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Solution architects Press Reporting can help reduce costs and drive profitability Konica Minolta seals its first thousand installation in India CTPS Digiprints explores global opportunities Newsweek goes fully digital New dynamics into printed newspapers Canon clocks 100th imagePRESS C7010VP in India Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 52-4 HGES Success in Indonesia KBA sheetfed offset on the advance in the Far East Book Media Press installs first Heidelberg Speedmaster A37: Press for City Printers Red & Blue purchase second offset press SpectraLight QC and new training institute enhancement New legislation on cigarette packaging in Australia Greater consumer protection Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Diamant MC 35 Bookline Specializes in Diaries Strides in Australian market with two new installations Highly versatile UV inkjet printer Toppan Printing develops a laminated packaging material for food and medicines Labels: adding value to packaging TETRA PAK completes â&#x201A;Ź42 million site expansion in Singapore Meeting demands of the Australian Wine Industry. Industry news from all over the world Classified pages Last page just for laughs!

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Solution architects Unfortunately, it’s not the people conveying “box features” as many thought. Shanti Kumar, CEO of Sydneybased Quote & Print shares his sentiments with Print Pack Publish Asia. Many printers today are under the impression that the purchase of a press is the most expensive investment a company has to make. It does not help that banks are getting more stringent in their filtering process to grant financing to big-ticket purchases. The focus subsequently shifts to having to make the investment worthwhile by having enough business to keep the press running. While the majority negotiate global price wars, just breaking even adds to the agony. Shanti Kumar, CEO of Quote & Print, shares the same sentiments. He notes: “The top two questions customers ask today are ‘How much?’ and ‘When can I have my goods delivered?’. 80% of printers in the world don’t know their costs. Figures are spread across spreadsheets and never constant. If you don’t know your costs, you cannot manage your business properly.” He comments on the irony surrounding MIS (Management Information Systems) – many are more willing to part with their dollars on presses, not aware that managing costs is pertinent to remain viable. “MIS or ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), is basically managing your systems. Quote

Shanti Kumar, CEO of Sydney-based Quote & Print and Print’s MIS is very vertical and niche, and only for printing businesses,” he highlights. Started in 1981, and officially acquired by Kumar in 2008, Quote & Print currently commands the Australian market – a whopping 600 units, with some 50 sparingly across New Zealand, Southeast Asia and Papua New Guinea. In his fifth year into the business, Kumar is more than aware of what constitutes a good MIS. He illustrates: “Very few printers have really good MIS systems. Most printers have workflow software, which manages their RIP into the printer.” The misconception about MIS “There is a big difference between press manufacturers and solution architects. Solution sellers understand the company’s business, which transcends inventory control! The question is about cash flow and converting inventory into that! The sense of understanding includes print business and the owner’s mindset, rather than the mere selling of a press,” he clarifies. It’s worth noting software provides better control for businesses. However, what is the answer to “classified information”? Kumar assures, “There’s the flexibility of opening selected Screenshot.jpg: Potential profitability can be established at a glance with the Quote & Print’s MIS

modules to respective hierarchies. You can have people having access to specific modules, also blocked from modules that contain classified data.” When asked if he has to negotiate tough prejudice against the idea of MIS, Kumar surprisingly has different feedback. “On the contrary, we have no problems. Printers would speak to us if they want a system. They rarely want to change systems: it’s a massive operation to do a system change. I often show the customers the true cost of owning a system.” More than just software, Kumar illustrates the monetary overview. “There are about four to five costs to be considered. The initial purchase turns out to be the least amount spent, and that is the biggest deterrent. People often omit the costs of installation, training and modification. The last is especially essential since source codes are never distributed for such purposes. “The most expensive cost is bringing your staff to be proficient; it takes two years to have staff certified able to use MIS proficiently and enjoy the benefits of the system. There’s no problem talking to printers. Instead the biggest factor that hinders printers from adopting MIS is the assumption that “it’s too hard”. Generally if the CEO or the project manager is not using the system, the value remains unseen,” he explains.

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Press Reporting can help reduce costs and drive profitability In today’s competitive print environment knowing what your costs are and how to optimize the use of your equipment are essential in establishing sustainable business practices and ensuring the long term success of your company. With Heidelberg’s press reporting technology, print company managers can now decipher exactly what each print job costs to produce, in materials and in time. Being able to access this kind of detailed information enables companies to streamline productivity, maximize profits, reduce waste and deliver an enhanced service to customers. Under the Heidelberg Prinect brand, the company has developed a range of reporting options that utilizes existing operational data to deliver a complete picture on productivity and performance of existing equipment. There are three primary reporting options available to customers who operate Heidelberg Prinect-enabled press models; • Prinect Performance Benchmarking (mid-2010 onwards) • Prinect Press Reporting (2007 onwards) • Prinect Analyze Point (2007 onwards) Prinect Performance Benchmarking Heidelberg’s Prinect Performance Benchmarking was awarded the prestigious 2012 InterTech Technology Award presented by Printing Industries

of America. This global benchmarking service is complimentary* and enables customers to compare their Speedmaster presses online against other companies who are using the same or similar presses. Access is via a VPN (using a certified banking-level security protocol) to the Prinect Online Portal where all customer data remain anonymous, the only identification being the country in which the press is operating. Prinect Performance Benchmarking enables customers to assess their press against others to ascertain whether their presses are optimally utilized by using the worldwide manufacturing standard key performance indicator OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness). All reports offer the monthly average data for the press as well as benchmarking with the best in class and the peergroup average. “Through Prinect Performance Benchmarking customers can gain a global view and compare how their press is performing against their peers,” says Mr. Jochen Bender (Prinect Process Consultant) “With this online service customers can look at comparative presses to gauge their performance in a commercial context.

These are real figures from operating print companies. Being able to access this kind of information is invaluable particularly in today’s highly competitive trading environment. With this service customers can also look at other types of presses, such as perfector presses, to determine if this technology is more productive than what they are currently using.” He continues. “This is international benchmarking and I believe it is a fantastic service that we can offer, in part, free to our customers. All you need is an Internet connection and you can access information that could make a significant difference to your operation and productivity levels”.

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Management/General to gain a very clear picture on how productive and how profitable each job can be. These Prinect reporting tools draw on existing production data that has already been entered as part of the production workflow, making analysis accurate and easy and removing the need for anyone to spend time reentering information – it’s already there”. Mr. Bender says with today’s tight margins there is no room for guesswork. “I recently heard a printer telling a story about how productive his shop was. Before he had done any analysis he believed they were producing at a rate that turned out to be five times faster than what they were actually achieving. This is where anecdotal evidence can be very dangerous and why knowledge is power”. “Smart operators understand the value of data analysis. In today’s marketplace where runs are getting shorter, costs are increasing and competing media continues to drive down the price of print, it is even more essential to know exactly what your operational costs are. And with the smart technology behind our equipment the data is there ready to collect and analyze literally at the touch of a button.”

Prinect Press Reporting This 2nd reporting function forms part of the Heidelberg press option, Prinect Instant Gate, and enables production managers to generate a monthly report on each press that details the productivity and quality of up to 100 individual jobs. “In competitive mature print markets like Australia around 95 percent of our customers are using Prinect Press Reporting which is seen as an essential part of doing business,” says Mr. Bender. “These reports allow management to look at each press and determine how productive each operator is, what the quality control is like and where improvements can be made.”

Prinect Analyze Point An option of the Prinect Pressroom Manager software package, Prinect Analyze Point enables the print company manager to conduct deep analysis of the entire print workflow including historical comparisons and job-by-job analysis. Prinect Analyze Point evaluates all machine messages and manual shop floor data (including Postpress equipment) and presents them in easy-to-read diagrams. “With Prinect Analyze Point you can access a wide range of data and conduct more detailed comparisons on each of your presses and postpress devices to see where the gaps are and determine a course of action,” says Mr. Bender. He continues. “The technology that drives our equipment enables operators

While many companies employ video surveillance to monitor productivity, Mr. Bender says this is only a part measure. “This kind of observational management will tell you if an operator looks busy, but it won’t give you any detail on how productive the operator has been or how efficiently the press is running”. In conclusion Mr. Bender says, “The Prinect reporting solutions provide independent and unbiased reports and are easily accessible – all you need is a computer and an Internet connection. And because they incorporate a high level of graphics they are very easy to read. Heidelberg is happy to help our customers interpret their reports and make recommendations, but our experience shows the reports are easy to use and make life easier, not more complicated. Once customers realize the value of these reports, they wonder why they didn’t make the decision sooner”.

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Konica Minolta seals its first thousand installation in India Konica Minolta (KM) Business Solutions announced that one of its customers in North India would install Konica Minolta’s 1,000 print production machine, a C70HC digital press. HCL Infosystems, a (Konica Minolta) representative in India will install the machine. HCL has already installed over 400 of KM machines in India. Konica Minolta print production presses were launch in 2008 and according to Tadahiko Sumitani, Managing Director of Konica Minolta, the success of its machines in India is a testimony to the quality of print and the speed that KM presses deliver. “Throughout our long and rich history, Konica Minolta has been a global leader in developing best technologies designed to suit every print shop – be it saving on energy through development of the exclusive Simitri HD colour polymerised toner or the High Chrome technology, which creates amazingly

vibrant colours, striking graphics, and photographic images.”

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Sumitani also attributes the company’s success to its esteemed customers and partners in India. “This is a great landmark and we owe the success of this to all our esteemed customers and our partners – HCL, Monotech and KMI.”

“Service is the key to success in India. We have recognised the importance of service in India and would like our partners to follow the same path” said Raju Iyer, executive general manager for marketing. “We already have dedicated production service managers in Mumbai and Chennai, and we also have a call centre in Gurgaon. We have aggressive plans for strengthening our partners team to reach out to the customers as fast as possible.”

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Digital Technology 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 companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

CTPS Digiprints explores global opportunities 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-colour digital book production, puts CTPS ahead of industry counterparts. The company

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“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 “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 customised 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 realised 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 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.” 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 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.” 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 can produce up to 500 books per hour, including binding. substrates – making it perfect for CTPS cover production. “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.

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. “The days of cheap production in China are over. We also have a younger generation who don’t want to work in factories 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-toend 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.” Quality and colour 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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Newsweek goes fully digital Newsweek, one of the most internationally recognised magazine brands in the world, will cease publishing a print edition after nearly eight decades. The decision to go all-digital underscores the problems faced by fans, as more consumers prefer tablets and mobile devices to print in an increasingly commoditised, 24-hour news cycle. The final print edition of the weekly current affairs magazine will hit newsstands on 31 December 2012. The move was not unexpected given both the macro changes affecting the magazine industry and, more specifically, the comments made in July by Newsweek's owner Barry Diller, head of IAC/Interactive Corp, about the expense of producing a print magazine. Immediately after Diller's comments, Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of Newsweek and The Daily Beast, wrote a post on the magazine's Tumblr page titled, “Scaremongering," that sought to downplay speculation that it would go all-digital. Brown said of the decision to shelve print (in an interview with Reuters), “We started discussing it very fiercely and intensely in June. It's been in the works for a long time, in a sense. And today, we felt ready and absolutely committed to going the course we charted. “When I returned to print with Newsweek, it did very quickly begin to feel to me (like) an outmoded medium," Brown continued. "While I still had a great romance for it, nonetheless I feel this is not the right medium anymore to produce journalism.”

