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Rave Scans installs India’s first ......................22 Epson Surepress at Trigon..............................30 OMET debuts new presses ............................32 More than cutting: Unleash creativity ......36

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK ............................................................................................................................................................................................................6 Autoprint: One top ‘Made in India’ brand ...............................................................................................................................................................................8 Jivaneep Concepts: Autoprint for ease, quality and service ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Khushru P. Patel of JAK Printers receives Global Achievers Award ............................................................................................................................. 16 Koenig & Bauer first-quarter report 2015: Orders up 27% ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Komori at Print China 2015 ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Heidelberg & Masterwork sign Global Agreement .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Sreedhar Printers invests in Ryobi 920 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Promotional campaign for PAMEX 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Rave installs India’s first Speedmaster CD 102 ................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Sai Likhita’s need for speed drives decision to choose Kodak’s Achieve Platesetter ........................................................................................... 24 Indo- Chinese Co-operation: CAPT & AIFMP sign agreement ...................................................................................................................................... 24 Saraighat Offset Press streamlines operations with Kodak 800 Trendsetter Platesetter .................................................................................... 25 Entries open for 7th edition of PrintWeek India Awards ................................................................................................................................................ 25 Commitment to the printed newspaper in a multimedia age..................................................................................................................................... 26 WAN-IFRA South Asian Newspaper Directory 2015-17 published ............................................................................................................................. 27 Ricoh helps Lantia tear up Publishing rulebook .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 New Goss Magnum Compact press enters final phase of testing at Staten Island .............................................................................................. 29 Epson SurePress Digital Label Press – Flexo Quality, Flexi Business .......................................................................................................................... 30 Arrow Digital installs Epson Surepress at Trigon, Mumbai ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Xerox increases Automation with the New Versant 80 Press ....................................................................................................................................... 31 OMET debuts iFLEX and Varyflex V2 Offset......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 Gulf Print & Pack 2015 response reflects new business prospects for VINSAK ...................................................................................................... 34 BST Eltromat shines with iPQ Center and regi_star 20 success ................................................................................................................................... 35 Stratasys to produce 3D printed flight parts for Airbus A350 XWB .......................................................................................................................... 35 More than cutting: Esko Kongsberg Tools unleash creativity ...................................................................................................................................... 36 QuadTech and ColorConsulting partner to combine colour expertise .................................................................................................................... 37 Labelexpo India moves to new home for 2016 ................................................................................................................................................................. 37 Esko Kongsberg celebrates 50 years of innovation ......................................................................................................................................................... 38 Bobst Group takes a majority stake in Nuova Gidue ...................................................................................................................................................... 39 Astron Packaging orders Flexo Folder-Gluer Line from Bobst .................................................................................................................................... 39 UPM Raflatac celebrates 40 years .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 Meghdoot pioneers the retail FSDU and POP display segment ................................................................................................................................. 41 FINAT Young Managers Club fosters sharpened business skills .................................................................................................................................. 42 Monotech Systems installs first ITOTEC at JB Khanna Pictures .................................................................................................................................... 43 DuPont announces 2015 Packaging Innovation Award winners ............................................................................................................................... 43 GIDUE Digital Flexo Excellence Project winner of the 2015 FTA Techical Innovation Awards.......................................................................... 44 Quality assurance: Sibress presents new SibScope microscope ................................................................................................................................. 45 IPAMA President visits Electromec ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Russian Converter BGS-Print installed a GIDUE MX2 Press ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Creating Picture Perfect colour results ................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Xeikon Cheetah hits the quality mark at its first North American installation at Accu-Label........................................................................... 47 HP launches Latex 3100, 3500 and Scitex 17000 ............................................................................................................................................................. 48 HP at FESPA 2015 .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Epson: Complete package for high-volume textile printing ........................................................................................................................................ 50 Entry-level versatility prevails at European Digital Press Association (EDP) Awards ........................................................................................... 51 World’s first 3D printed photosynthetic wearable ........................................................................................................................................................... 52 MUTOH has European premiere of three new printers ................................................................................................................................................. 53 Agfa Graphics at FESPA 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK Dear Readers, The industry is buoyant about the current government’s ‘Make In India’ slogan, which chiefly signifies supporting manufacturing in the country.

Indian manufacturers are encouraged to produce more efficiently with able government support. India is proud of its manufacturing sector which is lined up of thousands of players and of course hundreds who are on a par with any international standard. There are still many Indian players who have made a mark for themselves on the international platform. One such player we are talking of in this issue is Autoprint. Autoprint is a household name for print fraternity. The company has a long list of coveted milestones; the recent being rolling out of 10000th machine from its manufacturing facility. The machine has gone to Jivaneep Concepts. To know more about Autoprint just go through our cover story on this major.

Our key story is on Rave Scans, another leading printing and packaging company in India with a client base of over 400. The company recently announced installation of country’s first Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 6-colour plus coater UV combination press with Foilstar. The Speedmaster CD 102 is the all-rounder for a wide variety of applications and the best-selling press series by far in its class. The reasons for this are clear – exceptional and, above all, stable print quality throughout the run, straightforward operation, excellent stability in operation, and outstanding net productivity. The company has plans to boost its capacity in packaging, security printing and specialized finishing.

One recent major investment is by Meghdoot, one of the largest corrugated box manufacturers in India. The investment has been made in advanced equipment at its plants in Pantnagar and Delhi. It is the first company in the country to install and integrate an HP Scitex FB10000 digital printer and a complete Esko POP display design and manufacturing solution.

Esko is celebrating 50 years of Kongsberg innovation – the company’s flagship digital finishing systems with thousands of installations around the globe. The product has played a significant role to enable the company evolve from a manufacturer of drafting tables into a leading supplier of digital finishing systems. Celebrations are also going on at UPM Raflatac, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of self-adhesive label stock – the company is celebrating 40 years’ history as a company.

Apart from our regulars, find the important news about partnerships, awards, launches, exhibitions and much more in this May 2015 issue of PRESSIdeas. Enjoy reading and be generous in providing us with your valuable suggestions.

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Autoprint: One top ‘Made in India’ brand PRESSIdeas had an exclusive interview with Autoprint’s Director, Mr. C.N. Ashok on the occasion of the company’s recent milestone of rolling out the 10,000th machine.

Autoprint is at the top of the segment Press manufacturer of India. Steady growth is just part of the success story of the company which has been at the forefront of innovation in the printing industry.

The growth it achieved previous fiscal year is slightly up (5%) as compared to the previous year. Mr. C.N.Ashok, Director, Autoprint, is not the man who sits on his laurels, he is not happy with this growth figure and looks forward to boost this figure. He says, “Our performance in the fiscal year gone by was slightly better than the earlier year. We have grown by 5% which is better than that in other industries.

There are positive signs in the industry with the new government coming in at the centre, but these signs are yet to translate into business growth.”

“The milestone of rolling out 10000 machines is itself a proof that an Indian manufacturer was given chance 10000 times to sell a machine. That itself is a “make in India” initiative from us. We have effectively blocked 10000 machines’ import from abroad. The PM’s statement that ‘make in India’ will be given priority really excites all of us.” – C.N. Ashok, Autoprint.

Key Notes : > Rolling out 10000 machines – a “make in India” initiative from Autoprint. > Autoprint Dion 450 – ROI much faster than that of a Digital press. > Lot of expectations from the recently launched Checkmate 50 inspection system.

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He told that they have identified areas where they could have done better. “One such area is exports where we have de-grown over the previous year,” he recognizes. He cites their African region focus as the main reason for this. “The region remained affected by the ‘Ebola’ virus scare for quite few months which restricted business engagements and consequently affected our export business,” explains Ashok.

Rolling out the 10000th machine Autoprint faced many challenges during its long success journey. Ashok considers the challenge of foreign collaborations as one of their key challenges.

One of the challenges that we faced was with

foreign collaborations. “During this journey we have always felt that a few more collaborations could have accelerated our growth faster. We first had the collaboration with Setmaster, UK. But subsequently they had financial problems and this terminated our collaboration. Then we had collaboration with Midas of Spain to make label machines. We did make and install seven Alca Gamut label presses with this collaboration. The market at this point of time was looking for the next generation shaftless presses. The third generation machines of Midas, using shaftless technology could not be manufactured in India since they were not cost effective. Eventually we had to call off this collaboration as well,” relates Ashok.

“We are looking at collaborations more seriously and pursuing with some key players in the industry. We are evaluating these more thoroughly before we enter into any understanding,” he adds.

Autoprint plans to collaborate for manufacturing of those products which are specifically demanded by their customers. The products will be decided based on the constant interaction that the company has with the customers. It is this type of diligence that has enabled Autoprint achieve numerous milestones in the industry. The recent being the rolling out of 10000th machine from its plant.

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“Make in India” helping Indian manufacturing business The focus of ‘Make In India’ campaign, coming from the Prime Minister itself is a big encouragement for the Indian manufacturers.

On this, Ashok says, “The industry is now waiting to see what actions are being taken by the government to make this initiative into a reality. If they really take some tangible follow through actions we are sure this will be a big boost to the industry. As regards

Autoprint, I would say that the milestone of rolling out 10000 machines is itself a proof that an Indian manufacturer was given chance 10000 times to sell a machine. That itself is a “make in India” initiative from us, without any support from the PM’s focus. We have effectively blocked 10000 machines to be imported from abroad. The PM’s statement that ‘make in India’ will be given priority really excites all of us.”

Jivaneep Concepts: Autoprint for ease, quality and service Jivaneep Concepts is the Autoprint customer who got their 10000th machine. Mr. Usman Khan, Jivaneep Concepts shares his Autoprint experience with PRESSIdeas in an exclusive interview.

PRESSIdeas: How long have you been

Usman Khan: Our fairly long experience

using Autoprint Machines?

machines constituting our lineup: • Flax Printing Machine by Apsom • Digital multi-colour printing machine from Xerox • Autoprint Knight (15x20) offset printing machine • Autoprint Knight NX (15x20) for nonwoven bags printing

with Autoprint machines is the key reason.

We have seen in day-to-day operations that there are few machines which can match Autoprint machines in simplicity, user-friendliness, durability and quality in a single package. Our operators have been extremely happy with the simple operation of the machine. Even a novice can operate Autoprint Machines after just a week’s training. Other options were either to go for some Chinese brand or choose from available second-hand machines. After considering every possible option we found Autoprint Dion four-colour was just right machine for our requirement.

PRESSIdeas: What are the main printing

PRESSIdeas: What are the target

Usman Khan: We have been using Autoprint Machines for the last eight years.

PRESSIdeas: What are the key machines in your infrastructure?

Usman Khan: We have the following

segments that you cater to?

Usman Khan: We chiefly cater to Flax Printing, Offset Printing, Non-woven Bag Printing, Digital Printing and Digital Printing segments.

PRESSIdeas: How has been your experience with the machines?

Usman Khan: We have found the Autoprint machines as very user friendly.

Another positive about these machines is their durable quality. The service is excellent and we are fully satisfied with the Autoprint experience.

application areas for the Dion?

Usman Khan: We shall be using it for various applications and key expected applications would be posters, stationery and packaging materials.

PRESSIdeas: What is the expected RoI for Autoprint Dion?

Usman Khan: We expect to recover the investment in Autoprint Dion in around 4 years.

PRESSIdeas: How would you define Autoprint machine in one line?

Usman Khan: Just trust on Autoprint due PRESSIdeas: What went behind the decision to go for Autoprint Dion four-colour press?

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to quality, service and management.

Advantage Indian Locally manufactured machines have unique advantages over foreign made products, especially when the market competition is international. “Lower manufacturing cost is the major advantage Indian manufacturers enjoy when they compete overseas; we have advantage even over Chinese competitors.

Moreover Indian made products enjoy more customer acceptance in terms of quality over products manufactured in other countries,” says Ashok.

Digital Printing – segment Autoprint caters to the Digital Printing segment with its Variable Data Printing machines that use Inkjet technology. “We already have the transport mechanism for Digital Printing and we can put any heads on this mechanism. Thus we are already into the Digital space through Inkjet. We are not in the Toner technology since we believe that the future in Digital is Inkjet. Apart from the low cost of the consumable being low, lots of development is taking place in inkjet technology.

Ashok is not much interested in the Toner technology. “The Toner technology has been in existence for almost a decade and many developments have taken place in this space. Despite this the per-copy cost is high for Toner based outputs. We believe, for this very reason, Inkjet will overtake toner based print production in the days to come. Though there will be developments in Toner technology also, the excitement will be in the Inkjet space, since it offers various

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Autoprint Stragegic Business Units Autoprint has two verticals – SBU 1 and SBU 2. In SBU 1 which is for printing units, we are focusing on Dion and non-woven bag printing. Our mission is to install minimum one Dion 450 four color press in each of the 475 active districts (out of 676 districts in the country) across the country within the next five years. That’s around 100 machines each year. As regards non woven printing machines, we sold 65 machines last year and this year we target to install 100 machines.

We believe these numbers are achievable and our whole team is working towards to achieve this.

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possibilities. So the future is for Inkjet,” he avers.

short run jobs from 200 to 5000, a Dion 450 is the most preferred press. All our customers are very happy,” declares Ashok.

Autoprint Dion 450 Autoprint Dion 450 offers low cost of ownership and therefore is an attractive possibility for Digital printers to expand or shift towards Offset.

According to Ashok, there is already a huge shift happening, especially in smaller towns, where many Digital printers are going for Autoprint Dion 450 for their second machine. They find the ROI in an Autoprint Dion 450 is much faster than that of a Digital press. The key feature of this press is easy uploading of plate. This reduces the output time considerably. Printers are finding this machine attractive for various specific applications like, short run labels for packaging, book wrappers etc. “For any

Being a company based out of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Autoprint is strong in the south though the western region has the top presence. “We have two SBUs (Strategic Business Units) - a) Commercial printing -single colour, four colour and non-woven and b) Packaging. For packaging, we are strong in West, followed by North and South.

For the commercial printing we are strong in south followed by others,” reveals Ashok. To improve business in the eastern region, they have appointed a new agent there. They are also focusing on increasing their presence in this region through other endeavour like exhibitions and road shows.

For SBU 2- package segment- we have three great products a) the online inspection machine-Autoprint Checkmate 50 b) Autoprint Repetto 65 Die Punching machine and c) Autoprint Reckoner VDP65 - Variable Data printing machine.

The need for inspection of printed products is becoming a necessity and at present all over the country inspection is done manually.

Now the time has come to automate this process. To meet this need we have launched the Checkmate 50.

For die punching, the Chinese or even companies like Bobst offers only machines of size 28” x 40”. We are the only company to offer a die punching machine for size 19” x 26”. No other manufacturer across the globe, excepting one in Europe, offer this size automated die punching machine at such a competitive price. Our focus is to replace all the manual die punching machines of this size with our automated machine.

Competition and the small and medium size machine niche Autoprint’s key competition is from the second-hand imports in both local as well as overseas markets. “For export markets we are the only company offering quality machines of small and medium sizes. The Chinese machines are of bigger sizes.

The Chinese have large volume business advantage in bigger machines’ segment.

It’s not same in the smaller size segment, therefore, these machines don’t have much cost advantage. We are at a dominating position in the small and medium size machines’ segment. We see a lot of scope

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in the export markets. We want to reach a position similar to what Maruti holds with Indian car customers,” perceives Ashok.

Autoprint – faster ROI in the least time “I don’t believe in the “lifetime investment” concept. Rather, any one investing in an Autoprint machine should earn two to three times their investment in a span of four years.

We focus on “faster ROI in the least time”.

Life time investment is an irrelevant concept in a set up where technology keeps changing very fast. Our machines will run reliably for a long period of time but the market should be there for a long time to accept such products,” says Ashok.

Autoprint helps out the customer to achieve an ROI of less than four years through various initiatives. Explaining further, Ashok says, “Our primary focus is to help our customer to get his investment at the earliest possible time. Right from the time a customer approach us for a machine, we interact with him, understand his needs and offer solutions including solutions to market his end products, so that he succeeds.

Wherever we find the potentials are less for the products, we don’t sell our machines to such customers. Rather we caution him to stay away.”

The RRCE Concept Ashok strongly vouches for the need for perpetual interaction between machinery manufacturers and printers. “The attitude and capacity for respectful listening will change the entire industry in a great manner.

It should happen in a bigger way. Exchange of ideas should happen much faster through forums, group discussions. Customer driven product development can happen only with such exchange of ideas. A particular region’s success can be replicated in another with sharing of experiences. Our recent experience with a customer from Jordan is a classic example for this approach,” emphasises Ashok.

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the current process and we create a market.

If all the four parameters are answered then the RRCE concept will become a Blue Ocean,” he explains.

Autoprint is one of the few top Indian printing machinery manufacturers. “The milestone translates to 1.5 machines per day since the day of establishment. We are very excited about this achievement,” beams Ashok.

Brand Creation Autoprint invests a lot in brand creation and consequently, it is a strong brand of Indian Graphic Arts industry. With a strong customer data base and connection it is present all over the country – from metros to tier 2, 3 and 4 cities. It is present in more than 20% of the Indian PIN codes. With around

30 people in the customer oriented R&D department enable Autoprint to roll out more and more new products regularly. “Everything that we do is to satisfy our customer. We identify their problem and work towards an innovative solution at an affordable price.

