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Indian publishing industry generates more jobs than films: Manish Tewari

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ith 90,000 titles every year, the publishing industry in India generates more business and jobs than Bollywood, former Union Information and Broadcasting minister Manish Tewari has said.

Speaking at the launch of senior journalist Dilip Bobb's "The Best of TEL" here, the Congress leader said that the Indian publishing industry was poised to become the world's largest.Availability of highly skilled technical manpower and a rapidly growing book market have greatly contributed to the upturn in the publishing industry. "The Best of TEL" is a collection of essays by eminent writers from diverse fields first published in the magazine "The Equator Line".

Bobb has edited the volume published by Palimpsest. "He has carefully gone through every essay, discovered its subtext and put it in perspective," Palimpsest CEO Bhaskar Roy said.

Among the contributors to the volume are eminent psychiatrist Sanjay Chugh, sociologist Shiv Visvanathan, Swiss writer Robert Hutchison, Australian film critic John W.Hood, former Doordarshan news anchor Neethi Ravindran, British scholar Danielle Hall and veteran columnist Sunanda K. Datta-Ray. Pointing to the efforts made by "The Equator Line" to break free from today's mainstream media, Bobb, in his introduction to the volume said, "The core of the magazine is what people call narrative journalism" in 4 | may-june 2015 | printingreview

contrast to "cacophonic and sensationalized" media dominated by 24x7 television. "If there is one constant in a rapidly changing world of communication, it is this: the human need for thought-provoking journalism will always command a premium," he added.

3D printers are emerging as a key growing printing technology in global landscape. In India, the market for 3D printers is at its nascent stage; however offers huge growth opportunities in the coming years. Low market awareness, cost constraint and lower domestic production are witnessed as key hurdles for the adoption in the country. Although, with government of India initiatives to boost domestic manufacturing sector, these challenges are expected to be overcome.

India 3D Printer Market is projected to record $79 Million by 2021. In India, 3D printer market is one of the emerging markets, where demand is primarily exhibited from Tier-I cities.

India accounts for major potential growth for domestic manufacturers, local assemblers and distributors due to increasing use of rapid prototyping and 3D modeling across various industry sectors. Further, "Make in Campaign" which started in 2014 is anticipated to drive the future growth of the market.

...New Magnum Compact

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The result is a versatile, cost-effective option for newspaper, semi-commercial and book production, including multi-product business models and ultra short run lengths.

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Q.I. Press Controls Active for Book Printing Market

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.I. Press Controls is active for the book printing market! During Printpack India 2015, the organisation got in serious contact with the people of Pressline, who just introduced a new range of web-offset machines for the production of books: the Bookline Series. Pressline decided to invest in a first installation of the mRC-3D on one of their new book printing presses. When the solution works satisfactorily, Q.I. Press Controls gets the opportunity for more business on other book printing presses of this press manufacturer.

Printpack India 2015 was held at the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida, India from the 11th to the 15th of February. The exhibition was promoted on a very large scale by organiser IPAMA to attract a maximum number of visitors. The exhibition was well planned and the arrangements were at par with world class.

All the present press manufactures had presented themselves in a very large scale by displaying their product portfolio. Q.I. Press Controls had a nicely located and well arranged booth that attracted lots of attention. Mr. Vijay Pandya, managing director of Q.I. Press Controls India, states: “We have received good inquiries from book printers as from small newspaper printers. Automation solutions like ours are in demand.”

Pressline India was located opposite to the booth of Q.I. Press Controls.

Q.I. Press Controls was already in touch with the company for a while, talking about automatic registration solutions. At the exhibition, the two companies started talking more serious. Not a long time after the exhibition, Pressline India was

convinced by Q.I. Press Controls in investing in the mRC-3D for the Bookline Series.

The order consists of 2 mRC-3D cameras for register control for one web on a press out the Pressline Bookline Series. With this system, Pressline India will achieve a consistent good printing quality and a proper waste reduction during production. Mr. Pandya: “Our long time relation with Pressline India and our good reference installations in the marked lead to the decision in favour of our registration control system mRC-3D.” Pressline expects a continuation of the good relation and a good local support in installing and maintaining the cameras. With this order, Q.I. Press Controls is strengthening its position in a new market. The installation at Pressline India will establish Q.I. Press Controls in the book printing market for future business. Q.I. Press Controls is positive about the future and wants to keep the good relation with Pressline India. Mr. Pandya concludes: “With this project, we are committed to serve our end user and press manufacturer with our print automation solutions for the weboffset market. We are strengthening our position in a growing book printing market and are looking forward to continue this relationship with Pressline.”

About Pressline India Ltd.: Pressline India is a premier weboffset printing machinery manufacturing company that offers state-ofthe-art web offset machines, incorporating highest level of engineering for the Newspaper Industry worldwide. Pressline India has successfully completed over 575 installations across the globe.

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About Printpack India: Printpack India is an exhibition on printing and packaging which shows the new revolutions that will take place in near future. The exhibition helps industries to learn more about the latest technological improvements in the field and how to adopt them. Printpack India is an unique platform for the buyers and sellers of Pre-press, In-press, Post press, Finishing, Converting, Digital & Signage and Packaging Machines.

About Q.I. Press Controls:

Q.I. Press Controls develops and delivers innovative, high quality optical measure and control systems. We are globally active in the newspaper and magazine printing industry. Our total solutions are supported by a worldwide service network. These reliable systems are proven in the market of existing and new printing presses and offer our customers structural better results.

I am here… for you For more information: www.qipc.com

From left to right: Mr. Vijay Pandya (Managing Director of QIPC India) and Mr. Satish Bajwa (Director of Pressline India)

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eturning to Thailand for its 5th edition, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL – driven by world’s leading trade shows in their sectors – drupa and interpack, and jointly organized by The Thai Packaging Association, The Thai Printing Association and Messe Düsseldorf Asia, will be the onestop platform for industry players to experience and learn the latest technology and developments in the packaging and printing sectors.

Featuring an impressive line-up, a myriad of industry-specific, innovative products and solutions offered by leading exhibiting companies, as well as knowledge sharing by industry experts at the trade fair’s many seminars and workshops and complimentary preevent business matching service have been intricately planned out to match the business needs and demands of some 20,000 quality visitors expected to visit PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2015. The exhibition’s opportune staging is further endorsed by the participation of leading brands, such as HEIDELBERG GRAPHICS, KONICA MINOLTA, VT GRAPHIC, RICOH, HEWLETT-PACKARD, FERROSTAAL, FUJI XEROX, FUJIFILM, CYBER SM, NATIONWIDE, RISO, DUPLO,

KOENIG & BAUER, and many more.

State-of-the-art printing and packaging technology and solutions According to Transparency Market Research, the global paper packaging market is estimated to reach US$344.43 billion by 2019, a significant jump from US$254.8 billion in 2012. The global market is expected to grow at 4.4% CAGR through 2019. These plus the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, the printing and packaging industries in Southeast Asia are set for robust growth.

Known for its technology in new class document solutions, FUJI XEROX will be introducing the industry’s first production printer featuring both Gold and Silver Dry Inks at PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2015. Targeted at the high-end professional printing market, the new Gold and Silver Dry Inks — developed by applying the company’s Emulsion Aggregation (EA) technology— are ellipsoidshaped inks with flat reflective pigments completely covered by toner particles, thereby achieving a metallic appearance. Color 1000i Press will make its inaugural showing

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at PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2015 and will be available in Thailand thereafter.

HEIDELBERG GRAPHICS, following its strategic partnership with Masterwork Machinery Co., Ltd. (MK) – the largest Chinese manufacturer of die cutters, are bringing things up a notch with its latest offering of high-quality Postpress machinery, including the Promatrix 106 CS die-cutter, a

8,000sph die-cutter and embosser, aimed at short to medium-run folding carton production that will be on display at the show. The alliance will further pave the way for Heidelberg’s expansion plans in the international market.

Other leading brands that will showcase their best in machinery at PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2015 include: BOBST – prominent supplier of machinery and services

to packaging manufacturers in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible material industries, DUPLO, whom will exhibit its complete range of digital print finishing solutions and effective office products such as its newest solutions – the DC-616, DC-646 Automatic Slitter and stacking machine DM-230C + DM-SE. DUCO INTERNATIONAL, the official representative in Thailand for Maxcess International USA, will unveil its web solutions in flexible packaging, printing, label, paper and metal industries and lastly, PMC LABEL MATERIALS will put on show its line of pressuresensitive adhesive labels and non-adhesive papers and films that are suitable for bar-code labelling systems, product identification and other applications used by label converters and consumer product package designers and manufacturers.

Technical as well as creative At PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2015, visitors from the printing and packaging arenas can look forward to a broad yet relevant display of cuttingedge machinery, equipment, technology and solutions serving the entire packaging and printing supply chain across the nearly 15,000 square metres (sqm) of show space: Prepress and premedia Printing machinery, appliances and accessories Book binding and print finishing Paper converting including packaging production Packaging machines, equipment, accessories and appliances Packaging materials, means and aids Services for the packaging and printing industries A series of forums, seminars and workshops on recent developments and highlights in the areas of packaging and printing will be organized to complement this world-class exhibition. Topics include food packaging, labels printing, corrugated packaging, packaging design innovation, European packaging design approaches, highlights of Red Dot Design Award Winners, Aluminium and flexible packaging, as well as business opportunities in the new free-trade ASEAN Economic Community.

Concurrent Event Co-locating with PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2015 is T-PLAS 2015 – International Trade Fair for the Plastics and Rubber Industries. Strategically positioned in Southeast Asia’s largest plastics processing industry, T-PLAS enhances its regional focus and provides an international outlook of the abundant strategic opportunities available for participating companies to springboard into the regional plastics and rubber markets.

For more information and visitor registration to PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2015 and T-PLAS 2015, please visit www.pack-print.de / www.tplas.com.

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ABOUT PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2015

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ince its debut in 2007 PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL (PPI) has become Asia’s premier event for all from the global printing and packaging sectors. Driven by the world-renowned and sectors’ leading trade fairs drupa and interpack, PPI will once again showcase technology, products and solutions serving the entire supply chain presented by international brand names and worldwide market leaders.

Together with seminars, technical presentations and a host of networking activities the 5th International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia is a must-attend event for industry professionals to expand their business in the region.

The 4-day exhibition will be open to trade visitors from 26 to 29 August 2015 at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand. All trade visitors and professionals are required to register their visit. Online pre-registration for visitors is available at www.pack-print.de ABOUT THE ORGANIZER Messe Düsseldorf GmbH is one of the world’s most successful exhibition organizers, responsible for organizing more than 20 of the world’s number one exhibitions in various industries including plastics, packaging and printing – namely, the globally acclaimed K Fair, interpack and drupa held in Düsseldorf, Germany. Its subsidiary office – Messe Düsseldorf Asia (MDA), with extensive expertise in organizing trade fairs in Southeast Asia, has developed a portfolio of numerous trade fairs in Southeast Asia since 1995.

MDA’s trade fairs for the plastics and rubber sectors in Thailand and Vietnam (T-PLAS and PLASTICS & RUBBER VIETNAM), and printing and packaging in Thailand (PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL) have met with resounding successes and are today benchmark events serving the regional markets of Southeast Asia and beyond.

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Leading Marketplace for Printing and Packaging Industries

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he Hong Kong International Printing and Packaging Fair 2015, organised during 27-30 April 2015 at AsiaWorld-Expo, was concluded with huge success. The fair presented 420 international exhibitors.

Leading industry players in Hong Kong such as Alpha 3 Asia Limited, API Foils (Asia) Limited, Canon Hongkong Co., Ltd., Fedrigoni Asia Ltd, Leo Design & Packaging Solution Limited, Man Sang Envelope Manufacturing Co Ltd, New Island Printing Co Ltd, Veb Company Ltd, Wide Ocean Printing Co Ltd and Zund Asia Ltd etc. presented their latest printing and packaging solutions and technologies.

Besides, major printers like Fukang Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Jinding Printing Business Co Ltd, Shanghai Jielong Industry Group Co Ltd, Shenzhen Nine Stars Printing and Packaging Group Co., Ltd., Shuguang Printing Group Co., Ltd, Taizhou Forest Packing Co., Ltd. and Xinya Investment Group Co Ltd from the Chinese mainland also joined the fair. In addition, the show attracted first-time participation from new countries including Belgium, Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam, making the fair more international.

