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Advertorial Copatra Graphics

A POWER HOUSE

KINGDOM FROM THE

COPATRA GRAPHICS IS A ONE STOP SHOP SOLUTION PROVIDER

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here are companies that sell you things and then there are also that rare breed of companies who offer you quality and peace of mind along with the products. Copatra Graphics belongs to the latter group. The company was established in 1967 in Saudi Arabia and fast became a power house in world of regional graphic arts industry. Soon the strong Copatra Graphics pedigree and reputation encouraged top global brands to join them. In 1976 Copatra acquired sole agency in Saudi Arabia of AGFA Graphics. In 1987 the company built an expansive 6500-sqm state-of-the-art head quarter facility in Jeddah, and since 2003 a dedicated digital graphic systems division has been incorporated in to the company by having the exclusive dealership of Digital Graphics Inc (DGI).

What makes Copatra unique is its comprehensive blend of services that the company offers under one roof. Copatra boasts

in-house services, such as a professional design staff, digital prepress department, full-color offset printing, and a full range of specialty advertising items for all types of promotional needs.

Currently, Copatra provides high quality solutions to the printing, packaging, and graphic art industries. The company trade in and stock all kinds of machinery, supplementary equipment, supplies, such as printing digital plates, chemicals, printing inks, graphical paper and board varieties; and sundries related to the above fields.

With it’s headquartered in the port city of Jeddah, Copatra also has branches in Riyadh, Dammam, and Abha. All four locations boast excellent warehousing and cold storage facilities, in addition to other state-of-the-art amenities.

These strategic locations enable Copatra to cover not only the whole Saudi market, but also to be readily available to its clients and distributors throughout GCC & Middle East region.

A word from the executive manager “We strive to deliver “high-quality, reliable products that customer can use with confidence and heartfelt after sale service with a personal touch” What makes Copatra unique is its ability to respond to ever- changing customers’ demand and priorities as well as its flexibility to face the uncertainties and fluid market conditions in the Middle East have galvanized its position as a leading graphic arts solution provider to customers across the board.

With the advent of digital printing and signage industry Copatra is leveraging its expertise to offer the maximum solutions at competitive prices to the market.

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Our vision is to be the leaders in reliable and cost-effective printing & media solutions for both local & regional private and governmental sectors, aimed at meeting the customers’ growing needs through the introduction and rapid deployment of innovative products & technologies.

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Our marketing, business development team and after sales professionals are striving to deliver “high-quality, reliable products that our customers can use with confidence” and “heartfelt after sales service with a personal touch.”

Sincerely, SAMER Z. ANAN Executive Manager

A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS

The scope and extent of Copatra Graphics offerings are mind boggling. The company is a major supplier of paper and paper board as well as offset, flexographic, converting and digital printing equipment and consumables in Saudi Arabia and beyond. Top brands such as Agfa Graphics (Offset prepress and Digital imaging products), Avery Dennison (Self Adhesive PVC films), DGI (Digital Printing Solutions), Technova Imaging Systems (CTP, PS, plates & Chemical), AnaJet (textile printing solutions), CNC router known as Copacam, laser machine know as Copalaser, premium flex know as Copaflex and a host of other major global graphic arts players have put their trust on Copatra Graphics to represent them in KSA and the region.

COPATRA OPEN HOUSE 2017

Branch (Central Region) Tel: +966 11 477 2226 Fax: +966 11 478 0649 P.O. Box: 7476 Riyadh 11462 Branch (Eastern Region) Tel: +966 13 833 1659 Fax: +966 13 833 4863 P.O. Box: 3063 Dammam 31471 Branch (Southern Region) Tel: +966 17 224 8942 Abha Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Email: info@copatra.com Web: www.copatra.com copatra_graphics & copatra_graphics A Subsidary Of Anan United Holding Co.

Copatra Graphics continues to Expand Its Footprint in the Saudi printing market, Copatra Graphics has signed since top of 2017 four new exclusive distribution agreements in Saudi Arabia with global top notch vendors such as Polyprint (Digital textile printing solutions)-Greece, UNIFOL (Self adhesive PVC films)-Turkey, EFETEK (Fiber Marking Machine)-Turkey, Kenza Technology (Large format Printers)-Turkey

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brought together industry professionals, decision makers, and vendors from around the world. The leading events keep pace with the rapid growth in printing industry in the Saudi Arabia and presented a unique opportunity for attendees to advance the growth and development of these sectors and increase their contribution to the national economy.

The prestigious showcase heightened its significance and attracted a larger base of visitors, as well as established it as a primary destination for pioneers in these sectors e.g. AGFA, DGI, Avery Dennison, Technova and Unifol. Additionally, the event generated a significant amount of media interest and coverage, standing out as an unrivalled leading exhibition in the printing industries.

