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Heidelberg: Providing its customers with the latest technologies and smarts for printing and packaging, Heidelberg continues to share its success with the industry Features p14-26
CONTENTS Packaging p38-49
38-40 Graph-Pak: The sheetfed Rollem Insignia rotary flexo magnetic die cutter caters to the needs of the printing industry 42-44 Lithotec: Focusing on food safety and sustainability, printing and packaging companies need to know the materials that go into their packaging
14 Ricoh: Dunedin’s Speedprint has partnered with Ricoh to increase productivity
46 Structural Design: The Baseline team has redesigned Tuatara Brewery’s packaging for ease of use
20 Recruitment: Meqa Smith says it is worth investing the time to make the right recruitment decision
48-49 DIC: Global flexographic inks and solutions leader DIC offers a range of ink systems to the industry
22-23 Currie Group/HP: Erwin Arnon Goldman and Craig Walmsley discuss the vision for HP Indigo in 2021 and beyond 24-26 Letterpress: With support from BJ Ball Papers, Inkiana Press is ensuring Letterpress has a bright future PrintNZ p6-12
6-10 Helping Hand: Iain MacIntyre profiles Dunedin’s promotional print specialist Tuapeka Gold Print
Advertiser’s index Aarque 7, 31 APM 7 Contact Labels 7 Currie Group 7, 21 Cyber OBC DIC 47 Eamar Plastics 50 EPSON 33 FUJIFILM NZ IFC Graph-Pak 41 Graphic Lamination & Coating 5 Graphic Machinery NZ 7 Heidelberg OFC, 19 Kodak 13 Konica Minolta 11 LithoTech 45 NZSDA 37 Pride In Print 15 PrintNZ 9 RICOH IBC Vivid Signs 50 VPR 50 Wholesale Print 25
12 Comment: Ruth Cobb details the recent changes to the PrintNZ Board Wide Format Plus p27-37
28-29 NZSDA Awards: Sign makers had a great time, celebrating excellence at the recent awards night 30 NZSDA President: Andy Lowe explains what Letterheads means and what it can do for you 35 NZSDA Signee: At Big Brown Industries, Jeremy Hunt embraces technology and traditional signwriting 30 & 32 Computaleta: See who attended Computaleta’s open house
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NEWS Industry specialist Alex Bloch joins Currie Group
IN BRIEF HP has announced ink innovations for its HP PageWide corrugated solutions portfolio for digitally printed packaging applications. These include new HP Thermal Inkjet printheads on the 280cm wide HP PageWide T1195i and digital corrugated packaging inks for the HP PageWide C500. These inks have received certification for compostability. HP says its water-based inks can be used for food and sensitive product packaging and meet leading global food safety and environmental guidelines. The inks contain no UV-reactive chemistries, requiring no additional barriers for food packaging applications. HEIDELBERG reports a positive start to financial year 2021/22, thanks to a broad market recovery in virtually all regions and growing successes from the Group’s transformation strategy, including significant uptick in demand in China and further expansion in the e-mobility sector. The company says it has delivered its promised improvements in sales and operating profitability in the first quarter, where sales increased by around a third compared with the equivalent period of the previous year. Heidelberg expects the profitable upward trend to continue in subsequent years. KURZ Group has acquired German company tesa scribos. The deal enables Kurz it to expand its expertise and product range beyond its offerings in thin-film technology and security elements for banknotes and documents. Kurz Group president Walter Kurz says, “In 2021, tesa scribos counts among the German top 100 innovators and is a leading provider of brand protection. Kurz offers process and application expertise in thin film technology as the basis for complex security solutions for product and brand protection. “
Currie Group has bolstered its wide format service expertise with the addition of industry specialist Alex Bloch to its team. The service specialist and product manager has over 10 years’ experience in the wide format digital printing industry. Before making the move to Australasia, he gained experience in Israel with both HP Scitex and EFI (Matan). There he worked across several technical roles within research and development for both organisations. He has worked as a technical specialist for EFI in Australia, since arriving two years ago. Most recently, he has completed his Fiery proServer & XF Expert Certification. He now has the capability to setup and train users on how to extract all the valuable colour toolset features that will optimise their workflow. Fiery XF, a leading digital
New at Currie Group: Alex Bloch front end, drives both EFI and non EFI printers and cutters. Currie Group says Bloch brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to its strong Currie Group ANZ service team. The addition of the EFI wide format portfolio to Currie Group’s product offering, has seen the ANZ service
teams ramp up their training. Currie Group’s wide format coverage across Australia and New Zealand includes Bloch’s domain knowledge and EFI backup. Consequently, customers can be assured that they will experience the premium service the market has come to expect from Currie Group.
Epson unveils new Photo Lab Epson has launched the SureLab D1060, a DryLab printer for photography. The company says the new printer offers a more compact footprint with reduced noise, lower heat output, as well as a range of new features to suit photo production. A new ink system combines with more flexible networking and an extended print life. A new duplex unit enables automatic double
sided borderless printing for photobook and photo merchandise production. The new SureLab D1060 delivers print speeds of up to 460 6”x4” photos per hour. It is up to 10 per cent faster than the previous generation. It also offers a 15 second one-off print mode. It uses an enhanced six-channel MicroPiezo printhead and UltraChrome D6r-S dye-based ink technology. Epson says
the printer can accurately reproduce subtle tones in portrait photos with smooth transitions and crisp, sharp details. When coupled with compatible Epson genuine photo media, prints are water, smudge and fade resistant. For improved productivity, the SureLab D1060 features a high capacity ink system that uses compact and crushable 250ml bags.
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Versant 3100i wins BLI Pro Award
BLI Pro Award winner: the Versant 3100i Press Fujifilm Business Innovation Asia Pacific has won a Buyers Lab Inc (BLI) 2021 Pro Award from Keypoint Intelligence for the Versant 3100i Press. Scott Mackie, general manager for Graphics Communication Services Business at Fujifilm Business Innovation Asia Pacific, says “Since it launched in 2020, the Versant 3100i Press impressed. It has an outstanding performance of 37 per cent growth in the Entry Production Colour High category. This recognition affirms our commitment to delivering value and unlocking customer potential in the
region. In addition, it has cemented our market leader position in this segment.” Keypoint Intelligence says the GX Print Server 2 is intuitive to use. It offers an excellent media stock library, timeline viewer, and a variety of remote management options. In testing, it delivered high levels of engine efficiency while still maintaining an average mean DeltaE00 colour drift of only 1.8 across more than 46,000 clicks over their six production-length test runs spanning coated, uncoated, and textured stocks from 80 gsm up to 300 gsm. The Versant 3100 Press gained a five-star rating for
excellent colour matching and colour memory Mackie adds, “The Versant 3100i offers efficiency, a strong colour matching performance and an automated setup with minimum user intervention. It delivers a swift print speed of 100 pages per minute and 2,400 dpi output resolution. It delivers vibrant images with various creative finishing options. and it handles a wide variety of paper types, both long and heavy weight. “It conducts image quality correction and auto-registration, reducing the need for manual checks. This boosts productivity and prevents job disruption.”
IN BRIEF EPSON has been selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the 18th consecutive year. The FTSE4Good Index Series measures the performance of companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance practices. Epson sees its inclusion in this index as objective evidence that its efforts to address environmental and social issues are recognised, and that it is seen as a sustainable company. The company says it aspires to achieve sustainability and enrich communities over the long term. PACPRINT has retained supplier support after making the decision to again postpone the show. Sue Threlfo, chair of the PacPrint Board, says, “As the situation has evolved, we have been in constant discussions with the MCEC and with Austrade, and the owners of the shows. The exhibitors support this decision and have indicated their commitment to the show remains unchanged. Organisers will continue to make the latest information, floor plans, and exhibitor details available on the PacPrint website. The show is now scheduled to run from June 28 to July 1, 2022.
People in Print Awards return in November New Zealand Printer Magazine will soon seek nominations for this year’s People in Print Awards and Rising Star Awards, which will take place in November. Last December, PrintNZ and New Zealand Printer Magazine delivered the only physical event for the local industry in 2020. The People in Print and Rising Stars of Print Awards for 2021 will recognise members of the industry who have contributed in an outstanding way over the past 12 months. Bruce Craig, editor of New Zealand Printer Magazine, says, “The awards give us a chance to celebrate those who have achieved excellence over the past 12 months. That includes a number of areas such as their work in a particular field of the industry like prepress, newzealandprinter.co.nz
offset, digital, finishing, design etc. It can also mean work in the community and other areas.” PrintNZ will again partner with New Zealand Printer Magazine for the People in Print Awards and Rising Star Awards. Ruth Cobb, chief executive at PrintNZ, says, “We are pleased to support the People In Print Awards that recognise the members of our industry that have made a contribution during the year. There are many people that go above and beyond and it is great to take the time to acknowledge them.” Craig adds, “We will soon announce details for nominations on the New Zealand Printer website. Plus, we have other announcements tcome about the event. Watch this space.”
