PRESSIdeas Janury 2019 Issue

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK.............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Young Indian Professionals create history..............................................................................................................................................................................8 About Ganesh and Mohan ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Facts about colorblindness:....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Interesting facts! ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Komori H-UV crosses 1000 presses landmark..................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Heidelberg takes Masterwork partnership to new level................................................................................................................................................. 14 Asian Media Awards 2019.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Heidelberg to have live demo of Easymatrix duo at PrintPack..................................................................................................................................... 16 Print China 2019 draws global attention with their International Media Week Conference............................................................................. 17 Aarushi at PrintPack 2019........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Screen Truepress Jet520HD+ to debut at HID 2019......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Advertisements promoting sustainability of newspapers............................................................................................................................................. 19 Registration open - Workshop on Building a Newsroom Culture................................................................................................................................ 19 Toray joins festivities at Japanese National Day................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Contiweb announces retirement of Bert Schoonderbeek as CEO.............................................................................................................................. 21 KSPA has big plans for PrintFair 2019..................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 New Heidelberg Versafire .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Monotech Systems at CEIF 2019.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 23 HP unveils the new Digital Printing Solutions at CEIF 2019.......................................................................................................................................... 24 Konica Minolta at CEIF 2019...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Smithers Pira Certificate for Ricoh toner............................................................................................................................................................................... 25 EFI Fiery and Landa S10 press first to receive new FOGRA VPS Certification.......................................................................................................... 26 Sixth annual KODAK SONORA Plate Green Leaf Award winners announced.......................................................................................................... 27 Felix Schoeller enters into JV in India..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Xerox workplace technology, services, software and apps continue to achieve industry recognition ........................................................ 28 Canon demonstrates its professional printing prowess at Print Pack 2019............................................................................................................. 29 TRESU at PrintPack India 2019.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Kingfisher Labels invests in yet another Edale Label press............................................................................................................................................ 31 OMET Hybrid Experience............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 32 PrintCity Alliance at Packaging Innovations in Warsaw.................................................................................................................................................. 32 Baldwin Technology at ICE Europe......................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 hubergroup launches globally compliant folding carton food packaging printing ink .................................................................................... 34 Nilpeter Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation....................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Siegwerk & CEFLEX: Expanding flexible packaging performance in circular economy ..................................................................................... 36 BALDWIN at PrintPack India 2019........................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Esko at PrintPack India 2019...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 The 9th Sakurai Factory New Technology Introduction Show...................................................................................................................................... 38 Year marking a major milestone “World Label Day” - A day to salute innovation and leadership in the Label Industry........................ 39 BOBST launches innovative augmented reality customer assistance service........................................................................................................ 39 TSC launches ML240 Series in India ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Print Pack 2019 commences with aplomb........................................................................................................................................................................... 40 The first Scodix E106 user collects nine honours at PPC 2018 ..................................................................................................................................... 41 Gallus launches new five-colour version of Labelfire...................................................................................................................................................... 42 RPC introduces cup recycling initiative................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Gallus looking into a smart future........................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Innovation First: Cutting-edge 3D Printing technology accelerates creative process......................................................................................... 44 Toyo for safe packaging solutions........................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 DOMOTEX 2019: A Report.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Heimtextil 2019 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 48 Kornit Digital launches Atlas..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 Mimaki to show business driving Digital Print Solutions at PSI and Viscom 2019................................................................................................ 51 Xeikon qualifies Ahlstrom-Munksjö WALLSTAR DIGITAL................................................................................................................................................ 52

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, Heidelberg steps up activities in packaging market and gains potential strategic anchor shareholder. Masterwork will obtain around 8.5 percent of the Heidelberg share capital under a cash capital increase from authorized capital. The funds Heidelberg generates with the capital increase are to be used to accelerate its digital agenda (digitizing products, processes, and business models, for example) and for general business financing. Heidelberg will have live demo of its Easymatrix duo at PrintPack India 2019. Heidelberg’s maiden PrintPack participation will have Postpress bang with daily live demos of two star products beside the other key solutions on display. PrintPack India this time is a 6-day event which used to be a 5-day event earlier. According to Mr.Dayaker Reddy, PrintPack this time features dedicated halls for their association partners like ICPBMA & FCBM (Corrugation Industry) and Hall 3 for APLS (Label Industry). In the early reports coming from PrintPack, Heidelberg sold both the machines on display – one to TCPL and another to Amber Print Pack from Lucknow while Canon sold C8000 to Avantika. Other key attractions of PrintPack 2019 include: Aarushi launching Novurania dual printing blanket among its solutions showcase; inaugurated by Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India in the presence of Mr. Puneet Datta, Senior Director, Professional Printing, the Canon stall exhibits a prolific range of their imagePRESS series of printers, TM series and ColorWave 700; TRESU Group, together with its regional agent CGSASP, shows its ancillary solutions for automating ink supply and enhancing quality, efficiency and output on flexographic label and packaging presses (Stand G12, Hall 9); BALDWIN Vision Systems (BVS) showcases the latest developments and new features for its growing portfolio of colour management and defect detection technology; ESKO showcases its automated workflow technologies under its ‘Packaging Connected’ theme on Booth #I10 Hall 9; and Toyo Ink India stand at the show has recently launched NEXpress range taking center stage at Printpack. At another major event – Photofair 2019 (Consumer Electronics Imaging Fair) (CEIF 2019) that took place from Jan 10 to Jan 12 at India Expo Mart, Noida, latest technologies by leading solutions providers were showcased. Komori’s highly successful H-UV innovative curing system has reached the milestone of over 1,000 printing presses installed world over. In India Komori has sold twenty two machines which can print on H UV enabled presses. Also, Nilpeter is celebrating 100 years of innovation. May 1, 2019 will be a special day at Nilpeter Headquarters in Slagelse, Denmark, as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary. BOBST has launched world’s first innovative augmented reality customer assistance service in the packaging industry. Besides, in this Jan 2019 Issue of PRESSIdeas, also read about the two young professionals from India – Mohan Venkat and Ganesh Kumar – who created history by being the first Indians to be selected in 2019 ‘Technical Association of Graphic Arts’ conference.

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Young Indian Professionals create history From Madurai to Minnesota (USA) – Mohan Venkat and Ganesh Kumar are first Indian Professionals to be selected in 2019 ‘Technical Association of Graphic Arts’ conference. Mohan Venkat and Ganesh Kumar of Madurai create history for being the first Indian Professionals to be selected in 2019 ‘Technical association of graphic arts’ conference to be held at Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA this coming March. The conference being held since 1948 is considered to be very prestigious among researchers, scientists, engineers and technologists who work with printing technology and colour science. Mohan and Ganesh have jointly developed a compact, reliable tool which can detect colorblindness at a very early stage. The tool named ‘Dalton’ is also considered to be cost effective against the current expensive tool to detect colorblindness. Ganesh and Mohan say that this is a big milestone achieved by Indian researchers.

The booklet is under evaluation in schools, screening camps to check the repeatability & reliability of the booklet. If it’s approved by Indian Optometry Foundation (IOF), soon many children who are color blind can be detected at earlier age and their career aspiration can be handled better.

Ganesh Kumar is working at Heidelberg as product manager for sheetfed & digital. The technical paper by Ganesh and Mohan has been selected for 2019 TAGA conference. Out of 35 papers, only one is from India. This paper will be presented at TAGA International Conference on 17th March 2019. The idea of the paper is to find cost effective and easy tool to detect color blindness. The co-author of this paper, Mohan Venkat, is color vision deficient. He aspired to became a pilot, but got rejected due to his colour vision deficiency. So he studied optometry at Sankara Nethralaya to learn about color blindness and his lifelong passion is to create cost effective tool for detecting color blindness.

Key Notes : > Globally, 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women have colorblindness. > Mohan and Ganesh have jointly developed a compact, reliable tool which can detect colorblindness at a very early stage. > ‘Dalton’ is considered cost effective against the current expensive tool to detect colorblindness.

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Currently used detective tool (Ishihara booklet) is printed in paper and is expensive(35000 RS). The

life & quality of the tool also reduces due to aging of paper. Also only big hospitals have this tool and they use it occasionally. So Ganesh and Mohan thought about creating a color blindness detection booklet which is affordable, easy to use and has long life. They tested different substrates (synthetic paper, PE, PP etc) and different digital printing processes to find the right substrate and right printing processes. They compared Dry electrophotography presses, Liquid electrophotography, UV Inkjet on synthetic paper. Color management plays a important role as it is a color evaluation tool. The booklet was tested for rub resistance, scratch resistance, water proof etc. Upon evaluating the printed tool with color blind people they found Dry electrophotography as the most economic & high quality tool. The booklet is under evaluation in schools, screening camps to check the repeatability & reliability of the booklet. If it’s approved by Indian Optometry

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Foundation (IOF), soon many children who are color blind can be detected at earlier age and their career aspiration can be handled better. The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts has released the list of papers that will be presented at its 2019 Annual

Technical Conference to be held March 17-20 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 35 presentations and two posters will cover a myriad of research projects and innovations in graphic communications from a study of the ability to recycle inkjet printed products to breakthroughs in digital textile printing. The conference is presented in conjunction with

the Inter-Society Color Council (ISCC). The Technical Association for the Graphic Arts is an international association of academic and industry professionals dedicated to scientific research and technological innovation in all aspects of the diverse field of graphic communications.

About Ganesh and Mohan at Heidelberg India Ltd. He also awarded as “Best Young Manager” by Madras Management Association. Ganesh Kumar has a 15+ years of successful career in graphic arts industry, with specialization in product management, sales & marketing, colour management consultation with local & international companies. Ganesh Kumar, a qualified Printing technology professional from Anna University, with Gold medal distinction is currently heading the product management division

Mohan Venkat, on other hand is a qualified Optometrist, presently heads Sphere Sight Pvt Ltd as the Director. Mohan has 7 patents with respect to eye care diagnostic tools.

Mohan did Optometry under Elite school of Optometry, Sankara Nethralaya & Bits, Pilani. His start-up sphere sight pvt ltd has been recognized by the Indian government and also being featured on the top 500 emerging R&D startups in India. Mohan along with Dr.Krishna Kumar, Principal –Elite school of Optometry launched the first & only organization for colorblind people in India named colourvision.org.in. This organization provides complete information, career guidance and management modules for children’s and people with colorblindness.

Mohan and Ganesh say that people in India are not being screened for colorblindness

at the earliest stage in their life. This leaves millions of Indian children who are colorblind

to get rejection in the careers where they dreamed to join.

Facts about colorblindness: What is colorblindness? And why we should be aware of this condition?

in seeing different colours through our eyes.

Colorblindness is a genetic disorder which reduces the ability of a person to see wide range of colors. Globally, 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women have colorblindness. In other words, for every 12 men 1 will be colorblind and for every 200 women, 1 will be colorblind. Many of us think that people with colorblindness could see only black & white! But that’s completely wrong. People who are colorblind will also see colours, but very limited range of colours. For example, people with color blindness often tend to confuse between red and green, yellow and green, brown & red and if a normal person could appreciate violet , indigo , dark blue in a single picture, for colorblind person the picture contains just ‘blue’ color.

Is there any treatment for this condition?

In India there are many people who are colorblind, but they are unaware of it. This scenario still exists in our society because ‘colorblindness’ being a condition in human, dosen’t affect our body like other medical conditions and diseases. There is a limitation

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Currently there is no cure for colorblindness, as this is a genetic condition and surgical correction will be very complex. However researchers worldwide are studying the possibilities of gene therapy to cure color blindness, they have conducted studies on monkeys, which were successful, however it will take some time to be tested in humans.

What does colorblindness do with my career? It a wonderful question. Many of the parents and students do not realize that in India and majority of other countries, colorblindness is a serious consideration when people apply for many jobs which involve color identification, color classification or to work with color signaling systems. Let’s take an example, a school going student, who is colorblind is very passionate to become as a police officer after graduation. His dream is to serve as Indian police service officer.

Consider this small example for instance: A Police officer witnesses a theft and he has to report it to his fellow mates in the police department. Here he has to submit the details of the theft which includes color of the suspect’s dress, the color of the vehicle which the suspect used, Color of suspect’s hair, skin etc... And in many situations there is a mere possibility of getting help from his co- officers. Similarly if we consider the job of a pilot, Indian armed forces officer, marine engineer etc…they all have to use color signaling systems day in and out to safe guard their life as well as many people who depend upon them.

What is the situation of colorblind students in India today? Many students who are colorblind, pursue their higher education in colorblindness restricted careers. Most of these students end up with career rejection, else to join in alternate jobs or with de promotion/no promotion, it is because people who employ them are very cautious about the risks involved with them.

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List of careers where colorblind candidates are neglected: Pilot, Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Airforce, Indian Police service (IPS), Fire fighter, Marine engineering, Electrical engineering, Forensic science, Indian Railways, Chemical/Petro-chemical engineering, Maritime Industry, Color research, Air traffic controller, Baggage handling officer, Quality Inspector in manufacturing Industries, Color matcher in textile, print & paint industries, Leather Industry, Art work restorer, Cartography, Jobs under film & television Institute of India (FTII) and Safety & Security Inspector.

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If you have colorblindness, you cannot join in these careers! Today, in India, many people are neglected in these jobs. Many people clear their written examination, physical examination but at the end during medical examination they get neglected. This situation was reckoning in the mind of young Mohan Venkat and Ganesh Kumar. The problem is that people in our country are not aware that they might be colorblind. Today, colorblindness testing happens only through eye hospitals upon demand. There is no proper tool to detect colorblindness at the earliest stage. That is when Mohan Venkat joined hands with Mr. Ganesh Kumar to create the reliable tool named ‘Dalton’s’. Today Dalton’s is being used across various eye hospitals in our country. Most of the eye hospitals have started screening for color blindness among school children through eye camps. The tool ‘Dalton’s’ developed by Mohan and Ganesh has not only made them proud but also it’s a big moment for our country. Mohan says that ‘Colorblindness’ isn’t a disease and people could easily cope with challenges faced by them.

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Every electrical device which uses LED lights to indicate something is a permanent source of annoyance. Colored maps and graphics can sometimes be very hard to decipher. If meat is cooked can’t be told by its color. And you can’t tell if a fruit or vegetable

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is ripe or not yet. If you a have a color vision defect you can’t just choose flowers which fit together nicely, or a painting which fits with the furniture, or a carpet. You also can’t create a web site or an image with nicely matching colors. And you will never be able to easily match your shirt with your tie, your trousers with your shoes, your whole wardrobe. In this case you need a pair of color enabled eyes which help you out (i.e. your family, friends could help you out). By far the biggest issue is matching colors and specially matching clothes. People who are colorblind might confuse with the field sports where two teams play, such as Hockey, Cricket, Football etc.…They get confused when they notice teams with quite similar uniforms. Also in sports and games like Billiards, Snooker, Darts, Archery and similar

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sports where color targets are involved, there will be confusion in spotting the right targets. Yet there are many people in sports with colorblindness who overcome all this small odds and achieve their goals! During childhood, a colorblind child might feel uncomfortable seeing and naming a particular color. Both teachers and parents might misunderstand that the child is not learning the colors properly. But here the scenario is quite different. Colorblind children confuse with colors in their art class, may not be able to play color based games, may not be able to pick the correct color crayon if asked, Rainbows appear to them only with a maximum of 3-4 colors based upon the type of CVD, they feel difficulty in telling the colors of plants, clothes, leaves, fruits, vegetables and flowers. The actual fact might still be unknown unless otherwise the child is being diagnosed.

Interesting facts! Did you ever know that new traffic signal lights are made for colorblind people? Earlier days colorblind individuals were handicap to traffic signals, they used to confuse between green/yellow and red. Many countries even refused to permit a driving license for colorblind people. But thanks to the traffic signaling systems used today, this system is made specially for colorblind people, and today colorblind community has a safe journey in India with respect to the traffic signal lights.

