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Contents Page 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 30 32 34 36 40 42 44 46 48 50 54 56 62

iGen 4 opens up new Fuda Worldwide strengthens Widia’s presence in Asia Easy display of publications on mobile devices Digital Press to personalize Sapporo’s Waku Waku Beer Leading market position at Pack Print International 2013 Colour consistent label production In every way a successful fair Plastic or Paper banknotes? What does the British public think?

Actively tackling the media shift Service lineups to fit the user Investment Security for Today and Tomorrow New Goss Packaging Technology Center to open Annual packaged Sales in Asia up 13%, Volume up 6% Label printers to play key role in ensuring food quality and safety Ongoing innovation and excellence push flexography to new heights Address Food Contamination Concerns Singapore to anticipate boost in outdoor advertising What 3D printing means for China, the world's biggest factory An in-depth look at Xeikon’s ThermoFlexX 80 Flexo Imager First at London Fashion Week catwalk show News from around the world The Last laugh Page

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iGen 4 opens up new markets in Thailand The Diamond got its first buyer in Thailand on the first day of Pack Print International 2013. Koji Tezuka, President of Fuji Xerox (Thailand) Co., along with Pichai Thunyawacharakul, Director for Production Service shares their views on this new addition. By Christel Lee High performance machines are bigticket buys and customers are naturally cautious on balancing the investment with returns. Many have compared the older versions of iGen and the Diamond. However, a notable feature is the EFI Fiery Print Server that comes with the Diamond, which first debuted in drupa 2009.

If you are wondering what is the difference between these two. First of all, it’s the parts, which were added.

Secondly, the metal carrier has been separated from toner; resulting in better colour printouts. Another advantage shout-out is the recyclable components of up to 97%. However, such features may or may not be glaring enough to catch customers’ attention due to current volatile market trends.

Lower print volume is old news for the industry. Today, it’s a norm to grapple with getting job orders. Yet, Koji Tezuka, President of Fuji Xerox

(Thailand) Co., along with Pichai Thunyawacharakul, Director for Production Service, are optimistic about iGen 4 Diamond’s performance in the country.

Tezuka notes, “In my opinion, digital printing is a new era of print. It has opened new markets, accompanied with new requirements. While it has significantly lowered volumes of print, it has also created new businesses.”

Thunyawacharakul adds, “We try to help customers and market understand the value of digital printing, notably to not compete with offset. It’s essential for customers to understand their customers’ requirements to remain viable. We make an effort to share ideas with customers to help them understand the current market trends and make recommendations for them to more effectively address them.”

Lately, it’s been a glaring trait of digital players ramping up the office-solutions market. Tezuka made an obscure equation. “We must understand today’s demands in digital print come from office environment. Hence, there is no clear distinguishing. Fuji Xerox direction is not to discount either, we however feel graphics arts communications still has a lot of potential, and it’s still our target,” he explains.

His point was illustrated by Thunyawacharakul’s point in the traits of businesses today. “Especially in Thailand, many businesses tend to take it on their own hands for graphic arts communications. It’s a challenge for us to help them understand these are two separate entities,” Thunyawacharakul notes. Thailand-based I Design Plate has signed for a Diamond on the first day of PPI 2013. To date, Fuji Xerox has 2200 units of iGen presses installed worldwide.

From left: Koji Tezuka, President of Fuji Xerox (Thailand) Co., with Pichai Thunyawacharakul, Director for Production Service

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Fuda Worldwide strengthens H. Schönenberger presence in Asia H. Schönenberger GmbH, a renowned knives maker for print industry, has appointed Malaysia-based Fuda Worldwide Sdn Bhd as exclusive agent for Asia, the latter released in a statement to the press.

Established in 2003 by a printing professional, Fuda Worldwide Sdn Bhd is a successful enterprise known for their service and maintenance for print machinery. Reimund C, Managing Director, commented: “H. Schönenberger GmbH’s strong presence is substantiated by their quality products. We are delighted to partner with a renowned player in the industry.”

A spokesperson of H. Schönenberger GmbH comments, “Asia is an important market for us. Fuda Worldwide Sdn Bhd’s an extension of us in Asia. This partnership fuses our 50-year experience in hard metal machine knives and Fuda Worldwide’s rich expertise in print machinery and servicing. We are confident of their strength to bring more awareness of what we can do for customers in this region.”

The German knives maker today is an international supplier for machine knives with hard metal inlay for the graphics industry, paper-processing industry, thin steel sheeting processing industry as well as plastic recycling. H. Schönenberger GmbH also supplies accessories such as cutting sticks, milling- and roughing knives for cutting processes in the print industry.

Their products are spread across 33 countries. In this partnership, Fuda Worldwide Sdn Bhd serves as a consultant to market the tungsten carbide cutting knives by H. Schönenberger GmbH. Today, Muller Martini, Kolbus, Polar and many other manufacturers have contracted H. Schönenberger GmbH, to produce their cutting knives and also special machine’s parts.

Quality starts at 100 per cent. We cannot be flexible in this respect.

Today, quality is a frequently used word and in some cases very much overused.

However the word quality alone does not say anything. Neither does it say anything about efficiency nor about product properties or service. In 1969 Schönenberger set itself the task to permanently take a lead in quality on the market. But what do we mean when we say quality.

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Management/General 13 Schönenberger product quality The entire product quality of carbide knives consists of several carefully implemented production processes and the use of high-standard production tools. Decisive is the grind and the surface structure stemming from the high-quality grinding wheels which are working on the knives in a carefully paced speed. Additionally, the right amount of coolant and keeping the exactly defined angle geometry play an important role. An essential success factor of our international recognition is in the joining of cutter and carrier via an absolutely reliable brazing connection. This can be reached by a special brazing technique and thus enables to manufacture longer knives without joints in carbide metal. The user reaches an ideal cutting drawing.

100% Made in Germany: Deizisau - close to Stuttgart

After every working step Schönenberger knives undergo a strict quality control, which is implemented by fine measuring instruments. Furthermore a 100 per cent quality end control with testing documentation is applied at the end. That means that all of our knives leaving our house have been tested on all relevant quality properties.

Schönenberger product code Every Schönenberger knife receives an individual forgery-proof code. This guarantees that the production and delivery chain can always be traced up to the material manufacturer.

Schönenberger Cachet From planning, through manufacturing and delivery our product are complying with a strict quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001. It guarantees optimal results with the "Schönenberger cachet" for durability.

About H. Schönenberger GmbH 1964Hermann Schönenberger In 1965 founded with a great business spirit and a compassion for design the first grinding and service company for machine knives of all kinds in Stuttgart - the company Schönenberger GmbH. Merely three years later the young company had outgrown the premises and moved to the first companyowned premises. The boom kept going on until in 1964 the company moved to todays location in Deizisau. Shortly after that Schönenberger started manufacturing carbide knives of their

own. First they were designed merely for the paper manufacturing industry.

Slowly the product range expanded to other industries such as sheeting and recycling industry.

Thanks to the excellent demand situation, an extension was necessary, which allowed a total manufacturing area of over 5,000 square meters in 1997.

Whoever produces quality has to fulfill considerable amount of administration.

In 2002 Schönenberger invested in a new administration complex with modern technology, organization and machine infrastructure. In the course of many decades and under the reign of the Schönenberger family an excellent reputation as reliable and innovative company with a high product quality standard has been acquired. In order to strengthen their position Schönenberger integrated the company Widia form Hardenberg (The Netherlands) with their paperknife production in 2003. Their production

Grinding of sheeter and guillotine knives … as well as the administration was transferred to Deizisau. Today the company is lead by José Navega who continues to further develop the ideas of the Schönenberger family with the aim of worldwide quality lead in special segments of carbide knives for industrial production of all industries.

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Easy display of publications on mobile devices Agfa Graphics announced the launch of Arkitex Eversify 2.0, which allows publishers to deliver their newspapers to a variety of tablets and smart phones.

image processing. This automatic and integrated repurposing of images that were originally designed for print publishing enhances images to display on mobile devices, including high-res retina displays.

Arkitex Eversify (www.eversify.me) is a cloud-based automated production solution that comes as a Softwareas-a-Service (SaaS). It delivers powerful presentation in the form of sophisticated image handling, audio and video animation and uses HTML5 to make a clear separation of style from content.

"Arkitex Eversify automates the delivery of content to tablets and smart phones," said Andy Grant, Head of Software at Agfa Graphics. "It smoothly integrates with the publisher's existing content systems. Start-up is fast and it offers a predictable and transparent cost structure."

Designed specifically for newspapers that are looking for a straightforward way to enter mobile digital publishing without increasing production costs, Arkitex Eversify 2.0 includes many new features.

"Arkitex Eversify promotes monetizing opportunities with digital content. The new features offer the publisher even more choices to keep control over the look and feel of his publication," Andy Grant added. "They can have it interactive or as an enriched digital copy, to give you one example."

New Features in Arkitex Eversify 2.0 E-commerce integration: not every publisher has its own e-commerce system or a system for authenticating mobile readers. Arkitex Eversify supports in-app purchasing from the various stores (Apple, Google, Amazon), as well as integrating with 3rd party solutions and the publisher's own subscriber database. The choice is up to the publisher.

Interactive news rack: Most newspaper racks for mobile devices are simply a method for readers to select which edition they wish to read. With Arkitex Eversify's interactive news rack, publishers can drive sales of their digital newspaper by providing readers with a preview of the daily content.

Enhanced analytics: From the marketing and monetizing side it is important for the publisher to understand what exactly readers are reading and for how long, from what devices, if they read the ads and if they click them. Enhanced analytics offers that valuable information so they can improve their mobile offering to both readers and advertisers.

ITX Integration: Arkitex Eversify 2.0 routes images and PDF pages through the new Arkitex IntelliTune X 4.0 for

Streaming multimedia support: highspeed broadband networks encourage increased use of video and audio.

Arkitex Eversify 2.0 gives the publisher the option of linking to video and audio on the web so that downloads of their publication is smaller and faster, while readers have access to a wider variety of on-demand content. This is in addition to the existing ability to embed everything inside the download making it possible to experience both video and audio while off-line.

