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Contents FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK.................................................................... 6 Indraprasth Printers: Graduates ‘Magna cum Laude’ with Heidelberg SM-74............ 8 Bodhi conducts .... on colour management ...............................10 Pamex Core Group to meet in Mumbai and Delhi....................10 BenQ ups market share by 5% to retains No.1 position in Indian Projector Market ....................................12 Heidelberg realigns postpress portfolio.......................................12 OPA launches Print Yatra-2014.........................................................14 Müller Martini is taking over services for Heidelberg saddle stitchers and perfect binders......................14 Goss to present diverse web offset portfolio at GRAPH EXPO 2014 ...............................................................................16 Web Printer adds efficiencies with automatic imposition and 64-bit processing with Apogee........................18 manroland web systems – A Strong Finish..................................20 Basis Systems represents ppi Media in India...............................22 Investing wisely in newspaper print production.......................22 IDS-3D – the first image based register control and colour control camera in the world................................................24 Iwate Nippo orders two Mitsubishi 4 x 1 DIAMONDSPIRIT Presses.....................................25 Canon creates big news in Digital Print Industry .....................26 Konica Minolta opens Branch Office in Chennai.......................29 RICOH seals dealership agreement with Kapoor Imaging ....29 Two Esko innovations to receive PIA 2014 InterTech Technology Awards . .....................................30 OMET to showcase XFlex X4 at Labelexpo India 2014.............33 A Label is a Complex Technical Construction ............................34 Israel’s first QuadTech Inspection System eliminates white ink ............................................................................36 MPS introduces UV flexo press with choice of plate rolls or print sleeves..................................................................37 Esko and Artevelde University College Ghent team up for pilot Masterclass ..........................................................38 HIT Kody Kreskkowe celebrates 20 years by ..............................39 installing Edale FL-3 ............................................................................39 First MPS EXL-Offset Press for Ulrich .............................................39 Goss packaging innovation recognized with 2014 InterTech Technology Award ................................................40 MOS Automatic Production Line.....................................................40

Jasmeet D. Editor & Publisher (jasmeet@pressideas.com) Maca invests on Revo technology for flexible packaging......41 Tetra Pak launches Tetra Alsafe for ESL . .......................................41 Twelve UK hospitals implement Stratasys 3D printing solutions ..........................................................................42 Heidelberg concludes acquisition of Gallus ...............................42 World’s first HP high-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution installed.....................................43 Soma strengthens brand presence in Middle East...................43 Market Trends ..... Label Supply Chain...........................................44 Converflex in close synergy with IPACK-IMA starting from 2015................................................................................45 Flint Group launches new plate.......................................................45 Mark Andy announces Company sale ..........................................46 Agfa Graphics launches new state-of-the-art 16-up Avalon N16-80 XT.....................................46 HP to showcase Indigo WS6800 Digital Press at Labelexpo India 2014 ....................................................................47 Fasco Printech announces the winter 2014, edition of FlexoGurukul......................................................................47 Monotech success with JETSCI, marks over 10 installations across India........................................48 Edale and ABG install first Digicon 3000 in Germany...............48 MPS salutes FINAT Label Award winners .....................................49 Creative Graphics achieves Esko HD Flexo Certification.........49 BOBST’s new Head of the Product Line Coating........................50 Tharstern targets rapid growth after MBO sale..........................50 QuadTech and Gallus join hands . ..................................................51 Drink Technology India: experts discuss the future of the Indian beverage and food market .......................52 ARMOR creates Indian subsidiary...................................................53 Labelexpo India 2014 on course for record results...................53 Innovative and business oriented solutions of VINSAK .........54 Red Packaging Solutions to add a Mark Andy............................55 Triple advantage TechNova AniKleen Paste................................55 Agfa Graphics’ Anapurna prints cover the Panthéon building in Paris.................................................................56 X-Rite Pantone showcase digital colour and appearance management solutions .............................................57 HP to unlock new capabilities for Photo Printing at photokina 2014 .................................................58

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, For Canon customers, 3rd of September 2014 was a big day as they saw for the first time the demo of the new members of the Canon imagePRESS family. Canon India marked the day with the announcement of the launch of its two new models – imagePRESS C800 and imagePRESS C700.

The 80ppm and 70 ppm C800 and C700 respectively were revealed to an eager audience of 120 people, mostly customers. The award-winning Canon series adds to its portfolio these two latest printers which will be delivering excellent print quality, enhance productivity and enable versatility in both commercial and in-house print environments. With a declared price of INR 47.15 lakhs and 44.5 for the C800 and C700 respectively, the new machines will be capable of handling a wide variety of media and applications ranging from short runs to complex VDP for personalised print communications. Some of the key features include EITB, the new CV technology and intelligently moderating internal temperature to optimize productivity with mixed media jobs. Learn the details about the latest launch by Canon in the detailed story on the launch.

The Speedmaster SM-74 offers a fabulous level of automation and has reduced the role of manual labour at Indraprasth Printers to minimal. Ever since installing the new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM-74 four-colour press, the need for human intervention has declined dramatically by 70-75% at the Mumbai based printer. More than that, the company has completed over one crore impressions on the press within a span of just 8 months of its installation. Lesser manual intervention leads to lesser stress levels and higher productivity, thinks Pravin Totre of Indraprasth. Read on the full story telling how Indraprasth Printer graduates ‘magna cum laude’ with the SM-74.

The ‘battle of decoration technologies’ was the focus for an expert panel of suppliers who came together at the annual congress of the label industry’s international association, FINAT, to debate the challenges and opportunities. Their discussions provided valuable insights that set the context for improved communication between brand-owning end users and their ‘label’ suppliers – including printers.

On the installation front, Monotech marks success of JETSCI with over 10 installations across India. Chandigarh based Red Packaging has decided on Mark Andy 2200. The machine is supplied by Flexo Image Graphics.

At the upcoming Labelexpo India, HP will showcase Indigo WS6800, whereas Omet will be showcasing Xflex X4 at the country’s largest label event which is on course for record results. drink technology India (dti) again has a lot more to offer this year in addition to the presentations of exhibitors.

In addition to the exhibitor forum, the dti Roundtable Talk is taking place for the first time. Both supporting programs will deal with issues that are relevant for the future of the Indian beverage and food industry.

There are a lot more happenings around the industry which include tie-ups, joining of hands, launches and interesting new products like Technova’s AniKleen Paste and innovative and business oriented solutions of VINSAK. Find all this and much more in this August Issue of PRESSIdeas.

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Indraprasth Printers: Graduates ‘Magna cum Laude’ with Heidelberg SM-74 Mumbai based Indraprasth Printers has recently crowned its last decade’s progress with a new Heidelberg SM-74 4-colour press.

“Once I made the conscious shift to Heidelberg there was no looking back,” beams Pravin Totre, the founder of Indraprasth Printers, a Mumbai-based commercial printing firm. Recently, Indraprasth installed a new Heidelberg SM-74 four-colour press in its shop floor, crowning its progress in the past decade. “With the brand new Heidelberg addition, we graduated Magna Cum Laude in commercial printing,” Totre smiles.

Indraprasth was founded nine years ago, after Totre decided to put his extensive and intensive experience in the printing industry to work for him. In 2005, he made the giant leap from employee to entrepreneur to establish ‘Indraprasth Printers’ in the Ghatkopar Industrial Estate in the suburbs of Eastern Mumbai.

“The Speedmaster SM-74 offers a fabulous level of automation, reducing the role of manual labour to minimal. Ever since installing the new press, the need for human intervention has declined dramatically by 70-75%.

All that needs to be done is to follow the thumb rules of printing and finish the job.”

Key Notes : > Indraprasth Printers invests in new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM-74 four-colour press. > Completes one crore impressions within short span of time. > Lesser manual intervention leads to lesser stress levels and higher productivity.

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Today, Indraprasth is a compelling commercial presence in Ghatkopar, thanks to Totre’s ROI-focused approach to commercial printing. The print shop is engaged in the production of promotional materials like folders, booklets, and brochures.

Pravin Totre’s relentless pursuit of excellence led him to a new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM-74, but what truly swayed his decision in favour of the machine is the high level of automation that could be achieved with the four-colour press.

“The Speedmaster SM-74 offers a fabulous level of automation, reducing the role of manual labour to minimal. Ever since installing the new press, the need for human intervention has declined dramatically by 70-75%. All that needs to be done is to follow the thumb rules of printing and finish the job,” he states emphatically.

How does this help?

“A lot”, he gestures with his hands. “Lesser manual intervention leads to lesser stress levels and higher productivity.”

The Heidelberg Speedmaster SM-74 fits Totre’s printing requirements to a tee. The four-color press is equipped with automation components like Auto Plate that reduce make-ready and setup times phenomenally compared to other presses.

The machine also boasts of a highly automated feeder with central suction tape to handle the widest possible range of substrates, from thin paper to board, ranging in thickness from 0.03 mm (0.0012 inches) to 0.6 mm (0.024 inches).

The Prinect Press Center of the Speedmaster SM-74 enables straightforward and precise machine control through its innovative Intellistart process-oriented operator-guidance system and the make-ready process is very much stress-free.

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interesting, but valuable as well to other printers.

“It is not enough to be just good,” he says, “Innovation is the key to stay ahead of competition. In an environment where the next guy is as good as you are or even better, you need to find ways to differentiate your offerings. This is where Heidelberg comes into play. My customers are more than happy with the excellent print quality delivered by the Speedmaster SM 74. Containing costs is yet another way to beat competition,” he adds thoughtfully.

“Running a tight ship on expenses helps keep liabilities in check. But, cost cutting does not mean you compromise on the quality. Even when I used second-hand machines before, I always went for original Heidelberg spare parts. I don’t believe in trading long-term benefits for short-term cost savings.”

The major milestone, Indraprasth has achieved with the Speedmaster SM 74, is the completion of one crore impressions or 14438852 impressions to be exact, within 8 months of installation. This is a record for a Speedmaster SM 74 press within such an incredibly short time-span.

Alongside the Heidelberg SM-74, Indraprasth currently operates a Heidelberg SORM single-colour press that can accommodate a wide range of printing needs. Also Indraprasth has the Polar cutting equipment and finishing solutions.

“Despite economic headwinds, we not only kept our heads above the water, but managed a decent run as well, thanks to our lean operations,” Totre explains. “I do not believe in stretching myself thin by adding unnecessary machines and manpower just to stay competitive,” he adds. His insight on the fierce cutthroat competition prevalent in the commercial printing industry is not only

Pamex Core Group to meet in Mumbai and Delhi

Totre believes in a lean and nimble business model, an operating philosophy that has helped Indraprasth tide over the economic crisis that triggered a slowdown in the Indian Graphic Arts industry during the last couple of years.

Pamex 2015 will be held from 9-12 December 2015 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai. All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP), which has successfully organized nine editions of Pamex, has come together with PrintPackaging.com (P) Ltd. (PPCPL) to organize the tenth edition of the Show at Mumbai.

Bodhi conducts Demystifying PQM on colour management

AIFMP has invited all stake holders including leading suppliers, printers, opinion makers and partner associations to be a member of the ‘Core Group’ that will meet in Mumbai and Delhi. The Core group will help hone the focus of the exhibition, the promotion campaign and the theme and structure of the concurrent conference.

Pre-press specialist, Bodhi Professional Solutions, conducted a seminar on colour management and standardisation, Demystifying PQM in Pune. The event that took place on 9 August was attended by over 100 participants.

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On a concluding note, he says, “My decision to buy a new Speedmaster SM-74 press is already paying off. Maintenance costs have come down sharply and productivity has touched record levels. Heidelberg is always the best bet in terms of quality and ROI.”

“There is a lot of excitement about Pamex in this edition. We want to involve the industry in a meaningful way to make this event a must-attend event not only for the India

printers but also the entire fraternity from the neighbouring countries,” said AMSG Ashokan, President, All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) and Chairman of PAMEX-2015.

The event is coming to Mumbai after eight years.

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The result is a versatile, cost-effective option for newspaper, semi-commercial and book production, including multi-product business models and ultra short run lengths.

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BenQ ups market share by 5% to retains No.1 position in Indian Projector Market BenQ is once again rated as the No.1 player in the Indian Projector Market with 25 % market share in Q2 FY14 as per the report released by Futuresource Consulting.

BenQ has grown its market share by 5 % in comparison to last year’s market share of 20% in Q2 2014.

The projector category remains crowded with 15 brands accounting for 95% of all sales made. In such a cluttered market BenQ has increased 35% in projector volume YoY for Q2, 2014. It has a marked lead over its rival where in the second placed brand has 10% lower market share than BenQ. As per the report the India digital projector market has almost remained flat.

BenQ’s revenue grew by more than 30 percent in 2013 as compared to 2012 mainly driven by the growing trend of adopting larger screen size projectors for business and education purpose. In the education vertical BenQ enjoys a market share of more than 50% in the projector category.

As per the estimated by Futuresource Consulting globally projector market has grown at a staggering 17% in volume YoY in Q2, to two million units to hit a $2.4 billion mark this quarter. The APAC market registered a growth of 10% YoY in volume, to 827,000 units valued at $933 million.

Rajeev Singh, Country Head and General Manager, BenQ India said, “We are by far the biggest brand in the projector space in India.

This achievement puts BenQ forward as one of the most accepted brands in the projector industry. With strong focus on education vertical we will continue to innovate with our short throw and interactive projector solutions in India. I would like to extend my heartiest congratulation to all our valued customers, channel partners & team who have contributed to the growth of the company in the market.”

Commenting on the growth strategy Mr. Singh added, “We will continue to focus on Enterprise, Education and Home segments in 2014-15. For the enterprise segment we are planning to launch a new range of wireless projectors to offer high functionality and ease of use. For the home entertainment we are bringing range of wireless Full HD projector which can convert your living room into a cinema in a jiffy.”

Futuresource Consulting covers market research in areas including Consumer Electronics, Entertainment Content & Delivery, Education Technology, Print & Imaging & Professional Display Technologies is widely acknowledged as one of the industry standards.

BenQ has a broad portfolio of people-driven products and embedded technologies spanning digital projectors, monitors, interactive large-format displays, digital cameras and camcorders, mobile computing devices, and lighting solutions. The BenQ Group is a $20+ billion powerhouse comprised of 15+ independent companies operating in over 30 countries across numerous industries with a combined workforce of over 100,000 employees. It delivers critical components and world-class solutions in the following industries: TFT-LCD, green energy, fine chemicals and advanced materials, lighting, IC design, precision components, system integration, branded business, and service.

Heidelberg realigns postpress portfolio Heidelberg is realigning its postpress portfolio. In-house production at the Heidelberg sites in Germany is no longer competitive under the new market conditions.

The relevant operations are therefore being discontinued, except for production of folding machines at the Ludwigsburg site.

Postpress Packaging products and solutions will in future be developed and manufactured by the new Chinese OEM partner Masterwork Machinery Co., Ltd, with Heidelberg retaining responsibility for sales and service activities.

In the Postpress Commercial business area, Heidelberg will only continue to market the established folding machines and cutters.

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service activities for installed equipment from discontinued series. These measures will not affect business with Polar cutters and Heidelberg folding machines.

“We were able to win two renowned suppliers as partners for our realigned Postpress portfolio,” said Stephan Plenz, Member of the Board, Heidelberg Equipment. “They will help us provide our customers with competitive products and ensure continuity in services and service parts.”

The reduction of in-house capacities will result in the closure of the Leipzig site and a corresponding reduction in the workforce at the Ludwigsburg and Wiesloch-Walldorf sites.

A total of around 650 employees worldwide will be affected.

At its Annual Press Conference, Heidelberg announced the development of new business models for products with weak margins as part of its portfolio optimization.

“The competitiveness of postpress product lines at Heidelberg was limited, so these activities are being placed on an entirely new footing”, said Heidelberg CEO Gerold Linzbach. “Realigning these areas is an important step in improving the company’s economic situation and getting closer to the target EBITDA margin of at least 8 percent.”

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OPA launches Print Yatra-2014

Offset Printers’ Association recently launched the latest edition of Print Yatra. Speaking at the inauguration of third edition of ‘Print Yatra’ Mr. Kamal Chopra said, ‘Though the present strength of print shops in India is estimated to be 250,000, yet the sector is unorganized and we are lacking in networking. With this visit we are persuading the printers to form associations so that there may be proper networking. This will help us understand the common problems and to know the facilities and schemes available with the government for the growth of the industry.” The last edition of Print Yatra encouraged about 34 new associations. Chopra says that their target is 51 this year.

Mr. Kushl Jain, Vice President, OPA officially launching the ‘Print Yatra’ said, “We are working for the strengthening of printing and packaging sector of India. Printing, he said, since 1989 has been showing a growth of

over 14%. The Indian packaging industry is expected to reach $41 billion by 2015, to become the sixth largest market in the world, according to the study by ICD Research.