Today various technological tools help people with colorblindness to help cope up with their work. Few of the technological tools include, Software and mobile applications to help people with colorblindness to work seamlessly with computers just like the normal people. And there are many solutions crafted & tailored specifically for individual jobs. But to provide all this tangible solutions, people must be tested and screened for colorblindness first says Mohan. Interestingly, Mohan himself is colorblind. He aspired to join the Indian Airforce fleet when in school, collected airplane toys and has met many

of the officers of the Indian Airforce when in school. As Mohan was preparing to join Indian Airforce, luckily he got diagnosed for colorblindness, thanks to Dr.Vijayalakshmi of Arvind Eye care, Madurai. In spite of knowing his condition as a major setback for his ambition, Mohan then pursued Optometry at Sankara Nethralaya and hereby Mohan’s dream is to solve this burden of career rejection of color blind people in our country through technologies and high level research on colorblindness. As parents, teachers and emerging students, we should have colorblindness tested as early to avoid career rejections says Mohan and Ganesh.

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Komori H-UV crosses 1000 presses landmark Komori’s H-UV system series achieves the milestone of orders exceeding 1,000 printing presses. Komori Corporation has announced the milestone by its highly successful H-UV innovative curing system, which has reached over 1,000 printing presses installed world over. In India Komori has sold twenty two machines which can print on H UV enabled presses. The Komori H-UV system is an innovative UV curing system that uses a UV lamp/LED module developed with Komori know-how and high-sensitivity UV ink. With just one lamp/LED module mounted in the delivery, this system offers high print quality and reliability as well as excellent economic and eco-friendly performance. The H-UV system has been in worldwide use since it was released in 2009. In 2011, it was honoured with a technology award by the Japanese Society of Printing Science and Technology (JSPST) as a technology that has made an outstanding contribution to the growth of the printing industry or to the development of applications for other fields. It also received the 2011 InterTech Technology Award that honours the development of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic arts and related industries. In recent years, the H-UV L (LED) version has joined the lineup, improving printing efficiency by further reducing power consumption and the maintenance load.

As of January 2019, orders for H-UV system in the 10 years since launch have totaled 1,002 presses, including 527 in Japan and 475 abroad. The H-UV system enables immediate postpress processing and high added value printing on special substrates or package printing thanks to its instant curing performance. Following the rapid change in the printing industry in recent years of more short runs of many different items and quick turnarounds, it has gained high a solid reputation as shown by the many repeat orders from customers who installed the H-UV system. Additionally, Komori total support helps maintain high print quality, reduces common

problems and lowers costs since all K-Supply brand consumables for the H-UV systemare supplied by Komori. It includes the K-Supply H-UV Ink that is the ideal Komori standard ink. For quality control, the effect of changes in materials tends to be temporary. Komori uses its know-how as a press manufacturer to ensure quality control by not only supplying materials but also through recommending and providing machine maintenance. Most of Komori customers have benefited from this technology and they can save 75% on power on their presses. Komori sees that the HUV technology is there to stay along with the new HUV L (the LED HUV) presses in India.

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Heidelberg takes Masterwork partnership to new level Heidelberg steps up activities in packaging market and gains potential strategic anchor shareholder; Masterwork to obtain around 8.5 percent of the Heidelberg share capital under a cash capital increase from authorized capital.

Subject to approval by the relevant bodies on both sides and the Chinese authorities, the capital measure should provisionally take place by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2019.

Key Notes : > Masterwork Group Co., Ltd. from China aiming to use capital increase to obtain a stake in Heidelberg. > Increase in equity ratio set to improve Heidelberg balance sheet. > Closer production collaboration set to boost efficiency.

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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is looking to further improve its market position in the growing packaging printing segment by taking its long-standing sales partnership with Masterwork Group Co., Ltd. (Masterwork), China’s largest manufacturer of die-cutters and hot-foil embossing machines, to a whole new level. Based in the Chinese city of Tianjin, Masterwork is to obtain around 8.5 percent of the Heidelberg share capital under a cash capital increase from authorized capital excluding shareholder subscription rights. The implementation of such capital measure is subject to approval by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG’s supervisory board. The proposed capital increase provides the opportunity for Heidelberg to acquire a further strategic anchor shareholder with a long-term investment horizon as well as to strengthen its equity. The funds Heidelberg generates with the capital increase are to be used to accelerate its digital

agenda (digitizing products, processes, and business models, for example) and for general business financing. “The Heidelberg Management Board and Supervisory Board are delighted that our long-standing, successful collaboration with Masterwork is to become much closer. This opens up further potential in the growing packaging printing segment, especially in China – the world’s largest individual market. We are expecting better capacity utilization at our plants across the globe to make us far more efficient, but I would like to stress that this will not weaken our sites in Germany. We are delighted that in Masterwork we are obtaining another long-term investor that firmly believes in the company’s innovative prowess, strategy, and potential for the future,” comments Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer. “Heidelberg is our ideal partner for jointly leveraging

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growth potential in the packaging printing market. The stake we are obtaining in this long-established company and world market leader underlines that we are in it for the long haul and are confident Heidelberg has adopted the right strategy,” says Masterwork President Li Li. Heidelberg and Masterwork have operated a close postpress partnership for a number of years, turning print products into folding cartons for the packaging market. They also benefit from a long-standing, successful

sales collaboration. Masterwork specializes in postpress equipment for the folding carton industry. Back in 2014, it acquired the postpress packaging technologies of Heidelberg, which retains responsibility for global sales and digital customer relations. The possibility of linking Masterwork’s postpress machines to the Heidelberg cloud is a big advantage when it comes to realizing the value proposition of using production data to boost customers’ productivity.

focusing on the two companies’ value chains. Heidelberg will continue to supply the dynamic markets in China and the rest of Asia from the site in Qingpu, near Shanghai, that it established back in 2006. As a result of the closer working relationship with Masterwork, it will also benefit from joint component manufacturing operations at the Masterwork site in Tianjin in the future. This will provide both companies with a whole host of possibilities for improving their efficiency.

There are also plans for closer collaboration

Asian Media Awards 2019 Winners in each category will be honoured during Publish Asia 2019. Created in 2000, Publish Asia is the undisputed annual meeting place for the Asian newspaper and news publishing industry. Publish Asia’s conference addresses the management and business issues facing newspaper publishers and examines emerging new business models and revenue streams. It focuses on repositioning and optimizing today’s news publishing business with an emphasis on print, which represents the core of our industry. Online registration for the Asian Media Awards 2019 closed on 25 January 2019. Submission of entries got extended to 01 February 2019. The awards provide participants opportunity

to compete with the best Asian media organisations in the fields of Design, Editorial Content, Infographics, Photojournalism, Newspaper Marketing, Printing quality and Community Service. Winners in each category will be honoured during Publish Asia 2019 at the Asian Media Awards Gala Dinner on 08 May 2019 in Singapore. The award categories include: • Best in Print • Best in Design • Best in Editorial Content • Best in Infographics • Best in Photojournalism • Best in Newspaper Marketing • Best in Community Service Hundreds of newspapers and magazines in Asia Pacific, South Asia and Middle-East have taken part in the competition over the last eighteen years, establishing the Asia Media Awards as the most prestigious recognition of excellence for the news publishing industry in the region. The Asian Media Awards are evaluated by

an exclusive panel of 30 editors, art directors and media executives from all over the world, which is renewed annually. The full list of judges remains confidential during the competition and is disclosed simultaneously with the Awards results. All prize winners will be granted the exclusive usage of a special icon illustrative of their achievement and representing – for each category – the gold, silver and bronze awards. Winners wil be entitled to display this distinctive WAN-IFRA recognition of excellence in their publication as well as in all their corporate communications or marketing materials. The 18th Asia Media Awards will be presented at Publish Asia 2019. This event will take place in Bali, on 10-12 April 219. Through case studies, thought-provoking presentations and discussions with experts, Publish Asia 2019 will help publishers and media executives keep their finger on the pulse of the disruptive innovations that are currently challenging news-media economics.

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Heidelberg to have live demo of Easymatrix duo at PrintPack Heidelberg’s maiden PrintPack participation will have Postpress bang with daily live demos of two star products beside the other key solutions on display. Participating for the first time in PrintPack, Heidelberg is now coming with its offerings on Postpress finishing solutions. Heidelberg, along with its Postpress Partner, MK Masterwork Machinery will be showcasing two MK Easymatrix equipments in the show. Heidelberg will be present in Hall No.9, Stall H 11. The 220 Sq.mtr booth will have complete offerings from Heidelberg right from the Prinect Prepress Solutions to special discounted offers on Consumables, Spares and Services. “Our Star Products at the show are the Easymatrix 106 FC Foiling machine and Easymatrix 106 Die Cutting Machine with Stripping,” says Rajendra Prasad, Heidelberg India. Both the machines were launched in 2015, and showcased at drupa 2016. There will be 3 live demos on all days during the show of both the machines, and various packaging jobs and related workflow will be demonstrated live to the visitors. The Easymatrix 106 FC Foiling equipment is targeted at the Packaging printers, and converters, who can do high quality/ fine register foil and emboss jobs

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with precise registration. The Easymatrix 106 FC Foil stamping equipment is designed to accomplish accurate registration for foil stamping and embossing operations in one pass. Twenty heating zones ensure best results, even with complicated jobs. The longitudinal foil unwind system is equipped with 3 advance shafts (standard configuration, can be expanded to 6 shafts) to ensure smooth, accurate feeding of the foil with excellent tension. A foil rewinder is available as an option. The software for the foiling system was developed by Masterwork and can handle even complex foil advance calculations – increasing efficiencies in foil usage. The foil tension is controlled with servo drives and a foil rewinder is available as an option. A hologram registration system can be added as well. The Easymatrix is a value for money equipment for packaging printers, The workflow is much more effective because automation largely eliminates errors resulting from manual intervention. With an output of 7,700 sheets per hour and short set-up

times, the Easymatrix 106 C/CS stands for productivity and cost-effectiveness up to the 106 format. It processes materials from 90 to 2,000 g/m². Even corrugated board up to 4 mm thickness can be processed. “So far we have installed 14 Easymatrix equipment’s in India. To name a few, Galaxy Offset, Parksons Packaging, TCPL, Replika are some of our happy customers,” says Prasad. Customers can feel the power of the Prinect solutions at Heidelberg’s Pre-Press counter and can have complete demo of their subscription models/ software solutions in pre-press. “Also our Saphira knowledge team can support the customers with their need for the right pressroom chemistry and ink combination. Customers can also discuss with our unique subscription models in Printing machines with required data. Moreover we are running a special print pack offer campaign for our Saphira consumables & services,” concludes Prasad.

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Print China 2019 draws global attention with their International Media Week Conference The PRINT CHINA 2019 International Media Week held at Dongguan Lung Chuen International Hotel Held on 9th January 2019 was attended by representatives of the print media, printing industrial associations and delegators of Asia Print from over 20 countries and regions including Russia, Philippines, South Korea, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Thailand, United States, Italy, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The event was attended by around 200 invited guests that included leaders of the press and publication bureaus, printing, packaging and publishing associations, domestic professional media representatives, public media representatives, and representatives of major exhibitors from 46 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. The guests from all over the world gathered in Dongguan again to focus on the 4th International Printing Technology Exhibition of China (Guangdong). The event was hosted by Wang Fengna, Vice Secretary-General of the PEIAC; Mr. Xu Jianguo, Chairman of the PEIAC and Mr. Yang Jixuan Director of Printing Department of Guangdong Press and Publishing Bureau, delivered a speech. Mr. Zhao Hui, General Manager of China Print Show Company Limited introduced the latest progress of preparations for PRINT CHINA 2019. During the event, representatives from the 10 exhibitors including HP, Tianjin Masterwork, Heidelberg, Konica Minolta, BOBST, Komori, Koenig & Bauer, Zhongde Group, DINGA and Founder delivered wonderful speeches and briefed about their respective exhibition plans as well as the new technologies and new products to be showcased or launched at the show. The 4th PRINT CHINA 2019, co-hosted by Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China (PEIAC), Printing and Replicating Industrial Association of Guangdong and China International Exhibition Center Group Corporation, and undertaken by Print China Show Company and China Print Show Company will be held on April 9-13 at Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center. At present, sales of PRINT CHINA 2019 booths are

coming to the end. It is expected that more than 1,200 exhibitors will attract more than 200,000 professional visitors from China and around the world in an exhibition area of 140,000 square meters. During the Media Week organised by the organisers of Print China 2019 exhibition, the visitors were taken for a tour to the new and improved exhibition venue along with a few machinery manufacturers and a huge paper mill. After the visit to the exhibition venue, the guest were taken to Lishun Yuan Intelligent Automation who are a leading manufacturer of Rigid Box making machines and is represented in India by Ample graphics who boasts of 16 fully automatic machines in the country. Next stop was at Shengtu (ST)

who are into manufacture of machine for making covers for hard bound books as well as collapsible rigid boxes. According to the company, they have seven installations in India and in fact we saw an Indian Operator test running a machine readied for display at their stall in Print Pack 2019 scheduled to be held from February 1-6 at Noida (near New Delhi). Next and final stop was Fu Lam (HK), a huge paper mill with a capacity of over 3,50,000 tonnes of greyboard of different thicknesses a year. The organisers will also be present with their stall at Print Pack 2019 to be held from 1st to 6th of February 2019. You may write to us for any further information on the show.

Aarushi at PrintPack 2019 To launch Novurania dual printing blanket among its solutions showcase Aarushi Agencies, with over two decades’ experience in providing inks, printing plates, press room chemicals ,printing blankets and other allied products required for the printing and packaging industry, will be present at the upcoming PrintPack 2019 with its latest range of solutions. Present on Hall 09, Stall 17, Aarushi will be using the promising PrintPack platform to launch its dual printing blanket. It will also introduce Kris groove and round creasing matrix at the show. Chandigarh-based Aarushi Agencies Pvt. Ltd. (AAPL) boasts a proud list of 700 clients with a turnover of US$ 400 million in

2016-2017. Other highlights of PrintPack by Aarushi would be Helios Quartz UV and IR lamps and Vossen Profitapes. PrintPack India 2019 takes place 1-6 February 2019 at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida.

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Screen Truepress Jet520HD+ to debut at HID 2019 The Truepress Jet520HD+ achieves the colour, texture, detail and solid ink areas expected for high-end publication and commercial work. The new Screen Truepress Jet520HD+(plus) press will make its debut at the upcoming Hunkeler innovationdays 2019. Under the theme ‘Digital Everywhere!’ Screen’s exhibit will reflect the major international impact of digital printing and the company’s ability to lead change. The Truepress Jet520HD+ press comes with new features including an integrated Screen ‘NIR’ Dryer. This system will be a core focus of Screen’s exhibition (hall 2), along with the Truepress Jet520NX, at HID 2019 in Lucerne, Switzerland, from February 25-28th. The company will also outline its relationship with Solimar Systems and exhibit its range of digital printing solutions, including its pioneering SC inks and workflow technology. The Screen NIR Dryer technology features newly enhanced drying functions, improving drying performance for both lightweight coated stocks and heavier weight, coated offset stocks. The results are an expanded range of applications for print service providers and even higher productivity for difficult-to-dry substrates with increased print

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speeds on offset coated stocks. The Screen Truepress Jet520HD+ system is a high-definition inkjet web press with a true print resolution of 1,200 dpi and precise droplet size control at up to 150 metres per minute. The Truepress Jet520HD+ achieves the colour, texture, detail and solid ink areas expected for high-end publication and commercial work. With exclusive access to Screen SC inks, Truepress Jet520HD+ users can maximise the exceptional quality available with the press on a wide range of paper stocks including standard offset coated stocks, without the need for pretreatment. Visitors to HID2019 can also discover the next generation Truepress Jet520NX, developed from Screen’s more than 10 years of experience in inkjet printing. The system supports not only transactional

printing, but also direct mail, transpromo, and book printing, which allows customers to extend their markets. In addition to the standard printheads, the Truepress Jet520NX can be fitted with an extra ‘fifth colour’ printhead enabling the use of Screen’s unique UV invisible ink, developed as an anti-counterfeiting measure, as well as other special inks. The press delivers superb quality, market-leading uptime and a maximum speed of up to 150 meters per minute. Bui Burke, Senior Vice President of Sales at Screen Europe, says, “HID is always a highlight in Screen’s calendar, so we’re delighted the Truepress Jet520HD+ and NIR Dryer will debut at the event. Once again, Screen digital technology is at the forefront of innovation, resulting in market-leading speed, productivity and uptime.”

