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Five Ways Packaging Can Make an Impact on Social Media Smithers Pira’s analysis identifies the five key factors for the packaging industry to consider in navigating the social media space

Printed Label Market Industry to Reach $67.02 Billion by 2026

World Industrial Packaging to be Worth $66 Billion by 2024

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Pre-SGI 2020

Regional

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SGI Dubai’s 23rd Edition Will Feature Innovative Global Printing Masterpieces Worth Millions

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Growing African Printing and Signage Industries to Benefit from SGI Dubai 2020 Innovative Signage Solutions to Offer Respite to the GCC Retail Industry

Canon Participates in Cairo ICT

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Africa Acquires 4% of Global Growth in Packaging Sector

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Zain Kuwait to Digitally Transform Dar Al Qabas Press Printing

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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Organises Arab-Russian Cultural Dialogue in Moscow

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EPA Launches Project to Promote Translation of Arabic Books

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Catawiki Auctions One of the First Photo Travel Books in the World

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International

SAPPI Looks Forward to Participating at SGI Dubai 2020 Masonlite Takes the Largest Stand at SGI Dubai 2020 Meet QCW Global at SGI Dubai 2020

Events

Netpak Gains Exceptional Efficiencies with EFI’s Packaging Suite Technologies

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Walsworth Announces Acquisition of Ripon Printers

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HEXIS UK Wrap Battle Returns to Sign & Digital UK 2020 Show

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Packaging Speaks Green

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Novel Application Ideas by swissQprint

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Optimum Signs Installs Kongsberg X24 Digital Cutter from CMYUK

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Avanti Users Group Conference Registers Highest Attendance Ever

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Edelmann Group Delighted with the Rapida RDC 106

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3D Printer Driver Cuttlefish by Fraunhofer Now Available for Mimaki Printers

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drupa 2020 drupa World Tour 2019/2020 Stops off in Southeast Asia

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VITS International to Focus on Finishing Solutions at drupa

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Next Generation of Packaging: Tetra Pak’s Connected Packaging Platform

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Paper Bottles – The Future of EcoFriendly Packaging?

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Labelexpo Asia Reports Largest Edition to Date

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Registration Now Open for XPLOR20 in St. Pete Beach

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Packaging Innovations 2020 Announces Plans for the BIG Carbon DebateBeach

Products and Applications 24

Saudi-Based United Carton Industries Company Invests in Digital with EFI Nozomi Corrugated Printer

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OKI’s C844dnw A3 Color Printer Receives Two Prestigious Retail Industry Awards

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Antares Vision Introduces Raised Stopper Machine for Inspecting Freeze-Dried Vials

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BOBST Launches the NOVA RS 5003

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Roland DG Launches SF-200 for Sensitive Applications

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FUJIFILM Uvijet UV Inks Retain Greenguard Gold Certification

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Panopus Meets Demands of Fast-Moving Music World with Drytac SpotOn

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Avery Dennison Introduces Paint Protection Film Cutting Software

ISSN 2304-117X Inkcups Introduces the Revolution High-Speed Digital Cylinder Printer Waterless Offset Printing Featured at Labelexpo Shanghai

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The Comprehensive Monthly Magazine Dedicated To The Graphic Arts Industry Print Professionals In The Middle East

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InForm Etiketten Gets FutureReady with Xeikon CX3

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FIVE WAYS PACKAGING CAN MAKE AN IMPACT ON SOCIAL MEDIA SMITHERS PIRA’S ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES THE FIVE KEY FACTORS FOR THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY TO CONSIDER IN NAVIGATING THE SOCIAL MEDIA SPACE

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ME Printer Editorial Team Editor Chris Fernando editor@meprinter.com

Technical Editor - English Section Rod Hayes rod.hayes@me.com Technical Editor - Arabic Section Dr. George Nubar Simonian goujy@dircon.co.uk Dr. Younes Shokr Khah younes@meprinter.com Specialist Contributing Editors USA - Frank Romano fxrppr@rit.edu

Opinion and Insight

UK - Laurel Brunner lb@digitaldots.org

Printed Label Market Industry Insights and Trends to Reach $67.02 Billion by 2026

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Top 20 Sustainable Tech Driving Future Growth for Foodservice Packaging

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World Industrial Packaging to be Worth $66 Billion by 2024

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Five Ways Packaging Can Make an Impact on Social Media

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MDO Films Market Estimated to Flourish by 2027

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Ancillary Packaging Equipment Market Size Forecast to 2028

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3D Mapping and 3D Modeling Market Growth, Trends and Value Chain 2019 – 2027

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Advanced Materials For Displays Market Survey On Product Awareness 2022

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Metal Packaging Coatings Market Overview

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10 Industry Changes That Make Me Grateful

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Gift Packaging Market Expected to Behold a CAGR of 2.9% CAGR through 2028

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Effective Sales Training Starts with Strategy

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PRINTED LABEL MARKET INDUSTRY TO REACH $67.02 BILLION BY 2026

WORLD INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING TO BE WORTH $66 BILLION BY 2024

For marketers the online world of social media presents an increasingly compelling space to connect with and sell their products. This landscape presents new challenges as well as opportunities, and needs to be integrated with the more conventional elements of brand strategies – including printed packaging. In an exclusive new market report, Smithers surveys how it is affecting the use and supply of packaging. The analysis identifies the following five key factors for the packaging industry to consider in navigating the social media space.

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Canon Participates in Cairo ICT

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Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) has announced of its participation in the Cairo ICT event.

Building on the success of Canon’s involvement in last year event and its strong partnerships in Egypt and wider the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region — the CCNA team are excited to be involved in the 2019 edition of this prestigious industry show in the wonderful city of Cairo.

Under the High Patronage of H.E. Abdel Fattah Al Sisi President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Cairo ICT was held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC) on 1-4 December 2019. Now in its 22nd year, the Cairo ICT show attracts more than 500 exhibitors and over 94,000 attendees, 39 per cent of which are senior-level executives and key decision-makers from across regional markets. Cairo ICT is an important event for connecting the key players in the MENA ICT industry.

“Canon is committed to driving innovation in the MENA region’s imaging industry, adding value to the Egyptian market and the Egyptian economy. We are fully committed to growing our share and the overall market size in Egypt,” says Eiji Ota, IPS Director at CCNA for the DRBG region. “We are looking to penetrate the IT and CE channels in the country and participate in Government tenders for their mid-high range of laser printers through our strong network of system integrators and value-added resellers, such as our Egyptian partner Silicon21.”

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Industry is growing rapidly in the Middle East and around the world due to fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0, 5G, AI, and big data analytics advances.

Canon, known for its photography excellence, also offers best-in-class solutions for a wide variety of ICT related activities, including advanced printing services, digital security management, and CAD/ GIS support technology. Through these offerings, Canon is driving ICT development of its partners and customers in Egypt, MENA, and around the world.

Canon Managed Print Services

Managing a complex print service across multiple offices and print room sites, countries and brands can slow your business down, costing you time and money. Canon Managed Print Services (CMPS) helps to manage and monitor all the printing based solution from one portal, it allows managing end-user solutions and printer states as well. By easing the burden on employees with outsourced print management, providing cost-saving analysis, enhancing cybersecurity, as well as enabling energy and waste optimisation, CMPS takes printing services to the next level.

Canon Security Solutions

Security is not a destination, it is a journey through a multi-dimensional threat environment that can compromise your information from

many different sources. Information flows through organisations and the hands of numerous employees, each with varying degrees of risk awareness, while dangerous external threats remain pervasive.

Canon’s security solutions offer a reliable, holistic, and multi-layered approach comprising of five key pillars: • Device Security — for authentication, HD overwrite, and encryption.

• Print Security — for pull printing, keyword intercept, and auditing.

• Document Security — for secure storage, access, and copy-lock.

• Information Security — file encryption, tracking, and data loss prevention.

• Cybersecurity — for consultation, testing, training, and incident response.

Canon CAD/GIS Printing Technology

ICT drivers are also raising the demand for CAD designs and GIS mapping, but without the right tools, it’s hard to produce accurate, high-quality prints in a way that’s easy, reliable and fits seamlessly into your workflow.

Detailed large format prints are often the best way to communicate and Canon technology is at the forefront of these complex printing techniques. Canon CAD/ GIS Printing technology allows secure sharing of drawings, time and cost savings, as well as access to Canon’s team of leading CAD, GIS, and BIM experts.

“We’re investing in Egypt, one of the largest economies in the region with a thriving entrepreneurial landscape that’s set to grow in the coming years. Canon will continue to support our business partners and customers, keeping them in tune with the latest imaging technologies, products, and services,” says Eiji Ota, IPS Director at CCNA for the DRBG region. “With the emergence of entrepreneurship and SMBs across the country, we will help to boost their business acumen with access to innovative technologies to support their growth and business objectives.”

Africa Acquires 4% of Global Growth in Packaging Sector Sherif El-Gabaly chairperson of the Egyptian Chamber of Chemical Industries at the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) said that Africa is one of the largest developing continents in the world in industrial sector, and it accounts for a large share of the global packaging sector's growth rate of about 4%.

El-Gabaly added that the African continent is rich in its resources, but it needs to provide a strong regional and international value chain that serves industry in the region. He noted that the pacprocess Middle East Africa 2019 exhibition represents an important platform for manufacturers in the field of packaging and this experience must be repeated in Africa where integration can be achieved between African countries. It also contributes to enhancing the con-

tinent's products and improving their competitiveness with foreign products.

Furthermore, Chairman of the Chamber of Printing and Packaging Industries at the FEI Ahmed Gaber said that pacprocess and Interpack exhibition is one of the most important and largest exhibitions in Germany, which is being opened for the first time in Egypt. Gaber pointed out that the exhibition is organised by the German Düsseldorf Exhibition Authority in cooperation with the FEI and Industrial Chambers and the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

He noted that pacprocess is the most important leading trade fair serving the packaging sector. It displays packaging components, packaging materials, equipment, packaging machines, industrial

tools, technologies and programs that serve the sector as well as automation systems and processing technologies.

He elaborated that there are 27 countries participating in the exhibition in addition to 74 local exhibitors, among them major packaging companies in Egypt and more than 400 foreign buyers brought in by various export councils from all over the world. For his part, Jan Noether CEO of GermanArab Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK) said that there are great opportunities available in Egypt's industrial sector in the coming period, adding that the Egyptian market represents one of the most important markets that attract the attention of German companies, as it is the main gateway to the access of German products to the African market.

Zain Kuwait to Digitally Transform Dar Al Qabas Press Printing

assets in the MENA region. The agreement also includes network cabling and management services, connectivity, CCTV, service management, and much more.

During the signing ceremony, Zain Kuwait’s Chief Enterprise Business Officer Hamad Al-Marzouq said: “this is a first step for collaboration between Zain and Al-Qabas, and we always encourage and support digital transformation projects in Kuwait. We are partners with Al-Qabas in their transformation journey, and we completely support their efforts. Providing cloud solutions is

only the first step, as we will move on to 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain applications in the future.”

Al-Qabas Managing Director Naser Al-Momen said: “this agreement embodies Al-Qabas’ keenness on further driving our digital transformation journey. Our partnership with Zain – a leader in Internet and telecommunications services – is longstanding and strategic. The agreement also reflects Al-Qabas management’s keenness on keeping up with the worldwide tech evolution.

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Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced signing a strategic partnership agreement with Dar Al-Qabas Press Printing, Publishing, and Distribution Company to offer the most advanced cloud solutions and data center services. The agreement aims at driving Al-Qabas newspaper’s digital transformation efforts.

Zain hosted the agreement signing ceremony at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in the company’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh. The ceremony witnessed the attendance of Zain Kuwait’s Chief Enterprise Business Officer Hamad Al-Marzouq, Al-Qabas Managing Director Naser Al-Momen, as well as top executives from both companies.

As part of the agreement, Zain will be offering a number of innovative cloud solutions to revamp Al-Qabas’ integrated digital infrastructure. The solutions include Zain Business Data Center (ZBDC) services, such as data storage and industry-leading security and connectivity when hosting digital

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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Organises ArabRussian Cultural Dialogue in Moscow

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The Sheikh Zayed Book Award has organised a panel discussion in Moscow recently to highlight the pivotal cultural role of the RussianEmirati cultural dialogue. Held at the Ritz-Carlton, Moscow, the ArabRussian Cultural Dialogue event further aimed to introduce Russian audiences to Sheikh Zayed Book Award initiatives and attract further nominations to its annual award.

Maadhad Hareb Al Khaili, UAE Ambassador to Russia, took part in the session alongside Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Authority and SecretaryGeneral of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, and Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Special Representative on the Middle East and Africa.

Also present were Prof. Vitaly Naumkin, President of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences; Yury Pulya, Head of the Department of Periodical Press, Book Publishing and Printing of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications (Executive Secretary of the Organising Committee); Dr. Vasily Kuznetsov, Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; and Dr. Dmitry Mikulsky, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The panel discussion touched on the importance of developing relationships based on mutual respect, acceptance of the other, dialogue, and tolerance, and shed light on the already growing UAE-

Russia relations, especially in the cultural field. At the outset of the event, Dr. Ali bin Tamim briefed the attendees on the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, launched in 2006 and carrying the name of the UAE’s late founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who believed in knowledge, science and culture as the pillars of a nation’s progress and the cornerstone of civilisation.

"On several occasions, the late Sheikh Zayed noted that books and culture are the basis of a civilised and highly developed nation," bin Tamim noted. "We aim, through the Award, to motivate talented minds across a spectrum of disciplines and recognise the most creative and influential intellects in contemporary Arab culture." He stressed that Arab and Russian relations are deeply rooted in history and are currently witnessing significant developments across various fields.

He also spoke about the history of Orientalism and the influence of early translators, who contributed to fueling Arabs' interest in Russian culture and literature.

Bin Tamim gave examples of Arab and Russian Orientalists and translators who played pioneering and influential roles in building deep intellectual and cross-cultural connections. Orientalism began with Russian interest in the ‘East’, and the establishment of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg in 1724 led to the emergence of a Russian Orientalist movement that helped introduce Arab culture to the country and extend bridges

of dialogue and communication between the two cultures.

He discussed famous Russian Orientalists including Ignaty Krachkovsky, author of History of Arab Geographical Literature, in which he clarified that trade was the channel through which Arab culture was transmitted to Russia. He noted that Arab culture had inevitably attracted the attention of many great Russian writers, poets, novelists and philosophers such as Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov, among others. Tolstoy, for example, learned Arabic, and exchanged correspondence with Sheikh Muhammad Abdo, in which he showed his great respect for Arab culture.

From this standpoint, bin Tamim stressed the importance of developing an Arab-Russian ontology that allows researchers to retrieve translation, synonyms and meanings of words from Arabic and Russian dictionaries. He also called for organising an Arab-Russian linguistic conference, focusing on the origins, history and details of these two languages to take advantage of their richness and address their impact on civilisation and culture.

Bin Tamim also called for establishing a historical dictionary that focuses on the linguistic impact between Arabic and other languages, especially Russian. "This necessitates concerted efforts, mechanisms and ontology that combines Arabic literature and language with Russian. This also requires talented professional translators to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors who translated great Russian works and literature into Arabic. This is what the Sheikh Zayed Book Award is all about and is trying to achieve through its nine categories."

The UAE and Russia come together in several annual events, reflecting their deep interest in enhancing their relations especially in the cultural and artistic domains. The two countries also take part in exhibitions and festivals held in each other’s nation, sharing expertise and consolidating historical cultural relations.

EPA Launches Project to Promote Translation of Arabic Books The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) has announced the launch of a new project titled ‘Meet the Emirati Publishers’, which aims to expand the global reach of EPA publishers and support the translation of Arabic books into various languages. Making the announcement at its 4th board meeting held recently at EPA offices in Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone, EPA officials explained that the strategic objectives would be achieved by providing opportunities to its members to participate in professional programmes routinely held at international book fairs. In addition, it would also help publishers take advantage of the currently available translation grants to facilitate the purchase of foreign and translation rights.

Ali Bin Hatem, President of EPA, said: "Through the launch of ‘Meet the Emirati Publishers’, EPA seeks to encourage the translation of Arabic books into various foreign languages which will not only contribute to world literature but also shine a light on the rich Arab culture. We will achieve these goals by supporting the participation of our publishers in seminars, panel discussions and presentations and other communications platforms at international book fairs.”

Bin Hatem added: “EPA will also assist its publisher members by facilitating networking with their

counterparts in other countries to seek opportunities for translation projects, utilising the available translation grants. EPA will select four publishers to participate in any given event, based on their interest in a specific foreign language and how effectively they pitch their ideas at EPA’s matchmaking events.”

According to the project plan, EPA will provide the selected publishers with a free guaranteed space or stand at the participating book fairs and contact numbers of the entities they are likely to meet during the matchmaking events. Apart from the opportunity to participate in panel discussions and cultural activities in collaboration with the foreign book fairs, EPA will also provide its members with a catalogue of publishing and translation rights of the publishers they are meeting with.

Other services provided by EPA include the creation of a platform where publisher members can schedule meetings and appointments. Following the conclusion of the book fair, participating publishers must submit proof of at least two agreements signed during the visit, proof of attending the matchmaking events as well as a report on these meetings.

In line with the objectives of this project, EPA’s plan for the year 2020 includes its participation in some of the major book fairs taking place,

including London, UK; Bologna, Italy; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Beijing, China; Frankfurt, Germany; and Guadalajara, Mexico.

The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) was founded in 2009 by Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi who has led the efforts to advance the publishing industry in the UAE. The organisation is dedicated to serving and developing the publishing sector and advancing the role of Emirati publishers through training and mentorship programmes.

EPA represents the interests of professionals in the UAE’s publishing industry by working on advancing their rights and has a remit to improve the conditions of the profession and its related laws in coordination with concerned authorities locally and internationally.

Catawiki Auctions One of the First Photo Travel Books in the World the albumen paper printing technique of Blanquart-Evrard) and three engraved plates (one double page).

The book was examined in person

by Marc Harrison, one of Catawiki’s book experts: “We have found this to be a very good to fine copy. It has the original full leather binding in place, which is a little rubbed to the edges, but holding well.” Internally the book is in very good condition,

with only very light foxing to the title page and foxing to the plates.

Maxime Du Camp travelled around Europe and the Near East between 1849 and 1851 in the company of French novelist Gustave Flaubert.

Their travels are well documented in both of their writings. Du Camp was an early amateur photographer, and his travel books were among the first ever to be illustrated with photographs.

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Catawiki offers a wonderful edition of Maxime du Camp’s 1952 photo book, Egypte, Nubie, Palestine et Syrie, which depicts his travels to Egypt and the Near East in 18491851. The book is one of the first photo travel books in the world.

Estimated value between €50.000€80.000.

This photo book by Maxime du Camp contains 61 text pages, 125 pages with photographs (using

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Netpak Gains Exceptional Efficiencies with EFI’s Packaging Suite Technologies

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Netpak, Quebec’s largest privately held manufacturer of printed folding cartons, has partnered with Electronics For Imaging, Inc., to further advance its integrated workflow for business and production management. Netpak is the first North American company to adopt the complete Packaging Suite for folding carton production

by EFI. In line with Netpak’s core values of excellence and ongoing commitment to innovation, this software enhancement, based on best-in-class quality management practices, represents a significant step forward in print technology and raises the bar for folding carton manufacturers around the globe.“This comprehensive workflow solution not only supports the company’s ambitious growth plans but also underpins our culture of innovation, technology and unparalleled customer focus that has served as the foundation of our success for over 15 years,” said Carlo Cammalleri, Netpak’s Co-Founder.

Known for fast lead times and exceptional quality, the Montrealbased packaging manufacturer has long relied on EFI’s packaging ERP software, Radius, as the cornerstone of its automated workflow.

Using advanced traceability procedures that integrate job creation capability and automated, robotized connectivity, Netpak is able to

maintain its competitive advantage in automation and plant-wide efficiencies, offering greater flexibility and allowing Netpak to align with its clients’ speed-to-market needs.

The company also uses an innovative prepress workflow that operates seamlessly with the Packaging Suite to optimize Netpak’s productivity and capability to produce packaging solutions more efficiently. Netpak has enhanced its workflow over time with additional components from EFI’s Packaging Suite that allow for a full integration with Radius. Most notably, Netpak was the first folding carton company to launch iQuote, EFI’s intelligent estimation and planning solution. Data-driven productivity with industry-leading workflow solutions.

To further advance the company’s operations, Netpak conducted a successful business review with EFI to identify areas where Netpak could gain greater value in its business model. “We’ve seen great results from the first phase of updates in our software infrastructure,” said Salvatore Novello, Netpak’s CoFounder, “Ultimately, we reached a point in our company’s growth where we believed we could further optimize procedures in order to support our business objectives.

In partnership with EFI, we evaluated our roadmap and focused on areas where performance could be improved, such as shop floor data

collection and scheduling.”

Netpak transitioned from Radius shop floor data collection to EFI Auto-Count 4D (AC4D), a production intelligence platform that allows users to automatically collect accurate and live data including counts, press statuses, speeds and other critical information directly from production equipment, all in real time. The launch also includes a dynamic scheduling engine, EFI PrintFlow®, bringing the latest technology into Netpak’s operations to improve overall productivity throughout the plant. PrintFlow automatically changes schedules as conditions change, thus giving users the ability to easily remove operational bottlenecks.

"We are linking shop floor data collection with AC4D and automated scheduling with PrintFlow to add more value and productivity gains.

It allows Netpak to be more efficient and uniquely positions us against our competitors,” said Georges Berbari, Netpak’s Chief Operating Officer. “With these recent workflow enhancements, we expect to make massive improvements to our overall order-to-cash process and push jobs through the plant faster, which will be a big win for us and for our customers.” Moreover, Netpak has also implemented a QMS Module with advanced requirements that is highly based on stop and fix procedures driven from best-in-class industrial practices.

Walsworth Announces Acquisition of Ripon Printers Walsworth announced today it will acquire Ripon Printers in Ripon, Wisconsin, on Dec. 31, 2019.

The purchase of Ripon Printers will enhance Walsworth’s print manufacturing capabilities, giving customers additional printing, direct mail, fulfillment and digital communications options. The Ripon Printers plant will remain open and regular production schedules will continue as planned, but will operate under the Walsworth brand beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

“Walsworth and Ripon Printers share a similar history and culture,” said Don Walsworth, President of Walsworth. “Like us, they have a long history as a family-owned company focused on meeting the needs of their customers, employees and communities.” Ripon Printers’ roots dates to the Civil War, when the Ripon Commonwealth Press began publication. In 1962, the Lyke family bought the newspaper. A few years later a web press was purchased, enabling Ripon to

diversify its product focus.

Officials at Walsworth state the acquisition of Ripon Printers is consistent with the company’s strategy for growth. The purchase will augment their catalog manufacturing operations, which will increase Walsworth’s market share in that space. In 2010, the company purchased IPC in St. Joseph, Michigan, and in 2012 it acquired The

Ovid Bell Press in Fulton, Missouri.

Both facilities are key operations, as Walsworth expects Ripon Printers to be as well.

The company has made significant investments in people, capital and technology and its goal is to continue to grow across all locations.

After the acquisition, Walsworth’s annual revenue will exceed $200 million.

HEXIS UK Wrap Battle Returns to Sign & Digital UK 2020 Show down a storm at the 2019 show, attracting big crowds each day and creating a real presence on the show floor. It’s an excellent way to showcase and celebrate the skilled wrappers within the industry. We’re all excited to see what the 2020 contenders have to show us!” 2020 will also be the year that all visitors can have a go on the day.

HEXIS is going to be running a new speed wrap competition named the SKINTAC Time Trial Challenge, where visitors put their wrapping skills to the test in timed conditions.Stuart Shenton, HEXIS sales and marketing manager added: “As with last year's battle, new HEXIS materials will be introduced round-by-round to make each heat gradually more difficult for the contestants.

“The judges will score each contestant on accuracy of fitting, speed, quality of finish, health and safety at work, work ethic and technique.

With the crown for the UK’s best wrapper up for grabs, may the best contestant win! The Battle Wrap competition is free to enter, participants simply need to complete the online form at https://www.signuk. com/hexis-battle-wrap-contest.

The SKINTAC Time Trial Challenge is also free to enter, visitors can sign up on the day at the Hexis stand.

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Organisers of Sign & Digital UK today announce the HEXIS UK Wrap Battle Contest will be back for the 2020 Show. Following the success of last year’s competition, HEXIS is returning to the NEC with the three-day contest to crown a new ‘Best UK Installer’ for 2020.

Two heats and a semi-final will take place on the show floor each day where participants will compete in 10 minute-long contests. Entrants will be judged on speed, efficiency and quality of work, with the daily winners progressing to a grand finale on the show’s closing day, Thursday, 30 April, 2020.

Once again there will be the opportunity to win over £5,500 of prizes. Sign & Digital UK event director Jenny Matthew commented: “There are lots of new features we’re excited about for the 2020 show, but we are particularly thrilled to welcome back the HEXIS Battle this year. The contest went

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Packaging Speaks Green

Sustainability and the circular economy in the packaging sector worldwide will make a stop in Bologna, at FICO - Eataly World, on 20-21 February 2020, for the first edition of Packaging Speaks Green, the forum organised by Ucima and Fondazione Fico. An event that aims to focus attention on the need to implement the spread of green solutions, presenting consumption trends and standardisation on a global level thanks to the involvement of scientific and institutional partners from the five continents.

There are already numerous registrations of national and international operators to the forum, interested in the rich panel of speakers present. Opening the first edition will be the keynote speeches by Silvia Zucconi, Nomisma's Market Intelligence Manager, who will present the Largo Consumo Packaging Observatory on sustainability in purchasing decisions, Nicola De Carne, Nielsen Retailer Client Business Partner, Andrew Manly, Communications Director of AIPIA, the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association, and Tim Letts, WWF's Climate and Energy Deputy Director.

Regarding the legislation and society, that is the legislative developments of the individual markets in terms of green matters and the perception of the consumer, European, Indian, American, Chinese and Australian institutional representatives will explore the regulatory and consumption framework of each individual territorial area.

The speakers who have already confirmed their presence are Nerida Kelton, Executive Director of AIP, the Australian Institute of Packaging, Sanjay Kr. Chattopadhyay, Director of IIP, the Indian Institute of Packaging and Cui Lin, Secretary General of CFPMA, the China Food And Packaging Machinery Industry Association.

