PRESSIdeas February 2017

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Contents FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK..............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Print-to-Mobile launches to success..........................................................................................................................................................................................7 Impression 2017 at Manipal..........................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Komori and SCREEN GP develop Integrated Workflow Solution.................................................................................................................................. 10 Out soon: 4th drupa Global trends Report 2017 ............................................................................................................................................................... 11 Kodak makes record CtP sales at PrintPack........................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Kodak Quarter at PrintPack India 2017................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 AGS: Empowering Customers to Save! .................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Monotech launches DigiGlow V475 at PrintPack................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Konica Minolta KM1 is now available for Indian customers........................................................................................................................................... 16 HP showcases advancements in Indigo printing at Print Pack 2017........................................................................................................................... 17 manroland expands into Services space .............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Fujifilm exhibits innovative printing solutions at Print Pack 2017............................................................................................................................... 19 Xerox launches Fiery-powered C70 at PrintPack India 2017.......................................................................................................................................... 20 Enthusiastic participation marks the inauguration of PrintPack India 2017............................................................................................................. 21 Konica Minolta demonstrates its cutting edge printing and web solutions at PrintPack India 2017............................................................. 22 FINAT RADAR: The European label industry’s in-depth market analysis.................................................................................................................... 23 Xerox brings enhancements to Color C70 Printers............................................................................................................................................................ 24 Xerox: Inkjet is a reality for all Print Providers now............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Konica Minolta Bizhub PRESS C1060 boosts operations at Amitsons ....................................................................................................................... 26 Canon India installs its flagship iPRC10000VP in Lucknow............................................................................................................................................. 27 Canon and OneVision hardware and software partnership........................................................................................................................................... 28 Xerox India on Budget 2017....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Xerox and EFI partner to give customers best in class digital front ends.................................................................................................................. 29 HP Inc. Brings High Quality to Entry-level Commercial Inkjet Printing with HP PageWide Web Press T235 HD......................................... 30 Kodak at Hunkeler Innovation Days 2017............................................................................................................................................................................. 31 Steinemann Technology introduces dfoil............................................................................................................................................................................. 32 New KBA Rapida 75 PRO at Eberle Druck in Vienna........................................................................................................................................................... 33 Siegwerk publishes first-ever Sustainability Report to provide greater transparency......................................................................................... 34 CCL Label, the world’s largest, enters India!......................................................................................................................................................................... 35 REVO Open House held at Bobst Firenze, Italy.................................................................................................................................................................... 36 SGK unifies USG Boral across 12 different countries......................................................................................................................................................... 39 Flint Group launches innovative rotec Eco Bridge............................................................................................................................................................. 39 Cosmo Films commissions significant capacity expansion............................................................................................................................................ 40 Manugraph to manufacture C.I Flexo machines at Kolhapur ....................................................................................................................................... 40 Perfect Flexitech buys 3rd intaGlios from Monotech Systems...................................................................................................................................... 41 Monotech Systems wins ‘Best 3D Printing Solution Provider’ award.......................................................................................................................... 41 Monotech Systems wins Outstanding Performance Award........................................................................................................................................... 42 SinoCorrugated 2017 in April.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Five additional MPS presses for Reflex Labels...................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Ball Aerocan India wins Asia Cantech Award....................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Market launch of the Heidelberg Primefire 106 digital printing system running on schedule ........................................................................ 44 TRESU introduces Flexo Kit metallic ink unit ....................................................................................................................................................................... 45 HP releases Signage Suite for HP Latex and DesignJet.................................................................................................................................................... 46

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, Print has got its ‘mojo’ back. According to Sabine Geldermann, Director drupa, Messe Duesseldorf, “Recruited from senior managers who visited drupa last year, almost 850 printers and over 300 suppliers representing all regions and markets participated in the survey run by Printfuture, the specialist print consultancy and market research company. “All printers, whatever market or region they are based in, know that if they are to succeed in the long term, they must continue to adapt to the ever changing market and economic conditions. This needs a ruthless approach to efficiency and automation while at the same time learning new skills and adding new added value services. Nevertheless it is pleasing to report that overall, print has got its ‘mojo’ back.” The 4th annual Global Trends report gives the detailed evidence to support the thesis that globally Print is recovering well from the double challenge of the 2007/8 economic crisis and the strategic shift towards digital communications.

Talking further on trends, the Partica technology has been developed to enable printers to offer a solution to publishers to enable them to have their content prepared for both print and mobile platforms from the same print ready PDF. It allows printers to develop closer ties with publishers through offering them a clear added value service to meet a real need, mobile friendly publishing. The Partica technology reformats print publication files (PDFs) into a mobile-friendly format able to be viewed on smartphones and tablets. Innovative Australian print-to-mobile mobile tech provider Radiaca has closed its first major deal with PRESSIdeas Publishing. Thus, PRESSIdeas takes Radiaca’s new Partica print to mobile technology into a marketplace of more than 300,000 Print and Publishing businesses.

In the premier event – PrintPack India 2017 – review, we have some of the major technology providers’ latest offerings. Apart from showcase from the leaders AGS, Monotech, Konica Minolta, HP, manroland, FujiFilm, Xerox, Kodak etc., we have exclusive interviews with people at the top of some of the leading companies participating at the 13th edition of the grand show. Besides all this, there are news and stories from around the world of Printing, Packaging and many other segments of the Graphic Arts Industry. Enjoy reading and keep in touch with your valuable feedback!

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Print-to-Mobile launches to success New Aussie print to mobile technology Partica scores major win in subcontinent Innovative Australian print-to-mobile mobile tech provider Radiaca has closed its first major deal with PRESSIdeas Publishing. The Partica technology reformats print publication files (PDFs) into a mobile-friendly format able to be viewed on smartphones and tablets, and is one of the technologies offered as part of the Radiaca suite of solutions.

PRESSIdeas takes Radiaca’s new Partica print to mobile technology into a marketplace of more than 300,000 Print and Publishing businesses.

The Partica technology has been developed to enable printers to offer a solution to publishers to enable them to have their content prepared for both print and mobile platforms from the same print ready PDF. It will allow printers to develop closer ties with publishers through offering them a clear added value service to meet a real need, mobile friendly publishing.

Richard Lindley, CTO of Radiaca says, “This is a momentous move for us and our partners, especially as content consumption trends which are heading strongly to mobile continue to boom. To keep up with a rapidly changing industry, India’s publishing community has the opportunity with Radiaca to get ahead of the market and attract new commercial opportunities with an innovative and intelligent mobile tech solution offering.”

The Partica platform technology takes a PDF for print and designs streamlined,

translatable and mobile-friendly articles.

Through the use of polls, surveys, calls to action and real-time feedback for customers, the in-built capabilities enhance two-way communication between printers and customers – closing the gap between the content consumer and brand owner and delivering real value for the publisher.

Shankar Vishwanath, co-founder of Radiaca and CEO of Printer Magazines Group, says, “As the printing industry has declined over the past five years, with consumers increasingly seeking solutions through online platforms, Radiaca will help positively grow the print sector by tapping into new revenue streams for printers and enabling new ways of consuming print media.

“This major deal is the first of many that we expect to be achieved, as printers come to realise the immense benefits that Partica provides to their publishing clients.”

Jacob George, Marketing Director of PressIdeas Publishing, says, “To stay relevant, printers need to start thinking about how to reinvent themselves in a sector that is being disrupted. We are excited to bring Radiaca to the industry to enable businesses to embrace change and transform the way they operate.”

For further information, visit: www.radiaca. com/pressideas/ or write to Jacob.radiaca@ gmail.com

Impression 2017 at Manipal 5th National Level Intercollegiate Technical Challenge – 175 students from different institutes participated in the 3 day fest.

“There is bright future for printing in India and also greater future for research and development especially in Packaging sector.

India has taken over many countries in the publication verticals and its contribution to the Indian economy is in the rise.” - Gautham Pai, MD, MTL

Key Notes : > Event to keep abreast with the changing pace of technology. > To strengthen academic activities of budding printing technologists. > Overall champion shield, instituted in the name of Founder of modern Manipal, Padmashree Dr. TMA Pai, bagged by MIT and IPT, Shoranur.

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Department of Printing and Media Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal along with Manipal Technologies conducted “Impression 2017” during 2nd-4th February. The event was held to keep abreast with the changing pace of technology with a goal to strengthen academic activities of budding printing technologists. It aimed to provide them a platform to showcase their talent and to build confidence in their mind as well as enhance their professional performance.

Technology - Sivakasi, Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College - Sivakasi, Anna University - Chennai, Institute of Printing Technology - Shoranur, University of Calicut - Malappuram, Govt. Institute of Printing Technology Bengaluru, Dr. T.M.A. Pai Polytechnic - Manipal, SIES - Navi Mumbai, Govt. Institute of Printing Technology - Mumbai, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology - Hisar and students of Department of Printing and Media Engineering, MIT participated in this 3 day technical fest.

Totaling to 175 students from SIGA Polytechnic College - Chennai, Sivakasi Institute of Printing

Year 2017 is a memorable year for MIT which celebrates the 60th year (Diamond Jubilee Year) of its

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existence. To leave a foot print of this event, a ceremonial procession was organized from Unit 1 of Manipal Technologies to MIT. Flag hoisting ceremony was performed by Mr. T.Satish U. Pai and Ms. Sandhya S Pai, Chief Editor, MMNL flagged off the procession.

The official inauguration was held at MIT Quadrangle. Mr. T Gautham S Pai, Managing Director, MTL, was the Chief Guest, Dr. H. Vinod Bhat, Vice Chancellor, Manipal University was the Guest of Honor and Dr. Gopalakrishna Prabhu, Director MIT presided the function. Prof. K P Rao was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award. In his inaugural message to the budding printing technologists, Mr. Gautham Pai said, “There is bright future for printing in India and also greater future for research and development especially in Packaging sector. He also said that India has taken over many countries in the publication verticals and its contribution to the Indian economy is in the rise.”

3rd Feb 2017 began with technical seminar from ESKO Graphics, Bangalore. Students could enhance their knowledge on the latest trends in graphic and structural packaging design. This technical session was followed

by Avery Dennison, Bangalore’s update on research and developments in the area of Printed Packaging and its sustainability. A workshop on 3D printing was conducted by Mr. Devicharan. Student’s competitions like Paper presentation, Technical Quiz, Built Box, Best Print Manager, Picturesque, After the break and Music Mix were conducted.

Shield for the Runner up was bagged in Engineering segment by University of Calicut - Malappuram. Prof. Bhaskar Rao Shield for the Runner up in Diploma segment was bagged by SIGA Polytechnic College, Chennai. Separate prizes for each category were also given to the winners and runner ups.

Valedictory function was on 4th Feb 2017.

The entire event was well supported by print industry stalwarts like Heidelberg India, H.B. Fuller India Adhesives, Huhtamaki - PPL., Acuprint Systems, Suba Solutions, Afra International DMCC, Afra Asianray Printing Equipment Trading LLC, Avery Dennison (India), CPPC Public, Boettcher Systems India, Astra Chemtech, Technova India, India Paper Products, Tamilnadu News Print, Huber Group India, DIC Inks, Prakash Mills, Sri Sai Logistics, Pragathi Industries, Poornima Printers, Sri Annalaxmi Enterprises, LIC, SBI, Canara Bank, Print Pack Rollers, Prakash Bhat British Industries, Kuwait, Ratan Offset, Canara Traders and Printers.

Mr. Sashiranjan, VP and SBU Head, Commercial & Packaging Units, Manipal Technologies Ltd. was the Chief Guest and Dr. Srikanth Rao, Director Admissions, Manipal University was the Guest of Honour.

Dr. B H V Pai, Joint Director MIT, presided over the program. Mr. Shashiranjan advised the students not to jump from one company to another in short time, but to work hard, learn the shopfloor activities so that they are able to face any situation in their future.

This year the competitions were evaluated in two separate verticals, in Engineering and in Diploma. Overall champion shield was instituted in the name of Dr. TMA Pai (Padmashree Awardee) and Founder of modern Manipal and was bagged in Engineering segment by MIT, Manipal and in Diploma segment by Institute of Printing Technology, Shoranur. Prof. P. S. Shivaram

Officers of MTL, Officials from Udupi Printers Association, MIT, MU, industry partners and general public were present during the programme on both days. The programme was well appreciated by all the students and their teachers.

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Komori and SCREEN GP develop Integrated Workflow Solution - Improves Automation in Printing Processes that include combined Offset and Digital systems Komori Corporation and SCREEN Graphic and Precision Solutions (SCREEN GP) have completed development of a new integrated workflow solution that significantly enhances automation in all processes from prepress to printing and through to postpress. Komori and SCREEN GP have already installed the workflow at printing company Mizukami Insatsu and are currently performing verification tests.

As client needs continue to diversify, printing companies are being forced to work to ever shorter deadlines. This has created a requirement for more efficient work processes that incorporate both offset and digital systems, making it possible to achieve optimal results for a variety of different needs.

Komori and SCREEN GP have answered this call by developing a solution that combines KP-Connect Pro (formerly K-Station 4), Komori’s advanced printing task control software, and EQUIOS 5.0, the latest version of SCREEN GP’s universal workflow platform.

This workflow is being used at the Mizukami Insatsu site to improve automation along a hybrid printing process that includes a PlateRite plate recorder, Lithrone G sheetfed offset press and Impremia IS29 29 inch sheet-fed UV inkjet digital printing system. These systems will also be linked to postpress devices via JDF, creating a workflow that supports comprehensive integrated control from prepress right through to postpress.

Komori’s KP-Connect Pro (formerly K-Station 4) printing task control software is positioned between the MIS and production site, where it brings transparency to complex process information and allows all operators to share the latest production details. With its direct link to Komori’s production equipment, the software is able to automatically set work instructions and collect precise information on operating results. While it can easily be run from iPads or other tablet devices, its schedule creation/transmission and result collection functions enable sophisticated real-time control of all production devices.

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To develop its EQUIOS universal workflow, SCREEN GP drew on its extensive technical knowledge of prepress and printing processes and combined this with its expertise in cutting-edge inkjet technologies. This wealth of results-based experience gave rise to a highly professional technology that offers highspeed processing using the latest RIP core, colour management linked to paper information and imposition functions that integrate SCREEN’s full prepress knowhow, allowing it to function as a control center for a wide range of print devices. In short, EQUIOS helps to create an environment in which any printing system can produce outstanding quality, performance and stability even for relatively inexperienced operators.

Komori and SCREEN GP plan to continue their current technical cooperation as they work to provide further optimized solutions to the printing industry’s need to handle increasingly diversified, shortturnaround jobs. Both companies are also fully committed to maintaining their efforts to promote continuing growth of the overall printing industry.

Katsuya Kawai, President of Mizukami Insatsu comments: “One of the prime goals we are promoting is the creation of a design for a smart factory by 2025. All devices, peripherals and processes will be connected using IoT concepts, enabling dramatically improved transparency of realtime operations. A single operator will control multiple systems, part-time employees, AI and robotics. Our vision is to create a smart factory that uses next-generation printing logistics to achieve a truly new dimension of productivity. The verification project currently being performed with Komori and SCREEN GP is basically the first step toward realizing this vision. I am looking forward to even greater cooperation between printing

companies and equipment manufacturers as we move forward. This will enable us to develop the optimal type of facilities we require for the future.”

Eiji Kajita, Director and Operating Officer and General Manager, Corporate Planning Office, Komori Corporation comments: “I firmly believe the next-generation integrated workflow solution formed by EQUIOS and KP-Connect Pro will help to significantly improve the optimization and performance of prepress and press operations, and in fact the entire printing process. We are currently performing verification tests of this workflow at Mizukami Insatsu, a highly progressive company that operates print lines including combined offset and digital systems. It fills me with great pride to be able to make this announcement.”

Tsuneo Baba, President of SCREEN Graphic and Precision Solutions adds: “I am delighted with the integrated workflow we have been able to create by combining the latest version of EQUIOS with KPConnect Pro. It has allowed the creation of a comprehensive solution platform that will help to address a wide range of printing needs. With its installation at Mizukami Insatsu, the workflow is expected to make a major contribution to automation along the entire printing process. I am also confident this and future technical collaborations between Komori and SCREEN GP will become a major source of innovation for the whole printing industry.”

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Out soon: 4th drupa Global trends Report 2017 General confidence amongst printers and suppliers for 2017 but mixed fortunes for markets and regions alike Following the successful drupa in Spring 2016, this 4th annual Global Trends report gives the detailed evidence to support the thesis that globally Print is recovering well from the double challenge of the 2007/8 economic crisis and the strategic shift towards digital communications.

