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Contents Interviews

International News News Paperworld China to be Held in October 2021

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Single use Packaging is Environmentally Friendly

FUTURE FACTORY 2021: A Packaging Event at its Best

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Afra Introduces Etirama to MEA

Heidelberg Starts New Financial Year With High Order Volume

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Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Increases Prices by 20%

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New LX3000e Color Label Printer With ‘Big Ink’

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Heidelberg Letterpress Made with Paper

Trends 22

The Big Three Target Label Printing Industry

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Interviews

Regional News 26 Sharjah Wins the Emirates Award for Recycling Inks

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Doha’s Futuristic Digitization and 3D Center

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Abu Dhabi Judicial Department Goes Smart

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CBUAE to Introduce Digital Currency

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The First Palestinian Supplier of Plastic Packaging Materials

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The Printing and Packaging Sector Exports Increased by 39%

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Partner Content How Production Inkjet Can Help You Achieve Your Sustainability Goals

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Transforming Challenges in Flexible Packaging into Opportunities

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Re-skilling Plate Management with Digital Technology

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RAK National Printing Press grows business with installation of world’s first xerox® baltoro™ hf inkjet press with color accelerator

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Editor's Note Blurred Lines Once upon a time there were clear and well-defined lines between different segments of the graphic arts industry. Everybody in the industry was well aware of their position, their markets, and target customers, and nobody really thought of crossing the line to make an inroad into a new territory. Those were the days! Over the years, things have changed for the better and the imagery lines have thinned out, if not disappeared altogether.

Our cover story in this issue talks about the recent products launched by some of the biggest offset press manufacturers for the label market and specifically the IML market. The new customized offset presses are more than able to print on the thinnest substrates including packaging films, something that was unimaginable 15 or 20 years ago. But that is not all. Modern offset presses can handle short run printing jobs efficiently and economically. The high level of automation enables these machines to rely less on its operator and more on tools and software. The new offset press boasts a ‘mind’ of its own and all the operator has to do is to push a button. Everything, from paper and plate logistics, right to the final delivery is done automatically. Waste is insignificant and the press achieves the desired colour in few sheets. On the other hand, state-of-the-art digital presses are now printing with high speed and deliver near offset-quality printed products in short, medium, and long runs. Modern digital presses such as Landa S10 nanographic printing press is equipped with the best of the both worlds. In case of Landa, the machine uses feeder and delivery units made by Komori and the digital printing engine is made by Landa.

The lines are clearly blurred between different areas of printing industry and manufacturers are trying to forge new alliances to offer best options to customers. Blurred lines are good news for print customers.

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Paperworld China to be Held in October 2021

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2021 edition sees the introduction of a live broadcast area for online streaming

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Entering its 17th edition, Paperworld China 2021 is set to take place from 15 – 17 October at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Some of China’s top stationery brands including Comix, Deli, Guangbo, M&G and Sunwood will showcase their latest designs and exquisite innovations during the three-day show. A number of well-known art supplies brands including Bingxin, Chinjoo, Magi-Wap, Maries, Mont Marte and WingArt will also set up welcoming showcases to accommodate the growing demand for art training and education in China. What’s more, the massive Chinese e-commerce platform, Jingdong. com will exhibit at the show for the first time, reflecting the growing prominence of e-commerce platforms as an essential sales channel for stationery, school and office supplies.

Paperworld China takes a big step towards online channels Paperworld China continues to pioneer new initiatives in line with the latest industry trends. To help exhibitors seize the myriad of opportunities that digital tools have to offer, the 2021 edition sees the introduction of a live broadcast area for online streaming. “Wanghui Stationery”, a popular channel

on the video platform and online store TikTok, will promote exhibitor products to its huge audience of 860,000 followers. The stream will also be the exclusive live broadcast channel of the BSOC Awards. To promote exhibiting products to a wider audience, a TikTok channel dedicated to Paperworld China will deliver live coverage of the fair, allowing exhibitors to extend their sales reach to prospects who are not in attendance at the fairground.

As with each edition, the show continues to make huge efforts to create promotional opportunities. Just one example this year is the “Calligraphy for All” event, which will be held in collaboration with the famous Chinese online calligraphy channel “Let’s practice calligraphy”. As more advanced technology takes over people’s lives, handwriting and calligraphy seem to diminish in everyday life. The event aims to encourage people to rediscover the benefits of putting pen to paper, appreciate the art of handwriting and calligraphy, and to promote the heritage of Chinese culture.

Opportunities for enthusiasts to engage with calligraphy have already begun prior to the opening of Paperworld China. On 17 July, the first of several online activities attracted an impressive 18 million

views, setting a new record for an online stationery event in China.

A new themed activity will take place each month in the lead up to the fair. More than 200 influential Chinese KOLs (mostly related to calligraphy and stationery) from Weibo, one of the biggest social media platforms in China, are invited to participate in the fair’s fun-filled online calligraphy events. This online exposure will be combined with coverage on other prominent online platforms such as Xiaohongshu, TikTok, Kuaishou and Bilibili, to attract more participants who are interested in stationery and writing tools.

The BSOC Awards extend their engagement and influence Highly recognised by the industry in China, the Best Stationery of China Awards (BSOC Awards) will be upgraded with the addition of a new award category known as the “Store Manager’s Choice Award”. In recognition that store managers are frontline members of the industry who directly interact with customers and have a good understanding of product features, the new award category has confirmed more than 300 store managers of local stationery stores, grocery stores, bookstores and retail chain stores

to join the judging panel to choose the best stationery of the year.

To extend the influence of the Awards, the organising committee has launched an “authorisation programme”, to approve the use of “BSOC display areas” in both online and physical retail stores.

As of June, more than 200 stores had already applied to join the programme. With a total of 500 online and offline stores planned, the programme is set to draw significant customer attention and make a bigger impact on the influence of the winning brands.

This in turn will encourage other industry players to dedicate more effort to creativity and innovation.

New show date in 2022 for greater opportunity and convenience In the stationery and school supplies industry, May is the peak sourcing period for many professional purchasers and retailers as it’s the ideal time to source and launch products before the school summer holiday begins. To accommodate this, the 2022 show is scheduled to take place from 12 – 14 May. Judy Cheung, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, explains: “To capitalise on the Paperworld China Shanghai, 15 – 17 October 2021 prime sourcing season, we have come to the decision to move Paperworld China to May next year

following an extensive consultation with all stakeholders. The change in timing will undoubtedly further solidify Paperworld China as a leading trade fair for stationery, office supplies, hobby, art and craft supplies in Asia. In fact, the change has already been well received by some exhibitors looking to take full advantage of the earlier summer sourcing season.” Organised by the China Stationery and Sporting Goods Association (CSSGA) and Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd, Paperworld China is the only trade fair in the domestic stationery industry that receives official support from the CSSGA, an influential national industry association in China.

The show continues to make huge efforts to create promotional opportunities

FUTURE FACTORY 2021: A Packaging Event at its Best

be held between brand owners and retailers including Nestlé, Henkel, Euro Company, Pedon, Penny Market, Esselunga, and Leroy Merlin, with input by Ipsos and Nomisma. The players within Federazione Carta e Grafica will include technology manufacturers such as SIMEC Group, ACE Electrostatic, Uteco Group, and OMET; packers and

printers like Sacchital, Lucaprint, Smurfit Kappa Italy, Gruppo Rotolito, together with paper mills representatives.

Looking at the concrete perspectives of human centrality, Future Factory 2021 will throw open an opportunity to gather the entire packaging community. To register go to https://streaming. future-factory.it

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Future Factory 2021, organised

by Acimga (Association of Italian manufacturers of machinery for the graphic, paper and converting industry) with the support of ITA (Italian Trade Agency), is the main event in the roadmap towards Print4All (May 3-6, 2022).

15th and 16th September will showcase a live two-day event at the world-renowned Theatre in Milan with national and international speakers and round table discussions with high added value, sharing ideas and insights on the current key issues, sustainability, digitalization, servitization, and human centrality.

Personalities who would be present include author Alec Ross, academicians Ivana Pais in partnership with David Stark, Paola Mariani, financier Bertrand Badré, and economist Nouriel Roubini.

The second step of the bilateral sectoral meetings between Italy and Germany is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the German Ministry of Economy and Energy.

Round table discussions will

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Heidelberg Starts New Financial Year With High Order Volume

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Confidence regarding financial year 2020/21 as a whole is being fueled by a broad market recovery

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Heidelberg has made a positive start to financial year 2021/22 (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022). Thanks to a broad market recovery in virtually all regions and growing successes from the Group’s transformation strategy, the company has been able to deliver the promised improvements in sales and operating profitability in the first quarter. For example, sales for the quarter increased by around a third compared with the equivalent period of the previous year, from €330 million to €441 million.

EBITDA, which was influenced in the equivalent quarter of the previous year by high earnings of € 73 million from the reorganization of retirement provision and the widespread use of short-time working, improved substantially on an operational level to €15 million.

[1] Thus, despite clearly reduced sales, the figure for the period under review even exceeded the pre-crisis level recorded in FY 2019/20 (€11 million).

“As demonstrated by our encouraging initial quarter of financial year 2021/22, Heidelberg is really delivering! Buoyed by the global economic recovery and the notable improvement in operating profitability, we are also very optimistic about meeting the targets announced for the year as a whole,” reports Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer.

Positive trend in growth areas continues – significant uptick

in demand in China and further dynamic expansion in e-mobility sector Confidence regarding financial year 2020/21 as a whole is being fueled by a broad market recovery that, along with orders from the successful trade show in China, has led to incoming orders of €652 million – an increase of some 89% compared with the equivalent quarter of the previous year. Given the marked uptick in demand – especially for innovative new products such as the Speedmaster CX 104 universal press – Heidelberg is convinced it can continue building on the company’s market-leading position in China, the world’s number one growth market.

Based on solid economic development, Heidelberg is expecting the profitable upward trend to continue in subsequent years, too. This is down to the company’s implementation of realignment measures, the focus on its profitable core business, and the expansion of growth areas.

Cost savings of some €140 million are predicted during financial year 2021/22 as a whole. Total savings exceeding €170 million are then expected to take full effect in FY 2022/23, along with a lasting reduction in the Group’s operating break-even point, measured in terms of EBIT, to around €1.9 billion. The potential for sustained growth and increases in value is

based primarily on opportunities in packaging printing, digital business models, business in China, and new technology applications.

For example, Heidelberg Wallbox capacities in the e-mobility sector will once again be doubled this year to meet the dynamic growth in customer demand. A start was already made on this in the quarter under review, with the third production line being taken into operation. The planned international expansion also means this positive development is likely to continue. Despite the sums being invested in this expansion, the company’s e-mobility business is already turning a profit.

“The enormous efforts we have made to transform the company are now bearing fruit. Thanks to the expected improvements in our operating result, the significant free cash flow potential, and a historically low level of debt, we are very confident in financial terms, too, that we can realize our huge opportunities for the future.

It’s many years since Heidelberg was last in this situation,” adds the company’s CFO Marcus A. Wassenberg.

Notable improvement in firstquarter operating results Thanks to the broad market recovery in virtually all sectors, Heidelberg recorded sales of around €441 million for the first quarter of FY 2021/22, which was

far better than in the equivalent period of the previous year (€330 million). Higher confidence and, correspondingly, a greater readiness to invest have seen incoming orders climb by close to 90 % (compared with the equivalent period of the previous year), from €346 million to €652 million. This has increased the order backlog to €840 million, which creates a good basis for achieving the targets for the year as a whole.

EBITDA amounted to €15 million (equivalent quarter of previous year: €40 million) and the EBITDA margin was 3.5%. There was a significant improvement in the quality of earnings compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. In the first quarter of that year, earnings of some € 73 million from restructuring the occupational retirement provision and the extensive use of shorttime working had a very positive impact. This year, the increased sales volume and savings from the company’s transformation were clearly beneficial. For example, the company even improved on EBITDA as recorded in the corresponding quarter of financial year 2019/20, i.e. prior to the coronavirus pandemic (€11 million, including the effects of restructuring), despite a lower sales figure than in that year. EBIT amounted to €-4 million (equivalent quarter of previous year: €20 million).

The far lower debt had a significant positive effect on the financial result (€-8 million compared with €-13 million in the previous year). This led to an overall net result after taxes of €-14 million (equivalent quarter of previous year: €5 million).

Growing optimism regarding positive development for year as a whole In view of the clearly positive development of orders and the encouraging operating result trends in the first quarter – and despite the continuing uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic – Heidelberg is standing by its targets for financial year 2021/22. The company is anticipating an increase in sales to at least €2 billion (previous year: €1,913 million). Based on current projects focusing on its profitable core business, Heidelberg is also expecting further earnings from asset management in financial year 2021/22. Since the level and timing of the gains on disposal from the planned transactions cannot yet be evaluated with sufficient certainty, an EBITDA margin of between 6 and 7% is still expected, which is up on the previous year’s level (previous year: around 5%, including the effects of restructuring). To better reflect the focus on relevant

customer requirements, profitability, and potential in line with the new operating model that was introduced as part of the company’s realignment, Heidelberg has been using a new segment structure for its reporting since April 1, 2021. The new Print Solutions and Packaging Solutions segments are set to generate moderate margin growth thanks to the encouraging market dynamics and the market initiatives that have been introduced. The new Technology Solutions segment will still make a slightly negative contribution to the result due to investments in the growth of the business areas in this segment.

Following significant losses in previous years, Heidelberg is expecting a slightly positive net result after taxes in FY 2021/22 – despite the fact that sales are still predicted to be significantly below pre-crisis levels. Leverage is set to remain at the low level of financial year 2020/21.

As for the operating break-even point measured in terms of EBIT, which was between €2.1 billion and €2.2 billion prior to the pandemic, a lasting reduction to around €1.9 billion is expected by financial year 2022/23.

[1] Heidelberg has been including the effects of restructuring in the EBIT and EBITDA KPIs since April 1, 2021. The figures for the previous year have been adjusted accordingly.

Heidelberg recorded sales of around € 441 million for the first quarter of FY 2021/22

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Positive development of free cash flow continues In the period under review, a clear improvement in net working capital and an inflow of funds in the mid-tens of millions of euros from selling a piece of land in Wiesloch led to a significant improvement in the free cash flow, from € -63 million to €29 million. The company succeeded in reducing its net financial debt as at the end of June 2021 to the historically low level of €41 million (previous year: €122 million). Leverage (net

financial debt to EBITDA ratio) was 1.7. The Group’s equity ratio fell to around 4%, in particular due to the reduction in the actuarial interest rate for the valuation of pension obligations in Germany and the negative net result after taxes. However, the equity ratio for the parent company, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, remains at a solid level of around 28%.

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Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Increases Prices by 20% Due to the continued sharp rise in energy costs and due to significant cost increases in the areas of logistics and raw materials, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is increasing the prices for the entire product range (thermoscript, jetscript, giroform, supercote, barricote) by 20%. The price adjustments apply to deliveries from September 1, 2021.

This step is unavoidable so that we can continue to offer our partners our wide range of coated speciality papers in the wellknown high quality. Customers are contacted directly by the Mitsubishi sales team.

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The Big Ink system on LX3000e uses latest technology dye and pigment inks optimised for brightness, durability, and optical density

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New LX3000e Color Label Printer With ‘Big Ink’ All-new Big Ink™ system delivers very low costs per label with outstanding speed and print quality.

DTM Print, international OEM and solution provider for specialty printing systems, introduces the new LX3000e Color Label Printer.

LX3000e, manufactured by Primera Technology, Inc., is the latest addition to the well-known LX-Series of desktop full-colour label printers and uses the same proven and reliable platform as the popular LX910e Color Label Printer, but with the addition of large, individual ink tanks and a reusable thermal inkjet printhead. The ink system is being called ‘Big Ink’ to differentiate it from other Primera models. Print quality is exceptional with native 1200 dpi resolution with a maximum print resolution of 1200 dpi x 4800 dpi. Labels up to 210mm (8.25”) wide and 610mm (24”) long can be printed. Print speed is up to 114mm (4.5”) per second.

Each separate CMY tank holds 60ml of ink. Pre-primed, userreplaceable printheads have another 42ml of ink, for a total of

222ml ‘out of the box’ ink. Both dye and pigment models are available.

Replacement ink tanks are easy to install without further priming for uninterrupted printing.

The Big Ink system on LX3000e uses latest technology dye and pigment inks optimised for brightness, durability, and optical density. The latter is particularly high for LX3000e’s process black, resulting in the blackest black ever released by Primera in a CMY printer. Process black has many advantages for labels over the

separate carbon black inks used by other colour label printers, including better water resistance, compatibility with a broader range of speciality label media, and more resistance to smearing on high gloss media.

The LX3000e is ideal for users that need to print up to 10,000 labels per day. Other users will find the very low operating costs to be just as advantageous. The rugged, powder-coated steel cover and all-steel frame helps to protect the printer in most office, warehouse,

and factory environments.

LX3000e is compatible with Windows 7, 8x, and 10. A macOS printer driver will be available for download in the third quarter of 2021. Interfaces include Ethernet and USB 2.0 wired ports.

“The LX3000e is a desktop label printer that expands perfectly our portfolio of printing solutions,” says Andreas Hoffmann, managing director of DTM Print. “It combines the latest in ink technology, excellent print quality and exceptional low cost per label.”

DTM Print offers great additional benefits with all its products such as free label design software (BarTender UltraLite and NiceLabel Free 2019 DTM Version), three years warranty, support and service through local partners, and a large variety of approved label substrates under the brand ‘Genuine DTM Label Stock’.

“Besides label printers for different production volumes our product range includes label finishing solutions, applicators and

metallic foil imprinters, providing installations ‘tailored’ to the enduser’s needs,” adds Hoffmann.

LX3000e sells for €2,895 (MSRP) and is available directly from DTM Print or through authorised DTM Print partners in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Shipping is set to start in late summer 2021.

Product details and videos are available at dtm-print.eu.

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Heidelberg Letterpress Made with Paper

LX3000e is compatible with Windows 7, 8x, and 10

Paper is heart and soul of printing and Heidelberg letterpress machine Is also an essential part of ink and paper industry development. This rich history inspired Korean artist Lee Ji-hee to create a meticulously-detailed, life-sized paper model of the Heidelberg letterpress. Lee Ji-Hee says although the habit of reading books of citizens have been reducing from the past, the communication through the paper are still significantly meaningful.

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Paper printing medias must not stay in the role from the past but will have to look for ways to the future with new changes. Can’t agree more.

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Sharjah Wins the Emirates Award for Recycling Inks

Inks recycling campaign organized by the department contributed to the collection of 2,063 ink bottles for recycling

Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority won the first place at the state level for the fourth year in a row, in waste management and recycling of printer inks award in the enterprise category, which is organized annually by the Emirates Environmental Group – EEG for collecting and recycling 2,063 ink bottles.

Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al Shamsi, Director of the General Department of Institutional Support Services at the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority had this to say, “The authority’s winning of this award in light of the current circumstances confirms its interest in the environment and the keenness to launch various initiatives that contribute to raising the level of cultural and knowledge awareness among members of society about the importance of rationalizing energy consumption and preserving energy. “ Needless to say the environment takes into account the environmental aspects in all the projects it implements.

For her part, Eman Al-Khayal, Director of the Information and Communication Technology Department, explained that the inks recycling campaign organized by the department contributed to the collection of 2,063 ink bottles for recycling.

Ahmed Hussein Abdullah, Head of Operation and Technical Support at the Information and Communication Technology Department of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas

Authority, pointed out that the number of participants in the award categories exceeded nearly 200 schools and 690 government and private entities and companies in the annual waste management campaigns, who voluntarily joined the special waste management initiatives.

For her part, Habiba Al Marashi, founding member and head of the Emirates Environmental Working Group, praised the achievement of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority for winning the award for the fourth year in a row, which reflects the authority’s interest in environmental aspects and its keenness to adhere to social responsibility such as e-commerce and food and beverage, by delivering enhanced sustainability and improved cold temperature performance.”

The new BioPreferred hot melt adhesives include the C4500 and C4510. Engineered for cold temperature performance, they are ideal for a broad range of food and beverage applications, including cold packaging, fresh meats, weigh scale, cheeses and functional beverages.

For converters, the new adhesives produce 40% less ooze, making them easier to use and increasing operational efficiency without compromising speed, conversion or dispensing results. Adding to the Avery Dennison portfolio of reliable pressure-sensitive adhesives, the C4500 and C4510 adhesives are ideal for use in applications with cardboard, low surface energy substrates, rough or difficult-to-adhere surfaces, and cold environments such as chillers and freezers.

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Doha’s Futuristic Digitization and 3D Center

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Qatar Free Zones Authority, the Polish Wolf Group, and Msheireb Properties signed an agreement to establish a digitization and 3D printing center and an art gallery in Ras Bufontas Free Zone, provided that the Wolf Group’s headquarters will be in the Doha Design District located In Msheireb Downtown Doha.

The agreement was signed by Lim Mingwei, CEO of the Free

Zones Authority, Marius Kroll, CEO and founder of the Wolf Group, and Ali Al Kuwari, acting CEO of Msheireb Properties, in a special signing ceremony held in the Doha Design District in Msheireb, the world’s first sustainable downtown regeneration project, in the heart of Doha.

Under the agreement, the Wolf Group will facilitate the transformation of artists’ works

from digital copies into real works of art by using different materials, including recycled materials. This helps raise awareness among artists and the public about sustainable development and its importance and adoption in artistic works, while the Center for Digitization and 3D Printing will be a destination for designers and the public alike to meet, create, and inspire new ideas and works.

On this occasion, Mingwei felt that this agreement reflected the progress of the technology sector and the development of the innovation system in the State of Qatar, as the Center for Digitization and 3D Printing (the first of its kind in the country), represents a valuable source for designers and creative companies, as well as providing unique support of its kind for companies working in the fields of manufacturing, vehicles, aerospace, and medical sciences through rapid development of prototyping and product design using innovative biocompatible materials, the center will also contribute significantly to reducing production costs and reducing the time required to deliver products and put them to market.

He added, “Sustainability is an inherent concept in all of our operations, and the recent obtaining of the GSAS certification by the free zones reflects the authority’s commitment to achieving sustainable development.”

On his part, Kroll said that 3D printing and reusing recycled materials is a cornerstone of the group’s strategy, and “we are pleased with this strategic cooperation to provide technical support and innovative solutions in various fields, including the use of recycled materials, furniture production, arts and the gaming sector.”

In turn, Al Kuwari of Msheireb Properties, said that the headquarters of the Center for Digitization and 3D Printing

will be a special destination for the development of this type of large-format printing and the use of recycled materials, which will enable the production of furniture designed by the best local and international designers from around the world. In the long term, the Wolf Group plans to implement many diversified production chains.

In a related context, the Wolf Group is uniting its efforts with Msheireb Properties and the Beachfront Group to work together on the printing of the world’s largest scale model made of recycled materials. He will also lay out the interior design of the new digitization and 3D printing center.

This is part of Qatar’s preparations to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the largest sporting event in the world.

The center will facilitate the transformation of artists’ works from digital copies into real works of art by using different materials

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department Goes Smart

in the city of Al Ain. The department, through its Twitter account, published a list of the names and locations of offices

that can provide assistance, in order to facilitate customers in case they wish to obtain assistance to submit judicial requests electronically.

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The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department now provides its judicial and judicial services through its website and smart applications. It also allows its customers to go to a number of typing offices to assist in submitting applications, in the event that the customer wishes to obtain assistance in submitting registration applications, or completing the transactions of the notary and documentation, in addition to the services of the Public Prosecution.

