DECEMBER - JANUARY 2020

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CONTENT REPORT

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IN FOCUS Dr.A.Sakthivel appointed for fourth consecutive term at Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)

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GUEST COLUMN

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Bottom up progress on climate change mitigation Exploring opportunities in sublimation print Hey good looking - what’s cooking?

BUSINESS

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7 simple steps for textile printers to hit UN Sustainable Development Goals

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TECH TALK

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Complete integrated circuits fabricated using screen printing press Optical brightening agents & their effect on digital textile printing

TECHNOLOGY

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Why automation software makes sense

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NEWS

Xerox Launches a Hostile Takeover Bid for HP Xerox has announced it has provided notice to HP Inc. that it intends to nominate 11 independent candidates to replace HP’s Board of Directors at HP’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The slate to be nominated includes former senior executives from dozens of the world’s leading companies, including Aetna, United Airlines, Hilton Hotels, Novartis, Verizon and more.

“HP shareholders have told us they believe our proposal will bring tremendous value, which is why we lined up $24 Bn in binding financing commitments and a slate of highly qualified director candidates,” said John Visentin, Vice Chairman and CEO of Xerox.

The list of Xerox’s

independent directors include Betsy Atkins, George Bickerstaff, Carolyn Byrd, Jeannie Diefenderfer, Kim Fennebresque, Carol Flaton, Matthew Hart, Fred Hochberg, Jacob Katz, Nichelle MaynardElliott, and Thomas Sabatino, Jr. Betsy Atkins is Chief Executive Officer of Baja Corporation, a venture capital firm.

George Bickerstaff is currently co-founder and Managing Director of M.M. Dillon & Co., a leading healthcare and technology boutique investment bank.

Carolyn Byrd is Chair and CEO of GlobalTech Financial.

Jeannie Diefenderfer spent 28 years at Verizon, where, she led the integration of GTE into Bell Atlantic after GTE was acquired in an all-stock deal valued at $52.8 billion. Kim Fennebresque currently serves on the Boards of Ally Financial, BlueLinx Holdings

and Albertsons Companies. Carol Flaton has served as a Managing Director at AlixPartners, a global consulting firm specializing in restructuring, turnarounds, enterprise improvement and digital consulting. Matthew Hart currently serves on the Boards of American Airlines, American Homes 4 Rent and Air Lease Corporation.

Fred Hochberg was most recently the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States during the Obama administration. Jacob Katz currently serves on the Boards of Jefferies Financial Group and Herc Holdings.

Nichelle Maynard-Elliott currently serves on the Board of Element Solutions, a specialty chemicals company. Thomas Sabatino, Jr. most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Aetna, where he was also a member of its Executive Committee.

Tim Cook of Apple lauds Seiko Advance for attention to detail Apple CEO Tim Cook in a December trip to Japan visited Seiko Advance, one of Apple’s suppliers in the country, and explained that Seiko Advance is the reason why the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max are available in Midnight Green.

Seiko Advance is a company that creates ink for devices like the iPhone. Cook was shown a vat of the Midnight Green dye when he visited Seiko Advance, and said that it was “only made by high-quality

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control and craftsmanship.”

Tim Cook even took it Twitter to announce the importance of this long standing partnership.

Commenting on the same, Vijay Pratap Singh, India Director - Seiko Advance said, “We have a long standing relationship with Apple.

Unlike Apple, not many brands today work on colours and finishes to differentiate their products. In fact, all our works are environment friendly and strictly produced using renewable energy.”

Creating green ink typically involves using pollutants like halogens. Seiko Advance is also the only ink producer with a cleanroom in the factory, allowing temperature and humidity to be controlled for consistent quality.

The environmental friendliness of Seiko Advance’s green ink appealed to Apple CEO Tim Cook, leading Apple to add the color to its 2019 iPhone lineup.

Seiko Advance is also the sole supplier for the Gold, Silver, and Space Gray inks used for the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max. For the lower-priced iPhone 11, which comes in multiple bright colors, Apple uses several suppliers.

Apple has worked with Seiko Advance for iPhone inks since 2011, when Cook invited various ink makers to visit Apple to explain their products.

According to Cook, Apple and Seiko Advance have “grown together” and “push each other to innovate more.”

NEWS

Konica Minolta Launches Digital Print Enrichment Press Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a leader in world-class printing technology, has announced the official launch of the MGI JETvarnish 3D One, a simple, compact and affordable digital embellishment press that provides sensory print applications for printers of every size.

With projected growth for decorative embellishment for 20172022 at more than ten percent CAGR, Konica Minolta invested in the press as part of its mission to create opportunity for printers to increase and diversify their revenue streams. The press was first unveiled last October during PRINTING United, alongside four other new products including a high-volume, toner-based production press, digital label press, desktop multi-purpose

embellishment solution and a corrugated box printer.

“Growth in the decorative embellishment area will be a real differentiator for many commercial printers who will be able to charge a high margin for the service,” said Dino Pagliarello, Vice President, Product Management and Planning. “In a recent study

by NAPCO, brand owners said that on average they pay a 40 percent premium for 3-D variable data textures and this product is an affordable solution for printers to offer these services.”

This new press utilizes key components of the 4x PIA InterTech Award winning JETvarnish technology – including the intelligent and adaptive AIS SmartScanner registration system – and is designed for a compact, cost-effective, entry-level solution for all printers.

The small operational footprint of the JETvarnish 3D One allows printers, finishers and

converters to have an in-house full production and prototyping print embellishment system without screens, dies or plates.

The all-purpose patented varnish formula allows both flat 2D Spot UV highlighting and sculptured 3D raised special effects on a wide range of substrate stocks and up to 450gsm, from offset and digital inks to lamination films and aqueous coatings. Sheet sizes range from 14x29.5” and the LED 2D/3D effects reach 116 microns in a single pass.

The new JETvarnish 3D One joins Konica Minolta and MGI’s existing series of sheet-fed and roll-fed digital special effects presses, which feature 2D/3D UV dimensional textures as standalone finishing hubs for digital, offset, gravure and flexo printed materials.

Other enhancement presses include: JETvarnish 3D Evolution (29x47”), JETvarnish 3D Web (17” roll width) and the JETvarnish 3D S (14x40”), which also features embossed variable data foiling capabilities.

Flint Group Packaging Inks in India Announces Immediate Price Increase on All Inks and Coatings Recent events in Middle East have triggered an increase in oil prices which presents a cascading effect on the price of solvent raw materials used in the manufacture of inks and coatings. The instability and current increases necessitate that Flint Group Packaging Inks in India initiate a price increase with immediate effect.

Effective immediately, a price increase will apply to all orders as long as oil prices remain well above reasonable and standard levels. When and if prices begin to drop, Flint Group

will reconsider the price increase and adjust as needed.

Upal Roy, Managing Director, Flint Group India, explains, “We understand that price increases have become an almost ‘routine’ matter. However, we hope that our customers will understand and appreciate that we have no choice but to pass along the increase and that Flint Group cannot continue to absorb the entirety of these rising costs.

“Despite today’s announcement, we are resolutely committed to efficiency projects that will continue to remove

cost and complexity in our own operations. We also remain dedicated to helping our customers to improve their own efficiencies and to support process optimisation within their press rooms.

“Ultimately, product quality and consistency remains a key focus; our customers can always rely on us for best in class products and services at the most economic price possible.”

Contact your Flint Group representative to discuss oil and, consequentially, the major solvents used in the manufacture of our products.

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NEWS

A year to go, 201 Cos confirm their participation in 15th Printpack India The marketing of space for Printpack India 2021 Exhibition, scheduled to be held at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida from February 03-08, 2021, is progressing beyond expectations.

The new addition of two more segments, Signage and Screen Printing, are big hits, IPAMA had participated in number of domestic exhibitions organised in different States for marketing and publicity of Printpack India 2021 Exhibition. IPAMA Marketing Team had also been

to Bangladesh, Nepal, Iran, Philippines and UAE during the last two months, not only for organising participation in the exhibitions, but also for marketing of Printpack India 2021. The results are extremely well.