That’s our motto too. An ‘affordable price’ means an ROI of three to four years. If this is acceptable to the customer, then our R&D starts working on the project. So the route we follow is – identifying the Customer’s problem – find an innovative technology – affordable solution. That’s where we are better off than manufacturers in developed economies, since our solutions are highly affordable. This mandate is with our R&D and they look at is very seriously,” says Ashok.

“This is an application of our RRCE concept.

This is the Blue Ocean technology. RR means raise and reduce. Anything we do using this concept, we raise the quality and/ or reduce something being done. C means creating a market and E means eliminating something as a process. We put RR in the centre, we raise the quality, eliminate something from

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very keen to eliminate, Ashok sees a lot of scope for the Checkmate 50. “We target to install around ten Checkmate 50 solutions in a year,” he says.

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Affordable Checkmate Ashok is very confident about the recently launched Checkmate 50 inspection system. He expects that it will give a tough competition to manufacturers. “We are very confident that this product will go places.

For the Checkmate 50 we have synergized our strengths. The vision support is from an external company who are very strong in this line of activity. Autoprint has provided the mechanical and conveyor systems – a field where we are very strong. Both are Indian companies both have an excellent track record. This synergy is working magic.”

The government is adding more and more security features to be included on the printed carton. These features cannot be manually inspected. Automated inspection solutions are the requirement of the day.

With the huge spurious market in India in various industries, which the government is

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Currently Autoprint has tied up with Kompack of USA – a manufacturer of Dampening systems. Kompack incorporates Autoprint base UV machine in its patented UV coating system and sells it in the US market. This association has been there for over ten years.

They have over 300 machines successfully running there. “This year we hope to ship around 36 machines and we are working on a few other technological tie ups which will be announced later,” says Ashok.

After recent Jammu & Kashmir floods, Autoprint sent its service engineers to the affected customers free of cost and helped them get back to business.

Khushru P. Patel of JAK Printers receives Global Achievers Award Mr. Khushru P. Patel, Managing Director, JAK Printers has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Global Achievers Award’ in Corporate Sector, organized by Global Achievers Foundation (G.A.F) on 11 April 2015 at Kathmandu, Nepal.

G.A.F confers the awards to selected people who have played distinguished role in the development of their respective countries and to highlight their achievements globally.

It gives awards in the fields of corporate, health, education, sports, finance, industries, hospitality, tourism, co-operatives, public and social service. The awards are presented by Central Minister or State Minister & National Leaders.

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Koenig & Bauer first-quarter report 2015: Orders up 27% In the words of president and CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann, Koenig & Bauer’s (KBA) financial figures for the first quarter of 2015 still paint “a differentiated picture”. Bucking the industry trend, the press manufacturer’s group order intake of euro306.7m was 27% up on the previous year and order backlog was around euro130m higher than at the beginning of the quarter. In contrast, there is still some catching up to do in terms of sales and earnings. At euro177.3m group sales were down 16.9% on the prior-year figure.

Given the low sales volume this quarter due to the delivery structure and capacity underutilisation at KBA’s German web press sites which have now been rescaled, group earnings before taxes (EBT) of –euro17.7m were also lower than the prior-year figure of –euro12.1m. Nevertheless, the company’s management has affirmed its forecast for 2015. Bolza-Schünemann: “KBA will generate far more than 50% of group sales in the second-half of the year with corresponding positive effects on earnings. In light of the solid number of new projects I am confident that we will be able to achieve our group sales target for 2015 of over euro1bn with a better EBT than in 2014 and an EBT margin of up to 2% of sales in spite of a weaker Q1 and Q2 this year.”

Lower sales and product mix hit this quarter’s results At euro546.7m group order backlog on 31 March was almost euro130m higher than at the beginning of the year. Compared to the

prior-year quarter low sales, the product mix and capacity underutilisation which has yet to be completely eliminated in the Digital & Web segment hit earnings. The group’s gross profit margin fell from 25.4% to 20.6% and EBIT from –euro10.2m to –euro16.2m. A net interest loss of euro1.5m led to a group pre-tax loss (EBT) this quarter of euro17.7m, compared to –euro12.1m the previous year. After deducting taxes, group results on 31 March stood at –euro16.9m (2014: –euro14m) and earnings per share came to –euro1.01 (2014: –euro0.85).

At euro174.7m order intake after three months in Sheetfed Solutions, KBA’s largest segment, was up 30.5% on 2014, while sales of euro109.8m remained slightly below the prior-year figure of euro111.1m. The book-tobill ratio triggered a growth in order backlog of 26.7% to euro246.6m. This segment’s loss of euro2.7m was somewhat higher than the prior year (2014: –euro1.6m) due to the unfavourable product mix and expenses associated with restructuring the international sales network. In the course of the year earnings will also gradually improve in line with the increase in the number of deliveries.

The volume of new orders in the Digital & Web Solutions segment rose by 5.7% to euro27.9m, up from euro26.4m in 2014. At euro13.3m revenue fell short of the previous year’s figure of euro41.5m which made a major contribution to the segment’s loss of euro8.7m. However, savings resulting from

the extensive adjustment to capacities and upcoming deliveries will have a positive impact on sales and earnings in the following quarters. Moreover, promising strategic opportunities have opened up for this new segment through addressing new business fields for KBA RotaJET presses and the alliance with HP in the digital corrugated printing market.

Orders in the Special Solutions segment were up 31% to euro117.4m. At euro63.2m sales this quarter were 8.1% lower than in 2014 (euro68.8m). Operating profit in this segment stood at euro1.2m compared to the prior-year figure of euro4m. KBA anticipates a significant rise in both figures in the third and fourth quarter in particular with the delivery of larger security press orders.

Fewer sales in Europe – more in North America Compared to 2014 an euro8.8m decrease in domestic sales to euro35.3m raised the export level from 79.3% to 80.1%. Deliveries to other parts of Europe fell to euro46.3m.

This region’s contribution to group sales was below average at 26.1% (2014: 31%).

Business in North America jumped from euro24.4m to euro30.2m, or 11.4% to 17% of the total. The proportion generated by Asia and the Pacific stood at 28.5%. Given the dip in demand in China the total sales volume of euro50.5m in this region was less than the previous year (euro64.9m). At euro15m revenue attributable to Latin America and Africa came to 8.5% of group sales.

At the end of March 2015 there were 5,321 employees on the KBA group payroll, 916 fewer than twelve months earlier (6,237).

Excluding apprentices, trainees, employees exempted from their duties and staff on phased retirement schemes the group workforce sank to 4,711. This total is expected to fall to around 4,500 following the completion of the group restructuring programme in 2016. At 6.1% KBA’s training rate remains remarkable.

Today sheetfed offset presses and related systems generate over 50% of the group’s sales. Packaging printers dominate the business of KBA-Sheetfed Solutions and the majority of companies in the Special Solutions segment.

Presses and systems for producing banknotes are the largest generators of revenue in the Special Solutions segment

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Komori at Print China 2015 At Print China 2015 held in China at Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center in Dongguan, Komori exhibited its range of machines.

Komori demonstrations at Print China 2015 were separated into Package and Commercial Printing using images that assume an aggregated order from an art museum called the “Lithrone Museum.”

Commercial Printing Lithrone G37 (H-UV-equipped four-color 37-inch sheetfed offset press GL-437 + H-UV) The show marked the debut of the Lithrone G37, a high performance machine in 37-inch format.

Through stable operation achieved by H-UV printing and coordination of various automatic devices at the 15,000 sph maximum printing speed, this press offers the power to address needs such as short turnaround times, a diverse work mix, short runs and low cost in publishing and commercial printing.

In the demonstration, the Lithrone G37 printed the museum’s flyers/postcards using Komori’s standard K-Supply H-UV ink. Many visitors took the just printed samples and were astounded by H-UV’s instant curing. In addition, the tablet-ready K-Station 4 Printing Task Control Software was introduced in the demonstration; its ability to perform progress management simply with a tablet computer was seen with deep interest.

The show marked the debut of the Lithrone G37, a high performance machine in 37-inch format.

Key Notes : > New Lithrone G37 H-UV-equipped four-colour 37-inch sheetfed offset press. > Lithrone G40 H-UVequipped four-colour 40-inch sheetfed offset press. > Impremia C61 (Full colour digital printing system).

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Lithrone G40 (H-UV-equipped four-colour 40-inch sheetfed offset press GL-440 + H-UV) Equipped with various automatic devices and incorporating special specifications, this machine

performed H-UV printing with K-Supply ink demonstrating short turnaround, high productivity capabilities and printing with complex impositions of multiple items such as gang-run jobs for web printers and trading card work, giving visitors the feeling of the ‘OffsetOnDemand’ revolution advanced by Komori.

Job changeover time during the demonstration was measured by a stopwatch, and the high speed provided by Full-APC (Fully Automatic Plate Changer) and the colour tone and register adjustment offered

by KHS-AI gained a great deal of interest. The possibility of one-man operation was shown in the Chinese market, where labour costs are soaring. By means of color matching with K-ColorSimulator, the independently developed CMS software, visitors were able to see the printing item from the Lithrone G40 and the output sheet from the Impremia C61 tonerbased digital printing system and confirm the high precision of colour matching.

Package Printing To meet the expectations of China’s growing package printing market and solve the issues of package printing companies, Komori exhibited two offset presses specified for packaging work under the banner ‘KOMORI PACKAGE SOLUTIONS.’ Lithrone G40 (UV-equipped six-color 40-inch sheetfed offset press with in-line coater GL-640 + C + UV)

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Equipped with various special specifications, including UV, an in-line coater and a new dryer, this press switched between printing on metallized paper and film each day and visitors saw its wide-ranging printing adaptability with heavy stock (package printing) and special substrates (added value printing) along with many examples.

For the demonstration using metallized paper, four-colour process printing was first performed on coated board; then on the metallized paper, white was laid down by the first unit, black, cyan, magenta and yellow were applied by units 2 through 5, drip-off varnish was applied by unit 6, and finally gloss coating was applied by the in-line coater, resulting in the drip-off embossing appearance. Visitors could compare the printing with just four colours on coated board and the same image with drip-off embossing on metallized paper and confirm the high added value package printing.

printing system that can perform a wide range of work with the high image quality of its 1,200 dpi output resolution. Colour matching of offset printing and the digital printing system was introduced by means of K-ColorSimulator (easy-to-useEasy colour matching software), Komori’s independently developed CMS solution. Visitors could actually see a matching comparison of the output sheet of the Impremia C61 and a printed sheet from the four-color Lithrone G40 during the demonstration of the GL-440.

In addition, the Impremia IS29 inkjet digital printing system was introduced with video and printing samples.

In the Digital Printing Sample Corner in the booth, varied samples, including a long printed item output by the Impremia C61, were displayed, and many visitors took some home.

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Sreedhar Printers invests in Ryobi 920 The Ahmedabad-based Shreedhar Printers has invested in a new Ryobi 924 4-colour coater press which will be installed next month. The press will serve the market demand of inline coating in Gujarat.

The Ryobi at Shreedhar will be provided by Provin Technos and is equipped with CIP4 and many other advanced features.

presses selected for print quality and to address the higher level and greater complexity of printing conditions were introduced.

Actual K-Supply rollers, K-Supply H-UV ink, blanket washing device retrofits and presoaked cloth for blanket washing were exhibited, and questions for technical specialists continued without letup.

In the demonstration using film, five-colour package printing was first performed using a special green laid down by the first unit and four-color process colours by the following units on coated board. After changeover, film printing was performed with a white applied as the base by unit 6. This demonstration using a new dryer developed by Komori and the chamber blade coater attracted a great deal of interest.

The latest Komori technologies, such as KHS-AI, K-ColorSimulator and K-PressNavi (navigation system for printing standardizationthat supports standardization of printing ), were introduced.

Lithrone SX29

PESP/K-Supply

(IR-equipped five-color 29-inch sheetfed offset press with in-line coater LSX-529 + C + IR)

The lineup of consumables and equipment as well as retrofit products best for Komori

Having a maximum printing speed of 16,500 sph, a maximum sheet size of 610 x 750 mm and equipped with a new dryer and special specifications, the Lithrone SX29 is capable of printing on heavy stock and high added value printing, such as package and label work, in the small-format press market. In demonstrations of packages for cosmetics and foods, the machine performed high quality one-pass printing with 4C and one special colour and printing for food packaging using a vegetable varnish.

Heidelberg & Masterwork sign Global Agreement

Corner Exhibitions Digital/Workflow Impremia C61 (Full colour digital printing system) The Impremia C61 is a toner-based digital

Visitor interest in KHS-AI and K-ColorSimulator was high, and they listened attentively to the explanations of booth staff while actually operating the software.

Heidelberg and Masterwork (MK) signed Global agreement in December 2014, for sale of intellectual property related to Heidelberg’s range of Diecutters and Foldergluers. The first sales for MK Promatrix diecutter, made exclusively for Heidelberg, was in Poland and UK in March 2015. Heidelberg Asia Pacific to take on exclusive sales and service for entire MK portfolio. The extensive sales and service training in Asia will take place in Tianjin in May 2015. The joint presence of Heidelberg and MK showcase will take place at “Pack Print International 2015”, the Trade fair for packaging and printing technology for Asia from 26 August to 29. August 2015 at BITEC (Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre), in Bangkok.

komori Green Concepts Komori’s green concepts and environmental initiatives were introduced with easy-tounderstand figures and graphs.

The next exhibition will be ‘China Print 2017,’ the Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition, to be held in May 2017 at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing.

From left : Mr. Rene Ludvigsen, CEO of Heidelberg Asia Pacific with Madam Li, CEO of Masterwork during Print China 2015

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Promotional campaign for PAMEX 2015 The 1st Core Group Meeting of PAMEX 2015 was recently held on 23rd April 2015 at The Lalit Mumbai. The promotional activities for PAMEX 2015 have already picked up. The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) marked its presence at two back to back international exhibitions – Print China 2015 in Guangdong and SinoCorrugated 2015 in

Shanghai. An India Day was also celebrated in these two cities during the exhibitions.

Both the exhibitions generated a lot of interest for the event. Following on the heels of a cooperation agreement with the Printing and Print Equipment Manufacturers of China (PEIAC) that envisages sales of exhibition space by the Chinese, an agreement was

also signed with the China Academy of Printing Technology (CAPT) to mobilize Chinese exhibitors for PAMEX 2015.

The PAMEX team also visited Gulf Print & Pack at Dubai to encourage participation at the Indian show which will take place from 9 to 12 December at Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.

Rave installs India’s first Speedmaster CD 102 The installed Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 is a 6 colour UV plus coater machine with Foilstar.

Rave Scans, leading printing and packaging company in India with a client base of over 400, at a press conference in Delhi on 5 May 2015, announced the installation of the country’s first Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 6-colour plus coater UV combination press with Foilstar.

Great Press, Great Price, Great Value.

The Speedmaster CD 102 is the all-rounder for a wide variety of applications and the best-selling press series by far in its class. The reasons for this are clear – exceptional and, above all, stable print quality throughout the run, straightforward operation, excellent stability in operation, and outstanding net productivity make the Speedmaster CD 102 a secure investment with a short payback period. The new Speedmaster CD 102 continues in this same tradition.

The Preset Plus Delivery and attractive equipment packages offer far higher performance levels at a great price.

The Speedmaster CD 102 is the all-rounder for a wide variety of applications and the best-selling press series by far in its class. The reasons for this are clear – exceptional and, above all, stable print quality throughout the run, straightforward operation, excellent stability in operation, and outstanding net productivity.

Key Notes : > Rave Scans installs India’s first. > 6-colour plus coater UV combination press with Foilstar. > The press will boost Rave’s capability in packaging, security printing and specialized finishing.

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The demand for environmentally friendly products and green production is growing. Speedmaster CD 102 users attract new customers through sustainable production while also cutting their energy and consumption costs. With the new Speedmaster CD 102, they benefit on a daily basis from the outstanding energy efficiency of the perfectly

coordinated components – from drive and air supply to dryer technology.

FoilStar, the cold foil module from Heidelberg, supports a whole host of unusual surface finishing effects for labels, packaging, and high-quality commercial work – giving users access to brilliant metallic effects that will add considerable value to their customers’ print products. Using FoilStar on the Speedmaster CD 102 enables a wide range of printing materials to be finished in excellent quality.

FoilStar is also available for other Speedmaster models and can also be retrofitted.

The model at Rave is capable of in-line cold foil application through its two printing units. The advanced Foilstar technology provides advantages of fast makeready, quick change over and low energy costs. Other advanced finishing options include printing metallic effects including halftone.

Promoted by Mr Mr. Rakesh Bhatnagar and Mr. Bhavnesh Kanwar in 1993, Rave is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company with an employee base of approx.

