PRESSIdeas June 2018

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IPEX decides to close........................................14 Jagati makes history at ICQC.........................19 Innovative Accurio Press C3080...................22 Landa opens next chapter..............................25

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK..............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Reduce production costs with InkTune and PressTune.......................................................................................................................................................8 PRINT CHINA 2019 ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 Heidelberg Prinect User Days 2018 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 ROMANCING PRINT: A seminar by AIFMP in association with KMPA........................................................................................................................... 14 IPEX decides to close..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 WAN-IFRA’s announces winners of International Color Quality Club 2018-2020 .................................................................................................. 16 Jagati of India makes history at ICQC...................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 New products for Koenig & Bauer presses............................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Rapid rise of media newsletters................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Konica Minolta showcases various applications of innovative Accurio Press C3080............................................................................................ 22 Rondo AG installs Heidelberg Primefire 106: To further expand Supply on Demand solution......................................................................... 24 Landa Digital Printing opens next chapter in company history................................................................................................................................... 25 Printology Xperts by Konica Minolta...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Heidelberg and DOCUFY: Setting a joint course for success.......................................................................................................................................... 27 Bengaluru gets India’s 1st GCC multi-purpose UV Flatbed ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Xerox brings speciality ‘Iridesse’ embellishments for Indian customers with the new Production Press...................................................... 29 A Decade of Success...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Canon makes an ideal choice: Makes digital label printing entry with Xaar printhead ...................................................................................... 30 Konica Minolta expands portfolio with bizhub658e series launch ............................................................................................................................. 31 Xerox names Steve Bandrowczak President and COO...................................................................................................................................................... 31 Advanced Graphic Systems forays into Corrugation Industry ...................................................................................................................................... 32 TAIYO at IGAS 2018........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33 CrownConnect’s new industry-first: Can with unique digital identity ....................................................................................................................... 33 Producing 100% Natural and Biodegradable PHAs bioplastics.................................................................................................................................... 34 Gallus Innovation Days 2018: Looking into a smart future............................................................................................................................................. 36 Repro realizes Kodak Flexcel technology best suits their requirement...................................................................................................................... 38 Alex Knott receives R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award ....................................................................................................................................................... 39 United Caps extends French R&D facility ............................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Esko, AVT, X-Rite and Pantone combine ............................................................................................................................................................................... 42 3 X Gold! Koenig & Bauer wins BCM Award.......................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Smart Packaging by Tetra Pak ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 Sustainable Rafnxt+ by UPM Raflatac..................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Signage customers see the power of Esko automation solutions at Open House................................................................................................. 46 Ceramics China highlights growth of Xaar 2001+ ............................................................................................................................................................. 47 Poppy Signs blooms with Drytac Protac Anti-Scratch Laminate.................................................................................................................................. 48

Vineet K G. Associate Editor (vineetkg@pressideas.com) Jasvinder S. Sub-Editor (jasvinder@pressideas.com) Jacob George Marketing and Sales (jacob@pressideas.com) M.S. Mukundan Advertising and Sales Southern and Western India (aims@pressideas.com) Graphic Designer Anil Kumar

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, Is Personalisation stepping into packaging? “The trends in the pharmaceutical industry are heading towards ever declining runs and shorter delivery times in response to personalized medicine, increasing language and country versions and much shorter delivery times for medicines,” confirms Joachim Hoeltz, CEO of Rondo AG. Rondo, part of the international Körber Group in Hamburg, is conducting the world’s first beta test in the area of pharmaceutical packaging with the Heidelberg Primefire 106. Learn more about Primefire 106 at Rondo in the inside pages.

At the recently announced ICQC 2018-2020 winners by WAN-IFRA, 67 publications, newspaper and magazines, produced by 54 publishing and printing companies in 20 countries have achieved membership for two years. With its 22 publications winning entry to ICQC, Hyderabad headquartered Jagati Publications has become the first one in the history of ICQC to achieve this.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions recently organised Printology Xperts, a dedicated event for its MGI customers, in New Delhi. The event was attended by commercial and packaging printers. Printology Xperts has installed the latest version of the MGI JETvarnish 3D Digital Spot UV and inline IFOIL system. Konica Minolta Business Solutions has also recently announced the launch of its powerful bizhub 658e/558e/458e black and white multifunction printer in India and has expanded its production printer portfolio by adding another stellar printing solution, the AccurioPress C3080. The mid-production printer series was unvieled at the Print Expo 2018 in Chennai. The new press is more productive and is more flexible to handle variety of applications.

DOCUFY GmbH, a Heidelberg Group Company, provides the software and concepts for intelligent handling of information. With the digital exchange of information between machine engineers and users creating new opportunities, DOCUFY facilitates optimization at every stage of the production process in the age of Industry 4.0.

In installation space, Bengaluru gets India’s 1st GCC multi-purpose UV Flatbed by Monotech Systems. Also, Hyderabad based flexo pre-press bureau Repro Poly Services has invested in a Kodak Flexcel NX Wide.

At PrintExpo 2018, Xerox enabled customers discover new ways to capture growth opportunities with its latest print technologies, advanced workflow solutions and business development resources. The company launched another first in the world of print – Xerox Iridesse high speed, six station colour Production Press that combines four-colour printing with up to two specialty dry inks in one printing pass. It is the only digital press that can print metallic gold or silver dry ink, CMYK and clear dry ink in a single pass, giving print providers an immediate competitive edge in the growing digital print enhancement market.

India’s Colour matching expert AGS has entered into exclusive tie-up with Shanghai based ChaoChangTechpack Machinery Co. (SHCC) marking their entry into Corrugation industry. More tie-ups include that of Esko, AVT, X-Rite and Pantone having combined their strengths in colour and inspection solutions to create a ‘Right First Time’ Workflow across the packaging supply chain.

Bio-On has inaugurated in Italy the first plant designed to produce 100% natural and biodegradable special PHAs bioplastics. Another packaging major, United Caps has in recent times, apart from extension of its R&D facilities, done acquisitions and innovative portfolio additions, thereby increasing value of its customer offerings significantly.

What would the Gallus Innovation Days be without a machine premiere?

With the Gallus Smartfire, Gallus presented a starter model for digital narrow-web label printing. The Gallus Smartfire prints with the well-proven Memjet print heads with water-based inks.

In signage sphere, Esko hosted a successful Open House with partners Data Image, Clarity Software and reseller CMYUK. Signage customers saw the power of Esko automation solutions at the Open House.

Another first came in for the beverage industry with a business unit of Crown Holdings introducing its CrownConnect technology – marking each can with a 2D unique scannable code. The technology makes FACT beverage cans the first ever to be produced with a unique digital identity.

Find all this along with our regular takes on the latest from the colourful industry of Printing.

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Reduce production costs with InkTune and PressTune Agfa Graphics’ new Software enable ultimate control over printing resources and standards, for optimized performance and low TCO. Agfa Graphics has released InkTune and PressTune software. These intelligent tools are part of Agfa Graphics’ ECO³ offering and give print houses complete control over all printing elements, from ink use to compliance with ISO, G7 and clientspecific standards, while reducing production costs.

Real-time data insights into print quality drive these capabilities, independent of printing technology and press manufacturer.

InkTune and PressTune are crucial elements of Agfa Graphics’ ECO³ program. In designing and creating solutions based on hardware, software and consumables, Agfa Graphics focuses on ecology, economy, and extra convenience (ECO³) to make prepress and printing operations cleaner, more cost-effective and easier to manage and maintain.

The ECO³ solutions drive extra value to printing businesses.

InkTune: cost savings plus quality boosts

“We have reduced our make-ready times, we use less paper and ink, and we can adapt printer calibration curves according to paper, print job or customer-specific demands. Agfa Graphics’ solutions have brought us a more convenient way of working.” - Marc Henry

Key Notes : > Software part of Agfa Graphics’ ECO³ offering. > Give print houses complete control over all printing elements. > Focus on ecology, economy, and extra convenience for the customer.

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Building on grey component replacement (GCR) technology, InkTune dynamically substitutes CMY inks with black ink. As an intuitive software solution that is fully integrated into the prepress workflow, InkTune uses Agfa unique technology such as Dynamic Ink Limit Control and Dynamic Device Link Generation to maximize ink reduction up to 30%, while maintaining

colour fidelity. The reduction of ink not only has a positive cost savings impact, it also increases overall production efficiency as the drying time is reduced.

Furthermore, quality levels increase as rosette structures disappear and colour deviations become less visible.

“InkTune eliminates the choice between the reduction of ink, time, and drying powder on the one hand, and high-quality prints on the other hand. Customers can achieve all these benefits through the software’s built-in intelligent adjustment of ink consumption.

InkTune allows them to shorten press setup times, as well as to cut costs of all print-related resources,

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achieving the lowest total cost of ownership on the market. It is easily set up and requires no additional investment in training or hardware,” asserts Erik Peeters, Global Marketing Manager Software Solutions at Agfa Graphics.

PressTune: a new benchmark in smart print process control As a print production tool, PressTune drives consistency, productivity and the ability to print to exacting standards. As the required print quality standard is reached faster by means of dynamic ink density adjustment and a data-driven scoring mechanism incorporating dry-back compensation, make-ready times get reduced by up to 40% – which in turn leads to less waste.

Through intelligent analytics capabilities applied to print and colour data obtained from the press, PressTune also reports in

real time across printing technologies to each stakeholder, for full transparency of the print production process. It enables issue identification and optimized press maintenance scheduling. Even more, the solution’s easy-to-read dashboard makes it simple to generate print quality reports for brand owners in packaging and commercial print and allows for remote quality assurance.

“Together, PressTune and InkTune enable significant cost savings by reducing ink use, boosting quality and accelerating your production workflow,” continues Erik Peeters. “In fact, PressTune provides InkTune with the perfect foundation to optimize ink consumption by delivering quality consistence. Both PressTune and InkTune are central to our ECO³ offering, embodying sustainable innovation that focuses on ecology, economy, and extra convenience for the customer.”

Complementary solutions in action Imprimeries et Editions Henry, a print house in Montreuil-sur-Mer with a 120-year history, recently worked alongside consultants from Agfa Graphics to take its print processes to the next level. Already relying on an Avalon system, Azura plates and Agfa Graphics’ Apogee workflow, the firm recently installed both PressTune and InkTune.

“PressTune and InkTune have enabled us to obtain a higher consistency throughout our print runs,” says Marc Henry at Imprimeries et Editions Henry. “We have reduced our make-ready times, we use less paper and ink, and we can adapt printer calibration curves according to paper, print job or customer-specific demands. Agfa Graphics’ solutions have brought us a more convenient way of working.”

PRINT CHINA 2019 – Over 110,000 Square Metres of exhibition floor area booked.

According to the organisers of PRINT CHINA 2019, over 800 enterprises submitted booth applications totalling to over 110,000 square metres, almost 80% of the total available exhibition area, by 31st of April 2018.

Being held in China from the 9th to 13th of April 2019, at the Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center in the city of Dongguan, it is a recommended show for those who wish to get a taste of the Chinese machine manufacturers and their capabilities.

The leading exhibitors who have already been allocated the booth space include Heidelberg, Koenig & Bauer AG, Komori, Bobst, Highcon, Scodix, Ryobi Mitsubishi, Masterwork, JMD, Jinbao, Zhengrun, Huayue, Tiancen, Zenbo, Guowang, Hongming, Hongjing, Dongke, Zhengtu, Guangming, Changhexing, Haosheng, ST Machinery, Sino-MV and Shiheng.

Meanwhile, the booth allocation for Digital Pre-press Hall (Hall 1) is also nearing a fullhouse with confirmation of booth space for leading enterprises like HP, Konica Minolta, Founder Group, Ricoh, Fujifilm, Fuji Xerox, Epson, Esko, Cron, Lucky Huaguang, Konita, Amsky and Strong. In addition to these, booths pertaining to label printing, post-press and finishing, equipments and consumables are also being finalised as we file this report.

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The Organising Committee of PRINT CHINA 2019 has expressed its gratitude to all in the printing industry and thanked all of them for paying close attention and great support to the exhibition. The organisers will be providing highest standards of service to exhibitors and visitors. With a fruitful 10-years of experience and with a new re-launch, PRINT CHINA 2019 is expected to be a new starting point for the organisers, portraying a brand new blueprint, with more focused view into the new era and aims to be a navigator in the printing and allied industry. At the show,

one can expect a much broader exhibitor base, highly organised programs and well defined procedures along with a very highend platform for multilateral communication and trade.

As for PRESSIdeas, it has always been a knowledge enhancement trip and we expect no less this time with the vigour we see in the communications from the organisers. If any of our readers wishes to know anything about the show, they may write back at jacob. pressideas@gmail.com.

Heidelberg Prinect User Days 2018 – focus on digital business models and print shop industrialization.

The Prinect User Days 2018 at the Print Media Academy of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG once again demonstrated their credentials as a communication platform organized by users for users. Around 300 participants from 15 countries use the forum to share information about the latest software trends.

Key Notes : > Software forum organized by users for users offers communication platform as digitization continues apace. > Over 300 participants from 15 countries worldwide. > Subscription models could develop into megatrend.

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The Prinect User Days at the Print Media Academy of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) once again demonstrated their credentials as a communication platform organized by users for users. Some 300 Prinect workflow users attended the event over a total of four days, taking the opportunity to discuss the latest software trends in the industry with experts and each other. The presentations and subsequent discussions focused on new digital business models such as subscription contracts and the possibilities of cost-efficient print shop industrialization as digitization continues apace. It became clear that the philosophy of the Smart Print Shop for navigated and even autonomous printing, as showcased by Heidelberg at the last drupa, offers many print shops a solution to the wide-ranging industry challenges they face. That makes “Prinect.

