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The path to success Answer your brand customer demands profitably with HP digital solutions for corrugated packaging and displays. Capitalize on market demand for short runs and versatility with HP digital solutions built to adapt to your workflow. The choice is yours. The HP Scitex 15000 Corrugated Press is the ideal platform for directto-corrugate applications. Designed for a flexible workflow that leaves room for diﬀerentiation, versioning and customization across your highvalue retail displays and boxes. HP PageWide Web Press T400S brings together the best of pre-print and digital for the first time. Designed to provide a powerful combination of best-in-class quality and productivity, including high volume versioning with ease, operational eﬀiciency and process simplification. Now is the time to go where analog can’t go in corrugated, so take the path to greater success with the right HP digital solution for your business. Find out more: hp.com/go/packaging

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Contents Page 4 Agfa Graphics 2017 Calendar 6 Lim Weng Wah Brothers Printing Press installs second manroland press (Cover Story) 8 Imposition of PDF files made easy with new software from OneVision 10 Signs for two Xeikon digital presses 14 Business transformation with applications capabilities 16 Print Productivity thanks to the HP 10000 press 20 FXAP introduce Smart Work Gateway Concept 22 Dscoop Asia Redefines Creativity & Innovation 24 The Impremia IS29 30 New approaches and business models to overcome intense competition 32 The Premiumisation of Cigarette Packaging in Indonesia 34 Singapore aims for Zero waste in packaging 36 Impremia IS29 Installation and Strategic Cooperation 38 French wine label printer grows strong business with waterless plates 40 Cooperation on conventional inks 42 Asia Pacific leads Liquid Packaging market 44 Rukson modernization brings prepress in- house for complete solutions 46 ‘WORLD’S FIRST’ 3D PRINTED POP-UP RETAIL STORE CREATED FOR LOUIS VUITTON 48 Festive print - Why print puts the sparkle in your holidays 50 News from around the world

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A thing of beauty is a joy forever: timeless aesthetics meet state-of-the-art printing technology in Agfa Graphics 2017 Calendar True to tradition, Agfa Graphics created a state-of-the art printed calendar for its VIP customers. The 2017 calendar has sustainable innovation as its major leitmotiv and stands out through its stunning combination of contemporary art and graphics design, supreme print quality and vivid enhancement techniques.

Ceci n’est pas un calendrier (This is not a calendar) is the title of the 2017 Agfa Graphics Calendar. With a nod to Ceci n’est pas une pipe (This is not a pipe), the famous painting by Belgian painter René Magritte, it expresses how what you see is not always what you get. Or in this case even: that what you get is more than you expect maybe...

Twelve works of art to have and to hold Calendars usually have planned obsolescence. As the year wanes, so does a calendar’s usefulness. Not this one. This Agfa Graphics calendar is meant to outlive 2017. Every single page features a unique work of art made by a renowned artist. The twelve works can be cut out and framed to start a gallery. This in itself is a form of sustainability. Yet also in its choice of subjects to portray, the calendar reflects Agfa Graphics’ commitment to sustainable innovation with a focus on ecology, economy, and extra convenience—or ECO³.

predecessors, the 2017 edition of the Agfa Graphics calendar is a fine sample of and a real tribute to the power of print. For its creation, Agfa used state-ofthe-art prepress solutions, including Apogee workflow software, Energy Elite Eco printing plates, an Avalon platesetter, and Sublima screening. These were supplemented by screen printing and by a wide gamut of enhancement techniques, including metallic and structure inks, hot foil printing, and embossing. Add to that a range of premium-quality recycled papers, and you get an eye-popping, unique printed product. Printing as an art.

Power of Print Each print product has a luxury dimension through the way in which it refers to art, creativity and the use of unique and refined techniques. Like its

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(From left Lim Kim Swee-Director, Lim Shen Siang-Business Development Executive, Samuel Lim-General Manager, Eddy Lim-Business Development Executive, Michael Choong-Sales & Marketing Manager, manroland Malaysia)

Lim Weng Wah Brothers Printing Press installs second manroland press The Malaysian-based printing company invested in the ROLAND 706 LV HiPrint to boost its packaging operations. By Sha Jumari. Located in the heart of Malacca, Malaysia, Lim Weng Wah Brothers Printing Press Sdn Bhd (LWW) is an established name in the packaging printing industry. Proudly family-run, LWW spans three generations with company director, Mr Lim Kim Swee, at the helm. Together with his three sons, he manages the business which has a staff strength of 69 to date. The company was established with humble beginnings in a shop house. It was only in 1990 that the company began specialising in the manufacture and supply of high-quality packaging and label printing products. Quality control is observed very closely at

every stage of the production process at LWW, from the input of raw material to finished goods all the way to warehousing and delivery. “Rigorous quality control and commitment to meet our clients’ demands are a must,” said Mr. Lim Kim Swee, the Company Director of LWW. Colour consistency is one of the daily challenges for packaging printers, especially because solid and half-tone colours are frequently used in the packaging products. “Perfect printing result – that’s one of the key reasons why we installed our first ROLAND 706 LV HiPrint in 2008,” said Mr Lim. It turned out to be a wise investment

and a great business decision. Fastforward to 2016 and LWW is investing in their second new ROLAND 706 LV HiPrint 3B format machine. “Based on the successful investment in the first manroland machine, we have very good reason to believe that manroland’s top printing technologies and their strong support in machineries maintenance can lead us to a new level,” said Mr. Lim. “The recent investment in the second press, ROLAND 706 LV HiPrint, is an important part of our company's strategy to strengthen our competitiveness and increase our market share in the packaging industry.”

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7 Mr Lim also took into consideration the longstanding relationship he has with manroland Malaysia: “We appreciate the good relationship we have with the manroland team, and it’s important for us to maintain that. Apart from the reliability of the machine, it has a lot to do with the people who are actually supporting the brand within Malaysia. When there is a machine breakdown, we can call them up and rely on them to service the machines very quickly.” One of the key feature of the new six-colour ROLAND 706 LV HiPrint with inline coating is that it prints at 78 x 105 cm format. This additional 40 mm creates higher productivity, up to 50% or more. The second key feature of the new ROLAND 706 LV HiPrint is the Integration Pilot Smart. Make ready times of the printing press can be reduced significantly by job preparation including ink pre-setting. Integration Pilot Smart creates the print job, including colour pre-setting from the CIP3 File sent from the prepress department. The first manroland machine was also upgraded with this new feature. This greatly reduces the make ready time by approximately 25%, and also reduces paper waste by 25% through colour pre-setting. Furthermore, savings of working time with job preparation between two to five minutes per job. The new machine has a maximum printing speed up to 16,000 sheets per hour, to further accommodate LWW’s

From left Eddy Lim, Tan Kiam Tee, Leong Meng Choon, Tan Chee How, Lim Shen Siang increased output levels. The suction belt sheet guiding technology replaces the traditional suction rollers with the suction belts, resulting in even better print quality and productivity. Mr. Lim is confident that the new press will deliver exactly what LWW needs to drive the business forward. It can absolutely enhance LWW’s overall competitiveness and effectively help it with its further expansion. Additionally, the flexible machine configuration of ROLAND 700 HiPrint is capable of supporting LWW in producing various jobs for print buyers. With the new ROLAND 706 LV HiPrint and the existing ROLAND 706 LV HiPrint in its printing facility, LWW now has a dynamic duo working

to ensure its leading position in a highly competitive packaging industry. The Commitment to Quality LWW is well known in the industry for having good service and quality. As testament to the commitment to quality, the company was awarded the ISO 9001 certification in 2011. Mr Lim’s eldest son, Eddy Lim Shen Shi, was the one responsible for the accreditation. “The industry has changed dramatically since 2008. Customers are a lot more challenging and have higher requirements. For example, customers are very sensitive to colour accuracy,” said Eddy. “In order to keep up with our customers, some of whom have been with us for so many years, we’ve had to continuously improve on our service, skills, and of course have good machines, to be able to produce quality products for them,” Eddy continued. “The priority for us is to have the best quality, the best service, and the best delivery time. The ultimate aim is to continuously improve to fulfill our customer needs.” When asked on what’s next for LWW: “It is because of the support of our customers that we can specialise in the food packaging, and enable us to expand to where we are today. The next step hopefully would be to shift to a bigger facility to better accommodate our customer orders, as this current one is at full capacity already.” www.limwengwah.com www.manrolandsheetfed.com

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Imposition of PDF files made easy with new software from OneVision The neOneVisionw feature "template editor" makes the imposition of pdf files even easier. The high degree of automation involved in PlugAUTOIMPOSEin means that manual input is greatly reduced, common errors are avoided, and valuable time and money are saved.