500. Rave has carved a niche for themselves by having produced world class quality in printing and thus emerged as one of the best in their field. Rave has earned a name for itself in the luxury packaging

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segment. This segment shows a very promising demand. It has a complete line-up of high end luxury packaging infrastructure to meet this demand. The company will also be using the new Heidelberg press to boost its security printing capacity.

Rave Scans has facilities in Delhi, Gurgaon and Manesar. It was the first Indian to invest in Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 and today has 10 Heidelberg machines. Other key machines include Emmeci for rigidboxes. It has decided to install two more

Emmeci machines soon. Emmeci MC-2004 at Rave was the first in India. It is the fastest machine in India for producing Rigid Boxes.

The completely automatic and electronically controlled machine allows for frequent format changes, very accurate and extremely user friendly operation. Emmeci is the undisputed leader in the world for Rigid Box machines.

Producing boxes of the highest quality, it is a known name for sustainable packaging production. Mohit Jain of Anil Agencies, the Indian representative of Emmeci also made a presentation at the event.

The event concluded with a question answer session graced by Shiv Bhatnagar, Rakesh Bhatnagar (MD) & Bhubnesh Kumar (Director), Rave; Klaus Nielsen (MD) & Peter Rego, Heidelberg; Mauro Mazzinghi, CEO, Emmeci; and Mohit Jain of Anil Agencies.

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Sai Likhita’s need for speed drives decision to choose Kodak’s Achieve Platesetter Sai Likhita Printers, a Hyderabad-based commercial and publishing printer, manages printing for its customer’s publications and its portfolio of prominent agriculture industry magazines. As customer demand increased strongly over the past couple of years, Sai Likhita’s outdated CTP plate setter was becoming a drag on the operations productivity, delivering slow output speeds of six plates per hour.

To speed up its production capabilities, Sai Likhita recently installed the KODAK ACHIEVE Platesetter to deliver the productivity and reliability to produce offset jobs in the most efficient possible manner.

With the new system in place, Sai Likhita are now be able to produce five times as many plates per hour of the same size while delivering high image quality with excellent reliability and consistency.

For an operation that produces over 200 printing plates every day for its customer’s, the Achieve Platesetter will help Sai Likhita reap big improvements across its entire

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operation. Sai Likhita also utilizes Kodak’s SONORA Process Free Plates, which eliminate the processing step required by traditional thermal plates and provide significant energy, water, and waste reductions without requiring printers to make sacrifices on productivity or print capabilities.

Y Venkateswara Rao, proprietor at Sai Likhita Printers, is delighted with the performance and output of the Kodak Achieve Platesetter.

He says, “Not only have we improved productivity with the quicker Kodak Achieve output devices, but there is also considerably higher image quality that we can now deliver. Using Sonora Process Free plates brings considerable ease to operations, even as imaging output matches that of mainstream processed plates. We now feel more confident about catering to growing print demands with the new Kodak CTP and Kodak thermal plates.”

Indo- Chinese Co-operation: CAPT & AIFMP sign agreement The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) and China Academy of Printing Technology (CAPT) signed a strategic cooperation agreement during the recently held Print China Exhibition in Guangdong.

The agreement envisages support for each other’s exhibitions. CAPT, which is the co-organiser of All in Print China – the leading printing exhibition in the country shall mobilize Chinese exhibitors to participate

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in Pamex 2015. AIFMP on its part will encourage and facilitate Indian Printers to visit the Chinese exhibitions. The Indian Association will also help in promotion of newly launched PrintHOME, an E-commerce platform in India. The agreement also calls for sharing of news and reports of development in both the countries.

CAPT plans to bring a large contingent

of Chinese companies to Pamex and is targetting a net area of 2000 sqm in an exclusive Chinese Pavilion. It also plans to organize a China Day during PAMEX 2015.

The agreement was signed by Kamal Chopra, Chairman – International Relations, AIFMP and Joyce Chang, General Manager, CAPT. “India has lot of business opportunities and so we look forward to PAMEX 2015 that shall provide a huge platform to the Chinese companies to explore India market,” said CoCo Chen, President, CAPT.

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Saraighat Offset Press streamlines operations with Kodak 800 Trendsetter Platesetter Saraighat Offset Press, located in Guwahati, is one of the oldest printers in Northeast India. The company has built a strong reputation in the market by delivering consistent quality for its customers in the publishing and commercial sector. Saraighat was one of the first in the market to integrate a four-colour machine and with their state of the art binding operations, they are the go-to resource for publishers printing hard-case books.

In a move to improve the speed and productivity of their pre-press operations, Saraighat recently installed a KODAK Q800 TRENDSETTER Platesetter. The TRENDSETTER meets their requirement for faster imaging equipment that delivers sharp imaging with excellent consistency on plates.

KODAK SQUARESPOT Imaging Technology integrated into the Trendsetter delivers dependable accuracy regardless of plate emulsion sensitivity, processor variation, and laser power and will enable Saraighat to reduce costs through fewer remakes and less time adjusting for variables. The Trendsetter’s 20-mircon Kodak STACCATO Screening will also help Saraighat achieve its goal to set a new benchmark for quality in the

market by delivering stunning photorealistic results for its customers.

Bhargav Bharadwaj, Partner at Saraighat Offset Press says, “With the new Kodak Q800 Trendsetter equipment installed, we have improved our management of dot gain. This was very important to us since we produce high-quality covers and brochures.

Now, we can deliver top notch output with sharper and brighter images, continuing with our promise of delivering consistently superb quality for our customers.”

The Kodak Trendsetter, which will power nearly 80% of Saraighats plate making, is one component of the company’s new streamlined pre-press operations. The printer is integrating Kodak PRINERGY Workflow software to drive a higher level of accuracy and efficiency in the print production cycle. Saraighat also plans to utilize Kodak’s SONORA Process Free Plates, which eliminate the processing step required by traditional thermal plates and provide significant energy, water, and waste reductions without requiring printers to make sacrifices on productivity or print capabilities.

Entries open for 7th edition of PrintWeek India Awards PrintWeek India Awards entries are open from 1 May 2015 for its seventh edition of the annual print hunt. The entries will be open to all Indian print companies for jobs printed from 1 April, 2014 onwards.

The awards are categorised as the Performance Awards (six categories) and the Quality Awards (20 categories).

“The PrintWeek India Awards 2015 is in line with PrintWeek India’s belief in the importance of recognising the efforts and achievements of the Indian print companies.

Its’ not just an awards show, it’s our way of increasing awareness of the print industry among the community which buys and consumes print,” said Suresh Ramakrishnan, publisher at Haymarket Media India.

Categories for the Awards 1.

The Performance Awards

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PrintWeek India Printing Company of the Year Green Printing Company of the Year Post-Press Company of the Year Pre-Press Company of the Year SME Printing Company of the Year Student of the Year The Quality Awards Book Printer of the Year (Academic and Trade) Book Printer of the Year (Specialty) Brochure & Catalogue Printer of the Year Creative Repro Company of the Year Cross Media Company of the Year Digital Photo Album Printer of the Year Digital Printer of the Year Direct Mail Printer of the Year Fine Art Printer of the Year Industrial Product Printer of the Year Innovative Printer of the Year

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Label Printer of the Year Magazine Printer of the Year Newspaper Printer of the Year Packaging Converter of the Year (General) Packaging Converter of the Year (Luxury) PUR-Book Maker of the Year Screen Printer of the Year Social Stationery Printer of the Year Wide-Format Printer of the Year

Early bird deadline is 30 June and final entry deadline is 31 July. The entry fee is Rs. 2500 per entry. Early bird entry fee is Rs. 2000 per entry.

The entry forms for the awards can be downloaded at: http://printweekindiaawards. com/pdf/PWI%20Award%20Entry%20 form4%202015.pdf

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Commitment to the printed newspaper in a multimedia age Aschendorff Druckzentrum in Münster orders KBA Commander CL.

“The decision in favour of the KBA Commander CL is the result of an extensive selection process which focused on the factors efficiency, economy and quality.

The KBA web press featuring a first-class inking unit with three forme rollers impressively demonstrated its outstanding potential in terms of print quality during a printing test.” – Gerhard Dust

The printing plant belonging to media group Aschendorff in Münster, Germany, has been in operation for over 250 years. An important new chapter is set to begin there in spring 2016 with the production start-up of a Commander CL ordered recently from Koenig & Bauer (KBA). The highly automated and flexible 32-page web press will join three presses from another manufacturer and will predominantly print small-circulation newspapers at night given its significantly shorter makeready times thanks to automated plate changing. Its high print quality and performance potential with up to 50,000 full-colour newspapers per hour will be used to produce high-quality print products with high circulations during the day. The compact four-high press line with two reelstands, two H-type printing towers and a folder will be engineered for a maximum web width of 1,400mm (55.1in) and a cylinder circumference of 1,200mm (47.2in). KBA has sold 13 of these presses with a total of 45 printing towers to Germany, France, China and the USA since its market launch four years ago. It is the most popular newspaper press in its class.

Premium print quality for high-quality products “Together with our steadily evolving range of digital offerings we believe in the future of printed, appealing daily newspapers and other print products in terms of their visual qualities and contents,” says head of the business area responsible for the printing facility Gerhard Dust. He sees the most recent investment as an important step in producing the media house’s numerous print titles efficiently and economically, and to meet today’s demands for quality. “The decision in favour of the KBA Commander CL is the result of an extensive selection process which focused on the factors efficiency, economy and quality. The KBA web press featuring a first-class inking unit with three forme rollers impressively demonstrated its outstanding potential in terms of print quality during a printing test.” The company’s technical director Thomas Wenge adds: “From a technical point of view we were bowled over by key features, such as practical automation with automatic plate changers and plate lifts as well as the unique roller locks, which result in a high level of productivity and economy.”

“It is our firm belief that we have made a future-

Key Notes : > The highly automated and flexible 32page web press will predominantly print small-circulation newspapers at night. > Will be used to produce high-quality print products with high circulations during the day. > Automated plate changing enables significantly shorter makeready times.

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The highly automated KBA Commander CL for Aschendorff Druckzentrum in Münster, Germany

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focused choice with the decision in favour of this cutting-edge press,” Gerhard Dust concludes.

A member of the world’s best newspaper printers’ club The Aschendorff group is the leading media supplier in Münster and the region. The core competence and roots of the familyrun company which was founded nearly 300 years ago lie in the printed word. The firm publishes 20 different local editions including the Westfälische Nachrichten, the

region’s daily with the largest circulation, the Ahlener Zeitung, the Tageblatt für den Kreis Steinfurt in Ochtrup, the Münstersche Zeitung and the Grevener Zeitung. The newspaper experts are well known in the industry for their outstanding print quality. They are a longstanding member of the exclusive International Newspaper Color Quality Club and also belong to the WAN-IFRA Star Club.

Apart from its core business in print media, which also comprises of frees, supplements, magazines and books, the media group with its some 600 staff take advantage of the possibilities and opportunities of electronic media, internet, radio and TV. The www.wn.de is the widest reaching online news portal in the region. Setting up new digital platforms is the second pillar of the company’s business strategy. The third cornerstone of the group’s portfolio are professional service providers and marketing offerings, e.g. in the areas of marketing and logistics for the entire media sector.

Highly automated and flexible The KBA Commander CL’s tailor-made configuration is the result of intensive evaluation and project work between the professional team from Aschendorff and KBA experts. The 350 x 500mm format (13.8 x

19.7in) press can print 100,000 broadsheet newspapers per hour with up to 16 full-colour pages.

The Commander CL ordered essentially comprises two four-high towers for 4/4 printing, a KF 5 jaw folder and two Pastomat reelstands with a stripping station and Patras A reel-transport system. An extensive package of automation modules including RollerTronic roller locks, inking unit and cylinder washing systems, fanout compensation, colour measuring and control systems, colour and cut-off register controls, and automatic plate changing keep makeready times, waste, operating and maintenance efforts to a minimum.

An intelligent quality management system supports a high print quality. The press is equipped with facilities for special ad forms, such as four-page centre spreads (Superpanorama), half-covers and spadia, for inline finishing and provision has been made for the addition of further modules for Zip’n’Buy and ribbon stitching. The Commander CL will be controlled from an ErgoTronic console featuring EasyTronic software for optimised start-up and automated run-down as well as PressNet for scheduling, presetting and process control.

WAN-IFRA South Asian Newspaper Directory 2015-17 published

South Asian Newspaper Directory 2015 - 2017

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WAN-IFRA has published its biennial publication “South Asian Newspaper Directory 2015 – 2017” and the Directory reveals interesting trends. A look at the past three editions of the directory, since 2011,

shows that newspaper publishers continue to increase the number of editions and printing centres, double-width presses is the new trend among the regional language newspapers, automation and new workflow systems for production, page planning and editorial systems are becoming popular.

According to the 2014 annual report of Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), the total circulation of registered publications increased by about 37% since 2011. Zenith Optimedia estimates 28 percent growth in advertising expenditure (in newspapers and magazines together) in India during this period. The similar trend in circulation can also be found in other South Asian countries where newspapers continue to grow.

The trends observed from the directory closely relate to the report of RNI and Zenith Optimedia, as newspapers update their technology to support their growing business.

The directory lists out 160 news publishers across South Asia and many of them with the complete details of infrastructure and workflow employed in the publishing house.

More than four months of labour has gone into researching the data and publishing the directory in its current form. For those wanting to have closer look at the emerging trends of news publishing industry in South Asia, the directory will act as a very good reference source.

A limited number of printed copies of the directory are available on first come first basis.

The e-version of the directory is available at: http://epaper.wan-ifra.org/SAsian_ Newspaper_Directory_2015-17 The directory will be continuously updated in the online version, until the next print edition comes out in 2017.

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Ricoh helps Lantia tear up Publishing rulebook Lantia, the innovative print-on-demand (POD) publisher, digital distributor, bookstore marketing and author crowd-funding platform, is re-writing the rules of publishing supported by a broad portfolio of Ricoh print production solutions.

The company, founded in 2013, now manages the catalogues of more than fifty publishers and self-publishers. It handles everything from cover design, layout and prepress to POD and e-distribution, and from sales reporting to royalty management.

Central to its operational ethos is flexibility in book production. “It was essential for us to improve the book printing process and considerably shorten the time to market, regardless of the number of books,” states Lantia’s Enrique Parrilla, General Manager.

He is also the founder of crowdfunding publishing platform Pentian to allow new authors to gain funding for their books, launched by Lantia.

Originally Lantia intended to partner with a local book manufacturer for production of printed books. However, they could not find a partner who could offer the service they needed, so they decided to set up, from scratch, their own book production facility inhouse. A full review of available options was undertaken before Ricoh became the partner of choice, explains Parrilla. “We looked at what manufacturers had to offer, but chose to invest with Ricoh for a number of reasons,” he says. “The quality of their post-sale service was crucial, as was the reliability of their systems. We also evaluated their professional services as well as the unique colour and mono quality of the final print.”

Their first solution, a Ricoh Pro C5110S was installed when the company was established.

This provided entry level colour cut sheet printing. However, as the business grew rapidly, a Ricoh Pro C751, offering greater colour productivity and two Ricoh Pro 8120s mono presses with EFI Fiery RIPs were added within eight months.

Parrilla adds, “Ricoh also gave us professional training to help us determine how best to drive the systems in the most effective and productive way and improve the overall printing process.”

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This certainly paid off when the company was awarded the contract to produce two shortrun print titles for Paulo Coelho. Coelho’s literary agency, Sant Jordi Asociados, approached Lantia with novellas The Supreme Gift and Like the Flowing River.

These had previously been available only as Kindle downloads and, although successful, were not set for a global release.

Mr. Parilla explains, “At short notice, we decided to produce a fully working online sales and management interface and a hard copy of the books. We worked over the weekend. On Monday, we added two versions of the sample book (The Supreme Gift) onto our system, and ordered the POD version. The copies were completed at our production centre in Seville, we collected them on Tuesday, and took a flight to Barcelona on Wednesday. The Ricoh systems enable us to offer truly profitable POD and give us the confidence that we can honour the most demanding service level agreements.”

The Ricoh investment also supports Pentian, the initiative that enables authors to submit and bring work to market via Pentian.com’s crowdfunding site.

Pricing levels are suggested at $10 for an e-book, for instance, or $25 for a hardcover copy, and the price might be higher for a signed hardcover.

Readers and investors contribute to financially cover the costs of the project’s production and receive part of the profits from the sale of the book. The work is published in both paper and e-format.

Mr. Parrilla says the crowdfunding platform enables a ‘disruptive’ financial connection between authors and readers. He adds that in thirty days, a book can be sold worldwide.

And Pentian has signed a host of worldwide distribution partners, including Ingram, Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Google, Apple and El Corte Inglés.

The model is working. Since launching its beta test model six months ago, Pentian has captured more than 6% of the selfpublishing market in Spain, and it is growing exponentially as the company expands in the United States.

Mr. Parrilla concludes, “Thanks to our investments and approach to the market, Lantia can now deliver more books to more customers in less time. We are closer to publishers and are able to offer improved quality in a number of different formats. We are as flexible as we can be thanks to Ricoh’s production solutions and, in turn, so are our customers.”

