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StoreFront, its cloud-based web-to-print solution

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Xeikon Forays into UV Inkjet Technology

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Fuji Xerox expands portfolio with Durst Tau 330

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Landa Announces 2017 Beta Customer Line-up

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Kodak retains PROSPER inkjet business

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Digital Printing to continue to take market share

from offse

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PRINT ADVERTISING CUTS THROUGH IN

A DIGITAL AGE

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Cyber Opens Doors to New Technology Centre

and Showroom

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Asian Packaging Conference 2017 Closes on

a High note

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200 years Koenig 6 Bauer (KBA) - From letterpress

to digital print

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Fleetwood-Fibre brings on an Evolution

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Vietnamese Printer overcomes adversity

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Sustainability and premium appeal are keys to

growth in flexible packaging

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Dual-device solution for simultaneous printing

and cutting

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High-speed roll-to-roll printer for mid- to high-

end applications

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StoreFront, its cloud-based web-to-print solution Staying true to its commitment to clients’ cutting-edge needs, Agfa Graphics has released the next generation of its StoreFront software.

This cloud-based web-to-print solution enables print buyers to place orders online 24/7 and the new StoreFront 4.0 now features responsive stores for optimal ease of use, a ‘save for quote’ functionality for convenient pricing information and advanced packaging algorithms for cost-effective shipping.

Easier access on mobile devices E-commerce keeps on booming.

Customers love – and often expect – products to be just a few clicks or ‘touches’ away. Print buyers are no exception, and that’s where StoreFront’s responsive web-to-print stores come in.

Fully optimized to be viewed on both smaller screens (e.g. mobile devices) and large desktop monitors, store pages automatically adapt to any device for easy reading and ordering.

“StoreFront’s responsive design minimizes scrolling and zooming, and maximizes the print buyer’s comfort,” explains Andy Grant, Global Head of Software, Agfa Graphics. “Even in the B2B market that StoreFront focuses on we’re seeing a marked increase in the number of visitors accessing private stores using a phone or tablet.

A responsive store design is not only

important for increasing the conversion rate, it has also become a go/no-go criteria for business customers.”

Get quotes to customers faster Another addition to StoreFront 4.0 is the ‘save for quote’ functionality.

It allows resellers and agencies to get instant pricing information for an entire product bundle (including shipping costs), offering more efficiency and ease of use in preparing quotes for customers.

“Let’s say a print buyer needs a quote for priority shipping a large quantity of posters for a concert, or several different products for a promotional campaign – StoreFront swiftly displays the total cost for the entire project,” says Grant. “White label shipping is a growing market in which such a feature allow printers to compete more efficiently.”

Optimize shipping costs Shipping is a key part of e-commerce.

In StoreFront 4.0 the shipping module is completely reworked with new packaging algorithms for the grouping of order items and for calculating the optimal number of boxes needed

for shipping. Also a new packaging type has been introduced for posters, banners and alike types of signage; these products can now be combined on a single packaging roll.

“The result of these optimizations?

Minimal shipping costs and maximum efficiency for the print seller,” adds Grant. “In the competitive print market, auxiliary costs like shipping can be a deciding factor for buyers. Optimized packaging helps print service providers get an edge over the competition.”

Easy integration “StoreFront 4.0 is designed to be versatile and relies on industry standard file formats like PDF and JDF,” Grant concludes. “Because support for open standards and easy integration remain key for Agfa Graphics.”

Although it was developed to work seamlessly when combined with Agfa Graphics’ Apogee Prepress v10 and Asanti v3 workflow software solutions, it is compatible with virtually any print production tool.

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Xeikon Forays into UV Xeikon introduces the new Panther technology and launched the first UV inkjet label press in the series at Xeikon Café 2017. Sha Jumari reports.

With the introduction of Panther technology, Xeikon strategically moves into UV inkjet printing. Following the global launch, Xeikon released its first UV inkjet press on the Panther platform, the PX3000. The series of announcements was made at the recently-concluded Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations 2017 event.

Visitors to Xeikon Café 2017, which took place from 28 to 31 March in Lier, Belgium, were amongst the first to see the PX3000 in action. The annual event attracted more than 800 unique international visitors from 49 countries – a record number of delegates to the conference yet. According to Xeikon, 10% of the visitors came from Asia.

The third edition of the event featured business and technical conferences as well as live production of more than 30 key digital print applications. In addition, the event provided an opportunity to view end-to-end solutions from more than 40 industry suppliers. Highlights of the conference included a keynote presentation by Israel-based Rafi Albo from Segmarketing, who emphasised the importance of inspiring consumers in engaging campaigns to boost businesses. He showcased creative and cost-effective methods that uses augmented reality to bring print to life.

Panther & the Xeikon PX3000 Xeikon developed Panther technology

in response to growing needs in the digital label printing space. The UV inkjet platform is intended to complement Xeikon’s dry toner label press portfolio, which currently includes the Xeikon 3000 series and Xeikon CX3 (Cheetah) label presses.

Panther is based on drop on demand (DoD) inkjet technology. It utilises PantherCure UV inks, which are mercury cured. Kyocera 600 dpi heads are used, with 4 grey-levels, and incorporates automated head cleaning and maintenance. Panther uses dedicated UV inks with no intermediate pinning required.

The first press based on the Panther technology is the Xeikon PX3000.

With the introduction of the PX3000 digital label press, Xeikon hopes to be able to drive new applications in digital label printing and produce labels in the most efficient way.

The machine features a web width of 330 mm, and a maximum speed of 50 m/min. Colour configuration is CMYK plus white, with a print quality of 600x600 dpi. Substrates can range from self-adhesive media with facestocks including paper, PVC, PP, PET and PE. According to Xeikon, speed, durability and cost-effectiveness for digital runs are the new press’ primary strengths.

It is powered by the Xeikon engineered X-800 digital front-end, which is the same system used by the dry toner digital presses. The X-800 accepts various file formats and tackles demanding variable-data print jobs at rated engine speeds. Intuitive and based on open standards, the DFE allows the implementation of flexible and fully automated workflows in any production environment.

“Digital printing is more than speed and output. It is about producing

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a numerous number of jobs in the most effective and efficient way, which is why workflow is so crucial — something we can’t emphasis enough.

The X-800 workflow is therefore a key differentiator of the Xeikon PX3000,” said Jeroen Van Bauwel, Xeikon’s Director Product Management. “From day one, we have been developing our own workflow technology dedicated to digital printing that allows customers to gain maximum value out of Xeikon’s dry toner, and now UV inkjet, presses.

Our customers frequently tell us that by using the X-800 features, such as job optimizer and many others, they can set themselves apart from their competition.”

UV Inkjet: The Complementary Technology for Dry Toner The PX3000 will be first targeted to the industrial label printing market. Xeikon identified an opportunity to widen its role in the market for self-adhesive

label applications where dry toner is not the most optimal solution, but UV inkjet printing can bring more value.

A few examples include digitally printed labels, previously produced on UV flexo or screen-print, where a glossy appearance and tactile look and feel is desired, or a high durability requirement for respectively the health & beauty and industrial end-use. There are plenty of end-use applications in the self-adhesive label market, each with their own requirement.

“The Xeikon PX3000 is complementary to our dry toner presses and the choice of the label converter will be based on the end-use markets such as food, health & beauty, industrial, wine & spirits, pharma, and beverage, they serve. Each of those markets have their specific needs — there is no one-sizefits-all,” Van Bauwel continued.

“Inkjet and electrophotography are different technologies, each with pros and cons, and the choice is end-user dependent. We see UV inkjet as a complementary offering that addresses customer needs, for example, in strong durability, extra glossy effects and scratch-resistance results, while recognizing the advantages of dry toner in other applications where high print quality, food safety, and compatibility with challenging substrates such as natural paper are key,” Van Bauwel continued.

More details on the benefits and complementarity of UV inkjet and dry toner is described in a white paper, published by Xeikon.

The entry into UV inkjet comes after acquisition of Xeikon by Flint Group, which meant more resources for the division. As it adds a new printing technology to its portfolio of label

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presses and its knowledge in the digital printing market, Xeikon hopes to be able to be better advisors and aid label converters find the best solutions to their needs.

“Label converters and brand owners are increasingly recognizing the value digital printing brings to the market, but many converters are unsure which direction to take to bring digital into the fold,” said Filip Weymans, VP of marketing for Xeikon. “In addition, some of our current dry toner users would like to move into inkjet as well, in order to extend their digital offerings. Through our deep industry experience and expertise, and offering both technologies for label printing, Xeikon stands ready to help them make these important decisions. We believe that both dry toner and inkjet will be required in the foreseeable future to meet market needs.

Visitors to Labelexpo Europe 25-28 September in Brussels will also have the opportunity to see live demonstrations of the Xeikon PX3000 UV inkjet press on stand 5C29. Commercial availability of the new Xeikon PX3000 UV inkjet press is scheduled for October 2017.

Wim Maes steps down as CEO of Xeikon

Set to take over Flint Group’s digital solutions business is Ricoh’s Benoit Chatelard.

Xeikon announced that Wim Maes will be leaving the company as CEO. Congruent to the announcement, Benoit Chatelard will take over the role of president & CEO of Flint Group’s Digital Solutions effective 8th May. The announcement was first made to print media at Xeikon Café 2017’s press event.