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once part-time, kitchen-top business has evolved into the largest supplier of promotional products in both New Zealand and Australia. Tuapeka Gold Print is the focus of this PrintNZ member company feature. Founded in 1987 by entrepreneur Jim Robertson in the old gold mining town of Lawrence, Tuapeka Gold Print now offers over 5000 promotional product lines, with 40 per cent of sales in the domestic market and 60 per cent via exports to Australia. With a claimed status as Dunedin’s largest private-sector employer, the firm evolved from quite humble Southern beginnings. Greg Jolly, chief executive at Tuapeka gold Print, says, “Jim started a small, part-time business, foil-printing business cards, but he was soon asked by customers for other products like pens, t-shirts and key rings etc. “Back in the late 1980s, there were only two pen companies manufacturing and printing a few low-cost pens. The rest of the industry consisted of promotional 6
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products distributors who sourced product from local manufacturers and importers and sent them to small-screen and pad-printing companies for the value-add and branding. “It did not take Jim long to realise that there was an exciting opportunity for a company that stocked promotional products and printed them on demand for customers. Tuapeka became the first true promotional products ‘supplier’ in New Zealand and has grown rapidly since then, and exponentially since 2014.” That year, the business made a growth-driven relocation to a now 2300-square-metre, purpose-built factory in Fairfield. Tuapeka Gold Print has proudly achieved numerous breakthroughs in product and branding solutions over the past 30-plus years. Among its outstanding and prominent successe is the website established for its marketing brand, Trends. Jolly says, “It consistently receives positive comment from customers. “A relentless focus on delivering for our customers means we truly understand their needs, so we developed a website
that can save them time and improve business performance for them.” Another pioneering innovation has been the development of what the firm calls “Mix and Match”. Jolly explains, “Back in the 1990s, Tuapeka was importing pens from Germany and started buying container loads of pen parts so they could be assembled locally in specific colour combinations, to match customers’ corporate colours. It was so successful that the German manufacturer introduced the idea to the European market and other manufacturers soon copied them. From there the concept quickly went global.” Tuapeka also globally pioneered digital print technology in this industry sector, being the first to bring the process to both New Zealand and Australia. Jolly says, “Brad Houghton, who joined the company in 2007 and became equal partner and managing director alongside Jim, was the driving force behind developing the world’s first full colour, Continued on page 8 newzealandprinter.co.nz
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Continued from page 6 digital transfer technology for branding bags. This technology was sold to other countries around the world and was the precursor to today’s full colour transfers used in the bag, headwear and apparel industries.” Other Tuapeka innovations, which have also been sold overseas, include: • Its own digital printing ink • A new ink and plate system for pad printing • A “simple machine” which “drastically speeds up” sublimation transfer application to coffee mugs Jolly says Tuapeka has predicated its longevity and continued growth on a deliberate focus on product, branding and system innovation. He says, “We have a great culture in the business, where taking personal responsibility, walking the talk, and nailing the challenges are central to the way we work. The analogy ‘hard work pays off’ couldn’t be truer for us. The commitment we see from our staff is second to none. “That said, we know we are not perfect. We are our own biggest critics, which can be seen as our best and worst strength, depending on how you look at it.” The business has also adhered to a deliberate policy of not selling directly to consumers, but instead supplying products to reputable promotional products distributors throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. He says, “This strategy gives us access to every business, organisation and event that uses promotional products.” He points out another important contributor to its success is its ability to predict the future of promotional products. He says, “Time and time again, we have introduced products to the market before they trend and so we have benefitted from first-mover advantage. We have always recognised the importance of branding and continually investing to stay market leader, in some cases with marketchanging branding technology. We also understand the importance of being ahead of the game in innovative use of digital and information technology.” Tuapeka equips its Fairfield production facility, the second largest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, with the 8
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Tuapeka Gold Print’s production facility is the second-largest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere
latest branding equipment from around the world. Jolly says, “Our processes are constantly being refined to provide a one stop platform of state of the art printing and manufacturing. “These processes include pad printing, flatbed screen printing, rotational screen printing, laser engraving, digital media printing, dye sublimation, heat transfer, direct digital printing, resin doming, embroidery, debossing and blow moulding.” Like other businesses, Tuapeka has taken a hit during the Covid-19 pandemic but has begun to recover strongly. He says, “At our peak in 2019, we had 400 staff on site in Dunedin and 50 offshore, providing order entry and artwork services. The latter is a necessity due to the scale and pace of growth and lack of appropriately-skilled staff in Dunedin. “Covid-19 saw us reduce 164 full-time equivalent roles through voluntary redundancy and the introduction of a 30-hour week, thanks to staff unanimously agreeing
to the solution. Having some redundancies was really tough, but at the end of the day, unavoidable. “Our business had been growing astronomically over the previous seven years, but the forced downturn meant we were able to get smarter with our staff training and implement a two-day order turnaround. This in turn enabled the business to claw back sales and forced certain efficiencies into the production flow. “Our bounce back from the 45 per cent drop in sales was faster than expected and we were able to reinstate 40-hour contracts only three months after the restructure. We have built our numbers back to 340 with 50 still offshore. “Tuapeka has also adopted a ‘Teflon coated strategy’ during the pandemic, which means being the unmovable rock of the industry that supported its customers through uncertain times. Continued on page 10 newzealandprinter.co.nz
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Continued from page 8 “Being so relentlessly positive and supportive gave customers confidence in their own future. Tuapeka has kept investing heavily in new products and services and we have released over 200 new items and several branding processes during the pandemic. Customers embraced this approach wholeheartedly and as demand began to return to the market, Tuapeka’s sales recovered rapidly.” He disagrees with the government’s current immigration settings, which he calls “cruel” to migrant workers and “completely avoidable and unnecessary”. He says, “As a nation, we should support hard working people who add skills to the country and contribute to our communities. The expertise we have attracted from overseas has been shared and developed amongst our team, benefiting our local workforce hugely. “The simple reality is, like so many businesses across New Zealand, our growth and prosperity depends on being able get the right skills and expertise and right now, we just can’t do that without being able to source offshore. “We wouldn’t have been able to achieve the spectacular growth of the last seven years without the talented people we have been able to attract to Dunedin from overseas or our team located offshore, and we are very proud of the multicultural diversity we have in the business.” One of the key pieces of advice he offers to fellow print sector businesses is back yourself to expect a reasonable margin. He says, “The time and investment, not just financial, that goes into producing a great product and delivering great service deserves a decent return.”
More of this: Tuapeka has a vision for the future that embraces growth
Industry recognition: The APPA (Australasian Promotional Print Awards) that Tuapeka Gold Print won in 2020
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He adds print firms should simplify pricing for the end user. He says, “Previously, I always felt the pricing structure for print seemed very cumbersome. Smart systems, with good quality product, combined with short lead times, will always be a winner in any industry. “I’ve certainly learnt that for Tuapeka, the ‘make it easy for the customer’ way is right for us, even if offering free freight anywhere in Australia and New Zealand out of Dunedin is a lot to get your head around.” Looking ahead, he sees “challenging and exciting times” for Tuapeka Gold Print. He says, “Tuapeka has a vision for the future that embraces growth and continually adapting to an ever-changing world. We are constantly striving to lead the
promotional products industry in every sense. “The company is a member of Sedex, which provides one of the world’s leading online platforms for companies to manage and improve working conditions in global supply chains. We take compliance and social responsibility seriously, ensuring our products can be sold and used with confidence. “Tuapeka’s people are our biggest asset. Everyone at Tuapeka is encouraged to be part of an empowering workplace through training in both work and life skills. “We want to be known as a great place to work, and we like to think this is why most vacant positions are filled through word of mouth and don’t need to be advertised.” newzealandprinter.co.nz
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roviding governance to the organisation and overseeing the evolution of the strategy to ensure we remain both relevant and viable, the Board of Management of PrintNZ comprises members of the industry who volunteer their expertise and time and play a huge role in the organisation’s continued success. With 113 years under their belt, they have obviously done a great job. PrintNZ has a rotational board policy so at the AGM held in May, there were a number of changes made as follows:
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New president Fred Soar, Soar Print
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A well-known figure in our industry, he heads up Soar Print, a family-owned company founded 101 years ago by his grandfather. In recent years, Soar print has placed considerable focus on the areas of sustainability and lean manufacturing and it has received numerous awards for its work in this area. On the Board of PrintNZ since 2017, Fred steps into the president’s role vacated by Tony Sayle. A past chair of Melanoma New Zealand, Fred currently chairs Play It Strange, a charitable trust that promotes songwriting in schools.
Retirement of Tony Antoniadis, Oji Fibre Solutions
Immediate past president Tony Sayle As president of PrintNZ for the last four years, Tony has driven the organisation through some substantial periods of change, not the least of which were the challenges presented by Covid-19 in 2020, steering not only his own business through these unchartered waters, but also continuing to ensure that PrintNZ could function and thrive. Tony played a key role in the merger of our Industry Training Organisation into Competenz in 2014 ensuring that our voice wasn’t lost as we moved from a stand-alone industry training organisation into being one of 36 industries. That transition was made smoothly and leaves us well placed as we face a similar situation with the 12
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Tony retired at the end of March this year and stood down from the Board of PrintNZ. We pass on our gratitude for his representation of the packaging sector on the PrintNZ Board for the last four years and his commitment to training.
Appointment of Jill Cowling, Blue Star Group Chief executive of Blue Star Group, Jill was voted on to the Board at the AGM. With Blue Star since 1998 in a number of roles in both Australia and New Zealand covering procurement, technology solutions, e-commerce, sustainability and marketing culminating in her appointment as chief operating officer in 2016 and chief executive in 2017, Jill is a strong believer in the industry working collectively for mutual advancement and we welcome her vast industry and leadership experience to the Board.
Supplier Representative Richard Hislop of BJ Ball Papers held this role for the last two years and stood down at the AGM. The AGM deferred the appointment of a Supplier Representative to the Board who made the decision to make the appointment on a two year
rotational basis. Following a record five nominations for this role, the Board selected Morgan John from Spicers/Total Supply to take the role for the next two years. Morgan has a wealth of experience in the supply sector of the industry and his connections to both the print and sign industries will provide valuable insight to the Board. Our thanks to Richard Hislop for the contribution he has made in keeping the Board apprised of the vital supply chain changes and challenges, particularly over the last 15 months as these have become problematic.
Appointment to WDC of Mark O’Grady, Excel Digital We congratulate Mark on his recent appointment to the Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council Establishment Board (MEL WDC). This is a huge achievement for Mark, a PrintNZ Board member since 2013, and a particularly important one for our industry as the newly created Workforce Development Councils form part of the Review of Vocational Education and responsible for developing and setting standards and endorsing programmes for industry training. Print is now one of 76 industries included in the MEL WDC and having a such a close connection to this body will further cement our ability to maintain our voice for training. The full board of PrintNZ is • Fred Soar, Soar Print, Auckland (president) • Tony Sayle, Jenkins Freshpac Systems, Tauranga • Mark O’Grady, Excel Digital, Wellington • Lisa Hegh, Oji Fibre Solutions, Auckland • Jonathan Lewis, Images Unlimited, Christchurch • Jill Cowling, Blue Star Group, Auckland • Morgan John, Spicers Paper, Auckland (Supplier Rep) • Ruth Cobb, PrintNZ, Auckland • Co-opted: David Jack, Permark Industries, Auckland
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DIGITAL
Ricoh helps Speedprint live up to its name
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rom its Dunedin base, Speedprint supplies a full range of general printing services. Owners Glyn and Michelle Burrows purchased the company six years ago. An offset printer by trade, Glyn has worked in the industry since 1986. He says, “Michelle is the financial brains and has been in the print industry since working for BJ Ball papers in her early 20s. I do the printing and lead the direction of where Speedprint is heading.” Recently, Speedprint installed a Ricoh Pro C9210 digital production press and two smaller Ricoh presses. He says, “We were looking for a machine that could meet our need for long sheet capacity, heavier weight and speed. “We do a lot of trifold brochures and landscape books. We can now Duplex 700mm x 330mm sheets. The Ricoh does double-sided on any weight and at full speed. It is mind blowing how good it is. With digital presses, you might think, ‘Well?’ but I have timed it doing 140 equivalent A4 sheets per minute. “Also, it almost never jams. We have run it for two and a half months and it only jams when the operator loads stock that is damaged. We keep our stock well-conditioned in the factory, so this is possibly a benefit to the press’s productivity as well. In terms of production as a full speed digital fast turnaround shop, this means we can have just a single production machine. We are putting through more work in a shorter time than with two machines we used to have. It is super reliable, and we have had no major problems with it. The actual workload is similar, but the single machine means it is faster and not a headache. “This is our first partnership with Ricoh and the service is excellent.” Speedprint provides quality print quickly. He explains, “Speedprint started in 1976, when two businessmen, who were sick of being fobbed off by printers because they could not get small jobs done, decided to find a better way. “They hired a printer, Bob Pryde, to run it and he eventually purchased the business. We bought it off Bob
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From left: Glyn Burrows, Speedprint with Ricoh’s Dunedin branch manager Grant Campbell and Dunedin accounts manager Mat Enright beside the Ricoh Pro C9210 digital production press and his wife Cathie. Sadly, Bob passed away not long afterwards. “We are a small business with five full-time staff and two part-time staff, one of which has been with the business for 35 years. I couldn’t be happier with our team, heaps of experience and very loyal, and I do my best to keep them happy. Our philosophy has always been, staff come first, customers come second. If the staff aren’t happy, they won’t look after the customers, and it all goes downhill from there. “We also have an extra onsite contractor to help in graphic design for 20 hours a week while he gets his own business up and running. “I have leased part of my building to another independent company who has a large format printer. Our two companies work well together. It comes in handy for those last-minute signage jobs. “Working with and helping other businesses get up and going builds strong relationships, and as long as it all stays open and honest, I believe we can support each other well into the future. Down the track, we will lose our contract designer, but he will need a printer he knows and trusts. Win-Win I say. “Currently, business is great. In Dunedin we don’t have big highs and lows. Our customers are extremely loyal. The future will continue to be small runs and fast turnaround printing with plenty of opportunities for bespoke work. One of the factors that helps enable that
is the continually improving quality of digital print. I feel a whole lot more confident with the new Ricoh Pro C9210 than with the technology we had before. “The image quality is really stable, and we hardly ever have to calibrate it. I chuck a job on the Ricoh, and I rarely have to change anything. I put that down to the new technology. With our old machines, we used to have to calibrate every day. “Obviously, we are pleased with the output. When we bought the company, we had three offset presses, but we have gotten rid of them. I would not go back to them. Our future is digital. We even do our invoice book digitally. All our new finishing equipment is specifically bought with the long sheet printing ability in mind. “Our customers love the work we are giving them from the Ricoh Pro C9210. They are very happy with the image quality, and the duplexing of the long sheets is an absolute dream. It is so much better than what we had. “We will be able move into short run bespoke packaging with the Ricoh Pro C9210. We recently installed a Jwei digital die-cutting machine and that enables us to produce a reasonable sized package. We also have the ability to change sizing without the use of dies. We don’t have to standardise to fit an existing die. “We have definitely made some big changes. The Ricoh is a significant investment and well worth it.”