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New Goss Magnum Compact press enters final phase of testing at Staten Island With the press towers clearing the overhead by no more than an inch, the first Magnum Compact press system in the US has been installed snugly and initial tests on its six 2 x 1 units completed. The press is currently undergoing commissioning tests and shadow production before moving into full production this month.

The new press for Advance Publishing of Staten Island, USA, complements the company’s existing double-width press line

minor modifications to the building.

and offers backup to the production of the daily Staten Island Advance while adding capacity for other contract newspaper, insert and commercial work.

Even at just 2.2m tall, the installation of the Magnum Compact towers was a highprecision operation. In what is possibly a unique configuration, web slots were cut into the ceiling to accommodate turner bars for delivering the web to a folder on the floor above. Extra web slots were also cut to feed an additional, future folder which has been allowed for in the configuration.

An engineering achievement in itself, the installation was completed with only very

Among the Magnum Compact features attractive to Staten Island Advance was the Goss Autoplate technology that delivers fast makereadies and enables successive jobs to be run with complete plate changes within two minutes. This is accomplished with minimum waste and contributes to maximum press uptime. Plates that have been removed may be reused for repeat production of shorter run jobs, further extending the value proposition of the press.

The design of the Magnum Compact system gives the towers a lower profile without compromising print quality or performance.

Easy access to blankets, rubber rollers and ink ducts enabled by the single-level towers facilitates and accelerates maintenance.

runs as short as 500 - 1,000 copies provides printers not only with an alternative to digital print, but an economical way of handling runs up to 250,000 copies, giving unparalleled production flexibility and a powerful competitive advantage.

The Staten Island Advance was established in 1886 and is part of Advance Publishing’s family of newspapers that comprises dozens of titles across the United States.

A diversified communications group, Advance Publishing has media interests that encompass cable television, leading media internet sites, business journals and magazines as well as newspapers.

Together with simplified operation and runlength flexibility, these features mean that the Magnum Compact design enables the Staten Island Advance to offer a wide range of products competitively and with good margins. The ability to print cost-effective

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Epson SurePress Digital Label Press – Flexo Quality, Flexi Business The Epson SurePress is a high quality, short-run digital label press that helps create a high value market while producing fantastic products on varied material.

In 2012, Arrow Digital and Epson joint hands to market the Epson Surepress in India. Shortly after, Sai Packaging gained first mover advantage when it decided to purchase the Epson Surepress at Label Expo India 2012. Since Label Expo, Arrow Digital has kept the Surepress at its R&D Centre in Ahmedabad to conduct demos for prospective

customers. Moreover, customers have the freedom to test print samples and gain hands-on experience of the machine. Arrow’s R&D centre, established in 2007 also plays host to all the other innovative machines it distributes like Tecglass, Jetrix, Kerajet, Epson Surecolor etc.

Arrow Digital installs Epson Surepress at Trigon, Mumbai Arrow Digital & Epson have recently sold the SurePress L-4033AW to Trigon in Mumbai. Trigon, a pre-press firm will use the press for printing short-run labels and create high quality labels for the FMCG market.

The press capitalizes on Epson’s Micropiezo inkjet technology to create output with smooth gradations and high quality colour. Its AQ ink-set design includes green and orange for a wide colour gamut, precise colour matching and accurate spot and speciality colours.

Key Notes : > Fantastic colours and sharp labels in various short runs on numerous materials. > 7 Colour inkjet offered with pre and postpress options that can be tailored to meet various needs and budgets. > Surepress – for impressive, professional results and quick and efficient short-run jobs.

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Arrow Digital is the sole distributor of the Epson Surepress in India. Arrow has kept the Surepress at its R&D Centre in Ahmedabad to conduct demos for prospective customers. Moreover, customers have the freedom to test print samples and gain hands-on experience of the machine.

Sohel, PR & Marketing manager at Arrow Digital, said: ‘Digital is the future and is getting accepted as a complimentary technology to offset and flexo presses to cater to customers looking to transfer short run jobs to Digital presses, thereby increasing productivity. On the whole, we at Arrow firmly believe that the Surepress is highly productive & economical and is far more efficient than any other conventional printer’.

The Surepress has a 7 Colour inkjet that is offered with pre and post-press options that can be tailored to meet various needs and budgets. The press capitalizes on Epson’s Micropiezo inkjet technology to create output with smooth gradations and high quality colour. Its AQ ink-set design includes green and orange for a wide colour gamut, precise colour matching and accurate spot and speciality colours.

It is also configured with fast and easy set-up with no need for substrate pre-treatment or coating, thereby ensuring substrate versatility.

What Surepress offers is quick Pantone and consistent pantone matched colours; no other press has this capability. It also offers Variable Data Printing for maximum label customization, providing customers with the flexibility to serialize labels and print on a variety of label substrates like PET, BOPP, and textured paper without stopping or slowing down the printing process. It is ideal for segments such as pharmaceutical, food & Beverages, cosmetics etc.

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The Epson SurePress is a high quality, short-run digital label press that helps match your flexo prints like few can. This will help create a high value market for your existing Flexo and future Flexo/Digital presses, while producing fantastic colours and sharp labels in various short runs on numerous uncoated materials; which would practically not be feasible or possible in today’s environment.

Short run labels bring a whole different premium; although possible with Flexo, not fun or viable at times; and results in lost revenues and lost customers.

It has a 7 Colour inkjet that is offered with pre and post-press options that can be tailored to meet various needs and budgets. The press capitalizes on Epson’s Micropiezo inkjet technology to create output with smooth gradations and high quality colour. Its AQ ink-set design includes green and orange for a wide colour gamut, precise colour matching and accurate spot and speciality colours. It is also configured with fast and easy set-up with no need for substrate pre-treatment or coating, thereby ensuring

substrate versatility. What Surepress offers is quick Pantone and consistent pantone matched colours; no other press has this capability; as they all vary; the inks make this simpler from Epson as they take immense pride in proofing and colour management; which applies heavily on the Surepress and the labelling/packaging industry.

With Surepress users can achieve impressive, professional results, while handling short-run jobs quickly and efficiently.

They can boost their bottom line by offering a wider range of printing solutions to their customer base, plus just-in-time production to meet tight schedules. It also offers Variable Data Printing for maximum label customization, providing customers with the flexibility to serialize labels and print on a variety of label substrates without stopping or slowing down the printing process.

Furthermore, text, graphics and images can be customized for each individual label in the same run for increased versatility. It’s never been so easier to go digital.

Epson surepress is very flexible and easy to operate with its intuitive touch screen panel.

It is an Eco-friendly machine that complies with the EU directive RoHS. Surepress is highly productive & economical and is more efficient than other conventional printers.

“The Surepress is a start to many new and exciting products,” says Sohel Dalal of Arrow Digital. Arrow has decades of experience and knowledge of packaging, coatings, labelling, and most importantly Inkjets. Arrow/Grace paper are the pioneers in India and one of the earliest manufacturers of self-adhesive materials in the 1970s. “We know labels, labelling and packaging; and now Arrow is the leader in digital printing technologies in various segments – with a multi crore facility for trials, R&D and hands on training in Ahmedabad and offices in all major metros – we are here 24/7/365 to support our customers. In today’s market situation; creating new and saving existing good customers is the key to future success and growth,” concludes Sohel.

Xerox increases Automation with the New Versant 80 Press Xerox has recently introduced the Versant 80 Press with solutions that meet a wide range of needs –with more quality, faster performance and better results.

For print-for-pay customers, the Versant 80 combines new features and functionality to produce high-end applications faster on more media types. With increased automation both devices keep print environments at peak performance levels.

The Versant 80 provides production press capabilities with walk-up simplicity, offsetquality 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. The Versant 80 comes with a choice of the latest servers powered by Fiery: the Xerox EX-i 80 EFI Fiery FS150, embedded Print Server or the Xerox EX 80 EFI Fiery FS150 Pro, External Print Server.

Printers looking for extra productivity may opt

for the Versant 80 with Performance Package, which maintains top speeds of 80 ppm on all stocks up to 350 gsm along with an in-line spectrophotometer for increased colour automation.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Balaji Rajagopalan, Executive Director, Technology, Channels & International Distributor Operations, Xerox India said, “We are excited to launch the Versant 80 in the Indian market. This device has the capabilities of producing high end applications faster and on more media types.

Customers today are demanding that the presses are able to handle multiple media types and this machine has the capability to do exactly the same. With the Versant 80 one has greater choices and easier colour availability.

One can just select a spot colour and it hits it

right on – the first time. We believe that this device will revolutionize the colour printing industry and cater to a wide array of our customer needs.”

The Versant 80 Press is available for install starting 27th April 2015. Pricing information is available with Xerox sales representatives.

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OMET debuts iFLEX and Varyflex V2 Offset More than 200 people ‘Welcomed The Future’ at the debut of OMET new presses: iFLEXand Varyflex V2 Offset.

Customers from different parts of the world visited OMET premises in Lecco on May 19, 2015 to welcome the company’s two new presses: iFLEX, narrow web press for labels and Varyflex V2 Offset mid-web variable size press for flexible packaging printing.

Varyflex V2 Offset summarizes all the advantages of Varyflex V2 presses (multi-process approach, servo and gearless operation, ergonomics), appreciated by converters worldwide, widening its reach through the addition of powerful Offset to meet pre-press, inking and printing quality standards, combined with low-cost platemaking and precise colour control.

Italian Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Giuliano Poletti was guided in a tour of the company

by Antonio Bartesaghi, managing director of OMET Group, and Marco Calcagni, sales and marketing director, and introduced to OMET’s products excellence.

The event unveiled iFLEX and featured demos on both iFLEX and Varyflex V2 Offset presses. The 200 guests, a mix of customers, industry people and journalists, were introduced to OMET’s new machines and learnt about the presses’ characteristics of user-friendliness, operational efficiency, ergonomics and rapidity in changeover. Both presses performed greatly and produced diverse high-level quality jobs. iFLEX, entry-level machine for labels, features simplicity of use, amazingly short set-up times and low waste operation. On iFLEX press, innovative devices like iLIGHT, pre-register system through laser pointers, and iVISION, smart camera-assisted register on each print unit, left the public spellbound.

Varyflex V2 Offset, an impressive press for technology

Key Notes : > Varyflex V2 – optimal printing of thin films, multi-layer films, labels, laminates, carton boxes and special applications. > iFLEX – ease of use, ergonomics of operation and maximum return on investment. > iFLEX – productivity, time and waste savings, highest quality of execution in one pass and quick delivery to customers.

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and performance, ideal for flexible packaging printing and for difficult substrates, performed greatly on shrinkable materials and thin films. Through the patented Easy Sleeve Format Change system, job changeovers are quick to perform, involve little waste and bring flexibility to the whole printing process.

Varyflex V2 Offset is the perfect press to print flexible packagingin direct competition with CI Flexo and rotogravure presses or to accommodate runs of shrink sleeves, IML, multi-layer films, laminates and special applications.

Varyflex V2 Offset – the innovative mid-web variable-size sleeve press for flexible packaging printing Equipped with state-of-the-art V2 Mid-Web Offset print units using lightweight sleeves for quick and easy job changeover, Varyflex V2 Offset is the ideal press to print small to long runs of high quality flexible packaging.

Available in widths 670mm (26’’) and 850mm (33’’), Varyflex V2 Offset is made unique by the introduction of a new mid-web Offset unit concept granting the highest operational flexibility, simplicity in use, wide machine accessibility and maximum efficiency with any print run. The geometry of OMET’s patented ‘Easy Sleeve Format Change’ is guarantee of mechanical robustness and great printing quality at high speeds.

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From the first approach to Offset technology, OMET has made tremendous R&D efforts. It dates back, in fact, to 2008 the presentation of the first Offset unit with interchangeable cassettes, followed in 2012 by narrow and mid-web sleeve Offset on XFlex X6 printing presses and, today, the V2 Offset midweb variable-size sleeve group in widths 670mm(26’’) and 850mm (33’’).

The V2 Offset print unit, publicly presented on May 19, 2015, is characterized by an innovative inking group with four inking rollers on the plate, optional mixed or separate dampening and an user-friendly colour management system ensuring the maximum stability during production.

Through ‘Easy Sleeve format change’ system, the format changeover (the widest, with 16-32’’ interval) is rather simple and quick to perform thanks to the use of lightweight pneumo-locking sleeves having the external tube in fiberglass, carbon fiber or aluminum. The introduction of Revolver cart to fasten the sleeves changeover is another revolutionary idea. When the Revolver cart is moved in proximity of the machine, the sleeves slide in and out the press with no effort and no need of hoists.

Further advantages offered by the job changeover on Varyflex V2 Offset presses are: the positioning of the sleeves in a ‘comfort zone’ for the operator, the LEDilluminated changeover area, the transparent casing of the unit for visual checking during set-up, the possibility to fully open the unit front frame to perform the few manual operations, and many more. Thanks to the ‘Easy Sleeve Format Change’, Varyflex V2 Offset is to all effects a variable-size sleeve press characterized by the greatest flexibility.

Customers can choose configuration that best suits their needs. They can select the most appropriate in-line printing and finishing technologies and drying/curing systems among UV wet/wet, UV Interdeck and/or EB wet/wet.

quality standards, combined with low-cost platemaking and precise colour control. The new V2 Offset groups enrich Varyflex V2 press for optimal printing of thin films, multilayer films, labels, laminates, carton boxes and special applications.

Packaging printers who choose Varyflex V2 Offset could not but appreciate the press high print quality, efficiency in long runs printing at high speeds (up to 400 meters per minute) and, above all, the simplicity and rapidity of job changeover for the printing of short runs with heavy rotation bringing a tremendous decrease of costs and waste.

iFLEX changes label printing experience On May 19, 2015 OMET officially presents the new press iFLEX dedicated to label printing. It is the start of a new way to print labels packed with a great deal of innovation aimed at simplifying the printer’s work and increasing the press efficiency. iFLEX, UV Flexo machine in width 370mm, inspired by a careful analysis of customers’ needs and promoting ease of operation, is equipped with tools designed to reach the highest print quality in a few, easy steps.

Specifically, we refer to innovative pre-register and register devices that contribute to speed up the machine set-up after each job changeover. First of all, iLIGHT, pre-register system through laser pointers located on each Flexo group – the laser pointer indicates the best alignment of the plate holder with the aim to speed up the changeover and time to register. An identical laser pointer is positioned perpendicular to the die to guarantee the quickest, and immediately effective, die changeover. The best register is achieved thanks to instant cameras positioned on each printing unit (iCAM) capturing the register mark for immediate correction, and a monitor located centrally

on the machine (iVISION).Register is rapidly set, as the material advances, without having to wait for the monitor to show the register mark at the end of the line. The results so far monitored of the combined work of iLIGHT laser pointers, iCAM smart cameras and iVISIONsystem, guarantee a quantity of waste during set-up similar to that obtained with fully servo motorized machines. iFLEX introduces the shortest web path (1,3 meters)in the field of narrow web machines which makes it a super compact press ensuring important material savings in the start-up phase (the register setting waste is below the web length between two prints!). iFLEX, moreover, is the only machine to have all the printing cylinders Direct Drive controlled so to increase the printing precision and eliminate the criticalities due to traditional gear transmission. In this regard, the presence of only one gear per Flexo unit is guarantee of elevated print quality results.

At the end of the line, through the new diecutting quick-change (QCDC), it is possible to prepare the die cylinder offline on a specific trolley, with no need of lifting hoists. iFLEX label printing machine is equipped with Rock’n’Roll automatic matrix rewinding system that guarantees a smooth printing process with no slowdowns in the diecutting phase, even in the case of complex shapes. The ensemble of die, cut and matrix rewinding is named CONVERTING EXPRESS. The machine handles a wide range of formats (from 5 to 18 ½’’) tailored to the needs of a small/medium label converter, and for little investment in the production of printing plates. iFLEX is designed to work continuously, without stops for maintenance; its richness and constructive finesse make it a strong, silent press, designed for intensive work cycles and performance, and consistent

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printing results. The robust protection carters of the Flexo units increase the operator’s safety and prevent the fall of dirt on the plate cylinder, resulting in no downtime for cleaning operations.

The machine configuration flexibility allows the insertion in-line of cold foil (as standard), screen printing (optional), UV lamination (optional) and an end-line video control camera (optional). On request the machine could have a longer web path for use with water-based inks, and hot air or hot air and UV drying tunnel.

So states Marco Calcagni, OMET’s sales and marketing director: “iFLEX fills a technology gap on today’s market as it is the ideal complement of the equipment of medium to large label converters that produce large volumes of simple labels with just-in-time deliveries looking for a decrease in wastage.

At the same time, it represents for smaller label converters with less investment capacity, the fundamental technological resource to print any job, no matter the volume, with a very high ROI.”

iFLEX creates an inseparable man-machine combination achieving concrete objectives of productivity, time and waste savings, highest quality of execution in one pass and quick delivery to customers. The new iFLEX stands apart in the narrow-web label printing segment.