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treated the staff to breakfast, lunch, and dessert. Plans calls for the magazine to become a subscription-based digital publication rebranded as Newsweek Global. Its current 1.5 million subscriber base - a decrease of 50% from its one-time peak of 3 million - will be given access to the digital edition. A representative for the company said the cost of the digital-only Newsweek would be on par with current print price. According to the company's website, Newsweek's iPad edition costs $24.99 annually and a combined printiPad yearly subscription costs $39.99. Brown brushed off the criticism, however, saying that, "The Newsweek cover has become a game - people discuss it, share it, tweet it, it drives them to the content." Ultimately, the buzz the covers created failed to outweigh the $40 million that Shetty said it cost to print and distribute Newsweek annually. The figure does not include the cost of staff, offices and other expenses. Newsweek is not the first current events magazine to go all-digital - U.S. News & World Report made the move in 2010. And the demise of Newsweek's print product calls into question the plans of its competitor Time magazine. According to data from the Publisher's Information Bureau, Time's ad pages through June 30 were down 19% to 539 pages while revenue fell 14 percent to $176 million. By contrast, Newsweek's ad pages for the first half of the year were up 7.6% to 344 pages and revenue increased

13.3% to nearly $70 million. However, a source close to the magazine, said Newsweek's increases were the result of deep discounting, which led to higher volume. The company's representative said Newsweek offered discounts to certain advertisers, adding such discounts is the industry norm and related to volume, frequency, positioning, and other factors. George Janson, managing partner, director of print for GroupM, the media buying arm for the world's largest ad agency WPP Plc, said when his firm considers placing ads they do so based on the title, not on a so-called "category" such as newsweeklies. While there are exceptions, the magazine industry at large is suffering a fate similar to its book and newspaper print brethren: huge declines in readership and advertisers who are choosing to put their dollars elsewhere. Time Warner's publishing unit, home to magazines such as Time, People, and Fortune has also suffered declines. Revenue fell 7% to $1.6 billion in the first half of the year, while operating income slipped 60% to $93 million during the same time period.

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New dynamics into printed newspapers Axel Springer AG’s Hamburg-Ahrensburg offset plant has always seen itself as more than just a traditional newspaper print house. As well as increasing its commercial order book, it also aims to be more appealing to the media group's own publishers. It plans to realize these objectives by implementing innovative technologies, adopting unconventional paper and advertising formats, and printing products that resemble magazines or brochures. The printer's involvement in hybrid newspaper production is a key part of this strategy. One of its six COLORMAN newspaper web presses has now been equipped with a KODAK PROSPER S30 Imprinting System. This combination of conventional coldset web offset and high-speed inkjet printing – a worldwide pilot scheme – means variable data can be imprinted into static content without compromising the productivity of the web offset press. This unique set-up is allowing the company to add flair to traditional newspapers, and make them more attractive to readers and advertisers alike. Digital imprinting provides a way to ‘version’ or personalise advertising campaigns by enriching static content with variable information and pictures. In addition to simple options for local advertising with no plate changes, it also makes it easier to integrate print in cross-media marketing campaigns, helping brands to create tighter online and offline communications. Sequential winning numbers, variable QR codes, and different URLs or graphics, for example, mean no two newspaper copies contain exactly the same ad. Variable imprinting also allows newspaper publishers to run glamorous raffles for the readers of their respective titles, helping them to boost sales and strengthen customer loyalty. Offset and inkjet: a lucrative partnership Thomas Drensek, Head of Offset Printing at the Hamburg-Ahrensburg

offset printing plant, explains the company’s rationale: “We decided to invest in our infrastructure because we wanted to be more appealing to both our own publishers and clients in the commercial market. "We keep in close contact with our manufacturers, and it was through Kodak that we learned about digital imprinting. We originally considered it five or six years ago, when manroland web systems began carrying out inhouse tests. We installed our first KODAK Imprinting System – a VERSAMARK DH6240 Printhead – as part of an experimental set-up in the web press in 2010." In September 2011, the DH6240 was replaced by the new KODAK PROSPER S30 Imprinting System. The fastest model so far in the PROSPER S-Series family range, it delivers consistently high-quality results with 600 x 200dpi resolution at web speeds exceeding 900m/min (15m/sec).

directly alongside. The black density achieved with this ink on newsprint is similar to offset.

A KODAK CS410 System Controller manages the high-speed system and supplies it with print data. Meanwhile the variable information is prepared using KODAK IJ Data Prep Software, which it generates in IJPDS format.

Holger Benthack, Production Management Printing, outlines the basic specification for the imprinting solution: "For us, speed is hugely important because we can't afford for production to slow down. Obviously, we needed high imprinting quality – on a par with offset, if possible. Space was a consideration too – our staff needed plenty of room to operate the press. And from the customer's point of view, availability is crucial.

The PROSPER S30 Imprinting System supports variable monochrome printing within a 105.6mm-wide zone across the complete product cut-off length. Axel Springer uses the system with water-based Kodak pigment ink, which it pulls from 20-liter cubitainers

"The PROSPER S30 System delivers on all fronts. In the old days, digital imprints were only possible using the DH6240 System with 240 x 120dpi, at no more than 35,000 cylinder revolutions an hour. With the S30 System, we’re achieving 42,500 revolutions – the

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Another example is the large-scale campaign run by German newspaper, Bild, for its Hamburg readers over a period of several weeks in April to May 2012, which was designed to strengthen reader loyalty. In the ‘Cash Million’ lottery, tickets bearing a one-off, inkjetimprinted number combination were included with the newspaper at the start of the week. Readers were urged to compare their numbers with the daily lucky numbers, with a chance to win cash and non-cash prizes at the end of the campaign. A similar prize draw was organized in May 2012, when around 35,000 copies of Welt Kompakt were imprinted every day with the PROSPER S30 System. An exclusive prize code on the tabloid's title page held the key to desirable consumer electronics. The promotion was originally only supposed to last two weeks, but the publisher extended it by a fortnight because of the campaign's enormous success.

equivalent of 13.2 meters a second. Plus the higher resolution and the more vivid black are crucial advances." manroland web systems altered the web feed routes in order to integrate the imprinting system. And various web guide rollers and crossbars were fitted so the printhead and other mechanical components could be mounted. The inkjet printing zone is located exactly over a guide roller, guaranteeing a constant gap of only a few millimeters between the printhead and the web. In addition to the technical performance, Drensek is also looking into how the company can capitalize on the PROSPER S30 Imprinting System from a marketing perspective: “Obviously, we’re in regular contact with our own marketing organizations at Axel Springer, and we're also exploiting our links with creative professionals. We believe that any

long-term strategy we adopt should be developed in conjunction with the marketing department and highly creative minds." "We invest a lot of time in raising our publishers’ awareness about the benefits of ads with variable content. In doing so we can help them get a better return on their marketing spend." Hybrid creates high-impact marketing campaigns After extensive testing and with Kodak's support, the first real production run with versioned advertising got off the ground in October 2011 with an advert in an industry supplement of Hamburger Abendblatt. Each of the 220,000 copies of a Kodak ad motif were printed with a unique prize code via inkjet imprint using the PROSPER S30 Imprinting System. The code was the password to a lottery with a printer as the top prize.

Hybrid production on the web press will almost certainly be stepped up following such a positive experience. An extra twenty minutes makeready time are normally scheduled when the PROSPER S30 System is involved because the position of the printhead must be manually adjusted perpendicular to the web travel direction. The position of the inkjet image is optimized in the printing direction with the help of manroland web systems software: "We start by operating the press at proof-printing speed, then set all of the offset parameters and simultaneously pre-adjust the inkjet head," explains Benthack. "In the past, we've also had to include another stop for recalibration and the fine adjustment, but this won’t be necessary in the future." "Our initial campaigns with Welt Kompakt and Bild here in the Hamburg region were an unqualified success," surmises Drensek: "Thanks to the vast personalization options, this technology has enormous potential and has a major role to play in our future."

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Canon clocks 100th imagePRESS C7010VP in India Canon India Pvt. Ltd., achieved yet another milestone with the installation of 100th imagePRESS C7010VP in Delhi. Dharam Reprographic in Delhi becomes Canon’s prestigious customer for the 100th install of imagePRESS C7010VP. Launched in year 2007, imagePRESS platform was developed entirely within Canon, comprising of investments for a single product group in the company's history. Canon leveraged its foundations in imaging excellence to build this high-quality product, and has made a financial commitment to the challenging production marketplace. The imagePRESS C7010VP has been well accepted by the printer fraternity in India. The demand for digital print landscape in India is growing at 25% CAGR and has grown 30% in 1st half of 2012. With the 100th installation of imagePRESS C7010VP, Canon continues to redefine performance and expectations of customers -print professionals in commercial print shops, quick printers, in-plants, and CRDs. With the exceptional quality imagePRESS C7010VP is highly productive, reliable & versatile in terms of product capabilities thereby catering to all printing needs of canon’s enterprise customers. Sharing his views on this achievement, Dr Alok Bharadwaj, Senior VicePresident, Canon India, said: “It gives

me immense pride to announce the 100th installation of imagePRESS C7010VP in a span of five years. This is a testimony to Canon’s continued focus on innovation and customer delight. With imagePRESS C7010VP, Canon aimed at partnering with its customers to help them build their businesses with the use of state of the art technologies and offering them business efficiency and increased profitability.” “This milestone has helped further strengthen Canon's position as an industry leader in high-quality digital imaging. With this our first lap comes to end successfully. We are now gearing up to take second lap of next 100 in half the time. While first 100 came in 56 months, the next 100 is being planned in 28 months” he added. Speaking on this occasion, Puneet Datta – Assistant Director Production Printing Division, notes: “The Digital Printing landscape in India is growing at the rate of 25% per annum. Even though there are tough economic situation prevailing in the country, there has been robust growth in digital printing in 1H 2012.

“Canon for the last 2 years has established its market leadership in the mid end color digital press segment with its flagship products – imagePRESS C7010 VP and imagePRESS C6010. We would like to thank each and every customer on this milestone achievement of installation of the 100th imagePRESS who has partnered with us and shown immense trust and faith in Canon products and services.”

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Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 52-4 HGES - Success in Indonesia The concept of offering standard Speedmaster SM 52-4 color presses, manufactured in the new Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Shanghai (HGES) factory in China, has proven to be highly successful for the Indonesian market. Following the FGD expo in Jakarta in 2011 several SM 52-4 HGES were sold in sequence shortly after. One of them was sold to SupaPrint, a digital printer in Bali who bought both an SM 52-4 HGES and a Suprasetter A 52 thermal CtP package. Another Unit was sold to Trisakti Mustika Graphika, a security printing company from Semarang, who is impressed about the capability and durability of the press: “The quick change of plates is helpful, not more than 5 minutes and the printing result for solid colour is excellent! We already have 2 million impressions on the counter,” said Mr. A. Budi Wibowo, R&D Manager of Trisakti.

