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Vol. 14 / Issue 150 / August 2017

Digital Print for Packaging: The Pace is Steady and Picking Up

In 2017 digitally printed labels and packaging add up to an overall $13.2 billion market globally. In 2022 the sector will grow to be worth $23.2 billion after five healthy years of growth averaging 11.2% in value terms.

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Contents Products and Applications

News EFI to Emphasize Digital Textile Ecosystem Benefits at Avanprint Exhibition

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Major Vendors to Headline as Presenters at the Digital Print Think Tank

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Multi-Color Corporation Acquires Constantia Labels Division

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ColorPressArt Installs First KBA Rapida 75 PRO with LED-UV in Poland

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TrojanLabel and Nilpeter Form International Collaboration

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Lombardi Looks to the Future at LabelExpo 2017

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MPS Partners with Printum Concepts in Central America

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CRON to Deliver Exceptional Image Quality with Low Cost Solutions at Labelexpo Europe

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Cicogres Sees Quantifiable Benefits From Xaar 1003 Upgrade

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Flint Group Launches Nyloflex FTC Digital For Corrugated Postprint

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First Sistrade International Users' Conference Concluded

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Esko to Bring Efficiencies in End-To-End Label Workflow at Labelexpo Europe 2017

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Global Graphics Extends Label and Packaging Line Up for Labelexpo

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Avery Dennison Launches Ultra-Conformable PVC-Free Film for Use on Textured Surfaces

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BOBST Labelexpo Preview: Taking Innovation to the Next Level

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Manroland Web Store Launches MARKET-X

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BuLu Ensures Customer Loyalty with High-Quality and Durable Binding

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OKI Singapore Putting Specialised Pro Series Printers on Show at PrintPack+Sign 2017

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Rotoflex Showing Diversity of Finishing Solutions at Labelexpo Europe

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ONYX Hub Software Brings Business Intelligence to Wide Format

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Roland DGA Announces the Availability of New ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 RIP Software for its Texart Dye-Sublimation Printers

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Canon Launches imageRUNNER C3025i

Events Labelexpo Europe 2017 to Debut Automation Arena

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SIGN Ä°stanbul 2017 Exhibitors Prepare for a Record Event

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International Media Heavyweights to Speak at Expos in Berlin

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Opinion & insight

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HP Publicly Commits to Reduce its CO2 Footprint ME Printer speaks to Carlos Lahoz, the WW Sustainability and Environmental Manager at HP Graphics Solutions Business, about the company’s print sustainability initiatives

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PDF 2.0: New Capabilities for Print Production Mark Lewiecki, the Senior Product Manager at Adobe, speaks about the opportunities PDF 2.0 brings along

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Machinery Makers Eye Sharjah Plastics Show

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Ann Inc., REI, Starbucks to Speak on Sustainability at SGIA Luncheon

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Digital Print for Packaging: The Pace is Steady and Picking Up

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We Have Switched to Offering Eco-Friendly Printing Technologies: Jacky’s Ashish Panjabi, the COO of Jacky’s Group of Companies, speaks to ME Printer about sustainability in the printing industry

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We Have a Very Clear Focus in the Market: Grapho Line ME Printer speaks to Imran Abdullah, the Managing Director at Grapho Line Trading LLC, about his plans for the company and the trends in the regional printing industry

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Heidelberg Starts The New Financial Year With An Increase In Sales And Earnings

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We’re Helping Printers Become More Sustainable: Kodak ME Printer speaks to Komal Sharma, the Managing Director at Kodak for Middle East Africa, South East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand, about the company’s initiatives to support sustainability in the regional print industry

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KBA Reports Growth in Packaging and Digital Printing Markets

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By 2022 the $23.2 billion digital packaging sector will account for nearly 5.3% of packaging by value, the 334 billion A4 prints will be some 3.2% of the print area output while almost six million tons is also 3.2% of the total. So even after five years of very strong growth digital will still be a tiny minority – hardly the major disruption predicted by some. Read inside about how a significant base will set the stage for major changes in the future of packaging.

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EFI to Emphasize Digital Textile Ecosystem Benefits at Avanprint Exhibition Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is highlighting its groundbreaking design-to-print workflow – the EFI Digital Textile Ecosystem – at the new Avanprint USA tradeshow in New York, July 17-19. The exhibit in booth V15 will be a virtual display of technologies showing visitors the advanced benefits of garment workflows featuring EFI Optitex design and digital software, EFI Fiery digital front ends (DFEs) and EFI Reggiani inkjet printers.

Designed to meet rapidly growing garment printing needs for the fast fashion, sportswear and accessory markets, the EFI Industrial Textile Ecosystem allows for greater design agility while taking time and cost out of the textile design and manufacturing process.

The technology, which is another example of EFI’s holistic approach to workflow across multiple industries, improves the garment process without compromising on quality, giving designers and retailers tools to develop and sell their best work quickly. Ecosystem components cover the key steps in the garment workflow, including:

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Design: EFI Optitex 2D and 3D solutions enable creation of pattern designs, allowing the user to customize with a wide variety of tools in the pattern design software, drape patterns and simulate in 3D to view final results and prepare for production.

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Print Preparation: EFI Fiery DFEs that quickly and accurately convert designs into printing data, handling even the most challenging jobs with the finest details, the largest color range, and the highest quality demands. Printing: EFI Reggiani printing solutions offer a digital printing process with a full range of water-based inks. This eco-friendly, green production technology delivers stunning colors and color fidelity for striking fashion and sportswear designs. EFI Reggiani printers are very versatile in their capabilities, and can print with a variety of different inks to support virtually any fabric type for efficient digital production.

Completing the workflow are EFI Reggiani partners that provide systems for image transfer/fixation and automated cutting and sewing.

“The EFI Industrial Textile Ecosystem is a unique, end-to-end workflow for the design-to-finished-garment process, one that gives designers and manufacturers the ability to collaborate globally while reducing the cost of sample making and of small-lot apparel,” said EFI Reggiani Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni. “Bringing a new, higher level of flexibility to the garment production process with this ecosystem can change the way designers and retailers think about their collections.”

EFI’s complete printer portfolio, which in addition to industry-leading textile printers also includes LED and UV inkjet narrow-, wide- and superwide-format technologies and ceramic decoration printers, gives customers profitable opportunities for the Imaging of Things, delivering greater product customization and appeal in everything from signage and packaging to décor, apparel and industrial manufacturing.

Major Vendors to Headline as Presenters at the Digital Print Think Tank Printing Industries Alliance urged all printers to register today for their DIGITAL PRINT THINK TANK TWO on July 26th, 2017 in NYC. The list of presentation sponsors includes EFI, Ricoh, Canon, Heidelberg, Xerox, HP and Konica Minolta, Komori, Screen and Xeikon. X-Rite/ Pantone, Paper Mart, Lindenmeyer Munroe and Red Tie are nonpresentation sponsors.

Attendees will hear the latest updates and options for all areas of digital printing including toner, inkjet production, label & packaging

Marty Maloney, Executive Vice President, Printing Industries Alliance stated, “In this single day event, printers will be fully updated on the world of digital printing and be able to make sideby-side comparisons and find out which press should be their next digital purchase.

They will see presentations, listen to panelists and have time to visit

with the vendors as well as network with their peers.”

The event will cut across all digital printing technologies from the simplest to ink jet production and all applications will be discussed including direct mail, books, labels & packaging and wide format graphics.

The presentations will be interspersed by discussion panels that will include a panel of digital printers and also a panel of digital press manufacturers.

The last Think Tank held in October, 2015 (more than 18 months ago) had an audience of well over 100 from the metro NY and NJ area. We believe we will definitely exceed that number. Printers have asked us to hold this digital printing forum.

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The event will take place at Club 101, located at 101 Park Avenue, NY, NY at 40th Street. Mark Michelson, our event’s lead moderator will be joined by expert panelists, speakers and presenters.

and wide format. A digital experience printers panel will feature top management from printers large and small; including Mike Graff, CEO of Sandy Alexander and Cheryl Kahanec, President of Marketing Solutions Group, Earth Color and Eric Webber, CEO & President of Cohber Press, Kevin McVea of SCI and Michael Duggal of Duggal.

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Multi-Color Corporation Acquires Constantia Labels Division return objective to exceed 20% compounded annual growth over the next five years. Cost synergies are anticipated to reach $15 million (or 2% of acquired revenues) by Fiscal Year March 2020 through a combination of procurement, SG&A, and manufacturing efficiencies. As an example, Multi-Color will utilize Constantia Labels' pressure sensitive substrate manufacturing capability in the US and Europe to drive future efficiencies. Both companies currently generate EBITDA margins of approximately 18%.

Multi-Color Corporation announces today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Labels Division of Constantia Flexibles ("Constantia Labels") from Constantia Flexibles GmbH ("Constantia Flexibles") for approximately $1.3 billion (€1.15 billion), payable in cash and stock.

The combined annual revenues and EBITDA of the two businesses will be approximately $1.6 billion and $300 million, respectively.

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The combination brings together Constantia Labels' high performing Food and Beverage business with Multi-Color's strong Wine and Spirit, and Home and Personal Care platforms, and emerging global position in Healthcare.

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Additional growth opportunities for Multi-Color exist in Home and Personal Care by utilizing Constantia Labels' European operational footprint and assets. Growth opportunities for Constantia Labels exist in Food & Beverage and derive from Multi-Color's US operational footprint and assets. The stronger combined footprint in Asia will provide further revenue opportunities.

The strengthened global platform creates a much greater acquisition pipeline and higher potential synergies from future acquisitions, especially in Food and Beverage, the largest segment of the global labels market.

"The acquisition of Constantia Labels marks a major milestone in the evolution of Multi-Color," said Nigel Vinecombe, Executive Chairman of Multi-Color. "We are bringing together complementary talents in markets and geographies, diversifying our business and creating a global leader with a transaction that is financially attractive, which will better help us serve our customers.”

Management estimates the presynergy forward EBITDA multiple for acquiring Constantia Labels is approximately 10.25x. The forward EBITDA multiple including pro forma run-rate synergies is estimated to be 9.2x.

Management expects the transaction to be meaningfully accretive to Core EPS in the Fiscal Year ending March 2019, the first full-year of combined results, and supports Multi-Color's total shareholder

As part of the transaction, Mike Henry, current EVP and Head of Constantia Labels, is expected to become CEO-elect of Multi-Color Corporation, and Constantia Flexibles will become a 16.6% shareholder in Multi-Color. Henry (51), brings 17 years of experience in the labels sector, having started his career at KPMG as a Chartered Accountant, spent 14 years in senior management roles for Spear Labels (based in Cincinnati), and has led Constantia Labels for the past three years. Current Multi-Color CEO, Vadis Rodato, is expected to retire in early 2018 after a transition period. Nigel Vinecombe will remain Executive Chairman.

"I welcome Mike Henry to the executive team and representatives from Constantia Flexibles to the Board of Directors of Multi-Color," Vinecombe added. "I am delighted to take on this new opportunity and, together with an outstanding team of employees, build on the strengths of the combined businesses to drive forward Multi-Color to further success in the global labels industry.”

The transaction purchase price is approximately $1.3 billion (€1.15 billion), and will be settled in cash and 3.4 million shares in MultiColor stock (representing 19.9% of current stock outstanding).

Multi-Color's stock will be issued to Constantia Flexibles at a price of $75 per share. Two representatives of Constantia Flexibles will join Multi-Color's Board of Directors, and the shares issued as consideration will be subject to customary lock-up provisions.

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News

ColorPressArt Installs First KBA Rapida 75 PRO with LED-UV in Poland were able to experience the new Rapida 75 PRO in production with a variety of non-absorbent substrates.

A series of accompanying presentations provided more information on the LED-UV process and on the inks and other consumables used. Robert Tokarski, CEO of ColorPressArt, is delighted with the comprehensive automation, energy efficiency and ecological compatibility of the press.

It has been configured with five printing units, a coater and triple-length extended delivery. Besides LED-UV production, it can also print and coat in a conventional process at speeds up to 16,000 sheets per hour.

A few months ago, a Rapida 75 PRO with LED-UV drying was commissioned at ColorPressArt in Kielce/ Poland. It is the first half-format press incorporating this innovative drying technology in the country. At a recent open house, representatives from other Polish print companies

The list of key press features includes FAPC fully automatic plate changers, Plate Ident, CleanTronic Synchro Speed, the disengaging of unused inking units, a console with wallscreen, ErgoTronic ColorDrive, ErgoTronic Lab, QualiTronic Color-

Control with LiveView, DotView and QualityPass, ACR, accessories for printing on plastics and VariDryBluedryers. With 225 mm raised foundations and CX board-handing accessories, the press is equipped to print on substrates up to a thickness of 0.8 mm. From standard and uncoated papers to films and other plastic materials, it delivers high-quality print on practically all substrates.

“Apart from the technological advantages, the LED-UV process brings also tangible economic benefits, for example a reduced energy consumption and significant material savings,” as Robert Tokarski confirms.

Jan Korenc, managing director of KBA CEE: “We would like to thank ColorPressArt for choosing to install another sheetfed offset press from Koenig & Bauer. With its technical capabilities, it will help ColorPressArt to expand into new market segments.”

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TrojanLabel and Nilpeter Form International Collaboration

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The Danish manufacturer of digital inkjet label printing machines, TrojanLabel, and Nilpeter A/S have established an international agreement for distribution of the Trojan2 digital label press. The agreement covers the specific markets of Nilpeter USA Inc., Nilpeter do Brasil, Nilpeter Asia Pacific, and Nilpeter Ltd. in the UK and Ireland.

“From the get-go, it has been Nilpeter’s strategy to offer a wide range of digital solutions with our PANORAMA product-line and the products from TrojanLabel fit perfectly into

this equation”, says Jakob Landberg, Sales & Marketing Director at Nilpeter A/S. “We are very excited because we now cover a larger market with quality products which is what converters expect from Nilpeter.”

The Trojan2 is a mini digital label press that can propel converters into the world of digital labels. As such, it supplements Nilpeter’s PANORAMA product-line of hybrid solutions.

TrojanLabel has grown rapidly to become one of the leading manufacturers in the digital colour label printer

market and has now become a part of AstroNova inc.

“We consider this collaboration to be a significant, strategic partnership which will further accelerate our leadership position of several hundred Trojan installations in this market “, says Mikkel Wichmann, Managing Director of TrojanLabel.

“With Nilpeter as a global partner, we will be able to get closer to our customers, provide strong backup, and further enhance our successful distribution channels.”

Lombardi Looks to the Future at LabelExpo 2017 From 25th to 28th September, 2017, Lombardi Converting Machinery will be in Brussels for the Labelexpo Europe 2017 fair. The event is at C53 booth in Hall 11, which will be proposed as a meeting place for all visitors seeking innovations and new technologies in the field of flexographic printing and finishing.

Press demonstrations will be displayed at the stand, highlighting aspects such as the accuracy of the register and the rapidity of the job change over, indicators of the technological and quality standards achieved by the Lombardi products.

Lombardi Converting Machinery is involved in the design and construction of modular flexographic printing machines, equipped with standardized automation systems configurable according to the specific needs of customers in constant search for solutions ranging from narrow web to mid web. In fact, each printing machine consists of interchangeable

and separable modules at any time.

ABS servo and ABS sleeve printing groups will be shown, as well as important news such as TORO, hot foil unit inline and BRAVO, flat screen unit inline, modules that enable complex and valuable labels (such as wine or cosmetics) in a single process with consequent elimination of the offline.

Lombardi will bring its innovative contribution with the display of 3 different printing machine configurations. SYNCHROLINE 430 eight colors including TORO and BRAVO units, fully servo assisted with automatic register and pre-register. It represents the most technologically avantgarde on the market. It’s defined The 'universal machine' because there are no limitations of printable materials: BOPP, PVC, PE, PET, paper, adhesive paper, thermal paper, cardboard, paired materials.

INVICTA 630 six colors, full servo and totally gearless flexo machine. It has

10 motors for each printing unit and sleeve technology with pre-register and auto-register control. The ideal press towards the packaging world printing different kind of films.

DIGISTAR with Domino inkjet 5 colors unit, semirotary flexo unit, cold foil and semi-rotary die. It is able to combine digital printing and finishing in a single operation. Ideal for small runs. Important news awaits visitors at stand C53 in Hall 11.

MPS Partners with Printum Concepts in Central America MPS and Printum Concepts signed a strategic partnership for the Central American market. This partnership is part of a strategic growth plan of MPS in Central America. Printum Concepts will be responsible for the sales and service of MPS presses from Mexico down until Panama, including the Caribbean. “Printum Concepts is a technical sales and

service organization for printing and converting machinery and tooling,” according to Miguel Guadalajara, Director or Printum Concepts who has been working in the printing and converting industry for many years. “We are very excited to represent MPS in Central America. The high-end label and packaging printing presses of MPS are extremely

user friendly and built to maximize productivity, which is a very good fit with the Central American market.

Printum Concepts has several specialized service technicians, who are being trained on MPS equipment.

Furthermore, Printum Concepts hired Fernando de la Cueva who is reinforcing our local Central American sales activities.”

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Kees Nijenhuis, Vice President of MPS Systems North America adds: “We are proud that Printum Concepts joined our international sales and service network. We are impressed with the professionalism of their sales and service organization and their knowledge about the Central American market. We trust that this partnership will form a strong foundation to continue to service our customers at a professional level and to further grow the activities of MPS in Central America.”

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CRON to Deliver Exceptional Image Quality with Low Cost Solutions at Labelexpo Europe CRON’s commitment to delivering exceptional quality prepress solutions and excellent value for money will be demonstrated during Labelexpo Europe, September 25-28, in Brussels, Belgium. The company will showcase the CRON HDI Flexo 600 and 1600 CTP models at the CRON stand (9B18).

The HDI Flexo range — designed to provide outstanding flexibility — is available in three formats: 600 and

900mm for label applications; and 1600mm for general packaging work. All HDI Flexo models are compatible with thermal film, digital polyester-back flexo and letterpress plates. Additionally, the HDI 600 features a clamping system, which makes it possible to image on a diverse range of media, including thermal offset plates and dry offset metal-backed plates.

The HDI Flexo models offer low-cost solutions for a wide range of applications without compromising on quality. Three model variants allow users to fine tune production to their print requirements: “S” variants have a maximum resolution of 5080 dpi, while “S+” and “H” variants have a maximum resolution of 9600 dpi.

CRON’s digital plate imaging sets a new price-quality standard, bringing digital image control to flexo and letterpress plate imaging.

“Prepress solutions for the flexo and letterpress markets have traditionally been very expensive to run and maintain, let alone the initial outlay, meaning that most label and packaging converters have been forced to outsource their prepress production”, comments Derek Sizer, Regional Director, CRON Europe. “The CRON HDI Flexo are very competitively-priced machines in comparison, meaning packaging converters can bring plate production in-house. This reduces lead times and significantly increases their flexibility to take on a wide range of production jobs.”

A prototype of the HDI Flexo CTP was exhibited at Labelexpo 2015, and the range was officially launched at drupa last year. After achieving notable success with its Flexo HDI range in China and Asian markets, CRON is now set to focus its efforts in EMEAR and the US.

Cicogres Sees Quantifiable Benefits From Xaar 1003 Upgrade At the heart of ceramic tile manufacturer Cicogres, is a philosophy of continuous innovation and improvement in order to provide the best product design and quality for its customers.

Company owner, Israel Sanchez and his team at Cicogres have always believed that digital inkjet technology enables the company to produce differentiated products with a particular focus on product quality and attention to every detail.

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Not long after the Xaar 1003 was launched, Cicogres, who had been using Xaar printheads for around 8 years, opted to upgrade its tile decoration machine in order to take advantage of improved print quality and uptime.

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Technical Director, Ricardo Baldayo, who made the decision to upgrade, explains the main benefits they have seen, “When we upgraded we could very quickly see the improvements delivered by the Xaar 1003. You can really notice the improvements in print quality over the Xaar 1002.

There’s a huge difference between the two printheads.”

printheads in a print bar, and at different greyscale levels.

Since the move to Xaar 1003 printheads, Cicogres has also seen other advantages. “Line speed has increased because we only need to do routine maintenance when the line is stopped for other reasons,” comments Ricardo.

“In terms of performance, we see that this printhead is faster than previous printheads. And because we don’t need to adjust the printheads or clean them, production uptime has increased as well as print quality.”

As with its predecessors, the Xaar 1003 family of printheads combines Xaar’s unique TF Technology with Xaar’s Hybrid Side Shooter architecture so that ink is recirculated directly past the back of the nozzle during drop ejection at the highest flow rates in the industry. This ensures that the printhead operates reliably even in the harshest industrial environments. Ink is in constant circulation, preventing sedimentation and subsequent blocking of the nozzles when jetting.

The benefits seen by Cicogres are the result of a number of innovations introduced with the Xaar 1003. These include XaarGuard which provides mechanical protection to the nozzle which dramatically reduces the frequency of maintenance to once per shift or less.

Another improvement is the use of Tuned Actuator Manufacturing which ensures actuator performance in each printhead is optimized; this in turn achieves uniform print quality across all

The Xaar 1003C has been designed to enable tile manufacturers using either the Xaar 1001C or Xaar 1002C printheads to easily upgrade their systems due to it being fully backward compatible. Delivering both improved print quality and production uptime, the Xaar 1003C is the ideal choice for tile manufacturers seeking to deliver a greater level of manufacturing performance.

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Flint Group Launches Nyloflex FTC Digital For Corrugated Postprint Following “The Easy Way”, Flint Group Flexographic Products expands its product range with a further inherent flat top dot flexo plate, which provides significant fluting reduction on various corrugated boards from fine to rough flute. Holding the finest highlights, the nyloflex FTC Digital Plate offers outstanding print quality - sharp and defined elements with precisely reproduced text and codes, inviting printers to push the boundaries of print resolution in corrugated postprint. Furthermore, the new flexo plate features excellent ink transfer, resulting in very smooth solids with even ink laydown, which allows for high and consistent print quality on a variety of substrates.

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“With a continuing trend for lower quality liners due to cost reasons, however, uncompromised requirements for quality printing, printers, retailers and brand owners demand good quality in corrugated postprint, both for superior liners and more challenging materials,” says Dr. Eva Freudenthaler, Vice President Technology, Flint Group Flexographic Products. “With the development of nyloflex FTC Plate, we therefore had two focal points with regard to print quality - to reduce the fluting effect across many different liner qualities and to further enhance the quality of fine highlight screens in corrugated postprint - while at the same time keeping it simple for the pre-press

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operation by providing a plate that can be processed like any normal digital printing plate.” nyloflex FTC Digital Plate provides the benefits of flat top dots in an easy and efficient way by processing it like any standard digital plate - no additional equipment, processing steps or consumables required. Hence, the complexity of plate making is clearly simplified, while reproducibility and consistency is increased.

The plate material displays the wellknown durability, robustness, high ozone resistance and good storage capabilities that are standard for all nyloflex printing plates. On the press, the new inherent flat top dot flexo plate allows for great consistency due to less dot gain tolerances, higher wear resistance and print-run stability, also at increased press

speeds. The nyloflex FTC Digital Plate ensures a reduced bump-up and consistent dot gain over the entire print-run. In addition, the new flexo plate provides cost savings and increased productivity through quick press set-up, resulting in shortened start-up times and reduced waste.

The new photopolymer flexo printing plate, nyloflex FTC Digital, will be available in several thicknesses, from 2.84 mm (.112”) up to 6.35 mm (.250”) as of July 2017. Interested customers can request free test kits and a specially launched promotion box with print samples in 4c and 2c, printed with nyloflex FTC Digital Plate and waterbased ink from Flint Group, PremoNova Base Board on different substrates, to illustrate the outstanding print quality via info. flexo@flintgrp.com or at : www.flintgrp.com

First Sistrade International Users' Conference Concluded SISTRADE organized the first International Conference for current partners and users of Sistrade, which took place at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Porto on the 6th of July. This international conference was attended by 135 participants of 18 nationalities.

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SISTRADE, an international engineering and information systems consulting company, with a significant growth in the recent years in terms of international network of partners and clients, has promoted its first users’ conference aiming to create an interchange of technologies, processes and knowledge between companies. During the conference, SISTRADE promoted two exchange formats, one through the presentations, where several guests presented the industry news and SISTRADE demonstrated the latest features of Sistrade MIS|ERP software

2020, and another, through tabletop sessions where the technical team had the opportunity to demonstrate, clarify and share Sistrade software features to all clients, partners and guests. Over the course of a day, several issues related to new technologies and Industry 4.0 were addressed, with the following themes:

During tabletop sessions, all the participants had the opportunity to meet some members of SISTRADE team and see the new features of Sistrade MIS|ERP software. During the course of the conference, presentations and demonstrations of Sistrade modules were made to the guests.

