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Full 2013 Asian Print Awards Winners, Gala Dinner

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Save an estimated 265 million liters of water in

next 12 months

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Photo Create reach the pinnacle of on-demand

personalized fulfillment operations

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Japan on the road to success with high-tech

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Thailand and India dominate AFTA Excellence

Awards 2013

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Successfully pushes the envelope for tea packaging

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Family, Business, and Labels

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KBA and Vinfoil develop compact cold foil system

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Epson Forays Into Textile With New Dye-Sub Printers

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Beijing Daily moves into commercial printing with

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Returning Champions, Thailand, Dominates the Asian Print Awards 2013 Thailand relived its 2012 reign to lead the Asia Pacific pack as it swept 25 wins. India came up close behind at second place with 17 awards, while Hong Kong amassed 14 wins. Sha Jumari reports.

Over 500 key industry players from around the region gathered at the ballroom of the Prince Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the Asian Print Awards Gala Night. This year marks the 11th anniversary of the annual awards ceremony since it kicked off in 2003.

Though not as astounding as last year’s 32-win streak, Thailand continued to emerge victorious at the Asian Print Awards. Sirivatana Interprint PCL and Benjamit Packaging Co., Ltd accumulated three awards each; the

latter also receiving the GMG Platinum Sponsor Award for Best in Packaging, Printing & Converting. Thailand was the sole winner in the Packaging category, with Modern Film Center Co., Ltd taking home the Bronze. In total, the country took home two Platinum Sponsors, five Golds, seven Silvers and 11 Bronze awards.

It was a big night for India, which bagged 17 impressive awards, up five from last year’s 11 wins. India’s golden boy Pragati Offset Pvt. Ltd, chalked up seven wins, making the bulk of

India’s share of awards. The company also defended their title for the CGS Platinum Sponsor Award for Best Application of Creative Colour, having won the award in 2012.

With 14 awards under its belt, Hong Kong still proves to be an eminent presence in the print industry. Hong Kong’s C & C Joint Printing (HK) Co., accrued three Golds and two Silver awards, along with Heidelberg’s Best in Sheetfed Offset Printing, which the company also won the year before.

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Management/General Singapore’s BusAds Pte Ltd entered the competition for the second time and took home the Gold for the Digital Outdoor, Large Format & Signage Category, moving up from last year’s maiden Silver win. Additionally, the company won EFI’s Best in Digital Wide/Superwide Format award.

A notable mention is Pakistan’s inaugural participation and following win in the ceremony. Pakistan-based Adsells Group of Companies was awarded the Silver prize for the Digital

Outdoor, Large Format & Signage Category.

Sri Lanka came back from last year’s only Bronze win to score three awards.

Representing the nation, Gunaratne Offset (Pvt) Ltd took home Sri Lanka’s first ever Gold in the competition, along with two Bronze awards.

Book & Story made bigger waves this year on the Digital platform. The company not only repeated their 2012 Gold wins in the Book Printing and

Multi-Piece Productions & Campaigns categories, but also managed yet another Gold in Calendars & Photobooks and a Bronze for Catalogues, Booklets & Brochures. The Indonesia-based company also accepted the honour of the Gold East Paper Judges Award.

Book & Story’s submission for the Book Printing category was deemed parallel to top quality offset printing by the judging panel; an astounding achievement, considering their use of copier machines.

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Platinum Sponsor Awards 2013 Kuala Lumpur

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Gold East Paper Judges Award Presented by Derek Hu

Book and Story Indonesia

Best Application of Creative Colour

Presented by Christoph Thomnessen

Pragati Offset Pvt Ltd India

Best Use of the Digital Printing Process Presented by Mike Braggins

Standard (Chan’s) Co Hong Kong

Best in Web Offset Printing Presented by Stella Ng

Cyberprint Co., Ltd Thailand

Best in Digital Wide & Superwide Format Printing Presented by Steve Green

BusAds Pte Ltd Singapore

Best in Sheetfed Offset Printing

Presented by Thomas Frank

C & C Joint Printing Co., (H.K.) Ltd. Hong Kong

Best in Packaging Printing and Converting Presented by Calvin Ang

Benjamit Packaging Co., Ltd Thailand

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Best in Innovative Printing Presented by Lois Lebegue

EINS Corporation Japan

Digital Print Creative award

Presented by Nick Price

Braille Publishing Co. Ltd Korea

Best in Specialty Printing

Presented by Abe Takashi

CPRESS Technology Limited Hong Kong

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POSTERS, SHOWCARDS AND POINT-OF-SALE MATERIALS - 4 OR MORE COLOURS Gold Sirivatana Interprint PLC Thailand Gold Gunaratne Offset (Pvt) Ltd Sri Lanka Silver EINS Corp

Japan Bronze Silverpoint Press India Bronze Dongguan Yinxin Printing Factory China POSTCARDS, GREETING AND INVITATION CARDS Gold Taisei Futaba Industry Co., Ltd Silver Anaswara Offset Private Limited Bronze Pragati Offset Pvt. Ltd

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CALENDARS - ANY FORMAT Gold Jak Printers Private Limited Silver Pragati Offset Pvt Ltd Bronze Gunaratne Offset (Pvt) Ltd Bronze Asia One Printing Limited

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LEAFLETS, FLYERS, FOLDERS AND BROCHURES Gold SilverPoint Press Pvt Ltd Silver Manipal Technologies Limited Bronze Gunaratne Offset (Pvt) Ltd

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WEB OFFSET - COATED STOCK 70GSM AND ABOVE Gold Cyberprint Co., Ltd Silver Toppan Leefung (Shanghai) Co., Ltd Bronze Times Printers Pte Ltd

WEB OFFSET - LWC (LIGHT WEIGHT COATED) 65GSM OR LESS Gold Times Printers Pte Ltd Singapore Silver Apex Print Limited Hong Kong Bronze Times Offset Malaysia Malaysia PACKAGING Gold Benjamit Packaging Co., Ltd Silver Taisei Futaba Industory Co.,Ltd Bronze Continental Packaging Bronze Pragati Pack (India) Pvt. Ltd

CATALOGUES, BOOKLETS AND BROCHURES4 OR MORE COLOURS, >16 PAGES Gold C & C Joint Printing Co., (Guangdong) Ltd Hong Kong Silver Aksorn Sampan Press (1987) Co., Ltd Thailand Silver Supornchai Co., Ltd Thailand Bronze Jak Printers Private Limited India Bronzw Asia One Printing Limited Hong Kong SHEETFED MAGAZINES - 4 OR MORE COLOURS Gold Rung Silp Printing Company Limited Silver Percetakan Skyline Sdn. Bhd. Bronze Toppan Leefung (Shanghai) Co., Ltd Bronze Times Printers Pte Ltd

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BOOK PRINTING - LESS THAN 4 COLOURS Gold C & C Joint Printing Co., (H.K.) Ltd. Silver Jak Printers Private Limited Bronze Pragati Offset Pvt. Ltd

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BOOK PRINTING - 4 OR MORE COLOURS Gold Book & Story Indonesia Silver Soontorn Film Co., Ltd Thailand Silver Peachtree Print Indonesia Bronze Ideastore Limited China Bronze Tanabutr Co. Ltd Thailand LEAFLETS, FLYERS, FOLDERS & BROCHURES Gold Silverpoint Press Pvt. Ltd India Silver Adorama Pro Photo Lab & Digital Printing Indonesia Bronze PT. Synergy Innovation Printing (Printwizz TM) Indonesia CATALOGUES, BOOKLETS AND BROCHURES Gold Silverpoint Press Pvt. Ltd India Silver Jing Pin Dao Yuan Culture Communication Co., Ltd China Bronze Amarin Printing and Publishing PLC Thailand Bronze Book and Story Indonesia CALENDARS & PHOTOBOOKS Gold Book and Story Silver Banway Marketing Sdn Bhd Bronze M.I.W Group Co Ltd Bronze Garuda Book & Album

Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Indonesia

POSTCARDS, GREETING & INVITATION CARDS Gold Banway Marketing Sdn Bhd Silver Unicube Co Ltd Bronze PT Synergy Innovation Printing Bronze Colourman Online Sdn Bhd

Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Malaysia

POSTERS, SHOWCARDS & POINT-OF-SALE MATERIALS Gold Standard (Chan's) Co. Silver Pan Pacific Printing Co., Ltd Bronze Modern Film Center Co Ltd Bronze M.I.W Group Co Ltd

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PACKAGING Bronze Modern Film Center Co., Ltd

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Management/General DIGITAL OUTDOOR, LARGE-FORMAT & SIGNAGE Gold Busads Pte Ltd .