There are 25 printing offices through which assistance can be obtained, including 20 offices in the Abu Dhabi region, and 5 offices

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CBUAE to Introduce Digital Currency

The 2023-2026 strategy aims to position the CBUAE among the world’s best ten central banks

Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) plans to issue a digital currency as part of its 2023-2026 strategy.

The 2023-2026 strategy aims to position the CBUAE among the world’s best ten central banks and support digital transformation in the financial services sector by deploying the latest technologies in artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.

The strategy includes supporting the green economy in the UAE and developing a more innovative financial infrastructure.

The ‘govcoin’ or CBDC (central bank digital currency) is one of seven initiatives that seek to boost digital transformation in the financial

services industry of the Gulf country listed in the CBUAE’s 2023 to 2026 strategy, which will also involve

adopting the latest AI and big data solutions and accelerating the adoption of cloud computing.

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The First Palestinian Supplier of Plastic Packaging Materials

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Palestinian companies rely heavily on imports for packaging films.

One company is working hard to help packaging food companies source their required film locally.

Al-Jarashi Company, which is specialized in supplying plastic food packaging materials is the biggest and the only supplier of packaging films in Palestine.

Walid Al-Jarashi, director of Al-Jarashi Company, says that the company started its activities in 1993 as a commercial printing company. However, in 2014 management decided to change course and focus on packaging because of the market dynamic and demand.

Al-Jarashi added that the Palestinian market faced shortages of packaging material, while at the same time most companies were importing packaging materials from Israel, Arab countries, Turkey and Europe. He also maintains that the quality of Al Jarashi products is high and competes with European products. The company is now taking a large share in the market.

He pointed out that Al-Jarashi Company meets most of the food factories’ needs and quality standard. He says exporting is also possible, but there are issues such as shipping and transportation costs which hinder the company’ attempt for exporting the products.

The Printing and Packaging Sector Exports Increased by 39% The Exporting Council of Printing and Packaging in Egypt announced that the sector’s exports during the first half of this year increased by 39% to record $436.5 million dollars, compared to $314.4 million dollars during the same period last year.

The monthly report issued by the council showed an increase in the “packaging” sector exports by 51%, valued at $284.4 million, compared to $188.7 million during the same period last year. Paper exports increased by about 21%, valued at $142.5 million, compared to about 118.2 million according to the Middle East News Agency.

Exports of “books and printing” increased by 42%, to the tune of $7.5 million, compared to $5.3 million.

Meanwhile 6 countries accounted for 48.5% of the sector’s total exports, including “Sudan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, US and Britain.

In another development “Africa Food Processing” exhibition kick starts today, with the participation of more than 150 international and local companies in the field of food and beverage manufacturing from more than 16 countries. The 3 days exhibition is being held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center.

The exhibition covers four major food processing sectors, which include food ingredients, manufacturing, packaging, and logistics. Companies from India, Turkey, Russia, Spain and Belgium will showcase their products and services and it is expected more that 4000 visitors will attend the show.

prati announces online technical assistance platform Accessible to all Prati customers 24/7, the online platform is personalised with a complete list of machines installed for each customer appropriate one and adds a more detailed description, attaches a photo or videoclip and clicks the send button. It’s as simple as that!

Prati receive the request immediately and without needing to call back to check basic details, their technical staff start to work on the solution. The customer tracks status online at any time, making it easier to foresee a schedule and envisage reaching a solution. As soon as they receive customer’s online request, they get in touch, treating the request according to ticket registration on the FASTLANE SUPPORT

platform.

The benefits of FASTLANE SUPPORT: Customer has all his machines details, online, in his personal webpage just 3 steps to ask for support and no need of phone calls, written emails or messages the online platform is open 24/7, regardless the time zone. the status report is online Customer gets Fastlane treatment for each request, as this contributes to everyone’s efficiency

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As a leading manufacturer of label converting solutions, Prati felt that in view of the global scope of its business it was a priority to provide all its customers with access to the quickest possible support service, so The company decided to launch FASTLANE SUPPORT. FASTLANE SUPPORT is an online tech support tool designed to streamline requests for technical assistance. Less paperwork, fewer phone calls, more speed, greater satisfaction.

Accessible to all Prati customers 24/7, the online platform is personalised with a complete list of machines installed for each customer. Secure access takes the customer to their own page with machine details and serial numbers. Once the machine is selected, a menu provides an exhaustive list of potential alarms, malfunctions or other issues.

The customer chooses the most

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How Production Inkjet Can Help You Achieve Your Sustainability Goals

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By its very nature, digital printing offers many sustainability benefits, such as less waste and chemicalfree production

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As a commercial printer, how comfortable are you with your environmental credentials? Are they solidly green or perhaps a few shades lighter that you’d like them to be? Have your customers or prospects started to ask you about them yet? If not, they soon will do.

So if you’re able to demonstrate now that you’ve established solid sustainability goals and that you’re making clear advances towards achieving them, that could give you a real competitive advantage.

And potential customers will be more likely to view you as the kind of progressive company they want to work with – after all, they’re probably also under pressure from their own customers to show that they’ve set up clearly defined sustainability policies and are putting those into practice.

If you currently print predominantly on offset or other non-inkjet technology, reducing your environmental impact and boosting your reputation for sustainability are just some of the substantial benefits you could achieve by moving to inkjet production printing.

By its very nature, digital printing offers many sustainability benefits, such as less waste and chemical-free production, thanks to the reduced make-ready and set-up time, together with the cost-efficient production of shorter runs matched to actual demand – even down to a run length of one.

And being a digital process, the efficiency of digital printing and its consequential sustainability benefits can be maximised – and the risk of human error minimised – by putting in place fully automated workflows managed by software.

Digital printing also gives access to more sustainable business models, such as on-demand printing (sell first, then print), dynamic publishing (highly targeted content based on streamlined data workflows and automated production processes, resulting in lower page counts) and programmatic print (linking

Ayman Ali, Senior Regional Marketing Manager, Canon Middle East marketing automation platforms and highly-automated print production workflows). If you’d like to find out more about these business models, you can read our reTHINK Commercial Print guide here.

Through the use of production inkjet technology, however, the environmental benefits of digital printing can be raised to an even higher level. If we start with print heads, most inkjet sheet- and web-fed production printers use piezo print head technology, which works by rapidly passing an electric charge through a piezo crystal that flexes and, in doing so, forces a drop of ink out of a nozzle of the print head. Engineered for precision and durability, these print heads have a lifetime of thousands of hours and only need to be replaced after years of use. The long lifetime of the print heads is also aided by the close interdependency between

the print head technology and inkjet inks, resulting in minimal maintenance costs.

As for inkjet inks, the most environmentally friendly are stringently manufactured aqueous pigment inks. Being water-based, the inks emit low odours, do not carry any substances of very high concern (SVHC) and are free of mineral oil, aromatic hydrocarbon (MOAH) and saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH). Look for process-colour inks that are listed in the Nordic Swan database of approved printing chemicals and that show good deinking properties according to INGEDE method 11 when combined with appropriate substrates.

Solvents used and produced in the manufacture of inks, coatings and paints contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), humanmade chemicals that may have adverse health effects. However,

sustainability-conscious suppliers ensure that the VOC emissions of ink and paper conditioning products remain well below the levels allowed by governmental guidelines. In addition, some inkjet printers use innovative technology to further reduce the impact of VOCs. For example, some drying technology uses a sufficiently low temperature that any VOC particles that do enter the paper fibres are not released into the air, which means that no exhaust air cleaning is required. Other printers also have integrated exhaust air cleaning systems that completely eliminate VOC emissions. And, of course, any inkjet production printer worth consideration should be compliant with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.

Having highlighted the main sustainability benefits that can be gained through adopting inkjet production technology, if they’ve given you real food for thought, there are also other features and sustainable benefits to seek out when considering what inkjet press

to invest in. For a start, energy consumption – while a press that is robust enough for heavy duty 24/7 operations is a given, there are inkjet presses that feature low energy consumption per printed page, some even meeting the Nordic Swan requirements.

Then, allied to durability, are longevity and upgradability – as “digital” machines have at times been associated with “built-in obsolescence”, look for an inkjet press that has proved itself in the market and offers a clear upgrade path for new features and speed enhancements, maximising the lifetime of the system and making it truly sustainable. An inkjet press that has been built to last and to operate round the clock, especially one that incorporates preventive maintenance concepts, is most likely to deliver the high levels of uptime and productivity required, and potentially up to 10 million impressions per week.

Finally, an inkjet press that can be refurbished and has multiple parts that can be recycled will also add to your sustainability credentials. So

look for a supplier that maximises the economic life of its inkjet presses with a high refurbishment rate and that recycles within industry standard recycling processes a high percentage of the parts in its presses.

With sustainability becomingly an increasingly important topic for commercial printers, it is even more of a reason to think about moving some, if not all, your work to production inkjet and assessing which technology partner is going to be best for your business. Not only does Canon offer a range of production inkjet presses to suit every application and run length, but for us sustainability is also a key consideration from the very start of the development of a Canon inkjet press – we use sustainable and/ or recycled materials and energyefficient manufacturing processes and we eliminate hazardous substances wherever possible.

If you’d like to find out more about the sustainable aspects of Canon’s production inkjet presses, download Canon Production Printing – a sustainable partner.

An inkjet press that can be refurbished and has multiple parts that can be recycled will add to your sustainability credentials

Canon and Almasa Expand Iraq Market Partnership

Hiba Khalid Ali, Partners Marketing Specialist, Canon Middle East, and Aymen Mamoon, Sales Manager, Al Masa Distribution.

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Canon Middle East has named technology solutions provider Almasa as the official distributor of its B2B office automation and large format products to the Iraqi market.

Venkatasubramanian Hariharan, Managing Director, Canon Middle East and Turkey, and Mahdi Amjad, Chairman and CEO, Al Masa Distribution sealed the agreement during a virtual signing ceremony held on July 7, 2021, effectively expanding their productive partnership.

This was followed by a panel discussion to review the strategic collaboration.

The said discussion was between Mohamed El-Bahrawy, Regional Sales Manager, Canon Middle East, Omar Baktash, Business Unit Director, Al Masa Distribution,

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Transforming Challenges in Flexible Packaging into Opportunities

Food packaging, which is the most resilient sector, represents around 75% of all flexible packaging demand

Sara Alexander, Marketing and Communications, at Bobst Italia

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Building opportunities and a sustainable future in packaging industry With a predicted annual growth rate in consumption of flexible packaging of 4.2%* to 40 million tonnes, which in value terms equates to 3.2% or $291 billion, during the period of 2021–2026,** there are many opportunities for converters to increase their share

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of, or expand into, this market.

“However, the ‘journey’ over the next five years will be complex,” says Sara Alexander, Marketing and Communications, at Bobst Italia, “and we should not envisage traditional growth in volume or in value.”

There are many drivers that influence the future of flexible packaging (plastic, paper and

foil), and these will have a direct impact on the evolution over the coming years. Thanks to its broad experience and end-to-end presence along the production workflow, along with partnerships with key industrial players and new substrate ready equipment, BOBST can help converters transform today’s challenges into opportunities and in the process build a sustainable future.

Sara continues, “We are witnessing an important transformation of the industry in terms of composition, as the type, structure, weight and cost of packaging is changing. To remain competitive and meet these new demands, converters need to embrace new capabilities to remain agile and more sustainable.”

Demands on the industry includes shorter time to market, which means the steps between file creation and the final packaging must be reduced; more agility in order to offer mass customization, variable data, and cost-effective production of short runs; quality control to ensure delivery of zero-fault packaging; and color consistency across multiple formats to satisfy brand owners worldwide.

Meeting sustainability challenges Food packaging, which is the most resilient sector, represents around 75% of all flexible packaging demand. While consumers still expect packaging to protect its contents, they now also want it to be green and sustainable.

The public perception of plastic packaging is extremely negative, fortified by influencers and climate change leaders.

Many leading brands, converters and packaging companies have made important commitments to make 100% of packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. New materials that enable converters to meet these sustainability targets are being

developed, but it is important to understand what impact these will have on the entire chain, from machinability and packaging quality to consumer habits.

In addition to these trends, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased awareness of product safety and hygiene making a lasting impact on the flexible packaging industry.

In order to take charge of the changes to the flexible packaging landscape, BOBST has positioned itself as a global solutions provider with a presence along the entire value chain. By moving away from being a traditional machinery manufacturer, BOBST is leading through innovation and shaping the future of packaging production, based on the four cornerstones – Digitalisation, Automation, Sustainability, and Connectivity – that together form the roadmap.

BOBST is present across all technologies, be it printing, diecutting, laminating, metallizing, or coating, with strong know-how and experience, and we are strongly bonded with strategic partnerships throughout,” says Sara. “This puts BOBST in an extremely advantageous position, with knowledge at every possible phase with every possible technology. The benefit for our customers is that we can truly guide them through every stage from end to end.”

Sustainability within the process Developing water-based alternatives to solvents is another major priority for BOBST, and it is working on several projects to move this area of research forward.

A project with BASF had the objective to find a viable and approved water-based adhesive to replace solvents in lamination

applications. The result was an approved market solution that leverages the power of the BOBST NOVA D 800 LAMINATOR. Another success has been in the use of water-based inks for gravure printing, which until now has been limited. Bobst Changzhou, in China, has been amongst the first to develop successful water-based applications on its gravure presses, with its ink manufacturer partners.

In December 2020, these efforts were awarded by the China Printing Industry Association.

However, sustainability is not only linked to the creation of new substrates or specific consumables.

BOBST oneECG printing technology is an example of sustainability within the process. By fixing the ink set, significant savings can be achieved, e.g., in gravure ink consumption, where leftovers and waste can be reduced by up to 50%.

Other advantages include faster job changeovers and color matching, the possibility to run shorter jobs, and 100% repeatability of job quality and color consistency.

BOBST is working on many more projects that will secure the future of flexible packaging and tackle head on the challenges that the industry is currently facing. “It is important to understand that flexible packaging has a bright future,” concludes Sara, “but only if we embrace the opportunities and make new sustainable solutions possible.”

Sustainability has moved from being a ‘nice-to-have’ to an essential requirement at all levels of production

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Sustainable materials from BOBST Sustainability has moved from being a ‘nice-to-have’ to an essential requirement at all levels of production. BOBST is working intensively with many strategic partners along the entire value chain to create products and solutions to meet these sustainability requirements, with BOBST equipment.

“Today’s industry transformation is not about removing plastics, it is about creating new plastics, as plastics, when well produced, have a future,” states Sara.

BOBST’s first priority has been to develop sustainable materials, and that means finding mono materials, either PE-based or PP-based, that can be recycled but still maintain optimal barrier performance.

The second priority has been to

develop alternative fiber-based paper packaging solutions. These are naturally recyclable but pose a challenge in terms of their barrier performance. Thirdly, BOBST is active in the biopolymer space, developing compostable solutions that come to an end-of-life cycle.

In order to research, test, develop and prepare these sustainable, alternative flexible packaging solutions, BOBST is working with many high-level industry partners – from producers of film and raw materials, adhesives, lacquers, coating, and inks, to packing companies, brand owners and retailers.

With fully equipped laboratories and experts for guidance, BOBST Competence Centers are also fundamental to the research and development of these new substrates. By using these facilities, converters and brand owners can develop new solutions with fast time to market, minimum disruption for converters, maximum efficiency, and optimized costs.

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SINGLE USE PACKAGING IS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY Exclusive interview with Abdul Jebbar PB. Group Managing Director of Hotpack Global.

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While its full implications remain to be seen, it is already clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has had huge consequences globally. This crisis has suddenly and dramatically altered numerous aspects of our everyday lives and behaviors, especially our way of shopping foodstuff. The single use packaging and hygiene products are in demand since the beginning of pandemic. To find out more about the impact of this crisis on packaging food industry, we spoke with Abdul Jebbar PB. Group Managing Director of Hotpack Global.

Founded in 1995, Hotpack Global is a UAE based regional leader in both the manufacture and supply of food packaging products. Today the company has a presence in 26 locations across the Middle East, UK, and a chain of network in other Gulf and African countries. The company has branches Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, India, Morocco, USA, Australia, Nigeria, Spain and UK. Here is the complete Q & A with Abdul Jebbar:

Coronavirus had an enormous impact on all industries, how did it affect your activities?

No doubt, COVID has impacted almost all industries. However, packaging – where we specialize, is one of the least affected industry.

Although the demand in certain categories of packaging products declined during this period, other categories have higher demand due to hygiene concerns. We were fully equipped to meet these new requirements with the support of our recent expansion. Hotpack quickly recognized the serious nature of the pandemic and we immediately allocated the resources to make sure the maximum availability of our take away packaging range as well as hygiene range- which includes face masks, aprons and disposable gloves.

Unfortunately, most packaging is designed as single-use, and is typically thrown away rather than reused, as a major supplier of disposable food packaging what can

be done so these products become more environmentally friendly?

I believe there is a lot of prevalent misconceptions regarding single use packaging solutions. With the latest technological advancements in packaging, single use packaging products have much more benefits than re-using them. Recent life cycle assessment (LCA) studies show that single use packaging solutions in plastic offer significant environmental benefits than threats. These benefits are calculated considering the amounts of energy, water and other resources that are needed to wash and sanitize reusable packaging products, which result in more than double the carbon emissions than single use packaging systems. We constantly innovate and reinvest in cutting edge technologies in manufacturing practices that ensure lesser carbon emissions. On top of this, recent COVID situation has proved that single use packaging methods are safer than re- usable product.

You offer a wide range of products including paper products, plastic products and more which one these sectors have more prospects for future growth of your company?

Although most of the product categories display robust growth, we have recently made huge investments in PET technology – which is often referred to as green plastic, owing to its recyclability. Due to its thermodynamic qualities, PET products can be heated, melted, and transformed to new products repeatedly. We now have over 200 different products manufactured in PET for various industries.

We also expect better growth in paper products. Right from tissues and napkins to kraft boxes, pizza boxes as well as different types of paper cups and wraps, our paper division is expecting huge growth in the next couple of years.

We are also focusing on the latest

trends in industrial packaging from which we anticipate growth.

How did the huge rise of e commerce and on- line shopping for food products during pandemic impacted your business?

COVID-19 has altered consumer behavior in many ways, and online shopping is now a big business.

Along with this, consumer attitude towards sustainable packaging also has changed significantly, where the consumer’s sensitivity to hygiene and food safety takes priority. We at Hotpack, were quick to adapt to the new normal packaging requirements suited for E-Commerce that combine sustainability and hygiene along with added features such as performance, convenience and cost factor. Apart from our strong presence in most of the B2B and B2C online portals, Hotpack has its own e-commerce platform (www.hotpackwebstore. com) and a fully equipped team to assist the customers.

Are you planning to diversify in other areas of packaging?

Our R&D team is very active in identifying product categories that need improvement in its properties, such as increased shelf life, retaining the temperature for a longer period, increasing the aroma barrier capability, etc. as well as further minimizes their ecological footprint. Sustainability is the current buzzword in the industry and Hotpack is looking at creating bigger opportunities in recyclable, compostable products that would help minimize CO2 emissions.

You have branches in US, UK and Australia I assume you export your products to these countries as well.

How much you rely on exports to other countries?

Hotpack currently exports its products to almost 100 countries. We have branches all over Middle East as well as in USA, UK, North Africa, Australia & most recently in Spain. Many more overseas branches are planned, all of which contribute to achieving our vision to be the premier global brand in the packaging industry. About 40% of our business revenue is generated from export business currently, and

we expect this to grow over 50% soon.

I imagine all the operation in your factories are highly automated could you explain a little bit your workflow, from receiving the order until delivery of your products?

Hotpack Packaging has always been keen on developing impactful high-end packaging solutions at a competitive cost by implementing fully integrated ERP system which connects all the areas of the business from pre-press software to the PLC of production machines. Spanning our entire production process, from the initial RFQ until the settlement of the invoice, along with each successful delivery of the product, we have end to end control over all the processes. Traceability of each batch of raw materials and finished products is controlled by automated processes. There are two benefits from automated systems – maximize operational activities and maintain hygiene standards for packaging solutions. In 2020, we were awarded both the prestigious ‘Dubai Smart Business of the Year’ (in its inaugural year) and we received a rarely issued BRCGS certification with Grade-AA for our hygiene, compliance standards in our prestigious manufacturing plants.

With the help of packaging specialists, we have a deep understanding of the hidden costs that drive the operations and reduce the productivity of the shop floor employees. We have implemented various measures and systems to eliminate these bottlenecks in the business. These measures and systems ensure peak performance in operations and operates at maximized levels of efficiency. We also take extensive measures to provide the highest of hygiene standards to our dear customers, by using state-ofart machineries that are completely automated and formed by sealing, counting, stacking and unitizing the entire pallets of goods.

We have recently invested and purchased machineries in high end digital pre-press technology from the leading global supplier to explore

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You also offer printing services using gravure, flexo and sheet fed offset presses, are you planning to increase your printing capacity by investing more in printing equipment?

Yes of course, we keep investing in printing technology.

The Printing industry is moving fast and drastic changes from the outdated system. We, as a global leading packaging convertor, have invested in most of the high-end printing solutions such as Digital, Offset, Flexo and Gravure. We offer all types of printing services to our customers and brand owners. Our Flexible Plant/Paper and board division plant/adhesive label plant are among the largest and sophisticated plants in the MENA region. We are

equipped with the latest technology globally and have added special features such as in-line screen printing and cold foiling in the machines.

Our production processes take place in a very clean and hygienic environment, which is very essential for food packaging products. The plant is equipped with European high-speed printing and converting equipment from UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France. All our plants are BRCGS certified and have a well-equipped quality control lab.

We have invested in all types of flexo machines, central impression printing machines, inline press, narrow press, stack press and sheet-fed offset presses.

For providing end to end packaging solution to our customers, we have 8 color, central impression wide-web flexo printing machine with solvent and water-based inks for all kinds of flexible packaging requirement. And for the requirement in labels, we have added 10 color narrow-web flexo printing machine with UV, cold foiling, 2 inline screen printing units and die cuts, which improve the efficiency and reduces the wastage, allowing us to offer a competitive pricing to customers. Whatever the customer requirement is whether in terms of special techniques, quality or quantity; our experts will always overcome the challenges. Above all these, keeping in mind the environmental sustainability, we use only water-based inks for the paper cup printing.

We have recently invested and purchased machineries in high-end digital pre-press technology from the leading global supplier to explore the high-end digital technology which improves the print quality and supports the short runs.

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AFRA INTRODUCES ETIRAMA TO MEA

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AFRA Asianray Printing Equipment Trading LLC is a well-known brand within regional printing and packaging industry. The company was established in 1995 in UAE and currently has 4000 plus installations of print finishing and packaging equipment throughout the AGCC and East & West Africa Regions.

The company recently held live demo sessions of their latest offering, a highly automated Etirama narrow web press.

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How many people attended your live event?

We started our event on 1st of August and was live till August 20th. We have done scheduled demos where we spend quality time with our prospects making them understand the equipment well. Rather than bringing a huge crowd, it’s a more focused and exclusive demo session, where clients can spend quality time with

the equipment, identifying and understanding the advantages, and the whole concept of the solution.

We have successfully completed 30+ exclusive VIP demo sessions in our demo centre, and around 20 virtual demos for our clients who were not able to be here physically due to travel restrictions.

Live demo sessions were conducted based on prior appointments only, by a fully vaccinated team, strictly adhering to comprehensive COVID protection norms.

The event was aimed at converters or printers in general?

