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Print INNOVATION

Asia Magazine

Printing, Packaging and Publishing Industries across Asia since 1986 Issue 5 - 2019

To win GOLD at the Asian Print Awards, it's not magic.

Just enter your best work

Entry form inside this issue

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ENTRY FORM

DEADLINE 5PM AUGUST 5TH 2019

SINGAPORE - THAILAND - INDIA - MALAYSIA - JAPAN - HONG KONG - CHINA - KOREA - TAIWAN - VIETNAM - INDONESIA - SRI LANKA - PHILIPPINES - CAMBODIA - MYNAMAR

The annual Asian Print Awards was founded to recognise outstanding achievement in the print and packaging industries across Asia.

With more than half the world’s population represented in this fast growing area, communication in the form of printed matter links Asia’s diverse cultures. It is imperative that such print achievements do not go unrecognised, especially among the population base that Asia enjoys.

The Awards are judged on a wholly quality-oriented set of criteria to ensure that fair play is enacted at all times.

The Independent Judging Panel comprises highly qualified personnel from within Asia and around the world. The independent judging panel has no knowledge of the actual entrants details. ALL ENTRIES ARE NUMBER-CODED. Entries must be commercially produced work.

The Asian Print Awards is the only regional print quality competition of its kind in Asia. Supported by leading industry-supply companies, any progressive quality print house should enter and prove that they are the best - by winning the Gold, Silver or Bronze award. Proving pride in quality awareness is what customers love to see. It’s not just empty words, you can prove it.

Categories 1-8 : Offset Printing Only 1. Calendars – any format 2. Sheetfed Magazines 3. Book printing – less than 4 colours 4. Book printing – 4 or more colours 5. Limited Editions & Artwork reproductions (under 1000 print run) 6. Web Offset – Coated stock 70gsm and above 7. Web Offset –LWC (light weight coated) 65gsm or less 8. Offset Packaging products

Categories 9 - 19 : Digital Printing Only

9. Book Printing 10. Calendars 11. Personalised photo books – any format.

12. Posters

18. Digital Proofing (must supply the digital proof and the prinnted product) 19. Digital Packaging and Digital Labels (2 categories)

Categories 20-23 : Specialty Categories 20. Multi–piece productions and Campaigns Any substrate or print process: Multi–piece Production must be 3 or more items such as folder, leaflets, ring binders, inserts, envelopes including their contents.

Campaigns must be 3 or more items with a consistent theme produced during the year by the same printer for the same client.

21. Embellishment Any substrate – any combination - for example: embossing – diecutting – foil stamping –laminating coating.

22. Innovation / Specialty Printing The entry must exhibit any innovative and/ special application of machinery, process, substrate or finishing.

A short description must be provided for the judges, detailing reasons for entry into this category.

23. Company Self Promotion Any item printed to promote a product or company involved in the graphic arts industry. Self promotion cannot be entered into any other Category.

13. Showcards & Point-of-sale material 14. Digital Magazines PRINTPACK INDIA

15. Gold, Silver and Special colours

3- 8 February, 2021 India Expo Centre, Greater Noida

16. Restaurant Menus 17. Limited Editions & Artwork reproductions (under 500 print run) * If your company wins an award, a representative(s) from your company MUST be present in Bangkok to receive the award on stage, we will not send any awards to you if you are absent!

Best in Digital Award

Best in Offset Award Best Use of Colour Award

The Awards Dinner Presentation will be Sept 20th (Friday Night) Bangkok Thailand and held alongside the leading Pack Print International Trade show PPi.

FREE ENTRY FORM ASIAN PRINT AWARDS 2019

Deadline for Entries Submission: 5th August 2019, 5pm Remember to submit 2 copies of each job! Why? - Just in case one is damaged.

SECTION A (This will not be shown to judges). Please fill the form in capital letters.

Entered by (company name): ______________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Person: ________________________________________________ Email______________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: __________________________________

Country________________________________

Category entered __________________________ Title of entry (ie: " Paul's Ice Cream" ): ____________________________________________________________ Printed by (Printers name): ________________________________________________________________________________________ Client name: ________________________________________________________ Designer Pre Press House: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Brand of Printing Machine used: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Stock supplied by (Merchant’s name): ______________________________________________________________________________ Brand name of stocks Coated Uncoated: ____________________________________________________________________________ By signing here you accept the rules and conditions of the Asian Print Awards

Signature over printed name_____________________________ Name_____________________________________________________

SECTION B Production information to be shown to judges

( tape this securely to the back of your entries)

Category entered (Same as above): __________ Entry number (Administrative use only] ____________

Title of entry (ie: " Paul's Ice Cream" )__________________________________________Print method: _______________________

Number of ink colours (4-6-8 etc) ________

Any Embellishment (foil stamping etc) __________________________________

Quantity produced (Print run copies): ___________ Other technical details (finishing processes etc) ________________________

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15th Asian Print Awards 2019 ENTRIES SUBMISSION CLOSES 5 August 2019, 5pm

Send all entries to: APAM Pte Ltd, Level 28, Office 28-31 - Clifford Centre, 24 Raffles Place, Singapore 048621 Tel 65-6733 5342 Email: paul@printinnovationasia.com Additional entry forms can be downloaded at www.printinnovationasia.com Please note that entries are non-returnable unless a self addressed courier pack is supplied.

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Issue 5 2019

Print INNOVATION

Asia Magazine

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PRINT19 is on again, we look at some higlights

of the show

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Heidelberg acquires software start-up Crispy Mountain

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India’s first HP Indigo goes to Parksons Packaging

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Anlac’s Metallized Label Dazzles

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Xeikon introduces Panther DuraCure – a unique

curing technology

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ORIS X Gamut awarded

“Best Color Management Solution”

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EFI launches Cretaprint Hybrid ecosystem

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Industrial Cleaner for Food Packaging Industry

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Tube packaging: How to print on lami tube material

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Japanese web-to-pack printer chooses Heidelberg

Primefire 106 – the first one in Japan

Editor

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Koenig & Bauer spreads the word on digital

transformation and connected services

Sha Jumari sha@printinnovationasia.com

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Enhance your Ink Fountain with our latest

generation ServiceKit

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Successful transition from Letterpress to Flexo

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Fourth Komori for Chinese Printer

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3D printing continues to be one of the highlights at

drupa 2020

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Pack Print International 2019 to highlight print and

packaging’s megatrends

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Roland TrueVIS VG2 passes customer testing with

flying colours

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CAREER PLANNING

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News from around Asia and the world

Published by Asian Print Awards Management Pte Ltd Level 28, Office 28-31 Clifford Centre, 24 Raffles Place, Singapore 048621 Print Innovation Asia Labels and Packaging Innovation Asia Asian Print Awards Packageing Excellence Awards Label and Packaging Conferences Publisher

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Packaging Sales Elizabeth Liew elizabeth@printinnovationasia.com

C H ICAGO

The Future Belongs to the Risk-Takers, and There is a Chance That Might

By Thayer Long, President, APTech Not Be You PRINT® 19 PRINT® 19, the print industry’s signature event, is going back to Chicago from October 3-5, 2019. Before you mark it on your calendars, you’ll want to first decide if this is the right place for you, because frankly, it might not be.

technology in print and in our daily lives. He is going to explore questions around how artificial intelligence and robotics will change our devices, the way we work, earn a living, fight wars, and solve problems.

There is no better time to be in the print industry if you are a broadminded risk taker.

Interesting and random at the same time, right? Were you expecting something different?

The truth is, most people like to “think” they are broadminded risk takers while in reality, most of us like to play it safe. The question is, how honest are you with yourself when you look in the mirror? Are you a risk taker in real life, or do you just play one on TV?

In addition, the aforementioned crack education team at APTech has put together the most robust Learning Experience you can imagine.

There are more than 80 Learning Experience sessions that range from big-picture trend discussions to practical ones. Our genius sessions will provide relevant and actionable content as well as hands-on labs. Our expectation is that all of these sessions are going to be great, and that should be your expectation also.

PRINT 19 is not going to be all things to all people. And we don’t expect or pretend that it is. It isn’t for the survivalists – those who remember and lament when print/PRINT (and they mean both!) was as large as (fill in the blank). It is not for people who think that an inanimate piece of equipment is going to solve real human problems. It definitely is not for the hordes looking to invade the next vertical only to start another race to the bottom.

If that is what you are looking for in a trade show or conference, look elsewhere. Like in any industry, convergence is just a euphemism for commoditization. That industry chapter usually ends the story.

So, we intend to write a different chapter because we think the story will go on.

PRINT 19 is being built for print entrepreneurs and innovators who are looking beyond the past and the present. It is for those that are looking to be the future. It is designed with care to tempt those who want to construct a better product for print consumers. It is intended to transform print entrepreneurs who are excellent solution providers into creative problem solvers who add real value to their customers.

PRINT 19 is going to be a creative forum for attendees who are brave enough to share with one another both successes AND failures.

Most business leaders I know have two versions of their story: the one they share with the world and the one they hide from the world. I certainly can identify with that. It’s time we hear the hidden versions because it’s what we, you and me, have done with our struggles that will define our future.

So, if this sounds like you, read on.

It is admittedly tough to beat Seth Godin as the event keynote from 2018 - but our crack education team of one (thanks Julie S!) did it again! We are super excited to announce that Nicholas Thompson, editor-in-chief of Wired will be our keynote at the PRINT 19 opening event on Thursday, October 3rd.