The fair gathered a wide array of quality printing and packaging solutions. This ranged from mainstream printing and packaging services, luxury packaging, ecofriendly packaging materials, food and beverage packaging solutions, cosmetics packaging products to printing consumables and packaging materials, equipment, pre-press services, integrated packaging solutions as well as anti-counterfeiting products.

Visitor attendance was equally

encouraging - a total of 14,367 buyers from 111 countries and regions were recorded; and 75 buying missions from 44 countries and regions were arranged. Buyers were diversified with 6,313 coming from Hong Kong and 8,054 from overseas. There were 5,810 visitors from Asia, 892 visitors from Europe, 534 from North America, 363 from Australia & the Pacific Islands, 211 from the Middle East 156 from Latin America, and 87 from Africa.

De Luxe Zone, Green Printing & Packaging Solutions and Digital Printing Equipment The De Luxe Zone launched in 2012 has been successfully developed as the fair’s major highlight, with significantly enlarged participation from more than 50 exhibitors, featuring a diversified range of highend printing and packaging solutions as well as auxiliary items for luxury and premium goods.

Green Printing & Packaging Solutions was launched in 2014 to highlight exhibitors with dominant green features. This year, a total of 18 exhibitors joined the Zone, including major industry players as well as first-time green exhibitors from Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam to present eco-friendly printing solutions and recyclable packaging products.

New printing technologies were also presented in the Digital Printing Equipment zone. For example, world-renowned imaging and optical products manufacturer Canon Hongkong Ltd. presented in the Fair their latest flatbed printer Canon Océ Arizona 365GT, which featured high quality and accurate printing on different materials. Live demonstration were also arranged which drew many visitors’ attention.

Besides, popular models of 3D

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printer from the US and Korea were also being showcased.

Other product zones included Printing Services, Packaging Services, Integrated Packaging Solutions, Printing & Packaging Equipment, Food & Beverage Packaging Solutions, Printing Consumables & Packaging Materials, and Integrated Pre-press Service & Trade Service.

Display areas featuring Green Printing & Packaging Solutions, Festive Items as well as winning items of the Hong Kong Digital Printing Award and Hong Kong Print Awards were also arranged to enhance the exhibit variety with outstanding printing and packaging design products.

Exchange Opportunities Connecting Exhibitors and Buyers The fair extended itself from a sourcing platform to an information exchange platform providing the latest trends, industry knowledge and market intelligence to both exhibitors and buyers alike.

A range of seminars during the fair covered a full spectrum of hot topics included “Reaping Profit in Short Run – Workflow Solution from Proofing to Production”, “Branded Packaging: From Design to Production”, “3D Printing: From Ideas to Reality”, “Greening Your Business: A Case Study of Sustainable Printing” and “Hot Topics on Printing Industry: New ISO/PAS 15339 & Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM)”.

Looking Forward Following the success of the 2015 event, the Hong Kong International Printing and Packaging Fair 2016, to be held during 27-30 April 2016, is set to further expand as the important sourcing marketplace for printing and packaging products and services.

Show|Repor t 2016 Event Info Event Name: Hong Kong International Printing & Packaging Fair* Date: 27-30 April 2016 (Mon - Thu) Venue: AsiaWorld-Expo Hotline: (852) 1830 668 Website: www.hkprintpackfair.com/ex/02 * Free admission to trade buyers only. Visitors under 18 will not be admitted.

For trade visitors, you can reserve your FREE admission badge through one of the following channels: Smartphone Info Site - download HKTDC Mobile apps; or Mobile Info Site - hktdc.com/wap/printpack/T119

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Al-Qasswa new agent for QIPC – EAE in Saudi Arabia

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l-Qasswa Development Est. has been named as the new agent for Q.I. Press Controls and EAE in Saudi Arabia.

This appointment comes as no surprise, since Al-Qasswa continues to build on its successes wherever the printing industry is concerned.

Al-Qasswa is a serious player in the Saudi printing world and over the years has acquired experience with several generations of top management. QIPC – EAE has complete confidence in Al-Qasswa.

Erwin van Rossem, Area Sales Manager for Q.I. Press Controls, explains that developments are currently afoot in Saudi Arabia which involve the upgrade of printing presses. Not only will these developments lead to significant improvements in product quality, but considerable savings too. QIPC – EAE needed a local partner to respond to these latest trends. AlQasswa's managing director, Toufic Hachicho, reports that the organisations came into contact with each other via a mutual business partner. After a close assessment of the various candidates, QIPC - EAE decided to add Al-Qasswa to its network of agents. The new partnership was officially announced

by QIPC - EAE and Al-Qasswa at Gulf Print & Pack 2015 in Dubai. “Due to the successes achieved over the years by Al-Qasswa, there was really no other choice than to include this agent in our network,” explained Erwin van Rossem.

Toufic Hachicho sees the partner-

ship with QIPC – EAE as a valuable addition to Al-Qasswa's portfolio.

“In my view, QIPC – EAE is a genuine partner with products that are perfectly matched to our own markets," he explains. "Up to now, we've had unstinting support from them in every aspect of the work involved. We expect this support will continue in all matters of collaboration in the future.”

Al-Qasswa believes in the values of QIPC – EAE, which makes the organisation incomparable with some other manufacturers. “QIPC – EAE hold the reliability of the systems which provide our customers with added value in high esteem,” adds Toufic Hachicho. AlQasswa will market QIPC – EAE products in Saudi Arabia and sell them as the leading solutions for future success. QIPC – EAE has every confidence that they will succeed in this.

About Q.I. Press Controls: Q.I. Press Controls develops and delivers innovative, high quality optical measure and control systems. We are globally active in the newspaper and magazine printing

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industry. Our total solutions are supported by a worldwide service network.

These reliable systems are proven in the market of existing and new printing presses and offer our customers structural better results.

I am here… for you For more information: www.qipc.com Toufic Hachicho (Managing Director Al-Qasswa) & Erwin van Rossem (Area Sales Manager Q.I. Press Controls) during Gulf Print & Pack 2015.

About EAE Engineering Automation Electronics GmbH: The Ahrensburg-based company is active in graphic industries, automation solutions and automation technology. The company, founded in 1962 by Richard Ewert, is the leading supplier of controls, automation solutions and software for newspaper printers. EAE's solutions are being used in all areas of a newspaper printing plant – from pre press to the mailroom. Worldwide more than 550 newspaper printing plants are using EAE's control systems to produce more than 125 million newspapers each day.

For more information on EAE please visit: www.eae.com

QIPC-EAE appoints new Sales Manager covering Southeast Asian Region MATHIJS BARON TO SUPPORT CUSTOMERS IN BUSTLING ASIAN MARKET team he joined forces beginning 2015 with over 4 years of experience in the Asian market. In Sales and Support he will be a tremendous asset to our customers on many levels. Mathijs will be replacing Job van Hasselt who will focus on his private life starting beginning of July.

About Q.I. Press Controls: Q.I. Press Controls develops and delivers innovative, high quality optical measure and control systems. We are globally active in the newspaper and magazine printing industry. Our total solutions are supported by a worldwide service network. These reliable systems are proven in the market of existing and new printing presses and offer our customers structural better results.

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QIPC-EAE, the leading suppliers of innovative optical measure and control systems in the graphic industry, appoints a new Sales Manager for their office in South East Asia. Mathijs Baron will be responsible as its new Sales Manager South East Asia supporting customers in this area. As part of the QIPC-EAE

As QIPC-EAE experienced remarkable growth opportunities in the region, we knew we needed to bring on additional resources.

Mathijs Baron is responsible for all QIPC-EAE operations in South East Asia. He heads a team of engineers and locally based agents that collaborate with our clients in the region. Mathijs will focus on marketing and driving sales for fluid dispensing throughout Asia. He will develop and oversee new key accounts in addition to maintaining existing partnerships.

For more information: www.qipc.com About EAE Engineering Automation Electronics GmbH: The Ahrensburg-based company is active in graphic industries, automation solutions and automation technology. The company, founded in 1962 by Richard Ewert, is the leading supplier of controls, automation solutions and software for newspaper printers.

EAE's solutions are being used in all areas of a newspaper printing plant – from pre press to the mailroom. Worldwide more than 550 newspaper printing plants are using EAE's control systems to produce more than 125 million newspapers each day.

For more information on EAE please visit: www.eae.com

New Sales Executive for Q.I. Press Controls and EAE Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Gidion Ambaum is the new Sales Executive for Q.I. Press Controls and EAE. He started working at Q.I. Press Controls' head office last month and from now on will take on responsibility for sales activities in

Gidion is 27 years old and hails from Venlo in the Netherlands. In 2009 he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Breda. Given his passion for travel and an eagerness for self-improvement, after graduating he went to Santa Barbara in California. During his time there he followed an advanced English language course to help pave the way to an international career. After his return to the Netherlands, Gidion worked as regional sales manager for Africa for an international wholesaler and distributor of foodstuffs. Gidion's

passion is not restricted to travel, he's a sports' fanatic too: he's mad about hockey, skiing, golf and scuba diving.

Gidion has a helpful disposition, a desire to develop good working relationships and seek out solutions together with the customer. “I'm keen to intensify my contacts with customers in all the regions I cover,” he explains. Menno Jansen, managing director of Q.I. Press Controls and EAE, is convinced that Gidion's enthusiasm will bring about new opportunities and has high expectations.

Gidion works in the Sales depart-

ment. Manager Jaco Bleijenberg believes Gidion is a perfect match for the team: “The fact that Gidion loves to travel is just perfect for his new position. As a Sales Executive he will be on the road a lot. And his international background combines well with our experienced team.

Gidion is enthusiastic and I'm certain he'll live up to our expectations.

When it comes to building longterm relationships, he is definitely the right person for the job.

QIPC – EAE wishes Gidion all the very best in his new position.

Gidion: “I'm responsive to customers' needs and won't stop until they are satisfied.”

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IPAMA EYES FOR CLUSTER AT IMT FARIDABAD

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or the benefit of the Indian Printing & Packaging Industry and to extend the maximum facilities to its Members, IPAMA had been exploring the possibility of developing industrial cluster or plots in Faridabad/(NCR), in collaboration with HSIIDC (A Government of Haryana Undertaking). In pursuance to this, IPAMA invited printing, packaging & allied machinery manufacturers for site visit of IMT (Industrial Model Township) and interactive session with HSIIDC officials at K-Hotel, Sector 31, Faridabad, Haryana on 1st June 2015 In response to the call of IPAMA, approximately 50 manufacturers attended the Meeting and expressed their willingness for Industrial plots in the form of a cluster.

(HSIIDC Site Manager briefing the Members on the site) After visiting the industrial plots developed by HSIIDC, Mr. Salil Narang, General Manager, HSIIDC (A Govt. of Haryana Undertaking), furnished details about the Cluster Scheme in depth.

(Mr. Salil Narang, General Manager, HSIIDC giving a brief the attendees at K-Hotel, Faridabad) The detailed discussion with the Members covered the rates, enhancement plan, possession period and various other important issues. Soon after the meeting, 14 plots (minimum area of 1000 sq.

Mtr each) were booked on the spot, totaling an area of 15,600 square meters, followed by 8 companies who were keen to be part of the Cluster but needed more time to decide on the size of the plot to suit their requirement and stated that they will inform the Association within a week.

While concluding the Meeting Mr. K.S. Khurana, President and Mr. C.P. Paul elaborated the benefits of Cluster Scheme and importance of factories at single place by siting success stories of similar Clusters.

Mr. C P Paul thanked Mr. Narang & his team and the members present for their enthusiastic response to the proposal.

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Goss hosts successful packaging seminar in Mexico MEXICAN PACKAGE PRINTERS AND CONVERTERS EAGER TO LEARN ABOUT WEB OFFSET ADVANTAGES

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ustomer endorsement highlights Vpak production benefits. Production efficiency, quality advantages, shorter run-lengths and flexible repeats were among the hot topics at a packaging seminar hosted by Goss International in Mexico City recently.

More than twenty delegates from package printing and converting companies throughout Mexico traveled to the event last month, which was focused on the unique opportunities of Vpak web offset production.

testimonial given by Marcos Jordão, director of operations for Videplast Brazil, in which he explained his company's recent decision to order a Sunday Vpak 500 press. Jordão said print quality and production flexibility were key motivators for the investment.

