PRESSIdeas December 2017

Issue 12, 2017

Heritage of Giving..............................................16 PAMEX 2017 attracts industry.......................18 DreamLabo strengthens foothold..............22 1st Xerox Versant 3100.....................................24

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Contents FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK..............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Uniqueness catches on...................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 The 8th New technology Introduction Show...................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Baldwin acquires QuadTech....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 IITians’ start-up converts diesel soot to ink........................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Jasmeet D. Editor & Publisher (jasmeet@pressideas.com) Vineet K G. Associate Editor (vineetkg@pressideas.com)

Registration opens for PRINT UV 2018................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Eastman Heritage of Giving........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Kodak India distributes 5,000 notebooks as part of “Print for Good” Program........................................................................................................ 16 Konica Minolta steals the show at PAMEX 2017 ................................................................................................................................................................. 17 PAMEX 2017 attracts industry with enthusiasm................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Monotech Systems and PressLine India announce joint venture................................................................................................................................. 20 Integration: BST ProControl in BST Eltromat ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20 People’s Daily chooses Goss to manage latest press move............................................................................................................................................ 21 Canon DreamLabo strengthens Photo Printing foothold............................................................................................................................................... 22 Xerox purchases IP portfolio for Thinfilm’s printed rewriteable memory labels..................................................................................................... 23 Drisya Creations installs first Xerox Versant 3100............................................................................................................................................................... 24 Indian buyers group will debut TPF 2018.............................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Konica Minolta showcases latest Bizhub and Accurio Press series at PAMEX 2017............................................................................................... 26 HP to bring 3D printing technology to India in Q1, 2018................................................................................................................................................ 27 United Multicolor opts advanced multi polymer Scodix Ultra Pro ............................................................................................................................. 28

Jasvinder S. Sub-Editor (jasvinder@pressideas.com) Jacob George Marketing and Sales (jacob@pressideas.com) M.S. Mukundan Advertising and Sales Southern and Western India (aims@pressideas.com) Graphic Designer Anil Kumar

EFI and Konica Minolta announce new DFE for bizhub................................................................................................................................................... 29 First HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D sold in Australia....................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Sustainable Foods Summit Asia-Pacific ................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Thousands flock to Labelexpo Asia 2017.............................................................................................................................................................................. 32

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MPS to make bold strides into Asia in 2018.......................................................................................................................................................................... 33 DS Smith double winner at the Oscar de l’Emballage 2017........................................................................................................................................... 34 Monotech Systems installed JETSCI MUV 216 in Uganda............................................................................................................................................... 35 The new world of labels: Finat event tackles the technical challenges...................................................................................................................... 36 Flint Group introduces a new lightweight family of rotec sleeves and bridges...................................................................................................... 37 Christof Naier taking over from Klaus Bachstein as CEO of Gallus............................................................................................................................... 38 Crown to acquire Signode for $3.9 billion............................................................................................................................................................................. 38 New Sustainable Packaging ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Mondi’s new Splashbag now resists rain for up to six hours.......................................................................................................................................... 39

USA Correspondents Tensi M., Preeti European Correspondent Rimi, Yadhu Morphine Production Thomas K Alex

Alpna opens new production facility in Okhla.................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Flint Group announces a global price increase .................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Hyderabad’s Kolli Graphics adds a SpTech BoxMate......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Inside 3D Printing Mumbai ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Meteor collaboration sees Xaar 1201 become a star in Graphics and Textiles........................................................................................................ 43 Epson to showcase solutions for textile printing at Heimtextil 2018.......................................................................................................................... 44 Mimaki to present the beauty of digital textile printing at Heimtextil 2018............................................................................................................ 45 GIAN focuses 3D and 4D Additive Manufacturing course............................................................................................................................................... 46

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, Held from 18th to 21st December at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, PAMEX 2017, along with the International Printing Exhibition recorded a footfall of over 25,000 enthusiastic industry visitors. Shedding the months of gloom due to the problems related to adoption of the new tax regime, Pamex 2017 portends a bullish industry in the new year as the curtains came down on a successful event with unprecedented footfall, launches and deals reported at the venue itself. The exhibitors evening was organized at a glittering event where the prestigious National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP) were given away. The winning entries were also displayed in a special gallery at the exhibition. The visitors were enthralled with remarkable line up of displays and live demos. For details of the show just go through the event review in the inside pages.

Canon’s flagship marvel for the Photo Printing industry, DreamLabo 5000 witnesses its sixth installation in India. The flagship product from the Professional Printing Products portfolio was installed at Akruti Printex in Vijayawada. Eyeing double digit growth with new enhanced capabilities, Drisya Creations has installed India’s first Xerox Versant 3100. The advertising agency has three full-fledged branches at Kochi, Trivandrum and Calicut. Pune based United Multicolour Printers has bought a Scodix Ultra Pro Digital Enhancement Press with Foil Station, Cast & Cure and Crystal effects from Monotech Systems. Also, SpTech’s Indian representative Global Printech Graphics installed country’s first BoxMate Automatic Blank Separator at Hyderabad based-Kolli Graphics.

In a key industry acquisition, Baldwin Technology Company, global provider of process automation solutions, consumables and services for the print, packaging, textile and corrugated industries, has acquired QuadTech from its parent company Quad/Graphics. Also, Xerox is to purchase IP portfolio for Thinfilm’s printed rewriteable memory labels. Global player in consumer packaging – Crown Holdings, has entered into an agreement to acquire Signode Industrial Group Holdings – provider of transit packaging systems and solutions in a cash transaction valued at $3.91 billion.

In a JV move, Monotech Systems has joined hands with PressLine India for joint development, production and marketing of High Speed Digital Inkjet Press to cater to the newspaper, transactional and book printing markets worldwide. EFI and Konica Minolta have announced a new digital front end for Konica Minolta’s new bizhub C659 and C759 MFPs. And in the inkjet arena, Xaar has announced a collaboration with industrial printhead solution provider Meteor Inkjet to produce an inkjet development kit and commercial drive electronics set for the Xaar 1201 printhead.

In this year ending issue, also find GIAN 3D and 4D Additive Manufacturing courses; Eastman heritage of giving; diesel soot being used to make ink; paper bags that can resist rain for up to six hours; and more about industry events, launches, technologies and installations etc.

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Uniqueness catches on Kunst- und Werbedruck is reinventing itself as a full-service provider, focusing on quality and tight delivery schedules.

It is worth it for companies to question their business model, to start over, and then start again. That’s was happened at Kunst- und Werbedruck (K + W) in Bad Oeynhausen. In late 2013, K + W said goodbye to web offset printing and a hodgepodge of different presses. Since then, it has embraced sheetfed offset printing in 3B format and a high level of vertical integration. As a partner it chose Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), which had already installed the first Speedmaster XL 105 in 2012 and then in 2014 installed a second Speedmaster XL 106, this time as a perfecting press, as well as several finishing presses. “We offer ‘everything from a single source’ and ‘does not work – does not exist’ solutions,” says Stefan Belte in describing the new approach. Together with Frank Pieper, he has been working as a Managing Director at K + W since 2010.

The recipe for success? “We take on any challenge, whether technical, economical, organizational or logistical, and always deliver something special.”

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With Hycolor Multidrive, the inking units can be washed while the printing plates are changed in parallel with AutoPlate XL 2 via the main drive – and rubber blankets and impression cylinders are washed at the same time as the makeready process.

More than 100 employees produce mostly complex and sophisticated printed matter such as brochures, catalogs, books, calendars, and leaflets for mainly national customers. The company often supplies the market leaders from industry, trade, banks, the

automotive industry, the pharmaceuticals industry, and publishing, all of whom are looking for something special – which they find at K + W. The printed objects are becoming more and more complex, and customers want visual and tactile stimuli. “For example, we are seeing a renaissance in traditional catalogs; the runs are shorter, but demand for language versions and embellishments is up.

The delivery dates are getting ever tighter,” confirms Frank Pieper. Belte and Pieper went on the offensive once more to be able to implement all this even better and more economically, and this year invested in a full package from Heidelberg worth more than € 9 million. The package consists of a new Suprasetter 106 CtP platesetter with fully automatic 106 G pallet loader, two Speedmaster XL 106 presses, and the Prinect Business Manager for networking the existing Prinect workflow components with an MIS system.

K + W uses printing plates and coatings from the Saphira range and also trusts service offerings like Service 36plus with remote service and e-call for high press availability. “Having a partner that covers as many of our requirements as possible is important to us. With Heidelberg, we negotiate on an equal footing and deal with plain-spoken and fair partners,” explains Stefan Belte.

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Investment package of over euro9 million in Heidelberg machines.

> Successful field test with Speedmaster XL 106 Push to Stop. > The first press in the world to be partially equipped with Hycolor Multidrive.

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Company Kunst- und Werbedruck this year invested in a full package from Heidelberg worth more than € 9 million, and positions itself for its customers as a full-service provider. Managing Directors Stefan Belte (left) and Frank Pieper (right), together with Technical Manager Artur Benz, are more than happy with their decision.

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World’s first for exceptional printed products The first of the two new printing presses, a ten-colour Speedmaster XL 106 with perfecting and a speed of up to 18,000 sheets per hour, was installed in February 2017. It is the first press in the world to be partially equipped with the innovative Hycolor Multidrive inking unit drive – in the 1st, 5th, 6th, and 10th printing units. Normally, the system is used in all printing units in presses for packaging printers.

K + W had already put itself forward for the field test as a commercial printer because the order spectrum matched exactly. Hycolor Multidrive constitutes a major customer benefit here, since the inking unit can now be operated independently of other activities and makeready processes on the press.

With Hycolor Multidrive, the inking units can be washed while the printing plates are changed in parallel with AutoPlate XL 2 via the main drive – and rubber blankets and impression cylinders are washed at the same time as the makeready process. This is particularly interesting when using several spot colours or a print varnish. Parallel

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washing and makeready operations are possible while the next job is being prepared, which leads to extremely short makeready times and guarantees short delivery times for customers. At K + W, colour changes already account for 30 to 40 percent of the time expenditure, and the time saved is correspondingly high. Intensive or deep cleaning of the inking unit can also be performed here in parallel, which leads to shorter makeready times and better washing results.

Another benefit is the intelligent shutdown of printing units when they are not in use.

This simplifies the work tremendously and offers a high level of operating comfort. “The absence of a colour assignment in a printing unit means that the printing unit that is not needed is automatically shut down without user intervention, protecting the rollers,” reports Artur Benz, Technical Manager at K + W. Hycolor Multidrive is integrated in the Prinect Press Center XL 2 machine control station and is controlled there by the Intellistart 2 software. Intellistart 2 always calculates the fastest and best possible

use of Hycolor Multidrive for the makeready processes. The Wallscreen XL displays all makeready processes at a glance, thereby supporting the operator.

Timed processes The field test for the new Speedmaster XL 106-10-P, which is equipped with the automatic AutoPlate XL 2 plate changer and the Inpress Control 2 colour and control system, also tested and implemented the Push to Stop concept – insofar as possible with the current MIS software. This involves production processes that control themselves and run automatically, and operators who only have to intervene when necessary or not at all. The aim is to increase net productivity to a previously unknown level. “With Push to Stop and networking via the Prinect module from prepress, press, and postpress, we can fully exploit the potential of the press, even if the new MIS, the Business Manager, is fully installed,” says Artur Benz in summing up his experiences. Both short and long runs can now be processed quickly and productively.

“The press has fully met our expectations. In particular I’d like to emphasize the high level of user-friendliness with Hycolor Multidrive

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and the short makeready times.” With one simple mold change within a print job, all eight plates are changed within 80 seconds without the need to wash any blankets.

Recently, a job with a run of 750 sheets in two languages and 16 signature sections with 256 plates was printed in three hours.

The totalizer was already showing 48 million printed sheets in November.

The second new press – an eight-colour Speedmaster XL 106 with coating – will be installed in early 2018. Together with the existing five-colour Speedmaster XL 105 with coating, K + W believes it is well positioned for the future. “We can calmly handle our utilization peaks in production volumes when printing sometimes involves web offset jobs,” confirms Frank Pieper. “Quality and speed are the number 1 priority for us, and we also have the customers in our company for over a week when it comes time to approve the job.” All the better, therefore, that the processes are transparent and timed. “The new production sequences means that pallets now move in one direction only in our company. This makes us much more efficient and powerful than before,” explains Stefan

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Belte. The complete Workflow connection with the Prinect Business Manager is set to be implemented in 2018, in order to further expand the business orientation with key figures and controlling. A corresponding software field test with Heidelberg has just been signed for this. Discussions are also in progress about a new five-colour Speedmaster XL 106 with coating as well as a new Stahlfolder TH 82 P folding machine, which can process the high output from the new printing presses thanks to its high level of automation.

“We will stand for something special, something sophisticated in the future also, and produce high-quality and complex print media with a pronounced depth of vertical integration for medium and long runs,” says Stefan Belte in outlining the company strategy. “We want to increase customer loyalty and adapt our services even more to the market, for example with extended logistics and by positioning ourselves as a general contractor overall.”

The 8th New technology Introduction Show Sakurai will hold an Open House from 18 to 21 April 2018 at Sakurai Graphic Systems Gifu Factory, Japan. The 8th New technology Introduction Show will feature exhibition and demonstration of Sakurai’s latest products/technologies.

Sakurai will introduce its printed sheets inspection system, MS-102INS; two colour, cylinder type roll to roll screen printing press, MSDR-30; vertical turn type cylinder press, MSDR-30VTDRY; and multi-purpose process machine, OL-266RCS. Other highlights include direct servo drive cylinder press, MS-110DDS+CCD and full auto flat-bed screen press, MF-80VII (both Version UP); and Sakurai’s film image setter, SIS-2800.

The MS-102INS is an inspection device that combines accurate conveying positioning technology with elaborate camera technology of Webtech.

MSDR-30 is a cylinder type roll-to-roll printing machine suitable for electronic device manufacturers among others. Fine patch patterns/lines with conductive paste and functional paste can be precisely deposited on fine thinner film and accurately aligned by CCD camera.

MSDR-30VTDRY is a drying apparatus that stores about 20m of film with a length of about 1m by the vertical turn system. The air turn bar system for all lower rolls allows that the structure of the film does not contact the transport roll at all. It supports high furnace temperature of as much as 150 oC and both solvent type ink and primary firing of conductive paste is possible.

OL-266RCS is a compound processing machine facilitating punching, half cutting, sewing etc. the magnetic cylinder makes it absolutely easy while installing punching blade.

MS-110DDS+CCD features added devices to eliminate scratches during material transport and improved CCD camera for reduced set-up time.

