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

FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK..............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Komori with its “Open New Pages” theme has a successful drupa..................................................................................................................................8 The stage for ‘2016 PWI Awards’ is set ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Subam Printers installs a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74 ...................................................................................................................... 14 Digital versus traditional packaging print............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 CRON: Optimising efficiency and profitability in conventional Offset printing...................................................................................................... 21 drupa 2016 most successful yet for Enfocus ....................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Heidelberg Management Board Chairman Dr. Gerold Linzbach won’t renew his contract ............................................................................... 22 “Our Participation at drupa Left a Convincing Impression” ........................................................................................................................................... 23 - CEO Bruno Müller........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Enfocus and Muller Martini team up to enhance book production............................................................................................................................ 24 SHARP rolls out next generation CR4 series MFPs............................................................................................................................................................. 24 Kevin Beatty of dmg media elected Second Vice President of WAN-IFRA................................................................................................................. 25 Goss secures double Goss Sunday order from Metrocolor at drupa........................................................................................................................... 25 Pudhari Publications chooses Q.I.Press Controls for automation................................................................................................................................. 26 IntegraColor the first to benefit from QIPC-Perretta partnership................................................................................................................................. 27 Quadtech Systems: Lynchpin of APPL’s growth plans....................................................................................................................................................... 28 Toppan Forms is the biggest KODAK PROSPER customer .............................................................................................................................................. 29 Konica Minolta showcased Bizhub PRESS C71hc and MGI samples at Photo Today Expo 2016....................................................................... 29 Xerox accelerates focus on Photo-printing with Versant 80 and C70......................................................................................................................... 30 ABG gears up to showcase ground breaking technology at Labelexpo Americas ............................................................................................... 31 FlexoFriday at drupa 2016 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Parksons Packaging: Orders two Heidelberg presses on the spot at drupa ............................................................................................................ 32 LEIBINGER puts numbering machine innovations on show at drupa......................................................................................................................... 33 Value creation and innovation.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Design Meets Technology .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 EFI releases Packaging Suite 4.0................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38 GEW with air-cooled LED UV technology at Labelexpo .................................................................................................................................................. 39 Weldon Celloplast and Alphasonics partner........................................................................................................................................................................ 39 For Asahi, drupa 2016 was ‘Worth Waiting For!’.................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Huhtamaki expands Indian operations.................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 Inci.Flex first to invest in Esko’s CDI Crystal 5080 XPS....................................................................................................................................................... 41 Flint Group opens new Global Colour Centre for Packaging Inks in Poland............................................................................................................ 42 H.B. Fuller Company agrees to acquire Cyberbond........................................................................................................................................................... 42 Visitors kept pouring at PackPlus 2016.................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Cosmo Films reports 2.7% growth through quarterly results........................................................................................................................................ 43 Ricoh partners with EFI VUTEk in flatbed printing solutions range............................................................................................................................. 44 Epson to acquire Textile Printer manufacturer Robustelli............................................................................................................................................... 45 HP to showcase new business growth opportunities at photokina 2016................................................................................................................. 45 Large format 3D Printing solutions by Arrow Digital and Massivit ............................................................................................................................. 46 Memjet and HP agree to settlement of patent dispute................................................................................................................................................... 46

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

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, Catching up on the trends, as were obviously highlighted by drupa 2016, packaging printing is the next potential area for digital printing. Of packaging’s four broad sectors – labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons and corrugated – only label has so far reaped noteworthy benefits of digital printing. “Just how much digital print technologies will impact production depends on how quickly digital printing presses for the industrial production of packaging are developed,” believes Hubert Marte, Forum WellpappeÖsterreich (Austrian Corrugated Cardboard Forum). Packaging is playing an increasingly important role in acquiring consumers “at the shelf”. Packaging is certainly one of the last media channels that still attracts consumer attention. But to achieve this, products must stand out on the shelf; and brand owners are responding with ever-faster product cycles and more relevant packaging, which also contributes to smaller lot sizes, shorter production cycle times and more demand for digital printing technologies. Michael Seidl, in his article explores various aspects of packaging printing vis-a-vis digital printing technology. The author is the publisher and editor-in-chief of various specialist publications in Central and Eastern Europe and a co-founder of the IMA – International Media Alliance. drupa 2016 had a powerful show. The exhibitors are enthusiastic about the outcome. Many exhibitors have reported sales far exceeding their targets. The response received from visitors has been inspiring. The industry is promising growth. Komori exhibited under the theme ‘open new pages’ with a subtheme ‘connected print’. The company received large number of orders from across the world. Its strategic business partnership with Landa was the show highlight. Enfocus has the most successful drupa and attributes the success to its collaboration with users and partners with a customer-centric approach. Bruno Müller, the CEO of Muller Martini, was particularly delighted by all the positive customer feedback with regard to their booth’s concept. “The way we explained our core topic of Finishing 4.0 in a clear and impressive manner surprised many visitors,” he says in the interview where he looks back at the company’s successful participation at drupa. CRON created a new focus within its business at drupa to develop products that optimise efficiency and profitably throughout conventional offset printing applications. Back home, Om Color Creations of Dehradun has added two new CRON CtP devices to its capacity. Also on installation front, Parksons packaging ordered two Heidelberg presses on the spot at drupa. The latest generation Speedmaster CX 102 presses’ order also represents the biggest order for Heidelberg India at any drupa. The new packaging ERP platform of EFI, the Packaging Suite 4.0 was shown for the first time at drupa 2016.

Key installations include: Ten QIPC mRC-3D camera installations at Pudhari Publications; equipping of 28 presses with QuadTech Control Systems at Aamoda Publications; and installation of a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74 at Subam Printers.

There has been quite a buzz in the M&A area with a number of business agreements taking place recently. They include between: Enfocus and Muller Martini; Highcon and Eco Concrete (watch this one resulting in creation of an interesting solution); Weldon Celloplast and Alphasonics; Huhtamaki and Valpack; H.B. Fuller and Cyberbond; Ricoh and EFI VUTEk; Epson and Robustelli; and Arrow Digital and Massivit.

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Komori with its “Open New Pages” theme has a successful drupa Many customers came to Komori’s drupa 2016 booth every day and a large number of orders were received from around the world, including Europe, U.S. and Asia.

The business model put forward in the demonstration at this drupa was a printing company presenting a sales promotion idea for a fashion brand. A small number of copies of a catalogue that is colour matched with offset, a poster for a shop, and a premium paper folder were output.

Key Notes : > LITHRONE GX40 – printing with instant curing at 18,000 sph. > Lithrone G37 debuts – saving space, saving energy, and cutting plate costs. > Impremia NS40 was exhibited with the five necessary conditions for digital printing.

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At drupa 2016, Komori exhibited under the theme ‘Open New Pages’, the same as IGAS 2015, and the subtheme ‘Connected Print’. The exhibit machines consisted of four sheetfed offset printing presses (all were H-UV machines and one of these was an H-UV L (LED) machine), including two totally new products.

In addition, the Impremia IS29 sheetfed UV inkjet digital printing system, the Impremia NS40 sheetfed Nanographic Printing system, and the Apressia CT137 cutter were exhibited.

Komori as a press manufacturer could deliver.

These solutions use the latest ICT and connect print manufacturing processes to make them visible, automatic and labour saving. In the Komori stand, three objectives (print visualization, process management and workflow automation) that Komori’s ICT Solutions can realize for print communications organizations were introduced with a demonstration movie.

Demonstrations The Impremia IS29, which began regular sales at this drupa, was applauded by many digital printers for its ability to print on any stock without precoating.

It attracted great interest not only in Europe and the U.S. but also in China. Artron, which is expanding its business in this region, indicated that it would invest in multiple Impremia IS29s.

In addition, the Impremia NS40, equipped with the Nanographic printing system, which was shown in a technical exhibit, surprised many customers, giving them expectations for the future, due to its Offsetlevel quality, speed and distinctive wide colour gamut. drupa 2016 wound up as a tremendous success for Komori, including in sales.

Connected Print with ICT Komori ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Solutions is the general name for solutions to boost printer productivity that only

During the show, three demonstrations a day were run on the exhibit machines based on the idea of next-generation ‘Connected Print’. Total solutions that showed new value and potential by connecting offset and digital, hardware and software were proposed.

The demonstration of the Impremia IS29 digital printing system was impressive and the Impremia NS40 new printing system debuted at this drupa. It drew a lot of visitor attention.

In the demonstration of the H-UV-equipped LITHRONE GX40, the business model of food and garment packaging was presented by printing with instant curing at 18,000 sph. With the PDCSX Spectral Print Density Control-SX and the PDF Comparator System, the power of quick start-up and high quality control that meet the demands of the ever-stricter packaging market was shown.

The state-of-the-art Lithrone GX40RP has no

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perfecting mechanism so no margin is needed on the tail edge of the sheet.

Because of the single-sided gripper configuration, paper costs can be minimized and stable, high-productivity one-pass double-sided printing at 18,000 sph is possible with not only light but also heavy stock.

The demonstration showed the new technologies that enable high productivity, quick start-up and ultimate short makeready.

Komori’s Asynchronous Automatic Plate Changing system with parallel control that directs multiple press functions simultaneously – plate changing, blanket washing and KHS-AI ink settings – contributed to fast job changeover.

The new Lithrone G37 that debuted in Europe at this drupa can print 8-up A4 impositions.

It enables a high-efficiency, low-cost production environment by saving space, saving energy, and cutting plate costs. The exhibition machine was equipped with H-UV L: LED , which has been added to the H-UV lineup. Perfect for a wide range of needs in publishing and commercial printing using either light or heavy stock due to printing with

the instant curing system. In addition, it was equipped with the Full-APC fully automatic plate changer, the PDC-SG print density control system, and the PQA-S SG in-line colour control system. These functions excel on small lots of many different items.

The Lithrone G37 showed work-and-turn printing at the 15,000 sph maximum printing speed in the demonstration. Because of H-UV L (LED), high-productivity short-run operation is possible even with a one-sided press.

A new product – the Lithrone G29 – was unveiled with a completely new design. The exhibition machine was configured with five colours, coater and extended delivery. The high productivity that comes from being equipped with the latest systems was demonstrated by H-UV printing using heavy and light stock.

This press maintains high print quality even at its maximum printing speed. PQA-S V5 has a 4K camera and provides in-line colour control in addition to high-precision inspection.

Quick checking of quality is performed by the PDC-SX Spectral Print Density Control-SX

model and in-line colour control by PQA-S V5 realizes high quality and productivity.

The new Lithrone G29 for printing on both light and heavy stock offers high added value printing thanks to a wide range of unit configurations. It makes possible a flexible production environment due to high quality and agility.

The Impremia IS29 is suitable for a wide range of stocks and sizes and enables printing on the same stocks with offset and inkjet without any precoating or special processing. It is also capable of single-sided or double-sided high quality printing.

The gripper-to-gripper paper transfer device ensures high register accuracy. The UV instant curing system makes possible onepass double-sided printing. The work is sent to postpress right after printing. This enables small lots of many different items and short turnarounds.

The business model put forward in the demonstration at this drupa was a printing company presenting a sales promotion idea for a fashion brand. A small number of copies of a catalogue that is colour matched with offset, a poster for a shop, and a premium paper folder were output. In addition, this demonstration featured colour matching with the Lithrone GX40RP for commercial printing and printing of on-demand personalized packaging for package production.

Komori and Landa became strategic business partners in 2012 and are developing the revolutionary Nanographic Printing System and printing process. At this drupa, the Impremia NS40 was exhibited with the five necessary conditions for digital printing — print quality, printing speed, cost per page, area coverage and the ability to print on any substrate.

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In the first job, about 50 sheets of several different images were printed by variable output. The second job was continuous printing of a poster. These jobs were displayed on the screen. Even with variable output and a job changeover, this only took three minutes at the 6,500 sph maximum printing speed.

K-Supply/Service Corner At the exhibition site, products that contribute to energy saving on existing machines and in the plant, such as DC blowers and a realtime operations monitor (power consumption monitoring device), were shown.

Under the K-Supply brand name, Komori offers a lineup of special consumables, materials and equipment that are standard for Komori-made presses. K-Supply is not just consumables but also printing supplies developed with the Komori Graphic Technology Center (KGC) for high print quality and performance.

All exhibit presses used K-Supply ink.

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product development were introduced in the corner.

KOMORI Ecology Corner ‘Building a mild, bright future where the balance is protected through the coexistence of everything’ is the green concept that Komori promotes. The building of production environments that incorporate this green concept as well as the current state of

Web Offset/Chambon Corner At drupa, Komori showed printing samples from the System G38,an H-UV-equipped web offset press, and comparison samples from an H-UV-equipped sheetfed press using the same image. Panels also introduced the inline presses for packaging manufactured by Komori-Chambon and printing samples.

In the Print Gallery, samples of 3D lenticular and added value printing were displayed.

The currency/security press corner was set up in the print gallery. The anti-counterfeiting technologies, intaglio printing and samples of Komori currency/security presses that are in operation were introduced in panels.

Additionally, the screen-printed printing samples of SeriaCorporation, which is in charge of Komori’s printed electronics and precision devices business, were shown.

The stage for ‘2016 PWI Awards’ is set The stage for the eighth edition of PrintWeek India Awards is set and the search for the best in Indian print is gaining momentum.

The jury at PrintWeek India Awards constitutes print buyers from various industries who will scrutinise print samples from participants who will be pitted against the best in the Indian print industry. The entries will be judged for intricate details, consistency and quality. Shortlisted entries for the awards get a chance of showcasing

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the products for buyers on PrintWeek Studio – an online platform for everything that is print.

The previous edition saw more than 300 entries. The early bird deadline for the 2016 PWI Awards is 2 August and the standard fee deadline is 20 August.

