ME Printer Issue 163 September 2018

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Vol. 15 / Issue 163 / September 2018

Decoration and Sustainability to Boost Outlook for Metal Packaging

Five technology innovations and trends are creating new value in metal packaging, making it a more attractive option for consumers and manufacturers

Improved Service Quality is the Top Reason for MPS Adoption Larry Leow, the Professional Services Group Manager at Konica Minolta speaks about why Managed Print Services can add value to the regional industry segments

Managed Print Services Can Control Printing and Energy Costs Rima Al-Saleh, the Regional Sales Manager for GCC Region at OKI speaks about the current market trends regarding Managed Print Services

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Contents Interviews

News Agfa Graphics to Acquire the Prepress Business of Ipagsa

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Lucky and Agfa Announce Strategic Alliance

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Alfa Lazer to Exhibit at SIGN Istanbul 2018

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Pigment Reklam is Attending Sign İstanbul 2018

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swissQprint Has Been Certified for its Energy Efficiency

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Heidelberg Shows Off Digital Solutions and “Smart Print Shop” at Customer Events in Japan

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ME Printer and SGI Announce Joint Industry Market Survey

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Contiweb Formalises Independence on 40th Anniversary

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SAi Partners with Avery Dennison to Develop RIP Software

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Mactac Europe’s Graphics Design Competition Showcased

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Managed Print Services Can Control Printing and Energy Costs Rima Al-Saleh, the Regional Sales Manager for GCC Region at OKI speaks about the current market trends regarding Managed Print Services

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MPS Can Contribute to the Digital Transformation Efforts of Businesses Larry Leow, the Professional Services Group Manager at Konica Minolta speaks about why Managed Print Services can add value to the regional industry segments

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Koenig & Bauer Rapida LiveApp Selected for the 2018 InterTech Technology Award

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Konica Minolta Intros MGI Products for Commercial Printing

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Canon Refreshes PIXMA G Series Printers

Screen Europe Strengthens German Sales Team

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HP Launches Metals 3D Printing Technology

Adobe Announces Open Platform for Experience Design With Adobe XD CC

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Immensa Technology Labs Partners with Monogram Eyewear

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Avery Dennison Launches ”One Solution 4 All” Digital Film

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Mimaki to Show Internet of Things for UV Print at Fakuma

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Cosmo Films Launches Heat Resistant Films

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manroland Goss Web Systems Shows its New Mobile MainPad Maintenance Tablet

Events The Textile Printing Industry Will Grow to $2.66 Billion by 2021

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Innovative Printing Solutions to be Showcased at the 20th International SIGN İstanbul Fair

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Opinion & insight ISSN 2304-117X 3D Printers in The Wild, What Can Go Wrong?

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According to The Future of Metal Packaging and Coatings to 2023, the global metal packaging and coatings market is valued at almost $105.5 billion in 2018. Total value is forecast to increase at 1.6% year-on-year to 2023, pushing overall value to $114.4 billion. Much of this figure can be attributed to beverage cans that continue to dominate the market, holding a share of almost 45%. Read all about it, inside.

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Agfa Graphics to Acquire the Prepress Business of Ipagsa Agfa Graphics has announced today that it intends to acquire the prepress business of the privately-owned Spanish printing plate supplier Ipagsa

Industrial S.L. The transaction excludes the printing plate manufacturing activities in Barcelona, Spain. The printing plate volumes to be acquired will

be partly integrated in Agfa’s global manufacturing network and partly procured from 3rd party suppliers.It is expected that in 2019, this acquisition will contribute up to 30 million Euro to Agfa Graphic’s top line with a doubledigit EBITDA. “This acquisition is another step in our strategy for profitable growth. Next, to a significant increase of our prepress top line, the acquisition will also help Agfa achieving its EBITDA target of 10% on average over the next few years.

Ipagsa’s experienced team will continue to operate under its own brand as a separate entity, managed by its current owner, Lorenzo Ferrari,” said Stefaan Vanhooren, President of Agfa Graphics.

“We are excited to become part of a strong player in the prepress industry.

Through Ipagsa, Agfa Graphics will be able to better address the pricesensitive regions and segments of the global printing market, making a clear distinction with the premium segment served by the Agfa Graphics organization,” said Lorenzo Ferrari, CEO of Ipagsa.

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Lucky and Agfa Announce Strategic Alliance

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

Lucky HuaGuang Graphics will offer manufacturing capacity for printing plates in Nanyang, China with the support of Agfa Graphics and will

use their high-end technology and intellectual property to manufacture products for Agfa Graphics. In addition, both companies plan to join forces to fast-track growth in mainland China which will be managed via the establishment of a joint venture combining their prepress distribution activities in the country.

with Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd., who are a leading supplier of prepress plates in China will provide us with a unique opportunity to grow our business and restore our profitability. This is a crucial step in the future development of our strategy to provide our customers with more choice.”

Agfa Graphics and Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd plan to increase their cooperation in more areas in the future which will allow both companies to grow their businesses and brand presence internationally. Stefaan Vanhooren, President of Agfa Graphics said, “Joining forces

Tao Zhang, President of Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd. said, “Agfa’s strong reputation and ambition to expand in the prepress industry will accelerate our plans to strengthen the presence of Lucky HuaGuang Graphics Co. Ltd. in the global printing industry.”

Alfa Lazer to Exhibit at SIGN Istanbul 2018 Established in 1993, Alfa Lazer have been importing digital printing media with their brand Printec since 1999. They have been importing transfer printing media since 2015. They are exclusive distributor of Shockline Italy and since this year they also became distributor for Forever Germany.

Being the distributor for two of the best transfer media manufacturers in the world, they can deliver most durable, best color matching, extremely high detailed transfer printings on any kind of fabrics. Alfa Lazer can provide special media for

swissQprint Has Been Certified for its Energy Efficiency

any brand and any kind of wide format printers and they have media compatible with water based dye ink, water based pigment ink, latex ink, solvent ink, ecosolvent ink and UV ink.

Pigment Reklam is Attending Sign İstanbul 2018 Pigment Reklam will launch the Plamac brand at Sign Istanbul 2018 exhibition, continuing its mission to present innovative UV printing technologies to the market. Attractive solutions for several flatbed and roll to roll applications will be presented to visitors during the exhibition.

Pigment Reklam is participating at Sign İstanbul 2018, which will be realized in TUYAP between 20th and 23rd of September,

with innovations in UV printing field. Pigment Reklam, which has represented many important international brands, primarily swissQprint and bullmer, preferred the Sign İstanbul for the first launch of its new brand Plamac. Plamac UV printing solutions with flatbed and roll to roll printing models will attract industry professionals throughout the exhibition. Visitors will be able to see the innovations in the Pigment Reklam booth in Hall 12 No D20.

Fogra, the Research Institute for Media Technologies has tested the highest-performing swissQprint large format printer according to ISO Standard 20690. The results demonstrate Swiss UV inkjet system's outstanding energy efficiency.

Fogra experts that act on behalf of Swiss manufacturer swissQprint have tested a Nyala series LED UV printer according to ISO 20690 2018. This new standard specifies methods for defining the energy consumption of digital printers and therefore provides a comparison of the operating costs and ecological footprints of such machines.

After completing various evaluation tests at swissQprint, the Fogra experts gave an “excellent” rating regarding the energy efficiency of the Nyala large format printer. For example, the printer produces 65 square metres per kilowatt-hour in speed printing mode.

This evidently has nothing to do with productivity as a Nyala can turn out a maximum of 206 square metres per hour.

The standardised measurement includes 4 different printer statuses to model realistic system usage. To guarantee that results are consistent, the experts used 4 different printing modes numerous times with a standardised print file.

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The “outstanding energy efficiency” certificate for Nyala implicitly applies to all other swissQprint machines that use LED curing due to their similar construction and particularly since Nyala is the highestperforming model in the range.

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Heidelberg Shows Off Digital Solutions and “Smart Print Shop” at Customer Events in Japan Over 450 visitors experienced how productivity can be significantly increased with digitized and automated processes at the open house at Heidelberg Japan in Tokyo at the end of July. Under the motto “Smart Print Shop” with “Push to Stop”, the guests from Japan and Asia saw how an integrated workflow incorporates all processes and optimizes the overall equipment efficiency (OEE).

Push to Stop is setting new rules for the game: whereas in the past the operator had to manually initiate a large number of steps in the production process, now he only needs to intervene in the automated process chain as necessary. Thanks to intelligent networking and automation, the machines can organize and handle the production process on their own. This goes as far as autonomous printing and has the potential to double the OEE. Heidelberg has sold over 400 machines suitable for Push to Stop since it was introduced at drupa 2016.

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Japanese and Asian print shops are already highly industrialized but want further productivity increases to remain competitive and be profitable. They saw the answer at the open house in the shape of a Speedmaster XL 106 eight-color machine with perfecting, which independently produced twelve magazine signatures with a run

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length of 150 sheets within 30 minutes. This record was possible thanks to the high level of automation of the machine, standardized jobs, and the integration into the Prinect print shop workflow.

The Speedmaster XL 106 was equipped with Prinect Press Center XL 2, Wallscreen XL, and Intellistart 2 as well as the Prinect Inpress Control 2 inline spectral measurement and control system.

The innovative DryStar LED UV drying technology resulted in instantly dry sheets in the delivery, which were sent directly for further processing in the postpress machines also integrated into the workflow – the Stahlfolder KH 82 folding machine and Polar cutting systems. Saphira coordinated consumables from the Lifecycle Solutions division also optimized the overall process.

The new Versafire EV and Versafire EP digital printing systems were presented at the open house and printed 28 different jobs on a wide range of substrates and with different applications. The Versafire EV is aimed at customers who want to realize creative applications and enhanced business models. The Versafire EP is designed for flexible production and maximum performance.

When asked about their impressions, the visitors expressed their positive thoughts: Heidelberg is the technology leader that is consistently driving the digital transformation and in this way setting standards in the print media industry. The company also proved this at IGAS, which took place in Tokyo around the same time, from 26 to 31 July 2018. The audience there was amazed by the Primefire 106 presentation using virtual reality (VR).

As the first commercially available industrial inkjet digital printing system in 70 x 100 cm format, the Heidelberg Primefire 106 allows print shops to produce an increasing number of variants with declining run lengths in a profitable way, bring products to the market faster, and reduce logistics costs through printon-demand functions. Sample runs can also be produced quickly and easily for market research purposes or decision making. The “Primefire 106 Super Journey” VR shows were all booked out down to the last place and over 1,700 visitors experienced the machine and all its details up close and in 3D. Heidelberg Japan is a full subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). It is headquartered in Tokyo and has branches in Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sendai. Over 200 employees look after more than 1,500 customers.

ME Printer and SGI Announce Joint Industry Market Survey SGI Dubai, one of the largest exhibitions for signage, digital signage, retail signage solutions, outdoor media, screen and digital printing industry in the MENA region, and ME Printer, the authoritative guide to the regional print, signage, graphics imaging and packaging industries, have announced they will conduct a joint market research of the regional print, graphics imaging and related industries.

The market study titled “SGI 2019 ME Printer Market Study” is a joint industry outlook survey that will attempt to unveil the opportunities, challenges and market trends in the print, signage and graphics imaging industries.

As such, ME Printer has set up a survey schedule through which,

it will be approaching various industry stakeholders for inputs on their views about the regional market, the technology trends and market trends driving the industry forward. Inputs collated from the survey will be converted

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Contiweb Formalises Independence on 40th Anniversary include a global 24-hour parts delivery and help desk, providing customers with around-the-clock service to maintain uptime and increase throughput.

Commenting on the impact that Contiweb’s independence will have on customers, Rutger Jansen, Director Sales at Contiweb, explains: “This announcement sees our service and communication channel remain unchanged for both existing and new customers.

Contiweb, a renowned specialist in state-of-the-art technologies for advanced drying and web-handling products for printing, today announces that it is officially operating as an independent company.

The formalization of its independence, which coincides with the company’s 40th anniversary, sees Contiweb further cement its position as a leader in web offset solutions and continue to enhance its offering in the digital market as well as the label and packaging sector.

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Previously a subsidiary of Goss International, which has now merged with manroland web systems, Contiweb will continue to operate under ownership of American Industrial Partners (AIP), an investment company focused on building middle market industrial companies.

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“We are excited to be celebrating this double milestone,” says Bert Schoonderbeek, Managing Director at Contiweb. “Beyond enabling us to continue to develop cuttingedge solutions that provide the best answer to our customers’ challenges, this new direction will also allow us to drive brand awareness across the globe and form close partnerships with our customers, suppliers and our diverse group of OEM partners, including Goss and manroland.

“Over the past 40 years, we have built a reputation as a frontrunner

in web offset thanks to our innovative result-led solutions.

These include the Contiweb Ecoset dryer that provides our customers with production reliability with incredible energy efficiency, and more recently, the Contiweb Thallo web offset packaging press. With the flexible packaging market continuing to grow at a steady pace, we believe that the press’ distinctive production capabilities will play a vital role in expanding our customer base and fortifying our foothold within this sector.”

Over four decades, Contiweb has developed a wide range of business-enhancing tools and services to optimize productivity and propel the competitiveness of its customers’ operations. These

We will continue to liaise directly with European and American businesses and strengthen our relationships with customers beyond this region via the creation of a global sales and service network.”

Comprising of well-established print suppliers, the network will continue to drive sales of Contiweb’s innovative web offset, digital, label and packaging and web finishing solutions as well as provide customers with comprehensive support and training.

Schoonderbeek concludes: “We would like to congratulate both Goss and manroland on their merger and particularly thank Goss for its constant support over the years. We look forward to nurturing this long-established relationship in a new capacity.”

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SAi Partners with Avery Dennison to Develop RIP Software SA International (SAi), the leading provider of software solutions for the sign-making, digital printing and CNC machining industries, has partnered with Avery Dennison to develop specialized software for the company’s TrafficJet Print System.

The FlexiSIGN & PRINT Avery Dennison TrafficJet and FlexiPRINT Avery Dennison TrafficJet software will feature on the new system, which is designed to allow the production of certified output for the highlyregulated global traffic signage market.

As well as incorporating the TrafficJet large format digital printer, the bundle includes the speciallydesigned versions of SAi’s software, which is optimized for traffic sign production. The Avery Dennison TrafficJet Print System’s CMSpot6 ink setup uses six dedicated spot colors that match the regulated traffic signage. Utilizing FlexiSIGN

& PRINT Avery Dennison TrafficJet edition, users can extend this color gamut to create custom blends from those spot colors, enabling the production of additional regulated colors, such as purple, orange, and gray, or produce process colors on reflective or commercial graphics.

This offers the opportunity to efficiently produce a wider range of traffic signage that adheres to required specifications.

Additionally, unique to this system, is an ink estimation tool which allows users to set ink limits indepen-

dently and provides accurate estimation of ink usage for each print job – thereby delivering greater control and further flexibility.

TrafficJet Print System also incorporates a time-saving Spot Color Mapping tool which offers easier mapping between current or international sign databases by automatically mapping to the CMSpot6™ Ink Setup.

This improves production workflow efficiencies by eliminating the time needed to reassign spot colors or use expensive third-party color mapping software.

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Mactac Europe’s Graphics Design Competition Showcased

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The big reveal of the Mactac Europe “Bright Young Things Take Hackney” graphic design competition took place at Hackney Walk, a trendy retail destination in East London, on the 6th of September, with the unveiling of the impressive, colourful design of the winning artist, Linea Matei.

Launched in December 2017, Bright Young Things Take Hackney was open to 2016/2017 graduate artists and designers and to students studying art and design in Europe, including Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Ukraine and Israel. Entrants were asked to create a high-impact, large-scale display for exterior retail walls.

Linea Matei, who was selected as the winner by a panel of expert judges, was there with her family, to see the big reveal of her design

on a large outdoor wall located at Bohemia Place in Hackney, London.

A great opportunity for the young designer to show her work and reveal her artistic universe. Linea

works with conceptual and illustrative art, textile print design and workshops. Through her work she explores relations, behaviours and cultural norms.

