December 2012 PWA

Print World Asia Magazine Covering the Printing, Packaging and Publishing Industries across Asia.

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CGS helps ContiPrint achieve Fogra PSD Cert From rhetoric to reality: High speed personalisation of Contactless Cards The Next Wave: Cross-Media Marketing The new age of digital print Solving a problem in process costs for electronic components Heidelberg Philippines Showcases Ricoh Digital Equipment Verifying the Authenticity of Banknotes with Mobile Phones The secret to winning Asian Print Awards Winners List, Platinum Winners and Photo's from the Gala Dinner Growing with ‘School Business’ First KBA Rapida 106 for Japan heading to Taisei in Tokyo High-end Commercial and Packaging Printers in Singapore opt for Heidelberg L'Oréal Inaugurates the World's Largest Factory in Indonesia Integrated Inkjet: bingo and other jackpots Interpress Printers (Malaysia) Installs Second Varimatrix 105CS Flexographic plates help meet environmental standard BusAds wins its first medal at Asian Print Awards 2012 FUJIFILM expands its Acuity Advance Select range Industry news from all over the world Last page just for laughs!

Issue 12 2012 No 71 Geylang Lorong 23 #07-02, THK Building Singapore 388386 tel+65 6733 5342 fax +65 6733 3586 Publisher Paul Callaghan paul@cpublish.com.sg Events Elizabeth Liew eliew@cpublish.com.sg Managing Director Jeffrey Protheroe jeff@cpublish.com.sg Journalist Christel Lee editorasia@cpublish.com.sg Advertising Sales Jeffrey Protheroe jeff@cpublish.com.sg Accounts Manager Radika PS accounts@cpublish.com.sg

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CGS helps ContiPrint achieve Fogra PSD Cert CGS Publishing Technologies International announces today that ContiPrint from South Africa has installed ORIS Press Matcher // Web to handle all colour management in their newly created digital print department.

In addition the only web based software, that achieves consistent accurate colour reproduction for all printing processes across all printing platforms, be it analogue or digital, enables load balancing across all digital presses.

ORIS Press Matcher // Web enables ContiPrint to integrate their new solutions seamlessly into their existing prepress workflow using the various automation tools available. The unique colour stabilization process employed ensures a perfect gray balance and reduces digital press inbalances. The necessary colour profiles, created purely by measurement using an iterative process, deliver highly accurate repeatable results. A software wizard guides the user through the process, which requires no specific knowledge.

Particularly in digital production printing, colour profiles have to be updated several times a day in some cases, using ORIS Press Matcher // Web this procedure takes only a few minutes. The results are standardized color across multiple platforms – bringing high-quality, consistent colour to all of your print projects, regardless of how or where they are being printed.

In line with their policy of conformance to the ISO standards laid down for print production, ContiPrint decided to install ORIS Press Matcher // Web to handle the colour management of the newly created digital print department and their new MGI Meteor digital press.

Already having set their litho presses to print to ISO 12647-2 and proofing to certify to ISO 12647-7 standard (with Fogra Cert for Contract Proofing), they set out to achieve the same high standard for digital print. With the help of DigitalView, they have become only the 7th company in the world to receive

L-R Laura Minter, Johan Humann – Production Director, Clive Gibson – Financial Director, Angus Carlaw – Managing Director, Craig Young – PrePress Manager, Dolf Strydom – Digital Print Manager a Fogra PSD Cert and the first outside of Germany.

PSD Cert or Process Standard Digital (PSD) was recently developed by Fogra.

It is the description of an industrialorientated and standardised procedure for the creation of digital print production. The PSD is in conformance with the international standardisation ISO 15311 currently being developed.

Using the PSD certificate, printers can show their quality approach and the overall understanding of the output processes. Successful implementation of the PSD provides printers with the benefits of improved cost, quality and time performance, with better sustainability and reduced waste.

In order to achieve their PSD certification, ContiPrint needed to go through the steps laid down by Fogra: Firstly, their different output processes were examined to ensure that they achieved a consistent print quality.

Secondly, they were tested on their ability to print consistent colour on a regular basis – this means print jobs were evaluate to ensure that colour accuracy is maintained on an on going

basis. Thirdly, their entire workflow was subject to critical scrutiny for its capacity for sustained achievement of consistent print quality and colour fidelity.

According to Angus Carlaw, Managing Director at ContiPrint, “the benefits of Fogra PSD and in fact standardization in general are, increased production reliability – jobs go through the different stages of the production workflow so much smoother. This amounts to reduced costs in terms of time and materials and at the end of the day our customers benefit from improved quality of their product, delivery when promised.”

Laura Minter of DigitalView received her Fogra Cert training earlier this year and was the first person in South Africa to achieve PSD Partner status. She commented on the process; “working with ContiPrint to get PSD Cert status was made easy because of the fact that they have chosen to work with products that help to achieve the results required.

Without the ORIS colour management system, PSD would be very difficult to achieve the quality requirements.

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From rhetoric to reality:

Sustainability and recycling in the selfadhesive label industry Jules Lejeune, Managing Director of the European self-adhesive label association FINAT, identifies achievements so far – and issues a call to arms on the remaining challenges.

In an industry where the value chain and the master product are both complex, it is hardly surprising that developing an all-embracing programme of environmentally-friendly business activities is taking time. That said, however, in my position as Managing Director of the self-adhesive label industry association in Europe, I have seen significant advances in the last year that are delivering practical, quantifiable results that prove our industry has genuinely moved on from rhetoric to establishing a real pathway to sustainability.

FINAT has enthusiastically embraced the key role of providing its members with an information source on all aspects of environmental conformance, driven today by specialist sub-committees focussing on sustainability and recycling as well as technical issues and test methods, and industry trends, and supported by the association’s raft of industrystandard technical publications and test methods and events around Europe.

In the sustainability arena, FINAT is currently actively engaged in projects involving label release liner recycling, both paper and film; the recycling of label matrix waste into energy; solving the issues around contamination of thermoformed PET containers by self-adhesive labels; and defining the parameters for environmentallyfriendly adhesive technology.

FINAT’s partner association in the United States, The Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute (TLMI), is

also extremely active in the area of sustainability. Its LIFE (Label Initiative for the Environment) programme offers an audited business sustainability certification process tailored to the label converting industry. TLMI has also separated its focus on sustainability issues into specific task forces – with matrix waste and spent release liner (again, both paper and film) the two main targets.

With just one country to take care of, TLMI’s mission may seem simpler than that of FINAT, which mentors around 50 different sovereign states – but the distances involved in waste collection in the United States are challenging.

According to TLMI, around 270,000 tons of label matrix waste are currently generated in North America, and only an estimated 1% is recycled. A similar measurement for Europe is not

available, but I somehow doubt that the outcome would be any better.

It is also true to say that the focus on sustainability and recycling in our industry is now world-wide. The Global Label Association, L9, has unanimously committed to a reduced carbon footprint in every aspect of the self-adhesive labelling supply chain – from raw material manufacture to end-use application and spent liner recycling. The Association embraces members from Australia, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand, as well as FINAT and TLMI, and is actively liaising with both brand owners and major retail groups as well as the public sector to achieve environmental sustainability for self-adhesive labelling.

This is an inspiring example of how, at a regional and local level, global goals can be pursued and achieved.

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Digital Technology A growing spectrum of opportunities Potential uses for both waste matrix and spent release liner – from closed-loop recycling through, for example, fuel pellets, engineered fuels, and waste-toenergy are, of course, being identified, examined, and recommended to member companies by all the label associations.

Of course, as in all responsible industries, the route to success in this arena begins with lean manufacturing practices and a reduced carbon footprint. FINAT member companies – including label converters, raw material suppliers, press and auxiliary equipment and automatic label applicator manufacturers, and selfadhesive laminators – are already experts here. At all levels of the chain, reduced set-up time and material waste have already been achieved, and technology advances have delivered considerable energy savings in such areas as drying – both of labelstock during manufacturing, and inks onpress.

Digital technology advances have also streamlined pre-press activities as well as digital label print – both of which create a hugely flexible platform for label making that even enables multiple short label runs on the same labelstock to be ‘piggybacked’ on press for optimal efficiency in material, time, and energy usage. In some European countries – significantly Germany – practical financial assistance in achieving technology advances in support of sustainability is offered. Additionally, leading labelstock laminators are also offering a collection service for labelstock waste products from their converter customers.

At our recent FINAT Congress, a ‘round-table discussion’ brought together a panel of label converters from both sides of the Atlantic who all confirmed – and proved -- their commitment to grasp every opportunity to save waste, time, and cost – both for the benefit of the environment, and their businesses. It is at the converter level of the label industry that selfadhesive labels actually make their physical appearance, and are then passed on to the brand manufacturers and contract packers who will apply them. While release liner plays its part

Liner roll in labelling in ensuring accurate, smooth, fast, label application at the packer’s premises, label matrix waste remains with the converter, in need of a solution that does not involve landfill.

Saying ‘no’ to landfill It is one of FINAT’s major challenges to assist converters across Europe in making sustainable use of their matrix waste. The waste-to-energy channels already mentioned are an option. In addition label matrix waste can also today be recycled into wood-plastic composite products.

However, FINAT sees its prime role today as a facilitator in creating a ‘chain of custody’ for spent release liner involving the end user. For enduser companies that choose to take advantage of it, financial payback is available from industrial recyclers for film release liner, both PET and PP. Siliconised paper release liner, however, requires more specialised treatment. In this respect, Germany has led the way. VskE, the German label association, has actively promoted the services of the specialist recycling

company Lenzing Paper Mill in Austria, working with independent facilitators Cycle4green (C4G). Together, they are actively closing the loop between converter, end user, and recycler. A regular collection rota has been created for spent release liner from end users’ packaging lines identified by converters, and who are prepared to participate in the scheme. C4G manages the logistics – collecting and delivering recyclables -and maintains the day-to-day contacts with converters and brand owners ‘customers’.

Major release paper manufacturers, too, have developed two important waste collection initiatives in central Europe. UPM offers a closed-loop system for release liner recycling in its paper production. Paper release liner is de-siliconised at UPM’s Plattling mill in Germany, and then re-used as raw material for different paper grades. This initiative is open to the whole labelling value chain, across the whole of Europe, regardless of the origin or colour of the material.

Customised liner waste collection and logistic solutions are offered, alongside

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be made by buying into a label waste collection process – a process which involves far smaller quantities than for, eg cartonboard or plastic films. Finally, the site manager must be contacted: he is finally the person with whom to organise preparation of spent liner waste, and collection timings. This affirmation cycle can take weeks and months.