Regensburg. The German software producer has developed two easy and time-saving solutions for PDF file imposition, tailored to customers' needs. Both the PlugAUTOIMPOSEin and Speedflow Impose programmes are suitable for digital and offset printing with rollers and sheets and offer a much faster processing speed, even for extremely large volumes. The easy configuration of remainder sheets, as well as straightforward creation of imposition templates are additional advantages of the software solution.

The high degree of automation involved in PlugAUTOIMPOSEin means that manual input is greatly reduced, common errors are avoided, and valuable time and money are saved The substantial difference between the two software solutions is found in the degree of automation: the PlugAUTOIMPOSEin connection to the Asura "data cleansing tool" and the Workspace workflow management software processes and optimises the PDFs. Naturally this process makes use

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of the Workspace job ticket function. The page format for an imposition template for PlugAUTOIMPOSEin is variable to a certain extent, and can be automatically transferred to a PDF document awaiting processing. If the document page format goes beyond the defined value, it can be adjusted or transferred to a bettersuited imposition template. This way, fewer templates are necessary to correctly process a multitude of different page formats. In addition to the many possible barcode options (e.g. DataMatrix, QR), the "Cut and Stack" option offers users of digital printing in particular added flexibility, allowing version "1" to be produced cheaply. As a new highlight PlugAUTOIMPOSEin includes the feature "template editor". The module makes it possible to put together individual templates according to customer needs and to impose them automatically afterwards. The 64Bit architecture supports output files of over 2 GB. In all, PlugAUTOIMPOSEin offers over 1,000 different imposition and printing combinations for the professional page and sheet assembly of books, magazines and job printing. The high degree of automation

involved in PlugAUTOIMPOSEin means that manual input is greatly reduced, common errors are avoided, and valuable time and money are saved. Imposition and pdf files made quick and easy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also without any OneVision workflow â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by implementing Speedflow Impose For all printers and publishers not yet working with the Asura PDF optimisation software or the Workspace workflow management system, imposition tasks can still be processed quickly and easily. The Speedflow Impose programme is compatible with all current Workflow Software options, and can easily be integrated into your existing workflow. Because it is highly user-friendly, customers are easily won over by Speedflow Impose. Imposition templates are quick and easy to create, save and recall. About OneVision Software OneVision Software AG is an international provider of innovative and cost-efficient software solutions for the printing, publishing and media industry. In the past 20 years, the company has used its products to establish itself as

PlugAUTOIMPOSEin workflow the world market leader for prepress. Newspaper publishers worldwide work with products from OneVision and profit from the automation, the reliability and the resulting cost savings. In addition to steady optimisation of the existing solutions, OneVision Software AG continuously invests in developing new products and target customer segments. The company's product portfolio ranges from software for prepress to tools for intelligent colour management and image optimisation to products for digital publishing. Well-known global players in their field rely on the expertise of OneVision and value the benefits they get from working with the software company: time savings, cost reduction and quality improvement.

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Zircon Technologies India Ltd. signs for two Xeikon digital presses Zircon Technologies India Ltd., headquartered in Dehradun, has signed two Xeikon 3500 20-inch digital presses at Labelexpo India 2016. Dedicated Indian label printer Zircon Technologies India Ltd. signed up for two Xeikon 3500 folding carton packaging presses at Labelexpo India. Zircon Technologies India Ltd. is a solution provider that offers a wide range of label production services. On the announcement, Sanjeev Sondhi, Zircon Technologies India Ltd., said: 'Digital is a difficult line but with the print quality and +20 years experience of Xeikon, we will be able to create a good market in India. As always, we have undertaken a big challenge. However, with Xeikon being part of the Flint Group, a long-term relationship secures quality support and service for my digital venture.'

Bent Serritslev, managing director, Asia Pacific of Xeikon added: 'Zircon is a leading name in the Indian label industry. I could not have asked for a better home for two of my presses. I’m confident that Zircon will make a big difference to how digital print will be presented in the Indian market and become a sustainable success.'

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Of the Indian market, Serritslev said: 'I think the market is waking up to digital technology but it is not mainstream yet. We see a good choice of technology at the show this year and many vendors are trying different ways of getting into digital.’ The Xeikon 3500 prints at up to 19.2 m/min in 5-colors. On the fifth station the press can also apply a special

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New Canon imagePRESS C850 series fosters business transformation with expanded applications capabilities Canon introduced three new digital colour presses into its flagship imagePRESS range - the C850/C750/C650. Offering a blend of consistently high print quality, outstanding performance and proven reliability in a smaller but robust package, the imagePRESS C850 series is set to inspire commercial printers and corporate reprographic departments (CRDs) to broaden their application offerings and realise business growth. The latest additions were launched to the Singapore on 15 November, in conjunction with Canon’s “Think Big Leadership Series IV”. The twoday Think Big series logged over 200 visitors and discussed issues facing Singapore’s economy in the upcoming year.

“At Canon, we want to boost our customers’ confidence to face the future. We set out to inspire print service providers (PSPs) with a vision of their commercial potential and deliver the right technology to help them make that vision a reality,” said Raab Bruno, Senior Director of Regional PPP Centre, Canon Singapore. “In the latest imagePRESS series, we have enhanced performance and applications capability from end to end, so that an even wider range of print businesses can reap their commercial potential.” Efficiency-enhancing innovations for greater print productivity Ideal for customers with typical monthly production volumes of up

to 170,000 A4 pages, the new presses include the following innovations and options to increase efficiency in production printing environments and deliver fully finished applications: •Consistent 85ppm/75ppm/65ppm production speed up to 220gsm and

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14 print applications, from brochures and invitations to posters and personalised direct marketing collateral. An enhanced laser and new 190 lpi dot screening pattern, together with Canon’s Consistently Vivid (CV) toner ensure outstanding print quality page after page, regardless of run length. And improving pressroom efficiency, semi-automatic, single-page registration technology can achieve accurate media registration in just five minutes.

great performance on mixed media applications up to 300gsm • Auto-Duplex banner printing capability, offering new revenue streams • New 190 lpi dot screening pattern, producing stunning images

• Semi-automated page registration, freeing up operator time for other value-added activities • Additional finishing options, enabling new and higher value applications • New PRISMAsync v 5.0 which ensures the optimum overall performance of the print room. Enhanced capabilities for exceptional quality output With the imagePRESS C850 series capable of duplex printing banners, printing on standard sized envelopes and producing outstanding quality output on textured substrates, PSPs can confidently diversify into more lucrative applications and attract work from new customers. Coupled with the ability to handle substrates from 52 to 300gsm and maintain their maximum speed of up to 220gsm, the C850/C750/C650 models can easily handle a broad spectrum of typical

The inclusion of a new front-edge booklet trimmer, GBC puncher and inline creasing provides PSPs the opportunities to extend their finishing capabilities, and to offer their customers more eye-catching, high value applications. By expanding the range of inline finishing options, both from Canon and third parties, customers can now choose to integrate three-knife trimming, perfect binding up to 200 sheets, saddle finishing up to 100 pages, ring binding and square-fold booklet making. Seamless integration for added convenience and usability The imagePRESS C850/C750/C650 models are the first in the range to offer integration with version 5.0 of Canon’s PRISMAsync controller, which offers heightened usability, improved print room performance and optimum integration into PSPs’ operations. The new PRISMAsync remote control also offers a mobile application (Android/ iOS) that provides status information and alerts the operator when any intervention is needed.

