PRESSIdeas April 2017 issue by Jacob George

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Contents FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK.............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Open New Pages by Komori ........................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Heidelberg: “Simply Smart” at China Print 2017................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Press Conference for drupa 2020............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Kodak to showcase latest technologies at China Print ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Kodak announces new President ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 KBA Report No. 50 out now....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 South Asian Digital Media Awards registration from 1 May ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Editorial Leaders Programme starting on 15 May 2017.................................................................................................................................................. 16 Interpack 2017 Indian participants......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 bizhub PRESS C1085 witnesses seven deployments in eastern India ....................................................................................................................... 18 Xerox reports first-quarter 2017 earnings............................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Xerox names Pete Peterson as Global Channel Strategy leader.................................................................................................................................. 19 Edelmann is 1st European beta installation of Landa S10 ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Odisha government cancels Rs 344 cr contract with Ricoh .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Record installation for Konica Minolta Bizhub PRESS C1060 ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Nukkad printers ups turnaround time with Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C6000, C1060.............................................................................. 22 Konica Minolta announces Workplace Hub......................................................................................................................................................................... 23 FM Brooks launches Pure Digital............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Daisuke Mori is the new MD of Konica Minolta India...................................................................................................................................................... 25 Xerox has largest product launch in its history.................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Xerox launches Versant 3100 and Versant 180 .................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Heidelberg Primefire 106 all set to expand colordruck’s new Packaging Digital division ................................................................................. 28 Flint Group presents a quality evolution in flexographic printing.............................................................................................................................. 30 Pulse Roll launches PureTone FPC ink system ................................................................................................................................................................... 31 SAVE FOOD Congress 2017: Multi-dimensional approach to fighting food losses and waste......................................................................... 32 Industry 4.0: A new level of quality......................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Lexon Group THINKING ABOUT THE BOX with Highcon Euclid IIIS............................................................................................................................. 35 Indiana Carton invests in a Heidelberg 1650 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 36 VINSAK upgrades Roll Lifters ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 VITS ships offline sheeting system to India.......................................................................................................................................................................... 37 Cosmo Films launches universal printable coated synthetic paper........................................................................................................................... 38 Flint appoints EMEA Technical Director, Flexible Packaging ........................................................................................................................................ 38 Insight Graphics installs India’s first OMET iFlex label press.......................................................................................................................................... 39 Universal Labels & Packaging buys 4th MPS flexo press ................................................................................................................................................ 39 Kodak opens new Flexo Packaging Technology Center in Shanghai......................................................................................................................... 40 Omet iFlex installed at Sikkim plant of Huhtamaki PPL-Webtech Labels!................................................................................................................ 41 Gravure innovation and sustainability to take center stage at Bobst Italia’s event .............................................................................................. 41 hubergroup acquires Alden & Ott Printing Inks Company............................................................................................................................................ 42 Esko at Interpack 2017................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Jabil at interpack .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Xeikon at Interpack....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Impel’s made-in-India innovation reimagines case sealing at Interpack 2017....................................................................................................... 43 Kodak breaks new ground for Flexo growth in Weatherford........................................................................................................................................ 44 Toyo Ink and Doneck enter licensing agreement for water-based lamination inks............................................................................................. 45 Sappi to present new packaging concepts......................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Ronchi at Interpack....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Printsystem trusts in Tecnau for automatic cutting.......................................................................................................................................................... 46 Schib Packaging and Abrigo partner for interpack 2017............................................................................................................................................... 47 Xitron celebrates 40th year of service to Printing Industry .......................................................................................................................................... 48 DP Lenticular launches Europe’s first large format motion lens................................................................................................................................... 49 Ricoh continues to grow wide format portfolio, partners with EFI............................................................................................................................. 49 EFI appoints LPP for Jetrion ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, SAVE FOOD Congress 2017 is a multi-dimensional approach to fighting food losses and waste. Led by high-calibre speakers from political and business spheres and civil society, the 3rd edition of the SAVE FOOD Congress will be held on 4 May 2017 as part of Interpack 2017. Taking place at Congress Center Süd of the Düsseldorf exhibition centre, the Congress will represent a global but also detailed perspective focusing on details and national conditions, apart from providing participants with a forum for mutual exchange as well as for identifying and sharing Best Practices. In its sixth year, this Initiative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and Messe Düsseldorf has more than 850 members from industry, associations, research institutes and NGOs. Regional Schools were called upon in the run-up to the event to give some thought to the theme of SAVE FOOD and work out corresponding concepts. One focal theme of the SAVE FOOD Congress is the presentation of the SAVE FOOD School Awards to the winning projects. Pharmaceutical packaging must comply with strict regulations. The Track & Trace solution from Bosch, through secondary packaging serialization, fulfills both requirements - protecting patients from counterfeit medicine, and ensuring the traceability along the production chain. At interpack 2017, Bosch Packaging Technology shows how Industry 4.0 solutions help to achieve higher process safety and product quality. Industry 4.0 solutions are designed to support customers in optimizing their processes – and in making their products even safer for end consumers and patients. Besides, the visitors to the grand show will witness other latest technology innovations and solutions from the leading providers of the world. Indian participants are all geared up to showcase their wares and visitors can have the opportunity to see in a practical and professional environment, the solutions best suited to their diverse requirements. Close on the heels of Interpack is China Print 2017 where Heidelberg, a driving force behind industry’s digitization, will be showing innovative solutions at the exhibition. During China Print trade fair (Beijing, May 9-13, 2017), the company will exhibit innovative Packaging and Commercial Printing solutions under the motto “Simply Smart”. For Heidelberg, ‘Simply Smart’ is more than just a motto. It is the principle Heidelberg applies to the development of solutions designed to make handling processes and technologies as easy as possible. It is how it imagines the intelligent, highly automated print shop of the future. For China Print visitors, also of interest should be Kodak’s latest technologies and Komori’s opening new pages apart from other hoard of showcases. There are quite a few important appointments at Kodak, Xerox, Konica Minolta and Flint Group. Other latest updates on installations, events, tie-ups, awards and achievements are all in the inside pages of this April 2017 issue of PRESSIdeas. Enjoy reading.

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Open New Pages by Komori This theme is being presented by Komori at China Print 2017 the 9th Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition

Komori Corporation will exhibit two sheetfed Offset presses and one Digital Printing system under the theme ‘Open New Pages’ at China Print 2017 (The 9th Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition). China Print 2017 will be held in Beijing, China, for five days during May 9-13, 2017. Komori Corporation will exhibit under the main theme ‘OPEN NEW PAGES’ and sub theme ‘Change for Success’ at China Print 2017. Komori booth will showcase its technologies and solutions with a commitment to become customers’ business partner to improve their margins and increase productivity.

Komori ICT Solutions developed by Komori provide powerful support for improving printer productivity by using the latest ICT and connect print manufacturing processes to make them visible, automatic and labour saving.

Key Notes :

Expanding the new potential of printing and realizing richer print communications — that’s what Komori and its customers are looking for. Evolving from a specialist printing press manufacturer to a print engineering service provider (PESP), Komori will offer offset, digital, printed electronics (PE), materials and auxiliary equipment. Drive “Change for Success”, its China Print booth will have a range of ideas for customers to open new pages in different business settings, such as moving to high added value printing or digital printing for new growth or aiming to become a print media enterprise. By all means, come see how you can open new pages.

Komori showcase at China Print Komori will highlight its LITHRONE GX40RP H-UV-

> Evolving from a specialist printing press manufacturer to a PESP. > LITHRONE GX40RP H-UV – the onepass double-sided press extends the OffsetOnDemand world. > K-ColorSimulator 2 – Easy Color Matching Software enables high-level colour matching of Offset and Digital.

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equipped 40” front/reverse multi-colour Offset Printing Press. The one-pass double-sided press extends the OffsetOnDemand world. This configuration with no sheet reversal helps reduce paper cost as the sheet size can be minimized by eliminating the necessity of margin on the tail edge of the sheets. Short makeready and printing with H-UV instant curing make the 16,500 sph press capable of handling very small lots and short turnarounds. The press is ideal for the increasing demand for package printing with double-sided multi-colour printing. Demonstrations include: • Package solutions in cooperation with Impremia IS29 • Package printing through colour matching with Impremia IS29 • Demonstration of printing task control by KPConnect • Automatic job change by advanced system • Demonstration with K-Supply products LITHRONE G37 H-UV-equipped 4-colour 37”Offset printing press is a compact press that can produce

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A1-size products and accommodate a wide range of printing needs. It is a perfect choice for a wide range of needs in publishing and commercial printing using either light or heavy stock due to printing with the H-UV L instant curing system. Colour management can be implemented by including a CMS colour bar on sheets even with 8-up A4 and American letter size impositions. This 15,000 sph machine is ideal for producing high page count products with high print quality. Demonstrations include: • High quality work and turn printing on heavy stock with 16-up A5 size imposition • Colour matching enabling fusion of Digital and Offset • Demonstration of printing task control by KP-Connect • Demonstration with K-Supply products Impremia IS29 29’’ Sheetfed UV Inkjet Digital Printing System brings together quality, reliability and stability in an advanced Digital printing system. The Impremia IS29 is a state-of-the-art Digital printing system with a maximum sheet size of 585 x 750 mm. Capable of printing on ordinary Offset printing paper, the ImpremiaIS29 is suitable with a wide range of stocks. In addition, the printing unit incorporates Komori Offset press manufacturing technologies, resulting in excellent tone reproduction and register accuracy and realizing high quality printing that approaches offset. This suitability with stocks and high print quality brings about the fusion of Offset and Digital and enables the ideal seamless combination of equipment. Also, by taking advantage of UV inkjet characteristics, the system is ideal for not only commercial printing but also package printing. At China Print 2017, Komori will demonstrate doublesided printing on heavy stock and propose new business models that extend through a linkup with digital finishing equipment. With added value such as variable and wide colour gamut printing, the Impremia IS29 not

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only supports small lots of many different items and short turnarounds but also brings great advantages in the accelerating digital printing business.

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Demonstrations include: • Colour matching with offset using the same stock and image by means of K-ColorSimulator 2 • Wide colour gamut printing coverage with CMYK inks • Printing of package and invitation cards on heavy stock • Demonstration of printing task control by KP-Connect • Display of diverse printing samples • Central job control by Digital Station

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Komori ICT (Information Communications Technology) Solutions is the general name for solutions that only Komori as a press manufacturer could develop as powerful support for improving printer productivity. These solutions use the latest ICT and connect print manufacturing processes to make them visible, automatic and labour saving.

Under the K-Supply brand name, Komori offers a lineup of special consumables, materials and equipment that are standard for Komori-made presses. K-Supply is not just consumables but also printing supplies developed with the Komori Graphic Technology Center (KGC) for high print quality and performance. They will be used by exhibit presses.

KP-Connect is Komori Solution Cloud which makes state of printing operations visible via the cloud. It is a service that improves productivity by allowing the printing company and Komori to share detailed press operating information in the safe environment of the cloud, making printing operations visible in real time.

At the exhibition site, products that meet the demands in China where environmental measures are stringently required such as a dampening filtration device, plant for waste liquid disposal and new products that contribute to energy saving through the visualization of power consumption by a realtime operations monitor (power consumption monitoring device) will also be shown.

KP-Connect Pro digitizes and streamlines process management by the MIS linkage function and scheduler. In addition, it realizes overall optimization of the printing process by workflow automation with prepress and postpress. Key features include: • Automatic creation of daily report, weekly report, monthly report and trend analysis report on the printing press

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Understand the operating conditions of the printing press from anywhere with a mobile device Interactive information exchange between MIS and printing press Simple scheduler that can confirm the real-time operating conditions Monitoring real-time progress in factory with large signage

K-ColorSimulator 2 is another Komori China Print highlight. The Easy Color Matching Software enables high-level colour matching of offset and digital including reproducing offset printing/ISO colour with output devices like Epson Inkjet Proofer and integration with Impremia IS29 etc.

In KOMORI Ecology Corner, ‘Building a mild, bright future where the balance is protected through the coexistence of everything’ is the green concept that Komori promotes. It will introduce the building of production environments that incorporate this green concept as well as the current state of product development. Komori Print Gallery will highlight an array of diverse high added value printed items from around the world. Mainly package and printed products that use special techniques will be exhibited along with an introduction to a wide variety of printing methods and application cases.

Heidelberg: “Simply Smart” at China Print 2017 Heidelberg, a driving force behind industry’s digitization, will be showing innovative solutions at the exhibition.

During China Print trade fair (Beijing, May 9-13, 2017), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will exhibit innovative Packaging and Commercial Printing solutions under the motto “Simply Smart”, for visitors from China and other Asia Pacific Regions, showing itself the most reliable partner of the print media industry for the current digital era. It was on Drupa 2016 that Heidelberg announced the motto “Simply Smart”, as the company’s response to the challenges and opportunities associated with Print Media Industry 4.0. Heidelberg is offering customers specific benefits and making it as easy as possible to work with increasingly complex processes and technologies.

“For Heidelberg, ‘Simply Smart’ is more than just a motto. It is the principle we apply to the development of solutions designed to make handling processes and technologies as easy as possible. It is how we imagine the intelligent, highly automated print shop of the future.” Rene Ludvigsen

“Smart Print Shop”, “Smart Service” and “Smart Collaboration” concepts are put forward Heidelberg will put forward the concepts including “Smart Print Shop”, “Smart Service” and “Smart Collaboration” during China Print this year.

At the show, visitors will see “Smart Print Shop” Heidelberg’s vision of the digitized, integrated and networked print shop. All these should be attributed to the Workflow Prinect, which integrates all areas and lays the foundation for integrated communication inside the print shop, as well as between the print shop and their customers and suppliers. Automation solutions make print production more reliable and efficient, while optimized consumables pave the way for innovative applications. “Smart Services” from Heidelberg safeguard the smooth running of a print shop round the clock. Heidelberg Service offerings and consumables enable customers to boost their machine availability and productivity. Thanks to “Smart Services”, customers can get technical support fast, get problem solved in an efficient way, even before it causes a machine stoppage, and get parts replaced in good time during a scheduled service. Reliable and efficient print production also depends on tested consumables that are suitable for the relevant application. And this is where customers can choose from the fully comprehensive range of

Key Notes : > Heidelberg will be showing innovative solutions under the motto “Simply Smart” at China Print 2017. > “Navigated Printing” aims to increase the net productivity of print shops. > Heidelberg presents itself as the most reliable partner for the current digital era.

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During the China Print 2017 trade fair, Heidelberg will be exhibiting the digitized future of the print media industry under the motto “Simply Smart”.

Heidelberg Saphira consumables, which include the Saphira Eco product line for environmentally friendly print production. “Smart collaboration” stands for innovative approaches to cooperation. New digital approaches are developed as part of the collaboration between Heidelberg and customers. The use of e-commerce is an example - through the new Heidelberg China Online Shop. In a further step, customers will be able to log into the Heidelberg website to obtain a detailed breakdown of how their machines are performing.

“Navigated Printing” aims to increase the net productivity of print shops As a pioneer of the digitization of the Print Media Industry, Heidelberg will highlight its “Navigated Printing” philosophy at China Print 2017. Since Drupa 2016, Heidelberg has been ushering in a paradigm shift with its new “Push to Stop” operating philosophy. The operator only interrupts the Printing process when necessary or not at all. This raises the effectiveness of print production to previously unattainable levels, enables better planning of processes, and continuous process monitoring lowers the error rate. For many print shops, “Navigated Printing” will be a critical step prior to “Autonomous Printing”. In a similar way to a navigation system in a car, Intellistart 2 in the new Press Center XL 2 machine control station identifies the ideal changeover sequence, shows the operator the shortest way to get from one OK sheet to the next, initiates all make ready operations and informs the operator of when and which manual activities are necessary. It was reported by the field testers that, with much more make ready time saved and many more good sheets produced, a massive performance increase have been achieved.

