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Welcome

11th Asian Print Awards 2013 - The only regional awards of its kind in Asia The annual Asian Print Awards was founded to recognise outstanding achievement in the print and packaging industries across Asia.

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

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

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

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

Entries submission close on 1 October 2013 at 5pm.

Conditions of entry 1. Entries may be submitted by individuals, companies or associations involved in any area of print production, and be from the following countries: Singapore - Malaysia - Korea - Hong Kong - China Indonesia - Thailand - Vietnam - Myanmar - Japan - Philippines Sri Lanka - India - Cambodia - Pakistan - Taiwan - Mauritius Brunei - Bangladesh - Cambodia - Laos - Nepal Entries are invited from: Advertising agencies - Printing companies - Book binders Advertisers and brand owners - Prepress companies Art and Design Studios - Paper Merchants or any other person or company associated with the production of print or the purchase of print in the Asian region.

2. A company can enter as many jobs in as many different categories as it wishes, but the company must make sure that all correct information is completed on the entry form for each individual job entered.

3. All winning entries will be reproduced and featured in the awards catalogue to be distributed during the awards dinner presentation.

4. Entries in the 11th Asian Print Awards must be printed between 30 November 2012 and 1st October 2013, are produced within the Asian countries specified in clause 1. All entries must be sent to and be in on the 1 October 2013 before 5pm.

5. There is no restriction on the type of stock used or the method of printing. Imported stock, artwork or photographs from overseas sources are acceptable. Reproduction film (prepress) and printing and finishing must however be produced entirely with the Asian regions designated.

All other printed works submitted from other countries will be immediately disqualified.

6. An official entry form must be completed for each entry (photocopies are acceptable). This form has an “A” and a “B” section. The “A” section will be used to catalogue all entries and to determine the person or company to receive the awards. This section is not shown to the judging panel. The “B” section is for technical details to be considered by the judging panel and must be taped to the back of each entry. Details submitted on the entry form are used as copy for the Award catalogue. The Committee accepts no responsibility for any inaccuracies in the details submitted.

7. The judges will be appointed by the Asian Print Awards Committee and the judges’ decision is final. Each entry will be considered and evaluated for print quality or if otherwise stated in the categories listed.

8. The awards are for outstanding achievements in printing and more than one award may be made in any category. Gold, Silver & Bronze medals will only be presented to the Print Company.

Make a note in your diary now!

The “Event” for 2013 is the Asian Print Awards night, join us in Jakarta, Indonesia on 28 November 2013 If your company wins an award, a representative(s) from your company MUST be present in Jakarta to receive the award on stage, we will not send any awards to you if you are absent!

11th asian print awards 2013 categories Categories 1-12 : Offset Printing Only 1. Posters, Showcards and Point-of-sale material – 4 or more colours - any substrate 2. Postcards, Greeting and Invitation Cards –(small items to be display mounted) 3. Calendars – any format 4. Leaflets, Flyers, Folders and Brochures- any number of colours, up to 16 pages (excluding cover)

20. Digital Outdoor, Large Format and Signage. Entrant must supply: a) a full sized print or b) a CD/DVD of theme and a one square metre sample print or c) a proof of the concept and one square metre sample print Category 20 entries will be judged equally on concept., print quality & visual impact

5. Catalogues, Booklets and Brochures - 4 or more colours more than 16 pages.

6. Sheetfed magazines – 4 or more colours 7. Book printing – less than 4 colours 8. Book printing – 4 or more colours 9. Limited Editions & Artwork reproductions (under 2000 print run) 10. Web Offset – Coated stock 70gsm and above 11. Web Offset –LWC (light weight coated) 65gsm or less 12. Packaging – any number of colours on any substrate: will be judged equally on – Print Quality – Functionality and Design

Categories 13-21: Digital Printing Only Will be Judged on – Quality – Production – Appropriate use of technology & Visual impact Provide name of press utilised in “Other technical details” of section B on the entry form 13. Book Printing – 4 or more colours 14. Leaflets, Flyers, Folders & Brochures – any number of colours up to 16 pages (excluding cover)

Categories 21-25: Specialty Categories 21. Multi–piece productions and Campaigns – Any substrate or print process: Multi–piece Production must be 3 or more items such as folder, leaflets, ringbinders, inserts, envelopes including their contents. Campaigns must be 3 or more items with a consistent theme produced during the year by the same printer for the same client.

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

23. Innovation / Specialty Printing – the entry must exhibit any innovative and/ special application of machinery, process, substrate or finishing. A short description must be provided for the judges, detailing reasons for entry into this category.

24. Digital Colour Proofing: The Judging Criteria is to assess the best proof to print match. Entries must be from a commercial Production Job (not a test sample) and must supply a proof together with a full copy of the printed job. Magazines entries must provide a proof of eight (8) different pages together with a full copy of the magazine.

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

15. Catalogues, booklets and brochures – 4 or more colours more than 16 pages.

16. Calendars & personalised photo books – any format.

17. Postcards, Greeting and Invitation cards (small items to be display-mounted).

18. Posters, Showcards & Point-of-sale material – 4 or more colours – any substrate.

19. Packaging (a package must contain and protect the product, communicate with the end user and be functional for end-use) any number of colours on any substrate: will be judged equally on Print Quality – Functionality and Design.

make sure you check all your entries For any Faults, production deFects! it may mean gold..

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Deadline for Entries Submission: 1 October 2013, 5pm Remember to submit 2 copies of each job! Why? - Just in case one is damaged.

Section A (This will not be shown to judges).

Entered by (company name): ______________________________________________________________________________________ Contact Person: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone: _______________ Country_____________________

Postcode__________________

Email___________________

Title of entry (description): ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Printed by (company name): ________________________________________________________________________________________ Client name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Designer Pre Press House: ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Brand of Printing Machine used: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Stock supplied by (Merchant’s name): ______________________________________________________________________________ Brand name of stocks Coated Uncoated: ____________________________________________________________________________ Category entered __________________________________________________________________________________________________ By signing here you accept the rules and conditions of the Asian Print Awards

Signature over printed name_____________________________ Name_____________________________________________________

Section B Production information to be shown to judges

( tape this to the back of your entries)

Category entered (Same as above): __________________________________ Entry number (Administrative use only] ____________ Print method: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Number of ink colours Embellishments: _______________________________________________________________________________ Number of press passes Quantity produced (Print run copies): _________________________________________________________ Other technical details (finishing processes etc)_______________________________________________________________________

11th Asian Print Awards 2013 ENTRIES SUBMISSION CLOSES 1 October 2013, 5pm Send all entries to: APAM Pte Ltd, no. 71 Geylang Lorong 23, tHK Building #07-02 Singapore 388386 Tel 65-6733 5342

Fax +65 6733 3586 Email us: epub_subscription@cpublish.com.sg

Additional entry forms can be downloaded at www.asianprintawards.com.sg Please note that entries are non-returnable unless a self addressed courier pack is supplied.

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Canon Helps Singapore Companies Go Professional Oris CGS Technologies flexes packaging prowess at China Print Taiwanese printer installs Xeikon 3030 Going for hit rate Global opportunities with the HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press Mitsubishi pushes process-free platemaking system and digital imaging media in China X-Rite’s 5Cs Good channel partners help you remain competitive manroland shows off its newfound strength at China Print KBA reports some big orders from mainland China and Taiwan 3 minutes with…Gregory Bentley, Packaging Innovator, Coca-Cola Europe Winning Label Printed on MPS Press by Japanese Label Printer Takara Indian Wedding and Pictures go together Are the E-book bubble’s days numbered?

China Print – the good, bad and controversial Compact 2x1 press for newspaper, book and sem commercial printing FUJIFILM launches corrugated solution targeting POP display Pleasing the senses through print Sovereignty shaken by ‘market forces’ Mimaki demonstrates new Latex Ink Ultimate production flexibility with Jeti TitanX from Agfa Graphics Industry news from all over the world Last page just for laughs!

Issue 5 2013 No 71 Geylang Lorong 23 #07-02, THK Building Singapore 388386 tel+65 6733 5342 fax +65 6733 3586 Publisher Paul Callaghan paul@cpublish.com.sg Events Elizabeth Liew eliew@cpublish.com.sg Managing Director Jeffrey Protheroe jeff@cpublish.com.sg Journalist Christel Lee editorasia@cpublish.com.sg Advertising Sales Jeffrey Protheroe jeff@cpublish.com.sg Accounts Manager Radika PS accounts@cpublish.com.sg

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Canon Helps Singapore Companies Go Professional Canon, announced the launch of the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9200 PRO and C7200 series. The latest in Canon’s award-winning imageRUNNER ADVANCE product line offers light production capabilities coupled with features such as image capture, user interface personalisation, usage tracking and access control, mobile and cloud connectivity and a server-less log in solution.

“Analysts have long noted that organisations that actively manage their document handling fleet i.e. printers, copiers, multi-function devices and save between 10% and 30% of the costs that accrue to administration and document management,” said Von Chan, Director & General Manager, Business Imaging Solutions & Business Solutions Division of Canon Singapore. “The solution that we are launching today will help organisations professionalise their communications to customers and partners, allowing collateral which can be printed on demand yet offer a professional image of the company.”

Proven Productivity for Professional Production Print The value of information is now greater than ever and efficient capturing of information through document scanning is critical in today’s dynamic market. The Scan-to-Cloud feature promises a whole new level of document handling. Through the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine, scanned documents can be converted into editable formats like Microsoft Word and Excel, , for quick and easy use. This solution is ideal for users on tight deadlines.

imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9200 PRO At the same time, the document conversion service supports more than 13 languages, including simplified & traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Users can scan content to existing cloud destinations such as Microsoft Sharepoint, Salesforce. com, and Evernote, as well as many newer cloud destinations such as Office365, DropBox, PaperPort and GoogleDrive.

The imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9000 PRO and C7200 offers excellent light production credentials. Print speed for the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9200 PRO is an impressive 80 ppm in black and white, and 70 ppm in colour, deliverable from a 9,300 sheet paper capacity while the imageRUNNER Advance 7200 comes standard as a 72-page-per-minute digital copier with a total programmable copy set capacity of 9,999.

Toner and media can be replenished whilst printing for continuous, deadline-beating operation.

The imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9200 PRO also incorporates Canon’s ondemand fixing technology, making it operational from power-up in 31 seconds. The model incorporates the latest EFI controller with a choice of two Fiery system 10 powered RIPs: an Imagepass A2 onboard RIP for light production environments, such as copy shops and CRDs, and Canon Colourpass external RIP for a small, new-to-digital commercial production environment looking to increase productivity.

Professional Documents on the Go Professional looking, well-presented content is more important than ever even for professionals on the go. , the Canon Mobile Printing App

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Digital Technology Environmental Considerations imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9200 PRO and C7200 are ENERGY STAR® qualified devices which offer a very competitive TEC rating, whilst CO2 emissions are almost negligible.

The device features energy saving features. It is also built using bio and recycled plastics where possible.

Availability The imageRUNNER C9200 PRO and C7200 series is now available via Canon direct sales representatives and dealers.