Driving the Smart Print Shop.” a highly appropriate slogan for the event, highlighting that the software supports the necessary Smart Print Shop processes.

Subscription solutions for presses and software The “Subscription models for printing machines and software” agenda item met with an enthusiastic response from participants. Models of this kind – under which customers only pay for actual product usage – are already established in many industries and are often the norm. Heidelberg unveiled this new offering for productive industrial performance to the graphic arts industry last year. The company has already sold 17 subscription contracts under which it supplies an all-in package comprising press, consumables, Prinect software, and services and the customer only pays for the number of sheets produced. Related discussions with many interested participants during the event and detailed inquiries made it clear that this solution could develop into an industry megatrend.

Prinect Production Manager – a softwareas-a-service model under which customers pay for the volume of data generated rather than individual licenses

– is another popular Heidelberg software solution.

Over 150 users have already opted for this model.

Extension of Heidelberg cloud portfolio for innovative software solutions A number of brief demonstrations at the Prinect marketplace – an established part of the event – provided an overview of the key innovations of Prinect 2019. One particular highlight was the presentation of Prinect Smart BI. This cloud-based service enables print shops to use standard Microsoft Office tools to help analyze their business and production data. It makes light work of tasks such as preparing specific reports about market trends, product development, customer requirements, machine performance, and material movements based on the data analyzed, and identifying key factors for more profitable production and sales.

Heidelberg is planning to gradually further extend its portfolio of cloud-based solutions. The vision is a cloud-based ecosystem that enables customers to combine modules according to their needs.

The software and the IT infrastructure are provided according to the software-as-a-service principle.

Some 25,000 Prinect modules are already linked to the Heidelberg cloud. The resulting wealth of data is used to develop software solutions for further boosting productivity. “A print shop’s business success is increasingly determined by how efficiently it handles data. By creating the ideal conditions for this, the Prinect workflow forms the backbone of the Smart Print Shop showcased by Heidelberg at the last drupa,” explains Jürgen Grimm, Head of Software Solutions at Heidelberg.

WAN-IFRA India 2018 The 26th Annual Conference Co-sponsered by The Indian Newspaper Society

25 - 27 September, Hyderabad International Convention Centre

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ROMANCING PRINT: A seminar by AIFMP in association with KMPA The one day event concludes in Kerala. 150 delegates comprising printers, academicians, students and entrepreneurs from adjoining states participate.

The one day seminar titled ROMANCING PRINT successfully concluded on 24th June 2018 at Palakkad. The programme inaugurated by Smt. Prameela Sasidharan, Chairperson, Palakkad Municipality was attended by around 150 delegates from the industry. Vice President (South) of AIFMP and the organizing committee chairman of Romancing Print 2018, Mr. O Venugopal welcomed the delegates at the event organised by the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) in association with Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) at Hotel Tripenta, Malampuzha, Palakkad (Dt), Kerala.

For the last three years the event has been organised at the regional level while earlier it was conducted in Delhi only. The holding of this activity has been designated to the respective Vice Presidents of the region.

Present on the dais at the inauguration were Mr. S. Saji, President, KMPA, Prof. Dr. Rajendrakumar Anayath; Vice Chancellor, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Haryana and Mr. S.Manickam, President, Tamilnadu Master Printers Federation.

Shri.C.N. Ashok, Managing Director, Auto Print delivered the key note address.

Presentation of Mr. Kulakkada Pradeep, Teacher, Print Consultant & CEO, Future Schoolz about ‘Future In Printing’ was well received by the delegates. After that there was a panel discussion on Print Education –Today & Tomorrow, moderated

by Prof. Dr. Rajendrakumar Anayath. The participants in the panel discussion include Dr. B.Kumar, Anna University, Chennai, Dr (Mrs) TKS Lakshmipriya, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore, Sri. C.Dinachandran, IPT, Shornur and Mr. Vinod Kamath, MIT, Manipal. HODs of various institutions from South India graced the event with their participation in the panel discussion. The event was concluded with a motivation speech by Dr. R. Chandrasekhar Menon.

This was the first time a national seminar is been held in Palakkad. Apart from KMPA

members, participants included printers, academicians, students and entrepreneurs from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

KMPA Members & Printers from Palakkad played a pivotal role in conducting this seminar. KMPA expressed its gratitude to Mr. O Venugopal, Vice President (South) of AIFMP for the opportunity to organize the flagship event ROMANCING PRINT of AIFMP. There was adequate coverage for this event both in print and visual media. The delegates expressed their satisfaction at the quality of the seminar and the way KMPA conceived the entire programme.

IPEX decides to close IPEX, the international print technology and equipment event, to close after consultation with print technology industry.

“The changing market conditions and appetite for a large-scale event which focuses on Print in Action continues to be challenging,” says Rob Fisher, Event Director for IPEX, the international print technology and equipment event, which has recently decided to close.

“Through IPEX, we’re proud to have played a role in an important and diverse industry, and to have supported a brand that has such a long history. We enjoyed organising and delivering IPEX 2017 and received positive feedback from exhibitors, many of whom recorded excellent levels of interest and sales at the event,” continues Fisher who adds that

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the event is to close after a period of consultation with the industry.

The most recent edition, IPEX 2017, took place at the NEC in Birmingham during October-November 2017.

Over 150 companies from 20 countries exhibited with over 7,000 visitors attending the same.

“Having engaged with a range of exhibitors and partners to evaluate the options for IPEX, we have concluded that the requirements of the industry no longer match our own in terms of the cycle, scale and what is required to help us further

support and fully invest in the brand. We’d like to wish our partners, exhibitors, and everyone we’ve worked with on IPEX every success as the industry continues to evolve,” concludes Fisher.

The 4th International Printing Technology Exhibition of China (Guangdong) April 9-13, 2019 Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center

Please Contactďźš Mr. Kent Wang, Mr. Jason Wang, Ms. Cecily Pu Tel: +86-10-51902382/84/83 Email: wanghaocheng@chinaprint.com.cn wangjinming@chinaprint.com.cn puxiaoying@chinaprint.com.cn

WAN-IFRA’s announces winners of International Color Quality Club 2018-2020 67 publications by 54 publishers, printers from 20 countries win ICQC membership for two years.

WAN-IFRA announced the winners of the International Color Quality Club 2018–2020 contest (ICQC). 67 publications, newspaper and magazines, produced by 54 publishing and printing companies in 20 countries have achieved membership in the ICQC for two years.

Once every two years since 1994 the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, WAN-IFRA, has offered newspapers worldwide an opportunity to demonstrate their colour printing excellence by organising a print-quality competition.

In the 23rd edition WAN-IFRA has opened the competition to the magazines as well because many publishing and printing companies are no longer printing only newspapers but magazines as well.

printing standards. The quality evaluation of is composed of two parts – an evaluation based on objective measurements made on a print test element (WAN-IFRA “Cuboid”) that participants must print every day of a specified week per month for a period of three months; and a visual inspection of the general print quality by a jury of international newspaper experts. Participating companies must meet the defined quality criteria and should print without any common possible quality defects. This competition rewards those companies that not only print within approved international standards but also establish a fool-proof system for print production.

“By their successful participation in the competition, the companies have demonstrated that they can supply printing in outstanding quality and offer readers

and advertisers high-quality products,” said Manfred Werfel, WAN-IFRA’s Deputy CEO. “The Color Quality Club is more than a technical printing competition, as it offers participating companies the additional possibility to benchmark their printing quality against recognised international standards and improve it,” he adds.

A brochure presenting the successful participants and their publications will be available at this year’s IFRA World Publishing Expo from 9 to 11 October in Berlin, Germany. At IFRA World Publishing Expo the new Club members will receive their certificates and new members of the Star Club of multiple winners will be honoured.

Companies from South and East Asia will collect their certificates during WAN-IFRA India annual conference, 25 to 27 September, in Hyderabad, India.

This competition has been organised by the World Printers Forum (WPF), the print community within WAN-IFRA. 121 publications from all over the world participated in this year’s competition. The qualified International Color Quality Club members are: Club membership is offered to all companies who have successfully produced high-quality newspapers consistently over an extended time-period by following international

Mem bers of the International Color Quality Club 2018–2020 Companies

Publications

Print/Publication Sites

Countries

ABP Pvt Ltd

The Telegraph, AnandabazarPatrika

Barasat

India

Alma Manu Oy

Moro

Tampere

Finland

Apple Daily Printing Limited

Apple Daily (Hong Kong)

Tseung Kwan O

Hong Kong

Apple Daily Publication

Apple Daily (Taiwan)

Taipei, Shin Wu

Taiwan

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Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd

The Times of India

Kandivali – Mumbai, Lucknow, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Airoli -Mumbai Pune

India

Botnia Print Oy

Keskipohjanmaa

Kokkola

Finland

British Industries Printing & Packaging Co.

Al Jarida

South Sabahn

Kuwait

Brune-MettckerDruck- und Verlags- GmbH

Wilhelmshavener Zeitung

Wilhelmshaven

Germany

Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A.

El Tiempo Bogotá, El Tiempo Cali

Colombia

Colombia

CIL Centre d’Impression Lausanne Le Matin SA

Bussigny

Switzerland

Delod.o.o.

Ljubljana

Slovenia

DELO

Druck Carinthia GmbH & Co KG

Kleine Zeitung

Carinthia

Austria

Druck Styria GmbH & Co KG

Kleine Zeitung

Styria

Austria

Druckerei Konstanz GmbH

Südkurier

Konstanz

Germany

DZB Druckzentrum Bern AG

Berner Zeitung

Bern

Switzerland

DZZ Druckzentrum Zürich AG

Tages-Anzeiger

Zürich

Switzerland

El Colombiano S.A. & CIA. S.C.A.

El Colombiano

Envigado-Antioquia

Colombia

Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd

The New Indian Express

Bangalore

India

FAZ -Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH

Frankfurter Rundschau, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Mörfelden-Walldorf, Potsdam

Germany

FreiburgerDruck GmbH + Co. KG

Badische Zeitung

Freiburg

Germany

HeilbronnerStimme GmbH & Co. KG

HeilbronnerStimme

Heilbronn

Germany

Herold Druck und Verlag AG

Wiener Zeitung

Wien

Austria

InfogloboComunicação e Participações S.A.

O GLOBO

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Jagati Publications Limited

Sakashi Telugu Daily

Balanagar - Hyderabad, Nacharam Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar, Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam, Kurnool, Anantapur, Kadapa, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, TadepalliGudem, Mangalagiri, Bangalore, Tirupathi, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada, Guntur

India

Jagran Prakashan Ltd

Dainik Jagran

Noida

India

Kaleva365 Oy

Kaleva

Oulu

Finland

La Voz del Interior S.A.

La Voz del Interior

Cordoba

Argentina

Landsprentehf.

Morgunbladid

Reykjavik

Iceland

MalayalaManorama Company Ltd

MalayalaManorama Daily, Week

Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kollam,Calicut, Kottayam

India

MärkischeVerlagsund Druck-GesellschaftmbH Potsdam

Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung (MAZ)

Potsdam

Germany

Masar Printing and Publishing

Emarat Al Youm Al Bayan

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

MediosPublicos

El Telegrafo

Guayaquil

Ecuador

MittelbayerischesDruckzentrum GmbH & Co. KG

Mittelbayerische Zeitung

Regensburg

Germany

MM Publications Ltd

Vanitha Malayalam

Kottayam

India

NordkurierDruck GmbH & Co.KG

Nordkurier

Neubrandenburg

Germany

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Prensa Libre S.A.

Prensa Libre

Guatemala

Guatemala

Presse, Druck- und Verlags GmbH

Augsburger Allgemeine

Augsburg

Germany

Pressehaus Stuttgart Druck GmbH

StuttgarterNachrichten, Stuttgarter Zeitung

Stuttgart

Germany

Printing Partners Paal – Beringen SA

Gazet Van Antwerpen

Paal - Beringen

Belgium

Rheinpfalz Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG

Die Rheinpfalz

Oggersheim

Germany

Russmedia Verlag GmbH

Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung, VorarlbergerNachrichten

Schwarzach

Austria

Sakal Papers Private Limited

Sakal

Pune

India

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

BeritaHarian, LianheZaobao, The Straits Times

Singapore

Singapore

Süddeutscher Verlag Zeitungsdruck GmbH

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Munich

Germany

Telangana Publications Pvt. Ltd

NamastheTelangana

Hyderabad

India

The Hindu Group Publishing

The Hindu

Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad, Coimbatore,

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Private Ltd

Madurai

The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co Ltd

The Mathrubhumi Daily

Kannur, Thrissur, Kochi, Trivandrum

India

The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Prajavani, Deccan Herald, Prajavani – Hubli-Dharwad

Hubli-Dharwad, Bangalore

India

TurkuvazHaberlesmeVeYayincilik A.S.

Sabah

Istanbul

Turkey

Ungeheuer + Ulmer KG GmbH & Co.

LudwigsburgerKreiszeitung

Ludwigsburg

Germany

United Printing & Publishing

The National, Al Ittihad

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

Verlag Nürnberger Presse, DruckhausNürnberg GmbH & Co.KG

Nürnberger Zeitung, NürnbergerNachrichten

Nürnberg

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VRM Druck GmbH & Co. KG

Darmstädter Echo, Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz

Rüsselsheim

Germany

V-TAB AB

VLT

Västerås

Sweden

Jagati of India makes history at ICQC - With its 22 publications winning entry to ICQC, Hyderabad headquartered Jagati Publications is the first in the history of ICQC to achieve this.