Sabine Geldermann, Director drupa, Messe Duesseldorf, said, “Last year’s drupa showcased a global print industry that has regained its confidence in the future, with lots of fresh technology and applications demonstrated to enthuse both printers and their customers alike. This report shows that whilst levels of confidence vary between regions and markets, overall the print industry is on the up and will invest strongly to secure a prosperous future.”

Recruited from senior managers who visited drupa last year, almost 850 printers and over 300 suppliers representing all regions and markets participated in the survey run by Printfuture, the specialist print consultancy and market research company. “All printers, whatever market or region they are based in, know that if they are to succeed in the long term, they must continue to adapt to the ever changing market and economic conditions.

This needs a ruthless approach to efficiency and automation while at the same time learning new skills and adding new added value services. Nevertheless it is pleasing to report that overall, print has got its ‘mojo’ back.”

General confidence amongst printers and suppliers for 2017 Globally 42% of printers described their business as in a ‘good’ economic condition in 2016, with just 11% reporting it as ‘poor’, a net balance of +31%, the highest recorded global result of the report series. Prospects for 2017 are better with a net balance of +46%.

However market variances and regional variances are growing. Packaging at +39% net balance and Functional (Industrial/ Decorative) at +34% are strongest while Commercial at +26% and Publishing at 23%

follow behind. North America once again is the strongest region with a net balance of +49%, followed by Europe and Australia/ Oceania at +33%, Central/South America at +29%, Asia at +20%, the Middle East at 19% and Africa at -3%, the first negative net balance of the report series. Indeed on many measures, the Middle East reported a very poor condition, while Africa and Central/ South America reported fragile conditions.

Looking at the underlying financial performance figures, printers reported a well-established pattern of falling prices and squeezed margins, compensated for by increasing revenues assisted by higher utilisation. In terms of conventional print, the well-established trends continued of falling run lengths and lead times and an increasing number of jobs to be handled.

Notable pause reported in the growth of digital print and a clear fall in the number of Web to print installations What was different this year was a possible pause in the historic rise in the proportion of turnover that is digital print (28% of printers in 2015 reported that more than 25% of their turnover was digital while the figure for 2016 was 27%). Nevertheless digital print has an ever-increasing hold on Functional print with inkjet the dominant technology for most applications, up from 61% in 2014 to 74% in 2016. Similarly digital continues to grow rapidly in Commercial print e.g. wide format print installations up from 37% in 2013 to 50% in 2016. The much talked of growth of digitally printed packaging is starting, with 34% of packaging printers offering digital print, up from 24% in 2014, although demand is patchy as yet.

11% spent less, a net balance of +31%, and there was a net balance of +41% in respect of plans for 2017. This positive story was true for most regions, the exception being the Middle East where there was a new low for the report series of just +5% in 2016. For the first time the No. 1 priority globally was Finishing, followed closely by new Presses.

That in turn was closely followed by PrePress/ Workflow/MIS; a sign that automation is being taken seriously.

As for press investment plans, Sheetfed litho led the global race followed by Digital toner cutsheet colour. But what was another first for the report series, each of the four markets had a different No. 1 press investment priority – Commercial, Digital toner cutsheet colour; Publishing, Sheetfed offset; Packaging, Flexo and Functional, Digital inkjet rollfed colour.

Obtaining the full reports.

The full report will be released in English in a few weeks; the Executive Summary will be available in seven languages (German, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Chinese). The three annual drupa Global Trends reports are complemented two drupa Global Insights reports, which focus on technical trends and changes. The first of these, “The Impact of the Internet on Print - The digital flood,” assessed the important and effect of new online media. The second report, “Touch the future – Applications that can create growth,” was published in November 2015. All reports are available for download from the drupa website.

Even more striking was the clear fall in the number of Web to print installations globally down from 26% in 2015 to 23% in 2016. This decline was not universal eg in Asia it rose, but in some regions eg North America and Australia/Oceania, the fall was decisive.

Turning to capital investment plans, 42% spent more over the last 12 months and just

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Event Review

Kodak makes record CtP sales at PrintPack Kodak’s robust Pre-press Technology wins big at the show.

Kodak wrapped up this year’s PrintPack India with a record number of sales for its leading CTP solutions, signing up a spate of new printers in India. The equipment tally of 14 units at the show adds to the more than 21,000 computer to plate sales globally since the debut of Kodak’s thermal technology.

press setup – Kodak CtP imaging Sonora UV plates, driven by Kodak Prinergy Workflow with DotShop and Staccato FM 10 Screening. Over a thousand calendars were given away at the show, and they now adorn desks of printers and technocrats across the country.

With over 21 years of thermal imaging technology leadership, three out of every four thermal CTP machines sold in India today are from Kodak.

Throughout the Print Pack show, over 600 printers visited the Kodak Quarter to see first-hand why over

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“Kodak’s robust portfolio of CTP and plate technology provides the foundation for printers in India and across the world to streamline their operations productivity, while also moving to a more sustainable future.”

Kodak continues to drive thermal excellence in the CtP space, with 3 out of every 4 thermal CtP equipments sold in India being Kodak. Visitors stopped by the Kodak Quarter to discuss on technology that powers more than 850 pre-press setups across the country. The Sonora Process Free zone housed real print samples from India’s Sonora plate users across the entire span of print applications - commercial, publishing, newspaper and packaging. Tent calendars produced using the “soon-to-be-launched” Sonora UV Process Free plates were a star attraction, bringing to the fore an amalgam of benefits from a complete Kodak pre-

Workflow specialists demonstrated the capabilities of Prinergy, including Rules Based Automation (RBA), to increase the productivity and efficiency in print environments. Discussions around Preps, Pandora, Insite PrePress Portal and ColorFlow excited customers, dealers and media attendees at the Kodak Quarter.

Innovating with Packaging, the growth engine of printing Customers came to explore the award-winning Flexcel NX suite of digital flexo solutions that cater to the need for increased on-press efficiencies and higher quality of prints, to driving down costs.

Hitender Kumar, Sales Manager for Kodak’s Inkjet Solutions spoke on high-speed inkjet applications and the possibilities in packaging at the NPES Conference parallel to PrintPack India 2017, whilst discussions on the future of inkjet continued to flourish at the booth. High speed, great image quality and compelling economics of Kodak’s inkjet portfolio wowed visitors at the booth.

Key Notes : > Sells 14 units at the show; total global sales cross 21,000 CtP’s. > Kodak’s Thermal CtP’s have a 3/4th majority in Indian market. > Sonora Process Free Zone showcased print samples from India’s diverse community of SONORA Plate users.

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A full house at the Kodak quarter

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850 print service providers across India have chosen to integrate Kodak CTP and plate technology to power their pre-press operations.

At PrintPack India, the Sonora Process Free Zone showcased print samples from India’s diverse community of SONORA Plate users spanning print applications from the commercial, publishing, newspaper and packaging sectors. Tent calendars, produced using Kodak’s new SONORA UV Process Free Plates, which will be available by the end of the 2nd quarter, demonstrated how printers using UV, including the newer low-energy UV presses, can achieve higher run lengths than with any other process free plate available today.

With SONORA Plate production facilities now located in the USA, Europe, and China, more than 3,000 SONORA Plate customers across the globe benefit from faster supply, support and customer service. The continued adoption of SONORA Plates in India and around the world underscores the industry’s demand for more sustainable printing solutions to address new applications and opportunities, all while increasing profitability. With both economic and environmental sustainability at the forefront of more and more printers’ strategic investments, Kodak predicts this trend to continue and anticipates that 30% of Kodak’s plate volume will be process free by 2019 as process free plates are quickly becoming a mainstream industry product.

Workflow to Power Pre-Press, today and tomorrow Workflow specialists demonstrated the capabilities of Kodak PRINERGY Workflow software, including RulesBased Automation (RBA) to increase the productivity and efficiency in print environments. Discussions around Preps, Pandora, Insite PrePress Portal and ColorFlow, drew significant interest from customers, dealers and media attendees at the Kodak Quarter.

Packaging Innovations, the growth engine of printing Print Service Providers also visited the Kodak Quarter to explore the awardwinning Flexcel NX suite of digital flexo

solutions that cater to the need for increased on-press efficiencies and higher print quality. Kodak’s FLEXCEL NX System ‘16 and ULTRA NX technology, which was introduced in 2016, is well positioned to help packaging printers meet litho and gravure

with Kodak imaging and material technology uniquely serve the wide-ranging demands of flexo print applications, including wide web flexibles, narrow web labels, and paperboard printing, with a single plate type.

This gives pre-press operations that switch

quality standards in a cost-effective daily production environment. The new features of the FLEXCEL NX System ‘16 combined

from competitive technologies the added opportunity to reduce inventory, errors, and complexity.

Event Review

AGS: Empowering Customers to Save!

In talk with Mr. Vishnuu R Kamat, AGS at PrintPack India 2017 - the showcased range included solutions from AOKE, Tec4Check, X-rite, GBOS and ColorGATE etc.

AGS solutions make sample making easy with its innovative sample making and cutting equipment.

With technologies and solutions such as corrugation box making equipment, paper mills and dealers printing machinery, folding carton converting equipment, rigid box converting equipment, software, testing machines etc., the company caters to the packaging needs of the industry.

AGS software and hardware for pre-press and post press process of printing help customers get the ‘right first time’ results. With the pre-press products focusing on the various initial factors of printing such as ink optimization, printer calibration, consistent print quality and efficient printing, AGS validates the right colour through post press products for colour measurement and control to maintain the colour quality. By quality ink optimization, printer calibration and ensuring right colour, customers have proper control on the production sheets, thereby achieving the best quality print at optimum cost.

AGS software and hardware for pre-press and post press process of printing help customers get the ‘right first time’ results.

Key Notes : > AGS solutions let customers save on paper, ink, manpower and energy costs. > MediaCheck by Tec4Check enables users to compare the first and last print sheet with customer approved PDF. > Showcases X-rite range of measurement systems, software, colour standards and services.

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AGS believes in efficient production and its solutions enable efficient production. Saving costs in today’s diminishing margins, especially in the printing industry, is extremely essential to optimize business.

Whether it’s saving on energy, material, manpower, equipment or any part of the workflow, it is ultimately earning, says Vishnuu R Kamat, Advanced Graphics System (AGS). “Our solutions let customers save on paper cost, ink cost, manpower and energy etc. Apart from turning it into profitability, the users can educate

their customers and educate them on the benefits they can have by way of consistent quality and speedy deliveries. As we know the early bird gets the worm, the early adopter of advanced technologies leads the lot. For example, a pharma brand comes to know that a certain printer has got Tec4Check’s solution installed. He is more likely to come to him for its printing needs since a good part of the brand’s job has also been done by the printer. Moreover, the printer is providing the brand the PDF report that meets internationally compliant checking standards,” he continues.

Tec4Check enables reliable checks of produced printing products. MediaCheck by Tec4Check identifies deviations during the complete process. It enables users to compare the first and the last print sheet with the approved PDF from the customer. In the prepress the production PDF can be compared with the reference PDF. The quality control happens at the point where deviations occur. Not only does it save time and costs, but also enables users demonstrate documented quality control to their customers. Tec4Check has an impressive installation base in India with quite a few repeat installations as well. Temple Packaging has MediaCheck running at their four locations. Similarly, Award Packaging has installed at its both Silvassa and Mahape facilities.

Other customers are also leading Indian printers like Printmann, Mylan and FDC among others. They have over 15 Tec4Check installations in the country.

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Still X-rite remains the favourite baby for AGS which entered the market with GretagMacbeth which later became X-rite.

Since AGS supplies software and hardware to all segments, Vishnuu doesn’t think the packaging sector shift from commercial printing is any big threat to commercial per se. “There has been a big expansion and shift towards packaging recently. On the contrary, it’s also reducing competition for commercial printers. The balancing forces will bring growth for both sectors,” thinks Vishnuu.

Advanced Graphics System showcased its range of machines and solutions at the recently concluded PrintPack India 2017. Among the showcase, there was Samplemaker or Sample Cutting Machine (Mock Up Table) from AOKE. Print to PDF Inspection Solution from Tec4Check – launched at Pamex, had its first appearance

at PrintPack. It is a solution for PDF to PDF inspection as well as Scan to PDF inspection.

Then there was X-rite range of measurement systems, software, colour standards and services. X-rite’s Spectrophotometer, Densitometer with autoscan function etc. were on offer for PrintPack visitors.

GBOS GN and GH series laser cutting machines are doing well for AGS and were company’s offerings in this segment.

The AGS stand had Digital Information system on offer for Ink presetting CIP3 controls. There were Colour Management and Standardization software from Alwan to optimize the print output. The software solutions, RIP software and printer driver technology for commercial printing from ColorGATE included Filmgate, Proofgate and ProductionServer. DI-Plot and InkZone were Digital Information’s solutions to enable printers to integrate their existing and new presses into digital network.

Also on offer were CAD machine, flatbed cutter, sample, cutting plotter, large format printing cutting solution, signage prototype making, printing equipment and LED engraving machine etc. from AOKE Cut CNC. Cut CNC mainly offers digital sample/ prototype making and short run production in packaging. Additionally, they also offer pop/ pos advertising signage, large format graphic printing finishing, pattern/template making in garment and other industries.

Vishnuu concludes with a piece of advice to the customers, “Always be aware of cheap products available in the market. Thoroughly understand the quality of the product and more importantly the service and support provided by the company. AGS is proud to have the products that are among the best in the industry. Moreover, we have the backing of the able support, service and application teams, which are the most important part of any investment.”

Monotech launches DigiGlow V475 at PrintPack

Monotech launched DigiGlow on the first day of the PrintPack India 2017. The new Digital UV and Foiling System by Monotech targets the photo market. DigiGlow V475 adopts JETPLUS UV ink for using wide range of papers and high-level clean and precise glossy effect. Users can produce value added products by applying specific textures or patterns on products. Showing excellent effect in the varnish finishing, it can make 3D raised effects. Varnish thickness is up to 250 microns with special varnish ink. FoiL 3DP module works in-line with DigiGlow V475

and able to deliver a great foiling finish. FoiL 3DP can produce brilliant foil effect quickly and easily irrespective of production volume.

It is capable of producing luxury effects for a wide variety of applications including book covers, album covers, greeting cards,

commercial prints, reports, various fancy goods, stationery items etc. A large variety and colour of hot as well as cold foil films are available with the FoiL 3DP. Matha Digital Colour Lab has bought the first machine.

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Konica Minolta KM1 is now available for Indian customers In conversation with team Konica Minolta at the recent PrintPack India - Yoshinori Yuji & Manish Gupta speak about the solutions on show and more.

“As part of Konica Minolta’s customer service initiatives, Remote Service Assistance allows it to plan proactively by connecting machines with a centralized server.

Based on fed parameters, the trouble is diagnosed as and when it arises and auto messages etc. generated automatically.”

Key Notes : > Konica Minolta, besides Production Printing Electrophotographic solutions, focuses towards Industrial Printing. > KM-1 UV inkjet press, co-developed

by Konica Minolta and KOMORI, now available for Indian customers. > Beside MGI live demonstrations, sample and print products’ showcase for different Konica Minolta technologies.

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“The PrintPack India this time is having a great visitor response post demonetization in India,” shared Yoshinori Yuji at Konica Minolta stand of the exhibition. “We have been welcoming all type of visitors – like those looking for new technologies, looking for new products as well as new services!” He looked jubilant. At the recently concluded 13th edition of the show, Konica Minolta showcased Web-to-Print solutions, Device Management, various services like Remote Service Assistance apart from the regular machines’ and equipments showcase. Yoshinori saw a good number of quality targeted visitors at the show. He says, “People are coming in huge numbers throughout the show and most of them are looking for new technologies to expand and/ or upgrade.”

This PrintPack has been different for Konica Minolta because, besides Production Printing Electrophotographic solutions, they were this time more focused towards Industrial Printing. The solutions that targeted this market chiefly included MGI, the much talked about KM1 and those for label printing. “The MGI live demonstrations are complemented by sample and print products’ showcase for different Konica Minolta technologies.

Therefore, it’s more about future growth that our demonstration is all about this time,” says Manish Gupta.

They were promoting the workhorse KM1, which was launched at last drupa and is now available for the Indian customers. The KM-1 is a UV inkjet

press co-developed by Konica Minolta and KOMORI Corporation. The Press features outstanding image quality comparable to that of a sheet-fed Offset press. It can cover the entire process of creation of a wide range of printed products with its exceptional reproducibility capability of sharp-edged, high density images and characters. With remarkable consistency in colour reproduction quality – density as well as colour tone – even after continuous long-time use, the KM-1 can ensure high print quality at all times.

