligrafia daily”, a
trade fair gazette. A special gazette was also published by the Editorial Board of “Świat
Poligrafii”. Many trade fair visitors admired the stand of the “Świat Druku” Editorial Board
and “The printing of the past centuries” shows.
8 PIF Gold Medals were presented at the show. Here is the list of the award-winning
products:
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Ocě VarioPrint 6250 – cutsheet duplex digital printing system
Manufacturer: Ocě N.V., the Netherlands
Entering company: Ocě Poland Ltd. Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
PuzzleFlow v. 3 – complex scalable PDF workflow system
Manufacturer: ACCHSH - A. Czyż, M. Streszewski and co. Sp. j., Michałowice
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DocuColor 5000 – digital colour printing system with printout protection
software
Manufacturer: Xerox Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Xerox Nuvera DPS 288 – printing system
Manufacturer: Xerox Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Heidelberg PRINECT – complete system of print production management
Manufacturer: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Germany
Entering company: Heidelberg Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
BIZHUB PRO C6500 – digital multi-function colour printer
Manufacturer: Konica Minolta Inc.
Entering company: Konica Minolta Business Solutions Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
E-COMBAT 370 flexo press – 8 colours
Manufacturer: GIDUE, Italy
Entering company: Rotary Die Company Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
GECKO System – ink concentrates based on a mixture of nitrocellulose and
polyurethanes
Manufacturer: HUBER, Italia SPA, Italy
Entering company: MICHAEL HUBER POLSKA, Wrocław
The Acanthus Aureus Awards were also presented at this year’s POLIGRAFIA. There were
12 winners:
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SCORPIO Sp. z o.o., Łódź
Designer: Wojciech Wojtkowiak
Stand constructor: STUDIO & GRUPA ANTARES, Łódź
MICHAEL HUBER POLSKA Sp. z o.o., Wrocław
Designers: Winfried Kalbitzer, Maciej Szymański, Artur Pawelec
Stand constructor: STUDIO & GRUPA ANTARES, Łódź
MÜLLER MARTINI Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Designer: Bartosz Świgoń
Stand constructor: MST s.c. Targi Wystawy, Poznań
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Designers: Gizela Rozwadowska-Mylka, Łukasz Dudek
Stand constructor: EXPO-LINIA, Luboń k. Poznania
LIGUM POL Sp. z o.o., Głogów
Designer: Magdalena Gyurkovich
Stand constructor: MST s,c, Targi Wystawy, Poznań
Grafmaj AM Aneta Szczublińska, Poznań
Designer: Adam Rybicki
Stand constructor: AA Studio Kombiko Bis Sp. z o.o., Plewiska
HEIDELBERG POLSKA Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Designer: Dariusz Frankowski
Stand constructor: INEXPO Poznańska Agencja Targowa Sp.j. Środa
Wielkopolska
Xerox Polska Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Designer: Artur Hornowski
Stand constructor: INTER - MARK GROUP s.c. K.M. Witkowiak, Poznań
BŐTTCHER POLSKA Sp. z o.o., Błonie
Designer: Kamila Otocka
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Stand constructor: OTOCKA Kompleksowa Organizacja i Zabudowa Imprez
Targowych Maria Jolanta Otocka, Poznań
FUJIFILM POLSKA DISTRIBUTION Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Designer: Aleksandra Wójcik
Stand constructor: AMARINA Aleksandra Wójcik, Poznań
Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych S.A, Warsaw
Designer: Kinga Złamaniec
Stand constructor: Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie Sp. z o.o. (PIF), Poznań
AGFA Sp. z o.o., Warsaw
Designer: Jan Lisiak
Stand constructor: INEXPO Poznańska Agencja Targowa Sp.j., Środa
Wielkopolska
Come to Poznań for the next edition of POLIGRAFIA in 2009.