PRESSIdeas July 2014 Issue

vol-14 Issue- 07 July 2014

Issue 07, 2014

Komori Open House..........................................16 Digital Printing Strengthens..........................28 Daily Thanthi boosts circulation...................34 New Kodak Nexpress VII Front End.............36

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

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

Konica Minolta partners with Abhishek Computers

Teamwork drupa and Media Mundo.................................................... 8

and laptops for Telangana State..........................................................37

3rd Packaging Inspiration Forum of the

Konica Minolta introduces bizhub PRESS C1070/C1060............38

PrintCity Alliance in March 2015..........................................................12

Glimpses from Media Expo 2014.........................................................39

Manroland opens Indian subsidiary with offices

Xerography is 75 years old.....................................................................40

in Mumbai & Chennai..............................................................................12

ARS Graphics installs KODAK NEXPRESS

Toyo opens second plant in Dahej......................................................12

Digital Production Color Press..............................................................42

KSPA holds 24th & 25th Valedictory Function................................12

Monotech Systems at Image Today, Chennai.................................42

Interprint Expo India -2014 at Ludhiana...........................................14

Konica Minolta’s Prints with enhanced

New E220 Saddle Stitcher from Muller Martini in Gernsheim..14

gamut closer to sRGB...............................................................................43

Packaging Open House by Komori.....................................................16

HP Digital Print Excellence Awards 2014..........................................43

Lineup of Komori package printing presses: .................................18

Esko at Media Expo 2014........................................................................44

Indian printing industry: colourful, alive, and growing..............20

Henkel places its trust in the Comexi Group ..................................45

PAMEX to be held in December 2015 in Mumbai..........................20

A new definition for ‘Labels’...................................................................46

Increase added value with PUR extension.......................................22

rudolf reproflex increases corrugated

Heidelberg AGM approves all items on the

postprint quality with nyloflex® NExT exposure............................48

agenda with clear majority....................................................................24

SONA launches Toll Free service for customers ............................48

World’s first 160-page LITHOMAN begins operation...................26

Smurfit Kappa thinks ‘outside the box’ with interactive POS....49

EFI acquires DirectSmile.........................................................................27

Huhtamaki to acquire Positive Packaging........................................49

East India adapts Thermal Imaging Technology

Japan’s thriving toy packaging printer’s 6th ROLAND.................50

with Kodak CTP installations.................................................................27

“India Packaging Excellence Awards”.................................................50

Digital printing strengthens the future outlook of all media....28

Dates set for interpack 2017..................................................................50

manroland web systems: ......................................................................30

Web Offset has many advantages: Package printing

Successful Start in 2014..........................................................................30

for the Food industry ..............................................................................51

Newsprint Waste Management – the latest Special

Vinsak presents LIO350 and LFD350 .................................................52

Report to be released at WAN-IFRA India 2014..............................32

Seikodo installs first nyloflex APP in Japan......................................53

WAN-IFRA India 2014 to discuss the

Cosmetics Packaging Market to 2018................................................53

opportunities in engaging young readers.......................................32

‘Enrich Your Attitude’ Management Seminar at Sivakasi............53

More than 40 speakers confirmed for

HP enables large-format graphics customers to

WAN-IFRA India 2014 Annual Conference.......................................33

break application boundaries...............................................................54

Printing on lower GSM newsprint is the need of the hour.........33

The world’s most famous paintings under one roof....................56

Tim Mercy is MD, Asia Pacific, for Goss .............................................33

EFI and KMI tie up to answer Indian wide format market..........57

Daily Thanthi boosts circulation and readership...........................34

New dimensions of wide format printing by Monotech ...........58

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, PUR is all but indispensable for high-quality softcover products today, which is why perfect binding lines set up for hotmelt are often retrofitted with PUR, just like the Pantera from Muller Martini at Südostschweiz Presse und Print AG in the Swiss city of Chur. Read on the story – ‘Increase added value with PUR extension: The indispensability of PUR in premium softcover products’. drupa 2016 is cooperation partner of the 5th Media Mundo congress on 17 and 18 November in Düsseldorf. As in 2011 and 2012, drupa will act as cooperation partner of the 5th Media Mundo congress. This year, the congress will focus on the motto “rethink sustainability – economic motivation for sustainable media production”. The details can be found in the report titled – Teamwork drupa and Media Mundo.

Some 96 visitors representing 59 companies from 17 countries participated in the Packaging Open House which was mainly held for overseas customers of Komori. The LITHRONE GX40 (GLX-640+C)/ LITHRONE GX40RP (GLX-840RP) Packaging Open House was held on June 12, 2014, at Komori Corporation’s Tsukuba Plant. The event provided information to users interested in or considering a Lithrone GX40 or Lithrone GX40RP packaging press.

For the German manufacturer, manroland web systems, it is clear that digital printing will become increasingly important for newspapers, advertising, and books. This is why print media of the future will need digital solutions for postpress. Dieter Betzmeier, Vice President Technology and Project Execution at manroland web systems addresses how the company plans to cater to these requirements in our article – Digital printing strengthens the future outlook of all media. Also in the newspaper section is the Tamil-language newspaper, Daily Thanthi which has cut time to register by 20% and 10% waste reduction following the installation of QuadTech’s Register Guidance and Ribbon Control systems with MultiCam. The resulting improved print quality is contributing to increased circulation and readership as well. The important newspapers and publishing even, WAN-IFRA India 2014 Conference is the upcoming twenty second annual event of WANIFRA for South Asian publishers. The event is largely awaited by the industry to take place on 17-18 September at Le Meridien, Delhi. It has a lot in store for all involved.

KODAK’s new NEXPRESS VII Front End offers configurable solution for breadth of market needs. The new Front End has been introduced with System 15.1 Software. Built on open standards, it allows an operation to expand in processing power as production needs in image and data intensity grow in parallel. Also Konica Minolta has introduced its latest Production Printing Machine bizhub PRESS C1070/C1060 targeting print providers that demand greater quality, productivity and scalability. The new introductions by Vinsak are LIO350 Intermittent Offset Shaftless Press and LFD350 Flatbed Die Cutter. In the large format arena, HP has introduced a few new products under the Designjet banner and also announced the new Latex 300 Printer series.

There are many more important events covered in the July Issue of PRESSIdeas like, Xerox celebrating 75 years of Xerography. Also of interest should be – The new Definition of ‘Labels’ – addressed by FINAT members.

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- Jasvinder Singh, Sub-editor

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Teamwork drupa and Media Mundo drupa 2016 is cooperation partner of the 5th Media Mundo congress on 17 and 18 November in Düsseldorf

“The issue of green printing and sustainability across the entire process chain will be one of the focal points of drupa 2016. The aspect of sustainability has become a major concern of brand owners all over the world, and they expect their printed communication to adhere to “green” standards.” Werner M. Dornscheidt, President and CEO, Messe Düsseldorf

Key Notes : > rethink sustainability: economic motivation for sustainable media production. > Keynote speaker Dr. Daniel Dahm, Club of Rome. > NGO partner of the WWF, FSC and Antalis, IGEPA and SCA support the congress.

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Drupa will renew its long-term cooperation with the Media Mundo industrial action group. As in 2011 and 2012, drupa will act as cooperation partner of the 5th Media Mundo congress on the 17 November (Discussion on the evening before the event) and on 18 November, 2014 (all day) in Düsseldorf.

This year, the congress will focus on the motto “rethink sustainability – economic motivation for sustainable media production”. In contrast to the mottos of previous years, which concentrated on ecological behaviour, one aspect of sustainable media production, the 5th Media Mundo congress will look into an equally important sustainability aspect: economy. Particularly affected by the current economic situation and faced with the challenge of having to consolidate its market position, the printing and media industry is looking for practical measures and the required initiative. The congress is supported by the WWF and the FSC as NGO partners, Antalis (Europe’s leading wholesale group for communication media), IGEPA (one of the leading in paper wholesalers Europe Europa) and the Swedish SCA group.

Werner M. Dornscheidt, President and CEO of Messe Düsseldorf, underlines drupa’s commitment to this subject: “The issue of green printing and sustainability across the entire process chain will be one of the focal points of drupa 2016. The aspect of sustainability has become a major concern of

brand owners all over the world, and they expect their printed communication to adhere to “green” standards. This is a challenge for the industry and printing service providers, and they are well advised not to veer from the path that they have already chosen”. Meanwhile, green printing has also become an important selling point. In the first “drupa Global Trends Report” (February 2014), 48% of all printing service providers reported that

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they used certified paper to accommodate customer requirements. Another 37% operate a sustainable waste management system, and 33% are committed to a certified environmental management system.

“Economic production is an important motivation for achieving a sustainable media production, and as such it generates important effects of ecological sustainability”, says Rüdiger Maaß, Managing Director of the association of the media production industry. “Economy is the cornerstone of competitiveness – an issue that has become more important than ever before.”

The 5th Media Mundo congress will deal with topics such as “The effects of process optimisation”, “Energy efficiency” and “Standardisation”. It will also provide an overview over different ways of thinking

and provide some ideas on how to master this change and some answers the question of where this change might lead. International experts from science, environmental associations, politics and the industry will engage in a critical discussion about the current situation and about likely scenarios for the near future. Pioneers of sustainable media production will illustrate practical solutions as well as problems and unexpected challenges that they encountered.

Keynote speaker Dr. Daniel Dahm, Club of Rome Dr. Daniel Dahm, member of the Club of Rome, has kindly agreed to present a paper on the “The conflicting areas of global overshoot“. 45-year-old Dahm is founding member of the Utopia foundation and the

“Oekosoziales Forum Deutschland” (German eco-social forum) and is also member of different non-profit organisations. He has become internationally acclaimed because of his contribution to the Potsdam Manifesto of 2005. This paper explores the root causes of the current crisis and suggests a radical and far-reaching re-orientation for the future of human development.

Renowned scientists and personalities from all over the world have already signed this manifesto.

The congress also presents the following speakers: •

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Dr. Meike Gebhardt (Utopia AG) – How much sustainability do consumers want?

Uwe Lübbermann (Premium Cola) – Marketing with potential for the future Peter Jeschke (GC Graphic Consult GmbH) – Sustainability in printing Alexander Rossner (zukunftswerk eG) – Communicating sustainability (Strategic tasks, practical advice and the argument of “benefit“) Michael Müller (IPM) – Wasting resources leads to economic ruin (Top ten of the most striking action areas for printing service providers and purchasers of printed products)

Visitors who book their tickets before 31 August, 2014, will receive a bonus.

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3rd Packaging Inspiration Forum of the PrintCity Alliance in March 2015 The PrintCity Alliance has announced the 3rd Packaging Inspiration Forum. It will be held at the Grand Elysée Hotel in Hamburg on 24 and 25 March 2015.

Brand owners, agencies, printers and finishers will come together to discuss the latest innovations and challenges on the market at the Forum.

“The feedback from the participants, and the analysis of the questionnaires, quite simply confirmed that we should continue to expand the existing mixture of keynote presentations, interactive breakout sessions and networking breaks,” says Jürgen Scheuer, Area Sales Manager Brand Enhancement at KURZ. “We’re working on new topics at the moment, so as to be able to offer all the participants a stimulating programme again.”

But topics covered at the first two events will also be updated and expanded, such as new finishing options and their cost-efficient realisation.

Interested participants can register for the event now.

Manroland opens Indian subsidiary with offices in Mumbai & Chennai Manroland Sheetfed GmbH has established an own subsidiary in India. Manroland Sheetfed India Pvt. is based in New Delhi with local offices in Mumbai & Chennai. Mr Neeraj Dargan heads up the new Manroland Sheetfed operation as Managing Director.

“I am delighted to be heading the new Manroland Sheetfed subsidiary. Now we can better serve the group’s existing client base. With year-on-year growth in India’s printing industry, I am looking forward to the challenges,” commented Mr Dargan.

Manroland Sheetfed GmbH, the known producer of sheetfed offset litho printing presses today has own subsidiaries in over 40 countries.

Toyo opens second plant in Dahej Toyo Ink India has inaugurated its second plant in India in Dahej, Gujarat. The company plans to answer the demands from both, the domestic as well as the international markets.

The new plant has a capacity to produce 10,000 tonnes of ink per year. This is thrice the capacity of its other plant in Noida which was founded in 2007. The company plans

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to also cover the overseas demand from the African and Middle East markets.

Japan’s Ambassador to India, His Excellency Takesai Yagi attended the opening ceremony of the Dahej plant held on 8 July. The 21,100 m2 plant has three divisions – varnish, ink production and storage.

KSPA holds 24th & 25th Valedictory Function Karnataka State Printers Association held the inauguration function of 25th Batch of training which started on 14th July 2014. Present on the occasion were, the President of the Association, Sri Ashok Kumar, Hon. Secretary Sri C.N. Mohan Kumar, Treasurer Sri T.S.

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Mr Neeraj Dargan will head the new Manroland Sheetfed India facility

Nagaraja and faculty Sri Michael Das. Around 40 members attend the function.

The Batch started after the prayer and the function concluded with the awarding of participation certificate for the 24th Batch.

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Interprint Expo India -2014 at Ludhiana Offset Printers’ Association (OPA) is organizing a buyer – seller meet at Ludhiana on 10, 11, 12 & 13 October, 2014 under the brand name ‘InterPrint Expo – 2014’.

The exhibition of printing machines and material aims to be ‘a simple and to-the-point exhibition cum buyer-seller meet and work as a platform at a near and common point’.

The exhibition is supported by the Ministry of MSME, Government of India. Approx. 60 per cent of stall charges will be reimbursed by the GoI to the entrepreneur registered under MSME with EM Part-II. The exhibition caters to and expects to attract visitors from over 30 cities of the region. The exhibition aims to provide the printers the knowledge about the Technical Innovations and Advancements and equip them with the latest.

Ludhiana is a fast developing industrial town, known as the Manchester of India. It is centrally located and is very well connected to the entire region even to the remote areas of Himachal, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir.

The venue of the exhibition, Kumra Palace is centrally located on the main highway to Ferozepur in the heart of the city.

Big names from the printing and converting industries will showcase the latest in machine, material and system. Many of these will be showing their latest technologies for the first time in India. InterPrint Expo India -2014 will serve as a place to contact with world class manufacturers and dealers in the printing and packaging sector.

of efficient methods of printing and cutting edge technology in printing and packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials, chemicals and the latest advancements in print-flow management, colour management etc.

The Offset Printers’ Association (OPA) has appointed ‘District and City Heads’ who will be responsible in mobilizing the printers and other interested people to visit ‘InterPrint Expo India’ at Ludhiana.

The office bearers of OPA and the team of ‘InterPrint Expo India’ has made elaborate arrangements for the smooth visit of the business visitors and comfortable hospitality for the exhibitors.

InterPrint Expo India promises a showcase

With 33% share, North region is leading in printing - as per Pira International Ltd, UK, the growth of printing in northern region at 12.7% is the highest in India. In North the major growth in printing is going on in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan due to the friendly policies of the state and central government. These areas are becoming the new growth engines for the Industry in the North.

New E220 Saddle Stitcher from Muller Martini in Gernsheim HeiRa GmbH, which is based in the German town of Gernsheim and specializes in the print finishing of consumer magazines, company catalogs and inserts, will raise its net output by commissioning a new highperformance Tempo E220 saddle stitcher from Muller Martini in mid-February, thereby enabling it to increase its competitiveness in a market hit by falling margins.

The first Tempo, commissioned in 1997, served HeiRa reliably for almost 17 years in three-shift operation, stitching over one billion magazines with an average annual output of 65 million copies and operating with an output of 400,000 copies on peak days.

Yes, even the most robust machine shows the effects of wear over time, so HeiRa will replace its Tempo, which company owner Klaus Heist has dubbed a “doit-all machine” owing to its ideal compromise between speed and flexibility, with a new Tempo E220.

Heist has three objectives in mind with the new highperformance saddle stitcher from Muller Martini: “First, it will enable us to increase our net output. Second, we will optimize the end quality

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of our products thanks to the numerous quality checks. Third, we will increase our competitiveness in a market where value creation has fallen in recent years.”

The efficiency of the new Tempo E220 with a Robusto compensating stacker is increased not least by the novel stream feeding of the cover folder feeder, which can be fed from the same side and the same operator as the six flat pile feeders and the merchandise tipper.

