POLYGRAPH EXPORT ISSUE 1 | 2015 | EUR 18,50
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International sales & export IT IS OBVIOUS THAT EXPORT-ORIENTED MARKETING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PRINTING AND MEDIA INDUSTRY IS IMPORTANT.
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he „Polygraph Export“ is in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, a standard for decision makers and buyers of printing and media industry for decades. The “Polygraph Export” is not a magazine, but designed for the product marketing of small and medium sized enterprises and the global players to support nationally and internationally sales. Companies present their products and innovations as an editorial portrait and in our „A to Z Supplier‘s Guide“ on page 23. Whatever you are looking for as reader and user for your company - you will easily and quickly find competent manufacturers, suppliers and service providers for all your commercial needs. The digital edition of the „Polygraph Export“ you download at www.polygraph-online.de. The next issue of the Polygraph Export will be released in Spring 2016, shortly before the drupa, the world‘s leading trade fair for print and cross-media solutions.
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& Media Industry „IBIS with new Smart-binder features“ International printing sector looks to the future with surprising optimism The FlexLiner Gets a New Opening Method For Magazine Inserts Maximal flexibility through preprinted continuous corrugated board MB Bäuerle presents a global novelty at the Achema More than cutting Hucais vitalizes business model with FormerLine EFI Elevates the Print Buying Experience with Newest-version Web-to-Print/eCommerce Platform Polish packaging printer puts world’s first Promatrix 106 CS die cutter from Heidelberg into production Print China a resounding success for KBA
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„IBIS with new Smart-binder features“ „THE TWO NEW FEATURES THAT WILL BE RUNNING ON THE IBIS SMART-BINDER – AN IBIS ASA-100 AUTOMATED STITCH ADJUST SYSTEM AND IBIS SBS-100 SHEET BUFFER MODULE – HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO CUSTOMER DEMAND TO RUN VARIABLE-DATA JOBS WITH BOOKLET THICKNESS AND NUMBER OF PAGES CONTINUALLY CHANGING.
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he ASA-100 enables the Smart-binder stitcher to continually and automatically adjust the wire staples to perfectly suit the thickness of each booklet being stitched. This allows book thickness to vary continually ‘on-the-run’ between minimum and maximum.
The SBS-100 module will be installed in between the web cutter and the Smart-binder. The buffer receives printed sheets at a constant rate from the web cutter (as defined by the printer running speed), stores these sheets and feeds them at variable rates into the Smart-binder depending on the number of sheets in each booklet The SBS-100 allows very thin booklets (for example 8 pagers and even 4-page single sheets) to be mixed with thicker
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booklets while maintaining a constant, high printer web speed. It even allows the in-line Smart-binder to stop and restart if necessary without pausing the printing operation. This SBS-100 buffer module enables IBIS customers to benefit from in-line finishing, without reducing printing efficiency. John Cracknell, Managing Director of IBIS, which has installations across the globe, said: “Our latest IBIS technical advances will further demonstrate how our customers can benefit from the economies and advantages of digital printing and finishing processes, for an increasing range of diverse client segments and applications.”
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International printing sector looks to the future with surprising optimism SECOND DRUPA GLOBAL TRENDS REPORT.
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nitial results from the second „drupa Global Trends“ report are showing sustained recovery from the recession with some surprising insights and positive feedback. The full report designed to highlight economic and operational trends in the worldwide print sector is available at the end of March. The results are all the more inte-
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resting as the survey itself, conducted in October 2014, was largely identical to the first „drupa Global Trends“ report from February 2014. In addition this year a full survey was conducted amongst industry suppliers for the first time, ensuring a balanced picture of the global print market. Developments and important key data from the worldwide print sector – such
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as financial conditions, business climate, investment plans and technologies used are given in detail and trends revealed. Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, Chairman of the Messe Düsseldorf Management Board summarises the key results of the study. „The generally upbeat picture reported by the expert panel surprised us,” says Dornscheidt. “Both the print service providers and the interna-tional supplier industry gave a positive evaluation of the economic situation of their own companies as at October 2014. Even more surprising, however, was that the print and supplier industry is heading into 2015 with a very positive outlook.” The question ‘How do you see the outlook for the coming twelve months?’ was answered by 48 percent of service providers sur-veyed with expectations of an improvement in their companies’ economic situation, and only seven percent with a decline. The re-sults from the worldwide