Thompson has one of the most prestigious positions in the world of technology and his talk, The Wired Future: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Privacy, Social Media, Truth, Tech Companies, and More couldn’t be more future thinking than how we’ll be using

TechWalks, one of the most talked about features of PRINT 18 will be returning. These expert-led, curated exhibit hall tours will highlight a variety of topics of technical interest. I should say “returning and improved” because we’re adding TechTalks to the line-up. These are manufacturer-led sessions about their latest technology breakthroughs. These sessions are geared towards those who want a quick hit of what’s new and relevant, giving attendees the chance to think about things before they meet with the company(ies) of their choice.

And of course, we’re returning to Chicago, the heart of deep-dish pizza and the print industry. A whopping 20% of this country’s commercial print-related companies are located within a 200-mile radius of Chicago, and 139 of the industry’s top 400 companies, according to Printing Impressions, hail from the Midwest.

Attendance among those 400 companies averages 40% a year. What this means is that most of you will not have to get on a plane or deal with the hassle of the airport to see your friends. And remember, this year’s show opens on Thursday, not Sunday, so no Chicago Bears game traffic or marathons to contend with.

Last, and perhaps the most important to you print entrepreneurs, will be the products, services and solutions featured that will help you build your business for the future. That includes presses; software and workflow solutions, post-press/finishing/bindery equipment; substrates, ink/toners, and consumables; mailing and fulfillment; and prepress equipment.

We have taken a risk to build something not for the masses but for the difference makers and risk takers. Is it for you? If you think it is, we look forward to seeing you in Chicago October 3-5 While you’re there make sure to find me and let me know what you think.

To register and for more information: https://www.printtechnologies. org/PRINT19/

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Heidelberg acquires software start-up Crispy Mountain HEI.OS to be developed into a cloud platform for the printing industry As part of its digital transformation, Heidelberg has acquired software startup Crispy Mountain GmbH of Mainz, Germany, which offers Keyline, a cloud-based management platform for print businesses.

The aim is to work with Crispy Mountain to expand the Heidelberg "HEI.OS" platform as a new industry platform for the printing industry.

Among other things, printing companies will be able to obtain a large number of applications from an App Store.

By connecting the existing Heidelberg software solutions around Prinect, the Heidelberg ID and the Heidelberg Assistant, the number of customers is set to grow rapidly.

The platform is to be open to all manufacturers in the printing industry.

This is intended to give print shops easier access to comprehensive services at the lowest possible administrative

burden. Third-party suppliers will be able to create tailor-made offers for printing companies via the platform.

"For Heidelberg, the acquisition of Crispy Mountain is a further step in the rapid expansion of cloud based digital applications that are billed on a usage basis," said Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hermann, Member of the Management Board of Lifecycle Solutions and Chief Digital Officer at Heidelberg. "With Crispy Mountain's qualified team and innovative solutions, we are accelerating our developments around our new industry platform HEI.OS." Keyline has already been launched on the market as a future-oriented management information system (MIS) for the printing industry, designed exclusively for operation in the cloud and for further development towards ecosystems.

Using web-based and mobile technologies, the application depicts all

stages of the value chain of digital and offset print businesses. This enables printing companies to calculate and produce significantly faster and more reliably, while reducing costs and minimizing errors. The application is now to be expanded with all necessary functions for the three market segments Commercial, Label and Packaging.

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Heidelberg is already gradually converting the sale of individual software licenses to a usage-oriented subscription offering. The company is thus realigning its traditional software business to cloud technology and its usage-oriented value creation.

JĂźrgen Grimm, Head of Global Software Business at Heidelberg: "This is the first time that Heidelberg has offered its customers all Prinect modules on a subscription basis as Software-as-a-Service since their market launch a year ago and with great success.

Crispy Mountain strengthens our team with key competencies in cloud technology and development processes, enabling us not only to deliver an innovative cloud-based and proven MIS application, but also to secure our ambitious business plan on the road to the digital industry platform.�

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India’s first HP Indigo goes to Parksons Packaging Parkson Packaging in India installs the country’s first HP Indigo 30000 digital press. The HP Indigo 30000 will be installed at the company’s plant in Daman.

The HP Indigo 3000 is a one-of-a-kind, field proven, digital folding carton press that can help the carton printing industry to address the demands coming from the healthcare, food & beverage, personal care & cosmetics sectors.

“We have been looking at cutting edge technology for our business and HP Indigo 30000 is the perfect fit because it has the right technology in terms of their system and quality. The entire market is evolving, and the brand owners are looking at how they can enhance their brands and launch new products. We have taken a significant step in that direction by partnering with HP,” said Ramesh Kejriwal, chairman of Parksons Packaging.

Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager at HP Indigo, said: “Brands want quality and good price, they want faster on-time delivery, they want to be able to react much faster through various elements of customisation, and there’s a certain growing aspect of brand protection and security. With the HP Indigo presses, we are trying not to just provide printing technology, but work on an interim solution, which will enable everything from design, colour management, printing to finishing, and of course meeting the very high-quality standards of offset.”

“The HP technology will simplify the complexity of design handling, allow our customers to dip in and out of their short-run requirements, smart packaging support like greater trackand-trace and the ability to interact with their end-users,” said Siddharth Kejriwal, director of Parksons Packaging.

“HP Indigo 30000 brings pathbreaking innovation into packaging printing segment with its unique digital capabilities that can help create customized and personalized products.

We are excited to work with Parksons Packaging and help them drive greater value and quality for their customers,” said A. Appadurai, country manager, Indigo and PageWide Web Press, Graphics Solutions Business, HP Inc. India.

HP Indigo 30000 is a seven-colour press with CMYK OVG, interchangeable

with white ink. This extended colour gamut enables printing of PANTONE colours to fulfill strict brand colour requirements. The press is capable of printing on paperboards, metPET, synthetic material of 250-600 microns thickness and is equipped with two interchangeable coating units for aqueous and UV varnishes. Capable of producing high-quality, B2-format (20×30-inch) applications, it comes with HP’s one-shot technology – which enables perfect colour-to-colour registration. Besides, it features an in-built spectrophotometer for easy colour management.

The HP Indigo 30000 has strong uptake in different global markets with 65 devices installed in 22 countries so far. The device is also being used to print labels other than foldable cartons by seven sites.

Successful global installations of the HP Indigo 30000 include: • Nosco, Inc., a full-service supplier of printed packaging has installed two Indigo 30000 Digital Press • Digilinck a folding carton converter based in Deinze, Belgium • Pemara leading Australian packaging and label printer Asia-Pacific region.

• Visingpack, a packaging supplier in Vietnam for cartons solutions for the Vietnamese market.

• Groupo Gondi, a leading Mexican folding carton converter,

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Anlac’s Metallized Label Dazzles The Vietnamese company’s entry won Gold at the Asian Packaging Excellence Awards 2019. Sha Jumari reports.

Anlac Labels JSC (Anlac) is a regular in the Asian Packaging Excellence Awards competition. This year, the company won Gold for their entry in Labels Letterpress Process. The company also took home the Bronze in Labels Flexographic Process. The company has participated in the competition 11 times, and has consistently won awards each year.

“It is our privilege to win the awards this year, thank you!” said Mr Nguyen Ngoc Minh Thy, director of Anlac

Labels JSC. “It is a real validation to the achievements and strong development of Anlac Labels.”

The title of their winning Gold entry is “Colgate Cam Kit 100% 110G”.

The label was used for a promotional campaign in Vietnam. Using a Gallus machine, the labels were printed on a metallized box, in order to enhance the eye-catching metallized effect.

The client required Anlac to be able to produce the labels within the tight

marketing promotion timelines. Anlac was able to accomplish this with short lead-time production, while still achieving an attractive metallized appearance.

In producing the award-winning entry, Anlac faced some challenges. The team had to factor in different substrates used between the white paper proofs and the final metallized labels. Furthermore, Anlac had to figure out how to choose a suitable opaque half-tone for the label in order to create an attractive and harmonious appearance. The team also had to ensure that the final label is identical to the offset-printed box.

In 2001, Anlac became one of the first flexography printing companies in Vietnam, having installed a European printer in their site.

“As a professional labels solutions provider, Anlac will accompany you to develop unique and effective products,” said Mr Nguyen. “We have worked with leading companies in Vietnam and globally for nearly 20 years.”

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Xeikon introduces Panther DuraCure – a unique curing technology Xeikon has applied to patent its Panther DuraCure UV curing technology for use with Xeikon PantherCure UV inks. This unique curing technology takes the Xeikon Panther UV-inkjet series of digital presses to new levels of performance.

The Panther DuraCure curing technology is a unique technique achieving optimal gloss effects in all colours, as well as ultimate durability for multiple applications across multiple sectors. Key benefits are consistent curing performance, longterm durability, and the lowest possible energy consumption.

Jeroen Van Bauwel, Director Product Management at Xeikon, states: “In response to industry demand, DuraCure is the next step forward in our strategy to provide a portfolio of complementary solutions. Good curing performance is an important factor when looking to invest in UV inkjet printing technology. The quality and durability of DuraCure expands the capabilities of this printing technology and makes it a very attractive opportunity. The new DuraCure technology can achieve optimal

curing for a variety of applications, it combines with our PantherCure UV inks and substrates to achieve the highest quality results and provide added value business opportunities for our customers.”