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the Lenzing mill’s annual paper waste intake.

Most recently, Ahlstrom has announced it will collect spent glassine liner (supercalendered kraft paper) and recycle it into the production of the company’s specialty papers at its Osnabrück mill in Germany. Ahlstrom’s logistics partners will collect the material from brand owners or printers free of charge, provided a minimum collection quantity is met. The scheme will work across Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands.

The long, long road to success It is here, therefore, that the selfadhesive label industry needs help from the end user brand-owning and contract packing companies who use its label products. Reaching the right people to set up liner collection is a difficult task. First, the converter or his representative needs to get ‘buy in’ from the sustainability leader in the end-user company – often a person at board level, far from the location of the packaging line the converter serves. That achieved, purchasing and packaging managers have to be convinced that there are sustainability improvements and cost savings to

A parallel system is in the course of start-up in Switzerland, where three leading label printers have created a ‘map route’ of their customers in the country’s industrial areas, for collection of spent liner by logistics and support partners C4G for recycling at Lenzing.

The scheme will be rolled out to smaller printers and their customers, as in Germany, in due course.

These pathways would appear to be the very best answer for reclaiming valuable spent paper release liner into new paper production: true closedloop recycling. They however face the significant challenge of moving from being an opportunity to being a widelyadopted route, achieving economicallyviable throughput volumes of spent liner to keep the mill systems running and reduce landfill. To give an example of the challenge, the label industry is so far contributing less than 10% of

Please help!

There are, I believe, around 8,000 enduser customers of self-adhesive label converters in the EU alone. All of them have a contribution to make to improving not only the sustainability credentials of their own companies, but also that of the self-adhesive label industry. In the process, liner collection and recycling can give new life to valuable paper-based products.

On behalf of Europe’s 3000 or so self-adhesive label converters, I appeal to brand owners – especially those in high-volume market segments such as food, beverage, and personal care – to facilitate a path to spent release liner collection. FINAT is here to help identify available local pathways that answer companies’ individual needs without creating difficulty or complexity.

As raw material costs continue to escalate and the world’s natural resources diminish, this is a true opportunity to contribute to the sustainability of a leading product decoration technology.

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High speed personalisation of Contactless Cards World’s fastest Contactless Smart Card and Smart Ticket Personalization System, CHIPLINE will enable CPI Card Group to reach production volumes of up to 25,000 products per hour Atlantic Zeiser, supplier of dedicated personalization and coding systems, announces that CPI Card Group (CPI) has installed the CHIPLINE high performance Contactless Smart Card and Smart Ticket Personalization System in its Nevada, U.S. facility.

CPI, a global leader in financial and commercial card production, EMV cards and related services, will use CHIPLINE to perform high-volume personalization of contactless payment and non-payment cards.

Contactless is utilised in ticketing applications including public transport, special events and theme parks, and is gaining popularity for closed loop payment schemes, membership, identification and loyalty card programs.

CPI, the largest commercial card manufacturer in North America, selected the Atlantic Zeiser CHIPLINE system based on its high personalisation

speed of up to 25,000 products per hour — a significant increase compared to previous machines producing 5,000 products per hour. CHIPLINE matches the demand for flexible, high-volume personalization with fast turnaround.

“The payments’ market continues to diversify and in-line with our vision to provide our customers with an exceptional customer experience and efficiency, we continue to invest to meet their needs and enable CPI to develop new market opportunities,” said Steve Montross, president and CEO of CPI Card Group. “The cost-effective Drop on Demand (DoD) printer and precise magnetic encoding module in combination with the high speed chip personalization performance of the Atlantic Zeiser CHIPLINE allows us to serve our customers with short

turnaround times across a variety of volume orders.”

Friedbert Bayer, director of market & product management for card systems at Atlantic Zeiser, comments, “We really appreciate that a key customer such as CPI Card Group has chosen the CHIPLINE. Our system achieves this remarkable throughput using the combination of our High Quality Drop on Demand printing technology and our unique mechanical chip programming design.”

The Atlantic Zeiser CHIPLINE allows the personalisation of contact cards according to ISO7816 and high frequency contactless cards according to ISO1443 A and B standards. It is perfectly suited for the personalization of EMV products from major card networks. CHIPLINE seamlessly integrates with the Atlantic Zeiser PMP Software Suite, a highly secure platform for smart card personalisation. PMP is a scalable software solution and can cover the entire data preparation and personalization process for EMV cards for one single personalization system or for an entire personalization bureau including legacy machines. CHIPLINE can also interface with third party personalization platforms.

About CPI Card Group CPI, a global leader in financial, commercial and identification card production and related services, offers a single source for cards and other form factors, from financial and gift to EMV chip and mobile, and personalization and fulfillment services. CPI offers the largest secure and commercial production network in North America and the UK. CPI's production sites include: Denver, Colo.; Fort Wayne, Ind.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Colchester, England; Liverpool, England; Petersfield, England and Toronto, Canada. CPIs’ plants in Colo., Nev., Ind., Canada and Liverpool are ISO 9001 certified.

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The Next Wave: Cross-Media Marketing Today’s crowded marketing landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation.

Communication is branching out from traditional print media to newer, and increasingly popular formats from websites, smartphones, tablets to various mobile devices.

This buffet of choices poses new challenges for firms seeking to deliver relevant brand experiences to diverse audience appetites. To stand out from the crowd and sustain genuine interest, brands need to seamlessly connect with customers’ real-life concerns and interests through targeted points of cross-media marketing.

Established in print and marketing solutions, Fuji Xerox once again stands at the forefront with the 1:1

Experience, a personalised cross-media marketing service. This encompasses a whole suite of solutions; from creative, multichannel integration and print design production to campaign management and, data analysis and analytics technology.

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breakthrough return on investment (ROI) results for global clients such as Manulife Singapore, Readers Digest, and Volkswagen, just to name a few.

Reproducing innovation With a proven track record of increasing campaign ROI, the 1:1 Experience team now makes its result-driven solutions available to print service providers

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After its purchase of Fuji Xerox hardware and software, GHC underwent an intensive six-month training, certification and coaching which culminated in a four-phase selfpromotion campaign, the Chocolate Campaign.

seeking to diversify their services to capitalise on the burgeoning potential for cross-media marketing.

The Fuji Xerox 1to1 Ignite Agency Programme is a first of its kind demand-creation initiative that equips service providers with the know-how and tools to initiate their own success in cross-media marketing. Firms who qualify for the programme become Fuji Xerox Accredited Partners, and benefit from a comprehensive mentorship structure that lasts several months, with dedicated training and support from the 1:1 Experience team.

True to its name, the programme features one-to-one collaboration and knowledge transfer of technical expertise to sales training, enabling Accredited Partners to learn every aspect of 1to1 cross-media marketing.

As a sustainable business development model, the end goal is for Ignite Agency participants to become strategic enablers themselves. Partners not only deliver the gains of 1to1 marketing to their clients, but likewise are equipped to reproduce the innovative technology of cross-media marketing for themselves.

Kuala Lumpur-based Golden Hope Communications Sdn (GHC), a veteran in the print and marketing industries, recognised that 1to1 cross-media marketing opened the possibilities of an entirely new market with long-term

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The new age of digital print We have passed the phase of debating cost-per-copy, variabledata print and the like. Today, digital print is a form of communications. The inaugural Digital Print Congress held in Singapore shed some light. Christel Lee reports.

It was a show with renowned digital players illustrating the current status of this concept – it’s no longer just a technology. Neil Falconer, Managing Director of Printfuture, was one of the evangelists at the event to share the importance of acknowledging the new age of digital print.

A New Breed of Communicator Presenting data to show significant decline in static printing, Falconer added today’s print buyers are no longer confined to the cluster of marketing positions within the department.

‘Luxury Product Digital Director’, ‘Customer Insight Manager’ and ‘Account Technology Strategist’ are the designations of people who now make print purchasing decisions with a new mentality.

In his presentation, Falconer said print could no longer compete in isolation, with the coming of this new generation of buyers, adding that in today’s fragmented data-driven world, print needs complementary tools to drive sufficient response. A new term was introduced to the audience: ‘A New Breed of Communicator’ for this new cluster of buyers.

Quoting a few characteristics, “unafraid of non-print media, runs a technologyintensive and highly productive business, changes equipment and staff to adapt to market changes”, he cued the audience to re-evaluate the current status of setups to cater to new needs.

Gabriel Dykes, Marketing Director of Malaysia-based Priority Smart Solutions Sdn Bhd, spoke about how much distrust marketers are receiving today.

Taking the audience back to marketing in the past, he recounted how merely putting a convincing message on an advertisement or a label was the most effective way to win a consumer.

Cross-media Reachout Many would follow suit jumping on the bandwagon and subscribing to the ‘safest’ methods to reach out to customers. Tides however turn when every FMCG player adopts the same strategy – resulting in a single consumer being mobbed (simultaneously) by possibly 20 different products claiming the same effects (if not better). This subsequently led to doubt and distrust, compelling marketers to relook at selling strategies. “Consumers will get smarter and be distrusting,” he told the audience.

Dykes presented his findings: marketers today are shifting their budget away from traditional marketing. He adds,

“A good 60% of people who took part in a survey said they are inclined to increase the budget for interactive by shifting money away from traditional marketing.” This reflects customers acknowledging the importance of not remaining entrenched in traditional marketing – which in turn can reap more return.

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He quoted another finding from an international advertising bureau.

“Well-executed cross media marketing campaigns generate a sales lift of 7-34% versus traditional marketing approaches,” Dykes highlighted.

Bob Pente of Wired Pente Inc in Canada confirmed Dykes’ findings in his presentation to the audience. He quoted, “Our findings revealed some 65% of consumers believe that most marketing and advertising has little relevance to them. Not to mention in the United States alone, an individual can receive up to one million marketing messages a year!”

Pente referred to another series of findings from Yankelovich Partners.

He noted, “41% said they would pay for traditionally free media, 28% would pay significantly more for magazines to avoid advertising!” That reinforces Dykes’ earlier words on how pertinent it is for marketers to re-evaluate their strategies to reach out to customers.

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Solving a problem in process costs for electronic components At a glance Industry: Publishing Business name: McPherson’s Printing Group Headquarters: Victoria, Australia

Challenge McPherson’s Printing Group clients wanted smaller print runs of their books produced at an acceptable price. . The company needed to match or exceed the print quality that clients expected from its existing conventional presses.