Silver Adsells Group of Companies Silver Image Quality Lab Co. Ltd Bronze Space One Co., Ltd

Singapore Pakistan Thailand Thailand

MULTI-PIECE PRODUCTIONS AND CAMPAIGNS Gold Book & Story Silver Benjamit Packaging Co., Ltd Bronze Aiska International Co., Ltd

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KBA Rapida 105 With Rapida 106 technology inside Robust, fast, versatile – and ideal for your market. Our all-new Rapida 105 represents the highest evolutionary stage in its class, with an array of features normally reserved for high-end presses. Based on the makeready world champion, our Rapida 106, it incorporates inking units that respond faster than ever, venturi sheet guides, a highline AirTronic delivery and a raft of automation modules.

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Digital Technology

Save an estimated 265 million liters of water in next 12 months Kodak’s SONORA Process Free Plate technology could lead to impressive water savings for the commercial printing industry. The forecast is based on new adoption data for the process-free plates, which remove the need for a plate processor in the prepress stage of a print operation.

KODAK SONORA Plates eliminate the need for water to process plates before they are put on the press, setting a new standard for responsibility in prepress in terms of water conservation. Based on sales projections, Kodak estimates that in the next year, use of SONORA Plates could be directly responsible for saving up to 265 million liters of water.

Despite estimates that only one percent of the world’s water is suitable for drinking, industry and agriculture, water scarcity has long been considered a problem relegated only to specific locales where climate or geography limit access to clean water.

However, it’s now predicted that even water-rich nations such as the United States could see a water scarcity crisis in 30 percent of its cities in the next

four years, and Brazil, the world’s most water-rich nation, faces water supply deficits of more than 80 percent. Both an increase in demand from growing populations and a lagging water treatment infrastructure in emerging economies contribute to the spread of this global issue beyond traditionally water-starved nations.

Water conservation has become a priority that every industry needs to address.

“In the print industry, it is our responsibility to save resources where we can and continually consider where we can use technology to best minimize the drain on those resources,” said Rich Rindo, general manager of Kodak’s worldwide graphics marketing

organization. “Allowing printers to take water use out of the process entirely introduces a new era of sustainability in platemaking. Apart from the chemistry and energy removed from the prepress process, the water savings alone is enough to make printers think twice about the impact they’re having on the environment with their operations.”

With traditional processed plates, water is used to run the plate processor and clean it after production, as well as to run a rinse/gum unit if baking plates. In addition, water is mixed with concentrated processing chemistry.

With SONORA Plates, this water can be removed from the platemaking process entirely, conserving a natural resource and reducing the load on water treatment facilities. SONORA Plates also hold promise for print operations in emerging industrial centers with limited or no water treatment infrastructure. Kodak is seeing rapid growth in SONORA Plate adoption, with more than 400 new and converted customers.

While water is essential to commercial printing industry operations, Kodak is also mindful of its own water use.

Kodak manufacturing facilities around the world closely monitor water consumption and have achieved a nearly 25 percent reduction in usage since 2009. Kodak has been committed to developing sustainable technology and practices to keep up with an everchanging world. With products such as SONORA Plates, Kodak is delivering on its promise to drive innovations that lead the industry. Visit www.kodak. com/go/sonora.

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Digital Technology

AT A GLANCE Industry: General Commercial Printing Business name: printed.com Headquarters: United Kingdom Website: www.printed.com

CHALLENGE Produce high-quality digital printing in an on-demand environment with tight deadlines.

Provide stellar customer l service, including a money-back guarantee, without compromising profitability.

Grow printed.com into a leading national and international ecommerce brand offering a diverse range of printed products

SOLUTION Two HP Indigo 7500 Digital Presses HP Indigo press 5500 HP Scitex LX600 Industrial Printer l HP Designjet L25500 Printer

RESULTS printed.com efficiently serves thousands of printers, designers and small businesses by producing varied, affordably priced, highquality products quickly, using HP Indigo and HP Scitex systems.

Consistent, high-quality printing on HP Indigo Presses supports money-back customer satisfaction policy while safeguarding margins.

Just four months post-launch, printed.com was printing about 3.6 million full-colour A4 pages per month with three HP Indigo Digital Presses. ecommerce customer base has jumped almost 500 per cent in one year, mostly since the launch of printed.com.

Photo Create reach the pinnacle of on-demand personalized fulfillment operations

Make it easy, risk free and affordable. These are the watchwords of printed.com, one of the UK’s fastest growing sources of quality printed products. As an online print ordering business, printed.com relies exclusively on HP digital printing systems

– primarily HP Indigo Presses – to print orders to exacting quality standards within tight turnaround times.

During Belmark’s 35-year history, investment in progressive technology has helped the Wisconsin-based company print effective labels and packaging for food and personal care products, while maintaining its lean manufacturing practices.

To stay competitive, six years ago Belmark advanced its printing equipment, adding HP Indigo digital technology. Today it produces pressure-sensitive labels and folding cartons using two HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Presses— along with a recently purchased HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press and optional Inline Priming unit.

Belmark added the HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press and its optional Inline Priming unit to enhance its ability to efficiently produce a wide variety of vivid pressure- sensitive labels and folding cartons, as well as further streamline its lean production practices.

Always forward thinking, Belmark is using its new HP Indigo technology to its full potential—and business is thriving.

Efficient production on diverse media Meeting market demands and achieving efficient, resourceful production can be challenging in the labels and packaging industry. Thanks to the HP Indigo WS6600 Digital Press—and its optional Inline Priming unit— Belmark can print on a variety of media, while reducing production time, costs, and waste.

“The Inline Priming unit has been a great enhancement to reduce the inventory we need on hand and to get materials to the customer faster,” says Schmidt. “It allows us to run more unique materials with very short lead times.”

“We offer an excellent proposition – a simple interface, unbeatable quality, and competitive pricing – so we need to use the best equipment, and that’s what we’re doing by using HP.”

– Ian Gordon, operations director, printed.com

Before owning the optional Inline Priming unit, Belmark had to send out substrates to be primed offsite—a process that contributed to longer turnaround times. The unit can prime standard or untreated paper substrates in-house—eliminating the need for pre-planned substrate preparation and increasing the selection of readily available substrates. “The unit created a leaner model for materials from our suppliers, to us, to our customers,” explains Schmidt.

The production efficiency offered by the HP Indigo WS6600 and its optional Inline Priming unit also align well with Belmark’s lean manufacturing practices.

“Anytime you can shorten the supply process, you’re taking a tremendous amount out of waste, time, any type of carbon footprint, and cost,” says Schmidt.

“The more waste you can take out of the process, the lesser the environmental impact.”

Outstanding print quality and colour The benefits of inline priming are not just limited to efficiency. The process also improves media for exceptional print quality, which helps the HP Indigo WS6600 deliver the sharp images and brilliant brand colours Belmark’s customers want.

According to Schmidt, priming inhouse is more effective than priming off-site. “There’s a quality enhancement when priming at the source,” he says.

Once primed and ready to print, Belmark can easily produce rich colours and images to meet its customers’ specifications.