In addition, its ability to print on a wide variety of paper media includes different thickness of thin to packaging paper. It can print, without pre-coating, on rough paper, Japanese paper, and other types of paper that are difficult to print using a conventional press. Paper sizes accommodated are up to 23 x 29.5 inches in size, larger than B2 which enable greater efficiency and versatility in the imposition process. For example, users can lay six pages out on a sheet of paper and print them to make double gatefold brochures or letterhead sheets.

Remote Service Assistance by Konica Minolta is a system that helps them to plan proactively.

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The machines are thus connected with a centralized server and based on fed parameters the trouble is diagnosed as and when it arises and auto messages, calls and communication etc. are generated accordingly. This is a part of Konica Minolta’s customer service initiatives. “We have also remote back-up assistance in place where customers can call and take advice and help of our team of support engineers remotely.

It helps out on service calls as large number

of day to day problems can be handled over phone and can thus save valuable time and resources.”

Konica Minolta thus maximizes customer satisfaction and trust by providing products and services of superior value. The Group has articulated its basic approach to accomplishing this in the Konica Minolta Quality Policy, which governs Group companies worldwide. Besides, ensuring

safe, reliable products and services is of paramount importance. Accordingly, Konica Minolta has established a unified quality assurance system across the Group, and addresses quality assurance in terms of the entire product lifecycle. Konica Minolta is determined to help create a better world by solving customers’ challenges, and to do this it seeks to build deeper relationships with customers so that it can discover and satisfy both latent needs and apparent requests.

HP showcases advancements in Indigo printing at Print Pack 2017 Digital printing capabilities of the new HP Indigo 12000 & 7900 photo version digital press at display HP Inc. India, at Print Pack India 2017 showcased the HP Indigo 12000 and HP Indigo 7900 photo version digital press including a host of Pre Press, Post Press and Web-to-Print solutions for Commercial, Photo, Publishing and Labels & Packaging segments. These new innovations allow more customers to capitalize on the growing digital opportunity in a market which is achieving double digit growth percentage year-on-year.

Elaborating on HP’s Indigo latest digital presses A. Appadurai, Country Manager, Indigo and Inkjet Web Press, Graphics Solutions Business, HP Inc. India said, “Print Pack remains one of the best shows in India and we are extremely proud to show case the HP Indigo 12000 digital press and the HP Indigo 7900 photo version for the first time in India. The 12000 will be a game changer for the Print and Packaging industry. The 7900 photo version is a made for India product that has a special super fine blanket, an all-new binary ink developer, photo specialty inks like Light black and light light black along with a few bundled photo specialty software applications, this product will further strengthen the leadership we have around professional photo industry.

HP also ran live demonstration of the PrintOS that is already setting a benchmark in the graphic arts industry. HP PrintOS is a print production operating system with web and mobile apps that help you get more out of your HP presses and printers and simplify production. Use PrintOS to continuously improve your operations, inspire your staff, and make better, faster decisions. ” At the Print Pack 2017 HP Inc. India demonstrated the HP Indigo 12000 and 7900

photo version Digital Press – running on the show floor all the five days of the event.

HP showcased the latest around the specialty inks that it constantly developing.

The Fluorescent Pink, Fade resistance inks, Invisible UV red ink, the New Premium white ink were on display. HP Indigo presses with their latest offerings are enabling businesses to expand their printing applications to labels and packaging, publishing and photo segments. to ensure colour consistency on press over time, between presses, between sites, and between Indigo and Offset technologies. HP has reengineered the way colour is managed on our presses and made it simple and easy.

HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press The HP Indigo 12000 is the secondgeneration HP Indigo B2 platform, which extends the well-established values of the Indigo 10000. This allows customers to print more every month, with greater variety and flexibility, higher quality and increased reliability. It also allows customers to seize more business opportunities and generate higher margins for their customer’s businesses.

• With an introduction, of a significant print quality package, HP Indigo sets a new benchmark for print quality and will help in moving to high print quality sensitive production from offset to the digital.

• HDLA which stands for High Definition Laser Array is a whole new writing head system which will help in doubling the addressable print resolution. Moving from 800dpi to 1600dpi allows the customers to generate new high lpi screens, at 220, 270, and even 300lpi (compared to our standard 175, 200 lpi screens) • HP also introduced a new package of colour management features and a new set of automated tools around colour

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The HP Indigo 7900 Digital Press is a leading SRA3+ format digital sheetfed press, keeping the customers a step ahead with major innovations in print quality, intelligent automation and media versatility to reach high levels of productivity On-press priming enables printing on virtually any paper for new production possibilities. One Shot technology prints on specialty substrates including canvas, synthetics, lenticular, and metallised media. HP SmartStream Mosaic produces millions of one-ofa-kind products using variable design technology The 7900 photo version consists of a new Super fine blanket for even better photo quality, the new binary ink developers and Photospeciality software’s

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manroland expands into Services space Sudeep Bhattacharjee, manroland India speaks about manroland’s new focus areas and changing trends in the newspapers market.

“Digital media doesn’t seem to be a reason for panic right now and there is still a lot of space for newspapers to grow,” observed Sudeep Bhattacharjee, manroland India during an exclusive talk with PRESSIdeas at PrintPack India 2017.

Newspaper market in India

manroland is looking at how to make printing presses more intelligent.

Backed by manroland expert support and engineering services, its putting advanced control equipments and management systems along with putting data to optimum use and facilitate more predictive maintenance.

Key Notes : > Newspapers looking at expansion; consolidations taking place across the industry. > manroland adopts Service models; provides solutions for existing presses. > New Online Store for enhanced user experience.

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“I have been talking to a lot of people coming to the show. People of smaller towns told that there is no electricity. The mobile phone use figures in the country largely don’t represent the smartphones which are the actual means of digitalization or turning users into digital media consumers,” he explains. In the so called Digital wave, although mobile phone penetration is quoted as big percentage of Indian population, only a marginal number there owns smartphones. So, Digitalization will take a lot of time to catch up with print media especially newspapers.

Similarly, in larger towns and cities, consolidations are taking place in almost every sphere. Even big players, though not at the same pace as earlier, are looking at expansion. However, it’s unlike the US or European markets where newspapers have seen a significant fall.

In India if we look at the newspaper market last year, there has been growth but there have been lot of consolidations. A lot of people have been looking at their operations and considering the profitability and viability of their units etc.

manroland plans to answer changing trends manroland recently devised a strategy in their European markets concerning its different businesses including newspapers, commercial, web offset, accessories and consumables etc. They also observed that though the Packaging market is growing, the overall market for new equipment sale in Web Offset has shrunk. Apart from these, the Services industry is not only growing, but it is now the larger part of the industry’s business. The strategy got devised around this aspect and manroland have adopted various models in the Service sphere. “Today we can’t say that we are interested only in selling new equipments. We are also looking into areas like accessories, modular solutions, upgrade for existing set-ups, workflows and a lot more,” says Sudeep.

Incidentally, manroland India has been behind the recent idea of selling Automatic Registration System for existing presses of manroland as well as other brands. It took off in Indian market and is likely to be up for following in the European and other markets. Similarly, manroland is providing its other popular solutions like Density Control System and the PECOM System. “Another thing that is very popular in the US and Europe is, equipping presses of any make with Press Management System from manroland. So, when we say, newspaper market is going down, we say it about new equipment.

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We don’t say it about Service space. The business prospects in Services can be termed as disruptive business. For example, we have Auto Registration, Blanket Wash, Print Management and many such solutions already in our stable. What we are doing today is trying to modify our design a bit to fit existing machines and equipments. Similarly, we are looking at upgrading our Store.

We have an altogether new Online Store for enhanced user experience,” continues Sudeep.

The retrofit of the PECOM system ensures press availability. Besides the operators and other employees are offered new processes that lighten their workloads. Obviously, they get benefitted from new functions such as the PECOM Press-Manager (PPM) for the realtime capture and evaluation of production data. Automation aids such as the Autocycle function for image refinement, Waste Detection Control for separating out waste, and error message visualization are also available. Overall production stability is increased via a secure power supply, high-performance computing, and modern data storage and an integrated backup system which can be switched over fast and reliably via USB Dongle. Various benefits include: Integration of the PressMonitor; energy saving Control Console System; and Integrated backup system.

Affordable solution for perfect ink density A no-holds-barred commitment to quality for cost-sensitive projects: IDCm ink density control employs a traversing module to measure real-time ink density values.

As an inexpensive upgrade for existing commercial presses, IDCm achieves the tried and tested measurement quality of Inline Control systems from manroland web systems. InlineDensity Control (IDC) controls ink density based on colour marks in a print control strip. Unlike the stationary cameras used for IDC, the IDCm (motorized) model uses traversing measurement modules.

IDCm can be fully integrated in the PECOM-X environment or used as a stand-alone solution. The latter variant can be used for easy retrofits on existing equipment, since it requires no software changes, for example on the press control console. All variants of IDCm achieve high process stability and save material and manpower. This is ensured by ultra-precise density measurement with standardized illumination and polarizing filters.

The low-maintenance IDCm is available for all web widths.

to make printing presses more intelligent.

They are not only putting advanced control equipments and management systems but also putting data to optimum use so as to facilitate more predictive maintenance. Of course, it is backed by manroland expert support and engineering services.

Nevertheless, the basic business for manroland is very much there with machines and equipments being provided to customers in every part of the globe. “Our basic business goes by the slogan – ‘The Last Man Standing’. This slogan has made us not only depend on our equipment business but also to keep changing with time,” emphasizes Sudeep.

The last but not the least is the manroland consumables business under printcom. manroland head office has left this business to each market organization. printcom supplies customers with extensively tested, certified and process-compliant system components to further refine and optimise their printing systems. The products offered under printcom are Blankets, Coatings, Fountain Solutions, Lubricants, Printing Inks, Rollers, Silicones, Washes and Special Chemistry.

Making Presses more intelligent Another thing manroland is looking at is how

Fujifilm exhibits innovative printing solutions at Print Pack 2017 Fujifilm India showcased its high-quality and innovatively designed printing solutions at Print Pack 2017 held at India Expo Center, Greater Noida. For this particular edition, Fujifilm focused on its pre-press solutions including plates, equipments and chemicals. The company also showcased the wide format solutions as well as digital press solutions. On the equipment front, it showcased Fujifilm Acuity EY and Acuity LED 1600 wide-format machines and Plate setter.

In the recent 13th edition of Print Pack India, Fujifilm promoted its complete Graphic Arts solutions range, Pre-Press, Wide Format as well as Digital Press Solutions.

Speaking about Fujifilm’s participation, Mr Yasunobu Nishiyama, Managing Director, Fujiflm India said, “Being an international exhibition and one of the largest expo for Indian industry, Print Pack India 2017 is a great opportunity for Fujifilm India to showcase our wide range of Graphic Arts solutions. Over the years, Print Pack India has evolved and witnessed a large visitor base from printing professionals to suppliers.

It is an exciting opportunity to connect with printing professionals that turn up in huge numbers to see the innovation and solutions offered by manufacturers- both on offset as well as wide format front. Our endeavour is to support our customers with complete print solution.”

This year’s products on display included Acuity EY flatbed printer, a breakthrough in wide format UV digital imaging technology.

The model offers a perfect combination of near photographic print quality, production output and investment cost. Also, part of the display was the latest generation LED UV hybrid printer Acuity LED 1600. This wide-format printer is fast and versatile, with simultaneous colour, white and clear ink printing. It boasts of Fujifilm’s leading print head and ink technology which makes it a reliable production machine that is built to deliver exceptional results.

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Xerox launches Fiery-powered C70 at PrintPack India 2017 Fiery imparts FS200 speed and production capabilities for the first time to the entry production segment with Xerox C70. Also highlights FreeFlow, Versant 80, Nuvera, Xerox 1000 and iGen. Since 2001, Xerox has never missed India’s premier Printing and Graphic Arts Industry exhibition, PrintPack India 2017. At the recent 13th edition, we met Balaji Rajagopalan, Xerox India on the Xerox Stands. He found a pretty enthusiastic response from every participant and visitor to Xerox’s showcase area. “The visitors have represented every part of the country. Overseas visitors too thronged stands quite regularly,” he said.

Better and enhanced real time customer experience of C70

“The workflow makes all the difference if we are opting for a different speed machine as per our requirement. All that’s gained on speed of a machine can eventually be lost if the workflow support is not as smooth (as a Fiery enabled FreeFlow is).” - Balaji

Key Notes : > New Fiery FS200- and FS200 Pro-powered Xerox C70 launched at PrintPack. > Up to 45 percent power saving capabilities and low heat emission enabled by its low melt toner technology. > Customers reap the greater and combined advantage of FreeFlow and Fiery.

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Xerox has launched its C70 powered with new Fiery FS200 and FS200 Pro software. Apart from the new Fiery power, the Xerox C70 comes with new enhancements over its already popular predecessor in the country. The C70 already features unique attributes like up to 45 percent power saving capabilities, low heat emission enabled by its low melt toner technology. Media handling has been enormously enhanced in the new C70. From 300gsm simplex to 250gsm duplex, it now has a long list of media compatibility ranging from photo media to those for magazine, commercial and other documents. Xerox has particularly taken care of the feedback it got from practical use of the machine and has now incorporated them to give a better and enhanced real time experience to customers. It’s a pretty nice package with Fiery capabilities, improved

media handling and saving on power and cost to help those who are looking at the entry production space. Xerox brings the C60/70 series with 60ppm and 70ppm capabilities. Now, with the new C70, it presents an opportunity for all previous users of C60 to consider an upgrade to 70ppm platform as well with the bonus of enhanced capabilities.

Xerox Versant 80 is the flagship product from Xerox with a leading market share in mid-production segment, not only in India but also in the DMO (Developing Markets’ Organization – a group of over 150 countries). The Versant 80 with banner printing option is pretty popular with printers who have gained a lot on profitability, quality, customer confidence and repeat business.

Adding about C70, Balaji says that this is one product which has been recognized as a product of choice by test labs. “Production printers have always been appreciative of consistency and stability of the quality along with reliability, which are very important aspects from a customer’s point of view. India being a jobwork community, the print quality consistency can really give the power to the printer especially the test labs,” he asserts.

Futuristic FreeFlow Balaji terms their new focus area as the ‘win-win-win’

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Book printing but also in Publishing and Variable Data Printing space. The versatile machine is capable of delivering same high standards in printing of all these products.

The Xerox D series is for customers who are looking for a printing solution where space is limited. The series offers good price advantage and digital capabilities like variable data printing in the Light Monochrome production environments. It complements Xerox’s vast monochrome line up.

situation. “With the FreeFlow now being given to Fiery, it’s a win-win situation for Xerox, Fiery as well as the customer,” he explains.

The FreeFlow has lot of futuristic features.

FreeFlow has got Fiery capabilities, that are unmatched especially in Digital Front End space. The ultimate winner is customer who has the greater and combined advantage of FreeFlow and Fiery. Indian print industry especially the labs, job printers, offset printers etc. all need reliability, consistency in quality and media handling as key requirements in any equipment. If a printer wants all these and gets a fantastic workflow to streamline all these jobs, it’s a huge advantage in terms of efficiency and output.

“The workflow makes all the difference if we are opting for a different speed machine as per our requirement. All that’s gained on speed of a machine can eventually be lost if the workflow support is not as smooth (as a Fiery enabled FreeFlow is). Xerox is proud to offer its customers a Fiery powered print engine and FreeFlow workflow as per individual requirement. Our aim remains to give peace of mind to customers while using Xerox solutions and we ensure they get their return efficiently. “Our concentration remains on making this aspect of Xerox solutions stronger by each day and that is what keeps Xerox ahead of its competition.”

Nuvera leads the high-end focus The high-end focus of Xerox has been reaping huge success for the company.

The Xerox 1000, Nuvera etc. all are doing tremendous business. Apart from leading players in India, world over, high-end print production machines from Xerox are proving their unique capabilities especially in the security printing area. Nuvera has

been extremely well. “Post demonetization, Nuvera has seen good growth. There’s no other machine in the world with Nuvera like capabilities. We are the world leader in this space. Security printing like Cheque Book printing is the forte of Nuvera which is simply unmatched anywhere,” says Balaji. There are many customers who have placed repeat orders for this highly capable machine.

Manipal of India has increased its lineup to double digit numbers in a short span of just one and a half years. There are other customers, not only in Security or Cheque

Xerox 1000 covers the high-end colour digital printing space. Then there is iGen workhorse.

All these solutions offered at the PrintPack India 2017 are part of Xerox’s continuous development that features new products and customers can expect more from this Digital Printing major in future months. Balaji agrees that the demonetization had its effects on the industry. Xerox got the advantage of Nuvera which helped it keep the sales rolling. Things are approaching towards normal pace. He sees the advantages of cashless economy and opportunities thereof. Another thing he looks forward to is GST, which, he says, would standardize taxation across states and provide benefits of logistics to customers’ advantage.

