Printing Review, July-August 2016 issue

Vol.30 No.4 | July-August 2016 | New Delhi, India

Design meets TECHNOLOGY GOSS surpasses expectations

A successful drupa

Konica Minolta bags BLI Pick awards

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Release of Important Events to be Held during All in Print China 2016

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PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2017: Packaging and Printing for the Future

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The Providence Journal: Rejuvenated intelligence for EAE control consoles

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Outstanding success for GOEBEL IMS at this year’s drupa

Andy McCourt - Australia

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Konica Minolta bags BLI Pick awards in the A3 MFP Category

UK Representative

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Informa spells out the vision for IPEX 2017

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Cautious Optimism- The state of the European plastics industry

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TechNova To Showcase A Wide Range of Digital Print Media Solutions @ Photokina 2016

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Goss International highlights the benefits of web offset for packaging during drupa panel Brazil

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HP to showcase new business growth opportunities at photokina 2016

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Goss M-600 press surpasses expectations with first installation of LED UV drying

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Goss Contiweb Announces Latest Innovation to Optimize Efficiency in Print Drying

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The Chinese Printing Market: The Next Big Opportunity for Digital Printing & Workflow

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his growth in the Chinese market presents significant opportunities and threats. For equipment and supplies vendors, this growth represents an opportunity for incremental growth. For print service providers, it represents new competition and new opportunities for partnerships.

China has become a country with a huge printing market and it is still growing. Its transformation into a world class manufacturing industry and world class printers is still evolving. As the cultural and creative areas of Chinese society start booming, the printing industry will have a new opportunity. More affluent Chinese will demand top quality products of all kinds and the

packaging market will take the lead in creating a huge incentive for companies striving to reach these “well off” Chinese consumers. In contrast to most of the Western World, the printing industry in China is primed to be the world’s largest print market in the next several years.

While magazines, books and newspapers are in a state of decline in the West, the exact opposite is true in the world’s largest populated country.

At present, China's 3D printing market is still at its initial stage, with the industry chain to be improved.

For example, some core components and 3D printing materials for China-made 3D printing equipment have to be imported from overseas.

But 3D printing technologies in national defense and aviation industries have taken the lead in the world. In 2014, China's 3D printing market size approximated 4.65 billion. It is projected that in the following years the market size will still grow at an average rate of around 40%, and that it will very likely exceed RMB20 billion by 2018.

Much of the recent rapid growth of the Chinese printing industry relates to developments in quality color printing for export markets, rather than in the traditional areas of packaging or simple one-color manuals accompanying products made for export. Most of China’s printers are located in Canton province along the Pearl River,

followed by those in eastern China around Shanghai and the Liao-Tong peninsula. Pearl River region printers tend to hail from Hong Kong and specialize in book manufacturing, magazine printing and packaging.

Printers around Shanghai are commonly engaged in business with Pacific rim countries and are growing at nearly 20% yearly. Printers in Liao-Tong peninsula tend to focus on the Japanese market.

The manufacture of printing equipment in China has steadily grown and now several well-known printing machinery companies, including Heidelberg, KBA and Mitsubishi, have each set up production lines in China. Famous printing plate manufacturers such as Kodak, Fuji and Agfa have also all invested in Chinese plants, and each reports expanding productivity.

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All in Print China 2016

Shanghai New International Expo Centre Shanghai, China, 18 - 22 Oct, 2016

Release of Important Events to be Held during All in Print China 2016 On October 18-22, more than 40 professional printing forums and seminars will be held during All in Print China 2016, with the purposes of reinforcing the technical guidance provided by this event and creating a rewarding and excellent trip for you. Top-grade conferences in various segmented fields of the industry will also be held in this period, accompanied by various forms of exchange activities, thus providing a great opportunity of full-scale contact and interactions between exhibitors and visitors.

List of Important Concurrent Events

1. The 14th Exchange Symposium of Printing Industry among Four Districts of Cross-Straits Time: October 16, 2016 Gathering of the printing industry associations of Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for the purpose of discussing their cooperation plan

2. The 16th Forum of Asia Pacific Graphic Art - Internal meeting of the Asia Pacific regional member association Time: October 16, 2016

Reason of recommendation: more than 200 people from Asia-Pacific Region and even the world will come to discuss the global printing trends, future opportunities and challenges, to share the national printing industry data and also to seek cooperation opportunity, all of which will further strengthen the development of the printing industry in Asia-Pacific region, deepen the exchanges and cooperation among Asia-Pacific countries, make progress together and come to mutual benefit and win-win result.

3. Global Printing Summit Forum 2016 & The 16th Forum of Asia Pacific Graphic Art Time: 09:00-17:00, October 17, 2016 Reason of recommendation: as the most high-end international seminar and study-based forum in the industry, it mainly focuses on interpreting the trend of the global industry. On the international, high-end and forwardlooking forum, the speakers are mainly governmental officials and leaders from the printing industry of EU and Asia-Pacific countries and regions.

Suitable crowds: enterprises wanting to understand and learn from the advanced patterns and experience of their overseas counterparts, enterprises engaged in or intending to develop overseas businesses, local press and publication Bureaus and printing industry associations, as well as related colleges and universities.

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4. Asia Inkjet Printing Forum Time: 13:00-17:00, October 18, 2016 Reason of recommendation: this forum, held for the first time, focuses on large-format inkjet printing, and is the most authoritative and professional platform in the industry. Top experts and suppliers in the industry will explain to you how to drive the creation of new techniques, new ideas and new directions and to stand out in competition.

Suitable crowds: upstream and downstream enterprises and suppliers in inkjet printing industry

5. “JHF� Asia Inkjet Printing Awards 2016 Time: 17:30-20:00, October 18, 2016 Reason of recommendation: top-grade competition platform in inkjet printing industry, where you can appreciate the top-grade techniques of the industry and jointly witness the moment of glory for winning enterprises.

Suitable crowds: upstream and downstream enterprises and suppliers in digital printing industry

8. “Keyin Cup” Asian Digital Printing Awards Time: 18:00-20:00, October 19, 2016 Reason of recommendation: top-grade competition platform in digital printing industry, where you can appreciate the top-grade techniques and works of digital printing and jointly witness the moment of glory for winning enterprises.

9. Global Label Technology Summit Forum Time: 13:30-16:00, October 20, 2016 Reason of recommendation: high-end study-based seminar in the label industry, focusing on “global vision, trend sharing, technical frontier and case reconstruction”.

10. “Sun Cup” Awards Ceremony of Asia Label Printing Time: 17:00-20:00, October 20, 2016 Reason of recommendation: top-grade competition platform in Asian label industry and the “Oscar” of the label field, where you can have a taste of the top-grade techniques and works of label printing and jointly witness the moment of glory for winning enterprises.

Further information is available at www.allinprint.com/en/activity.html.

Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

6. 3D fab+print China Seminar: Global Industrial 3D Printing & Manufacture Seminar Time: October 19, 2016 Reason of recommendation: focusing on the interactions and exchanges of practitioners in global industrial 3D printing and additive manufacturing industry, the seminar explores how mechanical manufacture, aerospace, automobiles and 3D printing can create new opportunities for 2D printing industry.

Established in 2009, Messe Düsseldorf (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (MDS) is a subsidiary of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, one of the world’s top 5 exhibition organizers. MDS is committed to introducing world’s No. 1 trade fairs to China and to providing Chinese and international customers with superior exhibition services. MDS is successfully holding more than 20 leading trade fairs and conferences in China, covering the industries of printing, packaging, wire and tube, plastics, renewable energy, medical devices, retail, safety and health, wine & spirits and caravanning. MDS runs branch offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenyang with a workforce of 70+ full time employees. The worldwide outbound exhibition business (trade shows in Düsseldorf, Germany and other leading Messe Düsseldorf Global Shows) is organized by Messe Düsseldorf China Ltd. (MDC), serving Chinese exhibitors and visitors with superior customer service from its Hong Kong branch office.

Find out more at www.mds.cn.

Suitable crowds: 3D printing and consumable manufacturers and suppliers, as well as printing enterprises wanting to know about 3D printing industry

7. “Digital Printing in China” Tech Summit Forum Time: 09:00-17:30, October 19, 2016 Reason of recommendation: started in 2005 and held on an annual basis, it has accumulated rich resources over the years and currently become the most authoritative and professional digital printing study-based seminar in domestic. Interpreting the developmental trend of the current digital printing market via authoritative reports, it aims to present the latest printing techniques and application cases.

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PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2017: Packaging and Printing for the Future 6th edition returns with a renewed focus on packaging, and exhibitor line-up that spans the entire value chain from idea to shelf

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s Thailand’s leading packaging and printing trade fair for the industry, by the industry, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL, The International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia, returns for its 6th instalment with a renewed focus on the packaging sector.

The exhibition will present the entire value chain that is, from ideation to creation bringing to the forefront the full spectrum of the printing and packaging sectors; from developing new products and technology to creating packaging that protects food for a longer shelf life to digital printing’s economic and speed-to-market advantages for mainstream package decoration. Reflecting key global trends in the market which sees the increasing synergy between packaging and printing, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2017 will echo these developments and reflect all the participatory links within the value chain of a printed pack from hatch to despatch. The 4-day exhibition will zoom into areas such as corrugated printing and packaging, labelling, digital printing, electronic printing, and flexible packaging.

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pharmaceuticals, drinks, and other fast moving consumer goods. All of which require good packaging, customisation, labelling and packaging printing – to create attractive, cost-efficient and sustainable products in an increasingly crowded and competitive marketplace.

With a dynamic line-up keenly curated to current and upcoming industry developments, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2017 presents a unique draw as a one-stop platform to the latest packaging and printing innovations, critical trade insights and network opportunities with the best in the industries.

A tripartite collaboration between Messe Düsseldorf Asia, The Thai Packaging Association and The Thai Printing Association, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL is modelled after No.1 global trade fairs in their respective sectors – drupa and interpack. PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2017 and will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 20 – 23 September 2017.

Positive Global Market Opportunities for Packaging and Printing According to Smithers Pira, the global packaging market will reach US$ 975 billion by 2018, developing at an annual growth rate of 4%. Asia, in particular, is predicted to represent over

40% of global demand for packaging, driven by growing urbanization, investment in housing and construction, development of retail chains and the burgeoning healthcare and cosmetics sectors. Printing on the other hand will see an annual growth of 2% per year from now to 2020 due to continued growth in emerging economies, and added-value opportunities associated with digital print.

Based on a study by The Economist Intelligence Unit, package printing will register a 4.2% CAGR through to 2017, accounting for 43% of the printing market. Demand for packaged goods will keep corrugated print in control of the global print market, whereas flexible packaging, labels and tags will be in greater demand due to growing diversification in print products.

Asia-Pacific: Bright Outlook for the Packaging and Printing Sectors Asia-Pacific dominated the packaging printing market with a share of 37% in 2014, according to marketsandmarkets.com. Brought by rising competition, consumer awareness and spending, as well as demand for aesthetically appealing packaging and sustainable printing, Asia-Pacific’s market share will grow at the highest CAGR from 2015 to 2020, in terms of volume, to become the fastest-growing market for packaging printing.

Southeast Asia

Thailand • Packaging: Thailand’s packaging industry is expected to grow at a CAGR 6.41% to reach a value of US$11.1 billion at the end of 2016 – held by growing food exports and the entry of major industry competitors into its domestic market

• Printing: The printing industry is one of Malaysia’s five pillar industries, with an output value of over US$3 billion since 2014. In recent years, packaging printing, in particular, has seen the most significant growth momentum

Vietnam • Packaging: Average annual growth of the packaging sector was 15% 20% due to high population and a rapid development of the packaging sector for consumer goods • Printing: Printing and packaging industries grew by 15% - 20% in output in 2015. Industrial packaging and label printing accounted for 80% of its total domestic output Concurrent Event Co-locating with PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2017 is T-PLAS 2017 – the 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 region’s plastics and rubber markets. For more information on PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2017 and T-PLAS 2017, please visit: www.pack-print.de / www.tplas.com For more information, please contact: Messe Düsseldorf Asia Ms. Beattrice J. Ho, Tel: (65) 6332 9642, Email: beattrice@mda.com.sg

• Printing: Overall printing industry will grow in line with national economic growth, estimated at between 3.5% - 4.5%. Thailand is the largest printing hub in Southeast Asia, with its offset and digital printing machinery fully imported

Indonesia • Packaging: Packaging, which will grow at 13.2% between 2012 and 2017, will be the second-fastest-growing print products sector and have the second-largest market size at US$2.7 billion, in 2017 • Printing: Indonesia’s print market is forecast to grow to US$9.1 billion in 2017, and growth rate will register at 11.2% through to 2017

Malaysia • Packaging: Top users of plastic packaging are the food and beverages and pharmaceutical industries. Malaysia’s food consumption projected to reach US$20 billion in 2017 and pharmaceutical sales to register US$5 billion by 2023 Printing Review | July-August 2016 | 11

EFI chooses AVT as Strategic Partner for Integrated Inkjet Print Quality Control Solution

AVT’s Jet-IQ Will Be Integrated on EFI’s Nozomi C18000 corrugated board inkjet press

AVT (Advanced Vision Technology Ltd) – the world leader in print automatic inspection, process control, quality assurance and color control for the packaging, label and commercial print markets – was chosen as the strategic provider of EFI’s innovative Print and Quality Control Solution. Named Jet-IQ, the AVT solution will initially be integrated into the EFI™ Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet corrugated board press.

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n addition to enhancing print quality, the dedicated control solution will increase press productivity through innovative nozzle performance and color control. Verification of geometric parameters, such as color to color registration, image placement and printing defects detection, is also included. The solution also will monitor data integrity of static and variable content, classify possible print defects and initiate corrective actions. Ultimately, the AVT solution is designed to efficiently support printing process automation and calibration in full synergy with the press’s EFI Fiery® digital front end.

Jet-IQ is the only proven closed loop solution for digital inkjet presses that works in synergy with press controllers to maintain exemplary print quality, allow digital printers to gain a competitive advantage through enhanced print quality at high speeds, reduce press down time, and offer full reporting capabilities.

Jaron Lotan, AVT’s president and CEO: “We are proud to become EFI’s partner for providing an integrated print quality control solution for their new leading single pass inkjet press.

Together, we will be able to provide customers with a new level of press automation and quality control to secure the

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highest inkjet print quality in the growing market of digital printing.”

“AVT’s long and successful history in providing inspection systems for digital printing make them an ideal partner in our development in the new, high-speed production inkjet presses,” said Scott Schinlever, senior vice president and general manager, EFI Inkjet.

AVT is the leader and pioneer in advanced inspection and workflow solutions designed to meet the specific needs of digital printers. In addition to Jet-IQ, the company offers a selection of solutions tailored for short run print jobs and digital workflow, including several 100% inspection and workflow systems for digital label and packaging presses, and Helios D, a 100% inspection system for digital label presses.

