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Jasmeet D. Editor & Publisher (jasmeet@pressideas.com)

FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK.................................................................... 6

Ricoh at Hunkeler Innovationdays: ................................................38

Vishwakala Printers installs India’s first

New White Paper: Landa Digital Printing redefines

Heidelberg SX 52 four colour press with Coater ......................... 8

Press Operator User Experience (UX).............................................39

New Enfocus PitStop 13 introduces next-gen

ADARE and the history of the first REVO Testimonial...............40

Preflight and Automated Bleed Creation.....................................12

OMET gives 26 scholarships to children of employees ..........42

Manugraph at Print Pack 2015.........................................................14

Muller Martini at Print Pack 2015.....................................................42

J C Graphics installs Andhra’s first...................................................16

MWV names Naveen Ganzu MD for India ...................................42

Eric Wong joins KBA as general manager of KBA (HK) ............18

Creed Engineers ....................................................................................43

Print China Media Week held............................................................20

FINAT Young Managers Club announces

BenQ is 1st to be recognized with UGRA certification for

Global Congress Programme............................................................44

professional colour management monitor PG2401PT............22

Mimaki launches the CFL-605RT Compact Flatbed

Parveen Aggarwal reappointed OPA President ........................22

Cutting Plotter .......................................................................................45

Muller Martini to demonstrate Book Binding and

Flint Group Distributor Symposium 2014: Passion for

Finishing expertise at Printpack India 2015.................................24

Technology..............................................................................................46

Insight Communication to present range of solutions

Carlsberg and Partners to develop biodegradable

at Print Pack India 2015.......................................................................24

wood-fiber bottle..................................................................................46

Printers widely adopt KODAK SONORA Plates in 2014............26

Novurania by Aarushi: The right blankets for .. Printing .........47

Manugraph announces tie-up with Seiken Graphics ..............26

Invercote upgrade – an adaptation to market demands........47

JKOPA release 2015 calendar ...........................................................27

Overview of the FINAT 2015 Labelling Agenda.........................48

Jagran to get workflow solution from ppi Media......................28

Seeing is believing: See your design in 3D before

tph at Print Pack 2015 .........................................................................28

you manufacture it at In-Store Asia................................................49

Kodak at Print Pack 2015....................................................................30

SATO acquires majority stake in Okil..............................................49

Esko at PrintPack 2015.........................................................................32

Lijnco places seventh .. for Q.I. Press Controls solution...........50

Micro Inks offers its top range at Print Pack 2015......................34

Essel Propack boosts capacity in Egypt and China...................50

Live demo of Exercise Book Machines by Line O Matic ..........34

New CombiWhite C3 improves printer safety ...........................51

Quad announces three-year strategy to

BASF plans worldwide expansion of PVP production.............51

transform its book platform..............................................................36

Six months with Esko Kongsberg scores high for Parkar .......52

Monotech Systems install Rajasthan’s first

Esko’s versatile solutions for .... at Media Expo............................53

Konica Minolta C1060 at Colour Prints..........................................37

Agfa launches Acorta automatic cutting plotter

Manroland technologies for commercial,

with auto recognition..........................................................................54

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

Networking/ Hardware Consultant Sukhdeep Singh USA Correspondents Tensi M., Preeti European Correspondent Rimi, Yadhu Morphine Production Thomas K Alex

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, The 12th PRINTPACK INDIA is just around the corner and will take place at India Expo Centre of Greater Noida, NCR Delhi. The 2015 edition of the show will be held from 11 to 15 February, 2015. It promises to provide ‘a 360° view’ of the Graphic Arts Industry; a unique platform for the buyers and sellers of Pre-press, In-press, Post press, Finishing, Converting, Digital & Signage and Packaging Machines. An International exhibition on printing and packaging would help industries to learn more and adopt latest technological improvements in the field. It will offer the latest on colour printing, packaging, digital and signage and modern world class equipment & machinery. “The new venue in Greater Noida is a state-of-the-art facility designed in a world-class standard,” remarked KS Khurana, president, IPAMA. With the initiative of government of India, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority and the exporting community, the India Expo Centre, a Rs. 700 crore project is India’s first and the largest of its kind , International exhibition centre, featuring a permanent international trade mart, encompassing more than 2,35,000 square meters. The master plan of the project provides for facilities such as convention cum exhibition halls, Exposition and mart, conference centre, buyer’s lounge, cafeteriaall centrally air conditioned. The venue has excellent Road, Metro as well as Air connectivity. Join us at the mega showcase of technology at Print Pack India 2015.

Vishwakala Printers has installed India’s first Heidelberg SX 52 four colour press with Coater. It also installed a Heidelberg Stahlfolder and a PUR Binder. The trend for new equipment started at the Bangalore based firm when they installed the second four-colour Heidelberg XL 75 with coater in the country. This first generation company started some three decades ago is today a 100% satisfied user of Heidelberg equipment. To know more about Vishwakala Printers’ Heidelberg experience over the years, find the cover story based on an exclusive interview with the firm’s Managing Partner, Mr. H.C. Vishwanath Babu.

Another key story is on Vijayawada’s J C Graphics, which has installed, also a Heidelberg – a Speedmaster CD 102 six-colour press with UV Coater – a first-of-its-kind in Andhra Pradesh. Referred to as the ‘allrounder’, Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 is the best seller in the 70×100 format press series. The press is an excellent Return on Investment (ROI) in a very short time, because of its stable print quality throughout the run, ease of use, efficiency and outstanding productivity. To know what makes for Heidelberg being the first and natural choice as brand new equipment for J C Graphics, read the complete story.

BenQ PG2401PT too distinguishes itself by being the World’s #1 Monitor brand with UGRA certification. The monitor is especially designed to meet the demanding colour quality expectations of art, design, photography and print-making professionals during the process of colour proofing.

Also read on the inside pages to know how six months with Esko Kongsberg scores high for Parkar. There is a lot more for our readers on the installations, events, innovations and upgrades front in the January issue of 2015. Just keep reading.

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Vishwakala Printers installs India’s first Heidelberg SX 52 four colour press with Coater The Bangalore based firm has installed the Heidelberg workhorse along with a Stahlfolder and a PUR Binder.

Bangalore’s Vishwakala Printers is a first generation company started some three decades ago by the present Managing Partner Mr. H.C.Vishwanath Babu.

The small Letterpress unit entered into Offset printing after ten years. After working with a single colour Offset press for around four years, the firm installed its first Heidelberg – a refurbished two colour press in the 1998. They followed it up with a used Heidelberg SM 74 four colour press in 2005.

“We always believe that Heidelberg equipment is one level ahead of the competition. With Heidelberg equipment we are able to offer our customers 210 screen ruling print jobs.” H.C.Vishwanath Babu

Key Notes : > The second fourcolour Heidelberg XL 75 with coater in the country started the trend for new equipment. > Expand further into commercial segments, add customer base and serve varied segments. > A 100% satisfied user of Heidelberg equipment.

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“Going with the technological trend we installed a CtP in 2006,” says Babu. In 2008 they installed India’s second Heidelberg XL75 four colour press with coater. Last year, they installed an Indian first – a Heidelberg SX 52 four colour press with Coater along with a Stahlfolder and the Heidelberg PUR Binder. “Along with this Heidelberg equipment, we also installed the Saddle Stitcher and Perfect Binder and Gatherer from Muller Martini,” adds Babu. They have all Post-press equipment like Foiling, Punching, Case Making and UV Coating machines in house.

“Initially we had problems in finishing the printed product. Though we brought out good prints, due to use of manual finishing equipment, the final finished output was not up to our expectations,” recalls Babu.

But today Vishwakala is one of the best equipped complete printing facility for various needs of

customers for printing as well as finishing.

“With the installation of the XL75 along with other Post-press equipment from Muller Martini, we started investing in new machines,” says Babu, who considers this development as one of the major milestones for their business. “Used equipment throws up various issues like print quality, service issues, frequent breakdowns etc. So, going forward we will try investing in new machinery wherever possible” he says.

Expansion of market segment with the XL 75 Earlier, Vishwakala used to cater to jobs suitable for a Letterpress – undertaking small jobs from corporates and offices and printing their office stationery and gate passes etc. They could expand further into the commercial segments only after their XL 75 installation. “As we added new equipment, we got deeper into commercial segments like catalogues, brochures, garment tags etc. With the installation of the XL75 we added to our gamut of customer base and now serve customers in varied segments like advertising, entertainment, garment industry, packaging, coffee table book, magazines etc. As we grew, customers also started demanding high quality

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jobs at shorter delivery time. This resulted in investing in high-end equipment in all areas from Prepress to Post-press,”This helped us cut our dependence on outsourced jobs, explains Babu.

“Our high quality production, timely delivery and customer service are our high points to retain our customers,” he says.They have done many advanced, high value added brochures for the garment and jewellery segment. The consistent high quality products that Vishwakala delivers have regularly wonfor them National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP). They have been continuously winning a lot of the coveted awards since 2007.

Babu endorses the common view of many other Heidelberg users that investing in Heidelberg is a life time investment. “It is a workhorse that will serve you through your life without any service problems,” he emphasises. “The support of Heidelberg is also very good. We always believe that Heidelberg equipment is one level ahead of the competition. With Heidelberg equipment we are able to offer our customers 210 screen ruling print jobs. Our relationship with Heidelberg is not a supplier-user relationship.

It is a type of family bonding. I would say Heidelberg is an extension of our family,” continues Babu.

Their current focus is on the commercial segment where print volumes are high. They don’t have any immediate plans of entering into the digital print segment because highvolume segment can be “effectively served only by Offset and not digital technology,” believes Babu. “Though the print market is moving towards shorter print runs, we get enough jobs with bigger print runs. Moreover there is limitation in finishing capabilities and value addition in Digital technology

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which can be effectively implemented only in Offset,” he further asserts.

looking back –it has been only Heidelberg,” reiterates Babu.

Within the commercial segment, he plans to enter into more advanced printing jobs and also get into the packaging segment.

Vishwakala’s present infrastructure is fully equipped to meet these requirements and Babu sees plenty of opportunities in the package printingsegment in Bangalore.

He continues with the praise and points out some unique aspects of his Heidelberg machine: “It has consistent quality printing.

Particularly, the CIP3 and CIP4 options make it easier for data storage and transfer for consistent quality printing of repeat orders.

These advanced features of Heidelberg have enabled us to get into new market segments, increase customer satisfaction and add more and more customers and thereby increase our bottom line as well.”

Strength of team efficiency and brand new equipment He considers his employees as a part of his family and says that it is this unique relationship with them that has resulted in an almost non-existent attrition rate.

“The high efficiency of our team – from pre press to post press – along with our brand new equipment constitutes our strength. We have standardized processes and all aspects like quality, density, finishing, delivery etc. are automatically taken care of as per job card specifications and without need for any supervision,” reveals Babu.

He also openly declares himself as a 100% satisfied user of Heidelberg equipment.

“After using a single colour offset press and later a used Heidelberg SM 74 four colour offset press, we invested in the SM 74 which strengthened our confidence in the production efficiency of Heidelberg machines. After that there has been no

He also sees shrinking volumes in offset due to expansion of digitalization and online e-Commerce. Consequently, he is getting more into packaging segments now. “We see more and more UV applications in the days to come, an area we see as a great opportunity,” he says.

“I am satisfied with the growth achieved and I don’t have any regrets for being inthe printing industry. I am a wild life photographer and go to the forests whenever I have some time to spare. My mother is my partner in the business. My daughter is in the final year of business management. May be she is the next partner to assist us in our future goals,” concludes Babu.

New Enfocus PitStop 13 introduces next-gen Preflight and Automated Bleed Creation Enhanced Preflighting engine and a solution for bleed issues provide big benefits to anybody working with PDF files in print production Enfocus has re-engineered the functionality within PitStop 13 to increase the opportunities to preflight and correct PDF files, with a major focus on a solution for the very common issue of ‘no or insufficient bleed’.

of our engineering team to ensure that PitStop 13, which contains both enhancements and brand new functionality, stays ahead of market demands and secures our continuing leadership position in the preflight and auto-correction arena.”

PitStop 13 has a re-designed Preflight engine that addresses the challenges of creating high-quality PDFs and is structured to ensure the submission of high-quality PDFs, today, tomorrow and well into the future. It includes a new option to generate bleed where none currently exists and the ability for users to customise the language and content of the error messaging within Preflight reports, including the use of languages for which the software has not yet been localised.

More targeted, relevant checks and corrections

Andrew Bailes-Collins, Senior Product Manager responsible for the PitStop product family, explains: “As PDF files are now being used for more and more complex print jobs and deadlines are becoming increasingly tighter, it became obvious to the PitStop development team that the current Preflight engine needed some improvements in order to support the current and future needs of our users. The result is the next generation of PDF Preflight and correction. In addition to paying close attention to customer feedback, we unleashed the creativity

Another major enhancement in PitStop13 is the Add Bleed Action, which allows bleed to be generated even if none exists in the original file.

Key Notes : > PitStop13 will be released in April 2015. > Addresses the challenges of creating high-quality PDFs. > Users benefit from a much more targeted Preflight check.

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Preflight Restrictions represents the most significant change to the PitStop Preflight library since it was created 15 years ago. It allows the checks and fixes included in a preflight profile to be limited to certain aspects of a PDF. For example, a PDF page box, a certain page or pages, a particular area or specific elements of a PDF, even different layers within a PDF file can each be checked in different ways, depending upon user requirements. The options for customising Preflight are now virtually endless.

This means that PitStop 13 users benefit from a much more targeted Preflight check, receiving fewer irrelevant warnings and errors. It also enables the ability to carry out complex quality control routines, thoroughly checking files in one processing pass.

Because the PitStop Preflight editor interface, already familiar to hundreds of thousands of users around the globe, has only minimal changes, the new

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functionality can be implemented without any major retraining or re-reading of product manuals. This is a significant benefit for users.

Automatic Bleed generation Another major enhancement is the Add Bleed Action, which allows bleed to be generated even if none exists in the original file.