Enthusiastic participation marks the inauguration of PrintPack India 2017 Printpack India 2017 the third largest international exhibition of graphic arts industry of India was inaugurated by Mr. Sanat Shah, Chairman Manugraph in the presence of all dignitaries of Graphic Arts Industry of India and overseas. While addressing the audience he expressed his extreme happiness about enthusiastic participation in the show and added that we should be proud that our country is number two after China in the manufacturing of variety of machines in the graphic arts sector.

While welcoming the dignitaries and participant guests Mr. H.V.Sheth, the President of Indian Printing, Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) said, “We have large and enthusiastic participation in this show with domestic and international giants from graphic arts industry. It is a great mix of all the elements of printing, packaging, signage

and digital software, equipments, machines and other allied products. It is a great mix of all the elements of printing, packaging, signage and digital software, equipments, machines and other allied products. I am sure that you will have good business and interactions with other country manufacturers for technology transfers and dealership etc.” He expressed his happiness by saying – “Printpack India 2017 is an amazing show – the marvels of Indian & International Technology and Equipment will be on display besides Indian innovations – which are cost effective…”

Printpack India had participation of more than 429 domestic and overseas manufacturers – the majors from all sectors of pre-press, in-press, post press, finishing, packaging, converting and digital with an area of 17,000 sq. mts.

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Konica Minolta demonstrates its cutting edge printing and web solutions at PrintPack India 2017 The 5 day event held at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida witnessed the presence of end to end printing solutions for businesses from leading vendors of the globe Konica Minolta, a global provider for advanced multifunctional printing segment demonstrated its top of the line printing solutions including bizhub PRESS C1100; bizhub PRESS C1060; bizhub PRESS 1250 and MGI JETvarnish 3DS at PRINTPACK India exhibition organised at India Expo Centre at Greater Noida.

bizhub PRESS C1060: The bizhub PRESS

The company also launched its end to end web printing solutions at the event including CS Remote Care Global Services; Accurio Pro solutions suite and Infinite Web to Print solutions. Its top executives at the event also briefed the attendees about the unprecedented return on investments which printing businesses can garner, post the deployment of these state of the art solutions.

Bizhub PRESS C1060 is embedded with Enhanced Simitri HDE toner for unparalleled halftone and skin-tone reproduction and is crafted with biomass plant based substance for eco-friendly operations.

Some of the industry leading features which these solutions incorporate are as follows-: bizhub PRESS C1100: With an industry leading speed of 100 papers per minute in vibrant colours, the solution comes as a perfect answer of mid range businesses eyeing to switch to digital printing segment to offer precise and high quality printing outputs to expand their business.

The machine also offers at 1200*1200dpi resolution with 8-bit processing for polished, lively images fetching the owner with significant competitive advantage. The SEAD IV Screen-Enhancing Active Digital Processing System also stables the image during long press operations.

C1060 Digital Printing Press furnishes an impressive print output rate of 60 pages per minute with excellent colour image quality.The machine with its user friendly touchscreen controls offers a maximum of 7,500 sheet paper capacity for long and consistent press operations.

MGI JET varnish 3DS: The 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 highquality 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.

The inkjet spot UV coater embedded in the JETvarnish 3DS furnishes the flexibility of two powerful and in demand digital finishing outputs including traditional flat spot UV coating and new 3D digital effects. The machine is tailored to receive inputs from the digital machines as well as offset.

The machine also features digital foiling and embossed foiling. Utilizing MGI’s inkjet

engine technology, the JETvarnish 3DS is compatible with sheets of dimensions ranging from 8x11.8-inch up to 14.33x40-inch and thicknesses from 135 to 450gsm.

Detailing more about the trend setting technologies incorporated in these solutions, Mr. Yoshinori Koide, Marketing Head for PP Business Unit, Konica Minolta India said, ‘’Our industrial printing solutions are tailored to meet the high volume printing demands of businesses with outputs of an unparalleled quality. Our proprietary technologies like the Simitri HD toner embedded in the solutions also offer maximum efficiency and eco friendly operations to enterprises during long press operations.’’

bizhub PRESS 1250: The bizhub PRESS 1250 Digital Printing Press offers print speeds of up-to 125 pages per minute and comes an unprecedented monthly duty cycle of three million outputs as well as real time image density and toner ratio sensors to offer maximum consistency and stability during long press operations.

The machine’s 15inch touch screen control panel also offers simple control options along with optional preview, while the state of the art Simitri HD toner crafted with biomass material furnishes eco-friendly operations.

AccurioPro: Highly accommodating for print shops of differing size and sophistication, the AccurioPro platform’s modular design is crafted to furnish endto-end workflow automation. The solution also ensures that PSPs can harness as little or as much of the solution as per existing requirements.

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The solution comprises of three key pillars-: JDF interoperability for seamless compatibility with existing commercial workflows like Agfa Apogee, Kodak Prinergy, and Screen Equios.

AccurioPro Conductor has been tailored for centralised and intelligent output management. Job specs (via JDF) can be leveraged from a print MIS to effectively and efficiently load balance production across a fleet of digital presses without operator intervention. The conductor can also support finishing automation with the possibility for out-of-the-box integration due to a unique JDF converter that eliminates differences between vendors that are often hurdles to integration.

AccurioPro Cloud Eye incorporated in the solutionis for remote management and administration of colour quality and standards, and is particularly useful for multisite quality control. Cloud Eye helps printing businesses in day-to-day colour control, sharing colour data across devices/sites, ICC profile creation, and reporting to ensure devices are within tolerance.

Infinite Web to Print solutions: Infinite

and services which will offer support to Printing businesses in expanding their operations, warranting the best commercial value.

It also helps manage your devices conveniently by minimising undesirable downtimes, getting rid of the trouble of making service calls manually

Konica Minolta has 2500 plus production printers in India as of now and is converging its focus to enhance the support systems for the print market. The web to print solutions and services are easy to use and customers do not require any specialized skills to start up the business.

‘’We are glad to be a part of this global platform where we showcased our exceptional printing and web solutions for printing businesses in India. Konica Minolta will continue to participate in such strategic events which furnish us with an opportunity to help set new standards in India’s printing segment and demonstrate our distinguished capabilities in the field of technological innovation,’’ said Yuji Nakata, Managing Director, Konica Minolta India.

The solution will also help companies involved in printing operations to bolster sales and enhance relationship with their existing customers. Konica Minolta India, in this regard has also partnered with one of the most dynamic web to print service provider “Design ‘N’ Buy Web to Print Pvt. Ltd” to help INFINITE accomplish a downright success in the country.

CS Remote Care Global Services: CS Remote Care Global Services is an automated monitoring and communication solution serving as a bridge between Konica Minolta’s output devices and Konica Minolta Service Organisation. It also conducts regular checks to identify any technical issues and consumable depletions and performs corrective operations to rectify them.

Speaking in a similar tone Kuldeep Malhotra, Sales Head, Konica Minolta India added, ’’Our solutions warrants a strategic business advantage to printing organisations in India.

With the printing industry moving towards digitisation, our digital industrial printing solutions as well as web to print solutions helps businesses explore new revenue streams and markets, elevating their revenue figures significantly. The launched web solutions will also help businesses gain more visibility and agility in their work operations which in turn will raise the productivity of their workforce.’’

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FINAT RADAR: The European label industry’s in-depth market analysis A unique, in-depth profile of the complex and diversified label industry in Europe is provided twice yearly to its members by the international label association FINAT. The aptly-named FINAT RADAR brings together focused research and analysis, conducted by market research company LPC Inc, on factors in the current marketplace that are impacting the label supply chain, from raw material suppliers to label converters and

customers of the industry. The recently published sixth edition of FINAT RADAR focused specifically on the crucial – and fastchanging – viewpoint of label end users.

FINAT President Thomas Hagmaier adds another option highlighted by the latest FINAT RADAR: “The tremendous leaps that have been made in the digital printing arena are, of course, bringing flexibility for highquality short-run print to the label industry too, and brand owners indicated they expect to procure 5% more digital print solutions in the coming year. This is a reflection of the trend we are seeing to reducing the size of label print runs for just-in-time delivery, increased multi-versioning, and, of course the current fashion for personalisation.”

As an in-depth, reliable portrait of current status in the label industry, FINAT RADAR is

now recognised by members as a valuable complement to the association’s extensive portfolio of industry-standard technical publications and its programme of annual events, which include the top-level FINAT European Label Forum (June 7-9 2017, Berlin) and the FINAT Young Managers Club Congress 2017 (22-24 March 2017, Lisbon), bringing together tomorrow’s leaders in this strong market sector.

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Xerox brings enhancements to Color C70 Printers Printer to provide an edge to SMBs to grow their businesses

Xerox India recently launched the enhanced version of its popular Xerox Color C70 Printers with the all new Fiery NX Pro. For the first time, a High End RIP will be available in the entry production printing space along with substantial feature upgrades focused on the media handling capabilities. These capabilities make it easier to handle a wider range of substrates to include lightweight media (60 gsm) often used for dictionaries along with heavier, more challenging stocks (256 gsm two-sided/300 gsm one-sided) used for cards or invitations including textured media.

“With the updates made to the award-winning Xerox Color C70 Printers, we are trying to ensure that our customers are provided with features associated with our highend production printers at the cost of an entry-level printer.” – Balaji, Xerox

Key Notes : > Launches Xerox Color C70 Printers with the all new Fiery NX Pro. > The enhanced version allows expanded applications, increased substrate flexibility and greater image quality accuracy. > Unique EA Toner with Ultra Low Melt technology fuses the image to synthetic media in a chemically bonding way.

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Commenting on the upgraded device, Mr. Balaji Rajagopalan, Executive Director, Technology, Channels & International Distributor Operations, Xerox India said, “With the updates made to the awardwinning Xerox Color C70 Printers, we are trying to ensure that our customers are provided with features associated with our high-end production printers at the cost of an entry-level printer. The enhanced version allows small businesses and manufacturers to enhance and expand the applications they create with increased substrate flexibility and greater image quality accuracy. We are confident that the enhancements will raise the interest for the press in SMBs & help us in expanding our reach to tier 2 and 3 cities in India, thereby adding to our overall digital printing volumes.”

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The software updates and feature enhancements makes Xerox Color C70 Printer a cost-effective digital printing option for a wide range of printing needs, opening up application opportunities to print environments of any size, inclusive of synthetics, rugged polyester labels, menus, carbonless paper, never-tear paper, transfer papers, magnets, signs and vinyl window clings.

The Xerox C70 unique EA Toner with Ultra Low Melt technology, fuses the image to synthetic media in a chemically bonding way. It also provides excellent cost saving capabilities by reducing power consumption in standby mode by 44% compared to a resistance heating device and consumes 1/6th of the total energy consumed by most of the digital press available in this segment.

When printing on certain specialty media such as textured linens, polyesters, and other heavyweight substrates, the new Optimal Print Quality Mode can be used. This will produce higher gloss output with optimal image quality.

This mode is selectable via the Optimal Print Quality Button located on the RIP.

The Xerox Color C70 was awarded the 2016 Buyers Laboratory Production Printer PRO Award for its reliability and above average color stability on both uncoated and coated media. It now offers even greater accuracy and media flexibility. It would be available in India through Xerox’s extensive channel partner network of 150.

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Xerox: Inkjet is a reality for all Print Providers now High Fusion Ink opens door to printing on standard Offset coated stock Early adopters of Xerox’s inkjet technology say they are seeing measurable business results such as increased page volumes, savings from printing on standard offset coated stocks, and faster turnaround on high-volume transactional print jobs. The Xerox entry inkjet portfolio featured at Hunkeler Innovationdays (HID) in Lucerne, Switzerland from Feb. 20-23, 2017 includes: • Xerox Brenva HD Production Inkjet Press – cut sheet inkjet.

• Xerox Trivor 2400 Inkjet Press – continuous feed inkjet with Xerox High Fusion Ink. • Xerox Rialto 900 Inkjet Press – narrow web roll-to-cut sheet inkjet.

Xerox’s lower cost systems make inkjet more accessible and open new business opportunities for print providers. Throughout HID, Xerox will showcase how its inkjet solutions enable customers to move into today’s biggest growth areas including catalogues, books, transactional and direct mail.

“The inkjet opportunity is no longer on the horizon – it’s here right now,” said Andrew Copley, president, Graphic Communications Solutions, Xerox. “With our next generation production inkjet presses, customers get the right technology at less cost and space of traditional inkjet presses.”

Ramping up direct mail and transactional with Brenva HD UK-based print, mail and digital communications provider McLays bought the Brenva HD to expand their direct mail and

transactional applications. In the first month of production, page volume increased 15 percent, hitting up to 150,000 pages per day on peak days.

“We produced more than 1.5 million pages in January with Brenva HD and are confident that we can double that figure in the coming months as the machine moves into 24-hour print production,” said Gary Wheeler, direct manufacturing manager, McLays. “The press performs extremely well with low coverage, light tints and sharp black text, which are critical in our transactional business.”

Inkjet printing on standard offset coated stocks with High Fusion Ink and Trivor 2400 Belgium-based print provider, VPrint, wanted to add more personalization and quality to its large-volume direct mail business without the cost of using specialty stock made for inkjet printing. The company has been testing the Trivor 2400 paired withHigh Fusion Ink. “We wanted to print on standard offset coated stock, with offset quality and volume but with all the benefits of production inkjet,”said Thierry Ngoma, plant manager, VPrint. “So far High Fusion Ink and the Trivor 2400 are meeting our expectations – delivering brilliant color, high speed and the savings from using standard offset coated stocks without the need for any pre or post treatment.”

Finishing options boost productivity on Rialto 900

900 with two new inline finishing options: a dynamic perforator and second dual high capacity stacker. The dynamic perforator enables the creation of horizontal, vertical or t-section tear offs – such as coupons, reply cards and payment stubs – opening up new opportunities in the transactional and direct mail markets. Additionally, a second dual high capacity stacker enables a continuous operation feature so print providers can keep presses running while unloading the other stacker.

These options build on the breakthrough in inkjet innovation of the Rialto 900 introduced at HID two years ago. Today, many print providers use the press to deliver everything from mono book pages to high-quality direct mail applications.

UK-based commercial printer Datagraphic has two Rialto 900 presses that produce minute-critical, data-driven transactional print for enterprises across the public and private sectors. “We deliver daily communications, which often need to be printed and processed within hours and the Rialto 900 enables us to produce high-volume, same-day dispatches of business quality documents within a narrow timeframe,” said Robert Hoon, managing director, Datagraphic.

During HID, Xerox showcased the Rialto In addition to Brenva HD, Trivor 2400 with High Fusion Ink and Rialto 900, Xerox FreeFlow Core, Xerox FreeFlow Digital Publisher, XMPie PersonalEffect suite, XMPie Circle and XMPie Campaigns-on-Demand were also on display at the show. The stand also featured various application areas and business development resources.

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Konica Minolta Bizhub PRESS C1060 boosts operations at Amitsons Local service support and high quality printing outputs make Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1060 as the most preferred digital printing option for the Pune company.

With the all-time high, demand for quality and innovative printing applications in India, finding the most suitable digital industrial printing solution which brings in a perfect balance between printing outputs and cost of operations has come as a major challenge, particularly for small and medium size printing businesses.

As per Mr Amit Baphna, Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C1060 outshined all other printing solutions available in the market in its segment, emerging as the most preferred machine for Amitsons’ business requirement.

Key Notes : > Search for a stateof-the-art digital industrial printing solution to provide highest quality to customers ends with Konica Minolta. > Installs Konica Minolta Bizhub PRESS C1060 with enhanced Simitri HDE toner for excellent halftone and skin tone reproduction. > Delivering a fast print/copy output of up-to 60 ppm with a superior colour image quality.

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A case in point is Amitsons Digital Copiers, a Pune based printing firm headed by Mr. Amit Baphna who serves as the director of the company. The company has been into the printing business since last 35 years and offers varied forms of printing services.

Initially the company performed its end to end printing operations with regular printing machines and currently houses multiple printing solutions from different vendors.

And while the company had a host of different printing solutions for high volume and customised printing outputs, it was searching for a state-of-the-art digital industrial printing solution which could provide highest quality to its demanding customers. Picking the best relevant solution for their requirements came as a major upfront challenge for the company.

After doing a dipstick survey on the leading players in the printing segment, the company deployed Konica Minolta’s Bizhub PRESS C1060, featuring enhanced Simitri HDE toner for excellent halftone and skin tone reproduction. The printing solution also offers a printing resolution of 1200 x 1200 DPI with 8-bit processing for smoother, more realistic images. The company purchased the solution four months ago and is highly satisfied with its excellent quality with Glossy and Matt finish output.

