ProPrint October 2018

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FOCUS: WORKPLACE

NATIONAL MARKET PROMOTION Plan for exits

LOADS AT E OF GR S TO PRIZE ON BE W

Breaking up is never easy: Gettler says smart businesses always have pre-nups ALIVE WITH COLOUR

Ricoh takes Aussies to Thailand Company launches new Pro C9200 and C7200 presses TECH GUIDE

The latest offerings in wide format Your guide to a dozen of the latest wide format systems on the market

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Focus: New in prepress Downtime: Women in Print Polls: Trade shows

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ProPrint proudly presents the finalists for this year’s Power 50 nominated by the industry’s top printers and suppliers Abbey Aboughattas Co-owner Waratah Group Adam Middleton Founder, CEO Civic Media Aldo Burcheri Managing Director Courtney Colour Al Babicka Owner Snap West Melbourne Alex Coulson General Manager Hero Print Andreas Johansson Sales Director Graphic Arts and Print Markets Kayell Andrew Bannerman Owner Kwik Kopy Chatswood Andrew Cester CEO Whirlwind Print Andrew Macaulay CEO PIAA Andrew Woodhouse Operations Manager Styleprint Ben Browning Managing Director 1800 For Promo

Benn Murphy Owner Clarke Murphy Print Bernie Hockings Managing Director G2 Systems Print Supply Division

Darryl Meyer Group General Manager Blue Star WEB & Franklin WEB IVE Group Denis Mestrovic Country General Manager HH Global

Chad Rachwal Director Johns Print Centre

Doug Robey Technical Projects Manager CMYKhub

Chris Marie Owner Art Flava

Emmanuel Buhagiar Owner Imagination Graphics

Clayton Treloar CEO MBE Australia

Ehab Kamel Production Manager Digitalpress

Corey London Managing Director Special T Print

Fredrik Uden Director Flash Photobition

Cory Hall Director Precision Group

Gavin Bloor Owner Presfast

Craig Dunsford Strategic Account Director PMP

Geoff Selig Executive Chairman IVE Group

Craig Honey CEO MSP Photography

Hank Rothfield Owner Rothfield Print Management

Dan Grant Solutions Engineer Spawnit

Heath Nankervis General Manager Impact Digital

Dan Mantel Operations Manager AFI Branding

Ian Smith General Manager Advance Press

Dannielle Speering General Manager People and Development IVE Group

James Malone Owner Label Power

Daren Hudson President Australia/New Zealand Multi-Color Corp

James Taylor Co-owner Taylor'd Press

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Jamie Xuereb Cofounder Mediapoint Jason Xuereb Cofounder Mediapoint John Bright Director Bright Print Group John Georgantzakos Managing Director Spotpress John Hadfield Founder, Managing Consultant ControlZone Consulting John Schreenan Director Revolution Print John Wanless Owner Bambra Press Karen Simpson Owner Tennyson Group Keith Ferrel General Manager Cactus Imaging Kellie Northwood CEO Real Media Collective Kelvin Gage Owner The Dominion Print Group Ken Williams CEO Excel Australasia Kevin Slaven CEO PMP

Kirsten Taylor Co-owner Taylor'd Press

Matt Chadwick Director Express Print & Mail

Peter Harper General Manager, Trade Shows Visual Connections

Simon Brennan Managing Director Abaris

Lachlan Finch Director Rawson Graphics

Matt Naughton General Manager Printcraft

Peter Orel Executive Chairman Finsbury Green

Simon Pugh Director QLM Label Makers

Leo Moio Managing Director Print Media Group

Matthew Murcott Director Matte Gold

Peter Pawelzig Owner Snap West Melbourne

Steven Sawyer General Manager MCC Labels Victoria

Leon Wilson Director Revolution Print

Matthew Thomas Strategic Account Director Immij Printers

Petrina Bint General Manager Wedderburn Labels

Steve Scott General Manager Industrial Printing Co.

Linda Sultmann General Manager Signwave

Melanie Perkins CEO Canva

Rachel Davis Project Manager Whirlwind Print

Stuart Gittus General Manager Active Display Group

Luke Pearsall General Manager Active Mail

Michael Schulz General Manager SOS Print + Media

Richard Celarc Chairman Opus Group

Stuart Page CEO Horizon Print Management

Manish Shah Operations Manager Quality Press

Michael Nankervis Managing Director Onpack

Rocky Cassaniti Director Valley Edge Design Centre

Theo Pettaras Owner and Founder Digitalpress

Marc Selby Managing Director Selby's

Michelle Hartjes Director Bespoke Packaging

Rod McCall Director IPG Marketing Solutions

Tom Eckersley Managing Director Eckersley Group

Marcus Hooke Executive General Manager, Production & Logistics News Corp

Mike Palmer COO Rawson Print Co.

Roger Kirwan Director Foxcil, Kirwan Print Group

Tom Tjanaria Managing Director Next Printing

Mitch Mulligan Managing Director Bottcher

Romeo Sanuri Owner Next Printing

Trevor Hone Owner Avon Graphics

Moody Aboughattas Managing Director Waratah Group

Ross Read Owner Read Label

Walter Kuhn Owner Kuhn Corp

Nick Lowe Director Guru Labels

Russell Kavnat CEO Dashing Print

Wayne Eastaugh Owner Marvel Bookbinding

Paul Haines General Manager Neo

Shane Bobrige Director Johns Print Centre

Wayne Finkelde CEO Pegasus Print

Paul Wilcockson COO Dashing Group

Scott Siganto Owner IBS Cards

Wayne Sidwell Executive Chairman Wellcom

Mark Piper Owner Best Digital Signs Mark Prosser Owner Markis Martin Millington Managing Director Advance Visual Matt Aiken COO IVE Group

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PUBLISHER'S LETTER JAMES WELLS

Welcome to the Printer Media Group Printer Media Group is the new home of ProPrint, the Power 50, Australian Printer and New Zealand Printer after five years of ownership by Shankar Vishwanath and the Printer Magazines Group.

Printer Media Group is a division of The Intermedia Group – one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest integrated business-to-business publishing operations incorporating print and digital publications as well as events and conferencing.

The Intermedia Group is a privately owned company and was created from a family business formed over 50 years ago and now publishes over 30 different printed magazines, alongside news websites. The Intermedia Group also owns an exhibition and conferencing company that holds over a dozen events including industry awards,

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conferences and exhibitions annually in Australia, New Zealand and SouthEast Asia.

We look forward to working with our readers and advertisers to deliver the most accurate news, create a forum for ideas and discussion as well as being able to bring you the latest new products and innovation from Australia and the world’s best brands.

We are proud to own a masthead such as ProPrint and we are very excited to be able to build on the longstanding relationship with the local printing industry.

The annual Power 50 awards are an important part of the ProPrint brand.

Under new ownership, we have taken on board feedback from the industry that they would like to see the Power 50 to be a peer-voted award.

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As a result we are pleased to be able to announce that this year’s Power 50 will feature contributions and nominations from both suppliers and printers as well as a transparent judging panel consisting of leaders from within the industry.

If you are a finalist in this year’s awards, congratulations on the recognition so far by your peers and good luck with the next stage of voting when the finalists are ranked by the industry judging panel.

This year will be the first year that the Power 50 will be externally audited and we are pleased to announce that auditing firm, PKF, has been appointed as the official auditor of the event in both Australia and New Zealand.

We look forward to sharing the winners of this year’s Power 50 with you in the next edition of ProPrint.

24-25 Ricoh hosts Alive with Colour in Thailand

2-3 Power 50 See the top names battling it out to be ranked among the key influencers and innovators in print

Company takes Aussie printers abroad to see its latest technology, including the launch of its Pro C7200 and C9200 cut sheet printers

6-11 Update

FOCUS

The monthly round-up of all the major news from the non-stop world of print in Australia and overseas

26-32 Planning to succeed in prepress Kohn examines the latest in plate setters, printing plates and workflows

8 ProPrint Online What has been causing our readers to hit the keyboard this month on social media and share their opinions

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TECHNOLOGY GUIDE 33-45 Wide Format and Digital Label Printing

12 Plan for exits

ProPrint looks at 18 of the latest wide format and digital label systems on the market

Breaking up is never easy: Gettler says every business should have an exit plan set up

14-16 Debrief Recap of all the major developments published on proprint.com.au since the last issue

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POSTSCRIPT 20-21 Downtime

56 Print's Past, Diary, Q&A

All the pictures from the Sydney round of the 11th annual Women in Print Breakfast series

Get to know Theo Pettaras and check out the ProPrint Diary, and a treat for readers, Frank Romano reflects on printing's past

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Industry associations consolidate

by Sarah Simpkins

Key industry bodies the Australian Catalogue Association (ACA), Two Sides Aust ra lia (TSA) a nd t he Australasian Paper Industry Association (APIA) have merged together to form one industry association, the Real Media Collective.

The decision comes after the three bodies executed a year long review, engaging with their 127 stakeholders.

Real Media says with a common management team and Board members and forming an industry coalition with other bodies to write a list of demands to Australia Post, an informal partnership has existed between the trio and the amalgamation is a natural progression.

Kellie Northwood, former CEO of ACA, TSA and APIA is becoming CEO of the new entity.

On its branding, she says, “Real Media pays homage to the physical and tactile nature of print and real connecting with real results, return on investment, engagement and activation.

“Formalising this partnership will offer greater resources, unity and benefits to ACA, TSA and APIA members providing them opportunity to gain from each other’s strengths.”

Real Media says the merger will see its members benefit from a range of

Leading the team: Kellie Northwood, CEO, Real Media Collective

resources, initiatives and Government lobbying opportunities.

Kevin Slaven, CEO, PMP, is taking on the role of chairman at Real Media, while Matt Aitken, COO, IVE is becoming deputy chairman.

Rebecca Lowde, CEO, Salmat, is becoming treasurer.

John Wanless, owner, Bambra Press and Craig Dunsford, PMP have been newly appointed to the board.

Sitting alongside are David Webster, Salmat; Mark Roberts, general manager, Mail Products, Australia Post and Bernie Roberts, CEO, Webstar NZ. Northwood says, “This is an opportunity for members to be a part of a stronger, unified entity.”

Kevin Slaven, CEO, PMP a nd

chairman of Real Media says, “The ACA has been working closely with TSA Limited and APIA for some years now providing support and funding for TSA’s three campaigns.

“The ACA Board believed a merger would form a united front promoting the print and paper industries.

“We saw that consolidating our learnings, thinking and approaches would appropriately represent all sectors.”

John Wanless, owner, Bambra says, “Being on the Board for TSA has provided excellent insight into the dedicated work they are producing as an industry organisation.

“I look forward to continuing my involvement with such reputable associations as a board member for the Real Media Collective.”

The Collective has requested six changes from Australia Post, including a reform to its weighted pricing for parcels, and including print and paper industry data within its auditing.

The coalition is meeting with a number of senators in Canberra to discuss its demands of Australia Post on October 17, having already met with the mailer.