There is need to spread the message and to form a strong national level networking which is necessary to get hold of the outsourced printing and packaging from overseas.

Through this Print Yatra, we are trying to guide the printers about latest machines and technologies at the same time the formulae for the cost reductions.”

This year there will be 5 legs covering an approx area of 5,000 kms. The first leg visits Khanna, Gobindgarh, Sirhind, Ambala, Jagadhari, Saharanpur, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Samana, Patiala, Nabha, Sangroor, Maleerkotla etc.

The second leg will start on 3rd September, covering Jagraon, Moga, Faridkot, Muktsar,

Bathinda, Mandi Dabhwali, Sirsa, Hisar, Rohtak, Mansa, Barnala and Mullanpur. From 6 to 8 September the third leg will cover South India – Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore, Karur, Calicut, Sivakasi, Madurai, Pollachi, Bangalore, Erode and Krishnagiri etc. The areas of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir etc. will be covered in the 4th and 5th leg during the third week of September.

Müller Martini is taking over services for Heidelberg saddle stitchers and perfect binders Heidelberg and Muller Martini have reached an agreement on the transfer of Heidelberg’s service business for saddle stitchers and perfect binders. Muller Martini will take over the worldwide service and spare parts business and the complete know-how of the machines produced in Leipzig by the end of 2014.

As part of its strategic realignment,

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Heidelberg has decided to close its site in Leipzig and to withdraw from the saddle stitcher and perfect binder business. The transfer of services to Müller Martini is an optimal solution for Heidelberg customers since print finishing is Müller Martini’s core business and the company boasts a global service network with strong spare parts and support readiness geared to that segment.

“We will do everything we can to transfer

the know-how efficiently to our organization because we want to provide Heidelberg customers with reliable service support smoothly and seamlessly,” says Bruno Müller, CEO of Muller Martini.

The two companies have agreed to keep the contract value confidential.

Goss to present diverse web offset portfolio at GRAPH EXPO 2014 Goss International will highlight the unique advantages of its web offset technology for commercial, newspaper and packaging applications at the Chicago event.

Participating at the GRAPH EXPO 2014 in Chicago from September 28 - October 1, Goss International will place particular emphasis on its unique Goss Sunday technology for commercial applications, the Goss Sunday Vpak press for cost-effective shortrun packaging applications, and the Goss Magnum Compact press for short- to medium-run book, newspaper and semi-commercial applications.

“GRAPH EXPO provides a great opportunity for us to discuss new developments, challenges and requirements with other industry stakeholders,” says Mike D’Angelo, Goss managing director for the Americas. “This is still a challenging time for most printing companies from all disciplines. Graph Expo will give us an opportunity to show customers how our technologies and our strategic approach can potentially re-expand margins, revitalize production capabilities and create flexible run-length opportunities.”

The Magnum Compact press has been announced as one the official GRAPH EXPO Must See ‘Ems for its unique high-automation design, enabling book, newspaper and commercial print runs as low as 500 copies.

Key Notes : > Full range of Goss products and support services will be represented. > Updates on latest newspaper, commercial and packaging projects. > Goss CEO Rick Nichols will host a breakfast meeting on September 29th at McCormick Place.

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Recent American projects will form a key role in Goss’ focus at GRAPH EXPO. “We have some noteworthy recent assignments that support our technology leadership message,” says D’Angelo.

“The Sunday Vpak press system is now successfully installed and proving its compelling value proposition in the U.S. for both flexible packaging and folding carton applications. In addition to these customer installations, we have also opened our first ever

Packaging Technology Center as a center of excellence dedicated to research, testing and demonstrations with our customers, partners and industry suppliers.”

Recently announced as a recipient of a 2014 InterTech Technology Award, the Sunday Vpak press system features quick-change sleeve technology, delivering outstanding quality and fast job changeovers for board and film substrates. It is available in web widths of 20.5 inches (520 mm) up to 75 inches (1905 mm) and runs at speeds up to 1500 feet per minute (7.6 meters/second). Finishing and other printing processes, including flexo, gravure and digital stations, can also be added to customize inline production.

Printed samples from the Packaging Technology Center will be shown as part of the Goss exhibit at GRAPH EXPO. On the newspaper side, Goss also has groundbreaking projects underway in the USA. America’s first triple-wide Uniliner installation is now nearing completion for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, while Staten Island’s Advance Publications is currently receiving delivery of the first Goss Magnum Compact press into its low-height (7 feet, 2 inches / 2.2 meters) facility

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run lengths for newspaper, book and semicommercial production.”

For high-quality commercial printing, large and small printers continue to choose Goss Sunday press models. The trademark gapless blanket technology of Sunday presses eliminates the vibrations and the associated print defects such as bump streaking, doubling and web flutter, enabling premium-quality printing at higher speeds and on wider webs.

“The new Goss Magnum Compact press is the world’s first 2x1 press with automatic plate changing,” comments Graham Trevett, vice president of sales, Goss Americas.

“We have addressed the demands of our customers for an automated, cost-effective press that will support multi-product business models and ultra-short, as well as traditional,

Goss has maintained consistent position in the U.S. commercial web market with Sunday press models, frequently now featuring hybrid inkjet configurations, for high-quality publications, catalogues, retail inserts, direct mail and non-stop job and edition changes using Goss Automatic Transfer (AT) technology.

According to Trevett, one project of particular note recently was at Creps United Publications, where production had been

devastated by a fire: “Creps decided to turn this unfortunate event into a positive for the company by installing three new Goss Sunday insert presses, which have completely revitalized their entire production capabilities and efficiencies. It was a proud moment for all concerned to see this project come to full fruition.”

“Goss is focused on providing technology that is cost-effective and easy to use, while our dedicated service ethic ensures the technology is matched to customer objectives and continues to remain relevant with evolving requirements,” concludes D’Angelo. “We are proud to showcase these claims at GRAPH EXPO 2014.”

In support of its GRAPH EXPO technology showcase, Goss CEO Rick Nichols will host a breakfast meeting on September 29th at McCormick Place, to provide an update on corporate and product developments.

Web Printer adds efficiencies with automatic imposition and 64-bit processing with Apogee Bagel RotoOffset, a web printer in Germany is able to work more efficiently with the recent installation and use of Apogee Suite 8 workflow with automatic imposition and 64-bit processing from Agfa Graphics. This latest version of Agfa Graphics’ PDF workflow suite features a series of new tools that helps volume printers optimize their available production resources.

Apogee runs natively on 64-bit Windows Server operating systems. As such, printers

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optimally benefit from their complete system’s processing power. They can make optimal use of the available processing hardware and take full advantage of virtualization software.

Among the new features built into Apogee is Agfa Graphics’ unique web printing imposition software. Automatic imposition for sheet presses in Apogee is based on the CIP4 Folding Catalogue and today already 60% of sheet fed jobs are processed by

AutoImpose in Apogee. Automatic web printing imposition is based on web press production schemes. Production schemes are available for all web presses describing the complete feature set of the installation including cutting, slitting, folding and binding alternatives. Apogee takes into account every parameter to define the best imposition.

Jörn Knabe, Prepress manager at Bagel RotoOffset in Germany, installed and is using Apogee. He said: “The imposition solution relieves our day-to-day work because now Apogee calculates the imposition based on the predefined schemes from our web press.” Bagel RotoOffset in Meineweh near Leipzig installed the first 96- page web offset press from manroland for the printing of inserts and supplements. An important preliminary task was the up-scaling of the entire “Very Very Large Format” prepress workflow. Bagel RotoOffset’s new Avalon N48 CtP engine from Agfa Graphics, which can image plates to 48-up, and the latest upgrade of the Apogee Prepress Workflow are the key components of this fully automated, high run length print production configuration.

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manroland web systems – A Strong Finish At Graph Expo 2014 manroland web systems focuses on innovative digital folding and finishing products and continued pressroom innovations in offset. manroland web systems’ focus at Graph Expo 2014 will be the industrial-scale design of digital folding and finishing products, FoldLine and FormerLine. In addition to digital finishing excellence, manroland will continue to highlight the innovation and profitability of the fastest, highest quality, most efficient web offset printing, folding and workflow technologies on the market.

comprehensive configuration of FoldLine results in a high-capacity and versatile production system. The folder and finisher digitally recreate conventional offset products with quick, dynamic job changeovers, unrivalled by competitive products. The available web width enables up to eight pages, and asymmetric production with partial-width webs is also possible.

Stronger production for digital folding & finishing

FormerLine offers variable book signatures and page numbers as well as glued bookblock finishing. Both digital finishing products offer outstanding productivity, variable cut sheet separation, dynamic change of

FoldLine offers the options for variable Broadsheet & Tabloid sections & page numbers for personalized issues. The

pagination and cut-off length “on-the-fly,” and full JDF/JMF-controls for setup times as low as 3 minutes with a full format change.

The strength of Web Offset The COLORMAN e:line, in successful production at Allgaeuer Zeitung in Kempten, Germany, is a highly-automated blanketto-blanket press with a reputation as the most flexible newspaper offset machine on the market. Allgaeuer Zeitung utilizes the COLORMAN e:line’s speed and automation to deliver eight regional editions daily, while utilizing the low energy consumption, ergonomics, and efficiency of the press to complete this challenging task on a daily basis with economic success.

In the world of Commercial Web Offset, manroland web systems has maintained its reputation of excellence. Whether seeking an excellent price-to-performance ratio and serviceability with the ROTOMAN HiPrint, or the additional production flexibility provided by the LITHOMAN 32-pages, the robust press designs and modularity of controls and components create a competitive machine for most print industry business models.

A stronger newspaper In the world of newspaper printing, manroland web systems has been at the forefront of creating a portfolio of solutions for customers, allowing newspaper print

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centers to utilize their existing equipment in new ways.

Adding inkjet print heads to offset presses, available in full color and at press speeds, integrates variable data into the offset process. The conversion of double-wide presses to Three-Around not only provides newsprint savings, but new formats that appeal to readers. The addition of heatset or UV Dryers to allow commercial quality, and folding innovations which create plow-folds, flying pages, and half-covers breathe new life into print operations.

Strengthening the fundamentals Improved performance, training, and maintenance for pressrooms is a strategic focus of manroland web systems in North America. “Establishing superior pressroom fundamentals is the key to operational

excellence,” stated manroland web systems North America CEO Greg Blue, “What differentiates our approach is our ability and willingness to come up with the most cost-effective plan, whether long-term or short-term, that makes the most sense for each company’s business.”

Whether for upgrades, web width reductions, overhauls, or comprehensive training packages, the service and engineering teams

at manroland web systems continue to use their technological expertise to customize and reshape the portfolio of aftermarket offerings, and keep customers successful.

The team from manroland web systems will be available to discuss the efficient, customized solutions being utilized to strengthen print operations throughout the newspaper, commercial, and book markets.

Basis Systems represents ppi Media in India ppi Media is expanding its worldwide network of experts and now has further assistance for the Indian market: Basis Systems is the Hamburg software developer’s new partner. Gopal Krishnan is the founder and CEO of Basis Systems, a software provider for the publishing industry. ppi Media has found a competent partner with a great deal of experience in the Indian media and publishing industry.

For 13 years now, Indian publishers have been using ppi Media’s workflow software.

The Times of India, Hindustan Times and Sakaal are just a few of the Indian newspapers that make up ppi Media’s customers. Today, half of India’s top 20 dailies are using ppi Media’s products and solutions. This makes India one of ppi

Media’s fastest growing and most important markets. “To intensify our activities in India, we are also offering small and compact solutions that are particularly suited to the requirements of medium-sized publishers.

Gopal Krishnan knows this market extremely well; therefore, we believe that this cooperation will enable us to access smaller publishing houses as well as corporate publishing”, said Gerhard Raab, Senior Vice President International Sales at ppi Media.

Basis Systems was founded by Gopal Krishnan to provide and distribute software and services for the Indian print publishing industry. Gopal has successfully sold editorial systems in the Indian market. “Using ppi Media’s workflow solutions, we can support Indian publishers with the publication of

content for all channels as well as enabling them to generate and sustain growth in the digital sector,” says Gopal Krishnan.

Gopal Krishnan, ppi Media’s new representative

Investing wisely in newspaper print production 2x1 presses for regional publications and 4x1 for large city based publications – this was the scenario until a few years ago.

Today, more and more regional publications are going for 4X1 presses and for more automation. Malayala Manorama , with more than 2.3 million copies printed daily, is one such publisher who has seen the transition from 2x1 to high-speed 4x1 presses across all its printing locations.

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P K Philip, the Chief General Manager (Works) at Malayala Manorama has seen both sides of this scenario during his 25 years at Manorama. “There is an explosion of new technology in every conceivable field mankind has set his foot in and printing is no different,” says Philip. “The demand for latest news – faster, in more vivid colours, with faster delivery and at competitive rates – has forced all of us to explore all possible technological options,” he adds.

At the forthcoming ‘Printing Summit’ of WAN-IFRA India 2014 , Philip will speak on the strategy they followed to invest wisely and to achieve their production objectives.

Along with Philip, over 40 speakers from India and abroad, will present case studies and success stories of topical interest to the news publishers in this region.

Rush your registration now and avail the early bird offer valid until 15th August.

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IDS-3D – the first image based register control and colour control camera in the world Q.I. Press Controls and EAE join forces with all-purpose camera IDS-3D. Two specialists in the field of print automation have joined forces to launch the latest innovation in quality automation, soon to be on display for the first time at WAN-IFRA’s World Publishing Expo 2014 in Amsterdam.

The precursor had already been presented

by Q.I. Press Controls at DRUPA 2012: the orange-coloured, dual-sensor mRC-3D camera system. At the time, the system was cryptically described as ‘offering a diversity of potential benefits’. These have now been embodied in the new IDS-3D camera system!

EAE’s takeover by the owners of Q.I. Press Controls’ has enabled developers in both companies to combine the best of both worlds and produce one full-colour print quality control and regulation system. Algorithms for the LOOP and IDS, for example, were implemented in a single new system: IDS-3D. All functions are now executed with combined intelligence on full-colour print lines, without the need for any printed bars, strips or markings!

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IDS-3D also incorporates the same triedand-tested automatic cleaning system as the mRC-3D. A cassette with a film in front of the lens ensures proper functioning of the system at all times. The camera is able to see whether the film has been smudged and cleans this whenever required.

The IDS-3D looks like and is positioned on rotary presses in the same way as the mRC3D. However, the difference is under the “bonnet” and it can be identified by its blue exterior.

The launch of IDS-3D means that the market now has its own unique ‘all-in-one’ system.

The very same dual-sensor IDS-3D camera has built-in process algorithms to ensure simultaneous closed-loop corrections, such as:

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Optimisation of the CMYK colour register, first and second register, unit2unit register and likewise the cocking register for the heatset rotation.

Optimisation of colours in compliance with ISO 12647-3 and/or ISO 12647-2 by controlling the ink keys, including water balance optimisation.

Immediate recognition and signalling of incorrectly positioned print plates and irregularities and/or printing errors in relation to the virtual TIFF image and/or approved print.

The first orders for this high-efficiency, closed-loop, all-in-one quality control system have already been placed.

The IDS-3D camera signals the end for previous systems, which used different types of cameras for different functions on rotary presses. As from now there is a single solution for everything: IDS-3D. It’s also an extremely beneficial solution for retrofit upgrades for tasks sometimes carried out manually on rotary presses, such as colour corrections and fountain solution control.

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Intelligent Density System (IDS-3D) is a fully automatic colour measurement and press control system for web offset presses. The IDS-3D can consistently reproduce colours by charting the technical print properties of the press and taking the paper type into account. Major savings can also be generated in respect of both labour and waste. If the system is running in “markless” mode, your client has more net (sellable) printing surface available, due to the absence of the colour bar.

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Iwate Nippo orders two Mitsubishi 4 x 1 DIAMONDSPIRIT Presses New presses to bring warmth and encouragement to the many residents affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery (MHI-PPM) has announced the recent contract signing with Iwate Nippo for the purchase of two Mitsubishi 4 x 1 DIAMONDSPIRIT newspaper offset presses. Founded in 1876, Iwate Nippo will celebrate its 140th anniversary with the arrival of the new Mitsubishi presses and the startup of its new flagship printing center scheduled for the early summer of 2016.

Iwate Nippo is headquartered in Morioka City, the capital of Iwate Prefecture. The prefecture was one of the hardest hit areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011.

Following the earthquake, Iwate Nippo is one of those who have exercised the leadership in the prefecture’s planning and support of social needs, and has significantly contributed to the region’s relief and recovery efforts. One such effort was a special report compiled and published by Iwate Nippo about the Great East Japan Earthquake. The report looked at what was done and not done in terms of earthquake preparations, and also emphasized the requirements necessary for the restoration of affected residents’ livelihood, industries, and local and regional societies.

