New Zealand Printer May 2021

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THE NEW EPSON V7000 OFFERS REEL-FED QUALITY IN A FLAT-BED FORMAT. The SureColor V7000 is designed to produce durable images on a wide range of substrates, with superior colour and print quality. The printer features a large 1.25 x 2.50m bed with multi-zone vacuum and uses 10 UV inks.

It will print on many types of media including paper and film, board and core flute, vinyl and canvas, aluminum, timber and acrylic. It suits applications including signage, POS / POP, packaging, décor, custom cabinetry and fine art.

Speed - 43.1m²/hr (360 x 720dpi) up to (720 x 1440dpi) 8 Colour - Plus White and Varnish The 64-inch (162 cm) wide printing Flatbed with 4 individually adjustable print zones Long-lasting, low energy LED curing system Epson UltraChrome® UV Operator Proximity Sensor and Media Crash Sensors For more information or book at demonstration contact the Wide-Format Sales Team on 0800 242 646

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18-19 Xeikon: New solutions from Xeikon combine printing speeds with overall equipment effectiveness to meet the value that printers and label converters look for Features p20-49

20 Fujifilm Business Innovation: A new Iridesse has the team at 5 Digital excited about the opportunities it brings with embellishments 22 Konica Minolta: The AccurioPress 4080 is new to the market and has already created a buzz overseas 24 Ricoh: Mirage Visual has installed a Ricoh Pro C9200 press to boost its productivity 26 Fujifilm Graphics NZ: The Jet Press 750S high speed model is super fast and super impressive

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28-30 Cyber: Known for its commercial print solutions, Cyber has much to offer packaging printers and converters 31 T S Wilson Jnr: Niche printer Pinc has installed a JWEI LST-604 digital die-cutter 32 Currie Group: The new Horizon BQ-500 Perfect Binder and HT-300 Trimmer connect inline and to the cloud 34 Graph-Pak: Insignia die-cutting technology has arrived here via Graph-Pak PrintNZ p8-16

8-9 Helping Hand: Laserfoil’s Tim Morris knows the value of ‘old school’ 11-16 Comment/Graduations: We celebrate the training achievements of our industry members with Ruth Cobb

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Aarque 7, 39 APM 7 Currie Group 7, 33 Cyber OBC Eamar Plastics 50 Flint Group (Xeikon) OFC, 17 FUJIFILM Business Innovation 21 FUJIFILM NZ Limited IFC Graph-Pak 35 Graphic Lamination & Coating 5 Konica Minolta 23 McHargs 6 NZSDA 43 Pride In Print IBC PrintNZ 11 Ricoh 25 T.S. Wilson, Jr 31 VPR Ltd 50 Wholesale Print 45

27 Fujifilm Business Innovation: A love of art and printing lie behind Studio Q’s purchase of a Versant 180i 46-49 PacPrint: The Trans-Tasman travel bubble opens up the chance to visit PacPrint in September Wide Format Plus p37-44

40 NZSDA: Now is a good time to check if your ACC code is the correct one 41-42 NZSDA President/Secretary: The NZSDA gets behind training and helps signees handle the changes they face 44 NZSDA Signee: Brandon Ransfield never stops being creative Foodtech Packtech p46-49

46-49 Foodtech Packtech: We check out the country’s premier show for food and packaging technology

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Computaleta issues open house invitation

IN BRIEF UPM RAFLATAC has earned multi-site certification to the first edition of the ISO Occupational Health and Safety Management System for its 10 label stock production facilities.

The certification complements UPM Raflatac’s existing ISO certifications for system standards. The company says customers want to know if a product will satisfy their quality requirements; a product’s environmental impacts; and the conditions under which it was made. The improvements made in quality, environmental performance, and safety translate directly into value for customers.

AMCOR has raised its full year profits outlook after receiving its latest financial results. For the nine months ending 31 March, Amcor net sales rose two per cent and ebitda climbed by six per cent. Net income also improved to the tune of 13 per cent to US$805m ($1.12bn). Ron Delia, chief executive at Amcor, says, “Amcor is maintaining momentum and executing well in the face of a dynamic operating environment. As a result, we delivered strong year-to-date performance.

The business has continued to strengthen as we progress through the fiscal 2021 year.”

FUJIFILM will increase the price on a global basis for its offset printing plates, processing chemicals, PWB films and inks. The costs of various raw materials including aluminium and silver have soared significantly. Freight costs also continue to rise globally. Fujifilm says that it has worked tirelessly to absorb the increased cost by reducing cost and improving productivity.

However, the magnitude of rising costs means the company can no longer sustain its current prices for customers. Fujifilm says it will soon release details of the new pricing structure globally..

Computaleta will host open houses in Christchurch and Auckland during May and June.

Arlette Farland, director at Computaleta, says, “With the NZ Sign Expo on pause for 2020/21, Computaleta thought it presented a prime opportunity to host open houses in Christchurch and Auckland.

“Our job is simple: to provide our customers with more ways to express your ideas; more tools to showcase your craft; and more technology to push your creativity further than ever before.

“We will showcase what’s new in signage and digital print. We will demonstrate hardware, digital signage, LED lighting, new wrap films, new sustainable films, and so much more.”

Computaleta’s experts will welcome open house visitors, who can also

Arlette Farland, director at Computaleta consult with technology and solutions supplier specialists.

The open house in Christchurch takes place in Riccarton on May 27 and the Auckland is in Onehunga on June 10.

Both open houses will run from 4pm to 9pm.

She adds, “Our supportive suppliers will be on hand and it’s all on the record, on display, live demos and an opportunity to meet our experts and try it out.”

Epson joins renewable energy drive Epson has announced it will join RE100, a global initiative driving the transition to 100 per cent renewable energy.

This follows Epson’s March announcement that its worldwide Group sites will all meet their electricity needs from 100 per cent renewable energy sources by 2023.

Yasunori Ogawa, Epson global president, says, “Epson is proud to join RE100 at this special time.

Joining this important initiative expresses our

strong commitment to 100 per cent renewable electricity. In addition, it affirms our intent to helping to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. We hope it encourages our customers and business partners to also make the switch.

Moreover, we will use this opportunity to work with partners worldwide to help them achieve this.”

The announcement comes as RE100 announces its ‘300 moment’, bringing the number of member organisations to exactly

300. Joining other environmental leaders in RE100 illustrates Epson’s commitment to achieving SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy, and SDG 13 Climate Action.

Aleksandra Klassen, senior impact manager RE100, The Climate Group, says, “By committing to 100 per cent renewable electricity, Epson joins over 50 Japanese companies driving market change. This sends a powerful message that renewable electricity makes good business sense.”

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Online drupa draws in visitors Online visitors from 155 countries helped make history as virtual.drupa delivered the first digital version of the giant trade fair.

Organisers say the virtual event bridged the gap between the previous and forthcoming face to face event in 2024. They add that the global print and packaging community provided excellent feedback about the show.

Over four days, 212 exhibitors from 35 countries, as well as team members from global subsidiaries, presented their product portfolios. The online showrooms hosted more than 125 live web sessions with an average of 140 participants.

A comprehensive conference programme covered 130 presentations in the context of five special forums. The forums focused on key issues as well as global megatrends and their impact on the industry. The event boasts statistics of

Sabine Geldermann around 600,000 page views and 45,000 specific users.

International visitors from 155 countries made up more than 82 per cent of the total number.

Sabine Geldermann, project director print technologies at drupa organiser Messe Düsseldorf, says, “We are delighted with feedback we have received from participants. The overwhelming number of global players, visitors and exhibitors, has resulted in

an industry dialogue that was particularly important during this time.

“The show impressed with a wide spectrum of target visitor groups, profiles and areas of interest. This also applies to the exhibitors and their product portfolios along the entire value chain. Many participants have already signalled they are looking forward to the next industry highlight in October, and the live experiences.”

IN BRIEF XSYS has launched the nyloflex FTM Digital flexo plate for printing with water-based inks. It enables printing with water-based inks on coated and uncoated paper for aseptic food packaging and corrugated preprint liner. The company says the medium hard plate has a smooth surface and brings a good ink transfer and ink laydown. It has no need for additional equipment or auxiliaries. The plate can be exposed in existing systems with standard tube lights or LED UV-A light exposure before solvent processing. XSYS says its inherent flat top dot technology ensures minimum dot wear and significantly less dot gain than round top dot plates.

HEIDELBERG has exceeded its own forecast in terms of net sales and operating margin for the financial year 2020/2021. Thanks to a strong final quarter, sales were above the company’s forecast due to rising demand particularly in China, parts of Europe and the US. Heidelberg chief executive Rainer Hundsdörfer said with a strong final spurt, the business has been able to continue its recovery in business volume since the pandemic low earlier in its financial year.

Myiro opts for Colour Graphic Services Spectrophotometer manufacturer Myiro has chosen colour management specialist Colour Graphic Services as its local dealer.

David Crowther, managing director at Colour Graphic Services, says “Myiro fills the gap of a low investment ICC profiler with high accuracy. It offers a fast chart-reading version for rapid profiling. The two Myiro colour measurement devices fit perfectly into our range of prepress colour measurement instruments and ICC profiling tools.

“The Myiro-1 is the perfect hand-held spectrophotometer for any third party supported software. Myiro-1 relays measured patches, strips or charts using the measuring guide, wirelessly, avoiding cables and USB cables. For example, in a single pass newzealandprinter.co.nz

scan of a Fogra strip, it sends M0, M1 and M2 in one action The Myiro-9 auto chart reader delivers data to the majority of third party profiling software used in all print disciplines.

He says, “It is fast: 1500 patches in just four minutes. Myiro-9 is the reference instrument used by major print machine manufacturers. Like the Myiro-1, it also includes M0, M1 and M2 data in a single scan. It handles virtually all known colour charts and control wedges and is never fooled by optical brighteners (OBAs) added to many substrates and papers.

Colour Graphic Services will feature the Myiro devices as part of its demonstrations at September’s PacPrint in Melbourne.

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Apprentice of the Year heats up

Alexander CameronBrown, Peacock Brothers, Auckland

Travis Jordan, Soar Print, Auckland

PrintNZ has announced outstanding candidates Alexander Cameron-Brown, Travis Jordan, Craig Murray, Todd Nicholls, and Karl Pearson as its top five Apprentices of the Year.

It will name the BJ Ball Papers Print Industry Apprentice of the Year Award on stage at the 2021 Pride In Print Awards gala dinner, which takes place on June 25 at the Cordis in Auckland.

Craig Murray, Global Culture, Christchurch

Ruth Cobb, chief executive of PrintNZ, says the calibre of these apprentices came to the fore in the difficult circumstances surrounding the completion of their studies during the onset of the global pandemic. She says, “Some had to continue to go to work under extreme pressure and others weren’t able to go to work at all.

These apprentices also lost the face-to-face visits from

Todd Nicholls, Webstar, Masterton

their Competenz training advisors through this time and only had virtual support from that side.