About AVT AVT is the global leader in print process control, quality assurance, and press control for the packaging, labels, and commercial print industries. Backed by state-ofthe-art technology and field-proven solutions, more than 7,000 AVT systems are installed at customer sites worldwide. AVT is headquartered in Hod-Hasharon, Israel with sales, marketing, and support offices in the United States, Europe and China. For more information, visit www.avt-inc.com.

At the 2016 SGIA Expo in Las Vegas, specialty imagers will gather to experience the newest equipment and applications for graphic imaging, apparel decoration, printed electronics and industrial printing, including: Digital inkjet, screen printing, direct-to-garment inkjet, media and substrates, and much more from the industry’s leading exhibitors. You’ll also see the most innovative software, automation solutions and color management tools available.

Don’t miss the best show for specialty imagers: 2016 SGIA Expo, September 14–16 in Las Vegas!

The Providence Journal: Rejuvenated intelligence for EAE control consoles Largest flexo newspaper printer in the U.S. renews its trust in QIPC-EAE Americas to implement retrofit strategy console technologies from the outset, and has already seen one major upgrade between 2004 and 2008, when EAE was charged with retrofitting the entire control and automation technology. Amongst other things, the main press and reelstand drives were replaced with new AC drives and drive controls to match. Furthermore, all printing unit controls were renewed and the obsolete, button-operated control panels on the units superseded by touch consoles. The old control consoles simultaneously made way for EAE Baltic Star models.

QIPC-EAE Americas is delighted to have secured another retrofit order from GateHouse Media (The Providence Journal) in Providence, Rhode Island. Established in 1829, the Journal is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the United States. Providence is also the most important print medium in the East Coast state of Rhode Island.

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he Providence Journal is an all-flexo paper – indeed the publisher’s own printing house in Providence is the biggest newspaper production facility using flexographic technology anywhere in the U.S. The web press consists of three identical sections.

Each of these sections in turn comprises eight flexo printing units (six Journalflex units from Windmöller & Hölscher plus two KBA Colormax towers installed in the early nineties), eight KBA reelstands and a KBA folder. Apart from the Providence Journal, various editions of the Worcester Telegram &Gazette, the Cape Cod Times, The Standard Times (New Bedford), the New London Day, and the New York Daily News are also produced on this busy web press line along with five other dailies and several weekly titles.

The newspaper printing line in Providence has been equipped with EAE press control and control

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Next-generation PC hardware ensures optimal availability and serviceability The motivation behind the new retrofit project with QIPC-EAE Americas was that the PCs for the control consoles and the other EAE systems are gradually getting on in years and the operating system is no longer supported by Microsoft.

To ensure their unbroken availability and serviceability in the future, The Providence Journal decided to upgrade both the PC hardware and the operating system of all EAE systems installed in the press. All in all, QIPC-EAE Americas will replace

ten PCs with modern computers running Windows: not only the PCs for the three EAE control consoles but also the hardware for the EAE Info reporting and logging system, the EAE Net PCs responsible for communicating control commands within and between the different press sections and the EAE Service PC. The latter acts as an access gateway to the entire EAE installation to permit remote maintenance by the manufacturer.

“We’re thrilled that the Providence Journal has elected to open a new chapter in the decades-long partnership with our company”, said Ronald Reedijk, Managing Director of QIPC-EAE Americas.

“The comprehensive PC upgrade will enable the press to continue operating with the accustomed reliability and efficiency while guaranteeing the future availability of spare parts and computer upgrades.” This newest retrofit order is scheduled for execution in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The technicians will be required to proceed systematically and in narrow time windows; after all, there must be no disruptions to newspaper production as a result of the PC migration project at the Providence facility.

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

A SUCCESSFUL DRUPA FOR GAMA INTERNATIONAL Success at Drupa for the new GAMA viscometers G33 and G34 for the viscosity control of EB inks and for the innovative solutions of internal logistics for the storage of GAMA GI sleeves

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n the wide range of control systems presented by GAMA at Drupa – hall 10, booth D40 – we launched the new systems G33 and G34 for the control of temperature and viscosity of EB inks, used in the production of flexible packaging. On these systems was focused most of the visitors’ interest.

“The flexographic printing system for EB inks was mong the news presented by the manufacturers at Drupa, within the packaging solutions”, says Sante Conselvan, Sales & Marketing Director of GAMA. “The leader companies in the sector presented this kind of machines with the GAMA systems installed for the control of the EB inks: plenty of demos were the demo carried out and they raised great interest. The advantages of these solutions lie in the lower environmental impact and in the colour stability, widened by the ink control and correction. Here the GAMA solutions come into play”.

“At our booth we collected hundreds of contacts, with requests of offers both for viscometers to install on new machines and as retrofit, especially from Middle East and from Asia. The viscometer becomes an essential accessory to increase the quality and reduce the costs: goals which also emerging markets aim to”.

GAMA International was there also at hall 5 - booth A16, with the new solutions of internal logistics of the GI automatic sleeve storage system series. These systems solve the problem of Sleeve storage, that require optimal conditions to avoid deformations and consequent impossibility of further use, but also solutions to move and store materials such as rotogravure cylinders, film and paper reels.

The GI automatic sleeve storage system solutions are automatic and useradjustable systems for the sleeve storage, that allow the archiving on more levels with a particularly compact design.

“Our commitment is to find the most suitable solution for the pruduction

needs of the client to be able to realize the tailor-made automatic storage”, comments Sergio Puoti, Sales Manager of the GAMA Logistics Division. “We are able to realize a storage in a space of 50 m2 for 5 meters of height where to conserve a thousand sleeves”. “At Drupa we sold four systems of internal logistics: considering that we presented these solutions for the first time at the fair, we are very satisfied”.

Sante Conselvan concludes: “Drupa came back to its levels of eight years ago. These years our company has grown and today the GAMA viscometers are all over the world, thanks to the great work of implementation of the systems in the printing machines, to offer greater benefits to the client. We are pleased with the countless visits of the clients to our booths, which confirm the leadership role held by GAMA in the quality control sector”.

About GAMA International GAMA designs and produces automatic systems for the control of inks, varnishes, glue and adhesives for Packaging, Labels and Converting.

GAMA has installed more than 9,000 systems worldwide. The GAMA solutions are sold to clients of packaging, labels, newspapers, commercial print and in OEM to the manufacturers.

GAMA’s headquarters are in Robbiate (Lecco, Italy) and the sales office is in Milan.

Thanks to a successful partnership with I&C, GAMA consolidated it presence on the Italian market reaching through the years a leadership position.

GAMA International was founded to strengthen GAMA’s presence on the international market and implement the distribution network, both for sales and post-sales. Furthermore, in 2016 GAMA Americas was founded in York (PA, US) for a stronger presence on the American market.

For more information we invite you to visit the GAMA website www.gamaiec.com Printing Review | July-August 2016 | 15

Permapack AG teams with Esko for seamless process management Swiss firm achieves security, speed and flexibility in its overall workflow with Automation Engine and WebCenter

Process management for every type of packaging across the whole company: For Permapack AG based in Rorschach, a leading Swiss manufacturer of sophisticated packaging, process management for every type of packaging across the entire company is a must for a successful future. To that end, the implementation of WebCenter and the Automation Engine from Esko is an important step toward complete process reliability and automation of processes in packaging production.

JDF-based integration with the job entry system Theurer C3, a well-known ERP/MIS trade software solution for the printing and packaging industry, now combines all work processes from the customer to sales through to production in a comprehensive process management solution. Each new project entering the plant is being processed via the modular Automation Engine workflow server and the online approval and communications tool WebCenter since May 2016.

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We were looking for a solution to cope with the rapid growth in the number of smaller, shorter run jobs being produced with the digital printing technologies we invested in last year. As we had been using ArtPro, Nexus and a CDI Spark 4835 platesetter with inline UV for some time, augmenting our infrastructure with a solution from Esko was virtually automatic,” says Markus Wirth, Managing Director for Flexible Packaging at Permapack. Wirth reports that the company invested nearly seven million Swiss Francs in the development of a Digital Center of Excellence and an expansion of its flexible packaging production lines at its site in Rorschach. This investment, combined with the excellent support the company received from Esko, enabled implementation of Automation Engine and WebCenter within just

three months.

“Permapack is a company that is characterized by strong growth.

Our joint philosophy is to integrate and optimise investments comprehensively into a unified process. Using Automation Engine and WebCenter. Thanks to this integrated solution, Permapack can now manage and more profitably produce the 20 % rise in short run production jobs that has been generated from digital printing,” explains Armand Gougay from Esko.

Benefit of high process reliability An important advantage for Permapack with this new integrated solution is that all internal and external parties involved in a project – customer, advertising agency, sales, work preparation, prepress and production – are

this disadvantage by taking time, labour and cost out of the production process.

Automation Engine The core of the Esko prepress workflow is Automation Engine, a modular workflow server that automates all projects and processes in prepress. It not only ensures a higher level of efficiency and greater throughput, but is designed in all aspects for the daily challenges that printing professionals are confronted with, by increasing quality, reducing the likelihood of errors and lowering process costs. Automation Engine has a scalable and easyto-operate client/server architecture. It can also be seamlessly integrated into any business system.

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working with one and the same file. This results in a high level of reliability in the correction and approval process. Via the Viewer, all involved parties have the opportunity to quickly and easily compare versions. The advantages of the WebCenter approval tool are primarily being exploited internally at the moment, although several projects are already underway to integrate large customers into the process via a portal. Also important is the fact that WebCenter is not dependent on time, location and language, meaning there are no limits to Permapack’s strategy of expansion into international markets.

Labels, tubular laminates, sachets, bags, films as well as wrap-around labels and much more are produced in the in-house print shop comprised of 77 conventional printing units and two digital printing systems from HP Indigo. Special challenges include data preparation for sophisticated designs from a broad range of customers, including multiple individual versions as well as the varied finishing types that are possible on the 10-colour hybrid machines. The database stores in excess of 5,000 cutting dies, as well as about 1,000 format drawings for flexible packaging options. Once these dies and templates have been created and approved using Esko SmartMarks for print production controls such as color bars and registration marks, they can be retrieved over and over again without errors.

“Process reliability in comparison to manual production is disproportionately higher with Automation Engine and WebCenter. We estimate that our packaging production can now be processed at least 25% faster”, adds Wirth.

For Permapack, the investment in automation solutions as a modern packaging manufacturer is essential, especially since pricing is still under pressure at the Swiss production site due to unfavourable foreign exchange rates for the Swiss Franc. Automation solutions like those from Esko help the company to compensate for

WebCenter is a powerful, web-based platform for packaging management that can be used to manage all work processes, packaging specifications, approval cycles, text contents and digital resources. It ensures secure online collaboration and allows users to manage their projects reliably as well as check, comment on and approve documents. In addition, all packaging objects in a project – including graphics, print templates, logos, images, 3D drafts with finishing effects and other packaging elements – can be securely saved in a database and inserted into the layout automatically.

About Permapack (www.permapack.ch) Permapack is a successful Swiss production and supply firm under family ownership.

Permapack, based in Rorschach, is multi-faceted: In the six application areas of nonfood, food, cosmetics, construction, industry and retail, products such as self-adhesive labels, composite and packaging films, adhesive tapes, sealants, DIY and garden items are produced and marketed. With 480 employees, Permapack achieved a turnover of about 113 million Swiss Francs in 2015.

About Esko (www.esko.com) Esko is a global supplier of integrated solutions for the packaging, labels, sign and display industries. Esko products and services help customers manage, create and produce better labels, packaging, signs and displays.

Portfolio The Esko product portfolio supports and manages the packaging and print processes for brand owners, retailers, designers, premedia and trade shops, packaging manufacturers, and converters. For 9 out of 10 retail packages, Esko solutions are used in packaging management, asset management, artwork creation, structural design, prepress, 3D visualization, flexo plate making, workflow automation, quality assurance, sample-making, palletization, supply chain collaboration and/or the production of signage and displays. The Esko solutions consist of an extensive suite of software and two hardware product lines: CDI flexo computer-to-plate imagers and Kongsberg digital cutting systems, complemented with professional services, training and consultancy. Enfocus, with its suite of automation solutions and PDF quality control tools for printers, publishers, and graphic designers, is an Esko subsidiary.

MediaBeacon, with its digital asset management (DAM) solutions is also part of the Esko family.

Facts & numbers Esko employs about 1,500 people worldwide. Its direct sales and service organization covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Americas and the Asia Pacific, Japan and China regions and is complemented by a network of distribution partners in more than 50 countries. Esko is headquartered in Gent, Belgium, and has R&D and manufacturing facilities in five European countries, the United States, China and India.

Esko is a Danaher company (www.danaher.com).

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Outstanding success for GOEBEL IMS at this year’s drupa

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60,000 visitors from 188 countries and 1,837 exhibitors from 54 countries – this is the positive outcome reported from drupa.

Between May 31 and June 10 print and media industries met in Düsseldorf, Germany, to discover innovative technologies and recent developments for all steps of the production process. In a positive investment climate, GOEBEL IMS, a leading provider of slitting and winding solutions for, all kinds of papers and boards, as well as other markets and applications, successfully showcased its product portfolio to industry experts, customers and potential clients. “This year’s drupa has been an outstanding success for us”, says Ugo Barzano, Sales Director for the Business Unit Paper and Board. “We have exhibited our top seller, the T 2 for converting specialty, standard and aseptic packaging papers and have received a lot of positive feedback on our products and solutions. We have also established promising new business contacts and discussed innovative technologies with industry experts during those 11 exhibition days and our booth party. We are very happy with this year’s outcome and are looking forward to meet again at drupa in 2020.”

GOEBEL IMS offers a broad range of slitting and winding solutions for various applications in the paper manufacturing and converting industries.

Our top selling slitter rewinder T 2 offers the industry’s best priceperformance ratio for converting solutions. It processes specialty and standard papers, coated and uncoated papers as well as board and aseptic packaging papers. Thanks to its ergonomic and flexible design, T 2 can be adapted to individual customer needs and specific requirements.

Several automation features as well as a fully-automatic version further increase the productivity and efficiency of the production process.

RA 2 and OPTISLIT are two machines that are specifically designed for converting technical as well as pressure- and surface-sensitive papers.

RA 2 is one of the highest-performing machines for working widths up to 3,000 mm. In its field the slitter rewinder offers maximum productivity, outstanding quality and a top level process automation. With a working width of up to 5,000 mm, the OPTISLIT is a special-purpose machine for converting pressure-sensitive and surface-sensitive papers such as thermal papers. It guarantees premium quality of the finished rolls due to extreme precision of contact pressure and web tension and allows for even higher production speeds than the RA 2. All GOEBEL IMS slitter rewinders are customized into individual slitting and winding solutions to meet the specific needs of paper producers and converters in order to help them create sustainable value in their production process.