HTML widget support: In addition to existing support for live news feeds publishers can now include widgets with a variety of real-time information, including local weather, stock market quotes, traffic or even games in their mobile content with Arkitex Eversify's HTML widget support.

Enriched Digital Copy: In an attempt to replicate the print experience online, many publishers offer a 'mobile replica' as an added value for their readers.

Arkitex Eversify's Enriched Digital Copy not only displays a high quality copy of the print content, but adds links to web pages, ads, video, audio and more with a simple-to-use Acrobat plugin to assign the information.

Apple/Google/Amazon store support: In addition to distributing apps via these stores, Arkitex Eversify now supports in-app purchasing through them as well.

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AT A GLANCE Industry: Labels & Packaging Business name: Kyodo Creation Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan Website: kyodo-pro.co.jp Businessname:SapporoBeer Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan Website: sapporobeer.jp

CHALLENGE • SapporoBeerwantedtojumpstart a declining market by offering personalized beer bottles online.

• KyodoCreationwantedtointroduce aweb-to-printcapabilitytoexpand its business into the consumer sector.

SOLUTION • Kyodo Creation invested in the HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press as a flexible, fast digital print solution thatcouldproducehigh-quality printsinsmallnumberswithin tight timeframes.

RESULTS TheIndigopressenablesKyodo to offer customized printing for customers such as Sapporo who o fferpersonalizedbeerbottles.

• Printqualityisunsurpassedand matched by speed and efficiency.

• TheHPIndigoWS6000DigitalPress provides the foundation for a new web-to-print service and has opened up new markets for the company.

• Sappororeceiveddoubletheorders it was expecting for its new range of personalized bottles.

Digital Press to personalize Sapporo’s Waku Waku Beer

Established in 1876, Sapporo Beer is one of Japan’s premier brewing companies. To differentiate its brands and increase sales, Sapporo developed a marketing campaign to encourage those who do not usually drink

beer to connect with the beverage on a personal level.

Via a web storefront known as the Waku Waku Brewery Project, Sapporo Beer offered consumers personalized beer bottles, including the flavor of beer, the color of the bottle and label design with photographs and personal messages. However, the brewer faced a major challenge in delivering these high-quality customized labels in small quantities at low cost.

“We were faced with the issue of having a print run of as few as six labels. At that time, we could hardly find printers with that capability so it was a major concern,” says Yuta Suzuki, Digital Marketing Manager, Sapporo Breweries.

Since 1968, Kyodo has provided converting services to the Japanese market. More recently, it established Kyodo Creation, a digital print house that specializes in labels and shrinkwrapped film. “We started up Kyodo

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Digital Technology Creation, specializing in digital printing, as part of the Kyodo Production Group,” explains Masanori Tateishi, President, Kyodo Creation. “Kyodo Production Group’s primary market is the beverage industry and we create packaging samples for vending machines along with sales promotions.”

“Kyodo introduced Sapporo to the HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press and we thought this could work,” says Suzuki.

“When we actually carried out a check on the quality of the printing, it was exceptionally high.”

“According to the performance results of Waku Waku Brewery products last year, we received double the orders we had planned for” – YutaSuzuki,digital marketing MarketingManager,SapporoBreweries.

Speed, performance and customization In 2011, Kyodo Creation invested in a HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press in order to create better quality prints faster. The HP Indigo digital press enabled it to provide a web-to-print service, making the print process more customizable and flexible.

“We are in the digital print business and have seen many digital presses; we chose the HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press because it is of the highest quality,” adds Tateishi. “With the introduction of the HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press, we are now able to fully meet the expectations customers have for quality and speed, which will open up marketing opportunities for us.”

From personalized beer bottles to versioning The Waku Waku Brewery Project is one example of how the HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press has opened up new and exciting avenues of growth for Kyodo Creations.

“The Waku Waku Brewery Project offered consumers the opportunity to create their own original labels via the web by uploading their own photographs, messages and stamps.

The data would then be sent to us with just one click of the order button,” explains Toshinori Sato, Sales Manager, Kyodo Creation.

“The greatest strength of the Indigo WS6000 Digital Press is its uncompromising print quality. Also, although production levels maybeo neofthechallengeswehavetodealwith, the HP Indigo WS6000 is comparable to conventional printers in terms of productivity and speed so it will enable

us to respond efficiently to future demand.”

Sapporo was delighted with the flexibility offered by the HP Indigo WS6000 and has created numerous themed products to fully exploit its capabilities.

“Using the variable data printing technology of the HP Indigo press for a product with 12 bottles in a box, allows us to actually produce bottles with 12 different labels,” adds Suzuki. “In fact, we have a product called ‘Sakura of Tohoku – 12 Scenic Views.’ These feature well-known places for Sakura cherry blossom viewing in Tohoku; 12 different labels representing 12 different places in the spring. We are thinking of producing more and more of these kinds of products.

“The Waku Waku Brewery products are ideal as gifts. In fact, they are given very often as presents for birthdays, weddings, baby showers and more.

According to the performance results last year, we received double the orders we had planned for. With regards to this year, we are currently challenging ourselves to intensifying the pace through various strategies. These are the plans that will drive our sales,” concludes Suzuki.

Broader market opportunities Kyodo is now looking to extend its business beyond the beverage industry and target more consumer-orientated markets.

The HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press will play a key role in fulfilling that vision. “With the introduction of the HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press, we have been able to take on many new challenges, including the creation of our own web-to-print application. We are also starting to see expansion into the consumer market, which we have not been able to target before,” explains Tateishi.

“One of the reasons we introduced web-to-print was to seamlessly integrate the analog world and the digital world to offer new products and services. We believe that the innovation of web-toprint caters to the needs and likes of each individual customer,” comments Kei Ishibashi, technical manager, Kyodo Creation. “The capabilities of the HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press have allowed the introduction of webto-print and the current operation of the print system.”

“Today we are only catering to the beverage industry. In the future, we will grow our offering and expand to other areas,” concludes Tateishi.

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Leading market position at Pack Print International 2013 At Pack Print International 2013, which recently took place in Bangkok, Heidelberg Thailand successfully showcased Hybrid Printing, Offset Printing for Today’s Challenges, Digital Print Solutions, and Prinect Integration at the Heidelberg stand in Bangkok, successfully presenting its great platform of short-run and commercial printing solutions. systemservice, Saphira consumables, and remarketed equipment consultancy, while Prinect workstation presented Prinect integration with live demo, Prinect mobile, and available to download iPhone app, where very much attracted the audiences.

To meet the needs of the rising market requirement for short-run printing in the region, where HEI Flexibility, HEI Eco, and HEI Integration were really highlighted. The show generated sales of equipment in particular postpress in addition to an extensive prospects list which now needs to be turned into orders during the coming months.

The exhibition was officially opened by Guest of Honour, Mr Arthit Wuttikaro, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, which demonstrated the government’s commitment and attention to printing industry in Thailand.

The show strategically set in Bangkok, Asia’s rising integrated hub for both the printing and packaging sector, the trade fair brought together 200 of the leading companies from 50 countries, and welcome a large number of trade

visitors, in particular from South East Asia and Indo China, the latter which in future will become an increasingly important market for Heidelberg..

The stand located at the main entrance in the most prominent position, presented the best exhibit of the trade show under the motto “Discover HEI”.

The stand showcased the total printing solutions, displayed CtP Suprasetter A75, Speedmaster SM 74-4-H offset press, supported by a parade of Postpress machines including a Polar System 160, Polar Pile Turner PW-4 ABV, Stahlfolder TH-66/6-4, Eurobind 600 Hot Melt, demonstrating the HEI Flexibility of Postpress solutions. The digital print solutions was demonstrated by a Heidelberg Linoprint C 751 with Prinect Digital Print Manager and Polar 56 Eco small format cutter. Heidelberg Services Center were integrated to show Heidelberg services portfolio for

During the four-day show, the stand was packed with a large number of visitors in each day and the daily presentations were very well attended. The result of the hard work, of the entire team of Heidelberg Thailand, ensured that all of the machines exhibited were sold at the event, and there is a significant backlog orders.

“This is the second time that we have joined the show and it is pleasing to see that it continues to generate new customers and additional sales. In addition to the obvious sales impact, Pack Print International is an important venue for meeting new customers from the neighbouring countries and this year the large presence of customers from Indo China show the potential in these relatively new markets.”, said Rene Ludvigsen, CEO of Region Asia Pacific.

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Colour consistent label production Visitors at Label Expo were able to see astonishing results in proofing, label and flexible packaging operations demonstrated at the Roland DG booth where extremely accurate colour prints can be viewed.

The global label market currently encompasses 40 to 45 billion square meters annually[1] whereof Europe with 30% and the North American market with about the same percentage are producing the majority of labels.

The market shows a linear growth of around 5% year over year. One of the main tasks brands are currently facing is reliable enhanced reproduction and colour management across all of their output platforms – analogue and digital presses, web and mobile devices.

At Labelexpo CGS showcased the ORIS Flex Pack // Web system together with a Roland DG VersaCAMM-printer that thanks to the patented iterative ORIS 4-D colour management enables realistic and true to life reproduction of print, spot and metallic colours. In addition, special spot colours can be easily generated and applied. Users that already work with the Esko® spot colour database are optionally enabled to implement it into the ORIS Flex Pack // Web system.

The ORIS Flex Pack // Web system offers prepress studios, printers and all partakers in the production process of labels and flexible packaging a solution that enables them to consistently output exact colour across all platforms. Starting with cost-efficient virtual halftone and raster proofs to highly sophisticated labels, mock-ups and flexible packaging solutions all is possible with the CGS’ product.

The Roland DG VersaCAMM series has been upgraded with certain features

by CGS, such as a multi pass print mode and ORIS XG inks among others to better reflect the requirements of label and packaging printers. The ORIS XG inks show a wider colour gamut and the light colours (Lm, Lc) have been replaced by orange and green in order to perfectly reproduce Pantone colours thus enabling exact colour-identical

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In every way a successful fair The 4th PackPrint International trade fair was held at the BITEC Exhibition Centre in Bangkok from 28th to 31st August. This was also the first event attended by KBA together with new cooperation partner MBO.

A five-colour KBA Rapida 75 coater press and the ultramodern M80 folder from MBO attracted a constant stream of visitors to the 200 m2 joint stand.

