Print+ vol 5 issue 23 by Print+ Malaysia

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S P M A H C E H T

PRINT+ EDITOR NOTE

Print Long and Prosper!

5 December 2014-January 2015

MPS THE CHA

Publisher Kay Mathy kaymathy@hashplus.com.my Editor-in-Chief Aluosies Francis aloy@hashplus.com.my Editor Nicholas Daniel Raj nicholas@hashplus.com.my Deputy Editor Ranessa Theyakaraja ranessa@hashplus.com.my Journalist Tania Knutt tania@hashplus.com.my Journalist Azlyra Karmelia azlyra@hashplus.com.my Editorial Assistant Nur Ilani Abdullah ilani@hashplus.com.my Creative Director Ahmad Aliff Azeem ahmad@hashplus.com.my

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Creative Designer Muhammad Aﬁq Nor Muhammad afiqnor@hashplus.com.my General Manager V.Gunasagaram vgunasagaram@hashplus.com.my Publishing Manager Hilary Lazaroo hilary@hashplus.com.my Business Development Manager Kumaran Gunasagaran kumaran@hashplus.com.my Admin Executive Nur Syaiﬁqa Rosli iqa@hashplus.com.my

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APPY New Year passionate print lovers and pioneers of Malaysia! It is once again the beginning of a year where we have successfully kept our resolutions going. Print will once again go through another exciting year of major changes and developments with the year going into more innovations and personalization. There is a mission that needs much preparing for and I have found a sort of solution in the midst of playing the infamous Candy Crush game application on my android. After consecutively losing for the tenth time at Level 236, I realized that we shouldn’t just focus on an obstacle right in front of us. We need to look beyond it to the next one. Sounds very much like a chess game too, no? This strategy needs to become your mission in 2015. It is time to look ahead, get prepared and control your destiny.And with this, investment is the key to the future of print and the key to yours. Investing in education I believe is one of the top priorities of any major industry and I say this with utmost importance and a voice for the Gen-Y. Without education, we will be at a standstill and fester. So, seek out events, educational opportunities and create a culture of learning within your companies. Or be a pioneer and start workshops for the graduates and newcomers on the wonders of print industry and how their talents especially graduates from graphic design backgrounds should understand the value of their talents and how to hone them further. The industry is moving way too fast and knowledge will be the ultimate power in this age of information. If you ask a group of twenty-something’s on their preference of business communication in terms of business they have done business with, it is without sheer surprise that e-mailing will hardly make that list. Invest in communications especially with social media as we enter new channels, there are many platforms ready for you to make your presence be apparent and amp it up with valuable contributions to the community. It takes time to do it right. Start out with the basics like Facebook, Linkedin and even Youtube. Your next big move needs to include a serious purchase that will open doors to vast opportunities. You need to invest in your capabilities. Think of the growing market’s needs for customization and personalization and of short-run bookmarking. What about equipment that will add to the cool-factor and additional value to everything that you print. Get the education you need on the newest machines and get them onto your work ﬂoor as quickly as you can make it happen. And if you can’t do it alone, well then invest in partners! As print is the most effective information transfer device known to the world. Print IS the new media with remarkable industry advancements and the ability to incorporate a myriad of marketing technologies and the super adaptable nature of delivery. From Print + team, we urge you to invest in a NEW print story! 2015 is going to be an amazing year.

PRINT+ CONTENTS 16-23

06-07 | Malaysians with a 30-31

heart of gold Malaysia proving itself a loving nation during tough times

08 | Space selling fast for drupa 2016

09 | Heidelberg launches four new digital printers

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12-13 | Reaching new heights

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Fuji Xerox Unveils New Heights of Printing Standard with its Masterpiece Machines

06-07

16-23 | Here to stay

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32-33

Positive outlook for the Print’s future

24 | New Agfa on press plate that reduces waste and saves time Agfa Graphics has announced the worldwide availability of their new chemistry-free direct-on-press Azura TE plate

26-28 | UPA 2015 Comeback! UPA Machinery takes a big jump after a three-year long dip with Komori Malaysia

30-31 | One Touch Service Adigiprint of ServTouch-Wywy focus on customer satisfaction

32-33 | High-five for NP Bindpac Five schoolmates join hands to boost business in packaging and boxes

35 | Essentially Advanced

44-45 | Woman at work

Sharp introduce new MFPs for selected performance

46 | Direct links

36-37 | Invest, transform,

Avenue-M an institution of legacy in craftsmanship

change Dot to Dot Image Sdn Bhd in transformation mode keeping ahead of time

40-41 | Meteor Doc. achieves 200mil print mark

48-49 | Innovative Xploring RICOH Malaysia partners with Veka Idea upon launch of RICOH Pro™ C5100S and augmented reality application XplorAR creating a personal photo book experience

42-43 | Grand opening for ‘All in Print China 2014’

50-51 | Go Viral!

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Malaysians with a heart of gold

BY AZLYRA KARMELIA

Malaysia proving itself a loving nation during these tough times

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BIG EFFORT: Azizi Fickry with a mission standing by #KITALAHMALAYSIA

GREAT flood disaster has befallen the east coast of states of Peninsular Malaysia at the end of 2014. All eyes were on the states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang. Where a great part of the states were submerged in ﬂood waters - one of the worst that has ever happened in Malaysia with the water level reaching over stories high thus destroying many buildings, many farms, and worst of all, many homes. Kumpulan Media Karangkraf came out with a mission, to call all those who are willing to volunteer and to help donate to come to their marque where every single form of donation will be placed there.Anybody could donate any items such as food, baby diapers, food, drinks, pet food, clothes, baby clothes, anything at all that could help ease the victims’ hardship was accepted, even in the form of money. They had two three-tonne trucks that

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07 BIG CONTRIBUTION: Filling up the Karangkraf Headquarters

FLOOD HEROES: Syamil Fahim, Anna Lim, Azizi Fickry & SFTCPPA members

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brought the items to the worst places affected by the flood, which were Gua Musang, Dabong and Kuala Krai in Kelantan. Along with these came 50 volunteers who helped and followed through the mission. For the trip after, more volunteers and items came following through as people have been more aware of this movement. When asked Azizi Fickry, the general manager of Karangkraf, as to how such idea came about, he answered kindly saying that as Malaysians, people should always be thoughtful and caring towards their own brethren, Malaysians are one especially in times of darkness. To empower the strong spirit of solidarity towards the victims of the flood in this country, all the media under the Kumpulan Media Karangkraf are using the logo and hashtag #KITALAHMALAYSIA in their social networking sites to raise awareness for those who would like to help and donate for the victims. Anna Lim, the something of something, had also helped greatly for this cause. With all smiles and cheerfulness, she came to the marque of the Karangkraf donation place and donated the necessary items for the flood victims. As to why she had done so, aside from the natural need to help those in need, she did it for her friends. “Because we are friends, we always help each other,” said Anna with the smile on her face Truly, Malaysia has been hit with many disasters in 2014. However, in times like these, the true spirit of Malaysians could be shining through as we gather and hold hands in helping our fellow countrymen in times of such dire.

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“Because we are friends, we always help each other.” – Anna Lim Aun Nor

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Charlie Hebdo print run upped to 3MIL, printer under wraps

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A FRENCH printing industry expert has told PrintWeek that the country’s security services have asked for the identity of the printer of this week’s Charlie Hebdo “survivors’ issue” be kept under wraps until the magazine is published. French newspaper Le Monde has reported that the Kouachi brothers, accused of the Hebdo killings, were killed in a raid that began around 4pm UK time on 9th January 2015. Some media organisations also reported that the hostage is a worker at the printing business. The hostage situation at a supermarket in Paris appeared to have been resolved simultaneously. Major news organisations reported that French security personnel were seen advancing towards the building beforehand in the town of Dammartin-en-Goële, north-east of Paris prior to the raid.

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At 4pm the BBC’s Chris Morris reported: “There was a sudden burst of intense gunfire lasting about a minute, several explosions as well as possibly grenades, more gunfire and now it has gone quiet again. We are a few hundred metres from the building.” The suspects hijacked a car and ended up at the small industrial estate in the town. CTD specialises in signage, vehicle graphics, promotional items and a range of wide-format print applications. It runs offset and digital print kit. The number of employees at the business were not known, although reports have described it as a small business. Meanwhile, Charlie Hebdo has upped the print run for its next issue to one million. The usual print run for the satirical weekly is 60,000. The remaining staff at Charlie Hebdo have put a defiant message on the magazine’s website. It said: “Because the pen is always above barbarism… because freedom is a universal right… because you support us…”