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help companies achieve business efficiency as the smart office users can access and print documents from users’ smartphones and tablets when needed. Finally, with access control in place, companies can support BYOD policies with Canon’s range of security, print management and cost-accounting solutions to give businesses peace of mind.

Enterprise Security and Control For business owners, the importance of data security cannot be compromised.

By understanding this, Canon has come up with a range of control features in the iR-ADV series to help

prevent unauthorised information access as well as manage security and cost by controlling individual users’ access and usage.

The device’s new server-less login solution offers convenient user authentication through various authentication methods. This allows for easy automation of commonly performed tasks for enhanced productivity. For printing of highly confidential documents, print jobs are released only after you’ve authenticated yourself at the device.

About Canon Singapore Pte Ltd Canon is a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions. Canon Singapore Pte Ltd is the headquarters for South & Southeast Asia driving sales, marketing and service strategies.

Besides handling the domestic market, the company leads 18 other countries including subsidiaries in India, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The parent company Canon Inc has a global network of close to 300 companies and employs close to 200,000 people worldwide. It is dedicated to the advancement in technology and innovation and commits about 10% of its total revenue each year to R&D. Canon is consistently one of the top few companies to earn the most number of patents over the last 19 years. As a Fortune Global 500 company, Canon is guided by its kyosei philosophy that focuses on living and working together for the common good. More information is available at www.canon.com.sg

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Oris CGS Technologies flexes packaging prowess at China Print For Oris CGS Technologies, China Print 2013 held in Beijing last May was nothing more than an extension of revenue network. Print World Asia takes a look at their booth on site. media, used a standard laminator,” he demonstrates with a sample to Print World Asia.

The prepress specialist company is known to dominate in proofing and colour management. To date, Indonesia has been the most lucrative source of revenue. However, there is a shift in focus, according to Yan Wei Phin, Regional Manager, who is responsible for the Southeast Asian market.

Observing the clear decline in visitor numbers, Yan remains unfazed – with confidence in the advantages Oris CGS is known to offer. “This time at the show, we chose to place the spotlight onto packaging – Oris Flex Pack // Web – with the increasing

popularity of metallic and white inks on packaging. However, this software is not limited to this sector of colours.

Through the Oris Flex Pack customers can also achieve the best accuracy for spot colours. Roland DG is the co-star of choice for us on-site,” he explains.

“Another product highlight at China Print is the Oris Media Transferfilm.

It is a breakthrough when it comes to producing packaging mock-ups or proofs on original stock. It is an open-pored synthetic mesh, which can be thermal-transferred at low temperatures on almost any original

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When asked if there is any distinct observation on customers from this part of the world, Kenny Chan, General Manager responsible for Greater China, had his own takes. “The concept of colour management was not very well-received due to lack of awareness and understanding of how it works. Customers today are more savvy and aware it’s an important aspect to their business; they have been exposed to colour standards like ISO, although many may not readily admit this as part of a deliberate erroneous omission,” he comments.

Chan adds customers’ knowledge about colour management has transcended mere controlling of shades on press – the importance of colour management is recognized as a means to stabilising prepress processes which is pivotal to the overall printed result.

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Taiwanese printer installs Xeikon 3030 Leading international Taiwanese label and decoration company CymMetrik Group has invested in a XEIKON 3030 Plus to gain the short-run digital advantage that can be used on conventional substrates.

Headquartered in Taipei, CymMetrik is a leading provider of quality labelling solutions for the food and beverage, health and beauty, and industrial sectors, as well as producing transfer films for plastic decoration applications.

With manufacturing bases in both Taiwan and China, the company also has sales offices in Hong Kong and the USA to serve its global customer base.

At its Taipei production plant, CymMetrik offers letterpress and screen printing services. However, the company began to notice an evolving market demand trend towards flexible short-run jobs that require faster turnaround and delivery time and decided that a strategic investment in digital print was necessary for it to maintain its leading edge.

“For us, it is strategically important to start with digital printing,” CymMetrik explained. “After evaluation of the different options on the market, it was clear that the best entry level equipment that could help us access this new market segment is a XEIKON press.”

Enabling conventional substrates The XEIKON full rotary dry toner electrophotography printing technology is an attractive feature for a market leader such as CymMetrik due to its light-fastness. Its VOC emissionfree and 100% halogen-free toner formulation that meets FDA foodcontact requirements are also crucial benefits that help printers meet brand owners’ stringent quality and safety requirements.

In addition, the cutting-edge technology allows CymMetrik to use substrates without specific pre-treatment or coating – including self-adhesive label stocks, paper, and transparent and opaque films.

“The most important feature for us was the XEIKON 3030 Plus’s ability to use substrates that do not need a special coating and are readily available on the market, making it very convenient for our business,” said CymMetrik.

Launched at drupa 2012, the XEIKON 3030 Plus label and package printing press, is a member of the high performing Xeikon 3000 Series of fivecolor digital label presses, originally introduced in 2010. It features true 1200 x 3600 dpi addressability with variable dot density, and runs at a maximum speed of 15m/min at five colors, and at a maximum web width of 330mm. The machine can be upgraded in both speed and width in the field.

The XEIKON 3030 Plus offers printers the ability to process a wide range of labelling jobs with its five color stations – four for standard process colors and the fifth for spot colors, security toner, or oqaque white to create a ‘no-label’ look or transparent labels. Print speed is unaffected by the number of colors

used, nor by the repeat length of the job.

Going beyond its sales and installation service, Xeikon has planned a two-step pre-installation training for CymMetrik to maximise the efficiency of the press port-installation training to be held at the Taipei facility. A theoretical and hands on introduction training has already been conducted for CymMetrik at the Xeikon Demo center in Chicago.

This will be followed by an advanced training session at the XEIKON HQ in Brussels.

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Going for hit rate Six-figure-quantity direct mailers seem unwise. Junia Phua, Managing Director of award-winning Generic Print based in Singapore, shares with Christel Lee of Print World Asia how to focus on achieving a higher hit rate with a lesser print run.

Phua’s plant used to operate on A2 and A3 four-colour and single-colour offset presses for marketing collaterals and stationery. Today, two Fuji Xerox presses, sit in his production room churning out high-end, award-winning products.

Phua reminisces, “I started this printing company out of the blue, but to stand out I needed to be different. In hindsight, it would be to our detriment if we had not taken the step to hybrid printing.”

That bold move has also rewarded Phua with his first PIXI Award trophy from Fuji Xerox. He produced a limited edition book featuring the globally known blockbuster series ‘Star Wars’.

Many companies lament the minimal percentage hit rate for direct mailers.

The usual 1% hit rate can make printing hundreds of thousands of mailers look wasteful. There are even companies who boast of double or triple hit rate growth if you adopt their technologies. However, Junia Phua, Managing Director of Generic Print, begs to differ. “‘Cost-per-copy’ is a phrase everybody hates. There are different ways of looking at this phrase. I recommend ‘Go for the hit rate!’ Sometimes cost per copy can be a good thing. I tell my clients not to go for big quantities if there is a minute percentage of hit rate.

I would suggest they go for a ‘safer’ number (1000 instead of 100,000) – save the cost, eliminate wastage and focus on emphasising the material to ensure hits,” Phua notes.

Having said that, Generic Print’s clientele are based in Singapore. Phua adds only a minute fraction of his products are exported.

Going Hybrid with the Force Generic Print is an offset printer who made the transition to hybrid printing.

Like many other printers, there was certainly apprehension. “Society is evolving so much that we have to admit print runs have declined. So digital is a beneficial step to take and we can afford to be more creative. This is not to say digital printing will rule out offset. As a user, I appreciate the complementary benefits digital brings to offset,” he shares.

“Hybrid printing is one model that allowed us to open up more markets to serve. There are certain features of print that my offset presses cannot execute, which explains the entry of my digital presses. This print model has brought forth a PIXI award trophy for us – through a project we have related to Star Wars. This is a big bonus for us, as we are dealing with a global brand,” Phua highlights.

Phua has since set his sights on more award-winning print competitions.

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AT A GLANCE Industry: Publishing Business name: CTPSDigiprints Headquarters: Hong Kong Website: www.ctps.com.hk

CHALLENGE CTPS wanted to offer its customers more customized print runs while minimizing production time to compete effectively in the global market.

It also needed to address rising labor costs while making the print industry more attractive to younger workers.

SOLUTION The HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press combined with HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press offer premium quality and fast print production for books.

RESULTS The HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press can produce 500 books per hour, allowing CTPS to offer 48-hour turnaround times, including binding.

The press only needs three or four operators, unlike offset machines that can require 16 to 20 people. This helps CTPS to minimize labor costs.

There is minimal waste due to eliminating the make ready and testing phase traditionally required, bolstering the company’s environmental credibility.

Achieving excellent print quality and gaining acceptability among publishers.

Textbooks can be customized and printed in small numbers, providing the ultimate flexibility for customers.

Global opportunities with the HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press In a bid to take on the challenge of business cost savings, Fuji Xerox’s latest DocuWide C842 can shave 40% off ink consumption. The newly launched press is developed for companies providing services that include exhibition banners, backlight displays and large posters.

Established in 1964 and specializing in higher education Scientific, Technical, Medical (STM) and travel guides, China Translation and Printing Services, (CTPS) has developed a reputation as one of the most progressive and reliable printing firms in China. It attributes its industry leadership to an unwavering commitment to enhancing business processes and facilities so that its quality and responsiveness are second to none.

CTPS continues to evolve by providing book printing solutions such as short runs and rapid-replenishment practices. Its investment in upgrading its traditional print platform, coupled with embracing four-color digital book production, puts CTPS ahead of industry counterparts. The company has extensive four-color perfector platforms.

Embracing a digital future CTPS prides itself on being ahead of the technology curve and keen to embrace new advances in the graphic arts industry. It was no surprise then

that the expanding digital sector caught its attention.

“In this uncertain economy, we must be cautious regarding how we print.

Offset printing is difficult to maintain at competitive levels for short runs, and yet more and more people are looking for customized products,” explains Peter Tse, CEO, CTPS. “Digital provides the perfect solution – making short runs cost-effective without compromising on quality.”

To take the first step into the digital market, the company needed to find the right technology partner. After looking at publishers in the more developed U.S. and E.U. markets, CTPS realized certain companies which embraced inkjet technology had gained a very strong market presence.

“We looked at the U.S. educational publishers, and it was clear to us that HP was the first choice in digital printing with its comprehensive range

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Digital Technology “The HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press allows us to produce customized textbooks incredibly quickly with minimal waste. This in turn allows us to offer our customers a more flexible and responsive service.”

— Peter Tse, CEO, CTPS doing manual labor jobs; they want to be working with hi-tec equipment and on computers – just like young people in the western world,” comments Tse. “Digital printing is therefore much more interesting to these young people.

Furthermore, in offset printing, it was taking a team of 16 to 20 people to complete an end-to-end production run of books. With the HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press, the line takes about three to five people. That makes a big difference to our bottom line and helps us offset rising labor costs.”

of digital printing solutions,” adds Tse. “These publishers had embraced HP technology, which provided proof of concept for us that it would be the best partner and that the HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press – interfaced with MM Sigma line and combined with an HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press for cover printing – would provide the perfect book production line.”

can produce up to 500 books per hour, including binding.