Bailes-Collins explains: “Lack of bleed in supplied PDF files is still a major issue for our customers. Previous versions of PitStop displayed bleed if it was available and could automatically extend rectangular shapes to create bleed if none existed. Users could also manually manipulate a PDF to extend bleed if the file design allowed it. The new version is a leap forward, as it works by mirroring the individual objects that are close to or cross a PDF box to create bleed. These mirrored objects are also completely editable so the resulting bleed can also be adjusted manually if necessary, which we believe is unique in the world of preflighting. Bleed can be generated for single or multiple objects, as well as complete pages or documents, significantly streamlining workflow in the production process.”

Customisable Preflight Messages Based upon PitStop users’ request, the ability to customise the warning and error messages in the PitStop Preflight reports has been added as an important new. In PitStop 13, messages can be customised to reflect

non-technical language that can include suggestions for corrections if necessary.

In addition, the preflight messages can be translated into languages that are not currently supported by the PitStop application.

Other enhancements include: • PitStop Server CLI now has the ability to convert PDF files to images and outputs PNG and JPEG files – ideal for repurposing PDF files or for thumbnail images of PDF files.

• The ability to create and edit Action Lists directly in PitStop Server. This is a huge benefit to PitStop Server users as previously Action Lists needed to be exported to PitStop Pro for editing and then re-imported into PitStop Server.

• A new PitStop configurator – PDF2Image – is installed with PitStop Server, allowing PitStop Server customers with Enfocus Switch (Automation Solution) to create JPEG and PNG images from PDF files.

Image output also works with the new ‘restrictions’ concept so only certain selected elements of the PDF can be converted to an image if required.

• The Workgroup Manager application for PitStop Pro Floating Licenses gains

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several new options and now also uses a ‘push’ mechanism to reduce the amount of network traffic and improve communication between PitStop Pro and the Workgroup Manager server.

The PitStop 13 release includes new Actions and Action Lists with new and enhanced functionality.

PitStop Pro 13 available with option of subscription licensing Subscription licensing models are becoming popular within the design, print and publishing industries. Enfocus has had positive feedback from more than 2,000 customers regarding this type of licensing model, and as a result Enfocus is pleased to announce that subscription licensing is now a new option users can consider when purchasing PitStop Pro 13.

A single monthly subscription for PitStop Pro will cost €30 per month, or €25 per month with an annual prepaid contract at €300 whereas a perpetual license cost €699.

The option for subscription licensing will be available when PitStop 13 is released in April 2015.

PitStop 13 grace period begins 2nd February 2015.

Users purchasing or upgrading to PitStop 12 from the 2nd of February 2015 will automatically be entitled to PitStop 13 free-ofcharge when the new version is available.

Manugraph at Print Pack 2015 Manugraph India, India’s largest manufacturer of web offset presses has emerged as a thriving, nimble, printing machinery manufacturing enterprise with its excellent services and cutting edge technology. The company will be showcasing its solutions to the visitors of Print Pack 2015.

The leader in the niche 4-page Newspaper Offset Printing Press market Manugraph enjoys a whopping 60% market share in

products are SMARTLINE and DREAMLINE with multiple folder options.

India and its presses ranging in speeds from 35,000 – 70,000 copies per hour, are present in nearly all major publication houses. With significant presence in the international market, Manugraph has installed its presses at leading publishers from South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia & the CIS countries.

In the Newspaper Web Presses, its key

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It also offers Packaging Machinery which includes Automatic Die Cutter, Automatic Hot Foil Stamping, Automatic Folder Gluer, Inspection Machine and Duopress (Foil stamping/ Die cutting combination with stripping).

J C Graphics installs Andhra’s first Vijayawada’s J C Graphics has installed Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 six-colour press with UV Coater, a first-of-its-kind in Andhra Pradesh From printing Cinema posters, J C Graphics has come a long way. The Vijayawada-based print house recently enhanced its portfolio with a brand new, six-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 with UV Coater. This is the first-of-its-kind installation in Andhra Pradesh.

Referred to as the ‘allrounder’, Heidelberg’s Speedmaster CD 102 is the best seller in the 70 × 100 format press series.

The press is an excellent Return on Investment (ROI) in a very short time, because of its stable print quality throughout the run, ease of use, efficiency and outstanding productivity.

Founded in 1977 by Chairman Mr. Ratnakar Hegde, J C Graphics kick-started its business by printing Cinema posters and later expanding into the packaging segment. The recent acquisition of Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 adds to the stateof-the-art prepress, press and postpress equipments housed by the three-decade old print shop. “The Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 installation is a dream come true for us,” says Karunakar, Managing director and current-generation entrepreneur of J C Graphics. His brother Dinakar, who is the Director of the firm, nods in agreement, “The Speedmaster CD 102 is a blessing in terms of productivity, speed, and efficiency. The after-sales experience with Heidelberg is outstanding.”

“When, we decided to go for brand new equipment, Heidelberg was our first and natural choice.

The Speedmaster CD 102 is a perfect fit to our requirements. Our first impression of the press at an open house in India was remarkable. Later, a visit to

the Heidelberg factory in Germany further reaffirmed our expectations,” he adds.

Installing the best seller Speedmaster CD 102 Referred to as the ‘all-rounder’, Heidelberg’s Speedmaster CD 102 is the best seller in the 70 × 100 format press series. The press is an excellent Return on Investment (ROI) in a very short time, because of its stable print quality throughout the run, ease of use, efficiency and outstanding productivity.

Commenting on the recent installation, Saseendran Baskaran, Product Manager – Press Solutions, Heidelberg India, says, “The Speedmaster CD 102 is an apt choice for packaging printers in India, as it can process an array of substrates from 0.03 millimeter paper to 1 mm thick cardboard. The AutoPlate feature paves way for fast plate changes and short makeready times, while an ‘Air Transfer System’ facilitates contact-free sheet travel. A high capacity inking unit ensures stable inking throughout the run.”

JC Graphics being a hardcore packaging printer, most of its print jobs requires coating. The unique UV coating unit of the Speedmaster CD 102 is fitted with a chambered blade system to meet the most exacting print-quality and coating requirements, rendering it ideal for the printing needs of the firm. The

Key Notes : > Heidelberg was the first and natural choice as brand new equipment. > Speedmaster CD 102 – a blessing in terms of productivity, speed, and efficiency. > Closely working with the Heidelberg team for ISO standards, which will make them the first print shop in AP with ISO standardization.

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(From Left): Mr. Ratnakar Hegde, Chairman of JC Graphics, with his sons Karunakar Thyagaraj and Dinakar Thyagaraj.

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Speedmaster CD 102 is also highly energyefficient, slicing energy consumption costs significantly. Looking ahead, J C Graphics plans to phase out some old machines in its printing, die-cutting, Lamination and Gluing departments, with New-Gen replacements.

The Speedmaster CD 102 experience has

transformed Karunakar and Dinakar into Heidelberg enthusiasts. “A great press at great value,” quips Karunakar. “Thanks to the Speedmaster CD 102, our business is booming with increased volumes. A recent print job on MetPet film cartons using the CD 102 was highly appreciated by our clients,” he notes. JC Graphics is

also initiating an effort to obtain the ISO 12647-2 certification, and is now closely working with the Heidelberg team to achieve the ISO standards. Post-approval, JC Graphics will become the first print shop in Andhra Pradesh to be awarded the ISO standardization. Dinakar is more than impressed with the after-sales support from Heidelberg India. “Heidelberg has been very supportive in training our operators.

We look forward to a long-term, productive relationship with Heidelberg”.

Eric Wong joins KBA as general manager of KBA (HK) “Change” is a key word for KBA in 2015. A substantial general strategic realignment of product lines and the organizational structure has been in place since the introduction of KBA’s Fit@All programme at the end of 2013, whereby KBA is to push ahead with new market orientation more actively while enhancing and optimizing core businesses. KBA will focus more on digital printing, packaging printing, flexographic and specialty printing, among others. It is without a doubt that this project will bring more innovative ideas to China’s printing enterprises and help provide better products and services.

As KBA’s largest single market, KBA Greater China is of the utmost importance. KBA has experienced rapid growth of its printing machinery market in Taiwan in recent years, marked by the establishment of KBA Taiwan Co. Ltd. on 9 October 2014. Taiwan is a vibrant market with high demand for KBA’s highly automated and efficient sheetfed presses. It is also an important backbone in the business development of KBA Greater China.

In order to cope with growing customer demands, Joseph Kwan, former general manager of KBA (HK) Co. Ltd., has been appointed general manager of KBA Taiwan Co. Ltd. and will switch his focus to the new team and new business opportunities in Taiwan. With his outstanding managerial competence, rich industry experience and enthusiasm, he and his team will provide KBA customers in Taiwan with innovative technologies and professional services.

In order to strengthen KBA’s leading market position and sustainable development in the

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Eric Wong, new general manager of KBA (HK) Co. Ltd.

Greater China region further, KBA announced the appointment of Eric Wong as general manager of KBA (HK) Co. Ltd. He succeeded Joseph Kwan in managing the overall operation and marketing activities in Hong Kong and South China on 2 January 2015.

Eric Wong has devoted himself to the printing industry in Greater China for more than thirty years. He has witnessed various development stages in China’s printing industry since the 1980’s from its inception to the take-off in the past decade. Having been with manroland for 32 years, joining the young and ambitious KBA Greater China team is a new and promising challenge in Eric’s professional career. “Joining a company with two hundred years history of technical innovation, a strong and broad array of product lines, and positive entrepreneurial team spirit I am proud to have become a member of the KBA family and will do my utmost to continue leading

Joseph Kwan has been appointed general manager of KBA Taiwan Co. Ltd.

KBA in Greater China to new heights”, said Eric Wong upon his appointment.

Walter Zehner, CEO of KBA Greater China, congratulated Joseph Kwan and Eric Wong on their appointments and extended the warmest welcome to Eric Wong on joining the KBA family. “I believe that Eric with his over three decades of excellent managerial and marketing experience as well as his amazing ability to respond to the great challenges in China’s printing industry will strongly contribute to increasing the market share of KBA Greater China. After Joe Kwan’s outstanding contribution to gain a firm and sustainable foothold in the Greater Chinese market, Eric Wong is now in a position to make dreams come true for our customers by providing the latest technology and application platforms engineered by KBA”, said Zehner.

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Print China Media Week held Organisers of Print China 2015 in Dongguan, China held an International Media Week in December 2014 wherein over 200 media personnel from across the word were invited to brief them about what can be expected to watch at their April 2015 Show.

From 120,000 square meters exhibition space in 2011, Print China has moved up to 140,000 square meters in the upcoming April edition of the show. The organizers also expect to cross 1300 exhibitors in the show as compared to 1261 in 2011. This time the overseas exhibitors will constitution 30% of the total exhibitors. Visitor flow is expected to cross over 180,000 visitors. Last edition had over 170,000 visitors with as much as 30% being overseas. We at PRESSIdeas, have had the opportunity to attend the last three shows. All the three shows were perfect showcase of complete professionalism. The spread of exhibits was expansive with ample representation from exhibitors from Europe; the kind we see at just a few global shows, for example, the drupa of Germany. China is a huge market for machine manufacturer’s

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world over and with the incredible infrastructure that China has built over the years, is today paying rich dividends for the country.

The show will also have, at its sidelines, Forum PT (The 3rd International Forum for the Development of Printing Technology); The 5th China Print Awards Ceremony (A truly gala ceremony of rewarding the leading print houses in China for their amazing print works); Global Print Meeting and The meeting of Asia Print (The 5th Congress of the Federation of Asia Print). Asia Print is an organization formed by the leading Asian Printing Exhibition Organizers to show a united force in front of the western print exhibition organizers who intend to invade the Asian exhibition stage, in fact many have already made their place in these regions.

India’s IPAMA too is a part of it. In addition, exhibition organizers from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malaysia etc. will be other strong supporters.

Also, there are numerous technical

conferences that the organizers have planned for the show from topics like Green Printing, Digital Printing, Label Printing, Inkjet Printing, Screen Printing etc. being in focus.

Those who want to meet the organizers may join the press conference by the senior Print China 2015 team on 12th February to be held on the sidelines of Print Pack 2015 exhibition.

Details on Print China 2015 are available on its Website: http://www.printchina.org/ pc2015/index_en.jsp For further information, write to: info@ pressideas.com

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BenQ is 1st to be recognized with UGRA certification for professional colour management monitor PG2401PT BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of digital lifestyle innovations today announced its UGRA certification for its flagship professional colour management monitor, PG2401PT. The PG2401PT was launched early last year featuring Fogra and other printing-industry colour certifications of international ISO standards.

With this certification BenQ’s PG2401PT becomes the World’s #1 Monitor brand with UGRA certification. The monitor is especially designed to meet the demanding colour quality expectations of art, design, photography and print-making professionals during the process of colour proofing.

Key Features of PG2401PT • UGRA certified • Printing-Industry Color Certified (G7/ Fogra) • IPS Panel • Brightness Uniformity Function • Expand the Spectrum on a 10-bit IPS Panel • X-rite and BenQ Co-Developed Software While undergoing the tests PG240IPT fulfilled all test criteria of ISO 12646 and of UGRA’s UDACT software. UGRA is the independent “Swiss Center of Competence for Media and Printing Technology”. The UGRA test

laboratory is accredited according to ISO/ IEC 17025 and provides services for the printing, security printing, and the paper and packaging industry.