McPherson’s Printing Group is Australia’s largest book producer. It has been operating from its headquarters in the regional township of Maryborough for more than 60 years, and provides services to some of Australia’s largest book publishers including Penguin Books Australia, Pan McMillan, and Scholastic. McPherson’s produces everything from paperback fiction to hardcover reference books, including fullcolour catalogues and coffee table books.

Solution McPherson’s purchased an HP T400 Color Inkjet Web Press and integrated it into a complete short-run production system dubbed Onyx. . The company also purchased an HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press for the production of high-quality book covers.

In 2012 the company merged with the OPUS Group, a technologybased integrated business services and solutions group with operations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

McPherson’s forms the core of OPUS Group’s publishing division.

Short runs, fast output According to McPherson’s Sales & Innovation Manager Dimitri Dimech, over the past four years, the company has watched the book publishing industry transform through the introduction of cost-effective, industrial-grade digital inkjet technology, making it economical to produce books in shorter runs.

Results McPherson’s has reduced the time needed to produce approximately 4,000 books from six hours down to just one, and halved the number of production staff from six to three. . Clients can order shorter runs of books and stock a larger variety of titles in their warehouses. . McPherson’s has reduced the environmental impact of its trade book production processes.

This capability had proved especially desirable to trade publishers, whom Dimech says were a key focus within McPherson’s growth plans. So in 2011, McPherson’s installed the HP T400 Color Inkjet Web Press and made it the centrepiece of the company’s shortrun book production system, dubbed Onyx. This process also incorporates a Magnum Flexbook for creating book blocks and a Muller Martini Acoro A7 binder.

According to Dimech, the T400’s 42-inch format enables maximum productivity, enabling Onyx to produce up to 4,800 books in an hour, “which is probably the quickest book production output in the world on a small-format book,” Dimech says. The same number of books would require six hours to produce using conventional processes.

“What HP delivers is a system that gives us maximum efficiency through our press, and maximum productivity,” Dimech adds.

According to OPUS Group’s group Chief Executive Officer Cliff Brigstocke, speed is an important consideration for his company’s clients.

“It’s about being able to turn deliveries from weeks into days now, and then into hours,” Brigstocke says. “It’s about speed to market, being responsive, and being very adaptive with our publishing clients.”

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Big quality in small quantities In addition to production speed, Dimech was also impressed by the bonding agent used in the T400 Color Inkjet Web Press, which delivers optical print density that emulates a conventional printer. McPherson’s can deliver a product to its clients that is superior to conventional printed products, but at a higher speed and at an acceptable cost. ”We can give clients a range of stocks, and give them a quality printed product where they don’t know the difference between it being printed conventionally or being printed digitally,” Dimech says.

“And that was really the basis of our whole model.”

The Onyx production process is complemented by an HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press, which is primarily used for colour cover production.

“The Indigo is the Rolls Royce of sheet-fed colour digital printing,” Dimech boasts. “We needed that top quality as it’s mainly used for our cover production. It’s colour-profiled so that if we switch between our conventional presses and our digital presses, we get the same result.”

Economic and environmental benefits The HP T400-based Onyx system also requires three people, only half the number of operators needed by conventional processes. Traditional production methods involve a number of processes in plate production in addition to collating and binding, which are eliminated with the T400 Inkjet Web Press.

“It’s comparable or even better than what we were getting off a conventional press, and that’s why it’s certainly right for the market now and will develop in the future.”

Dimitri Dimech, Sales & Innovation Manager, McPherson’s

“We’re actually finding that we’ve now got a bottleneck in packing our books into boxes rather than in producing the books,” Dimech says.

Implementing the HP T400 has reduced the environment impact of McPherson’s book printing. “The footprint of the digital press is much, much smaller than the foot print of the conventional process,” Dimech says. “When you think about the conventional process, it uses a lot of water, a lot of power, and there’s a lot of paper waste in the process as well.”

also positively impacts McPherson’s customers. Because Onyx enables McPherson’s to produce shorter runs more economically and with faster delivery times, clients such as Penguin Group Australia can stock smaller volumes of a larger range of titles.

“They’re not having to warehouse as many of their products, and they are moving onto a cycle of printing fewer products more frequently,” Dimech says. “Certainly in the not-too-distant future you’ll see the supply chain start to reduce with publishers doing more on-demand production.”

Digital future Brigstocke says digital production is growing at about 20% across the OPUS Group, and represents the majority of the company’s growth.

“That’s because of its speed, and the files are now digitally held,” Brigstocke says. “The T400 introduced here has really set the bench mark I believe, and I’d suggest in the future of course we’re talking about more inkjet.”

Dimech says because the new configuration involves no pre-press processes it uses no water at all, while paper waste is also significantly reduced due to the streamlined process.

Dimech expects the T400 Inkjet Web Press to pay for itself within five years, once all supporting investments in equipment are taken into account.

And he has been pleased with the progressive upgrade path offered by HP that will extend the life of the investment.

“Also, the water-based inks used are much kinder to the environment than oil-based inks,” Dimech adds.

“We’ve built a complete system, and that’s why it was a very big investment.”

Dimech says. “Digital is here to stay.”

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Heidelberg Philippines Showcases Ricoh Digital Equipment In September Heidelberg Philippines (HPH) attended Print Philippines 2012 organised by Printing Industries Association of the Philippines (PIAP). The following month HPH exhibited at Print & Label 2012. Both events were a resounding success for the company.

This year HPH followed a very successful drupa12 exhibition by attending the two major print events in the Philippines to premiere Heidelberg’s digital solution with the Ricoh C751 Digital Press and to introduce visitors to the HEI innovations and solutions that were showcased at drupa12.

At both shows HPH styled the booth on the HEI theme which was used at drupa and visitors were given the opportunity to see the company’s innovations through video presentations and seminars, which were extremely well attended. On the stands HPH also showcased solutions from Heidelberg’s partners Agfa and Goss.

Print Philippines 2012 ran over four days and was held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. Now in its 9th year, Print & Label 2012, which was also a four day show, was held in October at the SMX Convention Center Pasay City. At the shows HPH demonstrated a range of equipment and solutions under the “Discover HEI” brand where the emphasis was on “HEI Flexibility” and how incorporating digital print into your offering can expand your business and drive sales.

To demonstrate the effectiveness of the digital platform, HPH took the opportunity to launch the Ricoh C751 Digital Press. Throughout the shows HPH produced numerous jobs on the Ricoh C751 Digital Press showing visitors the high quality print achievable

and the fast turnaround times. Having an operational press attracted a large number of print companies who were impressed with the speed, quality and performance of the Ricoh C751 Digital Press.

On the HPH booth were experts from prepress, press, postpress, consumables and systems service who advised printers on a range of solutions provided by Heidelberg. In addition to the Ricoh C751 Digital Press, the HPH booth also featured the Prinect workflow, Saphira and Agfa consumables and Heidelberg service parts.

Eugene Marquez Sales & Product Manager for Prinect, CtP, Digital and Consumables, HPH, said “Show visitors were impressed with the consultation offerings and the technology demonstrated on our Ricoh C751, which attracted a great deal of interest and we received many positive comments”.

Visitors to the show were impressed with HPH’s display as were the organizers. At Print Philippines the PIAP nominated the HPH booth as the "most unique booth". At the Print & Label show HPH took out the award for the second best display booth.

What visitors thought of the HPH booths and demonstrations

Miriam Dy, AGM, S Binding Supplies, Inc. – “The Ricoh Pro C751Ex is so impressive. The speed of the machine is incomparable. Witnessing the process of printing to finishing a hundred newsletter in just a few minutes just blew me away!

Alberto Z. Calaquian, President of Primex Printers, Inc. – “Surprise, surprise, you had an actual press running in your booth which I did not expect. It gave me a very good impression of the Ricoh digital press as you were able to print on the spot the magazine of News in Print on book paper where the print quality surpassed that of offset”.

Danilo Santos, President of Jarding Printing Corp. – “I was able to have a good conference with the technical people of HPH about the questions I had on digital printing. They were able to answer and explain to me all that I wanted to know”.

In conclusion Mr. Marquez said, “Overall, we are overwhelmed by the positive response we received at the shows. We had one of the largest registered visitor numbers amongst the exhibitors and have come away with a very strong return on investment. I would like to congratulate everyone involved with making these shows such a resounding success”.

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Verifying the Authenticity of Banknotes with Mobile Phones MAGnite is the latest interactive Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) security feature for banknotes. This feature is based on the interaction between special color pigments and simple magnets, such as those found in the speakers of mobile phones.

instance, when a mobile phone is used, a rounded oval effect can be observed.

By contrast, a streak effect is created when the banknote is verified using the magnets integrated in the electronic theft-protection systems found in retail stores.

"The MAGnite feature is quick and easy to use, and the optical effects are easily recognized," says Bernd KĂźmmerle, Head of the Banknote Printing Division at G&D. "The new security feature is so dynamic and practical that it offers the general public a sound alternative to watermarks and security threads."

These colour pigments align along the magnetic field lines when the banknote is placed over a magnet and make the feature visible. A high-contrast change of the image appears on the banknote, allowing users to verify its authenticity instantly. The image can be generated by any magnet that is readily available, such as those used in handbag clasps, or those employed in electronic theftprevention systems at store checkout counters.

MAGnite is based on functional

pigments in specific inks. In order to ensure that an instantaneous switch between two colour effects takes place reliably at any time, the pigments are enclosed and protected in highly durable microcapsules, which were developed by G&D. The pigments in the capsule must have full freedom of movement so that they can be aligned in any desired direction when external magnetic forces act upon them to reveal their colour in a certain pattern.

Different types of magnets produce different patterns or images. For

Clear and easily verifiable security features are important to safeguarding public trust in a currency. The more complex the technology behind these features becomes, the more difficult it becomes for potential counterfeiters to reproduce these features. G&D aims to be at least one step ahead of counterfeiters at all times, even in the digital age, which is why the company develops a new security feature each year.

Security features for banknotes fall into two categories. In addition to elements that the general public can easily verify, there is another group of security features that allow retailers, banks, and cash-in-transit companies to assess the authenticity of banknotes. The hidden features of the highest level of security are the exclusive domain of central banks and can be checked with special technology only.