Screen Europe Strengthens German Sales Team Screen Europe has announced the appointment of Steven Polland as Area Sales Manager for the German market, working alongside Patrick Jud, the regions Area Director. Polland will drive the direct business for Screen’s range of innovative highspeed inkjet presses. This includes digital presses for labels, as well as high-speed-inkjet.

Bringing significant market knowledge to his new role, Polland has over a decade’s experience working for manufacturers Océ, Canon and Ricoh as a Key Account Manager and Sales Specialist in the commercial

printing sector. “I am excited to get started in my new role, Screen is a well-respected supplier in the industry. The combination of expertise, quality and compatibility in the technology is impressive,” comments Polland. “Screen has a well-established relationship with the German market and, like me, the company values the highest level of customer satisfaction.” Patrick Jud, Area Director, Screen Europe, says: “The strength of our sales in the DACH region continues to be a source of pride for Screen. We believe that Steven’s appointment, with his years of experience in the

commercial printing market, will maintain our strong position in the region along with the aim of continued growth of Screen sales.”

Adobe Announces Open Platform for Experience Design With Adobe XD CC The open platform will be made publicly available later this year, but Adobe is already working with early developer partners to build plugins for XD, including Microsoft, Trello, UserTesting, Airtable, Dribbble, Silicon Publishing, Slope, inMotionNow, Astute Graphics, Anima and Google Cloud, along with its own Behance and Stock services.

In addition, Adobe XD now tightly integrates with designers’ existing workflows via other popular collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams (Adobe’s preferred collabora-

tion service), Slack and Jira Software Cloud, making it easy for designers to collaborate with stakeholders across their organizations.

“We are committed to developing a rich ecosystem around Adobe XD to fit the modern designer’s needs,” said Scott Belsky, chief product officer and executive vice president, Creative Cloud at Adobe. “Delivering seamless, engaging user experiences is imperative for brands, companies and all digital products, and Adobe is focused on serving designers with powerful collaboration capabilities.”

Coming later this year, developers in Jira can easily access information on shared Adobe XD prototypes, and design specs, streamlining the handoff process between designers and developers.

These solutions complement a series of integrations Adobe announced earlier this year, offering friction-free workflows with popular third-party tools and services such as Dropbox, Sketch, Zeplin, Avocode, ProtoPie and Sympli.

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Adobe has announced that Adobe XD is opening its platform to enable users to customize their tools with an ecosystem of community and partner-built plugins. Leveraging Adobe XD APIs, developers can now build on top of Adobe XD, adding new features, automating workflows and connecting XD to the tools and services designers use every day.

To streamline and reduce friction in collaboration, Adobe announced add-ins for Microsoft Teams, Slack and Jira. Available now, Microsoft Teams and Slack now both offer richer previews of Creative Cloud assets and notifications when comments are made on Adobe XD prototypes.

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The Textile Printing Industry Will Grow to $2.66 Billion by 2021 globally. Asia-Pacific region is expected to witness the highest growth and maintain its dominance in the forecasted period.

“It is important for the players within the UAE to closely look at their markets and its potential and capitalise on the same by leveraging innovative cutting-edge technologies. This will further help their own industry and thereby significantly contribute towards the economy.

The textile printing industry has come of age and is rapidly growing across the globe and the Middle East region. UAE houses thousands of retail destinations, including several high-end furniture brands and these numbers are on the rise.

According to Smithers Pira, the UK based market intelligence, testing and consulting firm, this industry is slated to grow to $2.66 billion by 20 21.

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The key objective of textile printing is to produce a fabric with an attractive design and defined pattern.

This lucrative market expansion can be attributed to several factors such as the rise in customer demands, faster go-to-market strategy by companies and also the rapid expansion of the healthcare, real estate, hospitality, education and retail sectors.

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“We have seen a growth in demand from across various vertical industries and we foresee this growth due to the rapid expansion of retail malls and hospitality industries. Our trade show SGI Dubai witnesses new exhibitors each year and that is a key indicator for us,” stated Sharif Rahman, CEO, International Expo Consults.

Currently, the Asia Pacific region has the largest market share for textile printing, followed by Europe and North America. Within Asia, China and India alone hold the largest market share for textile printing

With the fast-growing population not only in the Middle East but across the globe would further increase the demand and should plan ahead to capitalise on this opportunity. Progress in technology paired with increasing method of printing is driving the global textile printing market,” added Rahman.

SGI Dubai 2019, is one such destination, a unique trade show that actually addresses the needs of the textile printing industry stakeholders and will bring the best players in the industry from across the globe.

From among all the other forms of printing digital printing is expected to garner the highest growth in the coming years. On the bases of technology, the global market for textile printing can be split into direct printing, white/ colour discharge and resist printing.

Other forms of printing include block printing, roller printing, duplex printing, screen printing, stencil printing, transfer printing, blotch printing, jet spray printing and electrostatic printing.

SGI 2018 was a huge success with close to 330 international and regional exhibitors showcasing the latest in UV printing, textile printing, retail, LED and various signage technologies.

Thousands of visitors graced the show from across the globe including the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe.

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

The event is a well-established business forum, which is recognised globally and constitutes workshops and seminars held by industry experts. It is one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year in the region to cater to the needs of exhibitors and visitors in the signage, outdoor media, screen and digital printing, LED and textile printing industries.

Innovative Printing Solutions to be Showcased at the 20th International SIGN İstanbul Fair

The 20th edition of the International Advertising Industry and Digital Printing Technologies Fair SIGN İstanbul will kick-off on September 20th and will run until September 23rd. The event, which has been organized by İFO Fair Organization, a part of Tarsus Group, will feature the latest printing solutions including digital technologies which replace the conventional methods.

SIGN İstanbul will provide its visitors with diverse alternatives in the fields of textile printing, industrial printing, advertising materials, laser cutting machines and UV machines, print and cut, sublimation solutions and foils, promotional items, dyes, screen printing and advertising industry. SIGN İstanbul will be the most powerful fair in the sector across Eurasia again by maintaining its growth trend with the old and new exhibitors this year as well.

Altough new products, machines, equipment and technology are offered to the sector every day, buying behaviour are still traditional. Before buying the product, even though sector professionals reach the products easily on internet, they prefer face to face meetings with the suppliers and

seeing the product alive under the influence of the habits and culture.

Therefore, the fairs that display all the alternatives under one roof become prominent as the ideal trade environments. Organized at the center of Turkey market which has become a production, investment and trade base thanks to its steady growth, SIGN İstanbul will present trade opportunities worth millions of dollars for its exhibitors and visitors in 2018.

International SIGN İstanbul, will offer a wide range of latest products, materi-

als, machines and equipment under the main topics of Sign Technology, Digital Technology, Screen Printing Technology, Visual Communication, Industrial Printing and 3D Printing Technology.

The event is set to host 410 exhibitors coming from 31 countries as well as thousands of professionals coming from all around the world. The fair, which is preferred by exhibitors and visitors to follow up the developments in the sector like in the previous 19 editions, presents a unique platform to observe all alternatives together.

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Interviews

Managed Print Services Can Control Printing and Energy Costs Rima Al-Saleh, the Regional Sales Manager for GCC Region at OKI speaks about the current market trends regarding Managed Print Services

What sort of market is currently present in the region for Managed Print Services?

Large enterprises have been present in the market for years, and now the demand in small and medium enterprises is rising.

Which market segments can Managed Print Services help?

OKI Managed Print Services are designed as a platform which suites all segments with the maximum value, and all are based on several key factors such as print and document security, control over document, improving productivity, enabling a smoother transition from paper to digital and many more benefits.

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How can Managed Print Services benefit companies?

Perhaps the main reason you should consider Managed Print Services is that it can reduce and control printing costs and the energy consumption, it can also help keep in-house print budgeting simple too. In addition to the Flexibility and scalability which can adapt to the changing wants and needs of any business, as well as it improves sustainability and reduces the number of toners reaching significantly.

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technologies and Cloud Applications.

How does cloud technology assist in offering Managed Print Services at an optimum level?

Managed Print Services and cloud computing go hand in hand helping businesses, the ability to effectively print anywhere at any time supports workers whether they are in the office, in the field or in their homes. With so much flexibility the market for cloudbased printing services it is expected to increase rapidly in the near future.

How do you think can companies reduce printing and imaging costs by opting for Managed Print Services?

Adopting OKI’s Managed Print Services can help companies achieve their objective of cost reduction significantly by reducing printer fleet, paper usage, printer volume, lowering electricity consumption, increase of accuracy in cost allocation, enhancing security and minimizing the IT department workload, which all leads to an average of 30% reduction on printing costs.

What do companies need to look for, before selecting a Managed Print Services provider?

The right technology where you need it. Place priority on local providers that are responsive quickly and professionally. First in-depth analysis provides the data your provider needs to develop a customized solution that generates value for your business.

In your experience, what sort of companies opt for Managed Print Services?

OKI Managed Print Services are designed to fit all type of companies, the only difference that each vertical has their own target and strategy to achieve with different challenges between them for example, Healthcare needs to Improve their business processes with patient-centricity, Retail with customer engagement, satisfaction and loyalty for business, and Managed Print Services is the best option in terms on cost saving and focusing more on their core business.

Finding previous customers which had the same successes, in addition to the success of the improvement through demonstration along with the capabilities of Integration with other

What are the challenges in adopting Managed Print Services? How can they be addressed?

Manage print services requires a lot of planning and evaluating and

understanding the current printing environment. OKI is reducing the time by installing its Software print analysis and data collection for 30 days. The biggest challenge then is to know exactly how they can analyze their printing legacy and how they can optimize it with the new Managed Print Services.

Which type of Managed Print Services are adopted in this region? On Premises, Cloud, Hybrid?

At the moment, Managed Print Services are mostly adopted on premises, but based on the market technology transition which the enterprise sector is looking more for cloud solutions these days. Managed Print Services are solutions that can adapt easily with any kind technology with the same effect and even better.

Any other info you would like to add?

OKI’s Smart Managed Print Services is a print optimization and management service which improves productivity and cost efficiency in the workplace, whilst significantly reducing your costs. OKI aims to drive down your short, medium and long-term costs from an investment and operational perspective, increasing the efficiency of your devices, whilst also reducing your printing and impact on the environment.

With a wide portfolio of products OKI is able to address the needs of workgroups of different sizes by installing the right device in the right place, ultimately reducing the amount of time spent on print retrieval and wasted output and improving staff productivity. We are able to provide the correct balance of desktop printers, workgroup devices and large centralized units based on the needs of your organization, eliminating any negative impact on productivity.

MPS Can Contribute to the Digital Transformation Efforts of Businesses Larry Leow, the Professional Services Group Manager at Konica Minolta speaks about why Managed Print Services can add value to the regional industry segments What sort of market is currently present in the region for Managed Print Services?

Overall MPS is targeted at corporate customers across many different industries. MPS can be a benefit and start to become meaningful proposition for customers that have 50 employees, all the way to 20,000 employees or more. Due to the reliance on printing, 48% of customers indicate that paper is important to their daily business, so customers are demanding more reliability and availability from their print resources.

Improved service quality is the top reason for MPS adoption, whilst security is becoming a key topic and priority for many.

Which market segments can Managed Print Services help?

Medium and Large Enterprises mainly, especially companies that have heavy influence connections with Europe & US. However small companies can also benefit as they start to clearly recognize that MPS can positively contribute to their business and the digital transformation over the coming years.

How can Managed Print Services benefit companies?

Improve Visibility – As well as simple device monitoring about who is printing and how much they are printing, making users accountable for their print jobs. MPS should also offer advanced analytics that can drive proactive support and provide visibility into areas for ongoing improvement.

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Efficiency – With Optimized printing environment - users can have the right devices, at the right location, with the right features, right technology.

Reliability – Improved customers experience – SLA enforced, service delivery performance and menu enhanced compare to before.

What do companies need to look for, before selecting a Managed Print Services provider?

Capability and experience of the vendor in similar projects in terms of complexity is key. Whilst culture and understanding of the business needs of their customers, as well as been able to add value to their core business from a document perspective point of view is very important.

How does cloud technology assist in offering Managed Print Services at an optimum level?

Monitoring all the printing fleet (device status & consumables status) – enables the vendor to proactively support the customer with their printing infrastructure.

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Reporting – All kinds of reports can be generated on the fly depending on the needs of the customer and also depending on the service providers access level. By having access to the reports, we are able to advise and work with the customer on a best practice and performance management approach.

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Konica Minolta bizhub Marketplace – (It’s like App Store in Apple products) allows users to either download free apps or purchase apps that suits and supports their needs.

How do you think companies can reduce printing and imaging costs by opting for Managed Print Services?

Print Management Solutions – Control unnecessary printing, nurturing users not to print unless

it is absolutely necessary, ensuring color printing access is assigned only to the right users group and, or right applications.

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Create Awareness – Create marketing collaterals within the business, on how to reduce their printing, which will benefit the organizations from a user perspective and also from an environmental point of view.

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Print Policy – Default Mono Print from Outlook to reduce color printing, default duplex printing to save on paper, again showing that the company is concerned about their carbon footprint.

How does Konica Minolta work with its partners to ensure Managed Print Services are properly and efficiently deployed at customers’ premises?

Konica Minolta provides enhanced training on both knowledge and skills, marketing materials, best practices, tools, and ongoing direct support, as well as customer site visits with our partners. We also hold quarterly reviews with all the partners to ensure industry compliance standards are being met in all parts of the business, sales, marketing, logistics, project management and technical support.

In your experience, what sort of companies opt for Managed Print Services?

From my experience, it is usually companies that have a requirement as well as a demand in three main areas: Enhance security on printing and documents Reducing expenses Improve quality of services A better customer experience that a customer is looking to outsource

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Security – Ensure the authorize personnel to release their print jobs and prevent unauthorized access to the Printers.

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Koenig & Bauer Rapida LiveApp Selected for the 2018 InterTech Technology Award InterTech Technology Award. It was deemed by the judges as meeting the award criteria of being truly innovative and expected to have a major impact on the graphic communications industry.

The InterTech Technology Award will be presented before an audience of industry leaders during the 2018 Premier Print Awards and InterTech Technology Awards Reception and Ceremony, Sept. 30 at the J.W. Marriott in Chicago during the Print 18 trade fair. “The Rapida LiveApp shows the power of apps to add value in the pressroom,” said Jim Workman, vice president of PIA’s Center for Technology and Research. “The judges found the entire app innovative, especially noting its ability to track and communicate maintenance issues and provide easy access to training resources.”

Koenig & Bauer (US) has announced that its Rapida LiveApp has been selected by an independent panel of judges for the prestigious Printing Industries of America (PIA) 2018 InterTech Technology Award. The Rapida LiveApp, the first of its kind in the industry, was one of twelve of the 29 entries to be chosen to receive an

The Rapida LiveApp demonstrates how Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed embodies its corporate vision of setting industry standards in terms of customer focus, innovative solutions, and proactive services. The app provides printers with state-of-the-art tools for a wide range of sheetfed offset applications.

The Rapida LiveApp offers dual functionality. On the one hand, press

operators can start or stop their Rapida sheetfed offset press from a mobile location, adjust settings and perform operational tasks as well as obtain information on press status and print jobs.

The maintenance manager displays a list of pending maintenance tasks and simplifies these tasks by providing relevant instructions and videos. Successful maintenance can be confirmed and commented upon interactively.

On the other hand, the app includes a powerful tool for warehouse management and control, including batch recording and tracking.

Inks, coatings and printing aids used can also be clearly assigned to the respective print jobs. Ordering processes are automatically triggered when minimum quantities are not met.

“We are honoured to be chosen for this prestigious award from PIA,” says Thomas Göcke, head of marketing and CRM at Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed.

“With the Rapida LiveApp we are the first in the graphic arts industry to offer our users a completely new experience when it comes to the operation of sheetfed offset presses.

We are delighted that print users and independent institutions appreciate this so much. It is truly an innovative operating concept.”