Northwood says, “We will be meeting with the government in Canberra to discuss our own demands but also the feedback from Australia Post on them.”

MADE AN IMPRESSION UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE Research team completes first commercial instalment of printed solar in Australia ROLLSPACK Melbourne company takes Best in Show award from FPLMAs for its flexible packaging, along with three golds and a silver BRIGHT PRINT GROUP Sydney firm buys local printer Enviro Press, making its seventh acquisiton

UPS & DOWNS THE PRINT GROUP Brisbane printer goes into liquidation after 10 years of operating ZACPAC Qld factory closes after four years, originally cost $25m to build

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Theo Pettaras, owner of Sydney based Digitalpress, rallied locals for Band Together, a concert aiming to help drought affected farmers, with all proceeds going to charity Aussie Helpers. Other printers also stepped up for the initiative, including Sean Bosco from UPM Paper and David Leach, CEO of Look Print. Pettaras was one of four organisers behind the event, with his band Benefactor being one of around 20 acts in the line up. The concert was also supported by Randwick Council.

He says, “We wanted to do something for the farmers.

We used our contacts in the music industry and have reached out to people, there were around 20 inner city musicians and they are all playing for free. Our aim was to raise money for around three truckloads of hay. It can cost between $180 to $200 for a bale at the moment, hay is incredibly expensive. I reached out to David Leach of Look Print and asked if he could help us out. He designed and printed a banner for us for free.” www.proprint.com.au

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Do you find visiting trade shows worthwhile?

I like making additions to my business card collection 10%

social media

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It can be helpful to talk to experts and see products on top of researching online 23%

Yes 37%

» Members 2,691 NOTABLE POSTS: » Matthew Parker: We focus on high run, commodity products. Or do we? There is plenty of demand for print that is different and out of the ordinary. If we focus on this market, price is not the key driver.

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Can I print them for myself to save energy costs? 14%

Yes 33% No 24%

Show me it is a viable source of revenue first 29%

The govt is backing research for printed batteries made with roll-to-roll presses. Would you consider producing batteries, solar panels or other new technology?

The new policy of five days of unpaid Do you domestic violence leave is sufficient 11% think businesses should be giving paid domestic No 39% Yes 25% violence leave to workers?

It is the govt’s responsibility to implement paid leave, not individual businesses 25% Get involved. Have your say. Join the debate. Vote now.

This week’s poll is up on the proprint.com.au homepage.

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NOTABLE MENTIONS AND RETWEETS » @ballanddoggett: The future is printed solar panels, created using roll-to-roll printing via @proprint » @workflowz: #Printed battery research receives Australian federal funding via @proprint. So many opportunities for #Print if the industry embraces diversification

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TOP POSTS » ProPrint: Salmat hit with $5.2m loss » Simon Luckett: Good. Greedy

company who gave no thought for us printers that have them work. All they did was set up a print arm that under cut us.

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» Such a shame. Cliff is a hard working and honest guy who has been in the print trade for many, many years with an impeccable record, unlike some of the more recent companies who have gone bust several times here in Victoria and we all know who they are.

Good luck to you Cliff.

– Commenter Barry Webster on Purple Press in liquidation »» Have witnessed (and been the victim of) sexual harassment and inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. I was young and afraid to speak up for fear of being ostracised or worse, losing my job. Being brought up to fear authority didn’t help either the situation either; you know it’s wrong but back then there was nothing you could do about it. There are still dinosaurs (and their prodigies) out there who don’t think it’s a problem and honestly, I can’t wait for all of them to be held responsible for their behaviour. I’m angry with myself that I never spoke up for those women.

– Commenter Mark Prosser on Women of print say #Me Too www.proprint.com.au

UPDATE

The Print Group in liquidation

Doors closed: The Print Group

The Print Group (TPG), based in south Brisbane is entering liquidation, with its future uncertain after operating for 10 years.

The family business, based in Loganholme, is a specialist in printing training and marketing material for education organisations.

Robert Churchley, owner of TPG says, “We have been forced to liquidate over an unresolved dispute with an equipment supplier.

“We are still deciding what to do at this stage, I cannot comment further for now.”

TPG offered digital, offset printing; finishing and graphic design, promotional print and wide format material.

Printed solar powers on

by Sarah Simpkins

The first commercial installation of printed solar panels in Australia is now complete, with the University of Newcastle wrapping up the process for Chep Australia.

In one day, the Chep team installed 200sqm of the material, made by printing electronic ink onto sub-millimetre plastic sheets, with double sided sticky tape on the roof of its warehouse in Beresfield, Newcastle.

With a production cost of less than $10 per square metre, it is much more affordable than other commercially available solar technologies.

The university also says the technology should soon be widely available for the broader market.

Professor Paul Dastoor, from the School of Science and Mathematics at the University of Newcastle says, “This is the first commercial uptake of printed solar in Australia, most likely the world.

“It is an historic step in the evolution of this technology and another example of private enterprise and community leading the charge in the adoption of renewables.

“Our printed solar cells are now considered to be at the top of the technology

Technology soon to be widely available: Professor Paul Dastoor

readiness tree.

“Those working in technology development use a NA SA developed Technology Readiness Level or TRL system to determine how evolved our solutions are, with 1 being the lowest and 9 the highest.

“We are now rated TRL 8 and essentially considered green lit.

“On the University’s lab-scale printer, hundreds of metres of material can be produced per day, however upgrading production to a commercial-scale printer would increase this output to kilometres.

“No other renewable energy technology can be manufactured as quickly.”

Bright acquires Enviro

Growth through acquisition: Debbie Burgess, director, Bright Print Group

Bright Print Group is adding another business to its ranks, buying Sydney offset printing & finishing company Enviro Press Australia, with Enviro’s site being closed and its equipment auctioned off.

The site closed in August, after which clients and staff were transferred over to Bright.

Up for grabs from the Enviro site in Smithfield is a Komori five colour press among other pieces.

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organisation with a good name.

We took it as an opportunity to incorporate another business into our group.

“Bright is not buying any of its equipment, we are taking on some staff.

“We had known one of the owners for a while, it was an easy conversation to have when they were ready to sell.

“We can now offer a wider range of offerings to their customers and there is the combined identity.”

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Print Promotion hosts first Aus conference

by Sarah Simpkins

Print Promotion - a joint venture developed in the 1970s between VDMA and German printing manufacturers, held its first conference in Australia in September.

The conference, ‘Spotlight on P r int ing a nd Pack a g ing Med ia Technology’, was held over two days in Melbourne and Sydney featuring presentations from Print Promotion members including IST, H.C. Moog, Heidelberg, Polar Mohr, Kolbus and Leonhard Kurz.

Print Promotion managing director, Dr Markus Heering, said the group works with the global printing community as one market and it is seeking a stronger presence in the Australian market.

Heering says, “We have never visited the Australian market before. We should be here as it is an important market for us and we would like to deliver trends and state of the art developments to the Australian printing industry to show what is necessary to have global competitiveness. We are happy with the attendance in Melbourne and Sydney and all of the attendees have been interested in the presentations.”

Heering said there are distinct

<$10 Production cost per sqm to make printed solar panels p9 Appearing in Aus: Dr Markus Heering (r) and Gabi Schwager (l), incoming Australian representative for Messe Düsseldorf and Drupa

differences between the European market and the Australian market.

“You cannot compare the Australian market with Europe - as you have considerable geographic distances and your print volumes are smaller,” he said.

“I know that education is also a problem here - as you have issues with identifying printing educators and you also have less opportunity educating existing printers.

“We have spoken with Andrew Macaulay from the PIAA about the opportunity to offer an education progra m together a nd suppor t the Australian association in developing an adequate education program.”

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Print and Pack to keep MBO Print and Pack will be keeping the distributorship of MBO digital finishing products, following the company being bought out by Heidelberg.

Local managing director, Richard Timson, says both brands will continue on following the purchase, which is still pending reg ulator y approva l in Germany.

Heidelberg says its takeover of MBO Group gives the company access to new customers in the pharmaceutical industry and adding mailing system offerings to its offset portfolio.

Heidelberg says the purchase is a bid to further expand its offerings in the growing market of postpress operations for digitally printed products.

Richard Timson, managing director, Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand, says, “Heidelberg is still committed to keeping both brands in the marketplace. They have decided that the current distributors for MBO will keep distributing that.

“So Print and Pack will keep distributing as this stage, and into the future.

“So they will keep pressing on with a two brand strategy, even though we will own and manufacture both products.

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14 Number of years former Visual Connections general manager Karen Goldsmith has been running peak print bodies p13

$15.2m Amount Spicers plans to sell its Asian operations for p14

$10m Worth of equipment up for sale from closed Zacpac factory in Qld p14

120k Number of sqm Ricoh’s Thailand production facility and Customer Experience Centre occupies p24-25

Acquiring digital finishing competitor: Rainer Hundsdörfer, CEO, Heidelberg

“It will take a bit of time to sort out the rest of the merger, but it will mostly be dealt with by the overseas offices.

“It is a good thing for Australian customers, the takeover gives them more security in the future across spare parts, service works, and maintenance.

“It also expands our portfolio, with other products we may not have at the moment.

“I am speaking to the main office later today to see what new products we will be getting, potentially in smaller digital markets.

“It is inevitable that smaller companies get acquired by larger companies.”

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UPDATE COMMENT

Plan for exits Leon Gettler says every business partnership should have a solid contract outlining exit plans in advance LEON GETTLER

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ike a divorce, a breakdown in a business partnership for printers can be messy and traumatic. Partnerships are often fraught with angst, disagreements and problems in every industry and the printing sector is no different.

So when the breakdown comes, it has to be managed in a certain way.

First, every partnership should have a solid contract outlining exit plans in advance. Planning for the unexpected is the smart thing to do because businesses change over time, particularly in the printing industry. How will the business move forward in the event of death, catastrophe, disagreement and changing markets? Smart printers should write up a simple understanding with an exit clause built in for each partner.

The exit clauses should be generous rather than risk litigation. Being greedy

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Breaking up is never easy: consider a pre-nup for your business partnership

or spiteful is a bad way to end a business relationship. It is best to think about the most effective strategies to benefit the printing company. Printers should explore issues like tax liabilities, personal financial situations, and future professional goals when they draw up dissolution plans.

The contract should spell out how disagreements or severance is handled.

In effect, it’s a pre-nup. That way, no matter how heated things get, both you and your partner are protected and forced to abide by terms upon which you agreed when cooler heads prevailed.

And if you define a set of mutual desired outcomes and then operate from a place of mutual fairness, you can generally find an amicable resolution to any business partnership that has come to an end.

When things can not be worked out amicably, it usually goes to litigation where one of the parties institutes proceedings under the oppressive conduct provisions of the Corporations Act. Or the aggrieved party can bring on proceedings in respect of the breach of a director’s duty. Or they can cut to the chase and bring an application to wind up the company. In some cases, you can have all three scenarios. The only winners there are lawyers.