HeiRa, one of the largest print finishing businesses in Europe, produces some 325 million products annually using five high-performance saddle stitchers from Muller Martini – the new Tempo E220, three additional Tempo machines and a Supra. At peak times it produces almost 1,000 pallets with a total weight of 600 tons – per day!

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Packaging Open House by Komori Some 96 visitors representing 59 companies from 17 countries participated in the event and experienced Komori’s ‘Packaging Solutions.’

The LITHRONE GX40 (GLX-640+C)/ LITHRONE GX40RP (GLX-840RP) Packaging Open House was held on June 12, 2014, at Komori Corporation’s Tsukuba Plant based on the theme ‘Komori Packaging Solutions.’ Held mainly for overseas customers, the event provided information to users interested in or considering a Lithrone GX40 or Lithrone GX40RP packaging press.

The open house consisted of a seminar, factory tour, printing demonstrations, and presentations on packaging markets by customers. After the event, a party was held at a nearby hotel.

The participants watched the demonstrations of the LITHRONE GX40 and LITHRONE GX40RP. Narration of the demonstrations of both machines was handled by Doug Schardt of Komori America, and the general emcee was Yasuko Nakajima.

Key Notes : > Open House based on the theme ‘Komori Packaging Solutions’ held at Komori’s Tsukuba Plant. > Targeted customers for Lithrone GX40 and Lithrone GX40RP packaging press. > The demonstrations included printing, changeover and explanation of various control systems.

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At the beginning of the event, the visitors gathered in various seminar rooms in the Tsukuba Plant according to language. There, based on the ‘Packaging Solutions’ theme, they heard an explanation of trends in and the outlook for the overall printing industry, an introduction of corresponding Komori products (offset presses, Komori-Chambon machines, and digital printing systems), and a briefing on the functions and systems of the Lithrone GX40 and Lithrone GX40RP, which were specially specified for package printing.

The seminar was followed by a tour of the Tsukuba Plant and lunch. First, the visitors gathered in front of the LITHRONE GX40 (six-color 40-inch sheetfed

offset press) and a commemorative photo was taken.

The photograph later got output on Impremia C80 and copies were distributed among visitors.

LITHRONE GX40 (GLX-640+C) demonstration The press performed initial package printing of pharmaceuticals boxes on 0.3 mm stock with plates that had been mounted in the press ahead of time, and after checking colors and register, the press printed 500 sheets at 18,000 sph without any adjustment. During the run, the measurement results from PQA-S, which has a color control function in addition to the print quality inspection function, were shown on the operation stand monitor (KID) for confirmation by the automatic feedback function.

During job changeover after the printing of 500 sheets, the various systems that support improvement of package printing productivity were explained, starting with the KHS-AI (Advanced Interface) integrated control system. The Lithrone GX40 can be equipped with a variety of features that are effective for package printing. By linking the automatic devices on the press with KHS-AI-based systems, quick stable operation is possible and paper waste can be significantly reduced.

The narration also explained that by linking PDC-SX

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(color control/automatic register adjustment/ Smart Feedback), which digitizes print quality and enhances high-level print quality control, and PQA-S (print quality inspection/ color control) to KHS-AI, optimization of the printing process can be further advanced and the productivity of package printing can be dramatically improved.

production continuing at the maximum printing speed because the machine does not stop while the feeder and delivery both change piles by means of the automatic nonstop operation system was also shown.

Since these systems are all Komori-made, the flow of data to KHS-AI is richer than would be the case if similar systems were sourced from various other manufacturers.

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Job 2 - Package printing of confectionery boxes In the second job, 2,000 sheets of confectionery boxes were printed with heavy ink coverage on stock with a sheet thickness of 0.45 mm. Print quality inspection and density control by PQA-S were shown on the KID monitor, and small changes in densities could be confirmed in real time. In addition,

Lineup of Komori package printing presses: •

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Komori-Chambon machines (enabling in-line finishing such as die-cutting for paper cartons) Sheetfed offset presses (packaging for food, pharmaceuticals and home products) Impremia IS29 (inkjet digital printing system; ‘coming soon’) Impremia Landa S40 (Nanography; schedule of future-oriented lineup) Lithrone GX40 concept

Technologies and systems that support package printing: •

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K-ColorSimulator (‘skill-less’ color matching system; matches colors of color output device and offset press) PQA-S (in-line inspection and density control) Additional functions for package printing processes (matching with PDF data, masking setting) Inkjet numbering system (traceability of inspection) PDC-SX (color control/automatic register adjustment) K-Station Ver. 4 (Printing Task Control Software)

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After the demonstration on the GLX-640, the new control systems were explained.

Since repeat jobs are frequently run in the packaging industry, in addition to air and register presets, by enhancing the linkage with PDC-SX and PQA-S, it is possible to quickly invoke settings that have been used in the past.

<PDC-SX> Equipped with a color correction function that enables accurate feedback of special colors to meet the needs of package printing. Also, the Lithrone GX40 is equipped with a function that adjusts the image on the sheet to the correct position required for the die-cutting process.

PDF comparison function: A PDC-SX option, this function captures the image on the printed sheet with image sensors for comparison with the originating PDF file data.

<PQA-S> Sheets are numbered on the feeder board.

A new function accurately recognizes the die-cutting data, and a system that performs print quality control in units of blanks has also been added.

After these explanations, the visitors moved to in front of the LITHRONE GX40RP (GLX840RP), and the second demonstration of the day started.

LITHRONE GX40 (GLX-840RP) demonstration The press performed initial package printing of gift boxes on 0.3 mm stock with plates that had been mounted in the press ahead of time, and after checking colors and register, the press printed 400 sheets at 16,500 sph without any adjustment. Also, measurement of the total time for two jobs was started as a ‘time challenge.’

The LITHRONE GX40RP is a 40-inch doublesided sheetfed offset press that uses an arrangement featuring single-edge gripping and the elimination of sheet reversal. Due

to single-edge gripping, the margin on the tail edge of the sheet that is necessary with perfectors is not needed, so paper costs can be held down. Thanks to the cylinder configuration of four double-size transfer cylinders without sheet reversal, the press offers stable transport of paper with high print quality in package printing. In addition, both front and back plates are imaged in the same direction, just as with a single-sided straight press, so plate imposition and operation are very efficient.

After the printing of 400 sheets, the press completed changeover automatically up to test printing using the Smart Sequence system of KHS-AI without any operator assistance. The GLX-840RP used the A-APC Asynchronous Automatic Plate Changing System for simultaneous changing of all plates at the same time; this press is an eight-color machine but all platechanging can be completed in 85 seconds even if the machine is configured with 10 or 12 colors. Then front/back register adjustment and color matching were performed and production printing was started. The time for the job change – from the end of the first job to the start of production printing for the second job – was just 3 minutes 19 seconds.

Even if the densities are off, automatic feedback to the press by the PDC-SX color control function allows production printing to be started right away.

Job 2 – Package printing of gift boxes In the second job, 400 sheets of confectionery boxes with heavy ink coverage were printed on paper with a sheet thickness of 0.3 mm. During the print run, the narrator explained the H-UV innovative curing system that was equipped on the press and the PQA-S Print Quality Assessment System that is mounted on two positions of the press for the front and back sides of the sheets. The total time for Jobs 1 and 2 in this demonstration was 8 minutes and 39 seconds.

After both demonstrations were completed, visitors were able to freely inspect the machines. Then all of the visitors returned to the seminar room, and four of the world’s leading companies in the packaging industry provided presentations on the latest trends.

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Finally the visitors boarded buses and moved to the Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba, where the party was held. The participants exchanged ideas on the day’s event and happily chatted with enthusiasm about business models and the economic climate.

Komori is grateful that many people

from all over the world took an interest in KOMORI packaging solutions and came to the open house. Perfectly equipped to meet a range of requirements, including an automatic nonstop operation system and control systems/automation for long runs at high printing speed, the LITHRONE GX40/ LITHRONE GX40RP presses will be a powerful presence in package printing in the years ahead.

Indian printing industry: colourful, alive, and growing An industry that provides employment opportunities to approximately 3 million people directly and more than 1.5 million indirectly, delivers a revenue growth that has consistently outpaced national GDP growth at 8.5%.

It is estimated that India has over 200,000 printing presses with a capital investment of over $2 billion. Almost 75% of the printing presses are family-owned. Due to liberalization and globalization, the printing industry is progressing at a very fast speed by adopting modern technology and by employing professionals.

The overall print market in India grew to $25.1 billion in 2012 from $12.6 billion in 2006, making a compound annual growth rate of 12.2%. However, the digital market grew at a higher rate of 25% from $600 million in 2006

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The tenth edition of Pamex in 2015 will take place in Mumbai in December. Moving out of Delhi, the 2015 edition will return to Mumbai after 2006 and will be held from 9 to 12 December 2015 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon. The announcement of Pamex 2015 was made at the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) governing council meeting in Sivakasi. PrintPackaging.com along with the AIFMP will co-organise the show.

Pamex is a dedicated event for the Printing and Allied Machinery Industries in Asia and is the preferred Indian destination for global printing industry, facilitating value exchange between international industry and Indian entrepreneurs.

to $2.3 billion in 2012. The Indian packaging industry – currently valued at over $14 billion – is also growing at 14-15% annually. This growth rate is expected to double in the next two years.

These figures indicate a fairly rapid change in the industrial and consumer setup. There are about 600-700 packaging machinery manufacturers, 95% of whom are in the small and medium sector and are located all over India. One must realize, though, that the Indian printer works in a hyper-competitive market, dealing with stagnant print prices since several years. This consistent undercutting of print prices has resulted in the influx of some used equipment into the country, mostly one- to two color presses ranging in age of 15 to 20 years which has also negatively impacted the quality and consistency of printed products produced in the country. In order to realize and fructify the complete potential of this industry, printers must unite in their cause to improve working standards and quality output from their factories, embrace professional production techniques and invest in technology improvements sustainably over time.

Print has a bright future in India and will continue to grow for the next two decades despite the prevalent growth of Tablets and E-media.

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PAMEX to be held in December 2015 in Mumbai

“Pamex has partnered with Print-Packaging.

Com (P) Ltd. for the 2015 edition of the Show, to be held at Mumbai. PPCPL, being one of the focused exhibition organisers in the field of packaging and printing, will add value to the event with its rich experience in the industry. We look forward to create new landmark in the city with Pamex 2015, which promises to be bigger and better” said AMSG Ashokan, President, All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP). The industry is upbeat to have Mumbai as the show venue. Delhi is already host to another major event Printpack India. Different venues for these major industry events would keep the interests of the visitors and exhibitors evenly high.

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Increase added value with PUR extension The indispensability of PUR in premium softcover products.

PUR is all but indispensable for high-quality softcover products today, which is why perfect binding lines set up for hotmelt are often retrofitted with PUR, just like the Pantera from Muller Martini at Südostschweiz Presse und Print AG in the Swiss city of Chur.

The nozzle systems have acted as a PUR catalyst – they have several benefits. They are ideal for thin and even glue application; the viscosity always remains the same; cleaning is far quicker; there’s no waste; high production speed....”

Key Notes : > Südostschweiz Presse und Print AG had to outsource production of all PUR-bound products. > Installed a secondhand Pantera replacing their Starbinder. > The Pantera got retrofitted for PUR and complemented by the Zenith three-knife trimmer.

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Since only hotmelt production was possible on the Starbinder from Muller Martini, Südostschweiz Presse und Print AG had to outsource production of all PUR-bound products until just under a year ago. According to Lorenz Cajochen, Director of Technology/Printing Production for Customers at the company in Chur, that had two consequences: “First, demand for PUR among our customers of high-quality company brochures and annual reports increased owing to the better layflat behavior of the print products. Second, we didn’t have the entire value chain in-house.” In order to close that gap, Südostschweiz Presse und Print AG installed a secondhand Pantera to replace the Starbinder. “It suits our job structure perfectly, fits our limited space exactly in terms of layout, and the price was also right,” says Cajochen, explaining the decision to invest in the perfect binder from Muller Martini.

Three-knife Trimmer upgraded too Since the Pantera, which was manufactured in 2008,

was originally designed only for hotmelt production, it was retrofitted for PUR after the move to Chur under the MMUptodate label. “Of course you need to calculate precisely whether to buy a new system or a used one with additional functions,” says Cajochen.

The Pantera with PUR extension was just the right solution for our budget. Südostschweiz Presse und Print AG now binds all its products using the PUR process, which removes the need to keep cleaning the glue pot.

The increase in quality of the softcover books and brochures produced in Chur following commissioning of the Pantera, which is coupled with a 14-station gathering machine (with Asir 3 automatic signature image recognition) is also a result of the new threeknife trimmer. Südostschweiz Presse und Print AG decided to invest in a secondhand Zenith, rather than using the system of its predecessor. It ensures a clean three-side trim, after which the products are stacked in the CB 16.

The Muller Martini technicians also made various adjustments, such as to the scoring rollers at the cover feeder, and replaced some wear parts.

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PUR is crucial for Photo Books The extension of existing perfect binding lines for production with polyurethane adhesives is not only due to pressure from publishing companies and their end customers, but also in some countries, especially in warmer climates, because of statutory regulations.

The Brazilian government, for instance, requires that school textbooks be PURbound to improve durability. The thermal stability guaranteed by PUR (in terms of both heat and cold) is required, for instance, for brochures placed in cars such as manuals or guide books.

And PUR is essential when it comes to softcover products with coated paper or

paper with few wood fibers.

“Production with photo paper isn’t possible without PUR,” says Rudolf Graf, Product Manager at Muller Martini Bookbinding Systems. “Our customers who order the production of prestige books, such as those in the automobile or watch industries, require good pull values, which can be achieved far better with the thinner glue application that is characteristic of PUR. Shorter-lived products, on the other hand, such as weekly or monthly magazines are mostly bound with hotmelt.”

Nozzle system as catalyst The popularity of PUR has grown since it was introduced in the 1990s, not least because the adhesives have kept on improving. The nozzle systems, which Muller Martini also offers for its perfect binders, acted as a PUR catalyst. “They have several benefits,” says Graf. “They are ideal for thin and even glue application. The viscosity always remains the same. Cleaning is far quicker because after

switching off the machine, there is no glue pot with residual adhesive film, which means no waste. The closed-loop system ensures high production speed and prevents the escape of steam. Bookbinders save costs because setup times are shortened so that productivity rises and less glue is used.”

Retrofitting with PUR is relatively easy according to Graf: “Muller Martini provides the new PUR equipment, and the PUR pot and the nozzle are inserted into the baseunit of the perfect binder. Then come the premelter and the pre-heating station. The new installation typically takes us two days, followed by training, if necessary.”

The dimensions of the perfect binding line remain the same, except for the cooling section. Around 90 seconds are needed for PUR, compared to 60 seconds for hotmelt. To extend the cooling section, where required, either the belts need to be lengthened or the production speed reduced.

It is not possible to generalize about how quickly PUR extension of an existing line provides return on investment compared to a new investment, says Graf. “That has to be calculated on a case-by-case basis, depending on the perfect binder type or job volumes.”

Heidelberg AGM approves all items on the agenda with clear majority Around 1,750 shareholders participated in the Annual General Meeting of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) for financial year 2013/2014, which was held at the Congress Center Rosengarten in

Mannheim. Approximately 29 percent of Heidelberg’s share capital was represented at the event.

The Management Board discussed the

company’s strategy and the balance sheet figures for the past financial year (April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014). In his speech, Heidelberg CEO Dr. Gerold Linzbach analyzed where he feels Heidelberg is currently at and then highlighted where the company is heading in the medium term. Following five years of losses, the net profit for financial year 2013/2014 was EUR 4 million. The next step is to secure the Group’s sustained profitability in the years ahead by expanding growth segments, implementing portfolio measures, and introducing structural cost projects. The aim is to achieve an EBITDA margin of no less than 8 percent as early as financial year 2015/2016.

Approval from the company’s shareholders was needed for four of the five items on the AGM’s agenda. These included the raising of new conditional capital. All items on the agenda were approved with a clear majority.

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World’s first 160-page LITHOMAN begins operation The world’s largest heatset commercial press from manroland web systems began operation on schedule at Kraft-Schlötels, part of the WKS Druckholding Group, in Wassenberg, Germany.