“Furthermore, the businesses they worked for also had to endure intense pressures, working under far from ‘business as usual’ circumstances. But they also worked around it and enabled their apprentices to complete the requirements of their learning. Despite all these challenges, these

Karl Pearson, Printcraft 81, Masterton

apprentices continued to complete their studies and not just to pass, but to do so at the exceptional level they had demonstrated right throughout their apprenticeships.

“PrintNZ is extremely impressed by the contribution and performance of all parties and it speaks volumes to the mettle and talent in abundance within our industry.”

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PRINT CALENDAR Pride In Print Awards

PacPrint 2021

Print & Digital Convention

June 25, 2021 Cordis Hotel, Auckland Tickets are now on sale for the print industry’s gala evening. Don’t miss out, numbers are limited. The awards evening also features the winners of the Apprentice of The Year, Trainer of the Year and the Training Company of the Year.

September 28 to October 1 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre With the opening of the Trans-Tasman travel bubble, PacPrint organisers are excited to welcome New Zealand visitors to the event that provides a platform for suppliers and visitors to get together and generate business opportunities through the technologies, solutions, and trends.

October 20-21, 2021 Düsseldorf, Germany This show will present solutions for combining classic print communication with digital and online strategies in practical applications. It offers orientation, perspectives, and a range of new concepts targeting future-oriented business planning.

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Printing United

Printing South China

October 6-8, 2021 Orlando, Florida, USA The major US print show. Programmes for all industry segments include apparel decorating, wide format, commercial printing, package printing and converting, and textile printing. The expo features new printing technology and solutions.

March 2022 Guangzhou, China A one-stop platform for technological and business exchange in China’s printing industry with exhibitors of printing machinery and other printing related solutions. Organisers expect 1500 exhibitors to show their solutions.

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Pack Print International

Fespa Global Expo

Interpack

September 22-25, 2021 Bangkok, Thailand A collaboration between Messe Düsseldorf Asia, The Thai Printing Association and The Thai Packaging Association, this show covers the latest trends in the packaging and printing markets, especially for the Asia Pacific region.

October 12-15, 2021 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Organisers have moved the show but they still have the backing of exhibitors wanting to provide an innovative wide format showcase. It will run alongside the European Sign Expo and Sportswear Pro exhibitions.

May 4-10, 2023 Düsseldorf, Germany This is the rescheduling for the largest event in the packaging industry. Interpack specialises in the packaging process within the food, beverage, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, non-food, and industrial goods sectors.

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NZSDA Conference July, 2021 Auckland The NZSDA has had to move to a mix of live and online for its Conference, Awards of Excellence and Signee Apprentice of the Year 2021. The NZSDA Annual General Meeting will take place virtually at the end of June with details to be confirmed over the next month.

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Pursuit of excellence dri

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aserfoil Design and Print co-owner Tim Morris stridently stands by and encourages staff to follow the mantra: ‘Good enough’ never is!’.

He says, “If you look at a job and say, ‘That is good enough’, well, it is not. It needs to be excellent. That is the approach we try to bring.

“If someone is spending $1000 on a set of business cards, that can’t just be good enough. The job has to have a wow factor. For us, the level of care and responsibility that you might find in a lot of printing businesses, well we try to turn it up another notch.

“And there is always time to reprint the job if you stuff it up. Actually, you have time to stop and get it right in the first instance.”

In 2009, Morris and his wife Melissa, acquired what was then a breakthrough offering established by Basil Orr 12 years earlier. Morris says he subsequently developed what would become a key focus to extend both the range and quality of service within the firm’s specialist fields.

This has seen the business develop from primarily offering foil-fusing digital print, to become a boutique design and print shop offering digital colour printing, hot foil stamping and letterpress process capabilities.

He explains, “The letterpress is the very old-fashioned approach, but it is actually a niche, growing area. Overseas, particularly in the United States and in Europe, there is a real groundswell to that old school style of printing. I liken it to vinyl records, where now there is this underground liking for it.

“One of the things I feel that we do quite well is we marry a bit of the old school with the new school. We have always looked at what we can add and over the years, that has included such aspects as edge colouring and duplex gluing. Then, I did not think anybody was doing that, but now there is a fair bit of that going on.

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Concentration: Tim Morris focuses on delivering his best work for every print job

Quality product: Laserfoil Design and Print has won a medal in every Pride and Print Awards competition since 2015

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Old school work ethic brings niche printing to market

thoroughly. My passion and drive are to produce something for a client that, when they receive it, you get that ‘wow’ reaction.”

This focus on high quality has led to recognition at the Pride In Print Awards including consecutive Letterpress Process Awards. He says, “Our success at Pride In Print over the past six years is something we are enormously proud of. We’ve won something at every Pride In Print Awards since we first entered them in 2015.”

Looking at the print industry overall, he observes that,

despite commodity printing has continued to decline in certain areas, print as a specialty product continues to grow.

He says, “I guess this is the foundation of how we have built our business up. We are trying to promote ourselves as custom manufacturers of a specialty item, as opposed to just a bulk commodity.”

He expresses frustration with the practice of some print companies to “compete down to the bottom dollar. Often the approach that printers will take is that when someone comes in, the automatic mentality is to newzealandprinter.co.nz

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ives Laserfoil’s success Tim Morris’s career path to print

Melissa and Tim Morris with three of their favourite pieces

Prior to purchasing Laserfoil Design and Print with wife Melissa in 2009, Tim Morris had gained notable experience in other fields.

After attaining a Bachelor of Education degree in the late 1990s, he taught at primary schools for several years. After leaving that profession, other roles included: • managing a chain of petrol stations offer them the cheapest possible solution for what they want. But assuming the client basically doesn’t want to spend any money is not valuing what you do.

“I guess that’s what helps us win a customer over at times, as their shopping point is a quality product not necessarily the cheapest price.”

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• working in customer services • managing Croxley Stationery’s Avondale Toner Recycling Centre Around the time of the Laserfoil acquisition, he attained a degree in Small Business Management.

Although he has an uncle who worked in the printing industry, he says he effectively came into the sector as a new entrant. of the last decade. He says, “I am officially the representative of the Quick Printers Association.

Only there isn’t actually a Quick Printers Association. Basically, I see myself as the representative of the ‘small guys’.

“So, I have encouraged some smaller businesses, and particularly ones that work in niche areas such as we do, to give it a go.”

He adds that, in appreciation of the benefits that belonging to an industry association can

provide, Laserfoil recently became a member of PrintNZ. Outside of work, he has always been an active sportsperson. However, activities in that area having been somewhat curtailed down to gym Crossfit due to a mixture of a knee injury and family and business commitments. He admits, “To be honest, I don’t have a lot of spare time. I find just being active helps. You feel better in your body and your mind. If you spend too much time being inactive you can actually end up feeling depressed.”

Relaying an experience shared by many business owners, he has found one of the biggest challenges to realising the full ambition he holds for Laserfoil is “getting good people in and keeping them for an extended period. We have had a few people come and go, which I guess is the nature of business.

“We have kind of taken the viewpoint that we are better off hiring somebody who is passionate but doesn’t know how to do it and then we train them.

Whereas, if you hire someone who has been doing it for most of their lives, they generally are fairly set in their ways and they may not necessarily work out as well.”

Morris also pays glowing tribute to the role his wife plays. She brings an extensive background in accounts and administration to the business, which contributes greatly to both the successful operation of Laserfoil and raising their family of three young boys. He says, “Melissa is integral to the business. She carries the responsibility at the front end, dealing with clients, because I tend to be more at the back end doing the actual printing.”

Future plans for Laserfoil potentially include growing the staffing within the business, which has in the past had six employees, to more than double its current, effectively four staff.

He says, “The goal for us is to not necessarily ever be a big business but to maybe grow it to be somewhere in that eight to ten staff area where you get two or three people who can do the platen. Then we get into the realm of possibly being a little more profitable. For the risk and reward of running our own business, we should be getting a little bit more.”

On that topic, he shares further, personal insight to the decision making of small and medium-sized enterprise owners, quipping, given current market trends, that the conscious choice to prioritise investment in the business over housing “might have been a mistake”.

He says, “It might be a little bit of idealistic thinking, but actually, the right thing to do is to be productive with your assets as opposed to just owning a house. There is a certain amount of pride that we have created this thing and therefore our staff are earning a living.

“But yes, the holidays are few and far between.

Certainly, it is an easier life if you can just work for somebody else and move your way up the ladder to a solid position. To be honest, I could probably make more money if I worked for somebody else.”

Tim Morris also has in mind an initiative for the business that could provide greater exposure for the printing industry in equal measure. He says, “For now, we are leaving it in the ‘watch this space’ realm.”

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Our Industry our people

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ollowing the disappointment of not being able to hold these events in 2020, and a couple of false starts in Auckland in 2021, we have just completed our industry training graduations. So, I want to shine a much deserved light on our training champions of 2020.

And champions they are.

2020 presented extreme challenges for the businesses and the people in our industry.

The word ‘resilience’ became part of our vocabulary and the fact that these trainees completed their qualifications during this time is testament to their resilience. If ever there was an excuse not to do their homework delivered on a platter, Covid-19 was it.

But they worked around the distractions, made adjustments where necessary, and continued to achieve their goals.

Our industry relies on highly skilled people to produce the outstanding work that our customers require. You can’t do this without people that are willing to learn, people that are willing to teach, and companies that are willing to support the process.

The training graduations recognise all three of these and it is a highlight of my job to be able to bring this celebration to the industry. It is a pleasure to see the pride on the faces of the trainees, the employers, and the families,

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Celebrating success in training within our industry

Graduates and finalists gather at the recent Christchurch Training Graduation Ceremony when they cross the stage to receive their medal. For some this is the first qualification they have achieved. We hope the recognition they receive encourages them to go on to further training.

And there is a lot more to the graduation than those that have completed a trade qualification. We also celebrate those that have undertaken qualifications in sales, business admin, health, and safety, first line management, general manufacturing, and the Diploma of Print Management.

Well done to all our graduates.

Finalists for the Print Management Diploma Student of the Year were also announced at the graduations, with the overall winner being named as Tracy Reynolds from New Zealand Post in Christchurch.

Alongside these, finalists were named for the Trainer of the Year and the Training Company of the Year. They have all made worthy commitments to nurture the talent in their businesses and give them a chance to succeed. Those companies and trainers named as finalists have made an extraordinary effort and are recognised not just for what they do for their own businesses but what they are doing for the industry. We need people like them who train others to ensure that the industry has a solid future.

The final part of the night is devoted to the five sector winners of the Apprentice of the Year Awards, alongside the winner of the Jenkins Award for the best label apprentice and the GAPF Award for the best digital apprentice.