Even though there are few months still left for the curtain raising ceremony of Printpack India 2021, 201 Indian and foreign exhibitors have already booked their Stands by remitting the requisite space charges. .

As the last date for availing Early Bird Discount is also approaching fast which is 30th April 2020, the booking of space will get further swing in the coming months. It may be stated

that, during Printpack India 2019, the entire space had been booked by the Exhibitors two months before the commencement of the Show. About 100 companies had been kept in the waiting list for allotment of space against cancellation. However, these Companies could not get a chance as there were no cancellations.

During the previous edition, IPAMA had reserved few Halls segment-wise for displaying machinery and other related products.

For Printpack India 2021, separate halls for Corrugation, Label, Screen Printing, Signage, Printing and Packaging have also been planned.

EFI’s New, Mid-Volume Roll-to-Roll LED 3m and 5m Printer Line Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has launched a new midrange roll-to-roll printer line that helps sign and display graphics customers drive more volume with high-end digital print for endless applications and designs.

The new EFI VUTEk D3r and D5r LED inkjet printers leverage many of the advanced capabilities from EFI’s highly successful VUTEk 3r+ and 5r+ printers, offering a midrange solution for an even wider variety of high value applications.

The new printer line also supports the unique collection of options for VUTEk roll-to-roll LED printers.

The VUTEk D3r, which prints up to 2,196 square feet per hour, made its worldwide debut at the

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EFI Connect users’ conference, Jan. 21-24 in Las Vegas, and making its European debut at the EFI EMEA Ignite event on Jan. 29 in Brussels, Belgium.

The second printer in the new mid-range line, the VUTEk D5r, prints up to 2,626 square feet per hour. Early D5r users such as Thomas Printworks in the United States and Allgraf in Italy have purchased the new printer line for its performance capabilities to meet growing demand for high-end signage, décor, outdoor graphics and other applications.

“We were looking to upgrade our 5-meter printing capabilities, and when we found the EFI VUTEk D5r, it checked all the boxes related to speed, quality, cost of operation, and efficiency,” said Bryan Thomas, president at Thomas Printworks. “The quality of the machine was so impressive that it gave us the added benefit

of also replacing a 3-meter printer within our fleet.”

The D3r and D5r printers, at 3.5- and 5.2-meters wide respectively, deliver outstanding smoothness in shadows, gradients and transitions with UltraDrop Technology, precise and sharp 3-point size text, and a true resolution of up to 1,200 dots per inch.

“The ‘D’ in the name for these new printers is for ‘Design,’ and they are absolutely designed to offer the right mix of features, productivity and cost to create new opportunities for signage and graphics professionals,” said Ken Hanulec, EFI’s vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “We listened very closely to our customers for feedback to create a mid-volume solution that will be the technology of choice for print providers seeking to profitably grow their businesses with high-end applications.”

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NEWS

Roland DGA Announces Launch of New DGSHAPE LD-300 Laser Decorator Roland DGA has launched the new DGSHAPE LD-300 laser decorator – a larger, more robust version of the company’s LD-80, the world’s first laser decorator, which was introduced in March of 2018.

In addition to featuring all the impressive capabilities of its predecessor, the next-generation LD-300 boasts an expanded 12” x 9” workspace that allows for precision foil decoration on larger three-dimensional items, plus the ability to imprint directly onto natural leather.

“The new LD-300 enables users to go far beyond the foil decoration of smaller, soft plastic objects,” said Jay Roberts, Roland DGA Product Manager, UV

Printers and Personalization.

“With its unique design, larger workspace, and leather imprinting capabilities, the LD300 offers greater versatility and productivity. You can enhance and add value to a wider range of products, including cosmetic items, custom gifts, wallets, purses, and much more.”

The LD-300’s workspace makes it easy to decorate objects up to 1.9” thick with a variety of metallic and holographic foils. For larger items, the bed can be easily removed, allowing the LD-300 to accommodate handbags, product packaging, and other objects up to 11.8” in size. Compared to traditional hot-foil stamping methods and laser engraving technology, the

LD-300 is less complicated, cleaner and safer to use. It’s also simple to set up and operate. Users can customize a wide variety of items in just a few easy steps –just place the object in the machine, add your chosen foil, and laser imprint your design via the included METAZA Studio Software.

“Our new LD-300 is a Class 1 laser product, so users can rest assured that it’s safe and reliable,” noted Roberts. “With its shielded front cover and completely enclosed frame, this device is perfect for use in retail environments. And, unlike laser engraving technologies that tend to burn the surface of leather during processing, the LD-300 requires no ventilation and leaves no debris during operation.”

Epson Debuts First Industrial Direct-to-Garment Printer Epson has launched its first industrial direct-to-garment printer – the SureColor F3070.

Designed to provide low total cost of ownership (TCO) and reliability for exceptional performance and savings in high-production print shop environments.

The SureColor F3070 is Epson’s first direct-to-garment printer to leverage dual printhead technology and a bulk ink pack system, providing low ink cost and minimized waste compared to Epson cartridge systems.

It touts all new automatic garment height adjustment and easy user maintenance features to increase production and reduce downtime for garment print shops creating custom apparel.

“The printed textile market is seeing tremendous growth,

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complemented by new printing technology innovation,” said Tim Check, senior product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America, Inc. “We are committed to driving the digital textile market and excited to expand Epson’s product line to deliver our first industrial direct-to-garment printer for high-production print shops. Designed for mid-to-large size garment printers looking for a high-production, cost-effective equipment, the SureColor F3070 can produce a full-size shirt in about a minute.”

The printer leverages a new dual 2.6-inch PrecisionCore printhead for high-quality output at production speeds with true one-pass printing for both color and White ink. Coupled with the first bulk ink system integrated into an Epson direct-to-garment

printer, it is capable of housing 1.5 liters per color and 3.0 liters of White ink for less frequent refilling, lower operating costs, and less waste.

First ever automatic printhead height adjustment is set based on garment thickness and texture for optimal print quality without user interference, and easily switches between thin t-shirts and thick sweatshirts with less downtime between garments.

Built for reliability, the SureColor F3070 features an ultradurable linear rail system and CNC milled print carriage, designed for years of production and features user serviceable parts, including printheads, and low maintenance time ideal for high production print on-demand service providers, fulfilment houses and in-house print on-demand production.

NEWS

Monotech Systems Becomes Memjet’s First DuraFlex OEM Partner in India Memjet announced that Monotech Systems Ltd., a leading developer of printing solutions based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, has used Memjet’s DuraFlex technology to create the Jetsci ColorAqua hybrid label printing press.

This printing solution gives printers in India an economical way to produce high-quality labels and expand their product offerings.

For more than 20 years, Monotech Systems has been providing technology solutions to the Indian graphic arts, label and packaging industries. The company has developed a range of solutions to meet the changing requirements

of its customers. These solutions deliver the quality, productivity and positive return on investment customers need to stay ahead in a competitive market.

The latest example of this innovation is the Jetsci ColorAqua hybrid label printing press. This low-cost hybrid press enables printers to meet the demands of modern label production.

The printer produces 1600x1600 dpi and runs at speeds of up to 45m/min.

Together, these features enable label printers to expand into digital printing and offer services like CMYK full color printing, microtext, variable data and security printing.

Jetsci ColorAqua uses

Memjet’s DuraFlex’s aqueous pigment inks that are lightfast, water durable and scratch resistant.

The hybrid press can print on most general coated and uncoated label stock materials without primers and can also print on many films and substrates by applying primers.

T.P. Jain, managing director, Monotech Systems Limited said, “DuraFlex’s modularity, ease of integration, small footprint and affordable cost ensured we could quickly develop the ColorAqua.

We are very pleased to launch ColorAqua with Memjet DuraFlex technology and to provide customers with an entry-level digital printer that can scale up very quickly.”

Digital print to rise by 65%: Smithers Package printing, commercial printing, and book printing will drive a 65 per cent upswing in digital print over the next decade, according to industry research agency Smithers.

