PRESSIdeas - August 2018

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK..............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Kerala suffers massive loss due to floods..................................................................................................................................................................................8 Komori India lends a helping hand to flood-hit Print Fraternity in Kerala................................................................................................................. 12 Komori to field test Impremia NS40 during spring 2019................................................................................................................................................. 12 Baldwin Vision Systems at Packaging Innovations 2018................................................................................................................................................. 14 DCX Start-up Park: Reinventing Publishing and Content Management .................................................................................................................. 16 Stories format best practices highlighted in new INMA report..................................................................................................................................... 17 ColdsetInnovation banks on Koenig & Bauer...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Indian Press builder and Printer go for mRC-3D-system ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Gender Balance in the Media: More Women wanted in Technology and Leadership ........................................................................................ 19 Heidelberg Primefire honoured with InterTech Technology Award ........................................................................................................................... 20 Going Digital – When & How...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Heidelberg gets recognised for digitization strategy....................................................................................................................................................... 22 Xerox Iridesse Production Press receives InterTech Technology Award .................................................................................................................... 23 Feature rich Xerox Versant 180 leads the Digital Print portfolio at Madras Print House ..................................................................................... 24 Versant 180 At-A-Glance.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 FUTURE SCHOOLZ to groom Print professionals at Cochin............................................................................................................................................ 26 Esko makes packaging professionals “dream big”.............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Amcor acquires Bemis ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Heidelberg customers triumph in labels’ growth market ............................................................................................................................................... 28 The new Autoprint Checkmate 50 at Patwa & Sons meets their ‘Quality First’ motto perfectly ....................................................................... 30 50 years of successful web automation ................................................................................................................................................................................ 31 IST Metz at Bondexpo 18: UV and LED systems for adhesive technology................................................................................................................. 32 Rahil (CPP) Films acquires BOBST K5 VISION........................................................................................................................................................................ 32 Kodak launches the Global Flexo Innovation Awards 2018............................................................................................................................................ 33 Taiyo Kikai at All In Print China 2018....................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Kodak to sell its Flexographic Packaging Division............................................................................................................................................................. 34 InterTech for MacDermid............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Heads ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Treofan sells European business to Jindal Films................................................................................................................................................................. 36 It’s second Linx Laser Coder for Bruichladdich Distillery................................................................................................................................................. 37 BOBST’s Philippines roadshow highlights labels and flexible packaging innovations ........................................................................................ 38 RFID Wine Cellar Inventory solution by SATO...................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Temper-proof with Multifunctional Covert-Hologram Seal by Schreiner................................................................................................................. 39 TRESU to showcase Flexo Innovator at Fachpack............................................................................................................................................................... 40 Agfa Graphics introduces the fourth version of Arziro Design...................................................................................................................................... 41 VINSAK enables Neovation Graphics embed multiple security features in a single document........................................................................ 42 Uflex repeats Edale for security printing............................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Digital Label Press installations surpass Conventional Press ........................................................................................................................................ 43 Skyscreen brings Mirage DTG printer to India..................................................................................................................................................................... 44 FINAT launches #LABELicious to attract fresh talent......................................................................................................................................................... 45 Mimaki 3DUJ-553 printer voted into finalists’ list for prestigious TCT awards......................................................................................................... 46 Drytac wins two SGIA Product of the Year awards ............................................................................................................................................................ 47

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, Virugambakkam, Chennai based Madras Print House has recently invested in a Xerox Versant 180 along with ColorProfiler Suite Software and Photo Spectrometer. The feature rich digital printing machine won hands down while Bharathi K and her team decided on the investment.

With their enhanced capabilities, they plan to produce trendy graphic designs for their customers and delivered to their doorsteps fully finished. The Versant 180 is a winning combination of technologies, including Xerox EA Toner, 2400 x 2400 dpi with 10-bit RIP and an advanced Compact Belt Fuser that provides just the right amount of consistent heat and pressure for a given stock. The cover story is about this modern digital print house that has quality as its key forte.

distributorship of Azonprinter, Anil Brahmbhatt, MD, Skyscreen says, “The world is now moving towards digital including textile/garment decoration... To grow further in our business, we needed some additional attractive product portfolio, something Gen-Next. So, DTG printing is a fast emerging area which we wanted tap quickly.”

Gurugram based Neovation Graphics found a unique challenge in a job requiring multiple security features embedded in a single document. The challenge was ably met by VINSAK security solution.

Indian film and label manufacturer – Jindal Films has acquired Treofan Europe. The Treofan Group is a global manufacturer of biaxially oriented polypropylene films (BOPP films) for packaging, labels and technical applications. Treofan has almost 50 years of experience in the BOPP market and offers high-quality film products and solutions in more than 90 countries. The Treofan Group employs approximately 800 people and operates three production sites in Germany and Italy.

Schreiner MediPharm, Germany specialty pharmaceutical labeling solutions provider, has developed a multifunctional Covert-Hologram Seal that offers reliable first-opening indication and tamper evidence, plus counterfeiting protection. The seal, which features an irreversible, holographic effect, complies with Falsified Medicines Directive 2011/62/EU. Indian packaging major, Uflex once again places its trust in Edale technology with the acquisition of the FL3 to produce security labels. For Uflex, it was important to find a solution that would deliver sustained quality and ensure high reliability whereas, Edale’s unique experience in vacuum collating conveyors was a huge benefit when making a selection.

Mumbai based Skyscreen has taken the distributorship of Croatia based Azonprinter to promote and sell their MIRAGE brand direct to garment (DTG) printer in Indian market. Commenting on the new

International label association FINAT has launched its #LABELicious competition to attract fresh, creative and enthusiastic industry talent.

The initiative follows the finding of the latest FINAT Radar industry survey that discovered how challenging it is for the industry to attract a newly skilled next generation workforce.

Also Kodak has recently announced that it has begun the process to sell its Flexographic Packaging Division (FPD) which produces and markets the FLEXCEL NX system of flexographic imaging equipment, printing plates, consumables and related services. Meanwhile, even as it celebrates the 10th anniversary of its KODAK FLEXCEL NX System, it has also announced the launch of ‘Kodak Global Flexo Innovation Awards.’

Besides, there are news from around the printing industry on events, awards, launches, acquisitions, installations which include, the new Autoprint Checkmate 50 at Patwa & Sons meeting their ‘Quality First’ motto perfectly.

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Kerala suffers massive loss due to floods KMPA appeals all to contribute generously to help the affected people.

In a letter written to AIFMP (All India Federation of Master Printers), KMPA (Kerala Master Printers Association) apprised the apex body of Printing Industry in India of the critical situation in the southern state of Kerala, seriously bruised by the recent massive flood situation.

There are sights of Printing units completely/ partially submerged with owners and employees left homeless. Without our generous support, most of our fellow printers will not be able to come back to life at all.

Key Notes : > KMPA apprises AIFMP of the critical situation in the state. > Many of the printing and allied industries situated in low lying areas; hence suffered the most. > The Central Government promises all possible assistance to the State.

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The state has been in the midst of unprecedented rainfall and flood havoc for the past few days and the calamity has caused immeasurable misery and devastation. Due to the relentless rains most of the dams in Kerala are open and hence almost all rivers in the state are overflowing above the danger level. Many cities, towns and villages are facing severe flooding. Many lives have been lost.

Thousands of houses are destroyed or damaged.

With infrastructure like roads and bridges collapsing on a large scale floods washing away shops and commercial establishments, thousands have lost their livelihood. The water level is still alarmingly high and crops are submerged to bring an unceasing misery to general public. Kerala has never witnessed a calamity of such scale and the exact figure and extent of loss are difficult to assess right now.

Despite all the odds the entire State machinery, Police, Fire Force, Army, Navy, Air Force, NDRF, Coast Guard, Disaster Response Force and the general

public worked in unison to put up an exemplary effort to save lives, rescue stranded people, relocate people to safe camps, provide food, drinking water and clothes.

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As for the Printing Industry, many of the printing and allied industries in the state are situated in low lying areas. People from the printing industry have suffered huge losses due to this devastation. Some units have suffered such huge damages that it may take several months to make good. Due to the flood situation, it is still hard to get exact reports. KMPA is taking stock of the situation by contacting members and gathering more information from them.

Now the most important task before the people of Kerala is to bring life back to normalcy. We appeal to the people of the nation to come together for this effort.

The Central Government has promised all possible assistance to the State, but we all are well aware that government support alone cannot bring the people of the State back on their feet. It can only be done through magnanimous assistance from individuals and Associations. With compassionate efforts and generous contributions we can reduce the suffering of the people of Kerala from this calamity.

KMPA is arranging all possible help to those affected. The association has urged the parent body, AIFMP to contribute generously towards the relief efforts and also forward this appeal to all affiliate Associations requesting them to also join hands in efforts to bring aid to Kerala.

KMPA has started to work in various levels to understand the real extent of the disaster and plan what is to be done for the Printing fraternity. KMPA Office Bearers have visited some units already to understand the ground reality. It has already initiated action on the following fronts: • spoke to major machine manufacturers and their agents to ensure speedy service intervention at damaged units; so that the Printers can get their machines up and running at the minimum possible time.

• started giving printers information about the SOP’s to be taken care of whilst preparing insurance claims.

• spoke to the IPAMA President so that their members are updated. Many IPAMA members have lot of machines running at the Printing units and they have been requested for timely support in the above exercise.

• KMPA convened an Extraordinary

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Executive committee meeting and has decided to form a special Team which will visit individual printing units and assess the damage systematically.

This team will be headed by the KMPA President and will prepare a detailed report of the damages suffered by the printers of Kerala. Initial assessment has put the accumulated loss of Kerala printers at over Rs. 50 crores.

KMPA has requested the support of AIFMP in the above 4 areas in whatever manner possible. One major way could be by intimating the affiliate associations/other trade bodies to contribute their best.

As the flood waters have slowly started to

recede, the magnitude of the disaster is unfolding the worse. There are sights of Printing units completely/partially submerged with owners and employees left homeless.

For most of such brother printers, their life’s work and earnings have been destroyed in a few moments of Nature’s fury. A very big number of them are in relief camps without access to even basic necessities. Without our generous support, most of our fellow printers will not be able to come back to life at all.

We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation and support in this hour of crisis.

To know more about how you can contribute, you may write to KMPA at: kmpacochin@ gmail.com.

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Komori India lends a helping hand to flood-hit Print Fraternity in Kerala Standing shoulder to shoulder with the print fraternity members in Kerala in these days of distress, Komori India has extended all possible support to the flood hit state. “It gives us deep pain to see the unthinkable tragedy in Kerala especially the damages the members of print fraternity have been suffered from due to the state-wide flood,” says Sangam Khanna, Deputy MD of Komori India. “We are sure this situation is intolerable for the members in our industry. This loss appears almost irreparable but it has moved most of us in the industry,” he adds while speaking on the devastation caused by Kerala.

In a statement, Khanna says that Komori India stands with the entire Kerala printing

industry at this critical moment. The company has promised every possible support to Komori customers and people of the state while redeveloping what’s been damaged and getting back to normal working conditions in the shortest time. They have already contributed to the Chief Ministers Relief Fund for Kerala redevelopment.

Besides, they have set up a “Call Centre” for the aid for their customers in Kerala in our Faridabad office with Ms. Heena at 9599068152. The centre will be operational from 27th of August with calls being picked up during 9 am to 6 pm.

For all customers who have service contract with Komori, Komori will provide free service labour. And for those who don’t have the

service contract, the support will be limited to operating cost. Komori has also considered special pricing for spare parts to help customers affected by the sad flood.

“We are now contacting all our customers one by one and trying to find the whole picture of this disaster. Since, only a few flights are available to Kerala, the situation will take some time to come under control with our engineers flying in from other regions,” he says.

Komori to field test Impremia NS40 during spring 2019 Under license agreement with Landa Corporation and employing its core Nanography technology, Komori has been developing the printing system for more than two years.

Komori Corporation has announced its plan to hold field testing of the 40 inch sheetfed Nanographic Printing System, Impremia NS40 during spring of 2019.

KOMORI Impremia NS40 is a printing system which incorporates convenience, wide gamut printing features of digital printing. It achieves excellent productivity in commercial and even broader field of printing, through its advantageous printing speed of 6,500 sph in B1 format.

The Impremia NS40 was shown in a technical

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exhibit at drupa 2016. Based on the license agreement with Landa Corporation and employing its core Nanography technology, Komori has been developing the printing system for more than two years in a customer oriented manner. Aiming at higher reliability, stability and ease of use the printing system will incorporate Komori’s unique control technologies.

Based on the progress of the system development, Komori plans to carry out a field test of the beta press in the Japanese market during spring 2019. This will be

followed by similar plans for overseas as well.

Regular sale of the product is planned from the end of 2019.

Basic specifications of Impremia NS40 • Standard number of colours – 4 (C/M/Y/K) wide gamut printing • Maximum printing speed – 6,500 sph • Maximum sheet size – 750 x 1,050 mm • Sheet thickness range – 0.06 - 0.8 mm • Output resolution – 1,200 x 1,200 dpi

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Baldwin Vision Systems at Packaging Innovations 2018 - to unwrap the secret to accurate colour reproduction; colour management solutions for accurate, consistent package printing to be featured at show debut.