Heidelberg presents itself as the most reliable partner for the current digital era To meet customers’ current and future requirements and maintain its leading position as the industry’s most reliable partner in the future, Heidelberg has undergone a transformation and reoriented its corporate strategy accordingly. “The focus is no longer simply on equipment, but far more on the integrated overall process and all the requisite components. What benefits we offer our customers are always our key consideration, because our own success depends on that of our customers,” explained Benny Huang Head of Heidelberg China. “Our customers expect us to deliver added value and enhanced business opportunities, and we are actively helping them make the transformation to a digitized future. ‘Simply Smart’ will certainly become a signpost for the future of our industry.” And Rene Ludvigsen added, “We have to deal quickly with the fusion of the digital world and the world of printing industry. The Industry 4.0 is more than just a phrase, but a confluence of trends and technologies promises to reshape the way things are made. Our exhibition of the industry’s digitized future under “Simply Smart” will take our industry into a new digital era, and I’m confident this will help our customers for a success transformation.”

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Press Conference for drupa 2020 Preparations for the next edition of the world’s most important Trade Fair for Printing Technologies – drupa 2020 are in full swing. The re-positioning of drupa and its focus on tomorrow’s themes with great growth potential resulted in extremely successful trade fair days last year, characterised by promising global contacts, excellent business deals and a strikingly positive mood among both exhibitors and visitors alike. On the occasion of interpack 2017, industry will know about the highlight themes to be in focus for 2020 and ranges drupa will have in store for the Packaging segment. There will

be a Press Conference for drupa 2020 on 8 May 2017 at CCD.Süd (Congress Center Düsseldorf), Room 01 (ground floor). Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the Printing and Paper Technology Association within the VDMA, Werner M. Dornscheidt,

President & CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, and Sabine Geldermann, Director of drupa, will inform about the current sector development and future trends as well as the preparations for drupa 2020. He will also be available for interviews. The conference language is English.

Kodak to showcase latest technologies at China Print The KODAK TRENDSETTER Q800 Platesetter with Single-Cassette Unit will be running live on the stand Kodak will be at China Print (Hall E2, Booth #121) to promote its portfolio of green printing solutions and showcase its innovation, building on drupa 2016 success as well as PrintPack India 2017. Kodak booth will be exhibiting:

The KODAK FLEXCEL NX System It is a fully integrated solution for digital flexo platemaking available in a wide variety of format sizes. Through Kodak’s great imaging and materials technology it delivers high performing digital flexo plates for the widest variety of package printing applications and enables printers to drive towards their

sustainability goals with a cost effective flexo print process that delivers quality levels that rival offset and gravure printing.

Stream Inkjet Solutions from Kodak AND OEM partners These solutions will include KODAK PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems, Kodak 6000C Presses and the Matti MonoJet 330. The showcase will highlight high quality, productivity and economics enabling growth in Publishing, Packaging and Commercial markets.

Kodak Plates Visitors will also be able to see the range of Kodak Plates, including the new KODAK SONORA UV Process Free Plates, which deliver long run lengths for UV applications plus the benefits of process free, and KODAK SWORD MAX Thermal Plates, targeted for availability in Q4 2017, which use patented Advanced Resin Technology (ART) to deliver high-performance features, including strong solvent resistance and scratch resistance, for printers facing challenging press conditions. The KODAK TRENDSETTER Q800 Platesetter with Single-Cassette Unit will be running live on the stand, and visitors will learn how the superior stability and accuracy of SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology and new power saving features can help grow their business.

PRINERGY On-Premise Platform Kodak will be demonstrating the PRINERGY

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On-Premise Platform that delivers end-toend automation and keeps costs, quality, and business risk in control. PRINERGY Workflow’s open platform provides compatibility with virtually all 3rd party press equipment, giving you ultimate flexibility to adapt to a dynamic market. Also in the booth, will be the recently launched PRINERGY Cloud Platform delivering new, industry-first solutions that augment and expand your current PRINERGY On-Premise Platform investment. Not only can you take performance to the next level, but harness the power of your data with our revolutionary Decision Analytics tool to make fact-based decisions.

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Kodak announces new President Randy Vandagriff has been appointed President of Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division Eastman Kodak Company announced Randy Vandagriff, who has played an integral role in the development of Kodak’s ULTRASTREAM technology and Kodak’s digital print business since 2004, will become President of the Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division effective May 1, 2017. Commenting on his new role Vandagriff said: “It’s an exciting time to continue driving Kodak’s inkjet business forward, as ULTRASTREAM Technology will move production inkjet into the mainstream of commercial printing, packaging, labels and home décor. I look forward to working closely with our PROSPER press and head customers going forward, as well as OEMs in the coming months and years to bring ULTRASTREAM technology to market.” Vandagriff will replace Philip Cullimore who is leaving Kodak to take a career sabbatical. “It’s a pleasure to welcome Randy to this new role. As a tenured 35-year innovator in inkjet, Randy will help us accelerate market penetration of ULTRASTREAM technologies into new high growth markets

with our OEMs,” said Jeff Clarke, Kodak Chief Executive Officer. “Philip has had a strong track record of improving each of the businesses he has managed at Kodak. We have seen this again in bringing our fast-growing inkjet business to profitability while continuing growth in our best-in-class Packaging business. This is an opportunity for him to pursue his goal of running a business headquartered near his European base.” Kodak also announced a revision to its reporting structure. The Micro 3D Printing business within the Micro 3D Printing and Packaging division (MPPD) has been moved into a new division named Advanced Materials and 3D Printing Technology (AM3D), which also includes the operations of the current Intellectual Property Solutions Division. The new AM3D division is being led by Terry Taber, Kodak Chief Technical Officer, as President. The Flexographic Packaging business, formerly part of MPPD,

is being reported as a dedicated division. The Flexographic Packaging Division is led by Chris Payne, as President. These changes will be reflected in Kodak’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2017.

KBA Report No. 50 out now Print in all its facets to mark the company’s 200th anniversary The 50th issue of KBA Report, the customer magazine of press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA), is now out – just a few months before the company celebrates the 200th anniversary of its founding on 9th August 2017. The 52-page magazine is packed with articles covering the most varied market segments and business philosophies of print companies around the world. The

topics range from the increasingly popular LED UV technology, via double coating and inline foil application for the finishing of high-quality packaging in sheetfed offset, through to new investments in digital and newspaper printing. Current developments and new business ideas are also presented, for example an award-winning smartphone app which provides a mobile Rapida press console, and a webshop for individually designed bottles and glasses produced on a K1 digital printing machine from KBA-Kammann. In his editorial, KBA president Claus Bolza-

Issue 50 of the customer magazine KBA Report contains a supplement on the 200-year history of the company

Schünemann looks back over the successful business year 2016, which produced the highest group profit in the almost 200-year history of the company. Important milestones from the long history of the world’s oldest printing press manufacturer are recalled in a commemorative supplement enclosed in the customer magazine. Bolza-Schünemann: “We will be celebrating our proud company anniversary in fitting manner in September. Our founders taught us to be ready to venture new paths of technical innovation, and to be guided by the needs and wishes of our customers. We see it as our obligation to uphold their legacy.” KBA Report is available in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian. Copies can be requested from the KBA regional offices or from the central marketing department of Koenig & Bauer AG. A PDF version of the magazine is also available for download at the company’s website.

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South Asian Digital Media Awards registration from 1 May May 2017. The award is jointly presented by Google. WAN-IFRA started the Digital Media Awards all over the world to recognize best innovations in digital publishing and the awards have become the most prestigious recognition in the news media industry. The awards are presented in every region – South Asia, Asia, Middle East, Europe and Latin America. The winners from every region subsequently compete for the World Digital Media Awards. Last year (2016), manoramaonline.com, the regional winner from South Asia also won the World Digital Media Award for ‘Best News website’.

The call for annual recognition of best works in digital publishing in the South Asian region, South Asian Digital Media Awards (SDMA) by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is set to open on 1

This year, the entries are invited for the following award categories: a) Best News Website b) Best Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Website c) Best News Mobile Service d) Best Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment

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Mobile Service Best Use of Online Video Best Data Visualisation Project Best Innovation New Product Best Social Media Engagement Best Digital Advertising Campaign

The award is open to all news publishers in South Asia. All entries must have been published between 1 July 2016 and 9 June 2017. The panel of jury from around the world will judge the entries. The winners will be officially recognized at WAN-IFRA India 2017 Conference, 13-14 September, Chennai, and presented with trophies at the glittering awards ceremony on 13th September, Nearly 400 delegates from more than 20 countries are expected to attend the conference. Registration of entries to the awards is acceptable online at the WAN-IFRA website. The registration for the awards closes on 9th June 2017.

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Learn from World-class top leaders to gain the complete knowledge Covering most important areas of editorial function, all under one roof More practical oriented hands-on approach Complete the course within a short span of time

The Editorial Leaders programme has trained more than 200 leaders so far and the third edition will take place in Delhi. The programme is aimed at developing future-ready editorial leaders and help news publishers create a pool of talent for the future. The registration for this programme (total of 6 modules) is open now. Interested leaders can register to reserve seats and be future-ready leaders in their newsrooms. Attractive prices are being offered. The first 3 modules will be held in New Delhi

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from 15-May-2017 to 20-May-2017. The modules are: a) Creating Engaging Stories; b) Online Video; and c) Data Journalism The final 3 modules will be held in Chennai from 19-June-2017 to 24-June-2017. The modules are: a) Writing for the web; b) Harnessing social media; and c) Leading the newsroom

The deadline for registration is extended until 28-April-2017. Interested people may confirm participation on or before 28-April to reserve seats for their organisation.

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Accupack Engineering Private Limited, Navi Mumbai (OA East / 15-2-14) ACG Pharma Technologies FBE Combos & Tablet Coaters, Satara (Hall 16 / B35) ACG Pharmapack Barrier Packaging Films & Foils, Satara (Hall 16 / B35) Alpha Plastomers Pvt. Ltd., Surat (Hall 7, level 2 / A37) Bang Polypacks, Mumbai (OA East / 15-2-18) Ballyfabs International Ltd, Kolkata (Hall 7, level 2 / C23) Brajesh Packaging Pvt. Ltd., Amarvati (OA East / 15-2-04) Chemline India Ltd., Delhi (OA East / 15-2-22) Chiripal Poly Films Ltd., Ahmedabad (Hall 9 / G16) Cilicant Chem Private Limited Company, Pune (Hall 7, level 2 / A30) Cosmo Films Limited, New Delhi (Hall 9 / F26) Crescent Innovative Packaging Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (OA East / 15-2-21) Dhiman Industries (Regd), Nakodar ( Hall 2 / B11) Dhiman Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., Nakador (Hall 4 / B54) Ferreterro India Pvt. Ltd., Noida (OA East / 15-2-07) FLEX FILMS EUROPA, (Hall 10 / D44) food pex India, Düsseldorf (North Entrance / .C05) GABBAR ENGINEERING CO, Ahmedabad (OA East / 15-2-13) Gem Allied Industries Private Limited, Kolkata (OA East / 15-2-32) Green Packaging Industries Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata (Hall 7, level 2 / C11) Hassia Packaging Pvt Ltd., Pune (OA East / 15-2-24) Hindustan Tin Works Ltd., New Delhi (Hall 11 / A40-5) Impel Services P Ltd, Mumbai (Hall 8b / G60)

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INDIA PAVILION, Düsseldorf (OA Hall 15 / FG15) Jindal Poly Films Ltd., New Delhi (Hall 9 / H04.J03) Kanpur Plastipack Ltd., Kanpur (Hall 7, level 2 / B22A) Multitech Products Pvt Ltd, Pune (OA East / 15-2-23) Multitech Products Pvt Ltd, Pune (OA East / 15-2-23) New Era Machines Pvt. Ltd., Ludhiana (Hall 3 / F29) NPF Polyfilms Pvt. Ltd., Gandhinagar (OA East / 15-2-15) Pacific Plastics Industries Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai (Hall 13 / C60) Rayan Plast, Mumbai (OA East / 15-235) Rockdude Impex Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai (OA East / 15-2-02) Kuloday Plastomers Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (Hall 7, level 2 / A30A) Lohia Corp Limited, Kanpur (Hall 12 / E26) Mumbai (North Entrance B / .02) Omori India Pvt. Ltd., Vadodara (Hall 8b / C66) pacprocess India / indiapack, Düsseldorf (North Entrance / .C05) Pakona Engineers India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai (Hall 6 / A28) Parekh Aluminex Ltd., Mumbai (Hall 7, level 2 / C39) Parle Global Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Thane (Hall 16 / F04) Pharmachine India, Mumbai (Hall 8a / E36) Plastene India Ltd., Ahmedabad (Hall 10 / D47) Powerband Industries Pvt. Ltd., Daman (Hall 7 / B23) R&D Engineers, Hyderabad (Hall 1 / D01) Safal Flexibond Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad (OA East / 15-2-9) Saurabh Flexipack Systems Pvt. Ltd., Pune (Hall 8a / E71)

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Shako Flexipack Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai (OA East / 15-2-05) Shri Maa Polyfabs Ltd., Kolkatta (OA East / 15-2-03) Shrinath Flexipack Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad (Hall 7, level 2 / A45) Shrinath Rotopack Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad (Hall 7, level 2 / A45) Shubham Flexible Packaging Machines Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad (OA East / 15-2-30) Sidsam Formilan Machines Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad (Hall 8b / C04) Simplex Chemopack Private Limited, Nagpur (Hall 7, level 2 / A27) Skypack India Pvt Ltd., Haryana (Hall 7, level 1 / A12) Sodaltech Exports, Coimbatore (Hall 13 / C20) Specialty Polyfilms (India) Pvt. Ltd., Aurangabad (Hall 7, level 2 / B25) SRF Limited, Gurgaon (Hall 7, level 2 / C21) S.S.P. Packaging Industries Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (Hall 13 / E45) Star Pac India Ltd., Chennai (OA East / 15-2-36) Sumilon Polyester Ltd, Surat (OA Hall 9 / H9.1) Sweet Industries India P Ltd, Mumbai (OA East / 15-2-27) Synthetic Packers Pvt Ltd., Bangalore (OA East / 15-2-28) TARGET INNOVATIONS, Zuarinagar (OA East / 15-2-34) Technofour Electronics Pvt. Ltd., Pune (Hall 8a / E40) The Indian Flexible Packaging & Folding Carton Manufacturers Association (IFCA) Unick Fix-a-Form and Printers Ltd, Ahmedabad (OA East / 15-2-29) Vacmet India Limited, Agra (Hall 7 / A01) Vishakha Polyfab Pvt Ltd., Ahmedabad (Hall 7, level 1 / C45) Warade PackTech Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra (Hall 8a / D47)

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bizhub PRESS C1085 witnesses seven deployments in eastern India The Konica Minolta press is embedded with the cutting edge Simitri HDE toner and S.E.A.D. IV image processing technology. In addition to its successful installation of 20 bizhub PRESS C1060 in Eastern India in Year 2016-2017, Konica Minolta has witnessed another record seven deployments of its industry leading bizhub PRESS C1085 digital industrial printing solution.

clients better, but has also helped our in-house team gain more proficiency in its work.’’

Printing enterprises in India are readily eyeing to have a digital production printing to complement the traditional analogue process and Konica Minolta comes as an ideal solution for these enterprises, providing a perfect balance between printing outputs and desired colour output to cater to all the requirements from the customers. Printers now have the flexibility to cater to the Just in Time requirements from their customers.