Space selling fast for drupa 2016 drupa 2016 to touch the future WITH 80 percent of its exhibition space booked, drupa 2016 organisers expect the event to sell out before it opens on May 31, 2016. Werner M Dornscheidt, chairman of the board at Messe Düsseldorf, says, “In the light of the challenging environment, this is a more than outstanding result. No other industry event worldwide – neither the small, regional niche events nor national trade shows – can offer what we can. This result clearly conﬁrms that our strategic realignment with its focus on future-oriented and highlight topics is correct.” Under the motto of “touch the future” drupa 2016 will focus more heavily on future-oriented technologies such as printed electronics, 3D printing, and inkjet printing with its industrial applications. Organisers say these technologies feature as market drivers, opening up opportunities and growth potential, primarily for packaging, functional, and industrial printing. According to researchers Smithers Pira, sales in the packaging print sector will rise annually by four percentage points to US$970bn by 2018. For 3D printing, drupa estimates a global market of about US$2.2bn. Dornscheidt adds, “We have therefore developed the 3D fab+print brand speciﬁcally for this market segment. At drupa, and other relevant Düsseldorf trade fairs, we are joining forces with other exhibitors in 3D printing technology and bringing greater focus to the entire topic of 3D.” Claus Bolza-Schünemann, chairman of the drupa exhibitor advisory board and executive president of KBA, says, “In the online age there has been much discussion in our sector about the usefulness of trade shows. However, the internet simply cannot replace direct contact with people and ideas in the global print and media marketplace,

or indeed direct experience of the latest technologies and solutions for this enormously varied market. The drupa global insights report noted how the internet and digital communication has changed print. The show will recognise big data, web-to-print, variable data printing, and internet-supported tools such as augmented reality and QR codes characterise. It will highlight multichannel printing. Francois Martin, worldwide marketing director at HP’s graphics solutions business, says, “Communication between people is evolving just as quickly as technology. The new cross media strategy at drupa with the integration of digital and analogue printing as well as print and online will show that the printed product continues to play a key role in communications. Change in an industry requires courage and ﬁrm decisions.The realignment does exactly that and I hope that everyone realises that a new journey is beginning. The new drupa stands for effective and sustainable communication in a social, mobile and cloud-based world.” EFI has recently become an active member of the drupa committee and a top 10 exhibitor at drupa 2016. Guy Gecht, chief executive at EFI, says, “In a world where the future quickly becomes now, drupa 2016s realigned aim to touch the future perfectly describes what visitors would like to see. In a fast-changing world, working in an often challenging industry, customers deserve to have the opportunity to explore and compare future investment options.

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Heidelberg launches four new digital printers Paper packaging summit set for April previously available in this price class.” The Linoprint CV, targeted to customers that already have digital capacity and want to grow both volume and application ﬂexibility, has a printing speed of 90ppm across its substrate range. In addition to printing with the four primary colours, the CV also offers either a high-opacity white or high-gloss coating as an exchangeable fifth colour. Heidelberg says registration accuracy enables multi-pass applications featuring raised printing and white effects for short-run labels or packaging. Users can choose from a variety of substrates ranging from structured papers and coated media to coloured paper and synthetic ﬁlms up to 14-point board. Toner with a low melting point means the machine can print on heat sensitive plastics. With support for paper formats up to 13 x 27.5 inches users can produce threepage folding brochures or posters up to 27.5 inches in a single operation.

MGI chooses South Korean partner MGI Digital Graphic Technology has appointed MicroQnix as an official MGI distribution partner in South Korea. Jennifer Shin, from the marketing division at MicroQnix, says, “We here at MicroQnix are very excited, and envision a new concept for our customers, thanks to MGI. We are expecting the MGI product line to be the driving force of a new business model targeting various niche markets in Korea. With MGI’s versatile product line and our high level of service, we know we will be able to help our customers by providing value-added business solutions.” MicroQnix says its employees have consulting skills and industry knowledge that enables

them to provide the innovative solutions to their customers. MicroQnix will offer the complete line of MGI digital printing and finishing solutions. This includes the Meteor DP8700 XL+ multi-substrate digital press; the Jetvarnish 3D spot UV coater; and the iFoil in-line digital foiling module.

RISI has announced that its second China Paper Packaging Summit will take place from April 13-14 at the Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel & Residences in Shanghai, China. The company says the the conference will provide insight into the China paper packaging industry and its developing trends, adding that the event will offer a platform for participants and industry experts to share experiences and network. It expects to welcome management from paper companies, packaging procurement managers, brand owners, experts from financial institutes, consultants, traders, raw material suppliers, and converters will be in attendance. Risi says that, since China’s reform and open-door policy, the growth of the China paper packaging industry has maintained a faster pace than the national GDP, with continuous doubledigit growth. The demand for paper packaging continues to grow and industrial transformation should stimulate the development of the industry itself. This year, the conference offers an analysis and outlook on the China paper packaging industry from its current situation, to the macro-economic environment and various demands of end-users and producers. Topics include t The influence of the global and China’s macro-economic development on China paper package industry; structure analysis of China paper packaging industry and outlook on its development trends; and opportunities and challenges for the paper packaging industry. The first Risi China Paper Packaging Summit took place in Shenzhen last year, attracting more than 160 delegates from 75 companies.

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Heidelberg’s new Linoprint CV.

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HEIDELBERG is bringing four new digital printers to the market to replace old models and venture into the entry level digital game. The new Linoprint CV and Linoprint CP colour digital printers will replace the Linoprint C751 and C901 models, and says Heidelberg come with improved flexibility and productivity in short, personalised and hybrid runs. Heidelberg hopes to leverage its profile in the offset world in supplying integrated digital and offset applications, with a new Prinect Digital Frontend (DFE) capable of connecting a printshop’s overall production workflow. Dan Maurer, vice president of digital print and postpress product management for Heidelberg US, says, “Both the Linoprint CV and Linoprint CP offer greater productivity, near-offset quality, and substrate flexibility to complex graphics work and commercial printing. “Heidelberg’s colour management, along with improved print quality stability and tight registration, enables these new engines to achieve true hybrid job production matching a shop’s offset presses. “The expanded substrate range, ability to accommodate format sizes up to 13 x 27.5 inches, with the Linoprint CV’s five colour capability, offer commercial printers marketable applications not

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Digital carton maker in debut for HP and Kama

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Finishing the focus for Müller Martini

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POINTING to low sales volumes, Müller Martini will cease production of printing presses in the first half of 2015 but it will continue to provide service support for printing press customers. As part of its strategic realignment, the company will focus on print finishing in the future, strengthened by its recent takeover of Heidelberg service and spare parts business for its saddle stitchers, perfect binders and threadsealing machines. The Swiss company says it could only partly absorb the substantial slump sales, despite extensive periods of short-time work at its Maulburg production site in Germany. It adds that the drastic contraction of the traditional market for forms printing presses over the past decades prompted it to focus on new business segments in recent years, with an aim to establish sizevariable web offset printing for labels and flexible packaging in the growing packaging market. Bruno Müller, chief executive at Müller Martini, says, “Despite extensive investments and years of effort, the broad take-up of offset technology on the packaging market has only succeeded to a limited extent. Since established business segments such as security and commercial printing could by no means make up for the loss in volume in recent years, the company believes that the chances of a successful turnaround from its own efforts alone are extremely slim. The search for suitable partners in the packaging market has also proven unsuccessful to date.” Müller Martini will begin transferring the Maulburg production site into a services company in order to secure the service support for installed machines.

International digital debut gathering for Kama and HP.

KAMA and HP Indigo have added a joint competitor to the digitally printed carton race,presenting an end-to-end print and ﬁnish system to some 450 printers at its launch in Germany. Marcus Tralau, chief executive of Kama, says the rise in short production runs for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, health care and food products has confronted packaging producers with new challenges. He says, “This complete networked solution for short-run folding carton production hits the pulse of the times. Short runs are not proﬁtable on high-volume machinery, but they are now evolving from an unpleasant irritation to a growth market. Kama has developed a folder gluer, the FlexFold 52, to work in tandem with Indigo machines, deal with frequent and fast job changes, and to be set up quickly to produce different products and formats. The FlexFold’s new APA-System, for automated plough length adjustment, makes it possible to adjust the folding belts automatically in transverse and longitudinal directions, honing changeover down to a matter of minutes. Kama has global patents pending for the set up. The folding cartons are printed and varnished in line with the HP Indigo 30000 digital press. Kama and HP Indigo have worked together since 2010, this is their latest joint venture for the packaging market. The companies says the Kama solutions by themselves will also appeal to commercial printers that carry

out some form of packaging. Visitors came from 34 countries, including Japan,Australia, the US, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and around Europe to Kama’s head office in Dresden, Germany, to see the demo production of folding cartons in different formats with the new system, including personalisation and ﬁnishing. Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager of HP Indigo, says, “We have listened carefully to our customers, recognised the potential for digitally printed folding cartons and, together with Kama, have created this compact, efficient workﬂow. HP presented its B2 digital press equipped with inline primer and varnishing unit Tresu iCoat 30000 at the launch.The folding cartons were printed with seven colours, including white. HP says quality reached offset standard, combined with variable data and designs – each visitor received a personalised box with his or her photo. The digital prints were diecut on Kama’s DC 76 diecutter,designed for short runs,760 x 600mm,with and without hot foil stamping and including AutoRegister technology to correct sheet alignment and ensure accuracy. All machines in the workflow are connected via a network, helping to coordinate many short runs in a day and controlling their status. The production control, machine presets and analysis of performance data is carried out through JDF (electronic job ticket) and JMF.

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LUCKY BEHOLDERS: Horoscope animals on display at the Fuji Xerox unveiling.