Examples of oppressive conduct

include an unfair allocation or restrictions on the payment of dividends to particular shareholders, refusing access to information about the company’s affairs, use of company funds for improper purposes, for example personal expenditure, denying directors the opportunity to carry out their functions (for example failing to call director’s meetings when required). Other grounds might include a combination of the inability to sell out of a private company where improper exclusion from management has occurred and there is no reasonable offer to buy the oppressed party’s shares; and paying excessive remuneration to the person having control of the company.

If nothing else, the prospect of winding up the company might force the parties to negotiate.

Sometimes it will end up in court.

Now the reality is judges will usually do their utmost to avoid winding up a solvent company, particularly when employees will be affected.

Usually, they do it by ordering early mediation and indeed, the threat of court action might be enough to bring on a mediation.

And from a tactical point of view, the mere foreshadowing of such a proceeding may force the recalcitrant party to the negotiating table.

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IVE DELIVERS STRONG FULL YEAR RESULTS IVE Group is reporting strong revenue and earnings growth for the full year, with its sales rising 39.9 per cent to $695.4m, up from $496.9m in the prior corresponding period (pcp). EBITDA came to $73.2m, up 32.4 per cent from $55.3m in the pcp, while its EBITDA margin was 10.5 per cent, a 5.4 per cent drop from 11.1 per cent. IVE says its lower earnings margin was driven by a number of factors, delayed closure of the AIW site due to contract wins and the integration of marketing business SEMA.

05 september GUPTA DEPARTING FUJI XEROX Sunil Gupta is leaving Fuji Xerox Australia, two years after he was brought in to replace Neil Whittaker, who abruptly left the company in the wake of a later identified accounting scandal. Takayuki Togo is taking the role of managing director, making the move from senior general manager, marketing, Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific. Togo says, “Australia is a market of enormous potential. I am thrilled to be leading Fuji Xerox Australia and will make it a growth driver for the entire Fuji Xerox organisation. I also want to thank Sunil who led this company to be leading other operating companies in providing the best solutions and services.”

A spokesperson says Sunil Gupta will be returning to the US, his home country.

06 september EASY SIGNS ADOPTS RIGID LATEX The first HP R2000 to be installed in the Southern Hemisphere is up and running at Easy Signs, based in Ingleburn, Sydney.

Adam Parnell, owner, director, Easy Signs Australia, says, “We are using it for production.

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30 august GOLDSMITH TO LEAVE VISUAL CONNECTIONS Karen Goldsmith has stepped down from her role as general manager for Visual Connections, with plans to leave the print industry after running its key organisations for 14 years. Goldsmith has been in her role with Visual Connections since it was created with the merger of two print, signage and graphic associations, the Graphic Arts Merchants Association of Australia (GAMAA) and Visa in 2015. Prior to that, she was the executive director of GAMAA for 11 years. Throughout both roles, she oversaw the delivery of the PacPrint, PrintEx and Visual Impact trade shows and has given support to Women in Print as NSW patron. She adds, “After 14 years this is a huge decision as you can imagine, with so many good friends and colleagues that I have worked closely over the years.

The decision wasn’t made lightly but it is time.”

Goldsmith left Visual Connections on September 18.

05 september TOP FPLMA AWARDS TAKEN BY ROLLSPACK, MULTI-COLOR RollsPack and Multi-Color Australia have taken the home the top prizes at the Flexible Packaging and Label Makers Association (FPLMA) awards, which took place in Melbourne on August 31. Both companies also won multiple gold and silver, with Label House also having a strong showing, taking home four golds.

RollsPack was the standout star in flexible packaging, taking home the Best in Show Award for its Pagkarra Chickpea Puffs piece, which it entered in the Flexo Wide Web, Four Colour Process category. Rollspack also left with two gold and a silver in Flexo Narrow Web, the former being for Line and Tone, and Four Colour Process. The company won its final gold in the Flexo Wide Web, Four Colour Process category, for its White Wings Toasted Muesli submission.

Phillip Rolls, managing director, Rollspack, says, “I want to thank our key people, and acknowledge our competitors out in Australia. It is a hard gig. There is not a lot of support for Australian made, a lot of it goes overseas, and people expect us to offer the same prices. It is a competitive market, people buy globally.”

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We have seen many more commercial printers entering for their retail work and pushing the boundaries

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PMP TOPS ACA AWARDS Both PMP and IVE subsidiary Franklin Web took home major prizes at this year’s Australasian Catalogue Association (ACA) Annual Awards in Melbourne, with PMP and advertising agency Clemenger BBDO securing the Judge’s Award. In the major awards, Catalogue Retailer of the Year – Up to 1.5M (David Jones), Catalogue Retailer of the Year – Up to 3.5M (Myer) and Catalogue Retailer of the Year – Over 3.5M (ALDI) were all printed by PMP. PMP also received a number of other accolades, including Best Emerging Designer for Britt Loyd of Priceline Studio and PMP Digital.

Franklin Web was crowned winner of new category Customer Insights for printing Kmart’s Inspired Living. Kellie Northwood, CEO, Real Media Collective, says, “We have seen more commercial printers entering their retail work and pushing the print boundaries further to connect with audiences and build brand equity. It is a true collaboration between agencies, retailers and printers to produce the best possible campaigns.”

PLOCKMATIC ADDS WATKISS Finishing giant Plockmatic is buying out Uk based Watkiss Automation, with an aim to extend its booklet making range into the high endmarket segment with digital printing using both toner and inkjet technology. Watkiss will be a wholly owned subsidiary under Plockmatic. Local distributor Australian Graphic Services (AGS), says there will be no immediate changes for the region.

Glenn Maynard, managing director of AGS says, “AGS have been distributing and supporting the Watkiss brand here in Australia since 2016. These changes will not have any immediate impact for the Australian market and we are looking forward to embracing opportunities that this new arrangement with Plockmatic may bring in the long term.” Jan Marstop, CEO of Plockmatic says, “Customers the world over are using Watkiss systems.”

18 september 10 september PURPLE PRESS IN LIQUIDATION Victorian printer Purple Press, owned

by Cliff Royle, is going into liquidation with further details of what is happening to its staff or equipment being unclear. The company based in Carrum Downs, Melbourne, was resolved to be wound up. Purple took out the first National Specialised Print Award from Konica Minolta last year, winning an advertising package valued at $10,000.

ProPrint was unable to reach Royle, and has contacted liquidator AMB Insolvency.

Purple Press specialised in personalised presentation products. Royle also held a number of graphic arts patents, along with being managing director of binding specialist business RoyleBind.

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PIAA BLASTS CASUAL WORK RULING The PIAA is denouncing a landmark federal court decision to rule that a casual truck driver was entitled to annual leave, with fears for the ramifications for print. In a case against his past employer, labour hire company, Workpac, the Federal Court ruled that Qld truck driver Paul Skene was entitled to be paid accrued annual leave because he worked regular hours for around two years, despite being paid casual loadings in lieu of those entitlements. Workpac did not go on to challenge the ruling, missing the deadline last week for High Court action.

Without the High Court weighing in, businesses and employer groups across industries are calling for more clarity on the issue and calling for changes to the Fair Work Act. Walter Kuhn, president of the PIAA says, “The regulatory and legal implications of this decision are alarming. It is a king hit on the livelihoods of Australian employers and employees.”

NEWS TOPS PRINT AT MEDIA AWARDS News Corp dominated print for at the News Media Awards this year, with its Townsville plant winning Print Centre of the Year. The media giant also received the award Best Use of Print in the Product Innovation category for its S.O.S: Save Our Schoolkids swimming safety campaign in the Courier Mail. Apple Daily in Hong Kong was awarded Best Use of Press. The technical awards naming top print centre and Best Use of Press were both awarded

by DIC. Best Execution of Print Advertising For a Client was given to the News masthead North Shore Times for its work for Cancer Council of NSW, 7 Bridges Walk and help beat Cancer. Fairfax newspaper The Examiner won the print advert award, regional for its 175th birthday campaign.

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SCHOOL COMPETITIONS PROMOTE PRINT Visual Connections has teamed up with not for profit Re-Engineering Australia (REA) to endorse sign, graphics and print to students through competitions, with around 110 primary school students in Sydney to participate in its SPACE in Schools initiative. SPACE in Schools will see students present their designs for biomedical laboratories on Mars, with presentations, a portfolio and trade display. REA has also been busy promoting print in high schools, hosting the global F1 in Schools challenge, which requires students to create their own Formula 1 team to design, construct and race a miniature Formula 1 car, along with a display and portfolio. Peter Harper, general manager, Trade Shows, Visual Connections says, “We have been working to promote graphic, sign, display and print.”

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UPDATE SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER TIMELINE 28 september 26 september MYLA GRAPHICS ADDS COLORPAINTERS South Brisbane based Myla Graphics is investing in two new Oki ColorPainter wide format printers, the third and fourth to be added to its ranks while decommissioning an older machine. The company in Darra deals mostly in trade work, with owner Ken Thorne noting that some 20-25 per cent of their work will still come directly from the end-user. Myla was formerly an offset printer, doing catalogue runs of up to 1.2 million, before commercial print volumes started to fall, prompting a transition into signage. It already had two older Colourpainters in place, with its three-year old M64 still running, and an older Seiko H2-104 now retired. Thorne says, “The M64 and H3104S ColorPainters, they just work.

Everything we pull off the machine is saleable which is why I bought them.”

SPICERS TO SELL ASIAN DIVISION Spicers is selling its Asian operations to Japan Pulp & Paper (JPP) for $15m SGD , equivalent to $15.2m AUD, saying it will now focus exclusively on its Australian and New Zealand businesses. Spicers will also receive the net proceeds from the planned sale of the Singapore property owned by its Singapore division. JPP will gain Spicers subsidiaries in Malaysia and Singapore along with a representative office in Vietnam. If the deal passes conditions including approval from the Competition and Consumer Commission in Singapore (CCCS), it is expected to be completed towards the end of the first half of FY2019. David Martin, CEO of Spicers says, “The focus on our Australian and New Zealand business will be to continue to deliver on our promises. We have a strong business, with great people, and there are many opportunities for us to further grow.”

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FAIRFAX PRINT SITES FOR SALE Fairfax is selling its print facilities in Ormiston, Brisbane and Beresfield, Newcastle; following their closure as part of the company’s print sharing agreement with long time rival News Corp. The properties are now listed on the market, with Ray White Bayside handling the Ormiston site and Colliers International managing the Beresfield property. The site in Ormiston covers 5.19ha, with 5,160sqm of office and warehouse buildings while the Beresfield facility, covering 4,478 sqm, was built 30 years ago, on a total land area of 9,747 sqm. Fairfax print work produced at Ormiston has been transferred to News plants in Murrarie, Yandina, Warwick and Townsville in Qld, with some being moved over to Fairfax’s site in Tamworth. All print produced for its Australian Community Media (ACM) division at Beresfield was transitioned to its sites in Tamworth and North Richmond in NSW, while metro work went to News at its Chullora facility.

