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Contents Editor’s Note Drupa and the wow syndrome

Cover Story 6

Drupa Reflections Frank Romano

News Platform

Regional

The UV explosion

HP displays sophistication and variety of products

SSPC Acquires 51% of UAE’s University Book shop

Drupa Exceeds Heidelberg Middle East’s Expectations

Lebanon: Imprimerie Haroun and Co. Invests in Printmaster

Memac Ogilvy Ties up With CB’a in MENA

Xerox’s DocuColor 8000 proved to be a hot product at drupa

Excel Printing Press Invests in a new Heidelberg SM52-4H

KBA Bags Cool Deals at drupa 2008

Egypt: Dar Al Tahrir Invests in a New AGFA CTP System

Giffin Graphics Claims Successful drupa

Emirates Printing Press honoured at Sappi awards gala in Hamburg

Dynagraph Surprised by Result of its Participation at drupa

Egyptian Post Receives the ‘Best Stamp in the World’ Award

Al Arab and Dar Al Sharq Chooses a ProLiner Inserting System with Integrated Stitching Unit

Egypt: Nubar Printing Press Purchases its First Five Colour Speedmaster 52

Heliozid Océ Emirates announces a successful drupa for the Dutch company in the Middle East

Ipex Organizers Promoted the Show’s New Look at drupa

Offset Class Solutions From Kodak

International Symposium on History of Printing and Publishing in the Middle East

Digital Will Continue to Thrive Says Canon Insight Report

Colour Byte to Launch Zünd G3 Digital Cutter in the Middle East

TechNova Focuses on a full range of consumables for CTP and Digital Technology

KSA: Printers Discuss Their Problems at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Meeting

Ali AlHashemi Terms drupa 2008 as Being Historical

Neenah Paper Kicks Off its Operation in the Middle East

Al-Khat Printing Press Opts for Müller Martini

Gandinnovations achieves blockbuster sales

Emirates Photo Marketing LLC taking over a full agency relationship with EFI Vutek for the region

TKS Eyes the Middle East Market

Agfa Exceeds Euro 100 Million Order Intake

KSA: Hala Printing Co Invests in a Series of Printing Equipment

Rod Hayes

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Events

Running to stand still

Egypt: Digi Sign Africa 2008 Hopes for a Blockbuster Turnout

Dubai: Print Media Academy to Hold Seminar

Univacco Technology Introduces Two New Products at drupa

Ajman’s Asiatic Printing Press Invests in KBA and Müller Martini Machines

Horizon Printing Industries on Growth Curve with KBA

Komori Seals International Deals at Drupa 08

Mutoh Presents Latest Innovations at drupa

Group Publishing Director

Orbitz Leads the Largest and Record Breaking Delegation to Drupa

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Xingraphics Launches New Range of Offset Plates

Technical Editor - English Section Rod Hayes rhayes@meprinter.com

Sheth Printograph Opens up New Markets

Technical Editor - Arabic Section Dr. George Nubar Simonian g.simonian@meprinter.com

Goss’s Distinctive Approach to Print

Epson Enters New Markets as Inkjet Comes of Age

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technotrans Offers Tomorrow’s Offset

Specialist Contributing Editors USA - Frank Romano fxrppr@rit.edu

Oriental Press Acquires a Screen CTP through ETG

UK - Laurel Brunner lb@digitaldots.org

Bobst Has Aces up its Sleeve

Loay Jassim Al-Kharafi Est. Sells Five KBA Machines at drupa

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Editor’s Note

Drupa and the wow syndrome

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Eskandar Jahanbani Editor in Chief

As largely expected, Drupa 2008 proved to be yet again another crowd puller event. Based on the figures released by the organizers, around 391,000 visitors from 138 countries and 3,000 journalists from 84 countries travelled to Düsseldorf to take part in the greatest graphic arts show on Earth. The positive results of drupa is clearly manifested by Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann, drupa President and CEO at Koenig & Bauer who said, “Overall, drupa exhibitors announced deals concluded worth more than Euro 10 billion. Sectoral insiders suspect the actual investment sum to be considerably higher.” I really don’t understand what sectoral insiders means but we value their opinion. The proportion of overseas visitors also increased to 43%. Contributing to this growth were Asian and Latin American trade visitors with 7 % coming from South and Central America and 15 % from Asia (2004: 13.6 %). However, North American visitors remained unchanged at a level of 6 %. It seems that Americans still prefer to visit shows in their home country rather than paying the hefty price of visiting drupa. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to come up with an accurate figure of how many people from the Middle East visited drupa. But the number possibly could be in the thousands. Based on the information we were able to collect, visitors from Middle East travelled to Düsseldorf with pockets full of money to purchase the latest state-of-the- art equipment. In many cases, the number of deals sealed during drupa were beyond suppliers‘ expectations. All the major suppliers and agents in the region including Heidelberg, Giffin Graphics and Dynagraph admitted that this drupa was the best one ever as far as the number of orders is concerned. There is no doubt that the graphic arts industry in the Middle East is growing and printers are willing to invest not only in the press itself, but also in the latest inline options as well as

in accessories and to some extent in software. Is this good news? Of course, but there is a point to ponder; the wow syndrome. Today, the offset press technology is very advanced and it is part of an integrated workflow which starts from receiving the enquiry from the print buyer right through the delivery of the printed products. The variety of inline options has been increasing and state-of-the-art presses now are offering coating, embossing and die cutting in one pass. Simultaneous and automatic plate changing is the norm rather than an exception. The press make ready time has been reduced considerably. The quality of printed products coming out of modern presses with all the special effects is stunning. The new options are even able to produce holographic and 3D effects. On the digital front, new inkjet presses armed with a full range of binding and finishing options are able to deliver offset quality jobs at amazing speed. However, more often than not, when we are confronted with these technocuriosities we fall victim to the wow syndrome as if it is something sacred like a totem which should be revered and the least we can do is buy it and pay our dues to the gods of technology. There is nothing wrong in buying the latest gadget and kits,

however, we should also be able to understand the ideas behind the technology as well. The role of trade associations and training institutions is crucial in providing grass root knowledge that eventually will give us enough confidence to confront the new technology and demystify it. There are encouraging signs that tell us that printers in our region are more and more interested in learning about the graphic arts industry and the ideas that are shaping it. The number of training seminars and conferences is on the rise. Suppliers and graphic arts companies in our region are also trying to educate their customers. However, it is not enough. The improvement of the education in printing industry could only occur through a collective effort from all members of regional graphic arts community. We have been offering an extensive range of articles prior to drupa and in this issue, we are also highlighting post drupa news, views and feedbacks. But, we are also discussing through articles and comments made by world class journalists and experts, the ideas that are shaping the forces behind the new innovations. Hopefully in this way, we will contribute to the improvement of print education in our region and at the same time help our readers fight the wow syndrome.

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KSA: Hala Printing Co Invests in a Series of Printing Equipment

Claims that the new machinery will increase its production capacity by up to 30 to 40 percent

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Yousef Abdul Rahim, the Executive Director at Hala Printing Co.

Hala Printing Co, a part of the Saudi Printing and Packaging Company, and a company that undertakes commercial printing and packaging jobs, has announced that it has invested in a series of printing equipment. The new investments include Müller Martini’s CORONA 12 perfect binding line, MAN Roland’s R505 5-colour OPLV and Heidelberg’s Speed Master 102 2-colour perfecting machine. The company also claimed that the new investments are bound to increase the company’s production capacity by up to 30 to 40 percent, over a period of time. “With these new equipments, we can also deliver our finished products in a short period of time,” explained Yousef Abdul Rahim, the Executive Director at Hala Printing Co. “We believe it will also open more opportunities for our company to accept more printing jobs. These machines will also give us an edge to compete with other printing presses on the market.” Abdul Rahim claimed that these investments especially in the very latest perfecting binding line technology; would signify a stimulating phase in Hala Printing Co’s development and gives it much greater control in this huge and growing number of printing industry, which requires this type of processes. “Our business, especially on the digital side, is continuing to grow more. So we need these machines that can accommodate our customers’ demands and would be versatile enough to meet our existing and future needs,” added Abdul Rahim. “Also, the level of inquiries that we have been receiving recently really forced us to take action. Hence, we

set out to review products from three leading suppliers and eventually, we are very pleased with the performance of these machines.” Müller Martini’s Corona 12 on the other hand is perfect binding line. The Corona 12 can achieve a maximum speed of 12,000 books per hour for standard cover. Meanwhile, for gatefold cover, the machine can do 6,000 books per hour. MAN Roland’s R505-OPLV is a fivecolour sheetfed offset press with UV-coating module and IR-dryer. According to MAN Roland, the machine’s finishing opportunities together with press configurations can serve small format requirements very well. It also comes with a capacity of printing with plastic materials. The company also claimed that the high printing speed of the R505 creates additional capacity for more jobs. It prints paper and cardboard up to 1 millimetre thick at a maximum speed of 18,000 sheets per hour. The machine is also equipped with the Roland’s InlinePerfector, which can run at 15,000 sheets per

hour in perfecting mode. The Speedmaster SM 102 comes with a fully automated Preset Plus Feeder and Preset Plus Delivery developed for the Speedmaster XL 105 together with the highperformance Prinect Press Center. The machine boasts of a print speed of 13,000 sheets per hour and it can also print on two sides, simultaneously. “We are also planning to add more printing equipments to our product portfolio. In fact, our key technical personnel are currently attending DRUPA Printing Exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, to make an assessment for cutter machines, automatic folder and bag makers, automatic UV silk screen and offline UV coating machines,” added Abdul Rahim. “Currently, we specialise in publication, wherein 80 percent of it covers our production. Thus, the remaining 20 percent is on commercial printing and packaging. We also export our products to countries across Europe and the Middle East.”

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UAE: SSPC Acquires 51% of University Book Shop

Prince Faisal says that the deal was reached as part of the SSPC’s strategy to expand

From right to left: Mohammad Alomar, Executive Director, SSPC, Thamer Saeed Salman, Chairman, Althamer Holding, Dr. Azzam AlDakheel, CEO, SRMG, Raed Shreim, CEO, Althamer Holding, Abdallah Dannoun, CLO, SRMG

The Saudi Specialised Publishing Company (SSPC), a subsidiary of the Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), has announced that it has bought 51 percent of the UAE’s University Bookshop (UB) for SR71.5 million (approx. $19.7 million). UB specialises in publishing and translating university and school textbooks. The agreement was signed in the presence of Prince Faisal bin Salman, the Chairman of SRMG, by Dr. Azzam Al-Dakhil, the Group’s Executive President. Speaking about the acquisition, Prince Faisal said the deal was reached as part of the SSPC’s strategy to expand its investments. “It will meet the growing demand for knowledge-based products required by universities and schools in the region,” he added. Thamer Saeed Salman, the

Chairman of UB’s board of directors, said the partnership with SSPC and SRMG was a major turning point in his company’s history. “It was the common vision that brought us together,” he added. Salman signed the agreement on behalf of his company. Muhammad Al-Omar, CEO of SSPC, said the purchase of 51 percent stake in UB gives a new dimension to his company’s investment as the UAE company enjoys big reputation at local, regional and international levels as a result of its cooperation with well-known international publishers. Al-Dakhil meanwhile added that the partnership with UB would lead to further expanding the group’s investment in specialised publications to develop knowledge-based smart, electronic and paper products.

Lebanon: Imprimerie Haroun and Co. Invests in Printmaster

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Claims that its production capacity has increased to double with the new investment

Lebanon-based printshop Imprimerie Haroun, has announced that it has invested in a brand new Print-

master PM52 two colour machine from Heidelberg. The company, which is based in Doura, Lebanon, traded in its GTO 52 two colour machine for the Heidelberg deal. Speaking about the recent deal, Imprimerie Haroun’s General Manager and Owner, Bassam Haroun, said, “We opted for the Printmaster PM 52 two colour printing machine for many reasons. Our job needs accuracy and speed. The GTO machine which we had before cannot give us what we’re looking for. So as soon as we found that the Printmaster can and will answer all our printing requirements and meet our clients expectations for quality and reliability, we decided to trade our GTO machine with this one.” Haroun further added that now that the company has acquired the Printmaster, the company’s production capacity has doubled. “We do all types of sophisticated

and high quality commercial printing. Our main customers are some of the biggest advertising agencies in Lebanon,” explained Haroun. “They print with us test copies of their projects, which usually needs high quality and accuracy.” Imprimerie Haroun is a commercial printing press, which was established by Michel Haroun, Bassam Haroun’s father in 1970. Bassam Haroun took over the management of the press in 1990. “In addition to my father and me, we have six fixed employees working for us, and other employees who work on freelance basis,” he said. “Most of our printing equipments were bought from Heidelberg. We also do certain types of finishing with the help of other printers. However, we are planning to develop our printing press by adding more printing machineries in the near future to be able to process a complete job in house.”

Memac Ogilvy Ties up With CB’a in MENA Will launch an international design solutions company called CB’a Memac The Memac Ogilvy Group and CB’a Design Solutions have announced that they have joined forces as equal partners to launch a new international design solutions company, called CB’a Memac, across the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) region. CB’a Memac chose Dubai for its Regional Headquarters and revealed plans to open ten offices across MENA region over the next five years. This new company has been formed by Memac Ogilvy, one of the leading diversified marketing services group in MENA, and CB’a, one of the largest design solutions company based in Paris, with branches all over Europe. Both companies are part of WPP. WPP is considered to be one of the world’s largest communications services groups, employing 100,000 people working in over 2,000 offices in 106 countries. Memac Ogilvy began life in the Gulf twenty five years ago and now has offices spread across the MENA region. Speaking of the new partnership, Edmond Moutran, Memac Ogilvy’s Chairman and Chief Executive explained, “The Memac Ogilvy Group is experiencing rapid and record expansion across the region. This is for the whole range of our integrated, or 360 degrees, creative marketing services, which are provided for all types of clients to reach all audiences. Our disci-

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From right to left: Louis Collinet and Edmond Moutran

plines now cover advertising, direct marketing, customer relationship management, digital influence, public relations and most recently activation.” CB’a Design Solutions is a specialist in brand identity with its main expertise being packaging, corporate identity, retail architecture and digital design. Today, their network comprises of nine offices throughout Europe, which are leading projects around the world. CB’a has an impressive portfolio of clients including: Nestlé, Unilever, L’Oréal, Emaar, Bank Al Maghrib, Hotel Fouquet’s Barrière, Carrefour and Alstom. Also, according to a recent 2008 Report “How Global is the Business of Retail” by CB Richard Ellis (CBRE), the UAE is ranked as the most international retail market outside of Europe, ahead of China, Russia, Singapore and the US. Ayman Hammed commented, “CB’a Memac is a true product of its founders and their visions. It will combine Memac’s regional insights with CB’a’s creative flair to produce superior solutions for its clients. The time has come for firms in the region to have an alternative to what is on offer in this market. We will provide world class solutions that meet local needs and help our partners unlock their untapped potential. No place is more suitable for this task than Dubai.”

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UAE: Excel Printing Press Invests in a New Heidelberg SM52-4H

The Sharjah-based press said that the new investment will help it perform smaller format jobs with ease

“The new SM524H machine enables us to compete with digital printing without compromising on the print quality”

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Oommen Varkey, Director of Excel Printing Press

Sharjah’s Excel Printing Press has announced that it has recently invested in a new Heidelberg Speedmaster SM52-4H. According to the company, the new printing equipment will help the printing press perform smaller format print jobs such as office stationary, business cards, flyers, booklets, brochures and so on. The inaugural ceremony of the installation was held on 15th May 2008, wherein Oommen Varkey, the Director of Excel Printing Press said that we have now experienced the fast turnaround of high quality short run colour jobs with our new SM52-4H machine given us also a chance to compete with digital printing without compromising on the print quality. “Being a commercial printer we focus on colour jobs, the major segment of customers being adverting agencies. Excel Printing Press was established about 15 years back and has employee strength of 80. Our sister company, Excel Graphics Printing Press, was established 20

years back. It is based in Dubai and has staff strength of 15 employees,” explained Oommen. According to Heidelberg, the Speedmaster SM 52-4H can be tailored to a press’ exact requirements. Whether a press opts for the basic version or the high-end configuration, the focus remains on cost-effectiveness and quality – both key success factors. With the Speedmaster SM 52, printing presses can benefit from top-quality printing and an excellent price-performance ratio. The Speedmaster SM 52 can also be combined with other products from Heidelberg to obtain a highly efficient workflow solution. These include the Suprasetter, the Prinect Axis Control, the Stahlfolder Ti 52 and the Stitchmaster ST 100. “Our main production line include 1x4-Col Speedmaster SM74, 1x5-Col CD 102 Heidelberg, plus the newly added SM52-4H supported with pre-press facilities such as CPT Prosetter from Heidelberg (170 format) & Digital Proofing solutions. In the post-press segment the company

is well equipped with Ratio binding, folding, gathering, lamination, guillotine, embossing, foiling, die cutting, saddle stitching, spot UV machines and so on,” Oommen said. “We do all jobs in-house from prepress to finishing. Our machines run on 24-hour basis and we have two shift operators. The final product is delivered to the customers in accordance with their specifications after going through various quality control checks at each stage of production. The company is proud of its staff of professional, highly skilled technicians - all of whom share the company’s dedication to quality and total customer satisfaction. One of the major strengths of the Company has been the perfect integration of man and machine which turns out superior products acclaimed by our customers.” Oommen has expressed his views that currently the company is enjoying a reasonable market share in UAE but has plans to spread its wings across the global markets. “The founder of this company is my father, Mr. Varkey Oommen whose relentless efforts and sheer dedication have paved its way for continuous success and growth of the company. My father encouraged me to shoulder the responsibilities and I have been fully involved with the company for the last five years. The local market is booming especially with the ongoing real estate developments UAE is witnessing at the moment. The company is planning to relocate its facilities to International Media Production Zone (IMPZ),” concluded Oommen.

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Egypt: Dar Al Tahrir Invests in a New AGFA CTP System

The new system according to the company has a short production cycle

Eng. Ahmad Anwar, The General Manager of Al EIlanat Al Sharkia Company and member of the Dar Al Tahrir Board

Dar Al Tahrir has announced that it is investing in a new Advantage DL CTP system from AGFA. Eng. Ahmad Anwar, the General Manager of Al EIlanat Al Sharkia Company and member of the Dar Al Tahrir Board, stated that the new system has the advantage of having a short production cycle. This according to him means that the possibility of extending the deadlines for both editorial and advertisements, in addition of giving longer time space for the accomplishment of jobs and their last minute changes, is now possible. Meanwhile, Eng. Yousef Ahmad Mouguib, the CEO of the Ahmad Mouguib Yousef Company, AGFA’s agent in Egypt, stated that the new system is very easy to use and can produce up to 100 plates an hour. He also added that the system comes with many advantages and require minimum maintenance because of its Violet laser, which has a wave length of 405nm. Eng. Khedr Al Saidi, the Technical Consultant and the Sales Manager

of the Company on the other hand, the platesetter can image large plates up to 6858-by-10668mm, with the maximum resolution of 2540 dots per inch. He also added that the system uses Silver Halide plates, with the maximum run of 350,000 copies. The printing press of Al Eilanat Al Sharkia currently prints all the editions of Dar Al Tahrir, including four daily newspapers such as Al Gumhuria, Al Mesaa, the Gazette and Le Progress. This is in addition to printing a range of newspapers and commercial magazines, text books and all kind of outdoor advertising. As for Ahmad Mouguib Yousef Company, it claims that it is one of the leaders in the field of printing industries in Egypt, representing many prepress, offset printing and digital printing equipment from reputable international companies such as AGFA, Xeikon, Zund, Goss, Wohlenberg, Hamada, Trenal, Glunz and Jensen and Dotrix. In 1995, the company sold

from left to right: Eng. Khedr Saidi, the sales & technical manager, Mr. Yousef Ahmad Mouguib, the CEO of the Mouguib Co.

the first ever CTP system in Africa and the Middle East to Al Amiria Press in Cairo, and a year after, sold the first digital printing press of the region to another customer in Cairo.

Emirates Printing Press honoured at Sappi awards gala in Hamburg

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EPP won a silver award for its entry ‘Burj Al Arab’ in the Brochures category, as well as a bronze award for ‘ Harper’s Bazaar’ in the Magazines category

From left to right: Mohammed Abdulla Al Shirawi (Emirates Printing Press), Bojan Rečnik (Sappi)

Emirates Printing Press from Dubai has won two prestigious awards at this year’s Sappi European Printers of the Year awards ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. The printer won a coveted silver award for its entry ‘Burj Al Arab’ in the Brochures category, as well as a bronze award for ‘ Harper’s Bazaar - January 2008’ in the Magazines category. The glittering awards ceremony took place on Saturday 31 May at the city’s historic ‘Schuppen 52’ harbour warehouse. The independent panel of judges chose 38 award winners from approximately 1,500 entries from 34 countries across Europe and the

Middle East. They were impressed by the general quality of the entries, an increasing number of which used the latest printing and finishing techniques. They said that the combination of a good design, high quality paper, creative use of inks and varnishes and excellent printing and finishing meant that many of the winning projects “literally exploded off the page”.

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Egyptian Post Receives the ‘Best Stamp in the World’ Award The stamp was launched on the occasion of the Afro Chinese Summit

Hagar Mohammad Hussein, Egyptian Post’s Printing Press

The memorial stamp which was produced by the Egyptian Post and was signed by President Hosni Mubarak, has received the award of “The Best Stamp in the World”. The stamp was launched on the occasion of the Afro Chinese Summit held at China’s capital Beijing last year. The commemorative stamp was selected as a winner among hundreds of stamps from all over the world. Eng. Alaa Fahmy, the CEO of the Egyptian Post, stated that this award is considered a great achievement for the organization and for all its designers and artists. In addition, it has also helped promoting Egypt’s image at International level. The winning postage stamp was designed by artist Hagar Mohammad Hussein, from the Egyptian Post’s Printing Press, who was

graduated in 2004 with a BA Degree, from the Printing Publishing and Packaging Department of the Faculty of Applied Arts at the Helwan University. In an exclusive interview with ME Printer, Hussein said that the stamp she designed is an expression of both African and Chinese cultures. This was achieved through a mask representing the African face, and another one representing the Chinese face, which are from the most used arts in both cultures. Hussein also admitted that the

original design concept is based on Said Badrawy’s inspiration, who is also part of the Egyptian Post’s Printing Press team. Hussein said that she accomplished the design after studying both cultures and also received valuable help from Chinese Cultural Centre in Cairo.

Egypt: Nubar Printing Press Purchases its First Five Colour Speedmaster 52

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Yousef Allam & Co., Heidelberg’s agent in Egypt signed the deal at drupa 08

Cairo’s Nubar Printing Press has announced that it has invested in a new Heidelberg SM 52 five-colour printing press, which is being claimed to be the first of its kind in Egypt. The deal was signed by Yousef Allam & Co., the agent of Heidelberg in Egypt during the Drupa event. Brothers Nubar and Hratch Simonian, the owners of the company, stated that this new press will help them in fulfilling the customers’ requirements of printing special spot colours, economically, quickly and in high quality. This according to Simonian will in turn contribute to the company’s competitive position in the local market. Other than the new Speedmaster the company also invested in a range of postpress equipment including a Stahl Guillotine, an automatic die cutter and a semi au-

tomatic lamination machine. Nubar Printing Press, which will be celebrating its 70th anniversary next year, was the first in Egypt to use the six colour Hexachrome printing and FM Screening in 1993. It was

also the first printing company in Egypt to implement offset printing ISO 12647-2 standards in 1998. And last but not least it was also the first to invest in SM 74 presses right after it was launched by Heidelberg.

Ipex Organizers Revealed the Show’s New Look

New Global Champions In Print Award also launched

Ipex organizers took the opportunity that drupa provided to promote IPEX 2010 new layout that will help exhibitors to be more visible to visitors. “Industry reaction to our innovations for Ipex 2010 has been extremely positive. Around 40 major suppliers have now reserved space in the relevant workflow sectors, where they are acting as a magnet for exhibitors with similar or complementary products. In fact, in some areas demand for space will soon mean we have to implement waiting lists, “,” Comments Ipex 2010 event director Trevor Crawford.

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The new, later dates – 18th to 25th May – avoid major international public holidays and should move us into a generally warmer climate. In addition, locating the exhibition solely within the new halls, accessible via a single main entrance, simplifies navigation and makes it much more likely that visitors will get to see all the companies they plan to. According to the organiz-

ers companies such as Heidelberg, Kodak, Canon, HP, Screen, Fuji, Goss International, Komori, Ferag, Kolbus, Mitsubishi, Friedheim International, Presstek and Konica Minolta have agreed the location of their stands. Ipex 2010 is also launching the ‘Champions in Print Awards’ to acknowledge the huge contribution of those who have influenced and shaped the development of the printing industry. Between April 2008 and Ipex 2010, anyone in the industry is invited to nominate any living person who has made an outstanding contribution to print anywhere in the world. Every quarter, the Ipex Advisory Committee (IAC) will debate the nominations and announce a winner for that period - amounting to ten ‘Champions in Print’ in the run up to Ipex 2010. Each winner will be notified and presented with an Ipex 2010 ‘Champions in Print Award’. In addition, a photo of each winner, together with a short summary of the winner’s valuable contribution to print will be posted on the ‘Champions in Print’ gallery section on the Ipex website. Ipex 2010 will also host an official Awards’ reception for all ten ‘Champions in Print’ during the event, which will take place from 18th May – 25th May 2010. visitors to drupa had the chance to cast their vote directly in the ‘Champions in Print’ ballot box on the Ipex stand.

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Leipzig: International Symposium on History of Printing and Publishing in the Middle East The event will take place in Leipzig from 24to 27 September 2008

and Turkish; and in Afghanistan, Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Latin America & the Caribbean, Tatarstan, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine, as well as in the region generally. Registration for the Symposium will be in the Leipzig University Library, Wednesday 24 September, 16:0018:45 and Thursday 25 September until 09:30.

Following two successful international symposia on The History of Printing and Publishing in the Languages and Countries of the Middle East, held at the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz (2002) and at the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris (2005), University of Leipzig in Germany now convening the third meeting on the same themes. This will take place in Leipzig, 24-27 September 2008, and it will form part of the 24th Congress of the Union Européenne des Arabisants et Is-

lamisants (UEAI). This Symposium, however, will not be confined to printing in Arabic and Muslim languages, but will, as before, cover a range of Middle Eastern languages and scripts. There has been a good response to organizers’ Call for Papers, and the list is now closed. The organizers have accepted proposals for contributions on printing and publishing in Arabic, Armenian, Armeno-Turkish, Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic, Kipchak, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian, Syriac, Tatar

Colour Byte to Launch Zünd G3 Digital Cutter in the Middle East

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All nine G3 models can accommodate all available Zünd tools and materialhandling features

The Dubai based Colour Byte LLC, distributor of Zünd range of cutting systems is launching the new generation of G3 cutters in the region. Under slogan of “Many world champions have come from Switzerland; the next ones are here” The Swiss manufacturer to introduce the new cutter generation G3 in drupa. With G3, Zünd is expanding on its hugely successful modular concept. All nine G3 models can accommodate all available Zünd tools and material-handling features. With G3 Zünd will continue its strategy based on making future developments adaptable to existing models. The primary focus for the Zund G3 is

system productivity. The new G3 delivers a variety of functions such as simple trimming, kiss-cutting to a liner, routing, creasing, or complex contour-cutting. It is also accessible from all four sides. The sleek, integrated workstation also provides secure storage space for cutting modules and tools. With the new V-Cut tool, rigid stock up to 16mm thick can be made foldable with angle-cuts from 15° to 45°. The high-resolution Zünd ICC camera attaches directly to the carriage system and works interchangeably with all cutting/routing modules and tools. Zünd offers on the G3 base machine.

KSA: Printers Discuss Their Problems at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Meeting Topics discussed include issues of used machinery, price fraud and black market The periodical meeting of the Printers Committee, which was held at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was attended by a number of printing establishments’ owners. At the meeting, attendees discussed the main challenges faced by the printing sector in the Kingdom. A variety of practical solutions for solving the problems faced by the people, were also discussed. The attendees discussed several issues – the main ones being those of used machinery, pricing and the black market. Abdel Aziz Al Ghamdy, the Head of

the Committee, stated, “The KSA government has forbidden the import of used machinery. However, many are involved in forging printing press’s manufacturing date and the country of origin, which is turn helps them passing these machinery through the customs at all ports across the country.” According to Al Ghamdy, importing such machineries by some printing press owners was not helping in achieving a fair competition between various industry contenders. At the meeting, Al Ghamdy called on the special market committee

to control the price fraud and to try and limit the extent of price changing by certain printers. The attendees also discussed issues such as price fraud and black market issues, which were being used by unqualified printers, thus enforcing on finding a unified price list based on the market legislations. It is worth mentioning that the KSA print market is one of the largest in the Middle East region, where some studies mentioned that it’s growing at a rapid pace, thus causing an increase in printing prices by a factor of 20 – 30 percent.

Abdel Aziz Al Ghamdy, Head of Printers Committee

Neenah Paper Kicks Off its Operation in the Middle East Ties up with Papers Worldwide for the regional market

Neenah Paper, which Judge claimed is one of America’s largest specialty paper production companies. “It has 42 percent share in the American market, was a part of Kimberly Clark and was going through a buyout. We contacted them in July last year and our first order was placed in January 2008. Materials have started to come in since a month ago,” added Judge. “We sell all types of paper worldwide. We have a warehouse and an office in the Free Zone area of Sharjah and only recently, we bought a plot of land in Ras Al Khaimah, where we want to have an office block.” Judge also added that the company’s first point of contact for this business will be designers. In terms of retailing, the company intends to have retail shops everywhere. It will have one flagship store minimum per city which it will consider as its key cities. “In this region, we have identified ten countries, where we will operate our own companies, such as UAE, KSA, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan, India and maybe one more country. As for other countries, we will have distributors that can buy directly through us,” concluded Judge.

Vikram Judge, The Managing Director of Papers Worldwide

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Papers Worldwide, a company that was formed in 2001 with the objective of becoming the ‘premier supplier’ for all kinds of paper and paper products to customers in the Middle East and Africa region has announced that America’s Neenah Paper has started its operations in the Middle East through Papers Worldwide. Speaking to ME Printer, Vikram Judge, the Managing Director of Papers Worldwide said, “We will continue in the business of stocking and selling and re-trading paper, and we will try to grow this business. In addition to that, we will allocate a lot of our time, money and energy to branded business, which is going to be Neenah Paper in this case. The good thing about

Neenah is that they are allowing us to sell our own brands.” According to Judge, Papers Worldwide started its operations in 2001 as a paper trading company, trading mainly in the Middle East and Africa region. The company has been buying papers from all over the world, such as Indonesia, China, Japan, Middle East and Africa. “We believe that Africa is a unique selling point for us. I used to be the General Manager for APP in Africa, and had more access to that place. In 1992, I set up my own company after leaving APP and have been trading in my account since then,” explained Judge. “Now we have five regional offices, along with a stock and sales operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Chennai and Sharjah. We have recently opened a trading office in Congo. Our head office has always been based in Dubai, because you can find a variety of facilities, especially in banking, which is a key factor in paper trading.” It was a few years ago that the company decided to change tracks and get into a more customised business through introducing a paper brand. So the company ran about nine brands in various countries and then finally, it got in touch with

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Egypt: Digi Sign Africa 2008 Hopes for a Blockbuster Turnout

The event which will run from November 2 to November 4, 2008 focuses on solutions for the outdoor advertising industry

Middle East Trade Fairs has announced that it is all set to launch the sixth edition of the biggest advertising trade fair in North Africa – the Digi Sign Africa 2008 – at the Cairo International Exhibition and Convention Centre in Egypt. The event, which will run from November 2 to November 4, 2008, will show off the latest in the signage industry, wide and large format printing, screen printing, display systems,

engraving technologies and digital communications technologies. According to Hussein Helmy, the director of the Middle East Trade Fairs, for more than five years Digi Sign Africa has been offering information on such technologies to over 10000 advertising professionals from all over Egypt, Middle East and North Africa. Ahmed Sayed, the Marketing Manager at Middle East Trade Fairs, the organisers of Digi Sign Africa 2008, said that the total exhibition area size will be 8,000-sq.metres. The organisers also expect over 220 exhibitors, 10,000 visitors and 1,500 foreign visitors at the show this year. Sayed says that the main sectors of the exhibition include sign substrates, electronic message centers, large format printing, banners and posters, electric signage, architectural hardware, graphic imaging industry, and photographic imaging, among others. “Also, though we haven’t yet confirmed any activities during the event, but we are planning to do some activities with the

International Advertising Association (Egypt Branch) for visitors and exhibitors at the show,” explains Sayed. “The outdoor advertising industry in Egypt had grown rapidly in the last few years. The recent economic reforms and the implementation of the free market economics affected the advertising industry positively in general, thus giving it a big push for outdoor advertising.” With more than 7,000,000 sq. meters of outdoor printing volume, the Egyptian outdoor market is ranked as the biggest digital printing market in the Middle East. The market moved forward starting in 2002 from the fourth position after UAE, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia to take the lead in 2007. According to Sayed, not just the printing industry, but other industries in outdoor advertising such as signage, LED displays, neon, screen and digital, and promotional product markets have been growing continuously. “And as you know, Digi Sign Africa has had a positive impact on the industry in Egypt,” concluded Sayed.

Dubai: Print Media Academy to Hold Seminar

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IMPZ and Knowledge Village will support the event

International experts and executives from the print media industry will be attending an intensive seminar from 26th October to 30th October 2008 in Dubai. On the agenda are business strategies, production processes, industry developments and the chance to exchange experiences. This is already the third time the Print Media Academy (PMA), belonging to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, is holding an executive seminar in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The International Media Production Zone and Knowledge Village, both in Dubai, are supporting the event. “Dubai is the region’s most important economic and financial center and therefore the ideal venue,”

said Bernd Schopp, the Head of the Academy at Heidelberg. “The five-day seminar targets above all else participants from the Arab and African regions, but visitors from other corners of the world are also welcome to inform themselves on current market developments.” The seminar will touch upon topics such as new marketing strategies and innovative technologies to improve the ability to compete, optimisaiton of business’ performance using modern management methods, crucial considerations when it comes to finance and controlling, and how print shops can standardise processes and reduce production costs. Industry experts will discuss such topics, which will be the key focus

of the seminar’s lectures and discussions. To help determine solutions for such wonderments, the Print Media Academy has invited a row of top-class lecturers. This includes both experts from Heidelberg as well as internationally experienced specialists in the industry. All will be presenting their insights and experiences with practical application. While the event will be held in the Knowledge Village in Dubai, participants will stay at the Corp Executive Hotel Al Barsha. The cost of the seminar is 2,300 euros, which includes the price for four overnight stays, seminar lunch and drinks as well as all seminar materials. The seminar will be conducted in English.

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Frank Romano sums up the major trends of the biggest graphic arts event in the world

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Drupa is a roadmap to the future because it is the single most important exhibition of printing technology. Based on my attendance at nine Drupas, every Drupa has a personality, based on a technological trend that permeates the equipment and systems on display. 2000 was the Digital Drupa and 2004 was the JDF Drupa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Schizophrenic Drupaâ&#x20AC;? may be a better description for a show that reflects an industry in transition.

The printing market segments Prints

Photos, labels, stamps, decals

Pages

Documents, Direct Mail, Transactional, Promotional

Posters

Display, Signage, Banners

Products Industrial, Specialty, Textiles, Garments Packages Corrugated & Folding Cartons, Flexible Packaging

All of these markets are active targets of digital printing technology. Devices and systems developed for one market could be re-purposed for other markets. All are composed of the same imaging modules. Digital printing involves any reproduction process that does not use a static image carrier (such as a plate). Every page impression is re-generated, even if they are the same. Inkjet technology is either thermal (heat makes a bubble), piezo (pressure makes a bubble), or continuous (pressure makes a flow). Inkjet printing can be sheetfed, roll-fed, flatbed, or combinations. They can use inks that are aqueous (water-based), solvent (petro-chemical-based), eco-solvent, and UV, all using either dyes or pigments. Toner quality is very close to offset litho, with resolutions at 1200 dpi or so. Speeds have been at 40 to 110 pages per minute for sheetfed systems, and 130 to over 200 ppm for roll-fed systems. All digital printing

Some are a little larger, but only the Xeikon can print a 4-up sheet and 8-up signature. The inkjet people may get to signature printing before most of the toner people do. For certain work, pages are best; for certain work, signatures are best. 3. There were a number of roll-fed and sheetfed inkjet printers/presses for high production applications, but most are a year to two years away. HP, Screen, Infoprint, Oce, Kodak, and others had roll-fed production inkjet printers. FujiFilm and Screen had 4-up inkjet sheetfed printers. Some of these systems are a year or more away. Agfa Dotrix and MGI and many others had inkjet presses for specialized markets, especially labels and packaging. Wide format, both roll and flatbed were everywhere, especially the super-wide printers for building wraps and gigantic signage There were more inkjet machines

I saw a giant sheetfed offset litho press go from zero to printed sheets in three minutes. The person next to me said that offset has now raised the bar. Actually they have lowered the bar and have forced digital printing into lower run lengths of static material. But, this only applies if you have one of these new presses. The world is filled with old printing presses that still require a long makeready. We may replace two or even three older presses with one newer press but the older ones are usually sold to someone else, and thus the base of presses does not decline, and continues to be composed of legacy functionality requiring legacy skills. 2. Every toner-based digital printer has been upgraded and new versions introduced. Quality has been increased, consistency improved, and productivity enhanced. I had hoped to see larger sheet sizes but no supplier surprised me. Most of the toner machines exhibited tweaks and improvements rather than any major innovations. Large format offset presses and wide format inkjet presses tell us that the world of print is requires big web/sheet and small web/sheet presses. Most of the page-based digital printers print on a 13x19-inch sheet.

than any other category of equipment and many were new models or prototypes. In other words, inkjet dominated Drupa. In the 1950s as offset litho was making inroads, the letterpress people said offset was only good for quick and dirty printing. In the 1980s as digital printing was making inroads, the offset people said digital print was only good for quick and dirty printing. Now the toner-based digital printing people say that inkjetbased digital printing is only good for long runs at low quality. 4. This may also be the IT Drupa. All that hardware, from CTP to proofers to digital printers/presses to offset presses themselves run on a computer-based infrastructure that is supported by IT. Every system was connected to the Internet and automated systems were everywhere. But, because they are not big and flashy, everyone misses them. Color printing dominated with new and innovative approaches to color control and workflow. JDF and web-to-print solutions were everywhere as we integrate devices, systems, and the Internet. See you at Drupa 2012.

Frank Romano, Professor emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

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systems are perfect for short runs and the only way to do variable and versioned jobs. Variable Data Printing (VDP) means that each impression can be personalized for the recipient. The text and graphics can be personal to them, generated from databases that have information about the individual. A significant amount of new toner and inkjet technology was introduced with a large number of technology demonstrations of products in development. There were several trends colliding in Dusseldorf: 1. Every offset litho press maker has upgraded their presses. New offset presses cut makeready, cut waste, increase productivity, ensure more useable sheets, and improve quality consistency. By raising the bar, offset changes the dynamics of printing process competition. Butâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;these features are on new presses and most presses are legacy presses without these features.