It says the highest growth will be in digital packaging print, which it predicts will increases from US$6.3bn in 2019 to $32.5bn in 2029, a huge increase of 420 per cent over the decade.

Smithers says that the global spend on all digital printing will rise from US$139bn this year to $US230bn in 2029, in its new report titled The Future of Digital Print: Long-Term Strategic Forecasts to 2029, which predicts digital will produce the equivalent of three trillion pages a year

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in ten years’ time.

The report says the growth in digital print between 2019 and 2029 is predominantly based on increased demand in books, advertising, commercial print, labels and packaging, Smithers says the strong growth in digital will come in a rapidly evolving print landscape, saying “By 2029, print industries will change significantly as a result of economic, technological, demographic, ecological, and behavioural factors.”

It says the move to publish online rather than conventional print will benefit digital printing, stating that, “The current shift from physical print to online in publication, advertising, and transactional print sectors is resulting in lower print volumes and an increased consumer expectation for content (online

or printed) to be more tailored to their interests, which supports digital printing, “In packaging, brand owners are looking for innovations to support a switch to more sustainable packaging while seeking new ways to use printed packaging to engage consumers.

These factors together support increased demand for costeffective, short-run print and digital print processes.”

It says, “New digital equipment and consumable sales will grow, reflecting the cost-effectiveness of inkjet and electrophotography for short to medium runs.

The new capabilities in digital printing will enable print suppliers to offer customers greater agility while a number of societal trends will fuel overall digital print growth.”

NEWS

Duplo DDC-810 Raised Spot UV Coater touches 200 installations worldwide Duplo USA Corporation, the leading provider of innovative print finishing solutions, is marking the global success of the DDC-810 Raised Spot UV Coater announcing today that over 200 units have been installed in print shops worldwide.

The milestone highlights the rising trend in the print industry. The demand from brands for commercial and packaging applications with spot coating, texturing and tactile effects continues to influence print service providers to invest in such solutions. The capability is positioned to drive the upsell with embellished

products being sold at a premium.

It delivers a new stream of revenue for the provider and an increase in response rates for the brand.

“Print embellishment is one of the fastest growing segments with a great return on investment.

The DDC-810 is a compact and user-friendly solution designed to deliver a high-end tactile experience. It’s perfect for mid-size printers looking to differentiate themselves without breaking the bank,” says Rick Salinas, Vice President of Marketing at Duplo USA. In the era of workflow automation and integrations, Duplo and EFI have leveraged their solutions to reduce

production costs by automating all the prepress tasks involved in preparing jobs for print embellishment and finishing.

Integrating the design-driven DDC-810 with Fiery JobFlow™ has enabled users to experience a time-saving, intelligent workflow that prepares the CMYK and spot layer files in just one click.

Furthermore, it streamlines the process by applying imposition, barcodes and registration marks for finishing devices such as the new DC-618 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser and DPC-400 Digital Die Cutter to deliver valued-added applications.

“Our customers are innovative and are taking their offerings to the next level. We are enjoying seeing their businesses grow.”

Inkless Transfers its Technology to Macsa ID Inkless, the TU Delft spin off that enables to print without cartridges or toners, has transferred its technology to Macsa ID, a Spanish manufacturer of Coding & Marking equipment. Masca solutions are used for printing on packaging materials. “Inkless printing can make printing more sustainable and reduce the printing costs, while also the hassle that comes with changing consumables can be taken away. We believe that Macsa ID is the right party to bring the technology to the next step”, said Arnaud van der Veen, Co-founder/CEO of Inkless.

This inkless printing technology is most suitable for printing on Packaging and Labelling (Coding and Marking for

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initiates). Arnaud van der Veen: “The printing of barcodes, shelf life data and product codes on packages and on labels forms the best suitable market for this technology to start in. More and more packages are being shipped and all of these have to be provided with printed text and barcodes. Macsa ID is an important player in this market, so for that reason there is a good fit between their activities and our technology” Macsa ID can use the Inkless technology in their aim to help their clients to mark and code with the fastest and cleanest methods available, whilst reducing the carbon footprint. “We are looking forward to seeing the benefits this technology will bring to our clients. Our industry faces great challenges as we enter the new decade, and technology like this

allows us to face these challenges head on,” added Jordi Piñot, CEO and President of Macsa ID. After that the transfer process will be completed, Van der Veen and Venkatesh Chandrasekar, who is the inventor of the Inkless technology, will discuss together with Macsa about the future developments of this technology and their potential personal involvements.

Van der Veen: “Of course we started this company with the aim to become an important player in the printing market ourselves.

During the development process we discovered however that it is quite difficult as a startup to bring this technology to the market without established partners. We believe that under the roof of Macsa, this interesting technology gets a better chance to be introduced to the market”.

QUICK BYTES

HIGHLIGHTS FROM UNION BUDGET 2020

1. Customs duty on import of newsprint, lightweight coated paper to 5 per cent 2. The turnover threshold for audit of MSMEs to be increased from Rs 1 crore to Rs 5 crore, to those businesses which carry out less than 5 percent of their business in cash 3. To set up an investment clearance cell for entrepreneurs to provide pre-investment advisory, information related to land banks and facilitate clearances 4. Dividend Distribution Tax shifted to individuals instead of companies 5. Big tax relief for lower and middle-income groups. Except for those earning above Rs 15 lakhs a year, the tax burden has come down considerably. Caveat attached - forego 70 of present 100 exemptions.

6. To amend I-T Act to allow faceless appeals.

7. To launch new direct tax dispute settlement scheme -- Vivaad se Vishwaas scheme.

8. Interest and penalty will be waived for those who wish to pay the disputed amount till March 31.

9. Aadhaar-based verification of taxpayers is being introduced; instant online allotment of PAN on the basis of Aadhaar 10. Government plans to sell part of its holding in Life Insurance Corporation ( LIC) by way of IPO

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(Initial Public Offering) 11. Tax burden on employees due to tax on ESOPs to be deferred by five years or till they leave the company or when they sell, whichever is earliest 12. App-based invoice financing loans product to be launched, to obviate problem of delayed payments and cash flow mismatches for MSMEs 13. Amendments to be made to enable NBFCs to extend invoice financing to MSMEs 14. To help bank depositors, government increases depositor insurance to Rs 5 lakh from current Rs 1 lakh.

15. Accelerated development of highways will be undertaken; Delhi-Mumbai expressway and two other projects to be completed by 2023 16. National Logistics Policy will soon be released, creating single window e-logistics market 17. 150 new train to be introduced on PPP basis; Four stations will be also be redevelopment with the help of PPP. 18. Rs 18,600 crore worth Bengaluru suburban transport project launched; 20% equity will be provided be the Centre 19. A new scheme to provide higher insurance cover, reduced premium for small exporters and simplified procedure for claims 20. GIFT City to have an International Bullion Exchange, enabling better price discovery of gold

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Over 575 Printers from Nagpur and Jalgaon attend Print Innovation techno-seminar

Continuing with its streak of successful shows across the country, Print Innovation, a one-day technology seminar and table top exhibition, saw attendance from over 275 printers at Nagpur and over 300 printers from Jalgaon.

The seminar is a jointinitiative by SPRY Media and Screen Printers Association of India (SPAI) and is part of a series of seminars held through the year. The event received support from 11 leading names of the industry such as Grafica Flextronica, Colors, Epson, AND Global, Beautiflex, Photokina, Patel Enterprise, Omkar Engineering, Malhotra Graphics, Imprint Solutions and Gurubakshish Group.

At the conclave the supporting brands set up live demos and product experiential zones for the delegates. Consumers had the advantage of experiencing and the products and take expert advice on their queries.

The table-top exhibition

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saw Grafica exhibiting its screen printing machine, Malhotra Graphics showcased their wire binding and paper cutting solutions. Epson took the opportunity to exhibit its inkjet printers. While Omkar Engineering focused on drying racks, Patel Enterprises showcased sticker half cutting machine.

