SAUDI ARABIA
CENTRAL PRESS GOES DIGITAL GIFFIN STRIKES DURST DEAL WITH XEROX DC 700 WITH SAUDI PRINTER
during Gulf Print.” The Xerox DocuColour 700 Digital Colour Press delivers outstanding image quality, excellent performance and a range of superb in-line finishing options. Printing at 2400 x 2400 dpi at speeds up to 70 x A4 images per minute, the DC700 colour press is the first true production-capable printer that makes it easy to get started in digital production printing. Central Press, among the first in the Jordan market to install new machinery with up-todate technology, has a clientbase that includes the Ministry of Education of Jordan, the Jordan Board of Tourism, and the Arab Academy of Banking & Financial Sciences.
Giffin Graphics announced that it has sold a DURST RHO 700 printing machine to Maher Daftardar Establishment (MMD) in Saudi Arabia. “This is our second printing machine from DURST. It will be installed at our new production facility which we’re going to open up in Dubai,” said Omar Hitti, Managing Director of MMD. “Our company is based in Saudi Arabia. Among the services we offer are digital printing of display productions and so on. Two months ago, we opened the biggest metal manufacturing plant in the Middle East for permanent and non-permanent display stands,” he added.
Hitti explained, “The DURST RHO 700 can print on various types of media, such as paper, cardboard paper and plastic, and on sizes up to 2.5 meters wide, with high resolution. We selected it because DURST is the leader in this field and it is a heavy duty printing machine. Also, we have two years of experience using DURST machines, and we find the service to be very good.” “The Saudi market has seen a minimum decline in demand on printing. However, this machine gives us more flexibility to use other sorts of material. We cater to various clients in Saudi Arabia, the GCC region and some countries in the Middle East,” he concluded.
SECURE PRINT CUTS MULTIPLE DEALS
going into developing this market and we will be showcasing our entire range in the months
Printing and Publishing, and Riyadh-based Dar Alakl Electronic Printing Company.
with the Agfa technology at the Giffin Graphics stand. Paul Cooper, CEO, Technique Group, said, “This is our second participation at Gulf Print. The demonstration showed how we can create jobs and get events information. The trend in Europe is that the traditional pre-press departments and customer services are almost coming together now. I think it is something that will come over here. What you really need is an MIS system to go with the pre-press system.” He added, “On the Muller Martini stitcher, we have the production information coming back into our system. In the real world, we have things like job costing information so you know how many operators
Secure print Equipment Suppliers (SPES), announced the sale of an Omega SR 410 slitter inspection rewinder for labels to Ajanta Packaging of Sharjah. The Omega SR 410, manufactured by ABG of the UK is a state-of-the-art Label inspection rewinder for the final finishing and inspection of high-quality Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic labels. Tony Bell, Sales Director ABG UK, said, “For the past few years, we have been not paying enough attention on the Middle East market, but starting 2009, we have made this our priority market. You will see a lot of sales and support effort
to come and are working on some innovative new projects to install in the region.” Inotech machines were sold to security printers across the region, including Dubai-based Abulhoul printing press, Abu Dhabi-based Al Omeriah
TECHNIQUE GROUP HOLDS JDF DEMO
Technique Group, a provider of Managing Information Systems (MIS) held a live demonstration of the JDF technology
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Xerox has sold a DocuColor 700 Digital Press to Central Press in Jordan. Maher Hammad, General Manager, Central Press, commented, “We decided to invest in the DC 700 to facilitate a smooth shift from offset to digital printing, which we believe holds great potential for the future of printing.” He explained, “We produce all types of printed materials in full color, all bound on automated lines with different binding methods. The printing industry in Jordan is showing an increasing demand for digitally printed products. Therefore, it is crucial for printers there to explore the opportunities in this field. Our investment could not have happened at a better time than
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