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Business is a difficult thing to start. It doesn’t only require investment in assets but of mind, soul and passion. It’s more of emotional investment, will tell you anyone who has been in business. Therefore, success is not final, and failure is never fatal for starting something about which you are passionate. Why am I writing all these? Because ScreenTex completes seven years of serving the Indian printing industry. Thank you for your support, feedback and contribution. So what do we have for you in this anniversary edition of ScreenTex? We have lots to share with you. Our Print Innovation 2018, a series of seminars organised in association with SPAI and supported by IPAMA and regional printing association, saw over 500 delegates interact with experts. We are now flooded with requests to host Print Innovation across India, and we promise to do this in the future. In addition, there are several interesting articles to keep you engrossed in the issue. We have a report on market opportunity in intelligent and agile packaging. Jan Van Daele writes on how to monetise digitally printed packaging, while Laurel Brunner returns with her column on why modern offset presses require special consideration. While IDTechEx finds that the total market for printed, flexible and organic electronics will grow from $29.28 billion in 2017 to $73.43 billion in 2027; we interview Keetronics’s Rajesh on the electric growth in the printed electronics industry. In the technical section, we start with an article on air dye on cotton fabrics. Binghamton University researchers discuss the coffee ring effect in inkjet printing. Besides, we explore why workplace automation is essential, whereas the latest development in textiles and fibres is a kind of soft hardware that you can wear. Wrapping up the edit, here are few lines from one of most inspiring poems by William Ernest Henley - Invictus...

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Print Innovation 2018: Making print prosper in India’s growing markets Shaping the future of Packaging and Printing in Asia

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Cost vs. Value Modern offset presses require special consideration The Do’s and Don’ts of Window Graphics

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Air dye – Future opportunity for cotton fabric Research to solve the ‘coffee ring’ effect that plagues inkjet printers

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Printpack 2019 opens online visitor registration The Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) is preparing for the organisation of the 14th edition of Printpack India exhibition, which is scheduled to be held at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida from 01 February to 06 February 2019.

Till 6th September 2018, 363 Indian and overseas exhibitors have confirmed their space booking. The process of allotment of stands to the exhibitors is also going on in the most transparent manner by an expert committee. The exhibition will cover a gross area of more than 50,000 square meters. To make the delegate’s visit easier and offer a hasslefree entry into different Halls, IPAMA has started online visitor registration portal on 7th September, 2018 in the presence of President, IPAMA, Office bearers, Governing Council Members, special invitees and representatives of various periodicals, magazines, newspapers etc.

Detailed discussions were also held with different participants relating to the registration process and the benefits which the business visitors will have during the exhibition period. Five key features of online registration • No entry fee for online registered visitor • E-badge is valid for entry, subject to photo ID card in original • No need to go to registration desk for printout • One minute process to get the badge • 40 gifts per day on the basis of Lucky draws for online registered visitor who will attend the event www.printpackipama.com

“The acquisition of BLUE enhances Esko’s unique set of tools to enable brand owners and their partners to improve all three,” explained Udo Panenka, President of Esko. “With this acquisition, we enhance Esko’s position as a tech innovator in the packaging industry.” Combining BLUE’s label and artwork management software with the Esko Platform for Brands deepens Esko’s investment in the industries where product packaging is critically important. With more local associates around the world, the combined team can deliver a higher level of service to regional and multinational customers. “In today’s complianceconstrained and ecommercedriven environment where consumers ceaselessly look for something new and novel,

packaging artwork and labeling continues to be a bottleneck in the new product development and commercialization process. BLUE helps users collaborate faster and more accurately so they can launch new products more frequently at lower cost. BLUE and Esko coming together is truly a transformational moment for the packaging industry,” added Ali Moosani, President of BLUE. As part of Esko, BLUE joins the Danaher Product Identification platform of companies, which also includes Pantone, MediaBeacon, X-Rite, AVT, Videojet, FOBA, Linx and Laetus. Together, these companies support the consumer packaged goods industry and their suppliers in their efforts to simplify packaging operations so they can launch more products faster and enrich the lives of consumers around the world.

Esko Acquires Blue Software Esko, a global provider of software and hardware for packaging design, collaboration, automation, workflow, and production, has acquired BLUE Software, a label and artwork management software company based in Chicago, USA, from Diversis Capital and Schawk Digital Solutions. This acquisition joins two complementary teams to unlock product packaging development, management and execution efficiencies for brand owners in the consumer packaged goods, life sciences and retail industries and for a variety of suppliers in the packaging value chain.

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Kodak Announces Plans to Sell Its Flexographic Packaging Division Kodak has begun a process to sell its Flexographic Packaging Division. The company has engaged UBS Investment Bank as its financial adviser for the transaction. Kodak’s Flexographic Packaging Division (FPD) produces and markets the FLEXCEL NX system of flexographic imaging equipment, printing plates, consumables and related services. For the last twelve months, FPD reported revenues of $150 million and Operational EBITDA of $33 million. During this period, FPD has demonstrated strong growth, achieving a 9 percent increase in revenue and 18 percent Operational EBITDA growth. FPD currently employs a staff of approximately 300 people. During the sale process, Kodak will continue to make investments in FPD by expanding manufacturing capacity, developing advanced technology and increasing its headcount to meet customer needs. Flexography is a form of

printing which uses flexible plates to print on a wide variety of packaging substrates, including plastic, metallic films, cellophane, and paper. “This is a great opportunity to unlock value for shareholders given the strong interest we have received in the Flexographic Packaging Division. FPD has performed exceptionally well over the past five years and has become a significant player in the industry. Kodak has been evaluating monetization opportunities for the last several years in order to deleverage the company and we believe this is the right time to monetize this valuable asset,” said Kodak CEO Jeff Clarke. “Following this transaction, Kodak’s improved capital structure will allow us to increase our focus on demonstrated growth engines, while continuing to invest in and provide solutions across the commercial printing, film, and

advanced materials industries,” said Clarke. Kodak also announced it had entered into a non-binding letter of intent for a $400 million, 18-month loan with an existing term loan lender which would refinance its existing term debt, which would permit the company to pursue the sale process of FPD in a thoughtful manner in order to achieve maximum value for shareholders. Net proceeds from the sale of FPD will first be used to repay this loan. The Company will continue to focus on the demonstrated growth areas of SONORA environmental plates, enterprise inkjet, workflow software and brand licensing. Each of these businesses has delivered growth, profitability and strong margins. The Company is well positioned for the future by leveraging these growth engines and continuing to maximize value in print systems, film and advanced materials.

HP’s new metal 3D printing platform could revolutionize auto industry HP has launched a new commercial 3D printing platform called ‘Metal Jet’. The platform was launched on September 10 at the 2018 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). HP envisage their technology to be used by commercial manufacturers to produce final parts. Metal Jet is already being deployed by manufacturing leaders GKN Powder Metallurgy and Parmatech for the factory production of final parts. Volkswagen, Wilo, Primo Medical Group and OKAY Industries are among GKN clients. HP boasts the Metal Jet system can provide up to 50

times more productivity at a significantly lower cost than other 3D printing methods. HP is dedicated to being a leader in the world of additive manufacturing. “We are in the midst of a digital industrial revolution that is transforming the $12 trillion manufacturing industry...we are now doubling down with HP Metal Jet, a breakthrough metals 3D printing technology,” said Dion Weisler, CEO and President, HP. “The implications are huge – the auto, industrial, and medical sectors alone produce billions of metal parts each year,” Dion added.

The HP Metal Jet printer’s printing bed is 430 x 320 x 200mm and has 4x the nozzle redundancy and 2x the printbars. This design allows for greater productivity at a low operation and acquisition cost when compared to other metals 3D printing solutions. HP has teamed up with GKN Powder Metallurgy to deploy the Metal Jet system into their factories. These machines have already begun to produce final parts for industry leaders like Volkswagen and Wilo. The Metal Jet system will be offered to customers for around $399,000 USD and will begin shipping in 2020.

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FESPA Asia is now Asia Print Expo 2019 FESPA’s next pan-Asian event will take place, under its new name of Asia Print Expo, from 21 to 23 February 2019 at the BITEC exhibition centre in Bangkok, Thailand. Asia Print Expo is the region’s leading exhibition for screen, textile and digital wide format print. Roz Guarnori, Exhibitions Director at FESPA, comments: “We decided to change the name of the event from FESPA Asia to Asia Print Expo to bring the show’s proposition into the title, so visitors who

have no prior knowledge of FESPA instantly know the event’s focus. In Europe and Latin America our events have cemented themselves as market-leading events for speciality print and people know what to expect from the FESPA name. However, in Asia, FESPA is a relative newcomer, so it’s not immediately obvious what the FESPA name represents. The Asia Print Expo brand, supported by the strapline ‘The World of Print and Beyond’ makes the proposition very clear for exhibitors and visitors.” Exhibitors confirmed to date include: Hexis, Siser, Stahls Asia and Poli-Tape Klebefolien GmbH,

as well as local companies such as: SVOA-Roland, SKT. Embroidery Co., Ltd. Jinmao, Shanghai Vision Digital Printing, Shanghai Screen Manufacturing Co., Ltd, Fei Yue Digital Technology Co., Ltd and Haining Tianfu Warp Knitting Co., Ltd. Asia Print Expo 2019 is supported by FESPA’s national Associations in Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Japan, China, Philippines and Australia. The backing of the national Associations means that the exhibition can accurately reflect the immediate needs and challenges experienced by regional PSPs.