“I highly recommend this machine to all the printing SMEs as the quality and efficiency of the printing solution and one of the best in the digital printing market.” – Sudhir Singhal, Systematic Designers and Printers, Siliguri

Complimenting Konica Minolta for its cutting edge printing solutions Mr. Barun Maiti from HS Laxmi Graphics Innovation, Kolkata comments, ‘’bizhub PRESS C1085 has helped us garner a host of new clients with varied time bound requirements and with this machine we are able to deliver them with ease. The quality and efficiency of the printing solution is definitely one among the best in the market.’’ Mr. Mohit Sarda from Print Ask team, Silliguri further added, ‘’It’s truly a holistic solution which caters to end-to-end requirements of a printing business. Its deployment has not only helped us to serve our

Mr. Sudhir Singhal from Systematic Designers and Printers from Siliguri also commented, “I highly recommend this machine to all the printing SMEs as the quality and efficiency of the printing solution and one of the best in the digital printing market. I highly recommend this machine to printing businesses that are looking forward to strengthen their production.” Mr Deepak Basak of Eastern Publication house, Dimapur comments, “We are very happy with bizhub PRESS C1085 its print results, high quality, productivity and ability to perform high volume operations and helped us garner a host of new clients with different time bounds.” ‘’Our business outputs have considerably grown post the deployment of bizhub PRESS C1085 and has offered us with a strategic competitive advantage. We can now cater to high volume printing requirements without comprising on the quality of outputs in a short span of time. This has helped us increase our revenues significantly and target new customers,’’ said the printing SMEs congratulating Konica Minolta for bizhub PRESS C1085. Bizhub PRESS C1085 is compatible with latest global

Key Notes : > bizhub PRESS C1085 digital printing solution offers unparalleled efficiency for high volume printing jobs. > Extremely fine production of post processing tasks. > Printers are eyeing to have digital to complement their analogue process.

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During the China Print 2017 trade fair, Heidelberg will be exhibiting the digitized future of the print media industry under the motto “Simply Smart”.

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standards and supports numerous industry standards as well as high quality colour management. With JDF support, APPE, Pantone, industry-standard Fiery and Konica Minolta controller, it comes as a state of the art model for the printing industry.

Meet stringent deadlines with bizhub PRESS C1085

an ideal solution for small as well as mid range printing businesses which deal in small volume orders and variable data printing jobs with stringent deadlines. The machine helps businesses to perform these tasks faster and more efficiently. It also offers a printing speed of 100/85 ppm on 55 to 350 gsm papers. The print resolution offered by bizhub PRESS C1085 also comes at an impressive 1,200

x 1,200 dpi x 8 bit and 1,200 x 3,600 dpi equivalents. On the Operating System front, the machine is compatible with Windows 8/7; Windows Server 2008/2003; Macintosh OSX 10.5; and Intel Macintosh OSX 10.5 or later.

Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C1085 is

Xerox reports first-quarter 2017 earnings Xerox has announced its first-quarter 2017 financial results. “I am pleased with our operational results in the first quarter,” said Jeff Jacobson, Xerox chief executive officer. “Revenue and cash flow were in-line with our expectations and, despite currency headwinds, operating margin expanded driven by productivity savings from our Strategic Transformation initiatives.” Jacobson added, “While we still have a lot to do, we laid the foundation to deliver on our full-year commitments.” The company delivered first-quarter 2017 GAAP earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations of 2 cents. Adjusted

EPS was 15 cents, which excludes 13 cents per share of after-tax costs related to the amortization of intangibles, restructuring and related costs, certain retirement related costs, loss on extinguishment of debt and a tax benefit. During the quarter, the company’s earnings were impacted by a charge related to its equity investment in Fuji Xerox, resulting in a 3 cent reduction in both GAAP and adjusted EPS. Revenues were $2.45 billion in the quarter, down 6.2 percent or 4.3 percent in constant currency. Post sale revenue was 80 percent of total revenue.

First-quarter adjusted operating margin, excluding the impact of the Fuji Xerox charge, was 11.4 percent, up 0.9 percentage points from the same quarter a year ago. Xerox generated operating cash flow of $190 million from continuing operations during the first quarter and ended the period with a cash balance of $1.05 billion. The company returned $87 million in dividends to shareholders and repaid $1.30 billion of debt.

Xerox names Pete Peterson as Global Channel Strategy leader Pete Peterson will serve as senior vice president of Global Channel Strategy at Xerox. As the team lead, Peterson will be responsible for revenue and profit growth, as well as leading and executing targeted investments across direct and indirect channels worldwide. Xerox is focused on enhancing and expanding its channel reach, particularly in the $20 billion multi-brand reseller space, by providing partners a broader set of products, solutions and vertically integrated tools, technology and service delivery processes. “Now that we support the largest solutionsenabled portfolio in the industry, we’re able to bring new opportunities to the partner channel that serves small and medium businesses (SMBs),” said Kevin Warren, chief commercial officer, Xerox. “Pete is part of our investment in that channel network – bringing

Photo, Pete Peterson, SVP, Global Channel Strategy, Xerox, April 2017

to Xerox the extensive experience required to ratchet up recruitment and activation of partners that are the right fit and growth potential to increase our market share with SMBs.”

Peterson joins Xerox from TESSCO Technologies where he led the sales organization. Prior to that, Peterson was the vice president of Global Channels at Brocade, a leading data and storage networking company; and he also spent 20 years at Tech Data, one of the world’s largest distributors of technology products, services and solutions. At Tech Data, Peterson progressed through sales and marketing roles, ultimately serving as senior vice president of sales for the United States, responsible for leading sales and marketing, and developing strategies, management procedures and enablement activities to drive profitable growth. Peterson has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Tuskegee University and a Master in Business Administration from Florida State University.

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Edelmann is 1st European beta installation of Landa S10 Edelmann chooses Landa S10 Nanographic printing press to transform Digital Packaging. Nanographic Printing Press. The company will use its new Nanographic Printing capability to generate valuable business growth from high-quality, high-speed, medium-run folding carton work. Dierk Schröder, Chairman, Edelmann, says: “Our business is all about customer service. Staying in tune with the market and delivering what it needs, but also anticipating, innovating and then proactively offering what it didn’t know it needed. We’re excited to be working with Landa; this is a valuebased partnership that will drive long-lasting end customer relationships. What’s more, Nanography is breakthrough technology with the potential to transform the print, packaging and communication markets.” Oliver Sattel, Technical Director, Edelmann, comments: “Brands are actively looking to streamline their operations to remain lean and efficient, but not at the expense of product quality or price. The Landa S10 delivers this. It removes the previous barriers of minimum order quantities, with money tied-up in unnecessary printed stock and storage. This represents unprecedented

flexibility that will interest not only our customers’ procurement departments, but also their creative teams too. We already have lots of interest for this new service, and are confident that Landa is the right partner and Nanography the only technology to deliver this capability.” With operations in nine countries, employing 2,700 people, sales of 300 million euros and producing 5.5 billion packages and leaflets per year, Edelmann is one of the world’s leading packaging manufacturers and system suppliers. Specializing in packaging solutions for health care, beauty care and consumer brands, the company has operations in Europe, Asia, North and South America. Yishai Amir, Landa CEO, comments: “Edelmann works with world leading brands such as P&G, L’Oréal and many others. Their established production quality standard, High Q Packaging, underpins their offering and is highly respected by customers and the wider market.

beta partner. They not only understand the value of Nanography and its unique benefits, but have a clear plan for its successful roll-out and customer adoption. We look forward to working closely with Edelman and supporting their growth as they pioneer the use of medium run-length B1 digital print,” concludes Yishai Amir. Engineered for the packaging and converting industries, the Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press enables mainstream packaging productivity with plate-free, offset print quality. The Landa S10 will be installed at Edelmann’s Heidenheim production site, the largest of its kind in Europe. Edelmann will also exhibit at Interpack 2017 to showcase the benefits of Nanographic Printing.

Odisha government cancels Rs 344 cr contract with Ricoh

“For us, Edelmann represents the perfect

Odisha government has cancelled a fiveyear contract awarded to Ricoh India for installation and maintenance of computer hardware in government and governmentaided high schools. Ricoh India was selected by the state government in February 2016 for supply, installation and commissioning of computer hardware, connected accessories, software, maintenance of equipment and provision of computer education devices in 2,000 government and government-aided high schools in Odisha for five years. For Ricoh India, this was the second largest project after the Department of Post Digitization order in 2015. Ricoh India was associated with this prestigious project, working along with the Government of Odisha and KELTRON. The cancelled contract had an order value of Rs 344 crore.

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Record installation for Konica Minolta Bizhub PRESS C1060 Witnesses record deployment in Eastern India in 2016-17 with the Digital Press being chosen by twenty printing businesses in the region. Konica Minolta has registered another milestone in the year 2016 -17 with the deployment of twenty bizhub PRESS C1060 Digital Press solutions in Eastern India. The customers in printing businesses which preferred KM’s bizhub Press C1060 among a host of other business printing solutions in the market include: Deepak Pareek Print Factory, Kolkata; Haraparbati Graphics, Bhubaneswar; Express Vision, Ranchi; Polestar Communication, Kolkata; Rainbow Communication, Kolkata; Colour Stroke Print Solutions, Kolkata; Zoom Xerox, Dimapur; Speedo Print, Ranchi; Susri Computers and Consultancy, Bhubaneshwar; SMCTP Zone, Siliguri; RK Digital Printers, Ranchi; Innomedia Creations, Kolkata; Kumaresh Graphics, Cuttack; IG Traders, Kolkata; Mansi Incorporation, Kolkata; Nukkad Printers, Kolkata; Diya Digital Print, Kolkata; The Free Press Group, Imphal; East Sanjib, Chandan Nagar; and Rumi Jumi Enterprise, Guwahati. Detailing the post deployment benefits of bizhub PRESS C1060, Mr. Soujanya Guha Majumdar from Polestar Communication, Kolkata said, ‘’We are extremely delighted to have this machine in our production facility as now our clients not only receive their orders on time but also praise us for the exceptional quality we offer to them. I highly recommend this machine to printing businesses that are looking forward to strengthen their production.’’ Mr. Rajen Prasad from R.K Digital Printers, Ranchi added, ‘’Our decision to procure bizhub PRESS C1060 couldn’t have been more right. Its user friendly interface along

with high quality printing outputs has really helped us take our business to a whole new level.’’ Mr. Manish Maroo from Express Vision, Ranchi further added, “Our business has considerably magnified post deployment of bizhub C1060 since 2010, when I thought of buying a machine Konica Minolta was my first choice. I highly recommend this machine as the quality and efficiency of the printing solution and one of the best in the digital printing market. I am delighted with the performance of the machine and wish to continue this business relationship for a long time.” Mr. Deepak Pareek, Print Factory, Kolkata comments, “I was impressed with the print quality, high productivity and ability to perform high volume operations and the machine has helped us garner a host of new clients with different time bounds and with this machine we are able to deliver with ease.” Mr. Jamshed Alam from IG Traders, Kolkata adds, “Quality has always been the main focus for us, Konica Minolta’s bizhub offers superior colour image quality and has helped us take our business to a new level and also has helped us increase our clientele. Overall we found Konica Minolta machines to be cost effective.” Printing enterprises in India are rapidly looking to switch from traditional analogue to digital industrial printing; Konica Minolta comes as an ideal solution for these enterprises providing a perfect precision between printing outputs and power consumption to overcome these problems faced particularly by small and medium printing business. ‘’Our business operations have significantly escalated post the deployment of bizhub PRESS C1060 which offers an unprecedented image quality and reproduction of colours. We have also increased our production outputs significantly without comprising on the quality

which has helped us increase our clientele by a huge margin,’’ comments the printing SMEs, complementing Konica Minolta for its distinctive endeavours in the printing segment. Bizhub PRESS C1060 also offers a printing resolution of 1200 x 1200 DPI with 8-bit processing for smoother and more vibrant images. The printing solution also incorporates SEAD IV Screen-Enhancing Active Digital Processing System which consistently sustains image stability. The control panel includes a large 15” colour touch-screen display with user friendly PC-like operations, making its operations extremely convenient. bizhub PRESS C1060 – ideal solution for small to mid range industrial printing Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C1060 is an ideal solution for small as well as mid range industrial printing businesses, delivering a fast print/copy output of up-to 60 ppm. With a superior colour image quality, purpose built reliability and simple touchscreen control, a business can receive every advantage of digital production like variable-data printing and scanning. The printing solution boasts of cutting edge next generation printing technologies for an unparalleled adaptability. Konica Minolta’s highly skilled and dedicated engineers have also incorporated the bizhub PRESS C1060 with a 7,500-sheet maximum paper capacity for long press runs without interruption. The printing solution is compatible with paper sizes of upto 13’’x 19.2” and weights up to 300 gsm. It also offers versatile inline finishing options to suit any production requirements.

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Nukkad printers ups turnaround time with Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C6000, C1060 The extraordinary printing quality and turnaround time of the printing solutions helped the Kolkata company expand its footprint significantly. Responding to the latest market trends and client needs in the area of industrial printing, Konica Minolta has further strengthened its commitment to offer unmatched efficiency and productivity with bizhub PRESS C6000 and bizhub PRESS C1060. The next generation digital industrial printing offerings are tailored to maximize the profits of printing enterprises with unmatched quality and trend setting production speed.

The Kolkata based company, Nukkad Printers offers a host of printing services including pre-press to post-press, binding and canvas printing under one roof. It also handles large corporate clients on a daily basis and believes in the ‘power of many’ and offer diversified services. Even though it is based in Kolkata, it serves clients far from its home base with equal efficiency and dedication.

Nukkad Printers from Kolkata has printing business in India which installed the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C6000 and bizhub PRESS C1060 and furnished a feedback which strengthens the legacy of producing cutting edge solutions from Konica Minolta. The company installed Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C6000 after being convinced that it is an excellent solution for its varied and demanding requirements and was so impressed by its performance that it further added three more bizhub PRESS C6000 solutions in its workshop between 2012 and 2017.

“We deployed Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C6000 as our first machine four years back in 2013. Subsequently, we bought three more of bizhub Presses as we were extremely delighted with its results. Recently we have purchased a Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS 1060 printer and are pleased with its print quality. Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS 1060 has helped us significantly in growing our business and we have installed the same in our primary workshop, helping the turnaround time for finished print products very fast,” comments Mr. Pawas Shah, Owner of Nukkad Printers.

bizhub PRESS C6000 offers industry leading features including true 1,200 dpi x 8-bit resolution colour output, Critical alignment for double-side documents, superior back-tofront registration, enhanced calibration over the print surface, improved density balance adjustment, excellent paper handling, extensive profiling and an easy paper loading and general maintenance. The company has also installed KM’s bizhub PRESS C1060 off late and is quite delighted with the machine’s operations and attributes its business expansion to the solution. It is an ideal solution for small as well as mid-range industrial printing business delivering a high-speed digital colour press print/copy output of 60 ppm in colour and B&W jobs, with fast scanning for streamlined production workflow. It also offers an impressive 1200 x 1200 DPI resolution with 8-bit processing for more vibrant and realistic images. Konica Minolta’s highly skilled and dedicated engineers have also incorporated the bizhub PRESS C1060 with a 7,500-sheet maximum paper capacity for long press runs without interruption. The printing solution is compatible with paper sizes of upto 13’’x 19.2” and weights up to 300 gsm. It also offers versatile inline finishing options to suit any production requirements. The printing business’s trust on Konica Minolta was so deep rooted that it did not procure any printing solutions from any different vendors and congratulated the KM team for producing revolutionizing products.