Commenting on the recognition Mr Rajeev Singh, Managing Director, BenQ India said,‘’With consumer experience being of utmost importance for us we are extremely delighted to announce that our pro graphic color management monitor has passed UGRA certification, one of the most sought after printing test for pre-press& packaging industry. With this certificationBenQ PG2401PT becomes the world’sfirst monitor to pass this test. The certification strengthens our portfolio in the professional color management segment and we are confident that that we will continue to bring more such superior quality products to the India market in 2015” Further recognizing the certification BenQ’s official distributor & channel partner Bodhi Professional Solution’s MD & Co Founder Mr. Satish Nayak shared, “As a brand, BenQ has always understood the requirements of its users and designed tailor made products in various segment. With Industry most sought after UGRA certification, the pro graphic PG 2401PT monitor by BenQ has set high

Parveen Aggarwal reappointed OPA President During the General Body meeting of Offset Printers’ Association (OPA), Mr. Parveen Aggarwal was unanimously nominated as the President of OPA for yet another term of 2 years. Mr. Kamal Chopra was nominated as the General Secretary for another term. About 60 members were present.

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released on the occasion jointly by Shri S S Dhillon, Director MSME DI Ludhiana and Mr. Parveen Aggarwal, President of OPA. Speaking on the occasion Mr. Aggarwal said it is one of the prestigious projects of OPA and this year it is expected that we will generate a profit of about 2 lakh from this project alone. Copies of this calendar are sent all over India.

standards in the pre-press industry for best quality output. With our exclusiveassociation with BenQ as their distributor and channel partner for pro graphic series in India we will continue to facilitate our endeavor to bring the best in class technology to the industry” Made specifically for creative professionals such as photographers, graphic designers, color re-touchers, and printers requiring accurate and consistent on-screen color matching, the new device provides reliable, printing-certified soft proofing precision.

With Palette Master and X-Rite, the monitor effectively improve design and proofing efficiency and lower the total cost of ownership, making it the ideal choice for system houses seeking the perfect hardware and software solution for their clients and printing houses. For content creators, the new Pro Graphics Series would also make a great work companion, enabling an effective digital workflow with absolute content color consistency from designing to printing.

The BenQ PG2401PT, is available in India at Rs.115000/-

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Muller Martini to demonstrate Book Binding and Finishing expertise at Printpack India 2015

Muller Martini will demonstrate its expertise in Book Binding and Finishing Systems at Hall No. 5, Stand No.C-20 during 12th Printpack India 2015 which is going to take place at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida (Delhi) from 11 to 15 February 2015. Experts from Muller Martini shall be available throughout the show for technical discussions and presentation of the range of Muller Martini products.

Muller Martini will have special focus on the newly launched entry-level thread book sewing machine model VENTURA MC 160 at the show. It will also highlight the successful launch in India of the new Gatherer model 3692.

Muller Martini shall also present the MMServices module at the Print Pack India.

This is expected to be of great interest to existing and prospective customers of MM equipment – be it new, old or pre-owned machinery. It will have following features: • Optimizing operating and investment costs

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Providing reliable investment protection Maintaining and increasing the profitability of existing equipment

Muller Martini has also assumed global service and spare parts responsibility for Heidelberg saddle stitchers, perfect binders or thread-sewing machines.

New markets such as the digital market, the creation of added value provided by finishing or the sustainability of green printing and life cycle management are the focus of discussions in the industry. With innovative system solutions and services from Muller Martini, printing houses and finishing businesses can position themselves successfully in a changing market environment. They can take advantage of state-of-the-art technology and stand out from their competition with their high level of flexibility and efficiency.

Insight Communication to present range of solutions at Print Pack India 2015 At Print Pack India 2015, Insight Communication will be exhibiting in a 190 m2 stand. Insight Communications is one of the largest dealers for Graphic Arts equipment sales. Insight was founded in 1991 in Mumbai for selling prepress equipment. Insight partnered with Scitex in 1995 and its association continued with Scitex then CreoScited and finally Kodak.

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HP- Scitex installations in India through its highly experienced workforce.

INSIGHT has recently tied up with Xerox to promote the digital presses from Xerox for the Indian printing segment. It has also tied-up with Dainippon Screen for the continuous feed, very high speed digital presses – specifically targeted towards book publishing segments. It also represents Soma Engineering, Komori, Schneider, G&J and Onyx.

Printers widely adopt KODAK SONORA Plates in 2014 There are now more than 1,800 customers using SONORA Plates and strong global growth is projected to continue.

Since the announcement of its 1,000th SONORA Process Free Plate customer in July 2014, Kodak’s SONORA Plate customer base has grown dramatically. The enthusiastic adoption of Kodak’s process-free plates stems from both their economic and environmental benefits. SONORA Process Free Plates eliminate the processing step required by traditional thermal plates and provide significant energy, water, and waste reductions without requiring printers to make sacrifices on productivity or print capabilities.

With continued pipeline growth, significant manufacturing investments, and more customers available to share their experience with SONORA Plates, Kodak expects 2015 to be another year of continued success.

Key Notes : > 800 new customers since July 2014. > Global growth is expected to continue at current rates or faster in 2015. > Growth is a result of both economic and sustainability benefits and global investment.

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With continued pipeline growth, significant manufacturing investments, and more customers available to share their experience with SONORA Plates, Kodak expects 2015 to be another year of continued success. Numerous initiatives to stimulate SONORA Plates growth directly led to impressive results across all regions. In the United States & Canada markets SONORA Plate customers grew at a 400 percent rate in 2014. Kodak is both adding new customers and proactively converting customers from KODAK THERMAL DIRECT Non Process Plates to SONORA Plates in anticipation of new plate manufacturing capacity in Columbus, Georgia.

In Asia Kodak recently upgraded its Xiamen, China plate plant to manufacture SONORA Plates, contributing to tremendous growth in plate shipments in the region. The company shipped SONORA Plates to more than 200 customers in Asia in 2014, with that number expected to increase in 2015. The year-overyear SONORA Plate growth in Europe was more than 200 percent in 2014. At WAN-IFRA World Publishing Expo 2014, Kodak gave live demonstrations of KODAK SONORA NEWS Process Free Plates as they become available for European newspaper publishing.

In Latin America as well several large flagship newspapers converted to SONORA NEWS Plates.

KODAK SONORA XP Process Free Plate and SONORA NEWS Plate sales account for about 35 percent of all Kodak plate sales in the region. “Our commitment to providing regionally manufactured SONORA Plates to our customers has been a critical component of our customer service program, and we look forward to further developing these relationships to promote sustainable and efficient printing worldwide,” said Brad Kruchten, President of Kodak’s Print Systems Division (PSD).

Manugraph announces tie-up with Seiken Graphics Manugraph has entered into an agreement with Seiken Graphics Inc. Japan, to promote the Seiken 85 press model, in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & the Middle East. Seiken 85, is a 4x1 press with a speed of 80,000 cph. In addition, Seiken will market the 2x1 machine of MIL in Japan, thus effectively providing the Japanese market with the world renowned, stateof-the-art Manugraph brand.

Announcing the partnership, Mr.Pradeep Shah, Managing Director MIL said, “The Seiken 85, will now be one more product option available to the Indian market. Besides the Smartline & Dreamline which run at speeds of 70,000 & 50,000 cph respectively, we can now offer our customers world class Japanese technology with a speed of 80,000 cph, providing great versatility to customers with higher print runs.” He went on to say, “The Seiken brand with its advanced technology and continuous innovation is a global name which is also well known in India. Seiken 65, another 4x1 press, has already been installed at Daily Thanthi in the South. India, being a nation with

the largest paid circulation of newspapers in the world and growing, we felt it was necessary to support this segment of larger print runs by adding the Seiken 85 to our portfolio.”

“This agreement is expected to complement the growth of both our company’s & enhance market capabilities by dual sharing of technology,” concluded Mr.Shah.

Besides Seiken 85, MIL will also promote other Seiken products; which is the Single Gripper Conveyor system, Plate punching & bending device and the Super Panorama System.

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JKOPA release 2015 calendar J&K Offset Printers’ Association (JKOPA) released its Calender 2015 at a function at Hotel K.C. Residency, Jammu on 19th Jan. At the function, Mr. Rakesh Gupta, President Chamber of Commerce and Industries was the Chief Guest whereas Mr. Varinder Sharma, Director MSME was the Guest of Honour. President and office bearers of Chamber of Commerce and Industries were honoured and were presented mementoes.

Mementoes were also presented to Mr. Varinder Sharma, Mr. Atma Singh, President JPA and its other office bearers.

Mr. Ravi Gupta Ex-President JKOPA highlighted the problems being faced by the Jammu Printing Industry due to lack of Printing Hub, inadequate skill development opportunities for the prospective work force for the printing Industry, and exorbitant rate

of VAT (@ 13.5%) levied by the J&K State on the Printing Machinery, P.S. Plates etc.

Sh. Varinder Sharma, Director MSME advised the Jammu Printers to form clusters as per scheme of Govt. of India and hence avail of the benefits linked with the scheme. He also promised skill development programmes as per requirement of the Printing Industry.

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Jagran to get workflow solution from ppi Media The world’s most widely read daily newspaper is switching to publishing solutions from Germany.

Boasting more than 56 million readers and 231 local editions, Dainik Jagran claims to be the world’s most widely read daily newspaper. It is available on newsstands every day in eleven Indian states and as such is counted among the biggest players in publishing, printing dailies in various languages like – Hindi (Dainik Jagran, Nai

Dunia, Nav Dunia), Urdu (Inquilab), Gujrati (Gujrati Midday), English (Midday), Punjabi (Punjabi Jagran) and Compact Bi-lingual (iNext). To further its market position, Jagran has decided to kick-off the New Year with a new partner, ppi Media. The software developer from Hamburg will supply Jagran Group with its classic workflow solution for newspaper production. This publishing software from Germany streamlines and optimizes complicated processes. The initial Project Kick-off meeting is scheduled to happen in first week of February 2015.

“The need of hour is a reliable workflow suited for a Multi-edition and Multi-center

working which delivers accuracy and speed. Working simultaneously on page (editorial) and advertisement / scheduling for placement of content & advertisements and support of page planning with central approach were some of its key features.

Among some workflows tested, ppi Media with its complete workflow solution was the preferred choice,” said Mr. Sandeep Gupta, Executive President of Jagran Prakashan Limited. Jagran decided to go with ppi Media’s powerful print production solutions including PlanPag for planning and production, AdX Print, AdPag and AdMan for ad solutions, ProPag for automatic page assembly as well as to supplement for InLink and DistEl. ppi Media’s CEO, Mr. Norbert Ohl, is excited about this new order: “We are proud to have found such a renowned customer as Jagran Prakashan Limited.

The Hindi daily has an impressive track record and is among the most popular daily newspapers in India. I am looking forward to working together and implementing this major project.”

The project officially kicks off in February 2015 when ppi Media sets up the initial systems in Jagran’s publishing houses. By providing workshops, training programs and basic installations, ppi Media will stand side-by-side with Jagran’s employees and bring them up to speed on the new software.

This is an integral part of ppi Media’s ongoing consultant and education services.

The first modules are scheduled to go live in October 2015 and all work will be completed by Q1 2016. Norbert Ohl confidently states that “This will be an exciting time for us. We have known the professionals at Jagran for several years and have no doubts that working together we can get this ground-breaking project up and running.”

MiD-DAY shall also use this solution Dainik Jagran is published in Hindi and is Jagran Prakashan Ltd.’s most established brand. This publishing giant does not just produce daily newspapers but is also active in areas such as magazines, radio, internet, below-the-line-marketing and mobile value added services. In addition to Dainik Jagran and several other daily newspapers, Jagran Prakashan Ltd. also publishes the daily morning English newspaper MiD-DAY from Mumbai. This newspaper and its local editions will also be running ppi Media workflow solutions as of 2016.

tph at Print Pack 2015 The Printers House (tph) is a leading exporter and manufacturer of single width, single circumference Web Offset Printing Presses from India. Globally renowned tph manufacturers Orient range of Web Offset Printing Machines.

Leading printers and publishers in India and abroad are tph’s long and satisfied customers who print different printing application like newspapers, tabloid and books format in different colours, speeds and pagination as per the printers requirement using the latest state of the art technology employed at tph’s manufacturing facilities at Ballabagarh (Faridabad) near New Delhi. tph will highlight at the coming Print Pack 2015 its high end solutions which include: Standard (16000 cph), Super (30000 cph), X-cel (36000 cph) and X-press (50000 cph) Presses.

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Kodak at Print Pack 2015 At the upcoming Print Pack 2015 Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, provider of a broad portfolio of technologies, products and services in the graphic communications and document capture industries, will present its solutions for commercial printers, packaging printers, publishers, data printers, and enterprises.

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Today’s Kodak is known not only for photography, but also for images used in a variety of leisure, commercial, entertainment and scientific applications. Its reach increasingly involves the use of technology to combine images and information–creating the potential to profoundly change how people and businesses communicate. Just as Eastman had a goal to make photography “as convenient as the pencil,” Kodak continues to expand the ways images touch people’s daily lives. The company ranks as a premier multinational corporation, with a brand recognized in virtually every country around the world.

Offset CTP Systems

Kodak India Private Limited deals in the following products:

Digital Printing Solutions and Commercial Imprinting Systems The solutions for these include KODAK PROSPER and KODAK VERSAMARK

Commercial Sheet Fed Presses The solution for this segment include, KODAK DIGIMASTER HD Digital Production Platform and KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Press Platform.

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KODAK flexographic and letterpress printing solutions include: KODAK FLEXCEL NX System KODAK FLEXCEL SRX System KODAK FLEXCEL NX Imager Flexographic Plates KODAK DITR Film 4401/6.5mil/Matte

Offset CTP System by KODAK include KODAK MAGNUS 400 III and KODAK TRENDSETTER 400 4-page Plate setters; KODAK GENERATION NEWS and KODAK TRENDSETTER NEWS 8-page Plate setters; KODAK MAGNUS 800 and KODAK TRENDSETTER 800 Thermal CTP; KODAK MAGNUS VLF, KODAK MAGNUS XLF 80 QUANTUM and KODAK TRENDSETTER 1600 very large format Platesetters; and KODAK GENERATION NEWS and KODAK TRENDSETTER NEWS Platesetter Newspaper CTP.