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04 october BÖTTCHER, BRISSETT SET NOVEMBER DATE Böttcher Group will acquire the plant, goodwill and equipment of Brissett Rollers, with a November 1 date set for the merger to be made official. Terry Brissett, founder, Brissett Rollers, will stay on with the company throughout the transition period, with a view to moving on, while son Craig will help managing director Mitch Mulligan run the combined operation moving forward. Mitch Mulligan, managing director, Böttcher Australia, and Terry Brissett, managing director, Brissett Rollers say the acquisition has been driven by market consolidation and contraction. Böttcher plans to keep the core of Brissett’s manufacturing team.

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ZACPAC QLD CORRUGATED PLANT FOR SALE Sydney based packaging firm Austcor is closing the Gold Coast plant of its subsidiary Zac Pac, selling around $10m worth of corrugated and conversion equipment. This comprises the complete assets of Zac Pac’s only manufacturing facility in Qld. Austcor and its major shareholder packaging company Abbe Group only acquired the Gold Coast factory along with Zac Pac’s Sydney site last year.

Trevor Barnes, managing director of Austcor says, “Following due diligence of the Zac Pac business and a detailed strategic review of the Zac Pac assets, we decided to close the Queensland facility which was essentially a new factory on a greenfield site. The assets have therefore been placed for sale via private tender.” Asset specialists Charterfields are handling the assets sale.

Machinery up for grabs includes a double wall corrugating line and a two colour Flexo folder gluer.

Terry Brisset, founder, Brisset Rollers will stay on with the company throughout the transition

08 october EFI HIRES NEW CEO EFI is appointing Bill Muir as its new CEO, with him being set to replace Guy Gecht from October 15. Gecht will remain on the Board of Directors and will act as an advisor to the new CEO. Muir was most recently the COO of Jabil, US based manufacturer. Gecht says, “Bill is going to take EFI to the next level. At Jabil his experience and track record included scaling multi-billion dollar businesses, driving execution and setting the firm’s strategic direction. This background prepares him to be the next CEO of EFI. I look forward to watching him lead EFI and helping him in any way he chooses as the Company continues to lead the digital transformation of industries globally where colorful images matter.” Andy Yarrow, director for EFI Asia Pacific says, “It will be positive for the Asia Pacific area. Bill has lived in Singapore and China before, he has had exposure to region. Guy Gecht travelled to the region a lot, he liked to be in front of customers and present. Guy was always committed to the markets in Asia and he frequently travelled over.”

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Ricoh hosts Alive with Ricoh takes Aussie printers abroad to launch its new Pro C7200 and C9200 series digital cut sheet printers

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icoh took printers from across Australia to Pattaya, Thailand, with the company launching its newest digital cut sheet range and giving a preview of a new wide format printer to be released next year.

The event, Alive with Colour, took place at Ricoh’s Customer Experience Centre and production facility, with the company recruiting feedback for its technology development.

Ricoh gave demonstrations of its latest presses, including the Pro C7200 and C9200 series digital cut sheet printers, recently launched in Australia along with the Pro T7210 flatbed and VC60000. Visitors also had previews of the new VC70000 continuous feed inkjet press and a prototype for the Pro L5160 roll to roll wide format printer, which are expected to be on the market around the beginning of next year.

The VC70000 continuous feed inkjet press is an upgraded version of its predecessor, the VC60000, aimed towards mainly the commercial segment. Ricoh says it should be available in Australia from the first quarter of next year.

Visitors also toured the Rayong factory, which occupies around 120,000 sqm and employs close to 4,000 workers.

George Fryer, general manager of Sales, Ricoh Australia says, “This is the first time we have done something like this, of this scale. We have done individual visits in the past but not as a group.”

Simon Lane, national manager, Commercial Industrial Print at Ricoh Australia says, “This is the one place in the region where we can show what Ricoh is doing and what Ricoh is bringing to market.

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“The key elements with the cutsheet presses are broader substrate ranges and they are much more productive in terms of the processing power.

“They are generation two of what we have already brought out and we have listened to customers in terms of what they did and did not like.

“Lots of customers came here to see the Pro C7210 and Pro C9210. We have had a lot of customers come up here not expecting to see anything to do with wide format solutions and walk away saying okay, we need to start examining these guys as a viable tangent.

“We have amplified the factors that were good and addressed the stuff that was not. The response from customers has been outstanding.”

The event also gave a preview of its Business Booster programme for its Australian customers, an online portal filled with content with the aim to help business owners develop their skills.

Lane explains, “One of the things that is important for a vendor to do is help customers to sell. The industry is good at buying stuff, where it needs help is how to effectively sell the output. Business Booster is an online tool, which is available free of charge to all our Ricoh customers, which gives them access to a broad range of training sessions and tools which they can use to build their own business.

It provides you with online training

on how to run a sales team, how to sell wide format solutions, fifth colour solutions, and provides vertical development kits.

“It also provides training programs that are based around webinars and podcasts.

“It has been in the market in the US, they have trialled it for around two years. We are just bringing it to Asia Pacific and launching it in Australia now. Every Ricoh customer that has come along for the past two days has a login. We will start to augment it with seminars and other local activities to support it.

“It is all online and it is free of charge to our clients because we understand we can not be a trusted partner unless we help to grow businesses.”

Out of 46 total visitors from Australia, around 30 were established Ricoh customers.

Lane says, “We went around 50:50.

The reason for that was, if you have happy customers, they are willing to tell the story to other people and the best sales tool you have got is a happy group of customers, who are willing to tell their stories to others.

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need to fix, because if they are willing to tell our potential customers, they are also willing to tell us and it is up to us to fix it.

“The feedback from non customers has been positive. One of the things we want to learn is whether they would be willing to consider us as a supplier and the feedback has been positive. We still have to earn their trust and their respect.”

Customer feedback

The company called out for feedback on its own progress and prototypes, hosting one on one sessions with attendees. It says rather than receiving feedback at the end of its R&D, it is now integrating customer’s needs throughout the development pipeline.

Ricoh, which makes US$20bn a year, is planning to invest around US$1bn in new technology for the commercial and industrial print segment over the next three years.

Lane says, “The two days were for everyone to understand who we are and what we do but more importantly, it was for us to understand what they want. We absolutely want to act on customer feedback.

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Printers from all around Australia at Ricoh’s factory in Rayong, Thailand

place on the market.

“This is an industry that has been going through change for at least five years and people are feeling it and they want to be heard. Printers want to be heard by vendors. They want vendors to be standing next to them in the thick of the battle rather than standing there with a hand out, expecting to be paid.

“We as vendors and as a community, should be doing a better job of supporting these guys who go out everyday and put their necks on the line to provide employment and income for their families. These are small business owners and vendors need to learn how to behave and think like small business owners.”

Fryer says, “These are passionate people in the print industry and they want to be successful. They are sick and tired of the doom and gloom, all the talk about print dying and people getting out of it and there is no future.

These guys that are in successful businesses either want to be as successful going forward or even more successful.

“As vendors it is our opportunity and our duty to listen to printers, but also to show them who we are and what we are. We can shine a light on what we do not know or say great, now we understand you a little better, and keep the conversations flowing.”

Paul Thompson, business development manager ANZ, Ricoh

says, “One thing that has come up a lot in conversation is the realisation that we have a heritage in inkjet.

“It is not just the fact that we have been involved in developing a new technology that opens up a lot of opportunities for our customers, we have heritage from over the years, developing and producing industrial inkjet technology.

“Suddenly, customers are no longer seeing us as only a technology provider, but also someone who has experience. That is one observation in terms of understanding the full picture of who we are. Sometimes it is difficult to achieve locally, when we have not had the products we have been able to showcase over the past two days.”

Fryer says, “To sum it up from my perspective, the event has been a huge success. We will only know the level of success it has been when we do a follow up, along with a debrief. The real work starts when we follow up with our clients and the non Ricoh customers.

“As far as awareness is concerned, it has boosted our awareness across a large group of influential people in the print industry to a level that was not there at the beginning of this week, which is a fantastic result in my view.”

Thompson says, “I think what is important for me is the human factor.

People buy from people and it is about that trust.” PP October 2018 ProPrint 25

FOCUS PREPRESS

Planning to succeed in prepress Staying competitive in a commercial print industry of tight margins and deadlines requires some magic – none more so than in the prepress area. It is the alchemy found in an optimal mix of hardware, software and consumables.

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or print providers in 2018, it is a must to combine the best suited blend of plate setters, printing plates and workflows to get it all ticking over smoothly. More often than not nowadays, it also means a seamless handshake with digital computer-to-press production, wiping out any zones of double handling and the red ink they add to the bottom line.

Plate setters

Some might say CTP plate setting has become a mature technology with few technological leaps forward in recent years, but the micro-advances in the field of plate setting have been significant, and this is reflected in the latest crop of setters from the major vendors.

Agfa Oceania managing director Mark Brindley says Agfa’s Avalon N8-90 brings more productivity and automation than ever. Brindley says, “It is the world’s fastest thermal platesetter, providing an unparalleled imaging speed up to 70 B1/8-up plates per hour. Its Grating Light Valve (GLV) imaging head technology produces exceptional imaging quality and tonal accuracy from corner to corner, plate to plate and job to job.”

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Cutting-edge productivity: Cron H Series

been added to the 8-up series, in three different speed options (E, S, and XT).

It features optional press punch blocks, and can be combined with a single or multi-cassette autoloader for increased automation and productivity.

And the Avalon B8-24 S/XT is another recent addition to the range, says Brindley, describing it as a robust entry-level output device with online or offline processing based on the reliable architecture and proven laser technology of the Avalon N. For maximum productivity and autonomy, it comes with an optional automatic plate loader.

Currie Group managing director Bernie Robinson points to the new H-series CTP setters from Cron as a model of cutting-edge productivity.

Robinson notes the new setters have an option of built-in plate punching of up to two different punching types.

He says, “The H series is two thirds the size of the Cron F series, and has a slip sheet removal system built into it, plus a 50 plate Auto Plate Loader as standard and is still a drum system.

The H series has a range of different models available: the TP-26H, TP-36H, TP-46H, TP-60H and TP-72H series.”

Scott Thompson, regional marketing and channels manager at Esko Australia, is excited about the impact on flexo printers of combining a setter and exposing unit that provides a launchpad out of offset and gravure in this sector. Thompson explains,“The combination of the CDI Crystal setter with the XPS Crystal exposing unit offers a consolidated flexo platemaking workflow, reducing manual steps by 50 per cent, errors by 50 per cent and operator time by 73 per cent.

“Now with Esko’s Print Control Wizard software, a new level of simplification in the platemaking department is reached. No knowledge of prepress or platemaking is required.

Everyone can use the wizard to create premium flexo plates. The tool uses all critical print parameters and variables, imaging resolution, exposure settings, plate, substrate, anilox, press type, and inks, to automatically generate the perfect screens and curves for each application. There is no more need for platemaking experts.

“Businesses considering moving into the packaging and label markets can now benefit through Esko’s Packaging Simplified process, designed to bring best practised solutions to our customers,” adds Thompson.

Troy Neighbour, senior product manager, Graphic Systems, at Fujifilm Australia says his company offers Screen CTP hardware, but adds some additional features through Fujifilm’s ZAC processors.