“Our customers have extreme needs around colour, predictability, and repeatability, so we tend to put more colours down than other companies do,” adds Schmidt.

Exclusive to HP Indigo technology, HP ElectroInk enables high-quality prints, a wide and accurate colour gamut,

sharp images, uniform gloss, and very thin image layers. The seven colour stations on the HP Indigo WS6600 allow emulation of four, six, and seven colours—plus spot colour printing.

The press also supports white ink, which Schmidt says is important when customers request opaque tones. “In my opinion, it’s comparable to the print quality of an offset press.”

Easy-to-operate digital workflows “We recognised many years ago that the real advantage of digital printing would be taking steps out of the process before jobs hit the press,” says Schmidt.

Working toward this ideal, Belmark developed its Web-to-Print® and Webto-Web® services—online ordering, proofing, and processing services.

Today, these services allow large volumes of orders to travel directly to the highly- automated HP Indigo WS6600, giving Belmark outstanding end-to-end productivity and speed to market.

“We do zero paperwork here. Our

workflow is completely electronic,” says Schmidt.

Linked to Belmark’s online services, the HP Indigo WS6600’s print server is fully integrated with the Esko Automation Engine. This enterprise-ready solution integrates and automates all design and prepress activities into one workflow, enhancing data management and reducing operator intervention. “When you make the transposition of letters and numbers an electronic process, it reduces errors and increases speed,” says Schmidt.

Thinking ahead For Belmark, being at the leading edge of labels and packaging technology is a key component for success, as it provides the company with progressive tools to serve its customers. And the company plans to invest in new HP Indigo digital presses again. Schmidt concludes: “We’re very much a growth company, and we’ll continue to use HP Indigo technology as part of our growth strategy.”

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The employees of KBA Japan moved into their new Tokyo office in September 2012 making it the first subsidiary in the 200-year-long history of Koenig & Bauer (KBA) to be based in the Land of the Rising Sun. The team in Tokyo is being led by Kenneth Hansen, managing director of KBA Korea in Seoul. He has worked in the Asian graphic arts industry for over 30 years and is a valued expert on the Japanese printing industry with outstanding contacts. After only 15 months Kenneth’s efforts in Japan with KBA sheetfed offset presses have begun bearing fruit. Long and highly automated high-tech presses from KBA are proving particularly popular.

So far four Rapidas have been installed in Japanese printing firms or are on their way there. Especially the world makeready champions Rapida 106 and Rapida 145 have generated a great deal of interest and can now be seen live in operation.

Long Rapida 106 at Taisei in Tokyo Japan, which ranks among the top five printing press markets in the world, has long been a blank spot on the KBA map. In the past only publication rotogravure and web offset presses for telephone directories were delivered. Therefore Kenneth Hansen carefully planned KBA’s entry into this market. The Japanese team received comprehensive training before prominent packaging printer Taisei in Tokyo flipped the switch on the first Rapida 106 at the beginning of 2013.

The press features eight printing units, simultaneous plate changing, packages for foil and board handling, capabilities for UV mixed operation and a cold-foil

A highly automated KBA Rapida 106 with comprehensive kit for inline finishing has been in action at prominent packaging printer Taisei Co. Ltd. in Tokyo since spring 2012 module. In addition, the employees in Japan are supported by their colleagues from Korea and Germany with regard to commissioning and service activities.

Rapida 145 for Kinsei Printing in Osaka Following initial successes of the medium-format Rapida 106 with packaging printers, the first Japanese commercial printer recently opted for a large-format press. Kinsei Printing in Osaka ordered a Rapida 145 with six printing units, simultaneous plate changing (DriveTronic SPC) and a maximum output of 17,000sph.

Kinsei Printing is a commercial printer

Commercial printer Kinsei Printing decided not to choose a coater to go with its six-colour Rapida 145. However, the press features simultaneous plate changing (DriveTronic SPC) ensuring the economical production of small runs

specialising in large-format, high-quality printing of maps, books, brochures, calendars and posters. President Morikiyo Nosaki states that the KBA Rapida 145 with its combination of outstanding speed, quick turnaround times and high quality is a perfect match for his customers and his company.

Morikiyo Nosaki: “After a series of print tests we had no doubt that this machine will carry us well into the future and make Kinsei able to meet the demands of the market segments it is in, in addition to supporting our expansion. None of the other manufacturers came close to meeting our ambitious demands, but KBA’s Rapida 145 exceeded them. I now know why KBA is the undisputed world market leader in large format.”

The Kinsei plant in Osaka only operates large-format presses and until now has had presses from Mitsubishi, Komori and manroland. Installation of the new KBA Rapida 145 will begin in spring 2014.

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Thailand and India dominate AFTA Excellence Awards 2013 The AFTA Excellence Awards went for its 12th run on 15th November 2013 in Manila. While the usual suspects bagged the usual accolades, one actually did the same for the six consecutive year.

At the Dusit Thani hotel in Manila, over, 300 guests from the flexographic industry in Asia congregated to witness not only the reinforcement of alreadyastounding standards in packaging, but also acknowledge new contenders who just might join the ranks of the elite in the game.

Alf Carrigan, Chairman of the Independent Judging Committee, shared in his opening speech: “There are significant improvements in the print qualities of entries this year.

The judges were heartened to see contenders taking more pride in their work; the time and effort spent to assess and place entries are nothing less than worthwhile.”

Thailand and India dominated the ring with nine and seven wins respectively.

India’s tightest contenders – but now Vietnam, Sri Lanka and others are quickly raising the quality bar and soon will be winning gold medals.

One Indonesian company, PT Bentoel Prima, went on stage many times, scooping wins out of win,

It was also announced that at the successful conference that was held on the 14-15th the association along with

its member partners managed to raise a total of US$17,000.00, which was presented to the Philippines Red Cross by all members who went on stage for a group photograph. The moneys raised was sent to the Red Cross headquarters to be distributed to help with aid for the many thousands of people who were effected by super typhoon Yolanda that only hit a few days before the conference started.

Paul Callaghan Chairman of AFTA congratulated each and every company/ person on stage after a minute’s silence to reflect on the devastation that ripped much life’s apart. he also has asked to stay one more term as Chairman after this outpouring of generosity for the people who needed help

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Successfully pushes the envelope for tea packaging Infusion GB, a leading tea packaging manufacturer, is printing directly onto enveloped tea bags for the first time, following its investment in three Domino G220i thermal ink jet printers.

Peter Barry explained: “The other manufacturers struggled to get the print heads integrated into the IMA machine, and there were other problems in matching the line speeds and getting the ink to dry quickly enough.”

“When we change anything on the production line and restart the IMA machine it takes some time to reach full speed again, so the coding and marking solution that we chose had to synchronise with these warm-up speeds.”

The installation of the G220i printers presented a number of challenges for Domino UK and Infusion GB.

Gloucester-based Infusion GB, which packages teas and herbal drinks for brands including Pukka Herbs, Twinings, Tetley and Lipton, found that there was demand from customers for best before dates and batch information to be printed on the enveloped tea bags,

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Infusion GB also approached several other solutions providers while searching for the coding and marking solution it required. Domino, however, was the only manufacturer that was able to provide a suitable solution: its G220i printers, which had to be integrated into the IMA packaging machine, and its unique, ethanol and fast dry ink.

so that they could be sold individually or repackaged for the gift market. The application is also proving popular in the hospitality industry.

used by hotels are often individually printed, best before dates on enveloped tea bags was an application that we wished to offer to our customers.”

Peter Barry, Infusion GB Senior Manager, said: “While the coffee sachets

“We believe that being able to print best before dates onto these envelopes is a real point of difference for Infusion GB,” he added.

Infusion GB, which produces string, tagged and enveloped tea bags, required a coding and marking solution that could match the speeds of its IMA C27 tea packing machines, which produce 250 bags per minute.