Beautiflex attended the show to highlight its range of textile printing inks. Imprint Solutions was present with its sublimation and transfer printing solutions.

Photokina highlighted its range of screen chemicals and Colors was present with its UV ink range. The attendees of the show also saw a range of plastic sheets from AND Global while Gurubakshish Group highlighted its screen printing chemical range.

The event was hosted with support from IPAMA which apprised delegates of the various initiatives taken to promote the next edition of Printpack India

2021.

Speaking on the initiative, Jignesh Lapasiya, organiser, Print Innovations 2019, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Printing is one of the oldest industry.

In contrast to global markets, Indian printing industry has been witnessing a healthy growth. Indian printers have been competing with global brands with high quality works. However, the industry has been witnessing a swift change in trends, and to sustain in the market, it is necessary that printers are always up to date with the technological changes. It was shocking to know that less than 5% of the delegates had been part of national trade show. Unless we learn about the trends and technological changes sweeping the industry, we risk the chance of pushing towards stagnation.

Therefore, we are taking Print Innovation to ever printing hub and showcasing it as a platform to exchange ideas, learn from experts and network.â&#x20AC;?

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PAMEX 2020 exhibits signs of optimism in the industry

Belying all apprehensions of the perceived slowdown in the economy in general and the Printing Industry in particular, PAMEX 2020 presented the face of a vibrant industry, raring to reinvent itself and ready to move forward with optimism. The 14th edition of the event saw a 15 percent growth in exhibitor area and a whopping 20 percent higher visitor turnout. But the real success story of PAMEX was “not in the increased numbers alone but also in the quality and the geographical range of visitors that it attracted,” opined

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Deepak Chawla, GM-Marketing, Technova. The event concluded on 9 January 2020 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.

Several exhibitors reported many serious enquiries and also significant sales on the ground.

The visitor enthusiasm seen a few months before the major Industry event- Drupa, held great portends for the International industry players that are looking to India to provide an even greater footfall to the International event than the 19000 printers that it sent in the last edition.

The world thought leaders converged in the parallel WPCF conference to brief the printers on new industry trends and opportunities as they gear themselves to meet the growing challenges posed by shrinking traditional business and changing customer

expectations. The industry also found time to honour its stalwarts at the VCLA award and celebrate the excellence of its printers at the NAEP Awards in glittering functions that added a lot of allure to the ongoing exhibition.

“The success of an event of this magnitude does not happen as a co-incidence. A lot of meticulous planning and hard work goes into the promotion and organising of the event. I congratulate the entire AIFMP and Print-Packaging team for pulling off a great exhibition with such élan,” said Kamal Chopra, Chairman, PAMEX who had spearheaded an International Outreach Program and a grassroots Print Odyssey in the months leading to the exhibition.

The next edition of the PAMEX will be held from 23 to 26 March 2022 at the same venue and will include a separate hall for the Label Industry Suppliers.

IN FOCUS

Dr.A.Sakthivel appointed for fourth consecutive term at Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC)

Padma Shri Dr. A. Sakthivel was recently appointed for consecutive terms at the chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council. This is the fourth time he has been appointed for the role.

He was honoured by the TEKPA committee members comprising President T.R.Srikanth, Secretary P.E.Gopalakrishnan;

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Treasurer K.Thirumoorthy. He was welcomed and honoured in the presence of key members of the Executive Committee Vasanthakumar, Krishnakumar, T. Dastagir, Suresh Kumar Murugesu.

Commenting on Sakthivel’s appointment, T.R.Srikanth said, “He has been a guiding force for AEPC and for Tirupur

Export Knit Printers’ Association (TEKPA) members. The last four years have taken a toll on the textile printing industry, and especially those focused on export. Most importantly, the MSME segment has been riling under the unfavorable economic conditions. He has assured to take corrective measures by reaching out to government authorities to ease import duties and taxes, provide 0% machinery import, and debt interest under government schemes for the sector.”

Padma Shri Dr. A. Sakthivel has been leading Poppys Knitwear from the front by, and is a pioneer in the field of knitwear manufacturing and exports. He is a prime mover of many visionary projects executed in Tirupur such as Tirupur Export Knitwear Industrial Complex (TEKIC), Inland Container Deport (ICD), TEA Public School, New Tirupur Area Development Corporation Limited (NTADCL), NIFT – TEA Fashion Knitwear Institute, India Knit Fair Association (IKFA) and Netaji Apparel Park (NAP).

He was instrumental in implementing Tirupur third water project which was executed by NTADCL, formed under Public Private Partnership model with a total cost of Rs.1,200 crores and helped to supply water uninterruptedly at door steps of households and industries in Tirupur apart from supplying water to way side villages in Panchayat unions. The success of the project has been also a point of discussion in all water related

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Bottom up progress on climate change mitigation

Laurel Brunner discusses how sustainability has taken a prominent position amongst the customers of printers.

Recently that interest has become more frequent and urgent as climate change has become more prevalent amongst political, economic and social agendas.

It’s been over ten years since we started the Verdigris project to raise environmental awareness within the worldwide graphics industry. In that time there have been sporadic flurries of interest in sustainability from printing companies, but rather more interest has come from their customers, the print buyers. But recently the flurries have started getting more frequent and urgent as climate change has jumped to the top of political and economic agendas, as well as social ones.

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so reluctant to get with the sustainability programme is a bit puzzling. They only seem to recognise it when clients ask about what they are doing to improve sustainability and their capacity to deliver some sort of environmental sign off. As this generally has a cost attached to it, many printers embrace it as a value added extra, if indeed it is possible to deliver.

Mostly it isn’t unfortunately, which is why brand owners are starting to be a little bit more systematic in their enquiries. They want to know the environmental credentials of their print service providers, particularly for high value commissions. Often their enquiries take the form of surveys, asking service providers to answer a variety of questions about their sustainability measures and adherence to environmental standards.

These are not the sort of generic surveys put out to all comers by the trade press and consultancies.

Rather they are specific to a given brand’s concerns and are framed in line with the brand owner’s sustainability policies. They are also sector specific. For instance what IKEA wants to know about the environmental policies of their sign and display service providers, is not the same as what IKEA wants to know about their gravure printers’ sustainability credentials.

The questions being asked range from the staggeringly complicated, through to the extremely simplistic. Supply chain queries are the hardest to frame because they tend to involve many unknown parties, and don’t lend themselves to binary responses. And different types of organizations use all manner of complex vendor communities.

Asking the right questions can also be extremely tricky, if the responses are not to be muddled. For brand owners, identifying excellence in sustainability and environmental performance is difficult but this is what some big brands are trying to do.

Print buyers are starting to put real effort into quantifying the environmental commitments of participants in their graphic media supply chains. The goal for buyers is to be able to identify their most sustainable production options.

They want to configure supply chains that share environmentally friendly practices within a common mutually supportive framework.

This isn’t easy to do, but it could really help move climate change mitigation forwards.

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Exploring opportunities in sublimation print

Print companies are constantly on the lookout for opportunities in new markets to help them stand out in the busy modern market. Rob Fletcher takes a closer look at the sublimation market to find out more about growth prospects in this area.

‘Diversification’ has been a key buzzword in the global print industry for some time now, with print service providers (PSPs) worldwide continuing to move outside of their traditional remit to take on new types of work and expanding their service offering in the process.

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moving into the sector to take advantage of the amount of work on offer. However, once you have made the move, how do you ensure that you are success in this busy market?

We spoke with some of the leading manufacturers in sublimation print to find out about the expansion opportunities in this market and how PSPs new to the scene can capture valuable work.

Growing your business and customer base Epson is one of several major brands active in the sublimation print sector and has a number of technologies

on offer to companies new to the market, as well as PSPs already established in this area. Tom Owers, product manager at Epson Europe, said there are a number of benefits of taking on sublimation work.

“PSPs can take on new jobs and customers, as well as bring outsourced business in house to give them more control over quality, turnaround times and margin,” he said. “You can also expand your creative applications to offer a broader range of services to customers, helping you to stand out from the competition.”