“First, I want to thank Wim Maes for his years of service to Xeikon, and for the great work he did in getting the Flint Group Digital Printing Solutions division off the ground following our acquisition of Xeikon,” said Antoine Fady, CEO of Flint Group. “His contributions have been invaluable in our ability to continue growth at Xeikon, better integrate sales efforts among our divisions, implement proper market segmentation, develop and implement investment strategies, and build a product roadmap for the Digital Printing Solutions division.”

“Under his leadership, Xeikon fully developed its labels and packaging domain, expanded market coverage, and thanks to customer-driven innovation, leaves the company in a strong position with a robust product portfolio. As Wim leaves our organization, we are thrilled to have an executive of the quality and with the experience of Benoit to carry the business forward.

His mission is to continue executing the plan and further grow the division.

Flint Group's mission is to be a global provider of digital printing equipment and overall printing supplies, and his knowledge and expertise will be important as we continue to move that mission forward,” Fady continued.

Xeikon. He will be proposed as CEO at Xeikon, to be decided at the Xeikon shareholders meeting.

Chatelard was most recently the vice president for production printing business at Ricoh Europe. His digital production printing career began in 2002 when he led the IBM Printing Systems Division for France, Belgium and Luxembourg. With the creation of the InfoPrint Solutions Company Joint Venture between Ricoh and IBM in 2007, Chatelard was appointed vice president and general manager for the joint venture in Asia Pacific based in Singapore, and continued to take on increased leadership responsibilities within Ricoh Europe over the ensuing years.

“I am looking forward to taking on this new role. It is an exciting time in the industry, both for Xeikon and its customers. Under Wim’s leadership, the company was set on a solid path to the future, and I will be taking up the reins to continue his work, building even greater levels of customer intimacy, working to understand and address emerging customer needs in an everchanging marketplace,” said Chatelard.

“I am leaving Xeikon and Flint Group with mixed feelings. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the company and feel good about the progress we made. I especially want to thank our wonderful Xeikon customers, partners and employees for eight very interesting and rewarding years. I feel proud to have been able to contribute to the Xeikon story, and I have full confidence Benoit will continue this great story with even more achievements in the future,” said Maes.

As part of Chatelard’s new role, he will be taking the lead to further develop

Wim Maes (left) and Benoit Chatelard

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Fuji Xerox expands portfolio with Durst Tau 330 With the new series of UV inkjet presses, Fuji Xerox enters the digital label printing business in the region.

Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. announces that it is entering the growing digital label printing business by expanding its suite of product offerings with UV digital inkjet label presses in the Durst Tau 330 series.

Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific will provide digital label printing solutions with the Durst Tau 330 to meet customers’ increasing demand to convert time-consuming print jobs run on conventional presses into profitable print jobs.

The Durst Tau 330 UV digital inkjet printer prints images on the substrate by exposing its ink to UV light, which dries the ink almost immediately. This allows it to print directly onto various substrates quickly, including heatsensitive films and labels. As the UV ink dries faster than solvent ink, the digital UV inkjet technology built into the system meets the need for efficient printing.

The Tau 330 series utilises singlepass UV inkjet technology with dual printhead architecture. It prints in full color at a high speed of 37 linear meters per minute while printing in the highest print resolution in UV inkjet label printer class of 1,260 dots per inch, in high definition mode.

“This partnership between Durst and Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific is a perfect fit for two market leaders,” said Helmuth Munter, segment manager, Labels and Package Printing, Durst. “Fuji Xerox is a leading company in the Document Services and Communications field and Durst is a leading manufacturer of professional digital imaging systems.

Together, we aim to expand our market in Asia Pacific through the vast network of Fuji Xerox to provide added values to customers in the region.”

Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific has an exclusive distributorship with Durst, the leading

provider of digital UV inkjet label press in Asia Pacific, including Australia, New Zealand, China (including Taiwan and Hong Kong), while it has non-exclusive distributorship in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Steve Ford, general manager, Production Sales & Marketing, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific, added: “As packaging and label markets are linked to consumer spending and population growth, it is a key printing segment with great potential. Today digital printing has a limited penetration in this segment, however, as it advances globally and the demand for traditional printing tapers off, many of our existing customers are rapidly diversifying and are looking to us for a reliable and comprehensive solution. This partnership will help our customers expand and grow their business in the label and packaging segment of the industry.”

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Landa Announces 2017 Beta Customer Line-up Landa announces its final 2017 beta customer line-up. First shipment of the Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press will take place in July 2017 to Graphica Bezalel, an award-winning Israel-based folding carton, packaging and label convertor. .In November 2017, Landa will ship North America’s first Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press to Imagine!, a US-based leader of pointof-purchase solutions. In December 2017, Edelmann, the Germanheadquartered world leader of highquality and innovative board and paper packaging solutions, will become the first European beta customer for the Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press.

Graphica Bezalel – first Landa S10 beta customer As a traditional offset print house, Graphica Bezalel has selected the Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press as its first digital solution, affording it the unique competitive advantage of high-speed, high-quality digitally printed folding carton production.

Eyal Harpak, director of Graphica Bezalel, commented: “Nanography is the first technology to tempt us into the world of digital print. Until we saw what the Landa S10 could produce, we couldn’t believe that any digital press could match offset print quality at the high-speeds required to open-up the medium-run folding carton market.

We were astonished with what Benny Landa and the team have achieved.

“Working with leading companies like Calvin Klein, Carlsberg, Nestlé, CocaCola, SodaStream and others, we know that brands are always looking for new ways to increase on-shelf appeal and sales. With the incredible color palette provided by the Nanographic printing process – colors that really stand out - customers will be excited with what the Landa S10 has to offer. Through increased production flexibility, the Landa S10 provides a unique ability to both reduce inventory costs through shorter runs, respond quicker to customer needs, as well as increase the ability to version with customized

packaging and special promotions,” concluded Harpak.

Landa and Graphica Bezalel will hold a worldwide customer event during the week of September 12, 2017, to demonstrate the Landa S10 in a customer production environment.

Imagine! – North America’s first Landa S10 beta customer As announced at Drupa 2016, the leading provider of large-scale pointof-sale displays and instore signage, Imagine!, remains on track to become the first beta site for the Landa S10

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Yishai Amir, CEO, Landa and Dierk Schröder, Managing Director, Edelmann Nanographic Printing Press in North America.

“We bought this press because of Benny Landa’s track record in developing innovative, industrychanging technology,” said Bob Lothenbach, founder of Imagine!.

“We don’t usually chase technology trends, however we believe in Nanography and want to be instrumental in the digital-formainstream revolution. Nanography is the first digital printing solution with the format sizes and speeds that will let us migrate our applications away from offset. The reduced setup costs and improved turnaround times will bring substantial growth to our business.”

Edelmann – Europe’s first Landa S10 beta customer Specializing in packaging solutions for health care, beauty care and consumer brands, Edelmann has production plants in nine countries with sales exceeding 300 million euros. Producing 5.5 billion packages and leaflets per

Eyal Harpak, Graphica Bezalel _ Yishai Amir CEO Landa

year, it is one of the world’s leading packaging manufacturers and system suppliers.

Dierk Schröder, chairman, Edelmann, said: “Our business is all about customer service. Staying in tune with the market and delivering what it needs, but also anticipating, innovating and then proactively offering what it didn’t know it needed. We’re excited to be working with Landa; this is a value-based partnership that will drive long-lasting end customer relationships. What’s more, Nanography is breakthrough technology with the potential to transform the print, packaging and communication markets.”

Oliver Sattel, technical director, Edelmann commented: “Brands are actively looking to streamline their operations to remain lean and efficient, but not at the expense of product quality or price. The Landa S10 delivers this. It removes the previous barriers of minimum order quantities with money tied-up in unnecessary printed stock and storage. This represents

unprecedented flexibility that will interest not only our customers’ procurement departments, but their creative teams too. We already have lots of interest for this new service, and are confident that Landa is the right partner and Nanography the only technology to deliver this capability.”

Landa’s Chairman, Benny Landa, said: “I am thrilled that after many years of development, we are now reaching the milestone of delivering our first Landa Nanographic Printing Presses to customers. We are very proud that these industry leaders, and others who share their vision, have chosen to become our beta partners in this program.

“As promised, Landa press stability, print quality and speed are now consistently high. It’s exciting to think that in only a matter of months we will see Nanographic print in the market, representing a paradigm shift in print economics and empowering brands like never before,” concluded Benny Landa.

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Kodak retains PROSPER inkjet business Eastman Kodak Company announced its strategic decision to retain its PROSPER inkjet business. The decision was made following in-depth management review of business operations and multiple discussions with prospective buyers.

“This is a pragmatic decision given the improvements in the business and the offers received,” said Jeff Clarke, Kodak Chief Executive Officer. “PROSPER performed well in 2016 with a 40 percent increase in annuity sales for the full year. We expect our Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division (EISD) to be profitable this year, including our next-generation ULTRASTREAM investment.”

Kodak will continue to invest in its ULTRASTREAM program and has entered into letters of intent with partners which will create new applications that drive market demand for the technology.

Kodak will begin delivering ULTRASTREAM evaluation kits to 17 companies, including Fuji Kikai, GOSS China, Matti, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery (MHI-PPM) and Uteco, to explore the integration of ULTRASTREAM into their future printing solutions. Kodak expects products built on ULTRASTREAM technology to go to market in 2019.

“Kodak will continue to evaluate

and act on opportunities to improve shareholder value through acquisitions, partnerships, and sales of businesses within its portfolio,” said Clarke.

