The curtains will raise on February 20 for the twelfth Hunkeler Innovationdays . This impressive four-day event will feature several global and European premieres and attract leading professionals from around the world to the Lucerne Fair exhibition centre. Hunkeler says those vistors will gain deep insight into the future of paper processing.
At the event best-in-class manufacturers from the world of printing will come together in two halls over four days. They will present high-performance technology for digital printing and finishing, integrated quality-control systems, workflow software, and finishing materials and consumables. Several exhibitors have already announced the unveiling of some global and European premieres at the event. Hunkeler AG will have a strong presence to provide visitors insight into the next generation of paper processing.
Whether book production, newspaper printing, brochure production, mailing production, security printing or transactional printing – Hunkeler Innovationdays has become a meeting point for industry professionals from publishers, printers, banks, insurance companies and mailing manufacturers. Hunkeler Innovationdays is unlike any other industry tradeshow: the venue is compact, solutions for every segment are demonstrated live with practical, real-world applications, and the entire event is presented in a clearly structured manner.
With each edition, the Hunkeler Innovationdays attracts more visitors. More than 5,700 visitors from 50 countries took part two years ago. Exhibitors to the 2017 event will also have more floor area to showcase solutions, due to an expanded space.
Planners have worked hard to retain the quality of Hunkeler Innovationdays as a crossroads event marked by subject matter expertise, collegiality and the open exchange of ideas and information. There is a tight focus on paper processing and high-performance finishing in digital print operations. Company owners, managing directors, production managers and expert decision-makers travel to Lucerne with clear, business-critical questions. Hunkeler says its Innovationdays is the one place where expert teams from the world's leading industry manufacturers come together to provide clear answers.
The event is focused on integrated total solutions and practical applications, so visitors become acquainted with the latest developments in all areas of production and finishing processes for digitally manufactured printed products.
Approximately 80 exhibitors including the likes of Xerox, Optimus and Pitney Bowes will present their latest products. And once again, a few of them will use the exclusive showcase of the Hunkeler innovationdays for world premiers.
The printing sector is changing at a rapid pace, and there's no event that reflects this dynamic activity better than the Hunkeler innovationdays. With the background of the fast-paced development of digital printing and finishing, this industry gathering – which is conducted every two years – is taking on international importance. In a compact fashion, the Hunkeler innovationdays bring clarity to current trends, make the latest developments understandable and show how they all interplay in actual use.
For thousands of experts and decision-makers from around the world, the Hunkeler innovationdays have become an indispensable platform for gathering information. Visitors value the unique opportunity to meet in person with staff members from leading manufacturers of digital printing systems, with those developing software solutions as well as vendors of consumables and finishing materials.
They are also able to make direct comparisons of a wide range of practical solution scenarios for transaction/transpromotion printing, graphic arts (books, brochures and newspaper) direct mail production and security printing.
Integrated total solutions that address every aspect of the workflow and for every industry segment will be shown at the Hunkeler innovationdays 2017. Technical advances provide access to the economies and advantages of digital printing and finishing processes in an increasing number of segments and applications, including the printing of packaging.
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