BALDWIN Vision Systems, provider of colour management, register control, and defect management technology, will feature the latest automated solutions during Packaging Innovations 2018 (stand D70, 12-13 September, Olympia London, UK).

Experts will be on-hand throughout the show to demonstrate how converters and brand owners can utilize simplified yet powerful automated workflow solutions to eliminate defects and deliver perfect colour across their operation.

BALDWIN Vision Systems’ innovative product range enables a more efficient, automated production process for managing the complex requirements and exacting standards required throughout the packaging industry. This streamlined workflow provides numerous benefits to the converter and their customers, such as consistent, accurate print quality, reduced waste, and reduced customer rebates—all delivering a faster return on investment.

Stephen Matthews, Regional Sales Manager for BALDWIN Vision Systems in the UK, Ireland, and Scandinavia, explains, “When it comes to packaging design, colour inconsistencies will often be negatively interpreted by the consumer. It can affect brand awareness, recognition or even lead them to believe the product inside is inferior.

The need for accurate colour across the

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same or several product ranges by one brand is critical in a world of fast-paced consumer buying habits. For the first time at Packaging Innovations, we will showcase our market-leading solutions that enable brands and packaging converters to achieve consistent colour and enjoy all the benefits of an automated print process—such as fewer production errors and therefore, less waste.”

Among the products highlighted on the BALDWIN Vision Systems’ stand is ColorTrack—an intuitive software that facilitates fast, accurate press-side correction of ink formulations. This “colour expert in a box” software automates the process of delivering absolute consistency from pressto-press, shift-to-shift, and plant-to-plant.

Color Measurement with DeltaCam delivers affordable, accurate inline spectral measurement to achieve absolute colour consistency. Packaging converters can utilize accurate, automated L*a*b* measurement on film, paper, or board, ensuring that all printed products are within the customers’ colour specifications.

Using InkWeigh software and scales, press operators can eliminate trial and error by weighing and tracking ink corrections at the press for each client, each job. Printers can also optimize and reduce leftover storage and ensure full traceability.

Guardian PQV advanced inspection is a feature-rich system that provides true 100 percent print inspection for pharmaceutical, converting, label, flexo, wide, and narrow web applications. At home on any press or slitter/ rewinder, the system provides unparalleled power and accuracy through defect detection, OCR/OCV, bar code grading and verification, dimensional gauging and much more.

As a new business unit formed by BALDWIN Technology Company Inc., BALDWIN Vision Systems strategically combines the expertise and technology of acquired businesses PC Industries, QuadTech, and Web Printing Controls to form one of the most comprehensive portfolios available for print process automation, inspection, and related services.

Matthews concludes, “This new powerhouse of technologies enables BALDWIN Vision Systems to offer complete software and hardware solutions. It’s an exciting time for our valued customer base, and for prospects wanting to speak to us during the show, as this combined expertise and resource creates a unique proposition. The option to tie in multiple products from one leading supplier maximizes our customers’ investment and provides a more coherent solution to meet demand for fast, accurate colour and quality control. Packaging Innovations is sure to provide the ideal platform to connect with the packaging community, showcase the benefits of our products, and communicate this new and unique offering.”

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DCX Start-up Park: Reinventing Publishing and Content Management Even more space and lectures: 24 young companies will show their products on exhibition stands, in 48 pitches and presentations as well as at speed dating.

A strong affinity to future technologies, a radical customer focus and the readiness for constant change – media companies and content professionals can learn a lot from start-ups. At the DCX Digital Content Expo‘s Start-up Park in Berlin from 9 to 11 October, they will have the opportunity to try out new tools and gain inspiration for their own company’s innovation activities. The DCX Digital Content Expo Start-up Park will present the next generation of publishing providers in an exhibition area with its own stage.

“Dear publishers, thank you for being dinosaurs”, entitles Emil Jimenez, founder and CEO of PASSION1 LLC, his impulse for the Start-up Park. The pioneer of the communications industry, who began his career as a web designer in New York in 1998, founded a new company in 2017.

The idea: sell their own mobile app platform as a SaaS solution to publishers. After nine months, he realised that the pace in the industry was slower than expected and changed his business. At the Expo in Berlin he will reveal how his core product has developed into a niche publisher and advertising platform.

In addition to the start-up from the Czech Republic, 23 other entrepreneurs will present their companies and business. Visitors to the DCX can try out their solutions directly at their stands and obtain comprehensive information. The organiser has expanded the area to create sufficient space for networking. The Start-up Park will launch its first speed dating event to link visitors even faster and more accurately with the appropriate innovation providers. In 20-minute presentations and pitches, startups will explain their approaches and provide suggestions for innovations.

Earn Money digitally David Böhm is an entrepreneur who, as publisher of the business magazine DIE MACHER, is very familiar with the publishing industry. The billion-euro industry news is shrinking and digital is still not a business.

According to Böhm, only 7 percent of total

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sales come from the digital sector. He was no longer willing to stand idly by while Google and Facebook increasingly share out the market for advertising revenues among themselves. For this reason, together with other like-minded parties, he has now established a new platform along the lines of Spotify: The new service Newsadoo, which he will present at DCX, bundles various newspapers and news providers and analyses the readers’ preferences with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.

From E-Commerce to GDPR

“Users, algorithms and advertisers love video,” says Juliette Pauthe, Head of Content at PlayPlay. She recommends making it the heart of any content strategy. In her presentation she will give 10 tips on how to produce better and more videos very easily for different channels. Michael Wolf, CEO of wingu, will explain how agencies and publishing houses can use location-based content for mobile storytelling. He will outline the latest technologies that increase on-site reading comfort and create real content experiences.

Official partner of the Start-up Park is the Global Alliance for Media Innovation (GAMI) of WAN-IFRA, World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers. “Today more than ever, we need an agile attitude to adapt more dynamically to the challenges of the future. With the Start-up Park at DCX, we proudly contribute to the building of a sustainable ecosystem for innovation in the news that requires fast, easy and cost-effective solutions to drive its business growth”, says Vincent Peyrègne, CEO of WAN-IFRA. These companies are already registered for the Start-up Park:

The founders who will design the Start-up Park in Berlin incorporate targeted data management, for example via context-related data or metadata, into their innovations. They also offer solutions to deal with adblockers, to make digital advertising a customer dialogue in times of GDPR or to integrate readers’ commitment and interactivity into business models. The young companies will showcase various examples from their customers.

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Stories format best practices highlighted in new INMA report

AntiAdblock.com, s.r.o. | DSXN GmbH | Faktor B.V. | hyScore.io GmbH | iMatrics AB | MagLoft Pte. Ltd. | Mappa Software UG | Newsadoo.com | PASSION1 LLC | PlayPlay | Qiota SAS | Sixide | Swanest | wingu GmbH Global event for media operators, content strategists and their latest business areas The DCX Digital Content Expo features digital trends for content production, distribution, management and monetisation – at its own conference and with a major line-up of exhibitors and start-ups. The Expo, held concurrently with IFRA World Publishing Expo, offers a combination of an international marketplace and a high-quality conference programme. Visitors from more than 40 countries have registered already, including media executives from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, USA, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates.

“Stories Format: News Media’s Next Social Opportunity” is available for free to INMA members and available to non-members for US$795.

The emergence of Stories across social media is redefining journalism and how audiences engage with content. The report’s authors have criss-crossed the world promoting Hashtag Our Stories, a social-first video publisher that focuses on stories about local solutions to global problems. Authors Yusuf and Sumaiya Omar, the husband-wife co-founders of Hashtag Our Stories, tell the story of the Stories social media format –

notably on Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Yusuf Omar is a former CNN senior social media reporter on Snapchat, mobile editor at the Hindustan Times, a TEDx speaker, and more. Sumaiya Omar has spent five years experimenting with emerging news platforms in South Africa, India, and the United Kingdom.

The INMA report looks at what NBC, CNN, The Guardian, BBC News, The New York Times, and the Financial Times are doing today with Stories on Snapchat, Instagram, and other platforms. It delves into best practices with critiques by the authors.

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ColdsetInnovation banks on Koenig & Bauer Chinese Newspaper printed on Commander Satellite Press in Germany.

ColdsetInnovation Fulda has been printing two newspaper titles for a customer in China since the beginning of the year.

The newspapers are produced for the Scandinavian region, the Benelux countries and Germany. “Our Chinese partners are very demanding when it comes to newspaper quality. Our Commander satellite press’ register accuracy, extremely low fan-out and minimal makeready times tipped the scales in our favour,” says Siegfried Wahl, assistant vice-president and technical director at ColdsetInnovation Fulda. And, contrary to the general trend, the circulation of both newspapers (Berlin format) has increased by more than 10 percent this year.

Siegfried Wahl: “Without our Commander this deal would not have come about. Our press operates flawlessly. We have been working successfully with Koenig & Bauer for decades and are very satisfied with the services they provide.”

A Commander satellite press with an hourly output of up to 90,000 full-colour newspapers has been in operation at ColdsetInnovation Fulda in Eichenzell, Germany, since 2010. The highly automated press that was extended in 2011 consists of three reelstands, three printing towers, a KF 5 folder and numerous add-ons for inline finishing. The 70 employees at ColdsetInnovation Fulda guarantee economical, high-quality production. The company primarily produces daily and weekly newspapers, books and catalogues.

Even substrates that are particularly difficult to handle, such as transparent paper, can be

printed and processed. The company has been producing the Ärzte Zeitung and Ärzte Woche for years with a transparent wrapper.

Guang Hua Media (Germany) The Guang Hua Culture and Media Group is the largest Chinese-language culture and media group in Europe. Its Paris-based newspaper Nouvelles d’Europe has been published for 35 years and is distributed throughout Europe. Today it has branches in London, Vienna, Frankfurt, Rome, Madrid and Beijing. In its 35-year history, Nouvelles d’Europe has consistently expanded its media offerings.

Indian Press builder and Printer go for mRC-3D-system The mRC-3D-system from Q.I. Press Control finds its way to Pudhari Publications and Sigmarq Technologies.

The innovative mRC-3D-system of Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) helps printers worldwide to realise savings in waste and to make the

life of their employees more easy. QIPC, the Dutch specialist in measure- and control equipment, recently received an order from the Indian printer Pudhari Publications in Kolhapur, that will use the mRC-3D-systeem in their own printing plant and from Sigmarq Technologies, an Indian press builder, who will install the mRC-3D-system on a press that’s been build up in Kenya.

and the distortions of the web. The response time remains very limited and therefore large waste savings can be realised. By equipping the system with double sensors, the possibilities become twice as large and depth can be handled with more efficiently.

This is very important in case of flutter, waves and/or creases in the webs.

Long-term cooperation Waste savings The mRC-3D-system for colour register with an absolutely fast camera is able to measure accurately, regardless of the focus distance

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Pudhari Publications has been familiar with the QIPC systems for some time: the most recent order fits into a long-term cooperation.

Pudhari Publications benefits from the

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Gender Balance in the Media: More Women wanted in Technology and Leadership The IFRA & DCX Expos will present a high-calibre and international panel on the subject of “Women in Tech”.

Media makers and newspapers worldwide report about and for a diverse society.

However, a good gender balance is not yet a matter of course – neither in storytelling nor in the composition of the workforce. In the accompanying programme, the IFRA and DCX Expos will address the poorer representation of women, especially in the technical departments of news providers.

At The New York Times, they state that “building a diverse and inclusive workplace is essential to our mission. It enriches our report, because journalists with diverse backgrounds reflect the society we cover. As noted in our Diversity Report, many of the numbers are moving in the right direction — though not far enough or fast enough.

However, there is evidence that our efforts are already paying off.”

In a top-class and international session on the first day of IFRA and DCX on 9 October 2018, female media leaders from the technical and digital fields will pick up the thread: Based on a case study by two leaders from The Times, the top female decision-makers will provide insights into their work. They will discuss strategies, benefits and difficulties of driving up the representation of women in the workplace.

above-mentioned features of the mRC-3Dsystem. “The costs for printing plants are constantly increasing and we were looking for a way to keep them under control,” explains Managing Director Dr.Yogesh Jadav of Pudhari Publications on why he has partnered with QIPC before. “Thanks to QIPC we can realise savings in waste and simplify our production.”

Sigmarq is growing Sigmarq is an emerging Indian press builder, who sees the advantages of the QIPC-

Who’s who of the Tech and Digital Scene The composition of the panel alone shows that women can set the tone in the technical departments of media providers worldwide: Cindy Taibi, CIO of The New York Times, Fiona Campbell, Director of Digital at BBC News, Dheerja Kaur, Head of Product of The Skimm (focused on news for female millennials), Carolyn Wakulchik, Content & SF Manager at Tech Ladies (a job board and community for women in tech), Ariane Bernard, Chief Digital Officer of Le Parisien, and Bailey Evans, Technical Coordinator at The New York Times, will together shape the session.