“The sale process for PROSPER which we conducted over the past year was robust,” said David Bullwinkle, Kodak Chief Financial Officer. “We hired Sagent Advisors, which solicited interest from global organizations.

Strong interest in the business and technology existed throughout the process. While we had multiple offers,

the range of consideration did not reflect the value of the business today.”

Kodak will recast financial results to reclassify PROSPER into continuing operations of the company within the Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division. Kodak has been accounting for PROSPER in discontinued operations as an asset available for sale and will provide an update of this reclassification on its next quarterly earnings call.

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Digital Printing to continue to take market share from offset In 2017 digital printing accounts for 16.2% of the global print market value and 2.9% of the volume. This is up from 2.1% of the volume in 2012, and the transition is accelerating to 3.9% of volume by 2022.

According to the latest research from Smithers Pira, “The Future of Digital vs Offset Printing to 2022”, it was forecasted that: • Digital (toner and inkjet) process will see the fastest growth across 2017-2022 • The previously dominant offset litho will decline in terms of value • Flexography in packaging will have a moderate expansion.

In 2017, litho still dominates the world print landscape in terms of the number

of pages printed. By 2022 it will still account for over 70% of the world print output, but much litho print is relatively low-value publication printing – such as newspapers, magazines and directories; which are falling – while the most lucrative opportunities lie in value-adding work using digital print.

“The relative cost position of analogue and digital printing is continually changing as new equipment comes on to the market, and the volumes of

toner and inkjet grow while prices fall.

This is generally making digital print more cost-effective against traditional analogue printing at ever higher run lengths. There is a continuing trend of falling run lengths as print buyers act to make sure their content is up to date and there is pressure to reduce the amount of inventory and work-inprogress. The result is a continuation of the analogue-to-digital print transformation,” said Dr Sean Smyth, report author at Smithers Pira.

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This has pushed the adoption of the technology into print service providers and packaging converters, initially because of the variable print capability and the economic benefits of low runs. As more end users invest in the technology they are identifying new market niches and benefits for print buyers, pushing further adoption.

Workflow developments are lowering the transaction costs associated

with print, opening new market opportunities to individuals and microbusinesses. Sheetfed litho has benefited as printers group jobs together on large sheets to share the set-up costs.

Using high levels of automation is reducing the set-up times and waste, making litho more cost-effective against cut-sheet colour toner presses.

These incremental developments are mirrored across all printing processes.

And many companies are adopting advanced manufacturing techniques to

further improve their efficiencies.

The biggest changes are in inkjet, where the achievable quality has greatly improved, along with the reliability and consistency of the printing. The development money in inkjet dwarfs all other technology developments in printing and packaging and this will continue. Single-pass sheetfed and webfed presses are now available and are firmly aimed at most printing applications.

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PRINT ADVERTISING IN A DIGITAL AGE In our increasingly computer-focused age, it’s tempting to see print as a fading medium.

Digital is increasingly seen as the default ‘channel’ for communication, whether that be for news, socializing or promoting brands and products. For many brands, the convenience of instant click to buy, easily measurable results and data about customers, make digital the perfect medium for growing sales and building brand loyalty through social media content such as video.

However, the situation is not so black and white for many b2b manufacturers; though digital touchpoints such as a website can play a role in promoting their goods and services, high-value procurement deals are not brokered by clicking on an ad, and there is evidence that digital display ads on websites and news sites have little influence on consumers’ buying decisions for mainstream products. While advertising online in targeted websites may keep brands ‘top of mind’, it is easy to ignore. According to research

by eye-tracking firm Lumen, only 9% of digital ads receive more than one second’s attention from consumers.

Recent reports in the news also highlight the problems of controlling where digital ads appear – even in 2017 it can be difficult for ad servers to predict or track where ads will be displayed online. Most recently the appearance of advertising alongside extremist propaganda videos on YouTube lead to an outcry and for several major brands to withdraw millions of dollars of advertising from the platform. Both issues indicate that digital advertising doesn’t necessarily have the impact or the credibility that brands want to build with their potential customers.

It turns out that for many companies, and small businesses especially, print advertising still plays a key role in their marketing mix. Modern print technologies mean that the cost of printing short runs of direct mail or leaflets has significantly reduced in recent years, and for local business this can be a highly efficient and cost effective means to reach the customers who are most likely to use their services.

Australian Printer reported that offline marketing channels are set to grow in

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CUTS THROUGH tactics like personalised direct mail. As one commentator puts it: “Print brings a less noisy setting that can’t be fully duplicated online”.

This was echoed by Marketing Week’s piece on newspaper advertising last summer, which predicted that core newspaper audiences are returning to print to escape “the never-ending madness of digital” and that they appreciate the authenticity of printed content. Lidl’s head of media, Sam Gaunt states that, “People may spend more time with other media but time spent with print is quality time, where people are less likely to be distracted, and that offers powerful communication opportunities.”

While digital advertising may be an effective means to reach customers whilst they are online, the enduring power of print cannot be denied. New printing technologies are reducing the costs for smaller businesses to take advantage of print advertising tactics and deliver an even stronger impact that simply can’t be beaten by a banner ad.

2017, after marketing agency Salmat found that the top three new channels marketers plan to invest in this year were all forms of printed direct mail.

Marketers are recognizing that context and relevancy are the key to success when consumers are beset by so many other distractions.

A recent article in Forbes asked several marketing experts for their predictions for print vs digital advertising. Most agreed that while the sharp decline in newspaper and magazine sales has had an impact on the reach of print advertising, it still offers high value for brands who want to ‘engage’ with their customers on a deeper and more direct level, especially if you consider

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Cyber Opens Doors to New Technology Centre and Showroom The company celebrated the opening ceremony to its refurbished Technology Centre and Showroom at Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

Sha Jumari reports.

Cyber (M) Sdn Bhd announced the official opening of its new facility located at Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The facility, which the company termed “Technology Centre”, celebrated its opening ceremony on 21st April 2017.

Dedicated to the printing community, the 4,000 sqm Technology Centre and showroom is the second facility that Cyber has in Malaysia; the first of which is located in Senai.

Centre and Open House,” said Herbert Cheong, Chairman of the Cyber Group, in an opening speech to visitors.

Cheong further explained the name and purpose of the facility: “We call it a Technology Centre to remind us that the industry is constantly evolving,

and we have to keep pace with new innovations. This is just a building with four walls, and what we get out of it is important. It is indeed a high sounding name, and in order to live up to the name, we need all of you to share with us your knowledge. We would like to share whatever new technology

The opening ceremony was attended by about 300 delegates from the region, namely Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. As per tradition, the day began with a tree planting ceremony, followed by a spectacular lion dance show to usher in fortune and abundance. The session concluded with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

“We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our distinguished to the opening of the Cyber Technology

Tree Planting Ceremony with Eijiro Hiro and Herbert Cheong

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received from our suppliers to assist you to progress, at the same time, we look forward to your feedback and understand your needs. We can work hand in gloves to achieve whatever all of us are looking for so let us have your ideas.”

Guests were then given a tour of the new facility. Cyber took the opportunity to showcase the company’s wide range of equipment offerings over a two-day event. There was also a mini seminar session by product specialists from Ryobi MHI Graphic Technology Limited (RMGT), Horizon International and the Cyber Group.

Distinguished guests at the ceremony include Eijiro Hori, president & CEO of Horizon International Inc., Yuzuru Ichimasa, president of RMGT and Katsushi Hirokawa, vice president of RMGT. Also in attendance were representatives from the main printing associations within the region, including from Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.

“On behalf of Horizon, I deeply congratulate Cyber for the opening of the new Technology Centre. Since I met Mr Herbert Cheong more than 35 years ago, I have been admiring his considerable insight for the business, and knowledge and experience devoted to the printing industry. As you are aware, the printing industry is changing.

It is very important to have the right advisor, and you can find that in the

Cyber Group,” said Horizon’s Eijiro Hori.

The premise was first purchased by Cyber in 2010. The company then began planning for its re-building in 2012. Five years on, the Technology Centre is now re-opened to the stateof-the-art facility that it is today. Cyber has been established since 1976 in Singapore and most recently celebrated its 39th anniversary in 2016. Since then, the company has embarked on a globalisation program, which brought it into Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Vietnam, Outer Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.

Cyber Showroom Highlights The new showroom has a roomy floorspace which housed Cyber’s latest machinery and offerings. One of the highlights at the event was a demonstration of the RMGT9-920PF8, an A1 size 8-colour perfector from the RMGT 9 Offset press series. The press is able to increase productivity by 2.5 times over a new 4-colour press, whilst using the same amount of electricity and floor space. It utilises LED UV technology, and thus consumes 91% less electricity than conventional UV. Users can also send the print off for finishing immediately without any wait times.

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The press is loaded with the Smart FPC (Fully Automatic Plate Changer) feature to support high productivity with minimal makeready time. As part of the demo session, they were able to complete four job signatures within a 20-minute time period, further closing the gap between digital and offset printing.

On the other side of the showroom is the flagship press in the RMGT101050ST-4, A 4-colour RMGT press that prints a sheet size of 750 X 1050mm.

On the second floor of the building, Cyber showcased Horizon finishing equipment, such as the new PUR Perfect Binder, BQ480PUR. It is purportedly the most highly automatic binder in its class, revealing benefit of PUR binding, with a speed of 1350 cycles/hour. It is able to reduce makeready time by 50% and is able to bind variable size book by 2.5 times, as compared to the BQ470. Other Horizon products on display include the most popular single-clamp perfect binder worldwide, the BQ270V, and the VAC-1000a + SPF200L – FC200L, supposedly a fastest and best-selling collator in the world.