Reaching new heights

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Fuji Xerox Unveils New Heights of Printing Standard with its Masterpiece Machines

BY AZLYRA KARMELIA

HE world’s leading document management solutions, Fuji Xerox Asia Paciﬁc Pte Ltd (Malaysia Operations), has brought together two of their piece de resistance which is the Versant TM 80 Press and Color C60/C70 Printer that provides high versatility and superior printing quality in its ‘The Masterpiece Showcase’. Fuji Xerox reveals a whole new standard of printing quality through the works of paper print and the many possibilities that craftsmanship can deliver with these pair of masterpiece machines. The Versant TM 80 Press is a colour production printer that utilizes the professional printing technologies employed in Versant TM 2100 Press, while achieving a body size approximately half its width making it compact to be installed in an office. The

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machine targets a wide range of needs from specialised professional printing requirements to print-on-demand jobs in offices, the Versant TM 80 Press handles a wide range of paper thickness from as thin as 52 gsm to the robust 350gsm. Regardless of uncoated or coated paper, it also delivers efficient 80-pages-perminute (ppm) productivity thanks to its compact belt roll fuser used commonly in the Versant series. This ensures the capability of producing higher results and enabling printing on a variety of items such as envelopes. Due to the advanced Simple Image Quality Adjustment feature, the adjusting alignment process takes less than half the time required by previous models, thus reducing the operators’ burden while maximizing the printer’s availability. The Versant TM 80 Press also features digital image processing technologies that produce high image quality close to offset printing. The ultra HD resolution is enabled by the high-speed data transmission

registration accuracy, qualifying for credentials such as the Fogra certiﬁcation and Pantone matching system. Apart from generation precise image quality at continuous printing speeds of up to 70 pages per minute (ppm) in colour and 75

ppm in black and white, the device also offers flexible inline finishing options, such as stapling, hope-punching, folding and face trimming. For users working with the sensitive or private documents, the printer also extends security features that would allow holding of print jobs in queue until a password is entered. The device also helps protect data with an image overwrite function that automatically erases images. Packed with easy set-up, multitasking and automated workflows features, the device eases manual tasks and cumbersome steps, enabling productive workflow. In addition, the C60/C70 Printer is compatible with a number of print servers to fit different workflows and boost colour management while streamlining labour-intensive processes. Engineered to meet a diverse range of printing requirements, the Color C60/ C70 Printer helps businesses enhance cost efficiency by keeping high-value colour printing in-house.Accompanied with the Xerox Standard Accounting software, the device’s extensive accounting features allows companies to track, analyse and control device usage and spending to positively impact its bottom line. In conjunction with the Lunar New year, Fuji Xerox has organised a gallery exhibition entitled ‘The Masterpiece Showcase’ to display their new release of the 12 Chinese zodiac sculptures. Colouring the grand ballrooms of Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, each animal sculpture is patterned with flamboyant colours and artistic designs printed by the Versant Tm 80 Press and Color C60/C70 Printer. Bursting with a wide prism of colours and vibrancy, this showcase has brought the meaning of hue and saturation above a notch.

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technology which can rend large volume / high resolution data from the server to the press at a raster image processing (RIP) resolution of 1,200 dots per inch (dpi).Additionally, the press offers enhanced representation of gradations, highlights, and shadows now realised with 10-bit tone correction processing enabled by the new print servers and Fuji Xerox’s Stochastic screen with improved smoothness.Aside from that, this high tech machine meets office printing needs such as copying, scanning and printing without having the need to access the print server allowing users to use the press as an officer printer as well. It also offers an array of finishers for flexible finishing such as booklet making, stapling, hole punching and folding. The Color C60/C70 Printer is suitable for any print environment, including quick print shops, in-plant operations, agencies, small businesses, and manufacturers. It’s a hybrid of an adaptable multifunction device and a lightweight high-quality press with robust media latitude. With this printer, users can easily enhance and expand their digital printing capabilities from basic office prints to complex collaterals such as rugged polyester labels, magnets and vinyl window clings. A first for a device in this category, the Color C60/C70 Printer prints on linen suitable for unique applications such as event planning, appliques and luxurious embellishments, Fuji Xerox’s Emulsion Aggregation (EA) toner, with its unique low-melt technology, navigates the traditionally difficult peaks and valleys in linen and other specialty substrates l i k e polyester. The Color C60/C70 Printer offers sharp, consistent and accurate image quality qith a 2400 x 2400 dots per inch (dpi) resolution and enhanced front-to-back

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QUE FOR THE ALBUM: Champions of print in award winning smiles.

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Positive outlook for the Print’s future

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HE third edition of the Malaysia Print Awards was held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre on Dec 2, 2014. It was an opulent event filled with much grandeur and eye-catching entertainment. “Today’s generation has officially been welcomed into the prestigious biennial print awards catered to the design students of higher institutes,” said organising committee chairperson Anna Lim Aun Nor. With the addition of the new Konica Minolta Student Design Award category, the awards welcome a new generation of fresh faces to the guest list. The awards are under the auspices of the Selangor and Federal Territory Chinese Printing & Presses Association, the country’s leading representative organization in the print communications industry that are living and breathing their mission to be the catalyst for the evolution of printing, packaging and visual communications in Malaysia. “We will continue to organize the fourth and fifth chapters and many more for the future of the print awards. The printing industry is going through some tremendous changes and is not only putting ink to paper but is now integrating with the packaging from the design all the way to the distribution. I hope people will have better understanding towards the industry with the exposure that they will have during the

BIG PLAYERS: The Malaysia Print Awards 2014 members of the committee.

print awards and promote this industry further,” said SFTCPPA president Cheong Kok Wai. With entirely new technologies having been introduced, some practices have slowly ceased and changed but some things have remained constant. It is sheer dedication, commitment and attention to intricate details that result in the truest of quality.These are the values that the Malaysia Print Awards 2014 recognized and ultimately rewarded. Anna said: “Through change and innovation, printing companies can and will achieve great things whilst

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“Through change and innovation, printing companies can and will achieve great things.” – Anna Lim Aun Nor, organizing chairperson

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raising the stakes for excellence. Due to rapid changes of the business environment caused by the technological advancements around the world, companies that take a forward looking approach are in a better position to succeed globally.” The night continued on with laughter and applauses all with a hope for the future of print.The winners walked on stage with much pride and dignity receiving their awards with much gratification. It was clear on a night like the Malaysia Print Awards 2014 that the print industry is here to stay and will always be on the way to whatever the future has in store be it technology or as simple of a matter such as time. With its theme iPrint, our nation’s print awards eyed true excellence and quality, staying true and being relevant; and being at par with the language of technology. Thus, showing the industry that it is always evolving and in sync with the rapid changes of the world without losing its visual value.

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UNSUNG HEROES: The sponsor pose for a group photo.

Peter Chan, Deputy Organizing Chairman of the Malaysia Print Awards 2014.

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SHEET FED MAGAZINE Winner: Merit:

Movement Magazine- Issue # 3 Percetakan Zanders Sdn. Bhd Extraordinary Westime Magazine Issue # 5 Percetakan Zanders Sdn. Bhd AUGUSTMAN- September 2014 Percetakan Zanders Sdn. Bhd

WEB MAGAZINE Winner: Merit:

Jessica Times Offset (M) Sdn. Bhd Overlander #47 DEC Times Offset (M) Sdn. Bhd RP Simply Organic Gardening #2 Times Offset (M) Sdn. Bhd

HARD CASE BOOK Winner: Merit:

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COMMERCIAL & PUBLICATION

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PROUD WINNERS: Commercial & Publication winners with their certificates.

Eco Majestic Coffee Table Book Percetakan Image Vest Sdn. Bhd Khazanah Global Lectures 2008-2012 CTB Percetakan Okid Sdn. Bhd Glimpses- The Inhabitants of Temengor Forest Reserve Atlas Cetak (M) Sdn. Bhd Hon Choon Kim- Searching For Light Digitpress Sdn. Bhd Passage: Our Story Through the Centuries Percetakan Osacar Sdn. Bhd

LIMB BOUND BOOK Winner: Merit:

DiGi Annual Report Percetakan Skyline Sdn. Bhd Myanmar Cuisine, Culture and Customs Times Offset (M) Sdn. Bhd Labuan IBFC Foundations Percetakan Osacar Sdn. Bhd Sunway Reit Annual Report Percetakan Skyline Sdn. Bhd

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POSTER Merit:

Poster (Lychee) Percetakan Skyline Sdn. Bhd Sweet Yet Wicked Avenue-M Sdn. Bhd.

Winner: Merit:

One Central Park Brochure Percetakan Image Vest Sdn. Bhd AMG Brochure Percetakan Skyline Sdn. Bhd Carlo Rino Newsletter Atlas Cetak Sdn. Bhd My Town Shopping Mall Brochure Atlas Cetak (M) Sdn. Bhd The Potpourri Concept Brochure Percetakan Image Vest Sdn. Bhd

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LEAFLET/ BROCHURE/ CATALOGUE

CALENDAR DIARY/ GREETING CARD Winner: Merit:

The Little Black Book to Singapore Atlas Cetak (M) Sdn. Bhd Paisley Black VIVE.Com Sdn. Bhd Bank Rakyat 2015 Diary UPA Press Sdn. Bhd

POINT OF SALE Winner: Merit:

The Story of How a Bar Turns Into a Library Avenue-M Sdn. Bhd Wallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Instant Win Avenue-M Sdn. Bhd Tim Tam Floor Display Trendy Prints Sdn. Bhd

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ADVERTISING & PROMOTION

REASON TO CELEBRATE: Advertising and Promotion pose for a photo.

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PACKAGING

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JOY: Packaging winners with their certificates.