Speed and sustainability The HP T300 press delivers high productivity at a competitive cost on a variety of media options, enabling CTPS to broaden its digital printing services and improve turnaround times with streamlined digital workflows.

“The short turnaround time is especially important in helping us stay competitive in the global export market, which constitutes a significant part of our business,” says Tse.

The company has also invested in an HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press for printing covers. The press supports a wide range of substrates, including coated, uncoated and even thick substrates – making it perfect for CTPS cover production.

“The T300 eliminates the “makeready” process and set up, which not only makes it much faster but also reduces waste. As an environmentally aware company, that is important to us,” continues Tse. “It also makes customization possible because it is economically viable to print as few as 100 or 200 books. For the education sector that is particularly attractive as we can tailor texts to different sources for specific markets.”

Another attractive aspect of the HP T300 Inkjet Web Press is its ease of operation. In a market where labor costs are rapidly rising and an increasingly digital-friendly youth are turned off by traditional factory work, digital presses can make a significant difference.

Previously, it would take CTPS around two weeks to produce a 500-page soft cover A4 book on 64gm stock. Now the company can offer just-in-time printing with a 48-hour turnaround because the HP T300 Inkjet Web Press

“The days of cheap production in China are over. We also have a younger generation who don’t want to work in factories

Quality and color for high impact “HP has raised the bar in terms of digital print application. The challenge in the industry has been to change the mindset of differentiating between print methods. With this level of quality, we can prove that digital can match offset so it is less of an issue,” concludes Tse. “It is now cost-effective for us to produce print runs of as little as 200 copies. That opens up a lot of potential new business opportunities for us.”

With the HP T300 and HP Indigo 7500 Presses firmly embedded in the business, CTPS is not resting on its laurels, the company intends to further invest in digital technology.

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Mitsubishi pushes processfree platemaking system and digital imaging media in China Mitsubishi Paper Mills (MPM) demonstrated its new CtP platesetter with the latest generation of chemical-free offset printing plates, Violet Digiplate (VDP) at the last drupa. Now the award-winning Japanese total imaging product supplier has pushed its boundaries in prepress for the market in China.

From left: Hide Tsukada, Manager of Imaging Media Divison., Shimpei Yamada, General Manager of Imaging Media Division, and Shinsuke Imanishi, Group Leader of Imaging Media Division.

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In the paper department, MPM is aggressively cementing its position in the Republic of China as well as India.

Hide Tsukada, Manager for Overseas Digital Imaging Sales, shared: “The current market for MPM consists of two parts – industrial and consumer.

The consumer market is declining year-on-year. However, industrial use is growing. . Industrial high-speed inkjet fed is also growing, while we are fortunate to still enjoy growth in the traditional printing market.

However, the company has observed a trend prevailing in Chinese customers.

Shinsuke Imanishi, Group Leader for Graphic Sales Group of MPM, commented: “ Chinese customers have begun asking for environmentallyfriendly products and we feel this will effectively address their concerns.

“To address the environmental concerns, we are promoting our CtPThermal-Paper offset plates at China Print. A major advantage is that patented thermal fusing technology creates a high-contrast image on the

plate without chemical development, wash-off or ablation. Requiring absolutely no chemicals, toner or ink ribbon, CtP-Thermal-Paper offset plates are both easy and less costly to maintain. Environmentally friendly, the system produces no waste except for the plate itself. We are pushing this into Americas, Korea, Taiwan, (<Not necessary to add if you have no circulation in these countries.)Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines as well.”

“China and India are very important for us in the digital imaging segment.

We are pleased to share MPM is the Global Preferred Media Partner of HP Indigo and is the sole status holder in Asia Pacific.

Shimpei Yamada, General Manager for Inkjet and Photo Sales Department, Imaging Media Division, concludes: “We have witnessed inkjet’s birth and today, it has a presence across commercial printing and packaging.

MPM has been developing new technology since CtF, CtP and now to inkjet/digital imaging media, and we will continue to do so to help our customers improve their business.”

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X-Rite’s 5Cs Colour, China Print, Consistency, Customise, Customers: Peter He, Vice-President for Sales Greater China from X-Rite Asia Pacific Limited, sums up for Print World Asia. Christel Lee reports.

At China Print one could see a handful of exhibitors showcasing similar products to the same customers.

However, China itself is a market force to be reckoned with. While some were impressed by the rate of production churned out in the republic just to keep up, there was however another group who felt less confident.

X-Rite is one of the major players in colour management, catering for higher and higher market expectation and demand in the massive republic. Peter He, Vice-President for Sales Greater China, has been actively presenting its solutions to prospects at China Print.

His two-decade span in the industry has shown him just how printers in the republic have changed.

“Printers’ standards of colour management are getting higher. They have also begun to exhibit signs of wanting to stabilise or enhance their qualities, reduce wastage and costs.

They are always on the lookout for solutions to these challenges. Colour management has recently been the focus within the full process from prepress to printing for printers. While printers have embraced the idea of investing in solutions and products, they still grapple with control and integration,” He observed.

Attributing these situations to escalating global demands and output from China, he added X-Rite had been working to stand out among competitors by providing full solutions and added

Peter He, Vice-President for Sales Greater China

values. “It’s of utmost importance to deliver complete solutions, optimum support and service to customers.

Times have evolved the game plan. We have also begun having to be abreast of customers’ developments and provide a customized solution to help in the business – to remain competitive,” He explained.

Colour Fidelity in He’s opinion has found its way into the packaging world – implying X-Rite’s direction in the business for China. However, the company’s commitment to colour accuracy and consistency is prevalently recognised in the republic. “We are present in every printer’s stable, the only question is how much of us is in them.

“China is a republic with a massive population, and living standards are escalating in proportion. That places packaging in a position of growth and that includes digital packaging printing,” He commented.

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Good channel partners help you remain competitive How do you identify a good distributor? It’s certainly more than just helping the principal clock installations. Christel Lee gets some insights from Tim Klappe, Managing Director of Norde Distributors International.

The Philippine economy reportedly grew 6.4% in the first quarter of 2012, the fastest since 2010 and already far outpacing the International Monetary Fund’s forecast growth of 3.5% for 2012. The growth surge was driven in part by a recovery of electronics exports after a decline in demand in the previous year, while analysts say the economy was buoyed by strong domestic consumption. By the fourth quarter of last year, the Philippine economy had expanded 6.8%, lifted by a strong performance from service industries.

“About 70% of our economy is from consumption, so remittance is the key fuel behind that,” said Haj Narvaez, Manila-based head of research for the Philippines at Credit-Suisse. “It drives consumption in malls. Even on the property side, the government estimates a third of remittances go into home purchases and rentals of properties.”

The recently circulated news about manufacturers taking on more distributors indicates the industry is becoming even more competitive.

Naturally, issues such as quality and support can be compromised due to fierce competition. That leaves many players having to negotiate between the pressing need for sales and good network coverage through distributors.

Tim Klappe, Managing Director of Norde Distributors International, is quick to point out what a good distributor does. Klappe says many printers in the Philippines have now embraced the entry of digital print and novelty printing has been the popular focus. “We have customers who have been able to produce nicely printed novelty products for the local market.

Response has been phenomenal,” he comments. Norde International is the exclusive distributor for Hewlett Packard’s equipment in Manila, Philippines.

“In the Philippines, we are fortunate that the print industry is growing.

That, however, does not cue us to be complacent. As a distributor, while sales are important, I feel it’s imperative we extend the real benefits to the customers.

“That extra mile comes in the form of creative input. There are customers who would like to adopt new business models but lack the knowledge and expertise. That’s where we come in to guide customers on achieving their goals - especially to transform from a traditional printer to a marketing services company. For instance, customers may have the technologies to produce a particular product. However the market is not aware that this customer is there. So we recommend web-to-print and digital marketing functions that place the company ‘out there’ to be known. The awareness is gradually built, and business will flow subsequently.” he notes. Klappe adds for both for B2B and B2C, they like to say “We make digital printing happen”.

This is not to say distributors have a cushy job. “As a distributor, we invest a lot of resources to build up the market.

Every single added value means something which reflects on us, and the principal.”

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manroland shows off its newfound strength at China Print The market held its breath during the last two years at the rollercoaster happenings spelling manroland’s fate. Langley Holdings’ overhaul since the takeover breathed a new lease of life into the German press giant. Christel Lee of Print World Asia reports.

On display in its glory at the stand was a ROLAND 700 HiPrint 6-colour with coating in 3B+ format. manroland hosted its press conference one day before China Print apart from receiving throngs of visitors eager to see what the company had to offer over the following days.

Rafael Penuela, Chief Executive Officer of manroland Sheetfed GmbH, said he was delighted with the overall success achieved by manroland Sheetfed since being acquired by Langley Holdings plc.

He also went on to say that sales of new sheetfed offset presses were not only meeting but exceeding expectations and manroland holds a strong position especially in the packaging and highend commercial printing fields.

Adam Yuen, Managing Director of manroland Greater China, said

manroland Sheetfed was fast becoming the first choice of many print companies in South East Asia. Following its new ownership and successful restructuring of group headquarters, manroland Sheetfed has been transformed into a profit-orientated enterprise more conducive to providing even better allround solutions for customers to lead their markets and secure more business opportunities.

Heike Weber, Head of Regional Sales from manroland sheetfed GmbH, commented: “China is a big market for us and most of our customers are in packaging and export-oriented. In my opinion, the Chinese customers have also evolved into having worldclass standards in print. Today, our customers are looking at innovative ways to cut costs and enhancing their quality.”

Heike Weber, Head of Regional Sales from manroland sheetfed GmbH,

Weber adds manroland’s restructuring encompasses approaches to reinvent

its position in the market. “Langley Holdings plc is for long term investments, the other two German companies which were acquired in early rocky times and now in a very good market position. We have intensified programmes to support customers with upgrades, maintenance and performance. TOP performance consultancy (Technology, Organisation, People) is one of them. We assist with appropriate technologies, help customers organise their workflow and processes, as well as training operators to be better in their scope.” she illustrates.

China Print was a big showcase for manroland after the last couple of turbulent years. By the first day of the show the revitalized company had received many order-intakes and is confident of more sales after the event, Print World Asia heard.

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Handing over the Rapida 145 at China Print 2013 with Rong Youda, president von Ningbo Beike (3rd from right), Wu Jie, general Manager Ningbo Beike (3rd from left), KBA marketing director Klaus Schmidt (2nd right), KBA sales director Dietmar Heyduck (2nd left) and Wang Lianbiao, general manager KBA China

KBA reports some big orders from mainland China and Taiwan On the second day of China Print 2013 in Beijing KBA handed the Rapida 145 showcased over to Ningbo Beike Packaging. This is the first KBA Rapida 145 large-format press to go to China and the second in Asia to be installed after the trade show at the customer’s plant in Ningbo.