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Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific introduces Smart Work Gateway Concept 14 multifunction devices based on the concept was launched. Sha Jumari reports.

Bert Wong, Masashi Honda, Leon OReilly Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific announces its Smart Work Gateway concept, which aims to support diverse workstyles by collaborating with cloud service partners and offering various communication tools tailored to suit individual needs and preferences. With the Smart Work Gateway concept, Fuji Xerox hopes to create an ecosystem where its multifunction devices are organically linked with its own, as well as its partners' cloud services. This new ecosystem is said to be able to provide a secure yet open communications environment tailored to individual customers to support their workstyle transformation. The concept enables work process efficiency and enhances productivity. “The Smart Work Gateway was developed in response to the rapidly growing demands of our customers – demands that conventional multifunction devices alone are unable to meet,” said Masashi Honda, president and chief executive officer, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific. “Based on this concept, Fuji Xerox underscores

its role in accelerating business efficiencies. We will continue to expand the ecosystem through collaborations with more partners, enhancing the role of a multifunction device into a communications portal.” Along with the launch, Fuji Xerox introduces 14 digital colour multifunction devices under its ApeosPort-VI C / DocuCentre-VI C series. The devices are cloud-friendly and will incorporate the Smart Work Gateway concept, namely the Cloud Service Hub platform. The Cloud Service Hub links multifunction devices with cloud services. Users can log into the cloud services with a single sign-on and can scan or save the documents to the cloud as well as to make prints of documents from the cloud. Documents can be cross-searched across the cloud services linked to the Cloud Service Hub, thus contributing to business process improvement. Cloud service partners supported by the concept currently includes Dropbox, Google Drive and Evernote.

The series will now use the new Super EA Eco toner, which boast the smallest particles in its class. The toner is supposedly able to create smoother half toners, while fusing at a temperature approximately 10 degrees Celsius lower than conventional toners, thus saving energy. The service will be available on a subscription basis. Although the service currently targets office space, Fuji Xerox said that the concept will extend to the production printing space: “The service will eventually find itself in the professional production printing space as well. The roadmap is unifying some of the applications into the light production, the high-end and mass print production types of environments,” said Leon O’Reilly, general manager, regional solution centre, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific.

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Dscoop Asia 2016 Re and Innovation The creatively charged event concluded on a high as the entire communications ecosystem of print specialists, marketers and creative agencies from across the region were brought together – a first for Dscoop worldwide. Sha Jumari reports. “Reinvent. Step it up. Change everything you do, every day,” urged Bailey.

Themed ‘Winning Inspirations’, this year’s edition was held in Singapore over two event-filled days, from 17 to 18 November. Housed at the Grand Copthorne Hotel on the first day, and HP’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Tuas the day after, the conference logged over 900 visitors from the region. The annual event took on a different life this time, as it went beyond the traditional Dscoop print community to include brand specialists and creative agencies, closing the loop of the entire communications ecosystem.

This meant active connecting and idea-exchanging between influential marketers, digital innovators, creative leads and print specialists from across Asia Pacific and Japan. The conference kicked off with Dscoop chair, Kelvin Gage of Sydneybased Dominion Printing, and joined after by HP’s president of Asia Pacific and Japan, Richard Bailey. The two highlighted the ultimate purpose of Dscoop, with a call to transform experiences through innovation and creativity.

TED-talk presentations followed after, as the region’s creatives took the stage. Notable speakers include Hanny Gan from Malaysia’s Photobook Worldwide, who presented on the importance of innovating in the business of personalization. Photobook Worldwide first invested in the HP Indigo 5500 Digital Press and added the HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press. In 2012, it purchased its first HP Indigo 7600 Digital Press and added a second in 2013. Within eight years, it managed to grow its Kuala Lumpur operations five-fold. From solely dealing with photobooks, the company now offers a wider variety of printed goods including phone covers, coasters and customised mugs. As per Dscoop conference custom, tracks designed to inspire, educate and help participants better understand the marketplace were run in conjunction. Amongst the movers and shakers of the marketing and creative industries leading the track sessions were HP’s Roy Eitan and Michael Boyle, Denis Dong of Mondelez China, Pat Law of Goodstuph, James Rutherford of

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edefines Creativity GlaxoSmithKline and Nikshep Shetty of Johnson & Johnson. This year’s conference went beyond technical presentations to include workshop-style ‘Curator’s Executive Circle’ and ‘Incubator’s Lab’ sessions, in which visitors and marketing professionals were able to explore and discuss further campaign ideas and opportunities. HP’s solution partners were also on-deck to complete the Dscoop experience. Day two at the CoE continued the same energetic note. This time round, visitors were not only able to view HP’s presses on demo, but also their full capabilities. Creative applications of HP’s digital printing solutions in home, office and retail settings were on full display. A new highlight at the CoE was a specialised ‘Pink Room’. Doused in UV light, the room featured the Special HP Indigo ElectroInk Fluorescent Pink. The ink was recently used in an art installation at the Singapore Night Festival 2016. Alon Bar-Shany, Indigo’s vice president and general manager, HP Inc, wrapped up this year’s event experience: “Although this region is in early days in digital print and behind in some aspects compared to US and Europe, it represents the largest growth area. There’s a huge hunger to want to connect with new consumers and to do things differently. I’ve always enjoyed the Dscoop experience, and this is the best Dscoop ever honestly; bringing brands together and expanding the community beyond printers generate content to end 2016 on a high.” Partnership with YiFuTu.com At the close of Dscoop Asia 2016, HP announced a partnership with China’s YiFuTu.com, an industry leading graphic-design and printing-services platform. The collaboration is part of HP’s continuous strategic development effort in building working relationship

with innovative e-commerce leaders to drive creativity and customer growth around the world. YiFuTu.com is one of the biggest design and printing platform in China. The portal has over 30,000 designers working for it, and today offers 150,000 design templates via its software. Some of the products that the platform offers include business cards, notebooks and customised gift packaging. “We began discussions with YiFuTu. com because they are one of the printing leaders in China that are driving change. We need to look at the larger ecosystem in the market, rather than just print itself to drive innovation in the industry,” said Winnie Hung, strategic development manager for global and regional initiatives, HP Inc. “The China market, like every printing market, is going into the path of commercialisation, such that it’s becoming more about price while quality is decreasing. YiFuTu.com was looking for change. As we were exchanging ideas and exploring the possibilities HP Indigo has to offer, we realised that together we can be better and make changes,” Hung continued. As part of the collaboration, YiFuTu. com will have a series of new products to be launched to the Chinese market in

2017. HP are looking to work together with YiFuTu.com over the next three years to produce even more innovative products in accordance to customer needs and interests. “Printing of today is a career of emotion rather than information. People want to personalise, so now is a good time for digital printing, especially for Indigo. After sharing and discussing ideas with the Indigo team, we think we have the same ideas about the same digital printing industry in China and that is to combine the capabilities of design with the capabilities of Indigo for the printing market,” said Jing Lee, co-founder and COO, YiFuTu.com. “China is a large scale market and I think people want to be individuals and want to bring out their individual capabilities. And one of the ways to do that is to involve them in the creative process. This is not something to be scaled just within China, but to other parts of the world,” Bar-Shany added.

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New approaches and business models to overcome intense competition The slogan “Add more KBA to your day” was the expected crowd-puller during the 10th KBA roadshow in China, which ran in October.

Chinese printers, as well as practiceoriented information on the LEDUV technology. New services, datadriven business models and ecological production were similarly subjects of the keen German-Chinese discussions.