PAPER PACKAGING (BOXES/ INNER CARTONS) Winner: Merit:

Legoland Hotel In-Room Directory Hardcase Sleeve Refine Printing Sdn. Bhd Kinohimitsu Collagen Gift Box Trendy Prints Sdn. Bhd Al- Insaan Mooncake Box Digitpress Sdn. Bhd Earth, Wind & Fire- Now, Then & Forever Digitpress Sdn. Bhd

PAPER BAG/ PLASTIC BAG Winner: Merit:

SDS Mooncake Paper Bag Refine Printing Sdn. Bhd Al- Insaan Mooncake Paper Bag Digitpress Sdn. Bhd

Offset Flute Packaging Winner: NH Oat- Plus 26 Box Digitpress Sdn. Bhd

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DIGITAL COLOUR PROOF Winner:

Kumpulan Media Karangkraf Corporate Profile Ultimate Print Sdn. Bhd

COFFEE TABLE BOOK Winner: Merit:

Multi- Culturalism In Malaysia Printcom Enterprise Piano Dot to Dot Digital Image Sdn. Bhd

Winner: Merit:

“Awesome Happens” Trade Presenter Avenue-M Sdn. Bhd Straits Consulting Engineer Company Profile Ultimate Print Sdn. Bhd Nutrition Book Ignition Graphic Production Sdn. Bhd

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MARKETING COLLATERALS

PHOTO BOOK Winner: Merit:

Making Love in the Rain Avenue-M Sdn. Bhd Bhutan’s Calendar Book 2014 Runway Sdn. Bhd

SECURITY PRINTING Anti Fraud/ Anti Theft Certificate Merit: Long Service Award Certificate Protect Print Sdn. Bhd

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DIGITAL PRINTING

MEMORABLE MOMENT: Digital Printing winners with Security printing winner pose for a photo.

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BEST OF THE BEST

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CREAM OF THE CROP: Best of the best posing with their trophies and certificates.

CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL & PUBLICATION Sheet Fed Magazine Movement Magazine Issue #3 Percetakan Zanders Sdn. Bhd

CATEGORY: ADVERTISING & PROMOTION Point of Sale The Story of How a Bar Turns Into a Library Avenue- M Sdn. Bhd

CATEGORY: PACKAGING Paper Packaging (Boxes/ Inner Cartons) Legoland Hotel In-Room Directory Hardcase Sleeve Refine Printing Sdn. Bhd

CATEGORY: DIGITAL PRINTING Marketing Collaterals “Awesome Happens” Trade Presenter Avenue-M Sdn. Bhd

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Eclectic Generation

PRINT DESIGN CATEGORY Brochure- Consumer Products or Services Winner: + la Maison Bakery Brochure Student’s name: Kee Wui Xin KBU International College Merit: + The Macbeth Studio Project Student’s name: Seneca Gan Qawah @ Khai Loong ALFA International College + Younic Soap Bar Student’s name: Wong Wan Jin KBU International College + Health Quest Haven Student’s name: Ginette Rinisha Gunaretnam KBU International College + illy Coffee Beans Student’s name: Chin Chee Keong ALFA International College

INNOVATIVE PACKAGING CATEGORY Food And Beverage Packaging Winner: + Harrods Honey Label Student’s name: Keyrin Kaswira Raffles College of Higher Education Merit:

+ Paullaner MÜncher Beer Graffiti Student’s name: Chong Park Kin Malaysian Institute of Art + Royce + Takeo Chocolate Packaging Student’s name: Heng Sook Fang Raffles College of Higher Education + Lipton Yellow Label Tea Bag Student’s name: Sim Ee Pei Malaysian Institute of Art + Kellogg’s MÜeslix Student’s name: Tan Wen Qi Malaysian Institute of Art

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STUDENTS CATEGORY

FOR REMEMBRANCE: The student category winners.

WHEN Chong Park Kin was a boy, he dreamt of being a pilot. However, as he grew older, he discovered that he had a special hidden talent, an artistic one which his father encouraged him to pursue. From what he thought was only a mere hobby turned out to be his passion in his teenage years, when he would scribble and doodle in his notebooks. Though he was not alone, he met his peers who also shared the same interest and this helped him to realize that maybe one day, could definitely bring him somewhere. He drew and drew until he graduated. When the time has come to select an institute to further his studies, he did a thorough research on the art courses being offered in Malaysia and finally, he found the one most compatible with him in the Malaysian Institute of Art. The knowledge of many artists nowadays make a good living with their art pieces, it inspired him further. Trying Chong his luck, he gave it a shot, Park Kin. entered the university and it was a decision he did not regret. He entered the Konica Minolta Student Design Award during the Malaysia Print Awards 2014 and managed to nab a merit placing with his Paullaner Muncher Beer Graffiti. When asked where did he get the inspiration from, his answer was a walk down the memory lane. Cartoons like the Looney Tunes and Tom & Jerry gave him the inspiration for his bottle design. The decision to use the German beer Paulaner was due to the fact that Oktoberfest was a yearly event in Germany where friends and families would gather to enjoy this drinking tradition. He decided to add these cartoon characteristics to the bottles in hopes that people would always have an interesting conversation to engage in, even for the socially awkward. “I want them to look at the bottle and say, “Eh hey, remember this Tasmanian Devil? From the Looney Tunes? What’s your favourite episode?”. I want to make them remember and give them ideas on what to talk about when hanging out with friends,” said Chong Park Kin. However, he decided to not just stay in one lane of the art stream. In the future, he hopes to venture into something new whether it will be working a year or two to start his own café or art gallery, or venturing into the music scene, the house music in particular and one day, to become a DJ. In his words, music is not just a one thing, there are terms for it. “I plan to produce my own music one day.” This is one of the many examples that the younger generation is an eclectic generation.

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BY AZLYRA KARMELIA

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New Agfa on press plate that reduces waste and saves time

December 2014-January 2015

Agfa Graphics has announced the worldwide availability of their new chemistry-free direct-on-press Azura TE plate

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24 GFA Graphics stated that with a direct-on-press workﬂow, time to press is considerably shorter and the waste is drastically reduced because the Azura TE plates are cleaned out on-press, the system requires no processor, no chemistry and no water. This also lowers the energy consumption and requires less maintenance,thus resulting in environment-friendly operations as well as cost reductions. “In fact a ‘direct-on-press’ plate is ready for use after exposing on the platesetter”, said Guy Desmet, the Head of Prepress Marketing of Agfa Graphics.

He has mentioned that Azura TE shows an outstanding image contrast thanks to their patented Thermochromic Dye

technology which makes the visual inspection easy and means that dot measurements or plate detection can be done with standard devices. In addition,Azura TE has an excellent daylight stability, which comes in handy if the plates cannot be mounted on the press immediately The company said that Azura TE does not sacriﬁce on image quality and pressroom working conditions. Moreover, when mounted on the press, Azura TE behaves very similarly to a traditionally processed or chemistry-free plate, limiting the variables in press room operations. The plates clean out rapidly and ink acceptance is immediate, both resulting in sellable sheets after only a few copies. Desmet adds, “A one year ﬁeld test period all over the globe taught us that Azura TE is compatible with all Agfa and non-Agfa platesetters, a wide range of founts, inks and press architectures. Customers love the ease of use of Azura TE, the gain in system productivity and the quality on press.” The characteristic of Agfa Graphics’ Azura chemistry-free and direct-on-press plates is the excellent lithographic behaviour on press, supporting up to 240 lines per inch with Sublima screening. They also stand out due to their printing stability resulting from the elimination of the many variables inherent to a conventionally processed plated. Azura TE is based on the same ThermoFuseTM technology as its predecessors, working with a single-layer water-based coating, containing ink-accepting latex pearls. Agfa claims superior performance with its new plates.

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Mr. C. W. Kok, Managing Director of UPA Machinery Sdn Bhd delivering his welcome speech.

UPA 2015 Comeback!

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UPA Machinery takes a big jump after a three-year long dip with Komori Malaysia

PA Machinery Sdn Bhd help its open house on December 13th, 2014 with a bang of a turnout. It was announced that Komori Corporation had offered UPA Machinery Sdn Bhd to once again hold the distributorship in Malaysia. This will be the next big step for UPA Machinery after coming out of a big dip in the last three years. To welcome the New Year, UPA Machineryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future cooperation with Komori

U Great support from Allen Tan, Managing DIrector of Komori Southeast Asia, Denven Chee Salaes Manager of UPA, Puan Chen Keck Chief Executive of Hap Seng Credit and Melvin Loh & Mahendran- Branch Managers of Komori Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

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Fujiyuatsu Seiki demonstrates the Automatic Book Wrapping Model: AP-7BV.

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LA437 demonstration at the UPA Machinery Open House.

Malaysia, Southeast Asia and Komori KKC will be put into proﬁtable effect and most importantly gain sincere trust and conﬁdence from customers for services and support with the company. The Komori system shown at the open house shows what today’s printing technology can offer printers in terms of equipment planning investment into their printing business and so forth. As Mr C. W. Kok said in his speech,

“The world today, as everyone knows is changing drastically. In the printing industry, the market is experiencing a transformation from traditionally accepted technologies to a more customized concept.” UPA Machinery Sdn Bhd opened its arms to ever-evolving new possibilities and opportunities. And with their new collaboration with Komori today, the company is venturing into a very highly,

technologically designed machine called the G Model. G represents “green”, a colour symbolically associated with the preservation of the environment which will of course be a great ﬁt into today’s printing industry. The G Models that were on demonstration at the UPA Machinery open house were the GL 440 and LA437 with the latter being the offset printing press that can meet Asian paper size.

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27 Mr Tsugawa, Komori Corporation Group General Manager Overseas Sales Group.

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services, personal imaging supplies, web based speciality print solutions, IT services and leasing. Adigiprint’s key emphasis is now on HP Indigo products. Here we have Kong Peng Hong, COO of ServTouch-Wywy (M) Sdn Bhd give us the touch points on Adigiprint’s excellence in quality and services.