It will join existing presses from other German and Japanese suppliers. The highly-automated Rapida 145 will mainly be used for printing packaging and display products, and will strongly support the company‘s growth strategy.

Founded in 1998, Ningbo Beike Packaging is based in the Zhejiang Province in eastern China. The company focuses on colour packaging printing for the food industry and on paper storage racks used in supermarkets.

The company owns three manroland presses and one Mitsubishi press. The new KBA Rapida 145 press will be installed in a new factory established in 2010.

“We did extensive research before purchasing this press. We know that the Rapida 145 was launched at Drupa last year and that it contains brandnew cutting-edge automation. KBA is the market leader in large format and is well known for its state-of-theart technology”, said Wu Jie, general manager of Ningbo Beike when explaining why he opted for the press.

“The Rapida 145 press has the fastest printing speed in its format class on the market. We are also impressed by its low energy consumption, environmentallyfriendly functions and the wide range of substrates it can handle. This press will help us to improve the quality of our products and competiveness. With the Rapida 145 we target to increase our sales volume by 50 million Yuan

(approx. $8m) annually.” Mr Wu Jie is also looking forward to working with KBA: “This is the first time that we will cooperate with KBA, but will be definitely not the last time,“ he said. “We are honoured to be the first Chinese user of the Rapida 145 press, which meets our production needs in terms of speed, efficiency, quality and energy saving.”

The city of Ningbo is famous for its home appliance manufacturing industry which is why demand for large-format packaging printing is high. “The largeformat Rapida 145 press fits perfectly to our products,” said Wu Jie. It will be mainly used to print packaging, displays and newly-developed storage racks.

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Two further Rapida 145 presses for packaging printers in China Weihai Color Printing Packaging Paper Industry in Qingdao (Shandong province) has also become a new KBA customer with an order for a fivecolour Rapida 145 press with coater. In addition, Tangshan Sanli in Tangshan, also a packaging printer, decided on a Rapida 145 four-colour press and joined the KBA family. Furthermore, many book, commercial and packaging printers from China opted for KBA Rapida 75 and Rapida 105 presses in the B2 and B1 format classes.

C&C orders another two Rapida 105 Once again C&C, one of China’s

biggest printing groups famous for its children books and also successful in commercial and packaging printing, reaffirmed its longstanding partnership with KBA. C&C became a KBA user in 2006 and 2007 following the delivery of two four-colour Rapida 142 presses.

These two large-format presses were joined by a further three six-colour Rapida 105 presses with coaters in 2012. These presses allowed C&C to enter the packaging market successfully.

Now, at China Print 2013, this big KBA customer opted for two further fivecolour Rapida 105 presses, both with coaters. The new KBA Rapidas will join the company’s existing Rapidas at the facilities in Shanghai and Guangdong.

Shaking hands on two more KBA Rapida 105 sheetfed presses: Jackson Leung, CEO C&C, and Ralf Sammeck, KBA executive vice-president sheetfed sales

After signing the big contract with Taiwanese Chen Yi Paper Container for six medium and large-format Rapida presses. (l-r) Walter Zehner from KBA Greater China; Jürgen Veil from KBA; Ralf Sammeck from KBA, Steve Chung, general manager Chen Yi Paper, Dietmar Heyduck from KBA, Kevin Chung from Chen Yi Paper and Akio Pong from KBA agency Shining Graphics in Taiwan

Big deal from Taiwan: 6 presses for Chen Yi Paper The order from Chen Yi Paper Container in Kaohsiung is the biggest single deal for KBA at China Print so far and one of the biggest deals in the Taiwanese sheetfed market ever. This big packaging printer ordered two Rapida 164 six-colour large-format presses with coaters, a five- and a sixcolour Rapida 106, both with coater, and a five- and six-colour Rapida 105 also with coaters. Three of the six presses will be shipped in the third quarter 2013 and installed in the existing factory in Taipei. The other three presses will be installed in 2014 in a new plant in Kaohsiung in the south of the Taiwanese island.

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3 minutes withâ&#x20AC;ŚGregory Bentley, Packaging Innovator, Coca-Cola Europe You have just launched a very innovative personalised campaign by printing popular names on your Coca-Cola bottles. Can you give us some background on the idea behind it?

The Coca-Cola campaign to print popular names on our bottles was actually launched in Australia at the end of 2011, and proved to be extremely successful. We knew that if we were going to run a similar campaign in Europe, there were a number of additional obstacles like language and cultural differences between the various countries to overcome, not to mention the much higher volume of labels and different technical solutions in Europe!

However, our very efficient team, including suppliers, has worked hard over the course of the year to ensure we complete this project, which seemed anear impossible task a year ago.

How do you see the importance of personalised packaging growing?

Personalisation on packaging is definitely a big trend at the moment, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s customer or consumer personalisation. Marketers need to be clever with this in order to maximise their return on investment on marketing campaigns.

There is obviously a considerable cost involved to deliver a personalised campaign, so although I see more marketers using personalisation as a marketing tool, I cannot at this moment see this becoming a norm in the future. Personalised products will run alongside generic products, but as a separate supply chain.

I would like to add that it is important to remember that the execution of these campaigns are critical, as consumers can easily be disappointed with the end-product if it does not meet their expectations.

What new print technology are you most excited about?

There is a lot of speculation in the industry about whether digital will replace analogue printing, although I cannot see this happening in the near future.

The arrival of nanography is certainly a very exciting prospect, and I am looking forward to see if the machines will deliver on the speeds that have been promised initially. If it does, it will definitely open a range of new cost effective marketing channels for marketers to explore.

The idea of a smaller press that can print to the same quality and speed of the HP Indigo press is also a welcome one. It would be ideal to have such a printer that can be transported as need for location activation.

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Winning Label Printed on MPS Press

by Japanese Label Printer Takara MPS has announced their customer Takara Pac Ltd. was awarded the “Supporter's Association of Chairman's Award” at the 22nd Seal and Label Contest on behalf of The Japan Federation of Label Printing Industries (JFLP). The winning label entitled “Tuki No Shizuku” (Japanese for “moon dew”) was printed on an MPS EC330 UV full servo 8-colour flexo press.

Mr. Tsuda, President of Takara commented: “Takara is very proud to win the “Supporter's association of chairman's Award” for our label printed on a MPS press. Being one of the pioneer flexo printers in Japan, receiving this award is confirmation that Takara chose the right path investing in flexographic printing technology of MPS.” Awarded for its fine print quality, the winning label was printed in one pass using 5 colors and special varnishes on a matte silver polyester self-adhesive material. The fireworks imagery on the label was printed with a clear varnish to achieve a metallic and twinkling finish. For the expression of water movement, a UV released OP varnish was applied to an underlying layer of UV coat varnish for the pre-embossing effect, in combination with Japanese paper patterns. The summer night sky was created using deep gradation.

The combination of using converging colours and semitransparent designs gave the label a classical Japanese look.

Takara purchased their MPS EC330 UV full servo 8-colour flexo press in 2011 to increase production capacity and to upgrade quality standards supplied to their Japanese customers. The press has a high degree of automation due to builtin MPS innovative technology including Automated Print Control (APC) to set print pressures automatically, Automatic Register Control, and the iControl press control system.

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Indian Wedding and Pictures go together It appears to be a double bliss for India â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with the growing popularity of digitally-printed wedding albums. Lior Meron of InfoTrends has revealed some amazing facts. Christel Lee reports.

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Indians are known to be extravagant at weddings. It’s been said as much as 20% of accumulated lifetime wealth is spent on weddings. Theme weddings turn out to be the icing on the cake for those who want to document the joyous occasion.

Many players have gone into the wedding market, which poses a good opportunity for printers to cash in.

InfoTrends quoted an estimate of 11,000 printers offering digitallyprinted albums. This market was corroborated by vendors’ showcasing of this service at the Consumer Electronics Imaging Fair held in New Delhi last January. Exhibitors included FUJIFILM, HP, Kodak, Sony, Xerox and Zeiss, to name a few.

Interviews InfoTrends conducted at the show indicate that a typical price per wedding album ranges from about 54,000 to 270,000 rupees (the equivalent of $1,000 to $5,000).

An article in Business Today dated February 2012 reported that about 5% to 10% of an Indian wedding budget goes towards applications like wedding albums, photo books, invitations, and greeting cards.

The average budget for an Indian wedding ceremony ranges from around 19 lakh (1.9 million rupees or approximately $34,000) to as much

as 5.5 crores (55 million rupees or approximately $1 million) for an upper or middle class wedding. Indians are growing richer and this is another reason they are inclined to spend more on weddings.

Some 15 years ago, it was common to spend around 10,000 rupees (approximately $185) on a photo album. Now prices between 50,000 and 300,000 rupees (approximately $900 to $5,500) are not uncommon. (Keep in mind that some wedding albums are extensively reworked with metallic effects and jewel work in addition to the printing.)

An article in the Hindustan Times last July reported that Indian wedding industry is growing at 25% annually and puts the total size of the industry at $25 billion. With the increasing household wealth and more disposable income in India, the wedding market of the

country could easily double within the next decade.

Wedding albums and other weddingrelated photo merchandise have a huge potential and are one of the big reasons for the success of production colour digital print in the Indian market.

InfoTrends estimates that around 60% of the HP Indigo presses installed in India are being used for these kinds of photo applications.

At the recent PrintPack India show in February, wedding albums were a prime application on display, with examples from Canon, HP Indigo, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Scodix, Xerox, and others. Ricoh showed similar examples in an off-site facility during the show.

The opportunity for production digital colour print in the Indian market is accentuated by the fact that many wedding albums today, as much as 70% of the total, are still being produced using silver halide processes. Silver halide, while producing high quality, has a significant drawback: simplexonly output. To make a photo album with dual-sided pages, silver halide sheets must be glued back to back.

This adds a workflow step and increases the thickness of the album with no true benefit. Over time it is clear that more Indian wedding album volume will shift from silver halide to production digital print. This represents another good trend for print service providers in India who have embraced digital print.

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Are the E-book bubble’s days numbered?

Recall the rage of electronic books a few years ago and the aggressive emergence of tablets beginning with the iPad. That caused substantial panic for the book printing sector. However, the tide seems to be turning. Christel Lee investigates.

Some years back one could walk anywhere and spot a person holding either an iPad or a tablet, or mid-sized tablet PC. It made me feel very dated with my Finnish branded phone. I recall my conversation with a renowned paper manufacturer who believed books are here to stay. The Taiwanese traditional book reader, formerly Vice-President of Gold East Paper, was not about to part with his books.

In recent years, we have watched our big bookstores close one-by-one, Borders being one such earth-shaking closure in Singapore. The United States-based bookstore operated in Singapore for 13 years and it was one of the most crowded hanging out places in downtown Orchard Road. Borders Bookstore in Singapore was also famed for its sale of the Harry Potter series and consumers were known to queue outside overnight for fresh-off-the-press copies.

Its decision to exit the market in 2011 left many fans in shock. On the other side of the camp stood bored shoppers who cited ‘poor book selection and proliferation of non-book products – including toys and cookware’ as the reasons for giving the store a miss.