With a daily circulation of 210,000 copies, Iwate Nippo is widely popular among local

residents and enjoys the No. 1 market share of all newspapers sold in the prefecture.

When the company started to work on its new printing center project, it appointed MHIPPM as a consultant, because MHI-PPM first developed 4 x 1 press suitable to Japanese newspaper production, and is now by far the most well experienced 4 x 1 press supplier with more than 30 DIAMONDSPIRIT press installations. The company’s new printing centre project is proceeding smoothly in a timely manner with MHI-PPM’s sound advice on production equipment, printing materials, and energy supply requirements appropriate to the region’s colder climate and environment. Right advice and sufficient installation records made Iwate Nippo comfortably select the DIAMONDSPIRIT presses for its new printing centre.

Both of the new presses will be able to print 40-page newspapers with 24 pages in colour, while Iwate Nippo’s current presses can only print 16 pages of its 40-page daily in colour.

After the startup of the new DIAMONDSPIRIT presses, the superb print quality of all the 24 colour pages will surely enhance the publication’s news stories and other vibrant articles, and further encourage residents to continue moving forward against the earthquake.

The DIAMONDSPIRIT presses for Iwate Nippo are rated at 80,000 cph with a web

Mitsubishi 4 x 1 DIAMONDSPIRIT press

width of 1,626mm (64 in). Each will be configured with three 4/4 tower printing units, two 1/1 tower printing units, one 2:2 double rotary folder and five reelstands. The presses will be operated by the Mitsubishi press control system with automated features that include ink presetting with CTP interface, various press presets, automatic colour register control and other productionenhancing offerings.

In addition, the presses will be equipped with the fully automatic rail-type web threading system, which enables individual webbing up of two ribbons even through turner bars and bay windows up to RTF without manual intervention, and automatic dual web tension control, which reduces cutoff fluctuations by individually controlling web tension at the reelstand as well as the infeed.

Shaping the future with a handshake – Iwate Nippo Chairman Hiroshi Miura (center right), Iwate Nippo Executive Director Katsuhiro Yamazoe (right), MHI-PPM President Masami Shimizu (Center left), and MHI-PPM General Manager of Sales Headquarters Yasuyuki Okurano (left)

With this latest order, MHI-PPM further focuses on solution-targeted marketing, growing with customers in both domestic and overseas markets, and responding to diversified needs of newspaper production.

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Canon creates big news in Digital Print Industry - launches two new models – the 80ppm C800 and 70ppm C700 under the imagePRESSC800 series.

For Canon India the 3rd of September 2014 was a key day of announcement of the launch of its two new models and for its 120 eager customers, it was a big day to see the first demonstration of Canon’s colour production cut sheet press series. With technology derived from the award-winning Canon series, the new 80ppm imagePRESS C800 and 70ppm imagePRESS C700 deliver excellent print quality, enhance productivity and enable versatility in both commercial and in-house print environments.

Calling the participants ‘Print Ministers’, having them to wear Kurtas and the seating arrangements depicting the parliament, it was an impressive setting for event marking the launch of the machines.

With a declared price of INR 47.5 lakhs, the new imagePRESS C800 is capable of handling a wide variety of media and operates effortlessly – be it short runs or complex VDP for personalised print communications.

Key Notes : > The EITB on the new machines – allowing to produce extensive applications on uneven media.

Speaking at the launch, Dr. Alok Bharadwaj, Executive Vice-President, Canon India said, “We are delighted to launch the new C800 series in India. The digital commercial printing market is rapidly developing in India with an annual growth of over 12%. Canon entered in the commercial printing domain in 2007 and has come a long way in creating a trustworthy relationship with it’s over 360 customers.”

“Canon professional printing product division is registering over 25% annual growth and is the fastest growing business of Canon in India. It is doubling every three years and is expected to be a 200 crore business by 2016 .The new C800 series will be the major driver for expansion as we aim to achieve 30% market share in the category of cut sheet commercial production printing by 2016,” he further added.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Puneet Datta, Director, Professional Printing Products Division, Canon India said, “Today we have launched the new imagePRESS C800 series in India in the presence of our commercial printing customers. The new imagePRESS series features powerful and innovative technologies that offer the highest quality, productivity and reliability, to meet the requirements of commercial print environments. We’re confident that the combination of the imagePRESS brand name and the outstanding capabilities of the new series will make it a very attractive proposition for the market.

With this revolutionary product we are set to increase our direct sales and service readily in a phase wise manner to the top 50 digital printing cities in India.”

The declared price of the newly launched imagePRESS C800 multifunction printer is INR 47.5 lakhs, whereas the imagePRESS C700 has a price tag of INR 44.5 lakhs. The imagePRESS C800 is capable of handling a wide variety of media, such as heavyweight coated stock and envelopes. This

> The new CV technology allows for improved transfer efficiency for enhanced colour consistency and accuracy. > Intelligently moderating internal temperature to optimize productivity with mixed media jobs.

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is attributed to the Elastic Intermediate Transfer Belt, which allows it to produce extensive applications on uneven media, such as textured or recycled media. Additionally, imagePRESS C800 operates effortlessly be it short runs or even complex variable data printing for personalised print communications.

Automated in-line finishing and impressive print quality An extensive choice of automated in-line finishing capabilities for series ensures end-to-end productivity and opens up a wide range of business opportunities with minimal manual intervention, generating time and cost efficiencies with every print job. For maximum flexibility, the C800 series is also compatible with various third party in-line finishing devices. To help customers exceed the requirements of print jobs in the industry today, the C800 series utilizes a 32 beam Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) unit with multi-exposure technology to deliver vivid detail and resolution of up to 2,400 x 2,400 dpi. Beyond excellent print resolution, the new Auto Correct Colour Tone (ACCT) allows for multi-dimensional mixed colour calibration, while an upgraded and user-friendly colour calibration tool, the Auto Gradation Adjustment (AGA) helps PSPs deliver on uncompromised quality with the most vibrant images and text.

Dr. Alok Bhardwaj

The newly developed Consistently Vivid (CV) technology allows for improved transfer efficiency for enhanced colour consistency and accuracy across various mediums of media, such as embossed paper and paper with irregular surfaces. In complementing the CV technology, the Compact Registration Technology (CRT) ensures that every single image is placed at the same spot on every sheet, granting precision alignment even for print jobs that scale up to the thousands.

The C800 series is capable of achieving high production speeds of up to 80 impressions per minute (ipm) across varying types of media, and achieve the fastest possible speed on heavy stock up to 220 grams per square metre (gsm) without compromising print quality.

When handling heavy weight media of up to 300 gsm, the C800 series can produce duplex print jobs with highly accurate front to back registration without any manual intervention or impact on print room productivity.

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The device also features a new multi-drawer paper deck with three new technologies, which prevents misfeeds, even with coated stock.

New materials within the system, a new separation control system and a system that blows air at varying speeds depending on the weight of the paper eliminates paper jams to maximise device uptime, hence enhancing print room efficiency and productivity.

Finally, the in-built innovative induction heating and cooling technology enables the device to intelligently moderate its internal temperature to optimize productivity with mixed media jobs.

The C800 series features three innovative workflows to accommodate the different needs of in-house print and graphic arts environments.

The Canon Printer Kit B1 allows for easy production of high-quality print jobs and Server F200 and Server G100, two new digital front ends (DFEs) offer faster processing, unsurpassed image quality and easy-to-use, and automated workflows.

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Konica Minolta opens Branch Office in Chennai Konica Minolta business solutions India has announced the opening of a new office in Chennai, India. The newly established Chennai office will be offering the same services as Gurgaon based head office.

Strategically located at the bustling area of Nungambakkam the new office will be better equipped to handle the needs of Konica’s Tamil Nadu based customers and partners.

Konica Minolta today has branches in Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai is the latest addition into the Tamil Nadu region and aims to cater to the Southern part of India.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Yuji Nakata MD Konica Minolta Business Solutions India says, “We had our customers and channel partners in mind, the decision to open a new branch in Chennai will help us strengthen our presence in the India market specially in Southern India with the most up-to-date technological offerings for our customers.”

Konica Minolta Business Solutions provides advanced imaging and networking technologies from desktop to print shop. The range of solutions include multi-functional peripherals (MFPs), printers, equipment for production print systems and graphic

arts, equipment for healthcare systems, measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications, inkjet print heads and textile printers for industrial use, and related consumables and solution services.

It is also engaged in the development, manufacturing and sale of electronic materials (including TAC films), lighting source panels, functional films (including heat insulation films), and optical products (including lens units).

RICOH seals dealership agreement with Kapoor Imaging RICOH India has expanded regional dealership of its digital production printing machines by signing a dealership agreement with Kapoor Imaging for distributorship of a range of RICOH machines.

Assigned to be its direct sale partner, RICOH India has tied up with Kapoor Imaging Pvt Ltd for the dealership of its production printing machines. The machines range include those for mid-colour productions to wide-format multi-functionality and others in the digital arena for dexterous applications, covering on-demand jobs, book printing etc. Manoj Kumar, executive vice president & chief executive officer, RICOH India comments, “RICOH’s constant expansion in dealership through partners at regional levels is an approach to draw the attention of printing market to the competence of digital prints. It will help us find new momentum to dominate the current very competitive digital market.”

“We are happy to partner with RICOH, a big brand name in the digital printing domain, for distributorship of their versatile range of machines engineered for myriad applications,” said Sunil Kapoor, managing director, Kapoor Imaging. With a marked

presence in the south Indian market, their next-level focus will be the eastern Indian market.

Headquartered in Chennai, Kapoor Imaging has branch offices in major cities including Bengaluru, New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Kerala, Sivakasi, Cuttack, Kolkata, Noida and Hosur. Employing more than 150 people, the company deals in a wide range of eco-friendly consumables and other solutions answering different domains of the printing industry. With the recent RICOH tie-up, Kapoor Imaging becomes a complete one-stop solutions provider of machines and materials. “With the versatile portfolio of RICOH machines, we are targeting those in the graphic art segment. We will take up initiatives to educate our customers about the onset of the era of digital prints and advantages of these machines in all spheres of printing, be it on-demand jobs, book printing, so on,” says Sunil.

The line of RICOH production printing machines which Kapoor Imaging will be distributing will target graphic art customers, print for pay professionals and CRD in corporate and educational institutes. The range includes IP5000 VP/IP 5000 GP/ IP5000 MP (colour/monochrome) and IP 4100 (monochrome) – continuous-feed inkjet machines for book printing; Pro C901/ C901s Graphic Arts – high-volume full colour powerhouses; Pro C651EX/C751 for midcolour productions; Pro C5100s/C5110s and Pro 8100s/8110s/8120s for printing and publishing environment; Aficio MP W2401/ MPW3601 wide-format multi-functionality; and MPCW2200SP wide-format colour digital imaging system.

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Two Esko innovations to receive PIA 2014 InterTech Technology Awards The innovative milestones Esko Full HD Flexo and Esko Equinox have resulted in seven InterTech awards over the past ten years.

Esko has announced that Esko Full HD Flexo platemaking system and Esko Equinox, Esko´s solution for the implementation of extended gamut – or fixed inkset – printing, are both recipients of 2014 Printing Industries of America InterTech Technology Awards. Since 1978 the InterTech Technology Awards, sponsored by Printing Industries of America, have honoured the development of technologies predicted to have a major impact on the graphic arts and related industries. More than 80% of technologies that receive an award experience continued commercial success in the marketplace.

These are the sixth and seventh InterTech awards Esko solutions have received over the past ten years. Other recipients include Esko WebCenter (2006), Esko DeskPack 3-dX (2007), Esko Neo (2008), Esko Studio Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves (2011) and i-cut Suite (2012).

Key Notes : > Esko Full HD Flexo – platemaking system for superior flexo printing for all packaging applications. > Equinox – Esko’s patented technology for converting packaging graphics from CMYK and spot colour to seven-colour process. > HD Flexo plates – producing images with complete, 0-100% dot coverage delivering a wider colour gamut.

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“We are very honoured to receive two awards from Printing Industries of America this year. Esko has a legacy of listening to our customers and using our ingenuity to develop products – very often new product concepts or categories – that offer our customers tremendous added value,” explains Carsten Knudsen, Esko President and CEO. “Esko’s insistence in investing a much higher portion of our budget than the industry average into R&D every year helps to support our continuous innovation helps to fuel these products that result in competitive advantages for our customers.”

Esko Full HD Flexo: superior flexo printing plates Esko Full HD Flexo is a platemaking system for superior flexo printing for all packaging applications.

It utilizes a patented, fully digitally controlled platemaking system combining high-resolution 4000ppi imaging with a unique inline UV main exposure unit. An LED-array delivers UV power density strong enough to fully control the plate polymerization process during main exposure. For the first time, flexo plates are imaged, exposed and

delivered directly to the plate processor, without need for light table exposure.

With Full HD Flexo, flexo platemaking has become a true “Computer to Plate” process: no lamination, no films, and no extra steps with light tables. No special consumables are needed, and it is not proprietary: it works with all popular digital flexo plates and sleeves.

Everything is done in the CDI imager. Plates are ready for processing after unloading. Full HD Flexo has had a positive impact on efficiency and cost. Press changeovers are faster and downtimes are reduced.

Substrate selection is less critical.

Full HD Flexo also offers consistency, because Inline UV technology maintains consistent, digitally controlled UV light output throughout the entire plate, while lamps in a bank exposure frame continuously age and need frequent replacement every few hundred hours. Bank exposure frames also deliver different UV output over the entire frame area. “The judges noted that the inline UV technology is more controllable,” notes Mark Bohan, Vice President, Technology and Research, Printing Industries of America.

“The judges also considered Full HD Flexo plate imaging a much more flexible process, with the ability to digitally control the generation of a dot shape, combining highlight capabilities of round dots with

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as labels. This has enabled many of the world’s largest consumer product companies to convert entire product lines to expanded gamut.

“The judges liked the smart filters, the math and colour algorithms associated with Esko Equinox,” says Bohan. By quantifying only subsets of four-colour combinations, Equinox 7-colour profiles contain hundreds of times the amount of colour data as a 7-colour ICC colour profile. These profiles are used to convert industry standard ink books into tint build books for a specific flexo press. Equinox also benefits from Esko HD and Full HD Flexo platemaking, which is able to extend the gamut by producing plates that can print dots from 0-100% while delivering consistent and reliable printing results from job to job.

the solid ink lay down and print stability of ‘flat top’ flexo plates – which the judges agreed is not a trivial process.

HD Flexo plates can produce images with complete, 0-100% dot coverage delivering a wider colour gamut. It was also significant that the technology is upgradeable, already has a sizeable installed base, and is not plate specific,” adds Bohan. “The very strong customer letters demonstrated that HD Flexo is allowing flexo to challenge gravure and offset.” This is occurring among a wide array of flexible packaging, labels and corrugated printers worldwide.

Esko Equinox: Proving the viability of extended gamut printing “While people tried to promote extended gamut printing in the past, it had been dedicated to offset, where printers might not have ample press units to take advantage of the technology. However, flexo presses have seven, eight or more units already – and it is significant for companies that are working to match

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brand colours,” states Bohan. “While this technology is used with other print methods, it was developed specifically for flexo. The industry is ready to embrace this technology.

It beats managing specially-mixed inks.”

Equinox Expanded Color Gamut (ECG) Technology is Esko’s patented technology for converting packaging graphics from CMYK and spot colour to seven-colour process. It is applied in the prepress department when preparing jobs for press. Converting entire files results in extremely close matches to spot colours, improved pictorial images, and the ability to print more colours than available ink stations on the press, resulting in improved image quality and brand impact.

The major benefit, however, is realized in the pressroom as jobs print more economically and more consistently. The ability to create an infinite number of colours from 7 process colours promotes “gang” press runs – and the economic savings can surpass a million dollars per press per year. Customers using Equinox ECG technology report that they use 7-colour process profitably in a production environment for flexible packaging as well

Esko Equinox is a major achievement because it moves flexographic printing a giant step closer to being the economical manufacturing process that the major CPCs of the world are demanding. “The fact that the judges had a lengthy discussion about a specific PowerPoint presentation shows both the interest and dedication. Everyone got involved with all the materials,” observes Bohan. “They also noted that all the Equinox print sample images were cleaner than 4-colour images. But the benefit that was not lost with the judges was the economic advantages of extended gamut printing.”

What is significant is that, while Full HD Flexo and Equinox are strong products successfully used separately, both offer a unique synergy when used together: the exceptional quality and reliable printing offered by Full HD Flexo, and the economics delivered by extended gamut printing that is significantly assured with Full HD Flexo plates.

“Esko takes our role in the industry very seriously. We spend a good deal of time understanding the direction of the industry – and try to help to drive it – before we strategize products that truly are innovative but also have merit in the industry. It takes a lot of work to create a viable vision that drives the development of products like Full HD Flexo and Equinox. However, while we are flattered that these products have received acclaim this year, it is even more gratifying that many converters throughout the world are using Full HD Flexo plates and Equinox to produce exceptional packaging that offers a very powerful economic incentive,” concludes Knudsen.