Attendees were from a mixed basket of both converters and label printers. Commercial print businesses are now diversifying into the label and packaging market. Labels and packaging are good segments for diversification.

A lot of commercial printers are ready to diversify. We had attendees from packaging printers, label presses, commercial printers, and new entrepreneurs as well.

What was shown during live demo?

The machine which was displayed in our live demo was the flagship Etirama SPS2 – an 8 colour press with multiple converting stations with all the embellishments. It is a versatile servo-driven flexographic press, which is definitely very sensibly automated, ROI guaranteed solution.

SPS2 is a product from a very well-established label press manufacturer, having 50+ years of experience in the segment. Etirama SPS2 is a superior technology equipment with shaftless press giving consistency in different print speed. This will be a game changer and a right solution for the market.

SPS2 ensures much economic machine hour cost compared to any competitor machine without compromising the print quality or the technical side. This machine definitely helps to produce quality labels at affordable price.

What is the competitive edge of Etirama presses compared to other well-known European and American brands?

The biggest issue in the MEA label

industry is that label converters are not able to get the desired returns on their investments. They are failing terribly because of the huge investments that are burning a hole in their pocket. The reason is that they have bought high-value equipment, despite the label market going through a tough time.

Etirama is renowned for affordable modular label presses with its print quality. The press is built using the Be Easy platform developed by Etirama to standardize internal processes and implement a lean manufacturing system.

The MEA print Industry is at a crossroads. There is a demand for labels and the market cannot afford expensive equipment. The Etirama SPS2 flexographic press is the right machine for the market as a 100% ROI-guaranteed solution, without compromising on print quality, and is equivalent to all the western European and American presses even with affordable investments.

By bringing the Etirama SPS 2, we are bringing in a technologically superior equipment under our strategy – “Looking beyond China”.

SPS2 is Product from a very well-established label press manufacturer, having 50+ years of experience in the segment. Etirama SPS2 is a superior technology equipment with shaftless press gives consistency in different print speed. This will be a game changer and a right solution for the market.

SPS2 ensures much economic machine hour cost compared to any competitor machine without compromising the print quality or the technical side.

Do you see interest from conventional offset printers to enter the label market?

Commercial, promotional, and retail printing used to be among the profitable print segments but have been declining. Print service providers on the commercial side of the business were making good money. That is slowly declining.

They are now moving to flexo and packaging segments. There is a huge issue with margins and there is a big price war in the commercial print market. The pandemic added to the misery of the already declining promotional and retail printing market.

We are seeing a considerable interest among the conventional printers towards label industry. We provide them the best affordable automated ROI-guaranteed solution for the industry, without compromising on the quality in all aspects. Print quality is equivalent to all the western European and American presses even with affordable investments.

Our strength is that we can turn commercial print businesses into label providers at affordable costs.

Etirama SPS2 is a solution for present-day problems for both,

the commercial segment printers as well as the packaging segment printers.

How do you see the label market in the UAE and do you see a growing market for narrow web presses?

The label industry and label requirements in the region are mushrooming, especially the short and medium label segments, as well as the narrow web presses. Keeping up with market requirements, we provide them with affordable, guaranteed ROI finishing, and convert equipment to solve their problems and safeguard their business. The whole industry is changing and we are always part and very happy to change ourselves presenting the versatile equipment and business model catering to the new demands, requirements, and changes in the industry.

Last but not least, what kind of challenges you experienced during pandemic?

During the pandemic period, we also had challenges. 2020 was an excellent year to start up with, unfortunately by the end of first quarter, whole universe was stopped. Thankfully from the second quarter, we could limit the impact of pandemic, with a go get agile approach we could turn around within the second quarter.

Although we lost around a quarter in 2020, still we have done very well for the year during the pandemic period. The network AFRA have through the regions, with own foot fall, staffs and branches played a great role in the industry supporting with services, training and installations to provide prompt support at the earliest possible. We mobilised our team to provide after sales support promptly without any expected delays.

We have successfully completed credible projects in UAE ranging from automated bag makings, flexo projects and also packaging projects. Moving to 2021 with a great expectation, business is bouncing back to normal, holding good number of orders throughout the regions. With challenges beyond our control, still we are in a much better situation providing same level supports.

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What is the competitive edge of Afra?

Afra is always a very prominent player in the industry. Looking at the last 2.5 decades, AFRA has played significant role in transforming the industry with affordable solutions with automations. We are always providing/advocate sensibly automated, ROI guaranteed equipment’s to the industry with strong long term after sales support, which are real need of

industry, ensuring returns on the investments made by the investors. We are supporting the industry to make sustainable growth and future for everyone.

With a series of packaging equipment to the market, we are successfully converting commercial printers to packaging printers with very much affordable investment without compromising application with international quality.

With a reliable pre and post-sales support system providing proper consultation to the customer to figure out and resolve problems/ real issues they are facing; we work with industry hand in hand providing complete support and trainings.

We are very happy to say that we play vital and significant role to the industry in this tough situation with bringing revolutionary innovation and transformation.

We are very happy to be part in making revolutionary changes.

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THE BIG THREE TARGET LABEL PRINTING INDUSTRY

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The infamous COVID-19 has imposed new norm on all industries including printing and changed many rules and standards, not to mention that it has massively altered our daily lives. While commercial printing has perhaps

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been more affected by pandemic, packaging and label industries have largely remained unscathed and thrive as well. Meanwhile following a big drop in sales of offset sheeted presses it seems that all big three, Heidelberg, Koenig and Bauer and

manroland Sheetfed recovered the lost ground and increased their sales considerably.

In a press release manroland said order intake for new presses at manroland Sheetfed, reached a 10-year record high in June. In February this year the company cancelled short-time working and started ramping up production at its factory in Offenbach. Peter Conrady, Head of Global Sales at manroland Sheetfed says, “The reasons for the very strong order intake in June, and for the year to date, are two-fold: Since the beginning of 2021 we have been seeing an increasing number of projects for both 700 and 900 size presses, as printers around the world began to regain investment confidence post COVID.” For their part Heidelberg and Koenig and Bauer also talk about increase in sales. However, the major order for the new sheetfed presses are coming mostly from

Sheetfed press manufacturers also want a piece of action It seems that with highly automated new range of sheathed presses many previous technical issuesin relation with printing IML have largely been resolved.

Brand manufacturers increasingly demand all types of highly-creative and informative offset printed labels, so label printers are turning to sheathed press manufacturers for the fastest press speeds, excellent print quality, and proven substrate packages to deliver eyecatching, brand consistent labels for their customers.

“With the growing demand for labels, we’re accelerating our leading role in this very important market,” says Chris Travis, Koenig & Bauer director of technology.

“This market is one of our main pillars along with commercial and packaging and we’re deeply committed to developing the latest innovations specifically for each market segment.”

While the U.S. demand for labels is forecast to rise 3.3% per year to $20.6 billion in 2025, Koenig & Bauer is seeing “significant growth”, especially here in North America as well as worldwide. What is drawing leading label printers to invest in Koenig & Bauer? Travis says that overwhelmingly it has been due to the firm’s superior technology that has convinced label printers to transition to Koenig & Bauer.

“Our presses are producing labels at 20,000 sph unlike any other press on the market,” he says. “We

have label customers breaking production records all of the time on our presses.”

Koenig and Bauer claims what sets Koenig & Bauer apart is its unique complete process from substrate-in to label-out. This starts with the launch of the newly designed Rapida 106 X, a high speed 20,000 sph. On the other hand DriveTronic SIS, a unique side lay free system that allows for accurate registration of the thinnest substrates at max speed which is part of the important label sheet travel package, QualiTronic PDFCheck, an inline image inspection system that compares every printed sheet with the PDF data from prepress, and QualiTronic ColorControl, an inline color control system measuring every sheet, are extremely important for label production, in which each label must be consistent and include specific pertinent information.

The dynamic growth of in-mold labels is another important segment for Koenig & Bauer. “In-mold label printing is produced on thin plastic, down to 50 microns, and presents its own set of challenges. Due to our unique concept of sheet travel, from roll to sheet to delivery, which is unique to Koenig & Bauer, we’re able to efficiently and successfully print in-mold labels at the highest production speeds,” says Travis.

“We’re also a leader in the LED-UV drying market, which significantly impacts the IML label market, if the label allows for energy curing. Since this type of label is printed on such thin substrates, it can be prone to

Following a big drop in sales of offset sheeted presses it seems that all big three, Heidelberg, Koenig and Bauer and manroland Sheetfed recovered the lost ground and increased their sales considerably

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package printers who are also involved in label printing including IML. Printing IML label with sheetfed offset is nothing out of this world and printers around the world already are engaged with this lucrative market. However, there are some issues as well. First of all, feeding thin substrate into offset sheetfed press is problematic.

Next challenge is drying of the ink specially for IML. In-Mould Labels (IML) print on synthetic plastic film (non-absorbent), so oil-based (oxidation) inks need time for air (oxygen) to dry. Tension control is another issue to deal with. The question is why bother? Why going through all these troubles to use offset for label printing? Narrow web press manufacturer are using offset printing units either in combination with flexo units or as a standalone machine, where almost all the units are offset. MPS which is one of the major manufacturers of narrow web press explains: “Offset is extremely good in CMYK and vignette printing. The technology gives outstanding results in the light and dark areas. Offset has low dot gains, like the new advanced flexo presses, but the size of the minimal dot in offset can be virtually zero. Offset is second best in solids; for that reason, 95% of all offset presses are combination machines with offset and flexo.

Also, offset has relatively large setup wastes and times (it’s a more complicated process), and for that reason offset is used for relatively big order sizes.”

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Sheetfed offset will make some inroad into traditional flexo market for printing labels

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distortion when subjected to the drying process. LED-UV emits no heat so it provides better control over the production process, allows improved registration, and provides higher quality while addressing the need for faster drying times and the ability to run a full pile in the delivery.”

Koenig & Bauer has placed so much emphasis on the label market that it has dedicated an individual area known as the Label Center in addition to its new Customer Experience Center in Germany.

Visitors can witness the entire label production process on the new Rapida 106 X seven color with coater through to the new CutPRO X rotary die cutter. This new machine is equipped with the DriveTronic feeder, SIS (Sensoric Infeed System), label sheet guiding system, and AirTronic delivery and provides fast automation for job changeovers and an intuitive operating concept.

Heidelberg also eyes the lucrative in mold label market.

According to the company the global label printing market to continue growing at an annual rate of around four percent. Growth is even expected to be above average in the in-mould label segment, which has not been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. These labels are typically utilized in the food and cosmetics industries, and by companies producing chemicals for household and industrial use.

The benefits of the in-mould process lie in its comparatively low manufacturing costs, good

temperature and moisture resistance, and resource-friendly characteristics. For example, the polypropylene used for the labels and containers is 100% recyclable.

Cutting-edge, increasingly efficient manufacturing processes are a further growth factor on the inmould label market. Heidelberg’ new Speedmaster XL 106 with fully automatic presetting of all key print job parameters has gone through special modifications to the feeder and delivery, modified sheet transfer, and anti-static devices in order to make it possible to reliably process delicate plastic films just 50 microns thick at speeds of up to 14,000 sheets per hour.

The high-performance model for conventional offset printing is equipped with three Y units (drying units) and a delivery with only one extension module. Even with extremely thin substrates, customers benefit from reliable sheet guidance and smooth travel through the press. The dryer modules are perfectly coordinated with the sheet travel and achieve outstanding drying results at maximum speeds. Distances for paper travel in the delivery remain short and, even at high speeds, sheets are completely stable when deposited on the delivery pile. The configuration with three Y units and highly efficient round-nozzle technology increases the drying capacity by 25% and also saves on energy costs, because the distance between the dryer modules and the substrate can be kept to a

minimum.

The substrate is fed in roll to the machine and the redesigned CutStar generation 4 sheeter which is fully integrated into the Prinect workflow and the Intellistart system on the press for production based on the Push to Stop principle cut the roll into sheet and then sheets enter printing units. The Speedmaster XL 106- D I also equipped with jut just one die-cutting unit makes it easier for customers to move into IML production Evolution Elite is The new generation of manroland sheetfed press. With its patented inking unit technology, the Elite can print with the high speed of 18,000 sph presses. InlineColorPilot 3.0, InlineInspector 3.0, new PressPilot, IntegrationPilot plus, plate changing systems and Autoprint are just some features. As an option, a new Evolution space-saving single drum perfector with speeds of 16,000 sph can be supplied as an option for commercial and packaging applications.

With modification manroland pre I also more than able to print label.

So does sheetfed offset will shape the future of label industry?

Perhaps not. but it will play a role and definitely make some inroad into traditional flexo market. The price is also another issue a complete set of modified sheetfed press with auxiliary equipment carry a hefty price tag.

But sometimes in order to achieve the quality you are longing for you have to also pay its price.

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RE-SKILLING PLATE MANAGEMENT WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

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Nick Coombes speaks with Lars Lehner about FlexoMatrix, his company’s solution to automating a key process in the production chain that brings greater efficiency to flexo printing

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NC: What was the starting point for developing FlexoMatrix technology?

LL: It’s well known that skill levels have declined across the industry in recent years, while at the same time price pressure and short runs have continued to increase with more competition – so there was clearly a need to bring additional automation and greater accuracy to the print production process, and one area that had been largely ignored was that of plate mounting and management. The need was to link optimised data management to the production process with a practical tool that was easy to use and completely reliable. That’s why we developed a new technology platform – and we have called it

FlexoMatrix.

NC: How does it work and what are the benefits?

LL: FlexoMatrix is basically a smart technology platform that automates plate mounting and offers job management support to the operator. It’s designed so that even lower skilled operators can assemble printing plates reliably, consistently and with the greatest accuracy.

Its 360-degree print register capability offers very quick set-up times in the print room, which in today’s market of fixed colour palettes and short run work, is an important cost saving.

NC: Does FlexoMatrix universal application?

have

LL: In terms of flexibility, yes, it does! A quick-change adapter system allows it to work with sleeves and all the popular types of cylinder so it’s a complete tool for all types of flexo pre-press from corrugated to carton and flexible packaging and labels. It handles all types of popular brands of flexo plates, including Asahi and Kodak as well as cylinder sleeves.

NC: How does it manage production data?

LL: It acts as a digital bridge between existing job management, pre-press, and the press room. By advanced consultation with the customer, we can adapt FlexoMatrix interfacing to fit the established job management system, which saves

time by avoiding the laborious manual input of job data like print length, cylinder type, direction of travel, offset, and so on.

plate ‘mileage’ and location can be obtained with additional scanning technology on the press and in the plate archive.

NC: Is this just a speed-up process?

LL: No, it also adds a layer of product security because each printing plate is identified before it’s mounted, and its print direction is checked. This makes plate mixing and the subsequent problem it causes a thing of the past. It also brings a new level of transparency to work planning, which allows production to be optimised.

This means shift patterns can be planned better and the reasons for time and cost overruns are more easily identified and localised.

NC: What else does it offer?

LL: It feeds the existing job management system with extra useful information like the plate and cylinder number, the accuracy of the mounting process, the print direction in which the plate was mounted, and a time and date line.

This gives a whole new level of data for more efficient planning and job handling. The result is greater process efficiency and lower cost, and therefore improved margins.

NC: How does this help?

LL: Because FlexoMatrix knows which plate is mounted onto which sleeve or cylinder, it reduces the risk of error by providing a new degree of traceability. Information on

NC: Aside from FlexoMatrix, what else does your company offer?

LL: We have a wealth of experience in automated print workflow and have established a worldwide reputation for partnering companies in their drive for improving production efficiency with automation. By pushing data-transfer and adding smart automated components wherever they are applicable, we can demonstrate reduced set-up times and lower material waste with every job change. Reports from our users vary, but real-life improvements of between 10% and 50% are common.

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NC: How does the FlexoMatrix system approach plate identification?

LL: It’s based on smart disk identification that makes for easy and accurate archiving of used plates. Where, for example, an operator may have struggled to read the text written on plates and therefore been unsure how and where to file them, the FlexoMatrix system of ‘plate ident’ makes this an automatic process and removes another variable in the production chain.

NC: How would you sum up the benefits to a company considering investing in FlexoMatrix?

LL: The improvements come is several layers. First, there is improved 360-degree register quality and register transparency across all the flexo printing presses in the plant. This makes for a significant reduction in waste material with every job change and allows more jobs to run on each printing press. Then, the recorded results set a new benchmark for subsequent and repeat print jobs, which allows the company to optimise its production efficiency.

Well-known issues relating to register become a thing of the past and printers gain standardisation and operator independence. For these companies, FlexoMatrix offers an easy and important step into the future of flexo print production.

NC: Do the benefits vary depending on company size?

LL: Yes, they do, because each company is unique and has its own issues and priorities. For the larger print houses, FlexoMatrix acts as a comprehensive and reliable technology platform that utilises their existing job data management to automate and provide transparency in their print workflow.

Smaller companies like it because it helps them to optimise their existing processes and allows them to focus on producing more volume of high-quality print from every flexo press. Large company or small, I’d say they all benefit from the added operator independence and FlexoMatrix’s unique 360-degree controlled mounting process that translates into the highest accuracy on the market. It’s ‘win-win’, whichever way you look at it!

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Case Study Success Story

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RAK NATIONAL PRINTING PRESS GROWS BUSINESS WITH INSTALLATION OF WORLD’S FIRST XEROX® BALTORO™ HF INKJET PRESS WITH COLOR ACCELERATOR

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The COVID-19 pandemic has driven businesses to evolve the way they work. This has led to a focus on reducing costs, eliminating waste and becoming more productive in the ‘new normal’ business world.

In a highly competitive landscape, UAEbased RAK National Printing Press (RAK NPP) understands that the print market has changed significantly. The pandemic situation, a need to upgrade technology and the increased migration from offset printing accelerated RAK NPP decision to make substantial changes, in order to maximise business opportunities.

To underpin this business transformation, RAK NPP recently invested in the world’s first Xerox® Baltoro™ HF Inkjet Press with Color Accelerator, following on from its investment in the Xerox® Iridesse® Digital Press with 6+2 colors in 2020.

Sameer H. Salameh, General Manager at RAK National Printing Press, said, “When we started evaluating our options for an Inkjet Press, it was evident that we wanted to continue to grow our partnership with Xerox Emirates. We were very happy with our investment in the Xerox® Iridesse® Digital Press last year in addition to their after-sales service support which was quick and efficient to ensure maximum productivity. Today, it’s a proud moment for us to have invested in the world’s first high quality Xerox® Baltoro™ sheet fed inkjet press with Xerox® Color Accelerator, which has supported our customer requirements, and future business growth plans.

“We have been using the Xerox® Baltoro™ HF Inkjet Press with the Xerox® Color Accelerator module for four months and have seen great results. We were able to bring out the full potential of the High Fusion Inks, allowing us to expand into high value and high volume jobs, reduce our operating costs and deliver stunning image quality from an incredible array of offset coated media including glosses, silks, satins, mattes and dulls to increase our scope of work across the full weight range of 60-300 gsm and larger sheets. This has allowed us to push new boundaries and add new applications delivering excellent results.”

Simon Howells, Xerox Emirates’ General Manager, said, “We are delighted to be able

INKONOMICS AMPLIFIED: MASSIVE POSSIBILITIES WITH INNOVATION IN INKJET TECHNOLOGY The Baltoro™ HF Inkjet Press unlocks game-changing results with a powerful combination of proven heritage design and new

technology innovations. The all new Automated Intelligence, High Fusion Print Engine, extensive feeding/ finishing options and easy self-service are just part of a dynamic technology powerhouse that will drive new inkjet applications and opportunities.

• Optimized for High Fusion inks, Xerox-innovated W-Series Print Heads are true high-definition 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution and up to 13.76"/350 mm delivering high performance and remarkable accuracy.

• Delivers signature image quality via a set of Advanced Image Controls that monitor, diagnose and perfect images in real-time using technologies such as IntelliPurge and Clear Pixel Plus.

• Up to 115% more productive on legal – sized jobs than other presses in its class (based on running legal-sized documents, 2-up simplex on 17" x 14" long-edge feed media — a capability unique to Baltoro).

• Up to 300 IPM (built in) turn jobs blazingly fast with a combination of robust, production-proven technology and automated intelligence.

• The Color Accelerator optional module expands media range up to 300 gsm coated cover (glosses, silks, satins, mattes, and dulls) and enables higher gamut and ink coverage allowing for a new universe of applications and opportunities.

• Creates color profiles for select media in minutes using the latest X-Rite Inline Spectrophotometer technology.

• Connects up to four Sheet Feed Modules to the press and liberate true cut-sheet productivity. Add the optional Tecnau SheetFeeder BV for up to five additional hours of continuous productivity.

• Automates the ideal balance of ink coverage, cost and quality with operatoraccessible features on the Xerox® FreeFlow® Print Server that make it easier to meet individual client demands.

• Powered by a Full Width Array to make real-time page adjustments with True Dot precision drop placement, Advanced Missing Jet Detection and Compensation, performance-tuned waveforms, Runtime Density Optimization, anti-aliasing and automated Image on Paper (IOP) controls for smartest and sharpest prints.

• The only press in its class that allows operators to select drop sizes and get fine-tuned image quality in custom color for every job with Cost Quality Optimization (CQO).

CQO delivers simplified color management while it perfectly controls cost, coverage and quality Ready to make the switch? It’s time to take inkjet to the next level.

With the perfect balance of value, volume and velocity, the Baltoro™ can deliver more impact with less ink, less waste and less effort.

For more information on the Xerox® Baltoro™ HF Inkjet Press or our other cutting edge digital printing presses & solutions, please get in touch with Xerox Emirates at marketing@xeroxuae.ae or call us on +9714 4535 600.

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to extend our relationship with RAK National Printing Press. After the success of the Xerox® Iridesse® Digital Press installation, it was a natural progression for RAK National Printing Press to continue to scale up their technology to support their aggressive growth plans.

“This is a fantastic win for Xerox Emirates, installing the world’s first Xerox® Baltoro™ HF Inkjet Press with Xerox® Color Accelerator.

The implementation was a great reflection of the world-class service offered by the Xerox Emirates team, completing the project in record time. We will continue to grow our partnership with RAK National Printing Press, aligned with their vision to be the leading digital printer in the region.”

Haitham Fouad, Xerox Emirates, said, “To meet their objective of being the region’s biggest print hub, the perfect fit for their inkjet requirement was the Xerox® Baltoro™ HF Inkjet Press with Color Accelerator. This is the latest innovation in inkjet technology with remarkable accuracy at high frequency in real-time allowing them to maximise growth, reduce cost and increase revenue. The Baltoro also supports extensible inkjet media without priming as well as an expansive media range which will open the door to new applications.

With intelligent automation, Baltoro uses 50 per cent less ink than competitor presses to purge inkjet heads, increasing uptime and productivity while delivering consistent and reliable quality.”