Dayaker Reddy nominated Vice President of Global Print Meet The Indian print fraternity has been gaining traction and repute in the global markets in the last few years. India has been one of the fastest growing markets for print, and thus has been gaining attention from the global print fraternity. The Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) too has been the torchbearer for promoting the excellence of Indian graphic arts community on global platforms. Resultantly, the Association

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has contributed representation of several office bearers and senior functionaries to international Associations. Such endevours build the reputation of Indian print fraternity in such forums. During the recent Global Print Meet held in Tokyo (on 27th July, 2018) during IGAS 2018, S. Dayaker Reddy, the current President of IPAMA, was nominated as the Vice President of Global Print Meet. It is a moment of joy and pride not only for IPAMA but also for the entire Indian graphic arts industry. Reddy is an engineer by education, and highly experienced personality in the field of manufacturing of different types of print related machinery and allied products. He is also a marketing expert, and has helped the Indian print fraternity bolster its brand through alliances, partnerships and targeted marketing communication. Reddy has had a long association with several reputed

Indian companies in varying capacities. A few years ago, Reddy ventured in to manufacturing business by establishing units in Telengana. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Gutenberg Machinery Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd. and Managing Director of Omsri Saivani Secure Print. Additionally, he is also a Director at two reputed firms. Furthermore, Reddy is the present President of Asia Print, President of IPAMA, GC Member of AIFMP, Co-ordinator for Telangana Offset Printers Association (TOPA), Mentor for Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST), Hyderabad, Expert Committee Member for Community Colleges – Government of Telangana and Syllabus Committee Member for Govt. Institute of Printing Technology (GIPT). He is also the President of GIPT Alumni Association. A man with a strong business and marketing acumen, he is also associated with a number of educational and social institutions.

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A.T.E. joins hands with Screen O Tex India A.T.E., a leading engineering group offering solutions in manufacturing, industrial sales, distribution, and services, has joined hands with Screen O Tex India, for the marketing and sales of textile screens in South India and Bangladesh. Screen O Tex, in Ahmedabad, is a leader in the rotary

nickel screen business for textile and non-textile applications. Screens from Screen O Tex are manufactured and controlled to have consistent thickness, a uniform open area, and error free repeats – which form the three pillars of quality for wide screens. These high standards result in superior registration, vivid designs, and the finest, error free print results. Moreover, the screens are cost effective and reliable, with multiple stripping and reuse possible due to their excellent ductility. With its focus on research and development, technology, and quality-centred processes, Screen O Tex has consistently maintained European quality standards for its screens, meeting the needs of the textile

printing market all over the world. A.T.E., with its rich experience in rotary screen printing, will be able to further augment its offering to textile customers in South India and Bangladesh with high quality textile screens. In July, A.T.E. Enterprises, also announced that with its strong sales network of 11 offices across India it will boost the promotion of SARA ELGI products in country. boost to the marketing of SARA ELGI products in the Indian market. The SARA ELGI group from Coimbatore, a renowned manufacturer of value-added systems for textile industry. A.T. E has been marketing SARA ELGI’s overhead traveling cleaners, Yarn conditioning systems, and Bobbin transport systems.

Hybrid systems trending: Adelco Screen Process In the digital garment printing sector, new hybrid digital systems provide extremely soft hand print results. They are providing the combination of screen, digital, foil, flock and specialty inks all in one machine such as the new Adelco AD Hybrid printer and New Matrix Oval screen print machine combination, said the head of Adelco Screen Process Ltd. Adelco Screen Process Ltd is a manufacturer of jet-air conveyor drying systems and oval automatic

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screen printing presses serving the international garment printing industry. Mark Smith, managing director of Adelco, said, “Kornit too has introduced their new HD digital garment printer technology which provides up to 46 per cent reduction in digital garment print costs and increased print speed and resolution.” “UV technology has not emerged in the textile print sectors as yet; so, our dryers are manufactured specifically to cure all conventional inks (water based, discharge, acrylic, plastisol, silicon, etc) and all water-based digital garment printing systems as well as all textile transfer applications,” said Smith. He emphasised that Adelco continually invests in R&D and advances the equipment to provide the best curing

technology for all emerging print systems, particularly digital. “In 2017, we launched a new dual dryer concept that provides mass production using the smallest possible footprint by providing two dryers on one footprint. The dual dryer has already taken the market by storm with many companies installing multiple units, particularly in the digital garment printing sector. We will also launch the New Procure at FESPA Berlin in May 2018. This is a complete new dryer range that brings new features and curing ability for both the digital and conventional print markets,” he said. Smith added that the company aims for further developments in the digital garment printing sector and a business growth of over 25 per cent per annum in the next two fiscals.

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Lucky and Agfa announce strategic alliance in graphics prepress Lucky HuaGuang Graphics and Agfa Graphics have entered in a strategic alliance in the prepress business. Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd and Agfa Graphics’ strategic alliance aims to enable both companies to expand their respective businesses by optimizing their respective strengths in manufacturing, technology and distribution of graphic prepress

products and services. Lucky HuaGuang Graphics will offer manufacturing capacity for printing plates in Nanyang, China with the support of Agfa Graphics and will use their highend technology and intellectual property to manufacture products for Agfa Graphics. In addition, both companies plan to join forces to fast-track growth in mainland China which will be managed via the establishment of a joint venture combining their prepress distribution activities in the country. Agfa Graphics and Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd plan to increase their cooperation in more areas in the future which will allow both companies to grow

their businesses and brand presence internationally. Stefaan Vanhooren, President of Agfa Graphics says: “Joining forces with Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd., who are a leading supplier of prepress plates in China will provide us with a unique opportunity to grow our business and restore our profitability. This is a crucial step in the future development of our strategy to provide our customers with more choice.” Tao Zhang, President of Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd. says: “Agfa’s strong reputation and ambition to expand in the prepress industry will accelerate our plans to strengthen the presence of Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd. in the global printing industry.”

Mimaki to showcase its Internet of Things for UV print Mimaki will be showcasing creative solutions for printing on plastic at this year’s Fakuma, the international trade show for plastics processing. Its focus at the show will be on integrated workflow solutions for UV-LED printing. With its IoT strategy, Mimaki aims to help its customers connect their printing systems to achieve unmanned on-demand production and mass personalisation by

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integrating robots, conveyor belts, testing technologies, sensors and other peripherals with production lines. The first two solutions to emerge from this new development are MDL commands and the Mimaki Job Controller. MDL commands are used to control Mimaki printers via the customer’s production systems and peripherals. They take over control of the printer by launching production and adjusting position and height of the substrate table. In addition, they provide information about remaining ink levels and report print errors. Customers who use MDL commands are able to build a perfect system for their needs with Mimaki’s software development kit, which can be downloaded from the Mimaki Global website. Mimaki Job Controller is a software solution that

communicates with the printer in order to transmit accurate printing data and printing conditions. It can also start production automatically, creating a link along the production line between the printer and the robot in order to feed in print jobs via a conveyor belt and collect the finished printed output. “Mimaki is pursuing an IoT strategy that creates a model for the future of integrated workflow solutions for the plastics industry, among others,” explains Uwe Niklas, General Manager Marketing & Sales at Mimaki Deutschland. “By leveraging the long-standing and trusting partnerships with our customers and partners, we are showing innovative application opportunities that demonstrate the scope of our systems, in order to enable customers to cover a broad spectrum of applications with a single system.”

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BST Eltromat to display defect detection systems for narrow web World leader in quality assurance systems, BST eltromat are displaying TubeScan EagleView - their one hundred per cent defect detection and web viewing system for narrow web - at Labelexpo India 2018. Web viewing systems are standard in the label industry. They are used on almost every printing press for monitoring registration, overall print quality, accuracy and color. The down side of in-line one hundred per cent inspection systems has been the heavy investment, due to which many printers compromise on quality. TubeScan EagleView brings both worlds together: Multiple cameras are combined in the same housing to offer detailed viewing

and one hundred per cent inspection at the same time. The intuitive touch screen interface makes setup extremely simple and fast. This costefficient system also enables detail viewing of critical areas like registration marks, 2D barcodes, picture areas, etc. down to dot level. The camera for detail viewing is motorized and can be easily navigated with respect to the displayed print-repeat. No print mark sensor or gear sensor required for synchronization and

the optional back-light enables monitoring of the back print register as well. The system is highly modular and comes with multiple options to choose from.

Marabu unveils screen-printing inks for glass decoration and metals At the Glasstec expo to be held in Düsseldorf from 23 to 26 October 2018, Marabu will unveil two new screen-printing inks for glass decoration. It will also display a single-component ink – Mara Tech MGO – for glass and metal applications. According to the company, Mara Tech MGO, the baking ink, can be used for both screen and pad printing. The ink is ideal for printing on the first and second surfaces of flat and container glass.

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It is particularly suitable for the food and personal-care product industries. Marabu will also display UV-curable and solvent-based inks such as Ultra Glass UVGL and Mara Glass MGL for printing on glass touchscreens and touchpads. The company has developed the new two-component Mara Glass MGLA for printing on second surfaces, i.e. on the back of the substrate. It will be showcasing its solvent-based screen-printing ink Mara Glass MGL, and its pad-printing solution Tampa Glass TPGL, which can be used as a four-colour system. For both screen and pad printing, MGL and TPGL are compatible with diverse substrates, and deliver brilliant, precise colours. Three-dimensional effects are both tangibly and visually attractive. Marabu UVGL-RH/RL ink can be harnessed to create tactile effects that could

previously only be achieved via moulding. A thick-film coating is precisely applied to a screen-printed design on flat or container glass. It is then cured with UV light. Further applications include advertising materials and interior design (e.g. kitchens and furniture). In addition, the ability to print on the second surface is attractive for industrial customers, for example for the manufacture of touchscreens. In this context, the combination of screen and digital printing is increasingly important – designs can be produced via digital printing, for instance, followed by a blocking layer applied via screen printing. The company will also present its Mara Shield liquid coatings that can be leveraged to prime, finish or protect high-quality digital prints. In the case of Mara Shield UV-CGL inks, they can be harnessed for rollercoating large areas of glass.

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PAMEX PREPARATION ON WAR-FOOTING

he next PAMEX exhibition is scheduled from 6-9 January at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. PAMEX is organised by All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP), in association with Print-Packaging. com. Around 120 exhibitors have already booked their stalls at the event including Acme Machinery, Advanced Graphic Systems, Ample Graphics, APL Machinery, Autoprint Machinery Manufacturers, Canon India, Condot Systems, Electromec Machinery Manufacturers, Five Star Printing Machinery, Komori, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India, Line-O-Matic Graphic Industries, Memory Repro Systems, and Xerox India.As well as incorporating the TrafficJet large format digital printer, the bundle includes the speciallydesigned versions of SAi’s software, which is optimized for traffic sign production.