KODAK SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology Intelligent Prepress Manager 2.0 Plates & Consumables The Digital Offset Plates by KODAK include SONORA XP Process Free Plate, TRILLIAN SP Thermal Plate, THERMAL DIRECT Non Process Plate, ELECTRA XD Thermal Plate, SWORD EXCEL Thermal Plate and VIOLET PRINT Digital Plate. Newspaper Plates include Thermal and Violet plates: KODAK

THERMAL NEWS GOLD Digital Plate; KODAK PF-N Non Process Plate; KODAK NS Digital Newspaper Plate; KODAK VIOLET NEWS GOLD Digital Plate; and KODAK SONORA NEWS Process Free Plate. Digital and analog flexographic plates by Kodak include FL EXCEL NX and SR model.

Plate processing and related equipment from KODAK include MERCURY T-HD & P-HD, T Plate, S Plate and P-LD Plate Processors.

Proofing Solutions KODAK provides a broad range of complete proofing solutions. It also offers a complete line of remanufactured APPROVAL NX and XP Digital Color Imaging Systems. Proofing Solutions include KODAK APPROVAL Digital Color Imaging System and KODAK MATCHPRINT Inkjet Proofing System.

Brand Protection Solutions Kodak Brand Protection Solutions include: RACELESS AD System for Antidiversion; Secure Image Products; TRACELESS System; TRACELESS Thermal Transfer Ribbon; and TRACELESS Color Shifting Ink for countering counterfeiting, black market, gray market and trademark infringement applications.

Scanners From desktop to high-volume production, Kodak has the ideal document scanning solution.

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Esko at PrintPack 2015 Esko showcases state of the art Kongsberg V cutting table at PrintPack 2015.

(Booth D-7, Hall No. 7) Esko will be participating at the Printpack 2015 event from the 11th Feb till the 15th Feb of 2015 at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, India. The company will showcase the new Kongsberg V20 cutting table at the show. Kongsberg V cutting tables deliver reliability, precision and ease of use for signage, displays and packaging sample production PRINTPACK INDIA is an International exhibition on printing and packaging showing upcoming industry revolutions. The exhibition helps industries to learn more and adopt latest technological improvements in the field. An excellent forum to deliberate and explore for joint ventures and exchange of technological know-how with leading manufacturers from all over the Globe. While, time-tested and traditional Color Printing, Packaging, Post-press and Finishing shall continue to be the center stage, Digital & Signage will be visitor pullers.

Cost-effective cutting with the industry’s most solid table The Kongsberg V is a cutting table that delivers durability, precision and ease of use at an attractive price. Kongsberg V cutters offer a broad selection of tools, providing quality results on a wide range of cutting, creasing, and plotting activities. It has many of the features that have made Kongsberg tables popular, such as the camera system, which ensures print-to-cut registration, even with printdistorted materials.

Exchanging different tools is quick and error-free because every insert is identified by a unique bar code. Insert knife tools are available for cutting a wide range of materials, from thin paper to synthetic sheets through heavyduty packaging and display material. The tooling selection also includes creasing, and drilling tools.

At PrintPack 2015 event, Esko will demonstrate the Kongsberg V20 table in their booth. It is outfitted with a FlexiHead, which offers highly accurate, powerful cutting and creasing of packaging material such as folding carton and corrugated board. The FlexiHead is attached to a very precise servo axis controlling the tool depth when cutting, creasing and routing. Three configurable tool stations accommodate a full range of standard tool inserts.

Rock-solid construction The Kongsberg V series features the same rock-solid construction found in all Kongsberg tables, which makes them last for many production years. Kongsberg V is available in two sizes; V20 and V24, and is able to work on material with size1700x1300 mm / 66”x 51” (V20) and 1700x3200 / 66x126” (V24).

i-cut Suite: Software to power the design to print to cut workflow i-cut Suite is software that lets signage and display companies streamline their workflows. It preflights and edits incoming PDF files, ensuring that jobs will RIP and print correctly. It also helps build and edit sheet layouts, ensuring that jobs make the optimum use of substrates through intelligent true shape nesting and tiling. Kongsberg table technology ensures that die-less cutting contours match printed images perfectly, registering the actual dimensions and positioning cuts on the printed result. With Automation Engine, all of these functions are automated in a single workflow, with less operator intervention.

In a more commoditized market, signage and display shops are also realizing that unique 3D display projects offer higher margins.

More and more companies are investing in ArtiosCAD for structural design. ArtiosCAD has an extensive library of resizable display designs to help designers so they do not have to start from scratch designing new displays.

Leadership through innovation Esko maintains its market and technology leadership through persistent product development and enhancements. In a world with rapid technology and trend changes it is important to invest in equipment that offers flexibility to cover future needs.

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Micro Inks offers its top range at Print Pack 2015 The Indian inks major Micro Inks will be participating at Print Pack 2015 with its range of inks as well as key raw materials like pigments, resins, varnishes, additives etc. A member of the Germany based hubergroup, Micro Inks trains and educates its customers in the best global practices based on experience gained through a global business network. With hubergroup, it pioneered !NKREDIBLE technology for the offset inks.

This uniquely innovative technology has proved to be distinctly superior.

Micro Inks’ Offset inks include the Revolution series !NKREDIBLE range of Heatset inks.

Coldset Inks includes the Good News Series for Newspaper Printing. The range of flexible packaging inks by Micro Inks include special inks for food packaging, out-door exposure and low odour inks.

Screen Inks include those for Graphic & Decoration and UV Curable Screen, UV Curing Offset, Textile Screen, Industrial & Packaging Screen and Pad Printing Inks.

Micro Inks also has a range of FDA approved food lacquers. This range can be used for internal and external surfaces of most of the food cans. Along with coatings it has a full range of Metal Decorating Inks (Offset inks for Tin Printing), for Aluminium collapsible tubes printing and UV inks for

in a wide range of solvents. Polyvinyl Butyrals offer excellent adhesion and film forming properties and are recommended for Flexo / Gravure inks and speciality coatings.

Tin Sheet printing. With the innovative flush technology for pigments, it is possible to make high loaded pigmented inks, with all the characters like gloss, sheen, and light fastness.

Micro Inks Private Limited also offers Any Time Matching (shade matching facility through database on customers shop floor).

The advantage of this facility is that it reduces the inventory at customer end and mixes the inks in the required quantity, just prior to the planned job.

Micro Inks’ U.V. curable product range comprises of U.V. curable coatings and inks.

U.V. curable inks are available for various applications like Offset, Screen, Dry offset and Letterpress printing processes. Offset inks range covers the process colours, pantone basic colours, opaque white and metallics.

Micro Inks also offers press room and prepress chemicals throughout the world.

It manufactures a world class range of high quality raw materials for the ink industry.

It is among the few companies worldwide to offer the Alkali Blue pigments which are manufactured at their ‘state-of- the-art’ plant at Vapi, Gujarat. Alkali Blue, a unique pigment with a highly complex chemistry, is manufactured meeting the stringent quality standards and specific requirements of the customers.

Adhesion Promoter Titanium chelate complex- API-002 by Micro Inks is a product that does not contain any acetylacetone. It is more resistant than titanium acetylacetone chelate to Phenolic antioxidants and is therefore much less likely to produce more colour in system where these antioxidants are present. It offers versatile resins like Ketone Resins which are cost effective and soluble

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Wire Enamels manufactured by Micro Inks are use for insulation of Copper and Aluminum conductors. These enamels cover a broad range based on Modified Polyester, Polyurethane and Polyesterimide from class B (130 degree) to class H (180 degree) and Polyamide Imide (Top Coat) which are suitable for fine and thick wires, including strips.

Live demo of Exercise Book Machines by Line O Matic

(Hall No 3, Booth B-1) Line O Matic Print Pack 2015 booth will have live demonstration of Exercise Book Machines. Apart from the Fully Automatic Exercise Book Machines: Nova RB104 | Nova RB104LC | Nova RB120, the range of products by Line O Matic includes Automatic Book Production Line for Central Sewn Books: Compo RB104; Cut Size Sheeter: CSS 20 | CSS 40 | CSS 60; Automatic Exercise Book Binding Machine: Nova B104E; Exercise Book Binding Machine: Uno B104; Automatic Book Binding Line for Central Sewn Books: Compo B104; Automatic Reel to Sheet Super High Speed Ruling / Flexo Printing Machine: SHS 91 | SHS 104 | SHS 120; Automatic Reel to Sheet Hi-Tech High Speed Ruling / Flexo Printing Machine: HT 91; Automatic Reel to Pile Ruling / Flexo Printing Machine: Nova RP104; Automatic Book Cutting Machine: BCM 104; Automatic Counting and Folding Machine: FM 91 | FM 104.

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Crest Office Automation starts Digital venture with Canon imagePRESS C800 The Lucknow based company has recently stepped into Colour Digital Printing arena. The choice of Canon imagePRESS wasn’t much difficult for a printer provider who had installed over 700 Canon machines at different locations.

Mr. Dinesh Joshi, Director, Crest Office Automation (P) Ltd., is young at 65. After an illustrious career with Bharat Petroleum for 24 years and another 5 years with Reliance Petroleum, he started providing printers to corporate. This was in the year 2008. Since then he has installed over 700 B&W Canon Printers at various offices across his home state. and Uttarakhand.

Recently he decided to go into colour printing and installed a flagship Canon Press at his Lucknow facility.

Canon to boost delivery schedules by end Mar ‘15

“I have worked for years with Canon and the choice was natural.

Investing in a Canon ImagePress C800 series of production printer wasn’t much difficult for me.” – Dinesh Joshi

Key Notes : > Crest Office Automation starts colour digital printing with Canon imagePRESS.

Puneet Datta, Director - Marketing & Sales, Canon announced the sale of the 21st Canon ImagePress C800/700/600 series in the country with the installation. “We launched this machine about 4 months ago. This is the 21st installation in the country; it is the first in the state of Uttar Pradesh,” informs Puneet. Canon today has direct sales and service in 38 cities across the country (though more widespread in south) and is further strengthening the entire sales and marketing efforts in the west and northern region with the new sales team taking shape in Lucknow, Ludhiana, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad. “This aligns with our strategy to strengthen our presence in the B class cities with sales as well as service people at each location” he added. While speaking to PRESSIdeas, Puneet mentioned but for meeting the delivery schedules, Canon would have doubled the number of orders for the imagePress C800/700/600 series. As Puneet says that they will be on track by March, we can expect further boost in orders for the company in the coming months.

“Investing in a Canon ImagePress C800 series of production printer wasn’t much difficult for me,” remarks Dinesh. “I have worked for years with Canon and the choice was natural. I have a long list of clientele with names like BHEL, UPSRTC and Terai Development Corporation to name a few. Since I run my business as a social enterprise rather than a mere profit generating unit, I felt it to be right to go for colour even though I am a young man of 65,” he beams.

Dinesh believes that the demand for coloured prints in the area stands at about 9 lakh copies per month and he sees a good opportunity in this segment. “We have a target of increasing the market share to about 20% of the total coloured prints here in six months. I presume it to be a good start,” he asserts. Talking about the choice to take in Canon as the first choice for his new venture, he says “I have been a very satisfied client with the 700 Canon A4 black and white printers installed at the corporate. Moreover, I have a Canon camera and Canon press was a natural progression.

In fact, I never looked at any other digital press as an option.”

In addition to the newly added Canon machine, Dinesh also has two Konica Minolta machines. Currently 15 people work for Crest. The new Canon machine is supposed to print magazines covers of about 8 magazines that Dinesh has in hand and he is clear in his approach to cater to the printing needs in the retail market as well. For this, he has his unit which is centrally placed in the posh commercial area of Hazratganj in Lucknow.

According to him the Canon machine is the best machine for people who plan to enter into the digital printing business since it is a real ‘value for money’.

> Installs its first Digital Production Printer imagePRESS C800 at Lucknow facility. > Targets 20 percent market share in the region in six months.

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L-R : Gurjit Dhingra, Dinesh Joshi and Puneet Datta at the inauguration of the unit in Lucknow

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Monotech Systems install Rajasthan’s first Konica Minolta C1060 at Colour Prints superior quality thus improving bottom line of customers.

Monotech Systems installed Rajasthan’s first Konica Minolta C1060 Digital Print Production Press at Colour Prints, Jaipur. Konica Minolta C1060 was launched in May 2014. This print production system is for print providers who demand greater quality, productivity and scalability. It gives quick turn-around with

The owner Pranav Kumar Lakhotia started operations with a reprographic Centre in Kolkata achieved his fame and name as precision and quality printout centre.

Continuing with the trend, he opened another centre at Jaipur with HP 5000PS to capture the promising market of indoor branding in Rajasthan. He kept on adding solvent based machines and subsequently added eco-solvent printer to cater both indoor and outdoor prints.

Colour Prints basically operates as a Print Service Provider for Flex, Vinyl, One-way Vision, Canvas prints, etc. and caters

most of the advertising agencies in Jaipur.

Colour Prints with its skilled and dedicated staff, today is one of the pioneers in quality publicity and display prints. Also providing high quality print support to its clients, Colour Prints expanded to start its operations in Hyderabad as well.

On the recent Konica Minolta press, Mr. Lakhotia comments, “With a vision to diversify and stand ahead in quality output, Colour Prints chose Konica Minolta Bizhub Press C1060. We will be targeting short run prints with our new machine. Stationed right in the heart of the Pink city, we strongly believe that the prints taken out from this 19”x13” printer will set new standards in quality and colours printouts.”

Manroland technologies for commercial, packaging and publication Manroland Sheetfed will be offering sheetfed offset printing presses and related technologies for commercial, packaging and publishing applications at the upcoming Print Pack 2015.

Manroland Web Systems will be presenting its freshest product portfolio in web offset printing and digital Inline-Finishing.

Web offset presses include solutions for newspaper, publishing, and commercial printing. The worldwide sales and service network markets ancillary printing equipment and pressroom products as well as software products and workflow management systems. manroland web systems develops Inline-Finishing equipment for digital printing.

This has paid off: project agreements have been signed with international customers for the book block solution FormerLine, the pin folder FoldLine and the digital workflow solutions printnetwork Bridge and DigiLink.