Production Technologies Cluster & Industry Digitising (PRODUTECH) The Smart Factory (FALCON) Big Data & Industrial Management (SISTRADE) The Future of the European Print Industry (APIGRAF) Industry 4.0: New opportunities for Resource Efficiency Optimization (INEGI) Industrial Performance and Sustainability (SISTRADE) Sistrade 2020 – New Features & ID Developments (SISTRADE)

At the end of the event, the feedback from the participants was very positive.

The topics covered at the conference, the presentations of the new features and innovations of MIS|ERP Sistrade predicted for 2020 have had a strong impact on visitors.

In addition to the promotion of Sistrade technology and products, this conference enabled informal networking among those present and served to strengthen business and personal relationships with our clients and partners.

Events

Labelexpo Europe 2017 to Debut Automation Arena

The organizers of Labelexpo Europe have announced full details of a ground-breaking new feature for 2017. The Automation Arena will debut at this year’s exhibition as Labelexpo Europe returns to Brussels Expo 25 - 28 September.

Industry 4.0 is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies.

Demonstrating this shift towards combining industry with the Internet of Things, the Automation Arena is a practical live workshop featuring two automated press lines for digital and conventional label production.

It will show visitors how information management can integrate workflow and automate production, working towards better performance, reliability and profitability for today’s printer.

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Located in Hall 11, the Automation Arena is being held in collaboration with Cerm, Esko, Xeikon, MPS, Kocher + Beck, AVT, Rotocontrol, Matho and Wasberger. Three half-hour long realtime presentations will run daily at 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00 over the show’s first three days and once at 11.00 on the final day. These sessions will be filmed live and relayed via large screens to show visitors every single, detailed aspect of the job.

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The print jobs run during the Automation Arena will be produced using digital and conventional printing technology. Job creation, artwork uploading and MIS order processing steps will take place in

Cerm’s system before the pre-flighting, quality checks, proofing and customer approval are progressed using Esko’s software platform and automation engine. This will be followed by Cerm scheduling, ink and substrate checking, tool ordering and the sending of JDF files, ready for printing. Both presses will utilize AT740 film from Avery Dennison, with inks supplied by Flint Group.

The conventional print runs will be produced on an MPS EF 430, 8-color press - with no gear cylinder connection, intelligent pressure setting and zero waste roll change - which in turn will be fitted with a Kocher + Beck UR Precision 440 U non-stop splicer unwind and AVT’s Helios Product Line inspection.

A Rotocontrol RSC 340 WFL slitter and turret rewinding unit will also feature with Wasberger’s fully automatic Core Cutter S and Matho’s EM180 Cuttopipe waste removal system.

Job files, differing from the conventional print runs, will be sent to a Xeikon X-800 digital front end for batching, step and repeat and preparation of job identification, diecut, inspection and turret rewinder barcodes for printing on a Xeikon 3300

press with an inline laser die-cutting unit. When the Xeikon press starts its run, the audience will be able to see the different identification barcodes in operation, AVT defect detection, laser die-cutting set-up and rewinder automation.

The final stages in the job automation process will return to the Cerm operator and the audience will be taken through steps including warehousing, job picking, shipping carrier allocation, customer notification and invoicing.

Jade Grace, Labelexpo Europe’s project director commented: “This type of tradeshow feature has never been done anywhere before. The Automation Arena will clearly demonstrate to Labelexpo visitors that automation is not only the promise of tomorrow, but that it's available today.

“To remain profitable, printers need to plan ahead by integrating their pre-press and production workflows with their management operations and connecting their entire supply chain. Printers automating their business will boost their competitiveness and become more agile with lower costs, increased productivity and better reliability, leading to higher profit margins. The Automation Arena will give attendees a good insight into the benefits of automation and a taste of how label and packaging production may evolve over the next five to ten years.”

SIGN İstanbul 2017 Exhibitors Prepare for a Record Event SIGN Istanbul 2017, the 19th International Advertising Industry and Digital Printing Technologies Trade Fair, will take place 4th - 8th October 2017. Organised by İFO Fair Organization at the Tüyap Convention Center Istanbul, it attracts many local and international suppliers making it the largest event of its kind in the region.

Driven by rapid technological innovation, many exhibiting companies will be displaying new products at SIGN İstanbul 2017 and 80 percent of available space has already been reserved.

A wide range of products and services such as digital printing machines and materials, industrial printing machines, textile digital printing

machines and materials, CNC machines, plotters, advertising materials, documentation technologies and LED displays will be exhibited at the 19th edition of SIGN Istanbul this year. With its vast experience in the advertising, sign making and digital printing sectors, the fair reaches out to all sector professionals across the region including the Balkans, CIS countries, North Africa and Middle East. İFO Fairs Project Director Seda Bozkurt, reported that SIGN İstanbul 2017, has through its 18 years of serving the print and sign making industries, “Already reached 80% occupancy and is ready to host 400 different companies this year, making it the most international and

efficient business platform of the year.” SIGN Istanbul 2017 is the only event in its own sector among 450 fairs in Turkey that are supported by the Turkish Ministry of Economy and is expected to attract some 22,500 professional buyers and specifiers consisting of local and international digital print centers, advertising industry producers, advertisement agencies, textile producers, architects, and engineers.

International Media Heavyweights to Speak at Expos in Berlin BILD, WELT and FAKT, and more than 15,000 employees. At the opening of the IFRA and DCX, he will share his recipe for success and give an outlook on future developments.

How the Daily Mail is growing its brand

New York Times: Successes through constant change

In his opening keynote speech on Tuesday, 10 October 2017, Golden, who is also the newly elected President of WAN-IFRA, will reveal how he helped lead the New York Times Company through multiple periods of monumental change.

The Digital Powerhouse Axel Springer

Axel Springer is Europe’s largest digital publishing house, with numerous multimedia news brands, such as

Closing Keynote from India

Last, but not least, a guest from India will take centre stage on Thursday, October 12, 2017: Rajiv C. Lochan, MD & CEO at Kasturi & Sons Ltd., a 138year old publishing company that belongs to The Hindu Group publications. His closing keynote will be an outlook on how the media landscape will change around the world in the future.

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Michael Golden, Vice Chairman of The New York Times Company and newly elected WAN-IFRA President, Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer and President of the German Newspaper Publishers Association, Kevin Beatty, CEO of dmg media (Daily Mail) from the UK, and Rajiv C. Lochan, Managing Director and CEO of the Indian Hindu Group – the programme of this year's IFRA World Publishing Expo and the new DCX Digital Content Expo impresses with prominent media personalities.

Kevin Beatty, CEO of dmg media, will also have his say at the conference stage of IFRA / DCX in Berlin. He will explain how dmg media, publishers of the Daily Mail, Metro and MailOnline – the world's largest Englishlanguage newspaper website – has expanded globally, and how the Daily Mail is continuing to grow its brand.

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Esko to Bring Efficiencies in End-To-End Label Workflow at Labelexpo Europe 2017 Esko will showcase many innovative prepress solutions for brand owners and label converters at Labelexpo Europe 2017, September 25 to 28, in Brussels. These solutions will address various business challenges of brand owners as well as converters across the end-to-end label workflow.

“On stand 3C50, visitors will see solutions that simplify many steps in the process of label production throughout each stage of the workflow,” said Udo Panenka, President of Esko. “Our range of solutions shorten the lead time by cutting time out of processes, reducing the risk for errors and assuring high consistent output quality.”

Brand owners require a higher number of different print-runs produced faster to even “just in time” in lower quantities. Converters need to respond

to these requirements with a more efficient and integrated production workflow that can involve a mix of print environments.

For label and packaging converters, Esko solutions are designed to improve lead-time and equipment utilization, reduce errors, and assure high consistent output quality. The result is an overall improved efficiency of the entire operation, from incoming order to the delivery of the printed and finished materials.

At Labelexpo Europe, Esko will demonstrate how its innovations bring efficiency in each of the workflow steps of a prepress and flexo platemaking operation. Key workflow steps of focus are: Project management: Manage assets, approvals and projects from the initial concept to print-ready design, and connect ERP/MIS systems to workflow for smooth throughput and single data entry.

Design: Hyper-realistic 3D mockups for presentation, proofing and QA. Prepress editing: Intuitive PDF editing with packaging-specific preflight functionality.

Workflow: Easy to set up preconfigured workflows boost prepress throughput and automate quality assurance.

Color and Printing: Color manage-

ment supporting all printing processes and ink sets, even in mixed environments. X-Rite, a Danaher partner company, will be co-exhibiting with Esko at the show.

Flexo platemaking: An innovative, streamlined, automated and coordinated platemaking process with guaranteed quality and consistency.

As previously announced, two new Esko turnkey workflow solutions will be publicly unveiled at Labelexpo Europe 2017: WebCenter Essentials for Labels: a turnkey project management bundle for label production Automation Engine Essentials for Labels: a turnkey workflow bundle for label prepress workflow automation New to Labelexpo Europe is the Automation Arena, held in collaboration with Cerm, Esko, Xeikon, MPS, Kocher + Beck, AVT, Rotocontrol, Matho and Wasberger, featuring two automated press lines for digital and conventional label production from job creation through prepress, printing, finishing and invoicing.

The Esko software platform with a focus on cost control and productivity optimization, will show support of an end-to-end label workflow with hyper realistic 3D viewing, web collaboration, PDF editing, content management, and quality assurance tools.

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Global Graphics Extends Label

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Global Graphics Software will showcase an extended range of solutions for labels and packaging workflows at Labelexpo on stand 9B17, including two new screening options that rewrite the rule book when it comes to addressing single pass inkjet output quality.

Chameleon and Chimera are available with the ScreenPro screening engine that can be used in any label and packaging workflow alongside

any RIP. They have been developed from the ground up in response to press manufacturers’ concerns about image quality in single pass inkjet applications.

Chameleon creates a unique dot pattern for each press that blends away physical artefacts such as streaking, mottling and chaining. The speed and complexity with which a chameleon can change its colour in

response to a stimulus inspired the product name. It reflects the rapidity with which the pattern of a screen can be configured to achieve the desired output using Global Graphics’ design tools and software engineering service.

The Chameleon screen is very fast at processing image data and ideal for variable data workflows.

Chimera introduces a totally new screening algorithm that offers the best characteristics of

Avery Dennison Launches Ultra-Conformable PVCFree Film for Use on Textured Surfaces Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions North America today launched a new PVC-free film, MPI 1405. The new MPI 1405 is an ultra-conformable film with a long term removable (LTR) adhesive.

Its reliable and superior print quality and instant adaptability make it suitable for a broad range of applications, from car wraps and outdoor graphic needs, to textured surfaces like brick walls or cinderblock.

“MPI 1405 maintains color saturation and graphic integrity, even with a greater degree of film stretch, which is especially important for textured surfaces,” says Jeff Losch, marketing director, Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions. “The film can be reliably printed across all leading printing platforms: latex, UV, EcoSol and solvent. With MPI 1405, we are answering our customers’ need for a PVC-free digital film that can be used on an array of surfaces.”

The new film is warranted for cement, brick and concrete surfaces, making it ideal for indoor and outdoor architectural applications. It also requires less heat during installation, due to its high conformability. Fleet and vehicle wraps, which require an eco-friendly solution, can also benefit from MPI 1405, which is pending GREENGUARD Certification.

MPI 1405 is available with Easy Apply RS technology to provide quick and easy application and long-term removability.

Easy Apply air egress technology helps eliminate wrinkles and bubbles while Easy Apply RS provides repositionability and slideability, allowing the film to be moved easily before pressure is applied.

Key features of Avery Dennison MPI 1405 include: Reliable print performance across all digital platforms - latex, solvent, ecosolvent and UV Quick and easy installation over complex curves and deep recesses with Easy Apply RS technology Long-term removable adhesive for easy removal at end of life “I’ve recommended MPI 1405 to FASTSIGNS franchisees looking for a durable film that can handle heavy textures and rough surfaces,” says Ross Cartwright, training manager, FASTSIGNS. “If the product is installed

and post heated properly, it will maintain that painted on look that customers are looking for.”

MPI 1405 joins the “Next Generation Collection” of digital films from Avery Dennison that includes MPI 2105 and MPI 1105. MPI 2105 is a newly updated calendered film that offers significantly better dimensional stability and exceptional value for applications requiring premium calendered film durability. MPI 1105 is an ultraconformable supercast film that merges premium PVC facestock with a long term removable (LTR) adhesive, ideal for vehicle and outdoor graphics needs.

This product launch is another example of a continued focus by Avery Dennison on delivering market-leading products that push the company toward a product portfolio that is 70 percent sustainable by 2025. The company’s commitment to sustainability is demonstrated through its 2025 sustainability goals.

and Packaging Line Up for Labelexpo will need to create your custom solution and includes best of breed technology from other vendors including HYBRID Software. It provides an alternative to an Esko workflow for label and packaging presses.

If you are building a digital front end for your label or packaging press fundamentals will be on show. Fundamentals comprises the essential building blocks you

Also highlighted on the Global Graphics stand is the BreakThrough engineering service designed to help press vendors overcome any technical chal-

lenges that are preventing product shipment. Press manufacturers can buy blocks of time from Global Graphics Technical Services team that give them access to a unique pool of print scientists and engineers with decades of specialist knowledge exactly when they need them.

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tile-based screening and error diffused screening in one screen, significantly improving the output quality because it retains fine detail such as individual strands of hair as well as smooth flat tints in the highlights.

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Products and Applications BOBST Labelexpo Preview:

Taking Innovation to the Next Level Anyone who has visited a BOBST stand at a Labelexpo Europe exhibition will know they will experience the technology of tomorrow, heralding new business opportunities. This year is no different. The event – taking place in Brussels between the 25th and 28th of September – will feature a BOBST stand that will be one of the largest of the exhibition, featuring equipment in operation, exciting presentations and connectivity displays.

As many as three narrow- midweb in line UV flexo printing presses will be in demonstration: the M5X, the M1 and the M6 lines, all in their latest configuration and fitted with enhanced features, will print and convert “live” label and flexible packaging production.

As well as the inline flexo presses showing incremental innovations to continuously increase the equipment performance, BOBST also has a brand new development in store. “It relates to packaging and we are keeping it under wraps,” jokes Matteo Cardinotti, Managing Director of Bobst Firenze and Head of Narrow and mid-web multi-process Product Line. ”But mum’s the word until Labelexpo, when all will be unveiled during a dedicated event that will take place on the BOBST stand on the evening of the first show day, on 25th of September.”

Visitors to the stand will also learn about the very wide and comprehensive range of web-fed solutions BOBST offers in the different segments of the label

industry. These include the latest developments in CI flexo, gravure printing and lamination, which are especially suited for customers looking for efficiency in short run production. In addition, visitors can hear more about the BOBST range of silicone, adhesive and pre-/post- metallizing coating lines and vacuum metallizing solutions, including the new K5 EXPERT and AluBond process for high adhesion.

"Alongside all this technology, BOBST can offer preventive maintenance and service packages that help the equipment to deliver extraordinary levels of performance at all times.

During the show some of the latest connected services will be demonstrated," said Cardinotti.

Manroland Web Store Launches MARKET-X Web offset printing companies embrace Manroland web systems’ completely renewed eCommerce offering. Now the online shop expands and becomes a MARKET-X trading platform for numerous suppliers and lifts up the one-stop shopping experience to the next level.

online shop follows the model of the most modern shops in the B2C sector. Every month more and more customers count on the new Manroland web store; a reason for Manroland web systems to continue the development to expand the store.

Today, the Manroland Web Store supplies well over a thousand web offset customers with spare and wear parts as well as authorized consumables.

Completely redesigned and relaunched in July 2016, this well-established

From August 2017, the pilot stage for the new MARKET-X trading platform starts.

Numerous suppliers from the printing industry are going to sell their products through the Manroland web store.

The MARKET-X trading platform is a further development of the established Manroland web store to offer customers of Manroland web systems and others a much wider selection of products and services. To offer this added value to the customers, Manroland web systems will connect more and more qualified suppliers to the future marketplace of the printing industry.

The first suppliers have already started to sell their products

at the Manroland web STORE. “We are very happy to welcome considerable players from the printing industry. Together with a range of selected pilot customers we are at the testing phase at the moment. The Manroland web store has been established very user friendly and in close cooperation with our customers to implement all additional functions which are required in a B2B world. Having the customer in the main focus of all of our activities ensures ideal solutions. We are proud to provide the same high level of service for the additional MARKET-X products”, Alexander Wachter, Vice President Sales & Service Support, explains.

Quality, performance, and availability: This is what print customers expect from Manroland web systems’ spare and wear parts supply business. Therefore, we are sure, that an offering that goes beyond the in-house service and covers all parts of the printing industry is more than important for the entire industry.

BuLu Ensures Customer Loyalty with High-Quality and Durable Binding

The Lustenau book printing plant (BuLu) has gained a unique combination of advantages by investing in a Muller Martini Alegro perfect binder.

Environmentally-friendly PUR glue, stabilizing PUR side gluing and automatic glue application monitoring have made all the difference.

Together those factors ensure topquality perfect binding for spine thicknesses of 1 mm to 6.5 cm.

The Austrian book printing plant Lustenau (BuLu) stands for tradition and stability, as well as corporate responsibility towards its customers, suppliers, staff and the environment.

The perfect binder has been configured for the widest possible range of tasks.

ensures that the various signatures are processed in the right sequence and that languages are not mixed up.

The Alegro is just the right machine for that purpose, says the Managing Director. “We can produce small, large, thick and thin brochures, magazines and books.

“We can perform quality assurance inhouse now for perfect bound products, from data import to delivery, which simplifies and speeds up processes,” says Christine Schwarz-Fuchs. She notes that the company is more flexible and effective as a result, enabling customers to benefit from shorter turnaround times.

That gives our sales team further selling points, which have been very well received on the market and are helping us to gain new customers,” she continues. Spine thicknesses range from just 1 mm to 65 mm, while book sizes range in width from 70 to 310 mm and in height from 82 to 424 mm.

The Alegro perfect binder has also enabled BuLu to enhance the quality it offers. Customers are impressed by the precision and durability of the products.

Thanks to the simultaneous spine and side gluing using PUR glue, the cover and the book block are firmly attached, even if coated or lacquered papers are used.

The automatic glue application monitoring ensures that exactly the right quantity of glue is applied to ensure optimal durability. In addition, a camera system leaves nothing to chance – it

BuLu has been committed to environmentally-friendly production for years, and is striving to ensure sustainability in all segments alike.

The environmental friendliness of the perfect binder was high on the company’s list of priorities in order to ensure compliance with its existing environmental certification, such as the Austrian Ecolabel and the EU Ecolabel.

“By using an environmentally-friendly lacquer at the Alegro perfect binder, we can offer perfect-bound products that embody the principle of sustainability.

That makes our offering one of a kind across Austria,” notes the BuLu Managing Director.

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Thanks to consistent investments, continuous benchmarking and external certification, the company’s products are of an extremely high quality. Their haptic and visual appeal ensures the loyalty of BuLu’s customers in the German-speaking countries. “Today customers expect a wide range and quick turnaround times, so the Alegro perfect binder is a key step ahead for us,” says BuLu Managing Director Christine Schwarz-Fuchs.

“We were looking for a perfect binder that would give us a clear edge over the competition.”

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Products and Applications

OKI Singapore Putting Specialised Pro Series Printers on Show at PrintPack+Sign 2017 A global leader in specialised printing technology, OKI from Japan, is bringing its expertise to show at PrintPack+Sign 2017. This major annual trade show, which is Singapore's only dedicated event for printers, print buyers and endusers, is taking place at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Level 1, Hall C, from 26 to 28 July. OKI is located at booth number CC28.

OKI will showcase five of its latest graphic arts printers that are built specifically to meet the wide range of needs of graphic arts industry stakeholders.

Primarily, these innovative printers are targeted at businesses involved in producing professional T-shirt designs and other garment decoration, packaging designs, product and gift decoration, point-of-sales displays, and even window graphics and decals. To those new to OKI, this line of professional graphic arts printers are in a special category of printers created by OKI and is identified as the "Pro Series".

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Built for fast, shorter print runs and low capital outlay, the Pro Series printers would essentially benefit many small and medium-sizes companies by driving their overall costs down and improving lead times, especially when used for creating proofs and mock-ups, as well as for short production runs. The print-media capabilities of the Pro Series printers also

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give businesses real flexibility for meeting end-users' requirements.

The Pro Series printers from OKI are an exceptional solution for the graphic arts printing business.

At a time when the printing industry is going through fastpaced changes, OKI has made big leaps in the graphic arts segment for printing over the last few years.

On the foundation of its awardwinning, time-proven printing technologies and renown reliability, OKI is using its strengths to take advantage of industry changes and to meet users' increasing demands.

Past and existing users of OKI's business and office printers will know of their printer's userfriendliness, functional simplicity and especially its reliability. With the Pro Series graphic arts printers, OKI Singapore is confident that users similarly will gain a positive experience.

Ultimately, OKI Singapore hopes to bring a much better graphic arts printing experience to users and print businesses of all sizes.

For those interested in the Pro Series printers, they are invited to experience OKI at the OKI booth (CC28) during the PrintPack+Sign show and they may request a live demonstration. Staff from OKI and its appointed partners will be on hand to help with all the queries.

The following Pro Series graphic arts printers will be exhibited at PrintPack+Sign 2017: Pro6410 NeonColor - Professional A4 device that prints neon colours for garment and product decoration, as well as point-of-sales displays.

Pro7411WT - A white toner printer that offers users the ability to extend their use of A4 coloured media with dark backgrounds, clear film and transfer media.

Pro8432WT - Does what the Pro7411WT does but on even bigger A3-sized media. This professional A3 printer is purpose-made for garment and product decoration, point-of-sales displays, as well as window displays.

Pro9541dn - A3+ graphic arts multimedia platform that produces output in the full range of process CMYK colours, plus White or Clear gloss printing, which gives stunning vibrancy to production onto coloured, dark or transparent media.

Pro9542dn - 5-colour station A3+ graphic arts multimedia platform with White spot colour capability for printing on darker media, thus offering outstanding print quality, higher print speeds, lower total cost of production plus complete media flexibility.

Rotoflex Showing Diversity of Finishing Solutions at Labelexpo Europe Rotoflex is set to present a diverse range of offline inspection, slitting and rewinding solutions during Labelexpo Europe (25-28 September) in Brussels, Belgium.

As a Total Solutions Partner of Mark Andy, Rotoflex's Business Responsive Technologies will be presented with live demonstrations in hall 4, stand C45.

Making its debut in Europe, the Rotoflex HSI with a horizontal design brings many benefits to operators in comfort and efficiency.

Designed for high volume label slitting, inspection and rewinding, the HSI is built with an extra-large inspection table, 37 inch (940mm) high editing area, and an easily accessible slitting module.

The HSI will show end-to-end servo control, web width of 330 mm, vision inspection, the latest controls and reporting systems and running speed reaching 1000 fpm (305 mpm).

Known for a high level of accuracy in demanding production environments, the servo-driven VSI is the Rotoflex flagship slitter rewinder for traditional roll-to-roll label inspection and finishing.

Highlighted features to be shown at Labelexpo Europe include a small footprint design to maximize valuable production space, low working heights for efficient operator use, high-speed vision inspection, web width of 330 mm, and ease of accessibility to the web path maximizing set-up and change-over efficiency.

Live demonstrations of the Rotoflex VLI for offline finishing of tensionsensitive unsupported film will also be shown in hall 4 on the EyeC stand C61, integrated with the EyeC ProofRunner delivering 100% print inspection running at speeds of up to 600 meters per minute (2000 fpm). Kevin Gourlay, vice president of Rotoflex, said: "We look forward

to another edition of Labelexpo and the opportunity to showcase three of our slitter rewinders with intuitive interfaces, enhanced capabilities, and advanced print quality inspection systems.

Each machine provides unique functionalities and design layout to meet the range of finishing requirements desired by printers and converters."