Subam Printers installs a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74 Productivity, performance and Prinect. That sums up the Speedmaster SM 74.

Tiruvannamalai-based Subam Printers expanded its most-coveted portfolio with a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 74, as part of its revenue acceleration strategy. “Quality excellence is an unspoken commitment to the customer. We continue to rely on Heidelberg to help us deliver this promise,” smiles Mr. Palani, Managing Director, the driving force behind the 25-year old print firm.

From a modest beginning as a screen-printing startup in 1991, Subam Printers has grown to a 12,000 square feet print facility today, owing to the relentless efforts of this first-generation printer. His relationship with Heidelberg dates back to 2011, when Subam installed a Speedmaster 74, four-colour offset press at its Guindy subsidiary in Chennai.

“The latest generation print buyers are sticklers for quality output, as well as timely and reliable delivery. The SM 74 will help drive better user experience for our growing client base. It is our key to explore a broader addressable market.” Palani

Key Notes :

A major portion of Subam’s business consists of commercial printing jobs from regular clients.

The print shop is equipped with a state-of-the-art designing division and a complete array of prepress and postpress equipment’s. The latest Speedmaster SM 74 installation is a perfect fit into the print shop’s quality- and performance-conscious modus operandi, which is to “avoid delays and defects, while practicing zero tolerance to negligence.”

Palani states emphatically, “With our new ‘Speedmaster SM 74’ there would be no delays or defects, thanks to automation components like ‘Autoplate’ to facilitate fast and efficient plate changes. This in turn, reduces make-ready and setup times phenomenally compared to other presses. With a Production speed of up to 15,000 sheets per hour,

the press is exactly what we need for our commercial printing setup.”

Ganesh Kumar, Senior Sales Manager, Heidelberg, adds, “Productivity, performance and Prinect. That sums up the Speedmaster SM 74 for you.” The Prinect Easy Control colour measuring system of the Speedmaster SM 74’ helps in bringing down paper waste levels, while a speed-compensated Alcolor dampening system produces brilliant print results.

A highly-automated feeder with central suction tape helps the Speedmaster SM 74 handle a wide array of printing substrates, from thin paper to board, ranging in thickness from 0.03 mm (0.0012 inches) to 0.6 mm (0.024 inches).

“The latest generation print buyers are sticklers for quality output, as well as timely and reliable delivery.

The SM 74 will help drive better user experience for our growing client base. It is our key to explore a broader addressable market,” Palani says.

The installation is also a reflection of the inroads Heidelberg is making into Tier-2 cities. Rajendra Prasad, Manager - Marketing & Communications, comments, “The Indian print industry has the next wave of growth from Tier-2 cities. We are glad that our continued emphasis on Tier-2 markets is starting to pay off. The Subam installation shows that we have moved from market creation into the adoption phase.

While we focus on innovation in core technologies, Heidelberg will continue to keep the customer at the center of everything we do.”

> Tiruvannamalai’s Subam Printers expands portfolio at Guindy subsidiary in Chennai. > Speedmaster SM 74 – no delays or defects and fast efficient plate changes enabled by ‘Autoplate’. > The latest Tiruvannamalai installation also marks the inroads Heidelberg is making into Tier-2 cities.

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Digital versus traditional packaging print Of packaging’s four sectors – labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons and corrugated – the label market was the first to recognise the benefits of digital printing. The other markets are now following the same trends, but not at the same speed or via the same route.

Whereas digital printing has succeeded in establishing its value in the traditional areas of the print media industry, adoption has been a bit slower in the packaging industry with the exception of the label printing market, which began adopting digital print technologies relatively early.

It will become increasingly important that packaging is more environmentally friendly, recyclable, printed in high quality and intelligent, integrated into the Internet of Things with features like QR codes, more customization and more.”

Key Notes : > Packaging is playing an increasingly important role in winning over consumers at the shelf. > Consumers demand greater choice, and brands must work to differentiate themselves. > The next digital wave is already on the horizon: flexible packaging, folding cartons and corrugated to riding the tide.

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This is due to multiple factors: there were no relevant digital systems available; the requirements of the packaging industry are completely different from those in the traditional printing industry; and the players in the slightly conservative packaging industry have taken a little more time to adopt a digital future than their commercial printing counterparts. But the tide is beginning to turn. A growing numbers of producers and customers are recognising the benefits of digital packaging print and implementing the technology. Without a doubt, one of the “breakthrough moments” was the now legendary Coca-Cola Share-a-Coke campaign. Just a few months following Coke’s innovative approach to placing names on coke cans, for example, Ferrero followed suit with variable Nutella labels.

The market is growing According to the latest forecasts, the volume of the worldwide print market is set to grow to 420 billion euros by 2020 from a current level of around 407 billion – following the significant sharp decline in the years between 2008 and 2010 from 438 billion euros to 407 billion euros. Within the global print market, packaging print is the only area that will grow significantly, with an increase of 3.3% per year, for a share of the overall market of 141 billion

euros by the year 2020. This includes folding boxes, labels and flexible packaging. In terms of specific printing processes, flexo printing is projected to see 2.6% growth, and digital printing 8%. Today, only 7% of packaging is printed digitally, but that share is projected to grow significantly. For packaging converters, digital printing can be a logical adjunct to analogue printing and simultaneously allow them to develop new applications.

“Just how much digital print technologies will impact production depends on how quickly digital printing presses for the industrial production of packaging are developed. A further – very important – factor is the cost of procurement, maintenance and repair, as well as the cost of the printing inks. In addition, it has not yet been possible to achieve all Pantone colours with digital printing. Printing onto coated papers and the drying that requires also remains a serious challenge.

Once these challenges are resolved, digital packaging printing will impact production significantly, even revolutionise it,” Hubert Marte, Forum WellpappeÖsterreich (Austrian Corrugated Cardboard Forum).

It is also worth mentioning that the report ‘The Future of Package Printing to 2019’ by Vlad Savinov, Smithers Pira, 2014, anticipates an annual growth of 17% for digital printing. This makes it the fastest growing technology within packaging print, projected to reach a volume of 19 billion U.S. dollars by 2019.

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The European view The European packaging market is continuing to expand due to growing population and converters are using all available print technologies. “The key market trends we see are ever more products on the shelves and micro-segmentation to address a variety of consumer demographics,” reports Francois Martin, responsible for worldwide Marketing Graphic Business Solutions at HP. “For many years, HP has enjoyed double-digit growth in the number of pages printed digitally as a result.”

Packaging trends The choice for consumers has become considerably greater and brands are anxious to differentiate themselves from competitors to acquire market share. Packaging is playing an increasingly important role in acquiring consumers “at the shelf” when the final buying decision is made. Packaging increasingly must influence consumers and engage all of their senses. Marte comments, “The growing trend toward smaller packaging units, ever stricter safety regulations for packaging and booming online sales will continue to drive growth in the packaging market over the next few years. For this reason, it will become increasingly important that packaging is more environmentally friendly, recyclable, printed in high quality and intelligent, integrated into the Internet of Things with features like QR codes, more customization and more.”

“The packaging market continues to be marked by integration and consolidation. Overcapacity and resultant price wars are the order of the day. Growth in the entire sector really depends on consumer behaviour. Their buying decisions are often driven by complicated graphical and colour representations at the point of sale. This requires a high level of investment in value added processes by packaging converters in order to create packaging that stands out,” Eduard Fischer, Managing Director, Schwarzach.

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The packaging market – including the related digital printing solutions – can essentially be divided into four sectors: labels, flexible packaging, folding cartons and corrugated.

Each of these areas has its own dynamics and characteristics. The label market was the first to recognise the benefits of digital printing. The other markets are now following suit, but not at the same speed or via the same route. The label market has a 10- to 12-year head start on corrugated in terms of digital printing implementation.

Advantages of digital printing for packaging Today’s media fragmentation means that consumers are continuously bombarded with information and messages that they virtually ignore as a matter of course. Packaging is certainly one of the last media channels that still attracts consumer attention. But to achieve this, products must stand out on

the shelf; and brand owners are responding with ever-faster product cycles and more relevant packaging, which also contributes to smaller lot sizes, shorter production cycle times and more demand for digital printing technologies.

What also drives more interest in digital printing are demographic developments, including increasing numbers of singleperson households with purchasing behaviours that differ from those of larger families, including quantities purchased and shopping budget. In addition, households of the 50-plus generation have unique requirements for packaging. Plus consumers are more sensitive to cost and environmental issues as well as convenience. For packaging producers, this means handling an increasing number of smaller orders. The turnaround times are becoming shorter as a result, and production planning is becoming more complex.

“Digital printing helps companies meet these new challenges and optimise their production as compared to analogue methodologies,” Francois Martin, Marketing Graphic Business Solutions, HP. Stephan Ratt, CEO of the Ratt Pack Group in Austria, agrees. “We currently see growth in minimum order sizes in the non-food sector,” he says. “That means more firms here are

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entering the fray by acquiring digital printing presses.”

corrugated will also be riding this tide.

Flexible packaging The world of digital labels HP has now installed more than 1,000 digital presses in the market, and considers that digital printing has become mainstream.

Xeikon has well over 300 systems installed, and more than 50% of its sales now come from the packaging industry.

Traditional companies such as Heidelberger Druckmaschinen have gone down the digital path via Gallus, and since Labelexpo 2015 are fully on-board with digital with the Gallus DCS 340. This converting system, developed in a joint project by Heidelberg and Fujifilm, is equipped with the latest generation of inkjet printheads and prints at a quality level that was previously only achievable in offset printing. It delivers high-end UV inkjet print quality with a native resolution of 1200 dpi at a speed of 50 metres per minute, with the flexibility and efficiency of digital printing combined with the benefits of flexo printing.

Also unique to this solution, in addition to outstanding print quality, is the integration of inline finishing modules. The Gallus DCS 340 prints digitally from roll to the finished, diecut label; all in one pass. French company Autajon bought and tested the first system, and has now ordered three further systems.

Label printshops increasingly recognise that digital printing can be used as a logical adjunct to the long print runs in flexo or offset printing. Designs can also be changed rapidly. It’s almost as if label design is turning into fashion design. Some wine bottles are becoming style icons as a result. And the next digital wave is already on the horizon: flexible packaging, folding cartons and

The market for flexible packaging is significant and will continue to develop digitally in the coming 5 years, but it is also subject to social change (primarily due to external mobility). People eat and drink on the move (nomadic mobility). Flexible packs are gaining popularity and increasingly replacing fixed packaging. In the food sector in particular, flexible packs are easy to handle, and they fulfil the current trend for less waste and a smaller carbon footprint.

The convenience factor cannot be ignored in this segment, either.

Digital printing provides manufacturers of flexible packaging the opportunity to grow their businesses. The formula is a simple one: high quality packaging, produced digitally, with just-in-time delivery. This is why the technology is currently gaining ground, supported by presses such as the HP Indigo 20000 that issued a clear signal to the packaging market with its launch.

Swiss firm O. Kleiner KG was the first company in the world to install an Indigo 20000 and specialise in the production of flexible packaging using flexo, gravure and more recently, digital printing. “Digital printing is gaining importance in flexible packaging printing,” says CEO Martin Kleiner. “The HP Indigo 20000 introduced a quantum leap in digital production of flexible packaging and opens up many new opportunities for flexible packaging print with its printing width of 736 millimetres.” O. Kleiner KG has leveraged its HP Indigo 20000 to produce small runs as add-ons and to provide new options

for customers in the smaller run sector. A good example of this is closures for small jam jars. Whilst flavours such as strawberry are produced in large runs, other flavours such as raspberry have smaller batch sizes.

These will in future be produced using digital printing. Further applications include test packages or personalised packaging.

Colourful world of folding cartons Digital printing is still relatively new in this market sector within the packaging world, even though there are now several excellent examples of applications here. The folding carton industry tends to use the technology for small and differentiated runs; print runs before or at the end of large, conventional runs are another application. Digital folding carton printing is currently still considered to be in the early adopter stage; in other words, the users who have recognised the trends and developed the first applications.

A good example of this is Peter Sommer from Elanders in Germany who, together with Ritter Sport chocolate, concocted a fascinating project. A special website was set up where consumers were able to order personalised packaging for their Ritter Sport chocolate. This was a venture that really paid off, as customers were willing to pay considerably more for this chocolate.

The project also gained recognition from Mediaware in Ireland who implements packaging projects for Microsoft. There are now a growing number of projects of this nature as brand owners recognise the potential and savy printshops are helping them to realise creative ideas.

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Packaging made from corrugated To date firms processing corrugated have been slow to adopt digital printing technologies, with the exception of those using flatbed systems (HP Scitex, Durst, Mimaki, swissQprint…). However, this is more due to the fact that until now there had not been many systems available on the market that could be used for corrugated.

But this will be changing relatively quickly due to providers such as Bobst or the HP / KBA joint venture, both of which exhibited at drupa 2016.

And the large players in the industry very clearly see the advantages of being able to respond to market requirements more quickly and thus being able to offer a higher level of service. The use of digital technology is also helping to optimise workflows and potentially also re-design production sites – following the principle of using the right technology for the right jobs.

Digital Colossus in pre-print Following barely two years of development, HP and KBA presented the world’s first HP PageWide Web Press T1100S to a group of visitors in Würzburg in November 2015.

This gigantic inkjet rotation with a web width of 2.80 metres and with digital pre-printing of the top layer is opening up new options for the flexible production of corrugated packaging in different sizes and run lengths that were not economically feasible before.

“Finishers and their customers need to develop both customer-appropriate and effective packaging whilst reducing costs,” comments Eric Wiesner, General Manager, PageWide Web Press Division at HP. “With the combined expertise of HP and KBA, we have now launched the world’s most productive roll printing press for corrugated.