Mr. Sarwie Tan – CV. Tirta Kencana Within the last year five SM 52-4 HGES presses were sold and successfully installed all over Indonesia. Most of the customers opted for the configuration with optimized configuration, to keep the investment cost affordable.

changing jobs and excellent result. I should have purchased it earlier,” Mr. Sarwie Tan, the owner of Cempaka Mas printshop said.

Indah Baru Offset, an expanding “one-stop-print shop” from Magelang bought the SM 52-4 HGES together with a Suprasetter A75 thermal CtP

The first Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 52-4 HGES in Indonesia was installed in Pekan Baru at Cempaka Mas Solutions (Print Art). The press runs next to a Printmaster PM 52-4 and has shown good performance thanks to its standard Autoplate changing feature and the production speed of up to 15,000 sheets per hour. It helps to fulfill the customer demand quickly, following printshop motto: “High Quality and Total Solutions”. “The press is extraordinary, quick

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and Prinect S workflow software, this package allows the customer to maximize the use of Intellistart® the Heidelberg Press Center Software that ensures extremely fast job changeover procedures. “We have first looked at the SM 52-4 HGES during Print China. It is exactly the same than a German press. In that sense Heidelberg really stands for Quality regardless where the machine comes from,” said Mr. Hendro Subrata, the owner of Indah Baru Offset.

The latest SM 52-4 HGES was installed at Respatih Sahabat Sejati (Jakarta) just a few weeks ago, a Graphic Design Studio that always had problems with maintaining a consistent print quality and delivery schedule when outsourcing work to 3rd party printers. After short consideration Mr. Rama decided to buy a SM 52-4 HGES and now, after only a few weeks, the press already is producing high quality Printjobs 24 hours a day.

In closing Peter Janusik, Managing Director Heidelberg Indonesia said “Although the Heidelberg assembly plant in China was originally built to cater for the Chinese market, the quality of the presses and availability of a standard specification machine make it ideal for emerging markets such as Indonesia, where many customers are looking to step up from their earlier investments in GTO-52 presses. With the Indonesian print market currently going through a technology expansion, the SM52 has the right value proposition for many customers. As the industry becomes more competitive customers look more often to high technology new equipment, rather than secondhand machines in order to compete for business from multinational companies both in Indonesia and abroad.” Mr. Rama - PT. Respatih Sahabat Sejati

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KBA sheetfed offset on the advance in the Far East The dynamic Southeast Asian region is a growth market for KBA. At present packaging presses, in particular, are popular in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and various other countries. In this continually expanding market sector KBA has long since established a strong presence with its medium- and large-format Rapida offset presses for printing folding cartons. Asian printers are snapping up KBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new B1 (41in) Rapida 105, which is based on the same technological platform as the high-tech Rapida 106 and was unveiled in November 2011 at the All-in-Print trade fair in Shanghai. Its practical level of automation, ability to handle an extensive range of substrates and high production output of up to 16,500sph (with speed-enhancement package) make the Rapida 105 the most advanced press of its class. But printers in the region are also buying the Rapida 106 world makeready champion, half-format and large-format Rapidas. Thailand: packaging printers invest in Rapidas In spring this year packaging and folding-carton manufacturer F4 Kyoshin Proprint in Khlong Luang, north of Bangkok, became one of the numerous Rapida 105 users in Thailand. The configuration it chose was for six colours with a coater, a CX board-handling capability, nonstop facilities at the feeder and delivery, and a maximum rated speed of 16,500sph.

F4 Kyoshin Proprint in Khlong Luang, north of Bangkok, has a six-colour Rapida 105 with a coater and is one of the most recent users of KBA presses in Thailand Another new Rapida user, The War Veterans Printer in Bangkok, recently took delivery of a four-colour version of the Rapida 105. Established in 1948, the company is owned by The War Veterans Organization of Thailand, whose patron is the King. It has around 50 employees and mainly prints commercials, most of them for state institutions.

The first new-generation large-format Rapida 145 in Thailand was installed in August at Sahakij Packaging in Bangkhunthian, south of Bangkok. The six-colour coater press with extended delivery and hybrid capability for alternate conventional and UV inks is mounted on a 420mm (16.53in) plinth and has an automated nonstop facility at the feeder plus a height-adjustable

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The press operators at The War Veterans Printer are proud of their new KBA Rapida 105 2005 as an online provider of offset and digital print and since then has received a string of awards including the Enterprise 50 Award in 2010, the Golden Bull Award several times and the Konica Minolta Production Print Award. At present the company runs three offset presses from European and Asian manufacturers plus Konica Minolta digital printing systems. Alcohol-free print production, total environmental management, certification to ISO 14001:2004 and a product palette conforming to rigorous in-house ecostandards reflect xprint’s focus on green processes. Tung Lim in Selangor has chosen a new six-colour Rapida 105 with coater and board-handling capabilities. Shipping is scheduled for October. A five-colour Rapida 105 universal coater press has been in operation at Tung Lim since 2007, and it was joined by a six-colour Rapida 74 with coater and extended delivery in 2009. Back in the spring a six-colour Rapida 105 coater press went to another Selangor-based company,

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Book Media Press installs first Heidelberg Speedmaster Philippines printing company, Book Media Press Inc. in Quezon City, Metro Manila, has purchased its first Heidelberg press, a new Speedmaster (SM) 102 four colour (SM102-4). The new press joins a recently installed Heidelberg Suprasetter A105 CtP device. Benito Javieto Brizuela, Vice Chairman and Ma. Cherry B. Sayago, President of Book Media Press say the new press was chosen to enable the company to innovate and drive new business. “The Speedmaster press will allow us to meet the increasing demands of the market and help us to prepare for future contracts. The printing industry in the Philippines is very competitive, and the new press along with our CtP machine will help us to produce print faster and more cost effectively”. Book Media Press has been in operation for 23 years. In the peak season the company employs upwards of 200 people, and in the regular months around 90 staff. Its main clients are publishers, government agencies and advertising agencies and the company provides a full range of services from graphic design, artwork, pre-press, printing and finishing through to materials handling. Mr. Brizuela says Heidelberg’s reputation for quality engineering and state-of-the-art technology was a factor in the company deciding to invest in the SM102-4, and also the Suprasetter A105. “Heidelberg’s presses are known for their durability, high quality print and minimum downtime for maintenance. These presses are built to last and we have confidence that the new Speedmaster will meet our expectations now, and into the future. The same can be said for the Suprasetter also which is very easy to use and has fitted into our operation easily”. Since Book Media Press had not operated a Heidelberg press before, Mr. Brizuela reveals the company “spoke to other printing companies we know who are using Heidelberg presses to

find out what they thought of the equipment and also of the service. Their comments were very positive and helped us to decide if this press was right for our business”. The President of Heidelberg Philippines, Henrik Engell-Jensen said, “I am very pleased that Book Media decided in favor of a Heidelberg Suprasetter 105 and a Heidelberg Speedmaster SM1024 as part of their latest expansion program. We look forward to continue expanding the strong ties between our two organizations”. Increasing capacity for growth Many printing companies in the Philippines still operate out-dated equipment, which impacts their ability to produce print cost effectively and profitably. Installing new equipment allows for processes to be improved and increases a company’s capacity to take on new work and provide high quality service. Book Media Press will use its new press to produce commercial and government projects. Mr. Brizuela says the press will “definitely help us to gain new business and to take on jobs that we haven’t been able to handle in the past. The more automated our processes are the greater our opportunity to compete in the market”. The new press also fits into the company’s push to modernise its

facility. In May this year Book Media Press installed a new Suprasetter A105 CtP device to enable it to process plates faster and at a lower cost. “We were using CtP violet processing prior to the installation of the Suprasetter. The new CtP machine gives us greater flexibility to take on more work, as it is very fast and easy to use. And it is also cost effective”. From a productivity perspective the Suprasetter delivers faster make ready times in the pressroom, which also reduces the number of make ready sheets for each job. From an energy perspective, these units have very low power demands, and low heat emissions, so they are highly energy efficient. The Suprasetter solution is also ideal for print companies concerned about space as the devices have a very small footprint. And its plug and play concept makes it extremely easy to use. As a new customer to Heidelberg Mr. Brizuela says the company’s commitment to service and support is greatly appreciated. “Whenever we call for technical assistance, Heidelberg sends their technical staff promptly. They patiently answer all our inquiries even over the phone and are a good partner. It is very important that we can keep our machines in the best condition and operational and having Heidelberg’s support behind us is valuable,” he concludes.

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A37: Press for City Printers The story of one printer's very special role in the development of the Lithrone A37. And how H-UV became a part of the solution he was seeking.

Founded in 1946, Kowa Printing operateswith 'the harmony of peopleand technology'as its corporate philosophy and targets 'creativity in colour printing.' Although Kowa is not large, its employees take pride in using flexible concepts with reliable technology. In March of this year, Kowa introduced the first H-UV-equipped four-colour lithrone A37 to meet diversifying needs. On Press spoke with Hiroshi lmai, president of Kowa, Hitoshi Numano, general manager of the manufacturing department, and Hiroaki Tashiro, head of the printing section, about the background and effects of this investment. 'Defensive'capital investment by a city printer Kowa is an urban printing company. Since it is practically impossible, because of its location, to have equipment to handle all upstream to downstream printing processes, Kowa has concentrated its resources on the printing stage to maximize its strengths. At the outset, it printed mostly books

and art-related work, but now it is primarily a commercial printer. Since the early 1990s, Kowa has used four Komori offset presses - two fourcolour half-size machines and two four-colour full-size presses. Although Kowa was confident that it could deliver high-quality printing, customers' requests had become so demanding that it became difficult, with the existing machines, to meet deadlines and productivity targets while producing complex printed work. To overcome this challenge, President lmai started to review the production system six years ago with an eye to new investment. looking back at that time, President lmai says,"When the domestic economy was in a slump and the business environment was stagnant, spending on equipment was a great risk. But we needed a system that would give us confidence.It is absoI utely necessaryfor a manufacturer like us to systematically replace equipment. This was not capital investment to enter a new field. We needed to invest in equipment in order to defend our business."