The fair covered the latest full spectrum of printing technology on printing machines and printing presses to print materials. The event took place In Jeddah on 20th 21th feb.2017 and on 27th - 28th feb.2017 in Riyadh

Copatra Graphics (H.O) Tel: +966 12 671 1888 Fax: +966 12 672 9286 P.O. Box: 5793 Jeddah 21432

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Advertorial Copatra Graphics ICONS FROM THE FAIR Anapurna H3200i LED / H2500i LED

EFETEK Fiber Marketing Machine

During the open house Copatra unveiled the latest generation of fast-firing print head whish use LED curing Lamp that save cost and taking care of environment and printing in heat sensitive materials Anapurna is offered in two models; H3200i LED 3.2 m and H2500i LED 2.5 m. A perfect fit for sign shops, photo labs and mid-size graphic screen printers that combine board and roll-toroll print jobs. The 6-color engine prints combine high quality with high productivity for outdoor and indoor, rigid and flexible wide-format jobs. The white ink function creates possibilities for printing on transparent material and color applications.

Turkish machine that can be used for all gifts items application using the fiber technology to engrave in steel, aluminum, and leather, applied on pens, key ring, mobiles, and souvenirs

* Copatra has successfully sold the first LED-Anapurna H3200i in the Middle East exhibited during SGI Dubai 2017

DGI VE3204X / VE 1904Xi eco Copatra start promoting a DGI Eco solvent (VE3204X, VE1904X) indoor and outdoor solution with Panasonic print head which is  Capable of expressing precise colors and printing high resolutions images by more detailed dots (variable dot 3,8,11). DGI developed new software called DBF to maximize printing quality along with printing image; machines in draft mode can produce 150 SQM. More than 12 unit of VE1904X sold within 4 months before the open house.

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Polyprint TexJet Shortee & TexJet echo

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Direct to garment print for cotton and plaster available in many models e.g. echo, Shortee, and Plus. We selected this models based on its competitive ROI & excellent performance comparing to other Brands in its segment

CopaLaser engraving and cutting machine Copatra private label CO2 laser machine for different applications like Wood, glass, paper, laser, plastic, rubber, marble and ceramic, Machine is Available sizes 60*90cm, 90*140cm, 150*250cm with the range of laser power from 60-180 watt

Copatra elite... a customer rewards program Redefining customer loyalty program In Copatra we believe our customers deserve our focused and undivided attention. As a gratitude Initiative for our valued customer, Feb.2017Copatra has unleashed a unique customer rewards program that offers a range of benefits and privileges designed to make the business more rewarding. Customers will enjoy a host of exciting offers, and preferential rates on a range of products & services.

Packaging Color consistency is non-negotiable

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things to know about G7 and protecting brand integrity

By Marc Levine, director of enterprise print quality, Schawk.

Whether you’re a printer or a brand manager, color consistency is non-negotiable. You need to be sure that your prints are depicted accurately across multiple printing types and substrates—brand integrity depends on it. That’s where G7 comes in.

G7, Idealliance’s industry-leading set of best practices for achieving gray balance, is a driving force for achieving a consistent appearance across any of the print technology, substrates and inks that are used for packaging. In essence, G7 raises the bar on the color matching performance to help printers and brands achieve their color quality goals.

If you’re considering ways to improve your printed materials with G7, here are seven things you should know: G7 is a global specification that is used to consistently hit clients’ color targets, used by more than 1,100 leading print service providers, worldwide. It might sound simple, but historical printing practices did not always do this. G7 does, and as a result, it enables calibrated presses to create a unified, high-quality visual product.

The name G7 stands for ‘Gray,’ plus the 7 primary and secondary solid ink values: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK), and Red, Green, and Blue (RGB). By controlling these elements, printers can more precisely control production color.

Photography used gray scales for over a century to balance color. G7 brings the same concepts to commercial printing. Using the G7 method to calibrate a print process produces a balanced print condition that is more repeatable and consistent.

More and more print buyers are making G7 a requirement to ensure consistent reproduction of design intent across marketing collateral, packaging and signage, regardless of the inks or substrates used.

While substrate, gamut and other print characteristics may be different, G7 aligns the gray balance each, lending all print types a common appearance.

G7 creates a more consistent printing condition across different printing machines, printing technologies and materials. For CPGs, this means greater sourcing flexibility across the print supplier base. For printers, this means greater flexibility in selecting the right tools and processes to meet the client’s price and performance requirements.

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Gray balance is a powerful tool for managing print consistency. G7makes it easy to include gray balance as part of a print specification.

Without G7, gray balance is a specification nightmare because it is different for every process. Using G7, brand owners can specify a common gray balance value, enabling printers to deliver a common appearance across all the work they produce.

At Schawk, we have embraced the G7 method by assembling a team of certified G7 experts in the field of color management, process, and quality control for proofing and printing equipment. Our G7 Experts work directly with printing facilities to calibrate their proofing systems and presses, and train them to become qualified G7 Master Printers and provide better service to their customers.

Contact G7 Experts in India and the Middle East through Idealliance India (www.ideallianceindia.org) or Naresh Khanna (editor@ippgroup.in)

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