The roadshow series began back in 2007 and was immediately extremely popular with Chinese print professionals. The high numbers of visitors each year are firm proof of the event's standing. And this year's tour was no exception: Around 700 guests attended the seminars in Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Taipei and Shenzhen. As we come to the end of a very successful drupa year, the focus was placed on the latest KBA innovations serving print, finishing, product refinement and technology optimisation. In the wake of the recent easing of economic growth, Chinese print companies are facing increasingly intense competition. Appropriate countermeasures are essential – and that means new approaches, new business models and new visions. With its uniquely broad product range, KBA is in this respect already acknowledged as a strong partner on the Chinese market. Sascha Fischer, head of product management, and Stefan Schmidt, sales manager at KBA-Sheetfed Solutions,

gave updates on the new developments which the company unveiled at drupa, including the new half-format press Rapida 75 PRO, the rotary die-cutter Rapida RDC 106, the digital sheetfed press VariJET 106 Powered by Xerox and KBA's activities in flexo printing. Further key topics were new features added to the Rapida sheetfed offset presses for medium and large formats, which are already well established with

As in previous years, the informative presentations were followed up with practical press demonstrations at local KBA users. At Shanghai Zidan, for example, the guests were able to witness production on the new CI web press EVO XD from KBAFlexotecnica. The centre of attention at Zhengzhou Shengda, on the other hand, was a large-format Rapida 145. In Taiwan and Shenzhen, it was print production on Rapida medium-format presses which drew the spotlight. Over the past ten years, more than 10,000 visitors have sought information on innovative print solutions from KBA at 50 roadshow venues in more than 30 cities.

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The Premiumisation of Cigarette Packaging in Indonesia Indonesia’s tobacco industry is undergoing dramatic changes as cigarette companies turn to premiumisation to stand out in a highly saturated market. By Sha Jumari.

include the ban of smoking in more public areas. Government and custom taxes will also rise; effective 1 January 2017, cigarette tax in Indonesia will be increased by an average of 10%. More packaging has graphical health warnings printed on. Today, 40% of packaging have health warnings, and this number is expected to increase to 75% by 2019. In addition, there is a behavioural change amongst smokers, especially with the younger generation. These factors contribute to the rising trend of premiumisation within Indonesia’s tobacco packaging industry. Premiumisation refers to the movement towards an increased value of a particular product. 2016 was dubbed the most affluent trend of premiumisation by Forbes magazine.

It comes at no surprise that Indonesia is known as ‘smoker’s paradise’. Indonesia makes up the largest percentage of cigarette consumption in Southeast Asia, at 51%. Indonesia has a population of about 240 million, and 70% of male adults are said to be smokers. 90% of the cigarette market is dominated by five major players; Sampoerna, Gudang Garam, Djarum, British American Tobacco, Nojorono. “‘Kretek’, or clove cigarettes, are the major tobacco type sold in Indonesia. The so-called ‘white’ cigarettes, such as Marlboro, takes up less than 10% of sales,” said Daryanto Winoto, printing and packaging consultant, Kreativindo Blue Ocean.

Winoto has spent over 20 years in the packaging industry. Now a consultant, Winoto focuses on cigarette packaging, which he spent 18 years of his career in. In his career span, he has witnessed significant changes to the Indonesian tobacco packaging industry.

“Everyone wants to be successful in creating a product that is perceived as premium. Being premium meant that consumers would want to pay more for the quality that they get. This equals to higher margins for tobacco companies – that is the ultimate goal of premiumisation,” said Winoto.

“Based on the Indonesian Cigarette Custom report released in October 2016, cigarette sales dropped about 1% in comparison with last year. That might not seem like much, but for the Indonesian market it can amount to a lot,” said Winoto.

Premiumisation gives tobacco companies the opportunity to differentiate its product in an extremely saturated market: “At the moment there is a price war amongst tobacco companies in Indonesia. It has become increasingly difficult for cigarettes to be differentiated in the market. On top of that, expenses are increasing. Taxes are increasing, and costs such as food, transportation, labour are all on the rise,” Winoto continued.

There are several factors attributing to the changes. For starters, the Indonesian government has imposed tighter anti-tobacco regulations, which

“The initial perception of quality is the key – this is premiumisation,” Winoto added. “In the case when cigarette prices get increased dramatically to Rp

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50,000,- per pack by the Government as was worried by cigarette companies a few months ago - then what should we do to justify the price change from the current price of less than Rp 20,000,- per pack ? Premiumisation in packaging, as what has already happened in other countries such as China, is one of the solutions in giving added values to compensate for the dramatic price change." Premiumisation can be conveyed the most easily and most immediately through packaging. A premiumisation technique include tactile, which is becoming recognised as an effective and unique communicative tool to customers at point-of-sale. Features such as velvet touch, soft touch, etching, rise and relief can be applied across the surface of the packaging to make the product more impactful and raise customer engagement. The look of the packaging such as intense metallics through the use of foil simulation inks can also give cigarette packaging the luxurious effect and adds on to the premium feel of the product. Using colours as a technique is effective, especially black. Black is often used to give the appearance of strength. Winoto added that all of the major cigarette companies in Indonesia have some sort of black packaging in the market. To meet the trends of premiumisation, Winoto predicted that rotogravure will continue to dominate Indonesia’s cigarette packaging production, along with flexo processes: “Flexo will grow to support gravure processes

in producing short-runs, high-quality cigarette packaging. This is apparent as the cigarette market declines and price sensitivity increases.” Offset processes, which is often not as suited for the cost-effective premiumisation trend, will however decline. Its use will be limited to smaller tobacco companies. Digital print is in exploratory stage in Indonesia, and is expected to remain rather insignificant in its use in the premium tobacco packaging industry. “As a consultant, I help companies pinpoint the problem source within production and printing quality processses, especially in offset, flexo

and rotogravure. A major part of what I do is ensuring the best quality can be produced at a lower cost, and as efficiently as possible, and synergising processes between design agencies and production people,” said Winoto. “When it comes to premium packaging specifically, I’ve noticed that some of these issues are in maintaining colour consistency and standardising colours,” added Winoto. “Thus, while it is important to have good productivity in terms of costs, the most important step towards premium packaging is: ensuring colour and registration consistency, especially for print production runs involving 10 or more colour units.”

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Singapore aims for Zero waste in packaging The NEA will be introducing mandatory requirements for more sustainable packaging waste management. Sha Jumari reports. Singaporeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governmental body, The National Environment Agency (NEA), will be imposing requirements for the packaging industry to work towards a more sustainable packaging waste management. The requirements will be implemented within the next three to five years. The initiatives are part of the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint 2015, which aims to make the country a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;zero wasteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nation. In 2015, NEA reported 1.73 million tonnes of domestic waste disposed of in Singapore; equivalent to more 3,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. One third of this waste consists of packaging waste. In an effort to reduce the growth of packaging waste at source, NEA will be implementing mandatory requirements for businesses within the next three to five years.

took effect on 1 July 2012 when the first Agreement expired. The second Agreement, originally due to expire on 30 June 2015, was extended for five years till 30 June 2020.

From December 2015 to May 2016, the governmental organisation engaged stakeholders to discuss possible introduction of mandatory requirements for Singapore. Response from the industry was generally positive, as companies recognise the need to have a framework to motivate further actions to be taken to decrease waste. NEA will take the feedback from the industry into consideration in working out the details of the mandatory requirements.

NEA plans to enhance the agreement to work towards a goal of a total annual reduction of 10,000 tonnes of packaging waste by 2020, with 2007 as the base year. Hosted on its website (www.nea.gov.sg/SPA), NEA launched a packaging benchmarking database in October 2015. The database allowed companies to compare the packaging weight of their products against similar products sold locally. Since its launch, 10 more product categories have been added to the list.

Meanwhile, NEA will work with the industry to develop its capabilities in the 3Rs of reduce, reuse and recycle, and establish the best 3R practices through the second Singapore Packaging Agreement (SPA).