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‫افتتاح منشأة للطباعة ثالثية األبعاد للخرسانات‬ ‫يف منطقة غال الصناعية‬

‫افتتــح كل مــن شــركة تنميــة نفــط ُعمــان‬ ‫وشــركة إنوتــك وشــركة جلفــار للهندســة‬ ‫والمقــاوالت منشــأة للطباعــة ثالثيــة األبعــاد‬ ‫للخرسانات يف منطقة غال الصناعية‪.‬‬ ‫ويأيت تأســيس هذه المنشــأة يف إطار مذكرة‬ ‫التعــاون التــي ُو ّقعــت ســاب ًقا يف شــهر مايــو‬ ‫‪ 2021‬للبحــث والتطويــر يف مجــال تقنيــة‬ ‫الطباعة ثالثية األبعاد للخرســانات يف ُعمان‬ ‫ابتغــاء زيــادة القيمــة المحليــة المضافــة‬ ‫وتعزيــز الشــراكة بيــن مؤسســات القطــاع‬ ‫الخاص‪.‬‬ ‫وتعــد هــذه التقنيــة نقلــة نوعيــة يف قطــاع‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ـتداما ألســاليب‬ ‫بديل مسـ‬ ‫اإلنشــاءات وتوفــر‬ ‫ً‬ ‫البنــاء التقليديــة‪ ،‬كما س ُتســهم هــذه التقنية‬ ‫يف تســريع عمليــات البنــاء وتقليــل النفايات‬

‫العمانية الماهرة‪.‬‬ ‫وتمكين الكوادر ُ‬ ‫ويتمثــل دعم شــركة تنميــة نفط ُعمان لهذه‬

‫المبــادرة يف تقديــم خبراتهــا الفنيــة وتحديــد‬ ‫الفرص وإدارة المشروع‪.‬‬

‫ذكرى مرور ‪ 20‬عاما ً على إنطالق أبابطين السعودى‬

‫مختلــف مــدن المملكــة‪ ،‬بجانــب مكتبــة‬ ‫ســدير الوثائقيــة التــي تضــم أكثــر مــن‬ ‫‪ 100‬ألــف كتــاب‪ ،‬كذلــك متحــف عبــدهللا‬ ‫بــن محمــد أبابطيــن الــذي يضــم أكثــر مــن‬ ‫‪ 5000‬قطعــة تراثيــة متنوعــة‪ ،‬ومتحــف‬ ‫مجســمات المواقــع التاريخيــة بإقليــم‬ ‫ســدير‪ ،‬ومعــرض الصحــف والمجــات‬ ‫القديمــة‪ ،‬وبيــت الفــاح‪ ،‬ومعــرض النخلــة‬ ‫وغيرهــا‪ ،‬باإلضافــة إىل متحــف عبــدهللا بن‬ ‫محمــد أبابطيــن التــرايث بمركز ســلطان بن‬ ‫عبدالعزيــز للعلــوم والتقنيــة (ســايتك)‬ ‫بكورنيــش الخبر‪.‬‬

‫ويحكــي المتحــف البحــري عــن البحــر‬ ‫والغــوص بالمنطقــة الشــرقية قديم ـا ً‬ ‫(مرحلــة مــا قبــل النفــط)‪ ،‬ويضــم المتحف‬ ‫قســما لألحجــار الكريمــة‪ ،‬وقســما ً لصــور‬ ‫وصحــف الز يــارات الملكيــة للمنطقــة‬ ‫الشــرقية‪ ،‬وقســما ً لألســلحة التراثيــة التي‬ ‫كانــت تســتخدم بفتــرة توحيــد المملكــة‪،‬‬ ‫وقســم التــراث الشــعبي ور كــن العــروس‬ ‫وقســم المخطو طــات وقســم األجهــزة‬ ‫القديمــة وقســم العمــات اإل ســامية منــذ‬ ‫العهــد األموي”‪.‬‬

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‫علــى مــدى عشــرين عام ـا ً ال يــزال ملتقــى‬ ‫عبــدهللا بــن محمــد أبابطين الثقايف يباشــر‬ ‫مهامــه تجــاه العديــد مــن الفعاليــات‬ ‫الثقافيــة االجتماعيــة الوطنيــة مــن‬ ‫إقامــة المحاضــرات والنــدوات‪ ،‬وطباعــة‬ ‫ال ُكتــب‪ ،‬واالحتفــاء بالمناســبات الوطنيــة‪،‬‬ ‫واالهتمــام بمجــال التــراث الوطنــي‪،‬‬ ‫والمحافظــة علــى اآلثــار التاريخيــة‪،‬‬ ‫والمشــاركة يف األنشــطة الثقافيــة‬ ‫والتراثيــة بجميــع مناطــق المملكــة‪ ،‬كمــا‬ ‫حــرص الملتقــى علــى مــا يتماشــى مــع‬ ‫أهــداف رؤيــة المملكة ‪.2030‬‬ ‫وقــال أ‪ .‬محمــد بــن عبــدهللا أبابطيــن‪،‬‬ ‫نائــب رئيــس مجلــس اإلدارة‪“ :‬حقــق‬ ‫ملتقــى عبــدهللا بــن محمــد أبابطيــن‬ ‫الثقــايف تلــك األهــداف والمســاعي عبــر‬ ‫مشــروع ثقــايف تــرايث توثيقــي تاريخــي‬ ‫متنــوع‪ ،‬رعــى عــدة مشــروعات ثقافيــة‬ ‫طــوال ‪ 20‬عام ـا ً‪ ،‬وزاره أكثــر مــن ‪100‬‬ ‫ألــف زائــر‪ ،‬منهــا‪ 100 :‬مدرســة اســتفاد‬ ‫منهــا ‪ 3000‬طالــب وطالبــة‪ ،‬وطباعــة ‪60‬‬ ‫ألــف نســخة مــن ‪ 30‬كتابــا‪ ،‬واحتضــن‬ ‫العديــد مــن النــدوات واألمســيات‬ ‫المتنوعــة‪ ،‬إىل جانــب اســتضافة العديــد‬ ‫مــن األمــراء وأصحــاب المعــايل والفضيلــة‬ ‫والســعادة‪ ،‬ورواد التــراث والثقافــة مــن‬

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‫قضاء أبوظبي» تتيح تقديم الطلبات عبر مكاتب طباعة‬ ‫أكــدت دائــرة القضــاء يف أبوظبــي‪ ،‬أنهــا توفــر‬ ‫خدماتهــا القضائيــة والعدليــة عبــر موقعهــا‬ ‫اإللكتــروين وتطبيقهــا الذكــي‪ ،‬كمــا تتيــح‬ ‫إمكانيــة توجــه المتعامليــن إىل عــدد مــن‬ ‫مكاتــب الطباعــة للمســاعدة يف تقديــم‬ ‫الطلبــات‪ ،‬وذلــك يف حــال رغبــة المتعامــل‬ ‫يف الحصــول علــى مســاعدة لتقديــم طلبات‬ ‫القيــد‪ ،‬أو إتمــام معامــات الكاتــب العــدل‬ ‫والتوثيق‪ ،‬إضافة إىل خدمات النيابة العامة‪.‬‬ ‫وأوضحــت أن مكاتــب الطباعــة التــي يمكــن‬ ‫الحصــول علــى مســاعدة مــن خاللهــا‪ ،‬يبلــغ‬ ‫عددهــا ‪ 25‬مكتب ـاً‪ ،‬منها ‪ 20‬مكتبا ً يف منطقة‬ ‫أبوظبي‪ ،‬و‪ 5‬مكاتب يف مدينة العين‪.‬‬ ‫ونشــرت الدائرة عبر حســابها على «تويتر»‪،‬‬ ‫قائمة بأسماء ومواقع المكاتب التي يمكنها‬ ‫تقديم المســاعدة‪ ،‬تسهيال ً على المتعاملين‬ ‫يف حــال الرغبــة يف الحصــول علــى مســاعدة‬ ‫لتقديم الطلبات القضائية إلكترونياً‪.‬‬ ‫وأكــدت الدائــرة أن إتاحــة اســتعانة‬

‫المتعامليــن بمكاتــب الطباعــة‪ ،‬تــأيت يف إطار‬ ‫ســعيها إىل اتخاذ الخطوات الالزمة للتوسع‬ ‫يف إتمــام المعامــات باســتخدام التقنيــات‬ ‫الحديثــة وفــق الضوابــط واإلجــراءات‬ ‫القانونيــة المقــررة‪ ،‬يف ظــل بيئــة تشــريعية‬

‫وقضائيــة متطــورة‪ ،‬بمــا يعكــس الرؤيــة‬ ‫االســتباقية لالســتعداد للمســتقبل وإيجــاد‬ ‫مجــاالت جديــدة تدعــم عمليــات التحديــث‬ ‫واســتدامة األعمــال‪ ،‬ويعــزز الــدور الريــادي‬ ‫لتحقيق قضاء عادل ناجز‪.‬‬

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‫مع خطط البنك لتحويل الطباعة الورقية إىل‬ ‫طباعة رقمية سعيا ً من البنك التخاذ المزيد‬ ‫مــن الخطــوات واإلجــراءات العمليــة للحفاظ‬ ‫على البيئة ‪.‬‬ ‫وقــال مديــر قطــاع تقنيــة المعلومــات يف‬ ‫البنــك عبــدهللا النصــف ” تمثل‪ ‬التنميــة‬ ‫المســتدامة‪ ‬ركنا ً أساســيا ً يف اســتراتيجية‬ ‫البنــك والتــى يعتبرالحافــظ علــى البيئــة‬ ‫وتقليــل نســبة االنبعاثــات اإللكترونيــة‬ ‫والمخلفات الورقية جزء رئيسي فيها ” ‪.‬‬ ‫وأضــاف ” مــن هــذا المنطلــق جــاء تعاوننــا‬ ‫مــع أحــد الشــركات الرائــدة يف هــذا المجــال‬ ‫لتزويد البنك بنظام متكامل للبيئة الالورقية‬ ‫وتقليــل تكلفــة الطباعــة واالرشــفة التلقائيــة‬ ‫للمســتند وتقليــل تكلفــة التشــغيل ووقــت‬ ‫معالجــة المعاملــة لتقديــم خدمــة ســريعة‬ ‫وعصرية لعمالء بوبيان‪.‬‬ ‫وأوضــح النصــف أن النظــام متوافــر حالي ـا ً‬ ‫يف فــروع الشــركات علــى أن يتــم توفيــره يف‬ ‫جميــع إدارات وفــروع البنــك يف المرحلــة‬ ‫الالحقــة ليكــون بنــك بوبيــان أول بنك يطبق‬ ‫هــذا النظــام يف ســبيل ســعيه المــداد عمالءه‬

‫بتجــارب اســتثنائية يف معامالتهــم اليوميــة‬ ‫مع البنك ‪.‬‬ ‫يذكــر أن تقريــر االســتدامة األول الــذي‬ ‫أصــدره البنــك لعــام ‪ 2020‬تضمن عــددا ً من‬ ‫اإلنجــازات ذات األثــر البيئــي والتــي شــملت‬ ‫انخفــاض بنســبة ‪ 29%‬يف االســتهالك‬ ‫الــوريق وانخفاض ‪ 38%‬يف اســتخدام المواد‬ ‫البالســتيكية وانخفــاض يف اجمــايل انبعــاث‬ ‫الغازات الدفيئة على عدة نطاقات‪.‬‬ ‫مزايا النظام الجديد‬ ‫من جانبه قال المدير التنفيذي بإدارة تقنية‬ ‫المعلومــات يف البنــك أحمــد الشــطي أنه تم‬

‫تصميــم نظــام الطباعة الرقمية بكفاءة عالية‬ ‫مــع مجموعــة مــن المزايــا من بينها أنــه يزود‬ ‫البنــك بالحلــول الالورقيــة مــع تقليــل تكلفــة‬ ‫الطباعة وتقليل تكلفة التشــغيل والحصول‬ ‫على االرشفة التلقائية للمستندات‪.‬‬ ‫وأضــاف ان النظام ســيقلل النظام من وقت‬ ‫معالجــة المعاملــة مــع امكانيــة مشــاركة‬ ‫نسخة العميل المحمية عبر البريد اإللكتروين‬ ‫والواتــس اب والتقليــل مــن أخطــاء الطباعــة‬ ‫الظاهريــة و تقليــل مخاطــر ضيــاع المســتند‬ ‫اىل جانــب احتــواءه علــى نظام تكامــل ‪PACI‬‬ ‫لقراءة شريحة البطاقة المدنية أو ‪.QR‬‬

‫الرئيس التنفيذي ل(ديوا) يعلن عن دعم‬ ‫مشاريع الطباعةالثالثية‬ ‫قال ســعيد محمد الطاير‪ ،‬العضو المنتدب‪،‬‬ ‫الرئيــس التنفيــذي لهيئــة كهربــاء وميــاه ديب‬ ‫(ديــوا)‪« :‬إن مركــز البحــوث والتطويــر التابع‬ ‫لهيئة كهرباء ومياه ديب‪ ،‬ضمن مجمع محمد‬ ‫بــن راشــد آل مكتــوم للطاقــة الشمســية‪،‬‬ ‫يدعــم مشــاريع الطباعــة ثالثيــة األبعاد التي‬ ‫أطلقتهــا الهيئــة ولقيــت إشــادة واســعة مــن‬ ‫المؤسســات الخدماتيــة حــول العالم‪ ،‬حيث‬ ‫تعمــل الهيئــة على تعزيــز قدراتهــا اإلنتاجية‬ ‫والتشــغيلية مــن خــال زيــادة االســتثمار‬ ‫يف هــذا النــوع مــن التقنيــات‪ ،‬وذلــك ضمــن‬ ‫برنامــج الطباعــة ثالثيــة األبعــاد الــذي تــم‬ ‫اختيــاره ضمن مشــروعات مبادرة ديب ‪10X‬‬ ‫التــي أطلقها صاحب الســمو الشــيخ محمد‬ ‫بــن راشــد آل مكتــوم‪ ،‬نائــب رئيــس الدولــة‪،‬‬ ‫رئيــس مجلس الوزراء‪ ،‬حاكم ديب‪ ،‬رعاه هللا‪،‬‬ ‫وتشــكل منهــج عمــل لحكومــة ديب لالنتقال‬ ‫باإلمارة نحو ريادة المستقبل»‪.‬‬

‫تقنيــات الثــورة الصناعيــة الرابعــة‪ ،‬بمــا يف‬ ‫ذلــك تقنيــات الطباعــة ثالثيــة األبعــاد مثــل‬ ‫طابعــات البالســتيك المعــزز باســتخدام‬ ‫مزيج من ألياف الكربون واأللياف الزجاجية‬ ‫والطابعات الخرسانية العمالقة والطابعات‬ ‫المعدنية‪.‬‬ ‫ويســهم المركــز يف تعزيــز قــدرات موظفــي‬ ‫الهيئــة يف هــذا المجــال‪ ،‬مــن خــال تنظيــم‬ ‫ورش العمــل والجلســات التدريبيــة‪ ،‬عــاوة‬ ‫علــى تطويــر خبرات المهندســين والباحثين‬ ‫العاملين فيه‪ ،‬وترســيخ معرفتهم بمفاهيم‬ ‫التصنيــع‪ ،‬ممــا يدعــم تطويــر الكفــاءات‬ ‫الوطنيــة‪ ،‬حيــث تبلــغ نســبة الباحثيــن‬ ‫والباحثــات مــن المواطنيــن يف المركــز نحــو‬ ‫‪.70%‬‬ ‫األوراق البحثية‬ ‫وأشــار الدكتــور هشــام إســماعيل‪ ،‬رئيــس‬ ‫قســم الثــورة الصناعيــة الرابعــة بمركــز‬ ‫البحــوث والتطويــر‪ ،‬إىل أن مركــز البحــوث‬ ‫والتطويــر يعــد أول مركــز بحــوث يف العالــم‬ ‫يطــور تقنيــة اســتخدام الروبوتات يف فحص‬ ‫األلــواح الشمســية الكهروضوئيــة‪ ،‬حيــث‬ ‫يتــم تصنيــع هــذه الروبوتــات داخــل المركــز‪،‬‬ ‫مــا أســهم يف رفــع األداء التشــغيلي لأللــواح‬ ‫الشمســية الكهروضوئيــة يف مجمــع محمــد‬ ‫بــن راشــد آل مكتــوم للطاقــة الشمســية‪،‬‬

‫إضافة إىل خفض النفقات‪.‬‬ ‫ويســهم قســم الثــورة الصناعيــة الرابعــة يف‬ ‫تمكيــن مجــاالت عمــل المركــز التــي تشــمل‬ ‫الطاقة الشمســية‪ ،‬وتكامل الشــبكة الذكية‪،‬‬ ‫وكفاءة الطاقة‪ ،‬والمياه‪.‬‬ ‫ويتــوىل الدكتــور إســماعيل تدريــب موظفي‬ ‫المركز الجدد على إعداد أوراق بحثية تنشر‬ ‫على نطاق داخلي‪ ،‬ضمن برنامج «أبحايث»‪،‬‬ ‫إلجــراء ‪ 4‬بحــوث ســنويا ً يف أي مــن محــاور‬ ‫الثــورة الصناعيــة الرابعــة‪ ،‬وربطهــا بمحــاور‬ ‫المركــز‪ ،‬كمــا يشــرف علــى تدريــب طــاب‬ ‫الجامعــات يف المركــز مــن خــال برنامــج‬ ‫«الباحــث»‪ .‬وعمــل المركــز علــى تمويــل ‪17‬‬ ‫مشــروعا ً تقــدم بهــا الطلبــة يف إطــار التــزام‬ ‫هيئــة كهربــاء وميــاه ديب بتشــجيع البحــث‬ ‫العلمــي يف الدولــة‪ ،‬لبنــاء اقتصــاد معــريف‬ ‫تنافسي قائم على االبتكار‪.‬‬ ‫مشاريع متنوعة‬ ‫وتتضمــن محفظــة البحــوث لمركــز البحــوث‬ ‫والتطوير لعام ‪ 2021‬العديد من المشاريع‪،‬‬ ‫مــن بينهــا «تطويــر نظــام آيل للكشــف عــن‬ ‫أعطــال الخطــوط الهوائيــة باســتخدام طائرة‬ ‫بــدون طيــار»‪ ،‬ومشــروع بحثــي آخــر يحمــل‬ ‫عنــوان «تطويــر نظــام آيل لمراقبــة وصيانــة‬ ‫الخطــوط الهوائيــة باســتخدام األذرع‬ ‫الروبوتية»‪.‬‬

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‫براءات االختراع‬ ‫وحصــل عــدد مــن المشــاريع البحثيــة لمركز‬ ‫البحوث والتطوير على براءات اختراع‪ ،‬منها‬ ‫بــراءة اختــراع عــن نظــام مبتكــر متخصــص‬ ‫يف محطــات الشــحن الذكيــة للســيارات‬ ‫الكهربائيــة‪ .‬ويتيــح النظــام شــحن جميــع‬ ‫أنواع الســيارات الكهربائية باســتخدام كابل‬ ‫وقابــس واحــد‪ ،‬ســواء الســيارات التــي يتــم‬ ‫شــحنها عــن طريــق التيــار المتــردد أو التيــار‬ ‫المباشر‪.‬‬ ‫ويســهم النظــام الجديــد يف جعــل تصميــم‬ ‫محطــات الشــحن صديق ـا ً للمســتخدم‬ ‫قــدر اإلمــكان‪ ،‬حيــث تقــوم محطــة الشــحن‬ ‫بتكييــف الكابل وعملية الشــحن تلقائيا ً مع‬ ‫متطلبات المركبة‪ ،‬لتتم عملية شحن جميع‬ ‫السيارات الكهربائية عبر نظام واحد‪.‬‬ ‫وحصــل مركــز البحــوث والتطويــر علــى‬ ‫بــراءة اختــراع ثانيــة عــن مشــروع قيــاس‬ ‫انعكاس اإلشــعاع الشمســي على األسطح‬ ‫باستخدام عربة ذاتية التشغيل تم تطويرها‬ ‫داخلي ـاً‪ ،‬حيــث تــم تطوير ‪ 5‬نمــاذج أولية من‬ ‫المشروع الذي س ُيعتمد كخدمة مستقبلية‬ ‫تســتفيد منها الهيئة والمؤسســات المحلية‬ ‫والدولية الراغبة يف ذلك‪.‬‬ ‫وأكــد المهنــدس وليــد ســلمان‪ ،‬النائــب‬ ‫التنفيــذي للرئيــس لقطــاع تطويــر األعمــال‬ ‫والتميــز يف هيئــة كهربــاء وميــاه ديب‪ ،‬أهميــة‬ ‫مركــز البحــوث والتطويــر الــذي يوفــر اكتفــاء‬ ‫ذاتي ـا ً للهيئــة مــن حيــث تطويــر تقنيــات‬ ‫وحلول مبتكرة‪ ،‬ويعتمد المركز على أحدث‬

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‫أخبار عالمية‬

‫“ديب الدولية للقرآن الكريم” تحتفي بانجاز طباعة وتوزيع‬ ‫مصحف الشيخ خليفة بن زايد‬

‫اســتضافت جائــزة ديب الدوليــة للقــرآن‬ ‫الكريــم االحتفــال بإنجــاز كتابــة وطباعــة‬

‫ومراجعــة وتوزيــع الطبعــة األوىل مــن‬ ‫مصحــف الشــيخ خليفة بن زايــد آل نهيان‪،‬‬ ‫والبــدء بتوزيعــه والــذي أقيــم بحضــور‬ ‫رئيــس وأعضــاء اللجنــة المنظمــة للجائــزة‬ ‫وأعضــاء اللجــان العاملــة يف إنجــاز وطباعــة‬ ‫المصحف‪.‬‬ ‫وع ّبــر المستشــار إبراهيــم محمــد بوملحــة‪،‬‬ ‫مستشــار صاحب الســمو حاكم ديب رئيس‬ ‫اللجنة المنظمة لجائزة ديب الدولية للقرآن‬ ‫الكريــم رئيــس اللجنــة العليــا لمصحــف‬ ‫الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان‪ ،‬عن شكره‬ ‫وتقديــره لجميــع الجهود التــي بذلت إلنجاز‬ ‫كتابــة وطباعــة ومراجعــة وتوزيــع الطبعــة‬ ‫األوىل مــن مصحف الشــيخ خليفــة بن زايد‬ ‫آل نهيان‪.‬‬ ‫وأثنــى المستشــار إبراهيــم محمــد بوملحة‬ ‫علــى اللجــان العاملــة للجهــد الكبيــر الــذي‬ ‫بذلــوه إلنجــاز عمــل مــن أعظــم وأجــل‬ ‫وأبــرك األعمــال‪ ،‬أال وهــو إنجــاز مصحــف‬ ‫الشــيخ خليفــة بــن زايــد آل نهيــان‪ ،‬وقــال‪:‬‬ ‫«المصحــف الــذي تشــرفنا جميع ـا ً بعقــده‬ ‫الثميــن الــذي أهــداه لنــا صاحــب الســمو‬ ‫الشــيخ محمــد بــن راشــد آل مكتــوم نائــب‬ ‫رئيــس الدولــة رئيس مجلــس الوزراء حاكم‬ ‫ديب «رعاه هللا»‪ ،‬عندما كلف ســموه جائزة‬ ‫ديب الدوليــة للقــرآن الكريــم بإنجــاز هــذا‬