ONYX Hub Software Brings Business Intelligence to Wide Format Onyx Graphics, Inc., today announced the immediate release of ONYX Hub software, the latest product in the ONYX SiteSolutions family. ONYX Hub software is designed to bring real-time, historic and trend data to business owners and production managers, enabling them to make better business decisions. Licensed through any ONYX Thrive workflow software key, customers can use

the browser-based dashboard and reporting features to gain visibility into their entire production environment.

ONYX Hub software is a business intelligence tool with a browserbased dashboard that provides easy-to-understand data across a print service provider’s entire site, enabling better business decisions.

It collects data by job, station and

printer, presented in real-time, for immediate visibility into the shop’s production environment. With up-to-the-minute and historic ink usage and media waste reporting, users can better understand their costs, improve profitability and diagnose areas to increase efficiency.

With ONYX Hub software, users gain insight using trend reporting to optimize workflow and better manage their business.

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Onyx Graphics recognizes that modern print shops need solutions that will increase their production and revenue, lower their costs, and increase shop efficiency in order to compete. ONYX SiteSolutions is a portfolio of products that take a unique approach to giving business owners information about their print jobs, costs and productivity across their entire site.

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Roland DGA Announces the Availability of New ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 RIP Software for its Texart Dye-Sublimation Printers 8, 2016 are eligible to update to ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 free of charge. Users who activated their ErgoSoft Roland Edition software prior to March 8, 2016 can update to ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 for a fee. Customers seeking an update should contact their authorized Roland DGA dealer.

Roland DGA, a leading provider of wide-format printers, printer/cutters and other advanced digital devices, announced today that ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 RIP software is now available for its Texart series dye-sublimation inkjets. Developed

by ErgoSoft exclusively for Roland’s Texart RT-640 and XT-640 printers, this powerful updated RIP includes a host of new and innovative features for creating stunning sublimated sports and fashion apparel, soft signage, interior decor, promotional goods, personalized gifts, and more.

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Roland RT-640 and XT-640 customers who activated the previous ErgoSoft Roland Edition RIP software on or after March

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ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 provides over 40 new features and enhancements designed to bring out the best in Roland’s printers and make producing sublimated output easier than ever. Image Add-On functionality allows for several new effects, including barcodes, rulers and drill holes.

Multiple effects can also be applied to a single set of data. In addition, the updated software supports file formats that are commonly used for textile printing.

The Step & Repeat feature, which enables the flawless repeating of textile patterns from a single image, is now available for PDF and EPS file formats, while the Color Replacement feature, ideal for creating multiple color variations, is available for TIFF and PSD file formats. Variable Data Printing, which maximizes efficiency when producing uniforms and personalized goods, is now also included as standard.

ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 is uniquely designed to boost user productivity. A new dithering method increases rasterization speed and improves dot placement accuracy, resulting in 40 percent faster RIP times and smoother gradients. The new Aurelon PDF engine displays dynamic, colorcorrect previews of PDF files and optimizes overall performance and color management.

ErgoSoft Roland Edition 2 also offers up to eight simultaneous RIP Servers for dramatically reduced processing time when working with high-capacity data or multiple data sets at the same time. Additional features include a new Printer Pool feature that maximizes job management flexibility for users with multiple printers of the same type, plus a new Hot Folder feature for increased efficiency when batch printing images with the same specific print settings.

“There is increasing demand for customized items – products with shorter life cycles – that suit a wide variety of needs and tastes,” noted Lily Hunter, Roland DGA’s product manager for textiles and consumables. “This advanced, feature-filled software makes handling diverse production runs easier and more efficient for Texart printer users.”

Canon Launches imageRUNNER C3025i

Canon Middle East has announced the latest device that extends its wide-ranging office technology portfolio even further.

The imageRUNNER C3025i utilises Canon’s award-winning technology to ensure that users’ master their document workflows from start to finish. Designed to improve efficiency and productivity at every stage of the print process, the device is packed full of new features to help optimise small office environments.

The easy-to-use and intuitive 5-inch touchscreen enhances office efficiency, allowing users to start operating instantly. The compact device combines fast mono and colour print speeds of 25 pages per minute with striking V2 colour imaging technology and the option of a 3-in-1 finisher that offers staple, staple-on-demand and ECO staple functionality, to deliver high quality outputs time and time again.

Providing a time effective approach to digital document sharing, the imageRUNNER device also comes with the MF Scan Utility that improves scanning workflows and allows users to take advantage of the machines capability to create files such as searchable PDF documents, attach them to an e-mail and scan directly to assigned destinations.

The imageRUNNER C3025i supports remote service capabilities for toner management and diagnostics to keep the device up and running.

Thanks to GDLS functionality, users can easily update their device to the latest available firmware ensuring a strong return on investment of their asset. They

also have maintenance videos to help simplify the management of the machine so that employees can perform routine troubleshooting at no additional cost, without needing a service call out.

As security remains a priority for most modern businesses, the imageRUNNER C3025i simplifies the management and application of Canon’s impressive security offering.

While the device comes with native secure printing, IPSec and the option of encrypted PDF functionality, IT administrators can take advantage of seamless integration with Canon’s uniFLOW management software, allowing them to manage and control user access across a centralised fleet of devices.

Shadi Bakhour, B2B Business Unit Director, Canon Middle East: “At Canon we understand the needs and concerns of small businesses and have developed our offering to help them reach their objectives.

With digital working becoming increasingly commonplace in small office environments, the new imageRUNNER device combine enterprise print and scan functionality with a compact design so that users can work securely and efficiently, anytime anywhere.” The new device is immediately available on the market.

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For more scan-intensive environments, the imageRUNNER C3025i is equipped with a reversing automatic document feeder (RADF) as standard. However, users are creating, sharing and managing their documents, the imageRUNNER C3025i facilitates new ways of working and is compatible with a host of personal devices including tablets, laptops and smartphones.

Once connected, users will then be able to execute their mobile workflows using technologies such as the Canon’s PRINT Business App, AirPrint, Mopria and Google Cloud Printing platform. Users can also choose to transfer their data through a wired or wireless network connection or, to help keep up with the demands of modern working environments without compromising on security, IT administrators can help them connect through a direct WiFi connection, without them having to connect a personal device to the company network.

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Opinion & insight

HP Publicly Commits to Reduce its CO2 Footprint ME Printer speaks to Carlos Lahoz, the WW Sustainability and Environmental Manager at HP Graphics Solutions Business, about the company’s print sustainability initiatives

How does HP make sure it is contributing to the print sustainability cause?

Sustainability guides how we design, manufacture, and operate every day. It’s the connecting fabric of the full value chain, from the people who make our products to those who use them every day.

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With a full lifecycle approach, products are manufactured based on highest ethical standards for people, and materials that we use.

Striving from design, to improve performance, reduce waste and move towards a more circular economy with service based models and take back programs.

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From our operations perspective, HP has publicly committed to reduce our CO2 footprint, to move to renewable electricity and to achieve zero deforestation for our papers. These comprehensive goals and actions have gained the recognition as one of the most sustainable companies in the world.

Economic concerns, technological threat and uncertain futures have contributed to a crisis of confidence in print. Do you agree to this statement? If yes, what more needs to be done?

I don’t agree that print is in crisis today. Printing as a technology has been challenged, not reporting much in the way of growth over the last five years or more. But HP is driving, a print renaissence, growing again from our leadership position. In our graphics printing solutions business, for instance, we’ve been untapping incremental opportunities and applications that have fueled a continued year on year growth, for quite a few years now. Decoration, textiles, labels, packaging, and 3D printing are areas for continued growth moving forward.

What sort of factors are shaping today’s print industry?

With the emergence of new tech-

nology and the penetration onto new applications, digital printing and digitally printed applications are representing a bigger portion of the overall printing industry. As such, regulations are having and additional focus to upgrade and include digital printing into their scope. Hazardous inks, air quality, recyclability are key areas where less sustainable technologies will struggle to stay in compliance to new regulations.

From the customers perspective, Innovative brands are leveraging the advantages of digital (more agility, shorter runs, and personalization) for their business success. Investing time from brands to explore new possibilities, and from Printing companies to support these explorations, is part of the driving force to digital printing adoption.

What are the challenges that block the pathway towards sustainability in the printing industry?

The inertia of print buyers requesting old known technologies to do their jobs, plus the lack of awareness of newer and more sustainable technologies, are the key challenges to adoption of more sustainable solutions.

Awareness of how digital technologies are enabling printing on demand, reducing inventory waste due to overproduction and obsolescence. Or how water based solutions (such as HP Latex Technology) can provide healthier and more sustainable solutions for signage and decoration market versus older technologies like solvent or UV.

New media options, digital technology implementations and green expectations can breed market uncertainty. In such a scenario, how can printers make sure their new investments can bring in maximum RoI? Digital printing continues to be a great investment. The technology advancements and price/productivity improvements are enabling digital printing to penetrate into new applications. There are applications where digital media will penetrate

and displace print, but many others are appearing and compensate the decline.

New investments need to anticipate these changes and choose leading technologies and suppliers, that allows the printing company serve these new applications. Versatility of the technologies chosen will also be very relevant, to be able to adapt quickly to new applications. And the last key factor for a printing company to succeed is focusing on market development. Untapping new applications require focus from the printing company to educate the industry and walk the customers to the new possibilities of digital print.

How according to you can printers reshape their businesses by aligning commercial and environmental goals?

Business practices to achieve commercial goals are not necessarily opposite to environmental goals. In fact, report shows that innovative companies can develop processes and solutions that are good for business and good for environment.

Independent organisations are promoting sustainability practices in printing and manufacturing operations through education and certification program. HP is platinum partner of Sustainable Green Partnership (SGP), that has this objective in the US. From HP’s side, the HP EcoSolutions Training program helps companies to gain new knowledge and to assist clients looking for wide format graphics solutions with a reduced environmental impact. It is a free, web based interactive training covering the fundamentals to better combine business and environment.

Do you believe use of renewable resources can pave way for sustainability?

If yes, what initiatives has your company taken to make sure your products and solutions offer ecological benefits?

As we continue to reinvent a more sustainable business and society, both cost-effective and low carbon sources of energy are essential to the future. Technology and sustainability can combine to become a powerful force for innovation, helping reinvent how businesses, communities, and individuals can thrive.

In regards to HP brand paper and paper-based product packaging, HP has committed that all of them will be derived from certified and recycled sources by 2020.

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HP has publicly committed to to move to renewable electricity to continue leading this transformation in the industry.

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PDF 2.0: New Capabilities for Print Production Mark Lewiecki, the Senior Product Manager at Adobe, speaks about the opportunities PDF 2.0 brings along In the near future, the International Organization for standards will publish ISO 32000-2, the first major revision of the PDF specification since 2008, when Adobe officially released the open standard to the world. ISO Technical Committee 171 has been working on the upgrade for over 8 years, and have added several new capabilities that can enhance security, accessibility, 3D, multimedia, geospatial mapping and prepress workflows.

Once the PDF 2.0 spec is published, the ISO Committee which maintains Graphic Arts standards (TC-130), will formulate a new version of PDF/X to specify exactly how the new features should be implemented for use in print production. PDF/X-6 will be ready sometime in the next 12-18 months. The workflow systems which process PDF, the RIPs which render it, and the applications which generate it, will all need to be upgraded for printers to realize the benefits.

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Although the industry has some time to figure out how PDF 2.0 will play out, it is not too early begin considering its impact on prepress production.

The main print-related adjustments to the PDF imaging model are:

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Page-level Output Intent: Output profiles are essential to modern color management. The images and graphics in a PDF file may have different origins, encodings and gamuts. But, when rendered for print reproduction, they all need to be converted to the color space of a standardized printing condition (such as SWOP uncoated), or a device-specific color space. Today, PDF/X files include a single Output Intent profile, which is applied to every page in the job.

However, the pages within a job may be printed quite differently. For example, a magazine: the cover is printed on coated stock (full color) on a gravure press, while the inside pag-

es, which may include both monochrome and process-color pages, are offset-printed on uncoated. So, a single Output Profile cannot always cover an entire multi-page file.

With the ability in PDF 2.0 to attach multiple Output Profiles, and associate them with specific pages, prepress solutions/operators will have greater flexibility in managing, routing and automating multi-page jobs. (Note: this feature requires use of PDF/X-6.) Black Point Compensation: Adobe introduced the concept of BPC in Photoshop 5 (2006). It is mainly used to convert an image from a larger gamut (e.g. sRGB) to a smaller gamut (e.g. SWOP uncoated).

Before BPC, out-of-gamut shadow tones were all converted to solid back. BPC preserves shadow detail by re-mapping the full grayscale range (the “L” in CieLab – for “luminosity”), albeit with some compression.

Modern prepress workflow systems and RIPs enable BPC to be turned on for a job, which works for most situations. However, in some cases, BPC produces unsatisfactory results (e.g. when converting from a smaller to larger gamut). With PDF 2.0, it will be possible to specify BPC instructions (on/off/default), for an entire job, or individual elements within.

Like most image conversions, BPC transformations are lossy. So converting at run-time vs. upstream is always preferred. Embedding a BPC switch for objects within a PDF 2.0 file will enable late-binding BPC conversion in the RIP, e.g. when the rendering is performed by the Adobe PDF Print Engine.

Spectral Values for Device Colorants: When a colorant is printed on a substrate, it reflects/absorbs different amounts of light at different points on the visible spectrum (400-700 nm). Communicating a brand color

by name, or printed swatch, or CieLab value is the norm today, but can be problematical. Even worse is the common practice of communicating a color by “equivalent” RGB or CMYK values. Spectral values are absolute and definitive.

Their meaning is not open to misinterpretation, nor dilution by tolerances (acceptable deviations). Neither are they dependent upon lighting conditions. The Color eXchange Format (CxF), an ISO standard, defines a color using a set of reflectance values for different points on the spectrum.

One or more CxFs can be attached to the Output Intent dictionary within a PDF 2.0 file. This ability will enable greater accuracy in the reproduction of spot colors (critical to brand owners). Even more importantly, spectral colors will enable more accurate emulation of specialty colors on proofing devices, including when they are used in a process fashion (i.e. screened and overprinted).

Future workflows in package printing (both flexo and inkjet), industrial printing and textile printing will benefit from superior Quality Control, made possible by PDF 2.0’s ability to convey spot colors with spectral data. (Note: this feature requires use of PDF/X-6.)

Machinery Makers Eye Sharjah Plastics Show The rapid expansion of the GCC’s downstream industry is a key factor that is generating global interest in a plastics exhibition and conference in Sharjah. Organized by Expo Centre Sharjah in association with All India Plastics Manufacturers Association (AIPMA), the 4th Plastivision Arabia 2017 has already seen some of the leading players from across the world confirming their presence.

“Today, Plastivision Arabia is one of the biggest gatherings of industry executives and professionals in the Middle East region. The partnership with AIPMA has not only helped Expo Centre to establish the show in quick time but also develop and maintain great synergy with the Indian business community in the UAE and the region,” said H.E. Abdalla Sultan Mohamed Al Owais, Chairman, Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry & Expo Centre Sharjah.

The previous edition of the show held in 2016 featured more than 250 leading manufacturers and dealers from across the world and attracted

6,619 trade visitors from 88 countries.

The 4th Plastivision Arabia 2017 will be held at Expo Centre Sharjah from December 11 to 14.

“What started as a plastics processing industry event is now one of the largest multi-industry trade show in Sharjah. Targeting the plastics, mold-making, printing and packaging sectors, the 4th Plastivision Arabia will be held along with 4th Arabia Mold & and 3rd Print Pack Arabia,” said H.E. Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO, Expo Centre Sharjah.

Increasing foreign participation is a key facet of Plastivision Arabia. “Apart from the largest number of Indian exhibitors, courtesy AIPMA, Plastivision Arabia can boast of strong participation from Taiwan and China. Since Taiwan plastic machinery enjoys a substantial market share in the Middle East, the show will have a large contingent of Taiwan exhibitors who are looking at expanding their presence in the region,” added H.E. Midfa.

With plastics machinery and raw materials forming a big chunk of bilateral trade between China and the UAE, the Chinese participation will also go up considerably for the upcoming edition.

Since the Indian plastics machinery industry is a global player providing cutting edge products at a competitive price, the show becomes an important platform for Indian machinery makers to tap the GCC and Middle East market.

Moreover, for the first time, Germany’s Arburg will be present at Plastivision Arabia as a Seminar Supporter where it will present a topic on ‘Applicationspecific machine technology for costeffective packaging moulding’.

Ann Inc., REI, Starbucks to Speak on Sustainability at SGIA Luncheon Print buyers from Ann Inc., REI and Starbucks will tell print suppliers where and why sustainability figures into print buying decisions during the Brands Talking Sustainability luncheon at the 2017 SGIA Expo (New Orleans, October 10– 12). The luncheon takes place Tues-

day, October 10, 12:00–2:00 pm, and features speakers Libra Balian, Senior Director, Marketing Operations, Ann Inc., Suzanna Eversole, Manager, Print Production, REI and Stephen White, Print Production Manager, Starbucks Coffee Company.

Tickets for Brands Talking Sustainability are $30 and can be purchased as part of the 2017 SGIA Expo registration process.

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“In a retail setting, marketing materials very often can’t be reused or recycled. That matters to a growing number of brands like Ann Inc., REI and Starbucks. They’re looking for print providers who understand the importance of the sustainable journey,” said Marci Kinter, Vice President, Government & Business Affairs, Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA). “This luncheon will explore how print suppliers can help retailers meet their sustainability objectives.”

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Digital Print for Packaging:

The Pace is Steady and Picking Up In this article, Sean Smyth – Print Consultant with Smithers Pira examines the results of a new report that looks at the growth of Digital Print for Packaging to 2022. This report breaks down the projected growth by packaging application, and shows some surprising results.

In 2016 Smithers Pira published the latest version of what has proved to be a well-received report: “The Future of Digital Print for Packaging to 2022”. It looks at the trends, drivers, applications and new technology that is shaping the future production landscape of packaging and labels, with forecasts of the market development over the next five years. These years will see major changes as digital production goes mainstream that will make many brands and retailers look at packaging in new ways, making converters do different things as new supply chains develop.

In 2017 digitally printed labels and packaging add up to an overall $13.2 billion market globally. The label sector was the early adopter and is pretty mature in most regions.

There is very strong growth in corrugated as very high performance single pass presses capable of tens of millions of square meters of output annually are snapped up by converters, cartons, flexible packaging and direct-to-shape, with developments in metal printing.

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In 2022 the sector will grow to be worth $23.2 billion after five healthy

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years of growth averaging 11.2% in value terms. Tonnage grows at an average CAGR of 28.1%, as cartons and the corrugated packaging comes on stream. So, no wonder you are reading the article – hopefully considering how your organization can take advantage of this growth.

You are not alone.

The $13.2 billion is big, but digital packaging is only 3.33% of printed packaging and perhaps a little over 2.0% of all packaging (as there is so much non-printed). In terms of printed area the equivalent of 163 billion A4 prints is just 1.72% of the total, while the 1.7 million tons of products represents just under 1.03% of all packaging.

By 2022 the $23.2 billion digital packaging sector will account for nearly 5.3% of packaging by value, the 334 billion A4 prints will be some 3.2% of the print area output while almost six million tons is also 3.2% of the total. So even after five years of very strong growth digital will still be a tiny minority – hardly the major

disruption predicted by some. But it is a significant base that will set the stage for major changes in supply chains, and even the functions of packaging which are developing.

Growth is forecast in different applications and different regions at varying rates as shown in the figure, led by the small flexible packaging, metal and rigid plastics while corrugated, cartons and labels are the drivers of real volume growth.

As more converters get involved and make investments they will find out how the technologies can be used to benefit their customers. There will be new campaigns and these will be copied, and converters will provide new services and response to their customers which will allow significant supply chain efficiencies, some of which are not clear in early 2017, but will open up over the next years to better suit the final packaging consumers. Satisfying buyers is the goal for all parties.

The digital packaging sector is maturing. Around 2010 the big question for brands and converters was: "What can the technology do?", and what should it do. After seven years of concentrated development the question has changed to: "Where is the application value?" as all parties across the supply chains realize that using digital printing can help make them money. This is the case for brands/retailers (and their agencies including design), as well as for packaging and label converters, some of whom are really prospering. It is also true for the equipment/consumable

suppliers as well, although not all have succeeded.

Drupa 2016 saw a real step-change in the quality and performance of digital printing, from established suppliers and newcomers into the digital arena who are experienced in packaging. HP is the market leader with thousands of Indigo presses producing very high-quality labels, cartons and flexible packaging while its inkjet monster presses are making inroads into corrugated. But HP is by no means alone as others push their quality, productivity and improve their cost of production position.

There are important breakthroughs in new substrates and surface treatments, in finishing where digital methods are also making progress, and most importantly in workflow improvements. It is in high volume corrugated where there is to be a real appetite for high volume liner and post-print, to offer new functions and gain plant efficiencies. It is interesting that this is being led by some of

the giants in the sector such as Georgia Pacific and DS Smith, as well as by more agile independents. Over time the boost in quality from the latest inkjet, much on standard substrates, will prove to be a tipping point for high volume, mainstream production of inkjet printed packaging.

It is the arrival of new high speed single pass inkjet presses, liner and post-print, that can handle millions of square meters annually being adopted across the world. These will allow new business models, giving secondary shelf-ready packs and transit packaging buyers new opportunities. The tools now on the market are firmly aimed at offset and flexo alternatives, as these are taken up there will be significant change in the production equipment and methods driving new products and services to develop to make corrugated more relevant. Box makers are hoping that the commodity "Boring brown box", will be consigned to history, at least for some applications.

Digital printing will enable packaging supply chains to develop, providing advantages in cost, time and flexibility for buyers and final consumers. In 2017 the great majority of packaging and labels is produced by specialist converters, delivering to fillers and packers. These fill the packs and apply labels, adding any coding and complete packs are then delivered into the retail distribution chain.

The packaging has to perform across the supply chain, protecting the contents from the producer, through the distribution chain to the consumer. Changing the location and timing of pack printing can deliver some of these benefits, at the pack/filling stage or in the retail distribution chains.

This could be new players, or more likely an experienced converter my set up a through-the-wall facility closer to its customer in partnership.

Fundamentally, using digital printing in packaging enables brands and retailers to make decisions later that are closer to the end consumer.

The result is making packaging and labels more relevant to the end consumer who ultimately determine the success or failure of brands and retailers. This means new ways of delighting customers will be found, and many players will find how they can profit from this fast growing, fast changing marketplace. Come and join!

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We Have Switched to Offering Eco-Friendly Printing Technologies: Jacky’s Ashish Panjabi, the COO of Jacky’s Group of Companies, speaks to ME Printer about sustainability in the printing industry Many companies are pushing for sustainability in the printing industry. How do you as a company that provides printing products and solutions make sure you contribute to the cause?

Sustainability is a vital part of our business strategy when partnering with technology providers that align commercially and environmentally. The printing industry is constantly evolving and becoming more environmentfriendly, refining materials and processes to reduce waste and carbon footprints.

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In contrast to traditional printing methods using solvent ink technologies, which are harmful to the environment, there has been a huge shift towards eco-friendly practices in all areas including the printing of signage, in line with the need for more buildings to be LEED certified. Jacky's discontinued the use of solvent ink technologies nearly six years

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ago and we no longer stock any solvent and so-called eco-solvent based printers.

We have switched to offering ecofriendly printing technologies, such as the Latex ink products from HP, UV ink products from HP and SCREEN. We are now seeing more of our clients embrace this as trends have shifted towards a greater demand for greener solutions.

Economic concerns, technological threats and uncertain futures have contributed to a crisis of confidence in print. Do you agree to this statement? If yes, what more needs to be done?

I wouldn’t agree. If anything, we’ve seen print volumes on the rise. Time to market, distributed printing and localized marketing have meant that we have seen more printers print more campaigns for retailers, events or exhibitions.

Further, print has moved beyond just this into areas like interior design where curtains, wallpaper and other fixtures can be printed, thus giving customers better creativity and suppliers, lower inventory holding costs.

What sort of factors are shaping today’s print industry?

Businesses need to recognise how to better make use of their assets and with time printing technol-

ogy the industry is constantly evolving. The key factors shaping the industry include consumer behaviour, development of new technologies and environmental concerns.

Environmental concerns - as mentioned, with the increasing demand and need for ecofriendly printing technologies, it is true that the environment plays a key role in shaping the industry as more and more companies will need to adopt technologies and processes that meet consumer and industry requirements.