As well as the technical aspects of the Vpak design, Goss representatives provided a detailed overview of cost models, which were particularly well-received according to Clavijo: "You could see the delegates sit up and take note when we illustrated the potential cost benefits of Vpak technology using data from real production models," he explains.

"By switching the numbers for flexo and gravure platemaking and job setup in different run-length examples with true corresponding

values for web offset, they could really start to understand where the pay-off begins. The more frequent the job or version changes, the more appealing web offset becomes by comparison."

questions about the procedure of integrating web offset into existing production scenarios. If we had been in any doubt before then, this was a pretty clear indication of a successful event!"

To round off the seminar, Goss discussed consultancy services and financing options available.

Representatives from QuadTech, ESI and Flint Group also presented during the event, describing how their products can enhance Vpak capabilities and performance.

In addition to hosting localized conferences and seminars, Goss International regularly holds live demonstrations on a Vpak 500 press system, with EB and UV curing and flexo coating, in its Packaging Technology Center at company headquarters in Durham, (NH), USA.

"From the flood of questions during the relaxed downtime at the end, it was clear the information presented had captured many imaginations," concludes Clavijo.

“From the flood of questions during the relaxed downtime at the end, it was clear the information presented had captured many imaginations," concludes Clavijo.

"Delegates had a much firmer grasp of the benefits of Vpak technology and we particularly received a lot of

Leonardo Clavijo, sales manager for Goss in Latin America, presented some of the key technical advantages of the Sunday Vpak series including quick-change cylinder sleeves that make ‘infinitely' variable repeat lengths easy and affordable.

He also outlined some of the advantages of high-tech inking and the ability to maintain a more precise control over finer detail for premium packaging designs.

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Domino’s N610i wins second award for QRT Graphique

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Graphique to win its second French

Domino’s N610i, which was launched as a four colour (CMYK) or five colour option with opaque white in 2013, is now available in up to seven colours,

Label Award (Les Trophees de

QRT Graphique invested in the four

including orange and violet. Central to the appeal of the N610i, is the

l’Etiquettes, organised by Etiq &

colour + white N610i digital ink jet

opaque digital white, which delivers a silkscreen-like finish and provides high

Pack magazine). This year, the

label press option in 2013 to drive

opacity white when printing at 50 metres (164ft) per minute.

company won the award in the

its short and medium run business

‘Food’ category after taking the top

growth. This was the first N610i to

The addition of orange and violet extend the achievable colour gamut -

prize in the ‘Non-food goods’

be installed in France.

allowing up to 90% of the standard Pantone® range to be delivered.

category in 2014.

Continues Quirantès: “The N610i is

The annual French Label Awards took place alongside the Digital Label Forum,

Christophe Quirantès, QRT

also enabling us to attract new

which was also organised by Etiq & Pack and held on 26th March in Paris.

Graphique’s Commercial Director,

customers, as UV inks produce a

Six categories that include ‘Food’, ‘International’, ‘Non-food goods’, ‘Best

comments: “We are delighted to

screen-printed likeness. It gives the

variable data use’, ‘Beauty’ and ‘Wine’, were judged by Jean Poncet (Etiq &

have won an award in the presti-

impression of being thicker to the

Pack), Andy Thomas (Labels & Labeling magazine), Christophe Perrot

gious Les Trophees de l’Etiquettes.

touch, and provides increased

(UNFEA union), Wolfgang Klos Geiger (previous owner of Narrow Web Tech

Exceptional print quality is extremely

abrasion resistance compared to

magazine) and freelance journalist John Penhallow.

important to us and our customers,

traditional printing. For this award,

and this award is testimony that we

the judges were particularly

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Creel Printing goes wide with Goss Sunday 2000 to expand capabilities and versatility

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ight-unit two-web Sunday 2000 system for Las Vegas company Duplexed configuration will ensure more production throughput April 28th, 2015 - Creel Printing, a specialist in catalog, publication, direct-mail and newspaper production, will install a twenty-fourpage Sunday 2000 press system at its facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA this summer. With a high level of automation, the eight-unit, two-web configuration from Goss International has been devised specifically to increase output and press uptime.

"At Creel we are committed to continually advancing our technology in order to ensure we can anticipate our customers' emerging requirements," comments Allan G. Creel, President of Creel Printing.

"Given the changing world of print and digital media, this not only means we need to expand our product capabilities, we also have to ensure we can do it faster and more efficiently. Obviously, with an enviable reputation for high-quality print, there can be no compromise in our production standards. These have been the guiding principles behind this decision to invest with Goss."

At 57 inches (1450 mm), the new press system for Creel Printing features the widest web of any Sunday 2000 model, providing 50 percent more paging capacity. The specification includes Goss Autoplate automatic plate changing for all eight units and Goss Omnicon press controls with color control.

The choice of two Goss pinless

folders, a PCF-1 SQF and a PFF-3.2, allows a variety of folding options such as quarterfold, delta, and double parallel - with minimum paper waste. This provides pagination flexibility and enables Creel to produce a broad range of formats on the Sunday 2000 system, including magazine, tabloid, square tab and digest.

Also included in the order is a Goss Ecocool/T dryer which features integrated chill rolls. In addition, the model for Creel Printing has an integrated afterburner for reducing gas consumption as well as a Goss Contiweb web guide and web break detection system.

attention to detail: "The Creel family took a pragmatic approach evaluating this capital investment and determined their customers, employees and bottom line would be best served going wide with Sunday print technology," comments Gilmore. "This investment not only demonstrates a commitment to print but also the importance of quick make-ready, low waste and versatile print solutions in servicing discerning customers. We are pleased to partner with Creel again installing their third Sunday press."

Founded in 1953 and today operating out of state-of-the-art, 250,000square-foot headquarters in Las Vegas, Creel Printing is ranked among the top 50 commercial printers, 10 largest publication printers, and 10 largest commercial digital printers in North America. The company's capabilities span full-color web and sheetfed printing, variable digital production, digital editioning, integrated publishing and digital solutions, web-based storefronts, digital rights management, mobile marketing, and more.

A Goss Contiweb FD flying paster completes the equipment line-up.

Featuring a 50-inch (1270 mm) diameter roll and operating at speeds up to 3150 feet per minute (16 m/s), the paster has an integrated infeed and a web guide function, controlled via Omnicon console. Remote diagnostics will provide additional back-up for failsafe paster control.

Creel Printing is a multiple awardwinning company that most recently took home 11 Gold Ink Awards from GraphExpo last year for print products spanning high-end fashion and entertainment magazines, event programs, magazine covers, and softcover books.

According to Dave Gilmore, Goss district sales manager - West, the company approached its latest investment decisions with the same drive for excellence and fastidious

From left to right: David Gilmore, Regional Sales Manager, Goss, Graham Trevett, VP Sales, Goss, Allan Creel, CEO, Creel Printing, Debbie Creel, CFO, Creel Printing and Allan Creel Jr., President, Creel Printing.

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New Goss Magnum Compact press enters final phase of testing at Staten Island

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nique configuration for first Magnum Compact press in the US Low-height design crucial to project success With the press towers clearing the overhead by no more than an inch, the first Magnum Compact press system in the United States has been installed snugly and initial tests on its six 2 x 1 units completed. The press is currently undergoing commissioning tests and shadow production before moving into full production this month.

press uptime. Plates that have been removed may be reused for repeat production of shorter run jobs, further extending the value proposition of the press. The design of the Magnum Compact system gives the towers a lower profile without compromising print quality or performance. Easy access to blankets, rubber rollers and ink ducts enabled by the single-level towers facilitates and accelerates maintenance.

Together with simplified operation and run-length flexibility, these features mean that the Magnum Compact design enables the Staten Island Advance to offer a wide range of products competitively and with good margins. The ability to print cost-effective runs as short as 500 - 1,000 copies provides printers not only with an alternative to digital print, but an economical way of handling runs up to 250,000 copies, giving unparalleled production flexibility and a powerful competitive advantage.

The Staten Island Advance was established in 1886 and is part of Advance Publishing's family of newspapers that comprises dozens of titles across the United States. A diversified communications group, Advance Publishing has media interests that encompass cable television, leading media internet sites, business journals and magazines as well as newspapers.

The new press for Advance Publishing of Staten Island, USA, complements the company's existing double-width press line and offers backup to the production of the daily Staten Island Advance while adding capacity for other contract newspaper, insert and commercial work.

Even at just 7'2" (2.2m) tall, the installation of the Magnum Compact towers was a high-precision operation. In what is possibly a unique configuration, web slots were cut into the ceiling to accommodate turner bars for delivering the web to a folder on the floor above. Extra web slots were also cut to feed an additional, future folder which has been allowed for in the configuration.

An engineering achievement in itself, the installation was completed with only very minor modifications to the building.

Among the Magnum Compact features attractive to Staten Island Advance was the Goss Autoplate technology that delivers fast makereadies and enables successive jobs to be run with complete plate changes within two minutes.

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International Exhibition on Indoor & Outdoor Advertising and Signage Solutions

24 – 26 July 2015 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi www.themediaexpo.com

Introducing new product categories POP, Digital Signage, 3D Printing & more For booking details, kindly contact: Sahai Rash – 011 66762330 | sahai.rash@india.messefrankfurt.com Suraj Ullal – 022 67575965 | suraj.ullal@india.messefrankfurt.com

SAMHWA, KOREA, INSTALLS GOSS M-600 PRESS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES New press will open new opportunities with commercial overseas clients M-600 with Autoplate and Omnicon will enhance efficiencies and reduce waste

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amhwa Printing has installed a 16-page Goss M-600 printing press complete with Autoplate automatic plate changing technology and Omnicon press controls at its high-end facility in Seoul, South Korea.

According to the company, the M600 press will improve production efficiencies onsite, strengthen sales and open new opportunities for Samhwa and its customers,

particularly overseas commercial print buyers.

“Even in the current market situation, we continue to improve print quality by investing in high-quality equipment,” comments Mr Son, Ran-soo, executive director at Samhwa. “The M-600 press has proven itself as the best on the market and allows us to guarantee the highest print quality with the shortest makereadies and lowest waste. The trend we see currently is higher demand for top quality but a reduction in runlengths. We believe that the latest investment with Goss will satisfy our client needs perfectly.” As part of its long-held commitment to help printers and publishers enhance

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efficiency and drive waste reduction, the Goss M-600 press, the world’s best-selling 16-page press, has been continually developed and modified to maintain its leadership position. The latest model includes several energyenhancing and wastereducing features allowing Samhwa and its customers to take advantage of industrybest waste figures on job changeovers. Sales opportunities at the company will also be boosted.

The new M-600 press complements existing sheetfed and web capabilities at Samhwa, producing a variety of products including consumer magazines, travel guides, children’s books and soft and hard book covers.

The company serves a wide range of customers, around 60 of which are based overseas, including large publishers, daily newspapers, major business groups and government organizations.

Samhwa Printing has been delivering print products for 50 years through continuous steady investment in high-quality equipment.

The company ranks as a print pioneer in Korea and was the first to introduce four-color presses and color scanners to the country.

QuadTech introduces new “Titaniumâ€? level, adds enhancements for all levels of Service Advantage™ technical support

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ustomized service plans help printers maintain optimal system performance and uptime; minimize overall total cost of ownership QuadTech announced that it will bolster its Service Advantage technical support agreement programs by offering enhanced features to all levels, as well as adding a new, fully comprehensive "Titanium" level.

provide for a quick ROI for your limited service budget.

"QuadTech's technology is robust and well-engineered for longevity in the harsh pressroom environment," says Glynis Grochowski, Service Business Manager for QuadTech.

"When you invest in advanced

automation tools, having that technology perform at its absolute peak for as long as you own it will have a huge impact on your waste savings, quality performance, and ongoing bottom line."

"Any printer can tell you about the high cost of down time," Ms. Grochowski continued. "We're taking our Service Advantage program to yet another level to provide fast access to technical support by phone, online, and on-site in-person, along with enhanced remote capabilities that are unique in our industry."

Service Advantage is the company's tiered structure that allows printers to choose the most cost-effective levels of service and support agreements to match budgets and business needs. The program also includes substantial discounts for software upgrades, spare parts, field service labor rates, training, 24/7/365 technical phone support, and system-specific preventive maintenance.

The new Titanium level caps your annual system service budget, and provides top priority remote and on-site service, including technician travel costs. The comprehensive plan was created to provide printers with total peace of mind that their service needs are covered-with no budget surprises-and their overall plan contract spend is much more cost-effective than purchasing service, support, spare parts, and maintenance off-contract on an asneeded basis.