Key products by manroland India are: ROLAND Presses, Inline Systems, QuickChange Systems, SelectSystems, ColorPilot Systems, FutureProof Packages and Consumables in the sheetfed segment.

In the Newspaper Web Offset Printing, the CROMOMAN, UNISET, REGIOMAN, GEOMAN and COLORMAN range leads the lineup. Commercial Web Offset printing segment is represented by ROTOMAN,

EUROMAN and LITHOMAN presses.

AUROSYS by manroland is a tailor-made logistics solution which accelerates materials logistics in web offset printing companies from the trucks to the press thus optimizing materials flow in the most modern industrial printing production environments. It handles the entire materials logistics, from paper reel unloading to completely automated preparation for printing.

Manroland products of Digital Printing include FormerLine for Book Production and FoldLine for Publishing. The folding systems FormerLine and FoldLine are designed for short makeready times. The FoldLine can produce up to twelve newspaper sections or up to 96 pages. Besides newspapers, it can also produce commercials and direct-

mailings. In addition, the system can also be used to produce cylinder-stitched booklets and book signatures. The printnetwork Bridge integrates manroland folding solutions in the production workflow.

DigiLink by manroland connects the product planning of digital printing and offset printing. It is a software module available as an upgrade or complement to the PECOM PressManager. manroland’s Printservices include a range of services and solutions: Process optimization, manroland STORE, press.update and TeleSuportCenter.

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Ricoh at Hunkeler Innovationdays: A New Dawn for Production Printing Ricoh Europe Plc is taking its production printing “New Dawn” theme to Hunkeler Innovationdays, 23-26 February, Lucerne, with the world’s first public showing of its Ricoh Pro VC60000 next-generation, continuous feed, high volume inkjet platform.

Ricoh will be showcasing a new era of high speed inkjet innovation in graphic arts print production. The highly modular and scalable Ricoh Pro VC60000 production inkjet press will be presented in its full duplex printing configuration, including undercoat and protector coat capabilities. Visitors will experience first-hand its ability to print high quality direct mail, books and marketing materials running at 1200 x 1200 dpi on standard coated offset stocks.

“The market reaction to the Ricoh Pro VC60000 has been exceptionally positive and we are delighted to be able to give so many production printing professionals the opportunity to see it in action at this leading industry event,” comments Graham Moore, Director, Business Development, Ricoh Europe. “It has become clear that the breakout innovations offered by this outstanding addition to our portfolio will enable operations to embrace market growth opportunities and production efficiency benefits.”

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The Cult of Porsche: In the Beginning will be digitally printed on offset stock, delivering the impact and quality that, until now, has been associated only with offset printing. Originally produced in short runs and shown at last year’s London Book Fair, it will be inkjet printed for the first time for Hunkeler Innovationdays.

The Bianchi catalogue with its challenging brand colours and high quality bike imagery will demonstrate the results inkjet is capable of such as readily reproducing work previously the preserve of offset.

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announced Ricoh Pro C9100 series, a durable high volume digital colour press.

Running at up to 130ppm, the fastest press in its class, it has a duty cycle of 1.75 million coupled with the ability to print on textured substrates and media up to 400 gsm at full rated speed. Its new toner delivers a larger colour gamut and it can offer a 700mm print length for banners, a wide range of finishing options and the ability to integrate third-party options. Visitors will see live demonstrations during the event including the production of the Bianchi catalogue 650mm x 225mm cover on 300gsm.

Efficient workflow and data excellence are critical to the success of today’s printing businesses. To demonstrate how Ricoh is helping clients to optimise their productivity and overall performance, Ricoh will have three dedicated software pods on its stand.

These will include demonstrations of: • TotalFlow BatchBuilder, this is the first public showing in Europe of the easyto-adopt, standalone hardware-agnostic production management tool designed to batch print jobs in the most efficient manner; • TotalFlow Ricoh Process Director, a configurable output process management system driving highspeed continuous-feed production printers; • MarcomCentral, a cloud-based (SaaS) web-to-print solution that automates creation, printing, management and distribution of marketing collateral and campaigns, including variable data communications.

To add to the value of the printed piece, Ricoh also offers Clickable Paper, an interactive print solution that makes printed materials interactive and increases their longevity. Visitors to Ricoh’s stand will learn how easy it can be to incorporate this valueadded service into the offerings a printer can bring to clients.

“Whether it is broadening market capabilities or adding value there are numerous ways businesses can transition into new market areas supported by Ricoh’s solutions. For many the step into unfamiliar territory can be confidently made as long as they are assured that their offerings, supported by the right hardware, software and services, can effectively and profitably support a new client base,” states Mr Moore. “New additions to Ricoh’s portfolio, such as the Ricoh Pro VC60000 and MarcomCentral, support this expansion while improving productivity and profitability for traditional service offerings.

Building on the expertise and knowledge we have accrued over the years we are helping operations get fit for the future as well as extend their reach to new clients and markets.”

Ricoh is sponsoring DOXNET, on February 25. Benoit Chatelard, General Manager, Solutions, Ricoh Europe, will be presenting at the DOXNET seminar on the theme of ‘A New Dawn’. Ricoh is also sponsoring the Interquest Digital Book Printing forum on February 25, where Mr Chatelard will be sharing Ricoh’s latest technoloy and client innovations.

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New White Paper: Landa Digital Printing redefines Press Operator User Experience (UX) Landa has released a new white paper, “The Landa UX: Revolutionizing the Press Operator User Experience for Breakthrough Productivity”, that explains why user experience (UX) has become such an important consideration for many industriesincluding print. The paper explores how Landa has incorporated the latest 21st century UX design and touchscreen technology into its Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Presses in order to meet the needs of the market and deliver unparalleled press operator efficiencies and productivity.

While touchscreen technology and UX innovation has come a long way in other industries, such as automotive, healthcare and financial services, the printing press room experience has remained largely unchanged for many years. Engaging with hundreds of press operators, Landa undertook considerable research and used its learnings to redesign a new UX from the ground up. The objective was to radically improve current workflow and operator habits to help ensure print’s continued relevant and profitable role within the marketing mix.

The new white paper details how the Landa S10 press incorporates latest market leading UX technology and expertise - delivering for the first time, an extremely humancentric approach to printing. It explains

how Landa presses are managed from a central command and control area called the “Landa Operator Cockpit” that features a large touchscreen display, positioned at a 45-degree angle to the delivery end of the press. Like never before, this allows operators to be within easy reach of all press controls and output trays.

Using an offset press requires the full attention of the press operator and forces him to stand next to the press delivery during the entire production period. In contrast, the Landa S10 offers a new operation concept with a superior user experience. The Landa Operator Cockpit enables the operator to be significantly more effective, performing additional tasks such as inspecting print output, monitoring press functions, managing

the job list, and more-in parallel to managing production, all without compromising on productivity and print quality.

Gilad Tzori, Landa’s Vice President of Product Strategy, explains, “Many industries revolutionized their user experience and put the user in the center and made the user experience more enjoyable, improving the end results and reducing faults. Airplanes, cars, and cameras are all great examples of this revolution. We hope that by reading the white paper, you will gain insight into how Landa has used advanced technologies in the Landa S10 Nanographic Printing® Press to deliver a truly outstanding, more productive user experience.”

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ADARE and the history of the first REVO Testimonial Adare plays a key role as testimonial both in the promotion of GIDUE Digital Flexo technology and then also in the REVO Digital Flexo Revolution Project With 30 locations across UK and Europe and over 900 employees, Adare is one of the major converters in the UK that played a key role as testimonial both in the promotion of GIDUE Digital Flexo technology and then also in the REVO Digital Flexo Revolution Project, as the first Company main testimonial that provided and validated the technology in practice.

digitally automated: a digital camera present on each print unit, named Print Tutor, “reads” the print quality and substitutes the eyes of the operator, while 7 servo-motors substitute the fingers of the operator, digitally adjusting the print pressures and the register.

This advanced technology provides consistent quality with shorter lead times.

Adare collaborates with organizations and leverages their core competences in order to provide end-toend design and packaging solutions that protect and promote customer’s products and services and enhance their Brands.

A digital press as the natural progression

“As part of the Adare Group, a leading provider of Marketing and Secure Communication Solutions, at Adare Advantage we continue to innovate and develop our products enabling us to meet our client’s needs, whilst staying ahead of the competition,” commented Daragh Whelan, Technical Director at Adare Advantage.

“GIDUE’s Digital Flexo Technology in combination with REVO Technology represents a revolutionary change for the market, similar to that of digital printing.” Daragh Whelan

Key Notes : > Adare collaborates with organizations to provide end-to-end design and packaging solutions. > GIDUE Digital Flexo Technology – a natural digital progression. > REVO technology with GIDUE M5 press – well recommended to provide high quality flexible packaging for short runs.

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Adare’s mission is mainly focused around one concept: to push flexography beyond its current limitations and challenge digital as the main short run package print technology. Therefore they have been looking for the kind of technology that perfectly fitted their requirements.

The partnership with GIDUE officially started in 2012 when, thanks to the cooperation of GIDUE certified distributor in UK Global Print Service Ltd, they first approached to Digital Flexo technology. GIDUE Digital Flexo is an integrated system of revolutionary “digitised” technologies for the production of Labels and Packaging at the lowest operating costs and with the highest sustainability. It allows all press operations set up, production and quality control to be performed with no need for manual intervention from the operator, since every operation is fully

Adare in the past had already put in place a digital workflow and had automated most of the pre-press tasks, but, by that way, a digital press seemed the natural progression for the medium runs and not for both short and long runs. So, when they approached GIDUE Digital Flexo Technology, they immediately understood that it perfectly fitted their needs and especially the theory that it is possible to print by numbers. Investing in the GIDUE M5 Digital Flexo press 530 mm width and 8 colours, meant that most of the press settings were digitised resulting in consistent performance.

“For Adare, Digital Flexo is not just a machine, but a process, and the High Definition is now standard practice on our site. With Digital Flexo HD quality we can rival gravure and litho, and we are only starting – this will get even better,” said Mr. David Mills, Managing Director at Adare.

Another GIDUE for flexible packaging market After the successful results achieved with the installation of the first M5 Digital Flexo press, Adare then decided to enter the flexible packaging market and invest in another GIDUE printing machine, a M5 Digital Flexo press 630mm width and 8 printing stations for Flexible Packaging. The fully servo driven press has excellent registration which allowed Adare

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“GIDUE’s Digital Flexo Technology in combination with REVO Technology represents a revolutionary change for the market, similar to that of digital printing,” quoted Daragh Whelan.

Adare’s decision of investing in REVO technology is strictly linked to the new project related to Flexible Packaging, where the GIDUE M5 press is well recommended in order to provide high quality flexible packaging for short runs.

Mr. David Mills and Mr. Daragh Whelan – Managing Director and Technical Director of Adare Advantage Ltd

to implement it with the REVO technology.

Adare plays an important role as partner in REVO project, which collects 8 industry leaders (AVT, Adare, Apex Group of Companies, Dupont, Esko, Flint Group, GIDUE and UPM Raflatac) that gathered to launch a complete UV Flexo package that allows conventional print to fight back against digital on short runs. REVO Technology uses UV Flexo Inks, Digital Automation “from

pre-press to printing process” and extended colour gamut, that allows the achievement of repeatable and predictable PMS shades without changing Anilox and Inks. The most important benefits of REVO Technology are the repeatability and predictability of the printing results, short set-up times, less waste, total graphic flexibility to reproduce unlimited colours on the same job and fast change-overs that do not need any manual intervention from the operator.

“Our client focused investments have enabled us to provide cost effective short to medium run flexible packaging, at exceptional print quality to rival the gravure process. Having a fully automated press allowed Adare to integrate a solvent-less laminator inline to reduce our lead times for flexible packaging. Our customers can also see the finished laminated product at press pass stage. With a state of the art studio and HD plate making in house we have produced new laminated flexible packaging products within a few days of receiving the new artwork,” concluded Daragh Whelan.

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OMET gives 26 scholarships to children of employees On December 29, 2014, ending a year marked by a further double-digit growth in sales of OMET Group, the CEO Antonio Bartesaghi delivered, as tradition, 26 scholarships to the children of employees of the companies OMET and O-Pac who distinguished themselves by the good results obtained in studies in colleges or universities.

“We firmly believe,” commented Antonio Bartesaghi, “that people make the difference in business and that valid and professionally capable employees are a fundamental resource deciding the success of a company.

Also this year, therefore, OMET’s contribution goes to people who have distinguished themselves in their school curriculum and that, one day, we hope, will apply this tenacity and self-discipline within Italian companies to support success.”

OMET constantly looks for skilled people who can share and enrich the spirit of innovation that drives the company. Alongside the global expansion and the investments in research and development of new technologies in support of the market areas where the company is moving – tissue, printing, motion systems and wet ipes – OMET always looks for new talent for its better future.

Muller Martini at Print Pack 2015 As a manufacturer and supplier of technologically leading systems, Muller Martini provides support to the graphic design industry throughout the world. With its global sales organization and manufacturing plants in Switzerland, Germany, the USA and China, Müller Martini sells high-quality system solutions and first-class services world-wide for industrial use in the graphic industry. Muller Martini (India) Pvt. Ltd. will be highlighting Presses, Press Delivery Systems, Saddle Stitching Systems, Softcover and Hardcover Production product line, Mailroom System, Digital Systems and a wide range of converting and finishing systems. The

MWV names Naveen Ganzu MD for India MeadWestvaco Corporation, global player in packaging and packaging solutions, has announced the appointment of Naveen Ganzu as managing director for the company’s operations in India.

Mr.Ganzu will be responsible for leading MWV’s paperboard and industrial packaging business in India, and will also work closely with the company’s global consumer packaging businesses to expand growth in India. He will report directly to executive vice president Robert Feeser.