Proposals for lectures by women wanted The organiser of the IFRA and DCX Expos is committed to gender equality and would like to attract even more women to the

systems and therefore likes to install them on their presses. “Sigmarq is growing”, says Rakeshkumar Dave, Managing Director of QIPC India. “In the near future, for example, they want to launch a new high speed newspaper press. Our strong relationship with them, offers us the possibility to grow along with them. “The four mRC-3D-cameras that Sigmarq has ordered now, will be installed on a press in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. “That gives us an immediate entry into the growing African market,” realises Rakeshkumar Dave.

accompanying programme. Women can apply for lectures via a web form up to September 1, 2018. The form will still be available after this deadline and submissions made later will be considered for other relevant events of the World Association of Newspapers and News Media WAN-IFRA. “As representatives of the global news media industry, we have both, the opportunity and also the responsibility, to do as much as we can to promote greater gender balance,” emphasises Vincent Peyregne, CEO of WAN-IFRA, co-organizer of IFRA and DCX. “We can help influence and drive change by encouraging more women to speak at our conferences and participate in our activities.

We would like to invite them to contribute to this effort to bring more gender balance and diversity to the composition of our panels,” says Peyregne.

More efficient operation The goals Sigmarq is pursuing with the installation of the mRC-3D-system for colour register are the same as for Pudhari Publications: waste savings and a more efficient operation of the press. Rakeshkumar Dave: “Thanks to the mRC-3D-system, the user will get maximum control over the consumption of paper, ink and energy. In addition, higher quality printed material can be delivered and the accuracy and speed of the production process is increased thanks to the fully automated system.”

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Heidelberg Primefire honoured with InterTech Technology Award Industrial inkjet printing system Heidelberg Primefire gets honoured by PIA, the world’s largest graphic arts trade association.

Printing Industries of America (PIA), the world’s largest graphic arts trade association, has recognized the industrial inkjet printing system Primefire 106 of Heidelberger Druck-maschinen AG (Heidelberg) with the distinguished 2018 InterTech Technology Award. With 39 InterTech Technology awards in total, Heidelberg is the most decorated manufacturer in the industry.

“The InterTech Technology Awards recognize truly innovative technologies that are expected to have a significant impact on our industry,” said Jim Workman, vice president for PIA’s Center for Technology and Research. “While less than half the entries received awards this year,” he added, “the judges concluded that the Primefire 106 clearly met the award standard.”

The start to a new era in digital printing technology and applications Heidelberg’s print expertise and Fujifilm’s Inkjet Technology results in a unique offering for packaging customers seeking to enhance, complement and digitize their production.

Being the first commercially available industrial inkjet digital printing system in the 70x100 (40”) format, Primefire 106 is designed to equip packaging converters with the possibility to add extra value to each produced box, to achieve faster time to market with their products and to streamline supply chain costs with print-on-demand capabilities. Its directto-sheet 7-colour imaging and outstanding colour registration allows for variable content in packaging design and for adding unique security printing

features for anti-counterfeiting, by making every box unique and traceable. “The Primefire 106 is the flagship in Heidelberg’s Digital Print portfolio as it takes digital production to a new level of productivity, quality and integration possibilities. The combination of Heidelberg’s know-how and print expertise with the Fujifilm Inkjet Technology results in an unique offering for packaging customers seeking to enhance, complement and digitize their production,” stated Montserrat Peidro, head of the business unit Digital at Heidelberg.

The Primefire offers the highest quality 1,200 x 1,200 dpi with initial production speeds of 2,500 sheets per hour and is designed to achieve volumes of up to 1.5 million sheets per month. Being a modular platform, the digital printing system allows for further speed increases and feature updates without having to replace the press.

“The Primefire is the start to a new era in digital printing technology,” said Dan Maurer, Vice President of Digital Product Management for Heidelberg North America. “We’re extremely proud to be recognized

by Printing Industries of America for the prestigious InterTec Technology Award this year. This is an exciting time in the graphic communications industry, and we are eager to see how this new technology will impact the industry and our customers in years to come.”

Key Notes : > Printing Industries of America recognizes potential of Primefire 106 to have significant impact in the industry. > Heidelberg with 39 InterTech Technology Awards most decorated manufacturer in the industry. > The Awards recognize truly innovative technologies expected to have a significant impact on industry.

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The Heidelberg Primefire is the start to a new era in digital printing technology and applications and was honoured by Printing Industries of America with the InterTech Technology Award 2018. With 39 awards in total, Heidelberg is the most decorated manufacturer in the industry.

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Going Digital – When & How ALPS’ first World of Labeling successfully concludes in Mumbai. the adoption of digital technology over conventional.

Mr. Ajay Rao Rane, AVP-Digital Printing Solutions, Domino India discussed about how to minimize the challenges faced by Digital Label Convertors.

Mr. Parag Agrawal, Product ManagerSpecialty & Durables, Avery Dennison India shared his views on – What are the future trends in Digital Printing & drivers of its growth?

Association of Label Printers and Suppliers (ALPS) successfully conducted the first edition of the World of Labeling (WoL) seminar at Mumbai on August 10, 2018.

More than 100 delegates attended this seminar on Going Digital – When & How. The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. Gururaj Ballarwad – President, Mr. Arunesh Bansal – Hon. General Secretary, Mr. Ashish Gupta – Hon. Treasurer and Mr. Ajay Aggarwal – Vice President, ALPS and Mr. Sudhir Samant – Proprietor, Sudhir Samant & Associates.

Mr. Ashish Gupta welcomed the august gathering followed by key note address by Mr. Gururaj Ballarwad.

The sponsors of the evening were Avery Dennison, Domino India, Vinsak India and Xeikon. The Seminar covered 5 sessions on theme topic of “Going Digital-When & How?” Mr. Vikram Saxena, G.M-Sales, Xeikon division addressed the myths circling around

Mr. Ranesh Bajaj, Director, Vinsak India presented his perspective on – Why Digital Finishing plays a crucial role?

Mr. Ashish Gupta, MD, Rational Business Corporation attracted audience attention on – The Challenges being faced by Indian Label industry.

The key attraction of the evening was the panel discussion on “Challenges in adoption of Digital technology for Indian Label companies”.

The experts who took part in the discussion were Mr. Ajay Rao Rane-Domino India, Mr. Denver Annunication-Janus International, Mr. Ranesh Bajaj-Vinsak India, Mr. Tejas Tanna – Printmann Group and Mr. Vijay Pareek – Genius Flexo Machinery. The session was moderated by Mr. Ajay Aggarwal, Syndicate Labels.

The panel addressed the burning issues of Evolution of Digital printing as a technology over the last few years. The experts, who

have been among the early adopters of the digital technology, shared their valuable experiences. The discussion also noted that the adoption of Digital in India is significantly lower than its adoption by printers in the western developed markets. They discussed in detail the adoption of Digital technology and the time it takes to reduce the cost of digital consumables in comparison to the conventional Flexo technology.

The programme was moderated by Ms. Priyanka Rathi Verma, Executive Secretary, and Head Marcom & P.R-ALPS. The programme concluded with Mr. Ashish Gupta and Mr. Gururaj Ballarwad felicitating the sponsors, speakers and panelists of the Seminar.

The seminar’s success was well evident in the praises of the august gathering and by the huge turnout. ALPS is positive about organizing regular seminars on similar relevant issues concerning the industry in future.

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Heidelberg gets recognised for digitization strategy Gets awarded as one of the five best companies in product and portfolio management.

The Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at the RWTH Aachen University selected the five best companies in product and portfolio management in cooperation with Complexity Management Academy GmbH and a high-profile industry consortium. The aim of the benchmarking project was to identify particularly successful methods, structures, and processes in the systematic implementation of product and portfolio management. The companies Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), Endress+Hauser Flowtec, Festo, Wittenstein alpha, and Drägerwerk were named as “Successful Practices 2018” for their outstanding performance.

Heidelberg is in the process of digitizing its internal and external processes across the board under the motto “Heidelberg goes digital”. This includes product and portfolio management. Of the fourteen success factors identified, Heidelberg has successfully implemented the greatest number.

Over 10,000 companies were whittled down to just 148 candidates. A majority of the participating companies are from Germany. The other companies are headquartered in Europe and the USA. Following an in-depth screening process, the consortium partners identified five companies from 21 top performers. The consortium partners visited the hand-picked companies and analyzed their methods, structures, and processes in product and portfolio management on site.

Thinking in terms of customer benefit Heidelberg is in the process of digitizing its

internal and external processes across the board under the motto “Heidelberg goes digital”. This includes product and portfolio management. Of the fourteen success factors identified, Heidelberg has successfully implemented the greatest number.

This includes a close relationship with customers whose productivity is increased through digitized workflows. Examples are autonomous printing with the “Push to Stop” philosophy. The Heidelberg Assistant is a transparent customer interface that visualizes the production process for the customer, offers extensive know-how, and provides a purchasing and benchmark platform. This is implemented on the basis of cloud technology and also includes service with eCall. Based on this customer data, Heidelberg can offer its customers individual advice and further develop and optimize their production. The specific needs of commercial, packaging, and label printers are determined using customer-oriented segmentation. Thinking from the customer’s point of view results in special solutions that benefit these very segments.

All data and facts from the field are incorporated into the further development of product and portfolio management and are constantly mirrored and checked with the market. This also results in the

Key Notes : > One of the five best companies in product and portfolio management. > Perfect implementation of success factors – thinking from the customer’s point of view. > Digital transformation of internal and external processes.

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The Heidelberg team is pleased about the award in consortial benchmarking: (from left to right) Georg Roessler, Tom Oelsner, Marco Mueller, Rainer Wolf, Frank Kropp und Gunter Meier.

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development of new digital concepts such as the subscription model, where the customer receives a complete system comprising machinery, services, consumables, consulting, and software. Payment is based on use, in other words the number of printed sheets. “The award shows that our digital strategy is regarded as a successful approach. With the digital transformation of its internal and external processes, Heidelberg wants to regain its position as a model company in the industry,” explains Rainer Hundsdörfer, Chief Executive Officer of Heidelberg.

The selection of the “Successful Practices” took place in consultation with a jury of experts from successful international companies, which were also the project consortium. Consortium members included Diehl Metering, KION Group, Peri, Rittal, Schaeffler, Thyssen Krupp, and Wago

Kontakttechnik. The project was headed up by Professor Günther Schuh, Executive Director of the Laboratory for Machine Tools

and Production Engineering (WZL) at the RWTH Aachen University.

Xerox Iridesse Production Press receives InterTech Technology Award Xerox continues to drive cutting edge technology for print providers with XMPie Circle PersonalEffect Edition to winning an InterTech Technology Award.

Xerox technologies that give print providers instant access to create lucrative print embellishments and personalized omnichannel communications have been recognized as having a significant impact on the print industry. The Xerox Iridesse Production Press and XMPie’s Circle PersonalEffect Edition are each a recipient of the print industry’s prestigious InterTech Technology Awards.

“For our customers, Iridesse and XMPie technology are powerful business tools to take printed applications and marketing campaigns to the next level,” said Andrew Copley, president, Graphic Communications Solutions, Xerox. “With continued demand for print embellishments and automated endto-end omnichannel marketing solutions, our technology will keep our customers ahead of the competition.”

The awards – managed by the largest graphic arts trade association, Printing Industries of America (PIA) – recognize technologies that are transforming the graphic communications space. Jim Workman, vice president, Center for Technology and Research, PIA said, “We look for devices and software solutions that are truly innovative and are likely to open new opportunities for printing companies.”

Iridesse is the only digital six station press that combines four-color printing with two specialty gold, silver or clear dry inks in a single printing pass. The press creates vibrant CMYK, rich metallic colours and iridescent special effects.

Iridesse brings an expanded set of metallic colours and special embellishments that make print products shine and cut through the clutter; and Circle gives customers technology to transform their businesses into successful omnichannel communications providers.

“The judges considered the ability to print CMYK plus multiple metallic dry inks in one pass, at full press speeds and in extra sharp resolution, to be truly innovative,” said Workman. “They noted that producing special effects on the press is further enhanced by the ability to quickly swap inks to different positions.”

Circle is the only omnichannel communications solution that brings together

individualized content and a marketing automation workflow. Powerful automation software connects every stage of marketing campaign production from planning and creation to deployment and performance monitoring. Circle allows print providers to connect to other platforms, such as Salesforce and Facebook, to easily integrate digital campaign touchpoints.

“The judges acknowledged the power of this edition of Circle as a marketing automation tool for client omnichannel campaigns,” said Workman. ‘The visualization tool, connectivity and integration features, and its relative affordability caused the judges to believe it was going to have a significant impact.”

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Feature rich Xerox Versant 180 leads the Digital Print portfolio at Madras Print House Virugambakkam based Madras Print House invests in Xerox Versant 180 along with ColorProfiler Suite Software and Photo Spectrometer.

Virugambakkam, Chennai based Madras Print House is a known name providing products, solutions and services ranging from Graphic Designing to Digital Printing, Product Finishing, Branding and Digital Marketing to a diverse clientele. Under the aegis of Propreitor – Bharathi K, MD – Venkatesan K and Design Lead – David Vetriraj, the print house has been providing flawless digital printing solutions for individuals, graphic designers, advertising agencies and corporates. Managing Director Venkatesan, with over 25 years of experience in print production, manages a 40 member team in the Offset printing press and takes care of the entire production unit.