In terms of the type of work PSPs should be looking to target in this area, Owers picked out two key

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For fashion, Owers said that work is plentiful as it is a fast sector as labels and brand seek to keep up with seasons and trends. It is also an environmentally friendly market as there is minimal wastage and produces a low carbon footprint compared with traditional textile production.

For soft signage, Owers’ reasons are similar in that it is a green sector, while costs can be saved on shipping, labour and installation. In addition, there is a wide range of applications to consider when it comes to soft signage.

As to how Epson can help, Owers highlighted two pieces of kit. First, the SC-F500 is Epson’s first 24-inch dye sublimation printer with a four-colour continuous ink supply system.

It can produce a wide range of applications in personalisation, gifting and promotional goods market – something Owers said is ideal for small business looking to expand applications Epson will also launch its new SC-F9400/H 64-inch dye sublimation printers in January, with a focus on high-volume printing for clothing, textiles and soft signage.

“The SC-F9400H also offers businesses the option of printing with two genuine florescent inks (yellow and pink), which brings bright, vivid colours to the production of sportswear, workwear and fashion items,” Owers said.

Offering more benefits to customers Also weighing in with advice is Roland DG, whose EMEA business development manager for inks and textiles, Encarna Luque, noted that the sublimation print

market overall is projected to grow at a CAGR of 16.8% between 2019 and 2024.

Luque said: “Due to the process used in sublimation – the image is retained inside the fabric of the product – it offers superior washability and scratch resistance compared to other printing techniques, which is an obvious benefit for a variety of customers.

“Furthermore, digital sublimation printing is more affordable and less timeconsuming on one-offs and short runs than traditional processes like screen printing or rotary printing, because it doesn’t require multiple steps or lots of equipment.”

Like Owers at HP, Luque said textile offers tremendous opportunities to PSPs in sublimation. Luque said most growth is expected across fashion fabrics, home decor and technical textile, but noted that the process is also compatible with any heat-resistant rigid material that is polyester-coated.

Luque said: “This means it’s possible to access whole sectors with the same Roland sublimation machine – adding customisation and decoration to furniture, glass, curtains, carpets and tapestries for the interior decor market, for example.”

Leading on from this, Luque picked out some of latest technology solutions from Roland DG, focusing on the

Roland Texart sublimation printer series, which has been developed specifically to meet the demands of this market.

Luque noted: “Users have several ink configuration options to choose: 2xCMYK for maximum productivity, CMYKLcLm plus violet and orange for a wider colour gamut and optimum quality, and CMYK plus fluorescent pink, fluorescent yellow, violet and orange, with fluorescent inks for special effects, even more vibrant colours and the most extensive gamut.”

The latest solution in the Roland Texart series is the Texart RT-640M. This is a multifunction printer that can print on sublimation paper and directly onto some polyester fabrics, optimising running costs and giving users versatility.

Fast and cost-efficient high quality work Another leading manufacturer well equipped to offer both advice and solutions in this market is Mimaki. Senior product manager Bert Benckhuysen said that sublimation - both direct printing and transfer printing - is one of the fastest and most cost-efficient

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ways to produce high quality prints, which in turn makes it a highly profitable addition to a print company’s portfolio.

Benckhuysen said: “Sublimation print also increases versatility, enabling printers to offer a number of high-quality applications including fashion and sportswear garments, soft signage, flag banners, home textiles, ceramics and more.”

Focusing in on the work available, Benckhuysen picks out a number of markets that both companies new to sublimation and those that are established in the sector should be looking to target.

Benckhuysen said: “In general, the transition from conventional to digital printing is enabling growth in every area but the largest opportunity is in the fast fashion market.

“As this industry requires a faster time to market and a cheaper final product, printing on polyesters is becoming increasingly popular.

More and more blended polyester fabrics for fashion are being introduced as a result and these are suitable for transfer printing.”

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Benckhuysen said there is also plenty of scope for growth in soft signage and home textiles, saying both of these markets have seen steady growth in the past few years as they are easy to install, affordable and durable.

Fabric banners and flags are in particular demand for visual communications, with such products used for graphics in retail stores, indoor advertising and sporting events, as well as various other areas.

In addition, he said there are an increasing number of companies offering custom printed fabrics. He cited the example of a Mimaki customer in Poland – Cotton Bee – that has expanded across Europe, printing items for various textile companies, independent fashion designers, architects, cosplay enthusiasts and more.

As to the equipment Mimaki can supply to companies in this area, Benckhuysen highlights a number of options, namely the paper sublimation machines in the form of the Mimaki TS551800 and Tiger-1800B MkII.

The Mimaki TS55-1800 is a dye-sublimation transfer printer that Benckhuysen said brings high-end features to the entry and mid-level market. These include high-speed one-pass printing at a high-resolution and high ink-density, as well as unattended printing with a new Mini Jumbo Roll unit and a set of Mimaki core technologies for continuous operation.

The Tiger-1800B MkII is a volume industrial textile production belt printer, combining a print speed of up to 385sq m/h and high print quality. In addition to a high quality print mode of 1200dpi resolution, the Tiger1800B MkII features Mimaki’s core technologies such as the Mimaki Advanced Pass System (MAPS) to prevent banding, Nozzle Check Unit (NCU) and Nozzle Recovery System (NRS).

Mimaki in June also previewed a new textile machine that will enable users to print direct-totextile and on sublimation transfer paper with just one printer. This solution is due to come to market in 2020.

The message from manufacturers seems to be quite clear; although there may be a high level of competition in the sublimation market, if you are to equip yourself with the right equipment and expertise, then there is every chance you can make a successful move into sublimation.

Companies active, or considering diversifying into this area, can be safe in the knowledge that they will have the backing of some of the leading names in print.

Add in the fact that new products and developments are coming to market on a regular to satisfy new demands and address trends, then sublimation print is an exciting area to be.

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Hey good looking - whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooking?

Digitally printed interior decoration has become quite a thing in the last few years, as technology made it possible to print textiles, wallpapers, even carpets and floors digitally and with ease.

While opening a whole new world to professional designers and creative types, product safety becomes a significant question for Print Service Providers (PSPs) and their customers alike.

If you feel you would like a room with a purple zebra patterned carpet, yellow flowers on your wallpaper, and fresh apple green checkers on your bed sheets, you

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can go for it: digital wild format printing has made it possible to produce short-run or one-off products based on whatever wild design a customer could think of.

There is no minimum order, no limitation on colours, no need for step-and-repeat: the ultimate freedom. Wise men (and women) have said that with freedom comes great responsibility, and this is even more true when it comes to interior design. After all, interior decoration items often are close to their ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hearts, lungs and skin, quite literally.

It is therefore crucial to understand that some of the

digital wild format technology commonly used to print interior decoration was not at all invented for these kinds of products. For any aspiring interior designer, professional or private, it is of the utmost importance to remember this: UV-curing and (mild) solvent ink printed products are first and foremost for outdoor applications, trade fairs and sampling. It may still be possible to use them for products for everyday use in homes, restaurants, hotels and many other spaces. But customers and PSPs alike need to dedicate some time and effort to making sure these products are safe.

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The brand should have made sure that the product meets all health and safety regulations applicable in the buyer’s jurisdiction. Which, depending on the area, may be vast and not quite easy to understand or to meet. Which may, after all, be one reason for the premium premium brands usually charge against a no-name product.

But those standards are of course equally applicable to any company that sells goods. And that does include any tiny newcomer label, too. While a long-term producer of conventionally analogue printed interior decoration products has most certainly set up a production process with applicable regulations in mind, a digital print service provider has not necessarily done so. This is more likely when digitally printed interior decoration is only a small part of the business. For PSP’s own and that of the customers’ safety, a designer selling printed interior decoration items must understand that doing so makes them a manufacturer and so required to meet applicable regulations.

Regulations for printed interior decoration Things would be much easier, if there were a set of global regulations a manufacturer could meet and be done with it. After all, thanks to the internet one can quite easily sell even the most niche product worldwide.