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Konica Minolta announces Workplace Hub Konica Minolta partners with Microsoft, HPE, Sophos, Canonical and BrainTribe to create one of the most connected intelligent edge platforms for the workplace of the future. Konica Minolta has introduced Workplace Hub, an innovative new enterprise IT solution that unifies all of an organisation’s technology via a single centralised platform. Version one of Workplace Hub, available from October 2017, aims to future-proof workplaces of every size as they work towards digital transformation. It also directly addresses growing IT complexity by providing more efficient and effective management of the disparate array of tools, services and devices used by modern organisations. Acting as a central hub that simplifies IT for an organisation, Workplace Hub drives efficiencies by reducing the overall costs of IT management and service provision, and providing real-time data-driven insights that help to improve business processes. By creating an ecosystem to manage and coordinate the entire IT infrastructure and services across existing and future IT systems, devices and services, Workplace Hub provides users with a central dashboard showing 360-degree visibility of IT usage patterns across the whole business, allowing for simple management and optimisation of systems. Moreover, the platform’s product roadmap includes future integration of IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Edge and Decision Support capabilities as they become more central to the business environment of tomorrow. Adding this cognitive layer of organisational insight unleashes an intuitive understanding of the world that empowers people to collaborate better and to make smarter, data-driven decisions more effectively and easily.

Global partnerships with HPE, Sophos and Microsoft deliver best in class hardware, security and IT solutions. Additional services from Canonical and BrainTribe bring the power of open source and advanced data management, helping to facilitate effective digital transformation for any business. Dennis Curry, a Vice President and Director of Business Innovation and R&D at Konica Minolta, said “Workplace Hub will evolve to become the most comprehensive platform for the services and capabilities demanded by the workplace of the future. It means businesses can grow and manage their IT in tandem with changing business needs. It simplifies IT operations today and paves the way for exciting new integrations, such as AI and intelligent edge computing, to become a central part of the digital organisation of the future.” This strategic shift will allow Konica Minolta to deliver more comprehensive digital transformation solutions, while continuing its heritage of providing the very best products

and services for the business market as a whole. ‘’The new age businesses have dynamic workloads, giving rise to the need for a holistic solution synched in a single platform. Workplace hub come as an answer to the growing complexities associated with diverse work related requirements, furnishing unprecedented management of a host of different devices, platforms and tools. This will not only help businesses in significantly enhancing their output but will also lead to increased in house efficiency,’’ said Yuji Nakata, Managing Director, Konica Minolta India. “The workplace is evolving at an unparalleled rate and digital transformation is becoming increasingly important to both survival and future prosperity,” said Shoei Yamana, CEO and President of Konica Minolta Inc. “Workplace Hub not only allows businesses of all sizes to achieve effective transformation, but future-proof themselves against the next wave of technology innovations already infiltrating the business environment.” Workplace Hub version one will be available from October 2017 to organisations looking for enterprise quality managed services at an affordable price.

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FM Brooks launches Pure Digital The Digital Print Event for the Creative Industry FM Brooks launches ’Pure Digital’ (RAI, Amsterdam 17-19 April 2018) a groundbreaking and unique event designed to excite the European creative industry with truly innovative digitally printed applications.

Drawing upon their experience and strong track record of success in growing exhibitions in the wide format graphic market, and the more recent launch and development of the InPrint Shows, FM Brooks’ launch of Pure Digital comes at a time when Europe’s wide format graphic market has commoditised and Pure Digital has the aim of unlocking new market opportunities.

Unlike traditional print-based tradeshows, Pure Digital’s event format, content and style has been specifically designed to appeal to the creative industry including: creative directors, architects, interior designers, graphic designers, fashion designers, marketers and print service providers. Within one single and exclusive European event, Pure Digital will showcase and celebrate the very best of creative design within digitally printed applications. From short-run, interior fabrics to bespoke wallpaper, retail interior print production to innovative packaging print campaigns, Pure Digital will not only provide the inspiration, but also the contacts from exhibiting equipment vendors and print suppliers, for creatives to explore and then utilise digital print within their upcoming projects or campaigns. Co-Founder, Frazer Chesterman explains, “With Pure Digital, we aim to inspire the creative and marketing industry with the innovative power of digital print. New technologies launch almost daily, powering often breath-taking applications. We will be the catalyst that brings these applications, technologies and a providers together

Pure Digital will provide a focal point for print companies to improve and ignite their true potential, whilst educating the creative industry to demand higher value digital print production with new applications - whether this is for décor, retail or packaging.

under one roof - demonstrating the power of digital print and supporting the growth of the creative communities and the digital print market. “Until today, creatives have had no focused event designed for them. Pure Digital will be that event. Not a traditional print show, but a platform that celebrates cutting edge design with incredible digital print. A forum that educates visitors as to what’s possible when you blend the two together, often creating market leading and often award winning projects that deliver superior commercial results.”

The event will take place at the RAI, one of Europe’s leading event venues. Perfectly situated in one of Northern Europe’s most creative capitals, Amsterdam, it enables the event to benefit from the city’s vibrant community of 40,000 creative businesses. Additionally, the event will be co-located with Building Holland, a leading construction exhibition attended by architects, interior design, and production companies. Marcus Timson, Co-Founder, enthuses, “Many established print related shows have attempted to appeal to the creative industry, yet struggled to effectively engage this community. To our minds, this is because they have not succeeded in developing a unique and distinct brand and experience that resonates with the creative industry. “At our launch event last week, close to 30 of the leaders in digital print innovation gave us excellent support and quality feedback. They not only validated Pure Digital’s concept, but also confirmed its alignment with their strategic vision as leading print manufacturers. We left understanding that Pure Digital could be crucial to the future growth of digital printing in new applications and markets, and we look forward to promoting the opportunity it represents to European creatives.”

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Daisuke Mori is the new MD of Konica Minolta India Aims to usher in the next phase of transformative growth of Konica 1992 at Minolta’s sales division, Japan. In his career span in Konica Minolta, Mr. Mori has served many vital roles as he was responsible for handling Sales and Marketing in China and has also served as a chief representative for the Indonesian office where he was influential in solidifying the company’s position. He has also handled various operations in China and South east countries where he has shown a tremendous strength for growing company’s turnover.

Konica Minolta has announced the appointment of Daisuke Mori as the new Managing Director of Konica Minolta Business Solution India. Mr. Mori has more than 25 years of hands on experience in the printing industry. He started his career in

Daisuke Mori has played a significant part through strategic and operational areas of Konica Minolta and has an excellent record of leading turnaround growth strategies in complex multi-channel distribution environment and has shown a tremendous strength in enriching corporate alliances and global partnerships.

directions, operational executions and overall leadership of the Indian business. “It is a privilege to be a part of this company; I am delighted and thankful to the KM, Japan management for showing faith & confidence in me by providing an opportunity to lead a team of the fastest growing operations in Konica Minolta worldwide community of more than 150 countries. Konica Minolta has shown a tremendous growth in the Indian market and now has become a dominant technology company to in providing printing solutions. I look forward to use my knowledge and expertise to build a profitable growth and also create value for various stakeholders including employees, customers and partners. In the coming year, would like to meet as many customers and the partners to understand their challenges and how we can support our customers for mutual growth,” comments Daisuke Mori.

As the new MD of Konica Minolta, Daisuke Mori will be responsible for the strategic

Xerox has largest product launch in its history New productivity solutions expands business reach for channel partners and provide dealers with what their customers need; help them break into new markets. Channel partners will find additional opportunities to grow revenue and enter new markets with the launch of a new Xerox ConnectKey® portfolio. Xerox has transformed traditional printing devices into smart, connected workplace assistants that reflect the evolving needs of today’s businesses. Personalized workflows, one-touch access to the cloud and multi-layered security features make the new Xerox AltaLink® and Xerox VersaLink® product lines more attractive to customers, profitable for partners and easier to sell. Channel partners can use the Xerox App Gallery, for example, to develop and sell custom applications, helping them gain “stickiness” with clients and generate recurring revenue. “Providing our channel partners, including multi-brand dealers, with the right

combination of technology, software and services to grow their businesses is among the biggest priorities for Xerox,” said Mike Feldman, president, North America Operations, Xerox. “Seventy-five percent of SMB sales are made through indirect channels, and this launch underscores our commitment to R&D, product delivery and channel support that will lead to the longterm success of our partners.” New AltaLink and VersaLink lines provide new opportunities The 12 entry (A4) and 17 workgroup (A3) devices, both colour and monochrome, and with speeds up to 90 pages per minute, are all equipped with ConnectKey – a powerful combination of technology and software for small- and medium-sized businesses and workgroups in larger enterprises. With a similar interface and features and

functionality across the fleet, partners can provide a more consistent user experience which translates to better sales and service margins. The AltaLink and VersaLink product launch – the biggest in Xerox history – makes it possible for channel partners to maximize revenue opportunities by selling a full line of workplace technologies, including light production multifunction printers, managed print services (MPS)and workflow automation solutions. The 29 XeroxAltaLink and Xerox VersaLink devices are available worldwide in the second quarter.

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Xerox launches Versant 3100 and Versant 180 The products make their first public appearance at the Print Miracle 2017, April 7th–9th.

Xerox India launched new Xerox Versant 180, Versant 180 Performance Package and Versant 3100 Presses at the Print Miracle 2017 from April 7th – 9th. The newly-launched mid production colour presses consist of a unique combination of higher image quality, greater media latitude and higher duty cycles for more productivity and performances. The launch is in continuation to the tremendous success of Versant 80/Versant 2100 owing to its path breaking media flexibility and 10-bit image quality. Commenting at the launch, Mr. Balaji Rajagopalan, Executive Director, Technology, Channels & International Distributor Operations, Xerox India said, “We are excited to launch these new digital presses at the Print Miracle Expo 2017. The Xerox Versant family has already established a merit in productivity, automation and media flexibility. It has seen a great response in the market and we are looking forward to sustaining the momentum for this year as well. The newlylaunched presses with enhanced automation features will achievea new standard of

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image quality by delivering four times more pixels than other presses while still printing at blazing fast speeds, thereby fuelling new levels of business growth for our customers.” The Versant line gives printers greater capacity, output and inline automation tools such as a spectrophotometer, full-bleed booklet maker, punch, square fold trimmer and other advanced finishing tools for just about any application needed. The presses

handle everything from trimmed and finished marketing collaterals, direct mail, signage, reports or full-bleed magazines on a range of media types and sizes from envelopes to 26-inch/660mm banner prints.

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from 80 to 100 pages per minute, the presses can print on stocks up to 350 gsm. Integrated technology such as Registration Alignment and Production Accurate Registration ensure image-tomedia alignment and density uniformity. More feeding and finishing options – Advanced feeding capabilities allow for longer, uninterrupted print runs with inline finishing options including the Xerox Inserter, Xerox Basic Punch, the Xerox SquareFold Trimmer and the Xerox Two-Sided Trimmer. High image quality – Ultra HD Resolution and 10-bit technology provides four times more pixels on a page than other presses. Built-in Xerox Confident Color technology utilizing a Full Width Array combine to deliver optimum image quality. The Versant 180 Performance Package offers Xerox’s Automated Color Quality Suite with an inline spectrophotometer to provide fully automated color management.

Automation and productivity features in-plant shops need According to InfoTrends, reducing production

costs and improving efficiency are top priorities for 84 percent of in-plant facilities. Expanding into new print services and focusing on growing existing offerings follow close behind. “In-plant printers need speed with robust duty cycles and technology to manage alignment and calibration. The new Xerox Versant presses provide the benefits of

advanced automation and productivity to meet those needs,” said Pat McGrew, director, Keypoint Intelligence. “The presses’ Simple Image Quality Adjustment feature requires an internal target to be printed and scanned back, ensuring that adjustments are fast and straightforward, which embodies the best practice we recommend. This process provides an extremely accurate registration that printers will appreciate.”

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Heidelberg Primefire 106 all set to expand colordruck’s new Packaging Digital division Heidelberg is its digital printing technology partner even as it becomes pilot customer for Primefire 106 The packaging service provider colordruck Baiersbronn, which operates throughout Europe, has been confirmed as pilot user of the Primefire 106, the first industrial digital printing system in B1 format from Heidelberg. After intensive tests of a wide variety of technological and business concepts, Primefire 106 is set to expand the new Packaging Digital division at colordruck Baiersbronn. In the future, the leading innovator from the Black Forest will therefore be able to offer its customers from all over Europe unlimited opportunities for mass customization by personalization and individualization of packaging.

Intensive technical testing confirms: Primefire 106 is the right solution for packaging converters to build new business models and start offering the unlimited possibilities of customized and personalized packaging

“Heidelberg Primefire 106 integrates seamlessly into our industrial print production and improves our flexibility, thus enabling us to respond to market trends more quickly and to implement new business models successfully. As the future will increasingly mean mass customization in packaging, the Primefire 106 will provide us with the ideal basis for meeting up-and-coming requirements,” explains Martin Bruttel, managing director colordruck Baiersbronn.

outstanding colour and image quality of the system, together with the many years of positive experience in the areas of workflow, pre-press , printing, postpress and service. “We’re confident that Heidelberg is the right choice for us for digital printing, allowing us to meet the future requirements of our discerning customers in a sustainable way,” says Martin Bruttel.

Innovative digital printing technology meets vigorous entrepreneurial acumen One-off packaging personalization and providing customized runs for market launches and version printing? These have long been the aim of mediumsized and large companies but were repeatedly deemed unrealistic until now. As an innovative packaging service provider, colordruck Baiersbronn turns these demanding challenges into reality with an innovative e-business online solution.

Complete solution offering from Heidelberg as the key investment factor

Due to customized packaging design, all clients will be able to design their products online and thus stand out from the crowd: the product becomes a real emotional eye-catcher. colordruck Baiersbronn can therefore add a new dimension to customized packaging.

Decisive for the investment decision of colordruck Baiersbronn are the strong competences of Heidelberg in the area of packaging printing, the

Primefire 106 provides the perfect production environment for developing new areas of business,

Key Notes : > colordruck Baiersbronn selects Heidelberg. > Outstanding quality and service & reliability of Heidelberg, main deciding factors for Primefire 106. > Packaging producers all over the world are reviewing the application opportunities of Primefire technology.

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colordruck selects Heidelberg as its digital printing technology partner and becomes pilot customer for Primefire 106

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such as for the production of more varied and more customized packaging or for adding tracking and security elements to the individual packaging, to use colordruck Baiersbronn as the example. Printing-ondemand with Primefire 106 facilitates the optimization of supply chain processes and the reduction of storage costs. Furthermore, the seven-color inkjet system powered by Fujifilm Inkjet Technology in conjunction with Heidelberg Multicolor technology enables Primefire 106 to cover 95 percent of the Pantone colour space thereby bringing productivity and cost benefits for completing jobs involving spot colours. Water-based inkjet printing meets strict environmental and recycling requirements and therefore also permits food-safe production without any complications.

Market launch of the Primefire 106 is proceeding on schedule Heidelberg presented Primefire 106 as a world premiere for industrial digital production in 70 x 100 format at drupa 2016 in Düsseldorf. The system ensures reliable offset quality, combined with all the advantages of digital printing. “The start of the pilot with colordruck before end of 2017 is a further milestone in the implementation of our digital strategy. With colordruck Baiersbronn, we have been able to acquire an important strategic pilot customer for Primefire 106. Our longstanding partnership, the digital business model in packaging printing, the Europewide presence and the industrial production philosophy of colordruck Baiersbronn create the perfect environment for a successful market launch of Primefire 106,” comments Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Head of Business Unit Digital at Heidelberg.