Congratulations to our finalists and winners PrintNZ and Competenz are proud to congratulate the following for their achievements: Trust4Skills Screen Print Apprentice of the Year Craig Murray, Global Culture, Christchurch Heidelberg Offset Apprentice of the Year Todd Nicholls, Webstar, Masterton PrintNZ Packaging Apprentice of the Year Alexander Cameron-Brown, Peacock Brothers, Auckland BJ Ball Papers Digital Apprentice of the Year (joint winner) – Travis Jordan, Soar Print, Auckland 10

BJ Ball Papers Digital Apprentice of the Year (joint winner) – Karl Pearson, Printcraft 81, Masterton Jenkins Award Alexander Cameron-Brown, Peacock Brothers, Auckland GAPF Scholarships Travis Jordan, Soar Print Karl Pearson, Printcraft 81, Masterton Trainer of the Year – Finalists Alex Huynh, Soar Print, Auckland Robin Cull, Global Culture, Christchurch

Training Company of the Year Finalists Jenkins Freshpac Systems, Tauranga Labelmakers, Hamilton BB Signs, Blenheim Soar Print, Auckland Ovato, Auckland/Christchurch These awards culminate in the winners of the Training Company of the Year, Trainer of the Year and the overall Print Apprentice of the Year being named on stage at the Pride In Print Awards on 25 June in Auckland, appropriately being recognised for their achievements in front of the whole industry. On behalf of the industry a huge congratulations to all our graduates and finalists.

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eikon’s solution range delivers on overall equipment effectiveness, offering the gold standard in improving manufacturing productivity.

Filip Weymans, vicepresident of marketing at Xeikon, says today’s investments need to deliver results. Printing speed needs to combine with a high overall equipment effectiveness to deliver the value that printers and label converters need in their businesses. Part of the Xeikon strategy involves ensuring that every label printer and converter receives the maximum choice when it comes to purchasing a Xeikon press, which can help them drive business growth.

He says, “A successful and cost-effective investment in a digital production solution works best when it is based on expected, realistic print volumes. With Xeikon’s long standing expertise, we have developed the deeper understanding that can help label printers and converters with all aspects of running a successful digital business. That includes choice of equipment with 10 label presses; and choice of technology with dry toner and UV inkjet; workflow integration; and expert colour management services. We are recognised as a leading go-to trusted advisor and solutions provider.

“Xeikon wants to help the label printer and converter transform his label manufacturing into a digital label manufacturing – not just digitising the printing aspect but also the other aspects of the manufacturing processes inspired by digital printing.”

In line with its updated strategy, the company has added two new entry-level presses to its label printing portfolio, the Xeikon CX30 and Xeikon CX50, built on its sixthgeneration platform and based on CHEETAH 2.0 technology with new generation interfaces and cloud connection.

CHEETAH 2.0 technology is based on Xeikon’s scalable

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Today’s printing investments must deliver on results, combining printing speeds with overall equipment effectiveness to meet the value that printers and label converters look for

Xeikon vice-president of marketing Filip Weymans says today’s investments need to deliver results press architecture that includes five print stations and a full rotary process with a variable repeat length. Each station uses Xeikon’s dry toner process and a variety of print widths up to 512mm using an LED imaging head operating at 1200 x 3600 dpi and delivering offset/ gravure image quality.

Xeikon’s powerful and intelligent X-800 digital front end drives the new printers, targeting efficiency and full automation. Xeikon’s digital front end integrates with common ERP and MIS systems. The X-800 workflow offers variable data capabilities, allowing the label printer and converter to explore a variety of high value applications with a basic press investment.

An integrated on-press inline spectrometer guarantees accuracy of colour reproduction over time and between presses.

The two new presses use Xeikon’s QB dry toner based on CHEETAH 2.0 technology, offering superior colour consistency across the web and ensuring the highest volume of output with reduced waste.

The toner is available in CMYK, red, blue, green, orange, extra magenta (gamut extension colours), super black, and technical colours such as one-pass opaque white, UV and reflective clear, as well as colours produced at the customer’s request.

The QB-I toner aims to achieve quality results on a broad range of standard flexo substrates. Xeikon says the pigments used in the QB toner

are of the highest grade and are food safe, and offer the highest levels of ‘light fastness’ in the market, meaning that the labels shine not only after printing but also for a long time afterwards.

Xeikon has designed and developed the new presses to suit any label printer operating on ‘middle capacity’ – that is, 20,000 to 40,000sqm or 30,000 to 55,000 MSI in all end-use segments, but excelling in the pharmaceutical, food, and wine and spirit label sectors.

Weymans says, “With the introduction of the Xeikon CX30 and Xeikon CX50, we continue to build and structure our comprehensive portfolio so that our customers can find everything they need with Xeikon.

“Xeikon’s CHEETAH 2.0 series offers competitive running costs and enables printers with the opportunity to successfully expand the capabilities of their press, by upgrading either in speed or width, or both.

“These machines are an appropriate choice for printers and converters looking at digital for the first time with future plans to expand and grow their operation – also for online label printers who are seeing their business explode.”

They can be upgraded on site for higher speeds. Both the Xeikon CX30 and Xeikon CX50 can be upgraded from 20mpm to 30mpm with the Xeikon CX300 or Xeikon CX500. For greater width, the Xeikon CX30 (330mm or 13-inch) can be upgraded to the Xeikon CX50 (520mm or 20.47-inch) or the Xeikon CX500.

The Xeikon CX300 and CX500 are digital label presses based on a new generation dry toner platform that is designed around intuitive operator interactivity, consistent quality, reliable and best-in-class uptime, and high levels of productivity.

Weymans says, “We are convinced that the appropriate and ideal choice a printing customer makes depends on their business strategy and their choice of end-use applications.”

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ahead with Xeikon New Panther In the inkjet space, Xeikon recently introduced a highend label press to its Panther portfolio: the Xeikon PX30000.

Weymans says, “Label printing companies can now opt for a dry toner press or an inkjet press, for an entry-level solution or a fully geared highend production press, from a five-colour engine up to a seven-colour engine.

“We are committed to our vision of a digital future for labels and packaging.

We are the only company dedicated to a true consultative approach, offering both dry toner and inkjet technologies and therefore the most comprehensive choice of digital solutions.”

The Xeikon PX30000 UV inkjet press offers a costeffective and fast time-tomarket solution for short to medium run flexo jobs.

It produces labels with a glossy tactile look, optimum durability and high levels of resistance against scuffing and scratching.

Designed to appeal to label printers working in the highend markets of health and beauty, chemicals and premium beers.

It also enables label printers looking for faster turnaround times, reduced production costs and lower complexity to explore new business possibilities that digital printing offers.

Equipped with eight printing

stations, two of which it uses to achieve high opaque white layers at maximum speed, this UV inkjet label press is driven

by Xeikon’s X-800 digital front end, all geared to maximise digital print manufacturing.

For flexibility and a wider range of applications, the press has extended colour gamut capability, with a choice of two configurations, six or seven colour, and full colour management controls. With a maximum speed of 70mpm and using opaque white, the press targets maximum efficiency and productivity. This roll-toroll, full rotary press prints on substrate widths up to 340mm.

Weymans says, “An investment in the Xeikon PX30000 high-end label press with high productivity and extended colour gamut will ensure an amazing opportunity for label printers working with high-end products to provide brand owners with unique, creative and durable, highquality labels.

“Working with Xeikon means ease of mind, knowing not only that we can provide the widest range of digital equipment, but that we will also advise on the best choice of product for specific business needs.

“It’s not just about finding the right digital equipment; it’s about working with a trusted partner who can offer the appropriate digital solution for any business model. We will continue to be on hand

(l-r) Xeikon’s Jeroen Van Bauwel and Trevor Crowley with the Xeikon PX3000

The addition of the Xeikon PX30000 high-end label press to the Panther portfolio enhances Xeikon’s offerings and gives the company a broader reach into various verticals at all times to give confidence and continued support to our customers on their digital journey.”

To transform your label printing business, visit: https://transform.xeikon.com/ or contact your local Xeikon executive Trevor Crowley.

Xeikon SIRIUS technology Recently, Xeikon took the wraps off its new generation dry toner technology which aims to deliver higher speeds, reduce the cost of ownership, and further improve quality. The Xeikon SX30000 press, a single-pass duplex machine, powered by Xeikon’s new SIRIUS technology, runs at a printing width of 508mm on a broad range of substrates at 30 mpm.

A focus on toner development, imaging technology, fusing technology and media conditioning has seen more than 400 design changes and developments compared to the previous generation. Dimitri Van Gaever, market segment director at Xeikon, says, newzealandprinter.co.nz

The Xeikon SX30000 comes equipped with the Xeikon SIRIUS technology “The water cooled LDAs, with 1200 x 3600 dpi technology and the single pass duplex, full rotary concept, have remained unchanged,

as well as the 5/5 print station setup. Almost everything else has been re-engineered.

“One of the things that really sets the SIRIUS technology apart is its ability to print on heavy substrates at high speeds. An important step to bring SIRIUS technology to a new era of productivity is realised thanks to Xeikon’s new EkoFuse technology: a new fuser and a patented new crossflow cooling system add up to achieve superior print quality levels at market leading speeds. We believe this platform will lead the way towards a profitable business for our existing and future customers.”

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5 Digital gets metallics with the Iridesse

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Digital produces high-end digital print.

Working from their Mt Roskill base in Auckland, directors Nick Marsh, Glenn Climo, and Alan McMillan have grown the business to employ 12 staff.

Recently, the company installed an Iridesse Production Press, supplied through Fujifilm Business Innovation.

Nick says, “The Iridesse offers a number of benefits but for us, but the main catalyst for choosing it came down to its ability to print metallics. For 5 Digital, this represents our intention to explore areas where the market has not yet seen metallics.”

The Iridesse’s embellishment and finishing capabilities fit well with 5 Digital’s value add philosophy. He says, “With embellishments, you minimise your competition. If you are just printing, it is on price and volume. When you add value, it is about putting more on the sheet. This is how we have evolved 5 Digital.

“We are always looking at what else we can do for our clients. For us, it is a no-brainer to move in this direction. But moving away from purely volume printing does not mean you move away from any printing. We can use the Iridesse as a production printer.

It is a full colour machine when needed.”

Currently, 5 Digital’s offering includes high end corporate work such as brochures, invitations, and point of sale.

He says, “Print was once just a communication mechanism but now it is a visual benchmark.

As part of a marketing strategy, we can give our clients a high end document that can help them close the deal. They need to make sure they are hitting the mark with their customers.

The good thing about the offer is that it is not limited.

“We have already used the gold and silver and we will definitely use the neon pink.

A good aspect of having the pink is how it makes corporate colours more achievable. We recently completed a job using the gold; it would have been done with the traditional foil, but we were really encouraged 20

Metallics and more, from left: Nick Marsh, Alan McMillan, and Glenn Climo with the Iridesse

High end digital print experts expand offering with Iridesse

with the result. The Iridesse gives us a much larger palette so we can add value to our customers’ brands.