supplier industry were similarly positive: 51 percent forecast an improvement, and only eight percent a de-cline. On the other hand, the results from individual performance measures surveyed show a much more mixed picture: 1. Sales for print service providers continue to rise – but are less pronounced. 39 percent of print service providers report an increase, whereas 22 percent show a drop in sales. This positive balance of 17 percent is well below the positive net balance of 27 percent from the first survey. 2. The margins for print service providers continue to fall. Almost half (43 percent) of the print service providers sur-veyed report Polygraph Export 01 | 2015
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falling margins, while just 16 percent succeed-ed in increasing margins. Positive exceptions here are the markets of North America and the Middle East, where 29 and 28 percent reported increased margins. 3. Digital print is growing fast but is still a small percentage of turnover for most printers. As quickly as the share of digital printing in the overall print technology mix continues to rise, most turnover continues to be generated from tradi-tional 8
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print. Only ten percent of the print service providers surveyed achieved more than 25 percent of their 2014 sales in digital printing (2013: 8 percent). 4. Print service providers are not turning to services outside the print sector. Often recommended as a new business area – but not yet realised in practice: Just 27 percent of the print providers surveyed achieved more than ten percent of their sales with services outside the print sector (e.g. asset ma-
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nagement for customers, updating databases, etc.). Drawing an initial conclusion from the second „drupa Global Trends“ report, those surveyed feel pretty positive – even if some measures are still showing negative trends. This general optimism is supported by the investment plans cited both by print service providers and supplier firms. After all, only a forward-looking development strategy ensures a competitive edge and thus the future of the company. More than 1100 international decision-makers from the print industry and their sup-
pliers responded to the comprehensive survey in October 2014. The independent market research company Wissler & Partner (Switzerland) and Printfuture (UK) have – as with the first „drupa Global Trends“ report and the first „drupa Global Insights“ report – expertly evaluated and prepared the results. At the end of March the Executive Summary will be available as a free download in seven languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian) as well as the entire version incl. the full figures in English for a price of EUR 249.00 online at: www.drupa.de Polygraph Export 01 | 2015
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The FlexLiner Gets a New Opening Method For Magazine Inserts MULLER MARTINI INSERTING SYSTEM FOR MAGAZINES TOO.
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ven products without a low folio lap can now be easily opened and processed using the FlexLiner inserting system. That extends the range of applications of the FlexLiner and the processing options in the mailroom.
Flexible Uses Newspapers have not been the only products to be finished in the mailroom for some time now. Direct-mailing companies also use the FlexLiner inserting system from Muller Martini to put together mail shots. Carrier products, whether they are covers or tabloid products, are opened using a sucker unit or low folio lap unit, and the gathered inserts are reliably inserted. The FlexLiner is also used with suction opening to place inserts into inserts at high production speeds. This is an additional attractive business model that has proven itself in the market and now accounts for around 5 to 10 percent of insert volume.
New Product Configuration Options
THE NEW MAGAZINE OPENING METHOD MEANS THAT NOW EVEN PRODUCTS WITHOUT A LOW FOLIO LAP CAN BE EASILY OPENED AND PROCESSED USING THE FLEXLINER INSERTING SYSTEM. (PHOTO: MULLER MARTINI)
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Muller Martini‘s FlexLiner inserting system is now even more flexible. It can now also open products without a low folio lap or high folio lap. Products trimmed on three sides and products in the tabloid format, such as magazines or municipal gazettes, are gently opened in the center using a blade-like slide and prepared for the inserting process. The inserts are then inserted without any loss in performance. Magazine opening is available as an option and can be easily retrofitted on existing FlexLiners.
With FlexFeed selective main product feeding, customers have entirely new opportunities to set themselves apart from the competition with the FlexLiner. The main sections can be fed selectively to the inserting machine via up to five feeding stations, which can be loaded manually from the FlexiRoll buffer system or directly from the printing press. Alternatively, up to four inserts can be positioned on the front or back page of a main section as FlexAds (onserting). In addition, an insert can be affixed to the front or back page of a main section as an AddOn. In that prominent position, every FlexAd stands out from the crowd.
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Maximal flexibility through preprinted continuous corrugated board MAIL-ORDER TRADER OPTIMISES PACKAGING STRATEGY.