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The Heidelberg Speedmaster XL106-8-P+LX3 InkStar
Continued success with Heidelberg
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ith a string of 10 presses sold in the last 12 months, Heidelberg has provided its customers with the latest technologies and smarts suited for both printing and packaging With growth in the labels and packaging space, Heidelberg has noticed more and more customers pivoting into the packaging area, to diversify their play. Smaller steps into packaging, because of its ever growing and stronger than ever nature, has now become a norm within print. However, the commercial side, although going reasonably strong and almost back to pre Covid levels, was hit harder by the effects of Covid-19 as a result of sectors such as events downsizing or shutting down. But the needs of the packaging world have boomed and continues to grow at a great rate, which is why Heidelberg has increased its efforts in this space. Savas Mystakidis, managing director of Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand, says, “Labels and packaging has always been on a growth trajectory, but this has only accelerated since the Covid-19 pandemic as we are in unprecedented times. “This part of the Heidelberg business is going very well and the customer base is very strong. We’re also selling a lot of equipment in this space, and support to go with that.” Dierk Wissmann, national sales manager for Heidelberg Australia, points out that the segments within packaging that
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saw the greatest growth were narrow web and traditional sheetfed packaging. He says, “For example, the panic buying in supermarkets and need for sanitising products during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the need for more packaging and labels for these products. But there are also differences within the segment as some industries, such as the wine industry, saw slower growth as opposed to others.” Mystakidis adds that many commercial and packaging customers, who had not invested in offset for some time, now find themselves in need of more machinery to add on to their portfolios and to stay up to date with technology. In the last 12 months, even through Covid-19, Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand has sold 10 offset presses in the region, all with considerable configurations in the larger A1 and A2 space and many with coating devices. These include several Speedmaster XL 106, Speedmaster XL 75, Speedmaster CX 102, and the newly released CX 104, in addition to a Heidelberg Gallus Labelfire hybrid press, another Gallus narrow web offset machine and an MK die-cutter. Polar guillotines, Stahl folders and Suprasetter CTP devices are always popular and continue to be in demand, with constant sales throughout the year. Mystakidis says, “In amongst these sales, the split between commercial and packaging print shops is fairly
even. What is interesting is that many of the mentioned machine sales will be used in addition to existing equipment. “Three machines are installed and up and running, with a fourth machine currently in the middle of its installation. “The remaining six presses are all arriving into the region later this year and in early 2022, with the installations all evenly spread out around Australia and New Zealand.” Cary Rawson, national sales manager for Heidelberg New Zealand and Pacific Nations, says the growth in packaging and labels has been exceeding expectations globally due to many reasons since the onset of the Covid pandemic. It is now allowing customers to have confidence in the market enabling investments in large capital equipment, such as the new generation offset printing presses. In mold label exporter, Logan Print of Gisborne, has done just that, acquiring the latest generation Push to Stop Speedmaster CX102 to complement its other Speedmaster presses, providing additional capacity higher output. Other printers are now seeing an increase in impressions producing packaging and labels previously done overseas. Logistical issues on work previously printed in Asia is making its way back into New Zealand and with the push to make packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, further opportunities for local print shops will emerge
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COVER STORY
Heidelberg Australia national sales manager Dierk Wissmann
Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand managing director Savas Mystakidis as we start to see more of these products around New Zealand. Mystakidis believes the sales results for the region are remarkable, showing that offset is still in strong demand. He says, “There’s no doubt that there’s growth in digital but the offset space is also still very much alive and well. Customers remain heavily reliant on offset, and are using it to get an edge over their competitors. “In all of the commercial customers that we speak to, offset is still doing 70 to 80 per cent of their work. “It has to be done efficiently and to the highest of standards, and it’s being done by our partners with our machinery every day.”
The best of the best Mystakidis says the Australian and New Zealand markets are high end in that they demand the latest equipment and efficiencies required by each and every owner to get the most out of their machines. He explains, “The Australia and New Zealand market newzealandprinter.co.nz
may be on the opposite side of the world from Europe but it demands all the bells and whistles and the latest technology. “The region is at the forefront in its uptake of printing and packaging innovation and is a good indicator as to what it has and can produce.” Wissmann adds that customers of today seek machines that are automated, and fully equipped with features that enable them with a quick go to market response time, while also delivering on both quality and colour consistency. He says, “Coating units, which are not a typical configuration for a pure commercial printer are now in demand. These types of configurations give you the best flexibility in both the commercial and packaging sectors.” Heidelberg introduced Push to Stop autonomous printing technology at drupa in 2016. Since that launch, the company has included it as a standard in all of its Speedmaster models
Heidelberg New Zealand and Pacific Nations national sales manager Cary Rawson in small, medium, and large formats. Wissmann says, “Heidelberg’s Push to Stop technology has been evolving since its launch and is a great and powerful combination of the latest sheetfed and workflow technologies. “The smarts of autonomous and navigated printing of Push to Stop aims to reduce as much operator touch points as possible, in addition to increasing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). After all, the ultimate goal of Push To Stop technology is increased OEE, which should lead to healthier margins.”
Prinect boosts workflows Wissmann and Mystakidis also identify the advantages of Heidelberg’s Prinect production workflow system. With a massive focus on research and development, Heidelberg continues to lead with the Prinect Production Manager, making it the only supplier offering, and Continued on page 18 August 2021
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COVER STORY Continued from page 17 continuing to develop, an integrated print production workflow from prepress, to press, to finishing, and beyond. Wissmann says, “The combination of a Heidelberg press, together with the Heidelberg Prinect Production Manager workflow, provides the highest automation of the industry. “It is also worth highlighting that Production Manager is a subscription based model, with a fair pricing scheme that is tailored to suit any size of company.” Heidelberg introduced this solution in late 2017 and since its launch, it has garnered over 1,000 subscribers worldwide, with already over 50 installed in Australia and New Zealand. In the last 12 months, Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand has signed up more than 25 new subscribers, and still counting.
Heidelberg’s newly released Speedmaster CX104
Vision to the market To keep ahead of trends in the industry, Mystakidis advises that print and packaging businesses need to keep moving. He says, “You can’t sit on your laurels, and that doesn’t mean always investing in equipment like presses, but you have to keep developing and keep looking for smarter ways to do business through more efficiencies, whether they may be in software, MIS, equipment or marketing. “The moment you stop innovating; you will find it hard to get back up to speed. “The demand in offset sheetfed and packaging is still strong, so Heidelberg aims to keep providing solutions of the highest level of productivity and efficiency for our customers. “We want to maintain our partnerships and keep servicing the industry to the highest standards. “We have a great Heidelberg team that supports the market with service, consumables, logistics and spares. “Heidelberg is totally invested in doing the right thing for the Australian and New Zealand markets. “Lastly, after all is said and done, the message from the Heidelberg team to you, our partners is: Your success is our success.” 18
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BUSINESS
The real cost of hiring the wrong person Approach the process of finding the right person for the position with the attitude that it’s worth investing the time to make the right hiring decision
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n small business, there never seems to be as much money as you’d like for everything you want to do. So, you often look for the free software, budget graphic design, no-frills biscuits and of course, you DIY recruitment because recruiters are expensive and it isn’t as though hiring someone is rocket science, right? Well, no. The steps in the process are simple. Almost anyone can technically ‘do recruitment’, but the result is going to be significantly different when you hire a professional versus doing it yourself. Still, one may think it seems like a lot of money to spend when you could DIY. If you hire the wrong person, you’ll have to start again but you’re saving around $10,000, so you’ll still be better off, won’t you? Again, the answer to that is no, you won’t. Recruiting and recruiting effectively are two completely different things. So, it’s more than likely going to be the case that you will hire a less than ideal candidate for the role, even if they’re not such a bad fit that they leave or need to be let go during probation. Why does that matter so much? Because a new person joining your team changes the whole dynamic of the team as well as needing significant time and energy from you and likely many of your other team members, and their work has an impact on your customers and suppliers. The costs fall broadly into three categories:
Recruitment costs A study from The Australian, quoted in Business Review Australia, revealed a bad hire can cost a business up to 2.5 times the salary of the employee. It encompasses the following costs: time and money to recruit, time and money to 20
Almost anyone can technically ‘do recruitment’ but the result is going to be significantly different when you hire a professional versus doing it yourself onboard and train, salary and entitlements while employed, costs to rehire (and all the above fees over again), the impact on team productivity, and potential legal fees. MEQA SMITH
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$56,160. Let’s use these figures for some estimates of the cost of a bad hire. Two and a half times the median salary is $140,400. It is impossible to calculate specifically using these figures but it’s clear that this isn’t a small number or a significant opportunity for improved productivity or a profitable partnership having been overlooked due to having the wrong person in the role. Now, 34 per cent of the median salary is $19,094.04. Even though there’s no one universal formula to calculate the real cost of hiring the wrong person, it’s clear the cost of engaging a professional to help you with creating a hiring plan that is right for your business and the specific role you need to fill is way lower than the cost of DIY and getting it wrong. Whether or not you choose to use a specialist to help you, approach the process of finding the right person with the attitude that it’s worth investing the time to make the right hiring decision rather than rushing through it just to ‘get someone’ on board. In the next issue of New Zealand Printer Magazine, I’ll more deeply discuss the three key mistakes you must avoid if you do choose to DIY your recruitment process.