“An advantage of digital printing is that what we are showing a client is also going to be the result. So, if they think, ‘What will our logo look like with the pink?’ then we can easily accommodate that. But also, when someone comes in off the street wanting just 50 invitations, we can do that with an emphasis on heavy embellishment to give them a distinctive piece; something they can proudly show off.”

The team at 5 Digital look forward to pushing the Iridesse. He says, “We will take the opportunity to use the full capabilities that the Iridesse offers. What we have learned with all our devices is the machine is only as good as the need or desire to push the parameters of what you can do. We were already doing the white and the clear and we can see how great the pink and the metallics will be.”

The team at Fujifilm Business Innovation has worked with 5 Digital for several years. He says, “We were using the iGen, which was a great workhorse but when the lease came up on it, we

took our chance to talk about the Iridesse. Since the install, we have not had any issues. It prints well and is reliable. We are also using the GX Server.

“We see other opportunities with the Iridesse. We have already done banner work; oversize packaging sleeves.

That will certainly be an area we target more.”

The management team at 5 Digital meshes a diverse range of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Alan, Glenn, and Nick have been business partners for over a decade. Nick says, “We each bring different qualities to the table. In such a small market, we must achieve perfection, and with a smile.

Having said that, our size means we are nimble; we can change direction quickly and we don’t need to ask anyone for permission to try something out of the box.

“Print is a small part of the overall communication matrix and it has been hammered by the internet. We have learned to work with electronic media.

Often, the print work comes to us after something like an EDM has gone out. With the ability to overprint metallics, we can see how this could possibly shape part of our pathway to the future.”

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Konica Minolta New Zealand launches the AccurioPress C4080 Series

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onica Minolta New Zealand has launched a new line of versatile colour digital production presses.

The AccurioPress C4080 Series high-speed digital press offers robust and user-friendly production. Konica Minolta calls it the perfect fit for businesses looking to expand their production capabilities with advanced automation and ease of use for various applications.

Chris O’Hara, national production print manager at Konica Minolta New Zealand, says, “The AccurioPress C4080 Series will help power business growth through intelligent automation, outstanding image quality, and print application diversity.”

Built on the same engine as the AccurioPress C14000 Series launched last year, it supersedes the C3080 Series and includes the AccurioPress C4070 and AccurioPrint C4065. These lighter versions of the C4080 can bridge the gap between an office and production printer with the same image quality at a more affordable price point.

O’Hara says, “The AccurioPress C4080 Series is highly versatile, delivers outstanding quality and performance, and is packed with an array of advanced automation features to boost productivity and expand capability.

The AccurioPress C4080 runs at 81ppm (A4) colour while the AccurioPress C4070 runs at 71ppm (A4) colour, and the AccurioPrint C4065 runs at 66ppm (A4) colour.

He continues, “It is so exciting

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High-speed digital press serves as all in one print factory

Brand new: the Konica Minolta AccurioPress C4080 Series to launch the C4080 Series in New Zealand. The C4080 Series is a fantastic midvolume product, providing an avenue for businesses to easily transition into digital printing.

Advanced automation, high output quality, impressive media handling and array of finishing options on the C4080 Series make it possible to produce finished output that is ready to be packed and shipped, resulting in faster turnaround, expansion into new markets and increased revenue.

“Outstanding media versatility for ready-made print products means the C4080 Series can print on thin to thick stocks (62gsm to 360gsm), banner stocks up to 1300mm (simplex) and up to 864mm (duplex) at full rated speed. The AccurioPress C4080 expands application possibilities and offers envelope printing without the need for an additional fuser.

It also offers an array of versatile inline finishing options for unmatched productivity. One of these options, the TU-510 Inline Trimmer Unit, can trim, crease, and perforate inline. With the Inline Trimmer Unit, it is now possible to produce fully finished output in line with additional options for inline creasing, business cards (up to 130 business cards per minute), postcard cutting and perforation (vertical and horizontal).

Other inline finishing options enable booklet making, perfect binding, punching,

stapling, inline trimming, and stacking to meet customers’ needs and tap into new revenue streams.

The AccurioPress C4080 Series can be equipped with Konica Minolta’s IQ-501 Intelligent Quality Optimiser option. This is a fully automated, closed-loop quality management tool that performs automatic density correction and front-to-back registration prior to printing.

Another option for the AccurioPress C4080 Series is the external media detection sensor for measuring and identifying media, ensuring the correct media settings are selected.

O’Hara adds, “Together, the Inline Trimmer Unit, external media detection sensor, and Intelligent Quality Optimiser make it possible to produce fully finished, high-quality, ready-to-be-boxed output quickly and easily without the need for skilled operators.

For customers, this means increased uptime, productivity, quality, and ultimately profit.

“On top of all this, the AccurioPress C4080 provides outstanding image quality with 3600 (equivalent) x 2400 dpi resolution. The Line Stacker option supports long sheet bypass and offers operators the advantage of offloading while the machine is still running.”

He concludes, “We look forward to discussing the AccurioPress C4080 Series with you and the many ways it can help make your business more profitable.”

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Ricoh Pro C9200 sees Mirage Visual boost production

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irage Visual, based in the Manawatu, employs 20 full time staff providing design and production services to a variety of national and international corporate customers.

The company installed a Ricoh Pro C9200 digital production press, which has impressed Mirage Visual director Sam Blenkiron. He says, “Ricoh New Zealand provided a thorough team approach for the installation, which was completed towards the end of 2020. The process from our end user point of view was seamless. Machine specific training was made simple with Ricoh’s production trainers.”

Ricoh describes its Pro C9200 Series as the digital printer that thinks it’s an offset press. It delivers colour prints at up to 135 pages per minute.

He says, “The Ricoh Pro C9200 has given us increased capacity in our small format sheet side of the business and opened up new opportunities.

It has allowed us to shift more volume onto this machine due to increased productivity and larger sheet sizes. We are completing similar work to what we have previously done, however, just with more productivity. Speed is important with our processes.

Time is money and much of our work is time sensitive.”

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Manawatu printing firm increases speed with Ricoh flagship

Keeley Stebbings (l), print production specialist and Aki Matheou, production manager with the Ricoh Pro C 9200 at Mirage Visual

consistency between the digital image and the printed sheet, adjusting tone fluctuations if required. He says, “This is our first Ricoh machine. The print quality is excellent and, in many cases, exceeds our expectations. We opted for the EFI Fiery RIP server, which our team were already familiar with.

“Like other businesses, we find ourselves navigating through changing times. This machine has allowed us to remain agile and adjust to the changing market.

“Our clients have been impressed with results off the Ricoh. We have also put a large investment into colour management also to ensure consistency across all our equipment.

“Ricoh provides production solutions that allow us to get on with our job of keeping our customers happy. We can’t fault the service and support we have received from Ricoh, from the technicians who service the machine to the sales and production support team.

They are always there when we need them, exceeding our expectations as we like to do for our own customers.

“The best thing about what we do is customer satisfaction.

We enjoy working with the best customers, staff, and suppliers to deliver results. The toughest challenge we face is short timelines. It really helps partnering only with suppliers who work hard for us and allow us to deliver results to our clients.”

Ricoh Pro C9200 Series offers a range of print innovations Ricoh lists some the Pro C9200 Series key features: Booklet making. The SR5060 Booklet Finisher saddle stitches booklets with 100-sheet stapling.

Automatic colour adjustment. An inline sensor ensures real-time colour adjustment and correction during printing.

Image gradation quality. The Image Calibration System scans image density to make any necessary corrections prior to printing.

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Automatic registration. An inline sensor provides the data used by the system to adjust image position and shape.

Oversize sheet printing. You can print up to 1,260mm simplex and 1,030mm duplex.

Operator productivity. Each operator can customise the new 17” Smart Operation Panel, which displays the entire device configuration.

Media selection. The enhanced graphical Media Library lets you easily create paper settings and select desired papers.

High print quality. VCSEL laser beam technology and 2400 x 4800dpi print laser resolution provide output that compares favourably with offset.

Vacuum Feed Trays. These ensure the paper feeding ability of Coated Media up to 470 gsm maximum. Add up to three units to increase the feeding capacity to 18,100 sheets.

Stacker. Keep jobs running continually, stacking up to 5,000 sheets and moving them away with the Roll Away Cart. You can configure up to two Stackers in one system.

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Fujifilm Jet Press flies at high speed

Fast: The Fujifilm Jet Press 750S high speed model pumps out 54000 B2 sheets per hour

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ujifilm has announced the Jet Press 750S high speed model, staking a claim for the industry’s fastest output speeds of 5,400 B2 sheets per hour for a sheet-fed digital inkjet press.

Craig Moore, sales and training specialist at Fujifilm Graphics New Zealand, says, “This new model retains all the features of the current Jet Press 750S for commercial printing as well as folding carton package printing applications.”

Fujifilm says the new Jet Press 750S high speed model outperforms offset in its image quality. Moore says, “Using ultra-high-density and highprecision ‘Samba’ printheads and aqueous pigment ‘Vividia’ ink, the Jet Press 750S high speed model is able to produce ultra-high quality print equal to or even better than offset.

“Its high-speed output of 5,400 sheets per hour means the Jet Press 750S high speed model has the highest productivity available for a sheet-fed inkjet press. In fact, it is one and a half times faster than the current Jet Press 750S. For maximum flexibility and, depending on the type of job you are running, you can switch between high quality mode of 3,600 sheets per hour or high performance mode of 5,400 sheets per hour.

“Using the Fujifilm Jet Press high speed model, commercial printers can transfer a wider range of offset jobs to digital to reduce the total cost of ownership.

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Current Jet Press 750S owners can access an on site upgrade to the high speed model.

Consistency and quality The Jet Press 750S high speed model offers a range of advantages over other formats.

He says, “The removal of makeready, setup times, and the costs associated with offset presses make this an attractive proposition for commercial printers. Combined with its ability to handle either coated or uncoated offset stocks, it presents as a straightforward transition from offset to digital.

“Jobs on an offset press that may have taken two days to complete can go through the Jet Press 750S in two to three hours. It offers impressive output, speed, quality, and consistency.

“For runs of a couple of thousand, that quality is there at a cost-effective price. You also save on operator time without constant oversight.

The extra investment in time on prepress with the Jet Press saves you time in the bindery later, as the product comes out collated.

“It also frees up your offset and other digital assets to focus on work that is better suited for them.”

Drying takes place via a combination of the heated belt and hot air applied from above. The new drying mechanism keeps printed paper flush with the belt conveyor while applying direct heat and cuts the amount

of electricity consumed by around 20 per cent.

As well as operating at higher speeds, this new system allows greater control and fine tuning of temperatures, extending the range of substrates you can print on.

The full length of the drying unit, at 70cm shorter than that of previous models, reduces its installation footprint by around 15 per cent.

It also features the same extended colour gamut called ‘MaxGamut’ which, depending on the media used, allows up to 90 per cent of the Pantone library of 1872 colours to be printed within a Delta E of 3 or less, providing an exceptional colour match on a four colour press.