In a series of live production demonstrations, the Rapida 75 could be seen printing a variety of highquality posters and packaging jobs at a maximum speed of 15,000sph. It goes almost without saying that the print samples were snapped up as avidly as ever by the fair visitors. Particular features of the press on show were the raised foundations (225mm) and dedicated board-handling accessories to accommodate packaging production with higher piles. MBO delighted the trade public with the recently unveiled M80 folder, which is characterised not least by its modular design and the facilities for later expansion and automation. These and other features confirmed the M80's reputation as the most modern and most prolific folder of its kind currently on the market.

The well-attended regional fair was an opportunity for print experts from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, as well as from countries

such as Myanmar and Cambodia, to gather information on the latest innovations and practical solutions.

The atmosphere on the KBA stand at PackPrint International was in keeping with the continuous growth in the AsiaPacific region recorded by the world's second-largest press manufacturer. A number of contracts were signed for presses of different format classes, and KBA is also looking forward to some brisk follow-up business in the weeks to come.

“We are very satisfied with both the

fair and the general development of our business in the region,” said Stefan Segger, managing director of KBA Asia Pacific, when asked to sum up the four-day event. KBA sales director Dietmar Heyduck added that KBA plays an important role on the Asian press market after opening new sales subsidiaries in Korea and Japan and with its very strong local organisations in China, Singapore and Malaysia. Frank Bahmer, international sales director for MBO, was equally enthusiastic about the response from the trade public: “It was our first trade fair in Bangkok and I was really impressed by the quality of our discussions with customers.

Through our partnership with KBA, we have acquired some very good contacts.”

Four presses have already been delivered to Thailand since the beginning of the year: Two Rapida 105 models to KMP, another Rapida 105 to Printing Solutions and a Rapida 75 to Matichon. A Rapida 105 was supplied to Tiong Tat in Malaysia, a Rapida 106 to Teckwah and a Rapida 105 each to Image and Ngai Heng in Singapore.

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Plastic or Paper banknotes? What does the British public think?

For the past three years the Bank of England has been conducting a research project looking at the materials on which banknotes are printed.

In particular, the Bank has reviewed the relative merits of printing banknotes on polymer rather than the cotton paper as at present.

have an affinity for paper, a natural and renewable material, over plastic or synthetic materials?

We look forward to further discussion and detail below the results of the survey.

1. Consumers overall support the proposed change from paper to polymer notes.

Woman are less happy with the change.

Out of the 1000 respondents that were surveyed, 60% of respondents were female and 40% male. Consumers were spread across the UK. Out of the 40% of male respondents, 64% support the change to polymer.

21% do not support the switch and 15% of males do not have a preference.

Shortly after The Bank of England press release was distributed, Two Sides commissioned a quick survey, conducted by independent research company Toluna, surveying 1000 UK consumers on their attitude towards the proposed switch from paper bank notes to polymer bank notes.

Traditional paper banknotes have a unique look and feel about them and paper currency is still preferred by the vast majority of nations. Two Sides does not stand in the way of progress and we are glad that, before a definite move to plastic notes, the British public is being given a chance to give its opinion.

We thought we’d find out for ourselves what the British public thinks about the proposed change.

The following question was asked: ‘The Bank of England is proposing to replace paper banknotes with plastic banknotes. Do you support this change?’

Results of the Survey Key conclusions: • Consumers are overall supportive of the change but: • Woman are less willing to change with 51% saying no or being undecided.

• Younger age group, 18 – 34, less willing to change with 58% saying no or being undecided

Out of the 60% of female respondents, 49% support the change to polymer, 32% do not support the switch and 19% of females do not have a preference.

2. Older age groups are more willing to accept the change from paper to polymer banknotes. 18 – 34 year olds are not overall in favour and more are undecided.

The survey raises interesting questions which Two Sides recommends are considered during the Bank of England’s period of public consultation

Out of the 1000 consumers surveyed, 29% were in the age group 18 - 34, 42% in the age group 35 – 54 and 29% in the age group 55+.

1. Does the apparent reduced support for younger generations for the change indicate an increased awareness of the sustainability of paper and concerns over the use of plastic or synthetic materials?

There appears to be a significant willingness to accept the change from older age groups. A higher percentage of younger ages are undecided.

2. Do practical arguments outweigh environmental considerations for an older generation?

3. Are woman more conservative to change or, for some reason, do they

58% of 18-34 year olds either do not support the change to polymer or are undecided.

Out of the 55+ age range, 69% of respondents support the change, 16% do not and 16% do not have a preference.

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Actively tackling the media shift In light of recent headlines, such as the sale of key newspaper titles by the Axel Springer group, some branch insiders might begin to question the future of the printed newspaper. The expectations for this century-old print medium vary considerably, and even in the industry range from “no future for print” to “look for opportunities and invest”.

The stance adopted by Koenig & Bauer (KBA) is clear: Printing is a customer service! Those who degrade their readers to co-printers by offering exclusively online information are easy to replace and throw away valuable customer retention opportunities. Apart from this, a purely online product portfolio has negative consequences with regard to reach.

Every printed newspaper is read by up to three people, which is a key argument for advertising customers alongside target-group orientation and greater sustainability. Usage analyses show that print communication is not losing its value, despite the additional media offers. It is equally clear, however, that changing customer and reader demands must be taken into account accordingly.

Growing interest from the branch KBA has gathered 200 years of experience with the printed newspaper.

Countless ideas relating to current trends and future demands have been

Short web paths, precise register, automatic webbing-up, an outstanding web speed of 150 m/min, the production of good copies during start-up and run-down, and the option of an automatic reelstand with integrated reel logistics, which is unique to KBA, are features which immediately earmark the RotaJET for the printing of short or high personalised newspaper runs and other print products developed along the way, together with suitable solutions for a changing media world. With this in mind, it is hardly a

surprise that the KBA RotaJET digital web press has attracted growing interest from prominent and opportunity-orientated newspaper publishers and printing houses since its launch at Drupa 2012.

All are enthusiastic to explore the possibilities for a contact-free print process free from plate and makeready concerns.

Four general points are responsible for the high level of interest shown: • Given the partly dramatic fall in print circulations, even the most wellknown newspaper titles are under pressure to react.

• The KBA RotaJET is the first digital solution to be offered by a renowned offset press manufacturer who probably understands the demands of newspaper production better than any other potential supplier.

On the newspaper market, too, the sweetest fruits usually hang from the highest branches. With new ideas and the readiness to invest, however, they can still be harvested

• The precision engineering and robust design of the KBA RotaJET leave no doubts as to its suitability for use under industrial conditions.

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• An increasing awareness – after many an expensive online adventure – that difficult situations also mean opportunities for new approaches.

Wherever newspapers were printed digitally on any perceptible scale in the past, this was usually in the form of socalled “island editions”. For such cases, inkjet systems generally emerged as the printing technology of choice, thanks to the significantly higher productivity compared to toner-based systems and the relatively low costs for short runs using a process which eliminates printing plates and the associated makeready costs. Until recently, however, the major suppliers of these systems had their roots exclusively in the IT sector (main focus: business forms). The systems were engineered accordingly, with all the attendant application limitations. It can scarcely be unexpected, therefore, that doubt was sown regarding the professional suitability and reliability for newspaper production, and that potential investors were unwilling to commit the required sums.

For example: None of these inkjet systems can process a web width of 800mm (31.5in), a standard format for newspaper webs. That means that newspaper printers must either spend considerable money to reorganise their logistics or else accept unnecessary format constraints (e.g. Nordic long-grain) and productivity restrictions (tabloid longgrain vs. short-grain). Features which are taken for granted on offset newspaper presses today, such as automatic webbing-up or non-stop automatic reel changes, are similarly unavailable for these systems derived from the IT sector, but are offered as standard – or at least as options – for the KBA RotaJET. The reason: They enhance productivity, quality and economic efficiency.

New possibilities to tie readers The most obvious possibility is also

the most surprising: Given the current limitations on web speed, you wouldn’t necessarily think of using the KBA RotaJET to produce newspapers. Wrong!

Based on current circulations, which may be as low as 500 to 3,000 copies for some of the titles (or local sections) to be printed, realistic product analyses show that printing on the RotaJET is able to cut web press shift times substantially. This has several effects: • Expensive offset press time can be saved or used for other purposes. Cost savings are possible because a fully automated RotaJET system is managed by a single operator and prints constantly changing jobs seamlessly, without plate and pre-press costs, without makeready time and without waste. The currently higher costs for the ink must naturally be deducted from the savings.

• Retrofits of older offset presses could be combined with a digital investment.

The newspaper publisher then gains flexible options for reaction to the changing media environment, for example stronger target group orientation or even personalised print products. This opens up new opportunities to tie readers to a title or to realise direct advertising.

Taking up the results of joint deliberations with newspaper customers, KBA is already pursuing several projects which pair the benefits of a new, highly automated offset press line – or else retrofitting of an existing installation – with the strengths of the digital RotaJET press.

Such investment decisions must naturally be preceded by sound profitability calculations based on the current and planned job structures of the user concerned. As KBA offers both offset and digital technologies, it is not unreasonable to assume a greater degree of objectivity compared to a supplier whose product portfolio consists of only offset or digital solutions.

At the Hunkeler Innovation Days in February 2013, the KBA RotaJET printed the Luzerner Zeitung each morning using the original PDF data. The right-hand photo shows the offset newspaper on the left and illustrates the excellent quality of the digital edition on the right More services for readers and ad clients Once digital print is in place, further publishing and business perspectives materialise almost automatically: RotaJET systems are also suitable for commercial-style work aside from actual newspaper production, which in turn enables publishers to increase their turnover by offering new, creative print products to their regional or local advertising clients, and in this way to strengthen their position as a leading regional media brand. Possibilities to be considered include: • Advertising specific to a particular city district: The same advertising space can then be sold several times and thus becomes cheaper and more attractive for smaller businesses • Selective, tailored supplements • Additional products such as customer magazines, as a convenient “all-inclusive” service from content editing via print to distribution.

The printed newspaper continues to possess outstanding strengths and advantages, such as credibility, acceptance and sustainability, in today’s modern media world. The big agencies and advertising companies are also aware of this. Passivity, frustration and resignation, however, are not feasible business options, given the online euphoria in certain parts of the newspaper world and irrespective of how difficult it may be to explain that state with economic facts. It is always worth listening to new ideas and recognising new opportunities.