“Naveen combines global experience in manufacturing with in depth knowledge of the Indian market,” said Mr. Feeser. “He has managed start-ups and rapid growth phases of various businesses, establishing himself as an action- and result-oriented leader. His leadership will help drive our next stage of growth in India and underlines our commitment to the region.”

Mr.Ganzu has three decades of experience in the industry, including as president of MothersonSumi Systems and setting up Weir India as Managing Director and Country Head.

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Web Presses segment will be highlighted by Alprinta, VSOP and Concepta Web Offset Presses. Muller Martini Sheeter/ Stacker include Q74 and QS52 models. The Saddle Stitcher range include different models from the Presto, Primera, Tempo and Supra series.

Muller Martini offers AmigoPlus, Pantera, Acoro, Alegro, Bolero and Corona solutions for Perfect Binding needs of the industry.

Other robust products include machines for Stacking, Inserting/Wrapping, DieCutting, Book Sewing, Gathering, Splitting, Backgluing, Drying/Pressing, Trimming, Ribbon Inserting, Jacketing, Conveying and Modular Solutions.

Speaking on his appointment, Mr. Ganzu stated, “I am excited about the opportunity and am impressed by the commitment shown by MWV to support, strengthen and grow in the Indian market. My immediate focus will be to reinforce the company’s presence in India and take the business toward leadership in its end markets. Given the current business-friendly environment and positive economic fundamentals in India, my long-term outlook will be to ensure that MWV India becomes a hub for the global packaging industry.”

MeadWestvaco Corporation is a global packaging company providing innovative solutions to the world’s most admired brands in the healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, home and garden, tobacco, and agricultural industries. The company also produces specialty chemicals for the automotive, energy, and infrastructure industries. MWV’s network of 125 facilities and 16,000 employees spans North America, South America, Europe and Asia.

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Creed Engineers at Print Pack 2015 Creed Engineers is a name known for introducing latest technologies/innovations for the Indian Printing and Packaging Industry. With branches in Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune and Chennai, the corporate office in Delhi and main working office in Gurgaon, it has continuously provided turn-key projects. It markets a wide range of printing & print finishing equipment.

In the Pre-Press Solutions range it offers VINSAK TPP 1300 Thermal Plate Processor.

Creed Engineers offers complete solutions in areas such as Web offset, Letter press, UV/Flexo, Digital printing, Security printing solutions, Variable data printing, Label printing solutions and more.

The Flexo Tower System is a comprehensive system for solvent/water washable photopolymer plates. Creed Engineers offers Zacares Numbering Ink. The Sibaflex 2-up North/South produces books with random variable quantity of personalized items printed either in 1 web or in 2 webs with

print layout 2-up Parallel. The system can be configured to include cut sheet feeders for front covers and back covers, cut sheet feeders for non personalized inserts to be inserted in programmable quantity, sequence and position amongst the documents to be bound.

Label Printing & Finishing Solutions include: • Label Inspection Slitter Rewinders • ABG 100% Inspection System • ABG Offline Converting Line • ABG Booklet Labels Making Machine • Lombardi Converting Machine • Die Cutting & Converting • Braille Printing Machine • VINSAK Color Label Press • Intermittent Offset Press The company also offers highly efficient Transactional & Mailing Solutions. LEMU Offline Converting Solution is a semi automatic machine. VINSAK Digital Presses are a new way to print the future, designed for flexible mid-range high volume

commercial printing. The VINSAK M400 is high-quality, continuous feed (web-fed) digital press that can print web widths of 446mm (17.5”) up to 783mm (30.8”) at speeds of 75m/min (246ft/min) up to 150m/min (492ft/ min), in simplex or duplex configuration.

Sheet Fed Finishing Solutions: • Busch Pile Turner • Busch Punching Machine • Busch Banding Machine • Multiple Banding Machine • Kama Flat Bed Die-Cutters • Schneider Guillitone • AGOR Numbering/Perforation Machine • Zacares Numbering Boxes • Vinsak Variable Data • Vacuumatic Sheet Counting Machines • Brand Protection Solutions: • VINSAK Security Software • VINSAK Security Inks, Fibres, and Threads • VINSAK Security Substrates • VINSAK Track and Trace Solution

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FINAT Young Managers Club announces Global Congress Programme FINAT’s Young Managers Club (YMC) – a lively part of the European self-adhesive labelling association – announces it will hold its second global congress at the Sheraton Hotel in Bratislava, Slovakia on April 16-18, 2015. In recent years, YMC has selected locations in Central and Eastern Europe for its gatherings as part of its strategy to connect more with members from that region.

Based on the positive experience gained from previous YMC meetings, this year’s programme once takes again a very handson approach, combining a company site visit, workshops, and panel discussion sessions.

‘YMC represents some 80 young managers from companies active in the self-adhesive

on how to communicate design possibilities) April 18: Workshop: 7 Habits of highlyeffective people – Zoltan Demjan (Franklin Covey) – Slovakia

individual level, people are experiencing burn-outs, while on a collective level we are burning up the planet. Participants will learn how to deal with setting individual goals while respectfully collaborating as a team.’

‘The concept of managing a ‘thin company’ is about identifying the bottlenecks within one’s company to find and employ better solutions, and run the business more smoothly – both at a production and administrative level,’ says Dana Kilarska.

‘When the FINAT Young Managers Club was founded in 2008 on the occasion of FINAT’s 50th anniversary, the aim was to create a platform where incoming business leaders could connect FINAT’s successful past with a dynamic future. Now, six year later, the YMC itself has become an established feature of our association’s structure. Nevertheless it is still refreshing to experience the continuing stream of the YMC’s high-quality, interactive, and business-oriented programmes, which are setting new standards in FINAT,’ concludes Jules Lejeune, Managing Director, FINAT.

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‘The workshop on the 7 habits of highlyeffective people can guide any company towards success and inspire our young leaders,’ she continues. ‘Twenty five years after the book on “7 habits of highly- effective people” appeared, the principles are timeless and remain more relevant than ever. On an labelling supply chain across Europe and beyond,’ says Young Managers Club President, Dana Kilarska. ‘The 2015 summit will bring us inspiring management practice and valuable networking opportunities. With the help of professionals and experts we can improve our business performance and learn about changing our behaviour to become more successful. We are young and eager to learn.’

YMC Congress Programme: • April 16: Delegate visit to family-run label converter Purgina, Slovakia • April 17: Innovation workshop: ‘Manage a thin company’ – Jozef Kristak (IPA) – Slovakia (includes Panel discussion between end users and designers

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Mimaki launches the CFL-605RT Compact Flatbed Cutting Plotter Mimaki, a global manufacturer of wideformat inkjet printers and cutting plotters, has launched the CFL-605RT Compact Flatbed Cutting Plotter that offers both creasing and cutting and will enable operations to create and deliver high quality, cost-effective, designs, smoothly and quickly. The CFL605RT is designed to support immediate finishing of packaging and prototypes with multiple functions.

“There is growing demand for on-demand production of prototypes and small lots, both for products and their packaging,” explains Mike Horsten, General Manager Marketing EMEA at Mimaki Europe. “This includes fast, efficient prototyping and production of samples as well as small lots of products and packaging that may be modified to reflect different seasonal and regional requirements.

There are promotional and special event opportunities, too. In particular, we believe markets such as cosmetics and luxury items will benefit from the ability to produce highly responsive eye-catching packaging with short lead times. Our solutions are specifically designed to meet that need, and we are excited to witness the impact we believe they will have on the market as brand owners and converters alike learn about their many benefits.”

The newest addition to Mimaki’s family of cutting plotters, the CFL-605RT, is a multifunction flatbed plotter that

accommodates material sizes up to A2 extra and features a variety of functions including creasing and eccentric, tangential and reciprocating cutting. Used in combination with the UJF-6042, the new compact flatbed cutting plotter can achieve on-demand production of the original goods by providing the whole production process, including

printing onto goods and packages, and cutting of cushioning materials.

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The eccentric cutter has a maximum cutting thickness of 1 mm with an optimal downforce setting between 30 and 1,000 g.

The tangential cutter features a maximum cutting thickness of 2 mm with high downforce pressure, including materials such as reflective vinyl and rubber sheets.

The reciprocating cutter has a maximum 10 mm cutting thickness for materials such as foam or cardboard and uses a vertical reciprocating motion.

The creasing roller creases materials for a perfect package. Downforce pressures are adjustable from 500 to 1,000 g.

Horsten adds, “We are also developing a complete end-to-end solution that will not only reduce the time required for prototyping and small lot production, but will also significantly reduce costs and enable a faster time to market. In many cases, these functions can be performed in-house, eliminating outsourcing and further reducing cycle time. These latest portfolio additions are an outstanding example of our mantra of ‘Let’s Create… Together!’ coming to life.”

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Flint Group Distributor Symposium 2014: Passion for Technology Information on global market trends and the latest flexo technologies About 80 visitors came to Flint Group Flexographic Products’ distributor symposium, which took place according to the motto “Passion for Technology” on 3 and 4 December 2014, in Stuttgart.

Day 1 of the conference was dedicated to automation. During a live demo in the Flint Group technology centre, participants could catch up on the benefits of the new nyloflex® Automated Plate Processor (APP). This fully automated processing line with premium equipment, as well as outstanding productivity and consistency, includes a washer, dryer and light finisher.

The efficient automation and advanced level of standardisation leads to a significant reduction of the total processing time of more than 35%, compared with stand alone devices. In terms of standardisation, automation is a big step forward, which enables the minimisation of process tolerances. At the same time, mistakes can be reduced with the result of a lower complaint rate and reduced costs. The user friendly handling enables an easy control of all operations.

For the presentations of the second day, meeting rooms in the exclusive Porsche Museum in Stuttgart were used, providing a fantastic location that truly reflected Flint Group’s sophisticated motto. Aryan Moelker, the new President of Flint Group Flexographic Products, took the opportunity to introduce himself to the distributors and to give an overview on the latest developments in the company. Also, great interest was raised with the presentation from Markus Bauschulte, Technical Sales Director, Windmoeller & Hoelscher KG on global market trends and technologies in flexo and gravure printing, as well as a presentation from Bernd Sanning, Head of Service & Innovation at Flexicon AG, on print qualification programmes of brand owners.

In addition, experts from Flint Group Flexographic Products informed the audience on new developments with rotec® sleeves and adapters, the flexo toolbox app and the recently introduced partner platform on the internet site. An update on flat top dot technologies and the nyloflex® NExT

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technology for corrugated was given. This exposure technology utilises a high intensity UV-A LED light source to conduct rapid crosslinking of the photopolymer surface before oxygen inhibition can occur, resulting in a virtual 1:1 image reproduction from the digital file to the finished plate. In flexible packaging, printing plates exposed with this technology allow excellent ink transfer, particularly in solids. Especially in corrugated printing, fluting will considerably be reduced.

Visitors were also very interested in the lecture on the nyloflex® NEF Digital printing plate, which has been specifically designed for the efficient creation of flat top dots and the excellent reproduction of surface screenings. The printing plate, which was introduced in August 2014, shows an outstanding quality in the highlight areas.

It allows for a reduced bump-up, hence increasing the image contrast. The ink laydown can be significantly improved and a high solid ink density can be achieved when surface screens are applied. The result is a

brilliant print performance on film, foil and coated paper substrates. Compared with conventional plates, exposure times are considerably shorter.

The event was completed by a guided tour through the Porsche Museum, where legendary racings sports cars, fascinating production models and unusual prototypes were presented.

Carlsberg and Partners to develop biodegradable wood-fiber bottle In the context of its participation in a panel on Wasteless Supply at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Carlsberg has announced a ground-breaking agreement to develop the world’s first fully biodegradable wood-fiber bottle for beverages.

Carlsberg has initiated a three-year project with packaging company ecoXpac, with the collaboration of Innovation Fund Denmark and the Technical University of Denmark, to develop a biodegradable and biobased bottle made from sustainably sourced wood-fiber, to be known as the “Green Fiber Bottle”.

All materials used in the bottle, including the cap, will be developed using bio-based and biodegradable materials – primarily, sustainably sourced wood-fibers – allowing the bottle to be responsibly degraded.

Commenting on the announcement from Carlsberg HQ in Copenhagen, Andraea

Dawson-Shepherd, Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs, said: “At Carlsberg we are firm believers in the importance of a circular economy in ensuring sustainable future growth and development on our planet, and today’s announcement is excellent news. If the project comes to fruition, as we think it will, it will mark a sea-change in our options for packaging liquids, and will be another important step on our journey towards a circular, zero-waste economy.”

This latest initiative forms part of the Carlsberg Circular Community (CCC), a cooperation between Carlsberg and selected partners whose aim is to pursue a circular, zero-waste economy by using the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) framework when developing and marketing new products. The CCC currently comprises six founding partners, with two new partners, ecoXpac and 1HQ (a global branding agency), announced today.

Its goal is to have 15 partners by 2016.

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Novurania by Aarushi: The right blankets for your Printing Novurania invests a significant amount of its resources in R&D, and the company works closely with the industry’s major chemical suppliers and press manufacturers to ensure it can provide the right solutions for today’s presses and those being developed for the future.

The technology involved in the creation of a successful blanket has never been more complex. A blanket has to provide consistent dot reproduction, with good ink transfer on to a wide variety of stock, plus durability and resistance to smashes. Customers expect high quality print almost as a right and this requires the correct blanket on the press, fitted and packed accurately, plus sound technical after-sales support – something that is often lacking from many blanket suppliers.

The Italian company Novurania and in association with Aarushi Agencies Ltd based in India is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of offset and coating blankets for the graphic arts industry. With its NTR series, it provides the widest range of solutions available today for packaging and coating products.

Novurania have recently introduced in India its latest blankets to its packaging range. The NTR150 and the NTR156 to its UV range, a cast coated and a buffed blanket. These two blankets have a completely new face compound moving away from the traditional compounds such as EPDM. These blankets are now widely used in Europe and the USA and are giving outstanding results.

Apart from the two new UV blankets, Novurania has introduced two new conventional blankets the NTR305 and the NTR106. Both blankets have been designed to use on a large range of paper and board with exceptional release characteristics.