MF-80VII can print 1000 sheets/hr up to 2mm thickness. Additionally, it has sheet scratch reducing devices, motorized squeegee pressure control system and optical sheet alignment support system.

SIS-2800 is Sakurai’s simple and cost-effective film imagesetter for screen plate making. It carries out roll film conveyance, exposure, development processing and cutting fully automatically.

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Baldwin acquires QuadTech Partnership to create vision and inspection print technology powerhouse.

Baldwin Technology Company, global provider of process automation solutions, consumables and services for the print, packaging, textile and corrugated industries, has acquired QuadTech from its parent company Quad/Graphics. With this acquisition, Baldwin adds all of QuadTech’s highly regarded technology and strategic locations across the Americas, Europe, China, Japan and India.

QuadTech boasts expertise in the design and manufacture of control systems that help commercial, newspaper, packaging and publication gravure printers improve their performance and productivity. Headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin (USA), QuadTech maintains a worldwide network of sales and service operations, and sells automated systems in more than 100 countries.

Baldwin will strategically unite QuadTech with two of its existing divisions – Web Printing Controls and PC Industries – creating a global platform that will operate as Baldwin Vision Systems. The resulting combination of businesses and technology will represent the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio available for print process automation, inspection and related services. Karl Fritchen, current QuadTech President, will lead the

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new Baldwin segment. Product technologies will span closed-loop automation for registration, inking, colour management, web handling and 100 percent inspection for the commercial, newspaper, labels, packaging, converting and publication gravure industries.

“The combination of products and expertise held within both companies will enable us to reach areas of the market we were unable to reach individually,” commented Fritchen.

“From an international operations and market perspective, each party’s strengths are highly complementary. This is definitely a situation where we can accomplish much more together than we could have as independent companies.”

“QuadTech will serve as a catalyst for the formation of our new Baldwin Vision Systems segment, which will greatly enhance Baldwin’s ability to provide an even more comprehensive automation portfolio for our customers around the world,” said Brent Becker, President and CEO of Baldwin.

“Together, we provide our customers an unmatched portfolio in commercial and newspaper automation, and I am very excited about the additional capabilities we will gain in the packaging markets. The work

QuadTech has done recently on colour within the packaging market clearly places us as the industry leader, and we have aggressive plans to build upon that position. I fully expect that our combined global presence, coupled with a new tiered product offering, will position the company to further satisfy our customers’ needs in an even larger geographical area.”

QuadTech is Baldwin’s fifth acquisition since joining the BW Forsyth Partners family of companies in 2012, and the fourth completed in 2017.

“We are thrilled to partner with the QuadTech team, as this investment underscores our continued commitment to a strategy that blends organic and acquisition growth to enhance our global footprint, advance the technology and service we can deliver to our customers, and cultivate our unique culture of care and collaboration,” said Kyle Chapman, Founder and Managing Director of BW Forsyth Partners. “We will continue to support Baldwin’s strategy execution, as the team seeks opportunities to expand the company’s reach into new industries and new geographic markets, increasing solutions for customers.”

L-R: John Woolley, Business Leader, PC Industries; Herman Gnuechtel, Business Leader, Web Printing Controls; Brent Becker, President & CEO, Baldwin; and Karl Fritchen, President, QuadTech.

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IITians’ start-up converts diesel soot to ink Delhi start-up, Chakr Innovation has found a unique solution in printing inks to the problem of air pollution caused by diesel smoke. The idea to convert diesel smoke to ink came when one of the co-founders of Chakr saw a diesel engine having blackened the wall near its installation. Three IIT graduates, Kushagra Srivastava, Prateek Sachan and Arpit Dhupar started researching about the problem and found that about 16 to 18 percent of particulate matter PM2.5 in India is generated from stationary diesel power generators. The company invented a device which can be retrofitted on a diesel generator. The device can capture 90 percent of particulate matter

emission. The startup launched their first pilot in 2016 and won the ‘University of Chicago’s Urban Labs India Challenge’ in 2016.

The retrofit device invented by Chakr can be fitted on to an exhaust pipe of the engine and the captured pollutant – black carbon, is processed and converted into inks and paints.

What’s more, the company also offered service to the customers in return of the black carbon. The ink product is called POINK (Ink from Pollution). It can be used in numerous applications for textile printing, cardboard printing, painting etc. One of the clients for POINK is Dell Corporation. Because of its pollution angle and environmental sustainability, the company has been able to get a premium price for its inks.

The startup is working with leading names like BSNL, MTNL, ATC and Reliance and also has a strategic collaboration with BOSCH

and Indian Oil for product research and development.

The device can control pollution without hampering the performance of the engine or environment. The health benefit to those operating the engines is one of the key advantages of the device. With pollution being one of the key health hazards of modern developed society, the device presents a noble relief to the common people. Apart from receiving accolades from the government, industry and common people, the innovation has also been awarded by many organisations in the country and abroad.

Registration opens for PRINT UV 2018 Registration is now open for the 11th annual PRINT UV conference, set for February 26 to 28, 2018 at the Encore

by Wynn Las Vegas Resort.

The event brings manufacturers and suppliers of products related to UV printing together with industry leading operators for three days of focused networking, education, and collaboration on all topics related to UV printing, from equipment and processes to consumables and capabilities.

UV printing topics. There will be educational sessions and the PRINT UV Networking Reception that offers a chance to convene with vendor sponsors.

The three-day event wraps up on February 28 with morning panels and a final set of afternoon sessions.

PRINT UV is open both to printers who currently run UV operations and to those who are looking to learn more about the process; one of the gathering’s key benefits

is the chance for new printers to learn from experienced operators, who participate in active Q&A sessions throughout the event.

Organizers report that sponsors of the 2018 event, who also comprise the exhibitor roster, will be announced in the coming weeks, as will the agenda and menu. Additionally, those who register before December 31 can enjoy an early-bird discount of $100 off the current registration fee. The event has sold out every year since its inception and allows limited number of attendees.

PRINT UV begins on February 26 with a welcome reception that features hearty fare provided by the event’s Platinum Sponsors; this reception is set in an elegant ballroom where 25 vendors showcase the latest UVrelated products, services and developments in a jovial atmosphere.

On February 27, a full session of morning panels focuses on today’s most pertinent

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Eastman Heritage of Giving “A rich man should be given credit for the judgment he uses in distributing his wealth, rather than in the amount he gives away.” – George Eastman In the early 1900s, Eastman was one of the richest men in the world, and was gripped by a powerful desire to put his funds to work in the rest of society. Over the next two decades, he would give away more than anyone of his generation except John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. In current dollars, his gifts totaled in the range of $2 billion.

Eastman’s roots in philanthropy date back to his grandparents, aunts and uncles who participated in the Underground Railroad.

Committed to education, his father founded a college that would serve as a model for later business schools. Eastman made his own early donations at Sunday school to those less fortunate than he.

As much as any other large American donor, he worked hard at being a wise giver. “A rich man should be given credit for the judgment he uses in distributing his wealth, rather than in the amount he gives away,” he stated in a rare public speech. Eastman distributed the vast bulk of his fortune before he died in 1932, and bequeathed the remaining $25 million or so by last will and testament.

Rather than hiring a professional manager or teams of functionaries to distribute his largess, Eastman did it himself, with very personal attention. He researched carefully, often acted without being asked, and made

all of his own decisions. In addition to giving them money, he actively advised, guided, and assisted groups and causes. One of the reasons he concentrated his giving in the Rochester area was so he could personally supervise the execution, completion, and operation of his good works.

And Eastman ultimately had as much effect as any giver in America. His $51 million in gifts made the University of Rochester into a top-tier school, and the $20 million he gave to MIT built its campus and reoriented it from local commuter facility to international leader. His adoption of MIT (and much of the rest of his philanthropy) was carried out anonymously, so many Americans then and now lacked awareness of his huge philanthropic footprints.

In addition, Eastman gave hefty sums, without solicitation, and loyally over the decades, to black colleges like Tuskegee, Hampton, Howard and Meharry. He also acted close to home, for instance creating a model school for the black children living around his hunting camp in North Carolina.

Between his college and lower-school gifts, George Eastman became the largest donor to African-American schooling of his era.

He was also a pioneer in medical philanthropy, with an ahead-of-his-time

Kodak India distributes 5,000 notebooks as part of “Print for Good” Program Kodak employees traveled to a rural village in India to show their commitment to childhood literacy as part of the company’s “Print for Good” campaign.

Employee volunteers visited the small town of Nilmat, and upon arrival, were welcomed into a cluster of huts and a part-brick-partthatched building. The group of visitors were then entertained with folk songs, dancing, and speeches by the students. Employees were also presented with mementos bearing the local Warli art form, which depicts tribal social life through paintings.

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Beyond the 250 books presented in Nilmat, both “Aroehan” and “Youth For People” helped to distribute an additional 5,000 notebooks to 1,000 children in other villages.

emphasis on prevention. He single-handedly created the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and established many dental clinics serving children around the globe, focused in cities where Kodak had factories such as London, Paris, Stockholm, Brussels and Rome. He also built extensive hospital complexes throughout Rochester (which he identified as ‘the town I am interested in above all others,’ and where 2/3 or his public gifts were centered.)

George Eastman’s most personal gift benefited Rochester and the world alike. He loved to share beautiful music with others and made many innovative efforts to expose everyday citizens to great performances. He created elaborate music instruction programs for the community at large, purchased hundreds of instruments for children, and subsidized the best ensembles to play in Rochester. With intense attention to detail, Eastman painstakingly created the Eastman Theater into which he introduced imaginative programming. Every week in his 3,500-seat auditorium a fine orchestra was assembled to accompany the screening of silent films.

The Eastman School of Music, which he created from scratch was named the best graduate conservatory in the nation 12 years after Eastman’s death. He also founded the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (now Eastman Rochester Philharmonic).

Ultimately, with wealth, Eastman made unprecedented donations to society through support of education, health and the arts – but also directly to employees of Eastman Kodak company.

He was a pioneer in creating sick pay, disability compensation, pensions and hospital benefits. After one highly successful stock offering he set aside a large sum from his personal proceeds and had it distributed to 3,000 startled Eastman Kodak employees with a note reading: “This is a personal matter with Mr. Eastman and he requests that you will not consider it as a gift, but as extra pay for good work.” It was one of the first corporate bonuses.

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Event Review Konica Minolta steals the show at PAMEX 2017 Along with its next generation digital printing solutions the company highlighted the flagship Accurio Press series C6100/C6085 for the first time.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions India, a global provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies witnessed a significant response from printing businesses, showcasing its top of the line Bizhub and Accurio Press series at PAMEX 2017 exhibition.

The four-day exhibition served as a key platform for Konica Minolta to demonstrate its next-generation digital printing solutions, tailored for end to end requirements of printing businesses in the country.

The exhibition garnered a slow but encouraging response in the first half and the number of attendees visiting the KM stalls soared significantly in the 2nd half and continues to draw high footfall till the fourth day of the event.

The key spokespersons from the company including, Yoshinori Koide Director Business Strategy & Project Management (Konica Minolta Business India) and Manish Gupta, DGM PP & IP marketing were present at the event.

The Company highlighted its flagship products Accurio Press series C6100/C6085 for the first time in India at PAMEX 2017. ‘’We are overwhelmed and grateful to PAMEX 2017 team for providing us with an opportunity to demonstrate our trendsetting lineup of digital printing solutions. The response we have garnered in the four-day event is positive and it further cements our position in the competitive and lucrative printing industry of India,’’ added Yoshinori

Koide, Director Business Strategy & Project Management (Konica Minolta Business India) ‘’These are exciting times in India as the country is rapidly transforming into a digital economy. Our new solutions are tailored to meet the next generation demands of businesses and set new benchmarks in the digital industrial printing segment,” said Manish Gupta, DGM PP & IP marketing (Konica Minolta Business India).

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PAMEX 2017 attracts industry with enthusiasm The four-day grand event catches industry enthusiasm with technology showcase, meeting platform, launches and new orders.

Pamex 2017 started off with the ceremonial ribbon cutting by Mr. Tushar Dhote, President, MMS; Mr. Mehul Desai, President, BMPA; Ms. Chang Xiaoxia, General Manager, CAPT (China Academy); Mr. S. Dayaker Reddy, President, IPAMA; Ms. Neetu Arora, Director, Print-Packaging. Com (P) Ltd.; Mr. AMSG Ashokan, President, AIFMP; Ms. Pernilla Jonsson, Senior Director, Global Programs, NPES; Mr. Balasaheb, Maharashtra Mudran Parishad; Mr. Yasuhito Nagai, Auditor, JPMA (Japan) & Mr. Mustafa Kapadia, Director& President, SPA. India Packaging Show, India’s premier packaging event, was held from 18-21 December at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The Show, running concurrently with Pamex, the International Printing Exhibition, recorded a total footfall of 25223 visitors.

Leading companies like AKR Machinery, Clearpack Automation (P) Ltd., Elegant International, Crown Industries, Control Print, G-Tech Packaging Solution, MarkemImage India (P) Ltd., J-Pack Engineers (P) Ltd., Mahisa Packaging Systems LLP, Toshniwal Instruments, VS International and Videojet Technologies presented innovative packaging technologies and solutions at the event.

Several companies like Clearpack Automation (P) Ltd. chose the platform to launch new machines. “We launched

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high-speed Shrink Wrapping Machine at the event and were happy with the response we received here. The quality of visitors was impressive. We also promoted our other automation products which focus on helping clients reduce labour cost,” said Vipul Luniya, Clearpack Automation.

“Talking about the industry demands, Pradeep Kumar Pandey, VS International said, “We presented continuous bag making machines at the exhibition. We believe that the demand of vertical form-fill-seal machine will rise in coming future and so our objective was to present the same technology at here.”

The visitors at the show were busy exploring the latest innovations and developments.

“We were looking for the four colour printing machine and BoPP tapes. We found some very interesting products and negotiating with a company to buy their machine.”

Some of the visitors came to the show with a different objective. “Yes, we came to see and evaluate our future participation and are very impressed. You will find us in next edition,” said Poorwal Oak from Gandhi Automation Mumbai.

The Industry is Upbeat- the Unmistakable Message from Pamex.

Shedding the months of gloom due to the problems related to adoption of the new

tax regime, Pamex 2017 portends a bullish industry in the new year as the curtains came down on a successful event with unprecedented footfall of 25223 visitors and several deals being reported at the venue itself. The event was held from 18 to 21 December at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.

Pamex 2017 spread across two halls, 1 and 5. Reports of onsite deals started appearing on the first day itself. Among the several deals closed, Zhongke India sold its ZK5540OWL paper box making machine to Ma

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Prints Bengaluru. Mototech Systems sold Scodix Ultra Pro Digital Enhancement Press with Foil Station to United Multiclour Printers (P) Ltd. Autoprint Machinery Manufacturers booked an order for Blankmatic 108 2H, an offline stripping machine at Pamex 2017.