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The state-of-the-art technology, equipment, gizmos, software, gadgets, workflows and brilliant concepts displayed at drupa have been created to help printers and graphic arts professional endure the challenges of 21st century. But how effective are they? Rod Hayes reports.

manufacturers chasing hard on its heals. Fail and he will have nothing to sell. One new announcement manroland made aroused immense curiosity; the launch of a new extremely sophisticated B3 press. It will have transferters for sheet transfer ensuring mark free printing and perhaps more importantly it enables manroland to offer a press capable of printing stock of almost 1mm thick. The Roland sheet fed presses have earned an enviable reputation in the packaging and point of sale sector and manroland claims this new machine incorporates the same manufacturing structure as used in its other presses including the massive XXL. Does the word ‘why’ come to mind with such a launch? A new press at this stage of printing’s evolution will have to fight for space in an incredibly crowded and competitive multi tired sector. Is this machine because of its broad specification range just adding a further level of complexity? May be, but the new manufacturing facilities at Offenbach means that to produce

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There is an expression any print cynic visiting Drupa 2008 would enthuse over: ‘The more things change the more they stay the same’ ME Printer July-August 2008

There is an expression almost certainly French in origin, any print cynic visiting Drupa 2008 would enthuse over. In English it is: ‘The more things change the more they stay the same’. Surely with print this can’t be so? New technologies are tumbling over themselves fighting to see the light of day. Many herald far reaching consequences in the way printers will do business in the future, yet a look back at past Drupas suggests technology has little impact on the commercial struggles printers endure on a day to day basis. For all the stunning technology developments showcased at each Drupa and the speed at which the industry embraces them, our industry is in the main still equipment centric. Printers still speak more proudly of their plant list than what they can do with it. Margins are as tight as they have ever been, so in a year’s time what will be different? Take MAN Roland for example, or should that be manroland – it has used Drupa 2008 as a name changing, logo creation, brand awareness forum, but it is still the same business. Scratch its skin and underneath the same superb technology and engineering skills will be revealed. Gerd Finkbeiner, chairman of the board now has to play two violins at the same time; on one shoulder his venture capitalist masters call the tunes; the words talk of asking him to wrap the business in an image that will allow a public share offering to take place. On the other shoulder the violin sings of a need to ensure that manroland’s robust number two position behind Heidelberg won’t succumb to any of the other

it presents little in the way of challenges, and to be fair it is a pretty impressive calling card and more than capable of opening the door of aspirational printers. But a walk around Drupa’s hall will give the impression that you have pitched up in China or India so strong is the Asian presence. Clones of Hamada and, Ryobi B3 machines abound. These machines lack the intellectual edge that comes from longevity of manufacture, but that will come and sooner rather than later. Half a dozen new entrants in the B1 die-cutting and foiling sector are typical of the Chinese invasion. Once this was a benign field where perhaps Bobst felt it could plough as it pleased with Sanwa and Heidelberg playing something of a trespassing role. The new machines have a crude robustness about them, but the Chinese are quick learners and this Drupa will teach them what they have to do to win sales. It is the intellectual capital that well established manufacturers have acquired that keeps them ahead at present, but nothing better supports the idea of how technical breakthroughs have little affect in the market place where printers must do business than automated simultaneous plate changing on sheet fed presses. This technology comes in various guises, but essentially the plate cylinder declutches, allowing all the plates on the press to be changed at the same time. This is an exercise that generally takes about a couple of minutes and allows a B1 press to achieve full changeover from the end of one job to the start of another in less than 10 minutes. This has set the bar ever higher in

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A walk around Drupa’s hall will give the impression that you have pitched up in China or India so strong is the Asian presence

drupa Roundup the competition stakes and will launch a new round of investments. Heidelberg, manroland, and KBA will be able to mount a massive sales drive based around productivity issues, using arguments that are almost irrefutable. Komori on the other hand sees things differently as Neil Sutton, Komori’s UK sales director explains: “We don’t see this development having much effect; the issue is of course how quickly the next job is underway after the last one is finished. It is now around 10 minutes regardless of whose press is being used and the quality both of the work produced and the standards to which the press is manufactured.” Perhaps he is right though many may not think so and hold to the belief that printers will either have to embrace this technology or die.

similar vein, this Drupa saw the arrival of very large format offset as a viable commercial option. A 142cm press from all three manufacturers now have perfecting options; the net effect of such a development is that in a similar time frame, two press operators can produce twice as much print on such a press compared with an operators working on the latest KBA Rapida 106 or Heidelberg XL 105. Yet productivity has many hats; last Drupa (2004) was called the JDF Drupa, in the first week at Drupa 2008 JDF has scarcely been mentioned. It is not yesterday’s child, but neither has it been forgotten or ignored, JDF is now a given, it is the way forward thinking printers now work and therein lies the nub of real changes in the way print arrives in the market place.

But what has this technology and others like it achieved, what has changed? Very little. Customers will now get the same job faster, sooner or cheaper, but the work will be broadly similar to what they have always done. The reason for this is that such inventions improve productivity but not actually change how the message is delivered or even question what form the message should take. Juergen Rautert, a member of Heidelberg’s board says: “Take a look at a 64 page full colour magazine. 10 years ago this would have cost twice as much to produce than it does today, some say this reflects the erosion of printers’ margins but I see it as enabling more worked to be produced.” More work, more sheets printed but if you turn the telescope around what can be seen is revenue per sheet run has actually dropped, rather than risen. And it doesn’t stop there, in a

Why in the past new technologies have had little effect on the margins printers make is that till now print as a communication tool has been a pretty static beast. Whether your field of operation is packaging, commercial print or more a garner of records there has always been a battle to balance the cost of its production to the efficacy of its use. In the case of publishing and packaging, it has tended be the norm to produce rather more than might be needed to keep unit costs down; trashing or redistributing overruns had less impact than running short. This situation has been a pattern of behaviour almost unchanged since time immemorial but thanks in particular to JDF and other forms of PDF based workflows this could the first Drupa where the long over due change could take place. The reason for suggesting this is that there has always been a lack

of connectivity between the owner of the print and how it is produced. This has meant that the buyer of print commoditises his demand and seeks alternative prices. Printers bid with others for the job. Almost every item of equipment available for sale at Drupa 2008 has some form of communication tool that allows connectivity from the printer back through to the person ordering the print. A typical scenario is a publisher develops a working relationship with a printer with perhaps a Heidelberg XL 105 or a KBA Rapida 106 and now, using software such as Agfa Publish or Heidelberg’s Prinect, the publisher can produce his work, proof it, paginate it and enter it into the print queue and order only as many copies as he needs. The 10 minute make-readies mean the printer can print profitably runs as little as 500, in fact on a KBA Rapida 106 at Drupa three runs of 500 were produced in 20 minutes. What is happening is that this type of service is as valuable to the print buyer as it is to the printer and so there is a shift in pricing from a commodity based system to one which is based on the value of the printed material to the buyer. In addition Drupa 2008 has been a signal event in the way that meaningful multi media messaging has been practical, a way of saying web to print. One printer from the UK is replacing his older eight and 10 colour SM 102s with 105XLs and he will gain productivity increases of the order of at least 30%. Of equal importance is that he can sell the time on this press to clients who will pay in an agreed time, usually around 60 days. The advantages the printer can offer to his client is so overwhelming that in five years he has never had a bad debt. For the printing industry this is genuine change and without doubts a very welcome one. This connectivity ability is not only now available between presses and customers, but also across the printer’s workshop as well. A printer can stream work to whatever piece of equipment tat is best suited for the job, whether it is a litho press or a Xeikon or iGen3. Web to print has gained a maturity at Drupa 2008 and for this reason Drupa 2008 will be remembered as the one when the printing industry changed – forever!

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The UV

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Messe D端sseldorf halls was filled with UV applications and equipment that put this technology to good use

In the colder and less sunny climes of North America and Europe fashionable ladies delight in getting an all round tan to their skins by laying on an ultra violet sun bed for an hour or two every day. They should come to Drupa. There has been so much UV flying around Drupa 2008 these vacuous women would have only needed to visit the show for a few minutes to get a tan that would satisfy the vainest of their number for a year.

This explosion of applications using some form of UV curing (and a characteristic of this UV revolution is there are now many ways to create UV light) is that we experiencing a revolution of consummate variability. The ramifications of the change taking place in the years to come will be enormous but it will happen almost subliminally. For example, EFI has launched the Jetrion UV 4000 narrow width label printer. Here is a

machine that has a footprint little more than a kitchen sideboard. The print width is only 139 mm and the speed is around 30 metres per minute. The print resolution is of a level that Flexo would struggle to match, and while every label could be different the real benefits is the way it can handle small runs. A food packer serving a group of outlets in Dubai could personalise the labels with an individual shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name. The Jetrion as its name implies is an inkjet application and by way of contrast at least in scale is the latest Drent Goebel VSOP Mark III. This is primarily a web fed offset press, but with enough options including significant flexo support to fill an encyclopaedia. Clever use of sleeve technology means variable cut offs are available and thanks to either Electron Beam or UV curing the press can print on stock from 30 microns to close to 500microns. While deep pockets are required

Explosion of applications using some form of UV curing is that we experiencing a revolution of consummate variability bed environment 200 sq m per hour at 1,020dpi. This is seriously quick for such a high resolution output and about the only other manufacturer able to come close to this is Canadian manufacturer Gandinnovations. Its Jeti range of 12 machines including both solvent, water and UV based machines ranging from fairly conventional wide format machines to very high specified flatbeds. Some of its machines are rated at around 130 sq m/hour at 1020dpi. Dai Nippon Screen of course hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been sitting idle in the race to bring serious single pass commercial inkjet applications to market. It presented JetSX a B2 sheet fed application similar in style to Fujifilm and its Jet 520 high speed web press printer was demonstrated running with twin print engines to produce duplex printing. This machine can

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to get this press on to a shop floor, the running costs and the speed to market from creation to print delivery compared with flexo means the ROI is breathtaking. The issue here to note though is that four years ago the quality of inks, the curing time of the printed media meant that for all the benefits and productivity an early Drent VSOP could offer meant the print produced had to be sold on a fit for purpose basis, now no such compromise need take place. UV printing now is stunning and can stand on its merits. Inkjet and UV are now becoming bedfellows across a broad variety of applications and a number of them are more significant for the potential of what they herald, rather than what is being delivered at present. A good example here is the Fujifilm Jet 720, a B2 sheet fed printer. Fuji makes no pretence about this machine being anything other than a concept machine, but it is typical of many others at the show which are using scaleable inkjet arrays which have the capacity to deliver one pass printing. One pass inkjet has someway

to go before it is a robust technology and the Jet 720 has a performance that shows this. It is claimed that at present it can do 180 A4 sheets per minute in full colour complete with variable data. Sounds interesting, but bear in mind it is printing four A4s to view so that it will only deliver 1,200 backed up A2 sheets per hour. Fujifilm is making bold claims for its inkjet technology as of course are many others, but the most significant one that could emerge is one based around a Xaar based head. It is now patented and the first machine to come out has been launched by One Solution based in Wavre Belgium. One Solution has a strong background in ink technology and this head uses ink that is continuously circulated and though the head is piezo fired, it incorporates an acoustic charge as well and this enables up to seven 6 picolitre drops to be placed in one firing. Where the technology breaks new ground is that because the UV ink is continuously circulated, no air can enter the system, the principle reason behind a head failing. This virtually eliminates the need for built in redundancy so the beta models are producing in a flat-

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produce over a 1,000 eight page broad sheet pages an hour, with full colour and variable data options. Screen is also showing a UV inkjet concept machine which is expected to be highly competitive but it has recognised that as the potential of inkjet printing advances it needs to push the boundaries of its Rip and workflow technologies and so it has launched Equiosnet which has dedicated support for Print on Demand technologies. Trueflow, currently Screen’s frontline offering will be continued, but in time it is expected to be absorbed into Equiosnet. There are a number of web fed high speed inkjet applications at Drupa 2008; perhaps the offering from Hewlett Packard takes the concept to new levels of productivity. Its high speed printer was producing print at the equivalent of 1,800 A4 pages/minute at 600 dpi. Web feed systems of this kind lend themselves to inline finishing and converting and Hunkeler in particular is serving this sector well. The HP system is perhaps a year away, but such presses are rarely introduced into a green field site and so service and support and existing workflows can play as big a role in the decision making process. Océ ColorStream 10000 has probably the best quality output of these new generation printers and at 168 A4 pages a minute is no slouch and it does reinforce the point that there is a significant choice between speed and depth of colour. It is difficult not to suggest a word of caution here. High speed ink technology on to a web is serious, comes in a number of guises and is pretty well proven, but has it come about because it has been technology driven or market driven. As a printing system it is ideal for three distinct sectors; newspaper marketing support, book printing, and of course utilities billing. How many of your utilities now bill you on line? Will you increase your newspaper spend and would you buy a book in full colour at 600 dpi? Think about it. The very high speed applications are in their infancy and apart from the screen concept machine are unlikely to embrace UV technology in the foreseeable future. However in the 100 pages a minute category there are so many

stunning full colour solutions the whole of ME Printer magazine could be given over to these printers alone. Perhaps Konica Minolta has an edge in this area, at least in the value for money category but Canon with its impressPress range and of course Xerox with its Docucolor 8000 fight their corners very well. A characteristic of any of the manufacturers of digital printers is the way they recognise that while printers are willing to invest, to most this is virgin territory and there is nervousness about the technology and how well a manufacturer provides support. As a result there are some excellent business support packages being provided and in addition a number of publications are being issued. Canon’s insight report ‘Digital Printing Directions’ prepared by the Rochester Institute of Technology under the auspices of Frank Romano is a ‘must’ for anyone planning further digital investments. Drupa 2008 is providing plenty of evidence that workflow tools have to upgrade to cope with multiple platforms, web to print services and the rapid increase of the use of multiple marketing avenues, (e.g. print, email and web sites). Suppliers are now increasing the modularity of their offerings; Agfa for example has developed Apogee X in to the Apogee Suite, with sections categorised for particular tasks all integrated from a central server. This central server concept with the various printing and publishing division behaving as hubs is now the norm. Heidelberg has split Prinect into seven modules and this modular/hub approach seems to be becoming generic; Kodak with Prinergy Xerox with FreeFlow and Fujifilm Workflow have all followed this trend. Herein lays a possible factor in making Drupa 2008 a catalyst for changing the way print functions in the community. By having all the digital elements that drive production (and bear in mind this includes all forms of communication not just printing) on a central hub whoever has access to the hub, has access to the benefits that this access brings. The printer’s customer can have access tools that can take his Quark or Illustrator files and impose and convert them to press ready PDF files almost seamlessly. It is not a big leap of imagination to recognise that who owns the hub has the key to how it is used. He who pays the fiddler calls the tune; that has been the history of printing, but Drupa 2008 could be a shift; if the central hub is the fiddle, the person with the fiddle dictates how the tune is played and to whom and for how much.

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Never-ending quest for innovation A range of new products including the iGen 4 digital printing press was unveiled for the very first time at drupa, which will put the company’s heritage of printing to the fore

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Xerox vice president, production group

Visitors to the Xerox stand at Drupa 2008 numbered in their tens of thousands; reasons for doing so would be almost as varied as their number. It would be a little easier to categorise reasons; some would be exploring for the first time what digital had to offer, while others would be coming to see how the latest developments and technological advancements could improve business opportunities. It would be foolish to discount straightforward curiosity as a driver to visit the Xerox stand; after all it is easily the world’s leader in digital printing solutions. One visitor to the stand was possibly unusual. He knew exactly why he was at Drupa and why he was on the Xerox stand. Noor Ahmed Khan is the manager of Technical Press, an extremely busy litho house in AL Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The Technical Press is primarily a Heidelberg house running Speedmaster

74s and over the past two years Mr Khan was concerned at finding a solution to dealing with the increasing volume of short run work he was being called to produce. His first step was to install a Docucolor 2060 and this was upgraded to a 6060, and now Drupa 2008 has been a touchstone moment; the placing of an order for a Xerox 8000. The reason is not hard to find as Mr Khan explains: “Because we can do short run work efficiently now, we get more of it and there is a very high value added element to this printing, but the demands on the Heidelbergs haven’t dropped, the Xerox work also generates longer run litho business and the Heidelbergs are more profitable because they are running efficiently.” There is a tone of enthusiasm in Mr Khan’s voice: “I am determined to get an iGen3.” Mr Khan’s experience has become very familiar to Valérie Thomassin, Xerox vice president, production group. She is adamant that this familiarity is down to what she calls the three ‘Rs’; Right technology, Right workflow and Right business model. Mrs. Thomassin is a rather bubbly, enthusiastic advocate of digital printing and when questioned as to whether she is being

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perhaps the most welcome announcement is the expected launch of a twin engined duplexing version of the iGen3. The show press previewed at Drupa was an advanced concept machine and it is being called ConceptColor 220, but at its heart are a number of well-proven Xerox technologies. The tandem perfecting architecture draws on the Xerox Nuvera monochrome printer and the Conceptcolor 220 also features a valuable development drawn from the same stable, the ability to continue production if one unit stops. In essence with this machine a single operator can double production to 220 pages per minute on a footprint two thirds of two iGen3s. A couple of other developments seeing their Düsseldorf launch was the Docucolor 5000AP and a concept inkjet ink development based around cured gel ink technology. The 5000AP machine is rated at 50 pages per minute but its amazing versatility is certain to catch the industry eye. It is more than capable of duplexing 300-gsm stock, as well as print on most stocks. The stocks can be fed through the machine without compromising rated speed. The Cured Gel Ink concept is the fruits of technology developments going back 10 years or so and when launched commercially it will enable printing to be carried out on almost any stock including high quality offset papers. The ink before printing has the consistency of peanut butter and after jetting is cured by a pulse of UV light which delivers a crisp, vivid long lasting image. It is not water based and doesn’t depend on partial absorption in to the substrate. This enables printing on any substrate including polyester without the need for any precoating.

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a bit simplistic, she became a little pensive: “Yes you are right, there is more. Potential customers coming in to the digital age generally don’t know what it is they don’t know and it is here where the Xerox heritage of printing comes to the fore.” She went on to explain what she means by this: “Because we were the first to enter the digital age of printing over 60 years ago we have built up an understanding of the printing business, we have seen customers grow and what factors caused this growth and almost in parallel we have had access to problems as well.” This has prompted Xerox to ensure service is as strong as the sales force and that there is a need for several technologies to ensure different market needs are met. In addition, this ‘Heritage’ has had a major influence on the Xerox approach to business. Mrs Thomassin says: “We recognise that businesses don’t operate in isolation and our FreeFlow software solutions operate on an open architecture platform based around industry standard PDF print files and JDF platform independent job tickets.” Xerox chose Drupa 2008 to announce its FreeFlow solutions are now able to integrate with two leading offset workflow systems, Heidelberg’s Prinect and FujiFilm’s workflow XMF. “This is an important development for it enables the leveraging of an existing offset workflow to serve as a single familiar point of control for both digital printing and computer to plate ,” explains Mrs Thomassin. Drupa 2008 showed another facet of the Xerox never-ending quest to constantly improve its product line and to bring in new developments. Drupa saw the launch of the iGen4, a machine the industry is certain to watch with great interest. The driving goal with this new model is to automate most of the tasks currently being carried out by an operator and in addition to ensure consistent colour control throughout a run by the use of full width spectrophotometry and density tools. Xerox claims the new iGen4 increases throughput by around 30% and extends production cycles to well into several million per month. The iGen3 has not been neglected and it too has had a number of productivity enhancements but

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HP Displays Sophistication and Variety of Products

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Wayne Davey newly appointed business director for the ME’s sign and display business sector and Francois Martin marketing manager for the Graphic Arts and Printing Group talk about Company’s new products and approach

From left to right: Wayne Davey, business director for the ME’s sign and display business sector and Francois Martin, marketing manager for the Graphic Arts and Printing Group

Hewlett Packard do love their facts and figures, I suppose anyone would if they are as rosy as theirs seem to be. Its getting on for three years now since it embarked on a project ingest some of the world’s leading digital printing system providers to create a stable of products that range from DeskJet printers to the widest inkjet printers in the world. Under the leadership of Stephen

Nigro senior vice president graphic arts and imaging business, Hewlett Packard came to Drupa 2008 with an interlocking portfolio of products. Quite an achievement when you consider that at Print 05 there was enormous over lapping particularly in the VLF inkjet sector. Leaner, fitter stronger? It certainly seems so not only on the surface but in depth as well. The Drupa stand was to many almost overwhelming with the sophistication and variety of products on display. One of the real crowd pullers was of course the well trailed high speed web fed ink jet printer. This machine was put through its paces, producing four-colour print at the equivalent of 1,800 A4 pages per minute. Widely touted as being ideal for newspaper support publishing, the unit looked good for potential book and magazine publishing, though probably the main target would be utilities billing.

The Region has a preference for large format display printing such as poster building wraps and point of sale and this falls very clearly into Hewlett Packard’s Graphic imaging’s division. Wayne Davey newly appointed business director for the Middle East of the sign and display business sector within the Graphic Arts and Imaging Group certainly thinks so: “We have a strong business unit based here in Dubai and we see double digit growth for many years to come, particularly in the large format sector.” Perhaps a word of caution came from Francois Martin Hewlett Packard’s marketing manager for the Graphic Arts and Printing Group in the region: “This is such a fast developing region that we regard as an absolute top priority to have in place full service, support and training facilities. We will be investing heavily in the region to ensure the confidence in our products, which is already very strong, will get even better.

Drupa Exceeds Heidelberg Middle East’s Expectations The company hosts a customer appreciation dinner in Düsseldorf Press and Postpress. For instance, Masar Printing and Publishing, a leading printer in Dubai, invested in wide range of printing and finishing equipment from Heidelberg during drupa 08. Masar is the first press in the Gulf to acquire an XL 105 sixcolour machine with UV coating and with the latest one pass productivity machine XL 105-10P. In addition Masar also bought a Speedmaster SM 52 five-colour with coating, three state of the art folders, an FS 150 and two Polar System Cutters. Many of Heidelberg’s customers also invested in Prinect and workflow software after realizing the importance and the benefits of the newly developed solution to answer the customers’ needs in a highly demanding industry. In an exclusive interview with ME Printer, Volker Trapmann, Heidelberg’s Marketing Manager said that Heidelberg constructed its halls based on its overall strategy. “The special design of our halls guided our customers to the particular product they needed. I’m 100 percent sure that as long as Drupa exists we will be exhibiting in halls 1 and 2. Nobody is really able to tell you what will happen in 4, 8, 16, 20 years. And in the way drupa is run today, there is no question about Heidelberg being a major if not the major exhibitor,” he added. According to Trapmann, a lot of people travel to drupa only to see what Heidelberg has to offer even if ultimately they don’t buy a Heidelberg press. For the industry, he continued, it is a must see what Heidelberg has to offer even if they are not intending to buy. “This year’s event has been perfect for us. There are always two ways to prepare yourself for drupa. One way for us is to set up the booth, to prepare all the applications and solutions, project management and R&D should be working together to get all the things ready for drupa. The other way is cooperation of the market so they get informed about the important factors that they are able to advise their customer base with the right messages,” explained Trapmann.

According to Trapmann, Heidelberg receives a lot of business from the Middle East. “Yes, it’s true. However, I can’t tell you the exact number. The second day alone, I stopped counting them. We have visitors from all countries such as UAE, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, from all countries across the Middle East. For this year, we have started focusing on the consumables business, too. I believe that in order to offer the best possible production solution, in addition to software and technical support, and brainware, we also need to offer consumables at drupa. Products which are tested, which are qualified to achieve the best results in printing plates, ink and others, we are introducing them under the Saphira brand,” concluded Trapmann.

From left to right: Mazen Wafic El-Tibi (Deputy GM/Sales & Marketing Director of Heidelberg Middle East), Roger Nicodeme (General ManagerSales of Heidelberg Gulf), Dr. Jurgen Rautert (Heidelberg member of the Board), Abdullatif Al Sayegh (Managing Director of Arab Media Group), Dr. Walter Stahlin (Regional Director – Heidelberg Europe, Middle East and Africa), Faisal Bin Haider (Manager of Masar Printing and Publishing) & Wolfgang Roth (Director EMEA Distributor Operation).

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Heidelberg took part in the trade show presentation in hall 1 and 2 under the slogans HEI Value and HEI Performance that stood for the added value and technical knowhow that helped users achieve success during drupa 2008. The company showcased a broad range of end-to-end solutions spanning all aspects of offset printing. Heidelberg used a display area of over 7,800 square meters (approximately 84,000 square feet) to demonstrate a diverse range of print jobs from all relevant segments. Several sales were made over the fourteen-day event and the customer appreciation dinner presented the company with an ideal platform to announce that Heidelberg Middle East met its expectation at drupa 2008. More than 120 Heidelberg customers and company senior management from the Middle East and Europe attended the dinner hosted by Zeid Al-Jehni, the General Manager of Heidelberg Middle East FZCO and Mazen Wafic El-Tibi, the Deputy General Manager and Sales and Marketing Director of Heidelberg Middle East FZCO to celebrate an extremely successful participation at drupa 2008. “Just by looking at the technology presented by Heidelberg Druckmachinen at drupa 2008 one can but be proud of being part of the Heidelberg family. We have shown once again with our Technological advance our dedication to the printing industry by offering innovations devised to reducing production costs and simultaneously caring for the environment by effectively dropping VOC emissions and waste. With this in mind Heidelberg should be your partner for your future. I would like to take the opportunity to thank all our customers that visited us during the show,” stated El-Tibi. The exhibition was successful for both Heidelberg and its customers. Heidelberg Middle East FZCO concluded more than 100 sales confirmed machines during the show with great success in Prepress,

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Xerox’s DocuColor 8000 Proved to be a Hot Product While one was sold to KSA’s Technical Printing Press, the other machine went to Al Hafiz Co in Kuwait

From left to right: Shadi Bakhour, Sales Director Xerox KSA. Noor Ahmed Khan, manager of Technical Press, Ehab Guindi, General Manager, Xerox KSA

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From left to right: Ali Zolfagharian, Production Printing Systems & Graphic Arts Manager Alghanim Industires , Xerox Kuwait, Hafiz Mohammad Shabbir, owner of Al hafiz, Marcus Childs, General Manager Vice President Middle East & Africa

Xerox has announced that it has sold two DocuColor 8000 printing machine at drupa this year. Saudi Arabia’s Technical Printing Press opted for one of the DocuColors, while another was snapped up by Al Hafiz Co of Kuwait. Speaking about the new deal, Noor Ahmed Khan, the Manager of Technical Printing Press, which is located in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, said, “Our Company was established about 35 - 40 years ago. I joined this company about 28 years back. At that time, we only had a letter press and small offset machines. Later on, we bought a Xerox 6020 printing machine. But when the demand increased on digital printing, we took a 6060 printing machine.” According to Khan, Technical Printing Press saw the demand increase for quality printing jobs. “Hence, we decided to opt for a DocuColor 8000, because we have had a good experience with Xerox in the past. In few months from now, we might go for Hori-

zon post press equipment as well, because the demand for print is high, especially in this region,” added Khan. “More people tend to do short runs more than long runs and there seems to be a major demand for personalised printing, especially for greeting cards, personal statements and so on. This can be done with digital and cannot be done with offset.” Xerox’s DocuColor 8000 Digital Press, is a full-colour on-demand publishing system capable of printing 80-ppm (A4 long-edge feed). The DocuColor 8000 Digital Press is positioned as an upscale machine which adopts the Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology for its image processing light source. “I hope in the near future that we would invest more in digital printing, especially in short run digital printing. For the time being, we do long run offset printing with our Speedmaster 74. In addition to that, we have a letter press and we do hot stamping and so on – all of these under one roof. However, we don’t have a CTP at the moment, and we plan to get one very soon,” claimed Khan. According to Khan, this is the first commercial printer in KSA’s eastern province to opt for the DocuColor 8000 printing system. “Other printers are also following the line, because the industry is growing. There is a huge demand for short run jobs,” explained Khan. The recipient of the second DocuColor 8000 printing machine sold by Xerox Kuwait at drupa 2008 was Al-Hafiz Co. of Kuwait. Hafiz Mohammad Shabbir, the owner of Al Hafiz Co. said “We started as a coffee shop, and now we have five outlets. We tend to provide our customers with full services all under one roof and we provide a total document handling solution that we have started after printing, signage business in wide format (indoor and outdoor) covering the whole range and binding solutions.” Shabbir also added that the com-

pany is now handling the documents from A – Z. the company currently uses high-tech machines for digital printing, Jet i machines for wide format printing, Heidelberg machines for offset printing, and automatic machines for binding with the speed of 2000 books per hour. “We are getting very positive response after purchasing Xerox’s DocuColor 8000, which means that we have a lot of homework to do. With the positive feedback we’re getting, we hope that we would be able to move forward and upgrade to another printing machine,” explained Shabbir. “We are also covering all range of customers from low-end to high-end. We have some photocopy customers, consultancy offices, banks, ministries, financial companies and so on.” This is not the first time that Al Hafiz opts for a Xerox product. “I have been dealing with them for over 15 years now and our relationship started long time back when I purchased the 1090 printing machine, followed by a DC 12 and a DC 40, which was the talk of the town back then, ” added Shabbir. Ali Zolfagharian Production Printing Systems & Graphic Arts Manager at Alghanim Industries (Xerox Kuwait) who is upbeat about the growth in Kuwait’s graphic arts market in Kuwait said,” The digital printing market is booming now in the Gulf region and Kuwait is one of the best places for investing in digital technology due to its high GDP and financial stability among the gulf countries. That is why most of the printing presses, commercial printers and service bureaus are investing heavily in digital press technology to complement their existing offset press workflow. Xerox Kuwait offers digital press solutions and workflows from entry production press (DocuColor 252) up to high end production colour press (DocuColor 8000AP) and the Xerox iGen4 in near future along with FreeFlow digital workflow collection.”

KBA Bags Cool Deals at drupa 2008

Sells a Rapida 105 and Performa 66 to printers from Casablanca, while a Rapida 130a is earmarked for a printer from Iran KBA exhibited its might at drupa by signing up contracts to sell its printing kit to printers from Casablanca (Morocco) and Iran. According to the company, printers from Casablanca have signed contracts on the KBA stand at drupa, for two sheetfed presses. A Rapida 105 five-colour coater press with extended delivery and carton capability will ship in August to Litho Typo. Although owner Abdelaziz Iraqui has been in negotiations with KBA for some time now, the award of the contract at Drupa came as something of a surprise for the competent sales team. Litho Typo, which is primarily a commercial operation, also prints lightweight packaging, such as packaging for the pharmaceutical industry. While

Abdelaziz Iraqui was busy signing on the dotted line for a Rapida 105, son Mohamed and his business partner Réda Benchoukroun were placing an order for a Performa 66, with which they are planning to expand the services provided by their own firm, Chrono Digital. The four-colour Performa, which will be their first offset press, will enable them to print medium- to long-run products. It, too, is scheduled to ship in August this year. Meanwhile, Teheran-based Iranian packaging specialist Techno Sanaye has snapped up a deal on the KBA stand for a five-colour Rapida 130a with coating and board capability and a delivery extension. Scheduled to go live in 2009, it will be the first large-format Rapida in Iran. Techno

Sanaye, which prints packaging for cosmetics, food and washing powder, has been in business for around 50 years.

Abdelaziz Iraqui opted for a Rapida 105 while his son Mohamed and Réda Benchoukroun signed a contract for a Performa 66

Giffin Graphics Claims Successful drupa

Seals a number of deals for KBA presses, Agfa and Durst large format printers confirmed systems,” said Kteily. According to Kteily, as far as ‘Durst’ is concerned, the company concluded two deals in the region and it is currently working on other markets. Giffin Graphics also received requests from other Arab countries, which are not under its traditional territories now. “KBA is an established agency in the market. On the packaging side, we expect that we will be hitting hard on the market,” explained Kteily. “We feel that we are well established against other German manufacturers in particular. We feel that our technology when it comes to KBA is very well accepted, established, and admired in the market. We sold a KBA Rapida 106, and we are very close to selling another one very soon.” Alexander Najem, Manager – Machinery and Branch Manager Dubai and Northern Emirates, said that the interest in the market is for 70 x 100 cm and the tendency is more towards the large size,

for the first time, we can say that there has been a genuine interest for large size, waterless and special applications. Moreover, he stressed on the fact that at this stage, 3 confirmed sales of KBA and Müller Martini machines can be announced, many are finalized and confirmed, other details and confirmed contracts will be announced soon.

Aunali Khimji, his family, representatives from Giffin Graphics and Dr Taufik Fauzi of KBA at the Rapida 106 on the KBA stand

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Giffin Graphics had a major representation at drupa, in association with its partners such as KBA, Agfa Graphics, and Müller Martini, wherein it signed up a number of deals. Ramzi Kteily, the Managing Partner of Giffin Graphics said that the company ended up with good results, and auxiliary machines orders like Schneider Senator Guillotines, GUK Folding, SPS Screen Printing and JBI Spiral Binding machines plus several others miscellanies machines, which will soon materialise. “We had three confirmed deals that we announced during Drupa and many will be publicized within the course of this year. And we have other deals that have not been concluded yet, we expect that we will finalize them very soon.” Giffin Graphic also confirmed and concluded more than five deals for Agfa’s systems were confirmed and concluded during Drupa, to newspapers and commercial printer. It is very likely that we will end up with a total of seven

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Dynagraph Surprised by Result of its Participation at drupa

Most of the vendors represented by the company including manroland , Fujifilm, and others showed off their latest innovations at the event

“manroland showed off its brand new image and its innovative and tested solutions, which we believe will represent a challenge to its peers in the future”

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Antoine El Kara, Vice President of Dynagraph

Dynagraph for Printing industry, one of the leading pioneers in the graphic arts industry in the Middle East region, and the agents for manroland in the region, has announced that it garnered a very good participation at drupa this year. The company also added that though it expected visitors at the show to assess recent market trends, it was quite surprised at the number of deals closed during the event. The company said that the 2008 edition of the event was much better than drupa 2004. Speaking to ME Printer, about the success Dynagraph had at the event, Antoine El Kara, the Vice President of Dynagraph said, “The first days of drupa 08 was a challenge. However, the last days were a great surprise. While we were lead to believe that this year’s drupa would be used by most of the Middle East customers to review recent market trends, we were quite surprised by the number of deals we closed during the event. manroland presented itself during drupa this year, with its brand new image and its innovative and tested solutions, which we believe will represent a challenge to its peers in the future. If you look at their corporate identity, you can interpret that have entered into the small-size markets, too.” Meanwhile, Jamal Kanaan, the General Manager of Dynagraph, added that a great deal of interest was shared by many during the show on

software solutions with Pre-flight checking solutions such as Dalim, editorial solutions, asset management, and so on “Woodwing or cost estimation and production planning solutions such as Printvis were also very popular,” explained Kanaan. “Please bear in mind however that many of the Middle East customers, have already invested heavily in renewing their equipments before drupa 2008.” Most of the vendors represented by Dynagraph had new products to show during the event. Companies such as Kolbus, Meccanotecnica, manroland , MBO, DuPont, Fujifilm, FFEI, Edelmann Graphics, Autobond, Kallfass, FERAG, Heiber+Schroeder, Vega, Manugraph, Herzog+Heymann, Theisen&Bonitz, Lamina, Planatol, Tolerans, Sigloch, W+D, and so on showed off their latest innovations

at the event. “During this year’s drupa, manroland witnessed a change in its logo, philosophy and strategy. According to El Kara, the presentation of manroland’s products has totally changed. “They have strongly set the point when they said that manroland is the leader in web printing of newspapers, and is the second – following Heidelberg – in the sheetfed market. You can see that on the face of the visitors who came to manroland’s booth. A lot of customers came to us and congratulated us on the new design,” said El Kara. Dynagraph also sold a number of machines at the event – some among those were manroland, Autobond, Kolbus, Meccanotecnica, sewing machines, CTPs and so on. “Before we came to drupa, we had an impression that most of our customers will only come and have a look at the new products. But we never expected that people were ready to sign deals and purchase new machineries,” added Kanaan. “In the pre-press, printing and post press, we have sold a lot of machines during drupa and hence, it was a good show for us. Regarding Fuji Film’s CTPs, chemical-free kit is already added to the new generation of CTP system and the existing ones are also upgradeable. Using chemical free plates reduces waste and cost of chemicals. These plates will be commercially available during the last quarter of 2008.”

Al Arab and Dar Al Sharq Chooses a ProLiner Inserting System with Integrated Stitching Unit The newspaper publisher from Qatar was the first in the Middle East to invest in the machine The renowned Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq in the state of Qatar has announced that it has invested on a ProLiner, which will go into operation in the middle of next year. The newspaper publisher will be the first in the Middle East to invest in the machine. The company decided to invest in the high-performance system from Müller Martini, following a convincing demonstration at the drupa stand. ‘ According to the General Manager, Abdul Latif A. Al-Mahmoud, the high production demands were the reason Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq chose a fully integrated mailroom system from Müller Martini. The ProLiner, with its five-feeder high-performance inserting system is accompanied by a stitching unit. This will allow Al

Shakehands between Fayek Shawky (center), Financial Controller Al Arab/Dar Al Sharq, Alois Hochstrasser (left), Director Müller Martini Marketing, and Mohammed Al Daheri, GM Giffin Graphics.

Arab/Dar Al Sharq to manufacture completely new, innovative printed

products – like semi-commercial products with high-gloss covers.

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Heliozid Océ Emirates Announces a Successful drupa for the Dutch Company in the Middle East The Company’s show stopper was the web fed ColorStream 10000

“Though there are figures coming in about drop of total visitors to Drupa from Middle East, we are glad that it did not reflect the same in the number of qualified prospects visiting our stand”

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Rakesh Soman, Business Development Manager for Heliozid Océ Middle East.

If prizes were presented for the best demonstration of digital printing currently available, it would be a tough decision to find a winner. So advanced has the technology become an investor becomes spoilt for choice and nowhere was this more in evidence than on Oce’s stand. This Dutch manufacturer carries all the hall marks of its nation’s characteristics; not given to flamboyance and show, rather a quiet determination to succeed by hard work. Its stand wasn’t a bewildering offering of machines of all types and descriptions, essentially on show was a vastly capable series of both sheet fed and web printers equally at home in both colour and black and white, here the benefits are compounded by its close working relationship with Konica Minolta. Undoubtedly though, the show stopper was the web fed ColorStream 10000. While this was being demonstrated there wasn’t a passing visitor who didn’t stop and look in astonishment. On view was an outpouring of high quality four colour process printing and depending on the configuration as many as 168 A4 pages per minute were seeing the light of day. There are a number of characteristics of this machine that is worthy of further scrutiny and leads to making a suggestion that it would be at home in a fast developing markets such as found

throughout the Middle East. “Among the visitors from the Middle East to Drupa, we are expecting some very important orders including ColorStream 10000 to materialize soon. People could see and compare products and technologies from all the vendors under one roof and that was a clear advantage in our favor” said Philippe Husni, General Manager, Heliozid Océ Emirates. ColorStream 10000 is toner based, but in this case when printing duplex the toner fusing takes place on both sides at the same time and so avoids the difficulty of backing up pages due to paper shrinkage. And there is another benefit; the whole process is contactless and as a result there is no ironing out of toner on one side of the sheet, a problem that is difficult to over come on machines configured in any other way. The paper path is very short ensuring great accuracy for image positioning and the technology driving the process colour printing is applicable to black and white, so there is a grey scale effect to monochrome printing. Not only can the black and white printing emulate offset in look and feel, when it comes to book and report printing its variable data printing ability means the ColorStream can show offset a clean pair of heals it matters of productivity. This ability to print high qual-

ity monochrome shouldn’t be dismissed lightly. The ColorStream 10000 when printing B/W can produce the equivalent of 800 A4 pages per minute and given the range of stock the unit can handle (it can be supplied capable of handling stock 36-240gsm) means it has the ability to cover most forms of offset printing. Oce’s ability to explore its markets thoroughly and then produce machines that are capable of responding to market needs rather than push the demand to suit the device can be seen in the ColorStream 10000. It has a sophisticated security system using a series of tiny control marks to ensure when printing duplex the back page is always matched up with the correct front page. This feature was an important factor in Oce winning the world’s largest contract for the production of examination papers. Also on display was the Océ JetStreamTM digital color inkjet printer for new quality and productivity standards in the TransPromo and Direct mail markets. Equipped with drop-on-demand technology, the machine delivers unrivalled inkjet color quality. Combined with ultra-fast output speeds of blazing 150 meter-per-minute speed and 600 dpi resolution the machine delivers high quality CMYK full-process color prints. The Océ Jet StreamTM is ideally suited for TransPromo applications that fuse classical transactional data with proactive marketing as well as for direct mail. “Though there are figures coming in about drop of total visitors to Drupa from Middle East, we are glad that it did not reflect the same in the number of qualified prospects visiting our stand” said Rakesh Soman, Business Development Manager for Heliozid Océ Middle East. Heliozid Océ was established in 1967 as a joint venture between Océ N.V. of Netherlands and Heliozid of Lebanon.

Offset Class Solutions From Kodak The company also signs up a number of regional deals including with Al Suwaidi Computers in Dubai and Venus Printing Press in Abu Dhabi

Shamin Alam, Business Unit Manager, Gulf Commercial Group; Sadasivam, Sales & Marketing Manager, Gulf Commercial Group; Shibu Das, General Manager, Al Suwaidi LLC and Steve Swan, EPS Business Manager, Middle East & Africa, Kodak, celebrate the first sale of a NEXPRESS S3000 press in Dubai.

the quality of the material and the versatility that the Kodak M700 Press can provide,” said Ahmed Al Nawais, the Managing Director at Venus Printing Press. “We have been looking for a press that can allow us to increase out production levels and produce material of high quality to meet the needs of our customers, and are confident that with this purchase we will be leading the way for other Middle Eastern based printers.” Meanwhile Al Suwaidi Computers expanded its digital print offerings for customers and growth opportunities for its own business with the purchase of a Kodak Nexpress S3000 Digital Production Colour Press with Kodak Nexpress Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions. The sale, made during drupa, represents the first placement of a Nexpress S3000

Press in the Middle East. Al Suwaidi Computers provides reprographics, print on demand, short run and other digital print services from its seven locations in Dubai. Following the installation of the Nexpress S3000 Press, Al Suwaidi will introduce variable data printing and broaden its colour capabilities. “With the addition of the Nexpress S3000 Press, we plan to establish a centralised digital print production facility that will allow us to bring a number of exciting new capabilities to our customers,” said Shibu Das, the General Manager at Al Suwaidi Computers. “The productivity, reliability and image quality of the Nexpress S3000 Press give us a significant competitive advantage in the United Arab Emirates and provide us with tremendous new business potential.”