Neighbour explains, “Our ZAC processors feature Fujifilm’s ZAC microprocessor control system, which helps achieve consistent, high-quality plate production with minimal chemistry usage and maintenance.

When combined with our lowchemistry offset plates, printers get optimum performance while saving on water and chemistry.

“Our high-speed CTPs utilise Screen’s GLV technology, which allows a wider imaging swathe and also a slower drum speed. The net result is a fast output with a sharp dot. The platform itself is stable and mature, and most R&D efforts are now concentrated around energy savings. www.proprint.com.au

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“Our latest devices are around 60 per cent more energy-efficient than the previous models.”

Dierk Wissmann, national sales manager, Heidelberg ANZ, whose area includes the Prinect workflow, recalls how at drupa 2016, the company displayed a Suprasetter 106 with pallet loader, dual cassette loader (DCL), ZAC processor and a fully automated Nela plate line.

Wissmann says, “This is the ultimate no-hands CTP workflow available today and fits well into Heidelberg’s ‘Push-to-Stop’ philosophy. The pallet loader can hold up to 1,200 plates at a time and the DCL can hold up to 400 more plates and different sizes. The Nela plate line can be customised to the customer’s needs.”

These requirements can include a barcode scanner that gives the system information about which press the plate is for, which job it is, and even the number of the signature of the job.

With this information, the plate will then automatically go into the inline plate bender and to the designated plate stacker according to the information from the barcode.

“The plates will then be stacked in a cascaded way so the signatures are clearly visible for the printer,” notes Wissmann. “The stackers of course can then be rolled into the pressroom. The benefits of immense time savings and error eliminations in the plate room are evident with such a system.”

Wissmann points out the latest development of Heidelberg’s Suprasetter 106 is higher plate throughput of 55 plates per hour. Also, the company’s latest pallet loader can now also hold different plate sizes at www.proprint.com.au

No-hands CTP: Heidelberg Suprasetter 106

the same time. The benefits are faster plate output and a smaller footprint.

Kodak offers its Magnus Q800 plate setters, with advanced features, for small and large commercial printers, including speeds of up to 62 plates per hour, a modular design for easy scalability and various plate options.

The Trendsetter Q400/Q800 setters are four and eight-page devices well known for their image quality and stability. The Q800 offers three automation options to reduce plate making time: Autoloader, Auto Unload and Standard.

Kodak’s Achieve T400/T800 CTP devices offer the stability of Kodak’s thermal imaging technology. Based on Kodak’s Trendsetter platform, printers can choose from a variety of automation and speed options.

Screen Australia managing director Peter Scott explains that while Screen does not sell plates, it does optimise its platesetters for processless plate use.

“Processless plates require slightly longer exposure times, but it depends on the plates being used, so Screen technicians will set up each CTP device optimally for the customer’s own situation. Screen’s support is enhanced by our high-level Trust Network support service.”

The vendor recently released upgraded versions of its top-selling PlateRite 8600 series. All the new PlateRite 8600NII models feature the latest fibre laser diode exposure heads, which Screen says work with its proprietary clamp technologies and auto-balance mechanism to enable stable, high-speed exposure at premium levels of output quality.

The series includes Z, S and E

models, with three productivity choices to suit individual printers.

Scott says the Z model is equipped with 96-channel exposure heads, supporting output of up to 32 plates per hour. The S and E models have 64 and 32 channel heads respectively, for outputs of 24 and 14 plates per hour.

With increased energy efficiency, Screen has produced a major costsaving feature.

Scott explains, “In September last year, we released an upgraded VLF platesetter, the Ultima 1600N for plate sizes up to 1420 x 1180m. This introduced energy savings of up to 55 per cent, with standby energy reduction reduced by up to 83 per cent.

“The spearhead of these important advances in the PTR8600 and Ultima VLF series was the early 2017 release of the PlateRite HD8900N, available in three speed configurations. The 8900N-Z achieves a maximum productivity of 70 plates per hour, on a size of 1,030 x 800mm at 2,400dpi, using two high-power laser diodes (60W) and a 1,024-channel opticallyimproved GLV (Grating Light Valve).

The two other speed variations (‘S’ and ‘E’) produce 48 or 36pph respectively, with excellent energy reduction savings.”

Plates

Chemistry-free and processless plates have been a part of the prepress landscape for the last 20 years, but the pros and cons of ridding the production floor of messy, big-footed chemistry processors and reclaiming floor space is a philosophy that needs careful weighing and varies from businesses to business. It can hinge on factors such as productivity needs, and on perceptions of environmental responsibility in the corporate culture of the print provider or the clients.

In any case, it is worth noting that even plates using chemistry nowadays generally do not use chemicals will the levels of toxicity that were widespread in the 1990s.

Agfa’s Mark Brindley says his company offers a wide range of thermal and violet digital plates, for the commercial, newspaper and packaging markets - both for conventional processing, low chemistry processing, chemistry-free and processless.

For newspaper production, Agfa is using the upcoming WAN-IFRA show in Berlin to launch its violet chemistryfree Avatar V-ZH plate. The company’s latest releases in thermal include the Energy Elite Eco plate, in combination with the Arkana smart processor.

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combination with the Adamas cleanout unit, is a recent addition to Agfa’s thermal chemistry-free assortment.

Adamas runs chemistry-free with LED-UV inks, an upcoming trend in commercial sheetfed.

Agfa has a processless plate in its assortment, Azura TE, based on the ThermoFuse technology used in the Azura chemistry-free series, and offers a high image contrast and good daylight stability. Brindley notes, “In the industry, we make a distinction between processless plates, which are plates that are processed on the printing press, chemistry-free plates, cleaned by means of a gum, and conventional plates, processed by means of high-pH developer. Our estimation is that the overall global market for digital plates from all suppliers is split 80 per cent to conventional plates, 15 per cent to chemistry-free plates and only five per cent to processless plates.”

Bernie Robinson notes Currie Group is the Australian and New Zealand distributor for the complete Agfa digital plate range and has had the relationship for over 35 years. He sees the Agfa TE direct-on press chemistryfree thermal plate for sheetfed commercial applications as providing environmentally-friendly operations, quality, and ease-of use all in one.

Meanwhile, the complete range of Agfa plates supplied to Currie Group has been seamless for its customers, whether they use thermal or violet plates. Robinson says, “Currie Group still has customers who use Agfa violet plates, as it is a hard and reliable plate for them. As these customers’ CTP units are updated, we will urge the customer to look at the Cron thermal CTP units to transfer them to thermal plates.”

Troy Neighbour explains that Fujifilm’s Superia ZD is its latest generation in that field. He says, “It is our longest running processless plate, designed for both UV and conventional ink, generating up to 150,000 impressions with conventional ink.

With advanced scuff and scratch resistance through a number of highperformance, multi-layer coatings, handling the plates is now easier and safer than ever. Our Superia ZD can maximise the efficiency of your offset plate production with the fastest route from plate setter to press, simply image and mount directly on the press.

“Being maintenance-free and with no processor, chemistry, gum or water, it also helps reduce running costs and downtime.”

Neighbour says Fujifilm’s processless plates offer UV ink compatibility (50,000 impressions), as well as no polluting of the fount and minimal run-up sheets (less than ten). But he 28 ProPrint October 2018

Energy savings: Screen PlateRite 8600 NII-Z

carefully notes: “We see processless as only a viable option when you can keep your run-up sheets to a minimum.”

Fujifilm’s processless plates are part of a wide range that also includes lowchemistry and violet plates, to suit a variety of printing workflows.

Neighbour explains, “Low-chem plates when used with our ZAC processors can dramatically reduce printers’ resources associated with plate processing, water, chemistry, materials, labour and energy, helping printers improve profitability and productivity.

“All of our plates are manufactured with Fujifilm’s multi-grain technology, which allows printers to run less water on the plate due to its excellent water receptive characteristics. The end gain for the printer is better colour consistency and registration plus faster drying times.

“Our low-chem plates provide prepress with a more stable plate through the bath life, as well as minimal cleaning due to our innovative EDL (enhanced development layer), which equates to no sludge in your developer bath.”

Dierk Wissmann explains that Heidelberg distributes Fujifilm thermal and violet plate technologies exclusively, which includes a wide range of process-free (including Superia ZD), low-chemistry and violet plates to suit a variety of workflows.

Wissmann explains, “Heidelberg’s offering of Fujifilm low-chemistry Superia LH-PJE and LH-PLE plates and the award-winning Fujifilm intelligent ZAC processing system allows you to meet your environmental concerns and reduce maintenance at the same time.

“The Fujifilm ZAC system provides optimised processing quality by using intelligent developer replenishment.

This results in a significant reduction in the volume of chemistry and water

used, which helps you to reduce your environmental footprint. Should there be no special requirements in terms of high run length (more than 150,000 impressions) or high resolution (more than 200lpi) the process-free solution is an excellent choice.”

Kodak’s Sonora process-free plates go straight from the imager to the press, with no processing steps in between.

Printers reduce environmental impact and eliminate the costs, variability and extra steps of plate processing. Its Electra Max thermal plate provides extremely sharp detail to impress both print buyers and the consumer.

Meanwhile, the Electra XD thermal plate is a non-ablative, positive working, thermal digital plate with wide operating latitude, optional postbake for extremely long runs and resistance to aggressive press chemistry such as UV inks and blanket washes.

With productivity and environmental credentials, the Kodak Libra VP digital plate is the newest addition to Kodak’s portfolio of digital plates. Kodak’s Trillian SP negative thermal plates help printers meet their challenges with strong productivity and performance, low total cost of use and reduced environmental impact.

Peter Scott says Screen works closely with the major plate manufacturers, some of which resell or rebadge Screen CTP devices. He notes, “We also sell direct to printers wanting to remain independent of tied plate/hardware contracts, so the choice is the broadest and fairest in the industry.”

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technologies are largely historic ones, due to violet offering faster imaging speed and, at the time, lower cost entrylevel CTP devices. However, thermal technology is now dominant except in some older newspaper installations, as it provides a platform for the future, which is DOP or develop-on-press.

“We have evaluated a number of DOP technologies over the years with mixed success. This is largely due to the diversity of press types and conditions in the market. We found that the age, condition and maintenance programme contribute directly to the success of running DOP. In recent years, improvements to plate coatings, visibility of latent image and handling robustness have improved significantly to the point where we are currently testing a DOP plate with promising results.”

Workflow products

When it comes to choosing a vendor’s workflow system, there are many questions for SME printers to ponder before deciding on levels of automation: Where will the savings come from? What is needed in hardware and software? What skill sets are necessary?

Does the workplace in question require different setups for offset and digital or does one workflow cover them all? Should prepress be integrated with the front office and the management information system (MIS), and a web-to-print (W2P) facility? How much, if any of these elements, should reside in the cloud?

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More automation: Agfa Avalon N8-90

prepress tasks.