One Touch Service Adigiprint of ServTouch-Wywy focus on customer satisfaction

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30 BY RANESSA THEYAKARAJA

HE aftermarket services was one of the areas that ServTouch- Wywy used to offer. Customers have one common need and that is someone to help them service their products at a lower cost.This is how they have kept their competitive edge. In 2012, Adigiprint was formed to tap into the fast growing digital offset production print market for commercial, labelling and packaging applications. Since then, it has evolved into one of the largest independent sales and service group for print and imaging technology solutions in Singapore and Malaysia with revenues derived from hardware placement and support

P+: Congratulations! Adigiprint recently won the most improved award for the Asia Pacific Excellence Awards. How did that come to be? KPH: This award was given out by HP in recognition for our investments and also the progress that we have made in the area of customer satisfaction. Every year, HP runs a Total Customer Experience (TCE) survey which is an online survey where customers are invited to give their feedback on all areas of their engagement. Every engagement is a touch point and by that we mean it is right from the time customers purchase their products right to the point of servicing.This even includes the back office because we can all do a good job supporting the customers but if the back end isn’t doing a good job, the experience is immediately negated. In this sense, we look at it in a whole perspective and so does HP. P+: Please walk us through on the whole Total Customer Experience. KPH: When a TCE survey is done, they survey the customers on the press, its workflow, supplies etc, on whether they’re getting a good experience and

print+ service are big multi-million dollar presses, customers’ expectations will be very high as every time a press goes down, there goes their production and there won’t be any revenue for the day. This will be upsetting of course. So, what we have done in the last year is we have doubled our engineer strength in Adigiprint and at the same time on the application side, we have also doubled our engineer strength. So, our next area of focus is to build capability to create depth in our staffs’ knowledge and exposure.

P+: How does the ADP team work? What are other areas are you looking at in terms of improvement? KPH: I think the essence of our progress was mainly in the area of the closeness of how our people are with the customers. If you look at my service manager, Yon Choon Lim, who has about ﬁfteen years’ experience under his belt in the printing press industry, his experience and his customer rapport, was very key to helping us to achieve what we have achieved so far. But again, a lot of these things will not be sustainable if it’s just based on a few individuals. So, what we are trying to do now is very much to

“So, from the survey done in 2014, Adigiprint has made some progress with improvements in most areas especially on Overall Support Satisfaction where 17% of our customers have rated us with a top score of 5.” build capacity and capability. Capability is deﬁnitely something that we need to build over time but capacity is still what we need because we are selling a lot of our presses now.And because they

P+: Where do you see your quality and services of Adigiprint will be in the near future? KPH: Well, we want to build a service excellence culture within ServTouch where Customer Passion comes ﬁrst.We have small things like this. (Kong Peng Hong pulls up a little badge with the tagline “One Mind One Action.”). This tagline was thought up by one of our sales representative at the time when we had a competition really to propagate the idea that we are just one team. All our actions and focus should just be with the customer. So, the whole thing still holds true with us. We even have small things here like a Thank You card that when somebody does a favour on your behalf or does something to help you service a customer better; I mean there is nothing greater than a note of appreciation as we practice service with one another to service the rest out there. We are constantly looking out for each other and that ‘One Mind One Action’ really starts from home.

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then they look at the service and support.They also look at whether the sales are doing a job in selling the products all the way to even our finance and back office. For the ﬁnance experience, areas like timeliness and accuracy of invoices are reviewed and for the back office they looked at the timeliness in the fulﬁlment of their supplies and parts requests. So, from the survey done in 2014, Adigiprint has made some progress with improvements in most areas especially on Overall Support Satisfaction where 17% of our customers have rated us with a top score of 5. So, for a small family like us it is a big progress because you know,we are not among the big boys in this region and we are not as matured as a lot of the others. All these would not have been possible if not for the strong support from the HP management team.

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UNITED FRONT: Standing strong with ServTouch-Wywy.

P+: How are trainings done in certain areas and aspects of Adigiprint? KPH: We are focused on HP products, specifically HP Indigo products and the trainings are very structured for our engineers. They have a certain amount of exposure before they can go for the Customer Engineer (CE) training and they have to be certiﬁed on the products before they can be allowed to lead and certify installations. If they are not certiﬁed, they won’t be allowed to perform the installation. So, there is a road map depending on which product range they are focusing on which is divided into two: commercial printing presses and industrial presses of which both differ.

print+ business Wolf pack’s N.H. Low, Alvin Teh, Sam Ooi, Alex Chai, William Nge.

BY TANIA KNUTT

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decades? NP Bindpac Sdn Bhd., a company that specializes in Wire-O, hard cover, packaging box and casing in products. Established in 2005, high school friends Sam Ooi, Alex Chai, Alvin Teh, N.H. Low and K.C Chou met up in 2004 during Chinese New Year and came up with the idea of starting a company of their own. Prior to the jobs they were holding before, the ﬁve had one thing in common – that they all have been working in paper related jobs. The ﬁrst to leave Teluk Intan (where they grew up) was Alex Chai. Alex had left Teluk Intan to explore the printing industry in Kuala Lumpur and worked in a printing press focusing on printing and operating the machines.Absorbing the knowledge and skills gained, he

High-five for NP Bindpac Five schoolmates join hands to boost business in packaging and boxes

brought it back with him to Teluk Intan to share: “I was from a printing company so I suggested the idea that they should study about it and we started building the company from there.” Alex said at that time, Sam started off with transportations of recyclable goods, “Years back when I was 20 years old, I started doing transportations for recyclable goods, but then it started getting difficult, physically. A year

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HAT do you get when you put together a friendship of ﬁve friends of almost three

Sam Ooi (Left) and N.H. Low with one of their products, Telekom Unifi ‘Office in a box’

after being in the recycling industry, everyone had worked at a job doing something relating to paper products and I decided to hop on the wagon” mentioned Sam. NP Bindpac kick-started the company at OUG and is now located in Serdang, servicing smaller printers and in 2010 they had gradually progressed on their biggest investment yet, a Kolbus Case Maker machine. They started with

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Sam Ooi (Left) William Nge, Managing Director of NGE Machinery (Center) N.H. Low.

“Years back when I was 20 years old, I started doing transportations for recyclable goods, but then it started getting difficult, physically. A year after being in the recycling industry, everyone had worked at a job doing something relating to paper products and I decided to hop on the wagon.” – Sam Ooi

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The Westin Mooncake box.

wire-o binding, producing seasonal calendars, magazines and boxes which are put together manually; however, bases of the boxes are printed and the box was assembled manually and progressively branching out to booklets. Their main services that they now have is wire-o binding and are soon planning to progress into doing book binding. Main clients are mostly printers that are in need for wire-o binding. One of their biggest customers is Telekom Uniﬁ. NP Bindpac was given the prospect of producing Telekom Uniﬁ ‘Office in a box’. The idea of the ‘Office in a box’ set is that there are four other boxes which when put together created one whole image, “The exterior of the box was not very difficult to do, however, the inside of the box was the biggest

challenge.The exterior was printed and the rest was assembled manually,” said Sam. When the company was first established, Alex took the position of marketing director. The ﬁrst machine they had bought was a cheap book binding machine and it wasn’t up to expectations as they were slowly transitioning into doing hard covers, therefore taking a risk of investing in a Kolbus machine. “The decision of investing into getting a Kolbus was because of the faultiness of the previous machines that they ﬁrst got when they started. It was not able to deliver an end result that was satisfying. In that case, they had to reconsider the use of another machine which was why they had to make the big jump in investment,” mentioned William, managing director of NGE Machinery Services Sdn Bhd.The Kolbus machine was chosen also because the comfort, reliability and speed that it produces. “Having the Kolbus machine made a lot of difference. With the speed and precision, it is able to give not only us satisfactory results but also to customers,” said Alvin, director of Nets Group of Companies. In 2014, NP Bindpac opted to explore with the James Burn machine, the JBI EX600. “All the machines that they have are auto machines. With so many machines,we chose James Burn because it was fully auto,” said Ooi. The James Burn machine is used for Wire-O Binding,whereas Kolbus is used for hard case covers, so they both have different functions.They have manufactured products like the ‘Old Town White Coffee’ and ‘Sushi King’ menus. They have done several seasonal packaging items for mooncakes but they don’t produce it as often as the cost of making it is high. When asked about what we would foresee from NP Bindpac in the future, ‘To focus on packaging and boxes.’

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JBI Machinaery joins forces with the boys of NP Bindpac.

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Stamping it green PA Machinery has since adopted the green concept in conjunction with their title as the sole distributor for Komori Corporation.Among the machines that were on demonstration at the UPA Machinery Open House held 13th December 2014 were the Komori LG40 and LA37.

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LITHRONE G40

‘Green’ is symbolical with the coexistence of the environment, people and nature. A mutually beneﬁcial balance among these three elements ensuring a bright future. This concept was the genesis of the Lithrone G40’s development- a high-performance machine created with consideration for the environment and ecology. The Lithrone G40 press delivers a very stable high-speed operation with sheet thickness of 0.04mm to 0.08 mm. On another note, the LG40 is designed to reduce environmental impact as they are produced in Komori’s green manufacturing environment. Equipped with the KHS-AI integrated control system, the PDC-SX Spectral Print Density Control-SX*, and the PQA-S Print Quality Assessment system for sheet fed presses, the LG40 maintains high print quality with today’s less experienced operators. Along with the fusion of the KHS-AI integrated control system and the H-UV* drying system, this shortens make-ready time, cuts paper waste and reduces printing time while maintaining the high print quality and high productivity that are the core characteristics of the offset printing machine, both the ultimate short-run competence and short job cycle times will evidently be achieved satisfactorily.