Local press quoted industry insiders attributing the cause of its closure to the store’s endless discounts which cut into its earnings. Other book lovers said the bookshop's range was not as comprehensive as before.

The tide is changing Just about everyone I know carries a tablet and I felt sheepish after revealing what (in my language) I called an ‘impulse purchase’. “Where have you been?!” was the most popular question

directed at my old-fashioned habit of having a basic phone.

I am still a book reader and one of my favourite haunts is the library. I attempted to read off a tablet but my eyes just couldn’t take the staring for long hours. Facing my work computer doesn’t count.

Today, tablets are economically-priced and competition between PC makers and smart phone manufacturers is nothing less than intense. Blackberry CEO, Thorsten Heins, shared the same sentiment. He told Bloomberg there would not be any tablets coming out of his company unless it can justify the launch with sufficient profit. This is notwithstanding Blackberry is struggling for market share in the mobile phone market, along with Nokia – which did not go far with its latest range of smart phones.

Additionally, while many huge book printers have signed merger agreements, a big boy from Taiwan has just recently cemented its presence in Hong Kong with a 40,000sqft outlet! Eslite Bookstore is one of the largest retail bookstore chains in Taiwan. It is also

one of the largest providers of English language publications and translation materials in Taiwan with headquarters in Xinyi District, Taipei.

If you are wondering how that could work, Catherine Wang, Operating Director of Eslite, justified the move saying the key to its success is a flexible business model that adapts to each locale.

“We are a chain bookstore, but we customise for each location. People in Hong Kong work long hours in the office and after midnight, when the MTR closes, they disappear. And given the work-orientated lives of many Hong Kongers, it’s perhaps no surprise that the most popular books are ones on business, psychology (‘How to deal with your boss’), health and cooking. The literary book section in Hong Kong is struggling; it’s only about 10–12%.

However, it’s 15% in Taiwan,” she says.

There are debates on both sides of the issue. Some argue it’s a matter of individual preference. However, when accompanied with good business decisions, you can still snuggle up with a good book with just candlelight.

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China Print – the good, bad and controversial The renowned China-based exhibition lasted just four and a half days, instead of five as marketed. This sends a big message to the industry about the Republic – to begin with it is already struggling with declining output. Christel Lee of Print World Asia reports.

China Print is predominantly comparable to drupa and, over the years, it has warranted substantial market attention. However, those who have been watching would notice a steady decline in numbers. The current market situation has not made things better.

Organisers claimed on the show website that they expected to attract 180,000 visitors. This number certainly is massive, however being present on-site it felt otherwise. Booths were spotted empty in spite of company signs erected, while visitor numbers were significantly lower by the tail end of the third day.

The good It would be fair to say China Print has not quite lost its touch as an international exhibition. The crowd had sprinkles of visitors from India, Thailand, maybe Indonesia. For some, it was a big source of economically-priced equipment – think ‘bargain centre’.

For those with business acumen, China Print was an extension of their profit margins. Renowned digital press

manufacturer MGI Digital clocked a sale each day. This was the US firm’s maiden exposure at China Print. Raymond Pena Jr. commented that for his company’s first attempt at Asia, the response has been beyond expectations.

The show was also a big showcase for manroland after the last couple of turbulent years. Ever since Langley Holdings’ takeover and overhaul of management, the team has enjoyed some relief. manroland sold at least four

machines at China Print as at its second day.

By the fourth day of the event KBA had sold over 21 machines as had Founder Electronics, one of the Republic’s most famous digital players. The Beijingbased company, which debuted its latest digital presses, was swarmed by local interest.

Goss International known for its newspaper web presses’ dominant market presence targeted three markets: newspapers, books and semi-commercial publications with the Magnum Compact. According to Eric Bell, Goss International marketing director, this combination of automation technologies makes the Magnum Compact press ideal for producing run lengths from as low as 500 copies through to 250,000+.

“Today’s cost pressures on printed media mean that printers of every size and variety need to streamline production, reduce overheads, and keep their presses running round-the-clock,” commented Bell.

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The bad, and…

One appalling feature was the usage of ‘tents’ on site! It was said many exhibitors were given the impression their booths would be erected within the concrete building of the exhibition centre. However, three big tents were erected to serve as floor space.

Ventilation was powered by generators with inflatable plastic tubes hanging below the roof.

Some exhibitors successfully masked the presence of others with big walls creating a false impression as the end of the hall, effectively resulting in loss of visibility at the show. Those who got the short-end of the stick could only lament they were “placed at the wrong booth”.

What made matters worse was the fact that many exhibitors housed in tents were told to dismantle on the fourth day of the exhibition for security reasons.

Those in exhibition buildings were told electricity supply would be terminated at 11am on the last day of the exhibition.

Organisers should have exercised more consideration before deploying marshals to send visitors out approaching 5pm.

Being asked to leave in the middle of a customer negotiation was a common complaint.

This could lead to a potential uproar accompanied with losses if those asked to leave by marshals happened to be big customers on the verge of a milliondollar deal, although not much hope was pinned on getting compensation from the organiser. It is, however, assumed much damage has warranted a price reduction on space for the next exhibition in order to attract those already-bitten.

The controversial

A big international player surprisingly had a much smaller booth! This company was known to invest in super large floor space to cater to a wide display of equipment. Staff was seen commencing the dismantling of the booth on the fourth day of the show.

One worrying sight nobody could miss was the blatant disregard to safety at a tradeshow where paper predominated throughout the site. Visitors were seen lighting up beside presses despite

numerous signs prohibiting the act!

Peddlers stood outside halls selling the China Print catalogue, similar to the thick listing of exhibitors given out complementary with registration last drupa. Buying from these peddlers entitled you to a 50% discount at RMB100 a book, in comparison to buying from the show organiser.

Major exhibitors commented their booths were not ready on the first day and many had to wear masks while last minute work was executed. It would not be surprising to hear that China Print’s credibility has been significantly tarnished as a result of the shortcomings experienced by exhibitors and visitors alike.

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Compact 2x1 press for newspaper, book and semi-commercial printing Recognizing changing habits of readers and emerging opportunities for printers, Goss International is launching a first-of-its-kind, highly automated 2x1 web offset press for the production of newspapers, books and semi-commercial publications.

The new Goss Magnum Compact press system boasts a range of design features packaged to deliver fast makereadies, simplified operation and run-length flexibility.

The new design retains proven and class-leading features of the Goss Community/Magnum platform - the world's best-selling single-width press platform - while introducing automatic plate loading and compact design to this market sector for the first time.

Faster makereadies, lower waste The inclusion of automatic plate changing as standard is a crucial factor in delivering new capabilities. Enabling plates for the next product or edition to be loaded while the press is running, the full sequence of old plate removal/ new plate loading requires less than 30 seconds, producing a dramatic impact on crew requirements, makeready waste and press uptime. Additionally the removed plates can be reused - making this technology ideal for repeat smallbatch production of books and other publications.

Multi-shaftless press drives are similarly

standard on every model, with the result that each cylinder level and inker module is driven totally independently, as is the infeed roller, providing maximum flexibility and control over changeover waste. This control can be further enhanced with the addition of optional Goss DigiRail digital inking.

According to Eric Bell, Goss International marketing director, this combination of automation technologies makes the Magnum Compact press ideal for producing run lengths from as low as 500 copies through to 250,000+. "Today's cost pressures on printed media mean that printers of every size and variety need to streamline production, reduce overheads, and keep their presses running round-the-clock," comments Bell. "This press system is another example of Goss using its decades of engineering and technological expertise to bring the benefits of automation and large-scale production efficiencies to smaller operations. This latest innovation will deliver more flexibility and opportunity for printers of newspapers, as well as books and specialized or niche publications."

Easier operation, more flexibility As well as the widely-acknowledged print quality benefits of compact towers, the short height (2.2m), single-level design of the Magnum Compact press also provides clear operational benefits, enabling prepress, press and mailroom to be operated seamlessly. Maintenance is also simplified - the opening of the inker units allows simple, single-level access to blankets, rubber rollers and ink ducts for cleaning and setting.

The low height also means that this press can be installed in simple industrial buildings. As a result, both initial investment and ongoing operating costs are reduced dramatically, while environmental impact is also lessened.

In reducing makeready time by as much as 90 percent, the automation of the Magnum Compact enables printers and publishers to reach into new markets and new applications. Short run lengths and low pagination can be produced cost-effectively. Folders accommodating up to 16 webs enable smart production configurations, while quarter folder and double parallel options add format flexibility for books, semi-commercial

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magazines, direct mail and academic literature. Heatset and UV options can also offer added-value.

Automatic plate changing on the Goss Magnum Compact press allows the full sequence of old plate removal/new plate loading to happen in less than 30 seconds.

"Tackling the main sources of cost in printing, the Magnum Compact design incorporates features for reducing overheads - including crew sizes - and materials consumption into a press

design that facilitates a wider application range," concludes Bell. "What's more, with greater substrate flexibility and the use of standard inks and consumables, the Magnum Compact press even

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FUJIFILM launches corrugated solution targeting POP display FUJIFILM today announces the launch of a unique solution for POP corrugated board printers. The solution is a combination of the Inca Onset S40i, FUJIFILM’s brand new, innovative Uvijet OC inks, and its new handling system that was previewed in January.

One of the inherent challenges for printing corrugated board is managing distorted (bowed) substrates.

Depending on the severity of the distortion, various methods (skids, rollers, print height adjustment) can be been used to overcome this issue, but all affect print quality. In addition, due to the absorbent nature of the substrates typically used, there is a tendency for ink to sink in leaving an uneven matt finish. This can require prints to be over varnished to meet the quality expectations for the end customer. FUJIFILM has been working to overcome these challenges with the result being the launch of a new Uvijet ink system as well as a completely different solution for handling corrugated substrates.

Building on its heritage in developing screen inks for POP corrugated board applications, and as a pioneer of UV inkjet inks and industry leader with its award winning Uvijet ink range, the company has used its extensive knowledge to develop a set of digital inks offering a range of finishes from low glare satin to high impact gloss that can be used for all types of corrugated applications. As corrugated displays are required to be cut, folded and shaped, but not necessarily directly after printing, FUJIFILM’s new Uvijet OC inks allow for any required storage time, and the printed corrugated board can be manipulated weeks after printing with amazing end results.

Alongside this ink development, the company has also designed a brand new automated handling system which uses a ‘vacuum-to-vacuum’ transfer

method. The system has been designed to deliver full automation.It utilises a robotic arm and camera system to distinguish the location and orientation of a stack (within 0.5mm), separate the top sheet and transfer it to the vacuum bed of the Onset without any gripping or squeezing which could leave marks on the outer edge. This enables the transportation of uneven materials (which could have up to a 20mm difference per linear metre in distribution end-to-end), to be held flat on the table with no marks affecting the printed area. This eliminates the need for an excessive gap between print heads and substrate thus maintaining sharp text and image quality on these difficult surfaces.

Once printing is complete a second automated head also utilising a vacuum system picks up the printed sheet and drops it onto a delivery stack. With both heads working simultaneously, the productivity of the Onset is increased to over 500m2/hr.