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Grafikontrol’s drupa stand sees boom of visitors from the United States and the Middle East New PROCHECK system for print defect traceability and new MATRIX and LYNEX inspection systems achieve success in packaging markets

Grafikontrol’s participation at drupa proved to be one of the most successful, with hundreds of visitors from all over the world. Grafikontrol showed its leadership by presenting a complete range of quality control systems centered on the TQC-360° platform. These products offer continuous and complete inspection throughout the printing and post-printing process. These solutions have been adopted by major industry manufacturers including UTECO, Lombardi Converting and Amut Dolci Bielloni who installed the Grafikontrol systems on their printing presses at drupa.

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isitors were particularly impressed with the PROCHECK system, the newest TQC-360° product presented at the show. “This innovative defect tracking system, which is currently patent pending, tracks the exact location of every defect detected during printing and lamination.

This information is then sent to the slitting department and allows the operator to remove defects by automatically controlling the machine stoppage. Until now, it was the missing link in the total quality process,” comments Paolo De Grandis, sales director and business partner at Grafikontrol. Regarding the new philosophy adopted in the development of the TQC-360° products, De Grandis elaborated: “it’s a unique solution on the market and an indispensable aid which any efficient pressroom must have.”

There was strong interest from packaging markets, which is where Grafikontrol’s MATRIX, LYNEX, CHROMALAB and PROCHECK systems are devoted. The demonstrations at the Grafikontrol ’s booth showed how the TQC-360° systems work in combination with each other.

MATRIX is the basic component of the TQC-360° line; its primary function is to provide the highest image quality. The 6 Megapixel colour digital camera, combined with the new generation of high efficiency LED illumination, allows for snapshots of the running web. The new multitouch operator interface enables the operator to easily manage multiple

functions, including detection of defects with continuous live comparison of the image with the master image, bar code verification and colour monitoring. MATRIX is recommended for sheet-fed applications, such as folding cartons, corrugated and metal substrates.

The inspection offered by LYNEX assures total quality by inspecting 100% of the printing web in real time. Roll-to-roll package printing demands defect free products and tight tolerances which means that printers need advanced quality inspection equipment to avoid embarrassing and costly customer complaints. LYNEX provides this with continuous inspection of the entire print repeat, on any substrate and in real time! It is suitable for any printing method and is

recommended for labelling and packaging.

“The largest number of visitors came from the United States of America and Middle Eastern markets, which means Grafikontrol’s expanded sales network in those areas are giving positive results,” adds Paolo De Grandis. “We received important orders from these markets, some of which were unexpected. Orders also came from our European customers, including companies in France, Spain, Britain and Benelux. As expected, we also had many requests for information and offers from our Italian customers.

Thousands of Grafikontrol systems are installed around the world, and the success at drupa will allow us to reach an annual result that exceeds expectations.”

About Grafikontrol Established in 1969, Grafikontrol is a recognized world leader in press controls for the graphic industry. The systems developed by Grafikontrol are installed on numerous printing presses around the world, including presses for package printing (both gravure and flexo), commercial offset, newspaper, rotogravure publication and metal decoration. In addition to selling through printing press manufacturers, Grafikontrol’s distribution is ensured by a number of sales people and sales agents, present in most of Europe, South Africa, Asia, Australia, USA and South America. In 2015, Grafikontrol North America, based in York (PA), was founded to strengthen Grafikontrol’s presence in North America. For more information, visit www.grafikontrol.it.

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KBA takes over

Spanish die-cutter producer Iberica AG S.A.

KBA president and CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann (2nd left) with Iberica engineers on a tour of the assembly hall

The offices of Iberica AG S.A. in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, which have now been taken over

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The takeover of Iberica AG S.A. in Spain by German press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) announced on 23 May 2016 is now complete with the signing of the purchase agreement by Officine Meccaniche G. Cerutti S.p.A. (OMGC) from Italy. The KBA Group expands its extensive portfolio for packaging customers in print finishing with the acquisition of the die-cutter manufacturer based in Barcelona. Iberica with some 60 staff produces medium and large-format flatbed die-cutters for board and corrugated packaging. KBA has been active in this market successfully for some time with its presses. The takeover and integration of Iberica underscores the global KBA Group’s focus on growth markets and greatly improves the Spanish die-cutters’ growth prospects. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price or further details regarding the takeover. For the transaction OMGC has been advised by Fredericks Michael & Co.

Konica Minolta bags BLI Pick awards in the A3 MFP Category - adds one more feather to its cap

- bizhub C308 and bizhub 227 wins BLI Pick Awards 2016

committed to provide powerful and sustainable solutions to our elite customers in the coming years.

This accolade further supports the leading innovation and proven performance over the peers” said Mr. Yuji Nakata, MD Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

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uyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) announced the winners of its coveted Pick awards for the summer 2016 season, with Konica Minolta earning accolades for its outstanding A3 Multifunctional printers (MFP) bizhub C308 and bizhub 227. The MFP’s stood out for reliability, efficiency-enhancing capabilities and was honoured for “productivity”.

As an independent company evaluating office document equipment and applications, BLI has been putting products to the test for more than 50 years. By assessing reliability, image quality, ease of use, productivity and a range of other criteria, the tests reveal the products that deliver customers the best value and most trouble-free performance. BLI Pick awards are presented twice annually.

“The Konica Minolta bizhub C308 and bizhub 227 are designed to keep your small-to mid-size workgroup productive,” said BLI Manager of Lab Operations Joe Ellerman. “Excellent reliability, user-replaceable drums and high paper capacities minimize downtime, while the BLI award winning MyTab in the drivers lets you set preferences and shortcuts at the desktop and up to 25 shortcut keys saves time for walk-up users. You can also sync your smartphone or tablet to the MFP to simplify mobile printing”.

“We are honoured and grateful to receive this award, and are ever

About Buyers Laboratory LLC Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) is the world’s leading independent provider of analytical information and services to the digital imaging and document management industry. For over 50 years, buyers have relied on BLI to help them differentiate products’ strengths and weaknesses and make the best purchasing decisions, while industry sales, marketing and product professionals have turned to BLI for insightful competitive intelligence and valued guidance on product development, competitive positioning and sales channel and marketing support. Using BLI’s web-based bliQ and Solutions Center services, 40,000 professionals worldwide create extensive side-by-side comparisons of hardware and software solutions for over 15,000 products globally, including comprehensive specifications and the performance results and ratings from BLI’s unparalleled Lab, Solutions and Environmental Test Reports, the result of months of hands-on evaluation in its US and UK labs. The services, also available via mobile devices, include a comprehensive library of BLI’s test reports, an image gallery, hard to find manufacturers’ literature and valuable tools for configuring products, calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) and annual power usage. BLI also offers consulting and private, for-hire testing services that help manufacturers develop and market better products and consumables.

About Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.: Konica Minolta Business Solutions is a leader in advanced imaging and networking technologies from the desktop to the print shop. Konica Minolta is the global developer, manufacturer of multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet print heads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services. It is also engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of electronic materials (including TAC films), lighting source panels, functional films (including heat insulation films), and optical products (including lens units).

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@ DRUPA

Bruno Müller: “Our Participation at drupa Left a Convincing Impression” Bruno Müller looks back at the company’s successful participation at drupa. The CEO of Muller Martini was particularly delighted by all the positive customer feedback with regard to the booth’s concept: “The way we explained our core topic of Finishing 4.0 in a clear and impressive manner surprised many visitors.” considered the topic of digital.

Positive responses from visitors are one thing, investment decisions and projects lined up are another.

How satisfied are you with the sales concluded at drupa?

Bruno Müller: The fair was also very successful for us in this regard.

As we presented new ideas to our customers with future-driven production processes, various projects are also lined up for the future. What’s important now is to process these projects rapidly and to hopefully complete many of them.

Three days before the end of drupa, the fair management announced that the next drupa will not be held in 2019 as originally planned, but in 2020 in the usual four-year cycle.

How do you view this decision?

The eleven eventful days at drupa are now a thing of the past, how do you rate the event from Muller Martini’s perspective?

Bruno Müller: I consider it to be an outright success. We are not only highly satisfied with the number of visitors, we also received lots of positive customer feedback about how we presented our offering, both as regards our machines and our services. The way we explained our core topic of Finishing 4.0 in a clear and impressive manner surprised many visitors.

Does the large number of visitors from the very first day then lead you to conclude that Muller Martini, with its key topic of Finishing 4.0 and the buzz words of consistent automation, integration, variable, customized products, touchless workflow, addressed precisely what the graphic arts industry is interested in?

Bruno Müller: Yes, because I’m convinced that there is major potential for development in customized, variable and high-quality printed matter.

However, it needs to be produced efficiently. We showed how to do that with specific, practical applications and demanding live presentations.

That left a convincing impression on many visitors to the booth.

How did the customers comment on the integrated solutions and the demos with complex hybrid products?

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booth - how they were able to enter the topic of Finishing 4.0 in the tower and get a perfect overview of all our live products from a bird’s eye perspective.

I met the most varied people from the graphic arts industry and from various major businesses - publishers as well as printers, representatives of management and machine operators. Many visitors had something of an “Aha!” effect from the way we presented new business models for the future at the fair. That was equally the case for visitors who already have experience in digital printing as well as for conventional printers and finishers who have not yet

Bruno Müller: It’s the right thing to do in my view. After all, we want to impress at drupa with several machines, but the expense involved is considerable. For this year’s fair, for instance, we moved more than 200 tons of material to Düsseldorf in 27 trucks on 258 pallets and invested three weeks in installing the booth. What’s more, in addition to 30 technicians, we also had more than 100 sales experts and product managers of sales companies from all continents in permanent deployment. In light of these figures, it’s understandable that we prefer the four-year cycle, and we’re now already looking forward to drupa 2020.

CEO Bruno Müller: “There’s major potential for development in customized, variable and high-quality printed matter.

However, it needs to be produced efficiently. We showed how to do that in a clear and understandable manner at drupa.”

Total value of QIPC-EAE orders rises to €6.3 million in the second week of DRUPA

(L-R) Marcel Wollgramm (EAE), Wilhelm Leyer, Adrian Soballa, Heinz Schwieger, Werner Ringel (EAE), Michaela Gawenda, Bernhard Schmiedeberg (EAE)

(L-R) Menno Jansen (QIPC-EAE), Marc von Bergen Beat Mühlematter, Peter Rickenmann (Print Assist AG), Bruno Witmer and Jaco Bleijenberg (QIPC-EAE)

The second week of Drupa 2016 proved even more successful than the first for Q.I. Press Controls - Engineering Automation Electronics (QIPCEAE). The specialist in automation for the printing industry added 6.3 million Euros to its order books during the 11-day Düsseldorf-based event, trebling the 2 million Euros in orders that had been taken in the first week. And, it’s likely that even more orders will follow, says QIPC-EAE chairman, Menno Jansen.

cut-off register control. “And I can also tell you that the largest order still has to be revealed because our client has requested we make no media announcements for the time being”, adds Menno Jansen. “What’s more, requests keep flooding in for our new IBS-100 and Desk 7.0 products.

Our sales staff will be following up all these leads as and when they can.”

Menno Jansen is delighted by the course of events at what is the most important trade show for the printing industry. “In fact, it’s beyond our wildest dreams. It’s clear that the printing industry is enjoying a renaissance at the moment: the print media are alive and kicking. The impulses are not just commercial ones - in the newspaper industry too, the investment climate is improving.” QIPC-EAE’s man in charge was delighted to welcome so many visitors to the stand. “Our sales team had an incredibly busy time answering the questions of interested visitors. It was demanding, but hard work pays off in the end.”

Not only did QIPC receive the necessary orders: at EAE too, several upgrade orders were placed for existing systems. This includes one from Maroc Soir S.a. based in Casablanca, Morocco. During the first week of Drupa 2016, QIPC had already taken orders from Israel Today, Rotativos Patagonia from Argentinia and Sanmarg Pvt from India. Also during the first week, EAE received an order from German-based Funke Medien.

During the final week of Drupa 2016, QIPC received orders from Gulf News, Dubai, for an mRC-3D system for colour and cut-off register on its manroland CROMOMAN; from Merkur Zeitungsdruck AG, Switzerland, for an mRC-3D for colour and cut-off register and an IDS-3D colour control; and from Mittelrhein-Verlag, Germany, for a colour register, fan-out and

About QIPC – EAE: QIPC – EAE is the result of the acquisition of EAE by Q.I. Press Controls in 2014. Q.I. Press Controls, the number one supplier of innovative, highquality optical measurement and control systems, joined forces with EAE, the leading supplier of control, automation and software solutions for the printing industry. Supported by a global service network, the QIPC – EAE joint-venture delivers total solutions for web offset presses in the printing industry. From prepress to mailroom, QIPC – EAE provides solutions that not only lead to production reliability, but to enhanced performance as well. For more information, go to: www.qipc.com & www.eae.com

Q.I. Press Controls gives boost to Omani Establishments expansion plans

make the investment so that we could meet the needs of our clients as well as retain our position as market leader in the region. A reliable register control system was the next big thing on our shopping list.”

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he Dutch specialist in measurement and control equipment for the printing industry, Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC), has received a new order from Omani Establishment for Press, Printing, Publishing and Distribution L.L.C. in Oman. QIPC will be responsible for installing an mRC3D system for colour register in its plant, based in the Omani capital of Muscat. Omani Establishment decided to invest in colour register because it now wants to focus its efforts increasingly on commercial products, alongside its newspaper-printing activities.

Long-held desire In total, Omani Establishment will be acquiring 12 mRC-3D cameras, responsible for full automation of the colour register. The cameras will be equipped with AIMS for the automatic cleaning of the lenses. Everything will be installed on the Goss Magnum printing press with six towers. “We recently had our press upgraded to six heat-set webs”, explains M.C. Venugopal, manager at Omani Establishments. “We were compelled to

The mRC-3D system now enables Omani Establishments to supply a much improved end-product and to reduce waste. At the moment, the plant - whose publications include Oman’s largest Arabic-language daily, Al Watan, and the country’s leading English-language newspaper, Oman Tribune - is experiencing problems with its register quality. On the back of the quality improvements Omani Establishments will be making, thanks to installation of the mRC-3D system, the business can now expect to have more satisfied customers and to win more commercial contracts. “Newspaper circulation is diminishing worldwide”, reports M.C. Venugopal. “The only way to survive is to minimise waste and maximise quality. We’ve put our faith in the mRC-3D achieving these objectives.”

Omani Establishments anticipates that it will be able to reduce its waste by as much as forty percent with the mRC-3D. “The fact that colour register is a lot quicker, as well as retain its quality during production means we can now achieve these goals.”

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HERMA GmbH, Specialist in Labeling Machinery and Self-Adhesive Technology, to Launch U.S. Subsidiary Peter Goff, Longtime UK Sales Director, Named CEO of HERMA U.S. Inc. Mr. Goff will report to Martin Kühl, Divisional Director of the HERMA’s worldwide Machine Division.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for HERMA to expand its global footprint,” said Mr. Kühl. “The company had already enjoyed solid sales in North America without permanent staff. This new subsidiary dedicates many of our most talented personnel to one of the world’s most important markets. This exciting new commitment allows HERMA to focus in on the American healthcare and consumer products sectors, and provide our distributors and customers an enhanced, more direct level of sales and technical support.”