PRINTING WITH SOUND

arvard University researchers have developed a new printing technology that uses sound waves to control the size of liquid droplets independent of fluid viscosity. This approach could broaden the types of liquids, including biopharmaceuticals that can be printed drop-on-demand. The researchers used sound waves to generate a highly confined force at the tip of the printer nozzle, which pulls the droplet. The higher the amplitude of the sound waves, the smaller the droplet size. Liquid droplets are used in many applications from printing ink on paper to creating microcapsules for drug delivery. Inkjet printing is the most common technique used to pattern liquid droplets, but it’s only suitable for liquids that are roughly 10 times more viscous than water. Yet many fluids of interest to researchers are far more viscous; for example, biopolymer and cell-laden solutions, which are vital for biopharmaceuticals and bioprinting.

DASSAULT SYSTEMES TO STRENGTHEN ITS PRESENCE IN INDIA

rench global 3D experience major Dassault Systemes is looking to expand its capacity in India which is one of its major development centres. With over 2000 employees in India at present, the company counts India in one of its top three markets in Asia, said Olivier Ribet, Vice President at Dassault Systèmes while attending the company’s flagship event “3DEXPERIENCE Forum 2018” in Bengaluru. At the event, the company also announced original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Ashok Leyland has become the first in India to adopt Global Validation, Proven Performance (GVPP) industry solution experience based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform by Dassault Systemes. In the next one year, the company is looking to expand its teams in Pune and Bengaluru R&D centres as it sees more demand coming in with companies digitizing in India.

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WORLD’S FIRST 4D PRINTING FOR CERAMICS DEVELOPED

Sprinting for ceramics that can be used to create complex, cientists have successfully developed the world’s first 4D

shape-changing objects. A research team at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has achieved a ground-breaking advancement in materials research by successfully developing the world’s first-ever 4D printing for ceramics, which are mechanically robust and can have complex shapes. This could turn a new page in the structural application of ceramics. 4D printing is conventional 3D printing combined with the additional element of time as the fourth dimension, where the printed objects can re-shape or self-assemble themselves over time with external stimuli, such as mechanical force, temperature, or a magnetic field. Ceramic has a high melting point, so it is difficult to use conventional laser printing to make ceramics.

SKYSCREEN BECOMES DISTRIBUTOR FOR CROATIA’S AZONPRINTER

kyscreen, Mumbai, has become the distributor for Croatiabased Azonprinter to promote and sell its Mirage brand direct to garment (DTG) printer in Indian market. The printer offers faster production, more flexibility and high efficiency. Azon as a local Croatian company was established in 1991 and as international company, Azonprinter in 2006 at in Zagreb. Specially designed for industrial production and large quantity garment printing jobs, the Mirage DTG printer comes with easy exchangeable dual-platen platform technology with max. print area: 600 x 800 mm (24” x 32”). It is best suited for Indian market with a speed up to 30 dark or 100 white garment / per hour on two platens. One can undertake double, full-colour printing on any fabric with reproduction quality of max resolution 1440 dpi. Although its focus is in screen printing, two years ago Skyscreen had added digital and heat transfer element into its product portfolio.

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LABELEXPO INDIA TO HOST ON-SITE BRAND INNOVATION DAY

he organizer of Labelexpo India is hosting an exclusive Brand Innovation Day on-site at Labelexpo India 2018, taking place at India Expo Center & Mart in Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, on 22 November. This is day one of the four-day show. Speakers include Chakravarthi AVPS, global ambassador for the World Packaging Organization, who will be speaking about global packaging trends and how to adapt to constantly changing consumer demands; Sukhdev Singh Saini, packaging lead AMEA, General Mills, who will speak about creating environmental awareness in the branding of a product including how to handle recycling of both raw materials and end use products; and Kanchan Bhargava, senior brand manager, Twinings, who will explore ways of leveraging packaging design and its role in brand building and increasing market share.

XEROX NAMES JOANNE COLLINS AS CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER

QUARK APPOINTS VICTOR SHEPHERD AS CEO

erox has appointed Joanne Collins Smee as chief commercial officer and a member of the company’s Executive Committee. Collins Smee will be responsible for sales excellence, channel strategy, order to cash and technology, services, software, and future solutions offerings. This includes delivering compelling offerings through effective and enabled routes to market with a seamless order to cash process for our clients. Collins Smee joins Xerox from the U.S. Federal Government where she was leading Technology Transformation Services, overseeing technology and process design teams focused on transforming the way federal government agencies build, buy and use technology. Prior to that Joanne worked at IBM in a variety of global executive roles, including client sales, support and delivery of technical products and services.

uark Software, the leader in content services, announced tech industry veteran Victor as its new Chief Executive Officer. Shepherd joins Quark as CEO from Quark’s parent company, Parallax Capital Partners, where he serves as an operating partner. In his new role, Shepherd will lead the organic and inorganic growth of Quark’s solutions for content automation, sales enablement, sales asset management, and graphic design software. Raymond Schiavone, former Quark President & CEO, has stepped down to focus on personal priorities. He served as Quark CEO for more than a decade and was instrumental in establishing Quark as a leader in enterprise software. Raymond Schiavone, former Quark CEO, has stepped down to focus on personal priorities. He served as Quark CEO for more than a decade.

BENGALURU TO HOST PRINT FAIR 2019 IN APRIL 2019

IMADA TO SHOWCASE POCKET UV STROBOSCOPE WITH ADJUSTABLE FLASH DURATION

rint Fair 2019, an exhibition for the commercial printing, converting and signage industries will be held in Bengaluru from 10 to 13 April 2019. The event is organised by Next Events (P) Ltd. which aims to bring all stake holders through the value chain of the industry onto one platform. Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) is a world class exhibition centre with easy access from all parts of the city. BIEC complements its 40,000 sq.m of covered space in three aesthetically and functionally designed exhibition halls, with a 5000 sq.m of open display area, perfectly suitable for showcasing large and heavy machines. The VIP Lounge and Business Centre are attached with every hall, in addition to exhibition management facilities. The Conference Centre, the Food Court and support services for exhibitor and visitor comfort, all within the same complex, make BIEC a unique and most sought after exhibition centre, in India.

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mada is to showcase its pocket UV stroboscope with adjustable flash duration. ESL-200-UV is a battery operated, handheld, UV LED stroboscope designed to inspect security print elements using UV-visible ink, like labels, security tags, watermarks and more. The ESL-200UV features an array of six 390nm wavelength UV LEDs, an 18 flash rate memory, rechargeable battery and so compact it fits in a pocket. Features include: • Power UV LEDs • Auto wide measuring range – Up to 150,000 FPM/RPM • Adjustable flash duration yields sharper images • Store 9 preset flash rates in memory for both FPM and Hz for quick retests • Extended battery life: 5 hours continuous use • Rugged aluminum housing, compact size, ergonomic design

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Print Innovation 2018: Making print prosper in Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing markets

500-plus printers from Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam and Cuttack partake in the latest edition of the show The three-day, multicity edition of Print Innovation 2018 seminar saw more than 500 printers learn the art of printing from screen,

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offset, digital and textile printing domain experts. Print Innovationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest edition included oneday seminars at Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam and Cuttack. The event organised by ScreenTex and Screen Printers Association of India (SPAI),

received overwhelming supported from leading national and regional association such as Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers Association (IPAMA), Vijayawada Master Printers Association, Andhra Pradesh Rastra Offset Printers Association and

REPORT The Chamber of Master Printers Association, Vishakhapatnam. Several leading brands including Konica Minolta Business Solutions, High-Tech, AND Global Sales, Sky Screen, Colors Inks, Kunal Enterprise, Max Printing Ink, J N Arora, Hari Impex, Sree Venkatraman Graphics, Monoprint, Abhikruti, Jain Silk Screen Centre, B N Reprographics, Vaibhav Industries, Presto, Crystal Digital and Arrow Sales, extended their support to the initiative. Printers from the three cities received expert tips from the leading names of the industry. The experts spoke about the new trends in the printing industry and the importance of learning new skills to match the competition from global brands. Later, the Q&A session offered delegates an opportinity to direct questions to the experts and learn from them. The supporting partners announced an overwhelming response from the delegates. HiTech, a leading printing post press equipment manufacturer, sold all

of the machines exhibited during the seminar. Similarly, two other exhibitors - Sky Screen and Arrow Sales Corporation, sold multiple products exhibited during the show. Jignesh Lapasia, organiser of Print Innovations 2018 and publisher - ScreenTex, said, “India is one of the fastest growing markets for printing. Indian players now compete with global brands in terms of quality and timelines. At such juncture, it is important that the printing industry is kept abreast hot new technology trends and changing consumer preferences. We are delighted that over 500 printers participated in the one day Technology seminar. With the support of IPAMA, SPAI, and all our regional association partners, we have been able to create a platform for sharing knowledge.” Dayaker Reddy, President – IPAMA, said, “I have been serving these markets for over two decades, yet over 70% of the visitors werenew business owners. This means the industry is flourishing and there is still untapped potential that can be nurtured. New customers make a big difference. In addition, I was not expecting live machines demonstrations during a tabletop exhibition or one day seminar. At Cuttack too, the enthusiasm amongst the printers was really encouraging. Similar seminars and shows across smaller cities of the country will boost our industry. At Print Innovation 2019, it was a win-win situation for both exhibitors and delegates when knowledge takes priority.” The seminars were also covered by the leading print and electronic news media including Andhra Jyoti, ETV, Eenadu and resulted in over 10 news media clips.

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Shaping the future of Packaging and Printing in Asia and printing ecosystem. Labelling Zone Asia, the largest producer of labels, is expected to grow to over 40% of the world’s value through to 2020. This dedicated zone will showcase the end-to-end functions of the label market, including latest label technology, new materials, adhesives and manufacturing applications.