Shift in consumer behaviour and spending - demand for printing is changing constantly since consumers now have several options, including the rapid increase in ecommerce compared with retail shopping, which has significantly changed the way consumers shop. Additionally, increasing levels of disposable income also impact both consumer spending patterns and investment opportunities for companies in printing technologies.

New technology - the development of technology plays an important role in demand and supply. The evolution of various online platforms has generated a demand for digital printing in many areas as printers are now able to produce printed material faster, more efficiently and more cost-effective with better end results.

What are the challenges that block the pathway towards sustainability in the printing industry?

Factors such as changing market expectations, the shift in the media landscape – including the rise of digital media, technological innovation, global economic conditions and environmental concerns pose challenges to the industry.

New media options, digital technology implementations and green expectations can breed market uncertainty. In such a scenario, how can printers make sure their new investments can bring in maximum RoI? The Middle East’s printing sector is expected to exceed $40 billion in 2022, up from $26.8 billion in 2017, growing at an annual rate of 8.7 percent, according to Smithers Pira report.

We have seen an increased emphasis on more efficient use of budgets, resulting in older, solvent-based printers being taken offline and replaced by more efficient printers such as the HP Latex large format printers.

The advent of digital printing has played a significant role in transforming the industry, largely because it is economically viable as it requires minimum or no setup fee. As a result, companies can print materials without incurring a large installation fee and as the print volume increases the more money you save, which ultimately helps the bottom line.

How can printers reshape their businesses by aligning commercial and environmental goals?

Consumer preferences are constantly evolving with more users becoming more aware of the en-

vironmental impact of products, services and supply chains, so it is vitally important for businesses across industries, including printing, to listen to their consumers and users or risk missing out on an increasingly large target audience. Also, more efficient use of resources and energy that help to reduce operational costs makes sound business sense and should be embraced.

The printing industry can be viewed as a pioneer in aligning commercial and environmental goals in the sense that businesses typically viewed as having a detrimental impact on the environment with the use of paper and ink are now working within a framework focused on sustainability, so other industries can and should follow suit.

At Jacky’s Business Solutions we are proud that we can help our clients adopt a more sustainable approach thanks to constant innovation in our products. The HP Latex 750 displays unique waterbased HP Latex Technology and delivers a combination of true application versatility, high image quality and high productivity, making the process better for the operator and the environment.

Increased print volumes allow our customers to reduce their initial investment.

One of the best ways the printing industry reduces its environmental impact is through the use of recycled paper. Paper is one of the world’s most recycled materials – far more than plastics or glass – and is one of the few materials that is able to be 100 percent recycled.

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To stay in the race and keep growing, it is vital for the printing community to come together and tackle these challenges by reinventing and refining systems and processes, while keeping

in mind consumer needs and trends. We have seen also increased demand for recyclable media and water-based inks such as Latex inks, which are easier to transport, dispose of and re-use.

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We Have a Very Clear Focus in the Market: Grapho Line ME Printer speaks to Walid Soufi, the General Manager at Grapho Line Trading LLC, about his plans for the company and the trends in the regional printing industry Tell us a bit about your professional background?

I recently joined Grapho Line as its new General Manager. I come to the company from a very strong printing background. I am a textile engineer and I have been working for more than 18 years in the printing and packaging business.

Here at Grapho Line we have two major suppliers for the Gulf area.

This includes Kodak for the flexo plate making machines and Durst for the soft signage, large format machines and wide format machines business. Currently, we are also collaborating with more suppliers to cope up with the regional market demand.

How do you plan to tackle the Gulf market with your product portfolio?

We have a very clear focus in the market and we will tackle each and every business chance.

Hence, we have increased our manpower by more than five new executives joining our team.

We are also in the process of hiring more.

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By the end of 2017, we will have more presence in the market.

For Kodak, our focus is on the packaging market for flexible and corrugated packaging. We also focus on the software business for the packaging industry.

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With Durst, we focus on large format and wide format printers and soft signage. UAE as a market is a very good one for us since it is picking up. This is because companies are now gearing up for the Expo 2020. A lot of people are excited about the Expo.

Can you tell us about your sustainability practices in the regional print industry?

Sustainability in the printing industry is a trend that is on everyone’s mind right now. In Europe, for example, they are concerned about the environment.

That is the reason we are offering the soft signage products because these are recyclable products. We are showing these products to our regional customers as well to increase awareness about such sustainable products in the printing industry.

Will you be present at LabelExpo this year?

LabelExpo is one of the big events and is the largest label events and we are present there through Kodak and Durst.

We have already spoken to many UAE and Saudi customers for

this event. We are now booking some demo sessions and visits to customers in the Belgium area during the show.

We have also planned roadshows in the region to showcase our technologies and products to the customers, starting end of September 2017 in markets such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and UAE.

What will be your focus area for the next six months or so?

We want to rearrange the markets we are present in, because it is not a quantity market but a quality one. Most customers are technology savvy and since the spending power is good, they also focus on adopting new and upcoming technologies and products. We will also ensure that we work very closely with our customers in terms of customer and tech support.

Heidelberg Starts The New Financial Year With An Increase In Sales And Earnings Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has started the new 2017/18 financial year (April 1 to June 30, 2017) with an increase in sales and earnings. That means it is on course to achieve its annual targets. After initiating a raft of measures, Heidelberg has already sharpened its strategic focus in the first quarter on the key areas of technology leadership, digital transformation, and operational excellence. The company is underscoring its ambitions to consolidate a new corporate culture and return to growth with the motto “Heidelberg goes digital”.

“We are making good progress in transforming Heidelberg into a digital company,” said Rainer Hundsdörfer, CEO of Heidelberg.

“We have already had our initial successes in the first quarter, thanks to our new digital presses and two constructive acquisitions. We want to become even faster and more efficient in the future and are continuing to reconfigure company structures to that end.”

Positive results from the implementation already in the first quarter

During the first quarter of the current financial year, Heidelberg showcased itself as an industry pioneer for digitization at the key China Print trade fair. Customers showed a great deal of interest in this forward-looking topic, which translated into positive developments in incoming orders in this important market. Heidelberg has encountered strong customer demand for the “Primefire”, the first industrial digital packaging printing press, and order books are full for the next two years.

The digitization strategy at Heidelberg has also been rewarded on the capital markets. For example, at the end of the period under review, a convertible bond was converted to equity almost in its entirety, which will see interest costs drop by approximately €5 million a year.

Medium-term targets in focus

Given the strong demand for the digital product portfolio in packaging and label printing and the expansion and increased networking in a digital business model (Equipment, Consumables, Service), Heidelberg sees itself as being on course to achieve the company targets for 2022 that were announced in June (company sales ~€3 billion / EBITDA of €250 – 300 million / net result > €100 million).

The additional revenues from new applications via digital platforms are being grown by the ongoing expansion of an eCommerce platform.

Through the announced efficiency enhancements and improvements to the cost structure, operational excellence measures are set to drive up profitability by approximately €50 million.

Heidelberg starts the new financial year 2017/18 with an increase in sales and earnings As indicated, net sales and the net result in the first quarter of the year under review have improved over

the same quarter of the previous year. For example, sales rose compared to the previous year, reaching €495 million (same quarter of previous year: €486 million). This was attributable primarily to Western Europe and China.

As anticipated, at €629 million, incoming orders were below those of the same quarter of the previous year (€804 million), which saw a particularly high level of incoming orders from the drupa trade show.

The order backlog increased by over 20 percent from €497 million at the end of the financial year to €603 million as at June 30, 2017.

Profitability, as expressed in EBITDA and EBIT, increased in the quarter under review compared to the previous year’s values.

At €14 million, EBITDA was far better than in the same quarter of the previous year (€1 million), while EBIT amounted to €–3 million (previous year: €–16 million). Due to lower financing costs, the financial result improved to €–13 million (same quarter of previous year: €–16 million). Including income taxes, the net result after taxes of €–16 million was a significant improvement over the previous year’s figure (€–37 million).

As a result of company and real estate acquisitions and payments for portfolio optimization, free cash flow in the first three months was negative, at €–13 million (previous year: €6 million). Compared to the financial year-end, shareholder’s equity increased to €382 million on the balance sheet date (previous year: €167 million).

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By taking over software supplier DOCUFY, the company is reinforcing the new digital platforms business area and expanding its Industry 4.0 portfolio. In the growth segment of

consumables, business with coatings and pressroom chemicals has been further expanded in the EMEA region following the acquisition of this area from Fujifilm. Additional measures relating to operational excellence include efficiency improvements on all levels, such as higher efficiency in logistics achieved by the optimization of the tariff model in this sector and by acquiring the logistics center.

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We’re Helping Printers Become More Sustainable: Kodak ME Printer speaks to Komal Sharma, the Managing Director at Kodak for Middle East Africa, South East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand, about the company’s initiatives to support sustainability in the regional print industry Many companies are pushing for sustainability in the printing industry. How are you as a company that provides printing products and solutions ready to make sure you contribute to the cause?

A big part of Kodak’s mission is focused on helping more printers to be profitable and sustainable than any other company in the world.

We’re helping printers become more sustainable with process free and low chemistry plate alternatives, new equipment that consumes less energy, services that save money and drive efficiency and workflow software that reduces waste and set-up time.

Can you point out a couple of products and solutions from your portfolio that focus on sustainability?

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Kodak leads in process free plates with our SONORA Process Free plate portfolio. Since launch, the market has consumed over 50M sqm Sonora and we now have over 3200 active accounts using SONORA across the world.

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The total amount of water and energy saved in one year based on our estimated volume of Sonora Plates sold in one year is as follows: Water savings of up to 299 million liters per year, enough to produce food for 250 people for a year Energy savings of up to 115

million kWh per year. Enough to run over 10 million microwaves for a year.

With over 20 years of experience designing and manufacturing thermal CTP devices in its own facilities, Kodak has continued to innovate in order to optimize performance while reducing environmental impact. Our latest models enable significant power savings—over both our previous CTP devices and the competition—without compromising on productivity or uptime.

Available later this year, a new W-speed option will make the TRENDSETTER Platesetter the world’s fastest process-free CTP, with throughputs up to 68 plates per hour (eight-up) and 75 plates per hour (four-up) imaging KODAK SONORA Plates, and a new Multi Cassette Unit (MCU) option will enable greater automation using less space and up to 80% less power than comparable MCU’s available today.

How according to you can printers reshape their businesses by aligning commercial and environmental goals?

Printers that align business and environmental goals are seeing long term benefits to the health of their business and the communities in which they operate. Offset printing, which has been the dominant printing technology for decades, is becoming more sustainable.

Printers are moving towards vegetable-based inks, alcohol-free solvents, and paper that is recycled or sustainably harvested.

New press advances such as lowenergy UV technology, are helping printers reduce energy and waste during the printing process. Printing plates are made of aluminum and are fully recyclable, and more and more printers are switching to plates that don’t require any chemical processing, which not only reduces chemical usage, but saves water and energy as well. While these investments are certainly reducing the printer’s impact on the environment, they also increase the profitability and productivity of printers.

Do you believe use of renewable resources can pave way for sustainability? If yes, what initiatives has your company taken to make sure your products and solutions offer ecological benefits?

Yes. From our process free plate technology to our CTP devices, our products are designed to help printers cut costs, eliminate waste, while improving the level of service they can offer. For example, the next generation of Kodak process free plate technology –SONORA UV – is designed to deliver all the environmental benefits while meeting the rigorous demands of UV print applications increasingly used by today’s packaging and commercial printers.

KBA Reports Growth in Packaging and Digital Printing Markets After a good start to the year in which Koenig & Bauer celebrates its 200th anniversary, the group is able to report favourable business performance in the second quarter of 2017.

“The successful trade shows Print China in Beijing, interpack in Düsseldorf and METPACK in Essen contributed to a substantial yearon-year increase in order intake in packaging solutions for cardboard, metal decorating, marking and coding and glass and hollow container printing.

Despite this growth and the expansion of service business, the order intake of €601.9m was slightly down on the previous year’s figure of €618.8m, which had been spurred by major security press orders,” explained CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann. With group revenue dropping slightly to €538.9m compared with the previous year due to more deliveries in H2, the order backlog remained high at €620.5m.

commence in 2018 following the completion of intensive field testing.

Group earnings boosted by the substantial increase in Sheetfed profit

Order intake in the Sheetfed segment grew by 12.2% to €326.3m thanks to increased service business and more orders for mediumformat presses.

The flatbed die-cutters for postprint processing of cardboard and corrugated also made a gratifying contribution to growth. Revenue rose by 5.5% from €291.7m in the previous year to €307.8m. The additional revenue with better margins and lower costs resulted in a substantial increase in segment profit to €12.1m (2016: €8.6m).

“In addition to the continued expansion of service business, profitable growth will be particularly driven by our existing and new solutions for printing, finishing and postpress processing of packaging as well as our industrial digital printing applications,” explained Dr Mathias Dähn. Claus Bolza-Schünemann mentioned the strong customer interest in the newly developed CS MetalCan solution for printing two-piece beverage cans. Sales launch is to

Despite the growth in orders for packaging printing solutions, new business in the Special segment dropped to €216.3m, down from €269.5m in the previous year, in which major security press contracts had been received. At €189.2m, segment revenue fell short of the previous year (€222.9m) due to more deliveries in H2. EBIT came to €14.6m, translating into a gratifying margin of 7.7%. The previous year’s figure of €22.1m had been influenced by a high

Increase in equity ratio to 32.6%

Despite the higher customer prepayments, cash flows from operating activities came to –€20m compared with the previous year’s figure of –€10.6m. In addition to higher inventories for the planned revenue growth in the second half of the year this was due to the increased receivables resulting from an accumulation of deliveries shortly before the end of the first half.

Aside from higher capital spending, the free cash flow of –€65.5m was burdened by the first payment instalments of €32.4m for the external funding of a part of the pension provisions. With its funds of €127.5m, securities of €14.7m that can be liquidated at any time as well as the high cash and guarantee facilities, Koenig & Bauer has a stable funding base. The equity ratio rose relative to the slightly increased balance sheet total to 32.6% (end of 2016: 31.1%).

The group workforce increased by 158 over the previous year to 5,359 employees as of 30 June. In addition to targeted recruiting in the service business and for new applications for the packaging and digital printing markets, 71 employees joined the group through the acquisition of KBA-Iberica Die Cutters for the growing die-cutter market.

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EBIT came to €16.3m. “The previous year’s figure of €20.7m had been influenced by a strong catch-up effect in Q2 (€4.9m) from the execution of a large security press project and higher revenue,” said CFO Dr Mathias Dähn. The group net profit of €15.2m (2016: €17.2m) is equivalent to proportionate earnings per share of €0.93 (2016: €1.05).

Solid order intake of €85.7m was achieved in the Digital & Web segment. With revenue declining to €68.3m (2016: €75.5m), the order backlog rose from €92.3m to €93.6m. The EBIT of –€ 2.8m (2016: –€2.7m) came under pressure from KBA-Flexotecnica, which contributed a figure of –€3.1m. Optimisation efforts at the Italian subsidiary target to speed up the growth course in the future market of flexible packaging. Without the flexo activities, Digital & Web posted a clear improvement in earnings.

catch-up effect of €4.9m from a large security press project.

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Calendar

TRADE SHOWS CONFERENCES & EVENTS August 2017 Ipmex Malaysia Malaysia 10 -13 August, 2017 DPES Sign Expo China Guangzhou, China 23 - 25 August, 2017

September 2017 Print 17 Chicago, USA 10 - 14 September, 2017 FESPA Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 13 – 15 September, 2017 Sign China Shanghai, China 20 – 22 September, 2017 Pack Expo Las Vegas, United States 25 - 27 September, 2017 Healthcare Packaging Expo Las Vegas, United States 25 - 27 September, 2017

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Labelexpo Europe Brussels, Belgium 25 – 28 September, 2017

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October 2017 Sign Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey 4 – 8 October, 2017

World Publishing Expo Berlin, Germany 10 – 12 October 2017 SGIA Expo New Orleans, United States 10 - 12 October, 2017 RemaxWorld Expo Guangdong, China 12 – 14 October 2017 IPAP Tehran Tehran, Iran 12 - 15 October, 2017 Eurasia Packaging Istanbul, Turkey 25 – 28 October, 2017 IPEX Birmingham, UK 31 October – 3 November, 2017

November 2017 EmPack Madrid, Spain 7 - 8 November, 2017 Inprint Munich, Germany 14 – 16 November, 2017 Direct Container Print and GlassPrint Düsseldorf, Germany 27 - 30 November, 2017

MARK YOUR CALENDAR BOOK YOUR TICKETS December 2017 plastpack West Africa Accra, Ghana 5 - 7 December, 2017 FESPA Eurasia Istanbul, Turkey 7–10 December, 2017 Print Pack Arabia Sharjah, UAE 11 – 14 December, 2017 Plastivision Arabia Sharjah, UAE 11 – 14 December, 2017 Paper Arabia Dubai, UAE 12 – 14 December, 2017

SGI Dubai Dubai, UAE 14 – 16 January, 2018 Saudi Print & Pack Riyadh, KSA 21 – 24 January 2018

February 2018 Paperworld Middle East Dubai, UAE 27 February – 1 March, 2018

March 2018 DPES Sign Expo China Guangdong, China 3 – 6 March 2018

April 2018

Pack Africa Cairo, Egypt 14 - 16 December, 2017

Ponte Vedra Beach Florida, U.S. 9 - 11 April, 2018

Pamex Mumbai, India 18 - 21 December 2017

Pure Digital Amsterdam, The Netherlands 17 - 19 April, 2018

January 2018

Heimtextil Frankfurt, Germany 9 – 12 January, 2018

FESPA 2018 Global Print Expo Berlin, Germany 15 - 18 May, 2018

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Digi Sign Africa Cairo, Egypt 9 – 11 January 2018

May 2018

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‫أن تفعل‪ .‬وبعد سبع سنوات من التطور‬ ‫المركز تغير السؤال إلى‪" :‬أين هي قيمة‬ ‫التطبيق؟" حيث أدركت جميع األطراف‬ ‫عبر سالسل التوريد أن استخدام الطباعة‬ ‫الرقمية يمكن أن تساعدهم في جني‬ ‫المال‪ .‬وهذه هي الحالة بالنسبة للعالمات‬ ‫التجارية‪ /‬تجار التجزئة (ووكاالتهم بما‬ ‫في ذلك التصميم) وكذلك األمر بالنسبة‬ ‫لمحولي التغليف والملصقات‪ ،‬فبعضها‬ ‫مزدهر بالفعل‪ .‬وهذا صحيح كذلك بالنسبة‬ ‫للمعدات‪ /‬الموردين االستهالكيين أيضاً‪،‬‬ ‫رغم أنها لم تنجح جميعها‪.‬‬ ‫شهدت دروبا ‪ 2016‬خطوة حقيقية في‬ ‫تغيير جودة وأداء الطباعة الرقمية‪ ،‬من‬ ‫الموردين المؤسسين والقادمين الجدد‬ ‫إلى الساحة الرقمية من أصحاب الخبرة‬ ‫في التغليف‪ .‬وتعتبر ‪ HP‬الشركة الرائدة‬ ‫في السوق بآالف المطابع ذات اللون‬ ‫النيلي والتي تنتج ملصقات ذات جودة‬ ‫عالية جدا ً وكرتون وتغليف مرن في حين‬ ‫تحقق مطابعها الضخمة النافثة للحبر‬ ‫نجاحات في الطباعة المموجة‪ .‬ولكن ‪HP‬‬ ‫ليست بأي حال من األحوال وحيدة حيث‬ ‫يقوم اآلخرون بدفع جودتهم وإنتاجيتهم‬ ‫وتحسين تكلفة إنتاجهم‪ .‬وهناك اختراقات‬ ‫هامة في معالجات جديدة للركائز واألسطح‬ ‫وفي التشطيب حيث تحقق األساليب‬ ‫الرقمية تقدما ً أيضاً‪ ،‬واألهم من ذلك في‬ ‫تحسين سير العمل‪.‬‬ ‫في األسطح المموجة ذات الحجم الكبير‬ ‫تكون هناك شهية حقيقية للبطانات ذات‬ ‫الحجم الكبير وما بعد الطباعة‪ ،‬لتقديم‬ ‫وظائف جديدة وكسب كفاءة التجهيزات‪.‬‬ ‫من المثير لالهتمام أن هذا تم بقيادة‬ ‫بعض الشركات العمالقة في القطاع‬ ‫مثل جورجيا باسيفيك ودي اس سميث‬ ‫وكذلك بقيادة مستقلين أكثر مرونة‪.‬‬ ‫وبمرور الوقت فإن زيادة الجودة من‬ ‫أحدث نافثات الحبر والمبنية على ركائز‬ ‫قياسية بأكثرها ستثبت كونها نقطة تحول‬ ‫لإلنتاج السائد ذو الحجم الكبير للتغليف‬ ‫المطبوع بنافثات الحبر‪.‬‬

‫إن وصول المطابع الجديدة النافثة للحبر‬ ‫ذات التمرير الواحد والسرعة العالية‬ ‫والبطانة وما بعد الطباعة هو ما سيتمكن‬ ‫من التعامل مع الماليين من األمتار‬ ‫المربعة سنويا ً والتي يتم اعتمادها في‬ ‫جميع أنحاء العالم‪ ،‬وهذا سيتيح نماذج‬ ‫تجارية جديدة‪ ،‬األمر الذي يقدم لمشتري‬ ‫الحزم الثانوية الجاهزة على الرفوف‬ ‫وتغليف النقل فرصا ً جديدة‪ .‬وتهدف‬ ‫األدوات الموجودة في السوق اآلن بصرامة‬ ‫إلى بدائل أوفست وفليكسو‪ ،‬ففي حين‬ ‫يتم االعتماد على هذه البدائل سيكون‬ ‫هناك تغيير كبير في معدات اإلنتاج‬ ‫واألساليب ما يؤدي إلى تطوير منتجات‬ ‫وخدمات جديدة لجعل الطباعة المموجة‬ ‫أكثر أهمية‪ .‬ويأمل صانعو الصناديق‬ ‫أن يتم إرسال سلعة "الصندوق البني‬ ‫الممل" إلى التاريخ‪ ،‬على األقل بالنسبة‬ ‫لبعض التطبيقات‪.‬‬ ‫وستمكن الطباعة الرقمية سالسل‬ ‫توريد التغليف من التطور‪ ،‬بتزويدها‬ ‫بميزات بالتكلفة والوقت والمرونة‬ ‫للمشترين والمستهلكين النهائيين‪.‬‬ ‫وفي عام ‪ 2017‬يتم إنتاج األغلبية‬ ‫العظمى من التغليف والملصقات‬ ‫من قبل محولين مختصين‪ ،‬بإرسالهم‬ ‫إلى المعبئين والمغلفين‪ .‬حيث يقوم‬

‫هؤالء بتعبئة الحزم ووضع الملصقات‬ ‫مضيفين أية رموز ويتم توصيل الحزم‬ ‫الكاملة بعد ذلك إلى سلسلة التوزيع‬ ‫بالتجزئة‪ .‬يجب أن يتم تنفيذ التغليف‬ ‫عبر سلسلة التوريد‪ ،‬لحماية المحتويات‬ ‫من المنتج وعبر سلسلة التوزيع وإلى‬ ‫المستهلك‪ .‬ويمكن لتغيير موقع وزمان‬ ‫طباعة التغليف أن يقدم بعض هذه‬ ‫الفوائد في مرحلة الحزم‪/‬التعبئة أو في‬ ‫سالسل التوزيع بالتجزئة‪.‬‬ ‫وهذا قد يعني العبين جدد‪ ،‬أو األكثر‬ ‫احتماال ً أن يكون محول من ذوي الخبرة‬ ‫قد يؤسس مرفقا ً عبر الحائط أقرب‬ ‫إلى عميله بالشراكة‪ .‬وفي األساس فإن‬ ‫استخدام الطباعة الرقمية في التغليف‬ ‫يمكن العالمات التجارية وتجار التجزئة‬ ‫من اتخاذ قرارت في وقت الحق تكون‬ ‫أقرب إلى المستهلك النهائي‪ .‬والنتيجة‬ ‫هي جعل التغليف والملصقات أكثر‬ ‫أهمية للمستهلك النهائي الذي يحدد في‬ ‫نهاية المطاف نجاح أو فشل العالمات‬ ‫التجارية وتجار التجزئة‪ ،‬وهذا يعني‬ ‫أن سيتم إيجاد طرق جديدة إلرضاء‬ ‫العمالء وسيتمكن العديد من الالعبين‬ ‫من معرفة كيف سيستفيدون من هذا‬ ‫النمو السريع والسوق المتغير بسرعة‪.‬‬ ‫تعالوا وانضموا!‬