At the drupa in May 2012, WKS Druckholding and manroland web systems set up a joint project to create the “world’s largest heatset commercial press”. Around 18 months later, on November 13, 2013, the idea has become reality: the two-web 80-page LITHOMAN demonstrated its performance to customers, suppliers, media, and guests invited from the worlds of politics and business at KraftSchlötels in Wassenberg.

“For this project, we approached the press technology purely from the perspective of our customers. We intensively analyzed our customers’ needs regarding the flexibility of page numbers, formats, and product design, and tried to implement them as far as possible. As a result, a press was developed, which, on the one hand, consists of conventional press components that have never before combined in this way (two-web 80-page press). On the other hand, we also devised our own conceptions on folding technology that have given rise to extensive new designs at press supplier companies.

Our new LITHOMAN press design now reflects our technological concepts regarding flexible and economic production.” Dr. Ralph Dittmann, Manager of WKS, was obviously impressed by the 160-page LITHOMAN press at its official start of production.

WKS is one of the leading web offset companies in Germany and consistently orients itself toward customer needs. As a leader in innovation, the printing house has once again relied on Augsburg press technology: “The LITHOMAN presses have absolutely proven themselves in daily operation when it comes to printing stability, quality, and, above all, productivity.”

The team of manroland web systems, emphasized the excellent cooperation with the immensely committed WKS specialists: “WKS had very clear ideas on production diversity and the resulting demands on the production process. Our colleagues from sales and design collaborated with WKS in a creative process to draft the press concept.

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The result: a unique LITHOMAN press with customized technology.”

Extraordinary configuration WKS now produces at sites in Wassenberg and Essen with eight manroland web systems commercial web offset presses ranging from 32 to 80 pages. As part of the current investment, several older systems were decommissioned. The two-web 80page LITHOMAN with a total of web width of 4.5 meters is the equivalent of a 160-page press. As a result, it sets the benchmark for maximum productivity, producing up to 50,000 revolutions per hour. This LITHOMAN is something truly extraordinary for everyone involved. It features ultimate automation: in addition to the fully-automatic AutomaticPlateLoading APL®, the Inline Control systems developed by manroland to control fanout, color, and cut-off registers have also been integrated. These features optimize effective machine operation and reduce waste.

The LITHOMAN will mainly be used to produce magazines, catalogs, and supplements. Josef Aumiller, Vice President Sales at manroland web systems, explains the significance of 160-pages in the production network: “The two LITHOMAN presses are operated together since they are equipped with one cutter module. This module was adapted to our customer WKS’ ideas and provides completely new

production options. In addition, the newly designed folder superstructure with three formers allows operators to run over up to twelve paper ribbons. This combination results into a previously undreamt of productivity and product options. Buzzwords like continuous two-page increments, complete flexibility in register products, a combination of two paper types, up to 500,000 products per hour, and format variability have suddenly become reality.”

Combining the advantages of different commercial printing processes In the past, web offset printing already offered a wide range of production options.

With this extensive development step now completed, Josef Aumiller sees manroland web systems considers well prepared for the future: “manroland web systems now offers presses ranging from 16-pages to 160pages for commercial web printing. We have already completely filled the fields of high quality, cost-effective and quick printing form production, as well as maximum flexibility and productivity with our web offset presses for small, medium, and large runs.

Now, we have managed to perfectly supplement our range of offerings and provide our customers with tailored, highly efficient press concepts, even for demands such as extremely large print runs and format variability.”

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EFI acquires DirectSmile EFI has announced that it has acquired DirectSmile GmbH, an award-winning provider of software solutions for cross media marketing automation.

Based in Berlin, DirectSmile invented image personalization in 2001 and today makes media personalisation and automation software that streamlines sophisticated marketing and production tasks for corporations, agencies and printing companies. DirectSmile’s technologies extend EFI’s offerings and will give customers expanded, fully integrated capabilities with data-driven digital print, web, e-mail, social media and mobile marketing workflows.

The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. DirectSmile employees, including co-founders and former principals Christoph Schacht and Christoph Clermont, have joined EFI’s Productivity Software Web2Print Solutions Group.

“Web to print is one of the fastest-growing

parts of the printing and marketing software segment,” said Gabriel Matsliach, senior vice president and general manager, EFI Productivity Software. “This acquisition gives us the ability to further address this segment with additional, best-in-class variable data and cross media technologies.

DirectSmile’s customer base, which has a large proportion of agencies, corporate marketing departments and designers, is also highly complementary to EFI’s core client base, which opens the door to new growth opportunities.”

“EFI has always been a top industry innovator, and we have partnered with EFI on

many past projects to help customers bring more value to their variable data and cross media marketing efforts,” said Christoph Schacht, DirectSmile’s co-founder. “Being a part of the EFI portfolio is a great opportunity to expose our technology to many more companies. DirectSmile customers will be able to achieve higher levels of automated, targeted marketing success as well as gain important new efficiencies through integrations with EFI Fiery® digital front ends, EFI Digital StoreFront and other products.”

EFI will continue to develop, sell and support DirectSmile products as standalone software for the agency, enterprise and print industry markets. DirectSmile’s technology also will be integrated into EFI’s web to print and eCommerce offerings, EFI Digital StoreFront®. EFI is currently incorporating DirectSmile technology into a new variabledata printing product that will make its debut at the Graph Expo tradeshow in Chicago, September 28-October 1.

East India adapts Thermal Imaging Technology with Kodak CTP installations Kodak has announced the installation of Kodak CTP equipments in two key cities of East India.

Milan Offset from Raipur, in business since 2009, saw the need to change their systems to save time. Mr. Ashish Kumar, Director at Milan Offset, firmly believes in delivering quality solutions for printing at highly competitive prices. To achieve this and increase their productivity, they installed KODAK ACHIEVE T400 CTP Platesetter with KODAK PRINERGY Workflow. Choosing Kodak was also a strategic choice in terms of using thermal imaging technology which provides quality differentiation over CTcP imaging. Kodak’s service support was also a strong factor for choice.

The new setup has enabled Milan Offset to meet business goals and offer a higher level of service efficiency to customers too. There is now a positive change in quality while time efficiencies have improved as well. The relative simplification of print operations, better support to print operators and the

extended benefits of using Kodak thermal plates have led to Milan Offset’s setting up of a quality printing operation. The overall improvement in business operations has helped Milan Offset acquire new customers as well.

Cuttack’s Mass Media are book publishers with their own production house. Changing business landscapes prompted them to diversify into commercial printing in recent years. In a market dominated by Violet technology, they needed to differentiate and deliver highquality imaging with thermal imaging. This led Mr. Joy Krishna Mohapatra, Managing Director at Mass Media, to choose the KODAK ACHIEVE T400 CTP Platesetter with KODAK PRINERGY Workflow to achieve their business needs. The small footprint of the Achieve has enabled Mass Media to bring their pre-press in-house, giving them better

business control. With the new Kodak set-up in place, Mass Media is now a quality print provider delivering high-quality applications like diaries, magazines, book covers, brochures and other unique applications.

Both, Milan Offset and Mass Media, are playing a part in increasing the footprint of Thermal imaging technology in the east-India market where offset printing predominantly uses Violet technology.

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Digital printing strengthens the future outlook of all media With its current projects, manroland web systems demonstrates its versatility as a provider of sophisticated digital postpress solutions.

For the German manufacturer, manroland web systems, it is clear that digital printing will become increasingly important for newspapers, advertising, and books. This is why print media of the future will need digital solutions for postpress. Dieter Betzmeier, Vice President Technology and Project Execution at manroland web systems explains how the company plans to cater to these requirements.

Printshops and publishers can only be satisfied once they determine that a digital production line could not work any better and that they are using other available channels to distribute information based on their respective merits.

This makes it possible to position printed media as one attractive alternative alongside other possibilities.

The change is indisputable – the production of more and more types of printed products, from newspapers to advertising to books, is going digital.

Digital printing’s share in overall print volumes will continue to increase from its current level of 15% in the next few years. This shift is happening for a number of interesting reasons. As equipment manufacturers we ultimately need to realign our business to respond to these changes, as do our customers. We need to ask what is driving the increasing popularity of digital printing. Is it smaller print volumes, the faster speed of production, new editorial workflows, or investment costs?

Democratizing digital postpress Successfully realigning your business to capture a new segment is not a walk in the park. It’s not easy for our classic offset customers and it’s not easy for

us. At manroland web systems, we had to prove both our stamina and our innovative spirit. In the past year, in 2013, it really paid off as we were able to close a number of groundbreaking project contracts in digital postpress, which also included digital production workflows. We took a giant step forward in this area. Now, we want to use our current projects to let potential customers know how cost-effective and efficient digital postpress really is. And I would like to emphasize that we are interested to work together with all digital print manufacturers to develop a link to postpress. Our interfaces are open – for both offline and inline operation. The best example is the FoldLine system at Rotolito Lombarda. The fully equipped system will now be transitioned from offline to inline operation with a system from Hewlett-Packard. The result will be a fully automated production line.

Costs remain a pressing argument At manroland web systems, we don’t feel the need to understate our achievements. With our inline workflows for digital postpress, the objective is to help the whole market move forward. This lets our customers offer a number of attractive arguments for their printed products, from cost-efficiency to fast publishing with flexible content in great print

Key Notes : > Digital printing to become increasingly important for newspapers, advertising and books. > Print media of the future will need digital solutions for postpress. > With open interfaces for both offline and inline operation, manroland is keen to develop a link to postpress by collaborating with digital print manufacturers.

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A newspaper that’s truly local The major player News Corp Australia is already publically deliberating the digitalization of its newspaper printing.

The immense shipping costs in Australia are just one reason. Newspapers would no longer need to be flown to readers, but could be printed locally on site. manroland web systems has already garnered attention with local, customized solutions in digital newspaper production. In Germany alone, there are currently 329 daily newspapers.

This means an enormous potential for digital printing. From a technical standpoint, the workflows ensure maximum flexibility of the folding technology for the production of both broadsheets and tabloids. For the production of advertising products, a quarter fold provides yet one more interesting option.

The FoldLine: industry proven high-performance technology.

quality. Looking at cost structures in print technologies and comparing digital to offset, it is quickly apparent that products like a 16-pager require a smaller investment when they are printed digitally. That holds for print runs up to about 3,000 copies. At manroland web systems, our objective is always to offer a production technology with the lowest cost per copy while maintaining excellent quality. This applies for all segments, from commercial to digital printing and for all products, from newspapers to magazines, books, and ads.

Folder systems as product enhancers With the variable cut-off folding system FoldLine, Rotolito Lombarda provides an ideal example of how to integrate folding technology in a digital workflow and a business model. The system enables the Italian company to digitally recreate conventional offset products. From advertising media to books, newspapers, and magazines, all folding variations can be produced digitally. Book-on-demand and individualised or split runs of advertising supplements are not a problem. With

processing rates of up to 300 meters per minute, FoldLine is extremely speedy and can be used in conjunction with the fastest digital presses in the market. Dynamic job changeovers save time and make FoldLine even more attractive. To transition the workflow from offline to inline operation, the printnetwork Bridge is installed. The workflow links data from prepress and the HP digital press with the FoldLine and the RIMA postpress system.

As an additional digital postpress solution, the book block solution FormerLine helps companies embark on new production “chapters”, as it did for the Hucais Group in China. Digital book production that’s both industrial and flexible – an interesting prospect for both short and long runs in this segment. Variable cut-off, dynamically adjustable from 145 to 420 mm is a key feature. Together with the RS34 book block stacker from RIMA-System, the high-performance FormerLine system can produce stapled signatures or up to 6000 auxiliary-glued book blocks per hour with a thickness of up to 70 mm. The prepared reels can be processed both offline and inline.

High efficiency achieved through minimal changeover times both for format and paper changes was a key selling point. This claim was put to the test as the first system was purchased and inspected at Hucais in February 2014. Its acceptance and the goahead to order additional FormerLine units were the gratifying result.

A FormerLine aggregate like the system that will produce books at Hucais in China

Shaping versus managing News websites, ebooks and mobile advertising will continue to attract a growing readership. However, I do still believe that we can shape media markets with offset and digitally produced print products, and help define their future. Digital printing lives up to its promise by catering to specific customer requirements better than offset and on the same level as electronic media.

Newspapers can score points in terms of journalism and advertising with individual content. Personalised mailings and targetgroup-specific catalogues and supplements will retain their importance. Young people still appreciate the feel of actual books. More printing companies need to become more open to new concepts and technologies – in digital printing and in digital media.

Printshops and publishers can only be satisfied once they determine that a digital production line could not work any better and that they are using other available channels to distribute information based on their respective merits. This makes it possible to position printed media as one attractive alternative alongside other possibilities. Right now, this approach is promising: the majority of the population are not digital natives.

People are adapting to the new media, with the Internet. It’s a peaceful coexistence, but they are not living “in” these media, as we’re often led to believe.

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manroland web systems: Successful Start in 2014 Focusing exclusively on the core business web offset printing after the positive 2013 balance, manroland web systems could post numerous results in the first quarter.

2013 was a successful year for manroland web systems. The company strengthened its market position by setting new standards in its web offset technology. For 2014, manroland web systems has plans to cover all market segments, products, and services and to become a full web offset provider. The company has sold several presses, especially in the newspaper section, as well as service upgrades and retrofits during the last months.

COLORMAN e:line: A new press sets standards

manroland has installed the world’s largest commercial heatset press, the first 160page LITHOMAN at WKS Druckholding Group, Germany. The LITHOMAN press series is now the 96-page segment market leader with a two third market share.

The manroland web systems COLORMAN e:line sets new standards when it comes to printing quality, productivity, and machine design. The COLORMAN e:line is well known as the premium printing system for long production runs. With up to 100,000 copies/h it is the fastest newspaper press in its class, offering fine printing quality and high automation. The highly flexible new COLORMAN e:line is futureproof and has the ability to respond to changing market requirements. It shows easy operation with the hyper modern printnetwork operating system ControlCenter and modern automation features.

The leading Kenyan newspaper printer Nation Media in Nairobi was convinced by the qualities of the COLORMAN e:line. The company has decided to invest in a new COLORMAN 4-1 e:line from

manroland web systems. The press will be installed in the second quarter of 2015 and is the first manroland web systems press in Kenya. This sets a clear sign for the future of the country`s newspaper industry.

Also the Mediengruppe Oberfranken in Germany opted for a COLORMAN e:line with autoprint configuration from manroland web systems.

Full automation, highest efficiency, flexibility and productivity are no longer dreams of the future at their printing site in Bamberg. The installation of the new COLORMAN e:line with autoprint configuration from manroland web systems is already planned for April 2015. The newspaper press for Mediengruppe Oberfranken offers all latest technologies and automation solutions one can imagine – from APL (Automatic Plate Change) via Inline Control systems to the new operating system ControlCenter with MobilPad operation. Beginning in April 2015, the 32 page press replaces two previous presses from Koenig & Bauer.

Success with the newspaper presses Besides the COLORMAN e:line, manroland web systems could also record success with their UNISET newspaper pressline. One UNISET press was sold to People`s Daily in China. China`s most influential newspaper opted for yet another press from manroland web systems. The UNISET, which will be

Key Notes : > 2013 a successful year for manroland web systems. > Kenyan newspaper printer Nation Media and Germany’s Mediengruppe Oberfranken opt for COLORMAN e:line. > China`s most influential newspaper, opts for yet another manroland – the UNISET press.

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the press for the customer and upgrade the automation. A retrofit of the control system enables a significantly better performance with higher product quality and less interruptions of the production run. installed at the end of this year at People`s Daily`s new printing center is covered by the sixth contract between manroland web systems and the important Chinese newspaper printer.

El Comercio in Lima already runs a LITHOMAN commercial press from manroland web systems. Now the company expands its printing plant with the first manroland web systems newspaper press for Peru. They invested in a second-hand UNISET 75 with the construction year 2007 that has been sold by the specialist for second hand presses, GWS printing systems (Netherlands). As partner of GWS, manroland web systems is responsible for parts of the engineering and the recommissioning of the press.

printservices: retrofits and upgrades The trademark printservices spans the entire service range of manroland web systems.