It also needed a fast drying ink because of the way that the enveloped tea bags are packed in cartons shortly after being printed, meaning any information printed with conventional inks is at risk of smudging.

The company asked the manufacturer of its IMA machines for advice and was pointed in the direction of Domino UK.

Domino UK’s team of specialist engineers visited Infusion GB to examine the IMA machines and develop a solution for the integration of the G-Series printers. Due to the complex nature of the IMA machine, space was at a premium; therefore, it was decided that the best solution was to use Domino’s unique, low-profile compact print head. This ensured that the G-Series printers did not disrupt

or change the web path and that they printed as close to the bottom of the envelope as possible.

“Domino definitely had the edge in terms of the capability of its engineers, who were able to adapt one of their printers and create a new market for GB Infusion,” said Peter Barry. “We weren’t very clear on what we needed at the beginning of the process, but Domino’s team was willing to take the time to listen to our needs and tailor a solution.”

Infusion GB believes that demand for individually printed enveloped tea bags is set to increase. To meet the anticipated demand, the company is

planning to roll out the printing of the envelopes and is aiming to have best before dates printed on all of the envelopes it produces by summer 2014.

“With Domino’s help we have found a solution that the tea market has been struggling with for some time.”

In order to expand its envelope printing offering, the company is planning to invest in another G-Series printer in the near future.

“We have capacity for further G220i printers and we may well invest within the next few months,” said Peter Barry.

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Family, Business, and Labels How multiple generations globally are working together to manage and grow successful businesses in today’s labeling industry Infusion GB, a leading tea packaging manufacturer, is printing directly onto enveloped tea bags for the first time, following its investment in three Domino G220i thermal ink jet printers.

Harveer Singh Sahni and his son Pawandeep from Weldon Celloplast Limited in India, ETI Converting Equipment is based in Quebec, Canada. It is run by François Bayzelon and his son Maxime.

Each of these organizations are diverse in their history, their market focus, and their geographic location. Yet, they are united in one key area: they are run by multiple generations of the same family.

All over the world, family run businesses play a critical role in our economy and or society. Research done by the European Commission, shows that family businesses make up more than 60 % of all European companies and account for over 40 % of employment in Europe. In North America, family-owned business plays an equally big role, where over 80% of businesses are considered to be family owned. Until recently, nearly all the businesses in India were considered to be family owned businesses.

While these statistics relate to businesses in general, family owned businesses also play an important role in the labeling industry. “Family businesses are a dynamic part of our membership – in both the traditional FINAT association and the more recently established FINAT Young Managers Club (YMC),” says Kurt

Walker, President of FINAT. " We wanted to capture how two generations work together to make a labeling business successful for today - and for the future.”

FINAT interviewed two generations of FINAT/YMC member families representing companies in Europe, in North America, and India: Slovakian based Purgina is run by Stefan Kilarsky, his son Radovan and his daughter, Dana. Dana is also President of the FINAT Young Managers Club (YMC).

The German-based company Hagmaier Etiketten & Druck is run by Thomas Hagmaier, his son Rodolfo and his daughter Veronika.

Elvira Vidal and her daughter Bibiana manage Rotatek in Spain,

Heritage: The Foundation of Successful Businesses Pawandeep says, “The most important benefit of a family business is its principles and core values. For any company to grow, these have to be passed in the hands of someone who has understood the benefit of this from childhood.”

For all these FINAT family owned businesses, it is this value of heritage that drives the growth and sets the goals for the company. The result is a focus on long-term success even if that means sacrificing short-term gains.

The balance of long-term success over short-term gains was the experience at Purgina. The newfound entrepreneurism that came with an open market shortly after the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, resulted in an explosion of growth for the company during the 1990’s.

Purgina’s business grew at an exceptionally fast rate – from 1.3 m euros in 1991 to 6m euros in 2000.

Stefan says, “It was too much growth too fast, and the company had to put

the brakes on in 2000.” They then restructured so that they could serve fewer but better qualified customers.

This way of doing business reflected the value of the company and ensured steady, manageable growth for years to come. This focus on long-term growth is not just good for the company; it benefits the industry as a whole.

on everything. All good people from the outside need to have the feeling that they can be successful and have a future in the company.”

Thomas stresses that for both family and non-family members, the emphasis needs to be on finding the right person for the right job. Right now, his son Rodolfo and daughter Veronika work

As Bibiana says, “The opportunity to mix different generations with different backgrounds and ideas is very important to a business. It’s also good for the industry because there is a continuity of the next generation coming to keep the business going.

Without further generations on board, many of these companies are forced to close.”

Despite their different backgrounds, each company interviewed shares one common value: the importance of honoring their company’s heritage and ensuring that it lives on for future generations.

The Right Person for the Right Job Finding the right people for the right job is critical to the company’s success – even if the right person is not a member of the family. For these companies, success means giving people responsibility based on their skills and ability, rather than on their role in the family.

Handing over a successful business to the next generation is a vital part of how these family- businesses operate.

In fact, it is a large reason they have been successful. in the business. “What future role the children will play in the business remains to be seen. What is being done now must be proven. My goal is to gradually delegate more and more responsibility to my employees and to my children. But that isn't easy.

Gaining experience takes time, and more responsibility isn’t for everyone.”

Stefan and Dana say that at Purgina, they welcome the mix of family and non-family employees, though it is critical to build a good working relationship with non-family members.

“The most dangerous situation in a family business is that all members of the family think they have a patent

In the end, the families say it’s about balance. Employees from outside the family provide welcome perspective and strengths that are of value to the company. But at the heart of the company, what sustains it through the good times and the difficult times, are the family members.

Innovation and Value Adding Services Innovation is a large part of what has helped these family-owned businesses to experience steady growth in a changing industry. All the families agree that as the next generation takes on more responsibility, they will bring new ideas and energy to their organizations that will undoubtedly lead to more innovation.

ETI is an example of a company that was founded on innovation. After leaving his previous company, François spent two years developing Cohesio technology. Cohesio enables printers to manufacture their own PS labels or their own rolls of PS material. This development led to the formation of ETI, which has continually evolved and grown under his leadership.

As ETI plans for the handover, François’ son Maxime is actively selling and hearing what the market needs, and bringing new ideas to how the company can grow and prosper in the future.

All of the interviews showed that the next generation has its own ideas of what innovations come next for the business. Some see adding new services, developing new solutions, or expanding into new markets. While their ideas are often tempered by the older generations desire for thoughtful growth, there is no doubt that in time, the next generation making their own mark on their company.

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Qualities of a Successful Transition In his interview, Harveer shared a quote from the Sikh religious scriptures that says, ”In this journey through the world, nothing is stationary, everything moves on.” Harveer added that, “Change is inevitable, and our generation has to accept that. When we do, transition will be painless, satisfying, and smooth.”

His philosophy on change is one that is echoed by other families. An openness to change – for both generations – is good for the business and good for the family. Yet, any time you have one generation letting go of their responsibility and the next generation picking up responsibility, there are bound to be disagreements. It’s how these disagreements get resolved that will make a difference for the family and the business.

As Thomas says, “The foundation for bringing the next generation into a business is trust. There will always be some conflicts with the younger generation, but finding time for each other and doing things that create a bond can help avoid serious conflicts.”

"Trust and respect at Purgina goes both ways", says Dana. "Listen to the 'experienced generation', use your gained knowledge of today, listen and most importantly, discuss the issues together."

According to Maxime, for their business, the transition is seen as a benefit for both generations. “I am still benefiting a great deal from the experience of my father. I still have much to learn, and I am glad to have him by my side. And as for him, everything I do means he has to do less, so he can spend more time on activities outside of the business.”

Doing less is also something that Thomas is looking forward to –

eventually. “In five year’s time, I can imagine being slightly less involved in the day-to-day running of the business and having a more advisory role. But at the moment, I can't imagine a life without labels.”