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The first approach was to replace one of its existing 40-inch machines with a four-color lithrone 540. However, the new machine had a larger footprint, so the company had to deal with the space problem. The story of Komori's first: 17-inch Lithrone Because it was impossible to install another new machine of the same size, lmai almost gave up on the idea of replacing the other40-inch machine. Eventually he asked Komori to consider developing a press for urban printing companies like Kowa that have limited space. Komori initiated the development of a compact full-size machine by first meeting with lmai to understand his needs. He wanted a printing machine with high cost-performance that would be competitive in today's tough market environment, have asmall footprint, offer a maximum printing speed of about 13,000 sheets per hour, and have no extraneous features. In February of this year, the lithrone A37, a compact37-inch machine meeting a wide range of needs in the publishing and commercial printingsegments, was brought forth. The new model satisfied

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"H-UV solves all of the problems that we were experiencing,such as troubles due to powder, ink adhering to the reverse side of the nextsheet, qualityissues,and spacefor drying. Italso enables us,even in our downtown printing shop,to print with quick drying without worrying about power consumption or the installation of an exhaust duct. I decided from the beginning to introduce an H-UV machine." Hiroshi lmai, President

Mr.Tashiro comments, "It's easy to use and we appreciate its ability to cope with every type of printing. We usually run it at 11,000 to 12,000 sph, although this depends on the image and paper type. Since H-UV has freed us from powder problems and the bother of pile board insertion, it has helped our operators a great deal." Visible improvement in efficiency President lmai says, Nit'sonly been three months since the machine entered full operation, but we are achieving high print quality.At present, our production efficiency has improved by 20 percent, and we expect this to improve further." HThe shift from conventional ink printing to H-UV printing has created no quality issues, and ordersfor printing

on special substrates have been rising. The cost of UV ink is higher than conventional ink, butthis is being offset by improved production efficiency. I also believe that the decrease in operators' workloads will result in higher efficiency." President lmai says happily, "I think that we are probably the only printing company in Tokyo that runs two full size H-UV-equipped offset presses." His words reveal his desire to pursue further "creativity in color printing" now that Kowa has been made stronger by the addition of the lithrone A37.

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Red & Blue purchase second offset press Less than a year after Red & Blue became the first in Taiwan to install a Heidelberg Speedmaster CX102-5 colour press with inline coating, the New Taipei City company has signed for its second CX102-5 colour press. Red & Blue’s Mr. Shih-Fang Chen discusses the motivation for the purchase of these presses and reveals the company is already seeing a return on its investment. Red & Blue is a fullservice graphics and printing company that employs 120 people at its plant where it produces a range of graphic and print services from artwork to post-press. All functions are performed in house for its client base, which comprises advertising agencies, highend art book and magazine publishers, direct sales companies and government departments. Mr. Chen is the company’s Manager, Managing Department. “We are consistently busy,” he said. “That’s why we need reliable, fast equipment that

allows us to meet the time demands of our customers as well as their quality expectations”. Red & Blue’s dedication to quality was rewarded in 2011 when the company won a coveted international Benny Award. The Bennys, as they are known, are awarded at the annual Premier Print Awards held by the Printing Industries of America. In 2011 Red & Blue won in the Best of Category under Product Catalogs for the Mercedes-Benz The New S-Class job they produced. Mr. Chen said the company chose the CX102 production platform because of the “high quality and high productivity that is achievable with the press. We use this press for printing high-end art and photography books, catalogs

and magazines. Customers in these markets insist on the best quality. Many want an aqueous or special coating and the CX102 press with inline coating enables us to meet this demand with confidence”. He said the CX102-5 colour press with inline coating has enabled the company to “reduce production time and ensure quality. Plus the CX102 presses are at least 10% faster than our older CD102 presses, so we have already realized considerable productivity gains and expect this to increase with the installation of the second press”. Since the installation of Red & Blue’s first CX102, one client has already increased the amount of work it is

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new press, which is a straight press, will arrive in early 2013.”

Before the installation of the new CX102, Red & Blue’s plant was operating a number of old presses. Mr. Chen said the company decided to replace an older CD102 press with the new CX102 press, allowing it to capitalize on the productivity and quality benefits of new technology.

Mr. Chen said the new technology behind the CX102 press was “impressive. In particular the CX102’s Axis Control colour measurement system minimises inconsistencies in colour quality from job to job and run to run allowing for greater accuracy and high quality. And the CX102’s new generation design ensures more stability and minimises waste in production also”. Heidelberg’s Prinect Axis Control is the ideal colour measurement system for effective quality assurance in commercial and packaging printing.

“We are very pleased with the performance of the CX102, both in quality and reliability. Our experience with the first press has led us to sign for a second machine, which will replace another old CD102 in our plant. The

Since its release the Heidelberg Speedmaster CX102 has quickly gained a reputation for high productivity and excellent versatility. It can handle flimsy papers, stiff board and a wide range of plastic materials. Its modular design

enables flexible, customized machine configurations from conventional straight presses through to duo configurations with a coating unit before the offset units. From a finishing perspective the Speedmaster CX102 press is available to be configured to operate as a straight press with and without UV curing equipment, or as a mixed operation with conventional and UV inks. This flexibility means the press can be used to produce a wide range of inline finishing jobs including cold foil applications with FoilStar, an option available with this press. These properties make this press the ideal choice for packaging printing, label printing and high-quality commercial jobs. Mr. Chen spoke about the company’s relationship with Heidelberg. “Heidelberg has been our supplier for a very long time. Its services have always been the best in the industry. Whenever we have questions or need any help, Heidelberg always fulfills our needs. The relationship between Heidelberg and Red & Blue is not only the supplier and buyer, but also the longtime partners and friends”. In closing, Ralph Streng, Managing Director of Heidelberg Taiwan, said: “At Heidelberg Taiwan, we highly value our relationship with Red & Blue, as their constant drive for the highest quality and productivity helps us in our efforts to keep Taiwan at the forefront of innovation in the printing industry in Asia.”

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SpectraLight QC and new training institute New light booth and X-Rite Visual Color Assessment Institute aids manufacturers that want to raise the bar on visual evaluation of products distributed through global supply chains X-Rite, Incorporated has introduced the SpectraLight QC light booth and a training institute to give companies involved in global supply chains a superior way to visually evaluate the colors of samples for production readiness, helping to bring products to market quicker and reducing instances of waste. Responding to the needs of global customers, the SpectraLight QC reduces the rate of sample rejections at multiple locations by providing better consistency of light sources and standard conditions under which the color of products are assessed visually. The result: improved speed to market and reduced overall costs. SpectraLight QC gives Quality Control managers new monitoring and reporting tools to more precisely control and communicate how visual assessments of samples are performed. X-Rite, the world's largest designer and manufacturer of colour management and communication solutions, launched the X-Rite Visual Color

Assessment Institute concurrent with the SpectraLight QC light booth to introduce vendors and brand owners to best practices and standard operating procedures for the visual evaluation of colour.

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and reduce instances of record-keeping mistakes. The SpectraLight QC uses digital programming to precisely control and display light levels to enable customers to accurately and consistently meet ASTM International and AATCC (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists) standards for illumination levels specified for making critical evaluations. The new light booth uses built-in sensors to monitor and automatically adjust fluorescent lamp light levels, compensating for the diminishing lux due to age and wear. The ultraviolet light source of every SpectraLight QC is precisely calibrated at the factory and built-in sensors automatically monitor and correct UV content as the booth operates. Users can also control the amount of UV if desired for evaluation of samples

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containing varying levels of optical brighteners. This real-time monitoring and control provides a higher level of inter-instrument agreement, aligning visual assessment environments throughout a supply chain. With a modest amount of training, quality control or quality assurance personnel can create and save profiles on personal computers that detail which seven available light sources that brand owners specify when evaluating products. When performing evaluations for specific brands, only the preferred settings are available, potentially eliminating compliance problems across a supply chain. Companies can seamlessly and digitally share performance data on their SpectraLight QC units with their customers to satisfy ISO or other international quality standards.

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New legislation on cigarette packaging in Australia Uniform packaging for cigarettes to commence on 1 December hits producers

Australia called on the world to match its tough new anti-tobacco marketing laws that will ban logos on cigarette packs, after its highest court recently dismissed a challenge from global manufacturers. The decision means that from 1 December, cigarettes and tobacco products must be sold in plain olive green packets with graphic health warnings, such as pictures of mouth cancer and other smoking-related illnesses. Although the impact of Australia on their global business is small, the law could have a major effect if it is adopted as a precedent in other countries, especially the fast-growing economies that cigarette firms see as markets of the future. The laws are in line with World Health Organization recommendations and are being watched closely by countries including Britain, Norway, New Zealand, Canada and India, who are considering similar measures to help fight smoking. Renowned players - British American Tobacco, Britain’s Imperial Tobacco, Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco challenged the laws in Australia’s High Court, claiming the rules

were unconstitutional because they effectively extinguished their intellectual property rights. In a brief statement, the High Court said a majority of its seven judges believed the laws did not breach Australia’s constitution. A full judgment will be released later. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 1 billion people around the world are regular smokers, with 80% in low- and middle-income countries. Shares in tobacco groups dipped lower with BAT off 1.8% at 3,384 pence and Imperial Tobacco down 1.9% at 2,486 pence by 1040 GMT in a slightly lower London market. Supporters of the measure hailed the legal victory as an important step for public health in Australia and any other countries that may copy it. Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon hailed the ruling as “a watershed moment for tobacco control around the world”. “The message to the rest of the world is big tobacco can be taken

on and beaten,” said Roxon, whose father, a smoker, died of cancer when she was 10. “Without brave governments willing to take the fight up to big tobacco, they’d still have us believing that tobacco is neither harmful nor addictive,” she said after the ruling. According to the global Tobacco Atlas, a report on smoking produced by the World Lung Foundation and the American Cancer Society, 17% of male deaths and 14% of female deaths in Australia are due to tobacco. “We hope other nations follow Australia’s lead and eliminate the use of tobacco packaging as a marketing tool, to help reduce the global tobacco death toll-which is on track to reach

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with legislation,” said Deborah Arnott, Chief Executive of anti-smoking lobby group Action on Smoking and Health.

Countries with legal systems similar to Australia’s may be among the first to try to copy the packaging logo ban. New Zealand’s Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia said the decision gave New Zealand more confidence to push ahead with similar measures. In Britain, which is also considering such steps, anti-smoking and health campaigners welcomed the ruling. “This is a major victory not just for Australia but for the world and the first of many bloody noses for the tobacco industry on plain packaging. It should encourage the British government to go ahead

Britain finished a four-month consultation process on plain packaging last week and will now analyse the thousands of responses it has received and is expected to make a decision on whether to push ahead with legislation later this year. The Department of Health said no decision had been taken, although Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been quoted as saying “we no longer see smoking as part of life” and that he wanted tobacco companies to have “no business in the UK”. Peter Hollins, Chief Executive at

Firms can also use free trade arguments against plan packaging laws. Australia is already fighting trade complaints in the World Trade Organization (WTO) from Ukraine, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, which claim the laws unfairly restrict trade, although their trade with Australia is negligible. Philip Morris said it would launch a legal challenge against the laws under a bilateral Australia-Hong Kong investment agreement. “There is still a long way to go before all the legal questions about plain packaging are fully explored and answered,” Philip Morris spokesman Chris Argent said in a statement.

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Greater consumer protection Grey market codes combat brand erosion and parallel trading in unlabelled cosmetics and deliver real-time checks for pharmaceutical products. The PMP (Production Management Platform) from Atlantic Zeiser is a new scalable software solution for controlling modern production and shipping processes for pharmaceutical and cosmetic packaging. Being exhibited at FachPack 2012 it is based on comprehensive product tracking (Track & Trace) and measures to combat counterfeiting (Anti-Counterfeiting) and the grey market (AntiDiversion) to successfully counteract product piracy.