Primefire 106 enables packaging converters to build new business models and offer customized and personalized packaging.

about the possible uses and applications of the new system with respect to new business models. Various presentations and workshops gave a comprehensive overview of the first digital printing system for industrial production in B1 format – including live print job production, detailed insight into FujiFilm inkjet technology and a demonstration of the Prinect Digital Frontend of Primefire 106, with the options of seamless integration into existing workflow environments. “Digital applications in packaging printing are changing the market. Packaging must be tailored more effectively to the individual market segments, become more relevant and also more creative in order to attract the attention of the consumers. And it is in this

area in particular that Primefire 106 generates real added value for our customers and the entire printing industry,” explains Montserrat Peidro-Insa.

colordruck Baiersbronn offers customized and specialized packaging solutions colordruck Baiersbronn W. Mack GmbH & Co. KG is a pure family business and 100 % owned by the four daughters of the company’s founder Wilhelm Mack. It offers customized and specialized packaging solutions to industrial and commercial companies from the food, confectionery, pharmaceuticals and non-food industries. Complemented by its industry-specific service, colordruck Baiersbronn as a

A great deal of interest Packaging producers from all over the world are impressed by the applications options of Primefire 106 for new business models in an industrial environment. With colordruck Baiersbronn, an additional strategic user of Primefire 106 is now being presented. A few weeks ago, Heidelberg invited packaging producers and commercial print shops from all over the world to an exclusive Primefire event in Heidelberg. There, they were given the opportunity to find out for themselves about the technological highlights of Primefire 106 and to obtain information Packaging producers from all over the world are impressed by the applications options of Primefire 106

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packaging service provider counts among Europe’s technological leaders. With innovative technologies, the extensive know-how of approximately 250 qualified employees and more than 60 years of experience, colordruck Baiersbronn has developed from a packaging producer to a packaging service provider. This enables colordruck Baiersbronn not only to keep up with the rapid pace of innovations in the food packaging, industrial packaging and medicine packaging segments and in a great many other areas, but also to repeatedly set the course and introduce new standards with an extensive collection of cross-industry packaging solutions. For its customers, colordruck Baiersbronn develops visions that are brought to fruition with attention to top quality, functionality and cost-effectiveness.

Strong competences in the packaging market, outstanding color- and printing quality

Flint Group presents a quality evolution in flexographic printing Pet food flexible packaging print samples, produced by Flint Group in cooperation with Soma engineering and Marvaco Oy, highlight an evolution in quality for flexo printing.

Flint Group presented the latest print samples, ‘Petfood’, demonstrating several ground-breaking technologies to its customers. The samples were produced as a result of the technical cooperation and successful partnership between Flint Group, Soma engineering, and Marvaco Oy. The print job was done with only six process colours - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Green and Violet in the Flint Group suppliedFlexiPrint MV, next generation NC-based ink system for high performance surface print and lamination work. The ink series offers maximised colour strength and specific shades to support highest quality and fixed pallet multi-colour process work (high definition flexo). FlexiPrint MV is specifically modified for high-speed printing and enhanced press stability throughout the entire job to support maximised Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE). nyloflex ACE Digital was the plate of choice for the cooperation partners due to its outstanding performance in combination with new technologies, providing excellent reproduction of flat top dots and surface

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screenings. The plates are specialised for printing of flexible packaging. Their high solvent resistance makes them perfect for use with solvent-based inks. Extremely durable for long print runs, the plates also offer advanced cleaning behaviour, leading to fewer press stops. Flint Group’s rotec Bluelight Sleeves are light and robust, setting the benchmark in conventional plate mounting. Available in wall thicknesses from 0.9mm to 125mm, the sleeves are renowned for their superior service life and outstanding durability. XXL dimensions for wide web presses are also available. rotec Bluelight Sleeves stand out thanks to their consistent and long-lasting mounting and clamping characteristics. The job was printed on a Soma Optima2, a wide web CI flexographic press recently

launched at drupa. The press offers five unique solutions: Zero Meter set-up waste, Advanced Bounce Control, investment flexibility, online press supervision, and unexpected ink savings. The design and prepress work was produced by Marvaco Oy and included the Marvaco EGP (Expanded Gamut Printing) Evolution technology, allowing the production of PMS shades without using any spot inks (fixed palette from four to seven process colours). Product images with ultra-high line screen density (100lpcm, 254 lpi) and high densities (+20%) were achieved thanks to flat top dot technology and Marvaco’s micro surface structure on the plate. The print samples demonstrate photograph sharp images with very small, round dots and large gamut, where strong solids are combined in the same colour with limitless fade-outs to 0%.

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Pulse Roll launches PureTone FPC ink system Also launches new range of other FPC UV flexo products, formulated specifically for the food label market. Narrow web ink specialist Pulse Roll Label Products has announced the global launch of its PureTone Food Packaging Compliant (FPC) UV flexo ink system, which is complemented by a new range of other FPC UV flexo products, formulated specifically for the food label market. Intended for non-direct food contact labelling and packaging applications, the company’s new food packaging compliant ink range builds on the runaway success of its PureTone ink system launched at Labelexpo Europe in 2015. PureTone provides a total colour management solution for narrow web label printers, brand owners and retailers by providing superior colour consistency, accuracy and repeatability. PureTone FPC offers all these advantages and is suitable for label converters supplying industry sectors that require compliance to food packaging regulations and guidelines. As with the original PureTone ink system, PureTone FPC includes a high strength process series (including process inks which enable the printer to achieve ISO 12647-6) and a mono-pigmented mixing base scheme which results in clean and crisp colours for easy and accurate colour matching. Label printers benefit from the optimised colour

strength which allows lower film weights, increased press stability and complete pre-press colour control through digital ink management, all resulting in greater production efficiencies. PureTone FPC is suitable for shrink films as well as general label printing, with excellent adhesion to a wide range of substrates including coated papers and films. To complement the new PureTone FPC UV flexo ink system, a food packaging compliant shrink sleeve opaque white, backing black, high density black and a selection of metallic inks are also available. New food packaging compliant varnishes, adhesives and additives include gloss, satin, matt and ultra matt varnishes, the company’s best-selling peel and read release varnish and laminating adhesives. All FPC UV flexo products have been formulated to comply with the regulations and guidelines for non-direct food contact packaging applications. The new food packaging compliant range of products has undergone extensive beta testing at multiple label printing sites both in the UK and in selected international markets. Gary Seward, Managing Director, Pulse Roll Label Products said, “We are committed to

the principles of protecting food consumer safety within the areas under our control and consequently Pulse Roll Label Products is a fully engaged partner in the food packaging supply chain. We are pleased to now introduce PureTone FPC, the next evolution of our flagship ink system, into the global label market, in line with the very latest guidelines issued by EuPIA concerning Good Manufacturing Practice.” Mikaela Harding, Product Manager, Pulse Roll Label Products said, “We are excited to launch the next generation of PureTone and offer a complete range of UV flexo food packaging compliant solutions for the narrow web market. Following the success of our PureTone ink system, the next step was to look at evolving it to develop a food packaging compliant alternative. PureTone FPC is based upon the original PureTone concept; a high strength UV flexo ink range supported by X-Rite’s Ink Formulation Software, in conjunction with pre-press proofing to provide a total colour management solution. Companies involved in the printing of packaging and labels for industries such as food, pharma, health, personal care, cosmetics and tobacco products can now benefit from all these advantages with our new PureTone FPC ink system.”

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SAVE FOOD Congress 2017: Multi-dimensional approach to fighting food losses and waste High-calibre speakers from political and business spheres and civil society

Regional Schools were called upon in the run-up to the event to give some thought to the theme of SAVE FOOD and work out corresponding concepts. One focal theme of the SAVE FOOD Congress is the presentation of the SAVE FOOD School Awards to the winning projects.

Key Notes : > Speakers from political circles, the food and packaging industries, retail, research and civil society. > The Initiative of FAO, UNEP and Messe Düsseldorf has more than 850 members from industry, associations, research institutes and NGOs. > Smt. Gargi Kaul, Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser in the Indian Ministry of Food Processing Industries will speak at the event.

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For its 3rd edition the SAVE FOOD Congress held on 4 May 2017 at Congress Center Süd of the Düsseldorf exhibition centre as part of interpack 2017 will pursue a multi-dimensional approach for fighting food losses and waste. The speakers from political circles, the food and packaging industries, retail, research and civil society represent a global but also detailed perspective focusing on details and national conditions. The congress again provides participants with a forum for mutual exchange as well as for identifying and sharing Best Practices. In its sixth year, this Initiative of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and Messe Düsseldorf has more than 850 members from industry, associations, research institutes and NGOs. The opening speeches for the one-day Congress will be presented by Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, President & CEO of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, and Kostas G. Stamoulis, Deputy Director General of the Economic and Social Development Department of the FAO. In his talk he will deal with the challenges of global nutrition in the 21st century. After that, he and Dornscheidt will sign a Memorandum of

Understanding about the further collaboration of FAO and Messe Düsseldorf as key partners of the SAVE FOOD Initiative. Dr. Klaus Heider, Head of the “Nutrition Policy, Product Safety, Innovation” Department in the German Ministry for Nutrition and Agriculture, will then present the campaign “Too Good for the Bin”. The Keynote speech of the conference will be given by Vytenis Andriukaitis, as EU commissioner responsible for food security in Europe. After that, the focus will be on the Indian subcontinent. Smt. Gargi Kaul, Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser in the Indian Ministry of Food Processing Industries will speak about chances for this branch in her country. In the following conference session that will address specific local conditions, Robert van Otterdijk, Agro-Industry Officer in the Nutrition and Food Systems Division at the FAO will share the results of a field study in India funded by the SAVE FOOD Initiative. This will shed some light on the mechanisms and root causes of the loss of specific basic foodstuffs on the Asian subcontinent.

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Marc Zander, CEO of africon GmbH and Tei Mukunya, CEO of Azuri Health Ltd. will report on the state of affairs in the mango project launched by the SAVE FOOD Initiative in Kenya. Christian Traumann, Managing Director and CFO at MULTIVAC will then look at the role that innovative packaging concepts play in avoiding food losses across the supply chain and on the part of consumers. In the second session of the Congress, the speakers will look beyond their own backyards and deal with food waste and losses in the context of global issues of the future as well as of industry and retail. Dr. Prajal Pradhan from the Research Area Climate Impact and Vulnerability at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research will highlight the effects food waste and losses with respect to global climate. Vinita Bali, Chairman of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition will talk about global future issues and Dr. Gerald Rebitzer, Sustainability Director at Amcor Flexibles will present the special involvement of his company. Dr. Johannes Bergmair of the World Packaging Organisation will describe the correlation between packaging design and SAVE FOOD.

39 projects were submitted. The Awards will be presented by Burkhard Hintzsche, City Director of Düsseldorf and Werner M.Dornscheidt. Following this, the FAO will present its concept for optimising school cafeterias. In the “Hands On” session the Congress will focus on concrete, practical solutions. The companies delivering talks here include Tomato Jos, which supports local farmers in Nigeria, YourLocal, an App against food waste as well as the commitment of Foodsharing e.V. This session will close with a lecture by Dr. Hélen Williams from the University of Karlstad, who will introduce results from scientific studies on packaging and SAVE FOOD themes. The Congress concludes with a summary discussion involving actors from political and business spheres and civil society. Participants include Arash Derambarsh,

Councillor in the Paris suburb of Courbevoie/ France, Hélène Lanctuit, Nestlé Research Center, Selina Juul, founder of the Stop Wasting Food Movement from Denmark, James Lomax, Sustainable Food Systems and Agriculture Programme Office at UNEP and Thomas Pocher, E.Leclerc Branch Director in France. For the entire duration of interpack from 4 to 10 May trade fair visitors will be able to find out about concrete solutions and approaches revolving around SAVE FOOD at the innovationparc. Some 20 companies will be exhibiting there on approximately 2,500 square metres in a high-quality marquee between Halls 2 and 3. A lecture forum complements the exhibitors’ ranges over all days of the exhibition. This is also where the presentation of the SAVE FOOD School Award will take place on 4 May.

Another focal theme of the SAVE FOOD Congress is the presentation of the SAVE FOOD School Awards to the winning projects. Regional Schools were called upon in the run-up to the event to give some thought to the theme of SAVE FOOD and work out corresponding concepts. Shortlisted projects will also be presented. A total of

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Industry 4.0: A new level of quality Bosch presents connected solutions for higher process and product safety at interpack 2017 At interpack 2017, Bosch Packaging Technology (hall 6, booth A30-C58) shows how Industry 4.0 solutions help to achieve higher process safety and product quality. “Especially in the pharmaceutical and food industries, both manufacturers and end consumers expect absolutely safe products,” says Dr Stefan König, president of Bosch Packaging Technology. “The key to this safety are transparent and controllable manufacturing processes, which comply with international guidelines. Our Industry 4.0 solutions are designed to support customers in optimizing their processes – and in making their products even safer for end consumers and patients.”

Consistent process safety

Pharmaceutical packaging must comply with strict regulations. The Track & Trace solution from Bosch, through secondary packaging serialization, fulfills both requirements - protecting patients from counterfeit medicine, and ensuring the traceability along the production chain.

Key Notes : > Focus on highest product quality for end consumers and patients. > Transparent and safe processes thanks to machine data in real-time. > Future-proof serialization – for pharmaceuticals and food products.

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Detailed information about each machine, line or process status is provided by the Condition Monitoring platform. It records data in real-time, enabling maintenance staff to react before costintensive process deviations or downtimes occur. An example shown at interpack is the monitoring of filters, which ensure the consistent sterility of production processes. Special sensors within the machine control the sterilization status of these filters. In case pre-defined parameters are infringed, operators receive a notification. This enables them to initiate maintenance activities quickly, and to prevent product loss due to non-sterile processes. To ensure constant product quality, all process steps

are subject to strict regulations. This is particularly true in the pharmaceutical industry, for instance regarding electronic records and signatures. The Bosch Pharma Manufacturing Execution System (MES) enables pharmaceutical companies to take the step towards a transparent, paperless production. To this end, Bosch works with the software provider Parsec Automation Corp. and configures the MES software TrakSYS according to the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. Together with a complete audit trail, it includes all necessary functionalities to manage machines and processes, and to generate electronic batch records (EBR), thus facilitating the approval for batch releases by qualified persons. The Bosch Pharma MES can be integrated into any Bosch or third-party machines and lines, as well as into complete manufacturing facilities.

Counterfeit-proof packaging When it comes to packaging, pharmaceutical manufacturers must also comply with strict regulations. The unambiguous serialization of secondary packaging aims at protecting patients from counterfeit medicine, and ensures the traceability along the production chain. The Track & Trace solution from Bosch fulfills both requirements. It consists of the CPI software and machine modules, which are connected within the serialization process. At the machine level, CPS modules print data matrix codes onto folding cartons, verify the codes and, if

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the CPS modules into the company IT. This ensures a reliable serialization – from the allocation of the serial numbers through to the last aggregation step.

required, equip the packaging with a tamperevident seal. The CPI software integrates

“In the food industry, the requirements regarding product safety are also rising continuously,“ says König. “While we already drew on the comprehensive know-how of the Bosch Group during the development of our Track & Trace solution, for instance from the automotive division, we can now transfer this expertise to the food industry.” At interpack, Bosch showcases such an application for yoghurt packaging for the first time. The packaging machine is connected

with the CPI software. The software transfers the information directly into the Bosch IoT Cloud. Thanks to the QR code printed onto the lid of the yoghurt cup, end consumers can verify whether they have bought an original product. “The cloud further enables producers to actively communicate with their customers,” König explains. “In case of a faulty product, consumers can immediately inform the manufacturer – and support them in securing the quality of their products.” Apart from product verification, manufacturers also make use of well- known online marketing possibilities via the code by adding further, product-specific information such as ingredients, allergens or recipes.