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LITHRONE A37 The Komori LA37 is able to meet a wide range of printing needs with a maximum sheet size of 640mm x 940mm and since colour management can be implemented by including a CMS colour bar on sheets even with 8-up A4 and American letter size impositions, the Lithrone A37 is the ideal machine for producing high page-count products with high print quality. What is more is that this machine is compact with lower initial costs and a lower life-cycle cost and is capable of being upgraded with a wide range of options, including H-UV to name one. The work efficiency can be substantially improved by equipping the press with any of the available wide range options, such as H-UV ultra-fast drying system, the KHS-AI integrated control system, the PDC-LITE II scanning density control system or various automatic cleaning systems.

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Invest, transform, change Dot to Dot Image Sdn Bhd in transformation mode keeping ahead of time

OT To Dot Digital Image Sdn Bhd started in 1996 focusing mainly on doing black and white name cards. After many years, the company expanded and has continuously changed throughout the years up until today.They have expanded by having four outlets with their main major business of “Everything Digital” which KC Ooi director of Dot-to-Dot, strongly believes in.

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BY TANIA KNUTT

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After coming to KL and seeing different companies doing digital printing cards, Ooi thought of it as an interesting way of print and was keen to do it and has stuck to doing it up until today. It is known that Dot To Dot Digital Image Sdn Bhd specializes in advertising and digital inkjet print and projects that they have done have been countless by far. The company caters to a lot of events for example like in Putrajaya (Government Agencies),Ad Agencies and corporate customers where there were events and shows. However, during the past two years, they have molded themselves into something more complex and sophisticated which requires a lot of “thinking out of the box” and skills due to the market transformation which has put the priority of prices first instead of quality. Nowadays with the tendency to focus more on prices instead

“The trick is to keep on investing, transforming and changing.” – KC Ooi

of quality and with this issue expanding in the printing industry, the more they have to really dig deep into the creativity side of it in order to create products that are sophisticated as products created requires a lot of time develop. However, simultaneously with the projects that are given, not all projects have the given

time to be completed. “You are not given much time and we’re not even talking about months, we’re talking about days.As you know in the market now, everything has turned into digital, and when people don’t appreciate quality anymore, it becomes all about money and we’re talking about speed. I think we are at the point of transition, and be it a very complex transition,” said Ooi. Challenges are many and it is a complex market and with new technologies arising and arising fast, and transitions are fast, there is hardly that moment to be able to learn how to really appreciate the art of it. “I think the most challenging part is not only in our business but also any businesses out there. A lot of people have asked me ‘why digital print?’ and I tell them that we are on the right track because of the environment we live in and how it has become fast paced, and so we need to be fast or move as fast

“I don’t want to be years behind but instead to gradually move together with time.” - KC Ooi

differentiate each unique photographer. When asked about the future and the challenges that they foresee in the future, Ooi said: “Being already in the mode of transformation, we have learned to enjoy just doing it. I don’t want to be years behind but instead to gradually move together with time.The trick is to keep on investing, transforming and changing.” But it is a challenge however as time required to spend is a lot and the world is revolving faster and faster each day and it is not only about knowing how to do, but the integration between the skills that they’ve known and their marketing tools.

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to keep up with the market,” Ooi added. This justiﬁes the reason why Dot To Dot spends a lot of time developing new things that every six months things at their office is changed as they want to be able to keep up and move at that speed together with their new products, projects and technology because if they don’t, it is a difficult task to sustain for another two to three years as cycles of products can take up two to three years as well. Having only started purely as an all-digital company in 1996, they have started to build their own software and we would think that with necessities for having an all-digital printing that are needed that it would usually be done within a month, However, to fully grasp and process and learn this new software, it has taken ﬁve months to prepare, in other words, it has been a tiresome process that has been worth building on. In a company with 50 staff members including installation teams, designers etc., Ooi spends the time he has by motivating his staff and giving them hope that they are headed to places and beyond. Dot-to-Dot is an in-house company and they import everything that

they need. Dot-to-Dot uses the Konica Minolta C8000 and the C70hc which does the majority of their digital printing. “I think that what Konica Minolta has managed to do is that their managing strategy is right. They have built the right machine, it is affordable and the quality and stability of the machine is robust” mentioned Ooi. They have been using the Konica Minolta C70hc machine for over a year now and what they have grown fond with the C70hc is that the result of vibrant colours. One of the main key points of photos are the colours and what they aim for is quality and Konica Minolta’s C70hc has proved the vibrancy in colours in photographs. “The C70hc is using the high Chroma Technology and also the capability of printing RGB file with wider colour gamut. At the same time the powder technology is finer and with the right colour calibration, the vibrancy of the colors are enhanced which is exactly what we want.That is why we are happy and satisfied to be using Konica’s C70hc, especially for the photobooks,” said Ooi. However, the photobook is only a small part of what they are doing. The C70hc can handle very light colour and the same can print very solid black colour (as the black colour is very difficult to print), that is the beauty of the machine. Ooi added that: “Everything is inhouse built, that is the beauty of digital, and you must have the right equipment and the skills to know how to use it.” With Dot-to-dot, they are able to do branding for photographers and the photobooks that they produce by being able to customize according to the photographers, so what they do is that they customize is to how the photographers specifically want it branded to be able to

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Essentially Advanced Sharp introduce new MFPs for selected performance

HARP introduces a new family of six mid-high volume monochrome MFPs offered in two distinct varieties, the Advanced Series and Essentials Series. This new group of MFPs makes it easy for businesses to choose the performance and features best suited for their environment.They will replace the MX-M363/M453/M503 series in Sharp’s current product lineup. The new MX-M365N, MX-M465N and MX-M565N Advanced Series represent Sharp’s newest technology and are designed for customers with demanding workflow environments that need superior performance. The Advanced Series features standard out-of-box true Adobe® PostScript® 3™ network printing that offers an enhanced compatibility with today’s modern office environments. What’s more is that it has a high-capacity tandem paper drawer and productive inner finisher options which provides high functionality in a compact footprint. Lastly, Sharp’s Advanced Series supports Cloud Portal Office, a new content management service from Sharp available for storing and sharing scanned documents and other electronic files.This is already available as it has been in the market since the second quarter of 2014. The new MX-M364N, MX-M464N and MX-M564N Essentials Series are built on the same platform as the Advanced Series, but are designed for cost conscious customers, offering features common to competitive models in this class. These models offer speeds of 36ppm, 46ppm and 56ppm respectively. The Essential Series comes with

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This new group of MFPs makes it easy for businesses to choose the performance and features best suited for their environment.

The new MX-M364N, MX-M464N and MX-M564N Essentials Series are built on the same platform as the Advanced Series, but are designed for cost conscious customers, offering features common to competitive models in this class.

a standard full multifunction capability out-of-box including copying, PCL® 6 network printing and color network scanning for demanding office environments.The Essential Series also provides a high-capacity tandem paper drawer and productive inner ﬁnisher options provide high functionality in a compact footprint.And lastly a key feature to the Essential Series is its heightened security that includes 256-bit encryption, up to seven-times overwrite protection and a convenient End-of-Lease feature that erases all user data and job history at trade-in time.

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A Magical Book Town ook lovers will be delighted to know that their usual book fair will soon be transformed into a magical book town called “Bookerville” this year. They will be drawn to an adventure with over RM5 million worth of books, magazines, e-books, educational aids, stationery, digital, IT devices, toys and gifts.

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MPH Bookstores, in collaboration with Putrajaya International Convention Centre Sdn Bhd, is organising one of the most exciting book events of the year – the Putrajaya International Book Fair (PIBF). Inspired by the “theme park” concept, the PIBF will be held from March 19-23rd at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC). Datuk Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman, MPH Bookstores Director, says the book fair aims to provide an enriching, educational and entertaining environment for readers. “We hope that this event will not only serve as a place for people to shop for books, but also an event where people can have a good time with their family and friends.” The five-day book fair will be held in two exhibition halls occupying an area of 60,000 square feet. The event is expected to attract about 300,000 visitors. Highlights of the book

fair include an International Storytelling Festival where storytellers from around the region will come together to conduct workshops and stage performances to advocate this expressive art. In addition, book talks, celebrity appearances and fun activities for children such as gaming challenges, art-and-craft sessions, role-playing activities by Kidzania and other exciting activities, will also be held. There will also be an awards ceremony to celebrate the winners of the MPH Best of 2013 titles and the winners of the Top Novelis Mutiara Minda contest, a nationwide contest that started in December last year to encourage aspiring Malay-language writers. Visitors will be presented with the PIBF Privilege Pass which entitles them to special privileges during the fair. Some of the privileges include a 30 per cent discount on standard fares for KLIA Transit, discounts on food and beverages at PICC and special hotel rates at the Putrajaya Shangri-La. For more information, log on to www. mphonline.com.