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ith his increasing sales success with home products, including large and small furniture, an online supplier has seen constant growth in its demand for packaging. However, the diversity of packaging solutions which the Panther Group delivers to that client has also shown continuous increase. The two companies have together now found a new strategy to deal sensibly and economically with the variable requirements of the trader in terms of transport packaging. Highest priority has been given to stylish market presentation, because the online trader consciously communicates his quality image and brand character by means of packaging design. The specialists for high-quality flexo-preprint at the Wepoba corrugated-board plant and at Panther Print have developed a solution which succeeds in combining
the benefits of the 2.80 m wide high-performance printing press and its fascinating print quality with processing to endless corrugated board and in that way has achieved corrugated-board production which is both visually convincing and economical in terms of cost. The end results are a wide spectrum of variable packaging sizes for the online trader. The lining papers printed by Panther using multi-coloured continuous printing to customer specifications are processed further across the whole width in another working step. The finished material is finally cut into two different web widths. For maximal flexibility in terms of packaging sizes, pre-defined grooves are engineered into the web, facilitating the later production of the dimensions necessary for the different sizes of transport packaging. www.Panther-Packaging.com
FOR AN ONLINE TRADER WHO IS ALSO VERY SUCCESSFUL IN SELLING FURNITURE, THE PANTHER GROUP SUPPLIES PREPRINTED, CONTINUOUS CORRUGATED BOARD IN A WORKING WIDTH OF 2.80 METRES. (PHOTO: PANTHER-PACKAGING)
CONTINUOUS CORRUGATED BOARD FEATURING APPROPRIATE GROOVES PROVIDES THE STARTING MATERIAL FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF TRANSPORT PACKAGING. (PHOTO: PANTHER-PACKAGING)
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MB Bäuerle presents a global novelty at the Achema AT THE ACHEMA FAIR THAT WILL BE HELD IN FRANKFURT / GERMANY FROM JUNE 15 UNTIL JUNE 19.
THE NEW MANUAL LEAFLETFOLDER 21 STANDS FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY COMBINED WITH MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY. (PHOTO: MB BÄUERLE GMBH)
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he folding machine manufacturer MB Bäuerle will show for the first time two versions of its fold module for producing package inserts for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and packaging industry (Hall 3.1, Stand A11). Both fold units are available for integration into cartoning and packaging machines and as stand-alone folding systems.
The leafletFOLDER NET 21 is characterized by its end-to-end automation. All major settings are made at the touch-screen display. Four automatic fold plates with integrated deflectors allow all common small folds down to a fold length of 15 mm. 16 types of fold are pre-pro12
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grammed and can be recalled immediately - all other folds are freely programmable by entering the respective data. Fold rollers settings are also automated and even the code readers move to a defined position at the touch of a button. The computer control makes it possible to save the positions of the stops of fold plates, deflectors or the code reader and to set them again automatically when required. Thus up to 200 repeat jobs are exactly reproducible, which is of great use for small batches. The folder can be optionally equipped with professional scoring devices and a divert gate. A network interface permits the complex integration of the leaflet folder software into the control of the cartoning resp. packaging machine. Also for the first time MB Bäuerle will present the new leafletFOLDER 21. This fold module, which is driven by means of low-noise, almost maintenance-free flat belts, combines innovative technology with maximum efficiency. The swivel-mounted feed table offers excellent accessibility. The leaflet transport module is extendable and easily removable. The large read area allows the integration of all code reading systems as well as reading from top to bottom. The manual fold unit with four fold plates is easy to handle. As fold plate and dummy plate form a single unit, there is no need to insert additional deflectors. Even multilayer, pre-folded inserts can be processed reliably with the folder. www.mb-bauerle.de
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More than cutting ESKO KONGSBERG TOOLS UNLEASH CREATIVITY.
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sko announces a new range of Kongsberg tools is available for customers. On top of the more than hundred high-quality cutting blades, router bits and accessories, some of the newest tools include a psaligraphy (paper cutting) knife tool, perforation wheel and braille tool. All three tools are available for usage on the Kongsberg XN, Kongsberg V and Kongsberg XL Series of digital finishing systems.
Innovation in digital finishing creates new business opportunities Kongsberg 50 years logoCelebrating its golden jubilee this year, Esko Kongsberg built a strong foundation with the right technology and skills to help customers take full advantage of the opportunities digital finishing offers in the signage, display and packaging markets. The broad portfolio of Kongsberg cutting tables caters to the different needs and speed in various segments of these markets. But the wide variety of tools is what truly enables customers to extend their offerings and expand their businesses with the most creative use of materials and applications. Producers of packaging, displays and signage are used to work with a variety of substrates, ranging from foam, plastics and vinyl to paper, corrugated boards and folding carton. And ever more materials are being added to the portfolio, including glass, wood, aluminium and textiles – opening up new markets and new applications. To keep up with these new demands and further improve existing solutions, Esko Kongsberg has an experienced R&D team constantly developing new tools. High performance linked to high precision is what makes the difference here.
More than 100 cutting blades, and still counting Today, Esko Kongsberg already offers more than 100 different cutting blades that are optimized for a very broad range of materials and applications. But there is much more these cutting systems can do when equipped with crease wheels, crease blades, milling bits or plotting pens.