The HP PageWide Web Press T1100S allows

finishers in the high-end sector to offer added value by combining pre-print and digital printing in one machine.”

The first customer for the HP T1100S was DS Smith Packaging. The company was interested because in comparison to standard analogue printing technologies, the system offers considerably greater productivity and flexibility, particularly with small and medium sized runs. Thanks to its high productivity of over 30,000 square meters of printed area per hour, the press can be used cost-effectively for large runs as well. The Brits are clearly taking the project very seriously as they have already been experimenting for a year with the T400 system purchased specifically for this purpose.

Another current example in the corrugated card market comes from Bobst. At the last drupa in 2012, CEO Jean-Pascal Bobst announced that his company was developing a digital printing system. The project, shrouded in secrecy, is now in use with beta testers just a little over three years later, specifically at Model in Switzerland and at Schumacher in Germany. This industrial digital solution for printing packaging and displays made from corrugated material uses Kodak’s Stream Inkjet technology and offers not only intense colour reproduction and one of the highest print resolutions available, but also functions with food-compatible printing inks.

The digital sheet press designed for four-colour printing on a wide range of uncoated and coated corrugated permits the personalisation of runs large and small of packaging and displays at high speeds. At an outstanding speed of up to 200 metres a minute, the new press delivers high quality on sheets up to a maximum size of 1.3 x 2.1 metres.

Special applications These days, digital packaging printing is not restricted to just the areas mentioned above. Labels and codes are not covered in this article as that would be far beyond its scope. However, there is a range of special applications that shows just how versatile and creative digital printing can be in practical use. Here are two examples: The German start-up company mymuesli recently installed a Heidelberg Jetmaster

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Dimension at its site in Heidelberg for the customised printing of muesli packaging.

That means you can not only buy your favourite muesli but you can also design your own muesli container yourself with a picture and text. The Jetmaster Dimension was modified for mymuesli’s special requirements and installed in the company’s Heidelberg print shop. It is the first machine of this type that Heidelberg has installed directly in a retail outlet.

The filling machine manufacturer KHS has, together with Xaar, implemented a project where printing is carried out directly onto PET bottles at the Belgian Martens Brouwerij. The digital direct printing system uses Xaar 1002 GS6 print heads and achieves a physical resolution of 360 dpi where text and graphics are printed using low-migration LED inks in 4C plus white. This means that 12,000 bottles an hour can be printed directly. “The system now allows us to change graphics in just minutes rather than weeks,” confirms Phil Johnson at NMP, the KHS subsidiary that developed this system.

“The use of digital technologies gives the packaging industry the ability to participate in the micro marketing trend. The option to add new designs to bottles on the fly is a powerful marketing tool that permits brands to localise and personalise their products in a customer-oriented manner,” Phil Johnson, Managing Director, NMP.

Drupa 2016 Visitors to drupa 2016 saw several solutions that demonstrated the implementation of digital technology in the packaging industry.

One example of this is Benny Landa’s nanotechnology that this time was shown with a complete system for packaging production. It is a fascinating sector that will be stimulated by all of these developments.

And above all… this is a growth market.

Good news for the industry!

About the author Michael Seidl is the publisher and editorin-chief of various specialist publications in Central and Eastern Europe. As a co-founder of the IMA – International Media Alliance – where media from Asia, Australia and Europe combine to form an industry alliance, he has taken an important step toward achieving global influence.

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CRON: Optimising efficiency and profitability in conventional Offset printing Confirming new focus for its business at drupa, CRON highlighted EZcolor digital inking and showcased other solutions.

Following a successful drupa 2016 with strong CTP sales and massive interest in the diversification of its product portfolio, CRON has created a new focus within its business to develop products that optimise efficiency and profitably throughout conventional offset printing applications. “drupa ‘16 signalled a revitalisation of print on many fronts,” says Derek Sizer, CRON Regional Director EMEAR. “Technology was still at the show’s core, but it was the application of diverse technologies and what they can deliver that created the real interest in the halls.”

On the CRON stand, the company’s EZcolor digital inking was a clear winner with customers, sales partners and the media alike. The EZcolor system breathes new life into sheetfed offset, not only reducing waste and enhancing quality but also bringing down the point at which short-runs become profitable.

EZcolor, which can be retrofitted to any offset press, was just one of six new products shown by CRON at drupa, reflecting a conscious step out of CRON’s traditional CTP market and into the broader fields of offset press optimization, plate production and flexo packaging.

“Our strategy to expand our product portfolio was proven the right way to go at drupa,” confirms Sizer. “The industry showed a renewed appetite for improving existing print installations, rather than always chasing totally new solutions, which require significant capital investment. In addition to EZcolor, our new ‘greener’ plate technologies and Flexo CTP, as well as new automation for VLF were also very well received – so well in fact that the 5,000 Flexo CTP brochures we took to drupa weren’t enough! We are now keen to maintain the momentum of offering both incremental and dramatic improvements to traditional print workflows. Our future focus will examine each and every part of conventional print workflows to determine where enhancements, improvements and

efficiencies can be made in order to make our customers more competitive. drupa has confirmed that there’s huge demand and scope for this activity worldwide. People always debate the real focus of drupa shows – packaging drupa, digital drupa, inkjet drupa – but I believe this show was aptly defined by one UK journalist who said that ‘print got its mojo back at drupa ‘16’. We are happy to be part of that process.”

In addition to the ‘usual’ drupa crowd, CRON also greeted a special group to its stand. Led by Chairman Dr. Gerhard Papke, the Parliament Group NRW-China – an organisation that promotes cooperation between the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany and China – were also very welcome guests: “It was an honour to meet Dr. Papke and his group,” Sizer adds,

“drupa is obviously a huge event with a lot of Chinese participation, so we were delighted that he made time to visit CRON. As a truly international company, we’re currently looking to expand our existing European headquarters in Düsseldorf – possibly even with a view to adding manufacturing in the long term – so we had some interesting discussions.”

Om Color Creations adds its 3rd CRON CtP Om Color Creations of Dehradun has increased its plate production capacity by adding two new CRON CtP devices. The new CtPs provided by Nippon Color are bought for its Haridwar and Dehradun facilities.

Already owning a CRON 4632 model, the company has now opted for a 3632 and a 4648 CtP.

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drupa 2016 most successful yet for Enfocus Enfocus’ collaborating with users and partners and customer-centric approach was on full display at drupa 2016. It intensively cooperated with new and existing partners and customers to define how the range of Enfocus technologies can meet their business demands. As a result of these collaborations, drupa 2016 was the most successful yet for Enfocus.

The Enfocus Global Channel Partner network is responsible for sales, integration and service of the entire product range, including the Enfocus Solutions PitStop, Switch and Connect. Because Global Channel Partners are a go-to resource for Enfocus customers, being a partner requires an in-depth understanding of the entire range of Enfocus products and in-depth knowledge of the markets they serve.

At drupa 2016, Enfocus had a unique opportunity to expand its Global Channel Partner network – responsible for sales, integration and service of the entire product range, including the Enfocus Solutions PitStop, Switch and Connect. The company met with potential partners from Latin America, India and the Middle East and finds great growth potential. It plans to train and

qualify these partners to service customers in these regions.

The strength and value of existing Enfocus Channel Partners was also a highlight at this edition. Many of these partners were present at the Enfocus booth, meeting with customers and prospects from their regions.

In addition, drupa also provided the meeting grounds between Enfocus and these partners to share updates, ideas and gather feedback about Enfocus Solutions.

Fabian Prudhomme, Vice President at Enfocus, notes, “Enfocus has the power to transform the operations of businesses all over the globe. But to succeed in our mission, we need to work with the best regional partners. drupa gave us the chance to build on our critical network of partners.

We got to reinforce our relationships with existing Global Channel Partners and expand our network with leaders in growing and new geographic markets. We value the work from this dedicated group of partners and will continue to strengthen this network so Enfocus – and our customers – can grow into the future.”

drupa 2016 also enabled Enfocus to meet directly with their global customer base during face-to-face meetings and user groups. Enfocus showcased their range of solutions during more than 800 live demos to existing customers as well as prospects at the Enfocus booth.

Fabian Prudhomme concludes, “Nothing compares to face-to-face meetings like the ones we had at drupa. It was great to hear directly from customers and Channel Partners about the positive impact our solutions have on how they do business.

Based on their input, I believe Enfocus, our global network of Channel Partners and our customer base are well positioned to expand the power of the Enfocus Community even further.”

In addition to the Enfocus Channel Partners,

Heidelberg Management Board Chairman Dr. Gerold Linzbach won’t renew his contract The chairman of the Management Board of Heidelberg, Dr. Gerold Linzbach (60), has informed the Supervisory Board that, following the successful turnaround, he would not be seeking the extension of his contract and aims at pursuing new professional challenges.

Ensuring an orderly handover of functions, he will continue to serve the company until the scheduled end of his contractual term in August 2017 and, after Heidelberg’s successful restructuring, remains fully committed to promoting the Group’s

strategic advancement together with his team. This allows the Supervisory Board sufficient time to find a suitable replacement.

The Supervisory Board of Heidelberg has expressed its appreciation for Dr. Linzbach’s intensive work and strong dedication in particular in connection with the successful repositioning. Dr. Linzbach has lead Heidelberg into a new direction which is geared towards sustainable profitability and establishes the base for further growth, in particular in the segments Digital, Services and Packaging.

Following the successful repositioning, Dr. Linzbach will dedicate his time to other entrepreneurial targets and start a new career phase of his life.

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“Our Participation at drupa Left a Convincing Impression” - CEO Bruno Müller “There’s major potential for development in customized, variable and high-quality printed matter.

However, it needs to be produced efficiently. We showed how to do that in a clear and understandable manner at drupa.”

Bruno Müller, the CEO of Muller Martini, looks back at the company’s successful participation at drupa. He was particularly delighted by all the positive customer feedback with regard to the booth’s concept: “The way we explained our core topic of Finishing 4.0 in a clear and impressive manner surprised many visitors.”

The eleven eventful days at drupa are now a thing of the past, how do you rate the event from Muller Martini’s perspective?

Bruno Müller: I consider it to be an outright success. We are not only highly satisfied with the number of visitors, we also received lots of positive customer feedback about how we presented our offering, both as regards our machines and our services. The way we explained our core topic of Finishing 4.0 in a clear and impressive manner surprised many visitors.

Does the large number of visitors from the very first day then lead you to conclude that Muller Martini, with its key topic of Finishing 4.0 and the buzz words of consistent automation, integration, variable, customized products, touchless workflow, addressed precisely what the graphic arts industry is interested in?

Bruno Müller: Yes, because I’m convinced that there is major potential for development in customized, variable and high-quality printed matter. However, it needs to be produced efficiently. We showed how to do that with specific, practical applications and demanding live presentations. That left a convincing impression on many visitors to the booth.

How did the customers comment on the integrated solutions and the demos with complex hybrid products?

Bruno Müller: What our visitors liked in particular was the design of the booth - how they were able to enter the topic of Finishing 4.0 in the tower and get a perfect overview

of all our live products from a bird’s eye perspective. I met the most varied people from the graphic arts industry and from various major businesses - publishers as well as printers, representatives of management and machine operators. Many visitors had something of an “Aha!” effect from the way we presented new business models for the future at the fair. That was equally the case for visitors who already have experience in digital printing as well as for conventional printers and finishers who have not yet considered the topic of digital.

Positive responses from visitors are one thing, investment decisions and projects lined up are another.

How satisfied are you with the sales concluded at drupa?

Bruno Müller: The fair was also very successful for us in this regard. As we presented new ideas to our customers with future-driven production processes, various projects are also lined up for the future.

What’s important now is to process these projects rapidly and to hopefully complete many of them.

Three days before the end of drupa, the fair management announced that the next drupa will not be held in 2019 as originally planned, but in 2020 in the usual four-year cycle.

How do you view this decision?

Bruno Müller: It’s the right thing to do in my view. After all, we want to impress at drupa with several machines, but the expense involved is considerable. For this year’s fair, for instance, we moved more than 200 tons of material to Düsseldorf in 27 trucks on 258 pallets and invested three weeks in installing the booth. What’s more, in addition to 30 technicians, we also had more than 100 sales experts and product managers of sales companies from all continents in permanent deployment. In light of these figures, it’s understandable that we prefer the four-year cycle, and we’re now already looking forward to drupa 2020.

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Enfocus and Muller Martini team up to enhance book production streamline their book production workflow.

Müller Martini has developed a Switch Configurator that brings the power of Enfocus Switch to the Connex LineControl for SigmaLine process management solution. This integration combines the powerful prepress capabilities of Switch, with the book production expertise of Müller Martini to create an integrated, automated system that eliminates manual touches and streamlines the entire book production process – from the PDF all the way through to the final product. Demonstrations of the new Configurator could be seen in the Müller Martini stand at drupa 2016.

Enfocus Switch is an automation solution that enables businesses to connect their investments in technology into efficient flows by automating repetitive tasks, while improving productivity and efficiencies. Müller Martini delivers postpress equipment and develops and manufactures print finishing systems and machines. The company has used the openness of the Switch solution to create a Configurator that lets users

Müller Martini Product Manager for Connex, Andreas Aplien, says, “More and more, book printers are producing shorter runs – sometimes just one copy. To succeed in this new paradigm, it is critical for printers to control and automate their production processes. Adding the Switch Configurator to our solution makes this level of automation possible, giving printers the technology they need to profitably produce small volumes of books.”