How the curing process works Working with the Panther UV-Inkjet series of digital presses, the Panther DuraCure curing process operates in a number of ways. UV ‘pinning’ of white keeps the ink from spreading and bleeding into the CMYK inks. This ensures that the quality of the CMYK image is kept at the highest level. UV ‘pinning’ after black following CMYK transfer means DuraCure ‘freezes’ all colours across the image and maintains a uniform optimal colour brilliance and gloss. The use of LED curing, with its ability to go deep into the ink layers, combined with HG or mercury curing for lightly but effectively curing the

surface of the UV ink offers the best of both worlds. The intelligent use of these existing technologies is what makes the difference. Combining them in an optimal way to use less energy has a positive impact on the lifetime of the curing lamps.

Van Bauwel concludes, “The combination of all these curing steps results in the most durable, sustainable, and effective curing solution on the market today. This is why we have applied to patent our Panther DuraCure curing technology. Xeikon continues to work towards excellence to enhance every facet of its portfolio. With our very long history and substantial knowledge of the digital label printing market and our access to market leading technologies as part of the Flint group, we can provide our customers with the very best products and services.”

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ORIS X Gamut awarded “Best Color Management Solution” CGS’ latest colour management software, ORIS X Gamut, has received the European Digital Press (EDP) Award.

The software, which was launched just a few months ago, received an EDP award for “Best Color Management Software” in the Software/Color Management Solutions category.

“We are very pleased that our latest product won the competition and was recognized as a major contributor to the optimization of printing processes at many companies, together with its outstanding integration within customers’ existing workflows,” said Bernd Rückert, CGS Product Marketing Manager.

The award was presented by the EDP Technical Committee. The focus of the judges were innovation, quality, performance and cost effectiveness. No public or outside voting can influence judging.

“It’s about technical criteria, not popularity,” said Klaus-Peter Nicolay, president of the EDP Association.

“Only then can the EDP Association guarantee that the best products are

chosen and that the performance of the manufacturer in the development of new technologies is recognized.”

One of the EDP Association’s goals is to support industry members in their task to find the right solutions for their applications, acting both as an information source and for recommendations for purchase.

The jury commented: “Seven-colour (or multi-colour) printing is becoming increasingly popular. ORIS X Gamut is the perfect tool to support both digital and offset printing as well as a hybrid environment”.

ORIS X Gamut extends CGS’s product line into fully automatic software making it possible to reproduce special colours on multi-colour conventional and digital presses using an extended, fixed, ink set. This simple and reliable process also produces a richer, saturated, colour image for a more brilliant photo-reproduction for, e.g., photobooks (RGB).

In addition, the converted colour data can be the basis for automatic decision making in the production process, enabling ORIS X Gamut to contribute significantly to workflow optimization and error reduction.

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It can flexibly handle everything from short runs to complex variable data printing for personalised print communications – all within a small but scalable footprint. And with extended finishing capabilities and fast turnarounds it’s the perfect choice to help you meet every print challenge. Plus it offers an excellent return on investment – bringing time and cost savings to demanding CRDs and revenue generating opportunities to Graphic Arts environments.

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EFI launches Cretaprint Hybrid ecosystem On display at Ceramics China, the EFI Cretaprint Hybrid Ecosystem enables switching between eco-solvent and waterfriendly inks for a reliable and versatile long-term investment reduction in VOC emissions and a 73% reduction in carbon emissions. Plus, the inks do not require using chemical solvents when cleaning the press. The inks produce accurate, high-quality colour for reduced waste and rework.

Ceramic tile producers seeking to solidify their long-term success in digital decoration have a remarkable new option from EFI – EFI Cretaprint Hybrid digital inkjet printer technology that can be used with eco-solvent inks today as well as the new, greener EFI water-based inks.

EFI is launching its Cretaprint Hybrid Ecosystem solution for ceramic tile decoration at the 18-21 June Ceramics China tradeshow in Guangzhou, in hall 8.1, stand K201 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex.

• EFI Cretaprint Hybrid printers – the first hybrid ceramic tile printers in the market – available with printing widths from 700 to 1400 mm with up to 12 printing bars. They are part of the 5th generation of Cretaprint Smart Printers for Ceramics, providing excellent connectivity and a great user experience thanks to applications such as a tone adjustment system, fine-tuning control, nozzle out compensation, ID printing, a supervisory control and data acquisition printer management system and the EFI Go mobile app for remote printer monitoring.

The new hybrid eco-solvent/aqueous ink offering will give users greater versatility in their tile production operations, using EFI Cretaprint printers that can easily transition to water-based ink.

• EFI water-friendly ceramic inks containing water solvent. These unique, water-based ink sets deliver strong performance in industrial production environments, while providing environmental benefits such as a 90%

“A simple cleaning protocol and a quick software update are all that is required to move to water-based inks at any time,” said Jose Luis Ramón Moreno, vice president and general manager, EFI Industrial Printing. “This means users can invest in a technology that is proven, competitive, and will be able to move with the market moves to more sustainable tile decoration processes.”

The EFI Cretaprint Hybrid Ecosystem is a comprehensive solution that includes:

• The EFI Fiery® proServer for Cretaprint, the digital front end that pioneered colour management for tile decoration, helping make the transition to water-friendly technology smooth, and ensure ink savings.

• Configurable service programs for technical assistance and preventive maintenance that allow tile manufacturers to receive the services that best fit their equipment at a flat rate.

The flexibility and technological robustness of the EFI Hybrid Ceramic Ecosystem puts tile producers on a path to the future in digital glazing and full digital ceramic decoration. Visitors to the EFI stand can see this new solution first-hand at Ceramics China. For more information about the EFI Cretaprint Hybrid Ecosystem and other products and services from EFI, visit www.efi. com.

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Industrial Cleaner for Food Packaging Industry ndustrial cleaners are an essential part of every industry, especially for food package printing and converting companies. Without the right cleaning agent, your company could end up with extended downtimes and low-quality print jobs. Fortunately, there are industrial cleaners on the market that can handle the heavy workload of deeply cleaning your presses.

Yellow Magic 7 is a top-of-the-line industrial cleaner made by Bradley Systems. This revolutionary product can be used for a variety of purposes, including cleaning anilox rollers and other press parts. Best of all, Yellow Magic 7 is environmentally friendly and complies with many industry requirements.

More companies than ever before are looking for ways to “go green”.

Yellow Magic 7 allows companies of all kinds to safely clean their machinery and workplaces without damaging the environment. YM7 has no acetones or acetates, two highly dangerous elements for the environment. It also has an extremely low count of other volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. This makes it the perfect cleaner for companies that need to comply with ever-changing environmental standards.

When it comes to cleaning presses in the food packaging industry, Yellow Magic 7 is an exemplary option. Due

to the low VOCs and other chemicals, YM7 does not pose a threat to the manufacturing process and the cleaning of surfaces which came in direct contact with food. That means the client’s products will be safer for their consumers and are non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) compliant.

Yellow Magic 7 offers many advantages to those who need a powerful cleaner, including:

Since its initial offering, clients around the United States have enjoyed Yellow Magic 7 for its ease of use and “green” features.

"Yellow Magic coincided with our SQF, FPA and GMA safe certifications...

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"Yellow Magic is a solution for label converters - especially on the west coast." - Doug Nelson, Flexo Technologies

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Tube packaging: How to print on lami tube material Historically there are primarily 3 types of tubes used for packing of various liquids, pastes & creams for Oral care, Pharma , Beauty/ Cosmetics , Food products & Industrial products (like paints & adhesives).

- Aluminum tubes: still used for aggressive industrial products (adhesives, solvent based paints etc), barrier crucial pharma products & beauty products (like hair colors).

- Seamless tubes : Here each tube is individually extruded & printed in the round. They have the advantage of higher possibility of decorative / variation of Caps. But have low barrier properties, hence thicker & with a much higher cost of production. Primarily used for beauty/ cosmetic and some food products. Specially for smaller quantities & low barrier compliant products.

Laminated tubes: these have two sub categories: I) ABL (which contains a central Alufoil barrier layer). Alu layer is laminated with

the co-extruded polymer layers. Hence it is more stable due to the Alu layer, but gauge variation can be observed. ii) PBL (This has an EVOH polymer central layer for barrier properties) All layers are polymer & co – extruded. Since it is an all polymer construction, it is more susceptible to heat and tension. But the PRIME advantage is that it can be transparent, which is the demand for Cosmetic & Beauty products, where the packaged product itself needs be seen!

Printing lami tube material in flexo Where as before, 99% of the lami tubes were printed in letterpress because it allowed easier register on the gauge variation material , as all colors are printed around one CI cylinder. But long job change-over time, color change, print quality & much lower speeds of production are the limiting factors. Also most of these presses cannot easily convert PBL material.

Due to demands of decoration on tubes increasing & more prevalant use of PBL (transparent) tube material

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Nowadays, flexo is the preferred process for printing on lamitubes. Mainly due to : - higher print quality, - quick job changeovers, - ease of use , for value adding decorations (like cold foil & rotary screen) - ability to easily convert PBL material. higher production speeds

in ABL material, due to differential tensions between the 5 laminated/ co extruded layers, specially as Alu layer is the most stable/ inert . This ensures a perfect flat material is fed into the press for printing. PBL material is more sensitive to heat,

Challenges in lamitube printing - 3 things to take into account The printing of laminated tubes, or; lami tubes, can be challenging in in-line, modular flexo presses. Lamitube material has the highest share for toothpaste, food, pharma and cosmetics. The tube material is made of multilayer plastic, and sealed by RF along the seam.