Alas, there is no set of global regulations covering such sales.

Even in the European Union, where regulations should be harmonised between all 28 members, they just are not in certain areas. The same applies to the different states in the USA. And don’t underestimate health and safety regulations in big emerging countries like Brazil, India or China. And just because an item has been certified as safe in one country, that does not necessarily mean the certificate will be accepted in another. It is therefore highly recommended to enlist industry insiders for help in cutting through the regulatory jungle covering, and sometimes strangling, printed interior decoration markets.

The main areas of interest for a designer keen to sell digitally printed interior decorations are general product usability, air pollutants, washability, potential for skin irritations, and fire retardancy.

Early on in the project, these requirements must be clarified with the PSP to make sure the product is safe and meets health and safety requirements.

Common health and safety safety concerns Wallpaper is the posterchild of printed interior decoration (no pun intended). Health and safety regulations in the European union include CE Sign, and EN 233 regulations about wallpaper and wall coverings, plus EN234 (for washability and light fastness). Additional national regulations may very well apply in different European Union member countries, for example in Germany 89/106/EWG applies for materials used in building houses. Which regulations are to be applied in the UK if and when Brexit happens, is impossible to

say today.

Textiles used for, or as part of, a piece of furniture need to meet DIN EN 14465:2006 in Germany and are required to be at least Oeko-Tex compliant in many developed countries. Fire retardancy is the most crucial requirement for printed interior decoration. In the European Union, EN 13501 is the standard to meet, though instead compliance to (or additionally) B1/ A1 (Germany) as well as M1 (France) is very common.

Fire retardancy needs to be tested in certified lab, typical fees may exceed €2,500. Even qualified print service providers sometimes make the mistake of claiming that any print on a B1/ M1 certified material qualifies for B1/M1 retardancy.

While this might be validated in the lab test often enough, without the validation the item does not legally qualify as safe.

With items for home or office use, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and other hazardous air

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Many printer manufacturers get Nordic Swann or Greenguard certifications for their inks, and while those indicate that the inks are safe, it is still highly recommended to run a lab test. The Nordic Swann label originated for Scandinavian countries but now has holders around the world, while Greenguard is issued by the US based UL certification body.

Other countries might not recognize these labels preferring instead to work with local standards.

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So, wait, what is a poor designer to do?

Overlooking all the various regulations and laws, any aspiring designer may very easily feel very disappointed and discouraged.

However, there is no need for this. Find a qualified PSP and a technology you can trust. (Hint: sublimation print on polyester as well a Latex and textile print with dedicated inks is usually considered quite safe). Then educate yourself which basic certificates you require. You are a producer now and it is part of your responsibility to your customers. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let red tape spoil the creative freedom digital production technologies bring you.

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Complete integrated circuits fabricated using screen printing press

The breakthrough by researchers at Research Institute of Sweden eliminates the need to use multiple manufacturing methods to create an integrated circuit with more than 100 organic transistors.

Researchers have for the first time printed complete integrated circuits that have more than 100 organic transistors, a breakthrough in the quest to use printing to create complex next-generation electronic and computing devices.

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developed complete, integrated circuits using a novel screenprinting process: Peter Andersson Ersman, Research Institute of Sweden, or RISE; Simone Fabiano, Linköping University; and Jan Strandberg and Roman Lassnig, RISE. (Image source: Thor Balkhed). The detailed research paper was published in the journal Nature Communications.

A team of engineers at two Swedish institutions-Linköping University and RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden),

Campus Norrköping—achieved the milestone using only screen printing rather than the multiple manufacturing methods to create integrated circuits. “Everything is done by screen printing, and in relatively few processing steps,” he said in the statement. “The key is ensuring that the different layers end up in exactly the right place,” said Peter Andersson Ersman, a researcher in printed electronics at RISE. The team used this process to place more than 1000 organic electrochemical transistors on an

TECHTALK A4-sized plastic substrate, and connected them in different ways to create various types of printed integrated circuits. The work is the culmination of 17 years of research, including an advancement in 2017 to use screen printing to fabricate circuits that set the stage for the latest achievement.

Challenge Printed organic electronics (OE), in the form of sensors actuators and displays have been manufactured using printing techniques on flexible or stretchable carriers to enable distributed monitoring and safety functions on packages, in smart labels, in artificial skin applications, and more. Organic solid-state semiconducting devices, relying on charge injection or field-effect charge modulation, represent one important class of relevant devices for internet-of-things (IoT) applications. These are typically built up from configurations including (ultra-)thin films and/ or very narrow distances between electrodes; especially if lowvoltage and fast operation is targeted. Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) have been explored as sensors and also in various large-scale integrated circuits and they typically operate at voltages beyond 10 V18,19,20 and at frequencies ranging from 103 to 106 Hz21,22,23, thus making relatively swift sensing and signal processing possible.

One major drawback with allprinted OFETs, besides highvoltage operation and challenging device structure, is instability or drift of the fundamental threshold voltage24,25,26.

For IoT labels that require massive and reliable signal processing, one or several silicon (Si) chips, typically operating

in the range 1.2–3.3 V, are utilized in combination with peripheral, sometimes printed, devices for sensing, actuation, and interfacing. These chips are archetypally assembled and connected onto the label or item using flip-chip mounting or wiring techniques. The cost of Si-chips is to a great part dominated by the total area of, and the number of process steps to manufacture, the actual Si-dice. For multifunctional applications, several dedicated devices encircle the Si-chip and each requires a unique set of contact pads along the Si-chip, which will increase chip area and thus drive costs.

In fact, for application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), such as IoT chips, already beyond just a few contact pads, the chip area is primarily dominated by the number of contact pads, i.e., the design is pad limited rather than core limited. This problem becomes even worse considering that improved silicon manufacturing processes mainly enable core miniaturization, rather than pad miniaturization.

Hence, minimizing the chip area required by the contact pads is of great importance, as this will lower the manufacturing costs.

Pad limited chip designs typically lead to expensive multifunctional IoT labels, which hampers the implementation of smart labels for desired multipurpose and end-user specific applications in medicine, safety, and security.

With printed digital circuits, such as shift registers and binary-coded decimal (BCD) decoders that transfer serial or binary-coded signals into exclusive output terminals, lowcost multifunctional IoT labels based on Si-chips that only need

few contact pads would then be feasible.

Tweaking the process In the past two years, the team has made a number of changes to the process and the result includes a reduction in circuit size; spacing the transistors in the circuit more closely to increase the quality of the product; and achieving the integration of siliconbased circuits that can process signals and communicate with the surroundings.

“One of the major advances is that we have been able to use printed circuits to create an interface with traditional siliconbased electronic components,” Magnus Berggren, professor of organic electronics at Linköping University, explained. “We have developed several types of printed circuits based on organic electrochemical transistors.”

One of these circuits is what’s called a shift-register, which can form an interface and deal with the contact between the siliconbased circuit and other electronic components such as sensors and displays. This advancement means researchers can use a silicon chip with fewer contacts, which requires a smaller area and thus is less expensive.

Ink also was a major factor in printing a complete integrated circuit with such a large amount of transistors. The team used the polymer PEDOT:PSS as their material for printing the circuits; it’s one that is widely used in the world in the field of organic electronics.

The material allowed for the development of ink that could be used with the screen-printing frames—which has meshes that can print extremely fine lines--to create smaller components but without losing product quality.

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Optical brightening agents & their effect on digital textile printing

What are Optical Brightening Agents, and why do they cause so many problems for Digital Textile printers?

A vital issue for the Digital Printing of Textiles is getting to grips with the technology and effect of the upstream use of Optical Brightening Agents in fabric bleaching and preparation.

OBA’s affect colour and how it is perceived, both by the naked eye in natural day light, and when the colour is acutely affected by the light source in which it is finally viewed post manufacture.

For merchandisers, and Retailers worldwide this is a huge issue when sourcing multiple products across one colour palette for in-store display. There is currently no standardisation on

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LED lighting, as an example, and as such, the colour of an approved printed garment when manufactured, can appear a different shade in the Retail store.