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Konica Minolta Business Solutions Middle East is setting its sights on leadership in the industrial printing market with the addition of MGI Digital Technology (MGI) products for commercial print, and packaging to its existing and growing portfolio.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Middle East is based in Jebel Ali Dubai, UAE, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, Japan. The company delivers services and distributes systems and

solutions that fulfil all the requirements of the entire document life cycle for clients in the office and production printing area.

Konica Minolta, with 40.5 per cent stake in MGI aims to utilise skilled R&D power to develop unique products fulfilling customer needs in the digital professional printing market, said a statement from the company.

Konica Minolta will further accelerate its initiatives for application develop-

ment in the special printing systems including package printing, it said.

In response to the needs for decoration printing in the commercial packaging space. Konica Minolta’s enhancement in the product line through synergy creation, including joint development with MGI, will give the company a solid and strong presence within the digital package printing market and drive expansion in the growth field of production printing (PP), it added.

Canon Refreshes PIXMA G Series Printers Canon has announced that it has refreshed its PIXMA G Series refillable ink tank printers. The printers will now be shipped with inks that allow users to print up to 12,000 pages from 2 black ink bottles or 7,000 pages from a set of colour inks. Designed to boost productivity and keep running costs down, the latest upgrade means users can print at high volume without changing inks. Binoj Nair, Senior Manager – B2C Marketing & Direct Sales, Canon Middle East, “At Canon we celebrate storytelling right from capturing every moment to the delivery of superior quality prints that great experiences deserve.

With the customer at the centre of everything we do, the latest refresh of the Pixma G series allows users to conveniently preserve their memories and encourages them to print more without compromising on time or quality.

With every new innovation, we are committed to helping our customers ‘Live for the story’ and tell their stories through a connected ecosystem of storytelling products and services.”

Offering convenience and efficiency, the high yield, easy to use and compact PIXMA G Series printers are designed for those requiring productive printers for home, home office and small office environments. In addition, all models within the series can produce borderless photos up to A4 and the new Auto Power ON/

OFF setting helps save energy when the printer is not in use.

The refreshed Canon PIXMA G series collection includes: PIXMA G1411: Designed for high volume printing at low cost per page PIXMA G2411: High yield multifunction printer with added user benefits of copying and scanning PIXMA G3411: High yield multifunction 3-in-1 printer with Wi-Fi connectivity that supports smartphone and tablet print, copy and scanning via the Canon PRINT app PIXMA G4411: Compact 4-in-1 printer with 20 sheet Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) and wireless connectivity to smart devices with a high page yield resulting in a low cost per page Key features of the PIXMA G Series: DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY Print up to12,000 pages from 2 black ink bottles or 7,000 pages from a set of colour inks Front facing ink tanks make it easy to determine remaining ink levels and the design minimises potential spills or leaks FINE print head system to ensure durability for high volume or weighty documents

The compact printers are designed to save space while optimising both print quality and quantity CONNECTIVITY PIXMA G4411 and PIXMA G3411 both feature Wi-Fi technology Use the Canon PRINT app for printing, copying and scanning and printer maintenance PHOTO PRINTING Users can now print borderless 4 x 6” photos in just 60 seconds Rear paper feeding system is capable of holding up to 100 sheets of plain paper and enables a smooth paper pass for a wide range of media support including glossy photo paper CREATIVITY PosterArtist Lite is a free download which lets users create and print eye-catching posters Print arts and crafts from Canon’s Creative Park free online web platform where users can print a range of crafts including 3D models, greetings cards, frames and more COPYING Make hard copies of documents by taking a photo with Smartphone Capture and Copy function on the Canon Print APP and convert to a PDF to save, share or print

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HP Launches Metals 3D Printing Technology At the 2018 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), HP Inc. launched HP Metal Jet, the world’s most advanced 3D printing technology for the high volume manufacturing of production-grade metal parts. Providing up to 50 times more productivity at a significantly lower cost than other 3D printing methods, HP Metal Jet is being deployed by manufacturing leaders GKN Powder Metallurgy and Parmatech for the factory production of final parts.

Customers placing orders include global stalwarts Volkswagen and Wilo and innovative vertical market leaders such as Primo Medical Group and OKAY Industries.

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As part of its mission to transform the way the world designs and manufactures, HP today also launched the Metal Jet Production Service, enabling customers around the world to rapidly iterate new 3D part designs, produce final parts in volume, and integrate HP Metal Jet into their long-term production roadmaps.

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“We are in the midst of a digital industrial revolution that is transforming the $12 trillion manufacturing industry. HP has helped lead this transformation by pioneering the 3D mass production of plastic parts and we are now doubling down with HP Metal Jet, a breakthrough metals 3D printing technology,” said Dion Weisler, CEO and President, HP Inc. “The implications are

huge – the auto, industrial, and medical sectors alone produce hundreds of billions of metal parts each year. HP’s new Metal Jet 3D printing platform and Production Service unlocks the speed, quality, and economics to enable our customers to completely rethink the way they design, manufacture, and deliver new solutions in the digital age.”

HP Metal Jet is a groundbreaking, voxel-level binder jetting technology leveraging more than 30 years of HP printhead and advanced chemistries innovation. With a bed size of 430 x 320 x 200mm, 4x the nozzle redundancy and 2x the print-bars, and significantly less binder by weight, HP Metal Jet delivers greater productivity and reliability at a low acquisition and operational cost compared to other metals 3D printing solutions. HP Metal Jet will start with stainless steel parts, delivering isotropic mechanical properties exceeding industry standards.

In an industry-first collaboration, HP is partnering with GKN Powder Metallurgy to deploy HP Metal Jet in their factories to produce functional metal parts for auto and industrial leaders including Volkswagen and Wilo. GKN Powder Metallurgy is the world’s leading producer of materials and products using powder metallurgy technologies and includes the brands of GKN Sinter Metals, GKN Hoeganaes, and GKN Additive Manufacturing. The company

produces more than three billion components per year and expects to print millions of production-grade HP Metal Jet parts for its customers across industries as early as next year.

“We’re at the tipping point of an exciting new era from which there will be no return: the future of mass production with 3D printing. HP’s new Metal Jet technology enables us to expand our business by taking on new opportunities that were previously cost prohibitive,” said Peter Oberparleiter, CEO of GKN Powder Metallurgy. “Our DNA and our expertise in powder production and metal part processing using digitally networked systems will enable us to drive industrialization across the whole additive manufacturing value stream.

By combining the forces of HP and GKN Powder Metallurgy, we will push the productivity and capability of our customers to unprecedented levels based on the economic and technical advantages of HP Metal Jet technology.”

Volkswagen, one of the largest and most innovative vehicle makers in the world, is integrating HP Metal Jet into its long-term design and product roadmap. The collaboration between Volkswagen, GKN Powder Metallurgy and HP has resulted in the ability to move quickly to assess the manufacturing of mass-customizable parts such as individualized key rings and exteriormounted nameplates.

Immensa Technology Labs Partners with Monogram Eyewear Immensa Technology Labs has announced its partnership with Dubai-based Monogram Eyewear to present the first high-end, 3Dprinted eyewear product line in the UAE. After over a year of internal tests and prototypes, the frames are now market-ready and will represent the first regionally 3D-printed commercial product.

Bassel Kabak, Founder and Managing Director at Monogram Eyewear, commented: “We are delighted and proud to be introducing the first 3D-printed eyewear to Dubai, set to revolutionise the regional optical market.

Conceived and created at Immensa, these frames are in line with the ‘Dubai 3D Printing Strategy’ and will offer a sustainable and innovative approach to the age-old industry.

These frames will be curated to best suit customers in accordance with their preferences and will be made available in all other cosmopolitan cities, including Singapore, Hong Kong, New York and London.”

Customers purchasing these 3D-printed frames — ranging between AED 1,300 and AED 1,650

— gain the luxury of having personalised, custom-tailored frames that are equally sturdy and light, based on 15 pre-set designs and a choice of four colours.

The frames will be printed using industry-established material and a unique blend of titanium alloy that will be handcrafted in monogram lab.

the market by storm. Immensa is delighted to be working with resourceful and forward-thinking institutions that support Dubai’s mandate to be fully sustainable and offer products that redefine their respective industries.”

Fahmi Al Shawwa, Chief Executive Officer at Immensa Technology Labs, said: “Monogram Eyewear are ahead of the curve in its optical innovation.

Immensa’s highly specialised, multi-disciplinary engineers collaborate closely with partners to advance their businesses and solve their most complex manufacturing problems by providing integrated digital and mechanical design and multi-material manufacturing solutions.

Our scientists and engineers tirelessly worked with them to develop revolutionary, 3D-printed eyewear frames that we believe will take

The company also offers full consultation on the integration of 3D printing into manufacturing processes.

Avery Dennison Launches ”One Solution 4 All” Digital Film Oliver Guenther, senior director marketing and channel strategy for Avery Dennison, said that a single film for so many applications makes installers’ lives easier.

“The print performance and stretch-ability of this PVC-free material makes it a straightforward choice for applications where looks really matter, and where there are challenges arising

from irregular curves. Durability and dimensional stability are outstanding, and it can be printed on latex, UV and solvent/ecosolvent —we recommend a clear PVC-free over-laminate, such as DOL 6460,” he added.

Easy Apply RS adhesive technology ensures simple air-egress, repositionability and slide-ability for faster installation.

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Among the latest materials science innovations from Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions is a PVC-free wrapping film designed to cover a vast range of different applications.

Engineered for vibrant colour pop and great conformability, the new MPI 1405 Easy Apply RS film accommodates applications ranging from vehicle wraps to challenging textured building surfaces, including brick and concrete blocks.

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Mimaki to Show Internet of Things for UV Print at Fakuma Mimaki will be showcasing creative solutions for printing on plastic at this year’s Fakuma, the international trade show for plastics processing.

Mimaki will be exhibiting in Hall A1, Stand 1410. Its focus at the show, which takes place from 16 to 20 October in Friedrichshafen, Germany, will be on integrated workflow solutions for UV-LED printing.

These include the compact, state-ofthe art UV-LED direct printing system UJF-7151plus; the UJF-3042 MkII for high-performance small-format UV-LED printing; the compact flatbed cutting machine CFL-605RT, the ideal multifunctional solution for the production of samples and short runs; and the innovative features of systems solution RasterLink 6.

The highlight of the on-site demonstrations will be an automated workflow solution for the UJF-7151plus, developed jointly by Mimaki and German company Robominds GmbH. Using a robotic arm, the printer is loaded and unloaded automatically via an interface solution.

This reduces machine make-ready times and will further increase efficiency levels of Mimaki’s systems.

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“As a trendsetting and customeroriented company, Mimaki is pursuing an IoT strategy that creates a model for the future of integrated workflow solutions for the plastics industry, among others,” explains Uwe Niklas, General Manager Marketing &

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Sales at Mimaki Deutschland GmbH. “By leveraging the long-standing and trusting partnerships with our customers and partners, we are showing innovative application opportunities that demonstrate the scope of our systems, in order to enable customers to cover a broad spectrum of applications with a single system."

MDL commands are used to control Mimaki printers via the customer’s production systems and peripherals. They take over control of the printer by launching production and adjusting position and height of the substrate table. In addition, they provide information about remaining ink levels and report print errors.

With its IoT strategy, Mimaki aims to help its customers connect their printing systems to achieve unmanned on-demand production and mass personalisation by integrating robots, conveyor belts, testing technologies, sensors and other peripherals with production lines.

Customers who use MDL commands are able to build a perfect system for their needs with Mimaki’s software development kit, which can be downloaded from the Mimaki Global website.

The first two solutions to emerge from this new development are MDL commands and the Mimaki Job Controller.

Mimaki Job Controller is a software solution that communicates with the printer in order to transmit accurate printing data and printing conditions.

It can also start production automatically, creating a link along the production line between the printer and the robot in order to feed in print jobs via a conveyor belt and collect the finished printed output.

“Digital Printing Connection enables production with fewer personnel.

Our customers need to simplify and streamline their processes, since printers, which were typically deployed on a standalone basis, are now connected to their peripherals.

This concept promotes on-demand production and mass personalisation,” concluded Niklas.

Cosmo Films Launches Heat Resistant Films Cosmo Films has introduced BOPP based heat resistant (HR) films. The films have been engineered to work as a printing layer replacing BOPET film in multi-layer laminates for various packaging applications in both food and non-food segments.

The new heat-resistant films are clear, non-heat sealable and both sides treated films with excellent printability and go mostly for reverse printing.

The thermally stable films have excellent slip properties and good machinability and therefore work well on high-speed FFS packaging machines.

Available in 15, 18, 20 microns; the films are well suited for both adhesive as well as extrusion lamination and offer good lamination bond.

The company has also launched a barrier version of the film. The transparent BOPP based barrier HR film has excellent oxygen barrier properties and offers OTR of less than 100cc/m2/day. The film has good grease resistance that comes in handy for oily snack food packaging; which is a big application area of this film.

Speaking on the development, Pankaj Poddar, the CEO of Cosmo Films, said, “Homogeneous structures are becoming increasingly preferable as recyclability of multilayer packaging becomes the need of the hour.

Polypropylene structures or even Polypropylene plus Polyethylene structures are better placed from recyclability perspective because they belong to the same polymer

family. Cosmo Films with more than 100 years of collective OPP experience now stands in an advantageous position to develop specialised polypropylene films aimed at a sustainable future."

manroland Goss Web Systems Shows its New Mobile MainPad Maintenance Tablet At the expert panel on the subject of “Digitalisation: A lasting impulse for innovation or a threat to jobs?”, manroland Goss web systems presented its new mobile MainPad maintenance tablet. Together with the development partner XITASO, the Augsburg-based world market leader in web offset printing introduced its new product in the framework of a presentation followed by a panel discussion on 3rd September 2018. The importance of this subject was also underlined by the visit of the Bavarian minister for economic affairs, Franz

Josef Pschierer, and further guests of honour. With its Maintellisense automation strategy, manroland Goss web systems pursues the aim of providing intelligent machines in the near future.

This aim requires a central hub for all the relevant information – with the mobile maintenance pad, MainPad, fulfilling exactly this function. How can the time between the occurrence of a malfunction and troubleshooting on complex systems be reduced? To this end, the MainPad offers numerous features – reading and acknowledging all alarm messages at the place

of the malfunction, direct access to all necessary documentations and drawings, direct and fast connection to the TeleSupportCenter (TSC) via “remote support calls” and direct video communication with the TSC as well as the fast transmission of documents between technicians on site and the TSC – everything directly on the machine, i.e. at the place of the malfunction.

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The concrete customer benefit is easy to define: The MainPad ensures improved communication through the central provision of all the relevant information and functions (reducing effort and increasing ease of use) of maintenance which leads to a significant reduction of effort and increases ease of use. The MainPad constitutes another important step towards costs reductions and increasing availability.

The new MainPad is part of the groundbreaking “Maintellisense” project. The name of this project is derived from the terms “maintenance”, “intelligence” and “sense” – which have to be intelligently combined in order provide intelligent machinery and “productive maintenance” in future.

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3D Printers in The Wild, What Can Go Wrong?

Written by Xavier Mertens, a senior handler for the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) and Freelance Cyber Security Consultant My colleague Richard wrote a quick diary recently about an interesting information that we received from one of our readers.

It’s about a huge amount of OctoPrint interfaces that are publicly facing the Internet. Octoprint is a web interface for 3D printers that allows to control and monitor all features of the printer. They are thousands of Octoprint instances accessible without any authentication reported by Shodan.

So, what can go wrong with this kind of interface? It’s just another unauthenticated access to an online device. Sure, but the printer owners could face very bad situations. The interface allows downloading the 3D objects loaded in the printer. Those objects are in G-code format.

To make it simple, G-code is a language in which people tell computerized machine tools how to make something. G-code files are simple text files and are not encrypted.

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secret data leak. Indeed, many companies R&D departments are using 3D printers to develop and test some pieces of their future product. Here is an example of G-code file rendered via an online tool.