2 - Control the web tension to avoid stretching : Lami tube material tends to stretch during the printing process.

In order to avoid the material and the image to stretch during printing, you have to make sure the web tension is lowest possible but enough to have perfect control on the web. The right web tension is essential to print in register. The web transport in the MPS EF press makes it possible to transport the web through the press without stretching, but also without the need for a pre-stretcher in front of the press or any other pre-conditioning of the substrate, if it is distortion free.

To print on lami tube material, there are certain things to take into account.

1 - The layers in lami tube material behave differently. Pre- stretching: Lamitube produced in wider web, when slit or stored for longer periods can develop some wave like distortion on the edges of the slit rolls , more so

3 - Lami tube is heat sensitive : Lami tube material is a very heat-sensitive material. This, you have to take into account both in your web transport (where you need good cooling) but also in your drying. Drying lami tube material is a challenge, which is caused due to differential reaction of differ-

Many converters are now switching to flexo printing because of the print quality & decoration demands from end users.

ent layers to heat from UVlamps. UV curing works very well in combination with chill drums, to keep the web at a low temperature. As lami tube material is co-extruded from different layers of plastic, sometimes with a plastic or aluminum barrier, you have to know that these layers have a different density, tension and thickness. When the material goes through the printing press, all the layers (mostly 5) have to stretch in the same way in order to prevent visible differentiations in material thickness.

Lami tube in the Indian printing market In India, lami tube is a big part of the printing market. Some Indian companies have a substantial share of the world tube market. There are companies that produce the tube material and also print it, but there are also suppliers that only produce the substrate. Some print the material & send the web abroad to their tubing facilities/ susidiarie companies.

Whether printed in letterpress or flexo, lami tube is still a challenging substrate to print!

Do you have a question about lami tube printing or another subject? Please don’t hesitate to contact the MPS specialists!

By - Vijay Pareek, Director of Genius Flexo Machinery, is the local representative of MPS in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

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Japanese web-to-pack pr Heidelberg Primefire 106 • Kyoshin Paper and Package decision based on outstanding technologies of Primefire 106 • Expanding web-to-pack business to the next level • Heidelberg Primefire 106 enables new business oportunities Kyoshin Paper and Package decided to choose Heidelberg Primefire 106 as their next digital press to expand their web-to-pack business on top of the traditional packaging business by signing a contract of the first Primefire 106 in Japan in April 2019. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will install the digital printing system in Kyoshin Paper and Package´s brandnew Kanto plant in summer this year.

Kyoshin Paper and Package was founded in Kobe, Japan in summer

of 1948. Since then, their “challenging spirit” is their beating heat of the company as a successful packaging service provider and currently 290 employees are working with the company.

In 2013 the company expanded their packaging business launching webto-pack service called “Hacoplay” focusing on the demand of small size and small quantity with digital presses. They receive an order even from one box in three days as their

shortest delivery time. Currently the maximum size they can print on their digital press is B2 as maximum, but in order to further expand their web-topack business, they were looking for B1 digital press that could meet their demanding customer needs.

Kazuhiro Kajikawa, Executive Managing Director Hacoplay division, Kyoshin Paper and Package is proud to produce with the first Heidelberg Primefire 106 in Japan.

The first time they saw Heidelberg’s Primefire 106 was at drupa 2016 and they were impressed enough to ask Heidelberg to do print test with their challenging images. According to Mr. Kazuhiro Kajikawa, executive managing director of Hacoplay division, “The result of the print test was excellent. The print quality such as green and orange were outstanding

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rinter chooses 6 – the first one in Japan The Primefire 106 is the first industrial digital printing press for packaging in B1 format.

able to cover 95 % of Pantone color because we as packaging printer have to use a lot of special colors for package printing. By enlarging the size from A3 to B2, we were able to expand our business and we are expecting more by going for B1 size with Primefire 106.”

and we felt that the quality of print by Primefire 106 was the most beautiful we have ever seen. The consistency of quality between first and 500th sheets

was also amazingly stable that surprised even our offset press operator who was with me for the test. Other interesting feature of Primefire 106 for us is to be

The Primefire 106 is the first available industrial digital printing press for packaging in B1 format. “Japan is for us a very important market as it is among the top countries for folding carton production and it has probably the highest standards of image quality in the world,” explains Montserrat PeidróInsa, Head of Digital Print Business at Heidelberg. “The success of Primefire customers is what drives our entire team. We are proud to have such a renowned company like Kyoshin Paper and Package selecting Primefire 106 to accelerate their company growth.

With this new installation, Primefire is expanding its global presence even further and consolidating itself as a business growth enabler in packaging.”

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Koenig & Bauer spreads the word on digital transformation and connected services • End-to-end print company workflow in practice • Autonomous printing with AutoRun • Automated job changeovers with FlyingJobChange • Breakout sessions: High-volume commercial printing and label production On 16th and 17th May, Koenig & Bauer invited print professionals from all over the world to an open house spotlighting the potential for digital transformation and data-driven services in commercial printing under the motto “Koenig & Bauer 4.0 – Commercial Printing & Connected Services” (see also Press Release 031/2019).

Dirk Winker, head of print technology at Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, took the opportunity to present benefits of the LED-UV technology for commercial printers: Constant high print quality, even greater substrate flexibility, fast further processing and – last but not least – an active contribution to environmental protection.

The event began with a print demonstration on a Rapida 76. It was set up to print a job using the LED UV technology and served to show that commercial printing comprises more than just 4-over-4 perfecting.

To keep track of a typically wideranging portfolio of commercial jobs, and to ensure that the right products are printed and ready for delivery at the right time, an end-toend workflow with MIS integration is

demonstrated production of a series of commercial jobs in an AutoRun process on a Rapida 105 PRO

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30 imperative. Alexander Stern, workflow expert at Koenig & Bauer, explained two concepts from the production perspective: • Standardisation and specialisation on defined products • Unrestricted product variability and creation of a flexible management system to maintain production efficiency irrespective of the complexity Both approaches are practiceproven and represent functioning business models for the future. The Koenig & Bauer workflow visualises the individual processes along the entire value chain. Optimus Dash controls company processes in real time and offers the necessary flexibility – from order tracking and production, via inventory control and sales administration, through to the management of external services, an interface to accounting and much more besides. Benefits to be derived from this comprehensive functionality include perfect communication between all company departments, lean management practices, the identification of optimisation potential and a clear cost focus.

Fully automatic workflow A series of typical commercial jobs was defined and sent to a six-colour Rapida 105 PRO with inline coating for production. Key features of this press include a shaftless DriveTronic

feeder, DriveTronic SRW, CleanTronic washing systems and the facility to disengage unused inking units. For the demonstration, the press printed fully autonomously in an AutoRun process, during which the operator simply monitors the preselected printing and makeready processes without the need for manual intervention. In this scenario, the Rapida 105 PRO switches automatically between production and makeready at the end of each job. As soon as the measuring systems signal that the quality is good, production of the next job commences without further intervention. AutoRun thus offers the following benefits: • Fully automatic workflow • Optimum utilisation of simultaneous processes • Shortest possible makeready times between jobs • Minimised start-up waste before starting of the sheet counter The quality assurance systems on the press are important elements of an fully automatic workflow. This means above all the inline measuring system QualiTronic ColorControl, which helps to maintain constant print quality over the whole length of a run. In conjunction with QualiTronic PrintCheck, a parallel sheet inspection can be performed, while QualiTronic PDFCheck additionally compares the printed sheets against the pre-press PDF file. Job-specific reports provide

Thomas Göcke, head of marketing & CRM at Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed, in conversation with moderator Sven Oswald (l), explained the contents of a Performance Report, which presents key production data from the installed presses in clearly structured graphical form

for consistent documentation of the print quality. A traffic-light system informs the printer as to the measured quality.

Printing was followed by cutting.

Optimus Dash sends a cutting program to the Perfecta 132 cutting line via the JDF workflow, ensuring that this stage, too, is completed reliably and without errors. On the basis of the arising production times, Optimus generates a cost breakdown with just a few mouse clicks. Terminals linked directly to the post-press machines acquire the relevant production data for the MIS. The open house audience was thus able to witness a fully integrated printshop workflow from data input through to the finished product.

Breakout sessions: High-volume commercial printing and label production Breakout sessions were devoted specifically to high-volume commercial printing and to label production with corresponding finishing, as well as to more detailed insights into the workings of an MIS.

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For the high volume session, production was assigned to two Rapida 106 presses in eight-colour configurations for 4 over-4 perfecting one a conventional press and the other with LED-UV capabilities. On the conventional press, QualiTronic PDFCheck demonstrated three different measuring system functions: Inline colour measurement, sheet inspection and comparison of the printed sheet against a pre-press PDF. New here is the fact that all three functions are realised by a single camera system.

When attention turned to the LEDUV press, the visitors could experience at first hand that sheets taken directly from the delivery of the Rapida 106 were already dry and could be passed on for immediate further processing.

A diversity of LED-UV jobs was printed without manual intervention by the operator thanks to ErgoTronic AutoRun. As a finale, the highest level of production automation was shown: FlyingJobChange. While one section of the press was in production, makeready for the subsequent job was performed

automatically on the remaining units. After automatic engaging and disengaging of the relevant printing units, production of the new job began with practically no interruption: Job changeover time was effectively reduced to zero.