Three examples of newly developed tools that extend Kongsberg capabilities Kongsberg Psaligraphy Tool applicationThe new Psaligraphy (or paper cutting) knife tool that cuts out the finest details in paper and folding carton, at a level not seen before. This is a perfect tool for adding creativity and value to greeting cards, promotional items or folding carton samples. Kongsberg Perforation WheelThe 60 mm Perforation wheel enabling users to create tear and crease-assist perforations in corrugated board up to 4 mm thick at a much higher speed than before. This tool is ideal for producing POP-materials and all kinds of packaging. Prior to this wheel becoming available, it took about 40 seconds to do 1 meter of a 3x3 perforation pattern (3 mm cut and 3 mm space). The new wheel only needs 2 seconds to do that, quite a time saving! Kongsberg Braille ToolThe Braille tool, loaded with clear acrylic ‘Braille spheres’ that are inserted into small holes. These holes are milled with a special spindle to create raised dots that are readable with fingertips. The Braille tool will work on most rigid materials more than one mm thick and is used to produce signage requiring directions or inscriptions in braille. www.esko.com Polygraph Export 01 | 2015
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Hucais vitalizes business model with FormerLine CHINESE LETTERPRESS GIANT RELIES ON DIGITAL PRINTING WORKFLOW WITH INLINE-FINISHING FROM MANROLAND WEB SYSTEMS.
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ucais was the first Chinese printing company to implement a digital printing workflow with Inline-Finishing thanks to FormerLine. The book block solution from manroland web systems is part of a large-scale order involving the installation of numerous FormerLine systems, some still yet to come. At the inauguration of the digital printing center in Dongguan, in spring 2014, a traditional Chinese lion dance was performed. The dance is believed to bring good fortune. And it did: even after starting up the fourth and fifth digital printing lines in March and April of 2015, there are still many reasons to celebrate this elaborate project at Hucais. The new workflow is a milestone in the printing company’s digital history: for the first time, the whole workflow, from the printing data to auxiliary glued book blocks, now occurs entirely inline at production sites in both Dongguan and Peking. The book block solution FormerLine has taken over digital finishing for the fifth time at Hucais; it functions as an offline variant in the first three lines installed at the company. Chen Chengwen, President & CEOof Hucais is impressed: „The straightforward co-operation with manroland web systems had been an essential success factor for the inline integration of the two lines at record speed.“
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Changing market for letterpress Hucais wouldn’t have it any other way: the company’s progressively digital production scheme, which includes the FormerLine installations, is part of an overarching business model. In addition to expanding its digital production network (sites in Dongguan, Peking, Shaoxing), the media company has established an e-commerce platform for printed products. This allows Hucais to accept printon-demand jobs directly and print them quickly and close to the reader, thus satisfying the needs of publishers. In China as well, publishers demand cost-efficient production of small runs and on-demand delivery instead of warehousing.
Key component in business model The new digital workflow for book production in Peking comprises a digital press from Hewlett Packard with a novel inline integration of the FormerLine system. Hucais sees it as a key step on the road to a successful future. The printing company pursues a vision of bringing personalized printed materials into every household in China – from books to a variety of other personalized printed items. Wu Jianguo, production manager at Hucais Peking, explains the FormerLine’s vital support: “We are already seeing that inline production results in significant sa-
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IMPLEMENTED THE PRODUCTION LINE IN RECORD TIME: THE INSTALLATION TEAM FOR THE INLINE-INTEGRATED FORMERLINE AT HUCAIS IN PEKING. (PHOTO: MANROLAND WEB SYSTEMS)
vings in both time and personnel. With FormerLine, we can be more cost-effective in printing short runs and print-on-demand jobs. What’s more, we are grateful for the comprehensive training we received when the inline former started production.”
Exemplary teamwork for installation Highly efficient, from the harbor container to production, the project moved at an impressive pace. Just three weeks after starting to assemble the components, each of the FormerLine units passed final inspection before the start of production. The dedication and expertise of the teams from Hucais, manroland Greater China, and manroland web systems was excellent, as Liu Changshou, who led the installation team at Hucais, confirms: “The teams were hard at work for days on end. manroland web systems demonstrated its merit as a reliable partner. It wasn’t just the quality of the equipment, but also their engineering expertise and service that won us over.” Rainer Mauer, project manager at manroland web systems adds: “Rapid implementation and the production reliability of the workflow are two important factors in the long term. Our experience here will help us when it comes to future FormerLine installations.
And there will be a number of them in the near future at Hucais, all as inline variants.” Mauer also reports that the integration of the new FormerLine system went off without a hitch: “We worked together with Hewlett Packard to define and improve the interface between the FormerLine and the press to enable the production process that our customer Hucais needed. That allowed us to ensure a smooth inline production process.”