Gulf Print & Pack 2015 response reflects new business prospects for VINSAK Provider of broad range of products and solutions for the printing and packaging industry, VINSAK reported strong interest in its LVPI monochrome inkjet system for Variable Data Printing (VDP) of labels and films model displayed live on its stand at Gulf Print Pack 2015 show. The company also highlighted its range of Pre-Press & Brand Protection Solutions at the event.

The LVPI system for VDP is dedicated to press for printing personalized security labels with variable data printing inspection systems and slitting. The machine offers reliability, flexibility and high performance ‘low cost of operation’ vs ‘print quality’ with a variety of options in the Inkjet Printing Systems, UV Curing Systems and Inspection Systems.

It’s a versatile equipment with unique design which includes a quick make ready scissor slitting unit with knife separation and lateral adjustment.

Applications for this machine includes security printing, label and flexible package printing, coding on pre-registered and die cut labels, frequently changing text, graphics, numbers, 1D and 2D codes, ingredient information, track and trace codes and production data. Ranesh Bajaj, VINSAK Director, said “The company sold two units on the first day of Gulf Print & Pack, including one to Saudi Arabia, with lots of interest from across the MENA region. This show is allowing us to open up new markets as it allows us access to the whole region. For example, we have generated leads in North Africa.”

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Along with VDP, VINSAK also displayed a new cheque personalization unit on its stand which offers high quality impact MICR printing on cheques and security documents.

These MICR encoders can be attached to the existing sheet-fed / continuous forms printing lines operated as stand-alone units or can be combined with optional inkjet /text printers for complete cheque personalization.

The VINSAK MICR encoders offer rugged 24-hour-duty-cycle performance with throughput up to (CS-200 /800 checks per minute)(VDS -340 /10,000 checks per hour) with the industry’s lowest cost of ownership.

Malkhan Ram, Asst. General Manager at VINSAK said, “Customers are demanding the latest digital technology and the company that can provide the best after sales support which ultimately helps them in delivering efficient operations. Our products have

always been latest, high-end and have low running cost backed by strong service support.”

VINSAK brand protection solutions grasped the attention of the customers, which resulted in a huge response in this segment. Its innovative suite of security software, security & special purpose inks, special purpose hot stamping dies and printing equipment offered brand owners solutions to protect them against counterfeiting.

Gulf Print & Pack helped significant brand awareness for VINSAK across nations of Europe, Mediterranean, Africa & Latin America, adding to its existing strong position in the India & UAE markets.

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BST Eltromat shines with iPQ Center and regi_star 20 success

Upcoming exhibitions:

The company will be displaying iPQ Center, Web Guiding, In-line Spectral Color Measurement, iPQ Check Surface, 100% Print & Label inspection and Density & Thickness Measurement at the upcoming Converflex 2015, Milan, Italia (May 19 - 23, 2015). At the upcoming Chinaplas 2015, Guangzhou, China (May 20 - 23, 2015), it will display iPQ-Check, BST Web Guiding & AccuWeb Web Guiding, regi_star 20 and

Conver�ex 2015, Fieramilano, Milan, Italia

May 19 - 23, 2015 Density & Thickness Hall 2P- Measurement.

Stand K21 L28

Products on display: iPQ Center, Web Guiding, In-line Spectral Color Measurement, iPQ Check Surface, 100% Print & Label inspection and Density & Thickness Measurement

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BST eltromat provides a wide range of solutions including those for Web Guide, Tension Control, Web Video Inspection, 100% Inspection, Surface Inspection, Colour Measurement, Register Control, Density & Thickness Measurement and Process Automation.

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The new generation Inspection System iPQ Centre is generating good response and Manikchand Packaging, Constantia Parikh Packaging, Vimlachal Print & Pack, Multi Flex, Manama Packaging have already placed orders and few more are in the last stage of finalization. Kohli Industries has already standardized regi_star 20 on all their presses.

Kaku Kohli considers regi_star 20 better than most competitive brands he has used till date. He admits that the performance of

his press has improved significantly after switching over to regi_star 20. OEMs’ list of regi_star 20 has seen an encouraging boost recently in India.

Key highlights of regi_star 20 include: Chinaplas 2015, China Import & Export Fair of • 1 pixel camera allows safe detection Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, China May 20 - 23, 2015 very low contrast marks. e.g. cold seal, Booth: 5.1 J25 Products on display: iPQ-Check, BST Web Guiding & AccuWeb Web Guiding, metalized ink, lacquer regi_star 20 and Density & Thickness Measurement • measuring resolution: ± 5 µm & max 801, Sri Krishna, New Link Road, web speed upto 1200 m/min.

Andheri (West), Mumbai- 400053.

Tel: +91-22-66860900 • real time live picture display of the � info@bsteltromat-india.com � www.bsteltromat-india.com register marks � Web Guide � Tension Control � Web Video Inspection � 100% Inspection � Surface Inspection � Color Measurement � Register Control � Density & Thickness Measurement � Process Automation • considerable reduction in set-up times and waste.

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The recent merger between BST & eltromat makes it the largest company in the world for Web Guiding, Register Control, Video Inspection and Quality Assurance Systems.

The year-end revenue of BST International GmbH, has significantly increased by 15%, whereas eltromat GmbH revenue has increased by 20%. This resulted in a boost of 17.5% in overall revenue for 2014. BST eltromat India expects to double the revenue for FY’ 2015-16.

Stratasys to produce 3D printed flight parts for Airbus A350 XWB Stratasys additive manufacturing continues to impact the aerospace industry with this exciting news about Airbus. The leading aircraft manufacturer has produced more than 1000 flight parts on its Stratasys FDM 3D Production Systems for use in the first-of-type A350 XWB aircraft, delivered in December 2014. The 3D printed parts were used in place of traditionally manufactured parts to increase supply chain flexibility, enabling Airbus to meet its delivery commitment on time.

highlights a key benefit of 3D printing in the manufacturing industry.

Airbus initiated development and certification of 3D printing with Stratasys in 2013 as a schedule risk reduction activity that proved valuable for the A350 XWB program and

“Both companies share a vision of applying innovative technologies to design and manufacturing to create game-changing benefits,” said Dan Yalon, Executive

The parts are 3D printed using ULTEM 9085 resin for FDM, which is certified to an Airbus material specification. ULTEM 9085 resin provides high strength-to-weight ratio and is FST (flame, smoke, and toxicity) compliant for aircraft interior applications. This enables Airbus to manufacture strong, lighter weight parts while substantially reducing production time and manufacturing costs.

Vice President, Business Development, Marketing & Vertical Solutions for Stratasys.

“Our additive manufacturing solutions can produce complex parts on-demand, ensuring on time delivery while streamlining supply chains. Additive manufacturing also greatly improves the buy-to-fly ratio as significantly less material is wasted than with conventional manufacturing methods. Stratasys is looking forward to bringing these and other advantages to its collaboration with Airbus and to being part of Airbus’ Factory of the Future initiative.”

Leading companies in a variety of industries, from aerospace and automotive to consumer goods and medical, are partnering with Stratasys to adopt additive manufacturing strategies. A transformative alternative to conventional manufacturing methods, Stratasys additive manufacturing enables original and replacement parts to be digitally produced at the best suited locations, reducing both material waste and inventory requirements. By adopting additive manufacturing throughout the product lifecycle, companies can therefore lower operational costs, accelerate time to market, decentralize production, and add new innovative product functionality.

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More than cutting: Esko Kongsberg Tools unleash creativity Growing range of specialty tools allow customers to finish the widest variety of applications in sign, display and packaging materials, and beyond Esko has announced the availability of a new range of Kongsberg tools for customers. On top of the more than hundred high-quality cutting blades, router bits and accessories, some of the newest tools include a psaligraphy (paper cutting) knife tool, perforation wheel and braille tool. All three tools are available for usage on the Kongsberg XN, Kongsberg V and Kongsberg XL Series of digital finishing systems.

Innovation in digital finishing creates new business opportunities Celebrating its golden jubilee this year, Esko Kongsberg built a strong foundation with the right technology and skills to help customers take full advantage of the opportunities digital finishing offers in the signage, display and packaging markets. The broad portfolio of Kongsberg cutting tables caters to the different needs and speed in various segments of these markets.

The wide variety of tools is what truly enables customers to extend their offerings and expand their businesses with the most creative use of materials and applications.

Key Notes : > The newPsaligraphy (or paper cutting) knife tool that cuts out the finest details in paper and folding carton. > The 60 mm Perforation wheel is ideal for producing POPmaterials and all kinds of packaging. > The Braille tool is used to produce signage requiring directions or inscriptions in braille.

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But the wide variety of tools is what truly enables customers to extend their offerings and expand their businesses with the most creative use of materials and applications. Producers of packaging, displays and signage are used to work with a variety of substrates, ranging from foam, plastics and vinyl to paper, corrugated boards and folding carton. And

ever more materials are being added to the portfolio, including glass, wood, aluminium and textiles – opening up new markets and new applications.

To keep up with these new demands and further improve existing solutions, Esko Kongsberg has an experienced R&D team constantly developing new tools. High performance linked to high precision is what makes the difference here.

More than 100 cutting blades, and still counting Today, Esko Kongsberg already offers more than 100 different cutting blades that are optimized for a very broad range of materials and applications. But there is much more these cutting systems can do when equipped with crease wheels, crease blades, milling bits or plotting pens.

Three examples of newly developed tools that extend Kongsberg capabilities are: • The newPsaligraphy (or paper cutting) knife tool that cuts out the finest details in paper and folding carton, at a level not seen before. This is a perfect tool for adding creativity and value to greeting cards, promotional items or folding carton samples.

• The 60 mm Perforation wheel enabling users to create tear and crease-assist perforations in corrugated board up to 4 mm thick at a much higher speed than before. This tool is ideal for producing POP-materials and all kinds of packaging. Prior to this wheel becoming available, it took about 40 seconds to do 1 meter of a 3x3 perforation pattern (3 mm cut and 3 mm space). The new wheel only needs 2 seconds to do that, quite a time saving!

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spheres’ that are inserted into small holes. These holes are milled with a special spindle to create raised dots that are readable with fingertips. The Braille tool will work on most rigid materials more than one mm thick and is used to produce signage requiring directions or inscriptions in braille.

Esko customers find their way to the store every day, relying on Esko’s expertise to help them expand their business.

“Thousands of customers worldwide use our Kongsberg tables for a wide variety of applications and materials,” concludes Knut Johansen, Product Coordinator Esko Kongsberg. “We offer total solutions in digital finishing and are continuously developing and improving tools for new applications and substrates. Our research and development teams are offering innovation and support to expand the tooling range to bring even more value to the cutting tables.”

Online store gives access to all Kongsberg cutting tools Esko’sonline Kongsberg store for bits, blades and other accessories offers all the certified consumables for the full range of digital finishing tables at www.esko.com/store. More

QuadTech and ColorConsulting partner to combine colour expertise QuadTech and ColorConsulting have recently announced a formal partnership that will combine their years of expertise in colour quality and waste reduction, along with their knowledge of the package printing and converting industry. The agreement will leverage the two companies’ understanding of prepress and pressroom workflows, and enhance printers’ efficiency by automating the exchange of color data within those workflows.

Carlo Carnelli, owner of ColorConsulting, comments, “QuadTech is smart enough to recognize the importance and power of combined expertise. ColorConsulting considered and approached multiple manufacturers, and found QuadTech to have the best technology and the deepest level of expertise. This is a perfect fit that will bring printers more than just equipment on press.

Today more than ever, printers are seeking solutions, help and expertise.”

ColorConsulting’s knowledge and understanding of the entire print workflow has already been instrumental in the development of QuadTech’s Color Quality Solution, which enables automatic sharing and processing of colour data between in-line colour control and off-line colour measurement industry leaders. The solution assures colour quality and consistency from your defined colour targets through on-press ink formulation recipe changes, and ongoing colour measurement during the press run.

“We’ve had a very fruitful collaboration relationship with ColorConsulting for some

time now,” says QuadTech president Karl Fritchen, “We chose ColorConsulting because of their extensive colour knowledge and valuable experience. This formal partnership agreement comes at an opportune time for packaging printers, who are looking for new ways to increase print quality, reduce waste, and increase profitability. Developed around our combined colour expertise, QuadTech already has a robust portfolio of products designed to get them there. Gearing up for drupa 2016,

we’re very excited to bring options that don’t currently exist to the packaging and converting markets.”

QuadTech and ColorConsulting exhibited jointly at Converflex 2015 in Milan, Italy, 19-23 May. Featured products included the Color Quality Solution, Color Measurement System with SpectralCam, 100% Inspection System, Autotron 2600 with ClearLogic Register Guidance System, PDF Verification, and Waste Management System.

Labelexpo India moves to new home for 2016 The organizers of Labelexpo India have announced that 2016’s edition will take place at a new venue, the India Expo Centre in Greater Noida (Delhi NCR), from 17 to 20 November.

The new venue offers numerous benefits to both exhibitors and visitors with improved infrastructure. The India Expo Centre is in a good location and boasts modern open plan exhibition space so Labelexpo India will be in one flexible event space.

comments: “We are excited about our new home for 2016’s show and future editions.

Pragati Maidan had very limited availability for 2016 which meant the show would have been held too close to Diwali, so by moving to the India Expo Centre we have been able to secure much better dates for 2016’s edition. With the show set to be around 25% larger in the new event space, we are very confident that its more modern and central layout will enhance the show and provide a refreshed experience for visitors and exhibitors alike.”

Jade Grace, Labelexpo India event director

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Esko Kongsberg celebrates 50 years of innovation Bright future ahead for digital finishing specialist Esko has announced the 50th anniversary of its Kongsberg digital finishing systems.

Esko Kongsberg is Esko’s flagship solution with thousands of installations around the globe. “Over the course of fifty years, we have accumulated strong skills, great knowhow and excellent technology. This has enabled us to evolve from a manufacturer of drafting tables into a leading supplier of digital finishing systems,” says Emil Skarra, Managing Director Norway at Esko.

“Digital finishing is a vital part of Esko’s strategy, and Esko Kongsberg is key to our future success and that of our customers,” adds Udo Panenka, President of Esko. “Fifty years of constant innovation have provided us with a strong reputation and foundation.

We have excellent technology and skills to help our customers take full advantage of the opportunities digital finishing offers in mainly the signage, display and packaging markets.”

Strong portfolio built on 50 years of innovation In the early years, Kongsberg manufactured the first drafting tables used to produce test-parts and verify cutting programs for ship building. Soon the portfolio expanded to include equipment to engrave print clichés for map printing and then full-size designs for cars and trucks. In the 1980’s,the traditional Kongsberg drafting tables were used in both the sign and packaging markets. In the following years, the company changed owners through a series of acquisitions as it became part of well-known graphic arts companies: first Artios, followed by Barco which transformed in what is today known asEsko.“Our future as a market leader was sealed by the acquisition of the company in 2002 by Esko. Not only could we provide total solutions, but we could also rely on the strength of a global sales force and service network to take us into new markets and seize new opportunities,” Skarra comments.

In 2011, Esko – including its Kongsberg operation– was acquired by Danaher, setting the stage for even more innovation in the future.

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“We aim to make production as easy, efficient and productive as possible for our customers – starting at the early stages of structural design, right up through the finished product,” adds Tom Erik Naess, Esko’s Product Manager CAM. The current Kongsberg product portfolio ranges from the XE-series of small format table featuring accuracy and speed, to the XN-series for more versatility and robustness and the XPseries for productivity. Last additions to the Kongsberg family are the V-Series of tables for entry-level sign and sample making, and C-series for (very) wide format productivity.

A bright future ahead The future of Esko Kongsberg looks bright, not in the least with the digital printing market continuing to flourish. “We increasingly see our digital finishing equipment being used for true production of finished products instead of just prototyping or sample making,” Panenka adds. “As a result, we are directing much of our research and development effort toward increasing productivity and industrialization with more automation, tighter linkage to software solutions, more industrial infrastructure (such as material handling) and integration with other machinery.”

“This year, we also started renovating our Kongsberg site and developing an Innovation Center to enable lean product development methodologies and processes driven

by DBS (Danaher Business Systems).

These will ensure customer-driven product design delivering the highest quality and performance

by targeting the specific needs of our customers. For example, our new prototype center will allow us to utilize benchmark product development processes and methodologies as well as deliver rapid prototyping and enhanced testing,” concludes Panenka. “These are exciting times for the company and for our customers, and we are confidently looking forward to the next 50 years of Kongsberg innovation!”

Esko will be celebrating Kongsberg’s 50th anniversary at FESPA 2015, taking place in Germany this year from May 18 to 22.

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Bobst Group takes a majority stake in Nuova Gidue Bobst Group and the owner of Nuova Gidue Srl have signed an agreement by which Bobst Group acquires 65% of Nuova Gidue Srl, with the option to purchase the remaining shares. The owner of Nuova Gidue Srl will remain in the company as CEO and shareholder. Information concerning conditions of the transaction has not been revealed yet.

Nuova Gidue Srl provides highly automated narrow and mid-web in-line flexographic and offset presses for the self-adhesive labels industry and short-run solutions for packaging converters. With the innovative

technologies of Nuova Gidue Srl, BOBST will extend its range of printing and converting solutions and the purchase will enable it expand further in the label industry.