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The secret to winning Other than impressing the judges with print quality, another secret to winning is to know your tools. Christel Lee speaks to Vincent Kusuma of Book & Story on his latest achievement through this strategy.

In 2010, Vincent Kusuma submitted only one entry and bagged a Gold.

Unfortunately or otherwise, a fellow powerful contender who is a regular winner dethroned him in 2011, sending Kusuma down to the lesser two positions. The company had to be content with two Silvers and one Bronze.

Vincent Kusuma, however, was not inclined to remain second best. At the 2012 Asian Print Awards Gala held in Singapore late November, Indonesia-based Book & Story emerged as uncontested winners in the competition in two categories! It is a vast improvement for the company’s third year in the competition.

I brought Kusuma back to a year ago, reminding him of his quote in our last conversation: “One of my colleagues said maybe we are the only one ever to win a gold award with a ‘copier machine’ compared to other contenders who mainly use some ‘hyped’ brands that cost at least seven to eight times our machine.”

When asked how he feels holding two medals now, his first response was nothing less than an ecstatic smile.

“We are still using a copier machine!

This time is especially meaningful for us –looking back over three years where we’ve submitted work, this year has been the hardest. We’ve attempted four categories and won two Golds, I would anticipate things to be even more challenging next year,” he shares.

Kusuma has had a feel of what it’s like to compete against fellow elites. When asked where he thinks his strength lies in the competition, his demeanour exudes confidence. He notes, “We have won recognition in Multi-Piece and Book Printing twice; I believe our strength is in both Book Printing and Multi-Piece Productions and Campaigns.”

Having said that, Kusuma hasn’t shown any signs of impending complacency.

He adds, “Though it is pertinent to use quality to get the judges’ vote, I feel strongly that our edge lies in

the knowledge of both calibre and limitation of the tool (press) before deciding which categories to compete in.

“The machine I use from Konica Minolta can produce RGB colour with good accuracy. I believe my recipe for success is knowledge in operating the engine correctly. Printing has gone beyond putting ink on paper; it’s more about selecting the right substrate to allow your press to produce its best.

Every engine has its limitations and so does mine. I feel one needs to play around with the machine to establish where its strength is and place emphasis on that,” Kusuma explains.

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Growing with ‘School Business’ Hong Kong High Technology Ltd. is a young company that began in 1993 with just a couple of machines. The printer currently produces almost all of the school magazines and student notebooks distributed in primary and junior high schools in Hong Kong. The schools distribute these magazines and notebooks to help students and parents better understand the school’s rules, schedules and community.

This market is large because it includes other school publications as well. Today Hong Kong High Technology has the number one position in the school publication printing industry in Hong Kong. Their annual sales are about 40 million RMB (roughly USD6.27M), and its profit margin is about 20%.

Unique segment with special needs ‘Custom order’ is the first criterion for Hong Kong High Technology in designing school publications. “The magzines and notebooks that we produce differ from school-to-school.,” say Zhang Zhi Yan, Managing Director of Hong Kong High Technology.

“Our designers carefully consider plans submitted by school administrators, with the goal of ensuring complete satisfaction for all parties.” Because of the printers’ reputation for outstanding design and excellent print quality, an increasing number of schools are asking Hong Kong High Technology to produce their magazines and student notebooks. In fact, ‘chool business’ accounts for half of the printer’s revenues.

This area of printing has special factors and requirements. One requirement is an emphasis on the uniqueness of each school. Short lead times and heavy workloads are givens. Primary and junior high school terms typically start at the same time of year so Hong Kong High Technology’s heavy workload is concentrated in July and August. In these two months, all employees work overtime to keep pace with rush orders.

Given this intense production schedule, Hong Kong High Technology decided to invest in a new press.

A revelation at All in Print China 2011 In Shanghai at All In Print China 2011, the company managers first saw the four-colour Lithrone G40+H-UV in action. They were very impreesed with the performance of the press and what they learnt about its features. First, the benderless automatic plat-changing system (APC) eliminates the need for plate bending, facilitating enhanced plate register accuracy and shortening makeready times. The managers were also pleased with the H-UV system, which saves energy and benefits the environment. Use of the new H-UV lamp reduces carbon dioxide emission to enable environmentally-friendly printing.

Finally, the new KHS-al system automatically analyses and corrects data to optimise colour matching according to the machine, the printing environment and printing materials.

On seeing this dazzling press, the management of Hong Kong High Technology immediately decided to invest. The machine was installed and started operation at the end of 2011.

“With this machine’s short ink-drying time, we’ve sped up production,” Mr Zhang says of the Komori press.

“Compared with our former machines, the GL-440+H-UV press is far more flexible and the colours are more vivid – the results are excellent.”

Looking ahead with confidence The school printing business of Hong Kong High Technology is running so well that management is planning to expand further. They recently launched a publishing department for business accounts. “Our mission is to satisfy customers,” Zhang continues.

Expanding into the prepress and postpress business of design and publishing strengthens our corporate competitiveness and reduces the risk arising from focusing on a single business field. “Their ideas happen to correspond completely with Komori’s belief in OffsetOnDemand printing.

“We would like to advance step-by-step for steady growth,” Zhang concludes optimistically looking towards the future.

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First KBA Rapida 106 for Japan heading to Taisei in Tokyo Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) has now also ramped up its sales and service activities in Japan, with the founding of the new subsidiary KBA Japan Company Ltd. in Tokyo. The managing director of the new company is Kenneth Hansen.

He has worked in the Asian graphic arts industry for over 35 years and, as CEO of manroland Northeast Asia, was responsible for the Korean and Japanese markets for eight years before moving to KBA. In the second week of December, he brought a delegation of Japanese trade journalists and print association representatives to Germany to offer them a first-hand insight into the KBA group and its broad product range for the most diverse print markets.

And it was at the same time a fitting occasion to publicise the first order booked by the new company. Alongside visits to the web press manufacturing facility at the KBA headquarters in Würzburg and to the sheetfed offset division in Radebeul near Dresden, the tour agenda included stopovers with the UV specialists from KBAMePrint in Veitshöchheim and at metal decorating subsidiary KBA-MetalPrint in Stuttgart.

Taisei president Yoshiro Ohno (l) and Dietmar Heyduck, KBA Vice President Sales, in front of the new Rapida 106 in the KBA assembly hall in Radebeul

Taisei president Yoshiro Ohno explained the decision in favour of the makeready world champion press KBA Rapida 106 to representatives of the Japanese trade press during their visit to the KBA's Radebeul facility

KBA scores with the makeready world champion KBA's realignment of its activities on the important Japanese market is already bearing fruit. Taisei Co. Ltd., a distinguished Tokyo-based packaging printer, will be taking delivery of the first highly-automated medium-format Rapida 106 in the new year – as an eightcolour press with dedicated accessory packages for plastic substrates, board handling and alternating UV/ conventional operation. The Taisei management team, headed by president Yoshiro Ohno, also travelled to Radebeul on 12th December for the final print testing before shipping of

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the press from the KBA factory. Taisei prints backlit display graphics for the vending machine industry (e.g. cigarette and drinks machines). The substrates are transparent films (polyethylene) in thicknesses between 0.2 and 0.4 mm.

This work had in the past been handled by presses from another German manufacturer.

The Rapida 106 packs a raft of unique features geared to extremely short makeready times. It was this point, in particular, which has secured KBA its foothold on the fiercely competitive Japanese offset market, alongside high production speeds, the enormous substrate flexibility and an unrivalled competence in the field of inline

finishing. The equipment chosen for the Rapida for Taisei includes the sidelay-free infeed DriveTronic SIS, DriveTronic SPC direct drive technology for simultaneous plate changing, the Plate Ident system for plate identification and automatic preregistration, CleanTronic UV washing systems and an Emission Extraction System for the delivery, to mention just a few of the highlights.

The eight-colour press is configured to handle both board and plastic films. It permits the alternating use of conventional and UV inks, and possesses three UV interdeck dryers which can be assigned freely to the prepared installation points. The

The Japanese delegation kicked off its German tour with a visit to the KBA headquarters in Würzburg: Here, Yasutaka Obara, general manager for Nihon Insatsu Shinbun, printing consultant Yoshihide Fujimoto, Kichiharu Inomata, president of the Japan Pack & Box Information Center, Toshiyuki Namba, editor-in-chief at the Printing & Publishing Institute, Osamu Okada, executive vice president for KBA Japan, KBA marketing director Klaus Schmidt and Kenneth Hansen, managing director of KBA Japan (left to right), were able to admire the historical rotary press on which the “London Times” was printed with steam power for the first time almost 200 years ago

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High-tech seeds differentiation on a competitive market When the Rapida 106 goes live at the end of March 2013, Taisei will take command of an outstandingly powerful sheetfed offset press for packaging and film printing. KBA is correspondingly confident that this first installation will send strong ripples through the technically very demanding Japanese market, where the oldest press manufacturer in the world hopes to harvest considerable potential. With speeds up to 20,000 sph in straight printing and up to 18,000 sph in perfecting, in combination with extremely fast job changeovers, the KBA Rapida 106 delivers the highest performance of any medium-format press (max. sheet format 74 x 106 cm) on the world market.

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High-end Commercial and Packaging Printers in Singapore opt for Heidelberg Since the introduction of the CX 102 at IPEX 2010 more than 1600 Printing units have been sold worldwide. Among these successful users 4 Singapore printers are currently using the technology in full production for various printjobs and applications .

High Quality commercial Printer – Olympia Pte Ltd Invests in New Speedmaster CX 102-5

Picture Olympia Pte Ltd. CX 102-5 One happy CX 102 user Olympia Press Pte Ltd, recently installed a new Speedmaster CX 102-5 to address their requirement for high quality commercial printed products.

Mr. Thomas Tan has a long experience with Heidelberg products and is a strong advocate in investment in the latest technology Olympia Printing Pte Ltd bought the new CX 102 because of XL technology that is inbuilt in the CX press. They can print a wide range of substrates from very thin to thick stocks on the CX 102 press. This gives them the flexibility to take in different kinds of print jobs from their customers. The ability to link

to front end and press room manager is also part of the reason for the CX 102 investment. The company has also recently invested in a Heidelberg new Suprasetter 105 CTP, a Digital printing press Linoprint Ricoh C751 sold by Heidelberg and a Stahlfolder to address their growing short run color commercial print segment.