Flexible technology for the future Hucais will be able to capitalize on the excellent flexibility of the book block solution when needed. The FormerLine is equipped for MasterQ, a dynamic imposition and job management solution from manroland web systems. The software especially shows its strength in digital printing with small and very small runs. manroland web systems developed MasterQ as an interface between MIS systems, prepress, or web2print applications and the printing system, as well as finishing. MasterQ determines the optimal production sequence for different production modules based on existing and incoming data, for example via the printing company website. www.manroland-web.com Polygraph Export 01 | 2015
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EFI Elevates the Print Buying Experience with Newest-version Web-toPrint/eCommerce Platform NEWLY RELEASED DIGITAL STOREFRONT SOFTWARE EXTENDS END-TO-END WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES THROUGH THE CERTIFIED INTEGRATIONS OF EFI‘S PRODUCTIVITY SUITE.
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he newly released version 8 of EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII) Digital StoreFront® web-to-print and eCommerce solution - part of EFI‘s comprehensive Productivity Suite of certified, integrated workflows - creates unprecedented new capabilities to help print
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providers streamline, simplify and improve the print buying experience. This upgraded version of EFI‘s award-winning, flexible web-to-print solution provides industry-leading capabilities, including new, EFI DirectSmile options that extend the types of variable-data and
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personalized direct mail campaigns corporations can successfully create online. Print providers can profitably produce more work using the industry‘s top online job submission solution integrated with a complete Productivity Suite offering real-time, bi-directional integration and data sharing with EFI MIS/ERP and EFI Fiery® digital print workflows.
tools, and support for online purchasing of ebooks or other electronic content. „Print providers can become very efficient in their work with corporations, creatives and agencies, moving creative concepts through to successful execution using a platform that manages the many important details,“ said David Minnick, EFI‘s product management director for web-to-print and value-added products.
Corporate and content tools for integrated, expanded one-stop shopping
The print industry‘s preferred webto-print solution
Print providers can strengthen customer loyalty and improve their service capabilities by offering new, value-added features that give their customers more flexibility and capabilities. With the web-to-print software‘s new Enterprise Model, print providers can subdivide a client‘s single Digital StoreFront license into different interfaces to serve different franchises or subsidiaries within client‘s organization. Print providers can also offer their clients more-convenient, one-stop-shopping for a range of services using a new marketplace sales offering that can incorporate content partners such as copywriters, photographers and graphic designers, in a single online ordering interface. The software also streamlines and enhances the web-to-print ordering process with single sign-on (SSO) authentication for multiple users within the same organization, more-accurate shipping estimating using UPS CONNECT rate look-up
EFI Digital StoreFront is part of the complete EFI Productivity Suite of printing and converting MIS/ERP, web to print and eCommerce workflow solutions for small, medium and enterprise businesses. EFI‘s premier web-to-print offering also includes the advanced technologies that have made it print providers‘ preferred online job submission solution for reliable and secure end-to-end workflows, including standardized, JDF-based automation and streamlined job routing to copiers, printers, digital presses, and prepress/platesetting systems from major equipment manufacturers. Printing and packaging professionals across the globe rely on EFI‘s portfolio of workflow products to manage their businesses and become more streamlined, efficient, informed and profitable. For more information about the EFI Productivity Suite, visit: www.efi.com Polygraph Export 01 | 2015
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Polish packaging printer puts world’s first Promatrix 106 CS die cutter from Heidelberg into production ARKA-DRUK BENEFITS FROM WIDE RANGE OF STANDARD FEATURES AND IS IMPRESSED BY HIGH QUALITY.
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olish packaging print shop Arka-Druk in Lapy near Bialystok has begun production with the world’s first Promatrix 106 CS die cutter. At an open house event at the end of March this year, other Polish printers witnessed this world premiere with practical demonstrations and were provided with comprehensive technical information. The Promatrix 106 CS is the first machine to result from the partnership concluded last fall between Chinese manufacturer Masterwork Machinery Co. Ltd. (MK) and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). The machine is being sold exclusively by Heidelberg.
THE WORLD’S FIRST PROMATRIX 106 CS FROM HEIDELBERG IS UP AND RUNNING AT POLISH PACKAGING PRINT SHOP ARKA-DRUK. OTHER PRINT SHOPS FOUND OUT MORE ABOUT THE DIE CUTTER AT AN OPEN HOUSE EVENT. (PHOTO: HEIDELBERG)
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Following lengthy and extensive testing, Arka-Druk is now benefiting from the comprehensive standard features of the Promatrix 106 CS and is delighted with the high quality. Arka-Druk was founded in 2000, has 70 employees, and supplies discerning customers in the packaging industry, including pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies. Its excellent experiences with the Varimatrix 105 CS die cutter and Easygluer 100 folding carton gluing machine, also installed by Heidelberg, underpinned its decision to purchase the Promatrix 106 CS. “We were looking for a die cutter for runs and lead times that are becoming ever shorter,”
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explains owner Arthur Bach. “The tests with the Promatrix 106 CS met all our expectations. The die cutter fits in well with our concept of industrial production with structured processes and delivers high quality with reliable production,” he adds.