The 7th edition of the International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia returns with four thematic zones, and an enhanced product range reflective of industry movements Packaging and printing innovations and new technology will come under one roof at the upcoming edition of Pack Print International. The show will take place from 18 – 21 Sept 2019 at BITEC, Bangkok. A tripartite collaboration between Messe Düsseldorf Asia, The Thai Packaging Association and The Thai Printing Association, Pack Print International, is modelled after leading global trade fairs in their respective sectors – drupa and interpack, will mirror latest trends in the packaging and printing markets at its 7th and latest instalment. Asia-Pacific currently holds the largest share of the digital printing packaging market at 42% and is

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expected to witness the highest growth through to 2025. In tandem, print processes that will grow relatively fastest over the next 12 months include wideformat digital and inkjet, and digital toner based, alongside fast growing print market segments of packaging and specialty packaging, labels and wrappers, signage, direct mail and point of purchase. On the back of these market trends, the thematic zones at Pack Print International 2019 will feature trends, innovations and new solutions tailored for the packaging and printing industry. One-Stop Pack & Print Pavilion An exclusive platform for packaging designs, packaging end users, material suppliers and machine manufacturers to present a powerful showcase that represents the dynamic packaging

Logistics & Automation Zone Dedicated showcase on the latest robotics solutions and live machinery that will bring greater efficiency, productivity and value to packaging workflows through intelligent networking and automation. Prototype Showcase Transforming ideas to physical prototypes before production can help gauge market response and engage end users and potential investors. Showcase how prototyping will bring value and empower brand owners to think ‘outside the box. Concurrent Exhibition Co-locating with Pack Print International 2019 is T-PLAS 2019 – the International Trade Fair for the Plastics and Rubber Industries. Together, the synergistic collaboration of the two exhibitions will serve as a onestop platform for the industries, and for participating companies to springboard into the region’s key markets. ScreenTex is a media partner at the Pack Print International 2019

MARKET WATCH

Intelligent packaging creates new markets for print industry growth is much higher, over 12.5% year-on-year for 2018-2023. The evolving nature of active and intelligent packaging can present challenges and market opportunities for the print industry. This is especially true for intelligent packaging where printed codes and marks already represent 60% of overall value globally.

In 2018, the combined active and intelligent packaging market value is projected to reach $5.68 billion and will continue to present new valueadding options in the future, claims Smithers Pira Active packaging Analysis within its new report The Future of Active & Intelligent Packaging to 2023 shows that the active packaging market is the larger market – valued at $4.62 billion in 2018. This includes a range of components used to enhance the preservation of goods within the packaging – such as, gas scavengers and emitters, moisture scavengers/ emitters, microwave susceptors, antibacterial, antioxidants, selfventing films, flavour/odour absorbers and temperature control components. Moderate growth is forecast for this segment through to 2023 at an average rate of 4.0%, as packaged

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food penetrates underdeveloped consumer markets in areas like Asia; but remains more stable in more developed economies. Intelligent packaging In contrast the intelligent packaging component market will pass $1 billion in value for the first time in 2018. This covers a raft of components – including printed coding and markings, chemical sensor/output devices, electronic environmental sensors, logic circuitry, and antennas – designed for the communicate dynamic communication of information within the supply chain, or, increasingly, direct to the consumer. As the segment where technology has not penetrated as far, and given that there are multiple new solutions coming to market the global intelligent packaging market’s forecast

Item-level traceability Concern over counterfeit drugs and medical devices has prompted the development of new laws on both sides of the Atlantic. The US Drug Supply Chain Security Act, and the EU’s Falsified Medicines Directive 2011/62/EU mandate that individual for such products packs must in future carry 2D data matrix codes with standardised information, and to allow them to be tracked individually through supply chains. This is already create a boom in demand for digital (inkjet and toner) print systems that can quickly impart the unique identifiers to labels or folding carton packs in existing converting lines. With estimates that 10% of drugs in supply chains worldwide are counterfeit and the continuing success of global e-commerce trade means this is increasingly an international problem. This makes it is likely that such mandates will expand at both national and supranational level across 2018-2023; meaning expansion of printed coding for medical and pharma will by more than double that for any other application examined in the Smithers study. Ingredient transparency

MARKET WATCH It not only regulators who want more information about products, a new generation of socially aware, health-conscious consumers are keen to have more information on the goods they buy, especially food. In the US this has led to the creation the SmartLabel transparency initiative, set up by the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute. The platform provides a medium to deliver information on factors, including ingredients, place of origin, certifications. This can be done digitally with a level of detail not possible on a physically printed label; with a QR code the most commonly chosen format As of March 2017, more than 5,600 products of 205 brands from 26 companies were using SmartLabel. These include manufacturers such as Unilever, Mondelez, Hershey, Coca-Cola, General Mills, L’Oréal and Land O’Lakes. Once a company has the processes established for these brands they are rapidly expanding across the portfolio. It may take six months to work out the processes for the initial one or two brands, which is then followed by rapid expansion across other brands. Recognising that artwork changes are expensive, the organisations recommend that brands get started by building the landing pages and leveraging consumer accessibility via search, then follow up with QR code inclusion linked to some other packaging artwork change. In the future, for food and beverage products sold in the US that will be using SmartLabel’s digital disclosure to comply with the federal genetically modified organism (GMO) disclosure law, a “digital link” will be required.

Consumer verification Smartphones scanning QR codes are now used for product verification with an overt or covert QR code linking to a secure brand or third party database. New systems for problem sectors are reaching the market with the markings combined with different security elements, like the BevSeal platform from Tesa Scribos targeting the wine and premium spirits area. As consumers are empowered to identify counterfeit products at point of sale, pressure is applied backwards through the distribution chain to ensure counterfeit products do not enter the supply chain in the first place. Companies are no longer alone in pushing to solve the problem with expensive inspection and detection resources, as they can rely on the pull from a global enforcement team of concerned smartphone-equipped customers. Once this connection is made brands can also use the information for follow-on marketing opportunities, forging a closer connection to the customer, with surveys and promotional coupons. Printed electronics For all their current QR codes do pose some problems. The level of data that can be encoded is limited, their blocky monochrome format can disfigure carefully designed brand graphics, and they can prove hard and time-consuming to read. The fastest developing alternative is to create an electronic link using a low intensity radio signal. The existing RFID dedicated spectrum has recently been expanded by the NFC protocol. The pairing of smartphones and other types of mobile engagement tools to primary

packaging and to point-of-sale displays is a natural evolution of branding, retailing and consumer engagement. The opportunity for print firms comes in being able to print the electronics themselves – both the antennas and increasingly logic circuitry and sensor equipment. Printed electronics is one of the core products of the intelligent packaging revolution and has the potential to be the breakthrough technology for reducing costs and expanding functionality of intelligent packaging solutions. This potential is now seeing alliances between specialist technology providers and leading companies in the packaging and print sectors. This includes Xerox which has allied with Finland-based Thinfilm Electronics to create a commercial print line for printing five billion NFC-enabled OpenSense and NFC SpeedTap tags per year – which the company says will generate $680 million in annual revenue. In the UK, flexible electronics developer PragmatIC, secured £18 million ($26 million) of funding in Novem 2016, including a strategic investment from Avery Dennison. This has helped pay for the installation of its first FlexLogIC system capable of producing billions of flexible integrated circuits. The system will be located alongside the company’s existing pilot production in County Durham. Commissioned in 2017, it is forecast to be ready for volume production in early 2018.

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ADVERTORIAL

Showtime: The changing shape of print By Michelle Johnson

There was a time not long ago, when some within the large format printing/sign industry predicted the end of tradeshows as we know them, seemingly happy to consign their model to the past and assume a more modern, Internet-driven way of doing things. Thankfully, these people were wrong – at least in so far as the fundamental demise of tradeshows. Where, perhaps by happenchance, they were right, is that the traditional format has indeed evolved – in a good way. No longer merely a collection of printer manufacturers, and software/consumables providers lining-up to display their wares, in many cases large format printing/ sign industry exhibitions are now full-on visual extravaganzas. The likes of FESPA and SGIA, for example, combine insightful keynote presentations and interactive debates, educational workshops and application areas, not forgetting the ‘core’ showcase

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of the latest print and sign technologies. As a provider to the large format printing/sign industry, tradeshows are vital to SAi, regardless of our wider marketing activities. Equally, for visitors – especially if you are contemplating the next investment to either grow your print/sign business or enhance efficiencies – there’s no substitute for direct face-toface engagement with those you might eventually buy from. The ability to question product experts and salespeople, see live demonstrations and compare competing offerings within meters of each other, all contributes to a much easier decision-making process for any would-be buyer. To successfully reach relevant visitor audiences, event organisers within the large format printing/sign industry have stepped up their

engagement with the all-important trade media, harnessing a combination of printed and online communications to create buzz several months out from the event. This ensures visitors are in the know about key information (including cost-effective travel, hotel and restaurant options) and the wealth of activities taking place, to drive footfall and ensure the event’s success. Granted, if you’re running a print or sign business, it’s not always easy to find time for you or your key staff to leave the office or production facility or justify the expense of visiting an exhibition that might be in another country. However, I believe most print business or sign shop owners would acknowledge the importance of staying abreast of technology change and networking within our industry. Indeed, many exhibitors, including SAi, use tradeshows as the launch platform for new products and services, so as a visitor you can be among the first to discover new opportunities that drive revenue and enhance the efficiency of your operations. In an age of low-cost airline travel, most of us would think nothing of booking a cheap weekend city break with our partners. For the same level of expense (and potentially less if it’s on home soil) visiting a major print/ sign tradeshow to see the market’s latest products and technologies might unlock the key to taking your business and your service offering to the next level. In fact, why not take your partner and combine it with that city break.