Müller Martini’s Connex LineControl for SigmaLine supports book printers with several key functions, including: • Job management for print finishing and printing press • Imposition of PDF data based on the options and requirements of print finishing • Control of the connected printing presses from speed through to the definition of the run size • Automatic reprinting of an ejected product during production without manual intervention • Automatic switching of the SigmaLine from format to format without manual intervention

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Production of variable data via PDF/VT right down to runs of one copy

To build on the strength of this solution, Müller Martini created a new Configurator that uses the power of Switch to capture prepress data and uses that data as part of the workflow. The Configurator allows the user to set up production flows for specified products that will then create a job setup file for the Connex LineControl. This job setup file will be imported and, based on the data from Switch, Connex LineControl will do the imposition, the press and postpress presetting and automatically start the production of products.

“We are excited about the work our Solution Partner Müller Martini has done and the positive impact the Configurator will have for customers. By giving these printers the ability to integrate their digital production line with their existing workflow, we provide a way for them to save time and money in their operations. Moreover, the automated workflows can move the jobs through faster and with less effort. This Configurator has the chance to transform how short run books get produced,” says Bjorn Willems, Director Product Management at Enfocus.

SHARP rolls out next generation CR4 series MFPs Sharp Business Systems has launched its next generation new series of mid-to-highvolume colour document systems. These MFPs are offered in two distinct variants, Advanced and Essentials Series. Built on a single-engine design, this new family of colour MFPs empower businesses of every size to choose the performance and features they need, while taking advantage of the learning curve of a common interface.

Designed to provide users with a seamless cutting edge technology, intuitive experience for every price point, the latest colour MFP models give businesses the confidence in knowing their jobs will come out right the first time and also improve the productivity and efficiency.

The CR4 series offers print speed from 30ppm to 60ppm and come with user friendly features. Built on the platform of Sharp’s

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latest technology, these models offer many productivity enhancements, such as high speed scanning up to 200 images per minute, a walk-up motion sensor that brings the machine to ready condition within 10 seconds. Moreover, all ten models in the series have common toner supplies. The series also comes with in-built multi-layered security features by Sharp.

“This new family of colour MFPs has been designed to help businesses of all sizes streamline their office workflow by providing an intuitive user experience, flexible integration and enhanced productivity,” said Manu Paliwal, President – Business Solutions Group, Sharp Business Systems.

The models are equipped with Sharp’s nextgeneration touchscreen display with Easy Copy and Easy Scan screens. It leverages

the latest version of Sharp OSA® technology for easy integration with network applications and cloud services.

Sharp MFPs are easier to operate, control, monitor, manage and maintain, helping take customer’s business to the next level of productivity and performance. Models in CR4 series include: MX-3050N, MX-3550N, MX4050N, MX-5070N & MX-6070N.

Sharp Professional Displays From high-impact displays for digital signage, to state-of-art ultra-narrow bezel video walls, to the next gen interactive display systems, Sharp commercial and professional LCD/LED Displays help customers communicate, collaborate and disseminate information brilliantly.

Sharp Business Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., is an Indian arm of Sharp Corporation Japan.

Kevin Beatty of dmg media elected Second Vice President of WAN-IFRA

office in 2017. Eight executives from leading news media companies were also elected to new terms on the Board of WAN-IFRA.

Kevin Beatty, CEO of dmg media, was elected 2nd Vice President of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and is second in line of succession to President Tomas Brunegård, following New York Times Vice Chairman Michael Golden, who is expected to take

Mr. Beatty was elected by WAN-IFRA members during the General Assembly of Members held alongside the organization’s World News Media Congress, World Editors Forum and World Advertising Forum in Cartagena, Colombia. Approximately 700 publishers, editors and other senior news executives from around the world attended the events.

Mr. Beatty was appointed to the Board of DMGT plc in 2004, and has been with the

Group since 1996. During the past 20 years, his roles within the Group have included: managing director of The Mail on Sunday; managing director of the Evening Standard and London Metro; COO of Associated New Media; and managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers. Previously, he was managing director of the Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd. dmg media is the consumer media operation of DMGT plc, which publishes the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, Mail Online, Mail Plus, Metro digital editions and Elite Daily. Mr. Beatty is a board member of the NMA and has been on the Board and the Executive Committee of WAN-IFRA since 2009, representing the UK publishing industry.

Recently he was appointed Chairman of the RFC, the body that funds IPSO (Independent Press Standards Organisation).

Goss secures double Goss Sunday order from Metrocolor at drupa Goss International has secured an order for two Goss Sunday systems for Metrocolor during drupa 2016. Metrocolor is a fastgrowing company that delivers high-quality commercial print to an ever-expanding customer base. It will install one of the presses at its plant in Mexico and the other at its Peru production facility.

Renowned for its high standards of quality and service, Metrocolor chose Goss technology for these same reasons. “Our

customers expect the very best quality and service from us and we therefore demand the same from the suppliers we choose to work with,” explained Dante Scottini, General Manager, Metrocolor Mexico. “Having installed our first Sunday system two years ago, we know that Goss is a like-minded company with similar values and we are confident that this latest investment will be as successful as our first.”

Metrocolor Peru says, “With our company’s sustained success, we decided that we needed to invest in these two new Goss systems to add extra capacity to both production sites. It is the latest step in our continuous journey to grow the company and ensure we provide the best solutions for our customers. We look forward to celebrating this next stage in our company’s development with plenty of Pisco and Tequila!”

Sandro Urbina Garcia, General Manager,

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Pudhari Publications chooses Q.I.Press Controls for automation Ten QIPC mRC-3D cameras to ensure full automation on 5-tower Manugraph Cityline Press at Pudhari Publications No fewer than ten mRC-3D cameras supplied by Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC), Dutch specialist in measurement and control systems for the printing industry, will soon be on their way to India. Pudhari Publications is set to carry out an investment programme with the aim of improving automation on its printing presses at its plant in Kolhapur.

The mRC-3D system will ensure full automation on the colour register on the Manugraph Cityline press with five towers.

Wind of change For the last two years Pudhari Publications, that placed the order directly at QIPC, is led by managing director Yogesh Jadhav. He has helped instil a youthful, dynamic enthusiasm in the company based in Maharashtra.

This wind of change blowing through the company has been partly brought about by a long overdue investment programme for press automation.

“Pudhari Publications is a growing newspaper group for the Marathi language”, explains Vijay

The cameras in Kolhapur are equipped with Automation Ink Mist Shield (AIMS), as a result of which the camera lenses are automatically cleaned by transported film.

Key Notes : > 10 mRC-3D cameras

by QIPC to equip Indian publisher’s Kolhapur facility. > Ensure full automation on the colour register on 5-towered Manugraph Cityline. > Staff to receive on-site training from QIPC on how to use the system.

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Pandya. As managing director for QIPC in India, he has been closely involved with the order placed

by Pudhari Publications. “Yogesh Jadhav is always coming up with ideas about how to stay ahead of the competition. Automation is just one of these.”

As far as the automation programme was concerned, a number of companies came into contention for the order. Ultimately however, Pudhari Publications plumped for QIPC as its new partner. “The new General Manager Technical Mr. S.K. Chatterjee was well acquainted with our systems,” Vijay Pandya says. “He knew our systems had been installed successfully on Manugraph presses in the past. Due to his own experiences he was enchanted by our register control system and service, so recommended QIPC to his management.”

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Full automation The mRC-3D system is aimed at fully automating the colour register in the plant at Kolhapur. The innovative system with its highspeed cameras will bring about maximum savings in waste. The digital cameras with built-in microprocessors ensure real-time data processing of measurement data.

On account of its 3D function, the mRC3D scanner is able to accurately measure printed micro marks, independently of focal distance and irregularities in the paper web.

The cameras in Kolhapur are equipped with Automation Ink Mist Shield (AIMS), as a result of which the camera lenses are automatically cleaned by transported film. Staff will receive on-site training from QIPC on how to use the system.

With the help of all these systems, Pudhari Publications expects to make savings in paper, ink and energy, to improve the quality of the final product, to speed up the production process and to ramp up

productivity in the plant. In addition to its print works in Kolhapur, the company has two other plants.

“If the system proves its worth here, there is a distinct possibility it will be installed on the other presses,” explains Vijay Pandya, who envisages that the collaboration between QIPC and Pudhari Publications will extend beyond this one press alone.

IntegraColor the first to benefit from QIPC-Perretta partnership IntegraColor, an American concern specialising in commercial printing, is the first printing company to take advantage of the new partnership between Q.I. Press Controls (QIPC) and Perretta Graphics. Last year, its printing plant – based in Mesquite, Texas – decided to replace lock, stock and barrel its ink, register, cut-off and colour control systems and identified the new partnership of QIPC and Perretta as the perfect outfit to carry this out. The press has now been running with the new systems for over six months. “We’re delighted Perretta introduced us to QIPC,” was the verdict of IntegraColor.

Full integration As managing director of QIPC-EAE Americas, Ronald Reedijk was closely involved with the IntegraColor order.

“IntegraColor wanted to replace the ink system and with this in mind contacted Perretta. Since this was quite a complicated operation, it was decided to replace the register, cut-off and colour control systems at the same time. Given our collaboration with Perretta, it was an attractive proposition to have the whole operation arranged through one and the same party.” In fact, it was a major boon to IntegraColor that the suppliers of two key components for the press were now working closely in tandem. “Our system is fully integrated with Perretta’s software,” Ronald Reedijk underlines.

At Perretta too, they were quick to see the opportunities of the new partnership.

“We’re exceptionally enthusiastic,” explains Stephen Perretta, vice-president at Perretta.

“The synergy of our sales, engineering and production departments has enabled us to link QIPC’s state-of-the-art closed-loop colour-control system to our own successful segmented ink fountains. It opens up new

mRC-3D camera installed on the Mitsubishi Diamond press at IntegraColor

markets for both companies.” IntegraColor is the first to benefit from the partnership “I think this project has proved such a big success because of the seamless integration of our products and the perfect cooperation between the two companies.”

Delight After just six months, the conclusion is that the first project has proved a great success.

QIPC installed a new mRC-3D system for colour-register and cut-off control and an IDS-3D system for closed-loop colour control, whilst Perretta was responsible for fitting their ink fountains and presetting system. IntegraColor is extremely satisfied with its new acquisitions. “We’re extremely happy”, explains Bob Richard, director of print operations at IntegraColor. “We’re very grateful for Perretta’s introducing us to QIPC. The QIPC interface with Perretta is seamless and is easy to operate for our staff. Perretta’s new ink fountains and operating console do

everything they promised us they would do.”

The investment has already delivered rich pickings for IntegraColor. “Efficiency on the work floor has increased significantly, since our operators no longer have to spend time on the colour-register, cut-off and colour functions”, Bob Richard adds. “To give you a concrete example: we’ve managed to raise profit levels on a large multi-million dollar account by no less than 9 percent.”

Looking towards the future The success of the Mesquite project has set both QIPC and Perretta in a positive frame of mind regarding the future. “Our first collaboration has proved a great success,” Stephen Perretta muses. “We’re very much looking forward to partnering QIPC on many more new successful projects in the future.”

Ronald Reedijk concludes: “This was the first system with colour control on a US-based heatset press and certainly won’t be the last.”

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Quadtech Systems: Lynchpin of APPL’s growth plans Aamoda Publications equips 28 Presses with QuadTech Control Systems.

Aamoda Publications (APPL), one of South India’s largest newspaper publishing houses, has made a landmark purchase, with the QuadTech Register Guidance System with MultiCam and QuadTech Ribbon Control System with MultiCam each being installed on 28 web offset printing presses.

With installation already complete on 15 of the 28 presses, early customer feedback suggests that the Indian newspaper publisher is already seeing a dramatic reduction in waste for increased cost control and improved margins. This new capability is considered by APPL to be the lynchpin to increased company growth, enabling it to profitably expand its geographic footprint in Telangana and other regions of Andhra Pradesh, with a view to increasing its newspaper circulation and sales.

“As QuadTech systems are already used by many big newspapers in India, they are tried and tested – a proven platform to deliver what we need.” – Radhakrishna Vemuri

Key Notes : > Landmark purchase with QuadTech Register Guidance and Ribbon Control Systems with MultiCam. > QuadTech technology to drive APPL production efficiencies and support company expansion. > With a 12.5 m readership, the Telugu daily is the second largest paper in Andhra Pradesh.

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The QuadTech systems have been specifically installed by APPL to support the expansion of one of its most notable publications, Andhra Jyothi, which has recently extended its production and readership in a number of additional towns and cities including Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Tirupathi and Vishakapatnam. The Telugu language daily newspaper is the second largest paper in Andhra Pradesh, with a readership of 12.5 million people across 21 cities in South India.

Mr. Radhakrishna Vemuri, Managing Director for APPL, commented on the QuadTech investment: “Tight control of margins through increased production efficiencies is key to profitability in

publishing, and maintaining a competitive edge.

QuadTech’s technology is already enabling us to achieve that, and we expect to see current results amplified many times over when all 28 installations are completed next year.”

As Mr. Vemuri explains, QuadTech’s growing reputation amongst print service providers in the region and longstanding relationship with the manufacturer of the presses, Manugraph, influenced APPL’s choice of supplier. “Working with QuadTech for this initiative was based on a number of factors, but principally product and service confidence. As QuadTech systems are already used by many big newspapers in India, they are tried and tested – a proven platform to deliver what we need. With this in mind, along with QuadTech’s renowned service support, we knew that we would be well supported by QuadTech.”

The Register Guidance System with MultiCam is a closed-loop colour-to-colour register control system designed to integrate with other QuadTech products, including the Ribbon Control System.

Along with reducing makeready times, minimizing errors and cutting waste, another of its main features includes QuadTech’s fan-out control software, which automatically keeps the print system in lateral register across the full width of the web throughout the entire run.