Extremely particular about the quality of the print, he ensures that all the clients are well satisfied. David has over 10 years of experience in graphic and package design and is responsible for catering to all client requirements, designing and delivering of the final product.

“We finalized the Xerox Versant 180 finding it extremely feature rich.

Apart from features like 10-bit technology and FS200 etc., we found it well priced and falling right into our budget,” – Bharathi K, Madras Print House

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“We have partnered with Shri Balaji Printers, a renowned offset printer facility that have been the market leaders for over 25 years,” says Bharathi, speaking about their key businesses. Madras Print

House also extends its services to some of other leading printing presses that include names like Sterling Prints & Conversions, Venture Media, and Shankar Graphics. With a state-of-the-art facility equipped with in-built finishing unit, they produce products like calendars, envelopes, invitations, center pinned, bound books and posters. “We also have a small team of experienced graphic designers who foresee the emerging trends and create exceptional designs for our client – including logos, product advertisements and magazines,” informs Bharathi. Unlike other digital printing offices, Madras Print House’s spacious infrastructure helps customers spend time and get the work done with full satisfaction. Besides, their facility is located at a prime location, thus easily accessible by all customers. The USP of this print services provider sums up to trendy graphic designs delivered to customers’ doorsteps fully finished. Prime customers include all business initiators though they also have few Offset presses as major contributors on a daily basis.

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produce fine quality photo prints helped them establish a strong position in this field.

“We’ve seen the demand for digital printing increasing recently, particularly in the field of photography. This is primarily due to the rise of in demand for ‘trendy’ photography – aimed at catering to all occasions and the want for fine albums. Due to the exceptional

The high quality is enabled by a state-of-theart digital set-up led by their Xerox Versant 180 digital printing press. Other equipments include colour, mono, thermal lamination and cutting machine and complete finishing solutions.

stock. Every job is rendered with jawdropping detail, crispness and clarity from first print to last.

Deciding on the feature rich Versant 180

This was the first time they installed a digital

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It’s a compact—but powerful— production press printing at 80 ppm.

Wide media latitude, with the ability to print on stocks and specialty media from 52–350 gsm.

Automated registration and image quality controls create error-free output and tolerances to within one millimeter.

High-performance press features combine with the convenience and walk-up simplicity of scanning and copying.

print quality and our finishing style, we see a rise in demand in this segment,” she says.

With 4 technical staff and one non-technical staff member, the 1200 sq.ft facility of Madras Print House is at-par with corporates when it comes to the infrastructure. “We utilize high end computers - capable of running leading design softwares with ease. We also have exclusive secure cloud storage for our employees and clients that is accessible 24x7. Besides, the office is equipped with two high speed internet connections to support all demands,” shares Bharathi.

Quality is Madras Print House’s real forte.

The customers that once experience the quality by them know it better than others.

“It’s difficult explaining our superior quality to new clients. More so because digital printing of various types, quality and price points are available in market. Therefore, existing customers play a major role in recommending our company and winning new customers,” explains Bharathi.

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machine in the premises, says Bharathi.

Along with the Versant 180, they have also invested in a ColorProfiler Suite Software and Photo Spectrometer.

The Xerox Versant 180 at Madras Print House supports printing in vast paper/board varieties like handmade paper, PVC sheets, and Synthetic sheets. “We create profiles/ presets specific to each board based on the thickness and quality of the paper that helps us to achieve good print quality on all types of papers within a quick turnaround,” says Bharathi.

The Versant Family of Presses is known for high quality and easy automation, and the ability to print on a wide range of media types. The Versant 180 achieves a new standard of image quality, delivering four times more pixels than other presses while still printing at blazing fast speeds.

It’s a winning combination of technologies, including Xerox EA Toner, 2400 x 2400 dpi with 10-bit RIP and an advanced Compact Belt Fuser that provides just the right amount of consistent heat and pressure for a given

With an Average Monthly Printing Volume (AMPV) of up to 80,000 and a maximum monthly duty cycle of 750,000, you can keep up with demand and grow your business, month after month.

we finalized the Xerox Versant 180 finding it extremely feature rich. Apart from features like 10-bit technology and FS200 etc., we found it well priced and falling right into our budget,” emphasises Bharathi.

“Xerox provided us with very good support.

Their engineers are very well trained and knowledgeable and are extremely friendly.

They are always available, basis the need or urgency and provide support in person or via the phone. They have even helped us late night to fix errors, enabling us to deliverer projects on time. We’ve been provided trainings on machine handling, software configuration, colour profile suite settings and few basic errors fixes. Their trainings were good and enabled us to start the production very quickly,” she continues.

Starting off as a design agency – outsourcing their print jobs, today, enabled by Xerox, they have printing as one of the major offerings in their portfolio. “Today, we are happy to provide an end to end service to our customers,” concludes Bharathi.

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FUTURE SCHOOLZ to groom Print professionals at Cochin - The Print Industry specific Training Institute to impart learning to professionals to make them intelligent technology drivers.

“FUTURE SCHOOLZ is a new generation thinking platform created with a vision to take care of changing technological changes through continuous learning and development,” says Kulakkada Pradeep, CEO, FUTURE SCHOOLZ – a print industry specific training institute. The institute got inaugurated on 14 July 2018 at Cochin

by Prof Dr Rajendra Kumar Anayath, VC, Deenabandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Haryana.

“This will make the much needed behavioural changes for new technology adoption, introduction of innovations, value added services, quality up gradation etc. We groom people through learning sessions, to group of printing presses, pre-press and of the design professionals. Supported by leading industry associations, we look at the issues through research methodology along with problem solving and analytical mindset,” adds Kulakkada.

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from offering stand-alone traditional print to complimentary digital print & cross media services.

There are many reasons for this transition.

Print Buyers are responding to changing enduser behaviours and preferences. Integrated, smart & intelligent technology transition is taking place in every industry and education.

The economics of print is continuing to change and the general trend is change of technology. The large boxes are no longer drivers of profit but software’s taking the lead.

Improvements in productivity, reliability and quality have turned to be the key for costefficient print.

“In an attempt to address upcoming & future challenges and help the industry, FUTURE SCHOOLZ is a platform enriched with technology professionals who can efficiently solve issues through real time solutions for the industry & modular syllabus for education,” continues Kulakkada.

FUTURE SCHOOLZ endeavours to bridge the gap between new technologies and

impart learning and development to the skilled labour and make them intelligent technology drivers who will become real profit drivers of tomorrow.

The ceremony was presided by O Venugopal – Vice President (south) AIFMP and AMSG Ashokan – President AIFMP inaugurated the institute’s website.

The initial courses will include costing and estimation in printing, pre-press management, colour management, 3D printing in advertisement and augmented reality in printing.

“Our motto is to address all training needs right from CEO of the layman of any organisation. FUTURE SCHOOLZ offers a wealth of knowledge & experience helping businesses crystallize decisions to achieve new horizons and also help them find their core competency, market insights, identify opportunities and manage compliance.

FUTURE SCHOOLZ has been inaugurated with its own modular curriculum,” concludes Kulakkada Pradeep.

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Esko makes packaging professionals “dream big” Five Seminars to help Packaging, Sign and Display professionals automate, digitize and connect.

Esko will be conducting a series of five full-day educational seminars for packaging professionals over the next several weeks.

Seminars will be held in: Stuttgart on 11 September; Düsseldorf on 13 September; Malmö on 02 October; Paris on 11 October; Manchester on 30 October. These seminars will consist of plenary sessions with expert and thought-leadership content as well as break-out sessions dedicated to specific segments across labels, flexible packaging, corrugated carton, folding carton, sign and display production.

“We are excited to be presenting these important educational sessions,” said Eddy Fadel, Vice President Sales EMEA of Esko.

“Content will be presented by industry experts from Esko and selected partners.

We’ll frame the market challenges, talk about ways to address those challenges,

as well as provide attendees with the latest updates on the Esko Cloud Project, our recent acquisition of Blue Software, and other areas of interest. Break-out sessions will allow attendees to take advantage of a deep dive in their specific areas of interest with our experts. Throughout the day, there will be plenty of time for questions and answers, networking with peers, and more.”

Mr. Fadel also reported that the event will wrap up with a Town Hall Q&A, followed by a festive networking cocktail. “This will be an important educational and networking opportunity for representatives across the supply chain,” he added. “To make the seminars even more valuable, we will share results from our internal “Problem to Portfolio” process, a tool that helps to structurally identify the most important pain points by market segment, to prioritize and validate them, and then to incorporate the most important aspects into the Esko innovation funnel and product development roadmap. This will provide attendees with valuable insight into Esko’s future plans and how those developments are likely to positively impact their future businesses”

Most break-out sessions will also include a customer case study, illustrating how Esko helps its customers to solve particular pain points or business challenges and providing attendees with actionable ideas they can implement once they return home.

“During these sessions, we will zoom in on the importance of implementing agile solutions that meet the digital transformation that our industry is undergoing,” concluded Mr. Fadel. “The goal is to make this a fun, highly interactive and value-added event.

Amcor acquires Bemis Both companies’ boards unanimously approve agreement under which Amcor will acquire Bemis in an all-stock combination.

Amcor and Bemis boards have unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which Amcor will acquire Bemis in an all-stock combination. The companies will complement each other while offering customers and employees compelling value proposition in the packaging industry and deliver sustainable innovations for the environment.

Amcor’s CEO, Ron Delia, said: We believe this combination, which is an exciting growth story for both companies, will benefit all stakeholders. Our employees will benefit as part of a larger and more global organization focused on a commitment to customer service, integrity and supporting strong teams. In addition, the combination will enable us to offer global, regional

and local customers the most compelling value proposition in the industry through a broader product portfolio, increased product differentiation and enhanced operating capabilities, while leveraging Bemis’ extensive U.S. manufacturing base and strengths in material science and innovation.

Our shareholders will receive a significant premium in this transaction, reflecting the value we’ve built as an organization, as well as the opportunity to continue to participate in the upside potential of a more diversified combined company with greater scale and resources. We look forward to working together with Amcor to ensure a seamless integration.”

Amcor’s CEO, Ron Delia, concluded, “Amcor and Bemis have many things in common

starting with proud histories that date back more than 150 years. Both companies are grounded in strong values, a shared commitment to innovation and value-added consumer packaging, and have talented management teams.”

Upon completion of the transaction, New Amcor’s Board is expected to comprise 11 members, 8 of whom are current Amcor directors, and 3 of whom are current Bemis directors. Amcor’s current Chairman, Graeme Liebelt and current CEO Ron Delia will continue in those roles after the transaction and Mr. Delia will continue to serve as the only Executive Director on the Board. Subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions to closing, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of calendar year 2019.

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Heidelberg customers triumph in labels’ growth market Heidelberg subsidiary Gallus continues to expand its digital product portfolio for label printing with over 20 Gallus Labelfire digital printing systems already sold worldwide.

“The Labelfire enables us to reliably and repeatable produce high quality colour consistent premium labels from run to run.

This has allowed us to win numerous orders that we have had to leave to our competitors in the past.” - Thomas Dahbura, Hub Labels, a Labelfire customer

Labels give products their unique identity and boost the impulse to buy at the point of sale. Although the label market accounts for just five percent of the worldwide print volume of around EUR 400 billion, it has the biggest growth potential in the industry.

This is because of the high demand for labels with unusual embellishments and just-in-time delivery.

The annual growth in self-adhesive labels is over four percent, increasing to double digits for digital inkjet printing. Asia is now the fastest growing label market in the world with over 40 percent, followed by Europe with 25 percent and the USA with almost 20 percent.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) provides a comprehensive product portfolio with its subsidiary Gallus that supports label printers with digital and conventional machine systems for success in this promising market.

die-cut label,” confirms CEO Ferdinand Hager. This means that faster production with less waste is possible during digital printing of embellished labels.

Insignis produces labels for the food and beverage, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and industry market segments. “We save time, costs, and material and can also approach new clients in the agency sector to show the possibilities offered by personalization and versioning,” explains Hager.

Run of 1 and personalized – a finished label in a single pass

In the past, it was difficult for HUB labels to offer such jobs at a competitive price. That’s why the company decided on a Gallus Labelfire 340 digital label press: “The Labelfire enables us to reliably and repeatable produce high quality colour consistent premium labels from run to run. This has allowed us to win numerous orders that we have had to leave to our competitors in the past, “said Thomas Dahbura President Hub Labels, Inc.

The requirements of the label market are changing, with demand growing for more and more short runs and personalized or versioned labels. Reason enough for the Austrian company Insignis-Etiketten to establish a new business unit that has been offering new applications in digital printing since spring of this year with the Gallus Labelfire 340.

“Flexo printing, screen printing, coating, and inkjet are brought together perfectly in this system, enabling us to produce a fully embellished and

HUB Labels, based in Hagerstown, USA, has been a Gallus customer for many years in conventional label production. The company produces i.a. Premium labels for the Food, Beverage and HBA markets where the demand for short runs, with which brand producers can respond faster and more flexibly to current market trends, is growing.

Since its introduction, over 20 Gallus Labelfire 340 have already been sold. Customers have a high

Key Notes : > Five percent of the total print volume – two-digit growth opportunities in digital inkjet printing. > Asia the market with the strongest growth – followed by Europe and the USA. > Digitization increases machine availability.