Erik Bothorel, Head of BOBST Business Unit Web-fed and Member of the Group Executive Committee, said: “We want to grow in the label segment and establish our leadership in short-run packaging solutions. The innovative technologies of Nuova Gidue Srl in flexography and offset can be easily integrated into our existing product lines. Bobst today offers the widest range of printing and converting equipment

for the packaging industry and confirms its commitment to innovation.”

On selling the majority stake, Federico d’Annunzio, CEO of Nuova Gidue Srl, commented: “BOBST has a strong history and reputation, and a worldwide leadership position in the packaging market. We are proud to be part of a global organization and to bring in our established presence in the label market, as well as the recognized Nuova Gidue culture of innovation. Our partners, customers, suppliers and employees will take great advantage from the long term plans of Bobst Group.”

Astron Packaging orders Flexo Folder-Gluer Line from Bobst Ahmedabad-based Astron Packaging has placed an order for Bobst FFG 1228 NT RS Flexo Folder-Gluer Line. The machine will be commissioned later this year and is first such investment in South Asia. The corrugation and labels major company has invested around Rs. 26 crores in this six-colour line which will be producing premium corrugated boxes for the export market. It will be catering to the high quality demands of international market as well as other products which were not possible earlier in single line operation.

The machine has the capability to produce high-quality boxes and print on coated and shiny stocks.

Suitable for the packaging - corrugated board industries, the FFG 1228 NT RS is the Rapidset ‘over a pit’ version out of the BOBST FFG range, featuring the DDF Feeder

‘No Crush’, and set-ups while the machine is running. This is a very successful solution for mid/large RSC packaging including die-cut

shapes for trays or shelf ready packaging.

The large Rotary diecutter enable production of wrap or trays with flat delivery one by one or with nick points in the Top Counter Ejector.

The machine is capable of slitting, scoring, folding, gluing and rotary die-cutting inline.

It can give production speed of up to 15,000 sheets per hour.

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UPM Raflatac celebrates 40 years UPM Raflatac, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of self-adhesive label stock, is celebrating 40 years’ history as a company.

For decades, Raflatac’s business has been serving its customers with leading-edge products, efficient production processes and the capacity to innovate. It supplies high-quality paper and film label stock for consumer product and industrial labelling through a global network of factories, distribution terminals and sales offices.

Employing around 2,800 people, it made sales of EUR 1.2 billion (USD 1.5 billion) in 2014. UPM Raflatac is part of UPM – The Biofore Company.

This success story in Finnish industrial history began 40 years ago in Tampere.

Chemist Juhani Strömberg, working for paper converting company Raf. Haarla, set out to develop water-based alternatives to solvent-based adhesives. Water-based label technology, which was still a rarity for label printers in the 1970s, was a significant advancement because it enabled higher speeds on printing machinery and greater efficiency for label production. Strömberg’s innovations were also a major step towards the sustainable production methods and label materials to which UPM Raflatac remains strongly committed.

Raflatac originated from one man’s vision, and today the company is a global pioneer in its field with strong prospects for the future.

Growth and internationalization started at

the end of the 1970s, and UPM Raflatac has since continued its rapid advancement on the global self-adhesive label stock market.

The company has 11 production facilities worldwide.

UPM Raflatac’s success is based on a determined implementation of strategy, active research and development and the resources of a world-class forest industry company. An additional and undisputed strength is the Raflatouch – the unique way employees operate and work with people both internally and externally. Internal entrepreneurship and the Raflatouch spirit demonstrated by employees will prevail as strengths underpinning the company’s future profitable growth strategy.

“At Raflatac, a strong sense of presence has been retained for the company’s history and its founders. New has been built from the foundation of the old. Entrepreneurship has shown itself particularly at times of change, when a strategic determination and shared goal have led to success,” UPM Raflatac’s Executive Vice President Tapio Kolunsarka reflects.

“As employees, we are mindful that Raflatac is under our temporary custodianship, and that it is our duty to pass on to future generations an increasingly strong and successful company. As proud as we are of our history, we’re even more excited about the future and what we can offer both to our employees and customers in years to come.”

In honour of its 40-year history, UPM Raflatac is publishing a book titled The Story of RAFLATAC - From Internal Entrepreneurship to Global Self-Adhesive Labelstock Business.

The book will be published in Finnish and English in spring 2015.

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Meghdoot pioneers the retail FSDU and POP display segment Meghdoot, one of the largest corrugated box manufacturers in India, has made a largescale investment in advanced equipment at its plants in Pantnagar and Delhi. In the beginning of this year, it invested in the production of corrugated Free Standing Display and Point of Purchase displays. It is the first company in the country to install and integrate an HP Scitex FB10000 digital printer and a complete Esko POP display design and manufacturing solution.

Executive director and CEO of Meghdoot Mr. Rohit Kapoor comments, “As we all know, our industry in India is growing very fast and the customer’s demands are very high. We understood that Brand Owners demand quality results in the design, print and finishing of displays so they can market their products in the rapidly growing organized retail segment.”

Kapoor explains, “We carefully planned the integration of high quality decorated corrugated materials to the brand owners requirements for FSDU and POP/POS displays. We invested in the right digital printer, software, materials and digital finishing. To integrate the end-to-end solution delivery we chose Esko as the right solution provider. We invested in the complete range of Esko’s design solutions: ArtiosCAD structural design software and Studio software suite for asset creation and visualization. Our installation of Esko’s Studio Store Visualizer is the first in India that is completely integrated with the CAD system and the Kongsberg XP24 digital finishing table. The Kongsberg XP24 comes with camera for producing precise multi-component displays, mock-ups and personalized promotional material in very short turnaround times.”

Mr. Rohit Kapoor: Executive director and CEO of Meghdoot

Studio Store Visualizer and Esko’s Webcentre online approval system. The design and prepress workflow is seamlessly integrated with the Kongsberg XP24 digital finishing table which comes with sheet feeder, conveyor and delivery table systems.

This automated cutting and creasing configuration enables 24/7 both one-off and short run productivity because of the XP24’s cutting speed and the speed of tool changes.

The XP24’s fast job preparation, its speed and low idle time establish a completely new standard for digital cutting tables whereas the robustness of the machine provides accurate handling of the even the most challenging materials.

Offerings beyond imagination Mr. Shrihari Rao sales director of Esko India says, “It’s an honour for Esko to be

associated with a company which is the first to go digital in the Indian corrugation market.

We were amazed at the speed at which Mr. Rohit Kapoor went about implementing this project. His vision of ‘the offerings beyond imagination’ combined with its core strength of packaging solutions is Meghdoot’s USP in the decorated corrugated FSDU, POP and packaging industry.”

Mr. Rao notes that, “The high level of automation and precision in Kongsberg finishing table perfectly complements the state of the art HP FB 10000 Digital Print Engine. We are sure the facility at Meghdoot will change the way products are marketed in retail industry environment in India. Kudos to the Meghdoot team which is set to be a game changer in the Indian corrugated industry.”

Meghdoot’s design capabilities are further enhanced by the first installation in India of

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FINAT Young Managers Club fosters sharpened business skills FINAT’s Young Managers Club (YMC) reports on its successful second YMC Global Congress that was held last month in Slovakia. The Congress lived up to its ‘Climb to the Top’ theme by bringing together label industry participants in the ‘under forties’ category to help them sharpen their business skills to meet the challenges of a changing world. The 2015 YMC Global Congress once again took a very hands-on approach, combining a company site visit, workshops and panel discussion sessions.

“This year’s edition of the YMC Global Congress was yet again a great learning opportunity. Even for those beyond the age of 40, it is never too late to change habits in order to become even more effective. The interactive, educational format of the YMC meetings, including the previous event in Poland, has set new standards and was one of the sources of inspiration behind the makeover of our primary event, which has now been redefined as the European Label Forum,” comments Jules Lejeune, FINAT’s Managing Director.

“It is always a pleasure to speak with people who are experiencing the same challenges as I, and to meet new young managers in our industry,” adds YMC President and congress chairman Dana Kilarska. “It is great to see people coming back to this event but, most importantly, it is great to see new young managers at these events, because this means that YMC is a strong platform for young managers in the labelling industry. We climb to the TOP!”

An exciting and educational Congress programme A high point of the conference was the facility visit to the internationally-recognised Bratislava-based self-adhesive label converter Purgina, home Dana Kilarska.

She and her brother, Radovan, are the second generation of young managers of a business founded by their parents in 1991. The company’s 80 employees offer a full-service design-to-print label capability to its customers, with a focus on labels for highend wines and beers and spirits.

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highly-effective people’, given by Zoltan Demjan of leading global consultancy Franklin Covey. Mr.Demjan emphasized the fact that ‘we decide on our actions’, and showed how he had taken this concept to heart as a mountaineer, with major climbs and presidency of the Czechoslovak Mountaineering Association behind him.

The Congress also featured an innovation workshop conducted by Dr.Jozef Kristak, Deputy Director of management consultancy IPA Slovakia. He defined a ‘thin’ company and the challenges achieving leanness involves – like experiencing the changes in customer requirements; attacks on costs, variability in order volumes and delivery times, etc., which complicate forecasting of customer needs and wants and require supplier flexibility.

Highly valued by the participants The informal, yet highly educational approach of the YMC Congress is very much appreciated by the participants, as evidenced by comments from Rodolfo Hagmaier of Hagmaier Etiketten & Druck, who states: “As always, the YMC congress was a big success. I was able to take away many new ideas and impressions for our company. The conversations with YMC colleagues are very helpful for building up an overview of the market. It was great to go out with this wonderful group of young managers. And perhaps one of the most important things is that we all had a lot of fun!”

Hank Guijtens of SPGPrints fully agrees, saying: “It was a great event to meet colleagues from the label business and get trained at the same time. The experience and the different perspectives of the people created a professional atmosphere and inspired new energy and ideas. I will definitely participate in this congress the next time.”

“I was overwhelmed by the quality of the speaker list and of each individual presentation,” comments Leo Becker of Avery Dennison. “This was the highest concentration I’ve experienced of knowledge and expertise on a range of leading-edge topics by people who really know their subjects. Most highly recommended!”

“The FINAT YMC brings together a group of young managers with high prospects.

This edition in the beautiful Slovakian capital Bratislava was an excellent choice of venue in which to experience the potential of new possibilities on our business markets. I will be able to apply what we have seen and learned from these workshops in my day-to-day business.We should organise this event more than once a year!” adds Steven Minjauw of CERM Belgium.

Filip Weymans of Xeikon, says: “This YMC was truly a great edition. The programme was the right balance between work and pleasure, allowing participants to get to know each other. The different workshops were focused upon personal development,

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perspectives of market development, and a hands-on exercise of practical day-to-day challenges in the production environment. As such, the event covered a broad spectrum, and that is exactly what a YMC Congress should do: expose people to the broad spectrum of business!”

FINAT Young Managers Club: dedicated to the next generation label industry leaders FINAT was founded in the late 1950s,

signalling the emergence of a new niche in the printing industry, which took off in the 1970s and resulted in the creation of many small label converting companies serving local markets. Today, those pioneers in self-adhesive label conversion are experiencing change in every aspect of their businesses, including generational change in management structure. FINAT’s Young Managers Club, founded in 2009, was conceived to address the challenges that go beyond technology change and

enhancement: geographical market expansion and globalisation; brand owners’ needs and wants; environmental concerns; and governmental and legislative requirements.

Event sponsors of the YMC Global Congress 2015 included gold sponsors Avery Dennison, Tarsus Exhibitions & Publishing, Gallus Ferd. Rüesch, and silver sponsor Delfortgroup.

Monotech Systems installs first ITOTEC at JB Khanna Pictures Monotech Systems, has installed first “ITOTECRobocut” paper cutter at Chennai based leading printer J B Khanna Pictures.

With this, Monotech Systems debut the installation of ITOTEC; this product was added to the company’s product portfolio last year.

wonderful machine for paper cutting and quality is exceptional.”

The eRC series paper evolving cutting machines are worldwide renowned technology from ITOTEC Japan. These are reliable mechanism which is easy-to-operate and support for small size up to wide size.

JBK is a known name in Indian market of religious portrait printing. Established in 1957

by Mr. Jagannath Khanna as a picture trading company, JB Khanna, now known as “JB Khanna Pictures” has dominated the printing of “religious pictures” from 1960 till date and has since moved into various segments of non-religious pictures too.

Few features of the machines are: • Incredible speed, doubles your productivity • Top class hard chrome bed finish and embedded scale in front • More work space in front bed • Complete centralized lubrication and easy to use • Quick and effortless knife changing system • Double arm pulling • Single casting vibration free body • High precision cutting

Rajesh Khanna, Partner, J B Pictures said, “We always add exclusivity to our portfolio by harnessing the latest technologies ahead of anyone else in the country. ITOTEC is a

(L: R – Mr. Rajesh Khanna, Partner, JB Khanna Pictures and Mr. Narendra Kumar of Monotech Systems)

Narendra Kumar, GM, Monotech Systems said, “J B Khanna Pictures takes extreme care on their selection of equipment and devices for their operation. We areextremely happythat, they took the right decision to add Wonderful, High precision, High Speed Paper ITOTEC Paper cutting machine to their Post Press Operation.”

DuPont announces 2015 Packaging Innovation Award winners The 2015 DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation will be remembered as the year of design as 77 percent of the winners are being honoured for design excellence in enhancing the users’ experience. Canadabased IPL, Inc., earned the Diamond Award, the program’s highest honour, for SkinnyPack Technology. This monomaterial package marries flexible and rigid packaging to create a thin, light, strong structure that uses less material, enables recycling and allows more message space.

“This year’s winners stand out as leaders in packaging innovation,” said William J. Harvey, president, DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. “They exemplify

how collaboration, innovation and packaging excellence converge to generate gamechanging solutions that positively impact our lives.”

The DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation is the industry’s longest-running, global, independently judged celebration of innovation and collaboration throughout the value chain.

An independent panel of packaging experts evaluated nearly 140 entries from more than 25 countries and last night awarded one diamond winner, five gold winners and seven silver winners based on “excellence” in one, two or all three categories: technological advancement, responsible packaging and enhanced user experience.

“The winners demonstrated the power of integrating precision engineering, design and technology in a way that brings multisensorial yet functional packaging to delight consumers,” according to Yasmin Siddiqi, DuPont Packaging Awards program leader.

“The novelty this year lies in the fact that we saw packaging designs that added intuitive functionality in a way that was both simple and meaningful for the user,” said David Luttenberger, CPP, global packaging director, Mintel Group, Ltd., USA and lead judge.

“There’s frequently a lot of technology behind seemingly simple designs, but when you can design packaging in a way that resolves an issue and is intuitive to use, that’s value.”

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GIDUE Digital Flexo Excellence Project winner of the 2015 FTA Techical Innovation Awards GIDUE has announced that its Digital Flexo Excellence Project is the winner of the 2015 FTA Technical Innovation Awards.

Founded in 1958, the Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) is the world’s leading professional society dedicated to the advancement of the flexographic printing industry. The Technical Innovation Awards have been founded to celebrate innovations and excellence in Flexo industry and over the years it has become the most reputed global award, judged by important experts in Flexo Technology.

On the 3rd May, the FTA Awards gathered together some of the sector’s leading companies and individuals to honour those companies and individuals who have made significant contributions to the flexographic industry in terms of printing excellence, technical innovation, leadership and more.

Held as part of FTA Forum and INFO*FLEX 2015, the formal presentation of the Technical Innovation Award took place at the Annual Awards Banquet in the Omni Nashville Broadway Ballroom.

GIDUE Digital Flexo Excellence Project, has been already awarded in 2014 in Chicago with the Label Industry Global Award for innovation. Digital Flexo Excellence is a system of technologies developed to make the workflow, set-up and run of a flexographic press “fully automated and “digital”. Digital Flexo Excellence presses are designed to deliver high productivity, costs reduction,

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flexibility and consistent quality, with “digital” efficiency, repeatability and ease of operation. Print and die-cutting cylinders are exchanged non-stop, on-the-fly, fully automatically without stopping the press. A digital camera and eight servo motors on each print unit substitute the eyes and the fingers of the operator with digital eyes and digital fingers, performing fully automated print pressure and register control. With faster changeover times, higher press up-time, and minimum waste, it projects flexography into a new era in the Label and Packaging industry, challenging Digital printing on quality, efficiency and profitability also in micro and short runs.

Federico d’Annunzio, GIDUE President, comments: “We are honored that the efforts of the whole GIDUE Team have been awarded with such a world-recognized prize.

Since the birth of our company, GIDUE technologies have introduced revolutionary concepts and innovations, which today, after 15 years, have become some of the technology standards in our industry. This award is a further incentive for GIDUE to continue developing new technologies for the benefit of the Labels and Packaging industry.”

