Industry leading suppliers gathered in Bruges, Belgium to take part in a pre-drupa press conference from March 16-18, 2016. The event, titled, “Press On To The Future,” featured contributions from Xeikon, Esko, Agfa Graphics, Asahi Photoproducts, CERM, CHILI Publish, Enfocus, and X-Rite Pantone. Each company highlighted its latest technologies that will be present at drupa, which takes place in Dusseldorf, Germany from May 31 to June 10.

In addition to site visits to Xeikon (Lier) and Agfa Graphics (Antwerp), the press conference was held at the Hotel Novotel Brugge Centrum. The presentations on March 16 focused on prepress software and effective color management strategies.

Esko, a graphic arts company specializing in prepress and finishing solutions, conducted a panel discussion with president Udo Panenka, Jan de Roeck, Philippe Adam and Thomas Klein. In developing new products for drupa, Panenka said the company spent a considerable amount of time talking to customers, using that feedback to complete product upd