The QuadTech Ribbon Control System with MultiCam minimizes waste by making automatic anglebar adjustments during startup - before ink even becomes visible - and also resides on the ICONTM platform, which allows all QuadTech press control systems to share a single, user-friendly interface. The ICON platform will also provide operators at APPL with instant access to preset parameters for all their saved jobs, greatly streamlining job setup.

“We were delighted that Aamoda Publications chose QuadTech as its supplier of choice for this important project,” commented Vinodhkumar Balakrishnan, Area Sales Manager for South East Asia and Korea, QuadTech. “Not only does it clearly demonstrate our leadership in this market, but it also shows the importance of waste management and colour register systems in managing cost-effective newspaper production, maintaining profit margins - and in some regions, supporting significant business growth too.”

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Toppan Forms is the biggest KODAK PROSPER customer At drupa 2016, Kodak announced the sale of a fifth KODAK PROSPER Press to Toppan Forms Co. The deal will see the printing giant become the world’s largest KODAK PROSPER user when the Japanese market’s first KODAK PROSPER 6000C Press has been installed. Toppan Forms will utilize their new PROSPER 6000C Press for variable textbook and business mail printing.

“We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with one of the global print industry’s leading print service providers, and will continue working closely with them to

ensure they capitalize on all the benefits the PROSPER 6000C Press delivers,” said Philip Cullimore, President of Kodak’s Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division.‑

“Our existing presses have been running at full production, and the addition of a fifth PROSPER Press will enable us to continue our path of steady growth and best serve our customers across multiple markets,” said Mr. Akira Kameyama, Senior Managing Director and General Manager, Toppan Forms.

“This investment testifies our confidence in KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology and the overwhelming printing productivity it delivers.”

Konica Minolta showcased Bizhub PRESS C71hc and MGI samples at Photo Today Expo 2016 Konica Minolta Business Solutions successfully participated in the Photo Today 2016 Expo organized by Buysell Interactions at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium, Goa. The Photo Today 2016 Expo was a three day event starting from July 15th- 17th 2016. It was an international show for Photography, Videography and Digital Imaging, frame and album making industry, an exclusive place where supply and demand come together.

During the event Konica Minolta highlighted bizhub PRESS C71hc and MGI samples at its stall. About 324 visitors visited Konica Minolta stall including professional photographers, advertising agencies, photo retailers, photo and video traders, agents, end users, manufacturers, distributors etc.

PRESS C71hc brings benefits over its predecessor. This model incorporates advanced colour reproduction capabilities of the manufacturer’s proprietary highchroma toner that provides enhanced printing services. Amazing quality results can be achieved for photo books and photo merchandise, promotional materials, and other sophisticated print products. Bizhub

PRESS c71hc also comes with an optional banner tray to support the printing on media up to 13x47. This gives the customers to print bigger format of photo albums. Another asset of the bizhub PRESS C71hc is their wide range of finishing capabilities and its combination with a workflow software Print Xpress.

The event focused on photo processing equipments, cameras, lenses, camera filters, flash lights, trade magazines, mini lab systems, professional lab equipments, video graphics equipments, frame making equipment, identification card makers and many more.

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Xerox accelerates focus on Photo-printing with Versant 80 and C70 Showcases Versant 80 and C70 – a great fit for photo-printing segment – featuring exceptional colour quality and output.

Xerox India showcased Xerox Versant 80 with External Fiery and Colour Profiler Suite and Xerox Color C70 with Single OHCF and Embedded Fiery at the PHOTOFEST India 2016 that took place in ADLUX International Convention Centre, Angamaly, Ernakulam, Kerala from 22nd – 24th July, 2016.

Commenting at the event, Mr. Balaji Rajagopalan, Executive Director, Technology, Channels & International Relations said, “Photo-printing is a key segment of growth for us. Given the ever increasing requirements for ondemand printing, photo-albums and other forms of personalized printing, we have witnessed a significant growth in this sector. The Xerox production devices we showcased at the event offer great colour pantones, quality offset like finish and most importantly, quicker registration process. The Color C70 has exceptional energy saving capabilities, which gives the customer great savings over a long period of time. The Versant 80 is another great device, especially for the photoprinting segment. Its 10 bit image quality and ultra HD capabilities gives great finish and minute colour details, which makes it

a must buy for customers doing photoprinting. ” Furthermore, Balaji said, “It was a great event and we got the opportunity to interact with like-minded professionals.

Such platforms are a great opportunity for companies like us to showcase our products and reach out to a larger audience. This year the event was a grand success and we saw around 600 people visiting our stalls” Xerox India launched these products last year which found a great fit for the photoprinting segment. The Xerox Versant 80 provides production press capabilities with walk-up simplicity, offset-quality performance and automated features that remove the guesswork from optimizing image quality, colour and registration.

Printing at 80 pages-per-minute (ppm), the device delivers ultra HD, 10-bit image quality at 2400 x 2400 dpi and can handle a variety of media types with a compact Belt Fuser system and Xerox’s EA Low Melt Dry Ink. With this production press, one has multiple choices and easier colour availability.

The Xerox Color C70 offers the widest range of applications in this market space, including running synthetics, vinyls, window clings, carbonless paper, never-tear paper, transfer papers, magnets and many other unique applications that are made possible with Xerox’s low melt toner & flexible paper path. Furthermore, the newly developed, heat-efficient IH fuser does not require preheating, which helps reduce power consumption in standby mode by 44% compared to a resistance heating device.

Also, the power consumption of the scanner using LED lighting is 1/3rd of traditional scanners using fluorescent lamps. With these energy savings, the running electricity costs of the C70 is almost 1/4th to similar available press configurations.

Mr. Genius and Mr Pradeep, Ideal Print House, Perumbavoor, Xerox’s long standing customer said, “We have been associated with Xerox for more than 8 years and the experience has been great. We had installed the Xerox Color C70 and the device has been working seamlessly. It is a great fit for the kind of work we do in Short Quantity printing and Photo related book printing areas and its energy saving capabilities really makes a difference. Xerox’s service is also a benchmark in the industry and whatever be the problem, they are right there with us to resolve and help us move forward.”

Mr. Kaja Hussain, Noble Digital Signage Palakkad using the Versant 80 believes, “The device is a great fit for our business.

We have been associated with Xerox for more than 14 years and the experience has been brilliant till date. Starting from product quality to Xerox’s service, we have had a good experience always. The product is one of its kind and the 10 bit image quality really sets it apart. We are glad to be working with Xerox and hope this relationship will continue for a long time.”

Photofest India 2016 was a great success and saw around 200 print vendors showcasing their devices.

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ABG gears up to showcase ground breaking technology at Labelexpo Americas VINSAK is the leading distributor of AB Graphics at India region. At Labelexpo Americas 2016, ABG will be presenting its latest developments in label converting solutions at Donald E Stephens Convention Centre from 13th to 15th September 2016, at Booth #3223.

“The label and packaging market has changed a lot in recent years and we monitor it closely, trying to predict what will help label converters grow their businesses,” says Tony Bell, Sales Director for ABG. “Since the launch of the Digicon Series 3 two years ago, we have seen phenomenal uptake for this technology, in particular high end specifications with emphasis being placed on time saving/automation modules.”

Visitors will be able to see the newly launched FAST Track die, the fast semi-rotary die cutting system, running at incredible 150 metres per minute.

“The original concept was born to create a semi-rotary die that could run in line with faster digital print engines. Once we started designing it, we discovered we could achieve much higher speeds and we are incredibly proud of this world first,” says Tony.

There will be a full beverage specification Digicon Series 3 with ABG’s Big Foot 50 Ton hot foiling/embossing module. Here visitors can see the full range of ABG’s

full automation modules – Auto die load/ unload, Autoslit and Iscore – plus a second hot foil unit and flatbed screen printing unit.

In addition, they will be able to see more ground breaking technology – a JDF/JMF management information system supplying job information directly to the machine from pre-press, and relaying job information directly back into the customer’s MIS. This is going to be shown both on a Digicon Series 3 and a Digilase Laser Die Cutting Unit. There will also be a Digicon Lite 3, ABG’s user friendly, compact digital finishing solution.

ABG’s Vectra, their leading brand of turret rewinders, will also be on show, featuring automated set-up in the glueless models, saving hours of set-up each week. Here a job can be set up in seconds, also through JDF/ JMF files, without compromising their unique tension control and functionality. These will be demonstrated as an integrated solution on a Digicon Series 3, and also as a stand-alone unit with ABG’s compact unwind, bowl feeder and automatic core loader – demonstrating the flexibility of use for label converters.

Their German manufactured SRI, Inspection Slitter Rewinder, will be on display featuring their own inspection camera – making them the only company to offer a totally integrated solution all from one supplier. These machines will be showing a semi-automatic turret with Autocut system, and Autoslit with

label gap sensor for full automation of the slitting process.

With quality of labels being paramount to a label converter’s success, one way to achieve consistency is installing an inspection camera on the printing press, also available from ABG. Manufactured in Germany, their FleyeVision professional inspection control system allows operators to be confident of that “extra pair of eyes”, contributing towards reducing waste, resources and overall production costs.

The FleyeVision provides a full production and process control solution for 100% web inspection quality control requirements on presses, digital presses, rewinder and finishing systems. Varying specifications of the Fleyevision system will be showcased on the Digicon Series 3 and SRIs. Visitors can pre-book demonstrations and meetings in advance.

FlexoFriday at drupa 2016 The first Flexo Friday event at drupa 2016 was a great success. The event aimed to connect people from the Flexo industry and accelerate creativity. By sharing/combining knowledge it strives to boost innovation within the industry.

A few topics discussed at the event include: • How to be / remain more attractive than digital printing • How to improve print quality • How to deal with industry trends like, smaller job runs.

The event was hosted and sponsored by AV Flexologic, Tech Sleeves, Polymount and Toyobo.

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Parksons Packaging: Orders two Heidelberg presses on the spot at drupa Ordering two new Speedmaster CX 102 generation presses, the Indian packaging printer invests in productivity and automation solutions from Heidelberg for further growth Parksons Packaging, one of the biggest packaging print shops in India, ordered two of the latest generation Speedmaster CX 102 presses on the spot at drupa 2016. The company has developed a strong partnership with Heidelberg since its establishment in 1996, and has installed numerous Heidelberg presses over the years.

Ramesh Kejriwal and his two sons were so impressed by the new Speedmaster CX 102 generation at drupa 2016 that they ordered 2 more CX 102 presses, both long and automated configurations for packaging.

“Two years ago we were looking around for a press capable of producing the increasingly short runs in packaging printing quickly and economically, and decided on the Speedmaster CX 102 after a long search,” explains Ramesh Kejriwal, founder and Chairman of Parksons Packaging. “It exceeded our expectations, and we ended up installing two more CX 102 presses. Ramesh Kejriwal and his two sons were so impressed by the new Speedmaster CX 102 generation at drupa 2016 that they ordered 2 more CX 102 presses, both long and automated configurations for packaging. This investment also represents the biggest order for Heidelberg India at any drupa trade fair.

Complete package for a safe investment Heidelberg’s strategy of delivering a complete and optimally coordinated package comprising machines, services, and consumables was the decisive factor.

“The new machines will mean shorter makeready times, faster job changes, and greater automation.

This high productivity is all the more important for us given the steady increase in labour costs in India,” says Ramesh Kejriwal. Like the Speedmaster CX 102 presses already in use in the company, the new machines are also equipped with Prinect Inpress Control for automatic verification and control of colour and register on the fly. The new Speedmaster CX 102 generation is also easy to use thanks to the Prinect Press Center XL 2 and the integrated Intellistart 2 software. It guides the operator through the workflows and calculates the fastest way of changing from one job to another. “These two new machines will mean fast resumption of production after the many ink changes we are faced with in packaging printing, and the high level of automation will ensure high quality with less waste,” explains Ramesh Kejriwal. “Our business has grown by 25 percent CAGR in the last ten years, and we want to invest carefully to continue this growth in the future. We are impressed by the reliability and stability of Heidelberg’s machines.” The first new drupa machine will be installed at the end of this year, and the second will follow early next year.

Parksons Packaging has its headquarters in Mumbai and four other production locations in India. The company employs over 1,200 people in total and produces high-quality folding cartons for discerning customers in India as well as international manufacturers of branded goods. It processes over 70,000 metric tons of cardboard each year.

Key Notes : > Decisive factor: the customer benefits offered by the complete package of machines, services, and consumables. > Company has invested in a total of five presses from this series in the last two years. > The biggest ever order for Heidelberg India at drupa.

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Ramesh Kejriwal (center), founder and Chairman of Parksons Packaging Ltd., and his two sons Siddharth (left) and Chaitanya, ordered two of the latest generation Speedmaster CX 102 presses at drupa 2016.

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LEIBINGER puts numbering machine innovations on show at drupa Visitors showed great interest in the LENservo electronically controlled random numbering system with a new, double-monitoring function German numbering machine and marking specialist Paul LEIBINGER received an overwhelming response from visitors to this year’s drupa trade fair. Professionals from the printing industry visiting the event showed great interest in the LENservo electronically controlled random numbering system with a new, double-monitoring function and the variants for passport printing. Additionally, LEIBINGER presented its camera and marking system at the show.

Paul LEIBINGER’s LENservo feature double monitoring process that gives printing companies an effective position monitoring at machine startup and during production.

The printing machine’s numbering cylinder switches itself off before any incorrect numbers can be printed. The latest development from the LEIBINGER company presents a viable solution for banknote and security printing where there is absolutely no room for waste. Additionally, the high level of the LENservo’s flexibility was on display.

While mechanical numbering machines offer only two options – counting forwards or backwards – the LENservo gives users complete flexibility when programming the numbering sequences.