Other new offerings that were on demo include a new B1 size diecaster

by Yawa, a folder gluer by Jinnyeu, and the Mr Colour-Matcher II, an ink matching system by Taniguchi Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. According to the

Japanese company, 38.3% of press stoppage time is due to issues with ink matching. The patented computerised colour matching technology is able to significantly reduce the amount of press stoppage time.

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Asian Packaging Conference 2017 Closes on a High note The event wrapped up another successful year as it attracted more than 360 visitors from the region and celebrated wins from the concurrently-run Asian Packaging Excellence Awards. Sha Jumari reports.

The two-day event, which took place 27 to 28 April in Jakarta, Indonesia attracted more than 340 unique visitors from around the region. Organised

by Labels & Packaging Innovation Asia (formerly known as AFTA), the conference attracted business owners and suppliers, packaging printers, converters, brand owners, designers.

The conference marked the first edition since the rebranding of the association.

The 15th edition event featured business and technical presentations which were well-received by the attendees. The intensive programme featured high value, inspirational and knowledge-sharing sessions. The aim

of the annual conference is to facilitate an active exchange of ideas, networking and participation in the growing packaging print industry in Asia. The comprehensive conference covered issues in pre-press, digital, flexo, gravure, finishing, design and branding faced by today’s print packaging business owners.

This year’s conference was supported by a number of associations in the Asian packaging industry, namely NPES Indonesia, the Indonesian Packaging Federation and Label Manufacturers Association of India. A special highlight of this year’s edition was a conference takeover by NPES,

who led the second half of Day 2 with seminars and an interactive Q&A session.

Technical workshops and tabletops featured 40 manufacturing and supply companies. To better tailor to individualized business needs of delegates, the new set-up allowed for one-on-one customised consultations on the latest products and technology in the packaging industry. Companies that participated include HP, Bobst, Xeikon, Flint Group, Kodak, CGS, DIC Inks, NPES Indonesia, Martin Automatic, Windmoller & Holscher, Rieckermann, Action Coach, Daetwyler, Epson, KBA, Esko, Glunz & Jensen, Stripsteel,

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“We are proud to be able to bring all of the experts together under one roof for the benefit of the packaging and label industry in this region. We would like to express our gratitude to the speakers and industry partners for joining us over the two days, and for being generous with sharing their knowledge and expertise with our visitors,” said Paul Callaghan, chairman of Asian Packaging Conference.

The Asian Packaging Conference wrapped up with a gala dinner and award presentation session to winners of this year’s Asian Packaging Excellence Awards. The next edition of Asian Packaging Conference 2018 is slated to be held in Phuket, Thailand.

“We continue to be amazed by the quality of the entries received for our excellence awards this year. Heartiest congratulations to all winners - we are excited at the turnout this year and we are already looking forward to Asian Packaging Conference 2018!”

NPES Indonesia Programme The second half of Day 2 was led by NPES Indonesia, as it hosted a series of presentations by leading industry experts. NPES Indonesia is a non-profit organisation of US-based suppliers for printing and converting technologies.

The aim of the association is to help its members grow within the Indonesian market, as well as grow import for USbased companies.

The session began with presentations by leading industry experts, including by president of NPES, Thayer Long, who gave a talk on “Worldwide Market for Print 2.0: Global Opportunities in Packaging” featuring market trends in Indonesia. A main focus was on colour management, as topics broached include colour standardization,

improving colour communication and managing brand colour expectations.

An “Ask the Experts” session and brand owners panel were organised after, in which visitors were invited to share challenges within the print packaging industry in a dynamic Q&A-style forum. This proved to be successful as it stretched over more than the hour delegated to the forum.

Within the session, the audience were able to have their specific business challenges addressed by a diverse panel.

15th Asian Packaging Excellence Awards Asian Packaging Conference additionally celebrated its 15th year of organising the Packaging Excellence Awards. Winners were announced at the Gala Dinner, held on the second night of the conference.

With the objective of: “To raise the standard and promote the achievements in excellence of Asian packaging printing”, the awards churn out excit-

ing products that set industry standards every year. Submissions were entered by printers in gravure, flexo and labels printing.

Judging commenced end-March 2017 by a panel of esteemed industry veterans, namely independent chairman of judging, Robert R James, Willem (Wim) Swiggers and Alf Carrigan.

A total of 33 awards were meted out.

Thailand was the leader of the pack as it took home 11 awards. Malaysia and Vietnam tied for second place with five awards each. India won three awards,

while Philippines left with two awards.

Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia and Cambodia left with an award each.

The Judges Award, which represents the best of the best in show, goes to India’s Multiflex Poly Bags Pvt Ltd for Flexo; Print Master Co. Ltd from Thailand for Gravure; and Vietnam’s An Lac Labels for the Label category.

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28 Narrow Web Flexibles (Web Widths up to 500mm) Gold – Multiflex Poly Bags Pvt Ltd, India Mid Web Flexibles (Web widths 501 to 914mm) Gold - TPN Flexpak Co., Ltd, Thailand Silver – Scientex Great Walls (Ipoh) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Bronze - PrePack Thailand Co., Ltd, Thailand Wide Web Flexibles (Web widths 915mm or more) Gold – Multiflex Poly Bags Pvt Ltd, India – JUDGES AWARD Silver - TPN Flexpak Co., Ltd, Thailand Bronze - Scientex Great Walls (Ipoh) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia FLEXO JUDGES AWARD - Multiflex Poly Bags Pvt Ltd, India GRAVURE Paper and Metallised Paper - Surface Print Gold - PT. Semarang Packaging Industri Jaya Abadi, Indonesia Metallised Films and Aluminium Foils - Surface Print Gold - United Graphic Expression Corporation, Philippines Surface Print Films Gold - Print Master Co., Ltd, Thailand – JUDGES AWARD Reverse Print Films Gold - Prime Packaging Co., Ltd, Thailand Silver – Fuji Ace Co., Ltd, Thailand Silver – Print Master Co., Ltd, Thailand Bronze - S.B Packaging Limited, India GRAVURE JUDGES AWARD - Print Master Co., Ltd, Thailand LABELS Flexo Gold – QLM Label Makers, Malaysia Silver – An Lac Labels, Vietnam Bronze - Pemara Labels (M) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Letterpress Gold - Hoang Ha Labels Co., Ltd (QLM Label Makers), Vietnam Silver - Orient Quality Print Pte Ltd, Singapore Sheetfed Offset Gold - Thung Hua Sinn Co., Ltd, Thailand Silver - United Graphic Expression Corporation, Philippines Combination Printing Gold – An Lac Labels, Vietnam Silver – CCL Label (Thai) LTD, Thailand Silver – QLM Label Makers LABEL, Malaysia Bronze – Holographic Label Sdn Bhd, Malaysia Non Pressure Sensitive Material and Process Gold - J.D. Precision Printing Co., Ltd, Taiwan Digital printing Gold - Hoang Ha Labels Co., Ltd (QLM Label Makers), Vietnam Silver – Orient Quality Print Pte Ltd, Singapore Bronze – An Lac Labels, Vietnam LABELS JUDGES AWARD – An Lac Labels, Vietnam

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200 years Koenig 6 Bauer (KBA) On 9th August 2017, Koenig & Bauer in Würzburg will be celebrating its 200th anniversary. In international business, such a proud age is reserved for companies which make full use of changes in technologies and markets to embark on new paths, and whose reliability, flexibility and innovations secure the loyalty of customers over successive generations.

Koenig & Bauer is such a company. The cradle of German manufacture has blossomed into a globally successful press manufacturing group with a unique portfolio of print solutions. Anniversary festivities are planned for September – an ideal occasion for print Innovations Asia to review past achievements and some visions for the future.

Start-up in London Nowadays, many start-ups head to Silicon Valley in search of venturesome investors and an optimum infrastructure for the realisation of their ideas. It was this same reason, which led Friedrich Koenig to travel to London some 210 years ago. In the English capital, Koenig and his partner

Andreas Bauer laid the foundations for today's industry. In November 1814, The Times became the first newspaper to be printed on their double-cylinder press. And on 9th August 1817, they signed a contract establishing Schnellpressenfabrik Koenig & Bauer in a secularised monastery in Oberzell near Würzburg in Franconia (North

Bavaria).

200 years ago, the Franconian region lacked almost everything which is necessary to support industrial manufacturing. But gradual progress was achieved nevertheless. On 25th January 1823, the Haude und Spenersche Zeitung in Berlin was the first newspaper on the European

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Friedrich Koenig died in 1833. His widow Fanny Koenig and Andreas Bauer continued his work. New presses were developed and the one-hundredth press was already delivered in 1838. The company's foundation period came to an end with the death of Andreas Bauer in 1860.

1855 – 1873: Social achievements far ahead of their time The founder's two sons, Wilhelm Koenig and Friedrich Koenig Jr., joined the company in 1849 and 1857, respectively. Wilhelm Koenig tended to the technical side of the business, while Friedrich Koenig Jr. modernised factory routines and introduced a series of ground-breaking social reforms.

The sickness benefit fund founded in 1855 ‒ which still exists today ‒ was followed by a factory savings bank in 1865 and by a factory training school, the precursor of today's vocational training centre in Würzburg, in 1868.