Mr Tan stated “ the new Heidelberg CX 102 is a reliable and quality press and most importantly the after sales service offered by Heidelberg is second to none” Flexibility for Success – The Ideal Combination of Innovation and Stability The Speedmaster CX 102 is the forwardlooking response from Heidelberg to the challenges of the market. To keep time and costs under control, it is vital to cut the throughput times for each individual job. Shorter makeready times,

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The Speedmaster CX 102 has all the flexibility needed to handle packagings, labels or high-quality commercial jobs.

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Environmentally friendly- Carbon Neutral As a pioneer of ecological printing, Heidelberg develops solutions to eliminate or reduce CO 2 and process emissions and cut waste.

Picture Mr Goh Teck Soon (chairman KPP.) Mr Thomas Frank Senior Vice President Heidelberg Asia Pacific.

The company supplies packaging products to software manufacturers, advertising agencies, the electronics and electrical industry, and pharmaceuticals as well as food & beverage manufacturers, it was therefore an easy choice for KPP to invest in the High performance Speedmaster CX 1024+L. The first CX 102 in Singapore was sold to K.P.P. Packaging. The company continuously invests in new technologies to assure its customers of their commitment to deliver good and consistent print quality jobs. The CX 102 has helped them to meet stringent print quality demand from their customers.

K.P.P. Packaging expects high print quality for both long and short run packaging print jobs. The company needs a reliable brand of press that can help them deliver top print qualities to their customers promptly. Their customers are demanding over print quality. Color management is important to the company and this is the reason why the company has also invested in an Image control from Heidelberg.

A Positive experience: “The ongoing relationship between K.P.P. Packaging and Heidelberg is based on the reliable performance of the equipment as well as the good after-sales support from

Heidelberg Systemservice for parts and maintenance work. Heidelberg sales and service team are also knowledgeable and competent to provide quality advice.” Stated Mrs Josephine Low (director KPP) Carbon Neutral press.

Consequently, the technology of the Speedmaster CX 102 sets standards in more than just productivity. Its high energy and resource efficiency make it the most environmentally friendly press in its class. A measuring device can be used to measure and display the press' energy efficiency per 1,000 sheets during production. This allows the operator to run the machine with exceptional energy efficiency. Another way of reducing energy requirements is to employ a heat recovery system so that waste air from the DryStar Combination dryer can be re-used for the drying

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process. The Star System peripherals are perfectly coordinated with the press. They are highly efficient and designed to save energy and resources.

Reducing or completely eliminating the use of alcohol by equipping the press with special packages makes another important contribution to green print production. This results in a print process that delivers eco-friendly operation at low costs.

And for this reason- well established Printer Tien Wah Press (Pte) Limited also invested in a new Speedmaster CX 102-6+L UV for their Johor Bahru operation.

The new installation of the Speedmaster CX 102-6+L UV at TWP Sdn Bhd is an illustration of the company’s confidence in Heidelberg products.

The Johor Factory alone has 43 Printing units of Heidelberg 70x100 presses installed.

The CX 102-6L UV press primarily prints speciality printwork and the focus is towards high quality and high value applications.

On the experience with the new CX 102 press , Operations director Ms Florence Tan states,

“The new CX 102 is a very productive and versatile press. It is easy to set-up and very efficient with the fast makeready.

We can easily changeover from UV to conventional and vice without much hassle. Besides, the press can accommodate a vast range of stocks/ substrates.

Productivity in our production floor has increased with the new CX 102” Ms Tan added “Furthermore the CX 102 is a reliable press, it gives us the peace of mind. We are happy with the machine performance. “ Heidelberg Singapore, Malaysia, has 87 staff directly involved in front line customer service, supporting a customer base of 2,000 Printing companies and approximately 18,000 various equipment lines.

With Sales and Service Branches in Singapore, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Kuching Heidelberg offers the most comprehensive coverage of customer support in the region.

The Key Speedmaster CX 102 available features at a glance: • Production speeds of up to 16,500 sph • Broad product spectrum from lightweight paper to bending-resistant

cardboard • Optimized sheet travel, reinforced side frames, and printing unit bearings and gripper system from the Speedmaster XL series • High-performance Prinect Press Center control station and processoriented Intellistart operator guidance system • Display of the energy requirement for 1,000 sheets on the wallscreen of the Prinect Press Center • Highly automated Preset Plus Feeder and Preset Plus Delivery • Control station with touchscreen for intuitive and ergonomic operation of feeder and press functions • Color Assistant Pro for fully automated monitoring of the ink fountain liner, self-calibration of the ink zones with automatic adaption of the characteristic profiles and customized optimization of the color presettings • Optional Fully automatic, staggered plate changing with AutoPlate Pro • Automated sheet travel with AirTransfer System • Coating unit with chambered blade system and remotely adjustable lateral, circumferential, and diagonal registers • Fully Preset sheet brakes • Star System peripherals finely tuned to the press for the highest Environmental performance,

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L'Oréal Inaugurates the World's Largest Factory in Indonesia L'Oréal recently announced the inauguration of a new plant in the world's biggest, which was established with the building of 66,000sqm in Jababeka Industrial Estate, West Java, Indonesia, about 60km east of Jakarta. With a total investment of Rp 1.25 trillion (€100M), it becomes the centre of production of L'Oréal in Southeast Asia.

“After successfully operating the plant since 1986, Indonesia is certainly a good choice as a centre of production of L'Oréal in ASEAN. Establishing our biggest factory in Indonesia once again reflects the dedication of L'Oréal to offer products with the best quality and value for consumers in Indonesia and the ASEAN region,” said JeanPhilippe Blainpain, Executive VicePresident of Operations of L'Oréal.

PT L'Oréal Indonesia.

In line with the L'Oréal Group's ambition to reach 1 billion new consumers in the past 10 years, the factory is a response to growing market demand in Indonesia and ASEAN represents a new potential for the growth of L'Oréal.

As a manufacturer L'Oréal to-43 in the world, the new plant will produce Jababeka hair and skin care products for brands mass-market segment, namely L'Oréal Paris and Garnier. 30% of the production will be allocated to the domestic market while 70% of production will be distributed to other countries in Southeast Asia.

“In Indonesia, L'Oréal business continued to show a good performance with an average sales growth to +30%, which makes L'Oréal Indonesia as one of the major contributors to the growth in the Asia Pacific region,” said Vismay Sharma, President Director of

Leading facility dedicated exclusively for consumer products L'Oréal first factory in Indonesia was established in 1986 in Ciracas, Jakarta. With the rapid growth in the past 4 years, L'Oréal decided to build a new and larger facility, and move all production activities to a new plant, located at the Jababeka.

In 2013, the factory is expected to produce 200 million units and has an installed capacity of up to 300 million units, with a potential reach production capacity of 500 million units per year.

The factory is equipped with leadingedge facilities such as high-speed production lines; tank processing with automated dispensing systems management; lighting system based on movement detection, as well as the latest water treatment technology that is still under construction.

Commitment to sustainable development The factory was built with LEED requirements, a standardisation of the United States that places excellence of design and building process on key

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“This certification makes L'Oréal factory as the first factory to earn LEED Silver certification in Indonesia,” said David Quetin, Factory Director of L'Oréal Indonesia.

He adds, “We are committed to continuously reduce the impact on the environment and is currently conducting several studies to create and support renewable energy sources.”

Since 2005, L'Oréal Indonesia has reduced waste and water consumption per unit by 52% and CO2 emissions per unit up to 38%. L'Oréal is the target to reduce absolute CO2 emissions by 50% from 2005 to 2015 (from 2,000 to 1,000 tons).

Contribution to Community and Economy L'Oréal employs a total of nearly 800 employees in Indonesia where about 450 men working at a new plant in

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Jababeka. In the process of moving the factory, L'Oréal may retain 96% of employees of the old factory in Ciracas. To facilitate the shift to a new plant in Jababeka within 40 km from the old mill, L'Oréal provide housing and transportation incentives for employees. Today, about 262 families of employees can have a place to stay around the new plant.

In addition, the plant is planned to be developed based on the needs of this market, will also seek to maximise the use of local materials and suppliers.

L'Oréal also built a mosque for the local community, where workers and communities can use to worship together.

Mohamad S. Hidayat, Minister of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia asserted, "The Indonesian government appreciates the steps taken by the L'Oréal Group in support of the development of the industrial sector in Indonesia, especially the beauty industry, through the opening of their factory in Indonesia."

M. Chatib Basri, the head of the Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia added: “L'Oréal decision to build the world's biggest factories in Indonesia and chose Indonesia as a production hub for the Southeast Asian region, is a major breakthrough in the history of investing in Indonesia.

Indonesia is a reflection of the radar return of the investment world.”

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Integrated Inkjet: bingo and other jackpots Money and giveaways in newspapers? Tempting prospects for just about every reader. Integrated Inkjet applications have become increasingly popular thanks to attractive lotteries and other competitions. Nevertheless, inkjet newspaper imprinting offers even more exciting facets and applications.

2012 was a good year for inkjet imprinting in newspapers: Lotteries in the German daily “BILD” brought this application to a broad readership in Germany for the first time. Now, interest is growing across the European continent. At an event in late 2012 at the Ahrensburg printing site, the world’s first pilot installation of Integrated Inkjet, 70 newspaper experts from 10 countries received a closer glimpse at the application. In Ahrensburg, Axel Springer equipped two of its six COLORMAN newspaper rotary presses with an inkjet imprint system from Kodak for variable data printing.

Two additional installations are in operation at the Spandau printing facility on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany.

The COLORMAN system printed an international newspaper edition with inkjet imprints of varying images and raffle numbers for the visitors. During the event, topics such as the addition of other variable information to static newspaper content were also addressed.

Variable QR codes, graphics, and text information offer target group-specific advertising, the latest news, a platform for cross-media marketing campaigns, and logistical support.

Winning readers. With variable number codes, Integrated Inkjet is the ideal solution for lotteries with unique ticket numbers. The Hamburg regional edition of the BILD ran its “Cash Million” campaign for six weeks starting in April 2012. The technology behind the lottery tickets convinced the printing house: instead of using supplements, the individual tickets could be imprinted in the newspaper using the inkjet system.

Effective advertising. With Integrated Inkjet, advertisers can create customized, “hyperlocal” ads. A bakery chain can use the same motif to advertise its pretzels in store A and its farmers bread in store B; the prices and store addresses are adapted based on the location.

Endless cultural variety. As with commercial advertising, inkjet imprints are also ideal for local events and their locations, for example concert or theater tours.