If the authentication is completely disabled, it is possible to upload G-code files and… print them!

What if an anonymous person sends a malicious G-code file to the printer and instructs to print it while nobody is around? There were bad stories of low-cost 3D printers which simply burned.

Worse, what if the attacker downloads a G-code file, alters it and re-uploads it? By changing the Gcode instructions, you will instruct the device to print the object but the altered one won’t have the same physical capabilities and could be a potential danger once used. Think about 3D-printer guns but also 3D-printed objects used in drones. Drone owners are big fans of self-printed hardware.

Finally, OctoPrint offers a monitoring feature based on an

embedded webcam which can affect the remote user privacy.

So, how do you protect your OctoPrint instance? The documentation says about access control: “When Access Control is enabled, anonymous users (not logged in) will only see the read-only parts of the UI which are the following” (followed by a long list of features).

Most critical is accessing to the webcam and downloading G-code files. As suggests the documentation: “If you plan to have your OctoPrint instance accessible over the internet, always enable Access Control.”

Fast-Growing Inkjet Market to Pass $100 Billion in 2023 The global market for inkjet printing will grow at a rate of 9.4% year-on-year and will be worth $109 billion in 2023, according to The Future of Inkjet Printing to 2023 a brand new market report from Smithers Pira. This contrasts positively with the general outlook for the print industry where growth is occurring at a more moderate 0.8% annually.

This brand new study provides expert qualitative analysis of the market drivers and technology developments that are underpinning this evolution, and quantifies them across all key metrics in an exclusive dataset.

In 2018, the total value of inkjet printing in graphics and packaging applications will reach $69.6 billion, with a total print volume equivalent to 749 billion A4 prints.

This volume will consume some 103,700 tonnes of ink, with the endusers spending $8.7 billion, while the market for new inkjet equipment will be $3.6 billion. Dr. Sean Smyth, print consultant at Smithers Pira author of the report, comments, “The economics and reliability of inkjet are consistently improving as a result of heavy investment in printing heads, machinery, inks and drying systems, associated software and – increasingly – substrates.

There is strong growth across most of these disparate activities

because the non-impact process is very flexible and capable of printing at high-quality and speed, making it suitable to print many products, while the cost position is becoming more economic against most analogue printing alternatives.”

“Inkjet is winning market share from analogue processes as well as opening up new applications, with new routes to market and workflows developing. In packaging, changing retail supply chains along with strong growth in e-commerce – now including mobile-enabled ‘m-commerce’ – are pushing further adoption of inkjet as brands and retailers look to communicate with end users in new ways.

Equipment manufacturers and converters are exploring new functions enabled by versioning and personalisation on packs as packaging is used in new ways to engage with consumers,” Dr. Smyth added.

With the potential of inkjet – principally in short run and variable data printing – increasingly appreciated it is changing printer business models, disrupting established supply chains, and adding new value-adding options.

While advertising will continue to be the largest end-use application across 2018-2023, the most rapid growth will come from wider use of inkjet in:

Packaging Books Commercial printing.

Beyond these core applications developers are exploring ways of leveraging the flexibility of inkjet to open new market applications, such as: 3D printing Automotive and transport printing Biomedical printing Ceramics printing Décor and laminate printing Direct-to-shape printing Glass printing Printed electronics Textile printing Many of these opportunities will require integrating the inkjet process with robotics aligning with the wider Industry 4.0 trend.

The Airbus A320 family paint shop in Hamburg, for example, has employed direct inkjet printing to decorate aircraft, with a lower weight than traditional paint or stencils on the tail of a plane.

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This and other future growth opportunities are critically assessed within the Smithers Pira report.

Specific analysis and data (by value and volume) is given across 11 end-use applications, over 30 regional and key national markets; five print equipment types for 2013-2023.

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Decoration and Sustainability to Boost Outlook for Metal Packaging Five technology innovations and trends are creating new value in metal packaging, making it a more attractive option for consumers and manufacturers.

According to The Future of Metal Packaging and Coatings to 2023, the global metal packaging and coatings market is valued at almost $105.5 billion in 2018. Total value is forecast to increase at 1.6% year-on-year to 2023, pushing overall value to $114.4 billion.

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Much of this figure can be attributed to beverage cans that continue to dominate the market, holding a share of almost 45%.

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Although global demand for beverage cans has been affected by falling sales of many forms of carbonated drinks, it has also benefited from the surging popularity of energy drinks and craft beer. Future growth in demand is likely to come from other sectors of the beverages industry, such as packaged water, wine and RTD (ready-to-drink) tea and coffee drinks.

Asia will remain the bestperforming region within the global metal packaging market in the period leading up to 2023.

During this time, value sales are anticipated to increase by more than 18%, as the region overtakes North America to become the world’s largest. Smithers Pira research reveals five trends and technology developments that are influencing the metal packaging market landscape.

have been adopted for leading brands. Tactile effects are usually created using an overvarnish, which changes the appearance and feel of the can itself – for applications such as soft drinks vendors are often keen to add a ‘wet’ or ‘frosted’ look to their packaging.

Decorative Techniques – A World of Creativity

Another notable example has been the ‘Matte Impact’ effect developed by Ardagh Group – this creates a surface structure for the can which reflects light differently and therefore provides a matte appearance.

To gain a competitive advantage, many brand owners are now focusing more upon improved visuals for metal packaging products. Many have embraced digital printing, which offers numerous opportunities for developing bolder and more striking visuals, and eye-catching colours.

Not only do metal cans offer a 360-degree canvas, but digital printing is ideally suited for many of the limited-edition products now being launched across the food and beverages industry, due to its effectiveness over shorter print runs.

The metal packaging industry is also making greater use of tactile features that appeal to a range of senses. Techniques such as embossing and debossing have become more widespread, and

Aerosol Innovation

The aerosols market, which will increase across 2018-2023, continues to witness the emergence of product innovations aimed at improving convenience for the consumer and addressing environmental concerns. Examples have included: The replacement of hydrocarbons with compressed gases as the propellant Innovation in bi-compartmental aerosol technology, which incorporates a plastic inner bag to separate the product from the propellant.

During the next five years, penetration of dual-dispensing aerosol systems is expected to increase within applications such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and technical products, like glues.

Lightweighting

Lightweighting has been a leading trend within the metal packaging industry over the past decade, in sectors ranging from food and beverage cans to aerosols.

This enables packaging manufacturers and brand owners to reduce their environmental footprint and therefore improve their sustainability credentials, while also reducing costs. By developing more lightweight containers, less material is used, while the energy used for distribution and logistics purposes is also cut.

Reductions in weight have been achieved via measures such as switching from steel to lighterweight aluminium, a trend which is being led by leading metal packaging manufacturers, such as Crown and Ardagh.

Another company that has helped to pioneer lighter-weight aerosol cans is Ball Corporation, via its ReAl range. First launched in 2014, ReAl cans feature 25% recycled material and weigh 11% less than standard products.

Recycling

Metal packaging products enjoy a tremendously positive image as far as environmental sustainability and especially from a recycling

perspective, since metal is a permanent material that can be recycled many times without impinging on its performance. Aluminium beverage cans represent the world’s most recycled drinks container, and global recycling rates have now reached 75%.

Over 3 million tonnes of aluminium and steel are now recycled in Europe every year, while the industry continues to work toward a recycling target of 80% of all rigid metal packaging by 2020.

Switch Away from BPA

Food cans are typically coated with an organic layer to protect the can’s integrity from the effects of the food and to ensure

that a chemical reaction does not take place between the two. The metal packaging industry is still under pressure to substitute away from bisphenol-A (BPA) over reported, yet unproven, threats the chemical poses.

In several regions this has led to scrutiny from regulators, lobbying by health advocacy groups – and consumer pressure to develop alternatives.

Initial efforts have focussed on deploying bisphenol-S (BPS), with brands using it now being able to use the phrase ‘free from BPA’ in marketing.

The two chemicals are similar however and as it has become a viable alternative tests on BPS are also being commissioned.

The industry is increasingly looking at acrylic or polyester materials for can linings as the long-term solution.

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Campbell Soup Company is one notable example here, phasing out BPA by July 2017. There is no single drop-in replacement however, for example Campbell has had to tailor its linings to minimise reactions with certain acidic foods in its range.

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Opinion & insight

Sustainability the Greatest Risk and Opportunity for Tissue Manufacturers Smithers Pira explores the innovative areas of development that are pushing the tissue manufacturing market in new directions. According to a new strategic technical study from Smithers Pira - The Future of Tissue Manufacturing to 2023 - tissue manufacturing continues to receive interest in almost all geographic sectors. Many new producers are entering the emerging markets as they look to pounce on the less developed regions with high growth rates.

As tissue operations continue to attract new investments from additional corporations, the resulting competition is creating a highly challenging business environment.

Based upon its in-depth study, Smithers Pira identifies five trends that are influencing the way tissue manufacturers operate now and will do in the coming years.

Sustainability – Risk and Opportunity

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Sustainability is becoming the greatest risk to and opportunity for tissue manufacturers. Consumers, brands and governments are increasingly aware of the threat posed by global warming resulting in an increased focus on

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sustainability, especially in natural products. The opportunity is that tissue paper comes from a renewable and natural source. The risk is that consumers could come to see it as unsustainable due to poor fibre sourcing and lack of tissue product recycling.

Significant inroads have been made to define sustainable and responsible fibre sources. Of the 35 companies audited by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2017, eight were tissue makers. The market demands improvement in the sustainability of tissue production, this is focussing on three key factors: Fibre sourcing Minimising water consumption Reducing energy use during production.

Sustainability measures will grow in influence on producers as they continue to compete on product cost and performance.

Fibre Sourcing

Pulp fibre is the fundamental basis of all tissue products, and represents the most substantial part of tissue making sustainability as the fibre sourcing, and energy use in production can be very significant.

Initiatives like that from the WWF, Rainforest Alliance certification and the Forest Stewardship Council are increasingly recognised. Concerns remain however, and use of recycled paper pulp – though widespread in industrial tissue products – is limited by consumer attitudes.

In contrast two main forces seem are driving the search for alternative fibre sources, which will pose new technical challenges for tissue manufacturers. The first is sustainability and a replacement for recycled fibre. Non-wood fibres can assuage the concern of consuming finite forest resources, without recycling. The second issue is merely economic use of resources and potential replacement of softwood fibres in areas they are scarce.

Sustainable Non-Virgin Wood Tissue Fibres

Non-wood fibre tissues are now entering consumer markets, trading on their environmental credentials for marketing. For example, Miamibased the Good Health Company introduced its Gesundheit! facial tissue in November 2017. This product is 80% pure virgin bamboo pulp that is 100% sustainable and biodegradable. Four examples: Bamboo plantations to replace cutting trees Biorefinery fibre – that is produced as a by-product of non-fossil fuel or feedstock production from renewable and carbon-neutral sources.

Cultivated Fibre Crops – Kenaf, Hemp, Hesperaloe

Water Consumption

Tissue mills are more commonly located close to the customer. This

The US and Mexico in particular have several tissue mills located in desert areas with no surface water sources.

This concern is forecast to grow and spread to other regions across 20182023 as sustainability continues to become a more focused concern of consumers and governments.

Activities to improve water sustainability or reduce water footprint include: Increased water recycling and water circuit closure. Closed water circuits in papermaking can increase the concentration of recycled fines and chemical species in solution resulting in problems from deposits Better cleaning of wastewater to reduce contaminants being recycled. Wastewater treatment and discharge, including sludge-

waste disposal, represent significant challenges for tissue and towel makers.

Energy Savings

Energy efficiency is one of the top environmental priorities that can be realising in mills. It can simultaneously yield cost savings, and improved output. The latest generation of integrated tissue mills have an advantage in that they avoid the cost of pulp drying in their supply chain and are more likely to be built with integrated solar, hydro or other non-fossil fuel energy supplies.

Through air dried (TAD) tissues poses a particular problem for industry.

TAD requires up to 3 times the energy per tonne but, the energy costs of TAD processes must be weighed against the potential reduced carbon footprint of less fibre per consumer use. TAD results in about 30% reduction in fibre use for equivalent application and can result in more uses per tonne, depending on how it is presented to the consumer.

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Agricultural waste fibre – such as Straw, Stover, or Bagasse

results in some tissue machines operating in water-scarce regions making water consumption a key concern.

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Calendar

TRADE SHOWS CONFERENCES & EVENTS October 2018 &THEN, a DMA Event Las Vegas, USA 8 - 10 October, 2018

FESPA Eurasia Istanbul, Turkey 6 - 9 December, 2018

World Publishing Expo Berlin, Germany 9 - 11 October, 2018

InterPrint Expo India Chandigarh, India 14 - 17 December, 2018

Druck+Form Sinsheim, Germany 10 - 13 October, 2018

Paper Arabia Dubai, UAE 16 - 18 December 2018

SGIA Expo 2018 Las Vegas, USA 18 - 20 October, 2018 October 2018

China Machinex India Mumbai, India 17 - 19 December, 2018

Remax World Expo Zhuhai, China 18 - 20 October, 2018 PCVExpo Moscow, Russia 23 - 25 October, 2018 All In Print China Shanghai, China 24 - 28 October 2018 Creative Paper Conference Munich, Germany 25 - 26 October, 2018

November 2018 Digital Packaging Summit Florida, USA 5 - 7 November, 2018 InPrint Munich, Germany 12 - 14 November, 2019

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Gulf Education & Training Exhibition Dubai, UAE 14 - 16 November, 2018

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December 2018

Labelexpo India Noida, India 22 - 25 November, 2018 InterPrint Expo India Chandigarh, India 23 - 26 November, 2018

January 2019 Viscom Düsseldorf, Germany 8 - 10 January, 2019 Sign & Graphic Imaging Middle East Dubai, UAE 13 - 15 January, 2019

February 2019 Printpack India Greater Noida, India 1 - 6 February, 2019 RemaDays Warsaw Warsaw, Poland 13 - 15 February, 2019 D.PES Sign & LED Expo China Guangzhou, China 20 - 23 February, 2019 Fespa Brasil Sao Paulo, Brasil 20 - 23 February, 2019 Printtek Istanbul, Turkey 20 - 24 February, 2019

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April 2019 Sign & Digital UK Birmingham, UK 02 - 04 Apr 2019 Gulf Print and Pack 2019 Dubai, UAE 15-18 April, 2019

May 2019

FabCon 3.D Erfurt, Germany 25 - 27 June, 2019 Additive Manufacturing Europe Amsterdam, The Netherlands 26-28 June, 2019

July 2019 GFT Bangkok, Thailand 3 - 6 July, 2019

September 2019 Unique 4+1 7-9 September, 2019 Leipzig, Germany PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2019 Bangkok, Thailand 18 – 21 September, 2019

October 2019 Empack Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden 2-3 October, 2019

FTA 2019 Los Angeles, USA 5 - 8 May, 2019

XFair Vienna, Austria 8-10 October, 2019

Empack Dortmund, Germany 8 - 9 May, 2019

Empack Helsinki Helsinki, Finland 9-10 October, 2019

Eastern Coatings Show 2019 New Jersey, USA 13 - 15 May, 2019 Fespa Munich, Germany 14 - 17 May, 2019

June 2019 Printech Moscow Moscow, Russia 18-21 June, 2019

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Andigrafica Bogota, Colombia 4 - 7 June, 2019