The tradition of having two generations successfully involved in the management of a business extends also to Lejeune Association Management, the professional services company that oversees the FINAT association.

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Lejeune. He took over the business 15 years ago from his father, Mans Lejeune, who previously ran the FINAT association and had done so for 28 years. Jules also has two sisters, Astrid and Lisanne who look after other associations within their company. Jules says, "Our family business and FINAT have a 40 year history of working together, so these stories are especially close to my heart.

I am proud to have shared this history and the family business experience with FINAT members."

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Six Strategies That Make Family Business in the Labeling Community A Success A Value of Heritage Everyone holds a strong belief in their corporate history. They have learned from the successes and disappointments the business has experienced along the way. The next generation sees it as an honor to take this heritage into the future.

Communication Successful family businesses have open lines of communication between the generations and with the employees of the company. It enables a successful generational transfer when the time comes.

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Long Term View Family owned businesses want to be sure that they pass along a thriving company to the next generation. As a result, they focus their efforts on strategies that generate long-term success rather than short-term gains.

Innovation Family owned businesses have a strong history of innovation and they continue to look for new ways to solve business problems and offer new solutions. This innovation is balanced with the more thoughtful, planned pace of growth that is also part of the family business culture.

The Right Person for the Right Job While family is obviously an important part of the business, family members aren’t the only people who hold leadership positions. Key roles – whether for family members or people outside the business - are given to individuals based on their own skills and accomplishments.

Openness to Change With generations working side-by-side, there is a known culture of change that is a part of these organizations. Having an openness to change and embracing what comes next makes both generations – and the business – successful.

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Space-saving: The whole system, including the crane, is fitted above the inking units of the Rapida 106

View of the ColdFoil Micro SF110 GF from the feeder side

KBA and Vinfoil develop compact cold foil system The ColdFoil Infigo SF110 module has been an integral part of the KBA sheetfed offset product range for a number of years. It is already in use in print companies all over the world.

Now, Vinfoil and KBA have once again pooled resources to develop a trimmed-down version of their proven cold foil system, the Micro SF110 GF. It has been conceived as a simple-tohandle, compact alternative for highquality foil transfer, with which the growing demand for stylish product refinement can also be satisfied by users on a tighter budget.

The market for gloss foil transfer is growing. More and more brand-name manufacturers are looking for ways to lend their products an unmistakable, exclusive appearance – for example through the use of metallic effects.

Today, cold foil transfer is even being used for brochures, as a means to help them stand out from the crowd. Cold foil is here able to play out a major advantage over hot-foil stamping, as

inline production on an offset press is more efficient and thus cost-effective.

They run at higher speeds, even shorter runs become profitable, and no expensive tools are required.

Cold foil systems for every application The cold foil module ColdFoil Infigo SF110 has been a product of choice on the market for gloss offset foil transfer for several years. Packaging printers all over the world have integrated modules into their Rapida sheetfed offset presses to realise high-quality foil applications inline. Many are using the system on a daily basis, and that at top printing speeds up to 18,000 sheets per hour – performance which definitely merits a world record for this type of finishing.

There are numerous print companies, however, who would like to offer gloss

foil transfer, but do not have enough corresponding jobs to work with cold foil every day. With the Micro SF110 GF, KBA is now able to offer such users a perfect solution. The new cold foil module is a compacter, space-saving version of the ColdFoil Infigo SF110 which – with a slightly lower level of automation – offers the same first-class quality, robustness and reliability as the present system. The Micro SF110 is intended for printers whose job structures require occasional production with cold foil refinement.

Simple handling Vincent van der Heijden, the founding father of manufacturer Vinfoil: “We are naturally using certain proven elements of the Infigo in the Micro version, but the Micro is otherwise a new development from the ground

up.” One particular characteristic of the ColdFoil Micro SF110 GF is its compact design. As the foil reels are positioned above the printing units, the module is also a very practical option for smaller print companies with limited floor space. Even so, the Micro SF110 GF handles reels with up to 10,000 metres of cold foil. And it runs just as fast as the Rapida press, namely at the highest speeds.

Rapida presses with the ColdFoil Micro SF110 GF module are fitted with a crane for handling of the full and empty reels.

This allows reel replacement without physical effort. The remote control unit for opening and closing of the

shaft locks also renders an additional walkway superfluous. Accessibility to the inking units is not restricted in any way.

Constant high quality The lightweight tensioning and friction shafts are driven by a servo motor and were selected specifically for the Micro SF110 GF. They are especially simple to handle. Print companies acquainted with the heavy shafts typically encountered will immediately appreciate the difference. The servo drive permits extremely exact synchronisation of the foil web to the running speed of the press. Combined with the modern technology for web

The crane and remote control unit ensure simple and effortless foil changes

tension control, this ensures efficient production.

Just like the larger ColdFoil Infigo SF110 module, the Micro SF110 GF delivers constantly high quality. The use of servo motors precludes the need for dancer rollers. The sensitive metallised layer of the cold foil never comes into contact with any press parts or rollers, and there is accordingly no risk of damage. The result is outstanding print quality. Annoying contamination of the inking units with aluminium dust is likewise avoided.

Compact system with good market chances Johannes Naumann, head of the design office for half and medium formats at KBA, welcomes the development of the new Micro SF110 GF: “We have been working with Vinfoil for many years. The cold foil systems meet and even exceed our expectations with regard to speed and performance.”

Naumann sees good chances for the new product on the market. “KBA has a very strong standing on the packaging market. With the new compact system, we are able to offer our users real added value – an extremely modern, high-performance cold foil system.” A ColdFoil Micro SF110 GF module will be available for print demonstrations on a Rapida 106 in the KBA customer centre in Radebeul from the second quarter of 2014.

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Epson Forays Into Textile With New Dye-Sub Printers With an eye on a piece of the fashion and textile markets, Epson rolled out a new series of ink tank system printers in Singapore, marking the country as the third launch point in Southeast Asia. Sha Jumari reports.

Targeting new markets in the commercial and industrial printing industry, Epson recently introduced the SureColor F-series of commercial ink tank system printers in Southeast Asia.

Drawing on the company’s proprietary Micro Piezo technology, the new range of products is part of Epson’s strategy to make use of its existing expertise in commercial printing in order to reach out to new markets in the industry.

Singapore is the third country in Southeast Asia to see the launch of the printers, Thailand and Malaysia being the first two. Up next on the list for the launch is the Philippines.

“We estimate around 40 or 50 units to be installed in Singapore, mostly within the corporate and gift and merchandising industries. Around the region, we expect more than 400 units installed, with Indonesia and Thailand dominating the largest market share,” said Shaun See, General Manager for Epson Southeast Asia Commercial and Industrial Division.

The new printers in the F-series are the 44-inch SureColor SC-F6070 and the 64-inch SureColor SC-F7070, both roll-fed dye-sublimation fabric printers.

The printers are suited with the Epson Micro Thin Film Piezo print head,

renowned for its abilities to print at 720dpi to deliver efficient, precise and high quality outputs. The machines are the first dye-sublimation printers in the market to have every part designed and manufactured by a single company.

Customising Creativity The launch showcase was indicative of the company’s intent to break into new consumer segments in the fashion, arts and creative industries. Creative collaborations with Singaporean designer Max Tan and artist Isaac Liang and customised printed sportswear were presented to highlight the diverse applications of the latest series of

printers. Emphasis was made on the customisation potential of the printers, signifying the company’s focus on the corporate customisation and gift and merchandising industry for the new product rollout.

“Customised product printing has a higher rate of adoption in Southeast Asia. The monthly growth rate for us is at about 180% currently with main contributing countries being Thailand and Malaysia because of their strong domestic and export markets for custom printing,” said See. The launch also included the SureColor B-Series of large format sign printers and the SureColor SC-F2000, the company’s first direct-to-garment printer. With the launch, Epson hopes to offer a wider array of printing options to its customers by highlighting the cost-savings and productivity capabilities that the ink tank system printers can offer.