Also contributing to the debate will be Sudhir Mishra, Founder & Managing Partner, Trust Legal Advocates & Consultants, one of the major sustainability experts for the Asian area. The second section of the forum will see the opening speech by Johannes Bergmair, Secretary General of WPO, the World Packaging Organisation, who will be offering an overview of global trends in the green field.

This will be followed by the presen-

tation of a number of case histories of the productive world in which Enrico Dolce, Product Development & Sales Manager of Fater (JV: P&G, Angelini), Joseph Rake, Senior Packaging Manager at Amazon and Chiara Faenza, Quality Management of Coop will be participating.

The future of sustainable packaging is now: and the last in-depth analysis of the forum that will focus on green materials and technologies will be based on this concept.

Paola Fabbri, Associate Professor Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering of the University of Bologna, will introduce the section starting from the "false myths" to then open up the dialogue to a panel involving Marco Versari, Head of Institutional Relations of Novamont, Carlos Trubacz, Amcor's Strategic Marketing Manager, Håkan Pettersson, Business Segment Director of BillerudKorsnäs, Mariagiovanna Vetere, Global Public Affairs Director of NatureWorks, Marco Jansen, Circular Economy & Sustainable Leader Europe & Asia of Braskem Netherlands BV and Laure Cucuron, General Manager of the European office of TerraCycle.

Novel Application Ideas by swissQprint swissQprint says it will be presenting all-new application possibilities in flatbed and roll to roll printing at Fespa 2020, Madrid, from 24 to 27 March 2020, hall 7, stand B10.

At Fespa 2020 in Madrid, swissQ-

print is to showcase a broad range of applications in large format printing, among them some totally novel approaches. The Nyala 3 flatbed printer and the Karibu roll to roll printer will be in action

at the pop-up showroom on stand B10 in hall 7, producing samples 'live' before spectators. “Visitors can look forward to a whole lot of new ideas”, is the word from swissQprint.

Optimum Signs Installs Kongsberg X24 Digital Cutter from CMYUK

Matt, “When we delivered this job for the first time, the comment that immediately came back was had we bought these in from somewhere else? The quality was so much better. Previously we had been applying 750 graphics to 750 panels, now we apply graphics to four large panels and the X24 does the rest.”

The company produces a whole plethora of signs from digitally printed ones to traditional neon with it being the only company in the UK that manufactures both neon and LED signage in-house.

Historically, Optimum would buy-in the acrylic casing that the neon sits in. Now, thanks to the X24, the company is fabricating these in house – at far better quality than anything it was buying-in. The same applies to folded Dibond trays and flatcut lettering.

“It’s revolutionised the way we work,” says Matt. “We’re doing so much stuff on it. It’s unbelievable.

It’s such an amazing machine.” One of the surprising insights the X24 has bought to Matt is how restrictive his thinking had been in the past albeit unconsciously. “I didn’t realise it but we would push a client to work in a certain way because we didn’t

want to have to buy stuff in, now I’m pushing for all sorts of things.”

The X24 is driving innovation. The latest job for a VIP event for Rolex at luxury Northcote Manor Hotel and Michelin Star restaurant in Blackburn, involved the creation of a 3D gold crown featuring RGB colour changing inside of it. “We did that because of the Kongsberg X24,” he says. Matt christened his company Optimum meaning the most favourable situation for growth and success. Also the inclusion of the word ‘mum’ pays homage to the unstinting emotional and practical support of his family. Established now for ten years, Optimum has steadily built up a reputation for quality and excellence.

“I’m such a perfectionist which can annoy people sometimes,” admits Matt. “When Nick Reed at CMYUK said the X24 was accurate down to .01 of a millimetre I didn’t believe him, but it’s absolutely true and this accuracy allows us to come up with all types of concepts with confidence. I’ve come full circle making furniture now, which in the past really excited me. Walking into the CMYUK showroom and seeing the X24, I’ve never looked back.”

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Matt Austin has come full circle.

Owner and MD of Optimum Signs he started out studying furniture and product design at University.

Fast-forward two decades, he’s fabricating a bespoke Cinderella pumpkin carriage style bed – all with the help of his newly acquired Esko Kongsberg X24 digital cutting table.

The X24 cutter purchased from CMYUK, the UK’s largest independent supplier of digital wide format printers, cutters and materials, is the standard sign configuration that comes complete with router, kiss cut knife, drag knife and a camera system for perfect print to cut registration. It also comprises a conveyorised bed for handling roll-to-roll media.

The need for a cutterThe sale was instigated by the need to fulfil a sizeable trade job for a major retail collaboration. This involved applying standard vinyl to 16,000 pre–routed lacquered MDF panels. However, the trade customer developed an issue with its CNC router, and was about to pull the plug on the project when Matt decided to step in, buy a digital cutter and save the day.

Matt’s first port of call was to Sue Hayward –– a long term trusted sales contact, now Senior Digital Sales Consultant at CMYUK. Matt was invited to CMYUK’s demonstration showroom in Shrewsbury, where he was introduced to Nick Reed, CMYUK’s Esko Business Manager who introduced him to the considerable proven benefits of the X24.

It was love at first sight, and the Kongsberg X24 was swiftly despatched to Preston, with Matt having one-to-one training on the system with CMYUK. The Kongsberg est arrivée!The Kongsberg X24 forms a central hub that ignites fresh ideas and concepts, which importantly attracts new customers.

It has also automated many processes saving time and money. For example, Optimum produces 750 signs every three to four months on a constant rollover for one client.

This has traditionally taken two and a half to three days to produce, but the X24 has taken this down to four hours, with an hour and a half of actual operator input. Says

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Avanti Users Group Conference Registers Highest Attendance Ever Drawing record high attendance, Avanti Computer Systems Ltd, developer of industry leading solutions for print shop automation, held its twenty-sixth Avanti User Group Conference last week in Nashville, Tenn. Attendees chose from the Avanti Classic track or the Avanti Slingshot track where they heard from Avanti executives, integration partners and successful industry colleagues who are Avanti users.

Opportunities for networking and enjoying the Nashville entertainment scene ensured a memorable event for all participants. “This is our largest event yet. It’s fantastic to see how open our user group is; new customers sharing ideas and collaborating with long-time customers,” said Kevin Shaw, Director of Marketing and Partners at Avanti.

A number of sessions we held

including Presentations about Avanti’s strategic direction and vision, and a multi-year roadmap for Avanti Slingshot generated excitement from the attendees.

Customer shared best practices for growth and profitability, automation and touchless workflows.

During the customer roundtables the focus was on marketing service providers, commercial printers, large/grand format, print & mail, and in-plant market segments and how they will evolve in the future.

“The thing we are most happy about is that Avanti listens, takes suggestions and work towards those goals. We have confidence that they are working with us to deliver on the changes we want to make”. Said Kurt Ellinger, cofounder of Print Resources, Inc. A dedicated “Ask the Experts” area was available throughout the conference to allow attendees to ask

technical questions about specific topics, resolve issues or discuss new ideas and implementation. Karen Meyers, Business Manager, Printing Services at Michigan Farm Bureau found this especially valuable, commenting “All my questions were answered. Well worth the price of admission!”

“The User Group Conference gave me even more practical messages and a half-dozen project ideas to implement when I get back,” said David Warner, Software Administrator, State of Oregon.

Spotlight presentations were given

by Avanti integration partners including Enfocus, PageDNA, XMPie, BCC Software, Avalara, and Nextec. The recently announced agreement under which Avanti will market, sell and support Enfocus products in Canada and the United States was also highlighted.

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Edelmann Group Delighted with the Rapida RDC 106

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The Edelmann Group in Heidenheim has been operating a Rapida RDC 106 rotary die-cutter for the past two years. The company is known for its commitment to innovative processes and technologies and was proud to serve as a pilot user of the die-cutter in packaging production, accompanying developments from the first tentative steps, through intensive field testing to final series maturity. In the meantime, the new machine is being used in daily production.

The Rapida RDC 106 is configured with three process units and han-

dles folding cartons destined for international brands in the health care, beauty and consumer goods sectors. In most cases, the products are cut, embossed and stripped in an inline process. The specialists at Edelmann are delighted with the high production performance of the rotary die-cutter. It runs at speeds up to 15,000 sheets per hour, and also impresses with very fast makeready.

“That makes the Rapida RDC 106 so interesting for us,” says technical director Oliver Sattel. “Our competitiveness is based on a combination of quality and speed. For that reason, it is important for us to be involved in the development of new machines from the very beginning – and the Rapida RDC 106 is a perfect example for successful participation in the development process from the drawing board through to series maturity. We view this as genuine partnership – and we have maintained such a relationship with Koenig & Bauer for many years.”

Alongside the sheer speed, the high-quality cutting and creasing results achieved with standardised tools are an important strength of the Rapida RDC 106. The excellent embossing results at a previously unknown production speed are a further bonus. The facility to assign individual processes to separate towers permits a significantly wider range of product options compared to traditional die-cutting systems. Flexibility regarding the length of cutting and creasing lines is one example.

Before the Rapida RDC 106 could be fully integrated into production, it was necessary to adapt a few aspects of the company’s workflows for a rotary process, for example tool procurement and sheet layouts. The employees, too, had to rethink the approach to diecutting jobs. Once everything was sorted, the quality of the products was spot on. Rotary die-cutting is fundamentally different from a flatbed process. Only the final result – a folding carton – is identical.

3D Printer Driver Cuttlefish by Fraunhofer Now Available for Mimaki Printers Cuttlefish is a universal 3D printer driver developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD. It translates 3D scan data or 3D models generated by design and texturing software for 3D printers of various manufacturers. It also makes it possible to work with numerous print materials simultaneously, exactly reproduce the geometry, colors and fine color transitions of the original, and even simulate the finished product on the screen beforehand.

Now, users of Mimaki’s 3DUJ-553 3D printer can opt for the driver, which also supports Stratasys Polyjet 3D printers. To achieve this, the software was adapted to the specific features of the printer and an appropriately calibrated color profile, including translucency, was created. Switching between printers from both manufacturers is easy. “The combination of 3DUJ-553 and Cuttlefish will greatly expand the possibilities of full color 3D printing, which is something we will continue to support,” said Mimaki’s General Manager of 3D Project Research and Development, Masakatsu Okawa, in explaining the decision to open the interfaces to Fraunhofer IGD. The printer driver excels above all in color value continuity, translucent design processing and geometric accuracy. Cuttlefish supports RGBA textures containing both color and translucency information, which ranges from opaque to fully transparent. This

makes it possible to print and integrate semi- or fully transparent materials with ease. The driver allows users to print multiple overlapping models, each with one or more RGBA textures.

It also factors in how an object scatters light as well as how color and surface structures change depending on lighting. A sample 3D anatomical model, printed on the Mimaki 3DUJ-553, shows the possibilities for users in industry and medical technology. Each of the 28 total parts was given a different material that, when combined, are

described by 425-megapixel color textures.

Transparent parts of the model were generated by simply modifying the RGBA data. 3D models based on RGBA data are supported by standard 3D file formats and most design and texturing tools.

Even established image processing programs such as Adobe Photoshop can work with RGBA textures. This makes Cuttlefish an all-purpose tool in professional 3D printing that closes the gap in quality between virtual design and its reproduction as a 3D print.

Tensor Sells Second Folder to Papua New Guinea Newspaper at National Printing Equipment of Australia, has been awarded a contract to add a new H-50 folder with quarter folder to its existing 18-unit T1400 press.

Tensor will also be responsible for all reconfiguration in installation work.

“The new H50 folder will be

the main folder on this two folder press adding better performance and increased flexibility to their printing operations” added Mike Pavone, COO for Tensor International. The equipment was shipped in early September 2019 and installed in early November 2019.

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Established in 1969, the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, with a circulation of 41,000 copies, is the largest newspaper in New Guinea. Owned by News Corp., it was the first daily national Newspaper in New Guinea. Chicago based Tensor International, in cooperation with Simon Munday

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drupa World Tour 2019/2020 Stops off in Southeast Asia

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The countdown is on: drupa starts in exactly 195 days, on 16 June 2020. For eleven days, the printing, media and packaging industry will gather in Düsseldorf for its world's leading trade fair and take a joint look at their technological future.

For several weeks now, the drupa world tour 2019/2020 has been running to highlight competitive technology trends for players from the printing, media and packaging industries, to present the extensive

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drupa programme – and also, to arouse joyful anticipation. After stops in North and South America, this week (5 and 6 December) the tour will stop in Hanoi and Saigon.

After the two specialist conferences in Vietnam, two further conferences will follow on December 10th and 12th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and in the Thai metropolis of Bangkok.

At all conferences, drupa director Sabine Geldermann will present the current status of preparations as well as current exhibitor figures.

She will also provide the concept of three drupa touchpoints as special exhibition areas, the drupa cube`s conference programme and in addition the new meeting zone between start-ups and established exhibitors - drupa dna.

Claus Bolza-Schünemann, drupa President and CEO of Koenig & Bauer AG, and Dr Markus Heering, Managing Director of the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association and PrintPromotion GmbH, will explain key technology trends at drupa 2020 and their impact on the printing and packaging industry.

In the spring of 2019, leading drupa exhibitors met for future-workshops - and in this context identified four megatrends, which might potentially disrupt today`s routines in the printing and packaging industry; it`s about Artificial Intelligence, Connected Customer, Platform Economy and Circlular Economy.

"These trends will profoundly change process flows in both the printing and packaging industries,” stresses Markus Heering. Especially in the increasingly globalized market environment, it is going to be vital for suppliers of printing and finishing services to keep a close eye on the technological future and to maintain their own competitiveness through appropriate investments.

"In order to remain competitive despite increasing customer demands for quality as well as for delivery times and increasing cost pressure, enterprises will have to establish more efficient, highly automated processes. Otherwise, connected customers will switch with a click of the mouse to those

competitors who can offer them up-to-date services," warns Heering. At the same time, the industry has to deal with society's demand for environmentally friendly, sustainable products. The aim is to transfer those recycling solutions that are already highly developed in many areas and regions into a global circular economy.

At the conferences in Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand, eight leading suppliers of printing and finishing technology or packaging solutions will present concrete Print 4.0 approaches – taking up the named megatrends. Press manufacturers such as Heidelberg, Koenig & Bauer, Windmöller & Hölscher and H.C. Moog will be presenting digitally networked, highly automated technology for the press hall. In addition, suppliers of post-press and finishing solutions, such as Mueller Martini, LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG, and POLAR-Mohr, as well as the specialist for light-based drying and curing technology – IST-Metz – will give an outlook to the future in their respective specialist areas.

Be it fully networked digital cutting systems, fully automated Finishing 4.0 for cutting, stitching and binding brochures and books of variable formats or be it "Digital Foiling" for metallizing and seamless finishing of printed products – whether in commercial printing, industrial printing or packaging.

Panel discussions will round off all the four specialist conferences.

"We have put together an exciting program that provides participants on site with concrete insights into drupa planning and the technological future of our industry. We would like to show them why a visit to drupa 2020 will definitely be worthwhile," says Heering. In order to reach as many experts from the industry as possible on site, PrintPromotion GmbH, the organizer of the conference, cooperated closely with the respective national printing associations. "We thank the leaders of the Vietnam Printing Association, Malaysia Printers Association and Thai Printing Association for their support," he explains.

VITS International to Focus on Finishing Solutions at drupa In all corners of the earth, there are thousands of stories to be told about the impact drupa has had on the businesses, as well as the people, that make up the global print industry. In just a few short months, drupa will be in full swing, and there is sure to be a particular buzz on the finishing side; according to the most recent drupa Global Trends Report, finishing equipment is the number one focus for investment.

For VITS International, a supplier of variable data sheeting and finishing systems for the printing, packaging, digital, and converting markets, 2020 will be the third time the company has made the trip to Dusseldorf to be a part of the world’s largest print trade fair. The company is led by Girls Who Print paragon Deirdre Ryder, President and CEO as well as Chairman of the Board of the Association for PRINT Technologies and President of Global Print. Deirdre shared her drupa story with us.

In 2012 VITS America rebranded to VITS International and took its place on the world stage at drupa.

Armed with a new product line, the company was prepared to serve its global customer base, grow a new customer base, and cement its international reputation with the speed and credibility that can result from exhibiting at drupa.

Deirdre says, “Our first drupa in

2012 was the perfect opportunity to build on our established success and reputation, and expand our presence in the global market.

Our success at drupa 2016 was undoubtedly fuelled by our success in 2012; we were able to keep the drupa buzz and maintain our sales momentum in the years between the shows, establishing VITS as an innovative and viable finishing partner on a global scale. drupa gave us a chance to prove that we could stand toe-to-toe with our competition, and to demonstrate

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that we understand the needs of worldwide print businesses.”

And prove themselves they did! By the time drupa 2016 rolled around, inkjet was advancing rapidly, and VITS International was ready and waiting to meet the finishing demands of the market. Now, thanks to a lot of hard work combined with ‘the drupa effect’, VITS has the luxury of going into drupa 2020 as an established and respected name in finishing. So why is a presence at drupa so crucial to American businesses? For VITS International, to miss out on drupa is to miss out on a truly global opportunity.

“I think we lose some of the global footprint by not going to Europe, and especially this show. It’s an incredible business advantage to exhibit at drupa and see what other companies are offering and how they work, to compare and maybe learn how you could do it better, even see needs in the marketplace not being filled.” Deirdre maintains that it’s not just exhibiting at drupa that can boost your business – printers in North America should be seriously considering the opportunity to experience the epicentre of global print first hand.

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Next Generation of Packaging: Tetra Pak’s Connected Packaging Platform

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Tetra Pak just launched their connected packaging platform which provides shoppers with a vast amount of information on where the product comes from or where to recycle the package and so on.

They turn ordinary milk cartons into interactive information channels using code generation, digital printing and data management.

The packaging industry lives off innovations, advanced technologies like robotics and creative minds that think out of the box. That’s how, over the last years’ progress, paper bottles came into being, as well as DotCode and plantable packaging and time will tell what else is possible in the packaging industry. The packaging company Tetra Pak is on a great way and just

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launched their new connected packaging platform. Their technology turns ordinary milk cartons into interactive information channels using code generation, digital printing and data management.

The future in general – but also with special regard to the packaging industry – is digital. Supply chains are being constantly controlled, there’s more transparency, improved quality control and new and more efficient ways of communication withcustomers. The connected package concept enables food and beverage manufacturers to design their packaging as data carriers that provide better traceability and value to all stakeholders throughout the value chain.

The development of the con-

nected packaging platform was strongly influenced by industry 4.0 technologies. It’s the result of a collaboration between Tetra Pak and ABB – both companies bringing in their expertise, ABB’s digital solutions and Tetra Pak’s expertise in food manufacturing.

Before launching their connected packaging platform, Tetra Pak did some research and found that people in both the US and UK are ready for package interactivity. In China, digital packages are already proving successful. Many products in China carry a QR code on the packaging that if scanned via smartphone leads the consumer to a web page where he or she can find all relevant information on where the product was made to where the package can be recycled and so on.

“We are unlocking new opportunities for our customers to get more value from packaging than even before. No longer is it only about product protection and functionality, it is about connectivity. The future of packaging is undoubtedly digital: this launch is a step towards a truly intelligent package, and we are excited to collaborate with our customers on this journey,” says Ivan Nesterenko, Vice President, Cross Portfolio at Tetra Pak.

Paper Bottles – The Future of Eco-Friendly Packaging?

Could paper be a new sustainable type of bottle packaging? Maybe it is.

Paboco (The Paper Bottle Company) grown from the start-up and innovation expert EcoXpac, has developed a 100% bio-based and recyclable paper bottle. The wood fibres used come from sustainable, well-managed forests and for each tree logged two to three are (re)planted and enabled to grow to an optimal size.

The Paper Bottle Company is a venture between the paper packaging material developer BillerudKorsnäs and the bottle manufacturing specialist ALPLA, who recently announced that Avantium will be one of the technology providers for the Paper Bottle Project. In order to use it for various purposes, the bottle needs an inner barrier that contains liquids and prevents gas permeability through the bottle, which is necessary for beverages such as beer and carbonated soft drinks.

There are two prototypes of the paper bottle: One uses a thin recycled PET polymer film barrier, while the other has a 100% plant-based PEF (polyethylene furanoate) polymer film barrier by Avantium. PEF’s barrier and thermal properties are claimed to be superior to conventional PET and may become the next-generation polyester. Nevertheless, both prototypes are an important step towards a circular approach to packaging.

Carlsberg Group, Coca-Cola Europe, Absolut Company and L’Oréal climbed on the bandwagon and joined the Paper Bottle Company.

Carlsberg founded a Together Towards Zero Initiative, which includes a commitment to reach zero carbon emissions by 2030. At the C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen on the 9th to 12th October, Carlsberg said that the “Green Fibre Bottle” prototypes

will be produced from sustainably sourced wood fibres and can be recycled completely. Carlsberg already replaced their plastic wrap for six-packs with a snap-pack and was able to reduce the plastic content by up to 76% compared to conventional multipacks.

The Coca-Cola Company formulates its vision of working towards a “World Without Waste”, which includes goals to make all packaging 100% recyclable and to ensure that at least 50% of plastics bottles consist of recycled materials. The paper bottle concept could make a valuable contribution to achieving those goals.

Paper bottles could also be an ecofriendly alternative in the cosmetic industry. Since October, L’Oréal is the first cosmetics company to be involved in the Paper Bottle Project and announced the launch of the paper-based cosmetic tube in 2020.

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SGI Dubai’s 23rd Edition Will Feature Innovative Global Printing Masterpieces Worth Millions

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MENA’s largest show for signage and printing industries to be held in January 2020 at the iconic Dubai World Trade Centre

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The entire signage and graphic industry’s stakeholders will descend at Dubai’s World Trade Centre in January 2020 for the region’s largest show, ‘SGI Dubai 2020’. The premier show catering to the large format printing, signage and allied industries in the Middle East and North Africa region will feature global and regional exhibitors showcasing their machines and solutions that are estimated to run into several million dollars. SGI Dubai 2020 will be held from January 12–14, 2020.

SGI Dubai is the region’s largest trade exhibition for sign-makers, print and production manufacturers, media agencies, mall owners, car wrapping industry, real-estate developers, hospitality and tourism industries, 3D printing industry, architects, brand and image consultants among other stakeholders in the printing, signage and imaging industries. The show has served as a seamless eco-system for brands and innovative ideas.

SGI Dubai has seen participation from visionary brand leaders - both international and regional. Desert Sign Business Point International, QCW (Smart Triangles LLC), Flex Europa Heliozid, STARFLEX, Strings International, Al Shabak, ADS Advertising Materials LLC., ORA-

FOL Europe GMBH, Butterfly LED, Brother International, Graphic International (GIC), Masonlite, MAGIC TRADING CO. LLC, PRIME SIGN, New Way Oriental Trading, Tekstilbox and Fortune 7 FZE among hundreds of other global exhibitors, are all going to be present at the show with some of the industry’s best kept secrets.

Sharif Rahman, CEO, IEC stated, “Bypassing the middleman, the visitors to the show are able to get the most competitive rates directly from the exhibitors and manufacturers of the top brands.

Among the growing number of trade-visitors we welcome from across the globe, we have also been witnessing a growing contingent from the African region year-on-year. The visitors are particularly from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Ghana, Namibia, Tanzania, Egypt and Libya among other African nations. The geographical proximity of our show provides an accessible platform for the African business owners to source top of the line machines with the latest technology”.

A Smithers Pira report shares valuable insight into the global printing industry estimating the total market value to grow to $874 billion in 2024. The report which identifies that the global market though still in transition, has great value adding potential to several vertical industries. The MENA industry which is expected to reach $32 billion by the end of 2019 is expected to perform better than the global markets and is reported to grow at 6.2%.

Trade visitors can view some of the latest in digital display technologies at the show. Digital displays are gaining prominence due to the advent of augmented and virtual reality. UAE's total retail market size is projected to rapidly grow with retail sales expected to touch $44 billion by 2021.

Textile printing industry players is yet another category to watch.

Every year the show witness’s participation from some of the finest players from within the industry.

The textile printing equipment manufacturers have a lot to gain from the market in the region and especially UAE with several requirements from organisations right from home furnishing to branding to T-shirt printing. This industry is on a growth path as several African markets are also looking at this sector quite seriously apart from the GCC markets.

“Today we are surrounded by some or the other form of signages, both traditional and digital.

This industry has been an integral part of the business ecosystem and will continue to provide invaluable service for years to come. With thousands of visitors registered to visit the show floor for the 3 days, we expect it to be yet another great year for our exhibitors” added Rahman.

“LED is surely the next big thing. This technology will play a significant role in bringing down a country’s carbon-foot print. We introduced this segment within our show a few years ago and since them the participation from companies from around the world has grown and we foresee a sustained growth path.

This is another multi-billion-dollar industry and if you are associated with this industry, then you should consider participating in this show as we receive several developers, mall owners from Middle East and Africa,” added Rahman.

The exhibition serves as a converging point for print and production manufacturers, sign makers, media and marketing agencies, developers, architects, and brand and image consultants, among others.

This will be the 23rd edition of the show and will receive thousands of visitors primarily from the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia.

Growing African Printing and Signage Industries to Benefit from SGI Dubai 2020 According to International Expo Consults, the organisers of the SGI Dubai show, the signage and wide format printing industry in the African continent would immensely benefit from the upcoming SGI Dubai 2020 trade show. The show currently in its 23rd consecutive year will be held at the iconic, Dubai World Trade Centre, from January 12th to 14th 2020.

As per published reports the MENA printing market is set to touch USD54 billion by 2022.

Furthermore, the African Development Bank projects the GDP to rise by 4 and 4.1% in the present and next year which provides for an increased spending on advertising and marketing and subsequently printing and signage.

Sharif Rahman, CEO, IEC stated,

“Among the growing number of visitors we welcome from across the globe every year, we have been witnessing a growing contingent from the African region year on year. The visitors are particularly from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Uganda, Ghana, Namibia, Tanzania, Egypt and Libya among other African nations. The geographical proximity of our show provides an accessible platform for the African business owners to source top of the line machines with the latest technology. Bypassing the middleman, the visitors to the show are able to get the most competitive rates directly from the exhibitors and manufacturers of the top brands.”