Checking, reporting and comparing: these are the basic steps involved in verifying cosmetic and pharmaceutical products and tracking them throughout the logistics chain. PMP (Production Management Platform), the new software to be presented by the Atlantic Zeiser Group at FachPack 2012, combines brand and consumer security, offering complete product tracking and protection against counterfeiting and diversion. PMP controls the entire production, labeling, shipping and returns process in line with stringent security standards. The packaging carries not only information, but also various codes and other features of branded products. Grey market products cost the cosmetics industry millions. They may reduce the credibility of, and inflict long-term damage to, a brand reputation built up over a period of many years. When branded products enter a parallel trade, they can be sold by discount retailers at significantly reduced prices. They create undesirable competition for premium sales channels established through major investment, and start to erode brand value.

In the case of pharmaceutical products, the primary concern is the potentially serious consequences for patients. Consumers believe they are buying a genuine product, but if it is a counterfeit, they cannot be sure of its effectiveness or what it contains. To tell a genuine product from a fake, you need reliable verification features on the packaging that guarantee a product is genuine. PMP uses interfaces to access the relevant data on all levels of a production or logistics system and makes them available as required in real time during the individual process stages for seamless checking. PMP also offers individual reports and audit functions and comes with a built-in random number generator to create unique product ID codes that can be checked during shipping and at the point of sale. As pharmaceutical manufacturers operate on a global scale, they are required to comply with a variety of coding specifications in different countries. PMP provides the optimum database application for complex code management, allowing the user to generate, manage, verify and track

different codes depending on the country and region. Real-time verification with PMP Track & Trace The PMP Track & Trace software module logs all actions on every production unit or machine involved in the production process. This ensures that all data and information on ingredients used and their batch numbers, on machines, production lines, factories as well as shipping, final destination and customer can be comprehensively recorded and tracked. In addition, all actions are assigned reliable time stamps providing seamless traceability and reconstruction of the production process. Derived properties such as the expiry date or unique identification features like serialization numbers are linked directly to the corresponding product packaging. A random number generator ensures the allocation of a unique serial number or a corresponding code. This ensures full product traceability based on the identification features assigned. The packaging data provides sufficient information for the verification process across the entire production and supply chain. The latest interface solutions guarantee secure real-time data exchange. PMP Track & Trace also provides secure interfaces for the actual verification processes that permit the transmission of exported product codes via various media (e.g. secure Internet connection / dedicated line, GSM, etc.). PMP Track & Trace verifies that the codes received are genuine, and returns the result immediately. The data transfers are securely encrypted and carried out in real time. Modern media such as smartphones can also be used and the verification processes can be initiated from any location.

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India’s First Diamant MC 35 Bookline Specializes in Diaries Lovely Offset Printers in Sivakasi primarily produces diaries on the Diamant MC 35 Bookline (the first of that model in India). It also makes books with print runs of millions on two Ventura book sewing machines and the Acoro A5 perfect binder. Indian weddings typically have between 300 and 1,000 guests, and in some cases considerably more. That is big business not only for event managers and catering services, but also for printing houses. After all, guests to all weddings are invited using individually designed and printed cards. Lovely Offset Printers, which was founded in 1961, grew by producing such wedding invitation cards. Today the family-run business employing a staff of 400 still numbers among the top producers of wedding invitations in India. However, that has not been its core business for several years. “Twelve

years ago, we took a great step in the history of our company,” explains K. Selvakumar (Financial Director), K. Vijayakumar (Technical Director) and K. Senthilkumar (Marketing Director), the three sons of the founder C. Kadarkarai of the company. In order to place the company on a broader footing and enter new areas of business, Lovely Offset began softcover and hardcover production in 2000. “There is an even larger market for books than for wedding invitations,” laughs K. Senthilkumar. Growing Together With Muller Martini From the beginning, the company

has relied on solutions from Muller Martini. After the first Bookline 500 was purchased secondhand in 2004 (and overhauled by Muller Martini), several brand-new machines followed. q In 2005, a Ventura book sewing machine with a BDM Compact case maker, q In 2006, a second Ventura q In 2007, an Acoro A5 perfect binder, which was later extended with conveyors and Merit-S in 2009 q In 2009, a Diamant MC 35 Bookline (the first of that model in India) as a replacement for the BL 500, q In 2011, a VPN/PUR nozzle for the Acoro A5 (likewise an Indian premiere) and a Prima saddle stitcher overhauled by Muller Martini. “Over the course of the years we have become real partners with Muller Martini,” says K. Selvakumar. “We have such great confidence in our suppliers that we didn’t even see a single machine before our investment, neither in a demo center, not at the premises of a customer. We explain what we need and Muller Martini India works out the configuration of the equipment for us. That method has always worked out and we are very satisfied with all of our machines.”

From right: K. Selvakumar, K. Senthilkumar and K. Vijayakumar, the three sons of the founder C. Kadarkarai of the company, today lead Lovely Offset Printers. Second from left: P. R. Lakshminarayanan (managing director of Muller Martini India), left S. Parthasarathy (sales manager of Muller Martini India).

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the company: “First, we need industrial and highly automated solutions because we work around the clock during the high season. Second, with every new investment we aim for marked quality improvements. Earlier we could keep up in terms of quality. Today we are setting the benchmark!” The retrofitting of the Acoro A5 with a VPN nozzle for PUR production for example enabled Lovely Offset to gain numerous new customers within a few months thanks to the quick quality increase, meaning additional volumes of roughly two million books. Diaries for Companies While the wedding invitations are sold solely in India, 70 percent of the softcover and hardcover products

go to other countries, predominantly to Africa and the European Union. Lovely Offset also produces hardcover books on the Diamant MC 35, but its core business is diaries, which are often ordered by companies. The print runs fluctuate between 5,000 and 200,000 copies, with an average of 10,000 per job.

Vijayakumar. “However we also have books with a print run of 500 copies, so the quick job changeover time of the Acoro perfect binder is of great benefit to us.”

Print Runs of Millions in Adhesive Binding On the other hand, in softcover books produced are solely for publishing companies, such as textbooks, children's books, coloring books and puzzle books. “The print runs are sometimes in the millions,” says K.

“With its modern machine line-up, Lovely Offset can look to the future with confidence. “I am sure that we will continue to grow,” says K. Selvakumar. “However, in the future we will concentrate somewhat more on the booming domestic Indian market and other untapped overseas markets.”

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Strides in Australian market with two new installations Autobond, the UK-based laminator manufacturer, has installed two more machines in Australia as its popularity around the world continues to go from strength to strength. Two Australian print companies, High Caliber Line and Emerald Press, have brought in Autobond machines – a Mini 74 SD TPM and a Mini 76 TH respectively - to enhance their lamination production and capabilities. to learn that we could run our print upside down and laminate self-adhesive cold laminate for the mouse mats and counter mats and bump separate them into a jogger. This versatility offers vast potential to add value for our customers.” Overall for High Caliber Line and Torelli, it’s about having the best tools for the job in order to consistently guarantee return on investment, as Torelli concludes: “Having the best machinery on the market is a must for any business - that’s why we use Autobond.”

High Caliber Line specializes in the production of a wide range of protected and added-value print - from business cards and lanyards to stubby coolers and sports bottles. Based in a suburb of Melbourne, the thriving company has a reputation for providing innovative products on a number of different substrates. It has harnessed the high production capabilities of the Mini 74 SD TPM to improve its manufacturing of mouse mats and fridge magnets, while simultaneously cutting any unnecessary costs. The 74 x 74 cm Mini 74 SD TPM, aimed at the multi-colour B2 markets, is powered by a Heidelberg-Stahl suction drum feeder and can laminate at speeds of up to 45 m/min. It is a

thermal sheet fed laminator that comes with perfector and magnet capabilities, meaning it can laminate on two sides in one pass as well as apply a magnetic backing layer. David Torelli, General Manager of High Caliber Line, comments: “The main attraction of the Mini 74 is its speed and ability to save costs. We are now producing fridge magnets five times quicker than we did previously and with a single operator. Our business card magnets used to have a turnaround time of 2-3 weeks, but with the Mini 74 it all takes only three days.” It wasn’t just the high-productivity that impressed Torelli and his team, but also the multi-functionary capabilities. Torelli explains: “We were surprised

Emerald Press Long-term customer Emerald Press in Sydney has had a relationship with Autobond for nearly a decade ever since it replaced its entry-level laminator with an Autobond Mini 52 TP. Back then the family-run boutique A2 printer, which carries out a wide range of printed jobs, had cited the necessity for a more ‘robust’ laminator for its film laminating jobs. The Autobond machine met this criteria. Then when it was time to upgrade in order to meet an increase in demand, General Manager Ross Johnston said Emerald did not have to think twice about who to turn to: “We are aware that a lot of trade finishers used Autobond for laminating so it wasn’t a hard decision when we brought in the initial Mini 52 TP, nor when we recently decided to upgrade to the Mini 76 TH.” Autobond’s 76 x 102 cm Mini 76 TH thermal thin film laminator is designed for B3 to B1 portrait jobs. Fed by a

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Heidelberg Speedmaster 74 feed head, it operates between speeds of 60 m/ min and 80 m/min - ideal for medium to long jobs. “The Mini 76 TH has allowed us to continue to laminate point-of-sale items, packaging, magazine covers, corporate presentation folders, business cards and anything that is susceptible to scuffing or damage,” Johnston explains. He adds: “In-house laminating negates the need for outsourcing. This appeal is threefold: it saves us time and money and it offers us a number of exciting options. For instance, it enables us to up-sell on our digital business card range quickly and at a fraction of the cost.” Johnston summarises: “We are always looking for ways to add value and stay in control of our finished product, of our deadlines and of our quality assurance. Having the Autobond machines contributes significantly to that level of control.”

Autobond’s Australian agent, Tom Ralph of Graph-Pak, adds: “The impact the machines have had on both High Caliber Line and Emerald Press reflects Autobond’s rise in the Australasian markets. We have had 67 installations across Australia and New Zealand so far, and this level of interest shows no sign of abating. The machines practically sell themselves; they have unyielding build quality, they are powerful, easy to use, and will always save customers money.”

John Gilmore, Managing Director of Autobond, says: “It’s great to see further growth and expansion in export markets, especially in a country as large as Australia. Because of the size of the country, Australian customers have realised the many benefits of bringing lamination in-house; it cuts costs, enhances control over quality and levels of production, and expands range of products that they can offer. Autobond continues to seek to establish longterm relationships in many countries that stand the test of time.”

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Highly versatile UV inkjet printer The new Acuity Advance Select builds on all the advantages of the highly successful and popular Acuity Advance platform, with the same ultra-high print quality, but adds a number of new features that improve production efficiencies and extend the versatility of this platform, allowing it to be used for a much wider range of applications.

kit for printing onto any number of flexible materials. This simple-to-use option is incredibly versatile, allowing an operator to prepare rigid material on the flat bed while the roll media option is printing. Finally, the Acuity Advance Select features additional vacuum zones, further reducing manual masking, together with new job handling capabilities for more complex jobs or those requiring multiple sets of prints, advancements which help to improve overall production efficiencies. One of the key developments incorporated into the new Acuity Advance Select is the inclusion of eight independent ink channels. In addition to the standard CMYK ink set, the Acuity Advance Select includes additional white and clear ink channels. These can be configured in a number of ways: Clear + White The addition of white and clear ink channels allows print service providers to print on a range of non-white substrates and add a spot or flood coat ‘varnish’ effect in a single operation all on one printer. This extends the application versatility of the Acuity Advance Select machine and improves the efficiency with which these types of added-value effects can be achieved.