Matteo Cardinotti, MD of GIDUE, quotes: “We are proud that judges have understood in depth what GIDUE Digital Flexo Excellence concept is. This award represents a great opportunity for GIDUE to strengthen and consolidate its role as innovative

manufacturer company, also in the North American market. Thanks to the opening of new GIDUE division in USA, GIDUE North America, and the GIDUE Demo Center in Chicago, we think that it has arrived the right moment to show to the American Market the power of this new technology for Flexography. This system of technologies introduced by GIDUE has been developed to grant converters high profits and extreme flexibility and we believe that it will increase the manufacturing efficiency of many Labels and Packaging converters not just in USA but worldwide.”

Cristina Toffolo, GIDUE VP Marketing, adds: “Winning an FTA award is a prestigious honour. We have all put tremendous energy into making Automation and Digital Flexo a top priority in our innovations program and this award is a credit to everyone in our high quality workforce and their exceptional contribution to our excellent record. We take great pride in exceeding our customers’ expectations and delivering award-winning technology on their behalf.”

Maurizio Trecate , GIDUE VP Sales, concludes : “We want to deeply thank all our customers, suppliers and distributors spread all over the world; it is also thank to their continuous trust and confidence in our technologies if we have reached this important goal. Their tight partnership and constant commitment represent a strong push to keep on developing our innovative technologies.”

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Quality assurance: Sibress presents new SibScope microscope Sibress, manufacturer of measurement and analysis systems for quality assurance in flexographic and package printing, at Starnberg near Munich, has launched the newly developed SibScope microscope and SibView measurement software on to the market.

The newly developed Sibress SibScope microscope undertakes the task of examining objects such as anilox, gravure and flexo plates, with the highest image quality and precision. At maximum magnification, objects are displayed full-screen with a size of 97 µm, via 80x lenses (relative to 60 cm screen diagonal). SibScope can be used both on round or cylindrical surfaces (from 6 cm diameter) as well as on flat surfaces.

Highest sharpness of detail thanks to filter technology The microscope is equipped with five planachromatic lenses (flat field lenses). The desired magnification is selected by simply rotating the nosepiece. SibScope comes with the following lenses: 5x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 80x, as well as optional 4x and 100x. A variety of available mechanical filters makes it possible to display surfaces in sharp detail and with rich contrast.

For object viewing, the user can switch between the 10x binocular supplied, and the built-in, high-resolution microscope camera. The image can then be examined on a PC monitor. The optical microscope can be moved in X, Y and Z directions (height adjustable). For height/depth determination, a digital dial gauge with a 1 µm resolution is integrated into SibScope. The manual height adjustment allows accuracies of significantly below 1 µm, so that even the finest surface structures can be brought into focus, and thereby examined in razor sharp detail.

During measurement, the height measurement values are immediately transmitted to the newly developed, also

by Sibress, supplied SibView software, via an interface which has been specially designed for the microscope. SibView also fully automatically displays the currently selected planachromatic lenses. Thus, the calibration parameters stored in the software are automatically selected for each lens, and measurements displayed correctly.

SibView - more than a measuring tool The system is delivered calibrated in the X, Y and Z axes.

The SibView software offers various measuring tools, such as distance measurement, angular position, angular positions comparison, widths distance measurement with angular position, circle, circumference, and area. Additional comments may be added to the image.

When capturing with a height measurement, image and height measurements are stored together, and can also be reloaded as such. A specially developed image quick save function allows the user to save the image, with corresponding depth/height information, in a fraction of a second, by pressing any key.

The image and height/depth information is stored in a freely selectable folder, without having to assign the image a special name.

On this basis, the captures can be used to create a 3D image using third-party software.

SibScope - more than a surface inspection microscope The SibScope microscope can also be used to evaluate flexographic printing plates, with the optionally available Sibress Versatile@Flex software. The Flexo software, well-established in the market over many years now, fully automatically analyses parameters such as dot percentage, dot size, screen ruling, and many more. At the same time, the precise stencil depth of flexo plates can also be determined. Dots

Sibress has developed the SibScope microscope for inspection and metrological analysis of anilox rolls, engraving plates, flexographic printing plates, etc..

can ultimately be examined at the highest resolution, and viewed in real terms. This is specially designed for high-interest HD-flexo applications. The exact height difference between individual dots also allows us to determine the actual circumference of a point at each location.

The combination of both software packages makes SibScope also an ideal solution for flexographic printing operations with their own repro, who want to analyse both their anilox rolls and their flexo plates.

Moreover, thanks to its optical filter, SibScope is also excellent for engraving operations, or for inspecting printed circuit board structures.

It is useful for all applications, where it is important to examine and evaluate the smallest details, through excellent image resolution and sharpness.

IPAMA President visits Electromec Mr. K S Khurana, President, Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association ( IPAMA) recently visited the Electromec factory at Coimbatore.

Electromec, manufacturer of Perfect Binding machines is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified company with pan-India presence. It is the first manufacturer to introduce 10-Clamp and 3-Clamp machine in India. It supplied its first 10-Clamp machine around 12 years ago which has since been successfully running at the customer’s premises. In March,

Electromec bagged an export order for 10 Clamp machines from Africa opening newer avenues for the Indian major.

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Russian Converter BGS-Print installed a GIDUE MX2 Press A GIDUE Combat MX2 printing machine has been sold and installed in Moscow to the Russian Converter BGS- Print.

BGS-Print is a Russian converter based in Podolsk, at the door of Moscow, specialized in the production of self-adhesive labels. The flexographic printing equipment used in the printing, makes it possible to obtain in a very short time an optimal price-performance ratio in the production of all kinds of roll adhesive labels, such as: full-colour self-adhesive labels with print quality up to ten colours, UV varnishing, simple informational labels, thermal printers, thermal transfer printers, as well as the protective seal. In order to face the growing market demand, BGS-Print decided to add a new UV Flexo press to their machine inventory, and after a quite long analysis the choice ended up choosing GIDUE Brand.

The machine installed in BGS-Print production-site is a GIDUE MX2, 370mm width, 8 colours and 2 die-cutting stations.

This machine keep on demonstration to be the best solution for all converters worldwide, since it collects the advance HW and SW of

the upper-class models of GIDUE presses that make it able to produce high-quality products with very limited waste, time and costs.

During its 13-years of experience in the Labels & Packaging industry, BGSPrint has gained great popularity within the Russian Country as one of the best converter that can produce high-quality labels with a very limited time for the production. Adding a GIDUE printing machine in their production site is a further reinforcement that will let them stay in the élite of the best Russian Converters.

“Our company performs on-premise a wide range of printing on self-adhesive labels and stickers in order to offer to our customers the

most comfortable conditions for cooperation and the best quality in printing. We provide to our customers the support of a team of professional designers and attentive managers, who are happy to answer to any question regarding production and operation regulations. The combination of knowledge and advanced equipment, as GIDUE, is the key of our success.“ concluded Denis Karandashov, Technical Director of BGSPrint

Creating Picture Perfect colour results Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, is partnering with specialists in fixed palette colour printing to showcase a plethora of technology advances at a customer open house.

Being held in Brussels on September 28, the day before LabelExpo, the event will focus on the enhanced quality and cost and time saving benefits that fixed palette colour printing offers.

“This is a great customer event dedicated for printers to demonstrate the sharp, vibrant and high quality results that are possible,” says David Galton, Sales Director for Asahi Photoproducts, “The print quality achieved by combining our plate technology with fixed colour palette printing techniques brings outstanding shelf appeal to packaging. Print consistency is crucial to brands’ ability to drive sales volumes by increasing visibility, reinforcing identity and ensuring volume turnover.”

He adds, “Improved ink management also positively impacts production time and costs.”

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Director and Dieter Niederstadt, Technical Marketing Manager will welcome attendees before they enjoy the specially-designed, packed agenda.

Aside from a detailed review of Asahi Photoproducts’ Fixed Colour Palette with AWP, a number of partners will present technological advances being made in their sectors and how they could enhance production and profitability for Asahi Photoproducts’ print shop customers.

These include Esko and Apex Anilox highlighting the benefits of Equinox and Anilox, respectively, for fixed colour palette printing while Xeikon will focus on the benefits of laser technology. Other presentations will be from Lohmann Tape and Arets Inks. A plate demo and company tour will complete the day’s line-up of informative presentations and activities.

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Xeikon Cheetah hits the quality mark at its first North American installation at Accu-Label Label printing expert leverages market’s fastest full-colour digital label press to better meet customer needs and support growth Xeikon has announced the first North American installation of the Xeikon Cheetah at Accu-Label making it the third pilot site worldwide to install this breakthrough digital label production solution. Accu-Label, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has added Xeikon’s new press to complement its existing production platform, which includes a Xeikon 3500 that was installed last year, as well as flexographic printing solutions. Xeikon Cheetah is one of the most productive fivecolour digital label presses available on the market today. It was the exceptional speed of the press (98 ft/min or 30m/min), combined with its high quality output, that convinced Accu-Label to invest in the Xeikon Cheetah.

The investment will enable the company to respond to evolving client demands, expand into new markets and optimize its production processes – all while meeting the high level of quality output the company has been renowned for throughout its history.

production platform with the Xeikon 3500, which is already in high demand. Today, we are building on our investment in digital with the Xeikon Cheetah.”

“We chose Xeikon because they really understood our business and challenges.

Our experiences with their customer support, technical service and consulting services have been outstanding,” explains David Manning, Accu-Label’s founder. “Of course, speed was a big consideration, but there was more… we are a company that has always been dedicated to providing the best quality printing and a high level of service.

For us, it doesn’t matter how fast a press goes if we can’t deliver a quality product.

We felt the Xeikon Cheetah gave us both speed and better quality than other digital printing technologies currently available on the market. The Xeikon team showed us how installing the Xeikon Cheetah would help us meet the specific demands of our customers while ensuring superior quality.

Having this flexibility is a fundamental market differentiator for us.”

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David comments that one of the biggest benefits of digital is the greater level of flexibility it offers for design and prototyping.

He notes, “This flexibility lets us provide better service to existing customers and offer new services to companies we have not been able to work with before. For example,

Until its first Xeikon acquisition last year, the business at Accu-Label had been 100% flexo, but Manning says, “I have always looked for more effective processes by asking ‘What’s a better way to do this?’ Last year, the answer was to add digital to our

Catie Manning, overseeing sales &marketing at Accu-Label, explains how the addition of the first digital press only one year ago changed the business. “In just one year, we have had so many jobs printed digitally that the Xeikon 3500 is running at high-capacity.

Adding a second digital label press – the fastest on the market in its class – is vital to meeting their expectations, now and in the future. In addition, to better position the company to address our evolving customer needs, the speed and throughput of the Xeikon Cheetah will enable growth in our customer base. This will also improve the efficiency of our flexo production fleet by dedicating it to the longer runs it is designed to produce cost-efficiently.”

The addition of digital label production capacity has meant big changes for AccuLabel and its customers. Being able to offer both high quality digital and conventional flexographic printing expands the range of solutions and services the company can offer. David Manning believes the Xeikon Cheetah press is critical to continuing that expansion. He says, “Flexo is an art form that I truly love, and I’ve been practicing this art for a long time. But nowadays, it’s not the right solution for every label project. For proofs and mock-ups as well as shorter and versioned runs, the cost, time and energy required makes it inefficient, and in many cases, unattainable. The Xeikon Cheetah, which gives us higher quality than many other digital label production solutions on the market, is the key to future-proofing our business.”

we have customers who want to see many versions of their labels before they go into production. Digital label production lets you get to final designs more quickly and very cost-effectively. It enables clients to be more creative with their ideas and gives us the opportunity to help them bring that creativity to market faster. This process saves time, money and effort for the client – another key advantage of digital label production.”

Perfect match, perfect quality David Manning says, “Quality and consistency are critical to us and to our customers, and with our combination of flexographic printing and Xeikon digital presses, we never sacrifice either one. We hit the quality mark each and every time.”

“Accu-Label is a great example of what a label manufacturer can accomplish by incorporating digital toner technology into the mix,” adds Filip Weymans, Director of Segment Marketing, Labels and Packaging at Xeikon. “And there is no better way to do that than with the Xeikon Cheetah.

Manning concludes, “When we talked about the future, it became clear that the right equipment would help us continue to build on our success. The new Xeikon Cheetah press is exactly the technology we need in order to do that.”

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HP launches Latex 3100, 3500 and Scitex 17000 Accelerated productivity for sign & display print providers and corrugated converters as new machines debut at FESPA 2015.

To remain competitive, high-volume PSPs are constantly challenged to deliver short turnaround times across varied applications, while maintaining top-of-the-line quality. HP is addressing these challenges to better meet the various production needs of sign and display PSPs with the new 3.2-metre (126-inch) HP Latex 3500 and 3100 Printers, which build on the success of its more than 26,000 HP Latex printers installed worldwide.

“The new HP Latex printers further establish HP’s industrial Latex portfolio, delivering a new level of productivity and operational efficiency to help our customers fulfill even the most demanding high-volume sign and display print jobs.” – Xavier Garcia, HP

Key Notes : > New industrial HP Latex printers for dedicated and diverse application workflows. > HP Latex 3100 Printer – printing indoor quality at speeds up to 77 m2/hr (830 ft2 /hr). > New HP Scitex 17000 Corrugated Press – increase digital print productivity for costeffective corrugated packaging printing.

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Ideal for standardised workflows, the new HP Latex 3500 Printer handles high-volume, dedicated application production, boosting productivity and helping to reduce production costs. With heavyduty roll handling up to 300 kg (660 lbs) and 10 litre ink supplies, the printer enables more unattended operation such as overnight printing. Additionally, dual-roll split spindles offer easier, safer handling of oversized rolls; in-line slitters reduce bottlenecks in finishing; and built-in LED lights support on-the-fly proofing.

“Every day, clients are sending us shorter and shorter deadlines. They want better quality and longer runs.

Our team was pushing the limits of our existing print equipment to meet demand and keep our customers happy,” said Andy Wilson, managing director, PressOn UK. “The HP Latex 3500 Printer has allowed us to push the boundaries even further. The larger media rolls and ink supplies allow us to produce longer runs and save time by printing overnight, enabling us to drive down operational costs.”

Delivering high image quality for a variety of indoor and outdoor applications, the HP Latex 3100 Printer is ideal for large sign and display PSPs with a diverse service offering. Printing indoor quality at speeds up to 77 m2/hr (830 ft2 /hr), the printer can handle peaks in production and deliver on short turnaround times without sacrificing quality.

“PSPs are increasingly faced with complex jobs and shorter lead times, stretching existing equipment to meet client demand,” said Xavier Garcia, vice president and general manager, Large-Format Sign and Display Division, HP. “The new HP Latex printers further establish HP’s industrial Latex portfolio, delivering a new level of productivity and operational efficiency to help our customers fulfill even the most demanding high-volume sign and display print jobs.”

Helping customers increase unattended operation with remote monitoring and print status alerts, the new HP Latex printers are both compatible with the HP Latex Mobile application, with expanded functionality including metrics reporting and extended language support. The new Printer Status Beacon also helps operators stay up-to-date on job statuses and unexpected downtime from anywhere on the production floor.

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The new HP Latex 3000 Printer series is also JDF-enabled, a standard language that allows data to pass between different systems to simplify data exchange and collection, helping PSPs reduce labour costs and increase profitability through automation.

Widely recognised as the industry´s most comprehensive finished graphics warranty, the 3M MCS Warranty duration is expanding for HP Latex inks, now offering a six year warranty for film lamination. 3M is also introducing a new UV clear coat for thirdgeneration HP Latex inks that features a five year warranty when used with 3M premium solutions. The 3M UV Clear Coat is expected to be available beginning September 2015.

The HP Latex 3100 and 3500 Printers and complementary HP Latex mobile app are expected to be available worldwide starting 3rd August 2015. A new bright white, FSCcertified HP Premium Poster Paper for use with HP Latex printers will also be available worldwide through licensing partner Brand Management Group (BMG).

HP Scitex expands digital corrugated printing portfolio Helping converters address market demand for shorter runs and faster turnaround times, the new HP Scitex 17000 Corrugated Press, powered by HP Scitex HDR Printing Technology, can increase digital print productivity for cost-effective corrugated packaging printing.

The new press features the recently introduced HP Scitex Corrugated Grip and HP HDR230 Scitex Inks and prints at speeds of up to 1,000 m2/hr (10,764 ft2/hr) for economical, high-volume production of industrial-grade corrugated boards. Prints made with the HP HDR230 Scitex Inks on a representative coated media have been independently certified as having Good Deinkability.

“With growing customer demand for faster production, our full-service team frequently moves from graphic design to printing in a matter of days,” said Louis DeJesus, owner, Third Dimension. “The HP Scitex 17000 will help us increase speed to market, meeting deadlines impossible with conventional corrugated equipment. The new press is a key ingredient in our plans for accelerated digital corrugated growth, extending the same high-volume capacity of the HP Scitex 15000 to power our new Charlotte, N.C. facility.”

HP is also introducing the HP Smart Uptime Kit for HP Scitex Presses, a cloud-based inventory management system enabling customers to log parts, track usage and extract reports for increased production uptime and productivity.

The HP Scitex 17000 Corrugated Press is expected to be available worldwide starting 1st August 2015.