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Investment Security for Today and Tomorrow Muller Martini's services portfolio covers all requirements throughout the life cycle of the equipment, extends the use of a machine, and optimizes operating costs and investments in the long term. is reached, our approach is to maximize productivity figures again and to keep them there for as long as possible.”

Investment Protection for Long-term Profitability Muller Martini offers an extensive life cycle management program that ensures the equipment remains costeffective and increases the lifetime of the machines with manageable investments. Operating costs are optimized, and profitability is increased.

Patrick Treyer, Program Manager for MMServices at Muller Martini, is convinced that it is worth asking how an existing machine can be expanded in order to keep it in operation for a longer period of time, thus allowing a business to reach its goals: “Graphic arts businesses should have their machinery inspected every year to see if there is room for improvement.”

In view of the ever-changing market requirements, it is particularly important to be prepared for the challenges of both today and tomorrow.

MMServices Extends a Machine's Life Cycle To meet the changing market requirements, Muller Martini has standardized its service range under the MMServices label. Even if a company is unable invest in a new machine, it can still benefit from a higher machine output or take advantage of the latest technology.

“Our service concept is focused on the life cycle of a machine,” explains Felix

Stirnimann, Member of Muller Martini Corporate Management. “Whenever a machine is installed for the first time, the performance figures show an immediate increase. This is down to the fact that the operators become more familiar with the machine, as they learn to use it better. The productivity curve, however, is bound to fall again at some point. Whenever this productivity peak

An appropriate investment protection program aims to ensure that an existing machine maintains a high level of productivity over a long period of time or, in the case of a drop in performance, is brought back up to optimum production levels as quickly as possible.

“This begins with regular updates and also includes upgrading the machines or even completely retrofitting the equipment – depending on what the

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customer needs and wants,” explains Felix Stirnimann.

Room for Improvement in Preventive Maintenance A car undergoes inspection every 20,000 kilometers. The graphic arts industry still has plenty of room for improvement with regard to prevention, as preventive machine check-ups are not yet commonplace.

“Given the tighter production deadlines in the industry, machine breakdowns or even failures end up costing a lot of money,” says Treyer. With standardized inspections, problems that lead to faulty products or costly equipment failures can be detected early and rectified in time.

Muller Martini offers such prevention measures with MMServices. A certified service technician first conducts an inspection of all safety, quality and performance aspects of the equipment as well as all machine functions. A report provides data on the overall condition of the equipment as well as detailed information on all the components inspected. Recommendations based on the findings are then drawn up.

“Based on the inspection, we provide details on how to get the most out of a production line, at a relatively low cost,” emphasizes Treyer.

It Pays to Invest in Servicing For example, the gluing unit is of utmost importance to ensure a perfect binding line can produce high-quality products. Within the scope of its MMServices program, Muller Martini offers reconditioning for gluing units in several countries. After Muller Martini specialists conduct a complete

analysis of the gluing units, they draw up recommendations for repairs and measures to improve the units. The objective is not only to rectify defects, but also increase a company’s ability to compete by providing updates and upgrades, thereby also enabling it to enter new markets. Installing a nozzle glue system for PUR processing can enable a customer to produce perfectly bound products that can last a long time and have optimum openability.

Investment Protection Goes Down Well MMServices specialists, who were on hand to provide customers with customized reports showing how upgrades and retrofits can be used to improve the productivity of their print finishing systems, were also the focus of attention. “Our investment protection message was very well received at the show,” noted Werner Naegeli, President and CEO of Muller Martini North America. “Our clients were shown the value of having dynamic finishing solutions that can be easily adapted to accommodate future challenges and enable them to continue to grow using additional production methods.”

Successful Muller Martini Performance at Print '13 Chicago

Muller Martini presented the numerous options offered by the new VSOP web printing press for flexible package printing at the Converting and Packing Printing Expo (CPP), which was colocated with Print ‘13 for the first time.

Thanks to sleeve technology, print sizes on the VSOP can be changed easily without entire printing inserts having to be exchanged. Muller Martini was also invited to participate in the allnew Photo Imaging Pavilion, which featured the top manufacturers and suppliers of photobook printing and finishing equipment. ”

Demonstrations of the Solit threeknife trimmer, with its industry-leading three-minute makeready, also attracted great interest. Many customers were so impressed by what they saw of the Solit, which is designed to perform in both offset and digital production

Rudolf Müller, Chairman of the Board of Muller Martini, discusses the company’s wide range of digital offerings for print finishing with a contingency from Japan.

“It is worth regularly investing in servicing,” Felix Stirnimann is convinced. “It can optimize operating costs in the long run, allowing for a return on investment over many years.

The emergence of digital print production technology continued to dominate at Print ‘13 in Chicago, the leading graphic arts trade fair in the USA. It was no therefore surprise that the “digital ready” print finishing solutions presented at the Muller Martini booth commanded considerable attention. The Must See ‘Em Award winner, the Presto II Digital saddle stitcher, whose multiple component configurations enable print shops and binderies to add digital capabilities and other enhancements, was a particular hit with visitors.

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New Goss Packaging Technology Center to open Goss International will open a specialized facility in January of 2014 for demonstration of its Sunday Vpak web offset presses, as well as a wide range of print, technology and consumables testing.

The new Packaging Technology Center at the company's headquarters in Durham, New Hampshire (USA) will also serve as a catalyst for programs bringing packaging producers, brand owners and suppliers together to discuss market requirements and new production concepts.

The 650-square-meter (7,000-squarefoot) Packaging Center will be equipped initially with a versatile Goss Sunday Vpak 500 press system configured for printing on film and paper substrates.

"The Sunday Vpak platform can provide higher quality, lower costs and faster turn-around times for packaging printing," Rick Nichols president and CEO of Goss International says.

"Our investment in the equipment and the resources to staff this Center demonstrates our commitment to the packaging sector and our confidence in the advantages that web offset can deliver over traditional gravure and flexographic systems."

The Sunday Vpak 500 press system at the Goss Packaging Technology Center will feature seven web offset printing units with a web width of 850 mm (33.5 inches) and a repeat range of 406 - 812 mm (16 - 32 inches). The system will be equipped with a flexo unit and UV and EB curing capabilities and will accommodate film substrates from 9 to 75 microns thick and paper products as heavy as 100 gsm.

"With the first Sunday Vpak system now producing excellent results and another confidential project underway, we look forward to expanding our ability to demonstrate this newgeneration web offset option to

The new Goss Packaging Technology Center – with a fully operational Sunday Vpak web offset press system – will serve as a resource for press demonstrations, testing and cooperative programs for packaging producers, brand owners and equipment suppliers. packaging producers throughout the world through customized print tests," explains Peter Walczak, director of product management for Goss packaging presses.

Walczak says Goss will host seminars and programs at the Packaging Technology Center that will allow packaging producers, brand owners and suppliers worldwide to jointly explore emerging demands in the market and share new ideas for addressing them. "This will also be an industry resource where suppliers can test inks, chemicals and auxiliary technologies for web offset production in a neutral, controlled environment," he adds.

Partners supplying equipment and consumables to support the new Packaging Technology Center and its first Sunday Vpak press include ESI, Flint, Martin Automatic, Nela, Prime UV, QuadTech, Technotrans and Vataphone. Additional suppliers will be confirmed prior to the opening of the Center.

Goss Sunday Vpak 500 and Vpak 3000 web offset press models for folding carton, flexible packaging, pre-print and label applications are available in web widths from 520 mm to 1905 mm (20.5 to 75 inches) and print at speeds of up to 457 meters (1,500) feet per minute. Key features include quickchange sleeve adapter technology for efficient, cost-effective size changes, and advanced offset inking, tension and control systems.

Center will provide the opportunity for brand owners and packaging producers to test, demonstrate and implement cooperative programs to enhance their business proposition through web offset technology Sunday Vpak press system for film and board production will be featured Programs will focus on bringing packaging producers, brand owners and equipment suppliers together to explore new ideas that can increase print quality while significantly reducing production costs and total cost of ownership

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Annual packaged Sales in Asia up 13%, Volume up 6% Despite global economic uncertainty and slowing GDP growth, annual packaged grocery sales in Asia Pacific increased 13 percent in the past year while volume sales increased by six percent, according to a report released today by Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy.

Nielsen’s annual Retail and Shopper Trends Report, which identifies key trends and market shifts in the grocery sector in Asia Pacific, reveals that grocery prices remain a pain point for consumers across Asia Pacific, ranking in their top five concerns. In response to rising grocery prices, many consumers are adopting a cautious approach to spending, which has led to smaller but more frequent trips to the grocery store.

“Although Asia Pacific economies have been relatively insulated from the wider global economic situation, shoppers across the region are looking to economize in order to reduce their grocery bill,” observes Peter Gale,

Nielsen’s Managing Director of Retailer Services in the APMEA Region and Greater China. “In developed countries, this is primarily evidenced through

heavier reliance on promotional offers, while in developing nations shoppers are focusing on buying only essential items.”

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Shoppers continue to steadily shift their grocery shopping to modern trade channels (up approximately 1% per annum for the past decade), as they embrace the wider range, better shopping environment and lower prices. Modern trade store numbers increased by 11 percent in the past year to over 270,000, with investment in new modern trade stores strongest in Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand.

Convenience store numbers also experienced strong growth in the past year, up 10,000 to over 81,000, with fastest expansion in convenience stores seen in South Korea. Consequently, the convenience channel saw the fastest growth of any store format in the region, up 15 percent. (See Chart 1).

“Growth of convenience and smaller store formats has shown no signs of slowing down and looks set to continue in the year ahead,” notes Gale. “The

frequent interaction these chains have with their regular shoppers provides substantial opportunities to introduce

new services which help to make shoppers’ lives even more convenient.”

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products,” observes Gale. “Retailers’ online presence will become increasingly important as a means of driving product sales as well as engaging and communicating with shoppers.”