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Cost vs. Value

Jan Van Daele, Brand Innovation team, HP Inc. writes about how to monetize digitally printed packaging In every field of business, there are initiatives that can be implemented in a variety of ways. While the less-expensive option in terms of hard costs may at first seem to offer the highest return on investment, further investigation often reveals that the higher added value created by another option ultimately offers a higher return rate. For packaging, digital print can be viewed in a similar way. Compared with traditional print, digital has three differentiating assets – no plates, no press-setup, and easy customization – allowing for: • More cost-effective printing of smaller batches • Increased agility, by reducing time to market for products and eliminating the need for plates and press setup • Variation and personalization, in which every package Each of these qualities can generate added value for the brand owner, both internally (within the supply chain) and externally (for

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customer engagement). But there is a cost attached. Outside of printing short-runs or batched jobs, digital print may cost more per-unit than traditional printing. Yet, despite this additional cost, countless global brands are implementing, and in many cases repeating, digitally printed campaigns on a very large scale. At first glance, these jobs appear to be far beyond the breakeven point, so what’s the magic ingredient? Funding a digital print campaign One of the principal difficulties for brands in adopting digital print is related to their multi-department organizational structure. In most cases, more than one department is required to fund a campaign – typically a combination of the supply chain, marketing, business development, and/or finance departments. Each department has its own needs and goals, with its own specific “metrics” that describe the financial impact of the digital print campaign in terms of both cost and returns. Using the HP ROPDI Calculator, the

relevant metrics can be successfully developed in advance, enabling analysis of the total impact of the campaign, and an estimation of return on investment (ROI). Supply chain – Efficiency gains The supply chain department is constantly looking to reduce waste, be it in terms of materials, time, or labour. As such, team may see digital as a way to reduce cost by reducing waste and obsolescence. Digital allows for printing of shorter runs or smaller batches in a shorter turnaround time. This leads to several advantages, including reduced warehousing, less capital trapped inside work in progress, fewer materials on order, and reduced obsolescence due to artwork changes. Accordingly, the supply chain manager should reevaluate the way in which production costs are calculated. Instead of cost per unit produced, the emphasis should be on cost per unit sold. With this approach, digital stands out as an advantageous option due to the freeing up of capital that would, with traditional packaging, be

GUEST COLUMN frozen in the supply chain. Marketing – Extended consumer engagement Packaging is a keystone of the marketing mix, and the Marketing Manager may thus justifiably see a digital campaign as an extension of the product’s media portfolio. In-store, on the shelf, a brand has a final opportunity to convince customers to purchase its product. A very engaging package not only results in incremental sales, it is also strengthens brand identity in a manner similar to advertising. This makes digital print an excellent opportunity to extend customer engagement. With costeffective customization afforded by digital, the Marketing Manager can launch more product versions or create localized promotions. Unique packaging can be designed using tools such as the HP SmartStream Mosaic decoration application, or with tools that offer the addedvalue of security, tracking and interactivity features, such as those created with HP LinkReader. Despite the marketing advantages, resistance may be felt from the accounting department, which tends to view the cost of packaging as part of the cost of goods. Any increase in cost will be perceived as less-efficient operations. Shareholders are watching gross profit trends, and obviously don’t like to see any decrease. To counteract these reservations, it’s important to note that many brands are investing heavily, often as much as 3% to 7% of their revenue, in advertising and media for brand and product promotion. When comparing the relative cost of advertising per product sold with the additional cost of printing the package digitally, it shows that in most cases the cost increase for digital print is significantly smaller than the

advertising spend. As such, allocating a portion of the marketing budget to support digital print projects is a recommended first step in the digital adoption process. Digital print offers very distinct opportunities on all fronts, enabling test marketing of projects, special activation programs, regional customization, and tactical e-commerce activities, among other advantages. Some brands are reluctant to invest heavily in e-commerce, as they need to maintain a good relationship with their retail channels. However, by utilizing digital print, brands can now approach the consumer directly, opening up new channels, while minimizing disruption to their existing retailers. One such popular implementation is the creation of customized product packaging based on individual consumer’s pictures, personal artwork, or texts. By combining an online campaign with physical packaging, brands can create direct engagement with consumers, while driving them to their retail channels. A win-win for brand and retailer alike. This upgrades the value of a product from a mass consumption item to a personalized, one-off gift. It has tremendous value for engagement and differentiation, it also makes good business sense. Finance – Incremental sales and margins Arguably, the most important source of funding of a digital print campaign is derived from the potential of incremental sales and incremental margins. The financial manager’s focus is on improving overall profitability, especially by investigating the leveraging effect on existing

business. A“leverage factor” is defined for a consumer product as the ratio of the gross dollar margin of that product, divided by the current cost of the package decoration. It identifies how easy it will be to recuperate the extra cost of digital printing with incremental sales. Dividing the percentage increase in packaging cost by the leverage factor provides the percentage increase in incremental sales needed to recover the additional cost. In many cases, the incremental sales required are lower than 1% of annual sales. The higher the leverage factor, the higher the profit gain and ROI when sales exceed the breakeven point. In other words, it’s quite simple to make a good business case for the financial impact of digital print. Conclusion While advancing to digital printing is an attractive proposition, with proven effectiveness at driving consumer engagement and on-the-shelf differentiation, it is not always simple for brands and packaging converters to assess the bottom line benefits. The HP ROPDI Calculator offers a practical tool for overcoming this challenge. By presenting a quantitative explanation of the business value of a digitally printed packaging campaign, the HP ROPDI Calculator can help varied stakeholders evaluate the added value and make better-informed decisions about packaging strategies.

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Modern offset presses require special consideration by Laurel Brunner

It seems so simple, you invest in new technology that has a lower carbon footprint and you make a more sustainable decision. Achieving a lower carbon footprint is usually why companies invest in upgraded digital presses, new computer-to-plate systems and processless plates like Kodakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sonora. What are the knockon environmental effects of new and more sustainable technologies? This is a problem for technology investments and everything that is intended to be environmentally friendly. In regard to UV-curing litho presses that usually have interstation curing, the on-press chemistry can differ and this must be accounted for in environmental impact evaluations. Litho presses use UV curing for longer than any other printing method. The science behind web and sheet fed

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presses are very advanced and produce several applications on various substrates. UV curing litho presses are usually much more expensive to own and run in comparison to conventional offset presses. However, they are deemed to have solid benefits that translate into improved margins. Drying is immediate with UV curing inks, therefore there are no delays before finishing which saves 2 to 3 days compared to prints printed with oil-based inks. UV cured inks stick to anything, there are practically no VOC emissions associated with them and subsequently no additional venting is required in the press hall. The prints can be very high quality and resistant to mechanical degradation and chemicals. However, this is not an entirely rosy picture.

UV inks act very differently in comparison to conventional oil-based inks; therefore, every production component must be compatible including the fountain solution and the printing plate. Things can quickly go skewed if any of the settings on press are set to run conventional rollers and blankets or if minders use conventional cleaning materials. On press chemistries that are not compatible with UV-curing inks can negatively alter the printing plates and can affect run lengths, sometimes seriously affecting the durability of the cutting plate. This is even more prevalent with hybrid presses, press maintenance and process control. Some printers we have spoken to have experienced a considerable loss of quality on the plates. As a result, they have had to replace them after a few thousand impressions. For a job that is only 10,000 impressions long, that is twice as many plates and for a run length of 40,000 it is four times as many which adds a considerable cost with not many gains. This evidently has a huge negative environmental impact and a serious negative margin impact. This means more plates, processing chemistry, stopping and starting the press for plate changeovers and more energy emissions. Therefore, the moral is to review the environmental benefits of a technology in the wider context of the overall environmental impact. In addition, it is important to adjust things so that you can improve the technology and its environmental impact.

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Window Graphics

Businesses across the globe have relied on their windows to attract customers. And, with window graphics products evolving to meet the times, they remain a highly compelling and affordable way to welcome new and repeat customers. Because window graphics products vary based on several factors, here are some guidelines to consider when creating and applying them. First, it’s important to choose the right kind of window graphics, based on two criteria: how the business wants to attract customers as they approach the establishment, and the level of interior privacy it wants to maintain at first glance. It is vital to work with the customer to define the desired level of window transparency. As Jim Halloran, VP sales & marketing, Lintec of America explains, “Look up everything that the manufacturer recommends for installation. It’s

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important because there’s a lot of components that vary and you have to get a good idea of what you really need before you plow ahead.” With that in mind, consider that window graphics have two viewing levels that allow people to see into, and out from within the store. These are referred to as the first and second surface. Clear window graphics allow natural light to enter and don’t limit the visibility indoors or outdoors. Frosted window graphics offer a sleek look, yet allow a bit of privacy. Opaque window graphics totally block out visibility from inside and out, which might be preferable due to local climate conditions. Next is design. Many businesses have specific brand guidelines for design and colour. Designers and printers need to ensure proper colour

profiling and matching. A pro tip from Drytac recommends that “a few printed colour swatches on the material may help,” so that designers can visualize how the base glass material affects how the colour is displayed. When it comes to colour, contrast value is another key element. This relates to how easily the text can be read within the graphics, both up close and from a considerable distance. According to Signs.com, the best colour combinations have a value of at least 70 on colour contrast charts. If images are part of your window graphics the baseline DPI (dots per inch) is 72, although many companies recommend 300 DPI. Firms that encourage a “less is more” approach say uncluttered window graphics are best. Business location will play a role here. Many want graphics that not only bring in customers on foot but also

GUEST COLUMN attract those driving by, so text size is key here. Many companies offer online sizing guides to help customers choose the right font. Next is picking the right kind of material. A common mishap for smaller businesses is choosing material that traps and accumulates heat, which can warp the product and damage the window, in some cases shattering it. Printing on block out materials is one way to avoid this problem. Cautionary note: going cheap on materials is a bad move since over time any inherent flaws will become magnified as the window graphics are exposed to the elements. Next, consider how long the client wants the product to remain. They can request static clings for short term displays, which

can be put up and taken down quickly, or low tack self-adhesive products. A permanent adhesive for a short-term display is a bad move because it takes a lot of time to remove and can be more costly in the end. For installing window graphics there are two methods, wet and dry. It’s essential whether hiring a professional or using someone in-house, they understand how to safely and effectively apply the graphics. Many companies that create window graphics products offer emailed guidelines or provide PDF instructions on their website. Today, companies that create window graphics products have maximized technological advances to improve them. For example, 3M has products that

cater to clients’ unique opacity needs. Mactac has a special window graphic film that works best when applied with the dry method. And, Lintec of America designed a series of products created with special ultraviolet inkjet printers that allow their window graphics to be both translucent and still present the information; there’s also a scratch resistant top-coating that their products have. Other companies have begun to create frosted vinyl products with the appearance of etched glass—a style popular with businesses that feature a vintage appeal to their branding. Far more than people realize, window graphics can make or break a business. With communication among qualified professionals your window graphics, as well as your business, will pop with success.