The demands placed upon offset blankets become greater every year, with wider and faster presses, new chemicals, the growth of automatic blanket cleaning systems plus environmental issues all having an impact on what printers expect. Presses have become much more sophisticated in the number of processes they handle in-line, while at the same time everyone is looking to reduce their energy consumption and waste. The blanket plays a vital role in all of these areas.

Novurania provides customers with expert advice on choosing the right blanket for the job and ensures right technical aftersales support for optimum productivity from their presses. This includes on-site trials and testing at customers’ premises, plus troubleshooting support and staff training. Novurania is represented in India

by Aarushi Agencies. Novurania supplies a comprehensive selection of innovative blanket solutions for printing, including, blankets for UV applications as well as a wide range conventional blankets. The exclusive rubber compounds used for closed cells compressible layer of these blankets ensures high smash resistance and excellent print quality. The blanket carcass allows adjustments to be made to the paper feed, according to printing press requirements, while the blanket’s top surface is microbuffed to achieve good paper release and print reproduction. Novurania blankets have been designed to reduce waste. The high quality fabrics used at every stage of the blanket’s construction ensure water solvent protection and excellent stability.

Invercote upgrade – an adaptation to market demands Iggesund Paperboard announces an upgrade to its flagship product, Invercote.

From summer 2015 the bestselling paperboard in the Invercote family, Invercote G, will feature a lightly coated reverse side.

“More and more brand owners want to have access to high-quality reverse side printing, for example in order to print a colour shade or pattern which improves recognition and reinforces their brand,” comments Arvid Sundblad, Vice President Sales and Marketing at Iggesund Paperboard. “We are developing Invercote step by step, and always in the direction our customers want.”

material has been the high predictability of the end result. Coating the reverse side means that the whiteness on the reverse has also been adjusted up. Further improvement has also been made to the lightfastness, which was already the best on the market, and which is crucial for a package to keep looking fresh over time on the retail shelf.

“This is not a revolution but rather an adaptation to gradually changing customer demands. The reverse side coating is very light – it improves the printing properties, but still keeps the tactile feeling of roughness,”

Prior to this latest upgrade, Invercote G has been triple-coated on the print side with an uncoated reverse and is available in grammages from 180 to 380 g/m2. Over the years it has come to be the quality leader, primarily due to the combination of excellent printing and foil laminating properties together with high quality and an equally high quality consistency. One of the many reasons to choose it as a graphic or packaging

Sundblad continues. “But in making this change we have also preserved all the other properties that have repeatedly led to Invercote being ranked by leading brand owners as the European paperboard market’s strongest brand.”

Concurrently with the introduction of the upgraded Invercote G, Iggesund has also improved and made more transparent its service offering under the name Care by Iggesund. The aim is consistent delivery times but the offering also encompasses everything from a rapid sample service and the dissemination of knowledge to local technical support and a transparent raw materials supply.

“It’s crucial to us that anyone who chooses Invercote will not only sleep well at night but also know that the end result will be dazzling,” Sundblad concludes.

Specifications for the upgraded Invercote G as well as sample and trial material will be available from early February. Deliveries will start July 1st.

Arvid Sundblad, Vice President Sales & Marketing at Iggesund Paperboard

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Overview of the FINAT 2015 Labelling Agenda FINAT, the international association for the self-adhesive label industry has announced its 2015 labelling events. Learning and networking are key aspects of the industry and are of course greatly valued by the worldwide labelling community. In 2015, FINAT will again be organizing a number of important events. These events will give current and future label community members the opportunity to meet with peers, clients, press and other industry related contacts, get informed and exchange information.

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FINAT has significantly redesigned the format of its annual congress, which from now on will carry the title ‘European Label Forum’. The new format will be more focused on business topics, with three different parallel streams (‘Sales and Marketing’, ‘Manufacturing and Technology’ and ‘Management and Corporate Affairs’), a lean manufacturing workshop and more room for interaction and dialogue between congress delegates.

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FINAT Labelling Competition: this annual competition showcases the best of self-adhesive label and narrow web print. It recognizes and rewards achievement in terms of both end use/ marketing impact and print and converting quality. Awards are given – by a jury of leading industry experts - in the main segments where self-adhesive labels are used: alcoholic beverages, food, household, industrial, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, security labelling, (self-) promotion, booklet/coupon labels and for the major reel-fed print processes: flexo, letterpress, screen, offset, digital print and combination print.

This year, the 35th edition takes place, in which the category ‘Digital’ has been upgraded to the status of main Group (next to the main Group of conventional printing processes), to recognize the significant part that digital printing is playing in the modern label industry. FINAT welcomes all 2015 FINAT Label Competition entries, before the deadline of March 5.

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them on management, technology and sustainability developments that may impact our business in the near future.

The FINAT Board’s ‘New Converting Technology’ taskforce and the Young Managers Club have joined forces to drive this programme. The 2015 FINAT webinar calendar will be announced

FINAT Radar: this publication will have its 3rd edition appearing right after the congress. The publication offers readers a unique ‘first hand’ 3600 overview of trends and developments across all segments of the self-adhesive and narrow web value chain, from materials and equipment suppliers, via the label converters, to the brand owners and users of product decoration.

FINAT Recycling Award: this award recognizes efforts of the industry in paper and film release liner recycling, both at the level of the converter and the level of his customer.

Labelexpo Europe 2015, September 29 – October 2, Brussels: the world’s leading trade exhibition for the label industry has been going from strength to strength, and the 2015 edition again promises to benchmark and display new innovations in self-adhesive and narrow web technology development. Prior to the show, FINAT will host the global label associations united in the L9.

FINAT Young Managers Club, 2nd global Young Managers Congress, April 16-18 in Bratislava, Slovakia: this year, the FINAT YMC will organise the second edition of the Global Young Managers Congress for the label industry. During this event, young managers get the opportunity to hone their management skills and learn from experiences from industry experts. The programme includes social events. Special features will be two workshops, one on ‘Managing a Thin Company’, and

The European Label Forum 2015, June 11-13 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands:

New Technology and Management Webinars: at the end of 2014, FINAT launched a new series of FINAT webinars focusing on topics relevant to the future of the industry.

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Committee output: FINAT’s sophisticated network of affiliated associations, committees and subcommittees pulls together industry thought leaders and experts to work on issues of common interest such as the FINAT Test Methods (9th edition currently available in English and German, French and business Chinese will follow soon), an LCA Best Practice Guidance Document, a Food Safety Best Practice Guide, as well as a new member information leaflet. Prior to Labelexpo Europe, FINAT will host the global label associations united in the L9. The L9, is amongst others driving the World Label Awards competition (winners 2014 to be announced in February). This meeting will also see the birth of the global Label Associations Portal, a collaborative platform.

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Seeing is believing: See your design in 3D before you manufacture it at In-Store Asia At In-Store Asia, Mumbai 2015, Esko will showcase its real time 3D Studio Store Visualizer aimed at visual merchandisers and brand owners. The global supplier of integrated solutions for the production of packaging, labels, signage and displays will exhibit at the In-Store Asia which will take place in Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai during February 5-7, 2015.

In-Store Asia is India’s largest retail design and solutions event for global and Indian retail business leaders and professionals.

In-Store Asia Expo attracts architects and retail design firms, visual merchandisers, in-store branding specialists, POP, signage and store fixture suppliers, material and lighting solution providers and suppliers of advanced printing and graphics equipment and solutions.

In-Store Asia Expo contains a Designer Pavilion and for the first time, this year it will also feature a material lounge.

Esko will showcase its real time 3D Studio Store Visualizer aimed at visual merchandisers and brand owners. It is in the store that a product needs to communicate the brand and attract customers. So, what better way to predict the success of a new design than to visualize it in a store environment, next to its competition?

Studio Store Visualizer does exactly that.

Esko’s real-time virtual reality technology can visualize new and existing products in a store. With these visuals, all the stakeholders can assess the shelf of a product and its packaging appeal upfront. They can make the right design decisions upfront on colour, shape, materials, artwork and shelf layout.

The real-time rendering reaches an unmatched level of reality. It is all in the

details: the shadows at the back of the shelves, the small randomness when placing products on the shelf, the many materials and print effects. The animation and physics of the product and packs add even more realism. Walk through the isles, pick up items, see them on the shelf, see what happens when they fall off the shelf and even, bump into each other.

The virtual products are made with Studio or ArtiosCAD. So they link straight into your design or manufacturing data. And you can very quickly swap them with different variations. Store Visualizer can also import 3D objects from many other modeling tools or 3D scanning devices. While standard store and supermarket 3D templates are supplied,

it is also possible to digitize your own retail shops and see where to best place your own product packs in a familiar environments. So get ready and bring your 3D glasses with you when you visit Esko’s stand at the In-Store Expo in Mumbai.

Visit Esko at In-Store Asia, Mumbai (Booth B4, Hall 6)

SATO acquires majority stake in Okil SATO, a global player in barcode printing, labelling, and RFID solutions, has announced that it has taken a majority stake in OkilHolding, JSC, acquiring approximately 75% of all shares issued. Okil will now operate as a subsidiary within the SATO Group.

“Okil is recognized as a local market leader and fits perfectly into SATO’s strategic roadmap,” said Kaz Matsuyama, President and CEO of SATO Holdings. “Our mid-term strategy is focused on achieving sustainable growth, while maximizing value for customers across the globe. This acquisition allows us to further solidify that strategy, establishing a foothold in Russia and strengthening our network within BRICS markets, which offer tremendous growth opportunity.”

Russia’s label market is expected to grow exponentially. The market has seen double digit growth since the late 2000s, with an

average annual growth rate of 13% from the years 2009 to 2013.

Okil is headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Russia and holds the top position in the country’s label market with a 15% market share, recording 54.5 million USD in sales in FY2013. The company specializes in value-added product labels for the food and beverage, beauty and healthcare industries, and boasts a large customer base comprised of local companies and a variety of major multinational corporations.

“We are excited to be moving into 2015 with SATO,” said Denis Okulov, Okil’s founder and CEO. “Being part of the SATO Group will connect Okil to a wider global network, and allow us to deliver greater value to local customers through SATO’s diverse range of solutions.”

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Lijnco places seventh order for Q.I. Press Controls solution Printing specialist Lijnco, based in Groningen, the Netherlands – one of Q.I. Press Controls oldest customers – is to invest in mRC-3D. In so doing, Lijnco is placing its seventh order and proves once again its value as a loyal and satisfied customer.

As a communications provider, Lijnco uses a diversity of communication channels. For physical forms of communication, Lijnco produces high-quality printed matter for an extensive array of clients. Additionally, the company also produces stickers, labels, security documents, logistics documents, tickets and all sorts of other printed matter geared to the needs of its customers.

According to Anne Werkman, project manager at Lijnco, in order to maintain levels of profitability in printed matter in the future, it’s essential to invest in process control: “Effective register control helps reduce setup times and use of set-up material. What’s more, the quality of the register is much better. These are aspects, which – from a financial and environmental point of view – are major improvements. Our previous experience with Q.I. Press Controls and the price-quality ratio of their solutions means that we have once again opted to acquire a Q.I. Press Controls system.”

The mRC-3D will replace the existing IRS which has had a proven track record over the last 16 years. The upgrade consists of an automatic colour register, including front to back and perforation register. The cameras

are positioned on a Müller Martini narrowweb offset-rotation press consisting of nine printing units.

With the upgrade to the mRC-3D, Lijnco expects that the quality of its products will continue to meet standards of high quality.

In fact, with the addition of the automatic perforation register, it will more than exceed them. “It’s a win-win situation,” explains Werkman. “We expect improved performance in terms of efficiency and reduced consumption of materials. Another sideeffect of having a reliable system in place will be the increased confidence in the printing presses on the part of operators.”

With this order, Menno Jansen, managing director of Q.I. Press Controls, aims to show that Q.I. Press Controls’ solutions are suitable for any kind of printing press. “In the past we may have had a name in the coldset and heatset business, but with clients such as Lijnco we are able to show that our systems can also be used on narrow-web presses.

The fact that Lijnco has once again plumped for our solution is a reflection of this evident satisfaction.”

“When it comes to giving support to modern printing companies such as Lijnco,” Werkman adds, “the people at Q.I. Press Controls know what it’s all about. Offset will remain part of our work where we can be of assistance to clients. The effective solutions and service that Q.I. Press Controls offer, helps us retain a competitive position in the marketplace.”

Essel Propack boosts capacity in Egypt and China

Essel Propack Ltd has expanded manufacturing capabilities in Egypt and China to cater to FMCG and cosmetic brands in West Asian, African and Chinese markets. The company recently inaugurated its fifth plant in China.

Essel Propack Suzhou Ltd (EPSL) at Suzhou in East China will cater to the needs of nonoral care category. The primary focus of the new plant would be beauty and cosmetic products. EPSL has an annual supply capacity of 160 million tubes. The company plans to bring this capacity to 380 million tubes. EPSL eyes a market share of 5.1 percent in China’s non-oral care tube market in 2015-16, from current 3.2 percent.

Additionally, the company installed a new machine in Egypt with the capability to produce laminated tubes for cosmetic brands. Major customers are changing preferences from jars and plastic tubes to laminated tubes.

Essel sees huge growth potential in the hair care markets of West Asia and Africa.

From left to right: Tjeerd Visser, Manager Operations Lijnco, Anne Postmus, Printer at Lijnco and Anne Werkman, Manager Production at Lijnco.

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New CombiWhite C3 improves printer safety Flint Group Narrow Web has introduced an upgraded version of CombiWhite – the easy over-printable opaque white rotary screen ink widely used in beverage, health and beauty, and no-label-look applications.

“A classification and labelling change led

by REACH resulted in Flint Group, as a responsible supplier, deciding we could no longer use N-vinyl caprolactam (NVC, CAS number 2235-00-9), in any of our products,” claims Global Product Director, Jennifer Joyce. She continues, “While EuPia have initiated a prolonged substation process until March 2015, we are pleased to announce we are ready with re-formulation work and have had fifteen clients using the new product for well over 5 months; furthermore, we have not had one single negative report from any of these tests. We are very pleased with the results.”