Indian language newspaper publisher, Jagati Publications has registered all its 22 printing centres. The Hyderabad headquartered publisher bagged membership for all its printing plants in this edition of International Color Quality Club contest.

WAN-IFRA’s World Printers Forum has just announced the new members of its International Color Quality Club, ICQC 2018– 2020. In this 13th edition of the color quality print contest, 67 publication titles from 54 publications in 20 countries have gained club membership. This year the number of entries

from Asia, particularly from India, has grown, and showed the enormous efforts made by publishers and printers to print high-quality standardised quality across the printing centre and to become part of the club.

Jagati Publications was established in the year 2008, with 22 branches started on the same day of the inauguration. Jagati publishes the daily newspaper titled ‘Sakshi’ in Telugu – a language spoken chiefly in two states (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) – with an average circulation of 1.1 million copies per day.

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closed-loop inking system. The printing presses are of 2/1 type, with four towers and one folder configuration, and run at average speed of around 40,000 copies per hour. The presses are around 10 years old.

Mr. P V K Prasad, Director-Operations said: “The planning and execution team led by T K Suresh, Chief General Manager, and B Gowri Sankar, General Manager, have worked tremendously on 3M concept (Men,

Machine & Material) and worked without compromising on any single element associated with this project.” Prasad also praised that their main objective was to standardise and improve their print quality uniformly and consistently across all the 22 printing centres. This was achieved by developing an internal quality program called “SIQ” (Sakshi Internal Quality) which also helped in contesting and winning the only international quality contest for newspapers and magazines, ICQC 2018–2020. He also added: “It helps us to satisfy all our esteemed advertisers with our world-class print standards from all our print centres across the states (of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh).”

This is the first time in the history of the ICQC that a publication has registered all its print centres and won membership to all of them.

This is undoubtedly a milestone for Jagati’s initiatives in standardizing their print process to high quality standards and first of its kind in the world of the newspaper industry. The ICQC contest follows tough regimen that requires participating publications to print good quality and consistently over a three month period.

Manfred Werfel, Deputy CEO of WANIFRA, congratulated the management and team of Jagati Publications for their finest achievement. Jagati aims to enter into the WAN-IFRA’s Star Club, the prestigious club for high quality newspaper printers.

“High quality printing is always possible, irrespective of the printing infrastructure, with proper planning and standard discipline,” added Manfred Werfel.

New products for Koenig & Bauer presses New-level product finishing; Intelligent copy control in quarterfold; New ribbon lead.

On the one hand there are short jobs, a raft of different orders and high quality products, and other the other hand the focus is on high-volume print runs – customer demands placed on commercial printers are becoming ever more versatile and challenging.

Koenig & Bauer has been successfully tackling both of these developments for years. Stefan Segger, sales director Digital & Web Solutions: “We are in constant communication with our customers. On the one hand we develop new products with our partners, and on the other hand we are proactively represented on the market with new innovations.”

The new UV coater for C16 from Koenig & Bauer offers production speeds of up to 60,000rph, high automation, simple and self-explanatory operation, the stability of a printing unit, automatic cleaning at the push of a button and anilox roller change within a few minutes. Whether for the full-solid finishing of covers or as spot coating for the partial finishing of printed images, the coating unit is already being used very successfully by customers. A compact UV dryer is integrated into the superstructure after the coating unit to enable the widest possible range of paper substrates to be processed.

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grammage of between 60g/m² - 250g/m² (38 – 160lbs). Between 2 and 5g/m² of coating is applied depending on the anilox roller.

Intelligent copy control in quarterfold Intelligent, patented copy control in the quarterfold makes for a trouble-free folding sequence. Production conditions are therefore always consistent irrespective of operator skill. Copies are slowed effectively and with a minimum of abrasion, and aligned in the direction of fold during deceleration.

The automatic copy control system is self-adjusting and exceptionally reliable regardless of production speed and copy thickness. As a result folding is consistently accurate, even during changes in press speed. Stefan Segger, sales director KBADigital & Web Solutions: “We continue to be very successful in the market and expect investments to be made this year. Our presses are known for their quality. With our know-how we have worked on many new developments for our commercial presses.”

The microporous patented turner bars are one of the many proven features that are unique to Koenig & Bauer. They no longer need to be set for different ribbon widths, and operate reliably with a minimal air cushion

and superior ribbon guides. A modular design and dedicated drives throughout allow the superstructure to be customized for specific production scenarios. The short and stable web lead allows a more even web tension.

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Rapid rise of media newsletters INMA reports looks at commonalities in newsletters at media companies, including the important differences among global/national brands, digital pure-plays, and metropolitan dailies.

Newsletters are emerging as the key tool for media companies in an increasingly complex array of consumer engagement tactics designed to promote frequency of usage among digital subscribers and prospective subscribers, according to a new report released by the International News Media Association (INMA).

“How Newsletters Are Redefining Media Subscriptions” outlines trends and best practices among news media companies aiming to maximize reader revenue through retention and engagement. The report surfaces key best practices in newsletters from subject matter to style to volume and how best to segment content in a dense ecosystem.

The INMA report seeks advice from Rob Josephs of Brightcove and Victoria Fine of Finally who provide background and context to why publishers shifted engagement emphasis to newsletters.

The report pivots to the practicalities on the ground at media companies, including emerging business objectives for newsletters and the discovery of frequency as the key metric to predict churn. INMA looks at commonalities in newsletters at media companies, including the important differences among global/national brands, digital pure-plays, and metropolitan dailies.

INMA also looks at subject matters that stand out, including the surprising rise of short-term pop-up newsletters.

“How Newsletters Are Redefining Media Subscriptions” concludes with a deep dive into what the Boston Globe, Financial Times, El País, and Cox Media Group are doing with newsletters – media related to metropolitan, global, national, and group.

“It is inside these case studies that the chaos of consumer engagement yields clarity,” said Earl J. Wilkinson, executive director and CEO of INMA. “No matter where you are on your digital subscription and consumer engagement journey, the tidbits inside these stories will serve as inspiration and benchmarks – and tease the personalisation

revolution that is coming next at media companies.”

“How Newsletters Are Redefining Media Subscriptions” is available for free to INMA members and available to non-members for US$795 – which includes one year of association membership, all strategic reports, Webinars, and access to all INMA content and peer connection tools.

INMA members may download the report, and non-members may order the same.

The International News Media Association (INMA) is a global community of market-

leading news media companies reinventing how they engage audiences and grow revenue in a multi-media environment. The fast-growing INMA community consists of more than 9,100 executives at 700+ media companies in 70 countries. INMA is the news media industry’s key ideas-sharing network with members connected via conferences, reports, webinars, and an unparalleled archive of best practices.

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Konica Minolta showcases various applications of innovative Accurio Press C3080 Konica Minolta showcases expanded portfolio with AccurioPress C3080 at Print Expo 2018 in Chennai.

Konica Minolta has expanded its production printer portfolio in India by adding another stellar printing solution, the AccurioPress C3080. The mid-production printer series has been unveiled by Konica Minolta at the Print Expo 2018 in Chennai, demonstrating the capabilities of the new AccurioPress C3080. The new press is more productive and is more flexible to handle variety of applications.

The launch of the AccurioPress C3080 digital series introduces a new line of production printing systems from Konica Minolta in India and is aimed at combining the superlative quality and performance of previous models with additional features. The AccurioPress C3080 supports auto-duplex banner printing up to 762 mm and delivers significantly higher print speeds of 81 ppm and 45 ppm (both monochrome and colour) for A4 and A3 print jobs, respectively. It also ensures better consistency in terms of productivity; the A4 printing speed is consistent at 81 ppm for thickness of up to 216gsm, and at 51 ppm for paper thickness between 217gsm and350gsm.The mid-production printer also has a maximum sheet capacity of 15,390 A4 sheets of 80gsm, and supports the full range of in-line finishing options.

The IQ-501 in AccurioPress C3080 provides automated and real-time quality controls – including registration, front-to-back alignment, image gradation, and density – for unparalleled print consistency.

Key Notes : > Latest production printing series launch at the Chennai show. > New press is more productive and flexible to handle variety of applications. > Supports auto-duplex banner printing up to 762 mm.

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Amongst the various new features added by Konica Minolta is the new IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimiser. IQ-501 provides automated and real-time quality controls – including registration, front-toback alignment, image gradation, and density – for unparalleled print consistency. It additionally delivers automated colour adjustments and allows for the creation of printer profiles with skill-less operations to eliminate input time and drastically reduce printing errors.

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The AccurioPress C3080 also comes equipped with a new colour dual scanner capable of operating at up to 240 ipm, along with a double-feed detection kit to avoid scanning two sheets at once.

Moreover, the Air Suction feeding mechanism employed by Konica Minolta reduces paper jam through an additional paper tray (PF 710), in addition to three PF-707 trays, for increased uptime, stable paper feed capability, and better productivity. The inclusion of a relay unit (RU-518) also eliminates paper curl.

All these features make the AccurioPress C3080 perfect for print service providers catering to entry-level production requirements, while also enabling it to deliver higher productivity and topof-the-line duty cycles (up to 865k) required for mid-level production environments. Capable of handling various media such as coated and embossed papers, it helps print and printing businesses to benefit from more – and better – business opportunities.

Its multifunctional design and large capacity unit are well-suited for banner printing jobs such as book covers and three-fold menus, catalogues, and sales promotion tools, while also enabling a faster, efficient, and more cost-effective envelope production process.

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Rondo AG installs Heidelberg Primefire 106: To further expand Supply on Demand solution Rondo is conducting the world’s first beta test in the area of pharmaceutical packaging with the Primefire 106.

The Primefire 106 is installed right beside the Speedmaster XL 105 in Rondo AG’s production hall. “Both systems complement each other’s respective strengths, which in turn benefits the customer.

Key Notes : > Print quality and colour stability of the digital printing system a decisive argument for the investment. > B1 format fits perfectly into the existing production setup, with digital and offset printing complementing each other. > Automated workflows, close integration of customers into the process and digital printing further shorten packaging delivery times.

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Rondo AG based in Allschwil near Basel (Switzerland), part of the international Körber Group in Hamburg, is conducting the world’s first beta test in the area of pharmaceutical packaging with the Primefire 106. The digital printing system of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has been installed at Rondo since April 2018, where it is the final piece in the packaging specialist’s Supply on Demand solution. “The trends in the pharmaceutical industry are heading towards ever declining runs and shorter delivery times in response to personalized medicine, increasing language and country versions and much shorter delivery times for medicines,” confirms Joachim Hoeltz, CEO of Rondo AG. “Our production consists entirely of secondary packaging.

Through process automation and close IT integration we offer our customers a just-in-time service and by doing so help them to optimize their own supply chain.”

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workflow and optimized the ERP integration with its customer. The goal of – providing small batch sizes in consistently high quality with delivery times of less than a week – has already been achieved through conventional offset printing and optimized job preparation and postpress processes. A Speedmaster XL 105 ten-colour perfecting press with coating unit is currently used for printing.

Rondo has been offering its Supply on Demand Service since the Interpack trade fair in spring of last year. This means that every week for almost a year, it has been supplying a key pharmaceutical customer with a large number of folding carton orders with very short delivery times. Rondo automated its own

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direct delivery to the packaging machine.

In addition, costs for destroying obsolete packaging are avoided. The close IT integration additionally saves significant costs in the administrative area. In the quality process, Rondo can handle the customer’s incoming goods inspection in compliance with strict GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) regulations, so that this step can be reduced to a minimum at the pharmaceutical companies. All in all, this can save up to 50 percent of the total supply chain costs on the customer side. The much shorter packaging delivery times also enable the pharmaceutical customer to reduce their own delivery times for their medicines often significantly, which in turn leads to considerable benefits on the sales side.

Playing to the strengths of digital printing “We stand for customized developments and for innovations,” explains Hans-Peter Süßlack, Business Process Manager at Rondo. “Offset printing has its limits when it comes to the personalization and run lengths of just one pack. That’s why we took a serious look at digital printing. We tested quite a few systems in the past four years.

We saw the Primefire 106 at drupa 2016 and opted for this machine after various tests.”

The Primefire 106 is the first industrial digital printing press for packaging in B1 format and thus is the perfect complement to the Speedmaster in 70 x 100 format.

As well as the possibility of producing pharmaceutical packaging from batch sizes of one at the lowest possible cost, the Primefire 106 also makes an impression through its ability to add variable data such as serial numbers while the packaging is being printed. “A decisive factor in addition to the right format is the long-standing, reliable and trusting partnership with Heidelberg,” confirms Jörg Oswald, Director of Operations at Rondo. “A stable customer/supplier relationship with a high degree of trust and a high quality standard is very important in the pharmaceutical industry. The motto is safety, safety, and once again safety.” With this in mind, a development project for the Primefire 106 consists of being able to print custom serial numbers in order to prevent counterfeit medicines under the EU Counterfeiting Directive. This subproject should become reality in 2019.

The Primefire 106 is installed right beside the Speedmaster XL 105 in Rondo AG’s production hall. “Both systems complement each other’s respective strengths, which in

turn benefits the customer. The Primefire 106 handles shorter runs and jobs involving variable data, while the Speedmaster XL 105 is perfect for longer runs,” adds Giovanni De Luca, Director Operations for Switzerland at Rondo. “Heidelberg’s extensive colour expertise ensures that end customers cannot see any difference – a must in the pharmaceutical industry.”

Rondo – a strong partner to the pharmaceutical industry Rondo AG develops and produces packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. In addition to standard and special folding cartons, it also offers system solutions and services. Production takes place in Switzerland, the Czech Republic, the USA and Puerto Rico. Worldwide, Rondo’s workforce of around 600 employees produces over two billion folding cartons and package inserts every year. Rondo is part of Medipak Systems, the pharmaceutical systems division of the international technology group Körber. Körber brings together the world’s leading technology companies with more than 140 production, service and sales companies and achieves sales of 2.6 billion euros with around 12,000 employees.