This means comprehensive support – from classic repair service and maintenance to training, process optimization, and press.update solutions. All in line with the manroland web systems customary standards for reliable, high performance presses. For presses that run at full speed and workflows that “just flow”, manroland web systems offers analysis-based process optimization. Remote service and maintenance programs reduce waste and makeready times while minimizing any interruptions during production. Several customers in 2014 were convinced and upgraded their existing presses with offerings from the manroland web systems printservices portfolio.

Bruehlsche Universitaetsdruckerei in Giessen (Germany) and Severotisk in Usti (Czech Republic) get latest control console technology from manroland web systems. manroland web systems develops integrated solutions for retrofits, custom-made for older printing presses. The solutions are designed to reduce downtimes and cancellation expenses and, at the same time, to increase the performance of the printing system. Retrofits assure the availability of

manroland web systems also won upgrade orders at two Gannett sites in the USA. The Indianapolis Star, with five GEOMAN presses, and The Daily Advertiser, equipped with two UNISET presses, ordered retrofits to modernize their pressroom equipment.

Gannett Publishing Services as well has chosen the expertise from manroland web systems to upgrade and retrofit the press control systems on their presses.

Commercial press for Switzerland The highly specialized Swiss magazine printer AVD Goldach AG invests several million Euros in a new 16-page ROTOMAN DirectDrive from manroland web systems.

The new ROTOMAN DirectDrive, which will be installed in 2015, is the sixth press of manroland web systems for AVD Goldach AG. The investment decision shows their trust in the excellent quality and reliability from the German press manufacturer. For more than 30 years, the manroland web systems commercial press ROTOMAN has set the benchmark for quality in premium magazine and catalog printing. The 16-page press is continually being expanded by innovative components for special applications. Thus, the ROTOMAN always remains state-ofthe-art and excites readers and advertising customers with the highest quality demands.

Digital printing solutions on the rise Digital inline finishing is evolving at lightning speed: in Milano, manroland web systems presented its FoldLine finishing system for industrial digital printing in February 2014.

Ultra-small regional runs for newspapers, targeted advertising, and print-on-demand in book printing: digital printing systems create added value for successful publishing.

As part of the manroland web systems Technology Forum at Rotolito Lombarda in Milan, the company demonstrated its latest digital production system FoldLine to more than 40 visitors – potential customers as well as the trade press. And the audience was impressed about the manroland web systems solution. Besides the FoldLine, manroland web systems also offers a digital folding solution for book printing

– the FormerLine. Producing with print-ondemand to optimize costs and being fast on the market are the challenges of digital book production. The FormerLine system stands for its industrial dimension. Both inline production and offline finishing of preprinted reels is possible. Together with the VBC collator from manroland web systems, the system generates stacked signatures of up to 6,000 auxiliary-glued books, up to 100 mm thick, per hour. All in all great solutions that are on the rise at the digital printing market – several success stories and contracts are expected for 2014.

Highlights in 2013 – Great success in 2014 “We can look back to several highlights in 2013,” says Dieter Betzmeier, responsible for Technology and Project Execution at manroland web systems. “We successfully installed the world’s largest commercial heatset press, the first 160-page LITHOMAN at WKS Druckholding Group, Germany.

The LITHOMAN press series is now the 96-page segment market leader with a two third market share. In the newspaper sector, we introduced the high-performance COLORMAN e:line series. In the very dynamic digital segment, we established ourselves as the preferred industrial finishing solutions provider for high-speed digital web inkjet printers securing two major orders from Hucais Printing in China and Rotolito Lombarda in Italy. Additionally, 34 of our new ControlCenters with MobilPads have been sold since the official product launch at drupa 2012.”

Total solution for web offset Building on these successes, the strategy for 2014 is intensifying and expanding the web offset business, amongst others with a realigned worldwide sales and service organization and the opening of new market segments. “We believe in the future of web offset,” says Joern Gossé, Managing Director at manroland web systems. “This is why we are going to invest significantly in R&D as well as in product range and services extension. We will continue to focus exclusively on web printing technology, evolving into a full range supplier.” And this shows to be the right course of action as the first quarter is the most successful start for manroland web systems since the company reestablishment.

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Newsprint Waste Management â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the latest Special Report to be released at WAN-IFRA India 2014 WAN-IFRA announces the release of its latest special SFN report on Newsprint Waste Management authored by Mr. Kasturi Balaji, Director, Kasturi & Sons Ltd., publishers of The Hindu, a leading national daily newspaper in India.

Newsprint accounts for around 50% to 60% of the total cost of producing a printed newspaper. Over the years, several technology advancements have made newspaper production a finely tuned industrial process. However, efficient use of newsprint is an area that calls for serious and close attention. A sharp focus on the management of newsprint waste will have a dramatic positive impact on the efficiency of the whole production process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each percent of saved waste reduces the production costâ&#x20AC;? said Manfred Werfel, Deputy CEO and Executive Director, WAN-IFRA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waste occurs at all stages of production and delivery, including areas, where the printing plant has no control. This

makes combating waste a complex problem.

Considering the cost of newsprint, reducing the waste can make a uniquely valuable contribution to the organisationâ&#x20AC;? He added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The WAN-IFRA South Asian Committee has focused its attention repeatedly on this topic and I thank Mr. Balaji for writing this reportâ&#x20AC;?.

Kasturi Balaji, who is also the chairman of the WAN-IFRA South Asian Committee said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The newspaper industry is greatly indebted to those members of the WAN-IFRA (then IFRA) Newsprint Committee that compiled and approved the Newsprint and Newsink Guide in 1993. That Guide has served as the main reference and source of material for this paper on newsprint waste management. This paper attempts to both update the content of the section on efficient use of newsprint and bring in the Indian context wherever applicable.â&#x20AC;?

The report will be formally released at WAN-IFRA India 2014 conference, 17-18 September, New Delhi, and presented at

the World Publishing Expo in Amsterdam, 13â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15 October. Mr. Balaji will also speak about newsprint waste management in the Printing Summit of the conference in New Delhi and in the new â&#x20AC;&#x153;World Printers Forumâ&#x20AC;? conference, 15 and 16 October, Amsterdam.

Magdoom Mohamed, Managing Director, WAN-IFRA South Asia said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the circulation of newspapers continues to increase in India, this topic of waste management is of huge significance. This special report will help our members to learn about the latest best practices in reducing newsprint waste. We take great pride in releasing this report at our annual conferenceâ&#x20AC;?.

Delegates of the WAN-IFRA India conference â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Printing Summit will get a free printed copy of the report. The report will also be available for download at WAN-IFRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website for all WAN-IFRA members free of charge.

WAN-IFRA India 2014 to discuss the opportunities in engaging young readers More than 40 speakers will share stage at the upcoming WAN-IFRA India 2014 Conference, the twenty second annual event of WANIFRA for South Asian publishers on 17-18 September at Le Meridien, Delhi.

The conference with three parallel programmes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Newsroom Summit, Printing Summit and Crossmedia Advertising Summit will discuss the opportunities and best practices of reaching out to the younger audience and also offer ideas for monetization of news and efficient operations.

The list of confirmed speakers include: Vincent Peyregne, CEO, WAN-IFRA, T N Ninan, Chairman, Business Standard Ltd., & World Editors Forum Board member, Kevin Anderson, Regional Executive Editor, Gannett Wisconsin Media, US, Mariam Mammen Mathew, COO, Manorama Online, R Sukumar, Editor, Mint, Ola Stenberg, Digital

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Editor, VG, Norway, K Balaji, Director, Kasturi & Sons, Rahul Kansal, Executive President, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., Nikhil Ganju, Country Head, Tripadvisor, India, DD Purkayastha, CEO & Managing Director, ABP Pvt. Ltd. & Chairman of WAN-IFRA Advisory Council, Kartik Taneja, Head â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Channel Sales, Google India, Florian Nehm, Head â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Corporate Sustainability & EU Affairs, Axel Springer, Germany.

The topics of the conference include: The story telling revolution, Multiple platform publishing and revenue models, Achieving and sustaining operational excellence, Crossmedia revenue strategies, Engaging the readers.

The conference will also see formal release of WAN-IFRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest special report on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Newsprint Waste Managementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; authored by K Balaji, detailing best practices to reduce newsprint waste and saving cost.

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Tim Mercy is MD, Asia Pacific, for Goss

Goss International has promoted Tim Mercy to the newly created position of managing director â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Asia Pacific. He now leads the unified Goss sales, service and support organization serving commercial, packaging and newspaper operations throughout the region, with the exception of China.

Printing on lower GSM newsprint is the need of the hour ABP Group, the publishers of Bengali daily, Anandabazar Patrika, and English daily, The Telegraph, have proved that using lower GSM newsprint stock is feasible. The cost saving is significant and with a little extra care they ensured that there is no compromise in the overall print quality. Both the titles are members of the 2014-2016 edition of the International Newspaper Color Quality Club (INCQC), which for two decades has recognised the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best color newspaper printers.

newsprint stock is of primary importance.â&#x20AC;?

According to Snehasis Roy, Associate Vice President (Manufacturing) at ABP Group, it is a win-win situation for the publishers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it comes to optimising the cost of production in newspaper printing, reducing GSM of the entire

Interested people can visit the Conference website, www.wan-ifra.org/india2014 for the full details of the speakers, topics and registration.

Roy will be speaking about this in the session on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Achieving and Sustaining Operational Excellenceâ&#x20AC;? at the forthcoming WAN-IFRA India 2014 Annual Conference, September 17-18 at New Delhi.

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

Early bird offer valid until 15th August!

Mercy most recently served as a vice president of sales for Goss in Asia. He has represented the company in that region and provided specialized expertise to its customers for the past 20 years. He has 40 years of experience in the graphic arts industry, including 30 years with Goss, Heidelberg Web Systems and Harris.

The appointment of Mercy continues the alignment of the Goss organization based on four regional centers responsible for highly responsive sales, service and customer support functions in the Americas, Asia, China and Europe, according to president and CEO Rick Nichols. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tim has been a valued resource for printers, publishers and converters throughout Asia for two decades,â&#x20AC;? Nichols explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is uniquely qualified to unify and lead the Goss team in that region and to help us continue to deliver the highest levels of value, product performance and support.â&#x20AC;?

Mercy is a graduate of Northern Illinois University (Illinois, USA) where he earned a Masters of Business Administration degree (MBA) as well as a Bachelors degree in Industry and Technology.

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Daily Thanthi boosts circulation and readership Tamil-language newspaper cuts time to register by 20% and 10% waste reduction with QuadTech MultiCam systems at five sites.

Daily Thanthi Group has achieved significant time and waste savings at five sites of the leading Tamillanguage newspaper, following the installation of QuadTech’s Register Guidance and Ribbon Control systems with MultiCam. Improved print quality is also credited with contributing to increased circulation and readership.

“The installation of the QuadTech systems benefits us in five ways: we can shorten makeready times, reduce startup waste, achieve consistent colour, and optimize labour and press usage, while also contributing towards a better product and increased readership.”

– S. Balasubramanian Adityan

Key Notes : > Daily Thanthi invests in QuadTech’s MultiCam systems. > 20% reduction in the time taken to achieve good register, and a 10% reduction in waste since installing the systems. > QuadTech’s MultiCam® is the world’s best-selling register control camera, with over 10,000 installed worldwide.

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“Until the installation of the QuadTech register and ribbon systems with MultiCam, we were measuring colour and colour register manually,” said Mr. S. Balasubramanian Adityan, Daily Thanthi Director. “The biggest challenge came when the number of colour pages increased; it was very difficult for operators to control register on our high-speed, double width and double circumference presses.

“The installation of the QuadTech systems benefits us in five ways: we can shorten make-ready times, reduce startup waste, achieve consistent colour,

and optimize labour and press usage, while also contributing towards a better product and increased readership,” he said.

The technology has been installed recently at four of Daily Thanthi’s plants: in Cuddalore, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli and Nagercoil, in Tamil Nadu, in the southern Indian Peninsula. Two additional QuadTech systems have been in operation at the group’s headquarters in Chennai since 2010-11.

The choice of the QuadTech systems was based on the company’s proven technology, reliability, locally available spare parts and service support, and QuadTech’s high market share in India.

“Since installing the systems, we have seen a 20% reduction in the time taken to achieve good register, and a 10% reduction in waste. Our ability to maintain consistent colour throughout the run

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has also increased, giving us better overall quality,” said Mr. Adityan. “We used to face a challenge after each auto-pasting cycle, with variations in register, but that has been completely eliminated.”

The QuadTech Register Guidance System with MultiCam® offers unmatched colorregister performance with operational flexibility. With lateral and circumferential register control, MultiCam searches marks as small as 0.36mm (0.014in) up to 30 times per second, even during make-ready and upsets in web tension. The QuadTech Ribbon Control System with MultiCam provides a high level of ribbon control tasks including cut-off, print-to-cut, print-to-fold and crossover register. Both systems are operated from QuadTech’s ICON™ platform with a user-friendly interface that facilitates quick and easy job setup, minimizes waste and integrates with downstream equipment such as UV coaters, perforators and rotary cutters.

Speaking for QuadTech, Vinodhkumar Balakrishnan, Regional Sales Manager, QuadTech, said: “Daily Thanthi Group has been carrying out an investment program, renewing its press and ancillary technologies in its print centers. This has contributed not only to better print quality but also to a notable increase in the paper’s circulation.

We’re very pleased that the Daily Thanthi Group has chosen QuadTech as a partner to

bring about the changes that are contributing to this growth.”

More than just a newspaper Established in 1942 with a mission to educate and create awareness among all sections of the Tamil community, Daily Thanthi today is a full-color broadsheet newspaper printed in 16 locations with a circulation of more than 1.5 million and an estimated readership in excess of 7 million.

While carrying a full portfolio of news and features, the paper continues to fulfill its original educational mission, publishing model examination questions and answers, past examination papers and an annual career guide.

With its long print runs and 15 editions covering a vast and varied area, spanning all of Tamil Nadu, and now including a Mumbai edition and an online edition, Daily Thanthi is reaching beyond Tamil Nadu to the worldwide Tamil community.

Attending a press inauguration at Daily Thanthi are (L-R): Mr. Vinodhkumar Balakrishnan, QuadTech Regional Sales Manager; Mr. R. Chandrasekaran, Daily Thanthi Chief General Manager; Mr. S. Balasubramanian Adityan, Daily Thanthi Director; Mr. Sabarish Subrmanian, QuadTech Service Engineer; Mr. D. Ranganathan, Asst General Manager (Production & IT).

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KODAK’s new NEXPRESS VII Front End KODAK NEXPRESS VII front end offers configurable solution for breadth of market needs

Kodak has introduced the KODAK NEXPRESS VII Front End with System 15.1 Software. Built on open standards to offer a highly scalable and configurable architecture, KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Front Ends allow an operation to expand in processing power as production needs in image and data intensity grow in parallel.

The announcement is paired with the introduction of the Long Sheet Delivery Unit, a new accessory that, when used with a KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Press, empowers printers with the flexibility of delivering larger sheet sizes to support a wider variety of applications. The technologies continue to expand the KODAK NEXPRESS Platformenabled applications that empower commercial print providers to continually differentiate themselves with growing and innovative print solutions.

“The latest DFE VII version provides a rich set of tools that sets print service providers up to take advantage of new print applications, positioning them for growth in a market that’s constantly evolving and broadening.”

- Len Christopher

Key Notes : > New Front End with System 15.1 Software. > Sheets up to 14 x 36 inches enable diverse set of print applications. > First digital press front end in the industry with ADOBE PDF Print Engine 3.2 Certification.

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“The NexPress Platform is truly next-generation technology, given the gains in quality, productivity and flexibility it affords print service providers,” said Doug Edwards, President, Digital Printing & Enterprise, Eastman Kodak Company. “These enhancements to the NexPress offerings will only accelerate that impact.”

“The latest DFE VII version provides a rich set of tools that sets print service providers up to take advantage of new print applications, positioning them for growth in a market that’s constantly evolving and broadening,” said Len Christopher, NexPress Business Manager, Digital and Functional Printing, Eastman Kodak Company. “This new DFE features System 15.1 Software, offering three new print modes

– two targeted towards repeatable, high-volume applications like direct mail and transactional and a third targeted at the growing photographic market, a lucrative digital market for print service providers.”