New Promatrix 106 CS die cutter for short to medium runs Heidelberg unveiled the Promatrix 106 CS last fall at the Packaging Days held in Hall 11 at its Wiesloch-Walldorf site. The machine impresses with a wide range of standard features, extremely user-friendly operation, and an attractive price-performance ratio. The Promatrix 106 CS performs die cutting and embossing at a speed of 8,000 sheets per hour for a 760 × 1,060 millimeter (29.92 × 41.73 inch) format. Thanks to its short makeready times, users benefit from high productivity and excellent cost-efficiency. It can handle a wide range of materials – from 90 all the way up to 2,000 grams per square meter – and also processes corrugated board up to four millimeters (0.16 inches) thick.
Further sales of die cutter and new products planned “We’re delighted the Promatrix 106 CS has been so well received by the customer. Other machines sold to European customers are almost ready for delivery,” confirms Dr. Frank Schaum, head of Postpress at Heidelberg. The Heidelberg sales team works closely with product management at MK. This ensures new products meet customers’ technical and commercial requirements. “We will continue to develop the product portfolio with MK in the medium term. Our objective in doing so is to supply the right machines and solutions to ensure effective folding carton production, complete with the appropriate service activities,” explains Schaum. Customers also enjoy access to the Heidelberg global sales and service network.
ARTHUR BACH (CENTER), OWNER OF ARKA-DRUK, IS DELIGHTED WITH THE PROMATRIX 106 CS. ALSO AT THE EVENT WERE DR. FRANK SCHAUM (RIGHT), HEAD OF POSTPRESS, AND KRZYSZTOF PINDRAL, HEAD OF HEIDELBERG POLAND. (PHOTO: HEIDELBERG)
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Print China a resounding success for KBA VISITOR INFLUX AND TRADE FAIR ORDERS SURPASSED EXPECTATIONS.
KBA IS A TRAILBLAZER IN LED-UV. PRESENTATIONS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY ON A RAPIDA 75 WERE VERY POPULAR. IT IS ATTRACTIVE PREDOMINANTLY FOR COMMERCIAL PRINTERS. (PHOTO: KBA)
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ith over 200 printing units sold from all available series and a high influx of visitors to the 1,000m2 stand, Print China which ran from 7 to 12 April in Guangdong was a huge success for the KBA Group. Several KBA companies joined forces under the banner “KBA: Print Solutions for All” and the host of exhibits ranging from sheetfed and web offset, flexo, inkjet, metal, hollow container and glass decoration, and digital coding systems were met with great interest. The Chinese print pundits were surprised and blown away by the breadth and variety of print solutions bearing the KBA logo. Many only previously knew of KBA’s Rapida sheetfed offset presses which are widespread in China. Despite the country’s
recent somewhat sluggish economy, the string of new orders and projects booked by the end of the trade show clearly surpassed all expectations. KBA profited from its strong footing in packaging printing. In addition, high performance presses with extensive kit and automation are becoming increasingly popular given the rise in wage costs also in China. KBA Rapidas accommodate this trend.
Print Solutions for All banner hits home Claus Bolza-Schünemann, president and CEO of Koenig & Bauer, summed up his visit to the trade show: “Print China shows us that our efforts concerning our Fit@All programme are on the right track and that we will be fit and well-positioned
PRINT & MEDIA INDUSTRY to move into the third century of our company’s long history in two years’ time.” Ralf Sammeck, executive vice-president for sheetfed offset presses, was also present and added: “Along with sheetfed offset, our exhibits here demonstrate that KBA specialises in nearly everything which can be printed and finished with colour or inks using various techniques. We can therefore fulfil all of our customers’ demands.”
A CEREMONY FOLLOWING AN ORDER FOR TWO RAPIDA 106 PRESSES FOR ONLINE PACKAGING PRINTER GUANGDONG JINGUAN TECHNOLOGY. (PHOTO: KBA)
Crowds flocked to watch live demos of a five-colour Rapida 105 with coater and a Rapida 75-4+L equipped with energy-saving and environmentally friendly LEDUV. The Rapida 105, which is based on the Rapida 106, can be found in printing companies across China and was again the most ordered press at the show. A raft of new users also snapped up the more highly automated Rapida 105 PRO, even though its official unveiling is scheduled for the end of June in Radebeul.
KBA profits from shift in Chinese print market The string of orders placed during the trade show ranged from the Rapida 75, Rapida 105, Rapida 105 PRO, the high-tech Rapida 106 to the large-format Rapida 145. The second order for a Rapida 145 from internet printer Zhengzhou Shengda Color Printing Co. Ltd is an example of the shift in the Chinese print market. KBA sales director Dietmar Heyduck: “In the face of tough competition Chinese online printers are increasingly switching to large for-
mat. We are supporting this development with our automated large-format presses for fast job change, a higher level of productivity and shorter delivery times.” Walter Zehner, managing director of KBA China: “Gaining online printers as customers for our highly productive large Rapidas is a huge opportunity for us and means less staff costs for our clients, increased efficiency and greater competitiveness.”