Landa Digital Printing opens next chapter in company history Successful completion of $300 million financing round provided by SKion, the private investment company of German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten, and Altana.

Landa Digital Printing has announced the completion of a $300 million equity financing, led by private investment firm SKion GmbH and joined by specialty chemicals group Altana, an already-existing shareholder.

Both SKion and Altana are wholly-owned by German entrepreneur Susanne Klatten.

The proceeds from the financing will be used for expansion of the company’s infrastructure and manufacturing capabilities, as well as for ongoing R&D and market development.

“My investment reflects my confidence in the technological potential of Landa Digital Printing. Together we can spark the market

demand for digital printing solutions,” said Susanne Klatten. “To be part of this new chapter in the history of printing also means a significant entrepreneurial move for me.”

Benny Landa, Founder and Chairman of Landa Digital Printing, stated: “We are delighted with our longstanding relationship with Altana and are extremely pleased to broaden that partnership to include SKion, with whom we have a shared vision. This substantial financing is one of the foundations we are laying for accelerated growth, now that we have started shipping our Nanographic Printing® Presses to customers around the world.”

Altana CEO Martin Babilas added: “We are

excited about our partnership with Landa Digital Printing that started in 2014 when Nanography was still in its early days. Since then we have supported Landa Digital Printing in finding new, innovative material science solutions for digital printing, and we are looking forward to doing so also in the future.”

The investment is in addition to the over $400 million previously invested by Benny Landa and Altana in Landa Digital Printing.

Benny Landa continues to be the company’s majority shareholder with 54 %. Altana and SKion together now own 46 % of the company with Altana continuing to hold a stake of 33.3 %.

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Printology Xperts by Konica Minolta Konica Minolta India hosts Printology Xperts, a dedicated event for its MGI customers, in New Delhi.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions recently organised Printology Xperts, a dedicated event for its MGI customers, in New Delhi. Held on June 16, 2018, at Crown Plaza in Okhla, the event was attended by commercial and packaging printers from Delhi along with senior leadership team, including Mr. Daisuke Mori, Managing Director – Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Mr. Manish Gupta, National Marketing Manager and Mr. Ashok Sethi General Manager – Sales-PPDC/IDC. Mr. Amritpal Singh Bawa, National Manager of Technova Imaging Systems, was also present at the event.

At the event, Konica Minolta showcased various innovative and high-quality MGI samples created on MGI equipment by Printology Xperts.

Key Notes : > Printology Xperts – a dedicated event for MGI customers. > Installed the latest version of the MGI JETvarnish 3D Digital Spot UV and inline IFOIL system. > Digital spot UV coating in plain 2D and 3D (with thickness of upto 200 microns) and embossed foil textured effects in one pass.

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Printology Xperts has installed the latest version of the MGI JETvarnish 3D Digital Spot UV and inline IFOIL system – a digital solution designed for personalised 3D spot coating and embossed hot foil stamping applications. Commenting on the investment in MGI’s JETvarnish 3D & IFOIL, Mr. Kamal Malik, Founder – Printology Xperts, said, “Printing requirements are changing rapidly, and it is time for print and printing businesses to evolve in step with this new paradigm. The very innovative 3D spot coating and hot foil stamping equipment from MGI can help businesses like ours to cater to the new-age printing

requirements, swiftly and with much better results.”

The JETvarnish 3D and IFOIL utilise MGI’s patented inkjet and hot foil stamping technology to provide digital spot UV coating in plain 2D and 3D (with thickness of upto 200 microns) and embossed foil textured effects in one pass. The digital spot UV coating process is 100% variable data capable, with barcode reader options that enable custom spot varnished prints with unique graphics, text, and numeric data.

At the event, Konica Minolta showcased various innovative and high-quality MGI samples created on MGI equipment by Printology Xperts. The sample prints incorporated a wide range of print embellishments and special effects which were unattainable through traditional printing technologies.

The demonstration highlighted how Konica Minolta’s innovative MGI solutions could help packaging and commercial printing customers, graphic designers, and advertising agencies to envision and implement novel print execution strategies to drive better business outcomes.

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Heidelberg and DOCUFY: Setting a joint course for success Heidelberg paves the way for new digital business models with DOCUFY. DOCUFY GmbH has been a Heidelberg Group Company for roughly one year. On the journey toward becoming a digital, agile company Heidelberg relies on the software and concepts for intelligent handling of information from its new subsidiary DOCUFY. This is because the digital exchange of information between machine engineers and users at every stage of the production process is creating new opportunities for optimization in the age of Industry 4.0.

With the service-as-a-service concept, Heidelberg, together with the DOCUFY solutions, is now creating ideal conditions for new digital business models. Heidelberg aims to automate and digitize service processes, whose solutions will also be offered to Heidelberg’s industrial customers.

For Maintenance 4.0, Heidelberg is combining existing service solutions with DOCUFY’s services to offer innovative processes and tools, such as electronic maintenance tables, through which Heidelberg and Heidelberg’s industrial customers can achieve significant increases in efficiency and customer value in service.

As part of its digital transformation, Heidelberg acquired DOCUFY GmbH in Bamberg one year ago. Heidelberg has used the software solutions developed by DOCUFY (including COSIMA and TopicPilot) and the concept of the Information Space to supplement the portfolio of its Heidelberg Digital Platforms division. In doing so, it has simultaneously created suitable conditions for smart service concepts, which are becoming increasingly important within this context. Together with DOCUFY, Heidelberg has already developed new solutions to optimize its service business by combining and developing the existing products in this way. The implementation of Maintenance 4.0 is one of their first successful collaborations.

COSIMA and TopicPilot by DOCUFY create basis for Maintenance 4.0 In order to successfully implement digitalization strategies, tools are required to translate theory into practice. The joint portfolio already contains suitable tools for implementing Maintenance 4.0

TopicPilot by DOCUFY is an out-of-the-box solution you can use to easily publish all company-wide information on mobile devices, on the intranet, and on the web.

and organizing services. For example, COSIMA, DOCUFY’s component content management system, can be used to track the maintenance steps for various machines and link them to descriptions of the way that maintenance is carried out.

In turn, the mobile publication platform TopicPilot by DOCUFY transmits all of this information to the service technician’s smartphone or tablet. What is special about this is that specific maintenance lists can be displayed there for each machine and maintenance interval. The integrated log function allows the user to tick off maintenance steps that have already been carried out, to add images and comments to them, and to save them centrally in the system. Heidelberg’s platform solution View2Connect then even presents maintenance tasks in a 3D model.

Heidelberg is already using COSIMA in a charging technology pilot project for electric vehicles, among other things. Linking COSIMA with View2Connect allows the user to simultaneously generate an interactive 3D catalogue of replacement parts and service instructions in 2D or 3D for the first time.

Integration is being felt both inside and outside “Within the shortest period of time, we have successfully integrated DOCUFY into Heidelberg and our growth strategy.

Thanks to the committed team at DOCUFY, ‘Heidelberg goes Digital’ works in both directions – internally, we have been able to accelerate the expansion of our digital business models using data-based service concepts. For our industrial customers, we are consistently using our service-as-aservice vision to develop our portfolio into a new service concept,” says Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hermann, Management Board member and Chief Digital Officer at Heidelberg.

Service as a service Industry 4.0 is bringing the issue of process optimization to the fore. With their service-asa-service concept, DOCUFY and Heidelberg Digital Platforms are helping providers and machine and system operators to digitalize and automate their service processes – with suitable processes and tools on one open platform.

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multi-level documentation systems and is the first provider of Multi-Level Documentation.

Besides its software products, DOCUFY also offers consulting and development services and professional support. The ISO 9001:2015 certified company is based in Bamberg and employs around 100 people. The software specialist also markets its multilingual software worldwide via a network of partners.

COSIMA go! is a fully developed, ready-to-go Component Content Management System for the documentation process that can be adapted to meet specific customer needs at any time – whether for mechanical or plant engineering, measurement or control technology, or software.

COSIMA enterprise is the proven Component Content Management System that you can flexibly expand and adapt to accommodate specific needs. Customer-specific information models can be configured with ease, and importing master data and existing data structures is simple.

DOCUFY Layouter is a ready-to-go cloud solution to easily create, store and customize your own output layouts. The web interface is intuitive and easy to use. Output layouts can be loaded directly into COSIMA or TopicPilot.

Directive specifications with maximum efficiency. It simplifies, accelerates, and improves the process of creating risk assessment for CE marking in line with legal requirements.

TopicPilot is an out-of-the-box solution users can use to easily publish all companywide information on mobile devices, on the intranet, and on the web. You can start working with TopicPilot right away using existing data files. The powerful full-text search is another essential component of the application.

DOCUFY Machine Safety is specialist software that can be used by companies to comprehensively comply with EC Machinery

Bengaluru gets India’s 1st GCC multi-purpose UV Flatbed Monotech Systems installs India’s first GCC multi-purpose UV Flatbed at photo print expert PRO LAB. Monotech Systems has installed India’s first GCC JF-240UV multi-purpose UV flatbed printer at Bengaluru based PRO LAB which has a proud history of innovative photo printing and photo book making services.

PRO LAB was founded in 2006 by Mr. Naveen Kumar. The company is known for creating world class photo products like photo prints in all sizes (4x6 to 44’x100’), photo books on both traditional silver halide printers & latest offset digital printers with HD quality, album box presentations, decorative canvas, fine art prints and many innovative photo gift products available online.

“We have been providing services to professional wedding photographers with highest quality printing and customer service for nearly 12 years. We are committed to bring innovation and provide value added products that uniquely stand out. GCC is a unique quality machine. We are delivering the unique experience to our customers – like, by putting texture and various special effects on the album hard covers to make them uniquely attractive. This Machine is just brilliant and delivers our motto “Where Quality Matters”. We are confident that we will be able to create wonderful applications with this machine which is a highly capable machine,” says Naveen Kumar, Founder, PROLAB. The innovative Taiwan Excellence award

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winner GCC JF-240UV Flatbed Printer comes with high throughput, standard dual-UV LED lamps, 1 litre bulk ink, four colours CMYK and optional Varnish and White colour that offer outstanding printing quality, texture effects and more for short runs and on-demand printing. With applications to a maximum of 30 cm tall object and 50x60 cm print area, it eliminates the limitation of printing. It also offers the flexibility of creating an extensive range of applications including multi-

layer printing, EZRotary, replica painting, membrane switch panel, PVC card, ADA sign and many more.

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Xerox brings speciality ‘Iridesse’ embellishments for Indian customers with the new Production Press Xerox bullish on India, expands offerings in Production segment with an industry first – iridescent colours and specialty embellishments never seen before in Digital Prints now a reality.

At PrintExpo 2018, Xerox enabled customers discover new ways to capture growth opportunities with its latest print technologies, advanced workflow solutions and business development resources. The company has launched another first in the world of print – Xerox Iridesse high speed, six station colour Production Press that combines four-colour printing with up to two specialty dry inks in one printing pass. It is the only digital press that can print metallic gold or silver dry ink, CMYK and clear dry ink in a single pass, giving print providers an immediate competitive edge in the growing digital print enhancement market.

“Iridesse can do things no other digital production press can do, but it’s what it can do for our customers that’s most important.” said Raj Kumar Rishi - Managing Director, Xerox India. “With robust production capabilities, the Iridesse will enable our customers to broaden horizons, take on complex jobs while simplifying workflows, making it an incredibly smart business decision.”

At PrintExpo’18, Xerox showcased the Versant 3100, Versant 180, D110, Color C70 and Altalink C8030 apart from the newly launched Iridesse Production Press and also announced the latest Versant 180 powered with Performance pack.

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high-end production-colour press, takes digital prints to a whole new level with advanced imaging for stunning results. With two inline specialty dry ink stations, customers can create lucrative applications with spot colors, metallic and mixed metallic gradients, and specialty enhancements. Gold and silver dry metallic inks can be used on their own or layered under or over CMYK to create unique iridescent palettes. A layer of clear dry ink can be added for an extra touch of dimension or texture.

The production-colour Xerox Versant 3100 press consists of a unique combination of higher image quality, greater media latitude and higher duty cycles for more productivity and performances.

The mid-production-colour Xerox Versant 180 press powered with Performance Pack enables fully productivity with an ability to print at rated speed up to 350gsm. In addition it has an Automated Color Quality Suite (ACQS) powered by X Rite that helps in better color consistency. It also gives 25% faster speeds on stocks up to 350 GSM. The Xerox Color C70, an entry production press, provides application versatility and professional image quality. The press ensures the customers are provided with features associated with the high-end production printers at the cost of an entry-level printer.

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The Xerox D110 machine is a very high quality, robust monochrome solution for print intensive environments such as pay for print shops and centralized reprographic department and in education, healthcare and other industries doing books, VDP and commercial printing applications.

The Xerox AltaLink series, a highly scalable, high-volume multifunction printer series, is designed to meet the ever growing organizational demands, high security standards, and advanced finishing requirements. It is capable to address the needs of small and medium sized businesses as well as large enterprises, with a consistent user experience. The AltaLink C8030 Color Multifunction Printer provides the maximum level of security through strategic approach to comprehensive security that prevents intrusions and keeps documents and data safe.

PrintExpo is one of India’s largest and most successful print technology show, on prepress, printing, print finishing, packaging, converting and signage, since 2009. The 2018 edition took place from 8 to 10 June at Chennai Trade Center, Chennai.