As per Mr Amit Baphna, Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C1060 outshined all other printing solutions available in the market in the aforesaid segment, emerging as the most preferred machine for its business requirement.

“For Digital Production Printer, I have preferred only Konica Minolta for a very simple fact, which is a strong local service assistance network as well as the cutting edge features of bizhub PRESS C1060,’’ said Mr Amit Baphna, Director, Amitsons Digital Copiers.

Amitsons Digital Copiers also believes that with an

unparalleled quality offered by bizhub PRESS C1060, it can perform all demanding jobs with best quality.

The printing solution also boasts of SEAD IV ScreenEnhancing Active Digital Processing System which continuously maintains image stability along with a large 15” colour touch-screen display with familiar PC-like operations, making its operations extremely user friendly.

bizhub PRESS C1060 – delivering fast 60 ppm industrial output Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C1060 is an ideal solution for small as well as mid range industrial printing businesses, delivering a fast print/copy output of up-to 60 ppm. With a superior colour image quality, purpose built reliability and simple touchscreen control, a business can receive every advantage of digital production like variable-data printing and scanning.

The printing solution boasts of cutting edge next generation printing technologies for an unparalleled adaptability. Konia Minolta’s highly skilled and dedicated engineers have also incorporated the bizhub PRESS C1060 with a 7,500-sheet maximum paper capacity for long press runs without interruption. The printing solution is compatible with paper sizes of upto 13’’x 19.2” and weights up to 300 gsm. It also offers versatile inline finishing options to suit any production requirements.

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Canon India installs its flagship iPRC10000VP in Lucknow This installation in the city is in response to the rising demand for high volume printing in the market.

Canon India has installed the first top-ofthe-range iPRC10000VP printer in Lucknow. iPRC10000VP is Canon’s first 100ppm machine which has the ability to produce consistent high quality prints on textured media. It is the strongest digital-colour production-printer lineup Canon has ever offered. The machine was installed at DD Enterprises, in the presence of Mr. Puneet Datta, Director of Professional Printing Products (PPP), Canon India.

Canon products have always emphasized superior quality, productivity and efficiency for customers, thus, reinforcing their belief in the brand. This latest set up of imagePress C10000VP yet again brings to forefront the customer’s faith in the company as the earlier products being used by DD Enterprises are all Canon products.

Expressing his views on the increasing market demand for the machine, Mr. Puneet Datta, Director, Professional Printing Products (PPP), Canon India said, “At Canon, we believe that technological innovations are key to drawing a parallel between market demands and trends. Leading in innovation, we are delighted to support our customers with newer technologies and keep them at pace with the global printing practices.

ImagepressVP is one such product that has redefined the medium and high volume printing in the country. Heading a formidable line-up, the imagePRESS C10000VP has been instrumental in allowing our customers to exploit the growth in the colour production market. It is ideal both for existing customers who have grown their print volumes with the imagePRESS series and are now looking for the next step in high quality colour productivity, as well as for other customers who want to take advantage of the changing market demands.”

“This launch today is our step ahead in the

direction of increased customer outreach.

Focused on deeper regional penetration, we envision to digitally empower wider geographies of the country, by expanding our reach and making our products and solutions available in over 100 cities in the next 3-4 years.”

Sharing his delight at the launch, Dinesh Joshi, Owner, DD Enterprises, said, “As we expand our product portfolio, with the revolutionary imagePressC10000 VP, it stands testimony to the progress of our productive and profitable relationship. Having started this collaboration three years back with a large format inkjet printer imagePROGRAF 750, we have been progressing with Canon printers to match the evolving and increasing consumer requirements. Canon has played an imperative role in contributing towards our

professional development and we foresee expanding this relationship in the coming years.”

The imagePRESS C10000VP comes with 2400 x 2440 dpi resolution, a choice of new front end controllers based on EFI Fiery FS200 Pro Platform enables the product to streamline the workflow and media handling capabilities from 60 gsm to 350 gsm.

Engineered to deliver production printing excellence for the business advantage of its users, it is designed to meet the increasing demand from both commercial and in-house print service providers (PSPs) for higher production volumes without compromising on quality. It can help commercial printers, in-plants, production hubs, direct mail and transaction print service providers to produce a broader range of applications in shorter turnaround times.

The imagePRESS C10000VP Series can deliver outstanding customer output while also benefitting from impressive productivity and reliability. It features intuitive operation and can help maximize uptime with automated calibration. High quality, efficient printing with consistent colour and accuracy, this is the 29th installation in the country since its launch in December 2015.

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Canon and OneVision hardware and software partnership Canon Deutschland GmbH and OneVision Software AG enter into a cooperation agreement

German software manufacturer OneVision Software announces its new partnership with Canon Deutschland GmbH, the worldwide supplier of consumer and business-to-business digital imaging solutions. Together the two companies are working towards a long-term and sustainable partnership, where the primary focus centers on delivering the best possible customer care through the perfect interplay of hardware and software.

“The newly concluded framework agreement allows the two companies to make our combined customer care more efficient and interactive.”

- Hussein Khalil, CEO, OneVision Software AG

Key Notes : > Enter into a longterm and sustainable partnership. > Canon to expand existing software portfolio to include solutions for the prepress. > The customer to benefit from the consistently high standards of the printed products.

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The newly signed cooperation agreement sees Canon Deutschland expand its existing software portfolio to include innovative and cost-efficient software solutions for the pre-press stage of the print, publishing and media industry. OneVision’s software solutions are now sold and installed directly

by Canon Deutschland. Customers can now rely on comprehensive and partner-based support – for their software and hardware - in order to implement a successful business model.

Summing up the partnership, Mathieu Peeters, Canon Deutschland GmbH’s Marketing Director B2B, explains that “Canon and OneVision wish to consolidate in a framework agreement the partnership that has been in force for many years.

The aim is to build on the cooperation, provide our customers with comprehensive advice and support and to reinforce the positions both companies enjoy as leading technology suppliers in the print and media industry. The technology solutions of the two companies complement each other perfectly allowing customers to focus more closely on their existing business and its growth”.

The perfect interplay of hardware and software guarantees optimum print results The partnership is founded on state-of-the-art technology in the form of hardware from Canon and software from OneVision, combined with highly qualified staff in both companies. They complement each other perfectly with the result that, ultimately, the customer benefits from the consistently high standards of the printed products.

“In the rapidly evolving print and media landscape, OneVision is excited to strengthen and further expand its partnership with Canon Deutschland. The newly concluded framework agreement allows the two companies to make our combined customer care more efficient and interactive” asserts Hussein Khalil, CEO of OneVision Software AG. He added “We can now offer mutual customers comprehensive solutions, which incorporate perfectly matched hardware and software, and ensure that current and future requirements in the area of automated work processes are met”.

Achieving customer satisfaction through quality Both companies wish to intensify and expand their partnership based on the principle of “Achieving customer satisfaction through quality”. The focus on future market and customer needs is a crucial factor for product development.

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Xerox India on Budget 2017 Ashraf ElArman, Managing Director, Xerox India calls the Indian Budget 2017 a progressive budget Xerox Corporation is an $11 billion technology leader that innovates the way the world communicates, connects and works.

Our expertise is more important than ever as customers of all sizes look to improve productivity, maximize profitability and increase satisfaction. We do this for small and mid-size businesses, large enterprises, governments, graphic communications providers, and for our partners who serve them.

“The budget has introduced new avenues for digital payments, skill development and taxation which will help the us to continue our growth curve. We see an opportunity in hiring well equipped talent in 2017 given the heightened focus on providing market ready skill sets to the youth of the nation. With the GST Council finalizing recommendations,

its implementation as per the deadline will most likely result into a lower service tax rate & ease the way we do business in India and create ground for innovation. This will definitely help in IT penetration and also increased uptake amongst SMEs. The budget also continued to focus on both physical and digital infrastructure, but was limited to new developments in the digital payments segment rather than the government’s earlier aim to establish a comprehensive digital depository.

Additionally, the Government eMaketplace initiative was also given a miss – something that was established to bring greater transparency & efficiency in public procurement last year. On a positive note, we see the government’s remonetisation efforts lower borrowing costs and increase

the access to credit to businesses and individuals alike. Overall, it is a progressive budget, something that the Indian Information Technology industry can build on in the coming months.”

Ashraf ElArman, Managing Director, Xerox India

Xerox and EFI partner to give customers best in class digital front ends Xerox Corporation and Electronics For Imaging (EFI) have announced a strategic partnership to bring to market a next generation digital front end (DFE) to drive Xerox digital production presses. The agreement includes the sale of Xerox’s FreeFlow Print Server (FFPS) DFE business to EFI. Under the terms of the deal, EFI will continue to produce and support FFPS so current customers do not experience interruptions in sales or service.

“This next step in our strategic alliance will give customers the industry’s highest performing DFE with unparalleled imaging and color management,” said Guy Gecht, CEO of EFI. “EFI integration among the DFE, workflow software, and management information systems products deliver the higher levels of automation and productivity that are key to print businesses taking full advantage of the opportunities with digital printing.”

“Customers will gain a powerful solution with more efficiencies, performance and quality to meet the most demanding production requirements,” said Andrew Copley, president, Graphic Communications Solutions, Xerox. “EFI is an industry leader and has a proven track record with performance, ease of use and seamless integration with industry workflow solutions.”

Xerox and EFI have established a longstanding partnership. Most recently, Xerox collaborated with EFI to develop a new print server, the Xerox IJ Print Server powered

by Fiery, to drive the Xerox Trivor 2400 Inkjet Press. The DFE handles a range of data streams, while enabling integration, comprehensive color management and seamless integration with customer workflows.

Xerox’s expertise and unique functionality from FFPS will be integrated with EFI’s bestof-breed Fiery product, giving customers a market-leading offering. Customers will benefit from EFI sales and technical field resources working side-by-side with their Xerox sales reps to offer a best-in-class solution.

The next generation DFE coming from this partnership will be integrated with EFI’s market-leading Productivity Suites, which include management information systems such as PACE, PrintSmith Vision, Monarch, and Radius ERP. Additionally, the DFE will integrate with Xerox FreeFlow Core

and XMPie workflows as well as industryleading third-party prepress solutions such as Agfa Apogee, Heidelberg Prinect, and Kodak Prinergy. The Fiery DFE, which is the industry’s only JDF certified DFE, will also offer a modern API to allow customers to easily develop integration to any customized applications.

The agreement is for FFPS only and does not impact the Xerox workflow solutions that carry a FreeFlow sub-brand name (FreeFlow Core, FreeFlow VI Suite, FreeFlow Makeready and FreeFlow Digital Publisher). The workflow solutions will remain independent key planks for Xerox customers’ workflow strategy.

“This acquisition by EFI is beneficial to both parties. EFI gains important intellectual property as well as the flexibility to integrate it tightly with its own Fiery assets,” said Jim Hamilton, group director, InfoTrends, a division of Keypoint Intelligence. “For Xerox the move transfers the development and support of FFPS to an acknowledged market leader. The move strengthens an already strong relationship and opens up new possibilities for future offerings.”

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HP Inc. Brings High Quality to Entry-level Commercial Inkjet Printing with HP PageWide Web Press T235 HD Demonstrates continued innovation with new HP Indigo 12000 and 50000 digital press applications New Delhi, India, February 20, 2017 – Today at Hunkeler Innovation days, HP announced the HP PageWide Web Press T235 HD, part of the T200 HD Color series. This new entry level continuous-feed inkjet web press offers commercial print service providers (PSPs) the most economical entry point to high quality performance for digital commercial printing.

of 2400 nozzles per inch, the duplex HP PageWide Web Press T235 HD delivers productivity at 400fpm (122mpm) in Performance mode, using single drop weight printing. It’s also capable of producing 200fpm (61mpm) in Quality mode, using dual drop weight printing with seven levels of half-toning per color, and finer grain printing for smoother skin tones, gradients and secondary color solid fills.

The T235 HD is a low total-cost-of-ownership platform for publishing, production mail and commercial print needs. It can be upgraded to the HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD for increased productivity.

“With the introduction of the HP PageWide T235 HD, it’s easier for more PSPs to make the analog to digital transformation,” said Eric Wiesner, general manager, HP PageWide Industrial Division, HP Inc. “As the HP PageWide Web Press platform reaches a milestone of 210 billion customer-printed pages, it further reinforces the market’s adoption of HP Thermal Inkjet technology.”

Using HP’s High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) with a native resolution

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“HP’s high-volume PageWide solutions allow print service providers to add greater value to high-volume data-driven print communications with uncompromising performance and color quality that brands demand,” said Wiesner. “The HP PageWide T235 HD makes it possible to deliver costefficient, relevant and targeted print that engages customers in more creative ways.”

PSPs expand possibilities with HP Indigo digital presses The HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press, offering industry-leading print quality and productivity, is being adopted by the world’s leading print service providers to produce general commercial, direct marketing, publishing and photo applications. In a recent installation, Anton Group of the UK purchased two HP Indigo 12000 digital presses to grow its footprint in direct marketing, bringing to 12 the number of these presses operating in Europe. “Having a B2 Indigo gives us litho

quality in addition to the flexibility to offer fully variable images and data in short run lengths,” said Anton CEO Malcolm Lane-Ley. “Commercial printing providers are looking for a partner that continuously innovates, delivers and keeps them profitable in a changing world,” said Alon Bar-Shany, general manager, HP Indigo. “Our customers are enjoying double digit growth as we help them remain a step ahead of the market.”

HP at Hunkeler 2016 HP booth 4 at Hunkeler Innovationdays will be demonstrating the HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD, HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press, and the ability to create book blocks from rolls printed on the new oversized B1 duplex HP Indigo 50000 Digital Press.

The T240 HD is designed for commercial, production mail, and book PSPs requiring reliable color performance in a two-up production environment. At the show, the press will print a variety of applications from customers in Europe. The HP Indigo 50000 30-inch rolls will be processed into glued book blocks using the Hunkeler high-performance book block solution. The first installation of an HP Indigo 50000 was completed this month at Digital Lizard, based in Nevada, USA.

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Kodak at Hunkeler Innovation Days 2017 Showcases latest advances in Stream and ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology Visitors to Kodak’s stand (Hall 2, Stand P01) at Hunkeler Innovation Days saw how the latest advances in the company’s Stream and ULTRASTREAM Technology create new opportunities in digital printing, including a wider range of applications and substrates that can be utilised.

Prototypes and various configurations of KODAK ULTRASTREAM Technology were on show and visitors viewed a range of printed samples to compare the advanced quality to offset printing.

Since its debut at drupa 2016, market response to ULTRASTREAM Technology has been extremely positive. Seventeen OEMs, including Fuji Kikai, GOSS China, Manroland, Matti, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery (MHI-PPM) and Uteco, have already signed letters of Intent to explore the integration of ULTRASTREAM into their future printing solutions.

Norifumi Tasaka, General Manager, Development Headquarters Quality Assurance Department, MHI-PPM, comments: “The integration of digital print technology into the MHI-PPM portfolio requires high quality, with compelling running costs and great productivity. After evaluating various print head technologies, we decided to move forward with a Letter of Intent to assess the next generation technology, ULTRASTREAM, from Kodak. Based on the demonstrations at drupa 2016, we are confident that this technology provides a candidate in class solution for our portfolio which will meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.”

ULTRASTREAM Technology leverages the proven benefits of Stream’s unique drop generation technology, producing round, uniform, satellite-free dots at a rate that is 10 times faster than drop-on-demand using a single array of printheads. The modular writing system, available in widths of 8” to 98” to suit specific applications, will enable high resolution printing of 600 x 1800 dpi at speeds of up to 150 m/min (500 ft/min) on the widest array of paper and plastic substrates. The speed and accuracy of Kodak’s proprietary continuous inkjet technology rivals the print quality of offset and visitors were able to see this first hand with samples on Kodak’s stand.

Randy Vandagriff, Vice President of Kodak’s Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division, says: “Built on Kodak’s proven continuous inkjet Stream technology, ULTRASTREAM Technology will move production inkjet into the mainstream of commercial printing, packaging, labels and home décor. The development timeline for ULTRASTREAM Technology remains on track with Evaluation kits available later this year. We look forward to continuing discussions with OEMs on how this next generation technology will take production inkjet to the next level.”