During the other breakout session, the visitors first saw printing and inline finishing on the half-format Rapida 75 PRO. The chosen job demonstrated eye-catching drip-off effects. A sixcolour Rapida 106 with cold foil module, coater and RS 106 reel-tosheet feeder subsequently produced labels at speeds up to 20,000 sheets/ hr. All the jobs were followed up with live die-cutting on the Rapida RDC 106. This provided evident proof of the many advantages of a rotary process, including fast makeready even with varying sheet formats, fast job changeovers, exceptional substrate flexibility and high production speeds, all paired with a simple operating concept.

The printed sheets were subsequently passed to a Perfecta 132 cutting line. This processing step was similarly integrated into the JDF workflow.

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Europe’s first Landa S10 Nanographic Printing® Press producing commercial Edelmann Group and Landa Digital Printing today announced that 60 leading converters and printers from around the world attended an open house at Edelmann’s Heidenheim facility, to see Europe’s first Landa S10 Nanographic Printing® Press producing commercial jobs at 6,500 B1/41 in. sheets per hour.

Visitors heard how the Landa S10 perfectly complements Edelmann’s offset technology, and how its brand customers now request its new Nanographic Printing® capability because of the freedom it offers – to order what they want, when they want it – all with high and consistent print quality.

“In the print and packaging world, everyone is clamoring to know if our Landa S10 is running as expected. We repeatedly get asked if print quality is good and if we’re running seven colors. They also ask if we’re achieving 6,500 B1/41 in. sheets per hour and if we’re able to produce commercial jobs,” comments Oliver Bruns, CEO, Edelmann Group. “The simple answer to all of that is, yes of course. The Landa S10 is built to be a full production machine, 24/7. The colors are brilliant and vibrant - so intense and lively. I haven’t seen any other technology that comes close.”

“Before installing the Landa S10, we were limited in the solutions we could offer our customers. B1/41 in. digital printing with seven colors and at 6,500 sheets per hour has eliminated these previous constraints. The S10 installation has been a great success, and we now expect to be out of beta in a matter of weeks,” confirmed Bruns.

Specializing in packaging solutions for health care, beauty care and consumer brands, the Edelmann Group has operations in nine countries, spanning Europe, Asia, North and South America. Employing more than 3,000 people and with sales of over 300

million euros, Edelmann produces over 5.6 billion packages and leaflets per year. In meeting the environmental demands of some of the world’s most exacting blue-chip brands, sustainability initiatives are also a top priority for the company.

Speaking at the open house, Oliver Bruns also confirmed that partnering with Landa was the best decision for their business. “This is not just a supplier-customer relationship, it’s far more. I love the color from our S10, but crucially, the Landa technology allows us to get a good ROI and that’s just as essential. High speed and great efficiency enable us to earn money with the press.” said Bruns.

Yishai Amir, CEO, Landa Digital Printing, comments: “We are obviously thrilled with the success of the Landa S10 at Edelmann, and we are looking

forward to moving them out of beta within weeks. This success echoes our own business progress, on all fronts. With a continued ramp-up of production and go-to-market operations, we will have presses installed and printing across three continents by the end of 2019.”

ENDS About Edelmann Group Edelmann is a leading provider of high-quality and innovative board and paper packaging solutions. At its 21 sites around the world (7 in Germany and 14 in other countries) the family-owned company develops, produces and distributes folding boxes, packaging inserts, system solutions and rigid boxes for the healthcare, beauty care and consumer brands markets.

In 2018, more than 3,000 employees

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generated a turnover of €300 million.

Edelmann Group produced over 4.5 billion pieces of packaging and more than 1.0 billion packaging inserts. For more information, visit: https://www. edelmann-group.com About Landa Headed by Indigo founder, Benny Landa, the Landa Group is comprised of four units: Landa Digital Printing, whose Nanographic Printing® presses

bridge the industry's “Profitability Gap”, cost-effectively combining the versatility of digital with the high quality and speed of offset to transform the Commercial Printing, Packaging and Publishing markets.; Landa Labs, the group’s innovation arm, which explores nanotechnology for use in solar energy, automotive coatings, hair color, cosmetics, lab-grown diamonds, 3D printing, drug delivery and other fields; Landa Ventures, which invests in early

stage companies with complementary disruptive technologies; and the Landa Fund, which promotes civic equality and the narrowing of socio-economic gaps in Israeli society. Benny Landa continues to add to his portfolio of over 800 patents worldwide that provide the companies he founded with a solid intellectual property base.

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3D printing continues to be one of the highlights at drupa 2020 Since drupa 2016, 3D printing has been one of the six highlights in the trade show program. In addition to its own exhibition area, drupa 2020 will once again dedicate a touchpoint 3D fab+print to this future technology.

For the first time, the VDMA Additive Manufacturing Association will be responsible for the content design and implementation of the ten-day lecture programme. A total of 80 specialist lectures are planned, which will be spread over two two-hour blocks every day. 
 With a view to the trade fair’s target group, the focus will be on applications in printing and paper machine construction as well as applications for media and packaging.

The spectrum will range from additivemanufactured machine components to prototyping or on-demand spare parts supply for printing presses to the use of additive processes to manufacture individual advertising products and unusual packaging solutions.

"Since our trade fair appearance at drupa 2016 met with a very positive response, it made sense to expand

our commitment at drupa 2020 and contribute our know-how," explained Dr. Markus Heering, managing director of the VDMA Additive Manufacturing Association and also the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association.

"Many of our members have been pioneers in industrial 3D printing for many years. They bring with them concentrated practical and theoretical know-how that we want to show visitors at touchpoint 3D fab+print," said Heering.

Variety of applications from press construction to packaging "It is important for us to pick up the drupa visitors where they are in additive manufacturing," said Rainer Gebhardt, project leader of the working group and will be responsible for the content planning of the conference.

For this reason, both introductory lectures on technical processes within

additive process chains and insights into current and future applications in the printing, packaging and media industries are planned.

"Additive design and manufacturing create scope for creativity in many industries. From this point of view, the technology also fits in perfectly with the drupa," said Gebhardt.

Thanks to its broad membership spectrum, which includes traditional drupa exhibitors, users from many other industries and leading international researchers, the working group is able to offer the highest thematic diversity under its own steam.

Gebhardt is also inviting drupa exhibitors to address the working group with their own lecture topics: "We are open to suggestions and will find opportunities in the ten-day program to provide a forum for AM applications from the traditional print and packaging industry."

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Pack Print International and packaging’s megatr Organised by Messe Düsseldorf Asia, the 7th edition of Pack Print International (PPi) will take place from 18-21 September 2019 at BITEC, Bangkok. The event is a tripartite collaboration with the Thai Packaging Association and Thai Printing Association.

In 2018, Thailand’s printing and packaging industries registered over 300 billion Baht, of which 40% came from the printing industry and 60% from packaging. According to PPi, positive outlooks this year will be led by three supporting growth industries – Food and Beverage, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics, and e-Commerce.

Beattrice J. Ho, project director of PPi 2019, Messe Düsseldorf Asia, stated that these megatrends have created a considerable amount of industrial value, as printing and packaging capabilities are integral to a diverse mix of application industries. In tandem with global shifts and movements, these macro-level factors supporting printing and packaging businesses are: 1. Digital packaging: According to Smithers Pira, the rapidly expanding digital (inkjet and toner) packaging market will grow by almost 13% annually to exceed US$22.0 billion by 2022. Very strong growth will be seen in corrugated, carton, flexibles and directto-shape, with developments in metal

printing. This is especially since digital print platforms are opening up a whole world of possibilities for boosting emotional engagement with a consumer and creating new revenue streams.

2. Print technology investment: taking cue from the 6th drupa global trends report released in April 2019, the leading print technology investment plans by market in 2019 are: Commercial (digital toner cutsheet colour: 29%, digital inkjet wide format – cutsheet and rolled: 19%), Packaging (sheetfed offset: 27%, Flexo: 25%), Functional (digital toner cutsheet colour: 27%, digital inkjet wide format – cutsheet and rolled: 23%) and Publishing (digital toner cutsheet colour: 30%, sheetfed offset: 29%). In gist, print can be optimistic about the future, where printers and suppliers can look to new ways to exploit emerging technologies so as to place print as a central tool for consumers.

3. Technologies and innovations that create industrial value: One such instance is the shift to meet increasing demands for personalisation and customisation.

Manufacturers and printers of all types are creating solutions that make this growing market possible, namely faster, higher quality, more affordable digital printing technology. Last year was a tipping point for the packaging industry. Narrow-web digital presses exceeded the standard flexo presses for the first time. 2018 was the first year digital presses emerged the packaging industry’s leading choice. A marketing research study by LPC, Inc. into the label-making segment found digital presses grew by 11.9 percent in 2017 – proof of a major trend change in the packaging industry.

Led by modernism and changes in consumer behavior focused on personalisation, convenience and smart packaging, and the advent of online sales, a bright spot comes in the form of the print packaging market which is on a steady growth to reach US$286 billion in 2020.

In Asia-Pacific, the market is currently the largest regional print packaging market, accounting for over 42% of revenues, and is expected to become the second fastest- growing region through to 2020. This bodes well with the trend in Asia – where it would represent over 40% of global packaging demand come 2022.