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A Decade of Success How Konica Minolta’s Simitri technology is reducing negative environmental impact and promoting zero carbon footprint.

Change, it is said, starts from within. It is a motto that Konica Minolta Business Solutions, a global provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies, has been living in action through its eco-friendly Simitri technology. By leveraging innovative manufacturing technologies for Simitri, Konica Minolta has cut down on the CO2 emissions during toner production by 76.9%.

The company has also reduced its CO2 emissions during toner disposal by 8,400 tonnes over the last decade.

Simitri has several other major benefits, as far as its environmental impact goes. Since it is derived from plant-based resources, it emits less CO2 when disposed, promoting carbon neutrality. The polymerised toner also consumes less energy when compared to conventional pulverised toners, both during production and usage. Print jobs using Simitri toners also consume up to 30% less product

when compared to pulverised toners.

First launched in 2001 after years of in-depth R&D on emulsion polymerised technology, Simitri is a plant-based polymerised toner for multifunction peripherals (MFPs).

Simitri uses plant-based resources for all four toner colours, and also comes in the advanced Simitri HD toner variant to ensure the superlative image quality which Konica Minolta is renowned for. By leveraging Simitri extensively to complement its operations across the board, Konica Minolta today has the highest usage polymerised toner rate in the industry at 99.6%.

The innovative toner technology has helped Konica Minolta in drastically reducing its carbon footprint over the years, and ties in with its larger organisational vision of adopting more sustainable, environmentallyconscious operations. With an aim to create

a sustainable society, Konica Minolta is looking to further pursue R&D initiatives to build on the differentiation that Simitri delivers.

The Japan-headquartered Konica Minolta Business Solutions is the global developer, manufacturer of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet printheads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services. The company with its high-quality printing solutions, particularly for SMBs, offers excellent customer service in India. With ‘Digital Printing’ being the next big thing in the country’s printing space, the company contributes by helping businesses transit smoothly from conventional printing to digital printing.

Canon makes an ideal choice: Makes digital label printing entry with Xaar printhead Xaar 2001+ printhead technology delivers the speed needed for new Canon Digital Label Printer.

The combination of speed, quality and reliability of the Xaar 2001+ U printhead made it the ideal choice for Canon’s entry into the digital label printing market, with the launch of its Océ LabelStream 4000 press.

The roll-to-roll industrial-scale UV inkjet press provides CMYK+W printing and features the latest Xaar 2001+ U printheads. Targeted at label and flexible packaging converters, it can print on a wide range of standard label stocks including PP and PE plus selected special substrates.

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developed in collaboration with label industry specialist, and long-standing partner of Xaar, FFEI, incorporating Xaar’s 2001+ U printhead technology.

“The support from Xaar has been a critical part of the success of this project, enabling us to integrate the Xaar 2001+ printhead and deliver the reliability and print quality label producers demand,” commented Andy Cook, Managing Director at FFEI. Combining high resolution and proven TF Technology ink recirculation, the Xaar 2001+ U sets a new standard for print quality and reliability in single-pass digital printing.

In order to deliver an optimal and flexible solution to customers, the Océ LabelStream 4000 uses different printhead variants from the Xaar 2001+ U family. The small drop size of the Xaar 2001+ GS6U provides crisp details in CMYK, whereas the larger drop size of the Xaar 2001+ GS12U achieves high

opacity with white ink. This enables the Océ LabelStream 4000 to deliver an impressive 80% opacity (“alpine white) at speeds of 48m/min in its Graphics mode, and a 67% opacity (“true white”) in a faster Production mode at 68m/min.

Available in a number of configurations to suit different needs in labels and flexible packaging, the Océ LabelStream 4000 will launch in two widths at 330mm and 410mm.

Gerard Winn, Senior Product Manager at Xaar, said: “We are delighted that the Xaar 2001+ U printhead has been chosen as the technology behind theOcé LabelStream 4000. With its productivity, print quality and reliability in single-pass applications, it provides the performance and durability that label and packaging producers demand and need to get ahead of their competitors.”

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Konica Minolta expands portfolio with bizhub658e series launch Capable of handling print speeds of up to 65ppm and precision scanning of 240 ipm, the latest addition delivers high productivity and robustness, along with smooth operability and solution collaboration capabilities.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions has announced the launch of the powerful bizhub 658e/558e/458e black and white multifunction printer in India. The development further strengthens its offering in the demanding office work-group MFP segment marks yet another addition to its extensive portfolio of office printing solutions in the country.

(240 ipm - Duplex) and precision in its class of A3 monochrome devices. This high speed precision scanning when combined with “collaboration solutions” creates new value to customers in automating their workflows.

The new and enhanced paper cassette of bizhub 658e/558e/458e improves efficiency

What sets Konica Minolta bizhub 658e/558e/458e apart is its focus on enabling superlative productivity, operability, collaboration, and multi-functionality. It’s robust design and paper handling capability enables reliable performance at 65 to 45 prints per minute. Equipped with a largecapacity, high-speed Dual Scan Document Feeder (DSDF).The bizhub 658e/558e/458e ensures the highest document feeding speed

of paper feeding by allowing users to set non-standard size paper in the standard cassette, and reduces the time and effort involved in paper feeding when printing in large volumes or on non-standard paper size.

Furthermore, the bizhub658e/558e/458e is designed to deliver a more convenient and seamless printing experience. It supports a wide variety of MFP features and enables strong connectivity with mobile devices, cloud service, and third-party business applications. Such intuitive and multifunctional operability allows the bizhub 658e/558e/458e to support all printing needs of a modern-day business and significantly enhance work efficiency and productivity.

Xerox names Steve Bandrowczak President and COO Bandrowczak will be responsible for developing and executing a global operations strategy in the company’s business support functions.

Xerox has announced the appointment of Steve Bandrowczak as President and Chief Operations Officer, and a member of the company’s Executive Committee, effective June 25, 2018.

Bandrowczak will be responsible for developing and executing a global operations strategy in the company’s business support functions, including product and service delivery, customer

billing, information technology, global procurement and real estate.

“Steve brings a track record of growing businesses and enhancing competitiveness through a combination of innovation, technology and operational rigor,” said John Visentin, Xerox vice chairman and chief executive officer. “His breadth of experience across the product and service delivery chain will be essential to generating value for our shareholders and building more effective and efficient ways to serve our customers.”

Bandrowczak joins Xerox from Alight Solutions, where he was the chief operating officer and chief information officer, responsible for the company’s global supply chain, shared services, product development, transformation office, accounts payable, I/T strategy and operations, enterprise risk management and real estate.

Prior to his experience at Alight Solutions, Bandrowczak was the president of

Telecommunication Media and Technology at Sutherland Global Services. He previously served as the senior vice president for Global Business Services at Hewlett-Packard Enterprises, where he transformed its 16,000-employee shared service organization into a highly efficient operation with a focus on automation, business intelligence and labour optimization.

“Xerox is an iconic brand with a legacy of innovative technologies,” said Bandrowczak.

“Joining the company at this time affords me the opportunity to help shape the next iteration of a global leader.”

During his career, Bandrowczak has held senior leadership positions for various multibillion-dollar global companies, including Avaya, Nortel, Lenovo, DHL and Avnet.

Bandrowczak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Long Island University, New York.

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Advanced Graphic Systems forays into Corrugation Industry Partners with Shanghai ChaoChangTechpack Machinery for fully computerized Flexo Printer, Slotter and Die Cutter.

Advanced Graphic Systems (AGS), the colour matching expert of India has entered into exclusive tie-up with Shanghai based ChaoChangTechpack Machinery Co. Ltd. (SHCC) marking their entry into Corrugation industry. Under the partnership, AGS will offer a fully computerized and customisable flexo printer, slotter & die cutter. The machine is equipped with high speed precise lead edge feeder, auto printing solutions, slotting systems with computerized setting of box dimensions and cutting solutions.

Present in India since 2006, SHCC has installed about 40 machines nationwide. It is an ISO9001:2008 certified organization and well-known professional manufacturer and exporter for high-end flexo printer, slotter and die cutter. With over two decades of industry experience as supplier in China, their export markets include various countries in Europe, South America, South Asia, South east Asia, Middle East, Africa and Oceania.

“The rising demand for consumer appliances and products has resulted in higher requirement for packaging materials. Our partnership with AGS will help us penetrate deepener into the India markets by leveraging their strong India footprint.”- Shiny Yu, SHCC

Key Notes : > World-class solutions that meets industry requirements and global benchmark. > AGS to offer fully computerized and customisable flexo printer, slotter & die cutter. > E-commerce creates huge corrugation opportunities in the industry.

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Mr. Vishnuu R Kamat, Vice President, Sales, Advanced Graphic Systems (AGS), said, “AGS has always endeavoured to offer world-class solutions that meets industry requirements and global benchmark. We foresee a huge opportunity in the Corrugation industry due to the increasing ecommerce pie. By partnering with SHCC, we will strengthen our foothold in the industry and provide high quality and precision machines which ensure reliability and longer life span.”

Shiny Yu, International Sales Director, SHCC, said, “India is an exciting market with huge potential for future growth. The rising demand for consumer

appliances and products has resulted in higher requirement for packaging materials. This is in turn augments the demand for our products. Our partnership with AGS will help us penetrate deepener into the India markets by leveraging their strong India footprint.”

With innovation excellence in technology, SHCC has a complete production facility in Shanghai, China for CNC machining, assembly and testing. Apart from using high quality standard materials in production, the company uses electrical components from world reputed brands. The company offers quick trouble shooting solutions for the after sales services.

AGS colour matching solutions are used across industries representing Paints, Textiles, Print & Publishing, Plastics, FMCG, Automobile, and Ink. The company also offers pre and post press software for print industry and lab to bulk dyeing machines for textile industry.

The company’s footprints expand across panIndia, with its distribution and service centers located at more than 20 locations. The company has successfully partnered with leading brands like Arvind Mills, Birla Century Mills, Asian Paints, Berger, Kansai Nerolac, Vardhman Textile, Raymond, Bombay Dyeing, Pragati Offset, Parksons Packaging, DIC, Sakata, Huber, Flint and Toyo among others.

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TAIYO at IGAS 2018 Standard Printers Providers will be participating along with their principals M/s TAIYO KIKAI at IGAS 2018. The IGAS 2018 exhibition will be held at Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo-Japan from July 26 to July 31.

TAIYO will be presenting the new technological developments incorporated in its state-of-the-art U.V. Rotary Flexo Presses for Cartons/ Labels. It will showcase its latest Servo Driven U.V. Flexo Press specially designed to print Cartons, Labels and other materials. Also on display would be the roll fed high speed Flat Die Cutter for cartons, labels etc.

Together with TAIYO officials, Mr. Gaurav Sachdev of Standard Printers Providers will be present at the stall to welcome visitors

and discuss their latest technological and commercial offerings at the show.

TAIYO / Standard Printers Providers will be present in Hall No. East-6 & Stand No. 6-3.

CrownConnect’s new industry-first: Can with unique digital identity “Almond” blockchain technology for FACT Water facilitates greater brands transparency and consumer interaction.

In a first for the beverage industry, Crown Bevcan Europe & Middle East, a business unit of Crown Holdings is launching its CrownConnect technology in conjunction with FACT – an all-natural sparkling drink.

Each can will be marked with a 2D unique scannable code, making FACT beverage cans the first ever to be produced with a unique digital identity.

To this end, Crown has partnered with techsavvy entrepreneur Olly Bolton, to launch Almond, a blockchain platform that allows consumers to scan a unique hidden product code and rewards them by unlocking tokens that are redeemable for cash. The platform, to be launched in June of this year, will also unlock details of FACT Water’s story, giving unprecedented access to supply chain information and building deeper, trusting relationships with consumers that will ultimately foster brand loyalty.

Crown’s involvement in the project is very much as an enabler of the technology. As well as producing the physical beverage can for FACT Water, on which Almond will be launched, its CrownConnect technology provides the 2D codes beneath the tab of the beverage can that facilitate the engagement

between consumer (via a scanning application) and brand. The platform, developed in partnership with IoT company EVRYTHNG then comes into effect, intuitively generating rewards and offers based on previous purchases and offering discounts and rewards to users based on their habits and the products they buy.

“The Internet of Things, and specifically blockchain technologies, will continue to drive the way brands interact with consumers and Almond is a very exciting step into this area for the beverage industry, commented Matt Twiss, Marketing and Business Development Director at Crown.

“From a brand’s perspective, the value lies in the ability to capture valuable data about when and where customers consume their products. CrownConnect technology has been designed specifically to facilitate this level of interaction between brand and consumer and we are proud to be working with innovators such as Olly Bolton and EVRYTHNG to make beverage packaging more interactive and value-added than ever.”

directly reaping the rewards of their use of the app and pledging their allegiance to brands based on the way they approach transparency and their supply chain. Almond establishes a new type of relationship between brands and consumers: one that is symbiotic and mutually beneficial, giving consumers control and autonomy over the type of brands they buy, while also rewarding their loyalty.”

Almond-enabled cans of FACT Water will be available to buy in the U.K. and selected European countries from the end of June.

Olly Bolton, Founder of Almond added: “The Almond app will allow users to interact with brands in a new completely way,

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Producing 100% Natural and Biodegradable PHAs bioplastics Bio-On inaugurates in Italy the first special bioplastics production plant.

New factory will produce various types of special biopolymers, particularly Minerv Bio Cosmetics, the natural and biodegradable bioplastic designed to replace harmful microbeads in today’s cosmetics.

Key Notes : > 20 million Euro investment behind new production hub, the first owned by Bio-on. > Highly sustainable project converted from a former factory; occupies no new land. > Powered by electric energy generated by an advanced trigeneration plant.

