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Building a vibrant community for publishing, printing, and packaging Dubai Production City, formerly IMPZ, is offering a world-class infrastructure combined with retail and residential lifestyle offerings to support the growth of media production

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OKI appoints VP for META region Mathias Militzer will oversee all aspects of the business, focusing on improving OKI’s market share

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Fast Print goes mobile Available on iOS and Android platforms, the app enables customers to discover the request the company’s services

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“Drupa is not so much a trade show as it is a roadmap” The expo continues to demonstrate a direction for printing technology and the industry itself, as it has done so for the previous 11 editions I’ve attended By: Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus, RIT School of Media Sciences

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International Xerox appoints new CEOs for its two spinoff companies

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Kodak and PerfectPattern partner to enhance print workflow

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Epson to acquire Italian textile printer manufacturer Fratelli Robustelli develops the Monna Lisa series of digital textile printers

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WAN-IFRA announces world’s best newspaper printers 2016–18

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RKN Global cancels plan to build security printing plant in Slovakia Political opposition in Slovakia and uncertainty after Brexit cited as reasons

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Xaar buys Engineered Printing Solutions The acquisition is part of the company's strategic vision to achieve £220m of annual sales by 2020

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Al Mawakeb Schools’ in-house Document Center powered with the latest Xerox® Production Technology

Durst - Case Study 8

Digital and Durst make the doors open for The Label Makers

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Print in all its diversity has made a strong comeback

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Disrupting inkjet and putting it within reach of print providers

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Digitization and collaboration create growth opportunities

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Editor Dennis Mathew dennis@meprinter.com

Resource saving and digital printing can shape a new future

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Technical Editor - English Section Rod Hayes rod.hayes@me.com

For the first time, there’s a strong market pull for digital printing

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Technical Editor - Arabic Section Dr. George Nubar Simonian goujy@dircon.co.uk

Match technology innovation with a commitment to transforming business models

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New wave of growth in industrial printing

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A roadmap for the future of the printing industry A VIBRANT COMMUNITY FOR PRINTING AND MEDIA PRODUCTION SAEED AL FALASI DUBAI PRODUCTION CITY

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Amid the flurry of big announcements, product launches, technology, application, and prototype showcases, the biggest newsmakers at drupa 2016 were the people, products, and conversations around inkjet, B1 format, digitization, packaging, automation, collaboration, and 3D printing.

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Building a vibrant community for publishing, printing, and packaging Dubai Production City, formerly IMPZ, is offering a world-class infrastructure combined with retail and residential lifestyle offerings to support the growth of media production

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Saeed Al Falasi Executive director

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Dubai Production City (DPC), formerly International Media Production Zone, is a leading business hub enabling the global and local publishing, printing and packaging industries to excel. Home to over more than 269 leading printing and packaging companies, DPC is a holistic community offering business, retail and residential lifestyle.

Saeed Al Falasi, executive director, Dubai Production City, is responsible for managing its operations and leading innovative initiatives that strive to promote the business park as an emerging, customer-centric brand. Saeed also spearheads programmes that seek to establish DPC as a community for the graphics arts and 3P industries – printing, publishing and packaging – by fostering the growth of media production from across the global industry value chain.

Saeed points out that DPC benefits from free zone privileges and regulations that facilitate the ease of business and operations, a unique and vibrant community supporting and fostering the growth of media production. This is in addition to the availability of highly skilled workforce and world class infrastructure.

All these various attractions enable companies to run a successful busi-

ness and have access to efficiently operate in the MENA region.

“DPC is undoubtedly the most attractive place for printing and publishing companies in the UAE to set up their businesses because we offer the best infrastructure to support mass production printing.

For global printing and communications industries, DPC is the ideal gateway to expand their operations to the Middle East region. As a free zone dedicated to printing, publishing, and packaging, our priority is to make it easy not only for business setup and licensing, but also to help them tackle the challenges of logistics, warehousing, and accessibility,

and also provide other world-class facilities that business owners and employees would expect,” says Saeed.

DPC, which is part of the Tecom Group’s 11 business communities, is the latest to include Dubai in its brand name. All the brands and communities under Tecom Group symbolise a sharper focus on promoting innovation as the driving force behind the growth of the media industry.

“Rebranding DPC helped us achieve consistency with Tecom Group’s other brands – media communities such as Dubai Media City (DMC), Dubai Studio City (DSC), Dubai Internet City (DIC), and Dubai Outsource City (DOC). Dubai is a globally recognized brand name, and maintains its position as an international hub of opportunities in the Middle East and Africa. This rebranding symbolizes a sharper focus on promoting innovation as the driving force behind the growth of the media industry. Our reputation as a community supporting the creation and delivery of high quality content for all parts of the media industry has gathered strength and we are now ready to build on this platform through the next phase of our development.

As has been said by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al

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Maktoum, UAE vice president, prime minister and ruler of Dubai, the UAE has the capacity to become one of the most innovative countries in the world, and Dubai’s media industry will play a fundamental part in the delivery of that vision,” says Saeed.

Majed Al Suwaidi, managing director of Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, and Dubai Production City, indicates that entrepreneurs and local talent are the future of the media industry and that Dubai’s media industry will play a fundamental role

in making the UAE among the most innovative countries in the world.

“We will always welcome international businesses and fully recognise the contribution they make to the building of vibrant communities. However, our focus will be on nurturing local talent and entrepreneurs, who are the future of the media industry. Our new platform for media start-ups and entrepreneurs, in5 Media, is an integral part of our incubation platform which aims at enabling the broader

entrepreneurial ecosystem in Dubai and the region as a whole. As a platform, in5 plays a fundamental role in achieving our community’s innovative potential by allowing a fluid interaction between startups and entrepreneurs working across different sectors. The in5 model reflects the ever-increasing interconnectedness of sectors and strives to encourage founders and entrepreneurs to innovate at the boundaries and intersections of various industries,” says Majed.

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Xerox Success Story

Al Mawakeb Schools’ in-house Document Center powered with the latest Xerox® Production Technology

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AMSI document Center, Al Mawakeb School

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Technology is transforming the way we live and the education sector is not far behind to adopt the latest technologies. Today, digital on – demand printing has become a vital part of the Education sector where institutions are investing in the latest technology to quickly & easily produce education materials & varied content while maintaining the highest quality & controls.

Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI) is a Dubai based, private education solutions & consultancy provider with over 35 years of experience across all aspects of school project development & management.

Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI) is a collaboration of academicians & educators who bring together a wealth of experience & international expertise with a passion for the education industry & what they do. Today, AMSI manages a number of schools regionally including the successful models of Al Mawakeb Schools & the International School of Arts & Sciences (ISAS) in UAE. Al Mawakeb School – Al Garhoud, Dubai was established in 1979 delivering a tri-lingual teaching program & internationally recognized for its

advanced e-learning curriculum.

In 1997, Al Mawakeb School inaugurated it’s second school with the state–of–the art facilities in Al Barsha, Dubai & has developed a leading reputation for its University placement programs. AMSI is dedicated to raising the standard of education in its community & provide high quality education to over 200,000 students regionally.

AMSI recognized early the importance of innovation and technological advancements for effective education delivery. AMSI has always strategically partnered with organizations who share their passion & leadership & with this in mind, the management invested in Xerox Technology for a cost effective in-house digital print environment. Its schools’ printing requirements included complex applications such as course packs, textbooks, examination papers, training manuals, newsletters, reports, circulars, parent information booklets, brochures etc.

AMSI & Xerox Emirates worked closely together to upgrade the entire production printing setup to develop a full-fledged in–house production class document center for the schools run & managed by them.

“AMSI & Xerox Emirates share a long standing business relationship of over 15 years. Having worked closely with the school’s management & the operations team, we understand their objectives of imparting a high quality education to their students & also recognized their need for an efficient & effective printing environment to achieve their bigger goals. The Xerox team assessed the critical requirements of the school & put together a solution that will take care of their current & future needs. The bottom line was to deliver the right fit solution that would eliminate all their printing concerns and allow AMSI & the school to focus on their core tasks”, says Andrew Horne, General Manager of Xerox Emirates.

“When we decided to upgrade the school’s printing center infrastructure we had no doubts about Xerox’s capability to present the best in class solution that would meet our requirements. In addition to providing the digital printing presses & the associated software solution, Xerox Emirates also provided a 360 degree printing consultancy followed by an extensive operator & user training that enabled us to eliminate wastage, save costs, reduce downtime and increase our overall productivity”, says Mr. George Akhras, CIO, AMSI. As per Mr. Akhras, “The entire print room has been upgraded with the latest digital production presses from Xerox. The school has invested in the Xerox flagship iGen® 150 press,Xerox® Color Press 1000i with the 5th Colour Option for the Production Colour printing requirements, the Xerox® Nuvera®144 and the D110 production mono devices for the B&W

printing requirements.”

It is not just about digital presses.

He further added, “The Xerox Emirates Production specialists also helped evaluate, recommend & supply the right post-press finishing solutions required for the AMSI Document Center. The digital production printing engines are complemented with an array of finishing devices for stapling, punching, laminating, spiral binding and booklet making as well as PUR binding equipment.

The complete end to end solution from pre-press to digital printing to finishing has resulted in the enhancement of the overall functionalities & colour management capabilities of the center which has resulted in a significant increase in the productivity and overall quality of the printed materials.”

The new solution has enabled AMSI to use the document center for a variety of new applications as well. It now caters for the printing & publishing of the schools’ entire customized education content, personalized and customized examination paper sets for complete confidentiality & security, schools’ guides & new student packs, student yearbooks, and other school printing collaterals such as writing pads, conference brochures etc. The ability to print in-house has also resulted in a large percentage of content being now developed & created in house.

Due to the detailed assessment & understanding of the needs of the schools by the Xerox Emirates team, the new setup now has redundancy built-in to take care of peak production times; it also has eliminated manual and repetitive steps in the prepress process resulting in reduced errors & reduction in the turnaround times resulting in reduced costs and increased efficiency.

The Xerox® iGen® 150 press with the automated Color Maintenance Tool and the Inline Spectrophotometer takes the manual intervention out of the calibration process and delivers outstanding color the first time.

This automated process eliminates unnecessary maintenance procedures resulting in increased uptime.

By investing in the Xerox® Color Press 1000i, AMSI Document Center is now able to achieve high quality finishing with automated stapling, folding and creasing features that are very cost – effective, save on manual labor significantly and is used print on demand. Xerox® Color Press 1000 printing at 100 pages per minute for up to 350 gsm media, includes many exciting innovations such as belt fusing and a seamless transfer belt to provide advanced image quality, expanded gamut and productivity, as well as stability and reliability, which are key to short run on demand printing as well as added value applications such as personalized variable data printing.

Xerox® Nuvera®144 is powered by the Xerox® Integrated PLUS Finishing Solution for Booklets and is enabled with the Xerox® exclusive, C.P. Bourg Dual-Mode Sheet Feeder that allows selected finishing devices to be set up automatically, through JDF instructions, whether or not they are attached to a specific printer.

Productivity is essential to achieving a great return on equipment investments and this machine meets all the right requirements and guarantees substantial ROI. While workflow automation and finishing are taken care of, AMSI Document Center is also substan-

tially benefiting from the Xerox® D110 Printer which is especially adept in transactional workflows.

It allows them to print books, booklets, manuals, presentations, brochures and other high-value applications with color covers, tabs and more. Its choice of high speeds and expansive media capacity ensure that it can handle the large volumes required for applications such as books.

AMSI also has a strong sustainable approach to their operations and kept this point in consideration during the upgrade process. Going Green is one of the key values in AMSI’s DNA and their sustainability practices include usage of certified paper, printing only on demand which eliminates wastage, run multiple activities that help raise sustainability awareness with staff, students and the community.

Overall, for AMSI and its Schools, this technology upgrade with Industry Best Post Sales Service Support in the UAE by Xerox Emirates has ensured a significant increase in productivity, quality, redundancy resulting in better cost economics and operational efficiencies. This has given them the ability to offer a better quality education in the UAE & the region.

To know more about AMSI and its schools’ success story, Xerox digital solutions for the education vertical and the printing industry, please email to marketing@xeroxuae.ae

Xerox® iGen® 150

“When we decided to upgrade the school’s printing center infrastructure we had no doubts about Xerox’s capability to present the best in class solution that would meet our requirements" Mr. George Akhras, CIO, AMSI

Durst Case Study

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Digital and Durst make the doors open for The Label Makers

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The Label Makers became one of the first companies in the UK to see the benefits of UV inkjet technology when it invested in the UK’s first Durst Tau 330 in 2013. Doors have been opening ever since, and the company has been so successful in developing new business with the technology that it also become the first company in Europe to invest in a second such machine late in 2015.

Based in the West Yorkshire city of Bradford in the UK, The Label Makers has been designing and manufacturing premium self-adhesive labels since 1963. The £7 million turnover, 66-employee firm supplies some of the UK’s leading brands, covering market sectors such as food, beverages, personal care, petro chemical and decorative coatings.

Technologically, it has a reputation as a pioneer, adding digital printing to its existing UV flexo, UV litho and UV silk screen capabilities, and being prepared to invest in inkjet when few others in its market were. It always wants to keep ahead of the curve with its production capability. Digital print now represents 30% of its business (the company also runs a Xeikon toner-based press) and is growing quickly, taking work off of the flexo presses that can be more economically printed on the Durst Tau 330s.

Managing director David Webster explained why The Label Makers invested in a second Durst. “We have found the technology to be fantastic in the lift and vibrancy that the inks have given to our customers' labels, especially in the health and beauty markets where customers require the silk screen look.

The lightfast ink capabilities are also very attractive to the industrial and horticultural market sector.”

So successful has the first Durst Tau 330 been that the company’s customers are even demanding that jobs are printed on it. In going back to the market for a second machine, it was not a definite choice to go with Durst again, and The Label Makers carried out rigorous tests printing the same label using three different digital technologies. “It was quite considerably better on the Durst,” said Mr Webster. “The touch and feel was something else, something almost unique.”

The new Durst Tau 330 features improved web tension control and a chill drum for printing flexible film and difficult heat-sensitive materials. Like the first Tau 330, it also has a strong white ink for printing onto clear materials. Its seven colours are able to hit 94% of all Pantone colours, while the inks produce good lightfastness for outdoor use. Variable data capability has also been added.

The Label Makers shook hands with Durst on the new press purchase at Labelexpo 2015, where it invested some £2 million altogether in digital printing and finishing equipment.

Installation of the second Durst Tau 330 was completed in December 2015 and within three days of being unloaded at the Bradford site, the press was in full operation. Although David Webster admits that The Label Makers has been through a “massive learning curve” with the Durst technology, the running has been good, as has been the support from Durst UK, which took on responsibility for the labels and specialty packaging segments early in 2016.

“I’ve been extremely impressed by the Durst technology and by the support I get. That’s why I’ve now got two of the Tau 330 presses,” said Mr Webster.

News Regional

OKI appoints VP for META region Mathias Militzer will oversee all aspects of the business, focusing on improving OKI’s market share OKI Europe has announced the appointment of Mathias Militzer to the role of regional vice president for the new Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. Militzer continues in his capacity of general manager where he oversees operations from their Dubai office.

OKI has brought in Militzer and a geographical reorganization to achieve its strategic business objectives and significant growth targets. The appointment is part of the organisation’s ongoing commitment to deliver business development in the office solutions, professional print and vertical industry segments across the globe.

Prior to OKI, Mathias was general manager, MENA for Lexmark International. He has also held senior roles at Sharp Electronics and Mars Inc. In his new role as regional vice president, Militzer will hold responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the business, ensuring profitable and sustainable expansion, as well as, significantly improving OKI’s market share in the META.

“I am very enthusiastic to be taking on this role,” said Militzer. “We have an exceptional team and I look

forward to working with them to help the business advance in these regions.”

Fast Print goes mobile

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Available on iOS and Android platforms, the app enables customers to discover the request the company’s services

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Jordan-based printing company Fast Print has launched its mobile application on iOS and Android.

The app has been designed to enable clients to search for Fast Print, locate it on the map, follow the company on social media, know more about the company's history, and access its portfolio and services.

The app also allows Fast Print to interact with its users live by sending any updates, offers or messages through push notifications. One

of its advanced features is the ‘request for quote’ or place an order.

“This feature will help increase sales by providing fast and easy access of Fast Print to clients, customers and users wherever, and whenever they want. The app is still in its beginning stage, and we hope to expand and invest in it to spread our name, our products and services throughout the region, and internationally,” said Adham Dababneh, deputy director, Fast Print.

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News International

Xerox appoints new CEOs for its two spinoff companies New Business Process Outsourcing company named Conduent; Document Technology company to retain the Xerox brand name

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Xerox has announced that it has made important progress on its three-year, $2.4 billion strategic transformation program to deliver significant productivity gains and cost reductions across its businesses, and that the company is on track to complete its separation into two independent publicly traded companies by the end of 2016. Xerox expects to incur one-time separation costs of approximately $200 to $250 million in 2016, inclusive of $8 million incurred in the first quarter.

The Document Technology company, comprising Xerox’s Document Technology and Document Outsourcing businesses, will retain the Xerox brand name. With approximately $11 billion in 2015 revenue and approximately 39,000 employees, Xerox will be a Fortune 500 scale company with a diverse portfolio of hardware, software and services supporting governments and commercial enterprises.

The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company will be named ‘Conduent.’ With approximately $7 billion in 2015 revenue and 96,000 employees worldwide, Conduent will be a Fortune 500 scale business process

services company with expertise in transaction-intensive processing, analytics and automation.

The name Conduent is inspired by the new company’s expertise in connecting clients and their constituents through seamless transactions in areas such as customer care, transportation solutions, and healthcare payer and provider services. Conduent reflects the company’s position as a partner to businesses and governments, delivering experiences that drive satisfaction and retention among consumers, patients, commuters and employees.

“Conduent will begin its next chapter as a standalone company with a name that conveys the vital business we conduct every day,” said Ursula. “Conduent is wellpositioned to build on its strong heritage as a leader in business process services and will carry forward the values and culture of innovation, diversity and integrity from Xerox.”

“With unparalleled brand equity in printing and imaging, there is no better name for our document technology and document outsourcing businesses than Xerox.

Building on its deep understanding of how the world works, communicates and shares content, the new Xerox will continue to help clients improve their workflow, productivity, and business performance, no matter where they are on their digital journey,” said Ursula.

Ursula Burns named chairman of the board of the Document Technology company The Board of Directors of Xerox have announced that Ursula Burns will serve as chairman of the board of the Document Technology company. Ursula will continue in her current role as chairman and chief executive officer of Xerox until the separation.

“Ursula’s deep industry experience

and relationships along with her proven leadership skills will be valuable assets for the Document Technology company and will help ensure a smooth transition to a new management team,” said Ann Reese, Xerox’s lead independent director. “The company will be well positioned to leverage its global industry leadership, strategic focus and ability to innovate postseparation and we are very pleased that Ursula will continue to play a critical role in making that happen.”

“I am looking forward to my role as chairman of the Document Technology company and to continuing my deep personal and professional commitment to its success,” Ursula said. “I remain focused, however, on ensuring Xerox and the post-separation companies are positioned to build on our strong heritage and capture new opportunities we have identified to create value for employees, customers and shareholders.”

Jeff Jacobson to take over as CEO of Xerox Jeffrey Jacobson currently serves as president of the Xerox Technology business and will continue in his current role until the separation is complete. He was named to this position and appointed an executive vice president of the corporation in July 2014.

In his current role, Jacobson leads the company’s technology business, which offers a diverse portfolio of hardware, software and services to customers ranging from small businesses to multinational enterprises. He is responsible for worldwide strategy, sales channel operations, marketing, technical services and customer support, and product development, manufacturing and distribution.

Jacobson joined Xerox in 2012 as the president of Global Graphic Communications Operations where he led strategy, operations

Jeff Jacobson, CEO of Xerox

Ashok Vemuri named CEO of Conduent Ashok Vemuri joins Xerox as the chief executive officer of Xerox Business Services and executive vice president of Xerox, effective July 1, 2016. After the completion of Xerox’s planned separation, Vemuri will serve as the chief executive officer and a director of Conduent.

Ashok previously was president, chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of IGATE Corporation, a New Jersey-based global technology and services company now part of global technology and outsourcing company Capgemini. During his tenure from 2013 to 2015, Ashok successfully transformed the company’s organization, go-to-market strategy, brand and balance sheet.

He oversaw the company becoming the only IT services company to make the Fortune 100 Fastest Growing companies in 2014.

Before joining IGATE, Ashok spent fourteen years at Infosys, a multinational consulting and IT services company, in a variety of leadership and business development roles.

From 2012 to 2013, he served as senior vice president and head of Americas and global head of Manufacturing and Engineering Services.

Ashok was a member of the board from 2011 to 2013. He was also the key architect of the company’s vertical go-to-market model.