In addition to the inline scanning system, it offers an optional ImageConfidence scanning system, which uses a proprietary AI algorithm to evaluate the full print area of a B2 sheet on the fly. This ensures every sheet matches a pre-approved image.

Moore continues, “A large sheet size of 750mm x 585mm combined with the increases in speed means the overall ability of this new press to print longer runs and improve job turnaround times is significant. Commercial printers can certainly take advantage of the latest incremental improvements to the Jet Press 750S.” Fujifilm has scheduled the Jet Press 750S high speed model’s availability for later this year.

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Studio Q adds Versant 180i to beautiful things

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ecently, diverse digital print company Studio Q purchased a new Versant 180i Production Press from Fujifilm Business Innovation and installed it in its ‘beautiful things’ gallery in the Auckland CBD instead of its main print shop in Avondale.

Studio Q owner Dave Trotter explains, “We bought the Versant for our gallery.

We needed an on demand machine with a small footprint that could fit in the gallery.

We also needed an envelope overprinting capability.

“The Versant 180i handles an exceedingly small sheet well; I am talking about the envelope overprinting. Our requirement is for a high quality digital machine that can operate on a par with heavier production machines.

“Recently, we purchased Envelope World. Murray and Sandra, the previous owners, had run the previous Versant model with great results.

We bought Envelope World because of Covid-19 really.

We took a hit and we saw other companies laying off staff, which we did not want to do. This was something we could do to retain our staff and to boost our turnover and activity. We already did die-cutting and, after meeting Murray and Sandra, we felt it was a good fit. The transaction was a positive one.

“Envelope World has kept us busy and now we must take what they have built and see how we can improve it and make it better.

“Overprinting envelopes is a funky business. You have all of these odd shapes. The Versant 180i handles this printing so well for a number of reasons. First, it is small and everything is compact.

The distance between rollers is ideal and it provides a good straight paper path. Many of the great attributes that the large Versant models have are also included in the smaller ones like the 180i.

“The major thing is that, for most sizes of envelopes, it does not jam. Doing variable data printing and/or expensive envelopes, you can’t have a machine that jams. You don’t want to lose expensive envelopes or lose data. Jams can be problematic. newzealandprinter.co.nz

Dave Trotter with the Versant 180i

Compact Versant 180i proves ideal for envelope printing

“We have just finished doing 15,000 envelopes on the Versant and it went really well. Right now, maybe due to Covid-19, the work is all over the place, so we can’t say accurately what jobs we can expect but right now, it is going well.

“Also, and obviously, the high quality short run printing is important for us. We print all the gallery stock here.

“I have to say we got a lot in such a small package with the Versant 180i.”

Making beautiful things Studio Q provides printing services to artists. Trotter had always wanted to provide a space for artists to pursue their projects and had considered opening the beautiful things gallery for several years.

He says, “The beautiful things gallery is a safe place for artists and creatives to come together and learn new techniques. We opened it during the first Covid-19 lockdown. We wanted to create an environment where we can help our art customers more.

“They often need somewhere they can talk about projects or even host exhibitions. An interesting example is T-Shirts.

We have a T-Shirt printer, supplied through Fujifilm, and artists can place their designs on the T-Shirts. It is difficult for someone starting out to give

design a go and you never know what will sell. For this, print on demand is perfect. Order online and ship the next day.

On demand printing solves any problems of oversupply. On the website, they can see what their designs will look like and in the gallery, they can see the quality.

“We run exhibitions every six to eight weeks and we encourage collaborations.

We have hosted a fringe festival. The gallery enables us to showcase different print technologies. We have run workshops and we have more planned. We also sell coffee, food, and sweet treats; little things you probably should not have every day. Despite all of that, it will be a while before the gallery starts making any money. It is really a passion project.

“Publishing is something else we see as interesting.

Artists find it hard to publish in a meaningful format, but we say ‘Let’s do something that suits the content of your book’. We try to take away the barriers so they can produce a publication.”

Studio Q also runs several Epson printers supplied through Fujfilm. He says, “I already knew a lot of the guys at Fujifilm Business Innovation and Fujifilm Graphics. We have good relationships with them and we look forward to working together as we continue to grow.”

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Complimentary solutions for package The Cyber advantage: RMGT’s 1050TP-9 1050mm single-colour reverse and eight-colour front tandem perfector press with coater and long delivery

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or many years, Cyber has been successfully distributing Ryobi printing presses in Australia and New Zealand.

When, in January 2014, Ryobi came together with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to form RMGT (Ryobi MHI Graphic Technology Ltd), this resulted in a wider range of offset presses being made available to commercial and packaging printers, especially in larger formats.

RMGT works closely with its customers to create highquality printed materials with high added value.

A cornerstone of RMGT press design is its high productivity, supporting shortrun printing, enabled by ease of operation, easy maintenance and production management.

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Known widely for its commercial print solutions, Cyber has much to offer the packaging printer and converter

on and off instantly. Low-heat LEDs reduce heat-related shrinkage of printing media, making them ideal for printing with resin film.

The TP (Tandem Perfector) series enables double-sided printing in a single pass of up to 0.8mm without tumbling the sheet.

Its unique arrangement reduces fan-out to ensure highly accurate front and back registration comparable to straight printing presses.

The RMGT 10, for example, is capable of perfecting at up to 16,200 sheets per hour, greatly boosting productivity.

The PQS-D (Printing Quality System) inline quality control system numbers and inspects sheets during printing, automatically discharging any defective sheets to the reject delivery, eliminating the need to sort defective sheets after printing finishes.

RMGT’s automatic nonstop feeder and delivery shutter enhance efficiency and productivity for continuous printing on heavy stock by continuously feeding sheets and eliminating the need to stop printing when changing the pile.

Equipped with a large, 140cm screen, the PID (Press Information Display) allows real-time monitoring of sheet transport via an IP camera.

It also features a full range of other monitoring functions, including display of printing image data, colour density measurement tracking results, and safety device operation

status. Maintenance Mode significantly reduces the amount of work required to check and adjust the roller nip, which is essential to ensure consistent printing quality.

It includes a variety of automatic functions for supporting nip width adjustment, including automatic printing of nip width samples and queuing of the nip adjustment position.

PJM (Print Job Manager) manages press operating status in real-time, centrally managing the production schedule for multiple presses and sending the printing job data to each individual press.

The PIC (Press Information Cloud) gathers real-time information on press operating status and automatically generates productivity assessment data for each press.

Data can be checked remotely on any mobile device, anywhere.

Local experience Neither the Ryobi nor the RMGT brands are new to New Zealand and Australia.

Cyber Australia and New Zealand managing director Bernard Cheong said, “Our presses are very versatile. It is becoming more common for many commercial printers to print short-run packaging on their presses.

“Sydney printers, United Printing & Packaging (UPP) in Smithfield and Major Graphics Printers in Warriewood, are both producing packaging on

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their Ryobi/RMGT presses supplied by Cyber.”

Despite the claims of digital production methods eroding the market share of offset in package printing, Cheong said there is still an enormous volume of packaging printed offset.

“Fast makeready, automation, high speed and large format are among the features of the RMGT range that make it both efficient and highly productive for package printing,” Cheong added.

“From large volume packaging to short-run, boutique jobs, one versatile RMGT press can do them all. Package printers are producing food-grade board, glove box, paper cups, cigarette cartons and high-end UV finished cosmetic boxes on our presses. By digitising press operation, with SAP (Smart Assist Printing) - nonstop printing together with PQS-D (Print Quality System), we have reduced make ready time and waste.

“To maximise efficiency, we have also kept human intervention to the bare minimum.

“RMGT has partnered with AGV (Autonomous Guided Vehicle) and robotic arm system integrators to offer further automation such as robotic arm plate loading and pseudo-lights-off operation,” Cheong said.

“We at Cyber, together with our RMGT partners, are practical, down-toearth people. We work hard

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Whilst it will take some time to ramp up production, RMGT has back orders for its multi-colour 1050LX with coating unit from packaging customers in the United States, United Kingdom, China, Korea and Thailand. Demand is also strong among European and Chinese package printers for RMGT’s B2 press 790 series.

Cyber mentioned that it is able to arrange print samples for interested customers, as well as online meetings and demonstrations.

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New from SBL: the 1060SCB 1,060mm, 9,000sph automatic die cutting and creasing platen with stripping and blanking to deliver solutions that maximise profitability and help businesses to grow.”

Cheong said most local Cyber customers continue to enjoy steady growth with their highly automated and productive offset presses.

Regional customer base North of Australasia, there is no shortage of reference sites where printers have deployed RMGT presses for their package printing.

In the lead up to the Lunar New Year, there was a substantial uptick in orders for RMGT 10 series, 920 series and 790 series presses from customers in China suggesting a rapid recovery from the downturn brought about by COVID-19. RMGT’s customers in China include not only government-run and private commercial printing but also publishing companies, as well as packaging printers.

China’s Zhejiang province is home to a large number of mid-sized RMGT presses and appears to be recovering quickly from the COVID-19 pandemic induced downturn, especially in the packaging sector.

Chinese distributor, DINGA, received orders for five RMGT 790ST-5XL presses, mainly for short-run packaging printers.

The news from RMGT headquarters is that, as a result of increasing business confidence and increasing order volume, lead times for delivery of presses, especially the RMGT 10 and 790 series, are getting longer.

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Meanwhile, during December and January, Sunil Ms Co, the Korean distributor of large size presses (the RMGT 10 series) received orders for six presses.

One of the drivers of demand for new printing press technology appears to have been an amendment to the Korean Labor Standard Act, reducing working hours to 52 per week in medium to small sized businesses from July 2021, as well as an increase in the minimum wage.

These changes have obliged printing company managements to increase productivity whilst also decreasing labour costs.

The RMGT 1050TP model is a popular solution among publication printers in view of its productivity which is 2.8 times higher than a straight press as well as reducing the need for press operators by half.

Korea has also seen the commissioning of several of the RMGT 1050LX packaging model in the factories of major packaging companies who regard RMGT’s solutions highly.

Three RMGT 1050LX packaging presses will be installed in Korea in 2021 and further projects are in the planning phase.

Despite the ravages of Covid-19, RMGT continues to receive orders from the United States, Europe and Asia and analysts believe the global printing industry is well on the way to recovery from Covid-19.

As a result of growing demand, RMGT is increasing its

Across the finishing line Post-press, Cyber has partnered with Taiwanese manufacturer, SBL, to provide high-end finishing to the packaging industry.

Founded in 1968, SBL has grown to become a trusted manufacturer of machines for post-press and packaging at its factory in New Taipei City.

SBL has adopted a German manufacturing system and utilises precision parts from suppliers in Japan and Europe.

Among its customers has been Heidelberg with many Taiwanese-built finishing machines sold under the German brand.

Over more than fifty years, SBL has become an institution in the print and package finishing industry, relied upon for the quality and productivity of its solutions.