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‫وقادرة على الطباعة بجودة عالية وبسرعة‪،‬‬ ‫مما يجعلها مناسبة لطباعة العديد من‬ ‫المنتجات‪ ،‬في حين أن وضع التكلفة أصبح‬ ‫أكثر اقتصادية مقابل معظم بدائل الطباعة‬ ‫التناظرية "‪.‬‬ ‫تفوز الطباعة النافثة للحبر بحصة سوقية‬ ‫من خالل العمليات التناظرية باإلضافة إلى‬ ‫فتح تطبيقات جديدة‪ ،‬مع تطوير مسارات‬ ‫جديدة للسوق وتدفق العمل‪ .‬وفي مجال‬ ‫التعبئة والتغليف‪ ،‬يؤدي تغيير سالسل‬ ‫التوريد بالتجزئة بالتوازي مع النمو القوي‬ ‫في التجارة اإللكترونية ‪ -‬بما في ذلك "التجارة‬ ‫عبر الموبايل" التي تم تمكينها عبر الهاتف‬ ‫المحمول ‪ -‬إلى دفع المزيد من استخدام‬ ‫الطباعة النافثة للحبر إذ يتطلع أصحاب‬ ‫العالمات التجارية وتجار تجزئة إلى التواصل‬ ‫مع المستخدمين النهائيين بطرق جديدة‪.‬‬ ‫ويوضح الدكتور سميث أن الشركات‬ ‫المصنعة والمح ّولة للمعدات تقوم‬ ‫باستكشاف وظائف جديدة يتم تمكينها‬ ‫من خالل طرح اإلصدارات والمواءمة على‬ ‫العلب كما يتم استخدام التعبئة والتغليف‬ ‫بطرق جديدة للتماشي مع متطلبات مع‬ ‫المستهلكين‪.‬‬ ‫مع إمكانات الطباعة النافثة للحبر ‪ -‬بشكل‬ ‫أساسي في المدى القصير وطباعة البيانات‬ ‫المتغيرة – التي يزداد تقديرها بأنها تغير‬ ‫نماذج أعمال الطابعة ‪ ،‬وتعطل سالسل‬ ‫التوريد المعمول بها ‪ ،‬وتضيف خيارات‬ ‫جديدة ذات قيمة مضافة‪ .‬في حين سيستمر‬

‫اإلعالن بكونه أكبر تطبيق لالستخدام النهائي‬ ‫في الفترة بين ‪ ، 2018-2023‬فإن النمو‬ ‫األسرع سيأتي من االستخدام األوسع للحبر‬ ‫النافث في‪:‬‬ ‫التعبئة والتغليف‬ ‫الكتب‬ ‫الطباعة التجارية‪.‬‬ ‫يستكشف مطورو التطبيقات ما هو أبعد‬ ‫من هذه التطبيقات األساسية‪ ،‬أي طرق‬ ‫االستفادة من مرونة الطباعة النافثة للحبر‬ ‫في فتح تطبيقات السوق الجديدة‪ ،‬مثل‪:‬‬ ‫الطباعة ثالثية األبعاد‬ ‫السيارات وطباعة النقل‬ ‫الطب الحيوي الطباعي‬ ‫طباعة السيراميك‬ ‫طباعة مواد الديكور والصفائح‬ ‫الطباعة مباشرة على األشكال‬ ‫طباعة الزجاج‪.‬‬

‫اإللكترونيات المطبوعة‪.‬‬ ‫طباعة المنسوجات‪.‬‬ ‫سيتطلب العديد من هذه الفرص دمج‬ ‫عملية نفث الحبر مع الروبوتات التي تتوافق‬ ‫مع االتجاه األوسع في الصناعة ‪ .4.0‬فعلى‬ ‫سبيل المثال‪ ،‬استخدم متجر الطالء العائلي‬ ‫‪ A320‬في هامبورغ‪،‬‬ ‫لطائرات اإليرباص‬ ‫الطباعة المباشرة بنفث الحبر لتزيين‬ ‫الطائرات‪ ،‬بوزن أقل من الطالء التقليدي أو‬ ‫الرسوم المطبوعة على ذيل الطائرة‪.‬‬ ‫يتم تقييم هذا النمو وفرص النمو المستقبلية‬ ‫تقييما دقي ًقا في تقرير سميثرز بيرا‪.‬‬ ‫األخرى‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يتم تقديم تحليل وبيانات محددة (من حيث‬ ‫القيمة والحجم) عبر ‪ 11‬تطبي ًقا لالستخدام‬ ‫النهائي‪ ،‬في أكثر من ‪ 30‬سو ًقا إقليمية ووطنية‬ ‫رئيسية ؛ و بخمسة أنواع من معدات الطباعة‬ ‫للفترة ‪.2013-2023‬‬

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‫آراء وأفكار‬

‫الطابعات ثالثية األبعاد قيد االستخدام‪ ،‬ما‬ ‫األمر الذي يمكن أال يسير على مايرام؟‬

‫تمت كتابته من قبل اكزافي مارتينيز وهو معالج رفيع المستوى في شركة سانز انترنت ستورم سنتر‬ ‫ويعمل بشكل مستقل كمستشار في مجال أمن المعلومات‪.‬‬ ‫كتب زميلي ريتشارد مذكرة سريعة حول‬ ‫معلومة مثيرة لالهتمام تلقيناها من أحد‬ ‫متابعينا‪ .‬إنها حول كمية كبيرة من واجهات‬ ‫االوكتوبرينت التي تواجه علنا ً االنترنت‪.‬‬ ‫االوكتوبرينت هي واجهة ويب للطابعات‬ ‫ثالثية األبعاد والتي تسمح بالتحكم‬ ‫وبمراقبة جميع وظائف الطابعات‪ .‬هناك‬ ‫آالف من مثيالت االوكتوبرينت التي من‬ ‫الممكن الحصول عليها من دون الحصول‬ ‫على موافقة مقدمة من شركة شودان‪.‬‬ ‫إذن‪ ،‬ما الذي يمكن أن يحدث بشكل‬ ‫خاطئ باستخدام هذا النوع من الواجهات؟‬ ‫إنه مجرد وصول آخر غير مصادق عليه إلى‬ ‫جهاز عبر اإلنترنت‪ .‬بالتأكيد‪ ،‬ولكن قد يواجه‬ ‫أصحاب الطابعة أوضاع سيئة للغاية‪.‬‬ ‫تسمح الواجهة بتنزيل أجسام ثالثية األبعاد‬ ‫مخزنة في الطابعة‪ .‬هذه األجسام موجودة‬ ‫بتنسيق ‪ .G-code‬ولجعل األمر سهالً‪،‬‬ ‫فإن ‪ G-code‬هي لغة يخبر األشخاص‬ ‫باستخدامها األدوات اآللية المحوسبة عن‬ ‫كيفية صنع شيء ما‪ .‬إن ملفات ‪G-code‬‬ ‫هي ملفات نصية بسيطة وال يتم تشفيرها‪.‬‬

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‫وهنا نواجه القضية األولى‪ :‬يمكن تنزيل‬ ‫ملفات ‪ G-code‬إلى احتمال تسرب البيانات‬ ‫السرية‪ .‬وبالفعل‪ ،‬فإن العديد من أقسام‬ ‫البحث والتطوير في الشركات تستخدم‬ ‫الطابعات ثالثية األبعاد لتطوير واختبار‬ ‫بعض القطع من منتجاتها المستقبلية‪ .‬فيما‬ ‫يلي مثال لملف ‪ G-code‬تم تقديمه عبر أداة‬ ‫عبر اإلنترنت‪.‬‬

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‫تماما‪ ،‬فيمكن‬ ‫إذا تم تعطيل المصادقة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تحميل ملفات ‪ G-code‬و ‪ ...‬طباعتها! ماذا‬ ‫يحدث إذا أرسل شخص مجهول ملف‬ ‫‪ G-code‬خبي ًثا إلى الطابعة وأمر بطباعته‬ ‫أثناء عدم وجود أي شخص حوله؟ كانت‬ ‫هناك حوادث سيئة حدثت بسبب الطابعات‬ ‫ثالثية األبعاد الرخيصة التي أُحرقت ببساطة‪.‬‬ ‫واألسوأ من ذلك‪ ،‬ماذا لو قام المهاجم‬ ‫بتنزيل ملف ‪ ، G-code‬وعدله وأعاد‬ ‫تحميله؟ من خالل تغيير تعليمات ‪G-code‬‬ ‫‪ ،‬ستقوم بإعطاء تعليمة للجهاز لطباعة هذا‬ ‫الجسم ولكن الجسم المعدل لن يحمل‬ ‫نفس اإلمكانات الفيزيائية وقد يكون خط ًرا‬ ‫محتمال ً عند استخدامه‪ .‬فكّر في أسلحة‬ ‫مطبوعة بالطابعات ثالثية األبعاد‪ ،‬ولكن‬ ‫ً‬ ‫أيضا باألدوات ثالثية األبعاد المطبوعة‬ ‫والمستخدمة في الطائرات بدون طيار‪.‬‬ ‫أصحاب الطائرات بدون طيار هم من كبار‬ ‫المعجبين باألجهزة المطبوعة ذات ًيا‪.‬‬ ‫وأخي ًرا‪ ،‬تقدم االوكتوبرينت ميزة مراقبة‬ ‫تعتمد على كاميرا ويب مدمجة يمكن‬ ‫أن تؤثر على خصوصية المستخدم عن‬ ‫بعد‪ .‬لذا‪ ،‬كيف تحمي مثيل االوكتوبرينت‬ ‫الخاص بك؟ توضح الوثائق حول التحكم‬ ‫في النفاذ‪" :‬عند تفعيل التحكم في النفاذ‪،‬‬ ‫سيشاهد المستخدمون المجهولون (الذين‬ ‫لم يسجلوا الدخول) األجزاء القابلة فقط‬ ‫للقراءة في واجهة المستخدم والتي تكون‬ ‫التالية" (يتبعها قائمة طويلة من الميزات)‪.‬‬ ‫إن الوصول إلى كاميرا الويب وتنزيل ملفات‬ ‫‪ .G-code‬هما األكثر خطورة‪ .‬كما تقترح‬

‫الوثائق‪" :‬إذا كنت تخطط بأن تجعل مثيل‬ ‫‪ OctoPrint‬الخاص بك ممكن النفاذإليه‬ ‫دائما بتفعيل خاصية‬ ‫عبر اإلنترنت‪ ،‬قم‬ ‫ً‬ ‫التحكم في النفاذ‪".‬‬ ‫إن سوق الطباعة النافثة للحبر سريع النمو‬ ‫سيتجاوز ‪ 100‬مليار دوالر في عام ‪2023‬‬ ‫ستنمو السوق العالمية للطباعة بنفث‬ ‫الحبر بمعدل ‪ 9.4٪‬على أساس سنوي‪،‬‬ ‫وستصل قيمتها إلى ‪ 109‬مليارات دوالر في‬ ‫عام‪ ،2023‬وف ًقا لتقرير "مستقبل الطباعة‬ ‫النافثة للحبر" لعام ‪ 2023‬وهو تقرير جديد‬ ‫عن السوق صادر عن "سميثرز بيرا"‪ .‬وهذا‬ ‫يتناقض بشكل إيجابي مع النظرة العامة‬ ‫لصناعة الطباعة حيث يحدث النمو بمعدل‬ ‫أكثر اعتداال ً بنسبة ‪ ٪ 0.8‬سنوياً‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تحليال نوع ًيا‬ ‫تقدم هذه الدراسة الجديدة‬ ‫متخصصا لعوامل السوق والتطورات‬ ‫ً‬ ‫التقنية التي تدعم هذا التطور‪ ،‬وتقدرها‬ ‫عبر جميع المقاييس الرئيسية في مجموعة‬ ‫بيانات حصرية‪ .‬في عام ‪ ،2018‬ستصل‬ ‫القيمة اإلجمالية للطباعة النافثة للحبر في‬ ‫تطبيقات الجرافيك والتعبئة إلى ‪ 69.6‬مليار‬ ‫دوالر‪ ،‬ويبلغ إجمالي حجم الطباعة ما يعادل‬ ‫‪ 749‬مليار نسخة بحجم ‪.A4‬‬ ‫وسيستهلك هذا الحجم حوالي ‪103،700‬‬ ‫طن من الحبر‪ ،‬مترافق مع إنفاق‬ ‫المستخدمين النهائيين ‪ 8.7‬مليار دوالر ‪ ،‬في‬ ‫حين أن سوق معدات نفث الحبر الجديدة‬ ‫سيكون ‪ 3.6‬مليار دوالر‪ .‬يقول الدكتور شون‬ ‫سميث ‪ ،‬مستشار الطباعة في سميثرز بيرا‬ ‫‪ ،‬مؤلف التقرير ‪" ،‬إن اقتصاديات وموثوقية‬ ‫الطباعة النافثة للحبر تتحسنان باستمرار‬ ‫نتيجة لالستثمار الضخم في رؤوس الطباعة‬ ‫واآلالت واألحبار وأنظمة التجفيف والبرامج‬ ‫المرتبطة بها ‪ -‬وبشكل أكبر في الركائز‪ .‬هناك‬ ‫نمو قوي في معظم هذه األنشطة المتباينة‬ ‫ألن العملية عديمة التأثر مرنة للغاية‬

‫كانون تحدث‬ ‫سلسلةطابعات‬ ‫‪PIXMA G‬‬ ‫أعلنت كانون بأنها قامت بتحديث سلسلتها‬ ‫‪ PIXMA G‬للطابعات ذات خزان الحبر‬ ‫القابل إلعادة التعبئة‪ .‬وسيتم شحن‬ ‫الطابعات اآلن مع األحبار التي تسمح‬ ‫للمستخدمين بطباعة ما يصل إلى ‪12.000‬‬ ‫صفحة من زجاجتي حبر سوداوتين أو ‪7000‬‬ ‫صفحة من مجموعة أحبار ملونة‪ .‬وباعتباره‬ ‫مصمما ً لتعزيز اإلنتاجية وإبقاء التكاليف‬ ‫الجارية منخفضة‪ ،‬فإن التحديث األخير‬ ‫يعني أن المستخدمين يستطيعون الطباعة‬ ‫بحجمٍ كبير دون تغيير األحبار‪ .‬ويقول بينوج‬ ‫نير‪ ،‬وهو مدير كبير للتسويق والمبيعات‬ ‫المباشرة بين قطاع األعمال والمستهلكين‬ ‫في كانون الشرق األوسط‪« :‬في كانون‪ ،‬نحن‬ ‫نحتفل برواية القصص مباشرة من التقاط‬ ‫كل لحظة حتى تسليم المطبوعات ذات‬ ‫الجودة الفائقة التي تستحقها التجارب‬ ‫العظيمة‪ .‬وبوضع العميل في مركز كل‬ ‫شيء نقوم به‪ ،‬فإن التحديث األخير لسلسلة‬ ‫‪ Pixma G‬يسمح للمستخدمين باالحتفاظ‬ ‫بسهولة بلحظاتهم ويشجعهم على الطباعة‬ ‫أكثر دون المساومة على الوقت أو الجودة‪.‬‬ ‫ومع كل ابتكار جديد‪ ،‬فإننا ملتزمون‬ ‫بمساعدة عمالئنا «مباشرة للقصة» وسرد‬ ‫قصصهم عبر منتجات وخدمات نظام بيئي‬ ‫متصل لسرد القصص‪».‬‬ ‫وبتوفير السهولة والفعالية واإلنتاج العالي‬ ‫فإن طابعات سلسلة ‪ Pixma G‬المضغوطة‬ ‫وسهلة االستخدام مصممة ألولئك الذين‬ ‫يتطلبون طابعات منتجة لبيئات المنازل‬ ‫ومكاتب المنازل والمكاتب الصغيرة‪.‬‬ ‫وباإلضافة فإنه يمكن لجميع النماذج ضمن‬ ‫السلسلة إنتاج صور غير محدودة تصل‬ ‫إلى حجم ‪ A4‬ويساعد وضع التشغيل‪/‬‬ ‫واإليقاف التلقائي الجديد على توفير الطاقة‬ ‫عندما ال تكون الطابعة قيد االستخدام‪.‬‬