EFI Vutek, announced the sale of EFI Vutek GS3250LX Pro wide-format kit. Pratham reported that it booked orders for six paper folding kit of varying configurations. New Delhi-based NBG Tech announced the sale of two machines from Hongming, its Chinese principal.

The visitors were enthralled with remarkable line up of displays and live demos. “Pamex was really helpful as I found the kind of prepress solution I was looking for along with some interesting offers. The Show was highly informative,” said Mr. Devendra Rathore from Elim Enterprises.

Several events were also happening on the sidelines where parallel meetings and conferences were scheduled. Elites from Indian print industry discussed the future prospects with the suppliers from China and Japan in closed door events. AIFMP, IPAMA, Capexil, LMAI and other bodies used the occasion to meet at the venue.

The next edition of Pamex is scheduled to be held from 6 to 9 January, 2020 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.

The exhibitors evening was organized at a glittering event where the prestigious National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP) were given away. The winning entries were also displayed in a special gallery at the exhibition.

Exhibitors were occupied with the steady flow of visitors throughout the four days. “There has been an excellent footfall and we have been extremely busy throughout. We saw a lot of quality crowd and the customers who are here genuinely for business. We sold Scodix Ultra Pro which is in top of line for enhancement press and have got a lot leads for it. We are definitely participating in the next edition in a bigger manner than this year,” said Mr. Tej Prakash Jain, Managing Director of Monotech Systems Ltd. Mr. Adam Ren from Real Star Machinery China said, “The result at Pamex is excellent, we have sold 5 machines already. It’s a great platform as it provides a good chance for the Indian printers to learn about our machines and even for us as we are exposed to Indian market.”

Mr. S. Manoj from Elegant Printing Works, Bangalore says, “The main purpose to visit Pamex is to see the latest technology available in rigid box and UV printing and I’m very happy to find solutions for both.”

The event was lined up with meetings, conference & networking events. In addition press visit for China delegates & Japan Printing Machinery Association (JPMA) to Dhote Offset, PrintLine Reproductions and Jasmin Art Printers were organised.

Autoprint Machinery Manufacturers launched Blankmatic 108 2H, an offline stripping machine, at Pamex 2017. The company booked an order for the same on the 2nd day of the exhibition. Other hot deals at Pamex 2017 include: • Zhongke India sold its ZK-5540OWL paper box making machine to Ma Prints Bengaluru.

• Mototech Systems sold Scodix Ultra Pro Digital Enhancement Press with Foil Station to United Multiclour Printers (P) Ltd. • Ample Graphics sold Fully Automatic Dry Lamination Machine to Laxmi Narayan Print Pack Mumbai, Window Patching Machine to Lynx Designers Noida and Semi-automatic Rigid Box Making Machine to a Himachal Pradesh based company.

• Memory Repro Systems (P) Ltd. sold three of its machines from the range of automatic thermal lamination machine and automatic plate cleaning machine, which they are displaying at the event.

• NBG Printographic Machinery Co. (P) Ltd. sold HM-ZD350A Automatic Rigid Box Line to Pragati Pack (I) (P) Ltd.

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Vaccum Feed Machine to Zisca Pharma Bangladesh, Friction Feed Machine to Maruti Pharma Nepal and Outsert System to Om Express Hyderabad.

APL Machinery (P) Ltd. Smart Coater+ to Shree Ram Print Pack Baddi and Smart Coater to Noble Printing Press Mumbai.

Vijaya Grafiks sold its high speed Automatic Carton Folder Gluer to Laser Die Tech Delhi.

• Gayathri Machineries received several orders of its Honnor Exact Plus Multihead Wire Stitching Machine and Citoborma 111 Paper Drilling Machines at Pamex 2017.

• Arrow Digital sold Vutek GS3250LXPro Flatbed Printer to Digi Graphics Mumbai.

• Sodhisons Mechnaical Works sold two of its Finishing Machines including SMW 1080 Double Head Automatic Striping Machine and KMM 1050 High Speed Automatic Multi Function Dry Laminating Machine.

• Indo Poly Machines Corporation sold Polymaster Machine at Pamex 2017.

• Five Star Printing Machinery sold a Multi-purpose Punching Machine and a Saddle Stitcher at Pamex Exhibition.

Kadam Digital Transcripts (P) Ltd. ordered HP Indigo 1200 press.

• Pratham Technologies sold four of its machines including Superfold folding machine to ID Printers Bangalore,

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Monotech Systems and PressLine India announce joint venture To jointly provide solutions for newspaper, transactional and book printing markets worldwide.

Monotech Systems has joined hands with PressLine India for joint development, production and marketing of High Speed Digital Inkjet Press to cater to the newspaper, transactional and book printing markets worldwide. The joint partnership products and solutions offered will be branded as “PRESSLINE-JETSCI”.

Monotech Systems manufactures High Speed Industrial Inkjet Printing Systems under their brand JETSCI and has a large footprint of Industrial product with over 100+ installations globally. MSL will design, manufacture and integrate inkjet system and its progression for the newly held dual affiliation.

PressLine India with 27 years strong presence in domestic and overseas markets having over 765 installations of newspaper and book printing web offset machines all over the globe will provide high level web printing and accessories to integrate the JETSCI inkjet products and solutions.

T.P. Jain – Managing Director, MSL opined, “The JETSCI Industrial Inkjet products have acclaimed good acceptance in markets globally. We shall like to use our expertise to provide custom-made industrial inkjet solution for multifarious requirements / applications into building products to expand our market presence. We have tied up with GM, Denmark to offer Digital Label Press and the current alliance with Pressline will enable us to offer Digital Inkjet Press for publishing and transactional markets. We are very pleased with this partnership and look forward to launch our products in the market very soon.”

Satish Bajwa – Chairman and Managing Director, PressLine India Pvt Ltd speaking about the company said, “PressLine India, a premier web offset printing machinery manufacturing company offers state-ofthe-art web offset machines, incorporating highest level of engineering for the Newspaper and book publishing Industry worldwide. The PRESSLINE range has earned the confidence of Newspapers and publishing segment worldwide and already

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has a sizable share of Indian Industry. These machines offer flexible and modular designs in tune with the expanding requirements of the Newspapers, magazines and books, making it the best choice for the Industry worldwide. With the latest invent of variable data applications at MONOTECH, applicability of web offset machines will change trends of industry. Piling of large stocks of books, toiling with huge inventories will no more be necessity. In the current scenario where customization and variable data is essential ingredient of today’s education system this partnership will play a vital role. Newspapers can do value-addition and enhance circulations by adding local news columns, while on the run providing mohalla news and ads as well.”

Monotech manufactures and provides high quality products and solutions for printing, publishing, packaging and manufacturing industry in India representing a number of world renowned companies and has pioneered the introduction of many new and path breaking technologies in the Indian Printing industry. Established in 1999, the

company has been consistently achieving sound growth in business year by year and is backed by highly skilled and committed employees focused on total customer satisfaction by providing efficient, top of the line products and solutions with total care oriented customer services. Monotech has its corporate and registered office in Chennai with sales and service support network across the nation.

Integration: BST ProControl in BST Eltromat BST eltromat has taken the final step in merging the two companies further optimizing its organization and processes.

Effective retroactively as of January 1, 2017, BST ProControl is now fully integrated into the business processes of BST eltromat International and will continue to operate as an incorporated, independent business unit at its current location in Wenden. BST eltromat has thus taken the final step in merging the two companies and has further optimized its organization and processes.

The name ‘BST ProControl’ will be kept for the business unit. For customers, the company is aiming for continuity. They will profit from numerous benefits through the integration.

In 2013, BST eltromat founded BST ProControl GmbH as a 100% subsidiary through the acquisition of the companies Betacontrol and Protagon. BST eltromat has thus expanded its portfolio with measurement and quality assurance solutions for flat materials and has gained extensive practical know-how in these matters. Now, customers can use BST eltromat’s solutions in the sense of Industry 4.0 to gain even more complete quality information from webprocessing production processes. In the plastics industry, for example, networked systems along the value chain - from layer thickness measurement in the film production through, e.g., the processing of films in print to the supply of roll-shaped packaging materials - creates specific added value for customers: Each of these steps yields

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People’s Daily chooses Goss to manage latest press move People’s Daily, the largest newspaper group in China, has completed a major press relocation of its Goss Universal 75 press to a new, state-of-the-art printing facility in Beijing.

Goss were selected by People’s Daily as the original manufacturer of the Universal 75 press model to project manage the entire job, which took twelve weeks to complete.

Goss engineers project managed and supervised the relocation of the six-tower Universal 75 and worked together with People’s Daily employees and local teams to provide the most cost-effective solution for the company.

Ian Buckley, General Manager at Goss UK, comments, “Goss has a long relationship with People’s Daily. We listened to what they wanted and put together an economical solution using Goss’ knowledge and engineers to supervise the technical aspects of the move and ensure a smooth transition for the company.”

Japanese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Tibetan, Kazakh, Uyghur, Zhuang, Mongolian, and Korean.

The Universal 75 consists of six towers, two folders and six reel splicers and will continue to be used to produce high-quality newspaper products for the Chinese market.

The People’s Daily is the leading newspaper in China and is published worldwide with a print circulation of three million. As well as Chinese, editions are published in English,

As well as the relocation, the Goss Universal press has been upgraded with a blanket wash system and Goss will provide control

data that is needed for completing the relevant tasks. Until now, this data was used as standalone information. It did not flow from one process step to the next. These communication barriers are now overcome through more extensive integration of the systems. Data gained in one process step can now flow into subsequent processes and thus optimize them. This was another reason for merging the two companies. They now have a unique worldwide service in terms of quality assurance in web-oriented production processes.

contact persons at BST ProControl are now seamlessly integrated into our companywide processes and can respond more quickly to your concerns. Headquarters is handling many of the administrative tasks, for example. This allows the BST ProControl team to fully focus on its core competences, meaning that customers can be supported more efficiently than ever,” Kristian Jünke, Managing Director for Sales and Service at BST eltromat International explains one of the important advantages. He will be heading the BST ProControl business unit.

By integrating its specialists in the groupwide activities of BST eltromat International, the BST ProControl team can benefit from many forms of collaboration. It has also become more flexible. “For our customers, this merger means that they can now communicate even more efficiently and more purposefully with our company. Your

“It is important for us that our market presence is streamlined and easy to understand for customers. This was another reason for the seamless integration,” Jünke adds.

system integration.

Goss’ OEM expertise enables them to undertake complex reconfiguration and relocation projects including additions to existing equipment with minimal disruption, which often make the most sense in the fast-changing market of print. Goss can also enhance and upgrade equipment at the same time, ensuring press or post-press equipment performs reliably and at highest possible quality.

inspection, surface inspection, colour measurement, colour management, register control and automation, plus layer thickness & basis weight measurement. The company has decades of practical experience in these areas. Over 10,000 customers around the world in the printing and paper, foil, rubber and tire industries use its solutions. The company’s product portfolio ranges from individual components and plug- and-play systems for new machines and retrofits, to complete automation and workflow solutions.

It employs a staff of over 360 people at its main plants in Germany (Bielefeld and Leopoldshöhe) and has 600 employees worldwide.

BST eltromat International provides solutions for web guiding, web monitoring, 100%

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Canon DreamLabo strengthens Photo Printing foothold Canon’s flagship marvel for the Photo Printing industry, DreamLabo 5000 witnesses its sixth installation in India.

Canon India has strengthened its foothold in the Digital Photo Printing with the sixth installation of its DreamLabo 5000. The flagship product from the Professional Printing Products portfolio was installed at Akruti Printex in Vijayawada.

The installation witnessed the presence of dignitaries like Mr. Bonda Umamaheshwara Rao, MLA, Vijaywada Central and Mr. Devineni Avinash, State TDP Youth leader along with Canon’s Mr. Puneet Datta, Director – Professional Printing Products, Canon India.

Delivering a new standard of photo quality coupled with high productivity, DreamLabo5000 revolutionizes the photo printing industry by providing a high quality alternative to the traditional silver halide technology.

Key Notes : >

Yet another installation in the south India.

> The region continues to lead in the adoption of the DreamLabo 5000 technology with six installs. > The sixth machine goes to Akruti Printex in Vijayawada.

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Sharing his thoughts on the installation, Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India said, “Wedding is a lavish affair in the country and technology also plays an imperative role in making this occasion more memorable. DreamLabo5000 is a revolutionary solution in the wedding printing space and we are glad to witness its increasing acceptance in the country. With the sixth installation of the product, we have commenced the New Year on an extremely positive note. At Canon India, we continue to have the highest number of DreamLabo installations in South East Asia, which is testament to the fact that India is ahead in adopting the marvels of technology. All our DreamLabo’s so far have been installed in South India. With this region leading by example, we are aiming to transit the goodwill of our

revolutionary product to other parts of the country.”

Mr. Puneet Datta, Director, Professional Printing Products, Canon India, said, “The demand for high definition photo shooting and printing in India is increasing rapidly. There is a vast opportunity for premium photo printing in the country which is led by the wedding photography segment. Our DreamLabo5000 is indeed the best imaging solution for the industry globally. Delivering a new standard of photo quality coupled with high productivity, DreamLabo5000 revolutionizes the photo printing industry by providing a high quality alternative to the traditional silver halide technology. In addition, the premium quality printing offers both the production photo and the small batch print-on-demand (POD) markets substantial new revenue streams.”

“With markets moving from print-first to digital first, it becomes increasingly imperative for printing organizations to continue to reinvent. Aakruti Printex is one such organization, with the vision to provide the best solution of the printing quality with innovation to their customers. We are happy to partner with them for the sixth installation of DreamLabo in the country and our first in the state.”

One of the front runners in the wedding printing industry, Akruti Printex is a six year old entity

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established in three locations in the country, including Hyderabad, Secundarabad and Vijayawada. With their exemplary printing solutions, they have already established a benchmark for their organization in the region. Sharing their thoughts on this milestone, Mr. P. Sambasiva Rao and Mr. Madhusudhan Reddy, Managing Directors and Partners, Aakruti Printex, said, “This is a landmark moment for us to install the Canon DreamLabo 5000 in our Vijayawada branch.

Over the last 6 years, we have earned the trust of our customers, by addressing all their printing requirements. We are proud to be specialists in the photo printing space, with Photographers being our core customers.

We are confident that DreamLabo is a major milestone in the successful progression of our strong customer outreach.”