“This combination of printer, ink and handling system enables our customers

in the corrugated display market to be confident that they can produce an even higher class of POP displays than ever before, as there are no longer any compromises to be made,” comments Tudor Morgan, marketing manager, FUJIFILM. “We are confident that bringing this solution to market will open up new business opportunities for these printers and give the industry a new standard to work to.”

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Agfa has introduced the newly developed :Aiyinda, a series of thermal CTP plate, for Asian market. :Aiyinda 803 is a long run length, high resolution no-bake plate designed for difficult pressroom conditions. There are two key factors affecting a plateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s durability: mechanical wear and chemical corrosion. Many CTP plates perform very well under specific printing conditions. But then run length will drop significantly under demanding situations. :Aiyinda 803 plate uses the double layer coating technology. The top layer is the Thermal Sensitive Layer, the bottom layer is the Agfa patented Chemical Resistent Layer. The result is sharp and durable dots that endure even the longest print runs - even 1% dot will not be lost, while its superior ink taking ensures perfect reproduction of solid colour.

Due to its double layer coating technology, :Aiyinda 803 is compatible with UV and metallic inks without the need for post baking, achieving more than 80,000 impressions, fully meet the requirement of the packaging market for the print quality, low energy consumption and environmental friendly.

Together with the other CTP plates - the long run, no-bake :Energy Elite, chemistry free :Azura TS, and development-free :Amigo TS, Agfa offers a complete range of thermal CTP plates, providing the best choice for printers by fulfilling different applications. :Aiyinda The standard in Asian digital plates.

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Packaging Technology

Pleasing the senses through print It turns out the entry was from a digital printer – after a smelling hunt. The entry was a glossy seafood restaurant menu and the page where it showed the type of fish they serve had a pong that shot through our noses. That menu won in Category 15 for Catalogues, Booklets and Brochures.

Sensory branding Although we were unable to identify if this feature snagged the entrant its medal, the fact that it won speaks a lot about what one can do to appeal to the customer. It is said the human nose can individualise over 10,000 different odours and has a strong evocative power of memories and experience over the years, allowing us to differentiate brands.

Neuromarketing studies revealed smell triggers 75% of emotions, and is linked to pleasure, wellbeing, emotion and memory. This olfactory sensation can hence influence customers' emotional state and mood to make them more susceptible to products that impact their behaviour.

In the United States, a study performed by the Sense of Smell Institute revealed while people's visual recall of images sinks to approximately 50% after only three months, they recall smells with

While we were hunting through the boxes for the last Asian Print Awards competition, one entry smelt. I started asking, “Why do I smell fish?”My colleague said, “Nobody brought fish here.” Christel Lee reports.

65% accuracy after an entire year.

Similarly, a study carried out at the Rockefeller University shows that in the short term we remember just 1% of what we touch, 2% of what we hear, 5% of what we see, 15% of what we taste and 35% of what we smell.

Research has also highlighted the influence of touch on consumer purchasing decisions – one study found that customers who pick up a product are almost twice as likely to purchase it.

The same study found that customers who focus on a product for more than three seconds are 63% more likely to buy it – highlighting the benefits to manufacturers of adding additional attention-grabbing features to products or packaging to ensure that they capture the imagination of consumers.

There will be certainly two sides of this debate – either the smell appeals to you or it doesn’t. The latter breaks the deal. The usual three to six seconds of marketing is no longer the pivotal point between you (marketer/brand) and customers.

How to make it work Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist

and research consultant, wrote a book entitled ‘Brain Rules’. He documented examples of effectiveness of smell boosting sales. One of them was a vending machine which emitted the aroma of chocolate. The company enjoyed 60% increase in sales. Another was an ‘Aroma Billboard’ which emitted a waffle cone smell. That boosted icecream sales by 50%.

Dr. John Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He is also the director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University.

Simon Faure-Field from Equal Strategy, a customer experience consultancy firm, wrote in his article ‘This is what sensory branding can do for your business’,: “You choose the right kind of ambience for the particular kind of customer and the type of products or services you are offering. And getting the balance right is not only an art form, it’s also a real science.”

In the end, I asked my colleague, “Isn’t fresh seafood supposed to be odourless?”

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Sovereignty shaken by ‘ market forces’ China and India have dominated the industry over the last few years with massive sales and imports. However, the twist of events seems to have tossed these massive markets into an economic tailspin. Christel Lee reports.

Intellectual property battles China is deemed (without a doubt) the world’s factory.

However, counterfeiting issues have brought so much bad press that many big names have decided to cut their losses and exit. In 2010, China announced plans to require Western companies doing business in China to turn over sensitive technologies and patents to Chinese competitors in exchange for access to the country’s markets. According to a 2010 American Chamber of Commerce report, U.S. businesses were losing Chinese sales because of rules to support homegrown technologies.

In late 2012, Chinese companies were busted for producing fake wines in Chateau Lafite Rothschild’s name. Some 10,000 bottles of the questionable liquor were uncovered in the eastern city of Wenzhou in Shanghai, China.

The owner denied any involvement in the counterfeit production and was appalled his property was a place to stash the loot. Analysts have estimated

some 70% of wines sold in this name are fakes. To date, legal actions against Chinese firms over fake wines have been successful.

Foreign companies doing business in China lament instances of unpaid bills, piracy, counterfeiting and theft of ideas and technologies. The policy of having to surrender patents has proven disastrous for developers and certainly played a part in foreign companies reassessing their dealings with Chinese companies.

A case in point is Ryan Lee, a Singaporean who invented a mini speaker that could fill a room with music. Reportedly six months into production under Xmi (company name), Lee received calls from European clients asking for a discount. The European clientele has been offered a dead-ringer at a cheaper price.

The counterfeit was personally verified with a similar looking speaker with

no serial numbers accompanied by different packaging, not to mention the world’s apart difference in sound quality.

Despite the intellectual property theft, his product reaped S$33M in revenue.

Loss of market share In 2012, several multinational companies retreated from China. US consumer-electronics retailer Best Buy closed all of its outlets in China.

Next, the US soda-maker Pepsi Cola sold its bottling operations in China to the China-based Taiwanese company Tingyi. Shortly after, global food giant Danone suspended operations of its Shanghai company, followed by Nestlé, which suspended the sales of its ice cream in eastern China.

With the withdrawal of overseas companies, foreign direct investment in China has slowed as well, reports the China Economic Weekly in Beijing, citing statistics edited by the Ministry of Commerce, which show that foreign

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One of the notable withdrawals includes Time Warners in 2006, a global leader in media and entertainment with businesses in television networks, film and TV entertainment and publishing. The American multimedia conglomerate cited policies in the republic, such as disallowing the holding of controlling stakes in the set up.

Many foreign companies were also losing their market share to domestic companies, which are familiar with local consumers’ habits and concentrate their efforts on producing cheap substitutes for foreign goods. Yet this may seem ambiguous for obvious reasons.

Consolidation sting India – one of the top four economies in the world has also suffered some speed bumps. Bloomberg reported (quoting the Commerce Ministry) output at factories, utilities and mines dropped 0.4% from a year earlier after a revised 2.3% gain in August, the Central Statistical Office said in a statement in New Delhi. The median of 28 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey was for a 2.8% increase. The trade deficit was $20.96 billion in October, the Commerce Ministry said in a separate report.

Press reports state that factory production has been subdued for most of 2012, hurt by moderating consumer demand and a drop in exports as the global recovery falters. The Reserve Bank of India had signaled it may lower

interest rates in the first quarter of 2013 to aid growth as inflation cools, after resisting calls from the Finance Ministry for a cut.

Manufacturing dropped 1.5% in mid2011, while capital goods output decreased 12.2%. Mining rose 5.5 percent and electricity output increased 3.9 percent. India’s exports merchandise shipments fell 1.6 percent in October from a year earlier to $23.3 billion, while imports climbed 7.4 percent to $44.2 billion, according to the Commerce Ministry.

Indranil Pan, chief economist at Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. in Mumbai, admitted there has been a weakness in demand.

One of India’s packaging giants, Parikh Packaging, recently announced that Austria-based Constantia Flexibles Group headquartered in Vienna will acquire 60% of its stake. Pranav Parikh, director at Parikh Packaging, said, “World over, we are witnessing consolidation. Today, Indian firms are looking to expand their business and also their presence in countries which have huge potential. This acquisition will help Parikh Packaging to cater for

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A top official of Constantia Flexibles said, “This acquisition will help Constantia operate in a highly attractive growth market. India has an everincreasing middle class with growing demand for packaged food and health care products, which we want to address with top quality products and services.

We also want to support the growth of our international key accounts in this market. The acquisition is part of the international growth strategy of Constantia Flexibles and constitutes another important step for further growth and expansion in Asia.”

Parikh Packaging, which has been a regular participant in the annual Asian Flexo Excellence Awards, was started in 1999. The company caters to flexible packaging for pharmaceutical and food sectors and has clients in India, UK, US, South Africa, African Continent, the Middle East and Far East, Sri Lanka, Canada, New Zealand, UAE, Egypt, Yeman, Nigeria and Kenya.

Incidentally, the newspaper which published this coverage is also a renowned media company in India and is to be acquired shortly as well.

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Mimaki demonstrates new Latex Ink Hexacolor process printing delivers wider color gamut, adding orange and green ink to CMYK, along with improved spot color and photo reproduction manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines for the sign/graphics, textile/apparel and industrial markets, today announced the availability of a new latex ink for its latex inkjet printers JV400-130/160LX. LX101 ink is available immediately and will be shown for the first time in Europe at FESPA 2013, scheduled for 25-29 June in London. Visitors to Mimaki stand J5S will see the difference with the addition of orange and green inks for more accurate reproduction of corporate colors and a higher density black ink that delivers sharper, richer details.

“Our JV400-130/160LX latex printers have proven to be quite popular,” said Mike Horsten, General Manager Marketing of Mimaki EMEA. “We believe our latex customers will be very excited about this new addition to our sign graphics latex ink set.

The new LX101 inks and the 6-color printing capability, already supported by our RasterLink6 RIP, offer so much more than just new ink. The LX101 Latex inks are more eco-friendly than solvent inks, yet the outdoor durability of the Mimaki LX inks are equivalent to solvent, offering the best of both worlds with a small environmental footprint. These new inks offer glossier and more vivid colors than our current LX100 inks. We are excited to show the

added value of these inks at FESPA 2013 and believe these new inks can bring the sign, display, graphics firms and photo labs back together.”

Mimaki JV400-130/160 latex inkjet printers print on a wide array of substrates including uncoated paper, using environmentally friendly aqueous ink. The JV400LX series supported the world’s first white latex ink, achieving printability on clear substrates with vibrant color. Mimaki’s patented MCT (Mimaki Circulation Technology) ensures continuous circulation of white inks to prevent pigments from settling and potentially having an adverse effect on quality and throughput. The JV400LX is suitable for the production of a wide range of applications for both indoor and outdoor use. The customer can choose which ink set he would like to use upon first installation: LX100 or LX101.