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Insignis-Etiketten in Vienna has been using a Gallus Labelfire since spring of this year, and is opening up new business areas with the digital inkjet.

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The Indian company Sonic Labels in Mumbai decided on a Gallus ECS 340. Founded seven years ago, the label printer serves the household, cosmetics, and industry market segments. “We want to offer our customers high-quality labels at low prices, with delivery within 48 hours. The Gallus ECS 340 lets us do this,” says Aditya Ojha, Head of Marketing and Design. The Gallus ECS 340 has been the most successful and highest selling label printing press in its class since its introduction in 2009. Nearly 500 machines have been sold worldwide.

Lifecycle services ensure high availability opinion of this machine, which combines the latest digital printing technologies with the benefits of conventional press and postpress technology.

The new Gallus Smartfire was presented to the market for this first time at this year’s Gallus Innovation Days. The entry-level model for digital label printing produces a fully die-cut label, ready to ship on a roll, in a single pass. The visitors were impressed and the Smartfire immediately found buyers in Switzerland and Poland.

Label printing booming in Asia

machines. For example, the label printer Fine Webtech Label Solution System in South Korea installed its fourth Gallus EM 430 S this year. Fine Webtech is a leader in label production for the household, personal care, cosmetics, and industry market segments.

Its regular customers include brands like LG, Samsung and Amorepacific. “The Gallus machines have increased our productivity and flexibility, and enabled us to expand our range of substrates,” explains Vice President Sunghwan Jang. “With the Gallus machines, we are competitive and can offer our customers the highest quality with the shortest delivery times.”

Heidelberg and Gallus are working intensively on new service offerings to promote digitization in businesses and offer customers a concrete added value.

For example, the product “M-Call” offers automated ticket creation based on an autonomous process from the machine to the Gallus help desk that enables a faster response by the service team. Customers also benefit from the virtually completed integration of the Gallus sales and service organizations into the Heidelberg Group, which means they can take advantage of Heidelberg’s worldwide service network.

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The new Autoprint Checkmate 50 at Patwa & Sons meets their ‘Quality First’ motto perfectly - enables them to deliver 100% error-free, quality checked printed cartons to customers.

Patwa & Sons, started at Baroda in 1974

by Mr. Kunal, has established itself as a commercial printer of choice for customers (mainly from the Pharmaceutical and Engineering segments) for meet their printed cartons’ need. Besides, they have now carved a niche for themselves in the field of manufacturing and supplying of paperboard cartons.

“An indigenously manufactured “Made in India” machine means zero downtime for printers,” says Kunal, Director – Patwa & Sons, speaking about their latest Autoprint Checkmate 50 machine. “The Autoprint Checkmate 50 machine has a very good inspection engine and has enabled us to deliver 100% error-free, quality checked printed cartons to our customers. It has enhanced our capability to service our clients faster which is a big advantage in the present day competitive market,” he adds.

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100% quality checked printed cartons to our customers. This objective has been more than fulfilled with the installation of the Autoprint Checkmate 50,” he continues.

With ‘Quality First’ as their motto always, informs Kunal, they actually never checked upon any other machine available in the market. “As the Autoprint Checkmate 50 was a tried & tested machine with good feedback from the industry and our key point remained to support and promote ‘Made In India’,” he says.

Apart from the Checkmate 50, they have also installed a brand new RMGT-920, 6-colour + Coater & also one Auto Blanking Machine

by Autoprint. They also have an Offline UV Coating system from Autoprint.

“With the installation of these machines we can assure 100% quality in the printed cartons to our customers & at the same time we as a company will save considerable

time which is otherwise spent on the carton inspection process,” says Kunal.

He terms their experience with the Checkmate has been quite satisfying and ‘worth the time and money spent’. The key features of this machine which appealed to Kunal the most are – its fully Automized system & speed throughout the inspection process.

He admires the sales and service staff of Autoprint highly as he puts in, “They are prompt in providing services to us & they are really making us ready for the future, in all aspects with the help of technology.”

“As of date these new installations have met all our expectations and we are sure that it will help us in a big way when our facilities are audited and for the development of new customers. We expect our customer base to increase considerably and business to grow faster,” concludes a jubilant Kunal.

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50 years of successful web automation Martin Automatic is celebrating 50th Anniversary of success in web automation solutions.

Martin Automatic, with more than 7,500 high-performance unwind, rewind and tension control machines installed across 56 countries, is celebrating its 50-year successful history. The web automation major welcomed international media to the company headquarters in Rockford, Illinois to celebrate 50 years of successfully providing web automation solutions. Founded on the belief that simplicity provides the best reliability, Gavin Rittmeyer, VP Sales & Marketing, Martin Automatic says: “We believe true sophistication in technology is accomplishing the required task with the fewest number of parts. And to that end, we intentionally approach each design with these values in mind, whether automating a $100m asphalt shingle making line or a $1m label press.”

Established in 1968 by the late John Martin, and now owned by his son Jordan, the company is vertically integrated, with all design, manufacturing and production at headquarters in Rockford. The company has a proud achievement comprising over 7500 installations of high-performance unwind, rewind and tension control machines across 56 countries. Today, around half of all machines sold are based on standard models, with the remainder being purpose designed and manufactured to order.

“There is a definite Martin culture that one experiences, even when just visiting - it flows from the people that work here. It has produced a decades-long multi-generational workforce where freedom to evaluate and take risk exists - there is a true sense of entrepreneurial activity in every department.

It is contagious, and creates a vibrant, dynamic, and challenging environment that brings the best out of people,” adds Gavin.

The company has many technology patents including inventions like inertia compensated dancer roller, the basis for tension control across the company’s wide range of splicing and web handling equipment. Already the Airnertia idler rollers is gaining global acceptance for the way in which it transports delicate wide webs in high speed, low tension processes in the tissue sector. “We have technology to automate processes that run from 10 to 900 m/min, web widths from 25 to 4000 mm, and rolls up to 8000kg with diameters up to 2400 mm. Equally, we have run 30-micron LDPE and 600-Micron paperboard on the same machine - we know of no-one else that has run this wide a range of materials on a single machine,” emphasises Gavin.

The solutions by the company serve a broad range of markets – from labels, laminates

and boxes, to non-wovens like disposable hygienics, and roofing shingles and furniture etc.

Earlier this year Martin created an extra 20% production capacity by streamlining its shop floor to cope with increased demand for some of its larger machine types. “Less is normally more - if you look at how far we take the basic laws of physics in our pureform engineering, you will see how it sets us apart from our competition, who resort to the crutch of electronics far sooner, “ says Gavin.

The day was topped off with a visit to the unique Martin corporate headquarters nearby. Originally built for John Martin when his previous house burnt down, it is the largest steel structure the company has ever made, and marks the ‘extreme’ end of the company’s engineering skills. It is striking architecturally, and a fitting legacy to Martin Automatic’s founder.

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IST Metz at Bondexpo 18: UV and LED systems for adhesive technology IST Metz will showcase its multi-faceted UV technology in the field of bonding and composites at the Stuttgart event.

At the Bondexpo, which takes place from October 9.-12. in Stuttgart, UV system manufacturer IST Metz will be presenting a wide range of products for curing adhesives and composites using UV technology in hall 6, stand 6417.

IST Metz, the globally renowned name in UV curing systems, offers a wide range of UV solutions for bonding glass, plastic and metal and for curing composites. The product portfolio includes both standard UV systems and LED units for curing cationic, radical and dual-cure adhesives.

importance. Customers can use IST Metz SPOTcure systems as a compact unit or embed them into their systems via the integrated interface.

HANDcure makes mobile working possible

SPOTcure – precise curing in industrial applications

The mobile LED handheld HANDcure is typically used in the field of bonding, curing and detection where it depends on a controlled curing and immediate handling strength. Thanks to the robust housing, vapours or adhesives can be easily removed.

The HANDcure has a spectral range from 365 nm to 415 nm and weighs 1.0 kg in its basic configuration, so that fatigue-free work is guaranteed. 1.401 characters

The SPOTcure high-power, multi-spectral LED system is suitable for point-accurate bonding, lighting and curing in a variety of industrial applications. SPOTcure systems are used wherever short cycle times and maximum process reliability are of decisive

The IST Metz group offers its customers the world’s largest product portfolio of highperformance UV lamp and LED systems for the curing of inks, varnishes as well as adhesives and silicones which are used

for different working widths for 2D and 3D applications. As one of the world’s leading suppliers IST Metz GmbH develops, manufactures and distributes UV curing systems for many industrial applications such as electronics, display, wood, medical, automotive, cosmetics, metal, flooring, energy storage and converting. The company group was founded in 1977 and consists of 14 companies.

Rahil (CPP) Films acquires BOBST K5 VISION The Rajkot-based manufacturer of CPP films purchases its first BOBST vacuum metallizer K5 VISION 2450mm.

Rahil (CPP) Films produces metallized CPP film for the food packaging industry and supplies to both domestic and overseas customers. Due to the increased demand for this type of film, Rahil needed to increase their capacity by purchasing a new metallizer.

Rahil (CPP) Films chose BOBST due to their know-how in the area of metallizing heat-sensitive films and the innovations the K5 VISION has in this area as well as the fact that they view BOBST as the best European brand of vacuum metallizers.

Mr Gaurav Mehta, CEO of Rahil (CPP) Films commenting on the new machine, said, “When we decided to increase our vacuum metallizing capacity to meet demand, BOBST was our first choice due to their reputation in the industry. The machine is now installed and is running well and we are confident that we made the right decision, we look forward to continuing our relationship with BOBST in the future.”

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As CPP is a very heat sensitive film, it requires careful handling; the BOBST K5 VISION is the perfect machine as it has been designed to handle a wide variety of film types in particular thin gauge and heat sensitive films and can run at up to 840m/ min, making it ideal for CPP and PE film producers. The machine which incorporates a Ø600mm drum provides better film cooling due to the increased surface area of the drum, with additional cooling provided by the 2-zone gas wedge which provides better conduction of heat between the substrate

and the drum which is important for these thermally sensitive materials.

Rahil (CPP) Films was set up in 2013 and is well-known for supplying an extensive assortment of supreme quality CPP films.

Films are manufactured from high quality materials using the most advanced machines and latest technology. The large production capacity and well-equipped warehousing unit enables supplying of films in bulk quantities which can be customized to the customers’ specifications.

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Kodak launches the Global Flexo Innovation Awards 2018 - awards to recognize industry creativity through game-changing packaging with the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System Since 2008, the FLEXCEL NX System has paved the way for a global technological revolution in flexo platemaking and is driving the industry transformation of flexographic standards. The Kodak Global Flexo Innovation Awards are a way of recognizing innovative, game-changing packaging and emphasize creativity at its best. Even as Kodak celebrates the 10th anniversary of its KODAK FLEXCEL NX System, it has launched the ‘Kodak Global Flexo Innovation Awards.’

The continued adoption of FLEXCEL NX Plates worldwide underscores the industry’s demand for higher quality packaging with more cost effective and efficient production processes. Many Kodak customers are leveraging the unique capabilities of FLEXCEL NX Plates to drive growth through the conversion of gravure and offset work to flexo printing – delivering significant quality, cost and time-to-market benefits to their brand clients. The Kodak awards will honor packaging that produces outstanding quality and convinces with innovation excellence in at least two of the following categories: • Use of creative graphic design • Conversion from other print processes • Print production workflow efficiency • Commitment to sustainable print The competition invites entries from prepress providers, printers or brands from all over the world. It is open to any commercial packaging project printed with KODAK FLEXCEL NX Plates.

An independent panel of judges comprised of experts representing all players in the flexo and packaging value chain will assess the entries submitted. Chaired by renowned flexo expert Pier Luigi Sassanelli, the panel will also include Philippe Roulet, former Head of Packaging Material and Training at Nestlé; Sebastian Longo, Managing Director of Fotograbados Longo S.A. Argentina; Bernhard Stradner, Director Sales at Allstein GmbH; Chris Horton, former Senior Vice President of SGS; Ken McGuire, Research Fellow at Procter & Gamble; and Jean-Paul Duquet, Director of Sustainability, Flexible Packaging Europe.

“The Global Flexo Innovation Awards are designed to honour companies who, through their commitment to excellence using FLEXCEL NX Plates, have played a significant part in the spectacular rise of flexographic printing over the last ten years,” said Chris Payne, President, Flexographic Division and Vice President of Kodak. “At the same time, the awards are a celebration of the journey we are on; they clearly demonstrate the FLEXCEL NX technology’s potential to help users gaining additional

business opportunities by further improving efficiency, quality and sustainability to continue to fuel the industry transformation and raise the flexo standards.”

Closing date for entries is October 16, 2018. The Global Flexo Innovation Awards will be presented to the winners in early 2019 at an exclusive gala hosted by Kodak and attended by key influencers from the international flexo community.

Taiyo Kikai at All In Print China 2018 Standard Printers Providers to showcase Flexo Press model – STF along with Principal Taiyo Kikai.