From Left to Right: Ahmed Al Nowais, Managing Director, Venus Printing Press LLC; Sadasivam, Gulf Commercial Group; Hakam Abu Risheh, General Manager, Gulf Commercial Group; Tariq Hourani, Divisional Manager, Gulf Commercial Group; Steve Swan, Kodak celebrate the first KODAK NEXPRESS M700 sale in the Middle East

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Antonio M. Perez, the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer at Eastman Kodak Company, launched drupa with the emphatic statement “We’ll change print forever.” As the show closed after 14 action packed days, Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group (GCG) concluded a hugely successful event, taking hundreds of orders, delivering thousands of demonstrations, logging in excess of 10,000 qualified leads, and exceeding the company’s aggressive goals at its 2008 drupa debut. “If this is remembered as the inkjet drupa, then Kodak will be at the heart of it with our unique and innovative Stream Inkjet Technology, which delivers offset class output and which we demonstrated to packed audiences throughout the event,” commented Perez. In addition to Kodak’s Stream Inkjet Technology, other key highlights on the stand were the new Kodak Nexpress S3600 Digital Production Colour Press, Kodak Flexcel NX Digital Flexographic System, Kodak Electra XD Thermal Plate, Kodak Magnus 800Z Quantum Platesetter, Kodak Colorflow Software and Kodak Prinergy Workflow System Version 5.0. Speaking of deals sealed at drupa this year, Kodak had many to boast about. Venus Printing Press LLC, a large commercial printer and digital print shop based in Abu Dhabi for instance, purchased the first Kodak Nexpress M700 Press in the Middle Eastern market. In a move to expand into full colour variable data applications to meet the needs of its customers across the financial, design agency and government markets, the United Arab Emirate based printer selected the Kodak M700 Press. The four colour press runs at 70 pages per minute for the full range of supported substrate types (coated, uncoated, synthetics, and selected offset paper) and weights (64-300gsm). It also produces a wide colour gamut and high resolution (1200-by-1200-dpi). “We were extremely excited about

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Digital Will Continue to Thrive Says Canon Insight Report

The company’s stand at drupa this year measured more than 2,000 sq. metres showcasing its complete range of solutions for the graphics arts community

David Preskett, the European Marketing Director of the Professional Solutions at Canon Europe

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Canon Europe announced recently of its “Insight Report: Digital Printing Directions”, an independent study into the future of professional print. Commissioned by Canon, the report was researched and written by Professor emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Frank Romano, and a team of graduate students. The report interviewed 600 printers globally, and looked at the professional print marketplace now, and in the future. A key finding was that digital printing looks set to lead the market by 2020, as it suits the continuing trend towards short-run volumes and print-on-demand. In addition, the report predicts good news for small print businesses, as they will undergo a renaissance due to advances in workflow and technology including an increased acceptance of web-to-print technologies and hybrid workflows. According to the report, not only is

the year 2020 the era of digital, it is also significant as the year that print runs finally finish declining. This will settle as threats posed by global competition and electronic media, including the internet, finally reach an end. Professional printers will see a stabilisation of the market, as the print volumes that can be substituted electronically will have been replaced by 2020. “Not since the 1950s, when letterpress was first threatened by offset printing, has the industry faced such as radical shift in workflow processes and the traditional skills base. In 1951, an article in a British magazine said that offset lithography was ‘only good for quick and dirty printing’,” explained Professor Romano. “There were plenty of articles published in the 1990s that echo this sentiment when digital printing was first introduced. Now, a little more than 10 years later, there is an awful lot more respect

being shown for the technology.” Taking cue from the study, Canon exhibited its range of products for the graphics arts industry at drupa this year, through its stand which was more than 2,000 sq. metres in total area. With seven distinct zones – including the Print-For-Pay, CRD, Large Format Print, Commercial Production Printing, as well as the Canon Essential Business Builder area – it represented one of the largest demonstrations of Canon’s commitment to the graphic arts industry ever assembled. The layout of the stand enabled an interactive and holistic experience for the visitor, in keeping with the Canon ethos of ‘We Speak Image’, whereby it is not solely about products and solutions, but also about growing a business more effectively. David Preskett, the European Marketing Director of the Professional Solutions at Canon Europe said, “With our comprehensive range of imaging solutions on show from Canon and our Alliance Program partners we have assembled a formidable stand that will help our customers get the right solution to provide value-add services, as well as provide guidance on growing and marketing a business in this competitive climate,” he added. Highlights of the Canon stand include the latest additions to the imagePRESS range, the imagePRESS C6000 and imagePRESS C6000VP. The presses are equipped with several powerful server options, capable of handling complex jobs involving static or variable data.

TechNova Focuses on a Full Range of Consumables for CTP and Digital Technology

The company has doubled its capacity and now plans to target other markets including the Middle East TechNova, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of digital and analogue offset plates, chemicals, inkjet, laser, and drafting media, has announced that it displayed a new range of exciting products at drupa this year. The company’s products include a full range of consumables for conventional and digital imaging systems for advertising, photography, medical imaging, signage, printing and packaging as well as textiles, engineering, architecture, geology and business graphics. The company’s overseas offices and distribution network market products to over 51 countries. “Now we’re focusing on other countries more than we used to. We’ve doubled our capacity and we’ve brought a lot of plates to sell. So we’ll obviously focus on other markets,

too,” explained Deepak Chawla, the General Manager for Marketing of Offset Plates and Chemicals, TechNova Imaging Systems (P) Limited. “We have added a lot of new exciting products to our portfolio. The last two or three years have been very tight on us and highly competitive on one hand. Also the price of aluminium has been rising over the years – it has in fact almost doubled last year.Hopefully if the aluminium prices remain stable, I think we will be in better position,” added Chawla. “We are currently focusing on CTP digital technology. ” TechNova has introduced a variant of Thermostar called the Thermostar Marathon for long runs. Recently the company also launched violet photopolymer plate, which according to Chawla is equivalent to Agfa’s N91v.

“The metal plates have been made using Agfa technology and are similar to Agfa’s products. It is what we call a Polyjet System. This system consists of a standard Epson large format printer, with standard inks, and an optional baking device or a baking oven.” According to Chawla, with this system, one can run three different types of plates on the new system, one of which is the polyester inkjet plate, also known as Polyjet. Chawla added that the technology has been around for quite some time in India, and the company has completed about 300 installations. “With the polyester the speed is about three plates an hour with the resolution of 120 – 130-lpi, and on the metal you can go up to 150-lpi,” commented Chawla. “The speed is currently the only drawback of this technology.”

Deepak Chawla, General Manager for Marketing of Offset Plates and Chemicals, TechNova Imaging Systems (P) Limited

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Ali AlHashemi Terms drupa 2008 as Being Historical

The company shared its stand with International Media Production Zone at the event

From Left to Right: Mr. Mohd. Al Doseri, Managing Director or Al Jazeera Printing press, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, after signing deal with Mr. Mohammed Alhashemi, For Komori Lithrone Five colour plus coater press & other finishing machines.

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Ali AlHashemi Trading Est., one of the largest graphic arts equipment trading and consumables supplies company in the Middle East, has announced that drupa this year has been very successful for the company. “drupa 2008 has been historical for us, because we participated for the very first time with our own stand. Though we were the only equipment trading company from the Middle East, the concept did work very well,” said G. Jayaprakash, the General Manager Marketing at Ali AlHashemi Trading Est. “We had more meetings with our customers at our stand and we offered them some relaxing time by providing coffee and snacks.” According to Jayaprakash, the company shared the stand at drupa with the International Media Production Zone (IMPZ). Jayaprakash further goes on to say that exhibit-

From Left to Right: Mr. Abdul Kareem Bin laden, Chairman Goldenline Printing Press, Jeddah – KSA. signing deal for Komori Lithrone LS 640+C Six colour plus coater press & various finishing machines with Mr. Mohammed Alhashemi.

ing with IMPZ was perfect because the free zone projects the Middle East region and especially Dubai, as the region of opportunities and growth for the printing industry. “Having our stand at drupa was very helpful because we could organise meetings for customers and then take them to our suppliers’ booth more effectively,” he claimed. “Commercially speaking, we experienced a very successful drupa with good business – we in fact signed deals totalling more than AED40 million.” Many reputed equipment and consumable manufacturers contacted Ali AlHashemi enquiring whether the company would like to represent them as agents in the Middle East region, added Jayaprakash. “We have signed agency agreements with some very prominent manufacturers in web-finishing

solutions, post press equipment, packaging machine manufacturers and various consumable manufacturers for Middle East market,” added Jayaprakash. “At the event, we had a team of 15 people from our company, which was lead by Mohammed Alhashemi, the CEO of the company, Thamer Alhashemi, the Managing Director, Prem Naseer, the Group General Manager and me.” According to the company, as compared to drupa 2004, there was a drop in the ME visitors. However, said the company, mostly all the visitors were genuine buyers and decision makers. “That way the head count does not matter. However, most of our expected customers did turn up and hence we could conclude more than our expected targeted sale,” explained Jayaprakash. “Our main approach was to have more Komori Offset and Commercial web presses to our customer list. However we could only successfully sign two orders of Komori Presses one 70-by-100 six colour plus coater and another one 70-by-100 five colour plus coater at the show.” Jayaprakash also said that the company is in the process of signing some more deals. The company also signed more than 20 confirmed orders signed in the post-press machineries, which included Shoei computerised folding machines, Wohlenberg cutting machines, Kohmann window patching machines, Duplo collators and booklet makers, Foilant thermal laminators and many others. “The major deals signed by us included one Komori LS 640+ coater sheetfed press, one Komori Lithrone LS 540+ coater sheetfed press, five Shoei fully computerised paper folding machines with different feeders and combi folders and pharmaceutical folding options, Duplo cut-creasers, Duplo booklet makers and collators, Kohmann window patching machine, Waterline pouch making machine line, six Foliant thermal lamination machines and so on,” concluded Jayaprakash.

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Al-Khat Printing Press Opts for Müller Martini

The Kuwait-based printing press invests in conveyors and stackers for its web machine. Also, buys an ACCURA 7 perfect binding machine

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From left to Right: Samer Hachicho, general Manager of Al Jawad Photo and Trading Company, Rene Thueler sales manager, Muller Martini, Mohammed AbuKhalid, General Manager Al-Khat Printing Press

Kuwait’s Al-Khat Printing Press, a company that offers a variety of services such as pre-press, scanning, printing, and binding has invested in a range of equipments from Müller Martini. In an exclusive interview with ME Printer at drupa, Mohamed Abou Khalid, the General Manager of Al-Khat Printing Press, spoke about his company’s investment by saying, “We signed up with Müller Martini for buying conveyers and stackers for the web machine. Also, we have purchased a sewing machine, which is on its way to our press. In addition, we have also signed up for a perfect binding machine called the ACCURA 7, which comes with lots of facilities and options. The reason for signing up with Müller Martini was because their after sales support and the quality of their machines have been brilliant.” Al-Khat Printing Press currently has three branches. One of its facilities is specialised in packaging. The printing press deals with companies such as MacDonald’s, Hardee’s, and other companies in the restaurant and hotel industry. “We also work in markets such as

Africa, Pakistan and so on. In the last 4 – 5 months, we established a company called Al-Khat Web, for which we have bought a huge 11-tower web-offset commercial printing machine to print three newspapers every day,” added Abou Khalid. “We also acquired a new and small printing press, called Al-Kuwait Printing Press. We are currently refurbishing and reconstructing it again in order to make it a continuous operation facility to Al-Khat Printing Press.” Abou Khalid also adds that the company now plans to buy a hard cover binding machine. Al-Khat Printing Press has already signed a contract with KBA for the purchase of three sheetfed B1 and B2 presses with water based coating unit. “Most of our clients are publishing companies. There are around 10 – 15 new newspapers being launched in the market. We grabbed this opportunity by investing in machines that print newspapers. This is because many newspapers do not invest in printing machines of their own. Currently we are involved in printing three daily newspapers such as Al

Nahar, Al Rou’ya and Al Wasat.” According to Abou Khalid, since many publishing houses are satisfied with Al Khat’s quality and on time of delivery, The Company is planning to buy another web press, which will be similar to the one they already own. “The new machine will be used in printing another stack of papers. In addition to that, we print around 60 magazines (weekly and monthly) on our sheet-fed printing machine. All these magazines are sold in the Kuwaiti market. We are one of the biggest printing presses in Kuwait and our services include printing of business cards, letter heads, annual reports, portfolios, magazines and so on,” explained Abou Khalid. Abou Khalid also believes that the Kuwaiti market is booming and he claims that the boost did not come from newspapers, but from investment companies. “New companies are coming into the market and are asking for good quality. There are over 56 printers in Kuwait, of which the bigger and established ones number to around 5 – 6 printers. “I worked with a colleague of mine to establish Al-Khat printing press, after the liberation,” added Abou Khalid. “At that time, all our machines were second hand and not in good quality. Hence, we started making a lot of developments on the machines, and have moved to another location. I always try to bring the best technologies to Kuwait – in fact I was the first printer in Kuwait who bought an eight-colour machine, the first to have a UV spot varnishing equipment and the first to bring a CTF and a CTP.” Al-Khat Printing Press also has a separate sister concern by the name United Colour, which owns two Vutek large format printers.

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Gandinnovations Achieves Blockbuster Sales

The company introduced new products including the Jeti 1224 UV NanoJet and a string of other wide format printers

Gandinnovations is the major competitor for NUR and Scitex portions of HP, VUTEk, and to some degree for Durst. Gandinnovations is the fastest growing wide-format printer manufacturer in the world. Gandinnovations sold more quarter-million dollar grand format inkjet printers than any competitor

at DRUPA (combined sales of their three dedicated flatbed UV models, roll-to-roll UV (especially the JetStream), solvent, and AguaJet textile printers). The Gandinnovations booth was organized with the entire inside open, with tables and chairs. It was like a club of cognoscenti

(those who know, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on, in this case, those who recognize quality and engineering and features). James Gandy, Harry Gandy, and their capable staff and distributors world wide were all present. The company exhibited a wide range of printers from solvent to dye sub to UV flatbeds to UV rollto-roll. The Jeti 1224 UV NanoJet true flatbed was designed to compete with the OcĂŠ Arizona 250 GT, The NanoJet is considerably faster, and priced accordingly. The Jeti 2030 X-2 UV Continental true flatbed was the other dedicated flatbed UV-curable printer in their booth. Gandinnovations welcomes print shop owners and managers to visit their factory. It is conveniently located adjacent to the airport in Toronto, Canada.

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TKS Eyes the Middle East Market

The Japanese manufacturer introduced Color Top Mini Shaftless web offset press TKS, the Japanese manufacturer of web offset presses launched its single width, single circumference tower unit Color Top Mini semi commercial press at drupa. According to the company, since the press is very compact, it saves nearly 50 percent of the floor space that is required for the horizontal type. One of the major advantages of the machine is its unit drive shaftless system which enables a flexible layout for reel stands, printing units and folder units. “Almost 50 percent of all the newspaper presses installed in Ja-

pan is TKS. However the Japanese market has reached a saturation point and we are planning to expand into other markets. We are well known and well presented in US market as well. In 1972 the first TKS press was installed in the United States at The Santa Monica Evening Outlook, a daily newspaper,” explained Satoshi Kaya, the Manager of Overseas Sales Department. Kaya further explains that the company hasn’t however been very active in Europe and Middle East. The company does have installations in China and Korea. According to Kaya

the company is looking forward to setting up a regional office in Dubai. “The Middle East has become a lucrative market and we are planning to offer our products and services in this part of the world,” Kaya claimed. During drupa the press printed an eight page newspaper using hybrid printing process and attracted visitors over to its stand that were looking for a efficient newspaper press. For printing the variable data and images, a Kodak Versamark DS 6240 head was used. The variable information was printed at a resolution of 240-dpi.

Emirates Photo Marketing Taking Over a Full Agency Relationship with EFI Vutek for the Region

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EFI has found providing after sales service and support increasingly difficult from Europe and the US

From left to right: Mr. Chet Pribonic, Sr. Vice President/ General Manager, efi-vutek USA and Mr. Talal Murad , Director, Emirates Photo Marketing LLC, Ajman

EFI, one of the most powerful forces in digital printing has joined forces with the Al Murad Group to beef up its presence and support in the Middle East region. The agreement sees Emirates Photo Marketing LLC part of the Al Murad Group taking over a full agency relationship with EFI for the region, a move that is certain to bring positive benefits to both printers and suppliers alike. Paul Cripps, Vice President & Man-

aging Director EFI Vutek – EMEA says, “EFI in recent years has grown from being a supplier of front ends and system controllers for various manufacturers of digital printing products to becoming a major supplier of printing devices and business management tools in its own right. The Vutek large format printing systems are one of the world’s brand leaders and EFI has found providing after sales service and support increasingly difficult from Europe and the US. EPM shall now take over this responsibility.” A major regional training facility has been put in place to ensure there is a rapid response to the over 200 machines already installed in the region, but the eye is very much on the future. Talal Abdulla al Murad, a director of the Al Murad Group explains the background to the agreement: “In our talks with EFI during the setting up of the venture both parties recognised the region is growing into a powerful economic hub and EFI regarded it as absolutely vital if it was to share in this growth and

it had to have a strong partner at grass roots level with a clear understanding of the market.” The opportunities are enormous, enthuses Mr. Gopinath, EPM’s Marketing Manager: “Printers are quite prepared to invest in the very best equipment, but they also recognise there are needs that run much deeper; there is a need for help in raising business skills to the best on offer in Europe and the US. EFI not only has the best front ends and workflow tools it also has the best suite of business support products such as MIS systems like PrintSmith and Hagen.” Emirates Photo Marketing has grown from being distributor of Kodak products to a complete solution provider for photographic and digital imaging needs of the UAE market. The company now is distributor of EFI Vutek’s as well as Canon’s large format printers. The company is developing fast to become a one stop shop for all the digital imaging and photographic requirements of digital as well as commercial printers in UAE and beyond.

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Agfa Exceeds Euro 100 Million Order Intake for its Prepress Solutions and Inkjet Technology Claims the first generation of Agfa Graphics’ inkjet systems met with great success

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Agfa Graphics has announced that the 2008 edition of the four-yearly drupa printing trade fair has been a great success. Agfa Graphics signed contracts in excess of Euro 100 million (including the first year of consumable contracts), reflecting the strong interest in its innovative portfolio of market leading products. The attention of the drupa 2008 visitors was clearly focused on industrial inkjet systems and ecological prepress solutions. This confirms Agfa Graphics’ growth strategy in both areas. The company claims the first generation of Agfa Graphics’ inkjet systems met with great success at drupa. The company sold Anapurna wide format printers, Dotrix single-pass inkjet presses and high-end M-Press

industrial inkjet presses for a total value of approximately Euro 15 million. Multiple units of the large systems were sold including a Dotrix Transcolor duplex for book production to Corlet (France) and a second Dotrix Modular to Gardners in the UK. The specialty printer Noteworthy in the USA also decided to order a second Dotrix Modular for printing plastic bags. In the wide format UV arena, Agfa Graphics took orders from all over the world for over 100 systems, with the new Anapurna XLS, launched at the show, as a star performer. In the prepress segment, the shift from analogue Computer-to-Film systems to digital Computer-to-Plate solutions continues. Drupa 2008 clearly showed a growing interest

in solutions that allow Computerto-Plate printers to operate more environment-friendly. Agfa Graphics concluded important contracts with the British Wyndeham Press Group, which ordered seven Avalon N platesetters and signed a five-year plate contract. A multi-year agreement was signed with the Founder Corporation (Beijing) to distribute Agfa newspaper prepress solutions throughout China. The first Super-VLF platesetter (Avalon N48) and a multiple year plate contract were sold to the Italian Mazzucchelli Printing Group. Furthermore, Agfa Graphics signed a major deal of 11 Advantage platesetters with a multiple year plate contract with the Austrian MediaPrint Zeitungsdruckerei. They are the first newspaper printer in the world to upgrade to chemistryfree CtP solutions. Taking into account the economic slowdown in the USA and the first signs of a slowdown in the UK, Agfa Graphics confirms its outlook for 2008. The business group expects stable sales in prepress as the growth in digital solutions should offset the decline in the analogue segment. Agfa Graphics will also continue to reduce the start-up losses for industrial inkjet, which should reach break-even in the course of 2009

Univacco Technology Introduces Two New Products at drupa

Takes the wraps off its new cold foil CF5.0 for high speed offset press and seamless holographic foils Taiwan-based Univacco Technology, a company that has its core competence in vacuum metallising, precision coating and chemical formulation, has announced of its successful participation at drupa 2008 from 29 May to 11 June 2008 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The company which develops and manufactures products for a wide range of applications such as hot stamping foils, pressure sensitive tapes, optoelectronic films, solar window films and related businesses, also added that it introduced two brand new products at drupa this year. These include the company’s cold foil CF5.0 for high speed offset press and seamless holographic foils. According to the company, cold foil makes printing and foil stamping work online smoothly

together. The main advantage of cold foil CF5.0 is that it is designed for high speed process of offset press. Working well with conventional glue, Univacco CF5.0 allows sheets in the printing job of broad area coverage to be run at the speed more than 10000 sheets/hour. The company claimed that printers can benefit from it to offer shorter lead time to customers and arrange more printing tasks without extending working time. Univacco also especially held a signing-in activity by inviting the famous German artist, Christine Dörries. The event was held to let Christine sign on the poster copied from her painting for visitors coming to Univacco’s booth. The poster was printed by the process of cold foil first, and then

colour ink and lastly, embossing. The poster presented the excellent performance in halftone and good shine exactly like the original oil paint.

Univacco held a signing-in activity by inviting the famous German artist, Christine Dörries (Right)

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Ajman’s Asiatic Printing Press Invests in KBA and Müller Martini The deals were signed during the last two days of drupa 2008

From left to right: Stefan Weiser KBA, Taufik Fauzi KBA, Anup Nair - Asiatic Production Head, Ramzi Kteily – Giffin, Kiran - Asiatic Pre-Press Manager, Alex Najem – Giffin, Jaison P. Jose - Giffin

The Asiatic Printing Press has announced that it has invested in a KBA Rapida 75 five-colour plus coater and Müller Martini Pantera perfect binding line during the last two days of drupa. The printing press, which was incorporated in the United Arab Emirates in the year 1993 with a vision to cater to the quality printing requirements of educational publishing houses, fiction publishing houses, large corporations, multinational organi-

sation in the UAE , Europe Africa and other GCC countries. Vipin Ramachandran, the General Manager of Asiatic Printing Press, commented on the deals by saying, “We will add these machines to our new pre-built printing unit, which is located at the International Media Production Zone (IMPZ). This plant will mark the start of our Dubai operation, which is scheduled for September of this year. As for the machines, they will be delivered

to our plant by early August. Like our main branch in Ajman, the new plant will deal with commercial printing of leaflets, brochures, and so on. The new plant will also undertake digital printing jobs of variable data, such as printing on plastic cards and so on.” According to Ramachandran, since its inception, the Asiatic Printing Press has been servicing best of breed clients in the publishing houses, advertising agencies, oil sectors, telecommunications, manufacturing sectors as well as various stand-alone operations throughout the UAE and abroad. “This is not the first time that we have purchased machineries from KBA and Müller Martini. We had several KBA machines before and the Müller Martini machine is the second that we have invested in from this brand. Asiatic Printing Press was established 15 years back and is located in Ajman. It is specialised in commercial and digital printing,” concluded Ramachandran.

Horizon Printing Industries on Growth Curve with KBA

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Invests in the third Rapida in six months

Representatives of Horizon, Giffin Graphics and KBA cutting a cake at Drupa to celebrate the third contract within six months 52

Just six months ago, Horizon Printing Industries in Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) fired up a Rapida 105 five-colour coater press with extended delivery and board capability. A second Rapida, an eight-colour perfector, has also been shipped to Horizon. But all good things come in threes, which is why Managing Director Aunali Khimji has placed an order at drupa for a third Rapida 105, this time a six-colour coater version with UV, hybrid and microflute capabilities, through Giffin Graphics. The second and third Rapidas will not be installed at Horizon’s Sharjah headquarters but at two new production plants the company is building at a total cost of Euro 10 million in the International Media Production

Zone (IMPZ) in Dubai. What’s more, Rapida number two will be the first litho press to come on stream in this brand new tax free zone. This is because Horizon goes where capacity is required. From Dubai it can export to Egypt, Iraq and other states in the Middle East. The quality and performance of the first press were what persuaded Aunali Khimji to install more Rapidas. According to Kteily, “KBA is extremely popular in the Gulf states. Without exception, all Rapida users earn good money with their presses.”

Komori Seals International Deals at Drupa 08

Demonstrates the newly launched Lithrone SX models and the System 38S web press at its stand Sheetfed and web offset press manufacturer Komori has announced that drupa 2008 has been a successful platform for numerous press deals around the world. Demonstrations on the Komori stand attracted huge crowds, especially the newly launched Lithrone SX models and the System 38S web press. As well as being the only 16 page web on show, the System 38 also broke a world record during one demo, completing three different jobs in less than 13 minutes. The President of Komori International Europe, Junya Shimada, commented, “It’s clear that drupa continues to expand its boundaries internationally. It’s the perfect opportunity to assess global markets in a single snapshot. We have welcomed buyers and prospects from countries that we don’t usually expect to see. The broad

geographical spread is the most significant factor with buyers ranging all the way from Latin America to Latvia. The interest is strong across B2, B1 and web presses and we have made significant sales to companies around the world.” UK based Ortek confirmed an order for a Lithrone S29 and coater at the show. This is the company’s fourth new Komori press. Managing Director Craig Morris said, “Ordering the Komori LS29 was the obvious choice when renewing our older press. This is our fourth new Komori and we didn’t need to consider other manufacturers; without exception press reliability is fantastic, they just don’t break down.” Meanwhile, US commercial printer Best Press ordered two Komori LS presses, a 10-colour Lithrone S40 perfector and a six-colour Lithrone S40, equipped with UV. Stephan

Carter, the President and Chief Executive of Komori America, said, “We believe that our LS technology and Best Press’ reputation for providing high-quality printing are a winning combination and will position them for ever greater success in the marketplace.”

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Mutoh Presents Latest Innovations at drupa

Its Blizzard machine also grabs the ‘Best Wide Format Printer of 2008’ award from EDP

Belgium-based wide-format digital inkjet printer manufacturer Mutoh Europe showed off its latest innovations in the field of digital inkjet printing technology for commercial print applications, including its proprietary i² Intelligent Interweaving technology at drupa 2008. Apart from the latest Mutoh printer equipment, drupa visitors also discovered Mutoh’s new wide-format UV inkjet printer,

called ZEPHYR, engineered and developed at Mutoh’s European R&D centre. With R&D and manufacturing plants in Japan and Europe, Mutoh claims that it is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wide-format piezo inkjet printers and sign cutting plotters for professional use in the sign, display and graphics industries. And as a feather in its cap, Mutoh also announced that the European Digital Press association (EDP) has awarded the “Best wide-format printer of the year 2008” to its Blizzard series wide-format piezo inkjet printers, in the category “printing engines up to 2.5 m”. The award was attributed by a committee of consultants, editors, engineers and printer industry professionals appointed by the EDP. The technical committee selected the Blizzard for its exceptional image quality, high speed and high production capabilities. The EDP Association is made up of the publishers of leading European magazines devoted to digital printing and associated products. These publications cover

more than 15 European countries with a combined circulation of approximately 120,000 and a readership exceeding 240,000 professionals. Mutoh’s product portfolio comprises piezo inkjet printers for indoor and outdoor applications up to a width of 3.3 metres. A wide array of inkjet technologies is available from Mutoh, to cover the widest possible applications range for digital print: dye / pigmented, eco-solvent, mild-solvent, solvent, dye sublimation, UV and last but not least textile printers. The new Mutoh Zephyr printer incorporates four high end Xaar variable drop heads, offering high image quality combined with high productivity. The heads produce droplets as small as 8 picoliter. Small drops (8 pl) are used to deliver pin sharp text and line art, whilst larger drops (16, 24, 32 and 40 pl) ensure excellent image saturation. Enabling 6 levels of greyscale, which is equivalent to six densities of CMYK, the print heads eliminate the need for extra process colours.

Orbitz Leads the Largest and Record Breaking Delegation to Drupa

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The company brings over 700 top professionals from India and Middle East

True to its reputation of being leading trade fair travel company

in India and Gulf, Orbitz made a big impression at drupa 2008 when it led a record breaking delegation of 700 top professionals from India and Middle east . The delegation was divided into three batches for sheer logistical convenience and each batch was accorded an official reception by the organisers Messe Dusseldorf, who were quite overwhelmed with the response. The Orbitz delegation had a fairly international tinge with delegates from countries such as US, UK, UAE, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Orbitz stood true to its task with a seasoned team of 17 tour leaders and 25 Indian chefs. The delegates travelled on world class airlines

such as Jet Airways, Lufthansa, and Emirates. The accommodation was superb in some of the finest hotels such as Novotel and Europark making the grade. Another pleasant surprise in store for all delegates was evening tea and snacks being served daily. To unwind after a busy but eventful schedule at the trade fair, Orbitz had organised an Industry Networking Night, complete with cocktails and a gala dinner, on board two chartered cruises. Moreover, there was an exciting optional holiday extension package namely “Amsterdam Masti”, which was availed by the delegates on three different occasions.

Xingraphics Launches New Range of Offset Plates Exhibits under its tagline ‘Simply More Than an Alternative Solution’ Xingraphics, a major Chinese plate manufacturer, exhibited at drupa this year under its tagline ‘Simply More Than an Alternative Solution’. The company also launched its range of offset printing plates at the world’s largest printing industry event in Germany. The company globally launched its FIT positive thermal plate technology in 2006, which was the first technology developed entirely by Xingraphics since Kodak’s acquisition of Creo. At drupa, the company launched Fit e-CO processless plates. The company claims the new plate technology has an excellent performance in linearity of dot recovery. The dot proportion tolerance is less than 1 percent without calibration. According

to Xingraphics Fit e-CO reduces overall cost operation by coming up to colour faster due to its excellent ink and water balance characteristics, using ink more efficiently and faster imaging speed. The plate works in day light condition and it requires no pre heat. The plate’s spectral sensitivity is 830nm and it can reproduce AM dots with a resolution of 1 to 99 percent at 200-lpi as well as FM Staccato 20 microns. The plate needs no chemistry or processing. Based in Chengdu, and with production capacity of 25 million square metres of offset plates Xingraphics is one of the major plate manufacturers in China. The company is ISO9001:2000 certified and offers a wide range of printing

plates and chemicals. Xingraphics recently also partnered with Hudig Logistics to establish its European Customer Support Centre in a brand new facility in Moerdjik.

Sheth Printograph Opens up New Markets

The company which also goes by the name Daya Printograph claims that it has now entered into the South American market medium-sized printers, we have displayed our anti curl laminating, die cutting and window patching machines.” The company was conceptualised in 1963, when it initially started as a trader of letterpress and treadle printing machines. Later on, it diversified into manufacture and export of various print finishing, packaging and paper converting machines at its plants. According to Sheth, over the years, the company has created an excellent niche for itself in its base country India as well as in the international market. The company’s clientele is spread across 40 countries in South East Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Africa, Australia, CIS and the Indian sub-continent. “We are brand new. People are accepting our products and a lot of European printers like our machines very much. We have installed a lot of machines in Iran, and we have seen a lot of people coming from Iran to trade exhibitions such as drupa. I hope in the future we

will have more good business from Iran,” added Sheth. According to Sheth, the best exhibition for his company is still Gulf Print. “We are doing very well in the Gulf countries, because most of our products are installed in all of the printing presses in that region. We are now looking to enter others markets, as well, especially in South America. ” concluded Sheth.

from left to right: Sonal Sheth, H.V Sheth & Neeraj ME Printer July-August 2008

Sheth Printograph, which also goes by the name Daya Printograph has announced that drupa 2008, has been a huge success for its business. The company also added that it has entered into new market such as those in South America. According to H.V. Sheth, the Managing Director of Sheth Printograph Pvt. Ltd, lots of visitors to the exhibition came from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, as well as from East African countries. “We came here to show the quality and technology of our products. People can see our products here, and we hope that we will get very good business in the future. There’s no doubt that we have a lot of confirmed orders by our clients, and we are expecting more orders,” added Sheth. “We’re mostly showcasing our established and proven print finishing machines, and we have launched for the first time a fully automatic thermal laminating machine with inline embossing. For small and

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Goss’s Distinctive Approach to Print

The new M 600 Folia web press which was co developed with the specialist converting manufacturer Vits aroused considerable interest

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Goss has given a working over of an M600 heat set web to come up with a quite distinctive approach to producing 16 page B1 print

Drupa has always been noted for groundbreaking technological change, but often it is an old idea being reworked that arouses considerable interest. Goss one of the world’s largest producers of web presses has given a working over of an M600 heat set web to come up with a quite distinctive approach to producing 16 page B1 print. Working with Vits, the specialist converting manufacturer Goss has taken a four colour M600 and dispensed with the heat set dryer, replacing it with a specially designed sheeting off device manufactured by Vits. The resulting press can produce 30,000 B1 sheets printed both sides per hour and makeready is achieved with around 300 sheets. Changing from one job to

another takes about a quarter of an hour. This approach is pretty neatly balanced between plusses and minuses, the most significant minus has to be the fact that the cut off is fixed. Buy this press and you will be betting your shirt on a demand for cut off is chosen for the rest of its life. The print quality cannot be faulted and the project manager is Frenchman Jean-Claude Pautrat who goes about his work with an enthusiasm that cannot be faulted. He acknowledges the press will only appeal to a narrow stratum of printers: “We see the buyers coming from a printing house with at least three perfectors, each having a considerable amount of work with runs of at least 9,000 copies.” In talking with him there is very grave danger of getting overwhelmed with statistics, but one statistic is very clear, because the press prints twice as quickly as say a Heidelberg XL105, yet costs around the same and has the same manning levels, there is a clear entry point that makes it a very attractive investment. Two caveats though are attached to this suggestion; one is the run length, though this is of lesser importance than the other caveat. The press loadings would need to be high - perhaps as much as 80% before the increase in productivity really asserts itself. This suggests

the press could have more appeal in the US than Europe. It is easy to scoff at a press combination with such narrow appeal, but it is precisely because it is fit for such a market that the press could be a winner and the other benefit is the amount of lateral thinking that has gone on behind the scenes will serve Goss well. Goss and Vits have achieved an important technical breakthrough in creating a system that can cut a moving high speed web having wet work on it without having to clamp it in any way. The technology is sound and what’s more it is transferable; by dispensing with the dryers the energy consumption drops dramatically to only a little more than its sheeted equivalent and the amount of energy used to create the signatures is no different to a sheet fed perfector. Perhaps there is one element that is bizarre about this project: Sheet fed long perfectors are at the most efficient running with CutStar or its equivalent sheeting from the web prior to printing. Goss has a press the cuts the web after it is printed. You can decide for yourself which is the cleverer. Goss also highlighted a number of other innovations during drupa. The company displayed components for the world’s first 96-page web press - the Sunday 5000 - with a web width of 2.86 meters. Italian printer Mazzucchelli announced at the show that it plans to install a second 96-page Sunday 5000 press after installing the first one in early 2009. The company also launched a new initiative with Ferag, pairing its Pacesetter saddle stitching technology with Ferag finishing technology for European applications. The new “Pacesetter + Ferag” saddle stitching system was in live operation at the Ferag booth and attracted large audiences. Goss also introduced important incremental developments for its FPS, Magnum and Uniliner press models

Epson Enters New Markets as Inkjet Comes of Age Also launches new commercial, production-oriented solutions alongside leading traditional large format printers at drupa Printer, Shihab Zubair, the Business Development Manager at Epson Middle East said, “For the first time, we included different solutions with the large format printers (LFPs). At our stand, we showed different RIPs and software, which were already announced before drupa. However, the demonstration of how the solution actually works and is used was done for the first time during drupa. For instance, our LFP printers have been packaged with RIP software from other vendors. This essentially shows that Epson is not only offering its products as printers, but as complete solutions. These solutions can be used for various jobs such as production, proofing, photography, art designing and so on. As for LFPs meant for the photography market, we announced our online proofing and colour management system for the very first time at drupa, too.” Zubair recently joined Epson Middle East after serving more than four years as a Business Development Manager at Al Moe, Epson’s dealer in the UAE. According to Zubair, apart from the GS6000 introduced at the event (the company had six units of the machine displayed at its stand), Epson also showed off two new proofing machines – the 7900 and the 9900. Zubair further added that both the printers come with 11 colours and fall under what he calls ‘a new market’ for the company. This is because the GS6000 is the first outdoor printer by Epson. “drupa was very successful for Epson in terms of the number of deals we had from the Middle East and Europe markets. We have proved ourselves as one of the best in the proofing market, because wherever I went at the event – be it Kodak’s booth, Canon’s booth or Xerox’s booth, I could see Epson’s printers being displayed at their booth as a proofing device. Though

these companies have very good printing machines which I personally like, they rely on Epson’s printers for their proofing jobs,” explained Zubair. Zubair also said that companies such as Technova were also using Epson printers. He claimed that Epson’s printers are always a good solution for colour separation and to make films using the inkjet printers. “This is very important from an environment point of view. Also, they produce their plates and films by using Epson printers. In addition to Technova, there were three more companies that were doing the same thing, but they were offering different solutions, at different price points. At the event, we closed several deals in countries such as Lebanon, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman.” In Lebanon, for instance, the company sold a number of large format printers to a photographer who was using these printers as part of a solution with Kodak’s RIP software. In Egypt meanwhile, the company closed several deals with three or four printing presses. “These companies want to use Epson printers for multiple jobs. Most printers bought two printers at the same time – one for producing high quality images and the other to be linked with Technova solution,” concluded Zubair.

Shihab Zubair, the Business Development Manager at Epson Middle East

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At drupa 2008 Epson, together with its industry partners, showcased new technologies that will enable it to move into new, vertical sectors, apart from traditional large format printer markets such as production and contract proofing, packaging proofing and remote proofing. At its booth, the company showed off a range of new solutions including the latest in high-quality inkjet digital print solutions. According to the company, its UltraChrome ink and its core Micro Piezo print head technology have brought inkjet to such a high standard of quality and reliability that it can now be used for a variety of commercial production-oriented printing applications including print-for-pay (PfP), label printing, print-on-demand, exhibition graphics, signage and photo and fine-art reproduction. Epson also showcased a range of new printing equipments such as the Stylus Pro GS6000, a 64inch large format printer with an eight-colour ink set, offering the widest colour gamut to date in a printer designed for both indoor and outdoor applications. According to the company, the new GS6000 uses Epson’s UltraChrome GS ink, which doesn’t spread harmful VOCs (volatile organic compound) and is the first major eco-solvent type ink set to be launched without the need for a hazard symbol. This makes the Stylus Pro GS6000 both environmentallyand user-friendly. The Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 has a resolution up to 1440-by-1440 dpi and a 3.7 picolitre droplet. Production speeds of up to 25m2/hour using Epson’s Variable-sized Ink Droplet and MicroWeave half-toning Technologies deliver fast-drying, scratch-resistant prints that are water and UV resistant for up to 1.5 years without lamination but can be laminated for applications exposed to intensive mechanical stress or abrasion. Speaking exclusively to ME

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Oriental Press Acquires a Screen CTP through ETG The new CTP is part of the Company’s $4 million investment for its existing plant at Jebel Ali Free Zone Area in Dubai The company had announced of its intentions to invest a whopping $24 million on its new printing complex in Bahrain

Oriental Press, with branches in Bahrain and Dubai has announced that it has invested in a new Screen CTP system Through Emirates Trans Graphics. Emirates Trans Graphics (the agent of CTPs from Screen) also sold another CTP machine to United Printing Press in Bahrain. The company, which was established in 1952, today has a production facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone Area and three other facilities in Bahrain. Oriental Press’ activities and services include production of hard covers and soft covers books, magazines, stationeries, packaging materials, promotional brochures, annual reports, greeting cards, calendars, and collaterals. The company also has a special set up for security printing such as postage and revenue stamps, cheques, share certificates, and airline tickets, among others.