At Hunkeler Innovation Days, Kodak introduced the KODAK 800 Print Manager, its newest digital front end, designed to drive its high-speed inkjet presses and ideal for a wide range of applications including commercial, book, direct mail, transactional, newspaper and packaging printing. The 800 Print Manager batches multiple jobs into a

single run and can spool, process and print static or Variable Data Print (VDP) jobs at press-rated speeds of thousands of pages per minute (up to 300 m/min or 1,000 ft/ min). Based on a unique VDP-optimized architecture, 800 Print Manager combines cutting-edge software and hardware, caching of reusable elements, front-to-back balancing and on-the-fly page assembly for ultra-fast printing, while an object-oriented colour engine offers sophisticated color control options, ICC profile support, objectindependent screening options and text enhancement.

A host of other samples and live demonstrations on the Kodak stand enabled visitors to see first-hand how they can benefit from Kodak’s digital inkjet and hybrid solutions: • The advantages of KODAK PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems, which can be integrated into a variety of offset and flexo press solutions, was demonstrated on the stand. Visitors saw live demonstrations of the technology printing in processed colour at speeds up to 600 m/min– controlled on a GSS transport unit – producing various variable printing samples, from flyers and direct mail to gaming applications.

• PROSPER 6000C Press printed glossy, post coated self-mailers with personalised coupons produced on the stand on HUNKLER and HEIDELBERG finishing lines and visitors was demonstration of dynamic perforation.

• Visitors also saw a virtual page come to life in mid-air with Kodak’s ‘Printing on Air’ demonstration with KODAK PROSPER Jetting Modules, which control over one billion drops of ink per second.

• On the Hunkeler stand, visitors also saw the advantages of KODAK PROSPER 6000C & P presses. Colour books, pre-printed on a PROSPER 6000C, were finished to book blocks on the HighPerformance book line, while finished newspapers, pre-printed by KP Services (Jersey) on the Channel Islands, UK on a PROSPER 6000P, were also created throughout the show.

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Steinemann Technology introduces dfoil A new option for digital foil stamping in combination with digital dmax coating systems presented at HID

Steinemann introduces dfoil, a unique option for its dmax line of digital coating systems that supports digital foil stamping without the use of dies at production speeds of up to 5,800 sheets per hour.

Key Notes : > Digital foil stamping without dies. > Unique combination of digital coating and digital foil stamping in a single pass. > Delivery for this industrial production solution begins in the 2nd quarter of 2017.

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Steinemann introduces its dfoil technology, a unique option for its dmax line of digital coating systems that supports digital foil stamping without the use of dies. The foil stamping process developed by Steinemann is based on innovative but practicetested technology and is – like the dmax systems – designed for high production speeds of 5,800 sheets per hour. dmax machines equipped with dfoil are currently the only industrial production systems in the world that can deliver premium digital coating and digital foil stamping in a single pass at a high level of productivity. The dmax system with integrated dfoil module further boasts a sleek design based on Steinemann’s extremely durable machine construction, which guarantees the reliability that is essential for cost-efficiency in an industrial production environment. The first dfoil system will be installed on customer premises in the 2nd quarter of 2017. Delivery to further dmax customers will begin in the 3rd quarter of 2017. dfoil is available for all dmax machines. Steinemann took advantage of the Hunkeler Innovation Days 2017 in Lucerne to introduce customers to the dfoil system at its information stand in Hall 1, where it exhibited samples that demonstrated the high quality embossing effects of this new option for the dmax product line.

“Over 40 years after the invention of UV coating in the printing industry, Steinemann now offers industrialscale print finishing based on a combination of digital coating and digital foil stamping in a single, highly productive system. The dmax systems equipped with dfoil apply spot and relief coatings as well as foil in a single pass. Brochures, financial reports, flyers, greeting cards, packaging: Customers who expand their dmax systems to include dfoil can more efficiently than ever meet the rising demand in the market for premium, highly flexible print finishing,” says Ludwig Allgoewer, head of Finishing at Steinemann Technology in St. Gallen, Switzerland, describing the technical breakthrough his company has made with its innovative digital foil stamping technology.

Digital foil stamping is another

application of the digital coating technology developed jointly with Schmid Rhyner AG, a leading UV coating specialist.

With short make-ready times, dfoil achieves both flat and gradually raised foil application with embossing effects. The foil tension is controlled automatically, while high-performance indexing systems ensure optimum foil utilisation and thus the cost-efficiency of the foil stamping process. Digital foil stamping with dfoil requires no dies whatsoever, a fact that further enhances the cost-efficiency of the process and its convenience for machine operators. An optional, electrical, built-in lifting device can further improve ease-of-operation and make-ready times by rapidly extending and retracting the foil rollers at the push of a button.

The dmax series of digital coating machines currently comprises a variety of high-performance models in widths of 76 cm and 106 cm. Optional equipment for expanding their functions includes a roller-type coating unit that enables customers to flexibly select between the digital spot or flood application of glossy, matte or soft-touch coatings and primers to suite the requirements of various jobs. With this multifunctionality, the dmax systems can be put to flexible use for a wide range of applications. Thanks to its modular design, customers can adopt entrylevel digital dmax technology at low cost and expand over time.

Steinemann headquarters in St. Gallen (Switzerland) and has subsidiaries in China, Malaysia, Brazil, Russia and the USA. Operating around the world under the name Steinemann Technology AG, the Mechanical Engineering business unit of the Stürm Group offers a comprehensive portfolio of innovative sanding systems for customers in the wood panel industry, as well as coating systems for finishing print products. Steinemann exports 98 percent of its products.

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New KBA Rapida 75 PRO at Eberle Druck in Vienna Efficient half-format printing for the pharmaceuticals industry A KBA Rapida 75 went into production at Eberle Druck, a subsidiary of the Rattpack group, back in 2011. And it served the company well over the years. From lightweight paper through to cartonboard, substrates of all kinds were printed in excellent quality, often around the clock in up to four shifts. For work on the short-run pharmaceuticals market, however, the job changeover times of the sparingly automated Rapida 75 were proving too long. But given the otherwise very positive experience with the press, it seemed only logical to invest in a Rapida again. In this situation, the highly automated successor model Rapida 75 PRO was launched at just the right moment at drupa 2016.

The new Rapida 75 PRO, a six-colour coater press with extended delivery, was commissioned in mid-June 2016. It is ideally equipped for the printing of pharmaceuticals packaging in short runs. The decisive features include 225 mm raised foundations to enable higher piles, an enlarged sheet format of 605 x 750 mm, central format setting, fully automatic FAPC plate changers, CleanTronic Synchro for parallel washing processes, QualiTronic ColorControl for inline colour measurement, and extensive preset capabilities.

Rapida 75 PRO replaces two presses After just eight months on stream, figures prove that the investment in the Rapida 75 PRO has certainly paid off: The dramatically shortened makeready times – now just five minutes compared to 15-20 minutes with the predecessor press – have boosted productivity by around 30 per cent. Thanks to the larger sheet format, furthermore, almost twice as many blanks can be accommodated on each sheet. QualiTronic ColorControl has also achieved significant reductions in waste.

Especially where repeat jobs are the order of the day, inline colour control is a direct money earner. In addition to the original Rapida 75, Eberle Druck has in the meantime been able to decommission a second press – the Rapida 75 PRO sails through the jobs which used to run on both presses.

Peak production speeds play a subordinate role. Rattpack plant manager Marco Resch, who is responsible for both the Dornbirn and Vienna locations, explains: “For print jobs with an average of 250 to 500 sheets, fast makeready is much more valuable than a high production speed.” The facility to disengage unused inking units, on the other hand, is one of the most frequently exploited strengths of the press. In pharmaceuticals packaging, up to 60 per cent of the inks used are spot colours. Where others rely on Euroscale colours, the Rapida 75 PRO at Eberle Druck is often set up to use several or even exclusively spot colours.

Delighted operators The new press has delighted not only plant manager Marco Resch and commercial manager Simon Spiegel, but also the operators in the printshop. The ErgoTronic console with TouchTronic control and a generous wallscreen, in combination with

touchpanels at the feeder and delivery, ensures that all important information is made available instantly and in a readily understandable form. In addition, LogoTronic Professional provides a link between the Rapida 75 PRO and the company’s production planning system: A mouse click is all it takes to load the next job from the list presented on the console.

Within the Rattpack Group, Eberle is responsible for the production of folding cartons for pharmaceuticals packaging, patient information leaflets and other special products for the pharmaceuticals industry (medical device sets, ampoule packs, mini-booklets, etc.). As an express service centre, furthermore, the company takes pride in its exceptional flexibility and fast delivery times. With around 500 employees at eight locations in Austria and Germany, the group generates an annual turnover of approx. €90 million.

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Siegwerk publishes first-ever Sustainability Report to provide greater transparency By publishing this first report, Siegwerk is disclosing its sustainability goals and activities from 2014 to 2016 and is therefore setting a new evaluation standard for its sustainable actions. in extensive depth with these issues as vital for lasting profitable growth. At Siegwerk sustainability is interpreted as an attitude in line with the company’s “Ink, Heart & Soul” philosophy and is put into practice every day. Siegwerk has already won many awards for its social commitment and sustainable corporate management.

“By launching the Sustainability Report we want to provide even greater transparency and enter into an open dialog with our stakeholders.

That is the only way to boost the company’s future viability and to improve our performance even more.” - Herbert Forker, CEO, Siegwerk

Key Notes : > The printing ink manufacturer publishes its first ever Sustainability Report. > Earlier Siegwerk’s sustainability approach would get publicized as information brochures provided to all interested people. > The sustainability program is based on a materiality analysis conducted by Siegwerk team with Chemie³.

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Siegwerk, one of the leading international providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has taken its commitment to sustainability to a new level. Sustainable management has been deeply rooted in the family-owned business’ corporate culture since the very beginning – Siegwerk always bears the environmental, economic and social consequences of its actions in mind. The printing ink manufacturer has now published its first-ever Sustainability Report, based on the international GRI standard, which lays a new basis for evaluating its sustainable actions.

“We want to become the world’s leading manufacturer of packaging inks and are doing our utmost every day to attain this status. To achieve this objective, we have committed to a process of permanent evolution, which always factors in the needs of current and future generations”, is how Herbert Forker, CEO of Siegwerk, summarizes the company’s vision. Up till now Siegwerk has publicized its sustainability approach in the form of information brochures provided to anybody interested in this topic. “By launching the Sustainability Report we want to provide even greater transparency and enter into an open dialog with our stakeholders. That is the only way to boost the company’s future viability and to improve our performance even more”, Forker adds.

The sustainability program described in the report is based on a materiality analysis of relevant fields of activity conducted by an international team of Siegwerk executives together with Chemie³, the German chemical industry’s sustainability initiative.

A new mission statement, which in turn will align with Siegwerk’s sustainability strategy in future, was drafted based on the results of the analysis. The mission statement incorporates four dimensions: 1) customers as partners, innovation as driver, 2) employees as the key to success, 3) sustainable economic success and 4) responsibility for environment and society. The company views dealing

“We want to continue to promote sustainability at Siegwerk and make it measurable. For that reason we keep on adding tangible goals to our program.

They apply to all our subsidiaries worldwide and are a benchmark for the sustainability of our actions.

This is the only way we can regularly check whether we are maintaining our course or whether we have to readjust”, says Forker. Continuous enhancement of the sustainability strategy is clearly driven by the company’s owners and management to get Siegwerk fit to face the future. New targets and key figures are continuously being added to the sustainability program. As one of the world’s leading printing ink manufacturers Siegwerk is laying additional foundations to further on support customers and business partners as innovative and forward-looking partner in realizing new trends in their businesses and to provide its employees with an attractive and stable working environment.

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CCL Label, the world’s largest, enters India!

Pacman-CCL signs a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Super Labels.

On the 2nd of February 2017, the world’s largest label printing company CCL announced their entry into India. CCL lead

by Geoffery T Martin and headquartered in Toronto Canada has 2015 revenues reported at 3 Billion USD and a total workforce in excess of 19000 employees, operating out of 150 state of art manufacturing facilities spread over North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.

Pacman-CCL signs binding agreement to acquire Super Labels CCL Industries, global provider of specialty label and packaging solutions for corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, announced that the Pacman-CCL joint venture, headquartered in Dubai, has signed a binding agreement to acquire a 70% stake in privately owned Super Label, based in Mumbai. Closing is subject to customary procedures and is expected to conclude later this month. The company will continue to be headed by its founder, Bharat Mehta, and becomes part of Pacman-CCL trading under the CCL corporate identity system with immediate effect.

Super Label focuses on pressure sensitive labels for large consumer products and healthcare customers with operations in India. Pacman-CCL will invest $3.75 million in the venture to acquire its stake, reduce debt and provide funding for future expansion.

With plants in Dubai, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Egypt as well as India, the company is jointly owned by CCL and Albwardy Investment based in Dubai and headed by John Dawson, Managing Director.

2016 sales were approximately $50 million.

Geoffrey T. Martin, President and CEO of CCL, commented, “Over the last decade we looked many times at entering India through acquiring a local business. Super Label is one of the best managed we have seen, I believe this is the best way forward given Pacman-CCL’s proximity to the region.

Our Indian Checkpoint subsidiaries remain separate to this venture, entirely under CCL control, focusing exclusively on Retail and Apparel markets.”

CCL has been eyeing the Indian market for more than 6 years now. In its 21st March 2011 announcement, CCL Label Worldwide ruffled many feathers and set the ball rolling towards the current trend of JV’s and acquisitions. CCL label headquartered in Canada, employing 5800 employees at 61 locations around the world, acquired 50% stake in Dubai based Label Co. Pacman.

It had also agreed to a prospective future Greenfield investment by Pacman- CCL in India. Though CCL has yet to announce their entry into India in label production yet leading Indian label manufacturers have opened their doors by either selling out or partnering with larger players.

During Labelexpo 2013 at Brussels, Geoff Martin, Chairman of CCL Label, mentioned that they were looking for companies whose promoters had emotional dedication towards their venture. He was considering those who could manage their company well with vision to see their units and team prosper despite management changing hands. In December 2015 Guenther Birkner, now the President, Healthcare and Specialty business at CCL visited Mumbai and the news spread everywhere that CCL had signed up to acquire controlling interest in Bharat Mehta lead Super Labels in Mumbai. However, there was no official announcement. After CCL took over Checkpoint systems, it was more evident that CCL now has presence in India.

CCL has formally announced its entry into label industry of India.

bought his first Siki Label press from Ahmedabad where it was being used to produce unsupported wet glue labels.

Shifting over from a business in agricultural pumps at the age of 26, Bharat Mehta settled down perfectly in to his label printing business. He is one of the most respected label printers. From a single Siki he went on to add a fully loaded Gallus, an EM 280 8-colours, EM 280 6-colours, and an Acquaflex. He was the first in India to opt for a full UV label press. In the earlier part of the decade of 2000-2010 he lost heavily in a major fire but firm resolve brought him right back in what he liked best, “Producing self adhesive labels”.

Soft spoken Bharat Mehta is both, the history and present of the Indian label industry.

He is one of the first label printers in India and his Super Labels is one of the leading and respected label printing companies in Mumbai. His two sons joined him in business after completing their management studies.

Indian label industry is growing for sure but most of our printers complain of intense competition and depleting margins. They are under pressure to service debt as they would ideally wish to do comfortably. They are in a dilemma on further expansion, especially when large multinational companies are investing into India. They wonder if the existing customer base and market will grow rapidly to provide enough opportunities for all or shrink by the incoming of foreign investors into labeling. My personal view is that with a growing literate population, low per capita usage at present and expanding retail, there will be enough business for all.

(Written by Harveer Sahni, Managing Director Weldon Celloplast, India)

One of India’s first label printers started with a Siki Bharat Mehta and his brother had setup a label press around 1976. Bharat Mehta

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REVO Open House held at Bobst Firenze, Italy Resounding technical and sales success for the REVO Master Class

The REVO Master Class Open House which took place from 29thNovember to 1st December 2016 at the Competence Center of Bobst Firenze, Italy, succeeded in being a very dynamic event rich in interaction and networking opportunities for the 322 people that attended it over the three days and six sessions. Printers and converters of flexible packaging, folding cartons and labels made the journey to attend a workshop which would provide an in-depth knowledge of REVO technology, whilst also seeing it in action during actual printing demonstrations.

The event also marked the start of REVO Master Certification. By taking part in the Master Classes and demo tracks, participants in the event completed the first step and received the REVO Silver badge, the first of three certificates – Silver, Gold and Platinum – that will lead to REVO Master certification.

Key Notes :

The event also marked the start of REVO Master Certification. By taking part in the Master Classes and demo tracks, participants in the event completed the first step and received the REVO Silver badge, the first of three certificates – Silver, Gold and Platinum – that will lead to REVO Master certification. The program will be made available next year by the REVO Team during dedicated events held at different locations worldwide.