SGI Dubai 2020 is a must attend event for African sign-makers,

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Innovative Signage Solutions to Offer Respite to the GCC Retail Industry Despite current conditions and strong headwinds, the GCC retail market is stated to have been on a growth path. As per a report, the GCC retail sector is expected to grow at CAGR 4% from USD 253.2 bn in 2018 to USD 308 bn in 2023.

According to industry expert International Expo Consults, the innovative signage and digital signage solutions at the retail locations will play a huge part in the growth of the sector. International Expo Consults hosts SGI Dubai – the largest industry exhibition for the signage and graphic imaging industry in the MENA region.

“The UAE and Saudi are big markets for the GCC retail sector and in both the countries the growth is driven by the rise in population, spending capacity, rise in GDP per capita and a growing and evolving tourism sector. Yes, there has been added pressure from the success and the growth of e-commerce, but all is not gloom and doom for the brick and mortar retailers. Those who would are ready to adopt innovative solutions such as segmented reality and other new age signage solutions will fare much better than before”, said Sharif Rahman, CEO,

International Expo Consults.

Levels of interactivity with digital signages have gone a notch higher and these include touch, multitouch, augmented reality, gesture control to mobile and social media integration. These interactive retail digital signages are set to redefine the signage industry’s canvas in the GCC region. These systems can be found in varied environments such as retail stores, hotels, restaurants, healthcare institutions, amusement zones to corporate buildings, among many other locations.

Ecommerce sites such as Noon, Amazon (or Souq in some regions) or Namshi have all evolved in recent times including introducing heavy discount periods, improved product range, same-day or nextday deliveries. This has encouraged various other retailers such as hypermarket giant Carrefour to introduce same-day delivery of items including perishables. The traditional retail is hugely reliant on entertainment access such as multiplexes, FECs and F&B options in the same retail space to drive footfall. This trend will only gather steam due to the indoor preference of the residents of the GCC due to

its extreme weather conditions.

The shopping festivals provide an essential growth factor to retail spending in the region. The growing number of tourists that visit the UAE each year as well as the opening of Saudi Arabia as a tourist option and the numerous new entertainment options in Oman and Bahrain will only go to increase the inbound tourism in the area. The increasing number of tourists will positively contribute towards the sector as well.

Digital signage avenues have witnessed a rapid growth surge in the region as the retail market has evolved drastically over the past few decades which has boosted the signage industry. With the onset of this new technology, the retail sector is poised to get a makeover with new interactive digital signages in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. According to sources, the digital signage market is worth $18.55 billion globally.

SGI Dubai is an ideal converging point where visitors and exhibitors can reach out with architects, sign makers, print and production manufacturers, media agencies, real-estate developers, brand and image consultants among others.

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SAPPI Looks Forward to Participating at SGI Dubai 2020

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New Exhibitor SAPPI looks forward to participating in the SGI Dubai 2020. For their very first show they would be introducing their top of the line products. Transjet product portfolio comprises of coated sublimation papers for digital transfer printing with water-based dye sub inks. Dye sublimation is mainly used in industries like fashion, home textiles such as bed linen or curtains, advertising textiles such as exhibition banners, sportswear such as jersey shirts and hard substrates such as skis or snowboards.

Their sublimation papers are designed for maximum and consistent color transfer with a minimum ink consumption. Whether industrial or

non-industrial printers – Transjet dye sublimation papers are suitable for various machine types and speeds to cover a wide range of polyester based application segments.

At the show Sappi will showcase the recently launched Transjet Drive with its remarkable features, offering consistent high-quality results, fast ink drying and short transfer time. Sappi’s R&D team developed this excellent paper for industrial high-speed printers with a glue-belt system for sublimating fashion, home textiles and soft signage. The printing results are impressive.

The production process is efficient and ensures increased runnability.

The exceptionally smooth reverse side is the key feature of Transjet Drive. For large-format digital printing used in indoor and outdoor posters as well as technical printing for the construction industry with CAD and engineering, Sappi is showcasing its large-format inkjet papers Swiss Matt, DT-Plot and Scrolljet at the Dallas trade show.

These special inkjet papers are compatible with many types of inks, including water-based, solvent and HP Latex inks. If customers would like to create realistic prints for city light and mega light systems, Scrolljet is the product of choice.

This coated inkjet paper offers high colour brilliance and homogeneity.

Masonlite Takes the Largest Stand at SGI Dubai 2020 Masonlite one of the oldest SGI Dubai exhibitors, will be showcasing various products at the show and expects it to be a grand success coinciding with EXPO 2020. The company will be launching Fiber Laser machines, CNC Routers, UV Flatbed Printers, Sublimation ma-

chines among other products and solutions during the show.

Their main focus will be on the launch of PLAMAC MORPHO UV FLATBED Printers, GD HANS YUEMING/SONGU Fiber Laser machines, LONDIAO CCD Routers, DOBOSEN Channel Letter machines, NINE

Laser Welding machines, ALLWIN Eco-Solvent printers, GMP Laminators and MEFU Laminators. Along with this, they will be introducing a lot of consumables and raw materials for the sign industry like Acrylic Mirror Sheets, EZ-FREE Vinyl and LGP Sheets.

Business Point International commits to bigger SGI Dubai 2020 presence UAE and Oman based digital printing solutions and CNC cutting solutions provider Business Point International has confirmed its presence for the upcoming SGI Dubai 2020. Impressed with the

success of the their participation in the previous years show, they have increase their space in the 23rd edition of the show by 50%.

Business Point International has been in the market for over 15 years

with experience in industrial machinery solutions in the local and international market. Apart from these BPI also plan to showcase their laser engraving machines and lamination and cutting plotters.

Meet QCW Global at SGI Dubai 2020 After a successful outing in the previous edition of the show QCW Global returns for another year here at SGI Dubai 2020. In fact, their last outing with us was so successful that they have doubled up their square footage in the 23rd edition of the show.

QCW Global is back in SGI Dubai

with a bigger and better presence.

And rightfully so, with Expo 2020 just around the corner from the show. QCW GLOBAL, is a one-stop department store for all signage products, solutions and services in the UAE. They plan to show their DAN series

Eco-solvent printer, UV flatbed printer, UV roll to roll printer, Automatic laminator, Printing media and Ink in SGI Dubai 2020 exhibition, check out QCW at booth 6C24.

Metal Fabrication to be Showcased at SGI Dubai 2020 2016, is expected to record a CAGR of 5.7% between 2017 and 2025.

SGI Dubai 2020 will bring together various key decision makers and serious buyers for metal cutting machines with its exhibitors.

A UAE based signage firm Masonlite, who has been a regular at the SGI Dubai will focus on expanding its metal cutting and fabricating division. Masonlite has been serv-

ing the Gulf and African region since four decades and serving the regional signage needs, but are now expanding by tapping into the metal industry with the supply of high-end precision fiber laser cutting machines, which can be used on steel and other metal alloys.

Masonlite also supply a wide range of CNC routers and panel saws among others.

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A lot of industries depend on metal fabricating, among them includes signage and associated applications. The global metal fabrication industry is reported to grow at a pace of 3.9% CAGR for the next 5 years. The Middle East is expected to perform as a high growth market.

The metal cutting machine market, which was valued at $5.99 billion in

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Events

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Labelexpo Asia Reports Largest Edition to Date

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The organiser of Labelexpo Asia 2019 has today confirmed that its 9th edition of Labelexpo Asia was its largest yet, reporting a significant 18 percent growth in buyer visitors and a floorspace that was 26 percent larger than its previous edition. Taking place between 3-6 December at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), a total of 23,636 visitors flocked to the four-day show from a total of 90 countries, compared to 20,084 visitors from 81 countries at the 2017 edition.

They were there to connect with over 350 industry leading suppliers from the region and worldwide, showcasing the latest label and package printing machinery, technology innovations and related products. The many deals announced during the show included first-timer Winbosc, which sold five machines on site and signed a cooperation agreement with Taiyo.

First-time exhibitor HanGlobal sold two digital presses on site, with Zhiqin printing investing in its second digital press, and a 12th digital press was sold to Kunshan Mingting.

Weigang sold 28 flexo presses and eight ZX offset machines on site, alongside a dozen potential lines of its new ZP-480 rotary offset press.

Key product launches included: Weigang ZP-480/680/900/1200 rotary offset press; Spande and Domino Hybrid press; Winbosc Cloud Hybrid RG Series Digital Inkjet Label Printer and Digi Spark digital stamping machine; Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 230,

equipped with Brotech finishing units; HanGlobal LabelStar digital press; DurstTau 330 RSC; Hongsheng HSR0340/450/660 hybrid press; COASO iCueLabel digital press; Wanjie Digital King 350 digital press; Luster LabelMaster-KA detection system; ADA A6000W wide width RFID laminating machine; Avery Dennison CleanFlake Adhesive Technology and WaveSafe RFID label; and UPM Raflatac Forest Film and UPM CCK. Lisa Milburn, managing director, Labelexpo Global Series, said: “We are delighted with the success of this year’s Labelexpo Asia. The huge leap forward in buyer visitors consolidates the show’s position as our largest show in Asia, a growth that is truly inspiring.” The show’s new feature areas were extremely well attended. This included Flexpack Asia, which displayed the latest flexible packaging technology.

Participating companies included Guangdong Olger, which launched the OG330-CL8+1A narrow web satellite flexo, specially designed for flexible packaging products.

Other exhibitors included 3G flexo, Epson, GMG, Haozhun, Dongguan Menroland Precision Machinery, Jiangsu Shuangxing, Siegwerk, Taiyo, Yantai Boyuan and Yinjinda.

A series of packed live demonstrations at the Flexible Packaging Arena took place on the show floor each day of the show. Making its debut, and introduced barely three months ago at Labelexpo Europe 2019 in September, this area of the show enabled visitors to see two press lines in action – a Xeikon 3030 and a Wanjie 660 – showcasing flexible pouch production. Similarly, the returning Smart Zone enjoyed a constant flow of visitors.

Displayed products included next generation 3D holograms, nanomaterials, advanced decoration technology, special inks and RFID/ NFC labels, from Avery Dennison, Guangdong ADA, Guangzhou J-sail, Muehlbauer, Shanghai Jion Point, Trojan Jet, Tysin, Voyantic, Wing Singa, Xinjinglu, and many more. Milburn added: “The label and package printing industry in China is currently experiencing a period of unprecedented expan-

sion, and flexible packaging and smart labeling in particular are two huge trends we saw dominating this year’s show. The packed out feature areas and numerous live demonstrations are testament to the appetite for this technology, and are further proof that China is rapidly becoming an all-round key market force in an extremely competitive global market. This bodes extremely well for our two new shows in the region next year, Labelexpo South China and Brand Print China.”Echoing this, Andrea Glawe, regional sales director AsiaPacific, for first-time Labelexpo Asia exhibitor KROENERT GmbH & Co KG, said: “We were highly impressed with the large number of visitors at our booth and the detailed discussions. The focus of KROENERT was to show the new developed double-side silicone coating system. The reactions from the visitors were very open minded.

In addition we saw the interest in new label solutions, recycling trends, integration of RFID and NFC-technology in labels as well as new environmentally friendly concepts for chemicals. The show was for us a good opportunity to keep in contact with existing customers and meet new ones.”

Zhao Jiangwu, general manager, HanGlobal, added: “From the development trend of global label industry, the “digital train” is entering the label printing “station” and becoming a new hot spot of the packaging industry. This Labelexpo Asia is the most significant and most comprehensive technology exhibition in recent years. At the show, HanGlobal brought the industrial single pass digital label printer LabStar 330 for the first time at a major domestic industry exhibition. LabStar 330 has attracted many vital business customers.”

Qiu Jianmin, CEO, Winbosc, also added: “I am delighted to attend this exhibition. Our sales broke through the expected target. Winbosc not only signed cooperation agreements with six clients, but also gained a lot of prospective customers, especially our new Digi Spark digital stamping machine also obtained high praise.“

Registration Now Open for XPLOR20 in St. Pete Beach Xplor International has announced that the agenda is being finalized and registration is now open for their annual conference. XPLOR20 will take place April 14-16, 2020 at the TradeWinds Island Grand in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Attendees can register here: www.cvent.com/d/ wyq4q8.

Known as The Customer Communications Conference, the two-and-

a-half-day event brings together end-users, analysts, consultants, industry experts and vendors who will share the latest best practices and trends in the customer communications industry.

For the 2020 conference, we are going back to basics where many Xplorers say the 'best years' of Xplor's modern conferences were.

The event is being held at the

TradeWinds Island Grand Resort in sunny St. Pete Beach, Florida.

The conference program features five areas of focus, each with a unique blend of general and breakout sessions that address best practices and processes driving the CCM industry. The five focus areas include Compliance, Customer Experience, Data, Security and Technology.

Packaging Innovations 2020 Announces Plans for the BIG Carbon DebateBeach

part in the packaging ecosystem.

The discussion will consider how the industry can educate consumers to understand the different types of packaging materials, the resources and carbon required to produce them, and how to correctly dispose of them so that they do not adversely impact the environment.

The BIG Carbon Debate will be the focus of day two as authorities in their field take to the stage to discuss packaging’s impact on the Government’s target to achieve net-zero carbon output by 2050.

The debate will consider how plastic bans would impact the UK’s ability to reach its target by assessing the carbon footprint of plastic vs the ‘sustainable’ alternatives.

Victoria Blake, Event Director of Easyfairs’ UK Packaging Portfolio, comments: “We are very excited

to be welcoming the BIG Carbon Debate to Packaging Innovations 2020. It is important to us that our seminar content is constantly evolving to reflect the current conversations taking place in the industry. Our new debate platform takes the concept of the BIG Plastic Debate even further to offer a holistic view of packaging and climate change, reflecting the fact that the conversation needs to be broader than just plastic.

“With the Government’s pledge to achieve net-zero carbon output by 2050, we want to address consumer’s plastic-phobic mentality and discuss how brands can produce truly eco-friendly packaging that can be easily composted, recycled, or reused to have a positive impact on our environment and carbon footprint.”

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Leading industry experts from some of the UK’s most respected authorities will come together on the Ecopack Stage at Packaging Innovations 2020 to debate one of the industry’s hottest topics – sustainability. The BIG Carbon Debate, which has evolved from the show’s hugely popular BIG Plastic Debate feature, will continue to move the conversation forward by unpicking the challenges of creating packaging that is truly eco-friendly throughout its entire lifecycle, instead of focussing solely on plastic and its alternatives.

The debate will take place across both days of the event, which returns to Birmingham’s NEC on 26 & 27 February. Kicking off day one will be the Ecopack Challenge which returns in association with Marks & Spencer. The Dragon’s Den style session will see six shortlisted companies showcase their eco-friendly packaging solutions and demonstrate why they should be voted best in show by an expert panel and the audience.

The judging process will also see the products tested by the OPRL PREP tool which assesses whether the packaging material can be easily recycled by consumers. Winners will be awarded the opportunity to develop their packaging concept with the retail giant.

The topic of convenience vs sustainability will then be put under the microscope as a panel of experts discuss how brands can encourage consumers to play their

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Saudi-Based United Carton Industries Company Invests in Digital with EFI Nozomi Corrugated Printer

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United Carton Industries Company (UCIC), a leader in Saudi Arabia’s packaging industry, is achieving a breakthrough advancement in digital print for corrugated packaging with the installation of an EFI Nozomi C18000 six-colour, single-pass LED inkjet printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. The new printer will bring exciting opportunities for UCIC to enter new market segments, expand its customer base, and create a competitive advantage in the region.

“UCIC’s priority is to meet customer expectations, which are constantly increasing due to ever changing market conditions,” said UCIC President Mohnish Rikhy. “New technologies such as digital printing with EFI’s Nozomi C18000 printer help us meet these demands and stay ahead of the competition.”

Founded in 1990, UCIC focuses on high quality corrugated solutions for customized packaging needs – with a capacity of about 400,000 metric tons or 1.2 billion boxes on average per year. The Nozomi C18000 printer will enable UCIC to begin transitioning HD flexo work produced in the company’s five plants in Saudi Arabia to digital.

The migration to digital printing will also increase UCIC’s overall pro-

duction capacity for point of sale displays. The Nozomi is especially beneficial in how it will empower UCIC to better handle shorter runs and changing customer demands.

UCIC decided to purchase the Nozomi for several reasons: “We were highly impressed with the dual feeding feature of the printer and the three different printing modes,” said UCIC Supply Chain Vice President Ali Jariwala. “We expect the collaboration between UCIC and EFI to be fruitful.”

The Nozomi C18000 offers three modes to optimize print quality and ink consumption: PHOTO mode allows matching of over 90% of PANTONE® Colors in six colors with no ink consumption limit, specifically aimed at high-end color reproduction; POP mode reduces the color gamut slightly but delivers the best quality while reducing ink consumption; and ECO mode works with a restricted color range and the lowest possible ink consumption. These print modes allow UCIC to address a wider range of production needs.

The 71-inch (1.8-meter) wide EFI Nozomi C18000 prints up to 246 linear feet (75 linear meters) per minute, printing up to 10,000 35x35-inch (890x890-mm) boards per hour two-up. Its single-pass,

piezo inkjet imaging system delivers accurate, high-fidelity color, including excellent, consistent reproduction on solid areas. The Nozomi is also the leading singlepass corrugated production device in terms of power consumption efficiency after having achieved the Fogra ISO 20690 Standard.

UCIC’s new printer includes a sixcolor configuration of Genuine EFI Inks (CMYK, orange and violet) for superior-quality, expanded-gamut imaging with matte, satin or glossy finishes.

The Nozomi printer is driven by the Fiery® NZ-1000 digital front end (DFE), which provides outstanding print and color quality, with extensive features to make print results truly exceptional. It gives users more ways to automate and manage workflows and flexibly schedule jobs. The Fiery DFE also provides blazing fast performance for cost-effective production on short and long runs, as well as on variable and versioned jobs.

The EFI Nozomi C18000 is part of a complete ecosystem for corrugated manufacturing available from EFI, with leading edge inks, Fiery DFE technology and a complete EFI Corrugated Packaging Suite business and production management workflow.

OKI’s C844dnw A3 Color Printer Receives Two Prestigious Retail Industry Awards OKI Europe’s award-winning OKI C844dnw may be the smallest A3 colour printer on the market but it’s making a big impact in the retail industry, garnering two prestigious awards — a Golden Innovation FMCG & Retail 2019 Award and the RetailShow’s Trade Innovation 2019 Award.

The Golden FMCG & Retail Awards recognise the most innovative solutions and products in the retail sector. Winners are evaluated through an online poll of consumers and a board of jurors. OKI’s C844dnw was selected from among 40 other entries in the Trade Support Solutions Category and the award was presented at the annual ceremony sponsored by Hurt & Detal in Poland.

The RetailShow’s Trade Innovation Award evaluates the best equipment, products and services dedicated to the retail industry.

OKI’s C844dnw was recognised for the versatility it offers retailers, enabling them to produce striking visual communications in-store, on-demand, thanks to its superb media handling capabilities and professional quality colour.

Ultra-compact, OKI’s C844dnw is perfect for retailers, helping them improve in-store customer experience and increase customer loyalty

through high impact in-store signage and personalised communications. Part of OKI’s award-winning C800 Series, the C844dnw delivers eye-catching, colourful, engaging signage on-demand, empowering retailers of all sizes to produce visual communications quickly and easily in-store. Featuring OKI’s pioneering digital LED technology, the C800 Series handles a wide range of media types, sizes, formats and weights.

OKI’s C844dnw is compact enough for use in small retail spaces. The printer delivers fast print speeds for everyday office use and sharp, High Definition Colour print quality up to 1200x1200 dpi on media as small as A6, right up to 1.3m banners.

Versatile and reliable, it can be used to create shelf wobblers, price-tags, labels, bottle collars, self-adhesive floor stickers, eye-catching posters, promotional displays, gondolas, double-sided banners, waterproof media applications and more.

Retailers no longer have to rely on external print resources or preprinted material.

“We are extremely pleased that the OKI C844dnw A3 colour printer has been recognised for the opportunities it offers in the retail sector,” says Javier Lopez, General Manager, Business Development,

Industry Verticals. “Retailers are using it to produce professional quality in-store advertising and signage and personalised customer communications as and when needed, without waiting for external partners. The C844dnw enables retailers to react quickly to local demands, trends and competition, giving them a clear advantage in the market, while increasing customer loyalty and basket value.”

Antares Vision Introduces Raised Stopper Machine for Inspecting Freeze-Dried Vials hered to the vial collar, the machine features a 1mm detection threshold and can inspect up to 300 units/ min. The module is compatible with a wide array of vials, spanning from 10-300ml with a 20-32mm cap range.

Lyophilization offers a host of benefits. It allows long-term storage and enhanced protection from pollution. Lyophilized drugs preserve the original product features, can be stored easily, and can be rapidly reconstituted for patient use. Last year, Antares Vision introduced

LYO-CHECK, the first dedicated solution for inspecting such medicines.

“Such comprehensive inspection is increasingly important to ensure quality assurance for freeze-dried vials, especially with the uptick in highly potent pharmaceutical products,” said Andrew Pietrangelo, President, North America for Antares Vision. “The RSI machine represents a drop-in solution into existing lines that promotes the highest level of production safety and medicine efficacy.”

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Antares Vision, the global leader in visual inspection systems, track & trace solutions and smart data management, has developed a new Raised Stopper Inspection (RSI) machine to verify proper sealing of freeze-dried vials. Functioning as a standalone machine, the RSI is designed for installation in AGrade-A cleanrooms and operates via laminar air flow (LAF).

With an overall length of just 76cm, the first-of-its-kind RSI Machine is easily installed in existing lines. To identify stoppers not wholly ad-

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BOBST Launches the NOVA RS 5003

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BOBST has announced the launch of the BOBST NOVA RS 5003 gravure press engineered to deliver superior performance with wateror solvent-based ink printing on a wide variety of flexible packaging materials including the new ecofriendly substrates. The launch took place at the BOBST facility in the Jiangsu province of China, dedicated to the production of web-fed equipment for the flexible packaging industry.

The event was attended by brand owners, converting companies, industry suppliers and members of the trade press who travelled to Changzhou from countries in South East Asia and Pacific to discover the new BOBST gravure press. “The region is buzzing with interest since news of the launch of the NOVA RS 5003 that takes over from the very successful RS 5002 press with new powerful features and automation,” explained Sebastien Geffrault, Zone Business Director SEAP, Business Unit Web-fed at BOBST. “Our gravure solutions bring together all the advantages of BOBST leading-edge technology with the flexibility of configuring them with market-related technical solutions. For example the choice of inking systems that can handle a broad variety of ink types, including the market-specific varieties that are used in the Indian and Asian flexible packaging industry,

always with the highest graphic quality.”

True to the event theme of “Advancing productivity and sustainability in gravure printing” the press presentation and demonstration highlighted the advanced features and automation aimed at maximizing uptime, reducing waste and make the best of advanced connectivity features for full production and quality control. The NOVA RS 5003 features best-in-class automation including the possibility to add TAPS, a fully automatic pre-register setting at the touch of a button.

Job make-ready and changeovers are very fast: the new doctor blade system is easy and quick to set, and the Twin Trolley solution, unique to BOBST, enables to change the printing cylinder without changing the ink, minimizing job changeovers and color matching time. The twin flow dryers are also an exclusive technology. The highly efficient ventilation system minimizes residual solvent on substrate, maximizes energy savings and ensures low noise level in the pressroom. It is also the perfect platform for waterbased inks, where drying capacity is one of the main concerns.

“The NOVA RS 5003’s advanced press design delivers many advantages now and is ready to take on board the market evolving requirements, including the possibility to

further expand the automation architecture of the press,” explained Davide Garavaglia, Head of Product Line Gravure at BOBST. “Looking ahead at market trends and focus on sustainability, the press is fully compatible with water-based ink printing, and can handle very efficiently the widest range of materials, including the new eco-friendly substrates”.

Two other very important aspects derived from the press advanced design are the ease of use and the connectivity features. All machine parts are easily accessible for web threading, cleaning, and maintenance operations. The new BOBST SPHERE Human Machine Interface with intuitive and easy displays has advanced features that enable full control of production quality and efficiency, including creation of a digital twin of produced reels, downtime tracking and waste management, and maintenance programming The NOVA RS 5003 gravure press can be seen at Bobst Changzhou Competence Center, a facility adjoining the production plant. The Competence Center is dedicated to web-fed printing and converting technologies for flexible materials and exemplifies BOBST commitment to be at the forefront of technological research and innovation as machine manufacturer as well as process innovator.

Roland DG Launches SF-200 for Sensitive Applications Roland DG EMEA has launched the SF-200, the world's first desktop eco-solvent printer developed for sensitive applications including toys, food containers and medical instruments. The SF-200 runs highly durable yet safe inks, that retain their vibrancy and image quality while meeting standards for safety. The desktop system can accommodate objects and media up to 538mm x 360mm and up to 100mm in height, with extensive material compatibility ranging from ABS, PVC, TPU, PET, PP and PPMA to wood, aluminium, glass and leather.

This makes the printer perfect for highly specific print requirements, whether the user wishes to print a unique full-colour design or piece of text directly to a single object or several items at once. Thanks to compliance with the EN 71-3 toy safety standard and the Toy Safety Directive2, SF-200 eco-solvent inks are compatible with children's toys made from plastics, wood, leather

and more – with designs able to withstand the roughest games.

Similarly, the SF-200 is ideal for both manufacturers of food containers and retailers, who can use the system to offer personalised lunchboxes, drinking bottles and travel mugs to their customers. In the medical sector, the new Roland SF-200 is incredibly useful for on-demand and general printing onto aluminium instruments, plastic devices and labels, all of which can be safely used in direct contact with human skin. This application can be expanded to health and personal hygiene products: retailers and suppliers can quickly and easily add customisation and decoration to toothbrushes, thermometers, cosmetics packaging and other essential items.Paul Willems, Head of Business Development and Product Management, Roland DG EMEA, comments: "The new SF-200 is the latest addition to our extensive portfolio of solutions,

all designed to meet the requirements of brands and print professionals whatever their needs.”

"This latest product is the world's first desktop eco-solvent printer for sensitive applications, developed specifically to deliver safe and efficient marking, decoration and customisation in even the most sensitive environments. SF-200 users will find it indispensable for a wide range of applications."