Ashok Vemuri, CEO of Conduent

Prior to joining Infosys in 1999, he worked in the investment banking industry at Deutsche Bank and Bank of America. Ashok is a member of the World Economic Forum IT Board of Governors. He won the Board of Enterprise Asia Outstanding Entrepreneur Award and IAIR Businessman of the Year award in 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in physics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and received his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

“Ashok’s deep industry experience and proven track record of leading growth and corporate transformations will be instrumental for the BPO company’s future success,” said Ursula. “He’s an excellent leader with the right combination of operational, financial and client experience to successfully drive our BPO company’s go-forward strategy. I look forward to working with Ashok to successfully launch the new BPO company and build on its position as an industry leader.”

“I’m excited to join Xerox at this stage of its new path forward.

Xerox’s BPO business is already in several attractive markets and has an impressive client list that includes top global brands and vital government agencies. The standalone BPO company will have many new opportunities, leveraging its differentiated capabilities and executing a more focused value-creation strategy for the benefit of clients, employees and shareholders,” Ashok said.

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and product development of the company’s production systems portfolio for the global graphic communications market. In 2014, as the chief operating officer of the Xerox Technology business, his responsibilities were expanded to include strengthening the technology product and solutions portfolio, managing the cost base and driving supply chain, manufacturing and overall efficiencies.

Prior to Xerox, Jacobson served as the president and chief executive officer of Presstek, adding the title of chairman in 2009. Previously, Jacobson was chief operating officer of Eastman Kodak Company's $3.6 billion Graphic Communications Group. He also served for five years as CEO of Kodak Polychrome Graphics, a $1.7 billion joint venture between Sun Chemical and Eastman Kodak.

Jacobson, age 56, is a graduate of the State University of New York Buffalo and holds a master's degree in industrial relations from the Cornell School of Industrial Relations.

He also holds a juris doctor degree from Pace University School of Law and is admitted to the bar in New York and New Jersey.

“Jeff is a great leader with a passion for our business and employees, deep customer relationships and a clear strategic vision to capitalize on the opportunities ahead,” said Ursula. “During his four years at Xerox, Jeff has driven significant productivity and cost efficiency efforts while maintaining our commitment to innovation, qual-

ity and leading technology. With his previous public-company CEO experience and his track record and achievements at Xerox, the Board and I are confident he is the best person to lead Xerox forward.”

“I am honored by the board’s decision to appoint me to lead one of the world’s most iconic companies and confident that we will build a bright future for Xerox on the foundation of disciplined management, operational excellence and customer focus that is in place today.

As an independent company and with the benefit of the strategic transformation we are aggressively implementing, we will capture the many opportunities available to us to strengthen core businesses and pursue select growth opportunities,” Jeff said.

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Kodak partners with PerfectPattern The companies will collaborate to improve efficiency and streamline operations for Kodak Prinergy Workflow customers

Robert Meissner, managing director and head of marketing, PerfectPattern; Patrick Kerr, product manager, Kodak and Martin Schottenloher, managing director and head of sales, PerfectPattern

Kodak and software company PerfectPattern have announced a strategic partnership to provide advanced workflow capabilities for commercial and packaging customers.

PerfectPattern develops software technologies for process and production planning allowing for faster solutions to some of the most complex challenges facing the industry.

The companies will collaborate to deliver unique workflow functionality focused on productivity that will improve efficiency and streamline operations for Kodak Prinergy Workflow customers.

These workflow tools will prove highly valuable to any professional printing organization world-wide.

One of the first capabilities in joint development is a cloud-based sheet optimization functionality that will drive greater productivity for PSP’s. Technology demonstrations of this capability are available

during drupa.

“The Unified Workflow Solutions team is excited about our new partnership with PerfectPattern,” said Allan Brown, vice president and general manager of Kodak's Unified Workflow Solutions group.

“This partnership will enable Kodak to deliver new features that will help our customers become more efficient and reduce costs.”

“By partnering with Kodak, PerfectPattern is helping to improve workflow the world over,” said Martin Schottenloher, managing director, PerfectPattern. “Combining our technology with Kodak’s powerful and far-reaching Prinergy Workflow solution means that together we can extend the reach of our most advanced technology.”

Epson to acquire Italian textile printer manufacturer Fratelli Robustelli develops the Monna Lisa series of digital textile printers

Epson global president Minoru Usui (second from right) with (from left) Sandro, Valerio and Riccardo Robustelli

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Epson has agreed with the Robustelli family to acquire 100% of the capital of Italian textile printer manufacturing company Fratelli Robustelli. The agreement aims to drive synergies and further increase customer value by expanding the scope of the two companies' longstanding collaboration in digital inkjet textile printing.

Located in Como, the heart of the Italian and European high-quality printing textile industry, Robustelli specializes in the development, manufacture, and sale of digital inkjet textile printers, notably the Monna Lisa series, which it began developing with Epson in 2003.

The entry of Robustelli into the Epson Group will allow it to take advantage of Epson's manufacturing capability to bring the advantages of its digital inkjet textile printers to more customers around the world. The move will assist Epson in using Robustelli's expertise to accelerate the development of digital inkjet textile printers that further enhance the companies' abilities to meet customer needs with a wider line-up of products.

As part of the enhanced acceleration, the two companies plan to focus on joint R&D efforts to achieve this goal.

In addition to using its manufactur-

ing network to meet this growing demand, Epson will deploy its worldwide sales and service network to provide Monna Lisa to more countries and regions around the world.

Sunao Murata, COO of Epson's Professional Printing Operations Division, is scheduled to be appointed as president of Robustelli. Murata commented: "We will work closely with our colleagues at Robustelli to take Monna Lisa to the next level and remain leaders in the field."

"Our cooperation with Epson led to the development of Monna Lisa, an industrial digital textile printer that is today a market benchmark for high-quality textile printing. The combination of our respective skills is the natural conclusion of a process of innovation to satisfy customers in Italy and the rest of the world," said Valerio Robustelli, one of the proprietors of F.lli Robustelli.

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World’s best newspaper printers 2016–18 64 publishing and printing companies in 26 countries have secured two-year membership into WAN-IFRA's INCQC club

WAN-IFRA cuboid

The new members of WAN-IFRA's International Newspaper Color Quality Club 2016–2018 (INCQC) have been announced by WANIFRA: 85 newspaper titles produced by 64 publishing and printing companies in 26 countries have achieved membership for two years.

Once every two years since 1994 the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, WAN-IFRA, has offered newspapers worldwide an opportunity to demonstrate their colour printing excellence by organising a print-quality competition. Newspapers that succeed in qualifying for inclusion in the list of the world’s best printers can draw on this distinction to optimise their work processes, motivate their personnel, improve their standing among their readers, and impress demanding advertising customers.

Participating in this year’s competition were 128 companies from all

over the world. Club membership is offered to all companies that show they can produce high-quality newspapers consistently over an extended time period. Evaluation of newspapers is divided into two parts – an evaluation based on objective measurements made on a test element (WAN-IFRA Cuboid) that newspapers have to print every day of one week per month for a period of three months; and a visual inspection by a jury of international newspaper experts.

Participating newspapers must prove that they can consistently print in accordance with proven international quality standards and also ensure that the newspaper copy is clean and free of quality defects.

With their successful participation in the competition, the companies have demonstrated that they can supply newspaper printing of outstanding quality and offer read-

ers and advertisers high-quality products.

The Color Quality Club is more than a technical printing competition, since it offers participating companies the additional possibility to benchmark their printing quality against recognised international standards and improve it.

“INCQC 2016-18 was tougher than the previous editions of the competition. We asked newspapers to print the WAN-IFRA Cuboid test element every day of one week per month for three consecutive months, and we picked the date for evaluating the copies,” said Manfred Werfel, deputy CEO of WAN-IFRA. “Still, 64 companies have secured membership into this prestigious club. It is proof that quality continues to be a passionate area for printers and they are committed to produce highquality products for their readers and advertisers,” he added.

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The table below shows all members of the Color Quality Club 2016–2018 in alphabetic order.

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Company

Newspaper title(s)

Printing site(s)

Country

1

ABP Pvt Ltd

Anandabazar Patrika, The Telegraph

Barasat, Kolkata

India

2

Advanced Central Services

The Grand Rapid Press

Walker

USA

3

Al Nisr Publishing

Gulf News, XPress

Dubai

UAE

4

Alma Manu Oy

Kauppalehti

Tampere

Finland

5

Apple Daily Printing Limited

Apple Daily (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

6

Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch

Apple Daily (Taiwan)

Taipei, Shin Wu

Taiwan

7

Aschendorff Druckzentrum GmbH & Co. KG

Westfälische Nachrichten

Münster

Germany

8

Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd

Maharashtra Times, The Times of India

Airoli, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kandivli, Sahibabad

India

9

Botnia Print Oy

Keskipohjanmaa

Kokkola

Finland

10

Brune-Mettcker Druck- und Verlags-GmbH

Wilhelmshavener Zeitung

Wilhelmshaven

Germany

11

Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A.

El Tiempo Bogotá, El Tiempo Cali

Bogotá

Colombia

12

DB Corp Ltd.

Dainik Bhaskar

Indore, Jaipur

India

13

Delo d.d.

Delo

Ljubljana

Slovenia

14

DeWeZet – Deister- und Weserzeitung, Verlagsges. mbH & Co. KG

Deister- und Weserzeitung

Hameln

Germany

15

Diario La Voz del Interior S.

La Voz del Interior

Córdoba

Argentina

16

Druck Styria GmbH & Co. KG

Kleine Zeitung

Graz

Austria

17

Druckerei Konstanz GmbH

Südkurier

Konstanz

Germany

18

Druckzentrum Rhein Main GmbH & Co. KG

Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz, Darmstädter Echo

Rüsselsheim

Switzerland

Company

Newspaper title(s)

Printing site(s)

Country

19

DZB Druckzentrum Bern AG

Berner Zeitung

Bern

Colombia

20

DZZ Druckzentrum Zürich AG

Tages-Anzeiger

Zürich

Switzerland

21

El Colombiano S.A. & CIA. S.C.A.

El Colombiano

Envigado

Colombia Ecuador

22

El Telégrafo

El Telégrafo

Guayaquil

23

Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A.

El Comercio

Lima

Peru

24

Empresa El Mercurio S.A.P.

El Mercurio, Las Ultimas Noticias

Santiago

Chile

25

FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Frankfurt, Potsdam

Germany

26

Freiburger Druck GmbH + Co. KG

Badische Zeitung

Freiburg

Germany

27

Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC)

Khaleej Times

Dubai

UAE

28

Gráficos Nacionales S.A.

Diario Expreso

Guayaquil

Ecuador

29

Heilbronner Stimme GmbH & Co. KG

Heilbronner Stimme

Heilbronn

Germany

30

Hindustan Media Venture Limited

Hindi Hindustan

Patna, Ranchi

India

Hindustan Times, Mint

Mohali, Mumbai, Noida, Greater Noida

India

31

HT Media Limited

32

Infoglobo Comunicação e Participações S.A.

O Globo

Duque de Caxias / RJ

Brazil

33

J. Esslinger GmbH & Co. KG

Pforzheimer Zeitung

Pforzheim

Germany

34

Jagati Publications

Sakshi

Hyderabad

India

35

Jagran Prakashan Ltd

Dainik Jagran

Noida

India

36

Kasturi & Sons Ltd

The Hindu

Visakhapatnam

India

37

Kieler Zeitung GmbH & Co. Offsetdruck KG

Kieler Nachrichten

Kiel

Germany

38

Malayala Manorama Company Ltd

Malayala Manorama

Calicut, Palakkad

India

Masar Printing and Publishing

Al Bayan, Emarat Alyoum, Sport 360

Dubai

UAE

40

Mediacorp Press Ltd

Today

Singapore

Singapore

41

Mittelbayerisches Druckzentrum GmbH & Co. KG

Mittelbayerische Zeitung

Regensburg

Germany

42

The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia Bhd)

New Straits Times

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

43

Nordost-Druck GmbH & Co. KG

Nordkurier

Neubrandenburg

Germany

39

44

NZME

Chinese Herald

Auckland

New Zealand

45

O Estado de São Paulo

O Estado de São Paulo

São Paulo

Brazil

Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd

Burger Daily, Weekend Witness

Cape Town, Pietermaritzburg

South Africa

47

Prensa Libre S.A.

El Quetzaltecto, Prensa Libre

Guatemala

Guatemala

48

Presse-Druck- und Verlags-GmbH

Augsburger Allgemeine

Augsburg

Germany

49

Pressehaus Stuttgart Druck GmbH

Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgarter Zeitung

Stuttgart

Germany

50

Printing Partners Paal-Beringen SA

Gazet van Antwerpen, Het Nieuwsblad

Paal-Beringen

Belgium

51

Rheinpfalz Verlag und Druckerei GmbH & Co. KG

Die Rheinpfalz

Ludwigshafen

Germany

53

Ringier Print Adligenswil AG

Blick

Adligenswil

Switzerland

53

Russmedia Verlag GmbH

Neue Vorarlberger Tageszeitung, Vorarlberger Nachrichten

Schwarzach

Austria

54

Sakaal Media Group

Sakal

Pune

India

55

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

Berita Harian, Lianhe Zaobao, The Straits Times

Singapore

Singapore

56

The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co Ltd

Mathrubhumi

Kannur, Kochi, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram

India

57

The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Deccan Herald, Prajavani

Bangalore, Hubli-Dharwad

India

46

The Shizuoka Shimbun

The Shizuoka Shimbun

Shizuoka

Japan

Tiskara Zagreb d.o.o.

Večernji list

Zagreb

Croatia

60

Turkuvaz Haberlesme ve Yayincilik A.S.

Sabah

Istanbul

Turquey

61

Ungeheuer + Ulmer KG GmbH & Co.

Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung

Ludwigsburg

Germany

62

United Printing & Publishing

7 Days, Al Ittihad, Al Roeya, The National

Abu Dhabi

United Arab Emirates

63

Verlag Nürnberger Presse Druckhaus Nürnberg GmbH & Co.

Nürnberger Nachrichten, Nürnberger Zeitung

Nürnberg

Germany

64

V-TAB AB

VLT

Västerås

Sweden

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RKN Global cancels plan to build security printing plant in Slovakia Political opposition in Slovakia and uncertainty after Brexit cited as reasons UAE-based RKN Global has declined a 18-million-euro investment subsidy offered by the Republic of Slovakia for the construction and development of a security printing plant in Banska Bystrica.

Prior to this announcement, RKN Global had taken steps to obtain 71 million euros in private funding in order to build a security printing plant in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia that would employ 1200 people.

Slovakia’s planned contribution of 10 million euros in grants and 8 million euros in tax relief was viewed by RKN Global as an acceptable contribution from the government in exchange for RKN Global’s making a huge investment of 71 million euros.

However, the positive reaction that RKN Global had expected from Slovakians for its planned investment in Banska Bystrica was mitigated by unforeseen opposition unrelated to RKN Global.

Political opposition members and the media attacked Prime Minister Fico and his ruling party calling the investment proposition from RKN Global ‘suspicious’. RKN Global believes the hostility was due to the timing of the 20 February 2016 public announcement which preceded national elections and was therefore viewed suspiciously.

According to RKN Global, this political opposition appears also to have manifested itself in attacks on their industrial partners from the Ukraine who are experts at producing secure documents such as passports, biometric ID and bank payment cards. In addition, Slovakia is about to lead the EU during a period of great uncertainty in light of the United Kingdom’s decision to exit from the EU. This uncertainty would make RKN Global’s investment riskier than it was back in March of this year.

“The current turbulent political atmosphere in Slovakia and in the European Union has made it imprudent for RKN Global to continue its project to build a security printing plant in Banska Bystrica and it has led RKN Global to decline the subsidies—both in grants and in tax relief—offered by the Slovak government,” said RKN Global’s founder, Ronald Noble.

Xaar buys Engineered Printing Solutions

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The acquisition is part of the company's strategic vision to achieve £220m of annual sales by 2020

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Inkjet technology developer Xaar has acquired Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), a provider of product printing equipment in North America, making it Xaar's first as part of the company's strategic vision to achieve £220m of annual sales by 2020.

EPS has built a successful business through supplying customised and bespoke printing solutions to a wide variety of market sectors including promotional, packaging, medical, automotive, apparel, appliances, sports equipment and toys. One of its focuses has been to develop flexible and cost effective digital inkjet solutions. In 2015 EPS generated $14m of revenue and

today employs 60 staff.

"The product printing market is served by multiple print processes today and the fastest growing is inkjet", said Doug Edwards, CEO of Xaar. "Here, just as with other industry sectors, there is great potential to accelerate the adoption of inkjet. EPS has established a successful business and is well positioned to continue to grow.

Xaar gains a strong customer base and footprint in North America, a region Xaar has been targeting for growth. The integration capabilities EPS brings to Xaar will enable us to provide greater support to our existing and new OEM partners."

Julian Joffe, who founded EPS in 1985 and who has been appointed as Xaar's new president of Engineered Printing Solutions, commented: "Engineered Printing Solutions has a long track record of success through providing both analogue and digital inkjet solutions to its customers.

Xaar values our brand, engineering capability and the innovative solutions we bring to the marketplace.

Xaar brings deep knowledge of inkjet technology and access to wider channels. We are looking forward to working together to better serve our global and US customers and accelerate the growth of the business."

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Expert Talk drupa 2016

“Drupa

is not so much a trade show as it is a

roadmap”

The expo continues to demonstrate a direction for printing technology and the industry itself, as it has done so for the previous 11 editions I’ve attended

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By Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus, RIT School of Media Sciences

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Frank Romano has spent over 50 years in the printing and publishing industries. He is the author of over 52 books,including the 10,000-term Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications. He has consulted for major corporations, publishers, government, and other users of digital printing and publishing technology.

What were the important themes of drupa 2016?

1. B2 (4-up) and B1 (8-up) digital-based sheetfed presses. Quality is no longer an issue in digital versus offset as digital presses approach offset press speeds.

2. New inks that do not require coated or treated paper, or pre-coating. The ink revolution has begun.

3. 5- to 7-color digital presses that claim to print 95 percent of the Pantone colors.

4. Digital package printing with folding carton and corrugated digital presses galore. Digital printing of flexible film was demonstrated as were over 20 models of digital label presses.

5. Roll-fed digital presses from narrow to very wide were churning out “longer short runs” of color printing.

6. Systems for embellishing paper and other materials with laser diecutting, metallic printing, embossing, and coating.

7. Process automation with cloud-based workflows and systems for machine monitoring and service.

8. Printed electronics plus 3-D printing in many shapes and sizes.

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B2+ digital – Many commercial printers need the B2+-format press platform that has served them well for offset printing. The reason is simple: every customer job has a different paper stock and sheetfed presses are better at this than roll-fed

presses. The new generation of B2+-format digital printing devices fit easily into existing production lines with minimal disruption. The smaller cutsheet digital devices are reaching the saturation point in jobs that can be effectively moved from the larger sheetfed offset presses. drupa 2016 saw the arrival of larger format digital cut-sheet color printing systems as well as off-line systems for special effects such as spot gloss, dimensional effects, and metallic foils. The progress in B2+ sheet-fed design is facilitated by wider inkjet arrays based on advances in inkjet head technology. The challenge for these larger format digital printing devices is to produce the quality, consistency, substrate support, and color registration while operating at high speed. Also important is integration of finishing technologies that leverage the benefits of digital print.

The Landa S10 Nanographic Press runs at 13,000 B1 sheets per hour. Landa reported $450 Million in sales from the show. The Konica AccurioJet KM-1 switched from water-based ink to UV ink, which allows printing on any substrate. The ink is unique in that it is a matte version that eliminates the gloss of traditional UV inks. Komori was a partner and also sells a version of the press. Heidelberg Primefire 106, co-developed with Fujifilm for personalized packaging and other commercial and industrial applications (29.53" x 41.73") can print up to 2,500 sheets per hour in seven colors.

Fujifilm announced that over 80 of its B2 version are in use worldwide. The prototype Canon Voy-

One of the industry's foremost keynote speakers and thought leaders, Frank has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Times of London, USA Today, Business Week, Forbes, and many other newspapers and publications, as well as on TV and radio. He continues to teach courses at RIT and other universities and works with students on unique research projects.

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ager is a B1 press that inkjets water-based ink to a blanket and then onto the substrate. RMGT (Ryobi Mitsubishi Graphic Technology) demonstrated a digital sheetfed press. The 4-color B2 press is based on a Ryobi 750 offset press structure uses Miyakoshi’s high viscosity liquid toner technology InfoTrends calls what is happening Inkjet 3.0. After many advances in production inkjet printing at drupa 2008 and 2012, this drupa had many new and improved print heads, higher print quality levels, wide printhead arrays, improved performance on a range of substrates, and expansion across a range of document, packaging, and decorative applications. Especially important were new ink formulations that can print on many substrates without special coatings, treatment, or pre-coating. These developments have brought digital printing into the forefront of the industry.

The offset press vendors had little that was new and are now committed to a digital print strategy.

Many of the digital press suppliers reported that their 5- to 7-color presses can achieve 95 percent of the Pantone colors. HP Indigo has long had the advantage of handling brand color but now Xerox, Kodak NexPress, Canon, Ricoh, Konica, and others have similar capabilities.