Key Features include: Wider color gamut achieved with Sixcolor (Hexa-Color) process printing including orange & green ink This delivers a wider color gamut than can be achieved with conventional 4-color(CMYK)Process Printing, enabling more accurate reproduction of corporate colors in company logos and other graphic elements.

The brilliant orange and green inks

reproduce vibrant pastel colors, ideal for colorful posters and point-ofpurchase materials for food industry products. Additionally, spot color reproduction is improved, which is especially important for the production of package design proofs in cases where designs require spot colors. With these inks, contract proofing and photo reproductions are now made possible.

High density black ink and improved glossiness to deliver rich and contrasting details By increasing the density of black ink, sharper and richer details are attained.

The improved glossiness creates more vivid colors, offering a more photo like image than any other latex currently available in the market.

White ink expands the range of applications, supported by the white ink circulation system A white ink layer assures more vivid color results on transparent substrates such as window film and shatterproof film, meeting a wide variety of needs in the sign and display graphics industry.

JV400LX series printers are equipped with MCT, a white ink circulation system that prevents pigments from settling by routinely circulating the white ink in order to ensure consistent printing.

Excellent drying and work-efficiency The ink dries fast enough to immediately move on to secondary processes such as laminating and installing.

Because drying time is not required, total work efficiency is dramatically improved.

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Ultimate production flexibility with Jeti TitanX from Agfa Graphics Extending the successful Jeti Titan series of modular UVcurable wide-format printers, Agfa Graphics is launching the Jeti TitanX, which will make its debut at FESPA 2013 in London.

Jeti TitanX, with its proven moving table flatbed technology, is designed as a versatile wide format printing platform that caters for both higher productivity and superior print quality with extreme color accuracy.

Configured for the ultimate in flexibility, the Jeti TitanX offers the operator fast switching from four (CMYK) to six-color (high fidelity CMYKLcLm) imaging and back on a job-by-job basis.

In both modes it offers the versatility of white ink with eight dedicated white print heads out of the total of 48 configured to generate exceptional levels of productivity.

The only true industrial flat-bed in its class, Agfa Graphics' Jeti TitanX is ideal for the production of closeviewed output such as quality pointof-purchase as well as high resolution backlit applications (day-and-night).

Additionally, the printer is designed for high productivity wide-format applications such as general displays.

The Jeti TitanX has a generous bed size of 3.1 x 2m with the table finished to incredibly tight tolerances over the whole surface. It is built on a robust steel frame, complemented by advanced linear motion technology for superior

production accuracy. The impact of microscopic variations is further minimized through the Topology Optimization, a powerful set of measurement and jetting compensation algorithms. An optical camera scans the bed to create a topographical map of the imaging area. In the background, the algorithms make velocity compensation calculations to ensure optimized dot placement. The result is a spectacular image quality whether printing unidirectionally or bi-directionally.

For greater productivity Jeti TitanX utilises Agfa Graphics' fast curing Anuvia UV-curable inks that are designed specifically for high-end production platforms. Anuvia inks

offer great resistance to chemicals and abrasions plus good adhesion on the substrate. Their sharp, vibrant colors combine with high fade resistance and excellent lightfastness.

Since the original launch of Agfa Graphics' Jeti Titan the modular range has evolved to incorporate seven different configurations, each based on the same strong technology which has evolved to meet customer requirements. The Jeti TitanX now addresses speed and quality needs, as well as the ability to work with a broad range of rigid and flexible substrates in a choice of print modes, according to the type of application.

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News and advertisers in printed newspapers.”

“Publishers and art directors visiting the Toray information stand at the Congress were particularly interested in learning more about the new design and product opportunities waterless print quality offers,” added Mr. Ishii.

“Waterless printing creates opportunity to differentiate product portfolios and adding value while at the same time reducing costs and offering a more sustainable production method.”

Mimaki Sb300 Inks Receive Product Class II ECO-passport Certification Mimaki, a leading manufacturer of wideformat inkjet printers, today reported that an ECO-passport certification has been issued by Centexbel for its Sb300 series dye sublimation inks. This certification, which certifies compliance with the Oeko-Tex standard 100 and the ECO-passport certification system, assures users that inks will cause no harm when they come in contact with the skin.

This certification is highly important for producers of textiles, especially those creating products that are destined to come in contact with human skin.

“We are extremely pleased to receive this certification,” says Mike Horsten, General Manager Marketing of Mimaki EMEA. “Our textile printing products have been received warmly by the marketplace, and we believe this certification will help us gain even more credibility among textile printers looking for a short-run digital solution. Many in the industry will remember the stir created by Mimaki-printed costumes on the Landa Dancers at drupa 2012. Now they can feel comfortable creating their own unique designs for digitally printed apparel and other textile products without any concern for potential harm to end users."

Mimaki excels in offering innovative, high quality and high reliability products using a variety of inkjet technologies.

Sb300 ink, an aqueous dye sublimation ink introduced to the market in 2012, is optimized for use with the Mimaki TS500-1800 textile printer for dye sublimation transfer. The printer can operate in a 6-color mode for smooth gradations and higher quality light colors, or a 4-color mode for increased productivity.

Toray Waterless Technology Gives Newspapers an Edge ‘A fresh look with high quality story telling illustrations’ was the way judges of Europe’s National Newspaper of the Year Awards of Excellence described winners Trouw and De Tijd.

Trouw, a Dutch newspaper, and De Tijd, a Belgian business journal, were both recognized in the National Daily Newspaper of the Year category during the European Newspaper Congress held at Vienna Town Hall from May 5 to 7, 2013. The publications, which are printed at owner Persgroep Publishing’s state of the art Eco Print Center (www.epc-nv. be), use Toray’s waterless technology to maximize the visual appeal of their infographic design and magazine-style layout. The eye- catching results have helped raise the performance of the printed editions of these two papers, keeping both readers and advertisers engaged with print as the publisher continues to evolve its publishing strategy.

“For many newspaper publishers, digital revenues have not developed as quickly as anticipated,” said Mr. Junichi Ishii, Sales Manager for the Graphics and Chemicals Sections of Toray International Europe GmbH. “With the increased quality of its publications made possible by the investment in waterless printing technologies, Persgroep Publishing has demonstrated an effective means of maintaining the interest of both readers

Mint Asia for Singapore audience interested in India Singapore-based audience interested in Indian business and economy will now have a weekly title containing unbiased and clear minded weekly with in-depth analysis and sharp insights that will keep the global audience abreast of developments shaping the Indian economy and markets.

Rajiv Verma, CEO HT Media Ltd., said, “When we conceptualised Mint, we were always very clear that it would be a regional media brand and I am delighted that, with this launch in Singapore of MintAsia, we have started on that journey. This is a first for an Indian media company.”

The paper was unveiled at the IIMPact alumni event in Singapore on 6th April, 2013, by Raghuram Rajan, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India and Mr. R Sukumar, Editor of MintAsia. The content of the paper will be distributed into various sections including Banking & Finance, Policy & Corporate Affairs, Opinions & Views of experts across industries and a lifestyle section from Mint Lounge.

R Sukumar, Editor of MintAsia, while talking about the content of the paper, said, “Singapore is one of the world’s foremost financial centres and many decisions regarding investments in India happen here. With our unique Web First approach and a weekly print offering, both backed by an integrated newsroom we will try and cater to the India-specific information needs of the discerning Singapore reader.”

MintAsia is out every Friday and will also be available on stands at a cover price of SGD6.

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News 160,000 visitors from all over the world took the opportunity to gain an overview of the latest solutions in the industry.

“The trend clearly shows that both interest and investments are moving away from printing and focusing more on finishing,” says Finn Nielsen, explaining the development of the graphic arts industry in China. The record number of visitors to Muller Martini’s stand paid testimony to this. Throughout the fiveday trade fair, visitors swarmed to Muller Martini’s 600-m2 booth to take a look at the latest industrial solutions for print finishing.

with a record number of visitors, Muller Martini also takes stock of its positive experience. The professional visitors were predominantly interested in solutions for print finishing in both the standard segment and the high performance segment.

arts industry in China. The 8th Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition was held in the new international exhibition center with floor space of 120,000 square meters. Over

Perfect Binding that Meets the Highest Quality Requirements “Muller Martini’s booth had a very inviting feel to it, and I felt welcome right from the start,” says Shi Wen Li, founder and owner of Haerbin Stone Bridge Printing Co., Ltd. in Harbin,

“We believe in both the power of innovation and the future of our industry, and we see it as our duty to the graphic arts industry,” says Finn Nielsen, Managing Director of Muller Martini Hong Kong. “China is also an important growth market for us.”

With its booth at the trade fair, which represented both traditional Chinese customs and state-of-the-art technology, Muller Martini convinced the professional visitors at China Print 2013.

Print Finishing Solutions Attract Great Interest The trade fair for printing technology, held every four years, posted new record numbers this year, which reflects the above-average growth of the graphic

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News China. “Muller Martini’s revolutionary technology, solution-oriented approach and many years of experience were impressively presented at China Print 2013 and fully convinced me.” As a result, Shi Wen Li spontaneously decided during the trade fair to purchase a Pantera perfect binding line featuring a 1571 gathering machine and an Esprit three-knife trimmer.

The new Pantera will be put into operation this year at Harbin Stone Bridge Printing and will primarily be used for binding catalogs and books.

The compact perfect binder from Muller Martini can be used for signatures from both offset and digital printing methods.

The Alegro perfect binder, which was on display in Asia for the first time ever, also attracted great interest. Thanks to Motion Control Technology, which allows all stations to be controlled individually and thus have a direct effect on the product, the end products satisfy the highest quality requirements.

Power of Innovation and Flexible Solutions The demand for cost-effective finishing for short print runs as well as for personalized print products is on the rise in Asia. Muller Martini also had its SigmaLine on display featuring the SigmaFolder and SigmaCollator as a unique complete system to link digital printing and print finishing, which also went down very well with visitors to the booth.

The Ventura MC with the ultimate operating convenience also made a convincing impression at the trade fair, and, as a result, Beijing Artron Color Printing Co. Ltd. decided on the spot to purchase the reliable book sewing machine from Muller Martini.

“Visitors to the trade fair confirmed that Muller Martini has the power of innovation and flexible solutions to meet market requirements,” says Finn Nielsen, summing up Muller Martini’s experiences at the trade fair. “No other manufacturer at China Print 2013 demonstrated this as clearly as Muller Martini did.”

HP Transforms Large-format Printing Process with New Ergonomically Designed ePrinters HP today introduced two web-connected printers that transform the large-format printing process with a new ergonomic design, delivering an improved user

experience for architecture, engineering, construction and design professionals.

Design professionals are more mobile than ever-moving among offices, job sites and airports. Additionally, the design process is highly collaborative, taking place between different teams and across different time zones.

The new HP Designjet T920 and T1500 ePrinter series are designed to help busy workgroups complete work efficiently and meet deadlines by printing correctly from the start with true print previews and delivering fast, high-quality prints.

Additionally, these devices help users on the go to access, view and print projects from the cloud so they can collaborate easily with remote teams.