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OMET to showcase XFlex X4 at Labelexpo India 2014 Italian Label press manufacturers OMET Srl will be exhibiting at the forthcoming Labelexpo India 2014 to be held at PragatiMaidan, New Delhi from 29th October to 1st November 2014. Labelexpo India is the largest label event in India and is attended by key label printers from South Asia making it an important event for the label and package printing industry of the whole region.

OMET will be displaying their state of art new label press, the OMET XFlex X4 at the show. This is an 8 colour all servo press with advanced controls on a low-budget press, operator-friendly with maximum security shorter web path, minimum waste, gearless anilox roll, OMET’s unique Rock’n’Roll matrix rewinder for increased productivity, delamrelam, web turnbar, cold foiling unit, fully automatic register control system capable of registering in machine direction and cross direction without manual intervention, etc.

The press has an extremely short web path

and is capable of handling a vast range of materials from 12 micron films to 250 gsm board. It can produce Shrink sleeves, Flexible packaging materials, Self-adhesive labels and a variety of other packaging materials.

The success and acceptability of this press is evident from the rapidly increasing number of installations around the world. OMET believes in making printing a comfortable experience for the label printers and their operators.

“We always look forward to exhibiting in India, it is a growing market and the printers wish to grow to global levels in quality, is amazing, it encourages us to present to them our best technological offerings,” says Paolo Grasso, Sales Area Manager of OMET.

to bring the technically advanced OMET products to our Indian printers, who have proved in recent times their willingness to invest in the best and have opted for the advanced technologies like those of the OMET presses.”

OMET is represented in India by New Delhi based Weldon Celloplast, of India’s top solution suppliers to the label industry.

Weldon represents leading international tooling and equipment suppliers and is a producer of self-adhesive labelstocks, tamper evident label materials, A4 inkjet/ Laser labels, etc.

Harveer Sahni, Managing Director of Weldon Celloplast states: “We are proud

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A Label is a Complex Technical Construction FINAT’s annual congress focuses on the ‘battle of decoration technologies’ through an expert panel of suppliers Delivering a ‘label’ is not just a matter of printing it. It involves a complex value chain that also spans the material to be printed and the machinery to apply it – whatever the technology employed. The ‘battle of decoration technologies’ was the focus for an expert panel of suppliers who came together at the annual congress of the label industry’s international association, FINAT, to debate the challenges and opportunities. Their discussions provided valuable insights that set the context for improved communication between brand-owning end users and their ‘label’ suppliers – including printers.

FINAT is actively pursuing the promotion of a broader technology base than has been traditional in label printing companies, and the topics raised by delegate questions in this valuable panel discussion prove that the association’s membership is also enthusiastically embracing a wider definition of a ‘label’.

Representatives from key – and different – aspects of today’s industry supply chain formed the discussion panel. They were Stefan Richter (D), Krones, manufacturers of advanced process, filling, and packaging equipment – including different label application systems; Geert-Jan Kolkhuis Tanke (NL), Avery Dennison, representing a global supplier of label materials, both paper and film, particularly for self-adhesive labels; and Raul Matos (USA), founder of Karlville Development LLC, global player in shrink sleeve converting and application equipment as well as pouch converting.

portfolio of hardware and software products, particularly in the food arena.

Which technology?

‘Why would a brand owner choose any particular labelling technology for a product?’, Mr Büttgenbach asked. For shrink sleeves, Karlville’s Raul Matos said that it is the ‘ability to label different shapes and sizes of container. Sleeves on smaller single-serve bottles are economically-viable’, he said. The choice driver for self-adhesive labels, said Avery Dennison’s GeertJan Kolkhuis Tanke, would be ‘the huge selection of materials and products available to meet every price requirement – and changing with innovation, as with other technologies.’

In fact, the panel agreed, we are living in a multitechnology society – and a society where the materials employed will work with both conventional and digital presses. ‘Krones today make multitechnology labelling machines’, said Stefan Richter, reviewing current trends. ‘While wet-glue labelling is declining,’ he added, ‘it is still only possible to achieve the “no-label look” with self-adhesives.’

Ever-changing demands The opportunity to cross-question suppliers was enthusiastically embraced by the congress delegates, who were encouraged prior to the debate to submit questions to moderator Marc Büttgenbach – himself worldwide sales director for labels and consumables for Bizerba, worldwide providers of a wide-ranging

Indeed, the demands of a ‘label’ are ever-changing – not just in response to brand owners’ marketing and promotional needs, such as QR codes, but – particularly today -- in response to legislative requirements for expanded label content. The resultant for greater label space, and bigger labels,

Key Notes : > Why would a brand owner choose any particular labelling technology for a product? > The ever changing demands of a ‘label’. > Brand owners choosing a ‘mix’ of labelling technologies.

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technology: linerless labelling, which is already achieving a strong presence on supermarket food prepacks, and to another developing pathway for label converters -- printing flexible packaging. Mr Matos observed: Our industry currently only has a tiny percentage of this market’, he added, ‘but we could have much more!’ He reminded the audience that two different, but complementary, businesses exist within the broad packaging arena -- primary and secondary packaging – both of which could, today, be addressed by label producers. He added, however: ‘In our industry, this requires a mindshift... we need to embrace flexible packaging as a closely-related brother industry.’

is certainly challenging brand owners and the label supply chain. In this respect, Avery Dennison’s Geert-Jan Kolkhuis Tanke drew attention to the value of leaflet labels, which he described as ‘applying labels to labels’, and which have been a successful feature of self-adhesive labelling – particularly in the field of pharmaceuticals -- for many years now.

Expanded label content is also a topic of focus for the very distinct production characteristics of shrink sleeve labels, according to Karlville’s Raul Matos. He observed: ‘QR codes, for example, need to be placed on an area of low shrink’, he said, underlining the need to involve the whole supply chain, from the designer onwards, in creating a successful shrink sleeve.

Security and ‘smart’ data functionality Barcodes and other ‘smart’ printed data also have a role to play in product authentication and track-and-trace activities – which are only one part of the opportunities to create layered overt – visible -- and covert – invisible -- security elements in and on a self-adhesive label, as Mr Kolhuis Tanke pointed out. RFID labels are, of course, a good example of the successful application of this principle although, as Mr Matos added, they are today primarily ‘interesting as a security device for high-priced products’.

Conversation moved on to a subject which the panel agreed is definitely a coming

He drew attention to a good example of a practical enabler in this respect -- the latest HP Indigo digital press for both paper and film webs up to 750mm wide, which is capable of printing flexible packaging.

capabilities of digital technologies.

‘With all our currently-available technologies’, said Krones’ Stefan Richter, ‘we still can’t decorate a three-dimensional surface!’ 3D printing’s challenges are partnered in the threats arena by direct-to-container print, which do away with the need for an additional label substrate, as shrink sleeve expert Mr Matos pointed out.

The future?

Price versus sustainability The moderator directed the conversation to a major focus for FINAT members: the issue of ‘price versus sustainability’. The true definition of ‘sustainability’ needs to be established, said Mr Kolkhuis Tanke for Avery Dennison, because, he said, ‘it is also about efficiency on the production line, and TCO – total cost of ownership: can it bring savings?’

Mr Matos, for Karlville Development, expanded the discussion to include shrink sleeves, which, he said, are in some “green” communities not considered a sustainable solution. ‘But’, he underlined, ‘new technology DOES now allow sleeve separation in PET recycling.’ He added that he believes ‘shrink sleeves will continue to grow as packaging continues to change: refills, pouches with closures these are the things that will create the tipping point.’

‘Sustainability is also about the trend to thinner materials’, Mr Richter pointed out, highlighting a key factor for Krones’ business platform. They, however, ‘require more skill at the application point, and underline the need for quality labelling materials – even though thinner materials are driven by price!’

Threats?

Two pathways to product decoration were identified as threats to the label industry – both primarily focussed on the increasing

Currently, Krones are experiencing increasing evidence that brand owners are choosing a ‘mix’ of labelling technologies, Mr Richter said. ‘In fact’, Moderator Büttgenbach added, ‘labelling and packaging are merging together, more and more. What, then, is the likely scenario for five to ten years’ time?’

For Mr Kolkhuis Tanke and Avery Dennison, it will mean ‘more self-adhesive products, greater efficiency, high-speed label application, and much more in the way of ‘smart’ labels and Near-Field Communication (NFC) -- which not only influence consumer behaviour but also significantly augment label functionality’. For Karlville, Mr Matos expects that the medium term will see full automation in the application of shrink sleeves as the market matures, plus a larger share in flexible packaging – particularly pouches. Whatever the case, the label application machinery has a key enabling role to play, said Krones’ Stefan Richter.

‘There will be a highly-flexible “open system” of application – but material suppliers need to involve the application industry earlier in their developments to facilitate change at our end.’

Will any one technology be the ultimate winner, was the moderator’s final question.

The panel agreed that there is room for everyone. ‘We will all be part of a growing business’, said Mr Richter.

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Israel’s first QuadTech Inspection System eliminates white ink CLP has installed QuadTech Inspection System which removes need for white ink for print inspection on translucent and transparent substrates, enabling time and money savings.

QuadTech has sold its first Inspection System in Israel, to CLP of Kibbutz Negba. Installed on a new eight-colour gravure press, the QuadTech system was chosen for its ability to inspect translucent and transparent flexible packaging materials, without the need for white ink – simplifying production and enabling substantial financial savings.

Prior to its QuadTech purchase, CLP had been printing white to provide a target to help other inspection systems function on these very common substrates. However, as white ink wasn’t requested by customers, it was a cost that CLP had to absorb.

This not only included ink costs, but also extended to prepress time, flexo plates and gravure cylinders too.

Prior to QuadTech, CLP had been printing white to provide a target to help other inspection systems function on these very common substrates.

As white ink wasn’t requested by customers, CLP had to absorb the cost.

Key Notes : > QuadTech system installed on new eight-colour gravure press at CLP. > Ability to inspect translucent and transparent flexible packaging materials, without the need for white ink. > Use of a combination of LED lights to illuminate the back of the web.

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“While quality control is a top priority for us, it was an expensive process to undertake on translucent and transparent substrates. So, when we decided to install a new Windmöller & Hölscher press, we took the opportunity to see if there was a solution on the market that could inspect without the need to print white for inspection,” explained Israel Moran, Supply Chain Manager at CLP. “Fortunately, following a visit to the QuadTech stand at drupa 2012, we quickly established that there was. This resulted in the installation of our QuadTech Inspection System.”

To eliminate the practice of printing white to facilitate inspection, the QuadTech Inspection System uses a combination of three LED lights, one of which is a reflected light illuminating the back of the web. The resulting image on the control screen can then be adjusted to show a black, white or gray background to create the necessary contrast to enable accurate fault detection and eliminate the additional ink.

Inspecting 100% of the web 100% of the time, the

QuadTech Inspection System detects process faults including spots, streaks, mis-prints, mis-register, colour variation, contamination, dry-in and haze. With an easy-to-use operator interface and fast set-up, the QuadTech Inspection System provides a high level of quality assurance for converters and their customers.

“We are very pleased that, throughout the process, QuadTech worked closely with us to support our needs,” continues Israel Moran. “They demonstrated a real willingness to address the challenges we faced, providing a genuine partnership approach to customer service.

“The QuadTech Inspection System has been everything we had hoped for and by eradicating the white ink step, we have been able to enjoy significant savings,” he concludes.

Part of the Tadbik Group, CLP serves customers in the food, medical and healthcare markets. It is widely known as a producer of high quality flexible packaging for brands, but also as a developer of innovative applications including retort laminates and pouches, taste-free water packaging and other creative solutions.

Caroline Zimmer, QuadTech regional sales leader, comments, “We were very pleased to help solve this technical challenge for CLP. With brands demanding ever more exacting print quality standards, it is increasingly important for businesses such as CLP to find technologies to meet their needs, but also, do this while reducing overall costs and increasing profitability. We look forward to further sales in Israel.”

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MPS introduces UV flexo press with choice of plate rolls or print sleeves MPS has introduced its flagship EF flexo printing press that features a choice of either plate rolls or print sleeves to printers. The technology will be presented at Labelexpo Americas, where local MPS organizations MPS America and MPS Latin America are joining forces.

According to Denny McGee, president of MPS America LLC, the EF press is a highquality production press that features both UV and hot-air drying technology, allowing users to print diverse substrates including film, paper, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging.

“Our goal at MPS is to help printers excel. We listen closely to their needs and challenges, and develop solutions that specifically address them, that is for example why we made the EF available for both plate rolls or print sleeves at moment of order,” he said.

The EF press is particularly geared at enabling press operators to maximize their performance.

“The key for success in today’s label and packaging industry is the press operator,” said McGee. “His or her skills, experience and motivation determine more than anything else the productivity and printing quality and, ultimately, the return on investment.

It’s all about people. However, finding and keeping these operators is one of the biggest challenges printers face. While we can’t help them find those people, we can develop

printing presses that enable printers to get the most out of their press operators. Our EF press is a great example of this – combining choice of plating with automation, superior print quality and ease of operation.”

McGee cited three automation features of the EF that help maximizing the performance of the operator: job memory, AutoTeach technology and iStop technology. With the use of the servo-drives, all press settings are automated in the EF, which reduces set-up waste and offers simpler machine operation.

The AutoTeach technology, he says, enables operators to determine the desired web path and the machine teaches itself automatically the web path being used. The iStop technology optimizes stops and starts during printing, allowing the operator to stop the machine at any point during the production run with no additional waste occurring when the press is restarted.

The EF’s second major differentiator is its print quality. With its patented Crisp.Dot printing technology, which features a unique, free-running rubberized impression roller and temperature control system, the ink dots don’t stretch or streak. This results in the print dot retaining its round shape, the ink coverage being solid and small fonts being sharper. “Our customers tell us that with the EF press, the pressroom manager can trust that whoever is doing the job, the result will consistently be at an extreme high quality and productivity level,” said McGee.

The EF’s third major differentiator is its ease of operation, which McGee illustrated by citing three features: iSet technology, iControl technology and quick change dies. “The iSet is a print pressure setting that enables the operator to do fine adjustments with a simple turn of a dial,” he said. “The iControl button enables the operator to control all servo adjustments very easily, with LED lights providing instant feedback, which simplifies machine control and operation. And the dies can be changed in a matter of seconds.”

McGee added that other important features of MPS’ EF press are its reliability, robustness and flexibility. “A printer wants to focus on printing, not on the mechanics of the press,” said McGee. “The EF is a workhorse. With MPS’ robust engineering philosophy this press is designed to run all the time. This enables the operator to focus on his real job, and not how to keep the machine running.

Our North American customers tell us they experience this reliability every day.”

McGee says MPS’ introduction of its new EF press is the first phase in a strategy to establish a strong presence in North America. The company is also expanding its sales presence with more demonstration sites and service presence by expanding the geography of its service providers. The effort is being led by McGee, President of MPS America and Kees Nijenhuis, vice president of North American operations, MPS. They are joined by Eric Vandenberg, who is responsible for sales in the western United States. MPS America LLC is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis. North and Latin American MPS organizations join forces for Labelexpo Americas 2014 taking place September 9-11 in Chicago.

Visitors can visit their joint display to learn more about the benefits of MPS’ flexo and offset printing presses.

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Esko and Artevelde University College Ghent team up for pilot Masterclass One-of-a-kind student course by Esko showcasing the company’s ongoing efforts to invest in technology, knowledge and the future of the industry The Artevelde University College is located in Ghent, Belgium and has nearly 13,000 students. Esko recently organized for the first time a Masterclass for Artevelde’s graduating students who wanted to further expand their knowledge in the world of packaging. Over a ten-day period, participants underwent both theoretical and practical education that included real-life situations, allowing them to experience the complete packaging development process from design concept to ready-to-print flexo plates.

“The course covered not only the technical aspects but also business and people management matters. This gave our students an excellent well-rounded view of the realities of the packaging supply chain.”

– Luk Bouters, Director of Education, Artevelde University College

Key Notes : > Masterclass for graduating students – expanding their knowledge in the world of packaging. > Students experience complete packaging development process from design concept to ready-to-print flexo plates. > Performed handson experiments with diverse Esko software applications – prepress, 3D, workflow and collaboration tools.

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Immediately after their exams, ten students were selected to participate in the Masterclass Flexible Packaging Prepress. The purpose of this unique class was to provide a more in-depth course complementing the education program. Jan De Roeck, Director Solutions Management at Esko, explains: “Esko has a long history of supporting schools and students, whether through providing software and hardware solutions or through hands-on trainings. The educational institutes provide a broad and basic training, which we, as an industry expert, believe we can complement with insights into the latest innovations and practical field experience.