A widows’ and orphans’ fund and a

The new factory built in 1901 is today the site of the Koenig & Bauer AG headquarters in Würzburg

he became very interested in securities printing, a field in which Koenig & Bauer was later to become market and technology leader. In 1895, the 5000th cylinder press left the factory.

Wilhelm Koenig died in 1894. In the meantime, Albrecht Bolza, a grandson of founder Friedrich Koenig, and Constantin Koenig, the youngest son

economic expansion. Dr. Hans Bolza, a great-grandson of Friedrich Koenig, made a notable contribution to the mending of severed foreign business links. He was appointed to the executive board of the company when it was transformed into a limited company in 1920 and became chairman of the board in 1931. He held this office for 40 years.

- From letterpress to digital print foundation to support the education of children from poor families were further early social achievements.

The factory statute of 1873 defined the rights and duties of workers and managers and established a factory council ‒ employee participation already 140 years ago.

1876: The era of web printing starts Webfed presses were added to the manufacturing programme in 1875 and shaped technical developments, business expansion and the whole image of Koenig & Bauer over the following 125 years. The first webfed press was supplied to the Magdeburgische Zeitung in 1876.

Wilhelm Koenig invented the variable web press in 1886, designed the first four-colour press in 1888, and began building special machines for the printing of luxury colour products shortly thereafter. At the same time,

of Friedrich Koenig Jr., had joined the company as the third generation.

Together, they shaped the course of the company through into the 1920s.

1900: Expansion and a new factory In 1901, a new factory was built at the site today occupied by the company headquarters in Würzburg. The 225-metre long manufacturing hall was one of the largest in Germany at that time. The first webfed publication and rotogravure presses were supplied, and the development of sheetfed machines was stepped up. The four-colour Iris press, for example, prepared the stage for the later securities printing division.

Alongside sheetfed and webfed presses, various matrix-moulding presses and plate-casting machines were delivered to customers all over the world.

1914 - 1945: Destruction and rebuilding The First World War interrupted

Koenig & Bauer survived the period of hyperinflation in the 1920s thanks to a newly developed collect press for coloured banknotes. In March 1945, bombs and artillery shells destroyed the factory. Reconstruction began in 1946.

After the post-war currency reform, Koenig & Bauer resumed business in 1949 with nominal capital amounting to DM4.1 million, and set out to participate in the German economic miracle. The first new newspaper press was delivered in 1950.

1952: Success story of security printing The start of cooperation with securities printing expert Gualtiero Giori in 1952 and the arrival of the talented young design engineer HansBernhard Schünemann, the son of a Bremen publishing family, in 1951 were important milestones. His first of over 250 patents was granted for a

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modification of the so called Maltese cross drive mechanism. In 1959, Dr. Hans Bolza formally adopted Dr. Schünemann. From 1971 to 1995, Dr. Bolza-Schünemann was himself president of Koenig & Bauer AG for almost 25 years and initiated the formation of the KBA Group from 1990. After the turn of the century, he was succeeded by his sons (2003 - 2009) and Claus (since 2011), who thus represent the sixth generation of the founding family at the helm of the company.

Successful presses Condor and Rotafolio Despite the growing offset competition in the 1960s and 70s, Koenig & Bauer retained the proven letterpress technology for its sheetfed and webfed presses for a relatively long time. Alongside the Rembrandt sheetfed gravure press and banknote presses, the two-revolution Condor and the Rotafolio sheetfed press for wrap-around plates were particularly successful.

Rapida: High-performance in sheetfed offset since 1974 The offset process was nevertheless a topic for design developments in Würzburg. The first half-format sheetfed offset press, the KoebauRapida 0, was presented at drupa in 1967. The medium-format KoebauRapida III followed in 1969. Both ran at speeds up to 8,000 sheets per hour.

The Koebau-Rapida SR III launched in

1974 was almost twice as fast at 15,000 sheets per hour. The presses of other major manufacturers did not achieve such performance until decades later.

In 1986, Koenig & Bauer launched the Rapida 104, a unit-type press designed for high flexibility and printing speeds up 15,000 sheets per hour. Production was transferred to the new subsidiary KBA-Planeta AG in 1992, sowing the seed for today’s high-performance sheetfed offset presses from Radebeul.

The current Rapida 106, for example, has defined the benchmarks in medium format with speeds up to 20,000 sheets per hour, fast job changeovers and configurations comprising up to 19 printing and finishing units.

The same can be said for today’s large-format series Rapida 145 and

Pioneer of new technologies In the same way that the Würzburg engineers ventured new approaches to webfed printing, the Saxon designers have repeatedly struck out on their own in search of simpler and more efficient sheetfed solutions. Two examples are the DI offset press 74 Karat with direct on-press plate imaging, which was developed together with Scitex from Israel in 1997, and its sister press Rapida 74 G from 2000. Both were equipped with short-train inking units for waterless printing. KBA remains strongly committed to this technology, which is especially interesting for print quality and environmental protection.

When it comes to innovative processes for inline finishing, direct printing on corrugated board, ecological printing or – most recently – LED-UV drying, KBA Sheetfed has regularly acted as a pioneer, one of the reasons for its rise

Four-colour Iris press for colour illustrations and banknotes (1923): The precursor of today's securities presses

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Origins & future Thank you for our 200-year success story! Ever since our founding, the trust shown by our customers has encouraged us to tread new paths and to shape the course of the industry with bold ideas. Together with loyal business partners, capable managers and a highly motivated workforce, we have been developing solutions which have defined – and on occasions revolutionised – the world of printing for 200 years. We cannot thank you all enough for making that possible.

It is now time to add a new chapter to the history of our company.

Look forward to the future!

Koenig & Bauer AG Friedrich-Koenig-Straße 4, 97080 Würzburg, Germany T. +49 (0) 931 909 - 0, M. info@kba.com, www.kba.com

KBA Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. Singapore, +65 6562 8582, a.friedrich@kbaasiapacific.com

KBA Printing Machinery (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. +86 10 8447 5909, w.zehner@kbachina.com

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to become the second-largest sheetfed offset press manufacturer in the world.

The entry into the post-press market and announcement of the digital sheetfed press KBA VariJET 106 at drupa 2016 open up further prospects.

Not just mainstream also in webfed printing In the 1960s, the focus in Würzburg soon returned to webfed presses for newspapers, books and illustration printing. The letterpress machine Koebau-Courier, which was introduced in 1962, was a best-seller through to the late 1970s. A particular stir was caused by the Koebau-Jumbo-Courier in 1974 ‒ with its web width of 2.52m, it is still the widest newspaper press ever produced.

The Courier was followed in the 1980s by the Anilox-Courier and the Flexo-Courier with keyless short-train inking units. Koenig & Bauer supplied large-scale Anilox-Courier lines to the Guardian in London and to the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The largest flexo installation in the world to date was commissioned in London in 1989.

The era of web offset newspaper presses began with the Commander in 1969, and this name still stands for front-line newspaper printing technology today. At the beginning of the 1990s the trend to less complex newspaper presses was answered with the Journal and Colora. Later, they were joined by the single-width four-high tower series Comet and Continent. The less expensive four-high tower design appealed to many new international

Many world firsts Despite the strong market position for conventional webfed presses, KBA has never shied the pursuit of new ideas. Already at drupa 1995, for example, an Anilox-Express was to be seen with automatic plate changing.

An imprinter with Scitex inkjet heads in the superstructure added a variable digital caricature to each offset copy.

In practice, it was then almost 18 years before the inkjet technology was used in webfed offset. At drupa 2000, a new trend towards compact newspaper presses for variable production runs was heralded by the waterless KBA Cortina, which stood less than 4 metres high.

Further features new to newspaper offset were dedicated drives for each cylinder and the ease of operation with automatic plate changing and lifts to the upper couples. The same concept was implemented by the wet offset counterpart Commander CT in 2007.

Both presses have remained unique on the international newspaper market to this day.

Media upheavals and realignment The first signs of pending change in the print and media industry already appeared in the early 1990s. The World Wide Web was taking its first tentative steps and new digital competitors entered the print arena. Faced with growing online competition, and especially in the course of the world

With extremely fast job changeovers, speeds up to 20,000 sheets per hour and the longest presses on the market, the Rapida 106 has defined the benchmarks in medium format for many years

financial crisis, the market for new commercial web and newspaper presses collapsed dramatically in 2008. Once it became clear that this traditional core segment for Koenig & Bauer would never regain the volumes of former years, the company turned attention to the digital process together with American partners. KBA presented its first inkjet web press, the RotaJET 76, at drupa 2012. Today, with the RotaJET VL series and the T1100 S manufactured on behalf of HP, the largest digital web presses in the world are assembled in WĂźrzburg, catering for web widths up to 2.8m. With this future-oriented technology, Koenig & Bauer is able to replace shrinking markets with new opportunities, for example in decor printing.

Early diversification To finance the planned growth course, the company went public in 1985.

The acquisition of Albert-Frankenthal AG and of a majority stake in Planeta Druckmaschinenwerke in 1990/91 established a company group with a turnover of more than DM1.1 billion.

Ten years later, the group management started a programme of diversification into market segments less affected by changes in the media landscape.

The acquisition of Swiss partner De La Rue Giori SA in Lausanne in 2001 secured KBA’s pole position in banknote and securities printing.