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‫الطباعةالرقميةللتغليف‪:‬‬

‫الوتيرة ثابتة وانتقائية‬ ‫في هذا المقال يقوم شون سميث وهو‬ ‫مستشار الطباعة في سميذرز بيرا بدراسة‬ ‫نتائج تقرير جديد ينظر في نمو الطباعة‬ ‫الرقمية للتغليف حتى ‪ .2022‬ويفصل‬ ‫هذا التقرير النمو المتوقع عبر تطبيقات‬ ‫التغليف ويظهر بعض النتائج المدهشة‪.‬‬

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‫في عام ‪ 2016‬قامت سميذرز بيرا بنشر‬ ‫آخر نسخة مما ثبت أنه تقرير تم تلقيه‬ ‫بشكل جيد‪" :‬مستقبل الطباعة الرقمية‬ ‫للتغليف حتى عام ‪ ."2022‬ينظر هذا‬ ‫التقرير في االتجاهات والدوافع والتطبيقات‬ ‫والتكنولوجيا الجديدة التي تشكل مشهد‬ ‫اإلنتاج المستقبلي للتغليف والملصقات‬ ‫باإلضافة إلى توقعات تطور السوق على‬ ‫مدى السنوات الخمس المقبلة‪ .‬وستشهد‬ ‫هذه السنوات تغيرات كبيرة مع انتشار‬ ‫اإلنتاج الرقمي الذي سيجعل العديد من‬ ‫العالمات التجارية وتجار التجزئة ينظرون‬ ‫إلى التغليف بطرق جديدة‪ ،‬مما يجعل‬ ‫المحوالت تقوم بأشياء مختلفة مع تطور‬ ‫سالسل توريد جديدة‪.‬‬

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‫في عام ‪ 2017‬تصل الملصقات والتغليف‬ ‫التي تتم طباعتها رقميا ً إلى ما مجموعه‬ ‫‪ 13.2‬مليار دوالر في األسواق العالمية‪.‬‬ ‫وكان قطاع الملصقات هو المتبني المبكر‬ ‫وهو مكتمل النمو للغاية في معظم‬ ‫المناطق‪ .‬وهناك نمو قوي جدا ً في الطباعة‬ ‫المموجة حيث أن مكابس التمرير الواحد‬ ‫ذات األداء العالي جدا ً والقادرة على إخراج‬ ‫عشرات الماليين من األمتار المربعة من‬ ‫اإلخراج يتم التقاطها من قبل المحوالت‬

‫والكرتون والتغليف المرن والطباعة‬ ‫المباشرة على األشكال مع التطورات في‬ ‫الطباعة المعدنية‪.‬‬ ‫وفي عام ‪ 2022‬سينمو القطاع ليصل‬ ‫إلى قيمة ‪ 23.2‬مليار دوالر بعد خمس‬ ‫سنوات من النمو بمعدل ‪ 11.2%‬من‬ ‫حيث القيمة‪ .‬وتنمو الحمولة بمعدل‬ ‫متوسط النمو وقدره ‪ 28.1%‬حيث‬ ‫بدأ تغليف الكرتون والتغليف المموج‬ ‫باإلنتاج‪ .‬لذلك ال عجب أنك تقرأ المقال‪-‬‬ ‫آملين أن تنظر كيف يمكن لمؤسستكم‬ ‫االستفادة من هذا النمو‪ ،‬فأنتم لستم‬ ‫وحيدين‪.‬‬ ‫إن مبلغ ‪ 13.2‬مليار دوالر مبلغ كبير ولكن‬ ‫التغليف الرقمي هو بنسبة ‪ 3.33%‬فقط‬ ‫من التغليف المطبوع وربما أكثر بقليل‬ ‫من ‪ 2.0%‬من التغليف بمجمله (بما أنه‬ ‫هناك الكثير غير مطبوع)‪ .‬وفيما يتعلق‬ ‫بالمساحة المطبوعة فإن ما يعادل ‪163‬‬ ‫مليار ورقة ‪ A4‬مطبوعة هو فقط ‪1.72%‬‬ ‫من المجموع الكلي في حين أن ‪ 1.7‬مليون‬ ‫طن من المنتجات تمثل أقل من ‪1.03%‬‬ ‫من التغليف بمجمله‪.‬‬ ‫وبحلول عام ‪ 2022‬فإن قطاع التغليف‬ ‫الرقمي الذي يبلغ ‪ 23.2‬مليار دوالر‬ ‫سيشكل ما يقارب ‪ 5.3%‬من التغليف‬ ‫حسب القيمة‪ ،‬وستشكل ‪ 334‬مليار‬ ‫ورقة ‪ A4‬مطبوعة حوالي ‪ 3.2%‬من إنتاج‬ ‫الطباعة في حين أن ما يقارب ستة ماليين‬ ‫طن يعادل كذلك ‪ 3.2%‬من المجموع‬

‫الكلي‪ .‬لذلك بعد خمس سنوات من النمو‬ ‫القوي جدا ً فإن الطباعة الرقمية ستبقى‬ ‫أقلية صغيرة‪ -‬بالكاد االضطراب الرئيسي‬ ‫الذي توقعه البعض‪ .‬ولكنها قاعدة عامة‬ ‫من شأنها أن تمهد الطريق للتغيرات‬ ‫الرئيسية في سالسل التوريد وحتى في‬ ‫وظائف التغليف التي تتطور‪.‬‬ ‫ويتوقع النمو في تطبيقات مختلفة وفي‬ ‫مناطق مختلفة بمعدالت متراوحة كما‬ ‫هو مبين في الشكل وهذا نتيجة التغليف‬ ‫المرن الصغير والمعدن والبالستيك‬ ‫الصلب في حين أن الطباعة المموجة‬ ‫والكرتونية والملصقات هي العوامل‬ ‫الدافعة لنمو الحجم الحقيقي‪.‬‬ ‫وبازدياد مشاركة المحولين وقيامهم‬ ‫باالستثمار فإنهم سيعرفون كيف يمكن‬ ‫استخدام التقنيات لصالح عمالئهم‪.‬‬ ‫وسيكون هناك حمالت جديدة وسيتم‬ ‫تقليدها وسيقوم المحولون بتزويد‬ ‫خدمات جديدة واالستجابة لعلمائهم‪،‬‬ ‫األمر الذي سوف يسمح بكفاءة سلسلة‬ ‫توريد كبيرة‪ ،‬بعضها غير واضح المعالم‬ ‫في أوائل عام ‪ 2017‬ولكنه سيفتتح على‬ ‫مدى السنوات المقبلة لتناسب بشكل‬ ‫أفضل مستهلكي التغليف النهائيين‪ .‬إن‬ ‫إرضاء المشترين هو هدف جميع األطراف‪.‬‬ ‫إن قطاع التغليف الرقمي ينضج‪ .‬وحوالي‬ ‫عام ‪ 2010‬كان السؤال الكبير بالنسبة‬ ‫للعالمات التجارية والمحولين هو‪" :‬ماذا‬ ‫يمكن للتكنولوجيا القيام به؟" وماذا يجب‬

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‫الحديثة‪ .‬قد يكون للصور والرسومات في‬ ‫ملف ‪ PDF‬أصوال ً وترميزات وتدرجات‬ ‫مختلفة‪ .‬ولكن عندما يتم تقديمها إلعادة‬ ‫إنتاج الطباعة فإنها جميعها بحاجة ألن يتم‬ ‫تحويلها إلى مساحة اللون لحالة طباعة‬ ‫موحدة (مثل ‪ SWOP‬غير مصقول) أو‬ ‫إلى مساحة لون خاصة بالجهاز‪ .‬وتتضمن‬ ‫اليوم ملفات ‪ PDF/X‬ملف تعريف واحد‬ ‫لهدف اإلخراج يتم تطبيقه على كل صفحة‬ ‫في العمل‪.‬‬ ‫ومع ذلك فإنه يمكن طباعة صفحات في‬ ‫عمل ما بطريقة مختلفة تماماً‪ .‬ففي مجلة‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫مثالً‪ :‬تتم طباعة الغالف على ورق غير‬ ‫مصقول (باأللوان الكاملة) أو على مكبس‬ ‫محفور في حين أن الصفحات الداخلية‬ ‫التي قد تتضمن كال ً من صفحات أحادية‬ ‫اللون أو ذات ألوان معالجة تتم طباعتها‬ ‫طباعة أوفست أو طباعة غير مصقولة‪.‬‬ ‫لذلك فإن ملف تعريف إخراج واحد‬ ‫ال يمكنه أن يغطي دائما ً ملف متعدد‬ ‫الصفحات بأكمله‪.‬‬ ‫وبقدرة ‪ PDF 2.0‬على إرفاق ملفات‬ ‫تعريف إخراج متعددة وربطها بصفحات‬ ‫محددة‪ ،‬فإن حلول ما قبل الطباعة‪/‬‬ ‫المشغلين سيكون لديهم مرونة أكبر‬

‫في اإلدارة والتوجيه وأتمتة أعمال ذات‬ ‫صفحات متعددة‪( .‬مالحظة‪ :‬تتطلب هذه‬ ‫الميزة استخدام ‪.)PDF/X-6‬‬ ‫تعويض النقطة السوداء‪ :‬قدمت ‪Adobe‬‬ ‫مفهوم ‪ BPC‬تعويض النقطة السوداء‬ ‫في فوتوشوب ‪ .)2006( 5‬وهو يستخدم‬ ‫بشكل أساسي لتحويل صورة من تدرج‬ ‫أكبر (مثال ً ‪ )sRGB‬إلى تدرج أصغر (مثال ً‬ ‫‪ SWOP‬غير مصقول)‪ .‬وقبل تعويض‬ ‫النقطة السوداء‪ ،‬كان يتم تحويل جميع‬ ‫درجات ألوان الظل خارج التدرج إلى خلفية‬ ‫صلبة‪ .‬ويقوم تعويض النقطة السوداء‬ ‫بالمحافظة على تفاصيل الظل عبر إعادة‬ ‫رسم نطاق تدرج الرمادي بالكامل (حرف‬ ‫“‪ ”L‬في ‪ CieLab‬من أجل "اللمعان") وإن‬ ‫كان ذلك مع بعض الضغط‪.‬‬ ‫إن أنظمة سير عمل ما قبل الطباعة‬ ‫و معالجات الصور النقطية تمكن من‬ ‫تعويض النقطة السوداء ألن يعمل‬ ‫من أجل عمل ما‪ ،‬وهذا يعمل بالنسبة‬ ‫لمعظم الحاالت‪ .‬ومع ذلك ففي بعض‬ ‫الحاالت ينتج تعويض النقطة السوداء‬ ‫نتائج غير مرضية (مثال ً عند التحويل من‬ ‫تدرج أصغر إلى تدرج أكبر)‪ .‬ومع ‪PDF 2.0‬‬ ‫سيكون ممكنا ً تحديد تعليمات تعويض‬ ‫(تشغيل‪/‬إطفاء‪/‬‬ ‫السوداء‬ ‫النقطة‬ ‫افتراضي) بالنسبة لعمل كامل ما أو‬ ‫بالنسبة لعناصر فردية داخل هذا العمل‪.‬‬

‫إن معانيها ليست مفتوحة للتفسيرات‬ ‫الخاطئة وال للتخفيف باالحتماالت‬ ‫(االنحرافات المقبولة)‪ ،‬كما أنها ال تعتمد‬ ‫على ظروف اإلضاءة‪ .‬يحدد تنسيق تبادل‬ ‫األلوان (‪ )CxF‬وهو معيار ‪ ،ISO‬لونا ً ما‬ ‫باستخدام مجموعة من قيم االنعكاس‬ ‫لنقاط مختلفة على الطيف‪.‬‬ ‫يمكن إرفاق تنسيق تبادل ألوان واحد‬ ‫أو أكثر بقاموس هدف اإلخراج ضمن‬ ‫ملف ‪ .PDF 2.0‬وتمكن هذه القدرة من‬ ‫تحقيق دقة أكبر في إعادة إنتاج األلوان‬ ‫الموضعية (وهو أمر حساس بالنسبة‬ ‫ألصحاب العالمات التجارية)‪ ،‬واألهم من‬ ‫ذلك فإن األلوان الطيفية ستمكن من‬ ‫تحقيق محاكاة أكثر دقة لأللوان الخاصة‬ ‫على أجهزة التدقيق‪ ،‬وهذا يتضمن عندما‬ ‫يتم استخدامها بطريقة عملية (أي‬ ‫عرضها على الشاشة وطباعتها نسخ‬ ‫إضافية)‪.‬‬ ‫وسوف يستفيد سير العمل في المستقبل‬ ‫في طباعة التغليف (سواء فليكسو‬ ‫أو الحبر) والطباعة الصناعية وطباعة‬ ‫النسيج من مراقبة جودة أفضل‪ ،‬األمر‬ ‫الذي أصبح ممكنا ً بفضل قدرة ملفات‬ ‫‪ PDF 2.0‬على نقل األلوان الموضعية مع‬ ‫البيانات الطيفية‪( .‬مالحظة‪ :‬تتطلب هذه‬ ‫الميزة استخدام ‪.)PDF/X-6‬‬

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‫وكمعظم تحويالت الصور فإن تحويالت‬ ‫تعويض النقطة السوداء تتضمن فقدانا ً‬ ‫كثيراً‪ .‬لذلك يفضل التحويل دائما ً وقت‬ ‫التشغيل مقابل وقت ذروة العمل‪.‬‬ ‫وتضمين زر تعويض النقطة السوداء‬ ‫بالنسبة لألشياء ضمن ملف ‪PDF 2.0‬‬ ‫سيمكن تحويل تعويض النقطة السوداء‬ ‫الملزم الحقا ً في معالج الصور النقطية‪،‬‬ ‫مثال ً عندما يتم تنفيذ األداء من قبل‬ ‫محرك ‪ Adobe‬لطباعة ‪.PDF‬‬

‫القيم الطيفية لملونات الجهاز‪ :‬عندما‬ ‫يتم طباعة ملون ما على ركيزة ما فإنها‬ ‫تعكس‪/‬تتشرب كميات مختلفة من‬ ‫الضوء في نقاط مختلفة على الطيف‬ ‫المرئي (‪ 400-700‬نانو متر)‪ .‬وإيصال‬ ‫لون عالمة تجارية ما عبر االسم أو حامل‬ ‫مطبوع أو قيمة ‪ CieLab‬هو القاعدة اليوم‪،‬‬ ‫ولكن هذا قد يكون إشكالي‪ .‬واألسوأ من‬ ‫ذلك هو الممارسة الشائعة في إيصال‬ ‫اللون بقيم ‪ RGB‬أو ‪ CMYK‬مكافئة‪ .‬إن‬ ‫القيم الطيفية مطلقة ونهائية‪.‬‬

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‫‪ 2.0 PDF‬قدرات جديدة إلنتاج الطباعة‬ ‫مارك ليويكي‪ ،‬مدير المنتج األول في ‪Adobe‬‬ ‫يتحدث حول الفرص التي يجلبها ‪2.0 PDF‬‬ ‫في المستقبل القريب ستقوم المنظمة‬ ‫العالمية للمعايير بإصدار ‪ISO 32000-‬‬ ‫‪ 2‬وهي أول نسخة منقحة رئيسية‬ ‫لمواصفات ‪ PDF‬منذ عام ‪ 2008‬رغم‬ ‫أن ‪ Adobe‬قامت رسميا ً بإصدار المعيار‬ ‫المفتوح للعالم‪ .‬وقد كانت اللجنة الفنية لـ‬ ‫‪ ISO 171‬تعمل على الترقية ألكثر من ‪8‬‬ ‫سنوات وقامت بإضافة عدة قدرات جديدة‬ ‫يمكنها أن تعزز األمن وسهولة الوصول‬ ‫وثالثية األبعاد والوسائط المتعددة ورسم‬ ‫الخرائط الجغرافية المكانية وسير العمل‬ ‫ما قبل الطباعة‪.‬‬

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‫وبمجرد نشر مواصفات ‪ PDF 2.0‬فإن‬ ‫لجنة ‪ ISO‬التي تحافظ على معايير‬ ‫الفنون التصويرية (‪ )TC-130‬ستقوم‬ ‫بصياغة نسخة جديدة من ‪ PDF/X‬وذلك‬ ‫لتحديد كيفية تنفيذ الميزات الجديدة‬

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‫الستخدامها في إنتاج الطباعة‪ .‬وستكون‬ ‫نسخة ‪ PDF/X-6‬جاهزة في وقت ما في‬ ‫األشهر الـ‪ 12-18‬القادمة‪ .‬وأنظمة سير‬ ‫العمل التي تعالج الـ ‪ ،PDF‬ومعالجات‬ ‫الصور النقطية التي تقدمها والتطبيقات‬ ‫التي تقوم بتوفيرها ستكون جميعها‬ ‫بحاجة إلى الترقية بالنسبة للطابعات‬ ‫لتحقيق الفوائد‪.‬‬ ‫رغم أن صناعة الطباعة لديها بعض‬ ‫الوقت لمعرفة كيف سيكون دور ‪PDF‬‬ ‫‪ 2.0‬فإنه ليس من المبكر كثيرا ً النظر في‬ ‫تأثيرها على إنتاج ما قبل الطباعة‪ .‬إن‬ ‫التعديالت الرئيسية المتعلقة بالطباعة‬ ‫لنموذج ‪ PDF‬للتصوير هي‪:‬‬ ‫هدف اإلخراج على مستوى الصفحة‪:‬‬ ‫إن مظاهر اإلخراج ضرورية إلدارة األلوان‬

‫كوداك‪..‬‬ ‫إننا نساعد الطابعات على أن تكون‬ ‫أكثر استدامة‬ ‫مجلة "مي برنتر" تحدثت مع كمال شرما‪،‬‬ ‫المدير العام لكوداك في الشرق األوسط‬ ‫أفريقيا وجنوب شرق آسيا والهند وأستراليا‬ ‫ونيوزيلندا حول مبادرات الشركة لدعم‬ ‫االستدامة في مجال الطباعة اإلقليمية‬ ‫تدفع العديد من الشركات نحو‬ ‫االستدامة في صناعة الطباعة‪.‬‬ ‫فكم أنتم بوصفكم شركة تقوم‬ ‫بتزويد منتجات وحلول الطباعة‬ ‫مستعدون للتأكد بأنكم تساهمون‬ ‫في هذا التوجه؟‬

‫جزء كبير من مهمة كوداك يركز على‬ ‫مساعدة طابعات أكثر ألن تكون مربحة‬ ‫ومستدامة من أية شركة أخرى في العالم‪.‬‬ ‫إننا نقوم بمساعدة الطابعات على أن تكون‬ ‫أكثر استدامة عبر بدائل ألواح الطباعة‬ ‫الخالية من المواد الكيميائية المعالجة‬ ‫ومعدات جديدة تستهلك طاقة أقل‬ ‫وخدمات توفر المال وتقدم الكفاءة وسير‬ ‫العمل تقلل النفايات ووقت التركيب‪.‬‬

‫هل يمكنك اإلشارة إلى اثنين من‬ ‫المنتجات والحلول في محفظتكم‬ ‫تركز على االستدامة؟‬

‫كوداك تقع في موقع الريادة في‬ ‫األلواحالخالية من المعالجة بمحفظة‬ ‫سونورا الخاصة بنا ذات األلواح الخالية‬ ‫من المعالجة‪ .‬فمنذ إطالقها استهلك‬ ‫السوق أكثر من ‪ 50‬متر مربع من سونورا‬ ‫ولدينا اآلن أكثر من ‪ 3200‬حساب فعال‬ ‫باستخدام سونورا حول العالم‪.‬‬ ‫إن إجمالي كمية المياه والطاقة التي تم‬ ‫توفيرها في عامٍ واحد استنادا ً إلى حجم‬ ‫مبيعاتنا من ألواح سونورا في عام واحد هو‬ ‫كالتالي‪:‬‬

‫•توفير في الطاقة يصل إلى ‪ 115‬مليون‬ ‫كيلوواط سنويا ً وهو ما يكفي لتشغيل‬

‫وبتوافرها في وقت الحق من هذا العام‪،‬‬ ‫فإن خيار سرعة ‪ W‬الجديد سيجعل‬ ‫من ‪TRENSETTER Platesetter‬‬ ‫خال من المعالجة في العالم‬ ‫أسرع ‪CTP‬‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫بإنتاجية تصل إلى ‪ 68‬لوحا ً في الساعة‬ ‫(أكثر بثمانية) و‪ 75‬لوحا ً في الساعة‬ ‫(أكثر بأربعة) من ألواح كوداك سونورا‬ ‫للتصوير‪ ،‬وخيار وحدة كاسيت المتعددة‬ ‫‪ MCU‬ستمكن من أتمتة أكثر باستخدام‬ ‫مساحة أقل وما يصل إلى ‪ 80%‬طاقة‬ ‫أقل من وحدة كاسيت المتعددة المماثلة‬ ‫المتوافرة اليوم‪.‬‬

‫بالنسبة لكم‪ ،‬كيف يمكن‬ ‫للطابعات أن تعيد تشكيل‬ ‫أعمالها من خالل مواءمة‬ ‫األهداف التجارية والبيئية؟‬

‫إن الطابعات التي توائم بين األهداف‬ ‫التجارية والبيئية تنظر إلى فوائد طويلة‬ ‫األمد بالنسبة لصحة أعمالها والمجتمعات‬ ‫التي تعمل فيها‪ .‬وطباعة أوفست‪ ،‬وهي‬ ‫تقنية الطباعة المهيمنة لعقود‪ ،‬تصبح‬ ‫أكثر استدامة‪ .‬وتتجه الطابعات نحو األحبار‬ ‫المعتمدة على الخضروات والمذيبات‬ ‫الخالية من الكحول والورق الذي يتم‬ ‫إعادة تدويره أو الذي يتم حصاده على‬ ‫نحو مستدام‪.‬‬

‫هل تعتقد أن استخدام الموارد‬ ‫المتجددة يمكن أن يمهد الطريق‬ ‫لتحقيق االستدامة؟ وإذا كان‬ ‫األمر كذلك فما هي المبادرات‬ ‫التي اتخذتها شركتكم للتأكد‬ ‫من أن منتجاتكم وحلولكم تقدم‬ ‫فوائد بيئية؟‬

‫نعم‪ ،‬فانطالقا ً من تقنية األلواح الخالية‬ ‫من المعالجة الخاصة بنا ووصوال ً إلى‬ ‫أجهزة ‪ CTP‬الخاصة بنا فإن منتجاتنا‬ ‫مصممة لمساعدة الطابعات على خفض‬ ‫التكاليف والقضاء على النفايات مع‬ ‫تحسين مستوى الخدمة التي يمكن‬ ‫أن تقدمها‪ .‬فعلى سبيل المثال فإن‬ ‫الجيل القادم من تقنية ألواح كوداك‬ ‫الخالية من المعالجة‪ -‬سونورا ذات‬ ‫األشعة فوق البنفسجية‪ -‬مصممة‬ ‫لتقديم جميع الفوائد البيئية في نفس‬ ‫الوقت الذي تلبي فيه المطالب الدقيقة‬ ‫لتطبيقات الطباعة ذات األشعة فوق‬ ‫البنفسجية والمستخدمة بشكل متزايد‬ ‫من قبل طابعات اليوم الخاصة بالتغليف‬ ‫والطابعات التجارية‪.‬‬

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‫•توفير في المياه يصل إلى ‪ 299‬مليون لتر‬ ‫سنويا ً وهو ما يكفي إلنتاج الغذاء لـ ‪250‬‬ ‫شخص في العام‪.‬‬

‫أكثر من ‪ 10‬مليون مايكرويف في العام‪.‬‬ ‫وبأكثر من ‪ 20‬عاما ً من الخبرة في تصميم‬ ‫وتصنيع أجهزة ‪ CTP‬الحرارية بكل‬ ‫تجهيزاتها‪ ،‬فقد واصلت كوداك االبتكار‬ ‫لتحسين األداء مع الحد من األثر البيئي‪.‬‬ ‫وتمكن أحدث نماذجنا من تحقيق‬ ‫وفورات كبيرة في استهالك الطاقة‪ -‬عبر‬ ‫كل من أجهزة ‪ CTP‬السابقة الخاصة بنا‬ ‫وعبر المنافسة‪ -‬دون المساومة على‬ ‫اإلنتاجية أو الجهوزية‪.‬‬