As one of the leading companies in the packaging market, it is our duty not only to invest in technology

development, but also to ensure that our knowledge is transferred, guaranteeing an inflow of new talent into the industry. This Masterclass fitted these objectives perfectly.”

Packaging: a growth market growing in importance Packaging remains a strong growth segment, being augmented by a growing volume of online purchases and home delivery, which expands the range of required packaging. It is also clear that to market a product successfully, creative designs and innovative printing techniques are vital. These were reasons enough for the educational advisory board at the Artevelde University College to recommend the Masterclass. “We put the proposal forward to our students in the final year of the Department of Graphical and Digital Media, and they were unanimously positive,” says Luk Bouters, Director of Education at Artevelde University College. “We are eager to collaborate with the business community, and this Masterclass offered great opportunities to do that. We worked intensively with the Esko experts and the course also included three on-site visits to packaging companies. These were, very exceptionally, organized by the managers themselves and covered not only the technical aspects but also

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This gave our students an excellent wellrounded view of the realities of the packaging supply chain. “ In preparation for the Masterclass, students could download a design of an existing flexible packaging from Esko’s packaging management website and personalize it with the Esko software. The designs linked the theoretical and practical lessons. Luc Berth, lecturer in prepress and workflow techniques at Artevelde University College, explains: “Our students performed a number of hands-on experiments with a diversity of Esko software applications, including prepress, 3D, workflow and collaboration tools. This enabled them to exercise their creativity, broaden their knowledge and take complete ownership of the workflow – all in a very practical and realistic manner. After going through the entire process, the results were colour-accurately printed on a proofing device.”

Real-world experience And the students? Simon Top, Graphic Technology student, was very enthusiastic, saying: “Topics such as packaging and flexo were addressed in some of our classes, but rather basically. This program allowed us to benefit from two weeks of delving further into the topic and using the latest Esko software.

Added to that were the very interesting visits which rounded out a particularly instructive Masterclass. It truly made me very interested, and a job in packaging is what really appeals to me. “ Tom Maertens, Cross Media Design student, is also convinced: “I found the practical approach really instructive. The courses at school provide the theoretical basis. Now with this unique program, we were able to experience what is going on in a real working environment. I discovered how fascinating the packaging industry is. I still have a year to do at the college, but if I then apply for

a job in packaging, I will certainly have an edge over other applicants thanks to this Masterclass. “

Successful initiative Teachers, students, Esko staff and the Artevelde University College all rated the Masterclass initiative as a big success and one worth repeating. “We achieved our goals,” concludes De Roeck. “The students enjoyed a unique experience and succeeded in their task with flying colors.

The Esko instructors were amazed about the speed at which they picked up everything.

This strengthens our belief that offering complementary knowledge, supplemental to the academic curriculum, really helps young talented students to be ready for an interesting and promising career in the packaging industry.”

HIT Kody Kreskkowe celebrates 20 years by installing Edale FL-3

First MPS EXL-Offset Press for Ulrich

Polish company HIT Kody Kreskowe specialise in supplying end to end solutions for logistics and distribution sectors. Based in Suchy-Las they recently celebrated 20 years in business with the purchase of a new Edale six colour, full UV FL-3 flexographic printing press.

MPS has announced the recent sale of an EXL-offset press with 8 colour UV print stations and a web width of 430mm to Austrian label printer Ulrich Etiketten. The EXL-offset press will expand their production of self-adhesive, booklet and other specialty labels and marks the 7th MPS press for Ulrich Etiketten, joining six installed MPS flexo presses.

To enhance their competiveness in the market Hit Kody required a machine that would increase productivity, print quality and also reduce waste dramatically.

Edale’s new generation FL-3 flexographic printing machine boasting low waste, high productivity, fast set up and changeovers, alongside its innovative design fitted HIT Kody’s requirements perfectly.

Jedrzej Iglewski, Board Member of Hit Kody comments “After visiting Edale at Labelexpo Europe and seeing the FL-3 produce six

different jobs with fast changeover from unsupported film to labels and back, with only a few metres waste each time, we knew this was the machine for us.”

HIT Kody already have a history with UK based Edale, purchasing an FL-1 printing press in 2006 ”Our existing FL-1 has been running successfully for years without problem so we trusted a proven supplier in Edale” says Jedrzej Iglewski about their new investment.

Bernhard Grob, Sales Export Director at Edale concludes “This first Polish FL-3 installation is very important to Edale, demonstrating to our many existing Polish customers our commitment to designing new and innovative products that are more efficient that current methods or equivalent technologies.”

Ulrich Etiketten is an Austrian market leader and highly reputable throughout Europe for the production of self-adhesive labels. The company selected the MPS EXL-offset press based on innovative technology, attractive price point, and reliability with the successful performance of their existing six MPS EF flexo presses. The EXL-offset press built with variable sleeves combines six offset print with two flexo print stations, and will be equipped with various converting units such as multilamination and de-lam/re-lam for the printing of booklet labels.

M.A. Florian Ulrich, CEO of Ulrich Etiketten comments: “We are very happy with MPS. The quality of MPS presses and our longterm relationship led to our decision to once again opt for an MPS press.”

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Goss packaging innovation recognized with 2014 InterTech Technology Award Goss International has again been named among the recipients of a prestigious InterTech Technology Award in 2014.

While extending a significant track record of technology achievements, this latest distinction marks the company’s first major award for innovation in the packaging sector.

“This award is particularly gratifying as it establishes Goss as a true innovator in providing a new print platform for the various packaging print sectors as well as in our more traditional sectors. It also formally acknowledges successful application in the field with user evidence that supports the value proposition,” comments Peter Walczak, Goss International director of product management for packaging presses.

In order to be considered for a Printing Industries of America InterTech Technology Award, a technology must be: commercially available in the marketplace, beyond beta testing and proven in industrial/commercial applications. The Goss Sunday Vpak series of presses was commended by judges for bringing “full litho benefits to packaging”.

The panel commented that Vpak technology presents converters with “a new alternative to exploit the print quality, productivity and lower image cost of the web offset process, especially for shorter-run or segmented folding carton, flexible packaging and label jobs”.`

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Wide web and variable repeat - The application of Goss patented gapless blankets to the Vpak platform, along with the development of quick-change plate and blanket sleeves and a new purpose-designed ink train, has created the widest (up to 75 inches/1905mm) and most productive web offset packaging press option currently available with an infinitely variable repeat range.

“White Light” Blanket Layer - Gossdesigned blanket sleeves include a “white light” layer below the exterior layer that allow blanket sleeves with varying external circumference (repeat)

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sizes to be used with a single, common blanket adapter sleeve. This means that the repeat size can have a range of approximately 1.5 inches (38.1mm) which can be achieved with a single set of blanket adapter sleeves, reducing the cost of size changes significantly and providing a dramatic ROI advantage for the end user if they choose to use this approach.

Advanced Goss closed-loop tension control - Utilizing proprietary web transport research and predictive modeling developed over decades of leadership, Goss has integrated advanced tension control within the Vpak presses. Servo-driven motors, minimal web couple inertia and closedloop monitoring and control combine to

ensure stable web dynamics and high print quality for a full range of film and paper/board packaging substrates, from 36 gauge film to 30 point board.

The announcement of the award follows closely on the launch of the Goss Packaging Technology Center at its headquarters in Durham, New Hampshire (USA). The Vpak 500 press system in operation at the Center has seven web offset units as well as EB and UV curing and flexo coating capabilities offering press demonstration, testing and training sessions for customers and in the Americas, Europe and Asia. It is also designed as a controlled site for suppliers interested in testing inks, chemicals and auxiliary technologies for web offset production.

MOS Automatic Production Line Mail Order Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (MOS), the renowned Print Management Company which is part of the Regency Group, has installed the state-of-the-art Unwinding, Rewinding and Roll-to-Sheet Slitting equipment from Hunkeler. The Slitter will be complementing the Ricoh InfoPrint 5000 at the company’s facility. Another key equipment at the Automatic Production Line is the CMC 400 Automatic Inserter. The Slitter

has the extremely fast speed of up to 150 metres per minute. MOS provides end-toend integrated solutions, offering world-class Print Production and International Postal and Distribution Services. Over the last few years, print volumes at MOS have grown consistently. Consequently, the company has made significant investment in printing and post-press capacity. The inserter has a capacity to insert at 20000 pieces per hour.

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Maca invests on Revo technology for flexible packaging Maca Srl is an Italian company whose success in the Flexible Packaging market is widespread worldwide. The corporate headquarters, located in Calvi – Benevento-, are the site of the production of high quality flexible packaging for several markets.

Its team of experts cooperate to provide customers the best solution in terms of quality and service.

Its mission is all along focused on the application of the most advanced HD Flexo Technology to produce products with the highest print quality and flexibility and the lowest costs even for short and medium runs.

“Through the application of REVO Technology and GIDUE Digital Automation we want to give our customers a new service that will provide high quality in printing, quick set-up times and great flexibility in production and design. The international market has quickly changed and nowadays REVO Technology can guarantee repeatability in quality and in delivery times with faster performances, like never before. REVO

Technology and GIDUE Digital Automation can really revolutionize the flexible packaging industry,” affirmed Ing. Salvatore Polverino, CEO in Maca Srl. The printing machine purchased is an M5 REVO press with a configuration of 630mm width, 9 printing units, REVO Technology for extended colour gamut and GIDUE Digital Automation for the digitization of the entire flexo printing process.

“The flexible packaging is going into a deep change. The great standardization of REVO Technology together with the digitization of the flexo process, completely change the future of the Flexible Packaging industry.” commented Maurizio Trecate, VP Sales of GIDUE. REVO is a project team which collects 8 industry leaders cooperating to drive flexography towards the new “digital” world of printing and converting. Process consistency, efficiency and cost reduction are the objectives of REVO Digital Flexo Revolution, to win the Labels and Packaging

challenge for short runs, global quality and total flexibility.

REVO Technology uses UV Flexo Inks, Digital Automation “from pre-press to printing process” and extended colour gamut, that allows achieving repeatable and predictable PMS shades without changing Anilox and Inks.

The most important benefits of REVO Technology are the the repeatability and predictability of the printing results, short setup times and waste, total graphic flexibility to reproduce unlimited colors on the same job and fast change-overs that no need any manual intervention from the operator.

REVO Technology has been unveiled on the occasion of the Open House hosted

by GIUDE Headquarters in Florence, from the 10th to the 12th of June 2014, with the attendance of more than 440 visitors spread across 41 countries.

REVO Digital Flexo Revolution is a Project Team of 8 leading companies of the Labels and Packaging Industry (Flint Group, Esko, DuPont, Apex, Nuova GIDUE, UPM Raflatac, Adare e AVT) that cooperate to take Flexography to a new “digital” level of printing and converting.

Tetra Pak launches Tetra Alsafe for ESL Tetra Pak has announced the launch of Tetra Alsafe for ESL production, an automated tank with constant temperature control that preserves product quality between processing and packaging. This innovation completes the company’s offer for production of extended shelf-life (ESL) products with full line quality control.

Distributed under chilled conditions with a shelf life of up to 30 days, ESL products are gaining popularity among consumers and selling at a premium. They are also appreciated by retailers and producers for the convenience of planning due to the longer shelf life compared to traditional pasteurized products.

However, production of ESL products requires careful handling, one of the challenges being the quality control between

processing and packaging. Tetra Alsafe for ESL production provides a solution to that challenge – it adds a continuous circular configuration to the filling line, enabling products to continue to circulate under refrigerated conditions in the event of an unplanned stoppage. This eliminates the risk of bacteria growth that can arise when the temperature of the product increases as it remains stationary during an unplanned stoppage.

Tetra Alsafe for ESL can be combined with a wide range of Tetra Pak ESL processing, buffering, filling, packaging and automation machines, providing customers with tailormade solutions to process white milk.

“ESL products open up a major growth opportunity for customers across the entire food and drinks industry. With the innovation of Tetra Alsafe for ESL, we are pleased to be the first company to support our customers with an integrated ESL production solution and full line quality assurance,” says Kresten Hjortsballe, Global Category Director Dairy at Tetra Pak.

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Twelve UK hospitals implement Stratasys 3D printing solutions Stratasys, global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has announced that UK medical 3D printing specialist, Replica 3DM, is using its Stratasys 3D Printers to support twelve National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in the validation of patient surgery prior to an operation. As a result, this is having a significant impact on the length of surgical procedures leading to substantial reductions in theatre costs.

Replica 3DM’s Stratasys Objet24 and Objet30 Pro 3D Printers convert patient CT scans into physical 3D printed models that are used as surgical guides to test implants for size and fit pre-surgery. This includes re-bending of titanium implant plates to the patient’s exact specifications and preoperative investigations across maxillofacial, orthopedics, neurology, spinal and ears, nose and throat wards, to identify the correct procedure and improve outcome.

The company also produces a number of cranioplasty models in which the unaffected side of the patient’s face is mirrored to produce a 3D printed reconstruction, prior to the fitting and placement of a titanium plate.

Originally established as a 3D modeling department of Salisbury District Hospital, Replica 3DM has since extended its medical 3D printing capabilities to NHS hospitals across the UK, primarily offering its services to Trusts that do not have in-house access to 3D printers.

“To us, 3D printing and the medical profession go hand-in-hand, particularly in the planning of complicated procedures,” explains Matthew Sherry, Managing Director and Founder of Replica 3DM. “A 3D model equips surgeons with a handson perspective which cannot be achieved by looking at a computer screen. They can easily rotate, inspect and analyze each

surgical procedure on a case-by-case basis, enabling them to pre-bend implants knowing that they will perfectly fit the patient.

This is instrumental in eliminating potential problems during operations and can be used as a visual aid when explaining the surgical procedure to patients.”

According to Matthew Sherry, the ability to use 3D printed models to pre-bend titanium implants has reduced surgery time significantly.

“In the past, surgeons would depend on surgical experience to fit the plates during surgery. This could not only be quite costly, it may also crucially require longer patient anesthesia times,” he explains.

“As demonstrated in a recent maxillofacial procedure at Salisbury District Hospital, the ability to pre-bend the titanium plate prior to surgery enabled surgeons to secure the perfect custom fit. This reduced the number of incisions required and overall theatre time, directly impacting the quality of patient care.

“With theatre typically costing around £3,600 an hour, you can imagine how much we save NHS Trusts. In most cases, a model will pay for itself and helps with essential preoperative surgical planning.”

Replica 3DM was introduced to Stratasys’ technology by UK reseller, SYS Systems.

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“Opting to purchase two Stratasys 3D Printers has also enabled us to double our capacity and, with more and more Trusts requiring our services, I believe that we will see a 50% increase in client demands within the next few months,” Sherry concludes.

Chris Baker, Stratasys Northern European Territory Manager, explains: “In an industry where precision is paramount, the ability to produce highly accurate 3D printed surgical models and guides that mimic the look and feel of titanium implants can both lower costs and reduce the time required for patients to be anesthetised. As a result, an increasing number of hospitals worldwide are integrating 3D printing into surgical planning procedures, which is having an immediate positive impact on the quality of patient treatment.”

Heidelberg concludes acquisition of Gallus The full acquisition of Gallus Holding AG by Heidelberg has now been completed. As part of the transaction Ferd. Rüesch AG has been granted 23,000,000 new Heidelberg shares at a face value of € 2.70. By issuing the new shares, the share capital of the company will be increased by € 58,880,000.00 to € 659,040,714.24, divided into 257,437,779 no-par value bearer shares.

The complete takeover of Gallus Holding AG accelerates the development and usage of digital products from Heidelberg in the growing labels sector. Heidelberg and Gallus will be unveiling a new digital printing system for the label market that incorporates Fujifilm technology at an international customer event

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in St. Gallen at the end of September. This solution is designed to meet the growing demand for a cost-effective production of short runs and customized labels. With this move, Heidelberg is consistently implementing efforts to expand its digital business based on partnerships with renowned manufacturers such as Ricoh and Fujifilm.

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World’s first HP high-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution installed HP has announced that Obaly Morava, a.s. installed the world’s first HP High-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution to digitally pre-print high-quality corrugated liners and meet demand for faster time to market.

Obaly Morava, a privately-owned corrugated board producer based in the Czech Republic, provides a broad range of corrugated products to the Czech Republic and surrounding markets, including up to nine-layer corrugated board and boxes. The forward-looking company installed the press in June, becoming the first user of the new solution, which is based on the HP T400 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press.

“Market demands and the technology available are changing dramatically, and we are taking a fresh look at how to best meet our customers’ needs, such as individualisation and differentiation from the competition,” said Martin Rehorik, president, Obaly Morava. “I had a vision of what digital pre-print could potentially do for our business and reached out to HP to discuss the possibilities of its high-speed production inkjet technology for printing corrugated liners. HP helped turn that vision into a reality.”