Standard Printers Providers – Mumbai, are participating in All In Print-China 2018 with

their Principal M/s Taiyo Kikai taking place from 24th – 28th October 2018 at SNIEC, Shanghai – China. (Stall No: E6A131).

Taiyo Kikai, manufacturer of high quality robust U.V. Flexo Presses will display its Flexo Press model STF, suitable for labels and other wide range of substrates.

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Kodak to sell its Flexographic Packaging Division - to focus on demonstrated growth areas of SONORA environmental plates, enterprise inkjet, workflow software and brand licensing.

Kodak has recently announced that it has begun the process to sell its Flexographic Packaging Division and has engaged UBS Investment Bank as its financial adviser for the transaction.

Kodak’s Flexographic Packaging Division (FPD) produces and markets the FLEXCEL NX system of flexographic imaging equipment, printing plates, consumables and related services. For the last twelve months, FPD reported revenues of $150 million and Operational EBITDA of $33 million. During this period, FPD has demonstrated strong growth, achieving a 9 percent increase in revenue and 18 percent Operational EBITDA growth. FPD currently employs a staff of approximately 300 people.

During the sale process, Kodak has announced that it would continue to make significant investments in FPD by expanding manufacturing capacity, developing advanced technology and increasing its headcount to meet customer needs.

Flexography printing uses flexible plates to print on a wide variety of packaging substrates, including plastic, metallic films, cellophane, and paper. Kodak’s FLEXCEL NX platform uses proprietary imaging technology

to provide consistent, high-quality print with maximum on-press efficiency across the full gamut of flexography applications.

“This is a great opportunity to unlock value for shareholders given the strong interest we have received in the Flexographic Packaging Division. FPD has performed exceptionally well over the past five years and has become a significant player in the industry. This business is an excellent example of Kodak incubating and bringing disruptive innovation to the marketplace. Kodak has been evaluating monetization opportunities for the last several years in order to deleverage the company and we believe this is the right time to monetize this valuable asset,” said Kodak CEO Jeff Clarke.

“Following this transaction, Kodak’s improved capital structure will allow us to increase our focus on demonstrated growth engines, while continuing to invest in and provide solutions across the commercial printing, film, and advanced materials industries,” said Clarke.

Kodak also announced it had entered into a non-binding letter of intent for a $400 million, 18-month loan with an existing term loan lender which would refinance its

existing term debt, which would permit the company to pursue the sale process of FPD in a thoughtful manner in order to achieve maximum value for shareholders. Net proceeds from the sale of FPD will first be used to repay this loan.

The Company will continue to focus on the demonstrated growth areas of SONORA environmental plates, enterprise inkjet, workflow software and brand licensing.

Each of these businesses has delivered growth, profitability and strong margins.

The Company is well positioned for the future by leveraging these growth engines and continuing to maximize value in print systems, film and advanced materials.

InterTech for MacDermid MacDermid’s Anti-Fluting Plate Technology receives InterTech Technology Award.

MacDermid Graphics Solutions has won the 2018 InterTech Technology Award for its Anti-Fluting Plate Technology for Corrugated from Printing Industries of America (PIA).

The InterTech Technology Award honours technologies that are truly innovative and are expected to advance the performance of the graphic communications industry.

“The judges were impressed with the plate engineering and reduction of process steps,” said Jim Workman, Vice President of PIA’s Center for Technology and Research. “Most importantly, it results in more appealing graphics since image distortion from

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corrugated flutes is reduced.”

“We are incredibly honoured by this recognition from the PIA. Our development team continues to focus heavily on innovative new plate technologies, and this type of acknowledgement helps show the progress that we’ve made,” stated Ryan Vest, Global Director of Innovation.

Since 1978, the InterTech Technology Awards have honoured technologies predicted to shape the future of print and graphics communications. Past honourees have introduced entirely new products and

services that have revolutionized ways of working and enabled printers to operate more efficiently. “MacDermid is excited to join this prestigious group of honourees and to create more disruptive innovations for the future of print,” concludes Ryan.

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PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Heads – perhaps the best kept secret for hybrid printing in packaging.

There are over 1,500 Kodak imprinting heads in the market today. Most of these are installed for newspaper, direct mail and addressing applications. While this is impressive, packaging converters and brands are just catching on to the value this can bring to their digital strategies to better connect with consumers and optimize their production costs by integrating these heads with their gravure, flexo and offset presses.

What has changed? First, Kodak has introduced packaging inks and fluids that are safe for indirect food contact applications for folding carton, corrugated and flexible substrates. As Kodak has presented this at industry trade events, the immediate response has been, ‘I did not know you could print that fast and achieve that level of image quality.’ Perhaps this could be the best kept secret for packaging converters.

The trends driving the need for cost effective variable and short run printing are compelling. While packaging is increasing in volume printed, there are dramatic shifts to shorter runs and SKU proliferation, so a print run of 100,000 could really be 10 runs of 10,000 each.

significant increase in promotional programs.

That means brands are doing more market testing with greater variety per carton.

PROSPER S-Series heads are helping converters add QR codes and promotional content, in-line with their conventional press.

The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects that online retail will grow 8-12%, three

times higher than the growth rate of the wider industry. This is driving more creative primary and secondary packaging design along with simple coding for track and trace in corrugated and folding carton to enable inventory control and consumer opt-in to promotions and loyalty programs. This flexibility can only be achieved with Digital.

Brands are also significantly increasing their promotional programs and eCommerce initiatives to better connect with the consumer. However, these shorter runs and need to add variable content can’t be produced cost effectively with conventional equipment and at times are difficult to produce with a digital press format. That is where hybrid printing offers the best of both worlds, enabling variable content and design freedom for brands, while allowing their converters the cost effectiveness.

Here are some examples. Did you know that emojis are the top image used in promotions in Korea and China? Imagine the flexibility and design freedom to add emojis to a package design and execute that with speed to market.

According to LPCprint.com, folding carton converters in the US are seeing a 15% reduction in run lengths, along with a

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Treofan sells European business to Jindal Films The Indian BOPP films manufacturer Jindal Films buys controlling stake in Treofan from M&C S.P.A.

M&C S.P.A., owner of Treofan Holdings GmbH, has sold its controlling stake in Treofan Europe to Indian film and label manufacturer – Jindal Films.

Subject to regulatory approval and closure procedures, the transaction is expected to close before the end of the first quarter of 2019. The agreement got signed on 6 August.

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the United States. The company and its affiliates have sales offices around the world, including North and South America, Europe and Asia, with a global headcount of approximately 3,000.

“The takeover of Treofan by Jindal Films will open up new global strategic directions for the company and its employees,” comments Dr Walter Bickel, CEO of Treofan. “At the same time, I would like to thank our current shareholder M&C for its commitment and support over the last decade.”

The Treofan Group is a global manufacturer

of biaxially oriented polypropylene films (BOPP films) for packaging, labels and technical applications. Treofan has almost 50 years of experience in the BOPP market and has positioned itself as a worldwide premium provider to FMCG brand manufactures and their converters, as well as the tobacco and electrical industries.

Treofan offers high-quality film products and tailor-made, intelligent solutions in more than 90 countries. The Treofan Group employs approximately 800 people and operates three production sites in Germany and Italy.

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It’s second Linx Laser Coder for Bruichladdich Distillery Two Linx CSL30 laser coders from Linx Printing Technologies are delivering high-quality codes and significantly reduced downtime for a premium whisky and gin producer.

Bruichladdich Distillery, based on the Isle of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, installed its first Linx CSL30 coder on its gin production line last year. Having been impressed with the results, it has now installed the same machine on its malt whisky line.

The quality and permanent codes produced by the Linx CSL30 are enabling the company’s Botanist Islay Dry Gin bottles to meet the demands of their export markets for high-quality codes.

Installed in the bottle labeller, the CSL30 codes two lines, 5mm in height, onto the bottom of the glass gin bottles. The codes comprise a line number and a batch code, including a unique bottle number and the bottle’s production date and time. The line currently runs at 2,100 bottles per hour, nine hours per day, producing 1.2 million bottles per year.

The laser coder can apply codes from a wide range of distances, ensuring easy integration into production lines. In Bruichladdich’s case, the gin bottles stand on a base plate that means the laser head has to sit further away, yet the quality of code remains high.

On the whisky line, the Linx CSL30 codes clear, etched codes that are highly legible.

This capability of laser coding to produce a visible code on every colour and shade of bottle is particularly important to Bruichladdich, many of whose whisky bottles are black.

Both Linx CSL30 coders are providing Bruichladdich with high-quality codes that are discrete yet clear and always appear in the same position on the bottle every time.

This is key due to the premium nature of Bruichladdich’s products, which require impeccable codes that do not detract from the premium branding.

An additional benefit of using laser coders is the lack of consumables, which removes the need for printhead cleaning and maintenance. This reliability and consistency ensures minimal downtime and allows the busy drinks producer to always meet its deadlines.

“We installed our first Linx CSL30 during a period which saw a 47% growth in our Botanist sales in the previous year,” explains

Jonathan Carmichael, Bottling Hall Manager at Bruichladdich. “In order to adapt and keep up with this unprecedented demand, we took the opportunity to re-configure our line in another warehouse, adding some new machinery – and the Linx CSL30 was an extremely important addition to our line.

“As a producer of premium spirits, it’s vitally important that the codes on our bottles are clear and sharp and in keeping with the brand’s expectations.

Another key factor in the decision to install a laser coder was the low maintenance required, meaning less downtime in production. For these reasons we’ve not hesitated to install a CSL30 on our whisky line as well.”

Originally founded in 1881, and reopened as a progressive distiller in 2001, Bruichladdich produces and sells high provenance whisky, distilled using much of the original Victorian machinery. In recent years it has expanded into gin under the brand name The Botanist.

Linx Printing Technologies is a global supplier of continuous ink jet (CIJ) printers, case coders, laser coders, thermal transfer printers and thermal inkjet printers. Its printers and coders are used across many different industries where product identification codes, batch numbers, dates and barcodes are required.

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BOBST’s Philippines roadshow highlights labels and flexible packaging innovations Along with industry partners, BOBST demonstrates transformative technologies to the country’s leading label and packaging manufacturers.

BOBST & industry Partners hosted a roadshow in May 2018 at the Marco Polo Ortiga hotel in Manila, in the Philippines to demonstrate transformative technologies to the country’s leading label and packaging manufacturers.

The audience of Philippine printers and converters attending the BOBST & Partners roadshow at the Marco Polo Ortiga hotel in Manila Illustrated by BOBST’s specialists from different product lines and services organization, by Mouvent, the BOBST Competence Center for digital printing, and by the representatives of partner companies – Atlas Converting, Coim, Dow, Esko, Flint Group, Kodak, Macchi, TKM – the presentations highlighted innovations that can add real value to label and packaging production.

The equipment presentations spotlighted the performance and technologies of printing and converting equipment along the production chain from film extrusion to slitting-rewinding by way of vacuum metallizing, CI and inline flexo printing, gravure printing, digital printing, and lamination. These were complemented by

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the latest updates on the new generation adhesive systems, UV curable low migration inks for food packaging applications, flexo plate and doctor blade technology. In addition, BOBST also presented its first-class services capabilities which is key to the Bobst Group’s market leading position in South East Asia.

The future of flexo printing with extended color gamut (ECG) technology drew great interest from the audience. In narrow and mid-web inline flexo, lines like the M5 provide a huge appeal for converters thanks to the unique Digital Flexo technology and their flexibility of configuration suitable for labels, flexible and carton packaging production.

In wide-web CI flexo printing, the 20SEVEN press brings to a new level process consistency and repeatability which makes it ideal for the requirements of the ECG process. For gravure printing, the focus was on the bestselling RS 5002 gravure printing press for flexible packaging and also on the broad spectrum of application requirements handled by the dedicated configurations of the RS 6003 platform.

The compact CL 750 multi-technology and SL 750 solventless machines covered developments in lamination, whereby another

presentation focused on how BOBST’s range of equipment, like the very latest K5 VISION and process technologies can meet all market needs in vacuum matallizing. The latter raised a great deal of interest in the audience as more and more companies are looking to invest and produce metallized and clear barrier films locally to fulfill demand that is growing at a fast pace in South East Asia.

“BOBST has succeeded in developing innovations like the AlOx technology for clear barrier film and in making them viable industrial solutions” explains Eric Pavone, Business Development Director of BOBST Business Unit Web-fed “We are also in the front line of many more developments in this field, also as turnkey solutions and for subsequent processes like coating and printing”.

“Demand for high quality labels and high performance packaging is growing and the Philippine industry continues to make progress” comments Sebastien Geffrault, Zone Business Director, South East Asia Pacific, BOBST Business Unit Web-fed “Local converters are looking to invest in efficient equipment that delivers the packaging quality demanded by increasingly demanding consumers and makes them competitive vis-a-vis imported packaging”.

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RFID Wine Cellar Inventory solution by SATO Resort Hotel experiences drastic boost in accuracy and labour savings.

SATO, global provider of Auto-ID solutions that empower workforces and streamline operations announced a new inventory management solution for Tokyo Baycourt Club Hotel & Spa Resort using an RFIDenabled inventory management system. The system drastically optimized stocktaking operations of the hotel staff and boosted inventory management accuracy. This is the first system of its kind used by Japan’s hotel industry.