Digital printing of packaging, digital embellishment, and digital die-cutting were integrated across many production lines for labels, folding cartons, corrugated packaging, flexible packaging, and direct-to-shape applications. drupa now has a significant package printing component.

Meeting the needs of different segments of the packaging market is a challenge that requires effective software, workflow, and finishing if the advantages of digital print for the entire supply chain are to be gained. Digital printing system vendors must understand the magnitude of this.

Landa, Kodak, Xerox and others showed printing on flexible films. The Gallus Labelfire 340, an 8-color UV inkjet label press was available with inline diecutting and other finishing options.

The EFI Nozomi is a sheetfed, LED-curing inkjet press built to print corrugated boards in a single pass at speeds up to 75 linear meters (246 linear feet) per minute. HP announced something similar with no specs and possible delivery in 2018. HP Indigo is doing extremely well with its fleet of B2 liquid toner printer/presses for many applications.

Laser cutting and creasing, particularly for folding carton applications, is also advancing, and for some of these devices the focus is on a B1 sheet size. For the off-line digital devices used for special effects, the B1 sheet size opens up opportunities because these systems are capable of supporting conventional presses as well as digital printers. Digital paper cutting and creasing are the functions performed by equipment from Highcon, which made its drupa debut in 2012. The product line now consists of three machines—Beam, Euclid III, and Pulse—that create special effects for labels, packages, commercial and display products, greeting cards, clothing, corrugated cartons, and point-of-sale applica-

tions. A system in prototype, the Highcon Shape, cuts paperboard into molds for spectacular 3D objects.

Highcon systems crease and cut without conventional die tooling. Sheets can be laser-cut with intricate patterns for on-demand, smallrun production of boxes and other items. This makes it possible to create high-value versioned and personalized packages that would be costprohibitive to produce using analog finishing methods.

Roll-fed dominates the digital printing arena.

Canon/Océ, HP, Kodak, Ricoh, Screen, Xeikon, Xerox, and others, including suppliers, who have mounted inkjet heads from HP and Kodak on roll-fed mechanisms, all had new and improved systems. These devices are finding wide application and dominate where “longer short runs” are required. The high-speed Xeikon Trillium uses liquid toner for packaging applications.

Embellishment and special effects – Offset print processes have typically printed special effects beyond process color such as spot gloss, flood coats, foils, and corporate color matching.

This kind of embellishment is now accelerating for digital print. Electrophotographic devices are using effects like printed metallic, dimensional, clear gloss, spot colors, fluorescent, security and other embellishments to differentiate the printed products and provide added value. Inkjet, particularly with ultraviolet (UV) curing inks, is extending this with some eye-popping results that leverage dimensional clear and metallic foil. The use of hybrid configurations, including those that leverage electrophotography and inkjet together, will have compelling applications in commercial and packaging markets.

Many off-line special effect solutions are now able to support larger format conventional sheet sizes. The Scodix E106 enhancement press for the commercial printing and folding carton market is a digital press delivering enhancement solutions.

Offered in a B1 (1060x760mm) format at up to 4,000 sph, it can provide effects for embossing, glittering, foiling, coating, and more in a single pass. MGI also has a line of enhancement devices.

Lana showed a metallizing system that has zero waste.

Industry 4.0 and the industrialization of print – System suppliers have talked about how production data can be used to drive operational efficiency and predict service calls. Cloudenabled production data tracking is now making data-driven production a reality. Most systems

are based on a single vendor platform with performance benchmarking across peers with similar equipment. Automated workflows make it easy for production management to assess and react based on real-time data. Semi-autonomous print production and robotic automation will establish a foundation for a new industrial revolution that is based upon automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. This will lower labor involvement and bring work back that has been lost to other parts of the world.

Printed electronics and 3D printing will likely have a sizeable impact moving forward. drupa had two halls devoted to new technology. Their Cube presentations and touchpoints helped to educate attendees about these new technologies. They have great potential but we need to figure how to make money with them.

There were lesser, but important, themes. Integrated finishing, improved color management, more automated workflows, and new no-process plates stood out.

Even though slightly smaller than previous years, the show was overwhelming. HP had their own building, and Heidelberg shared theirs with thirdparty partners. The announcement that the next drupa would take place in 2020 instead of 2019 was a relief. Few vendors were looking forward to making the marketing investments required for drupa on a 3-year cycle. Final attendance reached 260,000, down from 318,000 at drupa 2012, much of that drop attributed to the shortening of the show from 14 to 11 days. Sales reports from exhibitors have been very positive.

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The re-positioning of drupa and its focus on future themes such as functional printing packaging printing, and 3D printing, as well as its shortened duration of 11 days has led to a resurgent interest in the opportunities for the printing industry to reinvent itself. The takeaway was that be it publication, commercial, packaging or industrial printing, printing technology offers matching solutions for all of these applications while opening up new lines of business and business models at the same time.

Claus Bolza-Schünemann, chairman of the drupa Committee and chairman of the board at Koenig & Bauer, points out that the print industry is constantly re-inventing itself and offers a wealth of high-potential facets. “This is precisely what drupa 2016 has very impressively proven. We were able to experience a highly innovative industry here in the 19 exhibition halls, one that has succeeded in moving out of the “valley of tears” and grasping the future by the neck,” he says.

Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, president & CEO of Messe Düsseldorf observes: “Customers – with very few exceptions – no longer come with large delegations or as part of a company outing to drupa. It is rather the top managers that travel to Düsseldorf today – and from 188 countries to this drupa.

Amid the flurry of big announcements, product launches, technology, application, and prototype showcases, the biggest newsmakers at drupa 2016 were the people, products, and conversations around inkjet, B1 format, digitization, packaging, automation, collaboration, and 3D printing.

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Print in all its diversity has made a strong comeback Two announcements made a few days before the start of the trade fair underscore KBA’s goals to systematically expand its position in the packaging market: KBA plans to takeover Spanish diecutter manufacturer Iberica AG S.A. from the Cerutti Group in Italy, and KBA-Sheetfed has joined forces with Xerox Corporation in America to develop a digital B1 sheetfed press, the KBA VariJET 106 Powered by Xerox, for folding carton printing. Alongside the partnership of KBA-Digital & Web in Würzburg with global print enterprise R.R. Donnelley for its own RotaJET series and with HP for the HP T1100S PageWide Web Press for the corrugated market, this is KBA’s third partnership with a large American company in the digital print market.

Claus Bolza-Schünemann announced a decidedly positive closing verdict on this year’s trade show. “Print in all its diversity has made a strong comeback following structural shifts over the past eight years. You could feel it in the halls that most companies had done their homework and adapted to new market realities. We were very positively surprised by the quantity, quality and internationality of the visitors. Many came really well prepared and with clear requirements which made consulting easier. I agree with the statements of some industry colleagues who say this was ‘the best drupa since 2000.”

Partnership with Xerox to target folding carton market

Claus Bolza-Schünemann

Together with SAP, KBA Digital & Web has developed the application software ‘Predictive Maintenance & Service’ for its print customers. SAP delivers the software, and KBA delivers the data and its industry know-how. Predictive Maintenance (PM) is an advancement of traditional maintenance approaches and a key component of an Industry 4.0 or KBA 4.0 environment. Sensors which have been embedded in a raft of presses for over many years provide status data on a variety of press components. The goal is to recognise errors promptly based on indicative patterns to be able to initiate preventive measures before the error leads to press downtime. Press downtimes and costs for the user can be considerably reduced through Predictive Maintenance compared to periodical maintenance work.

Entry in postpress and expansion in packaging markets

KBA sees growth prospects in all packaging segments. The company aims to significantly expand its market share especially in flexible packaging printing, a field it entered only two and a half years ago.

KBA sees opportunities with glass decoration and coding technology mainly in China and the Far East, the main growth market for all types of packaging.

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KBA Sheetfed Solutions, a business unit of KBA, and Xerox have announced a partnership to develop an industrial digital sheetfed press for the folding carton market. The KBA VariJET 106 Powered by Xerox integrates Xerox Impika inkjet technology into the KBA Rapida 106 press platform. The press, in the final stages of development, will print 4,500 B1 750 x 1060 mm (29.5 x 41.7 inches) sheets per hour. Its modular concept enables the combination of digital inkjet printing with optional in-line capabilities such as coating, cold foil application, rotary die-cutting, creasing and perforating. The machine will be available to customers beginning in 2017.

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Ralf Sammeck, CEO of KBA-Sheetfed Solutions, expects synergy effects in the folding carton market from the entry into postpress given the largely identical customer base. The press manufacturer also does not rule out the return to the large sheetfed flexo market for corrugated printing in which KBA was active over 10 years ago with the Corrugraph previously built at its U.S. plant. KBA has the know-how and users of the first Corrugraph series are extremely satisfied with their presses.

Ralf Sammeck announced the comprehensive management of the global sales network for all Group units, targeted expansion in Asia, Latin America and Africa, increased use of the service potential of the installed machine base and the expansion of the service spectrum as part of KBA 4.0.

Realignment and growth in digital printing

Christoph Müller, CEO of KBA-Digital & Web, reported on the successful alliance with HP in the digital corrugated printing market segment.

The American technology group has ordered five HP T1100S with a gigantic web width of 2.8m for high-volume inkjet printing from KBADigital & Web. KBA-Digital & Web continues to build web offset presses for commercial and newspaper printing. However, growth prospects can be seen predominantly in digital printing, in industrial markets new to KBA, such as decor printing, and in expanding services for own and third-party web presses. The latter are handled successfully by subsidiary PrintHouseService.

Disrupting inkjet and putting it within reach of print providers

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Xerox announced that it would make production inkjet presses more accessible and affordable for print services providers. The company demonstrated new ink and packaging capabilities including: Xerox High Fusion Ink – a new ink that enables inkjet printing on traditional offset coated

stocks eliminating the need for pre or post paper treatment; a clear toner for the fifth station of the Xerox iGen 5 Press; and Xerox Direct to Object Inkjet Printer – inkjet printing on 3D objects as small as bottle caps and as large as football helmets and shoes, eliminating the need for labels in many retail and manufacturing applications.

“Despite the promise of inkjet technology, many print providers struggle with embracing it because of cost and other challenges. Xerox is disrupting inkjet. We have two new platforms and a wide range of products designed to make inkjet more accessible and affordable for print providers,” says Robert Stabler, senior vice president and general manager, Global Graphic Communications Business Group, Xerox.

Cut-sheet Xerox Brenva and continuous feed Xerox Trivor 2400 inkjet presses

The two presses are the first in a new series of

inkjet offerings to come from Xerox – the Brenva HD to the cut-sheet inkjet market and Trivor 2400 with the Xerox IJ Print Server powered by Fiery to the continuous feed inkjet market. Each will enable print providers to drive the production of high-value applications such as direct mail, transactional, books and catalogs.

Incorporating many of the paper-path components of the Xerox iGen, the Brenva HD offers an inline spectrophotometer to assist with calibration and profiling; object-oriented color management to distinguish text, graphics and images and optimizes the image quality of each accordingly; and K-only mode so it will run as a monochrome press.

Xerox, XMPie, A Xerox Company, Solimar and Mueller Martini demonstrated a new end-to-end workflow solution for personalized catalog production on the Trivor 2400. The Xerox Personalized Catalog solution uses Xerox FreeFlow Core to automate the entire workflow process, XMPie PersonalEffect to create customized content to meet tailored requests from customers, and Mueller Martini’s Presto II Digital Saddle Stitcher to bind and finish the product.

Marketing automation workflow

XMPie demonstrated a broad range of applications – from packaging through direct mail, promotional, and informational – all powered by

XMPie software technology. All demonstrated applications showcased the power of individually relevant and creatively compelling multichannel customer communications that are integrated with a marketing automation workflow from planning to deployment.

From an industry perspective, the key applications demonstrated with XMPie solutions were labels and packaging, and the more traditional print applications of direct mail, catalogues information and promotion.

“Brand executives, marketing professionals, and service providers, all know that print-media, when used as the sole communication channel (e.g., in classical direct mail), is losing its appeal. Interestingly, at the same time, the marketing community is recognizing that digital communications are far less effective than originally expected,” says Jacob Aizikowitz, president, XMPie. “Not surprisingly, multichannel communications, where print and digital media are cleverly combined into individually relevant communications streams, deliver explosive marketing results. Creating such powerful multichannel communications stream is all about the ability to create individually relevant touch-points that are interconnected through a marketing automation workflow in a coherent and synergistic fashion. This is the magic that will help marketing to successfully engage prospects, retain customers, and, overall, deliver the desired business results.”

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Dr. Gerold Linzbach and Shigetaka Komori

New offerings from Heidelberg are aimed primarily at the growing market for packaging and high-quality commercial printing. The company launched its ‘Fire’ product line comprising its entire digital printing portfolio. The Heidelberg Primefire 106 digital printing system developed in collaboration with Fujifilm is designed to open up new market segments by making industrial digital printing more flexible. The medium-term goal is for digital business to account for over 10 percent of total sales at Heidelberg.

The CEO's of Fujifilm and Heidelberg, Shigetaka Komori and Dr. Gerold Linzbach, respectively, announced that the two organizations will continue to seek further collaboration to target growth potentials in the printing industry. Both companies

have complementary expertise with Fujifilm’s strengths in material science, core inkjet capability, and system development, and Heidelberg’s capabilities in system design, manufacturing and end-to-end workflow.

“The reorientation of Heidelberg is showing positive results. An industrial digital inkjet printing solution enables both operational excellence and new business models for an expanding set of new applications. This collaboration and the launch of Primefire underscore the traction we are getting with our new digital strategy. We’re looking to achieve further growth in the future with our investments in the digital and services business. The high level of customer interest at drupa confirms we’ve adopted the right strategy,” says Gerold.

“We are now seeing the outcome of our strong partnership resulting in this completely new system design in less than 24 months through our codevelopment with Heidelberg. This collaboration is a key element of our strategic direction, as it enables us to drive innovation in industrial digital printing with our inkjet technology,” adds Shigetaka.

Primefire 106 B1 industrial digital printer

The new sheet-fed production system is based on inkjet technology from Fujifilm and the Heidelberg Peak Performance platform from its offset technology, establishing a new category for industrial printing applications in the B1 (707x1000mm) format.

The Primefire 106 enables packaging printers in the production of variable or personalized packaging. The digital printing system offers 1,200 x 1,200 dpi at a printing speed of up to 2,500 sheets per hour, achieving production volumes of up to 1.5 million sheets per month in future productivity modes. The 7-color inkjet system with Heidelberg Multicolor technology also covers up to 95 per cent of the Pantone color space.

From ‘Push to Start’ to ‘Push to Stop’

Heidelberg believes a novel approach is required for press operation, to free operators from the burden of routine tasks and to support them with intelligent systems so that they can transform the technical potential of their machines into actual productivity. The company calls its new operating philosophy ‘Push to Stop’. Whereas

until now processes were actively started by the operator, in future the press will do this itself.

The operator only interrupts the autonomously running process chain if necessary. This raises the effectiveness of print production to previously unattainable levels, enables better planning of processes, and continuous process monitoring lowers the error rate.

The Push to Stop operating concept is achieved on Speedmaster presses by means of the new Prinect Press Center XL 2 machine control station with smart Intellistart 2 user software and its assistance systems such as ‘Intelliguide’. The operator can clearly see and follow all steps displayed on the large Wallscreen XL. With this new human-machine interface, the operator can navigate processes and retains an overview, even when there are numerous job changes. This can then be expanded all the way to autonomous printing. This way an intelligent solution is established, in which the press automatically works through the queued jobs. The operator only interrupts the process if necessary.

The Push to Stop concept is available for the new generation Speedmaster, covering the series XL 75, CX/SX 102, XL 106 and XL 145/162, which are equipped with the Prinect Press Center XL 2, the Wallscreen XL, and AutoPlate Pro or AutoPlate XL 2 and Inpress Control 2 auto¬mation components.

Speedmaster XL 106 sheetfed offset press

The new Speedmaster XL 106 can be ordered as a straight or a perfecting press. It produces

up to 18,000 sheets an hour, and can be flexibly configured to suit individual customer requirements. Heidelberg exhibited two Speedmaster XL 106 presses at drupa – the Speedmaster XL 106 six-color press with double coating is aimed at packaging and label printers to achieve fast production and setup of jobs with high-quality finishing, and the Speedmaster XL 106 eightcolor perfecting press is aimed at commercial and web-to-print printers, who face the challenge of frequent job changes.

To achieve automation, the Speedmaster XL 106 has a new feature called the ‘Hycolor Multidrive’, which can operate the inking and dampening units independently from the main drive. For example, the inking units are washed while the main drive is responsible for changing the coat-

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ing plates, or washing the rubber blankets and impression cylinders. Individual inking units can be shut down if they are not needed.

Prinect Press Center XL 2 control station

The heart of the new-generation Speedmaster XL 106 is the Prinect Press Center XL 2 machine control station. It assumes the role of the digital interface in the workflow as well as the intelligent human/machine interface which helps the operator to fully exploit the performance of the machine. The Prinect Press Center XL 2 includes the patented Intellistart 2 software which automatically organizes the optimum job change, independently initiates automated makeready processes, and gives the operator clear instructions when manual intervention is required.

To ensure the operator has a complete overview, Intellistart 2 has been integrated into the new Wallscreen XL and is divided into four areas. Jobs released for a machine are listed in a ‘Job Queue’, and can be moved using drag and drop. Intellistart 2 automatically works through these jobs in the defined order.

Cloud-based services

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vice platform adapted for the print media industry. It records and analyzes data from over 10,000 networked machines. On this basis, Heidelberg offers its customers preventive service programs to improve machine availability and boost the productivity of the entire pressroom.

The Heidelberg Assistant gives customers personal access to all information and services relating to their businesses. The tool is divided into four sections: Print Shop, Shopping, Support, and Administration. The features of Heidelberg Assistant use existing data as their basis in order to ensure support for order transactions, service queries, and general information.

The Heidelberg Assistant also permits direct access to the new Heidelberg eShop, an online store which has been launched in 27 countries. On this platform, customers can order consumables — and, in the future, selected service parts. Payments can be made on receipt of an invoice or by credit card. In the future, the shipping status will be trackable in real time.

Gallus Labelfire 340 industrial digital converting press

Gallus DCS 340, the modular, digital converting system developed by Heidelberg/Gallus and Fujifilm has a new name, Gallus Labelfire 340. An inkjet printing module integrated into a Gallus machine platform combines the latest digital printing technology with the benefits of conventional printing and further processing technology. By combining the strengths of digital printing with an inline finishing process that has been specially optimized for digital printing, the Gallus Labelfire enables users to varnish, embellish and further process labels inline – from the roll to the finished die-cut label in a single production operation.

The Gallus Labelfire 340 also has conventional converting modules taken from the Gallus ECS 340. The entire system is integrated into Heidelberg’s print media workflow Prinect.

Resource saving and digital printing can shape a new future Fujifilm is focusing its efforts on two areas to achieve value from innovation in the print industry. The first is the company's world leading inkjet technologies, brought together at drupa 2016 under a new brand name ‘Fujifilm Inkjet Technology’, to deliver quality, productivity and performance. The second is a focus on its conventional technologies, products and services to optimise traditional print processes, provide resource savings and improve profitability, and in the process help printers minimise their environmental impact.

Superia ZD processless plate

The new Superia ZD plate has developed for resource savings in material, labor, energy, environment and water, making it suitable for the latest UV press technologies including LED-UV and H-UV printing. The Superia ZD processless plate incorporates three new technologies — MGZ, HDN and s-HDS. MGZ is a new graining structure, which has been added to Fujifilm's MGV technology used in the Superia PRO-T3 plate, to ensure the optimum ink/ water balance on press. This new plate structure enhances the adhesion between the substrate and the exposed image, further improving the robustness of the plate during printing. In order to ensure compatibility with UV inks, a new accelerator has been introduced. As a result, optical energy is used to cross-link the binders to produce a high density network (HDN). This HDN technology ensures the exposed image has a higher resistance against UV inks and related press chemicals. Fujifilm's newly developed s-HDS technology optimises the water holding properties of the surface of the non-image area. This enhances the resistance to toning and improves ink/water balance while retaining the fast on-press development characteristics of Superia PRO-T3.

in the packaging sector, and traditional analogue printing, the mainstream in the flexible package field, faces difficulties regarding turnaround, cost and environmental performance. This has led Fujifilm to further develop the technology used in the Jet Press 720S to create an ink technology for water-based inkjet capable of inkjet printing on flexible packaging film.

The bleeding of inkjet ink is an issue in the nonabsorbent film substrates used in the flexible packaging, but the application of ‘Rapic technology’ created during the development of the Jet Press 720S enables an ink droplet to retain its stability where it has landed, and clear image reproduction is made possible by combining with proprietary undercoating technology. The company claims that the combination of these technologies with Fujifilm's high-definition Samba printheads has achieved productivity of more than 30 metres per minute while printing at 1200dpi high-definition, in full color, enabling compatibility for digitalisation for the reverse printing of flexible packaging.