Mr Phongthira Pattanapiradej, President of The Thai Printing Association, Beattrice J. Ho, project director of PPi 2019.and Mr Manit Kamolsuwan, President of The Thai Packaging Association

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l 2019 to highlight print rends Ms Ho’s projected outlook was echoed

by Mr Manit Kamolsuwan, President of The Thai Packaging Association and Mr Phongthira Pattanapiradej, President of The Thai Printing Association.

According to Mr Manit, Thailand’s packaging industry had a domestic production capacity of 5.83 million tons in 2018. In terms of raw materials used, the highest growth was observed in paper (37.74 percent), followed by glass (30.05 percent), plastic (24.34 percent), and metal (7.87 percent). It is also expected that the industry would continue its upward cycle in light of governmental policies to stimulate investment.

In response to the national policy of promoting Thailand as a manufacturing centre, he also added that Thailand’s Food & Beverages sector remains the key growth driver for the packaging industry and is buoyed by export demand and easy access to raw materials. Coupled with active and smart packaging as innovative solutions to preserve food quality and to extend the shelf life of food, alongside the Thai government’s series of national standards relating to food packaging and labelling, are all designed to meet international standards.

Commenting on how availability of innovation and technology would up the competitiveness of the Thai packaging industry on an international level, Mr Manit said, “Over the next decade, the packaging industry will witness a significant revolution as the applications of digital printing increases. Therefore, it is important for local businesses to align themselves with the global digital

packaging printing market – in coming out with attractive, cost-efficient and sustainable products for an increasingly crowded and competitive marketplace”.

Conversely, the Printing industry in Thailand is worth more than US$3.7 billion today, with the paper packaging industry alone exceeding US$5.7 billion according to Mr Phongthira. This trend will continue to grow on the back of Thailand’s attractiveness as a printingproducts investment location as its surrounding region forms the ASEAN Economic Community, a single market of some 600 million consumers.

Demand for package printing is also expected to increase as both domestic and export markets for products of all types, particularly processed food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, and e-commerce will expand. Supporting this demand are Thailand’s excellent manufacturing facilities such as the 144-hectare Sinsakhon Printing City and Industrial Estate.

When asked about opportunities for growth and investment in the paper and printing industry in Thailand, Mr Phongthira encouraged businesses to look towards, “high-quality, high-fidelity printing, hybrid printing, automation processes and ‘smart factory’ set-up in line with “Packaging 4.0”, as well as customisation in digital printing and environmentally friendly, affordable packaging”.

He added that this is in light of favourable factors that make Thailand an ideal base for operations including the country’s high-volume pulp production and supply of paper,

enhanced infrastructure in the form of Sinsakhon Printing City, workforce availability and strong government support; including tax and non-tax incentives for projects that meet national development objectives by the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI).

An exhibition for the industry, by the industry With its 2019 theme, Shaping the future of packaging and printing in Asia, the exhibition driven by sectors’ leading trade fairs drupa and interpack by the Messe Düsseldorf Group in Germany, will see global packaging and printing innovations put up by over 300 leading companies from 25 countries, including national groups from Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, China and Singapore.

Addressing forward-looking industry trends and movements, the 7th edition of the International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia, will spotlight on 4 thematic zones, i.e. OneStop Pack & Print Pavilion, Labelling Zone, Logistics & Automation Zone and a dedicated Prototype Showcase, in parallel with a series of industryfocused conferences and forums.

The 4-day exhibition will also zoom into areas such as package printing, corrugated printing and packaging, digital printing, electronic printing, large format printing, flexible packaging and robotics. As well as extend its reach to visitors coming from a broad range of industries and diverse application areas, including print and packaging houses and converters, marketing, publishing and media sectors, vertical markets and those in the future technologies industry.

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Roland TrueVIS VG2 passes customer testing with flying colours “And finally, real orange!” The Dutch sign specialist Gielen Reclame (Valkenswaard) is incredibly enthusiastic about the successful beta test of the new 8-colour TrueVIS VG2 printer/cutter from Roland.

So happy, in fact, that Chris Gielen immediately purchased two machines: “The addition of the new orange ink now provides us with the opportunity to make even better prints with certain corporate identity colours.”

Gielen Reclame, along with a sign maker in Denmark and Renault F1® Team, is one of the three European companies that have subjected the new generation TrueVIS from Roland DG to extensive practical testing. The Dutch company has a great deal of experience with Roland devices - there were already six Roland printers in the production hall, and with the investment in two TrueVIS VG2 devices there are now eight - and was therefore the ideal customer to push the boundaries of this new printer.

New generation The TrueVIS VG2 is the latest generation printer/cutter from Roland DG. "In its development, we were able to build on more than 30 years of knowledge and experience with 16

previous generations of products in the print & cut market segment that is so important to us," says Karel Sannen, Marketing Manager at Roland DG, Benelux. “We have introduced more than 40 new and improved functions and features - in the hardware, but also in the software and the ink, including orange ink for an even wider colour gamut. Together, these improvements ensure even better performance than previous generations. I am convinced that the TrueVIS VG2 truly sets the new standard in large format printing solutions. And that's why I am happy that our beta test customers endorse that view as well.”

Even better corporate identity colours The TrueVIS VG2, introduced in March, is available in various ink configurations, including CMYK x 2 and CMYKLcLmLk with orange or white in the eighth colour channel.

Chris Gielen, owner of Gielen Reclame, opted for orange as the eighth colour because he already has white ink on another Roland system: “We do a lot of printing for motor sport companies, and you can get great effects with a different type of foil, for example metallic, with white ink. On the other hand, the orange ink now offers us the option of making even better prints of difficult corporate colours. I come from the commercial printing world.

With four-colour printing, we always had problems when there was orange in a corporate design; it often came out brown-ish when produced with fourcolour process printing, irrespective of what the Pantone colour guide you placed next to it showed. Or you had

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to work with an additional PMS spot colour. Four-colour inkjet can have the same problem, but Roland has now solved this with its new orange TR2 ink.”

Karel Sannen adds: “The software includes features such as an Orange Colour System Library that help users to reproduce brand colours quickly and accurately. Users can choose a specific colour of orange ink, such as Pantone 021; or opt for a fresh colour that gives you bright green and deep blue. You can easily print amazing colours that truly pop with the new TR2 inks and our True Rich Colour setting.”

Unprecedented colour strength In addition to unprecedented colour strength, the TrueVIS TR2 inks feature improved scratch resistance, Sannen explains. “In recent years, other manufacturers have started marketing new technologies such as latex and UV inks. However, like many professionals in our industry, we remain convinced that flexible materials such as PVC and our TrueVIS inks are the perfect combination.

The new TR2 inks, including orange, support the widest array of applications and ensure the most long-lasting results: TR2 inks retain their colour even after three years of outdoor use. With these new TR2 inks you can laminate your printed film after six hours and then apply it immediately, compared to 24 hours or more of wait time with other inks. Moreover, we have received an ICS

guarantee from Avery Dennison, and 3M has twice issued MCS certifications for our colour configurations.”

Optimal productivity The TrueVIS VG2 hardware has also been improved in several ways. Sannen explains how that benefits customer productivity: “The machine’s start-up procedure has been shortened, and the cleaning cycle has been minimised. This saves time and ink.” Should a nozzle fail during production, the Nozzle Mask function will switch off that part of the print head: “Printing can then continue at half speed until repairs can be made. Downtime and associated loss of productivity is therefore prevented.”

Moreover, the TrueVIS VG2 is equipped with the latest automatic pinch roller technology, whereby the middle pinch rollers are lifted when the cutting of a job commences: “This means that with a print-and-cut task, you no longer have to wait until the ink is completely dry before cutting.”

The roll-up unit for the print media has also been improved, so that the printed substrate can be rolled up more evenly and with more stability.

Gielen has also noticed the improvements, such as the new "Multiple Crop Marks" feature: “The TrueVIS VG2 cutter is unbelievably accurate. We normally apply some overlap around the logos to be cut, to counter any imprecisions so that we do not get any white edges. But that is not really necessary with this system. In

principle, we could cut without overlap, that's how precise this machine is.”

Sannen explains how the VG2 achieves that: “In addition to the option of setting four register marks per print job, you can also define crop marks at line level. There is even a third option: printing register marks per object to be cut. This allows the machine to calibrate more often, resulting in unprecedented accuracy in contour cutting.”

Amazing quality even in Standard mode Chris Gielen mentions another interesting advantage of the new Roland TrueVIS VG2: “We always print in high quality mode. That is how we came through the recent financial crisis. Our motto is: Do not use cheaper materials or inks, but adhere to quality.

Paying attention to your customers and their desire for the utmost in quality yields more than cutting back on materials ever would . However, at Roland's recommendation, we have also started using the VG2 in the standard mode at 900x600 dpi. We are positively surprised at the visible print quality, even in standard mode.

There are, of course, critical colours to which this approach does not apply; but in 90 percent of the cases, you can do perfect work on the VG2 just using the standard setting.” Convinced by the performance of the TrueVIS VG2 during the beta period, Gielen immediately purchased two units of the new machine when it became commercially available.

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CAREER PLANNING Having a career plan is important. It can help you manage the direction you want your career to take, the job skills and knowledge you will need, and how you can get them. A great career plan relies on strong foundations.

The form of your career plan will depend on the kind of person you are.

