Print Monthly's online editor Pádraig McGarrigle has been wearing out his shoes at Drupa today. Here's what he was up to

Komori's UK managing director, Neil Fulton, rejected suggestions that his company's tie-up with Landa could harm other parts of the manufacturer's business. I put it to him that if Landa's prediction that his Nanographic technology will 'complement and then replace' offset came true, it could be a major own goal for the company.

“The jury is still out on that one – there is a long way to go. The technology's obviously very new and still in development,” says Fulton. “There will always be a place for litho and the broad spectrum of things that it does. When you look at nano, digital and inkjet there are always going to be other things that the technology does.”

Give the Landa PR team a big round of applause. Bustling stand, the talk of the exhibition and beyond, and orders flying in for a technology still in development and that will not be available for another 18 months. People are putting their faith as much in the man himself as the prototypes on show. I'll be taking a closer look at these for Print Monthly TV tomorrow, so keep your eyes on the site for that.

Print Monthly contributor Nick Devine was still going strong on the final day of three speaking on Ricoh's stand. The Print Coach was explaining to listeners about how to grow profits and boost margins even in the current climate.

Two Sides were, as ever, fighting back against the misinformation spread about the environmental effects of print at their event held in hall six. Director, Martyn Eustace, explained how the campaigns the organisation has run have helped to change people's knowledge of paper production on forestry levels and others. Vision in Print's Jean-Paul Wheater also explained how his organisation can help streamline print business processes, increasing productivity and increasing those all important margins.

Exhibitor happiness with visitor numbers has been a bit of a mixed back. Some grumbles have been heard about a slow opening few days and UK visitors being badly hit by the bank holiday weekend while others such as KBA, have been shifting units both to UK printers and beyond, describing the exhibition so far as 'exceeding expectations'.