SHIJIAZHUANG JIANDONG PRINTING COMPANY ORDERED TWO RAPIDAS AT PRINT CHINA. KBA CEO CLAUS BOLZA-SCHÜNEMANN (3RD RIGHT) AND RALF SAMMECK, KBA EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR SHEETFED OFFSET PRESSES, WERE ALSO PLEASED. (PHOTO: KBA)
The order for two Rapida 106 with DriveTronic SIS sidelay-free infeed and DriveTronic SPC direct plate-cylinder drives by Guangdong Jinguan Technology Co. Ltd. is a further example of the trend towards high tech in China. The company aims to offer packaging printing with this new high-performance technology online. Accordingly, signing the contract was celebrated officially in the presence of members of the KBA management board.
Good prospects in packaging printing Dietmar Heyduck: “The Chinese packaging market continues to grow, especially with regard to consumer packaging. The majority of the orders placed here at the trade show came from packaging printers and their demands in terms of press equipment are also rising. Longer presses with more than four or five colours, inline coating and a higher level of automation are becoming increasingly more popular. KBA is the first choice for Chinese sheetfed offset printers in the packaging segment.” Polygraph Export 01 | 2015
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“PRINT SOLUTIONS FOR ALL”: SEVERAL COMPANIES BELONGING TO THE KBA GROUP PRESENTED THEIR BROAD PRODUCT RANGE FOR VARIOUS PRINT APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS BANNER, SUCH AS THE FILM SAMPLES PRINTED USING FLEXO FROM KBA-FLEXOTECNICA SHOWN HERE. (PHOTO: KBA)
Walter Zehner: “We hope that we can transfer our outstanding reputation with folding carton printers to the new flexo presses for flexible packaging soon. Many of the print experts visiting Print China were amazed by the film samples printed on presses from KBA-Flexotecnica and visitors flocked to our flexo seminar. There are also concrete projects for KBA-Flexotecnica’s EVO presses in the pipeline. The production of flexible packaging is still dominated by gravure in China, nevertheless flexo printing which is environmentally friendly and economical for small and
medium-sized jobs has exceptional prospects for the future. This is also true of the printing systems from KBA-Kammann for the direct decoration of premium glass containers, the well-positioned metal-decorating lines from KBA-MetalPrint and KBA-Metronic’s marking and coding systems suited to packaging lines or coding industrial goods. KBA has a strong footing in the growing packaging market. We were pleased that we could bring this message to a raft of potential users at Print China.” www.kba.de
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3-D printing...............................................................................2
Measuring and testing equipment.........................................19
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Anti-setoff powder......................................................................3
Personal-consulting agency.......................................................20 Printing forme production for gravure printing ............................21 Printing forme production for offset printing............................22 Printing plate baking systems....................................................23
B Business consultancy..................................................................4
R Repair attendance....................................................................24
C Carbonless copy paper - cut-size paper........................................5 Central cylinders for flexopgraphic printing.................................6 Chemicals and products for prepress production phases............7 Computer to plate systems for offset printing................................8
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CTP-processing
Second hand machines.............................................................25
systems.........................................................9
Cylinder repairs........................................................................10
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Thermo-sensitive paper.............................................................26
Decor paper.............................................................................11
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Used machinery dealers............................................................27
Electrostatic auxiliary systems...................................................12 Extraction systems....................................................................13
W Waterless offset printing...........................................................28
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Writing paper, fine paper & fine board........................................29
Flame resistant & flame retardant paper.....................................14 Foil cutting devices...................................................................15
G Galvanic for gravure cylinder....................................................16 Gravure printing supplies...........................................................17
L Logistic systems for printing plates............................................18
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3-D Druck..................................................................................2
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3-D Laserscanning......................................................................1
Reparatur-Dienstleistungen.......................................................24
A Absauganlagen........................................................................13
S Schneidgeräte für Folien...........................................................15 Schreibpapiere, Feinpapiere & Feinkarton..................................29
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Schwer entflammbare & flammhemmende Papiere....................14
Chemikalien u. Präparate für die Druckvorstufe..........................7