Lexon Group THINKING ABOUT THE BOX with Highcon Euclid IIIS Lexon Group of Newport, South Wales, recently installed one of the first Highcon Euclid IIIS digital cutting and creasing machines in Europe. The 40 year old print service provider specializes in delivering the unusual, the difficult and the unique, superfast, and sees the adoption of digital cutting and creasing as a strategic leap forward. Lexon Group produces a wide variety of applications: special packaging, unique products, popups, presentation packs alongside “day to day print work,” and constantly strives to come up with highly innovative solutions to meet their customers’ needs. Under the slogan “Thinking About the Box” they will be introducing the capabilities of the Highcon Euclid IIIS at special Highcon Open Days to be held on May 17th-18th, 2017.

According to Garth Davis, Group Managing Director: “At Lexon we push the boundaries of production, and have specialized in producing complicated print projects within highly pressured deadlines. When we saw the Highcon technology at drupa 2016, we immediately saw the potential of adding this game-changing machine to our in-house capabilities. We are great believers in doing everything ourselves, to ensure the most rapid turnaround possible for our customers. Our goal is to produce a creative packaging solution that’s perfect for our customers.” The HighconEuclid IIIS digital cutting and creasing machineintegrates seamlessly into

existing B2 / 29in. sheet size workflow at a speed of 2,000 sheets an hour. This third generation machine improves supply chain responsiveness, enabling rapid turnaround time and on-demand digital finishing. By eliminating the tooling and setup of conventional dies, Highcon customers are developing and producing a wide range of new, high value applications that diﬀerentiate them and give them a competitive edge. Jens-Henrik Osmundsen, Highcon VP Global Salessaid: “Lexon joins the ranks of our third generation Euclid customers who understood the potential of this technology at drupa 2016. These print service providers constantly extend the vision of what is possible without confining themselves to specific applications and segments. We see them growing quickly with the Euclid while partnering with Highcon to provide ideas that further enhance the technology. Lexon have proven their ability to produce extraordinary applications immediately after installation, which bodes well for the future success of both Highcon and Lexon.”

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Indiana Carton invests in a Heidelberg 1650 Wide-web flexo press to support aggressive growth plan. Indiana Carton Company has been serving the folding carton market since 1933. ICC’s solidarity as an independent, family-owned business provides an excellent foundation for its employees and customers. ICC focuses on custom food packaging found in grocery stores, supermarkets, wholesale bakeries and restaurants.

The press is equipped with the latest technology and includes an in-line sheeter and an automatic washing system for all print units.

Key Notes : > Excellent testimonials from other users. > Heidelberg ticked all the boxes during the sales process. > The new machine will be installed in the company’s Bremen/ IN facility.

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In order to support ambitious growth plans, Indiana Carton Company (ICC) has ordered and will soon get delivery of a new, 7-colour 65 inch wide Heidelberg Intro flexo press for largeformat folding carton production.

their customers, and the perfect print quality we saw delivered on other Heidelberg presses. The Heidelberg team bent over backward to meet our technical needs, making the decision an easy one,” said Ken Petty, President and CEO of Indiana Carton.

The press is equipped with the latest technology and includes an in-line sheeter and an automatic washing system for all print units. Within scope of supply are carbon fiber chambers, offering excellent stiffness and rigidity (300% better than aluminum). Carbon fiber chambers with its low weight allow for quicker cleaning and maintenance and therefore a safer working environment.

Heidelberg Web Carton Converting

Heidelberg Web Carton Converting GmbH (HWCC) will support ICC during the start-up and production period by an intensive operator training, to make sure that Indiana Carton can reach full capacity very quickly. “We looked at every press on the market, and in the end chose a Heidelberg flexo machine based on their outstanding track record, testimonials from

Based in Weiden, Germany, Heidelberg Web Carton Converting GmbH (HWCC) is the Web Press division of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). Providing integrated Inline Webfed solutions, HWCC complements Heidelberg‘s market leading position in the world of packaging. Utilizing the most powerful Sales- and Service network in the industry and overseeing the biggest installed base in the market, HWCC provides the longest experience and broadest application know-how to enable packaging printers not only to cope with new challenges, but also to exceed customer expectations. HWCC is represented in the USA and Canada by Heidelberg Web Carton Converting USA, Philadelphia, PA.

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VINSAK upgrades Roll Lifters Web printing is a tedious job and requires workforce to move large print rolls weighing 250 KG to 400 KG from one place to another. Most of the time Operators working in the press room, find it tough to move paper rolls due to their weight. Also, there is high risk of injury to the employees and damage to the material. VINSAK has developed Roll Lifter series to ease the handling/movement of rolls at print factories. It will enable hasslefree single-person reel changes at production locations. The new VRL series is equipped safety brake for loading, unloading and transporting the rolls safely which reduces or even eliminates some occupational injuries. The roll lifter can be rotated over 360º for precise alignment.

VRL 250 and VRL 400 are the new models launched and support 250kg and 450kg reel weight respectively. The maximum reel width for VRL 250 is 500mm and maximum working height for the model is 600mm. The maximum reel width for VRL 450 is 1000mm. Mr. Sanjdip Kandhari, Director-Manufacturing, VINSAK added: “In 2016, we have launched the VRL 350 capable of handling the weight of 350 KG with roll dimension of 500*900(w*h) mm. It got a tremendous response from Printers & Convertors. But a lot of our customers were enquiring about roll lifter which can handle roll width of 1000mm. So, we decided to upgrade the existing model to meet the industry requirement. We hope keeping a roll lifter in press room will become an industry norm, so that number of casualties and material damage reduce over time.”

VITS ships offline sheeting system to India VITS International has shipped an offline sheeting system to Noida based Uflex, one of India’s largest multinational flexible packaging materials and solution companies. The system consists of a single position unwind stand, integrated infeed and web guide and a Multicut Variable Repeat servo sheeter designed to run light stock up to paperboard. Uflex is a global provider of endto-end solutions for the flexible packaging industry servicing clients in more than 140 countries.

“The Multicut is a proven sheeter with installations worldwide. We are excited to be entering India with such a great partner in Uflex and believe they will benefit from the state of the art technology supplied by VITS,” says Nick Gerovac, Director of Sales for VITS International. “VITS continues to expand its global footprint and adding great companies like Uflex of India is a testament to the quality and proven reliability of our products”, says Deirdre Ryder, President & CEO of VITS International.

“For meeting our global clienteles varied and dynamic flexible packaging needs through innovative, optimized and sustainable solutions and to be able to continually add value to their business, we exercise a strong sense of discretion and due diligence while selecting our suppliers. After all, any organization can only be as strong as its systems and processes make it. VITS International is a trusted and leading supplier of sheeting and finishing equipment. I wish them luck in their endeavours,” said Ashok Chaturvedi, Chairman and Managing Director, Uflex. VITS International is a renowned supplier of innovative variable repeat sheeting & finishing systems for the printing, packaging, digital and converting industries.

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Cosmo Films launches universal printable coated synthetic paper Cosmo Films, manufacturer of speciality BOPP films, has announced the launch of BOPP based universal printable synthetic paper. The newly launched film which appears like paper is printable with all available printing technologies which include wet & UV offset, wet & UV flexo, letterpress, screen, thermal transfer and most of the digital toner technologies. The company has been manufacturing & marketing its standard synthetic paper which was used for printing on Offset & Screen for years now. The versatility of synthetic paper is reflected in the vast number of applications where it can be used. This includes areas such as commercial printing, tags & labels, retail & packaging, identification & credentials and outdoors. Some of the applications under each of these segments are as follows: • Commercial printing: Maps, calendars, posters, recipe books, instruction manuals etc. • Tags & Labels: Chemical drum labels, airport transfer tags, track & trace labels etc.

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Retail & Packaging Segment: POP graphics, carry bags etc. Identification & credentials: visiting cards, land documents, birth and merit certificates etc. Outdoors: Tree tags, train station & airport signages & displays etc.

Synthetic paper is a replacement of paper in applications where durability and longevity is desired. It has a matte paper like finish, is non-tearable, has moisture & chemical resistance and excellent lay flatness. The product is available in 75, 95, 120, 150, 175, 195, 215, 275, 330, 375 and 430 microns. Commenting on the development, Mr. S. Satish, Global Head- Sales & Marketing, Cosmo Films said, “The universal printable synthetic paper has been a long standing unmet need of the market, as currently different synthetic paper grades were being offered for different printing technologies. This universal printable product would help the printers to significantly reduce their inventory carrying costs.”

Flint appoints EMEA Technical Director, Flexible Packaging

In a move substantiating Flint Group’s ambitious plans for its Flexible Packaging business in Europe, Middle East and Africa, the company has announced the appointment of Dr Pablo Steenwinkel as EMEA Technical Director, Flexible Packaging. Dr Steenwinkel joins Flint Group on May 1st 2017 from Avery Dennison, where he is currently R&D Director for Europe and member of their European Leadership Team. With a strong background in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and with his key area of expertise in polymer chemistry related to inks, coatings and adhesives, he brings a passion for success and team collaboration to this crucial position. Commenting on the new member of her Leadership Team, VP of Sales & Global Strategy for the Flexible Packaging business, Dagmar Schmidt said “Dr Steenwinkel will be responsible for the Technical Management Team in Europe; a key role that will drive our ambitious product development and technical service excellence strategy. Our customers, and indeed their customers, expect a seamless partnership with Flint Group. Our team must therefore be experts in the technology of our products and, equally importantly, agile in our interaction with and response to our customers and their needs. Dr Steenwinkel is extremely well qualified to support these goals and we are delighted that he is joining us” Dr Steenwinkel is a Dutch national and a graduate of the University of Leiden where he gained an MSc in Organic Chemistry, and the University of Utrecht where he gained his doctorate in Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis.

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Insight Graphics installs India’s first OMET iFlex label press The sale of this Omet iFlex has been handled by Omet’s exclusive agent in India, Weldon Celloplast. Omet iFlex was showcased for the first time in India at Labelexpo-India in November 2016. The press exhibited at the show was sold to Kolkata based Insight Graphics. The iFlex was installed at Insight Graphics factory in Kolkata in March 2017 and is a 10 colour all UV press with iVision registration control, Quick change die cutting system, complex matrix rewinder, Hot air dryer, Delam/Relam system, Web turnbar, Cold foil station and two die Cutting stations. The iFLEX label press is simple to use and quick at set-up! Several innovations characterize this press, all aiming at simplifying the printer’s work in reaching the highest quality, effortless. They include laserassisted pre-register and register setting devices that speed up the machine set-up and rebooting after job change. iFLEX has shortest web path in narrow web printing for incredible savings in the start-up phase (waste measured is below the transition paper between two prints!). iFLEX is the

only machine to have all the impression rollers Direct Drive with obvious benefits on the print quality and in waste savings. The machine handles a wide range of sizes, from 5.5 to 18’’ for small spending in printing plates production. iFLEX is designed to work continuously, without maintenance stops. It is a robust, silent press, meant for intensive work cycles and performance, and consistent result. Insight Graphics lead by Ashish Shah was setup in 1999 and has made their presence felt in the East Indian printing and Label industry. It has become one of the reliable companies for high quality print solutions in the region. Says Ashish, “We have installed a 10 colour Omet iFlex-370 press, which is one of the best. It is the very first one to be installed in India. Machine performance and operation are satisfactory. We are confident that this machine will ensure consistent quality which will ensure meeting current as well as future demands of our clients.” He

further states, “I am thankful to the Omet team and their Indian partner Weldon who ensured smooth execution of this Project. I am satisfied with the machine as well as excited to offer the best solutions to our clients which will ensure steady flow of business.” Pawandeep Sahni, Director, Weldon Celloplast says, “Insight is an important customer, being the first one in East India. We look forward to a strong and continued relationship with Insight graphics”

Universal Labels & Packaging buys 4th MPS flexo press

Universal Labels & Packaging purchased an MPS EF 430 flexo press through Patrick Aengenvoort, Director of ROTOCON marking the fourth MPS investment for one of the largest privately-owned label printers in South Africa.

Brett Prawde, CEO of Universal Labels & Packaging commented: “It is always a pleasure to invest in another MPS press. This will be our 4th, and I guarantee not our last. Over the past 15 years we have built a strong and most importantly honest relationship with MPS that can be counted on, which these days is rare. We look forward to turning on another great press and running it — flat out.” In addition to MPS presses, Universal Labels also purchases their flexible dies, print cylinders, and rotary dies through ROTOCON.

In 2014, Universal Labels & Packaging and Labelpak joined forces, bringing together two of Johannesburg’s longest-established label printing companies. Operating 16 printing presses including digital, offset and flexographic in an ultra-modern 8 000m2 manufacturing facility in Midrand, Universal Labels & Packaging produces world-class self-adhesive labels, wraparound labels, in-mould labels, shrink sleeves, flexible packaging, sachets and tags, with a primary focus on the FMCG market.

The MPS EF is a high-quality and highly automated multi-substrate flexo press, especially designed for label production and flexible packaging printing on thin unsupported film or thick cartonboard. Providing the ultimate in flexibility, the EF enables operators to maximize press performance, thanks to its ease of operation and reliability.

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Kodak opens new Flexo Packaging Technology Center in Shanghai Investment signals growing adoption of flexographic technology for package printing in China and Asia Pacific Kodak, one of the world’s leaders in commercial print solutions, hosted customers and other guests at the March 29th, opening of its new Flexo Packaging Technology Center in Shanghai, China. More than 50 assembled customers, industry media and partners attended to see product demonstrations at the new location. The new technology center is designed to provide customers and others from the print industry with opportunities to see and discuss demonstrations of the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System or to have plates made for printing trials. It is also as a space where Kodak’s vision for flexographic printing in packaging can be shared with trade shops, printers, brand owners and industry partners across the Asia-Pacific region. The center is complete with real-life examples of packaging projects in which Kodak technology is making a difference every day, and with tools that provide inspiration to the Kodak team and prospective visitors. This investment by Kodak demonstrates the company’s commitment to flexographic print technology for packaging in China and throughout the Asia Pacific Region.

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“The quality, efficiency and environmental benefits of the latest flexo printing capabilities are driving more printers to transition from traditional gravure and offset solutions here in China and the Asia Pacific Region,” said Chris Payne, General Manager and Vice President, Flexographic Packaging Division, Kodak. “Our world-class technology and packaging solutions are now on display and accessible in this incredibly important part of the world where we see great opportunities as printers adopt flexo technology to meet their customers’ needs.

Kodak customers in attendance expressed excitement and confidence in Kodak’s latest effort.

Chris Payne and Yong He, Kodak Greater China Cluster Business Director, were joined at the opening of the tech center by honored guests Ms. Fang Qian, Vice Division Chief, Press and Publication Administration and Jianbao Zhou Director of The Flexographic Printing Branch of China Print Technology Association to formally open the center for business. In accordance with local custom, they were joined by Boon Tien Pang, Global Operations Director, Flexographic Packaging Division, to draw the eyes on the lions, boldly decked out in Kodak corporate yellow and red colors, to bring good luck to the facility.

“Kodak is developing true partnerships and reaching upstream to the brand owner to help them take advantage of new technology with confidence for product ranges within their portfolio,” said Jason Goode, Packaging and Process Development Manager, Simplot.

“Kodak technology is delivering solutions to the complete value chain,” Graeme Kirk, Chairman, the Kirk Group. “We have practical every-day experience of using the FLEXCEL NX System to convert gravure designs to flexo, bringing flexibility and faster turnaround times to packaging production without compromising quality and opening all-important doors for print standardization.”

Printers with an interest in flexo printing solutions for packaging are eagerly invited to visit the new Shanghai Flexo Technology Center to experience, first hand, the technical and cost advantages of this Kodak technology.