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WALK THE TALK

Scripting Keetronics’s electric growth speaks about the 25 year long journey of the company and the plans ahead. How did your journey of over two-decades begin? Keetronics was started in 1994 on a very small scale in a small rented house as an organisation of two people. After completing my Bachelors in Electronics, I spent 2.5 years in the manufacturing of membrane keyboards. Later, my younger sister and I started the screen printing activity. It set the base for venturing into the business of producing of membrane People from printed electronics and membrane printing universe know Keetronics as a business built with trust. In a conversation with ScreenTex, Rajesh of Keetronics

The opportunities often surface after overcoming challenges. When technology is changing, it’s a challenge to remain abreast of the latest trends in the field 42

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keyboards. Now we have completed 25 years of the organisation. During these years we have grown to become an organisation with a staff strength of 175. We currently produce a wide range of solutions such as Input Devices, Functional printed electronics and Touch Electrical Switches. You work in a niche segment. It comes with its own sets of

challenges and opportunities. Which have you faced more challenges or opportunities? We produce Input Devices for the medical equipment industry. It is not just a niche; it is also very complicated with many regulations to adhere. The opportunities often surface after overcoming challenges. When it comes to technology, and especially when the technology is changing so fast, it’s a challenge to remain abreast of the latest trends in the field. Therefore, we visit several critical exhibitions around the globe to understand the latest trends and fast-changing customer demands. What is the size of your operations? Today we are a team of 185 members, and our annual turnover is now more than Rs 15 Crore. We

WALK THE TALK have the state-of-the-art 20000 sqft facility in the heart of the city’s oldest industrial estate. This facility has five laser cutting machines, eight screen printing machines, one digital printer, one 3D printer, one pick and place machine, five dryers and four hydraulic presses. What was the most significant moment in your journey? Undoubtedly, our most significant moment was when we shifted our operations from a flat to the facility at the industrial estate. Then, the other milestone that changed the course of our actions was when General Electric’s Medical division selected us as one of the strategic suppliers. Printed electronics has a

promising market in India? Several companies have announced their plans to make in India, and also source components from India. How will this impact your business? Printed electronics soon will be worth a couple of million Rupees, especially when we talk about various sensors which will be required to support this growing market. The market is fast changing, and we are already a beneficiary of this change. We work with the leading organisations of the world like GE, Philips and Siemens. Their ‘Make in India’ initiatives have benefited the industry with orders worth several crore Rupees. What are your plans for growth in the coming year?

We want to have a leaner operation. Thus, our investments have been to make our operations leaner but more effective regarding cost and delivery time. We will be focusing more on our products lines such as the Touch Electrical Switches used in houses, offices as well as touch panels for elevators.

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TECHTALK

Air dye – Future opportunity for cotton fabric article, some ways of modification of the structure of cotton are discussed to make it available for the air dyeing process.

Textile dyeing industries are the highest water consuming sectors of the world. Almost 17-20% of today’s industrial pollution is caused by the chemicals used by the textile industries for colouring, bleaching, and other treatments. More than 72 toxic chemicals can be mixed to the water bodies through textile dyeing. These chemicals just don’t pollute water, but also damage the whole ecosystem. It also makes us prone to chemical exposure and health hazards. A new technology has been developed to reduce water application and

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contamination in textile dyeing sector named “Air-Dye”. This system uses 95% less water than conventional dyeing system and ultimately saves 86% energy in the process. This technology is still developing. However, only synthetic fibre like polyester can be dyed in this process. But natural fibres like cotton are more common to the people of our sub-continent. Air dyeing technology can also be used in cotton fibre by applying some modification into the chemical structure. In the following

Problem and Context The limitation of this revolutionary technology is that it can only be used at synthetic fibres. The textile industries of Bangladesh are heavily depended on cotton. Bangladesh is one of the leading countries in importing cotton. On the other hand, the production of a synthetic based product is very rare compared to the cotton. So utilizing the air dye technique vastly in the context of a developing country is impossible unless a developed method has been introduced for cotton-based textile materials. Mainly this technology is based on the transfer printing theory. Dyes are first applied on a paper carrier. Then heat is applied to transfer the dye from paper to the fibre. Now in case of synthetic fibre like polyester; on 200-210 C temperature, fibre opens up. This is because of the thermoplastic behaviour of the synthetic fibres. When polyester fibre opens up, the dyes enter in the fibre in gas form. After removing heat, the fibre gets cold and the bond is reunited, as a result of which dye particles get stuck inside of the polyester and dye it in the molecular level. As we know, the thermoplastic behaviour is only shown by the synthetic fibres. Natural fibres like cotton do not show this thermal property and that’s the reason air dye

TECHTALK technology is not still available for cotton fibre. Solution Thermoplastic molecules do not chemically bond with each other. They held with each other with weak van der walls force in a chain formation like a ball thread. So when they heated up, the chain that holds the bond just melts more like opens up. After removing the heat, the chains re-molded closing the created gap. The molecular structure of polyester is a chain structure. It has the thermoplastic property. But Cotton has a ring structure. The chemical composition of cellulose is simple, consisting of glucose units joined by Î˛-1, 4-glucosidic bonds to form linear polymeric chains. The individual chains adhere to each other along their lengths by hydrogen bonding and Van der Waals forces. There are delocalized electrons in this ring structure of cotton. When cotton is heated up, delocalized electrons move to and fro and after prolonged heating, these electrons break the chemical bond. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why it cannot retain its original structure after removal of heat. The main principle of air dyeing is to open up the structure, pass the dye in gaseous form in the structure and then close the structure. So to make cotton dye-able in this process, we have to open up the structure of cotton, and then return it into its original state. Solution to this problem is genome sequencing. A genome is all of a living thingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genetic material and it is the entire set of hereditary instructions for building, running, maintaining an organism, and passing life on to the next

generation. The genome sequence is the process to find out the complete DNA sequence of any organism. DNA sequence is the secret ingredient behind every characteristic property that every living organism shows. Think of it like a math equation. If we want to solve the problem, we have to know where to solve. By knowing the complete genome sequence we can bring change in the structure and produce a modified version for our own purpose. It is possible to change structure by modifying the DNA map. There are various modified versions of jute available in our country, produced by genome sequencing. So it can be possible to bring change in the molecular structure of cotton by bringing change in the DNA map. At first, we have to find the whole genome sequence of cotton. After that, we need to figure out in which part of DNA we need to modify to introduce the required thermoplastic behaviour. If we are able to bring change precisely, then our modified version of cotton will effectively show thermoplastic behaviour and we will be able to apply air dye process in cotton. That is a possible solution to our problem. Genome sequencing is being done in many prospects. Bangladeshi scientist, Professor Dr. Maqsudul Alam, has successfully decoded the genome sequence of the

golden fibre jute. Experts and agriculturalist say that this gene sequencing would help improve the fibre length and quality, including colours and strength; and develop high yielding, saline soiland pest-tolerant jute varieties through genetic engineering. As a result of this success, we can now produce a genetically modified disease free version of jute. Similar research to find out the genome sequencing of rice plant is going out inspired by the success of late Dr. Maqsudul Alam. Also, many genetically modified crops are now being cultivated around the world. Genome sequencing is becoming more and more popular in the scientist community nowadays. Challenges The main challenge in modifying cotton by applying genome sequencing is to maintain the fundamental properties of the cotton fibre. Very cautious steps must be taken to maintain the certain quality that normal cotton fibre possesses. Another challenge is the available technology. The modern technology required for tracking down DNA map is very costly and rare. So this process will require large fund and backup from a proper division.

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Research to solve the ‘coffee ring’ effect that plagues inkjet printers

A new manufacturing technique developed by researchers from Binghamton University, State University at New York may be able to avoid the “coffee ring” effect that plagues inkjet printers. The outer edges of the ring that a coffee mug leaves behind are darker than the inside of the ring. That’s because the solute is separated from the liquid during the evaporation process. That’s what’s called the coffee ring effect. This same effect can happen with printers as well. When printing a text document, the text itself consists of an outline of the letters and the inside of the letters. While it may not be visible to the untrained eye, the outlines are actually darker than the inside. This happens during the drying process, just like the coffee ring effect, but researchers have wanted to find a way to remove this difference in pigmentation. Assistant Professor Xin Yong,

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Professor Tim Singler and Associate Professor Paul Chiarot from Binghamton University’s Mechanical Engineering Department recently made a discovery that could eliminate the difference between the outline and the inside that happens during evaporation. They published their work, titled “Interfacial Targeting of Sessile Droplets Using Electrospray,” in the journal Langmuir. The team of experimentalists and theorists worked together to study the flow inside and on the surface of drying droplets to understand more about the coffee ring effect and how to avoid it. Using a unique technique called electrospray, they applied a high voltage to a liquid to produce an aerosol to add nanoparticles to the droplets. Nanoparticles are often useful for researchers due to

their small size and large surface area. This technique allowed for a more even dispersal of ink and stopped the coffee ring effect. “Not only does this study help us understand how to avoid the coffee ring effect, it also tells us more about the phenomena that occur during evaporation that lead to the coffee ring effect,” said Yong. In the research paper, the team said, “To our knowledge, we are among the first to use electrospray for this purpose to explore interfacial particle transport and to elucidate the role of surfactants in governing particle motion and deposit structure.” While this difference in quality may not affect the standard user’s print job, it will have a substantial effect on the capabilities of additive manufacturing and biotechnology, where printing films in a uniform way is extremely important.