Acuity 3200R LED UV inkjet printer Water-based ink development for flexible The Acuity LED 3200R roll printer builds on the packaging flexibility of the Acuity LED 1600 II UV inkjet printer, launched in 2015 and the original Acuity LED 1600, introduced in 2012, extending the print width up to 3.2m and achieving a top speed of 110sqm per hour. The printer features eight ink channels as standard (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, light magenta, white and clear) and utilises Fujifilm’s Uvijet ink range.

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Fujifilm is commercialising various inkjet related products under the Fujifilm Inkjet Technology brand and has introduced the B2 size digital press, the Jet Press 720S, originally made for commercial printing in the graphic arts industry.

According to Fujifilm, the trend for short-runs, high-mix and quick turnarounds is ever-increasing

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Since Nanography technology was unveiled as a proof-of-concept at drupa 2012, Landa Group has been developing a line of Nanographic printing presses for commercial packaging and publishing markets by employing Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supra-molecular scale.

Landa sheetfed and web Nanographic printing presses offer the versatility of digital printing combined with the qualities and speed of offset.

The Landa Nanographic printing process differs from other printing processes in that the ink does not wet the paper as in inkjet printing. Landa Nanographic printing technology converts the ink image into a super-thin polymeric film which is then laminated onto the paper surface, avoiding typical inkjet issues of paper saturation and enabling the creation of high quality images at high speed – on any kind of paper.

The Landa Nano-Metallography process introduces the science of nanotechnology to the ancient art of graphics metallization. Nano-Metallography is designed to replace costly, inefficient

processes used today, including foil stamping and metallized substrates. According to the company, the zero waste process applies a luxurious metallic effect at less than 50% of the current cost.

Benny Landa, chairman, Landa Group, comments: “Drupa 2016 will be remembered as the inflection point in the industry’s transition from mechanical printing to digital. In the past, digital printing vendors had to try to convince the market that digital is the way to go. For more than 20 years, digital printing has excelled as a solution for niche markets. Previously it was a ‘push’ selling motion.

Now, for the first time, the situation has reversed.

There is a very strong ‘pull’ from the market, driven by both customers and brand-owners, who are now demanding digital printing. It seems that the market leaders – in packaging, commercial printing and in publishing – have come to the realization that they simply must go digital.”

The company has entered into strategic partnerships with Quad/Graphics, the largest publication printer in the US, and with Cimpress, the global leader in mass customization and web-toprint. In addition, Landa announced that it will deploy its presses at beta sites in Europe and the USA during 2017.

Landa S10 digital printer for packaging

Engineered for the packaging and converting industries, the single-sided B1 (41 in. / 1,050 mm) format Landa S10 Nanographic printing press enables just-in-time mainstream efficiency for the production of folding carton, POP/POS and corrugated boxes. The Landa S10 press prints 13,000 sheets per hour on off-the-shelf substrates in thickness from 2.4-32 pt. (60-800μm). With a crossover point of around 30,000 boxes and higher when ganging jobs or adding variable barcodes, the Landa S10 is offered as a digital solution for more than 50% of all packaging jobs.

Landa W10P digital printer for publishing

The Landa W10P Nanographic printing press is a new meter-wide (41 in.) perfecting press with two printing engines. Designed for the publishing, catalog and direct mail segments, it prints at 200 meters per minute (656 ft./min) on a variety of coated and uncoated papers, light boards and metallic substrates.

According to the company, Nanography will enable customers to move their mainstream journal and magazine publishing, catalogs and direct mail pages from offset to digital, for a reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) and improved mar-

gins. The Landa W10P press will start shipping to customers in late 2017.

“Fourteen years of nanotechnology research has enabled us to make tremendous breakthroughs in the quality, speed and cost of digital printing. With the size and caliber of these customers who will be deploying our Nanographic printing presses, and the volumes of digital print that they will produce across the globe, we can truly say that digital printing is becoming mainstream. The Landa W10P Nanographic printing press is up to 24 times faster than any other commercial quality digital press and can print more than two million magazine pages in a single 8-hour shift,” says Benny.

Match technology innovation with a commitment to transforming business models

Océ Arizona 2200 series of UV flatbed printers

The Océ Arizona 2200 series of UV flatbed printers – the Océ Arizona 2260 and 2280 – has been designed for print service providers to expand beyond sign and display applications into the photographic and fine-art market. The flatbed architecture offers edge-to-edge and double-sided printing on rigid media including unconventionally shaped, heavy, smooth or pre-cut media.

A roll media option enables printing on flexible

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Canon showcased a range of high specification sheetfed toner and inkjet presses, continuous feed inkjet presses, and roll-to-roll and flatbed wide format printers, supported by its own and third-party workflow and finishing solutions. The key message for PSPs was that they need to match technology innovation with a commitment to transforming business models and inspiring customers with creative and even disruptive ideas.

Jeppe Frandsen, executive vice president, Canon Europe, comments: “Since Canon first entered the production print market, we have set out to challenge the sector’s perceptions of what digital technology can do, to inspire printers to push their boundaries and to support them with the technology innovation and expertise to transform their business. Since drupa 2012 we have substantially expanded our portfolio including inkjet and wide format, so that today Canon offers the widest portfolio of solutions in the industry. we can demonstrate that digital print is a viable option for almost every application, right across the quality spectrum and for a wide range of media.”

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media up to 2.2 meters wide.

Four, six or eight colour channels allow users to select the best colour configuration for their business, making the devices suitable for functional or photographic applications. Light cyan and light magenta colors have been added for smoother colour transitions, highlights and quarter tones.

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Four new monochrome large format devices, the Océ PlotWave 345, 365, 450 and 550, were launched, aimed at handling large sets of technical documents for busy workgroups across architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and manufacturing industries.

The Océ PlotWave 345 and 365 are designed for small and medium workgroups, printing up to 6 A1 or D-size prints per minute. The Océ PlotWave

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450 and 550 meets the needs of larger workgroups, printing 10 A1 or D-size prints per minute.

New partnerships with Plockmatic and BDT

A new partnership with Swedish finishing solutions provider Plockmatic Group extends Canon’s range of inline finishing solutions. The partnership covers two Plockmatic devices – the BLM 50 and BLM 35 Production Booklet Makers enabling Canon customers to produce stapled or square-fold booklets of up to 200 and 140 pages respectively, at rated engine speeds. Both models can handle coated, uncoated and textured stocks up to 350 gsm. Both Plockmatic booklet makers will be commercially available to Canon customers from September 2016 and will initially be compatible with the Canon imagePRESS C800, C700, C10000VP and C8000VP presses.

Canon Europe has also partnered with German media handling specialists BDT Print Media to develop an integrated solution for users of the imagePRESS C10000VP and C8000VP production colour presses to produce banner format applications at high volumes.

Integrating BDT’s VX-Series feeder with the imagePRESS production engines extends the range of applications that can be produced on the press, such as dust jackets for books, 6-page A4 folders, A4R landscape brochures, calendars, posters and so on.

The BDT VX-Series banner feeder can handle stacks up to 500mm and works with media from 60 to 350gsm, and paper lengths up to 762mm.

The feeder incorporates BDT’s patented Tornado ‘whirlwind’ technology for media separation, lift and transport, ensuring sensitive and reliable handling of a full range of media, including coated and uncoated paper and board, textured substrates and synthetics. Media feed param-

eters for repeat jobs can be stored in the device’s memory, enabling automatic setup to reduce job changeover times for optimum productivity.

Voyager – new prototype inkjet photo press

Based on newly developed Canon inkjet technology, the seven-colour prototype B2+ duplex press is aimed at print service providers producing high added-value applications, such as catalogues, brochures, marketing materials and customer publications for luxury brands, real estate, food and travel where the quality of image reproduction is paramount. It could also be used for the production of classic photographic applications such as premium quality photo books, single photos and commemorative prints.

View & Cut – new prototype workflow automation for wide format finishing

The view & cut technology is the result of a col-

laborative project between Canon and Zünd Skandinavien to further automate the finishing of printed output from Canon wide format printers on the Océ ProCut G3 and S3 flatbed devices.

The solution incorporates Canon’s EOS imaging technology in a ceiling-mounted system, which recognises proprietary registration marks on the printed media to automatically identify jobs on the flatbed surface. The view & cut technology converts this data to an instruction to the Océ ProCut Vision software, which then processes each job on the ProCut surface based on its individual finishing specifications, including cutting, creasing and kiss cutting.

The co-development of the view & cut technology sets out to dramatically reduce manual operator intervention at the finishing stage, and to semi-automate finishing of both sheet and roll output from one or more Canon wide format print engines. It offers the ability for PSPs to nest multiple jobs on sheets or rolls and to automate the finishing of these jobs.

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KM-C B1 UV inkjet press

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Konica Minolta announced its expansion into the label and packaging markets. The company demonstrated how a combination of its bizhub Press C71cf, GM DC330 Mini finisher and MGI’s JETvarnish can reduce label print run lengths, enabling faster delivery times and opening the doors to value-added on-demand label runs.

Olaf Lorenz, general manager of the International Marketing Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, explains: “Since entering the production printing market in 2005, Konica Minolta has built a position of leadership in the mid-production colour printing sector. Konica Minolta will continue its growth in commercial print markets and is now ready to take the next step, with further expansion into industrial printing. Konica Minolta’s objective is simple: a top

Aimed at the digitally-printed packaging space, Konica Minolta presented a new technology: KMC. The KM-C is a B1 format UV inkjet digital press has been developed for folding carton and thin corrugated applications, and it is the first printing system developed from top to bottom by Konica Minolta.

This technology utilises technology from AccurioJet KM-1, giving it 1,200 x 1,200 dpi resolution, as well as colour stability, inline sensor and image correction and the ability to print on a wide range of paper substrates without pre-coating. KM-C is built around a flatbed sheet-feeding platform designed by Konica Minolta that enables easy processing of materials such as cardboard and micro flute. The press is capable of handling paper thicknesses of between 0.3 and 1.2 mm and printing up to 2,200 B1 sheets per hour with a maximum paper size of 760 x 1,060 mm.

Rebranding of commercial printing products

Accurio is a common and unified new brand for all of Konica Minolta’s inkjet digital press and digital workflow solutions. The Accurio name reflects the advanced, automated and, most of all, accurate nature of Konica Minolta’s technology.

Henceforth Konica Minolta’s com¬mercial printing solutions will be known as AccurioPro, while the KM-1 will become AccurioJet KM-1.

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Sales executive Heidelberg Gulf Est. is looking for a young dynamic sales executive to promote flexo printing consumables and small format equipment in the region with the following qualifications/experience: Graduate/Diploma holder preferably in Printing/ Science/Engineering Minimum 1–3 years of related experience in UAE with a valid UAE driving license Email: hdge.hr@heidelberg.ae

Marketing executive for signage Marketing executive for signage & outdoor advertising company to sell signage & outdoor spaces.

With valid UAE D/L may apply with expected salary.

Email: signplusllc@gmail.com Light duty vehicle driver Light duty vehicle driver required for a printing press in Sharjah.

Email: hrjassimpp@gmail.com Telesales executive Alhaseb Printing Press in Sharjah urgently required for New Location.

Telesales Executive - 2 Nos. Female (Arab / Non Arab) Attractive package based on industry experience Email: careersahpp@gmail.com Storekeeper Printing Press in Sharjah requires a storekeeper.

Candidates for all the above positions should have minimum 5 years exp.

Email: hralrawi1997@gmail.com Sales executive Sales executive, with exp. in the advertising & printing field, holding UAE D/L, required. Call 056-8280577.

Services

Salesman Dubai based company looking a salesman who will work in all emirates for LED products of advertising signboards and films.

UAE valid driving license required.

Email: cv@amzanme.com Sales executive A well-established printing press requires: * Sales executive with 3 years experience * Production Supervisor with 3 years experience * Folding machine operator with 2 years experience.

Email: sales286@gmail.com Graphic designers, binding machine operators Printing Press in Sharjah urgently requires Graphic Designers (male / female) 3 Nos. Binding Machine Operators - 10 Nos. Attractive package based on industry experience.

Email: careersahpp@gmail.com Printing operators Printing & Packaging Industrial Company Located In Abu Dhabi - UAE Announce the Following Vacancy Printing Operators (Heidelberg- KBA) - Minimum of 5 years experience is required.

Email: hr16.2016@gmail.com Salesman / sales lady Salesman / Sales Lady required for printing press, with 2-5 years experience, must have UAE driving license.

Email CV to: mustafar5@gmail.com Contact 056-1831595 / 02-5757853 Foil machine operators Urgently required for a leading printing press in Sharjah (Since 1997) foil machine operators> Email: hralrawi1997@gmail.com 050-7464971 Estimator Estimator required for a printing press, with minimum 3 years UAE experience in offset printing press. siddik@teknoprintgroupllc.com.

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Equipment For Sale Printing machine & lamination machine for sale AED 35,000 HP 5500 Large format printing machine with upgraded bulk ink system and all accessories.

Cold lamination machine large format size 1.5 with all accessories.

Contact: 0551300068 Digital printing machine for sale AED 40,000 Digital Printing machine Contact: 0506375514 Running printing press for sale AED 230,000 Running Printing Press Business For Sale With Complete Printing Unit.

Contact: 0505228565 Running, reputed printing press for sale in Dubai AED 7,000,000 Running Reputed Printing Press For Sale In Dubai (Leaving The Country) Contact: 0561313568 Eco-solvent printer for indoor & outdoor applications AED 35,600 1.6m, 1.8m and 3.2m printing width Epson DX5 printheads Perfect for indoor applications (high quality) & outdoor applications (very durable) Prints on vinyl, roll-up, photo-paper, frontlit banner, backlit flex, backlit film, canvas,...

Great value for money (ink consumption AED 0.7 per SQM in high quality printing mode) Contact: 0506538642

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DGI printer for sale AED 18,000 This is a great opportunity for all large format printing and advertising production agencies.

We are selling our DGI 3 meter width eco solvent commercial printer.

Really good in condition with minor problem in it's printing head. All are welcome to have a look and inspect on their own. Hopefully you might get a great deal out of it.

Contact: 0528457951

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Running printing press for sale AED 230,000 Running Printing Press Business For Sale With Complete Printing Unit.

Contact: 0505228565

Heidelberg offset machine 52x 74 SORM AED 68,000 Heidelberg SORM 52 x 74 available for sale in a local press in Ras Al Khor (Aweer) near Al abbar roundabout.

Please visit and check to make a decision and make an offer.

Contact: 0555736760 Advertising flex printing equipment for sale AED 200,000 Laser engraving high detail, flex printing, sign printing, heat transfer etc all machinery related to advertising agency all machines are in good condition with no faults.

Selling due to personal reasons Contact: 0555045998 Heidelberg offset machine 52x 74 SORM AED 68,000 Heidelberg SORM 52 x 74 available for sale in a local press in Ras Al Khor (Aweer) near Al abbar roundabout.

Please visit and check to make a decision and make an offer.

Contact: 0555736760 Commercial Printing Machines for Sale Printing Machines for Sale 1- UV Screen printing machines with 2 Dryers and automatic loading oblique arm 2- Double Side Lamination 3- Die Cutting and Foiling Machine 4- Hydraulic Cutter 5- Pressing Machine 6- Glueing Machine 7- Double Head Embroidery Machine 8- 6 Head Screen Printing Machine 9- Flat Pressing 10- Glueing Machine Machine has never been used only assembled.

Printing Press Industrial license also for sale Contact: 0503210460 Printing business for sale AED 230,000 15 year old printing business for sale Contact: 0556674234 Digital printing machine for sale AED 40,000 Digital Printing machine Contact: 0506375514 HP Z6100 for sale HP Z6100 60" digital printer for high quality large format printing.

Contact: 0557752766

Dye-sublimation printer for heat paper printing on garments AED 35,600 Printing width 1.6m Epson DX5 printhead Perfect for printing on heat paper for garment printing Great value for money (ink consumption less than AED 1 per SQM in high quality printing mode) Contact: 0506538642 Printing business for sale AED 230,000 15 year old printing business for sale Contact: 0556674234 Running, reputed printing press for sale in Dubai AED 7,000,000 Running Reputed Printing Press For Sale In Dubai (Leaving The Country) Contact: 0561313568 Printer and 8 other machines for sale 9 machines for sale including computer 1. Seiko Outdoor Printing Machine (Condition Excellent) 2. Vinyl Lamination Machine (Max Width 137) [working condition] 3. HP designjet 6 color ecosolvent machine [working condition] [power cable missing] 4. Plotter cutting machine 5. Air compressor [working condition] 6. CNC router cutting machine [working condition] 7. Horizontal wood cutting machine 8. Computer with printing software (Monitor, Keyboard, CPU) Contact: 0558027428 Running advertising business in for sale AED 140,000 Running advertising business for sale, including printing machine, cutting plotter and all necessary tools.

Contact: 0502303117 Large format printing machine AED 30,000 Thunder Jet Large Format Outdoor PTG machine : 2.5m.

Service agents are based in Dubai.

Price includes 1 computer, RIP software, furniture, and some paper media. Hardly used for 6 months.

Very good quality.

Please mail or text me if you are interested.

Company closing Contact: 050 2259310

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‫يمكن أن تكون الطابعات التي تستخدم مسحوق الحبر مناسبة للحلول‬ ‫القصي���رة األم���د و للطباع���ة متغي���رة البيان���ات و البريد المباش���ر و طباعة‬ ‫الكتب عند الطلب‪ .‬تس���يطر المس���احيق عل���ى تقنيات الحب���ر في العالم‬ ‫كله و في حين أن تقنية مس���احيق الحبر تنمو بالتدريج ‪،‬ازداد نمو تقنية‬ ‫نفث الحبر أضعاف مضاعفة‪ .‬اش���تهرت ش���ركة "دروبا" في عام(‪)2008‬‬ ‫بتقنية نفث الحبر‪ ،‬وفي نسختها لعام(‪ )2012‬بدأت بما أحب أن أدعوه "‬ ‫ش���ركة دروبا النافثة للحبر تحت تأثير المنشطات" ولكن في عام(‪)2016‬‬ ‫نهضت "دروبا" بإنتاجها آلالت أكبر و أسرع وبقدرات أعلى‪.‬‬ ‫يع���ود تاري���خ تقني���ة نف���ث الحب���ر للخمس���ينات وكان لش���ركة "‪AB Dick‬‬ ‫‪ ،"Company‬صانعة الناس���خات و مس���تلزمات المكاتب األمريكية‪ ،‬الدور‬ ‫األكب���ر في التطوير األولي له���ذه الصناعة‪ .‬بنى حفيد "ألب���رت بليك ديك"‪،‬‬ ‫الذي أنشأ شركة "‪ ،"AB Dick Company‬ثروة في األربعينات و قد عرض‬ ‫ً‬ ‫على جامعة "ستانفورد" عرضا بتمويل أي مشروع يتمكن من إنتاج طابعة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تضاه���ي طابعات ش���ركته‪ ،‬الحقا اس���تطاعت "س���تانفورد" تطويرطابعة‪،‬‬ ‫اطلق���ت عليها اس���م "فيديو جيت"‪ ،‬تبص���ق الحبر على ال���ورق من خالل‬ ‫فوه���ة‪ ،‬لكن لم تكن تقنيتها في الطباعة ذات جودة عالية لذلك لم تتمكن‬ ‫م���ن إيجاد مكان لها في الس���وق بس���هولة‪ ،‬ث���م عثرت الجماع���ة لطابعتها‬ ‫على اول س���وق له���ا وكان في معمل لصناعة الجعة‪ ،‬حيث تم اس���تعمالها‬ ‫ً‬ ‫لطباعة الرموز التشفيرية على اللصاقات‪ ،‬أما السوق الثاني فقد كان مثيرا‬ ‫لالهتمام‪ ،‬أصبحت "ريديرز دايجس���ت" أول ش���ركة في العالم تس���تخدم‬ ‫الطباعة متغيرة البيانات في إرسال البريد للقراء‪ ،‬ومنذ ذلك الحين تم تبني‬ ‫الطابع���ات النافثة للحبر من قبل المصانع والمزودين‪ ،‬ووصلت صناعتها‬ ‫إل���ى القم���ة في التس���عينات عندما تم ط���رح الطابعة النافثة للحب���ر الكبيرة‬ ‫الحجم إلى جانب الطباعة الملونة للطابعات النافثة للحبر‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫عندم���ا واجه���ت صناع���ة الطابع���ات ف���ي الوالي���ات المتح���دة انخفاضا‬ ‫ف���ي حج���م الطباعة‪ ،‬لم ينقذه���ا من هذه األزمة س���وى تقني���ة الطابعات‬ ‫النافث���ة للحب���ر الكبي���رة‪ ،‬فقد فتح���ت ه���ذه الطابعات مج���االت جديدة‬