Though HERMA U.S. Inc. will initially focus solely on its labeling machines business, HERMA also produces self-adhesive materials, as well as finished adhesive products for a broad set of industries, including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, automotive and electrical, chemicals, food, cosmetics and logistics.

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ERMA GmbH, a Germany-based provider of labeling machinery and self-adhesive labels & materials to the global packaging marketplace, has launched a U.S. subsidiary effective July 1. HERMA U.S. Inc. is headquartered in Fairfield, NJ, and will initially concentrate on sales and servicing in support of the company’s wide range of labeling machines.

HERMA U.S. Inc. will be led by Peter Goff, the longtime Director of Sales for the company’s subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Mr. Goff, who has been with the company for 25 years and drew high praise for his stewardship of the HERMA UK sales operation, has been named CEO of HERMA U.S. Inc. HERMA offers a complete range of labeling solutions based around the market-leading HERMA 400 Label Applicator. The HERMA 400 – over 15,000 units have been produced to date – features a high speed servo drive capable of achieving speeds over 500 feet per minute. The machine also enjoys an exemplary reliability record.

The HERMA range encompasses everything from compact machinery for low to medium speed applications to the M range of high speed fully automatic systems, including the HERMA 132M Automatic Wrap-Around Labeling System. Offering speeds up to 300 products per minute, this high speed turret-based wrap-around labeling system is widely used in European pharmaceutical production lines, and features valuable product security features including the ability to remove reject labels without applying them to the product.

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About HERMA GmbH HERMA GmbH is a leading specialist in self-adhesive technology. The company’s comprehensive range of products spans the labeling production process to include labeling machinery, a variety of adhesive materials, and finished selfadhesive products.

HERMA’s flexible labeling machines are designed, developed, and built for integration into industrial processes, while its self-adhesive paper and film compounds are manufactured with unsurpassed precision. The company’s range of finished adhesive products includes labels for a broad set of industries, including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, automotive and electrical, chemicals, food, cosmetics and logistics. The company’s three divisions comprise nearly 1,000 personnel.

For more information, call (973) 521-7254 or visit www.herma.us

Research and industry in dialogue:

Science Campus at K 2016 presents key themes for the plastics and rubber industry

Having met with a huge response at its premiere at K 2013, the Science Campus at K 2016 from 19 to 26 October will be further intensifying the dialogue between research and industry in an enlarged area and with an increased number of participating scientific organisations. Supplementing the presentations of universities and colleges, institutes and sponsoring organisations, the Science Campus will focus on the four key themes defined by the K 2016 Innovation Circle – a panel made up of experts from science and representatives of K’s Exhibitors Council.

The Science Campus enables exhibitors and visitors at K 2016 to gain a concentrated overview of scientific activities and findings in the plastics and rubber sector and promotes an exchange of experience between companies and universities. The following participants will be represented at the Science Campus in Hall 7.0 of the Düsseldorf exhibition centre: • Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Plastics Engineering (ikd), • Johannes Kepler University, Institute of Polymeric Materials and Testing, Linz, Austria • Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF) • Chemnitz University of Technology, Cluster of Excellence MERGE, Institute of Lightweight Structures • Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK) • University of Stuttgart, Institute of Polymer Technology (IKT) •A total of ten institutes or chairs of macromolecular and technical chemistry • Fraunhofer Society for the advancement of applied research with a total of eight institutes • Kunststoff-Institut (plastics institute for SMEs in North Rhine-Westphalia) (KIMW)

• Beteiligungs- und Kunststoffverwertungsgesellschaft mbH (BKV) – investment and plastics-recycling company • EnCO2re – a European innovation programme to enable CO2 re-use by Climate-KIC • Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V. (FNR) – coordinating institute for renewable materials activities • German Chemical Society (GDCh) • VDI – The Association of German Engineers • Scientific Alliance of Plastics Technology (WAK) All of them will be presenting pioneering materials and technologies and responding to the central challenges of plastics and rubber technology.

At the Science Campus Center, the discussion and communication forum, attention will be focused on the following key themes: • innovation drivers of global change focusing on resource efficiency Plastics Industry 4.0 • new materials, and l • ightweight engineering

• as well as on scientific training in macromolecular chemistry and plastics technology.

Scientists of K 2016’s Innovation Circle and teams from their institutes will prepare the key themes and present them in different formats. Expected to have a lasting impact on market development of the sector in the coming years, these themes will not only be the focus of the Science Campus at K 2016 but will also be reflected in the presentations of the exhibitors, the special show “Plastics Shape the Future” and the Innovation Compass.

At K 2016, over 3,000 exhibitors from all continents will be presenting their latest developments in the fields of machinery and equipment for the plastics and rubber industry, raw materials and auxiliaries, semi-finished products, technical parts, and reinforced plastics products. The fair, which will be open from 10 am until 6 pm from Wednesday, 19 October, until Wednesday, 26 October, is expected to attract some 200,000 trade visitors from all over the world.

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Strong performance at the fair and great future prospects:

manroland web systems shows its digital side

and thrills customers and trade visitors the fair opted for the pioneering 24-hour-B2B-Marketplace by manroland web systems. “We wanted to offer our customers a manroland web STORE filled with expertise which is as easy to use as consumer market online shops“, Alexander Wassermann, who is now the sole managing director of manroland web systems after Jörn Gossé’s resignation, explains. “By relaunching the manroland web STORE, which we presented at drupa 2016, we have made our vision come true. Fast, flexible and convenient parts supply: That’s a real benefit for our customers.”

At DRUPA this year, manroland web systems welcomed customers, media representatives and numerous visitors from around the world in Düsseldorf. As the leading partner and overall solutions provider for web offset and industrial digital printing, manroland web systems showed a wide range of solutions, systems and innovations, all aimed at making the customer more successful. manroland web systems convinced their customers and is able to boast satisfactory results.

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his year’s drupa was again very successful for manroland web systems. In the commercial printing sector, two more 96-page systems of the LITHOMAN series and two 16-page ROTOMAN systems were sold. In newspaper printing, the new GEOMAN e:line 26 | July-August 2016 | Printing Review

was introduced to the market and several upgrade sales were made. The customers, from all around the world, chose to make retrofits and refurbishments, but also to purchase used machines.

Besides selling a FoldLine digital Inline Finishing System to Guam, which was exhibited at the fair and presented daily in live-demos, several hot prospect projects were initiated in the newly developed digital printing sector at drupa.

The manroland web systems Service was also very satisfactory: The service promise “WE ADD VALUE.” went down well with the customers and visitors. Several service contracts were signed, including the refurbishment of a third-party machine in India. The manroland web store with its new design and extra features was greeted with much enthusiasm: A great number of customers at

The result is also satisfying: “We are very happy with the results we achieved at drupa“, says Wassermann. “Our presentation was excellent: We once again proved that we are ahead of our time. Besides our double drupa highlight, a complete digital printing workflow unit with variable Inline Finishing (i.e. our FoldLine in combination with a Prosper 6000S

by Kodak), visitors were able to learn more about our consistently developing, comprehensive and customer orientated Portfolio.

We were convincing through innovation in all areas, whether with existing or new model ranges, extensive service offerings with substantial added value, entry into new markets and business models or innovative software and workflow solutions. Customers were also very satisfied with our consulting expertise. Our employees constantly work on ideas together with our customers, which we always put into practice.

Like for example our retrofits on third-party machines. The high intake of orders will fill our factory until 2017. This is a wonderful result and a clear sign that we meet the needs of our customers and delight the industry.”

Informa spells out the vision for IPEX 2017 Informa Exhibitions today announced further details of its plans for IPEX 2017. In addition to the innovative pricing strategy for exhibitors already announced with inclusive power and lifting arrangements, and stand size limits aimed at improving the user experience, the organisation has begun to announce how it will deliver on its promise to exhibitors of an industry-focused, value for money exhibition drawing international visitors to the NEC.

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ob Fisher, Event Director of IPEX, said; “The printing industry has seen huge technological and organisation changes over the last decade. Some applications of print have diminished, while others have expanded in quality, volume and impact. People interact differently with print these days, and both specifiers of print and consumers of printed products have very different expectations of what it can do. We are planning an event that will show how every aspect of printing can become more relevant today than ever before.”

IPEX 2017 covers all applications of printing – from signage and advertising through to packaging of finished products – and will help production staff from print management companies,

design and marketing agencies, learn the latest capabilities of printers and print technology. The exhibition, covering all kinds of print, will help printers understand what the creative industries will expect of them over the next three years and beyond.

Rob Fisher continued; “We’ve been clear in our vision from day one that this exhibition will show print in action. That’s not just something we are leaving up to our exhibitors. We will have a series of features designed to strengthen the link between the creative and print industries by showing both the capabilities of the latest technologies, and the skills both groups need to learn to make the most of those capabilities, whether those are technical, marketing or management skills.”

Dr Brian Minards, principal of Harrogate and London-based design

consultants Minards Associates, and Professor in the School of Advertising at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, said; “I have been attending IPEX for many years. It’s always been an excellent forum to learn about the latest ways that designers can use print and print techniques to deliver innovative advertising and packaging. Print is where design meets the real world, so to my mind it is vital that designers learn what it can do for them. The NEC makes the event easily accessible to all the main creative hubs around the UK, as well London, so I’m looking forward to seeing what innovations IPEX 2017 will have on show.”

IPEX 2017 takes place from 31st October to 3rd November, 2017 at the NEC in Birmingham, and is the UK’s largest and only truly international print show.

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Data glasses and much more…

Service push in the KBA Web Lounge

Agreement on paint shop outsourcing

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wo strong partners in the metal processing industry are looking forward to their new cooperation on the premises of manroland web systems. The paint shop, which was previously run in-house, was taken over by the Dorrer & Englmeier coating centre on 1st July 2016.

The KBA MobileConsole is a fully mobile console with all SW-based functions

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BA Digital & Web boosts its service push at Drupa with the data glasses (KBA AR-DataGlass) and many other new offers.

The KBA Augmented Reality Service unites the real and virtual world. KBA specialists Service 4.0 with the KBA AR-DataGlass glasses.

Specialists are always at your side with audio can see exactly what the visual support technicians are doing onsite in real time with AR-DataGlass. Intervention times are significantly reduced and there are no communication problems through bad phone connections. A raft of web printers value this option to receive help quickly and costefficiently when it comes to potential press errors.

KBA MobileConsole, a Tablet compatible with industrial use as a fully mobile console with all operating functions, is also new and helpful. Operating and authority levels are the same as those at the press console. Press operators and maintenance personnel can make changes or corrections at the press from any position via the Tablet.

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The Dorrer & Englmeier family business, which is specialised in wet varnishing and powder coating, will from now on reside on the factory premises of manroland web systems GmbH. The printing press manufacturer is to benefit from the comprehensive, longstanding experience of the new partner. For this reason it was agreed to outsource the painting works completely to Dorrer & Englmeier in order to pool expertise and make use of the existing know-how. With the expansion of their business operations, Dorrer & Englmeier will additionally act as a contract coater in Augsburg. The Power & Free plant of manroland web systems, which Dorrer & Englmeier will take over, offers fully automatic powder coating, wet varnishing, phosphate conversion coating as well as cathodic dip primer coating and a sandblast cabin. All of this will now also be available for new customers of Dorrer & Englmeier. The business expansion will create additional jobs in Augsburg.

Optimisation of production processes

The partnership with Dorrer & Englmeier is another step for manroland web sys-tems GmbH towards optimising the in-house production processes, concentration on the core business and thereby securing the leading role in the web offset printing business. “We are happy to have yet again found a strong partner for our production”, says Alexander Wasserman, director of manroland web systems. “We not only offer Dorrer & Englmeier a site that is conveniently situated and well connected to the infrastructure, but we also gain a partner who ensures an optimal material supply and the realisation of our painting work.”

Dorrer & Englmeier and manroland web systems already signed the contract for the transference of the paint shop in May. A long-term framework procurement contract for the delivery of coated parts as well as rental contracts for the ware-house, manufacturing and administration buildings round off the collaboration. All co-workers employed by manroland web systems in the paint shop will con-tinue their work with Dorrer & Englmeier.

“The collaboration with manroland web systems means an expansion into new business areas for us. We are proud to be a modern, growing company and are very happy about our new partnership with manroland web systems”, the managing directors Franz and Alexander Englmeier of the Dorrer & Englmeier coating centre explain.

Cautious Optimism

The state of the European plastics industry

Despite a host of issues to tackle that range from marine waste to multiple force majeures at materials suppliers, the European plastics industry approaches K 2016 in a good state of health and with cautious optimism. But there are still many hills to climb.

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Plastics industry consultant Applied Market Information (AMI) said recently that the European plastics industry “finds itself in another period of upheaval and change as it struggles to pull out of the stagnation caused first by the Great Recession in 2008-2009 and the subsequent Euro zone crisis in 2012-2013.” AMI predicts polymer demand to grow at just over 1% per year up to 2019.

Materials supply has been unstable

Processors are busier

Plastics processors across the continent last year found difficulties in obtaining raw materials. Several major polyolefin plants in Europe stood still for extended periods, and global economic and trade framework conditions made it difficult for processors to obtain materials on international markets.

These factors included not only the relative weak Euro against the US dollar, but also continued strong demand for plastics in Asia and the US. Indications are that price volatility should be lower this year, however.

Prospects for the plastics processing industry across Europe appear to be improving, with trade associations in several countries reporting growth. Even in Italy, where consumption has been flat at best for some time, equipment association Assocomaplast reports a strong upward trend in orders. In Germany, even after a record year in 2014, the sector still managed to post moderate growth last year. But Dirk Westerheide, president of the country’s plastics processing sector association GKV, has lamented major hiccups in supply and very volatile price development of raw materials, particularly polyethylene and polypropylene.

The situation led to umbrella trade association European Plastics Converters (EuPC) establishing the Alliance for Polymers for Europe, to “provide detailed information on the current polymer market and help assist raw material users through its network of national plastics associations, as well as assist companies in requesting suspension of certain EU import

Supply side is content Overall, polymer producers in Europe appear to be upbeat. At Borealis, for example, CEO Mark Garrett says integrated polyolefin industry margins were at historic highs. He notes that polyolefin prices were affected by solid demand combined with a supply shortfall, in particular resulting from unplanned production stops.

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duties to relieve shortages on polymer markets,” according to EuPC President Michael Kundel.

In February, The Polymers for Europe Alliance launched its online Europe­wide customers’ satisfaction survey to award the best polymer producers for Europe. “We decided to start the Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe in order to re­establish a good communication between users of polymers and their suppliers, which has obviously suffered lately,” says Ron Marsh, chairman of the Alliance.

Energy still costs too much Energy costs are very important for the whole of the plastics industry.

Companies across German industry have been particularly vocal in their complaints – prices are among the highest in Europe – and the German chemical industry is also concerned about its falling international competitiveness, especially versus North American companies who have the

advantage of shale gas.