The Agreement has 177 signatories consisting of businesses, industry associations, non-governmental organisations and public waste collectors. Since its inception, about 32,000 tonnes of packaging waste has been collectively reduced. The efforts of the signatories have also resulted in cumulative savings of more than $75 million in the material costs of locally consumed products.

Singapore Packaging Agreement The Singapore Packaging Agreement (SPA) was first introduced in 2007 for five years, and a second Agreement

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Agreement on Impremia IS29 Installation and Strategic Cooperation In June of this year at drupa 2016, Artron became the first printing company in China to decide to install Komori’s Impremia IS29 29-inch UV sheetfed inkjet digital printing system. In addition, as a result of a comprehensive assessment of the productivity and print quality of the Impremia IS29, which combines offset and digital printing technologies, decided to install an additional two machines. Komori and Artron will forge the future of digital printing through close cooperation in the digital printing business. On December 5, the first operation of the Impremia IS29 and the signing ceremony for strategic cooperation were held at the Artron Art Center in Beijing. Wan Jie, Chairman of Artron Art, Kazunori Saito, Executive Officer of Komori and PESP Project Leader, Ken Sagawa, President of Komori Hong Kong (KHK) and others took part in the event. Since its founding in 1993, Artron has provided high-level fine printing as a world leader in the printing industry. This year marks the 20th year of Artron’s continued close relationship with Komori. Almost all of Artron’s

nearly 30 presses at its plants in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen are made by Komori. Artron relentlessly seeks print quality according to rigorous standards and, as the result of comparing many technologies and products, is certain that the Impremia IS29 will open up the digital printing market in China. At the signing ceremony, Artron Chairman Wan Jie spoke as follows: Artron is leading in its engagement with digital printing and plans to make every effort to open this new market and promote the growth of digital printing in China. Komori has a longstanding cooperative relationship with Artron and is an important strategic partner. Based on this support, Artron is proud to be the first Impremia IS29 user in China. From the printing tests, we judged that the stable print quality and technology fulfill Artron’s needs and offer future potential, and we decided to invest in two additional machines. Impremia IS29 Main Features

- High print quality with 1,200 dpi resolution and the feeling of volume that is associated with offset printing. - Able to print with ordinary offset printing paper (no need for any precoating or certified paper). - Excellent sheet size for imposition and sheet thickness range suitable for packaging. - Single-sided/double-sided printing with fully automatic changeover. -Ability to start finishing immediately due to UV ink. - Color matching with offset printing. Markets are changing with the times, and change that meets needs is required. Komori knows that the key to the success of a printing company consists of improving productivity through the combination of offset and digital and the flexibility to maximize the economic effect. Komori is working on these issues together with customers and will create a new future of digital printing.

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French wine label printer grows strong business with waterless plates Located in the Bordeaux wine area (France), Imprimerie Laulan prints premium labels for leading wine producers in the country. For the past twenty years, the company has grown its business steadily, relying on waterless offset printing and Toray thermal waterless plates.

Toray Industries Inc., a manufacturer of waterless offset plate technology, today reported about the implementation of waterless offset printing using Toray plates at Imprimerie Laulan, one of the landmark label printers for the Bordeaux wine industry. Toray plate technology has helped grow the company's footprint in label printing and triple the company's revenue over the past twenty years. Founded in the mid-sixties the company serves a customer base of over 100 local wine or food producers. Now in the hands of the third generation of the Laulan family, the company employs 40 people and generates 8 million euros of annual revenue. In the recent years, managing director Olivier Laulan took the business one step further, by acquiring four separate label printing companies across France and bringing them together with Imprimerie Laulan under the Alliance Etiquettes holding company (110 employees, 24 million euros of revenue). Choosing waterless for a good reason In the nineties, Imprimerie Laulan saw an increasing demand for adhesive labels that gradually took over from the

conventional dry labels the company produced. Also, fine papers with a special pattern or feel were also picking up and required special attention in the inking process. “We needed to move on from our traditional letterpress units to more up-to-date technologies”, says Olivier Laulan. The solution came with waterless offset printing. “We use a full online finishing workflow that includes varnish, double hot foil stamping and cutting, underscores Olivier Laulan. This means we need to slow down the printing cycle upstream, on our semi-rotary presses, to cope with the lower speed of the finishing units”. Conventional offset printing turned out to respond poorly to this constraint, mostly due to inking stability issues. This led Imprimerie Laulan to look into waterless printing. The company made its first investment in waterless in 1995, with Iwasaki presses and Toray thermal waterless plates. Making the right choice Experience proved selecting waterless was a winning move. “We originally chose waterless offset printing mostly for its flexibility in adjusting print speed, explains Olivier Laulan. The process demonstrated it fully match

our expectations on this aspect, as well as provide the very high level of quality we require. We then discovered waterless printing came with a number of additional benefits. In particular, we get better inking stability that lets us run longer print jobs without having to adjust inking along the way. Also, we have faster make-ready times, which translate into less paper waste. Additionally, waterless limits dot gain, in comparison to conventional offset. This offers increased detail in images and graphics. It also allows for stronger inking, which is useful when printing on patterned papers. Finally, a strong and stable inking means we have no loss of inking when we need to stop a print job to change a paper reel of a hot foil stamping plate”. A proven investment strategy Today, Imprimerie Laulan operates two 5 colour Iwasaki waterless presses with inline finishing. Imprimerie Laulan remained faithful to Toray plates ever since they adopted waterless offset printing. “Today, all semi-rotary presses used for label printing are waterless, notes Olivier Laulan. This shows we truly made the right decision. We have also seen Toray's plate technology evolve over time, with more robust plates that hold even longer on the press. This is particularly important when using gold or silver inks that are known to be abrasive”. Over the past twenty years, Imprimerie Laulan has seen its label business grow by a factor of three and the margins have improved. The company's workforce grew from 20 to 40 people and the outlook is very good.

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KBA and Flint seal cooperation on conventional inks KBA-Sheetfed and Flint Group Sheetfed signed a strategic partnership. The deal refers to the worldwide use of Flint Group’s conventional sheetfed ink series on highperformance KBA Rapida presses. Inks with the seal of quality “Recommended by KBA” can be obtained through the Flint Group dealer network. KBA-Sheetfed recommends the use of different Flint Group ink series for different applications, for example for straight printing (Novavit F700 on mineral oil basis or Novavit F950 on vegetable oil basis), perfecting (F950), general packaging printing (Novavit F1000 WIN Bio), food packaging (Novasens P660 PREMIUM) and a number of special applications such as printing on non-absorbent substrates or fast work-and-turn. Rapida users who choose the corresponding printing inks from Flint Group benefit from the wealth of experience gained with the individual ink systems at KBA-Sheetfed. All inks are subject to constant testing and, where necessary, are modified specifically to suit the fast Rapida presses. The outcome is constantly high and reproducible print quality –

process standardisation is raised to a new level. Dirk Winkler, head of print technology at KBA-Sheetfed, said: “We have achieved excellent and stable results with printing inks from Flint Group, not only in connection with our ‘conventional ink’ benchmarking, but also during periodic high-performance tests in the areas of packaging, commercial and Web2Print applications or label printing. And when a product meets our high expectations, we gladly recommend it to our users around the world. This strategy is naturally implemented together with our cooperation partner to the benefit of our customers.” Particular strengths are seen in reduced ink consumption, high colour brilliance and contrast, smooth reproduction,

convenient handling and the reliable printing of solids. Equally decisive, however, is cooperation to develop and standardise new ink systems, and naturally the joint support for users, for example, in the food packaging sector. As with other strategic partners, KBASheetfed will be working with Flint Group on a global basis. This includes use of the inks for print demonstrations in the customer centre, during training in the company training centre, in the design and development departments, at trade shows and customer events, and for the factory testing of new presses, as well as the inclusion of Flint Group inks in press starter kits and continuous product development. In addition, experts from the two sides will be able to exchange know-how within the framework of joint training measures.