‫وتتضمن مجموعة سلسلة كانون ‪Pixma‬‬ ‫‪ G‬المحدَّثة‪:‬‬ ‫‪ :PIMA G1411‬المصممة لطباعة الحجم‬ ‫الكبير بكلفة منخفضة لكل صفحة‪.‬‬ ‫‪ :PIXMA G2411‬طابعة عالية اإلنتاج‬ ‫ومتعددة الوظائف مع فوائد مضافة‬ ‫للمستخدمين للنسخ والمسح‪.‬‬ ‫‪ :PIXMA G3411‬طابعة ‪ 3‬في ‪ 1‬عالية‬ ‫اإلنتاج ومتعددة الوظائف مع اتصال‬ ‫السلكي بشبكة اإلنترنت يدعم الطباعة من‬ ‫الهواتف الذكية واألجهزة اللوحية والنسخ‬ ‫والمسح عبر تطبيق ‪.Canon PRINT‬‬ ‫‪ :PIXMA G4411‬طابعة مضغوطة ‪4‬‬ ‫في ‪ 1‬مع تغذية تلقائية للمستندات ‪ADF‬‬ ‫تصل إلى ‪ 20‬ورقة واتصال السلكي بشبكة‬ ‫عال‬ ‫اإلنترنت مع األجهزة الذكية مع إنتاج‬ ‫ٍ‬ ‫للصفحة ما يؤدي إلى تكلفة منخفضة لكل‬ ‫صفحة‪.‬‬ ‫المزايا الرئيسية لسلسلة ‪:PIXMA G‬‬ ‫التصميم والتكنولوجيا‪:‬‬ ‫تطبع ما يصل إلى ‪ 12.000‬صفحة من‬ ‫زجاجتي حبر سوداوتين أو ‪ 7000‬صفحة‬ ‫من مجموعة أحبار ملونة‬ ‫خزاات الحبر المواجهة لألمام تس ّهل تحديد‬ ‫مستويات الحبر المتبقية والتصميم يقلل‬ ‫احتمالية االنسكابات أو التسربات‬ ‫نظام رئيسي للطباعة الصغيرة لضمان‬ ‫االستمرارية بالنسبة للحجم الكبير أو‬ ‫المستندات الثقيلة‬

‫الطابعات المضغوطة مصممة لتوفير‬ ‫المساحة مع تحسين كل من جودة الطباعة‬ ‫وكميتها‬ ‫االتصال‪:‬‬ ‫كل من ‪ PIXMA G4411‬و ‪PIXMA G3411‬‬ ‫تتميز بتكنولوجيا الشبكة الالسلكية‬ ‫استخدم تطبيق ‪ Canon PRINT‬للطباعة‬ ‫والنسخ والمسح الضوئي وصيانة الطابعة‬ ‫طباعة الصور‪:‬‬ ‫يمكن للمستخدمين اآلن طباعة صور بال‬ ‫حدود بحجم ‪ 6×4‬في ‪ 60‬ثانية فقط‬ ‫نظام تغذية الورق الخلفي قادر على احتجاز‬ ‫ما يصل إلى ‪ 100‬ورقة عادية ويمكن من‬ ‫مرور سلسل للورق لنطاق واسع من الدعم‬ ‫اإلعالمي بما في ذلك ورق الصور الالمع‬ ‫اإلبداع‪:‬‬ ‫يمكن تحميل ‪ PosterArtist‬مجاناً‪ ،‬وهو‬ ‫يسمح للمستخدمين بإنشاء وطباعة‬ ‫ملصقات جذابة‬ ‫طباعة الفنون والحرف من منصة ويب‬ ‫الحديقة اإلبداعية لكانون على اإلنترنت‬ ‫مجانا ً حيث يمكن للمستخدمين طباعة‬ ‫مجمووعة من الحرف بما في ذلك النماذج‬ ‫ثالثية األبعاد وبطاقات التهنئة واإلطارات‬ ‫وغيرها‬ ‫النسخ‪:‬‬ ‫اصنع نسخا ً ورقية من المستندات عبر أخذ‬ ‫صورة مع ميزة االلتقاط والنسخ في الهاتف‬ ‫الذكي على تطبيق ‪ Canon Print‬وحولها‬ ‫إلى ‪ PDF‬لحفظها أو مشاركتها أو طباعتها‬

‫أفري دينيسون تطلق الشريط الرقمي «حل واحد للجميع»‬

‫وتضمن تقنية ‪ RS‬الالصقة وسهلة‬ ‫االستخدام ببساطة خروج الهواء العالق‬ ‫وإعادة التمركز والقدرة على االنزالق‬ ‫بتركيب أسرع‪.‬‬

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‫ضمن آخر ابتكارات علوم المواد من أفري‬ ‫دينيسون لحلول الرسومات يوجد شريط‬ ‫تغليف خال من البالستيك مصمم لتغطية‬ ‫مجموعة واسعة من التطبيقات المختلفة‪.‬‬ ‫وباعتباره مصمما ً لأللوان الملفتة المفعمة‬ ‫بالحياة والتوافقية الكبيرة‪ ،‬فإن الشريط‬ ‫الجديد ‪ MPI 1405 Rs‬سهل التطبيق‬ ‫يستوعب تطبيقات تتراوح من تغليف‬ ‫المركبات إلى أسطح األبنية المانعة لالنزالق‬ ‫والصعبة بما في ذلك القرميد والكتل‬

‫الخرسانية‪ .‬ويقول أوليفر غوينذر‪ ،‬وهو مدير‬ ‫كبير للتسويق واستراتيجية القناة في أفري‬ ‫دينيسون أن الشريط الوحيد للعديد من‬ ‫التطبيقات يجعل حياة شركات التركيب‬ ‫أسهل‪ .‬ويضيف قائالً‪« :‬إن أداء الطابعة‬ ‫وقدرة هذه المادة الخالية من البالستيك‬ ‫على التمدد يجعلها خيارا ً مباشرا ً‬ ‫للتطبيقات التي يكون فيها المظهر مهما ً‬ ‫حقا ً وحيث يكون هناك تحديات تظهر من‬ ‫المنحنيات غير المنتظمة‪ .‬إن االستمرارية‬

‫وثبات األبعاد أمر رائع‪ ،‬ويمكن طباعتها‬ ‫على المطاط واألشعة فوق البنفسجية‬ ‫والمذيبات‪/‬المذيبات البيئية‪ -‬ونحن‬ ‫ننصح بما يغطي األلواح ويكون خاليا ً من‬ ‫البالستيك مثل ‪.”DOL 6460‬‬

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‫كونيكا مينولتا تقدم منتجات مجموعة ‪ MGI‬للطباعة التجارية‬ ‫تركز كونيكا مينولتا لحلول األعمال تركز‬ ‫أنظارها على القيادة في سوق الطباعة‬ ‫الصناعي بإضافة منتجات مجموعة ‪MGI‬‬ ‫للتكنولوجيا الرقمية للطباعة التجارية‬ ‫والتغليف إلى مجموعتها الموجودة‬ ‫والمتنامية‪ .‬وتقع كونيكا مينولتا لحلول‬ ‫األعمال في الشرق األوسط في جبل علي في‬ ‫دبي‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة وهي شركة‬ ‫تابعة مملوكة بالكامل لشركة كونيكا مينولتا‪،‬‬ ‫طوكيو‪ ،‬اليابان‪ .‬وتقدم الشركة الخدمات‬ ‫وتوزع األنظمة والحلول التي تحقق جميع‬ ‫متطلبات دورة حياة الوثيقة بأكملها بالنسبة‬ ‫للعمالء في المكتب وفي مجال إنتاج الطباعة‪.‬‬

‫وتهدف كونيكا مينولتا بحصة تساوي ‪40.5‬‬ ‫بالمئة في ‪ MGI‬إلى استخدام القوة الماهرة‬ ‫للبحث والتطوير لتطوير منتجات فريدة‬ ‫من نوعها تحقق احتياجات العميل في‬ ‫سوق الطباعة الرقمية االحترافية‪ ،‬كما قال‬ ‫تصريح من الشركة‪ .‬وستقوم كونيكا مينولتا‬ ‫بتسريع مبادراتها لتطوير التطبيقات في‬ ‫أنظمة الطباعة الخاصة بما في ذلك طباعة‬ ‫التغليف‪ ،‬كما قال‪ .‬استجاب ًة الحتياجات‬ ‫طباعة الزخرفة في مساحة التغليف التجارية‪.‬‬ ‫وتحسين كونيكا مينولتا في خط اإلنتاج عبر‬ ‫خلق التعاون بما في ذلك التنمية المشتركة‬ ‫مع ‪ MGI‬سيعطي الشركة وجودا ً صلبا ً‬

‫وقويا ً ضمن سوق طباعة التغليف الرقمية‬ ‫وسيحفز التوسع في ميدان تنمية إنتاج‬ ‫الطباعة ‪ ،PP‬كما يضيف التصريح‪.‬‬ ‫خالل العقد الماضي‪ ،‬ازداد عمل إنتاج‬ ‫الطباعة الخاص بكونيكا مينولتا بشكل‬ ‫كبير بتنمية األعمال التجارية بوصفها‬ ‫القائدة في مجال اإلنتاج الملون‪ .‬وستقوم‬ ‫كونيكا مينولتا بالشراكة مع ‪ MGI‬بتقوية‬ ‫عملها الخاص بإنتاج الطباعة والطباعة‬ ‫الصناعية في الشرق األوسط عبر تعزيز‬ ‫التحالف االستراتيجي وإيجاد حلول جديدة‬ ‫في السوق‪.‬‬

‫اختيار تطبيق ‪ Rapida LiveApp‬من مجموعة كوينغ‬ ‫وباوير لجائزة إنترتك للتكنولوجيا لعام ‪2018‬‬ ‫أعلنت مجموعة كوينغ وباوير (الواليات‬ ‫المتحدة) أنه تم اختيار تطبيقها ‪Rapida‬‬ ‫‪ LiveApp‬من قبل لجنة تحكيم مستقلة‬ ‫لصناعات الطباعة المرموقة في أميركا‬ ‫‪ PIA‬لجائزة إنترتك للتكنولوجيا لعام‬ ‫‪ .2018‬وكان تطبيق ‪-Rapida LiveApp‬‬ ‫وهو أول تطبيق من نوعه في الصناعة‪-‬‬ ‫واحدا ً من اثني عشر من المشتركين‬ ‫الـ‪ 29‬الذين تم اختيارهم الستالم جائزة‬ ‫إنترتك للتكنولوجيا‪ .‬وتم اعتباره من‬ ‫قبل القضاة بأنه يحقق معايير الجائزة‬ ‫بكونه مبتكر بحق ومن المتوقع أن‬ ‫يكون له تأثير كبير على صناعة االتصاالت‬ ‫الرسومية‪.‬‬

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‫وسيتم تقديم جائزة إنترتك للتكنولوجيا‬ ‫أمام جمهور من قادة الصناعة خالل‬ ‫استقبال واحتفال جوائز الطباعة األولى‬ ‫وجوائز إنترتك للتكنولوجيا في ‪30‬‬ ‫أيلول في جي دبليو ماريوت في شيكاغو‬ ‫خالل المعرض التجاري الـ‪ 18‬للطباعة‪.‬‬ ‫ويقول جيم ووركمان‪ ،‬نائب رئيس مركز‬ ‫صناعات الطباعة المرموقة في أميركا‬ ‫للتكنولوجيا والبحوث‪« :‬يظهر تطبيق‬ ‫‪ Rapida LiveApp‬القوة التي تتمتع‬ ‫بها التطبيقات إلضافة قيمة في غرفة‬ ‫الصناعة‪ .‬وقد وجد القضاة التطبيق‬ ‫بأكمله مبتكرا ً وخاصة بمالحظة قدرته‬ ‫على تعقب مشاكل الصيانة وتبيلغها‬ ‫وتوفير وصول سهر إلى موارد التدريب‪».‬‬

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‫ويبين تطبيق ‪ Rapida LiveApp‬كيف‬ ‫تجسد مجموعة كوينغ وباوير شيتفيد‬ ‫رؤية شركتها في وضع معايير الصناعة‬ ‫فيما يتعلق بالتركيز على العمالء‬ ‫والحلول االبتكارية والخدمات االستباقية‪.‬‬ ‫ويزود التطبيق الطابعات بأحدث ما‬ ‫توصل إليه العلم من أدوات بالنسبة‬ ‫لمجموعة واسعة من تطبيقات شيتفيد‬ ‫أوفست‪.‬‬

‫ويقدم تطبيق ‪ Rapida LiveApp‬وظيفة‬ ‫مزدوجة‪ ،‬فمن جهة يمكن لمشغلي‬ ‫الطباعة أن يشغلوا أو يوقفوا طباعة‬ ‫‪ Rapida‬شيتفيد أوفست من موقع‬ ‫متحرك وأن يعدلوا اإلعدادات وينفذوا‬ ‫المهام التشغيلية باإلضافة إلى الحصول‬ ‫على المعلومات حول حالة الطباعة‬ ‫وأعمال الطباعة‪ .‬ويعرض مدير الصيانة‬ ‫قائمة من مهام الصيانة المعلقة ويبسط‬ ‫هذه المهام عبر تقديم التعليمات‬ ‫والفيديوهات ذات الصلة‪ .‬ويمكن التأكيد‬

‫على الصيانة الناجحة والتعليق عليها‬ ‫بشكل تفاعلي‪.‬‬ ‫من جهة أخرى يتضمن التطبيق أداة قوية‬ ‫إلدارة ومراقبة المستودعات بما في ذلك‬ ‫تسجيل الدفعات وتعقبها‪ .‬كما يمكن‬ ‫بوضوح تخصيص األحبار والطالءات‬ ‫والوسائل المساعدة للطباعة ألعمال‬ ‫الطباعة الخاصة بها‪ .‬وتبدأ عمليات‬ ‫الطلب بشكل تلقائي عندما ال يتم تحقيق‬ ‫الحد األدنى من الكميات‪.‬‬

‫المدارة تضيف قيمة إلى قطاعات‬ ‫الطباعة ُ‬ ‫الصناعةاإلقليمية‬ ‫الري ليو‪ ،‬مدير مجموعة الخدمات المهنية في كونيكا مينولتا يتحدث‬ ‫المدارة على إضافة قيمة إلى‬ ‫عن سبب إمكانية خدمات الطباعة ُ‬ ‫قطاعات الصناعة اإلقليمية‬ ‫ما هو نوع السوق الموجود حاليا ً‬ ‫في المنطقة بالنسبة لخدمات‬ ‫المدارة؟‬ ‫الطباعة ُ‬

‫المدارة اإلجمالية‬ ‫تستهدف خدمات الطباعة ُ‬ ‫عمالء الشركات عبر صناعات عديدة‬ ‫مختلفة‪ .‬ويمكن أن تكون خدمات الطباعة‬ ‫المدارة ذات فائدة وتبدأ بأن تصبح اقتراحا ً‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫هادفا ً للعمالء الذين لديهم ‪ 50‬موظفا ً إلى ما‬ ‫يصل إلى ‪ 20.000‬موظف أو أكثر‪ .‬وبسبب‬ ‫االعتماد على الطباعة فإن ‪ 48%‬من العمالء‬ ‫يشيرون إلى أن الورق أ‪:‬ثر أهمية بالنسبة‬ ‫لعملهم اليومي‪ ،‬ولذا فإن العمالء يطلبون‬ ‫المزيد من االعتماد والتوفر من مصادر‬ ‫الطباعة الخاصة بهم‪ .‬ويعتبر تحسين جودة‬ ‫الخدمة أهم سبب لتبني خدمات الطباعة‬ ‫المدارة‪ ،‬في حين أن األمان يصبح موضوعا ً‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫رئيسيا ً وأولوية بالنسبة للعديدين‪.‬‬

‫أي من قطاعات السوق التي‬ ‫المدارة‬ ‫يمكن لخدمات الطباعة ُ‬ ‫أن تساعدها؟‬

‫المؤسسات المتوسطة والكبيرة بشكل‬ ‫رئيسي‪ ،‬وال سيما الشركات التي لها‬ ‫اتصاالت ذات نفوذ كبير مع أوروبا والواليات‬ ‫المتحدة‪ .‬ولكن يمكن للشركات الصغيرة‬ ‫كذلك أن تستفيد ألنها بدأت تدرك بوضوح‬ ‫المدارة يمكن أن‬ ‫أن خدمات الطباعة‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫تساهم بشكل إيجابي بعملها وفي التحول‬ ‫الرقمي عبر السنوات القادمة‪.‬‬