“Sales of private label products are beginning to gain traction in basic grocery categories such as paper products, plastic wraps, water and staples like rice and cooking products where low price is more important to shoppers,” states Gale. “Private label growth in Asia is hindered by low levels of consumer trust in categories where there is strong brand loyalty, and retailers need to invest in improving product quality and packaging, as well as marketing.”

Despite strong growth in internet penetration and usage across Asia Pacific, online sales of grocery products continues to lag behind other categories and less than 10 percent of urban shoppers in most Asian markets (with the exception of South Korea) visit grocery retailers’ websites regularly (see Chart 3). Of those who do visit grocery websites, online purchasing is low, with obtaining information, viewing promotional leaflets and checking store locations being the primary motivators for visiting grocery websites.

“Markets where online retailing has gained traction, such as South Korea,

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Label printers to play key role in ensuring food quality and safety FINAT, in a collaborative effort with its member UPM Raflatac EMEA(*), reports on the new EU 10/2011 regulation. This regulation on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food came into legal force on 1 January 2013.

It replaces Commission Directive 2002/72/EC and national legislation based on that directive. Its purpose is to support brand owners’ and retailers’ duty of care to their customers, and represents an important additional measure in ongoing endeavours to ensure the quality and safety of food.

Label printers who supply to the EU food industry have a key role to play.

Direct and indirect food contact The new regulation applies the same principles as EC No 1935/2004 for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, either directly or indirectly. Such materials are required to be sufficiently inert to inhibit the transfer of substances

to food in quantities large enough to endanger human health, and to prevent unwanted changes to the composition of the food and how it looks, tastes

or smells. While EC No 1935/2004 applies to food packaging in general, the new EU 10/2011 specifically concerns all components of any primary food

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Packaging Technology packaging containing plastic, with labels considered an integral part of such packaging. Both direct food contact labels furnished with a plastic layer, as well as all labels applied to plastic primary packaging, now require Declarations of Conformity (DoCs) stating which controlled but authorised substances are present in their makeup.

Only when the primary packaging material or its final layer provides a functional barrier, such as glass or metal, are labels and other primary packaging components exempt from EU 10/2011. Material compositions that are purely combinations of paper and board continue to be covered by national legislation or recommendations such as those of the German BfR. Restricted and unrestricted substances All authorised substances – both restricted and unrestricted -- which may be used in packaging containing plastic in its layers are stipulated on the ‘Union List’ within EU 10/2011, and must be declared at every level of the value chain. Use of restricted substances is permitted only within specific migration limits; and as DoCs move downstream within the supply/ manufacturing chain, such substances must be clearly identified and documented so that compliance can be optimally tested.

Final responsibility for conformance lies with the end user It is the end user -- packager or brand owner – who has final responsibility for checking that the packaging as a whole conforms to EU 10/2011 (in addition to any extant national legislation for papers, as well as to EC 1935/2004, the Framework regulation for all packaging materials), taking into account the nature of the packaged food, its defined shelf life, and ambient conditions.

Label printers are therefore required to provide DoCs for their labels to enable tests for restricted substance levels and migration behaviour in specific environmental conditions to be carried out.

Label printers: responsibilities and risks Food label printers supplying into the EU therefore need to be provided with DoCs both from their labelstock and

ink suppliers to be able to compile their own DoCs, which must, of course, also incorporate conformance information about any curing processes used during label production.

It should be noted that the enactment of these regulations means that printers unable to supply DoCs cannot now be accepted as part of the end user’s supply chain, and may also leave themselves open to the financial repercussions of a product recall. It is therefore essential for label printers to be proactive in obtaining and supplying the necessary documentation if they are to retain their place as responsible and viable links in the broader professional packaging chain.

The benefits of a secure supply chain Finally, to summarise, all the above points underline the value of DoCs as a form of insurance for a label printer’s business, as a means of retaining existing customer contracts, and as an entry ticket to end users qualification processes for new business – with the ultimate aim of protecting the consumer. Producing DoCs to a satisfactory standard creates a level playing field for all operations – however large or small. (*) This article has been kindly contributed by Jay Betton, Business Segment Manager, Food and Retail Labelling, UPM Raflatac EMEA

PLASTICS IN FOOD PACKAGING – A CHECKLIST FOR LABEL PRINTERS The scope of the EU 10/2011 regulation on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food: (a) Materials and articles and parts thereof consisting exclusively of plastics; (b) Plastic multi-layer materials and articles held together by adhesives or by other means; (c) Materials and articles referred to in points a) or b) which are printed and/ or covered by a coating; (d) Plastic layers or plastic coatings, forming gaskets in caps and closures that, together with those caps and closures, compose a set of two or more layers of different types of materials; (e) Plastic layers in multi-material multi-layer materials and articles.

Note that (e) may also relate to labels – ‘multi-material multi-layer’ is a material that contains different materials in several layers, for example paper with film.

Both direct food labels and labels on primary plastic packaging, which are now considered part of the packaging, require Declarations of Conformity (DoCs). Among other data, DoCs state which authorised but restricted substances are present, and the legislation with which materials are compliant.

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Ongoing innovation and excellence push flexography to new heights When the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System was introduced at drupa 2008, it was immediately recognized as a gamechanger for flexography.

stand out on store shelves, and help them be as efficient as possible in every job. The FLEXCEL NX System is one of the tools we use today that makes that possible.”

Never before had the industry seen a digital platemaking system that enabled such advancements in production efficiency, stability and repeatability, while delivering image quality that rivals gravure. Five years later, the FLEXCEL NX System is being used in more than 50 countries around the world, where it is driving transformation in flexo printing by pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. A significant milestone is reached this month with the announcement of the installation of the 300th FLEXCEL NX System.

This innovative system has garnered some of the industry’s most prestigious awards: the PIA/GATF InterTech Technology Award for the system itself and for the unique KODAK DIGICAP NX Screening that revolutionizes ink transfer capabilities, the FTA Technical Innovation Award, and the Flexographic Prepress Platemakers Association (FPPA)

Technical Innovator of the Year Award. Over the years, FLEXCEL NX System users have captured hundreds of industry awards for flexographic printing excellence.

To celebrate the FLEXCEL NX System’s five years of innovation, differentiation and excellence, Kodak has just published the story of how this technology is shaping the businesses of five of our many global customers.

This new publication showcases how the FLEXCEL NX System has helped them fill a void in the market, bringing new levels of quality and efficiency, and enabling them to do more with less.

Ben Abray, President of Autumn Graphics, notes, “You have to stand out as a provider that understands the market and adopts the best technology to deliver outstanding results. Our clients trust us to help them maximize their brand value, help their packages

Andrew Hewitson, Joint Managing Director of UK prepress service provider Reproflex3, states, “There is no other technology in the market that can deliver the consistency the FLEXCEL NX System technology can deliver. The laser technology delivers more detail—it has a far superior dot structure, more accurate reproduction and more stable print. In our experience, the FLEXCEL NX System is totally predictable and robust. We’ve built a strong business with the FLEXCEL NX System in the competitive narrow and wide web market by offering something different. As I look ahead, I am very excited about what the future holds for flexo technology and for our business.”

The FLEXCEL NX System has been instrumental in helping U.S.-based Splash Graphics grow its business with a differentiated offering. Company partner Dhiren Sanghani says, “When you are entering a new market, or talking to a brand owner, you need innovation that will bring disruptive improvements—that makes them stand up and listen—and the FLEXCEL NX System gave us that.”

The FLEXCEL NX System is the cornerstone of Kodak’s industryleading portfolio of flexographic solutions, designed to help customers print better and print smarter.

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Address Food Contamination Concerns

Brand owners are increasingly seeking new sustainable packaging materials that address concerns about migration of mineral oil and other contaminants into food from cardboard packaging containing recycled paper.

Sappi has partnered with BASF and Eurofins to bring to market innovative Mineral Oil Barrier (MOB) coated papers. These innovative flexpack grades solve the contaminant migration problem whilst allowing the environmentally sustainable use of recycled content in packaging materials.

In the past, food migration issues have arisen as a result of cardboard packaging

materials containing recycled fibres for which one of the primary raw materials is newspapers. Newspaper printing inks, as well as many commercial printing inks, contain mineral oil as solvents.

Because the printing ink components are not completely removed during paper and cardboard recycling, mineral oil components can remain in the fibres. If these substrates are used for food packaging applications, the

mineral oil components can migrate from the cardboard into the foodstuffs, even when foodstuffs are protected by an inner bag. Printing inks used for printing packaging materials can also be a source of mineral oil contamination.

MOB Kraft and MOB Gravure, developed in partnership with coating specialist BASF and testing Lab Eurofins, are paper grades with a Mineral Oil Barrier protecting the contents from mineral oil compounds that are a complex mixture of saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH) and unsaturated hydrocarbons (MOAH), which are suspect to be carcinogenic.

The development process took more than a year and included several pilot coater and mill trials to ensure the best possible results.

MOB Kraft for inner bags combines Machine Glazed Bleached Kraft (MGBK) paper with the MOB barrier on the reverse side. It is available in 80gsm to 120gsm. MOB Gravure has been designed for gravure printed primary packaging such as pouches, sachets, bags and wrappers and is available in 95gsm to 140gsm, incorporating a blade coating on the top side for gravure printability with the MOB barrier on the reverse side to protect the packaged product.

Both papers provide an excellent surface for application of additional barrier layers – be it dispersion coating or extrusion lamination.

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Management/General 45 function. This requires first of all an extreme smooth and low porous base paper covered with a low porous and good covering pre-coat." said Jos Lycops, Senior Product Specialist, Sappi Central R&D “Another challenge was to find an operating window on the coating machine to apply the barrier layer without blocking on the reel “ adds Jos Lycops.

BASF applied its deep understanding and knowledge of chemistry to develop new coating solutions that could address this issue. “The challenge was to develop an aqueous dispersion polymer system that could provide the required barrier; form a good, defectfree film at given parameters; and not block on the reels,” said Thomas Steinmacher, Application Technology of BASF. “This required balancing film forming versus blocking behavior to get the optimum formulation. Our long-standing relationship with Sappi and close cooperation on this project allowed us to bring this unique solution to market in a reasonable timeframe.”