KODAK NEXPRESS VII Front End The KODAK NEXPRESS VII Front End drives all the presses within the KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Platform and is the first digital press front end in the industry to have achieved ADOBE PDF Print Engine 3.2 Certification. Beyond offering robust job management, imposition, colour management, screening, raster image processing, engine/accessory control and maintenance services, the DFE VII Front End comes in two configurations to serve printers with different needs:

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mail and transactional printing. The configuration provides maximum quality and productivity, featuring 64GB RAM so the press is never waiting for files, reducing JPEG compression errors while still keeping fine details.

High Performance: the standard mode features 32GB RAM, suited to support standard commercial digital print applications.

System 15.1 Software • Economy Mode: unique halftone

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screen designed to use significantly less ink and also increase ORC lives when used exclusively, making it ideal for high volume direct mail and transactional applications.

Ink Optimization: provides greater color stability and color consistency between press runs for repeatable jobs over time or from press to press. Operations save CMY (Cyan Magenta Yellow) inks by substituting black ink where possible.

SmartRGB: significantly improves

skin tones by removing grain, keeping details necessary for photo-rich applications.

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sheets up to 14 x 36 inches, enabling a more diverse set of print applications.

More flexibility: by supporting a wider range of sheet sizes and weights, the long sheet delivery unit can open new revenue streams for printers looking to embrace more diverse offerings such as 6- or 8-page letter brochures, panoramic posters or dust jackets for large books.

When the original KODAK NEXPRESS 2100 Digital Color Production Press was announced in 2001, there was an emphasis on designing the new press with the backbone of an offset press. Both then and now, tight registration and a support philosophy around the press operator maintaining press quality and consistency have been heralded as advanced for the

industry. When Kodak introduced the updated 2100 Plus in 2005, the design allowed for frequent and significant upgrades to the press as new features, functionality and improved consumables became available to the market.

Electronics, specifically Digital Front Ends (DFEs), has traditionally been an area where digital presses have not had the same benefits as an offset press design. While an older offset press can sustain production for decades, digital devices have often become obsolete as advances in electronics are incorporated in new designs and offerings from manufacturers. With NEXPRESS Presses, Kodak has made a concerted effort to change that approach with the continuous improvement and availability of robust, proprietary front end electronics for the press. To support that endeavour, Kodak is introducing the KODAK NEXPRESS VII Front End High Performance and Ultra Performance configurations, the newest DFEs for the KODAK NEXPESS Platform.

Konica Minolta partners with Abhishek Computers and laptops for Telangana State Konica Minolta Business Solutions India has announced its alliance with Abhishek Computers and laptops. The association will facilitate Konica Minolta to put together its strategy and expand its presence.

Mr. Yuji Nakata, Managing Director, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India says “We are looking for more channel partners to join Konica Minolta family which will help us further to increase our market reach for A4 product segment.”

“Konica Minolta India has clear intention to grasp leadership position in the Hyderabad market,” He further accentuated, “After establishing itself as a market leader in the production printer segment, we aim to establish our self in A4 segment as well.” “We are constantly intensifying and enhancing the products and services that we offer in order to keep up with the ever changing market and technology. And to take this successfully to our customers, we rely on our planned partnerships.”

Commenting on the association Mr. P. Badrinath, Proprietor Abhishek Computers and laptops said, “Our partnership with Konica Minolta will be exceptional and we are glad to be associated with them in their plans for expansion in India. They are a well networked team and have provided good services to their customers. We identify with Konica Minolta’s standards of having a strong focus on customers’ requirements and importance they give to technology.”

The extensive portfolio of Konica Minolta include Pagepro1500W & Bizhub 3300P Monochrome Laser printers, Pagepro1580MFisa & Pagepro 1590MFisa Monochrome Laser Printers, Magicolor 1600W, Magicolor 1650EN, Magicolor 1680MF and Magicolor1690MF Color Laser Printers, These A4 range printers by Konica Minolta are available in the market and are priced between Rs. 6380/- to Rs. 41730/-.

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Konica Minolta introduces bizhub PRESS C1070/C1060 Konica Minolta has introduced its latest Production Printing Machine bizhub PRESS C1070/C1060 targeting print providers that demand greater quality, productivity and scalability. The A3 size colour printer is designed to print high volumes typical of large workgroups.

Harmonics concept The digital printing system must provide new ways to create more orders and coexist in harmony with the offset business to increase business and customer satisfaction for print providers. That’s because more and more customers today are demanding more advanced paper media, a wider variety of small-lot orders with quick turn-around which is contrary to the “mass printing” specialised by offset presses, and personalised printing to support one-to-one marketing.

FM screens with enhanced resolution and granularity eliminate jaggedness and moiré for smoother reproductions. In addition, the optimal screen processing can also be selected to match the quality required for the output based on the dots and lines.

over the long term. Its longer life also helps to minimise downtime. Auto calibration offers up to 15 correction values according to paper or screen type. In addition, a mode that measures RGB as well as CMYK for the target colour further enhances accuracy.

High precision outline processing practically eliminates blurs and raggedness of lines, normally associated with digital printing, to reproduce text details in higher definition.

Quality is even improved for outputs that combine coloured text with thin lines and sharp outlines. The newly developed registration swing mechanism is standardequipped with a centring detection sensor on the registration portion of the engine to provide high-precision centring correction.

Adopted for all four colours, auto-refining developing delivers stabilised high quality even for full colour images. New carrier along with the toner is regularly supplied to refresh the developer, stabilising the developer condition to maintain high quality outputs

Both models can be configured with a comprehensive range of modular in-line finishing options.

Based on this Harmonics concept, the bizhub PRESS C1070/C1060 are Multi-Role Digital Presses designed to accomplish a wider range of printing missions at higher standards for the next level of success for print providers.

The thorough pursuit for offset quality With the new bizhub PRESS C1070/C1060, print providers can reproduce minute text and thin lines clearly as well as rich colour gradations even for colour images through synergy with 1,200 × 1,200 dpi highresolution printing and Simitri HDE toner. With eight-bit multi-gradation data processing flow for each colour displays 256-step gradations within a single pixel, both colour and monochrome data can be processed in 1200 dpi x 8-bit resolution.

New FM screen processing FM (Frequency Modulation) screen processing fully leverages the C1070 series’ 1,200 dpi resolution. Improved 1,200 dpi

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Leading-edge quality, reliability and speed • High speed 71 IPM (C1070) 60 IPM (C1060) • Superb print quality – 1200 dip x 8-bit colour • Consistent quality reproduction and richer reds – Simitri HDE toner • Greater range of media capabilities – coated and uncoated, 62 to 300 gsm • Air suction paper feed unit – improved stocki handling capability • Improved image registration =/-0.5mm

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Xerography is 75 years old Xerox celebrates 75 years of Xerography and simplifying how work gets done

Even today, the Xerographic Process, invented by Chester Carlson, is still at the heart of most office printers and copiers around the world.

Trained as a physicist and lawyer, Carlson was a serial inventor. He kept notebooks full of a wide array of inventions including a rotating billboard, raincoat with gutters and a shoe cleaning machine.

In honour of his inquisitive nature and his remarkable invention, that truly changed how business has been conducted for decades, this October Xerox is kicking off a celebration of innovation and its role in the company’s history and future. Over the next year, Xerox employees and partners will be engaged in a series of activities celebrating and imagining the future through the company intranet, webchats and social media.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the first xerographic image, created by Chester Carlson in a rented second story room in Queens, N.Y. This humble invention would eventually lead to the formation of the Xerox Corporation and the birth of an industry.

Key Notes : > Written in a bold hand on a glass slide was the date and location: 10-22-38 Astoria. > The copy might have been fuzzy, but it was still a copy. > In fact, it was the world’s first xerographic copy.

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“Now is the time when many companies would look back, and we certainly will, but only for a moment.

The real focus of our celebration will be the future and how Xerox will continue to simplify how work gets done,” said Ursula Burns, Xerox CEO and chairman of the board. “That’s why the theme of our anniversary year is ‘The Next 75.’”

Carlson’s vision at the time of his Astoria experiment was “to make office workers a little more productive and office work a little simpler and less tedious.”

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Celebrating 75 years of Xerography in India, Rajat Jain, MD, Xerox India said, “Chester’s vision lives on.

At Xerox, there’s inspiration and innovation around every corner, and we’re on a mission to move it forward another 75 years, bigger and better through our vision of The Next 75 targeted at employees, partners and customers and simplifying the way work gets done.”

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reflected light from an illuminated image is projected onto the photoreceptor. In either case, the areas of the photoreceptor exposed to light are selectively discharged, causing a reduction in the electric field. The darker areas retain their charge.

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Pigmented powder used to develop the image is called toner. Toner particles made of colorant and plastic resin have precisely controlled electrostatic properties and range from about five to 10 micrometers in diameter. They are mixed with and charged by magnetized carrier beads that transport them to the development zone. The particles are charged by the phenomenon of triboelectricity (often referred to as static electricity). The electric field associated with the charge pattern of the image on the photoreceptor exerts an electrostatic force on the charged toner, which adheres to the image. A color document is formed by a printer with four separate xerographic units that create and develop separate cyan, magenta, yellow and black images.

The superposition of these powder images produces full-color documents.

4. Transfer Ursula Burns, Xerox CEO and chairman of the board

He also added, “Transformation is inherent in the Xerox DNA. Xerox has always looked at the future. Be it the document revolution in the digitized world to the next big leap in document management services; Xerox has always been in the forefront of transforming document technologies and making office work a little more simple and making enterprises more productive and efficient.

Our foray into Business Process & ITO services carries forward the same philosophy with an expanded services offering and today we have evolved to become the world’s leading enterprise for business process and document management.”

Xerox has changed greatly in size and scope since this time, but the basic principles have remained the same. From printers and copiers to transportation, education, and even healthcare the company’s team of engineers, scientists and researchers are continuing to invent in ways that make work, and life, a little simpler.

The Six Step Process Carlson invented to transfer an image from one surface to another:

1. Charge Inside every copier and laser printer is a light-sensitive surface called a photoreceptor.

It consists of a thin layer of photoconductive material that is applied to a flexible belt or drum. The photoreceptor is insulating in the dark, but becomes conducting when it is exposed to light. It is charged in the dark by applying a high DC voltage to adjacent wires, which produces an intense electric field near the wires that causes the air molecules to ionize. Ions of the same polarity as the voltage on the wires deposit on the photoreceptor’s surface, creating an electric field across it.

2. Expose In a digital copier or printer, the image is exposed on the photoreceptor with a scanning modulated laser or a light-emittingdiode image bar. In older analog copiers,

The powder image is transferred from the photoreceptor onto paper by bringing the paper in contact with the toner and then applying a charge with polarity opposite to that of the toner. The charge must be strong enough to overcome the powder’s adhesion to the photoreceptor. A second precisely controlled charge releases the paper, now containing the image, from the photoreceptor.

5. Fuse In the fusing process, the toner comprising the image is melted and bonded to the paper. This is accomplished by passing the paper through a pair of rollers. A heated roll melts the toner, which is fused to the paper with the aid of pressure from the second roll.

6. Clean Toner transfer from the photoreceptor to the paper is not 100 percent efficient, and residual toner must be removed from the photoreceptor before the next print cycle.

Most medium- and high-speed copiers and printers accomplish this with a rotating brush cleaner.

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ARS Graphics installs KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Press Kodak has recently installed and inaugurated KODAK NEXPRESS Digital Production Color Press at ARS Graphics, Delhi.

Lois Lebegue, Managing Director – Asia Pacific Region, Kodak gladly accepted the honour of inaugurating the digital production workhorse at ARS Graphics’ premises.

Also present were Bhalchandra Nikumb, Managing Director – India Cluster, Kodak and the Kodak sales and service team who have worked towards successful installation of the Nexpress.

Sunil Chauhan says, “Our digital printing capabilities supplement our offset printing.

The Kodak Nexpress differentiates us in the market and opens new avenues for business. After the installation of the Kodak Nexpress, a number of our offset clients have added digital work to their operations. We have also seen an increase in the number of new clients as a result of the new digital offerings we can produce. With the Nexpress, we can cater to new trends in the market by printing high-quality, short-run jobs. We have ventured into photobook printing, a high-growth segment that delivers quick ROI.

The unique Fifth-Imaging Unit Solutions are an added bonus, enabling us to push the boundaries of digital print and establish our position in the printing market as a unique solution provider.”

Currently printing 50,000 visiting cards per day on the Kodak Nexpress, ARS Graphics expects to boost the volume of visiting cards printed to over 300,000 per day.

Ramani Viswanathan, Vice President – Sales – Digital Printing Solutions at Kodak quotes, “The Kodak Nexpress provides versatility, photographic image quality, and benchmark

productivity for high-value print applications, while mixing easily into a full-service printing environment. ARS Graphics felt the need of having an in-house production engine to cater to increasing print volumes and the Kodak Nexpress fulfils this business need.

The ability to seamlessly move work between offset and digital is a huge advantage for our customers.”

Nexpress produced a job of 5300 visiting cards with Dimensional Ink during a thirty minute time frame at the inauguration ceremony at ARS Graphics.

Monotech Systems at Image Today, Chennai Monotech Systems, manufacturer and supplier of products and solutions for printing, packaging and publishing industry participated in the recent Image Today 2014 in Chennai Trade Center, Chennai. The company displayed the range of products in photography printing along with the digital print enhancement solutions from Scodix.

The company displayed the range of products catering to photography printing i.e. Konica Minolta C70hc Color Production Systems and Canon iPF 8410.

For spectacular colour images, Konica Minolta’s bizhub PRESS C70hc raises the

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bar in digital production printing. Its High Chroma toner makes the RGB workflow fast and efficient, for photographs, corporate and marketing materials with colour that pop, text that grabs the attention and vivid images that practically leap off the page.Canon iPF 8410 offers ultra-high quality imaging with exceptional performance. Equipped with an array of professional features, iPF 8410

offers superb print quality with precision printing with advanced print head and colour technologies.

In addition to this a huge sample gallery of Scodix Digital Enhancement and special laminating film from Derprosa were in display.

Visitors experienced the live performance of these power machines. Experts from Monotech Systems were available to discuss more about the features and benefits of the products.

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Konica Minolta’s Prints with enhanced gamut closer to sRGB Internet technologies have introduced many innovations that have completely changed the landscape of the printing industry. These changing trends in the printing industry have changed the way companies do business from the design to the printing phase of operations. The coming years will be all about digital colour, presenting a market opportunity for technology vendors as well as users.

As the printing industry transitions into a new phase of growth, Konica Minolta introduced Bizhub Press C70hc which produces vivid colour quality that surpasses other production print systems in the market. With a print speed of 71 ppm, it is ideal for graphics professionals and print shops that require higher quality output and enhanced colour gamut. Advertising agencies, graphics arts firms, creative design studios, photography studios, direct mail organizations, and commercial printers all stand to benefit by using the Bizhub PRESS C70hc.

The Bizhub PRESS C70hc leverages Konica Minolta’s eco-friendly high chroma toner, first introduced with the game-changing bizhub PRO C65hc. The environment-friendly toner

incorporates innovative technology enabling it to produce a wider colour gamut than the typical four-color device in the marketplace.

In addition, it generates less waste and emits less Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, sulphur Dioxide. Further, the toner particles are consistently sized and smaller when compared to conventional toner size particles for a smoother finish and sharper text.

Print controller is a critical part in a printer as it receives the data to be printed and decides how to lay everything. Konica Minolta has options from industry leaders in Color Technology like EFI, CREO and also has its in house developed IC-601 internal print controller in Bizhub PRESS C70hc.

The machine prints at 1,200 dpi printing at full rated engine speed, high-speed RIP processing and transfer between control and print engine, enhanced accuracy in CMYK colour reproduction, and new colour management functions, job control, editing functions, and remote operation capabilities.

The solution features optimized profiler—a mapping algorithm with settings fine-tuned to achieve various results: CMYK, similar to offset colour reproduction; RGB natural mode, for natural reproduction to match

prints from the normal CMYK process and switching between the modes of normal and vivid, for maximum use of the colour space to emphasize vivid colours.