The SF-200 includes Roland's userfriendly VersaWorks 6 RIP software, to help users start quick and easy printing operation straight out of the box. It offers an intuitive interface, built-in Pantone® and Roland Color libraries, a colour matching function to ensure consistent colour between two or more SF-200 printers, and a host of other advanced features. Users will also have peace of mind from the one-year RolandCare Original warranty, renowned for customer satisfaction. The SF-200 is available in the EMEA region.

FUJIFILM Uvijet UV Inks Retain Greenguard Gold Certification multiple disciplinary platforms.

Ensuring our inks, in harmony with our printers, allow print providers to produce as many applications as possible and expand their client base as far as their aspirations desire is what helps Fujifilm continually innovate and bring added value to the industry.”

The GREENGUARD Certification ensures that a product has met several of the world's most rigorous and comprehensive standards for low emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into indoor air. GREENGUARD Certification is part of UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories).

GREENGUARD Certification helps manufacturers create, and buyers identify, interior products and materials that have low chemical emissions, improving the quality of the air in which the products are used.

GREENGUARD Certification Helps

Identify Healthier Products As the demand for healthier, more sustainable products continues to expand, consumers and building industry professionals increasingly demand substantiation of product sustainability claims and rely on trustworthy third-party certifiers to guide purchasing and specification decisions. GREENGUARD Certification provides the market with solutions and resources to identify products with lower chemical emissions, and provides manufacturers with credible tools to legitimize and promote their sustainability efforts.

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is closely tied to health, and is therefore recognized as an important concern in homes, schools, healthcare environments and commercial spaces.

Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from building materials and furnishings are a major source of indoor air pollution.

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With an on-going commitment to environmental responsibility, Fujifilm announces 25 of its Uvijet UV inks continue to retain GREENGUARD Gold Certification, a highly-regarded industry accreditation. The GREENGUARD Gold Certification standard includes health-based criteria for additional chemicals and also requires lower total VOC emissions levels to help ensure that products are acceptable for use in environments like schools and healthcare facilities.

“Receiving the GREENGUARD Gold certification is a fantastic achievement,” said Becky McConnell, segment marketing manager – wide format inkjet, FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division. “Industry regulations are ever-evolving, and Fujifilm is committed to providing low odor and low emission ink options to a variety of institutions across

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Panopus Meets Demands of Fast-Moving Music World with Drytac SpotOn

Panopus Printing has created two poster projects for The Garage in London - but the fast-moving music world means the colourful ads were only on show for a few days.

To meet this demand the local print specialist relied on Drytac SpotOn, a printable media designed specifically for easy removal after even the shortest-term installations.

Panopus Printing PRS Ltd was founded in 1997 as a reprographics supplier for the building sector.

While it still works with architects and engineers, Panopus felt the effects of

the recession and in 2010 decided to meet increasing customer demand and diversify into large-format vinyl printing, using its HP Latex 315 printer to produce vinyl signs, stickers and lettering. It also provides very high-resolution reproduction services to fine art, fashion, graphic design, interior design and architecture students at London institutions including Central Saint Martins.

With such strong links to arts and entertainment, Panopus often works with agencies and promoters, and recently completed two projects advertising new material from Dylan and Dorian Electra.

These posters were on display at live music venue The Garage and its sister pub The Grace in Highbury, north London, and by nature were very short-term.

"We received a request for vinyl posters that could be removed after two to three days," Rayvin Portelli, Managing Director, Panopus Printing PRS Ltd, comments. "We had previously experimented with Drytac SpotOn using some samples supplied by Antalis and found them ideal for the job - the material was

both put up and taken down easily."

SpotOn printable vinyl film is designed for this purpose. It features Drytac's unique 'dot pattern' adhesive that enables easy bubble-free application onto a wide variety of smooth surfaces, even by nonprofessionals, and clean removal at the end of its use. It can also be repositioned and reused if stored correctly. The 100µ (4 mil) film, available in clear matte, white matte and white gloss versions, is compatible with solvent, eco-solvent, latex and UV inkjet printing technologies.

Panopus has also used the media for a sound and art installation at Lloyds Banking Group's London Wall building. Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories commemorates and celebrates the lives of twelve pioneers from the Windrush Generation, and features a life-size replica of a shopfront created by Panopus on Drytac SpotOn. Rayvin Portelli has plans for other Drytac products. He says: "I'm looking forward to using ReTac Textures for more projects. It's beautiful stuff to apply, remove and reuse, which makes it great for POS."

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Avery Dennison Introduces Paint Protection Film Cutting Software

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Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions has announced the launch of the company’s new Paint Protection Film Cutting Software – now available across the United States and Canada. As one of the industry’s most user-friendly cutting programs, it was created with dealers and installers in mind. Intended to be used in combination with Avery Dennison Paint Protection Film SPF-XI, users can choose from thousands of precut templates to find the perfect match for a specific vehicle. Shop owners and installers can rest easy knowing they can deliver an exact fit for their customers while offering long-lasting protection with the use of SPF-XI. “We continue to evolve with the industry and our customers,” said

Abby Monnot, senior global segment manager, Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions, North America.

“Because of this, we invested in the opportunity to expand our technologies and offerings to help our customers be more productive and profitable. This new software is a supplement to our SPF-XI product. It has unlimited cuts for a low monthly fee, so you can use our SPF-XI product and not left software costs take away from your profits.”

Paint Protection Film (PPF) protects a vehicle’s appearance from insects, road debris and minor abrasions. Offering the film, or the service to install the film, allows the opportunity for dealers to earn incremental income. PPF can be a profitable upsell opportunity with

average MSRPs that could range from $500 for a partial and up to $6,000 for full installations. Avery Dennison SPF-XI PPF, coupled with the software and templates, can be a significant addition to a business.

Additional benefits of the new software include: manually, handnested files that serve to save more material than automated nesting; the ability to see the square footage of each kit for easy and fast pricing; wrapped and unwrapped edge kits; and the ability to set the cut order so track marks are not left across materials. The software is available through subscription. Avery Dennison is offering a dealer special, while supplies last, for one free sample roll of SPF-XI with the purchase of a onemonth subscription to the software.

Inkcups Introduces the Revolution High-Speed Digital Cylinder Printer

priced competitively. The price-toperformance ratio of the Revolution is strong – it is a production machine capable of long runs at one-third the cost of comparable machines on the market. We are also proud that our system is designed and built in the U.S. and serviced globally by our experienced team of service engineers.”

The Revolution is the most advanced offering in the Inkcups digital cylinder portfolio and a significant step up in production volume from the company’s successful HelixÒ model. Order sizes that exceed the practical production limits of the HelixÒ printer are easily run on the Revolution. This can add incremental revenue both in terms of new business generated and greater output. The printer’s inline conveyor can be manually loaded by an operator or automatically loaded using a robotic system for a more streamlined process.

Parts are automatically loaded onto 12 vacuum mandrels, deionized, pretreated with corona or plasma, printed and unloaded onto an exit

conveyor after cycling through the machine.

The Revolution prints 360-degree seamless graphics with a maximum resolution of 1,200 dpi on a wide range of cylindrical objects and open-ended tapered vessels. It can print images up to 220 mm tall on a part length of 76 to 305 mm, with a diameter of 63.5 to 111 mm.

The print stations utilize Inkcups’ patented Helical technology, which interlaces the inkjet drops in a helical pattern, delivering superior quality images at twice the resolution and image quality compared to similar machines.

The system’s printhead technology can cover the full length of a part up to 220 mm without additional printhead requirements, resulting in better image quality without stitching.

The Revolution is delivered as a turnkey package that includes the company’s world-class InkcupCare warranty and service coverage. It is available immediately in North America and will be rolled out globally in 2020.

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Global printing industry leader Inkcups has announced its latest innovation and most advanced system to date – the Revolution high-speed digital cylinder printer.

The Revolution is a fully automatic machine capable of printing highquality, full-color graphics at approximately 600 parts/hour. It features automatic load and unload, integrated pretreatment and patented Helical printing technology. Common applications include stadium cups, pint glasses, stainless and plastic tumblers, cosmetic jars, glass and plastic bottles, beer cans, oil filters, and many more.

“We are thrilled to announce the release of the Revolution,” said Ben Adner, Inkcups Founder and CEO. “I feel it is everything we intended to achieve when we started the project over two years ago. We set out to develop an industrial printer for the sweet spot in the market – a machine that’s fast enough to produce real volume; flexible enough for quick change over; have the outstanding print quality our customers are accustomed to; and

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Waterless Offset Printing Featured at Labelexpo Shanghai At Labelexpo Shanghai, IST Metz, Codimag and Toray teamed up to educate attendees about the value of waterless offset printing for a variety of label and other applications.

With waterless offset plate costs as much as 10X less than flexo plates, and with state-of-the-art Aniflo anilox technology on a Codimag VIVA press equipped with IST Metz drying systems, set up times and waste are lower, job change-over can be done in less than five minutes

with less than 30 meters of waste, and printing is accomplished at maximum speed up to 85 m/min.

Waterless offset printing is suitable for printing on every substrate (including paper, plastic, cardboard, shrink sleeve, in-mold labels), and for every market application (including food, beverages, industrial, pharmaceutical, security). It delivers exceptional quality and preserves precious water resources.

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United Caps’ SAFE-TE Closure Recognised by Duxes

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United Caps has reported that its brand-new SAFE-TE closure for baby food safety received a prestigious award at the Dairy Asia Pacific Summit 2019, organised by Duxes for the past seven years. This innovative closure, designed specifically for the Asian market, was recognised as the Most Welcomed Packaging Solution of the Year.

“With its rapidly increasing population and emerging middle-class consumers, Asia has the highest growth in demand for milk and dairy products in the world and an expanding appetite for health and wellness solutions,” said Mr. Adhi Lukman, chairman of the Indonesia Food and Beverage Association (GAPMMI). “This includes a demand for safety, convenience and a premium look in baby food packaging. The award presented to

United Caps for its new 127 SAFE-TE closure is well-deserved as its innovative approach to this new closure ticks all those boxes and more.”

“We are pleased that Duxes has recognised the hard work of our research & development team in bringing this new solution to market,” says Benoit Henckes, CEO of UNITED CAPS. “Not only does the 127 SAFE-TE closure address concerns about product purity, but it also includes effective security solutions and a more premium look, both of which are important to consumers in the Asian market.

It builds on popular PROTECSCOOP features – ease of preparation, scoop hygiene and more – while adding a truly exceptional tamperevident feature with our stateof-the-art Flexband technology and ‘drop down’ lock. At the same time, it only requires very minor changes to existing capping/filling lines, important for infant nutrition manufacturers, for whom extensive changes can be very expensive and time consuming.”

As the market reference for snap caps and scoops for tins of infant milk powder over the past 80 years, UNITED CAPS continues to develop and improve its line of infant nutrition closures. The new SAFE-TE line takes UNITED CAPS offerings for infant nutrition products to the next level, addressing the need in the Asian market for increased tamper evidence (TE) indicators and a more premium look. Like the popular

PROTECSCOOP, SAFE-TE is a flip-top hinged closure whose innovative design allows easy preparation of infant feeding bottles, for left- or right-handed individuals.

127 SAFE-TE’s tamper-evident band presents highly visible evidence of any tampering with a unique ‘drop down’ lock that makes it incredibly obvious if the product has been opened. Thanks to the new Flexband, it is literally impossible for a malevolent actor to remove the closure, tamper with the contents, and return the closure to its original condition. UNITED CAPS’ award-winning anti-counterfeiting solutions add even greater levels of reassurance.

SAFE-TE’s contamination-free foil-sealed chamber protects the included scoop until use, and an integrated hook keeps the scoop handy for further use. SAFE-TE is offered in the standard blue, green and white UNITED CAPS colours plus a premium gold, which offers the overall look of higher quality and standout shelf appearance that is a growing requirement in Asian markets.

Advanced in-mould labelling options further enhance opportunities for brands to differentiate themselves with a large area for IML or engraving. 127 SAFE-TE is available in 127 mm, with a 99 mm solution in the pipeline. Production of SAFE-TE for the Asian market will begin in the company’s brand-new factory in Kulim, Malaysia, in September 2020.

Optimum Signs Installs Kongsberg X24 Digital Cutter from CMYUK Matt Austin has come full circle.

Owner and MD of Optimum Signs he started out studying furniture and product design at University.

Fast-forward two decades, he’s fabricating a bespoke Cinderella pumpkin carriage style bed – all with the help of his newly acquired Esko Kongsberg X24 digital cutting table.

The X24 cutter purchased from CMYUK, the UK’s largest independent supplier of digital wide format printers, cutters and materials, is the standard sign configuration that comes complete with router, kiss cut knife, drag knife and a camera system for perfect print to cut registration. It also comprises a conveyorised bed for handling roll-to-roll media.

The sale was instigated by the need to fulfil a sizeable trade job for a major retail collaboration. This involved applying standard vinyl to 16,000 pre–routed lacquered MDF panels. However, the trade customer developed an issue with its CNC router, and was about to pull

the plug on the project when Matt decided to step in, buy a digital cutter and save the day.

Matt’s first port of call was to Sue Hayward –– a long term trusted sales contact, now Senior Digital Sales Consultant at CMYUK. Matt was invited to CMYUK’s demonstration showroom in Shrewsbury, where he was introduced to Nick Reed, CMYUK’s Esko Business Manager who introduced him to the considerable proven benefits of the X24. It was love at first sight, and the Kongsberg X24 was swiftly despatched to Preston, with Matt having one-to-one training on the system with CMYUK. The Kongsberg X24 forms a central hub that ignites fresh ideas and concepts, which importantly attracts new customers. It has also automated many processes saving time and money. For example, Optimum produces 750 signs every three to four months on a constant rollover for one client. This has traditionally taken two and a half to three days to produce, but the X24 has taken this

down to four hours, with an hour and a half of actual operator input.

Says Matt: “When we delivered this job for the first time, the comment that immediately came back was had we bought these in from somewhere else? The quality was so much better. Previously we had been applying 750 graphics to 750 panels, now we apply graphics to four large panels and the X24 does the rest.”

The company produces a whole plethora of signs from digitally printed ones to traditional neon with it being the only company in the UK that manufactures both neon and LED signage in-house. Historically, Optimum would buy-in the acrylic casing that the neon sits in. Now, thanks to the X24, the company is fabricating these in house – at far better quality than anything it was buying-in. The same applies to folded Dibond trays and flatcut lettering.

“It’s revolutionised the way we work,” says Matt. “We’re doing so much stuff on it. It’s unbelievable.

It’s such an amazing machine.”

Roland DG Cotodesign Offers Retail Customers Unique In-Store Experience Roland DG announces that cotodesign, an innovative design and print management software package which allows retailers to offer customers a unique in-store experience with the possibility to personalise a wide range of products, is now compatible with more Roland DG devices than ever before. cotodesign offers an intuitive customer-facing interface for ondemand product personalisation, even in small retail environments such as kiosks and department store concessions, or at pop-ups and events. Tailored to their brand, product range and market segment, retailers can differentiate themselves from their competitors by providing consumers with a positive interactive shopping experience.

Paul Willems, Head of Business Development and Product Management, Roland DG EMEA, comments:

"Roland’s personalisation solutions are used by retailers and brands across the globe to offer their customers an engaging experience which drives footfall and ultimately profits. Consumer demand for personalised products continues to grow and cotodesign takes product personalisation to the next level by putting the power in the hands of the consumers themselves."

In just a few minutes customers can take home their unique

personalised item. Customers use the intuitive interface on in-store tablets to select the product they want to personalise and choose from a range of design templates.

By connecting to the store’s wi-fi network they can upload their own photos or images from their mobile devices to create a truly unique item. cotodesign software is fully integrated with a selection of Roland DG’s compact and intuitive devices which quickly and safely image the customer’s design onto their chosen product as soon as the order is placed.

The solution is incredibly easy to use and to integrate into a range of retail environments, with a fast learning curve for store staff. Items to personalise include T-shirts, caps, tote bags, jewellery, posters, stickers, smartphone cases, stationery, gifts and more.

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French print service provider Pixcolor has purchased two swissQprint roll to roll printers in rapid succession and said farewell to sublimation printing.

The main reasons: efficiency, variety of materials and profitability. Pixcolor located in Nancy, France, commissioned its second swissQprint roll to roll printer in late November 2019.

The first had already started work just a few weeks before in early October. "Karibu's potential quickly became apparent," explains Frédéric Toupenay, managing director of Pixcolor.

He adds: "We've always printed a lot of flexible materials with our Nyala and a sublimation printer, but Karibu brought an instant leap in quality, efficiency and reliability."

Hence, the immediate order of a second UV roll to roll printer from swissQprint. "Karibu saves us a lot of time and gives no trouble whatsoever." Pixcolor's customers include trade fair booth builders and shop fitters who are supplied with campaign and decoration elements as well as lettering and displays. Their biggest customer immediately noticed the difference; Karibu

sets the new standard for quality.

Extended variety of materials Pixcolor prints miles and miles of banners, various textiles and self-adhesive films. In addition, there is paper, magnetic sheet on rolls and other films. "Of the many printers we've had, none has processed everything as smoothly as Karibu," says Frédéric Toupenay. "Even older rolls of material that choked other machines worked with Karibu." Karibu doesn't distort substrates, while line sharpness and print quality in general are striking. All these were reasons for purchasing the second system.

Process stability and efficiency The UV ink that swissQprint developed especially for Karibu is very flexible: stretch frames don't cause stress whitening.

Frédéric Toupenay points out problem-free folding in particular: "We fold textiles for shipment and then assemble at the customer's location." No abrasion or creases can be seen.

Toupenay also praises the colour fastness: "It stays absolutely constant from the first to the last metre. Many other technologies

have great difficulty with this."

Toupenay very much welcomes the ink's GreenGuard Gold certification, especially as this opens doors to new customer segments.

The printer's built-in light box runs right alongside the printing area, so the operator can immediately and continuously check backlit prints. Frédéric Toupenay explains: "Should optimisation be necessary, we can act quickly and lose little time or material."

Pixcolor uses the Mesh Kit for full bleed printing of permeable media. Thanks to this, the machine stays clean, which in turn saves time.

"My staff are happy that they no longer have cleaning to do," smiles Toupenay. Major savings Karibu is highly energy efficient, as Frédéric Toupenay confirms: "Power consumption is massively lower compared to that of a sublimation printer." In addition, Karibu produces hardly any rejects. And then there is cool LED curing, which prevents material shrinkage and ensures registration accuracy with multipart products. "We save a lot of material and have no more complaints," says Toupenay.

InForm Etiketten Gets Future-Ready with Xeikon CX3 For label printer InForm Etiketten, sustainability and protecting the environment have always been a top priority – well before the ‘Fridays for Future’ movement began. It was also a key factor in the decisionmaking process when choosing a new printing technology. The label printer, based in Ansbach, Germany, was looking for a technology that would allow them to increase their production capacity and flexibility, as well as provide a sustainable and environmentally responsible approach to production.

That is why in 2019, InForm Etiketten invested in a CX3, Xeikon’s flagship product for toner-based digital print. “Digital print is in a league of its own, enabling runs as short as a single unit as well as serial codes, numbering, the addition of addresses and low set-up costs.

Today, it also allows high gradients – provided you have a state-ofthe-art toner printer,” explains Dr. Benjamin Rüdt von Collenberg, Chief Operating Officer at InForm Etiketten.

The company made a conscious decision in favour of toner-based digital print as opposed to an

inkjet-based solution. Firstly, the label printer is already working with a Xeikon 3300 system, meaning that operators are already familiar with the technology and handling of the machine. Secondly, toner-based digital print delivers a printed image that is closer to offset and of a higher quality than any inkjet solution is currently able to achieve. Thirdly, dry toner can be used on a wide variety of different materials, eliminating the need for pre-treated substrates required in inkjet printing.

Another benefit is the fact that the toner is safe and expressly suitable for printing labels for the food industry, which represents a large part of InForm’s customer base. The ever-decreasing lot sizes in label printing were a further reason for strengthening the company’s digital capabilities. The short set-up times enable InForm Etiketten to fulfil the demand for short, personalised runs in an economically viable way.

InForm Etiketten was founded in 1991 and employs 35 staff. The company specialises in sticky and self-adhesive labels for the food and chemical industries, as well

as for wines and spirits. Since not every printing technology is suitable for all types of labels, InForm Etiketten uses a wide range of equipment, comprising all required technologies including offset, book and digital print. This means that the right machine is always on hand for any application. For its visually sophisticated finishing of labels for wines and spirits, the company has already won a number of awards, most recently at Labelexpo 2019 in Brussels.

“Every industry has its own specifications, which play a vital role in the design and production of high-quality labels and which we adapt to individually. The chemical industry places great emphasis on resistance and adhesive characteristics, whereas the food sector focuses on migration, conformity, sustainability and high image quality. Labels for wines and luxury spirits are design objects, required to carry emotions through high-quality finishing. We have the right attitude and the right technology, particularly with digital print,” notes Dr. Benjamin Rüdt von Collenberg.

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Printed Label Market Industry Insights and Trends to Reach $67.02 Billion by 2026

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According to Market Growth Analysis, the Global Printed Label Market is accounted for $38.02 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $67.02 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 6.5% during the forecast period. Increasing demand for manufactured goods and an upsurge in the disposable income of people worldwide are the key driving factors for the market growth.

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However, Rise in raw material cost such as plastics in various forms increases overall cost of the labels is some of the factors hindering the market growth.

A label is a piece of paper, metal, cloth or polymer which is attached to a container or box of a product which is printed with information about the product. These labels are known as printed labels. In-

formation printed directly on the container of the product can also be considered as printed labeling.

Printed labeling is used to identify products and to avoid counterfeiting of products and maintain credibility. They are also essential for creating brand identity and impart useful information to consumers.

By Type, In-mold Label will have considerable demand during the estimate period as they are prepared by plastic films printed with a variety of printing techniques. The film is cut to provide the necessary outline of the label. The label is located in the mold being used for the industrialized of the container. In-mold labelling results in no post-labelling process, thus saving time and work.

By Geography, Asia Pacific region is going to have a lucrative growth during the forecast period in emerging economies such as China, India, and Indonesia due to the incorporation of the digital technology with the existing label printing technique. It is bound to fetch a massive change to all the small scale as well as large scale sector.

Top 20 Sustainable Tech Driving Future Growth for Foodservice Packaging

Single-use foodservice packaging is increasingly having its future defined by the sustainability agenda.

This is creating new opportunities for innovative materials and foodservice formats that can match the performance of existing pack designs with a lower carbon footprint.

Smithers latest market report estimates that the global foodservice market exceeds $31.4 billion and that it is growing at an annual rate of 5.3%. The report assesses the top 20 sustainable technologies and technology solutions in the foodservice packaging sector. It examines each technology, the state-of-the-art, commercialisation

potential and analyses current developments (with a focus on new materials technologies) and how these will evolve over the five-year forecast period.

Each technology is reviewed to critically assess the state-of-art and its growth potential over the forecast period. Scores reflect the state of technology readiness, the commercial potential of the technology and ancillary technologies, the market potential for each application, the estimated capital and operating costs and cost competitiveness of the technology, and the convergence with broader economic and market trends.

Smithers delivers a clear ranking of which formats and end-use applications present the best opportunities for innovation. The report assesses the following top 20 technologies for foodservice packaging 2019-2024. The technologies examined in this report are: • Advanced waste management and recycling • Aqueous barrier coatings • Aromatic polyesters • Bio-based polyamides (PA) • Bio-based polyolefins • Edible packaging • High-bulk substrates • High-performance corrugated packaging • High-performance packaging made from paper or paperboard • Lignin-based barrier coatings and plastics • Moulded fibre packaging • Nanocellulose-based packaging • Packaging from non-wood fibre and agricultural residues • PLA-based coatings for fibrebased packaging • PLA-based plastics • Polybutylene succinate (PBS) • Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) • Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) • Starch-based packaging • Wood-based composites

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World Industrial Packaging to be Worth $66 Billion by 2024

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In 2018, the world produced about $36 trillion worth of manufactured goods, almost all of which was packaged, protected and shipped in some form of industrial packaging. The latest dedicated market investigation into this sector by Smithers – The Future of Industrial Packaging to 2024 – tracks how value of these formats will reach nearly $66 billion in 2024, growing from an estimated $56.1 billion in 2019. This is equivalent to a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) across those five years.

Industrial packaging products and many key end uses are quite mature, and innovations are generally evolutionary and relatively infrequent. The key formats examined in the latest Smithers study are: • Metal, plastic and fibre drums • Rigid and flexible intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) • Paper, plastic and multi-layer composite shipping sacks • Metal and plastic pails • Rigid crates, bins and boxes, typically made from wood, metal or plastic.

Growth in physical volumes and value generated by the sector are strongly dependent upon the

overall level of global and regional economic health, international trade, and manufacturing activity. Direct innovation in industrial packaging tends to originate with raw materials suppliers, especially with plastics materials for drums, pails and rigid IBCs. Sacks remain the most valuable industrial packaging format – worth just of a quarter of the market in 2018. Use of sacks is forecast below the market average however, with the greatest new demand coming for IBCs and drums.

Chemicals & pharmaceuticals remains the largest end-use segment for the global industrial packaging industry – formats for these products will be worth $19.2 billion in 2019. It will also be the fastest growing across the next five years.

By 2024, sales into this market will be worth more than the three next largest industrial packaging enduses: food & beverages; building & construction; and agriculture & horticulture, combined.

Smithers’ analysis identifies that over the period 2019-2024, the following specific factors will be key to shaping the use of industrial packaging and selection of formats;

alongside general economic shifts:

Sustainability Reducing environmental impact is a pressing concern across the packaging industry. For industrial packaging the pressure is less pronounced than in primary packs that consumers actually handle and dispose of. Furthermore economic pressures mean much industrial packaging is already re-used either directly or via reconditioning.

Smithers data shows that in 2019 31.2% of steel drums, and 20% of plastic drums, are reconditioned for re-use. There are further steps industrial packagers can make towards contributing to a green world.

These focus principally on: • Reducing the amount of packaging material required to ship a unit of product • Recovering, reusing or recycling packs.

Pack downgauging also has the advantage of saving on raw material costs for the packaging producer.

Improvements in polymers’ properties have allowed substantial reduction in the amount of resin required to make a standard 225-li-

tre plastic drum and in plastic and multiwall paper sacks, for example.

Re-use of industrial packaging directly favours certain formats – specifically IBCs, metal and plastic drums, and crates/bins. The price of a new drum or IBC, coupled with its durability and ruggedness, and the relative ease with which it may be cleaned, facilitates recovery and reuse.