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Advertisements promoting sustainability of newspapers WAN-IFRA comes out with advertisements promoting ‘Sustainability of newspapers’, for members and other publishers to publish freely. In August 2018, WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum published a special report on ‘The sustainability of newspapers’ in partnership with Two Sides, an international organisation that promotes the sustainability of the graphic communications supply chain. The report looked at the sustainability attributes of key raw material for printed newspaper and compared it with that of the sustainability of online delivery of news and that of other related industry. The

region promoting sustainability of newspaper as discussed in the report.

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500,000 FOOTBALL GROUNDS EVERY YEAR!

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Love Paper? You’ll love it even more knowing that it’s made from renewable and sustainable wood fibres, which ensures healthy, growing forests.

Love Paper? You’ll love it even more knowing that it’s made from renewable and sustainable wood fibres, which ensures healthy, growing forests.

Source: Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests, 1997-2017 Two Sides is a global campaign promoting the unique renewable and sustainable qualities of print and paper.

WAN-IFRA has forwarded these advertisements to its members and other publishers in the region for publication in their respective newspapers freely believing that this would help the growth of the newspaper industry and the sustainable future. WAN-IFRA urged publishers to carry the advertisement on 29 January which is observed as “Indian Newspaper Day”; as a fine gesture commemorating the birth of newspapers in India.

75% RECYCLED

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effort was to counter misconception about the sustainability of printed newspapers and magazines and the belief that buying newspapers and magazines leads to deforestation. In continuation of this effort and to take forward this message to newspaper readers and advertisers, WAN-IFRA and Two Sides is releasing set of the advertisements for India

Did you know that around 75% of the paper produced in India is made from recycled fibres? Love Paper? You’ll love it even more knowing it’s made from renewable and sustainable wood fibres, which can be recycled time and time again.

Registration open - Workshop on Building a Newsroom Culture Source: Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests, 1997-2017 Two Sides is a global campaign promoting the unique renewable and sustainable qualities of print and paper.

Source: Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA), 2018

Discover more great reasons to #LovePaper at www.twosides.info

Upcoming events Digital Media India 2019 and Newsroom Summit India 2019 conferences will be held parallely on 19-20 February at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. This is the first time both Digital forum and Editorial forum is merged together and profound international speakers are confirmed for the conferences.

Post conference workshop: Building a newsroom Culture There will also be a 1 day post conference workshop on ‘Building a newsroom culture’ on 21 February 2019, Mumbai. Culture plays a vital role in every organisation; especially in the media, where employees work 24x7. In order to produce efficient and effective stories by the editorial team, the culture that

Two Sides is a global campaign promoting the unique renewable and sustainable qualities of print and paper.

Discover more great reasons to #LovePaper at www.twosides.info

newsroom teams follow plays a major role. This workshop will help participants to engage their newsroom teams through interesting ways and make them retain and keep their ideas refresh. The workshop will cover; a) How to build an enterprise culture for everyday reporting b) What are the tips to apply those culture in most of the stories c) Identifying priorities d) Evaluating story ideas e) Finding and importance of sources And many more Workshop trainer: Michael Cooke, former

Managing Editor, Toronto Star is the workshop trainer. Michael has more than 30 years of experience in the newsroom. He served many leading roles in the top newspapers in both Canada and USA. He also served as a chairman at Board of journalists Human Rights for 2 years in 2010. The workshop’s target audience include Managing editor, Editor, Sub editor, Social media editor, Digital Media Editor and Reporter. This workshop is limited to 15 only on first come first served basis.

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Toray joins festivities at Japanese National Day “At IMPRIMA, as part of the Toray group, we were extremely proud to represent our company at the Japanese National Day at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, along with seven large Japanese companies that have representation in the Czech Republic. The event took place at the Hilton Hotel in Prague on 5th of December,” says Barbora Krupičková, Toray Imprima.

After the opening speech by the Ambassador of Japan, Jaroslav Kubera, the President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, spoke.

Japanese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Shimazaki held a reception on December 5th, the National Day of Japan, which traditionally takes place on the occasion of the birthday celebrations for His Majesty the Emperor (December 23rd). This event was attended by 410 guests, including representatives of the Government of the

During this celebration, Toray focused on “tennis” in its presentation, since the company actively supported this sport during 2018. On display was a Yonex tennis racket made of Toray carbon fiber material, used by Naomi Osaka, a professional tennis player who represents Japan. Also on display was the tennis dress Uniqlo made from Toray fiber, used by Kei Nishikori, another Japanese professional tennis player.

Czech Republic, important personalities from the Parliament of the Czech Republic and representatives of the Ministries, as well as representatives of economic and social institutions, cultural personalities, and ambassadors of other countries and representatives of Japanese enterprises operating in the Czech Republic.

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At this year’s reception, guests were acquainted with the long-standing CzechJapanese cooperation, and with Japanese technologies, culture and food.

The connection between Toray and the world of tennis As a company, Toray is keen on investing in research and innovation and continuously strives to improve as part of its DNA. They

don’t consider competition as their enemy; infact consider it as a major factor that helped them grow, stay ahead of innovation, and to perform better every day. Today, they still have their roots and headquarters in Japan, but are globally active in 27 countries, and count 250 subsidiaries and partner companies throughout Europe, Asia, and North and South America. Facing competition has never been an obstacle; instead, it has always helped them stay at the top of their game. The same competitive spirit holds true with tennis professionals, which is why Toray was proud to sponsor the tennis Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final held in Prague’s O2 Arena in November of 2018. In the photo collage are some of the most exciting photos from the Japanese National Day. - By Barbora Krupičková, Marketing & Sales Department

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Contiweb announces retirement of Bert Schoonderbeek as CEO Company appoints Rutger Jansen, current Sales Director and 30-year industry veteran, as successor. Contiweb, a renowned specialist in stateof-the-art web offset press solutions, has recently announced that Bert Schoonderbeek has stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31st, 2018. During his tenure as CEO, Schoonderbeek has played a pivotal role in driving the expansion of Contiweb’s offering in web offset solutions, digital market and label and packaging sectors. Most recently he successfully oversaw the formalization of Contiweb’s independence on its 40th anniversary, from Goss International. While he has announced his retirement as CEO, Schoonderbeek will remain a member of the management board on a part-time basis as the Chief Business Development Officer. Effective January 1st, 2019 Rutger Jansen has assumed the role of CEO. Schoonderbeek and Jansen will work together to ensure a smooth transition. “With 24 years of service as CEO to Contiweb, Bert is an industry icon,” says Rick Hoffman, Partner of American Industrial Partners, the owner of Contiweb. “His tireless and inspired leadership has led Contiweb through tremendous growth and piloted

the route to Contiweb’s independence. Bert

2004. During Goss International’s ownership,

has pushed the company’s entry into new markets, including labels and packaging, while also investing in areas that will continue to be highly valued by our customers.”

Jansen held various positions and was promoted from Director of Customer Service to Service Director EMEAR. In his most recent Sales Director role, Jansen was responsible for the development of go-tomarket and sales strategies, crafting new business opportunities and building the support network for customers and OEM partners.

Rutger Jansen says: “He has been instrumental in forging strong relationships with our customers, OEM partners and colleagues. We are deeply grateful for Bert’s innumerable contributions to Contiweb’s success to-date and I look forward to working with him in his new role as Chief Business Development Officer.” Jansen first joined Contiweb in 1990, when the company was known as Stork Contiweb, and served as Director of Sales and Service prior to the Goss International acquisition in

Commenting on his recent promotion, Jansen says: “I am privileged to be taking on the role as CEO. Bert’s invaluable leadership and significant contributions have positioned us extremely well to continue this success. I am looking forward to many more exciting milestones in front of us.”

KSPA has big plans for PrintFair 2019 PrintFair, the commercial printing, package converting and digital sign show, is happening concurrently with PackPlus South from 10-13 April 2019 at BIEC, Bengaluru. The Show is organised in association with the Karnataka State Printers Association (KSPA), which plans to promote the Show extensively in South India. KSPA plans to mobilise visitors across the state with the support of its district associations. The list includes Tumkur District Printers Association, Chitradurga Printers Association, Davangere District Printers Association, Maland Printers Association, UdupiTaluk Press Owners Association, Karavali Printers Association, Hassan District

Printers Association, Mysore District Printers Association, Mysore Designers and Printers Association and Belgaum Press Owners Association. The talks with these local associations have been initiated and led by Shri Ashok Kumar, President and Shri C R Janardhana, Past President of KSPA. The team together plans to undertake Road Shows and Print Yatra’s in the interiors of South India, prior to the exhibition. PrintFair will be attended by Package, label and commercial Printers; Converters, machinery for corrugated box & box manufacturers; Printing & print

buyers; Publishers, owners of commercial newspapers; Production / quality control managers; Design houses, art directors & production managers; Graphic designers; Packaging development manager; Print shop managers and Printing technologists. The Show, which is only a few weeks away, along with PackPlus South will feature more than 250 leading players from the industry.

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New Heidelberg Versafire - digital printing generation successfully launched.

The European launch of the new Versafire digital printing generation took place last past spring. Heidelberg launched two new models on the market: the Versafire EV is a flexible production system that is ideally tailored to the requirements of the graphics industry thanks to its creative applications, and enables extended business models, while the highperformance Versafire EP production system scores with stability and maximum performance at high volumes. In summer 2018, the new Versafire models celebrated their premiere in Heidelberg USA’s Print Media Center Atlanta. The visitors were enthusiastic about the new functions, and impressed by the two presses’ priceperformance ratio. The Commercial Days in the Print Media Center Shanghai in October 2018 marked the launch of the presses on the Asian market, where there was also great interest in the Versafire EV and EP. The new presses are now installed and in operation worldwide at many Heidelberg customers.

Heidelberg launched two new models on the market: the Versafire EV - a flexible production system & the highperformance Versafire EP production system with maximum performance at high volumes.

Key Notes : > Customers from Europe, Asia, and the USA excited by new possibilities. > Heidelberg China Commercial Day generates a lot of interest in Asia. > Rindt print shop tapping creative potential for its customers with Versafire EV and rounding off its service portfolio.

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Creative potential through very good print quality and finishing options One of the first production Versafire EV presses has

been in use at Druckerei Rindt GmbH & Co.KG in Fulda (Hesse) since April 2018. Managing Director Sebastian Jerabeck had spent years looking for a suitable digital printing system to round off the offset printing offering and provide extended services to customers. His initial experiences with digital printing systems from other manufacturers were less than satisfactory. “We regard digital printing as an important part of our offering, we want to use it to round off our portfolio downwards and print short runs,” says Jerabeck in summing up his requirements. “The Versafire EV was the only press to hit the mark for us: the print quality is so good that there is very little difference between the digital and offset prints. A good colour management system means that products combining both methods can also be produced,” confirms Sören Plur, PrePress Team Leader.

Digital printing system rounds off offset printing offering and extends the range of services Rindt print shop regards itself as a problem solver and relies on individual consulting services, especially for complex printed products. This philosophy

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is paying off, with the company growing since its establishment in 1931. It invests in the latest printing technology every two to three years, and is planning another production expansion in the offset printing sector for this year. “We have a broad-based market presence and can rely on our more than 70 employees, who are among our most important assets,” says Jerabeck in explaining his recipe for success.

The full-service print shop operates in three shifts, with 80 percent of its deliveries going to German customers, as well as to Austria and Switzerland. Three quarters of the printed products are traditional commercial jobs, however, the company also produces packagings, which is where it is experiencing the strongest growth. The discerning customers come from industry, banks, insurance companies, publishing houses, and advertising agencies. “We regard ourselves as a partner to our customers. For example, a few years ago we repositioned our print shop by relaunching our brand – moving away from the standard print shop and towards a problem solver, and are therefore less replaceable,” explains Jerabeck. The services for customers are constantly being expanded and now include

warehousing and logistics as well as private web stores for major customers. From business cards to advertising material, they can order everything directly online there. Rindt print shop also wants to extend its portfolio with the Versafire EV. It uses an unusual mailing showing the creative possibilities of the press with opaque white, coating, and neon pink to inform both its regular customers and new customers. “We want to give our customers the best service, and are therefore investing again in the latest technology,” confirms Jerabeck. “We were impressed by the overall offering with innovative technology and the best service of Heidelberg.”

Monotech Systems at CEIF 2019 - introduces 3D Printing for Photo business. At the recently concluded CEIF 2019, Monotech Systems presented presented its offering in Digital Print Finishing, Digital Enhancement and introduced 3D printing for photography business by demonstrating live printing of Figurines. Monotech Systems displayed various UV printing, Enhancement and Print finishing solutions aiming taking print to the next level that stands out. Print enhancement is trending with UV technology. Company displayed Pixeljet UVmini UV flatbed inkjet printer designed for small and medium volume printing requirements of photo, gift and novelties market place. It is equipped with industrial, high resolution, piezo-electric gray scale print heads-standard with 5 Ricoh GH2220 heads. Its rugged, industrial design allows continuous printing, 24 x 7, week after week. Pixeljet UV Mini is the best solution designed to meet the increasing personalized product in photo business. Scodix digital print enhancement has already created a new concept of embossed albums and digital foiling is creating new opportunities. Exclusive samples of Scodix Ultra Pro with Foil were on display and attracted lot of attention.

Printing System from 3D Systems. This 3D printer offers magnificent colour capabilities to produce the most realistic models with the highest resolution full CMYK, at high throughput with 5X-10X faster print speed than other available solutions in the category. Monotech says the printer also features up to 7X lower part cost. The ProJet CJP 660Pro is the simplest and most efficient large-build, full-colour 3D printer of its class. It is fast, accurate, high resolution and uses eco-friendly, non-hazardous materials with zero liquid waste. The solution is ideal for architects, consumer product design and development, education, medical models, stop-motion animation, professional model shops, fine art production and more. “Every printer in photo business is looking forward to differentiate themselves in this cutthroat competition and we strongly believe

that 3D is the way to go. Apart from regular photo albums, giving the figurines of special moments is will be a new thing and exciting too. Project CJP 660 Pro one can help print full colour CMYK figurine and can provide lasting objective memory,” said, T.P. Jain, Managing Director. Canon imagePROGRAF TX 5400 was also on display. Canon large format photo printers are perfect for outstanding colour reproduction, large format photo and gallery showpieces.

The company also introduced ProJet CJP 660Pro Unique Photo-realistic Full Color 3D

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HP unveils the new Digital Printing Solutions at CEIF 2019 - Introducing a new photo-quality standard with the HP Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press. HP Inc., at Photofair 2019, is unveiling innovations for new HP Indigo printed premium-quality photo products along with automation to help increase productivity, helping photofinishers and professional labs grow business as well as replace silver halide production for lower environmental impact. HP has introduced its latest innovation in digital printing with the HP Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press at the Photofair (CEIF) 2019. The HP Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press offers a new level of quality for Indigo LEP-based digital photo production, including the new HP Indigo HDFM screening technology for smoother, moiré-free prints with increased detail.

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HP Indigo 12000 HD reinvents photo quality with HDFM screening delivering smoother, sharper print for highly detailed images. Wide portfolio of HP Indigo digital presses and workflow solutions for transforming photo production to digital from silver-halide processes. HP Indigo helps to lower environmental impact with silver-free technology, CO2 neutral manufacturing, and consumables recycling. HP PrintOS Site Flow helps industrialize digital photo printing by automating

and driving high volumes of photo job printing. “We, at HP, continue to set new benchmarks in the industry and with the new HP Indigo 12000 HD digital press our innovations in this segment is aimed to increase productivity, helping photographers, photofinishers and professional labs grow business and making it profitable,” said A. Appadurai, Country Manager, Indigo and PageWide Web Press, Graphics Solutions Business, HP Inc. India. “The objective for us in Photofair, is also to meet, interact, learn from the photographers who have been the biggest reason for the huge success for our technology, the HP Indigo. HP Indigo double side, non- tearable and weather proof prints have become a standard in the photo industry because of them,” added A. Appadurai.