‫للمطاب���ع التجارية ليس فقط من أجل طباعة الالفتات ولكن في الطباعة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫على الم���واد ذات األش���كال الغريبة والمواد الس���ميكة أيض���ا‪ .‬الكثير من‬ ‫الش���ركات الت���ي كان���ت تهت���م بالتقني���ات\ الطابع���ات الت���ي تعتم���د على‬ ‫مس���احيق الحبر بدأت توجه انتباهها إل���ى تقنيات\طابعات نفث الحبر‪.‬‬ ‫يتوفر اآلن "نكهات" مختلفة من الطابعات النافثة للحبر‪ ،‬منها‪ :‬الطابعات‬ ‫الحرارية‪ ،‬و الكهرضغطية‪ ،‬و المستمرة‪ ،‬و الطابعات التي تستخدم الماء‪،‬‬ ‫واألش���عة الفوق البنفس���جية‪ ،‬و مذيبات الحبر‪ .‬تكمن مش���كلة الحبر في‬ ‫عدم القدرة على طباعته على كل أنواع الورق‪.‬‬ ‫ف���ي يومنا الحاض���ر يوجد أعداد كبي���رة من تقني���ات الطباعة\الطابعات‬ ‫و المعالج���ات‪ ،‬أكث���ر م���ن أي وق���ت في تاريخ ه���ذا العالم‪ ،‬وم���ن الصعب‬ ‫التعام���ل مع كل هذا التق���دم‪ ،‬ويصعب اتخاذ الق���رارات التي تعتمد على‬ ‫التقني���ة فق���ط‪ .‬كما أدى ازدياد جودة وس���رعة تقنية\طابع���ة نفث الحبر‬ ‫لظهور أجزاء جديدة في سوق الطباعة‪.‬‬

‫ما القادم؟‬

‫السؤال األهم هو‪ :‬أين هي األسواق الجديدة؟ نحن نفهم سبل التواصل‬ ‫ع���ن طريق الرس���وم بش���كل جي���د ونحن ف���ي طور فه���م طباع���ة التعبئة‬ ‫والتغلي���ف‪ ،‬فأس���واق الطباعة الزخرفي���ة والفنية ما تزال جديدة وتش���هد‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تطورا س���ريعا و م���ازال أمامن���ا الكثير لنتعلمه‪ .‬المس���تقبل مل���ك للطباعة‬ ‫الرقمية مع إضافة قليلة من طباعة األوفست و الفليكسو والحفر‪.‬‬ ‫تس���تخدم مس���احيق الحبر ف���ي الطابع���ات التي يت���م تزويده���ا بالورق‪،‬‬ ‫و تس���تخدم تقني���ة نفث الحب���ر و الحبر الس���ائل في الطابع���ات التي يتم‬ ‫تزويدها بلفافات الورق‪ ،‬وباإلضافة إلى ذلك تس���تخدم تقنية نفث الحبر‬ ‫ف���ي الطابعات المس���طحة وبهذا تفت���ح المجال ألس���واق جديدة كثيرة‪.‬‬ ‫كم���ا تحظى الطابعات ثالثي���ة األبعاد باهتمام الجميع ف���ي العالم أجمع و‬ ‫ليس هناك ش���ك بدورها الكبير في المستقبل‪ .‬الشيء الوحيد المؤكد في‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مستقبل صناعتنا هو أن هذا التغيير الكبير سيبقى مستمرا‪.‬‬

‫تتطور التكنولوجيا بس���رعة كبيرة بالنسبة لنا وال‬ ‫نستطيع اللحاق بها‪.‬‬

‫ً‬ ‫لم تعد جودة الطباعة أمرا مس���تعصيا‪ ،‬في معظم الحاالت‪ ،‬يعجز الناظر‬ ‫ع���ن التفري���ق بي���ن ج���ودة الطباع���ة الرقمية و طباع���ة األوفس���ت‪ ،‬فكان‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫للتكنولوجي���ا دورا كبي���را في حل الكثير من المش���اكل الت���ي كانت تواجه‬ ‫المطابع من خالل تحسين كل ش���يء كالدقة والسرعة وقياس األوراق‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫لدرجة أن درجات الدقة العالية المتوفرة لدينا لسنا بحاجة إليها أحيانا‪.‬‬

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‫تختل���ف األوراق المطبوع���ة أو الم���واد المطبوع���ة ولك���ن بدء المس���وقون‬ ‫اس���تيعاب أهمية وجود األس���لوب المتفرد\الش���خصي م���ن أجل تفاعل‬ ‫أكبر مع المس���تهلك‪ .‬يمكن أن نأخذ رس���الة مباش���رة آتية من محل بيع‬ ‫بالتجزئ���ة ف���ي الواليات المتح���دة‪ ،‬كمثال جلي على اس���تخدام الطباعة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫متغي���رة البيان���ات ف���ي اس���تهداف مجموع���ة محددة م���ن الزبائ���ن وفقا‬ ‫لتفضيالتهم‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ستزداد المبيعات عندما تصل لكل مستهلك رسالة مصممة خصيصا‬ ‫له ومتضمنة ألشياء يهتم بها ‪.‬كما أن دور تحليل البيانات و تنقيتها مهم‬ ‫ً‬ ‫جدا في معرفة مدى فعالية الطباعة متغيرة البيانات‪.‬‬ ‫كم���ا تأخذ فئة التغلي���ف والتعليب اهتمام الجميع و خطط اس���تثماراتهم‬ ‫ً‬ ‫باعتبار وجود أعداد كبيرة من العالمات التجارية عالميا وبالتالي الحاجة‬ ‫الكبيرة لتغليف خاص بكل ش���ركة من أجل التوزيع الس���كاني الش���يء‬ ‫ال���ذي يخل���ق ً‬ ‫فرص كبيرة في الس���وق‪ .‬الس���ؤال هو‪ :‬ماه���ي التقنية التي‬ ‫ستس���تخدمها ش���ركة "بي اس بي" في الطباعة عل���ى األغلفة و أي جزء‬ ‫من الصناعة بالتحديد س���تزود (الملصق���ات أو الكراتين القابلة للطي أو‬ ‫التعبئة والتغليف المرن)‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يطل���ق على عملي���ة التغليف ف���ي الواليات المتحدة( باالثنا عش���ر انش���ا‬ ‫األخيرة من برنامج تس���ويق المنتج)‪،‬ألن ثمار جهود التس���ويق و األموال‬ ‫المدفوعة على التس���ويق عب���ر التلفاز و الراديو و الجرائد س���تقطف فقط‬ ‫ً‬ ‫عندم���ا يلحظ المس���تهلك الغالف الخ���اص بالمنتج الذي قد رآه س���ابقا‬ ‫في إحدى تلك الوس���ائل عند تسوقه في المتجر فيشرع بالتقاطه‪ .‬فبأي‬ ‫طريقة تساهم تقنيات الطباعة في هذا السوق الكبير؟‬ ‫اذه���ب إل���ى الس���وق وابحث عن غ�ل�اف لمنت���ج ال على التحدي���د يحمل‬ ‫صورة ش���خص ما‪ .‬يصعب علينا طباعة الطباعة النصفية بشكل جيد‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫س���بال‬ ‫بطريق���ة نافرة‪ .‬ولكن بدأت التقنيات الحديثة تتيح ش���يئا فش���يئا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫لجع���ل ذلك ممكن���ا‪ .‬تخيل روعة األل���وان و الصور التي س���يتيح طباعتها‬ ‫تطور تقنيات طباعة األغلفة‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫كثيرا ما نسمع وسائل اإلعالن تردد أن الطباعة قد اندحرت و ولى زمانها‪،‬‬ ‫ويعود س���بب ه���ذا المفه���وم المغلوط إلى نظ���رة المجتم���ع الضيقة تجاه‬

‫الطباعة‪ ،‬فاألعظمية تعتق���د أن الطباعة تتعلق فقط بالكتب والمجالت و‬ ‫الجرائ���د ويعتقدون بأن الطباعة بال مس���تقبل مع انخفاض الطلب على‬ ‫الكتب المطبوعة و تحول هذه الوسائل(الكتب و المجالت والجرائد) إلى‬ ‫ً‬ ‫نس���خ رقمية واس���تعيض عنها بالكتب الرقمية ومواق���ع االنترنت‪ .‬عالميا‬ ‫تش���كل الكتب ‪ 6-7%‬فقط من إجمال���ي أعمال الطباعة لذا أي انخفاض‬ ‫في مبيع الكتب لن يؤثر على هذه الصناعة بشكل كبير‪ .‬كما أنه لحسن‬ ‫الحظ غيرت طباعة الكتب عند الطلب وجه صناعة نش���ر الكتب‪ ،‬والنمو‬ ‫ف���ي هذا المجال س���يأتي من خالل كتب\ ألبومات الص���ور‪ ،‬آالف الصور‬ ‫الت���ي يت���م أخذها ه���ذه األيام يت���م حفظها على س���واقات صلب���ة وبذلك‬ ‫تس���تهلك مس���احات كبي���رة و يوجد احتم���ال أن تمحى ه���ذه الصور في‬ ‫المستقبل وال يوجد ضمانة بأنا ستبقى مخزنة‪ ،‬لذلك فالطريقة الوحيدة‬ ‫الت���ي يتمكن االنس���ان بها الحف���اظ على ذكرياته هي ع���ن طريق طباعة‬ ‫الصور‪.‬‬ ‫أم���ا النش���رات الدوري���ة والجرائ���د والقرطاس���ية واالس���تمارات و بطاقات‬ ‫المعاي���دة و التقاري���ر المالي���ة‪ ،‬عانت من هب���وط في العائ���دات بعد أن تم‬ ‫استبدالها بنسخها االلكترونية‪.‬‬ ‫إذا حاول���ت أن تحل���ل كل فئ���ة عل���ى حدى‪ ،‬فستكش���ف ل���ك القصص‬ ‫واألس���باب وراء هذا االنحسار أو النمو في س���وق كل مجال من مجاالت‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الطباعة‪ ،‬كما أن احتمال هبوط س���وق مجال ما موجود دائما ولكن تقبع‬ ‫القص���ص المثيرة لالهتمام بين طيات قص���ص النمو واالبتكار و الفرص‬ ‫الجديدة المتاحة‪.‬‬

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‫در وبا ‪2016‬‬

‫‪ME‌Printer July 2016‬‬

‫ال���ورق‪ .‬وباالعتماد عل���ى تحليالتنا ل�ل�آالت و المواد القابلة لالس���تهالك و‬ ‫األوراق في معهد روشيستر للتكنولوجيا‪.‬‬ ‫الحظنا في الطباعة ذات ‪ 2000‬نس���خة وجود نقطة تقاطع حيث تتراجع‬ ‫فعالي���ة الطباع���ة الرقمي���ة و تزداد فعالي���ة طباعة األوفس���ت طويلة األمد ‪.‬‬ ‫يج���ب أن نقبل بهذا الواقع ول���ن تتغير هذه النزعة حتى يقوم المصنعون‬ ‫بخفض تكلفة الطابعات الرقمية و المواد القابلة لالستهالك‪.‬‬ ‫تعتمد تكلفة القطعة الواحدة في الطباعة الرقمية على س���رعة اآللة و على‬ ‫كلفة المواد القابلة لالس���تهالك‪ .‬في يومنا هذا تكلفة الطباعة الرقمية في‬ ‫انخفاض و سرعتها في ازدياد كما تجلب المواد القابلة لالستهالك الربح‬ ‫للمصان���ع‪ .‬وم���ع انخفاض تكلفة الطابع���ات و المواد القابلة لالس���تهالك‬ ‫ً‬ ‫س���نرى استقرارا في س���وق الطباعة الرقمية ذات النسخ التي تتراوح بين‬ ‫‪ 2,000‬إلى ‪ 10,000‬وعلى األرجح باآلالت التي تستخدم الورق من قياس‬ ‫‪ .B2‬أم���ا بالنس���بة للطباعة ذات األم���د األطول فال زلنا نحت���اج لطابعات‬ ‫األوفس���ت والت���ي س���يتم اس���تخدام تقنياته���ا و عملياته���ا لألبد بس���بب‬ ‫مميزاته���ا الكثيرة‪ .‬ل���ذا نحن نعيش في عالم تتناف���س فيه تقنية الطباعة‬ ‫الرقمي���ة ضد تقنية الطباع���ة التناظرية‪ ،‬مع وجود نق���اط القوة والضعف‬ ‫لكل واحدة منهن‪.‬‬ ‫س���يكون للطباع���ة الرقمي���ة الي���د العلي���ا م���ع ازدي���اد اع���داد ش���ركات ال‬ ‫‪ PSP‬مم���ن أدركوا كيف يدخ���رون المال و يحصلون عل���ى مميزات أكثر‬ ‫الس���تثماراتهم‪ .‬باإلضاف���ة إل���ى ذل���ك‪ ،‬ازدادت تكلف���ة صيان���ة طابعات‬ ‫األوفست بشكل كبير‪.‬‬ ‫وفي إحدى رحالتي وجدت الس���فينة التي استقليتها مؤخرا في رحلة إلى‬ ‫دبي‪ ،‬وأخريات غيرها‪ ،‬وقد استبدلت طابعات األوفست خاصتها بأخرى‬ ‫رقمي���ة‪ .‬ماذا س���يحدث في ح���ال تعطل���ت الطابعة في وس���ط المحيط؟‬ ‫تحتاج بيئة كهذه الموثوقية و المتانة أكثر من أي شي آخر‪.‬‬ ‫وكذلك ازدهر س���وق صفائح األوفست بس���ب ازدياد استخدمها لطباعة‬ ‫الشورت رن بالرغم من أنها لم تصمم لهذا الغرض‪.‬‬

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‫ومن المحاس���ن األخرى للطباعة الرقمية هي امكانية دمج مراحل الطي‪،‬‬ ‫والترتي���ب‪ ،‬جم���ع األوراق بالتس���ريج وبالش���ريط الالصق‪ ،‬وباس���تخدام‬ ‫االنترنت فقط‪ .‬أما في طباعة األوفس���ت فسوف نحتاج لنقل أوراق كبيرة‬ ‫م���ن الطباعة إل���ى مراحل التقطي���ع و الطي و وض���ع األغلفة\الجالد والتي‬ ‫م���ازال يتم انجازها من خالل عملية يدوية‪ .‬م���ا دمنا بحاجة لنقل الورقة‬ ‫من مكان إلى آخر إذا فإن العملية ليست فعالة‪.‬‬ ‫يحتاج الجيل القادم من األنظمة الروبوتية لحل هذه المش���كلة المتعلقة‬ ‫بالتعامل مع األوراق الكبيرة‪.‬‬

‫الطباعة لم تندحر وما تزال تطبيقاتها في نمو‬

‫ّ‬ ‫مس���تحيال بال الطابعة في الماضي‪ ،‬ولكن في الحاضر مع‬ ‫كان التواصل‬ ‫وجود س���وق تنافس���ية قوية يتم اس���تخدام الطباعة فق���ط في المجاالت‬ ‫التي تناسب حياة هذا الجيل‪.‬‬ ‫من أج���ل معرفة إلى أين تتجه الطباعة يج���ب أوال أن نجاوب بدقة على‬ ‫السؤال البديهي؛ ماهي الطباعة؟‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫كما أقول دوما‪ ،‬الطباعة ليس���ت تطبيقا واحدا وال مفهوم واحد أو صناعة‬ ‫واح���دة بل ه���ي مجموعة من األش���ياء من س���يناريوهات مختلفة‪ .‬فمثالً‬ ‫يمك���ن أن نجم���ع تطبيقاتها ف���ي ‪ 13‬فئ���ة‪ :‬الدعاية و اإلع�ل�ان ‪،‬و التعبئة و‬ ‫التغليف‪ ،‬و البريد المباش���ر‪ ،‬و المس���تندات الفني���ة‪ ،‬و األدلة‪ ،‬و الفهارس‪،‬‬ ‫و الكتب‪ ،‬و الجرائد‪ ،‬و النش���رات الدورية‪ ،‬و االس���تمارات‪ ،‬و القرطاس���ية‪،‬‬ ‫والتقارير المالية‪ ،‬و مجاالت أخرى كبطاقات المعايدة‪.‬‬ ‫يتف���رع اس���تخدام الطباعة في مجال الدعاية واإلع�ل�ان ‪ ،‬وهو أكبر مجال‬ ‫تس���تخدم الطباعة فيه‪ ،‬إلى مجاالت فرعية أخ���رى‪ ،‬كطباعة الكراريس‪،‬‬ ‫و النش���رات‪ ،‬و الكتيبات‪ ،‬و المنش���ورات ‪ ،‬والمواد أخرى التي يتم توزيعها‬ ‫عل���ى الن���اس‪ .‬وجدت الطباع���ة لخدمة البائع م���ع زبونه فتق���وم المطابع‬ ‫بطباع���ة المواد التي تش���رح تفاصيل المنتجات أو الخدم���ات‪ .‬في بداية‬ ‫انتش���ار تكنولوجيا الطباعة متغيرة البيانات‪ ،‬عجز الناس عن فهم لماذا‬

‫ً‬ ‫ونافث���ة الحب���ر معا س���يكون له���ا تطبيقات منافس���ة في س���وق التغليف‬ ‫والس���وق التجاري فالعديد من حلول األوفالين للمؤثرات الخاصة اآلن‬ ‫ق���ادرة على دع���م قياس���ات األوراق التقليدية ذات الصيغ���ة الكبيرة أما‬ ‫بالنس���بة لطابع���ة التزيي���ن الطابع���ة ‪ Scodix E106‬والتي تس���تخدم في‬ ‫س���وق الكرتون المط���وي والطباع���ة التجارية فه���ي طابع���ة رقمية تطرح‬ ‫حل���ول الزيين وه���ي معروضة في صيغ���ة (‪ B1 (1060x760mm‬ويصل‬ ‫إنتاجه���ا حت���ى ‪ 4000‬ورقة بالس���اعة فبإمكانها توفي���ر المؤثرات للنقوش‬ ‫ً‬ ‫والتلمي���ع والقصدرةوالتلبي���س والمزيد في تمري���رة واحدة وأيضا ‪MGI‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تمتل���ك خطا خاصا بها م���ن أجهزة التزيين وأيض���ا ‪Lana‬التي عرضت‬ ‫ً‬ ‫نظاما للتعدين نس���بة التلف فيه صفر ‪.‬‬ ‫الصناع���ة ‪ 4.0‬والتصنيع في الطباعة – أم���ا موردو النظام فقد تحدثو‬ ‫ع���ن اإلمكانية وكيفيته���ا إلنتاج البيانات التي تس���تخدم لتس���يير الكفاءة‬ ‫العملياتي���ة وتوقع إتص���االت الخدمة وتعق���ب بيانات اإلنت���اج الذي يفعل‬ ‫ً ً‬ ‫نظام السحابة وهذا يجعل من المنتجات التي تسيرها البيانات أمرا واقعا‪.‬‬ ‫إن معظ���م األنظمة ترتكز على منصة البائع الوحيد لتحديد معايير األداء‬ ‫من خالل مقارنته مع غيره من النظائر مع نفس المعدات وأتمتة مسارات‬ ‫العم���ل وجعله���ا س���هلة إلدارة اإلنتاج لتقيي���م التفاعل مع بيان���ات الوقت‬ ‫الحقيقي فاإلنتاج ش���به المستقل في الطباعة واألتمتة اآللية والتي سوف‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تبني أساس���ا لثورة صناعية جديدة قائمة عل���ى األتمتة وتبادل البيانات‬

‫ف���ي تقني���ات التصني���ع وهذا س���وف يخف���ض األي���دي العاملة وس���يعيد‬ ‫العم���ل الذي تم فق���ده ألجزاء أخرى في العالم والطباع���ة الثالثية األبعاد‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تأثيرا ً‬ ‫قابال للقياس وهذاس���يأتي قدما وسكون في‬ ‫س���تمتلك على األغلب‬ ‫دروب���ا قاعتين مخصصتي���ن للتقنية الجديدة فع���روض الكيوب ونقاط‬ ‫التواصل بين البائع والمش���تري س���اعدت في تثقيف الحاضرين حول‬ ‫التقنية الجديدة إذ أن لديهم إمكانيات عظيمة ولكننا بحاجة ألن نعرف‬ ‫كي���ف نجني الم���ال عبرها ‪ .‬لقد كان هن���اك محاور أق���ل – لكنها مهمة –‬ ‫عمليات تشطيب متكاملة وألوان مطورة و مسارات عمل مؤتمتة وأطباق‬ ‫الـ‪ no process‬الجديدة المعروضة‪.‬‬ ‫ورغ���م أن الع���رض كان أصغ���ر بقليل من الس���نين الس���ابقة إال أنه كان‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ش���امال حي���ث أن ‪ HP‬كان لديه���ا بناؤه���ا الخاص بها وش���اركت‬ ‫عرض���ا‬ ‫‪ Heidelberg‬مالديها مع ش���ركاء كطرف ثالث وقد أعلن أن دروبا القادم‬ ‫ً‬ ‫س���يحدث في ع���ام ‪ 2020‬بدال من ع���ام ‪ 2019‬هذا وكان ع���دد قليل من‬ ‫البائعين يتطلعون لجعل اس���تثمارات التس���ويق تس���تمر لث�ل�اث دورات‬ ‫متالحق���ة في دروبا ‪ .‬هذا ووصل عدد الحضور فيه إلى ‪ 26000‬ش���خص‬ ‫بعد أن كان عدد الحضور في دروبا ‪ 318000 - 2012‬شخص أما سبب‬ ‫ه���ذا الهبوط في عدد الحضور فيعود لقصر مدة العرض والتي كانت من‬ ‫‪ 11‬إل���ى ‪ 14‬يوم ‪ .‬كما كانت تصريحات المبيعات التي حققها العارضون‬ ‫إيجابية للغاية ‪.‬‬

