Fuji sees stonking show

Fujifilm Graphic Systems director Keith Dalton claimed drupa 2008 has proved the print industry is in good health.

"I've been very pleasantly surprised with the number of people that are busy. It's been a stonker," he said of exhibition. "Those predictions that the current economic climate and credit crunch would mean people turning up just for a look simply haven't come through. There have been lots of people looking to buy and spending. People from all over the world." Fujifilm has been exhibiting a range of products at drupa including its full range of new wide-format kit, new plate and flexo technologies. He business had been brisk at drupa but wouldn't be drawn on names or numbers "before the ink had dried" on such deals, and doubted the timing of rivals' claims on drupa sales and product announcements.