White + White Alternatively, the Acuity Advance Select can be used with two white ink channels to improve the density of white in a single pass, which can be particularly useful for demanding backlit applications. The other two extra channels can be used for laying down additional cyan and magenta ink. This improves the quality that can be achieved in the higher speed Production printing mode allowing more demanding jobs to be printed up to 25% faster. The 8-channel Select also includes new print modes to further improve print speed. In either case, the Acuity Advance Select allows print service providers to print higher quality work faster. As with other Acuity Advance models, the Select has an optional roll media

The Acuity Advance Select’s print performance is optimised by Fujifilm’s uniquely formulated Uvijet inks. These incorporate the company’s proprietary ‘Micro-V’ dispersion technology that consistently delivers wide adhesion, superb colour vibrancy and excellent durability in every print. The introduction of the Acuity Advance Select perfectly complements Fujifilm’s recently launched Acuity LED1600 roll-fed LED UV printer, with both platforms now featuring eight ink channels and the versatility of printing clear ink ‘varnish’ type effects in a single pass. The combination of these two machines represents one of the strongest line ups of mid-range high performance inkjet printers on the market, with a clear migration path for printers looking to upgrade in the future.

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Toppan Printing develops a laminated packaging material for food and medicines As a new product in its series of BIOAXX™ products that use biomass plastics, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd has developed a laminated packaging material that uses biomass polyethylene film (biomass PE) with a thickness of less than 40µm. As a flexible packaging material for items such as food and medicines, the launch of mass production is targeted for the spring of 2013.

This product is the first laminated packaging material in Japan to use biomass PE with a thickness of less than 40µm, which has been achieved through the use of laminating technology that differs from conventional techniques. The product uses plant-derived raw materials but maintains performance equivalent to conventional petroleumbased products in terms of properties such as seal strength and laminating strength. Background to development Biomass plastic is a renewable resource that uses plant-derived raw materials and can be used sustainably. It contributes to the establishment of a sustainable society because it enables a reduction in the volume of oil and other fossil resources used. It is receiving attention as an environmentally friendly material because CO2 in the atmosphere is

absorbed when the plants are growing, and because the CO2 absorbed during plant growth is considered to offset any CO2 released if the product is incinerated, meaning that it is possible to reduce CO2 emissions when compared with petroleum-based products. In 1991, Toppan Printing began efforts to develop and commercialise packaging materials using biomass plastics as part of its initiatives to mitigate global warming and reduce the use of oil. In 2011, the company was the first in Japan to develop a laminated packaging material using biomass PE with a thickness of more than 100µm. This has been commercialised as a flexible packaging material for liquids and is used in applications such as refill standing pouches for toiletries. Using a laminating technology that differs from

conventional ones, Toppan Printing has developed a laminated packaging material that uses biomass PE with a thickness of less than 40µm. It will be possible to expand the use of this material as flexible packaging in wide ranging fields including food and medicine. Features of the product I - A thickness of less than 40µm has been achieved with biomass PE Previous laminated packaging materials using biomass PE have been manufactured using dry lamination where the films are laminated using an adhesive. With this product, it has been possible to produce biomass PE with a thickness of less than 40µm by establishing a biomass PE processing technology where extrusion-laminating technology is used to produce a thin coat of PE that has been melted to one side of a substrate film. II - Biomass ratio of more than 10% achieved With the establishment of the biomass PE extrusion processing technology, Toppan Printing has been successful in developing flexible packaging material that has a biomass ratio of at least around 10%. III - Seal qualities and laminate strength equivalent to conventional products This product maintains quality equivalent to conventional products in terms of properties such as seal and laminate strength. Future targets Toppan Printing will continue research and development on this product and aim to begin mass production in the spring of 2013. The company is aiming for sales of 3 billion yen in fiscal 2015 for this product and related orders. The company will also promote the expansion of the BIOAXX series to other applications such as plastic

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Labels: adding value to packaging

by Jules Lejeune, managing director FINAT

The evolution of supply and demand for selfadhesive labels is not just a matter of collecting and interpreting industry statistics and quantitative indicators. Especially in the last three to five years, macro-economic factors such as the twin crises of bank credit and sovereign debt, and the associated volatilities, have distorted the picture of underlying longer-term trends and developments. What are these underlying trends? How is the label industry positioned in the context of the broader packaging industry? What is driving demand for labels in comparison to alternative decoration technologies? What is the label printer’s share of the total added value created along the supply chain? How are continuous innovations in technology and materials helping label printers to claim a bigger share of the pie? What are the corporate strategic options to be pursued to ensure a sustainable company future? In this article FINAT aims to address these questions and monitor relevant trends and developments. The advent of the paper bag – the

universal packaging in a 19th century grocer’s shop – created the need to identify the contents with some kind of ‘label’. This was, of course, really helpful for customers; and, since then, labels have been expanding their role in packaging, driven by legislative demands as well as the need to promote a particular brand, as the consumer society gained momentum after the Second World War. Labels: adding convenience and versatility Today, it is certainly true that a self-adhesive label adds value to a product’s packaging in a variety of ways: as a source of information on pack contents; as a location for barcodes and other track-and-trace

and authentication devices; and as a promotion and decoration. In all these spheres, the convenience and versatility of the self-adhesive laminate have been key contributors to product packaging. They serve manufacturers across the whole spectrum of products, providing a valuable and easily-accessed tool for product development and marketing, particularly for direct-label goods – today the world’s dominant brand, and the leading driver for demand in packaging and labels. Even in the 21st century, self-adhesive labels are adding value to products and brands in new and developing ways, around the world, in partnership with an ever-changing base of packaging materials. Label converters benefit -- almost uniquely in a manufacturing environment – from being part of a harmonised but complex value chain that embraces raw materials suppliers, self-adhesive laminators, ink, die, and other press consumables suppliers. All levels of this value chain are assisted and nurtured by the European association for self-adhesive labelling, FINAT, and its counterpart organisations around the world. Trade associations – facilitators of global standards and best practice As ‘umbrella’ organisations, trade associations create industry standards and drive ‘best practice’; facilitate networking, lobbying, and promotional opportunities; and provide technical and legislative updates. At a time when sustainability, food safety, and

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Packaging Technology optimisation of the world’s natural resources are key criteria, uninterrupted status information on global and regional legislative issues such as REACH, is essential for everyone in the label supply chain. After all, today’s self-adhesive label industry is increasingly global in its reach, serving the international brand owners and retailers across all their regional markets. Global breakdown of label demand Global label demand (across all technologies) is expected to reach over 50 billion m2 by 2015. World label demand growth for 2012/13 will be approximately 6-7%. The prime volume markets are foods, beverages, personal care products, and pharmaceuticals. The world’s emerging economies – particularly the BRIC countries – are driving that growth. Self-adhesive labels, along with glueapplied labels, still represent together nearly four fifths of the total label market, but face competition today from sleeving and in-mould labels – both of which are exhibiting positive growth, particularly in the food and beverage markets. In Europe, the dynamic development in recent years in the eastern countries has slowed somewhat, but remains a key factor in the region’s positive growth. North American self-adhesive label demand growth has been was driven primarily by VIP applications. Asia Pacific takes the largest global share of the overall label market today, and here self-adhesive labels demonstrate healthy growth, with new label laminating companies, as well as converters, proliferating. The newest label market, Africa and the Middle East, combines both mature and unstable economies, but is evidencing healthy overall growth for self-adhesive labels. Raw materials inflation and sustainability: push for downgauging With its complex make-up, the selfadhesive labelstock is particularly susceptible to raw material price increases – and these have characterised the market for nearly two years, creating margin pressures at every level of the value chain. Prices for platinum – the

initiator for silicone release coatings – remain extremely high, and crude oil prices, fluctuating in response to world political issues, continue to be of high concern, particularly in relation to plastic films. While paper labels and release liners continue to dominate self-adhesive label use, film facestocks and release liners are gaining market share. Environmental concerns and the quest for sustainability are encouraging the use of ‘downgauged’ self-adhesive labelstocks – in order to reduce material usage; to save cost; to reduce inventory storage space; to save (thanks to lighter weight) on transport costs. Lower-gauge film facestocks and release liners are key players in this arena, with significant reductions in basis weight achieved. Secondary use of label materials: towards commercially-viable solutions In papers, the manufacturers have more limited opportunities to downgauge, but are concentrating on specialties, like wash-off labelstocks for bottles, security papers embedded with forensic and other taggants, and wine label laminates offering ‘ice bucket’ performance. The proven recyclability of glassine release liner is now beginning to encourage the continuing use of paper labelstocks. At the same time, the skills of the papermaker are being increasingly employed in the ‘cradle to cradle’ repulping of glassine release liner. It is a sad fact of life, however, that the label industry and its customers have yet to fully take advantage of such schemes: their commercial capacity has not yet been filled. It is important to add that the remainder of the waste stream created by converting self-adhesive labels – namely the matrix waste – has

yet to find a ‘cradle to cradle’ solution – although, as has been proven over a number of years, it can be successfully used in industrial incinerators for waste-to-energy recycling. The continuing popularity of the ‘no label look’, created using clear film label facestocks, is not the only driver for film usage in self-adhesive labels today. Film release liner, PET or PP, is increasingly a choice today. The combination of film facestock and film liner enables serious downgauging of label laminate, to deliver more labels per reel, fewer roll changes on press and on the labelling line, and therefore significant time and cost savings. Cost savings are additionally enhanced by recycling the film release liner: world shortages of PE granulate and high demand have made recycled liner a financially viable commodity. Film-based labels: where decoration technologies meet in narrow webspace However, it is in the realms of film that self-adhesive labels today see their greatest competition. As stated, filmbased shrink sleeve labels, stretch and wrap-around sleeves, and in-mould labels are today enjoying faster growth rates. However, these technologies are opportunities as well as threats, and self-adhesive label converters today are embracing the concept of ‘one-stop shopping’ – offering their customers not only the self-adhesive path, but also the non-adhesive technologies which can be profitably and ably printed on their narrow-web presses. Broadening the agenda Label converters today are, indeed, at the centre of an intermingling of technologies in the packaging chain,

