Looking for ways to streamline production, save on labor and waste, improve throughput and connect with your customers are high priorities for every printer attending drupa 2008, and the JDF Experience pavilion in the drupa innovation parc in Hall 7 is your best place to start!

Hosted by the CIP4 Organization, the JDF Experience features 22 member companies exhibiting the latest in JDF-enabled automation systems and software, and over 40 industry experts presenting in the JDF Experience Theatre a comprehensive two-week conference-style schedule.

The print industry has clearly proven that profitable printers are those who leverage technology, and JDF-enabled automation is the technological advantage you should be looking at. Fully integrated JDF workflow demonstrations and a comprehensive JDF Experience Theatre schedule are just two of the features of this must-see pavilion! Stop by the JDF Experience and learn about key automation technologies that will not only cost justify your trip to drupa, but also make it a truly “profit fueling” experience.

The JDF experience parc is part of the drupa innovation parc and is located in Hall 7, section J.

Download JDF Experience Summary (18 KB)

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Exhibitors in the JDF experience parc

The 22 member companies exhibiting in the JDF experience parc are:

ACCHSH
Creo PODs
Dalim Software
DiMS! organizing print
Dynagram
EFI
Gamsys Software
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Inextrama (SAP Graphic Arts)
Infosystems S.A.
Ink Outside The Square Pty Ltd

Intraprint Software Inc.
Ixact GmbH
Kodak
LithoTechnics Pty Limited
MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
Metrics Sistemas de Informação
MPS Graphics
Novavision Software
Olive Inc.
Optimus
Rogler Softwarelösungen

Please see the JDF Roadmap Brochure (4.3 MB) for more information.

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JDF experience theatre

In the JDF experience theatre over 40 industry experts present a comprehensive two-week conference-style schedule that includes:

Daily printer-focused tutorials and introductions to JDF
Six special one-hour case study discussion panels, featuring small and medium-sized printers and CIPPI award-winning examples of JDF implementations
One-hour panel sessions on key topics such as “Connecting to your Customer with JDF,” “Digital Print Automation” and “MIS and Print Automation”
Two, two-hour Technical Tutorials offering an in-depth understanding of JDF
A day long International Day on June 3rd featuring presentations in Spanish, Japanese, German, Portuguese, French and Polish
Over 100 educational presentations on JDF systems, practical implementation advice, print automation integration, case studies and more.
And one exclusive session on “The Future of JDF” with CIP4 leadership

Special Sessions Schedule & Speakers (36 KB)

Download the Theatre Schedule (26 KB)

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Workflow Demonstrations

Twenty-three distinct JDF workflow automation demonstrations will illustrate live jobs moving through all stages of production, from creation to postpress, and show integrations of multiple products from the pool of 19 participating companies. Nowhere else on the drupa show floor will there be such an integrated showing of JDF connectivity and automated production with such a wide variety of MIS, prepress, press, and postpress systems which attendees can see in the JDF Theatre or at their own pace in the JDF Experience.

The companies participating in the workflow demonstrations are:

Creo PODs
Dalim Software
Dynagram
EFI
Gamsys Software
Global Graphics Software (outside the parc)
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Intraprint Software Inc.
Ixact GmbH
Kodak

Komori (at Olive Inc. pod)
LithoTechnics Pty Limited
MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
Metatechno Inc. (at Olive Inc. pod)
Metrics Sistemas de Informação
Novavision Software
Olive Inc.
Optimus
Rogler Softwarelösungen

Download the JDF Workflow Descriptions: English (101 KB), German (102 KB)

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CIP4 Events at drupa 2008

CIP4 General Meeting Spring 2008 (for CIP4 Members only)
June 2, 2008, 2 - 4:30 pm
Room # 16, CCD Pavilion / CCD-Süd, drupa
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CIPPI Awards Presentation 2008
With CIP4 drupa 2008 Press Announcements
June 4, 2008, 5:30 -7:30 pm
Hall 7.0 drupa innovation parc, main stage