More up-to-date. What’s today’s weather forecast? An ever-recurring question that just got easier to answer thanks to last-minute imprinting. The latest top news and sports results make it clear: inkjet makes your daily even more up-to-date.

Code name: Inkjet. Inkjet barcodes convey additional tailor-made content. By linking print and Internet documents, readers can receive route maps, information on lotteries, product descriptions, or videos with just a click on their mobile phone.

Flawless logistics. Imprinted barcodes support the logistical organization of printed products. The barcode makes it easier to plan the distribution and truck shipments, and record returns.

Sequential recording processes become more efficient; human error in manual data entry is eliminated.

Smart high-tech combination Integrated Inkjet can be retrofitted in all newspaper printing systems. At the Ahrensburg printing company, the Prosper S30 inkjet imprint system from Kodak, with a working width of 105.6 millimeters and 600x200 dpi print resolution, was installed as auxiliary equipment in the superstructure of the COLORMAN. This allows the inkjet system to print on different ribbons depending on the web lead – at a full production speed of up to 15 meters per second.

“We have gathered an enormous amount of experience with inkjet in newspaper printing during years of development and field tests,” Anton Hamm, Vice President Service and printcom at manroland web systems explains.

“This leading position is now paying off: efficient workflows ultimately require an optimum coordination of control and print technology, as well as mechanical components. The integration and modification of web paths requires specific expertise. We have developed patented processes that include numerous applications in newspaper printing.”

Businesses partnering with Kodak aren’t just embracing change — they’re igniting it. Creating dynamic multi-channel marketing campaigns that integrate targeted print with digital communications to raise ROI to new heights. Developing high-impact packaging graphics that dominate the shelf. And tapping into global business services that blaze clear paths for growth. This is how Kodak is giving printers, publishers, and enterprises the solutions they need to take business to an infinitely brighter place.

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Interpress Printers (Malaysia) Installs Second Varimatrix 105CS The packaging market is acknowledged as one of the highest growth areas for print worldwide. Driven by an increased volume in food and beverage packaging in particular, which represents 55 percent of all packaging and labels produced globally, this buoyancy is providing printers with new opportunities for growth and diversification into niche markets.

In Asia the packaged food segment shows the greatest opportunity for sustained growth – in 2010 it was reported that one supermarket chain alone in India expanded its operation by 35,000 stores. The growth in packaged foods in Asia is fuelled by a desire to halt the wastage found in “wet” markets – around 37 percent of food available in fresh-food, or wet markets, is lost before it reaches the consumer.

And growth in packaged foods is also influenced by a rising middle class.

As a market leader, Heidelberg is attuned to the trends in the industry as was demonstrated by the company’s booth at drupa12 where Heidelberg showcased its commitment to the packaging segment with a dedicated range of solutions from pre-press, press and post-press including packaging converters for commercial print shops.

In the packaging post-press segment, Heidelberg demonstrated its second generation Varimatrix 105CS, which has been very successful for the company worldwide, proving to be a sturdy workhorse and a sound investment.

Interpress Printers Sdn. Bhd In Malaysia, Interpress Printers Sdn. Bhd in Shah Alam (near Kuala Lumpur) has become the first packaging print company in Asia to install a second Varimatrix 105CS following the success of the company’s first unit which was installed in 2009.

As a leading packaging company, Interpress is focused on performance, reducing waste and ensuring the high availability of its equipment.

The company produces a volume of packaging for the local food market, as well as export lines and has carved a reputation for service and innovation.

of this machine, and its reliability and quality, led Interpress to invest in a second Varimatrix, the next generation of the 105CS, which was installed 12 months ago.

In 2009 Interpress installed a Heidelberg solution including an XL75 six colour press with coater, a Varimatrix 105CS and EasyGluer100 in order to deliver on its high quality promise. At the time Interpress also chose a preventive maintenance program under the Heidelberg System Service contract, which has proven valuable, as has the decision to use Saphira consumables to ensure optimization of equipment.

Mr. Ratha Kerisnan, MD of Interpress Printers Sdn Bhd, said the company was “extremely pleased” with the first Varimatrix, “and we are even happier with the second machine because the improvements that have been made, make the machine even faster and easier to use…I am happy with the productivity of Varimatrix and the strong support provided from Heidelberg which is commendable.

Heidelberg has done a good job and that is one of the main reasons that we bought the second Varimatrix”.

Less than three years after the installation of the company’s first Varimatrix the machine has clocked up 70 million impressions, which is a phenomenal number. The performance

He continued. “In manufacturing, it’s important to look at whether the machine is helping in terms of productivity. The biggest problem in manufacturing is the lack of

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standardization in equipment. We chose the second Varimatrix to ensure consistency in workflow and as a back up in case we have a problem with one machine and that’s been a very sound decision. And having both machines operating at the same time means we can push through even more work in the same time frame”.

Mr. Kerisnan said that in today’s highly competitive print market, specialization and niche markets were keys to success.

“Interpress has chosen to specialize in the fast food segment. Why are we in fast food packaging and not producing other packaging for products such as rubber gloves, cosmetics or cigarettes?

The reason is those general product markets are very competitive and don’t have the same requirements as food packaging, so they are more open to competition. In the food sector there are very strict regulations and guidelines for packaging that need to be followed. We have invested in the right equipment and the right plant to gain

Mr. Ratha Kerisnan & his staff together with Mr.Wong Kin Keong with Speedmaster CD102-6+LX

certification. Our expertise in the food packaging market gives our customers greater confidence to work with us and gives us a competitive advantage over general packaging printers”.

Interpress is also committed to working with its customers to develop the right

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packaging solutions for their individual needs as Mr. Kerisnan explained “Part of our approach is working with customers to develop and design unique solutions. By doing this we are adding value for our customers and giving them a competitive edge. In the food segment customers are not just influenced by price. They are happy to pay more for our unique service because they can see the value in our products”.

In conclusion Mr. Kerisnan said, “The investment in the first Varimatrix turned out to be a very good business decision so we were confident to go ahead with the purchase of the second machine. When I am looking for equipment it is not just about price, but also about service and support.

Heidelberg has given me the right package and the Heidelberg team has given me a lot of confidence to have a long term relationship with them”.

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Flexographic plates help meet environmental standard DuPont Packaging Graphics, in line with the green printing initiative undertaken by the General Administration of Press and Publication of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China, is enabling more sustainable textbook printing.

Photo: Group picture at DuPont™ Cyrel® Technology Center, Shanghai From left to right Ewald Beivi, Cindy Qian, Jason Xu, Xu Chuang, Lu Youhai, Anthony Chen, Li Haidong, Sun Xiuwu offset printing technology, flexo printing has distinct advantages in terms of environmental protection, productivity and efficiency, and standardization of operations. Environmental protection is our major consideration in our decision to adopt flexo printing. And, as the inventor of flexo plates, DuPont has played an important role in improving our quality of printing with its excellent product quality and professional technical support.”

Primary and secondary school textbooks are required to meet China’s green printing standards by 2014, and DuPont™ Cyrel® flexographic systems are helping make it possible to deliver books meeting these standards to Shanghai classrooms as early as the spring of 2012. Shanghai Xinhua Printing Co., Ltd., affiliated with Shanghai Printing Group, has successfully printed 350,000 sets of three textbooks – 1,050,000 in total. They are the first to print books using water-based inks and DuPont™ Cyrel® flexographic technology in China.

“Textbook printing using flexography marks our transformation from traditional modes of printing to greener

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and more environmentally friendly methods,” said Lu Youhai, deputy general manager of Shanghai Printing Group. “Compared to traditional

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work with Shanghai Xinhua Printing Co., Ltd. to this list and participate in the positive transformation of the industry.”

of 10 around the world – to learn more about flexographic printing methods and using water-based inks, which are non-toxic and non-polluting. The visit was followed by a feasibility study of textbook printing which proved very successful. DuPont provided highquality Cyrel® flexo plates, technical support and guidance in plate making throughout the process from the project feasibility study phase to the completion of the printing project, enabling Shanghai Xinhua Printing Co., Ltd. to smoothly transform the textbook printing operation from offset to flexo printing.

“This is an extremely rewarding collaboration to bring more sustainable printing technologies to the China market,” said Matthias Heinzel, global business director, DuPont Packaging Graphics. “Sustainability, along with quality and productivity, are critical to our customers, and we continue to deliver technologies that establish flexo is no longer an alternative – it’s a solution in all three areas.

DuPont™ Cyrel® FAST thermal plate systems that enable the elimination of solvent processing of plates, Cyrel® Digital Plates and Imagers that enable the elimination of the entire workflow associated with imaging of graphic arts photo tools, and the introduction of safer processing solvents are all examples of our successes in providing more sustainable solutions to the printing market. We’re pleased to add our

Shanghai Printing Group plans to complete the printing of 20 additional sets of textbooks in 2012, and intends to expand the application of flexo printing in business areas beyond textbooks.

Shanghai Xinhua Printing Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shanghai Printing (Group) Co., Ltd., is a professional book and periodical company, whose main business includes plate making, typesetting, printing, and binding of books and periodicals, packages, parts, etc., undertaking textbook printing for primary and secondary schools of Shanghai. Shanghai Printing (Group) Co., Ltd is a group which owns three brands: Zhonghua, Commerce and Xinhua; and 9 production-oriented enterprises.

It is one of the printing enterprises which boasts the most complete printing platform in China and also one of the largest production and service oriented printing enterprises in East China. The company focuses on: book and periodical printing, magazine printing, commercial printing, smart card making and printing, bill printing, digital printing POD, flexo printing, package printing, artwork high simulation production and security printing, etc.

Green printing also has become one of the key development industries of Shanghai Printing Group in recent years.

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BusAds wins its first medal at Asian Print Awards 2012 In the Asian Print Awards’ inaugural Large-Format and Outdoor Signs category, Singapore-based BusAds Pte Ltd in its maiden participation walked away with a Silver medal.

Christel Lee reports.

winners, has certainly motivated us to try harder and give our best,” he shares.

Yapp, however, took winning second place in good stride while admitting he would have been happy with a Gold.

“Some of us had a bet on which entry would win. Each of us had earlier been assigned different projects, and we personally selected our own best work to pit against each other and in the competition. It even got emotional at one point because each of us had our favourite and were sure our individual piece was going to win something!

Eventually, we came to our own ‘final two’ – between a Sales Manager and Production Manager. F&N Spread the Cheer received the Production Manager’s vote to win,” Yapp quipped.