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offering both web-fed self-adhesive labels and sheet-fed wet glue labels, as well as flexible packaging and tube laminate. They are also experiencing, in the M&A arena, buyouts by flexible packaging companies wishing to expand their offering, and also mainstream packaging companies purchasing selfadhesive label converters to develop their capability to provide perosnalised packaging. Digital: shorter runs, higher break-even point The narrow-web presses that characterise self-adhesive label production have in recent years mostly employed the flexographic print process, most recently coupled with speedy UV curing. However, the fastdeveloping narrow-web digital colour print options – particularly the HP Indigo and Xeikon – are dramatically changing the face of label print today. As brand owners and retailers opt for shorter production runs of their products, delivered more often, as well as multi-versioning of products using the same basic packaging, so the speed, flexibility, and shorter-run capability of digital print is proving itself. Linerless: a revival of interest for special applications Linerless self-adhesive labels – which briefly enjoyed popularity in the 1980s – are enjoying a resurgence of interest; and technology advances have made them a real success currently for supermarket catchweigh food prepacks in particular. Limitations on label shape have held this format back, but developments are ongoing and this is an area to watch. Technology advances: enhancing t he brand experience On-press trends include an ever-

broader toolcase of special finishes for labels, such as photochromic and high-gloss metallic inks; time-temperature indicators; holograms; and tactile varnishes. Designed to enhance the consumer’s experience of a product’s packaging and create shelf ‘stand-out’, they partner highlyengineered permanent and removable adhesives to deliver the perfect performance for the brand owner’s needs. Connecting the global label industry network In an increasingly-global label market, there is a real need for a ‘living’ network for the whole base of industry players, sharing information and knowledge, transcending the boundaries of countries and languages. Within less than three years, the L9 – the global collective of label industry associations, of which FINAT is a founder member – has made enormous strides in this direction, sharing knowledge and experience on sustainability and recycling; jointly promoting the label industry’s ‘best-in-class’ at the World Label Awards; introducing benchmarking and standardised best practices; And thus bringing benefits for all members and their end-user customers. Labels: the interactive medium connecting product and consumer Label content is becoming increasingly an issue as the requirements of brand owner and retailer are transcended by the requirements of legislation on information and food safety, security and logistics input, and customeraccessible additional information via QR codes and similar devices. As a result of this broader agenda for label content, label size has increased; and leaflet label usage has grown considerably – particularly for pharmaceuticals. In the pharmaceutical field in particular, in the face of growing instances of counterfeiting, the addition of Braille content, and overt and covert security and track-

and-trace devices is extensive. In this context, there are real opportunities for label printers to engage with commercial packaging companies – in cartons, for example – to add value in terms of enhanced customer experience and engagement with a particular brand. Self-adhesive labels can certainly enable mainstream sectors of the packaging industry to benefit from 21st century brand identification strategies, without the need to change their core technology base. Corporate strategies for the label printer The self-adhesive label converting industry came into existence very much as a family concern, based on small businesses, initially serving regional or specialist markets. The international nature of today’s leading brands and growing globalisation have necessarily changed the face of the industry via a continuing stream of mergers and acquisitions. However, the industry values its origins, and there is a strong desire to retain the ‘family’ aspects of the business, even in the context of ‘growing’ the company. As a relatively young industry in the context of printing, and a downstream user of a variety of raw materials, there are many things label converters can learn from old-established industries like paper and board, and from new packaging formats like flexible packaging. Their successes can be analysed, and could indeed be replicated in part in label converting businesses. Equally, there are lessons to be learned from other industries about what NOT to do. A dynamic and creative sector of the packaging chain Packaging has come a long way since the original paper bag – and labelling has had to move with the times to embrace developments that have encompassed tin cans, plastic bottles, and flexible packaging. Self-adhesive labels have proved themselves perfect, innovative partners in all these developments. They continue to represent a dynamic and creative sector of the packaging chain, offering unparalleled flexibility and versatility. What is more, they are the product of a value chain that

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TETRA PAK completes €42 million site expansion in Singapore Tetra Pak announced that the company has inaugurated a Coconut Knowledge Centre and completed a €42 million (S$67 million) investment to upgrade and expand its operations in Singapore, which includes a state-of-the art printer and new building. The investment is designed to meet customer needs across the growing Southeast Asian market and to improve the company’s competitiveness in other parts of the world. “The Coconut Knowledge Centre’s objective is to build market and technology expertise that will extend our leadership in coconut beverage innovation. This will be very important for our customers in the region who are growing their local markets and expanding sales abroad, particularly in the US,” said Rusty Kekuewa, Tetra Pak Vice President, South and Southeast Asia. Coconut water is a popular beverage in Asian countries but has generated increasing interest and sales in developed countries in recent years as a sports and health drink. Global coconut water consumption is expected to increase, driven mostly by the United States. Volume sales of coconut water in Tetra Pak packages have grown by an average of 26% annually from 2007 to 2011. Three of the world’s largest producers of coconuts are located in South and Southeast Asia – Indonesia, India and the Philippines – accounting for over 75% of total world production, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. The Coconut Knowledge Centre will provide technology and innovation support to customers; build knowledge of coconut products such as water, milk and cream; develop new recipes and expand knowledge sharing amongst its international network of coconut experts. Tetra Pak also announced the completion of a €42 million investment in its Singapore operations that took place over the course of three years. The

investment included a new printer installation and a laminator upgrade in its packaging material factory that will boost production capacity by 33% from 15 billion to 20 billion packs per year. It also included new facilities for staff and customers. “Demand for food processing and packaging solutions in this region has been on the rise, and looks set to continue to climb over the next decade,” said Kekuewa. He noted that demand for Tetra Pak packages in the region is forecast to nearly double from 2012 to 2020. “Tetra Pak continues to invest to deliver on innovation and quality to our customers in the region and around the

world,” said Kekuewa. Both the new printer, which boasts the cutting edge Flexo process, and the upgraded laminator began production earlier this year. The additional capacity will enable the plant to produce packages with closures requiring pre-laminated holes. This will be used for Tetra Brik® Aseptic packages with Helicap 23 & 27. Next year the plant will be producing Tetra Prisma® Aseptic 330ml and 1000ml packages. Exports from the Singapore plant serve 45 markets, with around 90% heading for countries in South and Southeast Asia. Tetra Pak’s business units and functions located there include one of

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Meeting demands of the Australian Wine Industry. In an endeavour to lower costs to keep the Australian Wine Industry competitive due to the increase in value of the Australian dollar, a local company has answered all the calls to create products for lower grade label stocks.

Many may not realise that 20 years ago Australians were pioneers in changing the wine labeling industry to using pressure sensitive labels. Pressure sensitive means that the adhesive is preapplied to the label and that it is peeled off a siliconized backing paper before transfer to the bottle. Prior to using P/S labels, the industry relied on “wet gum” gluing. The labels were printed like any other print job and then guillotined into single labels that were fed through an automatic gluing machine. Registration was often difficult and the label lacked embellishments. Using P/S labels, the label can be foiled, embossed and print can be raised. The labels can be Matt, Satin or Gloss or a combination of the three. Naturally the labels cannot scuff in the bottling race nor in the carton – either against themselves or by rubbing of the dividers or corrugated board. The first criteria of an acceptable label is suitable “rub” resistance and this is achieved by using the right combination of resins and waxes. These days the demand is for more and more of a Matt or “Flat” look. The more Matt a product the more difficult it is to get the “machining” properties right. Monocure Pty. Ltd. a privately owned company in Auburn, NSW has managed to solve all these problems. “It

started to make UV curable varnishes for the wine industry when the company was in its infancy in 1982 “ Alan Anderson the Managing Director said. At that stage Collotype in South Australia had installed the first UV curable printing press. Labels in those days were still made by the “sheet fed” process but still had to have water and scuff resistant properties. Both companies installed “rub testing” machines and new standards were established for the industry. The first narrow web pressure sensitive label machine for production of wine labels was purchased by them soon after this. The same standards applied but varnishes had to be made to suit all the different applications, UV inks and varnishes “cure” by passing the wet inked label under a synthetic source of UV light. This is provided by a mercury lamp that has to be cooled and the fumes exhausted to prevent ozone build-up. It means inks are solvent free and there is no need for expensive “drying tunnels” to dry the wet ink or varnish.

Since then printing machines have been made to run faster and faster. Machines today are moving at 170M/Minute compared to 20-40 to start with. Inks, varnishes and embellishments all have to be able to work at these speeds. Monocure began life as an offshoot to a successful Australian owned adhesive company. Alan Anderson the owner started Staybond Pty. Ltd. In 1968 after returning from his grandfather’s company in Scandinavia. He introduced PVA adhesive to Australia and was instrumental in changing Unilever to using PVA instead of hot animal glue to seal their soap cartons. Staybond changed the wine and beer industry to using water resistant adhesives for their labels so labels did not come off in ice buckets or eskys. The adhesive industry in Europe was much more advanced than Australia and having had experience selling to the packaging and woodworking industry in Europe and Ireland during the early 60’s, Alan was in a perfect position to build his adhesive empire in Australia.

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With the assistance of venture capitalists, the company grew and in recent years its focus has been on increasing market share rather than largely R&D (funded by grants). The company’s success lies in its ability to create a product for an end use - often at short notice. It still has an excellent R&D team and is well known for its ability to react quickly and solve customers’ problems. Monocure now supplies to all states of Australia and exports to Asia, New Zealand and South Africa. With a favourable dollar they sold to a Scottish label producing company and its products have been used on labels for leading brands of whisky. Staybond was sold to National Starch and Monocure was separated as a stand alone company. It may be of interest that the company began by doing work for the CSIRO. They were supplying a binder to bond straw along the side of roads and the CSIRO asked them to try it bonding bagasse (sugar cane fibre) to nude sheep after they were chemically de-shorn. The sheep suffered from frostbite in the winter and sunburn in the summer and had to be protected until the new wool growth appeared. “Nothing we had stuck to the lanolin” Alan Anderson said. A recent graduate from the University of NSW working

in the company’s laboratory said he knew how to solve it. He mixed a resin with a foaming agent which once sprayed became like a sponge. When the sheep went into the sun the coating “cured” and the spongy coating lasted two months until the new wool grew. One day whilst lunching with the Women’s Weekly production crew, one of them heard this story and said let’s leave the foaming agent out and replace it with pigment. This was then passed under a synthetic source of UV light and a waterbased environmentally friendly UV curable ink was born.