Speaking to ME Printer about the new deal, Majeed Al Zeera, the President of the Oriental Group Holding, said, “We decided to opt for a CTP system because CTP is now a necessity rather than a luxury. We purchased two machines – one for our Bahrain plant and one for our facility in Dubai. We intend to use the new system for printing books and magazines, and other commercial printing and security printing jobs.” According to Al Zeera, the company chose the CTP system from Screen, because its technologies have been proven and reliable in the market for thermal plates, for years. While one of the CTP machines has already been delivered to us, we expect the other machine in around 5 to 6 week’s time.” Al Zeera also added that over the past several years the company has

been continuously adding printing machinery to its various plants and it intends to continue to do so, in the future as per its needs. “Though it is difficult to quantify the production capacity for commercial work, as there is such a variety of products we produce, our Jebel Ali facility alone has a book production capacity of 15 million books per year. We believe that the new CTP machine will enhance productivity in plate making,” said al Zeera. In February of 2008, Oriental Press had announced of its intentions to invest a whopping $24 million on its new printing complex situated at the Bahrain International Investment Park. Back then, the company had also announced that an investment of $4 million will be separately pumped into its existing plant at Jebel Ali Free Zone Area in Dubai.

technotrans Offers Tomorrow’s Offset

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Highlights three themes such as efficient processes, stable production, and environmentally sound printing at the global event

technotrans AG, one of the leading system suppliers for offset printing highlighted three main themes at the world’s largest exhibition for the printing industry: efficient processes; stable production; and

environmentally sound printing. One of the highlights of the technotrans’ stand at this year’s trade fair was the first ever presentation of the entire product range of blanket cleaning systems. In addition, the low-energy combination unit for dampening solution circulation and ink unit temperature control was also demonstrated. According to technotrans, with the contex product range, it offers for the first time its comprehensive range of different cleaning systems for blanket and impression cylinders. In doing so, it is expanding its market position as a systems supplier considerably, said the company. The development of this completely new product range focused on increasing the productivity of the printing press, such as on extending the direct machine

availability. In contrast to existing systems, each model in the range has unique selling points, which offer the user many advantages. The enhanced combination unit beta.c eco offers a unique combination of free cooling, power-controlled components, high-quality filtration and precise dosing technology for sheetfed offset applications. It is a highly economical and ecological system for dampening solution circulation and ink unit temperature control. Cooling of ink units for up to 80 percent of annual operation can be carried out directly via the free cooler, meaning that the refrigeration unit requires correspondingly less energy. Also, technotrans describes its solution for the dampening solution filtration system as an ‘investment in savings’ for every application.

Bobst Has Aces up its Sleeve

Snaps up cool deals from Salpack GmbH and throws the spotlight on the Fischer & Krecke FP 16S-10 colour flexo press Bobst Group Business Area Flexible Materials has reported of a highly successful drupa 2008 exhibition at Düsseldorf, Germany. At the event, the company presented ‘the next generation’ of solutions for converting flexible materials, including the new Fischer & Krecke FP 16S-10 colour flexo press with SMARTGPS. The machine was unveiled for the first time at drupa 2008 and was the principal focus of attention on the company’s stand throughout the event. All twice-daily demonstrations of the print job changeover were performed without a hitch using the new technology of Fisher & Krecke’s innovative ‘Graphic Positioning System’. Over the 14 day event, more than 3000 visitors witnessed machine performances and were visibly impressed by the demonstrations of dramatic reductions in material wastage achievable between print jobs, by using this sophisticated new technology. According to Bobst, substrate wastage can be lower than 20 metres per job change (the overall length of the press) – which over a period of 12 months can lead to a substantial reduction in production costs, vastly improved productivity and

profitability for the converter. Not surprisingly, Fischer & Krecke concluded several sales of the FP 16S-10 and the FP 14S-8 flexo presses during drupa for printing plastic film for flexible packaging applications. Under the brand of Schiavi, the new economic solution EF 4030 flexo press was introduced for the first time and enjoyed a very positive market response. The daily flexo press demonstrations were followed by a demonstration of the Titan SR8 cantilever slitter rewinder, which were also very successful and generated many positive enquiries. In fact, several Titan SR8 and ER610 machines were sold during the exhibition to customers from countries as far apart as Colombia, Poland, South Africa, Italy and Germany – with other sales to be concluded over the next few weeks. One of the Titan SR8 twin-shaft cantilever slitter rewinder was sold to the German converter, Salpack GmbH at the drupa 2008 exhibition. The SR8 cantilever slitter rewinder has been a huge success for Titan, with more than 170 machines now sold worldwide. It has gained worldwide acceptance as an advanced, modular, high perfor-

mance, twin-shafted cantilever machine, with running speeds of up to 700 metres per minute, achievable for web widths of 1050 – 1350 mm (600 metres per minute for up to 1850mm, depending on materials processed). Titan also introduced at drupa for the first time a prototype demonstration of its ‘Highway View’ connectivity solutions for online remote machine performance monitoring and diagnostics which received a very positive response. Development of this system is still ongoing and it is hoped will be made fully available in 2009.

Loay Jassim Al-Kharafi Sells Five KBA Machines The company also plans to sell three Yoshino binding lines and Osako saddle stitcher lines three KBA 106 six-colour machine with a coater through us,” added Al-Asaad. According to Al-Asaad, while Al-Rawnak Printing Press also signed an order for one KBA fivecolour 105 machine with a coater, Printers Printing Co. also signed an order for one KBA four-colour 105 machine. Najd Printing Press on the other hand also signed up for two GUK folding machines. “We also have a list of prospective customers and they are currently

under negotiation. We also expect to sell other big printing machines, three Yoshino binding lines and Osako saddle stitcher lines, pretty soon,” concluded Al-Asaad.

Khaled Al-Asaad Sales Manager at Loay Jassim Al-Kharafi Est.

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Loay Jassim Al-Kharafi Est., the agent for KBA in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced that its participation at drupa 2008 has been successful. Speaking to ME Printer, Khaled Al-Asaad, the Sales Manager at Loay Jassim AlKharafi Est. said that the company sealed five deals at the world’s largest printing industry-related event in Germany. “Of the five machines sold at the event, we found that Al-Obeikan Packaging Factory was the biggest, because they ordered

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Training the Future Printers of the Arab World

For the past two years, the Al-Kafaàt Printing School has been training students on a number of latest print technologies, using Heidelberg’s equipment. In an exclusive tête à tête, Ms. Myriam N. Shwayri, the Director of Communications at the Al-Kafaàt Foundation,reveals to ME Printer, the foundation’s future plans in nurturing the regional print industry, by training students on newer print technologies

Lebanon’s printing industry has always occupied a leading position in the Arab world, being at the centre of the regional printing industry’s success for more than a hundred years. According to a study conducted by Roger Melki in 2002, titled “Performance of the Copyright Industries in Lebanon”, which was published in 2004, Lebanon was prior to the civil war, the centre for publishing and printing in the Middle East. The Lebanese printing industry ensured around 75 percent of editorial needs of the Arab countries. It was also the largest importer and distributor of foreign books and magazines in the region. Today, the printing has an output of around $200 million a year, which represents half of the printed output volume of the Arab world, according to the statistics of the Arab Distributors’ Association. On an average, 50 percent of the production is exported. Lebanon prints more than half of periodicals and daily newspapers of the publications printed all over the Arab world, covering different topics such as politics, economics, culture, women, entertainment, tourism, and so on. So looking at the numbers above, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Lebanon has also been at the forefront of training its youth on the latest printing technologies. Answering the industrial need To answer therefore the needs of such a prominent Lebanese industry, the Al Kafaàt Printing School was set-up to train young adults in specific sectors of the printing industry. The Al-Kafaàt Printing School was established in 2006 by the Al-Kafaat Foundation (Abilities in Arabic) in the heart of its EUROPA Campus for Technology (Le Campus Libano-Europeén de Technologie). The Al-Kafaàt Foundation is a nonprofit and development organization that was founded 50 years ago and that has served to our date no less than 25,000 physically and socially challenged persons. The Printing School, the very first in the Middle-East, was made possible thanks to the contributions of several European and American development partners. The EUROPA Campus of Al-Kafaàt is dedicated to providing the local and regional markets with qualified labor in various industrial sectors. All fields of training have specific European training and technical patrons who set up the programme of training with the Campus’s educators, in par with the needs of the local market and up to the European standards. Such a European educational partnership also allows local trainers to gain European expertise and gain additional European accreditations. It also allows for various student exchange programmes between the respective institutions.

volved in completing the above objectives: La Société de l’Enseignement Professionnel du Rhône, France and INGRIN, Holland,” explains Ms. Myriam N. Shwayri, the Director of Communications at the Al-Kafaàt Foundation. “All programmes are fully accredited and certified by the Directorate of Technical Education, provided trainees and students succeed in their exams. Additionally, trainees and students obtain the INGRIN international vocational qualifications in the various fields of interest in the printing sector, based on their success at the end of their training. Indeed, Al-Kafaàt is the official INGRIN School of Printing in Lebanon.” According to Ms. Shwayri, vocational training students focus mainly on the printing techniques and the methodology of work related to handling the various stages of the print production. At the end of their training, they will be able to work in the printing industry as press operators. Technical education students meanwhile undergo that same training, but it is complemented with more theoretical courses that allow students to acquire more knowledge in the fields of running and managing a printing industry. This Ms. Shwayri says enables the students to proceed to higher key positions within the printing sector. “While both programmes are highly technical, they do however include theoretical courses as well. These vary in degrees with respect to the levels of training. These courses are necessary to develop the culture of the students and trainees and they cover a large spectrum of fields such as languages, math, chemistry, physics, drawing, graphic design, and so on,” says Ms. Shwayri. “Additionally, the Campus provides employment services through its employment office, which is dedicated to placing our graduates in the market and following-up on their progress. The Campus also delivers training and education in over 40 different specialisations to a current yearly population of 1,800 trainees and students.” State-of-the-Art Technologies and Equipment Trainees and students at the Al-Kafaàt Printing School train on state-of-the-art machines, purchased by the Foundation with the support of its financial partners.

The Al-Kafaàt Foundation is a nonprofit and development organization that was founded 50 years ago and that has served to our date no less than 25,000 physically and socially challenged persons

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A Variety of Training Programmes Offered The printing school offers three programmes of training: two under the umbrella of technical education, and one under that of vocational training. Under technical education, students go through the two cycles of education that follow one another. These include the Brevet Professionnel (BP), a two-year programme, which is followed by the Baccalauréat Technique (BT), a three-year programme. These programmes lead to college education in the printing sector (an upcoming project for Al-Kafaàt), while in vocational training, the school offers two independent one-year programmes. “For the printing school, two European partners are in-

Myriam N. Shwayri Director of Communications at the Al-Kafaàt Foundation

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The printing school offers three programmes of training: two under the umbrella of technical education, and one under that of vocational training

Print Education The equipment includes one fourcolour, one PrintMaster two-colour, one one-colour machine, an image setter, and one folding and cutting machine. Additionally, the Printing School integrates a highly professional graphic design computer lab, equipped with 35 Macintosh graphics machines, which are directly connected to the printing section of the school. This allows students and trainees to design and print at the same time – therefore completing the production chain. The printing equipment purchased from Heidelberg includes a Primesetter 74 with online processor, a Bacher Plate exposure unit, a G & J plate processor, a PrintMaster 74-2, a MO V, a GTO 52-1, a T-Platen, a Polar 92 EM Monitor and a Stahl TX 52. “All these machines were purchased because it was decided by the Board of the Foundation to equip the School with the best available equipment and machinery in the printing industry. Heidelberg answered that objective,” explains Ms. Shwayri. The unique form of training at the school, based on the school-enterprise concept adopted by Al-Kafaàt, allows trainees and students to specialise while producing real-life products such as booklets and brochures commissioned by the foundation. This according to Ms. Shwayri, allows for two key objectives. “One is training students under real-life circumstances and with real-life products, therefore qualifying them to directly answer the needs of the local market,” adds Ms. Shwayri. “The other is saving on expenses and allowing the school to cover some of its expenses.” For this academic year 2007-2008, the school has 22 students in the various programmes described previously. Out of the 22 students, seven are completing their second year of training and will graduate with a Brevet Professionnel (BP) in June 2008. “The school has a capacity for 120 students – a figure that will be reached within the next five years as the programmes move to higher levels,” comments

Ms. Shwayri. “Additionally, and in par with the Campus’ Continuous Adult Education Department and Support to the Industry, the Printing School has provides the opportunity for current workers in the printing industry to gain additional expertise in the new printing techniques, thus gaining certification from INGRIN and Al-Kafaàt in specific coveted fields of training in the printing sector.” “Training and education programmes are delivered against symbolic tuition fees” adds Ms. Shwayri. “These training programmes are provided in partnership with the Ministry of Social Affairs. Indeed, the Al-Kafaàt Foundation is a Lebanese development and non-governmental organisation that operates on the belief that employment is the best form of rehabilitation. Therefore the objective of the programme is to allow trainees and graduates to answer the needs of the local market, with European expertise and knowledge.” Ms. Shwayri further says that the School is in close contact with the local printing industry, allowing its students and trainees to go through summer internships at either one of the local printing houses while they complete their training at school. “This allows trainees and students to gain additional practical experience, while opening the way for local printing houses to hire qualified technicians upon their graduation from Al-Kafaàt,” concludes Ms. Shwayri.

Future Plans The Al-Kafaàt Foundation recently organised a printing workshop addressed to professionals in the printing sector, and who specialise in press configuration and maintenance. The workshop was held with the support of the European Commission and the Euro-Lebanese Center for Industrial Modernization (ELCIM), and was led by a Dutch specialist, Ruud Schaarsberg. It grouped 22 production directors and operators from five local printing houses – Arab Printing Press, Dar Al-Founoun, Express International, Itani Printing Press and Zeidan Printing Press. “This was a first-of-a-kind workshop that enabled professionals to get the theory and the practice in an educational atmosphere, with professional consultants”. The Foundation is ready to develop its training expertise in similar projects in other Arab countries. AlKafaàt currently provides consulting services in its fields of expertise (rehabilitation and training) to different operating rehabilitation and educational organisations in the Arab world. In the field of training, it has operated as a consultant in numerous educational projects in the fields of catering, audiovisuals, and graphics design in KSA, Syria, and Jordan, and is ready to do the same in the field of printing. For more information, please log on to: www.al-kafaat.org

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2 x Base Module for 3 AIME Double Feeders 6 x AIME Double Feeders with Miss Feed and Double Detection 6 x Pre Fitting Mechanical Interface for Selective Feeding 2 x Positions for Feeders at 90 degrees 1 x Printed Film Centering Device System 2 x Pneumatic Film Spools – Internal 1 x Automatic Film Tension Unit 2 x Perforating Disks 1 x Centre Sealing Head 1 x Automatic Wrapping Unit 1 x Standard Cross Sealing Head 1 x Compensating Stacker with Infeed Conveyor and Bypass Gate 1 x Exit Conveyor under Bypass Gate Age: 1999 Price: £55,000 (fifty five thousand pounds) Contact: Chris Barrett Grafitec plc, Grafic House, Tom Dando Close, Normanton Ind Est., Wakefield, WF6 1TP, U.K. Registered in England No. 3797132 TEL: +44 (U.K.) 1924 223883 FAX: +44 (U.K.) 1924 223885 2. The following machines are available for sale: 1x HD SORMZ SIZE 52X74cm (20X29’) TWO COLOUR AGE 1982 ONLY 21 MIL IMPRESSION PRICE 60,000 C&F DUBAI PORT 1X HD GTO 52Z SIZE 36X52cm ( 14X20’) AGE 1989 WITH KOMPACK SYSTEM WORTH 4000 EUROS 1X HD GTO 52Z TWO COLOUR SIZE 36X52cm AGE 1988 1X HD GTO 52 with N+P single colour, with kompack system age 1988 1x HD GTO 52 with N+P SINGLE COLOUR 18 MIL IMPR AGE 1995 1X ROLAND FAVORIT TWO COLOUR SIZE 22X28’ (52X72cm)

blue body in very good condition age 1974 1X STAHL FOLDER FK56B2 SIZE 28’ BLUE BODY AGES 1980s 1x ROLAND FAVORID 1 COLOUR SIZE 25’ AGE 1969 All the above machines are located in Europe. Price and Photo could be sent on request. Hamid Khan Skype Name: hsmkhan Tel: 00 34 952 531 683 Mobile: 00 34 656 934 959 3. The following sheet fed machine and Heatset machine are for sale: Heatset Machine’s in 546 cut-offKOMORI L-435 - 1997 KOMORI SYSTEM -35- 1986,1980 ,1989 MISTUBUSHI - 1986 SOLNA (CUT-OFF 578) Contact : Akhil Gupta MIRROR PRINT AND SOLUTIONS. India – New Delhi Tele: 09868588739 4. The following machines are available for immediate delivery, subject to prior sale: MACHINE Nº. 1 RYOBI TWO COLOURS ALCOLOR DAMPENING 522H MODEL ,SERIAL NUMBER 1353 YEAR 1991 PRICE: 17.500, EUROS LOC MACHINE Nº. 2 ROLAND FAVORIT MODEL RFOB, SERIAL NUMBER 28879 PRICE 7.500, EUROS LOC MACHINE Nº. 3 KBA FOUR COLOURS SRO SERIAL NUMBER 792201 YEAR 1979 PRICE. 17.500, EUROS LOC MACHINE Nº. 4 GLUING MACHINE JAGENBERG DIANA 90-1 STRAIGHT LINE; COUNTER; LOWER GLUE POT; CRASH LOCK BOTTOM; SERIAL NUMBER 1044669 YEAR 1991 PRICE. 60.000,EUROS LOC MACHINE Nº. 5

BINDING MACHINE SULBY COMPACT SERIAL NUMBER 3362 12 CLAMPS PRICE 7.500, EUROS LOC PHOTOS: CAN BE SENT ON REQUEST ALL THESE PRICES ARE LOC PAYMENT CONDITIONS: BY SWIFT BANK TRANSFER NOTE: All these machines are located in our warehouse that is located about 15 minutes by car from Lisbon international Airport. We can pick you up at the Airport and make a Hotel reservation. Contact: Luis Serra, LUFIGRAF, SINCE 1977 USED PRINTING OFFSET AND FINISHING EQUIPMENT LISBON - PORTUGAL Telf: +351 219944282 - Fax: +351 219944283 e-mail: lufigraf@mail.telepac.pt 5. We can offer: SULBY COMPACT BINDING MACHINE SULBY MODEL: COMPACT 12 CLAMPS SERIAL NUMBER: 3362 PHOTOS: WE INCLUDE SOME PHOTOS LOCATION: EUROPE PRICE 20,000 EUROS Contact: Hamid Khan Skype Name: hsmkhan Tel: 00 34 952 531 683 Mobile: 00 34 656 934 959 6. The following machines are on offer: CTP SYSTEMS 2003 Creo Trendsetter VLF 5467 Quantum + Autoloader + Oven + Agfa 150H Processor + Stacker 49500 2001 Heidelberg Topsetter 102 Auto Loader Classic B1 Punching + Bridge + Kodak Plate Processor + Harlequin RIP 29950 2002 Screen 8000II online Agfa TP105 + 2 cassette Autoloader + Trueflow II RIP 25000 2001 Heidelberg Topsetter 102 Classic Manual + Tiff Catcher +Kodak Processor 22000 1998 Heidelberg Trendsetter 3244 + New Laser Head + Kodak Processor + Tiff Catcher 22500

2001 Agfa Xcalibur 45 Manual + Online Autolith TP105 Processor + Apogee Workflow 22500 2003 Creo Lotem V2 + Online Kodak Processor + Brisque Impose RIP + 2 Cassettes 19950 2000 Agfa Galileo VS Violet Laser + Plate Manager + Online LP150 19500 2005 Screen Platerite 2055VI Online Glunz & Jensen + True Flow Software 21500 2002 Presstek Dimensions 400 + RIP + Plate washer 14950 2001 Agfa Galileo Thermal S + Autolith 105 Processor + Apogee Software 9500 2003 Highwater Platinum 2230 + G&J Raptor Processor + Harlequin Level 3 RIP 7500 2000 Screen Flatrite PFR1050+LP82+ stacker 5000 IMAGESETTERS 2001 Agfa Avantra 44S + Short Box + Harlequin RIP 11500 1999 Agfa Avantra 30 + Short Box + Apogee RIP 7950 1995 Agfa Avantra 25 + Online Rapiline 51-3 Processor + Taipan RIP 4950 1997 Hercules Pro + IGP Online Processor 2950 1996 Agfa Accuset 1500 Plus + Taipan RIP + 3M Proces 950 1996 Agfa Accuset 800plus + Torrent RIP V7.1 yr 2006 1150 PLATE PROCESSORS 2002 Glunz & Jensen TP85 2500 2002 Glunz & Jensen TP135 2750 SCANNERS 1997 Heidelberg Topaz II 1750 MISC 2006 Screen L8800II Auto Loader 4950 Contact: Grafitec plc, Grafic House, Tom Dando Close, Normanton Ind Est., Wakefield, WF6 1TP, U.K. Registered in England No. 3797132 TEL: +44 (U.K.) 1924 223883 FAX: +44 (U.K.) 1924 223885 7.The following press is currently available for sale. Should you have any questions to ask or require photographs please do not hesitate to contact me 2000 KBA RAPIDA 162a Six colour offset large format press Maximum sheet size 1200 x 1620mm Minimum sheet size 600 x 900mm

Continuous feeder Suction tape feed table Colortronic Varidamp dampening Auto wash up system Autoplate Plinth mounted Continuous delivery Circa 140million Impressions Paper only press PRICE: GBP £580,000 AS IS LOT Contact: Simon Wyles Director TCB Graphics Ltd, England E-mail: sales@tcbgraphics.co.uk Tel: 00 44 1924 372781 Fax: 00 44 1924 372781 Mobile: 00 44 7903 744619 8. The following cut size sheeter is currently available due to relocation of premises. Should this prove of interest and you have further questions to ask please do not hesitate to contact me.: 1986 ANDREOTTI CUT SIZE SHEETER 750mm reel width Sheet to register + / - 0.1mm Cut length programmable Via PLC system Anti Static belts Sheets film, plastic and paper Current owners use from 40 to 200 micron PRICE: GBP £ 19,000 AS IS LOT Contact: Simon Wyles Director TCB Graphics Ltd England E-mail: sales@tcbgraphics.co.uk Tel: 00 44 1924 372781 Fax: 00 44 1924 372781 Mobile: 00 44 7903 744619 9. The following machines are available for sale: 1x ROLAND FAVORIT SIZE 52X 74cm AGE 1970 1X MORGAN ROTARY WEB OFFET 90 SER AROUND AGE 1988 The Machine has Chrome Cylinder and it has low impression still in production in Europe. If interested kindly contact us. Contact: Hamid Khan Skype Name: hsmkhan Tel: 00 34 952 531 683

Mobile: 00 34 656 934 959 10. The following machine is for Sale: 1983 POLAR MOHR 72CE 28 inches or 72 cm, Programmable with Computer, tools, manuals, extra blades, good working condition and available immediately. LOCATION : DALLAS ,TEXAS Price :$7,500 Loaded on TRUCK Contact: Kumaran LLC, Irving,Tx,75063 Cell +1-(214)-797-5512 Work +1-(972)-746-2053 Fax +1-(866)-440-0449 website : www.kumaranllc.com E-mail: dallasdealer@gmail.com 12. The following machine is for Sale: Company: HEIDELBERG MachineType: SORSZ Characteristics: 2- colours Max size: 720X1020 mm Min size: 280 x 420 mm Printing Surface: 700 x 1020 mm Dimensions: Length=3890 mm Width=2610 mm Height=2140 mm Weight: 10210 Kg Speed: 12000 s/h Power: 19 KW Year: 1978 Machine #: 511xxx Impressions: 104 mio Equipment: conventional dampening, two chromed impression cylinders, powder device Condition: Very good Production: In production Location: Europe Sale price: 55.000 Euro Contact: Hamid Khan Skype Name: hsmkhan Tel: 00 34 952 531 683 Mobile: 00 34 656 934 959 13. The following machine is available for immediate sale: Heidelberg Printmaster 52-5+, age 2005 370x520 mm (14.5x20”) approx. 11 mio. impr. Classic Center Press control Alcolor Autoplate with diagonal register remote control Autom. ink roller- and blanket wash-up device

Plus version Powder sprayer Contact: BLÖCKER GRAPHISCHE MASCHINEN GMBH Westfalenweg 46 33415 Verl, Germany Tel.: +49 5246-92430 Fax.: +49 5246-924321 Mail: info@bloecker.com

WANT TO BUY 1. We are looking for : HEIDELBERG 2 – color, SORMZ, year 1996+ Please Contact: Mr. Tatjana Fengler WIS Ltd. & Co.KG World Intergraphic Services Weyerstr 29-31 D-50676 (Cologne) TeL (+49) 0221-9243216 Fax: (+49) 0221-924322 Email: trade@eurochennael.de 2. We are looking for the following machines: Printing Machine Akiyama JP240, 1996+ -Heidelberg SM102V, 1985~1988 with alcolor, CPC1.02 -Heidelberg SM102VP, 1994 with APC -Heidelberg SM102Z, 1985~1998 with Alcolor, CPC1.02 -Heidelberg SM52-4, 2000~2004 -Komori L740+UV dryer, 1990+ -Komori L540, 2003+ -Komori L440, 1999~2000 -Komori L528, 2000~2004 -Komori L526, 2000+ -Komori L426, 1990 -Mitsubishi 3H-6+LX, 1998+ -Mitsubishi 3H-4, 1998~2003 -Mitsubishi 2H-4 or Daiyamond 2000LS, 2000+ -Mitsubishi 2F-4, 1990+ -Mitsubishi 3E-6+UV dryer -Mitsubishi 3E-6 -Mitsubishi 3E-5 -Mitsubishi 1F-4, 1990 -Shinohara 66IV/V, 1995+ -Ryobi 3200PCX -Commercial web press : Komori, Mistubishi BOOK BINDING MACHINE -Muller Martini 335, 4+1, 1998 -Osako saddle stitcher 368, 1990~2000 -Stahl folder, T66/6/4/4, 1992~2000 -Stahl folder, K66/6KL, K66/4KL, 1992~2000 -Stahl folder, T52/4 -Yoshino Perfect binder, 24gatherers,

120type binder, Yst2700 trimmer, 1990+ -Muller Martini perfect binder : 30 gatherer,28 clamp biner,speed 15,000 Book/hour -Auto laminator, Futagami, 800*1100 -Asahi die-cutter, AP1020 with stripper, spike type. -Iijima BF1280 with spike type -3 colors flexo, diecutter, slotter with stacker, size : 270cm -Kolbus Hardcoverline,1995 onward -Osako saddle stitcher 368, 6pockets, 1990+ -Stahl TSH70 delivery system -Kolbus casemaker DA or Horauf BDM late of 1980’S -Gietz Hot stamping machine FE800(780~820) Please contact :Shin.M.C / Director Saekyung MnM Co., Ltd Tel : +82-2-562-2723 Fax : +82-2-562-1098

Jobs Vacant Positions 1. Offset Printing Machine Operator, with experience, required for a printing press. Contact 06-7432545. 2. Sales Executive, with 3 years experience in digital & offset printing press & UAE D/L, required. mediaincorp@gmail.com 3. Graphic Designer, Filipino, with experience, required for a company. Send CV to 06-5313383 / info@robertneon.com. 4. Printing Machine Operator required for a printing press. Email CV to info@perfectvision-uae.com 5. Offset Printing Machine Operator, with experience, required for a printing press. Contact 06-7432545. 6. Telesales / Sales Executives, with exp. in outbound calls, required for a digital printing Co. Email: jobs@vibrations.net 7. Sales Agent, male / female, required for a printing press. Send CV to 06-5396644 / hami1@emirates. net.ae. 8. Sales Executive, with UAE D/L, required for a printing press in Ajman. Fax CV to 06-7464894. 9. Accounts Assistant required for a printing press in Sharjah. Fax CV to 06-5348599. 10. Finance Manager, with experience, urgently required for a printing press in Sharjah. Fax CV to

06-5332258. 11. Web / Graphic Designer, with experience, required for an IT company. Email CV to: careerdxb. careers@gmail.com 12. Graphic Designer, with good Arabic typing skills, required. Send CV to 06-5396644 / hami1@emirates.net.ae 13. Printer & Helper required for a printing press in Sharjah. Call 050-6330277. 14. Storekeeper, with experience, required for a printing press in Sharjah. Email CV to: jobs@recorderme.com

Situations Wanted 1. Graphic Designer (B.F.A. Degree), Indian, age 24, with 2 years experience, expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & CorelDraw, seeks placement. Contact 0509776058. 2. Graphic Designer, Egyptian, with 8 years experience & proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Freehand Illustrator, adobe Premier. Call 050-9253256. Email: nader_13@hotmail.com. 3. My background is in Print Management, I am looking to gain a position with a company in the Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, in Technical Management or in a Sales position. My last position was as Production Manager, where I was responsible for Quality Control, Sales, Estimating, Training, Work Flow, Maintenance, Customer Service. I have a very good work ethic and feel if given the opportunity, I could be an asset to any company in the region. Steve Haskins –UK.Tel. +44 0191 256 0465 / +44 07747 361 274. stevehaskins3@yahoo.co.uk 4. COLOUR SPECIALIST 30, UK / US

educated, 10 years experience as Designer / Manager & Consultant, ‘Colour Matching’ for Flexo / Offset Printing. 400+ projects done successfully within the UAE for international soft drinks & fast food giants on printing & packaging industry. Contact 050-4974481 5. Graphic Designer, with 10 years experience in Dubai, can operate MAC / IBM professional, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress, on transferable visa, looking for a job,. Call 050-7558540. 6. Graphic Designer, with 3 years experience & knowledge of Photoshop, illustrator, InDesign seeks job. Call 050-3572046. 7. Production Supervisor, with good experience record, in employment Visa (Free zone), seeks suitable placement. Contact 050 – 9231210. 8. Printing Technology Diploma holder, with 8 yrs. India exp. as Printer in a newspaper firm, computer knowledge & BBA, seeks suitable placement. 050-6784858 9. Printing Press Production Manager, with 25 years experience, seeks job in an advertising agency. E-mail: gjgg123@hotmail.com 10. Graphic Designer, with 5 years experience in graphic designing, in print media. Call 050-6063107.

Services & Consumables 1. We undertake services and maintenance of all types of Printers & Copiers HP / EPSON / CANON / LEXMARK / BROTHER / SAMSUNG ETC. Pls call : Experts Corner Trading, Dubai, +971 4 2722656 / +971 50 5682971. Fax : +971 4 2722395

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‫األخبـــار‬ ‫الجديدة تعد أكثر تشبعًا وأكثر ثباتًا على الماكينات‬ ‫الطباعي��ة وأكثرها مقاومة للض��وء‪ ،‬وتعطي تغطية‬ ‫أفضل على الخامات الطباعية‪.‬‬ ‫وفي مج��ال التجهيزات ما قب��ل الطباعية‪ ،‬كانت‬ ‫البروف��ات الملون��ة وبرام��ج اإلدارة اللونية حاضرة‬ ‫بقوة في جمي��ع أرجاء المعرض‪ ،‬لتؤكد بذلك على‬ ‫أهمي��ة الل��ون وإدارته خ�ل�ال المراح��ل اإلنتاجية‬ ‫المختلفة‪ ،‬الى جانب عرض أنظمة وتقنيات إخراج‬ ‫األلواح الطباعية من الكومبيوتر مباشرة (سي تي‬ ‫ب��ي)‪ ،‬والت��ي تطورت بش��كل ملح��وظ على مدار‬ ‫الس��نوات القليل��ة الماضية‪ ،‬وقد بدأت بإس��تخدام‬ ‫تقني��ات حديث��ة ف��ي إخراج األل��واح وباس��تخدام‬ ‫طابع��ات النفث الحبري يطلق عليها اس��م ‪PTP‬‬ ‫(أي م��ن البلوتر ال��ى األلواح الطباعية مباش��رة)‪.‬‬ ‫وكانت ش��ركة ديجيتال ماين��د اإليطالية من بين‬

‫كانت البروفات‬ ‫الملونة وبرامج‬ ‫اإلدارة اللونية‬ ‫حاضرة بقوة‬ ‫في جميع أرجاء‬ ‫المعرض‪ ،‬لتؤكد‬ ‫بذلك على أهمية‬ ‫اللون وإدارته‬ ‫خالل المراحل‬ ‫اإلنتاجيةالمختلفة‬

‫الش��ركات الت��ي قامت بع��رض هذا النظ��ام الذي‬ ‫يتي��ح تثبي��ت األلواح بع��د طباعتها داخ��ل أنظمة‬ ‫تثبيت تصل حرارتها الى ‪ 200‬درجة مئوية‪ .‬وعلى‬ ‫غرار «ديجيتال مايند»‪ ،‬قامت شركات جيت بليت‬ ‫وتيكنوفا وميماكي وكيموتو وزانتي وميتسوبيشي‬ ‫وفي��م‪ ،‬بع��رض أجهزة س��ي ت��ي بي مماثل��ة‪ ،‬في‬ ‫حين عدت أجهزة الس��ي تي بي التي تنتجها فيم‬ ‫النظ��ام الوحيد الذي ال يحت��اج الى أي معالجات‪،‬‬ ‫ال س��يما بعد طباعة األلواح على طابعات ش��ركة‬ ‫إبسون العادية وباستخدام األحبار الخاصة بالنفث‬ ‫الحب��ري التقلي��دي‪ .‬كذلك انتش��رت بي��ن أروقة‬ ‫المعرض األنظم��ة ذات األحج��ام الكبيرة‪ ،‬والتي‬ ‫تتواف��ق مع الماكين��ات الطباعية م��ن طراز أكس‬ ‫أك��س أل الكبيرة الحجم‪ ،‬ومنها نظام بليت رايت‬ ‫ألتيم��ا ‪ 48000‬م��ن ش��ركة س��كرين ال��ذي يتيح‬ ‫تعري��ض أل��واح يصل حجمها لغاي��ة ‪x 290 135‬‬ ‫س��م‪ ،‬واألل��واح التي ال تحتاج ال��ى كيماويات من‬ ‫ش��ركتي أجفا وفوجي التي تحتاج فقط الى أنظمة‬ ‫تصمي��غ خاصة به��ا‪ ،‬إضاف��ة الى األل��واح التي ال‬ ‫تحت��اج الى أي نوع من أنواع اإلظهار أو المعالجة‪،‬‬ ‫والتي يتم تركيبه��ا داخل الماكينات الطباعية بعد‬ ‫تعريضه��ا مباش��رة ويت��م معالجتها أثن��اء تجهيز‬ ‫الماكينات للطباعة‪.‬‬ ‫وعرض��ت ش��ركة فوج��ي أول ل��وح طباع��ي من‬ ‫ه��ذا الن��وع‪ ،‬يتم تعريضه باس��تخدام أش��عة الليزر‬ ‫البنفس��جي‪ ،‬في حين عرضت أجفا أل��واح األزورا‬ ‫في‪ .‬أما ف��ي مجال األلواح الفلكس��وجرافية‪ ،‬فقد‬ ‫قامت ش��ركة كوداك بعرض ألواح فليكس��يل أن‬ ‫أك��س الجديدة الت��ي يتم تعريضه��ا حراريًا وتتيح‬ ‫تس��جيل ش��بكات ناعم��ة ذات ‪ 200‬خ��ط ف��ي‬

‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

‫البوص��ة الواح��دة‪ .‬كم��ا ظه��رت أنظم��ة تعريض‬

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‫جدي��دة تس��تخدم تصمي��م اإلس��طوانة الخارجية‬ ‫وثالث��ة تقنيات للتعري��ض يمكن التب��ادل بينها‪،‬‬ ‫وه��ي تقنيات الليزر الحراري والبنفس��جي وفوق‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مجاال جديدًا‬ ‫البنفس��جي‪ ،‬وال ش��ك أنها س��تفتح‬ ‫للمطابع للدخول الى عالم الال فيلم‪.‬‬ ‫وكان واضحًا أيضًا نضوج اإلنس��يابيات التشغيلية‬ ‫الرقمي��ة والبرامج التش��غيلية المختلف��ة في ربط‬

‫وتكام��ل كاف��ة المراحل اإلنتاجية معًا باس��تخدام‬

‫منها على سبيل المثال ال الحصر‪:‬‬

‫ملف��ات الجاي دي أف‪ ،‬ومنه��ا نظام برينكت من‬

‫‪ -‬خط التجليد الكامل من ش��ركة كولبوس‪ ،‬والتي‬

‫ش��ركة هيدلبرج ونظام أبوجي س��ويت من شركة‬

‫تنتج بسرعات تتراوح بين ‪ 18000 - 7000‬دورة في‬

‫أجفا ونظام برينرجي من شركة كوداك ونظام فري‬

‫الساعة الواحد‪ ،‬إضافة الى أنظمة تجميع آلية تعمل‬

‫فلو من شركة زيروكس ونظام تروفلو وأكس أم أف‬

‫بمحطات يصل أعدادها من ‪ 33 - 9‬محطة‪.‬‬

‫من شركة فوجي ونظام تويست من شركة داليم‪.‬‬

‫‪ -‬خط��وط التدبي��س اآلل��ي بالس��لك من ش��ركة‬

‫وتمي��زت معظم ه��ذه اإلنس��يابيات بأنها هجينة‪،‬‬

‫مول��ر مارتيني‪ ،‬والتي تعمل بس��رعات تبلغ ‪9000‬‬

‫أي أنه��ا صالح��ة لإلس��تخدام لكل م��ن الطباعة‬

‫و‪ 14000‬و‪ 30000‬دورة في الساعة الواحدة‪.‬‬

‫الرقمية الحديثة والطباعة الليثوغرافية التقليدية‪.‬‬

‫‪ -‬خط ديو بايندر المدمج من شركة دوبلو للتجليد‬

‫وكان��ت من بين البرامج والتقني��ات األخرى التي‬

‫بالبش��ر والتغرية‪ ،‬والذي يتيح انتاج ‪ 525‬كتابًا في‬

‫تواج��دت وبكث��رة داخ��ل دروبا إينوفيش��ن بارك‪،‬‬

‫الساعة الواحدة‪.‬‬

‫تقنيات وأنظمة وبرامج من اإلنترنت الى الطباعة‬

‫‪ -‬نظ��ام إش��تال فولدر ك��ي أتش ‪ 82‬من ش��ركة‬

‫مباشرة‪ ،‬والتي تمكن العمالء من التعامل المباشر‬

‫هيدلب��رج‪ ،‬وال��ذي يعم��ل بس��رعة ‪ 230‬مت��ر في‬

‫مع المطابع في إرسال الملفات الرقمية وإستقبال‬

‫الدقيق��ة ويمكن��ه إخ��راج وتجني��ب األف��رخ ذات‬

‫البروفات والتعليق عليها‪ ،‬ثم إرسال الموافقة على‬

‫الطيات غير الجيدة والصحيحة‪ .‬ويمكن توصيل‬

‫الطباعة أو إج��راء التعديالت المطلوبة‪ ،‬والحصول‬

‫هذا النظ��ام بوح��دات خاصة للتكس��ير والبانتش‬

‫على المقايسة الخاصة بالطباعة وما شابه ذلك‪.‬‬

‫ضمن خط إنتاجي واحد‪.‬‬

‫وكان��ت برام��ج النش��ر الديناميك��ي معروضة في‬

‫ نظام حديث للحياكة بالخيط من ش��ركة موللر‬‫مارتين��ي يعتمد على الدفع الهوائي ً‬ ‫بدال من الدفع‬