“The bizhub PRESS C70hc gives organizations considerable advantage for cross-media communication, unifying corporate and brand identity across different communication platforms,” said Mr. Balakrishnan, Exec. General Manager( Mktg), Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. “It produces brighter, more vivid colour because it reproduces a larger portion of the sRGB colour gamut than previously possible.

Our customers can count on Konica Minolta to provide a competitive edge by delivering eye-catching output that is closer to what is displayed on sRGB monitors versus traditional four-color devices,” he further adds.

The Bizhub PRESS C70hc also features Konica Minolta’s proprietary advanced colour processing technology—SEAD (ScreenEnhancing Active Digital Process)—and combines an array of technical innovations to guarantee truly exceptional colour reproduction at top speed.

HP Digital Print Excellence Awards 2014 The Asia Pacific and Japan HP Digital Print Excellence Awards was created to recognize outstanding achievements and innovations of top printing companies across Asia. This year’s award program – which attracted more than 200 entries from 14 countries across the region – represents the seventh HP Digital Print Excellence Awards for HP Indigo and the fifth for HP Sign and Display.

The winners for the HP Digital Print Excellence Awards 2014 were announced at an awards ceremony held in conjunction with the Dscoop Asia 2014, This year, five printing companies received the Grand Winner and Creative Awards for outstanding print works using HP digital print technologies: Billboard Media, Australia; Graphic Art Workshop, China; Beijing JingPinDaoYuan Culture Communication Co., Ltd., China; Canvera Digital Technologies Private Limited, India; and PT Xerography Indonesia, Indonesia. From India one of

the grand winners for this year’s HP Digital Print Excellence Award is Canvera Digital Technologies Private Limited for their premium photobook.

Entries printed for HP Indigo were judged under the broad categories of Commercial Press and Label and Packaging. Sub categories included Photo Book, General Commercial Printing, Direct Mail and Transpromo, Books and Manuals, Limited Edition/Art Reproduction, Environmental Responsibility, Labels, Shrink Sleeves, Flexible Packaging, Folding Cartons and Environmental Responsibility.

Winners for HP Indigo included Canvera Digital Technologies Private Limited (India), which was the Grand Winner – Photo Book.

Sri Sivarama Digital Press (India) won in Photo Book – Premium. Other winners or participants receiving special recognition from India included Macro Media Digital Imaging Pvt. Ltd., Thomson Press, Silverpoint

Press, Chanakya Mudrak , BUZZIMC (India), Janus International, Entries for the HP Sign and Display were judged across the following categories: Decoration, Corrugated Packaging, Outdoor Advertising, Retail POP/POS, Green Digital Printing and Vehicles Graphics. Indian winners at HP Sign & Display included Spectrum Scani and Dot Digital.

Themed “CONNECTING People. Print.

Profits.”, this year’s Dscoop Asia Conference attracted over 1,200 HP Graphic Arts users, featured the top 40 HP solution partners and provided attendees with the opportunity to learn from 55 experts in 32 break-out sessions. The event hosted the global debut of the new HP Indigo 7800 and WS6800 Digital Presses offering customers increased productivity, simplified colour management and new capabilities for high-value applications.

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Esko at Media Expo 2014 The company to display its most versatile digital finishing solutions at the three-day Delhi exhibition.

Esko, the global supplier of integrated solutions for the packaging and labels, sign and display, commercial printing and publishing industries will exhibit at Media expo 2014, Delhi, held at Pragati Maidan from 1st to 3rd August. Esko will showcase its i-cut Suite and ArtiosCAD software as well as a Kongsberg digital cutting table. The entire workflow – from design to prepress to versatile finishing – can be witnessed live at Esko’s booth #92.

Esko’s i-cut Suite is the perfect solution for streamlining the sign and display workflow. i-cut Suite is a collection of pre-production software targeted specifically at large format digital printers and users of digital finishing systems.

Key Notes : > To showcase i-cut Suite and ArtiosCAD software along with Kongsberg digital cutting table. > Entire workflow, from design to prepress to finishing, to go live at the company booth. > To feature the versatile Kongsberg XN and the fastest Kongsberg XP.

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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. Quality and on time delivery are the key to success. Retailing in India is one of the pillars of its economy and accounts for 14%-15 % of its GDP. The Indian Retail market is estimated to be US$ 500 billion and one of the top five retail markets in the world by economic value. India is one of the fastest growing retail markets in the world, with 1.2 billion people.

Esko has invested in the digital finishing excellence centre with equipment and trained staff and has nearly 100 Installations in the region addressing various applications”

Kongsberg cutting tables provide versatile digital finishing Esko’s range of Kongsberg tables brings world class solutions for cutting, creasing and shortrun converting for the packaging, label, sign and display industries. The Kongsberg cutting tables are customers’ first choice for die-less digital finishing thanks 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.

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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.

the sign and display workflow. i-cut Suite is a collection of pre-production software targeted specifically at large format digital printers and users of digital finishing systems. It eliminates errors, saves time and reduces waste. The different modules of i-cut Suite provide optimal efficiency and productivity, regardless of the type, source and variety of the incoming job information.

i-cut Suite software supports the large format industry

Leadership through innovation

Through Esko’s i-cut Suite software and Kongsberg digital finishing tables, visitors will be demonstrated how to become more productive in their own business. Esko’s i-cut Suite is the perfect solution for streamlining

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

complete software and hardware portfolio, Esko creates a safe business climate to let customers take on more profitable jobs,” concludes Mr. Shrihari Rao.

Henkel places its trust in the Comexi Group -To open its first Academy for lamination techniques in flexible packaging in India.

The Comexi Group, a specialist in machinery solutions for the flexible packaging industry, has been chosen by Henkel India as their partner for starting the first professional training academy (and demo center) for flexible packaging in India, Middle East and Africa.

The adhesives company has placed its trust in the Comexi Group’s experience in developing solvent and solventless laminating machines, and also in its extensive technical know-how and market presence. Therefore, the Academy will have a Comexi NEXUS Dual machine for running its practice sessions; one of the most successful NEXUS solutions thanks to its versatility. In the last few years, the Comexi Group has sold more than a twenty units in those markets.

India’s first specialised center in laminating and coating Henkel India will be opening its new academy focused on lamination techniques

for flexible packaging industry in early Q4 in Mumbai. This academy and the unique training programme will be the first of its kind in India, Middle East and Africa. It combines practical training with the necessary theoretical knowledge aimed at enhancing participants’ expertise to international standards. A team of accomplished industry experts from across the globe will be at every step of the training providing guidance and support. Henkel India will open its premises to professionals within the sector on a permanent basis, so as to promote knowhow in laminating processes and optimise machinery performance by using all elements involved in the production cycle.

For its part, not only will the Comexi Group install its Comexi NEXUS Dual laminating machine. As the exclusive partner, it will also send a team of experts to take an active part in some of the training courses and sessions, without forgetting that lamination technicians from Reifenhauser India Marketing Limited –Comexi Group representative in India- are

available to support converters in training and service.

As part of the Comexi Group’s mission to promote its wide portfolio of global solutions in printing and converting flexible packaging in the Indian market, it will also schedule open day workshops to demonstrate this machine and other Comexi products to any professionals who are interested.

About Henkel Henkel operates worldwide with brands and technologies in three business areas: Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies. Founded in 1876, Henkel holds strong market positions in both the consumer and industrial businesses with well-known brands such as Persil, Schwarzkopf and Loctite. Henkel employs about 47,000 people.

About Comexi Group Comexi Group, with more than 450 employees, has been committed to machinery manufacturing for the flexible packaging industry since 1954. Comexi Group is made up of six trademarks, each one specialized in different converting processes. Different specialities include: Comexi Flexo (flexo printing); Comexi Offset (offset printing); Comexi Acom (rotogravure printing); Comexi Nexus (laminating materials); Comexi Proslit (slitting and rewinding); and Comexi Enviroxi (industry logistics and environmental management solutions).

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A new definition for ‘Labels’ FINAT Congress debates changing influences and technologies.

The label industry is no longer a separate and definable niche in the broader field of packaging print. It has a new and extended profile as a provider of product decoration, brand identity, product data, smart phone interaction, track-and-trace and authentication data -- and, indeed of packaging itself.

Members of FINAT, the international trade association for self-adhesive labelling and related industries, convened in June in Monte Carlo for their 2014 annual congress, to address the core topic of ‘The Battle for Shelf Appeal’.

There are five key pillars for successful brand identity. Shape, which conveys the character of the product; colour, which engages our emotions; the use of a unique visual language that confirms authenticity; ‘endorsements’ underlining product quality and authority; and, through the packaging’s finish, defining the product as an aspirational international premium brand.

Key Notes : > The Label Industry has a new and extended profile. > FINAT members address ‘The Battle for Shelf Appeal’. > Mike Ferrari addressed the topic of ‘innovation for labelling and packaging profit’.

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Congress Moderator Marc Büttgenbach (DE), worldwide sales director for Bizerba Labels and Consumables, introduced the keynote speaker – Rik Olthof (NL), brand strategist at international branding and packaging design consultancy Cartils.

The essence of branding Mr Olthof explained the essence of branding, showing how important the look and feel of a product are to its ‘shelf appeal’. The key to success is to ensure product impact and visibility in a variety of different environments, from supermarkets – (where, today, the consumer spends an average of just 20 minutes, making ‘shelf appeal’ essential for the purchasing decision) – to clubs and bars. Mr Olthof identified a number of iconic names like Nike, Lamborghini, and Smirnoff, whose branding pathways are demonstrably successful.

Looking at the label industry Next on the agenda was an overview of trends in

the French label markets, delivered by Dominique Durant-des-Aulnois (FR), currently vice president of the French label association, UNFEA, and general manager of label makers Paragon Identification, assisted by well-known label trade journalist, publisher, and consultant John Penhallow (FR).

France’s self-adhesive label industry embraces around 400 production sites and 7000 employees – mostly SMEs and, geographically, quite fragmented.

Most UNFEA label converters reported a dramatic sales increase, powered by the need to ‘be different’, export to other regions, and innovate. The everincreasing EU ‘red tape’ relating to label content could, in fact, represent ‘a green light for label converters’.

This presentation set the scene for Jules Lejeune (NL), managing director of FINAT, to present his annual 360º tour of the label industry, including the underlying trends and forces for the industry as a whole and for FINAT members.

Expert panel discussions Two valuable panel discussions followed. Firstly, representatives from key aspects of the international industry supply chain – Krones, Avery Dennison, and Karlville Development -- came together to debate the subject of the ‘battle of decoration technologies’.

Then it was time to hear the brand owners’ viewpoint on ‘the future of product decoration’ via a second panel discussion featuring representatives from L’Oréal, LEGO, Reckitt Benckiser; and G3 Enterprises.

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70% of purchasing decisions are no longer made in store, and where the world’s six billion cellphones interact with smart features on packaging. Today, a product’s first sales message might be anything from a friend’s Facebook message to a printable coupon that generates ‘stop, hold, and buy’ in-store.

It is a sign of the times that, in last year’s earnings call, Procter & Gamble’s ChairmanCEO estimated that the company now spends up to 35% of its marketing budget on digital media. The key to continuing brand success, however, remains in the consumer’s experience of the product in use and, if that experience is good, in repurchase.

Industry awards presentations Industry awards presentations concluded the first day’s proceedings. This year they celebrated success not only in the FINAT Label Competition and Congress Logo Competition, but also in the new FINAT Recycling Awards – in which Unilever took the first-ever end-user company award and Hagmaier Etiketten & Druck the first-ever label converter award.

‘Innovation for profit’ Next morning, the topic of ‘innovation for labelling and packaging profit’ was addressed by Mike Ferrari, founder and president of Ferrari Innovation Solutions, and for 32 years a key figure in Procter & Gamble management. He illustrated his talk with many fascinating examples of how the shopper’s journey is changing, and how solutions for engaging the shopper are also evolving. ‘If people are in the virtual world,’ said Mr Ferrari, ‘how can we make them buy products in the REAL world?’ P&G’s ‘first moment of truth’ – originally the first eye contact with a packaged product on a retail shelf – is a different matter in a world where

Mass production has also spawned mass customisation – like the ‘personalised’ CocaCola bottles, featuring popular male and female first names, which have graced retail shelves in 32 countries across Europe and represent the longest digital packaging print run ever.

So what is there in this new world for the label converter, asked Mr Ferrari? --To be shopper-/consumer-focused was at the top of the list. The need to consider the shopper journey beyond the retail shelf came next.

Label printers should redefine their role more broadly – as solutions providers and marketing companies. These elements, said Mr Ferrari, are the successful route to ‘leveraging packaging for profit’.

Printed electronics One such route which FINAT member companies are increasingly taking is the creation of printed electronics. The UK’s Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is a consortium of major companies committed to creating a UK supply chain to enable

the widespread adoption of low-cost, NFC devices using printable electronics, and currently running a project focused on enabling smart phones to connect with labels and other packaging, and other documents.

Alan McClelland (UK), head of business development at CPI, showed that, while printed electronics are a feature of many more applications than just labels, packaging can successfully employ printed electronics to deliver ‘smart’ interactive brand features; ‘bling’ on the pack; and track-and-trace, stock reordering, tamper-proofing and anticounterfeiting. Sadly, the extended nature of the smart packaging supply chain has created a real problem in fast-tracking the commercial development of this extremely versatile technology because, he said, brand owners, retailers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other major suppliers will not invest ‘until the technology is there’.

Flying high with Bertrand Piccard Broadening the horizons -- into the realms of the sky and beyond -- is a topic on which Bertrand Piccard (CH) is unquestionably well-qualified to speak, as the achiever of the first-ever non-stop, round-the-world hot air balloon flight in 1999.

M. Piccard’s motivational presentation encouraged delegates to embrace his definition of freedom as the ability to explore the alternatives, the other possibilities, with courage and pioneering spirit – even in the business world, where exploration of the unknown can unleash successful innovation. It is a real challenge to take a new, unmapped direction, but it is important to realise, he said, that, in fact, ‘we need fear.

Never be afraid of it: it’s just a signal that we are moving out of our comfort zone – a moment of waking up, of awareness.’

Drawing the event to a close, FINAT President Kurt Walker commended the Congress programme, which had proved an excellent overture to FINAT’s new Congress format which, as Jules Lejeune summarised, ‘is a real driver for forward thinking at all levels. FINAT is committed to building on this inaugural event in the coming months through the new web-based knowledge and learning platforms, our expanded definition of the label, our recycling and public affairs initiatives, and, of course, our focus point for tomorrow’s industry leaders – the FINAT Young Managers Club.’

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rudolf reproflex increases corrugated postprint quality with nyloflex® NExT exposure In 1986, Andreas Rudolf, together with just five employees, founded a company in Goslar, Germany, to specialise in the processing of flexo printing plates. The business became so successful that new employees were steadily hired in the following years. In 1992, a second site was opened in Leipzig, Germany, and today, about 130 staff members are employed at the two sites. rudolf reproflex GmbH aims to offer innovation and competence as a packaging agency. Thus, the company relies on innovative ideas, the know-how of a highly qualified staff and an excellent range of hightech equipment. rudolf reproflex develops high quality prepress products for flexo, as well as offset printing, for all of the primary application segments, including corrugated preprint and postprint, foils, labels and heavy duty sacks, just to name a few. From the individual packaging concept up to a complex workflow solution – customers can always expect the highest quality products and comprehensive service. This concept proves to be effective, as rudolf reproflex is one of the leading specialty agencies in the international packaging market.

One of the company’s keys to success is staying optimally equipped with the latest technology. Especially in corrugated postprint, flat top dots and optimised surface screening play more and more of an important role - this is why deciding on the right technology is crucial for obtaining the highest quality. As printing plates produced with the nyloflex® NExT exposure technology show a significant improvement in fluting during printing, rudolf reproflex decided to acquire such an exposure from Flint Group.

The nyloflex® NExT 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 flat top dot structure on the printing plate and a virtual 1:1 image reproduction from the digital file to the finished plate. This technology does not require any additional consumable items or steps; additionally, it can easily be incorporated into the existing digital workflow.

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The high level of UV emission leads to a significant improvement in the reproduction of the fine relief elements. When combined with high resolution surface screening, the resulting surface texture of the flat top dots provides an optimal surface to enhance ink laydown, ink density, and consistency in printing. In flexible packaging, printing plates exposed with this technology allow excellent ink transfer, particularly in solids. In corrugated printing, fluting will considerably be reduced as the LED exposure allows a better control of the relief profile. Additionally, the nyloflex® NExT technology provides significantly improved reproduction quality and long-term stability.