To determine the effectiveness of the barrier coating against migration of MOSH/MOAH, we worked with Eurofins Consumer Product Testing GmbH, an international bioanalytical service provider that focuses on testing and analysis of food, pharma and environmental samples as well as consumer products. Eurofins executed a 3-month testing cycle on behalf of BASF. These and other tests have proven, that the BASF/Sappi developed MOB coated papers prevent mineral oils from migrating from recycled cardboard and folding cartons into foodstuff during typical shelf lives of affected food stuffs. “We have performed hundreds of mineral oil measurements over the last three years based on strict standards established by the German Federal Institute in Risk Assessment,” said Dr. Andreas Grabitz, Technical Sales Manager Packaging Materials, Eurofins. “ This enabled our highly qualified staff to design a test tailored to the specific requirements of this project.

Prior to this test, regulatory officials in the food industry believed that migration of mineral oils could only be safely inhibited by using functional

barriers such as inner bags. The tested material from BASF was the first directly- applied coating that showed appropriate barrier properties.” ”Through this partnership, we have been able to solve a problem that is becoming increasingly critical in the packaging market,” said Rosemarie Asquino, Sappi Specialities Sales and Marketing Director. “Brand owners and converters will be able to take advantage of the performance and strength of Sappi grades, preventing migration of mineral oil, whilst also keeping their environmental footprint optimal by using outer packaging materials that include recycled paper or board. With our new MOB coating, this is possible without any risk of food contamination from those recycled fibres.”

“We have already had our first customer request for the new MOB paper for dry food product pouches to replace the currently used PVDCcoated variant which is expensive and contains chlorine chemistry,” adds Rosemarie Asquino. “Other brand owners in the food product arena have also shown a very high level of interest in our MOB paper development project. We anticipate that there will be good uptake on these grades as they are increasingly made available to the marketplace.”

The Sappi MOB Kraft and MOB Gravure grades are aimed at the sugar, chocolate and confectionery, coffee and tea, crisps, snacks and nuts, dried and dehydrated foods and frozen food and ice cream markets.

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Singapore to anticipate boost in outdoor advertising Nielsen Holdings launched the inaugural media currency, allowing advertising agencies and advertisers to more effectively measure the return on investment for their outdoor campaigns.

media types using a common set of metrics, such as Reach (how many people saw the advertisement), GRPs (gross rating points), Opportunity To See (OTS) and Time Spent.

“The ability to talk about an outdoor media buy in the same terms as TV, print and radio will help to increase visibility for this media. More importantly, this measurement system will also provide opportunities for marketers to optimise their advertising spend more effectively across multiple outdoor platforms,” said Tan. Nielsen’s outdoor study covers the out-of-home (OOH) inventory of the outdoor media players, including advertising on: The company released a statement indicating optimism in Singapore’s outdoor advertising spending. It estimated an expenditure of US$187.6 million in outdoor advertising in 2011; an increase of 29% compared to five years before. Singapore spent some US$106.4M in the first half of 2012.

Nielsen has been commissioned by four of Singapore‟s leading outdoor media players, Clear Channel Singapore, MediaCorp OOH Media, Moove Media and SMRT, to provide outdoor audience measurement for an initial three year period.

This measurement will provide marketers objective insights into the effectiveness of the outdoor media.

Nielsen’s Outdoor Study, measures consumers‟ exposure to out of home marketing and advertising campaigns while they are "on the go". The areas that are covered include public spaces, transportation centres, and the like.

Nielsen currently provides media “currency” metrics for other media types in Singapore, such as newspapers, magazines and radio.

“Out-Of-Home is an important component in any companies’ total advertising mix. Until recently, the lack of a common set of trusted metrics on the effectiveness of this media posed a challenge to marketers in Singapore as they could not have any visibility into the effectiveness of advertising via this media. We are pleased to be able to work with industry players to provide a solution to this challenge,” said Rebecca Tan, Managing Director, Media Industry Group (Singapore and Malaysia) at Nielsen.

In addition to giving advertisers more clarity into the return on investment (ROI) for their outdoor campaigns, Nielsen’s outdoor metrics will also enable them to evaluate outdoor media (such as buses and taxis) and other

• Bus shelters, bus interchanges and outdoor LED screens; • Bus interior and exterior advertising; • Taxi interior and exterior advertising; • MRT stations and on trains Nielsen tracks the out-of-Home “on the go” media consumption patterns of consumers via personal interviews and diaries. The travel journeys of consumers-on- the-go are visually mapped via software which generates geographical coordinates, pinpointing the consumers‟ locations at different time intervals. Hence, every single trip is mapped out in detail, showing which outdoor sites the consumers passed by and whether they had a chance to see the advertisements. In this context, the "reach" of the campaign, as well as the frequency of exposure to the advertising can be measured.

The complete consumer profiles are captured for in-depth analysis to produce insights for marketers

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What 3D printing means for China, the world's biggest factory Taiwan or Korea is going to go away," he said during an interview at the Inside 3D Printing Conference in San Jose, California. "I think the pie is getting bigger."

The main draw of 3D printing is to build custom or low-volume items that aren't being mass manufactured, Crump said.

"With 3D printing, we're expanding in the niches that aren't covered," he said. "This concept of bringing the manufacturing back local is a disruptor, but I don't think it's a disruptor where it necessarily reduces the total build in places like China."

It's easy to get caught up in the buzz around 3D printing. It allows everyone from hobbyists to aerospace engineers to create customised products – toys, prosthetics, even jet engine parts– from the convenience of their home or office.

And while "disruption" is an overused word in the tech world, it's hard not to wonder how 3D printing might affect global manufacturing and the country in the middle of it all: China.

Of course, not everyone is sold on the big promise of 3D printers, which build objects by laying down thin layers of molten plastic, one on top of the other. In June, the South China Morning Post reported billionaire Terry Gou called the printing technology "a gimmick". You might expect that from the founder of the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics, the Foxconn Technology's Hon Hai Precision Industry, which has huge factories in China. The company didn't respond to a request for comment.

To get another view of the potential impact on China, I caught up last week with 3D printing pioneer Scott Crump, the co-founder and chairman of Stratasys. While the company takes issue with Gou's description of the technology, Crump doesn't see China's

enormous manufacturing business being adversely affected by 3D printing, at least for now.

Crump, who invented the technology known as fused deposition modelling, said there's a big movement in the US and elsewhere to bring some manufacturing home with the help of 3D printing.

"That doesn't necessarily mean that the mass manufacturing in China or

Stratasys, which has dual headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and Rehovot, Israel, has reasons to be optimistic about the Chinese market.

The Asia-Pacific region accounts for about a quarter of the company's sales, and China has grown quickly to account for a big chunk of that, the company said. Stratasys had revenues of $US359 million ($383 million) in 2012.

However, China "can be a substantial competitor", said Crump, who recalled a recent visit to Shanghai where he discussed the 3D printing business with a government official.

"You could see in the meeting they really wanted to work with us; they needed our help," he said. But in the end, they "just want to compete with you".

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An in-depth look at Xeikon’s ThermoFlexX 80 Flexo Imager In advance of its debut at Labelexpo Europe 2013, flexo expert Tony White took a look at the new ThermoFlexX 80 large format Flexo Imager. This system joins the ThermoFlexX range of CtP machines and includes some of the latest technical innovations needed to meet the demands of today’s marketplace.

“The ThermoFlexX team carried out some extensive research into exactly what technology flexo prepress customers required from a flexo CtP range of machines," comments Mr. White. "This guided their research and development team to come up with a whole raft of technological innovations which will stretch far into the future and make the machines competitive for many years and meet the ever increasing demands for higher and higher quality from the flexo process."

Resolution and speed Mr. White says that two of the main topics which arise when dealing with CtP technology are resolution and speed. When considering these issues and the ThermoFlexX 80, he notes: “The ThermoFlexX 80 offers a range of five resolutions 2400, 2540, 4000, 4800 and 5080 dpi. Any two from

this range can be installed on current machines and automatically switched between by using “hot” folders.”

He continues: “The ThermoFlexX 80 currently has output of about 4m2/ hour. However some very important speed developments will be introduced in the near future by using a dual head exposure system. This will mean that the ThermoFlexX 80 will be capable of a very impressive 12m2/hr output whilst maintaining the very highquality associated with this machine.

Therefore by the middle of 2014 an increase in speed of more than 40% will ensure that the machine offers a very competitive speed quality ratio.”

Flexibility is key

In addition to speed and resolution, the ThermoFlexX 80 also includes features that provide additional flexibility and versatility for flexo prepress customers.

Mr. White comments on these features, saying: “The clamping design of the ThermoFlexX 80 allows plates to be mounted easily on to the drum, while a uniquely designed vacuum slider offers the flexibility to use plates of any width. The ThermoFlexX solution also features ergonomic plate mounting and its hybrid drum offers flexibility of holding plates in place either by vacuum or by magnetics.”

“As for versatility, the ThermoFlexX 80 accepts plates up to 1270 x 2032 mm and plate thicknesses from 0.73 to 6.35 mm, making it a very useful and

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versatile unit for trade houses and the larger narrow web printer. Halftone screens up to 175 lpi can be achieved at the 2540 resolution and up to 250 lpi at the 5080 resolution making it the ideal for many current flexo applications.”

“Finally, the open access technology of the ThermoFlexX machines means that the units can be seamlessly integrated with ANY workflow system currently available and allow further technological developments to be introduced in the future.”

Easy loading and unloading The ThermoFlexX 80 includes features that improve the loading and unloading process, making it easier and more efficient. Mr. White shares his perspective on these features by saying: “The physical movement of plates can be problematic especially the larger, thinner plates which can be easily damaged. To solve this problem, the FlexTray was developed to make moving and loading/unloading the plates into the machine much easier, a feature only on the ThermoFlexX 80.

Moreover, it is ergonomically designed with an easy to use, height adjustable table that allows it to be aligned with any height of flexo processing peripheral. The added benefit of air valves make the movement of plates easier. It can smoothly and easily be moved around the workplace on castor wheels. The integral guides make the task of loading and unloading plates of any size up to 1270 x 2032mm so easy for the operator - it is a natural fit for the ThermoFlexX 80 machine.”

“Another aid to help the CtP operator is the auto-clamping functionality

which allows the plates to be loaded/ unloaded much more easily. The slow drum rotation function eases the task of ensuring that the plate is correctly mounted. The auto plate release function allows the plates to be unloaded in a much more controlled and manageable way.”