‫التيارات العالمية السائدة في الطباعة الرقمية و التغليف‬ ‫‪ME‌Printer July 2016‬‬

‫ل���م يعد هناك فص���ل لتطبيقات الطباع���ة بين مزودي خدم���ات الطباعة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫عالميا‪ .‬لم تكن الطباعة التجارية‪ ،‬وطباعة شورت رن‪ ،‬وطباعة التغليف‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫و الالفتات متش���ابكة به���ذا القدر س���ابقا ويعزى ذلك إلى التط���ورات التي‬ ‫ش���هدها مجال الطباع���ة الرقمية‪ .‬وكونها تدعم المس���اواة بش���كل كبير‪،‬‬ ‫تستمر الطباعة الرقمية بفتح أس���واق جديدة و توسيع األسواق القائمة‪.‬‬ ‫كما تتطور طباعة الش���ورت رن و المتعددة البيانات باستمرار‪ ،‬وتغير من‬ ‫وج���ه التواص���ل المطبعي‪ ،‬وعلى وج���ه الخصوص في صناعات النش���ر‬

‫والتسويق‪.‬‬ ‫ولكن ما هو الشورت رن وإلى أي مدى تكون طباعة الشورت رن عملية؟‬ ‫الشورت رن يشمل مهام الطباعة البسيطة كطباعة نسخة واحدة فقط‪.‬‬ ‫عند تحليل س���وق الطباعة الفورية س���نالحظ امكانات الطباعة متعددة‬ ‫البيان���ات في التخصي���ص ‪،‬عدد نس���خ طباعة تصل إلى ‪ 500‬بالنس���بة‬ ‫للكت���ب المطبوعة عن���د الطلب‪ ،‬و النش���ر الذاتي‪ ،‬و توس���يع الطباعة ذات‬ ‫أعداد النس���خ بي���ن ‪500‬و‪ 2000‬باس���تخدام الطابعات الم���زودة بلفافات‬

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‫مقالة خبير‬

‫در وبا ‪2016‬‬

‫‪ME‌Printer July 2016‬‬

‫الرقمي���ة وتعم���ل طابعة الـ‪ B2‬هذه عل���ى أربع ألوان مس���تندة على هيكلية‬ ‫طابعة األوفسيت ريوبي ‪ 750‬مستخدمة تقنية "مياكوشي" للتونر السائل‬ ‫العالي اللزوجة‪.‬‬ ‫هذا وتس���مي إنف���و ترند مايح���دث بنافثات الحب���ر ‪ 3.0‬فبع���د التطويرات‬ ‫العدي���دة والتي ط���رأت على إنت���اج طباعة نافث���ات الحبرف���ي دروبا ‪2008‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫حام�ل�ا العدي���د م���ن رؤوس الطباع���ة الحديث���ة‬ ‫و‪ 2012‬يأت���ي دروب���ا ه���ذا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫والمطورة ومس���تويات أعلى في ج���ودة الطباعة وصفوفا واس���عة لرؤوس‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الطباع���ة وأداءا متط���ورا عل���ى ع���دد م���ن الركائ���ز واالنتش���ار خ�ل�ال عدد‬ ‫م���ن الوثائق والتغلي���ف والتطبيق���ات التزيينية أما األمر اله���ام وعلى نحو‬ ‫اس���تثنائي فهو صيغ األحبار التي يمكنها الطباعة على العديد من الركائز‬ ‫دون الحاج���ة للمعالجة أو تلبيس خاص أو مرحلة ماقبل التلبيس فهذه‬ ‫التطويرات قد جلبت الطباعة الرقمية لتتصدر المقدمة في الصناعة وأما‬ ‫ً‬ ‫بائعو طابعات األوفس���يت والذين كان لديهم القليل مما كان حديثا فقد‬ ‫التزم���وا بتقنية الطباعة الرقمي���ة ‪ .‬إذ ذكر العديد م���ن متعهدي الطابعات‬ ‫الرقمي���ة والذين تعمل طابعاتهم بخمس إلى س���بع ألوان أن بإمكان هذه‬ ‫الطابع���ات إنجاز ‪ 95‬بالمئة من أل���وان "بانتون " فلطالما ما كانت الطابعة‬ ‫‪ HP Indigo‬تمتل���ك ميزة اس���تعمال ل���ون الماركة لك���ن واآلن فالطابعات‬ ‫‪Xerox‬و ‪Kodak NexPress‬و ‪Canon‬و ‪Ricoh‬و ‪Konica‬وغيره���ا تمتل���ك‬ ‫القدرات ذاتها ‪.‬‬ ‫الطباعة الرقمي���ة للتغليف والزخرفة الرقمية والتخريم حس���ب القوالب‬ ‫الرقم���ي ق���د ت���م توحيدها عب���ر العدي���د من خط���وط اإلنت���اج للملصقات‬ ‫والكرت���ون المط���وي والتغلي���ف المجع���د والتغلي���ف الم���رن والتطبيق���ات‬ ‫الجاه���زة للتش���كيل فدروب���ا اآلن لديه���ا مكون���ات طباع���ة التغليف هامة‬

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‫فتلبية متطلبات التغليف لألقس���ام المختلفة لس���وق التغليف هو تحدي‬ ‫يتطل���ب كفاءة البرامج وس���ير العمل والتش���طيب إذا أريد الحصول على‬ ‫مميزات سلس���لة التوريد أكمله���ا للطباعة الرقمي���ة إذ ينبغي لبائعي نظام‬ ‫الطباعة الرقمية أن يفهمو مدى عظمة هذا ‪.‬‬ ‫هذا وقد ع���رض كل من ‪Landa‬و ‪Kodak‬و‪ Xerox‬وآخ���رون الطباعة على‬ ‫األف�ل�ام المرنة‪ ،‬أم���ا الطابع���ة ‪ Gallus Labelfire 340‬طابع���ة الملصقات‬ ‫الت���ي تعمل عل���ى ‪ 8‬ألوان بتقنية نافثات حبر ال���ـ ‪ UV‬وهي موجودة بتقنية‬ ‫التخريم المباشر وخيارات التشطيب األخرى‪.‬‬ ‫الطابع���ة ‪ EFI Nozomi‬ه���ي طابعة نافثة للحب���ر المعالجة بتقنية الـ‪LED‬‬ ‫وتعم���ل بالتلقيم الورقي وقد تم إنش���اؤها لطباعة األل���واح بتمريرة واحدة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وبس���رعات تصل حتى ‪ 75‬متر طوليا (‪ 246‬ذراع طوليا ) بالدقيقة هذا وقد‬ ‫أعنت ‪ HP‬عن ش���ي مماث���ل دون مواصفات وس���تقوم بطرحه في ‪2018‬‬ ‫أم���ا ‪ HP Indigo‬تؤدي عمله���ا بفعالية مع طابعات التونر الس���ائل للعديد‬ ‫من التطبيقات‪.‬‬ ‫التجعي���د والق���ص بالليزر والس���يما لتطببيق���ات الكرت���ون المطوي وهي‬ ‫ً‬ ‫أيض���ا تتطور ومن أجل بعض من هذه األجهزة يكون التركيز على قياس‬ ‫‪ B1‬الورق���ة وأما بالنس���بة ألجه���زة األوفالين الرقمية والتي تس���تخدم من‬ ‫أج���ل المؤثرات الخاص���ة إذ أن قياس الورقة ‪ B1‬يفت���ح الفرص ألن هذه‬ ‫األنظمة قادرة على الدعم الطابعات التقليدية إضافة للطابعات الرقمية‪.‬‬ ‫و التجعي���د والق���ص بالليزر ه���و أحد المهم���ات التي يتم تأديتها بواس���طة‬ ‫مع���دات م���ن ‪ Highcon‬والت���ي عرض���ت للم���رة األول���ى ف���ي دروب���ا ‪2012‬‬ ‫فخ���ط اإلنت���اج اآلن يتألف م���ن ثالث���ة آالت أال وه���ي ‪ Beam‬و‪Euclid III‬‬ ‫و ‪Pulse‬والت���ي تصنع مؤثرات خاصة للملصق���ات والتغليفات ومنتجات‬ ‫الع���رض والمنتج���ات التجاري���ة وبطاق���ات التهنئ���ة والمالب���س والكرتون‬ ‫المم���وج وتطبيق���ات نقط البي���ع فهذا النظام في ش���كله البدائي ‪ -‬ش���كل‬ ‫ال���ـ‪ Highcon -‬يقط���ع ألواح الورق ف���ي قوالب من أجل األغ���راض الهائلة‬ ‫ذات األبعاد الثالثية ‪ .‬فأنظمة الـ ‪Highcon‬تقص وتقطع دون اس���تخدام‬ ‫التش���كيل بالقط���ع للتخريم إذ يمك���ن أن يقطع الورق بواس���طة الليزر مع‬ ‫األنم���اط المعقدة على حس���ب الطلب من اج���ل دورات العمل الصغيرة‬ ‫للصنادي���ق وغيرها من القطوهذا أتاح صنع تغليفات مجزأة ذات جودة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫عالية مصممة حسب الطلب الشخصي األمر الذي سيكون مثبطا لسعر‬ ‫اإلنتاج باستخدام طرق التشطيب التناظرية‪.‬‬ ‫إن عملية التلقيم اإلس���طواني تهيمن على الحيز الرقمي في الطباعة إذ‬ ‫أن كل من ‪Canon/Océ, HP,Kodak Ricoh, Screen, Xeikon, Xerox‬‬ ‫وغيره���م آخرون ومن ضمنه���م الموردون كما تم تركي���ب الرؤوس النافثة‬ ‫للحب���ر من ‪ HP‬و ‪Kodak‬على آليات التلقيم األس���طواني ‪ .‬فجميعها لديها‬ ‫أنظمة جديدة ومطورة وهذه األجهزة تجد تطبيقات واس���عة تسيطر عند‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الحاج���ة " لدورات عم���ل قصيرة أكثر ط���وال " حيث تس���تخدم ‪Xeikon‬‬ ‫‪ Trillium‬العالية السرعة التونر السائل من أجل تطبيقات التغليف ‪.‬‬ ‫التزيي���ن والمؤثرات الخاص���ة ‪ -‬إن عمليات الطباع���ة التي طبعت على‬ ‫النح���و التقلي���دي المؤث���رات الخاص���ة المطبوع���ة م���اوراء عملي���ة اللون‬ ‫كبق���ع اللماعي���ة والتلبيس���ات والتغطي���ة والقصدي���ر ومش���اركة األل���وان‬ ‫المتناس���بة فهذا النوع من التزيين اآلن ينمو بسرعة في الطباعة الرقمية‬ ‫وتس���تخدم األجه���زة اإللكتروغرافي���ة مؤث���رات كالمع���ادن المطبوع���ة‬ ‫والبعدي���ة وذات اللماعي���ة الصافي���ة وبقع األلوان والتزهي���ر واألمن وأمور‬ ‫أخ���رى فالتزيي���ن وس���يلة لتميي���ز المنتج���ات المطبوع���ة وتوفي���ر القيمة‬ ‫المضاف���ة ‪ .‬فنافث���ة الحبر والس���يما تل���ك تس���تخدم األحب���ار المعالجة‬ ‫باألش���عة الف���وق البنفس���جية الـ‪ UV‬تنتش���ر مع بع���ض النتائ���ج المبهرة‬ ‫والت���ي تؤث���ر بفعالية عل���ى ورق القصدي���ر المعدني والبع���دي اللماع هذا‬ ‫وإن اس���تخدام التش���كيالت الهجين���ة متضمن���ة التأثي���ر اإللكتروغرافي‬

‫قضى "فرانك رومانو" أكثر من ‪ 50‬سنة في مجال‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الطباعة و النشر كما ألف أكثر من ‪ 52‬كتابا منها‬ ‫كتاب "‪10,000-term Encyclopedia of Graphic‬‬ ‫‪ "Communications‬كما كان المستشار لدى‬ ‫كثير من الشركات و دور النشر و لدى الحكومة و‬ ‫مستخدمون آخرون لتقنيات الطباعة و النشر‪.‬‬ ‫كما أقتبست كلمات فرانك جريدة "نيو يورك‬ ‫تايمز" و "وول ستريت جورنال" و "تايمز اوف‬ ‫لندن" و "يو إس إيه توداي" والعديد من‬ ‫الجرائد و دور النشر والتلفاز والراديو‪ ،‬كونه‬ ‫أحد أوائل المتحدثين الرسميين و القادة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫الفكريين لهذه الصناعة‪ .‬كما أنه مازال يعلم في‬ ‫جامعة"‪"Rochester Institute of Technology‬‬ ‫و جامعات أخرى‪ ،‬و يعمل فرانك مع الطلبة في‬ ‫المشاريع البحثية الفريدة‪.‬‬

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‫مالمواضيع الهامة التي تناولها دروبا ‪2016‬؟‬ ‫‪1 .1‬الطابع���ات (‪ B2 (4-UP‬و ل (‪ B1 (8-UP‬الت���ي تق���وم عل���ى التلقي���م‬ ‫الورقي ذات األساس الرقمي فالجودة لم تعد مشكلة في الرقمية بالتقابل‬ ‫مع األوفس���يت في الوقت الذي تقترب فيه الطابعات الرقمية من سرعات‬ ‫طابعات األوفسيت‬ ‫‪2 .2‬أحب���ار جدي���دة ال تحت���اج ل���ورق ملب���س أو معال���ج أو لمرحل���ة ماقبل‬ ‫التلبيس‪،‬فثورة الحبر قد بدأ‬ ‫‪3 .3‬طابع���ات تعمل ب‪ 5‬إلى ‪ 7‬ألوان ويمكنها أن تطبع ‪ 95‬بالمية من ألوان‬ ‫بانتون‬ ‫‪4 .4‬طباعة تغليف رقمية مع كميات هائلة من الطابعات الرقمية للكرتون‬ ‫المط���وي والمموج ‪ ،‬كما ت���م عرض للطباعة الرقمية على الش���ريط المرن‬ ‫كواحدة من ضمن ‪ 20‬نموذج من طابعات الملصق الرقمية‬ ‫ً‬ ‫‪5 .5‬طابعات تقوم على التلقيم األسطواني من الضيق وحتى الواسع جدا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫والتي تتمخض عن "دورات عمل قصيرة أكثر طوال" لطباعة األلوان‬ ‫‪6 .6‬أنظم���ة تعن���ى بالورق التزين���ي والمواد األخ���رى التي تتع���رض لعملية‬ ‫التخري���م حس���ب القال���ب والطباع���ة المعدني���ة (الميتالي���ك ) والزخرف���ة‬ ‫والتلبيس‬ ‫‪7 .7‬عملي���ات األتمتة وعمليات س���ير العم���ل القائمة عل���ى الغيمة وأنظمة‬ ‫مراقبة اآلالت والخدمات‬ ‫‪8 .8‬اإللكتروني���ات المطبوع���ة باإلضافة للطباعة الثالثي���ة األبعاد بالعديد‬ ‫من األحجام واألشكال‬ ‫‪+ B2‬الرقمي���ة – العدي���د م���ن الطابعي���ن التجاريين بحاج���ة إلى منصة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫طابع���ة ذات الصيغ���ة ‪ + B2‬فهي ق���د خدمتهم جيدا بم���ا يتعلق بطباعة‬ ‫األوفسيت والسبب بس���يط أال وهو أن كل عمل يطلبه زبون يختلف عن‬ ‫غي���ره من الزبائ���ن من حيث نوعية الورق وكذل���ك فالطابعات التي تعمل‬ ‫عل���ى التلقيم الورقي هي األفضل في هذا من تلك التي تعمل على التلقيم‬

‫األس���طواني فالجيل الجديد من أجهزة الطباعة بالصيغة ‪ + B2‬تناسب‬ ‫ببساطة مع خطوط اإلنتاج الحالية بأدنى‪ .....‬وأما القطع األصغر ‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ش���هد دروبا ‪ 2016‬وص���وال ألنظمة طباعة باأللوان لق���ص الورق بالصيغة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الرقمي���ة األكب���ر وكذل���ك أيض���ا ألنظم���ة أوف الي���ن م���ن أج���ل المؤثرات‬ ‫الخاص���ة كالبقع اللماعة والتأثيرات البعدي���ة والرقائق المعدنية فالعملية‬ ‫ف���ي تصميم ‪ B2+‬القائم على التلقيم الورقي قد تم تس���هيلها مع صفوف‬ ‫ً‬ ‫نافثات حبر أكثر اتس���اعا مس���تندة ف���ي هذا على التط���ورات التي حدثت‬ ‫لتقنية رؤوس نافثات الحبر أما الصعوبة التي تواجه هذه األجهزة لصيغة‬ ‫الطباع���ة الرقمي���ة األكب���ر والت���ي تنت���ج الثباتية والج���ودة والدع���م للركائز‬ ‫وتسجيل اللون أثناء العمل بسرعة عالية وهناك أمر هام آخر أال وهودمج‬ ‫تقنيات التشطيب التي تزيد من فوائد الطباعة الرقمية‪.‬‬ ‫ه���ذا و تعم���ل طابع���ة النانوغرافي���ك ‪ Landa S10‬بق���وة ‪ 13000‬ورق���ة ‪B1‬‬ ‫بالساعة‪ ،‬هذا وقد قالت ‪ Landa S10‬أنها قد حققت في المعرض مبيعات‬ ‫تق���در بـ ‪ 450‬ملي���ون دوالر كم���ا أن الطابع���ة ‪Konica AccurioJet KM-1‬‬ ‫انتقل���ت من العم���ل على األحب���ار ذات األس���اس المائي إل���ى العمل على‬ ‫أحب���ار ال���ـ ‪ UV‬وهذا ما مكنها م���ن العمل على جميع أن���واع الركائز والحبر‬ ‫المس���تخدم حبر فريد من نوعه إذ أنه أبع���د اللماعية التي تترافق وأحبار‬ ‫الـ‪ UV‬التقليدية هذا وكانت ‪ Komori‬ش���ريكة وبائعة إلحدى اإلصدارات‬ ‫من هذه الطابعات وتستطيع ‪ ,Heidelberg Primefire 106‬والتي اشترك‬ ‫في تطويره���ا ‪Fujifilm‬للتغليف حس���ب الرغبة الش���خصية والتطبيقات‬ ‫الصناعي���ة والتجاري���ة األخ���رى (‪ )"x 41.73 "29.53‬أن تطبع حتى ‪2500‬‬ ‫ورقة في الس���اعة وبس���بعة أل���وان‪ .‬كم���ا أعلن���ت ‪ Fujifilm‬أن مايزيد عن‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ثمانين إصدارا لها من ال‪ B2‬قيد االس���تخدام عالميا هذا وتعمل الطابعة‬ ‫‪ Canon Voyager‬ذات الط���راز البدائ���ي على الـ ‪ B1‬وبنافث���ات للحبر ذات‬ ‫أساس مائي على غطاء ومن ثم على الركائز أما ‪ RMGT‬نسبة إلى ريوبي‬ ‫ميستوبيشي غرافيك تيكنولوجي فقد قامت بعرض طابعة التلقيم الورقي‬

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‫در وبا ‪2016‬‬

‫در وبا ليس معرض تجاري‬ ‫بقدر ما هو خارطة طريق‬ ‫يتابع هذا المعرض في عرض وجهة لتقنية الطباعة و الصناعة بحد‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ذاتها كما كان يفعل دائما في اإلصدارات ال‪ 11‬السابقة التي حضرتها‬

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‫فرانك رومانو ‪ -‬أستاذ فخري ‪ -‬في جامعة ال‪ RIT‬في علوم اإلعالن‬

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‫مصر‪ :‬غرفة صناعة الطباعة والتغليف تقيم أول معرض متخصص للطباعة‬ ‫سيتم عقد المعرض في الفترة من ‪ 26‬إلى ‪ 29‬يناير‪ ،‬بحضور ‪ 230‬إلى ‪ 300‬مشتري دولي‬ ‫أعل ��ن خالد عب���ده‪ ،‬رئيس غرف ��ة صناع ��ة الطباعة‬ ‫والتغليف باتحاد الصناعات‪ ،‬عن إقامة أول معرض‬ ‫متخص ��ص ورس ��مي تنظم ��ه الغرف ��ة ح ��ول أحدث‬ ‫التكنولوجي ��ات ف ��ي مج ��ال الطباعة‪ ،‬تح ��ت عنوان‬ ‫“مكونات صناعة الطباعة والماكينات والتكنولوجيا‬ ‫الحديث ��ة”‪ ،‬وذل ��ك ف ��ي الفترة م ��ن ‪ 26‬إل ��ى ‪ 29‬يناير‬ ‫بقاع ��ة المؤتم ��رات‪ ،‬وبحض ��ور م ��ن ‪ 230‬إل ��ى ‪300‬‬ ‫مشتري دولي‪ .‬وأشار عبده إلى أنه سيتم تخصيص‬ ‫صالة خاص ��ة للمنتجين المصريين‪ ،‬قائال إنه ألول‬ ‫مرة يتم االتفاق مع وزارة الصناعة لجلب "مش ��ترين‬ ‫من الخارج" للعارضين المصريين‪ ،‬بهدف التعرف‬ ‫عل ��ى منتج ��ات صناع ��ة الطباع ��ة المصري ��ة وزيارة‬ ‫الش ��ركات القائم ��ة بالمع ��رض‪ ،‬موضحا أنه س ��يتم‬ ‫خ�ل�ال فعالي ��ات المع ��رض اإلع�ل�ان ع ��ن تدش ��ين‬