Paul LEIBINGER also presented LENservoP variants for numbering passport documents and for single banknote numbering to the public for the first time at drupa. The numbering machine has 10 motorized number or letter wheels instead of 7 and is designed in such a way to ensure it is ideally suited to be installed into passport machines. The LENservoP is also available

with 11 wheels on request. Additionally, each individual part in the LENservoP is designed to meet the specific requirements of passport printing. Number wheels, motors and lubricating grease must withstand temperatures of over 100 °C in the oftenimplemented hot-foil process. Visitors were able to experience the function of the LENservoP directly at the trade show stand in a simulated passport printing process.

This year, over 79 % of the inquiries came from companies located abroad. In the verification area, LEIBINGER presented its LKS 5 camera system at drupa. This image processing system is a reliable solution for printing control and monitoring fixed data as well as variable data such as digits, letters, barcodes, 2D codes as well as for presence and logo control. The LKS 5 is used in the graphic, pharmaceutical and in general industry for mailing production and for the production of products relevant to safety. There were live demonstrations at the show. The LKS 5 was also presented in

a rotating system, simulating the real-world process in automated production. The LKS 5 camera system can be used as a standalone solution or in conjunction with a LEIBINGER continuous inkjet printer, which was also presented at drupa.

The LEIBINGER JET3up and JET2neo inkjet printers mark all possible products and materials such as cardboard and paper – without ever making contact – imprinting fixed and variable data such as expiration dates, LOT/batch numbers or codes. The marking process takes place during ongoing production. Different product surfaces, regardless of whether they are convex, concave, rough, flat, smooth or structured, can be labeled in this process. LEIBINGER inkjet printers feature automated Sealtronic nozzle seal technology that prevents ink from drying, even during long shut-down periods.

During pauses in production, the gutter and the nozzle form an airtight circuit. This ensures the printers themselves are ready to go within a minute after long shut-down periods – and without cleaning cycles.

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Value creation and innovation FINAT’S fast track to the future for the label industry

The second European Label Forum, convened by the international label association FINAT, focused strongly on two topics that can create differentiation in this age of multiple product decoration, packaging and presentation techniques: value creation and innovation. The event, held for the second year in Amsterdam, attracted industry business leaders from all aspects of the value chain to brainstorm, network and gain inspiration from a programme designed to put the label industry on a fast track to a successful future.

Jules Lejeune reiterates FINAT’s commitment to its key role – maintaining an up-to-the-minute knowledge base on critical technical, legislative, and enduse market topics, and encouraging ongoing interaction and collaboration across the value chain.

Key Notes : > Once again Amsterdam attracts industry business leaders from all aspects of the value chain. > FINAT President Thomas Hagmaier welcomed delegates to two very full days of industry-relevant presentations and participatory sessions. > The ‘Label Masters Challenge’ challenges delegates.

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Proceedings began with welcome cocktails around the extensive supplier tabletop exhibition, followed by the presentations to the winning companies in this year’s FINAT Label Competition and Recycling Awards, accompanied by a programme of spectacular wheel gymnastics performed by the Wheel Sensation duo – themselves gold medallists in their sport. The evening continued in social mode with a walking buffet and plenty of opportunities for delegates to get to know each other.

The future – today FINAT President Thomas Hagmaier welcomed delegates to two very full days of industry-relevant presentations and participatory sessions, kickstarted by a keynote presentation from international futurologist and trendspotter Magnus Lindqvist, who sketched out an inspirational future pathway for the label industry that was both relevant and down-toearth. He encouraged delegates to develop new ways of looking at their businesses, emphasising that change in that area is an essential factor today,

although most companies’ philosophy embodies Nancy Sinatra’s words ‘You keep saming when you ought to be changing!’

In past centuries, he reminded the audience, if you had power you could simply pass it on to your children. Today if you have power, someone wants to take it from you. There are, he said, generally three ways to do business – lie and cheat, be honest, or rely on luck – but it really is time to change that state of affairs. ‘Incremental improvement delivers excremental results’. The solution is ‘to avoid trends – and look for secrets…’ In other words, focus on the engineer, not on the salesperson. Experiment.

Do something dangerous… and be patient. And, of course, he underlined that adventurous customers are the key factor in such an innovation agenda.

Industry status Delegates were brought back from the future to the present day, and an evaluation of trends and developments identified in FINAT’s quarterly European labelstock statistics analysis and in-depth research for the six-monthly FINAT RADAR newsletter.

FINAT Managing Director Jules Lejeune identified continuing buoyant growth in the industry since 2012, annually in excess of 5% on average, and well

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above GDP. In 2015, demand for labelstocks reached 6.77 billion sqm, with the top ten EU label markets accounting for 75% of the total – a strong indication that there is still huge growth potential in those countries which are below the European average. Print run lengths are reducing – a reflection of the requirement for just-in-time delivery; and research shows that a significant percentage of label printers are now active in, or seriously looking at, technologies other than traditional label print, including sleeving, flexible packaging and in-mould labels. In terms of end-use markets, pharmaceuticals, health and beauty, and food were the strongest performers in 2015. Lejeune concluded by reiterating FINAT’s commitment to its key role – maintaining an up-to-the-minute knowledge base on critical technical, legislative, and end-use market topics, and encouraging ongoing interaction and collaboration across the value chain.

The Buzzmaster Debate Next, it was time for the ELF 2016 Buzzmaster Debate – an innovative approach to interactive communication across the floor using new media. Chaired by Rens de Jong, popular radio talk show host and voted Moderator of the Year in The Netherlands, the debate brought together a panel of experts from different aspects of the supply chain to answer questions from the entire European Label Forum delegate base – via the app. This was a lively session, with delegate questions posted on screen, and answered by a panel of experts, which

included end users Tesco and Nutricia, as well as leading designers and industry research and business consultants. Topics such as on-pack promotions, adding value, and sustainability, raised thought-provoking responses from panelists; and Rens de Jong’s initial questioning of delegates established an interesting portfolio of viewpoints on the label industry’s profile today and expectations for tomorrow.

Better business The Forum’s agenda continued with two parallel business learning sessions: a workshop on creating and capturing more value from a current business platform led by Phil Allen, CEO of Customer Value Management GmbH. He explored customer needs and value drivers, and routes to achieving business benefits and value, and workshop participants engaged in roundtable discussions on related major topics.

evening cruise around Amsterdam on the Ocean Diva, with a delightful dinner, great live music from the Blues Brothers and a ‘casino’ with chocolate chips and playing cards, to make the event particularly special.

The Label Masters Challenge Next morning delegates were challenged again – this time on their in-depth knowledge of the technology within their industry. The ‘Label Masters Challenge’, led by industry guru Mike Fairley, Director, Labels & Labeling Consultancy, and quizmaster Niklas Olsson of Flint Group. Delegates, in teams of eight, were required to complete papers covering

Innovating for future profitable business growth was the subject of the second workshop. Gordon Crichton, Director of the Institut du Management de l’Achat International, making a welcome return to a FINAT event, led a ‘team brainstorm’ that took delegates through the process of identifying various steps in successfully designing, organising and promoting innovation.

Cruise and blues After a busy and thought-provoking afternoon, delegates enjoyed a relaxed

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competitive environment.’ With many years in the F1 arena, in a variety of senior executive positions in such teams as Jordan and Red Bull, Mark Gallagher was, indeed, well-placed to provide enlightening insights into what it takes to build winning teams, compete at a world level and keep ahead of the competition in terms of innovation.

four rounds of 20 questions on specialist aspects of labeling, based on the content of existing modules in the new and developing Label Academy – a major online professional training scheme for label printers in which FINAT is a development partner.

drupa highlights Since the European Label Forum took place only days after drupa closed its doors, it was apposite that the programme should include an expert session on ‘highlights’ of interest in the context of label and packaging print. Herbert Knott, representing the German label association VskE, took on this particular challenge, describing his paper as ‘technology takeaways’ from the event.

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expert assessment of advances in every aspect of printing, from analogue, hybrid, and digital printing presses to web cleaning, printing plates, doctor blades, LED and UV drying, software, inks, and print substrates.

Commenting on the amazing variety of digital technologies on show, he predicted: ‘Liquid toner, dry toner, and inkjet systems will determine the future. The printing industry is changing to a “colour sprayer” industry!’

Taking the chequered flag The European Label Forum’s closing keynote featured lessons from the world of Formula One racing – but, said speaker Mark Gallagher, ‘my storytelling is not going to be about F1 racing.’ It’s about growth through innovation in an incredibly

The changing face of the F1 scene – where the main revenue source and business model has been moved from team sponsorship by tobacco companies, to global sports event organisation and management – demonstrates significant parallels with the label industry today. The two sectors share the same priorities: safety, quality, compliance, and innovation; and, like the label supply chain, said Mr Gallagher, ‘we don’t do everything inhouse’; and, in Formula One, he said, ‘one thing we don’t want with suppliers is a transactional relationship. We want our suppliers to say “we can help you innovate!”’

He showed impressive examples of how such collaboration and partnership have contributed to key F1 improvements.

FINAT President Thomas Hagmaier formally closed the conference. FINAT MD Jules Lejeune reflected that the event had, indeed, met its goal of delivering ‘an interactive, engaging and business-oriented meeting forum. The challenge for the ELF Programme Committee and the programme director will be to continue the agenda of change, and raise the bar even further for the next edition.’

The 2017 FINAT European Label Forum will be held in Berlin, 15-17 June.

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Design Meets Technology - Highcon and Eco Concrete achieve the impossible

was then filled with concrete. Extraction from the paper is simple and once finished, the mold was sent back to be recycled again.

Highcon’s vision of bridging the gap between design creativity and production capability, combined with Eco Concrete’s relentless pursuit of new technologies, lie behind the spectacular 2 meter Morpheus bench. This extraordinary design, coming to life with the help of Highcon’s 3D modeling technology, will be presented in Taipei by Eco for the “Creative Roughness - Contemporary Israeli Design”, part of a range of exhibitions being held during World Design Capital Taipei 2016 from July 9th until August 14th.

The concrete bench was designed by Eco Concrete Ideas and produced using Highcon Rapid Layer Manufacturing technology to cut 4,000 layers of paper, resulting in the creation of a complex mold in a low-cost method.

Faster than CNC and eco-friendly, it uses recycled board and there is no adhesive between the layers. This is a breakthrough in

mold technology opening huge opportunities in architecture and beyond.

According to Elad Gerufi, Co-owner of Eco Concrete, “The collaboration with Highcon, combining design and technology, unleashes a whole new world of potential freedom and creativity for architects and designers.”

Not only does Highcon technology dramatically reduce the costs of mold production, it also disrupts the creative cycle and dramatically cuts lead time. In the case of the bench, from first concept to completion was an unimaginable three weeks! Highcon customer, Skitza Print in Israel, produced the mold in a turnaround time of less than a week on their Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing machine, with actual production time of a few hours. The mold was made from standard recycled paperboard which

Although Eco experts say that it would have been impossible to produce this design by any current conventional method, they estimate that the production of anything similar would have been around ten times more expensive and would have taken months rather than days.

The Morpheus bench was produced on the Highcon Euclid digital finishing machine with a dedicated 3D Modeling workflow solution that converts standard 3D models into separate layers that can be cut on Highcon’s machines. A paper mold can be produced quickly, with dramatic reduction in time and cost. Complex structures and textures can be created that are impossible in any conventional molding technology or in any known additive manufacturing technology. Fine details and smooth surfaces are achieved, when required, by very little post-processing.

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EFI releases Packaging Suite 4.0 The latest ERP-based suite of software solutions offers new value for label, folding carton and flexible packaging converters.

EFI has released EFI Packaging Suite 4.0, its latest ERP-based suite of software solutions providing packaging enterprises with end-toend workflows that increases efficiencies and contribute to profitability. The Suite includes an expanded offering of certified integrations that optimize business and production operations for label and packaging converters. The new packaging ERP platform was shown for the first time at drupa 2016.

The 4.0 release expands EFI’s offering to include 20 certified workflows that provide high levels of business and production automation geared toward real-world label and package converting environments. Each certified workflow combines the core EFI Radius ERP solution with modular, integrated components from EFI’s portfolio, as well as with key third-party technologies, such as Esko’s Automation Engine. Packaging operations are able to configure their individual Packaging Suite workflow to address the specific production management needs for products they offer, including folding cartons, labels, shrink sleeves, inmold labels, flexible packaging and blown film extrusion products.

The EFI Packaging Suite helps label and packaging converters drive efficiency and productivity, and the Suite’s extensive data analysis tools help those customers increase their competitive advantage.

For EFI customer Firstan – one of UK’s leading independent manufacturers of pharmaceutical healthcare and specialist food carton packaging – the Suite has increased the accuracy with which the company can profitably operate and grow.

“The big plus is the data capture and

planning,” Firstan Managing Director Andrew Hartwig said of his company’s Suite. “We are able to see the capacity we are using on the factory floor, looking at overtime, holidays, and so on for planning. We use it for purchases and factory management. We can now make accurate quotations and know that the margins we aim for are what we will actually get.”

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Another EFI user, Ann Meredith, systems analyst at SPR Packaging in Rockwall, Texas, is managing operations more efficiently with the data the newest version of the software suite provides.

“As an early adopter of Packaging Suite 4.0, we have been able to accelerate our flexible packaging and film extrusion workflow,” said Meredith. “The Suite lets us purchase and track resins using weight-based units, while being able to review job based activity in lengths or counts when it makes sense.

Making this data available in additional units within the software is a requirement for many flexible packaging enterprises and just one example of how EFI continues to evolve its offering to help our industry work more accurately and efficiently.”

“The Packaging Suite takes complexities out of the software implementation process, improving the day-to-day experience for users in their end-to-end label and packaging converting workflows,” said David Taylor, general manager, enterprise segment, EFI Productivity Software. “Converters and the brands they serve will benefit from key advancements in customer engagement and management, order acquisition, scheduling production, data collection and financial and business reporting.”