Previously offered Silver, Gold and Platinum levels have been enhanced with additional discounts, 24/7/365 technical phone support, remote services for systems on QuadTech's ICONTM platform, and other added features. New "Add-on Plus+ Optional Services" are also available, designed to optimize and extend the useful life of your system and printingreview | may-june 2015 | 25

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3D PRINTING ISN’T ROCKET SCIENCE. OR IS IT? Rocket Manufacturer United Launch Alliance Will 3D Print Flight-Ready Rocket Components. ULA Has Vision to Reduce Launch Vehicle Cost by 50 Percent with Help of 3D Printing. 3D printing helped consolidate part count from 140 to 16 parts for one complex assembly, lowering costs and risk Do you think 3D printers are just a new fad for hobbyists or making knickknacks? Or limited to making prototypes? Don't tell that to rocket manufacturer United Launch Alliance (ULA).

Making launch vehicles for NASA, the Air Force and commercial satellites, ULA knows 3D printing is a serious tool that has been around more than 25 years and is a growing production process. And ULA knows a thing or two about critical applications. On the lower-end, its rockets cost a cool $165 million. And they must propel into space billion-dollar satellites weighing more than 60,000 pounds. "It's about as demanding an application as you can get," says Rich Garrity, VP and General Manager Vertical Solutions Unit for Additive Manufacturing system maker Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS). "Rockets must endure pressure, G-force, speed, vibration, heat, and extreme cold."

United Launch Alliance is the premier launch services company in the U.S., and with its heritage systems - Atlas and Delta - it has supported America's presence in space for more than 50 years. Like other leading edge manufacturers using 3D printing, ULA progressed from prototyping to tooling and then to flight hardware production.

After acquiring two Fortus 900mc 3D Production Systems from Stratasys, ULA began the process of updating the Environmental Control System (ECS) duct on the Atlas V, which will launch with the new 3D component in 2016.

The ECS duct is critical to the countdown sequence of a launch, delivering nitrogen to sensitive electronic components within the rocket booster. The previous design for the ECS duct assembly contained 140 parts, but by modifying the design using FDM 3D Printing Technology, ULA consolidated the number of parts to only 16. This significantly reduces installation time and results in a 57 percent part-cost reduction. Watch the video.

ULA selected ULTEM 9085 FDM thermoplastic material to produce durable, high-performance end-use parts. "ULTEM 9085 has great strength properties over a wide temperature range," said Greg Arend, Program Manager for Additive Manufacturing at ULA. "We have done testing to show that it is very capable of withstanding temperatures from cryogenic all the way up to extreme heat. And it's tough enough to handle the vibration and stress of lift off and flight. We're very satisfied with its performance."

The Atlas V won't likely be the last launch vehicle incorporating 3D printing technology. ULA has ambitious plans to increase the quantity of 3D printed parts to over 100 on the next generation rocket.

"We see somewhat of an exponential growth in the utility of 3D printing for flight applications on our current vehicles," said Arend. "And we intend to use it heavily with our Vulcan rocket." printingreview | may-june 2015 | 27

STRATASYS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS SELECTED BY AIRBUS TO PRODUCE 3D PRINTED FLIGHT PARTS FOR ITS A350 XWB AIRCRAFT

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tratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, announces that leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has produced more than 1000 flight parts on its Stratasys FDM 3D Production Systems for use in the first-oftype A350 XWB aircraft, delivered in December 2014.

The 3D printed parts were used in place of traditionally manufactured parts to increase supply chain flexibility, enabling Airbus to meet its delivery commitment on-time. Airbus initiated development and certification of 3D printing with Stratasys in 2013 as a schedule risk reduction activity that proved valuable for the A350 XWB program, highlighting a key benefit of 3D printing in the manufacturing industry.

The parts are 3D printed using ULTEMTM 9085 resin for FDM, which is certified to an Airbus material specification. ULTEM 9085 resin provides high strength-to-weight ratio and is FST (flame, smoke, and toxicity) compliant for aircraft interior applications. This enables Airbus to manufacture strong, lighter weight parts while substantially reducing production time and manufacturing costs.

"We are delighted that Stratasys additive manufacturing solutions are being adopted by Airbus for its flagship A350 XWB aircraft. Both companies share a vision of applying innovative technologies to design and manufacturing to create game-changing benefits," said Dan Yalon, Executive Vice President, Business Development, Marketing & Vertical Solutions for Stratasys.

"Our additive manufacturing solutions can produce complex parts ondemand, ensuring on time delivery while streamlining supply chains.

Additive manufacturing also greatly improves the buy-to-fly ratio as significantly less material is wasted than with conventional manufacturing methods. Stratasys is looking forward to bringing these and other advantages to its collaboration with Airbus and to being part of Airbus' Factory of the Future initiative."

Leading companies in a variety of industries, from aerospace and automotive to consumer goods and medical, are partnering with Stratasys to adopt additive manufacturing strategies.

A transformative alternative to conventional manufacturing methods, Stratasys additive manufacturing enables original and replacement parts to be digitally produced at the best suited locations, reducing both material waste and inventory requirements.

By adopting additive manufacturing throughout the product lifecycle, companies can therefore lower operational costs, accelerate time to market, decentralize production, and add new innovative product functionality.

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2015 drupa Prize goes to 32-year old Nina Kleinöder extectations.

The development of occupational health and safety as it exists today is – her key finding – the result of a cooperative intertwining process between numerous actors and influences from unions, associations, science, politics and society with one decisive criterion: companies from the iron and steel industry played a successful and influential role here and thereby proved that occupational health and safety and the continued health of employees are also matters close to their heart.

“Focus on Occupational Health and Safety in the West German Iron and Steel Industry in the 20th Century”

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istorian and Dr Designate Nina Kleinöder has won the 2015 drupa Prize. drupa awarded the Oberhausen-local for her dissertation “Occupational Health and Safety in the West German Iron and Steel Industry in the 20th Century. Structures, Actors and Intertwining Processes”. She was awarded the prize by Claus Bolza-

Schünemann (CEO at Koenig & Bauer AG and Chairman of the drupa committee), Werner M. Dornscheidt (CEO at Messe Düsseldorf) and Prof.

Dr. Anja Steinbeck (Principal of Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf) as part of a festive event on 1 June at Düsseldorf’s Industrieclub.

In her prize-winning work Kleinöder explores the falling number of works accidents in the German iron and steel industry since the 1920s and 30s and examines the causes of this trend. Because – as Nina Kleinöder firmly believes – this trend is not only due to technology and automation or rising occupational safety legislation. The background is considerably more complex. It is from this perspective that Dr. Kleinöder approaches the matter:

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the academic attempts to find answers to questions to help to reveal the real causes: how was this steady drop in accident numbers possible? What agents work together and what motives did they pursue here?

Dr. Kleinöder proceeds in exemplary fashion tracking the accident figures from four companies in the iron and steel industry in the Rhine-Ruhr region (Hoesch, Krupp, Mannesmann and Thyssen).

Over the course of her work the academic reveals a complex intertwining network of in-company and external influences – as well as a blend of economic, political and human factors that range between volition and regulation, between economic reality and social

Nina Kleinöder was born in Oberhausen in 1983 and after leaving school with an “Abitur” she studied Modern and Contemporary History including German Regional History, Economic History as well as Contemporary English and American Studies at the Heinrich Heine University. In 2009 she completed her studies with a Master of Arts and went straight on to study for a Doctorate in History.

The drupa Prize

Every year Messe Düsseldorf awards the drupa Prize to the best doctoral thesis in the Arts Faculty at Heinrich Heine University (HHU). It has already honoured outstanding arts dissertations at the Düsseldorf University since 1978 promoting the publication and dissemination of the dissertation with prize money of Euro 6,000. Deciding who is to receive the drupa Prize every year is an expert body consisting of the Principal and Vice-Principal of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Chairman of the drupa Committee and CEO at Messe Düsseldorf.

NEW STRATASYS LARGE-SCALE OBJET1000 PLUS BRINGS ENHANCED VERSATILITY AND SPEED TO ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

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roduction system can combine large prints, several materials, high speed, high resolution and simple operation,and it can handle both prototypes and manufacturing tools simultaneously.

Provides print speeds up to 40 percent faster than its predecessor, with lower cost per part.

Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has introduced the industrial scale Objet1000 Plus 3D Production System which offers extra large print size and accelerated speeds for demanding manufacturing applications including aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and consumer products as well as for service bureaus and universities.

advantage of the new Endur Digital Materials which combine two resins in a single material for a wider range of material properties.

industrial scale. Unlike many large-format systems, there is no trade-off between part size and part quality. The workflow is identical to smaller PolyJet 3D printing systems, and the system is simple to operate and is designed for long periods of unattended operation.

"The range of materials is quite extensive," says Ron Ellenbogen, Stratasys Product Marketing Director.

"From rubber-like materials to Digital ABS to various Shore A levels, up to 14 material properties are possible on a single part. And many parts can be produced with varying properties in a single run."

"Today's designers and engineers at manufacturing companies and service bureaus need an additive manufacturing system that can take on all challenges - large and small. We believe that's the big advantage of the Objet1000 Plus Production System.

All the benefits of Stratasys PolyJet 3D printing technology on an

It is the first of its kind to combine large print sizes, multiple materials, accelerated print speeds, super fine resolution and a simplified workflow. If you need to create industrial 1:1 scale prototypes, large ergonomic production tools or low volumes of small parts - all with the superior surface finish and fine details engineers expect from Stratasys 3D printing - the Objet1000 Plus is the best choice," says Ellenbogen.

The Objet1000 Plus brings versatility to the world of large scale 3D printing in its ability to mix materials and part sizes while maintaining ultra fine precision. Its extra large build envelope (1000 x 800 x 500 mm or 39 x 31 x 19 inch) is efficiently traversed with a new optimized print block movement that accelerates print speeds up to 40 percent faster than its predecessor. This productivity boost alongside other refinements and simple post processing, results in reduced cost-per-part.

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LITHOMAN

Impressive 96-page After 2011, Bagel Roto-Offset orders

Perfectly integrated Inline Control

a second high volume 96-page

systems

press for its location in Meineweh, Germany

Installation of the 96-page LITHOMAN is planned for early

Roto-Offset placed an order for a

2016. The LITHOMAN press, with a

second 96-page LITHOMAN from

web width of 2860 mm, will be

manroland web systems in February,

equipped with one reel splicer, four

2015, for its Meineweh location. The

double printing couples, one dryer,

heatset commercial press will drive

and one cutter. Maximum automa-

supplement production to new

tion includes not only fully-automatic

levels.

AutomaticPlateLoading APL, but also the Inline Control systems devel-

Bagel Roto-Offset is waiting for its

oped by manroland, which are

new 96-page LITHOMAN with great

responsible for inline fanout, color,

anticipation. Another press of the

cut-off, and density control. An in-

same model has been in operation

house development from

in Meineweh since 2011 with

manroland web systems, they offer

convincing performance. “The

high vertical integration, optimizing

customers require flexible produc-

machine operation and reducing

tion of different scopes. The 96-

waste. Technical director Markus

page LITHOMAN has shown us just

Permesang and the Roto-Offset team

how much more quickly and

always promise their customers top

efficiently we can print with new

quality: “The control systems

technology.

perform superbly. Our employees are happy because the press is so

We now want to further strengthen

easy to operate, while customers

our market position with a second

appreciate the printing results.

96-page LITHOMAN,” the Managing Director states. Frank Kreisel, Regional

Specialists for high print runs

Sales Director at manroland web

Roto-Offset is a member of the TSB

systems, summarizes the project:

Group with headquarters in

“Roto-Offset placed its trust in us

Moenchengladbach and a location

back when the 96-page LITHOMAN

in Meineweh near Leipzig. TSB is a

premiered. We are very satisfied that

print service provider specializes in

our machine was able to do justice

high-volume web offset and gravure

to this trust over the past few years

printing. Its primary customers are

and that we were able to contribute

publishing houses, as well as mail

to the company’s success. There is

order and retail companies. TSB

hardly a greater compliment than a

belongs to the Bagel Group, a

second order for the same printing

family-owned company founded in

press.”

1801.

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KBA Rapida 106 for Japanese printing company High-speed sheetfed offset at Joemay in Niigata

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apida 106 with four printing units went live at printing house Joemay in Niigata, on the west coast of Japan, only three weeks after it was delivered.