Even an employee who is ‘fine’ and isn’t a ‘bad’ hire costs you money because as Gallup has shown, a disengaged employee costs on average 34 per cent of salary in lost productivity for various reasons. The median salary in New Zealand now is
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Morale and clients The Australian National Business Research Institute reports that 37 per cent of companies who reported ‘bad hires’ claimed it negatively affected employee morale and over 18 per cent claimed it had a negative impact on client relations. Details of the findings included: the time spent training the new person and not being able to focus on their own work, negative attitude, gossip or distraction, the impact of watching an ineffective person given chance after chance because of the ‘sunk cost bias’ of having hired them and trying to overcome a bad fit, bad service being given to clients, a lack of motivation leading to missed opportunities, and decreased productivity when the bad hire needs to be replaced and there’s nobody in the role for a period of time (as well as extra stress on the other team members).
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DIGITAL
A vision for HP Indigo Arnon Goldman and Craig Walmsley from HP’s Industrial Graphic Solutions Business discuss the vision for HP Indigo in 2021 and beyond
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n August 2020, Arnon Goldman was promoted from business manager in HP’s Industrial Graphic Solutions Business in Asia Pacific, to become the division’s Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) general manager. Together with his A/NZ counterpart, Craig Walmsley, the duo provided AP with insight into their vision for HP Indigo in 2021 and beyond post-drupa, and the role HP Indigo is playing in advancing printing innovations. Q: Arnon, what was your career progression and how did you end up as the APJ general manager of HP’s Industrial Graphic Solutions Business? Arnon Goldman (AG): I joined HP about 12 years ago, after changing my career path completely. It was a significant change, as I was initially managing R&D in the aerospace industry. When I pursued an education in business school in Singapore, I fell in love with the diversity in Asia and wanted to be in this region. Not long after, I was offered a job in HP. I worked in the company across different roles in my tenure and got exposure to the entire region. About 10 months ago, I was given the opportunity to lead in the region with my appointment as APJ general manager for HP Industrial Graphic Solutions Business.
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Having been in the company for a number of years, what are some of the key trends that you’ve noticed in this space? It’s very apparent that we’re seeing more shorter runs in the market, along with other trends in the broader industry that influences the printing business, for example, e-commerce. If
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you look at the last 10 years, they have been the biggest in the history of e-commerce. We saw great models working for customers that innovated, and with those who did things differently compared to how they were done before. Customers are also expecting shorter turnaround times, so print businesses need to adopt innovation. To me, the combination of the adoption of digital print, the increased expectations of print buyers, and the growth of e-commerce and personalisation creates a space where digital printers can play well in, which also correlates to what we offer the market. Craig Walmsley (CW): From a local perspective, we have seen the clients that have pivoted and diversified have been able to navigate well through Covid-19 HP Indigo technology has always been a pillar for their success as it allows for both commodity work as well as high value applications.
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What is HP’s vision for its Indigo technology? We have very focused pillars for HP Indigo. The first of it is building on a base of high quality and productivity. The next is versatility. Our development direction is like a cube, and we try and stretch the envelope around it. For example, our 100K model is more productive than the Series 4. Our future Series 6 will be significantly more productive than its predecessors. We aim to keep moving in this trajectory, extending the range of substrates and applications for the HP Indigo. This is especially the case as we are currently living in a world of change. The new series machines are able to output more pages per minute at great speeds. This sets the base for productivity. On top of that, if you add newer technologies like inspection technologies, automation and photometers, the limits of what you can achieve are endless. Presses are also a huge investment, and we want it to
be able to last for our customers for a number of years. Creating machines that are resilient and versatile are very important for us at HP and that would enable us to serve a wider range of customers. One such example is our entry into the security space with a unique offering. That has given us, as a business, a significant edge over other players in the industry. The HP Indigo technology allows our customers to say ‘yes’ more often, whether it be a security application, data driven application or a distinctive creative piece. You can use the technology in a variety of different ways. When you add value-add to the printed piece, you’ve created something unique that your competitors or electronic communicators can’t match. This is where a lot of our clients are utilising the uniqueness of HP Indigo technology.
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Can you provide a local example where a customer pivoted its business by using an HP Indigo? We have clients that did very traditional commercial work and were very strong in that space. When Covid-19 hit, that work came to a grinding halt. In response, they had to maneuver and identify how to produce high value applications. To match market changes, they utilised features like security to create different communications and applications. They created applications like face masks, security features, and moved to shorter runs with higher variability. This meant that there was more personalisation in the documentation.
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What is HP Indigo’s role in supporting the advancement of print? We always look at ourselves as a key player in broadening innovation for the entire industry, not just for our piece of it. The industry is going through a time of revolution, which we’re
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DIGITAL experiencing as an evolution. And we, at HP, always want to place ourselves at the front of it. We want to introduce more capabilities and possibilities. But when it comes to production capabilities, the industry always has a dilemma if they should continually invest in the latest and greatest or buy something that can print and last for a good number of years. How we try and combine these two is by creating presses that are built to last and by enabling upgrades for previous generation presses. We, as manufacturers, need to open up doors to create possibilities, and ones that are relevant to the needs of the market. Our role is to also work with our customers to develop applications that take advantage of technologies. For example, we have 32 inks, which is great, but we need to know what to use them for. There needs to be education around it – like security inks being used for specific applications and using other inks for heat transfers on fabric or on face masks. Our local partner Currie Group has been leading the charge for HP Indigo in the region for over 20 years. We have a close relationship between the HP local team and our channel partner, Currie Group. Through Currie’s modernisation programme, they are developing new educational sessions to develop and challenge the market on what can be achieved with the printed piece utilising the HP Indigo platform. In addition, the Dscoop community, which is an HP Indigo user group with over 25,000 members worldwide, provides education and support to its members through a variety of channels, recently the Dscoop fusion event was held over four days. The applications that the HP Indigo can produce is extraordinarily wide, so each press is across a number of verticals. This means that any of our clients with an HP Indigo press can also enter other areas of the market that they have not traditionally been in to expand their business. An example is moving into security with invisible inks or into the packaging space by utilising the recently upgraded and released thick stock kit.
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LETTERPRESS
Inkiana Press takes Letterpress on the road With support from BJ Ball Papers, Inkiana Press is ensuring Letterpress has a bright future
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etterpress is alive and well in New Zealand with recent workshops highlighting the ongoing interest in the age old art. More than anyone we know, Graham Judd, owner of Inkiana Press (formerly GTO Printers), has taken Letterpress to the people. As a volunteer at MOTAT (The Museum of Transport and Technology) for a number of years, he became aware of visitors asking if there were any classes for them to have a go at Letterpress. With no opportunity for workshops happening at MOTAT, Graham set up classes at GTO Printers in Birkenhead, on Auckland’s North Shore. The GTO classes proved successful. Subsequently, the local library allowed Graham to keep his Albion press in a space there. He runs children’s holiday programmes in conjunction with the library as well his own adult workshops. Last year, with help from donations, he set up the Albion as a mobile press, with plans to travel the country, teaching letterpress. The Covid-19 lockdown curtailed his initial trips but he has since realised his ambition. Over the past 15 years, he has collected type from various places. While he doesn’t have a huge range, he has enough for some variety at the workshops and the occasional print job he likes to do without using photopolymer plates. He says, “I have to admit that, as I have entered my retirement years, I have become a little obsessed about letterpress printing. “On my trips to the USA, I have purchased fonts of wood type. These are popular with people on the Albion, easy
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Elisa Souza and Graham Judd beside the Albion press to work with, and the old, distressed printed look shows something of the age.” All inking is hand done with a roller, and he has made a special inking roller train, using old offset rollers, which are wide enough to span an A3 print. He says, “Good rollers and inking technique are very important to get a decent print. Having seen the print quality of a Gutenberg Bible, I am always amazed at what was achieved in those early days of printing, when they were actually inventing and developing the ways to ink a forme of type. And the fact that Gutenberg’s bible required some 12,000 pages of inking and printing is mind boggling in itself.’ In 2014, GTO Printers won the Pride In Print Supreme Award with a two-colour
letterpress print. Now as Inkiana Press, the shop still produces commercial print jobs, and still wins occasional golds at Pride in Print. However, Graham has headed out on the road to share his love of letterpress, and the importance of print, then and now, through the old Albion press experience. He says, “A recent trip with the Albion press to the Featherston Booktown event, in Wairarapa, required me to take the press, a mix of type, and all the necessary extras to be able to lock up a job, plus ink, inking rollers, paper: just a whole print shop of stuff.” He ran two half day workshops, then he ran a pop-up print shop for the rest Continued on page 26
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LETTERPRESS Continued from page 24 of each day. Those who came loved the opportunity to design, handset and print their own creations. Planned school workshops at the Masterton Library didn’t happen, but he plans to return to work with schools in the Wairarapa and Manawatu. He says, “The Wairarapa trip was followed by special poetry workshops as part of the Auckland Writers Festival. Four well known poets had submitted short poems which were hand set in advance by Tara McLeod, another local letterpress printer. “The press was set up at The Warren, a community woodworking workshop in the city, thanks to Tim Boyd, who allowed us to take over a part of his space. Groups of festival people circulated between this space and three other activities, with the poets reading their poems while Tara, helper Elisa Souza, and I printed them. It was a great success, and contacts made that evening will likely see the press back there, and lead to further opportunities.
At BJ Ball’s Penrose site, workshop attendees printed their own certificates on the Albion press
BJ Ball hosts the Albion More recently, BJ Ball hosted the mobile print shop, enabling two evenings of Letterpress printing for their more creative GSM database. GSM is BJ Ball’s bi-annual magazine that celebrates graphic design in print. Workshop participants had the opportunity to hand set and print their names into a prepared certificate. The certificates included digital, foil and letterpress printing. Graham says, “At the second evening event, held at Laserfoil on the North Shore, participants got to hand set their names in special brass matrices, cast a Ludlow Slug, and include it in their print, a process almost lost to today’s world of print.” The Albion press played its part in the events, and Graham took the chance to ‘show and tell’ something of the history of print, and how it has helped shape today’s digital approach to printing. Rachel Foye, marketing and environmental manager at BJ Ball, says, “Graham is a wonderful ambassador for the history and passion of print, as well as a genuinely nice guy. 26
Essential for Letterpress: a good selection of fonts “We were delighted to support his trailer project, and felt so rewarded when he approached us to put his mobile print shop into practice. “Since the success of our GSM Risograph workshops last year (that Graham also came to), the idea of a GSM Letterpress workshop was a no brainer. The education and inspiration of our design community feeds the print industry, so it was important
to us, and fun, to share the old ways of Letterpress. “I was really proud of the collaboration that Graham (Inkiana Press), Tim (Laserfoil), and Nadene (Designbind) brought to these Auckland workshops. And now I know what a Ludlow is.” Graham is happy to work with people and companies in the industry. Contact him at 022 072 6771 or email graham@inkianapress.co.nz.