‫وبتطورات الطباعة الجديدة كتكنولوجيا‬ ‫األشعة فوق البنفسجية ذات الطاقة‬ ‫المنخفضة تساعد الطابعات على‬ ‫تخفيض الطاقة والنفايات أثناء عملية‬ ‫الطباعة‪ .‬وألواح الطابعة مصنوعة من‬ ‫األلمنيوم وهي قابلة إلعادة التدوير‬ ‫بالكامل وتتحول المزيد والمزيد من‬ ‫الطابعات إلى األلواح التي ال تتطلب أية‬ ‫معالجة كيميائية‪ ،‬األمر الذي ال يقلل‬ ‫االستخدام الكيميائي فحسب‪ ،‬بل يوفر‬ ‫كذلك في المياه والطاقة‪ .‬وفي حين أن‬ ‫هذه االستثمارات تقلل بالتأكيد من تأثير‬ ‫الطابعة على البيئة فإنها تزيد كذلك من‬ ‫ربحية وإنتاجية الطابعات‪.‬‬

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‫آراء وأفكار‬

‫جرافوالين‪..‬‬ ‫لدينا تركيز واضح للغاية في السوق‬ ‫أجرت مجلة "مي برنتر" حديثا ً مع وليد صوفي‪ ،‬المدير العام لشركة‬ ‫جرافوالين للتجارة ذات المسؤولية المحدودة حول مخططاته‬ ‫للشركة وحول االتجاهات في صناعة الطباعة التقليدية‬ ‫حدّ ثنا قليال ً عن خلفيتك المهنية‬

‫لقد انضممت مؤخرا ً إلى جرافوالين‬ ‫بصفتي مديرها العام الجديد‪ .‬ولقد أتيت‬ ‫إلى الشركة ولدي خلفية قوية جدا ً فيما‬ ‫يتعلق بالطباعة‪ ،‬فأنا مهندس نسيج‬ ‫وعملت ألكثر من ‪ 18‬عاما ً في أعمال‬ ‫الطباعة والتغليف‪.‬‬ ‫هنا في جرافوالين لدينا موردان رئيسيان‬ ‫لمنطقة الخليج‪ .‬وهذا يتضمن كوداك‬ ‫آلالت صنع ألواح فليكسو ودراست‬ ‫ألعمال آالت الالفتات اللينة والحجم‬ ‫الكبير وآالت الحجم العريض‪ .‬وحاليا ً فإننا‬ ‫نتعاون مع موردين أكثر لمواكبة الطلب‬ ‫في السوق اإلقليمية‪.‬‬

‫كيف تخطط للتعامل مع سوق‬ ‫الخليج مع محفظة منتجاتكم؟‬

‫لدينا تركيز واضح للغاية في السوق‬ ‫وسوف نتعامل مع كل فرصة تجارية‪،‬‬ ‫وبالتالي قمنا بزيادة القوى العاملة لدينا‬ ‫بانضمام أكثر من خمسة تنفيذيين إلى‬ ‫فريق العمل لدينا‪ .‬وإننا كذلك ماضون في‬ ‫توظيف المزيد‪.‬‬

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‫وبحلول نهاية عام ‪ 2017‬سيكون لدينا‬ ‫تواجد أكثر في السوق‪ .‬وبالنسبة لكوداك‬ ‫فإن تركيزنا ينصب على سوق التغليف‬ ‫للتغليف المرن والمموج‪ .‬كما أننا نركز‬ ‫كذلك على أعمال البرمجيات لصناعة‬ ‫التغليف‪ .‬وبالنسبة لدراست فإننا نركز‬ ‫على طابعات الحجم الكبير والعريض‬ ‫والالفتات اللينة‪ .‬ويعتبر سوق اإلمارات‬ ‫العربية المتحدة سوقا ً جيدا ً للغاية بالنسبة‬ ‫لنا ألنه انتقائي‪ .‬وهذا ألن الشركات تجتمع‬ ‫اآلن في معرض إكسبو ‪ .2020‬والكثير من‬ ‫الناس متحمسون حول هذا المعرض‪.‬‬

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‫هل يمكنك أن تخبرنا عن‬ ‫ممارسات االستدامة الخاصة‬ ‫بكم في صناعة الطباعة اإلقليمية؟‬

‫إن االستدامة في صناعة الطباعة اتجاه‬ ‫يشغل ذهن الجميع في الوقت الحالي‪ .‬في‬

‫أوروبا على سبيل المثال فإنهم مهتمون‬ ‫بالبيئة ولهذا السبب فإننا نقدم منتجات‬ ‫الالفتات اللينة ألنها منتجات قابلة إلعادة‬ ‫التدوير‪ .‬إننا نقوم بعرض هذه المنتجات‬ ‫على عمالئنا اإلقليميين لنزيد كذلك من‬ ‫الوعي حول مثل منتجات االستدامة هذه‬ ‫في صناعة الطباعة‪.‬‬

‫هل ستكونون موجودين في ليبيل‬ ‫إكسبو لهذا العام؟‬

‫إن ليبيل إكسبو هو أحد أكبر الفعاليات‬ ‫وهو أكبر فعاليات العالمات التجارية ونحن‬ ‫متواجدون هناك عبر كوداك ودراست‪.‬‬ ‫ولقد تحدثنا مسبقا ً إلى العديد من عمالء‬ ‫اإلمارات العربية المتحدة والسعودية‬ ‫بالنسبة لهذه الفعالية‪ .‬وإننا نقوم اآلن‬ ‫بحجز بعض الجلسات التجريبية والزيارات‬

‫إلى العمالء في منطقة بلجيكا أثناء العرض‪.‬‬ ‫لجوالت في المنطقة‬ ‫ولقد خططنا كذلك‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫لعرض تقنياتنا ومنتجاتنا للعمالء بدءا ً‬ ‫من نهاية أيلول من عام ‪ 2017‬في أسواق‬ ‫مثل المملكة العربية السعودية والكويت‬ ‫واإلمارات العربية المتحدة‪.‬‬

‫على ماذا سينصب تركيزكم في‬ ‫الستة أشهر القادمة أو نحو ذلك؟‬

‫نريد أن نعيد ترتيب األسواق التي نتواجد‬ ‫فيها ألنه ليس سوق كمية بل سوق نوعية‪.‬‬ ‫إن معظم العمالء دهاة تكنولوجيا وبما‬ ‫أن القدرة الشرائية جيدة فإنهم يركزون‬ ‫كذلك على تبني تقنيات ومنتجات جديدة‬ ‫وقادمة‪ .‬وسوف نضمن أيضا ً أن نعمل‬ ‫عن كثب مع عمالئنا فيما يتعلق بالعمالء‬ ‫والدعم التكنولوجي‪.‬‬

‫روتفليكس تعرض تنوعا ً‬ ‫من الحلول النهائية في معرض ليبل اكسبو‬ ‫تقدم روتفليكس كشوف متنوعة وواسعة‬ ‫أوف الين‪ ،‬حلول التقطيع وإعادة اللف خالل‬ ‫معرض ‪ Labelexpo Europe‬من ‪25-28‬‬ ‫سبتمبر في بروسيلز‪ ،‬بلجيكا‪ .‬وكشريك‬ ‫الحلول الشاملة لمارك اندي‪ ،‬سيتم تقديم‬ ‫تقنيات روتفليكس الخاصة بالتجارة مع‬ ‫شرح مباشر في القاعة ‪ 4‬من المنصة ‪C45‬‬ ‫تسوق ‪ Rotoflex HSI‬لظهورها األول في‬ ‫أوروبا‪ ،‬مع تصاميم أفقية تجلب العديد‬ ‫من الفوائد لمديري العمليات براحة‬ ‫وكفاءة‪ .‬مصمم لتقطيع الملصقات بدقة‬ ‫عالية والفحص وإعادة اللف‪ ،‬تم تصميم‬ ‫‪ Rotoflex HSI‬بجدول فحص كبير أكثر‬ ‫‪ 37‬أنش (‪ 940‬مم) بمساحة تحرير عالية‬ ‫ووحدة تقطيع سهلة الوصول‪ .‬ستعرض‬ ‫‪ HSI‬آلية محكمة من البداية إلى النهاية‬ ‫وعرض ويب ل‪ 330‬مم‪ ،‬فحص مرئي‪،‬‬ ‫أنظمة تحكم ومراسلة متطورة وتصل‬ ‫لسرعة ‪ 1000‬قدم بالدقيقة (‪ 305‬متر‬ ‫بالدقيقة)‬ ‫كما تعرف بمستواها العالي في الدقة‬

‫في بيئات الطباعة المطلوبة‪ ،‬إن آلية‬ ‫قيادة ‪ VSI‬الرائدة للقطع واللف لفحص‬ ‫وإنهاء الملصقات التقليدية الملفوفة‪.‬‬ ‫سيتم عرض المزايا الهامة في المعرض‬ ‫المتضمنة تصاميم طباعة صغيرة لزيادة‬ ‫مساحة اإلنتاج القيمة‪ ،‬استخدام منخفض‬ ‫للمستخدمين الفعالين في العمل‪ ،‬فحص‬ ‫مرئي عالي السرعة‪ ،‬سعة ويب تصل ل‪330‬‬ ‫ممن وسهولة وصول إلنشاء طريق ويب‬ ‫متزايد وتبديل الكفاءات‪.‬‬ ‫سيتم توضيح االنجازات أوف الين مباشرة‬ ‫ل ‪ Rotoflex VLI‬في فيلم سيعرض في‬ ‫القاعة رقم ‪ 4‬في منصة ‪ ،EyeC C61‬مدمجة‬ ‫مع ‪ EyeC ProofRunner‬التي توصل‬ ‫‪ 100%‬من فحص الطباعة الذي يسير‬ ‫بسرعة تصل ل ‪ 600‬متر بالدقيقة (‪2000‬‬ ‫قدم بالدقيقة)‬ ‫يقول كيفن غورالي نائب رئيس‬ ‫روتوفليكس‪" :‬إننا نتطلع لنسخة أخرى من‬ ‫‪ Labelexpo‬والفرصة لعرض لثالثة من‬ ‫لفافات القطع مع اإلمكانيات المحسنة‬

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‫منتجات وبرامج‬

‫شركة غلوبال غرافيكس‪ ..‬حلول موسعة وعديدة لسير‬ ‫عمل الملصقات والتغليف في معرض ليبل اكسبو‬ ‫ستعرض شركة غلوبال غرافيكس ألنظمة‬ ‫البرمجيات حلول موسعة وعديدة لسير‬ ‫عمل الملصقات والتغليف في المعرض‬ ‫على المنصة ‪ ،9B17‬متضمنة خيارين عرض‬ ‫جديدين سيعيد كتابة كتاب القواعد عندما‬ ‫يتحدث عن جودة إنتاج طابعات النافثة‬ ‫للبحر األحادية‪ .‬تتوفر اآلن كاميليون وكيميرا‬ ‫مع وسيلة العرض ‪ ScreenPro‬التي يمكن‬ ‫استخدامها في أي خطة سير عمل للملصقات‬ ‫والتغليف إلى جانب أي نوع من ‪ .RIP‬تم‬ ‫تطويرها من البداية تجاوبا مع اعتبارات صناع‬ ‫الطباعة حول دقة الصورة في استخدام الطابعة‬ ‫النافثة للحبر األحادية‪.‬‬ ‫تقوم كاميليون بابتكار نظام نقطي فريد لكل‬ ‫طباعة بحيث تقوم بإلغاء جميع األخطاء‬ ‫الفيزيائية كالتخطيط والرقش والتكبيل‪ .‬إن‬

‫السرعة والتعقيد اللذان تغير فيهما كاميليون‬ ‫ألوانها يكون استجابة للعامل المحفز الذي‬ ‫يوحي به اسم المنتج‪ .‬انه يعكس السرعة‬ ‫التي من خاللها يمكن تشكيل النموذج على‬ ‫الشاشة لتحقيق المنتج المطلوب باستخدام‬ ‫أدوات تصميم غلوبال غرافيكس وخدمة‬ ‫هندسة البرمجيات‪.‬‬ ‫شاشة كاميليون سريعة جدا في معالجة‬ ‫بيانات الصورة ومثالية لسير عمل العديد‬ ‫من البيانات المتبدلة‪ .‬كيميرا تقدم‬ ‫خوارزمية عرض جديدة كليا التي توفر‬ ‫أفضل الخاصيات للعرض القرميدي‬ ‫وعرض الخطر المشتت في شاشة واحدة‪،‬‬ ‫مما يحسن بشكل هام نوعية اإلنتاج‬ ‫ألنه يبقي تفاصيل رقيقة كشعرة واحدة‬ ‫وتصبغات خفيفة في العالمات‪.‬‬

‫في حال كنت تبني واجهة أمامية رقمية لطباعة‬ ‫الملصقات أو التغليف فإن األسس ستكون في‬ ‫العرض‪ .‬وتشمل األسس األحجار الرئيسية في‬ ‫عملية البناء التي تحتاجها لخلق حلّك الخاص‬ ‫والذي يتضمن أفضل التكنولوجيا من البائعين‬ ‫اآلخرين بما فيهم برمجيات هايبيرد‪ .‬توفر‬ ‫بديال لسير عمل ايسكو في طباعة الملصقات‬ ‫والتغليف‪ .‬وأيضا من األشياء المبرزة على‬ ‫منصة غلوبال غرافيكس هي خدمة هندسة‬ ‫االختراق المصممة لمساعدة بائعي الطابعات‬ ‫بالتغلب على أي تحديات تقنية التي تمنع‬ ‫شحن المنتج‪ .‬يمكن لصناع الطابعات شراء‬ ‫أي مجمعات وقتية من فريق خدمة غلوبال‬ ‫غرافيكس التقني الذي يعطيهم الولوج إلى‬ ‫عالم فريد من علماء ومهندسي الطباعة ذوي‬ ‫خبرة عشرات السنين يلبون ندائهم فورا عند‬ ‫الحاجة لهم‪.‬‬

‫‪ OKI‬سنغافورا تضع سلسلة الطابعات المتخصصة‬ ‫في معرض ‪PrintPack+Sign 2017‬‬

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‫الشركة الرائدة عالميا في مجال تكنولوجيا‬ ‫الطباعة التخصصية‪ OKI ،‬من اليابان‪،‬‬ ‫تأتي بخبراتها إلظهارها في معرض‬ ‫‪ . PrintPack+Sign 2017‬هذا المعرض‬ ‫التجاري السنوي الرئيسي هو الحدث الوحيد‬ ‫المخصص للطابعات وتجارها ومستخدميها‪،‬‬ ‫كما يجري في سنغافورا في مارينا باي ساندز ‪،‬‬ ‫المستوى ‪ ، 1‬قاعة ‪ c‬من ‪ 26‬حتى ‪ 28‬يوليو‪،‬‬ ‫‪ OKI‬موجودة في قسم رقم ‪. CC28‬‬

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‫سوف تقوم بعرض خمسة من أحدث‬ ‫طابعات الفنون التصويرية التي تم بناؤها‬ ‫خصيصا لتلبية مجموعة واسعة من‬ ‫احتياجات أصحاب مصلحة صناعة الفنون‬ ‫التصويرية‪ .‬وتستهدف هذه الطابعات‬ ‫المبتكرة في المقام األول الشركات‬ ‫المشاركة في إنتاج تصاميم تي شيرت‬ ‫مهنية وغيرها من زخارف المالبس‪،‬‬ ‫وتصاميم التغليف‪ ،‬وديكور المنتجات‬ ‫والهدايا‪ ،‬وعرض نقاط البيع‪ ،‬وحتى‬ ‫الرسومات والشارات النافذة‪.‬لهؤالء الجدد‬ ‫على ‪ ، OKI‬هذا الخط من طابعات الفنون‬ ‫التصويرية المهنية هي في فئة خاصة من‬ ‫الطابعات التي أنشأتها ‪ ،OKI‬ويتم التعرف‬ ‫على أنها "السلسلة االحترافية"‪.‬‬ ‫وسيتم عرض هذه السلسلة االحترافية‬ ‫من طابعات الفنون التصويرية في‬ ‫‪:PrintPack+Sign 2017‬‬

‫‪ Pro6410‬نيونكولور ‪ -‬جهاز ‪ A4‬االحترافي‬ ‫الذي يطبع ألوان النيون للمالبس والمنتجات‬ ‫الديكور‪ ،‬فضال عن عرض نقاط البيع‬ ‫‪ - Pro7411WT‬طابعة الحبر األبيض‬ ‫التي توفر للمستخدمين القدرة على توسيع‬ ‫نطاق استخدامها من أوراق ‪ A4‬الملونة‬ ‫المعروفة مع الخلفيات الداكنة‪ ،‬فيلم واضح‬ ‫ووسائل النقل‪.‬‬ ‫‪ – Pro8432WT‬تفعل ما تفعله‬ ‫‪ Pro7411WT‬ولكن على ورق ‪ A3‬أكبر‬ ‫حجما‪.‬الغرض من صناعة طابعة ‪A3‬‬ ‫االحترافية تزيين المنتج‪ ،‬عرض نقاط البيع‪،‬‬ ‫وكذلك نافذة عرض‪.‬‬

‫‪ + Pro9541dn - A3‬منصة الفنون‬ ‫التصويرية التي تنتج المنتج في تغطية‬ ‫كاملة من معالجة ألوان ‪ ، CMYK‬باإلضافة‬ ‫إلى طباعة بيضاء أو المعة‪ ،‬مما يعطي‬ ‫حيوية مذهلة لإلنتاج على الملون‪ ،‬والمظلم‬ ‫أو الشفاف‪.‬‬ ‫‪ - Pro9542dn‬منصة ملونة متعددة‬ ‫الوسائط من طراز ‪ A3 + + 5‬ألوان مزودة‬ ‫بقدرة اللون األبيض للطباعة على وسائط‬ ‫أكثر قتامة‪ ،‬مما يوفر جودة طباعة متميزة‬ ‫وسرعات طباعة أعلى و تكلفة إجمالية‬ ‫مخفضة لإلنتاج باإلضافة إلى مرونة إعالمية‬ ‫كاملة‪.‬‬

‫بوبست تشارك في معرض ليبل اكسبو‬ ‫إن أي شخص زار منصة بوبست في‬ ‫معرض ‪ Labelexpo Europe‬سيعلم بأنهم‬ ‫سيختبرون تكنولوجيا الغد‪ ،‬مرحبين بفرص‬ ‫العمل الجديدة‪ .‬هذه السنة ال تفرق عن‬ ‫السنوات الماضية‪ .‬يقوم الحدث في بروسيلز‬ ‫بين ‪ 25‬و ‪ 28‬سبتمبر وسيشارك فيه‬ ‫‪ BOBST‬بمنصة وسيكون واحد من اكبر‬ ‫المعارض مصحوبا بأجهزة عمليات وبرامج‬ ‫تقديم ممتعة وعروض مرتبطة‪.‬‬ ‫سيتم توضيح الثالث ‪narrow- mid-web‬‬ ‫والمعالجة باألشعة فوق البنفسجية ‪ UV‬في‬ ‫عملية الطباعة‪ :‬حيث أن خطوط ‪MX5, M1,‬‬ ‫‪ M6‬بأشكالهم الحديثة ومزاياهم الجديدة‬ ‫سيطبعون ويحولون إلى ملصق "مباشرة"‬ ‫باإلضافة إلى إنتاج مرن للتغليف‪.‬‬ ‫باإلضافة إلى طابعات فليكسو التي تعرض‬ ‫ابتكارات كثيرة لزيادة أداء األجهزة بشكل‬ ‫مستمر‪ ،‬فإن ل بوبست ابتكاره الجديد كليا ً‬ ‫في األسواق‪ .‬يقول ماتيو كاردينوتي مدير‬ ‫إدارة بوبست فيرينز ورئيس ‪Narrow and‬‬ ‫‪mid-web multi-process Product Line‬‬ ‫مازحاً‪" :‬إن األمر كله يتعلق باالتفاقية التي‬

‫نبقيها طي الكتمان‪ ،‬ولكن عليك أن تبقى‬ ‫صامتا حتى مجيء المعرض ‪Labelexpo‬‬ ‫عندها كلنا سنكشف الغطاء خالل هذا‬ ‫الحدث الخاص الذي سيحدث على منصة‬ ‫بوبست في مساء اليوم األول من العرض‬ ‫في ‪ 25‬سبتمبر‪".‬‬

‫الكفاءة في اإلنتاج قصير المدى‪ .‬باإلضافة‬ ‫لذلك‪ ،‬يستطيع الزوار سماع الكثير عن‬ ‫مجموعة بوبست الواسعة من السليكون‪،‬‬ ‫خطوط الطباعة الخارجية (قبل وبعد)‬ ‫والحلول متضمنة ‪ K5 EXPERT‬الجديدة و‬ ‫‪ AluBond‬ذات االلتصاق الكبير‪.‬‬

‫إن زوار المنصة سيتعلمون حلول شاملة‬ ‫وواسعة عن ‪ web-fed‬التي يقدمها بوبست‬ ‫في مختلف أقسام صناعة الملصقات‪ .‬وهذا‬ ‫يتضمن التطورات األخيرة في ‪،CI flexo‬‬ ‫وطباعة الرواسم والصفائح‪ ،‬التي تناسب‬ ‫بشكل خاص الزبائن الذين يبحثون عن‬

‫يقول كاردينيتو ‪":‬بجانب كل هذه‬ ‫التكنولوجيا‪ ،‬تعرض بوبست صيانة وقائية‬ ‫وخدمة التغليف التي تساعد األجهزة‬ ‫بالوصول إلى مستويات عالية من األداء في‬ ‫كل األوقات‪ .‬خالل العرض سيتم توضيح‬ ‫بعض الخدمات األخيرة المرتبطة ‪".‬‬

‫متجر مانروالند ويب يطلق ماتريكس اكس‬ ‫تحتضن شركات طباعة االوفيس من ويب‬ ‫أنظمة مانروالند ويب المجددة بالكامل‬ ‫لعروض التجارة االلكترونية‪ .‬تتوسع اآلن‬ ‫المتاجر االلكترونية لتصبح منصة تجارة‬ ‫ماتريكس اكس للعديد من الممونين‬ ‫وترفع من تجربة التسوق بخطوة واحدة‬ ‫إلى مستوى أعلى‪.‬‬ ‫متجر مانروالند ويب يدعم جيدا أالف‬ ‫الزبائن لطباعة االوفيس باألجزاء‬ ‫االحتياطية والمحفوظة باإلضافة إلى‬

‫االستهالك المرخص‪ .‬يعاد إطالقها‬ ‫وتصميمها في تموز ‪ ،2016‬هذا المتجر‬ ‫االلكتروني المؤسس جيدا يتبع طراز‬ ‫أكثر المتاجر حداثة في قسم ‪.B2C‬‬ ‫يعتمد الكثير من الزبائن كل شهر على‬ ‫متاجر مانروالند ويب الجديدة؛ كنتيجة‬ ‫ألنظمة مانروالند ويب لالستمرار بالتطور‬ ‫وتوسيع المتجر‬ ‫من آب ‪ ،2017‬تبدأ مرحلة الدليل لمنصة‬ ‫تجارة ماتريكس اكس الجديدة‪ .‬العديد من‬

‫الممولين من صناعة الطباعة سيبيعون‬ ‫منتجاتهم من خالل متجر مانروالند ويب‪.‬‬ ‫إن منصة تجارة ماتريكس اكس ُتعتبر‬ ‫تطور ابعد لمتجر مانروالند ويب لتقديم‬ ‫خيارات واسعة من المنتجات والخدمات‬ ‫لزبائن المتجر وغيرهم‪ .‬ولتقديم هذه‬ ‫القيمة المضافة للزبائن فإن أنظمة‬ ‫مانروالند ويب سترتبط بممولين مؤهلين‬ ‫أكثر لصناعة الطباعة في المستقبل‪.‬‬