‫المصحــف‪ ،‬علــى إثر تكريم صاحب الســمو‬ ‫الشــيخ خليفــة بــن زايــد آل نهيــان رئيــس‬ ‫الدولــة «حفظــه هللا» بجائــزة شــخصية‬ ‫العــام اإلســامية‪ ،‬حيــث أمر ســموه يف هذه‬ ‫المناســبة الكريمــة بكتابــة وطباعــة هــذا‬ ‫المصحــف‪ ،‬وإســناد العمــل للجائــزة مــن‬ ‫اإلشــراف علــى كتابتــه وطباعتــه وتوزيعــه‪،‬‬ ‫ومــن لحظتهــا بــدأت الجهود الطيبــة حثيثة‬ ‫مــن خــال اختيــار أعضــاء اللجنــة اإلداريــة‬ ‫المشــرفة علــى هــذا العمــل‪ ،‬حيــث قامــت‬ ‫باختيار أســاتذة مختصيــن يف الخط العريب‬ ‫الختيار الخطاط الذي ســيقوم بهذا العمل‪،‬‬ ‫وذلــك لمــدى معرفتهــم يف هــذا الجانــب‬ ‫وتخصصهــم فيــه‪ ،‬وقــد رشــحوا لذلــك أمهر‬ ‫الخطاطيــن مــن أصحــاب الجمــال والتميــز‬ ‫يف هــذا الفــن اإلبداعــي‪ ،‬كمــا تــم اختيــار‬ ‫المزخــرف الــذي ســيطلع بمهمــة الزخرفــة‬ ‫ذات الــذوق واإلبــداع والتميز‪ ،‬ولقد توفقت‬ ‫اللجنــة المشــرفة بحســن اختيــار أعضــاء‬ ‫اللجنة الشرعية التي تولت مهمة التدقيق‬ ‫علــى كتابــة المصحــف‪ ،‬فاختــارت لذلــك‬ ‫علمــاء أفاضــل يف القراءات والرســم‪ ،‬حيث‬ ‫بذلــوا جهــدا ً كبيــرا ً وأدا ًء متميــزا ً يقــدرون‬ ‫ويشــكرون عليه‪،‬كمــا ال ننســى العلمــاء‬ ‫األفاضــل أعضــاء لجنــة المراجعــة النهائيــة‬ ‫أثنــاء وبعــد طباعــة المصحــف للتأكــد مــن‬ ‫سالمة الطباعة ودقتها»‪.‬‬

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‫ىف فترة التعاىف أرباح “صناعة الورق” ترتفع ‪295%‬‬

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‫قفــز صــايف ربح الشــركة الســعودية لصناعة‬ ‫الــورق خــال الربــع الثــاين ‪ 2021‬إىل ‪15.1‬‬ ‫مليون ريال سعودي على أساس سنوي‪.‬‬ ‫وذلك مقارنة بأرباح قدرها ‪ 3.83‬مليون ريال‬ ‫تم تحقيقها خالل األشهر المماثلة من العام‬ ‫السابق ‪.2020‬‬ ‫وقالت الشركة إن سبب ارتفاع األرباح خالل‬ ‫تلــك الفتــرة يعــود إىل الزيــادة يف المبيعــات‬ ‫وتطويــر جــودة اإلنتــاج وكفــاءة العمليــات‬ ‫التشغيلية الذي نتج عنه تحسن يف إجمايل‬ ‫الربح‪.‬‬ ‫وكما يعود ســبب ارتفاع صايف ربح الشــركة‬ ‫إىل انخفــاض مصاريــف البيــع والتوزيــع‬ ‫وتخفيض مخصص االذمم المدينة التجارية‪.‬‬ ‫وذلــك نتيجــة التحســين مــن أداء التحصيل‬ ‫خالل الربع الحايل‪.‬‬ ‫ويضــاف إىل ذلــك انخفــاض المصاريــف‬ ‫التمويليــة نتيجــة إعــادة جدولــة القــروض‬

‫والتــزام الشــركة يف ســداد الدفعــات‬ ‫المســتحقة التــي حققــت زيــادة يف أربــاح‬ ‫الشركة‪.‬‬ ‫وبلغت األرباح التشغيلية للشركة خالل هذا‬ ‫الربه حوايل ‪ 20.8‬مليون ريال سعودي‪.‬‬

‫وخــال النصــف األول مــن العــام الجــاري‪،‬‬ ‫ارتفــع صــايف أربــاح “صناعــة الــورق” بنســبة‬ ‫‪ 498.36%‬ليصل إىل ‪ 29.2‬مليون ريال‪.‬‬ ‫وذلــك مقابــل ‪ 4.88‬مليــون ريــال يف النصف‬ ‫األول من ‪.2020‬‬

‫دراسة الحالة‬

‫إن يب سي تحتفي بأكثر من ‪ 50‬عاما ً من النجاح يف‬

‫قطاع الطابعات وأتمتة المكاتب‬ ‫تحتفــي شــركة “المركــز الوطنــي للطباعــة”‬ ‫(إن يب ســي) بأكثر من ‪ 50‬عاما ً من النجاح‬ ‫يف قطــاع أتمتــة المكاتــب يف دولــة اإلمــارات‬ ‫جــه‬ ‫العربيــة المتحــدة‪ .‬وبهــذه المناســبة نتو ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫موظفينــا وعمالئنــا الذيــن‬ ‫بالشــكر لجميــع‬ ‫ســاعدوا يف إثــراء مســيرتنا لنغــدو إحــدى‬ ‫الجهات الفاعلة يف القطاع التي تشتهر على‬ ‫امتــداد الدولــة بجــودة منتجاتهــا وموثوقيــة‬ ‫خدمات الصيانة التي ُتقدّمها‪.‬‬ ‫وقطعــت “إن يب ســي” أشــواطا ً كبيــر ًة منــذ‬ ‫تأسيســها يف أبوظبــي عــام ‪ .1969‬ويف ذلــك‬ ‫الوقــت‪ ،‬كانــت اآلالت الكاتبــة هــي المعدات‬ ‫المكتبيــة القياســية المســتخدمة‪ ،‬وكانــت‬ ‫الرســوم الهندســية ُتطبــع باســتخدام آالت‬ ‫“أمونيــا ديــازو” (الطبعــة ال ّزرقــاء)‪ ،‬وكانــت‬ ‫شــركة “إبســون” قــد ابتكــرت مؤ ّ‬ ‫خــرا ً طابعة‬ ‫المصفوفة النقطية يف اليابان‪.‬‬ ‫وباعتبارهــا أحــد أبــرز المو ّرديــن يف الســوق‪،‬‬ ‫ز ّودت “إن يب ســي” عددا ً كبيرا ً من العمالء‬ ‫يف الدوائــر الحكوميــة والقطــاع الخــاص‬ ‫بأبوظبــي وديب والشــارقة ورأس الخيمــة‬ ‫بطابعــات مكتبيــة‪ .‬وتتضمــن حافظــة‬ ‫المنتجات التي نبيعها ونُ َ‬ ‫خدِّمها العديد من‬

‫طرازات “إبسون” و”إتش بيه” و”رويف”‪.‬‬ ‫ونعتمــد يف الشــركة نهج ـا ً استشــاريا ً تجــاه‬ ‫ُعمالئنــا ونق ـدّم لهــم المشــورة اســتنادا ً‬ ‫إىل احتياجاتهــم ومتطلباتهــم‪ ،‬ســوا ًء‬ ‫احتاجوا‪ ‬طابعـ ًـة كبيــرة الحجم‪ ‬لمشــاريعهم‬ ‫الهندســية أو‪ ‬طابعــة متكاملة‪ ‬ألعمالهــم‬ ‫المكتبيــة أو ماســحا ً ضوئي ـا ً للمســتندات‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وحل ً برمجيا ً لتحســين ســير العمل الرقمي‬ ‫لديهم‪.‬‬ ‫وبموجــب اتفاقيات الخدمــة والصيانة‪ُ ،‬ت ّ‬ ‫وفر‬ ‫“إن يب ســي” لعمالئهــا القيمــة وراحة البال‪،‬‬ ‫مــا ُيمكّنهــم مــن التركيــز علــى عملياتهــم‬ ‫وتغطــي شــبكة‬ ‫أي انقطــاع‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الرئيســية دون ّ‬ ‫خدماتنــا جميــع مناطق الدولــة‪ ،‬حيث قدّمنا‬ ‫خدماتنــا علــى مــدى األعــوام للعديــد مــن‬ ‫العمــاء يف مناطــق نائية مثل الرويس وليوا‬ ‫وجزيــرة داس‪ .‬ويف إطــار ســعينا لتحســين‬ ‫خدماتنــا‪ ،‬بدأنــا مؤخــرا ً بالتعــاون مــع شــركة‬ ‫“إبســون” توفيــر ضمــان ُممــدد يتــراوح بيــن‬ ‫‪ 2-5‬أعوام‪.‬‬ ‫ويبــدو مســتقبل قطــاع الطباعــة مشــرقا ً‬ ‫بالنظــر إىل االبتــكارات والتطــورات التــي‬ ‫يشــهدها خاصـ ًـة يف تكنولوجيــا الطباعــة‬

‫بنفــث الحبر‪ .‬وأســهمت‪ ‬الطابعات العصرية‬ ‫متعــددة االســتخدامات‪ ‬العاملة بتكنولوجيا‬ ‫نفث الحبر يف خفض تكلفة الطباعة وتعزيز‬ ‫اســتدامتها عبــر خفــض التكلفــة الكليــة‬ ‫للملكية والح ّد من استهالك الطاقة‪.‬‬ ‫وســتواصل “إن يب ســي” مســيرة الريــادة‬ ‫المقبلــة لتوفيــر‬ ‫واالبتــكار خــال األعــوام ُ‬ ‫مســتوى خدمــات مــا بعــد البيع الــذي ُيلبي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫توقعات عمالئها‬

‫وزارة الثقافة السعودية تعلن إطالق أول جمعية للمكتبات‬

‫والمبــادرات‪ ،‬عنايــة الــوزارة بتوســيع نطــاق‬ ‫الممارسة األهلية للثقافة والفنون‪.‬‬ ‫وتشــرف وزارة الثقافــة فني ـا ً علــى ســت‬ ‫وأربعيــن منظمــة ثقافية غيــر ربحية‪ ،‬موزعة‬ ‫بيــن المؤسســات والجمعيــات األهليــة‬ ‫وأنديــة الهــواة‪ ،‬وتتــوزع يف تخصصــات‬ ‫التــراث‪ ،‬واألدب‪ ،‬واألفالم‪ ،‬والفنون البصرية‪،‬‬ ‫والمكتبــات‪ ،‬والعمــارة‪ ،‬والمســرح والفنــون‬ ‫األدائية‪ ،‬والترجمة‪ ،‬واألزياء‪ ،‬والموسيقى‪.‬‬

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‫أعلنت وزارة الثقافة عن إطالق أول جمعية‬ ‫مهنية ثقافية يف مجال المكتبات‪ ،‬وتشكّيل‬ ‫مجلــس إدارتهــا برئاســة الدكتــور محمــد بــن‬ ‫صالح الط ّيار‪ ،‬وذلك ضمن مبادرة “تأسيس‬ ‫الجمعيــات المهنية الثقافيــة” التي أطلقتها‬ ‫الــوزارة بدعــم مــن برنامج جــودة الحياة أحد‬ ‫برامــج تحقيــق رؤيــة الســعودية ‪.2030‬‬ ‫وتهــدف أول جمعيــة مهنيــة للمكتبــات إىل‬ ‫زيــادة الوعــي بأهميــة هذا المجــال‪ ،‬وتمكين‬ ‫الممارسين فيه‪ ،‬ودعم البحوث والدراسات‬ ‫المتصلــة بــه‪ ،‬واإلســهام يف بنــاء السياســات‬ ‫والمعايير التي تنظم عمل قطاع المكتبات‬ ‫وفق أفضل الممارسات المحلية والدولية‪.‬‬ ‫وتــأيت الجمعيــة المهنيــة الجديــدة ضمــن‬ ‫مبــادرة “تأســيس الجمعيــات المهنيــة‬ ‫الثقافيــة” التــي تهــدف إىل تكويــن ســت‬ ‫عشــرة جمعيــة مهنيــة يف ثالثــة عشــر قطــاع‬ ‫ثقــايف‪ ،‬خــال عــام ‪2021‬م‪ .‬وســتك ّون هــذه‬ ‫الجمعيــات الروابــط المهنيــة للمثقفيــن‬ ‫والفنانيــن الســعوديين‪ ،‬وســتتيح الفــرص‬

‫للمحترفيــن يف هــذه القطاعــات لتنميــة‬ ‫مهاراتهــم‪ ،‬وبنــاء مبادراتهــم‪ ،‬وتطوير الوعي‪،‬‬ ‫وتكويــن آليــات الدعــم‪ ،‬وتشــكيل نمــوذج‬ ‫اجتماعي جاذب الحتراف الثقافة والفنون‪.‬‬ ‫وكان صاحــب الســمو األميــر بدر بن عبدهللا‬ ‫بــن فرحــان وزيــر الثقافــة‪ ،‬قــد أعلــن يف‬ ‫مــارس الماضــي عــن اســتراتيجية وزارة‬ ‫الثقافــة للقطــاع غيــر الربحــي‪ ،‬التــي تشــمل‬ ‫توزيــع المنظمــات الثقافيــة غيــر الربحيــة‬ ‫يف خمســة مســتويات (المؤسســات‬ ‫األهليــة‪ ،‬والجمعيــات المهنيــة‪ ،‬والجمعيــات‬ ‫المتخصصــة‪ ،‬والجمعيــات التعاونيــة‪،‬‬ ‫وأنديــة الهــواة)‪ ،‬وذلــك باالتســاق مــع نظــام‬ ‫الجمعيات والمؤسسات األهلية‪.‬‬ ‫وتبنــي جملــة مــن المبــادرات التــي تش ـكّل‬ ‫ســياقا ً ممكّن ـا ً للمنظمــات الثقافيــة غيــر‬ ‫الربحية‪ .‬وتأيت المســتويات الخمسة‪ ،‬تعبيرا ً‬ ‫عن التجاوب مع تمايز حاجات الممارســين‬ ‫والهــواة والمهتميــن يف مختلــف القطاعــات‬ ‫الثقافيــة‪ .‬كمــا يعكــس التعــدد يف األشــكال‪،‬‬

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‫مجلس إدارة الهيئة السعودية يعتمد الالئحة الفنية للورق والكرتون‬

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‫اعتمــد مجلــس إدارة الهيئــة الســعودية‬ ‫للمواصفــات والمقاييــس والجــودة الالئحــة‬ ‫الفنيــة للــورق والكرتــون لتحديــد المتطلبــات‬ ‫األساســية وإجــراءات تقويــم المطابقــة التــي‬ ‫يجــب علــى المو ِّردين االلتزام بهــا أثناء عرض‬ ‫ووضــع تلــك المن َتجــات يف األســواق‪ ،‬لضمان‬ ‫مطابقة المنتجات المتطلبات األساسية التي‬ ‫تهــدف إىل المحافظــة علــى البيئــة وســامة‬ ‫المستهلك‪.‬‬ ‫وتطبــق الالئحــة الفنيــة علــى جميــع منتجات‬ ‫الــورق والكرتــون؛ ســوا ًء كان ورق الجرافيــك‬ ‫(ورق الطباعــة‪ ،‬الكتابــة‪ ،‬وورق الجرائــد)‪ ،‬وورق‬ ‫التعبئــة والتغليــف‪ ،‬وورق الكرتــون‪ ،‬وورق‬ ‫الكرافــت‪ ،‬والــورق المقــوى واأللــواح الورقيــة‪،‬‬ ‫والــورق الصحــي‪ ،‬والــورق الصناعــي‪ ،‬وعجائن‬ ‫الورق‪،‬وتستثنىمنالالئحةالمنتجاتالورقية‬ ‫المالمســة للغــذاء‪ ،‬ومنتجــات ورق الجــدران‬ ‫الخاضعةللوائحفنيةأخرى‪،‬والمناديلالمبللة‬ ‫والمعطرة ومناديل المكياج الخاضعة للهيئة‬ ‫العامة للغذاء والدواء‪.‬‬ ‫وبحســب الالئحة يجــب على المــو ِّرد‪ ،‬االلتزام‬ ‫بالمتطلبــات األساســية والبيئيــة لضمــان‬ ‫ســامة المن َتجــات المعروضــة‪ .‬وتتمثــل يف‬ ‫التحققمنالخصائصالفيزيائيةوالكيميائية‬ ‫والبيئيــة للمنتــج كالــوزن الكمــي‪ ،‬األبعــاد‪،‬‬ ‫السمك‪ ،‬قوة الشد واالستطالة‪ ،‬تحمل الطي‪،‬‬ ‫النعومــة‪ ،‬االمتصــاص‪ ،‬البيــاض‪ ،‬اللمعــان‪،‬‬ ‫تحمــل الضغــط‪ ،‬اللــون علــى أن يكــون الورق‬ ‫خالي ـا ً مــن المــواد الضــارة‪ ،‬وأن يكــون الــورق‬ ‫خالي ـا ً مــن المــواد الغريبــة والبقــع والثقــوب‬ ‫والتمزقــات والتكتــات والثنيــات والطيــات‬ ‫غيــر المرغــوب فيهــا وأي عيــوب مرئية أخرى‬ ‫مــع االلتــزام بالمتطلبــات الفنيــة الخاصــة‬ ‫ببطاقــة البيانــات اإليضاحيــة‪ ،‬وتوفيــر الوثائق‬ ‫والمســتندات التــي ُتثبــت اســتيفاءها‪ ،‬عنــد‬ ‫طلــب الجهات الرقابية‪ .‬وشــددت المتطلبات‬ ‫البيئية على أن يكون المنتج خاليا ً من المواد‬ ‫الســامة أو الخطــرة علــى البيئــة أو مســببة‬ ‫للسرطان وأن يكون مصدر األلياف الطبيعية‬ ‫ناتج ـا ً عــن اســتغالل منتجــات الغابــات‪ ،‬غيــر‬ ‫المهــددة باالنقــراض وغيــر المعدلــة جيني ـا ً‬ ‫ووراثيا ً وأن تصمم وتصنع المنتجات‪ ،‬بحيث‬ ‫ال تمثــل خطــرا ً علــى الصحــة العامــة أو صحة‬ ‫وســامة المســتخدمين‪ ،‬وأال تؤثــر يف البيئــة‬ ‫والمناخ أثناء استخدامها وبعد التخلص منها‬ ‫وتضمن األخذ يف الحسبان إعادة استخدام‪ ،‬أو‬ ‫إعادة تدوير هذه المواد‪ ،‬وأجزائها‬ ‫وأوضحــت متطلبــات الســامة الكيميائيــة أال‬ ‫يحتــوي المنتج على الكبريت والكبريتيدات‪،‬‬ ‫واألحمــاض الحــرة والكلــور والقلويــات القوية‬ ‫وأن يكون المنتج خاليا ً من األصباغ المعدنية‬ ‫أو األصبــاغ القائمــة علــى األلومنيــوم‪ ،‬الفضة‪،‬‬

‫الزرنيــخ‪ ،‬الباريــوم‪ ،‬الكادميــوم‪ ،‬الكوبالــت‪،‬‬ ‫الكــروم‪ ،‬النحــاس‪ ،‬الزئبــق‪ ،‬المنغنيــز‪ ،‬النيــكل‪،‬‬ ‫الرصاص‪ ،‬السيلينيوم‪ ،‬األنتيمون‪ ،‬القصدير أو‬ ‫الزنــك‪ .‬وأكــدت الالئحــة على التقيد بالبيانات‬ ‫اإليضاحيــة الخاصة بالورق والكرتون‪ ،‬المعدة‬ ‫لوضعهــا يف الســوق بحيــث تكون مســتوفية‬ ‫للمتطلبــات الفنيــة والمواصفــات القياســية‬ ‫وتكــون البيانــات باللغــة العربيــة أو باللغتيــن‬ ‫العربيــة واإلنجليزيــة‪ ،‬وتكــون المعلومــات‬ ‫اإليضاحيــة صحيحة ومثبتــة‪ ،‬وقابلة للتحقق‪،‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وأل تكــون الصــور والعبــارات المســتخدمة‬

‫علــى عبــوات المن َتــج أو علــى المنتج نفســه‪،‬‬ ‫مخالفــة للنظام العــام واآلداب العامة والقيم‬ ‫اإلســامية الســائدة يف المملكــة‪ .‬وأوضحــت‬ ‫الالئحــة مســؤوليات الجهــات الرقابيــة ضمن‬ ‫مجــال اختصاصهــا وصالحياتهــا حيــث تتــوىل‬ ‫التحقــق مــن اســتيفاء المنتجــات إلجــراءات‬ ‫تقويــم المطابقــة المح ـدَّدة والوثائــق الفنيــة‬ ‫المرفقــة مــع اإلرســاليات ويحــق للجهــات‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫الرقابيــة ‪-‬عشــوائياً‪ -‬ســحب عينــات مــن‬ ‫المنتجات‪ ،‬وإحالتها إىل المختبرات المختصة‬ ‫للتأكد من مطابقتها للمتطلبات الفنية‪ ،‬ويحق‬ ‫للجهات الرقابية تحميل المو ِّردين (صانعين‬ ‫ومســتوردين) تكاليــف إجراء االختبــارات وما‬ ‫يتعلق بذلك‪.‬‬ ‫التعبئةوالتغليف‬ ‫الكرتون والكرافت‬ ‫المقوى واأللواح‬ ‫الصحي والصناعي‬ ‫عجائن الورق‬ ‫أنواع الورق‬ ‫تطبيق إجراءات مسح السوق‬ ‫وأكــدت الالئحــة عند ضبط حالة عدم مطابقة‬ ‫للمنتَج‪ ،‬على ســحب المنتجات المعنية من‬ ‫المســتودعات واتخــاذ اإلجــراءات النظاميــة‬ ‫بحقهــا‪ .‬وطبقــا لالئحة؛ تتوىل ســلطات مســح‬ ‫الســوق تطبيق إجراءات مســح السوق على‬ ‫المنتجــات المعروضــة يف األســواق‪ ،‬وكذلــك‬ ‫المنتجــات المخزنــة يف مســتودعات التجــار‬

‫والمصنعيــن للتحقــق من ســامة المنتجات‬ ‫ومــدى اســتيفائها للمتطلبــات األساســية‬ ‫المب َّينــة يف هــذه الالئحة الفنيــة والمواصفات‬ ‫القياســية ذات العالقــة‪ ،‬مــع ســحب ع ّينــات‬ ‫من المنتَج‪ ،‬سوا ًء من السوق أو مستودعات‬ ‫المو ِّرديــن (صانعيــن ومســتوردين)‪ ،‬إلجــراء‬ ‫االختبارات الالزمة والتأكد من مدى مطابقتها‬ ‫المتطلبات المنصوص عليها يف هذه الالئحة‬ ‫الفنيــة‪ ،‬ويف حــال ضبــط حالــة عــدم مطابقــة‬ ‫للمن َتــج ‪-‬المعــروض والمخ ـ َّزن‪ -‬لمتطلبــات‬ ‫الالئحــة الفنيــة‪ ،‬فإن ســلطات مســح الســوق‬ ‫تتخــذ اإلجــراءات اإلداريــة مــن ســحب‬ ‫واستدعاء للمنتج المعني‪ ،‬و ُتطبق اإلجراءات‬ ‫والعقوبات‪.‬‬ ‫حظر المنتجات غير المطابقة‪:‬‬ ‫حظــرت الالئحــة صناعــة واســتيراد ووضــع‬ ‫وعرض المنتجات غير المطابقة لبنود الالئحة‬ ‫الفنية‪ ،‬أو اإلعالن عنها وعند ضبط أي مخالفة‬ ‫ألحكام الالئحة الفنية‪ ،‬تتوىل ســلطات مســح‬ ‫الســوق اتخــاذ جميع اإلجــراءات الالزمة إلزالة‬ ‫المخالفة وآثارها من الســوق‪ ،‬ولها يف ســبيل‬ ‫ذلــك تكليــف الجهــة المخالفــة ‪-‬المســؤولة‬ ‫عن وضع وعرض المنتج المخالف‪ -‬بســحبه‬ ‫من المســتودعات أو السوق بهدف تصحيح‬ ‫المخالفــة‪ ،‬إن كان ذلك ممكن ـاً‪ ،‬أو تصديره‪ ،‬أو‬ ‫إتالفــه (حســب طبيعــة المنتــج) خــال المدة‬ ‫الزمنية التي تحددها سلطات مسح السوق‪.‬‬ ‫وكذا سحب المنتجات أو حجزها أو إتالفها‪ ،‬أو‬ ‫اتخاذ أي إجراء آخر الستدعائها من األسواق‪.‬‬ ‫ولســلطات مســح الســوق ‪-‬حســب الحالــة‪-‬‬ ‫اإلعــان عــن اســتدعاء المن َتــج مــن األســواق‪،‬‬ ‫تحمل الجهــة المخالفة جميــع التكاليف‬ ‫مــع‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫المترتبــة علــى ذلك‪ .‬وتضمنــت الالئحة إيقاع‬ ‫عقوبة كل من يخالف متطلبات المواصفات‬ ‫القياســية المعتمــدة للمنتجــات المشــمولة‬ ‫بمجــال هــذه الالئحــة الفنيــة بالعقوبــات‬ ‫المنصــوص عليهــا يف نظــام مكافحــة الغــش‬ ‫التجــاري‪ ،‬دون االخــال بعقوبــات أشــد يف‬ ‫األنظمة المعمول بها‪.‬‬