Global industrial packaging leaders, like Greif, Mauser and Schütz, provide collection, reconditioning, and recycling services; as do numerous local and regional players.

Though there is scope to expand these. Further impetus for more sustainable industrial packaging is being supplied by legislative initiatives around packaging waste – especially in the EU. Current EU regulations establish timetables and goals for the reduction or elimination of various categories of packaging wastes. The time horizon for these goals is generally 2030, although many details of execution and timing have not yet been established.

Safe-Shipping Regulations Regulations that impact producers and users of industrial packaging address two areas of primary concern: regulations aimed at promoting sustainable packaging solutions (see above), and regulations aimed at providing safer transport of dangerous goods. The latter will evolve across the next

five years within the scope of existing frameworks, such as the UN’s Orange Book of Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. These will coordinate with local and sector-specific legislation to promote more seamless international trade.

Smart Logistics More sophisticated and affordable electronic sensor and communications technologies, combined with management information software and integration services is allowing for more sophisticated management of shipments in real time.

Simultaneously authorities and brand owners in pharmaceutical and food industries are demanding greater transparency to guarantee the safety of bulk shipped goods – for example, monitoring of temperature versus time exposure of sensitive, high-value shipments – fresh fish and seafood, certain dairy products.

These smart packaging systems are expected to spread rapidly across the forecast period, to monitor and protect high-value and sensitive shipments in specific industries.

Smart logistics concepts are unlikely to change fundamentally the design or function of existing industrial packaging formats however; though there will be greater demand for machine readable labelling, integrated RF antennas, and monitoring circuitry. This rollout will significantly increase the

overall value added by logistics functions.

Material Innovation Polymer suppliers continue to innovate to deliver incremental improvements to materials sold for use in existing industrial packaging formats.

Current improvements are manifest in the development of blow-moulding grades of highdensity polyethylene (HDPE) plastic resins to provide greater strength, rigidity, and greater resistance to impacts or abrasion. Fabricators may use such improvements to provide safer plastic drums and IBC bottles for transporting hazardous goods, or to offer lightweighting gains.

Similarly grades of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and linearLDPE are being engineered to provide greater puncture resistance and tensile modulus to enable downgauging in shipping sacks.

And both LDPE and HDPE grades are being produced that have superior resistance to degradation and stress cracking from exposure to materials inside industrial packaging. Another area of research is multilayer structures to build plastic drums and rigid IBCs bottles in particular. The goal is to provide a barrier to the diffusion of product molecules or gases through the walls of the container. Similarly constructed barrier films may be formed into removable, disposable liners for drums and IBCs.

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Five Ways Packaging Can Make an Impact on Social Media For marketers the online world of social media presents an increasingly compelling space to connect with and sell their products. This landscape presents new challenges as well as opportunities, and needs to be integrated with the more conventional elements of brand strategies – including printed packaging.

In an exclusive new market report, Smithers surveys how it is affecting the use and supply of packaging.

This includes analysis of how packaging companies can innovate to meet current and future end-user demands to remain relevant and bolster brand owners’ presence in social media channels.

In particular social media presents a free and trusted means of marketing for products and packaging that meet the challenge most successfully. Smithers Pira’s analysis identifies the following fives key factors for the packaging industry to consider in navigating the social media space:

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ence – is growing. Websites, like YouTube or shares on social media platforms, have created a new forum experience via the unboxing phenomena, with video bloggers (vloggers) generating an audience for videos showing them unpacking a product.

The first unboxing video was posted in 2006. In 2018 YouTube users were uploading the equivalent of 6.5 years of unboxing footage per annum, often via specific channels, with dedicated channels like Unbox Therapy having of 14.5 million subscribers.

Around 37% of online shoppers had watched an unboxing video in 2017 according to Dotcom Distribution.

And 28% claimed to have shared an image or video of a product on social media prior to opening it.

For younger shoppers this trend is most pronounced – over 58% of Millennials (aged 25-38) have watched an unboxing video, and almost 80% of consumers from Generation Z (aged 24 and under).

This trend is most pronounced for goods like consumer electronics, especially smartphones; footwear, personal care, and other luxury items. For the packaging designer

the challenge is to create an experience that can hold a viewer’s attention for a 2-4 minute video. This includes the use of luxury materials; sensory experiences, including visual, tactile and even olfactory effects; and innovative designs.

For a packaging converter the priority is to create a narrative with a design in several steps that leads to the eventual unwrapping of the final product. This requires an integrated approach towards an established goal with minor components leading to an eventual Wow moment at the final unveiling, with the product and packaging shown in a single Instagram-shareable image.

The future imperative here is to continue to innovate in the design phase to present unboxing hosts with new subjects to engage their audiences with; as well as ensuring these align with an individual product’s persona.

#sustainablevalues Social media sharing presents risks to brands and packaging as well. In particular it gives a public medium to post critical reviews of products or packaging that fails to match

#newbusinessmodels The Internet has created a boom for smaller businesses selling bespoke goods via e-commerce channels, with page likes and recommendations shared by customers via social media much faster than conventional word of mouth.

These smaller businesses demand bespoke packaging that preserves these core values, as well as being available at short notice and in much smaller order numbers. For packaging suppliers who can supply these and include features that support this personal connection, the margins can be impressive.

Major brands are now following this trend with new business units and integrated services. In May 2019 L’Oreal unveiled its new direct-to-consumer Color&Co hair colouring product. The customer experience starts with a personalised video consultation via Skype or a similar platform. In this his or her complexion, natural hair tone and preferences are discussed, before a recommendation is made.

The hair dye and application accessories are then dispatched in an e-commerce corrugated box, including a personalised greeting message and product labels. Interestingly the pack has a more utilitarian feel than much of L’Oreal retail brand packaging, which can help differentiate Color&Co as a product personalised to the end-user.

#influencers Brands have traditionally pursued celebrities and sports stars to promote their goods. On social media there is a new class of individuals who consumer follow – social media influencers. While some of these are celebrities in their own right, many owe their profile and influence solely to the activities in social media channels. The individuals have the greatest pull with younger female consumers, for products like clothing and personal care items.

Research has shown that compared to other digital marketing tactics, influencer marketing can deliver a return on investment ten times higher. Influencers can promote a brand in a number of ways from photos or videos promoting a product, or becoming a named

brand ambassador; to the use of specific hashtags to spread interest in a product. They can also leverage their network with other social media influencers to rapidly expand a brand’s social media profile.

For this to happen effectively branded packaging has to be photogenic enough to capture interest in a single photo and align with the persona of the social media influencers. Brands are now regularly sending out personalised packs to targeted social media figures in the hope of gaining a feature on their news feed. This type of personal connection can be made by using digital print systems to add individual messages to packaging.

#counterfeiting The explosion of e-commerce has been a boon for counterfeiters of goods, presenting an easily accessible sales channel that crosses enforcement boundaries with ease. Counterfeiters are increasingly using social media – Facebook, Instagram, and WeChat – as a mean to sell fake or grey market goods.

While many buyers are aware of the dubious origin of goods bought in this way at a discount price, some are not. Thus there needs to be a means for the customer to verify the authenticity of a good they have purchased, without normal retail cues. In the brand protection industry a major trend is toward the development of authentication platforms that use a consumer’s own smartphone.

These are typically based on familiar and easy to use QR code linked to a company website that verifies a product is genuine. The simplicity of the QR code means it is very easy for a competent counterfeiter to copy – indeed it is easier than most standard materials or brand graphics. Hence there is a trend to integrate holographic or other dedicated anti-counterfeiting materials into QR codes. This simultaneously requires the evolution of dedicated smartphone software that can verify these features.

Once a fake good is detected, social media does provide a ready medium for the consumer to take action either themselves or by contacting the brand users online marketing team.

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their expectations. Critically this can be done much more easily than conventional means of lodging a complaint such as sending an email, writing a letter, or returning it to a retail store.

The most salient example of this trend has centred around over use of protective packaging in particular. Environmental NGOs are fluent in the use of social media to publicise their message and it also presents the opportunity for users to become activists in their own right. For example, the Instagram account pointless_packaging has over 31,000 followers and has spawned a series of imitators.

This trend affects both retail and e-commerce packaging, but as the leading global online seller Amazon has been in particular a target for these campaigns. In response the firm has invested directly in more sustainable solutions. One major step has been to move away from standard size corrugated boxes to fit-to-product corrugated board concepts. It has been estimated that half of deliveries using a standard 0201 box with void-fill material ships up to 55% empty space.

The concept of creating a box around a shipment, which could contain one or more products of various shapes and sizes, is gaining traction and a number of systems are on the market – including major packaging names such as DS Smith, Stora Enso, and WestRock. These machines can be upgraded to automatically measure and optimise the packaging solution for each individual order, giving time and cost savings.

In May 2019 Amazon reported it was investing in CartonWrap 1000 equipment from Italy’s CMC Machinery at 55 of its distribution centres across the US. These are reported to be up to 5 times faster than a human operator and could replace the need for 24 workers at each of these facilities.

Another option in e-commerce channels is to use die-cut corrugated interior components to hold the goods under shipment. Digital cutting equipment can produce these fixtures without the need for skilled labour, and the overall effect can contribute the final presentation to the customer.

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MDO Films Market Estimated to Flourish by 2027

The Global MDO Films Market is poised to grow strong during the forecast period 2017 to 2027. Some of the prominent trends that the market is witnessing include increasing demand for ready-to-eat and partially-cooked convenience food packaging, increase in consumption of MDO films in packag-

ing and polyMDO technology creates advanced materials reducing cost & carbon footprint.Global sales of MDO films is valued at US$ 3,333.6 Mn in 2017 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 4.7% during the forecast period 2026 Manufacturers of MDO films are focusing on development of MDO

films with robust seal performance.

MDO films fulfil different types of packaging requirements and exhibit superior sealing functionality. The shelf life of any product is a major factor for end users and thus, the demand for MDO films is expected to increase considerably during the forecast period.

Most of the commercial films are mono-layered or 3-layer coextruded.

Moreover, in the last few years, 5-layer and 7-layer barrier films have become quite popular.

Oriented coextruded films with EVOH or polyamide face some challenges with respect to maintenance of the adhesive tie layer and film after orientation. Fundamentally, orientation process increases the interfacial area of the film but effectively reduces the number of chemical bonds per unit area, which results in drop of adhesion by 90%.

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Ancillary Packaging Equipment Market Size Forecast to 2028

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In recent years, there has been an increase in the usage of automation in packaging. This gradual upsurge has increased the demand for end-of-line machines with ancillary packaging equipment.

Ancillary packaging equipment is a type of end-of-line machine which provides all packaging features such as palletizing, packing, sealing, and wrapping in a single process.

Ancillary packaging equipment are mostly integrated systems where all the operations or processes are linked by using simulation software.

Ancillary packaging equipment can be used in several end-use industries like food & beverages, pharmaceuticals, automotive, electronics & electrical, personal care & cosmetics, etc. Due to rapidly changing consumer preference in food & beverage end use, the customized ancillary packaging equipment with high flexibility

is preferred. Ancillary packaging equipment are mainly used for bakery & confectionary, dairy, and ready-to-eat food segments in food & beverages end-use. All these factors have positively impacted the ancillary packaging equipment market during the forecast period.

There has been a shift towards incorporating robotics in ancillary packaging equipment. Robotic installation in ancillary packaging equipment offers high-speed efficiency and reduces manual agility of product picking, packing, and palletizing. In addition, ancillary packaging equipment facilitates equipment efficiency at low operational costs and impressive returns on investment. Ancillary packaging equipment can be more efficient in handling lightweight packaging.

The robots used in ancillary packaging equipment are likely to cause less package damage as compared

to conventional packaging methods. In November 2014, ProMach introduced MasterPal robotic ancillary packaging equipment which is a palletizing and de-palletizing system. This new robotic system sustains any type of load, with an increase in system speed by 10% and cost savings by 15%. In August 2015, Combi Packaging Systems LLC, in collaboration with Motion Control Robotics, Inc., launched ErgoPakPal – a robotic ancillary packaging equipment for complete end-of-line packaging operations.

Furthermore, companies operating in the packaging machinery market are continuously pushing for customized integration in their lines that offer the desired output in a complete line such as ancillary packaging equipment. However, ancillary packaging equipment market is hindered due to high cost of production.

3D Mapping and 3D Modeling Market Growth, Trends and Value Chain 2019 – 2027 A recent market intelligence report that is published by Data Insights Partner on the global 3D Mapping and 3D Modeling Market makes an offering of in-depth analysis of segments and sub-segments in the regional and international 3D Mapping and 3D Modeling Market. The research also emphasizes on the impact of restraints, drivers, and macro indicators on the regional and global 3D Mapping and 3D Modeling Market over the short as well as long period of time.

A detailed presentation of forecast, trends, and dollar values of global 3D Mapping and 3D Modeling Market is offered. In accordance with the report, the global 3D Mapping and 3D Modeling Market is projected to expand at a CAGR of 17.59% over the period of forecast. 3D mapping is widely used for promoting products, brands and services in the advertising industry. The technological advancements in 3D enabled devices such as scanners, sensors, and other acquisition devices to meet the rising need for quality and accuracy in the 3D mapping industry has led to development and introduction of new 3D mapping solutions, which is expected to propel the market in the near future.

In this study, the 3D mapping market is classified on basis of application as: 3D projection mapping, 3D

mapping and navigation and others. The global 3D mapping market is forecast to reach USD xx million in 2027, recording a CAGR of 17.59% from 2019 – 2027. The market was valued at USD xx million in 2018.

With the advancement of 3D scanners, 3D sensors, and other 3D acquisition devices, the advertising industry is extensively utilizing 3D projection mapping to create real time advertisements. Similarly, the increase in adoption of 3D mapping and navigation technology solutions, such as 3D geographical positioning systems (GPS) and geographical information systems (GIS) particularly in automobiles and electronic devices is also a key factor driving the market.

3D mapping & 3D modeling solu-

tions are being used across numerous end-users including video entertainment industry, healthcare industry, construction industry, automobile industry, & transportation industry. Additionally, 3D mapping and 3D modeling solutions are used in retail, advertisement, and defense industry. 3D technologies for geospatial applications are evolving at a rapid pace.

These technologies provide applications such as multi-angle camera mapping system and hence are likely to become potential opportunities. Emerging 4D mapping and modeling and rapid prototyping technologies such as 4D movies and games are areas offering immense growth traits to the 3D mapping and 3D modeling market.

Advanced Materials For Displays Market Survey On Product Awareness 2022 grow in value by 13.3% per year to total $128.1 billion in 2022.

Flat-panel displays accounted for over $60.5 billion (98.4%) of total materials shipments in 2016 and are projected to approach $124.6 billion (97.3%) of all materials shipments in 2022. Their value is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.1% between 2017 and 2022.

CRT displays accounted for a relatively miniscule $19.1 million

(0.03%) of total display materials shipments in 2016 and are expected to dwindle away to virtually nothing in 2022 as this type of technology disappears from the market. The MEMS used in other display applications such as digital light projectors accounted for the remaining $965 million (1.6%) of total display materials shipments in 2016, a figure that is expected to increase to $3.5 billion (2.7%) by 2022.

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The global market for electronic display materials reached $61.5 billion in 2016. This market should reach $68.4 billion in 2017 and $128.0 billion by 2022 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.3% over the five-year period from 2017 to 2022.

The value of global shipments of display materials reached $61.5 billion in 2016. Shipments of materials are projected to reach $68.4 billion in 2017 and then

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Metal Packaging Coatings Market Overview The packaging industry is one of the foremost industrial sectors to give birth to the throwaway culture, which is responsible for the damages caused by millions of tons of waste produced each year. As a result, growing concerns about environment have given rise to sustainability trends in the packaging industry, thereby boosting adoption of metal packaging solutions.

The metal packaging coatings market banks on the growing shift from plastic to metal in the packaging industry. By 2018, the metal packaging coatings market is likely to envisage 3.8% y-o-y over 2017, according to a recent market study published by Fact.

MR. The study remains bullish on positive growth of the metal packaging coatings market, as the use of metal packaging solutions has reached new heights in various industrial applications in the recent years.

The Fact.MR study thoroughly assesses macro and microeconomic factors that may redefine growth prospects of the metal packaging coatings market in the foreseeable future. The study also provides a holistic assessment of market dy-

namics to obtain nearly accurate conclusions about market growth and provides actionable insights to readers.

According to the Fact.MR study, the metal packaging coatings market in developed regions, such as North America and Europe, is expected to account for more than half the sales of metal packaging coating in 2018. The study opines that the trend will continue to persist throughout the upcoming decade, generating most lucrative opportunities for metal packaging coating manufacturers in North America and European Union.

Some of the key findings of the Fact.MR study that elucidate the market scenario and competitive environment in developed metal packaging coatings markets are: • Collectively, North America and Europe will account for over 55% volume share of the global market for metal packaging coatings market in 2018 • Stringent regulations on the use of plastic in food packaging solutions are bolstering the use of metal packaging, which is mainly boosting the growth of metal packaging coatings market in these regions

• Increasing use of steel and aluminum containers in packaging for human as well as pet food products in developed countries is triggering adoption of metal packaging coatings • Awareness about sustainability of metal food packaging among consumers, which makes a huge impact on consumer behavior, has multiplied the number of metal packaging applications.

This, in turn, will accelerate expansion of the metal packaging coatings market in developed countries • Leading metal packaging coatings market players in developed regions are adopting advanced technologies to introduce superior performance characteristics of metal packaging coatings. This is expected to complement the metal packaging coatings market growth in upcoming years.

The Fact.MR study also projects that leading metal packaging coatings market players in developed regions will introduce innovative types of metal packaging coatings, which can improve safety, durability, as well as aesthetics of metal packaging in the foreseeable future.

10 Industry Changes That Make Me Grateful Written by Heidi Tolliver-Walker, Industry Analyst

6. You aren’t tied to the office.

Nearly everything we need to do for work, many of us can do from our phones. Yes, that means I get to work on my vacation, too, but the visibility into everything from sales to production management in a mobile environment also provides a level of flexibility none of us had “back when.” This has a lot of benefits, but for me, it means that it is easier to maintain my work-home balance.

7. More creativity. With the vast array of channels and marketing tools, marketers have unbelievable creativity at their fingertips. Stunningly beautiful and creative pieces campaigns have been produced for years, but they were prohibitively expensive. Even 10 years ago, who thought you would be able to go online and buy pop-up pieces with interactive elements for super short runs cost-effectively? Or produce marketing pieces with dimensional printing in which a leaf feels like a leaf and a football feels like a football?

8. Accessible education. The vast library of information available to every one of us at any moment of

the day is astounding. Whether it’s a webinar, detailed market research, a case study library, or free templates for creating customer personas, whatever resource you need, it’s probably available free or low-cost somewhere. Just the amount of free market research alone is a sea change.

9. The industry is getting younger.

There has long been a concern about the aging of the industry, but with printing become a high-tech sport, along with the integration of things like digital and social media channels, augmented reality, and retargeting, it’s becoming more attractive to a younger generation.

This brings new energy and new creativity to the industry, as well.

10. The industry is getting greener.

Not only is the production technology inherently cleaner, but “green” processes are easier, too. Whether it’s the use of alternative energy or green design, we are seeing printing companies leading the way to a more sustainable and earthfriendly business and production models.

That gets us started. Now, over to you. What are you grateful for?

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In this season of gratitude and giving, I’ve been thinking about things in this industry for which I’m grateful. I started in the printing industry in 1995, and like many of you, I’ve seen a lot of change. Here is a high-level (and sometimes low-level) look at some of the really neat things I’ve gotten to be part of. Please add your own in the comments!

1. Industry never stops changing. It’s hard to get bored in an industry changing as quickly as this one. When I started, it was all ink and iron. Now a print shop can have offset, toner, high-speed inkjet, digital wide-format, and dimensional printing all in the same shop. It just makes you sit back and say, “Wow!” 2. Processes keep getting better.

Remember those days when the big discussion was whether tonerbased printing was of sufficient quality to move beyond “pleasing color”? Or we couldn’t “distribute and print” because technology, workflows, and color standards couldn’t provide the consistency and predictability required? Today, we get excited about finding places to make incremental changes because the basics are, well, just that good.

3. Smaller phone bills. Just the other day, I ran across a box with my tax prep documents from the mid 1990s. My phone bill looked like an old J. C. Penney catalog, and the bottom line number? Ouch!

Good riddance to paying by the minute. Don’t miss those days at all.

4. Email instead of fax machines.

Sure, we still need fax machines for some things, but another thing I don’t miss is the brrrrrrr-wweeet! of an incoming fax waking me up at 3 a.m. This isn’t an issue for the average print shop, but for those of us working in home offices, it’s a welcome change.

5. Mail is more interesting. With full, glossy color, variable data, more interesting substrates, interactive elements, and print-tomobile tools, it’s more fun to go to the mailbox than it used to be.

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Gift Packaging Market Expected to Behold a CAGR of 2.9% CAGR through 2028

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Fact.MR’s latest report on the gift packaging market offers a broad analysis of the captivating trends and innovations paving remunerative avenues in the global market landscape. According to the research study, the increasing propensity toward sustainable packaging formats will be one of the key aspects influencing dynamics of the global gift packaging market.

The fad for personalized packaging and pervading culture of corporate gifting have been identified as the key growth levers of the gift packaging market landscape. The Fact.MR research study projects an optimistic picture of the buoyant prospects of gift packaging market over the forecast period of 2018 to 2028. Personal gifting on occasions, being perceived as a gesture of mutual admiration, is slated to augur well for the growth of gift packaging market.

Popular trend of food gifting has also been identified as a predominant driver fuelling growth of gift packaging market. The report also projects that manufacturers, keeping an eye for a scope to increase their festival-related purchase rationales, are highly likely to gain

competitive advantages in the gift packaging market. The Fact.MR’s report illustrates all the crucial aspects, ranging from altering customer preferences to strategic moves of the prominent brands, for an in-depth understanding of the key revenue levers.

“Festive seasons are the major driving forces translating into an elevated demand for gift packaging products across both developed and developing regions. It has been observed that the gift packaging manufacturers witness a significant leap in their revenue margins by offering customized gift wrapping products during the festive seasons,” Senior Analyst, Fact.MR. The research study associates the market attractiveness of North America with the age-old American culture of personal gifting on a frequent basis. Driven by the rising proclivity of customers to splurge on eye-catching wrapping paper designs, the sales of wrapping paper is likely to attain a valuation worth nearly US$ 5,353 Mn by 2018-end. As per the research study, flexible packaging types are likely to outsell the rigid variants by the end of 2018, on the back of

shift toward lightweight packaging formats equipped with superior barrier properties.

Multiple gift-store retailers across key regions have started to routinely offer complimentary gift wrappers to their customers in the form of a ‘value-added’ service, which has been identified as a pervading trend in the gift packaging market.

The manufacturers, as well as key stakeholders in the gift packaging market, have been observed to meticulously follow consumer preferences for incorporating divergent design preferences in their offerings.

According to the Fact.MR research study, the gift packaging market represents a fragmented landscape with top five players accounting for around 9% market share, as in 2017.

The market has been characterized by a high presence of local or small players, offering products at economic prices in a bid to gain highprofit margins. While large players in the market are entering into strategic acquisitions of local players to enhance their regional presence, small players are observed selling their products via multiple stores in a particular region to widen their customer outreach.

Effective Sales Training Starts with Strategy Written by Karen Kimerer, Director of InfoTrends’ Business Development Strategies A well-trained sales team is the lynchpin to the success of your business growth. Print service providers (PSPs) of all sizes are investing in sales training to refine the skills of their brand ambassadors, but they are often puzzled when this investment fails to move the needle. While many things could be to blame, the failure to improve sales is often the result of the PSP’s strategy—or lack thereof.

The Opportunity

The underlying goal of every PSP is centered on building a profitable business. When business owners fail to achieve the next level of growth, they often rely on sales training opportunities to motivate all of their salespeople—regardless of whether they’re newbies or seasoned professionals. Sales training can make it easier for personnel to find new prospects and gain more wallet share from current customers. The goal and hope at the conclusion of the training event is that the salespeople will pick up an idea, take it into the field, and close business deals that they wouldn’t have prior to their training. Although achieving this goal is certainly possible, making the investment can be an expensive gamble given the time, resources, and cost of good sales training.

To pave the path toward predictable sales improvement, it is important to consider three key components that surround all good sales training efforts: 1. Strategy 2. Sales Process 3. Accountability

Strategy

Sales Process

Once the big picture has become clear, you’re one step closer to optimizing an investment in sales training. Remember that the power of your strategy will accelerate with a well-defined sales process.

While many sales training efforts come equipped with an established process that should be followed, that process might not align to the needs of your buyers. Take the time to inspect each step and the subsequent activities to ensure that they match up with your buyers’ unique journey.

PSPs that operate without a welldefined sales process—one that the sales team can articulate in unison—place an unnecessary burden on the sales training investment. Any investments will simply be falling into a money pit. In short, the approach to every sales opportunity should directly coincide with the results achieved. Did you earn the business or lose the opportunity?

The efforts to move the prospect through to the process and successfully close the business should be supported by the skills applied at each step and activity. If you’re investing in sales training to help with your win rates, for example, it’s critical to understand where in the process the opportunity stalls or at what point you learn the buyer selected a competitor. The value of a good sales process cannot be underestimated!

Accountability

One of the biggest blunders that businesses make when investing in sales training is not establishing an accountability program that picks up where the training left off.

Research has consistently shown that any knowledge gained will be lost within days of delivery without a system to reinforce the skills practiced during sales training.

Many of the exercises and efforts applied during the sales training process may feel a bit like learning a foreign language. An accountability plan makes it easier for busy sales professionals to apply what they’ve learned rather than taking the easy way out and reverting to the behaviors they’re most comfortable with. Much like your sales process, an accountability plan sets clear expectations and reinforces the importance of the training investment and the goals that it hopes to achieve.

The Bottom Line

Sales organizations are always seeking ways to improve their overall business performance. At the end of the day, well-trained sales professionals can provide a very strong competitive advantage. When your purpose is clear, your process to engage with prospects and customers will be well-organized and understood. Sales training is one of the best investments you can make, so make the commitment and employ a culture of accountability!