Brindley notes that Agfa’s Eco³ program, besides offering chemistryfree plate technologies that eliminate wastage, features PressTune and InkTune, two software modules that enable printers to substantially improve their processes and save money in their operations. PressTune is a software that sets a faster route to a first sellable copy by reducing startup waste, while InkTune allows drastic reduction of ink consumption without loss of image quality. “The whole Eco³ program is key in our strategy, and is being rolled out over Europe and NAFTA,” he reports.

In terms of its setters, Apogee v11 “offers a mechanism to combine print jobs in an intelligent way in order to optimise press time, while also keeping track of the actual order. With this new feature, it caters to the needs of printers faced with shortening run lengths and looking for ways to keep their presses running as efficiently as possible to maintain sustainable margins,” states Brindley.

Apogee v11 functions as the ideal production hub, he says, and guarantees reliable content reproduction independent of output devices, including digital presses. As such, it allows printers to increase their production efficiency and tackle the squeezed margins on low copy-count orders.

Brindley says Apogee can drive all output devices from one workflow and one user interface. Initially Apogee was built to drive CTF/CTP devices and to allow printers to create contract proofs.

That scope has grown in the past years and Apogee can now drive wide-format

inkjet devices, such as Agfa’s Jeti and Anapurna ranges, and printers from other suppliers.

Currie Group’s Robinson says its offering, the ElecRoc workflow from Founder Electronics, is a fully integrated JDF/PDF prepress workflow with new system structure to achieve more stability and higher processing efficiency. It has many new modules and functions, a more user-friendly interface, and it is easier to operate. Job processing is more secure and file management is easier and more convenient.

Currie Group’s customers have found ElecRoc easy to use and scalable, he says, meeting the gamut of demands set by prepress professionals. It integrates the latest core technologies from Founder, providing the functionality required for job management, integrated JDF/PDF creation, preflight, trapping and imposition.

It also provides PDF colour management, 3D preview, EcoInk, hi-fi printing, PDF compare, cooperative task management, load balancing, zone screen, CIP4 ink control, advanced screening, colour/screen proofing, remote proofing, and output device support, notes Robinson. “ElecRoc combines automation with process control of the entire workflow in real time.”

He says ElecRoc’s litho/CTP handshake with digital production is one of smooth integration. “It handles litho/CTP and digital software seamlessly. Our software is a drop-andplay workflow with checkpoints all the way through the process.”

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whether it is an offset press or digital device. “You pass it through the same workflow and the output is then tailored to the device. For example, plates output as 1-bit TIFFs and digital can be anything from a flattened PDF to a JDF file which also presets certain parameters on the DFE. In addition to this, you can centralise all of your colour management within XMF via the Colorgate application, which allows you to output certified ISO or Gracol prints via offset or digital.”

Heidelberg’s Wissmann notes the vendor’s landmark Prinect workflow system can output to CTP and digital from the same workflow, doing away with the need to have different workflows installed. “Whether printers produce for commercial or packaging market segments, using CTP plates, inkjet or toner-based output devices, Prinect can drive them all.”

The entire Prinect range is now also available as a cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS), sold as Prinect Production Manager, which allows the customer to start with a low entry price. It covers the entire Prinect production workflow – from the modules for prepress, through offset and digital printing to postpress.

“The highlight is that, with the Prinect Production Manager, you can configure your workflow in line with your specific requirements,” says Wissmann. “And you only pay for your usage, irrespective of how large or small the system is. If your needs change, you can adapt the configuration at any time.”

Now in Version 8.1, Kodak’s Prinergy workflow delivers higher resolution and greater control with Maxtone SX screening for four-colour applications.

Prinergy v.8 now supports XMP

Esko’s Thompson says his company’s latest flexo platemaking innovations, CDI Crystal XPS, which comprises its updated flexo plate making system, based on a leading CDI ablation imaging system, and XPS plate exposure unit produce highly consistent digital flexo plates, due to a simultaneous and optimally controlled UV main and back exposure.

“All these innovations make the flexo plate making a streamlined, consistent, error-free and easier process. With Esko’s flexo solutions, label and flexo converters now can safely bring flexo platemaking inhouse and close to the press,” he adds, noting the XPS Crystal exposing unit won the prestigious FTA Award, 2017 Intertech Technology Award and the Red Dot Award (Product Design) in 2017.

“Esko’s prepress workflow is unique in its ability to feed any type of printing output technology. In mixed print environments, last-minute decisions can route the job to different output streams: digital, flexo or other. Esko’s workflow can feed the entire production floor flawlessly and without any rework.”

Troy Neighbour says Fujifilm’s XMF workflow now offers dramatically higher ripping speeds. “In a market where lead times are getting shorter, you can now rip jobs up to eight times faster than with traditional systems.”

And Colorpath allows printers to set and monitor their colour and ensure they meet the latest ISO or Gracol colour standards. “This is a simple and cost-effective tool that allows your prepress to control the process without having to outsource to a third party,” he states.

XMF is driven by the printer’s selected output device, regardless of

Screening assignments from other workflow systems and complies with the latest Ghent Workgroup industry standards for the global consistency demanded by multinational brands.

A single prepress workflow for both offset and digital maximises efficiency and turnaround time without reworking files, the Universal Digital Job Ticket Editor lets operators make production decisions in real time, and expanded partnerships with third-party digital press manufacturers offers advanced levels of automation.

Peter Scott says Screen’s Equios workflows continue to evolve from its original Trueflow solution. “Today we have Equios PTR for CTP or CTP and POD combined, Equios Online for internet based job approval, flexo workflow for packaging and labels, and VaryStudio for our Truepress Jet 520 series where variable content is called for.

“Equios is based on the latest Adobe PDF Print Engine, the proven industrial-strength ripping system.

“Screen GP also offers Hybrid Software’s PackZ and CloudFlow for unrivalled ease and productivity in labels and packaging,” he says.

With smooth crossover between CTP and digital production, Equios is a versatile, scalable workflow management system that provides total support for digital print-on-demand and CTP litho production. Says Scott: “Equios automates job management, including accurate imposition and consistent colour management, across different output devices from the same user interface. The scalable loadbalancing rip supports high-speed variable data printing on connected print engines.” PP

Reducing error: Esko CDI XPS Crystal 4835

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On show: 12 of the latest wide format solutions New applications emerging

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World of Wide Format Latest generation flatbed, roll to roll, and UV technology give printers more applications to offer

AGFA JETI CERES RTR 3200 LED

Agfa Graphics is rolling out its new Jeti Ceres RTR 3200 LED, which is said to deliver photorealistic image quality on a wide variety of flexible media.

The engine comes standard as a six colour press with optional white printing features, which Agfa says gives it a new level of image vivacity, dimension and durability.

The Ceres is a 3.2m roll-to-roll printer, designed to achieve fast results with the robustness required for highthroughput printing. Intended for mid to high end applications, the platform is capable of printing on diverse single and dual roll media at speeds of up to 186 sqm/hr. Its UV LED curing lamps aim to save costs, increase ecofriendliness, broaden the printable media range and eliminate lamp-based downtime.

Agfa says as a result of its curing system and Agfa Graphics Anuvia inks, the Jeti Ceres can print on heatsensitive media such as self-adhesive sheets and PVC without warping or wrinkling them.

Equipped with a modern circulation system that extends along the entire ink line, the Ceres also offers the use of white inks to enhance images, especially in backlit and dual-sided applications.

The platform weighs in at 2 tonnes

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and is capable of transporting single rolls of media up to 200kg or dual logs at a combined weight of 180kg.

Agfa says its thin ink technology results in wide-gamut, vibrant images no matter the substrate. The inks have high pigmentation, designed to keep consumption low and precise and waste minimal.

Agfa’s Asanti workflow is supplied with the device and is compatible with Agfa’s cloud-based PrintSphere, which standardizes the flow of information between customers and different departments.

Michael Culver, inkjet manager, Oceania, Agfa, says, “the price point of the Jeti Ceres is excellent compared to competitors engine in this space.”

True hybrid: Durst RhoP10 250 HS Plus

DURST RHO P10 250 HS

PES is aiming for a new standard in efficiency and versatility with the rollout of its new Rho P10 HS Plus having improved productivity of up to 40 per cent.

The new wide format press is also designed to be more cost effective than its predecessor, saving 15 per cent of the ink it uses, and being more versatile with special features such as Hapt Print and Double Sided Roll Printing.

The Rho P10 200 and 250 HS feature Durst’s Quadro Array 10M printheads with double the number nozzles in

Photorealistic quality on flexibles: Agfa Jeti Ceres RTR3200 LED

comparison to the Rho P10 200/250.

The printers offer the same resolution of up to 1200 dpi as its original model, but is now capable of printing up to 400m². Durst calls it a true hybrid, saying the P10 series will print on both rigid and roll media equally fast and the media change from one to the other is both quick and simple. They are also able to print on a wide range of media including foam board, metal, acrylics and PVC and roll media such as clear film and other backlit material, textiles and vinyls.

Durst says the fine art print quality present in older models is maintained in the new P10 printers, allowing for close up viewing of a wide range of advertising and corporate promotional material. According to the company, the fine tones and the option of additional light colours (light cyan and light magenta) offer perfect colour reproduction, ideal for indoor and outdoor signage, POP material, small to medium sized packaging and backlit luxury goods.

The new Rho P10 HS is also sporting Durst’s Variodrop technology. Durst claims Variodrop not only helps with the increased productivity but also provides improved image quality, particularly at the highest production speeds. It aims for solid areas of colour to be smoother whilst offering bright vibrant colours.

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EFI PRO LED UV PRESSES

EFI is targeting printers looking to enter wide format display graphics with its range, with machines for tapping into new markets, new revenue streams or reclaiming outsourced work.

EFI says the hybrid flatbed and rollto-roll printers are ideal for overflow and specialty printing and for print businesses looking to increase customer satisfaction and profitability with quick service and high image quality.

The EFI Pro 16h LED UV hybrid inkjet printer has been designed to assure the lowest total cost of ownership, superior image quality and access to the widest range of substrates/ applications.

Another option is the Pro 24f LED flatbed printer is said to contain the most powerful features from LED and variable drop grayscale head technology, with a flatbed design including moving gantry and multizoned vacuum table. It is aimed as the strategic choice for printers producing graphic arts, art reproductions, membrane switches, graphic overlays – and other specialty applications up to 2 inches thick – as well as overflow printing and where precision and finedetail, image quality, and speed are critical to meeting the demands of customers.

EFI says businesses will gain lower running costs and the ability to print on high value, specialty rigid and flexible substrates.

High value: EFI Pro 24f

EPSON SURECOLOUR F9360

Exceptional gamut: SureColor F9360

The SC-F9360 is the latest offering from Epson in dye sublimation wide format, with the company saying it combines its Precision Dot Technology, with advanced media management, and UltraChrome DS HDk ink, to enable high speed production with outstanding print quality. Epson claims it achieves an exceptional gamut using just 4 colours and will print at speeds up to 109m2/hr.

The 1.6m wide print engine is supported by a large Continuous Ink Supply System (CISS) and an automated Take-Up, which Epson says has high precision.