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News Heidelberg Packaging Days attract some 120 participants and generate great interest in the company's HEI End packaging solutions The Packaging Days of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) on September 25 and 26 at the Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf enabled some 120 customers and industry experts from across Europe to obtain information about the company's packaging solutions. The focus was on the interaction of technology, services, and consumables for successful business models in packaging printing and folding carton gluing. Key topics included HEI Productivity through intelligent material logistics and HEI Quality, as represented by the automated color measurement and control system Prinect Inpress Control and the inline inspection systems Prinect Inspection Control and Diana Inspection Control. An entire day of the event was dedicated to showcasing the benefits of the optimized production processes that can be achieved using the Prinect Packaging Workflow. Practical customer demonstration based on complete valued-added chains Complete HEI End value-added chains for folding carton production – from prepress and press to postpress – showed participants the benefits of integrated, sustainable production. Each of the production lines was built around a press with a complete logistics system, such as the Speedmaster XL 106 for the 70 x 100 centimeter (27.56 x 39.37 inch) format that was unveiled at drupa and the largeformat Speedmaster XL 145. Postpress

equipment on show included the Dymatrix 106 Pro CSB die cutter, and the Diana X 80 and Diana X 115 folding carton gluing machines. On the Diana X 80, Heidelberg also demonstrated the new Diana Inspection Control inline inspection system, which identifies defective repeats prior to gluing and ejects them from the production process at full machine speed. In addition, the company showcased the benefits of the new Braille module, which has been developed specifically for the manufacture of pharmaceutical packaging and enables fast and reliable inline Braille embossing of packaging. Besides the actual technology, highlighting the importance of an efficient service portfolio and the smooth interaction of equipment and consumables for reliable and stable production formed an integral part of all the demonstrations. Entire day dedicated to demonstrating the Prinect Packaging Workflow This was the first time in the history of the Packaging Days that Heidelberg had devoted an entire day to the topic of HEI Integration, demonstrating the many different applications of the Prinect Packaging Workflow that was extended to coincide with drupa. Job management and production were fully integrated and all the individual steps were demonstrated – from structural design to delivery of the finished cartons. The complete integration of all print shop steps is even more important in the highly industrialized production of folding cartons than in purely commercial printing, because reducing

makeready times and paper waste at the press and postpress stages significantly boosts the profitability of production for both initial and repeat orders. The Prinect Packaging Workflow offers a comprehensive range of functions for this kind of cost-efficient industrialized production. The workflow presentation focused on saving material, reliability in production, and optimum repeatability. Participants were also treated to a detailed presentation of Prinect Package Designer, which integrates structural packaging design in Prinect to create the graphic design directly on the contour data with Adobe Illustrator while also performing a 3D check. Accompanying workshops and opportunities to chat with experts Participants could use the accompanying workshops that took place on both days of the event to obtain detailed information about specific Heidelberg products and services in which they had a particular interest and determine how important they were for their business model. Heidelberg experts were available for in-depth discussions on all topics. “The great interest in our solutions for packaging printing underlines the importance of this growth segment for both our customers and our company. Although it's not that long since drupa, many participants took the opportunity offered by our customer demonstration center to obtain detailed information about how to structure their business more profitably in terms of both technology and business management,” explains Stephan Plenz, member of the Management Board responsible for Heidelberg Equipment. New Singapore and Malaysia partners for Presstek Presstek has announced the appointment ServTouch Services Pte Ltd subsidiaries Aserve Global Solutions in Singapore and ADP in Malaysia as dealers in their respective markets. ServTouch is a leading technology solutions and aftermarket support service provider in the Asia Pacific region. Aserve and ADP will sell and service Presstek’s DI digital offset presses and computer-to-plate (CTP) solutions in the region. “We are very pleased to add Presstek’s quality products to our portfolio of offerings,” said Kah Heen Wong,

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News Managing Director of Aserve in Singapore. “We believe that the graphic arts market in Singapore will quickly understand the quality, environmental and business advantages these products deliver. Presstek solutions are ideal to bring a new level of capability, profitability and competitiveness to graphic arts providers in our area.” Vincent Chan, Managing Director for ADP Malaysia, adds, “Presstek systems fit perfectly with our tradition of supplying customers with solutions that enhance quality, streamline production, and reduce costs. Presstek’s products will also help our customers establish more sustainable working practices – something that is becoming increasingly important in our local market.” ServTouch, the parent company of Aserve and ADP, employs more than 500 trained and certified employees serving the Asia Pacific region. ServTouch businesses focus on high customer touch and value delivery services. The firm operates Consumer Customer Carelines and Enterprise Response Centers, and performs on-site technical repair, services and support for Enterprise, SME and Consumer sector end users through its subsidiaries Aserve Global Solutions, Acacia IT, and ADP. “This new dealer relationship is another example of Presstek’s dedication to extending its geographic reach in the Asia Pacific region and around the world,” said Tim Sawyer, Presstek’s Manager for the Asia Pacific region. “I am looking forward to working closely with ADP and Aserve as we bring Presstek’s productive and innovative solutions to graphic arts businesses in Malaysia and Singapore.”

Presstek previously partnered Singaporebased Cyber Pte Ltd for its Asian distribution. Presstek DI digital offset presses are highly automated and feature a full range of productivity enhancing options, including coating, perfecting, UV curing and the Virtuoso Print Quality System, depending upon the model selected. Presstek DI presses are available in 34cm, 52cm and 75cm configurations and go from digital file to printed sheet in as little as 6 minutes with speeds of up to 16,000 sheets per hour, and at 300 lpi quality or with stochastic screening with no additional cost or effort. Their waterless printing technology and chemistry-free platemaking deliver high quality, fast turn, environmentally sustainable printing solutions. Presstek also offers a full range of thermal CTP solutions, from 2-up to

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News details on the personal Prinect web portal. Participating customers have individual, protected Internet access to the productivity server. The performance comparison, which covers aspects such as OK production speed and overall equipment efficiency (OEE index), provides a transparent indication of how productively the presses are operating at any given time. The same IT infrastructure is used as for the Heidelberg Remote Service diagnostic tool, which customers are already familiar with. The glass was printed with one design for three effects; full colour which used six spot colours demonstrating the brightness that can be achieved; a thermochromic effect, popular with promotional and launch drinkware and packaging, and a frost effect, which represents a printable way of featuring an etch-effect on glass. Robin McMillan, European Marketing Manager Industrial Inks, Sun Chemical comments: “This example of printed glass demonstrates the packaging quality and possibilities that brands can achieve through using UV organic inks. Sun Chemical’s decoration solutions can help brands glass packaging stand-out on the shelf.”

Production reports from customers' presses are displayed along with anonymous comparative data from other presses in the Prinect online portal. This enables customers to track the development of their own productivity in comparison with the average figure and the top performers in the comparison class selected. Identifying potential for improvement and introducing specific measures The analysis of OEE values and their development offer an initial indication

Customers purchasing a new Speedmaster press from Heidelberg benefit from one year's free use of the Prinect Performance Benchmarking premium account. A demo version of the premium account is available on the Heidelberg website (www.heidelberg.com). “Prinect Performance Benchmarking offers users a tool that is unique in the sector for real-time efficiency comparisons between their own print shop and similarly structured businesses the world over. Winning the InterTech Award 2012 underlines the innovative strength of Heidelberg in the services growth segment,” says Marcel Kiessling, member of the Heidelberg Management Board responsible for sales and services. Heidelberg demonstrates its credentials as an innovation leader in the sector by winning around 30 InterTech Awards The InterTech Technology Award is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. It is presented annually by the U.S. print media association Printing Industries of America. To date, the association has presented a total of 230 awards in various categories. Heidelberg alone has won around 30 of these for a variety of prepress, press, and postpress innovations. This puts the company some way ahead of its market competitors and underlines its many years of innovation leadership over the entire value-added chain in the printing industry.

Heidelberg Service Solution Wins InterTech Technology Award 2012 Heidelberg has won the internationally recognized InterTech Technology Award 2012 from Printing Industries of America for its web-based service solution Prinect Performance Benchmarking. Last year, this solution also won the IT Innovation Award organized by Initiative Mittelstand. Prinect Performance Benchmarking – reliable and anonymous The Heidelberg benchmarking network is an anonymous syndicate of Heidelberg customers who are looking to operate their Speedmaster presses as efficiently as possible. The tool offers these customers a web-based solution for anonymously comparing the productivity of their Speedmaster presses with that of other customers' machines. Heidelberg automatically records the print performance of the connected presses online, evaluates this data centrally, and provides the relevant

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News at drupa 2012 and has the latest Adobe PDF Print Engine built in,” says Erik Peeters, Marketing Manager at Agfa Graphics. “We have always been amongst the first to implement the most advanced PDF processing and value independent product compliance testing. In an open system environment the compatibility amongst systems is crucial. We were keen to take part and pleased with the result.” In a press release, VIGC revealed that PDF RIP output is making significant strides forward in terms of reliability and predictability. The organization ran its latest round of testing in the run-up to Graph Expo. Asian newspaper industry paid close attention A successful premiere: at an Open House in Pune, the Times of India presented the CROMOMAN 4-1 from manroland web systems. The elite of the Asian newspaper industry paid close attention to the live demonstration and concluded that this printing system is “Made for India”, in other words perfectly matched to the special space and power supply conditions prevalent in India. “A mechanical speed of 75,000 copies per hour, low space requirements, low project and operating costs, local consumable materials” – this is how Dr. Ralf Schädlich, project manager at manroland web systems, summarized the development tasks after his analysis of the Indian market. And the right response is the CROMOMAN 4-1, as Sanat Hazra, Vice President Production & Engineering Times of India, emphasized during the Open House in Pune on 26 September 2012. He was full of praise for the excellent cooperation between

the Indian and German teams during the project, the exceptionally short installation time, the compactness of the press configuration, and the possibility to use local consumable materials. In short: the new CROMOMAN 4-1 that has been in production in Pune since February 2012 is perfectly “Made for India”. Not only Indian printers showed great interest in the presentation but also around 100 Asian print experts who mostly came directly from the WAN IFRA India Congress. “India is a primary market for the CROMOMAN 4-1,” explains Dr. Schädlich. “However, the printing system is also suitable in general for newspapers in emerging markets looking for high productivity with high circulations and don’t run collect.” The space-saving miracle Many printing companies want to increase their printing volume and therefore grow from the 2-1 system. At the same time, these up-andcomers require low project costs. The CROMOMAN 4-1 provides this with reduced infrastructure and operating costs, plus a fast installation. Like many Indian customers, Bennett Coleman, who produce in Pune for the Times of India, use an existing building for the new installation. Additional air conditioning for the hall was not necessary. The CROMOMAN 4-1 with a maximum web width of 1,400 mm, proved to be ideal here. With its compactness, it fits in existing pressrooms for singlewidth machines. The total height of 7.4 meters including superstructure can be reduced to 5.4 meters for pressrooms

with a low ceiling. This was done for another CROMOMAN 4-1 that has been in production at the Kolkata location since mid-September 2012. The intelligent design of the CROMOMAN 4-1 is illustrated by the fact that the printing units are turned 90% and thus installed on a level parallel to the reel splicer. After printing, the double-width web with four broadsheet pages are divided into two ribbons at the upper side of the printing units and turned 90% with turner bars and then run to the folder. The two-ribbon concept simplifies handling and permits variable web widths. Depending on the project conditions, six to eight weeks are scheduled from installation start of the CROMOMAN 4-1 up until production commences. This is around one month less than is normally the case, which boosts the ROI. The first CROMOMAN 4-1 in Pune was installed within eight weeks by the manroland web systems team of Indian and German engineers, helped by a crane manufactured by manroland web systems, which can be moved manually. This illustrates the well-planned project management that was ably assisted by Bennett Coleman with their experience and excellent organization. Lower production costs and environment-friendly The proposition of high-end products and premium print quality in an existing infrastructure – this makes the CROMOMAN 4-1 unique. An important factor for the Times of India and Bennett Coleman was the prospects of reduced paper waste. The CROMOMAN 4-1 impresses with a wide power tolerance that prevents web breaks in the event of a power outage. A generator is not necessary which saves on expensive diesel fuel. In addition, local consumable materials can be used and so, besides reduced paper waste rates and makeready time, production costs are reduced as well. A lower cost per copy boosts profits. Contract printing – an opportunity The CROMOMAN 4-1 offers excellent opportunities for contract printing because it can do more than classical newspaper printing. Heatset equipment expands the product portfolio. With uncomplicated UV curing systems or with conventional heatset dryers and cooling units, the CROMOMAN 4-1 can be equipped for semi-commercial production.