Design Personal Cards And See Them Printed At Ipex

In the run up to Ipex 2006, visitors who log on to the Duplo website will have the chance to design their own personalised greeting card before witnessing its production on Duplo's stand.

In the run up to Ipex 2006, visitors who log on to the Duplo website will have the chance to design their own personalised greeting card before witnessing its production on Duplo's stand (03-D50) at the show.

The initiative sees Duplo teaming up with on-line card company Moonpig for the duration of Ipex, to demonstrate the range of opportunities accessible through a JDF workflow, driven by OA-Symbio from Objective Advantage.

It will be the first time the system has been seen in Europe and it demonstrates the complete process of design, imposition, print and finishing with little investment, whilst producing benefits and savings, said Duplo.

Printers are encouraged to visit the website to create their unique card free of charge from hundreds of web-based interactive templates in traditional and humorous styles, and in 'spoof' themes parodying magazines in popular culture.

The printers are then invited to collect their personalised card from the Duplo stand at Ipex, where they will witness it being digitally printed and then finished via the company's JDF compatible, DC-645 production colour finisher.

Dominic Quennell, vice president global marketing at Duplo said: "Our JDF DC-645 is driven by OA-Symbio software, the front end production tool that enables small-to-medium sized printers to embrace a fully automated JDF workflow.

It breaks the mould in terms of providing speed and efficiency at the finishing stage and we're eager to showcase the system running as part of a fully-functioning digital print line at Ipex." He added: "In teaming up with Moonpig, Duplo aims to show printers the versatile, personalised results that can be achieved with the latest developments in JDF workflow." In addition to the Moonpig greeting cards initiative at Ipex, Duplo will finish a variety of print applications, such as business cards, postcards and advertising material.

For the first time Duplo will also show booklets being produced on the near-line System 5000 in one pass - from printed sheets to finished product - also in an OA-Symbio driven JDF workflow.

Duplo, along with its partners at Ipex, will also show OA-Symbio compatible finishing systems working as part of a larger JDF workflow, which will illustrate how the technology can enhance a printer's existing management information system, or pre-press production facility to produce a variety of printed and finished products.

Printers who do not have the chance to visit the Duplo website will have the opportunity to create and order their card in a Duplo/Moonpig booth on Duplo's stand at Ipex.

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