The EFI Packaging Suite drives higher levels of efficiency and cost optimization, improving label and package converting operations.

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decisions. It provides robust, real-time scheduling that can maximize productivity by efficiently responding to process changes and interruptions across the enterprise.

Maximizing profits from existing jobs, it delivers out-of-the-box, end-to-end optimized business and production workflows.

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Award-winning EFI Dynamic Intelligent Estimating and Planning component with advanced CRM and job-planning capabilities for folding cartons. The component’s intuitive, browser-based interface and flexibility to match equipment and processes make it fast and easy to implement and use for fast, accurate and consistent estimates regardless of the user’s experience level. It also delivers smart, automated production planning using the most cost-efficient job path.

Significant workflow enhancements for film extrusion and flexible packaging converting, including enhanced support for extrusion and lamination processes with better recording and tracking of weights throughout the core Radius ERP component.

Role-based widgets for estimators and customer service representatives in a new Packaging Suite Workbench – a centralized collection of role- based widgets that are defined by user type with an interface that helps estimators and customer service personnel achieve maximum productivity.

Packaging converters’ workflows also gain the benefits in easier implementation in upgrades with the Suite, thanks to synchronized delivery of validated and certified software updates.

“In the past, adding or upgrading a business workflow usually meant packaging converters had to endure a significant amount of custom IT work, slowing implementation, and – in some instances – limiting use of features they had purchased,” said Taylor.

“Our synchronized delivery framework gives converters a faster route to success, and a greater ROI as they expand and customize their workflows to address new markets or tackle important business challenges.”

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GEW with air-cooled LED UV technology at Labelexpo Multi-point UV monitor

GEW will show its comprehensive range of UV curing systems comprising mercury arc systems, air-cooled LED systems and hybrid systems together with the associated hybrid RHINO ArcLED electronic power supply at Labelexpo Americas, taking place from 13 to 15 September. The complete line-up will be on display on GEW booth.

Fully air-cooled LED UV GEW is introducing the new, fully air-cooled LED UV curing system lamphead LA1. In the development phase special consideration was given to the enhanced airflow design to ensure effective heat dissipation at high power levels. The LA1 is built around the same proven cassette-based design as the E2C and LW1 lampheads and is fully compatible with existing ArcLED systems without the need for external chillers, pipes or coolant or indeed any other modification.

Within an ArcLED system printers are able to operate full hybrid UV curing, working with both mercury arc and LED lamp technology on the same press. Mercury arc cassettes and LED cassettes both use the same lamphead casing, the same power supply and the same air cooling ducts. The operator simply swaps the required cassette and the RHINO ArcLED power supply automatically recognises which type of cassette is installed in the machine, switches from low voltage DC power for the LEDs to high voltage AC for the arc lamps and changes the display on the RHINO touch screen control accordingly.

The LA1 is an air-cooled LED UV curing solution that is able to perform without the heavy infrastructure and maintenance required by water-cooled LEDs while enjoying the benefits of the efficiency, reliability and extended life cycles of LEDs. GEW’s ArcLED UV curing system is a futureproof technology for upgradeability of arc lamp to LED UV systems. Printing presses that operate with ArcLED technology can be upgraded from arc lamps to LED to fully exploit the advantages of both technologies with the same power supply, controls and cooling system. This will give the user maximum freedom and flexibility and will avoid getting locked in to one type of curing technology.

At Labelexpo, visitors will for the first time see GEW’s new multi-point inline UV monitor. The UV monitor consists of calibrated sensors positioned along the length of the lamp to continuously measure the UV intensity in a UV curing system. This is vital to avoid the risks and consequences of undercured product reaching the customer. The UV monitor is a highly reliable and cost effective solution for production monitoring of UV intensity and dose at multiple positions across the web to eliminate the possibility of inadequate UV dose.

Multipoint in-line UV dose control ensures comprehensive monitoring of the UV output during the curing process. It continuously reads and records the actual intensity across the full width of the lamp and calculates the UV energy dose on the substrate with great precision. A dose monitor is set to alert the operator before the wrong dose could have an impact on production. Low UV output, which would not adequately cure, is thus avoided, as is insufficient output from a degraded lamp. As a result, unnecessary downtime is eliminated and production waste is significantly reduced.

Weldon Celloplast and Alphasonics partner Weldon Celloplast and Alphasonics have recently announced their new partnership for the Indian narrow web flexographic market.

After successful meetings at the recent LabelExpo europe and Drupa, the two companies are working together with immediate effect to promote and sell Alphasonics equipment into the region.

Chris Jones, Marketing Manager at Alphasonics commented: “Weldon’s reputation and pedigree are undeniably strong and our two companies clearly share the same values. Their brand is known for excellence in terms service and support and I’m delighted we’ve finally got together. Like ourselves, they’re an ever present at industry events around the world and as such, our paths have crossed many times. We’re really looking forward to working with Harveer Sahni, his family and the company.”

Alphasonics has gained a reputation for technical excellence in the field of ultrasonic cleaning systems. With over 1700 clients worldwide, its technical excellence extends to the application of high frequency sound as used for cleaning.

Weldon Celloplast offers total solutions for label printers with some of the most respected international industry suppliers as principals. It produces labelstocks and offers specialty label materials and custom converting facility to innovative converters.

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For Asahi, drupa 2016 was ‘Worth Waiting For!’ Asahi Photoproducts post-drupa blog post by Dr. Dieter Niederstadt, Technical Marketing Manager of Asahi Photoproducts A great deal has happened in the printing industry since 2012. Following drupa 2012, the industry was looking forward to the next big leaps we could expect to see four years later at drupa 2016. Now that the show has come and gone, we have to say it did not disappoint, and we are already eagerly looking forward to what drupa 2020 might bring!

For Asahi Photoproducts, drupa definitely met our expectations. Our pre-show campaign to encourage visitors to our stand delivered results, as evidenced by heavy booth traffic and great discussions daily with visitors. drupa 2016 operated under the theme of Touch the Future, and visitors were looking to the future of their businesses, but they were also interested in what they can do today to make their companies more productive and profitable. We had wonderful discussions with visitors about Pinning Technology for Clean Transfer, a newly engineered flexo plate that brings higher quality and more uptime to flexo presses. In fact, tests we ran with a press manufacturer partner reflected a 26% improvement in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) with fewer press stops for plate cleaning and more consistent overall quality. For a 24-hour operation, this translates to the ability to process at least two additional jobs per day at a higher quality level with more print contrast and less environmental impact.

Another hot topic of discussion at the show was fixed colour palette printing. Using fixed colour palette printing solutions as shown with the Bobst M6 printing press, the breakeven between flexo and digital printing is continuing to fall to just a few hundred running meters, in fact as short a run length as 350 meters. This means that flexo is competitive with digital for all but the shortest runs, and there are many benefits packaging converters can gain by moving to this model, including very short job changeover times with minimal or no wash-up and limited waste due to the fact that inks do not have to be changed. And the really good news is that more than 90% of Pantone colours can

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be accurately rendered using fixed colour palette printing.

We had many discussions on this topic with visitors to our stand. They were delighted to learn about the possibilities, and, of course, how Pinning Technology for Clean Transfer delivers the precise registration required to effectively use a fixed palette. We also saw many robots at drupa! No, they weren’t

the type from Star Wars, but we think they were equally exciting. As the cost of doing business continues to rise in Asia, Western countries are working hard to automate – including increased use of robots to automate production lines – and the balance is rapidly changing. However, we see growth for all regions in packaging production due to the global growth in this segment.

Huhtamaki expands Indian operations a well-established company with high manufacturing standards, we’re able to serve them locally. We also look forward to growing the business further by investing in additional capacity and introducing an extended offering of foodservice packaging to the Indian market.”

Huhtamaki has acquired 51% of Val Pack Solutions (Valpack), paper cup manufacturer based in Mumbai. With the acquisition Huhtamaki enters the growing foodservice packaging market in India, where many of its key customers are already present.

“I am pleased to expand our presence to India with the acquisition of Valpack,” says Eric Le Lay, Executive Vice President, Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania. “Many of our global and regional customers have plans to grow in India. With Valpack,

Valpack’s annualized net sales are approx.

EUR 4 million and it employs approx. 100 people in its manufacturing unit in the Mumbai area. The debt-free purchase price was approx. EUR 2 million. The business will become part of Huhtamaki’s Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania business segment.

Huhtamaki is a global specialist in packaging for food and drink. With network of 73 manufacturing units and 23 sales offices in 34 countries, approximately 17,000 employees develop and make packaging for the company. In 2015 its net sales totalled EUR 2.7 billion. The Group has its head office in Espoo, Finland.

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Inci.Flex first to invest in Esko’s CDI Crystal 5080 XPS Gravure quality with flexo plates coming from an integrated unit that simplifies flexo platemaking Italian repro house Inci.Flex has become the first operation to automate its flexo platemaking process with Esko’s new CDI Crystal 5080 XPS. With expertise in the flexible packaging, corrugated and label markets, Inci.Flex focuses on quality production. The company chose the CDI Crystal 5080 XPS to enable it to produce a flexo result that competes with gravure in a fast, cost-effective printing process.

Competing at the forefront Vincenzo Consalvo, CEO and Owner, says, “We want to be able to compete at the forefront of gravure quality with flexographic plate making. The CDI Crystal 5080 XPS will enable us to do that. We know it will also allow us to deliver a highly automated process. That goal has always been of key interest to Inci.Flex. We are always looking for ways to reduce human error that benefit the whole operation as well as shortening our production cycle time.”

Pascal Thomas, Esko’s Director Flexo Business adds, “The CDI Crystal 5080 XPS introduces parallel process steps that lead to 30% faster access to plate, as well as fewer manual steps and less requirement for operator intervention with the automated merge and transfer of LEN files. It is a simple and more consistent system.”

LED heads. It also combines imaging and exposing. This results in 50% fewer manual steps, 30% faster access to plates and 73% less required operator time.

It has been designed to address the overriding market pressures driven by smaller lot sizes and a growing number of SKUs. This requires fast plate turnaround to address this increasing demand for product versioning. It

also brings higher quality to flexo, delivering better consistency, plate after plate, and is simple to use for operators at all skill levels.

The ease of job management is further enhanced with Automation Engine’s new Device Manager. It allows operators to see the status of jobs enabling the prepress department to prioritize and manipulate the queues to the imaging device.

The latest investment by Inci.Flex is a continuation of a decades-long relationship with Esko that has been based on their joint vision and common execution of strategic developments in flexographic platemaking.

As a result, Inci.Flex already runs two CDI Spark 5080s with Full HD Flexo, a Kongsberg XN 22 cutting table with the Digital Flexo Suite, as well as PackEdge, Artpro, Plato, DeskPack, Studio, Automation Engine, Imaging Engine and Color Engine.

Addressing market demands The newly launched CDI Crystal 5080 XPS flexo platemaking system innovates flexo platemaking by uniquely and simultaneously exposing both sides of a flexo plate using UV

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Flint Group opens new Global Colour Centre for Packaging Inks in Poland Strategy Paper & Board for Flint Group.

Flint Group has opened a new Global Colour Centre (GCC) with solution-based competencies. The centre includes a demo centre, customer academy, 24/7 colour matching, and digital colour management solutions supporting all four of Flint Group’s packaging business segments - Paper & Board, Flexible Packaging, Sheetfed and Narrow Web. The Centre was officially opened on June 29 in Lodz, Poland.

“A milestone has been achieved with the opening of Flint Group’s Global Colour Centre in Lodz, Poland. The opening of our GCC is a clear testament of our commitment to support customers around the globe with innovative, high quality colour solutions,” says Kim Melander, VP Sales EMEA & Global

Mr. Melander continues, “The demand for digital colour management solutions from brand owners to converters is increasing in all markets worldwide; this is why Flint Group is on the right path and through our investment we are setting new standards with the opening of this state of the art competence centre – which is one of a kind in the industry.”

full brand colour integrity across multiple locations, segments and media. With our new Global Colour Centre and the VIVO Colour Solutions toolbox, Flint Group has developed a unique offer to help our clients, no matter where in the world, in moving colour management to the next level and into the future.”

Mr. Melander concludes, “At Flint Group we follow a simple and dedicated path – Colour Passion – Innovation – Customer Success.”

Stuart Duffy, Director Professional Services for Flint Group Packaging & Narrow Web, comments, “Many of our customers are looking to implement a digitally managed colour workflow to ensure

H.B. Fuller Company agrees to acquire Cyberbond

H.B. Fuller Company has signed an agreement to purchase Cyberbond, L.L.C., a global provider of industrial adhesives for the electronics, medical, audio equipment, automotive, and structural markets.

“With this acquisition, we will strengthen our position in high-margin, high-growth engineering adhesives markets,” says Jim Owens, president and CEO, H.B. Fuller.

“Cyberbond will expand our technology portfolio and add well-established sales channels in North America and Europe. In addition, we will leverage the expertise and customer relationships of our team in China to grow the Cyberbond business in that important geography.”

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headquartered in Batavia, Illinois, with European operations based in Wunstorf, Germany. The company generated revenue of approximately $15 million in fiscal 2015 and will be included in H.B. Fuller’s Engineering Adhesives operating segment.

“Cyberbond is excited about joining H.B. Fuller. We look forward to a seamless transition and continuing to grow our business under new ownership,” says James East, CEO and a founding owner of Cyberbond. Mr. East and other key managers will continue with the company following the closing of the acquisition.