HP Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press for premium sheetfed photo quality Silver halide quality photo cut print production on the sheetfed HP Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press is supported with photo papers from Felix Schoeller, supreme quality coated papers from Fedrigoni, B2-sized sheetfed laminating solutions. The High Definition Imaging System for the B2-sized HP Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press doubles image resolution for sharper, smoother, finer print, enabling print service providers to surpass offset quality and open new digital possibilities in high-end photo including for photo prints, photo books, holiday cards, and calendars. HP also offers dedicated photo inks, such as HP Indigo ElectroInk Light Black and Light Cyan and Light Magenta, for more professional and innovative photo products on HP Indigo presses.

HP INDIGO 7900 The HP Indigo 7900 Digital Press is the SRA3+ format digital sheetfed press that keeps the customers a step ahead with major innovations in print quality, intelligent automation and media versatility to reach

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the highest levels of productivity. On-press priming enables printing on virtually any paper for new production possibilities. One Shot technology prints on specialty substrates including canvas, synthetics, lenticular, and metallized media. HP SmartStream Mosaic produces millions of one-of-a-kind products using variable design technology. The 7900-photo version consists of a new Super fine blanket for even better photo quality, the new binary ink developers and Photo specialty software.

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Konica Minolta at CEIF 2019 Showcases its state-of-the-art digital printing technology and applications. Konica Minolta Business Solutions has participated in the Consumer Electronic Imaging Fair (CEIF) 2019. Held at India Expo Mart in Noida between January 10 and January 12, 2019, the event witnessed the demonstration of two of the brand’s most state-of-the-art offerings, the AccurioPress C83hc/C73hc and the MGI JETvarnish 3DS. The AccurioPress C83hc/C73hc, on the other hand, enables high-capacity, highspeed production printing with an output of up to 81 ppm delivering superior colour reproduction, automated and real-time colour/registration adjustment, and excellent versatility. Both machines are designed to help print and printing businesses expand the scope and scale of their operations, enhance productivity, and maximise profitability by catering to new-age print jobs. The MGI JETvarnish 3DS with foil enhances documents to delivers visually stunning, high-quality digital documents with 3D or traditional flat spot UV coating and digital foil with capability of variable-data print. The best part is that the spot UV & Foil are digital and do not need any pre process.

Speaking about the participation at the event, Mr. Daisuke Mori, Managing Director – Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt Ltd, said, “Digital, without a doubt, is the future of business. As a global domain leader, Konica Minolta has been at the forefront of pushing the limits of what digital technology can do as far as print and printing is concerned. The MGI JETvarnish 3DS and the AccurioPress C83hc/C73hc are testament to our commitment to constant innovation, and to introduce technological enhancements that drive substantial value addition for our customers.” “We are delighted to showcase these two machines at a prestigious industry forum like CEIF 2019 and are encouraged by the reception that we have received from the attendees here. Our long-term vision is to build an end-to-end ecosystem of hardware and software solutions that are designed to optimise productivity, operational flexibility, and profitability for print and printing businesses. Such industry events provide us the perfect podium to demonstrate our differentiation.” Attendees visiting the

Konica Minolta stall appreciated the brand’s technological superiority, particularly when it came to digital photo book printing applications and embellishing them with spot UV & foil for both small and large volume orders and variable printing requirements. Photo Caption - Left To Right - Mr. Daisuke Mori, Managing Director, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt, Mr. Ashok Sethi General Manager – Sales-PPDC/IDC, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Manish Gupta, National Marketing Manager PP & IP at Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt Ltd.

Smithers Pira Certificate for Ricoh toner Ricoh toner awarded Smithers Pira Certificate of Conformity for food safety. The application possibilities Print Service Providers (PSPs) can deliver using Ricoh colour sheetfed presses, in conjunction with Ricoh’s own developed Pro Print toners, have been significantly expanded following Smithers Pira’s food safety endorsement. Smithers Pira food safety certification awarded for Pro Print toner used on Ricoh’s sheetfed digital colourpresses. After completing a rigorous testing process, Ricoh’s own developed toners have been awarded a Smithers Pira Certificate of Conformity assuring EU food packaging legislation compliance. It applies to the

Ricoh Pro C9200, Ricoh Pro C9100, Ricoh Pro C7200 and Ricoh Pro C7100 sheet fed digital colour Series (both four and five colour models). “This certification will give PSPs, and their clients, peace of mind when using the Ricoh Pro C9200, Ricoh Pro C9100, Ricoh Pro C7200 and Ricoh Pro C7100 colour sheetfed presses for food related packaging applications,” says Eef De Ridder, Vice President of Commercial Printing, Commercial and Industrial Printing Group, Ricoh Europe. “It supports our continuous drive to ensure PSPs are always in the best

position possible to move into new sectors or embrace growing markets.” Smithers Pira completed the migration testing and set-off tests on polypropylene 30 micron film that were applied with self-adhesive labels printed using Ricoh’s toner technology. Smithers Pira reported that no significant migration or set-off was observed into Tenax, 95% ethanol or isooctane food simulants under the test conditions. A risk assessment was carried out for Non Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) associated with the toners and found to be in compliance. Ricoh’s Pro PrintCMYK (plus white and clear for the five colour Pro C7200x and Pro C7100x models) toners were found to comply with EU and FDA legislation for food packaging intended for all food types when used behind a functional barrier.

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EFI Fiery and Landa S10 press first to receive new FOGRA VPS Certification New designation offers high confidence and accuracy in digital prints appearing the way designers intend every time with advanced EFI Fiery and Landa technology. Electronics For Imaging has announced that its EFI Fiery digital front end technology and the Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press combined to be the first to receive Fogra’s new expanded FograCert Validation Printing System certification. EFI announced the new FograCert achievement during its annual users’ conference, EFI Connect, in Las Vegas. “This new ‘combi-certification’ extends the established FograCert VPS testing regime beyond single print validation to an evaluation of print run stability stipulated by PSD, Process Standard Digital (ISO/TS 15311),” said Andreas Kraushaar of Fogra. “We were pleased to work with both Landa and EFI in conducting this first-of-its-kind certification of ISO compliant Validation Prints for Landa’s S10 press and the press’s EFI Fiery digital front end. Congratulations to both EFI and Landa for achievement of these Fogra seals.” “The Fogra seal is an important validation of the quality of our Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press,” said Landa Digital Printing

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VP of Product Strategy Gilad Tzori. “It also validates our choice of partnering with EFI. While certification based on a single print has been the standard for some time, we believe this new certification, which tests print run stability, is an important validation of the Landa S10 print quality. Our customers can be reassured of consistent quality at Landa digital print speeds.” “By meeting new validation requirements like the FograCert Validation Printing System certification, EFI and Landa are working to ensure that printing companies’ customers can have greater confidence in the print

they buy, which ultimately helps create more opportunities for growth in high-volume digital printing,” said John Henze, vice president, Sales and Marketing, EFI Fiery. ISO 12647-8 originally specified criteria and tolerances for the certification of Validation Printing Systems, as well as for Validation Print Creation in the field. The certification now covers combination printing systems that include a printing system, driving software, colour management software, substrate, and a simulated printing condition that more accurately represents today’s print production process.

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Sixth annual KODAK SONORA Plate Green Leaf Award winners announced 13 Printers recognized for Excellence in Sustainable Printing. Kodak has announced the 2018 KODAK SONORA Plate Green Leaf Award winners, which includes 13 printers from around the world. The program, now in its sixth year, celebrates printing industry partners who are leaders in adopting sustainable practices and in offering their customers eco-friendly options for their printing needs. The 2018 winners are: Artes GráficasSagitario (Bolivia); Presse-Druck- und Verlags-GmbH (Germany); Blackmore Group (UK); Colour King (South Africa); PT. GeloraAksaraPratama (Indonesia); Hebei Xindong Printing Co.(China); Leanin Tree (US); Mitchell Press(Canada); The Profeather Printing Co., Ltd. (DongGuan) (China); SRB Printing(South Korea); Stuff New Zealand(New Zealand); Toyokuni Printing Co. (Japan); Wijeya Newspapers (Sri Lanka). In addition to integrating KODAK SONORA Process Free Plates into their operations, each of the winning companies demonstrated an ongoing commitment to investing in sustainable business practices. Award entrants were judged on a range of criteria, including management practices to improve energy and water efficiency, participation in local community sustainability initiatives and the use of eco-conscious materials and supplies. All submissions are reviewed with scores determined by a panel of Kodak judges.

“At Kodak we believe that sustainable printing provides the critical foundation for bolstering business success and each of this year’s SONORA Green Leaf Award winners are once again exemplary examples of how to put this practice in action,” said John O’Grady, President of Kodak’s Print Systems Division. “The specific outcomes that each of these printers yield from incorporating more eco-friendly actions into their whole business are quite tangible, from reduced operating costs to measurable increases in key performance metrics that benefit their customers.” One of the most meaningful ways Kodak contributes to a more sustainable world is to empower customers to meet their sustainability objectives, which is why Kodak’s product engineering prioritizes environmental sustainability. KODAK SONORA Process Free Plates are the centerpiece of Kodak’s sustainable product offering, with over 4,000 customers using the technology worldwide and on pace to grow in adoption with the latest version, SONORA X, enabling 80% of printers to switch to process free plates. Beyond SONORA Plates, Kodak’s CTP (computer-to-plate) solutions reduce energy consumption by up to 95 percent compared to alternative platforms. KODAK PROSPER Presses and KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology

have print head components designed for refurbishment and reuse, while the KODAK NEXPRESS Press and KODAK NEXFINITY Platforms include environmentally responsible features, like HD Dry Inks that create virtually no emissions and electrical power requirements significantly below those of alternative platforms.

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Felix Schoeller enters into JV in India The Felix Schoeller Group, manufacturer of high-quality speciality papers, headquartered in Osnabrueck, Germany and the owners of New (India) Imaging Industries has entered into a newly formed Joint Venture in India. This long-standing partnership between the Felix Schoeller Group and the owners of New (India) Imaging Industries exists since 1996 and has always been focused on the converting and selling of high quality digital printing papers. The new Joint Venture will operate under “Felix Schoeller India”, the legal entity will be called “Schoeller India Industries Pvt. Ltd.”. It is planned to increase and further develop the existing sales and

marketing efforts. In addition, the Joint Venture will invest in a new converting plant in Mumbai. The future product portfolio will include a wide range of products from photo papers and sublimation papers to nonwoven wallpaper as well as solvent and latex papers. “We are delighted to be able to step up our activities in the Indian market with a longstanding partner whom we trust.”, says Jörg Borker, general manager with Felix Schoeller Digital Media.

“This is an important step for both partners, we are convinced about the market potential in India and particularly from the strength of our partnership with the Vaswani family.”, says Guido Hofmeyer, CFO of the Felix Schoeller Group.

Xerox workplace technology, services, software and apps continue to achieve industry recognition Xerox named a leader of contractual print and document services by IDC MarketScape; company also wins Software Line of the Year Award from Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab. “Both of these recognitions reflect how Xerox positively influences the way work gets done in the most secure, automated and simple way possible,” said Joanne Collins Smee, chief commercial officer, Xerox. “Being honoured for the work we believe in is indeed gratifying and pushes us even harder to be a tech powerhouse that constantly delivers innovative, smart solutions.”

Broad portfolio credited for IDC MarketScape leaders category position Xerox was named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Contractual Print and Document Services Hardcopy 2018– 2019 Vendor Assessment.

leadership position in the market and its broad portfolio of software and service solutions,” said Robert Palmer, research vice president, IDC’s Imaging, Printing, and Document Solutions group. “Xerox’s focus on security and digital transformation has helped set it apart from competitors.” In addition to being recognized for its digital transformation offerings, the IDC MarketScape noted how “Xerox strives to provide more than just print solutions by offering end-to-end management of the entire office print infrastructure.” Other strengths noted in the report include Xerox’s security offerings, global service delivery model, flexibility and scalability of its managed print services and vertical market experience.

Printer apps and connectors propel Software Line of the Year Award For the fifth time, Xerox has won the prestigious Document Imaging Software Line of the Year award from Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab. According to the group’s analysts, the wide variety of Xerox’s multifunction printer (MFP) apps and connectors, created by the company and its partner developers, were instrumental in winning the award. A number of document imaging solutions were also noted including Xerox’s Smart Workplace Assistant, DocuShare, the Workplace Suite, the Easy Translator App and Xerox’s Workflow Automation Services.

“The report reflects on Xerox’s longstanding “The document imaging landscape continues to evolve, with the emphasis shifting to software applications and, even more recently, to MFP apps,” said Jamie Bsales, director, Solutions Analysis, Keypoint Intelligence - Buyers Lab. “Our analysis shows that Xerox is at the forefront of this movement thanks to its app-driven ‘Workplace Assistant’ strategy and strong portfolio of traditional document imaging applications.”

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Canon demonstrates its professional printing prowess at Print Pack 2019 Canon stall exhibits a prolific range of their imagePRESS series of printers, TM series and ColorWave 700; Avantika Printers buys imagePRESS C8000VP. Leading the imaging space through a 360-degree input-to-output solution, Canon India, expanded its Colorwave series with the launch of the Océ Colorwave 3700 at PrintPack India 2019. Organized at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Print Pack is one of the most coveted platforms for professional printing space providing a stage for conversations and collaborations among various stakeholders across India. Inaugurated by Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India in the presence of Mr. Puneet Datta, Senior Director, Professional Printing, the Canon stall exhibited a prolific range of their imagePRESS series of printers, TM series and ColorWave 700. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India said, “Innovation and customer delight remains integral to every offering we bring forth at Canon. Staying true to this commitment, we have been addressing diverse market expectations of the professional printing industry ever since our inception. The printing industry has been evolving at a rapid pace, marked by various transformations that has occurred across industries. Our association with Print Pack is a testament to our stance at elevating the printing industry in India in line with these market requirements.” He further added, “Having received an overwhelming response during the previous editions, we are delighted to continue our association with Print Pack, an opportune platform for us to showcase some of our best technology to our customers. We are looking forward to engage, connect and collaborate with participants and receive first hand feedback from them.”

showcased their new High Speed Cut Sheet Inkjet Printer i300 along the Sample Gallery.

enabling them to improve efficiencies and grow business profitability.”

Sharing his thoughts, Mr. Puneet Datta, Senior Director, Professional Printing Products, Canon India said, “Driven by Industrial Revolution 4.0, we have witnessed seismic changes in the print landscape, or as we call it- Print 4.0. At Canon India, we are proud to bring forth some of our innovative and technological marvels that resonate with the changing requirements of our growing customer base. Print Pack exhibition every time has provided us with an appropriate platform to demonstrate some of our marquee offerings, amidst a large gathering of jobbers, commercial printers and photo labs. The products showcased at the exhibition today are bundled with cutting edge technology and are built to offer our customers a unique printing experience,

He further added, “We are thankful to IPAMA team for providing us a platform to educate our customers about the unique technologies and exceptional feature of our products that can help them make informed business choices. Our aim is to reinforce our range of digital offering and replicate another success event this year as well. We envision the exhibition to play an imperative role in boosting sales for our product showcase and further reinforce our foothold in the industry. I am happy to share that in the first day of our exhibit, we have sold our flagship product imagePRESS C8000VP to Avantika Printers.” Canon is showcasing their products at H15 booth, sized 150 square meter in Hall No. 9. from 1st to 6th February.

Canon India showcased the imagePRESS series of printers including imagePRESS C8000 VP, imagePRESS C650, imageRUNNER ADV 8585, TM-5200 Printer, TM-5300 MFP L36ei & PRO-540, and the ColorWave 700 along with software solution. Along with the products, the organization also hosted a discussion zone, which

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TRESU at PrintPack India 2019 - exhibits automated ink supply solutions for enhanced flexo performance, with presentations of Flexo Innovator inline press. At PrintPack India 2019,TRESU Group, together with its regional agent CGSASP, will show its ancillary solutions for automating ink supply and enhancing quality, efficiency and output on flexographic label and packaging presses (Stand G12, Hall 9, India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, NCR Delhi, 1-6 February). The company will also present information about its Flexo Innovator, an inline flexo printing and converting machine for paperboard applications, combining high speed, minimised waste and fast setup times. TRESU’s Ancillary division will highlight the vital contribution its programme of chamber doctor blades and ink supply systems make in optimising print quality, waste elimination and machine uptime.