With the HP High-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution, Obaly Morava digitally produces pre-printed corrugated top liners in back-to-back runs on the same substrate

rolls for maximum efficiency. It then transfers the pre-printed rolls to its corrugator to produce corrugated board for packaging applications.

Capitalising on new digital capabilities Adding value for new and existing customers, the HP High-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution enables Obaly Morava to transition high-value jobs from analogue litho-lamination and flexographic processes to digital. This allows the company to take advantage of faster time to market, short and medium runs, versioning and reduced environmental footprint.

Obaly Morava is optimising its finishing processes with a Harris & Bruno International near-line coater, ideal for aqueous priming and overcoating printed substrates. The company plans to eventually move this coater inline for priming and add a second coater for inline overcoating.

“By adopting the HP High-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution, Obaly Morava is helping usher in a digital transformation in the corrugated market,” said Aurelio Maruggi, vice president and general manager, Inkjet High-speed Production Solutions Division, HP. “This innovative solution brings game-changing productivity, greater versatility, value-chain optimisation and more efficient production workflow to corrugators and represents the first of a series of production inkjet innovations from HP.” Printing on uncoated and coated corrugated substrates, premium offset media, and recycled and thin liners with speeds of up to 183 metres (600 feet) per minute, the HP High-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution delivers faster turnaround times.

The solution also includes new HP Priming Agent technology with four-colour HP A50 aqueous pigmented CMYK inks that provide exceptional print quality.

Soma strengthens brand presence in Middle East Soma Engineering has installed a 1600mm wide, Pluto III slitter rewinder at the Printing Training and Exhibition Centre (PTEC) of its agent, Iran Rotative, Tehran. The installation reflects the expansion of Soma brand in the Middle East. Following installation, the Pluto III was demonstrated during a two day open house at the PTEC where attendees included visitors from the company’s home market as well as from Iraq, Afganistan and Kuwait.

The Pluto III slitter/rewinder with space saving, integrated unwind unit offers mid and wide web printers and converters a cost effective solution for slitting a wide range of substrates. High efficiency is achieved through shaft-less unwind, higher

operating speeds and larger unwind and rewind roll diameters of 1000mm and 635mm respectively. Rigid construction and automatic knife positioning complete a package of features normally only found on more expensive models.

“The installation of the Pluto III at our Printing Training and Exhibition Centre reflects our commitment to the flexible packaging market said,” Tomas Vrana of Iran Rotative. “Our sales and service team has undergone intensive training and are ready to support both our home and export markets. The June open house supported

by Soma service personnel was extremely successful and we are already planning a

second event scheduled for autumn 2014.”

Located in Lanskroun, Czech Republic, SOMA Engineering has a wide portfolio which encompasses CI flexographic presses, slitter/rewinders, laminators, mounterproofers, sheeters, die cutters and special purpose machines. The company serves an international market with representation and distribution channels throughout the world.

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Market Trends throughout the European Label Supply Chain At its recent congress in Monaco, FINAT presented the annual 360° tour of the label industry, looking at underlying forces for the industry as a whole and for the association.

Jules Lejeune, managing director of FINAT, reported on the labelstock statistics for 2013 and introduced the first findings of the new FINAT RADAR regular report and analysis of the European narrow-web market.

Features from the first FINAT RADAR Earlier this year FINAT announced the launch of RADAR, a member-exclusive half-yearly publication that will report trends and growth rates at all levels across the European narrow web supply chain.

President Kurt Walker commented: “The FINAT RADAR gives members something they cannot find anywhere else. The publication offers FINAT membership a resource that benchmarks key metrics within each European region and market segment, in addition to providing comparisons between Europe and other major global regions. The RADAR is a comprehensive report, tying together converter, brand owner, material supplier and capital equipment trending and performance analysis.”

In this recently released debut edition of RADAR, more than 50 FINAT label converters participated in a detailed survey focusing on sales and profit trends, production data and capital equipment procurement trends. Converters from every European region participated in the research to enable benchmarking analysis in each market.

Revenue growth In the Converter Survey, participants were asked to predict revenue growth over the course of the next six months for each major end-use sector they serve (food, beverage,

Historical Converter Growth and 2014 Projections: Converters and Brand Owners – All of Europe Average Converter Turnover Growth: 2013 All of Europe

Average Converter Projected Turnover Growth per End-Use Category: 2014

Average Brand Owner Projected Label Procurement Volume Increase: 2014

5.15%

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Source: LPC, Inc. FINAT RADAR

pharmaceuticals, consumer durables, etc.), in addition to providing their companies’ turnover growth for 2013. These data enable converter members to gauge their performance and projections against the European market as a whole, and against companies in their own specific region.

In parallel to this approach, the RADAR Brand Owner Survey asked companies to project growth and/or contraction rates for their label purchases over the next year.

This exercise is essential in order to cross reference converter projected growth rates with what brand owners are predicting label procurement increases will be, in order to calculate growth rates for the market that are as close as possible to what the future will actually deliver. The table below indicates average growth rates from both converters and brand owners that were surveyed for the first edition of the report.

In addition to historical and projected growth rates, the debut edition of RADAR includes both a European Labelstock Index and a European Conventional Press Index.

Both indices aggregate data from FINAT labelstock and conventional press member suppliers to show quarter-over-quarter growth and/or contraction rates in each sector.

Each edition of the report will feature these indices, offering FINAT members access to a quarterly index that tracks labelstock growth and press sales.

The publication will also feature special coverage of issues pertinent to the changing dynamic of the European label converting marketplace. For the first edition of the report, brand owners were surveyed regarding their companies’ label sourcing trends and whether they were considering replacing

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FINAT labelstock statistics At the FINAT congress, Jules Lejeune documented labelstock demand in Europe for 1996 to 2013 showing that market volume had doubled in the last one and a half decade to just over 6 billion square meters.

In 2013, overall demand grew by 3.5% over prior year - an increase that was mostly achieved in the second half of the year, with non-paper (film) labelstocks growing at 5.9% and paper stocks at 3.3%

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Western European sourcing channels with other regions. Every brand owner was asked this question and the analysis of the aggregated results is a provocative one.

Within the next 12 months, more than 50% of surveyed brand owners indicated that their companies were seriously considering the re-sourcing of some, or all, of the labels currently sourced from Western Europe, from other regions.

Regionally, the countries to the east of Europe evidenced the greatest growth in 2013 over 2012 at 6.9%, with all other regions showing modest growth. The outlook for 2014 is positive, based on Q1 year-on-year results, both in terms of material grades and by region.

Four forces Model Jules Lejeune defined the four forces that drive the label industry: the end-use market drivers, technology innovation, sustainability and corporate drivers. “Together these four forces impact the label industry as they are the subject of initiatives and activities that are today within the remit of FINAT, making the association’s relevance to its membership higher than ever before,” he concluded.

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Converflex in close synergy with IPACK-IMA starting from 2015 Next year will mark a promising new life for Converflex, taking place in close synergy with IPACK-IMA as part of the great 2015 event scheduled from May 19th to 23rd at Fieramilano.

Converting technologies are increasingly packaging-oriented. As a result, Centrexpo Spa, the organizer of the exhibition, has come up with a strategic combination.

IPACK-IMA participants include converting technology users; in addition, interest in converting and package printing technology is increasingly high across the target industries, both food and non-food. In the next edition, these advantages will be enhanced by the conjunction with the EXPO 2015.

The historic combination with Grafitalia is no more. This change was caused by two main factors: on one hand, the economic and technological performance of the industries targeted by Converflex is increasingly diverging from Grafitalia’s; on the other hand, converting and packaging are

complimentary – with the latter acting as the main driving force – and printing technology is increasingly package printing-oriented.

The news was announced by Centrexpo CEO Guido Corbella in his speech during the annual Federgrafica assembly. “We chose to completely renew the exhibition – explained Corbella – in response to the market’s specific demand for technology and consistently with the philosophy of the Centrexpo-IPACK-IMA group to produce useful exhibitions designed around the needs of exhibitors and users”.

Ever since 1981 Converflex was the very first show spanning across the full range of converting technology (converting-package printing-labelling) and starting global trends.

Very recently package printing has been captivating the interest of even the largest shows in the graphic design industry.

The showcase will also include digital printing technology, which is increasingly oriented to the packaging industry as a high growth-rate target market as opposed to graphic arts, which are currently severely affected by the global crisis.

Grafitalia next edition postponed to 2017 Grafitalia exhibition reschedules the next edition, initially planned for next year, to 2017. The news was announced by Guido Corbella, CEO of Centrexpo – the company producing Grafitalia – in his speech during the Federgrafica assembly.

“The 2015 edition of Grafitalia is postponed to a more favourable time for the industries it targets. This decision is approved by industry associations including Assografici (the Italian Printing and Paper Converting Industries Association) and Argi (the Association of Italian Agents and Distributors of Machinery, Systems and Products for the Graphic Industry).

However, Centreexpo will keep the industry continuously updated on the latest developments. It has decided to keep the interest high by organizing the “Grafitalia days”: events/debates dealing with specific topics of current interest for the industry.

The exhibition’s steering committee is already working on the calendar and the first “Grafitalia days” will take place before the end of 2014.

Flint Group launches new plate Flint Group Flexographic Products has further improved its innovative nyloflex NExT exposure technology – a simple way of producing flat top dots and surface screenings – with nyloflex NEF Digital, new high durometer plate for printing of flexible packaging and labels.

Developed for the efficient creation of flat top dots and an excellent reproduction of surface screenings, the new plate shows an outstanding quality in highlight areas due to a stable reproduction of the finest highlights and smooth vignettes. It allows for a reduced bump-up, while reaching the first tonal values of e.g. 0.8 to 1.2% at 60 L/cm (152 lpi), hence increasing the image contrast. The ink laydown can be significantly improved and a high solid ink density achieved when surface screens are applied. The result is a brilliant print performance on film, foil and coated paper substrates.

The short exposure and quick washout times enhance the productivity of plate processing. The new printing plate enables one to exploit the full potential of the nyloflex NExT exposure technology. Flat top dots are less impression sensitive, enabling less dot gain variances on press. With the nyloflex NExT exposure technology, no additional processing steps, such as lamination, or additional auxiliaries (like nitrogen supply or film materials) are required, thus making it a more cost effective option.

Although the nyloflex NEF Digital plate is especially designed for high-output UV LED exposure, it can also be exposed with regular tube light units. When the nyloflex NEF Digital plate is exposed with conventional tube light: the new plate is able to reproduce flat top dots with surface screening patterns. These screens enable one to achieve a more even ink lay down than reached when regular

digital plates are used. In addition, nyloflex NEF Digital plates require a lower bump up, which allows for the increase of grey levels in printing and the capability to increase the image contrast as compared to regular digital plates in the market.

The new photopolymer printing plate, nyloflex NEF Digital, will be available to the market in the thicknesses of 114 (.045”) and 170 (.067”) in the beginning of August 2014.

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Mark Andy announces Company sale

Mark Andy, one of the leading names in label and package printing equipment, support, supplies and consumables, has announced that an investment group formed by P.J. Desai, Mark Andy’s former Chief Executive Officer, and the current management team has completed the purchase of Mark Andy, Inc. from American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV, L.P. (AIP). AIP will continue as a minority investor in Mark Andy along with Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm.

equipment, consumable products and services for the label market, as well as several exciting new products in the pipeline, including our new Digital Series inkjet press,” Mr. Desai said. “Combined, there are over 10,000 Mark Andy and Rotoflex machines currently installed with a replacement value of over $1 billion. Together with our excellent management team, we are committed to growing Mark Andy’s already leading market position.”

Mr. Desai served as Mark Andy’s Chief Executive Officer from 2012-2014. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of Abencs, an engineering and construction company, and MECS, Inc., a global leader in the design of sulfuric acid plants and related high performance products.

Kevin Wilken, Chief Executive Officer at Mark Andy, said, “The management team

is very excited to work once again with P.J. Desai and to be part of the ownership of such a great company. We have exceptional customers, market-leading products and services that drive improved profitability for our customers, and we have great people that love the industry and take great pride in their work. The combination of dedicated owner-managers and P.J.’s expertise and strategic thinking will continue driving Mark Andy’s success and long-term growth strategy.”

Mark Andy will be exhibiting at Labelexpo Americas, September 9-11, 2014, where the new Digital Series will be debuted to a global audience. The company’s stand at the 2014 show will focus on displaying Mark Andy’s Total Solutions Partner approach, offering complete workflow solutions to advance the converters’ business.

Agfa Graphics launches new state-of-the-art 16-up Avalon N16-80 XT As a pioneer in the label printing equipment space, Mark Andy has led the industry with award-winning breakthroughs in flexo printing technology and workflows, as well as a total solutions approach to driving profitability for converters around the world. Mark Andy has seen considerable growth in recent years with a focus on innovation. With the industry’s marked shift to digital inkjet printing, the company has been working to tap the new opportunities and has recently launched its inline hybrid solution, the Mark Andy Digital Series.

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Agfa Graphics has announced the newest addition to its family of high-end thermal platesetter systems, the Avalon N16-80 XT. The new top line model comes as a fully configurable solution. The Avalon N16-80 XT features high speed and fine imaging quality aimed at the high-production market, including the packaging market.

“The Avalon N16-80 XT is added to our offering in the high-end segment,” said Bruno Lepage, Marketing Product Manager CtP Equipment Commercial & Packaging, Agfa Graphics. “Both the quality and the speed are extremely attractive to large commercial as well as packaging printers. As the engine also supports the adapted plate sizes used on most recent presses, it is the perfect fit for

the 16-up/format 6 market.”

All Avalon models seamlessly integrate with Agfa Graphics’ PDF-based Apogee workflow to provide high-quality automated plate production control for commercial, packaging and publishing printing business.

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HP to showcase Indigo WS6800 Digital Press at Labelexpo India 2014 At Labelexpo India 2014, HP will showcase the HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press.

Introduced in June 2014, the third generation of the famed HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press series, the HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press, offers breakthrough productivity, versatility and colour management. Delivering highest crossover point in narrow-web production versus analogue for the vast majority of pressure-sensitive label jobs, the press will help support the rapid increase in volume of digitally produced labels.

The HP Indigo WS6800 helps customers reach new levels of productivity and reduce time spent preparing colour profiles and PANTONE® colour matching by up to 75 percent with a new in-line spectrophotometer.

Using closed-loop control, the spectrophotometer eliminates the need for manual colour calibrations and adjustments.

An expanded frame width, increased from 317 mm to 320 mm, allows for higher press output and reduced costs. In addition, label converters can produce up to 131 linear

feet per minute in colour using Enhanced Productivity Mode (EPM).

Providing improved efficiency in the converting of shrink sleeves, high-slip HP Indigo ElectroInk White reduces production steps with single pass sleeve production.

HP Indigo ElectroInk Silver gives labels a metallic look similar to UV flexo silver inks and can be used as a spot or base colour on a range of label applications, including paint, automotive, household chemicals, nutraceuticals and soft drinks.

HP SmartStream Labels and Packaging Workflow Suite 4.1, powered by Esko. This workflow suite provides consistent repeat job control and advanced decision-making tools to help select suitable jobs for EPM. A new, high-definition 223 lines per inch (lpi) screen provides increased colour gamut space.

Initial shipments of the HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press are underway. HP Indigo WS6800 features are expected to be available as optional field upgrades in early 2015.

The HP Indigo WS6800 supports the

Fasco Printech announces the winter 2014, edition of FlexoGurukul After an impressive success of the first edition of “FlexoGurukul” the second edition will now take place on 27th and 28th of October 2014 at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan, just two days before Labelexpo India which also will be held from 29th October 2014 onwards at the same venue. The theme for the event is: “Controlling Color in the Flexo Pressroom”, “FlexoGurukul” an ongoing flexographic print training program was launched by New Delhi based Fasco Printech Private Limited. Its first edition was held at Khar Gymkhana Mumbai on 28th and 29th of April 2014. The trainer Frank Burgos is the President of USA based FlexoExchange.com, a company based in USA and recognised for training services provided by them in the field of flexographic printing. Frank has been in this industry for the last 30 years. Ever since 1997, when he founded FlexoExchange.com, he has served as the moderator of FlexoExchange’s technical forum, troubleshooting print problems and offering advice to thousands of members from across the globe. Many of his articles can be found on FlexoExchange.

com, covering topics as wide-ranging as attitude to blending and working of inks efficiently. In addition, he has created a YouTube channel dedicated to flexographic printing; UglyFlexo.com He has produced over 90 educational video tutorials!

The first event at Mumbai was attended by leading names in narrow web flexo printing. Most attendees reconfirmed their participation for the second edition.