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If you don’t have a well-defined organizational strategy, it’s pointless to invest in sales training. A clear and consistent vision for your business—one that everyone in your company (particularly the salespeople!) can articulate—is vital. Do they see what you see? Ensuring that everyone has the same vision can remove many of the bar-

riers to success. Do the activities of your sales team, align to the overall vision?

Think about the behaviors that you’re hoping to drive, and be specific about what you want your salespeople to accomplish.

Next, seek answers to where you and your team should place the most effort and focus. Develop an understanding of the markets and industries that make the most sense for your business, and provide direction on the products, services, and solutions that ensure those opportunities.

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International Sales Co-ordinator (Female) We are looking for Smart Female Candidates for the position of International Sales Coordinator. The primary objective of this position is to provide sales support to assigned international accounts in specific territories, and to provide administrative support to the International and local sales department.

Contact: hr@hygienefreshgroup.com

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Flatbed Machine Operator Operate the machine at slow speed to ensure proper ink coverage, alignment, and registration. *Blend and test paint, inks, stains, and solvents according to types of material being printed and work order specifications. *Select and install printing plates, rollers, feed guides, gauges, screens, stencils, type, dies, and cylinders in machines according to specifications, using hand tools. *Set and adjust speed, temperature, ink flow, and positions and pressure tolerances of equipment. *Direct and monitor activities of workers feeding, inspecting, and tending printing machines and materials *Clean and lubricate printing machines and components, using oil, solvents, brushes, rags, and hoses.

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Business Development Manager Flexible Packaging - Dubai Our Client is interested in hiring an Arabic speaking front line Business Development Manager (min 4-5 years) from the flexible packaging industry who will be responsible to grow existing Customer base and generate new businesses with strong revenue growth within the UAE and surrounding export countries in the GCC and Africa.

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National Stationery Show (NSS) New York, USA 2 - 5 February, 2020

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Sign & Graphic Imaging Middle East (SGI Dubai) Dubai, UAE 12-14 January, 2020

3D Medtech Printing Conference Maastricht, Netherlands 4 -5 February, 2020

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AMI Polymers for 3D Printing Conference Cleveland, USA 4 - 5 February, 2020

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‫إن الح� � ��د م� � ��ن التأثير البيئي يمثل مس� � ��ألة‬ ‫ملح� � ��ة يف جمي� � ��ع عمليات صناع� � ��ة التعبئة‬

‫تتن� � ��اول اللوائ� � ��ح الت� � ��ي تؤثر عل� � ��ى منتجي‬ ‫ومس� � ��تخدمي العب� � ��وات الصناعية مجالين‬

‫مهمين أساس� � ��يين‪ :‬اللوائح التي تهدف إىل‬ ‫تعزي� � ��ز حل� � ��ول التغليف المس� � ��تدامة (انظر‬ ‫أع� �ل��اه)‪ ،‬واللوائح التي تهدف إىل توفير نقل‬ ‫أكثر أمانًا للبضائع الخطرة‪ .‬وس� � ��وف يتطور‬ ‫هذا األخي� � ��ر على مدى الس� � ��نوات الخمس‬ ‫المقبل� � ��ة يف نط� � ��اق األط� � ��ر القائم� � ��ة مث� � ��ل‬ ‫كتاب توصي� � ��ات األمم المتح� � ��دة البرتقايل)‬ ‫المعروف باس� � ��م (الكتاب البرتقايل (بشأن‬ ‫نق� � ��ل البضائع الخط� � ��رة‪ .‬وتنس� � ��ق هذه مع‬ ‫التش� � ��ريعات المحلية والقطاعية لتشجيع‬ ‫التجارة الدولية بصورة أكثر سالسة‪.‬‬

‫اللوجستيات الذكية‬

‫تتي� � ��ح تقني� � ��ات االستش� � ��عار واالتص� � ��االت‬ ‫اإللكتروني� � ��ة األكثر تطورا ً وبأس� � ��عار معقولة‬ ‫باإلضاف� � ��ة إىل برام� � ��ج معلوم� � ��ات اإلدارة‬ ‫وخدم� � ��ات التكام� � ��ل‪ ،‬إدارة أكث� � ��ر تط� � ��ورا ً‬ ‫للش� � ��حنات يف الوق� � ��ت الفعل� � ��ي‪ .‬يف الوق� � ��ت‬ ‫ذاته‪ ،‬تطالب الس� � ��لطات وأصحاب العالمات‬ ‫التجاري� � ��ة يف مج� � ��االت الصناع� � ��ات الدوائية‬ ‫والغذائي� � ��ة بمزي� � ��د م� � ��ن الش� � ��فافية لضمان‬ ‫س� �ل��امة البضائ� � ��ع المش� � ��حونة بكمي� � ��ات‬ ‫كبي� � ��رة ‪-‬على س� � ��بيل المث� � ��ال‪ ،‬مراقبة درجة‬ ‫الحرارة مقابل التعرض لش� � ��حنات حساسة‬ ‫وذات قيم� � ��ة عالية مثل األس� � ��ماك الطازجة‬ ‫والمأكوالت البحرية وبعض منتجات األلبان‪.‬‬ ‫وم� � ��ن المتوقع أن تنتش� � ��ر أنظم� � ��ة التغليف‬ ‫والتعبئة الذكية هذه بس� � ��رعة خ� �ل��ال الفترة‬ ‫المش� � ��مولة بالتوقع� � ��ات لمراقب� � ��ة وحماي� � ��ة‬ ‫الش� � ��حنات عالي� � ��ة القيم� � ��ة والحساس� � ��ة يف‬ ‫صناعات محددة‪ .‬ومن غير المرجح أن تغير‬ ‫مفاهي� � ��م اللوجس� � ��تيات الذكي� � ��ة تصميم أو‬ ‫وظيفة تنسيقات التغليف الصناعية الحالية‬ ‫على الرغم من أنه سيكون هناك طلب أكبر‬ ‫عل� � ��ى وضع الالصق� � ��ات القابلة للق� � ��راءة آليا ً‬ ‫وهوائي� � ��ات ‪ RF‬المدمج� � ��ة ودارات المراقبة‪.‬‬ ‫ويؤدي بدء التنفيذ إىل زيادة كبيرة يف القيمة‬ ‫اإلجمالي� � ��ة المضاف� � ��ة بواس� � ��طة الوظائ� � ��ف‬ ‫اللوجستية‪.‬‬

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‫يف عام ‪ ،2018‬أنتج العالم بقيمة ما يقارب‬ ‫‪ 36‬تريلي� � ��ون دوالر من البضائ� � ��ع المصنعة‬ ‫التي تم تعبئة معظمها وحمايتها وشحنها‬ ‫يف ش� � ��كل من أش� � ��كال التغليف الصناعي‪.‬‬ ‫يتتبع أحدث تحقيق متخصص يف الس� � ��وق‬ ‫ح� � ��ول ه� � ��ذا القط� � ��اع م� � ��ن قب� � ��ل س� � ��ميثرز‬ ‫مس� � ��تقبل صناع� � ��ة التعبئ� � ��ة والتغلي� � ��ف‬‫حتى عام ‪- 2024‬م� � ��دى وصول قيمة هذه‬ ‫التنسيقات واألش� � ��كال إىل حوايل ‪ 66‬مليار‬ ‫دوالر يف ع� � ��ام ‪ 2024‬بزيادة من ‪ 56.1‬مليار‬ ‫دوالر يف ع� � ��ام ‪ .2019‬وهذا يعادل ‪ 3.2٪‬من‬ ‫مع� � ��دل النمو الس� � ��نوي المرك� � ��ب عبر تلك‬ ‫السنوات الخمس‪.‬‬ ‫ونج� � ��د أن منتج� � ��ات التغلي� � ��ف الصناعي� � ��ة‬ ‫والعديد من االستخدامات النهائية متطورة‬ ‫للغاي� � ��ة أما االبتكارات فهي تقدمية بش� � ��كل‬ ‫عام ونادرة نسبياً‪ .‬ومن التنسيقات الرئيسية‬ ‫التي تم فحصها يف أحدث دراسة سميثرز‪:‬‬ ‫ •براميل معدنية وبالستيكية وألياف‪.‬‬ ‫ •حاويات الس� � ��وائب الوس� � ��يطة الصلبة‬ ‫والمرنة‪.‬‬ ‫ •أكي� � ��اس ش� � ��حن مصنوعة م� � ��ن الورق‬ ‫والبالستيك ومتعددة الطبقات‪.‬‬ ‫ •دالء المعادن والبالستيك‪.‬‬ ‫ •صناديق صلبة وسالل وعلب مصنوعة‬ ‫عادة من الخشب أو المعدن أو البالستيك‪.‬‬ ‫ويعتمد النمو يف األحج� � ��ام المادية والقيمة‬ ‫الناتج� � ��ة ع� � ��ن ه� � ��ذا القط� � ��اع بش� � ��دة عل� � ��ى‬ ‫المس� � ��توى الع� � ��ام للصح� � ��ة االقتصادي� � ��ة‬ ‫العالمي� � ��ة واإلقليمي� � ��ة والتج� � ��ارة الدولي� � ��ة‬ ‫وأنش� � ��طة الصناعة التحويلية‪ .‬يميل االبتكار‬ ‫المباش� � ��ر يف التغليف الصناعي إىل نش� � ��أته‬ ‫مع موردي المواد الخام ال سيما مع المواد‬ ‫البالس� � ��تيكية للبرامي� � ��ل وال� � ��دالء وحاويات‬ ‫السوائب الوسيطة‪.‬‬ ‫ال ت� � ��زال الم� � ��واد الكيميائية والمس� � ��تحضرات‬ ‫الصيدالنية أكبر ش� � ��ريحة لالس� � ��تخدام النهايئ‬ ‫لصناعة التغليف الصناعي� � ��ة العالمية ‪-‬حيث‬ ‫تبلغ قيمة هذه المنتجات ‪ 19.2‬مليار دوالر يف‬ ‫عام ‪ ،2019‬وس� � ��تكون ً‬ ‫أيضا األسرع نم ًوا على‬ ‫مدار السنوات الخمس القادمة‪ .‬وبحلول عام‬ ‫‪ ،2024‬ستبلغ قيمة المبيعات يف هذا السوق‬ ‫أكثر من االستخدامات الثالثة التالية للتغليف‬ ‫الصناعي‪ :‬األغذية والمش� � ��روبات واإلنشاءات‬ ‫والمباين والزراعة والبستنة‪ ،‬مجتمعة‪.‬‬ ‫يح� � ��دد تحليل س� � ��ميثرز أن� � ��ه خ� �ل��ال الفترة‬ ‫‪ ،2019-2024‬تك� � ��ون العوام� � ��ل المح� � ��ددة‬ ‫التالي� � ��ة أساس� � ��ية لتش� � ��كيل اس� � ��تخدام‬ ‫التغلي� � ��ف الصناعي واختيار األش� � ��كال إىل‬ ‫جانب التحوالت االقتصادية العامة‪:‬‬

‫والتغليف‪ .‬بالنس� � ��بة للتغلي� � ��ف الصناعي‪،‬‬ ‫حا م� � ��ن العبوات‬ ‫يك� � ��ون الضغ� � ��ط أقل وضو ً‬ ‫األولية الت� � ��ي يتعامل معها المس� � ��تهلكون‬ ‫ويتخلص� � ��ون منه� � ��ا بالفع� � ��ل‪ .‬ع� �ل��اوة عل� � ��ى‬ ‫ذلك‪ ،‬ف� � ��إن الضغ� � ��وط االقتصادية تعني أن‬ ‫الكثي� � ��ر من العب� � ��وات الصناعي� � ��ة يتم إعادة‬ ‫اس� � ��تخدامها بالفعل إما بش� � ��كل مباشر أو‬ ‫عن طريق تجديدها‪ .‬تش� � ��ير بيانات ش� � ��ركة‬ ‫س� � ��ميثرز إىل أنه يف ع� � ��ام ‪ ،2019‬تم تجديد‬ ‫‪ 31.2٪‬م� � ��ن برامي� � ��ل الصل� � ��ب و‪ 20٪‬م� � ��ن‬ ‫برامي� � ��ل البالس� � ��تيك إلع� � ��ادة اس� � ��تخدامها‪.‬‬ ‫هن� � ��اك خطوات أخ� � ��رى يمك� � ��ن أن يقوم بها‬ ‫المغلف� � ��ون الصناعيون نحو المس� � ��اهمة يف‬ ‫تحقيق عالم أخضر‪.‬‬ ‫حيث ينصب التركيز بشكل أساسي على‪:‬‬ ‫ •تقليل كمية م� � ��واد التغليف المطلوبة‬ ‫لشحن وحدة من المنتج‪.‬‬ ‫ •اس� � ��تعادة أو إعادة اس� � ��تخدام أو إعادة‬ ‫تدوير عبوات التغليف‪.‬‬ ‫تتمي� � ��ز ميزة تقلي� � ��ل العبوات ً‬ ‫أيض� � ��ا بتوفير‬ ‫تكالي� � ��ف الم� � ��واد الخ� � ��ام لتغلي� � ��ف المنتج‪.‬‬ ‫وق� � ��د أتاح� � ��ت التحس� � ��ينات يف خصائ� � ��ص‬ ‫ً‬ ‫انخفاض� � ��ا كبي � � � ًرا يف كمي� � ��ة‬ ‫البوليم� � ��رات‬ ‫الراتنج� � ��ات المطلوب� � ��ة لصن� � ��ع أس� � ��طوانة‬ ‫بالس� � ��تيكية قياس� � ��ية س� � ��عة ‪ 225‬لت ًرا ويف‬ ‫أكي� � ��اس م� � ��ن البالس� � ��تيك وال� � ��ورق متعدد‬ ‫الج� � ��دران‪ ،‬عل� � ��ى س� � ��بيل المث� � ��ال‪ .‬و ُيفضل‬ ‫إعادة اس� � ��تخدام العبوات الصناعية بشكل‬ ‫ً‬ ‫خاصة حاويات‬‫مباش� � ��ر يف أش� � ��كال معينة‬ ‫الس� � ��وائب الوس� � ��يطة والبراميل المعدنية‬ ‫والبالس� � ��تيكية والصناديق‪/‬السالل‪ .‬يسهل‬ ‫س� � ��عر البرميل الجديد أو حاويات السوائب‬ ‫الوس� � ��يطة باإلضاف� � ��ة إىل متانت� � ��ه وصالبته‬ ‫والسهولة النسبية التي يمكن تنظيفه بها‪،‬‬ ‫من عملية التجديد وإعادة االستخدام‪.‬‬ ‫تقدم ش� � ��ركات التعبئة والتغليف الصناعية‬ ‫العالمي� � ��ة مث� � ��ل جري� � ��ف وماوس� � ��ر وش� � ��وتز‪،‬‬ ‫خدم� � ��ات التجميع وإع� � ��ادة التجدي� � ��د وإعادة‬ ‫التدوي� � ��ر كم� � ��ا يفع� � ��ل العدي� � ��د م� � ��ن الجهات‬ ‫الفاعل� � ��ة المحلية واإلقليمي� � ��ة‪ .‬رغم أن هناك‬ ‫مج� � ��ال للتوس� � ��ع يف ذل� � ��ك‪ ،‬إال أن المزيد من‬ ‫الزخ� � ��م يوجه إىل مزي� � ��د من أعم� � ��ال التعبئة‬ ‫الصناعية المس� � ��تدامة من خ� �ل��ال المبادرات‬ ‫التشريعية حول نفايات التغليف وخاصة يف‬ ‫االتحاد األورويب‪ .‬وتحدد لوائح االتحاد األورويب‬ ‫الحالية جداول زمني� � ��ة وأهداف لتخفيض أو‬ ‫إزالة مختلف فئ� � ��ات نفايات التغليف‪ .‬حيث‬ ‫يكون األفق الزمني لهذه األهداف عام ‪2030‬‬ ‫بش� � ��كل عام على الرغم من أن� � ��ه لم يتم بعد‬ ‫تحديد الكثير من تفاصيل التنفيذ والتوقيت‪.‬‬

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‫آراء وافكار‬

‫التوجهات والرؤى المتعمقة يف أسواق صناعة الملصقات‬

‫المطبوعة للوصول إىل ‪ 67.02‬مليار دوالر بحلول عام ‪2026‬‬

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‫وف ًق� � ��ا لتحلي� � ��ل نم� � ��و الس� � ��وق‪ ،‬بلغت حصة‬ ‫س� � ��وق الملصق� � ��ات المطبوع� � ��ة العالمي� � ��ة‬ ‫‪ 38,02‬ملي� � ��ار دوالر أمريكي يف عام ‪،2017‬‬ ‫وم� � ��ن المتوق� � ��ع أن تص� � ��ل إىل ‪ 67.02‬مليار‬ ‫دوالر بحلول عام ‪ 2026‬بمعدل نمو سنوي‬ ‫مرك� � ��ب بل� � ��غ ‪ 6.5٪‬خالل الفت� � ��رة المتوقعة‪.‬‬ ‫وتع� � ��د زيادة الطلب على الس� � ��لع المصنعة‬ ‫وارتفاع الدخل المتاح لألشخاص يف جميع‬ ‫أنحاء العالم من العوامل الرئيسية الدافعة‬ ‫لنمو الس� � ��وق‪ .‬ومع ذلك‪ ،‬فإن ارتفاع تكلفة‬

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‫الم� � ��واد الخ� � ��ام مثل البالس� � ��تيك بأش� � ��كاله‬ ‫المختلف� � ��ة يزي� � ��د م� � ��ن التكلف� � ��ة اإلجمالي� � ��ة‬ ‫للملصقات‪ ،‬مما يمثل بعض العوامل التي‬ ‫تعوق نمو السوق‪.‬‬ ‫الملص� � ��ق عب� � ��ارة ع� � ��ن قطع� � ��ة م� � ��ن الورق‬ ‫أو المع� � ��دن أو القم� � ��اش أو البوليم� � ��ر‬ ‫متصل� � ��ة بحاوي� � ��ة أو صن� � ��دوق منت� � ��ج يت� � ��م‬ ‫طباعت� � ��ه ويحمل معلومات ح� � ��ول المنتج‪.‬‬ ‫و ُتع� � ��رف ه� � ��ذه الملصق� � ��ات بالملصق� � ��ات‬ ‫المطبوعة‪ .‬يمكن ً‬ ‫أيض� � ��ا اعتبار المعلومات‬

‫المطبوع� � ��ة مباش� � ��رة على حاوي� � ��ة المنتج‬ ‫بمثاب� � ��ة ملصقات مطبوعة‪ .‬يتم اس� � ��تخدام‬ ‫الملصقات المطبوع� � ��ة لتعريف المنتجات‬ ‫ولتجنب تزويرها والحفاظ على موثوقيتها‪.‬‬ ‫كم� � ��ا أنه� � ��ا ضرورية إلنش� � ��اء هوي� � ��ة العالمة‬ ‫التجاري� � ��ة ونق� � ��ل المعلوم� � ��ات المفي� � ��دة‬ ‫للمستهلكين‪.‬‬ ‫وحس� � ��ب الن� � ��وع‪ ،‬يك� � ��ون الطل� � ��ب عل� � ��ى‬ ‫الملصقات داخل القالب كبي ًرا خالل الفترة‬ ‫التقديري� � ��ة حي� � ��ث يت� � ��م إعداده� � ��ا بش� � ��رائط‬ ‫بالس� � ��تيكية مطبوعة باس� � ��تخدام مجموعة‬ ‫متنوع� � ��ة م� � ��ن تقنيات الطباع� � ��ة‪ .‬ويتم قطع‬ ‫الش� � ��ريط لتوفير الخطوط العريضة الالزمة‬ ‫للملص� � ��ق‪ .‬ويوض� � ��ع الملص� � ��ق يف القال� � ��ب‬ ‫المس� � ��تخدم لتصني� � ��ع الحاوي� � ��ة‪ .‬وال تتطلب‬ ‫عملي� � ��ة وض� � ��ع العالم� � ��ات يف القال� � ��ب إىل‬ ‫أي عملية وض� � ��ع الملصقات بع� � ��د التعبئة‬ ‫والتغليف مما يوفر الوقت والعمل‪.‬‬ ‫وبحك� � ��م موقعه� � ��ا الجغرايف‪ ،‬س� � ��وف تحقق‬ ‫منطقة آس� � ��يا والمحيط اله� � ��ادئ نموا ً كبي ًرا‬ ‫خ� �ل��ال الفت� � ��رة المتوقع� � ��ة يف االقتص� � ��ادات‬ ‫الناش� � ��ئة مث� � ��ل الصين والهند وإندونيس� � ��يا‬ ‫بس� � ��بب دم� � ��ج التكنولوجي� � ��ا الرقمي� � ��ة م� � ��ع‬ ‫تقني� � ��ات طباعة الملصق� � ��ات القائمة‪ .‬حيث‬ ‫يج� � ��ب إح� � ��داث تغيي� � ��ر هائ� � ��ل يف جمي� � ��ع‬ ‫القطاع� � ��ات الصغي� � ��رة والكبي� � ��رة عل� � ��ى حد‬ ‫سواء‪.‬‬

‫فوز طابعة األلوان ‪ OKI C844dnw A3‬بجائزتين مرموقتين يف‬ ‫مجال صناعة التجزئة‬

‫مرئية بس� � ��رعة ويس� � ��ر من داخ� � ��ل المتجر‪.‬‬ ‫تتمك� � ��ن سلس� � ��لة ‪ C800‬م� � ��ن التعامل مع‬ ‫مجال واس� � ��ع يضم مختلف أنواع وأحجام‬ ‫وتصميم� � ��ات وأوزان الوس� � ��ائط‪ ،‬بفضل ما‬ ‫تتمتع به من خاصي� � ��ة تقنية ‪ LED‬الرقمية‬ ‫الرائدة التي تتميز بها طابعات ‪.OKI‬‬ ‫إن طابع� � ��ة ‪ OKI’s C844dnw‬صغي� � ��رة‬ ‫بما يكفي الس� � ��تخدامها يف متاج� � ��ر التجزئة‬ ‫ضيق� � ��ة المس� � ��احة‪ .‬توفر الطابعة س� � ��رعات‬ ‫طباعة عالية مصممة لالس� � ��تخدام اليومي‬ ‫بالمكات� � ��ب‪ ،‬كما أنها قادرة على توفير جودة‬ ‫طباعة حادة وعالية الدقة باأللوان تصل إىل‬ ‫‪ 1200x1200‬نقطة لكل بوصة يف الوسائط‬ ‫الصغي� � ��رة بحج� � ��م ‪ A6‬وحت� � ��ى الش� � ��عارات‬ ‫بحج� � ��م ‪ 1.3‬مت� � ��ر‪ .‬ونظ � � � ًرا لكونه� � ��ا متعددة‬ ‫االس� � ��تعماالت ويمكن االعتماد عليها‪ ،‬فإنه‬ ‫يمك� � ��ن اس� � ��تخدامها يف إنت� � ��اج ملصق� � ��ات‬ ‫األرف� � ��ف المتحرك� � ��ة وعالم� � ��ات األس� � ��عار‬ ‫والملصقات والفتات الزجاجات وملصقات‬ ‫األرض ذاتي� � ��ة اللصق والملصق� � ��ات الالفتة‬

‫للنظ� � ��ر والع� � ��روض الترويجي� � ��ة وال� � ��زوارق‬ ‫والش� � ��عارات مزدوجة الجانبين وتطبيقات‬ ‫الوس� � ��ائط المض� � ��ادة للمياه وم� � ��ا إىل ذلك‪.‬‬ ‫ل� � ��ن يحتاج بع� � ��د اآلن تجار التجزئ� � ��ة اللجوء‬ ‫إىل موارد الطباع� � ��ة الخارجية وال إىل المواد‬ ‫لمطبوعة مسب ًقا‬ ‫يقول الس� � ��يد‪ /‬خافيير لوبي� � ��ز المدير العام‬ ‫لقس� � ��م تطوي� � ��ر األعم� � ��ال يف الصناع� � ��ات‬ ‫الرأس� � ��ية‪" :‬يس� � ��رنا للغاي� � ��ة أن طابعة ‪OKI‬‬ ‫‪ C844dnw A3‬باألل� � ��وان ُعر ِ َف� � ��ت بالفرص‬ ‫التي تمنحها إىل قطاع التجزئة"‪ .‬واستطرد‪:‬‬ ‫"يس� � ��تخدمها تجار التجزئ� � ��ة إلنتاج إعالنات‬ ‫والفتات ووس� � ��ائل اتصاالت ش� � ��خصية من‬ ‫داخل المتجر بج� � ��ودة احترافية عند الطلب‬ ‫دون الحاج� � ��ة النتظار ش� � ��ركاء خارجيين‪ .‬إن‬ ‫طابع� � ��ة ‪ C844dnw‬تتي� � ��ح لتج� � ��ار التجزئة‬ ‫التعامل بس� � ��رعة مع االحتياجات والميول‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مانحة‬ ‫الس� � ��ائدة وأوجه المنافس� � ��ة المحلية‬ ‫إياه� � ��م مي� � ��زة واضح� � ��ة يف الس� � ��وق مع رفع‬ ‫مستوى والء الزبائن وقيمة المشتريات"‪.‬‬

