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Moore's Law Meets Drupa 2012 By: Nick Howard | Date: May 2012 | Contact the Author Most everyone has heard of Gordon Moore. Back in 1965, Moore stated that since 1958 all components on an integrated circuit had doubled each year and would continue for at least the next ten years. This comment proved not only accurate but just showed how fast hi-tech technology was growing. We went from CRT tubes to components to integrated circuits to ever smaller and faster devices, constantly making earlier versions redundant. As Drupa gets set to open, press announcements are coming fast and furious. This Drupa may be the “canary in the coal mine”, as for the first time, press makers and other traditional machine builders really make a lot of room for the coming out of Digital. Moore’s Law is something of a metaphor for the new digital age of printing processes, because even though it looks inevitable [that big changes are coming], we need to also realize that obsolescence is going to be a key issue – much more so than with conventional technologies. As the rate of change increases, so does the devaluation of machinery. New products from companies like Fujifilm, Screen, Timsons, HP, Canon, Minolta, Xerox, Landa Labs and even Kodak, will take center stage and draw a lot of attention. Many more will be showcasing, and Drupa will be a Digital showcase. Landa has just announced a “strategic” partnership arrangement with Komori Corporation that will integrate components of Komori machines and Landa’s Nanographic technology. Continue reading »» |
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 Welcome to the Backstage Pass - a new News & Views feature. Backstage Pass showcases and chronicles select projects and events at HGE. In this month's issue, we are pleased to feature a recent refurbishment project of a Heidelberg CD 102 press. |
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