‫وهي برامج تقوم بتقس��يم وتكسير المحتوى الى‬

‫الميكانيكي‪.‬‬

‫قط��ع منفصلة له��ا تكوينه��ا‪ ،‬وتك��ون غالبًا على‬

‫‪ -‬سلس��لة مقص��ات أكس وأكس تي من ش��ركة‬

‫هيئ��ة ملفات وصي��غ أكس أم أل‪ ،‬ث��م يتم دمجها‬

‫بوالر للتعامل مع األفرخ ذات المقاس��ات الكبيرة‪،‬‬

‫معًا بصورة ديناميكية وحس��ب الحاجة من خالل‬

‫والذي يعمل على رصها وتسويتها وقصها‪.‬‬

‫نماذج تصميمية معينة حسب الوسائط التي سيتم‬

‫‪ -‬نظام إي أف ‪ 406‬من شركة هورايزن ذو األلواح‬

‫إس��تخدامها في إرسال المعلومة‪ ،‬سواء أكانت عبر‬

‫الس��تة‪ ،‬وال��ذي يس��تخدم ف��ي ط��ي المطبوعات‬

‫قنوات ووس��ائط مطبوعة أم عبر ش��بكة اإلنترنت‬

‫الخاصة بشركات األدوية‪.‬‬

‫أو البري��د االلكتروني أو أجهزة الهاتف المحمول‪.‬‬

‫‪ -‬نظام ديجي فولد ‪ 5000‬پي من ش��ركة مورجانا‬

‫ومن اإلتجاهات التي كان��ت جلية للعيان اإلتجاه‬

‫للطي الخ��اص بماكينات الطباعة الرقمية‪ ،‬والذي‬

‫الق��وي نح��و تأمي��ن المطبوعات والحف��اظ على‬

‫يجيز عمل ‪ 5000‬طية ذات حز في الساعة الواحدة‬

‫هويتها وعالماتها المس��جلة من التزوير والتقليد‪،‬‬

‫وعلى أفرخ بمقاس ‪.A4‬‬

‫وفي ه��ذا المجال إنتش��رت البرام��ج التصميمية‬

‫وكان م��ن الملف��ت لألنظار أن معظم الش��ركات‬

‫الخاصة التي تنتج العديد من الزخارف واألرضيات‬

‫المصنع��ة ق��د طبق��ت بالفع��ل التكام��ل الت��ام‬

‫والخلفي��ات المتنوع��ة لمقاومة التصوير والنس��خ‪،‬‬

‫ألنظمتها الخاصة بالتجليد والتش��طيب الطباعي‬

‫ال��ى جان��ب تقني��ات الهولوج��رام والكينيج��رام‬

‫م��ع أنظمة الجاي دي أف وتقنيات الس��ي أي بي‬

‫والكتابات الميكرونية واألحبار والخامات الخاصة‬

‫‪ 4‬الخاصة بها‪ ،‬وذلك بغية تحقيق الترابط التام مع‬

‫المقاومة للتزوي��ر والتقليد‪ .‬أما في مجال التجليد‬

‫جميع المراحل اإلنتاجية السابقة لعمليات التجليد‬

‫والتش��طيب الطباع��ي‪ ،‬فقد تم ع��رض الكثير من‬

‫والتشطيب والتوافق معها آليًا مما يوفر الكثير من‬

‫المنتج��ات التي كان��ت محط أنظار ال��زوار‪ ،‬نذكر‬

‫الوقت والجهد ويسهم في زيادة اإلنتاجية‪.‬‬

‫العديد من أجنحة الش��ركات مثل أدوبي وكوارك‪،‬‬

‫دقة التس��جيل الطباعي في ماكينة زايكون ‪3300‬‬ ‫الى ‪ 1200‬نقطة لكل بوصة بسرعة ‪ 2.19‬متر لكل‬ ‫دقيقة‪ ،‬وهي بذلك تعد أسرع ماكينة طباعة لبطاقات‬ ‫التعبئة والتغليف ذات الخمس وحدات طباعية في‬ ‫العالم‪ .‬وعلى صعيد طباعة الليثو أوفست التقليدي‪،‬‬ ‫ش��هدنا العدي��د م��ن التط��ورات الحديث��ة التي تم‬ ‫ادخاله��ا عل��ى ماكيناتها بغي��ة رف��ع اإلنتاجية عن‬ ‫طريق زيادة األتمتة واآللية في تش��غيلها والتحكم‬ ‫فيها‪ .‬هذا والى جانب دخول شركة هيدلبرج وألول‬ ‫م��رة ف��ي مج��ال الماكينات كبي��رة الحج��م‪ ،‬أو ما‬ ‫يع��رف بماكين��ات “أكس أكس أل”‪ ،‬قررت ش��ركة‬ ‫ريوبي دخول سوق تصنيع الماكينات الطباعية ذات‬ ‫المق��اس ‪ ،B2‬في حين أعلنت ش��ركة مان روالند‬ ‫عن قيامها بتصنيع ماكينات طباعية بمقاس الربع‬ ‫فرخ مرة أخرى‪.‬‬ ‫وم��ن أب��رز الماكين��ات الطباعي��ة الت��ي خضع��ت‬ ‫لتحديثات في تقنياتها‪ ،‬نذكر منها ما يلي‪:‬‬ ‫ ماكين��ة سبيدماس��تر أك��س أل ‪ 142‬و‪ 162‬من‬‫ش��ركة هيدلبرج ذات األحجام الكبيرة واإلنتاجية‬ ‫العالية‪ ،‬وماكينة سبيدماستر أكس أل ‪ 75‬الجديدة‬ ‫الت��ي تتي��ح الطباع��ة بس��رعة ‪ 18,000‬ف��رخ في‬ ‫الس��اعة وبمقاس يك��ون أكبر بقليل م��ن ماكينة‬ ‫السبيدماس��تر ‪ ،74‬م��ع امكاني��ة إضاف��ة وح��دات‬ ‫الورنش��ة والتغطي��ة والبص��م الب��ارد‪ .‬ع��دت هذه‬ ‫الماكين��ة م��ن أفض��ل وأكب��ر الماكين��ات التي تم‬ ‫عرضها في دروبا‪ ،‬حيث شغلت صالتين كاملتين‪.‬‬ ‫ففي الصالة رقم (‪ ،)1‬تم عرض تقنيات البرينكت‬ ‫التكاملية لربط كل المراحل اإلنتاجية معًا‪ ،‬وحلول‬ ‫الطباع��ة الصغيرة والمتوس��طة الحج��م‪ ،‬وتقنيات‬ ‫التحبي��ر الحديثة أنيكولور ومقص��ات البوالر‪ ،‬في‬ ‫حي��ن عرض ف��ي الصالة رق��م (‪ )2‬تقني��ات إنتاج‬ ‫التعبئة والتغليف والطباعة ذات المقاسات الكبيرة‪،‬‬ ‫ال��ى جان��ب تقني��ات التش��طيب المتنوع��ة‪ .‬وبلغ‬ ‫إجمالي الحديد الصلب الموجود في الصالتين الى‬ ‫‪ 300‬طن و‪ 70‬كم من األس�ل�اك والكابالت‪ ،‬وقد‬ ‫استخدم على مدار األسبوعين ‪ 3,000‬لوح طباعي‬ ‫و‪ 300‬طن من الورق و‪ 8‬أطنان من األحبار‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكين��ة روالن��د ‪ 50‬الجدي��دة من ش��ركة مان‬‫روالند ذات مقاس الربع فرخ‪ ،‬والتي تتيح الطباعة‬ ‫عل��ى خامات س��ميكة قد تصل الى س��مك واحد‬ ‫ملل��م‪ ،‬وماكين��ة ‪ 900‬أك��س أك��س أل الجدي��دة‬ ‫بمقاسات ‪ 7‬و‪7‬بي و‪ ،8‬وزودت بإمكانية اإلقالب‬ ‫للصفحات أثناء الطباعة ضمن خط إنتاجي واحد‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكينة رابيدا ‪ 106‬من شركة كي بي أي الجديدة‪،‬‬‫والتي تعد األولى من نوعها من حيث عدم استخدام‬ ‫أدلة جانبية لضبط األفرخ قبل دخولها الى الوحدات‬

‫الطباعي��ة‪ ،‬وتس��تخدم ً‬ ‫بدال منها حساس��ات األس‬ ‫أي أس الت��ي تتس��بب في حركة عام��ود القوابض‬ ‫الى الوضع الصحي��ح دون الحاجة الى أدلة جانبية‪،‬‬ ‫باإلضافة الى التحضير السريع للماكينة مع إمكانية‬ ‫تغيير األلواح جميعها وغسل الماكينة في آن واحد‪،‬‬ ‫هذا الى جان��ب ماكينة رابيدا ‪ 75‬الجديدة وماكينة‬ ‫رابيدا ‪ 105‬المطورة‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكينة ريوبي ‪ 1050‬الجديدة التي أدخلت شركة‬‫ريوب��ي في مجال تصني��ع الماكينات ذات الحجم‬ ‫‪ B1‬ألول مرة‪ .‬تتيح هذه الماكينة الطباعة بسرعة‬ ‫تصل لغاية ‪ 16,000‬فرخ في الساعة‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكينة ليثرون إي أكس ‪ 40‬من شركة كوموري‬‫الت��ي تصل س��رعتها اإلنتاجية ال��ى ‪ 18,000‬فرخ‬ ‫في الس��اعة الواحدة‪ ،‬ويمكنها إستيعاب أفرخ حتى‬ ‫مقاس ‪ 104‬سم‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكينت��ا ش��ركة بريس تي��ك دي أي ‪ 52‬و‪،34‬‬‫اللت��ان اضيف��ت اليهم��ا إمكاني��ة الطباع��ة بأحبار‬ ‫وورنيشات اليوفي‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكين��ة أم ‪ 600‬فوليا من ش��ركة ج��وس‪ ،‬والتي‬‫عدت ماكينة ثورية لكونها تعتمد على تقنية التغذية‬ ‫بالبوبي��ن بي��د أنها ال تس��تخدم وح��دات تجفيف‪،‬‬ ‫ب��ل يتم تحويل الش��ريط الورقي بع��د طباعته الى‬ ‫أفرخ يتم رش��ها بال��ودرة الخاصة بالتجفيف‪ ،‬وذلك‬ ‫باس��تخدام أحبار طباعة الليثو أوفست ذات التغذية‬ ‫باألف��رخ التقليدي��ة‪ .‬توف��ر ه��ذه الطابعة س��رعات‬ ‫طباعية تصل حتى ‪ 30,000‬فرخ في الساعة الواحدة‬ ‫وبأربعة ألوان على الوجهين‪ .‬وعرضت الشركة ايضًا‬ ‫ماكين��ة صان��داي ‪ 5000‬ذات ع��رض ‪ 96‬صفحة‪،‬‬ ‫والت��ي تعد من أكب��ر ماكينات الطباعة الش��ريطية‬ ‫عرضًا في العالم ومن أكبر الوحدات التي استقبلتها‬ ‫معارض دروبا عبر تاريخها‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكين��ة ديامون��د ف��ي ‪ 3000‬م��ن ش��ركة‬‫ميتسوبيش��ي الت��ي تتي��ح تغيي��ر جمي��ع األل��واح‬

‫الطباعية في أقل من ‪ 75‬ثانية األمر الذي يسهم‬ ‫بتوف��ر أكثر من ‪ 70‬س��اعة عمل ف��ي العام الواحد‪،‬‬ ‫إضاف��ة ال��ى قيامه��ا بالطباع��ة عل��ى ورق يص��ل‬ ‫حجمه لغاية ‪ x 105 75‬سم‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكينة أس أتش ‪ 52‬في أتش س��ي من ش��ركة‬‫ش��ينوهارا الت��ي زودت بوح��دات اليوف��ي ذات‬ ‫التأثيرات الهولوجرامية وإمكانية الشرش��رة والحز‬ ‫اآللي داخل الماكينة نفسها‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكينتا في أس أو بي من ش��ركة درينت جوبل‬‫وأي س��ي أس من ش��ركة جاالس وماكينة شركة‬

‫إنتشرت البرامج‬ ‫التصميميةالخاصة‬ ‫بإنتاج العديد من‬ ‫الزخارف واألرضيات‬ ‫والخلفيات‬ ‫المتنوعةلمقاومة‬ ‫التصويروالنسخ‬

‫جيدوا‪ ،‬وتعد جميعها ماكينات مهجنة تتيح الطباعة‬ ‫بأكثر من طريقة طباعية واحدة‪ ،‬كمل تملك القدرة‬ ‫على تنفيذ العديد من العمليات التش��طيبية ضمن‬ ‫خ��ط إنتاجي واحد‪ ،‬مما يوفر الوقت والجهد ويرفع‬ ‫من قيمة المطبوع النهائي‪.‬‬ ‫وتضمن��ت األنظمة المعروضة ف��ي أغلب أجنحة‬ ‫المع��رض تلك التي تس��تخدم في قي��اس األلوان‬ ‫والتحك��م فيه��ا م��ن داخ��ل أو خ��ارج الماكينات‬ ‫على حد س��واء‪ ،‬ومنها أنظمة وتقني��ات إقتصادية‬ ‫س��هلة اإلس��تخدام كنظ��ام الكول��ور مانك��ي من‬ ‫ش��ركة أكس رايت‪ ،‬والذي قامت بش��راءه ش��ركة‬ ‫بانت��ون الخاص��ة باألنظم��ة اللوني��ة‪ .‬يتس��م هذا‬ ‫المنتج بصغر حجمه وتصميمه المدمج وس��هولة‬ ‫إس��تخدامه‪ ،‬ويعد أداة مثالي��ة لجميع العاملين في‬ ‫مجال الطباعة‪ ،‬ال س��يما المصممين‪ ،‬لإلستخدام‬ ‫في إدارة األلوان ومضاهاتها بين شاش��ات العرض‬ ‫المختلفة والطابعات وماكينات الطباعة المتنوعة‪.‬‬ ‫وأزاحت ش��ركة بانتون الستار عن نظامها الجديد‬ ‫بعن��وان “جو”‪ ،‬والذي يق��وم بتعريف األلوان بنظام‬ ‫مختل��ف تمامًا ع��ن نظام بانت��ون التقليدي وذلك‬ ‫عن طريق إستخدام ثالثة أرقام لتعريف كل لون‪.‬‬ ‫يحتوي ه��ذا النظام على ضعف عدد األلوان التي‬ ‫تتيحها األنظمة األخرى‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى أن األلوان‬ ‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

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‫األخبـــار‬ ‫ ماكين��ة أم دي بري��س ‪ 1260‬م��ن ش��ركة‬‫مياكوشي التي تتيح الطباعة بدقة تصل الى ‪1200‬‬ ‫‪ x 1200‬نقط��ة ف��ي البوص��ة الواحدة‪ ،‬وبس��رعات‬ ‫قص��وى تصل ال��ى ‪ 60‬مترًا في الدقيق��ة الواحدة‪،‬‬ ‫وبعرض طباعي يصل الى حوالي ‪ 49‬سم‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكين��ة إنديجو بريس ‪ 5500‬من ش��ركة أتش‬‫بي التي تجيز طباعة ‪ 68‬ورقة ملونة بمقاس ‪A4‬‬ ‫ف��ي الدقيقة مع إمكانية إضافة وحدة تغطية يوفي‬ ‫ضم��ن خط إنتاجي واح��د‪ ،‬وماكينة إنديجو بريس‬ ‫‪ 7000‬الت��ي تتي��ح طباع��ة ‪ 120‬ورقة ف��ي الدقيقة‬ ‫الواح��دة‪ ،‬مع إمكاني��ة رفع عدد األل��وان الطباعية‬ ‫لغاية سبعة ألوان‪ .‬ووفقًا إلتش بي‪ ،‬ستقوم الشركة‬

‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

‫كان العرض على‬ ‫صعيدالطباعة‬ ‫الرقميةباستخدام‬ ‫مساحيقالتونر‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مذهال‪ ،‬حيث‬ ‫قدمت الشركات‬ ‫المصنعةلهذا‬ ‫النوع من‬ ‫الماكيناتالعديد‬ ‫من التقنيات‬ ‫الجديدة والمطورة‬

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‫من ‪ 130‬الى ‪ 200‬متر في الساعة الواحدة‪.‬‬

‫جم‪/‬المتر المربع على طابعات شركة زانتي‪ .‬ومن‬

‫وكان م��ن بي��ن التط��ورات الخاص��ة بال��رؤوس‬

‫بين الماكينات التي تم عرضها ضمن هذا األطار‪،‬‬

‫في العام القادم بطرح ماكينة الطباعة إنديجو دابليو‬ ‫‪ 7200‬في األسواق‪ ،‬والتي تتيح الطباعة بسرعات‬ ‫تصل لغاية ‪ 240‬ورقة ‪ A4‬في الدقيقة‪.‬‬

‫الطباعي��ة م��ا قام��ت بعرض��ه ش��ركة كيوس��يرا‬

‫نذكر منها ما يلي‪:‬‬

‫الياباني��ة‪ .‬فق��د أنتجت هذه الش��ركة أس��رع رأس‬

‫‪ -‬ماكين��ة زيروك��س ‪ 700‬الملون��ة م��ن ش��ركة‬

‫طباع��ي يقوم بدفع الحبر بحس��ب الطلب‪ ،‬يمكنه‬

‫زيروك��س ووكونس��بت كول��ور ‪ ،220‬اللت��ان‬

‫طباعة قراب��ة ‪ 1,000‬فرخ بمقاس ‪ A4‬في الدقيقة‬

‫تستخدمان ماكينتين من طراز آي جن ‪ 3‬ضمن‬

‫الواح��دة وبدق��ة تس��جيل تبل��غ ‪ 600‬نقط��ة لكل‬

‫خط إنتاجي واحد‪ ،‬وتصل سرعة الطباعة على هذه‬

‫بوص��ة‪ ،‬وبفوهات يبلغ عددها ‪ 2656‬وفي عرض‬

‫الماكين��ات الى ‪ 220‬صفحة ف��ي الدقيقة الواحدة‪.‬‬

‫طباع��ي يصل لغاية ‪ 8.10‬س��م وبأحج��ام تترواح‬

‫إضاف��ة لذلك‪ ،‬ت��م عرض ماكين��ة الطباعة الملونة‬

‫م��ن ‪ 21‬ال��ى ‪ 4‬بيكولت��ر للنقيط��ات الحبرية‪ .‬أما‬

‫‪ 490/980‬ذات التغذي��ة بالش��رائط الورقية‪ ،‬والتي‬

‫ش��ركة زار البريطاني��ة‪ ،‬فقد قام��ت بعرض رؤوس‬

‫تطب��ع بس��رعة ‪ 69‬متر ل��كل دقيق��ة‪ ،‬أي حوالي‬

‫طباعية حديثة من ط��راز ‪ ،1001‬تكون قادرة على‬

‫‪ 450‬ورق��ة بمقاس ‪ A4‬في الدقيق��ة‪ ،‬وتعد بذلك‬

‫مس��احيق التونر الجاف‪ ،‬فالطراز ‪ 9710‬منها تتيح‬

‫إنت��اج النقيط��ات الحبرية بمقاس��ات تت��راوح بين‬

‫أسرع ماكينة طباعة ذات التغذية بالشرائط الورقية‬

‫‪ 6‬ال��ى ‪ 42‬بيكولتر‪ ،‬وتطبع بس��رعات تصل لغاية‬

‫تس��تخدم مس��احيق التون��ر ف��ي العال��م‪ .‬وأعلنت‬

‫الطباعة بس��رعات تصل الى ‪ 1425‬ورقة بمقاس‬ ‫‪ A4‬في الدقيقة الواحدة‪ .‬وعرضت الش��ركة َ‬ ‫أيضًا‬

‫‪ 410‬متر مربع في الساعة الواحدة‪ ،‬وبعدد ‪50,000‬‬

‫الش��ركة أيضًا عن طرح ماكين��ة األي جن ‪ 4‬ذات‬

‫نقيط��ة حبرية في الثانية الواح��دة‪ .‬وكان من بين‬

‫الخصائ��ص األكث��ر إنتاجي��ة واألعلى ج��ودة‪ ،‬الى‬

‫الماكينات الحديثة التي إس��تخدمت هذه الرؤوس‬

‫جانب دخوله��ا الى مجال طباع��ة النفث الحبري‬

‫تل��ك الت��ي تنتجها ش��ركة إي أف أف أي وفوجي‬

‫بإستخدام أحبار جيل خاصة‪.‬‬

‫كماكين��ة إمبلي��ز الرقمي��ة للتغطي��ة الموضعي��ة‬

‫‪ -‬الماكينة سي ‪ 7000‬في بي من شركة كانون التي‬

‫باألحبار ذات اللمعان العالي‪ ،‬وبذلك يمكن وللمرة‬

‫تصل س��رعتها الطباعية الى ‪ 70‬ورقة في الدقيقة‪،‬‬

‫األول��ى تنفي��ذ التغطي��ة الموضعي��ة المش��خصة‬

‫وماكينة الطباعة الملونة س��ي ‪ 6000‬الجديدة التي‬

‫المختلف��ة من طبعة ال��ى طبعة‪ ،‬وعلى مقاس��ات‬

‫تطبع بس��رعة ‪ 60‬ورقة في الدقيقة وبدقة تسجيل‬

‫تص��ل لغاي��ة ‪ x 75 5.60‬س��م‪ .‬أما عل��ى صعيد‬

‫تصل لغاي��ة ‪ 1200‬نقطة لكل بوصة‪ .‬إضافة لذلك‪،‬‬

‫الطباعة الرقمية باس��تخدام مس��احيق التونر‪ ،‬كان‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مذهال‪ ،‬حيث قدمت الش��ركات المصنعة‬ ‫الع��رض‬

‫عرضت الش��ركة تش��كيلة من ماكين��ات اإليميج‬ ‫برس التي تصل سرعاتها اإلنتاجية الى ‪ 135‬ورقة‬

‫له��ذا النوع م��ن الماكين��ات العديد م��ن التقنيات‬

‫بمقاس ‪ A4‬في الدقيقة الواحدة‪.‬‬

‫الجدي��دة والمط��ورة‪ .‬إس��تطاعت هذه الش��ركات‬

‫‪ -‬سلس��لة ماكينات أس نيكس��برس من ش��ركة‬

‫تخط��ي عددًا م��ن العقب��ات وأوجه القص��ور التي‬

‫ك��وداك ذات الط��رز ‪ 3000‬و‪ 2500‬و‪ ،2000‬والتي‬

‫تراف��ق صناعة هذه التقني��ة‪ ،‬ومنها حجم الطباعة‬

‫زودت بوحدة تغطي��ة عالية اللمعان‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى‬

‫الت��ي وصلت الى مقاس ال��ـ ‪ A‬صفر على طابعات‬

‫ماكينة ديجي ماس��تر إي أكس ‪ 300‬التي تعد من‬

‫ش��ركة كي ب��ي أي‪ ،‬ومقاس الـ‪ B2‬عل��ى طابعات‬

‫أسرع ماكينات الطباعة الرقمية أحادية اللون حيث‬

‫كيو بريس من ش��ركة جاداس��ون‪ ،‬وس��مك الورق‬

‫يمكنها الطباعة بسرعات تصل لغاية ‪ 300‬صفحة‬

‫المس��تخدم وال��ذي وص��ل وألول م��رة الى ‪502‬‬

‫بمقاس ‪ A4‬في الدقيقة الواحدة‪.‬‬

‫ ماكين��ة ف��اري بري��س ‪ 400/500‬م��ن ش��ركة‬‫نيلبيت��ر الت��ي تجي��ز الطباعة بس��رعة تصل حتى‬ ‫‪ 150‬متر في الدقيق��ة الواحدة (حوالي ‪ 1010‬ورقة‬ ‫بمق��اس ‪ )A4‬وبدقة تس��جيل تبل��غ ‪x 600 600‬‬ ‫نقطة لكل بوصة‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكينة فاريو س��تريم ‪ 10000‬من ش��ركة أوسيه‪،‬‬‫وه��ي تعد أس��رع ماكينة للطباع��ة أحادية اللون أو‬ ‫بلونين إضافيين على مستوى العالم التي تستخدم‬

‫ماكينة الطباعة كولور ويف ‪ ،600‬والتي تس��تخدم‬ ‫قطع مس��حوق التونر الصلب‪ .‬وانفردت الش��ركة‬ ‫بع��رض ماكينات طباع��ة ذات التغذية بالش��رائط‬ ‫الورقي��ة والتي تس��تخدم طريقتي طباع��ة النفث‬ ‫الحب��ري والتونر الجاف‪ ،‬كما قام��ت أيضًا بعرض‬ ‫ماكينة الطباعة كولور س��تريم ‪ 10000‬ذات التغذية‬ ‫بالبوبي��ن الورق��ي‪ ،‬والت��ي تتي��ح الطباع��ة بدق��ة‬ ‫تس��جيل قدرها ‪ 600‬نقطة لكل بوصة وبسرعات‬ ‫تصل لغاية ‪ 52,59‬متر في الدقيقة؛ أي ما يتراوح‬ ‫بين ‪ 852 - 800‬ورقة بمقاس ‪ A4‬مطبوعة بلون‬ ‫واح��د عل��ى الوجهي��ن‪ ،‬وم��ن ‪ 172 - 168‬ورقة‬ ‫مطبوعة بأربعة ألوان على الوجهين‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكينة أل دي ‪ 6500‬من ش��ركة كونيكا مينولتا‬‫ذات سرعة ‪ 65‬ورقة بمقاس ‪ A4‬في الدقيقة وبدقة‬ ‫تسجيل قدرها ‪ x 600 600‬نقطة لكل بوصة‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكين��ة زايكون ‪ 8000‬من ش��ركة زايكون التي‬‫تتيح الطباعة بسرعة ‪ 230‬ورقة ملونة مقاس ‪A4‬‬ ‫في الدقيقة الواحدة‪ ،‬وعلى شرائط ورقية ذات عرض‬ ‫‪ 32‬أو ‪ 2.51‬سم‪ ،‬وبعدد ‪ 4‬أو ‪ 5‬ألوان على الوجهين‬ ‫خ�ل�ال مرور واح��د للورق داخ��ل الماكينة‪ .‬وتصل‬

‫إختلف خبراء صناعة الطباعة على ماهية التسمية‬

‫الى التقنيات الرقمية في الس��نوات العشر القادمة‪،‬‬

‫‪ -‬ماكينة الطباعة الس��تريم كونس��بت من شركة‬

‫الواج��ب اطالقه��ا عل��ى مع��رض دروب��ا ‪،2008‬‬

‫أك��د الس��يد فيل��ر من ش��ركة س��كرين عل��ى أن‬

‫كوداك التي تطبع بس��رعات تص��ل حتى ‪2,500‬‬

‫فأرت��أى البع��ض أن يطل��ق علي��ه اس��م “معرض‬

‫التقني��ات الحديث��ة من هذا القبيل س��تمثل بداية‬

‫صفحة بمق��اس الـ ‪ A4‬مطبوعة بأربعة ألوان على‬

‫البرام��ج التطبيقي��ة”‪ ،‬بينم��ا ذهب اآلخ��رون الى‬

‫النهاي��ة للماكين��ات والتقني��ات التقليدي��ة‪ .‬وم��ع‬

‫الوجهي��ن في الدقيق��ة الواحدة‪ ،‬وذلك بإس��تخدام‬

‫اطالق إس��م “دروبا لتكنولوجي��ا المعلومات”‪ ،‬بيد‬

‫التطور غير المعقول في تقنيات الرؤوس الخاصة‬

‫أحب��ار حديث��ة ذات قاع��دة من البيجمن��ت وبدقة‬

‫أن الغالبي��ة العظم��ى منه��م ‪ -‬وأنا م��ن ضمنهم‬

‫بهذه الطابعات‪ ،‬والتي أصبح من الممكن تكرارها‬

‫تس��جيل طباع��ي تص��ل لغاي��ة ‪ 600‬نقط��ة ف��ي‬

‫‪ -‬إط�ل�اق تس��مية “اإلنك ج��ت دروب��ا” (أو دروبا‬

‫جنبًا الى جنب حس��ب العرض المطلوب طباعته‪،‬‬

‫البوص��ة الواحدة‪ ،‬والت��ي من المتوق��ع زيادتها في‬

‫النف��ث الحب��ري) على هذا المع��رض‪ ،‬وذلك ألن‬

‫ت��م التغل��ب على أكب��ر مش��اكل النف��ث الحبري‬

‫المستقبل القريب‪.‬‬

‫أغل��ب ص��االت الع��رض وأجنح��ة الش��ركات لم‬

‫وه��ي الس��رعة الطباعي��ة‪ ،‬وأصب��ح م��ن الممكن‬

‫‪ -‬ماكينة تروبريس جت ‪ 520‬من شركة سكرين‬

‫تخلو من هذه التقني��ة الطباعية‪ ،‬حتى وأن معظم‬

‫الطباع��ة عل��ى أية خام��ة في مرور واحد مس��تمر‬

‫الت��ي تق��وم بالطباع��ة على ش��ريط ورق��ي يصل‬

‫الش��ركات الرائدة في مجال التجهيزات الطباعية‬

‫له��ا داخل الطابع��ة‪ ،‬هذا الى جانب تط��ور األحبار‬

‫عرضه حتى ‪ 52‬س��م وبس��رعات تص��ل الى ‪64‬‬

‫ومراحل ما قبل الطباعة كأجفا وسكرين وكوداك‬

‫المائي��ة والمذيبية وتلك التي تجف باألش��عة فوق‬

‫مترًا في الدقيقة الواحدة‪.‬‬

‫وفوجي‪ ،‬ق��د أنتجت وعرضت العديد من األنظمة‬

‫البنفس��جية‪ .‬ويمك��ن إخ��راج الحب��ر ودفع��ه من‬

‫‪ -‬ماكين��ة ج��ت بري��س ‪ 720‬م��ن ش��ركة فوجي‬

‫الطباعية ضمن هذه الفئة‪ .‬وحتى شركة هيدلبرج‬

‫خ�ل�ال الفتحات والفوهات الخاصة بهذه الرؤوس‬

‫ذات التغذي��ة باألفرخ الورقية‪ ،‬مثلها في ذلك مثل‬

‫الرائدة في صناعة ماكينات الليثو أوفس��ت‪ ،‬قررت‬

‫باس��تخدام إحدى التقنيات الحرارية أو البيزو ذات‬

‫ماكينات الليثو أوفست‪ ،‬والتي تقوم بالطباعة على‬

‫الدخول في مجال إنت��اج ماكينات النفث الحبري‬

‫الدفع حس��ب الطلب أو التقنيات المستمرة‪ .‬ومن‬

‫أفرخ بمقاس��ات تصل حتى ‪ x 72 52‬س��م وبدقة‬

‫في المستقبل القريب‪ .‬تعد طباعة النفث الحبري‬

‫بي��ن الطابعات الجديدة التي لفتت إنتباه الحضور‪،‬‬

‫تس��جيل طباعي تص��ل لغاي��ة ‪ 1,220‬نقطة لكل‬

‫م��ن الط��رق الطباعي��ة التي ال تحتاج الى س��طح‬

‫نذكر منها ما يلي‪:‬‬

‫بوصة وبس��رعات تبلغ ‪ 180‬فرخ بمقاس ‪ A4‬في‬

‫طباع��ي وال الى ضغط (كبس��ة) طباعي‪ ،‬وبالتالي‬

‫‪ -‬ماكين��ة الطباعة الجدي��دة ذات التغذية بالبوبين‬

‫الدقيقة الواحدة (حوالي ‪ 11,000‬فرخ في الساعة)‪.‬‬

‫تق��وم بإخراج ونف��ث ورش الحبر عل��ى الخامات‬

‫من إتش بي‪ ،‬والتي س��تتوفر باألس��واق في نهاية‬

‫‪ -‬ماكينات سلس��لة جت ستريم من شركة أوسيه‬

‫الطباعية دون التقيد بتجهي��زات خاصة‪ .‬والدليل‬

‫الع��ام الق��ادم‪ .‬تتمي��ز ه��ذه الطابع��ة بقدرتها على‬

‫بس��رعات إنتاجية تبدأ بين ‪ 750‬فرخ بمقاس ‪A4‬‬

‫على ذلك هو مش��اهدتنا الطباعة على باب حجرة‬

‫الطباع��ة بس��رعات عالي��ة تصل حت��ى ‪200,000‬‬

‫في الدقيقة و ‪ 3,000‬فرخ في الدقيقة‪.‬‬

‫داخل إح��دى طابعات النفث الحبري المس��طحة‬

‫صفحة بمق��اس الـ ‪ A4‬مطبوعة بأربعة ألوان على‬

‫‪ -‬ماكين��ة أم جي بي ‪ 600‬من ش��ركة مياكوش��ي‬

‫التابع��ة لش��ركة أجف��ا‪ ،‬يقابلها مش��اهدتنا الطباعة‬

‫الوجهين‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى دقة تسجيل طباعي تصل‬

‫الياباني��ة التي تس��تخدم أحبار مائي��ة القاعدة ذات‬

‫عل��ى حبة أرز على إحدى طابعات ش��ركة فوجي‪.‬‬

‫حت��ى ‪ 600‬نقط��ة في البوص��ة الواح��دة‪ ،‬وبعرض‬

‫الصبغ��ات أو الخض��اب الملون��ة أو أحب��ار اليوفي‪،‬‬

‫وانسجامًا مع تصريح شركة اتش بي بأن صناعات‬

‫يصل الى ‪ 2.76‬س��م‪ ،‬ومن المتوقع زيادة العرض‬

‫وتص��ل س��رعتها الطباعي��ة ال��ى ‪ 150‬مت��رًا ف��ي‬

‫الطباعة العالمية س��تتحول من التقنيات التماثلية‬

‫حتى ‪ 4.91‬سم‪.‬‬

‫الدقيقة الواح��دة وبعرض طباعي يصل الى ‪1.54‬‬

‫تعد طباعة النفث‬ ‫الحبري من‬ ‫الطرقالطباعية‬ ‫التي ال تحتاج‬ ‫الى سطح طباعي‬ ‫وال الى ضغط‬ ‫(كبسة) طباعي‬

‫س��م‪ ،‬وبدقة تس��جيل تصل لغاية ‪ 600‬نقطة لكل‬ ‫بوصة‪.‬‬ ‫ ماكين��ة إنفوبرينت ‪ 5000‬الملون��ة ذات التغذية‬‫بالش��ريط الورقي بعرض ‪ 52‬س��م من ش��ركة أي‬ ‫ب��ي أم‪ ،‬والتي تطبع بس��رعة ‪ 64‬مت��ر في الدقيقة‬ ‫الواحدة وباس��تخدام وحدتي��ن طباعيتين يمكنها‬ ‫القي��ام بطباع��ة ‪ 862‬صفح��ة بمق��اس ‪ A4‬ف��ي‬

‫تعد الماكينة األولى في العالم في الطباعة بطريقة‬ ‫النفث الحبري باستخدام األحبار المعدنية‪.‬‬ ‫ أثن��ا عش��رة ماكين��ة مختلف��ة م��ن ش��ركة‬‫جاندينوفيشن‪ ،‬والتي تستخدم األحبار مائية القاعدة‬ ‫ومذيبية القاعدة واليوفي وبسرعات إنتاجية تتراوح‬

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‫الدقيقة الواحدة‪.‬‬ ‫‪ -‬ماكين��ة جت فلويد من ش��ركة إي��كارت‪ ،‬والتي‬

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‫الملف‬

‫نظرة على دروبا‬

‫دروبا‬ ‫‪...2008‬‬

‫رحلة بين ثنايا مستقبل صناعات‬ ‫الطباعة والنشر والتغليف‬ ‫بقلم‪ :‬د‪ .‬جورج نوبار سيمونيان‬

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‫إنته��ت فعالي��ات مع��رض دروب��ا ‪ ،2008‬الذي يعد أضخ��م معرض متخصص بصناع��ات الطباعة‬ ‫والنش��ر والتغليف وأكثرها أهمية على مس��توى العالم أجمع‪ .‬وبعد مرور أس��بوعين من التنقل بين‬ ‫صاالت وقاعات المعرض التس��عة عش��رة‪ ،‬إتضح جليًا أن المعرض عد بمثابة رحلة ش��يقة وممتعة‬ ‫بين ثنايا مستقبل هذه الصناعات التي أصبحت تتطور وتتقدم بوتيرة سريعة تفوق الخيال‪ .‬إشترك‬ ‫في نسخة معرض دروبا لهذا العام قرابة ‪ 1,971‬عارضًا قدموا من ‪ 52‬دولة‪ ،‬وشغلوا مساحة تقدر بـ‬ ‫‪ 170‬ألف مترًا مربعًا‪ .‬كما زار المعرض ما يقرب من ‪ 391‬ألف شخص من ‪ 138‬دولة‪ ،‬ونال تغطية‬ ‫اعالمية قام بها ثالثة آالف صحفي من ‪ 84‬دولة‪ .‬وجاء ما نسبته ‪ 59‬في المائة من الزوار من دول‬ ‫أخرى‪ ،‬أقرّ ‪ 97‬في المائة منهم بأن المعرض كان ناجحًا للغاية‪ ،‬وبلغ متوسط فترة تواجدهم داخل‬ ‫المعرض حوالي ‪ 3.2‬يومًا‪ .‬أما على المستوى التجاري‪ ،‬وفقًا لما أعلنه العارضون‪ ،‬تقدّر قيمة إجمالي‬ ‫الصفقات التي أبرمت في المعرض بحوالي ‪ 14‬بليون يورو‪ .‬س��نحاول في التقرير التالي إلقاء نظرة‬ ‫س��ريعة عل��ى أهم وأحدث المنتجات التي تم عرضها ف��ي دروبا ‪ .2008‬لقد واجهتنا بالفعل صعوبة‬ ‫كبي��رة خالل تحضيرنا له��ذا التقرير‪ ،‬فما تضمنه المعرض في هذا الع��ام من منتجات واختراعات‬ ‫شيقة تحتاج الى صفحات كثيرة من المجلة كي توفي حقها‪.‬‬

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‫األخ��رى‪ ،‬وتتضمن هات��ان الحلقتان ما يس��مى بـ‬

‫بش��رائها بدع��م مالي من ش��ركائها‪ ،‬وتش��مل هذه‬

‫أفضل س��بل إع��ادة التأهيل‪ .‬لذا ف��إن الهدف من‬

‫“الش��هادة المهنية المتوسطة (‪ ،”)BP‬وهي برنامج‬

‫المع��دات ماكينة طباع��ة ذات أربعة أل��وان وماكينة‬

‫البرنامج هو السماح للمتدربين والخريجين بتلبية‬

‫أمده س��نتان‪ ،‬تليها ش��هادة البكالوريا الفنية (‪،)BT‬‬

‫برنت ماس��تر ذات لونين وماكين��ة طباعة ذات لون‬

‫احتياج��ات الس��وق المحلية‪ ،‬وذل��ك اعتمادًا على‬

‫وه��ي برنامج أم��ده ثالث س��نوات‪ .‬ويل��ي هذين‬

‫واح��د وجهاز إيميج س��يتر وماكين��ة للطي والقطع‪.‬‬

‫الخبرة والمعرفة األوروبية”‪.‬‬

‫البرنامجي��ن التعليم الجامعي ف��ي مجال الطباعة‪،‬‬

‫إضافة لذلك فإن المدرسة مجهزة بمختبر حاسوب‬

‫وتواصل ش��ويري حديثها قائلة إن المدرس��ة على‬

‫وهو المش��روع القادم لمؤسس��ة الكف��اءات‪ ،‬أما في‬

‫عال��ي التقنية مخصص للتصميم الجرافيكي‪ ،‬وهو‬

‫اتصال وثيق بصناعة الطباعة المحلية‪ ،‬مما يسمح‬

‫برنامج التدريب المهني فتمنح المدرسة برنامجين‬

‫مزود بخمس وثالثين آلة ماكنتوش مرتبطة ارتباطًا‬

‫لمتدربيه��ا وطلبتها بدخول دورات صيفية في أي‬

‫مستقلين مدة كل منهما عام واحد‪.‬‬

‫مباش��رًا بقس��م الطباعة في المدرس��ة األم��ر الذي‬

‫من دور الطباعة المحلية أثناء تلقيهم للتدريب في‬

‫وتتحدث ميريام ش��ويري‪ ،‬مدي��رة االتصاالت في‬

‫يسمح للمتدربين والطلبة بالقيام بالتصميم والطباعة‬

‫المدرسة‪ .‬وتختم شويري حديثها بالقول‪“ :‬يسمح‬

‫مؤسس��ة الكفاءات‪ ،‬عن المدرس��ة قائلة‪“ :‬بالنسبة‬

‫في ذات الوقت مكملين بذلك سلسلة اإلنتاج‪.‬‬

‫ه��ذا البرنام��ج لطلبتن��ا ومتدربينا بني��ل مزيد من‬

‫لمدرس��ة الطباعة ف��إن هناك ش��ريكان أوروبيان‬

‫أم��ا معدات الطباعة التي تحم��ل عالمة هيدلبرج‬

‫الخبرات العملية‪ ،‬وفي الوقت ذاته يفس��ح المجال‬

‫يس��اهمان في تحقيق أهداف المدرسة‪ ،‬أال وهما‬

‫فتش��تمل عل��ى الماكين��ة براي��م س��يتر ‪ 74‬م��ع‬

‫ل��دور الطباعة المحلية بتعيي��ن الفنيين المؤهلين‬

‫جمعي��ة ‪La Société de l’Enseignement‬‬

‫معال��ج إلكتروني‪ ،‬ووحدة باتش��ر لتعريض األلواح‬

‫فور تخرجهم من المدرسة”‪.‬‬

‫وإنجري��ن م��ن هولن��دا‪ .‬جمي��ع برامج المدرس��ة‬

‫‪ ،2-74‬و إم أو ف��ي‪ ،‬وماكين��ة جي تي أو ‪ ،1-52‬و‬

‫معتم��دة بالكامل من مديرية التعليم الفني‪ ،‬وذلك‬

‫‪ ،T-Platen‬وشاش��ة بوالر ‪ 92‬إي إم‪ ،‬وإشتال تي‬

‫أقام��ت مؤسس��ة الكف��اءات مؤخ��رًا ورش��ة عمل‬

‫شريطة نجاح المتدربين والطلبة في امتحاناتهم‪.‬‬

‫إكس ‪ .52‬وتقول ش��ويري ف��ي هذا الصدد‪“ :‬جاء‬

‫أض��ف لذل��ك يحصل جمي��ع المتدربي��ن والطلبة‬

‫ش��راء جميع هذه الماكينات بعد قرار مجلس إدارة‬

‫خاص��ة بالطباعة صممت لمحترفي هذه الصناعة‬ ‫ومتخصص��ة ببرام��ج وصيانة الطابع��ات‪ ،‬وأُقيمت‬

