GASPERINI at DRUPA 2008

After 4 long-awaited years, Drupa 2008, the world’s largest print media show, breaks all records: 1,971 exhibitors and 391,000 visitors coming from 138 different countries. According to visitors statistics (please have a look at the side graph, showing the comparison between Drupa and the other most important exhibitions), Drupa is the main reference for your complete outlook on future developments of printing, publishing, finishing and converting.

From left: Giampaolo Gasperini, Giulia Gasperini, Roberto Fioravanti and Claudia Gasperini at the North entrance.

We are of course very proud of this new trend: Gasperini has been one of the first European companies which has introduced the “ennobling” & print finishing definitions.

We would also like to mention (in addition to a good average competence shown by everybody at the fair) the huge amount of international visitors, coming in large numbers also from India and Asia: we have clearly perceived that the world’s center of mass is shifting towards those areas. We have also noted, on one hand, a reduction of the American presence and, on the other hand, a constant increase of the Russian influence (moreover, for this area we will soon have a local agent).

The micro-textured foilin technique for security.

With reference to our technologies, security has been the most appreciated factor. Our “on demand” micro-textured foiling dies have been in fact highly esteemed, both for their great visual impact, and also for their high anticounterfeiting deterrent. Moreover, our Italian design has surely played a key role for their success.

Regarding security, die-stamping/intaglio (the anticounterfeiting techniques par excellence, used for printing banknotes, credit instruments, certificates and protection documents) has made a considerable success too. During the show some important agreements and contracts have been finalized: we would like to mention the one signed with a prestigious company coming from Kazakhstan, and working in the security field. Thanks also to our technologies, they will be able to act in the whole Russian area. We will give you further details in one of next issues.

Moreover, as acknowledgement of our pro-active marketing and business action in the western area (and not only), Cronite has extended our agency to all the European countries.

From India, the much-valued visit of Pragati Offset Private Ltd., the Sappi Award winner. In this photo: Giampaolo Gasperini with two important Company’s Top Managers.

From The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in Poland, the appreciated meeting with Prof. Boguslaw Marek (on center, with one of his collaborators on right), great expert in Braille and communication for the blind.

Last but not least, let’s talk about thermography: with our high quality and creative samples, this technique has obtained a growing success. This mainly comes from new applications (such as glitters, pearlescent and metallic) that go beyond the traditional fields: the winning idea is to use thermo on some spot areas of the printed sheets (covers, labels, greeting cards, hang tags and so on...).
Moreover, some good contracts for the installation of automatic thermographers have been closed: we will of course keep you updated with the upcoming newsletters.

We have also greatly appreciated the professional and friendly presence of Peter Galilee (our excellent engineer) and George O’Connor (Vice President of Sunraise) who have nicely supported us: they have replied to a large number of technical questions asked by our visitors. Similarly to Cronite, also Sunraise has extended, with our great satisfaction, our agency to the whole Europe. This can be rendered, in a sense, as a tribute to our remarkable work done over the past 20 years in the thermography field.

Finally, we would like to recall the valuable visits received by our established customers: we cannot obviously mention them all here, but we would anyway like to share with you some souvenir photos. With all of them we have enjoyed a good Espresso Italian coffee... recognized by the most as the best one at the exhibition!

From left: George O’Connor (Vice President of Sunraise), Roberto Fioravanti, Giulia Gasperini, Giampaolo Gasperini and Peter Galilee.

First of all, we would like to “praise” the excellent Messe Düsseldorf trade fair center: this still represents an unreachable goal for many other centers. Big spaces, great organization, parking always available, suitable road connections, efficient public transportation. All that in 2008, just like 30 years ago: to be taken as reference.
Giulia Gasperini and Giampaolo Gasperini in one of the junction halls