The REVO offering to the packaging industry is truly unique. It is a process that flows from prepress through to print production; and summing up the highlights of the demonstrations shown on two BOBST inline flexo presses makes impressive reading, demonstrating the reliability and unique quality of the REVO Digital Flexo workflow: • Printing of four different jobs on film and carton substrates using 16 different Pantone colors in total, without ever changing the ink in the print

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units or the anilox rollers Job changes automatically performed in one minute, with the new job in register after less than 20 meters of waste In each of the four jobs all the Pantone colors showed a Delta-E color accuracy of less than 2.0, notwithstanding the different physical properties and level of absorption of the 38 micron unsupported polypropylene and the 240 gsm light board substrates used in the demo runs.

What lies behind such impressive performance is the determination of the companies that, since 2013, have made up the REVO technology team to push the flexo process beyond its current limitations: pooling together their know-how and resources to develop a new reliable and predictable process. All the REVO Team partners – Americk Packaging, Apex International, AVT, BOBST, DuPont, Esko, Flint Group, X-Rite PANTONE and UPM Raflatac – were present in numbers at the event to share their know-how and the specifics of their contribution to the development of the process, both in the Master Classes and during one to one and small group discussions with event participants.

REVO Master Class Open House comprised four classes plus two demo tracks The Master Class sessions opened with the testimonial of converting company Americk Packaging relayed by Daragh Whelan, Operations

> Rich interaction and networking opportunities mark event attended by 322 people. > Job changes automatically performed in one minute, with the new job in register after less than 20 meters of waste. > Providing an additional safety guarantee for UV flexo is the BOBST certified UV Track system.

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Printing demonstration on BOBST M6 flexo UV inline flexo press equipped with REVO Digital Flexo Technology in the Competence Center of Bobst Firenze

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Technical Director of their Haverill site, where the REVO Digital Flexo project was first implemented three years ago on two BOBST inline flexo presses. Mr Whelan talked the audience through the delights and difficulties of being a forerunner in the introduction of a new kind of flexo process which makes the best use of digital technology not as a printing method but to digitize the workflow and make the press fully automated while delivering a print quality of 90Lcm (223 LPi).

“The REVO technology has added value to our production whilst increasing run time and decreasing waste. The fact that our lead time has halved since, puts a very strong case for having adopted the technology and for being a part of its future development.”

Matteo Cardinotti, Managing Director of Bobst Firenze led an open discussion about REVO profitability vs. conventional printing, highlighting the elements that are instrumental in increasing the overall economic performance of the REVO production process and stressing the high level of profitability even for below 500 linear meter run production, irrespective of the application.

In the third session, Dan Pulling, EMEA Business Development Manager at Esko and Jan Scharfenberg, Technical Manager EMEA at DuPont Advanced Printing unraveled all the steps of the pre-press process required to create the ECG colour separation.

“Esko is fully behind this project which offers printers confidence in ensuring their customers quality consistency and repeatability of the final product. Extended Color Gamut will ultimately change the way converters will print packaging in the future.

And early adopters are already starting to take advantage of ECG workflow. Now, with the REVO Academy available to all the converters worldwide, adoption of ECG will be easier and faster,” said Dan Pulling.

Comparing the print quality and color uniformity consistency and repeatability of samples produced on different BOBST presses equipped with REVO digital flexo technology

The last class session tackled the very topical issue of the use of UV inks and their safety in flexible packaging applications for food.

Niklas Olsson, Global Brand Manager NW at Flint Group, led this session showing data on how the new generation of low migration UV flexo inks integrated into the REVO process is compliant with even the most stringent regulations for food contact material compliance.

“There is still some misconception relating to the safety of UV inks in food packaging which has no reason to be and should be dispelled because, from a compliance point of view, they pass all the safety tests, whilst providing the additional benefits of consistent ink

transfer and physical properties,” stressed Niklas Olsson.

Providing an additional safety guarantee for UV flexo is the BOBST certified UV Track system which BOBST narrow- and midweb inline flexo presses can be equipped with. This system measures the UV dose and tracks the safety of every printed meter of substrate so, in combination with low migration inks, delivers full compliance in food packaging applications. This is a unique feature of energy curable inks compared to solvent- and water-based inks: continuous safety vs. random safety traceability. Only with UV and EB curing can each single printed meter of substrate be safety certified.

Jan Scharfenberg added: “The REVO Academy is a good opportunity to make converters successful in adopting the REVO technology. By using Fast Easy plates, in combination with the REVO technologies, the time from file to printing is tremendously reduced, yet with exceptional print quality, making flexo a possible alternative vs. digital printing and for just-in-time production.”

Matteo Cardinotti, Managing Director of Bobst Firenze, leading the Master class about the profitability of REVO vs other processes. On the right Daragh Whelan of Americk Packaging.

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Track 1 and Track 2 demonstrations followed the workshop sessions The REVO technology printing demonstrations were carried out using a BOBST M6 UV flexo inline press which made a great show of the quality and advantages of Digital Flexo technology. The line was equipped with all the technologies that together concur to make the Digital Flexo process developed by the REVO partners: patented GTT anilox rollers by Apex International provided extremely consistent ink laydown for absolute color consistency; press management and quality control systems by AVT guaranteed digital control of quality and on-the-fly adjustment capabilities; flexo plates by DuPont were able to print with unprecedented 90 lines/cm print quality, on both film and carton substrates; ECG color separation software and Flexo Imaging hardware by Esko made the color matching a “digital” process no longer dependent entirely on the skills of press operators; flexo inks by Flint Group provided fully food compatible printed samples; a colour measurement and standard system by X-Rite PANTONE was able to show that the 16 pantone colors which were measured were all below the 2 Delta-E threshold which is considered acceptable by most global brand owners.

Attendees could also visit the REVO Academy, experiencing the fully operational REVO plate manufacturing process using Esko prepress & proofing solutions, the Esko CDI Spark 4835 Flexo Plate Imaging device plus UV Exposure and Fast Plate processing provided by DuPont. The REVO Academy allows converters to come to Bobst Firenze with a new file, and in less than 2 hours be able to print the new job on the press, including plate making, plate mounting and press set-up. There is no need to specify special Pantone inks: with REVO Technology the accurate color matching is achieved

by Esko Equinox pre-press software for Extended Gamut Printing. REVO partners advise that converters worldwide can use the REVO Academy for tests and for full “turnkey” REVO training.

Substrate flexibility being another of the many advantages of the M6 press and of the REVO technologies, the demonstrations alternated between printing a flexible packaging job on 38 micron unsupported polypropylene in the morning and a folding carton job on 240 gsm

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light board in the afternoon. Noteworthy was the fact that, irrespective of the specifics of the physical properties of the two substrates in terms of absorption, for both jobs the Pantone colors showed a Delta-E color accuracy of below 2.0.

REVO Technology Team “After narrow-web, mid-web and UV ink printing, we are looking at the exciting possibility of extending the REVO Anilox technology to mid-web and wide-web flexible packaging applications using solvent-based and water-based inks.”

With reference to printing substrates, Marko Tiainen, Business Segment Manager, UPM Raflatac said, “We are completing the REVO validation of the UPM substrates so that they can all become available world-wide.”

“REVO not only enables users to achieve high 90Lcm print quality, almost threedimensional visual depth and contrast of the printed images, and to print consistently repeatable quality which can be digitally measured and validated by global digital quality standards, it also extends the quality performance to other parameters like consistency, repeatability and predictability that are part of the production process needed to achieve an extraordinary level of overall operational efficiency,” concluded Federico D’Annunzio, Strategic Products Marketing Director of BOBST Business Unit Web-fed.

Ian Trevor Pike, Packaging Product Portfolio Manager at X-Rite PANTONE said, “The REVO approach to color management is scientific in providing the color consistency and repeatability that the Extended Color Gamut system can guarantee through the highly important step of colour communication and measurement and through the control products which PANTONE contributes to the REVO ECG system.”

Commenting on the flawless performance of the M6 demonstration, AVT’s Business Development Director, David Naisby said, “We are delighted to see the results of the joint BOBST and AVT Helios Turbo HD and SpectraLab in line spectrophotometer integration on the M6 Digital Flexo press.

AVT within the REVO process delivers workflow automation of both colour, register and print quality control which results in a turnkey solution for REVO printers”.

Nick Harvey, Technical Director Apex Printing Solutions EMEA, Apex Europe, is already geared up to the next developments for the

“Because it delivers the same performance across all market sectors, irrespective of run lengths, substrates or applications, the appeal of the REVO Digital Flexo technology is truly universal,” said Dan Pulling of Esko. “This was reflected by the fact that the participants in the Master Class Open House were converters of all sizes, from large multinational corporations to individual family-owned operations.”

Matteo Cardinotti, Managing Director of Bobst Firenze concluded: “We actually sold or finalized the sales of presses equipped with the REVO Digital Flexo technology at the event, which is a very telling comment on the success of this event.”

Minimum operator intervention is required for operation of the M6 UV inline flexo press equipped with REVO Digital Flexo Technology

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SGK unifies USG Boral across 12 different countries Bringing together one efficient Packaging System

SGK, a division of Matthews International Corporation, and a global brand development, activation and deployment provider that drives brand performance, has created a global, unified packaging system for USG Boral, the joint venture between Australia’s Boral and USG Corporation.

The $1.6 billion joint venture has brought together a portfolio of leading-edge plasterboard, ceiling and finishing products.

To ensure global reach and view, USG Boral engaged SGK to brand its varied processes

development group of SGK, led the creative strategy through to production for over 1,300 SKUs in sequenced phases using a cloudbased, graphic management system. This ensured enough flex to respond to multiple markets, languages, cultural nuances and regulations, while bringing technical superiority to life.

SGK’s Client Solutions group engineered solutions for greater design-to-print efficiency, serialization, anti-counterfeiting and future packaging innovation. Through three launch phases, one global packaging system was achieved in market with the strength and flexibility to build brand consistency while responding to local needs.

“Our partnership with SGK has been a fascinating journey in designing a new, cohesive packaging system for our diverse portfolio across the APAC and Middle East markets. The system manages to convey the union of USG Boral’s premium positioning and best-in-class building products technology, manufacturing and distribution footprint. We are now becoming ONE USG Boral across 12 different markets and cultures throughout Asia, Australia and the Middle East.” - Jeremy Verstraete, Marketing Director, USG Boral USG Boral is currently being rolled out in 12 markets including Australia, China and Korea.

Flint Group launches innovative rotec Eco Bridge and brands packaging into one core, consistent master brand. The common goal was to unify 14 categories across 12 markets and 13 businesses into one cohesive efficient packaging system.

Starting with a purpose-built program from insight to execution, the USG Boral and SGK teams conducted extensive audit sessions within the different markets and spoke to a diverse range of stakeholders, architects, builders, contractors, distributors, and end users. The aim was to create a unified portfolio architecture that allows for future premiumization, whilst optimizing brand recognition and product navigation.

The packaging was designed from the ground up, based on the strategic idea of “smart pragmatism”. The result is a design that enables easy navigation of product types through vivid colors and bold typography.

A smart set of icons made advanced performance features visible, while the graphic system maximizes visual impact for the USG Boral brand.

Adhering to the global design and color guidelines across the core and premium ranges, Anthem Worldwide, part of the brand

An adapter with a patent-pending breathable metal ring to eliminate all tight-fit and sleeve mounting issues.

Flint Group officially launches its patent-pending, state-of-theart rotec Eco Bridge for use in flexographic printing presses and on plate-mounting equipment.

The rotec Eco Bridge is an adapter with a breathable metal ring at the operator side which creates an air pillow to allow easy and fast mounting of sleeves.

Typical adapters have only four to eight air stream holes to help mount the sleeves. In comparison, the rotec Eco Bridge forms a ring of air across the entire circumference of the adapter.

Another significant benefit of the rotec Eco Bridge is the reduced air volume requirement. A standard adapter normally needs about 720 l/min of compressed air at six bar of pressure to mount a sleeve; the rotec Eco Bridge can achieve the same results with only 50-70 l/min, and the required pressure can sometimes be reduced. This is more than 90 % reduction in air volume needed. Not only is this a significant cost savings, but reduced air volume also equates to much less noise. A working rotec Eco Bridge produces decibel levels a little over

normal room noise (< 60 dB) compared to a typical adapter set-up at ≥ 85dB. At a recent customer trial, Robert Adler, Flint Group Sales Manager for North America said, “I believe this will become a new standard of our industry.” Press operators benefit from using the rotec Eco Bridge for easier sleeve mounting, cost savings, and reduced noise. At the first trial in Germany, the customer said, “Our press operator was ecstatic. Mounting is much easier than before. The noise is significantly less than normal, and the best is, we can de-mount the 420 mm Repeat Sleeve with one hand, without effort. Perfect development for our pre-press operation!”

Flint Group remains focused on new technology and innovative customer solutions, like the rotec Eco Bridge helping printers achieve increased press productivity.

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Cosmo Films commissions significant capacity expansion Cosmo Films, manufacturer of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) films which go in for packaging, lamination & labeling applications, has announced start up of its tenth, 10.4 metre BOPP line. With installation of this new line, the company will increase its annual capacity by 40%, taking it to 1.96 lakh MT. Company’s current annual capacity stands at 1.36 lakh MT. The new line whose announcement was made in October 2015 has been commissioned ahead of its schedule and has been installed at company’s existing facility at Karjan, near Vadodara, India which already houses BOPP lines, extrusion coating & chemical coating lines and a metalizer. The commissioned line is the most advanced line available in the market today in terms of its width and output and is the first 10.4 metre line to be installed in the country. The line

is equipped to deliver both superior quality products with minimized scratches, oil or additive spots & high surface energy as well as consistent quality due to automatic changeovers. The line is also capable of producing films as thick as 80 microns to cater to segments like textiles which require thicker films.

high speed line equipped with automated changeovers and automatic consumption of waste will not only lead to an increase in power savings but also help the company with its overall operational efficiencies.

The new line is expected to contribute to substantial growth in sales and profit in Financial Year 2017-2018.”

The line output would cater to both domestic and export markets. The new line is part of a series of expansions which have been announced in the last one year by the company for both its India operations and its subsidiaries in US & Korea.

Speaking on the development, Mr. Pankaj Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films Ltd said, “I am pleased to inform that the line has been installed ahead of its schedule and well within the projected capex of 200 crores. The

Manugraph to manufacture C.I Flexo machines at Kolhapur Manugraph has recently announced its plans to manufacture C.I Flexo presses in India. Manugraph will now be able to offer ‘Made in India’ C.I Flexo machines to the Indian market in partnership with the world renowned Italian brand Carraro & Carint.

Manugraph is in exclusive partnership with Carraro to manufacture Flexo machines in India.

efficient systems and methods to reduce emissions, making for a world-class eco-friendly manufacturing environment.

In addition to its top-class factory units, Manugraph also has a strong sales & service network in India and a worldwide network of offices spanning the Middle East, Africa & USA through distributors, agents and some of its own offices.

The Carraro brand has been in the C.I flexo business since the early 1950’s and was the first Italian manufacturer of flexographic printing technology. Through the years Flexo technology has seen many developments & improvements in the overall quality process& is now synonymous with the packaging industry.

“Leveraging on our ultra-modern production facilites at Kolhapur, we aim to bring the best in Flexo technology to the Indian market,” said Mr.Pradeep Shah, Managing Director, Manugraph India. “This is the very first for the flexible packaging industry in India.

Now, customers do not need to spend

The manufacture of the first Flexo machine in India will be at Manugraph’s sprawling stateof-the-art facility in Kolhapur which is spread over 1,38,000 sq. meters. The factory follows a strict Quality Management System in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 standards.

The scope of the quality management system covers the areas of Design, Development, Manufacturing, Installation, Commissioning and Servicing. Manugraph’s factory also has in place, advanced waste management systems, recycling infrastructure, energy

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valuable foreign exchange for procuring C.I Flexo machine brands from abroad.

They will save immensely on import costs as these machines will now be locally available. Customers will also benefit from Manugraph’s robust global after-sales services,” concluded Mr.Shah.

The C.I.flexo presses will be marketed

by Multigraph Machinery, agency for Manugraph, headed by Mr. Hiten Mehta, President (Packaging Division). Hiten Mehta is a well known name in the flexible packaging industry with over 30 years of experience and is looking to promote C.I Flexo presses not just in India, but in markets across Asia, Middle East & Africa.

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Perfect Flexitech buys 3rd intaGlios from Monotech Systems Kanpur based perfect Flexitech buys 3rd intaGlios Gravure Cylinder Engraver from Monotech Systems at Printpack India. The deal took place on the second day of the expo. Company had recently launched the engraver under its own brand “intaGlios”.

Perfect Flexitech is a giant in the business of pre-press process and cylinder making in UP and other areas.