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Bio-on, operating in the high quality bioplastic sector and listed on the AIM segment of Borsa Italiana, has inaugurated its first owned plant designed to produce 100% natural and biodegradable special PHAs bioplastics for high added value niche markets such as the microbeads used in the cosmetics sector.

New plant, located in Castel San Pietro Terme near Bologna, is also the headquarters of CNS division laboratories (Cosmetic, Nanomedicine & Smart Materials) employing over 20 researchers.

New Bio-on plant, currently employing 45 people, expects to double its workforce by the end of the year.

“We are extremely proud,” explains Bio-on Chairman and CEO Marco Astorri, “because this factory demonstrates all-Italian excellence and is the beginning of a new era in the global green chemical industry. From today, thanks to our bioplastic, many companies will have the chance to protect the environment and give ecological credentials to their products, in compliance with ever more stringent limits on the use of conventional plastics.”

The new production hub is located in Castel San Pietro Terme just outside Bologna in an area of 30,000 m2; it has 3,700 m2 covered space and 6,000 m2 land for development. Current production capacity is 1000 tons per year, which can be

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quickly doubled. The plant, managed by Bio-on Plants, the division responsible for production, future expansion and new plants, is equipped with the very latest technologies and the most advanced research laboratories. Here, over 20 researchers in the CNS division (Cosmetic, Nanomedicine & Smart Materials) can test new carbon sources from agricultural waste to produce new types of biodegradable bioplastic and increase the range of technologies offered by Bio-on. Bio-on also demonstrates its focus on sustainability in its choice of site, opting to convert a former factory without occupying any new land. The overall investment in the production hub and new research laboratories is 20 million Euro.

“We are very pleased because since March 2017, when the first stone was laid, we have kept to our schedule and kept the promises we made to the market,” says Marco Astorri.

“Our technicians and partners have been incredibly reliable throughout the process.”

“Like all complex industrial plants, the new production hub is running a series of tests before becoming fully operational in the autumn. The entire production cycle is run from an innovative control room at the heart of the plant,” explains Riccardo Casoni, Bio-on Plants director, “and this is where the entire industrial process will be tested before production begins 24/7.”

The first product to come out of the Castel San Pietro Terme plant will be Minerv Bio Cosmetics, the bioplastic microbeads for cosmetics designed to replace the oil-based plastic particles currently used, which are harmful and non-biodegradable. These microbeads, which are used as thickeners or stabilisers in such widely used products as lipstick, lip gloss, mascara, eye-liner, nail polish, creams, shampoo, foam bath and even toothpaste, pollute the environment because once they are rinsed off after use, they become a permanent part of the natural cycle: plankton in the rivers and seas swallow these plastic particles and thus introduce them into the food chain. The level of pollution is so serious that the USA was the first country to bring in a law (Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015) banning the use of oilbased polymers in body care products.

Some countries, such as Canada, UK, Sweden and France, recently followed suit

while others, such as Ireland, Netherlands, Italy, have announced they will do so*. Using Minerv Bio Cosmetics bioplastic in cosmetics products eliminates these pollutants because the micro particles of bioplastic are naturally biodegradable in water and, therefore, do not enter the food chain. What is more, the biopolymer developed at the Bio-on laboratories actually decomposes into a nutrient for some micro-organisms and plants present in nature. The benefit for the environment is therefore two-fold.

The new production hub is also the headquarters of Business Units RAF (Recovery And Fermentation), which develops and optimises bioplastic fermentation and extraction processes to obtain the best possible product yield; and CNS (Cosmetic, Nanomedicine & Smart Materials), which uses cutting-edge scientific equipment to test new types of bioplastic and develop new applications. The areas of operation are Cosmetics, Nanomedicine, Biomedical, Nutraceuticals, Bioremediation, Organic Electronics and Advanced Materials.

CNS laboratories are the base for over 20 researchers from various parts of the world and many different scientific disciplines, such as chemistry, physics, biology, pharmacy, materials engineering, biotechnologies, electronics, and mathematics with an average age of 30.

All the Minerv PHAs bioplastics (polyhydroxyalkanoates) developed by Bioon are made from renewable plant sources with no competition with food supply chains.

They guarantee the same thermo-mechanical properties as conventional plastics with the advantage of being 100% eco-sustainable and naturally biodegradable.

Bio-On S.p.A., an Italian Intellectual Property Company (IPC), operates in the bioplastic sector conducting applied research and development of modern bio-fermentation technologies in the field of eco-sustainable and completely naturally biodegradable materials. In particular, Bio-On develops industrial applications through the creation of product characterisations, components and plastic items. Since February 2015, Bio-On S.p.A. has also been operating in the development of natural and sustainable chemicals for the future. Bio-On has developed an exclusive process for the production of a family of polymers called PHAs (polyhydroxyalkanoates) from agricultural waste (including molasses and sugar cane and sugar beet syrups).

The bioplastic produced in this way is able to replace the main families of traditional plastics in terms of performance, thermomechanical properties and versatility. Bio-On PHAs is a bioplastic that can be classified as 100% natural and completely biodegradable: this has been certified by Vincotte and

by USDA (United States Department of Agriculture). The Issuer’s strategy envisages the marketing of licenses for PHAs production and related ancillary services, the development of R&D (also through new collaborations with universities, research centres and industrial partners), as well as the realisation of industrial plants designed

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Gallus Innovation Days 2018: Looking into a smart future With the launch of a new digital label entry level press the Swiss fullrange supplier further expands its product portfolio.

The new service offerings from Gallus fit hand in hand with Industry 4.0 and ensure that label printers benefit from higher availability of their machinery. Gallus and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen are working on many specific projects which advance digitization in print shops and deliver added value to customers.

Key Notes : > The Gallus Smartfire prints with the wellproven Memjet print heads with waterbased inks. > Memjet technology allows an inkjet printing press that produces labels with a quality of 1600x1600 dpi. > The name says it all, the Smartfire is absolutely easy to operate via a selfexplanatory touch panel.

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On the first day of the “Gallus Innovation Days”, almost 300 visitors came to the headquarters of Gallus to St. Gallen to see the innovations of the Swiss manufacturer of label printing machines. This year, Gallus, a member of the Heidelberg Group, continues this success story for the third time in an even larger exhibition area. During the “Gallus Innovation Days 2018”, which took place from 26 – 28 June 2018, Gallus print experts presented how digitization would change the label industry and how Gallus is going to support their customers to manage this drastic industrial paradigm shift.

Gallus Smartfire – Getting started in digital printing made easy What would the Gallus Innovation Days be without a machine premiere? With the Gallus Smartfire, Gallus presented a starter model for digital narrow

web label printing. This means, the Swiss full-range supplier expands its product portfolio with another digital printing press deliberately positioned as an entry-level model. “With the Gallus Smartfire, we are also focussing on new target groups who are looking for a smart entry into digital label printing,” explains Michael Ring, Head of Digital Solutions at Gallus.

“The Memjet technology allows us to offer an inkjet printing press that produces labels with a quality of 1600x1600 dpi while still keeping the investment costs at a low level.”

The Gallus Smartfire prints with the well-proven Memjet print heads with water-based inks, which means that these labels are eco-friendly and leave a minimal 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.

“The name says it all, the Smartfire is absolutely easy to operate via a self-explanatory touch 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 the replacements of the ink-containers and the exchange

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of the print head. 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.

So, one thing is for sure: Proven Memjet print quality matched with profound Gallus label know-how makes the Smartfire the ideal entry-level machine to get started in digital label printing.

Gallus Labelmaster Advanced, the perfect choice Hot on the heels of the successful debut of the Gallus Labelmaster Advanced during Labelexpo 2017 in Brussels, this machine was now presented to the public in St.Gallen with automatic transverse and longitudinal register control, which further emphasises the ease of use of this press. The process change from flexographic printing unit to screen printing unit is easy to handle, too.

With just a few simple steps, the two printing units can be exchanged using a sliding carriage and then be reconnected to the machine base. Equipped with one screen printing unit and eight flexographic printing units, the Labelmaster Advanced presented in the Print Media Center at Gallus impresses

with its high final speed and its absolute register accuracy, without any manual readjustment after each job change.

The new Gallus Labelmaster Advanced is characterized by a special platform design and can be configured according to individual requirements.

Gallus Labelfire 340 - Digital label printing, now with extended digital and screen inline finishing functions Additional inline finishing functions for the industrial digital label production on the Gallus Labelfire are some of the main topics in the Print Media Center at Gallus Innovation Days. Upstream, this hybrid printing machine is equipped with a fully integrated screen printing unit, which enables a professional opaque white on transparent substrates that can be digitally printed over. Positioned downstream is the new Digital Embellishment Unit (DEU), which is able to carry out inline coating digitally and apply matte, gloss and tactile spot coating effects to the substrate web in various thicknesses as haptic relief effects. What is new is that by using metallic foils, this relief effect can be executed in metallic looks, which was previously not possible on any digital printing machine.

In keeping with the principle: “From the file to the finished label in one pass”, the Gallus Labelfire proves that it is the only digital printing press in the world where almost

all inline finishing processes are possible.

This means that this press can be used just as reliably and flexibly as any conventional label printing press from the Gallus product portfolio.

The Gallus Labelfire was shown at the Gallus Innovation Days with extended inline finishing processes in screen printing and digital finishing.

Heidelberg and Gallus Lifecycle services Digitization at Gallus Services increases machine performance The new service offerings from Gallus fit hand in hand with Industry 4.0 and ensure that label printers benefit from higher availability of their machinery. Gallus and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen are working on many specific projects which advance digitization in print shops and deliver added value to customers. For example, the “mCall” enables automated ticket manufacturing, in which the printing press independently communicates all the necessary machine data to the Gallus helpdesk. This does away with the initial telephone calls and emails otherwise required to log the case, which is precisely how mCall speeds up the service organisation’s response times.

Gallus customers also benefit from the almost completed integration of Gallus sales and service organizations into the Heidelberg Group. This means that Gallus will be able to access Heidelberg’s worldwide service network in the future. Gallus customers will now benefit from the dense global network of Heidelberg local service organisations and thus faster on-the-spot services.

Gallus Screeny – Industry 4.0 now also in rotary screen printing The fact that Industry 4.0 also reveals its effects in rotary screen printing will be impressively demonstrated at this year’s Gallus Innovation Days. The data of the

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Gallus impressively demonstrates this flexibility by showing fast job changes from flexographic printing unit to flexographic printing unit at top speed using the flying imprint process.

Gallus ECS 340 – the top seller

Screeny A-Line screen plate used are read in by a scanner and then used together with the live data of the press. During the printing process, the live data of the screen printing process can then be shown online.

In addition, the complete manufacturing process of a Screeny A-Line printing plate will be shown by using the automatic wash-out system from Gallus and the new Phoenix UVLED direct platesetter from Heidelberg. This screen plate is also the plate that will be used for the live demonstrations on the Gallus Labelmaster Advanced in the Print Media Center Label.

Gallus RCS 430 – the benchmark in label printing For over ten years now, the Gallus RCS machine system has been setting the benchmark in terms of print quality, productivity and flexibility in narrow-web label printing. The success of the Gallus RCS 430 is based on its unique combination of a modular design, outstanding process flexibility and a high level of automation.

Thanks to maximum, end-to-end automation, the Gallus RCS’ extremely short job changeover times and minimum paper waste deliver optimum operational cost-efficiency.

Since its launch, the Gallus ECS 340 has been the top-selling label printing machine with short web path. Nearly 500 machines worldwide provide daily support to Gallus customers in the label printing sector, helping them to increase productivity and cut costs.

The outstanding web feed and the very short web path are decisive in delivering the excellent register performance of the Gallus ECS 340. At the Gallus Innovation Days, Gallus experts explain how multilayer labels can be produced by using a special web shifting unit. This proves that the Gallus ECS 340 has everything it needs to produce a variety of different labels.

Repro realizes Kodak Flexcel technology best suits their requirement Hyderabad based flexo pre-press bureau Repro Poly Services invests in a Kodak Flexcel NX Wide.

Repro Poly Services, a Hyderabad based flexo pre-press bureau, recently installed a KODAK FLEXCEL NX Wide System in response to the demands of flexo printers in India who are increasingly seeking on press efficiency across a wider range of flexo print applications, without sacrificing quality.

beyond the capabilities of flexo. In addition, with enhanced ink transfer capabilities and high-resolution, flat-top dot structure— FLEXCEL NX enables print efficiencies that include faster start up times, reduced waste and longer plate life.

install a Flexcel NX system in the city of Hyderabad and marks the 25th machine installed inIndia asincreasing numbers of printers in India are choosing FLEXCEL NX to meet the demand for higher levels of productivity and improved output.

Repro Poly Services is the second firm to “We have always been a forward-looking company and have embraced new technology when it makes sense for our business,” said Rohit Shingala, director, Repro Poly Services. As a long time supplier of digitally-imaged flexo plates to the industry, when it was time to bolster our production capacity, we decided to go wider. We realized that Kodak Flexcel technology was best suited for the capacity and capabilities we require. The system ensures we are in the strongest position to serve the demands of our customers and sets our business on the right foot to grow into the future.”

For Repro Poly Services, The FLEXCEL NX Wide System’s fine image reproduction, print contrast and high densities will enable the companyto compete for business traditionally

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(L to R), Abraham Prabhakar and Vidhu Gautam (Kodak) with Rohit Shingala and Vimal Shingala (Repro Poly Services)

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Alex Knott receives R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award The prestigious Award honours the contribution an individual has made which has really impacted the label and package printing sector.