‫لطريقــة‪ ،INGEDE 11 ‬وذلك عنــد دمجها‬ ‫مع ركائز مناســبة‪.‬‬ ‫كمــا تحتــوي المذيبــات المســتخدمة‬ ‫يف صناعــة األحبــار والطــاء والدهانــات‬ ‫علــى مركبــات عضويــة متطايــرة‪ ،‬وهــي‬ ‫مــواد كيميائيــة مــن صنــع اإلنســان قــد‬ ‫يكــون لهــا آثــار صحيــة ضــارة‪ .‬ومــع ذلــك‪،‬‬ ‫فــإن المورديــن المهتميــن باالســتدامة‬ ‫يضمنــون أن انبعاثــات المركبــات‬ ‫العضويــة المتطايــرة مــن منتجــات تكييف‬ ‫الحبــر والــورق تظــل أقــل بكثيــر مــن‬ ‫المســتويات التــي تســمح بهــا اإلرشــادات‬ ‫الحكوميــة‪ .‬باإلضافــة إىل ذلــك‪ ،‬تســتخدم‬ ‫بعــض طابعــات نفــث الحبــر تقنيــة‬ ‫مبتكــرة لتقليــل تأثيــر المركبــات العضويــة‬ ‫المتطايــرة‪ .‬علــى ســبيل المثــال ‪ ،‬تعتمــد‬ ‫بعــض تقنيــات التجفيــف علــى إســتخدام‬ ‫درجــة حــرارة منخفضــة بدرجــة كافيــة‬ ‫بحيــث ال يتــم إطــاق جزيئــات المركبــات‬ ‫العضويــة المتطايــرة التــي تدخــل ىف‬ ‫أليــاف الــورق يف الهــواء‪ ،‬ممــا يعنــي أنــه‬ ‫ال يلــزم تنظيــف هــواء العــادم‪ .‬باإلضافــة‬ ‫إىل ذلــك تحتــوي الطابعــات األخــرى علــى‬ ‫أنظمــة متكاملــة لتنظيــف هــواء العــادم‬ ‫حيــث تقضــي تمامــا علــى انبعاثــات‬ ‫المركبــات العضويــة المتطايــرة‪ .‬وبالطبــع‪،‬‬ ‫يجــب أن تكــون أي طابعــة نافثــة للحبر تم‬ ‫وضهــا ىف عيــن اإلعتبــار أن تكــون متوافقة‬ ‫مــع توجيــه االتحــاد األورويب بشــأن تقييــد‬ ‫المــواد الخطرة‪.‬‬ ‫وبعــد تســليط الضــوء علــى المزايــا‬ ‫الرئيســية لإلســتدامة التــي يمكــن‬ ‫اكتســابها مــن خــال اعتمــاد تقنيــة‬ ‫إنتــاج نفــث الحبــر‪ ،‬فــإذا ســمحت لــك‬ ‫الفرصــة بأخــذ فكــرة حقيقــة ومتكاملــة‪،‬‬ ‫فإنــك ستكتشــف ميــزات وفوائــد أخــرى‬ ‫لإلســتدامة يمكنــك الحصــول عليهــا عنــد‬ ‫التفكيــر يف اإلســتثمار ىف نــوع طابعة نافثة‬ ‫للحبــر‪ .‬وبشــكل مبــديئ‪ ،‬فإنــه مــن ناحيــة‬ ‫اســتهالك الطاقــة‪ ،‬إذا كنــت تبحــث عــن‬ ‫طابعــة قويــة تتالئم مع العمليات الشــاقة‬ ‫علــى مــدار الســاعة‪ ،‬فهناك طابعــات نفث‬ ‫الحبــر التــى تتميــز باســتهالك منخفــض‬ ‫للطاقــة لــكل صفحــة مطبوعــة‪ ،‬بــل إن‬ ‫بعضهــا يلبــي متطلبــات‪.Nordic Swan ‬‬

‫‪ME‌Printer August-September 2021‬‬

‫الرقميــة وفوائــد االســتدامة المترتبــة‬ ‫عليهــا إىل الحــد األقصــى‪ ،‬وكذلــك تقليــل‬ ‫مخاطــر الخطــأ البشــري إىل الحــد األدىن‪،‬‬ ‫وذلــك مــن خــال وضــع تدفقــات عمــل‬ ‫مؤتمتــة بالكامــل تدار بواســطة البرامج‪.‬‬ ‫كمــا تتيــح الطباعة الرقميــة أيضا الوصول‬ ‫إىل نمــاذج أعمــال أكثــر اســتدامة‪ ،‬مثــل‬ ‫الطباعــة عنــد الطلــب التــى تتمثــل ىف‬ ‫(البيــع أوال ً‪ ،‬ثــم الطباعــة) ومجــال النشــر‬ ‫الديناميكــي وهــو (محتــوى شــديد‬ ‫االســتهداف يعتمــد علــى تدفقــات عمــل‬ ‫البيانــات المبســطة وعمليــات اإلنتــاج‬ ‫المؤتمتــة‪ ،‬ممــا يــؤدي إىل انخفــاض عــدد‬ ‫الصفحــات) وأيضــا الطباعــة البرنامجيــة‬ ‫وهــى (ربــط المنصــات الخاصة بالتســويق‬ ‫االتوماتيكــي وســير عمــل إنتــاج الطباعــة‬ ‫المؤتمتــة بشــكل كامــل)‪ .‬فإذا كنت ترغب‬ ‫يف معرفــة المزيــد عــن نمــاذج األعمــال‬ ‫هــذه‪ ،‬فيمكنــك قــراءة الدليــل الخــاص‬ ‫بنــا من‪ ‬هنا‪“ ‬إعــادة النظــر ىف الطباعــة‬ ‫التجارية”‪.‬‬ ‫ومــن الجديــر بالذكــر‪ ،‬أنــه مــن خــال‬ ‫اســتخدام تقنيــة نفــث الحبــر ىف العمليــة‬ ‫اإلنتاجيــة‪ ،‬فإنــه يمكــن رفــع المزايــا‬ ‫البيئيــة للطباعــة الرقميــة إىل مســتوى‬ ‫أعلــى‪ .‬فــإذا بدأنــا بــرؤوس الطباعــة‪ ،‬فــإن‬ ‫معظــم الطابعــات اإلنتاجيــة ســواء كانــت‬ ‫الطابعــات النافثــة ‪ ‬التــى تعتمــد علــى‬ ‫تغذيتهــا بصفحــات فرديــة أو الطابعــات‬ ‫التــى تعتمــد علــى تغذيتهــا بلفــة ورق‬ ‫متصلــة‪ ،‬فــإن كال منهمــا ‪ ‬يســتخدم تقنيــة‬ ‫رأس الطباعــة بيــزو “الكهروضغطيــة”‬ ‫والتــي تعمــل عــن طريــق تمريــر شــحنة‬ ‫كهربائيــة بســرعة عبر بلــورة رأس الطباعة‬ ‫بيــزو “الكهروضغطيــة” ‪ ‬التــى تتميــز‬ ‫بالمرونــة والقــدرة علــى الثنــى وبذلــك‪،‬‬ ‫يتــم إخــراج قطــرة حبــر مــن فوهــة رأس‬ ‫الطباعة‪ .‬كمــا انــه قــد تــم تصميــم رؤوس‬ ‫الطباعــة هــذه مــن أجــل الدقــة والمتانــة‪،‬‬ ‫وتتمتــع بعمــر افتراضــي يصــل إىل آالف‬ ‫الســاعات وال تحتــاج إىل اســتبدالها إال‬ ‫بعــد ســنوات مــن االســتخدام‪ .‬كمــا يتــم‬ ‫دعــم العمــر الطويــل لــرؤوس الطباعــة‬ ‫أيضــا من خــال الترابط الوثيق بيــن تقنية‬ ‫رأس الطباعــة وأحبــار نفــث الحبــر‪ ،‬ممــا‬ ‫يــؤدي إىل تحقيــق الحد األدىن من تكاليف‬ ‫الصيانــة المطلوبة‪.‬‬ ‫وبالنســبة لألحبــار النافثــة للحبــر‪ ،‬فــإن‬ ‫األحبــار األكثــر مالءمــة للبيئــة هــي األحبــار‬ ‫الصبغيــة المائيــة التــى يتــم تصنيعهــا‬ ‫بشــكل دقيــق‪ .‬وذلــك ألن هــذة األحبــار‬ ‫تعتمــد علــى المــاء‪ ،‬وتنبعــث منهــا روائــح‬ ‫منخفضــة‪ ،‬وال تحمــل أي مــواد كيميائيــة‬

‫مثيــرة للقلــق مــن الناحيــة البيئيــة‪ ،‬وخالية‬ ‫مــن الزيــوت المعدنيــة والهيدروكربونــات‬ ‫العطريــة‪ ‬والهيدروكربونــات المشــبعة‪.‬‬ ‫كمــا يمكنــك أن تبحــث عــن أحبــار‬ ‫جــة المدرجــة يف قاعــدة‬ ‫األلــوان‬ ‫المعال َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫بيانــات‪ Nordic Swan ‬الخاصــة بالمــواد‬ ‫الكيميائيــة المعتمــدة للطباعــة والتــي‬ ‫ُتظهــر خصائــص جيــدة إلزالــة األحبــار وفقا‬

‫كمــا ان هــذة الطابعــات تتوا فــق مــع‬ ‫معاييــر المتا نــة‪ ،‬وتتميــز بطــول العمــر‬ ‫والقابليــة للترقيــة والتحد يــث‪ .‬ونظــرا‬ ‫ألن اآلالت “الرقميــة” ارتبطــت يف بعــض‬ ‫األحيــان بخاصيــة “التقــادم المدمج” التى‬ ‫تتمثــل ىف تصميــم المنتــج لعمــر محــدود‪،‬‬ ‫فيجــب عليــك أن تبحــث عــن آلــة طباعــة‬ ‫نافثــة للحبــر قــد أثبتــت نفســها يف الســوق‬ ‫ويتو فــر بهــا أيضــا مســار ترقيــة واضــح‬ ‫للميــزات الجد يــدة وتحســينات الســرعة‬ ‫‪،‬ممــا يز يــد مــن عمــر النظــام ويجعلــه‬ ‫ـتداما بشــكل حقيقــى‪ .‬و مــن المرجــح‬ ‫مسـ‬ ‫ً‬ ‫أن تو فــر آ لــة الطباعــة النافثــة للحبــر التــي‬ ‫تــم إنتاجهــا مؤ خــرا لتعمــل علــى مــدار‬ ‫الســاعة وخا صــة تلــك التــي تتضمــن‬ ‫مفاهيــم الصيا نــة الوقائيــة‪ ،‬مســتويات‬ ‫عاليــة مــن و قــت التشــغيل واإلنتاجيــة‬ ‫المطلو بــة‪ ،‬وربمــا تصــل إىل ‪ 10‬مالييــن‬ ‫مرة طباعة يف األ ســبوع‪.‬‬ ‫وىف المجمــل‪ ،‬ســوف تضيــف الطابعــات‬ ‫النافثــة للحبــر التــي يمكــن ترقيتهــا و‬ ‫تحديثهــا مقو مــات اال ســتدامة الخاصة بك‬ ‫حيــث أنهــا تحتــوي علــى أجــزاء متعــددة‬ ‫يمكــن إعــادة تدويرها‪ .‬لذا ابحث عن مورد‬ ‫يعمــل علــى زيــادة العمــر االقتصــادي‬ ‫لطابعــات نفــث الحبــر مــع و جــود معــدل‬ ‫تجد يــد مرتفع‪ ،‬بحيــث تســمح هــذة‬ ‫الطابعــات بإ عــادة تدويرها ضمــن عمليات‬ ‫إعــادة التدو يــر القياســية للصنا عــة بنســبة‬ ‫عاليــة مــن األجزاء يف هــذة الطابعات‪.‬‬ ‫ونظــرا ألن اال ســتدامة أصبحــت موضوعــا‬ ‫مهمــا بشــكل متزا يــد لــدور الطباعــة‬ ‫التجار يــة‪ ،‬فهــو ســبب أكثــر للتفكيــر يف‬ ‫تحو يــل بعــض أو كل عملــك إىل الطباعــة‬ ‫بإســتخدام نفــث الحبــر وتقييــم الشــريك‬ ‫التكنولوجــي ا لــذي ســيكون األفضــل‬ ‫لعملــك‪ .‬وىف إطــار هــذا الســياق نــود أن‬ ‫نذكــر أن كانــون ال تقــدم مجموعــة مــن‬ ‫آالت الطباعــة النافثــة للحبــر لتنا ســب‬ ‫كل اإلســتخدامات وأحجــام العمليــات‬ ‫التشــغيلة فحســب‪ ،‬ولكنهــا تأخــذ‬ ‫ىف إعتبار هــا عامــل اال ســتدامة كأحــد‬ ‫االعتبــارات الرئيســية‪ ،‬وذ لــك منــذ بدايــة‬ ‫تطو يــر الطابعــات النافثــة للحبــر المقدمــة‬ ‫مــن كانــون‪ .‬فنحــن نســتخدم مــواد‬ ‫مســتدامة ‪ ‬أو معــاد تدوير هــا و نســتخدم‬ ‫عمليــات التصنيــع المو فــرة للطاقــة‬ ‫ونقــوم بالتخلــص مــن المــواد الخطــرة‬ ‫حيثمــا أمكــن ذ لــك‪ .‬فــإذا كنــت تر غــب يف‬ ‫معر فــة المزيــد حــول مقومــات اإلســتدامة‬ ‫لطابعــات نفــث الحبــر المقدمة من كانون‪،‬‬ ‫فقــم بتحميــل‪Canon Production ‬‬ ‫‪.Printing – a sustainable partner‬‬

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‫كيف يمكن أن تساعدك الطابعة النافثة‬ ‫للحبر على تحقيق أهداف االستدامة‬ ‫الخاصة بشركتك‬

‫‪ME‌Printer August-September 2021‬‬

‫بقلم أيمن علي‪ ،‬مدير التســويق اإلقليمي األول‪ ‬لدى كانون الشــرق األوســط‬

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‫‪Ayman Aly, Senior Regional Marketing Manager, Canon Middle East‬‬

‫هل يمكن أن تخبرنا بكونك شــركة طباعة‬ ‫تجار يــة‪ ،‬مــا هــو مــدى ارتياحــك إلمكاناتــك‬ ‫البيئيــة؟ هــل هــي تتناســب بقــوة مــع‬ ‫مقو مــات التو جــه نحــو اإلقتصــاد األخضــر‬ ‫أم هــى أقــل مــن المســتوى التــى تطمــح‬ ‫ىف تحقيقــه؟ هــل بــدأ عمــاؤك الحالييــن‬ ‫أو عمــاؤك المحتملــون ىف الســؤال عــن‬ ‫ذلــك ىف الوقــت الحــاىل؟ إذا لــم يكــن قــد‬ ‫ســألوا عــن ذ لــك بالفعل‪ ،‬فســوف يفعلون‬ ‫ذ لــك قري ًبــا‪ .‬لــذا‪ ،‬إذا كنــت قــادرا اآلن‬ ‫ً‬ ‫أهدافــا قويــة‬ ‫علــى إثبــات أ نــك وضعــت‬ ‫لال ســتدامة وأ نــك ســوف تحــرز تقدمــا‬ ‫واضحــا نحــو تحقيقهــا‪ ،‬فقــد يمنحــك ذلــك‬ ‫ميــزة تنافســية حقيقيــة‪ .‬ومــن المرجــح‬ ‫أن ينظــر إليــك العمــاء المحتملــون علــى‬ ‫أنــك نــوع ضمــن المؤسســات التقدميــة‬ ‫التــي يرغبــون يف العمــل معهــا‪ .‬وعلــى كل‬ ‫حــال‪ ،‬مــن المتوقــع أن يكونــوا أيضــا تحت‬ ‫ضغــط مــن عمالئهــم إلظهــار مــدى توجهــم‬ ‫نحــو و ضــع سياســات اســتدامة محــددة‬ ‫بو ضــوح‪ ،‬وأن هــذة السياســات قــد بــدأت‬ ‫ىف الدخــول إىل حيــز التنفيذ‪.‬‬ ‫إذا كنــت يف الغالــب تقــوم بإســتخدام‬ ‫تقنيــة طباعــة األوفســت أو أي تقنيــة‬ ‫أخــرى غيــر تقنيــة نفــث الحبــر‪ ،‬فــإن تقليل‬ ‫تأثيــرك علــى البيئــة وتعزيــز ســمعتك‬ ‫التجار يــة بالنســبة لتطبيــق معاييــر‬ ‫اإلســتدامة ‪ ‬يمثل فقــط بعض من الفوائد‬ ‫الجوهر يــة التــي يمكنــك تحقيقهــا مــن‬ ‫خــال االنتقــال إىل الطباعــة بإســتخدام‬ ‫تقنيــة نفــث الحبر‪.‬‬ ‫وإذا إنتقلنــا إىل الطباعــة الرقميــة‪ ،‬فمــن‬ ‫المؤ كــد أنهــا بحكــم طبيعتهــا تحقــق‬ ‫العديــد مــن مزايــا االســتدامة‪ ،‬مثــل تقليل‬ ‫النفايــات والو صــول إىل اإلنتاج الخايل من‬ ‫المــواد الكيميائيــة‪ ،‬وذلــك بفضــل تقليــل‬ ‫وقــت اإل عــداد والتجهيــز‪ ،‬جنبــا إىل جنــب‬ ‫مــع اإلنتــاج الفعــال مــن حيــث التكلفــة‬ ‫لعمليــات التشــغيل األقصــر المطابقــة‬ ‫للطلــب الفعلــي وصــوال ً إىل عمليــات‬ ‫تشــغيل بطــول واحــد‪ .‬وبحيــث أنهــا عملية‬ ‫رقميــة‪ ،‬فإ نــه يمكــن زيــادة كفــاءة الطباعــة‬

‫لدعم خطط نموها القوية‪.‬‬ ‫"كمــا يعــد هــذا فــوزا رائعــا لشــركة زيركــس‬ ‫اإلمــارات‪ ،‬حيــث قامــت بتركيــب أول طابعة‬ ‫®‪XEROX‬‬ ‫ىف العالــم مــن طــراز‬ ‫‪ BALTORO ™ HF INKJET‬النافثة للحبر‬ ‫بمســرع األلــوان ‪ .‬فقد كان تنفيذ‬ ‫والمــزدودة ُ‬ ‫ذلك انعكاسا رائعا للخدمة ذات المستوى‬ ‫العالمــي التــي يقدمهــا فريــق زيروكــس‬ ‫اإلمــارات‪ ،‬فقــد أكمــل الفريــق المشــروع يف‬ ‫وقــت قياســي‪ .‬كمــا اننــا ســنواصل تنميــة‬ ‫شــراكتنا مــع مطبعــة رأس الخيمة الوطنية‪،‬‬ ‫بمــا يتماشــى مــع رؤيتهــم لتكــون المطبعــة‬ ‫الرقمية الرائدة يف المنطقة"‪.‬‬ ‫وقــد قــال هيثــم فــؤاد ممثــل زيروكــس‬ ‫اإلمــارات "مــن اجــل تحقيــق هــدف مطبعــة‬ ‫رأس الخيمــة الوطنيــة المتمثــل يف أن‬ ‫تكــون أكبــر مركــز طباعــة يف المنطقــة‪ ،‬كانت‬ ‫الطابعــة ‪Xerox® Baltoro ™ HF Inkjet‬‬ ‫‪ Press‬المزودة بمسرع األلوان هى األنسب‬ ‫لمتطلبــات الطباعــة بإســتخدام تقنيــة نفــث‬ ‫الحبــر‪ .‬حيــث أن هــذة الطابعــة تمثــل أحدث‬ ‫ابتــكار يف تقنيــة نفــث الحبــر بدقــة ملحوظــة‬ ‫عنــد التــردد العــايل يف الوقــت الحقيقــى‬ ‫ممــا يســمح لهــم بزيــادة النمــو إىل أقصــى‬ ‫حــد وتقليــل التكلفــة وزيــادة اإليــرادات‪.‬‬ ‫تدعــم الطابعــة أيضــا وســائط نفــث الحبــر‬ ‫القابلــة للتوســيع بــدون تمهيــد باإلضافة إىل‬ ‫مجموعــة وســائط موســعة ســتفتح البــاب‬ ‫أمــام تطبيقــات جديــدة‪ .‬ومــن خــال األتمتــة‬ ‫الذكيــة‪ ،‬تســتخدم الطابعــة حبرا أقل بنســبة‬ ‫‪ 50‬يف المائــة مــن الطابعــات المنافســة‬ ‫لتطهيــر رؤوس نفــث الحبــر‪ ،‬ممــا يزيــد مــن‬ ‫وقــت التشــغيل واإلنتاجية مــع توفير جودة‬ ‫متسقة وموثوقة"‪.‬‬