A superior alternative to conventional silver halide technology Utilizing Canon’s renowned inkjet photo printing technology on the production scale, DreamLabo 5000 is a path breaking technology in the photo production printing market by. Precision printing at outstanding speeds together with absence of harmful chemicals allow the DreamLabo 5000

provide superior alternative to conventional silver halide technology. The DreamLabo 5000 features a high-density print head, enabling over 300 mm wide printing output and incorporates Canon’s FINE (Fullphotolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) technology. When used in combination with the automatic double-sided printing function up to 12x25 inch size, the DreamLabo 5000 is capable of printing approximately 1000 pages of A4 size content and 2300 pages of 4x6’ size content per hour.

DreamLabo 5000 uses a seven-colour dye-based ink system that delivers smooth gradation. Employing image processing technology that makes use of the full range of Canon’s unique inkjet printing colour gamut, the new printer enables the output of photo images with a level of colour representation which comprehensively surpasses that of conventional silver halide.

This is the 6th successful installation in the country and the DreamLabo 5000 has previously been installed in cities such as Kochi, Bangalore and Mysore.

Canon India, a 100% subsidiary of Canon Singapore, markets over 200 comprehensive

range of sophisticated contemporary digital imaging in India. The company today has offices and warehouses in 14 cities across India and employs over 1000 people. Canon has over 500 primary channel partners, 14 National Retail Chain partners, and over 6000 secondary retail points. Canon has 248 own retail stores called the Canon Image Square across 118 cities in the country. Canon India’s service reach extends to over 600 towns covering 16,477 PIN codes across India - which comprises of 300 Camera collection points, 18 Camera repair centres, 222 Printer repair centers, 262 Copier, Scanner and Large Format Printer Sales & Service dealers.

In sync with its corporate tagline- ‘Delighting You Always’, reinforced by World class technology, Canon offers an extended product portfolio, including copier MFDs, fax-machines, printers, scanners, All-in-ones, digital cameras, DSLR, Cinematic imaging products, camcorders, cable ID printers and card printers catering to the multiple market segments of consumer, SME, B2B, Government & Commercial. Canon India recorded revenue of INR 2348.6 crores in the year 2016.

Xerox purchases IP portfolio for Thinfilm’s printed rewriteable memory labels

Thin Film Electronics ASA (‘Thinfilm’) has announced that global technology leader Xerox Corp. will acquire certain Thinfilm Memory(TM) intellectual property (IP). In return, Thinfilm will receive an up-front payment plus an earn-out based on the existing agreed-to royalty schedule.

Thinfilm is one of the global leaders in NFC mobile marketing and smart-packaging solutions using printed electronics technology. The Company creates printed tags, labels, and systems that include memory, sensors, displays, and wireless communication.

solutions that feature hardware, label/ packaging integration services, and comprehensive cloud-based management, reporting and analytics. Collectively, these components deliver a powerful 1-to-1 digital marketing platform through which brands of all sizes can connect directly with consumers, all with the simple tap of a smartphone. The resulting disintermediation of search engines, online marketplaces, and social platforms empowers brands to control messaging, enhance consumer dialogue, build loyalty, increase engagement, and drive sales.

Thinfilm’s roadmap integrates technology from a strong and growing ecosystem of partners to bring intelligence to everyday, disposable items. Its mission is to effectively extend the traditional boundaries of the Internet of Things to fuel the Internet of Everything.

Thin Film Electronics ASA is a publicly listed company in Norway with global headquarters in Oslo, Norway; US headquarters in San Jose, California; and offices in Linköping, Sweden; San Francisco; London; and Shanghai.

Thinfilm offers end-to-end mobile marketing

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Drisya Creations installs first Xerox Versant 3100 Eyes double digit growth with new enhanced capabilities.

Drisya Communications is one of the leading advertising agencies in India with three full-fledged branches at Kochi, Trivandrum and Calicut. With an array of satisfied clients to its credit, the organisation has grown from strength to strength – starting from newspaper and radio ads in 2006 to expanding with sister concern, Drisya Creations to provide Graphic Design solutions in 2016.

Drisya Creations started its journey with a Xerox C70 and grew under the able leadership of Managing Partner, Ms. Uma Mahesh. Recently, they decided to expand their Digital Printing foray with the addition of a Xerox Versant 3100. “Considering the growing print volume, we were looking to upgrade our production equipment to achieve higher productivity at economical operating cost,” comments Mr. Mahesh Thanayath as he speaks about the decision

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in favour of their latest Xerox, which happens to be India’s first Versant 3100.

“The Xerox Versant 3100 gives us capability of superior print quality with 10 bit technology along with desired productivity. For us, it’s not just about getting great quality prints, it’s more about getting these prints in quick time and that is where the automation features of the Xerox Versant 3100 help us. It allows us to offer our customers the value of quality and convenience,” he adds.

The Xerox Versant 3100 is a feature rich machine – from 10 Bit RIP processing to a full width array that allows online calibration, profiling and image to media alignment. “The compact belt fuser enables the machine to handle wide variety of substrates that expand our client list from Offset printers to corporate and advertising agencies,” emphasises Mahesh.

The Xerox Versant 3100 has a duty cycle of 2.5 lakhs A4 impressions, so, it’s capable of taking large volumes at real quick time.

It also gives the best of quality on multiple substrates. This will in turn help Drisya dabble with a variety of applications from polyesters, linens to specialty/ textured media, says Mahesh. “Overall, we look to reduce our overall costs, produce more and grow our customer base across industry segments,” he concludes.

Though Drisya considered a number of other press options before going in for the Versant 3100, the Xerox emerged a clear winner when it came to perfectly meeting their requirements. Mahesh plans a double digit growth for his business with their new investment.

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Indian buyers group will debut TPF 2018 The 9th Shanghai International Digital Printing Industry Exhibition TPF 2018 will be held in Shanghai New International Expo Center from April 19 to 21, 2018. The exhibition will be held by UBM China and Shanghai Long Yang Convention and Exhibition co-sponsored exhibition area of 23,000 square meters.

As one of the most influential international digital printing exhibitions in Asia, TPF 2018 is expected to welcome over 9500+ domestic and overseas viewers and 16,000+ visitors. Visitors from India, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Vietnam, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Italy, Turkey, Brazil and more than 50 countries.

PF 2018 will join with Fibre2Fashion (F2F) to promote it in countries including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, Myanmar and other textile countries. With the help of F2F’s headquarters in India, TPF 2018 will be the first to be launched in India. The key areas in India are textile and printing and dyeing industries such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat. In addition, the Indian Buyer Group organized by F2F will make a collective appearance of TPF 2018 to provide exhibitors an opportunity to meet directly with quality buyers in India.

India is a diverse country with rich embroidery and printing technologies. In the very early days, cotton weaving and dyeing technology developed very well, and then further developed on silk. There are many printing technologies in India, of which screen printing is an important one, with the main benefits of being highly costeffective and suitable for mass production.

Another handmade woodcut printing is a well-known works of art, it is handed down from generation to generation. The important trade center for such printed textiles is Ahmedabad. There are also several well-known cotton product printing centers in the south. Early in the printing and dyeing industry in Rajasthan, woodcut printing was more common in Gujarat at the time, providing rich and vivid colours, so it became more popular and the process of creating colours was simple. Madhya Pradesh also has a different typographic style that reflects its culture. When the digital printing technology into and development,

India’s printing technology has also gradually changed the pattern.

With the “Belt and Road” and “the Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Economic Corridor,” its radiation will drive the joint development of the three major economic sectors of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia and bring about new opportunities for foreign trade cooperation. Southwest China, eastern India, Myanmar and Bangladesh are relatively underdeveloped, with limited cooperation at the state and provincial levels. The “economic corridor” will be built up to the national level and the linkage between the three most important economic regions in Asia will be promoted through the extension of the four countries.

In recent years, many domestic enterprises have responded positively to the “One Belt and One Road”, stepped up the overseas market expansion and accelerated the “Made in China” going global. TPF 2018 has a global perspective and aims to bring more overseas buyers to China through numerous overseas media and host UBM overseas networks and resources so that exhibitors can meet with multinational buyers face to face and reach cooperation without going abroad. More trade show pavilions at the scene, for the exhibitors and visitors to build a one-on-one discussion platform to promote the industry in-depth exchanges to help exhibitors understand the real needs of different buyers, resulting in higher added value.

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Konica Minolta showcases latest Bizhub and Accurio Press series at PAMEX 2017 Showcases Accurio Press C6100, Accurio Press C2060, Bizhub Press c71HC, Bizhub Pro 1100, KIP 770 and Industrial Printer (MGI Jet Varnish 3DS &iFoil-S).

Konica Minolta Business Solutions showcased the new editions in its Bizhub and Accurio Press series at PAMEX 2017 exhibition, which was held at Bombay Exhibition Centre in the city of Mumbai from18 December to 21 December2017.

PAMEX was a four-day exhibition which witnessed the presence of printing solution vendors from across the globe, demonstrating cutting edge technologies and new innovations in the printing industry.

“Our solutions come as a testament to Konica Minolta’s commitment of propelling innovation and driving productivity in the printing segment. We are confident that events like PAMEX will further expand our penetration in untapped regions and will also help printing businesses soar their productivity, leveraging state of the art technologies,” said Yoshinori Koide, Director - Business Strategy & Project Management.

The solutions which were demonstrated by Konica Minolta included:

Accurio Press C6100/C6085 – The Accurio Press Series C6100/C6085 is an extensive and fully modular line of digital printing technologies & solutions, digital press suites, software and cloud based tool for integrating, managing and executing a seamless production colour workflow. The Accurio Press series supports business growth by expanding its printing services, automating efficiency, raising output quality and lowering costs.

The machine also furnishes support for paper sizes of minimum 100 mm × 139.7 mm and upto a maximum size of 330.2 mm × 487.7

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mm (with optional banner kit: max. 1,300 mm long) and sports impressive printing speeds of upto 100 ppm and 85 ppm for A4 sized sheets on all medias upto 400 GSM.

toner that produces enhanced printing outputs. Bizhub PRESS C71hc also comes with an optional banner tray to support the printing on media up to 13 × 47.

The machine also features cutting edge Simitri HDE toner for Offset-like natural appearance. The low fusing temperature ensures least damage to paper and results in high quality finishes and performance.

The machine fetches printing speeds of upto 71 pages per minute for A4 sheets and 38 pages per minute for A3 sheets. It is also capable of automatic duplex printing utilizing paper of the maximum thickness.

Konica Minolta has also introduced ICCU unit which helps in the Auto Calibration and Auto Registration of the sheets in production.

Printers can also print Banners on media upto 1300 mm and 750 mm from the tray.

Another key USP of the bizhub PRESS

Accurio Press C2070/ C2060 – The Accurio Press C2070/C2060 by Konica Minolta offers trend setting features and technology including a high speed dual scanning at speeds up to 240 ipm for hardcopy originals; 1200 x 1200 DPI resolution with 8-bit processing for smoother, more realistic images.

The AccurioPressC2070/ C2060 digital printing machine also offers an output of upto 61A4 ppm print copy output, real time image density, colour density control sensors as well as digital colour imaging to offer multiple options of colour management. It is compatible with paper sizes of upto 13 inch × 19.2 inch with weights upto 350 gsm.

The digital printing solution also fetches dual scanning speeds of upto 240 inches per minute for hard copy documents.

The proprietary Simitri HDE toner embedded in the machine also offers excellent halftone as well as skin tone reproduction, while the biomass plant based material utilized in the solution results in minimal environmental impact.

Bizhub Press c71HC – The 3rd generation machine bizhub PRESS C71hc packs in immense benefits over its predecessor. This model incorporates advanced colour reproduction capabilities of the manufacturer’s proprietary high-chroma

C71hc solution is its ability to reproduce colours which are difficult for a naked eye to realize like the colour of flowers, the shades of sunset etc. Harnessing the state of the art CMYK printer, the machine displays the objectives of designers and photographers in absolute detail. It is also capable to furnish printing outputs for apparel catalogues and fashion photographs in exactly similar details.

Bizhub Pro 1100 – The bizhub PRO 1100 delivers real value to any print production environment – with high-speed 100 ppm B&W output, high paper and toner capacity, standard built-in print controller and compact footprint to save space on your production floor.

KIP 770 -The KIP 770 does it all: a monochrome printer offering full-colour wide-format scanning of documents with fast throughput, high resolution and touch screen convenience, accepts input from mobile sources and USB drives, handles multiple page sizes and paper rolls — all in compact design, with next-to-wall installation and innovative top stacking system.

The solution prints B&W documents up to 36 inch wide, with speeds upto 1,080 sq. ft. per hour to cater to high volume jobs with significant efficiency. It also offers speeds of upto 1.6 A0 size pages per minute with a first print output time of 41 seconds for a single A1 size page. The machine offers a resolution of 600 x 1800 dpi.

Industrial Printer (MGI Jet Varnish 3DS with iFoil-S) – The

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solution is a revolutionary piece of technology which disrupts the dimensions of printing with its astounding spot UV and 3D tactile varnishing capabilities. The machine can transform a standard printed output into a high-quality spot UV printed sheet or further into a high margin 3D embossed output with a varnish of up-to 100 microns, making the

colours look more vibrant.

embossed hot file stamping.

The MGI iFOIL- S enhances MGI JETvarnish 3DS via inline embossing as well as hot foil stamping in a pure digital process. Users can now add foils at high speeds and empower themselves with the ability to offer an unprecedented finish as well as personalized

Exhibition attendees procured an in-depth demonstration of the solutions from Konica Minolta’s top officials at the company’s show Stall. The company demonstrated the samples of Accurio Jet KM1and Accurio Label 190 at the stalls.

HP to bring 3D printing technology to India in Q1, 2018

Hewlett Packard Inc has announced that it would launch its 3D Printing technology in India in the first quarter of 2018. HP will be eyeing the vast and emerging $12-trillion manufacturing industry although it launched the technology about two years ago globally.

According to Sumeer Chandra, Managing Director, HP Inc India, the company is in discussions with various industry stakeholders to help them begin 3D printing in India.

Also called additive manufacturing, 3D printing assembles objects layer by layer, and can be done using materials such as plastic, resin, or metal. The Multijet Fusion 3D, the HP range of printers to be launched in India, will print plastic parts — body implants, car panels, and manufacturing prototypes.

Globally, HP is working with companies like Johnson & Johnson, BMW, Nike and others to print 3D products ranging from those for health and medical implants etc. to metal products to plastic products and models.

The printers to be launched in India are already being sold in Australia, China and Japan. The starting price for such devices is $100,000 (approx. Rs 65 lakh), although it’s yet to be known the range specified for Indian market.

HP will mainly be focusing on commercial 3D printing, healthcare products and automobile components and the 3D printer range will be available pan-India.

HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technology will be playing a vital role in pushing 3D printing further from prototyping to developing manufacturing components.