The four-colour press for the Japanese market is somewhat of a novelty for KBA as the presses going to Japan are usually longer. Nevertheless, the world’s makeready champion won over all at Joemay with its fast job change and the Rapida 106 outstanding performance of up to 20,000sph.

Founded in 1995, the family-run firm with approx. 70 employees focuses primarily on commercial printing. However, Joemay doesn’t think of itself solely as a printing company, but more a communication company given its broad service offerings ranging from campaign planning, production of contents and advertising material to PR services for customers.

Along with printing catalogues, brochures, flyers an d posters, challenging packaging substrates, e.g. for Japanese chocolate, also belong to its portfolio. Given the frequent mix of small to very largesized jobs Joemay looked for a press offering the highest level of automation and the shortest makeready times. KBA was thus able to win points with its Rapida 106 makeready world champion against tough competition from Japan.

The experts from Niigata were bowled over in particular by the savings in waste thanks to QualiTronic ColorControl. Further features include automatic plate change, water cooling, inking unit temperature control and the networking via LogoTronic CIPLinkX. Raised by 450mm (17.7in) the four-colour press often runs at speeds of up to 20,000sph and is currently the only high-speed press in Japan delivering this high level performance. A digital speedometer is used by owner Takeaki Kato to draw the company’s employees, customers and business partners attention to this.

Further Rapida presses will installed in Japan over the coming months.

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KBA at Converflex 2015 in Milan INNOVATIVE PACKAGING PRINTING WITH FLEXO OR OFFSET and narrow-reel presses for labels.

KBA-Flexotecnica in Italy joined the KBA group in December 2013.

EVO flexo presses and Rapida sheetfed presses

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oenig & Bauer’s (KBA) two Italian subsidiaries, KBAFlexotecnica and KBA-Italia, manned a stand in hall 2 (stand nr.

H11/K20) at Converflex from 19 to 23 May at Fiera Milano, Milan. They informed visitors about innovative flexo and offset solutions for highquality packaging production.

In addition, KBA-MetalPrint in Stuttgart presented its KBA-CleanAir industrial air-purification systems, which are particularly of great interest to packaging companies in terms of energy and environmental issues.

As one of the world’s leading press manufacturers, KBA offers an exceptionally broad product spectrum for the growing packaging printing market and is a trendsetter in folding carton printing.

Its portfolio includes B2, medium and large-format sheetfed offset presses for board, decorating and coating systems for metal, flexo web presses for flexible packaging, screen and digital presses for glass and plastic hollow containers, digital coding systems for packaging lines

A highlight at the KBA stand is a printing unit belonging to the popular EVO XD central-cylinder flexo press. The printing deck, which was newly developed recently, features a high level of automation (e.g. A.I.F. auto impression setting system, A.R.F. automatic register control) and the redesigned bridge dryer leads to substantial energy savings.

The unit on show features eight print decks and is engineered for web widths of up to 1,500mm (59in) and speeds of up to 500mpm (1,640fpm). Presses from the EVO XD series have been implemented across Europe and overseas for flexible packaging printing on plastic film, aluminium-coated or layered substrates, paper and carton, and the series is known for its excellent print quality. KBA-Flexotecnica is offering a bus shuttle to its nearby plant in Tavazzano for live press demonstrations on an eight-colour EVO XD twice a day (apart from Saturday afternoon).

KBA is the world leader in printing systems for folding carton with its Rapidas. Over 70% of all Rapida

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offset presses delivered with up to 19 printing and finishing units are currently going to packaging printers worldwide. Inline finishing with coating, metallic inks, cold foil and other applications are becoming increasingly more significant in folding carton printing. These topics will be at the centre of talks in Milan.

Air-purification systems from KBACleanAir have been implemented in a raft of sectors, including the print industry, for removing aerosols, hydrocarbons or odours from exhaust air. These systems are gaining in importance due to growing environmental protection standards.

In recent years the global market for packaging printing systems, which is continuing to grow slightly, was far less effected by investment reluctance than media-orientated print sectors. The Italian print market that has suffered from the country’s recession in past years is also showing signs of recovery.

The Gerosa Group with production sites in several countries recently ordered a ten-colour EVO XD High Profit press from KBA-Flexotecnica for its Italian plant Flexocit in Brescia.

Moreover, board printer Ruggeri in Modena installed a Rapida 106 with seven printing units, coater, two interim dryers, a further printing unit and triple delivery extension.

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Major interest in digital and offset print applications from Heidelberg at Print China 2015 Over 190,000 visitors experienced the largest trade show for the print industry in Asia Heidelberg showcases new business models for the Chinese market using innovative digital print solutions Warm reception for new sheetfed offset press with format specially designed for the Asian market High demand for comprehensive service and consumables

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his year, Print China 2015 once again lived up to its reputation as Asia’s largest trade show for the printing industry. Over 190,000 visitors took the opportunity to find out about current and future print media industry topics in Dongguan in Guangdong Province from April 7 to 12, 2015. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has been represented in China for many years and knows customer needs for integrated and efficient solutions, enhanced service, and new applications like no other supplier. The products, geared precisely to these trends, thus generated high levels of interest among the Asian visitors.

A particular highlight was the integration of digital and offset applications. The new Linoprint CV digital printing systems and the Jetmaster Dimension 250 for 4D printing were presented in China for the first time. The premiere of the four-color Speedmaster CS 92

proved a popular response to the rising demand for cost efficiency and the main print formats used in Asia. This machine has been specially developed for Asia and cuts printing plate costs by over 20 percent thanks to its new sheet format. Both the digital and offset presses were integrated via the Prinect print shop workflow.

“Asia is one of the key markets for us and we were able to showcase our integrated digital and offset printing applications to a large number of visitors. We’re delighted with how the trade show went and the interest in the solutions exhibited was high, as we had expected,” says Harald Weimer, member of the Management Board responsible for sales and services at Heidelberg.

With 4D printing, Heidelberg highlighted possibilities that transcend the two-dimensional printing of flat materials that has characterized the last few centuries.

This opens up totally new prospects for print shops to fulfill the growing demand for personalized consumer goods and proved to be a big draw for visitors. The new Speedmaster CS 92 also met market needs, with sales of almost twenty presses.

The services and consumables sector was a key feature of the Heidelberg booth alongside equipment. There were large numbers of visitors inquiring about solutions to increase machine availability and about support for complex printing applications, with the result that numerous contracts were concluded. So it comes as no surprise that every second press is already supplied with Remote Service to ensure the fastest possible service. And this figure is continuing to grow, with all presses from the Qingpu site near Shanghai being shipped with a service contract.

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Growth market of digital printing – Linoprint CV and Jetmaster Dimension 250 4D printing system produce a “wow” effect Like everywhere else in the world, Chinese print shops are also harnessing the potential of digital printing. The new Linoprint CV from Heidelberg with white/coating function offers users even greater flexibility for cost-effective printing of short and personalized runs. The Linoprint CV also supports a wide range of substrates.

The Jetmaster Dimension 250 digital printing system has been specially developed for print service providers looking to build up new business areas. This system prints three-dimensional objects with personalized content – hence the name 4D printing.

At Print China, the Jetmaster Dimension printed over 500 soccer balls with customized content and exceeded all expectations. “We’d like to build on the wow effect generated here. We have a lot of people interested in this technology and will be launching the Jetmaster Dimension on the Chinese market by the end of the year,” says Weimer.

The new Gallus DCS 340 digital labeling system was also unveiled at Print China 2015. This is a joint project between Heidelberg, Gallus, and Fujifilm that shows the opportunities offered by the new partner strategy at Heidelberg. By accessing partner technologies, Heidelberg is able to meet customer needs very rapidly¬. For example, the prototype of the new digital labeling system was developed and presented to the public in less than fourteen months.

Offset printing – new Speedmaster CS 92 successfully unveiled Special print formats are mainly used for production in commercial printing in Asia, and the new Speedmaster CS 92-4 is a response

to this. With its print format of 650 x 940 millimeters (25.59 x 37.01 inches), it cuts printing plate costs by 20 percent over a conventional 70 x 100 centimeter (27.56 x 39.37

inch) press. The Speedmaster CS 92 is based on the tried-and-tested platform of the Speedmaster CD 102. It is equipped with the Preset Plus Feeder and Preset Plus Delivery, Prinect Press Center Compact, and AutoPlate for fast setup as standard. The target groups are commercial and packaging printers. The Speedmaster CS 92-4 will be produced in proven Heidelberg quality at the Qingpu plant near Shanghai. Since the start in 2006, this site has supplied over 5,000 printing units or over 1,350 presses in the Speedmaster SM 52, SM 74, and CD 102 series. Four-color standard presses are produced for the small and medium formats, while up to six colors including coating unit are supplied for the 70 x 100 centimeter (27.56 x 39.37 inch) format. Heidelberg was therefore quick to respond to the increasing requirements of Asian customers. Over five percent of Chinese

production is now exported to neighboring Asian countries and this proportion is rising.

CLOSE TO THE CUSTOMER China remains one of the largest single markets for Heidelberg. Four branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong and two offices in Chengdu and Guangzhou ensure comprehensive customer support locally.

A total of over 1,000 Heidelberg employees work in China, including more than 600 in sales and service. A Print Media Center is to be opened at the Qingpu site this fall to give customers a practical overview of the Heidelberg portfolio.

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Xeikon Cheetah hits the quality mark at its first North American installation at Accu-Label Label printing expert leverages market’s fastest full-color digital label press to better meet customer needs and support growth

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eikon, an innovator in digital color printing technology, is pleased to announce the first North American installation of the Xeikon Cheetah at Accu-Label, Inc. making it the third pilot site worldwide to install this breakthrough digital label production solution. Accu-Label, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has added Xeikon’s new press to complement its existing production platform, which includes a Xeikon 3500 that was installed last year, as well as flexographic printing solutions.

Xeikon Cheetah is the most productive five-color digital label press available on the market today.

It was the exceptional speed of the press (98 ft/min or 30m/min), combined with its high quality output, that convinced Accu-Label to invest in the Xeikon Cheetah. The investment will enable the company to respond to evolving client demands, expand into new markets and optimize its production processes – all while meeting the high level of quality output the company has been renowned for throughout its history.

“We chose Xeikon because they really understood our business and challenges. Our experiences with their customer support, technical service and consulting services have been outstanding,” explains David Manning, Accu-Label’s founder. ”Of course, speed was a big consideration, but there was more… we are a company that has always been dedicated to providing the best quality printing and a high level of service. For us, it doesn’t matter how fast a press goes if we can’t deliver a quality product. We felt the Xeikon Cheetah gave us both speed and better quality than other digital printing technologies currently

available on the market. The Xeikon team showed us how installing the Xeikon Cheetah would help us meet the specific demands of our customers while ensuring superior quality. Having this flexibility is a fundamental market differentiator for us.”

A tradition of quality Accu-Label is a family-centered business that has been dedicated to surpassing the expectations of its customers ever since it was founded 28 years ago. Over the years, the company has continuously expanded and its growth has been fueled by two things: Manning’s passion for printing and the company’s dedication to quality. Until its first Xeikon acquisition last year, the business had been 100% flexo, but Manning says, “I have always looked for more effective processes by asking ‘What’s a better way to do this?’ Last year, the answer was to add digital to our production platform with the Xeikon 3500, which is already in high demand. Today, we are building on our investment in digital with the Xeikon Cheetah.”

Catie Manning, overseeing sales & marketing at Accu-Label, explains how the addition of the first digital press only one year ago changed the business. “While at first, our customers had to be educated about the capabilities of digital production, they have come to value the quality and consistency it offers. In just one year, we have had so many jobs printed digitally that the Xeikon 3500 is running at high capacity. Adding a second digital label press – the fastest on the market in its class – is vital to meeting their expectations, now and in the future. In addition, to better position the company to address our evolving customer needs, the speed and throughput of the Xeikon Cheetah will enable growth

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in our customer base. This will also improve the efficiency of our flexo production fleet by dedicating it to the longer runs it is designed to produce cost-efficiently.”

The digital journey The addition of digital label production capacity has meant big changes for Accu-Label and its customers. Being able to offer both high quality digital and conventional flexographic printing expands the range of solutions and services the company can offer. David Manning believes the Xeikon Cheetah press is critical to continuing that expansion.