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‫الممولين األوائل قد بدؤوا مسبقا ببيع‬ ‫منتجاتهم في متجر مانروالند ويب‪ .‬يقول‬ ‫الكسندر واتشر نائب رئيس المبيعات‬ ‫"إننا سعيدون جدا‬ ‫وخدمة الدعم‪:‬‬ ‫بالترحيب بالالعبين المهمين في مجال‬ ‫صناعة الطباعة‪ .‬إننا في مرحلة االختبار‬ ‫معا حاليا بوجود الخيارات الواسعة من‬ ‫دليل الزبائن‪ .‬تأسس متجر مانروالند ويب‬ ‫كمستخدم ودي ومتعاون جدا مع زبائننا‬ ‫النجاز الوظائف اإلضافية المطلوبة في عالم‬ ‫‪ .B2B‬إن الحصول على زبون في المركز‬ ‫المساحة الرئيسية لنشاطاتنا تضمن‬ ‫حلول مثالية‪ .‬إننا فخورين بتقديم نفس‬ ‫المستوى العالي من الخدمة لمنتجات‬ ‫ماتريكس اكس اإلضافية‪" .‬‬

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‫ايسكو تسعى الستحضار الكفاءات في مجال الملصقات من‬ ‫البداية إلى النهاية في معرض ليبل اكسبو أوروبا ‪2017‬‬

‫ستعرض ايسكو الكثير من حلول ما‬ ‫قبل الطباعة الحديثة لمالكي العالمات‬ ‫التجارية ومحولي الملصقات في معرض‬ ‫‪ Labelexpo Europe 2017‬من ‪25-28‬‬ ‫سبتمبر في بروسيلز‪ .‬هذه الحلول ستكون‬ ‫موجهة للعديد من مالكي العالمات التجارية‬ ‫المتنافسون فيما بينهم مهنياً‪ ،‬باإلضافة إلى‬ ‫المحولين في مجال عمل الملصقات من‬ ‫البداية إلى النهاية‪.‬‬

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‫قال مدير ايسكو أودو بانينكا‪" :‬على منصة‬ ‫‪ ،3C50‬سيطلع الزوار على الحلول التي‬ ‫ستسهل العديد من الخطوات في عملية‬ ‫صناعة الملصقات خالل كل مرحلة من سير‬ ‫العمل" كما أضاف "إن حلولنا العديدة تقصر‬ ‫من المهلة المحددة عن طريق اختصار وقت‬ ‫عمليات التصنيع وتقليل مخاطر األخطاء‬ ‫وضمان الحصول على جودة عالية في‬ ‫اإلنتاج‪".‬‬

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‫مالكي العالمات الجارية يطلبون عددا‬ ‫كبيرا من النسخ المطبوعة المنتجة سريعا ً‬ ‫بينما يطلبون كميات أقل من النسخ‬ ‫الفورية‪ .‬يحتاج المحولون ليتجاوبوا مع هذه‬ ‫الحاجيات بكفاءة أكثر وسير عمل موحد‬ ‫لإلنتاج والذي يتضمن األوساط المختلطة‬ ‫الطباعة‪.‬‬

‫لمحولي الملصقات والتغليف‪ ،‬صممت‬ ‫ايسكو حلوال لتحسين المهلة المحددة‬ ‫واستخدام األجهزة وتقليل األخطاء وضمان‬ ‫الحصول على جودة عالية في اإلنتاج‪.‬‬ ‫كانت النتيجة فعالة بشكل كبير لكامل‬ ‫العملية بدءا من إدخال الطلب إلى توصيل‬ ‫المطبوعات والمواد المنجزة‪.‬‬ ‫في ‪ ،Labelexpo Europe‬ستبين ايسكو‬ ‫كيف أن إبداعاتها تجلب الكفاءات في كل‬ ‫خطوة من سير العمل ما قبل الطباعة‬ ‫وعملية إنتاج كليشية الطباعة فليكسو‪ .‬تركز‬ ‫الخطوات الرئيسية لسير العمل على‪:‬‬ ‫إدارة المشروع‪ :‬إدارة الجودة والموافقات‬ ‫والمشاريع من المفهوم البدائي لتصميم‬ ‫جاهز للطباعة‪ ،‬واالتصال بأنظمة ‪ERP/MIS‬‬ ‫الخاصة بسير العمل من اجل جعل كمية‬ ‫نقل البيانات سهلة وعملية إدخال بيانات‬ ‫واحدة‪.‬‬ ‫التصميم‪ :‬تصاميم واقعية جدا ً ‪ 3D‬من‬ ‫اجل تقديم العروض واستخدام الطباعة‬ ‫وضمان الجودة‪.‬‬ ‫تحرير ما قبل الطباعة‪ :‬تحرير ملفات ‪PDF‬‬ ‫مع ملء وظيفة خاصة بما قبل الطيران‪.‬‬

‫سير العمل‪ :‬من السهل إنشاء كمية نقل‬ ‫بيانات مرتبة مسبقا بحسب سير العمل‬ ‫ومدعومة ما قبل الطباعة باإلضافة إلى‬ ‫ضمان جودة أوتوماتيكي‪.‬‬ ‫األلوان والطباعة‪ :‬إدارة األلوان تدعم كل‬ ‫عمليات الطباعة وإعدادات الحبر‪ ،‬حتى في‬ ‫األوساط المختلطة ‪ .‬شركة داناهر ‪X-RitE‬‬ ‫ستشارك في المعرض مع ايسكو أثناء‬ ‫العرض‪.‬‬ ‫صناعة كليشيه الطباعة فليكسو‪ :‬عملية‬ ‫صناعية مشتركة والية ومنظمة وحديثة مع‬ ‫ضمان الجودة والثبات‪.‬‬ ‫كما أعلن سابقا‪ ،‬اثنان من حلول سير‬ ‫العمل الجديدة في ايسكو سيكشف النقاب‬ ‫عنها في معرض ‪Labelexpo Europe‬‬ ‫‪:2017‬‬ ‫أساسيات الملصقات الخاصة بمركز‬ ‫الويب‪ :‬إكمال إدارة المشروع لربطه بإنتاج‬ ‫الملصقات‪.‬‬ ‫أساسيات الصناعة اآللية للملصقات‪:‬‬ ‫إكمال سير العمل لربطه بعملية سير العمل‬ ‫اآللية لما قبل الطباعة للملصقات‬

‫‪2018‬‬ ‫ﻋﺎﻣﺎ ً ﻣن اﻟﺗﺄﻟﻖ واﻟﺗﻣﯾز ﻣﻧﺻﺔ واﺣدة‬

‫ﺗﻘﻧﯾﺔ اﻟﺻﻣﺎم اﻟﺛﻧﺎﺋﻲ‬ ‫اﻟﺑﺎﻋث ﻟﻠﺿوء‬

‫ﻗﺻص ﻧﺟﺎح ﻻ ﺗﻌد وﻻ ﺗﺣﺻﻰ‬

‫ﺗﺟﺎرة اﻟﺗﺟزﺋﺔ‬

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‫‪ ، ،‬ﯾﻧﺎﯾر‬ ‫ﻣرﻛز دﺑﻲ اﻟﺗﺟﺎري اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻣﻲ‪ -‬اﻹﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌرﺑﯾﺔ اﻟﻣﺗﺣدة‬

‫اﻟﻘﺎﻋﺎت ‪، ، ، ، ،‬‬ ‫داﻋم ﻟـ‪:‬‬

‫اﻧﱰﻧﺎﺷﻴﻮﻧﺎل اﻛﺴﺒﻮ ﻛﻨﺴﻠﺘﺲ )ش ذ م م (‬ ‫ﺗﻮاﺻﻞ اﻟﻔﺮص‬

‫ﻋﻀﻮ ﰲ "ﻓﻠﻚ اﻟﻘﺎﺑﻀﺔ"‬

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‫األخبار‬

‫مجموعة فلينت تطلق ‪Nyloflex FTC‬‬ ‫الرقمي للتمويج ما بعد الطباعة‬ ‫باتباع الطريق السهل‪ ،‬وسعت مجموعة‬ ‫فلينت مجموعة منتجاتها بصفيحة‬ ‫فليكسوغرافية مسطحة ذات نقطة علوية‬ ‫و التي توفر تخفيض فعال للتعرج على‬ ‫أنواع مختلفة من ألواح التمويج لتتغير‬ ‫من خفيفة لخشنة‪ .‬تمسكا ً بأبرز العروض‪،‬‬ ‫لوحة ‪ nyloflex FTC‬الرقمية تقدم جودة‬ ‫طباعة متفوقة – عناصر واضحة و حادة‬ ‫منتج ًة نصوص و رموز دقيقة‪ ،‬داعية‬ ‫عمال الطباعة توسيع أفقهم عن دقة‬ ‫الطباعة في مجال التمويج ما بعد الطباعة‪.‬‬ ‫عالوة على ذلك فإن لوحة فليكسو ‪Flexo‬‬ ‫تتميز بنقل ممتاز للحبر مما ينتج مواد‬ ‫صلبة ملساء جدا ً مكان انصباب الحبر و‬ ‫التي تسمح بجودة طباعة عالية و ثابتة‬ ‫على مختلف أنواع السطوح‪.‬‬

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‫«مع استمرار التوجه للبطانات الورقية‬ ‫المنخفضة الجودة تبعا ً ألسباب التكلفة‪،‬‬ ‫وبينما المتطلبات الكاملة لجودة الطباعة‬ ‫وألن عمال الطباعة والتجار ومالكي‬ ‫العالمات التجارية يطلبون جودة جيدة‬ ‫لكل من البطانات الورقية المتفوقة ومواد‬ ‫أكثر تحديا ً للحصول على التمويج مابعد‬ ‫الطباعة‪ ».‬تقول الدكتورة‪ .‬إيفا فريودنثالر‪،‬‬ ‫الرئيسة التقنية السابقة لمنتجات‬ ‫الفليكسوغرافية من مجموعة فلينت‪.‬‬ ‫مضيفة‪ « :‬مع تطور لوحة ‪،nyloflex FTC‬‬ ‫نحن إذا ً نملك اآلن نقطتي ارتكاز في ما‬ ‫يتعلق بجودة الطباعة – لتقليل تأثير‬ ‫التمويج عبر عدة أنواع مختلفة من جودة‬ ‫البطانات و لتقوية شاشات تسليط الضوء‬ ‫في التمويج ما بعد الطباعة‪ ،‬بينما في نفس‬ ‫الوقت يمكننا تبسيط األمور لعملية ما قبل‬ ‫الطباعة بتزويدها بصفيحة تستطيع أن‬ ‫تعمل كأي صفيحة طباعة رقمية عادية‪».‬‬

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‫صفيحة ‪ nyloflex FTC‬الرقمية تقدم‬ ‫فوائد النقاط العليا المسطحة بطريقة‬ ‫فعالة و سهلة التعامل مثل أي شريحة‬ ‫رقمية قياسية – دون معدات إضافية‬ ‫أو خطوات معالجة أو مواد استهالكية‬ ‫المطلوبة‪ .‬لهذا السبب‪ ،‬فإن تعقيد صناعة‬ ‫الصفائح قد بسطت بشكل واضح‪،‬‬ ‫بينما قابلية إعادة االنتاج و التماسك قد‬ ‫ازدادت‪ .‬تظهر مادة الصفائح الصمود‬ ‫والشدة والصالبة المقاومة العالية‬ ‫لألوزون والقدرة الجيدة على التخزين‬ ‫التي تعتبر معيار لكل صفائح الطباعة‬ ‫من ‪.nyloflex‬‬ ‫في مرحلة الطباعة‪ ،‬صفيحة الفليكسو‬ ‫المسطحة الجديدة األساسية ذات النقطة‬ ‫العليا توفر مقاومة عظيمة بسبب أن‬ ‫النقطة الدنيا تكسب تحمال ً‪ ،‬ومقاومة‬ ‫احتكاك عالية حتى في سرعات الطباعة‬ ‫‪nyloflex FTC‬‬ ‫صفيحة‬ ‫المتزايدة‪.‬‬ ‫الرقمية تضمن ضخا ً أقل لألعلى وتكسب‬

‫النقطة مقاومة خالل عملية الطباعة‬ ‫كلها‪ .‬باإلضافة صفيحة فليكسو الجديدة‬ ‫توفر من المصاريف وتزيد االنتاجية من‬ ‫خالل ضغطة سريعة لإلعداد ما ينتج‬ ‫عنه تقصير أوقات البدء و التقليل من‬ ‫الفضالت‪.‬‬ ‫صفيحة الطباعة من فليكسو فوتوبوليمير‬ ‫الجديدة ‪ nyflexo FTC‬الرقمية ستكون‬ ‫متوفرة بعدة ثخانات بدءا ً من ‪ 2.84‬ملم‬ ‫حتى ‪ 6.35‬ملم في شهر تموز لعام ‪.2017‬‬ ‫يمكن للعمالء المهتمين طلب مجموعات‬ ‫اختبار مجانية و صندوق ترويجي خاص‬ ‫مع نماذج طباعة في ‪ 4c‬و ‪ 2c‬مطبوعة مع‬ ‫صفيحة ‪ nyflexo FTC‬رقمية و حبر مائي‬ ‫من مجموعة فلينت‪ ،‬لوحة بريمونوفا على‬ ‫سطوح مختلفة لتوضيح الجودة المتفوقة‬ ‫للطباعة‪.‬‬ ‫عبر@‪info.flexo‬‬ ‫الطلب‬ ‫يمكنكم‬ ‫‪ flintgrp.com‬أو ‪.www.flintgrp.com‬‬

‫سيغوغريس يرى فوائد قابلة للقياس من تحديث ‪Xaar 1003‬‬ ‫في قلب صانع شركة كيغوكريز (‪)Cicogres‬‬ ‫لصناعة بالط السيراميك هناك فلسفة من‬ ‫االبتكار و التطوير المستمر‪ ،‬من أجل توفير‬ ‫أفضل تصميم وجودة للمنتج لعمالئهم‪.‬‬ ‫مالك الشركة إسرائيل سانشيز و فريقه في‬ ‫شركة كيغوكريز (‪ )Cicogres‬لطالما آمنوا‬ ‫أن تقنية نفث الحبر الرقمية تمكّن الشركة‬ ‫من إنتاج منتجات مختلفة بتركيز محدد‬ ‫على جودة المنتج و انتباه لكل تفصيل‪.‬‬ ‫بوقت ليس بطويل بعد إطالق ‪،Xaar 1003‬‬ ‫شركة كيغوكريز (‪ )Cicogres‬التي كانت‬ ‫تستخدم رؤوس طباعة ‪ Xaar‬لحوالي ‪8‬‬ ‫سنوات‪ ،‬اختارت أن تحدّث آلة زخرفة البالط‬ ‫من أجل أن تستغل فرصة تعزيز جودة‬ ‫الطباعة و مدة التشغيل‪.‬‬ ‫المدير التقني ريكاردو بالديو الذي اتخذ‬ ‫قرار التحديث‪ ،‬يشرح الفوائد األساسية‬ ‫التي رأوها‪« :‬عندما حدّثنا استطعنا أن نرى‬ ‫سريعا ً جدا ً التحسينات الناتجة عن ‪Xaar‬‬ ‫‪ .1003‬تستطيع حقا ً أن تلحظ التحسينات‬ ‫في جودة الطباعة فرقا ً عن ‪.Xaar 1002‬‬ ‫هناك فرق شاسع بين رؤوس الطباعة‬ ‫الخاصة بكل آلة‪».‬‬ ‫منذ انتقلنا لرؤوس طباعة ‪،Xaar 1003‬‬ ‫قد رأت شركة كيغوكريز (‪ )Cicogres‬مزايا‬

‫أخرى‪« :‬ازدادت سرعة الخط ألننا فقط‬ ‫احتجنا اصالحات روتينية عندما يتوقف‬ ‫الخط ألسباب أخرى» علّق ريكاردو « من‬ ‫حيث األداء‪ ،‬نرى أن رأس الطباعة هذا أسرع‬ ‫من رأس الطباعة السابق‪ ،‬و ألننا ال نحتاج‬ ‫لتعديل رؤوس الطباعة أو تنظيفها‪،‬فإن‬ ‫جهوزية االنتاج قد ازدادت كما ازدادت جودة‬ ‫الطباعة‪».‬‬ ‫الفوائد التي رأتها شركة كيغوكريز‬ ‫(‪ )Cicogres‬هي نتائج عدد من االبتكارات‬ ‫المقدمة مع ‪ .Xaar 1003‬وهي تتضمن‬ ‫‪ XaarGuard‬الذي يوفر الحماية الميكانيكية‬ ‫للفوهة التي تقلل بشكل كبير تكرر الصيانة‬ ‫لمرة واحدة كل فترة عمل أو أقل‪ .‬تحسين‬ ‫آخر هو استخدام ضبط محرك التصنيع و‬ ‫الذي يضمن أن أداء المحرك في كل رأس‬ ‫طباعة قد تم تحسينه على أمثل وجه‪ .‬هذا‬ ‫بالمقابل يحقق جودة طباعة موحدة عبر‬ ‫كل رؤوس الطباعة في شريط الطباعة‪ ،‬و في‬ ‫درجات اللون الرمادي المختلفة‪.‬‬ ‫كما كانت أسالف هذه الطابعة‪ ،‬عائلة ‪Xaar‬‬ ‫‪ 1003‬من رؤوس الطابعات تجمع تقنية‬ ‫‪ Xaar’s TF‬الفريدة مع بنية الرامي الجانبي‬ ‫الهجين من ‪ Xaar‬لذلك الحبر يعاد تدويره‬ ‫مباشرة للوراء للجزء الخلفي من الفوهة‬ ‫خالل قذف الحبر في أعلى معدالت التدفق في‬

‫الصناعة‪ ،‬وهذا‬ ‫ما يضمن أن رؤوس‬ ‫الطباعة ستعمل بشكل موثوق‬ ‫حتى في أقسى البيئات الصناعية‪ .‬الحبر‬ ‫سيكون في تدوير مستمر‪ ،‬ليمنع الترسب‬ ‫واالنسداد المتكرر للفوهات أثناء التدفق‪.‬‬ ‫ُصممت ‪ Xaar 1003C‬لتمكّن صانعي‬ ‫البالط أن يستخدموا رؤوس طباعة إما‬ ‫‪ Xaar 1001C‬أو ‪ Xaar 1002C‬ليحدّثوا‬ ‫بسهولة أنظمتهم حيث أنها متوافقة تماما ً‬ ‫مع األنظمة السابقة‪ .‬ليحصلوا على كال ً من‬ ‫جودة طباعة محسنة و جهوزية اإلنتاج‪.‬‬ ‫‪ Xaar 1003C‬هي الخيار األمثل لصنّاع‬ ‫البالط الذين يسعون للحصول على أعظم‬ ‫مستوى من أداء التصنيع‪.‬‬

‫ما توصل إليه المؤتمر العالمي األول لمستخدمي ‪Sistrade‬‬ ‫نظمت ‪ SISTREADE‬المؤتمر العالمي‬ ‫األول للشركاء الحاليين ومستخدمين‬ ‫‪ Sistrade‬و الذي عقد في فندق غرون‬ ‫بالزا في بورتو في السادس من تموز‪ .‬حضر‬ ‫هذا المؤتمر العالمي ‪ 135‬مشارك من‬ ‫‪ 18‬دولة‪.‬‬ ‫‪ SISTRADE‬هي شركة استشارية‬ ‫عالمية للهندسة وأنظمة المعلومات ذات‬ ‫نمو فعال في السنوات األخيرة بما يخص‬ ‫الشبكة العالمية من الشركاء و العمالء‪،‬‬ ‫قد عقدت مؤتمرها األول للمستخدمين‬ ‫هادفة خلق تبادل تكنولوجي و تبادل‬ ‫للمعارف و التطويرات ما بين الشركات‪.‬‬

‫على مدار اليوم‪ ،‬قد نوقشت العديد من‬

‫مجموعة تقنيات اإلنتاج وصناعة‬ ‫الرقمنة (‪.)PRODUTECH‬‬ ‫المصنع الذكي (‪.)FALCON‬‬ ‫البيانات الكبيرة واإلدارة الصناعية‬ ‫(‪.)SISTRADE‬‬ ‫مستقبل صناعة الطباعة االوروربية‬ ‫(‪.)APIGRAF‬‬ ‫صناعة ‪ :4.0‬فرص جديدة لتحسين‬ ‫كفاءة الموارد (‪.)INEGI‬‬ ‫الصناعي‬ ‫األداء‬ ‫(‪.)SISTRADE‬‬

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‫‪ :SISTRADE 2020‬ميزات جديدة‬ ‫وتطورات ‪.)ID )SISTRADE‬‬ ‫خالل جلسة النقاش‪ ،‬كان لكل‬ ‫المشتركين فرصة لقاء بعض أعضاء‬ ‫فريق ‪ SISTRADE‬و رؤية المميزات‬ ‫الجديدة لبرمجيات ‪ ،MIS l ERP‬و قد‬ ‫ُقدمت الشروحات و العروضات عن‬

‫نماذج ‪ SISTRADE‬للضيوف طيلة وقت‬ ‫المؤتمر‪.‬‬ ‫في نهاية الحدث‪ ،‬كانت ردود أفعال‬ ‫المشتركين إيجابية جداً‪ ،‬كل المواضيع‬ ‫التي ُغطيت خالل المؤتمر‪ ،‬و العروض‬ ‫التقديمية عن المميزات الجديدة و‬ ‫االبتكارات عن ‪MIS l ERP SISTRADE‬‬ ‫المتوقعة لعام ‪ 2010‬كان له تأثير كبير‬ ‫على الزائرين‪.‬‬ ‫باإلضافة لترويج تقنية ‪Sistrade‬‬ ‫ومنتجاتها‪ ،‬أتاح هذا المؤتمر شبكة غير‬ ‫رسمية بين الذين حضروا و خدم بتقوية‬ ‫األعمال و العالقات الشخصية مع‬ ‫عمالئنا و شركائنا‪.‬‬

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‫عززت ‪ SISTREADE‬خالل المؤتمر‬ ‫شكلين من التبادل‪ ،‬أحدها من خالل‬ ‫العروض التقديمية حيث قدم عدة‬ ‫ضيوف أخبار الصناعة و وصفت‬ ‫‪ SISTREADE‬آخر الميزات لبرمجيات‬ ‫‪ .Sistrade MISIERP 2020‬و الشكل‬ ‫الثاني كان من خالل الجلسات الحوارية‬ ‫حيث أُعطي الفريق التقني الفرصة‬ ‫ليشرح و يوضح ويشارك ميزات‬ ‫برمجيات ‪ Sistrade‬لكل العمالء و‬ ‫الشركاء و الضيوف‪.‬‬

‫المسائل المرتبطة بالتقنيات الجديدة‬ ‫وصناعة ‪ ،4.0‬مع المواضيع التالية‪:‬‬

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‫توقيع عقد شراكة بين ‪ MPS‬و ‪ Printum‬في أميركا الوسطى‬ ‫وقع كل من «‪ »MPS‬و«‪Printum‬‬ ‫‪ »Concepts‬شراكة استراتيجية لسوق‬ ‫أميركا الوسطى‪ .‬هذه الشراكة جزء من‬ ‫خطة النمو االستراتيجي ل ‪ MPS‬في‬ ‫أميركا الوسطى‪»Printum Concept « ،‬‬ ‫ستكون مسؤولة عن مبيعات و خدمات‬ ‫مطابع ‪ MPS‬من مكسيكو نزوال ً لبنما‬ ‫متضمنة جزر الكاريبي‪.‬‬ ‫«‪ »Printum Concepts‬هي منظمة‬ ‫مبيعات وخدمات تقنية للطباعة وتحويل‬ ‫اآلالت و األدوات وفقا ً لميغيل كوادالهارا‬ ‫مدير «‪ »Printum Concepts‬الذي‬ ‫عمل بطباعة وصناعة التحويل لعدة‬ ‫سنوات‪ ،‬قال‪ « :‬نحن متحمسون جدا ً‬ ‫لنمثل ‪ MPS‬في أميركا الوسطى‪ ،‬مطابع‬

‫التغليف والطباعة ذات الفئة األغلى سعرا ً‬ ‫من ‪ MPS‬فهي صديقة المستخدمين‬ ‫المفضلة وبنيت لتحقق أقصى قدر‬ ‫من االنتاجية‪ ،‬والتي ستتناسب بشكل‬ ‫رائع مع سوق أميركا الوسطى‪ .‬لدى‬ ‫(‪ )Printum Concepts‬عدة تقنيين‬ ‫مختصين بالخدمات و الذين تم تدريبهم‬ ‫على معدات ‪ ،MPS‬عالوة على ذلك‬ ‫قد تعاقدت (‪)Printum Concepts‬‬ ‫مع فيرناندو دي ال كويفا الذي يدعم‬ ‫نشاطات مبيعاتنا المحلية في أميركا‬