The solution will “deliver superior quality physical parts up to 10 times faster and at half the cost of current 3D print systems,” Chandra said.

The HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution offers simplified workflow and reduced cost for radical prototyping, delivery of final parts manufacturing with breakthrough economics.

In a bid to accelerate 3D printing for industrial production, HP Inc recently announced integration of its ‘Multi Jet Fusion’ 3D printer with Siemens’ Additive Manufacturing (AM) software module.

HP has also announced the expansion of its 3D-printing portfolio with “HP Multi Jet Fusion 4210 platform”.

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United Multicolor opts advanced multi polymer Scodix Ultra Pro Monotech installs the press with Foil Station, Cast & Cure and Crystal effects at Pune based commercial printing house.

One of the leading commercial printers of the western region, United Multicolour Printers is known to be the pioneer in bringing advanced technologies in Pune Printing Industry. Its directors Mr. Raveendra D. Joshi, and Mr. Chandrashekhar D. Joshi are in printing industry for more than 30 years taking ahead legacy of their father Mr. D. V. Joshi who founded Shree J Printers in the year 1971. The company has bought a Scodix Ultra Pro Digital Enhancement Press with Foil Station, Cast & Cure and Crystal effects from Monotech Systems. The press will be an addition to an already impressive array of printing and finishing facilities at the Pune based leading commercial print giant.

The new Ultra Pro will support United Multicolour in strengthening their market position by adding print enhancement for commercial printing, greeting cards, invitation cards, photo albums, brochures, books& magazines, packaging, direct mail, and a wide range of specialty finished products. As more and more companies look to adopt the benefits of digital print enhancement, United Multicolour is ahead of the curve and looking to capitalize on the advantage.

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Raveendra Joshi, Director, United Multicolour says, “Our aim is to be a highend PSP for printed products and at the same time remain ahead in technology as well. After setting a strong foothold in the commercial printing segment, the next step is to have organic growth through print enhancement features. We want to exceed our customer’s expectations and we believe that Scodix Ultra Pro will be our key to success in value addition. We are sure we will add “WOW!” to the prints of our valued customer through our current investments in Scodix.

It is my pleasure to add United Multicolour to the Scodix worldwide family, especially in India where we have more than 30 installations already, says Lior Meron, President of Scodix APJ. We appreciate the innovation and leadership of our Indian customers and the adoption of our leading Multi Material digital enhancement presses that fits the Indian market perfectly.

Ajeet Pareek, Product Head – Digital Enhancement, Monotech Systems says “We are delighted that Scodix equipment

forms such an integral part of United Multocolour’s ambitions. The Scodix Ultra Pro Digital Enhancement Press has a market leading range of applications, some of which cannot be replicated by any other process. So, we have no doubt that United Multicolour customers will be thrilled.”

Scodix range of digital enhancement presses are exclusively marketed and distributed in India by Monotech Systems.

Scodix presses enjoy a massive success of over 30 installations in India and over 300 installations worldwide.

United Multicolor Printers has introduced many technologies for the first time in Pune’s commercial print markets such as 4 colour & 5 colour offset printing machines, Computer to plate (CtP) technology, 30 x 40 inch (B0) size machine for printing on non-Tearable sheets & LD foam sheets.

“With all such very first feathers in our cap, we are all set to introduce the unique and very first digital print enhancement press for giving our commercial print customers and folding carton converters real, measurable value add for the offered printed products,” says Raveendra Joshi, Director United Multicolour. United Multicolour is offering the services under one roof from designing to the crisp print products with the help of ultra-modern fleet of equipment from prepress, press and postpress. United Multicolour’s Print product range varies from diaries, calendars, brochures, leaflets, books, catalogues, flyers, cartons, posters, LD Banners, Visual Aids. This Pune based print unit caters to corporate clients, educational institutes, financial institutes, pharmaceutical industry and advertising agencies from all over India and now ready to serve internationally.

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EFI and Konica Minolta announce new DFE for bizhub New EFI Fiery DFE brings significant new capabilities to Konica Minolta bizhub C759/C659 MFPS. Electronics For Imaging and Konica Minolta Business Solutions have announced a new digital front end (DFE) for Konica Minolta’s new bizhub C659 and C759 multifunction printers (MFPs) for office workgroups and light production environments. Based on the latest EFI Fiery system FS300 technology, the new EFI Fiery IC-418 embedded DFE brings robust capabilities for accurate reproduction of corporate colours with high quality colour images right out of the box.

Available now, the new Fiery DFE also includes enhanced features for fast, easy printing of large, complex, graphic-rich documents, presentations, and PDF files, minimizing the need to outsource work.

The DFE supports all on-board finishing capabilities offered with the bizhub C659 and C759, plus it offers exceptional ease-of-use, even for users without extensive professional print experience.

Fiery FS300 is the latest EFI Fiery software platform, and it is one of the most innovative, scalable and integrated DFE production technologies for digital print engines. The new Fiery DFE includes Fiery Spot-On software, which gives users the power to

easily match brand, PANTONE and custom spot colours. Also included is Fiery FreeForm software for easy production of variable data jobs. The new DFE includes Fiery Command WorkStation 6 job management solution that makes it easier to manage multiple printers from a single point.

“We are pleased to be able to bring this level of capability and ease of use to the office workgroup and light production environments,” said Kevin Kern, senior vice president, business intelligence services and product planning, Konica Minolta. “Now office and central repro staff will be able to accomplish more complex printing without the need to outsource work, saving both time and money and having confidence in their ability to produce accurate and predictable corporate colours.”

“This new Fiery DFE for the Konica Minolta bizhub C659 and C759 multifunction printers is another example of the close partnership between EFI and Konica Minolta,” said John Henze, vice president of Fiery marketing, EFI. “And to ensure Konica Minolta customers are able get the most out of their investment and to take advantage of all the benefits of

this embedded server, they will have access to free Fiery online training on the new Learning@EFI site.”

The Fiery DFE advantage Additional options available for the new DFE include: Fiery Productivity Package — a set of productivity tools, including automated job submission, advanced queue management controls, last-minute image and colour editing, soft proofing and more.

Fiery Compose — software to manage tabs, specify media selections, apply lastminute edits and assign multiple finishing requirements.

Option Bundle — an offering that includes the award-winning Fiery Color Profiler Suite, the ES-2000 spectrophotometer, Fiery Impose software, Fiery Hot Folders/Virtual Printers, and Auto Trapping technologies.

The new Fiery DFE is available from Konica Minolta and authorized Konica Minolta resellers.

First HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D sold in Australia Brisbane-based iOrthotics purchased HP’s Jet Fusion 3D 4200 printing solution. The Australian orthotics manufacturer will be one of the first manufacturers to completely transition from polypropylene milling to 3D additive manufacturing. HP solution will enable iOrthotics with a faster, more sustainable method of producing custommade orthotic devices that are significantly stronger.

Dean Hartley, iOrthotics founding director

and general manager, citing a University of Queensland research and testing, said that devices manufactured by HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology are 4060% stronger than those produced using traditional polypropylene milling.

iOrthotics, which develops custom orthotic soles for podiatrists, will be helping out patients, who depend upon their orthotics for comfort and wellbeing, by providing them devices that are strong, sturdy and dependable.

3D printing specialist Evok3d has delivered HP’s Jet Fusion 3D 4200 printing solution to the vendor’s first commercial 3D print customer in Australia.

The change in the process helps the manufacturer to also boost their present productivity from about 30 plastic devices to 120 devices per day.

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Sustainable Foods Summit Asia-Pacific The premier Asia-Pacific edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit drew to a successful close in Singapore.

Bringing together about 100 senior executives from the regional food industry, Sustainable Foods Summit Asia-Pacific centered on discussions on sustainability developments, organic market potential, health impacts, and food ingredients.

The summit opened with a keynote from Raj Seelam, CEO of Sresta Natural BioProducts. According to the founder of a leading organic food company in India, organic is the most sustainable form of agriculture because of its low environmental impacts, as well as social and health benefits. Tobias Bandel of Soil & More also called for more organic farming systems because of its positive contribution to soil fertility.

Hosted for the first time in Asia, the summit raised many questions about sustainable development like, how to – encourage spending on organic & sustainable foods; raise adoption rates of plant-based proteins; raise awareness on sustainable packaging and environmental issues etc.

Key Notes : >

Organic is the most sustainable form of agriculture, says Raj Seelam of Sresta Natural BioProducts.

> Lively seminar by Bhutan Minister H.E. Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji. > Asia to show high growth in the coming decade in organic products.

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Anne Gabriel from Marine Stewardship Council highlighted the potential for sustainable seafood in the Asia-Pacific. She said that 1 billion people in the region rely on fish as their primary animal protein, whilst over 80% of the world’s fisheries are located here. The organisation aims to take 20% share of global marine catch by 2020, and a third by 2030.

In another paper, Andy Sweetman from Futamura made the case for bioplastics. Highlighting the environmental impact of plastic packaging (8 million tonnes going into the ocean each year), he called for greater adoption of plant-based packaging materials by food and beverage companies. Will Marg, CEO of Organic Systems and Solutions, gave an update on sustainability certification schemes. She believes the

future is with traceability, block-chain measures, and new technologies.

Major obstacles in the Asian organic food industry Some of the major obstacles in the Asian organic food industry were debated in the second session.

In the opening seminar, Amarjit Sahota from Ecovia Intelligence showed that Asia had become a leading producer of organic foods, yet consumption was lagging behind Europe and North America in spite of the region having some of the most affluent consumers. Tan Jian from OFDC China said that milk & dairy was one of the fastest growing sectors of the Chinese organic food market. Standards inconsistency and labelling issues were cited as the major pitfalls when entering the Chinese market.

Organic and Beyond Corporation and Sresta Natural

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BioProducts presented as case studies of leading organic food enterprises in China and India respectively. Vitoon Panyakul discussed the key issues Asian companies face when developing local markets in Asia, whilst Andrew Monk from Australian Organic gave insights into consumer behaviour.

When debating the future outlook for organic products, some panellists believed Asia will show high growth in the coming decade.

One speaker called into question the role of certification, since the region has a large and disparate number of organic standards.

Duncan McCance from The Frank Food Company kicked off the second day with a keynote on healthy diets. The chef is attempting to re-connect Singaporean consumers to agriculture with its home delivery scheme. Certified organic vegetables are picked in neighbouring Indonesia and delivered to consumer households within 12 hours. To encourage home cooking, the company provides free recipes. Nielsen highlighted some of the health & wellness trends stimulating demand for organic and sustainable foods. Digital media is expected to play an important role in the future, helping consumers make healthy and sustainable choices.

Callie Tai, CEO and Co-Founder of the leading health & organic food shop in Malaysia JustLife, shared her story in encouraging consumers to lead a healthy lifestyle. Education plays a key role, with the company arranging organic farm visits, an Earth day carnival, and campaigns for earth-friendly beauty products. SaladStop! was presented as a case study of a chain of healthy food diners. Set up in November 2009, the Singapore-based company has set up almost 40 outlets in various Asian locations. It is using sustainable and traceable ingredients in its healthy food options. Eugene Wang, Founder and CEO of Sophie’s Kitchen, called for more plantbased proteins in Asian diets. The company

is using konjac flour, algae, and yellow peas to create seafood alternative products. The dietician Ujjwala Baxi discussed the paradox of healthy food choices; she believes the best way to encourage healthy foods was incremental changes in consumer behaviour.

The final session discussed the growing use of sustainable food ingredients. Givaudan covered the sustainability issues associated with flavourings, whilst Puifung Leung from Fairtrade Hong Kong outlined the growing prospects for fairtrade products in the Asian region. Kalli Swaik from Ben & Jerry’s Asia gave insights into the sustainable ingredients used in the company’s ice-cream products; apart from fairtrade sugar and cocoa, the company has a sustainable dairy programme involving 300 farmers. The iconic ice-cream brand is using life-cycle analyses to address its environmental and social impacts.

PureCircle described the growing use of stevia as a sustainable alternative to sugar in food and beverage applications.

Bhutan – the poster child of sustainability One of the liveliest and inspiring seminars was given by H.E. Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, Bhutan Minister of Agriculture and Forests.

The small Himalayan country is often cited as the ‘poster child’ of sustainability; it is one of the leading advocates of organic farming, a major producer of clean energy and is carbon positive. According to the minister, the country faces many challenges when combining sustainable farming and environmental stewardship because of its mountainous terrain. He also said that all government projects are screened partly on Gross National Happiness (GNH) to see how they contribute to health & mental well-being.

sustainable foods? What can be done to raise adoption rates of plant-based proteins and dairy alternatives? How can sustainable packaging be encouraged? How can awareness of environmental issues like deforestation, ocean pollution, and climate change be translated into ethical purchases?

How can governments be encouraged to intertwine environmental / sustainable development with economic development?

Some of these questions will be addressed in the next Asia-Pacific edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit, scheduled for 4-5th September 2018.

The Sustainable Foods Summit The aim of the Sustainable Foods Summit is to explore new horizons for eco-labels and sustainability in the food industry by discussing key industry issues in a high-level forum.

The Asia-Pacific edition took place at the Marina Mandarin Singapore on 28-29th November.

The 2018 editions will be hosted in North America (30-31 January, San Francisco), Europe (14-15 June, Amsterdam), AsiaPacific (4-5 September, Singapore) and Latin America (November, São Paulo).

Hosted for the first time in Asia, the summit raised many questions about sustainable development. As incomes and spending power rise, how can Asian consumers be encouraged to spend more on organic &

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Thousands flock to Labelexpo Asia 2017 Expanding its feature content and show footprint, Labelexpo Asia 2017 featured 300 exhibiting companies, including 80 first time exhibitors.

The eighth edition of Labelexpo Asia 2017 closed in Shanghai earlier this month with record visitor numbers. Held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), the region’s largest show for the label and package printing market attracted 20,084 buyers, up 19.9% on 2015.

The event was used to launch many new flexo and digital presses with at least 54 working machines demonstrated live on the show floor. Unveiled as part of the special Digital Trail feature area, major digital press launches included HP Indigo’s WS6800, Xeikon’s 3500, Domino’s N610i digital color press and the Durst Tau 330E UV digital inkjet press shown by Fuji Xerox.

Other significant machinery launches included the M5 Excellence inline UV flexo press from Bobst and Zhejiang Weigang Machinery’s ZJR-330/450 flexo printer and ZX-320/450 intermittent label offset press.

Label Source exhibited the YTP-260R6C+1 full rotary letterpress printing machine, while Codimag and IST showed an LED-UV semirotary offset press for the first time. Brotech debuted its SDF 520 multi-functional finishing system for digitally printing labels and packaging while Luster Light launched new brand new proofing solutions at the show.