So many eyes are now on petrochemical giant Ineos, which recently began importing ethane from the Marcellus shale field in the USA into Norway. Europe’s first shale-based polyethylene should come onto the market in a few months. Ineos is also set to begin exploration of shale gas in the UK, although it does not plan any fracking in 2016. It wants to use shale gas for energy as well as a polymer feedstock.

The circular economy On top of concerns about materials and energy supply, there is also growing awareness in Europe that more needs to be done about use, re-use, and preservation of precious plastics. Late last year, the European Commission adopted what it says is an ambitious new “Circular Economy Package” (CEP), which it says will “contribute to closing the loop of product lifecycles through greater

recycling and re-use, and bring benefits for both the environment and the economy.”

The Commission has proposed revisions to legislation on waste.

Key elements include a common EU target for recycling 75% of packaging waste by 2030 and a ban on landfilling of separately collected waste. “Less than 25% of plastic waste collected is recycled, and about 50% goes to landfill,” says the Commission.

The PlasticsEurope trade association for plastics manufacturers has welcomed the CEP “as a step closer to resource efficiency,”but it has expressed concerns. “The European plastics industry has been calling for a legally binding landfill restriction on all recyclable as well as other recoverable post-consumer waste by 2025,” it says. “Although a 10%

target constitutes a step in the right direction, it remains a timid attempt to put an end to the landfilling of all waste which can be used a resource.”

European Bioplastics (EUBP), the trade association for suppliers of bio-based plastics, was more enthusiastic about the report.

It says that “forward looking sectors with strong environmental credentials and growth potential, such as bioplastics, need to be promoted.” It predicts that by 2025 production capacities of bioplastics within the EU will have grown twentyfold to 5.7 million tonnes.

A new industrial revolution?

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number 4.0 highly visible on their stands at K 2016, as they push their solutions for “smart” factories that operate within the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The 4.0 refers to Industry 4.0, a term invented in Germany in reference to what is perceived as the fourth industrial revolution – and the German government’s plan to make sure German industry is at its forefront. Proponents of Industry 4.0 say it represents a paradigm shift from centralized to decentralized production.

“Industry 4.0 is above all one thing: a tremendous

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The World’s No. I Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber!

The world’s premier fair for the plastics and rubber industry will again be presenting everything the sector has to offer in 2016.

Everything from the latest state of the art and trailblazing innovations to development visions.

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opportunity that we want to take advantage of together with our customers,” says Dr Stefan Engleder, CTO of injection technology specialist Engel. He says he does not consider the word “revolution” to be very appropriate, however. “The changes that we are currently experiencing are more like an evolution,” he says. “For us, Industry

4.0 is not a new idea, but is already long-established daily practice in many areas.” Others in the sector will doubtless agree.

For plastics processors too, new digital technologies offer new perspectives, says the GKV’s Westerheide. “K 2016 will provide an excellent opportunity to explore the advantages offered by the digitization of our industry,” he says.

North America: Digital Design and Automation Influence Molding Productivity Trends shaping the North American plastics industry include growing use of advanced digital design and manufacturing software and increased automation of production. Recent developments give companies throughout the product chain more ways to optimize operations, speed products to market and increase competitiveness.

S

oftware has long played a role in product and mold design, and automation has always been a way to increase production efficiency. What is different now is that more design software incorporates high-tech features such as 3-D simulation and analysis and even virtual reality imaging. These capabilities help users develop and rapidly fine-tune the manufacturability of parts and molds before money is spent cutting steel.

may combine counterintuitive properties like high strength and light weight. Since unconventional designs are often required to realize the potential of these materials, engineers need software that allows them to develop innovative shapes.

In automation, the trend is primarily one of molders adding increasingly affordable robots to their lines. For years robots were large, fast, specialized systems that were costly to acquire and required expertise to program. In what can be called a “democratization of automation,” the cost of many robots has been declining, making them ever more affordable.

Programming is also simpler – in many cases it can be done with a smart phone or tablet computer. And in one advance, “collaborative robots” have been developed that are safe enough to work alongside humans and simple to program.

Rethinking Design

A number of factors influence the gains in design software and robotics. One is the digital revolution that promotes the connectivity of machines and data throughout a factory. Another is the growth of advanced materials that

Examples of suppliers that pursue advanced digital design and manufacturing capabilities include Siemens, whose NX PLM Software provides multiple features and program offerings. NX software is a platform to which designers, molders and toolmakers add on integrated software for applications throughout product development.

Among the programs are design capabilities with 3-D simulations; software that calculates warping,

cooling, shrinkage and deformation in tooling design; manufacturing software for mold development; costing tools; NC software for machines; CAM software for production; and quality control software.

Siemens says that NX software reduces design time an average 30%. Paul Brown, senior marketing director for the NX Product Engineering Unit, says that software integration lets users move seamlessly from concept to design qualification, mold development, and machine production. The efficiencies and cost savings in moldmaking especially can make companies more competitive with offshore mold sources.

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software is Dassault Systémes. Through 3-D simulation programs such as Catia, materials software like Solidworks, and Delmia, a “digital twin” program for building production lines, Dassault provides integrated capabilities that reduce product development time – 20 to 50% in the case of Solidworks, says Lotfi Derbal, senior product portfolio manager.

Solidworks allows simulation so designs can be optimized before investments are made in molds and manufacturing. In mold development, Derbal says engineers can trial cooling channels, balance components, check flow and assess part quality.

Catia supplies 3-D simulation programs that are process oriented, says Fabrice Agnes, engineering portfolio management director. These include Plastic Mechanical Designer, which allows rapid iterations of designs, compensates for features such as grills, ribs, reinforcements and bosses, and shows how changes affect filling, flow and other operations.

Another application, Mold and Tooling Designer, allows experimentation with inserts, ejectors, cooling systems, parting lines, parting surfaces and other mold features.

A recent development, which could be displayed at K2016, is Functional Generative Designer, software that allows optimization of the cooling system of a mold, whether it is made by conventional machining or by additive manufacturing (3-D printing), to improve part production and properties.

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robot that is able to move fast is not suitable to work beside humans,” says Sonny Morneault, U.S. national sales manager of Wittmann Battenfeld, which sells robots and primary equipment like injection presses. Morneault sees growing demand for robots, mostly machine-side systems that place inserts in molds, label parts and perform high-speed part removal.

There is also a trend toward collaborative robots – lightweight platforms for assembly, loading and unloading, and packaging, which interact safely with humans.

A few companies make them.

One is Rethink Robotics with two models, Baxter and Sawyer. They are low cost, lightweight, and are programmed by teaching them arm movements and pressing an “enter” button on a pendant.

Baxter has two arms, 7 degrees of freedom. Sawyer has one arm with 7 degrees of freedom. Each lifts up to 4 kg.

Workers wheel the robots around a plant. Features include: location recognition and automatic set-up for jobs; spring-powered actuators for force control; arm sensors

that measure spring deflection during motion and adjust the arm motor to compensate for it; and self-programming. They also have sensors that detect if a worker comes too close; if so, the robots stop operation. The company says the return on investment with the robots is usually only months.

Conventional robots are becoming more versatile. One area cited

by Morneault is in the collection and transmission of production data. He notes, however, that few customers use this technology, and then only for internal use.

Advances in design software and robotics offer just a snapshot of the activity underway in the North American plastics industry.

Yet the impact they are having and the potential they create for developments such as the Factory of the Future and other productivity-enhancing trends is considerable. These capabilities, which will be on display at K 2016, could well lay the foundation for greater levels of productivity and economy the industry will continue to require.

TechNova To Showcase A Wide Range of Digital Print Media Solutions @ Photokina 2016 Köln, Hall 03.1 / Booth D-010

TechNova, one of India’s leading suppliers of Total Imaging Solutions, will make its debut at Photokina, Koln in September 2016, with the full array of its Digital Print Media solutions.

At its first ever stand at Photokina, Koln, TechNova will showcase its wide range of media for the Electrophotography, Inkjet and Dye-Sublimation print technologies, positioning itself as a One-Stop-Shop for all Digital media solutions One of the products in most focus will be the premium non-tear, waterresistant NovaLife Media range (formerly known as NovaJet LMO), which is characterized with its innovative dual side coating that gives a rich and luxurious finish, post-lamination. Its non-tear and high-quality finish has made it the most preferred option for discerning photographers and end consumers. Being synthetic in nature, the media life is significantly longer as compared to paper. It is in fact, the most popular media for wedding albums, having mostly replaced conventional photographic paper, across India.

Mr. Kalpesh Mehta from SRK Creative Pvt. Ltd. says this about TechNova’s non-tear media, “We have been using TechNova’s HP Indigo certified NovaJet LMO (now known as NovaLife) media for a few years now. It is our most preferred media for premium grade wedding albums and photobooks. The smooth surface finish and crisp, life-like colours are very critical for us as most of our customers are professional photographers, who have very high quality requirements. ” Mr. Vimal Parmar, DGM – Marketing, Digital Print Media, TechNova, states, “One of the key reasons why NovaLife Non-tear media is so popular is that it reduces album weight by almost 60% as compared to traditional silver-halide media. Also, it is available in a number of variants like, opaque, clear, translucent, metallic and self-adhesive, so digital printers have a wide range of media to choose from. A select range of NovaLife media is also HP Indigo certified, which further adds to its appeal.”

According to Parmar, the shift from analog to digital in India in the recent past, has encouraged TechNova to develop an entirely new concept of non-tear wedding album media. According to him, this shift in technology, and rapid growth in popularity in NovaLife non-tear media has benefitted the entire value chain, right from wedding photographers, to print service providers to the end consumers in India.

In addition to NovaLife Media, TechNova will also display its range of premium coated media for indoor and outdoor Signage Printing, as well as its comprehensive range of Dye-Sublimation heat-transfer papers for transfers of fabric, ceramic and specialty substrates.

TechNova’s Digital Print Media offerings can be seen at Photokina in Hall 03.1 / Booth D-010, from 20th to 25th September 2016.

TechNova and WAN IFRA conduct twin roadshows in Bhubaneswar and Guwahati As a build-up to WAN IFRA conference, TOUCH (TechNova Open University for Change) and WAN IFRA jointly conducted a Workshop on Quality, Standardization and Latest Trends in Newspaper production in Bhubaneswar on 9th of August, 2016. The workshop was attended by more than 42 representatives of leading newspapers in Bhubaneshwar.

Key diginitaries who came for the workshop included : • Mr. Gopal Krishna Mohapatra, Editor, Prameya; • Mr. Himanshu Hota, Director, Dharitri; • Mr. Kamalakanta Mohapatra, COO, Sambad; • Mr. Subhir Kumar Panda, Owner, Gayatri Industries; • Mr. Satyanarayan Mohapatra, Consultant, Prameya & Visiting Faculty Xavier University; • Mr. Bishes Agarwal, Director, Vibha Publication / Times of India Franchise; • Mr. Bipin Kumar Mishra, GM, Nitidin Other senior representatives from Pragativadi, Samaya, Niyoti Publications and other publications also attended the workshop.

The workshop provided a comprehensive explanation of the concept of quality in a newspaper production environment, by focussing on international standards that specify quality, standardising raw materials and CtP consumables. A similar workshop will be conducted in Guwahati on the 11th of August.

At Bhubaneshwar, Anand Srinivasan, Research Manager – WAN IFRA, made a detailed presentation to the delegates about ISO 12647-3 quality standards for Newspaper production, and various good practices in place globally. He also talked about implementing quality standards and maintaining them with putting in place highest levels of quality control mechanisms.

Magdoom Mohamed, managing director at Wan-Ifra South Asia, also spoke on global trends in Print & Digital medium, including how successful companies have transformed themselves to adapt to the Digital arena.

Magdoom added, “These two roadshows are a build up to the WAN IFRA conference to be held in Kolkata on the 21st and 22nd of September 2016,” said Magdoom Mohamed, managing director at Wan-Ifra South Asia. “We are working to make this a memorable event for the news publishing industry in South Asia region.”

At Bhubaneshwar, Amit Khurana from TechNova also emphasized TechNova’s commitment to working with newspaper printers, to help them Go Green as well as save on costs. He added that the VioGreen Plus plate from TechNova, would help printers embark on their Green journey. He also talked about different productivity enhancement software like Auto Colour Correction, OptiInk Essentials and Sublima Screening software from Agfa.

According to Khurana, the workshops provide an overview of global newspaper trends in the newspaper industry. He further explained that efficient production with consistent print quality over time should be a habit, and one of the strategic objectives of an advanced newspaper house. To meet this objective, stringent quality control procedures need to be established and practiced. The roadshows are aimed at offering newspaper houses a step-by-step methodology to implement press standardization and quality control procedures in their own press house, to improve print quality.

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Goss International highlights the benefits of web offset for packaging during drupa panel Brazil

G

oss International Brazil recently sponsored and presented at one of the most important events in the packaging sector, the drupa panel.

Attendees were provided with details of the latest Goss technology innovations, the current packaging market trends and how web offset printing is meeting and exceeding these market demands.

The event, organized by the Instituto

de Embalagem, took place after drupa 2016 on June 28th in Sao Paulo, and was attended by approximately 150 delegates. The agenda was focused around insightful presentations from a host of industry experts, detailing the latest products and trends within the packaging sector, specifically those announced at drupa 2016.

Vitor Dragone, General Manager of Goss Brazil, presented details of Goss' comprehensive packaging portfolio, including the Sunday Vpak series and the recently acquired Goss Thallo hybrid systems.

Dragone also discussed the many benefits and cost-efficiencies of the web offset printing process versus other processes used by packaging

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converters. Speaking about the event, Dragone commented, "The event was highly positive and beneficial to all who attended on a number of levels. From our side, it's really interesting to see how the debate on package printing has changed since our web offset systems were introduced. Web offset systems, and specifically those in Goss' portfolio, have now proven to be robust and costeffective solutions for short and medium run lengths. Customers and prospects have witnessed the clear advantages of high flexibility and uptime, whilst maintaining high levels of quality. Specifically, the modular hybrid system of the Goss Thallo allows converters to combine all of the benefits of web offset with the

inherent advantages that flexo, gravure and digital can offer. This provides additional benefits to their businesses and helps them to continue to address today's market requirements."

Goss Sunday Vpak and Thallo web offset press models for folding carton, flexible packaging, pre-print and label applications are available in web widths from 20.5 to 75 inches (520 to 1905 mm) and print at speeds of up to 1,500 feet (457 meters) per minute. Key features include quick-change sleeve adapter technology for efficient, cost-effective size changes, advanced offset inking, precise tension control and advanced presetting systems.

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HP to showcase new business growth opportunities at photokina 2016

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hoto finishers and profes sional photo labs will experience the recently announced HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press as well as new innovative applications from the HP Latex 570 Printer HP announced that it will showcase the latest capabilities for top quality printing at photo finishers and professional labs at photokina (2025 September 2016, Cologne, Germany).