Alex Knott of the Dow Chemical Company has been chosen as the recipient of the R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award for the 2018 Label Industry Global Awards. Judging for the 15th annual awards program took place on 6 June during the recent FINAT European Label Forum (ELF) in Dublin, where the panel of international judges met to consider entries across four award categories.

Sponsored by Avery Dennison, the R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award honours the contribution an individual has made which has really impacted the label and package printing sector, whether their pioneering work has spanned two years or two decades.

Knott is a senior scientist in the company and leader of a global team that has pioneered the latest innovations in pressure-sensitive silicone release liner coating technology, including the introduction of Dow’s Flat Release Systems. This technology has not only revolutionized high speed, low coating weight, high performance and labelstock release liner production, but has also been a key factor in helping to drive down silicone coating costs.

Knott started his career as a Development Chemist in 1987 in the pressure-sensitive industry at Dow Corning - today a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. Since then he has held application engineering, technical leadership and senior scientist roles within this industry, and today has a solid global reputation as an authority on silicone pressure-sensitive systems.

Previous winners of the individual award include: Professor Tan of PEIAC, Tomas Rink of Ritrama, Helmut Schreiner of Schreiner Group, Suzanne Zaccone of GSI Technologies, and Neil McDonough of FlexCon.

with more than 300 employees), sponsored

by Flint Group Narrow Web are: Esko; Fujifilm North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division; Paper Converting Machine Company; and Rotometrics.

The Award for Innovation (for companies with up to 300 employees), sponsored by Flint Group Narrow Web are: Dienes Corporation; Eaglewood Technologies; Hamillroad Software; MGI; and Phoseon Technology.

The Award for Sustainability are: Avery Dennison; Signode India; and UPM Speciality Papers.

Mike Fairley, chair of the judges said: “As the highest accolade within the label and package printing industry, the quality of entries to the Label Industry Global Awards is always extremely high and drawing up the finalists is no easy process. However, the judging panel felt that Alex Knott was the stand-out choice for this year’s R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award, with multiple recommendations from around the world.

the other winners in person at the awards ceremony in Chicago in September and to celebrating their successes.”

“Alex is undoubtedly one of the most recognized global experts in silicone-based paper release coating technology, with exceptional in-depth knowledge of silicone coatings right through to the most advanced solventless Platinum systems. During his time at Dow, silicone coat weights have reduced from around two microns to one micron or less, Platinum levels have reduced from 100ppm to 50ppm or less, whilst at the same time coating speeds have risen from around 80 meters a minute up to 1,000 meters a minute or more.

All winners and official presentations of the prizes will be announced during Labelexpo Americas, held in Chicago, at a gala evening event on 25 September.

During the same meeting, the judging panel also discussed at length and agreed the finalists for the three other categories. They are:

“For the label converter and end-user, such innovations have contributed to superior waste stripping performance at everincreasing press running speeds, as well as enabling much higher label application line speeds on the latest automated product decoration systems. The judges were unanimous in selecting Alex as the recipient of the R. Stanton Avery Pioneer Award 2018.

The Award for Innovation (for companies

“We look forward to honouring him and

The other members of the judging panel for this year’s awards were: Chris Ellison, president of FINAT; Dan Muenzer, chairman of TLMI; James Quirk, group managing editor, Labels & Labeling; Rosina Obermayer, editor of NarrowWebTech; and Steve Katz, editor of Label & Narrow Web.

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United Caps extends French R&D facility Positioned for growth in 2018 and beyond – apart from extension of R&D facilities, acquisitions and innovative portfolio additions increases value of customer offerings.

United Caps, international manufacturer of caps and closures, is making significant progress on its growth initiatives. The company has completed an extension of its R&D facility in Messia, France, to meet the demands of business growth and deliver faster time to market for customers. It also recently acquired Spanish closures company Embalatap and has added bioplastics-based GREENER closures and new anti-counterfeiting measures to its portfolio.

The new facility in Dinnington, with an option to expand to 20,000 square meters is expected to begin production at the end of 2019. This project represents an estimated €20 million investment and is expected to increase group turnover by 15% in phase one.

Key Notes : > Recently acquired Spanish closures company Embalatap. > Added bioplasticsbased GREENER closures. > Apart from Messia extension, also planning a new facility in Dinnington close to Sheffield in the UK.

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“We are pleased with our progress to date on our stated growth initiatives,” said Benoit Henckes, CEO of United Caps. “The goal is to not only position ourselves for growth, but in doing so, to significantly increase the value we bring to our customers. For example, the extension of our Messia R&D Center alone, with a 30% increase in both staff and floor space, will enable us to develop both standard and bespoke products more quickly. The recent acquisition of Embalatap in Spain adds significant products to our portfolio, especially as it relates to closures for edible oils typically used in the Southern European market. And we – and our customers – are quite excited about the potential for our GREENER bioplastics closures sourced from sugar cane, and our innovative anti-counterfeiting initiatives.”

The state-of-the-art United Caps R&D Center located in Messia just got even better with an expansion in floor space from 400 square meters to 600 square meters, with a 30% increase in both staff and floor space; and it now includes a 3D printer for rapid

prototyping, a more modern working environment with increased security, and a restructured organization that enables the R&D staff to be closer to market needs and trends.

The R&D Center is designed to facilitate the United Caps strategy of maintaining a mix of 50% bespoke and 50% standard closures.

“With our in-house R&D Center, we have a proven track record of benchmark designs for new products, both standard and bespoke. Our R&D team has always been able to come up with innovative solutions for projects that appeared impossible at the outset,” Henckes said. “We can simulate all types of different conditions in our R&D laboratory. When we arrive at the customer for final line trials, we have a fully developed solution that needs only minor modifications, saving significant implementation time and getting them up and running quickly.”

About 50% of United Caps’ products are created through customer collaboration with the United Caps design labs to develop bespoke closures tuned to their specific requirements. As an example, Nestlé was seeking a closure for its Nescafé Gold coffee that would support the high-quality image of Nescafé and stand out on the shelf. Nestlé was aiming for a classy brushed metal look for its new packaging.

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around the skirt of a closure, something that had never been done before. United Caps was able to overcome several challenges that were deemed to be impossible, reaching full production in just two years.

New Dinnington Plant is also underway As part of United Caps’ “Close to You” strategy, the company is also planning a new facility in Dinnington close to Sheffield in the UK. The initial facility will be 5,000 square meters, with an option to expand to 20,000 square meters as business growth demands.

Production is expected to begin at the end of 2019 and will initially focus on beverage and dairy closures, with options to add additional segments as needed. This project represents an estimated €20 million investment including the first phase of machinery and is expected to increase group turnover by 15% in phase one.

GREENER Solutions with Bioplastics In pursuit of more environmentally sustainable solutions, United Caps has collaborated with Brazilian petrochemical company, Braskem to deliver eco-friendly United Caps GREENER bio-sourced plastic caps and closures made from sugar cane as an addition to the United Caps product portfolio.

Green polyethylene begins its life as sugar cane, a renewable resource that quickly replaces itself and is designed to have the same characteristics, quality and properties as conventional PE, sharing the same production route.

That, combined with the fact that sugar cane consumes a significant amount of carbon dioxide, gives green polyethylene a negative carbon footprint. Its use reduces greenhouse gases. “We already have added bioplasticsbased products to our portfolio: such as the VICTORIA Closure, a 30/25 screw closure designed for still drinks; and the PROFLAT Seal, ideal for dairy products and still drinks,” Henckes added. “These are being warmly received by our customers, and we expect their availability to drive new customer interest as well.”

prevention has significant economic benefits, including protection of jobs. In addition, it is estimated that there are some 3,000 preventable deaths per year due to counterfeit goods. Counterfeiting can also damage a brand’s reputation, since 45% of consumers will avoid a brand for at least two years after a bad experience, and they share that bad experience on social media as well.

United Caps has developed two different anti-counterfeiting solutions as part of its smarter closures initiative. These include: QR+ technology, a combination of a QR code and secure fingerprint that helps brands enhance consumer confidence.

This is especially effective when these technologies are printed onto a nonremovable in-mould label. Brands, consumers and others in the distribution chain can quickly and easily validate whether a product is genuine using a mobile app.

United Caps has partnered with Verstraete In Mould Labels in the development of this

unique approach to anti-counterfeiting.

Verstraete IML, a Multi-Color company, has more than 28 years of experience in offset-printing labels on polypropylene for injection-moulding, blow-moulding and thermoforming.

Holographic engraving integrated into a closure, forming an intrinsic and irremovable security feature, providing immediate verification with no need for additional scanners or other equipment.

“In addition to all of this,” Henckes concludes, “we are also opening a new manufacturing plant in Asia at the end of this year. 2018 looks like it will be a banner year for United Caps, and it will position us to provide even better customer support and increase the number of new products we can bring to market each year.”

Anti-Counterfeiting Innovation With an estimated US$460 billion in counterfeit goods worldwide, counterfeit

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Esko, AVT, X-Rite and Pantone combine - Combine their strengths in colour and inspection solutions to create a ‘Right First Time’ Workflow across the packaging supply chain.

Esko has joined forces with Danaher sister companies AVT, X-Rite and Pantone to integrate its automation and collaboration solutions, with the X-Rite and Pantone colour technology and AVT’s camera inspection solutions.

These three integrations, that digitize and connect the advanced technologies of Esko, AVT, X-Rite and Pantone, were demonstrated during EskoWorld, the annual Esko user event taking place in San Antonio, Texas (5-7 June, 2018). The integrations are designed to preserve the digital flow of data across connected systems, addressing market demands for faster time to market and ‘Right First Time’ production in smaller lot sizes while taking cost and waste reduction into account.

Automated print inspection device setup increases press uptime by 30 to 60 minutes per press shift Current print inspection setup and processes depend on time-consuming manual intervention by the press operator. This lengthens press setup time and, knowing that a manual inspection setup is error prone, causes additional press downtime and impacts the quality of the work produced.

Furthermore, the print inspection devices are just not getting used. A digital link between Esko’s packaging prepress workflow, Automation Engine, AVT press workflow, and inspection systems Helios and Argos now provides data to automatically set up a job for inspection on conventional and digital presses, as well as on rewinders. Geert De Proost, Director Solutions Marketing at Esko says: “Using this integration, we remove a task from the operator’s to-do list and guarantee a ‘Right First Time’ result.

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consistent usage and lower rejection rates.

In addition, it simply creates 30 to 60 minutes more productive time per press shift.

Optimized in-line colour measurement and automated colour reporting Brand owners are increasingly placing tighter colour requirements on converters and want to receive print quality reports. For converters, in-line colour measurement can be sub-optimal due to inefficient job setups, lack of automated reporting capabilities for their own operations and their brand owner clients, and no ability to integrate off-line measurement into total colour performance.

With the new bi-directional integration between X-Rite ColorCert Suite, which defines colour requirements and collects press run colour data to report on colour performance, and the AVT Spectralab in-line colour measurement device, job data is automatically sent to the spectro, which automatically sets up the job for inline colour measurement. During the run, the colour measurements are sent directly from AVT’s Spectralab to X-Rite’s ColorCert, which collects the data and builds a color scorecard, reporting on the colour quality performance of the print run.

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visibility into colour performance based on measurable, objective results. This solution helps converters to be ‘Right First Time’ and increases colour consistency for brand owners,” states Roie Moran, Product Manager at AVT.

Press operators save 5 minutes job setup time, each time Today’s operators manually and separately enter production specifications into different systems, creating redundancy and room for error. A digital link between Esko’s collaboration platform WebCenter, and X-Rite’s ColorCert Suite automatically populates colour-related specification fields for job creation. When the job runs on the printing press, score values return back to WebCenter to be stored and displayed centrally for true closed-loop colour control and reporting. As Betsy Van Kooten, Product Manager confirms: “With this integration, operators get it ‘Right First Time’. Job creation time can be reduced by up to five minutes per job, while improving traceability

and visibility in the design workflow.”

The integrations shown at EskoWorld will be commercially available by fall 2018.

“By integrating the communication and workflow for colour specification and camera inspection, we create great efficiencies in the packaging supply chain. Packaging and colour data only needs to be entered

once to trigger correct communication and clear reporting,” concludes Danielle Sauvé, Director of Customer Insights & Experience for Danaher’s Product Identification platform.

“With unique solutions that combine the strengths of our individual operating companies, we continue to pursue our mission to simplify the packaging value chain with digital tools, automation and connectivity.”

3 X Gold! Koenig & Bauer wins BCM Award Koenig & Bauer’s jubilee box “People, machines, ideas” wins the most awards (in three categories).

Koenig & Bauer won gold at Europe’s largest awards ceremony for content marketing yesterday in Vienna: The jubilee box, designed in collaboration with Hamburgbased design agency MUTABOR, celebrating the press manufacturer’s 200th anniversary was the only entry to win over the jury in three categories. The box’s content bridges the past to the present and consists of a book, a brochure and a poster set.

and innovative strength of the print industry, whose technologies are interwoven with every industry. It tells us what’s possible today, what’s coming tomorrow and what global trends will make Koenig & Bauer look positively to the future.

The BCM Award honours outstanding content that creates relevance and added value for the recipient. The three components of the anniversary box “People, machines, ideas” underline how Koenig & Bauer has driven change in the print industry.

The fictional-style history book “People” expands the boundaries of corporate publishing - twelve scenes, twelve portraits of people, landmarks and their moments of fate. The poster set “machines” uses elaborate informative graphics to convey the fascination of printing. Thirteen posters show superior machines and tell the story of printing. The magazine “Ideas” looks to the future. It focuses on the richness, range

“The process of transforming our brand was intense and exciting. MUTABOR has helped us to make the innovative power that Koenig & Bauer has demonstrated for over 200 years more visible and perceptible,” explains Claus Bolza-Schünemann, president and CEO of Koenig & Bauer.