It may be very structured, or you may just need a few notes in each area such as knowledge, skills and qualities, what you like doing and the type of jobs that interest you. Pick a career you actually like -most career problems stem from the fact that we are terrible at picking jobs. But also keep in mind what you're good at. Maybe you don't feel that passionate about any specific career—or you love multiple areas and can't decide on just one. Then it's time to think about your personality and focus on the skills you have. Well, you say, what if you don't know what you're good at or even what you're interested in? Career assessment tests can help narrow down a field.

Consider what is important to you.

We all have different values, needs and motivations. Our work takes up a significant part of our day - usually a third or more - and has a significant impact on other aspects of our life, including our sense of self-worth and wellbeing. This is why it is very important to carefully consider your values and needs when planning your career direction and developing your career plan. It is important to understand your skills, knowledge and personal qualities so you can match them to jobs you would like to do.

This will also help you identify the knowledge and skills you might need

to acquire, or the personal qualities you might need, to achieve your career goals. An accurate and realistic assessment of these things is vital to an achievable career plan. Do you think you will need to undertake further study? What steps could you take to do this? Do you feel in charge of your own career direction? If not, how can you gain more confidence and take charge?

When preparing your career plan action plan, include what you will do and how you will do it. Make a list of people whose help you will seek and draw up a time plan of when you will do each action. The timeframe should be at least 12 months; however, a longer period may be appropriate. Review and adjust your plan -career planning is a way of making the best use of your current

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Given that unpredictable events and changes can occur over time, view your plan as a guide and allow space for adjustments and changes to your approach. Draw on your experiences at work to help you achieve your goals.

You will generally find it helpful to revisit your plan each year.

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Remember, the career plan you put in place at one stage of your life may not be relevant once you have achieved certain goals and experienced other job and life events. Revisiting your plan will help to reinforce and clarify your thinking, and can help you decide if you need to change your career plan, seek help or advice or put more effort into achieving your goals. Think about what excites and energizes you -we all want to enjoy and actually like our careers. Perhaps the biggest sign you're on the wrong path is if you dread talking about your job. While passion

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The two companies finalised their cooperation agreement at this year’s Chinaplas trade fair in Guangzhou.

Komori introduces new Lithrone GX40P Perfector Komori Corporation has added a new Lithrone GX40P perfector to its lineup of Lithrone GX40 40-inch sheetfed presses.

Komori’s Lithrone GX40P has the ability to handle double-sided, onepass and straight multicolour printing.

The GX40P takes this innovation one step further with Komori’s unique three double-sized cylinder perfecting mechanism that guarantees high productivity and profitability.

The impression cylinder, transfer cylinder and perfecting cylinder are each double-sized to avoid stress on the paper. Simplified and highly rigid, use of the new perfecting mechanism ensures high-speed, stable two-sided printing at speeds of 18,000 sheets per hour (sph) displaying excellent heavy stock compatibility with both single- and double-sided printing.

Additionally, the GX40P delivers environmentally- and workplacefriendly printing that saves energy and space and reduces exhaust heat.

Increase quality and productivity even further with a variety of

options, such as Parallel Makeready to drastically shorten makeready times, Autopilot, for non-stop automation from test printing to production printing, and options such as the A-APC (Asynchronous Automatic Plate Changing System), PDC-SX (Spectral Print Density Control - SX model) and PQA-S (inline Print Quality Assessment System (Sheet)) that makes quality and productivity improvements possible.

Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica appoints new sales partner in Southeast Asia Rieckermann assumes agency responsibilities for Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines Koenig & Bauer expands its sales network in Southeast Asia with the appointment of Rieckermann. The industrial solution provider will be assuming responsibility for sales activities in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

“Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica offers precisely what more and more Asian customers are demanding – high quality, a broad product portfolio and environment-friendly technologies,” said Kristian Rieck, Rieckermann’s director of plastic and converting. manroland Goss Group appoints new CEO manroland Goss announced the appointment of Franz Kriechbaum as new CEO by the shareholders L. Possehl and American Industrial Partners (AIP). Kriechbaum takes over the role of current CEO, Alexander Wassermann CEO who will be taking up a career outside the printing industry.

Since 2017, Kriechbaum served as the Chief Operating Officer of the manroland Goss Group since 2017.

The move is in response to the increasing demand of flexible packaging in Asia.

“Through the cooperation with Rieckermann, we now have an experienced

Together with the manroland Goss management team he will continue to drive the company’s established and successful strategy as a reliable, stable and highly customer-oriented solutions partner for all webfed offset printers. manroland Goss further announced that the company has successfully completed its Post-Merger-Integration phase. During the Post-MergerIntegration phase the company has realigned its product portfolio and its global footprint to the solutions partner setup.

The company has been transformed into a business unit organization, each of them managed by dedicated business unit leaders. The business units

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The Group aims to be the leading solutions partner for webfed printers around the world, be it Parts Solutions, Service Solutions, Engineered Solutions or System Solutions.

Heidelberg launches online portal for label printing Heidelberg, alongside its subsidiary Gallus, has introduced a digital platform in English for all things label printing. The portal can be found at https://label-experts.com and those interested can register for free.

Labels give products their unique identity and influence the impulse to buy at the point of sale. Accounting for around five percent of the global print volume of approximately EUR 400 billion, today the label market has the greatest growth potential in the printing industry, and has evolved from a niche segment to a sizable industry over the last few decades. The associated knowledge base has also greatly increased hand in hand with this evolution, and today is differentiated on the basis of a remarkable variety of different printing technologies, applications, substrates and further consumables.

In the digital age it was just a matter of time before the stakeholders in this industry, in other words users, manufacturers, associations and market research institutes, bundled this knowledge and made it available on a digital platform.

“Heidelberg’s strength lies in its knowledge of its customers and their issues,” said Professor Dr. Ulrich Hermann, member of the management board responsible for lifecycle solutions and chief digital officer at Heidelberg. “This is where our future customer communication begins, not just with the product.

Our customers in the label printing industry will be able to access exclusive expert knowledge with this platform presence. Only if we are able to prove

to our customers that we understand the label printing industry, will our customers continue to place their trust in us for their most important investment decisions.”

Register for free and immerse yourself in the world of labels Today the label market has the greatest growth potential in the printing industry, and has evolved from a niche segment to a sizable industry over the last few decades. The associated knowledge base has also greatly increased hand in hand with this evolution, and today is differentiated on the basis of a remarkable variety of different printing technologies, applications, substrates and further consumables.

In the digital age it was just a matter of time before the stakeholders in this industry, in other words users, manufacturers, associations and market research institutes, bundled this knowledge and made it available on a digital platform. The portal is described as being multi-faceted and users can expect newsletters, technical articles, the latest market research results, white papers, tips for their next investment, and much more.

In a highly dynamic environment, the requirements for label solutions are changing faster and faster nowadays.

Following the trend of customization, the market is increasingly demanding shorter runs as well as versioned and localized labels.

Distinguishing features are becoming more and more important, thus the demand for just-in-time deliveries and labels with unusual embellishments

is growing. For the latter, more and more creative formats are being found: labels as on-pack promotion deliver advertising messages in the smallest of spaces and can be broadened from a leaflet to a mini brochure. Special effects are produced using inks that light up in the dark or heat-sensitive inks that are visible within a limited temperature range. The wealth of variants is almost infinite. The variety of the applications is matched only by the multi-faceted nature of the content on https://label-experts.com.

Political parties vote for CHILI publisher With the European elections taking place at the end of the month political parties everywhere in Europe have been ramping up their campaigns. As it turns out, many parties mostly use CHILI publisher, the software for smart artwork and marketing material creation, to create marketing elements within their communication plans.

Home game in Belgium The software is integrated into KADANZA, a design automation platform developed by KAN design, which in turn is consistently used by numerous political parties to create artwork and marketing material.

Owner Nico Potvin explains: “Nearly all the Flemish political parties are relying on KADANZA to streamline their marketing activities. They like it because it maintains brand consistency while also supporting localization and targeted tailoring; all key features the integration of CHILI publisher enabled.

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online portal for all activities makes life easy for each political party’s marketing team.”

One Belgian political party that is creating most of its material in KADANZA is Open Vld. Communications officer Sarah Poppe states: “It’s very user-friendly. The templates show what we can and cannot change. That makes it easy for anyone to create and adjust the right material when they need it. There is no need for any experience or background in graphic design. We can communicate quickly, consistently and efficiently to our community.”

Growing interest worldwide While Belgian political parties are key adopters of the technology, CHILI publish is also working with parties in other countries including the UK, Germany and Australia.

Kevin Goeminne CEO of CHILI publish adds: “Working with smart templates allows people to respect brand guidelines, reduce human error and launch campaigns much faster.

In electoral times it is imperative for parties who need to get their message across in a tailored and timely fashion.

Word spread from Belgium to other countries and now we found ourselves scouted by political parties all over Europe.”

Koenig & Bauer reports 10.2% higher order intake 2019 started well for the Koenig & Bauer group, posting a double-digit increase in order intake in the first quarter year-over-year to €276.4m.

This strong growth, which exceeded the industry average, was underpinned by significantly more orders for

business, orders in Digital & Web came to €31.9m, thus falling short of the previous year’s figure of €45.2m due to lower orders for newspaper and flexible packaging printing presses.

At €32.4m, revenue remained at the prior year’s level. The previous year’s figure of €32.5m had been spurred by high service revenue due to large press relocations. At –€5.6m (–€4.5m in the previous year), EBIT was burdened by market-entry and growth-related expenses. At €85.4m, order backlog and capacity utilisation are at a high level. services and for folding carton, direct glass and security printing presses.