Renowned outdoor display player, BusAds, put out their initial 3D print job at the Singapore Science Centre last July – making them the first enterprise in the country to embark on multidimensional print campaigns. At the recently concluded Asian Print Awards competition, BusAds came close to Hong Kong-based contender, Standard (Chan’s) Co., who took out top position. India’s Prince Digi Graphics conceded with a Bronze.

The company helmed by Alvin Mark Yapp has been actively achieving milestone after milestone. Yapp replied upon learning of BusAds’ win: “Honoured, privileged, humbled and proud!

It shows our print quality is of international standard. Given it’s our first time in such a prestigious award, our success affirms we are doing something right.

Winning an award places us on a whole new platform.”

He adds the competition has been an eye-opener. “Looking at the entries displayed, everyone looked like a Gold winner! Being associated with it is already an honour and I do feel like a winner. Competing against fellow elites, whom I understand are regular

He relates the internal competition put a smile on his face. “Each of us was rooting for our project to win and that is a reflection of how much ownership and commitment we have towards our work.”

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FUJIFILM expands its Acuity Advance Select range Four and six colour models added with an upgrade path to meet expanding application and business needs

FUJIFILM announces the introduction of four new models to its recently launched Acuity Advance Select range - the latest in a series of nextgeneration UV flatbed printers that feature exceptional quality, improved productivity, and greater versatility, allowing them to be used for a much wider range of applications.

The new models extend the versatility of the Acuity Advance Select platform by now including four, six or eight independent ink channels in two different flatbed sizes, with an upgrade path to allow for application and business expansion.

The four colour Acuity Advance Select HD4004 includes CMYK channels only, for applications where clear or white ink printing is not required. The six colour HD4006 model includes six independent ink channels with the first four configured for standard CMYK printing. Channels five and six can be configured in two ways for the maximum flexibility:

Clear + White The clear and white ink channels allow 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 Two white ink channels can improve the density of white in a single pass, which can be particularly useful for demanding backlit applications. These two channels can be used in whichever configuration best suits the application, with the ability to change from Clear + White to White + White (and vice versa) on demand.

All Acuity Advance Select models have an optional roll media 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.

The printer also 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.

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 these new models to the range extends the versatility of FUJIFILM‘s Acuity Advance Select range, building on one of the strongest line ups of mid-range high performance UV inkjet printers on the market, with a clear migration path for printers looking to upgrade in the future.

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News “One hundred million publications… and more The ROLAND 300 five-colour press supplied to Boejinga Printing in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands is more than proving its worth. “One hundred million publications says something about the machine. That a printing company is able to produce 100,000,000 impressions in nine years says something about the quality of the press. Right?”

Enthusiastic owner Marc Schoonebeek is all too happy to talk about the superproductive ROLAND 300 five-colour press and the three other manroland printing presses at Boejinga Printing.

Schoonebeek considers the company, comprising twenty-three employees, to be as complete a printing office as any other. It specialises in printing labels for cardboard packaging. “Think, for example, about boxes for games from Jumbo, or the paint boxes from Talens.”

“A press with so many impressions to its name is not something you see too often,” Schoonebeek agrees. “You could compare it to cars. With some brands, it’s definitely not unusual if they are still fully operational, even with 600,000 km on the clock. It’s a question of good use, maintenance and quality. It’s the same case with this press”. Whether it is the machinery or the production, Beojinga stands for quality. This is the reason why the graphic company was honoured as Sappi Printer of the Year in the brochures category last year.

A must have

Despite the enormous production, the ROLAND 300 five-colour press is still the most important machine for the ‘printing needs’ at the Boejinga Printing.

“The fifth tower is a full-fledged printing tower,” says Schoonebeek.

“This tower is useful for spot varnishing, all-over coating, or as a fifth colour, for example, five-colour advertising printing jobs for the cosmetics industry. For the production of stickers for the cardboard industry, the press is equipped with four colours and coating. This fifth tower is a must-have. A normal four-colour-press is unthinkable for our needs.”

Press parc Just like his predecessors, Schoonebeek trusts manroland. “Our company has definitely been using ROLAND printing presses for at least 22 years, and they were certainly around even prior to that.” Since he took over in 2000, Schoonebeek has been the sole owner of the ninety-year-old company. “When I stepped in twelve years ago, there were six ROLAND 200 two-colour presses and the films for the printing plates were still being mounted by hand. That simply wasn’t efficient enough.” Upon the take-over, Boejinga purchased the ROLAND 300 five-colour press. Besides the ROLAND 300 five-colour press, there is also a ROLAND 500 five-colour press, and among others, two ROLAND 200 two-colour machines (form the old collection) and a ROLAND Practica.

The hand mounting has been replaced with a Fujifilm Luxel V6 CtP plate-setter with FujiFilm Pro-V chemical free offset-

plates and XMF workflow. “Apart from that, we can still process films. There are clients for repeat orders who only have the original films.”

Internal Efficiency Meanwhile, Boejinga Printing and manroland Benelux are looking back on the years of successful collaboration.

Apart from the presses and the prepress, there is also the advanced cutting configuration advised and supplied by manroland Benelux. “Brand loyalty offers nothing but business advantages,” Schoonebeek acknowledges.

“All our printing towers are able to be interchanged and that offers flexibility and increased internal efficiency. Our pre-press only needs one plate format for full production. Furthermore, a sevencolour printing assignment, for example, is simple to spread across the presses.”

Esko and Epson announce OEM agreement Epson to offer Esko’s highly functional Digital Front-End with its SurePress L-4033 series, bringing improved productivity and quality to digital label printing Esko announces that it has entered into an OEM relationship with Epson) to provide a customized Digital Front-End (DFE) for use with the Epson SurePress L-4033A and L-4033AW inkjet digital label presses.

“As the label and packaging market increasingly transitions from analog to digital solutions,” says Jef Bogaerts, Commercial Partnerships at Esko, “manufacturers of digital printing equipment are looking for digital frontend alternatives that can effectively address workflow and job processing issues specific to their industry. Our DFE does just that by streamlining prepress and workflow for greater efficiency. And with Esko’s Color Engine 12 integrated into the DFE, it offers Epson the ability to process files of up to seven colors to take full advantage of the capabilities of the L-4033 series presses. We are pleased to be partnering with Epson, one of the printing industry’s best-known brands.”

The 6-color Epson SurePress L-4033A and 7-color L-4033AW (with white ink) inkjet digital label presses are designed for efficient high-quality, short-run label printing. Delivering exceptional print

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The forum also made meaningful progress in establishing the role and practices of the international PSA tape forum. Held biennially, the only purely global pressure-sensitive adhesive tape event was hosted by the Taiwan Regional Association of Adhesive Tape Manufacturers (TAAT).

quality and accurate color reproduction on a wide variety of standard label substrates, the L-4033 series presses enable label converters and commercial printers to expand their service offering and improve profitability. Now, with the addition of the Esko DFE, Epson customers will be able to take advantage of Esko’s expertise in the label and packaging market to deliver differentiated digital label manufacturing that incorporates Esko capabilities that have become the standard in the label and packaging industry.

“As we continue to grow our presence in the label industry, we turned to the industry leader for additional capability,” comments Mr. Kitahara Tsuyoshi, General Manager, Epson. “Combined with Epson’s reputation for high-quality, affordable printing solutions, this DFE powered by Esko will bring even more value and automation to customers serving the digital label printing market.

As the market continues to evolve, so do Epson products and the Esko partnership is another example of our dedication to

bringing our customers best-in-class solutions that help their businesses grow and grow with their businesses.”

The new DFE, powered by Esko, will be standard on Epson SurePress L-4033 series digital label presses sold in Europe and Australia, and will be an option for presses sold in other parts of the world.

Global Tape Forum Holds Successful Taipei Meeting Harmonisation of test methods throughout the pressure- sensitive adhesive (PSA) tape industry is a step closer following the recent meeting of the Global Tape Forum (GTF) in Taipei, Taiwan.

Member associations of the international body that address key issues impacting this industry, pledged closer collaboration to develop and harmonise the test methods. Once finalised, the ‘GTFHarmonised TMs’ will establish a quality label providing international credibility.

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It was attended by 29 member association delegates and four observers from the six current GTF/GTMC members: • Afera, The European Association for the Self-Adhesive Tape Industry, • Afera MEI, The Middle East & India Association for the Self-Adhesive Tape Industry, • CATIA, The China Adhesives and Tape Industry Association, • JATMA, The Japanese Adhesive Tapes Manufacturers Association, • PSTC, The Pressure-Sensitive Tape Council (North America), • TAAT, The Taiwan Regional Association of Adhesive Tape Manufacturers,.

But while the GTF represents the majority of the world’s PSA tape industry through member associations it is still seeking to extend its reach with representatives in Korea and South America.

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Vice President, who also spent time meeting with the international tape industry guest delegates.

The Global Tape Forum (GTF) is a nonprofit, international organisation created by the global tape industry for the global tape industry. Its mission is to enhance the worldwide pressuresensitive adhesive (PSA) tape industry by providing a global forum for all member associations, enabling them to add greater value to their memberships.

The GTF’s objectives are to increase the demand for PSA tapes everywhere; to harmonise key PSA tape test methods; to establish a database of environmental and regulatory trends per region; to gather top-level production data according to agreed-upon categories; to share an open calendar of global PSA educational events, encouraging crossparticipation; to hold biennial meetings hosted by member associations on a rotating basis; to establish a small shared fund for running costs; and to appoint a fixed team of volunteer delegates, plus a secretariat, from each member association to serve a three-year term.

The idea of creating the GTF arose from discussions between Afera and PSTC in 2006. The GTF held its inaugural meeting in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. in May 2009, including 13 delegates from 4 regional/national tape associations. The second meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden in October 2010 and included 23 delegates from 5 regional/national tape associations. The meeting in Taiwan marked its third official event.

GTF Members include Afera (The European Association for the SelfAdhesive Tape Industry, www.afera.

com); Afera MEI (The Middle East & India Association for the Self-Adhesive Tape Industry, http://www.afera.com/ templates/mercury.asp?page_id=1856); PSTC (The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council – North America, www.pstc. org); JATMA (The Japanese Adhesive Tapes Manufacturers Association, www. jatma.jp); CATIA (The China Adhesives and Tape Industry Association, www. cnaia.org); and TAAT (The Taiwan Regional Association of Adhesive Tape Manufacturers, www.taiwantape.com), regional or national tape associations together covering the majority of global tape production.