Continuing the demand since the last show in 2015 for more sustainable products

and services, UPM Raflatac promoted its RafCycle recycling system and Hangzhou Changli became its first Chinese partner.

Avery Dennison displayed its updated products and new technology including cold chain logistics, removable labels, hose packing, as well as its solution for putting its sustainability concept into action and promoting green developments for the industry.

In addition to the Digital Trail, the show also hosted its first SMART Zone which highlighted new technologies and applications for improving customer appeal and for tackling anti-counterfeiting. DPS Innovations, Shanghai Jion Point Information Technology, ST, Thinkgo Technology, Visualnet and Voyanic showcased a range of new active and intelligent label and packaging applications such RFID/NFC labels, nano materials and specialist inks.

James Samuel, events portfolio director, Labelexpo Global Series commented: “It is amazing to see Labelexpo Asia grow in size and stature year-on-year. Strong quality content is always key to a show’s success and our conference program run in partnership with PEIAC and dedicated focus on digital and smart technologies has kept the show fresh and relevant. Asia has the biggest demand for labels by volume and with 42 digital suppliers at this year’s show,

it really highlights just how much the market is shifting towards short runs. Again, as we saw at Labelexpo Europe earlier in the year, the other big areas of interest for Chinese printers coming out of this edition, have been automation and digital finishing. This market is fast developing and we look forward to returning in 2019.”

Pierre Panel, Codimag: “Codimag reports strong interest for Aniflo at Labelexpo Asia 2017. The Chinese market is very open to intermittent offset technology and considers anilox offset as a great differentiation factor.

With three presses installed in the Chinese market, Codimag already has a certain brand recognition as Beijing Sunrise Printing, the first Chinese printer equipped with a VIVA 340 Aniflo, was a winner in 2016 at the L9 Label Awards for ‘Great Wall Desert Vineyard’.

Visitors have been very enthusiastic and impressed by the press’ performance, and showed strong interest in our digital automated workflow and Esko Equinox expanded gamut printing technology.”

Olga Ivanyushina, Enprom: “Enprom has participated for first time at Labelexpo Asia in Shanghai presenting its line of machinery for labeling. The result of the exhibition was a good success for the Spanish company because several companies have been interested in the technical and innovative solutions for their products.”

Hendry Feng, HP: “It’s been one of the most successful Labelexpo Asias that we’ve ever taken part in. The amazing number of professional visitors, and the technical applications presented by the exhibitors, show that it has reached an international level.”

Limeng Zhang, ISRA VISION: “It’s the first time ISRA VISION attended Labelexpo Asia as an exhibitor. This exhibition brought ISRA VISION a lot of attractive chances to promote products and drew a wonderful company image to the majority of top players in label printing area.”

Paolo Grasso, OMET Srl: “Labelexpo Asia

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is more and more oriented on flexography.

We noticed that Chinese printers give more importance to UV flexo as an economical solution for medium and long runs. OMET has always played an extremely important role in this exhibition by presenting innovative ideas and concrete solutions expressly designed to meet customers’ needs. This edition saw an OMET X4 featuring a fully UV LED system. The number of “quality visitors” seemed to be higher than previous editions, as well as the number of companies from

the Asia-Pacific area. This trend confirms the relevant role of China as the main reference country, especially in terms of resources, consumables and service. It was an exciting exposition, which will bring us great payback in the next two years.”

Vienna Deng, Phoseon Technology: “Our participation at Labelexpo Asia 2017 was a great success. Our visitors were highly interested in our new Firejet FJ601 LED solution for flexo press retrofitting. We see

a growing interest in UV LED technology for flexographic printing that allows users to increase press uptime, print on thinner substrates, reach a faster throughput and work in a safer environment.”

Johnny Sha, UV Energy Science & Technologies Co Ltd: “Labelexpo Asia 2017 is the most influential stage in the label and digital printing industry. We have gained a great deal and it has helped us to raise our visibility.”

MPS to make bold strides into Asia in 2018 A dedicated branch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will be established, led by newly appointed Managing Director for Asia.

As the next step in MPS’ strategy to expand local presence in Asia, the Dutch-based narrow-web press manufacturer will establish an official Asia branch office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia early in 2018. Leading operations of the new branch will be Tim Klappe, who joined MPS on December 1, 2017 as Managing Director Asia Pacific.

Living and working in Asia for over 27 years, Klappe is well-known in the printing industry through his executive positions with Heidelberg, Manroland and Norde International Distributors, representing reputable print-industry brands including HP Indigo, Kodak, Xeikon, and Esko. Prior to joining MPS, Klappe led operations for Ferrostaal Indonesia and OneVision Software in Singapore.

Overseeing sales in the new MPS Asia office will be George Tan, MPS Area Sales Manager. Tan was employed by the company in June 2017, previously representing MPS as an agent at EP Digital. MPS has hired local service engineers to provide service and maintenance to MPS presses in the field, with plans to expand the team further with additional service engineers and sales representatives.

to show Asia how MPS is truly ‘Operator Focused, Results Driven’.”

“Asia is a market with significant growth potential, and MPS has already built a reputable name in the Asian label and

flexible packaging industry,” added Klappe.

“Needed was elevated local MPS presence and service, which will now be offered. I am honoured to be part of this well-respected, innovative organization and excited to help bolster its market share in Asia.”

“These are very exciting times for MPS in Asia,” commented Wim van den Bosch, CEO of MPS. “With our official MPS Asia office in Malaysia, a demo center in Japan, and regional representation in the complete Southeast Asia region, our presence will be vast with a strong service network for existing and new MPS customers. We are ready

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DS Smith double winner at the Oscar de l’Emballage 2017 G’Vine Grape Dots won in Transformation category & Combi 150R won in Production category.

DS Smith recently won awards in two of the five categories of the “Oscar de l’Emballage”: the folding carton G’Vine Grape Dots won the award in the Transformation category and the machine Combi 150R in the Production category.

The “Oscar de l’Emballage” ceremony rewards, each year, innovation in functionalities and technical know-how. It provides recognition within the dynamism of the packaging sector and is organised

by Infopro Digital, the editor of Emballages Magazine. This year’s 62nd edition of the awards, led by Henri Saporta, chief editor of Emballages Magazine, was held in front of 330 people who gathered together in Paris at the Elysees Biarritz on November 27th.

Over 100 applications were analysed by a jury of professionals from the sectors of packaging and conditioning. In order to classify the nominated products, five categories are used: Consumption, Transformation, Production, Environment and Promising.

In the Transformation category, the jury selected the folding G’Vine Grape Dots box.

This product was created for the “Maison” Villevert (Gin). It elegantly underlines the refined brand image with, on the top of the folding carton, selective varnish on the logo and, on the front face, in reference to the unique process of distillation of the G’Vine Floraison, a bunch of grapes. Drawn by the agency 5.5, the folding carton can be

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personalised thanks to pre-cut holes on two of its sides, allowing the consumer to transform it into a unique creation! In order to guarantee the best protection of the bottle, the folding carton has been conceived in the shape of a bell with a smart locking system.

In the Production category, the jury selected the new machine Combi 150R created by DS Smith Packaging Systems. Featuring one mandrel case former, one division inserter and one top sealer, the same machine can shape several different case formats.

Customers can make boxes with 4, 6 or 8 sides – maximising the printable area for messaging – it can even create rounded corners. The machine can also produce shelf-ready open cases, such as those with a high back and low front, to better display products.

The judging panel also nominated the manual version of the Made2Fit solution in the Transformation category. Made2Fit allows e-retailers to adapt the size of the packaging to the product it contains. Designed for small series, Made2Fit manual offers 39 combinations of parcels sizes. Using this

solution, the transporting of empty space is reduced to 80%, and potentially by 100% for certain products. Creating packaging that is the correct size allows us and our customers to reduce the operation and expedition costs. We gain stock space, we reduce labour costs and administration of orders, as well as decreasing the time needed for preparation and allowing for conditioning without additional inserts. It also reduces the amount products move during transit and so minimises the risks of damage.

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Monotech Systems installed JETSCI MUV 216 in Uganda The JETSCI MUV 216 Installed at Picfare Print is a complete solution integrated on customer’s existing Flexo Press to print Variable data at the speeds of up to 130 m/min.

Indian equipment manufacturer Monotech Systems has delivered and installed its JETSCI MUV-216 Inkjet System / solution – integrated to print online on a Flexo machine at one of the leading label printers in the Uganda – Picfare Print.

Neeraj Thappa, GM - International Sales, Monotech Systems, says, “The JETSCI MUV 216 Installed at Picfare Print is a complete solution integrated on customer’s existing Flexo Press to print Variable data at the speeds of up to 130 m/min. The customer can now use their workflow to deliver labels with Serialization, Numbering or with codes.

It’s a modular unit and can be upgraded to next levels on field any time later and if required; even add the camera inspection and verification system online.”

Mr. George Pryde, GM Picfare Print says, “We evaluated various high-speed inkjet systems suppliers and short listed Monotech System’s JETSCI due to their approach, positive attitude and the ease with which they provided information and answers throughout the product evaluation. Monotech were available always to answer queries whether it was technical details or offering solutions to our specific requirements. Moreover we were impressed and encouraged by their global installation base and vast experience in the field. So it did not take much time for us to finalize the system. It’s been some time now since the system was installed and is in production, we are delighted with the performance, after sales service and support of Monotech Systems JESTCI”. And since the system is modular and upgradable, we do look to various options by which new applications can be addressed and developed by Monotech Systems.

development track – increasing our product range, by the day. We have ventured into the printing business – commercial and security – and have appeared as the first government approved “Security Printing Company”. We

have acquired a state-of-the-art Flexo printing press which has expanded our printing capabilities to labels and now addition of a Monochrome Hi-Speed Inkjet Imprinting system.”

PICFARE is Uganda’s largest printed paper-products solutions provider and have been in operation since 1981 where the company started in small premises on 2nd Street, Kampala. By 1992 the company began producing exercise books and offering products to the local market thereby reducing the dependency on importation of school exercise books. We are on a rigorous

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The new world of labels: Finat event tackles the technical challenges The biennial FINAT Technical Seminar, is taking place 7-9 March 2018 in Barcelona.

“The world is changing: growing geographically smaller through globalisation, and universally bigger via the clouds. In this complex value chain, the challenges that face participants at all levels today are massive. Our time-honoured print technologies have new young digital partners; new label decoration and finishing technologies; new substrates; new inks and curing methods and much more. On top of that, brand owners want just-in-time delivery, personalisation, and price restraint. How can we win in this multi-faceted arena?” asks Jules Lejeune, Managing Director of FINAT, the international label industry association.

The biennial FINAT Technical Seminar, taking place 7-9 March 2018 in Barcelona, is always an excellent source of news of technical innovation; this year’s wide-ranging agenda – opened by FINAT President Chris Ellison – promises to deliver practical advice on how the industry, and label converters in particular, can achieve real results.

Andy Hobsbawm delivers the keynote It is particularly appropriate, in this day and age, that the programme will be launched by internationally-acclaimed keynote speaker Andy Hobsbawm, a pioneer in internet marketing, and co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of IoT smart products platform EVRYTHNG, which can connect any consumer product to the web, as well as manage real-time data to drive applications.

He will helpfully look at the technical side of the way in which smart products can transform brand relationships, business operations, and service experiences.

Labels and packaging are just beginning to explore the available technologies – among them augmented reality, sensors, printed electronics, batch/SKU QR codes – that can make packaging and labels smart. With live solutions, Andy will show the audience how to answer the call and transform their labels into smart, digital assets.

topic for label converters today. Chris Ellison will share his personal experiences as MD of the growing OPM Group with the audience to provide a practical users’ guide to the challenges and pitfalls of choosing an MIS supplier. Then Jeroen van Bauwel, Director of Product Management for Xeikon, will explore digitalisation of the production processes – in other words, ‘doing things differently’; and Geert de Proost, Director Solutions Marketing for Esko, will look at the principles of workflow automation, and the many helpful improvements to productivity that it can deliver.

Inks and decoration Daragh Whelan, Process Manager of Bobst Firenze, will discuss the technicalities of three different levels of digital automation for flexo print, and give insight into the economic values behind investment in each technology.

His economic analysis will include several case studies simulating various production environments and job schedules; and he will cover colour matching using Extended Color Gamut ECG technology. The session will close with MPS’ Global Marketing Manager Marjolein Ekkelboom discussing the different factors that influence a business connectivity platform, through which companies can combine and connect all their processes.

Troubleshooting workshops Optimising workflow Next, Alex Knott, Chairman of the FINAT Seminar Subcommittee, will chair a session dedicated to workflow optimisation – a key

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first introduced at FINAT’s European Label Forum. Two specific scenarios will this time be explored in parallel sessions: selfadhesive multi-layer peel-and-reveal labels, led by John Hammond, Sales Director of Nilpeter UK, and flexible packaging and sleeve labels, led by Nanette Thomas, CEO and founder of Synthogra. The session will be rounded off by a plenary follow-up and workshop outcomes by Paul de Ruyter after which participants will adjourn to Barcelona’s Maritim Restaurant for dinner and an evening of entertainment.

After lunch, De Ruyter Strategy will moderate lively and insightful troubleshooting workshops, extending their in-depth research with FINAT members that the company

Next day, Martin Stierle – FINAT Technical Committee member – chairs a session on inks and decoration, opened by Bo Meyer (UK), European Business Development Manager of UEI Falcontec. He will detail value-added options for labels through the use of hot and cold foiling, embossing, and adding texture.

Effective UV ink cure with a reduced photo initiator platform is indeed practically achievable, and a useful added-value feature for food labels, as Heinz Schweiger, Group Research Director of Printing Inks, for Zeller+Gmelin, will show. Sun Chemicals’ Marketing Manager, Energy Curing and Narrow-web, Jonathan Sexton, will detail developments in ink drying and curing, which are proving to be the key to faster speeds, web handling, and finishing.

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Gary Seward, Managing Director of narrowweb ink and varnish specialists Pulse Roll Label Products, will discuss varnishes – their manufacture and constitution, the different types available, and appropriate applications.

Facestocks and finishing The programme then moves on to its final session, on facestocks and finishing, chaired by Mikko Risanen, FINAT Technical Committee member. Dr Axel Niemöller, head of R&D for Sihl, will address coated facestock media for water-based inkjet inks for demanding applications, with a special focus on problems and solutions.

Recent advances in PSA label films will be explored by Dr Anil Gaikwad, Head of R&D for Cosmo Film PVT Ltd. His paper will cover the growing range of today’s BOPP labelling films, as well as cavitated core layer splitting resistance for different cavitating agents and skin and tie layer composition. It will also show the variation in standard tests for core anchorage and end-use application challenges.