At HP's booth (Hall 4.2), visitors to photokina will see the HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press and dedicated capabilities for photo, the HP Latex 570 Printer, and the HP DesignJet Z6800 and Z3200 Photo Printers in action. During the show, HP will also host its worldwide Photo Summit, offering over 100 customers, professional photographers, partners and industry experts a host of innovative workshops to share inspiration and best practices across multiple applications.

showcase innovative solutions that can achieve this."

With this year's drupa proving a landmark success for HP, the company has seen a staggering uptake of HP digital printing solutions, including throughout the photo market. The HP Indigo 12000 broke sales records during the show, establishing itself as the press of choice for many photo printers.

Customers across the globe, including Hucais, IFolor, MonAlbumPhoto, smartphoto and Shutterfly have all selected HP Indigo technology in recent months, in order to deliver superior photo products to their customers.

"Photo finishers and professional photo labs are looking for ways to offer something new, unique and relevant to add value and transform the way customers share and preserve memories," said Francois Martin, Head of Marketing, Graphics Solutions Business, HP. "As the photo market continues to evolve, HP is proud to reaffirm its commitment to providing the widest range of dedicated solutions for this sector, and photokina is the ideal international platform for HP to 38 | July-August 2016 | Printing Review

"At smartphoto, our ultimate goal is to deliver perfect photobooks to our customers every time. The HP Indigo WS6800p allows us to do exactly that, ensuring our customers receive the high quality products for which we have come to be recognized, and in the quickest possible time," explained Johan Dierickx of smartphoto. "For us, our new HP Indigo technology has proven to be invaluable, and it will be great to see what innovations HP has in store for photokina."

HP Indigo 12000 at photokina The newly introduced HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press sets a new

benchmark in print quality, with dedicated photo inks (including the new light light black) and major innovations in hardware and supplies. This new platform also further improves upon renowned HP Indigo image quality with High Definition Laser Array (HDLA) technology, which doubles the resolution to provide top quality images with smoother transitions

and less grain.

The press opens new business opportunities with support for canvas and metalized substrates and enables advanced colour management that makes it easier than ever to reach and maintain colour across presses and sites. In addition, the Automatic Alert Agent makes it easy to identify print defects before sheets leave the press, saving time and money on reprints and improving the customer experience.

HP Latex - the perfect partner for photo finishers The HP Latex 570 Printer, designed for large-format printing, offers new unique capabilities for the photo

market. The printer allows print service providers (PSPs) to complement and expand their current photo offering and capture a new profit pool with high-margin, customized wallcoverings and photo wall murals, as well as canvases.

From gallery-wrap stretched canvas to wide-format canvases up to 3.2 m (10.5 ft), HP provides the complete canvas printing solution from design to finishing, including multi-panel design with the HP WallArt Suite2 and the ability to stretch and fold without cracking, eliminating the need for lamination.

HP Latex printers also enable PSPs to enhance their photobook offering with unique book covers produced on a wide range of substrates, which increases the value and the impact of their current offering. The HP Latex range also offers a number of unique features, such as the ability to produce double-sided

prints and to print on uncoated cotton, creating entirely new application opportunities.

HP DesignJet Z6800 and Z3200 Photo Printers

creates exceptional black and white prints with smooth transitions, neutral greys and superior gloss uniformity - also offering an impressive 200 years' print durability.

HP Photo Summit at photokina

Having been widely acclaimed for their photo printing capabilities, HP DesignJet Z6800 and Z3200 Photo Production Printers have become the industry's gold-standard for photo printing, continuing to deliver professional solutions for galleryquality photo prints. The HP DesignJet Z6800 Photo Production Printer is the fastest graphics production printer of its class. Using HP Double Swath Technology and HP Vivid Photo inks with chromatic red, the printer can produce indoor applications and gallery-quality prints with 200 years' durability.

The HP DesignJet Z3200 remains the printer of choice for many photo professionals. With 12 original HP Photo Inks, the HP DesignJet Z3200

HP's Global Photo Summit will also take place during this year's show, with an audience of customers, partners, industry professionals and experts set to attend on 21st September 2016.

"As the leader in digital printing and the industry reference for photobooks and associated products, HP continues to energise the photo communities, pushing boundaries and creating new business opportunities," explained Francois Martin. "The summit will not only provide a host of innovative workshops, but will serve as a great foundation for sharing inspiration and best practice across multiple applications."

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HP INC. HAILS BEST DRUPA EVER, EXCEEDING SALES GOALS ACROSS SEGMENTS AND REGIONS Company surpasses drupa 2012 results by 25 percent and helps establish digital printing as mainstream

H

P Inc. announced that drupa 2016 was a landmark success as the company's best drupa ever, well-exceeding ambitious 2016 worldwide goals and surpassing drupa 2012 results by 25 percent.

In the world's largest single

demonstration of digital printers and presses, HP's historic showcase in Hall 17, as well as strong customer adoption across all segments and regions, helped establish digital printing as mainstream and solidified HP's position as the industry's digital leader. "HP experienced its best attended drupa ever with sales far exceeding expectations, achieving 150 percent of our sales goal," said Gido van Praag, VP & GM Graphic Solutions Business, EMEA, HP Inc. "What's more, packaging revealed itself as a major trend and I'm proud to say that HP was in front of the curve with a complete packaging line-up and with the unveiling of a new post-print solution and strategic collaboration with packaging giant Smurfit Kappa. HP is committed to keep reinventing our

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technology so that our customers can reinvent their own possibilities."

130+ HP Indigo 10000 series digital presses sold in twoweek span The next generation of the world's best-selling B2-format digital press is expanding commercial printers' possibilities worldwide, with more than 130 HP Indigo 10000 series Digital Presses sold during drupa 2016 across multiple countries. HP closed massive deals with Shutterfly, the leading manufacturer and digital retailer of high-quality personalized products and services, and Cimpress, the world leader in mass customization and HP Indigo's largest customer globally,(1) for fleets of HP Indigo 12000 Digital

Presses, which has set a new benchmark in quality, automation and production.

Among others, customers who signed deals for HP Indigo 12000 Digital Presses at drupa include: Rotolito Lombarda, one of Europe's largest private printers and already operating HP PageWide Web Presses T410 and T360 and an HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press.

Truyol, a leading Spain-based print provider looking to grow its general commercial printing offerings with proven HP Indigo print quality.

Pureprint, a UK-based print provider and one of the original HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press beta customers, with two existing HP Indigo 10000 Digital Presses.

Precision Printing, a UK-based print provider using multiple HP Indigo 10000 Digital Presses to produce pocket folders, six-page brochures, posters and lay-flat books.

PageWorks, a US-based print provider with 60 years of experience providing digital, print and communication solutions.

MonAlbumPhoto, a France-based print provider specializing in the printing and finishing of printed books, pictures, posters, paintings, calendars and cards.

HP PageWide Web Presses power profitability Major HP PageWide Web Press deals were closed at drupa 2016, including a strategic deal with KADOKAWA CORPORATION for the HP PageWide Web Press T490M HD, as well as the recently announced HP Indigo 50000 Digital Press, to power its industry-leading digital book production platform.

Elanders Group also selected an HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD, along with two HP Indigo 7900 Digital Presses and two HP Indigo 12000 Digital Presses, to strengthen its commercial printing capabilities and deliver complex, worldwide jobs with enhanced quality and productivity. HP PageWide Web Press T490 HD deals were also signed with UK-based G.I. Solutions and Latvia-based Livonia Print, among others.

In addition to onsite drupa activities, HP also hosted nearly 100 corrugated packaging converters for VIP demonstrations of the HP PageWide T1100S Press at KBA's factory in Wurzburg, Germany. In these demonstrations, converters witnessed the T1100S printing fullspeed color on packaging liner at 30,600 square meters per hour.

Labels and Packaging segments boom with key deals The HP Indigo 20000 and HP Indigo 30000 Digital Presses were also in high demand at drupa 2016, achieving double-digit sales to reinvent packaging production worldwide in new countries: ePac, a joint venture of Emerald Packaging, purchased three HP Indigo 20000's to drive their digital flexible packaging business.

Nosco Inc., a Waukegan, Illinoisbased print provider, invested in a second HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press to add capacity, reduce lead times and save money on short-run jobs.

Hucais Printing International Co. Limited purchased the first three HP Indigo 30000 Digital Presses in China to expand packaging innovation.

Farmografica purchased the first HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press in Argentina.

B2Pack, a Spain-based company with 30 years of printing history, purchased the first HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press with Corona in Europe to print on plastics. colordruck W. Mack GmbH & Co. KG, based in Baiersbronn, Germany, purchased an HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press to efficiently address demand for short-run packaging.

Additionally, the HP Indigo 8000 Digital Press surpassed sales expectations just two months after its unveiling, with multiple customers selecting the technology to boost productivity and efficiently manage long, demanding label jobs. Early HP Indigo 8000 Digital Press adopters include: Century Label, a U.S.-based company with more than 30 years of award-winning customized printing.

Industria Grafica Eurostampa S.p.A., a family-owned business in operation for 50 years, producing 50 million top-quality labels daily.

Harkwell Labels Ltd., a U.K.-based company, providing custom printed and self-adhesive digital labels and stickers.

MegaFlex A/S, a Netherlands-based staffing company, with an in-plant label production operation.

RAKO-Etiketten GmbH & Co., one

of the largest and most modern manufacturers of adhesive labels and flexible packaging materials.

StrongPoint, a Sweden-based converter, delivering labels solutions to a wide variety of verticals and industries, including food and beverage, wholesale, retail trade, transporting and storage and security activities.

PrintOS adoption soars to more than 500 connected customers HP customers eager to streamline their production workflow gravitated towards PrintOS at drupa 2016, with more than 200 new customers selecting the versatile solution to simplify and automate print production.

Many new HP Indigo and PageWide Web Press customers, including GLS Companies, Serafí Indústria Gràfica Publicitària S.A and Prime Group, adopted the solution to fully integrate their HP digital presses with existing systems via PrintOS web and mobile applications.

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Demonstrating HP PageWide Web Press' leadership across quality, productivity and versatility, the HP PageWide Web Presses T490 HD and T230 in Hall 17 created a true digital print factory, running highquality color jobs continuously to print nearly 3,000 kilometers (1,800 miles) of paper, more than any other inkjet press exhibitor at drupa. In fact, the presses produced 130 print applications on 51 coated and uncoated media types, ranging in weight, texture and format size, from 20 paper mills. Printed rolls were then finished by HP SmartStream finishing partners and delivered back to Hall 17 for distribution to customers.

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drupa attention validates CRON strategy for expanded market influence drupa confirms industry appetite for streamlining end-to-end conventional print workflows; CRON confirms new focus for its business EZcolor digital inking cited as show highlight

drupa, reflecting a conscious step out of CRON's traditional CTP market

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and into the broader fields of offset

ollowing a successful drupa 2016 with strong CTP sales and massive interest in the

diversification of its product portfolio, CRON has created a new focus within its business to develop products that optimise efficiency and profitably throughout conven-

press optimization, plate production and flexo packaging.

"Our strategy to expand our product portfolio was proven the right way to go at drupa," confirms Sizer. "The industry showed a renewed appetite for improving existing print

tional offset printing applications.

installations, rather than always

"drupa '16 signalled a revitalisation of

require significant capital investment.

print on many fronts," says Derek Sizer, CRON Regional Director EMEAR. "Technology was still at the show's core, but it was the application of diverse technologies and what they can deliver that

chasing totally new solutions, which In addition to EZcolor, our new ‘greener' plate technologies and Flexo CTP, as well as new automation for VLF were also very well received - so well in fact that the 5,000 Flexo CTP brochures we took to drupa

created the real interest in the halls."

weren't enough! We are now keen

On the CRON stand, the company's

offering both incremental and

EZcolor digital inking was a clear winner with customers, sales partners and the media alike. The EZcolor system breathes new life into sheetfed offset, not only reducing waste and enhancing quality but also bringing down the point at which short-runs become

to maintain the momentum of dramatic improvements to traditional print workflows.

"Our future focus will examine each and every part of conventional print workflows to determine where enhancements, improvements and efficiencies can be made in order to

profitable.

make our customers more competi-

EZcolor, which can be retrofitted to

there's huge demand and scope for

any offset press, was just one of six new products shown by CRON at

tive. drupa has confirmed that this activity worldwide. People always debate the real focus of

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drupa shows - packaging drupa, digital drupa, inkjet drupa - but I believe

Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany and China - were also very welcome

this show was aptly defined by one UK journalist who said that ‘print got its

guests: "It was an honour to meet Dr. Papke and his group," Sizer adds,

mojo back at drupa '16'. We are happy to be part of that process."

"drupa is obviously a huge event with a lot of Chinese participation, so we were delighted that he made time to visit CRON. As a truly international

In addition to the ‘usual' drupa crowd, CRON also greeted a special group

company, we're currently looking to expand our existing European

to its stand. Led by Chairman Dr. Gerhard Papke, the Parliament Group NRW-

headquarters in Düsseldorf - possibly even with a view to adding manufac-

China - an organisation that promotes cooperation between the North

turing in the long term - so we had some interesting discussions."

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IN A UK FIRST, FUJIFILM ANNOUNCES MAJOR FLENEX FW PARTNERSHIP WITH ESSEX-BASED REPRO HOUSE, MPH LTD

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n a major UK first, Fujifilm has announced today that during drupa 2016 it signed a partnership deal with Essex-based pre-press experts, MPH Ltd. The partnership will see this respected reprographic house, which provides prepress services to a wide range of customers in the packaging sector, join a growing number of customers from across the world who are turning to Fujifilm’s high-productivity, high-quality, Flenex FW water-washable plates. This technologically sophisticated solution offers users the combined benefits of increased up time; reduced environmental impact; proven performance in the field; quality without compromise, and lower cost in use.

Says MPH director Brian Cawdron: “Having seen the plate in action, and the multiple benefits it can bring to the business, we’re confident that Flenex FW will be a great fit for our customers, and we’re excited to be able to add it to our portfolio. We’re a fast turnaround business, and our customers know and respect us for this, so we’re always interested in products that are going to help us to continue to deliver what our customers need, when they need it. “Also important to us was the reduced environmental impact – even when compared with other water-washable plates, as Flenex washes clean in simple dishwashing detergent.”

The quality on offer with Flenex FW was a major consideration as well.

Cawdron continues: “With Flenex FW, Fujifilm has some really innovative technology which allows a flat top dot effect to be achieved very simply.

This results in noticeably cleaner and brighter print results which our customers will love.” James Whitehead, Product Manager at Fujifilm UK explains further: “The plates contain a special rubber-based compound that

offers a number of significant advantages over materials used in rival flexo plates. Crucially, as this compound is not oxygen sensitive, the effect of oxygen in the air on the dot shape is kept to an absolute minimum, meaning printers can achieve a 1% flat top dot without costly and complex oxygen elimination processes. This results in lower dot gain, while the superior ink transfer produces results of noticeably higher quality.”

Whitehead continues: “After a hugely successful drupa 2016 for Flenex FW, we’re delighted that such a respected name in the UK reprographic market has opted to become the UK trailblazer for this proven technology solution.