The press is designed to be simple to operate, ships complete with software, and its self-cleaning system ensures reliable operation with minimal maintenance. Epson says the printer can be applied to soft signage and fabric production and can also be used for hard surface work.

The press has dual Epson

PrecisionCore (TFP) Print Heads supporting resolutions up to 720 x 1440 dpi. The system uses Epson UltraChrome DS ink, which according to the company gives precise, predictable and bright colour. The system also incorporates an HDk ink formulation and Precision Dot Technology to achieve outstanding image quality with fine gradation and an high gamut.

The SC-F9360 is also designed to support a wide range of quality requirements and material needs with standard modes for fabric and enhanced HQ modes for hard surface work. The press is compatible with roll media from 12” to 64” (300-1626mm) wide in thicknesses from 0.04 to 1mm.

The press is designed for production speeds of 18 to 60m2/hr, sellable output can be made at up to 93m2/hr.

A large 12L Continuous Ink Supply System is matched with support for media rolls up to 45Kg and a highprecision Auto Take-Up for unattended roll-to-roll operation.

Epson says the printer also runs off a standard power supply, is relatively quick to install, and is supplied complete with Epson Edge Print software (can also be ordered with an optional high-performance Ergosoft RIP). The F9360 was made with the aim to operate using reduced power consumption and with cost-effective 1L ink refills. The press is said to require minimal maintenance and features a self-cleaning print head. According to Epson, downloadable software enables easy expense tracking and job costing.

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Maximum uptime: Fujifilm Onset X3 flatbed

FUJIFILM ONSET X SERIES

Fujifilm says its new Onset X flatbed series is designed for high quality production with maximum uptime.

The production press is said to be able to keep manufacturing day in and day out at maximum speed, with nozzle drop outs being automatically mapped without reducing the speed.

The full range consists of the X1 (400sqm/hr), X2 (640sqm/hr) and X3 (900sqm/hr), which can all be adapted for businesses as they grow and evolve.

Onset presses can be specified with semi-automatic or fully automatic handling systems, with robotics.

Fujifilm says robotic handling allows users to further increase the machineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s productivity by reducing downtime caused by pallet change overs along with enabling printed stacks to be up to 300 per cent higher than traditional systems.

The company also aims to protect the press from UV bounce, with the system monitoring printheads for their exposure to UV light, and then invoking automatic cleaning to remove

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any ink residue which may cause premature printhead failure. The presses are also said to use high speed shutters and side shutters to protect the heads when they are not printing.

The tier drop (small) feature can print an entire job with a 10 per cent smaller droplet, giving finer details. For heavy solid coverage, Fujifilm says users can invoke the tier drop (large) feature to print an entire job with a 10 per cent larger droplet.

HP LATEX R SERIES

HP has launched its new hybrid solution, the Latex R Printer Series, with the press range making its Australian debut at Visual Impact. The series, which includes the Latex R1000 and Latex R2000 printers, is HPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first foray into rigid print with latex ink technology, which it says adds to the portfolio and is offering maximum value to businesses.

The range is said to be equally strong in both rigid and flexible media.

According to HP, the R Series gives printers new ways to compete in the

Latex arrives to flatbed: HP R2000

market, enabling increased production and efficiency, while expanding their range of applications to ensure they continue to innovate to add value to their clients.

The new Latex R presses print onto any rigid or flexible substrate with its new HP Latex colour gamut. Avoiding whites that fade into yellows, HP has also introduced a new white Latex Ink for the range, which HP claims can print glossy whites on new substrates such as wood and acrylic.

The R1000 is designed to give more versatility for high value jobs, reduces errors and helps controls costs. On the other hand, HP says the R2000 drives sustained production with unprecedented quality, increasing productivity with continuous loading of larger boards and reducing running costs with 5 litre Latex Ink cartridges.

HP says the series aims to give more uptime, to maximise productivity and create more business, with proactive alerts and preventative services making for less intervention.

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JETMARK VULCAN CLASSIC

The Vulcan Classic 3.2m UV Roll to Roll is the latest offering from the Jetmark’s stable. Showcased during Visual Impact in Sydney, the Vulcan is empowered with the V8 technology, printing at up to 2400dpi, with smart memory utilisation, speedy communication with advance cabling system, and thermal design technology.

Jetmark says it offers ESAS (Electro Static Absorber System) that absorbs static electricity from the Medias, improves productivity and ensures easy trouble-free prints.

The Classic’s fast firing heads use AIVC technology, with an aim to ensure high quality continuous printing, equipped with an advanced industrial head with great expanding capability that enormously enhance productivity and profitability. It can print at speeds of up to 91sqm/hr and is designed to be a complete solution, offering white printing, flexi layer technologies and a LED light box system.

Jetmark says its CWC Option (Colour White Colour) shows Day and Night Effect without shift in colour hues.

Proprietary CIPO Technology (Colorjet Intelligent Pass Optimization) is used, aiming to ensure multiple print patterns are produced as per the needs of the customer, no matter the kind of media being put to use. It also is said to offer benefits of multitasking and multithreading to speed up printing operations.

Additionally, Jetmark says the Vulcan offers advanced motorised carriage height adjustment, automatic ink regulation, LED lamps, advance plasma anti-static device, high-tech vacuum system, pneumatic press rubber roller, reinforced beams, and carriage safety sensor features.

The printer is also loaded with an eco-cooling system, which includes a water cooling system, maintaining printing temperature and removing media wrinkle to ensure high quality prints. At the same time, the dual-roll option enables customers to install two or more rolls one after another, helping to execute multiple jobs simultaneously and also enhancing the efficiency of the printer on smaller media.

The Vulcan is also available in a 5m wide option as well for those after ultra wide printing.

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OCÉ TOUCHSTONE

Océ Touchstone enables graphics producers, sign-makers and décor service providers to use an Océ Arizona flatbed printer to print multiple layers easily, resulting in printed effects that mimic textured surfaces, embossing, metallic accents and raised lettering.

Océ Touchstone is part of an end-toend solution comprising four individual components: a plug-in design tool for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; the ONYX Thrive workflow solution; the Océ Touchstone software using Océ ALPS (Advanced Layer Printing System) technology; and an Océ Arizona wide format flatbed printer.

Océ says Touchstone makes both the file creation process and the printing exceptionally easy. A 3D preview enables users to pre-emptively identify potential adjustments that need to be made to the design and the level of elevation. Once finalised, the design is transferred to a standard PDF file, making it easy to share for production.

The workflow consists of both a design and print provider component.

The designer component consists of Adobe CC extensions for Photoshop and Illustrator that designers can utilize in an environment they are already familiar with. Designers determine which image areas they want elevated by implementing an additional greyscale layer in their file where black represents the highest point and white the lowest point. To preview their work, the Océ Touchstone extensions also include a viewer that renders the file in 3D complete with lighting effects. Once happy with the file, the designer saves it as a pdf and sends it to the print provider.

Océ Touchstone is supported by the award winning Arizona 1200 and 2200 series UV flatbed printers, which Océ says are renowned for their image quality, application versatility, ease of use and optimised productivity. The Océ VariaDot imaging technology uses variable sized droplets in the printing process, with the aim to allow the printer to use exactly the right droplet for a particular image feature.

Printing Touchstone: Océ Arizona

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ROLAND DG TRUEVIS PRINTER CUTTER SERIES

TrueVIS printer cutters are the latest generation of wide format printers from Roland DG, with the company claiming it as the result of over 35 years of print innovation and evolution.

Roland DG says its TrueVIS printer cutter technology offers more vibrant colour and stunning details than before with a wide colour gamut, intense blacks, rich colours, and incredibly smooth gradations. The presses are said to combine newly designed FlexFire print heads that deliver beautiful prints more efficiently, new inks that are more vibrant and cost-effective, new cutting technology that increases accuracy, and new tech to communicate with your existing phones and tablets.

The company says the SG-540 (1371mm) and SG-300 (762mm) cutters can work at speeds up to 60 per cent faster than previous comparable models. For businesses looking to extend their production or businesses just starting out in wide format, the SG is being marketed as the more versatile option, with an ease of use to start production quickly.

With the TrueVIS VG series, available in 1625mm (VG-640) and 1371mm (VG-540) widths, integrated print and cut is designed to be more efficient and productive.

Roland says its TrueVIS printer cutters also provide outstanding media versatility. The press is able to work with a range of materials to produce signs, banners and exhibition displays, backlit displays, window and wall graphics, labels and stickers, vehicle graphics, heat transfers for clothing and accessories and many more graphics applications.

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SCREEN TRUEPRESS JET W3200UV

Screen calls the Truepress Jet W3200UV its wide format all rounder, with the 3.2m flatbed having the ability to print roll or rigid.

Screen says its subsidiary Inca produced the Jet W32000UV as a more mid level machine, with roll feed and take-up option targeting workhorse reliability.

The W3200 has received several upgrades since its introduction, with the latest version – the W3200II-HS capable of up to 230 sqm per hr in Billboard mode and higher quality, close-inspection graphics up to 150 sqm per hr. For close viewed indoor work, the 22-pass uni-directional Super Fine Photo mode can be set for critical detail, fine text down to 3pt and smooth skin tones needed for applications such as cosmetics POP displays.

Peter Scott, local managing director for Screen says, “The 3.2 metre flatbed UV sector is very crowded and there

Print and cut: Roland TrueVIS SG540

All rounder: Screen Truepress Jet W3200UV II HS

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“I am happy to say the 11 we have installed in the ANZ region are all still working hard, and fully supported by our factory trained technicians.

“I would invite anyone looking at a 3.2 metre hybrid flatbed/roll printer to seek a demonstration on the W3200II-HS. Like all Screen equipment, it is supported by a team of factory-trained technicians and Screen’s Trust online diagnostic and update system.”

Screen bought UK based Inca Digital Printers in 2005, acquiring what it claimed was the world’s most productive flatbed UV technologies.

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TECHNOLOGY GUIDE Digital Label Presses

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Digital Label Printing Latest presses offering better commercial viability, digital variability across small to long run lengths

EFI JETRION

The EFI Jetrion range enables you to efficiently go from a print file directly to a finished roll without interruption, while improving efficiency, productivity and profitability with digital printing and finishing on demand in a single process pass.

Printers are able to eliminate overproduction with the ability to produce jobs faster with digital UV inkjet. EFI says you are able to reduce unnecessary transportation by eliminating the need to move substrates rolls or finished labels in your facility and decrease inventory by producing the exact number of labels the job requires. Printers can cut costs by eliminating plates, dies, changeovers, make-ready labour and substrate waste, for both printing and finishing.

The EFI Jetrion has continuous job queue for printing stacked jobs, reducing wasted materials or manpower between jobs or finished rolls. It also has full feature finishing, such as die cutting, slitting, back scoring, enabling standard industry finished rolls at output end, so you can work faster, avoid outsourcing or eliminate working on multiple devices.

There are also inline and offline modes for special jobs that may not be ideally printed and cut in-line due to speed or quality constraints.

It has bright and opaque white printing capabilities that rival flexo presses in one single pass with the process colours.