He says, “Flexo is an art form that I truly love, and I’ve been practicing this art for a long time. But nowadays, it’s not the right solution for every label project. For proofs and mock-ups as well as shorter and versioned runs, the cost, time and energy required makes it inefficient, and in many cases, unattainable. The Xeikon Cheetah, which gives us higher quality than many other digital label production solutions on the market, is the key to future-proofing our business.”

David comments that one of the biggest benefits of digital is the greater level of flexibility it offers for design and prototyping. He notes, “This flexibility lets us provide better service to existing customers and offer new services to companies we have not been able to work with before. For example, we have customers who want to see many versions of their labels before they go into production.

Digital label production lets you get to final designs more quickly and very cost-effectively. It enables clients to be more creative with their ideas and gives us the opportunity to help them bring that creativity to market faster. This process saves time, money and effort for the client – another key advantage of digital

label production.”

Perfect match, perfect quality For Accu-Label, quality remains one of the most important considerations. David Manning says, “As we continue to evolve our business, we never lose sight of our dedication to quality. This focus on quality is what has made us successful for 28 years.

Quality and consistency are critical to us and to our customers, and with our combination of flexographic printing and Xeikon digital presses, we never sacrifice either one. We hit the quality mark each and every time.”

“Accu-Label is a great example of what a label manufacturer can accomplish by incorporating digital toner technology into the mix,” adds Filip Weymans, Director of Segment Marketing, Labels and Packaging at Xeikon. “And there is no better way to do that than with the Xeikon Cheetah. The Xeikon Cheetah is a groundbreaking press that represents one of the most important advancements in the digital label production market. We are gratified to see that leading label printers, such as Accu-Label, have chosen the Xeikon Cheetah to meet client needs and expand into new markets.”

“With Xeikon’s support, it’s been a fantastic year. They have brought a level of understanding about our business and significant value to each conversation, while giving expert advice on how to address changing market needs. I respect and appreciate that,” Manning concludes. “When we talked about the future, it became clear that the right equipment would help us continue to build on our success.

The new Xeikon Cheetah press is exactly the technology we need in order to do that.”

ABOUT ACCU-LABEL, INC. Founded in 1987, Accu-Label is a

family-owned label manufacturer with exceptional commitment to quality. Over the years, Accu-Label has continuously invested in technologies to better improve their customer and vendor relationships.

They strive to stay current on advances in the printing field. The company specializes in flexo and digital labels. They service a wide variety of markets including not-forprofits, food and beverage, automotive, retail, industrial, and chemical companies.

With the main office in Fort Wayne, IN and Sales Offices in both Fort Wayne and Chicago, IL, Accu-Label’s mission is to provide excellent customer service and create labels of the highest quality. The company’s relationships with their customers and vendors have been a key to their success and will continue to be an important component of their business strategy moving forward. For more information about Accu-Label, visit

www.acculabel.com.

ABOUT THE XEIKON CHEETAH: FASTEST DIGITAL LABEL PRINTING ANIMAL IN ITS CLASS The Xeikon Cheetah has a top speed of 98 ft/min - 30 m/min, which is 56% faster than any other model in its current press portfolio.

The 1200 x 3600 dpi digital press is dedicated solely to the production of self-adhesive/pressure sensitive labels. It offers all the renowned benefits that make the Xeikon 3000 Series unique, including the use of dry toners that meet FDA regulations for food contact and the ability to print opaque white toner in one pass. It also enables printing on a variety of heat-sensitive substrates due to incorporation of Xeikon’s ICE toner technology which requires a much lower fusing temperature than typical toner-based presses. Xeikon presses are based on dry toner electro-photography. This enables the use of conventional substrates that do not have to be pre-treated.

Extremely high toner light-fastness and truly eco-friendly printing (no VOCs) are some of the other industry leading features of the Xeikon presses for digital label and package printing. The presses offer easy integration of third-party workflow software and converting/ finishing solutions and incorporate professional color management capabilities. In addition to the standard CMYK + White, the fifth station on the Xeikon Cheetah can be used to print gamut expansion colors or security toner. Media weights range from 40 gsm to 350 gsm. For more information, visit www.xeikon.com/en/cheetah or watch the latest movie.

ABOUT XEIKON Xeikon is an innovator in digital printing technology. The company designs, develops and delivers web-fed digital color presses for labels and packaging applications, document printing, as well as commercial printing. These presses

utilize LED-array-based dry toner electrophotography, open workflow software and applicationspecific toners.

As an OEM supplier, Xeikon designs and produces plate makers for newspaper offset printing applications. Xeikon also manufactures basysPrint computer-to-plate (CtP) solutions for the commercial printing market. These proven CtP systems combine the latest exposure techniques with cost-efficient UV plate technology, high imaging quality and flexibility. For the flexographic market, Xeikon offers digital platemaking systems under the ThermoFlexX brand name.

ThermoFlexX systems provide high resolution plate exposure including screening, color management, as well as workflow management.

All the Xeikon solutions are designed with the overarching principles of profitability, quality, flexibility and sustainability in mind.

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More than cutting: Esko Kongsberg Tools unleash creativity

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rowing range of specialty tools allow customers to finish the widest variety of applications in sign, display and packaging materials, and beyond Ghent (Belgium), May 12, 2015 – Esko announces a new range of Kongsberg tools is available for customers. On top of the more than hundred high-quality cutting blades, router bits and accessories, some of the newest tools include a psaligraphy (paper cutting) knife tool, perforation wheel and braille tool. All three tools are available for usage on the Kongsberg XN, Kongsberg V and Kongsberg XL Series of digital finishing systems.

Innovation in digital finishing creates new business opportunities Celebrating its golden jubilee this year, Esko Kongsberg built a strong foundation with the right technology and skills to help customers take full advantage of the opportunities digital finishing offers in the signage, display and packaging markets. The broad portfolio of Kongsberg cutting tables caters to the different needs and speed in various segments of these markets.

But the wide variety of tools is what truly enables customers to extend their offerings and expand their businesses with the most creative use of materials and applications.

Producers of packaging, displays and signage are used to work with a variety of substrates, ranging from foam, plastics and vinyl to paper, corrugated boards and folding

carton. And ever more materials are being added to the portfolio, including glass, wood, aluminium and textiles – opening up new markets and new applications. To keep up with these new demands and further improve existing solutions, Esko Kongsberg has an experienced R&D team constantly developing new tools. High performance linked to high precision is what makes the difference here.

More than 100 cutting blades, and still counting Today, Esko Kongsberg already offers more than 100 different cutting blades that are optimized for a very broad range of materials and applications. But there is much more these cutting systems can do when equipped with crease wheels, crease blades, milling bits or plotting pens.

Three examples of newly developed tools that extend Kongsberg capabilities are: The new Psaligraphy (or paper cutting) knife tool that cuts out the finest details in paper and folding carton, at a level not seen before.

This is a perfect tool for adding creativity and value to greeting cards, promotional items or folding carton samples.

The 60 mm Perforation wheel enabling users to create tear and crease-assist perforations in corrugated board up to 4 mm thick at a much higher speed than before.

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materials and all kinds of packaging.

Prior to this wheel becoming available, it took about 40 seconds to do 1 meter of a 3x3 perforation pattern (3 mm cut and 3 mm space). The new wheel only needs 2 seconds to do that, quite a time saving!

The Braille tool, loaded with clear acrylic ‘Braille spheres’ that are inserted into small holes. These holes are milled with a special spindle to create raised dots that are readable with fingertips. The Braille tool will work on most rigid materials more than one mm thick and is used to produce signage requiring directions or inscriptions in braille.

Online store gives access to all Kongsberg cutting tools Esko’s online Kongsberg store for bits, blades and other accessories offers all the certified consumables for the full range of digital finishing tables at www.esko.com/store.

More Esko customers find their way to the store every day, relying on Esko’s expertise to help them expand their business.

“Thousands of customers worldwide use our Kongsberg tables for a wide variety of applications and materials,” concludes Knut Johansen, Product Coordinator Esko Kongsberg. “We offer total solutions in digital finishing and are continuously developing and improving tools for new applications and substrates. Our research and development teams are offering innovation and support to expand the tooling range to bring even more value to the cutting tables.”

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VISITOR INFLUX AND TRADE FAIR ORDERS SURPASSED EXPECTATIONS Print China a resounding success for KBA

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ith over 200 printing units sold from all available series and a high influx of visitors to the 1,000m2 stand, Print China which ran from 7 to 12 April in Guangdong was a huge success for the KBA Group. Several KBA companies joined forces under the banner “KBA: Print Solutions for All” and the host of exhibits ranging from sheetfed and web offset, flexo, inkjet, metal, hollow container and glass decoration, and digital coding systems were met with great interest.

The Chinese print pundits were surprised and blown away by the breadth and variety of print solutions bearing the KBA logo. Many only previously knew of KBA’s Rapida sheetfed offset presses which are widespread in China. Despite the country’s recent somewhat sluggish economy, the string of new orders and projects booked by the end of the trade show clearly surpassed all expectations. KBA profited from its strong footing in packaging printing.

In addition, high performance presses with extensive kit and automation are becoming increasingly popular given the rise in wage costs also in China. KBA Rapidas accommodate this trend.

Print Solutions for All banner hits home Claus Bolza-Schünemann, president and CEO of Koenig & Bauer, summed up his visit to the trade show: “Print China shows us that our efforts concerning our Fit@All programme are on the right track and that we will be fit and wellpositioned to move into the third century of our company’s long history in two years’ time.” Ralf Sammeck, executive vice-president for sheetfed offset presses, was

also present and added: “Along with sheetfed offset, our exhibits here demonstrate that KBA specialises in nearly everything which can be printed and finished with colour or inks using various techniques. We can therefore fulfil all of our customers’ demands.”

Crowds flocked to watch live demos of a five-colour Rapida 105 with coater and a Rapida 75-4+L equipped with energy-saving and environmentally friendly LED-UV. The Rapida 105, which is based on the Rapida 106, can be found in printing companies across China and was again the most ordered press at the show. A raft of new users also snapped up the more highly automated Rapida 105 PRO, even though its official unveiling is scheduled for the end of June in Radebeul.

KBA profits from shift in Chinese print market The string of orders placed during the trade show ranged from the Rapida 75, Rapida 105, Rapida 105 PRO, the high-tech Rapida 106 to the large-format Rapida 145. The second order for a Rapida 145 from internet printer Zhengzhou Shengda Color Printing Co. Ltd is an example of the shift in the Chinese print market. KBA sales director Dietmar Heyduck: “In the face of tough competition Chinese online printers are increasingly switching to large format. We are supporting this development with our automated large-format presses for fast job change, a higher level of productivity and shorter delivery times.” Walter Zehner, managing director of KBA China: “Gaining online printers as customers for our highly productive large Rapidas is a huge opportunity for us and means less staff costs for our clients, increased efficiency and greater competitiveness.”

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DriveTronic SIS sidelay-free infeed and DriveTronic SPC direct platecylinder drives by Guangdong Jinguan Technology Co. Ltd. is a further example of the trend towards high tech in China. The company aims to offer packaging printing with this new highperformance technology online.

Accordingly, signing the contract was celebrated officially in the presence of members of the KBA management board.

Dietmar Heyduck: “The Chinese packaging market continues to grow, especially with regard to consumer packaging. The majority of the orders placed here at the trade show came from packaging printers and their demands in terms of press equipment are also rising. Longer presses with more than four or five colours, inline coating and a higher level of automation are becoming increasingly more popular. KBA is the first choice for Chinese sheetfed offset printers in the packaging segment.”

Walter Zehner: “We hope that we can transfer our outstanding reputation with folding carton printers to the new flexo presses for flexible packaging soon. Many of the print experts visiting Print China were amazed by the film samples printed on presses from KBA-Flexotecnica and visitors flocked to our flexo seminar. There are also concrete projects for KBA-Flexotecnica’s EVO presses in the pipeline.

The production of flexible packaging is still dominated by gravure in China, nevertheless flexo printing which is environmentally friendly and economical for small and mediumsized jobs has exceptional prospects for the future. This is also true of the printing systems from KBA-Kammann for the direct decoration of premium glass containers.

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Manroland executives show support for Print China 2015

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he ROLAND 700 EVOLUTION and the latest-generation ROLAND 700 HiPrint were rolled out with much fanfare to an enthusiastic Chinese audience at Print China 2015. Top management from the Manroland headquarters in Germany and executives in Greater China took part in the successful launch, either online or in person, underscoring the company's commitment to the Chinese market and its importance in the printing world.