Leading Indonesian label converter installs Xeikon digital press Xeikon, an innovator in digital color printing, announced today that a leading label converter based in West Java, Indonesia has installed a Xeikon 3000 Series digital color press to capitalize on the high value-added short run labels and packaging market. The Xeikon digital

Xeikon’s flexibility With the abovementioned development, this western Indonesian company has further expanded its successful strategy of producing high quality labels in short run lengths and just-in-time production.

They serve a wide range of customers in verticals such as food and beverage, industrial goods and pharmaceuticals.

The company liked the operational cost model flexibility presented by Xeikon, which offered them the possibility to choose between a variable operational cost model based on real consumption ‘á la Carte’ or a fixed operational model advisable for customers with extremely stable production.

The dry toner imaging process of Xeikon in combination with its LED illumination technology delivers top notch printing quality and reliable colour consistency.

The full rotary printing process, with variable repeat length, ensures that speed is not affected by the label size and/or the number of colors used. The Xeikon 3000 Series presses use the Xeikon QA-I toner, which meets all the applicable FDA guidelines for indirect food contact as well as direct food contact for dry food substances containing no surface oil or fat.

Xeikon 3000 series The Xeikon 3000 Series press installed at this site is Xeikon’s best-selling highvolume label press, built for use with the most common web widths of 330 mm (13”), but also capable of handling a web width as narrow as 200 mm (7.9").

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Xeikon in Asia “Since we introduced this press model in 2008, which later expanded to the Xeikon 3000 Series of presses in 2010, Xeikon has been very successful in the label market with its solutions,” says Josep Roca, Asia Pacific Sales Area Manager at Xeikon.

“Label applications are ideal for taking advantage of the flexibility of our fully rotary direct printing technology. We are delighted to see that companies in Asia Pacific are recognizing our leadership in the market as well. Xeikon is committed to the region and has established several service hubs in Asia with Xeikon Service Engineers working out of Singapore and Chennai with new members joining our regional Service team before the end of the year.”

FUJIFILM confirms sales of two Jet Press 720 presses in Europe Fujifilm Europe today announces that orders for two Jet Press 720 digital inkjet presses in Europe have been confirmed.

Visionary printers in Austria and France are leading the way with investments in the company’s groundbreaking B2 digital inkjet press. This brings the total sold worldwide to nineteen, following the announcement at drupa 2012 of the first nine machines in Japan, USA and Canada, all achieved within the first twelve months of the commercial availability of the press, and eight further sales in these regions since then.

“The sale of two Jet Press 720 presses in Europe validates the high level of interest that we saw at drupa earlier this year,” comments Yasufumi Morimoto, Senior Vice President, FUJIFILM Europe GmbH. “Both of these printers were impressed by the outstanding quality and productivity of the Jet Press 720 and we are confident that the introduction of the press to their businesses will help them reap the benefit of new printing applications and realise greater profit potential.”

The Jet Press 720 is a four colour digital inkjet press capable of printing a B2 sheet in a single-pass, resulting in production speeds of up to 2,700 B2 sheets an hour.

It makes use of SAMBATM print-head technology to achieve resolutions of

1,200dpi x 1,200dpi with four variable dot sizes, and is set to raise the bar in terms of the quality that can be achieved with a digital printing system. Significantly, by applying a primer to the printed sheet prior to imaging, the Jet Press can print onto standard offset coated and specified uncoated papers.

Once imaged, the B2 sheet can be treated like an offset sheet, dropping into existing finishing equipment, with many special finishes possible. As a result, in terms of finishing flexibility, digital print can be treated more like offset print than ever before.

Spandex extends Hardware range with EPSON® SureColor™ SC-S70600 Spandex, one of the world´s leading trade suppliers to the sign making and display industries, announces that it has extended its already comprehensive range of print and print finishing equipment with the EPSON® SureColor™ SC-S70600.

The Epson SureColor SC-S70600 is Epson's first 64-inch (162.6cm) printer to support white and metallic ink simultaneously, enabling creative print makers, specialist sign makers and professional display printers to expand their service portfolios.

High-quality prints are assured with the combination of Epson's UltraChrome® GSX Ink and proven Micro Piezo®

TFP printhead, which delivers clarity, fine detailing and smooth blends at resolutions of up to 1440 x 1440dpi.

The UltraChrome® GSX ink-set, featuring light magenta, light cyan, light black and orange as well as CMYK, gives the 8-colour SC-S70600 the widest colour gamut of Epson's SureColor range.

The 10-colour model includes white and metallic inks to increase versatility.

Both models achieve ultra-smooth tonal gradations thanks to the use of light inks, including light black ink for enhanced, neutral greyscales.

Users can cost-effectively print vivid colours, solid whites and special metallic effects on clear film, vinyl, canvas, photographic paper and a range of popular banner substrates, all at up to 64-inch (162.6cm) width. Prints are lightfast for up to three years outdoors without lamination*.

When using 8 colours, the SC-S70600 prints at up to 26.8m2/hour (high-speed mode), and at up to 4.0m2/hour with metallic ink enabled.

Thanks to a jack system at the rear, loading a new roll is a one-person job.

Users can make feed adjustments while printing to optimise quality and reduce downtime.

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indoor environmental quality. LEED Certification is the most recognised global standard for buildings that are efficient, cost-effective, and better for occupants and the environment.

For further information on the Epson’s SC-S30600 or Stylus Pro GS6000, please contact your local Spandex office at www.spandex.com

With the addition of the new facility, HP Indigo’s Kiryat Gat campus now includes 56,000 square metres (603,000 square feet) of building space with room to expand for future growth. The campus also serves as the center for training and for final application testing and qualification of each press before shipment. HP Indigo also manufactures ink at its facility in Singapore.

First HP manufacturing facility built to LEED standards HP today announced the opening of an 11,000-square-metre (118,000 square feet) ink manufacturing plant in Kiryat Gat, Israel, which will produce ink for the new generation of HP Indigo Digital Presses announced in May. The HP Indigo Division is expanding its facilities in Israel to accommodate strong growth, driven by an accelerating market transformation from analogue to digital printing. HP Indigo achieved record revenue in Q4 FY2012 and continued its two-year-plus track record of consistently growing quarterly page volume by about 20 per cent over the previous year. HP Indigo also recently increased its leading share of the worldwide commercial press market by 13 points year-over-year (1) to 71 per cent.

As part of HP’s commitment to environmental responsibility, the new HP Indigo plant is the first industrial building in Israel and first HP manufacturing facility worldwide built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. It was designed to achieve high performance in sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and

“HP Indigo’s customers constantly demand that we push the boundaries and innovate in our product portfolio as well as in our manufacturing operations,” said Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager, Indigo Division, HP. “With an additional plant supplying ink for the rapid ramp-up of our new family of Indigo presses, we can support our customers in growing their businesses and increasing their profitability in the highly competitive printing market.”

Inks produced at the new plant will begin shipping with the HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press, the first offset-quality digital press in a larger format (29.5 x 20.9 inches) suitable for printing nearly any size commercial job. HP Indigo has completed early installations of the HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press at customer sites in the United States, Europe and Middle East, with general commercial availability scheduled for the spring of 2013.

Fuji Xerox Customers Reap Highest Number of Digital Awards at the Asian Print Awards 2012 In recognition of the outstanding achievements in the print and packaging industries across Asia, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. congratulates its customers for achieving the largest number of medals at the recent Asian Print Awards using Fuji Xerox’s digital printing technologies. They won 10 out of 23 categories including the esteemed Digital Print Creative Award.

Held at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore, the gala presentation witnessed highest honours accorded to Zhu Hai Jai Zhoo for the Digital Print Creative Award, and gold medals were handed out to Chong Qing Xing Qi Ba and Printed Matter – the first gold awarded to the Philippines in the history of the competition in any category. In addition, all six awards in the two categories, Cards & Invitations and Catalogues, Booklets & Brochures were received by Fuji Xerox customers.

All entries had to be commercially produced work and were judged on quality, production, visual impact and appropriate use of technology.

The only competition of its kind in the region, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the annual Asian Print Awards since its inception in 2003. Fuji Xerox customers submitted 30 entries, while the competition saw a total of 2,000 entries from 14 countries. The number and spread of entries from a wide range of countries proves support for the competition by the region and the promotion of print and packaging excellence in Asia.

To ensure neutrality and credibility within the assessment process, each entrant was number-tagged without the candidate name for submission to an international judging panel. Judges hailed from Australia, Belgium, China, England, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and comprised 10 independent print professionals, academics, trade organisation leaders and even an inventor, all respected for their industry knowledge in areas covering print design, pre-press, substrates, inks, consumables, print and print finishing.

“This is indeed a stunning performance and it makes us very proud to see our customers – many of whom we consider partners – awarded for their creativity,

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Alf Carrigan Chairman of the Independent Panel of Judges at the 2012 Asian Print Awards Gala Dinner innovation and quality work,” said Mike Braggins, senior manager of Marketing Communication, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific.

“Recognition from peer members in such a visual industry encourages higher standards. Entrants – winners or not – should note that participation in the Awards is a great achievement in itself. We applaud everyone’s efforts with bouquets of praise and notable mentions.”

Such awards allow companies to showcase the best print and packaging production Asia has to offer, where small to large businesses and industry players gather to exhibit their range of products and processes. With digital printing rising from the periphery to the mainstream, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific continually looks ahead to enhance the quality of the industry, participate in prestigious competitions and assist its partners reach greater heights in the Asian Print Awards in 2013.

2012 Asian Print Awards Fuji Xerox Customer Winners Winners Country Digital Print Creative Award Zhu Hai Jai Zhoo China Cards & Invitations Gold Award Printed Matter Philippines Cards & Invitations Silver Award Neo Digital Co., Ltd. Thailand

Cards & Invitations Bronze Award M.I.W. Group Co., Ltd. Thailand Catalogues, Booklets and Brochures Gold Award Chong Qing Xing Qi Ba China Catalogues, Booklets and Brochures Silver Award Yi Ming China Catalogues, Booklets and Brochures Bronze Award iSuccess Solutions Singapore Book Printing - 4 or more colours Bronze Award Zhu Hai Jai Zhoo China Leaflets, Flyers, Folders & Brochures Bronze Award Papermate Thailand Co., Ltd. Thailand Posters, Showcards & Point-of-Sale Materials Bronze Award

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

Digital Offset Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. Thailand Packaging Bronze Award Image Quality Lab Co., Ltd. Thailand

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