‫كيف يمكن لخدمات الطباعة‬ ‫المدارة أن تفيد الشركات؟‬ ‫ُ‬

‫تحسين الرؤية‪ -‬باإلضافة إلى مراقبة‬ ‫األجهزة البسيطة فيما يتعلق بمن يقوم‬ ‫بالطباعة والكيمة التي يقومون بطباعتها‪،‬‬ ‫جاعل ًة المستخدمين مسؤولين عن عمل‬ ‫الطباعة الخاص بهم‪ .‬وينبغي أن توفر‬ ‫المدارة كذلك تحليالت‬ ‫خدمات الطباعة ُ‬ ‫متقدمة يمكنها أن تدفع الدعم االستباقي‬ ‫وتوفر الرؤية في مجاالت من أجل التحسين‬ ‫المستمر‪.‬‬

‫المثلى‪-‬‬ ‫الفعالية‪ -‬بوجود بيئة الطباعة‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫يمكن للمستخدمين أن يحصلوا على‬ ‫األجهزة المناسبة في الموقع المناسب مع‬ ‫الميزات المناسبة والتقنية المناسبة‪.‬‬ ‫الموثوقية‪ -‬تحسين تجربة العمالء‪ -‬تنفيذ‬

‫ما الذي تحتاج الشركات أن‬ ‫تبحث عنه قبل اختيار مزود‬ ‫المدارة؟‬ ‫خدمات الطباعة ُ‬

‫قدرة وتجربة البائع في المشاريع المشابهة‬ ‫فيما يتعلق بالتعقيد هي المفتاح‪ .‬في حين‬ ‫أن الثقافة وفهم احتياجات عمل عمالئها‬ ‫باإلضافة إلى القدرة على إضافة قيمة إلى‬ ‫عملهم األساسي من وجهة نظر تقوم على‬ ‫الوثائق هو أمر مهم للغاية‪.‬‬

‫كيف يمكن للشركات برأيك أن‬ ‫تخفض تكاليف الطباعة والتصوير‬ ‫عبر اختيار خدمات الطباعة‬ ‫المدارة؟‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫حلول إدارة الطباعة‪ -‬التحكم بالطباعة غير‬ ‫الضرورية‪ ،‬أمر المستخدمين بعدم الطباعة‬ ‫إال إذا كان ذلك ضروري كلياً‪ ،‬وضمان أن‬ ‫يكون الوصول إلى الطباعة الملونة مخصص‬ ‫فقط لمجموعات المستخدمين المناسبة و‪،‬‬ ‫أو التطبيقات المناسبة‪.‬‬ ‫خلق التوعية‪ -‬إنشاء مواد للتوعية‬ ‫التسويقية ضمن العمل حول كيفية‬ ‫تخفيض الطباعة األمر الذي سيفيد‬ ‫المنظمات من وجهة نظر المستخدم‬ ‫وكذلك من وجهة النظر البيئية‪.‬‬ ‫سياسة الطباعة‪ -‬الطباعة األحادية‬ ‫االفتراضية من األوتلوك لتقليل الطباعة‬ ‫الملونة والطباعة المزدوجة االفتراضية‬ ‫لتوفير األوراق يظهر من جديد أن الشركة‬ ‫قلقة بشأن انبعاثات الكربون الصادرة عنها‪.‬‬

‫كيف تعمل كونيكا مينولتا مع‬ ‫شركائها لضمان أن يتم توظيف‬ ‫المدارة بشكل‬ ‫خدمات الطباعة ُ‬ ‫صحيح وفعال في أماكن عمل‬ ‫العمالء؟‬

‫تقدم كونيكا مينولتا تدريبا ً‬ ‫محسنا ً على كل‬ ‫َّ‬ ‫من المعرفة والمهارات والمواد التسويقية‬ ‫وأفضل الممارسات واألدوات والدعم‬ ‫المباشر الجاري باإلضافة إلى زيارات‬ ‫العمالء للموقع مع شركائنا‪ .‬كما أننا نجري‬ ‫مراجعات ربع سنوية مع جميع الشركاء‬ ‫لضمان أن يتم تحقيق معايير االمتثال‬ ‫للصناعة في جميع أجزاء العمل والمبيعات‬ ‫والتسويق واللوجستيات وإدارة المشاريع‬ ‫والدعم التقني‪.‬‬

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‫األمن‪ -‬تضمن للموظفين المخولين بتحرير‬ ‫أعمال الطباعة الخاصة بهم وتمنع الوصول‬ ‫غير الوصول غير المرخص إلى الطابعات‪.‬‬

‫اتفاقية مستوى الخدمة وأداء تقديم‬ ‫خدمات وقائمة محسنة مقارنة بالسابق‪.‬‬

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‫خدمات الطباعة المدارة يمكن أن تتحكم‬ ‫في تكاليف الطباعة والطاقة‬ ‫تتحدث ريما الصالح‪ ،‬مديرة المبيعات اإلقليمية لمنطقة دول مجلس‬ ‫التعاون الخليجي لدى شركة أوكي‪ ،‬عن اتجاهات السوق الحالية‬ ‫فيما يتع ّلق بخدمات الطباعة المدارة‪.‬‬ ‫ما نوع السوق الموجود حاليا ً‬ ‫في المنطقة لخدمات الطباعة‬ ‫المدارة؟‬

‫الشركات الكبيرة موجودة في السوق منذ‬ ‫سنوات‪ ،‬واآلن يزداد الطلب على الشركات‬ ‫الصغيرة والمتوسطة‪.‬‬

‫ما هي أقسام السوق التي‬ ‫يمكن لخدمات الطباعة المدارة‬ ‫تقديم المساعدة فيها؟‬

‫لقد تم تصميم خدمات الطباعة المدارة‬ ‫لدى شركة أوكي لتكون منصة تناسب‬ ‫كل األقسام ذات القيمة القصوى‪،‬‬ ‫وتقوم جميعها على عدّة عوامل رئيسية‬ ‫كالطباعة وأمن الوثائق‪ ،‬وتنظيم الوثائق‪،‬‬ ‫وتحسين اإلنتاجية‪ ،‬وتمكين االنتقال‬ ‫بشكل أكثر سالسة من الورق إلى الرقمي‬ ‫والمزيد من الفوائد‪.‬‬

‫كيف يمكن لخدمات الطباعة‬ ‫المدارة تقديم الفائدة‬ ‫للشركات؟‬

‫قد يكون السبب الرئيسي الذي يجب‬ ‫أن تضعه خدمات الطباعة المدارة في‬ ‫االعتبار هو أنه باإلمكان التقليل والتحكم‬ ‫في تكاليف الطباعة واستهالك الطاقة‪،‬‬ ‫كما يمكن أن تساعد أيضا ً في الحفاظ‬ ‫على الحد األدنى من الميزانية الداخلية‪.‬‬ ‫باإلضافة إلى المرونة وقابلية التطوير‬ ‫التي يمكن أن تتك ّيف مع االحتياجات‬ ‫والمطالب المتغيرة ألي عمل‪ .‬إضافة إلى‬ ‫تحسن االستدامة وتقلل من عدد‬ ‫أنها‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫األحبار إلى حد كبير‪.‬‬

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‫التكنولوجيا المناسبة حيثما تحتاجها‪،‬‬ ‫وضع المزودين المحليين في األولوية‬ ‫ألنهم يستجيبون بسرعة بشكل أسرع‬ ‫ويتمتعون بالمهنية‪ .‬بداية‪ ،‬يقوم التحليل‬ ‫المتعمق بتزويدك بالمعلومات التي‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫يحتاجها المز ّود الخاص بك لتطوير‬ ‫حل مخصص من شأنه أن يولّد قيمة‬ ‫لنشاطك التجاري‪.‬‬ ‫العثور على عمالء سابقين حققوا النجاح‬ ‫ذاته‪ ،‬باإلضافة إلى نجاح التحسين من‬ ‫خالل العرض التوضيحي إلى جانب‬ ‫قدرات الدمج مع التقنيات األخرى‬ ‫وتطبيقات الكالود‪.‬‬

‫كيف يمكن لتقنية الكالود‬ ‫أن تساعد في تقديم خدمات‬ ‫الطباعة المدارة على المستوى‬ ‫األمثل؟‬

‫تتعاضد خدمات الطباعة المدارة مع‬ ‫تقنية الحوسبة في كالود جنبا ً إلى جنب‬ ‫لتقديم المساعدة في األعمال التجارية‪،‬‬ ‫فعال في‬ ‫والقدرة على الطباعة بشكل ّ‬ ‫أي مكان كما تدعم العمالء في أي وقت‬ ‫سواء كانوا في المكتب أو في الميدان أو‬ ‫في منازلهم‪ .‬ومع كثير من المرونة يتوقع‬ ‫أن تزيد سوق الخدمات الطباعية القائمة‬ ‫على تقنية الكالود بسرعة في المستقبل‬ ‫القريب‪.‬‬

‫برأيك‪ ،‬كيف يمكن للشركات‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫التقليل من تكاليف الطباعة‬ ‫والتصوير عن طريق اختيار‬ ‫خدمات الطباعة المدارة؟‬

‫إن اعتماد خدمات الطباعة المدارة من‬ ‫أوكي يمكن أن تساعد الشركات في‬ ‫تحقيق هدفها المتمثل بخفض التكلفة‬ ‫بشكل كبير عن طريق تقليل أسطول‬ ‫الطابعة واستخدام الورق وحجم الطابعة‬ ‫وخفض استهالك الكهرباء وزيادة الدقة‬ ‫في تخصيص التكلفة وتعزيز األمن وتقليل‬ ‫عبء عمل قسم تكنولوجيا المعلومات‪،‬‬ ‫األمر الذي يؤدي إلى تخفيض بنسبة‬ ‫‪30%‬على تكاليف الطباعة‪.‬‬

‫ما هي التحديات في اعتماد‬ ‫خدمات الطباعة المدارة؟ وكيف‬ ‫يمكن معالجتها؟‬

‫تتطلب إدارة خدمات الطباعة الكثير من‬ ‫التخطيط والتقييم وفهم بيئة الطباعة‬ ‫الحالية‪ .‬تعمل أوكي على تقليل الوقت‬ ‫عن طريق تثبيت تحليل بيانات البرنامج‬ ‫وجمع البيانات لمدة ‪ 30‬يوم‪ .‬يتمثل‬ ‫التحدي األكبر في معرفة كيفية قيامهم‬ ‫بالضبط بتحليل ميراث الطباعة وكيفية‬ ‫تحسينه باستخدام أحدث خدمات‬ ‫الطباعة المدارة‪.‬‬

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‫هايدلبرغ للحلول الرقمية و سمارت برنت‬ ‫شوب ضمن فعاليات العميل في اليابان‬ ‫شهد أكثر من ‪ 450‬زائر على عملية زيادة‬ ‫اإلنتاج بشكل كبير من خالل العمليات‬ ‫األلية والرقمية في البيت المفتوح في‬ ‫مدينة طوكيو اليابان في نهاية شهر‬ ‫(يوليو – تموز) تحت شعار (سمارت‬ ‫برنت شوب – ‪)Smart Print Shop‬‬ ‫و (بوش تو ستوب – ‪)Push to Stop‬‬ ‫و سيشهد زوار المعرض من اليابان‬ ‫وأسيا تطور عملية سير اإلنتاج والتي‬ ‫تضم جميع الخطوات وعملية تحسين‬ ‫معدات الكفاءة (‪.)OEE‬‬ ‫قامت شركة (بوش تو ستوب – ‪Push‬‬ ‫‪ )to Stop‬بوضع قواعد جديدة للعبة‪ ،‬إذ‬ ‫قامت بتحويل عملية االنتاج من عملية‬ ‫يدوية إلى عملية آلية من خالل عمليات‬ ‫متسلسلة حسب االقتضاء‪ .‬وبفضل نظام‬ ‫الشبكات ونظام التقنيات الحديث تمكنا‬ ‫من تنظيم عملية االنتاج‪ .‬وتتم عملية‬ ‫الطباعة بحكم ذاتي مع وجود خيارت‬ ‫تحسين معدات الكفاءة بشكل مضاعف‪.‬‬

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‫وقامت شركة (هايدلبرغ ‪)Heidelberg -‬‬ ‫ببيع مايقارب ‪ 400‬طابعة لشركة (بوش‬ ‫تو ستوب – ‪ )Push to Stop‬منذ بداية‬ ‫تأسيسها في معرض (دروبا ‪)Drupa -‬‬ ‫في ‪.2016‬‬

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‫جميع محالت بيع الطابعات في اليابان‬ ‫وأسيا تابعة بالفعل لمعامل صناعية‬ ‫كبرى‪ .‬ولكنها رغم ذلك تسعى بشكل‬ ‫دائم للعمل على زيادة االنتاج من أجل‬ ‫البقاء ومن أجل زيادة األرباح و المنافع‪.‬‬ ‫و قد شهد جميع زوار المعرض في البيت‬ ‫المفتوح على ثمانية طابعات جديدة‬ ‫على هيئة (‪) Speed master XL 106‬‬ ‫والتي تتمتع بدقة عالية وألوان متطابقة‪،‬‬ ‫إذ تتمكن طابعة (‪Speed master XL‬‬ ‫‪ ) 106‬من طباعة أثني عشر مجلة بعدد‬ ‫صفحات يصل إلى ‪ 150‬صفحة خالل‬ ‫ثالثين دقيقة فقط‪ .‬وقد تم الوصول إلى‬ ‫هذا الرقم بفضل ارتفاع التقنيات وزيادة‬ ‫األداء وارتفاع االنتاجية في هذه الطابعة‬ ‫الموحدة الوظائف‪.‬‬ ‫إن طابعة (‪)Speed master XL 106‬‬ ‫مجهزة بنظام تحكم خاص لطباعة‬ ‫الصحافة والمواد اإلعالنية ومزودة‬ ‫بشاشة تحكم بحجم مضاعف وجهاز‬ ‫تشغيل ع بعد‪ ،‬فضال عن وجود خصائص‬ ‫لطباعة المادة اإلعالنية وخطوط قياس‬ ‫الطيف باإلضافة إلى لوحات لمراقبة‬ ‫النظام‪ .‬فقد ظهرت نتائج ابتكارات‬ ‫طابعة (‪ )UV‬على الصفحات الجافة‬

‫المستخدمة في عمليات التسليم‪ ،‬األمر‬ ‫الذي ساعد على انتشار هذه الطابعة‬ ‫بشكل كبير واستخدامها في طباعة‬ ‫المواد اإلعالنية من أجل الحصول على‬ ‫مزيد من عمليات المعالجة المطلوبة في‬ ‫هذا النوع من عمليات الطباعة‪ ،‬فضال‬ ‫عن قدرة االنتاج الكبيرة – مثل طابعات‬ ‫(‪( KH 82 Folding Machine‬وطابعات‬ ‫(‪ . )Polar Cutting‬كما قامت شركة‬ ‫(سافيرا ‪( Saphir -‬للتعاون االستهالكي‬ ‫في دورة الحياة من اضافة مجموعة من‬ ‫الحلول والتي كان من شأنها تحسين‬ ‫عملية الطباعة برمتها‪.‬‬ ‫تم أيضا عرض طابعة (‪Versafire‬‬ ‫‪ )EV‬و طابعة (‪ )Versafire Ep‬الرقمية‬ ‫الجديدة في معرض البيت المفتوح‪ ،‬إذ‬ ‫تتمكن هذه الطابعات من القيام ب ‪28‬‬ ‫عملية طباعة مختلفة على نطاق واسع‬ ‫من الركائز والتطبيقات المختلفة‪.‬‬ ‫تستهدف طابعة (‪)Versafire EV‬‬ ‫الزبائن الذين يبحثون عن تحقيق‬ ‫نماذج تجارية اباعية محسنة‪ ،‬بينما‬ ‫(‪)Versafire Ep‬‬ ‫تستهدف طابعة‬ ‫الزبائن الذين يبحثون عن مرونة االنتاج‬ ‫بالحد األقصى‪.‬‬