CombiWhite C3 is designed specifically for combination printing with all narrow web ink technologies and can be used on all types of substrates. Printers will experience perfect combination print results with virtually any print process such as UV flexo, UV offset, UV letterpress, UV screen, or water-based flexo.

Product Manager, Mr Par Olsson has this to say, “The whole aim with this reformulation is that no one should notice any difference between existing formulations and the new, upgraded, CombiWhite C3. It is one of those few cases where you are happy to hear there is no difference between the new product and the previous one.”

Flint Group identified fifteen performance attributes important for all types of combination printing with screen white inks.

The top rated 5 are: opacity, flow-out (pinhole free), adhesion, printability of overprinting ink, and cross hatch resistance.

Mr. Olsson continues, “When formulating an opaque white screen ink, one is really trying to combine some extreme, almost conflicting, print proprieties. The ink should be capable of performing at high speeds with free flow, no pinholes in solids, and with extreme sharp text; at the same time it should be easy to overprint. It is, indeed, a demanding product to master.”

Mr. Olsson concludes by saying, “We have several clients using CombiWhite C3 on no-label look for beverage labels as well as

cosmetic labels. These end applications do possess slightly different challenges but, through our formulation expertise and in-house print testing capabilities, we have managed to optimise press performance with the most stringent end use demands.”

“We were approached early in the testing process,” states Mr. Jean -François Clisson at APE Etiquettes, France. “We understand fully the aspect of printer safety, and care for our staff. But safe products should still provide superior performance attributes. We have been running the new CombiWhite C3 under an experimental code for well over 3 months and we see not a single defect; in fact, we believe flow-out has slightly improved. For us this is an easy switch and win-win for all involved.”

Initially, CombiWhite C3 will be commercialised in Europe. It will be available in the same sets of press ready products optimised for no-label look applications that were previously available. New products are subject to a product code change: • USW90005 replaces USW90001 • USW90006 replaces USW90003.

BASF plans worldwide expansion of PVP production BASF plans to invest up to €56 million in the expansion of its Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) value chain over the next four years. PVP is a polymer which is used in diverse industries, for example the pharmaceutical or the personal and home care sector, mainly due to its binding properties. Through revamping existing plants in Ludwigshafen, Germany and Geismar, Louisiana and introducing the PVP technology at BASF’s site in Shanghai, China, the company will increase its global PVP production capacities by up to 6,000 metric tons. All plants will operate under the highest possible quality standards (current Good Manufacturing Practice). BASF is the inventor and one of the market leaders for PVP. “Our global production network and technology leadership enable us to obtain the highest levels of supply reliability and quality for our customers in multiple industries,” said Michael Heinz, Member

of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE. “With this investment we are actively participating in the strongly growing PVP market, especially within the pharmaceutical industry,” added Saori Dubourg, President of BASF’s Nutrition & Health division.

The polymer PVP can be used in a broad range of applications due to its varied features: It is water soluble, but can also absorb large quantities of water; it is nonirritant to the skin and does not pose a health hazard; it is temperature-resistant, pH-stable, non-ionic and colorless. A majority of BASF’s PVP capacities are destined for the pharmaceutical industry.

Under the name Kollidon, PVP is mainly used as an excipient in tablets with binding and disintegrant functionality. As a binder, it enables the individual active ingredients of a tablet to form a homogenous entity and as a disintegrant it ensures that the tablets break up in liquid and release the active ingredient

quickly. The excipient can furthermore be deployed as lyophilisation agent, suspension stabilizer and thickener.

In addition to the pharmaceutical industry, PVP-based products are used in the cosmetic, detergent and food sector as well as for technical applications. Luviskol types are key components in hair styling products to give, for example, styling sprays and gels their setting properties. Sokalan types are detergent additives, which disperse particulate soil removed from the fibers during the washing process and prevent it from being redeposited on clean fabrics.

With regard to the food sector, PVP can be used for the filtration of beer and the treatment of wine (Divergan). Luvitec plays an essential role, for example, in the production of membranes for micro- and ultra-filtration, which are employed for dialysis and water filtration. It can also be utilized for special adhesives.

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Six months with Esko Kongsberg scores high for Parkar Parkar Communications reaps huge benefits within six months of installing a Kongsberg XN along with ArtiosCAD 3D and i-cut Suite from Esko.

“We had an impression that extensive training would be needed to operate the Esko software. On the contrary, it turned out to be very easy software to handle.

The proof is that one of our staff who was part of our labour department is currently operating the system.” – Mahesh Parkar.

Parkar Communications Private Limited is a one-stop shop for on-the- ground marketing communication in Mumbai. Design, product development, offset and digital print, signage, POP, events, and corporate film production – from concept to execution on the ground, Parkar’s signage and POP solutions for brands such as P&G, Gillette, Cadbury, Onida, and Mahanagar Gas are visible throughout Mumbai’s stores and malls around the country. Six months ago, the company installed an Esko Kongsberg XN cutting and creasing table with Esko’s ArtiosCAD 3D and i-cut Suite software at its Andheri East plant.

material and optimizes production by determining the most accurate and efficient cutting path. Parkar says it was very easy to train his staff to use ArtiosCAD 3D and i-cut Suite effectively. “We had an impression that extensive training would be needed to operate the Esko software. On the contrary, it turned out to be very easy software to handle. Yes, it would take some time to become an expert but one can be trained for basic operations in a very short time. The proof is that one of our staff who was part of our labour department is currently operating the system,” Parkar states.

Till the company installed the Kongsberg XN about six months back, PCPL was totally dependent on manual labour for executing its signage and POP projects, engaging almost a dozen persons in that department. That count is now down to just one. “It was all manual cutting and involved quite a bit of labour management. Also, the cost of blades and cutters were a big expense. And we could not get the desired quality. That led us to Esko,” says Mahesh Parkar, Managing Director of PCPL. Parkar adds that earlier, manually cutting an 8-foot by 4-foot sheet took close to 45 minutes. With the Esko Kongsberg XN, that time is down to only 6 to 8 minutes. “The Kongsberg XN cutting table not only helps us save on labour, but it also allows us to reduce the material costs; which is in fact a huge saving,” stated Parker.

Shrihari Rao, who leads Esko’s sales team in India, says that he was really impressed that Mr. Parkar’s decision “was based purely on versatility and throughput – ‘On how quickly can I offer accurately finished products to a variety of demands and opportunities in the market.’ Whether it’s short or long jobs, or prototypes — the Kongsberg tables

Confidence, excellence, productivity, growth

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Apart from cost savings, Kongsberg has provided the company the necessary confidence to take on all kinds of jobs. Earlier PCPL would cut only certain types of materials and outsource the rest. This has now changed. “We are now cutting materials which we were outsourcing to a third party. Earlier we were not sure if we could do justice to clients where certain materials were involved. We would either not take that work, or we were compelled to outsource it. After installing the Kongsberg XN our reliance on third parties is over and our commitment levels have increased,” Parkar says.

Esko’s Artios Cad allows PCPL to create its POP designs from scratch in 3D and send them directly to the cutting table, while i-cut’s preflight checks the PDF files coming in and makes sure the files will RIP and print and cut correctly. The i-cut suite also saves Mahesh Parkar, Managing Director of Parkar Communications Pvt. Ltd with the Kongsberg XN table at Parkar’s plant in Andheri East.

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offer quick throughput because they require very little setup time. There are equipment manufacturers who claim they can produce hundreds of pieces an hour, but take hours to set up and that is inefficient. Absolute Market leadership in India with almost 100 installs and local support by factory trained engineers from our Bangalore and Mumbai

offices added to the decision making.”

Huge boost in business With significant savings across the board, and a rise in productivity and improved consistency in quality, PCPL has seen a major boost in its signage and POP business. “In the last six months our

business in POP and signage segment has seen a growth of close to 50%. This is because of the rise in our capacity and our confidence in taking on a variety of work.

However, this is just a start and we still have sufficient capacity in the signage segment to see a further growth of another 50%,” concludes Parkar.

Esko’s versatile solutions for sign and display at Media Expo At Media Expo, Mumbai 2015, Esko and global5 will showcase i-cut Suite and ArtiosCAD software; and a Kongsberg digital cutting table. The entire workflow – from design to prepress to versatile finishing – can be witnessed live at Esko’s partner booth#C-61 & B-44– Global 5 Technologies.

Kongsberg cutting tables provide versatile digital finishing Esko’s range of Kongsberg tables brings world class solutions for cutting and creasing and short-run converting for the packaging, label, sign and display industries. The Kongsberg cutting tables are customers’ first choice for die-less digital finishing due to their robust build, their precise and fast performance, and their smooth integration with Esko production software. The large number of options, a variety of tool heads and the smart workflow tools ensure that these tables perfectly finish the widest range of applications.

The Kongsberg XN is the most versatile and upgradeable digital finishing table to be configured for various applications. The Kongsberg XP is the fastest digital finishing table, designed to handle continuous, high-speed production on the most demanding materials. Esko has more than 60 installations of Kongsberg tables all over South Asia.

i-cut Suite: Software to power the design to print to cut workflow i-cut Suite is software that lets signs and display companies streamline their workflows. It preflights and edits incoming PDF files, ensuring that jobs will RIP and print correctly. It also helps build and edit sheet layouts, ensuring that jobs make the optimum use of substrates through intelligent true shape nesting and tiling.

Kongsberg table technology ensures that die-less cutting contours match printed

images perfectly, registering the actual dimensions and positioning cuts on the printed result. With Automation Engine, all of these functions are automated in a single workflow, with less operator intervention.

In a more commoditized market, signs and display shops are also realizing that unique 3D display projects offer higher margins.

More and more companies are investing in ArtiosCAD for structural design. ArtiosCAD has an extensive library of resizable display designs to help designers so they do not have to start from scratch designing new displays.

Mr. Shrihari Rao, Sales Director of Esko South Asia states, “The versatility that Esko’s digital finishing solution offers with i-cut Suite and ArtiosCAD software alongside the Kongsberg XN series is exactly what the growing Retail and Signage market in India needs. The signs and display markets are growing very fast in India. Customers understand that they cannot work manually any more. They are looking to digitize the whole workflow. They invest in the right printers, latest software, finishing machines and materials. Investing in is Kongsberg cutting table is a natural choice: quality and on-time delivery are the key to success.”

Esko has invested in the digital finishing excellence centre with equipment and trained staff and has nearly 60 installations in South Asia addressing various applications.

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Agfa launches Acorta automatic cutting plotter with auto recognition To extend the product offering for sign and display makers, Agfa Graphics has added an automatic cutting plotter to its Anapurna and Jeti wide-format printer portfolio.

Acorta is an automatic cutting and finishing plotter dedicated to respond to the requirements of the cardboard, digital printing and signage industries. It helps sign and display printers turn a wide variety of printed rigid and flexible sheet media into finished decoration, containers, banners etc. that truly stand out.

“Delivering POP/POS materials is more than just printing on the right substrate,” said

can add an extra in-house finishing step, all driven from Asanti. Rendering, printing and cutting in one workflow allows them to be more productive, more efficient suppliers with a higher return on investment for their business.”

Dominiek Arnout, Vice President for Inkjet at Agfa Graphics. “We are developing and allintegrated approach in which our customers

Acorta uses advanced technologies such as an innovative auto recognition system; it automatically localizes the printed objects and the position of the reference points on the cutting table, as well as the substrate’s height to avoid manual set-up of the job parameters.

Acorta features cutting speeds of up to 102 m/min with maximum automation and minimum operator intervention. Its robust build and 40 vacuum zones that are automatically activated where and when needed, further add to the cutter’s great accuracy and stability.

Acorta is available now and made its worldwide debut at the SGI 2015 tradeshow in Dubai (January 11-13, 2015) at the Agfa Graphics booth.

Events Calendar Digital Media India 2015

PrintExpo 2015

drupa 2016

Date: 10 FEB-15 to 11 FEB-15 Venue: New Delhi

Date: 12 JUNE-15 to 14 JUN-15 Venue: Chennai Trade Centre Chennai

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

Printpack India 2015 Date: 11 FEB-15 to 15 FEB-15 Venue: India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR, INDIA

ASIA COAT + INKS SHOW 2015

PackPlus 2015 Date: 30 JUL-15 to 02 AUG-15 Venue: Pragati Maidan New Delhi

Date: 02 MAR-15 to 04 MAR-15 Venue: Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre, Mumbai

Paperex 2015

Print China 2015

Pamex 2015

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

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Date: 01 NOV-15 to 04 NOV-15 Venue: Pragati Maidan New Delhi

Date: 09 DEC-15 to 12 DEC-15 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre Mumbai

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David likes money.

He recognized that as you evolve to stay ahead of competition in an industry with tight margins, uptime and efficiency are essential.

The Kodak Achieve Platesetter produces consistent, high-quality materials. It was easy to install, and the price was a welcome surprise.

He combined this affordable productivity with Kodak Sonora XP Process Free Plates which have the run lengths, imaging speed, and print capability of processed plates, letting him deliver the high-quality print his customers expect, but without the waste and hassle of traditional plate processing.

David made the shift to process free and all the money he used to spend on plate processing is now going straight into his pockets.

Learn more at kodak.com/go/sonora

Visit us at PrintPack India 2015

Hall No: 3, Stall No: B14 Kodak Achieve Platesetter

Kodak Sonora XP Process Free Plates

» Affordable, high-quality print production » TH5 Thermal Imaging Technology » Designed with energy conservation

» Productivity, quality, and print capability of

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mainstream plates without processors or chemistry

» Reduces operational costs » Improves process control

For more information contact: Kodak India Pvt Ltd Tel: +91 22 66416865/362 Email: IN-GCGcontact@kodak.com ©Kodak, 2014. Kodak and Sonora are trademarks of Kodak.

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