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very year we hold our flagship event, the New Zealand Sign Awards of Excellence. From near and far sign makers from throughout New Zealand gather to compete and to get recognised as one of the industry’s finest and leading Sign Making businesses. The 2021 New Zealand Sign Awards of Excellence was different to every other year in the fact that we had combined two years of award entries into one due to Covid-19 that hit our world early 2020. It was a one night only event and many from all over New Zealand came to celebrate the successes and highlights of the evening at The Cordis in Auckland on July 10. To our surprise, Illuminated Signage was a new favourite category moving into the top spot, surpassing the most favoured category for many years, Sign Written Vehicles – Digital. Another very popular category this year was selfpromotion, and here we were really treated to some outstanding creative selfpromotion entries that were obviously completed during the Covid-19 year. On reflection, the lockdown gave many the chance and the time to become creative with their signage for their own businesses, not normally a job that is ever fully completed to its full potential. Although the entries were light in the more traditional signage categories, The Old Sign Studio managed to receive four Golds in two categories, Theming and Traditional Hand Crafted and Lettered Signs. Its entries were truly inspiring, and we hope to see more of its work in future years. Sign Network a regular supporter of our New Zealand Sign Awards of Excellence picked up the Industry Choice Award with its Mediterranean Food Co called Delicious Branding. A stunning piece of illuminated lettered signage 28
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Melissa Coutts reports from this year’s awards Past NZSDA president Nick Baty receives the NZSDA Honorary Award flanked by current NZSDA president Andy Lowe (l) and immediate past NZSDA president Paul Walters erected onto teal vertical tiles and located in the central city, Tuam Street, Christchurch. Overall, the standard for 2020/21 was extremely high, which showed in some categories when two golds were given to deserving winners.
Apprentice of the Year Master of Ceremonies Terry Williams proved to be a top host. Dressed in his tuxedo, he presented and ran a highly professional evening, without a hitch. Swiftly, he announced the winners one after another, until it was time for our president Andy Lowe to announce one of our most encouraging and rewarding awards, Signee Apprentice of the Year. This award highlights the outstanding work ethic and craftsmanship of one top young apprentice. At this year’s New Zealand Sign Awards of Excellence, Nick Lightfoot from The Sign Shop Nelson was awarded Signee Apprentice of the Year 2021. Nick, at 23 years of age, has recently completed his apprenticeship at The Sign Shop Nelson under guidance from Craig Barnes. Nick says going through an apprenticeship has enabled him to be a better artist and has become more hands on
than he had ever expected. Having the qualification means he can continue to be a signwriter wherever he goes. He has a future goal to help other apprentices throughout their qualifications. Nick also mentions that he has always been interested in graphic design, and it definitely showed with his application. Nick has many satisfied clients, who say that his work goes above and beyond their expectations. Nick also gained a number of industry achievements while completing his apprenticeship and in 2019 at the New Zealand Sign Awards of Excellence, he was awarded gold for his entry in the Work by an Apprentice, category. He also received silvers in the categories Original In-House Design and Sign Written Vehicles – Digital. More recently, Nick was involved in the design and production of two award winning entries at the 2020/21 New Zealand Sign Awards of Excellence, entry called “Country Retreats on Ranzau. Clients said, “Nick’s enthusiasm and ability to picture exactly what they are after is spot on. His workmanship is evident from concept and design to manufacture and installation and the final outcome of the new branding and signage are absolutely outstanding.”
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Four golds: from left: Alex and Julie Burnett from The Old Sign Studio; Matt Cranston of PSP; and Andy Lowe Nick certainly has a crazy, creative talent for sign making and receiving the title Signee Apprentice of the Year 2021 could not have been more deserving. The New Zealand Sign and Display Association would like to congratulate Nick on this huge achievement. Nick was awarded over $5000 in prizes thanks to our sponsors Computaleta, Cohesive, and Resene.
From left: Craig Barnes, owner of Signshop Nelson; Steve Maclean from Cohesive; Apprentice of the Year Nick Lightfoot; Janene Ford from Computaleta; Bryce McDermott from Resene; and Andy Lowe smashed out all those amazing anthems that we all love to dance and sing to. We took the opportunity to celebrate and reconnect with old friends, and to make new friends, well into the early hours of the morning. For 2022, we will return to the South Island for our
Conference and Awards to be held in Queenstown. I know many are already looking forward to this industry event, almost as much as we look forward to welcoming many new and familiar faces in the fun adventure capitol of Aotearoa.
Honorary Award As the evening presentations concluded, Andy Lowe announced a special Honorary Award for Nick Baty. For many years, Nick sat on the New Zealand Sign and Display Association Board. He worked as president for nine years and assisted with the development of the unit standards for the sign making apprenticeship with Competenz. Nick also helped create the opportunities for the suppliers of the industry to promote their products by holding New Zealand ’s first Sign Expo. Nick has given back to the industry for over 20 years. The Honorary Award is so well deserved and Nick continues to support the management board with ongoing projects and advice. We wish Nick well in his future aspirations and thank him for all that he has accomplished for the industry. To end the evening, The Cover Up band and vocalists newzealandprinter.co.nz
Gold winning work in the Theming & Traditional Category: The Old Sign Studio’s Lickity Split Milk Bar
Industry Choice winner: Sign Network’s Delicious Branding August 2021
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President Post – Letterheads keeps traditional sign techniques alive
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hat happens when you get 60 signwriters and artistic types in one workshop? Basically, mayhem and madness tinged with some brilliance. Paint flies, stories are shared, passion is discovered by some and shared by others. Egos are sent packing; learning is in abundance and above all, a great deal of fun and frivolity is had by all. This is Letterheads. It began 40 odd years ago in the USA, when seven signwriters met over a few ales to share stories and trade tips between themselves. It has blossomed into a worldwide movement of like-minded souls getting together one to two times a year and includes Helsinki, Japan, Scotland, UK, Australia, and good old Aotearoa. New Zealand has taken the Letterheads concept and really run with it. Our meetings are usually sell-outs and attract passionate signwriters who have found, over the years, that their chosen career has also become a chosen hobby. So, what’s it all about? The traditional techniques of sign manufacture may not be in common use in today’s sign shops but many of us have realised they still have their place, and they are also great fun to do. I can hand letter a brick wall cheaper and quicker than using ACM sheets. Large lettering is also easier and cheaper to create by hand than the use of vinyl. So, these skills can make you money. The old saying “Use it or lose it” is apt here. We must share these skills to keep them alive. Mike Jackson, a signee from Wyoming in the US, says, “At the centre of the all the hoopla is the willingness to learn, share, and explore. Prior to Letterheads, many craftsmen closely guarded their hard earned knowledge. Once, caught up in the movement, it 30
have things to share, teach and learn. Just get in there and do it. Once the egos are removed from the equation the real learning and fun begins.
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Left their egos at the door: Letterheads provides an ideal environment for learning and sharing becomes difficult not to want to share your knowledge, especially when even more experienced people are sharing theirs.”
Fun atmosphere ANDY LOWE, PRESIDENT NZSDA
Mayhem, madness, and a touch of madness awaits you at Letterheads
A walk amongst the bustling signees, their sign kits packed in around their position on the sign wall, shoulder to shoulder, exposes the eyes to a feast of creative artworks. Airbrushing, pinstriping, pictorial work, hand carving and more are all created using many different techniques and processes; many of them different to what you may know. It is a great way to learn better ways of doing things. This atmosphere of fun and learning seems to grab people, absorbing them into its magic, promoting the sharing of skills and putting smiles on every dial. At first you may feel intimidated coming amongst all that talent and experience, but you will soon find this will ease as you share and talk with the other signees and realise they are learning too. We all
Letterheads events are run on a non-profit voluntary basis with no board, president, secretary, or official organiser. At each meeting, the next Letterheads host is chosen, coerced, and volunteered from the participants. Each host has their own way of doing things and running a Letterheads Meet. Some events have themes, with most having official logos designed by the host that can be used as one of your projects and is usually the design of the glasswork/gilding project in the classes held at most events. A fee is charged usually including meals and materials for the three-day meet. Industry suppliers act as sponsors to help with the costs. Accommodation is at your own cost and booking with venues identified by the host near to their workshop. When you attend a meet, be prepared. Get plenty of sleep before you go as you won’t want to when you get there. Most evenings run well into the following day with festivities and creativity not wanting to stop. Signees are renowned for their creativity which can get a little crazy at times, which makes for some great fun days and nights. So, whether you’re an apprentice, a newbie, or a wise old craftsman, make the decision to get along to the next Letterheads Meet. It will change your life if you let it; it has changed mine. This year’s Letterhheads meet starts on October 15, hosted by Clinton Potter of Red Star Signs in Hamilton. Visit www.letterheads.co.nz for details, registrations, and pics from last year’s meet. I look forward to seeing you there.
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Big Brown takes signage out of the box
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ig Brown Industries celebrates its ninth anniversary this year. The brainchild of founder and owner Jeremy Hunt, the company covers all things signage with an out of the box approach. He says, “There is a bit of a story behind the name. Basically I’m big and I have brown skin. When my younger brother and I worked together, on site we were ‘the Brown Brothers’. We made a little logo and I loved it. So, when the opportunity arose to start my own company, I wanted to use it. As I was the older and large brother, I went with ‘Big Brown’ so I could keep the logo but 30 minutes after registering the name I changed the logo. We chose the word Industries instead of Signs or Signage as we didn’t want to get pigeon holed. I wanted to do whatever I wanted.” Jeremy started his apprenticeship in 1995. He says, “My soon to be uncle was a signwriter and a friend of his was looking for an apprentice. I am trade certified; it took five years as I was under 18 when I started. I am from Napier but I left to start my apprenticeship. I returned a year later as I got homesick, and worked for a few years then returned to Auckland about 1998 and I have remained here. “Big Brown has four staff; two full-time, one part-time, and one semi-permanent subcontractor. We are a ‘Do it All’ signage company. We have won awards for theming, Neon work, and vehicle wraps, but we can use a brush too. At least 70 per cent of our work is designed in house. Motorsport is a passion, so we are involved with lots of different forms of racing. “We have let the work dictate where we are heading for so long. I don’t have plans to grow Big Brown into a large company but rather to keep it small with a happy, dedicated and relaxed team of five or six. I want to keep producing quality work. However, opportunities present themselves and I won’t turn them away.” 32
A gold award at the NZSDA Awards of Excellence, from left: Cam Harris, from Total Supply; Jeremy Hunt; and NZSDA president Andy Lowe
Sign maker mixes technology and traditional skills for success
Big Brown covers the entire country. He says, “We have also travelled overseas with work to Fiji, Australia, and Japan. Covid prevented us travelling to the USA. “We love it when we can push boundaries, try new products, and work outside of the box. We also love to get the brush out, being traditional. The biggest buzz is the reaction of customers and followers when we do something cool; it justifies my madness. “In this industry, every day is different. That keeps us on our toes and feeling alive. We also learn many different skills: designing, design programmes, selfadhesive vinyl types and codes, fabrication, plastics, metals, construction, engineering, working at heights, paint types, brushwork, the list goes on. “The creativity keeps me ticking along; taking someone’s vision and making it a reality and more.” “Right now supplies and stock levels are a challenge, which are beyond our control. We also need to be able to read a customer's mind when they say, ‘I am not sure what I want, but I don’t like that’, which usually coincides with deadline clusters. As soon as
one customer sets a date, the next 10 unrelated jobs share that same date. “In the future, signage will embrace technology but remember tradition. The new technology comes thick and fast but there is a lot more call for old traditional signage. We need to utilise both. The old dogs need to learn new tricks, myself included. Signage and branding will remain but how it is communicated to the target audience will change. “I am grateful to the NZSDA, which offers great networking opportunities and has started to bring great business support like training and group deals on health insurances and accounting. We take advantage of the networking as we use local shops for nationwide work. “I want to see greater recognition of sign making as a legitimate trade; a viable option for the younger generation and ongoing support for training and apprenticeships. In the early 2000s, they stopped pushing apprenticeships so a generation lost the opportunity to learn from the older signwriters like I did. I would love to see a return to those times. It made us push creatively and learn more.”