Decades of industry experience and research goes into the company’s product designs, assuring that its customers are supplied with efficient, economical, reliable, and safe equipment that will bring more value to their businesses.

Cheong said, “SBL finishing solutions are well known all across the world, especially in Asia countries such as Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia.

“There is also an installed base of SBL machines in Australia, these having been supplied by Heidelberg and the previous agent.

“Cyber took over distribution of SBL finishing solutions across Australia and New Zealand late in 2019, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s arrival on the country’s shores early in 2020, many projects had to be put on hold,” he added.

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T S Wilson Jnr adds digital die-cutter to Pinc

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ocated on the Hibiscus Coast, Auckland, niche design and print studio Pinc has established an excellent reputation for out of the box thinking.

Owners Margriet and Conan O’Reilly work with their team of three staff to produce a broad range of bespoke and award winning printed material.

Pinc recently installed a J-WEI LST-604 digital die cutter, supplied through New Zealand agent T S Wilson Jnr. Margriet says; “the J-WEI saves time, even on things like pocket fold envelopes.

“We had been using a manual die-cutter, but our J-WEI will do all that work automatically. In the short time we have had it, we have made a range of envelopes with the euro flap design and custom wedding invitation shapes.

“It can cut and crease in any direction and so far, we have only dabbled in making boxes, although we are having fun learning about die lines. I can see we are going to make some cool items with this machine.”

Margriet and Conan O’Reilly with the J-WEI LST-604 digital die-cutter “The software is tidy and easy to use. We will get a good return on our investment. T S Wilson Jnr has its technical service always at hand with useful help and advice and is an excellent partner to work with.

“The team at T S Wilson Jnr ‘get’ us and what we are trying to do, this being the fourth machine we have bought from them.”

Geoff Wilson, sales director at T S Wilson Jnr says, “It’s truly impressive to see how creative Pinc have been with their use of the J-WEI. Wow comes to mind when I see their work and it’s early days for them yet.

“Using its flatbed table and digital cutting technology, the J-WEI digital die cutters produce a range of products, from short run packaging to custom-shaped cards and labels, all with no need for physical dies. It also offers an affordable and versatile solution for prototyping designs and sample productions. It cuts, kiss-cuts, and scores a wide range of substrates including paper, laminates, adhesives, and synthetic stocks up to 1.5mm thick. It has a 100mm feeder capacity with automatic vacuum feeding and anti-static air knife separation to achieve a high level of continuous productivity.”

Contact T S Wilson Jnr for further information on the J-WEI models available and to arrange a demonstration.

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Currie Group brings new Horizon solutions to NZ

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urrie Group supplies the latest range of Horizon finishing solutions, designed to save time and labour.

Horizon has created iCE, which stands for Intelligence, Integration, Interaction, Connectivity, and Efficiency, to help deliver its Smart Factory concept to finishing rooms. Craig Paul, country manager for Currie Group New Zealand, says, “It enables print companies to minimise production steps, shorten makeready times, and reduce production costs using a higher level of automation.”

Horizon’s cloud-based workflow, iCE LiNK, is ready for connection to its machines.

All the new iCE series are ‘iCE LiNK ready’ and you can upgrade older Horizon machines to connect them. iCE LiNK enables monitoring and analysis of production processes in real time, increasing efficiency. It collects and sends the key performance indicators of the individual systems, to the cloud for analysis and graphic display.

You can access the dashboard from a PC or mobile devices.

Horizon will make iCE LiNK available as a subscription on an annual basis in three upgradeable versions: IoT Basic, Automation, and Enterprise.

The latter versions will come online later this year and will enable the integration of a JDF/ JMF workflow and the fully automated production control and monitoring of all job related data.

Quality binding at speed The new Horizon BQ-500 iCE Perfect Binder delivers increased productivity and offers flexibility and highquality binding.

Paul says, “This fifth generation binder excels at, and is the most productive binder, for book-of-one production.

For longer runs, it increases productivity with reduced setup time and improved system efficiencies. This fully automated four-clamp perfect binder comes in a completely new design and has also been significantly improved in all aspects.”

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different tanks available and interchangeable for each glue type. It achieves up to 350 cycles (EVA) or 1000 cycles (PUR) per hour. Paul says, “Consistent automation enables the variable production books with a book block thickness of 1mm to 65mm. By varying the individual book block thicknesses up to 5mm, around 800 books can be produced per hour in highest quality. Even with a difference in thickness of 65mm, it will produce 500 books per hour.”

A specially designed template feature enables non skilled operators to produce high quality books. It can store knowledge from a skilled operator in custom templates to produce consistent high-quality books by any operator.

Finishing rooms can connect the BQ-500 with different options to extend capabilities.

They include a cover slitting unit, cover reject unit, glued book block feeder, elevator unit, loose sheet book block feeder, and the Horizon HT-300 three-sided trimmer, a compact solution that can operate inline, nearline, or as a standalone machine. Configured inline, the BQ-500 and HT-300 enable production of up to 300 books per hour. Where multiple books are stacked, and depending on book thickness, the system can reach 900 to 1200 books per hour.

The Horizon HT-300 offers an automatic press adjustment based on the measured book thickness. This enables a material-friendly, creasefree production. The HT-300 ensures a precise cutting result with its new double cut function. Operators can

easily adjust the cutting depth, controlled by servo motors, on the touch screen.

Paul adds, “The HT-300 offers versatile applications by processing six and eight page flap covers. The head and foot trimming takes place first.

During front trimming, the lower and upper support plates push open the flaps of the cover, which are not trimmed.”

He lists the key features: iCE LiNK. The Horizon BQ-500 is the first perfect binder to come equipped with iCE LiNK, a cloudbased platform that can provide device monitoring, KPI analysis, PM schedule/ alerts, JDF/JMF Workflow, scheduling, job creation, editing and more.

Productivity. New functions and the connected features bring high productivity and user friendly operation.

High speed. The fully automated features in the HT-300 single knife three side trimmer mean you can achieve maximum production speed of 300 cycles per hour for increased productivity.

High quality. Accurate and clean cuts are achieved with precision automation and new features such as auto book thickness measuring and table angle adjustment.

Save time and labour.

The HT-300 can connect inline with the Horizon BQ-500 Perfect Binder to increase productivity and reduce labour costs.

Configuration flexibility.

A variety of selections for the feeder and delivery section allows for a flexible system configuration for both inline and offline production.

Productive: the new Horizon BQ-500 iCE Perfect Binder

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Graph-Pak brings Insignia die cutting to New Zealand

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inishing specialist Graph-Pak has introduced Insignia die-cutting technology to New Zealand and Australia.

For more than 30 years, flexible dies have been used to kiss cut adhesive materials, on slow moving shingle delivery table converted web printing presses. But flexible die technology has advanced considerably.

Tom Ralph, managing director at Graph-Pak, says outsourcing this work costs time and money. He says, “Flexible die technology is not a new technology. It has been in use on web presses for over 30 years. Rotary die cutting has taken and altered the same cutting tools to work on a rotary magnetic cylinder system.”

The Insignia die cutting system works as a production driven solution for both short and long run work. It can run inline with many folding and gluing systems, Manufactured in the USA, Insignia machines use a register system like that of an offset press for superior sheet-to-sheet accuracy.

The Insignia machines offer with two delivery methods. The StackMaster receding stacking unit accepts either full sheets of kiss cut labels, or die cut product. The Shingle conveyor table delivers cut pieces out for continuous offloading.

Insignia advantages Ralph says flexible die technology offers several benefits over steel rule/platen technologies.

He says, “Because flexible dies are produced via CNC machine, the tolerances they are held to are far tighter than that of a steel rule die.

Intricate die cutting patterns, multiple heights of blade to die cut and kiss cut, perforation blades, scoring elements and embossing patterns can all be placed on a single flexible die.”

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Tom Ralph, managing director at Graph-Pak hardened for extended die life or coated for various adhesive cutting applications to prevent substrates from adhering to the die tools. Lifespan of the dies will depend on the substrate being cut.

Ralph says, “Flexible dies are extremely precise and produced to tolerances of less than 0.02mm. This means you get maximum accuracy when kiss cutting to an adhesive liner. You also gain extended die life cutting against an anvil cylinder, rather than cutting into an anvil blanket. Flexible die blades can be as close as 1.4mm and obtain radii as tight as 3.1mm.

Each Insignia machine contains two cylinders; an upper and a lower. The upper cylinder is always magnetic and houses a flexible die, but the company offers a choice with the lower cylinder between a matching magnetic cylinder or a hardened, solid anvil cylinder The difference between these two systems is that a dual magnetic machine requires a paired set of ‘male-female’ dies to cut with, whereas a single magnetic machine uses a single die tool and cut against a lower, hardened anvil cylinder.

With a single magnetic die cutting station, it is possible to apply a matrix or counter to the anvil cylinder to channel score. With a dual magnetic die cutting station, a set of die tools can be made with cutting

blades on both upper and lower tool at the same time, if they are in varying locations.

Embossing elements can also be inverted.

Graph-Pak recommends a single magnetic system to produce flat shaped products, or pressure sensitive kiss cut work, for example, straight die cutting, or kiss cutting to an adhesive liner. Common applications for single magnetic machines include shaped greeting cards, packaging inserts, decals and pressure sensitive applications cutting to a liner, garment tags, event passes, invitations, door hangers, bottle-neckers, and identity card carriers.

The company suggests a dual magnetic system when running packaging products or folding carton work. Dual magnetic cylinders enable zero makeready when producing pocket folders or folding cartons as well as enabling embossing or debossing of substrates in a single pass.

Other applications using a dual magnetic machine include channel scored folding cartons, presentation folders, embossed envelopes, uniquely shaped direct mailing pieces, POP displays and fold over greeting cards.

Ralph adds, “We now have a Hybrid Model in the 6 & 7 series, this gives the user the best of both worlds, the operators can chose to run the machine as a single or a dual mag which revolutionises the whole game giving the very best of both worlds at no extra capital investment cost for buyers in 2021, all machines come with a superfast make ready ‘inline stripping section’ saving a fortune no platen press can match the set up times or flexibility.

“Having an Insignia machine running in-house helps you eliminate sending out profitable work. It also allows for more control over production and turnaround times. Please contact me direct on tom@ graph-pak.com.au for further info pricing.”

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PacPrint Rolls out the welcome mat to Kiwis

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cross the Tasman, PacPrint organisers have sent an invitation to New Zealanders for the show, which takes place later this year.

They say that, while the location may be in Australia, they still see the region’s leading event for the print and wider graphic communications industry as the local ‘go to’ event for New Zealand print, signage, and packaging businesses as well.

The region’s leading event for the print and wider graphic communications industry will open its doors at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on September 28 and run for four days until October 1, colocating with the Visual Impact Expo and Label & Packaging Expos.

Peter Harper, chief executive of the show organiser Visual Connections, says, “Now, with a Trans-Tasman travel bubble confirmed, we have extended a special invitation to our Kiwi colleagues to travel to Melbourne for the show.