‫• اإلســتخدام األمثــل لألحبــار عاليــة‬ ‫اإلندمــاج‪ ،‬حيــث تتميــز رؤوس الطباعــة‬ ‫المبتكــرة المقدمــة مــن زيروكــس بدقة‬ ‫عاليــة تبلــغ ‪ 1200 × 1200‬دي يب آي‬ ‫ومــا يصــل إىل ‪ 350 / 13.76‬مــم ممــا‬ ‫يوفر أداء عاليا ودقة ملحوظة‪.‬‬ ‫• توفير جودة صورة مميزة عبر مجموعة‬ ‫مــن العناصــر المتقدمــة للتحكــم يف‬ ‫الصور التي تراقب وتشــخص وتحسن‬ ‫الصــور يف الوقــت الفعلــي باســتخدام‬ ‫تقنيــات مثــل ‪ Intelli-Purge‬و ‪Clear‬‬ ‫‪.Pixel Plus‬‬ ‫• إنتاجيــة أكثــر مــن الطابعــات األخرى يف‬ ‫فئتها بنســبة تصل إىل ‪ 115٪‬وذلك يف‬ ‫المهام ذات الحجم القياســي (اســتنادًا‬ ‫إىل تشــغيل المســتندات ذات الحجــم‬ ‫القياســي ‪ -‬زيادة بســيطة على وسائط‬ ‫تغذيــة طويلــة الحــواف بمقــاس ‪17‬‬ ‫× ‪ 14‬بوصــة‪ ،‬وهــي قــدرة تنفــرد بهــا‬ ‫الطابعة بالتورو)‪.‬‬ ‫• مــزودة بمــا يصــل إىل ‪IPM 300‬‬ ‫(مدمــج) ولذلــك فهــى تتميــز بتحويــل‬ ‫المهــام بســرعة فائقة باســتخدام مزيج‬ ‫مــن التكنولوجيــا القويــة التــي أثبتــت‬ ‫كفاءتها يف اإلنتاج والذكاء اآليل‪.‬‬ ‫• تعمــل وحــدة مســرع األلــوان االختيارية‬ ‫على توسيع نطاق الوسائط حتى ‪300‬‬ ‫جم لكل متر مربع من الغطاء المطلي‬ ‫ســواء كان (المــع‪ ،‬حريــري‪ ،‬ســاتان‪ ،‬غير‬ ‫المــع‪ ،‬باهــت) وتتيــح تغطيــة أعلــى من‬ ‫السلســلة اللونية والتغطية بالحبر مما‬ ‫يســمح بعالــم جديــد مــن التطبيقــات‬ ‫والفرص‪.‬‬ ‫• ينشــئ ملفــات تعريــف اللــون لتحديــد‬ ‫الوســائط يف دقائــق باســتخدام‬ ‫أحــدث تقنيــات ‪X-Rite Inline‬‬ ‫‪.Spectrophotometer‬‬ ‫• لتوصيــل مــا يصــل إىل أربــع مــن‬ ‫الوحــدات الخاصــة بالتغذيــة بالــورق‬ ‫بالطابعــة وتحريــر اإلنتاجيــة الحقيقيــة‬

‫• يعمــل علــى أتمتة التــوازن المثايل بين‬ ‫تغطيــة الحبــر والتكلفــة والجــودة مــن‬ ‫خــال الميــزات التــي يمكــن للمشــغل‬ ‫الوصــول إليهــا مــن خــال ®‪Xerox‬‬ ‫‪ FreeFlow® Print Server‬الــذي‬ ‫يسهل تلبية متطلبات العميل الفردية‪.‬‬ ‫• مدعومــة مــن نســق العــرض الكامــل‬ ‫إلجــراء تعديــات علــى الصفحــة يف‬ ‫الوقــت الفعلي مع وضع إســقاط بدقة‬ ‫النقطــة الحقيقيــة‪ ،‬واكتشــاف النفاثات‬ ‫المفقــودة والتعويــض المتقــدم‪،‬‬ ‫وأشــكال الموجــة المضبوطــة لــأداء‪،‬‬ ‫وتحســين كثافــة وقــت التشــغيل‪،‬‬ ‫ومقاومــة التعــرج ومــزودة بعناصــر‬ ‫التحكــم التلقائيــة يف الصــورة علــى‬ ‫الــورق (‪ )IOP‬للحصــول علــى أذكــى‬ ‫وأدق المطبوعات‪.‬‬ ‫• الطابعة الوحيدة يف فئتها التي تســمح‬ ‫للمشــغلين بتحديــد أحجــام القطــرات‬ ‫والحصــول علــى جــودة صــورة دقيقــة‬ ‫بألوان مخصصة لكل مهمة مع خاصية‬ ‫تحســين جــودة التكلفــة (‪ .)CQO‬حيث‬ ‫توفــر هــذة الخاصيــة إدارة مبســطة‬ ‫لأللوان بينما يتم التحكم بشكل مثايل‬ ‫يف التكلفة والتغطية والجودة‪.‬‬ ‫نحــن ىف زيروكــس على اتم اســتعداد إلجراء‬ ‫التحويــل؟ فقــد حــان الوقت لإلرتقــاء بتقنية‬ ‫نفــث الحبــر إىل مســتوى أكثــر تطــورا‪ .‬فمــن‬ ‫خــال التــوازن المثــايل بيــن القيمــة والحجم‬ ‫والســرعة‪ ،‬يمكــن أن تحقــق ‪™ Baltoro‬‬ ‫تأثي ًرا أكبر مع حبر أقل ونفايات أقل وجهدًا‬ ‫أقل‪.‬‬ ‫لمزيــد مــن المعلومــات حــول مطبعــة‬ ‫‪ Xerox® Baltoro ™ HF Inkjet‬أو غيرهــا‬ ‫مــن الطابعــات والحلول الرقميــة المتطورة‪،‬‬ ‫يرجــى االتصــال بزيروكــس اإلمــارات علــى‬ ‫‪ marketing@xeroxuae.ae‬أو االتصــال‬ ‫بنا على ‪..600 4535 +9714‬‬

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‫المزيــد مــن الطباعــة والمزيــد مــن األربــاح‬ ‫والمزيــد مــن التوفيــر‪ :‬إمكانيــات هائلــة مــع‬ ‫االبتكار يف تقنية نفث الحبر‬ ‫تحقــق طابعــة ‪Baltoro ™ HF Inkjet‬‬ ‫نتائــج غيــرت قواعــد اللعبة مــن خالل مزيج‬ ‫قــوي مــن التصميمــات التراثيــة المثبتــة‬ ‫واالبتــكارات التكنولوجيــة الجديــدة‪ .‬حيــث‬ ‫يعــد كل مــن الــذكاء اآليل الجديــد ومحــرك‬ ‫الطباعــة عــايل االنصهــار والتغذيــة واســعة‬ ‫النطــاق‪ /‬الخيــارات الخاصــة بالتشــطيبات‬ ‫والخدمة الذاتية السهلة جزء من قوة تقنية‬

‫ديناميكيــة ســتقود تطبيقــات وفــرص نفــث‬ ‫الحبر الجديدة‪ ،‬وهى كما يلى‪:‬‬

‫للــورق الــذي يتــم قطعــه‪ .‬تضــاف‬ ‫أداة ‪Tecnau SheetFeeder BV‬‬ ‫االختياريــة وذلــك للتشــغيل إىل مــا‬ ‫يصــل إىل خمــس ســاعات إضافيــة مــن‬ ‫اإلنتاجية المستمرة‪.‬‬

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‫مطبعة رأس الخيمة الوطنية تزيد فرص األنشطة التجارية‬ ‫الشركة تثبيت أول طابعة ىف العالم من طراز ®‪XEROX‬‬ ‫بمسرع األلوان‬ ‫‪ BALTORO ™ HF INKJET‬المدعمة ُ‬

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‫‪ BALTORO ™ HF INKJET‬النافثــة‬ ‫بمسرع األلوان‪ ،‬وذلك بعد‬ ‫للحبر والمزدودة ُ‬ ‫استثمارها يف ‪Xerox® Iridesse® Digital‬‬ ‫‪ Press‬ذات ال‪ 8‬ألوان يف عام ‪.2020‬‬

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‫دفعــت جائحــة ‪ COVID-19‬الشــركات إىل‬ ‫التطويــر مــن طريقــة عملهــا‪ .‬وقــد أدى ذلــك‬ ‫إىل التركيــز علــى عــدة محــاور وهــي‪ ،‬خفض‬ ‫التكاليــف‪ ،‬والقضــاء على نســبة الهــدر التى‬ ‫تحــدث خــال العمليــة اإلنتاجيــة‪ ،‬وكذلــك‬ ‫زيادة اإلنتاجية‪ ،‬وكل ذلك ىف "عالم األعمال‬ ‫التجارية الجديد" الذى نعيشه اآلن‪.‬‬ ‫ويف مشهد شديد التنافسية‪ ،‬تدرك مطبعة‬ ‫رأس الخيمــة الوطنيــة جيــدا‪ ،‬التــى يقــع‬ ‫مقرهــا ىف اإلمــارات العربيــة المتحــدة أن‬

‫ســوق الطباعــة قــد تغيــر بشــكل كبيــر‪ .‬وأنــه‬ ‫قد أدى الوضع الوبايئ‪ ،‬والحاجة إىل اإلرتقاء‬ ‫بمســتوى التكنولوجيــا‪ ،‬وزيــادة االتجــاة نحــو‬ ‫التحــول مــن طباعــة األوفســت إىل تســريع‬ ‫قــرار مطبعــة رأس الخيمــة إلجــراء تغييــرات‬ ‫جوهرية‪ ،‬وذلك من أجل زيادة فرص العمل‬ ‫إىل أقصى حد‪.‬‬ ‫ومــن أجــل هــذا التحــول يف األعمــال‪ ،‬فقــد‬ ‫اســتثمرت مطبعــة رأس الخيمــة مؤخ ـ ًرا يف‬ ‫أول طابعــة ىف العالــم مــن طــراز ®‪XEROX‬‬

‫وقــد قــال أمير ســامة ســامة‪ ،‬المدير العام‬ ‫بمطبعــة رأس الخيمة الوطنية "عندما بدأنا‬ ‫يف تقييم خياراتنا لالستثمار ىف طابعة نافثة‬ ‫للحبــر‪ ،‬كان مــن الواضــح أننــا نريــد مواصلــة‬ ‫تنمية شــراكتنا مع زيروكس اإلمارات‪ .‬ولقد‬ ‫كنــا ســعداء للغايــة باســتثمارنا يف ®‪Xerox‬‬ ‫‪ Iridesse® Digital Press‬العــام الماضــي‬ ‫باإلضافــة إىل حصولنــا دعم من خالل خدمة‬ ‫مــا بعــد البيــع الــذي كانــت ســريعة وفعا ًلــة‬ ‫لضمــان أقصــى إنتاجيــة ممكنــة‪ .‬واليــوم‬ ‫هــى لحظــة فخــر بالنســبة لنا أن نســتثمر يف‬ ‫أول طابعــة ىف العالــم نافثــة للحبــر‪ ،‬وتتســم‬ ‫®‪XEROX‬‬ ‫بالجــودة العاليــة مــن طــراز‬ ‫‪BALTORO ™ HF INKJET‬المــزدودة‬ ‫بمســرع األلــوان‪ ،‬التــى تدعــم نظــام التغذيــة‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫الورقيــة‪ ،‬والتــى تمكنــا مــن دعــم متطلبــات‬ ‫عمالئنا وخطط نمو األعمال المستقبلية‪.‬‬ ‫"لقــد اســتخدمنا طابعــة ‪Xerox® Baltoro‬‬ ‫‪ ™ HF Inkjet Press‬مــع وحــدة ®‪Xerox‬‬ ‫‪ Color Accelerator‬لمــدة أربعــة أشــهر‬ ‫وشــهدنا نتائــج رائعــة‪ .‬ولقــد تمكنا مــن إبراز‬ ‫اإلمكانــات الكاملــة ألحبــار ‪،High Fusion‬‬ ‫ممــا ســمح لنــا بالتوســع يف وظائــف عاليــة‬ ‫القيمــة وكبيــرة الحجــم‪ ،‬وخفــض تكاليــف‬ ‫التشــغيل لدينــا‪ ،‬وتقديــم جــودة صــورة‬ ‫مذهلة من مجموعة ال تصدق من الوسائط‬ ‫المغلفــة بواســطة طباعــة األوفســت بمــا يف‬ ‫ذلــك الوســائط الالمعــة والحريــر والســاتان‪،‬‬ ‫والوســائط غيــر الالمعــة والباهتــة‪ ،‬وذلــك‬ ‫لزيــادة نطــاق عملنــا عبــر نطــاق الــوزن الذى‬ ‫يتــراوح مــن ‪ 60-300‬جــرام وكذلــك العمــل‬ ‫علــى ألــواح عمــل أكبــر‪ .‬وقد ســمح لنــا ذلك‬ ‫بدفــع حــدود جديــدة وإضافــة تطبيقــات‬ ‫جديدة تقدم نتائج ممتازة "‪.‬‬ ‫وقــد قــال ســيمون هويلــز‪ ،‬المديــر العــام‬ ‫لشــركة زيروكــس اإلمــارات "يســعدنا أن‬ ‫نتمكن من توسيع عالقتنا مع مطبعة رأس‬ ‫الخيمــة الوطنيــة بعد نجاح تركيب ®‪Xerox‬‬ ‫‪ ،Iridesse® Digital Press‬حيــث كان‬ ‫ذلــك تقدمــا طبيعيــا لمطبعــة رأس الخيمــة‬ ‫الوطنية لالستمرار يف توسيع نطاق تقنيتها‬

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‫طــاء تعمــل من خــال قاطع الركائــز الدوار‬ ‫الجديــد ‪ .CutPRO X‬وقــد تــم تجهيــز هــذه‬ ‫الماكينــة الجديــدة ‪ ، DriveTronic‬ونظــام‬ ‫‪( SIS‬نظــام ‪ ، )Sensoric Infeed‬ونظــام‬ ‫توجيــه لوحــة الملصقــات‪ ،‬ونظــام التســليم‬ ‫تســليم ‪ ،AirTronic‬كمــا أنهــا توفــر أتمتــة‬ ‫ســريعة لتغييــرات الوظائــف ومفهــوم‬ ‫تشغيل بديهي‪.‬‬ ‫أمــا بالنســبة لهيدلبــرج فهــى تتطلــع إىل‬ ‫ميــزة هامــش األربــاح يف ســوق صناعــة‬ ‫طباعــة الملصقــات المدمجــة بالقوالــب‪.‬‬ ‫ووفقــا للشــركة‪ ،‬فــإن ســوق طباعــة‬ ‫الملصقــات العالمــي يواصل النمو بمعدل‬ ‫ســنوي يبلــغ حــوايل أربعــة بالمائــة‪ .‬كما أنه‬ ‫مــن المتوقــع أن يكــون النمــو أعلــى مــن‬ ‫المتوســط ​​علــى مســتوى صناعــة طباعــة‬ ‫الملصقــات المدمجــة بالقوالــب‪ ،‬حيــث‬ ‫انــه لــم يتأثــر بوبــاء كورونــا‪ .‬حيث ُتســتخدم‬ ‫هــذه الملصقــات عاد ًة يف صناعات األغذية‬ ‫ومســتحضرات التجميــل‪ ،‬ومــن قبــل‬ ‫الشــركات المنتجــة للمــواد الكيميائيــة‬ ‫لالســتخدام المنــزيل والصناعــي‪ .‬تكمــن‬ ‫فوائــد عمليــة طباعــة الملصقــات المدمجة‬ ‫بالقوالــب يف تكاليــف التصنيــع المنخفضة‬ ‫نســبيا‪ ،‬ودرجــة الحــرارة الجيــدة ومقاومــة‬ ‫الرطوبــة‪ ،‬وخصائصهــا الصديقــة للمــوارد‪.‬‬ ‫علــى ســبيل المثال‪ ،‬مادة البــويل بروبيلين‬ ‫المســتخدمة يف الملصقــات والعبــوات‬ ‫قابلــة إلعــادة التدويــر بنســبة ‪ 100‬بالمائــة‪.‬‬ ‫كمــا تعتبــر عمليــات التصنيــع المتطــورة‬ ‫ذات الكفــاءة المتزايــدة عامــل نمــو إضــايف‬ ‫يف ســوق طباعــة الملصقــات المدمجــة‬ ‫بالقوالــب‪ .‬فقــد خضــع ماكينــة الطباعــة‬ ‫‪ Speedmaster XL 106‬الجديــدة‬ ‫المقدمــة مــن هيدلبــرج‪ ،‬المــزودة بخاصيــة‬

‫الضبــط المســبق التلقــايئ بالكامــل لجميع‬ ‫معلمــات مهمــة الطباعــة الرئيســية‬ ‫لتعديــات خاصــة علــى وحــدة التغذيــة‬ ‫والتســليم ووحدة تحويل لوحة الملصقات‬ ‫المعدلــة واألجهــزة الغيــر إســتاتيكية‪،‬‬ ‫وذلــك مــن أجــل إتاحــة معالجــة األفــام‬ ‫البالســتيكية الحساســة بشــكل موثوق به‪،‬‬ ‫بحيــث تكــون بســمك ‪ 50‬ميكــرون فقــط‪،‬‬ ‫ومــزودة بســرعات تصــل إىل ‪ 14000‬ورقة‬ ‫يف الســاعة‪ .‬وقــد تــم تجهيــز نمــوذج عــايل‬ ‫األداء لطباعــة األوفســت التقليديــة بثــاث‬ ‫وحــدات ‪( Y‬وحدات تجفيف) وتســليم مع‬ ‫وحــدة تمديــد واحدة فقــط‪ .‬حتى مع وجود‬ ‫ركائــز رفيعــة للغايــة‪ ،‬يســتفيد العمــاء من‬ ‫التوجيــه الموثــوق للورق اإلنتقال الســلس‬ ‫مــن خــال الطابعــة‪ .‬حيــث يتــم تنســيق‬ ‫وحــدات التجفيــف بشــكل مثــايل مع حركة‬ ‫األلــواح وتحقيــق نتائــج تجفيــف رائعــة‬ ‫بســرعات قصوى‪ .‬كما تظل مســافات نقل‬ ‫الــورق يف التســليم قصيــرة‪ ،‬وحتــى عنــد‬ ‫الســرعات العاليــة‪ ،‬تكون األوراق مســتقرة‬ ‫تمامــا عنــد إيداعهــا يف حزمــة التســليم‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ويعمــل النســق المكون مــن ثالث وحدات‬ ‫‪ Y‬وتقنيــة الفوهــة المســتديرة عاليــة‬ ‫الكفاءة على زيادة ســعة التجفيف بنســبة‬ ‫‪ 25‬بالمائــة ويوفــر ً‬ ‫أيضــا تكاليــف الطاقــة‪،‬‬ ‫ألنــه يمكــن تقليــل المســافة بيــن وحــدات‬ ‫التجفيــف والركيــزة إىل الحد األدىن‪.‬‬ ‫يتــم تغذيــة الركيــزة ىف قائمــة إىل الماكينــة‬ ‫وإىل قاطــع لفائــف الــورق ‪ CutStar‬الــذى‬ ‫يعــد مــن الجيــل الرابــع والمعــاد تصميمــه‬ ‫تمامــا مــع ســير عمــل‬ ‫والــذي يتكامــل‬ ‫ً‬ ‫‪ Prinect‬ونظام ‪ Intellistart‬على الطابعة‬ ‫وذلــك لإلنتــاج اســتنادا إىل مبــدأ ‪Push to‬‬ ‫‪ ،Stop‬حيــث يقطــع البكــرة إىل ورق ثــم‬

‫تدخــل األوراق إىل وحدات الطباعة‪ .‬كما انه‬ ‫قــد تــم تجهيــز ماكينــة ‪Speedmaster XL‬‬ ‫‪ً 106- D I‬‬ ‫أيضــا بوحــدة قطــع واحــدة فقــط‬ ‫مما يســهل على العمالء االنتقال إىل إنتاج‬ ‫طباعة الملصقــات المدمجة بالقوالب‪.‬‬ ‫‪ Evolution Elite‬هــى الجيــل الجديــد مــن‬ ‫ماكينــات الطباعــة المقدمــة مــن مانروالنــد‬ ‫شــيتفيد‪ .‬وبفضــل تقنيــة وحــدة التحبيــر‬ ‫الحاصلة على براءة اختراع ‪ ،‬يمكن لـ ‪Elite‬‬ ‫الطباعــة بســرعة عاليــة تصــل إىل ‪18000‬‬ ‫‪ .sph‬حيــث أن أنظمــة ‪InlineColorPilot‬‬ ‫‪ 3.0‬و ‪ InlineInspector 3.0‬و ‪PressPilot‬‬ ‫و ‪ IntegrationPilot plus‬الجديــدة‬ ‫وأنظمــة تغييــر اللوحــة والطباعــة اآلليــة‬ ‫هــى بعــض الميــزات المتاحــة بها‪ .‬وبشــكل‬ ‫إختيارى‪ ،‬وبشــكل إختيــارى تمكنك ماكينة‬ ‫‪ Evolution Elite‬مــن توفير المســاحة من‬ ‫خــال إســطوانة واحــدة تتصــف بالكمــال‬ ‫وبســرعات تصــل إىل ‪،sph 16000‬‬ ‫حيــث يمكــن توفيرهــا كخيــار للتطبيقــات‬ ‫التجاريــة والتعبئــة والتغليــف‪ .‬مــع تعديــل‬ ‫‪ manroland‬المسبق‪ ،‬وهي أيضا أكثر من‬ ‫قادرة علــى طباعة الملصقات‪.‬‬ ‫وىف النهاية‪ ،‬هل ستشكل طباعة األوفست‬ ‫بنظــام التغذيــة الورقيــة مســتقبل صناعــة‬ ‫الملصقــات؟ ربمــا ال‪ .‬لكنهــا ســتلعب دورا‬ ‫ىف ذلــك‪ ،‬وبالتأكيــد ســتحقق بعــض التقدم‬ ‫يف ســوق طباعــة الفليكســو التقليديــة‪.‬‬ ‫والسعر هو أيضا مشكلة أخرى‪ ،‬فإذا أردت‬ ‫اإلستثمار ىف مجموعة كاملة من الطابعات‬ ‫المعدلــة التــى تعتمد علــى التغذية بالورق‬ ‫مــع شــراء المعــدات المســاعدة لهــا فــإن‬ ‫ذلك ســيحمل تكلفة باهظة‪ .‬لكن يف بعض‬ ‫األحيــان مــن أجــل تحقيــق الجــودة التــي‬ ‫تطمــح إليها‪ ،‬يجــب عليك دفع ثمنها‪.‬‬

‫وقــد بــدأ ذلــك بإطــاق ‪Rapida 106 X‬‬ ‫المصممــة حديثــا‪ ،‬بســرعة عاليــة تبلــغ‬ ‫‪ .sph 20.000‬ومــن ناحيــة أخــرى توافــر‬ ‫نطــام ‪ ، DriveTronic SIS‬حيــث انــه‬ ‫نظــام فريــد وخــايل مــن الطبقــات الجانبيــة‪،‬‬ ‫ويســمح بالتســجيل الدقيــق ألرق الركائــز‬ ‫بأقصــى ســرعة والــذى يعــد جــزء مــن‬ ‫حزمــة الســفر المهمــة للوحــة الملصــق‪،‬‬ ‫باإلضافــة إىل ‪QualiTronic PDFCheck‬‬

‫‪ ،‬وهــو نظــام فحــص الصــور المضمــن الــذي‬ ‫يقــارن كل ورقــة مطبوعــة ببيانــات ‪ PDF‬ىف‬ ‫مرحلــة مــا قبــل الطباعــة‪ ،‬و ‪QualiTronic‬‬ ‫‪ ،ColorControl‬وهــو نظــام تحكــم يف‬ ‫األلــوان يقيــس كل ورقــة‪ ،‬وهــو مهــم للغاية‬ ‫إلنتــاج الملصقــات‪ ،‬حيــث يجــب أن يكــون‬ ‫كل ملصــق متس ـ ًقا ويتضمــن معلومــات‬ ‫محددة ذات صلة‪.‬‬ ‫وقد ذكر كريس متحدثا "النمو الديناميكي‬