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Changing the shape of busi
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erving the evolving needs of customers is fueling the printing and packaging industries. And Graph-Pak is no exception when it comes to providing these industries with the most advanced technologies of today. Graph-Pak managing director Tom Ralph says key to the current needs of the industry is the sheetfed Rollem Insignia rotary flexo magnetic die cutter. Designed for production-driven operation at an affordable price point, the machine aims to enable customers to maximise their business potential and profits. He says, “The Rollem Insignia rotary die cutter is a machine that we bring in from the US. As the print industry is going to survive and is only going to strengthen its position after going back a little following a bump in the road with Covid-19, it needs to equip itself with the necessary tools and machinery to take business to the next level.” The press will be on display at the recently postponed PacPrint 2021 tradeshow in 2022, but Ralph says customers can already learn about the possibilities that the machine provides. He says, “Graph-Pak has been at PacPrint since 2005 and it is bread and butter for me. We will show our continual support for the tradeshow and will have great equipment on display that are a cross-over between commercial print and packaging.” As commercial printers continue moving towards packaging, trends in packaging show no signs of slowing down.Ralph points out that the Rollem Insignia benefits commercial printers who move on current market trends and pivot into the packaging space. He explains, “These printers that embark on the crossover need some information and guidance into packaging as it’s a new world for them, and Graph-Pak aims to be that source for direction. It gives commercial printers the leg up as it’s a fast makeready and robust machine that will take them into packaging and back again with its versatility.”
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A fast makeready and robust machine, the sheetfed Rollem Insignia rotary flexo magnetic die cutter caters to the fast changing needs of the printing industry
The Rollem Insignia benefits commercial printers embarking on current market trends and pivoting into the packaging space The Rollem Insignia rotary die-cutter offers die-cuts, kisscuts, cut-scores, embossing, creasing, perforationn, and hole punching; all with automatic waste removal. It enables users to deliver on quality as well as fast turnaround on high value products as it is simple to operate and features fast changeovers using flexible dies and speeds of up to 5,000 sheets per hour. It also handles substrates up to 38 point in thickness and can be run inline with a folder or gluer for a complete production line. The Rollem Insignia rotary die cutter comes in four size models – the Insignia 5 (20x20cm minimum, 51x38cm maximum), the Insignia 6 (20x20cm minimum, 51x51cm maximum), the Insignia 7 (20x20cm minimum, 76x61cm maximum) and the Insignia X3 (20x20cm minimum, 61x61cm maximum). It also comes in a number of delivery options, namely as a single conveyor, smart stacker or inline with a folding gluing unit. The machine is labour saving, as
it can withstand materials of density and tremendous forces. The Rollem Insignia can apply up to 1,360kg of downward force directly onto the cutting station to ensure the flexible dies can cut through a variety of substrates. Produced in the US, each Rollem Insignia machine utilises a register system similar to that of an offset press for superior sheet to sheet accuracy. Ralph says, “Its set up takes only minutes, as compared to the two hours it takes to set up its competitor, and has a short footprint compared to a flatbed flattened-style cutter. It is also an economical and fast way to turnaround short runs. If users want to do die-cutting, creasing and scoring at any reasonable output in-house, then the Insignia is the way to go.” Able to run inline to many folding/gluing systems, the Rollem Insignia can become a production driven solution for both short and long run work. He says, “The Rollem Insignia can help eliminate sending out profitable work and allow for more control over
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siness with a Rollem Insignia production and turnaround times. The Insignia die cutting system does change the shape of your business.” The Rollem Insignia can also run in-line with most folder/ gluer systems, enabling singlepass production from printed sheets to folded, glued products using a single operator. He adds, “For commercial printers, the Insignia is something that they have got to consider. This machine is a must have, not nice to have.”
Configured for productivity The Rollem Insignia machine can deliver either a full sheet of die-cut or kiss-cut product, or it can strip the die-cut pieces from the matrix or skeleton of the sheet and deliver them onto a slow moving shingle delivery table. Each Rollem Insignia machine contains two cylinders; an upper and a lower. The upper cylinder is always magnetic and houses a flexible die, however a choice is offered with the lower cylinder between a matching magnetic cylinder or a hardened, solid anvil cylinder. The difference between these two systems is that a dual magnetic machine will always require a paired set of ‘male/female’ dies to cut with, whereas a single magnetic machine will utilise a single die tool and cut against a lower anvil cylinder. A single magnetic configuration is ideal when straight die-cutting, or when kiss-cutting to an adhesive liner. It is recommended to produce flat shaped products, or pressure sensitive kiss-cut work. A dual magnetic system is commonly utilised when running packaging products or folding carton work. Products such as folding cartons or presentation folders can be run in-line with a folding or gluing unit for single-pass production using a single operator. Common applications for single magnetic machines include (but are not limited to): shaped greeting cards, packaging inserts, decals and pressure sensitive applications newzealandprinter.co.nz
The Insignia 7, with eight adjustable front head stops and a top suction air feed with four movable sucker heads
The Rollem Insignia works at a variable speed of up to 5,000 sheets per hour and can handle material thicknesses between 50gsm and 600gsm
onto the cylinders via a pin mounting system as alignment is crucial with a paired set. The Rollem Insignia machine’s upper magnetic cylinder can be micro adjusted to ensure optimal alignment of the flexible dies to one another. As for the single magnetic machines, they feature a recessed scribble line to mount flexible dies, enabling an operator to adjust the die tool on the cylinder if needed. Ralph says, “The four different models in the series suit different printers. For example, the basic SRA3-type machine suits smaller, digital players as it does commercial work but also niche, digital packaging.” “Older and more cumbersome die-cutters are slow and labour intensive, but they do the job. But commercial printers need to be effective and fast to market and the only way to do that is to have one Rollem Insignia that does the job of four or five die cutting cylinders, at fast speeds. “This way, you’re also gaining more real estate, as you’ll need lesser machines, are utilising your factory facility and labour better, and getting quality outputs at great speeds.”
The Graph-Pak focus
The Insignia X3, like its three counterparts, features enhanced capabilities for printing and packaging cutting to a liner, garment tags, event passes, invitations, door hangers, bottle neckers, ID card carriers and more. Applications commonly produced requiring a dual magnetic machine could consist of channel scored folding cartons, presentation folders, embossed envelopes, uniquely shaped direct mailing pieces, POP displays and fold over greeting cards. A paired set of flexible dies is also mounted
Graph-Pak has sold the Rollem Insignia rotary flexo magnetic die cutters for about eight years but Ralph says it has only been in the last five to six years that the sales of the machine have picked up in the industry. That is due to the increasing pressures for fast, effective processing of requirements and speed to market. The machines have also been updated in the last 18 months to include enhanced hybrid capabilities, for example, in the models 6 and 7 to do dual rotary work. He says, “The market has been changing in the last five to six years. Commercial print has dropped off about 20 per cent to 30 per cent over the last decade, so printers have gone looking for other work, especially in packaging. And that work is the bread and Continued on page 40 August 2021
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LABELS & PACKAGING Continued from page 39 butter for the Rollem Insignia rotary flexo magnetic die cutter.” There are currently four Rollem Insignia die cutters installed in Australia, with Ralph’s future plans including more sales in the country as well as branching out the company’s sales into New Zealand. He says, “New Zealand is a hot spot for me and we are getting a lot of enquiries about the Rollem Insignia machine there. I doubt it’ll be very long before New Zealand sees its first Rollem Insignia in the country. Everyone who has invested in a Rollem Insignia in Australia has done it for the purpose of becoming more efficient. They were die cutting badly before on old, labour intensive machines, getting complaints as they were taking too long, and were pouring lots of time and labour into their work. They’ve now managed to turn that around completely. “If you have a Rollem Insignia, you’re prepared for the next 20 years or so.”
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As cross-over enquiries in commercial printing and packaging increase, Ralph believes that direction is one that will be a dominant part of the Graph-Pak business. He says, “The last 12 months for Graph-Pak has been all about reassessment. We had to focus on our attention to detail and change up how we operate, which has strengthened the company by 300 per cent. “We are much more agile and are always looking forward with all of the smarts that we may not have used to its full potential previously. “The conversation of commercial printers wanting to do packaging has been so strong, it would be in 60 to 70 per cent of people who contact me. That says that the market direction is changing and that we need to move along with that change.” After the recent postponement announcement, PacPrint has rescheduledt to take place in Melbourne from 28 June to 1 July 2022. Ralph regards the regions major show as a medium for Graph-Pak to educate the industry about
Graph-Pak managing director Tom Ralph describes New Zealand as a “hotspot” for printers moving into packaging the current market trends and needs. he says, “Melbourne is a strong market for printing and packaging. “Even if there isn’t as much domestic and international travel as there has been over the last decade, it is going to be a worthwhile event as attendees will be able to meet in person and learn a lot. “That applies not just for customers, but for the suppliers too. We learn a lot by talking to customers who share their experiences.”