“The F & B series aim to extend crucial benefits of cost savings while maintaining consistently high printing quality to professionals and businesses.

With the commitment to empower customers with more choices, we are pushing the boundaries to provide products that are not only first in the market, but also the best in the market,” said Tan May Lin, Epson Singapore’s General Manager.

Textile Printing Goes Digital Worldwide, the textile printing market is estimated to be valued at $165 billion. Traditionally, the textile printing industry employs the largely preferred methods of screen printing or gravure printing. However, due to the proliferation of digital textile printing, dye-sublimation processes are becoming increasingly popular. A report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. anticipated that the global production of printed textiles to reach 27.8 billion square meters by 2018, because of

the increasing acceptance of digital printing techniques.

InfoTrends reported that digital print production represents less that 1.5% of printed textile volume. While this may not reveal the shift from traditional printing systems to newer digital applications to be apparent, the potential for growth is considerable.

Digital printing’s significant advantages over traditional methods of textile printing include faster product runs, being comparatively more eco-friendly, and using less energy, water and labour. Digital printing also allows for customisation, an added service that printers could charge for.

In 2011, 42% of the world’s installed digital textile printing is based in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Not surprising, since a majority of the biggest names in fashion are clustered in Italy alone. Asia Pacific exhibits burgeoning demand for digital print textile production, ranking second at 39%. InfoTrends predicted that the region would experience a growth rate of 18.7% by 2016.

Shaun See, General Manager for Epson Southeast Asia Commercial and Industrial Division.

Asia Pacific includes not only heavyweights China and India, but also two emergent countries in the textile manufacturing industry, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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Beijing Daily moves into commercial printing with China’s first Goss M-800

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Beijing Daily has installed a new heatset Goss web press as part of a strategy to diversify beyond its well-established newspaper production. In choosing the 32-page Goss M-800 press, the company has signaled its intention to become a leading player in its regional commercial print market.

models, to achieve a unique combination of value and performance. Multidrive technology, bearerless cylinders and a 12-roll inking and dampening system deliver premium print quality as well as a high level of flexibility for changing production requirements.

With the installation of a new 32-page Goss M-800 heatset web press, the Beijing Daily has signaled its intention to become a leading player in the regional commercial print market.

Featuring a four-pages-around by four-pages-across (4x4) cylinder configuration, the M-800 model is capable of printing up to 80,000 16page signatures per hour in straight production mode. The four-unit press system also incorporates a Goss Ecocool heatset dryer and Contiweb FD paster, as well as a Goss PCC-2 pinless folder.

Previously running an exclusively coldset operation, Beijing Daily produces more than 2 million newspapers daily and its entry into the commercial market is expected to reach a similar scale over time. According to Jia Fudong, vice director for the Beijing Daily printing operation, the M-800 model was chosen with production versatility in mind.

"The new press has already been called on to produce a wide range of products and formats," explains Jia Fudong.

"Demand for commercial products and heatset retail inserts continues to increase alongside quality expectations in our region, so we're very pleased that we decided to go with the clear leader in web press technology for this important step. Goss International's position is well deserved, not only because they have supplied precisely the right capabilities for our production requirements, but also because the technology is backed up with a level of local support that ensures our longterm confidence."

The double-circumference M-800 press utilizes proven design elements from other Goss presses, including Sunday

Tim Mercy, vice president of sales for Goss International, says the ability to print magazine, tabloid and other formats in straight or collect mode makes the M-800 model ideal for a company embarking on a new venture. "Beijing Daily needed a press that could adapt in line with the way the new business develops, while at the same time being able to maintain the high standards expected due to its established reputation for both product content and quality. This is also an excellent option for commercial printers looking to expand their existing operation as its four-around press format complements existing twoaround presses such as Goss M-600 and M-500 models," he adds.

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Next-generation ‘Scaleable Architecture’ platform for Onset UV printer upgradeable solution knowing it can change with them as their needs evolve, which has never really been practical in the industry before.”

New ‘future-proof’ modular platform design gives companies the power to evolve the productivity and colour options of their Onset printers on-site to match their changing business needs

Today Inca Digital announces the launch of a new-generation ‘Scaleable Architecture’ platform for the prestigious Inca Onset Series of large-format, flatbed UV printers which are sold globally by Fujifilm.

Onset Scaleable Architecture uses an innovative modular design, developed

by Inca, that gives Onset users the power to evolve the productivity/ colour specifications of their printers – on-site – to match their budget and changing business needs.

By designing a new modular Onset platform with the ability to adapt ink tanks, printheads, UV curing lamps, automation, speed modes, electronics and software Inca is setting a new versatility standard in high-end flatbed printing.

Onset Scaleable Architecture allows companies to keep pace with developments and maximise ROI. It allows them to tailor the best printer for their initial requirements, but with considerable flexibility to convert quality, speed and ink options

whenever they wish. For example, a company with a 4-colour, manual, 300sqm/hr (3,229sqft/hr), or a sixcolour, semi-automatic, 560sqm/hr (6,028sqft/hr) printer can add and swop colours up to a total of eight in a variety of combinations, including lights and whites. They can also boost productivity speeds in increments up to a maximum 725sqm/hr (7,803sqft/hr) as their print volumes grow.

Furthermore, the new Onset Scaleable Architecture design enables Inca to streamline manufacturing and will reduce lead time from order to build by 25 per cent, allowing Inca to respond more quickly to market demand.

In addition to using Fujifilm Uvijet inks developed specifically for the Onset printers, they incorporate hardware and software technologies that have been developed by Inca to deliver industry-leading quality, reliability and productivity. These include: iNozzle mapping, sophisticated drive

Inca CEO. “Since Inca launched the very first flatbed UV inkjet printer in 2000, we have continued to introduce exciting new technologies that have transformed the market for digital print. This new-generation platform is another significant development and maintains our reputation as an innovator in the world of wide-format printing.”

and control electronics; a 15-zone vacuum table to reduce bed masking requirements and, consequently, setup time for thin substrates; a UV sensor system that accurately monitors printer condition; and substrate height detectors to prevent contact with, and damage to, printheads. Plus, Inca’s variable data Print Run Controller software module offers advanced job management and ReporterPro software gives users detailed information about the productivity of their Inca printers.

“Onset Scaleable Architecture is a dynamic ‘future-proof ’ technology that protects a company’s investment for the long term and provides a highly flexible production centre that can grow and change with them,” says John Mills,

“It’s no longer about buying an ‘off-the-shelf ’ product,” comments Tudor Morgan, systems marketing manager, Fujifilm Speciality Ink Systems. “Businesses can now choose a wide-format printer with a genuinely

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With the launch of Onset Scaleable Architecture there are many different Onset variations available. This gives the display graphics market a choice of productivities and qualities, and allows companies to pick the right model at the best price and performance for their business - with the power to evolve specifications if needed.

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NEWS Representatives of Singapore’s Graphic Arts Industry on a Study Trip: Taking a Glimpse Behind the (Digital Printing) Scenes in Europe An eleven member delegation from Singapore visited Muller Martini in Switzerland as part of a one-week trip to learn about the graphic arts market in Europe. The group was particularly interested in the saddle stitchers and perfect binders that finish both offset and digitally printed products.

The eleven representatives of Singapore’s graphic arts industry, including Dean Chong, Vice President of the Print Media Association Singapore (PMAS), Jason Ong, PMAS Executive Director and two SPRING Singapore (Singapore Government Agency) representatives, and several top managers from leading Singapore-based printing houses, saw for themselves in Switzerland, Germany and the UK how offset and digitally printed products can be finished efficiently and cost effectively. The delegation from the Asian city-state visited several graphic arts companies to talk with the owners about attractive business models and current challenges in combined offset and digital printing, including one of Muller Martini’s Swiss customers, Publikation Digital, which has a unique comprehensive system for the fully automated production of softcover books, i.e. the SigmaLine.