‫االتح ��اد األفريقي للطباعة والتعبئة والتغليف‪ ،‬ومقره‬ ‫بالقاه ��رة‪ ،‬بهدف إعط ��اء فرصة لش ��ركات الطباعة‬ ‫للدخول إلى األسواق األفريقية‪.‬‬ ‫وم ��ن جانب ��ه ق ��ال رض ��ا مصطف ��ى‪ ،‬م ��ن الش ��ركة‬ ‫المنظمة للمعرض‪،‬انه تم التعاقد مع ش ��ركات دولية‬ ‫وله ��ا وكالء للمنطق ��ة العربي ��ة وافريقي ��ا الفت ��ا الى انه‬ ‫س ��يتم مش ��اركة ‪ 3000‬مش ��اركة دولية لشركات في‬ ‫مجال التكنولوجياوالماكينات‪.‬‬ ‫واشار رضا الى انه سيتم توجيه دعوة لوزراء التعليم‬ ‫االفارقة للمش ��اركة فى فعاليات المع ��رض‪ ،‬الفتا الى‬ ‫انه سيتم عقد اجتماع اول بشأن فعاليات المعرض‪.‬‬ ‫وم ��ن جانب ��ه‪ ،‬اش ��اد محم ��د يون ��س عضوالغرف ��ة‬ ‫بمش ��اركة ش ��ركات الطباع ��ة المصرية ف ��ي معرض‬ ‫“دروب ��ا” االلمان ��ي التج ��اري للطباعة‪ ،‬وال ��ذي عقد‬

‫مؤخرا بمركز أرض معارض دوسيلدورف‪.‬‬ ‫واش���ار الى ت���م تنظيم "الي���وم المص���ري فى معرض‬ ‫“دروبا” به���دف القاء الضوء عل���ى صناعة الطباعة‬ ‫المصري���ة عل���ى خريط���ة االس���تثمار العالم���ي‪ .‬وم���ن‬ ‫ناحي���ة اخ���رى كرمت الغرف���ة رواد صناع���ة الطباعة‬ ‫خ�ل�ال حفل الس���حور وه���م احمد المص���رى عضو‬ ‫مجل���س االدارة والمهن���دس عب���د ال���رؤوف طل���ب‬ ‫عض���و الغرف���ة عل���ى دورة الرائد ف���ي تنمي���ة القطاع‪.‬‬ ‫واستعرضت الغرفة فيلم وثائقي عن قطاع الصناعة‬ ‫المصرية وتطورها‪.‬‬ ‫وم���ن جانب���ة اكد المهن���دس احمد المص���ري رئيس‬ ‫لجن���ة تكريم الرواد بأهمية تكري���م رواد الطباعة الفتا‬ ‫ال ��ى ضرورة ان يت���م تبني الفكرة عل���ى مدار مجلس‬ ‫إدارات الغرفة القادمة خلفا لمجلس االدارة الحالي‪.‬‬

‫كانون تثبت ّقوتها في مجال الطباعة بفوزها بثماني جوائز من ‪BLI‬‬

‫جاءت هذه الجوائز ّ‬ ‫لتعزز موقع كانون الرائد في السوق مع أقوى وأوسع تشكيلة من‬ ‫تقنيات إدارة المستندات الخاصة بالمؤسسات‬ ‫اآلتية‪:‬‬ ‫اإلنجاز الباهر في مجال توفير الطاقة‬ ‫‪imageRUNNER C1225iF‬‬ ‫‪imageRUNNER C1335iF/C1335iFC‬‬ ‫‪imageRUNNER ADVANCE C250i‬‬

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‫‪imageRUNNER ADVANCE C250i‬‬

‫م ��ن ‪ 100‬جائ���زة مرموق���ة في القط���اع ع���ن تقنياتها‬ ‫المكتبي���ة‪ .‬ج���اءت هذه الجوائ���ز ّ‬ ‫لتعزز موق���ع كانون‬ ‫الرائ���د ف���ي الس���وق مع أق���وى وأوس���ع تش���كيلة من‬ ‫تقنيات إدارة المس���تندات الخاصة بالمؤسس���ات‪.‬‬ ‫نح���ن ف���ي كان���ون نجم���ع بي���ن أفض���ل التقني���ات‬ ‫واألش���خاص والعملي���ات لك���ي نعال���ج التحدي���ات‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ونح���د من إجمال���ي تكاليف‬ ‫الت���ي يواجهها العم�ل�اء‬ ‫المستندات في أي بيئة مكبتية”‪.‬‬

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‫أعلنت كانون الش ��رق األوسط‪ ،‬الش ��ركة الرائدة في‬ ‫مجال حل ��ول التصوير‪ ،‬ع ��ن نيلها جائ ��زة “أفضل‬ ‫تشكيلة من الطابعات ّ‬ ‫متعددة الوظائف قياس ‪،A3‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫إل ��ى جانب س ��بع جوائز أخرى منحته ��ا إياها منظمة‬ ‫االختبار والبحوث ‪ ،Buyers Laboratory‬التي ُتعرف‬ ‫باسم ‪.BLI‬‬ ‫بفض ��ل جودة التصنيع التي ّتتس ��م به ��ا كانون وما‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تطوره م ��ن منتجات مبتك ��رة‪ ،‬بالتع ��اون الوثيق مع‬ ‫العمالء‪ ،‬منحته ��ا ‪ BLI‬جوائز “أفض ��ل االختيارات”‬

‫أفض���ل طابع���ة متع ّ���ددة الوظائ���ف ّ‬ ‫ملون���ة‬ ‫للمؤسسات الصغيرة والمتوسط‬ ‫‪imageRUNNER ADVANCE C250i‬‬ ‫أفضل طابعة ّ‬ ‫ملونة لمجموعات العمل المتوسطة‬ ‫‪imageRUNNER ADVANCE C350P‬‬ ‫أفض���ل طابع���ة متع ّ���ددة الوظائف ّ‬ ‫ملون���ة قياس‬ ‫‪ A3‬بس���رعة طباعة تتراوح بي���ن ‪ 21‬و‪ 30‬ورقة في‬ ‫الدقيقة‬ ‫‪imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3325i‬‬ ‫أفضل طابعة ّ‬ ‫متعددة الوظائف ّ‬ ‫ملونة قياس ‪A3‬‬ ‫بسرعة طباعة تصل إلى ‪ 20‬ورقة في الدقيقة‬ ‫‪imageRUNNER ADVANCE C3320 Series‬‬ ‫ُتق � َّ�دم جوائ ��ز أفض ��ل االختي ��ارات ّ‬ ‫مرتي ��ن كل عام‬ ‫وتس ��تعرض اآلالت األفضل ً‬ ‫أداء بعد إجراء سلسلة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ش ��املة من االختبارت التي تفحص حيزا واسعا من‬ ‫أهم المواصفات وعوامل األداء التي ّ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تهم المستهلك‪.‬‬ ‫به ��ذه المناس ��بة‪ ،‬ق ��ال هندري ��ك فيربروغ ��ي‪ ،‬مدي ��ر‬ ‫التس ��ويق ف ��ي كان ��ون الش ��رق األوس ��ط‪“ :‬يش � ّ�رفنا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫�دا ّأن ‪ّ BLI‬‬ ‫كرم ��ت مجموع ��ة ‪imageRUNNER‬‬ ‫ج�‬ ‫‪ ADVANCE‬المكتبي ��ة كأفض ��ل مجموع ��ة للع ��ام‬ ‫‪ّ ،2016‬‬ ‫وأننا فزنا بجوائ ��ز أفضل االختيارات في كل‬ ‫الفئات الرئيس ��ية‪ .‬فازت كانون منذ عام ‪ 2002‬بأكثر‬

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‫اإلمارات‪ :‬كانون اإلمارات توقع العقد رقم ‪ 100‬من خدمة الطباعة ُ‬ ‫المدارة‬ ‫تهدف "خدمات كانون للشركات" إلى بناء عالقات طويلة المدى في دولة اإلمارات‬

‫احتفلت ش ��ركة "كانون اإلمارات"‪ ،‬التابعة لـ "كانون‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الش ��رق األوسط"‪ ،‬الش ��ركة الرائدة عالميا في مجال‬ ‫حلول التصوير‪ ،‬بتوقيعها للعقد رقم ‪ 100‬في "خدمة‬ ‫الطباع ��ة ُ‬ ‫الم ��دارة" ‪ MPS‬ف ��ي دولة اإلم ��ارات العربية‬ ‫المتحدة‪.‬‬ ‫وبه ��ذه المناس ��بة‪ ،‬أقي ��م احتف ��ال في فن ��دق "باالزو‬ ‫ً‬ ‫فيرساتش ��ي"‪ ،‬والذي ش ��هد أيضا إط�ل�اق "خدمات‬ ‫كانون للش ��ركات"‪ ،‬وهي الذراع االستشاري لشركة‬

‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫"كانون" التي ُت ّ‬ ‫قدم طيفا واسعا من الحلول المعتمدة‬ ‫على القيمة‪ ،‬وذلك لضمان التحس���ينات المتواصلة‬ ‫على سير العمليات في القطاعات المختلفة‪.‬‬ ‫وم ��ع وج ��ود أكث ��ر م ��ن ‪ 500‬عمي���ل‪ ،‬وحوال���ي ‪3000‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫موظ ��ف في ‪ 18‬بلدا ضمن منطقة الش���رق األوس���ط‬ ‫وش ��مال إفريقيا‪ ،‬تهدف "خدمات كانون للشركات"‬ ‫إلى بن ��اء عالقات طويل ��ة المدى في دول���ة اإلمارات‪،‬‬ ‫يدفعه ��ا ف ��ي ذل ��ك تركيزه���ا عل���ى االبت���كار‪ ،‬وتعزي���ز‬ ‫ً‬ ‫كف ��اءة اس ��تخدام الوثائق بدءا م���ن إدارة الطباعة‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وص ��وال إلى خدم ��ات غرف���ة البريد وغرف���ة الطباعة‪.‬‬ ‫وتهدف خدمات الش ��ركات إلى تحس���ين استخدام‬ ‫ً‬ ‫المعلومات‪ ،‬والتعامل مع الوثائق‪ ،‬س���عيا إلى تحويل‬ ‫أس ��اليب الش ��ركات في التفاعل مع عمالئها‪ ،‬وإدارة‬ ‫سير عملياتها‪.‬‬ ‫ويش ��ير توقي ��ع العق ��د رقم ‪ 100‬ل���ـ "خدم���ات الطباعة‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫المدارة" إلى ّ‬ ‫القوة التي تتمتع بها ش���ركة "كانون" في‬ ‫الس ��وق‪ ،‬والتزامها المستمر بدعم عمالئها في الوقت‬ ‫ال ��ذي تندم ��ج فيه االس ��تدامة ضم���ن مفاهيم عمل‬ ‫الشركة‪.‬‬ ‫وس ��اعدت "خدمات الطباعة ُ‬ ‫الم���دارة" في تخفيض‬ ‫األث ��ر البيئ ��ي الس ��تهالك ال���ورق بنس���بة ‪ 60%‬عب���ر‬ ‫اس ��تخدام نم ��وذج "البرمجي���ات كحل���ول" ‪SaaS‬؛‬ ‫والذي يساعد الش ��ركات على تقليل استهالكها من‬

‫الورق بتحوي���ل عملياتها نحو اإلنترنت‪ُ .‬وي ّ‬ ‫عد تقديم‬ ‫ً‬ ‫"خدم���ة الطباع���ة ُ‬ ‫الم���دارة" مثاال آخر على مس ��ؤولية‬ ‫ً‬ ‫"كانون" المجتمعية‪ ،‬حيث تعتب���ر هذه الخدمة أداة‬ ‫لتحس���ين اإلنتاجية‪ ،‬وتوفير الورق‪ ،‬وتعزيز الحماية‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وتخفي���ض كلف���ة الطباعة‪ ،‬بما ُيش���كل دعم ��ا لرؤية‬ ‫االستدامة في المنطقة‪.‬‬ ‫وباإلضافة إل���ى ذلك‪ ،‬تهدف "كانون" إلى تحس ��ين‬ ‫دورة صالحي���ة منتجاته���ا عب���ر خطط االس ��تعادة‪،‬‬ ‫والتجدي���د وإع���ادة التصني���ع‪ .‬وق���د ب���دأت "كانون‬ ‫اإلم���ارات" ف���ي برنامجه���ا إلع���ادة تدوي���ر خراطيش‬ ‫الحبر في دولة اإلمارات منذ عام ‪2012‬؛ حيث يمكن‬ ‫للش���ركات م���ن عمالء "كان���ون اإلمارات" االش ��تراك‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ف���ي البرنامج ال���ذي ُيوف���ر خدمة تجمي���ع خراطيش‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫حبر "كانون" الفارغ���ة‪ ،‬والتي ُيعاد تدويرها للحد من‬ ‫النفايات‪.‬‬ ‫وف���ي هذا الس���ياق‪ ،‬ق���ال ش���ادي بخور‪ ،‬مدي ��ر عام‬ ‫ً‬ ‫"كان���ون اإلم���ارات"‪" :‬نح���ن ملتزم���ون دائم���ا تج ��اه‬ ‫عمالئنا‪ ،‬ونش���كر لهم ثقتهم ودعمهم‪ .‬كما أننا نعتبر'‬ ‫خدم���ة الطباع���ة ُ‬ ‫الم���دارة‘ أكثر من مج���رد تفويض‬ ‫بإنج���از أعم���ال الطباعة؛ بل هي مس���يرة مش ��تركة‪،‬‬ ‫ومن خالل العمل مع عمالئنا وتقديم المش���ورة لهم‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫نت���رك أث���را إيجابي���ا من خ�ل�ال تخفيض اس ��تهالك‬ ‫الطاقة والورق"‪.‬‬

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‫قطر تستعين بتقنية "طباعة ثالثية األبعاد" الختبار مالعب مونديال ‪2022‬‬

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‫يختبر علماء فى جامعة قطر نماذج مطبوعة بالتقنية‬ ‫الثالثي ��ة األبعاد لمالعب كرة ق ��دم تبنيها قطر لبطولة‬ ‫كأس العال ��م ‪ 2022‬لمعرف ��ة م ��دى تحمله ��ا للمن ��اخ‬ ‫الصحراوى القاسى لإلمارة‪.‬‬ ‫وس ��عت قط ��ر إل ��ى تبدي ��د المخ ��اوف بش ��أن حرارة‬ ‫الصي ��ف ونقل ��ت البطولة إلى ش ��هر نوفمبر تش ��رين‬ ‫الثانى األق ��ل حرارة‪ .‬كم ��ا أعلنت تفاصيل خمس ��ة‬ ‫مالعب كرة قدم مكيف ��ة الهواء‪ .‬لك قطر تعاني عادة‬

‫من العواصف الرملية فى شهور الشتاء‪ .‬وقال سعود‬ ‫عب ��د الغني األس ��تاذ المحاض���ر بكلية الهندس���ة في‬ ‫جامع ��ة قطر إنها تريد أيضا اس���تغالل المالعب على‬ ‫مدى العام بعد بطولة ‪.2022‬‬ ‫وم ��ن أجل هذا الغ ��رض يعمل الفريق المش���كل من‬ ‫أوروب ��ا والش ��رق األوس ��ط عل���ى التوصل إل���ى كيفية‬ ‫تهيئ ��ة المالعب لتحمل العواص���ف الرملية والحرارة‬ ‫الشديدة‪.‬‬

‫وق���ال عب���د الغن���ي إن الفري���ق يعك���ف على دراس ��ة‬ ‫كيفي���ة تأثي���ر ش���كل الملعب عل���ى األترب���ة والحرارة‬ ‫والرياح داخله مش���يرا إلى أن قطر تريد مالعب يمكن‬ ‫استخدامها طوال العام‪ .‬وتوضع المالعب المطبوعة‬ ‫بالتقني���ة الثالثي���ة األبع���اد التي تس���تغرق نحو ش ��هر‬ ‫لتجميعها‪ -‬في نفق للرياح حيث يتم إطالق عاصفة‬ ‫ه���واء مش���بعة بالدخان تتعقبها أش���عة لي���زر بأنحاء‬ ‫التصمي���م لقياس م���دى م���ا تحدثه من أض ��رار فى‬ ‫الداخل‪.‬‬ ‫وق���ال عبد الغن���ي إن تأثي���ر العواصف الرملي ��ة التي‬ ‫تتع���رض لها قطر من حين آلخر أثناء أش���هر الش ��تاء‬ ‫يمك���ن تخفيف���ه م���ن خ�ل�ال رف���ع أو خف���ض ارتفاع‬ ‫االستاد بضعة أمتار‪.‬‬ ‫وأض���اف أن الفك���رة ه���ي من���ع الرياح الس���اخنة من‬ ‫الدخ���ول تماما مثل فكرة الس���يارة المكش���وفة التي‬ ‫نري���د أن يم���ر الهواء فوقه���ا وليس بداخله���ا‪ .‬وأعلنت‬ ‫قطر تفاصيل خمس���ة من ثمانية مالعب على األقل‬ ‫يتعين عليها إقامتها أو تجديدها لبطولة كأس العالم‬ ‫بتكلف���ة تق���در بي���ن ثمانية وعش���رة ملي���ارات دوالر‪.‬‬ ‫وأجرى مهندس���و جامعة قطر اختب���ارات على ملعبي‬ ‫البيت والوكرة اللذين صممتهما المهندس���ة الراحلة‬ ‫زه���ا حدي���د‪ ،‬ويج���رى اآلن طب���ع نموذج من اس ��تاد‬ ‫الثمامة إلخضاعه لالختبارات‪.‬‬

‫شركة (‪ )Sun Chemical‬و (‪)Eastman Kodak‬بقيمة‬ ‫‪ 1.7‬مليار دوالر‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫تخ ��رج جاكوس ��بون (‪ 56‬عام ��ا) م ��ن جامع ��ة (والية‬ ‫نيوي ��ورك – بوفال ��و) ويحم ��ل درجة الماجس ��تير في‬ ‫اختص ��اص العالق ��ات الصناعي ��ة م ��ن )‪Cornell‬‬ ‫‪ ، )School of Industrial Relations‬ويحم ��ل‬ ‫أيضا درج ��ة الدكتوراه القانونية م ��ن جامعة (‪Pace‬‬ ‫‪ )University School of Law‬كم ��ا حصل على حق‬ ‫ممارسة القانون في نيويورك و نيوجيرسي‪.‬‬ ‫في قول ألورس ��وال ‪:‬جي ��ف قائد عظيم وهو ش ��غوف‬ ‫بأعمالن ��ا و موظفين ��ا و عالقاتن ��ا العميقة م ��ع الزبائن‬ ‫و النظ ��رة االس ��تراتيجية الواضح ��ة لالس ��تفادة من‬ ‫كل الف ��رص القادم ��ة‪ ،‬و خ�ل�ال س ��نواته األرب ��ع ف ��ي‬ ‫"زيروك ��س" قاد جيف الجه ��ود الجليلة في االنتاجية‬ ‫و الكف ��اءة م ��ن حي ��ث التكاليف م ��ع المحافظة على‬ ‫التزامن ��ا باالبتكار و الج ��ودة و التكنولوجي ��ا الرائدة‪.‬‬ ‫ونحن واثقون بأنه أفضل من سيدفعون "زيروكس"‬ ‫إلى األمام من خالل خبرته كمدير عام لشركة عامة‬ ‫ً‬ ‫سابقا‪ ،‬و سجله الحافل‪ ،‬و إنجازاته في "زيروكس"‪.‬‬ ‫قال جي ��ف‪ :‬لقد تش ��رفت بق ��رار المجل ��س بتعييني‬ ‫إلدارة إحدى الش ��ركات األيقونية العالمية و أنا واثق‬ ‫ً‬ ‫بأننا س ��نبني مس � ً‬ ‫�تقبال مش ��رقا لش ��ركة "زيروكس"‪،‬‬ ‫على األس ��س الحالية كاإلدارة المنضبطة‪ ،‬والتفوق‬ ‫التش ��غيلي‪ ،‬و التركيز على المس ��تهلك‪ .‬و سنستطيع‬ ‫التقاط الفرص العديدة المتوفرة لنا لتقوية الشركات‬ ‫المركزي ��ة و متابع ��ة انتق ��اء ف ��رص النمو‪ .‬و كش ��ركة‬ ‫مس ��تقلة و باالس ��تفادة م ��ن التحول االس ��تراتيجي‬ ‫الذي شددنا على ترسيخه‪.‬‬ ‫اختيار أش���وك فيموري لمنصب مدير عام ش���ركة‬ ‫(‪)Conduent‬‬ ‫انضم أش ��وك فيموري لش ��ركة "زيروك ��س" كالمدير‬ ‫التنفي ��ذي ل (‪ )Xerox Business Services‬و نائ ��ب‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الرئي ��س التنفي ��ذي ل"زيروك ��س"‪ ،‬فعلي ��ا من ��ذ أول‬ ‫يولي ��و‪ .2016‬وبع ��د اكتم ��ال انفص ��ال "زيروك ��س"‬