The lowdown: Specifications of the Insignia machines Insignia 5
Insignia 6
Insignia 7
Insignia X3
Material thickness
50gsm minimum 600gsm maximum
50gsm minimum 600gsm maximum
50gsm minimum 600gsm maximum
50gsm minimum 750gsm maximum
Sheet size
20 x 20cm minimum 51 x 38cm maximum
20 x 20cm minimum 51 x 51cm maximum
20 x 20cm minimum 76 x 61cm maximum
20 x 20cm minimum 61 x 61cm maximum
Speed
Variable up to 5,000 sheets/h
Variable up to 5,000 sheets/h
Variable up to 5,000 sheets/h
Variable up to 5,000 sheets/h
Register
4 adjustable front head stops Side guide; pull left or right Gripper finger spring system
4 adjustable front head stops Side guide; pull left or right Gripper finger spring system
8 adjustable front head stops Side guide; pull left or right Gripper finger cam system
6 adjustable front head stops Side guide; pull left or right Gripper finger cam system
Feed
Top suction air feed with 3 movable sucker heads; front and side air separation; feed capacity of 90 cm
Top suction air feed with 3 movable sucker heads; front and side air separation; feed capacity of 90 cm
Top suction air feed with 4 movable sucker heads; front and side air separation; feed capacity of 100 cm
Top suction air feed with 4 movable sucker heads; front and side air separation; feed capacity of 100 cm
Cylinder options
Upper: magnetic, ceramic and steel Lower: Hard anvil no lower jacket required
Upper: magnetic, ceramic and steel Lower: Hard anvil, no jacket required Optional dual magnetic system
Upper: magnetic, ceramic and steel Lower: Hard anvil, no jacket required Optional dual magnetic system
Upper: magnetic, ceramic and steel Lower: Hard anvil, no lower jacket required
Air supply
Becker feed pump built-in, compressed house air or air compressor required for stripping unit air knives
Becker feed pump built-in, compressed house air or air compressor required for stripping unit air knives
Becker feed pump built-in, compressed house air or air compressor required for stripping unit air knives
Becker feed pump built-in, compressed house air or air compressor required for stripping unit air knives
Electrical requirements
230V, 60Hz, 3-phase – 12Amp
230V, 60Hz, 3-phase – 12Amp
230V, 60Hz, 3-phase – 15Amp
230V, 60Hz, 3-phase – 15Amp
Footprint
396cm (length) x 122cm (height) x 101cm (width)
417cm (length) x 129cm (height) x 101cm (width)
460cm (length) x 147cm (height) x 140cm (width)
460cm (length) x 135cm (height) x 140cm (width)
Weight (die cutter only)
1,315kg
1,630kg
2,200kg
1,905kg
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FOOD SAFETY
Delivering on foodA focus on food safety and sustainability sees print and packaging companies, alongside food and beverage manufacturers, needing to know the materials that go into their packaging
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ast food chains and other food and beverage (F&B) manufacturers are increasingly becoming more aware of the materials that go into their packaging and how they impact consumers. With scientists finding links between exposures to polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and a wide range of health problems, for example, there is now a pressing need for F&B packaging to adopt food safety and sustainable practices. These scientists have emphasised the dangerous health impacts of PFAS and other toxic chemicals in food packaging, noting that these chemicals can easily migrate out of packaging. In addition, they found that the toxic exposures continue even after the packaging is disposed of, delivering on evidence that shows that these chemicals can make their way back to people through drinking water, food, and air. As such, scientists generally often refer to PFAS as ‘forever chemicals’ because they do not break down in the environment. Following increasing concerns over food safety, some global F&B businesses have plans in place to alter their packaging. For example, in January this year, international fast-food giant McDonald’s announced a new global sustainable packaging commitment, banning the class of perfluorinated and PFAS toxic chemicals from all of its
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Packaging materials and solutions used in the packaging printing industry need to be food-safe, especially when they have direct contact with food guest packaging materials. The company states, “We’re proud to take another step in our product stewardship journey with our commitment to remove all added fluorinated compounds from our guest packaging materials globally by 2025. “We’ve set goals to source 100 per cent of our guest packaging from renewable, recycled or certified sources, and to recycle guest packaging in 100 per cent of McDonald’s restaurants, by 2025. “We understand that recycling infrastructure, regulations and consumer behaviors vary from city to city and country to country, but we plan to be part of the solution and help influence powerful change.” The company also disclosed that it has already eliminated BPA, BPS, and phthalates in its guest packaging. As of 2020, 78 per cent of its global guest packaging weight comes from fibre materials, with the remaining 22 per cent made up of plastics.
“In 2008, we eliminated long chain PFAS, including Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), from all guest packaging globally. We also eliminated BPA/BPS and phthalates from our guest packaging in 2013 and in 2015, respectively,” the company said. “There are systemic challenges that stand in the way of achieving a circular economy, but we want to invest and engage in strategic partnerships that advance circularity in the communities we serve around the world,” the company’s corporate office mentioned in a statement. “As the world’s largest restaurant company, we believe not only that McDonald’s has a role to play in addressing this issue but that we can use our scale to transform packaging and waste systems across our industry.” Another global fast food chain, Burger King, also recently prioritised sustainability and better packaging.
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Early this year, McDonald’s announced a new global sustainable packaging commitment, banning the class of perfluorinated and PFAS toxic chemicals from guest packaging materials Along with a revamped branding, its parent company Restaurant Brands International announced in May that it roll out its Green Packaging Pilot Programme. The guest packaging is currently being tested in 51 of its company owned restaurants in Miami, US and utilises alternative materials, such as Frypods made with renewable unbleached virgin paperboard; cutlery made with cPLA, a plant-based plastic; and napkins made with 100 per cent recycled fibre. It will also be testing paper and plant-based straws along with strawless lids, in addition to testing two new options for Whopper sandwich wraps, which represent a 13 per cent and 34 per cent reduction in paper compared to previous wraps, respectively. Matthew Banton, head of innovation and sustainability at Burger King, says, “Sustainable packaging is a cornerstone of our Restaurant Brands for Good journey, and this new pilot represents a huge newzealandprinter.co.nz
opportunity for us to make a difference. “We’re optimistic about our progress and are committed to reducing waste to do our part in creating a more sustainable future.” The company adds that the green packaging pilot is another action that Burger King is taking to align with its principle of doing what’s right. It says, “In that spirit, we are continuing to develop our global partnership with Loop to reduce single-use packaging through reusables and are looking to include two new cities, Paris and London, in addition to the earlier announced target cities of New York, Portland, and Tokyo.”
In the right direction World Packaging Organisation (WPO) president Pierre Pienaar says concerns around packaging is an evolving scenario as people are learning new things all the time. He says, “What is now an issue, people didn’t know it
was before. One would like to ban things immediately but it’s not as simple as that. There’s a process that has to happen to eradicate it throughout the system. By banning it right now, it still won’t be eradicated completely. “By targeting it and reducing it now with a goal of eradicating it by 2025, they’ll be able to remove PFAS as well as other harmful materials out of the pipeline. “There are ramifications for banning things immediately.” According to Pienaar, if one looks at the global scenario, there is a lack of a single standard for all countries to follow, resulting in different countries being on different stages of sustainability practices. He explains, “Developing countries simply don’t have the infrastructures to be able to quickly make the switch; yet they require the end product. So, for them it has to be a phased process.” Continued on page 44 August 2021
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FOOD SAFETY Continued from page 43 “That’s not easy for many developed countries to appreciate but that’s their reality without aid and education.” Pienaar says generally, packaging used for F&B should be made of mono materials as much as possible. “That’s a blanket statement, but there is more to it than just that. Globally, we can replace up to 80 per cent of all polymers with a monomer or recyclable materia, so we don’t have to use multi-laminates. For the remaining 20 per cent, we can only work on it when we get our recycling system right,” he mentioned. “Let’s get the 80 per cent right first so that we can stop this huge strain on our natural resources and start a fully circular economy system. “There’s a lot of talk happening worldwide, but not a lot of action. “If you take the top four countries in terms of population – China, India, Indonesia and the US – we are yet to see hard, fast targets set to achieve by 2025. It’s not well defined. “That is why moving towards mono materials is the first step that we need to take in the right direction.”
A need for certified solutions LithoTech International Australia and New Zealand managing director Dr Tim Roberts says there are many chemicals in the printing industry that are not considered to be food-safe, particularly fountain solutions. Fountain solutions are water-based mixtures specially formulated to dampen lithographic printing plates before they are contacted by the inking rollers. These solutions are used by the packaging printing industry as well. Dr Roberts says LithoTech International has a “2in1” Fountain Solution (see ad on page 45) that has received a certificate from the Fraunhofer Institute, which states that the product is used in the printing process of cardboards intended for food contact application and is in compliance with the European Union Plastics Directive. However, most if not all other fountain solutions and particularly alcohol used in the 44
In May, Burger King announced the roll out for its Green Packaging Pilot Programme industry aren’t certified as safe to be used in contact with food. He says, “This solution is safe for food packaging, in other words, direct contact with food. I think we’re the only one in the world with the certification. This is important because in some instances, like in the case of many food outlets, food is directly put into the printed container. From that, you can have migration of chemicals into the food. “We use normal propyl alcohol, which is water-soluble; all other alcohol used in the market is (isopropyl alcohol) IPA, which is only water miscible. Alcohol can also carry contaminants so it is very important for printers and food outlets to know the origin and history of the IPA they use. Some of these IPAs sold in the market may have been used for other processes before it comes to the printing industry, so may be contaminated and not from source. “As such, we’re concerned about contamination in these products used because it’s suitable for print but it’s debatable if it’s suitable when it comes to food packaging. IPA is marketed purely on price and there are few checks and balances as to the actual purity, origin or history.”
Dr Roberts also identifies some other benefits of the “2in1” Fountain Solution marketed by LithoTech, which include: • Reduced ink costs • Faster turnaround times • Less waste • No operator mixing error • Brighter colours • Less chemical mixing and • Purity, origin and history records In addition, Dr Roberts mentions that the industry needs to do its due diligence and all solutions that come in contact with food packaging need to be certified food safe. He adds people working in the printing environment also deserve this protection. He says, “It’s the responsibility of the food outlets to ensure their customers are protected from contaminants by ensuring their packaging suppliers use food grade certified printing chemicals. This should be clearly specified in their supply contracts and checks should be made. “They’re going to have to reinvent the wheel and lift their game because people today are more informed and are becoming very particular as to what they ingest on a daily basis.”
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Structural design made to order
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he Baseline team came up with a perfect plan when Tuatara Brewery needed a branded tasting table that could be set up, packed down and transported, with ease of use and environmental sustainability as key requirements.
The Baseline team redesigns Tuatara Brewery’s packaging for ease of use
A tasting test Ruben Norris, structural designer at Baseline, says, “Our team loves a puzzle, especially puzzles that require us to create a functional, aesthetically pleasing object that fits a client’s needs. When Tuatara came to us wanting a printed, branded tasting table for events, I began mulling it over straight away. “Tuatara wanted the tables made from wood and knew we could design, print and cut plywood, as we had previously made them some small tabletop signs. “As a sustainable material, using wood suited the Tuatara brand, and it was keen to invest in using this durable and environmentally friendly product.”
Baseline structural designer, Ruben Norris, with the final product
Baseline team, from left: Sam Hammond, head of production; Amy Molloy, client service manager; Stephanie Gasperini, chief executive; and Andrea Thompson, head of growth and operations and Hutt City Council, creating 3D, slot-together, flat, pack cardboard display units.”
