The event, on 16-20 May, was attended by around 1,500 printers from around the world.

At the summit, Manroland said its Direct Drive unit was now capable of running at 18,000 sheets per hour. It also launched Inline Inspector 2.0, an update to its inline inspection system.

Ink manufacturer Sun Chemical also launched a new quick-drying ink at the event in Offenbach, Germany.

The Inline Inspector works by comparing every sheet to the initial PDF, picking up any typographical errors as well as scuffs, hickies or other blemishes.

Manroland commercial sales manager Adam Robotham said the system could be used alongside a tab inserter to point out the position of any imperfect sheets.

He said: “If you are doing pharmaceutical work, you can’t have any mistakes. We are hearing that some places are turning entire deliveries away if they find one mistake. The improved inspection system means a printer can be completely confident that every sheet that goes out the door will be perfect.”

Sun Chemical’s new ink, SunLit Titan, dries completely in around two minutes. According to sheetfed systems product manager Bernhard Fritz, it is aimed at short-run work that requires a second pass.

He said: “If you are doing a run of 500,000 sheets, the ink probably won’t be of use. But if you are doing just 1,500, you will be immediately putting the sheets back through. Inks can still be clammy and can stick to the machine as it passes through. Titan will not have this problem. It is ready to go immediately.”

Manroland also showed a host of machinery at the event, including its Roland 900 XXL wide-format perfector, Roland 700 HiPrint, Roland 500, Roland 200 and a Roland 50.

A number of auxiliary products were shown on these machines, including InlineFoiler Prindor, high-pile delivery and an envelope feeder.

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