At €230.7m, revenue exceeded the previous year's figure by 6.2%. EBIT was still slightly in negative territory due to the low revenue level, coming to –€2.8m despite high market-entry and growth-related expenses, and was thus not far off the previous year’s figure of –€1.9m. At –€4.9m, group net earnings in the first quarter of 2019 translate into earnings per share of –€0.30.

Strong order intake in Sheetfed In addition to good service orders, the substantially higher orders for packaging printing presses caused order intake in the Sheetfed segment to rise by 12.4% to €173.5m. Revenue increased slightly by 1.8% to €113m.

The good order backlog of €250.5m ensures continued high capacity utilisation. At –€3.1m, EBIT was below the previous year’s figure (€0.4m) due to the product mix and the costs arising in connection with the Print China trade fair.

Growth expenses burden Digital & Web earnings Despite the strong growth in service

Significant order and revenue growth in Special More orders for services and presses for security printing and direct glass decorating caused order intake in the Special segment to rise by 37.7% to €80m. Revenue climbed by 20.8% to €92.8m. At €331.7m, the order backlog at the end of March was 6.2% higher than it had been twelve months earlier.

Following a segment profit of €3.8m in the previous year, EBIT came to €2m in the first quarter of 2019.

Solid balance sheet and financial profile Despite substantially lower receivables and higher customer prepayments, the increase in inventories for revenue growth in future quarters as well as high investments for construction and IT projects left traces on the cash flow.

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The World Wrap Masters competition, sponsored by Hexis, Mimaki, Wrap Gear and Car Wrapper 3D, ran throughout the year and concluded with two competitions: Wrap Masters Europe and the World Wrap Masters Series Final.

Together with its internal liquidity, the syndicated long-term credit facilities give Koenig & Bauer a strong and stable financial basis. The equity ratio stood at 37.5% at the end of March 2019.

Guidance for 2019 CFO Mathias Dähn: “The order backlog, which rose to €656.6m as of 31 March 2019, gives us good forward visibility through to autumn 2019 and, in security printing with its good order situation, until 2020.

With contract signings exceeding our expectations and reaching a figure in the mid double-digit millions of euros, the Print China trade fair held in midApril was very successful.

On the strength of the good order and project situation ensuring full capacity utilisation across the entire group as well as the further progress made in our group projects for boosting earnings by €70m compared to 2016, we are confident to achieve organic growth of around 4% in revenue and an EBIT margin of around 6% in 2019 in the group. We are attaching particularly high priority to our growth offensive 2023, the cumulative costs of which we expect to reach around €50m for 2019 to 2021, with a heavier load in the first year. The resulting margin impact is already included in our 2019 earnings target.”

Mid-term targets until 2023 CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann: “With our growth offensive 2023, we want to actively exploit the currently available market opportunities in the cardboard, corrugated board, flexible packaging, 2-piece can, marking and coding, glass direct and decor printing as well

as in postpress to achieve sustained profitable growth. The impact of volatile security printing will be reduced by higher packaging share of group revenue.

For web offset presses for newspaper and commercial printing, we expect a further decline particularly in service business. With all our initiatives and projects, we are targeting to increase group revenue to around €1.5bn with an EBIT margin of between 7 % and 10% until 2023. All three segments are to contribute to the growth in revenue and earnings. Our further targets include a dividend ratio of 15 - 35% of group net profit, an equity ratio of over 45%, a target corridor for net working capital of 20 - 25% of revenue, and a share of 30% in total revenue for service business.”

The World Wrap Masters competition winner Triain Moldovan from Austria has won FESPA’s World Wrap Masters Series

Wrap Masters Europe took place on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 May, when 30 competitors from 12 countries battled it out for a place in the Series Final. After an adrenalin fuelled two days, Casper Madsen from CWRAP//Colors in Denmark took the title of European Wrap Master, with Triain Moldovan from TM Wraps in Austria and Giovanni Rosas Linares from TopCar Performance in Mexico taking second and third place respectively.

On the last two days (Thursday 16 and Friday 17 May) Casper, Triain and Giovanni went on to compete against the winners of previous World Wrap Masters events: Wrap Masters Asia, Mexico and Eurasia, Speedwrap at FESPA Africa and Cambea at FESPA Brasil, as well as national wrap events in Denmark and Finland. The finalists were challenged with wrapping VW Golf cars and mannequins.

After an intense two day competition, Triain Moldovan, runner-up of Wrap Masters Europe was crowned World Wrap Masters Champion. Second and third places went to Norman Brübachj from Germany and Sweden’s Jonas Sjöström respectively.

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“Since Asahi first brought to market its innovative flexographic plate technology, which enabled complete release of ink onto the substrate for a cleaner image and fewer press stops for plate cleaning, our thoughts about the value of the technology have evolved,” said Dr. Dieter Niederstadt, Asahi’s Technical Marketing Manager.

“Not only do we continue to improve our plate quality and performance, but we have also learned from our customers that the value of the technology goes way beyond the quality and productivity benefits it enables.

Triain commented on what winning meant to him: “I’m still in shock, I’m speechless, I don’t know what to say, I wasn’t expecting it. It was a tough and very close competition. To be able to compete against all of these wrappers is awesome. In this competition you have to deliver quality work under stress and it turns out today was a good day for me.”

The next event in the World Wrap Masters Series will take place at FESPA Mexico 2019 from 22 to 24 August at Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City.

New augmented reality app which creates a virtual representation

visualization and appreciation for customers.

SAi’s VirtualSign* is a new augmented reality app which creates a virtual representation of how signs will look like in-situ in the real world.

The objective, says SAi, is to enable sign and display businesses to secure go-ahead for projects faster, and perhaps increase production throughput, thanks to an enhanced buying process and improved customer interaction. Not only does VirtualSign allow users to visualize signs in real life, but they can also capture and send images directly from the app, making it easier than ever to share creative ideas. *VirtualSign is available to download on iTunes and Google Play

Available at no extra cost to SAi Flexi subscribers, the app enables sign and display users to project a customer’s banner or sign onto the side of a building or other space for which it is intended, thereby offering increased

The absolute best way to make flexographic printing a CLEANER technology Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today reported it will be again exhibiting at Labelexpo Europe, scheduled for 24 to 27 September

Not only does it eliminate the need for volatile solvents in the platemaking process, speed up the process to consume less energy and deliver the same high quality and press productivity (OEE) our customers have come to expect, but the technology reduces makeready times and waste as well as the amount of time the press needs to run. All of these benefits add up to a much cleaner platemaking and flexographic printing process than can be achieved with any other plates on the market.”

At Labelexpo, Asahi will be featuring its popular AWP™-DEW waterwashable plates, the first to use CleanPrint™ technology. “Our plan is to migrate this technology to other plates in our portfolio over time,” Niederstadt adds, “to ensure

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59 three Muller Martini saddle stitchers – Primera, Prima Amrys and Bravo-T – is connected with the company’s proprietary MIS system called AIS (Akebono Information System) via the Connex.Info 4.0 workflow system. Connex.Info 4.0 provides the bookbindery with valuable data about real-time production and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). The AIS is also connected to the MIS of Dai-ichi Printing, enabling the parent company and therefore the printing plant to also view the Connex.Info data.

our customers can print CLEAN on the widest array of substrates in the market.”

Benefits of Asahi CleanPrint™ Asahi CleanPrint™ is designed to facilitate kiss touch printing pressure.

Lighter printing pressure ensures constant repeatability of printing quality during the production run as well as longer plate life. This characteristic is achieved with unique Asahi-engineered photopolymer chemistry that reduces the surface energy of the printing plate and enables better ink transfer to the substrate during printing.

CleanPrint™ has the beneficial effect of reducing ink filling-in the mid-tone area during the printing run, leading to fewer cleaning intervals and less press downtime for a highly sustainable

flexographic printing process.

Niederstadt notes, “Our customers are ecstatic about the quality of print they can deliver while also achieving as much as 50% less makeready time and 30% or more improvement in OEE.” For more information about CleanPrint™ and other flexographic solutions from Asahi Photoproducts, visit www.asahi-photoproducts.com.

Successful Open House at Akebono in Niigata (Japan) Over 30 visitors took advantage of the opportunity to learn at first-hand about the numerous advantages of the Alegro MC perfect binder during the open house event at Japanese Muller Martini customer Akebono, which is based in Niigata and belongs to the major Dai-ichi Printing Group.

During a live production run, Hiroyuki Gemma, President of Akebono, referred to the numerous benefits of the Alegro MC, which, like the

Make-ready times have been shortened ten-fold at best compared to use of the earlier perfect binder model, and productivity has risen by a factor of 4.

“What’s more, thanks to easier operation using the Book Data Center and Line Control, we need 20 percent less staff,” noted Hiroyuki Gemma. The rate of production waste has fallen to 0.8 percent, while the quality of the end products bound using PUR has risen. “And thanks to MMRemote, we have fast support from Muller Martini,” says Hiroyuki Gemma.

In addition to the machine demo, the visitors to the open house also benefited from an interesting talk by Volker Leonhardt, Global Sales and Marketing.

Member of Muller Martini Corporate Management He spoke about the challenges and facets of the global book market and presented the wide-ranging (Finishing 4.0) solutions that Muller Martini offers for the production of books.