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Omet iFlex installed at Sikkim plant of Huhtamaki PPL-Webtech Labels! Several innovations characterize this press, all aiming at simplifying the printer’s work in reaching the highest quality, effortless. Webtech Labels, headed by Amar Chhajed, is a division of Huhtamaki PPL which is head quartered at Mumbai. With plants in many geographical zones of India, Huhtamaki Group is a global specialist in packaging for food and drink with a network of 74 manufacturing units and additional 24 sales only offices in altogether 34 countries. They have approximately 17,000 employees. In 2016 their net sales totaled EUR 2.9 billion. Omet iFlex as showcased by Italian press manufacturer Omet Srl for the first time in India at Labelexpo-India 2016 was acquired by Webtech. The press has recently been installed at the Sikkim unit of Huhtamaki PPLWebtech Labels. On installation of Omet iFlex, Amar chhajed said, “With regards to the new Omet iFlex installation at our plant in Sikkim, I can confirm that we are satisfied with the overall installation and support provided by Omet and Weldon team in India. Especially the

extraordinary effort from Omet to meet our timelines is highly appreciated. We are looking forward to running the machine at its optimum capacity and I am sure it will fully live up to our confidence and trust in it.” The iFLEX label press is simple to use and quick at set-up. Several innovations characterize this press, all aiming at simplifying the printer’s work in reaching the highest quality, effortless. They include laserassisted pre-register and register setting devices that speed up the machine set-up and rebooting after job change. iFLEX has shortest web path in narrow web printing for incredible savings in the start-up phase (waste measured is below the transition paper between two prints). iFLEX is the only machine to have all the impression rollers Direct Drive with obvious benefits on the print quality and in waste savings. The machine handles a wide range of sizes, from 5.5 to 18’’ for small spending in printing plates production. iFLEX is designed to work

continuously, without maintenance stops. It is a robust, silent press, meant for intensive work cycles and performance, and consistent result. The sale of this Omet iFlex has been handled by Omet’s exclusive agent in India, the New Delhi based Weldon Celloplast. Pawandeep Sahni, Director Weldon Celloplast says, “Webtech is a prestigious customer. A lot of evaluation has gone into selection of the iFlex by Webtech. It is only when they were convinced the equipment is value for money, that they acquired the iFlex.”

Gravure innovation and sustainability to take center stage at Bobst Italia’s event “Extending the scope, new technology for gravure”, is the apt title for the technology forum and open house event that will take place at Bobst Italia, in San Giorgio Monferrato, Italy, on 11 – 12 May 2017. Hosted in the Competence Center of BOBST’s Center of Excellence for webfed gravure, lamination and coating technologies, the event will be the first formal demonstration of BOBSTs new gravure printing platforms unveiled at drupa 2016.

“This is why our response and commitment is all-embracing. By providing leading-edge innovation, through a focus on equipment operational efficiency, BOBST fosters collaboration all along the supply chain. Our aim is to ensure that we can support gravure printers to take advantage of product diversification opportunities that can open up for them with the introduction of new, more eco-friendly, thinner substrates and consumables.”

“For the gravure industry, keeping pace with the new reality of global changes in consumer behaviours, and with the expectations of both brand owners and consumers, means constant evolution and innovation to address the market pressures faced by our customers,” said Michele Vitiello, Managing Director of Bobst Italia and Head of the Product Line Gravure and Lamination.

These and other aspects of how BOBST succeeds in leading innovation in gravure technology will be at the forefront of the event programme. “We continue to drive quality and performance into our gravure products, whilst extending our global offer,” explains Erik Bothorel, Head of the Business Unit Web-fed and member of the Group Executive Committee. “We strongly believe that gravure

has its pride of place, both in mature and emerging markets, with plenty of scope to grow if the equipment provides the right fit for the market. “The event at Bobst Italia will showcase where sustained R&D investments can lead, which is far beyond the conventional view of gravure being the process that excels in print quality and consistency. We have turned our printing presses into innovation platforms that combine the strengths of gravure with the impelling necessities of the industry. Our solutions respond to market challenges with gravure sustainability and have the flexibility to deliver what is best for each printer’s target markets.”

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hubergroup acquires Alden & Ott Printing Inks Company hubergroup has acquired substantially all of the assets of Alden & Ott in a private deal. hubergroup expects to retain virtually all employees and management team in order to continue operations in the Midwest and Northeast without interruption. hubergroup is one of the world’s leading specialists for printing inks, coatings and press room auxiliaries, currently comprising 40 companies and 130 sites. This successful, family-owned enterprise with more than 250 years of experience and expertise in the printing inks industry manufactures top quality products for packaging, commercial and newsprinting. In 2016, the Group with its global workforce exceeding 3500, generated sales of approximately $885 million. “The addition of Alden & Ott to the hubergroup family is an exciting opportunity for our customers, employees and

shareholders,” said Derek McFarland, president of hubergroup, USA. “As a key raw material supplier, we already had a great relationship with the talented Alden & Ott team and had discovered how much we share a commitment to providing our print customers with products and service that help them delight their customers. Specifically, our combined capabilities in conventional, water-based, low-migration and energy-cured inks will create an enviable offering to the growing packaging market.”

1957 and has transformed itself many times. Anticipating customer needs, the company expanded its products from heat set to sheet fed, UV inks, and flexo inks. Today, Alden & Ott is a comprehensive ink manufacturer developing custom solutions for both the offset and flexo printing markets in the Midwest and Northeast. “Joining the global hubergroup family will bring many benefits to our existing customers, including access to their technical knowledge base, expanded product lines, security of supply and an instantly expanded geographical footprint,” said Tom Alden, president of Alden & Ott. “The cultural alignment of the family-owned businesses was a key factor and we are happy that the combined team will continue to serve and grow our existing business.”

Alden & Ott Printing Inks Company was founded by Joe Alden and Henry Ott in

Esko at Interpack 2017 A simplified way to manage, design and produce packaging Esko, (A01 in Hall 6) together with sister companies VideoJet, Laetus and X-Rite Pantone, will showcase a simplified way to manage, design and produce packaging. It will present a full range of innovative solutions that address global packaging management challenges across the supply chain.

Visitors will learn how to better manage brand color accuracy and consistency with Esko Equinox and other Danaher solutions including X-Rite Pantone’s ColorCert Suite. Esko will also be featured on the HP stand demonstrating accurate brand colour reproduction. Packaging converters will see the stunning results possible on labels,

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Jabil Packaging Solutions (JPS) will be present at the upcoming interpack in Duesseldorf, Germany, on May 4th and 5th in Hall 7, Level 1 / C05. Jabil experts will highlight market shifts and insights on the explosion of e-commerce and the issues and opportunities it presents to leading brands.

To showcase digital Folding Carton production solutions

Jabil Packaging Solutions is a Business Unit of Jabil Circuit that manufactures precision plastic parts for the world’s largest packaging brands. JPS has a major focus in the accelerating growth of “smart” packaging which provides for electronic connectivity over a broad range of applications.

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Xeikon (E90 in Hall 13) will present a full folding carton production solution based on its flagship Xeikon 3500 digital press and integral to the What’s Next campaign to shows how digital production is fundamental in a changing world. Running live eyecatching folding carton applications for cosmetics, food, beverages and pharma, Xeikon will highlight the advantages digital production offers to brands, helping them respond to market trends of shorter run

folding cartons, and flexible and corrugated packaging using Esko’s broad flexo portfolio, including its CDI Crystal 5080 XPS. While brand owners and retailers will experience the highest possible realism through Esko’s ArtiosCAD, Studio and Store Visualizer and learn how to reduce costs using Esko’s Cape solutions.

times, just-in-time requests, more variation, seasonal packaging, smaller lot sizes, optimized supply chains and personalization. Present on the stand is also Flint Group’s sheetfed solutions division with complementary solutions featuring low migration inks and coatings, and info on printing of food packaging for consumer safety.

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Impel’s made-in-India innovation reimagines case sealing at Interpack 2017 Imagine a scenario where random-sized corrugated boxes containing several different SKUs of products from multiple manufacturing and packing lines converge to enter a single high-speed case sealing system. As the corrugated boxes of different sizes get ready to be sealed one after the other in no particular order, the intelligent system measures the box dimensions on the fly, and on the fly are the machine settings altered to accommodate the boxes and select the preferred sealing methods from a range of options: gluing or taping or a combination. To top it up, what if there’s sealing method using cold glue that can ensure best box performance in extreme hot and cold supply chain and offers best-inclass tamper evidence. And as intelligent as it gets, the system can be configured to pick and chooses the most suitable sealing method on the basis of its end-use and supply chain requirement. Plus you are able to pre-determine the quantity of glue and/or tape needed for a given box.

Does it seem like a utopian fantasy? “It’s not,” says Impel Services director Pallippuram Sajith. “It’s a real-life solution to the challenges that most of the packaging technologists around the world encounter while sealing corrugated boxes that need to perform in the harsh logistics and supply chain environments. That’s what we will

demonstrate at Interpack 2017.”

Reimagine case sealing The case sealing is a small and often underrated link in the end-of-the-line packaging processes. It is observed that the choice of materials, methods and processes deployed for case sealing are driven by cost rather than the value they should add. This approach adversely impacts the value chain resulting in product damages and pilferage. Let us first look at the different methods of sealing a corrugated box. The BOPP selfadhesive tape is the most common sealing medium. It ensures that the major flaps of the box are joined together, while the minors inside hang loose. Therefore, any uneven load on the face of the box will damage the products inside. These tapes are highly prone to pilferage. Plus they cannot be disposed off easily. To address the issues with BOPP tapes, hotmelt adhesives were introduced for case sealing. With hotmelts all the flaps are glued together thus providing structural integrity to the box – this reduces in-transit damages. The other advantage with hotmelts is the visible fibre tear when the box is opened, thereby offering tamper evidence. Now, the cold glue provides all the benefits that hotmelts have to offer. Plus it also

provides better heat resistance and higher tamper evidence as the cold glue penetrates through the layers of craft paper. However, water-based adhesives have not been deployed for case sealing because of the inherent issues like higher drying time and difficulty in application.

Introducing STELDA AR500 GT STELDA AR500 GT is a state-of-the-art, fully automated case sealing machine that can accept any random-sized box, measure the dimensions, configure the setting on the fly and set the machine to fire a right quantity of hotmelt or cold glue or use a BOPP tape to seal the box. The machine is so flexible that it also allows combination of two or all the three sealing methods for one box so as to provide higher insurance for the product against damages. And that’s how Impel reimagines case sealing and STELDA AR500 GT realizes the process. A one-of-its-kind solution that comes with extreme flexibility in size, type of boxes and sealing method for any given box. India’s Impel Services Private Ltd, a part of the Welbound group, will give the machine and the concept an international launch at Interpack 2017. Pallippuram Sajith says, “STELDA uses smart automation to provide a cost-effective solution for a complex process. The concept also addresses the requirement of flexibility that the market demands especially for the packaging of food products. So you can chose a type of sealing required for a specific SKU based on customer or logistics demands. At Interpack we will also demonstrate the way of using a water-based adhesive for sealing shipper cartons, for which we have applied for a patent. We will be presenting the most effective and economic method of case sealing that offers in-transit product stability and tamper evidence.” Impel Services will be present in Hall – 08 B; Stand – G60 at Interpack 2017 from 4 May to 10 May 2017.

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Kodak breaks new ground for Flexo growth in Weatherford $15 million capital investment marks significant milestone in adoption of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates. Kodak hosted customers and community leaders at an April 20th groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the expansion of its manufacturing facility in the region to accommodate a new flexo plate line for the production of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates. The ceremony and associated celebrations in Weatherford, Oklahoma featured a ribbon cutting by Kodak CEO Jeff Clarke and Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, and remarks by Flexographic Packaging Division President Chris Payne and Kodak customers. The theme of the event centered on regeneration and the revitalization and investment of the Weatherford plant in its 50th anniversary year, which was chosen for its strong technical capabilities and existing skilled tenured workforce. The new flexo plate manufacturing line, a sister operation to Kodak’s existing plate manufacturing facility in Yamanashi, Japan, is designed to meet increasing industry demand for higher quality flexographic printed packaging with more cost effective and efficient production processes. The $15 million investment represents one of the

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company’s largest capital investments since 2000 and underscores the ongoing growth and adoption of KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates that grew 16 percent in 2016 compared to the prior year, a rate four times the projected growth rate of the flexible packaging market itself, according to Smithers Pira. “Today’s celebration brings a focus on the ‘new face of flexo,’” said Jeff Clarke, CEO, at the ceremony. “Kodak’s differentiated flexo technology is helping our customers to drive growth, break new ground and transform flexographic printing and the packaging industry as a whole. The growth of KODAK FLEXCEL NX speaks to the strength and opportunity of the flexographic packaging market, and we’re looking forward to using the expanding facility here in Weatherford to continue helping our customers realize the benefits of Kodak’s flexo technology and what its unique capabilities can do for their business.” On the previous day, the print and packaging media, along with key FLEXCEL NX Plate customers, heard Kodak’s Flexographic

Packaging Division President Chris Payne speak about Kodak’s role in driving growth and transformation of flexo. Additionally, two VIP customers spoke about growth and impact on their businesses. “The last two days have been a fantastic opportunity to share our vision for flexo, our story of growth and the unique Kodak technology that enables it,” said Chris Payne. “It was a privilege to host elected officials, customers and the media to mark this occasion.” The new flexo plate line is expected to be in full production by early 2019 and will initially focus on supply of FLEXCELNX Plates to customers in the Unites States, Canada and Latin America. The news represents yet another milestone in the company’s ongoing investment in flexographic printing technology worldwide, which includes the recent opening of Kodak’s Flexo Packaging Technology Center in Shanghai in March 2017.

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Toyo Ink and Doneck enter licensing agreement for water-based lamination inks Toyo Ink and Doneck have concluded a licensing agreement that allows Doneck to manufacture and sell Toyo Ink’s AQUA LIONA and AQUAECOL series of waterbased lamination inks to markets in Europe. This licensing agreement is expected to strengthen the position of both companies in the competitive global packaging industry, as water-based alternatives to printing inks are projected to fuel the future growth of the industry, especially in the food packaging sector. “We’re delighted to enter this agreement with Doneck Euroflex, a major company in the supply of liquid ink systems across Europe,” said Katsumi Yamazaki, president of Toyo Ink. “We already have an established supply structure and a proven sales track record in Asia and North and South America. The new licensing agreement will allow

us to strengthen our existing water-based liquid inks operations on a global basis by extending its supply structure to Europe, a region where its presence had been weak up until now.” While tapping into Doneck’s extensive distribution network, Toyo Ink will strive to provide full customer support tailored to individual market needs and to achieve shipments of 1,000 tons per year during the company’s next mid-term management plan that runs from fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2020. “We are happy to introduce this unique water-based technology which could lead to increased environmental sustainability. We are proud that Doneck Network was chosen by Toyo Ink as partner for AQUA LIONA and AQUAECOL for the European market,” said Arndt Breitbach, Managing Director and main shareholder of the Doneck Network.

Toyo Ink is a pioneer in retort technology development. The AQUA LIONA series of water-based flexo lamination ink is the first of its kind to support high-end retort applications, exhibiting excellent printability at high-speeds. The AQUAECOL series of water-based gravure lamination inks features a high pigmentation design that helps it achieve excellent printability and a high resolution. In addition, AQUAECOL is suitable to a wide range of applications from snack to retort food packaging. Both AQUA LIONA and AQUAECOL use as their base resin, a water-soluble urethane resin engineered with Toyo Ink’s unique polymer technology. As a result, these inks demonstrate world-class printing results and quality while adhering to strict chemical substance regulations and guidelines, such as the Swiss Ordinance and the European Printing Ink Association. AQUA LIONA and AQUAECOL will be showcased at the Toyo Ink Group booth at the interpack 2017 packaging exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany in May.