Stamping foil manufacturer Dragon Foils’ General Manager Raymond Lu will be presenting his company’s extended research into cold foil application techniques; influential factors for cold foil applications; and the means to solving printing problems.

Smart labels Closing the seminar will be a timely exploration of traceability, food safety, authentication and branding with smart labels from Günther Dieroff, Sales and Marketing Manager for Beneli, who develop and produce printed, diecut, and smart selfadhesive label solutions. He will demystify IoT technologies and show how smart labels – embedded with electronics, software, sensors, or actuators – are used to increase consumer engagement as well as to provide traceability and product security.

The FINAT Technical Seminar 2018 will be ‘a particularly appropriate and insightful event’, promises session chairman Alex Knott, who will close the programme, thanking the speakers, the event sponsors and the participants. Full details of the FINAT Technical Seminar 2018 can be found on the FINAT website, www.finat.com, where it is also possible to register online.

Flint Group introduces a new lightweight family of rotec sleeves and bridges Up to 65% weight reduction for easier handling; superior dimensional stability for faster press speeds; increased safety and efficiency in the press room.

With increasing demand in the printing industry for equipment that enables more frequent and faster job changes on press, Flint Group introduces a new, lightweight family of rotec Sleeves and Bridges designed to increase press efficiency. The new rotec product line provides the same proven polyurethane coating that is well-known for its durability and solvent resistance in a series of sleeves and adapters that are lighter and easier to handle.

The rotec Lightweight Premium Sleeve – a high performance, plate mounting sleeve offering weight savings up to 40% compared to similar premium sleeves – exhibits excellent dimensional stability for high printing speeds, making it particularly effective in the wide web printing sector. The key to its superior all-around performance is the combination of its light weight and ease of use coupled with the premium construction that provides added strength and stability. The sleeve is further enhanced with an aluminum end plate that seals the edges for extra protection against inks, cleaning liquids and humidity and provides optimum performance and longevity to the sleeve life.

According to Bob Adler, Sales Director Flint Group, “Press operators find that the extremely low tolerances of these sleeves over time result in more consistent register accuracy, thereby delivering unparalleled print results. Presses can run faster with a tight tolerance product.” Adler further explains, “They are also less susceptible to damage and wear and tear over time, thereby having sleeves last a little longer in use.”

The weight savings in press and mounter applications is further extended to the rotec ULW Bridge – an ultra-lightweight adapter offering up to 65% reduction in weight – a significant weight savings for improved safety and handling by press operators. The rotec ULW Bridge is suitable for all press widths,

and offers particular benefits where higher wall thicknesses are most commonly used, such as in cantilevered mounter applications and unusually large print applications, including corrugated pre-print.

The rotec ULW Bridge construction is available in either the rotec Airo design, for systems with a dedicated air conduction system, or the rotec Unifit design, with a pass-through air conduction system, to work with virtually all types of air cylinders.

Additionally, the rotec ULW Bridge can be custom-made with special features such as the rotec Eco Bridge Technology with a breathable metal ring which creates an air pillow for easier and faster mounting, or the rotec Omega Surface Technology for conductivity properties. Special end rings and air supply configurations are also available.

To complete the lightweight family of sleeves and bridges, the rotec Atlas CFX Bridge offers superior construction in a lightweight sleeve designed to reduce press vibrations in high speed printing. The key to the premium performance lies in the carbon fiber reinforcement layer which lends superior strength and stability to the fiberglass base, which when coupled with the hard polyurethane outer coating provides maxium stability for extremely high print performance at high press speeds. The uniquely lightweight bridge is capped with aluminum end rings for added protection and support.

Flint Group understands the industry requirements for products that accommodate more frequent job changes and increased efficiency as run lengths for print jobs continue to decline. The new lightweight family of rotec Sleeves and Bridges are just some of the latest solutions from Flint Group that make the work environment more productive and safe.

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Christof Naier taking over from Klaus Bachstein as CEO of Gallus After 15 years at the helm of the Gallus Group, Klaus Bachstein has made the decision to leave the company for pastures new.

Mr. Bachstein joined Gallus Ferd. Rueesch AG as Director of Marketing, Business Development and Screen Printing Business on 1 October 1995, subsequently also taking over responsibility for Service and Sales. In June 2002, he took over the position of CEO of the Gallus Group.

This phase saw many important developments: • The introduction of the Gallus RCS, the first completely servo-driven label printing press with maximum process flexibility, which set a new industry benchmark for productivity • The use of technical granite as the core module for the printing and converting units in the Gallus ECS 340, which went on to become the top-selling label printing press in its class • The development and introduction

of the Gallus Labelmaster, a fully scalable machine platform with maximum configuration flexibility for the label printer to cover almost every customer •

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requirement The development and introduction of the Gallus Labelfire, the first industrial digital label printing press with upstream and downstream finishing steps, which handles all process steps from the roll to the fully finished and die-cut label in one production cycle The development of the screen printing plate business through new electroplating and coating processes for the production of printing plates for a wide range of applications in the label business and for functional printing The development of lean methods in the development and production of label printing presses

The Gallus Group was taken over by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in

mid-2014. Important business units and functions with synergy potential to increase customer benefit in the Heidelberg Group have been integrated since then, while still maintaining the Gallus brand. This includes market development by Heidelberg’s sales and service organizations, the development and production of joint technology platforms such as the inkjet unit and the software of the Gallus Labelfire’s digital printing unit, and the use of Heidelberg service platforms to improve Gallus’ services.

The continued corporate development of Gallus as part of the Heidelberg Group will be headed up by Christof Naier from January 2018 onwards. Christof Naier joined Gallus in July 2012, first as Head of Sales, Marketing, and Service Label Business, and since July 2017 as General Manager Label Business.

He will continue to rigorously implement the growth strategy for Gallus initiated three years ago and work at full throttle to drive the expansion of the digital business.

The administrative board of Gallus Holding AG has thanked Klaus Bachstein for his contributions to the development of the company and wished him every success in his future endeavours.

Crown to acquire Signode for $3.9 billion Crown Holdings, a global player in consumer packaging, has entered into an agreement to acquire Signode Industrial Group Holdings (Bermuda), a global provider of transit packaging systems and solutions, from The Carlyle Group, in a cash transaction valued at $3.91 billion subject to customary closing adjustments. The acquisition, which is subject to review by various competition authorities, is expected to close during the first quarter of 2018 and to significantly increase free cash flow.

Based in Glenview, Illinois, Signode’s global footprint includes operations in 40 countries across 6 continents, with sales to customers in approximately 60 countries. With pro forma sales and adjusted EBITDA of $2.3 billion and $384 million, respectively, for the twelve months ended November 30, 2017, Signode supplies transit packaging systems and

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solutions, which consist of strap, stretch and protective packaging consumables and the application equipment and tooling for each.

Commenting on the transaction, Timothy J. Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer of Crown, stated, “With this acquisition, we add a portfolio of premier transit and protective packaging franchises to our existing metal packaging business, thereby broadening and diversifying our customer base and significantly increasing our cash flow. Signode’s products supply critical in-transit protection to high value, high volume goods across a number of end-markets, including metals, food and beverage, corrugated, construction and agriculture, among others. Combined with its highly engineered equipment and service business, Signode offers full solutions to meet customers’ transit packaging needs.

In addition to its equipment and protective packaging businesses, geographic and product mix provide a strong platform for value-creating growth.”

Mark Burgess, CEO of Signode, said, “From the moment we became a stand-alone company, through three years of operational improvement, product development, and growth, the Carlyle team has partnered with us and been fully committed in helping create tremendous value to our franchise. Signode is excited to join the Crown team and continue delivering great value add solutions for our customers.”

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as exclusive financial advisor to Crown and provided committed financing for the transaction.

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New Sustainable Packaging - longer preservation of food product without metallized materials and modified atmospheres. with metallized materials for snacks, resulting in products made from nonrenewable sources which are also very difficult to recycle.

Extending the shelf life of food is one of the challenges of the food sector. Currently, modified atmosphere processes are used in the case of meats and fresh food, as well as packaging including multilayer structures

In order to achieve environmentally sustainable packages allowing to preserve food in optimal conditions for longer period, AIMPLAS coordinates the project REFUCOAT. By means of the investigations that will be carried out in the project, innovative material based on biopolymers will be developed, thus replacing those currently used in food

packaging in the form of films and trays.

Specifically, polyglycolic acid (PGA) is going to be combined with modified silica oxide in order to formulate a hybrid coating with oxygen and water vapour barrier properties.

Furthermore, a new PLA grade from corn wastes will be developed, with better water vapour barrier values than commercial grades. These developments are going to be combined in order to create recyclable packages for chicken, cereals and snacks.

In the project REFUCOAT a total of 12 partners from five countries take part. It is funded by the European Union, through the program H2020-BBI-JTI-2016 with grant number 74591.

Mondi’s new Splashbag now resists rain for up to six hours Since its launch in 2015, Mondi’s Splashbag has celebrated international success – and it does not stop here: its rain resistance has tripled to up to six hours and it now prevents moisture ingress for up to five days.

“We have introduced a new industry standard here for paper bags to benefit our customers,” says Claudio Fedalto, Sales & Marketing Director, Mondi Industrial Bags.

“Workers can now store their cement sacks in damp environments for a whole working week without worrying about the materials getting wet.”

The new SPLASHBAG with the outer ply of Mondi Advantage Protect sack kraft paper, keeps up with the needs of advanced customers and end users around the world.

Already millions of Splashbags are sold in three continents.

Extensive testing at Mondi’s Bag Application Centre has resulted in the performance upgrade. A series of Cobb60 tests was conducted to measure water absorption and the results show a 30% reduction compared to standard sack kraft paper. These improvements offer even lower breakage rates and help logistics and site managers save time and costs thanks to reduced

wastage and shorter clean-ups.

“The improved Splashbag provides customers with the necessary tools for market success. Mondi’s Industrial Bags customers and suppliers alike can rely upon the company’s long-standing expertise in – and passion for – innovative, sustainable and customer-focused paper packaging solutions that guarantee a high level of reliability and quality,” says Claudio Fedalto, Sales & Marketing Director, Mondi Industrial Bags.

Mondi Industrial Bags, a business segment of Mondi Group, is an international producer

of industrial paper bags, selling around 5 billion bags per year. Thanks to its broad range of bag specifications, Mondi Industrial Bags serves major industries, including cement and building materials, chemicals, food, feed and seed. The business segment operates a dense sales and services network, the specialised filling equipment department Natro Tech, as well as its Bag Application Centre, where researchers develop and test innovative packaging solutions.

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Alpna opens new production facility in Okhla

The Print coating and UV Equipment division of Alpna has opened a new production facility in Okhla Industrial Area of Delhi. The Delhi-based manufacturer Alpna Visual Packaging Aids has opened the new 20,000 sq.ft. facility in phase II of the Industrial Area.

Other group companies include Alpna Varnishing and Alankar Lamination Works.

Together they provide services of various print coatings; aqueous and UV varnish/ coating in full and spot; texture and heat sealable coatings; print limitation in dry, wet and thermal in various finishes like gloss, matt, velvet etc.; screen spot UV in gloss,

matt, glitter, high build-up, abrasive, coral, bubble, etc; UV curing systems; UV supplies; Roller Coaters; and Automatic SheetStackers etc. It produces M-Cure retrofit UV solutions, smart coat anilox coaters, LED UV systems, Eagle series high speed roller coater lines and full range of UV solutions. It also provides complete solutions for screen printing equipment and represents ATOM, screen printing machines in India.

month at its facility. With the new state-ofthe-art production facility, and manufacturing assisted by CNC capabilities, Alpna expects to reduce the delivery time by 75% as compared to earlier. With an installation base of around 1500 machines, Alpna boasts a prestigious clientele that includes leading names from the industry like Parksons Graphics, Nutech Packaging, Pragati Press and Edelmann Packaging to name a few.

With an in-house designing team, Alpna manufactures around ten machines per

Flint Group announces a global price increase Increased incremental cost escalation forces Flint Group to raise the prices of its Packaging Inks products.

Flint Group Packaging Inks prices will go up globally as of 1 January 2018. The company announced that unique cost burdens necessitated the decision to raise prices.

Q3 2017 saw significant increases and supplementary rises have been announced for Q4 2017. Current forecasts indicate that the price pressure will not lessen as the industry moves into 2018. Further to announcements made in March 2017, it has become clear that the raw material markets for many components within Flint Group’s Packaging Inks products have experienced price escalation. Many raw material markets remain highly volatile as 2017 comes to a close. Flint Group’s sales representatives are currently in the market discussing the magnitude of increases for each customer and segment.

Unequivocal price inflation has been witnessed in polyethylene and polyethylene resins, titanium dioxide, pigments, key solvents, glycerin and MMAs. Flint Group has marked all these feedstocks as influencing the cost base of both solvent-based and

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water-based inks and coatings. The following points highlight it further: • Numerous pigment production facilities in China have been ordered to close, awaiting environmental inspection.

• Glycerin prices in 2018 are expected to be 80-90% higher than 2017.

• Key solvents are under pressure due to outages and tight material supply.

• Persistent tightening of and price escalation in the Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) market.

Doug Aldred, President Packaging Inks for Flint Group, explains, “Despite our tenacious efforts to mitigate these dynamics by deploying significant capital to efficiency projects, cost pressure has been utterly relentless. The situation now necessitates that we pass some increases through the supply chain. Product quality and consistency are essential for our customers which is why we will continue to prioritise efficiency improvements so they can assuredly rely on us moving into the New Year.”

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Hyderabad’s Kolli Graphics adds a SpTech BoxMate

SpTech’s Indian representative Global Printech Graphics installed country’s first BoxMate Automatic Blank Separator at Hyderabad based-Kolli Graphics. BoxMate, manufactured by Korea-based SpTech, is a real time saver in stripping applications and is a highly efficient offline stripping and blanks separating solution for various packaging industry products. Additionally, the machine features auto feeder with pallet

loading, user-friendly design, touch-screen controller and short make ready times.

Taking less than 15 minutes for job changeovers, the machine can separate blanks of sheet size ranging from 500x450mm to 1100x800mm.

printing press, foil stamping and folder and gluer, Kolli has not only upgraded its manual stripping to automated but also plans to double its production. They have managed to save upwards of 5 hours per day with their new machine and eye premium packaging segments with the enhanced capabilities.

With the recent addition of BoxMate along with a few other new additions like UV

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Inside 3D Printing Mumbai With the success of the 2017 edition establishes itself as a leading 3D Printing Networking Forum.

The 3rd edition of Inside 3D Printing Mumbai concluded successfully and established itself as one of country’s leading 3D Printing Networking Forums. It was organised at Nehru Centre, Mumbai an attracted 1900+ trade visitors from across India. Spread over 2 Halls with the presence of all the key stakeholders, the show provided a comprehensive insight into current state of the Indian 3D printing industry, recent developments, products across technology and application.