‫على المؤهالت المهنية الدولية الخاصة بإنجرين‬

‫المؤسس��ة بتجهيز المدرس��ة بأفض��ل الماكينات‬

‫الورش��ة بدعم م��ن المفوضية األوروبي��ة والمركز‬

‫في مختلف مجاالت االهتمام في قطاع الطباعة‪،‬‬

‫والمعدات المتوفرة في صناعة الطباعة‪ ،‬وقد أوفت‬

‫األوروب��ي اللبنان��ي للتحديث الصناعي‪ ،‬وترأس��ها‬

‫وذلك اعتمادًا على نجاحهم بانتهاء التدريب‪ .‬وقد‬

‫منتجات هيدلبرج بهذا الغرض”‪.‬‬

‫اختصاص��ي هولندي يدعى رود شارس��بيرغ‪ .‬وقد‬

‫أضحت مدرس��ة الكفاءات بحق مدرس��ة إنجرين‬

‫والش��كل الفريد من نوعه للطباعة في المدرس��ة‬

‫جمعت الورشة ‪ 22‬مديرًا ومختصًا من خمس دور‬

‫الرسمية للطباعة في لبنان”‪.‬‬

‫واس��تنادًا إل��ى مفه��وم المدرسة‪-‬المش��روع الذي‬

‫طباع��ة محلية وهي‪ :‬المطبعة العربية‪ ،‬دار الفنون‪،‬‬

‫وبحس��ب ش��ويري‪ ،‬فإن طلب��ة التدري��ب المهني‬

‫تبنت��ه الكفاءات‪ ،‬يمك��ن للطلب��ة والمتدربين من‬

‫إكس��برس إنترناش��يونال‪ ،‬مطبعة عيتاني ومطبعة‬

‫يركزون أساسًا في دراستهم على أساليب الطباعة‬

‫التخص��ص أثن��اء إنت��اج منتج��ات واقعي��ة مث��ل‬

‫زيدان‪ ،‬وهي ورشة العمل األولى من نوعها والتي‬

‫ومنهجي��ة العم��ل المتعلقة بالتعام��ل مع مختلف‬

‫الكتيبات والكراس��ات التي تكلفهم المؤسسة بها‪،‬‬

‫وفرت للمختصين بهذه المهنة النظرية والتطبيق‬

‫مراحل اإلنت��اج الطباعي‪ ،‬وبانتهاء التدريب يصبح‬

‫وبحسب شويري فإن هذا يسمح بتحقيق هدفين‬

‫في جو تعليمي وبوجود استشاريين مختصين‪.‬‬

‫الطلب��ة قادرين عل��ى العمل في صناع��ة الطباعة‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫مش��غلي مطاب��ع‪ .‬وف��ي ذات الوق��ت‪ ،‬يمر‬ ‫بصف��ة‬

‫رئيس��يين‪ :‬األول هو لتدريب الطلبة وسط ظروف‬

‫والمؤسسة على استعداد لتطوير خبرتها التدريبية‬

‫الحياة الواقعية على إنتاج منتجات واقعية وبالتالي‬

‫في مشاريع مش��ابهة في البلدان العربية األخرى‪،‬‬

‫طلبة التعليم الفني بنفس التدريب ولكنه يكتمل‬

‫تأهيله��م بش��كل مباش��ر عل��ى تلبي��ة احتياجات‬

‫إذ توف��ر الكف��اءات في الوق��ت الحاض��ر خدماتها‬

‫بالعدي��د م��ن ال��دورات النظرية التي تس��مح لهم‬

‫الس��وق المحلي��ة‪ ،‬أما اله��دف الثاني –وبحس��ب‬

‫االستشارية في مجاالت اختصاصها (أي التدريب‬

‫باكتساب المزيد من المعرفة في مجاالت تشغيل‬

‫ش��ويري‪ -‬فيتمثل في خفض النفقات وذلك من‬

‫وإعادة التأهيل) لمختلف مؤسسات التعليم وإعادة‬

‫وإدارة المؤسسة الطباعية‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وتعلق ش��ويري على ه��ذا األمر قائل��ة إنه ّ‬ ‫يمكن‬

‫خالل تحمل المدرسة لجزء من المصاريف‪.‬‬

‫التأهي��ل عل��ى مس��توى الوط��ن العرب��ي‪ .‬وف��ي‬

‫وفي العام الدراسي الحالي ‪ ،2007-2008‬انخرط‬

‫مجال التدريب‪ ،‬عملت المؤسس��ة استش��اريًا لعدد‬

‫الطلب��ة م��ن تحقيق تق��دم لتب��وؤ مناص��ب أكثر‬

‫‪ 22‬طالبًا في البرامج الدراسية والتدريبية المذكورة‬

‫م��ن المش��اريع التعليمي��ة في مج��االت التموين‬

‫أهمي��ة ف��ي مج��ال الطباع��ة‪ ،‬وتضي��ف‪“ :‬يتمتع‬

‫س��لفًا‪ .‬ومن بين ه��ؤالء االثنين والعش��رين‪ ،‬يتم‬

‫والفعالي��ات المس��موعة والمرئي��ة والتصمي��م‬

‫كال البرنامجي��ن بدرج��ة عالي��ة م��ن التقني��ة‪ ،‬إال‬

‫سبعة منهم سنتهم التدريبية الثانية وسيتخرجون‬

‫الجرافيكي في كل من السعودية وسوريا واألردن‬

‫أنهم��ا وم��ع ذل��ك يحتوي��ان عل��ى دروس نظرية‬

‫ليحمل��وا الش��هادة المهنية المتوس��طة في يونيو‪/‬‬

‫وه��ي على أتم االس��تعداد للقيام باألم��ر ذاته في‬

‫أيض��ًا‪ .‬وتتباي��ن هذه الدروس بحس��ب مس��توى‬

‫حزي��ران من الع��ام الحالي‪ .‬وتعلق ش��ويري على‬

‫مجال الطباعة‪.‬‬

‫التدري��ب وه��ي ضرورية لرفع المس��توى الثقافي‬

‫هذا األمر بالقول‪“ :‬تتسع المدرسة لمائة وعشرين‬

‫للمزي��د م��ن المعلوم��ات‪ ،‬يرج��ى زي��ارة الموق��ع‬

‫للطلب��ة والمتدربي��ن عل��ى ح��د س��واء‪ ،‬كم��ا أنها‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫تغط��ي ق��درًا واس��عًا م��ن التخصصات م��ن قبيل‬

‫طالبًا‪ ،‬وهو رقم س��نبلغه خالل الس��نوات الخمس‬

‫التالي‪:‬‬

‫المقبلة وذلك بتقدم البرامج إلى مس��تويات أعلى‪.‬‬

‫‪www.al-kafaat.org‬‬

‫اللغ��ات والرياضي��ات والكيمياء والفيزياء والرس��م‬

‫إضاف��ة إلى أن��ه اعتمادًا على قس��م تعليم البالغين‬

‫والتصميم الجرافيكي وما ش��اكلها‪ .‬إضافة لذلك‪،‬‬

‫المس��تمر ف��ي المجم��ع ودعم��ًا للصناع��ة‪ ،‬وف��ر‬

‫يوف��ر المجم��ع خدم��ات التوظي��ف عب��ر مكت��ب‬

‫المجم��ع الفرص��ة للعاملين الحاليي��ن في صناعة‬

‫التوظيف التابع ل��ه والمخصص إللحاق خريجينا‬

‫الطباع��ة لني��ل مزي��د م��ن الخبرات في أس��اليب‬

‫بس��وق العم��ل ومتابع��ة تقدمه��م فيه‪ ،‬كم��ا يقيم‬

‫الطباع��ة مما يؤهلهم لنيل االعتراف من إنجرين‬

‫المجم��ع دورات تدريبي��ة وتعليمية ف��ي أكثر من‬

‫والكف��اءات في عدد من المج��االت المطلوبة في‬

‫أربعي��ن تخصص��ًا مختلف��ًا يحضره��ا س��نويًا في‬

‫قطاع الطباعة”‪.‬‬

‫الوقت الحاضر ‪ 1,800‬متدرب وطالب”‪.‬‬

‫وتضيف‪“ :‬تمنح البرامج التدريبية والدراسية مقابل‬ ‫رس��وم تعليم رمزية‪ ،‬فهذه البرامج التدريبية تمنح‬

‫المعدات والتقنيات العصرية‬

‫بموجب ش��راكة م��ع وزارة الش��ؤون االجتماعية‪،‬‬

‫يت��درب الطلب��ة والمتدربون في مدرس��ة الكفاءات‬

‫فمؤسس��ة الكفاءات ه��ي منظمة لبناني��ة تنموية‬

‫للطباعة على أحدث المعدات التي قامت المؤسسة‬

‫غي��ر حكومية تعمل إيمانًا منه��ا بإن التوظيف هو‬

‫في مؤسسة الكفاءات‬

‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

‫‪ Professionnel du Rhône‬م��ن فرنس��ا‬

‫للضوء‪ ،‬ومعالج ألواح جي آند جيه‪ ،‬وبرنت ماس��تر‬ ‫الخطط المستقبلية‬

‫ميريام شويري‪ ،‬مديرة االتصاالت‬

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‫حلقة وصل‬

‫التعليم الطباعي‬

‫لبنان‬

‫تدريب طبّاعي المستقبل‬ ‫في الوطن العربي‬

‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

‫قامت مدرسة الكفاءات للطباعة وعلى مدى السنتين الماضيتين بتدريب الطلبة على عدد من أحدث‬ ‫التقنيات الطباعية‪ ،‬وذلك باستخدام معدات هيدلبرج للطباعة‪ .‬وفي حديث حصري مع ‪،ME Printer‬‬ ‫كشفت ميريام شويري‪ ،‬وهي مديرة االتصاالت في مؤسسة الكفاءات‪ ،‬عن الخطط المستقبلية للمؤسسة‬ ‫لمد صناعة الطباعة في المستقبل بالطباعين وذلك من خالل تدريب الطلبة على أحدث التقنيات الطباعية‬

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‫طالم��ا ش��غلت صناع��ة الطباع��ة في لبن��ان موقعًا‬

‫ّ‬ ‫تغط��ي مواضي��ع مختلف��ة م��ن قبي��ل السياس��ة‬

‫الشرق األوسط‪ ،‬فقد تحققت بفضل مساهمة عدد‬

‫رياديًا على مس��توى الوطن العربي بصفتها مركزًا‬

‫واالقتصاد والثقافة وقضايا المرأة والترفيه وما إلى‬

‫من شركاء التنمية األوروبيين واألمريكيين‪.‬‬

‫للطباع��ة ف��ي المنطق��ة لما يزي��د على ق��رن من‬

‫ذل��ك‪ .‬وبالنظر إلى األرقام أع�ل�اه‪ ،‬فإننا لن نتفاجأ‬

‫ويتخصص مجمّع أوروبا للكفاءات بمد األسواق‬

‫الزمان‪ .‬وبحس��ب دراس��ة أجراها روجر ملكي عام‬

‫بأن يصبح لبنان في موقع الريادة لتدريب الشباب‬

‫المحلي��ة واإلقليمي��ة باألي��دي العامل��ة المؤهل��ة‬

‫‪ 2002‬حمل��ت عنوان “أداء صناعات حقوق النش��ر‬ ‫في لبنان”‪ ،‬والتي ُنشرت عام ‪ ،2004‬كان لبنان قبل‬

‫على أحدث التقنيات الطباعية‪.‬‬

‫ولمختل��ف القطاع��ات الصناعي��ة‪ ،‬ويعم��ل ف��ي‬

‫ان��دالع الح��رب األهلي��ة (‪ )1975-1991‬مركزًا‬

‫تلبية احتياجات الصناعة‬

‫التقني��ة والتدري��ب األوروبيي��ن والذي��ن يقومون‬

‫للنش��ر والطباع��ة في منطقة الش��رق األوس��ط‪ ،‬إذ‬

‫تأسس��ت مدرس��ة الكف��اءات للطباع��ة لتدري��ب‬

‫بوضع برنامج التدريب بالتعاون مع مدرّبي المعهد‬

‫أمنّ��ت صناعة الطباعة اللبنانية م��ا يقارب ‪ 75‬في‬

‫الش��باب البالغي��ن عل��ى قطاع��ات مح��ددة م��ن‬

‫بش��كل يتناغم م��ع احتياج��ات الس��وق المحلية‬

‫المائة م��ن احتياجات الطباعة والنش��ر في البلدان‬

‫صناع��ة الطباع��ة‪ ،‬والمبادرة هذه جاءت اس��تجابة‬

‫ووفق��ًا للمعايي��ر األوروبية‪ .‬كما تس��مح مثل هذه‬

‫العربي��ة‪ ،‬كما كان لبن��ان أكبر بلد مس��تورد وموزع‬

‫لالحتياج��ات الت��ي تتطلبها صناع��ة لبنانية بارزة‬

‫الش��راكة التعليمية األوروبية للمدربين المحليين‬

‫للكتب والمجالت األجنبية في المنطقة‪.‬‬

‫م��ن هذا القبيل‪ .‬تأسس��ت المدرس��ة ع��ام ‪2006‬‬

‫بالحص��ول على الخبرة األوروبي��ة ونيل االعتماد‬

‫واليوم ت��در الطباعة في لبنان ما يقرب من مائتي‬

‫على يد مؤسس��ة الكفاءات في قلب مجمع أوروبا‬

‫األوروبي اإلضافي‪ ،‬كما إنها تسمح بتبادل البرامج‬

‫مليون دوالر في الس��نة‪ ،‬وهي تمثل نصف حجم‬

‫للتقني��ة العائد له��ا والذي يحمل اس��م (المجمع‬

‫الدراسية المختلفة بين مختلف المؤسسات‪.‬‬

‫مج��االت التدري��ب المختلفة مجموع��ة من رعاة‬

‫الطباع��ة ف��ي الوطن العربي ككل وذلك بحس��ب‬

‫اللبناني‪-‬األوروبي للتقنية)‪ ،‬أما مؤسسة الكفاءات‬

‫آخ��ر إحصاءات جمعي��ة الموزعين الع��رب‪ .‬ويتم‬

‫فهي مؤسس��ة تنموي��ة غير ربحية تش��كلت قبل‬

‫تنوع البرامج التدريبية‬

‫تصدير ما معدله خمس��ون ف��ي المائة من اإلنتاج‬

‫خمس��ين عامًا وقدم��ت خدماتها حت��ى يومنا هذا‬

‫تمنح مدرس��ة الطباعة ثالثة برام��ج تدريبية اثنان‬

‫ال��ى الخارج‪ ،‬في حي��ن يطبع في لبن��ان أكثر من‬

‫إلى ما ال يقل عن ‪ 25‬ألف ش��خص ممن يعانون‬

‫منها تحت مظل��ة التعليم الفني‪ ،‬أما الثالث فيندرج‬

‫نصف الدوريات والصحف اليومية من اإلصدارات‬

‫من مشاكل بدنية واجتماعية‪ .‬أما تأسيس مدرسة‬

‫ضم��ن التدريب المهني‪ .‬وفي إط��ار التعليم الفني‪،‬‬

‫المطبوعة ف��ي جميع أرجاء الوط��ن العربي‪ ،‬وهي‬

‫الطباعة‪ ،‬والتي تع��د األولى من نوعها في منطقة‬

‫يمر الطالب بحلقتين دراسيتين تلي الواحدة منهما‬

‫جفن جرافيكس ترفع الستار عن نجاحاتها في دروبا ‪2008‬‬ ‫وتبرم العديد من عقود بيع ماكينات الطباعة من كي بي أي وحلول التحضير الطباعي من أجفا‬ ‫وماكينات النسق الكبير من دورست‬ ‫أعلنت ش��ركة جفن جرافيك��س‪ ،‬وهي من كبرى‬

‫باإلعالن عنها أثناء المعرض‪ ،‬وس��نقوم في األيام‬

‫ضمن الرقعة الجغرافية لتغطيتها‪.‬‬

‫ش��ركات توريد المع��دات والحل��ول الطباعية في‬

‫المقبلة بالكش��ف عن المزيد من العقود المبرمة‪.‬‬

‫من جانبه‪ ،‬أش��ار الكسندر نجم‪ ،‬مدير فرع الشركة‬

‫الش��رق األوس��ط‪ ،‬عن أنه��ا قام��ت‪ ،‬وبالتعاون مع‬

‫كم��ا أننا نتوقع ابرام المزيد م��ن العقود التي تمت‬

‫بدب��ي واإلمارات الش��مالية‪ ،‬مدي��ر الماكينات‪ ،‬أنه‬

‫ش��ركائها من أمثال كي ب��ي أي وأجفا جرافيكس‬

‫مناقشتها أثناء المعرض ولم تنفذ حتى اآلن”‪.‬‬

‫يوج��د ثم��ة طلب عل��ى ماكين��ات الطباع��ة ذات‬

‫ومول��ر مارتين��ي‪ ،‬بإبرام العديد م��ن صفقات البيع‬

‫ووفقًا لكتيلي‪ ،‬قامت الش��ركة كذلك ببيع خمس��ة‬

‫المقاس��ات ‪ x 100 70‬سم وأن السوق يتجه حاليًا‬

‫خالل معرض دروبا ‪.2008‬‬

‫حلول للتحضير الطباع��ي من أجفا لصالح احدى‬

‫نحو الطباعة باألحجام الكبيرة‪ ،‬ويضيف‪“ :‬يمكننا‬

‫وق��ال رمزي كتيل��ي الش��ريك اإلداري في جفن‬

‫الشركات المتخصصة بطباعة الصحف والطباعة‬

‫أن نعلن وللمرة األولى بأن هنالك ثمة توجه نحو‬

‫جرافيكس‪ ،‬إن النتائج التي تمخضت عن مشاركة‬

‫التجارية‪ ،‬كما نجحت بإبرام عقدين لبيع ماكينتين‬

‫التطبيق��ات الخاصة التي تتي��ح الطباعة بالحجم‬

‫الش��ركة في معرض دروب��ا ‪ 2008‬كانت جيدة‪ ،‬إذ‬

‫للطباعة بالنس��ق الكبير من دورست‪ ،‬مضيفًا انها‬

‫الكبير وباألحبار التي ال تعتمد كثيرًا على الماء‪.‬‬

‫يقول في هذا الشأن‪“ :‬لقد أبرمنا ثالث عقود قمنا‬

‫تلقت طلبات ش��راء من دول عربية أخرى ليست‬

‫مشاركـة مصريـة فاعلـة فــي معرض دروبــا ‪2008‬‬ ‫منظمو المعرض والغرفة األلمانية العربية للصناعة والتجارة تقيمان حفل خاص بالوفد المصري‬ ‫اتسمت مشاركة الوفد المصري في معرض دروبا‬

‫واستهل الحفل بكلمة ترحيبية القتها مي خيري‬

‫‪ 2008‬بالالفتة‪ ،‬فباإلضافة الى الشركات المصرية‬

‫رئيس قسم المعارض الدولية بالغرفة‪ ،‬هنأت فيها‬

‫العارض��ة‪ ،‬حضر المعرض عش��رات الممثلين عن‬

‫الش��ركات المصرية العارضة على مشاركتهم في‬

‫ش��ركات الطباعة والنش��ر والتغليف‪ ،‬والذين قاموا‬

‫المعرض‪ ،‬تلتها كلمة الس��يد أديب من هيئة إدارة‬

‫بزي��ارة أجنح��ة بع��ض الش��ركات العارضة ضمن‬

‫أرض المعارض بمدينة دوس��لدورف‪ ،‬عرض فيها‬

‫جولة تعريفية نظمت خصيصًا لهم‪.‬‬

‫بعض اإلحصائيات الخاص��ة بالمعرض من حيث‬

‫وشهد المعرض اقامة حفل إستقبال خاص بالوفد‬

‫عدد الزوار والعارضين والمبيعات التي تمت حتى‬

‫المصري في قاعة اإلستقبال الرئيسية بالمعرض‪،‬‬

‫ذل��ك اليوم‪ .‬واختتم الحفل بكلم��ة ألقاها الدكتور‬

‫نظمت��ه إدارة مع��رض دروب��ا والغرف��ة األلماني��ة‬

‫جورج نوبار س��يمونيان األستاذ المساعد في قسم‬

‫العربي��ة للصناعة والتجارة‪ ،‬وحض��ره رئيس غرفة‬

‫الطباعة والنش��ر والتغليف بجامع��ة حلوان‪ ،‬أعرب‬

‫الطباعة الس��ودانية الدكتور أحمد الطيب وجمهور‬

‫فيها عن س��عادته بالحضور‪ ،‬وشكر كل من ساهم‬

‫مصري غفير‪.‬‬

‫في إنجاح المشاركة المصرية في دروبا ‪.2008‬‬

‫مصر‪“ :‬ديجي ساين أفريقيا ‪ ”2008‬يسعى إلحراز انتصارات مدوية‬ ‫يسلط المعرض الذي سيقام للفترة من ‪ 4 – 2‬نوفمبر‪ ،‬الضوء على حلول الطباعة الرقمية‬ ‫المستخدمة في صناعة اإلعالنات الخارجية‬ ‫أعلنت شركة ميدل إيست تريد فيرز عن تحضيراتها‬

‫وتقنيات الحفر وتقنيات االتصاالت الرقمية‪.‬‬

‫الجمعية الدولية لإلعالن بمصر‪ ،‬تكون موجهة لزوار‬

‫عن صناعة اإلعالنات في منطقة ش��مال أفريقيا‪،‬‬

‫ميدل إيس��ت تري��د فيرز‪ ،‬وهي الش��ركة المنظمة‬

‫أال وه��و مع��رض ديج��ي س��اين أفريقي��ا ‪،2008‬‬

‫لمع��رض ديج��ي س��اين أفريقي��ا ‪ ،2008‬تبل��غ‬

‫لش��ركة ميدل إيس��ت تري��د فيرز ال��ى أن صناعة‬

‫وذل��ك على قاعات مركز القاهرة الدولي للمعارض‬

‫المس��احة اإلجمالي��ة للعرض ‪ 8,000‬مت��رًا مربعًا‪.‬‬

‫الدعاية واإلعالن في مصر ش��هدت نموًا س��ريعًا‬

‫والمؤتمرات بمصر‪ .‬وسيقدّم المعرض الذي سيقام‬

‫ويتوق��ع المنظم��ون أن تش��هد نس��خة المعرض‬

‫خ�ل�ال الس��نوات القليلة الماضي��ة‪ ،‬عازيًا ذلك الى‬

‫للفترة من ‪ 4 – 2‬نوفمبر ‪ ،2008‬أحدث ما توصلت‬

‫له��ذا الع��ام مش��اركة ‪ 220‬عارض��ًا و‪ 10,000‬زائرًا‬ ‫من مختلف أرجاء المعمورة‪ .‬ويضيف سيد ً‬ ‫قائال‪:‬‬

‫اإلصالحات االقتصادية وتفعيل سياسات التجارة‬ ‫الح��رة في مص��ر والتي كان لها أث��رًا إيجابيًا على‬

‫ضمن قطاعات الطباعة الرقمية بالنس��ق العريض‬

‫“بالرغم من أننا لم نؤكد القيام بأنشطة تذكر‪ ،‬إال اننا‬

‫صناع��ة الدعاي��ة واإلعالن ككل‪ ،‬وعل��ى صناعة‬

‫والكبير‪ ،‬وطباعة الس��لك س��كرين‪ ،‬ونظم العرض‪،‬‬

‫نخطط لتنظي��م بعض الفعاليات بالتع��اون مع فرع‬

‫اإلعالنات الخارجية كجزء‪.‬‬

‫اليه صناعة الدعاية واإلعالن من ماكينات ومعدات‬

‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

‫لعقد النسخة السادسة من أضخم معرض تجاري‬

‫وبحس��ب أحمد سيد‪ ،‬مدير التس��ويق لدى شركة‬

‫وعارضي المعرض‪.‬‬ ‫من جانبه‪ ،‬أش��ار حس��ين حلمي المدير التنفيذي‬

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‫األخبـــار‬

‫مطبعة الخط تقتني معدات طباعية من مولر مارتيني أثناء معرض دروبا ‪2008‬‬ ‫اس��تثمرت المطبع��ة الكويتية بمع��دات للنقل والتكدي��س لماكينة الويب خاصتها‪ ،‬كما اش��ترت‬ ‫ماكينة أكيورا ‪ 7‬للتجليد الفني‬ ‫ويتخصص أحد مرافقها في عمليات التغليف‪.‬‬

‫ويب أُخرى أصغر من تلك الموجودة في مرافق‬

‫تتعامل المطبعة مع شركات من قبيل مكدونالدز‬

‫المطبعة‪ .‬ويوضح أبو خالد األمر بالقول‪“ :‬سيتم‬

‫وهارديز وشركات أخرى في مجال المطاعم‬

‫ربط الماكينة الجديدة وفصلها في ذات الوقت‪،‬‬

‫والفنادق‪ ،‬إذ يقول أبو خالد في هذا الشأن‪“ :‬نعمل‬

‫وستستخدم في طباعة كومة أخرى من الورق‪.‬‬

‫كذلك في أسواق من قبيل القارة اإلفريقية‬

‫إضافة لذلك‪ ،‬نقوم بطباعة حوالي ‪ 60‬مجلة ما‬ ‫بين أُسبوعية وشهرية على طابعتنا ذات التغذية‬

‫بتأسيس شركة جديدة أطلقنا عليها اسم الخط‬

‫بالورق‪ ،‬علمًا أن جميع هذه المجالت تباع في‬

‫ويب والتي اشترينا لها طابعة أوفست تجارية‬

‫السوق الكويتية‪ .‬إننا إحدى أكبر المطابع في‬

‫ضخمة لطباعة ثالثة صحف كل يوم‪ .‬كما‬

‫الكويت‪ ،‬وتشمل خدماتنا طباعة البطاقات‬

‫اشترينا مطبعة صغيرة أخرى أطلقنا عليها تسمية‬

‫المهنية والورق الرسمي للشركات والتقارير‬

‫مطبعة الكويت‪ ،‬ونعمل حاليًا على تجديدها‬

‫السنوية والمجالت وما إلى ذلك”‪.‬‬

‫وإعادة بنائها‪ ،‬وذلك بغرض إلحاقها بشكل دائم‬

‫ويرى أبو خالد أيضًا أن السوق الكويتية تمر‬

‫وباكستان وغيرها‪ ،‬وقبل نحو ‪ 4‬أو ‪ 5‬أشهر قمنا‬

‫من اليسار الى اليمين‪:‬‬ ‫س��امر حشيش��و (مدير عام شركة‬ ‫الج��واد للتصوير والتج��ارة)‪ ،‬رينيه‬ ‫ثاول��ر (مدي��ر مبيع��ات ف��ي مولر‬ ‫مارتين��ي)‪ ،‬ومحمد أب��و خالد (مدير‬ ‫عام مطبعة الخط)‬

‫بمطبعة الخط”‪.‬‬

‫بحالة ازدهار‪ ،‬ويعتقد أن السبب وراء ذلك ال يعود‬

‫أعلنت مطبعة الخط الكويتية‪ ،‬وهي شركة تقدم‬

‫ويقول أبو خالد أن المطبعة تخطط أيضًا في الوقت‬

‫إلى الصحف بل إلى شركات االستثمار‪ ،‬ويختم‬

‫تشكيلة من الخدمات الطباعية كالتحضير‬

‫الحاضر لشراء ماكينة لتجليد األغلفة السميكة‪،‬‬

‫حديثه بالقول‪“ :‬تبحث الشركات الجديدة الداخلة‬

‫الطباعي والمسح الضوئي والطباعة والتجليد‪،‬‬

‫كما وقعت مطبعة الخط عقدًا مع شركة كي بي‬

‫إلى السوق عن الجودة العالية‪ ،‬فهناك ما يزيد‬

‫عن شرائها لتشكيلة من أجهزة الطباعة من مولر‬

‫أي لشراء ثالث ماكينات ضخمة تشمل ماكينة‬

‫على ‪ 56‬مطبعة في الكويت‪ ،‬تعد فقط ‪ 5‬أو ‪6‬‬

‫مارتيني‪ .‬وفي مقابلة حصرية مع مجلتنا‪ ،‬تحدث‬

‫طباعة ذات ثمانية ألوان وأخرى ذات خمسة ألوان‬

‫مطابع منها في مصاف المطابع الكبرى‪ .‬عملت‬

‫محمد أبو خالد المدير العام لمطبعة الخط عن‬

‫ذات المقاس ‪ x 70 100‬سم‪ ،‬والماكينة الثالثة‬

‫في السابق أنا وزميل لي على تأسيس مطبعة‬

‫هذه الصفقات بالقول‪“ :‬وقعنا مع شركة مولر‬

‫ذات خمسة ألوان تستخدم األحبار مائية القاعدة‬

‫الخط بعد التحرير‪ ،‬وفي ذلك الوقت كانت جميع‬

‫مارتيني لشراء معدات النقل والتكديس لماكينة‬

‫وذات المقاس ‪ x 70 50‬سم‪ ،‬ويضيف‪“ :‬أغلب‬

‫طابعاتنا مستعملة وفي حالة ليست بالجيدة‪،‬‬

‫الويب لدينا‪ ،‬كما اشترينا ماكينة للخياطة وهي‬

‫عمالئنا هم شركات النشر‪ ،‬ويجري حاليًا إطالق‬

‫لذا بدأنا بإجراء الكثير من أعمال التطوير على‬

‫في طريقها إلى المطبعة‪ .‬إضافة لذلك‪ ،‬فقد‬

‫‪ 10-15‬صحيفة جديدة في السوق‪ .‬لقد قررنا شراء‬

‫الماكينات وقمنا باإلنتقال الى مقر آخر‪ .‬أحاول‬

‫اتفقنا على شراء ماكينة للتجليد الفني يطلق‬

‫ماكينات لطباعة الصحف انطالقًا من حقيقة أن‬

‫دائمًا إدخال أفضل التقنيات الطباعية الموجودة‬

‫عليها تسمية أكيورا ‪ ،7‬والتي تتمتع بكثير من‬

‫العديد من الصحف ال تنفق في العادة على شراء‬

‫إلى الكويت‪ ،‬وفي حقيقة األمر كنا أول من قام‬

‫الخصائص والمواصفات‪ .‬ويعود السبب وراء‬

‫طابعات خاصة بها‪ ،‬ونحن نقوم حاليًا بطباعة ثالثة‬

‫بشراء ماكينة ذات ثمانية ألوان وأول مطبعة‬

‫التعاقد مع مولر مارتيني هو لخدمات ما بعد البيع‬

‫صحف يومية‪ ،‬وهي النهار والرؤية والوسط”‪.‬‬

‫تمتلك تقنية الطالء باألشعة فوق البنفسجية‬

‫التي تقدمها الشركة‪ ،‬ناهيك عن الجودة العالية‬

‫وبحسب أبو خالد فإنه نظرًا لرضا العديد من دور‬

‫وأول مطبعة تستخدم تقنيتي السي تي أف‬

‫التي تتمتع بها ماكيناتهم”‪.‬‬

‫النشر عن خدمات مطبعة الخط من حيث نوعية‬

‫(من الحاسوب إلى الفيلم) والسي تي بي (من‬

‫وتملك مطبعة الخط حاليًا ثالثة خطوط انتاجية‪،‬‬

‫الطباعة ووقت التسليم‪ ،‬يفكر في شراء ماكينة‬

‫الحاسوب إلى اللوح)”‪.‬‬

‫مؤسسة لؤي جاسم الخرافـي تبيع خمس ماكينات كـي بـي أي في دروبــا‬

‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

‫وتخطط في الوقت الراهن بيع ثالث ماكينات تجليد من يوشينو وماكينات تدبيس من أوساكو‬

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‫أعلنت مؤسسة لؤي جاسم الخرافي أحد وكالء شركة‬

‫كي بي أي ‪ ،106‬والتي بيعت الى مؤسس��ة العبيكان‬

‫كي بي أي األلمانية في المملكة العربية الس��عودية‪،‬‬

‫للطباعةوالتغليف”‪.‬‬

‫يقدمون على شراء بعض الماكينات‪ ،‬وال زلنا نتناقش‬

‫عن أن مش��اركتها في مع��رض دروب��ا ‪ 2008‬كانت‬

‫ووفقًا لألسعد‪ ،‬تقدمت مطبعة الرونق أثناء المعرض‬

‫معهم في هذا الشأن‪ .‬إضافة لذلك‪ ،‬نتوقع على المدى‬

‫ناجحة للغاية‪ .‬فف��ي حديث له مع مجلتنا‪ ،‬قال خالد‬

‫بطلب لشراء ماكينة الطباعة ‪ 105‬ذات الخمسة ألوان‬

‫القريب بيع معدات أخرى‪ ،‬ومنها ثالث ماكينات تجليد‬

‫األسعد مدير المبيعات في المؤسسة‪ ،‬إن شركته قامت‬

‫ووحدة طالء من كي بي أي‪ ،‬في حين وقعت شركة‬

‫من يوشينو وماكينات تدبيس من أوساكو”‪.‬‬

‫ف��ي معرض دروبا الدولي بإب��رام خمس عقود للبيع‪،‬‬ ‫ويعل��ق على ذلك ً‬ ‫قائ�ل�ا‪“ :‬كان من بي��ن الماكينات‬

‫برنترز للطباعة على ش��راء ماكينة الطباعة ‪ 105‬ذات‬

‫الخم��س الت��ي قمن��ا ببيعها ف��ي المع��رض‪ ،‬ثالث‬ ‫ماكينات للطباعة بستة ألوان وبوحدة طالء من طراز‬

‫األربع��ة أل��وان من كي بي أي أيضًا‪ .‬أما ش��ركة نجد‬ ‫للطباعة‪ ،‬فقد تقدمت بطلب لش��راء ماكينتين للطي‬ ‫م��ن صنع جي بو كي‪ ،‬ويختم األس��عد حديثه ً‬ ‫قائال‪:‬‬

‫“وكذل��ك توج��د لدين��ا قائمة بعم�ل�اء محتملين قد‬

‫«علي الهاشمي للتجارة» تصف معرض دروبا ‪ 2008‬بالحدث التأريخي‬ ‫تشاطرت الشركة جناحها المخصص في المعرض مع المنطقة العالمية لإلنتاج اإلعالمي‬ ‫أعلنت مؤسسة علي الهاشمي للتجارة‪ ،‬أحد أكبر‬

‫عكس صورة دبي على وجه الخصوص والشرق‬

‫المعرض لعام ‪.2004‬‬

‫الشركات المتخصصة بتجارة مستلزمات ومواد‬

‫األوسط على وجه العموم كموطن للفرص‬

‫الطباعة وفنون الجرافيك في منطقة الشرق‬

‫والتطور في مختلف مجاالت صناعة الطباعة‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫قائال‪“ :‬على الصعيد‬ ‫ويضيف جيابراكاش‬

‫وعن سياسة البيع التي اتخذتها الشركة اثناء‬ ‫ً‬ ‫قائال‪“ :‬تركزت سياستنا‬ ‫انعقاد المعرض‪ ،‬أضاف‬ ‫في المعرض على بيع المزيد من ماكينات طباعة‬

‫العام قد عادت بالكثير من النفع على الشركة‪.‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫يعلق جي‪ .‬جيابراكاش مدير عام المبيعات في‬

‫التجاري‪ ،‬شهدت مؤسستنا نجاحًا منقطع النظير‪،‬‬

‫الويب أوفست والويب التجارية ماركة كوموري‪،‬‬

‫مؤسسة علي الهاشمي على ذلك ً‬ ‫قائال‪“ :‬يشكل‬

‫وقمنا بتوقيع عقود للبيع تجاوزت قيمتها األربعين‬

‫إال أننا تمكنا فقط من بيع ماكينتي طباعة‬

‫مليون درهم إماراتي‪ .‬إضافة لذلك‪ ،‬قمنا بالتوقيع‬

‫بمقاس ‪ x 100 70‬ومزودتان بوحدة طالء‪ ،‬كانت‬

‫األوسط‪ ،‬عن أن مشاركتها في معرض دروبا لهذا‬

‫معرض دروبا ‪ 2008‬بالنسبة لنا حدثًا تأريخيًا‪،‬‬

‫على اتفاقيات لتمثيل بعض كبار المصنّعين‪،‬‬

‫أحدهما بستة ألوان واألخرى بخمسة ألوان”‪.‬‬

‫وقد سجلنا فيه أولى مشاركتنا‪ .‬وبالرغم من‬

‫نقوم على أثرها ببيع منتجات كحلول ومعدات‬

‫وأشار جيابراكاش الى أن شركته تلقت خالل‬

‫كوننا الشركة التجارية الوحيدة التي جاءت من‬

‫التشطيب وماكينات التغليف ومواد الطباعة في‬

‫المعرض ما يزيد عن ‪ 20‬طلبية مؤكدة لشراء‬

‫الشرق األوسط‪ ،‬إتسمت مشاركتنا في المعرض‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مجاال‬ ‫بالنجاح الكبير‪ .‬لقد أفسح لنا المعرض‬

‫أسواق الشرق األوسط”‪.‬‬

‫مجموعة من معدات التشطيب‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى‬

‫وعن أعضاء الوفد المتواجد في المعرض‪ ،‬قال‪:‬‬

‫عزم الشركة التوقيع على المزيد من عقود الشراء‬

‫لعقد اجتماعات كثيرة مع عمالئنا‪ ،‬كما تمكنا من‬

‫“باإلضافة لي‪ ،‬تواجد في المعرض فريق مؤلف‬

‫في المستقبل القريب‪.‬‬

‫خالل جناحنا هناك توفير مالذ مريح لعمالئنا‬

‫من ‪ 15‬شخصًا من موظفي الشركة‪ ،‬كان على‬

‫ومدهم بالقهوة والمأكوالت الخفيفة”‪.‬‬

‫رأسهم محمد الهاشمي الرئيس التنفيذي‬

‫وبحسب جيابراكاش‪ ،‬تقاسمت مؤسسته مع‬

‫للشركة‪ ،‬وثامر الهاشمي المدير اإلداري‪ ،‬وبريم‬

‫المنطقة العالمية لإلنتاج اإلعالمي‪ ،‬المساحة‬

‫نصير المدير العام للمجموعة”‪.‬‬

‫المخصصة للعرض في دروبا‪ ،‬مشيرًا الى أن القيام‬

‫وبحسب المؤسسة‪ ،‬سجّلت نسخة معرض دروبا‬

‫بذلك عد خطوة مثالية نتيجة لما تبذله المنطقة‬

‫لهذا العام انخفاضًا في اعداد الزائرين القادمين‬

‫العالمية لإلنتاج اإلعالمي من جهود حثيثة في‬

‫من منطقة الشرق األوسط‪ ،‬اذا ما قورنت بدورة‬

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‫األخبـــار‬

‫قطر‪ :‬دار الشرق تستثمر بنظام ادخال نوع بروالينر ووحدة تدبيس مدمجة‬ ‫من مولر مارتيني‬ ‫وبه��ذا تك��ون الش��ركة القطري��ة المتخصصة بنش��ر الصحف أول المس��تثمرين به��ذا النوع من‬ ‫الماكينات على مستوى الشرق األوسط‬ ‫فائق شوقي‪ ،‬المنظم المالي لدار‬

‫الماكينات على مستوى الشرق األوسط‪ .‬ووفقًا‬

‫الشرق (في الوسط)‪ ،‬يتصافح مع‬

‫للقائمين عليها‪ ،‬فقد اتخذ قرار اإلستثمار بهذا‬

‫رئيس التسويق في شركة مولر‬

‫النظام عالي األداء من مولر مارتيني بعد عرضه‬

‫مارتيني‪ ،‬ألوا هوشتراسر (يسارًا)‪،‬‬

‫بنجاح في جناح الشركة بمعرض دروبا ‪،2008‬‬

‫وبحضور محمد الظاهري المدير‬

‫وأضافوا إن عملية الشراء تمت عبر شركة جفن‬

‫العام لشركة جفن جرافيكس‬

‫جرافيكس‪ ،‬وكيل منتجات مولر مارتيني في‬

‫(وكيل مولر مارتيني)‬

‫المنطقة‪.‬‬ ‫وبحسب المدير العام لدار الشرق عبد اللطيف‬ ‫المحمود‪ ،‬فإن الطلب العالي على اإلنتاج قد ح ّفز‬ ‫شركته على إختيار نظام متكامل لنقل الصحف‬ ‫من مولر مارتيني‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى شراء نظام ادخال‬ ‫من طراز بروالينر الذي زود بوحدة تدبيس‬ ‫مدمجة‪ .‬وسيتيح اإلستثمار الجديد لدار الشرق‬ ‫أعلنت دار الشرق للطباعة والنشر والتوزيع‪،‬‬