Pressure-control with chamber doctor blades for all flexo situations

Together with its regional agent CGSASP, TRESU will show at PrintPack India 2019 its ancillary solutions for automating ink supply and enhancing quality, efficiency and output on flexographic label and packaging presses.

Key Notes : > Pressure-control with chamber doctor blades for all flexo situations. > FlexiPrint Reservoir – designed for water-based and UV coatings. > TRESU FlexiPrint Reservoir SAVEink chamber doctor blade is for narrow web flexo applications.

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Covering label, paperboard, flexible packaging, tissue and specialist coating applications, TRESU’s chamber programme is available for all web widths between 185mm and 6000mm.Using the company’s unique “Pressure Control Technology”, the chambers eliminate air contamination and microfoaming, to ensure clean, uniform print on the substrate. A longlife rubber seal system provides an airtight enclosure, preventing leakage, and maintains consistent ink pressure. Ink quality is assured by a liquid barrier, formed between the rotating anilox rolls and the chamber, preventing air from entering the cells during production. The chamber doctor blades also feature fast, safe blade-exchange as standard. Lightweight, corrosion-resistant carbon fibre and ceramic alternatives are available. Chamber doctor blades may be supplied with new presses and retrofitted on existing ones. For web widths from 1600mm to 6000mm (63in to 236.22in), the new TRESU MaxiPrint Concept chamber features an integrated cleaning nozzle with a robustly designed water-shot mechanism for fast, efficient cleaning of the chamber and the anilox roll. A low-pressure shot mechanism ensures minimal water loss during cleaning. The TRESU ‘P-Line’ pneumatic clamping system ensures blade-exchange within two minutes. The TRESU FlexiPrint Reservoir SAVEink chamber doctor blade is for narrow web flexo applications up

to 800mm wide. With an integrated high-capacity reservoir, the TRESU SAVEink is ideal for process and spot colours as well as high ink-transfer printing, without the need for a connected pump. It is sealed and locks into place in seconds without the risk of spilling or ink contamination. Ink may be added to the reservoir without stopping the press. Also featured are other models in the FlexiPrint range: FlexiPrint Basic and FlexiPrint Reservoir, offering high price-performance ratios. These doctor blade systems maximise print quality, ink usage and savings on waste. FlexiPrint Basic offers high-quality doctoring for anilox rolls from 80mm to 2000mm in width and between 60mm and 400mm in diameter. Suitable for water, solvent and UV-curable inks and coatings, FlexiPrint Basic features TRESU’s patented ‘E-Line’ eccentric clamping system and seals for fast, accurate and easy doctor blade changes, and protection of ink quality. FlexiPrint Reservoir is designed for water-based and UV coatings. It can be manually filled or used with a pump. The easy-load cassette enables fast colour/ coating changes and the patented seals mean that

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surplus ink can be reserved in the chamber for future use.

Supply systems and circulators for consistent ink and coating application TRESU is recognised for its ink supply systems, which can be part of the configuration of a new press or retrofitted. The F10 iCon ink supply system regulates ink flow, pressure and viscosity, to ensure a constant, accurate ink density on the printed substrate without air contamination. An energy-efficient system, it provides thorough automatic cleaning with a complete ink change cycle taking between 5 and 15 minutes. As part of the automatic cleaning, a very large proportion of the unused ink can be returned to the bucket. Information on TRESU’s full range of coating circulators and conditioners for high-viscosity coatings will also be available on the stand. The flexo process provides the optimum solution for applying coating over offset and digitally printed graphics. Flexographic ancillary technologies from TRESU, including chamber doctor blades, circulators and conditioners, can be integrated with offset and digital presses to apply sensually appealing matte, gloss and textured varnishes to commercial and packaging print-work, consistently and accurately. Equipment is also available for high-viscosity and specialist effects, including Iriodine and mettalure. TRESU also provides drying technology for fast air drying or curing at higher speed.

Flexo Innovator: advanced inline flexographic printing Information, samples and animations about the TRESU Flexo Innovator flexo printing machine for advanced, high-quality, high-

speed packaging production for folding carton board, paper, laminates and metallic substrates will also be available on the stand.

TRESU Group in India, provides a first point of contact for enquiries, as well as a local source of support and consumable products.

With its customised line configuration, in web widths from 670mm to 1700mm, the Flexo Innovator can integrate water-based, solvent and UV-curable inks, as well as value-adding complementary processes, including doublesided printing, gravure coating (doublesided), inkjet, cold foil and lamination. Speeds of up to 800m/minute make the Flexo Innovator an advanced, versatile solution for both short and long-run production.

“While the packaging printing market in India is strong and vibrant, we are increasingly competing against regions with high levels and fresh investment,” says Kunal Gandhi, managing director, CGSASP. “Rising quality standards and demands for fast-turnaround times with shorter run lengths require modern equipment and systems. TRESU’s retrofittable chamber doctor blades, ink supply and other ancillary equipment are ideal for improving production efficiency and competitiveness.

TRESU adds value to its customers’ operations with a responsive global support network, with subsidiaries and agents providing technical and sales assistance, training, and application consultancy to optimise returns on investment. CGSASP, based in New Delhi and representing

“With fast responses, a strong support network and application expertise, CGSASP and TRESU offer a dynamic partnership with local knowledge to Indian converters,” he concludes.

Kingfisher Labels invests in yet another Edale Label press The latest Edale FL3 is the company’s second and it now houses total 8 Edale press. The second Edale FL3 is due to be installed in the first quarter of 2019 and comes less than 3 months from the first FL3 install. The 6 colour, 350mm wide press specified for high quality labels and will assist Kingfisher in their continued growth.

of two high quality presses in a matter of 6 months will allow us to serve our expanding customer base with the most up to date technology on the market.”

Louise Bailey, Edale’s Sales and Marketing Manager comments – “Working with Kingfisher on these two machines has been a pleasure. The addition of the modular FL3’s will open up new doors for Kingfisher, not only will it help reduce setup times, minimise waste and increase production speed it will also give them the highest print quality. Our partnership with Kingfisher began in 2011 and since that point every press bought by Kingfisher has been supplied by Edale, we are very proud and honoured to be an integral part of Kingfisher’s success story.” Karl Jackson said “Edale has been our supplier now for many years, their continued investment in design and automation has meant as we grow Edale has the correct solution for us as a business and so we do not need to look elsewhere. The addition

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OMET Hybrid Experience OMET open house for digital and flexo technologies inaugurates the new OMET DROME. presented with hybrid curing configuration: UV and LED printing simultaneously. Two machines running amazing production jobs, appreciated for their real complexities, and of course for the printed quality results.

More than 250 people took part at the “OMET Hybrid Experience” Open house dedicated to the opportunities of hybrid printing technology in the label industry. Held on January 24th and 25th 2019 at the new OMET DROME, the event was enriched by technical presentations, live demos and visits to the OMET production sites. A lovely gala dinner at the beautiful lake-view location attracted a great number of participants. Great success for the live demos of the OMET XJet powered by Durst, which proved its exceptional performance in terms of technology, flexibility, productivity and infinite customization possibilities. Another start of the event was the OMET iFlex,

Few highly technical presentations were dedicated to the future of label printing. Paolo Grasso (OMET Head of Sales - Labels Business Unit) spoke about the advantages of digital + flexo hybrid printing technology proposed by OMET in collaboration with Durst, and those offered by flexo UV-LED printing shown on iFlex at the event. Sergio Veneziani (Ritrama) introduced the partnership between OMET and Ritrama for a new laminating module to produce linerless labels: an innovative clear-on-clear PS label engineered to be transformed into a laminated but Linerless construction, ready to be dispensed. This innovation will allows significant improvements in terms of efficiency and sustainability for the printing industry and brand owners. Martin Leitner (Durst) explained the potential and opportunities of digital: for a printer,

moving towards digital inkjet or hybrid technology is not just a matter of buying a new machine, but the beginning of a transformation in the business model itself. Durst and OMET offer a solid base of skills essential for this evolutions. Francesco Niorettini (ItalgraficaSistemi) spoke about his personal case history, being the first Italian XJet user. “Our challenge is to go for bigger volumes through hybriddigital: OMET XJet is the solution that made me possible to break through old barriers of very low figures. Being able to combine the best of OMET’s and Durst’s worlds, made my investment in innovation a game-changer that allows Italgrafica raising the bar in the industry”. OMET shares the success for this open house with the main 15 sponsors who actively participated at the event: Apex, Asahi, Avery Dennison, Control Technique (Nidec Group), Erhardt + Leimer, GEW, Kurz, Italfinance, Ritrama, Rossini, Rotometrics. Swedev, Tesa, Vetaphone and Zeller + Gmelin.

PrintCity Alliance at Packaging Innovations in Warsaw After getting off to a good start last year, the PrintCity Alliance is returning to Packaging Innovations in Warsaw with a shared booth. In addition, the Alliance will be offering a seminar on Packaging design, finishing and production. Packaging Innovations is being held for the 11th time in Poland this year, and over time has grown to become one of the most important events of the packaging industry in Eastern Europe – good reason for the

PrintCity Alliance to step up its activities in this important market. “We made a lot of new contacts last year and strengthened existing ones,” said Rainer Kuhn, the Alliance’s Managing Director. “Now, through our seminar, we want to reach even more customers and show the real and tangible benefits of our ‘Connection of Competence’.”

Seminar: Packaging design, finishing and production The seminar will revolve around the Nature gift and presentation box for cosmetics. It will cover all aspects of developing this packaging, from design and material selection, to finishing and production. Samples will be provided for visitors to experience the visual and haptic effects.

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The seminar is scheduled for 2 April in the Workshop Area of the blue hall. Attendance is free of charge. No registration required. The trade fair will be held on 2-3 April on the exhibition grounds in Warsaw. The shared booth D9 is located in the blue hall. Partners sharing the booth are: Graficus / Epple Druckfarben (offset inks and coatings), IST Metz (UV curing systems), KAMA (cutting, stamping and gluing machines), PC Print / LEONHARD KURZ (hot stamping and cold foil applications, holograms), Metsä Board (folding cartonboard, white kraftliner, food service paperboard), Merck (special effect pigments), WEILBURGER Graphics (varnishes, adhesives and water-based flexo inks).

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Baldwin Technology at ICE Europe - to showcase key innovations optimizing Flexo CI, Corrugated and Plastic Film Extrusion processes.

Baldwin Technology Company will present three innovative business segments, featuring pioneering new technology for converting and plastic film at ICE Europe 2019. Baldwin offers a broad range of market-leading innovations and expertise focused on enhanced print results and enhanced economic and environmental efficiency of print production processes. ICE Europe takes place in the Munich Trade fair Centre, and Baldwin will showcase its technology in booth 724, hall A6. Technology on display will include automated cylinder Cleaning systems, Corona surface pretreatment systems, LED-UV curing and IR drying systems, Hot-air dryers, Rotor spray systems and technologies for Color management and Defect detection. The technology presented helps unlock potential in the process through increased productivity, reduced waste, safer working conditions and full control of securing flawless products. “We are very proud to show the industry how Baldwin, through innovation and acquisitions, has created a strong product portfolio for

optimization and automation of film extrusion, flexo and corrugated printing systems,” said Peter Hultberg, CCO of Baldwin Technology. “At ICE Europe, there is an opportunity to experience our impressive range of equipment from all of the Baldwin business segments in one booth – all optimizing the production systems. This truly shows the technological strength of partnering with the Baldwin.” Baldwin offers highly efficient IR drying with ability to increase production speed by up to 30% and fully automatic cleaning systems for increased printing and extrusion process productivity and quality. The range of cleaning equipment is customized for optimal cleaning – whether in Flexo corrugated, Flexo CI, Plastic film extrusion or offset applications. Baldwin’s cleaning systems will save valuable production time and material costs while increasing the output quality, maximizing the return on investment and safekeeping the operators.

technologies that instantly cure or dry inks and coatings as part of printing, converting and other industrial processes. The business segment is known for offering seamless wide-format solutions providing the highest curing intensities and most efficient operation available today. Ahlbrandt Systems, the pioneer of high performing Corona surface pretreatment also delivers innovative web processing systems, even and precise Rotor Spray coating technologies and Hot-air drying solutions, bringing high-end quality in print and plastic film processes.

AMS Spectral UV provides world leading LED-UV and conventional UV curing

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hubergroup launches globally compliant folding carton food packaging printing ink The MGA NATURA ink series for sheetfed offset food packaging exceeds many European and U.S. regulatory requirements for food packaging. With increasingly strict and regionally variable regulation of printing inks for food packaging, printers have been required to use a variety of inks in order to meet regulatory demands for European and North American markets. This has made already complex supply chains even more complicated as printers strive to comply with specific regulatory requirements for ink migration limits and raw materials that are different from one region to another. To help printers more easily meet this challenge, hubergroup has reinvented its MGA NATURA series with a single ink that complies with all FDA Standards and EC Regulations for folding carton food packaging in one formula. This results in reduced approval cycles and increasing production flexibility for brand owners, while printers and converters no longer need to maintain large stocks of a variety of ink types and undertake costly, time-consuming press wash-ups when packaging is destined for different global regions.

Vertical integration enhances hubergroup ink formulation flexibility The unique ability of hubergroup to develop and manufacture its own customized raw materials was key to this success. Chemists discovered a method for incorporating a well-assessed, fully bio-compatible but in this way yet-unused raw material into its MGA NATURA series ink formula. “Our R&D staff

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did a terrific job, when they invented this single global ink formula!” says Taner Bicer, Chief Technology Officer. “They were able to identify, gain approval for and introduce the substance, while significantly improving printability and lowering migration risks, thus exceeding regulatory requirements in many regions, and meeting stricter requirements in others.”

Migration will be far below the migration limits. Brand owners and printers can be assured that these inks do not include impurities or undesirable substances which could inhibit regulatory compliance of food packaging. The new MGA NATURA inks are globally available commencing in January 2019 and include both process and spot colour inks.

hubergroup’s own strict MGA guidelines for packaging printing inks guarantee that the ink is produced in compliance with all relevant standards –including Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements for printing inks for food contact materials. These new inks consist of substances that will not migrate or which have been approved for food contact.

“We are pleased to be introducing this innovative folding carton ink, the safest packaging ink on the market,” Bicer adds. “No matter where printed folding cartons are headed in the world or from which country ink is sourced, this new MGA NATURA ink will be no restriction for compliance with all relevant regulations.”

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Nilpeter Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation May 1, 2019 will be a special day at Nilpeter Headquarters in Slagelse, Denmark, as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary. May 1, 2019 will be a special day at Nilpeter Headquarters in Slagelse, Denmark, as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary. Founded by two old friends in 1919, Nilpeter started out servicing newspaper printing machines in central Copenhagen, before launching its first semi-rotary printing press, The Simplex, in 1924, which in various versions remained part of the company’s product range until the 70s. With the introduction of the self-adhesive substrate, Nilpeter targeted its business towards the label market, and the rest is history. To this day, Nilpeter remains familyowned and -managed, with Lars Eriksen and Peter Eriksen, father and son, and the 3rd and 4th generation of owners, leading the company towards new historical milestones. Caption: 100 years in the making, Nilpeter remains a family-owned business. Lars Eriksen and Peter Eriksen, the 3rd and 4th generation of owners, lead Nilpeter towards new historical milestones. Today, Nilpeter manufactures printing presses for labels and flexible packaging on three continents: Europe, North America, and Asia. Consistent quality is a key driver, achieved through in-house manufacturing of all vital components, high levels of automation, and comprehensive quality control. Nilpeter has a number of subsidiaries, which supports the company’s global Customer Care strategy to deliver a high level of customer support to both the local and the multinational printing companies.

and provide the perfect scene for engaging with printers. Moreover, co-suppliers and industry partners utilise the facilities to test new technology trends in a local setting. Throughout the years, Nilpeter has pushed the boundaries of technical excellence and created many significant innovations that have shaped the label printing industry – innovations, such as UV-flexo printing, dropin rotary screen printing, and the first true platform-based offset press. Today, Nilpeter is a healthy company with a strong vision for the future.