Demonstration of Digital-Ready Systems During the one-week trip, which was organized by PMAS and supported by SPRING Singapore, the group also visited the production sites of several

NEWS machine manufacturers to gain deeper insight into the printing and (inline) finishing of offset and digital products.

A visit to Muller Martini was included in the program. The three Muller Martini experts Enrico Farinacci, Hans Fehr and Michael Starford showed in demonstrations of the Presto II Digital saddle stitcher, the two Pantera and Alegro perfect binders and the Diamant MC bookline how Muller Martini's digital-ready systems enable offset and digitally printed products to be finished using the same machine.

Enfocus PitStop12.1 supports OSX Mavericks Enfocus today releases PitStop Pro and PitStop Server version 12.1, providing full compatibility with Apple’s recently released OS X v10.9, also known as Mavericks. PitStop 12.1 is available immediately, and is free to all current PitStop 12 customers.

PitStop 12.1 – full compatibility with latest operating systems PitStop-based applications are the industry standard for PDF preflighting and editing. PitStop is increasingly referred to as the “pocket knife” software, because it is the one solution that can correct typographic errors, change color spaces, and fix hundreds of other PDF problems, all within one application.

The release of PitStop 12.1 builds on the software’s powerful flexibility by ensuring compatibility with the latest Apple and Microsoft operating systems.

Fabian Prudhomme, Vice President of Enfocus, says that ensuring PitStop’s

are working very closely with several large retailers and brands to help them maximise its many benefits."

compatibility with Mavericks was an important priority for the Enfocus development team. He says, “The Enfocus policy is to wait until a full version of an operating system is released before we ensure compatibility. This allows for last-minute changes, such as those Apple undertook before releasing Mavericks. However, because Mavericks is free, we knew there would be an immediate demand by the early adopters who started using Mavericks before Apple made important post-release changes.

We therefore focused on expediting the coding, testing, and availability of this Mavericks-compatible release.”

Agfa Graphics to supply inkjet inks for digitally printed passports in Belgium Agfa's UV-curable inkjet inks will be used by Zetes Industries SA to personalize Belgian passports printed on two Bookmaster One systems from IAI industrial systems BV Digital inkjet printing is continuously growing in a broad range of applications with new printing systems from various OEMs and system integrators. Agfa Graphics is driving this transition with its high-performance UV-curable inks.

In addition to being compatible with Mavericks, PitStop 12.1 is also compatible with Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

PitStop Benefits, Including Breakthrough Image Editing and Missing Font Replacement, How to Get a Copy of PitStop 12.1 For more information on getting an upgrade to PitStop 12.1, please contact Enfocus at sales@enfocus.com or visit http://w w w.enfocus.com/en/pitstop Please note that older versions of PitStop will not be made compatible with the Mavericks operating system. Per Adobe Acrobat® system requirements, PitStop 12 will only support Adobe Acrobat® X and Adobe Acrobat® XI when run on OS X v10.9.

New packaging development ‘Lidd™’ set to revolutionise ready meal food sector delivering huge cost savings and environmental benefits LiddTM saves 10-20% on costs and over 45% on packaging weight for retailers and leading food brands HH Global, the global marketing services company, has launched ‘LiddTM', a patented and innovative peelable lidding film solution for ready meals. Eradicating the need for cardboard sleeves, LiddTM delivers major cost savings for brand owners while also maintaining brand identity and reducing the environmental impact of food packaging.

Developed by HH Global in conjunction with Parkside Flexibles (Europe) Ltd., unlike traditional ready meal packaging, the HH Global LiddTM utilises a two layer laminated film construction to not only seal the product, but also displays the usual printed marketing

information - allowing branding on the upside and nutritional information on the reverse. This innovative approach reduces packaging weights by over 45% and packaging costs by at least 10%.

This makes LiddTM not only a costeffective but environmentally friendly solution too. LiddTM can be used in any environment, ambient/chilled or frozen, on plastic, aluminium or paper/plastic tray combinations.

HH Global has been working with a major food group to introduce LiddTM to product lines totalling 100 million+ units per year. The associated packaging weight reduction from utilising the HH Global product is expected to be 600 tons per year, with an expected cost saving of nearly US$1,000,000 PA. Tony Massey, CMO at HH Global said: "LiddTM represents a quantum leap in

food packaging development. By utilising the new solution, very significant savings can be unlocked across all ready meal product ranges. As such, we truly believe that this technology has the potential to revolutionise the food packaging market, worldwide.

In addition to reductions in product weight and increased environmental performance, there are further associated reductions in product warehousing and transportation. What's more, the eradication of a cardboard sleeve from the production line also enables LiddTM to reduce traditional manual handling costs and bottlenecks.

LiddTM is a perfect example of where a relatively simple idea creates an innovation that makes huge commercial sense.

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In the first quarter of 2014, Zetes Industries, a pan-European company offering solutions and services for automatic identification of goods and people, will install two Bookmaster One Systems at its Brussels personalization plant to print the variable data of the Belgian passports. Both systems will use Agfa Graphics' Altamira Pack SUV inks, offering high image quality output and industrial printing reliability.

Built on its tradition in supplying tailor made consumables, its know-how in color and in industrial processes, Agfa Graphics is developing a wide range of UV-curable inks for a variety of applications. The Altamira Pack SUV ink set is specifically designed for printing on paper-based substrates (and cartons) with the highest image quality and crisp text reproduction.

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When shrink wrapped packs are marked with continuous ink jet printers, the printing system is typically located at the outlet of the shrink wrapping tunnel.

The ventilators positioned here (to cool the system) can generate air turbulence.

This may have a negative effect on the behavior of the ink jet system, potentially resulting in a dirty print head that reduces the print quality. In order to perform a visual inspection of the printed code, the operator must walk back and forth between the operating terminal of the shrink packer and the ink jet printer. the stock listed company DOCDATA N.V. The Bookmaster One performs the entire personalisation process in one pass, effectively turning blank books into fully personalized value documents using inkjet. IAI industrial systems certified Agfa Graphics' Altamira Pack SUV ink for use in the Bookmaster One. "Agfa Graphics focuses on being a preferred ink partner for system integrators which develop digital printing solutions for many types of applications, such as packaging, label printing, product decoration and security printing," said Marc Graindourze, Business Development Manager Industrial Inks, Agfa Graphics. "Printing passports is such application: unique in its kind but a perfect fit for our inks."

Agfa Graphics is rapidly expanding its position in industrial inkjet applications as a supplier of an extensive range of high-performance industrial inks produced in its manufacturing facilities in Mortsel, Belgium.

Reliable and effective shrink pack marking with Domino’s V320i thermal transfer printers Fast Facts • successful partnership over many years • V320i TTO-printer integrated onto a KHS Kisters shrink packer • direct printing after the web is spread • reliable and steady marking at variable production speeds • improved system accessibility - a horizontal, moving sled contains the bracket that includes the printers and web positioning module For many years multiple Coca Cola sites have relied on Domino’s innovative laser coders for primary marking. The printers are used for marking PET bottles as well

as the coding of bottle labels with best before dates and batch codes.

Up until now Coca Cola used ink jet printers for marking shrink wrapped packs. A KHS Kisters shrink packer cloaks 6 PET-bottles into one pack. The ink jet printers were installed at the outlet of the shrink tunnel.

In order to increase the stability of the process, the effectiveness of the wrapper marking and therefore the overall effectiveness of the shrink wrap packing; Coca Cola has decided to integrate thermal transfer printers.

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The TTO technology on the other hand is positioned directly behind the web cutting and spreading station. This has a positive effect, significantly improving the typeface without the risk of smudging.