Tokyo Baycourt Club is a resort hotel in Tokyo’s Odaiba entertainment district operated by RESORTTRUST, INC. The stocktaking operations of its roughly 5,000 bottles of wine for its restaurants, bars and lounges previously required sommeliers to carefully and laboriously handle each bottle separately and enter details manually into the purchasing system. The hotel sought a faster

and more accurate system to streamline operations.

After switching to RFID, Tokyo Baycourt Club can now scan multiple bottles with contactless operation and automatically register inventory in its purchasing system, drastically reducing time spent for stocktaking. At one restaurant in the resort, two workers previously spent eight hours apiece (16 hours total) before switching to RFID. After the upgrade, the operation only required one staff and two hours, for an 88% labour savings.

Tokyo Baycourt Club head of operations Katsuhiro Kawamura said, “Thanks to the RFID system, we were able to both streamline our painstaking stocktaking processes and reduce the number of mistakes from human error. It also improves

accuracy of inventory management by allowing us to see inventory right away, which minimizes our risk of lost bottles. We are looking at using RFID for other products and expanding the system to hotels in the future.”

Tokyo Baycourt Club beverages head Katsuhiko Aihara said, “We implemented RFID as a way to strengthen our internal controls. By utilizing RFID in our stocktaking, we digitized our wine list which ensures inventory management transparency. It will allow us to go paperless and provide labour savings for refreshing our wine stocks, speeding up our response time for customers and reducing total working hours.

I expect the system to provide a good return on investment.”

Temper-proof with Multifunctional Covert-Hologram Seal by Schreiner Schreiner MediPharm develops multifunctional Covert-Hologram Seal for Tamper Protection.

Schreiner MediPharm, a Germany-based global provider of specialty pharmaceutical labeling solutions for over 65 years, has developed a multifunctional Covert-Hologram Seal that offers reliable first-opening indication and tamper evidence, plus counterfeiting protection. The seal, which features an irreversible, holographic effect, complies with Falsified Medicines Directive 2011/62/EU, requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to mark their prescription medicine packaging with a serial number and additional tamper protection device.

The innovative Covert-Hologram Seal presents as a simple packaging seal that is transparent and inconspicuous. The first

time the seal is opened, however, a hologram emerges that shows various inscriptions and design elements in different colours, depending on the viewing angle. As the holographic effect is irreversible, the seal’s fully transparent original condition cannot be restored. This enables manufacturers, suppliers, and patients to determine at a glance whether the medicine is an originally packaged product that has not been opened previously.

security. By combining the reliable firstopening indication required by the EU Directive with additional counterfeiting protection in a single seal, the CovertHologram Seal helps enhance security throughout the supply chain.

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TRESU to showcase Flexo Innovator at Fachpack Advanced flexo solutions including Flexo Innovator paperboard printing line will highlight at TRESU’s debut appearance.

TRESU Group will be presenting its Flexo Innovator press and ink supply solutions for brand owners and board, flexible packaging and label converters at its début appearance at Fachpack 2018, 25-27 September, Messe Nürnberg, Nuremberg Germany.

On its stand (Hall 8, Stand 8-304) will be information, animations and samples that demonstrate the TRESU Innovator inline press for advanced, high-quality, high-speed packaging production and exhibits of its value-adding, performance and quality improving ancillaries.

Designed for the needs of brand owners and packaging converters, the Flexo Innovator is the result of TRESU’s own research and developmentand exceptional engineering, to deliver the shorter runs, higher quality, and fast turnarounds needed to compete in today’s market conditions.

Setting new standards – the Flexo Innovator TRESU’s Flexo Innovator, a complete printing line and coating system for highvalue packaging applications, combines outstanding print quality, high-speed production and fast job changes with ergonomic design and sustainable printing.

Available in web widths from 670mm to 1700mm, the Flexo Innovator is a customconfigured, multi-process inline printing and converting press for folding carton board, paper, laminates and metallic substrates.

An efficient single-pass alternative to labourintensive central impression presses, the Flexo Innovator is able to integrate waterbased, solvent and UV-curable inks. It also offers additional high-end complementary processes including double-sided printing,

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gravure coating (double-sided), inkjet, cold foil lamination and converting, in a single operation.

High-speed unit-to-unit drying, automatic ink supply and sleeve systems are features of this stable, efficient platform that is capable of speeds up to 800m/minute.

The low-level inline architecture means that all units are easily accessible and that makeready preparations can be made on unused units while the press is running. The ability to handle multiple processes means that time is saved in transferring materials to off-line

finishing equipment, and the risk of handling damage is reduced.

With environmental concerns a high priority of brand owners and converters alike, the TRESU Flexo Innovator has been designed for sustainable production. Features that reduce substrate and ink waste, energy and emissions, reduce the press’s environmental footprint and demonstrate TRESU’s commitment to sustainability.

Comprehensive ancillary program for automated flexo ink supply Also exhibited at the stand will be TRESU’s

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ancillary solutions, comprising chamber doctor blades and ink supply systems. These provide enclosed, automatically controlled ink and coating circulation, resulting in clean print, uniform ink density, reductions in material waste and makeready times, and faster production speeds.

TRESU’s chamber doctor blade systems feature a long-life rubber seal system that provides an airtight enclosure, preventing leakage and enabling ink pressure to be maintained at consistently high levels. This in turn eliminates microfoaming. Fast, safe blade exchange comes as standard. The chamber programme, available for widths between 185mm and 6000mm, includes lightweight, corrosion-resistant carbon fibre and ceramic variants. For web widths from 1600mm, the new MaxiPrint Concept chamber features an integrated cleaning. The

SAVEink chamber is suited for widths up to 800mm.

The F10 iCon ink supply system regulates ink flow, pressure, and viscosity, to ensure a constant, accurate ink density on the printed substrate, without any air contamination. It also provides thorough automatic cleaning and fast automatic ink changes.

Efficient coating for digital packaging printing There will also be information on TRESU’s coating systems for integration with sheet-fed digital folding carton printing presses. These apply added-value full-surface and spot coatings as well as metallic embellishments directly after the printing stage. The TRESU Pinta is available for Xerox iGen presses, and the TRESU iCoat 30000 is designed for use with HP Indigo 30000 digital presses.

TRESU supports these workflows with a comprehensive range of consumables such as varnish media, tapes and sleeves, as well as cutting equipment, thereby covering every element in this coating workflow.

Allan Sander, vice-president, TRESU Solutions, comments: “Thanks to TRESU flexo technology, from ink supply systems, to complete printing and converting lines, brand owners and converters are benefiting from advances in quality that can be comparable with gravure and offset, reduced cost per unit, increased productivity and faster time to market. A visit to the Fachpack 2018 stand is strongly recommended to discover how these technologies are providing the basis for profitability and operational excellence in label and packaging printing.”

Agfa Graphics introduces the fourth version of Arziro Design - a complete, dedicated ecosystem for the general security printing market.

Agfa Graphics’ Arziro Design 4.0 is a Adobe Illustrator plug-in update that includes a host of new functions and two new features: a comprehensive guilloche generator and, for validated security printers and government entities, rainbow coloring capabilities to prevent forgeries and counterfeiting.

Guilloche generator Where previous versions of Arziro Design were equipped with a guilloche library, this version also includes a guilloche generator.

This allows the user to create guilloches that can be combined with other tools to create complex, state-of-the-art security design in Adobe Illustrator on Mac or PC. The design software is extremely user-friendly and offers

endless possibilities.

“Counterfeiters are always looking for new ways to forge security prints. Therefore, in order to create effective security documents, adequate and reliable tools are needed.

Arziro Design is constantly evolving to enable new security features and better performance”, Andy Grant, Global Head of Software at Agfa Graphics, explains. “Our tools and solutions ensure effective security printing and counteract the methods used by forgers to clone, falsify or illicitly use security documents.”

Rainbow printing Rainbow or iris printing is a rainbow colouring process used in security printing to prevent colour-accurate reproduction of the document by photocopiers or scanners. It protects security documents against colour separation or copying by subtly merging colours into each other, resulting in a gradual colour change. The new rainbow functionality in Arziro Design allows security designers to view the rainbow inks while

creating the document, create inkjet proofs with the rainbow print visible and generate the correct output for print.

Custom-made security designs Arziro Design is a dedicated product for the general security market and excels in user-friendliness. Unlike similar solutions, Arziro is a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator and, as such, does not run in a proprietary environment. This new version includes additional functionality in multiple modules that will boost the productivity for the creation of custom security designs.

“With Arziro, designers can enrich existing Adobe Illustrator designs with security design elements,” Andy Grant explains.

“Our solution offers the best of both worlds: users can choose from pre-defined parameters or create unique ones.”

Arziro Design is part of the Arziro product family, a total solution for the general security market. The offering also includes Arziro Authenticate for authentication, track&trace and gray market detection via a smartphone; as well as Arziro Production, a prepress workflow solution adapted for the needs of the security market.

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VINSAK enables Neovation Graphics embed multiple security features in a single document A certificate requiring multiple security features was a major challenge for Neovation when VINSAK software came to their rescue.

Gurugram based Neovation Graphics found a unique challenge in a job requiring multiple security features embedded in a single document. The job was from an Educational University that ordered highly secure, tamper-proof degree certificate with features like non-tearable substrate with long shelf as well as print life. Neovation is one of the new entrants in the printing industry and the 2-year-old company has a Lombardi Synchroline UV FLexo Press and VINSAK Label Slitter & Rewinder with Inkjet system and caters to Labels, Flexible Packaging, and Security printing jobs.

Neovation have added security features onto several labels and flexible packaging jobs.

Embedding security features into a certificate was not a major issue. The main concern was to add multiple security features on a single document.

To solve this, Neovation needed a software having the capability to design multiple security features in the university certificate design. The company searched for many vendors in the industry but either most of them were having a limited number of features in their designing software or they

needed to invest in a machine worth millions of dollars along with the software. Both the cases were highly expensive and not practically possible.

VINSAK solution to their aid VINSAK, manufacturer and supplier of printing and packaging equipment is a key solutions provider for Neovation and has supplied many machines and equipments to them. VINSAK came to know of their new security document challenge during one of their recent service visits. Upon thorough evaluation of the requirement, VINSAK suggested Neovation their own security solution. Neovation got very impressed by the recommended VINSAK Security Software because with the software they could now incorporate a host of security features in their jobs. Besides installation, the software professionals of VINSAK provided their staff requisite training on various features and their implementation on jobs as per requirement.

As a result, Neovation has been able to design the University Certificate with a hoard of security features which include: • Anti-Copy Features to avoid scanning of the certificate • Borders

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Hidden Image beneath the student’s photograph Guilloche to make a unique design University Logo printed with Invisible Ink Line Width Modulation Nano Text with University Name Micro Text showing the word “Original” Variable Q-R Code embedding Enrollment Numbers of Students

Finally, the University got its new certificate design which was hard to tamper or duplicate and Neovation Graphics added unique security solutions capabilities to their strong product portfolio.

Uflex repeats Edale for security printing India’s largest flexible packaging convertor Uflex, purchases Edale 10 Colour FL3.

Based in Noida, India and established in 1985, Uflex – India’s largest flexible packaging company,

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manufactures packaging films and products and provides an end to end security solution to customers in over 140 countries.

As an existing Edale customer having already purchased an Edale around 6 years ago, Uflex have once again invested in Edale, this time with a 10 colour 350mm web width FL3 flexographic press including IST UV drying system including 3 hot air dryers, motorised print impression, anilox pressure and cross register control system, a

rail mounted peel and reveal module and a vacuum delivery table.

Edale’s Sales & Marketing Director Darren Pickford, who works closely with Edale’s Agent Amitabh Luthra, MD of Printers Supply Company, comments: “This new press order from Uflex is a testament to Edale’s continued commitment to the Indian market and is a valued addition to our growing machine install base within the region. We are proud that a company of the size and stature of Uflex values the support and quality of equipment offered by Edale, we are excited to continue working with them and

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Digital Label Press installations surpass Conventional Press According to the latest FINAT RADAR, European digital label press installations overtook conventional press sales for the first time in 2017.

European digital label press installations overtook conventional press sales for the first time in 2017, according to the latest FINAT RADAR. Published twice a year by the international label association FINAT, this market monitor report compiles focused research and analysis based on surveys conducted by LPC Inc. FINAT RADAR also reported that 2017 was a year of growth for the non-prime label sector.

A unique perspective The ninth edition of RADAR provides a unique perspective on the trends and developments in the European label and narrow web industry, its markets and its prospects. In addition to data and analysis obtained from the RADAR Converter Survey, it contains a special section on the evolution of digital printing, and the inaugural edition of the FINAT Digital Press Index featuring press installation volume figures from every European digital label press manufacturer for 2017.

The latter found that 2017 was the first year that, with nearly 300 digital press installations, the volume of newly added digital label presses surpassed that of new conventional label press installed volumes.

Digital trend set to continue This is a trend that is set to continue, with 45% of FINAT converters indicating they will be purchasing a digital press over the next 18 months, with inkjet projection volumes surpassing toner-based and hybrid system projections.