‫على هذه الماكينة بحلول منتصف العام القادم‪.‬‬

‫انتاج مواد طباعية مبتكرة‪ ،‬من قبيل منتجات‬

‫ومقرها قطر‪ ،‬عن أنها قامت باإلستثمار في نظام‬

‫وبهذا تكون الشركة القطرية التي تتخصص‬

‫شبه تجارية تزود بأغلفة ذات طالء المع‪.‬‬

‫ادخال جديد من طراز بروالينر‪ ،‬متوقعة بدء العمل‬

‫بنشر الصحف‪ ،‬أول المستثمرين بهذا النوع من‬

‫البحرين‪ :‬المطبعة الشرقية تقتني من اإلمارات ترانس جرافيكس نظام سي‬ ‫تي بي جديد من «سكرين»‬ ‫سيس��تخدم النظ��ام الجدي��د في طباعة الكت��ب والمج�ل�ات‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى انجاز مه��ام الطباعة‬ ‫التجارية واألمنية‬ ‫أعلنت المطبعة الشرقية التي تتخذ من البحرين‬

‫األمنية للطوابع البريدية والحكومية‪ ،‬والصكوك‬

‫وأشار الزيرة الى أن شركته دأبت طوال السنوات‬

‫مقرًا لها‪ ،‬بأنها قامت باإلستثمار بنظام جديد‬

‫المصرفية‪ ،‬وشهادات امتالك األسهم‪ ،‬وتذاكر‬

‫القليلة الماضية على اضافة العديد من الماكينات‬

‫إلخراج األلواح (سي تي بي) ماركة سكرين وذلك‬

‫السفر وما شابه ذلك‪.‬‬

‫عن طريق شركة اإلمارات ترانس جرافيكس‪،‬‬

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‫شراء المزيد من الماكينات في المستقبل وفقًا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫قائال‪“ :‬بالرغم من‬ ‫لمتطلبات العمل‪ ،‬ويضيف‬

‫وكيل سكرين في المنطقة‪ .‬وعلى صعيد متصل‪،‬‬

‫الزيرة رئيس المجموعة الشرقية القابضة على‬ ‫اإلستثمار الجديد ً‬ ‫قائال‪“ :‬إن اقتناء نظام سي تي‬

‫صعوبة تحديد الطاقة اإلنتاجية للطباعة التجارية‬

‫قامت ببيع نظام سي تي بي آخر الى الشركة‬

‫بي بات ضرورة ملحة‪ ،‬لذا قررنا شراء جهازين‪،‬‬

‫نتيجة لتنوع المواد التي نقوم بإنتاجها‪ ،‬تبلغ الطاقة‬

‫المتحدة للطباعة‪ ،‬ومقرها البحرين‪.‬‬

‫سيتم تنصيب أحدهما في مرفق الشركة الكائن‬

‫اإلنتاجية لشركتنا الكائنة في جبل علي قرابة ‪15‬‬

‫واليوم تملك المطبعة الشرقية التي يعود تأريخ‬

‫في البحرين وسينصب اآلخر في مرفق الشركة‬

‫مليون كتاب في العام الواحد‪ .‬نحن على ثقة من‬

‫تأسيسها الى عام ‪ ،1952‬ثالث مرافق طباعية‬

‫الكائن في دبي‪ .‬سنستخدم النظام الجديد في‬

‫أن نظام اخراج األلواح الذي قمنا بشرائه مؤخرًا‬

‫في البحرين ومرفق آخر يقع في المنطقة الحرة‬

‫طباعة الكتب والمجالت‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى القيام‬

‫سيرفع مستوى طاقتنا اإلنتاجية”‪.‬‬

‫بجبل علي في دبي‪ ،‬تقوم الشركة من خاللها‬

‫بمهام الطباعة التجارية والطباعة األمنية”‪.‬‬

‫تقديم خدمات متنوعة من قبيل انتاج الكتب‬

‫ووفقًا للزيرة‪ ،‬وقع اختيار مطبعته على «سكرين»‬

‫الملونة باألغلفة السميكة والطرية‪ ،‬والمجالت‪،‬‬

‫بسبب ما توفره هذه الشركة من تقنيات أثبتت‬

‫التغليف‪،‬‬

‫جدارتها في سوق األلواح الحرارية ولسنوات‬

‫والبروشورات الدعائية‪ ،‬والتقارير السنوية‪ ،‬وبطاقات‬

‫عديدة‪ ،‬إذ يقول في هذا الشأن‪“ :‬لقد تسلمنا أحد‬

‫التهنئة‪ ،‬والتقاويم وما شاكلها‪ .‬إضافة لذلك‪ ،‬تملك‬

‫أجهزة السي تي بي‪ ،‬ونتوقع استالم اآلخر في مدة‬

‫الشركة مرفق مخصص إلنجاز مهام الطباعة‬

‫تتراوح بين ‪ 6 - 5‬أسابيع”‪.‬‬

‫كشفت «اإلمارات ترانس جرافيكس» عن أنها‬

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‫وفي حديث له خص به مجلتنا‪ّ ،‬‬ ‫علق مجيد‬

‫الى مرافق الطباعة التابعة لها‪ ،‬وتسعى الى‬

‫ومستلزمات‬

‫الكمبيوتر‪،‬‬

‫ومواد‬

‫ماكينة الطباعة دوكوكولور ‪ 8000‬من زيروكس تثبت جدارتها في دروبا‬ ‫وتبيع الطابعة األولى لمطبعة التقنية في السعودية‪ ،‬والثانية لشركة الحافظ في الكويت‬ ‫أعلنت زيروكس الس��عودية أنها قامت ببيع طابعتين‬ ‫من ن��وع دوكوكولور ‪ 8000‬في نس��خة العام الحالي‬ ‫من معرض دروبا‪ ،‬إذ بيعت الماكينة األولى إلى مطبعة‬ ‫التقنية الواقعة في مدينة الخبر بالمنطقة الشرقية من‬ ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‪ ،‬في حين بيعت الثانية إلى‬ ‫شركة الحافظ في الكويت‪.‬‬ ‫وف��ي معرض حديثه عن الصفقة الجدي��دة‪ ،‬قال نور‬ ‫أحمد خان مدير مطبعة التقنية‪“ :‬تأسست شركتنا قبل‬ ‫حوال��ي ‪ 35-40‬عامًا‪ ،‬بينما التحقت أنا للعمل فيها‬ ‫قب��ل ‪ 28‬عامًا‪ .‬في ذلك الوقت لم يكن لدينا س��وى‬ ‫ماكينة واحدة للطباعة بالحروف وماكينات أوفس��ت‬ ‫صغي��رة‪ ،‬إال أنن��ا اش��ترينا بعد ذلك طابع��ة زيروكس‬ ‫‪ ،6020‬وعندم��ا زاد الطل��ب عل��ى الطباع��ة الرقمية‬ ‫اشترينا طابعة زيروكس ‪.”6060‬‬ ‫ويضيف خ��ان‪“ :‬بعدها الحظنا ف��ي المطبعة ارتفاع‬ ‫الطلب على الطباعة عالية الجودة‪ ،‬وقع اختيارنا على‬ ‫الطابع��ة دوكوكول��ور ‪ 8000‬وذل��ك ألن لدينا تجربة‬

‫تجاري��ة في المنطقة الش��رقية في المملك��ة‪ ،‬والتي‬

‫لتصوي��ر المس��تندات‪ ،‬وم��ن عمالئنا أيض�ا�ً مكاتب‬

‫يق��ع اختيارها على نظام الطباع��ة دوكوكولور ‪،8000‬‬ ‫ويضيف‪“ :‬تتبع مطابع أُخرى المسار ذاته نظرًا للنمو‬

‫االستشارات والمصارف والوزارات والشركات المالية‬ ‫وغيرها”‪.‬‬

‫الكبيرة ولكن ثمة شحة في عدد المطابع التي تقوم‬

‫أوسي‪ .‬وبالنسبة لزيروكس‪ ،‬فهذه ليست المرة األولى‬

‫بطباعة الكميات القليل��ة إال أن المطابع أدركت هذا‬

‫التي تقدم فيها الشركة على شراء إحدى منتجاتها‪ ،‬إذ‬

‫صغي��رة أكثر م��ن الكمي��ات الكبيرة ويب��دو أن ثمة‬

‫األمر وبدأت بعالج هذه المسألة”‪.‬‬

‫يقول شبير في هذا الشأن‪“ :‬أتعامل مع زيروكس منذ‬

‫أما شركة الحافظ في الكويت التي قامت بشراء الطابعة‬

‫ما يزيد على ‪ 15‬سنة‪ ،‬وقد بدأت عالقتنا بشراء الطابعة‬

‫التهنئة والبيانات الش��خصية وما ش��ابه ذل��ك‪ ،‬وهذا‬

‫دوكوكولور ‪ 8000‬الثانية في دروبا ‪ ،2008‬يعلق مالكها‬ ‫حافظ محمد شبير على اإلستثمار الجديد ً‬ ‫قائال‪“ :‬كنا‬

‫‪ 1090‬ثم دي س��ي ‪ 12‬ثم دي س��ي ‪ ،40‬والتي كانت‬ ‫محور حديث الجميع ف��ي ذلك الحين إذ لم يمتلك‬

‫قد بدأنا كمقهى‪ ،‬أما اآلن فلدينا خمسة فروع‪ .‬نرغب‬

‫أحد منها في الكويت وقتئذ‪ .‬ويمكن للماكينة طباعة‬

‫في توفي��ر كافة الخدمات لعمالئنا ف��ي مكان واحد‬

‫‪ 40‬نسخة في الدقيقة الواحدة‪ ،‬بينما لم يكن بحوزة‬

‫وتوفير حلول التعامل الكاملة مع المستندات‪ ،‬لذا بدأنا‬

‫أحد س��وى ماكينة تقوم بطباعة ‪ 6‬نسخ في الدقيقة‬

‫بعد الطباعة بعمل اللوحات (الداخلية منها والخارجية)‬

‫الواحدة”‪.‬‬

‫بالقط��ع العريض ولكافة األش��كال‪ ،‬كما نوفر حلول‬

‫وبحسب شبير فإن االهتمام الرئيسي للشركة ينصب‬

‫التجليدأيضًا”‪.‬‬

‫على قسمي التصميم والطباعة‪ ،‬ويعمل لدى شركة‬

‫ويقول شبير أن الشركة تتعامل حاليًا مع المستندات‬

‫الحاف��ظ فريق م��ن المصممي��ن المحترفين‪ .‬وبعد‬

‫من األلف إلى الياء‪ ،‬فهي تستخدم في الوقت الحاضر‬

‫ش��راءها لهذه الطابعة من زيروكس‪ ،‬قررت الش��ركة‬

‫ماكينات ذات تقنية عالية للطباعة الرقمية وماكينات‬

‫القيام بتوفير كافة أنواع التصاميم بحسب متطلبات‬

‫ج��ت آي للطباع��ة بالقطع العري��ض وماكينات من‬

‫العميل‪ .‬ويختم ش��بير حديثه بالقول‪“ :‬يمكننا بهذه‬

‫هيدلبرج لطباعة األوفس��ت‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى ماكينات‬

‫الماكينة توفير عمالئنا بحلول الطباعة الرقمية التي‬

‫أوتوماتيكية للتجليد تتيح تجليد ‪ 2,000‬كتاب خالل‬

‫يمكنهاطباعةالتصاميمالتييرغبونبها‪،‬وبهذانحول‬ ‫دون لجوئه��م إلى مطبعة أُخرى إلتمام احتياجاتهم‪،‬‬

‫إيجابية للغاية بعد ش��راءنا للطابعة دوكوكولور ‪8000‬‬

‫كما أننا نوفر حلول طباعة األوفست والطباعة الرقمية‬

‫م��ن زيروكس‪ ،‬مما يعني أن أمامنا الكثير من العمل‬

‫ف��ي ذات الوق��ت‪ .‬يطالب الكثير م��ن عمالئنا بفتح‬ ‫فروع أُخرى في الكويت حيث نشهد طلبًا عاليًا على‬

‫اإليجابية التي نتلقاها‪ ،‬نأمل بأن نتمكن من تحقيق‬

‫خدماتنا‪ ،‬ويعمل لدينا حاليًا ‪ 80‬موظفًا‪ ،‬وما أن نتمكن‬

‫التقدم وشراء طابعة أخرى‪ .‬نحن نتعامل مع كافة أنواع‬

‫كلي��ًا من الوفاء بمتطلبات الس��وق المحلية‪ ،‬يمكننا‬

‫العمالء‪ ،‬من الصغير إلى الكبير‪ ،‬ولدينا بعض العمالء‬

‫بعدئذ التفكير فيما وراء الحدود”‪.‬‬

‫طيبة مع زيروكس في الماضي‪ .‬وفي غضون أشهر‬ ‫قليلة من اآلن سنختار ماكينة من نوع هورايزن أيضًا‪،‬‬ ‫وذلك لسد الطلب المرتفع على الطباعة ال سيما في‬ ‫هذه المنطقة‪ .‬يميل أغلب الناس إلى طباعة كميات‬ ‫طلب كبير على الطباعة المتغايرة ال س��يما بطاقات‬ ‫يمكن تحقيقه بالطابعات الرقمية وال يمكن تحقيقه‬ ‫بطابعاتاألوفست”‪.‬‬ ‫والطابعة الرقمية دوكوكولور ‪ 8000‬من زيروكس هي‬ ‫نظام نش��ر عند الطل��ب وباأللوان ق��ادر على طباعة‬ ‫‪ 80‬صفح��ة من المق��اس ‪ A4‬في الدقيق��ة الواحدة‪،‬‬ ‫وهي تعد ماكينة متطورة تتبنى تقنية ليزر االنبعاث‬ ‫السطحي ذي التجويف المتعامد ‪ VCSEL‬لمعالجة‬ ‫الص��ور بمصدر الضوء‪ .‬ويواصل خ��ان حديثه ً‬ ‫قائال‪:‬‬ ‫“آمل أن نواصل في المس��تقبل القريب ش��راء مزيد‬ ‫م��ن معدات الطباعة الرقمية‪ ،‬ال س��يما تلك الخاصة‬ ‫بطباعة الكميات الصغيرة‪ .‬أما بالنسبة للوقت الحاضر‬ ‫فإننا نقوم بطباعة الكميات الكبيرة باألوفست على‬ ‫ماكينتنا سبيد ماستر ‪ 74‬من هيدلبرج‪ ،‬وإضافة لذلك‬ ‫توجد في مرافقنا ماكينة للطباعة بالحروف‪ ،‬كما ننفذ‬ ‫مهام الختم الس��اخن وغير ذلك وكل هذا في مكان‬ ‫واحد‪ .‬ومع هذا فنحن ال نمتلك نظام إلخراج األلواح‬ ‫(سي تي بي) في الوقت الحاضر‪ ،‬إال أننا نخطط لشراء‬ ‫واحد منه في القريب العاجل”‪.‬‬ ‫وبحس��ب خان فإن مطبعة التقني��ة هي أول مطبعة‬

‫تعمل هناك وتقوم بعمل طيب في طباعة الكميات‬

‫الس��اعة الواحدة‪ ،‬ويضي��ف‪“ :‬بدأنا نتلق��ى ردود فعل‬

‫ال��ذي يتعين علين��ا إنجازه‪ .‬ومن خ�ل�ال المعطيات‬

‫للحصـول على النسخة اإللكترونية أدخل إلى موقعنا‬

‫‪www.meprinter.com‬‬

‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

‫الذي تش��هده الصناعة‪ ،‬لذا ف��إن العديد من المطابع‬

‫بدأت شركة الحافظ في العام الماضي بطباعة الخرائط‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫حلوال لطباعة الخرائط من ش��ركة‬ ‫وهي تس��تخدم‬

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‫األخبـــار‬

‫أكاديمية وسائط الطباعة تقيم حلقة دراسية في دبي‬ ‫الفعالية تقام بدعم من المنطقة العالمية لإلنتاج اإلعالمي (‪ )IMPZ‬وقرية المعرفة‬ ‫فيها أكاديمية وسائط الطباعة (‪ )PMA‬التابعة‬

‫اإلدارة الحديثة والمعايير الدقيقة الخاصة بالمالية‬

‫لهيدلبرجر دركماشينن حلقة دراسية من هذا‬

‫واإلدارة‪ ،‬وكيف يمكن لدور الطباعة أن توحد‬

‫النوع في دبي بدولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‪،‬‬

‫العمليات وتخفض من كلف اإلنتاج‪.‬‬

‫علمًا أن الفعالية ستقام بدعم من المنطقة العالمية‬

‫وسيقوم خبراء هذه الصناعة بمناقشة هذه المواضيع‬

‫لإلنتاج اإلعالمي (‪ )IMPZ‬وقرية المعرفة اللتان‬

‫والتي ستكون نقطة التركيز الرئيسية خالل‬

‫تتخذان من دبي مقرًا لهما‪.‬‬

‫يستعد‬

‫مدراء‬

‫تنفيذيون‬

‫وخبراء‬

‫دوليون‬

‫متخصصون في مجال الطباعة لحضور حلقة‬ ‫دراسية عن صناعة الطباعة‪ ،‬تقيمها أكاديمية‬ ‫وسائط الطباعة (‪ )PMA‬للفترة من ‪ 26‬وحتى‬ ‫‪ 30‬أكتوبر ‪ 2008‬في مدينة دبي‪ ،‬ويتضمن جدول‬ ‫أعمال الفعالية مواضيع من قبيل استراتيجيات‬ ‫العمل وعمليات اإلنتاج وتطور الصناعة وفرص‬ ‫تبادل الخبرات‪ .‬وهذه هي المرة الثالثة التي تقيم‬

‫محاضرات الحلقة ومناقشاتها‪ ،‬وللمساعدة على‬

‫ّ‬ ‫يعلق بيرند شوب‪ ،‬رئيس األكاديمية في هيدلبرج‪،‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫على ذلك قائال‪“ :‬تعد دبي المركز االقتصادي‬

‫الطباعة الدعوة إلى نخبة من كبار المحاضرين‬

‫والمالي األهم في المنطقة‪ ،‬لذا فإنها مكان مثالي‬

‫لحضورها‪ .‬وتشمل هذه النخبة خبراء من شركة‬

‫إلقامة هذه الفعالية‪ .‬وتهدف الحلقة الدراسية‬

‫هيدلبرج ومختصين من ذوري الخبرة على‬

‫هذه والتي تبلغ مدتها خمسة أيام فوق كل شيء‬

‫المستوى العالمي في هذا المجال‪ ،‬وسيطرح هؤالء‬

‫إلى استقطاب المشاركين من جميع البلدان‬

‫إنطباعاتهم وتجاربهم مقرونة بالتطبيق العملي‪.‬‬

‫العربية واإلفريقية‪ ،‬ومع هذا فإن زوارًا آخرين من‬

‫وبينما يقام الحدث في قرية المعرفة بدبي‪،‬‬

‫أنحاء أخرى من العالم هم موضع ترحيب لزيادة‬

‫سيقيم المشاركون في فندق كورب اكساكيوتيف‬

‫االطالع على تطورات السوق الحالية”‪.‬‬

‫(البرشاء‪-‬دبي) القريب من مقر انعقاد الحلقة‪.‬‬

‫وسيتم التطرق خالل الحلقة إلى موضوعات مثل‬

‫وتبلغ كلفة الحلقة ‪ 2,300‬يورو‪ ،‬وتشمل تكلفة‬

‫استراتيجيات التسويق الجديدة والتقنيات المتطورة‬

‫المبيت أربعة ليال مع وجبة غداء ومشروبات طوال‬

‫المستخدمة لتحسين القدرة على التنافس‬

‫فترة الحدث وكذلك جميع مواد الحلقة الدراسية‪،‬‬

‫واالستفادة المثلى من أداء العمل باستخدام طرق‬

‫علمًا أن الفعالية ستدار باللغة اإلنجليزية‪.‬‬

‫توضيح هذه التوجهات وجهت أكاديمية وسائط‬

‫«كي بي أي» تفوز بصفقات بيع في دروبا ‪2008‬‬ ‫بيع الماكينة رابيدا ‪ 105‬وبيرفورما ‪ 66‬إلى مطبعتين من الدار البيضاء‪ ،‬ورابيدا أي ‪ 130‬إلى مطبعة‬ ‫أخرى في إيران‬

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‫استعرضت شركة كي بي أي المتخصصة بتصنيع‬

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‫التغذية بالورق‪.‬‬

‫ديجيتال‪ .‬والماكينة بيرفورما ذات األربعة ألوان‬

‫وستشحن الطابعة رابيدا ‪ 105‬ذات الخمسة ألوان‬

‫هذه ستكون أول طابعة أوفست تملكها الشركة‪،‬‬

‫والتي تتميز بقابليتها على التعامل مع الكرتون‪،‬‬

‫والتي ستمكنها من طباعة كميات من المتوسطة‬

‫خالل شهر أغسطس القادم إلى مطبعة ليثو تايبو‪،‬‬

‫إلى الكبيرة‪ ،‬ومن المخطط أيضًا شحنها إلى‬

‫ورغم أن مالك المطبعة عبد العزيز عراقي قد‬

‫المغرب في شهر أغسطس القادم‪.‬‬

‫دخل في مفاوضات مع كي بي أي لبعض الوقت‬

‫في الوقت ذاته وقعت مطبعة تكنو صنايع اإليرانية‬

‫حتى اآلن‪ ،‬إال أن الفوز بالعقد في دروبا جاء كنوع‬

‫والتي تتخذ من العاصمة طهران مقرًا لها‪ ،‬صفقة‬

‫من المفاجأة لفريق مبيعات الشركة‪.‬‬

‫على منصة كي بي أي لشراء الطابعة رابيدا‬

‫وتقوم ليثو تايبو التي هي في األساس مؤسسة‬

‫أي ‪ 130‬المزودة بوحدة طالء‪ .‬وفي حال تمت‬

‫تجارية‪ ،‬بأعمال التغليف ذات الوزن الخفيف‬

‫هذه الصفقة المقرر تنفيذها خالل العام ‪،2009‬‬

‫كالتغليف للصناعات الدوائية‪ ،‬ومن خالل القدرة‬

‫فستكون هذه أول طابعة ذات قطع عريض من‬

‫التي تتمتع بها الماكينة رابيدا ‪ 105‬على الطباعة‬

‫نوع رابيدا تدخل إيران‪.‬‬

‫على تشكيلة واسعة من المواد والطبقات‪ ،‬سوف‬

‫وقد بدأت تكنو صنايع المتخصصة في تغليف‬

‫تسهم وبشكل بارز من رفع مرونة الشركة في‬

‫األطعمة ومساحيق الغسيل ومواد التجميل العمل‬

‫ماكينات الطباعة‪ ،‬قوتها في نسخة العام الحالي‬ ‫من معرض دروبا الدولي‪ ،‬والذي أُقيم في مدينة‬

‫العمل وقدرتها على اإلنتاج‪.‬‬

‫بصناعة الطباعة على مستوى العالم‪ .‬وبحسب‬

‫ً‬ ‫مشغوال في توقيع عقد‬ ‫وبينما كان السيد عراقي‬

‫الشركة مصنعًا جديدًا لإلنتاج وقد حضر ممثلوها‬

‫شراء ماكينته‪ ،‬كان ابنه محمد وشريكه رضا بن‬

‫إلى دروبا بحثًا عن أفضل تقنيات طباعة القطع‬

‫شكرون يقدمان طلبًا لشراء الماكينة بيرفورما‬

‫العريض المتوفرة وذات أداء ثبت نجاحه‪ ،‬وستكون‬

‫‪ 66‬من كي بي أي‪ ،‬والتي يخططان من خاللها‬

‫هذه هي أول طابعة من كي بي أي تستخدمها‬

‫لتوسيع الخدمات التي تقدمهما مؤسستهما كرونو‬

‫تكنو صنايع في ورشة الطباعة خاصتها‪.‬‬

‫دوسلدورف األلمانية ويعد أكبر معرض خاص‬ ‫الشركة‪ ،‬وقعت مطبعة من مدينة الدار البيضاء‬ ‫في المغرب عقودًا مع كي بي أي على منصة‬ ‫األخيرة في دروبا لشراء ماكينتي طباعة ذات‬

‫قبل نحو خمسين عامًا‪ ،‬وفي الوقت الحاضر تبني‬

‫«السعودية للنشر المتخصص» تستحوذ على ‪ 51%‬من مكتبة الجامعة‬ ‫مقابل ‪ 71.5‬مليون ريال‬ ‫األمير فيصل يقول إن الصفقة تندرج في سياق توسع الشركة السعودية للنشر المتخصص في‬ ‫استثماراتها‬ ‫وقعت الش��ركة السعودية للنشر المتخصص‪ ،‬إحدى‬

‫التي تتكامل مع جهود المجموعة والشركة السعودية‬

‫شركات المجموعة الس��عودية لألبحاث والتسويق‪،‬‬

‫للنش��ر المتخصص‪ ،‬ف��ي تطوير منتج��ات معرفية‬

‫اتفاقية استحواذها على ‪ 51‬في المائة من مجموعة‬

‫وإعالمي��ة ذكية ورقية وإلكتروني��ة وغيرها‪ ،‬مبينًا أن‬

‫مكتبة الجامعة (‪ )UB‬اإلماراتية المتخصصة في نشر‬

‫اإلضافة المتميزة التي ستأتي بها هذه الشراكة ستعزز‬

‫الكتبالجامعيةوالمدرسيةوترجمتهاوتوزيعها‪.‬‬

‫من قاعدة المحتوى الكبير الذي تتبوأ به المجموعة‬

‫ووقع على االتفاقيات الدكتور عزام الدخيل‪ ،‬الرئيس‬

‫بناشريْهاموقعًامتميزًافيصناعةالنشرمحليًاوإقليميًا‬

‫التنفي��ذي للمجموع��ة‪ ،‬بحضور األمي��ر فيصل بن‬

‫ودوليًا‪ ،‬على حد وصفه‪.‬‬

‫سلمان بن عبد العزيز‪ ،‬رئيس مجلس إدارة المجموعة‬

‫وأضاف الدخيِّل إن الشركة التي تأسست قبل سنتين‪،‬‬

‫السعودية لألبحاث والتسويق‪ .‬وبلغت قيمة الصفقة‬

‫أسست شركة محتوى لإلعالم المتخصص في دبي‪،‬‬

‫‪ 71.5‬مليون ريال س��عودي نظير االس��تحواذ على‬

‫لتنشط فيما تنشط فيه الشركة األم في المملكة في‬

‫‪ 51‬في المائة من مجموعة مكتبة الجامعة التي تقع‬

‫أعمال بناء المحتوى المتخصص وإصدار المشاريع‬

‫تحت مظلتها شركة مكتبة الجامعة وشركة سمارت‬

‫اإلعالمية الذكية والمشاريع اإلعالمية المرخصة‪.‬‬

‫س��وبر س��تور في دولة اإلم��ارات العربي��ة المتحدة‪،‬‬

‫ه��ذا وقد ع��دَّ ثامر س��عيد س��لمان‪ ،‬رئيس مجلس‬

‫وشركة المكتبة العلمية في الدمام في المملكة العربية‬

‫إدارة مكتبة الجامعة‪ ،‬الش��راكة مع الشركة السعودية‬

‫السعودية‪ ،‬وشركة مخزن الكتب للتوزيع والنشر‪ ،‬إثراء‪،‬‬

‫للنشر المتخصص والمجموعة السعودية لألبحاث‬

‫الجامعة من أوعية معرفية أكاديمية ومدرسية تعزز ما‬

‫في األردن‪.‬‬

‫والتسويق‪ ،‬عالمة متميزة في تاريخ تطور مجموعة‬

‫انطلقت به الش��ركة قبل مدة في شراكتها مع شركة‬

‫وف��ي ه��ذا الصدد أك��د األمي��ر فيصل بن س��لمان‪،‬‬

‫مكتبة الجامع��ة‪ ،‬مؤك��دًا أن الرؤى المش��تركة التي‬

‫ماكميالنالعالميةعلىصعيداالستثمارفيالمحتوى‬

‫ثامر سعيد سلمان (رئيس مجلس إدارة‬

‫رئيس مجلس إدارة المجموعة الس��عودية لألبحاث‬

‫جمع��ت بين النش��ر المتخصص ومكتب��ة الجامعة‬

‫التعليمي‪ ،‬وإن هذا التوسع الذي تتيحه مكتبة الجامعة‬

‫مكتبة الجامعة)‪ ،‬الدكتور عزام الدخيِّل‬

‫والتس��ويق‪ ،‬بأن هذه الصفقة تندرج في سياق توسع‬

‫س��تعين على إضافة قيمة عملية لتطوير المحتوى‬

‫سينوع من طيف المحتوى التعليمي على المستويين‬

‫الشركة السعودية للنشر المتخصص في استثماراتها‬

‫المعرفي والكتاب األكاديمي في العالم العربي بأجمعه‪،‬‬

‫الجامعي والمدرسي وبأفق عالمي بما تتمتع به مكتبة‬

‫في المحتوى المتخصص‪ ،‬ويشمل ذلك المحتوى‬

‫ال س��يما وأن المنطقة مقبلة عل��ى طفرة نوعية من‬

‫الجامعة من عالقات تعاون متميزة مع أكبر ناشري‬

‫المعرفي أيضًا على صعيد الكتاب األكاديمي الجامعي‬

‫حي��ث االهتم��ام بتطوي��ر المناهج لمواكب��ة التطور‬

‫الكتاب الجامعي والمدرس��ي ف��ي العالم‪ .‬وأكد العمر‬

‫والمدرسي‪،‬وأنالنجاحاتالمتميزةلمجموعةالمكتبة‬

‫االقتصادي الذي تشهده‪.‬‬

‫أن ما يزيد من قوة هذا التوجه االس��تثماري ما توفره‬

‫الجامعية‪،‬واالحتياجاتالمتعاظمةلمنتجاتالمحتوى‬

‫وأضاف سلمان‪ ،‬الذي وقع االتفاقية نيابة عن مجموعة‬

‫المجموعة السعودية لألبحاث والتسويق والشركات‬

‫المعرفي الورقية وغيرها في الجامعات والمدارس في‬

‫مكتب��ة الجامع��ة‪ ،‬أن دور ه��ذه الش��ركة ونجاحاتها‬

‫الش��قيقة من بن��ى تحتية متخصص��ة على صعيد‬

‫المنطقة العربية‪ ،‬قد شجعت مجموعته على التوسع‬

‫سيتعززبماتوفرهالشركةالسعوديةللنشرالمتخصص‬

‫الطباعةوالتوزيعوالنشراإللكتروني‪.‬‬

‫في استثماراتها في المحتوى المتخصص‪.‬‬

‫والمجموعة السعودية لألبحاث والتسويق عامة من‬

‫وحض��ر توقيع االتفاقية مجموع��ة من كبار موظفي‬

‫م��ن جانب��ه‪ ،‬أش��ار الدكتور ع��زام الدخيِّ��ل‪ ،‬الرئيس‬

‫قدرات للتوسع والتطوير وسبر أسواق جديدة‪.‬‬

‫المجموعة الس��عودية لألبحاث والتسويق‪ ،‬والشركة‬

‫التنفيذي للمجموعة السعودية لألبحاث والتسويق‪،‬‬

‫وفي سياق متصل‪ ،‬أكد محمد محمود العمر‪ ،‬المدير‬

‫الس��عودية للنش��ر المتخص��ص‪ ،‬ومكتب��ة الجامعة‪،‬‬

‫إلى أن س��وق المناهج وتطويره��ا واالحتياجات إلى‬

‫التنفيذي للش��ركة السعودية للنشر المتخصص‪ ،‬أن‬

‫والشركة السعودية للطباعة والتغليف‪ .‬وزار الحاضرون‬

‫المحت��وى المعرفي المتخص��ص تتنامى على نحو‬

‫االس��تحواذ على ‪ 51‬في المائة من مجموعة مكتبة‬

‫ش��ركة مطاب��ع هال‪ ،‬وهي إحدى ش��ركات الش��ركة‬

‫كبير في المنطقة العربية برمتها‪ ،‬وأن هذه الش��راكة‬

‫الجامعة يضيف بُعدًا اس��تثماريًا جديدًا في توجهات‬

‫السعوديةللطباعةوالتغليف‪،‬واطلعواعلىقدراتهاعلى‬

‫مع مكتبة الجامعة ستوسع من دائرة استثمارات النشر‬

‫الشركة االستراتيجية‪ ،‬يتكامل وما تنشط به الشركة‬

‫صعيدالطباعةوالتجهيزاتالتقنيةالعالمية‪.‬‬

‫المتخص��ص في المنطقة ف��ي اقتصاديات المعرفة‬

‫في أعمال النشر محليًا وإقليميًا ودوليًا‪.‬‬

‫ً‬ ‫قائ�ل�ا إن ما توف��ره مجموعة مكتبة‬ ‫وأض��اف العمر‬

‫من اليمين الى اليسار‪:‬‬ ‫محمد محمود العمر (المدير التنفيذي‬ ‫للشركة السعودية للنشر المتخصص)‪،‬‬

‫(الرئيس التنفيذي للمجموعة السعودية‬ ‫لألبحاث والتسويق)‪ ،‬رائد شريم‬ ‫(الرئيس التنفيذي في الثامر القابضة)‪،‬‬ ‫وعبد اهلل دانون (الرئيس التعليمي‬ ‫في المجموعة السعودية لألبحاث‬ ‫والتسويق)‬

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‫السعودية‪ :‬المطابع تتشاطر همومها في اإلجتماع الدوري لغرفة تجارة‬ ‫وصناعة جدة‬ ‫إش��تملت الموضوعات التي تمت مناقش��تها على قضايا مكائن الطباعة المس��تعملة والتالعب في‬ ‫األسعار والسوق السوداء‬ ‫وتط��رق المش��اركون في اللقاء ال��ى قضايا عديدة‬

‫ال تتوف��ر فيها الش��روط المح��ددة للعمل في هذا‬

‫كان أبرزه��ا قضي��ة مكائ��ن الطباعة المس��تعملة‬

‫المجال‪ ،‬مشددين على ضرورة ايجاد قائمة أسعار‬

‫والتالعب في األسعار والسوق السوداء‪.‬‬

‫موحدة وفقًا لقوانين السوق‪.‬‬

‫وقال عبد العزيز الغامدي رئيس لجنة المطابع في‬

‫تج��در اإلش��ارة ال��ى أن الس��وق الس��عودي يع��د‬

‫غرفة تجارة وصناعة جدة‪ ،‬إن الحكومة الس��عودية‬

‫م��ن أضخ��م األس��واق في مج��ال الطباع��ة على‬

‫تمنع استيراد المكائن المستعملة‪ ،‬بيد أنه “تحدث‬

‫مس��توى منطقة الش��رق األوس��ط‪ ،‬حيث أشارت‬

‫تالعب��ات في تغيي��ر الملصقات التي تبين منش��أ‬

‫دراس��ات أجريت عن الس��وق الى أنه يش��هد نموًا‬

‫الماكين��ة مم��ا يس��هل مروره��ا عل��ى موظف��ي‬

‫بوتيرة متسارعة األمر الذي أدى الى ارتفاع أسعار‬

‫الجمارك عبر موانئ البالد”‪.‬‬

‫الطباعة بنسب تتراوح بين ‪ 30 – 20‬في المائة‪.‬‬

‫ورأى الغام��دي أن قي��ام بعض أصح��اب المطابع‬ ‫بإس��تيراد مكائ��ن بهذه الطريق��ة ال يخدم مبادئ‬ ‫التنافس النزي��ه بين أبناء المهن��ة الواحدة‪ ،‬مطالبًا‬ ‫عبد العزيز الغامدي‪،‬‬ ‫رئيس لجنة المطابع في غرفة تجارة‬ ‫وصناعة جدة‬

‫تن��اول اللق��اء ال��دوري للجنة المطاب��ع الذي أقيم‬ ‫في غرف��ة تجارة وصناعة ج��دة وحضره عدد من‬ ‫أصح��اب المطابع‪ ،‬أب��رز التحديات الت��ي يواجهها‬ ‫قط��اع الطباعة ف��ي المملكة والبح��ث عن حلول‬ ‫واقعية للمشاكل التي تواجه العاملين فيه‪.‬‬

‫بإيجاد لجنة س��وقية تشرف على األسعار وتحاول‬ ‫الح��د من التالعب الذي يحدثه أصحاب الس��وق‬ ‫من الباطن‪.‬‬ ‫وتن��اول المش��اركون أيض��ًا قضاي��ا التالع��ب في‬ ‫األس��عار‪ ،‬والس��وق الس��وداء التي تقوم بها مطابع‬

‫مصر‪ :‬مطابع نوبار تستثمر بأول ماكينة سبيدماستر ‪ 52‬للطباعة بخمسة‬ ‫الوان من هيدلبرج‬ ‫وتبرم إتفاقية الش��راء مع ش��ركة يوس��ف عالم وش��ركاه (وكالء هيدلبرج في مصر) أثناء فعاليات‬

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‫أعلنت مطابع نوبار‪ ،‬ومقرها القاهرة‪ ،‬عن أنها‬ ‫قامت بشراء ماكينة طباعة جديدة عالمة هيدلبرج‬ ‫من طراز سبيدماستر ‪ 52‬ذات خمسة الوان تعد‬ ‫األولى من نوعها في مصر‪.‬‬

‫ووقعت الشركة على عقد الشراء مع شركة يوسف‬

‫ستساعد المطابع على تلبية طلبات العمالء‬

‫عالم وشركاه‪ ،‬وكيل شركة هيدلبرج في مصر‪،‬‬

‫وتنفيذ المطبوعات واألعمال المطلوبة منهم في‬

‫وذلك أثناء فعاليات معرض دروبا ‪ .2008‬ووفقًا‬

‫وقت أسرع وبجودة أعلى‪ ،‬مما يعزز من المكانة‬

‫لمصادر في مطابع نوبار‪ ،‬تمثل هذه اإلتفاقية‬

‫التنافسية للشركة في األسواق المحلية‪ .‬ويأتي‬

‫إستمرارًا لعالقة التعاون الوطيدة التي تجمع بين‬

‫هذا اإلستثمار الى جانب العديد من اإلستثمارات‬

‫الشركتين والتي كانت قد نشأت منذ ستينيات‬

‫األخرى التي تجريها الشركة في أقسام التجليد‬

‫القرن الماضي‪.‬‬

‫والتشطيب الطباعي‪ ،‬حيث قامت مؤخرًا بشراء‬

‫ويمكن لماكينة الطباعة سبيدماستر ‪ 52‬ذات‬

‫ثالث ماكينات حديثة‪ ،‬وماكينة للطي من شركة‬

‫الخمسة ألوان‪ ،‬الطباعة على خامات حتى سمك‬

‫إشتال‪ ،‬وماكينة تكسير آلي وأخرى للتبطين‪.‬‬

‫‪ 0،4‬مللم‪ ،‬ويبلغ أقصى مقاس لألفرخ ‪x 37‬‬

‫تعد مطابع نوبار التي ستحتفل في العام القادم‬

‫‪ 52‬سم وأقل مقاس لها ‪ x 14.5 5.10‬سم‪،‬‬

‫بمرور سبعين عامًا على تأسيسها‪ ،‬من أولى‬

‫في حين تصل أقصى مساحة طباعية الى ‪36‬‬

‫المطابع المصرية التي تستخدم تقنية الطباعة‬

‫‪ x 52‬سم‪ .‬زودت الماكينة بنظام تحبير مؤلف‬

‫الهيكساكروم ذات األلوان الستة في عام ‪،1993‬‬

‫من ‪ 18‬إسطوانة وذلك لضمان الصحن والتحبير‬

‫واألولى في تطبيق مواصفات األيزو القياسية‬

‫عالي الجودة‪ ،‬وتصل أقصى سرعة إنتاجية‬

‫رقم ‪ 12647،2‬الخاصة بطباعة الليثو أوفست‬

‫على هذه الطابعة الى ‪ 15,000‬فرخ في الساعة‬

‫في عام ‪ ،1998‬كما أنها أول من استثمر بماكينة‬

‫الواحدة‪ .‬بهذا الصدد‪ ،‬قال األخوان نوبار وهراتش‬

‫السبيدماستر ‪ 74‬من هيدلبرج فور ظهورها في‬

‫سيمونيان أصحاب مطابع نوبار إن هذه الماكينة‬

‫مصر‪.‬‬

‫مصر‪« :‬دار التحرير» تستثمر في نظام جديد إلخراج األلواح من «أجفا»‬ ‫وبحسب الشركة‪ ،‬يتميز النظام الجديد بقصر دورته اإلنتاجية‬ ‫م��د المواعي��د النهائية الخاصة ب��كل من التحرير‬

‫الش��رقية تقوم بطباعة جميع إصدارات المؤسس��ة‬

‫واإلعالنات‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى اعطائهما مساحة زمنية‬