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Asia Pacific leads Liquid Packaging market According to a report by market research firm, MarketsandMarkets, Asia-Pacific is the global forerunner in the liquid packaging market, in terms of value, and is expected to continue till 2021. The liquid packaging market is also expected to be worth USD$370.75 Billion by 2021, registering a CAGR of 5.4% between 2016 and 2021. Countries in this region such as China, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia are witnessing significant increase in the use of liquid packaging in food & beverage industry. China is estimated to be the fastestgrowing market till 2021. This growth is mainly due to the rapid economic growth and increasing population that is driving the demand for liquid packaging type for various end-use industries in Asia-Pacific. There is also an increasing global demand for liquid packaging in AsiaPacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa. The liquid packaging market has a few numbers of global players competing for market share. These companies are actively investing in various strategies such as new product developments,

merger & acquisitions, and expansion projects globally to increase their market share. Major players such as The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.), International Paper (U.S.), Tetra Pak International S.A. (Switzerland), Smurfit Kappa (Ireland), and Mondi Plc. (Austria), and others have adopted various organic and inorganic developmental strategies. Rigid liquid packaging: The mostwidely used packaging type for liquid products Rigid liquid packaging is the most-widely used packaging type for liquid products. Rigid liquid packaging includes cartons, paperboard, glass, cans, and plastics & PET bottles. Plastics & PET bottles is the largest segment of the rigid liquid packaging type. They are widely used for packaging of liquid products such as water, carbonated drinks, alcohol, beverages, dairy products, and others. It is resistant to impact, moisture, recyclable, and chemicals.

Food & Beverage: The largest end-use industry for liquid packaging Food & beverage is the largest enduse industry for the liquid packaging market globally. The food & beverage industry uses various liquid packaging types such as bag-in-box, stand-up pouch, plastics & PET bottles, cans, glass, films, paperboard, and cartons. They are used for packaging of various liquid products such as water, juices, dairy products, beverages, wine & spirits, detergents and household cleaning items, among others. In addition, the need to maintain shelf life of the products and protect them from contamination further drives the growth of this application in the liquid packaging market.

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Rukson modernization brings prepress in-house for complete solutions Navi Mumbai-based Rukson Packaging has undergone a major transformation from offset printer to becoming a complete packaging solutions provider. Recently, the company equipped its prepress unit with Esko's Kongsberg XE10 sample maker and Esko’s prepress workflow. Rukson specializes in met-pet folding box cartons and its product mix includes a large share of cartons for the pharmaceutical segment.

requirements from design to approval which helps brand owner teams to address marketplace demands,” says Punjabi.

“Over a period, our client base has expanded in the pharma and FMCG segments. The adoption of Esko hardware and software solutions is an attempt to enhance our efficiency in prepress in order to drive our growth in line with the evolving demands of the consumer product companies,” says Kishin Punjabi, director at Rukson Packaging.

The Kongsberg XE10 sample maker is used as a digital tool for precisely cutting blankets that are used for spot varnishing as well. The Kongsberg XE10 is a small-format digital cutting and creasing sample making table that provides fast, high-quality samples for short-run production of folding cartons. Referring to its additional application for carton production, Punjabi states, “The majority of our jobs require spot UV finishes. With the Kongsberg sample maker, we can have the partial cuts for spot varnishing blankets faster, which help us to have a better production rate. Diversification is important for us; the packaging needs to be attractive in the retail store to grab consumers’ attention.

Going forward in the expansion, Rukson plans to extend its customer base in other segments, including FMCG. “To reach out to a wider client base, we develop and supply samples to brand owners, in order to acquire larger volumes of printing and converting. Esko is undoubtedly the leader in its space and Kongsberg is the best means to meet the design and prototyping

We spotted this need of brand owners

and proposed that Rukson can help them in this area. Now we are in a position to meet these expectations with the aid of Esko’s ArtiosCAD and Kongsberg sample making table.” Rukson packaging also invested in Esko’s DeskPack, prepress editor software. This prepress software helps Rukson to prepare error-free files & move different jobs for printing quickly. DeskPack has functions like interactive trapping, remapping of Ink channels, quality control & white under print which comes handy during met-pet printing. Umesh Kagade, Channel Manager for Esko India says “Rukson packaging invested in Esko with an aim to diversify in FMCG & other segments. With Esko’s ArtiosCAD, Rukson Packaging is able to enter in new segments that demand innovative structural designs in cartons. They can now cater to customer demands of 4-5 design options with a physical mockup within couple of hours of receiving an enquiry. Today, any Brand owner wants out of the box design which will help them increase their sales. This is precisely what Rukson packaging aims to do with help of Esko’s solution”.

from left to right: Mr Gobind Panjabi (Director Rukson Packaging), Mr Kishan Panjabi (Director Rukson Packaging), Mr John Winderam (GM Esko) and Mr Umesh Kagade (Channel Manager Esko).

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‘WORLD’S FIRST’ 3D PRINTED PO FOR LOUIS VUITTON USING MAS Massivit 3D Printing Technologies has announced that its customer, OMUS, a specialist 3D print provider in Australia, has constructed what is believed to be the world’s first 3D printed pop-up retail store on behalf of luxury fashion brand, Louis Vuitton. The eye-catching 9m-wide, 10m-long and 2.7m-high (29.5ft x 32.8ft x 8.85ft) structure was created using OMUS’ recently-installed Massivit 1800 3D Printer in just 18 days and is currently

capturing the gaze of shoppers at Sydney’s Westfield shopping centre. According to Robert Grosso, co-owner of Melbourne-based, OMUS, working

with Louis Vuitton’s design agency, Gold Coast Displays, the company was tasked to produce a statement megastructure that would serve as an attention-grabbing platform for the premiere of the brand’s latest menswear collection. Just three weeks remained from the point at which OMUS received the confirmation to go-ahead until the date of the pop-up store’s grand opening. “Having received the design brief, we essentially needed to produce a visually-stunning, structurally-sound outlet that could endure sustained use in a busy public environment – and in

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OP-UP RETAIL STORE CREATED SSIVIT 3D PRINTING

it surpassed their expectations in terms of its striking visual appeal and realised their original vision to radiate the opulence of the company’s safariinspired men’s line,” says Grosso. “Their staff are also happy to explain to visitors how 3D printing was pivotal to the project and how it encapsulates Louis Vuitton’s innovation and freshthinking attitude.” Enhancing competitiveness designs that wow

record time,” he explains. “Given the complexity of the design and the short turnaround time, 3D printing was really the only viable production method available to us.” Dual print head capability accelerates production To assist with the magnitude of the print job, OMUS enlisted the help of another Massivit 3D customer, Sydney-based Composite Images. Utilising the Massivit 1800’s unrivalled print speed of up to 35cm / 14’’ per hour, two printers were deployed around the clock, each using dual print

heads to produce two hollow panels simultaneously. A total of 30 panels were 3D printed and would serve as the walls of the pop-up outlet. Once created, OMUS placed solid support ‘ribs’ in each panel to ensure the weight of the huge 243m3 (797ft3) structure could be tolerated. The entire display was then finished in chrome mirror self-adhesive vinyl, adorned with distinctive Louis Vuitton-designed animal prints matching the theme of the menswear collection on display. “Louis Vuitton, and its design agency, were delighted with the finished result;

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As an early adopter of Massivit 3D’s technology, OMUS has established itself as a pioneer of large format 3D printing within the retail, staging, events and architectural design arenas. According to Grosso, one of the main factors in integrating 3D printing into the company’s business model was to enhance its competitive edge and differentiate its proposition from other sign and display suppliers. “Our customers are always seeking ways to push the boundaries and create applications with wow factor,” Grosso explains. “Our Massivit 1800 3D Printer is fundamental to achieving this. From a business perspective, the very nature of building from the groundup with little support material, enables us to replicate our customer’s complex designs without the need for costly manufacturing tools, which presents a win-win scenario.”