The OBA issue affects Fashion, Sportswear, the Events and the Interior Décor Industry.

With the correct knowledge, communication, and lighting specification, the issue is easily rectified in print production.

However, the facts are rarely communicated between printer, print buyer and the end-user (often not yet defined) and as such is difficult to control.

So why does the Textile Industry use OBA’s? During the process of Bleaching and Drying fabric whiteness can often be

enhanced by the addition of an Optical Brightening Agent (OBA).

Optical brightening agents (OBAs) are chemicals that are added to textiles during bleaching of finishing and use the process of fluorescence to trick your eyes into believing your fabrics are whiter and brighter than they actually are.

These additives are often used to enhance the appearance of colour of fabric and paper, causing a “whitening” effect; they make intrinsically yellow/ orange materials look less so, by compensating the deficit in blue and purple light reflected by the material, with the blue and purple optical emission of the fluorophore (fluorescent chemical compound).

OBA’s absorb light in the ultraviolet and violet region

TECHNOLOGY and communications with management information systems, enterprise resource planning or Web-to-Print.

The software has found particular favour with companies besieged by manual, repetitive tasks. These days print jobs arrive from a host of pathways – sales, emails, mobile apps, online, and so on – but Switch eliminates the need for a human operative to manage them, automatically sending the right files to the right destinations for onboarding.

“This saves companies a huge amount of time and resources,” says Fransen. “Resources which can be spent on other elements of the business that are becoming increasingly important today, such as ecommerce sites and marketing – it’s not just about the printed product any more.”

Just as importantly, Switch means that departments across the business are connected and all parties receive the same data and edits as they happen. “There’s no risk of job data being duplicated in different places in different ways, and all the potential errors that go along with that,” says Fransen. “All of our products work well together,” he notes. “We don’t believe in automating your prepress without a way of guaranteeing the input files that go into that automation.”

Start with the low-hanging fruit, such as automating repetitive tasks – you’ll get more benefits that result in more profit Looking ahead, Fransen says the company aims to expand the ecosystem around Switch, particularly in terms of its app store. “If you’re looking for a particular type of integration – say you have a particular type of planning interface you want to use – you can go to the app store to see if there’s a ready-made one

there. We’re constantly working with all kinds of vendors to build more of these.”

The age of anxiety The company is also working on growing its enterprise offering to respond to the changing world of work.

“We’re working on features such as remote processing, and under-the-hood tools that will give businesses data and KPIs on their projects,” says Fransen. He adds that Enfocus is particularly mindful of maintaining a straightforward and simple user interface, as a lot of its customers are new to the digital side of things and are “less technical” than the next generation of print employees.

“The idea of automation can seem a bit overwhelming, especially to more old-school printers used to working in a very traditional way,” says Andrew Bailes-Collins, PitStop’s Senior Product Manager. “But the fact is, if you haven’t looked at it already then you’re definitely behind the curve and probably feeling the pain already. Automation is inevitable if you’re to keep margins profitable and remain competitive.”

And what about job losses in the near future? Automation is often accompanied by anxiety among employees that they are surplus to requirements.

But far from ushering in mass unemployment, automation could see employees repurposed to improve customer service, innovate or open up new revenue streams.

As Bailes-Collins notes, there’s a lot of support available for PSPs looking to integrate automation into their workflow.

“Our partners will help printers

get up to speed, whether that’s in training or in recruiting the right people,” he says. “And it’s actually beneficial to start small. Start with the main pain points, then move onto the next phase.”

It’s actually beneficial to start small. Start with the main pain points, then move onto the next phase Indeed, Fransen says one of the biggest mistakes he sees printers make with automation is that they try to do everything at once. “It’s not unusual for a printer to go ‘Oh! We have to automate, or we’ll die!’ and then throw loads of money at a massive project.

But there’s no need for that. Start with the low-hanging fruit, such as automating repetitive tasks – you’ll get more benefits that result in more profit.”

For many printers, automation will invariably seem like another tech-driven expense, but software such as Switch and PitStop is relatively inexpensive – the biggest investment comes with change management.

“People will have to work in different ways and rethink otherwise entrenched processes, and that can come with hidden costs,” says Fransen. “Unfortunately, it’s not something you can’t do.”

Wim Fransen, Managing Director of Enfocus

Andrew Bailes-Collins, Senior Product Manager at Enfocus

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Bringing texture to life: Haptics for UV digital imaging

Jan Seguda, Team Manager Product Management at ColorGATE, says that in a visually over-stimulated world, more consumers will seek out tactile experiences in their printed products.

How do I manage haptics production for UV digital imaging?

Proper haptics production starts at the creative stage. Here, you should either digitise an analogue product already produced conventionally, or start your design process by digitising a pattern, for example a wooden structure that you find in nature. To achieve this, ColorGATE created a unique 3D capturing solution with our partner Metis SRL, which manufactures high-quality industrial scanners: the 3D Surface Director.

The Surface Director consists of digitising hardware and a

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complete software suite to capture, transform and output complete surface description data. This allows real colours, textures and reflections to be transformed into new, exciting surfaces for products, be it a classy mobile phone cover, luxury packaging, signs, flooring products and much more.

What technology and processes do you use?

The digitisation hardware is a scanner from Metis, which was developed for the special needs of the decor market. In particular, the DRS series as well as the PM3D scanners generates unique image quality through true optical resolution, sharpness, lack of aberrations and/or noise in the images, geometric accuracy,

colour fidelity and consistency of performance over the whole area of acquisition and time duration.

With the unique implementation of the 3D Photometric Stereo principles, it is possible to generate high-resolution 3D data directly

Jan Seguda

TECHNOLOGY from the 2D colour information, removing the need for a dedicated 3D capture device and ensuring that the colour and texture of the object is always in perfect register.

Another technology is the generation of specular data, which opens the door to a variety of new possibilities: for example, the ability to easily create a spot channel for varnish or metallic printing layers.

How do I optimise for output?

With the Light Inspector software, SuperScan data can be customised in its appearance as well as optimised for print output: for example, flattening or compressing height information into a printable size. A SuperScan is a special acquisition mode in which the scanner automatically repeats several acquisitions of the original with different lighting settings. As a result, you can remix light directions and intensities without rescanning the original; this is done by changing the light direction and intensity parameters.

The result is previewed in real time on the screen. This is a very useful feature since it allows rapid discovery of the ideal results with no need to rescan the original several times. Once an appropriate result has been found, the user can export it into standard TIFF format.

With our high-performance RIP Productionserver, it is then possible to import this file and create print data in the required format and specifications for the desired output. It supports all common colour modes in any resolution including special colour information for primer, white, gloss or varnish. Thanks to our unique Rapid Measure Technology it is also possible to convert the scanner into a colorimeter and use it as an ultra-fast tool

for ICC characterisation of any printing system.

With this – as well as with many workflow and output management modules available – it is possible to ensure optimal colour matching, accurate reproduction and maximum efficiency for texture print production.

How can I produce artwork for UV digital printing of textures to simulate wood, stone, etc?

First of all, you need appropriate data. This can be created with the digitising hardware that comes with the Surface Director: for example, by scanning the surface characteristics of a template including 3D information and, if desired, gloss. These files can also be retouched in Photoshop in order to correct flaws, carry out colour changes or combine structures.

After that, you must consider on which printing system the haptic design should be produced. What is the maximum height you can or want to achieve? How long will the printing process take?

This might result in restrictions on the number of layers used.

The data is now optimised for the planned print output in the Light Inspector Software and the slicing can be carried out.

Slicing means splitting the 3D information into individual layers, which must later be printed on top of each other to achieve a haptic effect.

The printing system should then be calibrated to achieve predictable and desired results and, if necessary, to ensure reproducibility. This can be done quickly and easily with

the Productionserver tools. Finally, the data must be translated into the required format for the printer, colour transformations must be carried out, the resolution must be adjusted, the respective colour channels must be assigned to the correct inks and much more. This work is also done quickly and easily by the RIP software. Now the design is ready for production.