‫وم��ن بينه��ا ‪ 4‬صح��ف يومي��ة ه��ي الجمهورية‪،‬‬

‫أطول بغية تنفيذ األعمال والقيام بالتعديالت في‬

‫والمس��اء‪ ،‬والجازي��ت والبروجري��ه‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى‬

‫اللحظات األخيرة‪.‬‬

‫أنه��ا تقوم بتنفي��ذ وطباع��ة العديد م��ن الصحف‬

‫م��ن جانبه أش��ار المهندس يوس��ف أحمد مجيب‬

‫والمجالت التجارية والكتب المدرسية والجامعية‬

‫رئيس مجلس إدارة ش��ركة أحمد مجيب يوسف‪،‬‬

‫وأعمال اإلعالنات الخارجية‪.‬‬

‫وكيل أجفا في مصر‪ ،‬الى أن النظام الجديد س��هل‬

‫أما ش��ركة أحم��د مجيب يوس��ف فه��ي من بين‬

‫اإلس��تخدام ويمكنه إخراج ‪ 100‬ل��وح طباعي في‬

‫الش��ركات الرائدة في مجال صناعات الطباعة في‬

‫الس��اعة الواح��دة‪ ،‬مضيفًا إن من بي��ن المزايا التي‬

‫مص��ر‪ ،‬وتقوم بتمثيل ش��ركات عالمية فى مجال‬

‫يتيحه��ا النظ��ام هو حاجته الى صيان��ة أقل وذلك‬

‫فصل االلوان والطباعة الرقمية وطباعة االوفست‪،‬‬

‫بس��بب اعتماده على الليزر ذو األشعة البنفسجية‬

‫م��ن بينها أجف��ا وزايكون وزون��د ودوتركس وأي‬

‫بالط��ول الموجي ‪ 405‬نانومت��ر‪ .‬من جهة أخرى‪،‬‬

‫أس بي وجوس وولنبرج‪ ،‬باإلضافة الى جلونز آند‬

‫مدير عام شركة اإلعالنات الشرقية‬

‫كشف المهندس خضر الصعيدي المستشار الفني‬

‫ينسن وكومباك وهمادا وترينال وماكسون‪.‬‬

‫وعضو مجلس إدارة دار التحرير‬

‫ومدير المبيعات في الشركة‪ ،‬عن أن أقصى مقاس‬

‫وف��ي ع��ام ‪ ،1995‬قام��ت الش��ركة بتوري��د أول‬

‫أعلن��ت دار التحري��ر للطب��ع والنش��ر ع��ن قيامها‬

‫لألل��واح ه��و ‪ x 1066.8 685.8‬مللم‪ ،‬في حين‬

‫نظام س��ي تي بي في مصر والش��رق األوسط الى‬

‫باالس��تثمار ف��ي نظ��ام جدي��د إلخ��راج األل��واح‬

‫تصل أعلى دقة تس��جيل طباعي ف��ي النظام الى‬ ‫‪ 2540‬نقطة في البوصة‪ .‬وأضاف الصعيدي ً‬ ‫قائال‬

‫المطاب��ع األميرية‪ ،‬في حين قامت في عام ‪1996‬‬ ‫بتس��ليم أول ماكين��ة طباعة رقمية ف��ى المنطقة‬

‫عالمة أجفا من طراز (‪.)Advantage DL‬‬

‫إن النظام يس��تخدم أل��واح هالي��دات الفضة التي‬

‫ألحد عمالءها المحلين‪.‬‬

‫وق��ال المهن��دس أحم��د أن��ور مدي��ر عام ش��ركة‬

‫تتحم��ل حت��ى ‪ 350,000‬طبعة عل��ى الماكينات‬

‫اإلعالن��ات الش��رقية وعض��و مجل��س إدارة دار‬

‫الطباعية‪ ،‬مؤكدًا على أن مدة الضمان على أش��عة‬

‫التحرير للطبع والنش��ر‪ ،‬إن النظ��ام الجديد يتميز‬

‫الليزر لهذا النظام تصل الى ‪ 10‬سنوات‪.‬‬

‫بدورت��ه اإلنتاجي��ة القصي��رة مم��ا يعن��ي إمكانية‬

‫تجدر اإلش��ارة ال��ى أن مطابع ش��ركة اإلعالنات‬

‫الطباعي��ة من الكومبيوتر مباش��رة (س��ي تي بي)‬

‫المهندس أحمد أنور‪،‬‬

‫للطبع والنشر‬

‫«مسار للطباعة والنشر» تستثمر بمعدات طباعية من هيدلبرج خالل معرض‬ ‫دروبا ‪2008‬‬ ‫تشتمل المعدات التي قامت الشركة بشرائها على ماكينتي طباعة وست ماكينات تشطيب‬ ‫إستثمرت شركة مسار للطباعة والنشر‪ ،‬احدى‬

‫من اليسار الى اليمين‪:‬‬ ‫مازن وفيق الطيبي (نائب المدير العام‬

‫اكبر شركات الطباعة في دبي‪ ،‬بتشكيلة متنوعة‬

‫ورئيس المبيعات والتسويق لدى‬

‫من معدات الطباعة والتشطيب عالمة هيدلبرج‪،‬‬

‫هيدلبرج الشرق األوسط)‪ ،‬روجيه‬

‫وذلك أثناء انعقاد معرض دروبا ‪ .2008‬حيث‬

‫نيكوديوم (مدير عام المبيعات في‬

‫قامت بشراء ماكينة الطباعة أكس أل ‪ 105‬ذات‬

‫هيدلبرج الخليج)‪ ،‬د‪ .‬يورجن راوترت‬

‫الستة ألوان‪ ،‬التي زودت بوحدة طالء اليوفي‪،‬‬

‫(عضو مجلس ادارة شركة هيدلبرج)‪،‬‬

‫إضافة الى أحدث ماكينات المرور الواحد من‬

‫عبد اللطيف الصايغ (المدير اإلداري‬ ‫للمجموعة اإلعالمية العربية)‪ ،‬د‪ .‬وولتر‬

‫طراز أكس أل ‪10 – 105‬بي‪ ،‬لتكون بذلك أولى‬

‫شتالن (الرئيس اإلقليمي لهيدلبرج‬

‫شركات الطباعة التي تقوم بشراء هذا النوع من‬

‫أوربا والشرق األوسط وأفريقيا)‪،‬‬

‫الماكينات على مستوى منطقة الخليج‪.‬‬

‫فيصل بن حيدر (مدير شركة مسار‬

‫وتضمنت قائمة الماكينات التي قامت «مسار»‬

‫للطباعة والنشر)‪ ،‬ووولفغانغ روث‬

‫بشرائها أيضًا على ماكينة الطباعة سبيدماستر‬ ‫طالء‪ ،‬ثالث ماكينات طي حديثة‪ ،‬ماكينة أف‬ ‫أس ‪ 150‬وماكينتي قطع من بوالر‪.‬‬ ‫وقام بالتوقيع على اإلتفاقية عبد اللطيف الصايغ‬ ‫المدير اإلداري للمجموعة اإلعالمية العربية‪،‬‬ ‫وفيصل بن حيدر مدير شركة مسار للطباعة‬

‫والشرق األوسط وأفريقيا)‬

‫والنشر‪ ،‬بحضور الدكتور يورجن راوترت عضو‬

‫هيدلبرج الشرق األوسط‪.‬‬

‫مجلس ادارة شركة هيدلبرج‪ ،‬والدكتور وولتر‬

‫وبهذا الصدد‪ ،‬أعرب الدكتور راوترت عن اعجابه‬

‫شتالن‪ ،‬الرئيس اإلقليمي لهيدلبرج أوربا والشرق‬

‫بالنمو الذي تشهده منطقة الخليج‪ ،‬وبالدور الذي‬

‫األوسط وأفريقيا‪ ،‬ومازن وفيق الطيبي‪ ،‬نائب‬

‫تلعبه دبي في تطوير صناعة الطباعة على مستوى‬

‫المدير العام ورئيس المبيعات والتسويق لدى‬

‫منطقة الشرق األوسط‪.‬‬

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‫لبنان‪ :‬مطبعة إمبريميريه هارون تشتري ماكينة برنت ماستر ‪ 52‬من هيدلبرج‬ ‫وتقول إن الصفقة الجديدة ستسهم في مضاعفة القدرة اإلنتاجية للمطبعة‬ ‫أعلنت مطبع��ة إمبريميريه هارون التي تتخذ من‬

‫الطباع��ة برنت ماس��تر م��ن هيدلبرج‪ ،‬فق��د تمكنا‬

‫لبن��ان مق��رًا لها أنها قد اش��ترت ماكين��ة الطباعة‬

‫م��ن مضاعفة إنتاجنا إذ أننا نقوم بتنفيذ جميع أنواع‬

‫برنت ماستر ‪ 52‬ذات لونين من شركة هيدلبرج‪.‬‬

‫الطباع��ة التجاري��ة المتط��ورة وعالية الج��ودة‪ .‬أما‬

‫وتقول إدارة الشركة الواقعة في منطقة الدرة بلبنان‬

‫عمالؤن��ا فهم من بين أكب��ر وكاالت اإلعالن في‬

‫أنها قد استبدلت ماكينة الجي تي أو القديمة ذات‬

‫لبنان‪ ،‬فهم يطبعون لدينا نسخ االختبار لمنتجاتهم‬

‫اللونين خاصتها بالماكين��ة الحالية‪ .‬وفي معرض‬

‫والتي عادة ما تحتاج إلى دقة وجودة عالية”‪.‬‬

‫حديث��ه عن الصفق��ة‪ ،‬يقول بس��ام ه��ارون مالك‬

‫وإمبريميريه هارون هي مطبعة تجارية تأسس��ت‬

‫إمبريميري��ه هارون ومديرها الع��ام‪“ :‬وقع اختيارنا‬

‫ع��ام ‪ 1970‬عل��ى يد ميش��يل هارون والد بس��ام‬

‫على ماكينة الطباعة برنت ماستر ‪ 52‬ذات اللونين‬

‫هارون الذي تولى إدارة المطبعة منذ العام ‪.1990‬‬

‫ألس��باب عدة‪ ،‬ومن أهمه��ا أن أعمالنا تحتاج إلى‬

‫ويختت��م هارون اإلبن حديثه بالقول‪“ :‬إضافة إلي‬

‫مزي��د م��ن الدق��ة والس��رعة‪ .‬فماكين��ة الجي تي‬

‫أن��ا ووالدي‪ ،‬لدينا س��تة موظفي��ن ثابتين يعملون‬

‫أو الموج��ودة لدينا في الس��ابق لم تع��د تعطينا ما‬

‫لحس��ابنا وموظفين آخرين لدينا بشكل مستقل‪.‬‬

‫نبح��ث عنه‪ ،‬لذا وما إن وجدن��ا أن بإمكان ماكينة‬

‫نش��تري معظ��م معداتن��ا الطباعة م��ن هيدلبرج‪،‬‬

‫برنت ماس��تر تلبية جميع متطلبات الطباعة لدينا‬

‫ونقوم بأنواع معينة من أعمال التشطيب بمساعدة‬

‫والوفاء باحتياجات عمالئنا‪ ،‬ال سيما تلك المتعلقة‬

‫م��ن مطابع أخرى‪ ،‬ومع ه��ذا فإننا نخطط لتطوير‬

‫بالج��ودة‪ ،‬قررن��ا اس��تبدال ماكين��ة الج��ي ت��ي أو‬

‫مطبعتن��ا من خ�ل�ال إضاف��ة مزيد م��ن ماكينات‬

‫بالماكينة الحالية”‪.‬‬

‫الطباعة في المس��تقبل القريب وذلك كي نتمكن‬

‫وأض��اف هارون‪“ :‬واآلن وبش��راء ش��ركتنا لماكينة‬

‫من تنفيذ كامل األعمال الطباعية داخليًا”‪.‬‬

‫البريد المصري يحصل على جائزة أفضل طابع بريدي في العالم‬ ‫تم اصدار الطابع الجديد بمناسبة انعقاد مؤتمر قمة األفروصيني في العاصمة الصينية العام الماضي‬

‫البري��د المصري إن ه��ذه الجائزة تعد إنجازًا كبيرًا‬

‫بكلي��ة الفن��ون التطبيقية جامعة حل��وان في دورة‬

‫للهيئة ولفنان��ي ومصممي الطواب��ع العاملين في‬

‫خصت به مجلتنا‪ ،‬قالت‬ ‫الع��ام ‪ .2004‬وفي حديث ّ‬ ‫هاجر إن الطابع ال��ذي قامت بتصميمه يعبّر عن‬

‫عالمي��ة لمصر في مجال ه��ام كهذا‪ .‬وأكد فهمي‬

‫الثقافتي��ن اإلفريقي��ة والصيني��ة من خ�ل�ال قناع‬

‫حص��ل طابع البريد الت��ذكاري الذي أصدره البريد‬

‫عل��ى أن البري��د المص��ري يول��ي إهتمام��ًا خاصًا‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ممثال ع��ن البالد‬ ‫بطاب��ع البري��د بإعتباره س��فيرًا‬

‫يمثل الوجه األفريقي‪ ،‬وآخر يمثل الوجه الصيني‪،‬‬ ‫باعتبارهما من أكثر الفنون شيوعًا في الثقافتين‪.‬‬

‫بالعاصم��ة الصينية بكي��ن العام الماض��ي‪ ،‬والذي‬

‫ورمزًا ثقافيًا وجماليًا هامًا‪ ،‬مضيفًا الى انه يتم حاليًا‬

‫وكش��فت هاجر عن أن الفكرة األساسية لتصميم‬

‫ق��ام الرئي��س المص��ري محم��د حس��ني مبارك‬

‫تنفي��ذ برنامج متكامل إلع��ادة إحياء طوابع البريد‬

‫الطاب��ع البري��دي كانت من وحي المصمم س��عيد‬

‫بخت��م إص��داره‪ ،‬على جائ��زة أفضل طاب��ع بريدي‬

‫الت��ي تصدره��ا الهيئ��ة‪ .‬وقامت بتصمي��م الطابع‬

‫ب��دراوي من مطاب��ع البريد‪ ،‬في حي��ن أنيطت بها‬

‫ف��ي العال��م‪ ،‬وذلك بعد منافس��ة شرس��ة مع مئات‬

‫البري��دي الفائ��ز الفنانة هاجر محمد حس��ين من‬

‫مهمة تصميم الطابع بعد إطالعها على الثقافتين‬

‫الطوابع الت��ي قدمت من مختلف أصقاع األرض‪.‬‬

‫مطاب��ع البريد‪ ،‬وه��ي جامعية حاصل��ة على درجة‬

‫اإلفريقية والصينية وبالتنسيق مع المركز الثقافي‬

‫وق��ال المهندس عالء فهمي رئيس مجلس إدارة‬

‫البكالوريوس من قس��م الطباعة والنشر والتغليف‬

‫الصيني‪.‬‬

‫البري��د المص��ري‪ ،‬وقد أس��همت بتحقيق ش��هرة‬

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‫المصري بمناسبة انعقاد مؤتمر قمة األفروصيني‬

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‫السعودية‪ :‬شركة مطابع هال تشتري سلسلة من المعدات الطباعية‬ ‫يتوقع للماكينات الجديدة أن ترفع الطاقة اإلنتاجية للشركة بواقع ‪ 40 - 30‬في المائة‬ ‫أعلنت ش��ركة مطابع هال إحدى شركات الشركة‬ ‫الس��عودية للطباع��ة والتغلي��ف‪ ،‬بأنها قد اش��ترت‬ ‫سلس��لة من المع��دات الطباعية‪ .‬وتش��مل صفقة‬ ‫المش��تريات الجديدة ه��ذه خط التجلي��د المثالي‬ ‫كورون��ا ‪ 12‬من مول��ر مارتيني‪ ،‬وماكين��ة الطباعة‬ ‫‪ OPLV-R505‬ذات الخمس��ة أل��وان م��ن مان‬ ‫روالن��د وماكين��ة الطباعة عل��ى الوجهين س��بيد‬ ‫ماستر ‪ 102‬ذات لونين من هيدلبرج‪.‬‬ ‫وتقول إدارة الش��ركة كذلك أن من المؤمل أن تزيد‬ ‫الصفقات الجديدة الطاقة اإلنتاجية للش��ركة بواقع‬ ‫‪ 30‬إلى ‪ 40‬في المائة‪ ،‬إذ يعلق يوس��ف عبد الرحيم‬ ‫المدير التنفيذي للشركة على ذلك ً‬ ‫قائال‪“ :‬نستطيع‬ ‫به��ذه األجهزة توصيل منتجاتن��ا التي انتهينا منها‬ ‫خالل فترة زمنية قصيرة‪ ،‬ونعتقد أنها ستفتح آفاقًا‬ ‫جديدة من الفرص أمام ش��ركتنا لقب��ول مزيد من‬ ‫طلبات الطباعة‪ ،‬كما ستمنحنا هذه المعدات أفضلية‬ ‫في التنافس مع المطابع ُ‬ ‫األخرى في السوق”‪.‬‬ ‫ويق��ول عبد الرحي��م أن هذه المعدات وال س��يما‬ ‫تقني��ة خ��ط التجليد الفني س��تمثل بداي��ة مرحلة‬ ‫جديدة في تطور الشركة وستمنحها سيطرة أوسع‬ ‫ف��ي عال��م الطباعة الكبي��ر والمتنام��ي‪ ،‬ويضيف‪:‬‬ ‫“يواص��ل عملن��ا وخصوص��ًا الجان��ب الرقمي منه‬ ‫النم��و‪ ،‬ل��ذا فنحن بحاج��ة إلى ه��ذه المعدات كي‬ ‫نتمك��ن م��ن تلبي��ة مطال��ب عمالئن��ا ال س��يما‬ ‫وأنها متعددة االس��تعماالت بدرج��ة تكفي للوفاء‬ ‫باحتياجاتن��ا الحالي��ة والمس��تقبلية‪ .‬إضاف��ة لذلك‬ ‫فقد اضطرتنا االستفسارات التي نتلقاها منذ فترة‬ ‫التخاذ خطوات مالئمة‪ ،‬لذا فقد ش��رعنا بمراجعة‬

‫المنتج��ات من ثالث��ة موردين رئيس��يين‪ ،‬ونحن‬ ‫اآلن في غاية السرور بأداء هذه الماكينات”‪.‬‬ ‫أما خط التجليد الفني كورونا ‪ 12‬من مولر مارتيني‪،‬‬ ‫فبإمكانه العمل بسرعة قصوى تبلغ ‪ 12,000‬كتاب‬ ‫في الس��اعة لألغلفة العادية‪ ،‬وبسرعة ‪ 6000‬كتاب‬ ‫في الساعة لألغلفة المطوية‪.‬‬ ‫أما ماكينة الطباعة ‪ OPLV-R505‬ذات الخمسة‬ ‫أل��وان والتغذية بالورق من مان روالند‪ ،‬فهي مزودة‬ ‫بوحدة للطالء باألش��عة فوق البنفس��جية ومجفف‬ ‫باألش��عة تحت الحمراء‪ ،‬وبحسب مان روالند فإنه‬ ‫ومن خالل مواصفات اإلنهاء الخاصة بالماكينة مع‬ ‫مواصفات الطابعة األخرى يمكن الوفاء بمتطلبات‬ ‫القط��ع الصغير كذل��ك‪ ،‬كما وأنها م��زودة بخاصية‬ ‫القدرة على الطباعة على المواد البالستيكية‪.‬‬ ‫وتقول الشركة أيضًا أن سرعة الطباعة العالية التي‬

‫“نخط��ط أيضًا إلضاف��ة مزيد م��ن الماكينات إلى‬

‫تتمتع بها الماكينة ‪ OPLV-R505‬تتيح إمكانية‬

‫قائم��ة معداتن��ا الطباعية‪ ،‬فكادرنا الفني الرئيس��ي‬ ‫حضر مع��رض دروب��ا للطباعة الذي أقي��م مؤخرًاً‬

‫الطباعة على الورق الع��ادي والورق المقوى لغاية‬

‫ف��ي مدين��ة دوس��لدورف بألماني��ا وذل��ك إلجراء‬

‫س��مك ملمتر واحد وبس��رعة طباعة قصوى تبلغ‬

‫تقييم لماكين��ات الطي األوتوماتيكي��ة وماكينات‬

‫‪ 18,000‬ورقة في الساعة‪.‬‬

‫القط��ع وأجه��زة صن��ع الحقائ��ب والشاش��ات‬

‫أما ماكينة الطباعة سبيد ماستر أس أم ‪ ،102‬فهي‬

‫الحريرية األوتوماتيكية التي تعمل باألش��عة فوق‬

‫مزودة بوحدة تغذية ووحدة تسليم أوتوماتيكية تم‬

‫البنفس��جية وماكينات الطالء التي تعمل باألشعة‬

‫تطويرها خصيصًا من أجل ماكينة الطباعة س��بيد‬

‫ف��وق البنفس��جية‪ .‬نتخص��ص حالي��ًا ف��ي تقديم‬

‫ماس��تر أك��س أل ‪ ،105‬مع مركز طباع��ة برنكت‬

‫خدمات تتعلق بالنش��ر‪ ،‬بحيث أنها تغطي ‪ 80‬في‬

‫عال��ي األداء‪ ،‬وتتي��ح الماكين��ة الطباعة بس��رعات‬

‫المائ��ة من إنتاجنا‪ ،‬أم��ا الـ ‪ 20‬في المائة الباقية فقد‬

‫تصل حتى ‪ 13,000‬ورقة في الس��اعة مع إمكانية‬

‫خصصت لمهام الطباع��ة التجارية والتغليف‪ ،‬كما‬

‫يوسف عبد الرحيم‪،‬‬

‫الطباعة على كال وجهي الورقة بالتزامن‪.‬‬

‫أنن��ا نصدر منتجاتنا إلى بلدان في منطقة الش��رق‬

‫المدير التنفيذي لشركة مطابع هال‬

‫ويختت��م يوس��ف عب��د الرحي��م حديث��ه بالق��ول‪:‬‬

‫األوسط والقارة األوروبية على حد سواء”‪.‬‬

‫إضافي��ة لتنفي��ذ مزي��د م��ن األعم��ال‪ ،‬إذ يمكنها‬

‫دينـاغراف متفاجئة من نتائج مشاركتها في دروبــا ‪2008‬‬ ‫وتقول إن نوعية الماكينات المباعة أهم من عددها‬ ‫ش��ركة مان روالند في منطقة الش��رق األوس��ط‪،‬‬

‫كبير بكمية العقود التي أبرمناها في المعرض‪ .‬لقد‬

‫عن أن مشاركتها في نسخة هذا العام من معرض‬

‫قدمت مان روالند نفسها في دروبا هذا العام بهيئة‬

‫دروبا الدولي كان ناجحًا للغاية‪ .‬وأضافت الش��ركة‬

‫جدي��دة وقامت بعرض حلولها المبتكرة التي نعتقد‬

‫انها تفاجئ��ت بكمية عقود البيع الت��ي أبرمتها مع‬

‫بأنها ستش��كل تحديًا لمنافس��يها في المستقبل‪.‬‬

‫عمالئه��ا أثن��اء المع��رض‪ ،‬كم��ا أقرت ب��أن دورة‬

‫واذا نظرت الى مفهوم الشركة‪ ،‬ستعرف بأنها دخلت‬

‫معرض دروبا لع��ام ‪ 2008‬كانت أفضل بكثير من‬

‫كذلك الى أسواق الطباعة بالحجم الصغير”‪.‬‬

‫دورة المعرض لعام ‪.2004‬‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫وفي حديث له مع مجلتنا‪ ،‬علق نائب رئيس شركة‬ ‫ديناغ��راف أنط��وان ال��كارا عل��ى المع��رض ً‬ ‫قائال‪:‬‬

‫من جانبه‪ ،‬أشار جمال كنعان‪ ،‬المدير العام لديناغراف‪،‬‬ ‫المع��رض أب��دوا اهتمامه��م بحل��ول اإلتص��االت‬

‫“ش��كلت األي��ام األولى م��ن معرض دروب��ا ‪2008‬‬

‫واإلنسيابات التش��غيلية اإلنتاجية المستخدمة في‬

‫تحديًا لن��ا‪ ،‬غير أن األيام األخي��رة منه حملت الينا‬

‫صناعة الطباعة والنش��ر‪ ،‬من قبيل داليم وما ش��ابه‬ ‫ذل��ك‪ ،‬ويختم حديثه ً‬ ‫قائال‪“ :‬بالرغم من ذلك‪ ،‬أرجو‬

‫الش��رق األوسط س��يكتفوا فقط بمش��اهدة أحدث‬

‫مالحظ��ة أن أغلب عمالئنا في الش��رق األوس��ط‬

‫مفاجئة كبيرة‪ .‬كنا نعتقد بأن عمالئنا القادمين من‬

‫ال��ى أن أغل��ب زوار جناح ش��ركة م��ان روالند في‬

‫أجروا تحدي��ث مكثف على ماكيناتهم قبيل انعقاد‬ ‫معرض دروبا ‪.”2008‬‬

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‫أعلنت شركة ديناغراف لصناعات الطباعة‪ ،‬وكيل‬

‫الميول المتبعة في الس��وق‪ ،‬إال أننا تفاجئنا الى حد‬

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‫دروبـا والشعور بالدهشة‬ ‫إسكندر جهانباني‬ ‫رئيس التحرير‬

‫أثب��ت مع��رض دروب��ا ‪ ،2008‬كم��ا كان يتوقع له‪،‬‬

‫الزائرين القادمين من دول أمريكا الش��مالية على‬

‫الحديث��ة اآلن توفر العديد من الخيارات المدمجة‬

‫بأن��ه حدث فري��د يجذب الي��ه جم��وع المهتمين‬

‫مس��توى ‪ 6‬في المائ��ة‪ ،‬ويب��دو أن األميركيين ال‬

‫من قبيل الطالء والنقش والتقطيع بالقالب خالل‬

‫بصناع��ات الطباعة من مختل��ف أرجاء المعمورة‪.‬‬

‫زال��وا يفضلون الذه��اب الى المع��ارض التي تقام‬

‫الم��رور الواحد‪ .‬وأصبح التبدي��ل المتزامن واآللي‬

‫وبحسب االحصاءات الصادرة عن المنظمين‪ ،‬زار‬

‫عل��ى أراضيهم عوضًا عن دف��ع مبالغ طائلة للقيام‬

‫لأللواح الطباعية نموذجًا وليس استثناءًا‪ ،‬في حين‬

‫المع��رض ما يقرب من ‪ 391‬ألف ش��خص قدموا‬

‫بزيارة الى دروبا‪.‬‬

‫انخفض الى حد كبير الوقت المطلوب في تشغيل‬

‫م��ن ‪ 138‬دولة‪ ،‬ونال الح��دث تغطية اعالمية قام‬

‫إن��ه لمن الصعوب��ة بمكان‪ ،‬إن ل��م يكن ضربًا من‬

‫الماكينات الطباعية‪ .‬تُظه��ر المنتجات المطبوعة‬

‫به��ا ثالثة آالف صحف��ي من ‪ 84‬دول��ة‪ ،‬والذين‬

‫الخي��ال‪ ،‬التوصل الى رقم دقي��ق عن عدد زائري‬

‫على الماكينات الحديثة والمزودة بمؤثرات خاصة‪،‬‬

‫حط��وا الرح��ال ال��ى دوس��لدورف للمش��اركة في‬

‫معرض دروبا من منطقة الش��رق األوسط‪ ،‬فالرقم‬

‫جودة مذهلة‪ ،‬وتتيح بعض الخيارات التي ادمجت‬

‫أضخ��م ع��رس لصناع��ة فن��ون الجرافي��ك على‬

‫الناتج قد يكون باآلالف‪ .‬واستنادًا الى المعلومات‬ ‫التي ّ‬ ‫تمكنا م��ن جمعها‪ ،‬فقد توجه زائرو المعرض‬

‫بالطابع��ات الق��درة على طباع��ة الكتابات الخطية‬ ‫والتأثي��رات الثالثي��ة األبع��اد‪ .‬أم��ا عل��ى الصعي��د‬

‫تمخض عنها المع��رض واضحة على معالم وجه‬

‫الى مدينة دوس��لدورف وجيوبهم مألى باألموال‬

‫الرقمي‪ ،‬يمكن لماكينات الطباعة بالنفث الحبري‪،‬‬

‫ألبريش��ت بولزا‪-‬ش��يونيمن‪ ،‬رئيس معرض دروبا‬

‫الت��ي س��ينفقونها عل��ى ش��راء أح��دث المع��دات‬

‫والتي توفر خيارات متكاملة للتجليد والتش��طيب‪،‬‬

‫والرئيس التنفيذي في شركة كي بي أي األلمانية‪،‬‬

‫التقني��ة‪ .‬يفوق عدد الصفق��ات التي أبرمت خالل‬

‫انجاز مهام طباعية بنفس جودة طباعة األوفست‬

‫عندم��ا قال‪“ :‬أعل��ن عارضو دروب��ا عمومًا عن أن‬

‫دروبا توقع��ات الموردين في أغل��ب األحيان‪ ،‬فقد‬

‫وبسرعات تبعث على الدهشة‪.‬‬

‫قيم��ة الصفق��ات الت��ي انجزوها خ�ل�ال المعرض‬

‫أقرّ معظم كبار الموردي��ن في المنطقة من قبيل‬

‫كثي��رًا م��ا ينده��ش زوار مع��رض ضخ��م كدروبا‬

‫تق��در بأكثر من ‪ 10‬مليارات يورو‪ ،‬في حين تخمن‬

‫هيدلب��رج وجف��ن جرافيك��س وديناغ��راف‪ ،‬ب��أن‬

‫بالتقني��ات الحديث��ة والرائعة التي يع��رض أغلبها‬

‫مص��ادر قطاعية داخلي��ة بأن قيمة اإلس��تثمارات‬

‫مع��رض دروبا ه��ذا الع��ام كان األفضل بالنس��بة‬

‫للم��رة األول��ى‪ ،‬فيقع��وا ف��ي الغالب في فخ ش��راء‬

‫الحقيقي��ة ق��د تفوق ه��ذا المب��غ بكثي��ر”‪ .‬وعلى‬

‫اليهم من حيث صفقات البيع التي قاموا بإبرامها‪.‬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫مجاال للشك بأن صناعة فنون الجرافيك‬ ‫واليدعو‬

‫مع��دات جدي��دة دون دراس��ة مس��بقة‪ ،‬معتمدين‬ ‫بذل��ك على اعجابهم الش��ديد به��ذا المنتج‪ .‬وفي‬

‫الداخلية”‪ ،‬إال أنني أقدر رأيهم‪.‬‬

‫في منطقة الش��رق األوسط آخذة بالنمو في وقت‬

‫حقيق��ة األمر‪ ،‬لي��س ثمة أخطاء في ش��راء أحدث‬

‫تنام��ى أع��داد زائري المع��رض م��ن دول ما عبر‬

‫يس��عى فيه الطباع��ون الى اإلس��تثمار في جميع‬

‫المع��دات والحل��ول‪ ،‬إال أن��ه يتوج��ب علين��ا أيضًا‬

‫المحيط��ات بنس��بة بلغ��ت ‪ 43‬ف��ي المائ��ة‪ ،‬وقد‬

‫المجاالت التي توفرها هذه الصناعة‪.‬‬

‫فه��م أبعادها‪ ،‬وهنا يأت��ي دور المنظمات التجارية‬

‫أس��هم في هذا النمو زائرون آسيويون والتينيون‬

‫تع��د طابعات األوفس��ت م��ن التقني��ات المتطورة‬

‫ومعاهد التدري��ب في تس��ليحنا بالمعرفة الالزمة‬

‫قدم ما نس��بته ‪ 7‬في المائة منهم من دول أمريكا‬ ‫الجنوبية والوس��طى‪ ،‬في حين ّ‬ ‫شكل الزائرون من‬

‫ف��ي يومن��ا هذا‪ ،‬وه��ي تمثل جزءًا من نظام س��ير‬

‫الت��ي تمكنن��ا من ف��ك طالس��يم ه��ذه التقنيات‬

‫العمل المدمج بدءًا من لحظة استالم الطلبية من‬

‫الدول اآلس��يوية نس��بة تقدر بـ ‪ 15‬ف��ي المائة من‬

‫مش��تري المطبوعات وانتهاءًا بتس��ليم المنتجات‬

‫والبح��ث فيها عما يناس��بنا‪ .‬وتوجد ثمة معطيات‬ ‫تشير الى أن الطباعين في منطقتنا هم أكثر ً‬ ‫ميال‬

‫الع��دد الكلي لزائري المع��رض (مقارنة بـ ‪13.6%‬‬

‫المطبوعة‪ .‬ازداد تن��وع الخيارات التي يتم دمجها‬

‫ف��ي ع��ام ‪ .)2004‬وبالرغم من ذلك‪ ،‬اس��تقر عدد‬

‫م��ع المع��دات الطباعي��ة حت��ى بات��ت الماكين��ات‬

‫وجه الكرة األرضية‪ .‬ب��دت النتائج اإليجابية التي‬

‫الرغم من أنن��ي ال أفقه معنى “المصادر القطاعية‬

‫اآلن ال��ى ّ‬ ‫تعل��م كل م��ا يتعل��ق بصناع��ة الطباعة‬ ‫وفنون الجرافيك واألفكار التي ترس��م مسيرتها‪.‬‬

‫إن ع��دد الندوات والدورات التدريبية التي تقام في‬ ‫هذا الش��أن هي في تزايد مس��تمر‪ ،‬وف��ي المقابل‬ ‫يس��عى الموردون والطباعون في الشرق األوسط‬ ‫الى تثقيف عمالئهم‪ .‬وبالرغم من ذلك‪ ،‬يعد اجراء‬ ‫خط��وات كهذه أمرًا غير كاف‪ ،‬بي��د أن إحراز تقدم‬ ‫ف��ي التعليم الطباعي يصبح ممكنًا فقط عبر جهد‬ ‫‪ME Printer July-August 2008‬‬

‫جماعي يصدر عن أعضاء مجتمع فنون الجرافيك‬

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‫في المنطقة‪ .‬لقد دأبنا قبيل انعقاد دروبا على نشر‬ ‫الكثير من المقاالت عن المعرض‪ ،‬ونقوم في هذا‬ ‫العدد بتس��ليط الضوء على أخب��ار المعرض وردود‬ ‫األفع��ال الصادرة بحقه‪ .‬ونأمل م��ن خالل قيامنا‬ ‫بذل��ك أن نكون قد أس��همنا في تحس��ين التعليم‬ ‫الطباعي في المنطقة ومساعدة قرائنا على كسب‬ ‫المعرفة الالزمة‪.‬‬

‫صصصصص‬

‫المحتـويــات‬

‫مجلة شهرية شاملة مختصة في‬ ‫عالم الطباعة في الشرق األوسط‬

‫كلمة المحرر‬ ‫دروبـا والشعور بالدهشة ‬

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‫األخبـــار‬ ‫السعودية‪ :‬شركة مطابع هال تشتري‬ ‫سلسلة من المعدات الطباعية‬ ‫ ‬ ‫دينـاغراف متفاجئة من نتائج‬ ‫مشاركتها في دروبــا ‪2008‬‬

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‫لبنان‪ :‬مطبعة إمبريميريه هارون‬ ‫تشتري ماكينة الطباعة برنت ماستر‬ ‫‪ 52‬من هيدلبرج‬

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‫البريد المصري يحصل على جائزة‬ ‫أفضل طابع بريدي في العالم‬

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‫مصر‪« :‬دار التحرير» تستثمر في‬ ‫نظام جديد إلخراج األلواح من‬ ‫«أجفا»‬

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‫«مسار للطباعة والنشر» تستثمر‬ ‫بمعدات طباعية من هيدلبرج خالل‬ ‫معرض دروبا ‪2008‬‬

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‫السعودية‪ :‬المطابع تتشاطر همومها‬ ‫في اإلجتماع الدوري لغرفة تجارة‬ ‫وصناعة جدة‬

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‫مصر‪ :‬مطابع نوبار تستثمر بأول‬ ‫ماكينة سبيدماستر ‪ 52‬للطباعة‬ ‫بخمسة الوان من هيدلبرج‬

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‫«السعودية للنشر المتخصص»‬ ‫تستحوذ على ‪ 51%‬من مكتبة الجامعة‬ ‫مقابل ‪ 71.5‬مليون ريال‬

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‫أكاديمية وسائط الطباعة تقيم حلقة‬ ‫دراسية في دبي‬

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‫«كي بي أي» تفوز بصفقات بيع في‬ ‫دروبا ‪2008‬‬

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‫ماكينة الطباعة دوكوكولور ‪ 8000‬من‬ ‫زيروكس تثبت جدارتها في دروبا‬

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‫قطر‪ :‬دار الشرق تستثمر بنظام ادخال‬ ‫نوع بروالينر ووحدة تدبيس مدمجة‬ ‫من مولر مارتيني‬

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‫البحرين‪ :‬المطبعة الشرقية تقتني من‬ ‫اإلمارات ترانس جرافيكس نظام سي‬ ‫تي بي جديد من «سكرين»‬

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‫«علي الهاشمي للتجارة» تصف‬ ‫معرض دروبا ‪ 2008‬بالحدث‬ ‫التأريخي‬

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‫مطبعة الخط تقتني معدات طباعية‬ ‫من مولر مارتيني أثناء معرض دروبا‬ ‫‪2008‬‬

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‫مؤسسة لؤي جاسم الخرافـي تبيع‬ ‫خمس ماكينات كـي بـي أي في دروبــا‬

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‫جفن جرافيكس ترفع الستار عن‬ ‫نجاحاتها في دروبا ‪2008‬‬

‫السنــة الخامسة ‪ /‬العـدد الثامن واألربعون ‪ /‬يوليو ‪ -‬أغسطس ‪2008‬‬

‫‪ME Printer FZ L.L.C‬‬

‫ص‪.‬ب‪ ،502183 .‬مدينة دبي لإلعالم‬ ‫دبي‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬ ‫هاتف‪971+ 4 391 12 10 :‬‬ ‫فاكس‪971+ 4 390 95 61 :‬‬ ‫البريد اإللكتروني‪info@meprinter.com :‬‬ ‫موقع اإلنترنت‪www.meprinter.com :‬‬ ‫مدير النشر للمجموعة‬ ‫مرتضى كريميان‬

‫هيئــة التحـــرير‬

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‫مشاركة مصرية فاعلة في معرض‬ ‫دروبا ‪2008‬‬

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‫مصر‪“ :‬ديجي ساين أفريقيا ‪”2008‬‬ ‫يسعى إلحراز انتصارات مدوية‬

‫رئيس التحرير‬ ‫إسكندر جهانباني‬ ‫‪alex@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫المحرر التقني – القسم العربي‬ ‫د‪ .‬جورج نوبار سيمونيان‬ ‫‪g.simonian@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫المحرر التقني – القسم اإلنجليزي‬ ‫رود هايز‬ ‫‪rhayes@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫المحررون‬ ‫هبـــة موســــى‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 08‬‬ ‫‪hiba@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫د‪.‬يونس شكرخآه‬ ‫‪younes@meprinter.com‬‬

‫لبنان‬ ‫تدريب طبّاعي المستقبل في الوطن‬ ‫العربي‬

‫المختصون المشاركون في التحرير‬ ‫فرانك رومانو (الواليات المتحدة)‬ ‫‪fxrppr@rit.edu‬‬ ‫لوريل برونر (المملكة المتحدة)‬ ‫‪lb@digitaldots.org‬‬

‫حلقة وصل‬ ‫‪75‬‬

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‫مدير شؤون العمالء‬

‫الملف‬

‫برابوال جاندران بي أم‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 07‬‬

‫رحلة بين ثنايا مستقبل صناعات الطباعة والنشر‬

‫مصمم جرافيكي‬ ‫سمالل اس‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 06‬‬ ‫‪samlal@meprinter.com‬‬

‫دروبا ‪...2008‬‬ ‫والتغليف‬ ‫بقلم‪ :‬د‪ .‬جورج نوبار سيمونيان‬

‫‪sales@meprinter.com‬‬

‫التصوير‬ ‫آرش شاهي‬ ‫‪arash@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫اإلعالنات‬ ‫كالياني سين‬ ‫‪+971 4 391 12 10‬‬ ‫‪kalyani@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫توجه المراسالت إلى العنوان التالي‪:‬‬ ‫مجلة ‪ME Printer‬‬ ‫ص‪.‬ب ‪ ،502183‬مدينة دبي لإلعالم‬ ‫بناية رقم ‪ ،9‬مكتب رقم ‪214‬‬ ‫دبي‪ ،‬اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬ ‫‪meprinter@meprinter.com‬‬ ‫طبعت في مطبعة أطلس‬ ‫جميع حقوق الطبع والنشر محفوظة‬

‫مجل��ة ‪ ME Printer‬الش��ريك اإلعالم��ي‬ ‫الرسمي‬