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‫قد تك� � ��ون طابع� � ��ة ‪ OKI C844dnw‬الفائزة‬ ‫بالجوائ� � ��ز هي أصغ� � ��ر طابعة أل� � ��وان ‪ A3‬يف‬ ‫الس� � ��وق‪ ،‬لكنه� � ��ا تصنع تأثي � � � ًرا كبي � � � ًرا على‬ ‫صناعة التجزئة حاصلة لذلك على جائزتين‬ ‫مرموقتين وهما‪ :‬الجائ� � ��زة الذهبية لالبتكار‬ ‫يف مج� � ��ايلّ الس� � ��لع االس� � ��تهالكية س� � ��ريعة‬ ‫الت� � ��داول والتجزئ� � ��ة ‪ 2019‬وجائ� � ��زة االبتكار‬ ‫يف مجال تج� � ��ارة التجزئ� � ��ة ()‪RetailShow‬‬ ‫‪.2019‬‬ ‫ُتم َن� � ��ح الجائزة الذهبي� � ��ة لالبتكار يف مجايلّ‬ ‫الس� � ��لع االس� � ��تهالكية س� � ��ريعة الت� � ��داول‬ ‫والتجزئ� � ��ة ألكث� � ��ر الحل� � ��ول والمنتج� � ��ات‬ ‫المبتك� � ��رة يف قط� � ��اع التجزئ� � ��ة‪ .‬يق َّي� � ��م‬ ‫الفائزون من خ� �ل��ال اقتراع إلكتروين يضم‬ ‫المس� � ��تهلكين ولجنة تحكيم‪ .‬وقد أُختيرت‬ ‫‪ OKI’s C844dnw‬من ضمن ‪ 40‬مشتركًا‬ ‫يف فئ� � ��ة حلول الدع� � ��م التجاري� � ��ة‪ُ ،‬‬ ‫وقد َِّمت‬ ‫الجائزة يف االحتفال السنوي برعاية هورت‬ ‫آند ديتال يف بولندا‪.‬‬ ‫تقي� � ��م جائ� � ��زة االبت� � ��كار يف مج� � ��ال تج� � ��ارة‬ ‫التجزئ� � ��ة (‪ )RetailShow‬أفضل المعدات‬ ‫والمنتجات والخدم� � ��ات المقدمة يف مجال‬ ‫صناع� � ��ة التجزئ� � ��ة‪ُ .‬عر ِ َف� � ��ت طابع� � ��ة ‪OKI’s‬‬ ‫‪ C844dnw‬بأوج� � ��ه االس� � ��تعمال المتعددة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مانحة إياهم‬ ‫الت� � ��ي تقدمها لتج� � ��ار التجزئ� � ��ة‬ ‫الق� � ��درة عل� � ��ى إنت� � ��اج وس� � ��ائل االتص� � ��االت‬ ‫المرئية يف المتجر بطريقة مدهش� � ��ة حسب‬ ‫الطل� � ��ب‪ ،‬وذل� � ��ك بفضل م� � ��ا تتمت� � ��ع به من‬ ‫إمكاني� � ��ات التعام� � ��ل مع الوس� � ��ائط وجودة‬ ‫اللون االحترافية‪.‬‬ ‫إن طابع� � ��ة ‪ OKI’s C844dnw‬مثالي� � ��ة‬ ‫بالنس� � ��بة لتج� � ��ار التجزئ� � ��ة‪ ،‬كونه� � ��ا صغيرة‬ ‫الحجم للغاية فهي تس� � ��اعدهم يف تحسين‬ ‫الخدمة المقدمة للزبائ� � ��ن يف المتجر ورفع‬ ‫نس� � ��بة وفاء العمالء من خالل التأثير الكبير‬ ‫ال� � ��ذي تحدث� � ��ه عل� � ��ى الالفت� � ��ات يف المتجر‬ ‫واالتص� � ��االت الفردي� � ��ة‪ .‬يس� � ��تطيع النموذج‬ ‫‪ ،C844dnw‬وه� � ��و جزء م� � ��ن طابعات ‪OKI‬‬ ‫سلس� � ��لة ‪ C800‬الحاصل� � ��ة عل� � ��ى الجوائز‪،‬‬ ‫إنتاج الفت� � ��ات جاذبة للنظ� � ��ر ملونة وملفتة‬ ‫حس� � ��ب الطلب‪ُ ،‬م َمكِّنًا بذلك تجار التجزئة‬ ‫بمختلف األحجام من إنتاج وسائل اتصال‬

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‫منتجات وبرامج‬

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‫الشركة المتحدة لصناعات الكرتون يف المملكة العربية السعودية‬ ‫تستثمر يف الطباعة الرقمية من خالل طابعات ‪ EFI Nozomi‬المموجة‬

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‫الش� � ��ركة المتح� � ��دة لصناع� � ��ات الكرت� � ��ون‬ ‫وه� � ��ي ش� � ��ركة رائ� � ��دة يف مج� � ��ال التعبئ� � ��ة‬‫بالس� � ��عودية‪ -‬تحقق سب ًقا هائال ً يف الطباعة‬ ‫الرقمية للتغليف المموج من خالل تركيب‬ ‫طابع� � ��ات ‪ EFI Nozomi C18000‬ذات‬ ‫األلوان الست النافثة للحبر من مسار واحد‬ ‫‪ LED‬التي تنتجها ش� � ��ركة إلكترونيكس فور‬ ‫إيميجينج‪ .‬وس� � ��وف تخلق الطابعة الجديدة‬ ‫فرصا مثيرة للش� � ��ركة المتح� � ��دة لصناعات‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الكرت� � ��ون القتحام ش� � ��رائح س� � ��وقية جديدة‬ ‫وتوس� � ��عة قاع� � ��دة عمالئه� � ��ا إىل جانب خلق‬ ‫ميزة تنافسية يف المنطقة‪.‬‬ ‫وقد أفاد رئيس الش� � ��ركة المتح� � ��دة لصناعات‬ ‫الكرتون السيد‪ /‬موهنيش ريخي بأن‪" :‬الشركة‬ ‫تضع إرضاء توقعات العميل ضمن أولوياتها‪،‬‬ ‫حي� � ��ث تتزايد تلك التوقعات باس� � ��تمرار نتيجة‬ ‫التغير الدائم يف ظروف الس� � ��وق"‪ .‬واس� � ��تطرد‬ ‫قائ� �ل �اً‪" :‬إن التقني� � ��ات الحديثة مث� � ��ل الطباعة‬ ‫الرقمي� � ��ة باس� � ��تخدام طابع� � ��ة ‪EFI Nozomi‬‬ ‫‪ C18000‬تس� � ��اعدنا يف تلبية تلك االحتياجات‬ ‫والبقاء على قمة هرم المنافسة"‪.‬‬ ‫تركز الش� � ��ركة المتحدة لصناعات الكرتون‪،‬‬ ‫منذ تأسيس� � ��ها يف ع� � ��ام ‪ ،1990‬على إيجاد‬ ‫الحل� � ��ول المموج� � ��ة عالية الج� � ��ودة من أجل‬ ‫تلبي� � ��ة احتياج� � ��ات التعبئة حس� � ��ب الطلب‬ ‫ بس� � ��عة تص� � ��ل إىل ‪ 400000‬طن متري أو‬‫ما يعادل ‪ 1.2‬مليار صندوق يف المتوس� � ��ط‬ ‫س� � ��نويًا‪ .‬وس� � ��وف تتي� � ��ح طابع� � ��ة ‪Nozomi‬‬ ‫‪ C18000‬الفرص� � ��ة للش� � ��ركة المتح� � ��دة‬ ‫لصناعات الكرتون للبدء يف تحويل األعمال‬ ‫المرن� � ��ة عالية الدقة الت� � ��ي تنتجها المصانع‬ ‫الخمسة الخاصة بالشركة يف السعودية إىل‬

‫المجال الرقمي‪ .‬كما أن التحول إىل الطباعة‬ ‫الرقمية من شأنه زيادة حجم إنتاج الشركة‬ ‫اإلجم� � ��ايل المزم� � ��ع عرض� � ��ه يف نق� � ��اط البيع‪.‬‬ ‫وتعد طابعة ‪ Nozomi‬مميزة بصفة خاصة‬ ‫نظ � � � ًرا ألنها س� � ��تعمل على تمكين الش� � ��ركة‬ ‫م� � ��ن التعام� � ��ل بش� � ��كل أفضل م� � ��ع فترات‬ ‫التش� � ��غيل قصي� � ��رة المدى وتلبي� � ��ة أفضل‬ ‫الحتياجات العمالء المتغيرة‪.‬‬ ‫قررت الش� � ��ركة المتحدة لصناعات الكرتون‬ ‫شراء طابعة ‪ Nozomi‬ألسباب عدة‪ :‬أوضح‬ ‫الس� � ��يد‪ /‬علي جاريواال نائب مدير سلس� � ��لة‬ ‫اإلمدادات بالش� � ��ركة‪" :‬إنن� � ��ا يف غاية االنبهار‬ ‫بخاصي� � ��ة التغذي� � ��ة المزدوج� � ��ة للطابعة إىل‬ ‫جانب أنماط الطباعة الثالث المختلفة بها"‪.‬‬ ‫وأردف‪" :‬نحن نتوقع أن يكون التعاون بين‬ ‫كل من الشركة المتحدة لصناعات الكرتون‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫وشركة إلكترونيكس فور إيميجينج مثم ًرا"‪.‬‬ ‫إن أنم� � ��اط الطباع� � ��ة الث� �ل��اث يف طابع� � ��ة‬ ‫‪ Nozomi C18000‬تحس� � ��ن جودة الطباعة‬ ‫واس� � ��تهالك الحب� � ��ر‪ :‬حي� � ��ث يتي� � ��ح نم� � ��ط‬ ‫‪ PHOTO‬التوفي� � ��ق بين أكثر من ‪ 90%‬من‬ ‫ألوان ‪ ®PANTONE‬يف ستة ألوان دون حد‬ ‫الس� � ��تهالك الحبر‪ ،‬وقد ُ‬ ‫خ ِّص� � � َ�ص هذا النمط‬ ‫إلع� � ��ادة إنتاج األل� � ��وان بج� � ��ودة عالية؛ ونمط‬ ‫‪ POP‬يقلل من التدرج اللوين بدرجة طفيفة‬ ‫ويمنح أفضل جودة مع تخفيض استهالك‬ ‫الحبر؛ بينما يعمل نمط ‪ ECO‬على النطاق‬ ‫اللوين المقيد واس� � ��تهالك الحبر بأقل نسبة‬ ‫ممكنة‪ .‬وتتيح أنماط الطباعة هذه للش� � ��ركة‬ ‫المتح� � ��دة لصناع� � ��ات الكرت� � ��ون تلبية نطاق‬ ‫أوسع من احتياجات اإلنتاج‪.‬‬ ‫إن طابع� � ��ة ‪ EFI Nozomi C18000‬ذات‬

‫الـ ‪ 71‬بوص� � ��ة (‪ 1.8‬متر) ع� � ��رض قادرة على‬ ‫طباعة ‪ 246‬قدم طولي� � ��ة (‪ 75‬متر طويل) يف‬ ‫الدقيقة‪ ،‬بحيث تتمك� � ��ن من طباعة ‪10000‬‬ ‫فرخ كرتون ‪ 35x35‬بوصة (‪ 890x890‬مم)‬ ‫كل س� � ��اعة‪ .‬ويعمل المسار الواحد بالطابعة‬ ‫إىل جانب نظ� � ��ام ‪ piezo‬الخاص بنفث الحبر‬ ‫عل� � ��ى تقديم لون دقيق وعايل الدقة ش� � ��امال ً‬ ‫إعادة إنتاج ممتازة ومتناس� � ��قة على األماكن‬ ‫الصلبة‪ .‬كم� � ��ا أن طابع� � ��ة ‪ Nozomi‬رائدة يف‬ ‫مجال أجه� � ��زة اإلنتاج المموج ذات المس� � ��ار‬ ‫الواح� � ��د من حي� � ��ث كفاءة اس� � ��تهالك الطاقة‬ ‫وذل� � ��ك بع� � ��د تمكنه� � ��ا م� � ��ن اس� � ��تيفاء معيار‬ ‫‪ .Fogra ISO 20690‬وتش� � ��مل الطابع� � ��ة‬ ‫الجدي� � ��دة للش� � ��ركة المتح� � ��دة لصناع� � ��ات‬ ‫الكرت� � ��ون إع� � ��داد س� � ��تة أل� � ��وان م� � ��ن األحبار‬ ‫األصلية الخاصة بشركة إلكترونيات التصوير‬ ‫(سماوي ‪ -‬أرجواين ‪ -‬أصفر ‪ -‬أسود‪ ،‬وبرتقايل‬ ‫وبنفس� � ��جي) من أجل الحص� � ��ول على أعلى‬ ‫ج� � ��ودة وتصوي� � ��ر النط� � ��اق الل� � ��وين الموس� � ��ع‬ ‫بلمسات مخملية أو حريرية أو المعة‪.‬‬ ‫تعم� � ��ل طابع� � ��ة ‪ Nozomi‬بنظ� � ��ام الواجه� � ��ة‬ ‫األمامية الرقمية ‪ Fiery® NZ-1000‬الذي‬ ‫يمنح جودة طباعة وألوان مذهلة‪ ،‬إىل جانب‬ ‫امتالكه� � ��ا للعديد والعديد م� � ��ن الخصائص‬ ‫التي تجعل نتائج الطباعة استثنائية بحق‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫طرق� � ��ا لميكنة‬ ‫فه� � ��ي تمنح المس� � ��تخدمين‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وأيض� � ��ا جدولة‬ ‫تدفق� � ��ات األعم� � ��ال وإدارتها‬ ‫األعم� � ��ال بمرونة‪ .‬كما توفر الواجهة األمامية‬ ‫الرقمية ‪ Fiery‬أدا ًء صاروخ ًيا لتحقيق إنتاج‬ ‫فع� � ��ال م� � ��ن حي� � ��ث التكاليف عل� � ��ى المدى‬ ‫مع� � ��ا‪ ،‬وكذلك بالنس� � ��بة‬ ‫القصي� � ��ر والبعي� � ��د ً‬ ‫للوظائف المتغيرة والمختلفة‪.‬‬

‫نمو صناعات الطباعة والالفتات األفريقية لالستفادة من معرض‬ ‫اس جي اي ديب ‪2020‬‬ ‫وف ًق� � ��ا الستش� � ��اري المعرض ال� � ��دويل‪ ،‬فإن‬ ‫منظم� � ��ي مع� � ��رض "إس ج� � ��ي آي ديب‬ ‫‪ "2020‬وصناع� � ��ة الالفت� � ��ات والطباع� � ��ة‬ ‫ذات التنس� � ��يقات واس� � ��عة النط� � ��اق يف‬ ‫القارة األفريقية س� � ��وف تس� � ��تفيد كثي ًرا من‬ ‫المع� � ��رض التجاري إس جي آي ديب ‪2020‬‬ ‫الق� � ��ادم‪ .‬حي� � ��ث يق� � ��ام المع� � ��رض يف عام� � ��ه‬ ‫الثالث والعشرين على التوايل يف مركز ديب‬ ‫التجاري العالمي الشهير يف الفترة من ‪12‬‬ ‫إىل ‪ 14‬يناير ‪.2020‬‬ ‫وف ًق� � ��ا للتقارير المنش� � ��ورة‪ ،‬م� � ��ن المقرر أن‬ ‫يصل حجم سوق الطباعة يف منطقة الشرق‬ ‫األوسط وشمال أفريقيا إىل ‪ 54‬مليار دوالر‬ ‫أمريك� � ��ي بحلول ع� � ��ام ‪ .2022‬ع� �ل��اوة على‬ ‫ذلك‪ ،‬يتوقع بنك التنمية األفريقي أن يرتفع‬ ‫النات� � ��ج المحلي اإلجمايل بنس� � ��بة ‪ 4‬و‪4.1٪‬‬ ‫يف الوق� � ��ت الحايل والع� � ��ام المقبل مما يوفر‬ ‫زيادة يف اإلنفاق على اإلعالنات والتس� � ��ويق‬ ‫ومن ثم أعمال الطباعة والالفتات‪.‬‬

‫ﻗص اﻟﻣﻌﺎدن‬

‫وقد صرح السيد‪ /‬شريف الرحمن‪ ،‬الرئيس‬ ‫التنفيذي لشركة ‪ IEC‬قائال ً‪" :‬من بين العدد‬ ‫المتزايد م� � ��ن الزوار الذي� � ��ن نرحب بهم من‬ ‫جميع أنحاء العالم س� � ��نويًا‪ ،‬نشهد مشاركة‬ ‫متنامي� � ��ة م� � ��ن المنطق� � ��ة األفريقية س� � ��نويًا‪.‬‬ ‫وكان ال� � ��زوار م� � ��ن كينيا ونيجيري� � ��ا وجنوب‬ ‫إفريقيا والس� � ��ودان وأوغن� � ��دا وغانا وناميبيا‬ ‫وتنزانيا ومصر وليبيا من بين دول إفريقية‬ ‫أخ� � ��رى‪ .‬ويوفر التقارب الجغ� � ��رايف لمعرضنا‬ ‫منص� � ��ة يمك� � ��ن ألصحاب األعم� � ��ال من قارة‬ ‫إفريقيا الوصول إليها للحصول على أفضل‬ ‫اآلالت م� � ��ع أح� � ��دث التقني� � ��ات"‪ .‬ومن خالل‬ ‫تجاوز دور الوس� � ��يط‪ ،‬يمكن لزوار المعرض‬ ‫الحصول على أسعار أكثر تنافسية مباشر ًة‬ ‫م� � ��ن العارضي� � ��ن والمصنعين م� � ��ن أفضل‬ ‫العالمات التجارية"‪.‬‬ ‫ويعتب� � ��ر مع� � ��رض إس ج� � ��ي آي ديب ‪2020‬‬ ‫حدثً� � ��ا ال ب� � ��د منه لحضور صانع� � ��ي الالفتات‬ ‫من إفريقي� � ��ا ومصنعي الطباعة والمنتجات‬

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‫وال� � ��وكاالت اإلعالمي� � ��ة وأصح� � ��اب مراك� � ��ز‬ ‫التس� � ��وق وصناع� � ��ة تغلي� � ��ف الس� � ��يارات‬ ‫ومط� � ��وري العق� � ��ارات وصناع� � ��ة الضياف� � ��ة‬ ‫والس� � ��ياحة وصناعة الطباع� � ��ة ثالثية األبعاد‬ ‫والمهندس� � ��ين المعماريي� � ��ن واستش� � ��اري‬ ‫العالم� � ��ات التجاري� � ��ة والص� � ��ور بين أصحاب‬ ‫المصلحة اآلخرين‪" .‬لقد كان المعرض جز ًءا‬ ‫ال يتجزأ من الش� � ��رق األوس� � ��ط‪ ،‬وليس ذلك‬ ‫فحس� � ��ب‪ ،‬ولكن تأثيره يمت� � ��د اآلن إىل أجزاء‬ ‫أكب� � ��ر م� � ��ن إفريقيا ً‬ ‫أيض� � ��ا‪ .‬ويعد ع� � ��دد الزوار‬ ‫المتنام� � ��ي ش� � ��هادة عل� � ��ى نج� � ��اح المعرض‬ ‫نتيج� � ��ة للفوائ� � ��د والمزاي� � ��ا الت� � ��ي نقدمه� � ��ا‬ ‫لمختل� � ��ف أصح� � ��اب المصلح� � ��ة‪ .‬ويج� � ��رى‬ ‫اس� � ��تخدام ه� � ��ذا الح� � ��دث كمنص� � ��ة لتقديم‬ ‫وإط� �ل��اق العدي� � ��د م� � ��ن العالم� � ��ات التجارية‬ ‫يف المنطق� � ��ة ويوفر فرصة فري� � ��دة للزائرين‬ ‫للبح� � ��ث واتخاذ ق� � ��رارات تجارية مس� � ��تنيرة‬ ‫بين جميع العالمات التجارية الرائدة تحت‬ ‫سقف واحد"‪.‬‬

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‫يتوجه جميع أصحاب المصلحة والمهتمين‬ ‫بصناع� � ��ة الالفت� � ��ات والرس� � ��وم البياني� � ��ة يف‬ ‫مرك� � ��ز ديب التجاري العالمي يف يناير ‪2020‬‬ ‫لحض� � ��ور أكب� � ��ر مع� � ��رض يف المنطق� � ��ة وهو‬ ‫معرض "إس جي آي ديب ‪ ."2020‬ويش� � ��هد‬ ‫العرض األول‪ -‬الموجه إىل تلبية احتياجات‬ ‫الطباعة ذات التنس� � ��يقات واس� � ��عة النطاق‬ ‫والالفت� � ��ات والصناع� � ��ات المرتبط� � ��ة بها يف‬ ‫منطقتي الش� � ��رق األوسط وشمال إفريقيا‪-‬‬ ‫العارضي� � ��ن العالميي� � ��ن واإلقليميين الذين‬ ‫يعرض� � ��ون من خالل� � ��ه اآلالت والحلول التي‬ ‫تق� � ��در قيمتها بعدة ماليين م� � ��ن الدوالرات‪.‬‬ ‫و ُيعق� � ��د معرض "إس ج� � ��ي آي ديب ‪"2020‬‬ ‫يف الفترة من ‪ 12‬إىل ‪ 14‬يناير ‪.2020‬‬ ‫ويع� � ��د مع� � ��رض "إس ج� � ��ي آي ديب ‪"2020‬‬ ‫أكبر مع� � ��رض تج� � ��اري يف المنطقة لصانعي‬ ‫وم َصنِّعي الطابع� � ��ات والمنتجات‬ ‫الالفت� � ��ات ُ‬ ‫والوكاالت اإلعالمية وأصحاب مراكز التسوق‬ ‫وصناع� � ��ة تغلي� � ��ف الس� � ��يارات ومط� � ��وري‬ ‫العق� � ��ارات وصناع� � ��ات الضيافة والس� � ��ياحة‬ ‫وصناعة الطباعة ثالثية األبعاد والمهندسين‬ ‫المعماريين واستشاريين العالمات التجارية‬ ‫والص� � ��ور ضمن أصح� � ��اب المصلحة اآلخرين‬ ‫يف صناع� � ��ات الطباعة والالفت� � ��ات والتصوير‪.‬‬ ‫كان المع� � ��رض بمثاب� � ��ة بيئة جي� � ��دة وحاضنة‬ ‫للعالمات التجارية واألفكار المبتكرة‪.‬‬ ‫وق� � ��د ش� � ��هد مع� � ��رض "إس ج� � ��ي آي ديب"‬ ‫مشاركة من رواد العالمات التجارية الرائدين‬ ‫عل� � ��ى الصعيدين ال� � ��دويل واإلقليم� � ��ي‪ .‬ومن‬‫بين الش� � ��ركات والعارضي� � ��ن العالميين الذين‬ ‫س� � ��يحضرون المعرض‪ :‬ديزرت س� � ��اين بزنس‬ ‫بوين� � ��ت إنترناش� � ��يونال وكي� � ��و س� � ��ي دبلي� � ��و‬ ‫(س� � ��مارت تريانجل� � ��ز ش‪.‬ذ‪.‬م‪.‬م) وفليك� � ��س‬ ‫يوروب� � ��ا هيليوزيد وس� � ��تارفليكس وس� � ��ترينجز‬

‫إنترناش� � ��يونال والش� � ��بك وإي دي إس لمواد‬ ‫اإلع� �ل��ان ذ‪.‬م‪.‬م وأورف� � ��ول أوروب� � ��ا ج� � ��ي إم يب‬ ‫إتش وبترفالي إل إي دي وبرازير انترناش� � ��ول‬ ‫وجرافيك إنترناشيونال وماسونليت وماجيك‬ ‫للتجارة ذ‪.‬م‪.‬م‪ .‬وبرايم صاين ونيو واي أورينتل‬ ‫ترادينتج وتكس� � ��تلبوك وفورتش� � ��ن ‪ 7‬م‪.‬م‪.‬ح‪.‬‬ ‫وذلك ضمن عارضي� � ��ن عالميين آخرين ممن‬ ‫سيقدمون بعض أفضل أسرار الصناعة‪.‬‬ ‫وق� � ��د ص� � ��رح ش� � ��ريف الرحم� � ��ن‪ ،‬الرئي� � ��س‬ ‫التنفي� � ��ذي لش� � ��ركة ‪ IEC‬قائ� �ل �ا ً‪" :‬م� � ��ن خالل‬ ‫تجاوز دور الوس� � ��يط‪ ،‬يمك� � ��ن لزوار المعرض‬ ‫الحصول على أسعار أكثر تنافسية مباشر ًة‬ ‫م� � ��ن العارضي� � ��ن والمصنعي� � ��ن م� � ��ن أفضل‬ ‫العالمات التجارية‪ .‬ومن بين العدد المتزايد‬ ‫م� � ��ن ال� � ��زوار التجاريي� � ��ن الذين نرح� � ��ب بهم‬ ‫من جمي� � ��ع أنحاء العالم‪ ،‬نش� � ��هد نحن ً‬ ‫أيضا‬ ‫مش� � ��اركة متنامي� � ��ة من المنطق� � ��ة األفريقية‬ ‫سنويًا‪ ،‬حيث نشهد الزوار من كينيا ونيجيريا‬ ‫وجنوب إفريقي� � ��ا والس� � ��ودان وأوغندا وغانا‬ ‫وناميبيا وتنزانيا ومصر وليبيا من بين دول‬ ‫إفريقي� � ��ة أخرى‪ .‬ويوف� � ��ر التق� � ��ارب الجغرايف‬ ‫لمعرضنا منصة تمكن أصحاب األعمال من‬ ‫إفريقيا م� � ��ن الوصول إليه� � ��ا للحصول على‬ ‫أفضل اآلالت مع أحدث التقنيات"‪.‬‬ ‫يشارك تقرير س� � ��ميثرز بيرا رؤي ثاقبة ذات‬ ‫قيم� � ��ة يف صناع� � ��ة الطباعة العالمي� � ��ة‪ :‬ويقدر‬ ‫إجم� � ��ايل القيم� � ��ة الس� � ��وقية ‪ 874‬مليار دوالر‬ ‫يف ع� � ��ام ‪ .2024‬ويح� � ��دد التقرير أن الس� � ��وق‬ ‫العالمي� � ��ة عل� � ��ى الرغم م� � ��ن أنه ال ي� � ��زال يمر‬ ‫بمرحلة انتقالية‪ ،‬فإن له قيمة مضافة كبيرة‬ ‫يف العديد م� � ��ن الصناع� � ��ات العمودية‪ .‬ومن‬ ‫المتوق� � ��ع أن تحقق صناعة منطقة الش� � ��رق‬ ‫األوسط وشمال إفريقيا‪ -‬والتي من المتوقع‬ ‫أن تص� � ��ل إىل ‪ 32‬ملي� � ��ار دوالر بنهاي� � ��ة ع� � ��ام‬ ‫‪ 2020‬أدا ًء أفض� � ��ل من األس� � ��واق العالمية‬‫وتفيد التقارير أنها تنمو بنسبة ‪.6.2٪‬‬ ‫يمك� � ��ن للزائرين التجاريين مش� � ��اهدة بعض‬ ‫أحدث تقنيات العرض الرقمي يف المعرض‪،‬‬ ‫حيث تحتل الشاش� � ��ات الرقمية مكانة بارزة‬ ‫بس� � ��بب ظهور الواقع المدمج واالفتراضي‪.‬‬ ‫ومن المتوقع أن ينمو إجمايل حجم س� � ��وق‬ ‫بي� � ��ع التجزئة يف اإلم� � ��ارات العربية المتحدة‬ ‫بسرعة مع توقع أن تصل مبيعات التجزئة‬ ‫إىل ‪ 44‬مليار دوالر بحلول عام ‪.2021‬‬ ‫وم� � ��ن بي� � ��ن الفئ� � ��ات الت� � ��ي يمك� � ��ن االطالع‬ ‫عل� � ��ى أعمالها فئ� � ��ة ممثلي صناع� � ��ة طباعة‬ ‫المنس� � ��وجات‪ .‬حي� � ��ث يك� � ��ون م� � ��ن بي� � ��ن‬ ‫المش� � ��اركين يف المعرض أفضل الممثلين‬