H.B. Fuller has been a global adhesives provider for nearly 130 years, focusing on perfecting adhesives, sealants and

other specialty chemical products. H.B. Fuller’s net revenue for fiscal 2015 was $2.1 billion. It serves customers in engineering, electronic and assembly materials, hygiene, construction, automotive, packaging and other consumer businesses.

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Visitors kept pouring at PackPlus 2016 The show registers 30 percent growth in size as well as visitor turnout.

PackPlus took place along with SupplyPlus and CartonTech from 27-30 July 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Despite the incessant rains, visitors kept pouring through the four days. At the end of the last day when the curtains came down on the ninth edition of the event, 17136 unique visitors had been issued their visitor badge.

“We have been exhibiting from past nine years and thought the show was at its peak last year when we saw humongous number of visitors inquiring but this year it had been even better as we got more active queries which we are sure we would turn into deals.

We look forward to PackPlus’17 and believe that it will bring more opportunities to us,” said Sofiya Sheikh from Hilda Automation.

Over 325 exhibitors including International and foreign companies rubbing shoulders with domestic giants and startups had an element of interest for every visitor. The more than 200 running machines of different applications and several innovations and product launches had the veteran attendees also riveted. The Automation Industry Association (AIA) knowledge pavilion focusing on Package 4.0 was a special attraction.

“PackPlus is a platform where one not only gets to see the latest technology from across the world but also gets to network with people from the packaging industry. We never miss a single edition as the show been very beneficial for us,” said Rajesh Lalwani, a

visitor from Pioneer Packers, New Delhi.

Leading players in all the traditional segments reported strong enquiries and deals. Ishida India, Nichrome, Bosch, Hayssen Flexible Systems, Uflex Limited, Hilda Automation, Parle Agro and many others confirmed unprecedented response.

The Packaging Product Pavilion occupied the entire Hall no12 was expectedly looking the most vibrant with arrays of packages ranging from labels, decorative sleeves, tin containers, cartons and other specialised products. Ajanta Print Arts, A & A Labels, Any Graphics, Decorative Sleeves, Pragati Pack, Pearl Polymers et al. were pleased with the large presence of the brand owners. The Flexible Packaging Converting machinery suppliers, without exception, were busy attending to the steady flow of converterrs.

Pelican, Uflex, SP Ultraflex, Expert, Sudha and others were flush with enquiries. Kody and C Trivedi and company reported closing several on venue sales.

In the background of the booming Carton Converting business, the debut of CaronTech was greeted with enthusiasm by the visitors.

As a result, Zhongke India, Autoprint, APL Machinery, Sodhisons, Ample Graphics and Xhuai India were among the busiest stands and also generated serious enquiries and business. HP had unique presentations for the Brand Owners on setting new standards for their brands with the use of Digital Printing.

On the third day of the Show, International Packaging Conclave took place with the theme-Print Optimisation & Colour Management for Flexible Packaging.

20+ experts from the industry came together for a daylong session where more than 200 delegates including Brand Owners, Package Converters, Packaging Technologists, Procurement Professionals, Print Specialists, QA, Managers, Pre‐Press & Media Professionals, Designers, Material &Equipment Suppliers and Consultants attended. The programme was produced in partnership with leading industry players including Windmoller & Holscher, Dupont, Kodak, Siegwerk, Esko Graphics and Xrite.

“The show has been growing over 30 percent year-on-year, since our return to Pragati Maidan in 2014. We expect the trend to continue next year and will have the coming edition spread over Hall 8 to 12 A in a gross area of over 16000 Sqm,” revealed Neetu Arora, Director, Print-Packaging.com, the organisers of the Show.

PackPlus 2017 will be held from 3-6 August, 2017 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Cosmo Films reports 2.7% growth through quarterly results Rs. 408.9 crore in Q1FY16. There is volume growth of 6.3%.

Cosmo Films, global player in speciality BOPP films, recently declared its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2016. The company reported an increase of 2.7% in its Net Profit to Rs. 18.9 crore for Q1FY17, as compared to Rs. 18.4 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal. Total Income for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 stood at Rs. 382.5 crore, as compared to

Cosmo Films’ EBITDA in Q1FY17 stood at Rs. 44.7 crore as compared to Rs. 48.5 crore in Q1FY16. India operations EBITDA has improved to Rs. 50.8 crore from Rs. 48.9 crore in Q1FY16.

Commenting on the financial performance of the company Mr. Pankaj Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films said, “India operations performance has improved on back of higher

volumes & healthy increase in speciality sales. We continue to be on improvement trend in subsidiaries also, although there is reduction in reported EBITDA due to nonrecurring items”.

Established in 1981, Cosmo Films is the largest exporter of BOPP films from India and is also the largest producer of thermal laminating films in the world with plant cum distribution centres in the U.S, Korea & Japan and global channel partners in more than fifty countries.

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Ricoh partners with EFI VUTEk in flatbed printing solutions range Ricoh has signalled its entry into the vibrant signage market by adding EFI VUTEk flatbed printers to its offering, building on the success of its large format portfolio of print production solutions. The agreement, which allows Ricoh to offer systems from the EFI range, was officially marked in a ceremony at Ricoh’s stand at drupa 2016.

Ricoh Corporate Vice President, Business Solutions Group, Tad Furushima and EFI’s Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Frank Mallozzi represented the two companies.

The global agreement will commence with availability through Europe and Latin America, with North America and Asia Pacific to follow. The deal focuses on the solutions that offer the best fit for Ricoh’s clients.

Added to Ricoh’s AR Latex roll-to-roll Ricoh ProTML4100 series, these UV flatbed new additions will bring even greater flexibility and opportunity to Ricoh clients in the commercial print and signage sectors.

Now Ricoh’s graphic arts offer expands further to be a complementary product range encompassing flatbed, large format, continuous feed, cut sheet, software and consultancy services.

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Benoit Chatelard, Ricoh’s Vice President, Production Printing, Ricoh Europe, says: “This is a natural progression for Ricoh for two reasons. First, we have a long-standing relationship with EFI, who provide EFI Fiery as a digital front end for our cut sheet products. Secondly, we have already had a successful roll-fed large format offering in our portfolio; and the addition of UV flatbed options broadens the market possibilities our print service providers can embrace.

We have been receiving client requests to expand our portfolio, and we are delighted to be able to do that with a long-time partner that is so well-respected in the industry. With this exciting announcement, we are again making clear our commitment to providing print service providers with a broad and comprehensive, integrated solution set.”

“LED curing is a tremendous benefit since inks are cured using EFI’s Cool Cure technology,” says Chatelard. “This means that thinner substrates can be used, reducing material, shipping and energy. This makes it one of the most environmentally friendly flatbed printers in the market, which we believe will be important to our clients in making their buying decisions.”

Among the VUTEk flatbed printers included is the very popular EFI H1625 LED Hybrid roll/flatbed UV printer, featuring four colour print plus white and includes single pass and multilayer capabilities. Variable droplet sizes provide eight levels of grayscale.

The 1.65m-wide printer also enables fast changeovers between rigid and flexible materials for optimum operational efficiency.

Ricoh brought a broad variety of products and services to drupa 2016, capabilities that will enable print service providers to accelerate their business transformation.

Solutions on display educated visitors about new opportunities and routes to greater productivity and profitability for forwardthinking print professionals. Ricoh also brought the Pro VC60000 to the show.

Chatelard adds: “The affordable, hybrid printers will complement the sheet fed capabilities of many of our commercial printing clients.”

On Ricoh’s drupa stand, visitors saw what is possible using these flatbed solutions by viewing an application wall that featured creative samples.

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Epson to acquire Textile Printer manufacturer Robustelli Epson Group company Epson Italia S.p.A. has agreed to acquire 100% of the capital of Fratelli Robustelli S.r.l. (Robustelli), a textile printer manufacturing company.

The agreement aims to drive synergies and further increase customer value by expanding the scope of the two companies’ longstanding collaboration in digital inkjet textile printing.

The acquisition will allow Robustelli to leverage Epson’s manufacturing capability to bring the advantages of its digital inkjet textile printers to more customers around the world. The move will assist Epson in using Robustelli’s expertise to accelerate the development of digital inkjet textile printers that will further enhance its wide lineup of products. The two companies will also be focusing on joint R&D.

In addition to using its manufacturing network to meet growing global demand in digital textile printing market, Epson will expand its worldwide sales and service network for Monna Lisa.

Sunao Murata, COO of Epson’s Professional Printing Operations Division, would be appointed as president of Robustelli. “This is a very exciting development for the Epson Group. As the market for high-quality digital textile printing expands, I believe that formalizing our partnership with Robustelli in this way puts us in a great place to meet the needs of the growing numbers of customers who are seeking to leverage the advantages of advanced digital solutions that will help drive their businesses forward. We will work closely with our colleagues at Robustelli to take Monna Lisa to the next level and remain leaders in the field,” says Murata.

“We are happy and proud to become members of the Epson Group,” said Valerio Robustelli, one of the proprietors of F.lli Robustelli. “Our cooperation with Epson led to the development of Monna Lisa, an industrial digital textile printer that is today

a market benchmark for high-quality textile printing. The combination of our respective skills is the natural conclusion of a process of innovation to satisfy customers in Italy and the rest of the world.”

Located in Como, the heart of the Italian and European high-quality printing textile industry, Robustelli specializes in the development, manufacture, and sale of digital inkjet textile printers, notably the Monna Lisa series, which it began developing with Epson in 2003.

This product has established a strong brand image by providing beautiful gradations and colour reproduction, winning plaudits from customers.

HP to showcase new business growth opportunities at photokina 2016 HP will showcase the latest capabilities for top quality printing at photo finishers and professional labs at photokina (20-25 September 2016, Cologne, Germany).

At HP’s booth, visitors to photokina will see the HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press and dedicated capabilities for photo, the HP Latex 570 Printer, and the HP DesignJet Z6800 and Z3200 Photo Printers in action. During the show, HP will also host its worldwide Photo Summit, offering over 100 customers, professional photographers, partners and industry experts a host of innovative workshops to share inspiration and best practices across multiple applications.

HP Latex - the perfect partner for photo finishers The HP Latex 570 Printer, designed for largeformat printing, offers new unique capabilities for the photo market. The printer allows print service providers (PSPs) to complement and expand their current photo offering and

capture a new profit pool with high-margin, customized wallcoverings and photo wall murals, as well as canvases.

Photo inks with chromatic red, the printer can produce indoor applications and galleryquality prints with 200 years’ durability.

From gallery-wrap stretched canvas to wide-format canvases up to 3.2 m (10.5 ft), HP provides the complete canvas printing solution from design to finishing, including multi-panel design with the HP WallArt Suite2 and the ability to stretch and fold without cracking, eliminating the need for lamination.

The HP DesignJet Z3200 remains the printer of choice for many photo professionals. With 12 original HP Photo Inks, the HP DesignJet Z3200 creates exceptional black and white prints with smooth transitions, neutral greys and superior gloss uniformity - also offering an impressive 200 years’ print durability.

HP DesignJet Z6800 and Z3200 Photo Printers

HP’s Global Photo Summit will also take place during this year’s show, with an audience of customers, partners, industry professionals and experts set to attend on 21st September 2016.

Having been widely acclaimed for their photo printing capabilities, HP DesignJet Z6800 and Z3200 Photo Production Printers have become the industry’s gold-standard for photo printing, continuing to deliver professional solutions for gallery-quality photo prints. The HP DesignJet Z6800 Photo Production Printer is the fastest graphics production printer of its class. Using HP Double Swath Technology and HP Vivid

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Large format 3D Printing solutions by Arrow Digital and Massivit

Arrow Digital has joined hands with Massivit 3D Printing technologies, provider of large format 3D printing solutions. Both the companies will be providing Massivit 3D – the fast and large-format 3D Printing – to a diverse market.

Massivit 1800 system is Massivit’s largest, fastest and most advanced large format 3D printing solution. At the heart of Massivit 1800 is the proprietary GDP (Gel Dispensing Printing) technology which is based on the unique Dimengel printing material Massivit 3D has developed. The solution opens wide avenues for use of large 3D objects in a variety of markets especially advertising.

The Massivit 1800 large format 3D printer can print objects up to 1.8m / 6ft high and grow

them at up to 35cm / 1ft per hour. The system is also equipped with dual process option which allows for easy printing of two different objects in parallel. Offering economical 3D printing, it features special software and ‘support-less’ printing which results in fairly low material consumption.

The Massivit 1800 printer allows print service providers, scenic fabricators and 3D service bureaus to produce unique, customized, unmatched large format 3D figures for a variety of uses for advertising, events design, theming of environments and more.

Memjet and HP agree to settlement of patent dispute Memjet and HP have reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all current actions between the parties and a cross-license.

settlement with HP,” said Len Lauer, CEO of Memjet. “We will continue to stay focused on creating innovative printing technology that enables our customers to realize optimal speeds, quality and costs.”

“We are pleased to have reached a

Events Calendar PrintExpo 2016

13th Printpack India

Pharmapack 2017

Date: 12 AUG-16 to 14 AUG-16 Venue: Chennai Trade Centre Chennai

Date: 04 FEB -17 to 08 FEB-17 Venue: India Expo Centre, Greater Noida Delhi NCR

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

Print Miracle Expo 2017

IPEX 2017

Eastern Print Pack 2016 Date: 01 SEP-16 to 04 SEP-16 Venue: Milan Mela Ground Kolkata

Date: 07 APR -17 to 09 APR-17 Venue: CIAL Trade & Exhibition Centre, Kochi, Kerala

All In Print China 2016 Date: 18 OCT-16 to 22 OCT-16 Venue: SNIEC, Shanghai Shanghai, China

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

Labelexpo India 2016 Date: 17 NOV-16 to 20 NOV-16 Venue: India Expo Centre Greater Noida (Delhi NCR)

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

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

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

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