Lars Eriksen, President & CEO, Nilpeter A/S comments: “The Nilpeter brand is positioned stronger than ever due to years of important partnerships and product innovations. We value partnerships – with customers, suppliers, and industry partners alike. We strive to share our experience and work closely with leading technology providers, in order to generate value with and for our customers. Inspired by the latest technological trends, our skilled, intelligent workforce is constantly developing and implementing new solutions, allowing us to remain a driving, innovative force in the printing industry. While we benefit from 100 years of experience, we are not rooted in what has worked in the past, but focused

on what will work in the future. That is the essence of …your printing partner.” Nilpeter looks forward to celebrating 100 YEARS OF INNOVATION with employees, customers, partners, and suppliers, marking the anniversary in various ways throughout the year. Nilpeter presses delivered in the anniversary year, 2019, will be equipped with a special “100 YEARS OF INNOVATION” emblem.

The Nilpeter press design has always been easily recognisable. The Danish tradition for clean design lines mixed with a high level of functionality is a constant priority in the development phase, and is evident in today’s product lines. Nilpeter’s developments in press design cater to a new generation of machine operators that requests a modern operator interface and intuitive handling. The 5 modern Technology Centers located in Denmark, USA, Thailand, India, and Brasil have the latest Nilpeter products on display

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Siegwerk & CEFLEX: Expanding flexible packaging performance in circular economy Siegwerk emphasizes sustainability commitment by actively driving the development of advanced flexible packaging solutions to further strengthen a circular economy approach for flexible packaging. Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, cooperates with CEFLEX, a collaborative European consortium of companies and associations representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging, to develop advanced flexible packaging solutions for a circular economy. Siegwerk is a committed member of the initiative contributing its extensive ink expertise to enhance performance and recyclability of flexible packaging to help realize the full potential for a sustainable future. The CEFLEX initiative unites almost 100 companies and associations from the entire value chain of flexible packaging – from manufacturers of packaging films and processors (including ink providers), to brand owners, retailers and specialized companies for recycling. “CEFLEX is the most significant and solution-oriented industrial initiative for flexible packaging,” explains Jörg-Peter Langhammer, Head of Global PSR + Sustainability at Siegwerk. “It offers a perfect platform to network and exchange with experts from other areas and to cooperatively shape the future by redesign and innovation, along with the parallel development of a strong infrastructure to collect, sort and recycle flexible packaging. I am firmly convinced that together we can make a real difference.” Siegwerk has joined CEFLEX in 2017 as the first ink provider. Prior to that, the company was already contributing to preliminary projects regarding the future of flexible packaging managed by the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.

The CEFLEX commitment and New Plastics Economy Flexible packaging represents an application area that provides customized product protection at minimum total cost and with the lowest environmental impact – in other words it is very resource efficient. CEFLEX and its stakeholders are fully committed to the goal of 100 percent collection and recycling of all plastic packaging. Working together, the initiative’s underlying goal is to prepare a comprehensive sustainability and

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circular economy roadmap for flexible packaging by 2020. Next to design guidelines for flexible packaging in a circular economy this roadmap shall include activity plans for increased resource efficiency as well as measures for the optimized collection of flexible packaging waste and recovery of recyclables. By 2025 CEFLEX wants to establish a collection, sorting and reprocessing infrastructure based on the most cost-effective and environmentally friendly processes, concretely developed for post-consumer flexible packaging across Europe. Alongside with CEFLEX, Siegwerk fully supports the Global Commitment and Common Vision issued by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) on a New Plastics Economy envisaging a future where plastic, including flexible plastic packaging, is never becoming waste and is in line with a circular economy.

Siegwerk’s contribution Siegwerk’s contribution applies to printing inks and varnishes and their essential role in the future of flexible packaging. Today, the company’s experts are participating in three of the seven overall workstreams that were established to achieve CEFLEX’s defined goals. These include: • Design Guidelines for a Circular Economy • Sustainable End Markets • Facilitating Technologies Through its work, Siegwerk contributes to the design guidelines for flexible packaging in a circular economy and the influence of inks and printed layers on the automatic sortability of flexible packaging waste and on recyclates derived from mechanical recycling including extrusion. Together with all other stakeholders, Siegwerk takes the discussion

further and investigates the removal from inks and printed layers during the recycling process (deinking) to improve the quality of the recyclates. Ultimately, Siegwerk is engaged in investigations on ink influence within advanced recycling technologies like chemical recycling where polymers are extracted from pre-sorted post-consumer waste streams. Apart from mechanical recycling many of these advanced recycling technologies haven’t been used on a large scale yet and thus might be promising options for the future. Siegwerk has a wealth of experience with inks for paper & board applications and the corresponding need for ultimate deinkability of inks to support paper recycling. The company offers ink series that are compostable according to DIN EN 13432. Siegwerk also makes every effort to further develop bio-based inks – like the newly- developed water-based ink range UniBio – with an increased share of raw materials based on renewable resources. With its ink series Sicura Litho NutriEco Siegwerk also markets the world’s first low migration UV ink range for cosmetics and food applications that has been awarded Gold status of the “Cradle to Cradle Material Health Certification” by the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA). This means, that these inks are safe for recycling processes and therefore fit well into the circular economy approach.

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BALDWIN at PrintPack India 2019 BVS to feature technology solutions for print quality perfection at PrintPack; aims to help printers automate workflows, eliminate defects, deliver perfect colour. BALDWIN Vision Systems (BVS) will showcase the latest developments and new features for its growing portfolio of colour management and defect detection technology at PrintPack India 2019, held February 1-6 at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida, NCR Delhi. BVS will exhibit in Hall 14, Stand J39. “We are introducing some exciting new innovations, along with powerful new features to our proven technology,” says Hemant Desai, Director for BALDWIN Vision Systems – India. “Register Guidance with MultiCam TRIM is a highly economical, advanced colour-to-colour register and cutoff control for newspaper printers, based on the same technology as our performance-proven MultiCam. “Our Remote Ink Control provides ink fountain automation with CIP-3 presets for enhanced print quality, make-ready and runwaste savings. Color Control with AccuCam offers image-based colour control along with in-line scumming detection, plate verification, and water control from the same sensor. And our powerful, proven SpectralCam delivers L*a*b* data for precise, cost-effective colour management.” For Packaging & Converting, BALDWIN Vision Systems is introducing Guardian PQV advanced 100% defect detection for

your entire production process. The new Guardian RTM Real-Time Monitoring uses a central server to monitor, collect, and display real-time inspection data for multiple presses and jobs—and even across multiple plants. Autotron 3600 enables you to achieve complete control with the next-generation colour register control solution for packaging production. Color Measurement with DeltaCam helps you deliver absolute colour consistency press-to-press, shift-to-shift and plant-to-plant. “In this region alone, we currently have systems controlling colour register on more than 550 newspaper and commercial presses—roughly 1600 towers/webs, and

also more than 450 flexible packaging presses,” added Mr. Desai.“We are well equipped to assist our customers because of our geographical reach, our experience, and our history of serving printers in this region for last 27 years, with more than 1000 systems installed.” At PrintPack India 2019, BALDWIN Vision Systems will be co-located with AMS Spectral UV, another business segment of Baldwin Technology Company. Specializing in LEDUV technology, AMS Spectral UV is a global manufacturer of industrial-strength curing systems.

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Esko at PrintPack India 2019 - to showcase ‘Packaging Connected’ solutions. ESKO, the global graphic arts company producing completely integrated software and hardware solutions for the packaging and labels industry, will be showcasing its automated workflow technologies under its ‘Packaging Connected’ theme on Booth #I10 Hall 9 at PrintPack India. PrintPack is the largest event for the print and packaging sector in the region. The 6-day event takes place February 1st – 6th 2019 in the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida, (Delhi NCR). With live demonstrations of each leading component of ESKO’s Packaging Connected solution, visitors will gain hands-on experience of a range of exciting technologies that drive integration efficiency and waste reduction for organisations around the world.

ESKO’s Automation Engine QS for labels. Automation Engine QS for labels enables companies to increase productivity by 50% utilising the same headcount. The software delivers high performing workflows, with

Finally, ESKO Studio, the preferred solution for designers creating artwork and needing hyper-realistic 3D mock ups, will be available.

automated quality control and reporting.

to welcome existing and new customers at PrintPack India.

The ESKO team will be present at its booth

The Kongsberg X20 cutting table will be on show; the most versatile digital finishing device on the market today handling the widest range of substrates available. ArtPro+, a PDF editing software to reshape prepress, is an intuitive QA tool utilising fewer clicks for operator efficiency and will be showcased alongside demonstrations of

The 9th Sakurai Factory New Technology Introduction Show Sakurai will hold an Open House – The 9th New Technology Introduction Show – in Gifu factory for 16th – 19th of April 2019. Sakurai will be exhibiting and demonstrating its latest and cutting edge products or technologies at the open house. The company has been promoting partnerships in technology with state-of-art superior screen printing peripheral equipment makers. It will also announce the technology which adds value to screen printing.

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automatic high precision rotary, stop cylinder Screen Press + Hot Foil unit. SI-102 OL – Printed sheets inspection system. MS-80SD+SI-80IN – Fully automatic high precision servo drive cylinder Screen Press + Inline Inspection. MSDR-30 & MSDR-30S – Cylinder type roll to roll Screen Printing Press (<Smart Model>+ processing unit with MSDR-30S model). SSW-104 – Screen Plate Washing Machine MS-102INS – Printed sheets Inspection System MF-80V II – Full auto flat-bed Screen Press OL-66RCS & OL-266RCS – Multipurpose process machine OL-580SDC+LED UV – B2 wide 5 colour Offset Press + LED UV

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For easy of visitors coming to the open house, there will be scheduled shuttle bus service back and forth between Daiwa Roynet Hotel and Sakurai factory site of Open House. Kunal Enterprise is the Indian representatives of Sakurai technology.

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Year marking a major milestone “World Label Day” - A day to salute innovation and leadership in the Label Industry

For any Industry, it becomes indeed a very significant day, when foundation for such historical event is laid down. In order to give shape of such a significant day for the label Industry, ALPS has joined hands with Avery Dennison. On 3rd February, 2019, Association of Label Printers and Suppliers (ALPS) and Avery Dennison will be coming together to announce “World Label Day”, to year-mark an extra ordinary milestone for the label Industry.

Only one name comes to every mind when we think of Pressure sensitive Labels, and that is of R. Stanton Avery, famously known as THE STICKER MAN. His name is synonym for “innovation and leadership” as he pioneered the self-adhesive labeling technology and open gates to new avenues of technology. And there could be no better way to commemorate him, other than to lay down the foundation of World Label day on his birthday January, 13th every year. To honour

the Label fraternity across the globe and to celebrate their strength as an Industry, Association of Label Printers & Suppliers in collaboration with Avery Dennison institutionalized and announced the ‘LABEL DAY’ on January 13th. The grand celebrations will be on February 03, 2019.

BOBST launches innovative augmented reality customer assistance service - First company in the packaging industry to introduce state-of-the-art remote assistance in augmented reality. Helpline Plus AR is gradually launched world-wide. BOBST has recently announced the launch of ‘Helpline Plus AR’, its first ever remote assistance service for packaging to incorporate a smart headset with augmented reality (AR) glasses. Customers requiring technical assistance can wear the smart headset and connect with experts who can simultaneously see what the user sees and offer advice and support in real time. “This is a huge step forward in terms of embracing the latest technology to maximize customer experience,” said Julien Laran, Head of Business Unit Services. “We believe this will bring significant benefits for our customers, particularly time and cost savings due to the rapid problem-solving this innovation enables. Even before AR, our Helpline service could solve many issues online in less than two hours – we now believe that more issues can be solved and time can be reduced even further.” Helpline Plus AR is Wi-Fi connected and it establishes a secure connection with the customer’s machine via the internet. Customers get a BOBST expert on-demand, and with the help of the two-way video and

audio live stream, an immediate solution to the issue can be provided.

adds up to less downtime and increased productivity, as well as an enhanced customer experience.”

“Helpline Plus AR makes for a seamless experience between our customer and our experts, because the BOBST machine is directly connected to the service,” said Julien Laran. “And with the smart headset, both are looking at the same thing at the same time, limiting any risk of confusion. The service bridges knowledge gaps and ultimately

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TSC launches ML240 Series in India The brand new Industrial Label Printer is an optimal space-saving solution by TSC. TSC Auto ID Technology (TSC), a global provider of quality Auto-ID solutions for transportation and logistics, manufacturing and healthcare, industry and retail brings in Industrial Label Printer “ML240 Series”. The newly launched printer will consolidate the existing series of products and will aid the TSC Auto ID’s growing line of light industrial barcode label printers that are designed to fit perfectly into crowded work environments. The ML240 Series incorporates a robust die-cast aluminum print mechanism engine that is designed for durability while

producing high quality printed labels. The printer is available in 203 and 300 dpi print resolutions and can print at speed up to 6 inches per second. The light industrial ML240 Series features ease of use, intuitive colour GUI display, noise-reduced printing, and self-diagnostic TPH Care to streamline the workflow. Utilizing an enhanced design and an advanced printing algorithm, the noise level from printing operation is dramatically reduced. The adjustable thermal printhead and its self-diagnostic TPH Care mechanism ensure optimal print quality regardless of the application or label design. The ML240 Series does not require special tools for performing common service and maintenance, saving time for more important tasks. Key Features: Streamlined and Small Footprint Design • Brand new compact design • Small footprint fits easily into more

spaces including limited operational areas Robust and Agile Design for Optimal Quality • The combination of rugged die-cast, modularized base and adjustable TPH module design structure optimizes print quality Noise-Reduction Printing Engineering • Its enhanced design and printing algorithm feature results in a quieter and smoother printing operation Self-Diagnostic TPH Care Mechanism • An advanced mechanism allows for realtime printhead health status to ensure stable and high-quality printouts for maximum cost-effectiveness Effortless User Operation with Color Display • Wide open angle for easy media handling • Ease of use 2.3” color GUI display and intuitive indicator One Step Maintenance • Tool-less removal and replacement of the printhead and platen roller saves time

Print Pack 2019 commences with aplomb Latest global technology on show with many sales announced, including those by Heidelberg and Canon. The 14th edition of Print Pack 2019 was declared open by the President Mr.Dayaker Reddy in the presence of dignitaries from across the world at about 11:30 in the morning yesterday. With a gross area of about 65000 square meters and over 500 exhibitors, it is indeed a show worth a watch for one and all in the printing industry. PrintPack India this time is a 6-day event which used to be a 5-day event earlier. According to the President, PrintPack this time features dedicated halls for their association partners like ICPBMA & FCBM (Corrugation Industry) and Hall 3 for APLS (Label Industry). In addition to Indian manufacturers of printing and packaging machines, the show has attracted exhibitors from across the world with major manufacturers of machines and providers of technologies and solutions displaying their wares. There are also a few Chinese vendors present with their latest

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solutions despite it being the Chinese New Year holidays. The dignitaries, immediately after the inauguration, passed through the halls with the attention grabbing military style band leading the troupe. As for us, we attended the press conference at Heidelberg (sold both the machines on display – one to TCPL and another to Amber

Print Pack from Lucknow), Canon (sold C8000 to Avantika), Xerox (displaying the Iridesse model with special inks), Konica Minolta (offering their affordable range of digital products for printing, embellishments and labels) and a few more. Read more details of these and many in the next issue of our magazine. We recommend a visit to the show by all printer friends.

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The first Scodix E106 user collects nine honours at PPC 2018 TPC Printing & Packaging was recognized for outstanding design and production for five different projects, collecting a total of nine different awards. At the 75th North American Paperboard Packaging Competition, TPC Printing & Packaging (Chattanooga, TN) was recognized for outstanding design and production for five different projects, collecting a total of nine different awards. TPC has been a Scodix UltraPro with Foil digital enhancement press user since May 2017, and has recently become North America’s first Scodix E106 system user. In total, TPC collected four “2018 Gold Awards” in the “General” category, four “2018 Gold Awards” in the newly introduced “Digital” category, and one “2018 Excellence Award”. The winners were announced during Paperboard Packaging Council’s (PPC) annual conference at the Whitley Hotel in the Buckhead district of Atlanta. This year’s competition marked the first time digitallyconverted cartons could be adjudicated. The industry’s premier competition for carton manufacturers considers the concept, design, print, performance, and shelf appeal (“wow factor”) of each paperboard packaging entry. Submissions were judged over three days at PPC’s headquarters in Springfield, MA. In all, 130 entries were considered by an eight-member judging panel, which included university professors, brand owners, retired industry executives, and packaging engineers.