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Future electronic components to be printed like newspapers

A new manufacturing technique uses a process similar to newspaper printing to form smoother and more flexible metals for making ultrafast electronic devices. IDTechEx find that the total market for printed, flexible and organic electronics will grow from $29.28 billion in 2017 to $73.43 billion in 2027. The majority of that is OLEDs (organic but not printed) and conductive ink used for a wide range of applications. On the other hand, stretchable electronics, logic and memory, thin film sensors are much smaller segments but with huge growth potential as they emerge from R&D. A positive development in this concern was recently reported by the media. The low-cost process, developed by Purdue University researchers, combines tools already used in industry for manufacturing

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metals on a large scale, but uses the speed and precision of roll-to-roll newspaper printing to remove a couple of fabrication barriers in making electronics faster than they are today. Cellphones, laptops, tablets, and many other electronics rely on their internal metallic circuits to process information at high speed. Current metal fabrication techniques tend to make these circuits by getting a thin rain of liquid metal drops to pass through a stencil mask in the shape of a circuit, kind of like spraying graffiti on walls. “Unfortunately, this fabrication technique generates metallic circuits with rough

surfaces, causing our electronic devices to heat up and drain their batteries faster,” said Ramses Martinez, assistant professor of industrial engineering and biomedical engineering. Future ultrafast devices also will require much smaller metal components, which calls for a higher resolution to make them at these nanoscale sizes. “Forming metals with increasingly smaller shapes requires molds with higher and higher definition, until you reach the nanoscale size,” Martinez said. “Adding the latest advances in nanotechnology requires us to pattern metals in sizes that are even smaller than the grains they

TECHNOLOGY are made of. It’s like making a sand castle smaller than a grain of sand.” This so-called “formability limit” hampers the ability to manufacture materials with nanoscale resolution at high speed. Purdue researchers have addressed both of these issues - roughness and low resolution - with a new large-scale fabrication method that enables the forming of smooth metallic circuits at the nanoscale using conventional carbon dioxide lasers, which are already common for industrial cutting and engraving. “Printing tiny metal components like newspapers makes them much smoother. This allows an electric current to travel better with less risk of overheating,” Martinez said. The fabrication method, called roll-to-roll laser-induced

superplasticity, uses a rolling stamp like the ones used to print newspapers at high speed. The technique can induce, for a brief period of time, “superelastic” behaviour to different metals by applying high-energy laser shots, which enables the metal to flow into the nanoscale features of the rolling stamp circumventing the formability limit. “In the future, the roll-toroll fabrication of devices using

our technique could enable the creation of touch screens covered with nanostructures capable of interacting with light and generating 3D images, as well as the cost-effective fabrication of more sensitive biosensors,” Martinez said.

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Workflow Automation: Why it is key to your success

In-house and corporate print environments are strapped with many of the same issues as traditional print service providers (PSPs) often with fewer resources and dedicated support. Departments are looking for more products and services from their in-plant shop but often with a decreased budget. Successful in-house printers have found that by adopting workflow automation into their production process they are able to decrease their bottom line as well as increase throughput and free up employees to work on more imperative tasks. In-plant print service providers today are burdened with a number of obstacles when it

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comes to evolving their business. Although in-plants primarily serve customers within their parent organization, many still face the same issues as commercial printers albeit with fewer resources and tighter budgets. From faster turnaround times and shorter run lengths to increased job complexity, it is no surprise that determining where to invest can be a challenge. In-plants are feeling the pressure to generate new revenues from highermargin, valueadded services and implement streamlined workflows focused on efficiency and cost reduction. All types of production environments face similar issues

when it comes to automating their workflows. The majority of corporate printers rank the level of workflow automation in key production areas relatively low. The act of putting ink or toner on paper is largely seen as the area with the most automation, which is no surprise considering the impact of digital technology on all of the printing methods. Other key areas, such as prepress, file submission, and administration are areas in which automation could be implemented, but largely remains a manual process with many touch points. One of the key benefits that comes from automation is the ability to do more with less. The

TECHNOLOGY majority of revenues are projected to either stay the same as last year or only increase slightly. This coupled with tightening corporate budgets places even more importance on workflow automation to ensure in-plant print operations stay viable and are not outsourced to external vendors. Additionally, automating repetitive tasks reduces the risk for errors and enables corporate printers to focus employee resources on new services and capabilities that add more value to their product offerings. Controlling Costs is Critical In-plants indicate that reducing cost is one of the most important strategic initiatives for the next five years. In-plants need proper costs controls to remain viable to the parent organization while also freeing up capital for future infrastructure and technology investments. InfoTrends’ The True Cost of Business Communications 2012 research indicates that for every dollar spent on business communications, another $6 is being spent on the complete document production and distribution process. There is ample opportunity to reduce this overhead through more efficient processes and automation with one area being the production workflow. Any time there are manual touch points cost is added to the job. When and if manual intervention is the result of the customer’s doing, there is an opportunity to track this and charge it back to them or their department. For internal errors, delays, or inefficiencies due to manual processes, however, the in-plant’s bottom line is adversely affected. The addition of automated workflow solutions

can aid in-plant managers in benchmarking and reporting activities. This increased level of detail will allow managers to gain more control over the costs and productivity of their operation. Furthermore, automation can reduce commonly reported bottlenecks, such as proofing and approval, job estimation, preflighting, and job submission, while improving customer service and saving money. Many of these tasks can be provided through an interface that enables company employees to better service themselves, while providing the opportunity to drive more print orders that leverage customized catalogue ordering and integrated variable data support.

delivered without error becomes more of a challenge— particularly when manual touch points are involved. In print production workflows, connecting the organization’s processes with print shop workflows can be challenging. The time it takes from job receipt to production often results in delays from relying on manual transfer of files, updating job information, or communication that a job has been approved and is ready to be processed. Eliminating human intervention where possible not only reduces cost, but reduces the amount of errors and mistakes. Improving the Customer Experience Web submission is a great example of a production area that

Reduction of Errors A key part of customer service is making sure that jobs are received, produced, and delivered with little to no errors or delays. As deadlines become shorter, ensuring that print jobs are produced and

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TECHNOLOGY is ripe for automation. Web portals allow for streamlined interaction between the in-plant staff and employees within the organization. These online tools provide a way for users to submit jobs whether down the hallway from the print shop, from home, or from halfway around the world. The time consuming effort of routine customer communication related to routine job details and status can then be self-serviced. Tracking and tracing can be used to notify customers if changes are needed, if the job is completed for their pickup, or if the print shop has taken care of shipping it to an external location for them. The ability to track and trace projects does not only benefit the customer, but the print shop workers as well. The reduction in time spent working with customers allows workers to focus on more imperative tasks, such as editing/designing new jobs and managing higher value projects. Instead of interacting with customers on mundane job information more time can be spent communicating with them about adding incremental value to printed campaigns, and office communication, as well as delivering new products and services. Automated tracking of jobs also lends itself to more efficient scheduling, reducing the amount of downtime that commonly results from confusion or unknown delays. Minimizing Bottlenecks There are several bottlenecks in the production workflow that commonly effect PSPs. Certain steps such as proofing, preflighting, and invoicing are automated with relative ease. Other aspects are slightly more difficult to automate due to difficulty integrating into existing environments, or having a significant amount of manual

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touches needed. Finishing workflows, for example, are some of the most manual processes left within print production facilities. Most instances of automated finishing today are achieved through in-line finishing on digital print devices or near-line via job tickets. Adoption of finishing automation among U.S. PSPs is low (22% in 2013), but there is a desire to remove any efficiencies in the finishing process (23% of PSPs wants to improve automated finishing). Automating workflow steps like finishing can drastically reduce production costs by cutting labor needed in the process. By improving automation corporate printers not only save money and time, but free up resources to add new products and services. Addition of New Services For many corporate printers, providing more than just standard copy/print services is vital to their existence. Whether it is working with the engineering department to create and archive blue prints or the marketing department to develop a campaign to reach new customers, print is no longer the only service being offered.

In fact, print eCommerce and wide format printing are the areas of focus for in-plants to add new applications and revenue streams over the next twelve months. While we already covered many benefits of print eCommerce, one often overlooked is the ability of the in-plant to enter into value added applications such as personalized printing. According to Variable Data Digital Printing: Realizing the Potential from NAPL, 68.5% of service providers indicated that variable data printing increased their profitability. Similarly, wide format printing extends the types of applications that can be produced while positively impacting revenue. To meet changing budgetary and staffing constraints, corporate printers need to make automating print production workflow a top priority. Workflow automation enables inplantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to improve turnaround time, enhance productivity, improve customer throughput, as well as explore new service offerings. As competition from commercial vendors and outsourcing continues to occur, in-plant printers need to do all that they can to ensure that they are able to provide the best service and products as efficiently as possible for their organization.