The purchase of marking and coding system specialist Metronic GmbH in 2004 opened the door to another new market. With Czech press manufacturer Grafitec, a manufacturing location with a favourable cost structure joined the group in 2005. The acquisitions of Bauer + Kunzi and LTG Print Systems in 2003 and 2006, and the subsequent merger into KBA-MetalPrint GmbH established KBA as the number one in metal decorating. And through the takeovers of Kammann Maschinenbau GmbH, a global leader for the decoration of hollow containers, and flexible packaging specialist Flexotecnica S.p.A in 2013, KBA further expanded its portfolio in packaging printing.

This early diversification has helped KBA to master the structural upheavals which have rocked the branch much better than its main competitors. At

the turn of the century, 60 per cent of the turnover from new press sales was generated in market segments which are under pressure from the online media. Today, over 90 per cent is accounted for by the growth markets digital and packaging printing and by securities printing.

Holding structure with a focus on growth The greatest structural changes of the past 20 years took place in 2014 and 2015, with market-oriented capacity realignment preparing the oldest press manufacturer in the world to meet the challenges of digitisation and globalisation in the third century of its company history. Parallel to the introduction of a new group structure with Koenig & Bauer AG as a central holding and independent business divisions for the segments sheetfed, digital & web and special applications, KBA has strengthened its focus on profitable, future-oriented markets.

Print technologies for every eventuality Today, analogue and digital systems from the KBA Group are used to print, finish and process products

such as banknotes, metal cans, books, brochures, displays, decor, labels, glass and plastic containers, board and film packaging, catalogues, laminates, magazines, tyres, cables, smart cards, advertising flyers, newspapers and many more besides. Practically all common printing and finishing technologies are involved.

KBA companies are the leaders in many market segments. This diversity creates unique know-how and drives innovations, new applications and new partnerships, such as those which KBA has successfully pursued in the futureoriented field of digital printing in recent years.

Digital inkjet printing with the RotaJET L at drupa 2016

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Fleetwood-Fibre brings on an Evolution Fleetwood-Fibre Packaging & Graphics is known for stirring the hearts of brand owners alike for their unique package designs and exquisite attention to detail.

automation menu allows a Printer to build-up their capability with an a-lacarte style of options, from the SPL package or the Direct Drive® version of the Evolution, the simultaneous processes during make-ready can transition a printer in a few short minutes into the next job.

When the demand of their client base required they seek additional production capacity, Fleetwood-Fibre looked for unrivalled offset technology - and found it in the ROLAND 700 Evolution.

Founded in 1952, Fleetwood-Fibre services multiple markets to include folding cartons, corrugated boxes & displays, rigid set-up cartons, thermoforming & contract packaging services.

The newest addition to the Folding Division is the R707LV Evolution.

This press is equipped with seven units plus an inline tower coater and fitted out to run both conventional and UV inks. The press delivers enhanced automation and innovative software packages making this press the newest marshal of print capability on the West Coast.

"Deciding factors for us were the functionality of the make-ready automation, coupled with Manroland Sheetfed's Inline ColorPilot & System Brunner’s Instrument Flight® systems.

The ability to make-ready simultaneously in mere minutes is impressive, but the color control capability in a closed loop system providing gray balance and tonality control in production is fantastic" said Mark White, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing at Fleetwood-Fibre.

Sean Springett, CEO of Manroland Sheetfed USA & Canada: "FleetwoodFibre will be the first North American user of Manroland Sheetfed's Red Dot Design award winning Evolution press.

There is no possibility to make-ready an offset press faster than what Evolution technology brings; it is without doubt the pinnacle of the industry.

Add to that the capability to measure absolute density in-line, the ability to control solid tones, half tones and gray balance with priorities including G7®, ISO/PSO, GCR and solid balance, and that puts Fleetwood-Fibre literally in a league of their own".

Fleetwood-Fibre's newest addition will drastically reduce their overall make-ready times. The Evolution's

"The technology is one aspect of the decision we made here at FleetwoodFibre to invest in the Evolution.

However, as equally important is the service and support structure Manroland Sheetfed has in place around the Evolution.

With topAnalysis production monitoring and the host of inspections and on-going support mechanically, electronically and operationally, they provide a fantastic support package around an inspiring machine" commented Bill Price, Folding Division Plant Manager.

About Fleetwood-Fibre Packaging & Graphics Fleetwood-Fibre Packaging & Graphics Inc. is widely considered an industry leader in high graphics printing, servicing multiple markets via their Folding Cartons, Corrugated Boxes, Point of Purchase Displays and Specialty Packaging divisions. With an ability to offer customers these unique capabilities, complemented by a global footprint, Fleetwood-Fibre continues to influence the global packaging industry.

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The new Color 1000i Press

Gold & Silver give you infinite creative possibilities Fuji Xerox’s new Color 1000i Press is the industry’s first to offer gold and silver dry ink in a single pass.

Built on the market leading Color 1000 Press platform but now with stunning metallic effects that can deliver increased profitability to your business.

To find out more go to: www.fxap.com.sg/product/production/color_1000i/index.jsp The Color 1000i Press

Xerox, Xerox and Design, as well as Fuji Xerox and Design and Color 1000i Press are registered trademarks or trademarks of Xerox Corporation in Japan and/or other countries.

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THE PERFECT CHOICE

FOR EVERY

PRINT ENVIRONMENT

CANON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. 1 Fusionopolis Place #15-10 Galaxis Singapore 138522 Tel: +65-6799 8888 | Fax: +65-6799 8882 | www.canon-asia.com | www.canon.com.sg

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Sustainability and premium appeal are keys to growth in flexible packaging Flexible packaging has quickly become a popular choice among consumers and consumer goods producers due to its cost efficiency and convenience. However, lack of sustainability and low premium appeal are hindering the growth of the flexible packaging segment, signaling a need for manufacturers to invest in addressing these issues, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

“Investment by flexible packaging manufacturers into environmentally friendly formulations and credentials is vital if they hope to align with clients’ sustainability goals. Achieving this would allow flexible packaging manufacturers to take share from glass packaging, and prevent their existing share switching to glass for sustainability reasons,” said Veronika Zhupanova, consumer analyst for GlobalData.

The company’s report stated that flexible packaging is one of the fastestgrowing packaging sectors, driven by increased focus across all links of the supplier chain on convenience and value, and has grown with a compound annual growth rate of 3.3% between 2010 and 2015. This is forecast to reach 4.1% between 2015 and 2020.

poses the biggest threat to flexible packaging.

However, according to GlobalData’s recently conducted executives survey, 32% of 77 business leaders surveyed responded that the popularity of glass

Additionally, sustainability practices such as recycling not only enhance the image of a business, but also improve financial returns through the use of cheaper recycled materials.

One of the primary factors contributing to this preference is glass's recyclability, with 56% of survey respondents believing improved sustainability would increase the popularity of flexible packaging.

Glass packaging is also more likely to be associated with superior quality and craftsmanship. Zhupanova continued: “Features of glass packaging such as matte or glossy finishes, as well as the material’s strong link with artisanal production position the material as a strong choice for higher-end goods, when the nature of the products permits it”.

Numbers confirm this, with a third of industry players believing that packaging manufacturers should aim to provide flexible packaging with a premium aesthetic in order to boost their popularity with high-end goods producers.

In this way, flexible packaging manufacturers would benefit from collaborating with designers to create a premium look that would allow them to compete in the higher-end market.

Zhupanova concluded: “Original shapes, matte surface and sophisticated design patterns will help to create a luxury aesthetic, and will appeal to consumers seeking premium products.”

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Dual-device solution for simultaneous printing and cutting At ISA Sign Expo 2017, HP Inc. announced the HP Latex 300 Print and Cut Series, a dual-device solution for simultaneous printing and cutting in a single workflow, delivering 50 percent time savings.

Designed for sign shops, quick printers and print service providers (PSPs) to help grow business, the 54-inch HP Latex 315 Print and Cut and 64-inch HP Latex 335 Print and Cut solutions offer dramatically more efficient production for a broad range of applications such as high-quality floor and window graphics, as well as stickers and customizable clothing.

“This introduction marks another step forward in how HP creates the best experiences for our customers. HP print and cut reduces total cost and improves workflow, enabling Latex water-based inks to further replace solvent for indoor and outdoor applications,” said Xavier Garcia, general manager, Large Format Printing division, HP Inc. “The solution reinforces the market momentum toward HP technology, now reaching the milestone of 42,000 units sold, with 12,000 units added in the last year alone. We’re excited about the opportunity to meet the growing demand for our industry-leading solutions.” he added.

Additionally, HP Latex Print and Cut solutions are designed to work with

the recently released HP Signage Suite, a cloud-based software solution with web-based apps for easy signage creation. The suite is designed for integration into PSPs’ web-to-print operations, making it possible to receive orders 24/7.

NEW MEDIA SOLUTIONS HP also announced an extended media offering for Latex printers with a new series of textiles for soft signage applications that delivers outstanding print quality and durability, without the need for any post processing. The media complies with ISO 105-X 12

and is available from manufacturers including Green Textiles, Aurich Textilien, and Berger.

“These new textiles will enable HP Latex customers to differentiate themselves and better serve their clients with innovative applications and environmental benefits,” Garcia added.

Another new media, HP Everyday Blockout Display Film, offers an innovative three-layer construction for improved suppleness, superior lay-flat properties, and is also 100% opaque to prevent show-through.

Game changers

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Say yes to 98% of commercial jobs, produced cost-effectively with no compromise on quality or media range Introducing the latest ground-breaking innovations from HP Indigo. Faster, smarter and more profitable, this new line-up is changing the rules of the game.