“Rise & Shine”: Gold Awards in General and Digital Categories TPC Packaging produces a wide range of high-end custom folding cartons and promotional packaging for customers primarily in the cosmetics, fragrance, spirits and health & beauty markets. They installed the UltraPro to expand the range of effects they could offer their discerning clientele. And it was immediately popular. In fact, the piece TPC Packaging created for the open house event that introduced the new capabilities — titled “Rise & Shine” — to showcase the full range of effects had previously won a national Benny award, as well as a regional Printing Industry Association of the South (PIAS) Best of Show award. At the PPC competition, “Rise & Shine” won a Gold Award in both the General category and the Digital category. “Rise & Shine was an introductory promotional piece, designed to promote this technology, and communicate our new digital capabilities properly with our existing, as well as newly target customers,” said Joseph A.

Schmissrauter III, President, TPC Packaging. “All 10 of our top accounts — which make up the bulk of our revenue — have already been introduced to the technology through the Scodix UltraPro system. We are eager to institute the larger format and increased production speeds of the Scodix E106.”

Awards keep coming In addition, TPC was also honoured with seven more awards: • General and Digital Awards: Munro Premium Scotch Whiskey Gold; • General and Digital Awards: Old Forester 1920 Personalized (Rise + Shine Enhanced) Executive Leader Program Carton; • General and Digital Awards: Spearhead & Greener Planet CIBS Give Away Carton using Rise & Shine Enhancements; • Excellence Award (Silver): Jack Daniels “Old No.7 Legacy Edition” Folding Carton.

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Gallus launches new five-colour version of Labelfire Providing lower cost to entry with the highly successful Labelfire Press. Effective February 1, 2019, Gallus offers a new five-colour version of their innovative digital hybrid flexo press, the Gallus Labelfire E 340. The five-colour Labelfire (CMYK plus digital white) provides a different entry point to those looking to produce lowest cost, digital, finished labels in a single pass on an industrial platform.

of-the-art, 1200 dpi inkjet heads from Fujifilm and exceed originally assumption in terms of reliability, drastically reducing the total cost of production for users.

Launched in 2016, the Gallus Labelfire 340 is an eight-colour digital production system combining unrivalled UV inkjet printing quality with the proven inline embellishments and converting efficiency of traditional Gallus presses. The advanced inkjet system, co-

The five-colour offering Gallus Labelfire E 340, will have the same reliability and 1200 x 1200 dpi image quality as the eight-colour, fully-featured version without orange, violet, and green inks. The new model can be configured based on the current needs of the customer to provide the lowest cost of entry when it comes to getting started with digitalhybrid label printing and the whole system is integrated into Heidelberg’s print media

developed with Heidelberg, features state-

workflow Prinect. Those customers who

purchase the five-colour Labelfire will have the ability to upgrade to eight colours and add further embellishing options including screen, cold foil, additional flexo, etc. as the need arises or their business grows. “We have many customers who want to get into digital hybrid printing, but do not need the complete high-end, fully featured configuration that an eight-colour Labelfire provides,” explains Michael Ring, Head of Digital Solutions at Gallus. “This new fivecolour version allows them to get started in the digital arena but still provides the flexibility for expansion in the future while protecting their initial investment.” The five-colour Gallus Labelfire E 340 can be ordered immediately worldwide with expected delivery starting in April of 2019. The recent integration of the Gallus sales and service units into -the sales and service organization of Heidelberg offers customers a complete print shop solution for label printers with reliable equipment, parts, service and consumables support all from a single source.

RPC introduces cup recycling initiative Helping customers recycle their used cups into valuable second life products. RPC Tedeco-Gizeh, the UK’s sole manufacturer of plastic vending cups, is launching a unique initiative to help customers recycle their used cups into valuable second life products. The company is working with its sister business from the RPC Group, RPC bpi recycled products, so that vending suppliers and operators who collect their own used cups can deliver them to the RPC bpi facility in Dumfries. There they will be reprocessed and blended

with other recycled polymers for use in the manufacture of RPC bpi’s Plaswood. This is a high-performance lumber made from 100% recycled plastic that does not rot, splinter, crack or degrade with age and requires no maintenance. Products manufactured in Plaswood include fences, posts and outdoor furniture. Scotland’s leading vending machine supplier Excel Vending is the first company to make use of this service, collecting cups from its customer base across Scotland. “This is a great initiative,” comments Excel Vending’s managing director Jane McDonald. “The cups are a valuable resource that can be put to good use rather than going to landfill and will help to support our environmental and CSR strategy.”

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Nigel Cannon, RPC Tedeco-Gizeh’s UK Sales Manager says the new initiative provides a closed-loop supply opportunity for vending businesses. “As a UK producer, our cups already offer important benefits in terms of a lower carbon footprint from more efficient logistics and deliveries,” he explains. “They can now have a significant end-of-life use that keeps them out of the waste stream.”

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Gallus looking into a smart future Worldwide launch of Gallus Smartfire the new digital label entry level press. What the Gallus Smartfire definitely does is to show that getting started in professional digital label printing is possible with affordable investment amounts. The inkjet label printing machine, equipped with a 4c printing head (CMYK) makes printing of ultra-short runs starting from one single unit possible, whilst printing with water based inks and a native resolution of 1600 dpi. The integrated inline converting module includes lamination, a cutting plotter for individual die cutting contours and a semi rotary die cutter. With this equipment, the Gallus philosophy

printing press that produces labels with a quality of 1600x1600 dpi while still keeping the investment costs at a low level,” explains Michael Ring, Head of Digital Solutions at Gallus. “With the Gallus Smartfire, we are also focussing on new target groups who are looking for a smart entry into digital label printing.”

“from print file to finished die cut label in a single pass” also applies to the Gallus Smartfire.

ecological footprint. The Smartfire uses an ordinary power outlet, needs no exhaust equipment, is extremely compact, and emits no VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds), thus making it the perfect press for any work environment.

After the world premiere of the first Gallus Smartfire at Gallus Innovation Days this year in June and the recent North American introduction at Labelexpo Americas, the worldwide rollout of this entry-level press continues. Because of the excellent resolution the Smartfire is positioned to compete against far more expensive presses that offer a similar print quality. “The Memjet technology allows us to offer an inkjet

The Gallus Smartfire is powered by Memjet, which is a well-proven printhead that uses water-based inks, which means that these labels are eco-sensitive and leaves a minimal

ink-containers and the exchange of the printhead. Furthermore, this machine also delivers finished die cut labels, all produced in one pass and ready for shipping on the reel, just like Gallus customers know it from the other presses. For this purpose, a finishing unit is attached, on which the labels are laminated and cut. This can be either done individually by the integrated cutting plotter or by fast and cost-effective punching with the semi-rotary die cutter at the end of the inline finishing unit.

Italian customers now have the chance to watch this press live again at Heidelberg’s Digital Days which will take place Jan 31st and Feb 1st 2019 at Heidelberg subsidiary in Milan.

“The name says it all, the Smartfire is absolutely easy to operate via a selfexplanatory user interface panel,” says Michael Ring. With this digital press, only a few prepress skills are required to create professional CMYK 4-color inkjet labels. Just as easy are there placements of the

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Innovation First: Cutting-edge 3D Printing technology accelerates creative process Quadpack’s department of Design and Advanced Technologies uses latest 3D printing technology enabled by Stratasys J750 for speedy package development and test new ideas. Quadpack’s department of Design and Advanced Technologies has invested over €200k in the latest 3D printing technology at its UK research & design facility. The Stratasys J750 will accelerate the early stages of bespoke package design and development, while helping to test new ideas. The department has started using the new machine for three kinds of model-making. Prototype models help trial ideas for new references in Quadpack’s own Q-Line range of packaging solutions. Development samples are created for bespoke models for clients. Closer to production, trial moulds can now be printed for low-volume testing of the final product, in the end material. The trial moulds are compatible with the production lines at the Quadpack Plastics injectionmoulding plant. Jeremy Garrard, Director of Design and Advanced Technologies, said: “It is our mission to deliver true innovation. With 3D models and trial moulds, we can make ideas a reality faster, helping us to develop the right products for our Q-Line range, with an efficient and accelerated industrialisation.” The new printer is also expected to speed up bespoke projects. “The Stratasys J750 is key to achieving faster time to market, making visualisation of bespoke products easier. For clients, a high-quality 3D model is a sure way to see what the finished product will look like. You can see it, feel it, touch it. It makes the idea real,” said Garrard. The J750 is the world’s only ‘all-in-one’ 3D printer capable of producing full-colour, multi-material prototypes in a single print for initial product testing, as well as injection moulds for low-volume testing of the final product. Faster and more cost-effective than standard trial moulds, 3D printed moulds can be produced in less than 24 hours in digital ABS, for production runs of up to 100 items at the Quadpack Plastics factory in Spain.

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Toyo for safe packaging solutions Toyo Ink India launches “NEXpress” brand for safe packaging solutions; also to spotlight at PrintPack. Toyo Ink India, a member of the Toyo Ink Group of Japan, recently launched a new brand – NEXpress – to encompass all of its packaging-related inks and coatings, including regulatory safe lineup tailormade for the packaging of food, toys, pharmaceuticals and other consumer products. The NEXpress basket of packaging solutions was developed to support Indian package printers in the production workflow, by supplying them with the materials and required certifications needed to meet today’s packaging performance and regulatory needs.

Ink India is organized under four product and service categories: Offset Printing, Flexible Packaging Solutions (gravure and flexographic inks), UV Printing and Coatings. Each category offers a wide range of packaging printing inks and coatings with high functionality and excellent printability for premium print effects.

K.S. Murthy, director of Toyo Ink India said: “The Indian packaging industry is undergoing rapid growth and legislative change. At Toyo Ink India, we are committed to protecting our customers, consumers and the earth with our extensive knowhow of producing high-performance, safe and sustainable printing materials. By uniting all solutions under the single NEXpress identity, we aim to demonstrate this commitment by delivering a better integrated line of solutions and services, including the required assessment reports and support needed to meet the specific packaging requirements of various industries.”

these high-end solutions are a new series of Benzophenone-free and ITX-free UV inks that are specifically formulated for indirect food contact folding carton applications. The NEXpress Flexible Packaging Series feature a non-toluene, non-MEK series of gravure lamination inks that are specially formulated for food labels, packaging and other consumer products.

NEXpress for food safety, high performance

The NEXpress basket features a newly upgraded lineup of regulatory-compliant inks and coatings that undergo strict quality management by the company to ensure these products conform to EN-71, RoHS, SVHC, and other safety initiatives. Among

In addition, NEXpress Offset Series offers greener printing solutions designed to meet the growing global demand for sustainable printing materials, including long-established VOC-free formulations and a new cobaltfree system for the package and label, and commercial printing markets.

NEXpress to be spotlighted at Printpack India 2019 The entire range of NEXpress solutions will take center stage at the Toyo Ink India booth #H-12 in Hall 9, at Printpack India 2019, from Feb. 1 to 6. As a global singlesource solutions provider of packaging inks, coatings and adhesives, Toyo Ink India, together with its sister subsidiaries, will be showcasing a comprehensive array of innovative solutions for printing on to paper, film, carton board and metal substrates. Founded in 2007, Toyo Ink India is a leading manufacturer and seller of high-quality printing inks and coatings for a variety of industrial applications. Its broad portfolio of products include flexible packaging inks (gravure and flexographic), offset inks, inkjet inks, can coatings and adhesives for the package and label, and commercial printing markets. Its three branch offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai are strategically located to support sales and distribution activities as well as serve customers throughout the country with technical support. Headquartered in Greater Noida, Toyo Ink India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyo Ink SC Holdings.

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DOMOTEX 2019: A Report Over 1,400 exhibitors from more than 60 nations came to Hannover to kick off a successful new year of business. The latest edition of DOMOTEX – the global showcase for carpets and floor coverings (January 11 to 14) – has underscored its reputation as one of the biggest and most important hubs for business, innovations and trends in the sector. With close to 90 percent of all attendees having decision-making authority, the caliber of the show’s visitors remained extremely high – a fact confirmed by exhibitors. According to the exhibition survey, the order situation of exhibitors remained constant, while the purchasing volume per visitor went up. About 70 percent of all DOMOTEX attendees once again came from abroad. The figures also revealed an increase in attendance by architects, interior designers and contract business professionals.

The booklet is under evaluation in schools, screening camps to check the repeatability & reliability of the booklet. If it’s approved by Indian Optometry Foundation (IOF), soon many children who are color blind can be detected at earlier age and their career aspiration can be handled better.

Key Notes : > Globally, 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women have colorblindness. > Mohan and Ganesh have jointly developed a compact, reliable tool which can detect colorblindness at a very early stage. > ‘Dalton’ is considered cost effective against the current expensive tool to detect colorblindness.

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“Thanks to its strong international drawing power, DOMOTEX serves as the sector’s definitive global marketplace. The positive and optimistic outlook on the 2019 business year that was tangible in the trade fair halls proves the success of this year’s exhibition,” said Dr. Andreas Gruchow, the Managing Board member in charge of DOMOTEX at Deutsche Messe. “Manufacturers and customers as well as partners,

architects and designers from all over the world come together to network at DOMOTEX, spawning new business relationships and collaborative opportunities previously not deemed possible,” remarked Sonia Wedell-Castellano, the new global director for DOMOTEX, adding: “That’s what this year’s theme of CREATE’N’CONNECT is all about.”

Upbeat mood among exhibitors Fabian Kölliker, Head of Marketing at the Swiss Krono Group, voiced early praise for the professional nature of the event: “We are very satisfied with the number, quality and internationality of attendees. Even after day two of the fair, we are already extremely happy with our success so far.” The Balta Group has remained faithful to DOMOTEX since the origin of the fair. As Marketing Director Geert Vanden Bossche reports: “The rug business is a global business and this is the best place to connect with people and customers from around the world. In only four days we can meet with a lot of customers, giving a good return on our investments.” For Myriam Ragolle, Managing Director of Ragolle Rugs, DOMOTEX represents the ideal opportunity

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to present the new products to a worldwide audience within just a four-day period: “It is impossible to achieve that by traveling. We can also make contacts with new customers from all over the world. This makes DOMOTEX unique.” Exhibitors from the skilled trades also expressed keen satisfaction with the run of the show: “Here at DOMOTEX 2019, we have once again succeeded in impressing a trade audience from Germany and abroad,” said Julian Utz, CEO of Uzin Utz, adding: “The show’s international focus gives us access to exactly the right potential customers.” As he pointed out, Uzin Utz is strongly focused on Asian and Arab-speaking markets. “So the strong turnout by customers from these regions is a real boon for us.”

The benefits of attending DOMOTEX Susanne Gerken, a Color & Trim designer at Volkswagen, came to DOMOTEX 2019 to catch the latest trends and check out innovative materials. As she pointed out, colour trends and issues such as sustainability, recycling and new material lifecycles are all equally applicable to the automotive industry, and her takeaway was much more than just new impressions: “At DOMOTEX I picked up several ideas I can use to great advantage in my work.” In contrast, business matters were the prime objective for Alex Hosseinnia, CEO of Dallas Rugs in Dallas, Colorado: “My line of work is all about buying and selling,” he said, adding that what he liked about DOMOTEX was the way it made it easy for him to meet up with suppliers, and that it was an ideal place to discover the latest trends and fashions, for

example colors and patterns, that were “likely to be showing up in U.S. retail channels in the course of the next year or two.”