‫م� � ��ن رواد ه� � ��ذه الصناع� � ��ة‪ .‬ويك� � ��ون ل� � ��دى‬ ‫مصنعي معدات طباعة المنسوجات الكثير‬ ‫من أوجه االستفادة من السوق يف المنطقة‬ ‫وخاص� � ��ة يف اإلمارات العربي� � ��ة المتحدة مع‬ ‫العديد من حقوق المؤسس� � ��ات من األثاث‬ ‫المنزيل إىل العالمات التجارية وحتى طباعة‬ ‫القمصان‪ .‬وتكم� � ��ل هذه الصناعة خطاها يف‬ ‫مس� � ��يرة النمو والتقدم حي� � ��ث تنظر العديد‬ ‫من األسواق األفريقية يف هذا القطاع بجدية‬ ‫واضحة ناهي� � ��ك عن أس� � ��واق دول مجلس‬ ‫التعاون الخليجي‪.‬‬ ‫وأض� � ��اف الرحم� � ��ن‪"" :‬نحن الي� � ��وم محاطون‬ ‫بالعديد من أشكال الالفتات سواء التقليدية‬ ‫أو الرقمي� � ��ة‪ .‬وكانت ه� � ��ذه الصناع� � ��ة جز ًءا ال‬ ‫يتج� � ��زأ من بيئة األعمال‪ ،‬وس� � ��تواصل تقديم‬ ‫خدمة ال تق� � ��در بثمن لس� � ��نوات قادمة‪ .‬ومع‬ ‫وجود آالف ال� � ��زوار المس� � ��جلين لزيارة صالة‬ ‫الع� � ��رض لمدة ‪ 3‬أيام‪ ،‬نتوقع أن تكون بمثابة‬ ‫سنة رائعة أخرى بالنسبة للعارضين لدينا"‪.‬‬ ‫وأضاف الرحمن قائلاً ‪" :‬تش� � ��كل تقنية "ليد"‬ ‫الحدث األكبر القادم بال شك‪ .‬وستلعب هذه‬ ‫مهم� � ��ا يف الحد من اس� � ��تخدام‬ ‫التقني� � ��ة دو ًرا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫البصم� � ��ة الكربوني� � ��ة يف الب� �ل��اد‪ .‬لق� � ��د قمن� � ��ا‬ ‫باس� � ��تحداث ه� � ��ذا القط� � ��اع ضم� � ��ن برنامجنا‬ ‫قبل بضع س� � ��نوات ومنذ ذل� � ��ك الحين نمت‬ ‫مش� � ��اركة الش� � ��ركات من جميع أنحاء العالم‬ ‫ونتوق� � ��ع طريق نمو مس� � ��تدام‪ .‬فنح� � ��ن أمام‬ ‫صناعة جديدة تقدر بمليارات الدوالرات وإذا‬ ‫مرتبطا بهذه الصناعة‪ ،‬فعليك أن تفكر‬ ‫كنت‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يف المشاركة يف هذا المعرض حيث نستقبل‬ ‫العدي� � ��د م� � ��ن المطوري� � ��ن وأصح� � ��اب مراك� � ��ز‬ ‫التسوق من الشرق األوسط وأفريقيا"‪.‬‬ ‫ُيعد المع� � ��رض بمثابة نقطة التقاء لمصنعي‬ ‫الطباعة واإلنتاج وصانعي الالفتات ووكاالت‬ ‫اإلعالم والتس� � ��ويق والمطورين والمهندسين‬ ‫المعماريي� � ��ن واستش� � ��اري العالم� � ��ات‬ ‫التجارية والصور وغيرها‪ .‬وس� � ��يكون هذا هو‬ ‫اإلص� � ��دار الثالث والعش� � ��رون م� � ��ن المعرض‬ ‫وسيس� � ��تقبل اآلالف م� � ��ن ال� � ��زوار بش� � ��كل‬ ‫أساس� � ��ي م� � ��ن الش� � ��رق األوس� � ��ط وإفريقي� � ��ا‬ ‫وأوروبا وآسيا‪ .‬ويتضمن معرض ‪ً 2020‬‬ ‫أيضا‬ ‫العديد من األنشطة مثل المسابقة اإلبداعية‬ ‫– "جدار الش� � ��هرة" ومناقشات الحوارات مع‬ ‫ق� � ��ادة الصناعة ‪-‬سلس� � ��لة المعرفة وعروض‬ ‫تغليف السيارات‪-‬ماس� � ��ترز أوف راب‪ .‬ويدير‬ ‫المناقشة التي تجريها لجنة سلسلة المعرفة‬ ‫الدكتور نيكوالس هيلموث‪ ،‬مؤسس ورئيس‬ ‫ومدير شركة فلير‪.‬‬

‫والزورث تعلن استحواذها على ريبونبرينترز‬ ‫أعلن� � ��ت والزورث أنها ستس� � ��تحوذ على‬ ‫ريبونبرينت� � ��رز يف مدينة ريب� � ��ون يف والية‬ ‫ويسكنس� � ��ون يف ‪ 31‬ديس� � ��مبر ‪.2019‬‬ ‫وسيعزز ش� � ��راء والزورث لريبون برينترز‬ ‫قدرتها على الطباعة كما سيوفر للعمالء‬ ‫اختيارات إضافي� � ��ة فيما يخص الطباعة‬ ‫وإمكانية إرس� � ��ال العينات الدعائية عبر‬ ‫البريد مباش� � ��ر ًة وإمكاني� � ��ة التواصل عبر‬ ‫الوس� � ��ائل الرقمي� � ��ة‪ .‬وس� � ��يبقى مصنع‬ ‫ح� � ��ا وستس� � ��تمر‬ ‫ريب� � ��ون برينت� � ��رز مفتو ً‬ ‫ج� � ��داول اإلنت� � ��اج المنتظم عل� � ��ى النحو‬ ‫المخطط له‪ ،‬وس� � ��يكون التغيير الوحيد‬ ‫يف أن� � ��ه يعمل تح� � ��ت العالم� � ��ة التجارية‬ ‫لوالزورث اعتبا ًرا من ‪ 1‬يناير ‪.2020‬‬ ‫وص� � ��رح رئيس وال� � ��زورث دون والزورث‬ ‫ب� � ��أن كل من والزورث وريب� � ��ون بريبنترز‬

‫تتمتع� � ��ان بتاريخ وثقافة متش� � ��ابهتين‪،‬‬ ‫وأضاف‪" ،‬إنهم لديهم تاريخ طويل مثلنا‬ ‫بوصفها ش� � ��ركة مملوكة لعائل� � ��ة‪ ،‬وتركز‬ ‫على تلبية احتياجات عمالئها وموظفيها‬ ‫ومجتمعه� � ��ا"‪ .‬وترجع جذور تاريخ ريبون‬ ‫برينت� � ��رز إىل الحرب األهلي� � ��ة حين بدأت‬ ‫دار نش� � ��ر ريب� � ��ون كومونويل� � ��ث النش� � ��ر‪،‬‬ ‫ويف ع� � ��ام ‪ 1962‬اش� � ��ترت ه� � ��ذه العائلة‬ ‫الجري� � ��دة‪ ،‬كما اش� � ��ترت منص� � ��ة إعالمية‬ ‫على اإلنترنت بعد ذلك بس� � ��نوات قليلة‬ ‫مما مك� � ��ن ريبون من تنوي� � ��ع المنتجات‬ ‫التي تستهدفها‪.‬‬ ‫وص� � ��رح المس� � ��ؤولون يف وال� � ��زورث بأن‬ ‫استحواذها على ريبون برينترز يتماشى‬ ‫مع اس� � ��تراتيجية الش� � ��ركة للنم� � ��و‪ .‬ومن‬ ‫ش� � ��أن ذل� � ��ك الش� � ��راء أن يرف� � ��ع أعم� � ��ال‬

‫تصني� � ��ع الكتالوجات مما س� � ��يزيد حصة‬ ‫والزورث يف السوق يف هذا المجال‪ .‬ويف‬ ‫عام ‪ 2010‬اشترت الشركة شركة أي يب‬ ‫سي الواقعة يف منطقة سانت جوسيف‬ ‫يف والي� � ��ة ميش� � ��يجين‪ ،‬ويف ع� � ��ام ‪2012‬‬ ‫اس� � ��تحوذت عل� � ��ى أوفي� � ��د بي� � ��ل بري� � ��س‬ ‫الواقع� � ��ة يف فولتي� � ��ن يف والي� � ��ة ميزوري‪.‬‬ ‫وتقدم هاتان الش� � ��ركتان أعمال رئيسية‬ ‫هامة‪ ،‬وكذلك تتوقع والزورث من ريبون‬ ‫بريبنترز أن تسير على نفس النحو‪.‬‬ ‫لقد استثمرت الشركة استثمارات هائلة‬ ‫يف األف� � ��راد ورأس الم� � ��ال والتكنولوجيا‬ ‫ويظل هدفها هو االس� � ��تمرار يف النمو يف‬ ‫جميع أنح� � ��اء العالم‪ .‬وس� � ��يرتفع العائد‬ ‫الس� � ��نوي لوالزورث بعد هذا االستحواذ‬ ‫ليصل إىل ‪ 200‬مليون دوالر‪.‬‬

‫سويس كيو برينت تقدم أفكا ًرا لتطبيقات جديدة‬ ‫‪ME‌Printer December 2019‬‬

‫صرحت س� � ��ويس كيو برينت بأنها س� � ��تقدم‬ ‫جمي� � ��ع التطبيقات الجدي� � ��دة المحتملة يف‬ ‫الطباعة المس� � ��طحة والطباع� � ��ة بنظام لفة‬ ‫إىل لف� � ��ة يف الجمعي� � ��ة األوروبي� � ��ة لطابعات‬ ‫الشاش� � ��ات (‪ )Fespa2020‬يف مدريد‪ ،‬من‬ ‫‪ 24‬حت� � ��ى ‪ 27‬م� � ��ارس ‪ ،2020‬يف الصال� � ��ة‬

‫رق� � ��م ‪ 7‬يف المنص� � ��ة رق� � ��م ب‪ .10‬وتعرض‬ ‫ش� � ��ركة س� � ��ويس كيو برين� � ��ت يف (‪)Fespa‬‬ ‫يف مدري� � ��د مجموعة كبيرة م� � ��ن التطبيقات‬ ‫الخاص� � ��ة بطابع� � ��ات التنس� � ��يقات الكبي� � ��رة‬ ‫ومنها بع� � ��ض األفكار والنظري� � ��ات الجديدة‬ ‫تماما‪ .‬وس� � ��تعمل الطابع� � ��ة نياال ‪ 3‬للطباعة‬ ‫ً‬

‫المس� � ��طحة وطابع� � ��ة كاريب� � ��و لف� � ��ة إىل لفة‬ ‫ألول م� � ��رة يف غرفة الع� � ��رض على المنصة‬ ‫ب‪ 10‬يف الصال� � ��ة رقم ‪ ،7‬وس� � ��تنتج عينات‬ ‫من طباعتها أمام أعين المش� � ��اهدين‪ .‬وتعد‬ ‫س� � ��ويس كيو برين� � ��ت ال� � ��زوار برؤي� � ��ة أفكار‬ ‫جديدة كل ًيا‪.‬‬

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‫‪ME‌Printer December 2019‬‬

‫نيتباك تكتسب كفاءات استثنائية بفضل تكنولوجيات التعبئة‬ ‫والتغليف الخاصة بشركة إي إف آي‬

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‫عق� � ��دت نيتب� � ��اك‪ ،‬وه� � ��ي أكب� � ��ر الش� � ��ركات‬ ‫الخاص� � ��ة لتصني� � ��ع الكرت� � ��ون المطب� � ��وع‬ ‫المط� � ��وي يف مقاطع� � ��ة كيبيك‪ ،‬ش� � ��راكة مع‬ ‫ش� � ��ركة إليكترونيك فور إيميجينج للمضي‬ ‫قدما يف مس� � ��ار أعمالها التجارية المتكاملة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وإدارة اإلنتاج‪ .‬وتعد نيتباك الش� � ��ركة األوىل‬ ‫يف أمريكا الش� � ��مالية الت� � ��ي تتبنى مجموعة‬ ‫برام� � ��ج كامل� � ��ة إلنت� � ��اج الكرت� � ��ون المط� � ��وي‬ ‫الخاص� � ��ة بش� � ��ركة إي إف آي (إليكتروني� � ��ك‬ ‫فور إيميجينج)‪.‬‬ ‫وصرح كارلو كاماليري المؤسس المشارك‬ ‫يف نيتباك قائال‪" :‬تماش � � � ًيا م� � ��ع قيم كيبيك‬ ‫الجوهرية للتمي� � ��ز والتزامها باالبتكار الدائم‪،‬‬ ‫يمثل تحس� � ��ين ه� � ��ذا البرنامج ال� � ��ذي يقوم‬ ‫على أفضل ممارسات إدارة الجودة خطوة‬ ‫لألم� � ��ام يف طريق تكنولوجي� � ��ا الطباعة ورفع‬ ‫معايي� � ��ر إنتاج الكرتون المطوي للمصنعين‬ ‫يف العالم بأس� � ��ره‪ .‬وال يدعم هذا الحل لسير‬ ‫العم� � ��ل خط� � ��ط الش� � ��ركة الطموح� � ��ة للنمو‬ ‫فحس� � ��ب‪ ،‬ب� � ��ل يع� � ��زز ً‬ ‫أيض� � ��ا ثقاف� � ��ة االبتكار‬ ‫والتكنولوجيا لدينا‪ ،‬كم� � ��ا يعزز تركيزنا على‬ ‫نحو غير مس� � ��بوق على العمالء‪ ،‬وهذه هي‬ ‫المي� � ��زة التي يقوم عليها نجاحنا المس� � ��تمر‬ ‫عاما"‪.‬‬ ‫منذ ‪ً 15‬‬ ‫وقد اعتم� � ��دت هذه الش� � ��ركة الواقع مقرها‬ ‫يف مونتري� � ��ال والمتخصص� � ��ة يف التعبئ� � ��ة‬ ‫والتغلي� � ��ف والتي ُعر ِ َف عنها س� � ��رعة اآلداء‬ ‫والج� � ��ودة العالي� � ��ة عل� � ��ى برنام� � ��ج رادياس‪،‬‬ ‫وه� � ��و برنامج س� � ��وفت وير م� � ��ن إي إف آي‬ ‫إلدارة م� � ��وارد التعبئ� � ��ة يف الش� � ��ركة بوصفه‬ ‫حجر األساس لسير األعمال األوتوماتيكية‪.‬‬ ‫وتس� � ��تطيع نيتباك أن تحاف� � ��ظ على ميزتها‬ ‫التنافس� � ��ية يف األتمت� � ��ة عل� � ��ى مس� � ��توى‬ ‫كف� � ��اءات المصانع مما يوفر له� � ��ا قد ًرا كبي ًرا‬ ‫م� � ��ن المرونة ويس� � ��مح لها بمواكبة س� � ��رعة‬

‫طلب� � ��ات عمالئه� � ��ا يف الس� � ��وق وذلك بفضل‬ ‫استخدامها إجراءات متقدمة للتتبع تخلق‬ ‫نوع� � ��ا من التكام� � ��ل بين الق� � ��درة على خلق‬ ‫ً‬ ‫العمل واالتصال م� � ��ع األعمال التي تنفذها‬ ‫اآليات المؤتمتة واإلنسان اآليل‪.‬‬ ‫كذلك تس� � ��تخدم الشركة طريقة إبداعية يف‬ ‫أعمال ما قبل الطباعة تعمل بسالسة مع‬ ‫مجموعة برامج التعبئة والتغليف لالرتقاء‬ ‫بإنتاجية نيتباك بأكب� � ��ر قدر ممكن ومنحها‬ ‫القدرة على تقديم حل� � ��ول خاصة بالتعبئة‬ ‫والتغلي� � ��ف بكف� � ��اءة أعل� � ��ى‪ .‬وقد حس� � ��نت‬ ‫نيتباك س� � ��ير األعمال لديه� � ��ا بمرور الوقت‬ ‫إذ أضاف� � ��ت عناصر م� � ��ن مجموع� � ��ة برامج‬ ‫إي إف آي الخاص� � ��ة بالتعبئ� � ��ة والتغلي� � ��ف‬ ‫الت� � ��ي يمكنها االندم� � ��اج الكامل مع برنامج‬ ‫رادي� � ��اس‪ .‬وكان� � ��ت نيتباك أول ش� � ��ركة من‬ ‫ش� � ��ركات الكرتون المطوي تطلق أيكووت‬ ‫‪ )iQuote‬وهو نظام من إي إف آي للتقدير‬ ‫الذكي وتقديم حلول للتخطيط‪ ،‬كما تعتمد‬ ‫الش� � ��ركة يف عملي� � ��ة اإلنتاج عل� � ��ى البيانات‬ ‫وعل� � ��ى أفضل حلول س� � ��ير األعمال يف هذه‬ ‫الصناعة‪.‬‬ ‫وإلح� � ��راز مزيد من التق� � ��دم يف أعمال نيتباك‪،‬‬ ‫أجرت الش� � ��ركة مراجعة ألعمالها مع إي إف‬ ‫أي للتعرف على النقاط التي تمكن نيتباك‬ ‫من كس� � ��ب قيم� � ��ة أكب� � ��ر يف عمله� � ��ا‪ .‬وصرح‬ ‫المؤسس المشارك يف الشركة سالفاتوري‬ ‫نوفيلو قائ� �ل��ا‪" :‬لقد رأينا نتائ� � ��ج عظيمة بعد‬ ‫مرحل� � ��ة التحدي� � ��ث األوىل للبن� � ��ى التحتي� � ��ة‬ ‫الخاص� � ��ة ببرامجنا حتى وصلنا إىل درجة من‬ ‫تقدم الش� � ��ركة تجعلنا نظن أننا قادرون على‬ ‫تحسين اإلجراءات أكثر وأكثر لتدعيم أهدافنا‬ ‫التجارية‪ ،‬كما أننا يف س� � ��ياق شراكتنا مع إي‬ ‫إف أي راجعن� � ��ا خارطة الطري� � ��ق الخاصة بنا‬ ‫وكان تركيزن� � ��ا منص ًب� � ��ا على كيفية تحس� � ��ين‬

‫األداء مثل جمع بيانات وجدولة المتاجر"‪.‬‬ ‫وقد تحولت ش� � ��ركة نيتباك من اس� � ��تخدام‬ ‫برنام� � ��ج رادي� � ��اس لتجميع بيان� � ��ات المتاجر‬ ‫إىل اس� � ��تخدام "أوتو كاون� � ��ت" ‪4‬دي من إي‬ ‫إف أي‪ ،‬وهي منصة خاصة باإلنتاج تس� � ��مح‬ ‫للمستخدمين بتجميع بيانات دقيقة وحية‬ ‫تلقائ ًي� � ��ا وبش� � ��كل آين بم� � ��ا يف ذل� � ��ك األرقام‬ ‫وحال� � ��ة الطباع� � ��ة والس� � ��رعة والمعلوم� � ��ات‬ ‫األساسية األخرى مباش� � ��ر ًة من آلة اإلنتاج‪.‬‬ ‫كما تضمن� � ��ت عملية اإلط� �ل��اق تلك محرك‬ ‫الجدول� � ��ة إي إف أي برينتفل� � ��و‪ ،‬وبذلك يتم‬ ‫تقدي� � ��م أحدث التقني� � ��ات إىل أعمال نيتباك‬ ‫لتحسين اإلنتاجية بشكل عام يف المصانع‪.‬‬ ‫يمكن لبرينتفلو أن يغير الجداول عند تغير‬ ‫الظروف مم� � ��ا ُيمكن المس� � ��تخدم من إزالة‬ ‫العقبات بسهولة‪.‬‬ ‫وص� � ��رح ج� � ��ورج بيرب� � ��اري مدي� � ��ر األعم� � ��ال‬ ‫التش� � ��غيلية يف نيتباك قائ� �ًل��اً ‪ " :‬نحن نعمل‬ ‫عل� � ��ى ربط عملي� � ��ة جم� � ��ع بيان� � ��ات المتاجر‬ ‫ببرنام� � ��ج "أوتوكاونت ف� � ��ور دي" والجدولة‬ ‫اآللي� � ��ة مع برينتفلو لرف� � ��ع القيمة ولتحقيق‬ ‫مزيد من المكاس� � ��ب‪ ،‬كم� � ��ا أن هذه العملية‬ ‫ُتمكِّ� � ��ن نيتب� � ��اك من رف� � ��ع كفائته� � ��ا واتخاذ‬

‫مكانة متميزة بين منافس� � ��يها‪ .‬وأضاف أنه‬ ‫بفضل تلك التحس� � ��ينات على عملية سير‬ ‫تقدم� � ��ا كبي ًرا يف‬ ‫األعمال‪ ،‬نتوق� � ��ع أن نحقق‬ ‫ً‬ ‫عملي� � ��ة تلق� � ��ي طلب� � ��ات العم� �ل��اء وتنفيذها‬ ‫لتعود على الشركة باألموال والتسريع من‬ ‫القيام بالوظائف داخل المصنع مما يحقق‬ ‫مكاس� � ��ب كبيرة لنا ولعمالئنا"‪ .‬عالوة على‬ ‫ذلك‪ ،‬نفذت ش� � ��ركة نيتباك برنامج لمراقبة‬ ‫الجودة بمتطلبات عالية تقوم يف األس� � ��اس‬ ‫عل� � ��ى إج� � ��راءات التوق� � ��ف واإلص� �ل��اح وهي‬ ‫مأخوذة من أفضل الممارس� � ��ات المعروفة‬ ‫يف الصناعة‪.‬‬

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‫األخبار‬

‫منتجات وبرامج‬

‫نيتباك تكتسب كفاءات استثنائية‬ ‫بفضل تكنولوجيات التعبئة والتغليف‬ ‫الخاصة بشركة إي إف آي‬

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‫والزورث تعلن استحواذها على‬ ‫ريبونبرينترز‬

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‫سويس كيو برينت تقدم أفكا ًرا‬ ‫لتطبيقات جديدة‬

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‫مجلة شهرية شاملة مختصة يف عالم‬ ‫الطباعة يف الشرق األوسط‬ ‫الس � � �نــة السادسة عشرة ‪ /‬العدد ‪ / 175‬ديسمبر ‪2019‬‬

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‫الشركة المتحدة لصناعات الكرتون‬ ‫يف المملكة العربية السعودية‬ ‫تستثمر يف الطباعة الرقمية من‬ ‫خالل طابعات ‪EFI Nozomi‬‬ ‫المموجة‬

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‫فوز طابعة األلوان ‪OKI C844dnw‬‬ ‫‪ A3‬بجائزتين مرموقتين يف مجال‬ ‫صناعة التجزئة‬

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‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،502183 .‬مدينة ديب لإلعالم‬ ‫ديب‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬ ‫هاتف‪+971 4 391 1210 :‬‬ ‫فاكس‪+971 4 390 9561 :‬‬ ‫البريد اإللكت� � ��روين‪info@meprinter.com :‬‬ ‫مدير النشر للمجموعة‬ ‫مرتضى كريميان‬ ‫‪karimian@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫هيئــة التح ــرير‬ ‫المحرر ‪ -‬القسم اإلنجليزي‬ ‫‪editor@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫المحرر التقني – القسم العريب‬ ‫د‪ .‬جورج نوبار سيمونيان‬ ‫‪goujy@dircon.co.uk‬‬ ‫المحرر التقني – القسم اإلنجليزي‬ ‫رود هايز‬ ‫‪rod.hayes@me.com‬‬ ‫المختصون المش������اركون يف التحرير‬ ‫فرانك رومانو (الواليات المتحدة)‬ ‫‪fxrppr@rit.edu‬‬ ‫لوريل برونر (المملكة المتحدة)‬ ‫‪lb@digitaldots.org‬‬ ‫د‪ .‬نيكوالس هيلموث‬ ‫‪nhellmuth@flaar.org‬‬ ‫مدير اإلعالنات‬ ‫ريجي ماثيوس‬ ‫‪+971505475110‬‬ ‫‪meprinter@meprinter.com‬‬

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‫يعرض اإلصدار الثالث والعشرون من‬ ‫معرض إس جي آي ديب ‪ 2020‬روائع‬ ‫الطباعة العالمية المبتكرة التي تقدر‬ ‫قيمتها بالماليين‬ ‫أكبر معرض يف منطقتي الشرق األوسط‬ ‫وشمال أفريقيا لصناعة الالفتات‬ ‫والطباعة الذي من المقرر انعقاده‬ ‫يف يناير ‪ 2020‬يف مركز ديب التجاري‬ ‫العالمي الشهير‬

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‫نمو صناعات الطباعة والالفتات‬ ‫األفريقية لالستفادة من معرض اس‬ ‫جي اي ديب ‪2020‬‬

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‫التوجهات والرؤى المتعمقة‬ ‫يف أسواق صناعة الملصقات‬ ‫المطبوعة للوصول إىل ‪ 67.02‬مليار‬ ‫دوالر بحلول عام ‪2026‬‬

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‫قيمة العبوة الصناعية العالمية تبلغ‬ ‫‪ 66‬مليار دوالر بحلول عام ‪2024‬‬

‫اإلعالنات المبوبة واإلشتراكات‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 1210‬‬ ‫‪+971 50 528 9267‬‬ ‫‪info@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫توجه المراسالت إىل العنوان التايل‪:‬‬ ‫مجلة ‪ME Printer‬‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب ‪ ،502183‬مدينة ديب لإلعالم‬ ‫بناية رقم ‪ ،9‬مكتب رقم ‪214‬‬ ‫ديب‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬

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