“People, machines, ideas” has been published in English and German with a total circulation of 10,000 copies.

Koenig & Bauer. Koenig & Bauer’s overall presence is a 360-degree project par excellence.”

MUTABOR has worked with Koenig & Bauer on its new brand identity since 2017.

The world’s oldest press manufacturer got a brand makeover as part of its celebrations surrounding the company’s 200th anniversary. The brand makeover ranges from a completely new brand look, the naming scheme, corporate design and corporate publishing to press product design. MUTABOR worked closely with Grauel Publishing and Design 3 on the implementation of the project.

At the award ceremony, Sven Ritterhoff, associated partner and creative director at MUTABOR added: “We are delighted that this award has rewarded our very profound work in terms of design and content. The idea for “People, machines, ideas”, as part of a large-scale brand relaunch, arose from many direct encounters with people at

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Smart Packaging by Tetra Pak Tetra Pak Index 2018 says Smart Packaging offers exciting opportunities in fast growing online grocery.

Smart packaging technologies based on unique digital codes will take both online and off-line grocery in exciting new directions during the next few years, says the Tetra Pak Index 2018, launched recently.

Online grocery shopping is growing at a double-digit rate, while traditional stores are being reinvented, merging together into an omnichannel where consumers expect to be able to buy whenever, wherever and however they choose, with the smartphone as their compass. Packaging will play an important role in response to the trends that are shaping the growth of on-line grocery, says the company.

Four trends shaping the growth of on-line grocery The Tetra Pak Index 2018 highlights the four key trends shaping the growth of on-line grocery:

Convenience The main driver for on-line consumer take-up, as time-crunched consumers look for new ways to make their life easier.

Key opportunities include easy product replenishment, voice, and convenient packaging.

Sustainability Pressure on plastic and awareness of the circular economy will continue to grow, and recycling will become ever more important.

Consumers want to know whether brands are ‘doing the right thing.’

Personalisation & uniqueness Customisation of products and personalisation in the consumer journey will be important differentiators going forward.

This is accelerating the direct-to-consumer trend and as many as 80% of consumerpackaged goods companies are predicted to migrate to this model by 2025.

Technology & performance Super-fast delivery in as little as 10 minutes is expected by 2025, changing consumer behaviour to buy more frequently and in smaller amounts, adding more complexity to the logistics. Supply chains will continue

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to be transformed by a raft of technologies, notably radio-frequency identification (RFID) and robotics, boosting efficiency and transparency.

to have a real time conversation with the consumer, sharing details on the sourcing of raw materials, nutritional facts, as well as games, promotions and environmental information.

The role of smart packaging Smart packaging technologies based on unique digital codes allow each and every product package to be given a unique identifier. These codes can be read by either data scanning devices or an ordinary smartphone, linking to vast amount of information and opening up all kinds of possibilities.

It creates an interactive channel with individual consumers, allowing brands

At the same time, with insights captured through these digital codes, brands can continuously improve the shopping experience and make it ever more personalised for the consumer. e-Retailers are also calling for unique identifiers compatible with the robotic technology used in their warehouse and distribution, as this is widely seen as the key to success in e-commerce. Data and full

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traceability helps them navigate complex logistics and improve efficiency, moving closer to real-time order fulfilment.

Alexandre Carvalho, Director Global Marketing Services at Tetra Pak, says: “The rise of on-line grocery is a great opportunity for food and beverage brands, and packaging plays a key role in supporting their success. In particular, smart packaging helps drive greater transparency and efficiency in the supply chain, up and down stream, while also enabling a direct, interactive relationship

with the consumer. We believe this rapidly developing technology, tried and tested by us since 2016 and now being deployed in Europe, can help our customers explore new avenues, driving growth in the years ahead.”

Tetra Pak Index 2018 is based on consumer research conducted in US, UK, China, Saudi Arabia and Korea, a global market segmentation study, as well as interviews with e-retailers in the US, Europe and China.

Sustainable Rafnxt+ by UPM Raflatac UPM Raflatac launches sustainable Rafnxt+ versions of its BPA-Free Thermal Label Materials for retail, food and logistics applications.

UPM Raflatac has introduced three new sustainable, BPA-free label materials for retail weigh-price and backroom labeling applications as well as for logistics labeling.

The new products enable printers to offer BPA-free, legislation-compliant thermal labels that come with the added advantage of the unique RAFNXT+ formula of sustainability credentials.

Thermal papers have traditionally used Bisphenol A (BPA) as a colour developer.

However, new European Union legislation requires all thermal paper sold in Europe to be free of BPA after 2 January 2020. The products have been announced for the European markets.

RAFNXT+ is a next-generation solution for sustainable packaging that optimizes the use of raw materials. The label materials are

proven to be 20% more carbon positive than standard paper materials, using less energy and water and generating less waste during their lifecycle. RAFNXT+ label products provide a competitive edge in terms of both sustainability and efficiency, with savings in downtime and start-up waste thanks to fewer reel changes as well as lower packaging and transportation costs. All products in the range are based on our unique Forest Positive lifecycle approach – the future formula for sustainable labeling.

Thermal Eco BPA Free NXT+FSC and Retail Eco BPA Free NXT+FSC label materials can be applied to packaging films and most common cardboards in short-life labeling applications such as retail weighscale, backroom and logistics labeling.

They ensure on their part compliance with relevant food contact regulations and can be

paired with a variety of different adhesives to ensure optimal performance at a range of temperatures. All four label materials are FSC certified, which guarantees that the wood raw material used to manufacture them is legally sourced and originates from sustainably managed forests.

“Many brands are incorporating net-positive principles into their strategies and targets, and the Forest Positive concept and RAFNXT+ product range is our answer to this. Thanks to their resource optimization, these products are not only more carbon positive than our standard range, but they also help our customers improve their productivity. Our Thermal Eco range now included products that offer all these benefits and have the added advantage of being BPA free,” explains Ville Pollari, Director, VIP & Prime segment, EMEIA, UPM Raflatac.

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Signage customers see the power of Esko automation solutions at Open House Esko hosted a successful Open House with partners Data Image, Clarity Software and reseller CMYUK. With over 80 customers attending, the Esko Open House event was staged to showcase the latest Esko C66 digital cutting table with the new Robotic Material Handler, as well as Esko’s fully Automated workflow solutions.

The high attendance at the Leicester, UK event was a clear indication that companies are increasingly aware of the benefits of having a fully automated large format digital production and guests were able to see examples of how to address shorter lead times and to handle the problems of waste.

The Open House also looked at the market’s demand for equipment to handle more complex designs using a greater variety of substrates and importantly, increased automation for continuous production.

With a full agenda, the one-day event included demonstrations on Esko Automation Engine for file processing and the reduction of bottlenecks, WebCenter for ordering and job approval and Artios CAD for layout and design. Clarity Software’s, Richard Gamlin spoke about the need for accurate pricing and end-to-end solutions for the large format and graphics industries.

Rob Farfort, the Founder and Owner of Data Image gave guests a great insight into his business and the investment made in Esko solutions and the subsequent successful transformation of his business. As he proudly

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welcomed guests into the impressive space featuring the Esko Robot Material Handler and C66, and concluded his presentation by saying: “Being a part of this exciting journey with Esko developing the technology for the future of the large format industry is what Data Image is all about.”

Tim James of NEC Graph-fix also shared his company’s story and how his company recently installed the Esko C64 cutting table and Esko Feeder and Stacker. He said: “With Esko tools we can say yes to a wider diversity of jobs. By automating our finishing

department, we will be able to manage any large format job out there. As an ideas, innovation-led business we believe we have found the perfect partner to take us on to the next level and beyond.”

Speaking at the event, James Mason, Esko UK Sales Manager said, “Esko believes it is vital to have regular events to keep clear communication channels open with customers and partners. Award winning Esko technologies have led the way in the packaging sector and now we are doing the same for the wide format sector.”

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Ceramics China highlights growth of Xaar 2001+ The Xaar 2001+ printhead with High Laydown (HL) Technology ensured Xaar enjoyed a highly successful Ceramics China 2018.

A number of Xaar OEM partners at the show displayed printers containing the solution, underlining its continuing growth in popularity. More and more ceramic tile manufacturers around the world choose to adopt the printhead because it enables them to offer much more creative designs than ever before.

Visitors to Xaar’s stand in Guangzhou, China were also able to inspect eye-catching tile samples decorated using the printhead with HL Technology.

Among Xaar’s OEM partners attending China Ceramics 2018 were Foshan Sanshui Yingjie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd (New King Time), FoshanMeijia Ceramic Equipment Co., Ltd and KERAjet, all of which showcased printers containing Xaar 2001+ printheads.

This generated a great deal of interest for ceramic tile manufacturers – one of which, Jin Jiu Sheng Company, closed a deal with New King Time to purchase its third Xaar 2001+-based printer.

delivers superb special effects such as gloss, adhesive and metallic, with ink laydown of up to 170 g/m2 at 25m/min line speed. Using the Xaar 2001+ GS12Cin High Laydown mode, tile manufacturers can deliver more creativity than ever before.

The range of tile samples on display at the Xaar stand – supplied by Scientifica Tiles LLP, one of Xaar’s customers in India – attracted a steady flow of visitors. Showcasing the printhead’s 720 dpi print quality, which allows for strong colour and intricate detail, the tiles also demonstrated Xaar’s High Laydown Technology for special gloss effects.

In addition, Mike Utley, Director of Marketing and Product Strategy, and Gerard Winn, Senior Product Manager, took part in a live broadcasting interview with ceramicschina. com. They discussed the development of the ceramic tile inkjet market in China and Asia, as well as the ways in which the Xaar

2001+ printhead offers tile manufacturers a significant advantage in terms of productivity and print quality.

“The show was the first time printers containing the Xaar 2001+ printhead had been displayed in China since we launched the printhead family there in 2017,” says Bob Bobertz, Director of Sales, Asia. “The overwhelming interest it caused this year is testament to the way in which this printhead is now revolutionising the ceramic tile decoration industry.

“The success of the show will accelerate adoption of the Xaar 2001+ by tile manufacturers around the world, allowing an increasing number of companies to produce tiles with even more creativity, exploiting the full range of design possibilities using strong colours and a choice of wonderful effects – they can achieve more with Xaar.”

The continuing growth in popularity of the Xaar 2001+ printhead with HL Technology is due to the outstanding tile designs which tile manufacturers can produce. Through the powerful combination of 2,000 nozzles with 720 dpi resolution, the Xaar 2001+ GS12C guarantees higher print quality than any other printhead on the market. This enables exceptionally fine details, smooth gradients and strong colours, providing the manufacturers with a crucial design advantage over their competitors and ensuring their tiles stand out when on display.

Xaar’s High Laydown Technology also

L-R - Mike Utley, Gerard Winn and Wendy Mok from Xaar, and Chunhua Pan from Ceramicschina.com

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Poppy Signs blooms with Drytac Protac Anti-Scratch Laminate Poppy Signs has been converted to Drytac’s Protac Anti-Scratch laminate, following its installation at the offices of theidol.com, a web-based insurance provider.

Dave McDonald, Managing Director of Poppy Signs, explains: “We recently carried out a job on an internal glass partition for theidol. com that was finished with a regular clear laminate. Unfortunately, the surface scuff marks left by the squeegees looked really obvious, unsightly and didn’t fade out as we would normally expect after a few days. We are fully focused on customer service and do

everything we can to ensure our customers have the best possible graphics solution, so clearly this wasn’t good enough.”

Poppy Signs decided to trial Drytac’s Protac Anti-Scratch laminate instead. David McDonald continues: “In our tests at the workshop it was hard to make any marks whatsoever - whatever we tried attacking it with!”

Following the successful testing of the Drytac film, Poppy Signs returned to the customer to replace the graphics. “We stripped the

glass partition and reapplied the whole graphic, this time finishing it with Drytac Protac Anti-Scratch laminate. The end result was stunning – and didn’t leave the slightest application mark on the material surface. The customer is extremely happy with the new graphics.”

Drytac Protac Anti-Scratch PVC laminate is suitable for indoor and outdoor displays in high-traffic areas and for graphics displayed under direct lighting. The high coat-weight and strength of the adhesive makes Protac ideal for laminating over UV inks, as well as solvent, eco-solvent and latex prints.

Available in 75µ and 100µ coat weights and a crystal-clear gloss finish or a non-glare matte finish, Drytac’s Protac Anti-Scratch has a non-marking, anti-scratch surface to prevent damage and blemishes, whilst at the same time offering UV protection when used for outdoor applications.

Since first using Drytac Protac Anti-Scratch, Poppy Signs is now using it for all graphics applications that require a durable scratchresistant finish. David McDonald concludes: “Poppy Signs is now a convert to Drytac laminates. The laminate is very durable and we have full confidence in its scratchresistance - even for more demanding installations. This product really does do what it says on the tin!”

Events Calendar Achema 2018 Date: 11 JUN -18 to 15 JUN-18 Venue: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Gallus Innovation Days 2018 Date: 26 JUN -18 to 28 JUN-18 Venue: Gallus headquarters, St.Gallen Switzerland

IGAS 2018 Date: 26 JUL -18 to 31 JUL-18 Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo Japan

WAN-IFRA India 2018 Date: 25 SEP -18 to 27 SEP-18

Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad

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LABELEXPO INDIA 2018 Date: 22 NOV -18 to 25 NOV -18 Venue: India Expo Centre & Mart Greater Noida, Delhi NCR

Date: 16 JUN -20 to 26 JUN-20 Venue: Dusseldorf Germany

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