‫افتتاح معرض ‪ SIGN‬في مدينة اسطنبول‬ ‫في العشرين من شهر ( أيلول ) ‪2018‬‬ ‫معرض ‪ SIGN‬في مدينة اسطنبول‪ ,‬وهو‬ ‫معرض للصناعات اإلعالنية الدولية‬ ‫وللطابعات الرقمية ذات التقنيات العالية ‪,‬‬ ‫وسيتم تنظيمه في منطقة طرسوس ‪ -‬تركيا‬ ‫من قبل منظمي معرض ( ‪ ) IFO‬في دورته‬ ‫العشرين ‪ ,‬وسيكون المعرض في الفترة‬ ‫الممتدة مابين ‪ 20‬إلى ‪ 23‬من شهر ( سبتمبر‬ ‫– أيلول ) ‪. 2018‬‬ ‫وسيستضيف المعرض مرة أخرى جميع‬ ‫المنافسين الدوليين في صناعة الطباعة ‪.‬‬ ‫إذ سيتم عرض جميع االبتكارات الحديثة‬ ‫المتعلقة في هذه الصناعة بما فيها تقنية‬ ‫الطباعة الصناعية و الطباعة الرقمية التقنية و‬ ‫طباعة النسيج وطباعة الشعارات والعالمات‬ ‫التجارية وتقنيات طباعة الحرير وتقنيات‬ ‫االتصاالت البصرية وعرض المنتجات وتقنيات‬ ‫الطباعة الثالثية األبعاد ‪ ,‬كما سيوفر المعرض‬ ‫فرصا ً وعروضا ً تجارية من الشركات المشاركة‪,‬‬ ‫نظرا ً إلقتراب موعد االنتخابات المحلية في‬ ‫تركيا ‪.‬‬ ‫ستقوم حوالي ‪ 410‬شركات من ‪ 31‬دولة‬ ‫بعرض احدث المنتجات واآلالت والمعدات‬ ‫والتقنيات المتعلقة بقطاع بهذا القطاع بدءا ً‬ ‫من الطابعات الرقمية وطابعات المنسوجات‬

‫والشاشات الرقمية وصوال ً إلى حوامل‬ ‫العروض األرضية ‪ ,‬كما سيتم تقديم العديد‬ ‫من العروض والمنتجات الترويجية في الطباعة‬ ‫الصناعية والطباعة الثالثية األبعاد في معرض‬ ‫(سيغن ‪ SIGN ( -‬اسطنبول ‪ ,‬في دورته‬ ‫العشرين والذي يعد أحد أفضل المعارض‬ ‫من نوعه في منطقة أوراسيا ‪.‬‬ ‫سيتم استضافة اآالف من المهنيين‬ ‫والحرفيين في هذا القطاع ‪ ,‬بما في ذلك مراكز‬ ‫الطباعة الرقمية و مراكز اإلعالنات ومنتجي‬ ‫المنسوجات ووكاالت اإلعالن والصحفيين‬ ‫وتجار الترويج ومنتجي اآلالت والموارد‬ ‫ومنتجي اإلعالنات الصناعية وبائعي التجزئة‬ ‫والمهندسين المعماريين في المعرض ‪.‬‬ ‫معرض (سيغن ‪ SIGN ( -‬اسطنبول يعد‬ ‫واحد من أكثر المعارض الرائدة في منطقة‬ ‫أوراسيا ‪ ،‬وواحد من أهم المعارض في العالم‬ ‫والذي يقوم بعرض مجموعات مختلفة من‬ ‫المنتجات الخاصة بقطاع الطباعة ‪ ،‬يستضيف‬ ‫العديد من العالمات التجارية الكبرى باإلضافة‬ ‫إلى شركات صناعية كبرى رائدة في مجال‬ ‫الطباعة ‪ .‬اذ أن شركة ( أس دي أس – ‪)SDS‬‬ ‫أحد أهم العارضين المشاركيين في المعرض‬ ‫وقاموا بتقديم أحدث المنتجات واالبتكارات‬

‫المقدمة تحت العالمات التجارية ( ميماكي‬ ‫وليو‪ ) Mimaki and lyiu -‬في الجناح الخاص‬ ‫بهم ‪ .‬بينما قامت شركة ( أوه تي سي ‪OTS -‬‬ ‫)‪ -‬وهي الشركة المختصة بتطبيقات حلول‬ ‫الطباعة الرقمية – بعرض مجموعة واسعة‬ ‫من منتجاتها لزوار المعرض والتي تتضمن‬ ‫آالت التغليف والمواد الدعائية والطابعات‬ ‫الرقمية والطابعات الليزرية وطابعات‬ ‫التخطيط والطابعات الحبرية ‪.‬‬

‫‪ Reklam‬لألصبغة الصناعية في معرض اسطنبول ‪2018‬‬ ‫شركة (ريكالم – ‪)Reklam‬لألصبغة الصناعية‬ ‫ستقوم باطالق منتجاتها تحت أسم العالمة‬ ‫التجارية (بالماك – (‪Plamac‬في معرض‬ ‫(سيغن ‪ )SIGN -‬اسطنبول ‪ 2018‬وستقوم‬ ‫بمتابعة مهمتها في تقديم طابعاتها (‪)UV‬‬ ‫المبتكرة في األسواق بتقديم حلول جذابة‬ ‫للعديد من التطبيقات للطابعات المسطحة‬ ‫وطابعات الفائف للزوار خالل أيام المعرض ‪.‬‬

‫(بالماك – (‪Plamac‬لحلول طابعات (‪)UV‬‬ ‫المسطحة وطابعات (‪ )UV‬اللفائف ستقوم‬ ‫بعرض نماذج مبتكرة تجذب العديد من‬

‫(سيركان جاكلويان – ‪)Serkan Cagliysn‬‬ ‫مالك شركة (ريكالم – ‪)Reklam‬لألصبغة‬ ‫الصناعية قال « أنهم قرروا اإلنضمام لمعرض‬ ‫(سيغن ‪ )SIGN -‬اسطنبول ‪ 2018‬والذي‬ ‫يعد واحد من أهم المعارض في المنطقة‬ ‫المتخصص في صناعة الطباعة والمواد‬

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‫وستنضم شركة (ريكالم – ‪)Reklam‬‬ ‫لألصبغة الصناعية لمعرض (سيغن ‪)SIGN -‬‬ ‫اسطنبول ‪ 2018‬في دورته العشرين في منطقة‬ ‫(توياب – ‪ )Tuyap‬في الفترة الممتدة مابين‬ ‫‪ 20‬و حتى ‪ 23‬من شهر (سبتمبر – أيلول)‬ ‫وستقوم بعرض منتجاتها المبتكرة في مجال‬ ‫طابعات (‪ )UV‬وستمثل شركة (ريكالم‬ ‫– ‪)Reklam‬العديد من العالمات التجارية‬ ‫الدولية الهامة و في مقدمتها (سويس كيو‬ ‫برينت ‪)Swiss Q Print -‬و شركة (بولمير –‬ ‫‪)Bullmer‬تحت اسم عالمتها التجارية الجديدة‬ ‫(بالماك – (‪.Plamac‬‬

‫المهنيين في جميع أنحاء العالم ‪ .‬و سيكون‬ ‫الزوار قادرين على رؤية جميع منتجات‬ ‫(‪Plamac‬ورؤية االبتكارات‬ ‫(بالماك –‬ ‫الجديدة في جناح الشركة رقم (‪ )D - 20‬في‬ ‫القاعة رقم ‪. 20‬‬

‫الدعائية وتطبيقاته ‪ ،‬مما يساهم بشكل كبير‬ ‫على انتشار حلول الطباعة في جميع المناطق‬ ‫التي تقوم باستخدام طابعات (‪ )UV‬بعد فترة‬ ‫وجيزة من المعرض” ‪ .‬و تابع ( سيركان –‬ ‫‪)Serkan‬حديثه قائال « سيكون جناح الشركة‬ ‫واسع إذ سيمتد على مساحة ‪ 160‬مترمربع‬ ‫يكون سهل الوصول بالنسبة إلى جميع الزوار‬ ‫‪ ،‬وسيتمكن الزوار من االطالع على جميع‬ ‫اآلالت والمنتجات المعروضة ‪ ،‬وسيتمكن‬ ‫العمالء بعد انتهاء المعرض من الحصول‬ ‫على منتجاتنا التي من شأنها مساعدتهم في‬ ‫األعمال اليومية بسهولة ‪.‬‬

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‫‪ Agfa‬تحاول جاهدة للحصول على أعمال‬ ‫ماقبل الطباعة لشركة ‪I pagsa‬‬ ‫‪ )Stefaan Vanhooren‬رئيس شركة (أجفا‬ ‫ ‪ « )Agfa‬يعد هذا االستحواذ خطوة هامة في‬‫االستراتيجية المتبعة من قبل شركتنا نحو‬ ‫النمو المربح ‪ ,‬والذي بدوره سيساهم بشكل‬ ‫كبير إلى زيادة كبيرة في خط اإلنتاج ألعمال‬ ‫ماقبل الطباعة الخاصة بنا ‪ ,‬كما أن الحصول‬ ‫على هذه االعمال سياعد (أجفا – ‪)Agfa‬‬ ‫على تحقيق أرباح جيدة قبل دفع الفوائد‬ ‫والضرائب واالستهالك تصل إلى ‪ % 10‬كحد‬ ‫متوسط في السنوات القليلة القادمة ‪.‬‬ ‫وسيستمر فريق خبرات شركة (أي‬ ‫بيجز) والذي يديره المالك الحالي للشركة‬ ‫(لورينزو فيراري ‪)Lorenzo Ferrari -‬‬ ‫في العمل تحت عالمته التجارية الخاصة‬ ‫ككيان منفصل» ‪.‬‬ ‫أعلنت شركة (أجفا ‪ )Agfa -‬للرسوم اليوم‬ ‫أنها تعتزم األستحواذ على أعمال ما قبل‬ ‫الطباعة الخاصة بموردي لوحات الطباعة‬ ‫األسبانية شركة (أي بيجز) الصناعية‪,‬‬ ‫والمملوكة من قبل القطاع الخاص‬ ‫‪.‬وتستثني هذه الصفقة بين الشركتين‬ ‫أنشطة صناعة اللوحات المطبوعة في‬ ‫مدينة برشلونة – أسبانيا‬ ‫مجلدات لوحات الطباعة المكتسبة‬ ‫سيتم دمجها جزئيا ً على شبكات شركة‬

‫(أجفا ‪ )Agfa -‬الصناعية وسيتم شراء‬ ‫هذه اللوحات بشكل جزئي من قبل مورد‬ ‫كطرف ثالث ‪ .‬ومن المتوقع أنه في عام‬ ‫‪ 2019‬ستصل اسهامات االستحواذ على‬ ‫لوحات الطباعة من قبل شركة (أجفا‬ ‫ ‪ )Agfa‬للرسوم سيصل إلى مايقارب‬‫الثالثين مليون يورو كحد أقصى مع‬ ‫مضاعفة األرباح الرقمية المزدوجة قبل‬ ‫دفع الفوائد والضرائب واالستهالك ‪.‬‬ ‫وحسب تصريح (ستيفان فانهورن ‪-‬‬

‫وقال (لورينزو فيراري ‪)Lorenzo Ferrari -‬‬ ‫الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة (أي بيجز) « نحن‬ ‫متحمسون ألن نصبح شريكا ً لالعب قوي في‬ ‫أعمال ماقبل الطباعة ‪ ,‬ومن خالل الشركة‬ ‫بين شركة (أجفا ‪ )Agfa -‬للرسوم و شركة‬ ‫(أي بيجز) سوف نكون قادرين بال شك‬ ‫على تقديم أفضل سعر مع مراعاة فوارق‬ ‫الشرائح بين المناطق المختلفة والعاملة‬ ‫في سوق الطباعة العالمية ‪ ,‬مما يؤكد وجود‬ ‫تميز واضح في أعمال الرسومات المقدمة‬ ‫من قبل شركة (أجفا ‪. » )Agfa -‬‬

‫‪ ALFA‬تقوم بالمشاركة في معرض ‪ SIGN‬اسطنبول في تركيا ‪2018‬‬

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‫تأسست شركة ( ألفا ‪ ) ALFA -‬عام‬ ‫‪ , 1993‬وكانت معنية باستيراد طابعات‬ ‫وسائل اإلعالم الرقمية تحت العالمة‬ ‫التجارية (برنتيك – ‪ ) Printec‬منذ عام‬ ‫‪ 1999‬و تقوم بتوزيع طابعات وسائل‬ ‫اإلعالن الرقمية المستوردة منذ عام ‪,2015‬‬ ‫كما حصلت الشركة هذا العام على وكالة‬ ‫حصرية لتوزيع طابعات شركة ( شوك‬ ‫الين – ‪ )Shock line‬اإليطالية وطابعات‬ ‫شركة ( فور إيفر – ‪ ) Forever‬اإللمانية ‪.‬‬

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‫شركة ( ألفا ‪ ) ALFA -‬كموزع حصري‬ ‫إلثنين من أفضل صانعي وسائل اإلعالم‬ ‫في العالم ‪ ,‬مكنها دائما ً من تقديم أفضل‬ ‫العروض اإلعالنية ذات ألوان مطابقة ودقة‬ ‫متناهية بالطباعة على جميع أنواع األقمشة‬ ‫‪,‬إذ أن شركة ( ألفا ‪ ) ALFA -‬توفر أي إعالن‬ ‫خاص ألي عالمة تجارية حسب الطلب‪,‬‬ ‫كما أن لديها طابعات مالئمة للحبر الجاف‬ ‫والحبر المائي وحبر الصباغ وحبر الالتكس‬ ‫والعديد من أنواع األحبار األخرى ‪.‬‬

‫تقوم باستيراد األلواح و المغناطيس وألواح‬ ‫األفالم البيضاء وجميع أنواع وسائل اإلعالم‬ ‫العالية التقنية مثل ( الصق السيليكا ‪-‬‬ ‫‪ ) silica adhesive‬و ( افالم الحديد – ‪ferro‬‬ ‫‪. ) films‬‬

‫باإلضافة إلى استيراد طابعات وسائل اإلعالم‬ ‫الحديثة ‪ ,‬فإن شركة شركة (ألفا ‪) ALFA -‬‬

‫وعن المشاركة بالمعرض – صرحت‬ ‫الشركة أن حضور المعرض سيكون مفيدا ً‬

‫جدا ً لهذا القطاع ولديهم توقعات مترفعة‬ ‫حول هذا الشأن ‪.‬‬ ‫إذ ترحب شركة ( ألفا ‪ ) ALFA -‬بجميع‬ ‫الزوار والعمالء المهتمين بهذا القطاع في‬ ‫جناحها رقم ( ‪ ) G-32‬في القاعة ‪ 14‬في‬ ‫معرض ( سيغن – ‪ ) SIGN‬اسطنبول‬ ‫‪. 2018‬‬

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‫‪ ALFA‬تقوم بالمشاركة في معرض‬ ‫‪ SIGN‬اسطنبول في تركيا ‪2018‬‬

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‫افتتاح معرض ‪ SIGN‬في مدينة‬ ‫اسطنبول في العشرين من شهر‬ ‫(أيلول ) ‪2018‬‬

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‫‪ Reklam‬لألصبغة الصناعية في‬ ‫معرض اسطنبول ‪2018‬‬

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‫الطابعات ثالثية األبعاد قيد‬ ‫االستخدام‪ ،‬ما األمر الذي يمكن أال‬ ‫يسير على مايرام؟‬

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‫المدارة تضيف قيمة إلى‬ ‫الطباعة ُ‬ ‫قطاعات الصناعة اإلقليمية‬

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