The RADAR report also included details about investment levels for digital presses.

Nearly 60% of digital presses sold into the European marketplace in 2017 were in the price range of €250,000 to €750,000. 10% of digital press installations were priced below €250,000, and 8% of installations were more than €1million.

Growth segments shifting Historical RADAR analysis has often indicated that highest growth sectors for converters were the prime label markets of food, beverage, health and beauty.

However, in this year’s RADAR Converter Survey, respondents indicated that 2017 was a year of robust growth in markets such as automotive, consumer durables and industrial chemicals. The only prime label market that was among the four highestgrowth sectors for 2017 was the beverage segment.

Critical criteria for end-user procurement The survey also asked converters to rate specific technical application areas and to indicate their criticality when it comes to customers and prospects. More than one in four converters indicated that the ability to offer digital printing capabilities was critical, while just 4% said the ability to offer digital was ‘not important.’ After digital, the next most-critical ranked criteria included removable adhesives, low migration inks and extended text/extended content labels.

A valuable benchmarking tool look forward to being part of their continued growth.”

Uflex acquired the FL3 to produce security labels and it was important to find a solution that would deliver sustained quality and ensure high reliability. Edale’s unique experience in vacuum collating conveyors was a huge benefit when making a selection.

To guarantee reliability and repeatability, Uflex has also selected to motorise the x and y register as well as all the pressure settings, which will allow the future upgrade to Edale’s AiiR technology. AiiR (autonomous inking,

impression and print registration) uses precision camera technology to improve registration accuracy, while automated print pressure control reduces wastage and set-up times. By fully automating print and registration processes, the level of operator intervention can be reduced, leading to fewer errors and a more consistent, higher quality final product.

Customers can visit Edale’s dedicated showroom which can be used for trials and demonstrations.

FINAT President Chris Ellison concludes, “Again and again, brands claim that their label solutions providers offer more innovation and agility over other packaging sector providers, and FINAT’s RADAR helps our members assess their own performance against the industry average. It helps them make informed decisions about their business strategies going forward.”

FINAT RADAR is an in-depth, reliable portrait of the current status in the label industry. It is now recognised by members as a valuable complement to the association’s extensive portfolio of industry-standard technical publications and its programme of annual events.

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Skyscreen brings Mirage DTG printer to India Mumbai based Skyscreen to distribute Mirage direct-to-garment range of Azonprinter in Indian market.

Mumbai based Skyscreen has taken the distributorship of Croatia based Azonprinter to promote and sell their MIRAGE brand direct to garment (DTG) printer in Indian market.

Commenting on the new distributorship of Azonprinter, Anil Brahmbhatt, MD, Skyscreen says, “The world is now moving towards digital including textile/garment decoration.

Although majorly we are dealing in screen printing materials, we have decided to diversify into direct to garment digital (DTG) printing segment so that a balance is maintained in our product portfolio. To grow further in our business, we needed some additional attractive product portfolio, something Gen-Next. So, DTG printing is a fast emerging area which we wanted tap quickly.”

Specially designed for industrial production and large quantity garment printing jobs, the Mirage DTG printer comes with easy exchangeable dual-platen platform technology with max. print area: 600 x 800 mm (24” x 32”). It is best suited for Indian market with a speed up to 30 dark or 100 white garment / per hour on 2 platens. One can undertake double, full-color printing on any fabric with reproduction quality of max resolution 1440 dpi.

The Mirage DTG printer delivers advanced, precise and reliable quality printing solution and comes with outstanding features – wide colour gamut, durability. It delivers beautiful full-colour garment at fast speeds on a scalable printable field area.

The Mirage is perfectly adaptive for a range of small to large-scale facilities and printing applications. With various platens the fabric is fixed inside the frame, before or later cut and sewed. Faster production, more flexibility and high efficiency. Mirage DTG is capable of printing on a wide range of finished garments such as T-shirts, sleeves, jeans, apron, cloth panels and more. Even at volume production, it offers highly durable and washable garment prints without colour fading.

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The Mirage DTG has new improved LCD touch screen, larger 220 ml ink cartridges and new sophisticated RIP. Unlike the previous generation with the belt system, this printer has implemented servo motor and ball screw system, enabling the forwardbackward movement of the printed object with maximum accuracy.

Although their major area of business is still screen printing sector, two years ago Skyscreen had added digital and heat transfer element into its growing product portfolio. “Taking up distributorship of Mirage DTG printer will add further weightage to our growing product portfolio in screen and textile printing. With the backing of Azonprinter and its own in-house trained and skilled team, we will offer technical and customer support to customers in India,” says Anil Brahmbhatt.

Azon as a local Croatian company was established in 1991 and the international company, Azonprinter d.o.o. was established in 2006 at Zagorska in Zagreb, Croatia.

Azonprinter is an award winning company with a long tradition and experience in development of the latest information

technology in the digital industry. With more than 98% of the production being exported, Azonprinter became a strong name in the global market. Their machines are successfully working both in small businesses and industrial high-production companies. The company offers printing systems, the inks and consumables, software, pallets and accessories, technical and application support and services. They have well organized and strict production and quality control system with the finest manufacturing facilities.

Key features of Mirage DTG include: • Designed for industrial production and large quantities • Easy exchangeable dual-platen platform technology • Print double, full-colour prints on any fabric • Faster production, more flexibility and high efficiency • Prints highly durable and washable garment without colour fading • Applications: Wide range of finished garments such as T-shirts, sleeves, cotton bags, jeans, apron, cloth panels, etc.

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FINAT launches #LABELicious to attract fresh talent The goal is to educate students and young professionals about the exciting and challenging opportunities the industry offers and how their innovative spirits can make a difference.

International label association FINAT has launched its #LABELicious competition to attract fresh, creative and enthusiastic industry talent. The initiative follows the finding of the latest FINAT Radar industry survey that discovered how challenging it is for the industry to attract a newly skilled next generation workforce.

The competition also marks FINAT’s 60th anniversary, and its aim is to increase awareness among students and young professionals about the creative, technical and leadership skills involved in shaping tomorrow’s labels and label sector. The goal is to educate students and young professionals about the exciting and challenging opportunities the industry offers and how their innovative spirits can make a difference.

The #LABELicious competition features three categories, all of which have an important sustainability aspect. These include:

Brand Design: The winning entry will demonstrate how in 2025 a branded label will create an outstanding experience, competitive advantage and added value for a brand in its own product category.

Smart / Intelligent / Multifunctional Labels: The winning entry will demonstrate how technology adds value to a label through new functionality, other than branding alone.

Out of The Box: The winning entry will demonstrate how out-of-the-boxthinking, combining both creative design and technology, offers new applications and added-value possibilities in product labelling. This could also present a vision of the entrant’s future work environment in the industry.

As further details and rules for the competition are being developed, the project is designed to demonstrate how the label profession is evolving, how labels and adjacent technologies are key to the success of brands and industry processes, and ultimately, why the label industry is an attractive work option for young talent.

FINAT plans to develop this project throughout 2018 and 2019. It will work with a wide range of partners and stakeholders including companies in the label industry, National Associations, national and international media, and partners from vocational educational institutions and universities.

FINAT President Chris Ellison states, “We are also delighted to officially announce our cooperation with Labelexpo and the fact that Labels & Labeling and The Label Academy have joined #LABELicious as International Media Partners. The international winners of the competition will be announced during Labelexpo Europe 2019 where a #LABELicious pavilion will showcase all winning entries.”

With project, FINAT confirms its dedication to talent development, as it did 10 years ago at the occasion of its Golden Jubilee with the foundation of its Young Managers Club (YMC). The YMC is still active today, offering its 80 members special programmes to increase their management skills, expand their industry knowledge, gain experience and network with peers. The YMC will hold its 5th Global Congress from 5-7 September in Bucharest, Romania. This year’s programme will focus on best practices in HR aspects internal relations and managing workforce, logistical challenges, and future developments in packaging from a brandowners perspective. The event is open to both YMC members and non-members.

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Mimaki 3DUJ-553 printer voted into finalists’ list for prestigious TCT awards Innovative full-colour 3D printer voted as a finalist for the Hardware Award – Polymers by TCT Expert Advisory Board.

Mimaki, manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting systems, has announced that its 3DUJ-553 3D printer has been shortlisted for the prestigious TCT Awards.

The TCT Awards celebrate the innovators, technologies and collaborators behind the leading examples of additive manufacturing, 3D printing, design and engineering across the globe. The awards ceremony will take place at the TCT Awards 2018 on 26 September 2018 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.

“We are honoured to be considered for this prestigious award for our unique 3DUJ-553 full-colour 3D printer,” says Danna Drion, Marketing Manager EMEA at Mimaki Europe.

“This innovative system was also nominated for the Innovation of the Year for the 3DPI Awards 2018 and was granted a prestigious EDP Award 2018 for the Best 3D Additive Full Colour Printer. The breadth of these awards and award nominations reflects how unique this printer truly is, and we are pleased with the industry recognition it is garnering.”

The Mimaki 3DUJ-553 3D printer is unique in its colour capabilities, with the ability to produce more than 10 million colours in layers as fine as 19 microns. Its water-soluble

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support material can be easily washed off when the object has been produced, saving time and reducing the possibility of damaging the object when support material is removed. The availability of clear ink adds an extra dimension to printed pieces for an enhanced appearance.

The TCT Awards, presented by TCT Magazine, exist at the intersection of technology and applications with

leading examples of innovative additive manufacturing solutions. These awards recognize all partners in a project from designers and engineers to technology providers. The September 2018 awards will celebrate design-to-manufacturing innovation across a range of industries including medical, aerospace, automotive, and consumer projects. The awards ceremony will also feature three inductees to the prestigious and coveted TCT Hall of Fame.

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Drytac wins two SGIA Product of the Year awards Ahead of the SGIA Expo 2018 in October, industry professionals evaluated the most exciting products to be showcased at the event.

Drytac, international manufacturer of selfadhesive materials for the print, label and industrial markets, has won two awards in the SGIA Product of the Year competition for its innovative products.

Drytac topped the Laminates, Adhesives, Films, Coatings category with ReTac WipeErase a product that turns standard surfaces into whiteboards. The 6 mil (150 micron) white dry erase film features a chemical- and scratch-resistant UV hard coat and a clear gloss surface that allows the film to be written on and wiped off easily. Unlike a whiteboard, it won’t suffer from ink staining or ghosting and can be removed and repositioned easily for convenience.

At the SGIA awards, Drytac also won the Media - Adhesive Back Vinyl category for SpotOn Floor 200. This monomeric PVC film is designed for short-term indoor floor graphics, offering a non-slip surface and a Class B1 Fire Rating without lamination.

The product is easy to install – even for non-professionals – and to remove within six months of its application thanks to Drytac’s smart dot-pattern adhesive, making it perfect for public areas such as retail, education and healthcare environments.

Both award-winning products will be demonstrated at Drytac’s show space (booth #2341) at SGIA Expo 2018, alongside popular and new products including AmourPrint Emerytex and ArmourGrab.

“Drytac is delighted to have won not one, but two awards in the SGIA Product of the Year competition,” says Shaun Holdom, Global Product Manager at Drytac. “The winners are decided by key members of the printing and imaging technology industry who are ideally positioned to understand the needs of the market and what makes an innovative product.

“ReTac WipeErase is a dry erase board in a roll, perfect for a variety of customers and applications, while SpotOn Floor 200 is used for safe and stunning floor graphics in a wide range of different environments. We’re proud to win both of the SGIA Product of the Year awards and are looking forward to demonstrating these materials to delegates at SGIA Expo 2018.”

SGIA Expo 2018 will take place in Las Vegas, USA from October 18th to 20th, and will feature an educational seminar on Adhesives for Retail Graphics from Darren Speizer, Drytac’s VP of Sales, on October 19th.

Events Calendar FINAT YMC 5th Global Congress Date: 05 SEP -18 to 07 SEP-18 Venue: Bucharest, Romania

World Publishing Expo & Digital Content Expo

LABELEXPO INDIA 2018

Date: 09 OCT -18 to 11 OCT-18 Venue: Messe Berlin, Germany

Date: 22 NOV -18 to 25 NOV -18 Venue: India Expo Centre & Mart Greater Noida, Delhi NCR

Date: 12 SEP -18 to 13 SEP-18 Venue: Olympia London, UK

INDIAPACK PACPROCESS 2018

PRINT CHINA 2019

Date: 24 OCT -18 to 26 OCT-18 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre

WAN-IFRA India 2018

Mumbai

Date: 09 APR -19 to 13 APR -19 Venue: Guangdong Modern International Exhibition center Dongguan, China

Packaging Innovations 2018

Date: 25 SEP -18 to 27 SEP-18 Venue: Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad

Label Industry Global Awards Date: 25 NOV -18 Venue: CHICAGO

Fachpack 2018

Eastern Print Pack 2018

Date: 25 SEP -18 to 27 SEP-18 Venue: Nürnberg, Germany

Date: 30 NOV -18 to 03 DEC -18 Venue: Science City Ground (A.C. Hanger) Kolkata

drupa 2020 Date: 16 JUN -20 to 26 JUN-20 Venue: Dusseldorf Germany

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