“With a number of industry events postponed or cancelled globally during 2020 and 2021, including in New Zealand, this is likely to be the best opportunity in two years for printers across the region to see technologies and solutions first-hand, and to connect with the suppliers who can help them develop their post-Covid approach and investment strategy.”

Opportunities for industry members This year’s exhibition, shaping up as an exciting and comprehensive showcase, will feature everything from print and direct mail, to finishing and embellishment, software and workflow solutions, wide format and textile printing, laser cutting, routing, and engraving, illuminated signage, labels and packaging, media, and consumables.

Harper says, “We know that New Zealanders, like Australians, have had limited opportunities for this kind of in-person event, which is so helpful in evaluating technologies and determining future business strategy.

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Possibilities: PacPrint promises visitors a chance to see a range of new technology and solutions under one roof

Kiwis invited to the region’s leading trade show for print, signage, and packaging

“We always look forward to welcoming a strong contingent of visitors from across the ditch to shows in Sydney and Melbourne, and we hope to see even more attend this year.”

“As well as a showcase from exhibitors, many of whom supply across the region, we have already received enquiries from New Zealand companies keen to showcase their latest offerings. The show will deliver added value through seminars and sessions on everything from global trends and business strategies to practical, hands on workshops.”

Ruth Cobb, chief executive of PrintNZ, says New Zealand businesses look forward to the chance to gather in Melbourne.

She notes how Aotearoa sits closer to Melbourne than some of Australia’s other capital cities.

“PrintNZ will have a stand at the show and Cobb says her team is also working on plans for a get-together for those who travel across to the show.

She says, “We are close and friendly neighbours, and our industries have always enjoyed strong links across the Tasman.

“PacPrint typically attracts a good contingent of Kiwis, who know it will provide the kind of

information, ideas and insights businesses need to tackle an ever-changing market, plus a chance to catch up with a good number of our leading suppliers.”

Andy Lowe, president of the New Zealand Sign & Display Association says its members also have eyes on attending the show. This follows the news of the postponement of NZSDA’s popular Expo 2021 until next year.

He says, “The Visual Impact Expo, with its variety of wideformat and textile printing, cutting, routing, and engraving, LED and 3D manufacturing technologies, together with the workshops for this sector, are sure to provide plenty of interest for our members.

“We are planning to have a presence at the show and are looking forward to seeing fellow Kiwis there as we work together to build the strength of our industry in this post-Covid environment.”

New Zealand suppliers can still book a stand by contacting Visual Connections on +61 2 9868 1577 or exhibitions@ visualconnections.org.au To register to attend the show, or find out more information, go to www.pacprint.org.au.

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WIDE FORMAT +Plus

NZSDA encourages apprenticeships and more training for the industry Durst’s dye-sub milestone l HP certifies software for Latex l Total Supply goes ‘green on the green’

WIDE FORMAT NEWS

Total Supply puts a green alternative on the green Recently, Total Supply hosted its annual Charity Golf Day and took the chance to produce all event signage on an alternative to corflute.

In previous years, the company produced all the golf day signage corflute, which it threw away at the end of the event. This year, with a motto ‘Go Green on the Green’, Total Supply used Valueboard.

Zoe McSkimmings, marketing manager at Total Supply says, “Valueboard is an environmentally responsible paper-based rigid board that works as a fully recyclable alternative

Recyclable Toblerones on the tee: Total Supply used Valueboard for its golf day signage for structural signage in the wide format marketplace.

Valueboard offers a bright white dimensionally stable

and rigid surface for indoor and short term outdoor point-of-purchase and signage applications.”

For the golf day, the team at Total Supply pegged the scored and folded hole sponsorship Toblerones into the grass. The Valueboard held up to the early morning frost and the golf club sprinklers. At the end of the event, the boards were collected and recycled through their normal paper waste recycling bins.

McSkimmings adds, “Using the 4.7mm Valueboard meant the signage was equal if not more structural than corflute. The bright white print finish was a great platform to show off the hole sponsors for the day.”

Inline sublimation a milestone for Durst Durst has launched the P5 TEX iSUB ‘inline sublimation’ printer, which it calls a milestone in the field of sublimation printing.

The company says the new printer eliminates individual work steps, resulting in a significant increase in quality and efficiency for the user. It prints direct to polyester, eliminating the need for a calender unit. An integrated finishing unit allows sewing and stitching inline to reduce material waste.

Based on the P5 platform, it can print a maximum width of 3.3 metres at a maximum speed of 383 square metres per hour.

Matt Ashman, managing director for Durst Oceania A multi-roll feature makes it easier to change materials and a dual roll feature enables printing of

twos of 1.6 metre rolls at the same time. Designed to address growth in the global soft signage

sector, the new printer has applications in visual communication, home decor and textile clothing. Matt Ashman, managing director for Durst Oceania, says, “Durst continues to push the technology boundaries.

This new all-in-one textile printing and finishing machine is the solution the market has been waiting for.

“Textile continues to grow and has been an area many customers wanted to add to their portfolio.

However, many were concerned about the steps to print, transfer, heat press, calendar and finish and this device is all that in one package.”

HP certifies Onyx for new printers HP has certified Onyx software for the HP Latex 700 and 800 Printer Series.

The certification applies to all Onyx RIP and print workflow solutions, including Onyx Thrive, Onyx Poster Shop, and the Onyx Go subscription.

The HP certification programme differentiates software vendors through a set of integration, compatibility, and performance standards testing against HP printing technologies.

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Certified for Onyx: The HP 800 Latex Printer Series For this latest certification, Onyx Graphics designed the driver to support the vivid colour

and newly added white ink capabilities of the HP Latex Printer Series, including sandwich mode printing.

The Onyx driver allows for Onyx Quick Set options to automate print production.

Guayente Sanmartin, general manager for Large Format Business at HP, says, “This latest certification for Onyx Graphics shows their commitment to providing outstanding support for HP printing technologies. Using Onyx software, HP Latex 700 and 800 Printer Series users can feel confident in delivering outstanding quality prints.”

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You need to know the correct ACC classification for your sign business

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ave you found that when looking into assigning your business with the correct ACC classification there is no definitive category for signage?

Instead, you see many categories for tiny obscure industries. While you can argue that one sign company may be largely design and printing yet another largely manufacturing, the end product is the same: signage.

Many within the signage industry have recently incurred an increase in ACC levies.

However, careful consideration on the variables that could affect such significant increases in levies needs attention.

One individual business reason could be an increase in payroll/number of employees and/or situations where the business owner has previously taken drawings and not been part of the business payroll, but has since changed to being on wages/salary.

Another variable to consider would be offering a new/or extra service, like installation, which would clearly indicate that more health and safety regulations and processes are

Know your code so you can avoid a hike in ACC levies

Melissa Coutts discusses the options for finding the right ACC code

required, therefore this signage role becomes high risk, which automatically sets the levy higher than a desk role.

When ACC classifies a business, it looks at the activity the employer is engaged in, not the tasks of individual shareholders, directors or employees within the business.

Activity means the external service rendered or product produced or sold. The ancillary or subservient functions such as installation, design and administration are not classified separately and form part of the overall business activity. So, whichever activity

holds the higher levy will be the levy the business will be charged at.

As there is no way around your levy classification, ensure the business installation costs are charged out at a higher rate to compensate for the levy increase. Another option is to contract out all installation services to specialist install business that are fit for purpose and have all the processes and procedures in place to accommodate for Health and Safety and a higher levy rate.

Consider the purpose or outcome of your business activities and ensure your classification correctly suits your output. You want to avoid a hike in levy fees.

We have a guide to assist with setting up correct levy classifications. This was put together by ACC consultants on our behalf. These codes are best suited to our industry.

If your business has been affected by the raise in levy fees, get in touch with us as we can assist with a guide process to follow for ACC to accept submissions. If you seek further information about the levy consultation process, it can be found on the ACC website.

Relevant ACC classifications for Signees Classification

Activities

Levy Rate

78520 Specialised design services (not elsewhere classified)

Sign Writing: Designing and applying writing or graphics to an object (e.g. vinyl wraps, hand painting)

$0.14

47990 Wholesaling (not elsewhere classified)

Designing and contracting out the manufacture of signage (apart from vinyl and electrical signs) including the handling of goods.

$0.42

28540 Electric lighting equipment manufacturing

Manufacture of components of an electrical sign (does not need to include the electrical components)

$0.30

46150 Electrical and electronic goods wholesaling (not elsewhere classified)

Designing and contracting out the manufacture of electrical signs

$0.14

29490 Manufacturing (not elsewhere classified)

Designing and contracting out the manufacture of electrical signs

$0.63

42590 Construction services (not elsewhere classified)

Non-electric traffic signal or control installation

$2.03

Ticket Writing: This includes producing display and price boards, for-sale signs, and price tickets

Billboard construction or erection Sign installation

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President Post – Training the future trainers

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iwis and Aussies have always shared a comradeship, albeit mixed with a large amount of competitiveness and mutual ribbing. We face the same issues and challenges in the day to day running of our businesses.

I am currently travelling Australia and have spoken with several sign shops spread around the country and have heard the same concerns as those voiced by my peers at home.

Lack of trained staff and quality trades people is a big issue for both sides of the ditch.

This assures us that NZSDA is heading in the direction with the implementation of our training arm, Signee Industry.

Lack of skilled trades people is not just an annoying problem but, in my opinion, it is the biggest problem facing the future of our industry.

Therefore, the NZSDA has spent the past couple of years working to create a training programme for our industry to work alongside our apprenticeship system that can grow to resolve this issue.

The first stage, the Signee Industry Course is up and running and attracting great support from other training organisations and schools, along with interest from other trade organisations both in New Zealand and overseas. All it needs now is support from you, the sign makers within industry.

As sign makers and business owners we need to remember that our apprenticeship provider, currently Competenz, soon to amalgamate with Te Pukenga to form a new apprenticeship programme driven by the government, will not and does not carry out any actual training for sign apprentices.

The actual training of our tradespeople is up to us as business owners, sign writers and sign makers. We simply cannot sit back and expect others to train our future trades people, or this problem will only get worst.

The lack of skilled trades people has several causes. newzealandprinter.co.nz

ANDY LOWE, PRESIDENT NZSDA

We need to increase our trained staff across the industry Production specialisation, while cost-effective, can contribute to reduced training in the industry Reliance on others to train our apprentices is one. Sign shops need sign makers. They struggle to find any. So, they figure one option is to take on an apprentice under the assumption they will be trained by the sign apprenticeship scheme which relies on the sign shop to do the training. Some shops also specialise in only certain types of signage, so the apprentice may miss out on some of the training needed for a well-rounded trades person.

Another contributing factor is production specialisation. It is becoming the norm in most shops that different people do different parts of a job, one person designs, another prints, another applies, another installs. While this proves to be the most cost-effective option, in the short term, it has the effect of watering down the skill base of employees.