‫لصناعة الملصقات المدمجة داخل القالب‬ ‫يمثــل جــزء مهــم آخر لشــركة كوينــج باويير‪.‬‬ ‫حيــث يتــم إنتــاج طباعــة الملصقــات داخــل‬ ‫القالــب علــى بالســتيك رقيــق‪ ،‬أقــل مــن‬ ‫‪ 50‬ميكــرون ‪ ،‬وذلــك يمثــل مجموعــة مــن‬ ‫التحديــات الخاصــة بهــا‪ .‬ونظــرا لمفهومنــا‬ ‫الفريــد بالنســبة ألنتقــال االوراق من قائمة‬ ‫إىل أخرى إىل التسليم‪ ،‬وهوالذى يعتبر أمر‬ ‫فريد من نوعه لشركة كويينج باويير‪ ،‬فنحن‬ ‫قــادرون علــى أنجــاز صناعــة الملصقــات‬ ‫المدمجــة داخــل القالــب بأعلــى ســرعات‬ ‫إنتــاج"‪ .‬وأضــاف كريس " نحن أيضا شــركة‬ ‫رائــدة يف ســوق طابعــات األوفســت التــى‬ ‫تعمــل بتقنيــة التجفيــف ‪ ،LED-UV‬ممــا‬ ‫يؤثر بشــكل كبير على سوق صناعة طباعة‬ ‫الملصقــات المدمجــة داخــل القالب‪ ،‬وذلك‬ ‫إذا كان الملصــق يســمح بمعالجــة الطاقــة‪.‬‬ ‫ونظــرا ألن هــذا النــوع مــن الملصقــات‬ ‫مطبــوع علــى مثــل هــذه الركائــز الرقيقــة‪،‬‬ ‫فقــد يكــون عرضــة للتشــويه عنــد تعرضــه‬ ‫لعمليــة التجفيف‪ .‬ولكن ال يصدر التجفيف‬ ‫بتقنيــة ‪ LED-UV‬أي حــرارة‪ ،‬لــذا فهى توفر‬ ‫تحكمــا أفضــل يف عمليــة اإلنتــاج‪ ،‬وتســمح‬ ‫بالتســجيل األفضــل‪ ،‬وتوفــر جــودة أعلــى‬ ‫مع تلبية الحاجة إىل أوقات تجفيف أســرع‬ ‫والقــدرة علــى تشــغيل مجموعة كاملة عند‬ ‫التسليم"‪.‬‬ ‫ركــزت شــركة كويينــج باوييــر كثيــرا علــى‬ ‫ســوق العالمــات التجاريــة لدرجــة أنهــا‬ ‫خصصــت منطقــة منطقــة ُتعــرف باســم‬ ‫مركــز صناعــة الملصقــات باإلضافــة إىل‬ ‫مركــز تجربــة العمــاء الجديــد يف ألمانيــا‪.‬‬ ‫حيــث يمكــن للــزوار مشــاهدة عمليــة إنتــاج‬ ‫الملصقــات بالكامــل علــى ‪Rapida 106‬‬ ‫‪ X‬الجديــدة المــزودة بســبعة ألــوان مع أداة‬

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‫تســتخدم‬ ‫ىف صناعــة الملصقــات؟‬ ‫الشــركات المصنعــة للطابعــات التى تدعم‬ ‫الطباعــة علــى الركائــز ذات النطــاق الضيق‬ ‫وحــدات طباعــة أوفســت إمــا مــع وحــدات‬ ‫فليكســو أو كآلــة طباعة قائمة بذاتها‪ ،‬حيث‬ ‫تكــون جميــع الوحــدات تقريبــا عبــارة عــن‬ ‫ماكينــات أوفســت‪ .‬وتوضــح شــركة ‪،MPS‬‬ ‫وهــي إحدى الشــركات الرئيســية المصنعة‬ ‫للطابعــات التى تدعم الطباعة على الركائز‬ ‫ذات النطــاق الضيــق "إن طباعة األوفســت‬ ‫جيــدة للغايــة يف الطباعــة الملونــة وطباعــة‬ ‫النقــوش الصغيــرة علــى الصــور‪ .‬وتعطــي‬ ‫هــذه التقنيــة نتائــج باهــرة يف المناطــق‬ ‫المضيئــة والمظلمــة‪ .‬كمــا تتميــز طباعــة‬ ‫األوفســت بمكاسب نقطية منخفضة‪ ،‬مثل‬ ‫آالت طباعــة الفلكســو المتقدمــة الجديــدة‪،‬‬ ‫ولكــن حجــم الحــد األدىن مــن النقــاط يف‬ ‫طباعــة األوفســت يمكــن أن يكــون صفــرا‬ ‫تقريبا‪ .‬كما ان ماكينات األوفســت هى ثاين‬ ‫أفضــل المجســمات ىف صناعــة الطباعــة‪.‬‬ ‫ولهــذا الســبب‪ ،‬فــإن ‪ 95‬يف المائــة مــن‬ ‫جميــع مكابــس األوفســت هــي آالت مركبة‬ ‫مــع أوفســت وفليكســو‪ .‬وباإلضافــة إىل‬ ‫ذلــك‪ ،‬فــإن ماكينــات األوفســت ينتــج عنهــا‬ ‫نفايــات وتحتــاج إىل فتــرات إعــداد كبيــرة‬ ‫نســبيا (إنهــا عمليــة أكثــر تعقيــدا)‪ ،‬ولهــذا‬ ‫الســبب ُتســتخدم طباعة األوفست ألحجام‬

‫الطلبيات الكبيرة نســب ًيا"‪.‬‬ ‫يريــد مصنعــو الطباعات التى تعمل بتقنية‬ ‫التغذيــة الورقيــة أيضا نصيب من العمل‪:‬‬ ‫يبــدو أنــه مــع وجــود مجموعــة جديــدة مــن‬ ‫الطابعــات المغلفــة والمؤتمتة بشــكل كلى‬ ‫قــد تــم حــل العديــد مــن المشــكالت الفنيــة‬ ‫الســابقة المتعلقــة بطباعــة البطاقــات‬ ‫الالصقــة المدمجــة ىف القوالــب‪ ،‬وذلــك إىل‬ ‫حد كبير‪.‬‬ ‫ويطالــب أصحــاب العالمــات التجاريــة‬ ‫بشــكل متزايــد بجميــع أنــواع الملصقــات‬ ‫المطبوعــة بواســطة طابعــات األوفســت‪،‬‬ ‫والتــى تتميــز بإنهــا علــى درجــة عاليــة مــن‬ ‫اإلبــداع وغنيــة بالمعلومــات‪ ،‬لذلــك تتجــه‬ ‫دور الطباعــة المتخصصــة ىف صناعــة‬ ‫الملصقــات إىل مصنعــي المطابــع المغلفة‬ ‫للحصول على أكبر ســرعات طباعة وجودة‬ ‫طباعــة ممتــازة وحــزم ركيــزة مثبتــة لتقديــم‬ ‫ملصقات الفتة للنظر ومتســقة مع العالمة‬ ‫التجاريــة الخاصة بعمالئهم‪.‬‬ ‫وقــد ذكــر كريــس ترافيــس‪ ،‬مديــر قســم‬ ‫التكنولوجيــا يف شــركة كوينــح باويير"مــع‬ ‫تزايد الطلب على الملصقات‪ ،‬فنحن نعمل‬ ‫على تســريع دورنا الريادي يف هذا الســوق‬ ‫المهــم للغاية وهذا الســوق هــو أحد ركائزنا‬ ‫الرئيسية‪ ،‬وذلك جنبا إىل جنب مع التجارة‬ ‫والتعبئــة والتغليف ونحن ملتزمون بشــدة‬

‫بتطويــر أحــدث االبتــكارات لــكل قطــاع مــن‬ ‫قطاعات السوق"‪.‬‬ ‫ومــن الجديــر بالذكــر‪ ،‬انــه ىف الوقــت نفســه‬ ‫الــذى مــن المتوقــع أن يرتفــع فيــه الطلــب‬ ‫األمريكــي علــى ســوق الملصقــات بنســبة‬ ‫‪ 3.3٪‬ســنويا إىل ‪ 20.6‬مليــار دوالر أمريكــي‬ ‫يف عــام ‪ ، 2025‬فــإن شــركة كويينــج باوييــر‬ ‫تشــهد "نمــوا كبيــرا"‪ ،‬خاصــة هنــا يف أمريــكا‬ ‫الشــمالية وكذلــك يف جميــع أنحــاء العالــم‪.‬‬ ‫والســؤال الــذى يطــرح نفســه االن‪ ،‬مــا هــو‬ ‫الشــئ الــذى جــذب دور طباعــة الملصقــات‬ ‫الرائــدة لالســتثمار ىف ماكينــات كويينــج‬ ‫باوييــر؟ يقــول ترافيــس "إن ذلــك يرجــع‬ ‫بشــكل كبيــر إىل التكنولوجيــا الفائقــة‬ ‫للشــركة التــي أقتنعــت بهــا المطابــع‬ ‫المتخصصة ىف صناعة الملصقات لإلنتقال‬ ‫إىل كويينــج باوييــر‪ .‬حيــث تنتــج طابعتنــا‬ ‫الخاصــة بصناعــة الملصقات ‪sph 20.000‬‬ ‫علــى عكــس أي ماكينــة أخــرى موجــودة‬ ‫يف الســوق‪ ،‬ونحــن لدينــا عمــاء ملصقــات‬ ‫يكسرون سجالت اإلنتاج طوال الوقت من‬ ‫خالل طابعتنا‪.‬‬ ‫تدعــي كويينــج باوييــر أن مــا يميــز ماكينات‬ ‫الطباعــة الخاصــة بهــا عــن غيرهــا هــو‬ ‫عمليتهــا اإلنتاجيــة الكاملــة الفريــدة التــى‬ ‫تبــدأ مــن داخل الركيــزة إىل طباعة الملصق‬ ‫الخارجى‪.‬‬

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‫الثالثــة الكبريــات ىف صناعة‬ ‫طباعــة الملصقات‬

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‫لقــد فرضــت جائحــة كورونــا معاييــر جديــدة‬ ‫علــى جميــع الصناعات بمــا يف ذلك صناعة‬ ‫الطباعــة‪ ،‬كمــا أنهــا قــد غيــرت العديــد مــن‬ ‫القواعــد والمعاييــر‪ ،‬باإلضافــة إىل أنهــا قــد‬ ‫غيــرت حياتنــا اليوميــة بشــكل كبيــر‪ .‬ويف‬ ‫حيــن أن الطباعــة التجاريــة ربمــا تكــون أكثر‬ ‫تضــررا مــن وبــاء كورونــا‪ ،‬فــإن صناعــات‬ ‫التعبئــة والتغليــف والملصقــات ظلــت إىل‬ ‫حد كبير ســليمة وىف حالة إذدهار‪ .‬ويف هذه‬ ‫األثنــاء‪ ،‬بعــد االنخفــاض الكبيــر يف مبيعــات‬ ‫طباعــة االوفســت‪ ،‬يبــدو أن الشــركات‬ ‫الثــاث الكبــرى‪ ،‬هيدلبــرج وكوينــج باوييــر‬ ‫ومانروالنــد قــد اســتعادوا مــا فقــدوه وزادوا‬ ‫من حصة مبيعاتهم بشــكل كبير‪.‬‬ ‫ففــي بيــان صحفــي‪ ،‬قــد ذكــرت شــركة‬ ‫مانروالند أن الطلبات على شراء الطابعات‬ ‫الجديــدة يف شــركة مانروالنــد شــيتفيد‪ ،‬قــد‬ ‫وصلــت ىف شــهر يونيــو إىل أعلــى مســتوى‬ ‫لها وذلك منذ ‪ 10‬سنوات‪ .‬ويف شهر فبراير‬ ‫الماضــى مــن هــذا العام‪ ،‬قد ألغت الشــركة‬

‫العمل بدوام قصير وبدأت يف زيادة اإلنتاج‬ ‫يف مصنعهــا يف مدينــة أوفنبــاخ‪ .‬وقــد ذكــر‬ ‫بيتــر كونــرادي‪ ،‬مديــر المبيعــات الدوليــة يف‬ ‫مانروالند شــيتفيد قائال "إن أسباب الطلب‬ ‫القــوي جــدا يف يونيــو‪ ،‬منــذ عــام وحتــى اآلن‬ ‫تنقســم إىل شــقين‪ :‬فمنــذ بداية عام ‪2021‬‬ ‫ونحــن نشــهد عــددا متزايــدا مــن المشــاريع‬ ‫فيمــا يخــص شــراء الطابعات بحجم ‪ 700‬و‬ ‫‪ ،900‬حيــث بــدأت دور الطباعــة يف جميــع‬ ‫أنحــاء العالــم يف اســتعادة ثقــة االســتثمار‬ ‫فيمــا بعد كوفيد‪."-19‬‬ ‫وقــد تحدثــت كل مــن هايدلبــرج وكوينــج‬ ‫باوييــر عــن زيــادة المبيعــات‪ .‬ومــع ذلــك‪،‬‬ ‫فــإن معظــم طلبات الشــراء الرئيســية على‬ ‫الطابعــات الجديــدة التــى تعمــل بنظــام‬ ‫التغذيــة الورقيــة تــأيت يف الغالــب مــن دور‬ ‫الطباعــة المتخصصــة ىف التغليــف التــي‬ ‫تشــارك يف صناعــة طباعــة الملصقات التى‬ ‫تشــتمل علــى طباعــة صناعــة البطاقــات‬ ‫الالصقــة المدمجة ىف القوالب‪.‬‬

‫إن طباعــة البطاقــات الالصقــة المدمجــة‬ ‫ىف القوالــب مــع طباعــة األوفســت بنظــام‬ ‫التغذيــة بالــورق ليــس شــيئا خــارج هــذا‬ ‫العالــم كمــا أن دور الطباعــة حــول العالــم‬ ‫منخرطــة بالفعــل يف هــذا الســوق المربــح‪.‬‬ ‫ومــع ذلــك‪ ،‬فــإن هنــاك بعــض المشــكالت‬ ‫علــى ســبيل المثــال‪ ،‬فــإن تغذيــة الركيــزة‬ ‫الرقيقــة يف مكبــس األوفســت ذو التغذيــة‬ ‫بالورق يمثل إحدى المشــكالت‪.‬‬ ‫والتحــدي الــذى يليــه هــو عمليــة تجفيــف‬ ‫الحبــر وخاصــة ىف طباعــة البطاقــات‬ ‫الالصقــة المدمجــة ىف القوالب‪ .‬حيث ُتطبع‬ ‫الملصقــات علــى فيلــم بالســتيكي صناعي‬ ‫غيــر مــاص‪ ،‬لذلــك تحتــاج األحبــار التــي‬ ‫تعتمــد علــى الزيــت وقتــا حتــى تتعــرض‬ ‫للتجفيــف الهــوايئ‪ .‬وال يجــب أن ننســى أن‬ ‫الســيطرة علــى التوتــر هــي قضيــة أخــرى‬ ‫مطروحــة للتعامــل معهــا‪ .‬والســؤال هــو‬ ‫لمــاذا تهتــم أنــت؟ ولمــاذا تحــدث كل هــذه‬ ‫المشــاكل عنــد إســتخدام طباعة األوفســت‬

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‫مجلة شهرية شاملة مختصة يف عالم‬ ‫الطباعة يف الشرق األوسط‬ ‫السنــة السادسة عشرة ‪ /‬العدد ‪ / 181‬شهر اغسطس ‪ -‬سبتمبر ‪2021‬‬

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‫الخطوط غير الواضحة‬ ‫ىف غضــون الفتــرة الســابقة كان هنــاك الكثيــر مــن الخطــوط غير الواضحــة والغير محددة جيدا‪،‬وذلك بيــن مختلف‬ ‫قطاعــات صناعــة الفنــون التصويريــة‪ .‬فقــد كان الجميــع فيما ســبق يعرف مكانها‪ ،‬وأســواقها‪ ،‬وعمالئها المســتهدفين‪،‬‬ ‫ولــم يفكــر أحــد ح ًقــا يف عبــور الخــط والدخــول إىل منطقــة جديدة‪ .‬كانت تلك األيام فيما ســبق! ولكن قــد تغيرت األمور‬ ‫تمامــا لألفضــل‪ ،‬وتضائلــت خطــوط الصــور‪ ،‬وذلك إن لم تكن قــد إختفت تماما‪.‬‬ ‫يف المقالــة الرئيســية بغــاف مجلتنــا يف هــذا العــدد‪ ،‬فإننــا نتحدث عــن المنتجات الحديثــة التي أطلقها أكبــر مصنعي‬ ‫آالت طباعــة األوفســت لســوق الملصقــات وخاصــة ســوق وضع البطاقــات الالصقة المدمجة من خــال القوالب‪ .‬لقد‬ ‫أصبحــت طابعــات األوفســت الجديــدة المخصصــة تتمــع بقــدرة عالية علــى الطباعة على أرق الركائــز بما يف ذلك أفالم‬ ‫التعبئــة والتغليــف‪ ،‬وهــو أمــر لــم يكــن مــن الممكــن تخيلــه قبل ‪ 15‬أو ‪ 20‬عاما‪ .‬كما أن ذلك ليس كل شــيء‪ ،‬فقد‬ ‫اصبحــت طابعــات األوفســت الحديثــة قــادرة علــى التعامل مــع مهام الطباعة علــى المدى القصير بكفاءة وبشــكل‬ ‫اقتصــادى‪ .‬كمــا يمكّــن المســتوى العــايل مــن األتمتــة الذى تعمل به هذة اآلالت من االعتماد بشــكل أقل على المشــغل‬ ‫واإلعتمــاد بشــكل أكبــر علــى األدوات والبرامــج‪ .‬حيث تتميــز ماكينات طباعة األوفســت الجديدة بذكائهــا األصطناعى‬ ‫الخــاص‪ ،‬فــكل مــا يتعيــن علــى المشــغل فعله هو الضغط على زر التشــغيل‪ .‬وكل شــيء بدايــة من الخدمات‬ ‫اللوجســتية الورقيــة واللوحيــة إىل التســليم النهــايئ يتــم تلقائيــا‪ .‬كمــا أن النفايات تكــون ضئيلة الحجم وتســتطيع‬ ‫الطابعــة تحقيــق اللــون المطلــوب يف عدد قليــل من اللوحات‪.‬‬ ‫ومــن ناحيــة أخــرى‪ ،‬فــإن الطابعــات الرقميــة الحديثة تطبع اآلن بســرعة عالية وتقــدم منتجات مطبوعــة بجودة تقارب‬ ‫األوفســت علــى المــدى القصيــر والمتوســط والطويــل‪ .‬كما أنه قــد تم تجهيــز الطابعات الرقميــة الحديثة مثل آلة‬ ‫الطباعــة النانوغرافيــة ‪ Landa S10‬بأفضــل مــا يف العالميــن‪ .‬وبالنســبة لهــذة الماكينــة فإن وحدات التغذية والتســليم‬ ‫مصنوعــة بواســطة ‪ Komori‬ومحــرك الطباعــة الرقمية تم تصنيعه بواســطة ‪.Landa‬‬ ‫مــن الواضــح أن الخطــوط غيــر واضحــة متواجدة المجــاالت المختلفة لصناعــة الطباعة ويحــاول المصنعون إقامة‬ ‫تحالفــات جديــدة لتقديــم أفضــل الخيــارات للعمــاء‪ .‬وعلــى ذلك فإن الخطــوط الغير واضحة هي أخبــار جيدة لعمالء‬ ‫سوق الطباعة‪.‬‬

‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،502183 .‬مدينة ديب لإلعالم‬ ‫ديب‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬ ‫هاتف‪+971 4 391 1210 :‬‬ ‫فاكس‪+971 4 390 9561 :‬‬ ‫البريد اإللكتروين‪info@meprinter.com :‬‬ ‫مدير النشر للمجموعة‬ ‫مرتضى كريميان‬ ‫‪karimian@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫هيئــة التح ــرير‬ ‫المحرر ‪ -‬القسم اإلنجليزي‬ ‫‪editor@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫محرر األخبار‬ ‫سانجيف فارما‬ ‫‪sanjeev@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫المحرر التقني – القسم العريب‬ ‫د‪ .‬جورج نوبار سيمونيان‬ ‫‪goujy@dircon.co.uk‬‬ ‫المحرر التقني – القسم اإلنجليزي‬ ‫رود هايز‬ ‫‪rod.hayes@me.com‬‬ ‫المختصون المشاركون يف التحرير‬ ‫فرانك رومانو (الواليات المتحدة)‬ ‫‪fxrppr@rit.edu‬‬ ‫لوريل برونر (المملكة المتحدة)‬ ‫‪lb@digitaldots.org‬‬ ‫د‪ .‬نيكوالس هيلموث‬ ‫‪nhellmuth@flaar.org‬‬ ‫مدير اإلعالنات‬ ‫ريجي ماثيوس‬ ‫‪+971505475110‬‬ ‫‪meprinter@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫اإلعالنات المبوبة واإلشتراكات‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 1210‬‬ ‫‪+971 50 528 9267‬‬ ‫‪info@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫توجه المراسالت إىل العنوان التايل‪:‬‬ ‫مجلة ‪ME Printer‬‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب ‪ ،502183‬مدينة ديب لإلعالم‬ ‫بناية رقم ‪ ،9‬مكتب رقم ‪214‬‬ ‫ديب‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬

‫ُطبعت يف مطبعة النسر للنشر‬

‫وزّعت من قبل شركة النسر للنشر‬

‫‪ME‌Printer August-September 2021‬‬

‫جميع حقوق الطبع والنشر محفوظة‬

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‫مجلة ‪ ME Printer‬الشريك اإلعالمي الرسمي‬

‫المحتـويــات‬ ‫دراسة الحالة‬ ‫‪44‬‬

‫الثالثــة الكبريــات ىف صناعة طباعــة الملصقات‬

‫قصة نجاح‬ ‫‪39‬‬

‫‪ ُ INKJET HF TM BALTORO‬المدعمة بمسرع األلوان‬

‫محتوى الشريك‬ ‫‪37‬‬

‫كيف يمكن أن تساعدك الطابعة النافثة للحبر على تحقيق‬ ‫أهداف االستدامة الخاصة بشركتك‬

‫أخبار عالمية‬

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‫وزارة الثقافة السعودية تعلن إطالق أول جمعية للمكتبات‬

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‫إن يب سي تحتفي بأكثر من ‪ 50‬عاما ً من النجاح يف قطاع‬ ‫الطابعات وأتمتة المكاتب‬

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‫ىف فترة التعاىف أرباح “صناعة الورق” ترتفع ‪295%‬‬

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‫“ديب الدولية للقرآن الكريم” تحتفي بانجاز طباعة‬ ‫وتوزيع مصحف الشيخ خليفة بن زايد‬

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‫الرئيس التنفيذي ل(ديوا) يعلن عن دعم‬ ‫مشاريع الطباعةالثالثية‬

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‫بوبيان» الكويتي يواصل التطور من‬ ‫الطباعة الورقية إىل الرقمية‬

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‫قضاء أبوظبي» تتيح تقديم الطلبات عبر‬ ‫مكاتب طباعة‬

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‫ذكرى مرور ‪ 20‬عاما ً على إنطالق أبابطين‬ ‫السعودى‬

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‫افتتاح منشأة للطباعة ثالثية األبعاد‬ ‫للخرسانات يف منطقة غال الصناعية‬

‫‪ME‌Printer August-September 2021‬‬

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‫مجلس إدارة الهيئة السعودية يعتمد الالئحة الفنية للورق‬ ‫والكرتون‬

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SATURN BIDI High-end bi-directional inspection rewinder

“In 2013, we invested in a SATURN Bidi, finding it the Ideal System for pharmaceutical labels, with multiple-lane cutting, back-numbering and 100% inspection, with re-inspection after defect elimination. Now, with the two latest generation SATURN Bidi machines, installed in 2019, we also have a significant enhancement in efficiency, thanks to Fast-cut and other important improvements.”

ROBERTO SALA, COO - Arca Etichette SpA - Label Division

ME‌Printer August-September 2021

www.praticompany.com

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