Drafting the table
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He understood what Tuatara needed and set to work. He says, “For us it was a straight forward brief. In Adobe Illustrator, I drafted a first design using measurements I had taken from taping out the area required to display beer bottles, an ice bucket, some cups, allowing room for someone to work behind the table. “The design also had to be sturdy enough to hold the weight of beer bottles and ice, be robust enough to survive in a crowded tasting environment, and clearly display Tuatara’s branding. “After using Adobe Illustrator for the 2D designs, I imported my drawings into CAD to see how it would all work together in 3D, and applied Tuatara’s artwork to mock-up the look. In many ways it was similar to work I’d done for some of our other clients, Foodstuffs, Farrah’s
The final tasting table design was essentially a five-sided box, with a top fitted above,each piece slotting together in a certain order. The table kits come with assembly instructions and Norris calls them easy to assemble, especially matching up the branding. He says, “While printing on ply is environmentally a good decision, it’s not the cheapest. We designed the entire table to be cut from a single sheet of ply, with almost no waste. “The great thing about this design is it’s completely customisable. We made thousands of micro decisions on this, so it’s entirely customised to Tuatara’s needs and is easily customisable for another client. “The tasting table designs went through a handful of iterations, each tweaked slightly from each other, before the final design.
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“From there, we sent a file for the Zünd digital cutting machine, to our production team, who made an unprinted (to reduce costs) test model from ply to check it met all requirements. It needed to fit together and come apart easily, and to be structurally sound in real life. “Once signed off, the job was slotted into our print and cutting schedule, and into production. “Tuatara could definitely not have purchased its new tasting tables off the shelf. The advantage of coming to us is that we design specifically to the brewer’s bespoke requirements, then print, produce and deliver. “The advantage is that we do it all,” Norris added. Baseline, an end to end strategy, design and production studio, also specialises in complex logistics delivering influencer kits, branded experiences, and large-scale promotions around New Zealand. For more information visit www. baseline.co.nz
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IC ANZ is at the forefront of global narrow web high technology ink and coating solutions for the labels and packaging narrow neb print market. Vince Sedunary, DIC Victoria Label Inks sales manager and national narrow web commercial manager, says, “Via our global position as the leading ink supplier, DIC offers fit for purpose UV narrow web technologies, in conjunction with Sun Chemicals, a DIC owned company. DIC supplies a comprehensive range of UV flexographic, UV offset, water based, and solvent-based ink systems to the Australia New Zealand and global print convertor markets. DIC Sun Chemicals has a long history of innovative and custom made ink technologies. Its development of UV inks systems goes back to the late 1960s. In the UK, DIC Sun Chemicals has developed advanced and leading UV cured ink technologies and coatings. These technologies, which serve the global market, conform to the new and up-coming changes in Photo initiator requirements. The company has trademark branded these as its ‘Solarflex Integra SNT range’ for UV flexo press ready finished ink, and include the high strength process colour set ‘Intense SINT’. DIC can also supply them as an onsite blending system using technology varnish and a high strength base colour system ‘Solarverse’. The UV Solarverse base colour blending system, the same as the finished ‘Solarflex’ inks, is tuned in for colour and electronic data management. Sedunary points out that DIC also supplies a range of software tools to enable accurate colour management. He says, “DIC offers a global colour management tool named Colourbox. Using photo spectrometer mathematical measurement of colour, it enables concise and fully
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A global leader in flexographic inks and solutions, DIC offers a range of ink systems
Leading global ink supplier DIC offers fit for purpose UV narrow web technologies to the industry repeatable colour reproduction straight from the press room via internet connectable global interfaced software. “You can match a label or package with printed colour within a set tolerance for exact reproduction for use at multisite print companies. DIC Australia has available on-site, and at the DIC laboratory, training packages. We provide full Colourbox technical support at a local and global level.” Greater food compliance for UV ink products used in labels and packaging production shows how this area of print continues to change rapidly, locally and globally. He says, “DIC Sun chemicals has different UV Food inks that meet low odour, low chemical migration, both in local and global requirements. These high technology UV flexo inks are chemically approved to meet global regulations and requirements for secondaryincidental food contact on printed labels and packaging. We also have access to our global migration testing laboratories that enable full analytical reports on odour and migration if required. Our Sun Chemicals EU division have developed leading ‘Rayoflex’ branded UV flexographic ink systems for varying levels of secondary packaging
requirements. We can supply these full compliance systems at a local level once we have established with the customer the end use requirements of the label or package. “The ‘Rayoflex’ branded UV systems have a full ink package of primer, HO whites, high strength process and PMS colours and Over Print Varnishes. “The new Sun Chemical ‘Solarflex Food Safe Packaging Inks’ are also tuned for Colour box use and can be supplied as finished press ready inks or in a base colour blend system for onsite use. “DIC ANZ has a global commitment to research and development of current and new ink technologies. We are able to access our global research and development facilities, with two of our largest UV EC Sun Chemical centres being in the UK and Europe. From these technical development centres, we can lead with new available technologies and fully assess and test inks and coatings. “Some of the recent new developments are around sustainable and biodegradable ink systems, press ready for labels UV coatings for digital press applications that have high level scuff and resistant properties. Also, jointly developed by Sun chemicals
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e narrow web market
DIC colour management enables concise and fully repeatable colour reproduction and HP, the development of washable and removable UV inks for sleeve applications and UV LED curable ink systems. “At a local level, DIC ANZ has fully equipped laboratories in Victoria and NSW and highly trained technical staff and
Vince Sedunary, DIC Label Inks sales and narrow web commercial manager
management teams to ensure the highest levels of technical testing, development and support. We can offer localized PMS colour formulations and supply of finished PMS colours as press ready to our customer base where required. We have
the internal infrastructure to colour match our customers label and packaging requirements and provide full proofing of all ink systems on the end use substrates. This gives the ability for customers to match PMS colour requirements to the exact film weights that their print presses will apply. “We also have full testing capabilities and equipment required for development and problem solving. In addition, we provide narrow web UV sales and support representation in the main Australian states to provide our customers with rapid responses and on-site ink logistical and technical support.” He concludes, “Whether it is a local small, medium, or large global print business, DIC ANZ and Sun Chemicals offers a range of products, and the expertise via our technology and skilled people, to support both ANZ and world-wide industry leading print labels and packaging convertors in the narrow web markets.”
FPLMA goes from strength to strength In 2016, the Flexible Packaging Label Manufactures Association (FPLMA) formed following the merger of the AFTA and LATMA. Vince Sedunary explains:” For several years before the merger, executives from both associations had discussed the best way to serve the industry, and it was clear that the two organisations could be a stronger force as a combined association. Both associations had similar business plans, focused on imparting technical advancements to the printing industry. Combining the two associations made perfect sense and although the formation of the new associations meant the consolidation of both the executive board and leadership Council members, the transition to the new association proved seamless resulting in the retention of the knowledge base that existed within both associations. “Since the merger, the profile of the FPLMA has continued to grow. The FPLMA has now developed far reaching co relationships with the FTA U.S. European FTA, and FINAT particularly in the exchange of information relating to technological advancements. Involvement with TAFE and RTOS has newzealandprinter.co.nz
also enabled the FPLMA to partake in the development plans relating to apprenticeships programmes. Complementing the direction with the training organisations, all third year apprentices undertaking studies at a registered training organisation can be nominated for the prestigious FPLMA Apprentice Awards. The winner will travel to the US or Europe and attend the respective Flexo associations conferences. The Apprentice of the Year then reports back to the Association a review of their trip including presenting their findings at the next FPLMA Conference. The Apprentice Award provides a strong stimulus to the winner broadening their knowledge base which they will be able to use throughout their career path. “All these functions run by the Association culminate in the Annual Print Awards two-day conference and Awards Ceremony evening. Numbers just keep growing in their attendances to this annual event. The two-day conference hosts speakers from around the world complemented by leading local speakers. The Awards Dinner Dance on average now attracts over 350 delegates. This spectacular night provides a perfect
opportunity for delegates to network whilst hearing the best of the best the industry has to offer from the winners of the Print Awards. All gold winners in each of the categories offered through the Awards program are then sent to the respective worldwide associations such as the FTA US and FINAT where they can further gain accolades for their efforts. “The next Conference of the FPLMA takes place February 24-25, 2022 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with the Awards Dinner Dance on February 25 at the Crown Entertainment Complex. All this information is available on the FPLMA website. Online bookings are already available. Members of the FPLMA have their own log in details which gains them access to additional industry information including copies of previous conference presentations and workshops held throughout the year. “The FPLMA committee and Council leadership group look forward to again providing the print labels and packaging industry, including our valuable members, with the most relevant and up to date information and regularly updating the changes that occur within our industry on a regular basis.” August 2021
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Adding Gold and Silver to the Special Colours of the
RICOH Pro C7200X series Strengthening features to enable the expression of various metallic colours
RICOH Pro C7210SX
www.ricoh.co.nz
ON/OFF instant light source switching
* 91％
lower power consumption
15,000hr long life
Ozone free
Low heat
RMGT 1050TP-8 LED-UV
RMGT 1050ST-6+CC LED-UV
1,050mm Format 8-Colour Offset Press with LED-UV
1,050mm Format 6-Colour Offset Press with LED-UV
NEW! LED-UV now available to all
Why LED-UV ?
2021 ushers in a new chapter to LED-UV dry-to-dry printing system. It is now made available to all makes and models of offset printing machines. Starting from $90,000, come join the LED-UV revolution.
No odor No Ozone No spray powder No set-off No loss time
• Instant dry • Instant ON/OFF irradiation
Reduce CO2 emission No large peripheral equipment No need for overprint varnishing Reduce electrical consumption
• Up to 91%
No VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) Reduce heat generation Long life span
• Up to 15 times
Printing on film and cardboard Just like your conventional offset press ...without the cons.
Energy-Saving & Environmentally-Friendly LED-UV dry-to-dry printing system. Pioneering success, first introduced in Drupa 2008. Ryobi single-handedly led the industry in LED-UV printing. This revolutionary, award winning printing system offers impressive cost-savings by greatly reducing replacement frequency, power consumption, installation space and peripheral equipment space, while eliminating the odor of UV printing. The defecto standard for small lot on-demand printing today, it is an important strategic advantage in being able to provide high-quality, small lot on-demand printing at low cost. Now, 13 years later, Cyber is applying our wealth of expertise as an LED-UV pioneer to provide the printing industry with innovative solutions that meet your needs. Rediscover the joy of printing… Specifications
Singapore - Tel: (65) 6272 8936 Thailand - Tel: (66) 2 682 3411-4
Operating Temperature
25°C
Lifespan
15,000 hours
Additional Printing substrate
Yupo, foil, plastic and film
Irradiation
Patented optical design
Applications
Ink and varnish
Start-up time
0 seconds
Press size
52cm - 162cm
Shut down time
0 seconds
Printing Speed
18,000 sph
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