HP at FESPA 2015 At FESPA 2015, HP showcased the HP Latex 3100 and 3500 Printers along with its broad portfolio of large-format solutions, including the latest technology innovations: The new HP PageWide XL Printer portfolio, showcased in the HP PageWide VIP experience area in HP booth, offers the fastest large-format printing available in colour and black-and-white with speeds up to 30 D/A1-size prints per minute, as well as two 775 millilitre ink cartridges per colour.

The recently announced 64-inch HP Latex 370 Printer with 3 litre inks is designed for more unattended printing in large production PSP environments at lower operational costs, while maintaining the high-quality, scratch resistance and drying benefits of HP Latex Inks.

The new HP Scitex 11000 Industrial Press with HP Scitex Smart Coat Technology, which provides PSPs with increased versatility and productivity for high-volume production of indoor sign and display applications.

The recently announced HP Scitex FB750 Printer, which enables PSPs to enter into rigid printing with a compact footprint and tabletop roll holder design for flexible substrates.

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Epson: Complete package for high-volume textile printing Epson announces latest in range of dye-sublimation printers and a high-density black ink Epson has announced a new SureColor SC-F9200 printer and HDK Black ink to help manufacturers produce high-quality, massproduction textiles quickly and consistently, while keeping costs low. Sublimation papers are also available to ensure every element works in harmony to deliver a range of textiles such as clothing, sportswear, home furnishings, as well as soft signage and flags with the best possible results. Backed up with warranty and service support, manufacturers can benefit from Epson’s high-quality output with an added peace of mind.

Providing first-class service and support is important in giving customers added piece of mind and that’s why the SC-F9200 comes with a one year warranty as standard. If customers wish to extend their cover then Epson CoverPlus warranty options are also available, including Epson’s rolling one-year warranty, so customers can pay for a year at a time and don’t have to pay for a long term upfront.

High-quality textiles with superb colour and clarity can be created quickly thanks to Epson’s PrecisionCore technology and two TFP printheads. These work in tandem with a new high-density HDK Black ink, the latest addition to the UltraChrome DS ink range, which has been developed for use in textile printing to produce deep, neutral blacks and dense shadows.

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Users will benefit from two high-capacity ink supply systems meaning longer, uninterrupted print runs and less time spent replenishing inks, while the use of Epson UltraChrome DS inks mean maintenance and cleaning needs are low. Additionally, a large after heater and optional air dryer means products are in optimal condition for winding on to the highly-accurate take-up system, meaning users don’t need to waste time waiting for prints to dry.

Richard Barrow, Senior Product Manager, Epson Europe said: “Epson realises how important it is for our customers to keep their overall printing costs down. With the SCF9200, it is easy to achieve a very low cost per square metre thanks to the high-capacity ink tanks and Epson UltraChrome DS ink.

Users can also cut costs even further by using our new HDK Black ink, which needs less ink to create dense, neutral blacks, helping reduce the overall ink consumption.”

To help offer businesses significant cost savings, the SC-F9200 is available with Print & Save2, Epson’s professional managed print service package, which allows tighter budget control and helps reduce overstocking.

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Epson engineered for performance, quality and reliability bringing low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Epson’s proven PrecisionCore TFP printhead for high throughput and long production life High resolution up to 720 x 1440dpi image quality Prints on a wide range of dye

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Entry-level versatility prevails at European Digital Press Association (EDP) Awards Mimaki CJV150/CJV300 Series receives Award for Best Print and Cut Solution 2015 during FESPA 2015 Mimaki, manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers, has been recognized at FESPA 2015 with a European Digital Press Association (EDP) Award for Best Print and Cut Solution. The Mimaki CJV150 Series brings simultaneous print/cut operations to an entry-level printer at a print speed of up to 56.2 square meters per hour. The award was accepted by Mike Horsten, General Manager Marketing of Mimaki EMEA, at a special awards ceremony held during the show.

“We are extremely proud to be recognized once again by the EDP for our continuing efforts to bring innovative products to the digital printing market. We strive to develop solutions that open up new revenue opportunities for our customers and for the industry,” says Horsten. “The CJV150/ CJV300 Series is the most versatile printer in our broad portfolio and reflects our ability to deliver market-tailored solutions that enhance the creativity of our customers and their ability to deliver exceptional results, allowing them to work effectively and profitably in demanding market sectors. The printer series joins one of the industry’s largest portfolios of sign and display graphics printers, bringing high performance capabilities to an entrylevel printer that is affordable and compact enough to fit into even the most spaceconstrained environments.”

consumption by eliminating the margins between register marks, for less waste of often costly media.

“The judges, and indeed, our customer base, have also been impressed by the availability of both solvent and water-based sublimation inks and the ability to create a wide range of unique print applications with these printers, including indoor decorations, posters, shop or event decorations, and vehiclewraps. Newly developed silver ink delivers a brightness 1.67 times greater than that of conventional silver inks for high value-added printing and mirror effect results that exceed expectations and enable the production of more than 648 colours in the metallic colour collection. Quick-drying SS21 orange and light black inks are also available for these printers, extending the range of compelling signs and displays that can be created. This

scope of capability is truly unprecedented in a printer in this class,” Horsten concludes.

All the flatbed, solvent and textile printers shown at the Mimaki booth during FESPA 2015 have received an EDP award in the past. Mike Horsten concludes: “With 40 years of innovation, Mimaki is very proud to be able to show only award-winning products at FESPA.”

The CJV150 Series was unveiled in the fall of 2014. Its newly-developed staggered printhead delivers a wider print swath and ink drops ranging from 4 pl to 35 pl for beautiful, high-resolution printing. Continuous register mark detection enables the continuous cutting of an entire roll of media while simultaneously taking up unrolled media.

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World’s first 3D printed photosynthetic wearable Opening new frontiers for art, design, science and technology Stratasys, global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has recently announced that its long-term collaborator, architect and designer Neri Oxman, has revealed the world’s first 3D printed photosynthetic wearable, embedded with living matter. On the TED2015 stage in Vancouver, Oxman unveiled Mushtari, an artwork 3D printed by Stratasys, and the world’s first wearable combining multimaterial additive manufacturing and synthetic biology.

create a large fluid network within Mushtari that varied in transparency from opaque to clear. According to Oxman: “This enabled varying levels of transparency and translucency to be designed into surface areas where photosynthesis was desired.

Channels and pockets were implemented to enhance the flow and functionality of the cells – such mechanical and optical property gradation can only be achieved using multi-material 3D printing with high spatial resolution for manufacturing.”

In a step change for science, technology and design, Oxman explains how Mushtari has been developed not only to host living organisms, but also to manipulate their function. As Oxman states in her oration: “We live in a special time,” alongside the latest advances in computational design, materials engineering, synthetic biology, and additive manufacturing.

Stratasys developed a new tailor-made solution for this particular piece. According to Naomi Kaempfer, Creative Director Art Fashion Design at Stratasys, “We have a fertile research collaboration with Professor Neri Oxman, one that has great reciprocal benefits as we push each other to the edges of expression and technological capability.

3D printing Mushtari is a wonderful example of how far this collaboration can bring us.

The fluid channels in the wearable stretch to around 58 meters, with an inner channel diameter ranging from 1 mm to 2.5 cm, frequently turning sharply in new directions.

Clearing the support material out from such a long, narrow and complex structure to create the hollow channels for living matter presented a significant challenge. Our R&D team went beyond the boundaries of our existing technology, formulating a dedicated improved support structure to allow a smooth, effective process in support of Professor Oxman’s vision.”

“This is the first time that 3D printing technology has been used to produce a photosynthetic wearable piece with hollow internal channels designed to house microorganisms,” Oxman explains. “Inspired by the human gastrointestinal tract, Mushtari is designed to host synthetic microorganisms - a co-culture of photosynthetic cyanobacteria and E. coli bacteria - that can fluoresce bright colours in darkness and produce sugar or biofuels when exposed to the sun. Such functions will in the near future augment the wearer by scanning our skins, repairing damaged tissue and sustaining our bodies, an experiment that has never been attempted before.”

Stratasys’ unique triple-jetting 3D printing technology enabled Oxman’s team – including her researcher, Will Patrick – to

Mushtari is a continuation of a piece from Oxman’s Wanderers: An Astrobiological Exploration, part of ‘The Sixth Element’ design collection curated by Stratasys for EuroMold 2014. With four pieces of artwork, the Wanderers series is an ongoing collaboration between Stratasys and Neri Oxman, as well as members of the Mediated Matter research group, the Laboratory of Prof. Pamela Silver at Harvard Medical School, and Deskriptiv (Christopher Bader & Dominik Kolb).

The Wanderers series speculates about the possibility of voyaging beyond planet Earth to other planets. Each of the wearables in the series is designed to contain and generate

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life-sustaining elements. Mushtari, meaning huge or giant in Arabic, evoking the planet Jupiter, was designed as a single strand filled with living matter. An organ system for consuming and digesting biomass, absorbing nutrients and expelling waste, the 3D printed translucent tract was designed to support the flow of cyanobacteria engineered to convert sunlight into sucrose presenting the prospects of sustaining living organisms inside a wearable.

The Stratasys 3D printed piece for Oxman’s creation and TED Talk continued this idea and saw Mushtari function for the very first time as a vessel to support, control and manipulate living organisms inside a wearable device.

Other Stratasys 3D printed pieces featured in the TED Talk that were developed by Oxman and her team, included an acoustic chair designed to absorb sound, a ‘second skin’ cape and skirt designed by Oxman with Iris Van Herpen for Paris Fashion Week 2013, and a bone and muscle inspired helmet from Oxman’s ‘Imaginary Beings: Mythologies of the Not Yet’ collection. For the Imaginary Beings series, first shown at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, in 2012, Stratasys once again pushed the boundaries of its existing technological capabilities, showcasing a demonstration of 3D printed design pieces in color with a combination of different material properties, possible only with the Stratasys unique triple-jetting 3D printing technology.

“In the end, it is clear that the incorporation of synthetic biology in 3D printed products for wearable microbiomes will enable the transition from designs that are inspired by Nature, to designs made with and by Nature, to, possibly designing Nature herself,” says Neri Oxman as she reflects on the future.

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MUTOH has European premiere of three new printers At Fespa 2015, Cologne, Germany, wideformat printer manufacturer MUTOH unveiled three new printers: ValueJet 405GT, a desktop direct-to-garment printer, ValueJet 1628X, a 64” (165 cm) wide 8-channel Eco Ultra printer with white & metallic inks and ValueJet 1938WX, a 1900 mm (75”) wide dye sublimation printer.

Alongside these new products, Mutoh displayed its entire ValueJet printer range for Sign & Display applications and the new Mutoh RJ-900XG dye sublimation printer.

Visitors saw the Mutoh LED UV printer range for specialty/industrial applications, i.e. the VJ-426UF and VJ-1626UH, which recently won respectively the International Sign Expo’s Best New Product Award and the Wide-Format Imaging 2015 Top Product Award in the US. Mutoh also had an own booth at the Fespa 2015 Printeriors zone and took part as sponsoring partner in the Fespa Wrap Hub.

European Premiere of 3 new Mutoh Printers The ValueJet 405GT is Mutoh’s first ever desktop direct-to-garment printer. This five colour (CMYK + White) engine has been specifically developed for direct printing on t-shirts, caps, canvas bags, etc. Offering high print quality, the compact ValueJet 405GT has a wide print area and an easy-to-use LCD touch screen. The printer can be equipped with different sizes of interchangeable print platens.

Mutoh’s water based pigment direct textile inks for the VJ-405GT will allow printing onto i.a. high cotton blends and 100% cotton garments.

The new ValueJet 1938WX is a 75” (191 cm) wide high speed printer suited for both digital transfer and direct printing on polyester-based fabrics. The VJ-1938WX is the wider version of Mutoh’s popular VJ1638WX model launched early 2014. Ideal for production oriented customers, the printer features two piezo drop-on-demand print heads mounted in a staggered configuration.

This new printer model is specifically suited for digital production of home textiles, high quality deco fabrics, fashion as well as sportswear and soft signage.

The ValueJet 1628X is Mutoh’s first 64” (162.5 cm) wide ValueJet Eco Ultra printer model offering white and metallic ink capabilities. Developed for sign and display applications, the product is specifically targeted at starting or established digital print businesses looking for a high quality wide format printer with the ability to create long term outdoor applications offering CMYK and specialty white and metallic inks for premium finishes and special effects.

Hub also staged a Mutoh VJ-1638X dual head printer producing high quality wrap prints.

Fespa vistors saw live demonstrations of the Mutoh’s LED UV printers. The ValueJet VJ-426UF is a compact A3+ flatbed 6-colour LED UV printer with integrated vacuum table, offering a print table area of 483 mm (19”) x 329 mm (13”). VJ-426UF enables direct printing onto objects up to 70 mm (2.75”)

Mutoh at Fespa Printeriors & Fespa Wrap Hub Visitors discovered a wide range of interior decoration applications & creations made with various Mutoh ValueJet printers at Mutoh’s booth at the Fespa Printeriors zone.

As sponsoring partner of the Fespa Wrap Hub, Mutoh demonstrated the power of its ValueJet series for professional wrapping applications. The best wrappers from around planet world competed for the title of Fespa World Wrap Master 2015. Contestants wrapped with prints made on 3M vinyl by a Mutoh ValueJet 1638X loaded with Mutoh Universal Mild Solvent inks. The Fespa Wrap

thick. The ValueJet 1626UH is a 64” (165 cm) wide hybrid LED UV printer for direct printing on a wide variety of rigid and flexible materials.

Mutoh ValueJet 426UF wins EDP Award MUTOH has won a prestigious EDP award - attributed by the European Digital Press Association (EDP) – for its ValueJet 426UF A3+ flatbed LED UV printer as “Best Multipurpose Object Printer”. The award was presented to Mutoh at a special awards ceremony held at Fespa 2015 in Cologne, Germany last week.

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Agfa Graphics at FESPA 2015 At FESPA 2015, Agfa Graphics showcased the latest additions to its portfolio of wideformat UV inkjet printers. Two new members of the high-end Jeti inkjet printer family stunned visitors with their combination of extremely vivid printing, high productivity and versatility. The new Jeti Mira is a 2.7-meter wide six-colour and white UV-inkjet printer, featuring a moving gantry for printing on Xand Y-axes with pinpoint precision. It offers impressive print quality and a printing speed up to 206 m²/hr, and stands out thanks to its versatility. The new Jeti Tauro is a 2.5-meter wide high-end hybrid six-color UV inkjet printer, plus white or primer. Featuring extremely vivid printing, speeds up to 275 m²

per hour and multiple automation options, it sets new print quality and productivity standards on all kinds of media. Also on the Agfa Graphics booth were the Anapurna M3200i roll-to-roll and the Anapurna M2500i hybrid printers with the new Automatic Board Feeder.

All printers are part of a complete package including a vast assortment of dedicated inks as well as the dedicated Asanti workflow automation software, the latest version of which drove all engines on the booth.

Asanti functions as the beating heart of any wide-format printing operation, improving productivity while warranting the highest

amount of colour accuracy. It is completed

by Asanti StoreFront, a cloud-based webto-print system that helps users expand their activities and explore new markets.

Last but not least, the displayed Acorta cutter, an automatic cutting and finishing plotter, responded to the requirements of the cardboard, digital printing and signage industries. It helps sign and display printers turn a wide variety of printed rigid and flexible sheet media into finished decoration, containers, banners etc. that truly stand out.

Agfa Graphics booth also had a corner featuring its inkjet inks for industrial applications.

Events Calendar PrintExpo 2015

World Publishing Expo 2015

Labelexpo India 2016

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

Date: 05 OCT-15 to 07 OCT-15 Venue: Hamburg, Germany

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

Paperex 2015 3rd LMAI Conference 2015 Date: 16 JUL-15 to 18 JUL-15 Venue: Fairmont Hotel Jaipur

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

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

Pamex 2015 Date: 09 DEC-15 to 12 DEC-15 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre Mumbai

drupa 2016 WAN-IFRA India 2015 Conference & Expo Date: 02 SEP-15 to 04 SEP-15 Venue: Bombay Exhibition Centre Mumbai

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

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If your event is not listed in the above list, kindly write to us at info@pressideas.com with subject as event and we shall gladly be including the same as above.

We are proud to announce our tie-up with Seiken Graphics Inc. Japan.

This partnership brings the world renowned Japanese technology to India and also allows for Manugraph to promote its state-of-the-art machines in Japan, making it a compelling moment in the history of Indian print, to see Manugraph’s technology and quality standards being promoted in the Japanese market.

Together, with a sales footprint spanning the globe by both companies, nothing but the very best can be expected. The added benefit for Indian customers being; the vast gamut of after sales services will be provided locally by Manugraph making it a winning situation for the Indian print industry.

For further information contact us at : sales@manugraph.com Head Office: Manugraph India Ltd., Sidhwa House, N.A. Sawant Marg, Colaba, Mumbai-400 005.

Mumbai : 022-2287 4815 Kolkata : 033-2283 4041 www.manugraph.com

Delhi : 011-2331 4768 Chennai : 044-2841 0679

Ahmedabad : 079-2644 1830 Hyderabad : 040-2320 2668

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