In addition, it has the advantage – in contrast to alternative marking processes – that the shrink packer can be stopped immediately and controlled if a code is incorrect. This prevents the time consuming, manual sorting of incorrectly coded shrink packs. This contributes to a more dynamic production line, which in turn increases the overall efficiency of the shrink wrapping process.

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At the start of 2012, the site in Knetzgau decided to integrate two V320i thermal transfer printers to their KHS Kisters shrink packer. The shrink packer web runs at variable speeds, with two lines running at 40 to 80 sixpacks per minute.

A best before date is printed on the pack.

The signal to print is triggered via a print mark detected at the fork light barrier.

An additional web positioning module, including two vertically adjustable guide rollers, ensures successful marking despite variable speeds.

In order to provide operators improved access for threading in new or different shrink wrap packaging, the bracket including the web positioning module and the V320i thermal transfer printers - is placed on a horizontal, moving sled.

The data to be printed can be entered using Domino’s intuitive TouchPanel which is mounted away from the shrink wrapper. This allows the operator to easily see which print job is being processed and to visually inspect the product. This minimizes potential errors.

The integrated label design software that allows for individual configuration of a print job facilitates the design of layouts on-site.

Esko Full HD Flexo and Equinox prove to be award- winning solutions for Uniflex Esko proudly congratulates its customer JV Uniflex for winning the Supreme Award at the recent FlexoTech International Print & Innovations Awards 2013 with its «Moskovskiy Kartofel» entry.

The same entry also won the 'Flexo job previously printed by another process' category. "We are incredibly pleased with this prize. It's like the Oscars for printing," says Eugene Lungin, head of prepress at Uniflex. "It demonstrates our advances in flexo printing, a breakthrough which was possible thanks to the Esko products we implemented – Esko Full HD Flexo and Equinox color technology. We aim to transfer our jobs from rotogravure and offset to flexo, and Esko's technology allows us to do so."

Founded in 1996, Uniflex today is one of the biggest flexo packaging and selfadhesive label specialists serving Russia,

NEWS Kazakhstan and the Ukraine Industry recognition for flexo print quality that rivals gravure and offset As many as 15 awards were given to leading innovators in the flexo industry.

The Supreme Award was won by JV Uniflex for its «Moskovskiy Kartofel» entry. "This category shows how the old limitations of flexo have been confined to history. The process now offers all that brand owners could want and this Supreme Winner takes flexo print quality significantly beyond that of gravure.

A truly deserving winner," stated the judges.

Looking back, Lungin comments on the job: "Our customer sent us the «Moskovskiy Kartofel» sample package produced with gravure. The goal was to reproduce it with flexo. By applying Esko Full HD Flexo and Equinox technology we reached such a bright, accurate and deep image that our customer prefers the flexo print to his gravure sample."

Innovation, a ticket to success "This great quality improvement was possible thanks to combination of Esko Full HD Flexo, applied on photopolymer plates with the special composition of not only plain dots but also traditional round dots, and the unique Equinox technology for expanded gamut printing," explains Lungin. By extensively using the possibilities of Equinox, Uniflex is able to reproduce a spot color while maintaining the visual brand identity, and in addition, substantially expand the gamut of the

image exactly where it is required. "With Equinox, we added one more color to the «Moskovskiy Kartofel» image to make it brighter, richer and with more contrast," says Lungin.

Uniflex has always been at the forefront of innovation. It was the first company in CIS to install Esko Full HD Flexo.

"We trust Esko and see big potential in its solutions and technologies. As soon as we learned about Full HD Flexo, we decided to buy it, although it was the first commercial installation in the world.

Pioneer work always contains a risk but brings greater rewards. This award is the proof of that," enthuses Lungin.

Command win "We congratulate Uniflex for its breakthrough and are very proud with the recognition of their work and of our Full HD Flexo technology," comments Andrey Bataev, Esko’s General Manager Russian Federation & CIS. "Esko and Uniflex have an excellent, long-term relationship. Uniflex is more then a customer, they are a strategic partner because of our common goal – improving flexo print quality and pushing flexo printing to new production standards.

Esko sets the trend, and it is great to see Uniflex successfully putting it into practice."

According to Bataev, there is growth in the consumer goods market in Russia and CIS. He also notes increases in imports by local producers. This results in a greater volume of packages with more diversification and quality requirements.

Press runs are getting shorter, which makes gravure an expensive option.

Many customers who were using gravure for their work are now looking at what flexo can offer. New flexo capabilities like Full HD Flexo and Equinox allow to produce highly qualitative and attractive packages combined with reduced production costs.

"Uniflex’s breakthrough and success is not only made possible by Esko's solutions. It is also the result of well coordinated team work and Uniflex's professional skills," Bataev concludes.

"A technology can never work by itself.

To be a winner, you need to use the best technology, have the right management, match your equipment, be in good shape and do your best. It's fantastic to see this all come together at Uniflex!"

Kodak Shares Expertise and Insight with Brand Owners and Packagers at 2013 AIPIA Congress FESPA Digital 2014 (Messe Munich, 20 to 23 May 2014) could mark a tipping point for the wide format graphics sector, with a survey of the FESPA printing community forecasting the prevalence of digital by 2015.

Over half of the 250 printers surveyed

by Infotrends on behalf of FESPA in Summer 2013 reported that wide format digital now represents more than a third of their revenue. In two years’ time, 72% of respondents expect this to be the case, with 54% forecasting half their business to come from digital, and almost a third anticipating that digital will make up one third of their income. The respondents to the survey spanned 53 countries.

Solvent and aqueous inkjet continue to dominate the installed base among those surveyed, with 48% and 43% of printers respectively reporting ownership of these technologies. However, eco solvent, UV curable and latex printing are gaining ground. The proportion of work produced using UV curable inkjet is forecast by the community to grow from 13.6% now to 21% by 2015, contrasted with a drop from 18% to 13% for solvent UV. This focus on digital is creating a positive mood towards technology investment.

Buying intentions are stronger than at any time since 2007, with 51% of respondents planning to purchase a new digital wide format printer in the next year, up from 37% in 2010. Evolving technologies are stimulating demand, with almost a third planning to invest in UV inkjet, 16% in eco-solvent and 13% in latex.

Buyer demands drive investment plans More than half of those planning to invest are doing so to achieve faster output, proving that productivity is still a key factor for printers. This reflects the fact that faster turnaround and just-intime delivery remain the two dominant trends among customer demands. More than two-thirds of printers say these trends prevail among their customers.

Other notable buyer trends are that 57% of printers now say their customers are demanding delivery to the point of need, while 48% report more complex logistics requirements. These responses potentially point to an opportunity for printers to extend their service proposition and offer a more complete print-to-installation service.

Integration of print with other communication channels is clearly taking hold, with 49% saying that customers are looking for more integration with other

media, and 42% citing demand for cross media devices to connect print with online media.

New applications fuel growth Banners (71%), posters (55%) and signs (53%) remain the top three applications being produced. However, textiles, POP, wallpaper/interiors, building wraps and ‘industrial’ applications are the fastest growing. 81% of printers report handling more textile work, followed by 71% for POP, 69% for wallpaper, 68% for building wraps, and 67% for industrial print.

81% of output is currently on flexible media, but 27% of planned hardware investments are being made with a view to printing onto rigid substrates, suggesting that this media mix will change in the foreseeable future, as POP, interior and industrial applications gain ground.

FESPA CEO Neil Felton comments: “Feedback from our community affirms that the transition to digital continues to shape the wide format signage and graphics sector, while digital technology also motivates printers to diversify into creative applications for customers from many different verticals.

“What’s exciting for us is that the responses indicate a level of optimism unprecedented since 2007, a year before the global economic crisis. It’s clear that innovation and the pursuit of new application opportunities are giving entrepreneurs increased confidence in the performance of their own businesses – which promises to give FESPA Digital 2014 in Munich a positive and forwardthinking vibe.

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