“Our company and Flint Group have a longstanding and close working relationship“, says Maik Gottschlich, head of the printing plates department at rudolf reproflex, “we are always very satisfied with the cooperation.

Recently, flat top dots became an important issue in the market, and with the nyloflex®

rudolf reproflex decided to acquire a nyloflex® NExT exposure from Flint Group

NExT exposure technology, Flint Group provides the opportunity to achieve a highly accurate reproduction in corrugated postprint. We have also been convinced by the many positive characteristics of the exposure – the temperature control of the exposure bed, for example, enables better dimensional stability and repeatability.

Additionally, the device could be implemented in our digital workflow without any problems.”

SONA launches Toll Free service for customers India’s fine paper merchant SONA – Signature Papers has launched its toll-free 1800-103-1566 service for customers. The company has also dedicated an email id (response@sonacommercial.com) to act as the interface between its customers and response team.

The Toll Free number along with the dedicated email service will be the central point of contact for the customers to have the quickest response for enquiry ranging from stock availability to pricing, suggestion over paper and order placement etc. The customers are expected to have a delightful paper purchasing experience with the new service offerings by Sona.

“To offer world class service has been our consistent endeavour and putting dedicated toll free no and email id is an honest attempt in this regard. This service is backed by strong team who are trained to provide solution to every set of query we receive,” says Sanjay Suneja, Managing Director.

The Toll Free service will also work as the

Response Team Quick · Quality · Care

Get in Touch Here!

1800-103-1566

Toll Free:

E-mail: r e s p o n s e @ s o n a c o m m e r c i a l . c o m

helpline to the customers while they plan a printing job or seeking advice on different papers available in SONA product basket.

At present this Toll Free will work Monday to Saturday between 10:30 am to 6:30 pm however, the working hours will be revised as per the changing needs. The language of interaction will be both Hindi and English.

Customers need not go through any registration process to avail this service.

SONA provides high-end imported fine paper in association with Gruppo Cordenons SpA, Italy, Arctic Paper SA, Sweden, Hansol Paper Co Ltd, Korea & Lenzing Papier, Austria.

Headquartered in New Delhi, company has its presence in major cities of India like Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad, Jaipur and more.

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Smurfit Kappa thinks ‘outside the box’ with interactive POS Smurfit Kappa, supplier of packaging solutions in Ireland, was commissioned by Irish Distillers to design and produce an eyecatching in-store display for its 1L Absolut Vodka.

The design had to incorporate the company’s new phone and tablet app for customers to discover 500 drinks recipes featuring the product on offer. Retail shoppers today favour a visual and interactive experience when they visit a store and innovative POS not only attracts customers and enables them to interact but also persuades them to buy.

substrates up to 50mm (2 in) thick.

The completed units featured built-in coloured LED strip lighting to illuminate the product, with all the wires hidden in the back panels, and a touch screen tablet incorporated into the head board, fully loaded with the new product app.

The challenge was to design and build a high-quality, illuminated construction with an integrated touch screen that was compact enough to fit into any retail store but still create an impact and attract attention.

Using Smurfit Kappa’s 3D design solution, its designers created a full prototype before going into production.

Simon Kelly, Design Supervisor, Smurfit Kappa says: “This brief really inspired us to think outside of the box and design a unique and innovative display unit that met all the client’s requirements. We were delighted with the results and the client was very happy – the displays drew attention to the new app, which helped increase product sales.”

The unique units were constructed using 16mm re-board printed on an Inca Onset S40i flatbed UV inkjet printer. The six-colour printer produces superb quality display graphics economically at throughput speeds of up to 560 sqm/hr, equivalent to 112 full bed sheets/hr (3.14 x 1.6m) and onto

Smurfit Kappa’s efforts on this project were also rewarded with an Inca IDEAs award for its entry in the Interactive Display category.

Judge commented: “Good use of print, materials, lighting and a tablet.”

Huhtamaki to acquire Positive Packaging Huhtamaki has entered into an agreement to acquire Positive Packaging, a privately owned flexible packaging company with nine manufacturing facilities in India and the United Arab Emirates as well as significant business in Africa and other export markets.

With the acquisition Huhtamaki continues to implement its strategy of quality growth and strengthens its position in the fast-growing emerging markets.

The annual net sales of the business to be acquired are approximately EUR 220 million and it employs approximately 2,500 people in India and UAE as well as in the sales offices in seven countries. Huhtamaki will acquire Positive Packaging for a debt free purchase price of EUR 247 million (USD 336 million). The business will become part of Huhtamaki’s Flexible Packaging business segment.

“I am extremely pleased to announce this acquisition,” says Jukka Moisio, CEO of Huhtamäki Oyj. “It further enhances our position in India and provides us with much improved access to the fast growing markets of Africa and Middle East. Many of our global customers are investing heavily to grow in these markets, and now we are even better resourced to help them grow.”

“Together with Positive Packaging Huhtamaki will become a leading flexible packaging provider in the fast-growing emerging markets,” says Shashank Sinha, Executive Vice President, Flexible Packaging. “With the acquisition we expand our flexibles manufacturing into Middle East and double our sales in Africa with an unmatched footprint,” he continues. “In addition, Positive

Packaging’s expertise in high quality printing and cylinder making, as well as their strong focus on innovations are a perfect fit for Huhtamaki’s growth strategy.”

The transaction is subject to the approval of competition authorities and other regulators and it is expected to be finalized in the fall.

The Bangalore based RenewSys division of PPI (manufacturing EVA, Backsheet and Alu-Alu), Positive Packaging Nigeria and its associated companies there, are not included in the transaction and remain part of the Enpee Group.

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Japan’s thriving toy packaging printer’s 6th ROLAND Booming business and a need for creativity and reliability were two of the main factors behind Japanese toy packaging printer Ono Bijutsu Insatsujo’s recent purchase of a ROLAND 706 LV. Around 65% of Ono Bijutsu’s business comes from packaging products for plastic models of popular characters. Explaining his company’s decision to purchase the new ROLAND press, company President Mr Kijoshi Ono said: “The printing press is our core production tool. It must be multi-functional and reliable enough to bring our ideas to life. We have

maintained a trustworthy relationship with Manroland for over three decades.”

Ono Bijutsu’s first ROLAND machine, the RZK3B was purchased in December 1979.

Its second, The ROLAND RVK was acquired in 1989 and a third, a ROLAND 606D, arrived in 1997, to be followed 10 years later by a ROLAND 706 and RZK3B. Mr Ono added: “ROLAND presses deliver what we need. They have never let us down, in all these years.”

Mr Sascha Bansemer, CEO of Manroland Japan said: “We appreciate Ono Bijutsu’s

Mr. Kiyoshi Ono (R), President of Ono Bijutsu Insatsujo, and Ms. Keiko Ono (L), board member of the company

deep trust in ROLAND. WE, the Manroland team, will fully support Ono Bijutsu Instatsujo to bring to life their creative ideas and satisfy their demand for reliability.”

“India Packaging Excellence Awards”

Packaging Industry Association of India (PIAI) has invited nominations for “India Packaging Excellence Awards” for exceptional achievements in Packaging Sector by entrepreneurs and companies involved in packaging industrial sectors – Metal, Paper, Plastic, Glass, Label, Re-Packaging, Supply Chain Solution and other allied industries as well as companies involved in different sectors but having its packaging divisions or units related to Beverages, Food Processing Industry, Household, Electronics, Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Health & Beauty Care category etc. This initiative will be a motivation and encouragement for other entrepreneurs to succeed in the competitive era as well as give recognition to companies and individuals to project themselves at National and International levels and also motivation and encouragement to others.

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Awards Categories are: • Best Packaging Company of the year • Best Medium Packaging Company of the year • Best Small Packaging Company of the year • Innovation and Invention in Packaging Industry

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Emerging Company in Packaging Industry Best Technology for packaging industry Outstanding Contribution to the Packaging Industry Outstanding Research for Packaging Industry Outstanding Marketing Strategy for Packaging Products Outstanding Packaging Company in Contract Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year Outstanding Branding Strategy for Packaging Products Outstanding achievement in Export Business Invention of the product for import substitution Outstanding Packaging Company for Sustainable growth Employment Generation by reducing manual work

Companies involved in Packaging and Allied Industrial Sectors can apply by obtaining the application form. Request for the same can be send on or before 10th August 2014. The last date for submission of Nomination Forms is 29th August 2014.

Dates set for interpack 2017 interpack 2014, which took place in May, was marked by a buoyant mood among the roughly 2,700 exhibitors and about 175,000 visitors in the 19 halls of the fully booked-up Düsseldorf exhibition centre. And now the dates for its sequel have been set. Held every three years, the world’s premier event for the packaging sector and related processing industries will be back on the Düsseldorf trade fair calendar from 4 to 10 May 2017.

Companies wishing to exhibit at interpack 2017 can register as of autumn 2015. The official closing date for registrations is in spring 2016. Messe Düsseldorf will announce the precise dates in due course.

The event “components for processing and packaging” introduced at interpack 2014 will be continued with a revised concept and in a central position within interpack 2017. Also planned is a repeat of the Innovationparc Packaging on the subject of SAVE FOOD.

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Web Offset has many advantages: Package printing for the Food industry Since even the slightest migration of inks can turn into a major disaster, package printers have to satisfy the high expectations of food producers. The VSOP variable web printing press from Muller Martini lets printers meet these demands.

“For all of our packaging materials, we require our printers to use only state-ofthe-art printing methods that are designed for food contact applications,” says Dr. Stéphane Papilloud, Packaging Group Manager, Quality & Safety Department, Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. That means that there cannot be any harmful effects on human health or any unacceptable changes to the organoleptic characteristics of the product (detrimental effects on smell, taste, color or appearance), and that everything must comply fully with all relevant statutory regulations of the country in which the products are sold.

The producers of packaging materials have to demonstrate their compliance with Nestlé’s requirements – both physical, such as artwork, and chemical, such as migration values, as well as sensory harmlessness of the printed packaging materials. “That’s why Nestlé only considers suppliers that can meet our commercial and technical requirements in a sustainable way,” Papilloud says. “Suppliers of packaging materials are called to account if our requirements are not satisfied.”

In-House Standards In addition to the legal requirements imposed, for example, by the European Union, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the Chinese government, Nestlé sets its own, stricter standards for food packaging, for instance for the printing of the inside and outside of packaging and

for UV inkjet printing and residual solvents.

“We always keep our suppliers updated about those requirements,” Papilloud says.

The expert from the global corporation is impressed by electron beam inks. “It’s a good technology that does not require photo-initiators, so that there cannot be any resulting migration. However, the principles of low migration potential and low odor must also apply to the rest of the printing ink formulation such as acrylates resins, oligomers and additives.”

Environmental Goods Since the costs of compliance with extensive environmental requirements (exhaust air treatment and explosion prevention) do not apply due to the use of UV or electron beam printing inks, the environmental factor is one of the three major advantages that the web offset printing method offers for food packaging, explains Bernd Sauter, Managing Director of Muller Martini Printing Presses GmbH, Germany. “There are neither residual inks nor residual solvents, and neither are explosion-proof storage for inks and solvents nor a wash-up system for machine parts, cylinders and inking rollers required. That leads in total to far lower insurance costs for a production site.”

Growing Range of Substrates According to the printing press expert from Muller Martini, there is another important benefit of web offset: the growing range of printable substrates. “Until a few years ago, certain substrates such as polyethylene could not be processed or required special knowledge of the complex printing process.

Today, advances in technology enable the stable and reliable printing of such substrates using web offset.”

Dr. Stéphane Papilloud: “Nestlé only considers suppliers that can meet our commercial and technical requirements in a sustainable way.”

Whether it be the thermoplastic synthetic material polyethylene, polylactic acid (PLA) consisting of corn starch, or stretch sleeves, which are increasingly widespread thanks to the new web tension regulation on the VSOP variable web printing press, good cooperation between Muller Martini and suppliers is contributing considerably to new substrates establishing themselves increasingly quickly, Sauter explains. Another example is LPDE (low density polyethylene), used by another of Muller Martini’s European customers for printing. The LPDE foil feels softer and thicker, has lower density than a traditional foil made from HDPE (high density polyethylene) and barely rustles. Thanks to these specific qualities, it is ideally suited to the packaging of frozen foods.

Lower printing plate costs, diverse substrate options and a reduced environmental impact – the variable size VSOP web offset printing press from Muller Martini has become a real alternative in package printing.

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Vinsak presents LIO350 and LFD350 VINSAK LIO350 is an Intermittent Offset Shaftless Press which is unique format semirotary and full rotary Offset Press. VINSAK LIO integrates the new generation cold foil of stamping unit. With micrometric adjustment and quick set up times this offers to the printer the maximum precision as well as best stamping quality.

The press offers Offset combined with multiple in-line processing/finishing such as cold foil stamping, flexography, silk screen.

Using the high production speed and maximum printing width of 650mm, the LIO is able to print in-line, and offers both web handling systems for infinite repeats: semirotary system for short and medium runs and full rotary system for long runs.

The semi-rotary system allows users to change repeats fully automatic from the machineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touch screen panel. There is no need to change format cylinder or tools, which is critical for short runs in order to keep job costs to a minimum.

The full rotary system, with speeds up to 70 meters per minute, brings maximum profitability on long runs, with top quality Offset.

The servo-driven LIO is fully controlled and motorised from the main control desk. The complete, integrated system is equipped with register control, automatic inking system and video inspection. Printers using the LIO can ensure obtain consistent results through production length as well as repeat orders.

It keeps printed jobs in memory and enables pre-setting the press, thus resulting in short set ups and low waste. It can also automatically manage colour.

The latest servo technology and the modular concept of LIO brings absolute flexibility and combination of many printing processes, finishing and processing in-line (offset,

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flexography, silk screen, cold foil stamping), and gives the printer a high value added product.

VINSAK LIO integrates the new latest generation silk screen unit, which is ideal for printing the finest lines, solid areas and raised images giving to the printer the possibility to show on the same Label the finest design details and with intense colours unique to the press.

VINSAK LIO also integrates the new generation cold foil of stamping unit with micrometric adjustment. The printer is especially suitable for demanding markets such as: Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical, Wine & Spirits Industry, Security Labels, Food Industry, Automobile and Electronics Industry.

The machine comprises 5 colour printing stations, max web width of 350 mm (max printing width of 340 mm) and supports substrate thickness range from 60-350 gsm.

Depending on the size and substrate, the machine can print at speed up to 70 m/ min. The optional attachments include: Flexographic Unit, Silk Screen, Hot Foil Stamping, Cold Foil Stamping, Printing on Reverse and Adhesive Sides, UV Lamination, Variable Data by Inkjet and Corona Treatment.

VINSAK LFD350 Flatbed Die Cutter Vinsak LFD350 is a Flatbed Die Cutter facilitating high speed and quality label production. With countrywide VINSAK support, the state-of-the-art equipment provides low setup cost and at the same time exceptional return on investment.

The main control unit of LFD 350 ensures accurate feeding and easy operation.

Two lateral registration sensors and one longitudinal registration sensor ensures high diecutting accuracy. The machine uses automatically cycling oil-supply system to ensure stable pressure and service life of the machine. Photoelectric eyes guides in die cutting and hot stamping process.

The high precision web path is controlled by servo motor. The machine can do film laminating, hot stamping, die cutting, punching, wasteoff (or slitting) at one time.

It is auxiliary offline equipment for the flexo press, web screen press and intermittent rotary press.

With a web width of 350mm, it supports max.

Diecutting size of 340x340mm and speed up to 180 times/min.

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Seikodo installs first nyloflex APP in Japan In April 1959, the tradeshop Seikodo Company Ltd. was officially founded in Chuo City, a region in the East of Tokyo. However, the Japanese company has been producing stamps long before that time. In those days, stamps were engraved in laborious handwork by skilful specialists. Only after investing in a laser engraving system, the production could switch to rubber printing plates. Cast-molding for rubber material was implemented in 1970, and in 1980 they started with processing liquid-polymer and solid plates. In October 1984, Seikodo installed the first flexo CTP system in Japan, and in February 1985, the era of digital flexo prepress began for the company.