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FESTIVE PRINT: WHY PRI IN YOUR HOLIDAY SEASO Well, it’s that time of year again. Irrespective of religion, for many fortunate people,, December 25th marks an important and cherished time of the year. An often-unique period where family is prioritised and sharing is encouraged via personal time, presents, food and an annual dose of festive music and TV. Of course, it also represents a lot of hard work for many, over indulgence, money spent and the inevitable family arguments. But it’s not until you take a step back and start to think about everything that goes into making this day/period special, that you fully appreciate the role of print within it. So, where does print touch this celebration? I guess that it starts with

a greetings card, but other elements include the numerous pieces of packaging, mainly printed using a flexo or offset process, that house not only our presents but also our food and drink. Indeed, when you list out everything we purchase for these gatherings that include printed packaging, you quickly appreciate why packaging is one of the fastest growing print markets. But that’s not all. Gravure print is also traditionally used to produce the wrapping paper that dress our presents. Offset printing is crucial to our ability to tell terrible cracker jokes around the table, and for some, also the sharing of our church services too. Digital printing is now also used to produce a wide range of our paperbacks, which despite electronic competition,

are always popular gift ideas and less impactful without a physical form. And it goes much further. Screenprinting is key to decorating the clothes we wear and the clothes we give away as gifts. What’s more, its presence is also felt in the forms of material labels on our napkins, table cloths and other textiles. It’s also critical in the printed circuit boards used to control the electric devices and games we use and give away during this period.

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INT PUTS THE SPARKLE ON At drupa this year, I was reminded of how digital print is also being used to provide information directly onto some food products, as well as image the top of coffee froth given to guests in airport lounges. Amazing technical advances. No doubt we will see applications like this adorning our festive tables in years to come. Whilst festive gatherings are primarily about family and friends, it’s quite clear that print in all its many forms continues to be a fundamental enabler for these special celebrations. Externally, digital media may bring us together, but it’s print that facilitates our physical day and powers our fabulous memories. Long may this continue. So, as you and your family prepare for this year’s festivities, why not keep an eye out for cool uses of print – print that’s positively impacting your celebrations. And if you feel inclined, why not share #GreatFestivePrint?

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Bigger than ever, Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations sets 2017 dates The third edition of the highly popular Xeikon Café educational conference is back in 2017. This engaging event is designed to be an informal knowledge exchange platform around packaging and label innovations, demonstrating endto-end digital production solutions with content presented by leading industry suppliers, including experts from Xeikon and its Aura partners. Scheduled for 28 to 31 March 2017 at Xeikon’s Lier facility near Antwerp, Belgium, the event will be extended to four days instead of three, reflecting global growth and interest. Driven by high quality content and an interactive format, Xeikon Café offers first-hand, actionable information and advice on industry innovations and trends. The 2017 edition will offer a strong conference program with a focus on key innovations, technical aspects, and business education. A printer’s guide to a changing market Filip Weymans, VP of marketing for Xeikon, explains, “A production process is more than just printing. It requires an efficient workflow with little human interaction, the right print media, economical consumables like foils, varnishes, and glues, and converting equipment that can effectively process

media. As the market continues to evolve, there are challenges ahead in terms of reduced lead times from concept to the store. This is combined with the drive toward higher quality.” He continues, “In addition, there is the need for packaging to be food safe, with several variants of the same products produced in different quantities, resulting in the shorter run lengths that present a challenge for conventional printing technologies. That’s why it is crucial for packaging converters to invest in digital technologies. At the same time there are a variety of opportunities to create new business models, building a service around the package. So many opportunities and so many challenges, but where can you see everything together?” This is the true value of Xeikon Café – the ability for packagers to observe an end-to-end digital workflow, learn how to efficiently and effectively incorporate digital technologies into the mix and ask questions relevant to their production process. Industry experts are also present to educate on market trends and the value of digital production. Xeikon Café is the perfect setting for printers and converters to learn which tools and equipment are right for them, and how to efficiently and effectively incorporate these investments into their packaging production platform. Looking forward to the next edition In 2015, Xeikon Café attracted more than 800 attendees with representation from Asia, Europe and the Americas, including converters, brand owners and design agencies. In addition, approximately 30 industry suppliers from different segments demonstrated more than 15 live end-to-end applications, ranging from popular self-adhesive and wet glue labels to folding cartons and paper cups. Key Xeikon Aura partners express their appreciation of the value delivered by Xeikon Café, and are looking forward to participating the 2017 event. Geert van Damme of CERM says: “Xeikon Café provides us with a great platform to showcase how our MIS systems integrate seamlessly into a wide variety of production environments. We will demonstrate how our software supports a range of print engines to truly

deliver value.” Peter Baird of Flint Group Sheetfed comments: “Our customers in the packaging and label market have been asking us frequently about how our products, such as varnishes, can be used with digital printed output. Providing samples and information that demonstrate this is one thing, but showing it live is priceless. It is our first time participating in the Xeikon Café, and we are confident the event will deliver against our expectations.” David Hitch of Diamond photofoil says: “We are a pioneer in heat transfer label decoration, an application that doesn’t really have an exhibition platform for us to illustrate its uniqueness and strength as a unique decoration method. We see Xeikon Café as an exceptional opportunity to demonstrate our capability to a broader audience and provide a deeper understanding of the concept to attendees.” Registration is free at www.xeikoncafe. com. Tetra Pak invests US$110 million in Vietnam Multinational packaging company Tetra Pak announced that it will be investing US$110 million to build a manufacturing facility to serve the region. The new facility will be located near Ho Chih Minh city and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2019. The factory will be Tetra Pak’s fourth in the Asia Pacific region. Tetra Pak already has facilities in Japan, Singapore and India. The Vietnamese facility is expected to have an expandable production capacity of up to 20 billion packs per year across a range of packaging formats. will According to the multinational company, total consumption of packed liquid dairy and fruit-based beverages will reach 70 billion litres across ASEAN, South Asia, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand by the end of 2016. The company stipulated that this figure will grow at an annual pace of 5.6% over the next three years. Tetra Pak added that cartons will grow at a faster rate than glass bottles and cans.

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52 GOSS STRENGTHENS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH HIRING OF TWO SENIOR EXECUTIVES – STANLEY BLAKNEY AND SVEN DOERGE Goss International announces the addition of two senior executives to its management team, as it continues its restructuring and renewal efforts. Stanley Blakney has been hired as Chief Operating Officer and Durham, New Hampshire, Site Leader and Sven Doerge has been hired as Chief Financial Officer. Blakney has served in his role since August and Doerge joined Goss in June.

Sun Chemical’s Myron Petruch Named Executive Officer of DIC Corporation Myron Petruch, president of Sun Chemical’s Performance Pigments division, has been named an executive officer of DIC Corporation, Sun Chemical’s parent company based in Tokyo, Japan. As an executive officer with DIC, Petruch has been given additional operational and strategic responsibilities within DIC’s Global Pigments organisation. Petruch becomes only the second Western-based executive officer at DIC and will assume the additional role beginning on 1 January 2017. “Myron’s appointment clearly signals DIC and Sun Chemical’s intention to be a global force in the pigments business,” said Rudi Lenz, President and CEO of Sun Chemical. “DIC has recognised Myron's tremendous track record of success within our performance pigments business and he will be a major asset to DIC as he brings his truly global knowledge of the pigment business to them, while retaining his Sun Chemical responsibilities." Petruch joined Sun Chemical in 2008 as president of its performance pigments business and has led the division to unprecedented growth in both sales and profitability through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisition. He started his career at the Engelhard Corporation, now part of BASF and has broad general management experience at progressively more senior levels.