We look forward to a long a successful partnership, from which MPH’s many customers will be the ultimate beneficiaries.”

QuadTech’s newest Thai agent allows customers to more simply import systems in local currency KPN Graphics Supply, Co. ltd. Appointed as Printing Distribution Agent

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uadTech, worldwide leader in color and inspection technology for the printing industry announces KPN Graphics Supply, Co. ltd.

(KPN) as its newest agent, appointed to support newspaper, commercial, and packaging printers in Thailand.

KPN is a Thai-based company with more than 20 years of experience and is one of the largest distribution companies in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Napat Bavornwattanakorn, Sales and Marketing Director, states, "We are committed to offering high quality and professional products for printing and packaging industries. We provide products for printing applications such as Sheet Offset, Web Offset, Dry Offset, Flexo, Gravure and Digital. We are enthused to represent QuadTech's innovative products and services, as we are continuously working to satisfy customer's needs across the printing industry." According to Sanat Gandhi, QuadTech Area Sales Manager, "The best part of KPN is their transparency and prompt response to customers, which is highly respected by their current customers. KPN quickly adopts to market practices and can offer parts and systems in local currency. Due to their quick response time and commitment to continuous improvement, customers can be confident in KPN." 44 | July-August 2016 | Printing Review

Goss M-600 press surpasses expectations with first installation of LED UV drying configuration means the company has been able to expand their print service offering. Whilst the Goss M600 press is over ten years old, according to Shiro Tsukada, President, Kinmei, the press continues to deliver print quality of the highest level - now having been further boosted with the new UV drying system.

"We have been extremely impressed with the consistency and longevity of the M-600 over the years, and we are delighted to see the additional improvements that the new UV dryer has provided giving the press a new lease of life," explained Mr. Tsukada.

"With LED-UV drying, not only have we been able to substantially increase productivity, but have also been able to minimize many of the concerns associated with our previous infrared dryer, such as cockling, fluting or brown paper. We are now matching the quality of sheetfed output with perfectly flat sheets, while still benefitting from the much greater speed and productivity of web offset production. We are extremely excited to see the continued benefits of the new installation over the coming months and years."

Installation at Kinmei Printing Co. marks world’s first LED-UV drying system on a high speed web offset press.

Installation at Kinmei Printing Co. marks world's first LED-UV drying system on a high speed web offset press Customer reports 70 percent energy savings since installation

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inmei Printing Co. Ltd of Tokyo, Japan has announced unprecedented results from a ground-breaking project featuring the first ever LED-UV installation on a high-speed web offset press. Part of a wider investment in new capabilities, productivity from the company's enhanced 16-page Goss M-600 press line is now surpassing all expectations.

Goss International engineers from its

Singapore headquarters project managed the operation to extend the capabilities of the ten-year-old M-600 press which involved reconfiguring to enable sheeted production as an alternative to running the existing folder. A new VITS sheeter was installed between the press and folder, and a web path was created to allow simple switching from sheeter to folder. At the same time, quality and efficiency enhancements were introduced including a controls system upgrade and color registration system, as well as the replacement of infrared drying with LED UV. The 38-inch (965-mm) wide M-600 web press now features two LED UV units from Air Motion Systems positioned above

and below the web.

The enhanced configuration has been in production since the end of 2015 and is now fully operational.

According to Kinmei, the company has already benefitted from new efficiencies in both time and energy - ultimately improving the bottom line. Since installation, the faster drying process has produced 30,000 finished sheets per hour. The new configuration has also achieved massive improvements in energy efficiency, delivering up to 70 percent reduction in energy consumed during this period.

The new production flexibility and efficiency of Kinmei's M-600

"Kinmei Printing Co. is a highly valued and long-standing Goss customer, and we are committed to innovating and pushing boundaries to ensure that our customers' products remain at the forefront of the industry in terms of effectiveness and productivity," commented Tim Mercy, Managing Director, Goss Asia Pacific.

"We are pleased to have enabled Kinmei to build its print capabilities and deliver best-in-class service to its customers. As word of mouth spreads the news of the massive gains they are achieving, we look forward to being able to help many more of our customers in the same way."

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WKS orders its 2nd ContiwebVision System for Wassenberg facility Web break analysis system is vital tool in optimizing efficiency System diagnostics provide information for future prevention Corporate headquarters receives real-time production data feed

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ne of Europe's leading high-volume printers, the WKS Group, has stipulated ContiwebVision web break analysis as an essential component for its latest installation at its facility in Wassenberg, North-West Germany.

The decision follows the successful introduction of the system on an almost identical press line in 2013.

Holger Backes is the WKS project manager for the entire double web installation and was also a key player behind the original specification in 2013. He is convinced that ContiwebVision is the best web break detection technology on today's market and confirms that it is the only sensible choice for the scale of production at Wassenberg.

"Each web in our existing press line measures 2250 mm (88.6 inch) wide, giving it the largest paging capacity in the world," Backes explains. "We run the presses simultaneously into one folder at up to 50,000 revolutions per hour and each revolution uses 11.2 m2 (120.6 sqft) of paper. Obviously, with production on this scale we need to ensure our press operators have the very best control capabilities at their fingertips. ContiwebVision allows them to see what is happening to the webs on both levels in real time, precisely pinpointing the source of a disruptive event."

While this clarity and ease of use is of crucial importance, it is not the most significant USP for WKS: "Other systems can tell you immediately

there is a web break and some also tell you where it happened, on top of this ContiwebVision is the only system that can tell you why the web break happened and informs the operator how they can prevent it from happening again," comments Backes. "When you're printing 560,000 m2 of paper per hour and it takes an average of 45 minutes to get the presses running again after a stop, this information is the golden ticket."

Receiving up to 50 signals from cameras and sensors strategically positioned throughout the press line - from web infeed through splicer, including web severer and web catcher, printing units, dryer, chill stand, turner bars and folder to outfeed - the ContiwebVision web break analysis system in Wassenberg gathers data to continuously monitor web edges, web tension and overall condition of the web. This information enables the system to determine factors including time and location and paper variations.

Immediately on detecting the small changes in web tension that indicate a web break, the system correlates all data to generate a report, which can be viewed both locally and remotely via VPN. The ContiwebVision system in Wassenberg, close to the Dutch border, is linked to WKS administrative headquarters 100 km away in Essen. The seamless link means that administration executives are alerted immediately of any web break. If a paper fault is detected, the press operator sends an automatic report to the accounts department with the push of a button, enabling a compensation claim to be submitted to the paper supplier within minutes.

"In fact, this scenario is relatively rare in Wassenberg," Holger Backes admits. "We are printing 24/7 on very

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lightweight stock, typically between 40 - 65 gsm so the web breaks are more usually due to the print dynamics such as build-up of ink and tack, water and stresses on the web on its journey through the machine.

"Nevertheless, the information we get from the ContiwebVision reports has proved very valuable," he adds. "Our 160-page press here now has the lowest incidence of web breaks of all the eight presses operating in Wassenberg and Essen. On our best day, the press printed 320 tonnes of paper, running non-stop for 24 hours."

This record helps to make the repeat investment in an identical press system much less daunting, according to Backes. The new installation, currently underway, is scheduled to be complete by winter 2016, producing more advertising circulars for supermarkets and other retailers. With the new press in full production, output in Wassenberg is expected to grow from 4.2 billion 16-page A4 pieces in 2015 to reach 6.0 billion in 2017.

Arandell Adds Sixth Goss Sunday Press to High-end Catalog Production Plant choose a shorter cutoff and achieve significant paper savings.

Arandell also chose the Goss Quick Plate Loading enhancement, which can cut plate changing times by up to 40 percent, and a VITS Rotocut Sheeter. The sheeter provides superior cutting accuracy, an integrated print-to-cut register control and further minimizes paper waste.

The Sunday 2000 will also be supplied with a perforator, UV coater and pre-folder. This will give Arandell the flexibility to produce press-finished covers as well as signatures.

Left to right: Graham Trevett, vice president of sales, Goss; Brad Hoffman, president and CEO, Arandell and Mike Shaw, district sales manager, Goss

the new 57-inch (1450mm), 24pp five-unit Sunday 2000 will enable Arandell to increase its production capacity and continue to deliver the premium-quality products and highstandard level of service it is renowned for.

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oss International has announced that specialist catalog printer, Arandell of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, will install its sixth Goss Sunday Press in Q4 2016, further expanding its market-leading production capabilities to service new business.

With 70 new titles awarded in 2016,

"As a long-standing Goss customer and early adopter of the Sunday technology, adding another Goss Sunday press to our extensive pressroom line-up was a natural step as demand for our products grew again last year," explained Brad Hoffman, president and CEO, Arandell. "Our clients require exacting color and it is our experience that the Sunday Press is one of

the few presses in the world that can deliver precise color at the speeds we require."

The speeds and high-productivity of the Sunday press can be largely attributed to two pioneering Goss innovations - gapless blankets and pinless folders. Gapless blankets eliminate print defects such as bump streaking, doubling and web flutter, allowing faster printing on wider webs with premium quality.

Arandell's Goss Sunday 2000 will be configured with a PPF-3.2 pinless former folder. The pinless folder reduces the non-print area on the cylinder, allowing Arandell to

"Any solutions to reduce waste at our production facilities fit perfectly into our environmental policies," added Hoffman. "Being environmentally-responsible is just one way Arandell is focused on the future.

Having been at the helm of this innovative, forward-thinking company for two years now, we have already made some significant operation efficiencies to ensure we stay competitive and continue to provide the best possible service for our customers.

"This latest addition to our cuttingedge pressroom is yet another demonstration of our commitment to efficient production processes and our rigorous approach to product quality. Partnering with Goss has been crucial to our success to date and moving forward, bolsters our confidence in the future."

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QuadTech’s new DeltaCam™ makes accurate, inline spectral measurement affordable accuracy.

M1, M0, ISO Compliant Along with strict adherence to ISO standards, Color Measurement with DeltaCam complies to M0 and M1 measurement conditions. Measurement illumination condition M1 was defined to reduce variations in measurement results between instruments due to fluorescence, either by optical brighteners in paper or fluorescence of the imaging colorants or proofing colorants.

Easy Integration, Configurability

Addition to product portfolio brings fast, accurate spectrophotometer technology to individual Packaging print houses

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uadTech, Inc. announced a breakthrough color technology that will allow more print operations to utilize advanced inline spectral measurement on film, paper, or board. Using a 31-bin spectrophotometer, Color Measurement with DeltaCam offers full spectral measurement for CI flexo, inline flexo, and gravure presses.

"Until now, printers have had to spend a great deal of time in makeready stopping the press many times to measure color and determine if they are within spec," said Isaam Lutfiyya, QuadTech

Manager of Business Development.

"For an accurate color measurement on a flexo or gravure press, they had to measure a sample that was run at production speed. This increased waste because they had to run the press up to speed, shut it down, remove the sample and measure it offline."

Accurate inline color measurement enables printers to reduce time and waste while confidently maintaining color throughout the roll-without the need to wait for a roll change to measure with a handheld device.

Color Measurement with DeltaCam enables operators to spot problems early and make corrections quickly, thus minimizing waste, customer complaints, and rebates. DeltaCam is capable of performing at web

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speeds up to 610 m/min (2000 ft/ min) and on web widths up to 2,200mm (87 inches), reading a single 5mm x 5mm color patch.

The intuitive ICON-based user interface is identical to the performance-proven Color Measurement with SpectralCamTM. The SpectralCam product tier is designed for printers who require faster press speeds and as many as 10-12 simultaneous color measurements; which is ideal for measuring color bars on offset applications.

DeltaCam uses advanced LED illumination for extended life and color temperature control, which creates ideal conditions for precise color measurement. The proprietary design reduces stray light, greatly increasing color measurement

The new system delivers excellent inter-instrument agreement with the most widely used handheld instruments. With an optional web stabilizer (required for film), agreement of less than 1?E00 is achieved. The web stabilizer uses a patented technique to stabilize the substrate and measure over a certified ceramic backing tile for accurate color measurementwithout the need for any mechanical positioning devices that may stretch or otherwise damage the film.

Color control and reporting capabilities are available when the DeltaCam system is paired with QuadTech's ColorTrackTM with InkControlTM, also debuted at drupa 2016."Now you don't have to be a global multinational print house to afford the industry's most advanced inline spectral color measurement," said Mr. Lutfiyya. "As with other technology in the QuadTech portfolio, DeltaCam ensures that no out-of-spec product gets to the customer, and automates the process of achieving precise color accuracy and consistency job-tojob."

CRON challenges growth of digital print with new digital inking system for offset presses EZcolor full-digital ink control makes offset printing easier

conditions. The resulting control

temperature, humidity, press running speed and anything that may affect ink

over ink volume, to a tolerance of

transfer in open fountain systems.

Improves consistency and quality

+/-1%, keeps a balance of ink-feed and consumption, hence ensuring a

EZcolor is extremely easy to use due to its creative design and intuitive

higher colour consistency on all

operation. The heart of the system is an enclosed manifold which replaces

printed jobs. Also guided by the

the cumbersome ink duct on a conventional offset press. Being enclosed,

RON is demonstrating a new

Expert database, precise pre-inking

the EZcolor system eliminates ink contamination and the problems associ-

inking system for sheetfed

on each press unit ensures that

ated with open fountain systems of viscosity changes through solvent

offset presses at drupa which

makeready is exceptionally fast and

evaporation. There is also no need for an agitation system to keep the ink

it believes will bring dramatic new

that colour is accurate after just a

fluid.

levels of efficiency to offset printers.

few impressions. These advantages

The new EZcolor system not only

give offset users an enhanced

With very few moving parts and ink fed under pressure, EZcolor is inherently

reduces waste and enhances quality

capability to compete with digital

reliable, maintaining high levels of uptime for the press. In the unlikely event

but also brings down the point at

print for low print runs.

of a problem, the ink nozzles are easy to clean, returning the system to full

Facilitates dramatic reduction in paper waste

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operation in a matter of minutes.

which short-run offset becomes profitable. In this way, EZcolor is

EZcolor ensures greater accuracy for

positioned to challenge digital print's

light coverage areas where minor ink

"Trying to close the loop between prepress and press is increasingly

established stronghold on runs of

variations can make dramatic visual

common. But current solutions are not only imperfect but also unavailable to

just a few copies.

differences to image quality as the

older press users," says Derek Sizer, CRON's Regional Director for EMEAR.

volume of ink is exactly metred to "EZcolor is a brand new technology

match the density requirements for

"Being modular, EZcolor can be retrofitted to any offset press, meaning that

linking prepress and press," states

each zone of the printed signature.

any printer can benefit from enhanced image quality, reduced waste and

CRON's CEO and Founder, Mike

Full-digital ink control of EZcolor also

dramatically shorter makeready times. And then, of course, due to the time

Xiang. "It takes us one step closer to

avoids impacts from unstable

savings, more work can be completed per shift, enhancing overall profitabil-

CRON's Holy Grail, zero waste and

conditions, such as ink viscosity,

ity of the pressroom."

perfect color. In addition to improving print quality and consistency, we predict that paper waste could be reduced to the equivalent of digital press levels with savings of up to 90%. EZcolor makes it easier to reach better compliance with ISO standards."