It includes the HP Indigo 5900 and 7900 digital presses, as well as the B2/29 inch HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press - all you would expect from an Indigo press, but in a wider format. It’s a game-changing portfolio that’s redefining what’s possible with print.

With thousands of digital sheetfed presses in operation, as well as partnerships with leading vendors for end-to-end solutions, HP Indigo is the proven choice for profitable growth.

Find out more at hp.com/go/indigo Contact person: Edcent Chan +65 9862 6092, email: edcent.chan@hp.com

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High-speed roll-to-roll printer for mid- to highend applications

Responding to the needs of high-output printing service providers, Agfa Graphics is proud to announce the launch of its dedicated roll-to-roll printer with UV LED curing, extremely rapid results and stunning image quality on a wide variety of flexible media. The engine’s optional white printing features and primer capability can be combined, for a new level of image vivacity, dimension and durability

Speed, resilience and quality combined As a dedicated 3.2 m roll-to-roll printer, the Jeti Ceres prioritizes fast, premier results and the robustness required for highthroughput printing initiatives. Intended for mid- to high-end applications, Jeti Ceres is capable of printing on diverse single and dual roll media at speeds of up to 186 m²/hr. Its sturdy design guarantees low-maintenance functionality in the longterm, while its UV LED curing lamps save costs, increase eco-friendliness, broaden the printable media range and eliminate lamp-based downtime – for the ultimate in superior output.

“The Jeti Ceres RTR3200 LED could be considered the roll-to-roll equivalent of the reknown Jeti Titan series. Our goal with this new engine is to maximize productivity while staying true to Agfa Graphics’ industry-leading image quality and low ink consumption, which is why we bring a roll-to-roll alternative in the Jeti product family,” elaborates Reinhilde Alaert, Marketing Product Manager, Sign & Display High-End. “This engine is no lightweight. It’s is the workhorse for roll-to-roll applications. It offers speed, precision and efficiency required by intensive print firms – and the UV LED curing process only adds to its businessboosting capacity.”

Optimized for Agfa’s UV LED inks and thin ink layer technology Thanks to state-of-the-art UV LED curing and Agfa Graphics’ UV LED-cured inks, Jeti Ceres. can print on heat-sensitive media such as self-adhesive sheets and PVC without warping or wrinkling them, which opens up new opportunities and allows to reduce the costs.

Equipped with white ink circulation that extends along the entire ink line, the Jeti Ceres offers a world of possibilities when it comes to the use of white inks to enhance or vivify and give that ‘wow factor’ to images – especially in backlit and dual-sided applications.

Agfa Graphics’ inks are at the cutting edge when it comes to versatility, color gamut and image quality. They have been developed to perform flawlessly and consistently, batch after batch.

“Agfa Graphics’ ‘thin ink technology’ results in wide-gamut, vibrant images – no matter the substrate. Our inks’ high pigmentation, along with our deep understanding of the physics of ink jetting, keeps ink consumption low, extremely precise and waste-free,” continues Alaert.

Primed for maximum impact Agfa Graphics’ Jeti Ceres also adds a primer option for extra durability when printing on unusual or difficult rollbased media. The engine pre-prints a fine layer of primer automatically before depositing ink, preparing the top layer for ideal surface tension to better receive ink. As it avoids downtime and reprints, it dramatically enhances the productivity of the system and guarantees the image quality with minimal impact on cost per square meter.

Workflow automation with Asanti and streamlined data exchange with PrintSphere Asanti, Agfa Graphics’ wide-format printing workflow software, comes with the Jeti Ceres system and directs the printing process from A to Z – managing the processes in prepress, production and finishing. The Jeti Ceres with Asanti are also compatible with Agfa Graphics’ cloudbased PrintSphere, which standardizes the flow of information between customers, colleagues, freelancers, departments and other Agfa printing solutions, streamlining file sharing and ensuring data security in the automated workflow.

The art of inkjet.

Believe it when you see it!

The Fuji Xerox 1400 Inkjet Color Continuous Feed Printing System

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50 Kodak Opens New Flexo Packaging Technology Center in Shanghai Investment signals growing adoption of flexographic technology for package printing in China and Asia Pacific Kodak opened doors to its new Flexo Packaging Technology Center in Shanghai, China in 29 March. More than 50 assembled customers, industry media and partners attended to see product demonstrations at the new location.

The new technology center is designed to provide customers and others from the print industry with opportunities to see and discuss demonstrations of the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System or to have plates made for printing trials.

It also serves as a space where Kodak’s vision for flexographic printing in packaging can be shared with trade shops, printers, brand owners and industry partners across the Asia-Pacific region. The center is complete with real-life examples of packaging projects in which Kodak technology is making a difference every day, and with tools that provide inspiration to the Kodak team and prospective visitors.

This investment by Kodak demonstrates the company’s commitment to flexographic print technology for packaging in China and throughout the Asia Pacific Region.

“The quality, efficiency and environmental benefits of the latest flexo printing capabilities are driving more printers to transition from traditional gravure and offset solutions here in China and the Asia Pacific Region,”

said Chris Payne, general manager and vice president, flexographic packaging division, Kodak. “Our world-class technology and packaging solutions are now on display and accessible in this incredibly important part of the world where we see great opportunities as printers adopt flexo technology to meet their customers’ needs.”

Printers with an interest in flexo printing solutions for packaging are eagerly invited to visit the new Shanghai Flexo Technology Center to experience, first hand, the technical and cost advantages of this Kodak technology.

supply chain, CEO pay, taxation - Philanthropy: Volunteering, donations, foundations, community work In addition, the index looked at GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) sustainability reporting and major global sustainability indices such as DJSI and Corporate Knights Global 100.

Outstanding performance stories in the above areas and stories that illustrated the intention to build a brand with purpose were taken into account.

Fuji Xerox named one of the “Top 50 Companies in Asia” Fuji Xerox has been named one of the “Top 50 Companies in Asia” in the inaugural Asian Correspondent 2017 CSR 50 Index.

This new regional CSR index further validates Fuji Xerox’s solid reputation and leadership in sustainable business practices both in Asia Pacific and globally.

Companies in the index were selected from 12 countries across Asia.

The winner selection methodology looked at three coverage areas; environment, social, and governance, including: - Resource management: Energy, carbon, water, waste - Employee management: Safety, diversity, ethical labour practices, incentives - Financial management: Innovation,

Flint Group to increase global prices Due to highly volatile raw material markets and an uncertain macro-level landscape, Flint Group is introducing a global price increase for its Packaging, Narrow Web and Sheetfed customers.

Effective 3 April 2017, Flint Group will be introducing price increases of between 4% - 7% for its Packaging, Narrow Web & Sheetfed customers.

The decision follows a prolonged period of significant raw material cost inflation, force majeure announcements and changes in the supply outlook of raw materials for printing inks and varnishes.

“The increases will vary by product group and our business managers will be in contact with their customers over the next few days to discuss the details,” said Doug Aldred, president of the packaging, narrow web & sheetfed division.

On 22nd February, Flint Group announced price increases and a variable surcharge due to the supply constraints and price inflation seen in the global Titanium Dioxide (Ti02) market. In addition to the Ti02 crisis, the security of supply for many ink-related raw materials has recently worsened, thus expediting a further general price increase announcement to cover the rising cost landscape.

Wins Red Dot Award Esko announced that its innovative CDI Crystal 5080 XPS flexo platemaking

More Performance. Built in automation plus unique press

technologies take the finite resource of time and multiply it for you. You get more out of every shift and enhanced relationship with your clients.

The Versant™ 2100 Press allows you to manage colour more easily and simply with automated calibration and proofing. The result is higher quality without operator involvement, a positive impact on your productivity as well as your print output.

Do More. With More.

For more information: www.fxap.com.sg/product/production/versant_2100p.jsp The Versant™ 2100 Press

Xerox, Xerox and Design, as well as Fuji Xerox and Design and Versant are registered trademarks or trademarks of Xerox Corporation in Japan and/or other countries.

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The CDI Crystal 5080 XPS was entered into the competition by Esko’s German design agency designship.

Submissions were received from 54 countries, and all entered products were assessed individually by an independent international jury of more than 40 specialized design experts from various subject areas. They assessed the entries for three days both live and on-site, determining that Esko’s design was one of the best in the industry.

Catching the judges’ attention were the modern design, outstanding ergonomics, ease of use and innovation incorporated in the CDI Crystal 5080 XPS, especially with regard to addressing customer requirements in today’s demanding flexo industry.

the industry recognizes us as the clear market leader for delivering flexo plates with highest quality and consistency. We have had a few product redesigns in the past. And now, based on past experience, market trends and a deep understanding of customer needs, we developed this innovative flexo plate making concept that simplifies the entire digital flexo platemaking process.

We focus on improving the ease of use and ergonomics for the operator, which is handled through the hardware design as well as through the operator software interface. Designship helped us by translating this concept into the brilliant design for the CDI Crystal 5080 XPS,” explained Thomas Klein, Esko’s Vice President Hardware.

designship’s managing director Thomas Starczewski said: “We were delighted to win the Red Dot Award with this design for Esko. It’s a major achievement that only was possible thanks to the great and in depth partnership we had with Esko’s development team on the Crystal project.

We are pleased to share with Esko the honor we receive from well-respected design experts and to join the esteemed community of previous winners, including HP, Polycom, La Cimbali, Bosch and others.”