Tanmay Shah, Innovation Leadership Team from Imaginarium who were the Lead Patrons on the trade fair, comments, “Inside 3D Printing Mumbai has consistently played a critical role in taking the Indian Additive Manufacturing market one notch higher every single year. For Imaginarium, the event becomes the most important annual showcase of our work and the Road ahead. The show’s success from 2015 and 2016 gave us the confidence to once again come on board as Lead Patrons and bring to the fore our full strength. The experience has been fantastic.

The overall quality of visitors, exhibitors, speakers and organisation reflects India’s fast growing position on the global 3DP map.”

Inside 3D Printing Mumbai culminates a year long engagement by CNT to catalyse 3D Printing technology across various application sectors.

Key Notes : >

1900+ trade visitors from across India attended the 2017 edition in Mumbai.

> Successful introduction of the Metal AM Track with participation from Key Metal AM OEMs. > Inside 3D Printing Mumbai for a first time featured a Materials Pavilion.

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Since the trade fair was held in Mumbai, it was easily accessible for application industries such as automotive, heavy engineering, tooling and

packaging to name a few. However the show also saw visitors from across India travel to understand how 3D printing impacts their respective business’s validating the importance of a dedicated 3D Printing trade fair.

In 2015, the approximate size of the addressable manufacturing market for Additive Manufacturing was $13 trillion while the Market Share of Additive Manufacturing was $5 billion. Boston Consulting Group forecasts that it will grow at a compound annual rate of almost 30% through 2020. According to Aditya Chandavarkar, Partner, CNT, “Additive Manufacturing is getting a lot of traction in India and many companies are working on moving into functional part manufacturing using additive manufacturing compared to only prototyping.”

Annual Engagement culminating with Inside 3D Printing Mumbai 2017 In line, with the commitment at CNT to promote 3D Printing technology to various application industries, many opportunities were curated by CNT for the 3D Printing stakeholders to reach out to their respective target audiences.

The activities included dedicated Pavilions, conferences, roundtable seminars and presence at Plastivision, International Tooling Summit, Sinterline Material Conference, Plastomotive, Kids India, Laser

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World of Photonics, International Summit for Packaging Industry. The industry targeted included plastics, tooling, moulding, automotive, engineering, consumer appliances, toys, industrial applications and packaging.

Dr. J.F.James, Industry Account Manager, EOS GMBH India, shares his views on the trade fair: “Congratulations for a good show and Best Wishes for more such events. The quality of visitors to our booth was quite high and we had a good experience.”

Materials Pavilion Inside 3D Printing Mumbai for a first time featured a Materials Pavilion. Materials are an important and under-estimated aspect of 3D Printing. The idea of curating the Materials Pavilion was to provide a dedicated space for the various players in the Materials supply chain to be present. The Materials Pavilion included Solvay Engineering Plastics, Creomer, Naturtec, Rever Industries and Greenway Tech. CNT estimated the Material focus to grow as the 3D Printing industry matures in India.

Knowledge Sharing Conference Tracks at Inside 3D Printing Mumbai 2017 The conference sessions opened with a double Keynote from Autodesk and HP bringing global insights to the audience. The knowledge sharing conference track focused on Manufacturing, Medical and for the first time a successful introduction of the Metal AM Track with participation from Key Metal AM OEMs and industry experts from EOS, Renishaw, GE Additive, Materialise, Wipro 3D and AMCG. Nayan Patel, Operations and Technical Manager, Renishaw India, added, “The event was indeed very well organised and Renishaw feels extremely glad in associating with CNT team.”

Dilip Raghavan, Partner, CNT Expositions and Services LLP, adds: “Our aim at CNT with the successful established Inside 3D Printing Mumbai event and our other neutral knowledge sharing platforms is to provide a conducive environment for the 3D Printing technology to proliferate and grow in India.”

Meteor collaboration sees Xaar 1201 become a star in Graphics and Textiles Xaar has announced a collaboration with industrial printhead solution provider Meteor Inkjet to produce an inkjet development kit and commercial drive electronics set for the Xaar 1201 printhead. The specially developed ecosystem from Meteor enables OEMs who use the Xaar 1201 to develop printers for the graphics and textiles market to maximise the printhead performance.

In addition, the collaboration means that OEMs can rely on a best-in-class solution from initial printhead development right through to full commercialisation of their printer. This shortens OEMs’ time-to-market as well as ensuring the best printhead performance possible for their own customers.

“We chose to work with Meteor Inkjet because its electronics – which are designed to be power-efficient, compact and flexible – are the perfect way to get the maximum performance from the Xaar 1201,” says Simon Kirk, Senior Product Manager at Xaar.

“Whilst the printhead is a key part of any print system, there are a number of components that make up the printhead ecosystem, and these play a critical part in the overall printhead performance. It’s therefore essential that we are able to provide our customers not just with a superb printhead, but also with a high quality suite of electronics and software which can be used in printhead evaluation and commercial

printer production. Meteor has delivered this, and together we now offer our customers the complete printhead package.”

“We’re delighted to have developed a printhead driver solution that will get the best out of the Xaar 1201 for graphics and textiles,” comments Clive Ayling, Managing Director at Meteor Inkjet. “We have worked on several Xaar printheads before, and once again, by working closely with the Xaar team, we have produced a drive electronics solution that will truly enhance the performance of the printhead for OEMs.” The Xaar 1201 printhead, a rising star in the textiles and graphics printing markets in Asia and Europe, is a versatile and compact greyscale printhead. It prints one, two or four colours, delivers a high level of quality and performance, and is capable of handling aqueous, UV, hard-solvent and eco-solvent inks. Designed for easy integration by printer manufacturers, the Xaar 1201 features 1280 nozzles that jet variable drop sizes; these produce high quality graphics and textiles on a wide range of substrates at an apparent resolution of up to 1440 dpi.

The next Inside 3D Printing Mumbai show will take place on 19 – 20 December 2018 at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai.

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Epson to showcase solutions for textile printing at Heimtextil 2018 Monna Lisa printer equipped with Epson PrecisionCore printheads and Genesta inks offers total industrial textile printing solution.

In the words of Direct To Fabric Sales & Marketing Director EMEAR & Americas, Giovanni Pizzamiglio: “Epson wishes to become an indispensable technological partner in the industrial textile printing sector.

The aim is to offer manufacturers, retailers and designers the opportunity to produce This year, Epson will take part in Heimtextil — to be held in Frankfurt January 9-12, 2018 — with an even more extensive range, covering every home décor application. Epson offers a complete range of solutions that combine state-of-the-art printing technology such as PrecisionCore Epson heads, dedicated inks and precision mechanics with products ranging from direct-print inkjet models for customised household items, sublimation printing on three-dimensional objects such as plates, cutlery and vases, and high-end production systems for the industrial sector.

The modern textile industry wants choice and extreme customization. To cater for this need, Epson has developed products such as the Monna Lisa digital printer for fabrics — which, in 2005, was one of the first to use pigment inks for home textile applications, printing more than five million metres of fabric to date — as well as a range of sublimation and direct fabric printers. The variety of materials that can be printed with different kind of inks, including wool, linen, cotton, silk and polyester, combined with the power of Epson technology means that it is possible to reproduce quality designs in vibrant colors and in different quantities. The drawings used to personalize the objects and the textile and printed products on the fabrics and supports, including the wallpaper, have been designed

by Luciana and Fulvio Alvisi, creatives who have been guiding “Alvisi e Alvisi” since 1973, an innovative study of drawings for fabrics in Como, capital of silk.

the Monna Lisa machines have high colour yield, colour fastness and reproducibility — essential features for fabrics used in the home textile industry, obtained also by means of pre-treatment processes.

quality products quickly and competitively, ensuring quality and rapid adaptation to new market trends. Our product range, from Monna Lisa for industrial textile digital printing, to our sublimation and DTG printing, can fully meet the needs of any market.”

Here are the details of some of the Epson solutions on show at the booth: Monna Lisa Evo Tre, the innovative printer in the DTF inkjet series that revolutionised the digital textile printing market by offering a tool that could shift from the sampling phase to reliable industrial production. The Monna Lisa printer is the ultimate Total Solution for the industrial textile market. It is produced

by F.lli Robustelli and equipped with Epson PrecisionCore printheads and Genesta inks, designed by Epson in collaboration with For. Tex. Available in three widths (180, 220 and 320 cm), it offers numerous advantages including reduced production time, the ability to print custom designs on a wide range of fabrics, and the flexibility to produce low-cost samples.

At Heimtextil, the 180 cm Monna Lisa Evo Tre 32PC uses Genesta pigment inks in eight colours to print on various fabrics for the Home Textile sector. Pigment printing does not require steam and washing processes, and this gives Monna Lisa a low environmental impact. Fabrics printed with

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SureColor SC-F9300 64-inch sublimation printer for low-priced, easy printing: this machine is extremely flexible and ideal for producing small volumes of quality fabrics and sublimating specific designs on rigid substrates such as spill-proof panels, table tops, cups, cutlery, vases and coasters. The SureColor SC-F9300 model is a four-colour printer using UltraChrome DS inks and a high-density HDK black. It offers dual Epson PrecisionCore TFP heads for consistent, reliable results with exceptional color and sharpness.

SureColor SC-F2000 is used for direct fabric printing and can create customized towels, aprons, cushions and bags in just a few minutes. It is a particularly popular printer with the market: Epson estimates that, from its launch until August this year, it has printed more than 36 million T-shirts worldwide.

Genesta inks, UltraChrome DS and UltraChrome DG inks have achieved the ECO PASSPORT certification from OEKO-TEX to confirm Epson’s commitment to supporting sustainable textile production.

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Mimaki to present the beauty of digital textile printing at Heimtextil 2018 Stand to feature a large walk-in application area based on new emerging trends in home textiles and interior decorations.

Mimaki, manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting systems, will exhibit at Heimtextil 2018. The show takes place from 9 to 12 January 2018 in Frankfurt. The company with a longstanding heritage in digital textile printing, will be showcasing both direct-to-textile and sublimation transfer printers as well as displaying a wide range of printed textiles at the show.

“Heimtextil is an important show for Mimaki,” says Ronald van den Broek, General Manager Sales at Mimaki Europe. “We are especially excited this year to be speaking with attendees about not only entry-level and mid-market textile printers, but also our Mimaki Textile Pro Series for higher volume applications. Fashion designers and other show attendees are sure to find inspiration when they visit our stand and see what is possible with modern digital textile printing.”

Mimaki, the Home of Digital Textile Printing A highlight of Mimaki’s textile show exhibit is always the application showcase, and Heimtextil will be no exception. This year, Mimaki invites all designers and manufacturers of home goods to walk into their large, roomy application area on the stand to experience the beauty of digitally printed textiles and decorations. Visitors will be able to see up close, touch and feel a wide array of applications, such as bed sheets, cushions, shower curtains, wallpaper, carpets and more. Not only will these reflect

the versatility of Mimaki printing solutions, but they will also serve as a mood board of new emerging market trends. Visitors will be inspired to examine their own design and production strategies and stimulated to determine where digital printing best fits.

Whether it is production of samples, custom home goods or short to mid-sized runs of textile products, the applications for digital textile printing are broadening daily, with the imagination as the only limit. Visitors will find Mimaki to be the true Home of Digital Textile Printing!

Textile printers for every need At the show, Mimaki will demonstrate efficient and affordable textile printing for a wide range of natural and man-made fabrics. On display will be: The Mimaki Tx300P Series, highly flexible and easy-to-use digital textile printers that use two different types of textile inks at the same time. This dual ink capacity allows printing on cotton with textile pigment inks and printing on polyester with sublimation ink in one printer without the time and hassle involved with changing ink types. Since these are two of the most commonly used ink types for textiles, the Tx300P series is ready to quickly get to work regardless of the fabric type being printed. Like all Mimaki textile printers, these printers deliver brilliant images and fine details to satisfy even the most demanding design.

Sublimation printers for textiles. Mimaki offers a variety of sublimation printers, ranging from entry-level printers to grand format printers for higher volume environments. Mimaki inks are OEKO-TEX certified and produce brilliant colours, and include yellow and pink fluorescent inks. OEKO-TEX is a worldwide consistent, independent testing and certification system for raw, semi-finished, and finished textile products. It tests for harmful substances to comply with human and ecological requirements.

“We aim to inspire visitors to our stand,” van den Broek adds. “But in all honesty, we are more inspired by the visitors than they are by us! This is a very creative group, and we are looking forward to sharing ideas with them that will inspire both of us as we move into the future of digital textile printing.”

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GIAN focuses 3D and 4D Additive Manufacturing course Under AICTE, ‘Waste Management by Additive Manufacturing’ course inaugurated at GND Engineering College.

At the Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, a waste management initiative was inaugurated under AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education). The Global Initiative for Academic Network (GIAN) will focus on teaching a 3D and 4D additive manufacturing course, called Waste Management by Additive Manufacturing.

The waste management by using waste for manufacturing through additive technology will help reduce carbon footprint along with producing valuable goods for human consumption.

Additive manufacturing (AM), popularly known as 3D printing, is the next big thing in global industrial revolution. The technology

allows one to make customized products through a one-step process while avoiding key costs like those for tools or molds.

The new course is the first of its kind in the region where the faculty members teaching it are from India (IIT, Kharagpur and GNDEC) and Italy. The course will offer students hands-on experience in using additive manufacturing and investment casting technology to manage several different kinds of waste, including, solid waste, e-waste and PSW (plastic solid waste). In addition to the new waste management course, a team of experts from GNDEC’s Production Engineering department have also developed feed stock 3D printing filament using only waste materials and graphene, which makes it possible to conduct electricity through the filament.

Engineering and local coordinator of the course said that waste management was the need of hour. Department of Science and Technology under ASEAN has allotted the research project Rs 98 lakh.

The course was inaugurated by Dr. Buta Singh, Dean (Academics), MRS Punjab Technical University, Bhathinda. Dr. Surinder Bir Singh, Ex-Principal, GNDEC and Dr. R.S. Seehra, Ex-Principal, GNDEC were guests of honour. Dr. Sehijpal Singh, Principal welcomed the guests.

Fernando Fraternali, Professor, structural Mechanics, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy said 3D and 4D printing techniques were being widely used for waste management. Fernando is actively involved in waste management projects.

Dr Rupinder Singh, Professor, Production

Events Calendar New Delhi World Book Fair 2018

Screen Print India

Date: 06 JAN-18 to 14 JAN-18 Venue: Pragati Maidan New Delhi

Date: 20 APR-18 to 22 APR-18 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre Mumbai

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