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Meteor Doc. achieves 200mil print mark

BY TANIA KNUTT

ETEOR Doc. was delighted to present its latest and proudest achievement yet, their goal of reaching 100 million prints for each unit of Canon’s Océ Vario Print 6160, all in all, 200 million prints with two units of the Océ Vario Print 6160. “Beyond the Ordinary” as Océ’s motto, they have deﬁnitely proved that they have gone and done beyond the ordinary with their 100 million mark at Meteor Doc. Meteor Doc. is known to be a highly specialized Digital Printing and CrossMedia Company within the Meteor Group of Companies framework. In addition to servicing their printing needs to their sister company, Open University of Malaysia, Meteor Doc. is the creative wing for Meteor Group of Companies and their focus is on providing creative solutions to make visions a reality. A little insight to the Océ Vario Print 6160; with its high speed Océ printing systems, it produces millions of transaction documents such as bank

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statements and utility bills. This machine is designed for scalability and is built for easy interoperability. With the ability to print on both sides of a sheet of paper in a single pass with the speed of up to 314 images per minute which can power through heavy-duty volumes of up to 10 million images per month. Features consist of a 170ppm A4 size and 88ppm A3 size, 300,000 up to 2.5 million monthly volume and a 4,600 sheet capacity. In addition to that, it is an ecofriendly business whereby the Océ VarioPrint 6160 systems will only consume up to 40% less energy and has no traits of selenium, developer or fuser oil. With Meteor Doc. reaching their 100

million prints for each unit, one of the main questions pondering our minds is the matter of, time, which we all fight for. In this case, with ultra-speed and versatility together with generous input and output capacity and reliable operation, the Océ VarioPrint 6000 will let you power through aggressive deadlines. Meteor Doc has staff that are well versed with the machines as they have been using it for a long period of time. In Meteor Doc., an obstacle in their way is seen to be handled by looking at it as what the director of Meteor Doc. Ahmadzulkarnain Ramli called “a learning curve”. “We try to fix whatever obstacles we are faced with, but along the way it is not really a hard time because we take it as a learning process,” he said. He added that with new machines being brought in, challenges faced are many, but one of the few would be how the operators and staff cope with learning a new set of machines. With the Océ VarioPrint 6000, it is easily integrated into existing workflows. With the many skillful operators that Meteor Doc has, it was an easy task when the machine was first introduced to the operators. Training was provided when the machine

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was ﬁrst introduced and with the operators at Meteor Doc, they picked up the use of the machine easily. Meteor Doc has worked with Canon for the past 10 years and have developed a strong partnership. After 10 years of using Canons’ Océ machines and discovering the reliability of their machines, it will always be Océ that they will choose due to the comfort and peak reliability which has clearly been proved with the 100 million prints per machine. Being in this industry, it is known that offset and digital printing have their own sets of pros and cons. Ahmadzulkarnain added: “When you have high volumes, it is a better choice to use offset machines as it saves time. However, on

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Shooting Stars: Meteor Doc with pride.

the downside, if you compare digital offset, they require specialized technicians who know and understand the machines from its colors to the operating system to the maintenance of the machine. Whereas for digital printing, it is somewhat similar to using a photocopying machine.” When it comes to customer requirements and in terms of costing, especially to those who are keen on taking on a smaller volume or a customized content, digital printing would be their choice. As mentioned above how time is what we all fight for, one of the few Meteor Doc. key selling point is their ability and willingness to take up jobs with tight deadlines. But fret not as the results on the output produced has been very satisfactory. Reason being is the confidence that they have in the machine that they are able to deliver to their customers’ request. With the combination of power, velocity and amazing scalability that helps turn more jobs around faster, the Océ VarioPrint 6000 system can be field-upgraded on-site, either permanently or temporarily to keep pace with the ever changing business needs. With its certified guarantee of a

Flashing grins: Ahmadzulkarnain Ramli with another Canon Oce that has reached 100 million prints.

hundred billion print, the Océ VarioPrint 6000 and its ability to take in large volume of prints, It is certain that Meteor Doc will abide to the vision that they have established - to be the leading company in printing that ensures high quality products and services.

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Grand opening for ‘All in Print China 2014’ n November 14, 2014, the 5th All in Print China, the much-anticipated event in printing industry, opened in Shanghai New International Expo Centre,under the support and guidance from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SARFT ) and Shanghai Municipal Committee of Communist Party of China. As the grandest event of the year in the printing industry, the 5th All in Print China has reached an unprecedented exhibition area of 82,000 square

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metres and attracted 680 domestic and international exhibitors to present their innovative products, cutting-edge technologies and equipments covering the whole chain and all segments of the printing industry. Over 100,000 visitors with potential purchasing purposes from all over the world visited the exhibition. The number of exhibitors reached a new hit with 680 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions. Thirty enterprises from Germany, America and Italy attended and the exhibition area

for Taiwan region exceeded 800 square metres. Established companies from around the world including Canon, HP, Fuji Film, Fuji Xerox, Konica Minolta, Founder, Epson, Kodak, Ricoh, Komori, Han’s gronhi, Dinga, Bobst, Masterwork Tianjin, Zhejiang Guowang, UP Group, Beiren Group, Shanghai Electric, Wenzhou Zhengbo, Shanghai Yoco, Zhongde Group,Shengding Group,Wilsonpe,Newport and Taiyo Kikai brought together their latest equipments and solutions. Visitors were able to appreciate their new products and technologies. Canon owned the largest exhibition area of 2,000 square metres, with the line-up of six new equipments targeting large-scale and commercial printing, including the newly launched Canon varioPRINT 135 series last February. HP showed a number of equipment including the ﬁrst appearance of Indigo 780 and Indigo WS6800 in China. FUJIFILM launch B2 printer JETPRESS720 in China at the show. Fuji Xerox exhibited the newest product VersantTM 2100 Press. Konica Minolta showed its new ﬂagship product, bizhub PRESS C1100/1085 digital colour print system. Kodak brought its new Prosper 6000 printer. As for offset printing, Komori’s LITHRONE G44 and

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TOP: Alex Ting, Steven Cheah, Lorenzo Ferrari, Managing Director of Ipagza, C S Ting and B W Gan LEFT: B W Gan, Steven Cheah and Mr Kuo, Chairman of Bocica.

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BOTTOM: Team from Litochem and Stenmark.

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LITHRONE A37 were attention-worthy. Dinga offered a line-up of new representative Ryobi printers. Shanghai Electric shows its AquaStream for the very first time at the exhibition. In the segment of packaging, Bobst showed for the first time SP 106 ER die-cutter and SP 106 FCH, which are adaptive to the Chinese market. Shanghai YOCO displayed its brandnew JY-106EB. Wilsonpe is featured by CABS4000V,Taiyo Kikai brought STF-340 and Newport focuses on KING-45H. For printing materials, Hangzhou TOKA, Shengweike, Yangzijin, Kingswood, Lekai Huangguang and Beijing Kangde presented their up-to-date products. Thanks to the international promotion by the organizers in advance, the full support from drupa and the good partnership and collaboration among all associations, organizations and the media, more than 50 overseas groups of buyers from America, Korea, Australia, India, the Philippines and Malaysia visited the All in Print China last year. In addition to the visitor delegations organized by exhibitors and corporates, more than 100 professional buyers’ groups visited. All in Print China also provided platforms for communication and brainstorming along with the exhibition.The main forum “2014 China Print Forum & the 14th Printing Summit Forum of Asia Pacific” attracted prestigious experts from eight countries including America, Europe and Asia-Pacific to bring more international visibility to the audience. The main technical forum “China International Printing Innovation Forum” brings together the best brands in the industry to explain the cutting-edge technologies and applications. “Digital Print in China” Tech Summit Forum and “Keyin Cup” Asia Digital Printing Awards are the most professional events in the

industry and they have come to their 7th year. Five hundred and eighteen works from 168 enterprises were submitted. “Sun Cup Awards Ceremony of Asia Label Printing”, known as the “Oscar” in labelling, was held along with “International Labelling Technology Summit”, serving as the highest platform for technical communication in label printing. “4th Green Printing Seminar” is a highlevel event in green printing in China. During the seminar, the latest printing

technologies from home and abroad will be promoted as well as the best enterprises, equipments and skills in the area of green printing. All in Print China had enhanced the audience’ experience by providing livestream report, various publications and convenient mobile applications. All in Print China will offered products, innovations and creative applications as well as presenting the prosperity in all aspects of the printing industry.

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ROM Print Comâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day-to-day operations to creative concepts, printing and finishing, Christy Hing has demonstrated the true meaning of girl power and she does it all with style and grace, always with an award winning smile. The Print + team walked into Wisma Central, Jalan Ampang where Print Com is located to chat with one of Malaysia Print Awards 2014 winner. P+: Tell us what is Print Com all about? CH: We started in year 2011 right here in Wisma Central. Right now, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just expanded our operations with another outlet just upstairs. We are a digital print provider but besides that,we provide more of added-value

services for our customers. Not only in printing solutions but we go on to design solutions,creative concepts and directions as well. What really makes us different from the other operations here is that I, myself come from an advertising background. So, in that sense we

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IN HEELS: Christy Hing of Print Com with Koo Chong Ho, Senior Production Printing Specialist & Production Printing Division of Konica Minolta.

“We are a digital print provider but besides that, we provide more of addedvalue services for our customers. Not only in printing solutions but we go on to design solutions, creative concepts and directions as well.”

P+: Wow! Why the switch from advertising to printing? CH: Well, that’s a good question. I’ve always loved advertising. I do have the ﬂare and it’s such a glamorous industry but I was in it for a very long time. In fact, my very first job was in an advertising agency and within a year I managed to form my own agency and have been servicing corporate clients. It’s very hands on with client servicing and after many years in it, it started becoming a little taxing. Age

P+: Any other machines besides Konica Minolta since Print Com’s inception? Take us through your very first year of operations. CH: Oh no, I’ve always stuck with Konica Minolta.What we are using is the Konica Minolta C6000 bizhub press. I think it’s a great product printing solution. When we started to build the business relationship with Konica Minolta, they were still growing and they are still very new as well. So it was a growing process done together. I feel that it’s fate that we just came at a very right time together in terms of the digital printing industry.