Sappi to present new packaging concepts Sappi Packaging and Speciality Papers (D19 in Hall 9) will be presenting its innovative sustainable packaging solutions made from renewable raw materials. It will showcase ways to deliver the packaging of the future such as the world’s only packaging papers with integrated barrier and heat-sealing properties. It will also present innovations and packaging solutions for containerboard, rigid packaging, label papers and flexible packaging including multi-award-winning bright white solid bleached board, Algro Design, facestock line Parade and coated and uncoated papers for food and non-food applications in the field of flexible packaging.

Ronchi at Interpack Ronchi Packaging Machinery will be participating at the upcoming Interpack exhibition in Dusseldorf. The company’s range of solutions will be presented to the show visitors at Stand A48/ Hall 8A. The company will highlight Exacta at Interpack. The Exacta Monobloc is more than a simple filling and capping system. It is an intelligent and custom-made solution, designed to answer with the best

technology to customers’ production needs and to their business optimisation.

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Printsystem trusts in Tecnau for automatic cutting Tecnau line to process output from Océ ColorStream 6900 Chroma Twin inkjet web press from Canon. without any additional side trimming.

New Tecnau Stacker s25: a key component in repeatable product quality Printsystem has just put an automatic Tecnau cutting line into operation at its headquarters in Heimsheim, near Stuttgart (Germany). The company will use the Tecnau line to process the output from a newly installed Océ ColorStream 6900 Chroma Twin inkjet web press from Canon. Established in 1979, Printsystem currently employs more than 50 people in Heimsheim and at a branch in downtown Berlin. Most of its production is digital. In addition to the new inkjet press, Printsystem also has 14 sheetfed digital printing systems and one sheetfed offset press. Industrial enterprises, publishers, advertising agencies, educational institutions, public authorities, ministries and – last but not least – the German Bundestag and the European Central Bank are among the customers of this family owned firm. The main emphasis of the portfolio is on low to medium-volume print-on-demand jobs as well as end-to-end production of technical documentation, educational materials, magazines, books, catalogues, brochures and official documents. Printsystem operates the new Tecnau cutting line as a near-line installation adjacent to the inkjet press. The line is configured with an Unwinder 550, a Cutter c23, a Stacker s25, an exit conveyor and a waste extraction unit. The printed web is precisely cut in 1-up paper sheets stacked and ready for binding

The new Tecnau s25 high performance stacker gently grips the sheeted output stacking a variety of coated or uncoated stocks from 40 to 300 gsm with ±0.5 mm accuracy at high speed. Tecnau has equipped the Stacker s25 with a new gripper system. This system transports the sheets that are output by the cutter at high speeds carefully and safely to the stacker’s stop device and brings them to a standstill. The gripper mechanism prevents damage to the prints, especially in heavy ink coverage applications. The Stacker s25 is thus a natural choice for graphic arts production.

offset and recycled papers weighing between 50 to 130 gsm, it is also used for coated stocks ranging from 115 to 130 gsm. “Since the Tecnau line works extremely precisely, we can cut a lot of our products to size straight away, eliminating extra trimming typically required, for example, for applications such as wire-o or plastic comb binding,” Harfensteller explains. “We save both time and money.”

“We were looking for a high performance cutting line to support our entry into web printing with the ColorStream 6900. We chose Tecnau because, in our opinion, they offer very good technology and excellent value for money. In terms of ease of operation, quality and flexibility, the Tecnau line meets our requirements perfectly,” says Oliver Harfensteller, a member of the Printsystem Management Board.

Highly satisfied with the overall system, comprised of the inkjet web press and the Tecnau cutting line, Printsystem now plans to pursue its business with direct mail and personalized products more intensively. “Direct mail has been a comparatively small market segment for us up to now. We want to take advantage of the possibilities that the new line gives us to get ahead in this market and leverage its technical refinements to realize further efficiency gains and value added for our customers,” Harfensteller emphasizes.

“We’re delighted that our automatic cutting line is helping Printsystem to succeed in the inkjet business. It’s a reliable, robust solution for high performance cutting and stacking that perfectly complements the capabilities of the production inkjet press,” comments Robert Gubo, Area Manager Germany and Switzerland at Tecnau. Just like the inkjet press, the Tecnau cutting line installed at Printsystem can handle and process a broad array of materials. Apart from

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Schib Packaging and Abrigo partner for interpack 2017 Live demos part of Hayssen Flexible Systems’ presence during event

When it comes to finding solutions for the candy, nut, bakery, snack food, frozen food, fresh produce and cheese industries, Hayssen Flexible Systems has it in the bag. And at interpack 2017 – held May 4 – 10 in Dusseldorf, Germany – many of those solutions will be on display. Hayssen Flexible Systems is one of a number of Barry-Wehmiller businesses represented in BW Packaging Solutions, located in Hall 6 Booth D62 at the show. Through their diverse capabilities, these companies can collectively provide everything from a single piece of equipment to fully integrated, tailor-made packaging line solutions for a wide range of packaging industries. A highlight of Hayssen’s presence at interpack is a live demonstration. As part of a long-standing relationship, Schib Packaging — part of Hayssen Flexible Systems, and a dominant player in the candy, bakery and snack food industries — will partner with Abrigo to display an integrated robotic solution for secondary packaging in Abrigo’s booth E37 in Hall 3. The robotic solution features a servo driven Schib CO 90 flow wrapper fed by a robotic cell with multiple picking tool. The Abrigo robot will be loading collations of five pre-wrapped snack bars directly into the in-feed chain of a Schib HFFS over wrapper. The packaging machine will be running 50 five-packs per minute. Automatic film splicing and Allen-Bradley controls are included in the machine setup.

“This specific partnership is a testament to our dedication in providing turnkey packaging solutions to our customers,” stated Michael Dann, Vice President of Hayssen Europe. Hayssen technology on display in the BW Packaging Solutions booth include the Logic VFFS – with Doy, Quad and Zip capabilities – efficiently producing the most popular bag formats throughout the various major industry segments. The operational efficiency is enhanced by easy changeovers. Bag format change overs are a matter of minutes between simple format size changes, to a more complicated bag format such as Doy bag with zipper or Quad seal stand up bag with zipper. The Merlin Blu flow wrapper will also be on display. Its hygienic design is suitable for a wide range of industries, with tool-less removal of guarding, the Merlin offers easy access for cleaning and its sloped tops and rounded legs minimize debris buildup. Plus,

it’s “no product, no bag” feature minimizes film waste in the event a product is not in place to be wrapped. “The Merlin Blu flow wrapper, with its straightforward setup features, provides fast, repeatable changeovers for customers,” said Dan Minor, Hayssen’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “In addition, we are proud to introduce an all new VFFS bagger that essentially produces every type of bag style with or without zip reclose in a single machine; it’s one of the most versatile, efficient machines on the market.”

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Xitron celebrates 40th year of service to Printing Industry RIP, workflow, and interface developer reflects on history while charting future contributions to printing industry. Xitron, developer of RIP and workflow products for commercial, digital, and highspeed inkjet printing has passed a milestone, now celebrating 40 years as a provider of prepress hardware and software to the printing industry. Xitron’s first products were “blue box” interfaces between newspaper editorial systems and high-speed laser imagesetters, first brought to market in 1977. “Back then, our job was to provide technological independence to newspapers, allowing them to choose their editorial systems separately from their output systems,” said Karen Crews, President of Xitron. “As we mark our 40th year in the print industry, we continue to develop RIPs, workflow software, and hardware interfaces for commercial, newspaper, in-plant, flexo, screen printing, and high-speed digital output devices without binding our customers to any single vendor.” Xitron’s business model has allowed them to place nearly 35,000 RIPs and over 20,000 CtP and imagesetter interfaces in printing companies on every continent. “This achievement really speaks to Xitron’s commitment of independence when it comes to a user’s prepress choices,” said Gary Fry, CEO of Global Graphics, authors of the Harlequin RIP. “Xitron has been a development partner since 1992, and, coincidentally, our anniversary with Xitron is a milestone in and of itself,” he continued. “We plan to honour our 25 year association with

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Xitron by presenting them with a special Silver Partner award at Print 2017 later this year.” In advance of Print’s return to Chicago this September, several new products that build on Xitron’s commercial catalogue are slated for release. Included in the line-up are Raster Blaster 4.0, which is an intelligent TIFF catcher for all supported CTP devices; B3, a new network-based interface that doesn’t require a computer platform; and a very economical USB/SCSI interface for legacy Fujifilm platesetters that (until now) could not be upgraded beyond Windows XP operating systems. An upgrade to Xitron’s Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE)-based Sierra workflow is also planned, in cooperation with their Adobe development partner, FFEI. “Xitron and FFEI have a relationship that began in 1999 with the Xenith workflow,” said Andy Cook, Managing Director of FFEI. “We’ve continued to work together through the introduction of Sierra using the Mercury RIP architecture introduced in APPE 3, with which Xitron has significantly impacted the high-end workflow market in the US.” While continuing their successful approach of delivering alternative RIP and interface strategies to the commercial market, recent innovation in print technology has required

Ms. Crews to keep one eye focused beyond traditional printing. This has fostered the development of colour matching workflow software designed specifically for the needs of highspeed inkjet press manufacturers around the world. “Staying relevant in a market whose technology moves as quickly as ours is not easy,” said Len Lauer, President and CEO of Xitron’s inkjet technology partner Memjet. “And yet, here they are, developing remarkable colour RIP and workflow software for over half of Memjet’s OEMs. We’re looking forward to sustained expansion of this market with Xitron.” “This is a very exciting time for Xitron and I have to thank our worldwide dealer organization and OEM customers for their contributions.” said Crews. “While being firmly entrenched in the traditional print landscape, we also have clear vision of the technological future of our products. Forty years of development have provided us with an excellent foundation to move forward with this industry.” Driving CTP devices from Agfa, ECRM, Creo, Kodak, Presstek, Heidelberg, Fuji, and Screen, Xitron helps customers who want to maximize their investments by extending the life of their prepress systems.

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DP Lenticular launches Europe’s first large format motion lens DP Lenticular has launched Motion 20 LPI UV-LF, Europe’s first large format Motion lens lenticular sheet designed and extruded in Europe. LPI UV-MF. The animation lens has been extruded with a specially developed UV protection resin to preserve colors when used in outdoor conditions. It eliminates any yellowing of the plastic for many years.

Developed for large format Motion images such as zoom, morphing and a variety of animation pictures Motion 20 LPI UVLF is perfect for outdoor uses such as bus shelters. It is also ideal for indoor applications in airports, underground and railway stations. Motion 20 LPI UV-LF with excellent transparency and surface brightness, has a wide viewing angle of 54° and a thickness of 1.95 mm. It is suitable for the production of animation lenticular images on digital printers and flatbed printers direct to the lens or via lamination. It can be finished on an automatic cutting table, manual cutting machine or a flatbed laser plotter. The latest portfolio addition joins DP Lenticular’s 3D 20 LPI UV-LF and 3D 28

The resin has also been fire tested to ensure it is within the regular norms for indoor use. It is suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications aiding consistency and flexibility of use. DP Lenticular’s founder and managing director Daniel Pierret comments: “This is a great new lens design created to support a broader range of high quality end uses. Many things have improved since we initiated the development of the new 3D 20 LPI UV-LF lens. With our production partners, we have built a wealth of experience in the extrusion of large format lenticular materials.” DPL’s Motion 20 LPI UV-LF lenticular sheet is 122 cm x 180 cm. Uniquely, each sheet is individually inspected from top to bottom for quality control to ensure any deviation is within strict tolerances.

“Quality control is a crucial part of our service delivery,” adds Pierret. “We have a good overview of production to ensure we meet our strict quality requirements.” The large format sheets are packaged in boxes of 10 sheets and palletized with 100 sheets per pallet although different sizes and volumes are available on request. Order flexibility is supported by a recently installed cutting device that allows sheets to be cut into on demand sizes. This includes a 100 cm by 100 cm sheet which is expected to be a particularly popular option for customer testing. This can be ordered online at DP Lenticular website. DP Lenticular is dedicated solely to the promotion and sales of lenticular plastic sheets and rolls, for all kinds of printing markets such as flexo, offset and digital printing. Offering customers in the graphic arts industry the highest quality lenticular sheet material available on the market, as well as a reliable technical support and customised training services, the DP Lenticular portfolio includes 16 different lens designs.

Ricoh continues to grow wide format portfolio, partners with EFI Ricoh to resell EFI wide format models to help customers add capabilities to grow their business Ricoh has announced the addition of EFI’s H1625 LED and VUTEk H2000 Pro hybrid roll/ flatbed wide format printers to its growing wide format portfolio through a reseller agreement with EFI. This new partnership is part of Ricoh’s ongoing efforts to better serve customers looking to add or enhance capabilities in the fast-growing wideformat segment. These devices’ versatility, productivity and broad capabilities help entry-level and advanced wide format printers alike produce dynamic roll and rigid output on a virtually endless variety of substrates to better serve end-customers, as options for white inks and clear coatings further expand print providers’ product offerings and profitability. Ricoh’s technicians and consultants leverage

decades of experience to help customers produce eye-popping visuals with consistent branding and efficient workflows. This approach makes adopting wide format even easier for printers new to the space, putting the industry’s most powerful tools in customers’ hands and helping businesses get the most out of their use. “Shops new to wide format and those established players are both constantly looking for a competitive advantage: the best approach, the latest technology, the strongest marketing,” said John Fulena, Vice President, Commercial and Industrial Printing Group, Ricoh USA. “This partnership brings EFI’s top-notch devices into our awardwinning portfolio. These additions, combined with our services-led approach is a powerful

combination that provides even more ways for our customers to succeed in a rapidly changing field.” “We’ve partnered with Ricoh in a variety of ways throughout the years as we have both looked to blend our unique strengths to better serve a wide variety of print operations,” said Ken Hanulec, Vice President of Marketing, EFI Inkjet. “By offering these market-leading hybrid printers to Ricoh customers, with Ricoh’s robust service and support organization facilitating tailored, reliable implementations, customers can expand their offerings into new areas, which can increase profitability and customer retention while opening new market opportunities. We are proud to play a role in that kind of transformation.”

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EFI appoints LPP for Jetrion Electronics For Imaging has appointed LPP as a sole agent for EFI Jetrion digital label and narrow web inkjet printers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. LPP as a business was looking for a while to partner up with a leading manufacturer in the digital market. The opportunity to sell the Jetrion product range will help end users capitalise on ever-changing market dynamics with advanced, narrow-web inkjet technologies that give users lower running costs, a wide colour gamut and highly durable printing on a broad range of substrates. “Our knowledge, experience and customer base complements the capabilities the Jetrion range offers this fast growing market,” stated LPP Managing Director Ian Bates.

LPP has over 50 years’ experience in supplying a portfolio of equipment to enhance production of self-adhesive labels and narrow web packaging. EFI Jetrion joins Flexor, Flexomaid, Rotary Technologies, Teknek, Nikka, CPS, DMS on the list of companies LPP represents in the UK and Ireland. The agreement with LPP is a reflection of EFI’s commitment to expanding services to customers in the UK and Ireland. “From my first meeting with Ian and LPP Chairman Les Bradley their credibility in the label and packaging market shone through. I simply needed to have the best on board. For LPP, adding the Jetrion printers to their portfolio meets real needs in the digital market,” said Martin Mayo, EFI UK and Ireland Sales Director.

EFI Jetrion industrial digital label and narrow web printing systems meet growingdemand for shorter runs, versioning, faster turnarounds and inventory reduction — all while increasing customers’ margin potential on short run label quantities of 100 or less up runs of 50,000 or more. Jetrion productionlevel systems are scalable to grow with users’ businesses, and will help them capitalise on changing market dynamics.

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