Innovations for the future In summary, Mr. White concludes: “The ThermoFlexX 80 is a member of a technically advanced range of flexo CtP machines which are capable of being upgradeable to enable future technical developments to be integrated in the future.”

ABOUT XEIKON PREPRESS Xeikon Prepress has a long lasting reputation of manufacturing high quality Computer to Plate equipment.

The basysPrint CtCP systems offer flexibility combined with outstanding quality using conventional offset plates resulting in a very attractive ROI for commercial printers. The newspapers CtP products, manufactured and designed under an exclusive OEM agreement for Agfa Graphics, are considered as the reference in the newspaper industry.

For the flexographic market, Xeikon Prepress offers digital platemaking systems under the ThermoFlexX brand name. ThermoFlexX systems provide high-resolution plate exposure combined with flexibility and productivity.

Xeikon is also an innovator in digital printing technology. The company designs, develops and delivers web-

fed digital color presses for label and packaging applications, document printing, as well as commercial printing.

These presses utilize LED-array-based dry toner electrophotography, open workflow software and application specific-toners. All the Xeikon solutions are designed with the overarching principles of profitability, quality, flexibility and sustainability in mind. With these guiding principles and a deep, intimate knowledge of its customers, Xeikon continues to be one of the industry’s leading innovators of products and solutions.

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First at London Fashion Week catwalk show Henry Holland, the world renowned fashion designer, has used graphics printed on an Océ Arizona UV Flatbed printer together with a giant angled mirror for his London Fashion Week catwalk show. The technique, a fashion first, created the illusion that models at the show were walking on clouds.

To set the scene for the show, the catwalk was created in a multi-storey car park in Brewer Street, London, an urban, concrete, but spacious, environment. Holland’s objective was for the audience to soak up the gritty car park atmosphere before being dazzled by his sophisticated, but hardedged, clothing line.

It is believed to be the first time that such an innovative project using wideformat print and mirrors has been used at a fashion show.

Holland said: “This project has really opened my eyes to the capabilities of wide-format printing. It’s hugely

exciting to be able to construct eyecatching, impactful, temporary spaces and environments using a printer like the Arizona.”

“Designers spend so much time and money creating their clothing lines, but it’s the imagery from the catwalk show that speaks to people in the fashion world and will be shown again and again throughout the season.”

Holland worked with Canon and London-based, wide-format printing company Displayways to bring his concept for the show to life.

He explained: “I met with Canon and

Displayways to discuss the concept for the catwalk show and they talked me through the different possibilities, including the Arizona and the substrates that we would work with.

Our aim was to create an aura effect around the models.”

Displayways has produced wideformat graphics for other high profile exhibitions and shows, including the Barbican commissioned Dalston House exhibition in Hackney.

Keith Birch, Displayways Account Director, said: “Our Arizona XT printer is ideal for projects like Henry’s.

The print definition is very fine and it has excellent colour saturation and vibrancy. It’s also incredibly productive, which is essential for this project, as it required 180sqm of vinyl to be printed just for the catwalk.”

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Duncan Smith, Wide Format Group Director for Canon UK, said: “Henry’s use of an Arizona-printed catwalk at London Fashion Week is a fantastic

Holland added: “This is the first time I have worked with a printed catwalk, but it definitely won’t be the last. The quality of the print was exactly as promised –outstanding. The colours came out brilliantly, and the graphics produced on the Arizona were an essential element in achieving the overall impact we had envisaged for the show.”

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News Sun Chemical to Showcase New UV Flexo White Inks Sun Chemical will showcase two new UV flexo white inks at Labelexpo 2013 alongside a host of other new innovative ink solutions.

Sun Chemical has added SolarFlex Neutron White and SolarFlex Sleeve High Opacity White to its global SolarFlex family of narrow web inks.

SolarFlex Neutron White, a high opacity UV flexo first-down white ink has been redeveloped from first principles using state of the art technology and manufacturing processes in order to develop a breakthrough in technical performance. Beta testing has shown the SolarFlex Neutron White outperforms leading competitive products in terms of opacity, printability and gloss.

Printers using the SolarFlex Neutron White can use a finer anilox to achieve the same opacity as with a conventional UV flexo white, requiring less ink to achieve the same hiding power. Finer aniloxes also allow the printer to print sharper text and lines while still retaining maximum contrast over the darkest of labelled goods.

SolarFlex Neutron White first-down white ink is intended for the printing of labels, tags, sleeves, tickets and other narrow web applications where high

opacity and whiteness is required. As the ink is able to print pinhole free it also allows printing on aluminium substrates in a single layer. The inks are compatible with SolarFlex Nova SL and other UV and EB inks in the Solaris System of products on a wide range of narrow web and mid-web presses.

The second UV flexo white ink Sun Chemical is showing at Labelexpo 2013 is SolarFlex Sleeve High Opacity White which allows customers to match the opacity of other UV flexo sleeve whites but at a lower filmweight.

SolarFlex Sleeve High Opacity White is a UV flexo last-down ink intended for reverse printing of shrink sleeves and other impervious substrates where high opacity is required. The ink is suitable for a number of applications including, wrap-around labels, clear, paper or board substrates such as tags and tickets and other filmic applications where a high opacity and high slip covering white is required.

With high opacity and good printability for maximum covering power, the SolarFlex Sleeve High Opacity White is fast curing to a resistant and flexible ink film with shrink capability up to 60-70%.

The ink also has low viscosity and good flow for optimum press performance.

The ink is compatible with SolarFlex Nova SL and other UV and EB inks in the Solaris System of products on a wide range of narrow web and mid-web presses.

needs and we believe that beneath all the variables, the three key areas of focus are consistency, compliance and innovation.

HP Enhances Print Module Portfolio to Bring More Options to Print Service Providers HP has announced enhancements to its print module portfolio to help print service providers (PSPs) expand capabilities and differentiate print offerings with colour or monochrome imprinted variable data.

Adding variable data, such as personalisation, on marketing materials and billing statements as well as imprinted data like images, barcodes or addresses helps prompt customers to take action and helps generate additional business through more targeted marketing. HP print modules enable PSPs to enhance content and increase response rates for their clients' campaigns.

Based on proven HP Thermal Inkjet Technology, the modules add highquality variable data from images to text and barcodes via integration with high speed web transports. The HP print modules complement a variety of existing

Jonathan Sexton, European Sales and Marketing Director for Screen and Narrow Web, Sun Chemical, comments: “We are really excited about the new Solarflex Neutron White which delivers a significant advance in printability and opacity in UV flexo printing. We think is going to be a real winner in high quality label printing. Together with our SolarFlex Sleeve High Opacity White these new innovations at Labelexpo 2013 take our UV flexo product range to the next level.

“Our aim for the show is to present our newest solutions for the packaging and labels market, demonstrating our commitment, as well as our extensive experience and knowledge in this highly creative industry. Packaging addresses different vertical markets with varying

d’Haussy installed HP C800 Print Modules for colour imprinting of direct mail applications

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News Making personalized direct marketing more appealing Through DJM, France-based d'Haussy recently installed HP C800 Print Modules for colour imprinting of direct mail applications. The installation included the DJM controller platform working with the HP print module interface to enable integration to the existing d'Haussy workflow.

"Over the years, we have changed our strategy from mass direct marketing to more targeted, personalised products, for which we needed a reliable, fullcolour solution for imprinting materials," said Xavier Moreau, chairman and chief executive officer, d'Haussy Imprimeurs.

"The HP C800 Print Module boasts impressive speeds and print quality. As a print solution, it's definitely of a higher quality than its competitors." equipment and print at 244 metres (800 ft) per minute with up to 600 x 600 dotsper-inch (dpi) resolution. Reliable with easy automated operation, the HP print modules provide high uptime with low running costs.

"Variable data can make or break a campaign," said Kathleen Tobin, vice president and general manager, Specialty Printing Systems, HP. "With HP print modules, print and marketing service providers can add targeted variable content where production requires, leveraging existing capital investments, improving uptime and increasing profits on every page."

Partners make more options available Together with its partners, HP delivers high-resolution, industrial printing solutions that are modular, affordable, clean and easy to use.

In North America, systems integrator partner, Document Data Solutions (DDS), which has one of the most comprehensive product and service offerings in the industry, will now bring HP Print Module Solutions to market. DDS is an expert in customised installations, giving its customers solutions designed specifically for their situations. Through the relationship with DDS, HP is making more options available to help customers find the best solution for imprinting variable mono and colour graphics, text and barcodes on preprinted documents.

In Europe, DJM Inkjet Solutions, based in the Netherlands, brings HP print modules to market. DJM is a manufacturer and supplier of state-ofthe-art inkjet production systems with solutions that meet changing customer needs.

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News not sell. PMGI Holdings, which also owns adult dating website FriendFinder, filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware on 17 September 2013. An announcement on the FriendFinder Networks website said the company will continue to operate.

Reportedly with over $300M debts, the magazine has seen a sharp drop in sales as a result of the rise of free adult content on the internet and is now looking for investors to cover their losses. strategic development agreement to integrate Kodak technology into the Bobst portfolio of packaging production equipment. Bobst is already working on the development of innovative products based on Kodak technology.

“Flexibility, time to market and improved total cost of ownership are increasingly important to our customers. To extend the capabilities of packaging production equipment, we decided to join forces with Kodak in particular because of their strength in the digital arena,” noted JeanPascal Bobst, Chief Executive Officer of Bobst Group. “Our companies are working together on innovative industrial solutions that will offer our customers unique opportunities to expand their businesses. We are looking forward to completion of development work and rigorous testing, and ultimately to the announcement of innovations to our customers.”

“Bobst is admired throughout the packaging industry as a provider of highquality solutions and for anticipating and meeting the changing needs of its customers,” said Antonio M. Perez, Kodak Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Bobst’s commitment to introducing innovative products, its loyal customer base, and Kodak’s portfolio of advanced technologies, including the KODAK Stream Inkjet technology, are a powerful combination that we believe will stimulate growth and transformation for Bobst customers and for our industry.

“Our agreement with Bobst is a great example of how the new Kodak wants to do business—leveraging our technologies through collaboration and synergistic product development for the benefit of customers, partners and for Kodak.”