CREATE’N’CONNECT at DOMOTEX 2019 The inspiring “Framing Trends” showcase in Hall 9 proved its worth. In its second year, it once again featured impressive displays of innovative products by manufacturers, artists, designers and students. International architects, designers, planners and influencers were particularly appreciative of “Framing Trends” as the beating heart of the event. The new showcase has proven to be highly effective at bringing visitors together and spawning lively interaction and business dialogue. Under the motto of “Gaining Ground”, the “Treffpunkt Handwerk”” skilled trades hub in Hall 13 proved popular among interior designers, parquet and floor layers, painters and varnishers. The hands-on demo area gave flooring experts an opportunity to see innovative floor treatment and finishing tools and machinery in action while comparing notes with fellow professionals.

Digital tools for sales and marketing in the floor covering industry

while providing retailers with new options for digital product presentation and sales.

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Flooring Spaces – Presentations on the lead theme of CREATE’N’CONNECT Creative interaction and environmentally focused design projects Connected floor design as a source of inspiration for exhibitors Personalized products involving the topic of flooring From sustainability to emulating nature The latest innovations and flooring with tradition Inventive, time-saving and tradesmanfriendly Glossy effects, the used look and geometric carpets Award-winning exhibits from the Carpet Design Awards 2019

A key topic at the event involved solutions for the digital presentation of carpets and floor coverings. The new digital solutions ran the gamut of VR and AR applications, including visualization aids for every aspect of the marketing mix, plus innovative software which makes it easy for customers to discover and choose their favorite designs and collections

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Heimtextil 2019 A lively start to the new furnishing season gives hope for a good business year ahead. The international home textiles industry has enjoyed a promising start at Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main. The challenging economic situation and uncertainty in the retail sector were countered by a positive and confident mood at the world’s leading trade fair.

The booklet is under evaluation in schools, screening camps to check the repeatability & reliability of the booklet. If it’s approved by Indian Optometry Foundation (IOF), soon many children who are color blind can be detected at earlier age and their career aspiration can be handled better.

Key Notes : > Globally, 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women have colorblindness. > Mohan and Ganesh have jointly developed a compact, reliable tool which can detect colorblindness at a very early stage. > ‘Dalton’ is considered cost effective against the current expensive tool to detect colorblindness.

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3025 exhibitors from 65 countries took the international trade fair for home and contract textiles to a 15-year high: ‘Exhibitors and visitors accepted the new trade fair concept with great enthusiasm and confirmed the trade fair’s position as an important meeting place for the industry. The quality of the decision-makers impressed the exhibitors, as did the number of new business contacts from 156 countries, especially international ones – thus enabling Heimtextil to set a new benchmark’, says Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt. ‘Around 67,500 visitors ensured that there was a busy atmosphere in the halls, despite a slight decline due to various reasons, such as difficult travel conditions on account of the storms in the alpine region and airport strikes in Germany’. One topic that occupied both exhibitors and visitors was the current and future economic situation. A further challenge is the increasingly evident changes that are happening in trade. Increasing revenues and revenue shares in online retailing stand in the way of the efforts made by the stationary retail trade

to maintain their inner-city businesses. ‘The small business specialist trade, but also department stores and multibrand stores, and thus the heart of our visitor target groups, are under pressure from the constantly increasing levels of e-commerce. With Heimtextil and our consumer goods fairs in general, we offer these retailers in particular clear perspectives and diverse inspiration in an ambiguous world’, continues Braun. Heimtextil made it easier for its visitors to access valuable inspiration and business momentum thanks

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the new hall 12, which has been an additional architectural highlight on the Frankfurt exhibition grounds since September. Top international companies from the Bed & Bath Fashion segment presented their wares here. For the company Curt Bauer from Aue in Saxony, the première of the new hall was a successful one. ‘We’re very enthusiastic about the new hall 12. The product range there was very well received. We are very satisfied with the quality of visitors to our stand. In addition to a good frequency of German visitors, we are particularly pleased about growth from China and Russia’, says Managing Director Michael Bauer.

to an optimised trade fair concept and the associated new hall structure. ‘The new concept brought more visitors to the stand’, was the feedback from Andreas Klenk, Managing Director of Saum & Viebahn from Kulmbach in Franconia about hall 8.0 which offered textiles editeurs and manufacturers of curtain and sun protection systems a common platform for the first time. ‘It was the right decision to merge the different segments. We had high quality discussions with respect to both export and domestic business, and are satisfied with the trade fair’. As part of the new concept, Heimtextil expanded its unique product range across the entire exhibition site and also included

Natural materials, PET and ocean plastics Heimtextil set a standard in terms of sustainability: after the first global climate protection agreement for the textile industry was signed by 40 leading fashion companies, organisations and associations at the World Climate Conference in Katowice last December, the focus in Frankfurt was also on environmental progress in the textile industry. Numerous exhibitors presented progressive solutions, for example in the recycling of PET bottles and ocean plastic as well as in the use of certified natural materials. ‘Sustainability was the theme for us at this year’s Heimtextil. Major media players visited us and the ‘Green Tour’ guided tour stopped by. We presented many things, including our first vegan duvet and fair silk products, all 100 per cent produced in Austria’, says Denise Hartmann, Marketing Manager at Hefel Textil. The topics of water consumption in the textile industry and microplastics also increasingly came to the fore. The exhibitor directory ‘Green Directory’ alone contained around 150 progressive companies listing sustainably produced textiles. The offer was supplemented by its own lecture series as well as theme-specific tours, which provided valuable impetus and underpinned the pioneering green position of the trade fair.

of the most important building blocks for long-term physical and mental well-being. At Heimtextil, a number of new products and aspects came to the fore that help people become sensitised to and analyse their sleep behaviour and promote healthy sleep. Around the redesigned hall 11.0 and in the adjoining lecture area ‘Sleep! The Future Forum’, representatives from the national and international bed industry enjoyed attractive product presentations and superb speeches on the topics of sustainability, hospitality, sport and digital. In addition to the renowned trend show, the trade fair also focused on contract business, particularly in the hotel and hospitality sector, as well as decorative and upholstery fabrics, digital printing solutions and wallpapers. The next Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main – its 50th edition – will take place from 7 to 10 January 2020.

Sleep becomes new lifestyle theme Heimtextil also focused on sleep as one of the upcoming lifestyle trends. While a balanced diet and sufficient exercise are now a natural part of a healthy lifestyle, restorative sleep is still neglected* although it is one

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Kornit Digital launches Atlas - launches the next-generation direct-to-garment printing platform designed for high-volume production and optimized cost of ownership. Kornit Digital has introduced Kornit Atlas. Following the success of Kornit’s Storm HD6 and Avalanche HD6 / HDK, the Atlas is the first instance of the company’s next-generation direct-to-garment printing platform, providing garment decorators and screen printers a unique tool for mastering the current and future challenges of the textile supply chain. The Kornit Atlas is a heavy-duty system created for super-industrial garment decoration businesses. It was designed to deliver a typical annual production capacity of up to 350,000 impressions, optimizing production efficiency and cost of ownership. The Kornit Atlas is aimed at highly productive garment decorators, mid to large size screen printers and innovative businesses looking to combine state-of-the art technology with lowest cost of ownership. The system is equipped with new recirculating print heads and comes with a newly developed ink, NeoPigment Eco-Rapid. The Kornit Atlas is equipped with a unique printing engine, featuring an enhanced version of Kornit’s HD technology, complemented by a professional RIP (raster image processing) software solution, and produces prints that meet the highest standards of retail quality and durability. The all-new Atlas comes ready for Kornit’s future releases of its cloud-based business intelligence, productivity analytics and optimization software platforms, scheduled to be released in the second half of 2019. It will allow for easy future

network connectivity required to support fleet management and optimization of global multi-systems and multi-site enterprises. Omer Kulka, Kornit’s VP of Marketing and Product Strategy, comments, “This is a huge leap forward, not only for Kornit, but also for the direct-to-garment industry as a whole. We have delivered the Atlas on the collective feedback of thousands of Kornit systems’ operators and on the experience collected from hundreds of millions of printed garments – simply put, the Atlas is the best and most cost-efficient direct-to-garment printing technology for high-quantity and high-quality production requirements. On top of that, the Atlas has been designed in a modular and future-ready way, driving quick and easy implementation of new developments in the future. At Kornit, we remain focused on constantly introducing technology that allows the industry’s leading brands to better connect with their customers and to adapt to the rapid changes in consumer preferences, impacting the fashion and apparel industry and is driven by the talent in our global research and development division.” The new NeoPigment Eco-Rapid ink is a main driver of the Atlas’ retail quality prints. It provides leading white ink opacity, matched to those of conventional screen inks, and meets highest durability standards on multiple fabric types. Its increased colour gamut and saturation allow for deep full tones and precise spot colour matching.

The new ink has been developed with sustainability in mind, carries the Oeko-Tex Eco-Passport certification and is GOTS pre-approved. The new Eco-Rapid ink will be integrated with new Storm HD6 and Avalanche HD6/HDK systems and will also be retrofitted to existing Kornit HD systems. Kornit intends to switch all existing HD customers to NeoPigment Eco-Rapid during the year 2019. The launch of the Atlas completes an extensive period of beta testing, with extremely positive feedback from early adopters. Deborah H. Merrill, President of the Delta Group, parent company of DTG2Go, comments, “Many of the Kornit Atlas’ innovative capabilities, including the wrinkle detection and pallet ergonomics, present clear productivity benefits. The new Eco-Rapid ink provides impressive brilliance and colour gamut, meeting all wash test standards with no discernible scent. We are glad we had the opportunity to beta-test the Kornit Atlas and are certain it will become a key component within DTG2Go’s production line.” Jon Lunt, Co-Founder and Director at T Shirt & Sons, adds, “Using the Atlas, T Shirt and Sons achieved a significant boost in garment decoration production through the peak holiday season. In several weeks of rigorous testing in a high-volume production environment, the Kornit Atlas – with its new Eco-Rapid ink set – was a revelation, doubling our output with very high-quality prints and the reliability this high-pressure season demanded.” The system was demonstrated live at Kornit Digital’s booth at the ISS Long Beach show, taking place January 18-20, 2019 and in all of Kornit’s experience demo centers around the globe shortly after, as well as at Fespa Munich from May 14-17, 2019 and ITMA Barcelona, June 20-26, 2019. In addition, the company is planning Open House events to demonstrate the new systems in April in its regional subsidiaries.

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Mimaki to show business driving Digital Print Solutions at PSI and Viscom 2019 Highlights include on-demand and personalized 360-degree direct-to-object printing, technology for striking backlit signage as well as the ability to print different designs on both sides of a substrate. Under it’s ‘Join the Experience’ joint show theme, Mimaki exhibited its portfolio of market leading UV flatbed, solvent and sublimation printers at PSI and Viscom 2019 (8-10 January 2019 – Dusseldorf, Germany). Designed to enable profit generating applications across the sign graphics, promotional products, industrial and textile markets, visitors saw a host of print solutions designed to suit a wide range of businesses – but with the flexibility to support their needs today and tomorrow. As one of two specific highlights of the Mimaki booths, visitors to Viscom 2019 saw the white ink capability for the highly popular Mimaki UCJV300 sign and graphics printer. This feature enables enhanced backlit applications for striking graphics and additional revenue opportunities. Visitors to the Mimaki booth at PSI also saw 360-degree direct-to-object printing from its Mimaki UJF Series, enabling high quality and personalized print onto bottles, cylinders and a wide range of promotional items. Danna Drion, Marketing Manager, Mimaki Europe comments: “At Mimaki, our worldwide team is committed to customer service and providing products that the market wants and needs. To ensure we achieve this, not only do we spend roughly 7% of our annual revenue on R&D, but we also have a team of over 120 people dedicated to product development.” “As such, we go to PSI and Viscom 2019 with packed booths demonstrating some of the markets fastest, highest quality and most advanced print solutions available, almost anywhere. So, whether you’re a mature sign shop, a promotional product supplier, a startup textiles printer, a seasoned marketeer

or indeed a retail manufacturer, we have products to suit all your requirements.” At PSI, Mimaki showed three of its direct-toshape digital printers designed specifically for the international promotional products market. It also presented a range of creative promotional products in various materials including glass, plastic and (faux) leather – further demonstrating how advanced digital printing enables value adding and profit driving personalization and versioning capabilities: Mimaki UJF-3042MkII – Market leading productivity and ease of use for on-demand, direct to object printing up to 420mm wide. Shown with the optional ‘Kebab’ capability plus white ink, visitors to PSI witnessed 360-degree printing onto glass and plastic bottles. Mimaki UJF-6042 MkII – Double the print width and shown with an optional ‘Ionizer’ feature, as well as clear, white and primer inks, this solution prints onto products 153mm (6in) thick. At the show, it demonstrated amazing print quality and colour capabilities on matte black notepads. Mimaki UJF-7151plus – With a maximum print size of 710mm x 510mm, this state-ofthe-art high quality and high-performance printer is ideal for wide range of promotional products, ID cards and personalized gifts. Utilising Mimaki’s renowned high build quality for ultra-reliability, high speed and rich colours, the company demonstrated to visitors of both shows how they can ‘print and profit’ using Mimaki technology.

Industrial Products and Textiles. Specific Mimaki show highlights include: Mimaki UCJV300-160 and UCJV300-75 (UV integrated printer/cutter) – The award-winning sign and graphics solution featured a white ink capability enabling four-layer printing to create transformative graphics for backlit applications. Perfect for applications using transparent film, the printer also enables five-layer printing for producing different designs on both sides of the substrate, simultaneously. These Mimaki capabilities provide new value adding and profit driving applications. Mimaki TS55-1800 – Ideal for interior fabrics, sports and fashion apparel, flags and tapestries, the TS55-1800 Series offering continuous operation, is designed for users that demand high productivity and highquality print. Featuring a plotter roll for small runs or a mini jumbo roll for long runs, the TS55-1800 Series has the flexibility to adapt to changing business needs. “Exhibiting at PSI and Viscom 2019 is a great way to start a New Year and meeting visitors in Dusseldorf,” concludes Drion.

At Viscom 2019, Mimaki displayed breath-taking print samples from customers around the world, as well as provided live demonstrations from nine of its solvent, UV and sublimation printers for applications in three distinct markets – Sign Graphics,

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Xeikon qualifies Ahlstrom-Munksjö WALLSTAR DIGITAL Nonwoven wallcovering media perfectly fits Xeikon digital presses. Xeikon, a subsidiary of the Flint Group, has recently reported that it has qualified Ahlstrom-Munksjö WALLSTAR DIGITAL nonwoven wallcovering media for use on Xeikon digital presses as part of the alliance between the two companies. WALLSTAR DIGITAL nonwoven wallpapers have been specifically developed for digital printing technologies, they guarantee excellent homogeneous print results and are also PVC-free. The range features smooth, structured, coated and non-coated substrates, from 110gsm to 180gsm, that ensure very easy handling and excellent dry stripability. Ahlstrom-Munksjö also reports high customer satisfaction, especially regarding the soft-touch feeling.

The latest addition, the BR9708, is the only matt fibrous option on the market. It opens up a whole range of new applications and design opportunities for Xeikon customers and prospects.

both in terms of production volumes at our existing customers and new installations of Xeikon production lines in the field,” says Dimitri Van Gaever, Business Development Manager, Xeikon.

Xeikon Wall Decoration Suite

“We are pleased to be adding the WALLSTAR DIGITAL media to our catalogue of qualified wallcovering substrates. The BR9708 grade from Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a textured high quality grade. We were impressed by its luxurious, textile-like appearance and its natural, aesthetic and fibrous tactile touch. We expect to see good market uptake of this exceptional wallcovering substrate, especially with the growing demand for customized interior décor solutions, both among interior decorators and consumers.”

The long standing cooperation between Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Xeikon intensified last year when the non-woven manufacturer and printing specialist worked together to qualify a range of papers for Xeikon presses. This includes Xeikon’s Wall-Decoration Suite. It enables cost-efficient production of highquality wall decoration for commercial, retail and residential purposes. It consists of five major components: a Xeikon Digital Press, a dedicated workflow, application-specific toners, process optimization tools and preand post-press solutions.

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Xeikon’s Success in Wall Decoration “We have seen an excellent 2018 performance of our Wall Decoration segment,

Both Xeikon and Ahlstrom-Munksjö displayed their expertise and products this week at Heimtextil January 8 to 11, 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany.

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