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Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJET 106

Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJET 106 systems fea- come. The VariJET 106 –
demonstrated important tured in daily shows . There our major digital
advances with its digital were also demonstrations of development in folding car-
press systems and software folding box production ton markets – is now a real-
services in folding carton shows together with Koenig ity. See for yourself this
and corrugated markets on & Bauer with the VariJET highly versatile machine
its booth (A-31-1, Hall 16) at 106 in English as well as in
drupa in Dusseldorf, German. Game-changing that will be running samples
Germany. The VariJET 106 industry firsts such as the on a regular basis. Some of
single pass press, which uses announcement of printing these have been produced in
market-proven technology on mainly brown substrates Switzerland by
developed by Durst and with water-based digital SCHELLING AG, one of our
Koenig & Bauer, made its Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJET 106 made its public debut at drupa white are being shown. customer sites. We’re also
public debut at the show, Koenig & Bauer Durst is the showing game-changing
with regular production run figuration linked to Koenig markets – another family first company in the world industry firsts such as our
demonstrations. & Bauer’s industry member in Koenig & Bauer to offer digital white ink for breakthrough involving
Visitors to the stand got a acclaimed Rapida offset Durst’s single pass digital corrugated substrates in pri- printing on mainly brown
variety of printed samples press technology and work- sheet-fed press portfolio – is mary food packaging. This substrates with water-based
from the Koenig & Bauer flow. There are multiple also an important focus at creates new possibilities in digital white for corrugated
Durst stand. These included production runs throughout drupa. A control station will packaging, for example substrates in primary food
applications for markets the show. Latest die cutting is set up on the stand to dem- printing on plain brown or
such as pharmaceuticals, and folding gluer technology onstrate how the Delta SPC lower grade white boards. packaging.”
health and beauty products, is also being shown live at 130 works in a production Daniel Velema, Managing All Koenig & Bauer Durst
as well as food and beverage. the Koenig & Bauer neigh- environment utilising Durst Director of Koenig & Bauer presses use water-based
At drupa, Koenig & Bauer bouring booth. Workflow and Durst Durst, said: “Visitors to our food-safe inks & coatings
Durst’s VariJET106 was The market-proven Delta Analytics. Koenig & Bauer drupa stand in Hall 16 can that comply with all regula-
being shown in a hybrid con- SPC 130 used in corrugated Durst’s Delta SPC 130 and be assured of a warm wel- tory requirements.

drupa Prize 2024 awarded to Daria Vakhrushova

Literary and cultural sci- (The Red Jews: Yiddish- given by the Faculty of
entist Daria Vakhrushova is Soviet Cultural Design 1917- Philosophy at Heinrich
awarded the drupa Prize 1934). Heine University for nomi-
2024 for her outstanding In her work, Daria nating Daria Vakhrushova
thesis. With this award Vakhrushova combines cul- for the drupa Prize primar-
drupa honours and supports ily focuses on the wealth of
outstanding young scientists tural, literary and linguistic
from the Faculty of approaches to explore a material she has reviewed,
Philosophy at Heinrich topic that has received little some of which has been ana-
Heine University Düsseldorf attention to date: the lysed for the first time, and
every year. Yiddish-Soviet cultural on her remarkable mastery
The drupa Prize, that design between the October in combining theory and
comes with Euro 6,000 Drupa Prize 2024 for literary & cultural scientist Daria Vakhrushova Revolution of 1917 and the methodology.
prize money, was presented First All-Union Congress of The commission is con-
by Erhard Wienkamp Heinrich Heine University mal ceremony on 6 June Soviet Writers, a high point vinced that the excellently
(Managing Director at Düsseldorf), Prof. Dr. Roger 2024 at drupa. in the consolidation process written work should be
Messe Düsseldorf), Dr. Lüdeke (Vice-Rector of the The PhD thesis awarded
Andreas Pleßke (Chairman Faculty of Philosophy at with summa cum laude of Soviet cultural policy, made accessible to a wide
of the Board/CEO Koenig & Heinrich Heine University bears the title “Rote Juden: which was accompanied by audience and is therefore an
Bauer and Chairman of the Düsseldorf) and PhD super- the first tightening of ideal choice for the drupa
drupa Committee), Prof. Dr. visor Prof. Dr. Efrat Gal-Ed Der jiddisch-sowjetische nationality policy and prize, comes with a printing
Anja Steinbeck (Rector of to the award winner in a for- Kulturentwurf 1917-1934” repression. The justification costs grant.

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