How do you attain a common colour appearance in wide format across a variety of substrates?

In general, this is done by ICC profiles, since even identical printers of the same series deliver different colour results for the same print data because of variations, for example in the components during their production. However, creating individual profiles for each printer and each substrate – and keeping them up to date – requires an enormous amount of effort and expertise. In addition, fluctuations in measuring the colour, differences in gamut size, and so on, usually result in slight differences even here.

With ColorGATE’s Media and Device Synchronisation, on the other hand, it is possible to synchronise several similar systems in such a way that identical results are achieved. In doing so, one printer is defined as a reference and other printers are adjusted to this reference state in order to compensate for colour deviations. This allows optimal fleet management and consistent results in print output with a manageable effort.

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Printing in color with photoswitchable polymers

In the natural world, color is produced through pigments, bioluminescence, and structure. Though perhaps less widely known, structural colors are produced as a result of micro- or nanostructures imprinted on a surface, which interfere with the wavelength of light. Think of the dazzling beauty of a peacock’s tail feathers or the glimmering of a fish’s fin.

Micro- and nanopatterning techniques have been used in a wide range of industries, such as chip manufacturing, optoelectronics, and anticounterfeiting operations.

However, limitations in traditional thermal nanoimprinting techniques has hindered widespread commercial applications.

Now, Haifeng Yu and his colleagues from Peking University have introduced a photo-responsive element — an azopolymer — that allows the imprinting of nanopatterns in a novel, roomtemperature lithographic process.

The study was recently published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

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down approach to patterned manufacturing that has proven to be irreplaceable because of its high throughput and relatively low cost, said the authors in their study. More specifically, photolithography incorporates a photosensitive polymer, which is carefully irradiated with light through a mask. This leaves an “image” in the polymer that can be selectively removed or washed away to provide the desired pattern on an underlying substrate. According to the authors, heating and cooling are important steps of the manufacturing process, though cooling often causes the materials to shrink and poses problems with regard to the printed nanopatterns, which may become distorted.

The key to this new technique is the light-induced phase change of the azopolymer, which allowed the authors to imprint multiple nanopatterns on more flexible substrates at room temperature, mitigating

the heating and cooling cycles of previous techniques.

The team’s new photosensitive polymer contains a structure called azobenzene, which switches between two possible conformations — termed trans and cis — when irradiated with light.

Switching between the two leads to a straight or bent configuration, and when attached to a polymer backbone causes mechanical changes, such a hardening, in the polymer.

During the fabrication process, the azopolymer layer was first liquefied using UV light and then used to coat a flexible plastic surface. Next, a nanopatterned silicone sheet (used as a mold) was pressed onto the surface and the polymer hardened with additional UV light. The researchers then applied a photomask, which allowed them to re-liquefy uncovered areas of the polymer and imprint with another nanopatterned mold to obtain the final material.

Yu and his team dubbed their technique “athermal nanoimprint lithography.”

The team demonstrated the versatility of this fabrication process by developing materials in the shape of letters or pictures that changed their color depending on the observer’s viewpoint. But the team claims the technique is not just limited to generating structural colors but could be extended to substrates like silicon wafers, other light-active materials, and nanofabrication methods where heat-independent imprinting processes are required and phototunable materials have advantages.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

NATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL

FEBRUARY 2020

FEBRUARY 2020

07 - 10 February 2020

05 - 07 February 2020

KNITWORLD 2020

PROPAK PHILIPPINES 2020

Leading Expo Garment & Apparel Industry.

Leading Expo on Packaging Industry.

At : Dana Mandi, Bahadur Ke Road, Ludhiana, Punjab. www.knitworldexhibition.com

At : World Trade Centre Metro Manila, Pasay City, Philippines. www.propakphilippines.com

20 - 22 February 2020

07 - 11 February 2020

MEDIA EXPO

AMBIENTE 2020

Exhibition on indoor & outdoor advertising & signage industry.

At : Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.

Leading trade fair for Consumer Goods.

media-expo-mumbai.in.messefrankfurt.com

At : Messe Frankfurt, Germany. ambiente.messefrankfurt.com

MARCH 2020

10 - 13 February 2020

03 - 05 March 2020

TEXWORLD PARIS SPRING 2020

INDIAN CERAMICS ASIA 2020

Leading Expo on Apparel Textile Industry.

Leading Expo on Ceramics Industry.

At : Paris Le Bourget, Paris, France. www.hk.messefrankfurt.com

At : The Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. www.indian-ceramics.com

20 - 23 February 2020 19 - 22 March 2020 STATIONERY & WRITE SHOW 2020 Leading Expo on Stationery & Gift Industry.

At : Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.

DTG BANGLADESH 2020 Leading Expo on Textile Industry.

At : SICCB, Dhaka, Bangaldesh. www.chanchao.com.tw/dtg

www.stationerytradeshow.com

MARCH 2020 20 - 22 March 2020

04 - 06 March 2020

PACKPLUS 2020

SINO LABEL 2020

Leading Expo on Packaging Industry.

Leading Show on Printing, Packaging & Label Industry.

At : HITEX, Hyderabad, Telangana. www.packplussouth.in

At : Area A, China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China. www.sinolabelexpo.com

20 - 22 March 2020

18 - 21 March 2020

PRINT FAIR ‘20

FESPA BRASIL 2020

Leading Expo on Printing & Converting Industry.

Leading show on wide format print industry.

At : HITEX, Hyderabad, Telangana. www.printfair.in

At : SÃO Paulo, Brasil. www.fespabrasil.com.br

20 - 22 March 2020

24 - 27 March 2020

GARFAB TX SURAT 2020

GLOBAL PRINT EXPO 2020

Leading Expo on Garment Technology.

Leading show on Screen, digital & Textile Industry

At : SLECC, Surat, Gujarat.

At : Madrid, Spain. www.fespaglobalprintexpo.com

www.vardaanevents.in

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SBT

Shri Balaji Traders

Screen Printing ink P.v.c / Vinysheen Ink Scratch Reduser Scratch Silver / Black Ink Medium Ink Eva Ink / Eva Premier N.C. Silver / Pearl Ink P.V.C Fluorescent Silever / Gold Paste & readymix

Screen Printing Emulsion Photokina Chemical Product & Any Coating

Screen Printing Chemical Nitro / Reduser / C-9 / Amayl

Offset Ink / Chemical Textile Printing Ink Plasticsol Ink (Solvent / Water Base Ink) Binder / Thickener / Fixer Classic Pigment / Puff Fusing Paper Water Base White

Screen Printing Mesh Nylon / Polyester

87/149 (Near Raipurwa Thana), Dev Nagar, KANPUR-208003 U.P. Email : riteshagarwal635@gmail.com Contact No.: +91- 9335589233 / 9454897984

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AD INDEX Advance Syntex (P) Ltd.

25

India ITME 2020

36

Jain Silk Screen Center

04

J N Arora & Co. (P) Ltd.

21

Kumar Textile Industries

41

Kunal Enterprise

63

Lancer Group International

07

All in Print China

31

Aeon Commercial India (P) Ltd.

72

And Global Sales Corporation

04

Balaji Chemicals

35

Mitesha Enterprises

66

Beauty Flex

23

Navbharat Industries

40

BlueTex India Pvt. Ltd.

37

NBC Japan

02

CBC Exim

29

Omkar Engineering

45

Paper N Film

70

Cheran Machines I Pvt. Ltd.

13

Print Pack India 2021

65

Ratan Industrial Engineering

04

ScreenTex India 2020

05

Sefar Switzerland

71

Shriram Enterprises

68

Sneha Enterprises

69

Sparkle Foil N Film

58

Spoorthi Technologies

55

SunShine Graphics

40

CรถLรถRs 19 DR Optical Disc India Pvt. Ltd. Duratech Automation (P) Ltd.

06 03,59

Epta Inks India Pvt. Ltd.

15

Gurbaksish Group

17

Hari Impex

27

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