Now it has become very competitive, I must say. I am very proud to say that we have been doing great ever since we started. Konica Minolta has been more than just the machine supplier to me. I really see them as a business partner. When I ﬁrst started out, I went through really tough times. There were days where I didn’t have any operators, I had staff that had gone AWOL. I wasn’t even familiar with the system yet.Thank god Devin aka Koo Chong Ho came and just helped me with whatever I needed with the jobs and operations! This is so much more than just a supplier-customer relationship. P+: What is your 2015 goal for Print Com? CH: It’s very interesting and very challenging, as I mentioned we just took up another lot upstairs and we are going to move into online print solutions to target a different demographics from what we are serving right now. So this is my goal starting 2015.

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are very active and aggressive in terms of the marketing campaign and that makes us value what we do.

caught up! I then decided to venture into something a little less hectic and wanted to focus less on events as it required a lot of time, sometimes in the wee hours. Doing events does take up 24 hours. I just like it more subtle now and working hour operations.That’s how we decided to diversify into what I’m doing the best. I mean it’s still advertising solutions but I just don’t have to be so hectic.

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– Christy Hing

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Direct links Avenue-M an institution of legacy in craftsmanship Executors William Ho Wai Loon and Keith Ho Chee Keat of Avenue-M.

T’ WAS a whimsical sight as the Print+ team set their sights in a busy row of businesses. Avenue-M being placed right in the middle was a treat to the eyes with fun typography on its display windows and an ice-cream shop look to give everyone who passes Avenue-M a little skip in the heart. Going back to its year of inception in 1966, Avenue-M is part of Malaysia’s colour separation pioneer Metro Engravers that has left an important professional hallmark that is craftsmanship. Today, Avenue-M caters to the printing industry as it is a fast evolving digital generation, the company has redeﬁned their traditional role from being a service provider to one that facilitates information and solutions. “We started printing about nine years ago. We found that Avenue-M will cater to printing direct to customers instead of them using agencies like Leo Burnett, OM and so forth. With Avenue-M, we want to go in many different directions,” said William Ho, director of Avenue-M. Avenue-M plays a hugely important role as one that executes the plan. Walking through the office showcasing

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various interesting displays from portraits printed on tiles, intricately designed boxes, buntings and ﬂyers, it was clear that Avenue-M had a keen eye and a sense of artisan. They play an important role in bringing ideas and mere thoughts to come to life. “Being creative is always about thinking of how we are going to do it. We are the ones who execute everything. But, we are also in the talks of having our own designers to branch out to different things like eco-friendly

canvas pictures,” added William. And with a role as such, Avenue-M continues its legacy of craftsmanship with the likes of Konica Minolta since 2012 which allowed one to print big volumes as demands were in a constant growth adding value to their services. Being the winner of Malaysia Print Awards 2014 with their incredibly wellcrafted packaging “How to Turn a Bar into a Library” for Sommersby,AvenueM is set to be one of the top printers in the industry.

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Innovative Xploring RICOH Malaysia partners with Veka Idea upon launch of RICOH Pro™ C5100S and augmented reality application XplorAR creating a personal photo book experience

BY RANESSA THEYAKARAJA

ICOH held their photo book seminar cum workshop unveiling the partnership between Ricoh and Veka Idea which features Ricoh’s digital full colour production printer, RICOH Pro™ C5100S and the photo book solution, Snappix that will be officially available by the ﬁrst quarter of 2015. Key speaker Vincent Kusuma from Veka Idea was invited to give a full blow by blow on his knowledge of the

value of aesthetics to delight people. Hailing from Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2009 he started a photo book-making company called Book & Story that started out in his home garage, mainly serves photographers’ needs

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SM Unique Mailing Services Sdn Bhd, James Sia (3rd from right) and KL Loh (Head of Production Printing, Ricoh).

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48 Machine man Goh Wei Ghee, Assistant Manager of Production Printing working the RICOH C5100S.

for high-quality custom-made photo books. RICOH Pro™ C5100S has been designed speciﬁcally for high-quality, low-cost output in production environments, where its’ colour digital printer combines speed with intuitive controls and advanced capabilities. This allows the ability to produce exceptional images with vivid colours and clarity on a wider range of media without compromising convenience, space or resources.This versatile, easy-to-use production printer can be used as a primary device in production settings or as an affordable, complementary system in CRD or print centre environments. Vincent Kusuma and his photo book company, Book & Story has been a regular winner of the Asian Print Awards.Today, in Malaysia he is partnering with RICOH Malaysia to support the RICOH production printing customers to be able to print high value application. He touched on the many qualities and beneﬁts of the photo book business as well as being the founder of Pixturebooks, software that integrates internet, print and mobile service including features of augmented reality, of which he demonstrated at the RICOH Photo Book Seminar/Workshop; an application entitled XplorAR. With the new RICOH Pro™ C5100S and XplorAR combined, this will ensure a constant growth in today’s digitally evolving industry in print saving space and reducing costs with innovative technology and superior quality. With its powerful

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ALL SMILES: Azizi Fikry - GM, Lai Mee Lin - GM Sales, Norhayati Ismail - Production Manager, Chris Heng – COO, KL Loh - Ricoh Head of Production Printing.

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PHOTOBOOK PIONEERS: Vincent Kusuma (Director - Veka Idea, Hor Yew Jin (Veka Idea), KL Loh (Head of Production Printing - Ricoh).

49 pressure and heat is critical to maintain a ﬂat and perfectly printed product. Media flexibility is highlighted further by the ability to print banners up to 1260mm in length through the advanced settings, adding to the wide range of applications options. Among the new technologies is the new FS100 platform from EFI Fiery, which is used for the new E42B server. It delivers professional colour management and a fast ripping speed for improved productivity as well as an enhanced Media Library for the

storage and recall of a wide range of substrates. Ricoh has also ensured the Pro™ C5100S is optimised for productivity and improved uptime. LED indicators and synchronised animated instructions act as a helpful guide for operators should they need to intervene during a print run. In addition there is a variety of status lights to keep the operator continually informed. On-the-ﬂy toner replenishment will also help to maintain productivity.

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features available, a more productive workflow is created that allow consumers to move from one photobook project to the next seamlessly. Ricoh Pro™ C5100S Digital Color Production Printer brings Flexibility and High Image Quality to Light Production Market. The light production model, Ricoh Pro™ C5100S is a versatile choice for Central Reprographics Department (CRD) seeking high quality in-house print capability or digital and quick printers. It is ideal for the production of on demand prestigious marketing material, collateral, photobooks or client mailings. It features a new toner formulation and broad media handling. In addition, the small footprint makes it ideal where space is limited. With Ricoh’s newly developed toner formulation, it has increased its colour gamut by 10 per cent for the Pro™ C5100S. The toner has also been developed to fuse at a lower temperature, meeting Ricoh’s R&D focus to continually reduce the environmental impacts of its products wherever possible. This in turn also ensures a quicker warm up time for increased productivity. The Ricoh Pro™ C5100S are also the first Ricoh digital production printers to feature enhanced toner transfer technology which delivers high quality print results on heavily textured stock – ideal for direct mail and marketing applications. Media flexibility is a hallmark of this model, with a new fuser assembly which uses information from the media library to optimise the fuser temperature and pressure combination for each substrate. This technology is ideal for printing challenging applications such as envelopes, where the balance of

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grab a hold of these platforms that are sitting right in front of us, innit? Let me rephrase that:

LET’S GET AHEAD OF THE PACK, SHALL WE?

BY RANESSA THEYAKARAJA

E have been going on and on about the constant change and transition through time and technology and here we are in 2015. It’s about time we join forces with the rest of the world and

Let’s marry another form of technology with print, eh?: VIDEO- this will somewhat be the most important tool for your marketing communications needs and before you begin to spread your lips apart to say, “But we’re in print, shouldn’t we promote on PRINT?!” let’s check out some numbers you cannot ignore. The statistics below have been taken from various companies who have done the research and the numbers below are based on the year 2012 and as years go by the numbers aren’t getting lowered, are they? Companies include eMarketer, We Are Social, Nielsen and comScore. Here are some of the Malaysia Social Media Statistics for 2012:

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You can’t deny that video is indeed a great tool to help you grow your reach and potentially your customer base. It is the only device equalizer – meaning your site might not look the best on a smartphone or tablet, but your video wont. And the best thing is that people aren’t expecting a state of the art James Cameron ﬁlm from small businesses. It’s about being real, showing honesty and highlighting who you are as a business. At the end of the day, it is about showing who you are and not telling them what you do. Take a look at the content of the world’s infamous online video platform Youtube for instance, with a crazy number of viral videos with basically anything as subject; why not Print have a part of it. Have fun! Do an about us video or even a weekly comedic series with the clowns in your offices. It’s time we write a brand new chapter in today’s evolving world. And so, I conclude. See you online.

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Malaysia Print Awards 2014: Fascinating Print!

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The Malaysia Print Awards 2014 was held on 2nd December 2014 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre. It was indeed a night filled with joyous laughter, heaps of love and a new glimmer of hope for the future of print. Fascinating print it is and will be!

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