EFI says the Fiery XF rip accelerates production, unifies the handling of printing devices, and delivers the highquality output and colour that customers expect. The EFI Jetrion has the flexibility to add additional features to ensure continued growth in-line with and alongside your business demands.

EFI says when printers invest in a Jetrion press, they open the door to the entire EFI portfolio of integrated, endto-end digital inkjet workflow solutions, services and technical support. This door helps sustain profitable growth by helping you work smarter, faster and more productively on every job now and in the future.

Eliminating overproduction: EFI Jetrion

EPSON SUREPRESS L-4533AW DIGITAL LABEL PRESS

Epson says the SurePress L-4533AW digital label press is designed for converters who wish to produce general purpose and specialised labels in short and ultra-short print runs on mainly paper based stocks.

Epson says it produces output on coated and uncoated substrates with a high colour gamut, high colour accuracy, and outstanding print resolution and precision.

Short to ultra short runs: Epson SurePress L-4533

The press incorporates Epsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MicroPiezo ink-jet printhead and uses industrial grade Epson SurePress AQ ink.

The machine aims to make jobs quick to set up and easy to complete with the absolute minimum in consumption, wastage and labour.

Epson says the SurePress is compact, easy to install, cost effective to run, and can be managed by a single operator.

Output from the machine is designed to be compatible with a wide range of industry standard finishing equipment for a low set-up cost with maximum production flexibility.

The press can be operated with a choice of RIP software and ordered with an optional X-Rite spectrophotometer for work with custom media.

The L-4533AW digital label press uses multiple heads combined in an array that moves laterally over a fixed platen.

According to Epson, each head incorporates hundreds of micro-fine nozzles that are precision engineered to ensure ultra-precise drop formation and placement, with each nozzle being driven by a patented electromechanical operation that requires minimal power and involves no heat.

The technology is said to enable durable operation with accurate colour and precise volume control. Using Integrated Variable-Sized Droplet Technology (VSDT), Epson says individual droplet volumes to be adjusted for smooth gradations, optimum ink application and minimum consumption.

The press produces output with production resolutions up to 720 x 1440dpi; which Epson says gives labels bright solid colour, crisp small type, fine line art, and accurate barcodes.

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HP INDIGO GEM

The digital label press, supplied by Currie Group, allows digital printing and embellishment in one pass, which HP says simplifies production and saves time and money for highly decorated labels and jobs.

The press is designed for maximum efficiency and optimised product management, fitting labels and packaging application requirements, matching brands’ standards for various markets. HP says the machine enables the production of embellished labels with one production line, one pass, one file, one pre-press, one process and one operator. The press is made to offer an advanced user experience, removing pain points in workflow, pre-press and production, while saving time and money. It aims to remove production slowdowns by embellishing at the speed of the press (up to 60 metres per minute on HP Indigo WS6800 and HP Indigo 6900 digital presses in EPM).

Personalisation is also said to be easy, with the machine leveraging HP’s SmartStream Mosaic variable design technology, offering designs such as foiled, serialised and special edition labels. HP says it also has the ability to handle short runs and variable data, adding value to pressure sensitive labels, sleeves and narrow web packaging.

According to HP, it also enables an efficient print process for any label type, and allows the application of digital foil, tactile silk screen-like

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effects, spot varnish, mini textures, digital holograms, full flood varnish in gloss and matte, and more.

The press is driven by the new HP Production Pro for Labels, a DFE that aims to enable seamless printing of both image and embellishment separations from a single interface, and allows access to the HP Indigo workflow system.

HP has also developed GEM Clear to run with the system, a UV inkjet formulation that can be used to run through the embellishment print engine to act as an embellishment on its own or as the foundation for foils and films. It was made to be cohesive with GEM Coat, a primer available in both matte and gloss, which HP says protects the printed image and ensures optimal adherence of GEM Clear.

One pass printing and embellishment: HP Indigo GEM

KONICA MINOLTA ACCURIOLABEL 190

The new AccurioLabel 190 from Konica Minolta features a continuous feed of roll media, making it an ideal choice for label converters who are seeking a digital solution to produce long runs at a high quality, and fast speeds. Konica Minolta says its toner technology gives good light fastness and excellent colour gamut with a high lustre finish. The machine is designed to have no pre-press setup time,

Long runs, fast speeds: Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 190

reducing time-to-print dramatically from conventional print methods for label printing.

The print controller for the AccurioLabel 190 is also made for personalisation, with the press being said to provide seamless printing of variable images and text that can be fully integrated into a digital workflow.

Konica Minolta also says the device has the smallest footprint in its class.

In addition, the MGI JETvarnish 3DW embellishment solution can be added. Konica Minolta says it produces spectacular finishes, making it perfect for applications like wine labels, cosmetic labelling, and so much more.

The MGI solution produces highvalue raised spot UV to give a 3D embossed effect up to 200 microns in height, lifting images off the page.

When combined with the iFoil unit, the 3DW provides the ability to varnish and foil digitally in-line.

Mark Brown, product marketing manager, Industrial Print, Konica Minolta, says, “With the commercial print market more competitive than ever, it is essential to be able to offer additional services that add value to customers and achieve better margins.

Konica Minolta is always striving to come up with new technologies that will help commercial printers do just that.”

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SCREEN L350 LABEL PRESS

The Screen L350 label press holds speed up to 60 linear metres per hour, wide-gamut colour with white ink, a 350mm wide web width and a chill roller option for thin heat-sensitive substrates. Screen says the machine also features the recent addition of lowmigration inks for food packaging.

It can be paired with Screen’s Equios workflow, option of Hybrid Software’s PackZ and Cloudflow applications.

Recently returned from Labelexpo Americas in Chicago, Scott says interest was high in the L350. “It was helped by the recent EDP (European Digital Press) award for the Screen Truepress Jet L350UV+LM (Low Migration inks) in the Best Label Printer category, presented during FESPA 2018.

“We see a bright future for inkjet in the label and packaging sector – and the L350 series is at the forefront of the charge. One label printer in the UK has installed its fourth L350, driving its digital transformation.”

For production of digitally-printed labels, there are two process choices; toner or inkjet. There are good solutions in both areas, but Screen says inkjet is proving the most in-demand for on-demand.

“A recent Finat label market study revealed that 48 per cent of printers surveyed would be investing in inkjet digital label production as their next purchase,” says Screen GP Australia Managing Director Peter Scott. “Ten years ago, that would have been close to zero.”

Scott adds, “Our dealer association with Jet Technologies and Fujifilm NZ has proven successful. Jet knows the label market inside-out and proved a successful reseller of Screen Flexo CtP devices and now the L350 series.

Fujifilm NZ is a very strong graphic arts channel across the Tasman and we have a long association with them.”

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All in one solution: Xeikon SelfAdhesive Label Suite

Low migration ink: Screen L350UV+

XEIKON SELF ADHESIVE LABEL SUITE

Xeikon says the individual merits of dry toner electrophotography and UV inkjet are combined with one integrated workflow in the Self-Adhesive Label Suite.

The Suite allows users to build an all in one solution to produce ready to use self adhesive labels for the desired end use.

It includes one or more Xeikon presses as well as a dedicated workflow, online and or offline pre- and postprinting equipment and consumables.

Xeikon says all components have been designed and fine tuned to work seamlessly together, with worldwide servicing and maintenance.

The suite is made up of five components, Xeikon says it can be customised to suit businesses wanted to expand into short run label printing, orders with more complexity and higher production speeds. It gives a

choice of six presses, from entry level to speeds up to 30m per minute. Users can target higher speeds with the Cheetah press series, versatility to adapt with growing businesses with the 3000 range, a broad number of applications and the advantages of inkjet with the Panther and Jetrion presses. The suite is also designed to be able to grow alongside a business, with on-site updates being possible.

Xeikon says the Suite’s workflow was developed in close collaboration with printers and converters and gives consistently high quality at 1200dpi.

The solution also features full rotary technology, enabling production of labels of different dimensions within one run at top speed, and application tuned dry toner that is said to be safe, flexible, performant and available in a wide range of colours.

According to Xeikon, its label presses are able to print on a broad range of substrates without pre-coating or pretreatment.

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POST SCRIPT Q&A Theo Pettaras,

FRANK ROMANO

Digitalpress

Future of the printing press

Why did you get into printing?

I was originally an Architectural Draftsman and had a desire to study part time to become an Architect.

Sadly, I could not be admitted having never completed my HSC. I started helping my brother who had recently started a printing business. Back then there were only 4 of us. When I sold my share in 2004 to start Digitalpress we had around 75 people.

G

utenberg’s press lasted almost 100 years. It was still wood but modified with a metal mechanism after 1600 and became all metal after 1810.

Steam-power replaced manual operation and electric motors replaced steam.

It took 100 years to go from stone lithography to offset lithography and another 50 years for offset litho to become mainstream. Early offset litho presses were essentially duplicators that only printed one colour on standard-sized sheets.

Over time the sheet size increased 20 inches (4 standard pages up), to 40 inches (8 standard pages up), and to 80 inches plus.

Roll-fed presses advanced for newspapers, magazines, catalogues, and more.

Sheet-fed presses were perfect for commercial printers.

In the 1970s, automatic inking systems were introduced and in the 1990s, automatic plate loading was integrated. Waterless offset was hot for a brief spell. Control consoles with densitometry and colourimetry were added. The printing press became highly automated.

In the 1900s, gravure presses found a market for better image reproduction and very long runs. In the 1930s, anilox presses were introduced to print on cellophane.

In 1991, the first presses were introduced that made the plates on the press, so as to reduce makeready substantially. Staffing went from three to two to one operator with an occasional helper.

Along the way perfecting and coating were integrated. Staffing on a multi-colour press was reduced and makereadies could be accelerated for shorter runs. But along came digital printing, which eliminated makeready. At first, the quality was not equal to offset litho standards and long runs were not economical. But time and technology changed that.

Inkjet started in the office and home but grew to the wide format and flatbed markets. Then, inkjet was applied to roll-fed and larger-sized sheet-fed presses.

Today, there are many alternatives for reproducing printing and packaging. The move to shorter runs has seen an upsurge in digital printing. At the same time, printing services that require longer runs have applied advanced offset, flexo, gravure presses, and in some cases, a hybrid approach incorporating high-speed inkjet.

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The Peloponnese mainland in Greece What makes your blood boil?

Insincerity and aggressive behaviour.

What is your greatest luxury in life?

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Go to coffee order?

During training for comp long blacks, off season strong skim flat whites (never any sugar) Three people alive or dead you would have dinner with Sir Paul Mc Cartney, Sir David Attenborough, Jesus Who would you like to be stuck on a desert island with?

My Wife Kassandra Theo’s dream holiday destination: the Peloponnese mainland, Greece

Do you have a weird habit?

Always checking my phone Favourite season?

Always Summer If your house was on fire what would you rescue?

Wife, kids, dog and two cats and my bass guitars.

What is something you’re always asked?

Peace of mind If you didn’t work in print what would you be doing?

Refer back to the first question… an Architect

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