Since then the company has grown constantly. Over time, production sites were founded, and in the year 2006, the headquarters were moved to the Chuo-ku district in Tokyo. There, and at the three additional sites in Chiba, Maebashi, and Oyama, about 100 employees serve clients not only in Japan, but also in China, Korea

and Taiwan. More than 80% of the customers are in the corrugated business, many of them in the preprint area. An additional 15% are supplied with ITR technology or plates which are already mounted on sleeves, and the remaining percentage of printing plates is sold to customers in the solid segment, particularly for printing beverage packaging, labels, etc.

At the end of 2013, Seikodo decided to acquire a nyloflex® Automated Plate Processor (APP) of the latest generation.

The nyloflex APP is a fully automated processing line with premium equipment with outstanding productivity and consistency, and includes a washer, dryer and light finisher. The high performance processing line has a capacity of up to 110 printing plates/295 m² per day. Across all tested plates, the nyloflex® APP shows a significant reduction of the processing time of more than 35% compared with stand alone devices. The productivity can be increased by 25%, thus reducing labour costs.

Munetaka Mukasa, Flint Group Business Manager in Japan, Osamu Kaneko, Factory Manager Seikodo, and Kenji Shimazaki, President and CEO Seikodo (from left to right) are pleased with the successful start-up of the new nyloflex® APP

“Especially because of its efficiency and high level of standardisation, we decided for the nyloflex® APP,” states Kenji Shimazaki, President and CEO of Seikodo. “Flint Group offers printing plates of excellent quality and is on an outstanding technological level.

That’s why we want to further intensify the good cooperation between our businesses.”

Cosmetics Packaging Market to 2018 The increasing demand for flexible packaging has now reached the cosmetics market.

Plastic, glass, aluminium, paperboard and metals are being used to protect and promote personal care products. Companies are looking at the flexible packaging possibilities in bottles, cans, cases, pouches, tubes, bags and jars to find the best combination between technology and consumer preference.

How big is this trend and how does it interact within such a fragmented market? This new global report analyses the cosmetics packaging market landscape and growth prospects, covering: • Global market data to 2018 and five forces analysis: billions of units sold in APAC, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East and Africa regions.

• Market values by type of material: flexible, rigid plastic, paperboard, glass, metal and other types of cosmetics packaging.

• Consumer analysis: including trends, drivers and challenges affecting the market.

• Company profile and SWOT analysis for: Albéa Group, Amcor, Bemis and

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HCP Packaging.

Other companies contained: Aptargroup, Cosmopak USA, Fusion Packaging Solutions, Gerresheimer Group, Graham Packaging,

LIBO Cosmetics, M&H Plastics, MeadWestvaco, Promens, Quadpack, Rieke, RPC, SABIC, SCA Packaging, Silgan, Sonoco Products, UFLEX and World Wide Packaging.

‘Enrich Your Attitude’ Management Seminar at Sivakasi Sivakasi Master Printers’ Association (SMPA) organised a day long management seminar ‘Enrich Your Attitude’ at SMPA Hall in Sivakasi on 18 July 2014. The seminar coincided with the Sivakasi Printex 2014 taking place at the Fireworks hub Sivakasi. The seminar was divided into four sessions addressing different topics on today’s print industry.

The speakers at the seminar included eminent personalities like, Rajendra Kumar Anayath, Rampraveen Swaminathan and C N Ashok (Autoprint) etc.

Sivakasi Printex 2014 took place from 18 July to 20 July 2014.

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HP enables large-format graphics customers to break application boundaries HP Latex 300 Printer series and HP Designjet production printers help customers grow their businesses.

HP has announced the new HP Latex 300 Printer series, helping sign shops, quick printers and small to medium printing companies easily expand largeformat printing capabilities, offer new application areas and build a healthier production environment.

Small and medium printing companies have long used traditional eco-solvent ink devices for outdoor print jobs, which lengthen turnaround times and limit application versatility. Powered by thirdgeneration, water-based HP Latex ink technology, the HP Latex 300 Printer series helps low-volume customers efficiently handle more outdoor and indoor applications with improved durability and image quality.

Offering a complete portfolio for the lowvolume market, the new HP Latex 300 Printer series features a range of price points, sizes and production levels to serve customers from small sign shops to higher-volume printing companies.

Key Notes : > New HP Latex 300 Printer series to enable small to medium printing companies meet challenges. > Introduces industry’s fastest 60-inch large-format dye-ink and pigment-ink production printers, HP Designjet D5800 and Z6800. > The 64-inch HP Latex 330 Printer combines application versatility with affordability.

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“Small to medium printing companies face the challenge of simultaneously addressing more applications to reach more customers while reducing costs and fitting in smaller spaces,” said Puneet Chadha, director, market development, Graphics Solutions Business, HP Asia Pacific and Japan.

“Backed by proven HP Latex Technology, the new HP Latex 300 Printer series addresses these needs with durable quality and easy operation, helping customers break application boundaries and establish a competitive advantage.”

Also for small to medium printing companies, HP is introducing the industry’s fastest 60-inch large-format dye-ink and pigment-ink production printers, the HP Designjet D5800 Production Printer and HP Designjet Z6800 Photo Production Printer.

New series accelerates transition from solvent to HP Latex HP Latex Printing Technology has established a new large-format product category with more than 19,000 units installed worldwide since its introduction in 2008. Offering a complete portfolio for the low-volume market, the new HP Latex 300 Printer series features a range of price points, sizes and production levels to serve customers from small sign shops to highervolume printing companies.

Helping customers transition more pages from solvent devices, HP 831 Latex Inks, offer scratch resistance comparable to hard solvent inks on PVC banners and vinyls, while the HP Latex Optimizer enables high quality at high speeds. Third-generation HP Latex inks also contribute to a healthier work environment with odorless prints that also come out completely dry, ready to finish and deliver.

• Designed for easy operation in small spaces, the entry-level, 54-inch HP Latex 310 Printer offers the benefits of HP Latex in a compact model with front-media loading to maximize the production area. Optimized for the HP Latex 310 and 330 Printers, the easy-to-use SAi FlexiPRINT HP Basic Edition Raster Image Processor (RIP) software is bundled with these printers.

• The 64-inch HP Latex 330 Printer combines application versatility with affordability, handling larger, heavier rolls and printing up to 538 ft2/hr (50 m2/hr).

• The higher-volume, 64-inch HP Latex 360 Printer prints up to 978 ft2/hr (91 m2/hr) and increases

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application versatility with an ink collector for porous textiles. The printer also features automatic front-to-back registration for printing double-sided banners.

“As a long-time solvent user, we recently began exploring HP Latex Technology to replace our outdated solvent device,” said George Beitner, owner and founder, All Star Signs. “Since installing the HP Latex 360 Printer, not only are we able to print three times faster than with our solvent device, we also decreased project turnaround time from one to two days to 24 hours. This difference alone has dramatically impacted how we do business.”

New large-format media options for HP Latex inks will be available worldwide through licensing partner Brand Management Group (BMG). These include Type II certified HP PVC-free Durable Suede Wall Paper, an improved version of HP HDPE Reinforced Banner and three new photographic based materials.

Simplifying the design process, the upgraded HP WallArt 2.5 solution provides an easy-touse, cloud-based web service for design, collaboration and production of custom wall décor projects, such as wallcoverings, canvas prints, posters and wall decals. HP WallArt is free for new and existing HP Latex Printing Technology customers and is now available for download on Google Play for Android devices as well as the Apple App Store.

house maintenance such as automatic print head cleaning and convenient access to service and support.

The new HP Designjet Z6800 Photo Production Printer will increase productivity with print speeds of up to 50 percent faster than previous HP devices. Additionally, the printer is uniquely designed to deliver highvalue indoor applications and gallery-quality prints, with durable output that last up to 200 years.

The HP Designjet Z6800 Photo Production Printer produces top-quality prints at high speeds with advanced colour management

features, including an embedded spectrophotometer, as well as HP Chromatic Red Ink for a wider colour gamut and uniform gloss.

“We collaborate with a large network of professional photographers who demand top quality at high volumes, making image quality and productivity critical to what we look for in a printer,” said Oscar G. Farell, marketing director, AP Photo Industries. “The speed and reliability of the new HP Designjet Z6800 Printer not only meets and exceeds our core needs, it has allowed us to transition jobs from three separate devices to the new printer, without compromising image quality.”

New Designjet printers built for high-speed and unrivaled image quality Providing easy integration into existing low-cost printing environments, the new HP Designjet D5800 Production Printer allows copy shops and printing companies to produce high-quality prints such as backlit graphics, point-of-sale displays, roll-up banners and indoor signage with the same ink they rely on their existing HP Designjet 5500 Printer.

With print speeds of up to 128 m2/hr in fast mode and 24 m2/hr in production mode for polypropylene, the printer delivers improved productivity. Its robust, durable design is built to handle the most demanding printing environments while still providing easy in-

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The world’s most famous paintings under one roof

In an old warehouse in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), the 200 greatest paintings of the Western world are brought together, for the first time ever. Not the real things of course, but high-quality reproductions, all printed with state-of-the-art inkjet technology from Agfa Graphics.

organizer Mart Walda. “The purpose of the exhibition is to make it possible for everyone to experience art. It had to be entertaining so please expect to see beamers, touchscreens and interactivity with apps for smartphones.

And YES...anyone who wants to touch can do so.”

No more need to travel to Madrid for Picasso’s Guernica or to Oslo for Munch’s The Scream. For the interactive exposition 200 Greatest Paintings, art connoisseurs and laymen compiled a list of the two hundred most coveted, valuable and famous artworks in the world. This list includes works from eighty different museums, made by more than hundred artists.

When it came to the reproduction of the master pieces, Agfa Graphics and its partner TVE in Sint Oedenrode (NL) stepped in and reproduced the works of art with Agfa Graphics’ wide-format inkjet printers on a variety of substrates ranging from carton over canvas to wood, dibond, and glass. Another partner, Mediacenter Rotterdam (NL), printed the catalogue and flyers for the exhibition using Agfa Graphics’ chemistry-free Azura TU printing plates and Sublima screening technology.

“It goes without saying that the works displayed are not the originals,” said

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The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world’s leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa Healthcare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,865 million euros in 2013.

Agfa Graphics enjoys a prominent position in the new segments of industrial inkjet. It offers a wide range of inkjet presses and a complete assortment of high-quality inks.

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EFI and KMI tie up to answer Indian wide format market KMI Business Technologies has tied up with EFI for their newly launched wide format laser machine. EFI recently had the worldwide launch of its latest H1625 LED at the US sign and display show ISA. Under the tie-up, KMI will represent EFI wide format solution in India.

The EFI H1625 LED is a mid-level production printer designed to maximize image quality with four colour plus white and grayscale print capability, and uptime with simple, automated operational and maintenance features. And with LED technology, customers will profit from lower running costs and the ability to print on high-value, specialty rigid and flexible substrates.

Key features include: • • •

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Standard four colors (CMYK) plus two white channels.

Up to eight levels of variable drop grayscale.

White ink and multilayer print capability to extend users’ premium margin offering.

Optimized for use with the EFI Fiery XF RIP. Bidirectional communication capability

between the Fiery XF RIP and EFI Wide Format printer allows back communication of audit information on every print job.

The H1625 can over- and under-print with white ink. The H1625 LED is a 1.6m UVcurable engine and the first in its entry-level Wide Format line – formerly Rastek – to sport LED curing.

In its standard configuration, H1625 LED is a hybrid machine, printing on both roll-fed and rigid materials up to 5cm thick in four colours plus two white channels. At top speed, without white, it can output at 42.3sq m/hr, and onto a range of substrates – including heat-sensitive and ‘high-value’ media thanks to its LED curing unit. A vacuum drive belt system with variable control supports the media during production.

H1625 LED Wide Format Inkjet Printer

credentials with LED curing consuming less energy than mercury arc lamps, or latex.

SeizeH1625 theLEDopp Reap the rew

“Given the results that LED has had in the market so far, bringing this green technology to the EFI Wide Format product line is an important next step in helping Wide Format Inkjet Printer print businesses generate new, profitable opportunities,” comments Scott Schinlever,

senior vice-president and general manager forExpand ink-jet solutions your at offEFI. ering, your customer

high-margin, wide-format printing.

EFI H1625 Specifications •

Printing in single pass using eight-level, variable-drop greyscale heads, the H1625 should appeal to printers desirous of adopting the functionality associated with the EFI badge, and at the same time answer smaller scale markets than those of VUTEk. The machine feature magnificent green

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Handles flexible and rigid substrates up to 65 inches (165 cm) wide and 1.8 inches (4.572 cm) thick.

Image width up to 64 inches (162.56 cm) with full bleed printing.

Print speeds up to 455 sqft/hr (42.27 sqm/hr).

Resolutions up to 1200 x 600 dpi.

Seize the high-definition imaging opportunity • Print 4 color plus white on an extended range of flexible and rigid substrates.

• Increase customer satisfaction with nearphotographic images, saturated colors and smooth gradations with true 8-level, variable-drop grayscale print capability.

• Offer premium-margin applications with industry-leading white ink and single-pass, multilayer printing for greater profit opportunity.

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New dimensions of wide format printing by Monotech Monotech Systems, manufacturer and supplier of products and solution for printing, packaging and publishing industry is all set to present the new dimensions in large format printing with its own branded products Pixeljet Eco Solvent, Pixeljet Konica Head and Pixeljet Xaar Proton head printers in Media Expo New Delhi starting from August 1, 2014.

The Pixeljet wide format printers offered

by Monotech Systems are acknowledged for high speed and quality printing. The range of Pixeljet large format printers are suitable for small as well as high

scale business purposes and can be used for printing color as well as black & white line drawings, outdoor advertising, signage, maps, presentations, etc. Further, these are available in different models and specifications to suit the diverse requirements of clients.

The company will have a bigger presence with an array of products, in wide format Pixeljet 3300H with Konica printhead, Pixeljet 3300H with Xaar Proton printhead, pixeljet Eco Solvent printer, Pixeljet UV Flatbed and in digital newly launched Konica Minolta C1060 high speed digital prodcution system to address digital customers as well.

The Pixeljet printers are controlled by high speed servo drives for consistent long prints and offer negative or positive ink flow system.

FPGA high speed raster control system with encoder ensures

good printing speed and high precision printing. The printers are also equipped with highly efficient hot air drying system and are upgradable to higher models in their category.

Visitors can experience the live performance of these printers. Company will also display the variety of printed samples from its principles Matan, and Oce Arizona. Also, the stunning samples of Scodix Digital Enhancement and Special Laminating Film from Derprosa will be available to experience.

Experts from Monotech Systems will be available on stand #80 in Hall 11 to discuss more about the features and benefits of the products.

Events Calendar Print Technology

Eurasia Packaging Fair 2014

Labelexpo India 2014

Date: 14 AUG-14 to 17 AUG-14 Venue: Putra World Trade Center Kulala Lumpur Malaysia

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

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

Sivakasi Printex 2014

Gallus Innovation Days

Date: 18 JUL-14 to 20 JUL-14 Venue: Sivakasi Master Printersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association Sivakasi, Tamilnadu

Date: 23 SEP-14 to 28 SEP-14

Print China 2015

KIPES 2014 Date: 27 AUG-14 to 30 AUG-14 Venue: Kintex, Goyang South Korea

WAN-IFRA India 2014

Venue: St. Gallen, Switzerland

Graph Expo 2014 Date: 28 SEP-14 to 01 OCT-14 Venue: McCormick Place, Chicago, USA

Date: 11 OCT-14 to 11 OCT-14 Venue: JW Marriott Bangalore

Screen Print India 2014

FlexoGurukul

Date: 18 SEP-14 to 21 SEP-14 Venue: The International Centre Goa Goa

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

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

IndusPRINT South Asia

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

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

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David likes money.

He was one of the first printers to ditch film when CTP came along, and he made money by getting ahead of his competitors.

Now David is doing it again.

He saw that Kodak Sonora XP Process Free Plates have the run lengths, imaging speed, and print capability of processed plates, letting him deliver the high-quality print his customers expect . . . without the waste and hassle of

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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.

Process Free KODAK SONORA XP Plates completely eliminate processing equipment and chemistry

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