This creates problems in the long term regarding finding well rounded trades people.

This specialisation method also creates boredom for most trainees thus contributing to many apprentices not finishing their time and moving out of the industry.

Time, or rather the lack of it, also contributes to a lack of skilled sign makers. A busy sign shop must keep production up, so slowing processes down while training employees is seen as impossible. What do we as an industry do about it? Taking on an apprentice

or trainee is not just about getting another employee.

It is a responsibility to train that person to the best of your ability and your businesses ability. This does mean some sacrifices.

Where you can, make the time to train. It will only benefit your business in the long term.

If you or your employees do not have the knowledge in a specific area or cannot spare the time to train, then assist the apprentice to get that training from elsewhere like the Signee programmes or supplier run training programmes. NZSDA Master Sign Makers are a great source of knowledge and may be able to assist with giving an apprentice another avenue to watch and learn.

Let us keep our team excited to do and learn new things through training and diversification of skills, this will in the long run keep our young people in the industry and give them the satisfaction in their work to promote the want to excel as trades people which will only benefit all sign makers and out industry in the long run.

Let us all do our bit to train the future of our industry.

If you have or are looking to employ a newcomer to the industry, the Signee Industry Course is the best place to start.

For further information or simply to discuss your training requirements contact the NZSDA. May 2021

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Secretary Note – Sign Survey reveals future trends

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uring 2020, we had to face the realisation that the world as we know it could suddenly change and change drastically.

Post Covid-19, it seems inevitable that we will join, or possible even lead, the rest of the world in dealing with the fact that the way we had lived and worked prior 2020 would change. For so many of us, we are approaching an unknown chapter in our lives and we will likely continue to experience change and we will have to deal with new challenges.

One positive aspect of the previous year is that it has given us the time to reflect, regroup and revise what we had been doing.

Now, we really do have an opportunity to take the best of what works now and move forward. In its best sense, this means taking advantage of new knowledge, skills, and attitudes. All of these can lead to a better, more simplified and directive pathway for the future of our livelihoods and the industry.

The Great Kiwi Sign Survey allowed us to take a more indepth look into our industry to track what our current sign shops look like now and what is planned. The survey has also raised the importance of detecting future trends that may have occurred on the cusp of the Covid-19 pandemic or because of it.

Finding out the nitty-gritty helps us understand reasons for change and drivers that make the industry success of sign shops, now and beyond.

The survey covered numerous topics, with varying outcomes; some of those were obvious but there were also a few surprises. Overall, though, we have been inspired with the amount of focus on the future of developing and investing into the industry.

This shows us that we have a bunch of good sorts out there, inspiring each other, investing in their trade and business, being resilient and embracing change when needed. Looking forward gives us the best chance of understanding 42

MELISSA COUTTS, SECRETARY NZSDA

The NZSDA predicts competitive challenges for the industry

Covid-19 has made everyone aware that change will keep coming and dealing with a changing economy. One really nice surprise was how important the supplier relationships are to so many of you in the industry. The top two values are availability of stock and working relationships. Price came in at number three. I must make the point that there is no dollar value you can place on a solid connection and a trusting relationship.

Those that participated in the Sign Survey will be receiving the report in the next few weeks. This is also available to our members on the private members website.

Our goals were achieved with this survey. The industry engaged and connected with us.

This meant that we were able to reveal some future trends and understand better the reasons for change.

We now know the importance of a good supplier relationship and what matters the most, but the biggest issue that many face is the lack of trained and skilled sign makers and the overworked current employees.

How do we fix this? It could simply come down to training your own.

Enrol staff members in Signee Industry. Get them qualified with an apprenticeship or industry training. Inspire success and achievement. Imagine what could happen to the industry if we all gave our time and support.

Let’s do this together so we can lead developmental changes, support each other, and provide what is needed to make a stronger, more connected future for sign making.

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Top 10 Sign Stats & Facts In in NZ

74%

of Sign Shops of Today are Full-service sign shops

In the future It’s a fact: The Vinyl Cutter is the most commonly used piece of equipment in all sign shops with 94% owning and using, followed closely at 85% the roll-to-roll digital printers.

70% of medium sign businesses (4+ employees) have CNC capabilities and a further 29% will be investing in the future.

Trend Alert

41% said that the roll-to-roll digital printer will be their next purchase.

Did you Know ?

Small sign businesses (3 or less employees) prefer discounts/benefits that we offer, and medium to large sign businesses (4+ employees) see training/upskilling as their number one need from the association. But, overall, the top choice from all sign shops was training/upskilling at 62%

The Top 3 Challenges Sign Shops Face today:

Our Top three Qualifications held in a modern sign shop today are: Sign making apprenticeships

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Understaffed/long hours

60%

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Lack of trained/skilled workforce

49% Graphic design

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Health and Safety regulations

16%

98% 98% already believe digital signage holds value in the industry, with 45% offering this already.

Other trades

36% Good News for Growing our industry as 36% are looking to recruit in the near future.

When it comes to your suppliers, what matters more?

61%

Stock availability

52%

Working relationship

46%

Price

25% Going Green is what our future focused makers and thinkers are saying with 25% of sign shops already looking at sustainable options.

Rans Creative sees endless possibilities

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rowing up in the industry gave Brandon Ransfield a thorough grounding in signage and design, as well an opportunity to develop a strong entrepreneurial streak.

His parents, Natalie and Willy, own and run Design Studio in Havelock North.

Brandon says, “I believe my parents were among the first to combine signage capabilities with advertising, design and other disciplines, into one company. They always encouraged me, especially in terms of expressing any creative flair.

“At about 12 years of age, I started making and selling stickers for the kids at the skate park. I knew how to use my parents’ vinyl cutter and it was a good experience. I got a taste for the business and dealing with clients.”

He continued to develop his creativity, gaining Excellence in Graphic Design at high school.

He says, “I figured then that this is what I wanted to do.”

After gaining a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design from Massey University, Wellington, he spent a couple of years working for signage companies, Neo-Neon Signs and Modern Signs in Auckland. This stint ended with the advent of Covid-19. He returned to Havelock North and started his own company, Rans Creative.

He says, “University was a buzz.

I enjoyed my time working for those companies, and learned a lot, but I can’t see myself going back to work for anyone else.

“I don’t want to just ‘work for a pay cheque’. Working for myself makes me more driven and ambitious. My mind never stops thinking of ways to improve what I am doing. I want to wow people.”

He has indeed wowed people since branching out on his own, with national and corporate clients wanting his services. He says, “One of the things I enjoy most about this is seeing the look on the face of my clients when they see the finished job.

Their reaction lets me know that I have succeeded.”

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A broad palette offers the chance for creativity

Creative and energetic: Brandon Ransfield He has his own Rans Creative office and print studio in Havelock North, which houses his computers, printers, laminators, and other machinery, and where he completes all the design, printing, and signage manufacturing. He differentiates his offering as someone who can do more than print and erect signs. He says, “I can design a client’s brand identity; integrate it into their marketing and print collateral; design, manufacture and install their building signage; and sign-write or wrap their full fleet of vehicles. It is done by one man, under one roof.

Working from end to end, it is full design, to manufacture and install. And it is a buzz when you nail it.”

Rans Creative serves a broad range of clients from corporates to small business and residential jobs. He says, “It is a vast and broad palette to work from. I believe everyone is visual; everyone likes to see pictures. Of course, the picture must engage the viewer. That is one of the reasons I need to do more than one thing and not be pigeonholed as a printer or sign maker.

It is definitely about sharing the love from the design through to the finished work.”

He is busy. On the day he spoke to us, he started his day in Havelock North to signwrite a Hyundai iLoad Van for reputable building company; Short Construction, then drove to Napier to sign-write a Toyota Hilux for The Engineering

Company; then he drove to Palmerston North to do a full vinyl wrap and interior neon shop fit out for well known British American Tobacco; and later returned to Havelock North to spend the night. The next day he drove to Auckland to deliver and install multiple signs at Pak’n’Save Manukau along with multiple meetings with his other clients in the Auckland Region. He says, “It is great, but hard at times because I am interested in absolutely all of it, from start to finish.”

He is also co-owner of Radikal Neon, the custom neon sign maker, whose founder Tom Numan is not only Brandon’s business partner but also a close friend. They met in 2013 at Massey University, where they shared some classes.

LED neon lighting offers a sustainable alternative to traditional lighting. Brandon says, “Some old guys have told us we shouldn’t call it ‘neon’, but unfortunately, the traditional neon is just not sustainable or affordable with our new product on the market.

“Using LED neon, we can do full hairpin turns. It has numerous applications. It’s extremely safe and affordable.

And what we can create from LED neon is literally endless.”

In August, he heads to Los Angeles. He says, “There is so much opportunity there, especially for LED neon. When you do the math: 4.9 million people in New Zealand and 39.5 million in the single state of California. The possibilities are endless.”

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Foodtech Packtech brings foo

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ostponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, Foodtech Packtech brought industry professionals together to see the latest technology and solutions.

Showcasing the latest technologies, new developments, and fresh concepts for the food and beverage manufacturing and packaging technology industries, Foodtech Packtech covered the full gamut of industry interests and sectors.

Over 200 local and international exhibitors took the opportunity to highlight their products and services to over 4,500 visitors. Among them, Spicers New Zealand, which has progressively diversified its business. At Foodtech Packtech, it showed its strong focus on industrial packaging.

Kylie Taylor, Sharyn Kidd and Leigh Burton welcomed visitors to the Spicers NZ stand. Taylor says, “Our tagline for the show was ‘Everything in, out, and around a pallet’.

Our hero showcase of industrial packaging products included stretch film, corrugated cartons, strapping, tapes and labels, hygiene and more.

“A strong focus of Foodtech Packtech was sustainable and eco-friendly products including compostable products such as bin liners and compostable courier bags. The Zero Waste Initiative was introduced to the wider packaging market and well received as a distinctive programme to recycle plastic packaging materials. Woolpack, a thermal insulated packaging made from New Zealand Wool, has taken the market by storm with a focus in food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and seafood.

Another exhibitor, Callaghan Innovation, used the show to introduce industry professionals to its services. Philippa Jones, event and planning specialist, says, “Callaghan Innovation activates innovation and helps businesses grow faster, operating across New Zealand from four urban offices and a regional partner network in a further 14 locations. We partner with ambitious businesses of all sizes, providing a range of innovation and research and development services to suit each stage of growth.

“Our people, including more than 200 of New Zealand’s leading scientists and engineers, empower innovators by connecting people, opportunities and networks, and providing tailored technical solutions, skills and capability development programmes, and grants co-funding.

“We also enhance the operation of New Zealand’s innovation ecosystem, working closely with government partners, Crown Research Institutes, and other organisations that help increase business investment in research and development and innovation.”

Show organiser XPO co-located Foodtech Packtech with the Materials Handling & Logistics Expo and offered a comprehensive seminar programme over its three-day run.

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