Topics that the second edition will be covering include: • Reproduction expectations and challenges concerning spot colors and how to communicate spot color with sales people, the customer, and the pressroom • Creating and archiving custom spot color ink formulas • Using formulas to blend ink more efficiently and consistently • Recycle surplus spot color batches to keep ink inventory levels low and fresh • Reproduction expectations and challenges concerning 4-Color process

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printing and how to communicate 4-CP with sales people, the customer, and the pressroom Understanding density, dot gain, minimum dot and cut-back curves Assembling, using and maintaining color standards including spot color and four-color process images

FlexoGurukul is the brainchild of Fasco Printech CEO Pawandeep Sahni, he reiterated,” FlexoGurukul is the concept for empowering the owners and senior management on flexo printing. We are committed to help flexo printing companies grow to global levels”. Chief Mentor Harveer Sahni says, “We are happy to take FlexoGurukul to an advanced level of training and delivering value to the flexo printers”

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Monotech success with JETSCI, marks over 10 installations across India Monotech Inkjet Systems, a distinguished division of Monotech Systems specialized in manufacturing and supplying of high speed single pass industrial inkjet systemsfor variable data printing has installed over 10 Systems across India having various customized configuration with multiple printhead setups.

Since its inception, Y series has been Monotech’s flagship solution offering great extent of flexibility to customers in terms

of capital cost, running costs, customized configuration, on field upgradation, fastest turnaround time and job setups with wonderful support structure.

Currently JETSCI production systems are offered in two variants: Y Series and M Series, both utilizing world’s leading inkjet printhead technologies.

Y series is now available with enhanced setup to ease the installations and minimize the work to be done by customers like Roller mounting assy, Servo Driven automatic X and Z axis travel, Touch screen HMI etc.

Newly launched M series have proved its reliability and have the customer’s first choice from its first installation due to low cost of capital, running costs and the great flexibility in the solutions and speeds matching their current conventional setups.

Customers are printing various jobs with JETSCI Y series and M series at speeds over 150 m/min either with UV curable inks or water based inks depending on the applications. Applications currently being printed with these systems include Courier Bills, redemption Tickets, Tags, Labels, OMR Sheets with Lithocode & Barcodes, University

certificates, Holograms, lottery tickets, cheque personalization.

Customers can print high quality variable data printing jobs online /offline with both systems at lowest running costs which includes barcodes, QR/2-D codes, Address, Text, Number, logical and sequence numbers, OMR and lithoCodes, Images, Custom fonts, full or part page variable data etc. and many more at high resolutions of up to 1200 and 1440 DPI and Speeds of over 150 m/min.

Customers of JetSci series industrial inkjet systems who are reputed packaging and label printers across India have appreciated and shown their trust in the installations by installing multiple print heads with different configurations at their production facility.

JetSci has helped them in getting profit and making a new success story.

Jimit Mittal, General Manager – JetSci Industrial Inkjet Systems says “Our main aim is to offer our customers the latest technology with great innovation at very competitive prices, needless to say, our customers are delighted with our great technical support after sales.”

Edale and ABG install first Digicon 3000 in Germany Edale and AB Graphics International have just completed the install of the first Digicon 3000 into Germany in one of the largest manufactures of self-adhesive labels and flexible packaging in Europe, Asia and South Africa, RAKO Group.

solvent and UV), bring a huge amount of value to our narrow web equipment.” he continues, “The whole concept of the machine is well designed so we can expect a lot in terms of availability, accuracy and productivity.

RAKO Group have over 80 printing machines at 13 different sites worldwide and

The Digicon 3000 is a 30” finishing solution for digitally pre-printed labels and flexible packaging to run in-line with the HP Indigo 20000 digital press, or as an offline converting solution.

manufacture self-adhesive labels, flexible packaging, security technologies (RFID & Holograms) and software. They offer a wide range of printing processes and in addition a variety of finishing possibilities.

The Digicon 3000 installed at RAKO Group will be used mainly for converting labels at their headquarters in Witzhave, Germany.

Roger Gehrke, RAKO Group’s digital print manager, comments “The array of options including laminating, foiling, vanishing and printing with different technologies (water,

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This machine is a joint venture by Edale and AB Graphic’s International which was initiated by the growing demand for digital print solutions as the requirements for shorter run lengths, reduced lead times and growing SKU diversity in labels and flexible packaging has increased.

“The Digicon 3000 has been developed

using both Edale’s and AB Graphics years of expertise and knowledge in their respective fields. It is the open approach to partnerships and innovative engineering from both companies which has made the Digicon 3000 a successful solution”, comments James Boughton, Edale’s Managing Director.

Roger Gehrke, RAKO Group, concludes “All parties involved did a great job with the install and we are looking forward to further strengthening the relationship between companies.”

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MPS salutes FINAT Label Award winners MPS has announced their recognition of three customers, Doga Etiket, Pragati Pack, and Arca Etichette, all award winners at the recent 34th FINAT label awards competition in the marketing/end-uses group for labels printed on MPS flexo presses. In addition, nine labels also printed on MPS flexo presses received highly commended awards. The award ceremony was held during the FINAT Congress 2014 program in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Turkish printer Doga Etiket was a winner in the cosmetics category for their “Elsève

Extraordinary Oil” label, printed using flexo and screen printing in 5 colours plus hot gold foiling and a varnish. Indian printer Pragati Pack won the pharmaceutical category for their “OrthoZen” label printed on a metallised substrate using flexography and screen printing in 4 colours, which includes an opaque white background. The winner of the booklets category was Italian printer Arca Etichette for their “Pivetti Impasta & Vinci” label printed in four colour process colours using flexography for the total label including the inside pages.

The nine highly commended awards in the marketing/end-uses group were presented to Pragati Pack (two awards), Doga Etiket (two awards), Skanem Willich, Germark S.A. and Label Apeel. Uniflex, and Doga Etiket also received highly commended awards in the printing processes group. All labels were printed on MPS flexo presses.

MPS commercial director/co-founder Eric Hoendervangers comments: “MPS is very

proud of all the group winners and highly commended awards. It is a recognition of our customer’s outstanding label design and an honour for MPS that they were printed on our presses. We congratulate our customers for these well-earned achievements.”

The total number of entries for this year’s competition was 241 with 49 companies from 25 countries submitting samples for the judges to examine. The jury panel was led by acting chairman Mike Fairley with the remaining panel of Rik Olthof from Cartils, a well-known Dutch design agency, Bernard Plat, past president of the French label association UNFEA, Murat Sipahioglu from Turkey, Steve Wood from the UK, and this year’s media judge Bill Bruce.

Creative Graphics achieves Esko HD Flexo Certification Creative Graphics, one of India’s leading growing flexo prepress and trade platemaking businesses based in Noida, has entered the top rung of flexo platemaking with the recent Esko HD Flexo Certification.

On 25 July 2014, Mr. Srihari Rao, Sales Director of Esko India, presented the HD Flexo Certification Mr. Deepanshu Goel, Proprietor, Creative Graphics.

Mr. Srihari Rao said, “I am extremely pleased at Creative Graphics success in achieving Esko HD Flexo Certification which gives flexo printers in India an opportunity to match the best quality in flexographic print to be found anywhere in the world. Apart from this global benchmarking, I’m impressed by the high volume of production that Mr. Deepanshu Goel and Creative are delivering to printers and converters.”

Mr. Deepanshu Goel explains that his company is a long-time user of Esko packaging software including DeskPack, Plato and FlexRip, which successfully expanded its operations in the last two years with the addition of a large format CDI Spark 4260 output device for producing the highest

quality flexographic plates. The company is a leading flexo plate supplier to the copybook, corrugated carton, flexible packaging and label industry in the country and with a second plant in Hyderabad, the only multilocation flexographic trade operation in the country.

The Esko HD Flexo certification process entailed qualifying plates and creating appropriate screen sets based on customers’ presses and conditions. Mr. Deepanshu Goel says, “We have invested in calibration, training and testing in this certification process, including the

with Esko HD Flexo allow better ink coverage in shadows, improving solid densities and eliminating pinholes while also providing softer vignettes,” says Mr. Deepanshu Goel. “The improved surface texture of the dots themselves, allow the use of a single anilox roller even with halftones on the same plate that use a variety of screen rulings.

In addition, our HD Flexo plates are more robust and since they require less pressure for achieving a better layer of ink transfer they are able to produce longer print runs with exceptional quality.”

examination of test prints and ultimately the examination of running production prints by Esko’s experts.”

The advantages of Esko HD Flexo Mr. Deepanshu Goel explains some of the advantages of Esko HD Flexo for his flexo plate customers. “Plates made

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BOBST’s new Head of the Product Line Coating BOBST’s has made significant recent investments in the development of coating equipment. With the latest project for the supply of a new aluminium lacquering line to a major European converter, BOBST creates a Product Line Coating within its Business Unit Web-fed.

The appointment of Mr Detlef Merklinger as Head of the Product Line Coating and the strengthening of the team of specialists dedicated to this market sector underline the continuity of BOBST’s commitment to provide solutions of excellence also in the

field of Coating. The strategy is to expand capabilities and product offering to further develop additional segments, including paper coating & laminating, labelstock, tape production, siliconizing, aluminium lacquering, and printed electronics.

Detlef Merklinger has held a number of senior management positions during his 20-year career in the converting industry, with special expertise in all aspects of label stock production and markets. Joining BOBST can be considered a home coming experience for him, having been responsible for the Coating & Laminating operations of Valmet Rotomec in the late 90s, prior to BOBST acquisition in 2004.

“I am pleased to welcome back Detlef Merklinger and wish him well as he joins the management team of the Business Unit Web-fed. The deep knowledge and international experience of the converting market that he has developed and brings along is the ideal background for heading our Product Line Coating” said Erik Bothorel, Head of the Business Unit Web-fed and member of the Group Executive Committee.

“We are confident that he will leverage our leading-edge technology through his market knowledge to strengthen our leadership rank and achieve our growth objectives in the Coating sector”.

BOBST’s core competences in coating are based in the production plant of Bobst Italia in San Giorgio Monferrato, in northern Italy.

With more than 50 years of know-how in gravure printing, coating methods, drying systems and web substrate handling, the facility is BOBST’s Centre of Excellence for gravure printing, laminating and coating technologies.

“I have been very impressed by the engineering excellence and operational efficiency of BOBST coating solutions. I look forward to building on the momentum behind the growth of recent years to further expand our hold in the global market”, commented Detlef Merklinger. “Planned investment in Bobst Italia’s Technology Centre will also enable widening of the range of applications available for R&D testing and trial runs for new developments in coating technologies”.

Tharstern targets rapid growth after MBO sale Tharstern has been sold in a management buy-out (MBO) for an undisclosed sum.

The people at Tharstern behind the deal are Managing Director Keith McMurtrie, Technical Director Antony Lord and Sales Director Lee Ward. They are supported by a combined debt and equity package from Mobeus Equity Partners. The three have acquired a significant ownership stake in the business and will retain direct day-to-day running of the business in their current roles after the purchase from the family of the original founder, who originally set up Tharstern 30 years ago.

Tharstern Ltd has a £4million turnover and employs 46 people, of whom 30 work from the headquarters at Colne, Lancashire, in the UK, with the rest field-based. Tharstern will remain in its 10,000 sq ft recently refurbished premises.

Mr McMurtrie said: “This is fantastic news for Tharstern, our loyal staff and customers,

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many of whom have been with the company for many years and who are vital to our continued success going forwards. The deal will provide security and continuity, and ensures that Tharstern retains its brand and identity as a recognised world leader within the printing and allied industries.”

He added: “This move retains our independence and gives us even greater confidence for the future. It also gives us an even stronger platform for rapid growth in what we know is an expanding market.

Mobeus has proved itself to be a supportive investment partner and we will be working together to invest in Tharstern and continue the development of our market-leading product suite.”

Tharstern has been providing workflow and Management Information Systems (MIS) to the global commercial printing and graphic arts industry for 30 years. Tharstern was catering to the Indian market through its

full-fledged office. The company wrapped up their activity all of a sudden though only after refunding the money to all concerned.

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QuadTech and Gallus join hands QuadTech’s SpectralCam systems to enable Gallus press owners to reduce waste, increase productivity and achieve rapid ROI. QuadTech announced a new partnership with the Gallus Group, to provide QuadTech closed-loop colour control and colour measurement systems for its offset, flexo and gravure presses. Utlizing QuadTech technology, Gallus customers can now quicken make-ready and offer ultimate print quality and productivity, with in-line colour management.

With a typical ROI of less than two years, QuadTech colour control systems are now an essential consideration for many web printers looking to meet changing customer requirements and demands for high colour standards, with consistent repeatability from run-to-run and site-to-site.

Dr. Thomas Weber, Supplier Relationship Management at Gallus comments, “Gallus has vast market experience and the widest customer base in the label printing industry.

However, we recognized the opportunity to partner with QuadTech to provide our

customers with state-of-the-art spectral colour measurement and colour control systems, with the automation to drive further reduction in make-readies and savings in valuable substrate waste.”

Designed for offset printers, the QuadTech Color Control System with SpectralCam provides automated, in-line, closed-loop colour control. On-the-fly and at full press speeds, it adjusts ink keys to maintain specified colour targets, preventing avoidable waste and operator inaccuracies.

Flexo and gravure printers can also benefit from the QuadTech Color Measurement System with SpectralCam, which enables in-line monitoring of all packaging substrates, including challenging translucent, transparent and reflective films. Colour variations are sent to the operator in real-time to change colour specifications, eliminating press stoppages and the manual process of removing sections of the web to measure colour.

The ability to control colour on problematic substrates such as films has been a significant objective for the printing industry.

QuadTech has been able to solve this, by utilizing its web stabilizer to remove common issues of web movement and substrate corrugation. The QuadTech web stabilizer measures substrates over a certified BCRA ceramic tile, for a constant known backing,

and momentarily stabilizes a small surface area of the substrate with a high pressure vacuum. This enables accurate color measurement on very thin, transparent and translucent films - ideal for self-adhesive labels, monofoil labels, wet-glue and laminates.

Stephan Doppelhammer, QuadTech Market Manager for Packaging, says, “Gallus and QuadTech are perfectly aligned in the drive to create solutions that maximize customer benefits and profitability. We are delighted to offer a faster way for Gallus customers to achieve and maintain perfect colour, for guaranteed high-quality output, optimal performance, cost savings and fast ROI.” QuadTech introduced the technology to the Gallus’s worldwide sales force during the world sales meeting and will showcase the SpectralCam systems at Gallus Innovation Days, September 23rd-25th 2014.

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Drink Technology India: experts discuss the future of the Indian beverage and food market Roundtable Talk for the first time at drink technology India 2014 drink technology India again has a lot more to offer this year in addition to the presentations of exhibitors. In addition to the exhibitor forum, the dti Roundtable Talk is taking place for the first time, a panel discussion with leading manufacturers from the Indian beverage and food industry. Both supporting programs will deal with issues that are relevant for the future of the Indian beverage and food industry.

dti Roundtable Talk The dti panel discussion on Friday, 26 September, is the ideal supplement to the dti exhibitor forum. While customised solutions for the Indian market will be presented in the forum, the Roundtable Talk will deal with the future of the beverage and food industry in India. The panel discussion will be chaired

by Rajesh Nath, President of VDMA (German Engineering Federation) India, and Sumit Sharma, VDMA Regional Manager (North) India. The participants in the roundtable are: Chandra Mohan Gupta, Coca Cola India; K. Ganesh, Bisleri International; Prabodh Halde, Marico; Subba Bangera, ActiveSolutions; and Dr. Binoid K. Martin, FlavorActiV. The panel discussion will provide an outlook of the beverage and food industry in India until 2020 and the chance to discuss case studies with recognised experts.

Consequently, all participants will have the chance to share their experiences and learn from each other.

Mr. Ganesh is providing one of the discussion points, which deals with the growing drinking water market in India: “The bottled water industry in India witnessed a boom in the late 1990s soon after Bisleri launched its packaged drinking water in the country. This significant growth was fuelled by a surge in advertising by the industry players that ‘bottled water was pure and healthy’. Today,

with a rise in health awareness, poor quality of tap water, and the ease of availability of bottled water, the per capita consumption of bottled water in India is on the increase.”

According to Mr. Bangera, another exciting discussion topic is the Indian packaging market: “India will move from everything consumed loose to at least 40% packaged form in next 20 years. The combined effect of policy change, health care initiatives and changes in habits and travelling will bring about these changes. The changes will be seen in rural areas much faster, and it will be seen across the economic front.”

dti Exhibitor Forum What are the chances for further development in the Indian beverage and food industry, both in the technological sector as well as in the areas of packaging and education/training? The dti exhibitor forum is going to provide answers to this question.

The program of talks is composed of six topic blocks, which illuminate the important aspects of the beverage and food industry.