HP designed the 36-inch devices based on extensive engagement with users early in the development process. Users proposed designs that addressed the pain points they suffer before, during and after the printing process. From this input, HP identified an output tray and true front-roll media loading as key areas for enhancement.

The integrated output stacking tray on the devices change the way users collect and organise large-format output. The integrated output stacking tray is built in on top of the device and delivers flat, collated prints. This new output system improves productivity by reducing time spent searching through and organising printouts, and it eliminates the need for

users to bend down to collect prints.

Additionally, the new industrial design presents a flat surface on top of the devices, creating a media review table for easy, quick checking of printed plans.

Built for against-the-wall operation, the true front-roll loading feature allows users to load media easily, even while seated. In addition to these new design features, the HP Designjet T920 and T1500 ePrinters deliver the fastest print speeds in the market.(1) "With the HP Designjet T1500 ePrinter in-house, we can quickly turn around presentations and work up to the minute a proposal is due," said Gerardo Salinas, partner, Rojkind Architects. "The printer's ability to collate prints and organise the queue allows us to print drawings and plans more efficiently; my team has a competitive advantage and our business is faster and better."

Improved user experience based on customer-driven innovation For small to medium workgroups, the compact HP Designjet T920 ePrinter eliminates output clutter with an integrated stacking tray that collates up to 50 sheets of A4- to A0-size media. True front-roll loading and automatic paper roll alignment make media handling simple. The device operates at speeds up to 21 seconds per A1/D print and is equipped with 32 GB of virtual memory space to process complex files easily and deliver faster prints.(1)

Some decisions are easier than you think

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Label producers around the world rely on the productivity, quality and reliability of HP Indigo presses day after day. No wonder 7 out of 10 digital presses bought for label production are HP Indigo.

Choosing digital has never been simpler.

Find out more at hp.com/go/labelsandpackaging or contact: Edcent Chan at +65 9862 6092 or edcent.chan@hp.com

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News Ideal for multiuser environments, the HP Designjet T1500 ePrinter is equipped with two rolls and features automatic alignment and smart switching capabilities to handle multiple jobs on different media types and sizes.

Doubling the processing power over its predecessor, the HP Designjet T1500 ePrinter uses a parallel processor with a 320GB hard drive to print multiple files simultaneously.

The HP Designjet T920 and T1500 ePrinters feature an intuitive, full-colour touch screen that gives users added control with the ability to manage job queues, track print costs(2) and view true print previews. With six Original HP inks and the HP printhead, the new series can produce dark blacks, true neutral grays, vivid colours and sharp lines.

"Our customers constantly seek more efficient and user-friendly tools to bring their ideas to life," said Ramon Pastor, vice president and general manager, Large Format Printing, HP. "More than two decades after the launch of the first Designjet printer, HP continues to bring design, architecture, engineering and construction professionals large-format printing solutions with innovative features, such as the integrated stacking tray and true front-roll loading, that transform the in-house printing process as well as allow users more time for creativity."

Printing from virtually anywhere with HP Designjet ePrint & Share(3) The HP Designjet ePrinter portfolio features HP Designjet ePrint & Share, a free web service that makes it easy to access, view and print large-format documents using an Android or Apple tablet, a smartphone, a notebook or an ePrinter touch screen.(3) Together with HP Designjet ePrint & Share, the web-connected HP Designjet T920 and T1500 ePrinters allow users to automatically save copies of projects to the cloud when printing.(3) Users also can email projects to print by attaching a PDF or other print-ready file to an email.

(3) Customers can then send the file to the ePrinter's dedicated address.

"The combination of the HP Designjet T920 ePrinter and HP Designjet ePrint & Share allows our firm to collaborate more easily across the globe, designing with partners without regard for geographic borders," said Muhannad El Midani, project manager, SSH.

Inca Digital and Fujifilm to launch Inca Onset Q40i at FESPA 2013 At FESPA 2013 Inca Digital Printers and Fujifilm will launch an ultra-highquality flatbed UV inkjet printer - the Inca Onset Q40i.

The latest addition to the Inca Onset series, the Inca Onset Q40i has been developed to address the growing market for an ultra-high-quality flatbed device, printing onto media up to 3.14m x 1.6m (123.6 inches x 63 inches) and up to 50mm (2in) thick. Using the latest Fujifilm Spectra Dimatix QS10 printheads, the Inca Onset Q40i delivers a 10 picolitre drop size, compared to the 27 picolitre drop size used on S40i model. The resulting 1200dpi apparent resolution produces ultra-crisp images, fine lines, sharp text and smooth tonal graduations, the high resolution Inca Onset Q40i prints up to 310m2/hr, equating to 62 full-bed sheets per hour.

“The Inca Onset Q40i combines outstanding quality with high-volume capabilities for critical print applications such as backlit cosmetics displays, fashion and other closely-viewed graphics,” says Heather Kendle, Inca Digital, Marketing Director. “With an output quality comparable to offset litho married with Inca Digital’s on-going commitment to delivering flexible, high-productivity solutions, we believe that the Onset Q40i will attract considerable attention.”

Duggal Visual Solutions, based in New York City, is the first beta test partner of the Inca Onset Onset Q40i. "Because of our location in New York and our trendsetting clientele who push creative boundaries, we are fortunate to know the demands of the industry better than anyone. We have years of experience assessing which machines are capable to satisfy and exceed those demands," explains Michael Duggal, CEO of Duggal Visual Solutions. "Without question the Inca Onset Q40i, and the

engineers behind it, are exceptional and breaking new ground."

With the launch of the four and sixcolour Inca Onset Q40i there will be 20 different configurations available in the Inca Onset range, offering the market a choice of productivity and quality which enables companies to pick the right model, at the best price, performance and, therefore, return on investment (ROI) for their business.

Enfocus adds major image and blend editing capabilities to PitStop 12 family New image and blend editing and correction features are being added to PitStop Pro 12, the latest release of Enfocus’ flagship PDF preflight and correction tools, due for release in September 2013. PitStop Pro 12 enables users to fix last-minute problems in seconds and improves the efficiency of PDF editing workflows dramatically.

PitStop Server 12, the automated PDF processor, can now apply pre-set image enhancement Actions and also gains the industry standard Adobe® transparency flattening engine as well as true 64-bit operations for greater memory access.

Customers purchasing or upgrading to PitStop Pro / Server 11 as of today will be entitled to a free upgrade to PitStop Pro / Server 12, until the actual release date.

PitStop Pro, the industry standard for PDF preflighting and editing, is already used by 130,000 users worldwide to correct typographic errors, change color spaces and fix dozens of other PDF problems. Now PitStop Pro 12 adds advanced new image and blend adjustment tools that enable easy lastminute corrections to individual image items, multiple images or all images within a PDF page or document.

“At Enfocus we take pride in listening to what customers have to say,” says

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This new functionality also allows spacing between selected elements to be equalized or standardized.

Andrew Bailes-Collins, Senior Product Manager at Enfocus. “We have invested a lot of effort in surveys and ‘Voice of the customer’ interviews. From surveys and market trends we learned that PitStop users are mainly interested in new editing capabilities within PitStop Pro. In this release we have focused on creating new tools to support these needs. During surveys, users were able to rate newly suggested functionality and could tell us which features they liked most. Based on this feedback Enfocus decided to build this new version.”

New editing tools in PitStop Pro 12 “With PitStop Pro 12, users can edit and correct images and blends without having to leave PitStop Pro and go into an external editor such as Photoshop® or Illustrator®,” says Bailes-Collins. “Once changes are made to images, you can immediately preview the results, saving you crucial time when it matters.”

PitStop Pro 12 can even edit images that cannot be easily edited in any other way, such as those that include spot color, duotone, tritone and other Device-N color spaces. Image adjustments can be applied to single images, multiple images, or all images within a PDF file. The new image editing options are also available as Actions in PitStop Pro and PitStop Server, so they can be added to Preflight Profiles or Action Lists to automate repetitive image corrections for your own production requirements.

Overview of new editing tools (*): - Image curve editor - Brightness/contrast adjustment - Unsharp Masking (USM) - Blend editor Besides the new editing tools, PitStop Pro 12 introduces a new ‘group/ungroup’ functionality to make overall editing much easier and more efficient.

New features in PitStop Server 12 PitStop Server is intended for automatic preflight and correction of PDF files as they are received by publishers or print service providers. The new PitStop Server 12 now uses the industry standard Adobe® transparency flattening engine.

This ensures consistency with flattening performed externally in Adobe® Creative Suite®, Acrobat® Distiller® or APPE pre-press workflows.

It also benefits from the extended image enhancement features of PitStop Pro 12. The new PitStop Server 12 is supplied with two new automatic image enhancement Actions: Brightness/ Contrast and Unsharp Masking. It can also use recorded image curve editing Actions from PitStop Pro. Both Windows and Mac OS X versions of PitStop Server 12 are now fully 64bit enabled, which allow them access to the maximum amount of RAM available on the processing platform. This is important for faster processing of very large or complex PDF files.

Both PitStop Pro and Server 12 gain Brazilian Portuguese as an additional language option. This is available in both the menus and the Preflight Reports.

Availability and price PitStop Pro 12 and PitStop Server 12 will be released in September 2013.

Beginning immediately, users purchasing or upgrading to PitStop Pro / Server 11 now will be entitled to a free upgrade to PitStop Pro / Server 12, until the actual release date.

Get ready for the 2013 ASIAN PRINT AWARDS We hope to see you in Jakarta at the winners gala dinner.

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News SCOTTISH WEDDING At the Scottish wedding reception the D.J. yelled...

"Would all married men please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living."

The bartender was almost crushed to death.

SEX Condoms don’t guarantee safe sex anymore …..

A friend of mine was wearing one when he was shot by the woman’s husband.

New Book A man goes into Chapters and asks the young lady assistant, "Do you have the new book out for men with short penises?"

She replies, "I'm not sure if it's in yet."

"That's the one; I'll take a copy…"

Poor Lance Armstrong I think it is just terrible and disgusting how everyone has treated Lance Armstrong, especially after what he achieved, winning 7 Tour de France races, while on drugs.

When I was on drugs, I couldn't even find my frig’n bike.

Drive By A guy broke into my apartment last week.

He didn’t take my TV, just the remote.

Now he drives by and changes the channels.

Sick Bastard!!

The Agony of Aging On the morning that Daylight Savings Time ended, I stopped in to visit my aging friend.

He was busy covering his penis with black shoe polish.

I said to him, "You better get your hearing checked - You're supposed to turn your clock back".

SCAM Just got scammed out of $25. Bought Tiger Woods DVD entitled "My Favourite 18 Holes". Turns out it's about golf.

Absolute waste of money! Pass this on so others don't get scammed.

Sex Research (could be handy) If sex with 3 people is called a threesome and sex with 2 people is a twosome, now I understand why they call you handsome!

EASYJET Paddy calls EASYJET to book a flight.

The operator asks, "How many people are flying with you?"

Paddy replies "I don't know! It's your bloody plane. "

HOW LONG DOES A QUEEN LAST? Look below Well its 11 American Presidents!!!