‫جيف جاكوبسون‬ ‫مدير شركة "زيروكس" التنفيذي‬ ‫المخط ��ط ل ��ه سيش ��غل فيم ��وري منص ��ب المدي ��ر‬ ‫التنفيذي و مدير (‪.)Conduent‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫س ��ابقا‪ ،‬كان فيم ��وري الرئيس و المدي ��ر التنفيذي و‬ ‫عض ��و مجل ��س الم ��دراء التنفيذيين ف ��ي (‪IGATE‬‬ ‫‪ )Corporation‬وه ��ي ش ��ركة مركزه ��ا في جيرس ��ي‪،‬‬ ‫متخصص ��ة ف ��ي مج ��ال التكنولوجي ��ا والخدم ��ات‬ ‫العالمي ��ة ‪،‬و هي اآلن جزء من ش ��ركة "‪"Capgemini‬‬ ‫للتكنولوجي ��ا العالمي ��ة و التعاق ��د الخارج ��ي‪ .‬و أثناء‬ ‫فترة عمله بين عامي(‪ )2013‬و(‪ )2015‬نجح أش ��وك‬ ‫بتغيير\تحوي ��ل تنظي ��م الش ��ركة‪ ،‬و اس ��تراتيجية‬ ‫الذهاب إلى الس ��وق‪ ،‬و العالم ��ة التجارية‪ ،‬و الميزانية‬ ‫العمومي ��ة‪ ،‬كم ��ا أش ��رف عل ��ى أن تصب ��ح الش ��ركة‬ ‫ش ��ركة تكنولوجيا المعلومات الوحي ��دة التي تدخل‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ف ��ي قائمة (‪ )Fortune100‬ألس ��رع ‪ 100‬ش ��ركة نموا‪.‬‬ ‫وقبل انضمامه لش ��ركة (‪ )IGATE‬قضى أشوك ‪14‬‬ ‫س ��نة في (‪ ،)Infosys‬وهي ش ��ركة خدم ��ات متعددة‬ ‫الجنس ��يات تقدم الخدمات االستش ��ارية وخدمات‬ ‫تكنولوجي ��ا المعلومات‪ ،‬ش ��غل حينه ��ا أدوار متعددة‬ ‫ف ��ي تطوير القي ��ادة و األعمال‪ .‬أما ف ��ي الفترة الواقعة‬ ‫بين (‪ )2012‬و (‪ )2013‬شغل منصب نائب الرئيس و‬

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‫رئي���س فرع األمريكيتان و الرئيس العالمي للتصنيع و‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الخدمات الهندس���ية‪ .‬بقي أشوك عضوا في مجلس‬ ‫اإلدارة م���ن عام (‪ )2011‬وحتى (‪ )2013‬كما كان من‬ ‫المصممين الرئيس���يين لنم���وذج " فيرتيكال جو تو‬ ‫موديل" الخاص بالشركة‪.‬‬ ‫وقبل االنضمام لش���ركة (‪ )Infosys‬في سنة (‪)1999‬‬ ‫عم���ل ف���ي صناع���ة االس���تثمار المصرف���ي ف���ي بنك‬ ‫دويتش���ه األلماني و بن���ك أوف أميريكا‪ .‬أش���وك اآلن‬ ‫عضو من أعضاء مجلس حكام تقانة المعلومات في‬ ‫منتدى االقتصاد العالمي‪ .‬كم���ا فاز بجائزة (‪Board‬‬ ‫‪of Enterprise Asia Outstanding Entrepreneur‬‬ ‫‪ )Award‬و جائ���زة (‪IAIR Businessman of the‬‬ ‫‪ ) Year award‬ف���ي ع���ام (‪ .)2015‬يحم���ل أش���وك‬ ‫شهادة البكالوريوس في العلوم مع تقدير الشرف في‬ ‫الفيزياء من كلية (‪ )St. Stephen's College,Delhi‬و‬ ‫استلم شهادة الماجستير من (‪Indian Institute of‬‬ ‫‪.)Management, Ahmedabad‬‬ ‫ف ��ي حدي���ث ألوروس�ل�ا‪ :‬س���تكون خب���رة أش���وك‬ ‫الصناعية العميقة و سجله الحافل المثبت في قيادة‬ ‫النمو و تحوالت الش���ركات ذات فعالية كبيرة لنجاح‬ ‫مس���تقبل ش���ركة (‪ .)BPO‬فه���و قائ���د ناج���ح ويملك‬ ‫الخليط المناس���ب من الخبرات التش���غيلية والمالية‬ ‫و أم���ور الزبائ���ن والتي س���تقود اس���تراتيجية ش���ركة‬ ‫(‪ )BPO‬التقدمي���ة بنج���اح‪ .‬أنا جد متحمس���ة للعمل‬ ‫مع أش���وك من أجل إطالق ش���ركة (‪ )BPO‬الجديدة‬ ‫والبناء على موقعها كشركة رائدة صناعية‪.‬‬ ‫و أع���رب أش���وك ً‬ ‫قائال‪ :‬أن���ا متحم���س لالنضمام إلى‬ ‫"زيروكس" في هذه المرحلة التي ترس���م فيها طريقها‬ ‫ً‬ ‫الجدي���د قدما‪ .‬معظم أعمال ش���ركة (‪ )BPO‬التابعة‬ ‫ل"زيروكس" حاليا متواجدة في األس���واق الجذابة‪،‬‬ ‫ولديه���ا قائم���ة مبه���رة م���ن الزبائ���ن والت���ي تتضمن‬ ‫أفض���ل العالم���ات التجاري���ة العالمي���ة و ال���وكاالت‬ ‫الحكومية الحيوية\المهمة‪ .‬وستملك شركة (‪)BPO‬‬ ‫المس���تقلة الكثير من الفرص الجديدة‪ ،‬و ستستفيد‬ ‫من إمكانياتها المتميزة و س���تنفذ اس���تراتيجية تركز‬ ‫بش���كل أكبر على تحقيق القيم���ة‪ ،‬لتعم الفائدة على‬ ‫الزبائن والموظفين و المساهمين‪.‬‬

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‫"زيروكس" ّ‬ ‫تعين مدراء تنفيذيين جدد لشركتيها‬ ‫شركة جديدة من شركات (‪ )Business Process Outsourcing‬وتدعى (;‪Conduent‬‬ ‫‪ )Document Technology‬ستحتفظ باسم العالمة التجارية ل"زيروكس"‬ ‫(‪ )Document Technology‬و ستس���اعد ف���ي تأمين‬ ‫انتقال سلس لفريق إدارة جديد‪ ،‬و ستكون الشركة‬ ‫بأت���م الجاهزي���ة لتس���تفيد م���ن قيادته���ا الصناعي ��ة‬ ‫العالمي���ة‪ ،‬و تركيزيه���ا االس���تراتيجي‪ ،‬و قدرته ��ا على‬ ‫ً‬ ‫االبت���كار في مرحل���ة ما بعد االنفص���ال‪ ،‬و نحن جدا‬ ‫مسرورون أن "أورس���وال" ستستمر في لعب دور فعال‬ ‫من أجل تحقيق ذلك"‪.‬‬ ‫"أتطل���ع لمنصب���ي كرئيس���ة لش���ركة (‪Document‬‬ ‫‪ )Technology‬و مواصلت���ي اللتزام���ي الش���خصي و‬ ‫المهن���ي العمي���ق من أج���ل نجاحها‪ .‬و س���يبقى جل‬ ‫تركيزي من أجل ضمان أن "زيروكس" والش ��ركات‬ ‫الناتج���ة عن االنفصال قادرة على البناء على لبنات‬ ‫إرثن���ا الق���وي‪ ،‬والتق���اط الف���رص الجدي���دة الت ��ي قد‬ ‫حددناه���ا من أجل خل���ق القيمة عن���د الموظفين‪ ،‬و‬ ‫الزبائن‪ ،‬و المساهمين‪.‬‬ ‫أورسوال بورنز‬

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‫أعلن ��ت "زيروك ��س" ع ��ن تقدمه ��ا ال ��ذي أحرزته في‬ ‫برنامجه ��ا للتح ��ول االس ��تراتيجي لم ��دة ‪ 3‬س ��نوات‬ ‫وبتكلفة ‪ 24%‬مليار دوالر‪ ،‬لتوفير مكتس ��بات انتاجية‬ ‫مهم ��ة و تخفي ��ض للتكلف ��ة ف ��ي كل ش ��ركاتها وبأن‬ ‫الش ��ركة ف ��ي طريقها إلكم ��ال انقس ��امها لش ��ركتين‬ ‫متداولتان علنا مع نهاية عام ‪.2016‬‬ ‫تتوق ��ع "زيروك ��س" ان ه ��ذا االنفصال لم ��رة واحدة‬ ‫س ��يكبدها ح ��وال ‪ 200-250‬ملي ��ون دوالر ف ��ي ع ��ام‬ ‫‪ ،2016‬متضمن ��ة ‪ 8‬ملي ��ون دوالر للرب ��ع األول م ��ن‬ ‫السنة‪.‬‬ ‫س ��تحتفظ ش ��ركة (‪،)Document Technology‬‬ ‫التي تض ��م ش ��ركة (‪ )Document Technology‬من‬ ‫"زيروك ��س"‪ ،‬و ش ��ركة (‪،)Document Outsourcing‬‬ ‫اسم العالمة التجارية "زيروكس"‪.‬‬ ‫وس ��تندرج "زيروك ��س"‪ ،‬التي حققت دخ ��ل بقيمة‪11‬‬ ‫ملي ��ار دوالر ف ��ي ‪ 2015‬والت ��ي يعم ��ل فيه ��ا ‪ 39‬أل ��ف‬ ‫موظ ��ف وبمحفظة متنوعة من األجهزة و البرمجيات‬ ‫و الخدمات الداعمة للش ��ركات الحكومية والتجارية‬ ‫في قائمة(‪. )Fortune 500‬‬ ‫أما شركة (‪Business Process Outstanding،(BPO‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫وق ��د حققت عائ ��دات بقيمة ‪ 7‬ملي ��ار دوالر تقريبا في‬ ‫ع ��ام ‪ 2015‬و الت ��ي يعم ��ل فيه ��ا ‪ 96‬أل ��ف موظف في‬ ‫أنح ��اء العالم‪ ،‬فستس ��تمى (‪ .)Conduent‬س ��تندرج‬ ‫(‪ )Conduent‬ف ��ي قائم ��ة "‪ "Fortune 500‬كش ��ركة‬ ‫خدمات العمليات التجاري ��ة وبخبرات في المعالجة‬ ‫المكثفة للتعامالت‪ ،‬و التحليل‪ ،‬و األتمتة‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫�توحى م ��ن الخبرات‬ ‫ج ��اء االس ��م (‪ )Conduent‬مس �‬ ‫الجديدة في الشركة‪ ،‬والتي تربط العمالء والمكونات‬ ‫الخاصة بهم من خالل تعامالت سلسة في مجاالت‬ ‫رعاي ��ة الزبائ ��ن‪ ،‬و حل ��ول النق ��ل‪ ،‬و خدم ��ات دافعي‬ ‫و م ��زودي الرعاي ��ة الصحي ��ة‪ .‬تعك ��س(‪)Conduent‬‬

‫مكانة الشركة كإحدى الشريكات في المؤسسات و‬ ‫الحكومات‪ ،‬و تقديمها للتج���ارب التي تحث الرضى‬ ‫و االس ��تبقاء في صفوف المستهلكين‪ ،‬والمرضى‪ ،‬و‬ ‫مستخدمي وسائل النقل‪ ،‬والموظفين‪.‬‬ ‫في تصريح لها‪ ،‬قالت أورس���وال‪ :‬ستبدأ (‪)Conduent‬‬ ‫فصلها الجديد كش ��ركة مس���تقلة باس���م يحمل في‬ ‫طيات ��ه األعمال الحيوية التي ننجزها بش���كل يومي‪،‬‬ ‫وت ��م تجهيز (‪ )Conduent‬لتس���تفيد م���ن إرثها القوي‬ ‫كرائ ��دة في مج ��ال خدم���ات العملي���ات التجارية‪ ،‬و‬ ‫س ��تحمل معها القي ��م‪ ،‬و ثقاف���ة اإلب���داع‪ ،‬و التنوع‪ ،‬و‬ ‫النزاهة التي اكتسبتهاورسختها في "زيروكس"‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ً‬ ‫و أكملت قائلة ‪ :‬لن نجد اس���ما لتقنيات المستندات‬ ‫و مس ��تندات التعاق ��د الخارج���ي أفض���ل من اس���م‬ ‫"زيروك ��س" كاس ��م لعالم���ة تجاري���ة تق���دم خدمات‬ ‫المثي ��ل لها ف ��ي الطباع ��ة والتصوي���ر‪ .‬وبالبن���اء على‬ ‫فهمه ��ا العمي ��ق للطريق ��ة الت���ي يس���ير فيه���ا العالم‪ ،‬و‬ ‫كي ��ف يتواص ��ل‪ ،‬و يش ��ارك المحتويات‪ ،‬ستس���تمر‬ ‫"زيروكس" في مساعدة العمالء لتطوير سير أعمالهم‬ ‫و انتاجيته ��م و أدائه ��م بغ���ض النظر ع���ن مكانهن أو‬ ‫رحلتهم التقنية‪.‬‬ ‫اختي���ار "أورس���وال بورنز" لمنصب رئيس���ة مجلس‬ ‫اإلدارة لشركة (‪)Document Technology‬‬ ‫أعلن مجلس المدراء التنفيذيين في "زيروكس" بأن‬ ‫أورس ��وال ستش ��غل منصب رئيس���ة مجل���س اإلدارة‬ ‫لش ��ركة (‪ ،)Document Technology‬وس���تبقى‬ ‫أورس ��وال في هذا المنصب كرئيسة و مديرة تنفيذية‬ ‫إلى حين االنفصال‪.‬‬ ‫كما "آن رييس" المديرة المس���تقلة الرئيسية قالت‪:‬‬ ‫إن خب ��رة أورس ��وال الصناعي���ة العميق���ة‪ ،‬و عالقاتها‪،‬‬ ‫و مهاراته ��ا القيادي ��ة س ��تكون بغاية األهمية لش���ركة‬

‫ً‬ ‫جيف جاكوبسون يتولى تبعا منصب مدير شركة‬ ‫"زيروكس" التنفيذي‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يش���غل حاليا جيف���ري جاكوبس���ون منصب رئيس‬ ‫ش���ركة "زيروك���س تكنولوج���ي" و س���وف يبق ��ى ف ��ي‬ ‫منصبه هذا إلى أن يكتمل االنفصال‪ .‬وتم ترشيحه‬ ‫له���ذا المنص���ب وتعيينه كنائ���ب الرئي���س التنفيذي‬ ‫للشركة في يوليو ‪.2014‬‬ ‫ويدي���ر جي���ف م���ن موقع���ه الحال���ي أعمال الش ��ركة‬ ‫التقني���ة و التي تق���دم حافظة منوعة م���ن األجهزة‪ ،‬و‬ ‫البرمجيات‪ ،‬و خدمات الزبائن أصحاب الش ��ركات‬ ‫الصغي���رة أو الش���ركات المتعددة الجنس���يات‪ .‬كما‬ ‫أنه المس���ؤول عن االستراتيجية العالمية‪ ،‬و عمليات‬ ‫قنوات البيع‪ ،‬و التسويق‪ ،‬و الخدمات التقنية‪ ،‬و دعم‬ ‫الزبائن‪ ،‬وباإلضافة إلى ذلك تطوير و تصنيع و توزيع‬ ‫المنتجات‪.‬‬ ‫انض���م جي���ف لش���ركة "زيروك���س" ف���ي ع���ام ‪2012‬‬ ‫كرئي���س (‪Global Graphic Communications‬‬ ‫‪ )Operations‬حي���ث ق���ام بقي���ادة االس���تراتيجيات‪،‬‬ ‫و العملي���ات‪ ،‬و تطوير المنتجات م���ن محفظة أنظمة‬ ‫االنت���اج لس���وق االتص���االت البياني���ة العالم ��ي ف ��ي‬ ‫الش���ركة‪ .‬وفي ع���ام (‪ ، )2014‬توس���عت مس ��ؤولياته‬ ‫كرئيس للعمليات في ش���ركة "زيروك���س تكنولوجي"‬ ‫لتش���مل تقوي���ة محفظ���ة المنتج���ات والحل ��ول‬ ‫االلكتروني���ة‪ ،‬و إدارة التكلف���ة التش���غيلية‪ ،‬وقي ��ادة‬ ‫سلسلة اإلمداد‪ ،‬و التصنيع‪ ،‬و الكفاءات الشاملة‪.‬‬ ‫وم���ن قب���ل "زيروكس" ش���غل جاكوبس���ون منصب‬ ‫الرئي���س و المدي���ر التنفي���ذي لش���ركة (‪ )Presstek‬و‬ ‫ثم حص���ل على لق���ب الرئيس ف���ي ع���ام (‪ .)2009‬و‬ ‫فيما س���بق ذل���ك‪ ،‬كان جاكوبس���ون رئيس عمليات‬ ‫ش���ركة من شركات (‪)Eastman Kodak‬و هي شركة‬ ‫(‪ )Graphic Communications Group‬والت���ي تبل ��غ‬ ‫قيمته���ا ‪ 3.6‬مليار دوالر‪ .‬كما ش���غل منصب الرئيس‬ ‫التنفي���ذي لم���دة (‪ )5‬أع���وام ف���ي ش���ركة (‪Kodak‬‬ ‫‪ )Polychrome Graphics‬وهي مش���روع مشترك بين‬

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‫مقالة خبير‬

‫األخب ــار‬ ‫"زيروكس" ّ‬ ‫تعين مدراء تنفيذيين جدد‬ ‫لشركتيها‬ ‫شركة جديدة من شركات (‪Business‬‬ ‫‪ )Process Outsourcing‬وتدعى (;‪Conduent‬‬ ‫‪ )Document Technology‬ستحتفظ باسم‬ ‫العالمة التجارية ل"زيروكس"‬

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‫مصر‪ :‬غرفة صناعة الطباعة والتغليف‬ ‫تقيم أول معرض متخصص للطباعة‬ ‫سيتم عقد المعرض في الفترة من ‪ 26‬إلى ‪29‬‬ ‫يناير‪ ،‬بحضور ‪ 230‬إلى ‪ 300‬مشتري دولي‬

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‫كانون تثبت ّقوتها في مجال الطباعة‬ ‫بفوزها بثماني جوائز من ‪BLI‬‬ ‫جاءت هذه الجوائز ّ‬ ‫لتعزز موقع كانون‬ ‫الرائد في السوق مع أقوى وأوسع تشكيلة‬ ‫من تقنيات إدارة المستندات الخاصة‬ ‫بالمؤسسات‬

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‫دروبا ليس معرض تجاري بقدر ما هو‬ ‫خارطة طريق‬ ‫يتابع هذا المعرض في عرض وجهة لتقنية‬ ‫الطباعة و الصناعة بحد ذاتها كما كان‬ ‫ً‬ ‫يفعل دائما في اإلصدارات ال‪ 11‬السابقة‬ ‫التي حضرتها‬ ‫فرانك رومانو ‪ -‬أستاذ فخري ‪ -‬في جامعة‬ ‫ال‪ RIT‬في علوم اإلعالن‬

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

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‫مدير اإلعالنات‬

‫انيل نات ك ر‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 06‬‬ ‫‪meprinter@meprinter.com‬‬

‫مدير اإلنتاج‬

‫أحمد بوشي‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 07‬‬ ‫‪ahmed@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫اإلعالنات المبوبة واإلشتراكات‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 10‬‬ ‫‪+97 50 528 9267‬‬ ‫‪info@meprinter.com‬‬

‫توجه المراسالت إلى العنوان التالي‪:‬‬ ‫مجلة ‪ME Printer‬‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب ‪ ،502183‬مدينة دبي لإلعالم‬ ‫بناية رقم ‪ ،9‬مكتب رقم ‪214‬‬ ‫دبي‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬ ‫طبعت في مطبعة مسار للطباعة والنشر‬ ‫جميع حقوق الطبع والنشر محفوظة‬

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