For example, Dr. Roland Folz, Director Technology & Innovation Food & Beverage at Pentair Haffmans, will present the latest developments and trends in the Indian beer and beverage market in his talk “Holistic R&D approach of a global company, shaping the brewing & beverage future”. Amos Lopez, Area Product Manager at KHS Corpoplast, will provide an overview of current achievements in aseptic bottling in his talk “Preformsterilization: Reliable protection for the sterile manufacture and filling of your PET bottles”. It is a question of innovations in the milk industry in the talk “Krones solutions for milk filling and processing” held by Stefan Kraus, Product Manager Aseptic Filling at Krones. Annamitra Mahanty, Senior Executive and Pratish Sheth, Marketing Manager, both at Siemens, will speak about “Plant-wideautomation for the dairy industry / Integrated filling & packaging lines for reduced life cycle costs”.

Trade Fair Duo with a high level of participation Demand in the prospering Indian beverage and food industry is being reflected in the considerable number of participants at the

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successful trade fair duo drink technology India and International PackTech India.

Approximately 230 exhibitors will present the complete range of offers for the packaging, printing, processing, beverage and food industries on about 11,000 sq. m. in the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre in Mumbai from 25 to 27 September 2014.

Drink technology India 2014 expects an increase of approx. 20 percent in sold exhibition area and the numbers of exhibitors.

The exhibitors at the two trade fairs include internationally active corporate groups as well as regionally-oriented firms from India.

The combined know-how of the two trade fair organisers and the synergy effects between the packaging and processing industries as well as the beverage and food industry are attracting a great deal of interest in the rapidly growing economic area of India and promise a successful trade fair.

The two organisers, Messe München (drink technology India) and Messe Düsseldorf (International PackTech India) as well as their Indian subsidiaries, expect approximately 8,500 trade fair visitors, including high-level managers, technicians, engineers and users from mid-level management at the third event of this trade fair duo.

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ARMOR creates Indian subsidiary ARMOR, to bring its portfolio of products and services closer to customers, has created its 5th slitting subsidiary India in Bangalore.

The customers will have the direct benefits of having best in class products, improved supply chain, reduced delivery lead-times, simplified freight forwarding process and greater all-round flexibility.

ARMOR India will gradually embark on the production phase, following the installation and operator training of a slitting machine from ARMOR France, with production being

transferred from the Singapore facility over the coming months.

ARMOR will be participating at Labelexpo India 2014 and will show its new APX FH+ wax/resin ribbon at the show. APX FH+ is dedicated to Flat Head printers. Designed to meet the needs of a maximum number of applications, the new APX FH+ ribbon

offers a level of performance close to that of certain resin-based products while retaining the flexibility and high-speed print capacity of a wax-resin product. ARMOR has worked on the ink formulation, resulting in an improved ribbon with a higher performance, offering opportunities for differentiation.

APX FH+ delivers high print quality, high friction and scratch resistance, and the sharpness of the print quality.

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barcode printing sharpness (even at 90°), providing an excellent finish for logos and diagrams; Improved compatibility with paper based vellum materials, thereby covering the whole range of print media: from paper to synthetics; Improved print quality at high speed, even at 300mm/s (12 ips).

Labelexpo India 2014 on course for record results South Asia’s premier label and package printing exhibition, the seventh edition of Labelexpo India returns to Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 29 October – 1 November and will be bigger than ever before.

Covering 5,800sq meters, Labelexpo India 2014 will feature around 250 exhibiting companies including over 50 first time exhibitors. Underlining the growing importance of the Indian market, many of the industry’s leading suppliers have taken larger stands including Dupont, Esko, Nilpeter, Technova Imaging Systems, UPM Raflatac, Weldon Celloplast and Xeikon. Other leading press and material suppliers showing their latest solutions include Avery Dennison, Dragon Foils, Epson, Flint Group, Multitec Aids, Nuova Gidue, Omet, Webtech and Weigang Machinery.

as learn about global market trends and see live demonstrations of the most advanced technologies available, compare the latest materials and find out about the newest developments in flexible packaging and intelligent labels. In addition, Labelexpo India will once again play host to the LMAI Avery Dennison Label Awards at New Delhi’s Le Méridien Grand Ballroom.

Jade Grace, event director said: “Labelexpo India is an important professional platform as

it serves the needs of label and packaging printers across Indian and South Asia.

Reflecting growth in the marketplace, the size of the show has grown steadily with each new edition, as has the number of products and solutions being displayed. With the increased number of exhibitors, Labelexpo India 2014 is no exception as it confirms the strong commercial opportunities that exist across FMCG.” The show is free to attend and visitors can pre-register by visiting the show’s Website.

Aimed at label and package printers, brand owners and label designers, many new product and service launches are scheduled to take place. Visitors to the show will be able to see the next generation of printing machinery coming onto the market as well

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Innovative and business oriented solutions of VINSAK Innovative and business oriented solutions of VINSAK are offered by Creed Engineers.

Creed Engineers has over two decades’ experience in enabling businesses through its customized, well integrated and supported solutions. Today, Creed Engineers solutions benefit customers across the nation and overseas including those in Srilanka, Bangladesh, Middle East and Africa.

VINSAK provides Flexographic and Converting technology from Lombardi. One of the major requests of the printers today is the possibility of printing on extensible materials needed for packaging industry.

Printing register is a known problem in these circles. The electric shaft technology comes handy to solve the issue in a better way.

SYNCHROLINE from Lombardi is equipped with brushless motors and the setting and maintenance of printing register is governed by the electrical register control system.

The system has remarkable capability of correcting real time register deviations due to material expansion. Thus, SYNCHROLINE enables maximum versatility and possibilities of working with a wide gamut of materials.

The key features of SYNCHROLINE include: • Hi-FiT system: it is an innovative system that allows instant fitting of cylinders of different diameters without the need for an adapter. It also ensures constant printing pressure with varying roll diameters.

• Hi-FiX system: It reduces motions and vibrations of plate cylinder to a minimum.

• Hi-DynamiX system: It determines an auto-adaptive pressure dynamic for best ink distribution.

• Hi-InX system: It allows for removal of ink roller prior to print cylinder and enabling easy clean-up of excess ink.

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ELECTRONCS: it is fully automatic electronic pre-registration and quality analysis system which enables fully automatic register controls and electrical tension control for different substrates.

VINSAK LSR330 – high performance Inspection Slitter Rewinder VINSAK LSR330 high performance Inspection Slitter Rewinder features pneumatic rewind and unwind mandrel with pneumatic brake tension control. Its electronic web guidance system with ultrasonic sensor is especially suitable for opaque and clear substrates. It has scissor knife slitting which comes with 3 sets of knives and speed delivered is up to 300 meters per minute. The equipment has easy operation enabled by the Integrated Control Panel and Human Machine Interface (HMI) for new job set up data. Optional equipment facilitate missing label detection; flag and splice detection; auto disengage knife; offline knife setting fixture; rotary die cutting stations (a choice of single or twin rotary die stations transform the VINSAK into a black label converting system); 100% web inspection camera system; flood coating

and re-register printing systems; re-register die cutting; stroboscopes for automatic synchronization; bulk waste rewinder; crush knife slitting; web advance for quick and accurate roll change; 12mm rewind mandrel upgrade; razor blade slitting; motorised reel lifting device; clear label count sensor; die adaptors; and 600mm diameter rewind option.

VINSAK LVPI 250/330 - Variable Data Printing and Inspection System VINSAK LVPI is a solution for printing personalized security labels with fully variable information, or frequently changing print.

Along with VINSAK VIS 1200, UV drying unit and camera on the rewinder, this makes possible to print personalized data digitally onto various offset papers, coated papers, gloss papers, PET, BOPP etc. It also offers 100% code verification for security labels to avoid counterfeiting for track and trace.

The highly flexible and high performance LVPI label printing and inspection rewinder includes a quick make ready rotary scissor slitting unit with knife separation and lateral adjustment. The colour touch screen HMI operator interface enables quick and easy job setups, control of the various counting facilities, automatic web advance, taper tension control and end of roll features.

It can host multiple printers, print widths and extensions and deliver superior digital printing on web stock. It supports remarkable substrate flexibility and application versatility.

Typical applications include direct mail, commercial, transactional, security, label and flexible package, coding on labels, printing on blank or pre-printed web stock.

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Red Packaging Solutions to add a Mark Andy Chandigarh based Red Packaging Solutions has recently gone into a diversification mode keeping in view the company’s fast-paced growth in the packaging sector. The need to also deliver high quality labels along with packaging requirements to its most demanding customers, led them to add a high end flexo press to finally specialize in pressure-sensitive label printing.

Mr. Ishu Goel, Director – Red Packaging Solutions has all along been studying the high end flexo press market to meet his demand. When the time for selection came, Mr. Goel could think of none other than Mark Andy – a leading design & manufacturer in the printing & converting industry and chose to buy the versatile, economical and userfriendly Mark Andy 2200 press from Flexo Image Graphics.

“At Red Packaging Solutions, our sole objective is to ensure complete customer satisfaction of our customers through high print quality. Having gained success in the packaging sector, our customer’s demand levels are steadily increasing. To intensify our effort in consistently producing high quality packaging and labels and also open up avenues for great opportunities in new premium labels markets, we opted for the Mark Andy 2200 press,” says Mr. Goel.

“Looking to specialize in the production of self-adhesive labels for a wide range of industries, the new press will enable Red Packaging to offer a “premium-quality” range of labels to customers and will help ensure consistency and efficiency. Describing the new press as a “productivity platform”. Mr. Goel added, “I’m very satisfied with the Mark Andy 2200 press and its exemplary printing capabilities. The purpose of our investment in the new Mark Andy press is two-fold. One, we wanted to invest in the latest technology for high quality production of labels and second is providing Value Added Services to our customers at every stage.”

With latest technology, innovative techniques and modern infrastructure, the Chandigarhbased company enjoys a lasting patronage of highly demanding and quality-conscious clients. “The press is designed to enable the production of labels for diverse applications. The potential of the MA 2200

Mr. Ishu Goyal & Mr. Shivraj Singh, Directors of Red Packaging Solutions Pvt. Ltd. with Mr. Vipul Ruhella,, Service Engineer from Flexo Image Graphics

is almost immeasurable and the new press is sure to fulfill the extremely high demands and complex requirements of our greatly changing market. One of the most flexible and productive presses on the market today Mark Andy 2200 press is going to provide us maximum versatility and flexibility and is sure to extend our reach into “increasingly discerning” markets“ adds Mr. Goel.

“The Mark Andy 2200 is the converting system of preference at a price that makes sense for those especially who are new entrants in the market,” says Mr. Gourav Roy, MD, Flexo Image Graphics. “The Mark Andy 2200 was the first narrow-web press to incorporate the revolutionary “QC” quick change inking system. Today, our 2200 is still the high demand press with a versatility

that allows it to be used for a wide variety of converting applications employing pressure sensitive stock, paper, foil, gummed stock, heat seal material, light weight tag and data processing stock, plus print both sides of the web in a single pass,” added Mr. Roy. “I’ve known Mark Andy for a long time and always judged it a serious and modern company with a special dedication to innovation in presses. But this is the first time we have gone for it,” affirms Mr. Goel. “This is just the start of a close co-operation with FIG & Mark Andy and we might as well look forward to add some new installations as the demands for the label and packaging markets in our fold increases,” concluded Mr. Goel.

Triple advantage TechNova AniKleen Paste Yet another productivity enhancing product has been introduced by TechNova. AniKleen Paste, the only Anilox Roller Cleaner manufactured in India that offer printers a triple advantage of high-speed, efficient cleaning, and low cost-in-use.

Anilox Rollers are an important component of the press, the cleanliness of which directly impacts print quality and consistency.

Inspite of this, most printers find it difficult to maintain the right level of cleanliness of Anilox Rollers primarily due to the unavailability of efficient and cost-effective cleaners. In the long run, improper cleaning and maintenance of Anilox Rollers leads

to accumulation of dried OPV deposits in its cells, which adversely impacts the print consistency and quality.

TechNova’s AniKleen Paste is an ideal solution to help clean Anilox Rollers. It can be used on or off the machine and works with all types of Anilox rollers.

Richard Pinto, Business Development Manager - Chemicals, TechNova states, “AniKleen Paste offers printers an unprecedented triple advantage, with its fast-action and superior cleaning at a very reasonable cost.”

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Agfa Graphics’ Anapurna prints cover the Panthéon building in Paris When the famous Panthéon building in Paris was being restored in June 2014, the outdoor advertising cooperation JCDecaux Advertising and the Parisian municipal team in charge of events developed and installed more than 3000 m² of canvas both on the inside and on the outside of the building.

The project was sponsored by the Centre des Monuments Nationaux, which commissioned the design of the canvas sheets to JR, a contemporary and internationally renowned artist. He created a participatory work encapsulating the humanistic and universal values embodied by the Panthéon. It consists of more than 5000 portraits which were taken of visitors to nine national monuments, or uploaded to the project’s website earlier this year. The realization of the project required more than eight months of study and validations.

The canvas walls and the floor were printed at Agfa Graphics customer BS2i. JR’s installation covers the dome, the cupola, and the floor of the Pantheon. The visual on the floor was composed of more than 70

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panels, which were printed on an Anapurna M2500 large-format inkjet printer from Agfa Graphics. Printed at the highest quality, all wishes of the artist were respected in reassembling his work.

The outside artwork will be exposed throughout the construction on the Pantheon’s upper parts, whereas the inside installation will remain until October 5th, 2014.

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X-Rite Pantone showcase digital colour and appearance management solutions X-Rite and its subsidiary Pantone recently hosted two successful Automotive Innovation Days in India. These events were held in Pune and Delhi, and brought together automotive manufacturers and suppliers from around the region. At both events, X-Rite provided presentations, demonstrations, and discussions that gave attendees a deeper understanding of X-Rite Pantone’s suite of solutions that support the entire colour communications network in the automotive industry.

In addition to presentations by X-Rite, partners from around the region also participated in the events. Archroma, a global leader in colour and specialty chemicals, presented its revolutionary solutions for automotive textiles. X-Rite’s dealers, Advanced Graphic Systems, Corpora, and Presto, each provided an informative introduction to trends and issues the automotive sector in India.

Colour variations can occur at different stages in the automotive manufacturing process, including during distributed manufacture of parts and components. At the event, these colour challenges were discussed in detail, along with presentations about how X-Rite’s state-of-the-art solutions can solve these challenges. These solutions enable colour measurement on a variety of substrates and provide online colour measurement throughout the entire automative supply chain.

Channels, commented on the successful events, saying, “These events gave leaders in this industry an opportunity to better understand how X-Rite Pantone’s solutions – including instruments, software, services and standards - can better support the colour management requirements in the automotive industry. We were pleased with the attendance at the event. Everyone who attended came away with a greater knowledge about colour management.”

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HP to unlock new capabilities for Photo Printing at photokina 2014 HP will be showcasing the latest HP Indigo, Designjet and Latex printers, as well as new HP inks and media at photokina (16-21 September 2014, Cologne, Germany).

At its booth, visitors to photokina will see the HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press, demonstrated for the first time in Europe, the HP Latex 300 Printer series and the HP Designjet Z6800 Photo Production Printer in action.

Interactive demonstrations of new HP Live Paper will reveal how this groundbreaking technology can bridge the gap between printed and digital media. Visitors will have the opportunity to use their mobile devices to link to digital information and augmented reality experiences via printed photos.

In addition, HP’s new Light Cyan and Light Magenta inks for the HP Indigo 10000

Digital Press and new media options will be presented for the first time. HP will showcase how the inks further extend the colour gamut and deliver smoother transitions, less grain and improved skin tones. Applications printed on the HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press will also be on display at the HP booth.

The HP Latex 300 Printer series offers new capabilities for photo printing, new media options, and new application possibilities through HP Finishing and Media Partners.

Events Calendar WAN-IFRA India 2014

Graph Expo 2014

Print China 2015

Date: 17 SEP-14 to 18 SEP-14 Venue: New Delhi

Date: 28 SEP-14 to 01 OCT-14 Venue: McCormick Place, Chicago, USA

Date: 07 APR-15 to 12 APR-15 Venue: Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center Guangdong, China

Screen Print India 2014 Date: 18 SEP-14 to 21 SEP-14 Venue: The International Centre Goa Goa

Eurasia Packaging Fair 2014

IndusPRINT South Asia Date: 11 OCT-14 to 11 OCT-14 Venue: JW Marriott Bangalore

Date: 18 SEP-14 to 21 SEP-14 Venue: TĂźyap Fair Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey

FlexoGurukul

Gallus Innovation Days

Labelexpo India 2014

Date: 23 SEP-14 to 28 SEP-14 Venue: St. Gallen, Switzerland

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Date: 27 OCT-14 to 28 OCT-14 Venue: Pragati Maidan New Delhi

Date: 29 OCT-14 to 01 NOV-14 Venue: Pragati Maidan New Delhi

drupa 2016 Date: 31 MAY-16 to 10 JUN-16 Venue: Dusseldorf, Germany

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