Innovation, creativity and efficiency can all be found in the sleek ROLAND 700 EVOLUTON and the new-generation ROLAND 700 HiPrint, and visitors to the Manroland exhibition booth during the six-day Print China 2015 couldn’t agree more; with the Manroland theme of “One touch for the future” the icing on the cake was the number of deals sealed during the event.

Mr. Kurt Herrmann, Managing Director of Manroland Greater China, talked about the concept of “One touch” and how it relates to both the ROLAND 700 HiPrint and the printers. He said the concept relates two factors - the way of printing production in the future and how to achieve sustainable profitability.

Printing production in the future, Hermann said will rely heavily on highly automated technologies to tackle various challenges, including higher labor costs, stringent quality requirement and short lead time. As for sustaining profitability, all of the systematic components involved are designed to enhance the overall performance in the production process. A series of future-oriented innovations, such as the highly automated presses, Inline technologies, QuickChange, automatic color and quality control system, can help the printers achieve high quality, high efficiency and low cost. This is the

Mr. Rafael Penuela, CEO, Manroland Sheetfed GmbH, greeted visitors online and vowed during the press conference to maintain the company’s strong presence in the Greater China region.

Print China 2015 comes at a time of renewed growth for Manroland, according to Dr. Peter Conrady, head of Global Sales, Manroland Sheetfed GmbH. He added that the company is the only German sheetfed offset manufacturer to consistently turn in a profit since 2012. This is due to its advanced printing technologies and continuous effort to improve on its existing products, Dr. Conrady said.

The ROLAND 700 EVOLUTION is proof of this commitment, and was recently awarded the “Red Dot” Award for Production Design – considered the "Oscar" of the design industry.

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future of printing, Hermann said.

An impressive mapping show on the first day of Print China 2015 demonstrated the capabilities and attractive qualities of this newgeneration ROLAND 700 HiPrint.

Mr. James Zhang, Regional General Manager North China, Sheetfed Division and General Manager of Sheetfed solutions for Web segment, Greater China, said the new press takes the industry into the “One touch’’ printing world.

Moreover, Mr. Zhang explained in detail the “One touch” innovative features of the new press: SPL (Simultaneous Plate Loading): Blanket and impression cylinder can be washed automatically and simultaneously with the plate change. No extra time for plate changing is needed. The makeready time is significantly reduced, increasing efficiency. Regardless of

whether the press is four-color, fivecolor or more, the processes of washing and plate changing only take 4 minutes in total!

InlineFoiler with Indexing: Inline foil enhancement during production – with no extra steps or preparation required – can produce various dazzling print effects. What’s more, it can reduce the consumption of the metal foil to a very large extent (up to 60%), further cutting production cost.

LEC UV: Installing a LEC-UV device on the delivery can speed up the job processing, and reduce energy consumption. As for the occasional UV users, LEC UV enjoys unparalleled cost advantages, such as energy conservation, low investment cost, and small space required for installation. During the press conference, Mr. Samuel Tam, General Manager of Sheetfed and Marketing Manroland Greater China, also promised that they will work together with customers for the sustained profitability.

HP and KBA to Transform Corrugated Packaging Printing WITH 110-INCH-WIDE COLOR INKJET WEB PRESS

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wo companies’ first codeveloped solution fills unaddressed need in highvolume digital pre-print applications

since the announcement of their strategic collaboration at Graph Expo 2014 in Chicago on 28 September 2014.

HP and KBA today announced plans to develop the HP T1000 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press, a high speed, high volume, 110-inch -wide (2.8 metre wide) simplex inkjet web press for pre-printing of corrugated top liner. This will enable corrugators to combine many individual jobs together on a roll or across rolls for short, mid or long runs. Unlike traditional analogue pre-print, every box can be different.

Centralised corrugated box plants serving major retail brands will especially benefit from this digital pre-print solution for all corrugated print applications. Brands are increasingly requiring just-in-time inventory, shorter runs, and faster turn-around time. HP’s inkjet technology enables significant time, material, and shipping cost advantages when compared to analogue processes. Digital preprint is more efficient than post-print alternatives.

Planned to print at speeds of up to 183 metres (600 feet) per minute and produce up to 30,000 square metres (300,000 square feet) per hour, this inkjet press will print corrugated liner rolls that can then be placed directly onto existing industry-standard 2.5 or 2.8 metre (110 inch-wide) corrugators. This press will be the first solution codeveloped by the two companies

“Addressing the enormous digital opportunity in the corrugated market requires best-in-class technology innovation, a portfolio of solutions, scale, and a market vision,” said Aurelio Maruggi, vice president and general manager, Inkjet High-speed Production Solutions, HP. “The new press will transform the short and mid-range

corrugated packaging market, dramatically disrupting operating models and costs and more importantly create new value for brand customers.”

opens the way to game-changing value chain cost savings and capabilities for brands and packaging converters.

HP and KBA both bring proven legacies of endurance, scale and innovation to their joint initiative. This year, HP celebrates its 76th anniversary and its 31st year of Thermal Inkjet innovation. KBA is a 197-year-old company and the second-largest offset press manufacturer worldwide.

“KBA has a rich heritage of developing innovative solutions that meet or exceed customers’ quality expectations,” said Christoph Müller, executive vice president for the Web Press Product House, KBA. “In working with HP, we will combine our complementary technological strengths for the needs of packaging converters.” HP Thermal Inkjet Technology helps meet converters’ needs for high-quality print, along with high-volume productivity, reliability and versatility. Ultimately, it

HP’s accelerated entry into corrugated packaging At drupa 2008, HP announced its first Inkjet Web Press. Since then, the company has expanded its portfolio to its current lineup of ten presses across five web-width platforms transforming the publishing and production mail market.

In May 2014 at Interpack, HP announced its intent to enter the corrugated packaging market. In June, the company announced its first web-press offering for this market. Fewer than 90 days later the first HP T400 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press was installed at Obaly Morava – Czech Republic. At Graph Expo, in September 2014, HP announced its partnership with KBA. The new web-press offering is in addition to the HP Scitex sheetfed corrugated solutions offered by HP.

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Oxford University Press Chooses CTPS and HP Digital Printing Technology for Asia-Pacific Production of Academic Journals

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ollowing an intensive tender process that considered both offset and digital printing options as part of a centralised printing and distribution strategy for Asia-Pacific, Oxford University Press (OUP) appointed CTPS Group as its full-service provider. CTPS is providing an end-to-end solution covering printing with HP Inkjet Web Press and HP Indigo technology, mailing solutions, stock management, and the distribution of products to subscribers in 27 countries throughout the region and beyond.

“HP Inkjet meets our rigorous quality requirements for journals that we print in Asia,” said Claire Humphreys, Production and Estimating Manager at OUP. “We have seen excellent results from our digital print providers in the UK and USA and we

are pleased to be able to benefit from the significant efficiencies that HP digital printing affords.”

Headquartered in Hong Kong, CTPS will handle all production, warehousing, and distribution of about 60 OUP journals from its Dongguan, China plant.

It is using its HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press to print the covers of the journals, and its HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press to produce the mono and four-colour text pages. The HP T300 press is integrated with an inline binding line from HP SmartStream finishing partner Muller Martini, providing a one-stop solution for the complete production of perfect-bound journals. The HP T300 press enables a four day production turn round.

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its journals in Asia reflects a growing trend among publishers to move journal and book production to digital.

“Many academic and STM publishers are looking closely into their supply chain to enhance their efficiency, and are discovering that digital printing can both meet their quality standards and open opportunities for meaningful efficiencies,” noted John Currie, Global Business Director at CTPS. “The HP technology is a good fit to provide OUP with a cost-effective print solution. The print quality requirements and average number of copies are right at the sweet spot for HP Inkjet and HP Indigo.”

Under the two-year agreement with OUP, CTPS will handle production

and distribution of the selected journals, primarily humanities, social science and sci-med titles, published at varying frequencies, from two to 26 times a year, in quantities of 70 – 5,000.

OUP’s Claire Humphreys notes that publishers need to partner up- and down-stream to further drive the migration of journals to digital printing. “As print runs drop and inkjet printing quality gets better, we will see more use of digital.

As an industry, we can’t just expect the technology to get better; we have to partner with the print service providers to make sure the choice of substrates meets our needs, and also work with professional societies to find the best solution for their needs. That’s what we are doing with CTPS. It’s the only way.”

Perfect Appointment for FormerLine BOOK BLOCK SOLUTION WILL SPEED UP CALENDAR PRODUCTION AT THE POLISH PRINTER

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ppointments are their main business: The printer LEGRA has become the biggest Polish producer of notebooks, pocket diaries and bound calendars. From summer 2015, these products will be more and more produced by a digital printing workflow solution. The highly flexible book block solution FormerLine from manroland web systems will be responsible for an efficient finishing.

Calendar production at a digital rush: „In the future, LEGRA will be able to produce directly from the paper reel to the glued calendar. We are very happy that the book block solution FormerLine and its integration via “WorkflowBridge” can do its part now”, Alwin Stadler, Vice President Digital Printing at manroland web systems, shortly explains the main benefit of the digital workflow the printer from Krakow has chosen.

Since 1997, LEGRA has become a constant at the Polish printing industry that delivers products like books, wall calendars, notebooks, diaries and desk pads – inland and abroad. With a systematic expansion of the machinery, as well at the sheetfed sector as at the digital sector, LEGRA Sales Director Tomasz Kostecki can reply to customer requirements more flexibly and with more quality now: „We always keep an eye on what is happening at the market. According to this we make investments. We want to offer our customers high quality, fast production and finishing and, at the same time, a good price. The digital workflow with the FormerLine is a great added value for these requirements. We do not only expand our capacities and our creativity. For the first time we can produce to the glued product in one step. This is what I call efficient and economic production.“

Great team: FormerLine and LiftCollator At LEGRA, the manroland web systems FormerLine and the RIMA LiftCollator will be integrated to a Kodak Prosper Press 1000 for the first time. The folding quality of the products is convincing, they will be printed in black and white with the Inkjet technology “Continues stream” from Kodak and then they will be finished as book blocks or calendar blocks. The printed reel runs over two formers of the FormerLine and single signatures at a 8-, 6- or 4page-jump can be produced. The complete calendar book will be collected at the RIMA LiftCollator.

Afterwards LEGRA produces individual calendar covers for the final products.

The finishing machinery of LEGRA enables a perfect book binding.

Folders, binding machines, a thread sealing machine, a book cover machine, a collect stitcher and a blanking machine are only a few

examples for how the different digital and offset products can be finished.

DIGITAL PRODUCTION MORE IMPORTANT FOR BOOK PRINTERS What rules at LEGRA are not only calendars – by investing in digital printing, LEGRA also wants to strengthen its position at the book printing market. At this industry sector digital printing besides sheetfed printing becomes more and more important. Also text books are printed more and more digitally. Telling arguments are a flexible and cost-effective production of short runs and print-ondemand. Further production will be printed on demand, the storage will be switched more and more to the digital workflow of the printing house. For assuring low cost-percopy and highest efficiency, the process needs a good workflow.

MATCHING WORKFLOW How will the digital production at LEGRA look like? The proven workflows from Heidelberg and Kodak generate the printing data for the digital press. The software solution „WorkflowBridge“ from manroland web systems adjusts the finishing device „FormerLine“ automatically. The device checks and verifies the job regarding errors and approves automation via open interfaces and JDF. Orders can be saved, job batches can be created and special processing batches can be saved for a further usage.

The new FormerLine helps to enable a more flexible production and, at the same time, faces the changing market requirements. “This investment really is an investment in the future and we are very happy that LEGRA decided to realize this with manroland web systems”, says Business Director Jaroslaw Kotfis from manroland web systems.

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SAI FLEXI DRIVES RETROREFLECTIVE SOLUTION THAT CUTS TRAFFIC SIGNAGE COSTS AND PRODUCTION TIMES

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very Dennison, Mutoh and SAi new road signage solution cuts time and costs by 40+% Salt Lake City, Utah, USA – 16th April 2015 - SA International (SAi) has announced that its flagship signmaking software, SAi Flexi, has been selected for Avery Dennison’s TrafficJet™ Print System for worldwide compliant highway signage.