Blakney joins Goss after having served in senior management positions for several diversified global manufacturing companies. Most recently he completed a two-year assignment as Vice President of Global Operations at VAG Global, a Rexnord subsidiary. Blakney has notable experience in overseeing and implementing lean business practices globally. “Stan will be responsible for efficiency and driving results,” comments Mohit Uberoi, CEO at Goss. “In his new role as COO, Stan will be key to driving improved operational and financial performance through continuous process improvement while leveraging his extensive experience in setting business strategies, project management, supply chain organization, and aftermarket services. Stan will work with our management team and employees to continue to build a customer-responsive, financially strong company with great products and services.” Prior to Rexnord Blakney worked at ARCADIS and Waukesha Engine, driving cost-effective improvement processes for over 10 years. Blakney earned a BSE from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He also served as a sergeant in the U.S Marine Corps. Blakney says, “My goal is to drive results by developing and implementing customer focused lean business practices throughout the organization. I look forward to working together with the Goss team.”

Doerge joins Goss after having previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Festo Americas. In that role, Doerge provided financial leadership to nine Festo companies in each of the core Americas regions comprising North, South and Central America. “It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Sven Doerge to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately,” said Mohit Uberoi, CEO of Goss International. “His experience and financial expertise will be key in the continued progression and innovation for this company. Sven’s personal qualities and skills aptly match our company’s work ethos and mission statement and we are sure that he will aid in the realization of our vision for this company’s future.” Doerge has held senior-level management positions in a variety of countries, specializing in reorganization, strategic planning and cost reduction management. As of 2014, Doerge has been a Board Member of the German American Chamber of Commerce New York and serves on its Audit & Finance Committee. Doerge said, “This is a wonderful career opportunity and I am excited to join Goss at this integral time in the company’s progression. My aim is to

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53 support the goals of the business by identifying opportunities for profitable growth.” Uberoi added, “Since its acquisition by American Industrial Partners in September 2015, Goss has been transformed into a profitable company with a streamlined product line, annual revenues exceeding $200 million, and a renewed commitment to customer satisfaction by strengthening its aftermarket support program. Both Stan and Sven will be force multipliers to our efforts to rebuild Goss into a very customer- focused organization. Mimaki adds popular Kebab option to the new MkII printer family Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting systems, today announced that it is making its popular Kebab option available for the new UJF-3042 MkII and UJF-6042 MkII, its latest generation of UV flatbed printers. Using rotary rollers, the Kebab option allows the use of the MkII family of printers from Mimaki to print directly on a wide range of cylindrical objects. The Kebab option is also available for the UJF7151 plus printer. The UJF-3042MkII is compatible with the Kebab MkII model, while the MkII L model is needed for the UJF-6042MkII and the UJF-7151 plus printers. It enables printing with superior quality on cylindrical products with diameters from 10 mm to 110 mm, including wine and water bottles, seals, candles, cosmetics bottles and more, making it possible and affordable to produce on-demand original products in runs as small as one. “Our customers have been very creative in their use of the Kebab option,” said Mike Horsten, General Manager Marketing of Mimaki EMEA. “And for many, it has opened up new businesses and new revenue streams. Cosmetics bottles are a good example. With the many different regulatory requirements from country to country, short runs of cosmetics bottles are becoming more common. In addition, the Kebab option makes it very affordable to produce one-off direct-print labelling. This could be a personalised bottle or a bottle memorialising a special event to be used as a gift item. Printing directly to wine bottles is also popular; consider a

wedding or another special event where wine bottles can be personalised to the event. Both Mimaki and our customers are very excited about the possibilities this offers, and that is why we are adding the Kebab option to our newest generation of printers.” Next-generation printing capabilities The new UJF-3042 MkII and UJF-6042 MkII printers feature print speeds that are 20% faster than its predecessors. These machines, like most printers from Mimaki, also have the ability to use different types of inks, thus supporting a very wide range of applications. In addition to the durable inks that adhere well to glass and other substrates taking advantage of the Kebab option, LUS120 inks can also be used for printing on soft material surfaces such as membrane switches or wallet smartphone cases, since they can stretch up to 170%

without cracking when pressed or folded. Moreover, the LH-100 rigid inks are perfect for accessories or stationery products that must stand up to high levels of abrasion. These inks, when used with Mimaki’s PR-200 inkjet primer, are also an excellent choice for printing on glass, metal and resins, which has traditionally been difficult for UVcurable inks. With Mimaki Clear Control (MCC), the clear varnish can be used to both highlight areas with spot or flood coating, as well as to deliver embossing with multiple passes. The details To support increased productivity and profitability for lab, retail and printing business, the new UJF-3042 MkII and UJF-6042 MkII printers: • Deliver a 20% improvement in speed over current models, with the ability to print on objects up to 153 mm thick.

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54 • Have advanced mechanical functionality with a print table that moves during printing to reduce printer vibration, deliver precise dot placement and enable high quality printing on a wide range of objects and materials. • Preset Mimaki Expand Color in the printers’ RasterLink digital front end for upgraded colour representation with more vibrant, solid colours and brighter skin tones. • Deliver worry-free operation with automatic detection and cleaning of clogged nozzles, substituting good nozzles for printing during this process. This allows constant printing and reduces waste due to defective nozzles. Mimaki Circulation Technology (MCT) circulates white inks at regular intervals to prevent pigment sedimentation that can lead to nozzle malfunction. • Especially important in retail environments, is the fully covered print table of these new printers that improves safety while maintaining print quality by keeping dust and other contaminants out of the system. “We expect to see the market respond positively to the availability of the Kebab option for these new printers,” Horsten added, “and we are looking forward to seeing the creative uses our customers come up with for direct printing to cylindrical objects, adding value to their businesses.”

Epson supports The Schooling Effect with Limited Edition Prints Epson Singapore will be supporting The Schooling Effect movement, a community-based project inspired by local Olympian Joseph Schooling’s triumphant win at the 2016 Olympic Games. The sponsorship is in line with Epson’s focus on youth development in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility. As the official print sponsor, Epson is collaborating with home-grown photographers Alvin Toh and Tay Kay Chin, to produce 20 limited edition prints from the photo book titled “Hello, My Name is Joseph Schooling.” The book showcases a series of never been published photographs, taken by Alvin Toh, of Schooling, his friends and family as he embarked on the journey to the Games in Rio, and after his historic win. The initiative developed a social media pledge, #TheSchoolingEffect to inspire fellow Singaporeans to dare to and realize their dreams. The limited edition photos are printed with the Epson SureColor SC-P20070 large format printer. Launched in mid2016, the high performance SC-P20070 utilises the most advanced imaging technologies for the display graphics and fine art photography markets.

The printer uses an 8,000 nozzle PrecisionCore MicroTFP print head, innovative media feeding system, and reformulated Epson UltraChrome PRO archival ink technology with four levels of grey. With ten individual PrecisionCore ‘Blades’ for outstanding print speeds and extreme dot placement accuracy, the SC-P20070 provides stunning print quality at a print speed of up to 17.5 m2/h. The prints are also printed on Epson’s premium luster 260g paper. The prints are available for exclusive sale online at $3500 for a 44’’ Epson Premium Luster Media print and $750 for a 24’’ Epson Premium Luster Media print, and purchases can be made via www.penintil.com. As part of the collaboration, an exhibition at Hugo Boss’ Ngee Ann City boutique will showcase 8 of the prints from today to 23 November 2016. Epson will also be a supporting partner for a Christmas Tree initiative at Kallang Wave Mall, from mid November to the end of December. Members of the public can submit pledges to be hung on a Christmas tree, and donation proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. “It is our pleasure to lend support to the sports and photography community through this initiative. We hope that through #TheSchoolingEffect, more youths will be inspired by Joseph’s determination and drive to pursue excellence in his passions, and likewise push the limits when it comes to realizing their dreams,” said Tan May Lin, Epson Singapore’s General Manager (Sales, Marketing & Customer Service Division). For more information about the #TheSchoolingEffect, visit http:// www.theschoolingeffect.com/. More information about Epson and its products are available on www.epson. com.sg.