The intaGlios electronic engraver is designed to deliver the performance in gravure cylinder making. The new generation engraver is a high technology, easy to operate and versatile that offer users the highest standards of quality and productivity.

This machine is uniquely designed and maintenance free engraving system is preferred to cover a broad range of application like packaging, trademark etc.

Mr. Amit Mittal of Perfect Flexitech says, “The intaGlios from Monotech Systems is very robust and delivers high quality cylinder

engraving. We already have two intaGlios and our production is high. Because of great quality and speed we are able to address and tap more market. It has resulted us in increased orders and hence we need to have

further machines to fulfill the demands. This is our third engraver from Monotech systems.

It’s a long association of ours with Monotech Systems, their name, products and services are already proven in the market.”

Monotech Systems wins ‘Best 3D Printing Solution Provider’ award Monotech wins Best 3D printing Solution provider Award’ at the annual 6th Imaging Solution Awards Night held at Hotel Suryaa in New Delhi on Jan 13, 2017. The event was attended by over 400 top imaging industry professionals including manufacturers, importers, exporters, distributors, resellers, etc from different parts of India and also from China.

In the gala show organized by the Imaging Solution India magazine, over 45 awards were given away to different individuals, products, brands, companies for their outstanding performances in different segments and activities of imaging industry in India. The management of Imaging Solution magazine also conducted their three-day 2nd Imaging Solution India Expo on Jan 12-13-14, 2017 at NSIC-Exhibition Complex, New Delhi.

professional knowledge to handle. Our machines are far better than others which are generally available in the market. We are so delighted to win this award, the whole team have worked relentlessly to achieve our objectives and reach the level of success we are enjoying today.”

Serving the huge customer base in India and the sub-continent, the Monotech represents a number of world renowned companies and provides 3D Printing machines and solutions

from American giant 3D Systems.

Commenting on the occasion, Akash Kumar, Senior Marketing Manager says, “We are extremely proud and delighted to win this award. We have been a leading player in this segment and we are delighted that we have achieved this in a short span of time. This award opens a new door of opportunities for engaging our prospects as far as 3D printing segment is concerned. It’s a real boost to receive such recognition.”

Rajesh Mrithyunjayan, Product Head – 3D Systems says, “We have desktop, professional and production 3D printing machines as far as 3D printing is concerned.

Our CubePro desktop machines represent high quality while they do not need high Prof. N. K. Goyal, President CMAI Association of India, Akash Kumar, Senior Marketing Manager – Monotech Systems, member from imaging technology

Market launch of the Heidelberg Primefire 106 digital printing system running on schedule international packaging printer mps beginning the pilot phase

The international packaging manufacturer Multi Packaging Solutions (MPS) based in New York (USA) is the first pilot user of a Primefire 106, the first industrial digital printing system in B1 format, from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) powered by Fujifilm Inkjet Technology. The first pilot phase started back in January in cooperation with the company’s German manufacturing facility in Obersulm. MPS specializes in packaging solutions for beauty and personal care, consumer and pharmaceutical brands and employs over 9,000 people in 14 countries. The company is planning a major expansion of its digital packaging printing arm in order to offer customers significant added value at the point of sale.

Further milestone in the implementation of the Heidelberg digital strategy in cooperation with Fujifilm

Key Notes : > Packaging manufacturer wants to offer brand companies added value at the point of sale with digital applications.

“Our customers include many well-known brand companies from industries like consumer and cosmetics. Fast, creative changes to the brand and product appearance are crucial here today to sales success. That’s why we offer these customers high-quality, flexible, and variable or personalized packaging solutions that will enable them to tap into additional business potential and set themselves apart from their competition. For this we need a reliable, industrial digital printing press like the Heidelberg Primefire 106 that can be integrated into our existing workflow”, explains Steffen Schnizer, Managing Director and Global Head of Beauty and Personal Care Sales at MPS in Obersulm.

System reliability and Heidelberg service pledge key factors in the investment decision The image quality, reliability and rapid development of the technology following the world premiere at drupa 2016 and the company’s long years of positive experience of working with Heidelberg in the area of offset printing were key factors in MPS’s investment decision. “Our business model is based on zero tolerance of error, quality, availability, and on-time delivery. We have many years of experience with Heidelberg as a reliable partner in the area of offset technology. Their quality and service pledge are outstanding. As such we’re confident that Heidelberg digital technologies are also the right choice for us, and we look forward to being involved in the market launch of the Primefire 106 as an early adopter,” says Götz Schümann, Managing Director of MPS in Obersulm.

Based on the leading Fujifilm Inkjet Technology from the co-development partner Fujifilm and the proven Heidelberg Peak Performance platform, the newly designed system is providing dependable offset-like quality production with the benefits of digital printing.

Market launch of the Primefire 106 running to schedule Heidelberg presented Primefire 106 as a world premiere for industrial digital production in 70 x 100

> Output quality, reliability and Heidelberg service pledge key factors in the investment decision. > Strong interest: numerous packaging manufacturers reviewing applications of the Primefire technology for new business models.

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format at drupa 2016 in Düsseldorf. “The start of the pilot phase according to schedule is a further milestone in the implementation of our digital strategy in cooperation with our partner Fujifilm. In MPS we’ve found the perfect company for the first Primefire 106 pilot. Our long-standing partnership, its digital business model in packaging printing, its worldwide presence, and its industrial manufacturing approach build the right environment for Primefire 106 to be tested under real life conditions. It brings us a big step closer in qualifying Primefire 106 for true production and starting to establish industrial digital printing in the market, says Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Head of Digital Sales and Digital Sheet-fed General Manager at Heidelberg.

environmental and recycling requirements and therefore also permits food-safe production.

Primefire 106 enables packaging printers in particular to take a step in developing new areas of business, for example with the production of variable and personalized packaging or by adding traceability and security elements on each box. Printing on demand with Primefire 106 can streamline supply chain processes and reduce inventory costs. In addition, the 7-color inkjet system enabled by Fujifilm Inkjet Technology and Heidelberg Multicolor technology covers up to 95 per cent of the Pantone color space, resulting in time and cost reduction when producing jobs including special colors.

Water-based inkjet printing meets strict

Strong interest: packaging manufacturers from Europe and the USA reviewing applications of the Primefire 106 for new business models

Heidelberg has announced that the market introduction phase of the pilot will begin early 2017 The market launch of the brand new system is therefore right on schedule as announced at drupa 2016.

MPS was introduced as the first user of Primefire 106 worldwide during a Heidelberg Info day held at the beginning of February.

Over 40 companies including packaging converters as well as some commercial printers from Europe and USA participated in the event where they discovered the unique technical highlights of Primefire 106 and how it can enable profit growths through new applications and business models. Various

presentations and workshops were held during the day to provide a comprehensive picture of the first B1 digital industrial production system, including live production of jobs, a deep dive into the FujiFilm Inkjet Technology and a demo of Primefire´s Prinect digital front end with its seamless integration in existing workflow environments.

“Digital applications in packaging printing are changing the market. Packaging will have to become more adaptable to each market segment, more relevant and more creative to attract more interest among consumers.

This is exactly where we expect the Primefire 106 will bring value to our operations and the industry, says Montserrat Peidro-Insa.

TRESU introduces Flexo Kit metallic ink unit TRESU Group introduces a compact flexo printing unit for rapid application of highgloss metallic finishes on to digitally printed folding cartons. TRESU Flexo Kit is specially designed for integration into a production line that features a HP Indigo 30000 digital press and a TRESU iCoat coater.

Using printing sleeves and featuring a dedicated anilox roll, chambered doctor blade and pump, the Flexo Kit unit provides a separate uncontaminated supply system for gold, silver, aerodyne, and other specialeffect coating finishes.

The unit is fine-tuned to the unique flow and drying characteristics of metallic inks, so ink can be applied at speeds of up to 4600 sheets per hour, equivalent to maximum printer and coater speeds. The pumps and chamber doctor blade provide an enclosed ink flow throughout the unit, allowing tight regulation of viscosity and pressure, and preventing foaming. Its automatic cleaning facility means ink changes can take place in minutes. Additionally, the unit’s anilox rolls feature elongated cells to handle relatively large particles without clogging.

Flexo Kit is built for fast integration into existing iCoat units, and can be specified for inclusion on new machine orders.

Kim Krintel, vice-president, TRESU DigitalSolutions, comments: “Metallic inks are an essential requirement for folding carton niches such as chocolates and confectionery, and flexo is the ideal process for achieving the high-gloss effect. TRESU Flexo Kit enables digital converters to add this high-value embellishment with minimal extra logistics, inline and at fast speeds.”

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Monotech Systems wins Outstanding Performance Award Monotech Systems wins “Outstanding Performance Award” at the GMP International Seminar 2016. The company receives this award for its high performance for new market development in Indian printing and packaging market. The event has been attended by over 100 global channel partners of GMP from 57 countries. In the seminar organized, GMP awarded various channel partners for their achievement.

Surendra Singh, Product Head – Digital Print Enhancement and Finishing says, “We represent more than 150 products of GMP including lamination films in the Indian market and re-establishing the GMP brand. It is a big achievement for us as we have reached to this milestone within a span of one year of our association. This has been possible due to the quality products and support offered

by GMP. For us this is just a beginning, there are many more to come.”

The Korean giant GMP is a global player in lamination and digital finishing solutions with 69 patents, 55 patents on new devices, and registered 340 design and trademark rights

in the laminating field all over the world.

GMP has been emphatically focusing on key technology developments such as BOPP thermal films for lamination of single side offset prints and high speed laminator with embossing technology for digital printing and large format graphic industries.

Monotech Systems is a manufacturer and Solution Provider of high end, high performance and reliable products and solutions for printing, packaging industry in India representing a number of world renowned companies and have pioneered the introduction of modern equipment and systems to the Indian Printing industry.

Established in 1999, the company has been consistently achieving sound growth in business year by year and has become Market leaders in its field and an array of segments. This growth comes from the company’s ardent commitment to customers, genuine intention to succeed, meticulous teamwork, consistent attentiveness to customers and outstanding professionalism.

The company is backed with highly skilled

YP Kim, Chairman and CEO, GMP Korea, Surendra Singh, Product Head – Digital Print Enhancement and Finishing, Monotech Systems

and committed employee base focused on total customer satisfaction by providing efficient, superior products and solutions with customer friendly services. Monotech has its corporate and registered office in Chennai and has extensive sales and service support across the nation.

SinoCorrugated 2017 in April SinoCorrugated 2017 is organized by Reed Exhibitions, the exhibition company dedicated to the global corrugated industry for more than 20 years. The event will take place in April 2017 and will be held along with SinoFoldingCarton 2017 and China Packaging Container Expo 2017. Exhibiting over 110,000sqm, it will cover the entire chain of packaging industry with exhibitors expected to cross 1,100 – more than 1,800 sets of cost-effective equipment and about 1,200 kinds of consumable materials. Visitors can enjoy the brand new design of container structure and the innovative designs of more than 10,000 kinds of packaging products from more than200 peers.

There will be 6 exhibition pavilions featuring exhibitors from Germany, USA, Italy, Spain and India displaying the advanced production techniques of corrugated boxes and folding cartons. There will also be 5 dedicated exhibiting Zones to reflect focus of future trends in the industry: Pre-printing Equipment Zone; Digital Printing Zone;

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Intelligent Plant Zone; Consumables Zone; and Paper Making Zone.

SinoCorrugated 2017 will invite the leaders of various global associations and Expert Committees, and worldwide media to participate in more than 30 activities to perform technical exchanges, such as Corrugated World Forum, the TAPPI Best

Practice on Corrugated Seminar, the ACCA Annual Meeting 2017, the SinoCorrugated Digital Printing Workshop & Seminar, the International Days, and many more attractive events.

SinoCorrugated2017 takes place at the Shanghai New International Expo Center during April 11-14, 2017.

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Five additional MPS presses for Reflex Labels New presses contribute to sustainability as the company’s key goal Reflex Labels, one of the largest companies of its kind in the UK, recently ordered another five MPS flagship EF multi-substrate flexo presses for label and packaging production. Specifications of the ordered presses are: one 8-colour/430mm press, two 9-colour/520mm presses and two 10-colour/430mm presses complete with APC (Automated Print Control) Packages, providing automated servo control of all relevant press settings. The machines intended for the Label Plus division of the business will be equipped with multiple screen units, cold foiling and the very latest Flowman hot foiling system from Pantec in Switzerland. The machines will also be equipped with various laminating and booklet equipment that can be moved from press to press in a matter of minutes via the unique Ultraflex system that is now so popular

amongst high end label producers all over the world.

Sustainability is a key reason why Reflex chose MPS. Ian Kendall, CEO of Reflex Label said: “One of many interests Reflex and MPS have in common is the commitment to sustainable solutions. During press demonstrations at the MPS headquarters in the Netherlands, we sawfirst-hand proof of integrated waste reduction and ultimate flexibility. One of our low-waste solutions is the production of linerless labels, a technology that MPS is known for as an early adopter and supporter, also evident in their participation of the debut Linerless Trail at Labelexpo Europe 2015, and again at Labelexpo Americas 2016.”

Another reason for choosing MPS, cites

Kendall, is first-class machinery. “We only purchase the very best available machinery to meet the growing demands of our customers, for more complex and intricate label and packaging designs that ensure their products stand out from the crowd.

MPS presses are robust, high in quality, and ensure the optimum printing productivity coupled to the very best print results. Another major influence in choosing MPS was their impressive service response and customer focus, the machines are incredibly reliable but when we do need a little help, the MPS team is always there for us.”

Nick Tyrer, Sales Director of MPS UK Ltd. concludes: “Reflex Labels has very quickly grown into one of our biggest customers here in the UK. We are delighted with the continuation of our partnership and with the addition of these five MPS presses to Reflex’s advanced manufacturing sites.” We look forward to continued success and growth together in the years to come.

The Reflex Group, serving a broad international customer base, operates from a further 7 sites across the UK that produce flexible packaging, shrink sleeves, artwork & reprographics, barcode systems and plain labels.

Ball Aerocan India wins Asia Cantech Award Ball Corporation recently won a 2016 Asia CanTech Award from CanTech International for its ITC Engage aluminum aerosol deodorant can. The judges were attracted to the deep body shaping, which they said is not easy to produce consistently and with precision. ITC introduced Engage deodorants in deep body-shaped aluminum aerosol cans to differentiate the brand from the competition and to position Engage deodorants as a premium product in the

Indian deodorant market. Ball’s aluminum aerosol packaging was the ideal platform to convey the desired brand attributes to the consumer.

The 53-millimeter diameter ITC Engage cans were produced in Ball Aerocan’s Ahmedabad facility, where an additional line will be added in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Ball Corporation supplies innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for beverage, food and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 18,450 people worldwide and reported 2016 net sales of $9.1 billion.

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HP releases Signage Suite for HP Latex and DesignJet

HP has released the HP Signage Suite to help automate the design and production of signage orders for HP Latex and HP DesignJet printers.

HP Signage Suite provides cloud-based web apps for easy signage creation, helping PSPs, small sign and copy shops with HP Latex and HP DesignJet printers drive new growth for applications such as rollups,

banners and commercial posters. The product supports the full product line of HP Latex Printers, as well as the HP DesignJet Z2600 and Z5600 PostScript Printers. It will support additional printers in the future.

A free, online tool designed for easy integration into PSPs websites, Signage Suite helps boost ecommerce capabilities, including with 24/7 availability to receive orders. The level of integration ranges from a basic hyperlink to a fully tailored experience.

Features offered by the HP Signage Suite: • Easy 3-step signage creation • 3D visualization • Pre-defined signage templates, saving the need for a professional design skills • Fast, easy drag-and-drop for images, text, and logos • Built-in, easy access to content libraries • Automated generation of print-ready PDFs to save time and errors.

• Automatic job download with JDF support and PDF file versioning control • Pricing presented at checkout

HP Signage Suite joins the HP WallArt Suite in the new HP Applications Center, the go-to source for cloud-based solutions to create customized large-format applications. WallArt has been hugely popular with thousands of users already benefitting from the tool.

Events Calendar Print Miracle Expo 2017 Date: 07 APR -17 to 09 APR-17 Venue: CIAL Trade & Exhibition Centre, Kochi, Kerala

Pharmapack 2017 Date: 26 SEP -17 to 28 SEP-17 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Intelpack 2017 Date: 26 SEP -17 to 28 SEP-17 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra

IPEX 2017 Date: 31 OCT 17 to 3 NOV 17 Venue: NEC, Birmingham UK

Foodtek 2017 Date: 26 SEP -17 to 28 SEP-17 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra

PAMEX 2017 Date: 18 DEC-17 to 21 DEC-17 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon Mumbai, Maharashtra

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