TrafficJet™ comprises SAi FlexiPRINT DX RIP software, as well as special inks and retroreflective(1) substrates from Avery Dennison, and a 1.6mwide, eight-color printer from Mutoh.

TrafficJet™ overcomes the time and cost issues associated with traditional production methods of road signage which can be both labor-intensive and expensive.

These methods include direct applied legend, use of colored overlay films, and screen printing.

Existing direct-to-substrate digital printing solutions require a high initial investment and signs have turnaround times of several days.

special colors, compliant with EU and US standards and include special red, blue, green, Worboys green(2), yellow, black and brown.

TrafficJet offers a cost-effective inkjet printing system for traffic safety and reflective sign producers, as well as government agencies that produce or purchase signage, who benefit from a 10 and 12-year warrantied and highly flexible solution with equipment, ink and reflective sheeting for both permanent and work zone signage.

are dry and ready for lamination within two hours. The composition of the Avery-Dennison’s retroreflective films also contributes to the rapid drying times. Signage of this type using conventional solvent inks and substrates requires up to 48-72 hours off-gassing time.

COST AND TIME BENEFITS The Mutoh printer, which costs about one third as much as competitive printers for this application, enables the TrafficJet™ Print System to print at 8-10m2/hour using specially formulated inks that

The low initial cost of the TrafficJet™ Print System will enable more reflective signage printers to bring production in-house and change production from the slow traditional processes. With its ability to drive thousands of supported printers,

International substrate producer, Avery Dennison, developed the TrafficJet™ Print System to achieve a faster, more cost-effective solution for road signage using its beaded and prismatic retroreflective substrates.

“SAi’s long association with Mutoh made us the best partners for the project,” explains Gudrun Bonte, Product Director, SAi. “Mutoh knew that SAi had experience in handling non-CMYK color sets, and Flexi was easily remapped to accommodate this niche requirement.”

TrafficJet is available in an eight spot color configuration as well as a CMYK with 4 spots configuration, capable of printing CMYK inks and TrafficJet spot inks at the same time.

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Historically, lead times for signs are 3-4 weeks, but using the TrafficJet™ Print System, printing, cutting and lamination can be done in as little as one day.

cutters and hybrids, SAi Flexi offers the easiest print-and-cut workflow on the market, giving users both productivity and versatility.

“SAi Flexi also enables nesting which saves time and materials,” Bonte adds. “It can also be used as an end-to-end system, from design to print, contour cutting, and for the automatic generation of crop marks; or, it can be used simply as a RIP and printer driver. “This is a specialist application with a large potential market. It plays to SAi’s strengths, as well as those of Avery Dennison and Mutoh,” Bonte concludes. “Above all, it benefits signmakers and converters, governments, and motorists by providing warranted, cost-effective signage for safe roads.”

Dream Launch of COLORMAN e:line in Bamberg

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ediengruppe Oberfranken starts production with a new newspaper printing

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The COLORMAN e:line took up operation in Bamberg right on schedule on March 16. For Mediengruppe Oberfranken, the new newspaper printing press is an important cornerstone for the fast and economic production of inhouse and external publications and advertising materials.

Very fast in every aspect: the COLORMAN e:line was launched successfully in Bamberg on March 16. The daily production for external customers whooshed through the new printing couples, during nighttime production alone the press will output around 115,000 newspaper copies. Jörg SchildMüller, head of the printshop division at Mediengruppe Oberfranken, voiced his satisfaction: “We had great expectations of manroland web systems and these were fully met. The cooperation between our staff and the Augsburg team and the project implementation were excellent. The punctual launch of the COLORMAN e:line is the result of this highly professional cooperation. All contract items were diligently handled. Although we had already installed a number of heatset commercial presses at Mediengruppe Oberfranken, this is the first time for us to operate a newspaper press from manroland as well.”

company, already stated: “The investment in the Bamberg location will fulfill the quality requirements of newspaper production for the next 15 years.” The Mediengruppe printing experts precisely analyzed the developments of the newspaper market. They expect a consolidation of printing to fewer locations in Germany and increased outsourcing of newspaper printing by the publishing companies. The Bamberg site with the Druckzentrum Oberfranken is prepared for this development. The location was restructured at a cost of around 17 million euros and the result is a modern printshop with state-of-theart newspaper printing and mailroom systems, complemented by an unattended on-demand printing plate feeding system. To accommodate the COLORMAN e:line, an architecturally sophisticated building was added to the existing premises.

Highly automated and ergonomic

To enhance its successful production concept, Mediengruppe Oberfranken quickly decided on the COLORMAN e:line last year. The concept of the 32-pages press was compelling. The press consists of two eight-couple towers, a folder and two reel splicers. The e:line operates at a speed of 50,000 cylinder revolutions per hour. In Bamberg, nine newspaper editions are printed every night. This large number of job changeovers can be optimally handled by the autoprint function. During parallel make-ready processes, for example, the plate change can be carried out simultaneously to feeding in a new web.

The available automatic circumference change ensures flexible production. Based on the high automation rate of the printing press, production can be carried out by two press operators or by three in case of very frequent job changeovers. All relevant information is displayed on the ControlCenter, the new central control console.

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screen. The MobilPad is an additional fully equipped mobile control console. It allows the press to be controlled from any location in the pressroom.

Pilot customer of IDC To ensure premium quality and minimal waste, the COLORMAN e:line is equipped with InlineControl systems. Mediengruppe Oberfranken is a pilot partner in the development of the “InlineDensity Control with micro marking” (IDCμ), the new ink density control for newspaper printing presses. Right from the start, Jörg Schild-Müller placed his trust in the system, which operates with a traversing camera and micro marking. He appreciates the impressive measuring and control speed as well as the stability of the system which he has already been using in commercial printing for a long time.

Investing in a strong market position The COLORMAN e:line replaces two rotary presses of another manufacturer and serves as a central element in the long-term future orientation of Mediengruppe Oberfranken. At the time of the purchasing decision in 2014, Walter Schweinsberg, managing director of the holding printingreview | may-june 2015 | 51

SAi to demonstrate how latest version of Flexi software enhances design and production at FESPA 2015

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A International (SAi) will showcased its extensive software portfolio at FESPA 2015 (18-22 May, Cologne, Germany), highlighting the performance-enhancing finishing tools, drivers and upgrades for the latest version of its comprehensive SAi Flexi signmaking software.

On the SAi stand (Hall 9/W30), visitors saw live workflow demonstrations, giving them the opportunity to see how Flexi offers the easiest print-and-cut workflow on the market. SAi will also be on-hand to explain how it delivers fast, efficient throughput from design to printing, cutting and finishing.

"We're excited to return to FESPA and demonstrate the latest SAi Flexi features, designed to help signmakers remain competitive and profitable," said Jurgen Verhulst, Marketing Manager, SAi. "As an

event, FESPA brings a diverse range of large-format businesses together, so Flexi is the ideal solution to present as it is such a uniquely versatile system. Be it an upfront purchase or a monthly software subscription, a simple package for text layout and vinyl cutting or the total solution with full design and wide-format print production capabilities, there is a Flexi product available to meet your needs."

Some of the new Flexi features to be demonstrated at the show include the new Finishing Tools and the QR Code Creator developed for SAi Flexi 11 with cloud.

The Finishing Tools enable the user to quickly add grommet, fold and stitch marks as well as bleeds to banners. By handling this operation in the RIP, the design step in the workflow is eliminated, making it much faster and more cost effective

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to produce pop-up signs that require bleeds or pole-hanging banners needing fold areas.

The QR code Creator enables fast and easy QR code creation by automatically converting text into a QR code. Codes for web-links, email addresses, phone numbers and SMS messages are generated without the need for designers to download QR code images and add to designs.

Visitors will also be able to see how the Textile Step-and-Repeat Tool enables quick setup and production of patterned graphics. This visual tool helps to line up patterns quickly for seamless repeats and, as patterns only RIP once, printing begins quickly and the job size is small regardless of output length.

As a Platinum-Level HP Business Partner, SAi software will also be

demonstrated on the HP stand. SAi Flexi is bundled with HP Latex 310 and 330 Printers and provides the interface for HP WallArt 3.0, the custom wallcovering application, delivering fast, easy workflow management to printers who supply customer wallpaper designs and other digitally-printed wallcoverings.

SAi to feature in FESPA's Sign Hub panel debate FESPA visitors can also hear directly from SAi's senior product director, Dean Derhak, participating in FESPA's informative sign hub panel debate.

The panel will address the challenges faced by traditional signmakers, while exploring how such companies are finding growth, and how they are incorporating creativity into their existing computerised and manual techniques.

HighconTM Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine

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diçþes de Angola, EAL, a third generation family business, is eagerly awaiting the arrival of their second HighconTM Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine.

EAL first saw the Euclid at Drupa in May 2012 and installed the machine in their site at the end of 2013.

Since then this 48 year old commercial printer, with over 200 employees, has been serving their local and international customers with a wide range of digital finishing services, producing labels, books, boxes, greeting cards, and even using the laser etching for security jobs.

Grafopel in Portugal , who sold the machine to EAL said: "EAL is a perfect fit for the Highcon Euclid.

They are a dynamic company with a large volume of short to medium run jobs. The Euclid has reduced their need for time-consuming and expensive outsource of conventional dies and has also allowed them to extend their offering to existing customers as well as gain

new ones." Nigel Tracey, Highcon Sales Director, Europe: "It's exciting to see our customers really getting the most out of the machine and seeing the value it adds to their business. EAL have converted all kinds of jobs and, in fact, were one of the first customers to use the Highcon Euclid for kiss cuts when cutting decorative labels"

The Highcon Euclid is the first fully digital cutting and creasing machine for converting paper, labels, folding carton and microflute. The Euclid incorporates Highcon's patented ‘DART' (Digital Adhesive Rule Technology) to produce creases, and high-speed laser optics for cutting and etching.

EAL produces these jobs on stock printed both conventionally and digitally - their business is spread over several sites and hosts a number of offset and digital presses.

Carlos Santos, the Manager of EAL, and responsible for their recent move into packaging said: "We handle a lot of short run jobs and the Highcon Euclid has opened up the market for us.

We are able to be far more responsive to our customers, offering rapid turnaround and highly differentiated designs. We ordered the second Euclid machine to cope with the volume of work and also because I can no longer imagine working without it."

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STRATASYS SELECTS WINNERS FOR THE 2015 EXTREME REDESIGN 3D PRINTING CHALLENGE First place: Helix-Shaped Sharpener; Haya Alnibari and Ti Fu; Ryerson University; Toronto, Ontario, Canada Second place: The Subspace; Hou Shun Poh; National University of Singapore; Singapore

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tratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has selected winners for the 11th annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge.

This worldwide contest gives students in secondary and postsecondary educational institutions the opportunity to redesign an existing product or to create a new product that improves how a task is accomplished. Entries were evaluated based on creativity, being mechanically sound and being realistically achievable.

Third place: Prismatic; Ashley Christensen and Lauren Aquilina; Michigan State University; East Lansing, Michigan, USA Secondary Education Engineering First place: HUNCH 2015 Zero Gravity Scale; Thomas Vagnini; TriCounty Regional Vocational Technical High School; Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Second place: Zero Gravity Mixer; Joshua Fuller; Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School;

The judges this year were industry experts Tim Shinbara of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, Patrick Gannon a 3D printing industry veteran, Leslie Langnau of Design World magazine and Todd Grimm of T.A. Grimm and Associates.

Visit the Stratasys Extreme Redesign webpage for descriptions, photos and/or videos of the winning designs.

Art and Architecture

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Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Third place: Socket Cube Concept; Li Cheng Yu; Etobicoke Collegiate Institute; Toronto, Ontario, Canada Post-Secondary Engineering First place: Cooling with Heat; Melanie Gralow and Lena Heemann; University of Bremen; Bremen, Germany Second place: Flex Key; Mahan Navabi and Mark Eyk; Ryerson University; Toronto, Ontario, Canada Third place: Ice Twist; Alexandre Beznogov and Jossef Roozitalab Shirazi; Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada New this year, the first-place student winner in the post-secondary category wins a trip to a 2015 3D printing/additive manufacturing conference (location to be determined). Stratasys is awarding first place winners a $2,500 scholarship, with second and third place winners both receiving a $1,000 scholarship. The instructor of the first place winner in each category receives a demo 3D printer to use in the classroom for a limited time. Since the contest's inception, Stratasys has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to innovative students.

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