TECHNOLOGY

Latest in textiles: Soft hardware

The latest development in textiles and fibres is a kind of soft hardware that you can wear: cloth that has electronic devices built right into it. Researchers at MIT have now embedded high speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices, including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and diode photodetectors, within fibres that were then woven at Inman Mills, in South Carolina, into soft, washable fabrics and made into communication systems. This marks the achievement of a long-sought goal of creating “smart” fabrics by incorporating semiconductor devices — the key ingredient of modern electronics — which until now was the missing piece for making fabrics with sophisticated functionality. This discovery, the researchers say, could unleash a new “Moore’s

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Law” for fibres — in other words, a rapid progression in which the capabilities of fibres would grow rapidly and exponentially over time, just as the capabilities of microchips have grown over decades. The findings are described this week in the journal Nature in a paper by former MIT graduate student Michael Rein; his research advisor Yoel Fink, MIT professor of materials science and electrical engineering and CEO of AFFOA (Advanced Functional Fabrics of America); along with a team from MIT, AFFOA, Inman Mills, EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Lincoln Laboratory. Optical fibres have been traditionally produced by making a cylindrical object called a “preform,” which is essentially a scaled-up model of the fibre,

then heating it. Softened material is then drawn or pulled downward under tension and the resulting fibre is collected on a spool. The key breakthrough for producing these new fibres was to add to the preform light-emitting semiconductor diodes the size of a grain of sand, and a pair of copper wires a fraction of a hair’s width. When heated in a furnace during the fibre-drawing process, the polymer preform partially liquefied, forming a long fibre with the diodes lined up along its centre and connected by the copper wires. In this case, the solid components were two types of electrical diodes made using standard microchip technology: light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and photosensing diodes. “Both the devices and the wires maintain their dimensions while everything shrinks around them” in the

TECHNOLOGY drawing process, Rein says. The resulting fibres were then woven into fabrics, which were laundered 10 times to demonstrate their practicality as possible material for clothing. “This approach adds a new insight into the process of making fibres,” says Rein, who was the paper’s lead author and developed the concept that led to the new process. “Instead of drawing the material all together in a liquid state, we mixed in devices in particulate form, together with thin metal wires.” One of the advantages of incorporating function into the fibre material itself is that the resulting fibre is inherently waterproof. To demonstrate this, the team placed some of the photodetecting fibres inside a fish tank. A lamp outside the aquarium transmitted music (appropriately, Handel’s “Water Music”) through the water to the fibres in the form of rapid optical signals. The fibres in the tank converted the light pulses — so rapid that the light appears steady to the naked eye — to electrical signals, which were then converted into music. The fibres survived in the water for weeks. Though the principle sounds simple, making it work consistently, and making sure that the fibres could be manufactured reliably and in quantity, has been a long and difficult process. Staff at the Advanced Functional Fabric of America Institute, led by Jason Cox and Chia-Chun Chung, developed the pathways to increasing yield, throughput, and overall reliability, making these fibres ready for transitioning to industry. At the same time, Marty Ellis from Inman Mills developed techniques for weaving these fibres into fabrics using a conventional industrial manufacturing-scale loom.

“This paper describes a scalable path for incorporating semiconductor devices into fibres. We are anticipating the emergence of a ‘Moore’s law’ analogue in fibres in the years ahead,” Fink says. “It is already allowing us to expand the fundamental capabilities of fabrics to encompass communications, lighting, physiological monitoring, and more. In the years ahead fabrics will deliver value-added services and will no longer just be selected for aesthetics and comfort.” He says that the first commercial products incorporating this technology will be reaching the marketplace as early as next year — an extraordinarily short progression from laboratory research to commercialization. Such rapid lab-to-market development was a key part of the reason for creating an academic-industrygovernment collaborative such as AFFOA in the first place, he says. These initial applications will be specialized products involving communications and safety. “It’s going to be the first fabric communication system.

We are right now in the process of transitioning the technology to domestic manufacturers and industry at an unprecedented speed and scale,” he says. In addition to commercial applications, Fink says the U.S. Department of Defence — one of AFFOA’s major supporters — “is exploring applications of these ideas to our women and men in uniform.” Beyond communications, the fibres could potentially have significant applications in the biomedical field, the researchers say. For example, devices using such fibres might be used to make a wristband that could measure pulse or blood oxygen levels, or be woven into a bandage to continuously monitor the healing process. The research was supported in part by the MIT Materials Research Science and Engineering Centre (MRSEC) through the MRSEC Program of the National Science Foundation, by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Office through the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies. This work was also supported by the Assistant Secretary of Defence for Research and Engineering.

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14.15.16 Dec. 2018 ECO PARK, KOLKATA

EVENTS CALENDAR

NATIONAL OCTOBER 2018 04 - 06 Oct 2018 INDIA FOLDING CARTON 2017 India’s Leading Show on Carton & Box Making Industry. At : Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (East), Mumbai 400 063. www.indiafoldingcarton.com

GMMSA EXPO INDIA 2019 Leading Expo on Textile & Garment Industry. At : Dana Mandi, Bahadur Ke Road, Ludhiana. www.gmmsaexpo.com

FEBRUARY 2019

24 - 26 Oct 2018 DRINK TECHNOLOGY INDIA 2018 Leading Show on Beverage, Dairy & Liquid Food Industry. At : Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (E), Mumbai. www.drinktechnology-india.com

01 - 06 Feb 2019 PRINTPACK INDIA 2019 India’s Leading Show on Printing & Packaging Industry. At : India Expo Center Greater Noida, NCR Delhi. www.printpackipma.com

24 - 26 Oct 2018 PACPROCES INDIA 2017 India’s Leading Show on Processing & Packaging. At : Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (E), Mumbai. www.pacprocess-india.com

22 - 25 Feb 2019 GTE 2018 Leading Show on Garment Technology. At : NSIC Complex, Okhla in New Delhi, INDIA www.garmenttechnologyexpo.com

NOVEMBER 2018 22 - 25 Nov 2018 LABELEXPO INDIA 2018 Leading International Exhibition on Label Industry. At : India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR. www.labelexpo-india.com 30 Nov - 03 Dec 2018 EASTERN PRINT PACK 2018 Leading Expo on Printing & Packaging Industry. At : Milan Mela Complex, Kolkata. www.easternprintpack.com

DECEMBER 2018 14 - 17 Dec 2018 INTERPRINT EXPO 2018 North India’s Leading Show on Printing & Packaging Industry. At : Exhibition Ground, Sector 34, Chandigarh www.interprintexpoindia.in

JANUARY 2019 11 - 14 Jan 2019 KNIT WORLD 2019 Leading on Knitting, Textile, Garment, Allied Machines & Accessories. At : Dana Mandi, Bahadur Ke Road, Ludhiana. www.knitworldexhibition.com 25 - 28 Jan 2019

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28 Feb - 04 March 2019 INDIA PAST 2019 Leading Show on Plastics Industry.. At : India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, NCR Delhi. www.indiaplast.org

MARCH 2019 07 - 09 March 2019 MEDIA EXPO 2019 International Expo on Indoor & Outdoor Advertising Industry. At : Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (E), Mumbai www.themediaexpo.com 26 - 28 March 2019 ASIACOAT + INKSHOW 2019 Leading Expo on Coatings & Inks Industry.. At : Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon (E), Mumbai www.aipima.org

APRIL 2019 10 - 13 April 2019 PACK PLUS SOUTH 2019 Leading Expo on Packaging & Supply Chain. At : BIEC, Bengaluru, Karnataka. www.packplussouth.in 10 - 13 April 2019 PRINT FAIR 2019 Leading Expo on Commercial Printing & Package Converting. At : BIEC, Bengaluru, Karnataka. www.printfair.in

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Key Features Print Heads Printing Resolution Rip Software Speed

Sales and Serviced by 2015

Industrial Printing Heads 600*800dpi,600*1000dpi,600*1200dpi Wasatch ,photo Print A4 400pcs/hr , A3 280 Pcs/hr

EVENTS CALENDAR

INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 2018 02 - 04 Oct 2018 COPI’S Bulgaria’s Leading Expo on Printing & Advertising Industry. At : Inter Expo Center, Sofia, Bulgaria. www.copi-s.com 16 - 17 Oct 2018 THEIJC, THE INKJET CONFERENCE EU Leading Show on Digital Printing Industry. At : Düsseldorf, Germany. www.theijc.com 18 - 20 Oct 2018 SGIA EXPO 2018 Leading International Exhibition on Screen & Graphic Imaging Industry. At : Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas NV, USA. www.sgia.org 24 - 28 Oct 2018 ALL IN PRINT CHINA 2018 China’s Leading Show on Offset & Packaging Industry. At : Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC), Shanghai, China. www.allinprint.com 25 - 27 Oct 2018 INTERDYE & TEXTILE PRINTING EURASIA 2018 International Exhibition on Dyestuff, Pigment & Textile Chemicals. At : Istanbul Expo Centre, Istanbul, Turkey. www.interdyeprinting.com

NOVEMBER 2018 02 - 03 Nov 2018 THE NBM SHOW 2018 Leading Show on Duigital & Textile Industry.. At : Charlotte, NC, USA. www.thenbmshow.com 03 - 04 Nov 2018 EUROTROPHEX 2018 Leading Show on Trophies, Awards, Engraving & Doming. At : Estrel Congress Center, Berlin, Germany. www.trophex.com 14 - 15 Nov 2018 IDTECHEX SHOW 2018 Leading Show on Printed Electronics. At : Santa Clara, CA, USA. www.idtechex.com

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Screen Printing Emulsion Photokina Chemical Product & Any Coating

Screen Printing Chemical Nitro / Reduser / C-9 / Amayl

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AD INDEX Advance Syntex (P) Ltd.

Label Expo India 2018

Aeon Commercial India (P) Ltd.

Lancer Group International

And Global Sales Corporation

Meetesha Enterprises

Arrow Multimedia

NBC Japan

Balaji Chemicals

Omkar Engineering

Balaji Trader

Beauty Flex

Pack Print International

Blue Coat India Pvt. Ltd.

Paper N Film

Chaiyaboon Chemicals

Print Pack 2019

Cheran Machines I Pvt. Ltd.

Print Tech Bangladesh 2019

DR Optical Disc India Pvt. Ltd.

Ratan Industrial Engineering

Duratech Automation (P) Ltd.

03,51

SAI 33 Sefar Switzerland

Shriram Enterprises

SkyScreen India Pvt. Ltd.

Gurbaksish Group

Smilex International India

Hari Impex

Sneha Enterprises

J N Arora & Co. (P) Ltd.

Sparkle Foil N Film

Kumar Textile Industries

Spoorthi Technologies

Kunal Enterprise

SunShine Graphics

Epta Inks India Pvt. Ltd.

Febchem Pvt. Ltd

GTE 2019

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