He continued: “This solution rethinks flexo platemaking altogether. The previously rather complex and manual process often involves up to six different processing steps and runs the risk of damaging the plate or use wrong parameters when moving from one step to the next. With the integration of multiple steps and automation of the platemaking process, quality, consistency and ease of use was significantly improved. This enables our customers to more efficiently manage the flexo platemaking workflow and results in higher quality printed output.”

“Esko has pioneered digital flexo plate making for more than two decades, and

With its origins dating back to 1955, the Red Dot Award is organised by

Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen and is one of the most respected design competitions in the world. Through this competition, the organisation appraises the best products of the year based on submissions from manufacturers around the world. Innovation, formal quality, functionality and ecological compatibility are just some of the criteria on which the decision is based. The international Red Dot jury bestows the quality seal only on products which set themselves apart with their good design from comparable objects on the market. The Red Dot is now a revered international seal of outstanding design quality.

The award will be presented at the Red Dot Gala on July 3 at the Aalto-Theater in Essen. As part of the award, Esko’s CDI Crystal 5080 XPS will be displayed in the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen for a year.

Opening a new plant in Malaysia UNITED CAPS, a global reference for the design of high performing plastic caps and closures, today announced an investment in the development of manufacturing capabilities in Malaysia.

The company will be building a stateof-the-art manufacturing facility to meet increasing customer demand in the region for its advanced caps and closures.

“We are experiencing significant growth in Southeast Asia,” said Benoît Henckes, CEO. “In keeping with our ‘Close to You’ strategy, this expansion of manufacturing capabilities allows us to continue to capitalise on the dynamic growth opportunities in the region and better serve our local customers.

Localising production of our pioneering closure technologies in the Southeast Asian marketplace is the next logical step in our business expansion.”

UNITED CAPS conducted an extensive search and determined that property in the Kulim High Tech Park provided an optimum location for the new manufacturing facility, expected to be fully operational in the first quarter of 2018. “This investment will initially create more than 20 new jobs in the region,” Henckes added, “and enable the local production of about 300 million closures in the first year. We are excited about the opportunity to bring our

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53 to its portfolio of 14 web offset presses across the group’s 4 sites. The Sunday 5000 was relocated and reconfigured to meet York Mailing’s requirements and is in full operation since February 2017.

advanced technology to the new facility, and also to support the local community with jobs and other opportunities.”

Expert in short grain market YM Group, the U.K.’s market leader in the print and delivery of short grain printed products has installed a Goss Sunday 5000 64-page short grain web offset press. The press is installed at the group’s Chantry site which mainly produces magazines, newspaper supplements, catalogues and brochures for the publication and retail markets.

The press has been running since early this year and utilizes the proven advantages of Goss’ gapless blanket technology to deliver high output and superior quality for a range of run

lengths and formats.

“The Goss Sunday 5000 adds 64-page Short Grain capability to our existing facilities for printing high quality commercial and periodical products, and has increased the capacity at YM Chantry by around 40%,” comments Peter Greaves, Managing Director, YM Chantry. “Short grain is more costeffective for printing as it delivers higher output, especially for sub A4 formats where paper savings are made against the standard long grain formats; this is a key benefit to many of our customers.

The Sunday 5000 produces high print quality which is of utmost importance to our customers. We are very satisfied with Goss’s support on this project.

The Goss and YM project teams worked together to deliver a successful installation.”

According to John Chambers, UK Sales Director, Goss is delighted to partner with York Mailing for their latest investment in web offset technology.

“YM Group is a company committed to web offset production; this latest installation reaffirms their confidence in Goss as a long-term partner. The high automation of the Sunday press enables frequent job changes and run-length flexibility and has already increased capacity at the Chantry site. We are very pleased to partner with YM Chantry on this project” YM Group is the leading expert in short grain market in the UK, owning most of the short grain presses in the UK. Having previously installed a Goss Sunday 4000 in 2014 and another early last year in TLG Leeds, YM Group acquired its latest Goss press following the closure of Polestar Sheffield, adding

The 120,000cph rated 64pp short grain press, complete with the SG-3 jaw folder and twin delivery, has been complemented with a Balloon former section and ribbon stitching heads under each former, allowing 24pp sections to be produced at upwards of 240,000 cph.

The state of the art press has also been equipped with the very latest ‘Closed Loop’, Web Monitoring and Quality Management technology, ensuring high output is matched by high quality.

Thallo heads to De La Rue Contiweb, together with partner DG press ServiceS, today announce that De La Rue, the world’s largest commercial printer of banknotes and identity documents, have confirmed an order for a Thallo printing press. The purchase is part of a global investment of €33 million in equipment, factory upgrades and skills for De La Rue’s Centre of Excellence for Identity and Security Print in Malta.

De La Rue’s choice of the Thallo web offset printing press, which can print on a wide variety of substrates ranging from paper to film, demonstrates its flexibility and performance for many different market segments. The Thallo sleeve offset based concept makes it possible for printers to set up jobs in a matter of minutes, and the system’s many wastereducing features deliver an unmatched, high quality solution for short run jobs, or when printing on very expensive substrates.

“The Thallo press is designed to provide printers with the optimum flexibility without sacrificing on print quality. Security printing for product identification is an extremely demanding application, where compromise is not an option,” explains Richard Miedema, Product Manager, Contiweb. “Our experience in the security printing segment has contributed to the development of very high quality imaging for the Thallo system, which opens up several new markets alongside the label and flexible packaging market”.

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Mr. Edward Chetcuti, Head of Site, Malta, from De La Rue commented: “To support its market leading position and drive further growth, De La Rue is investing in the creation of a centre of excellence for Identity and Security Print in Malta. This demands that we have the flexibility to meet the changing needs of our customers whilst delivering high quality products within the shortest possible lead time, which is why we chose to invest in a Thallo web offset printing press”.

The Contiweb Thallo printing system offers significant advantages for the profitability and environmental requirements of printing businesses.

Integrating web offset with flexo, gravure or digital into hybrid configurations provides sustainable and environmentally friendly printing, cost-effective plates and sleeves and fast make-readies for high print quality on a wide range of substrates.

Contiweb Thallo web offset systems are produced and distributed under a strategic partnership between Contiweb and DG press. For more information about Contiweb Thallo web offset systems please visit Contiweb Thallo.

Sun Chemical and HP Indigo join forces Sun Chemical has entered a collaboration agreement with HP Indigo to develop cost-effective digital coatings which would enable the adoption of digital printing in the packaging industry.

As the foremost global player in the package printing markets, Sun Chemical’s work with HP Indigo, an instrumental player in the digital transformation

“Digital printing in the packaging market offers brand owners a wide range of differentiation possibilities, making packaging more meaningful and an instrumental means of communication with customers,” said Felipe Mellado, Chief Marketing Officer, Sun Chemical.

“Printers and converters have already invested in digital presses and need specialist coatings and varnishes that would enable packaging applications to be printed digitally according to market requirements and standards.

Sun Chemical brings a wealth of experience, insight and knowledge of the packaging industry and will work closely with HP Indigo to ensure the optimal performance of the digital coatings solutions.”

Introducing the game-changing technology Domino Printing Sciences is addressing specific customer needs by upgrading its current range of coding and marking products to incorporate the new i-Techx high-performance electronics and software platform. Following the successful launch of the Ax-Series of Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printers in 2016, which are already integrated with i-Techx, the company will continue to expand the x-Series by introducing the game-changing technology across the majority of its portfolio, optimising the customer’s return on investment.

“Product traceability, anti-counterfeiting and industry regulations are driving significant growth for the global coding and marking industry” explains David Croft, Global Product Marketing Manager – CIJ, at Domino Printing Sciences. “High print quality and code durability are key to good performance, while reduced errors and downtime are also priorities, to drive a low cost of ownership with no compromise on OEE. Domino’s challenge is to provide a solution that ticks all these boxes.”

“We set ourselves new benchmarks with the launch of the Ax-Series last

year,” continues David. “One of the key technology pillars of this range is i-Techx. This technology is designed to optimise customers’ return on investment throughout the printers’ lifetime and eliminate coding errors, by enabling the smooth integration of the Ax-Series into the production line and service support environment, while taking usability to a new level.

Our strategy is to integrate the i-Techx platform into the rest of our product ranges.” i-Techx represents a smarter coding and marking solution. The move to a flexible high-performance electronics and software platform allows Domino’s printers to be easily incorporated into the customer’s production environment. The presence of integrated sensors automates system monitoring, reducing errors and the need for operator presence. The interface design is now more intuitive and easier to navigate, making coding a more familiar process for the customer, with usability scores comparable to smartphones. “i-Techx played a key role in redesigning CIJ technology for the Ax-Series,” explains David. “By integrating the rest of Domino’s products into the platform, customers will be better placed to capitalise on the strengths of this technology to achieve the high level code quality required for their production lines.”

He concludes: “We are not merely launching a series of new printers – we have reset customer expectations of productivity, quality and cost of ownership.”

Make Offset Your Choice

The Goss Thallo printing system offers significant advantages for the profitability and environmental requirements of your business. Integrating web offset with flexo, gravure or digital into hybrid configurations means: • • • • • •

Sustainable printing, no solvents (VOC free), environmentally friendly Cost-effective plates and sleeve system Fast make-readies EB cured High print quality on a wide range of substrates Combined inherent advantages from each technology

To find out more, please contact: Goss International Singapore Pte Ltd Tel: +65 6462 4833 Email: derek.low@gossinternational.com

www.gossinternational.com