Inside the EZcolor enclosure, high performance, micro-pumped ink jets exactly meter ink directly onto the first forme roller. Control of the jets is via CIP3/CIP4 data working in conjunction with an Expert database which predicts the exact ink demand under specific printing

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Goss and DG press ServiceS Announce Thallo Hybrid System Sold in Russia First Thallo sold under new Goss and DG press partnership

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ollowing the recent announcement of their strategic partnership, Goss International and DG press ServiceS B.V. have announced the first sale of a Goss Thallo system under the new agreement. Purchased by a leading packaging converter in Russia, the Thallo 850 system will be configured for flexible packaging applications, combining web offset printing units with inline flexo and coating units, allowing the customer to print using a combination of offset and flexo. The system will also be equipped for UV and EB curing and will be in operation at the customer site in Moscow, Russia, in the first quarter of 2017.

"This order is testament to the productivity and quality advantages the Thallo offers," comments Bert Schoonderbeek, Managing Director, Goss Europe.

"These systems address demands for shorter runs and faster turnarounds while presenting the packaging and converting market with a more productive and cost-effective alternative for many applications. There is still a lot of untapped potential in the web offset market for packaging and working with DG press gives us the opportunity to explore this potential further and bring new benefits to our customers." The Thallo will produce high-quality flexible packaging, including seed packets. Peter Kloppers, Co-Owner and Director, DG press comments, "We are delighted this customer has chosen the Thallo.

Its capabilities suit their requirements perfectly and we're confident that once installed, they will see the many benefits of this system, such as the ability to produce cost-effective short runs, first hand."

FESPA ANNOUNCES NORTH GERMAN LOCATION FOR GLOBAL EXPO 2017

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ESPA announces that its Global Expo, FESPA 2017, will take place over five days from 8 – 12 May 2017 at the Hamburg Messe, Germany. The event will cover 10 halls at the exhibition centre, and as well as being a

screen and digital exhibition it will encompass FESPA Textile, European Sign Expo and Printeriors.

Roz McGuinness, Divisional Director, FESPA, comments: “We always listen to feedback from our exhibitors and in the most recent survey Hamburg came out near the top of potential destinations. After careful deliberation, we decided that it was time to revisit this booming business location. The eighth largest city in Europe, Hamburg is a major transport hub and is easily accessible by plane from all major European and International cities as well as having excellent rail and road links, and an outstanding infrastructure to support an influx of visitors.”

Hamburg Messe enjoys a favourably central position, which is just 10 minutes’ walk from the city centre as well as being close to the airport, which is served by over 60 airlines. FESPA’s Global Expo typically attracts 22,000 visitors from 125 countries, making it a truly international event.

For more information on FESPA Global Expo visit: www.fespa2017.com

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Goss Contiweb Announces Latest Innovation to Optimize Efficiency in Print Drying Contiweb Fluid Applicator (CFA) offers more control and immediate cost savings Additional longer-term savings through reduced equipment wear and maintenance

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ow standard or retrofittable on Ecocool and Ecoset dryers Drupa, June 1st 2016 - At drupa 2016, Goss International (Hall 15, stand D51) is showing the latest innovation in its industry-leading range of heatset drying systems.

New Contiweb Fluid Applicator (CFA) technology offers significant cost benefits for web offset printers, enhances print performance and productivity, and contributes to a better finished product.

Now supplied as an option on new Ecocool and Ecoset models, the CFA system is also available for retrofitting on existing installations of these models and stand-alone silicone application. A demonstration unit on the Goss Contiweb booth guides visitors through its breakthrough approach to the application of silicone oil and water to restore moisture to the printed web and protect against ink picking on the surface of the chill rollers.

Silicone is necessary to protect the web from mechanical stress and for better runability though the folder.

As well as cutting unnecessary expense, the CFA system offers a solution to issues which might result from consumables commonly used in the drying process, according to Bert Schoonderbeek, Managing Director, Goss Contiweb.

"Up until now, printers have been using ‘ready mixed' silicone/water products," explains Schoonderbeek. "These are provided by a wide array of chemicals and additives in different formulations and standards. They can also cause maintenance issues and contamination in the silicone mix system and folder long term.

With the CFA system, we're giving the printer back more control and also cost benefits."

Treating the web with a silicone/ water mixture (silicone and remoistening) in one process was developed by Contiweb engineers in 2004, and since then, has become considered by many highquality print professionals to be essential in ensuring best-quality results. The combined process replaces water that has evaporated from the paper during drying to restore the original dimensions of the substrate. It also avoids web shrinkage, as well as reducing instances of cracking, curling or folding, and delivering an overall more forgiving substrate for postpress handling.

The new Contiweb Fluid Applicator now introduces the ability to mix pure silicone oil with water on-thefly within one system. By delivering a fresh mix which is used immediately, only a single agent is required as surfactant, which helps to control the delicate balance required for maintaining uniformity and consistency of the web.

The oil drops in the mixture are extremely

large compared to standard silicone emulsions. The result is that the oil is not absorbed by the paper, but stays on top where it offers a much better protection. On average a reduction of 50 % in silicone oil consumption is documented.

In addition to the performance benefits, the new system offers considerable financial gains, including approx. 60 percent savings on the current cost of silicone, which can be equivalent to around •50,000 per year for the consumption associated with a 64page press. Based on the same production model, the reduction in terms of transportation is just 15 containers versus 80 per year.

The use of pure silicone oil and mixing on demand benefits the performance and long-term maintenance of the applicator and the folder. Applicator, control and drive rollers are all more lubricated, reducing incidence of contamina-

tion and improving the lifespan of components.

With the Ecocool dryer, Contiweb was the first manufacturer to offer a single drying unit with integrated chill rolls, silicone application and optional remoistening. As well as improved ergonomics, it introduced a new level of control of the web in one closed environment, bringing with it significant advantages in quality, efficiency, productivity and cost-effectiveness.

"At Goss Contiweb we have always challenged accepted practice, even when a system seems perfect," explains Bert Schoonderbeek. "The new CFA system is the latest development in this process of continuous design development.

With every innovation, we aim to deliver more control and measurability to our customers so that they can be assured of consistent, repeatable results of the highest quality."

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HP Adds Chromatic Red Ink To New DesignJet Z-series Printers Extended color gamut makes an impact for graphics and technical applications graphics printer, the new HP DesignJet Z2600 PostScript Printer saves up to 20 percent ink consumption using HP's optimized six-ink printing system. With its radically simple, intuitive operation, no training is needed to use this compact printer, sized to fit any work space. Additionally, HP Vivid Photo Inks, including chromatic red ink, deliver high-impact images that leave a lasting impression.

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P Inc. expanded its proven HP DesignJet Z-series portfolio of high-impact graphics printers with a 44-inch multi-roll printer and the company's most affordable 24-inch high-impact graphics printer.

The HP DesignJet Z5600 and Z2600 PostScript Printers come with a sixink printing system, which helps users cut costs by reducing ink consumption up to 20 percent,(2) while still ensuring crisp colors.

These devices, designed for copy shops, retailers and corporations, specifically GIS departments, newly offer HP chromatic red ink which enhances the color gamut, ideal for high-impact point of purchase (POP) signs and posters.

"Our customers want colors that are vibrant, not muted; however they also need solutions that increase the color gamut without excess inks," said Xavier Garcia, general manager, Large-Format Sign and Display

Division, HP Inc. "With today's new printers, the HP DesignJet portfolio covers all graphic needs, from highimpact graphics to photo quality applications, enabling users to differentiate from the competition."

The HP DesignJet Z5600 and Z2600 PostScript Printers produce diverse applications efficiently and with the highest quality standards, from eyecatching signs and posters to durable maps and technical drawings. For greater line accuracy and color reliability, HP Professional PANTONEÂŽ color emulation is included with AdobeÂŽ PostScriptÂŽ/PDF, HP-GL/2. And smooth color tones are achieved thanks to HP Multi-Dimensional Smart Drop Placement Technology, which provides increased levels of color accuracy and reliable operation of the printer.

"The HP DesignJet Z5600 opens exciting possibilities for our clients with the vibrant red that differentiates

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our graphics and technical drawings from competitors," said Wilson Rodriquez, Speedi Pack. "In addition, with its impressive, straightforward operation and dualroll, we spend more time serving customers than operating the printer."

Quick and efficient high-impact graphics printing The 44-inch, automatic multi-roll HP DesignJet Z5600 PostScript Printer boosts media loading efficiency up to 75 percent and users can print up to 39 percent faster(4) with quickdrying HP inks. For creating highimpact graphics, the pigment-based HP Vivid Photo inks are water and fade-resistant for maps and technical drawings that can last up to 200 years.

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Both new HP DesignJet Z-series printers include new HP DesignJet Click printing software to optimize time and simplify printing by enabling radically simple, one-click printing for all PDF, JPEG, TIFF, and HPGL/2 files from a PC or Mac to the HP DesignJet Z-series printers.(7,8) The software helps cut media costs with features like nesting and file error warnings, and users can now be more productive with real-time previews, along with driverless and multipage/multi-file PDF printing of posters, roll-up banners, CAD drawings, maps, and info-graphic presentations.

With more than 3 million HP DesignJets installed around the world, it is hard to imagine that this printing revolution began 25 years ago with HP reinventing large-format design to launch the first inkjet largeformat printer in 1991.

This achievement is a reminder for HP to continue to reinvent the printing market and continually pioneer new technologies. Design is in the DesignJet name, so as HP looks to the next 25 years, the company will strive to find solutions and identify new possibilities, keeping technical and graphic design professionals needs at the center of innovation.

EXCLUSIVE ECO-RANGE FROM ANTALIS PACKAGING IS COMPLETELY CARBON-NEUTRAL Offering 40% lighter materials than a double-wall equivalent, the streamlined design allows for a 30% increase in the number of cartons per pallet. Made from FSC certified board, the Eco-Range is made from 100% reclaimed materials and is in turn 100% recyclable.

The product range is available in six standard size configurations, and has its green credentials printed onto the carton to assure customers of its eco-qualities. With carbon neutrality, for every 1.5 tons of materials sold, Antalis will plant four trees in a forest in Kettering, Northamptonshire.

“Cost-savings are crucial for large volume packers, and the fact that our Eco-Range can match the durability of double-walled boxes perfectly is key. We’re the first packaging company in the UK to offer our own range of carbon offset boxes, and our products in the Eco-Range have been subject to rigorous edge crash testing to ensure they live up to our standards.

This gives our customers a double benefit of cost-savings and the ability to demonstrate their environmental responsibilities,” comments Jason Poxon, Packaging Technologist at Antalis.

The Eco-Range is now available to purchase via www.antalispackaging.co.uk or by calling 0370 241 1466.

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ntalis Packaging has launched its Eco-Range of corrugated box products, suitable for a range of secure packaging applications.

Enhanced with a heavy duty, single wall corrugate, the Eco-Range offers the same level of protection as a standard double-walled alternative.

For further information about Antalis Packaging, please visit www.antalispackagingsolutions.co.uk.

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ANTALIS TO CREATE ONYX RIP SOFTWARE TRAINING

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ntalis UK is to add three training sessions on Onyx RIP software to its existing roster of workshops, which include topics such as practical applications, finishing and technology for PSPs in the digital print market. The new series of Onyx workshops will provide a practical insight into streamlining production workflows by automating routine tasks that reduce operator error and create greater overall efficiency.

As the market leader in RIP software, Onyx products are an industry standard, allowing Antalis to strengthen its position as a leading education provider enabling software users to improve their skills and capabilities with RIP products.

The first workshop, taking place on 18th July is designed for intermediate users who are familiar with the basic operation of Onyx and are keen to expand their knowledge further to take advantage of the many extra features that Onyx provides.

The second course on 24th August will be for advanced users who would like to reach a high level of expertise. Antalis will also offer Onyx certified training (date TBC), which will cover all aspects of the software and allow attendees to become an Onyx Certified Operator. All workshops will take place at the Antalis Digital Academy in Coalville, Leicestershire.

Tutoring these workshops will be Andrew Edwards, who has been working with wide format inkjet and Onyx RIP software since the early 1990’s.

Andrew is currently a Senior Manager at Art Systems, responsible for sales and support of Onyx, HP Latex/UV and Summa products in the UK and is the UK’s only Onyx Certified Trainer.

Giles Bristow, Antalis Digital Support Manager, comments: “We are delighted to expand our workshops into this new product area which will be of great benefit to our customers, working with a tutor who is the leading expert in this field.”

ANTALIS STRENGTHENS ITS SIGN & DISPLAY BUSINESS WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF FRANK MORAN

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ntalis UK, the leading paper, visual communications and packaging solutions merchant, has announced the appointment of Frank Moran to the position of Visual Communications Strategic Development Director for its Sign and Display business. With almost 30 years of experience in sign, display and visual communications, Frank’s extensive knowledge and expertise of the sector will add further strength to Antalis’ Sign and Display division.

In his new role at Antalis, Frank will be responsible for accelerating the potential of Antalis’ visual communications offering through the development of existing product ranges, engagement with new and adjacent sectors, and supporting both existing and new customers to maximise their own value-added potential. Frank will report to Bruce Munro, National Sales Director at Antalis.

Commenting on Frank’s appointment, Bruce says, “This is a significant appointment for us which gives our already strong team in the Sign & Display channel a further boost and we are delighted to welcome Frank on board.

Given the wealth of knowledge, industry insight and expertise that Frank brings to Antalis, we now have the foundations in place to expand and develop our sign and display offering, and secure our position as a key solutions provider in this sector.”

Prior to joining Antalis, Frank held a number of senior positions in the sign and visual display markets, including Managing Director of Paperlinx’ Visual Technology Solutions division and most recently Managing Director of Europoint.

Frank will work alongside Tony Marshall, Divisional Director who will continue to be responsible for the Sign & Display division at Antalis. Chris Green, previously Cross Selling Manager has been appointed as Head of Channel for Sign & Display responsible for product and marketing.

“Following the recent addition of the Adobe themed workshops, the launch of the Onyx workshops underlines our commitment to supporting PSPs in developing their businesses and positioning Antalis as the leading knowledge broker in the Digital market.”

Places on the workshops are extremely limited. For more information or to book your place, go to www.digital2business.co.uk/digital-academy or email digital.academy@antalis.co.uk.

ANTALIS UK Antalis is one of the leading distributors of communication support materials in the UK and Ireland. Our market leading range of over 13,000 products includes papers, envelopes and consumables, as well as packaging and visual communication products. Antalis has 16 logistic centres across the UK and Ireland.

Antalis is the leading European distributor of paper and packaging materials, ranking #4 worldwide, with sales of 2.9 billion euros in 2010. Our 6,700 employees serve more than 230,000 print and business customers worldwide, in 45 countries. Antalis is a fully owned subsidiary of Sequana.

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