Penthouse files for bankruptcy One of the top adult publications from United Kingdom has just filed for bankruptcy., reflecting clearly sex did

Founded by Bob Guccione, whose monthly circulation was said to be 175,000 down from 5 million at its peak, is likely to be acquired up by New Jerseyborn entrepreneur Jeremy Frommer.

Last year, Mr Frommer acquired a trove of memorabilia owned by the late Guc¬cione that included nude photos of Madonna and a picture of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger engaged in a sex act. He is now the CEO of the Guccione Collection.

Today, Frommer told the press: “I would like to see the Penthouse brand restored to its former glory and carry on the legacy of Bob Guccione.” However, he would not comment on ongoing discussions.

Chief executive Anthony Previte, said: “The Chapter 11 filing is the most efficient and cost-effective way for the company to implement the transaction support agreement while continuing to operate our business.”

He adds, “All operations will continue as normal throughout this process.

Importantly, nothing about the user experience is going to change and we anticipate that all of our affiliates will continue to be paid in the ordinary course of business during the Chapter 11 process.”

The pornography title is a renowned rival against United States’ Hugh Hefner’s Playboy magazine.

Start-up sees potential in iGen4 for novelty applications Atiporn KorKiattipong, Managing Director for Thailand-based I Design Plate, signed for iGen4 on the first day of Pack Print International 2013. iGen4 to many is a high-performance machine. However, many fail to recognise the advantages iGen4 has to offer in comparison to Americanbranded similar. Additionally, the latter is known to yield substantial command in novelty applications within Southeast Asia.

The business management graduate first started her setup in a bid to compete against her parent’s printing arm.

However, the value-add lies in the creative conceptualisation of jobs, which Atiporn KorKiattipong, feels very strongly the iGen 4 Diamond can produce.

“The substrates that iGen4 Diamond can take allows me more creative space

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News to assist clients with creating the novelty they aspire, especially for wedding couples I have served. They want something special to commemorate their union, iGen 4 Diamond is a good option for me to deliver,” she notes.

She is no stranger to Fuji Xerox’s products, amidst the others that try hard to gain her attention. “Many press manufacturers service lasts as long as the sale. You hear none of them after signing the contract, which is a major disadvantage to businesses with no luxury of time,” KorKiattipong stresses.

Screen label press distributor for Indonesia PT Jet Technologies Indonesia, the narrow web and label specialist supplier headquartered in Australia and active throughout Oceania and South-East Asia, has been appointed to distribute Dainippon Screen’s new Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press throughout Indonesia.

“This is a terrific opportunity and builds on our close relationship as Screen’s L350UV dealer in Australia, where we also represent Screen’s flexographic platemakers,” says Jet Technologies Director Jack Malki. “The L350UV is ideally suited to the Indonesian market where there are many smaller manufacturers requiring short runs of high quality full colour labels. For larger manufacturers, it also serves as an excellent press for trial marketing, versioning and personalisation of labels.”

The Screen Truepress Jet L350UV was first previewed at Drupa 2012 and received a world premiere at PacPrint 2013, Melbourne. Two L350UVs will be on display at LabelExpo Europe, Brussels, 24-27 September 2013. One is on the Screen Europe stand 9G50

and another on dealer Dantex’s stand 5D20. Jet Technologies personnel will be attending LabelExpo Europe.

With a maximum 350mm web width and 322mm print width, running at up to 50 metres per minute, the L350UV is one of the most productive digital label presses available, producing up to 16.1 square metres of full colour labels per minute, on standard label stock thanks to the UV-cured inks.

The Indonesian distribution contract will see PT Jet Technologies Indonesia champion the Screen Truepress Jet L350UV brand to the Indonesian label and packaging industry. Screen’s area Vice President Keiichi Kometani comments: “We are delighted to appoint PT Jet Technologies as our Indonesian partner for distribution of the new L350UV digital label press. They have good knowledge of the label and packaging market and also of the press because of their association with Screen in Australia. Together, we look forward to helping Indonesian customers expand their business with digitally-printed labels.”

Mr Malki adds: “Our recently opened Jakarta branch staffed by the local industry experienced Arman Mampuk and Yanuar Emilius and supported by myself, Asia Pacific Sales Director David Reece and the team; will be fully trained on the capabilities of the Truepress Jet L350UV. Indonesia is a vibrant, growing market with a population over 240 million so the label requirements for food, beverages, healthcare and consumer products can only continue to grow, along with increasing prosperity.”

PT Jet Technologies Indonesia is already supplying the company’s range of narrow web products including inks, coatings, laminates, screen and rotary tooling,

aniloxes, sleeves, mounting tapes and ancillary cleaning products. Flexographic and Letterpress photopolymer plates from Asahi Kasei were recently added to the company’s product portfolio.

New Sales and Service Partner for manroland web systems in Indonesia As of 1 September 2013, PT Mandiri Anugerah Nusantara will be the new Sales and Service Partner for manroland web systems in Indonesia. The Surabayabased company, represented by Managing Director Wenly Setiawan and Technical Director Bambang Rudiyanto, will take care of manroland web systems’ numerous customers in Indonesia.

“This is a fantastic solution for our Indonesian customers,” says Gerald Benz, Deputy Vice President Sales at manroland web systems. “The company represents various German high-end printing products as a sales and service partners for e. g. W+D, IST UV systems, and consumables for the printing industry. We are delighted to announce our new partnership with PT Mandiri Anugerah Nusantara with a highly experienced Management Team. That basis ensures excellent customer care for manroland customers in Indonesia.”

The Managing Director Wenly Setiawan has 27 years of profound experience in Sales & After Sales Service with prepress, press, and postpress brands such as Agfa, Kodak, Screen, manroland, MBO, Wohlenberg, Kolbus, Nilpeter, Drent Goebel, and others.

The Technical Director Bambang Rudiyanto is a long-standing professional in handling production, maintenance, technical matters, and service. “manroland web systems is highly committed to improve service support and customer care in the busy and important Indonesian market,” says Gerald Benz. “We are going to open another office in Jakarta soon. Moreover, we are planning to delegate Andreas Eichhorn from manroland web systems in Germany as a Regional Executive Service Manager for South East Asia to be based in Indonesia later this year.”

Domino presents the worldwide launch of its N610i digital colour ink jet label press Domino has expanded its successful N-Series range of advanced digital colour ink jet label presses with the worldwide launch of its next generation N610i,

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News manual filling of the printing press, which is a labour-intensive process.

which includes the ability to print opaque white ink. Taking the productivity of flexo and precision engineering of digital to its most advanced levels, the N610i is packed with Domino i-Tech intelligent Technology. This optimises output of the UV curable label press to maximise production efficiencies and provide extended colour capabilities while delivering the highest quality print resolution.

micro-motor controller technology, which maintains precise head alignment.

This reduces set up time, eliminates stitch lines and delivers seamless images across the 333mm (13”) print width.

Central to the appeal of the N610i is the new opaque digital white ink, specifically formulated by Domino to run with the press. The ink delivers a silkscreen-like finish, and provides high opacity white when printing at 50 metres (164ft) per minute.

All N610i models are driven by an Esko digital front end for seamless integration in to existing customer workflows, and are available in reel-to-reel as well as reel-to-finishing line configurations.

In addition, they benefit from a servodriven tension control system for maximum registration control.

Operating at speeds of up to 75 metres (246ft) per minute with a 600dpi native resolution, the N610i offers double the print speed of most high resolution digital systems. This capability expands the range and viability of high volume production work that a digital solution can handle.

The N610i incorporates a range of Domino’s i-Tech intelligent Technology productivity-enhancing smart features designed to optimise printer performance and maintain the highest levels of productivity. These include CleanCap, Domino’s automated print head cleaning and capping station that maintains high uptime operation and print quality. In addition, its ActiFlow ink circulation system ensures precise ink temperature control and degasses the ink, which maintains nozzle performance for improved print quality and reliability.

Precision alignment is optimised with the use of the Kyocera KJ4 jetting assemblies, which incorporate head stitching technology for seamless overlapping. And, it is further enhanced with the use of Domino’s StitchLink

The new N610icolour press comes in several variants to enableusers to select between 4 to 7 colours and different print widths to define the most appropriate solution for their requirements.

Comments Philip Easton, Director of Domino’s Digital Printing Business, “Label printers are looking for solutions that offer precision output at high production speeds, all at a viable cost.

Having already successfully introduced our first full colour digital ink jet label press, we have taken our technology a stage further with the N610i. By using our latest generation N610i label press, customers can exploit new applications, improve profitability through sales growth while at the same time reduce their overall production costs.”

GSE Dispensing automates ink logistics with Direct Dispenser for process, premixed inks and coatings GSE Dispensing, a global supplier of automated ink logistics systems and software, introduces a fast, automatic labour-saving way of dispensing process colours, coatings and ready-mixed colours that need no blending directly to the packaging printing press.

Suited for flexo and gravure printing processes, the Direct Dispenser is a volumetric system that replaces the

Ink is pumped into a 50 litre-capacity mobile tank or a fixed tank by a diaphragm pump that features an ink meter to measure volume. Suction tubes connecting the tank to the ink chamber of the press ensure that the press remains constantly replenished with sufficient ink or coating during the process. Sensors in the tank automatically reactivate the dispensing process when ink or coating falls below pre-determined volumes. A touch-screen operator interface situated at the press ensures easy control of the system.

The Direct Dispenser also logs consumption levels, raw material types used for each job and for which application. The system can be used in combination with a personal computer or Colorsat dispensing system and GSE Dispensing's proprietary Ink Management Software (IMS). The integration with IMS provides accessible, transparent ink and coating costs per job and enables ink and coating used on any job to be traced to the batch code.

This provides reassurance for packaging suppliers to the food industry, where strict health and safety controls on raw materials are enforced.

Maarten Hummelen, marketing director of GSE Dispensing, says: "With its ease of use and automation, the Direct Dispenser, accelerates and simplifies the conventionally labour-intensive process of ink replenishment of the printing press.

By integrating with our Ink Management Software, for the first time the printer gains full cost and trace-ability control of inks that are directly consumed at the press. This system provides an important platform for a more flexible, leaner printing operation."

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