‫الوسطى‪ ».‬يضيف كيز نيجينهوز المدير‬ ‫السابق ألنظمة ‪ MPS‬في أميركا الشمالية‪:‬‬ ‫«نحن فخورون بانضمام (‪Printum‬‬ ‫‪ )Concepts‬لشبكة خدماتنا ومبيعاتنا‬ ‫العالمية‪ .‬كذلك نحن مذهولون باحترافية‬ ‫بتنظيم مبيعاتهم و خدماتهم و معرفتهم‬ ‫بسوق أميركا الوسطى‪ .‬نحن واثقون‬ ‫بأن هذه الشراكة ستشكل أساسا ً قويا ً‬ ‫لنستمر بخدمة عمالئنا بمستوى احترافي‬ ‫وكذلك لنطور نشاطات ‪ MPS‬في أميركا‬ ‫الوسطى‪».‬‬

‫شركة ‪ CRON‬ستقدم صورة ذات جودة استثنائية بحلول‬ ‫منخفضة التكاليف في معرض ليبيل إكسبو في أوروبا‬

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‫التزام شركة ‪ CRON‬بتقديم حلول ماقبل‬ ‫الطباعة ذات جودة استثنائية وقيمة‬ ‫مالية ممتازة سيتم برهنتها خالل معرض‬ ‫(ليبيل إكسبو أوروربا ‪Labelexpo‬‬ ‫‪ )Europ‬المقام في بروكسيل في بلجيكا‬ ‫مابين ال‪ 25‬حتى ‪ 28‬من أيلول‪.‬‬ ‫ستعرض الشركة في إطار زجاجي نماذج‬ ‫‪ CORN HDI Flexo 600‬و ‪CORN HDI‬‬ ‫‪ Flexo 1600 CTP‬في منصة ‪ CRON‬في‬ ‫القاعة رقم ‪.9B18‬‬

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‫مجال ‪ – HDI Flexo‬الذي صمم ليوفر‬ ‫مرونة متفوقة‪ -‬متوفر في ثالثة أشكال‪:‬‬ ‫‪ 600‬و ‪ 900‬ملم للتطبيقات الطباعية‪،‬‬ ‫و ‪ 1600‬ملم ألعمال التعبئة و التغليف‬ ‫العامة‪ .‬كل نماذج ‪ HDI Flexo‬متناسبة‬ ‫مع األفالم الحرارية‪ ،‬الفليكسو الرقمي ذو‬ ‫الظهر المصنوع من البوليستر و لوحات‬ ‫الحروف المطبوعة‪ .‬باإلضافة أن ‪HDI‬‬ ‫‪ 600‬يعرض نظام تثبيت و الذي يجعل‬ ‫من الممكن الطباعة على مجموعة‬ ‫متنوعة من الوسائل اإلعالمية تتضمن‬

‫لوحات اإلزاحة الحرارية و لوحات اإلزاحة‬ ‫الجافة ذات الظهر المعدني‪.‬‬ ‫نماذج ‪ HDI Flexo‬تقدم حلول غير مكلفة‬ ‫لمجموعة واسعة من التطبيقات من‬ ‫دون المساومة على الجودة‪ .‬ثالثة نماذج‬ ‫مختلفة تسمح للمستخدمين بضبط دقة‬ ‫االنتاج بما يناسب مستلزماتهم الطباعية‪:‬‬ ‫‪ S‬المختلف يتمتع بدقة قصوى تعادل‬ ‫‪ 5080‬نقطة في البوصة‪ ،‬بينما ‪ +S‬و ‪H‬‬ ‫يتمتعان بدقة قصوى تعادل ‪9600‬‬ ‫نقطة في البوصة‪ .‬تضع لوحة غرون‬ ‫‪ CRON‬التصويرية الرقمية معيارا ً جديدا ً‬ ‫للسعر مقابل الجودة‪ ،‬مجتذبة ضبط‬ ‫الصورة الرقمية ل ‪ Flexo‬و لوحة األحرف‬ ‫المطبوعة التصويرية‪.‬‬ ‫علّق ديريك سايزر المدير اإلقليمي ل‬ ‫غرون ‪ CRON‬في أوروبا‪« :‬الحلول ماقبل‬ ‫الطباعية لسوق ‪ Flexo‬و لوحات األحرف‬ ‫قد أصبحت مكلفة جدا ً و على نحو‬

‫تقليدي بالتشغيل و اإلصالح‪ ،‬ناهيك عن‬ ‫المصاريف األولية‪ ،‬بما يعني أن معظم‬ ‫محولي التعبئة و التغليف و الطباعة قد‬ ‫أجبروا على االستعانة بمصادر خارجية‬ ‫إلنتاجهم ماقبل الطباعي‪ ».‬وأضاف‪:‬‬ ‫«‪ CRON HDI Flexo‬آالت ذات أسعار‬ ‫منافسة جدا ً مقارنة‪ ،‬أي أن محولي‬ ‫التعبئة والتغليف يستطيعون جلب‬ ‫إنتاج اللوحات لمنزلهم‪ ،‬و هذا ما يقلل‬ ‫من المهل الزمنية و يزيد بشكل فاعل‬ ‫مرونتهم باتخاذ نطاق واسع من األعمال‬ ‫االنتاجية‪».‬‬ ‫نموذج أولي من ‪ُ HDI Flexo CTP‬عرض‬ ‫في معرض ‪ Labelexpo 2015‬و قد تم‬ ‫إطالق المجموعة رسميا ً في معرض دروبا‬ ‫‪ drupe‬التجاري في العام الفائت‪ .‬بعد‬ ‫إنجاز نجاح ملحوظ بمجموعتها ‪Flexo‬‬ ‫‪ HDI‬في الصين و األسواق اآلسيوية‪ ،‬و‬ ‫تضع غرون ‪ CRON‬اآلن جل جهودها‬ ‫في اإلمارات العربية المتحدة و الواليات‬ ‫المتحدة األمريكية‪.‬‬

‫تروجان ليبيل ونيلبيتر ينشآن اتفاقية عالمية‬ ‫لتوزيع اللصاقات الرقمية الصحفية‬ ‫المصنّع الدنماركي آلالت الطباعة الرقمية‬ ‫النافثة للحبر (تروجان ليبيل و نيلبيتر‬ ‫‪ )A/S‬قد أنشأت اتفاقية عالمية لتوزيع‬ ‫اللصاقة الرقمية الصحفية ‪.Trojan 2‬‬ ‫االتفاقية تغطي أسواق محددة ل«نيبتلير‬ ‫‪ »Nilpeter‬في أميركا و البرازيل و نيبتلير‬ ‫آسيا المحيط الهادئ «‪Nilpeter Asia‬‬ ‫‪ »Pacific‬وشركة نيلبيتر المحدودة‬ ‫‪ .Nilpeter Ltd‬في المملكة المتحدة‬ ‫وإيرلندا‪.‬‬ ‫«منذ اإلنطالقة األولى كانت سياسة‬ ‫«نيلبيتر ‪»Nilpeter‬عرض مجال واسع‬ ‫من الحلول الرقمية من ‪”PANORAMA‬‬ ‫بانوراما” خط اإلنتاج خاصتنا و منتجات‬

‫تروجان ليبل ‪ TrojanLabel‬لتتناسب‬ ‫تماما ً ضمن المعادلة‪ ».‬يقول جاكوب‬ ‫الندبيرج‪ ،‬مدير التسويق و المبيعات‬ ‫في )نيلبيتر ‪ « :)Nilpeter A/S‬نحن‬ ‫متحمسون جدا ً ألننا نغطي اآلن سوقا ً‬ ‫ضخمة مع منتجات الجودة وهو ما يتوقعه‬ ‫المحولون من «نيلبيتر ‪.»Nilpeter‬‬ ‫“تروجان ‪ Trojan“ 2‬هي لصاقة رقمية‬ ‫مطبوعة مصغرة تستطيع أن تحث‬ ‫المحولين في عالم اللصاقات الرقمية‪.‬‬ ‫كما أنها تكمل خط إنتاج نيلبيتر‬ ‫بانوراما «‪»Nilpeter’s PANORAMA‬‬ ‫من الحلول الهجينة‪« .‬تروجان ليبل‬ ‫‪ TrojanLabel‬تطورت بسرعة لتصبح‬

‫واحدة من المصنعين الرائدين في سوق‬ ‫طابعات اللصاقات الملونة الرقمية وقد‬ ‫أصبحت اآلن جزءا ً من «شركة أسترونوفا‬ ‫‪».AstroNova inc‬‬ ‫«نعتبر هذا التعاون شراكة هامة‬ ‫واستراتيجية و التي ستعجل كثيرا ً من‬ ‫منصبنا القيادي لعدة مئات التنصيبات‬ ‫من (تروجان ‪ )Trojan‬في هذا السوق»‬ ‫يقول ميغيل ويتشمان المدير العام‬ ‫ل(تروجان ليبيل ‪ )TrojanLabel‬مضيفاً‪:‬‬ ‫«مع (نيلبيتير ‪ )Nilpeter‬كشريك عالمي‬ ‫سنستطيع التقرب أكثر من زبائننا و نقدم‬ ‫دعم قوي‪ ،‬و نعزز أكثر من قنوات التوزيع‬ ‫الناجحة خاصتنا‪».‬‬

‫‪ Lombardi‬ينظر للمستقبل في ‪LabelExpo‬‬ ‫من ال‪ 25‬حتى ال‪ 28‬من أيلول عام‬ ‫‪ ،2017‬لومباردي آلالت التحويل سيكون‬ ‫في بروكسل من أجل معرض ليبيل إكسبو‬ ‫أوروبا ‪LabelExpo Europe( 2017‬‬ ‫‪ .)2017‬سيكون الحدث في القاعة ‪C53‬‬ ‫صالة رقم ‪ ،11‬و التي من المقرر أنها‬ ‫مكان اجتماع كل الزائرين الباحثين عن‬ ‫االبتكارات و التقنيات الجديدة في مجال‬ ‫الطباعة الفلكسوغرافية والتشطيب‪.‬‬ ‫ستعرض اإلثباتات الطباعية على المنصة‬ ‫مسلطة الضوء على جوانب دقة التسجيل‬ ‫وسرعة تقليب المهمات‪ ،‬ومؤشرات‬ ‫معايير التقنية و الجودة المنجزة بواسطة‬ ‫منتجات لومباردي‪.‬‬ ‫لومباردي آلالت التحويل مشارك في‬ ‫تصميم و إنشاء طابعات فلكسوغرافي‬ ‫قياسية مجهزة بنظام قياسي آلي موحد‬ ‫يمكن تكوينه وفقا ً لحاجات المستخدمين‬ ‫المحددة الذين يبحثون باستمرار عن‬

‫حلول تتراوح مابين الشبكة الضيقة‬ ‫للشبكة المتوسطة‪.‬‬ ‫في الواقع‪،‬كل طابعة تتألف من وحدات‬ ‫قابلة للتبديل و االنفصال في أي وقت‪.‬‬ ‫سيتم عرض‪ ABS Servo‬و ‪ABS Sleeve‬‬ ‫من مجموعات الطباعة كما ستعرض‬ ‫أخبار مهمة مثل (تورو ‪ ،)TORO‬وحدة‬ ‫طباعية ساخنة مضمنة و ‪ BRAVO‬وحدة‬ ‫شاشة مسطحة مضمنة‪ ،‬هذه الوحدات‬ ‫تتيح أصناف معقدة و قيمة (كالخمر و‬ ‫منتجات التجميل) في عملية فردية مع‬ ‫إقصاء الزوائد‪.‬‬ ‫لومباردي سيأتي بمساهمته المبتكرة‬ ‫بعرض ‪ 3‬بنيات مختلفة من الطابعات‪.‬‬ ‫ألوان «سينغرولين ‪SYNCHROLINE‬‬ ‫‪ »430‬الثمانية بما يتضمن وحدات‬ ‫«تورو ‪ »TORO‬و «برافو ‪ ،»BRAVO‬و‬ ‫‪ Servo‬الكامل المدعوم بالتسجيل‬ ‫التلقائي والتسجيل المسبق‪ .‬إنها تمثل‬

‫أكثر التقنيات الطالئعية في السوق‪ ،‬تع ّرف‬ ‫على أنها «آلة عالمية» ألنه ال يوجد فيها‬ ‫حدود للمواد الطباعية مثل‪BOPP،( :‬‬ ‫‪ ،PVC،PE،PET‬الورق‪ ،‬الورق الالصق‪،‬‬ ‫الورق الحراري‪ ،‬الورق المقوى‪ ،‬و المواد‬ ‫المقترنة)‪ .‬ألوان «إنفغتا ‪630INVICTA‬‬ ‫«الستة‪ ،‬آلة فليكسو ذو ‪ Servo‬عتاد كامل‪.‬‬ ‫لديها ‪ 10‬محركات لكل وحدة طباعية‬ ‫وتقنية المحفظة مع مسجل مسبق‬ ‫ومراقبة التسجيل التلقائي‪ .‬المطابع‬ ‫المثالية توجه عالم الطباعة والتغليف نحو‬ ‫طباعة أنواع مختلفة من األفالم‪.‬‬ ‫«ديجيستر ‪ »DIGISTAR‬مع وحدة‬ ‫دومينو نافث ل ‪ 5‬ألوان من الحبر‪،‬‬ ‫وحدة فليكس شبه دوارة‪ ،‬و صفيحة‬ ‫باردة ومقص شبه دوار‪ .‬قادرة على جمع‬ ‫الطباعة الرقمية و االنتهاء بعملية واحدة‪.‬‬ ‫إنها مثالية للعمليات الصغيرة‪ .‬هناك‬ ‫معلومات مهمة تنتظر الزوار على المنصة‬ ‫‪ C53‬في الصالة رقم ‪.11‬‬

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‫‪ EFI‬تؤكد فوائد النظام الحيوي‬ ‫للنسيج الرقمي في معرض ‪Avanprint‬‬ ‫سلطت شركة االلكترونيات لطباعة‬ ‫الصور العالمية الضوء على تصميمها‬ ‫الرائد لسير عمل طباعة النظام الحيوي‬ ‫للنسيج الرقمي في معرض (آفان برينت‬ ‫(‪ Avanprint‬التجاري في أميركا – نيوورك‪.‬‬ ‫سيكون العرض في القاعة ‪ V15‬عرضا ً‬ ‫افتراضيا ً للتقنيات التي تبين للزائرين‬ ‫الفوائد المتقدمة لسير عمل طباعة‬ ‫المالبس التي تتميز بتصميم أوبيتيكس‬ ‫“‪ ”EFI Optitex‬و البرمجة الرقمية‪،‬‬ ‫الواجهة األمامية الرقمية ل “‪DFEs of‬‬ ‫‪ ”EFI Fiery‬وطابعات ريجياني”‪”Reggiani‬‬ ‫النافثة للحبر في شركة االلكترونيات‬ ‫لطباعة الصور ‪.EFI‬‬ ‫صمم ليلبي االحتياجات المتنامية بسرعة‬ ‫لطباعة المالبس من أجل الموضة‬ ‫السريعة من األلبسة الرياضية و سوق‬ ‫االكسسوارات‪ .‬يتيح النظام الحيوي‬ ‫للنسيج الصناعي ‪ EFI‬خفة أعظم‬ ‫بالتصميم بينما يدخر التكلفة و الوقت من‬ ‫تصميم النسيج و عملية التصنيع‪.‬‬ ‫التقنية التي تعد مثاال ً آخر عن منهجية‬ ‫سير العمل الشمولية لشركة االلكترونيات‬ ‫لطباعة الصور (‪ )EFI‬من بين عدة‬ ‫صناعات‪ ،‬تثبت أن عملية طباعة المالبس‬ ‫ومن دون المساومة على الجودة تقدم‬ ‫للمصممين والتجار األدوات ليطوروا‬ ‫ويبيعوا أفضل عملهم بسرعة ‪ .‬مكونات‬ ‫النظام الحيوي تغطي الخطوات المفتاحية‬ ‫لسير طباعة المالبس‪ ،‬بما يتضمن‪:‬‬

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‫في أوبيتيكس ‪ 3D‬لرؤية النتائج األخيرة‬ ‫والتحضير للمنتج‪.‬‬ ‫التحضير للطباعة‪ :‬الواجهة األمامية الرقمية‬ ‫للنظام الناري “‪ ”DFEs of EFI Fiery‬التي‬ ‫تحول بسرعة وبدقة التصاميم لبيانات‬ ‫طباعية‪،‬معالج ًة حتى أكثر األعمال تحديا ً‬ ‫بأدق التفاصيل‪ ،‬و أضخم مدى من األلوان‬ ‫وأعلى المتطلبات جودة‪.‬‬ ‫الطباعة‪ :‬الحلول الطباعية للنظام ريجياني‬ ‫من ‪ EFI‬تعرض عملية طباعة رقمية‬ ‫مع مجموعة كاملة من األحبار المائية‪.‬‬ ‫هذه التقنية كمنتج أخضر صديق للبيئة‬ ‫يقدم ألوان مذهلة ودقيقة لموضة الفتة‬ ‫وتصاميم األزياء الرياضية‪ .‬طابعات‬ ‫ريجياني ‪ EFI‬متعددة االستعماالت في‬ ‫إمكانياتها وتستطيع الطباعة مع تنوع من‬ ‫األحبار المختلفة لتدعم فعليا ً أي نوع من‬ ‫فعال‪.‬‬ ‫األقمشة إلنتاج رقمي ّ‬ ‫من سيكمل سير العمل هم شركاء‬ ‫ريجياني ‪ EFI‬الذين يقدمون أنظمة لنقل‬ ‫وتثبيت الصور‪ ،‬و القص و الخياطة اآللية‪.‬‬

‫«النظام الحيوي الصناعي للنسيج هو‬ ‫نظام فريد‪ ،‬متكامل من البداية للنهاية في‬ ‫سير العمل منذ نهاية التصميم حتى نهاية‬ ‫عملية المالبس‪ ،‬و هو يقدم للمصممين‬ ‫والمصنعين القدرة على التعاون العالمي‬ ‫بينما تخفض من سعر تكلفة صناعة العينة‬ ‫و سلع المالبس الصغيرة‪ ».‬كما قالت أديل‬ ‫جينوني الرئيسة السابقة و المديرة العامة‬ ‫لنظام ريجياني من ‪ .EFI‬كذلك قالت‪« :‬بداية‬ ‫عال من المرونة في عملية‬ ‫مستوى جديد و‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫إنتاج األلبسة باستخدام هذا النظام الحيوي‬ ‫تستطيع تغيير طريقة تفكير المصممين‬ ‫والتجار حول مجموعات أزيائهم‪».‬‬ ‫محفظة طابعة ‪ EFI‬الكاملة باإلضافة‬ ‫لطابعات النسج الرائدة في الصناعة‬ ‫و التي تتضمن الثنائي الباعث للضوء‬ ‫“‪ ”LED‬وتقنيات نافث الحبر ذات‬ ‫الشكل الضيق والواسع جدا ً و طابعات‬ ‫ديكور السيراميك تقدم للمستهلكين‬ ‫فرص مربحة لتصوير األشياء‪ ،‬مقدم ًة‬ ‫تخصيص أكبر و ملتمسة في كل شيئ‬ ‫من الالفتات للتعبئة والتغليف للديكور‬ ‫و التزيين والتصنيع‪.‬‬

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‫منتجات وبرامج‬

‫‪ EFI‬تؤكد فوائد النظام الحيوي‬ ‫للنسيج الرقمي في معرض‬ ‫‪Avanprint‬‬

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‫تروجان ليبيل ونيلبيتر ينشآن اتفاقية‬ ‫عالمية لتوزيع اللصاقات الرقمية الصحفية‬

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‫‪ Lombardi‬ينظر للمستقبل‬ ‫في ‪LabelExpo‬‬

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‫توقيع عقد شراكة بين ‪ MPS‬و‬ ‫‪ Printum‬في أميركا الوسطى‬

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‫شركة ‪ CRON‬ستقدم صورة ذات‬ ‫جودة استثنائية بحلول منخفضة‬ ‫التكاليف في معرض ليبيل إكسبو‬ ‫في أوروبا‬

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‫سيغوغريس يرى فوائد قابلة‬ ‫للقياس من تحديث ‪Xaar 1003‬‬

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‫ما توصل إليه المؤتمر العالمي‬ ‫األول لمستخدمي ‪Sistrade‬‬

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‫مجموعة فلينت (‪)Flint Group‬‬ ‫تطلق ‪ Nyloflex FTC‬الرقمي‬ ‫للتمويج ما بعد الطباعة‪.‬‬ ‫(‪)Corrugated Postprint‬‬

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‫‪ ٤9‬ايسكو تسعى الستحضار الكفاءات‬ ‫في مجال الملصقات من البداية‬ ‫إلى النهاية في معرض ليبل ايكسبو‬ ‫أوروبا ‪2017‬‬

‫مجلــة شــهرية شــاملة مختصــة ـفـي‬ ‫عالــم الطباعــة ـفـي الشــرق األوســط‬ ‫السنــة الرابعة عشرة ‪ /‬العدد ‪ / 150‬أغسطس ‪2017‬‬

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‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،502183 .‬مدينة دبي لإلعالم‬ ‫دبي‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬ ‫هاتف‪+971 4 391 12 10 :‬‬ ‫فاكس‪+971 4 390 95 61 :‬‬ ‫البريد اإللكتروني‪info@meprinter.com :‬‬ ‫مدير النشر للمجموعة‬ ‫مرتضى كريميان‬ ‫‪karimian@meprinter.com‬‬

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‫هيئــة التح ــرير‬ ‫المحرر ‪ -‬القسم اإلنجليزي‬ ‫كريس ن‪ .‬فيرناردو‬ ‫‪editor@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫المحرر التقني – القسم العربي‬ ‫د‪ .‬جورج نوبار سيمونيان‬ ‫‪goujy@dircon.co.uk‬‬

‫‪ ٤8‬متجر مانروالند ويب‬ ‫يطلق ماتريكس اكس‬ ‫‪ ٤7‬شركة غلوبال غرافيكس تمدد‬ ‫عرضها للملصقات والتغليف في‬ ‫معرض ‪Labelexpo‬‬ ‫‪ OKI ٤7‬سنغافورا وضعت سلسلة‬ ‫الطابعات المتخصصة في معرض‬ ‫‪PrintPack+Sign 2017‬‬ ‫‪ ٤6‬روتفليكس تعرض تنوعا ً من الحلول‬ ‫النهائية ل ‪Labelexpo Europe‬‬

‫المحرر التقني – القسم اإلنجليزي‬ ‫رود هايز‬ ‫‪rod.hayes@me.com‬‬ ‫المختصون المشاركون في التحرير‬ ‫فرانك رومانو (الواليات المتحدة)‬ ‫‪fxrppr@rit.edu‬‬ ‫لوريل برونر (المملكة المتحدة)‬ ‫‪lb@digitaldots.org‬‬ ‫د‪ .‬نيكوالس هيلموث‬ ‫‪nhellmuth@flaar.org‬‬ ‫مدير اإلعالنات‬ ‫انيل نات ك ر‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 06‬‬ ‫‪meprinter@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫اإلعالنات المبوبة واإلشترا كات‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 10‬‬ ‫‪+971 50 528 9267‬‬ ‫‪info@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫توجه المراسالت إلى العنوان التالي‪:‬‬ ‫مجلة ‪ME Printer‬‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب ‪ ،٥0٢١8٣‬مدينة دبي لإلعالم‬ ‫بناية رقم ‪ ،9‬مكتب رقم ‪٢١٤‬‬ ‫دبي‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬

‫آراء وأفكار‬ ‫‪ ٤٥‬جرافوالين‪..‬‬ ‫لدينا تركيز واضح للغاية في السوق‬ ‫‪ ٤٤‬كوداك‪..‬‬ ‫إننا نساعد الطابعات على أن تكون‬ ‫أكثر استدامة‬ ‫‪ PDF 2.0 ٤٣‬قدرات جديدة إلنتاج‬ ‫الطباعة‬ ‫‪ ٤١‬الطباعة الرقمية للتغليف‪:‬‬ ‫الوتيرة ثابتة وانتقائية‬

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