Selbstdurchschreibende Papiere - Formatpapiere.........................5
Computer to plate Systeme für Offsetdruck................................8
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Thermosensitive Papiere...........................................................26
Dekorpapiere...........................................................................11
Tiefdruck-Verbrauchsmaterialien.......................................17
Druckbestäubungspuder.............................................................3 Druckformherstellung Offsetdruck............................................22 Druckformherstellung Tiefdruck................................................21 Druckplatten Einbrennsysteme..................................................23
U Unternehmensberatungen..........................................................4
E Elektrostatische Druckhilfssysteme............................................12
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Entwicklungssysteme für Druckplatten........................................9
Wasserloser Offsetdruck...........................................................28
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Galvanik für Tiefdruckzylinder...................................................16
Zentralzylinder für Flexodruck....................................................6
Gebrauchtmaschinen.............................................................25
Zylinderreparaturen..................................................................10
Gebrauchtmaschinenhandel.....................................................27
L Logistiksysteme für Druckplatten...............................................18
M Mess- und Prüfgeräte..............................................................19
P Personalberatung.....................................................................20
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3-D laserscanning 3-D Laserscanning
Papierfabrik August Koehler SE + Hauptstr. 2 77704 Oberkirch ) 07802/81-0 7 07802/81-4330 8 info@koehlerpaper.com www.koehlerpaper.com
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Carbonless copy paper - cut-size paper Selbstdurchschreibende Papiere Formatpapiere
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Central cylinders for flexopgraphic printing Zentralzylinder für Flexodruck
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Chemicals and products for prepress production phases
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Anti-setoff powder Druckbestäubungspuder
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KSL staubtechnik gmbh + Westendstr. 11 89415 Lauingen ) 09072/9500-0 7 09072/9500-50 8 info@ksl-staubtechnik.de www.ksl-staubtechnik.de
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Maschinenfabrik Kaspar Walter GmbH & Co. KG + Konrad-Zuse-Bogen 18 82152 Krailling ) 089/78596-0 7 089/78596-114 8 sales@kwalter.de www.kwalter.de
Business consultancy Unternehmensberatungen
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Computer to plate systems for offset printing Computer to plate Systeme für Offsetdruck
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CTP-processing systems Entwicklungssysteme für Druckplatten
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Extraction systems Absauganlagen
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Techno-Grafica GmbH + Dieselstr. 1 75236 Kämpfelbach ) 07232/809890 7 07232/316255 8 info@techno-grafica.de www.techno-grafica.de
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DRUWA Druckzylinder Schnellreparatur GmbH + Stralsunder Str. 4 35410 Hungen ) 06402/50326 7 06402/50328 8 info@druwa.de www.druwa.de
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HÖCKER POLYTECHNIK GmbH · Entsorgungssysteme · 49176 Hilter Fon + 49 (0) 5409 405 - 0 · Fax + 49 (0) 5409 405 - 555 · info@hpt.net
Decor paper Dekorpapiere
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Papierfabrik August Koehler SE + Hauptstr. 2 77704 Oberkirch ) 07802/81-0 7 07802/81-4330 8 info@koehlerpaper.com www.koehlerpaper.com
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Electrostatic auxiliary systems Elektrostatische Druckhilfssysteme
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Flame resistant & flame retardant paper Schwer entflammbare & flammhemmende Papiere
Papierfabrik August Koehler SE + Hauptstr. 2 77704 Oberkirch ) 07802/81-0 7 07802/81-4330 8 info@koehlerpaper.com www.koehlerpaper.com
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Foil cutting devices Schneidgeräte für Folien
engel GmbH Schneiden-Wickeln-Fördern + Gaußstr. 5 31787 Hameln ) 05151/67453 7 05151/67463 8 info@engel-hameln.de www.engel-hameln.de
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Galvanic for gravure cylinder Galvanik für Tiefdruckzylinder
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Measuring and testing equipment Mess- und Prüfgeräte
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Maschinenfabrik Kaspar Walter GmbH & Co. KG + Konrad-Zuse-Bogen 18 82152 Krailling ) 089/78596-0 7 089/78596-114 8 sales@kwalter.de www.kwalter.de
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Gravure printing supplies Tiefdruck-Verbrauchsmaterialien
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+49 5231 98100-12 Maschinenfabrik Kaspar Walter GmbH & Co. KG + Konrad-Zuse-Bogen 18 82152 Krailling ) 089/78596-0 7 089/78596-114 8 sales@kwalter.de www.kwalter.de
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Personnel-consulting agency Personalberatung
Bogner - Gottschalk - Heine Unternehmensberater GmbH + Moosstrasse 7 82319 Starnberg ) 08151/65499-0 7 08151/65499-99 8 info@bgh-consuling.de www.bgh-consulting.de
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Printing forme production for gravure printing Druckformherstellung Tiefdruck
S T U V W X Y Z
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Logistic systems for printing plates Logistiksysteme für Druckplatten
Techno-Grafica GmbH + Dieselstr. 1 75236 Kämpfelbach ) 07232/809890 7 07232/316255 8 info@techno-grafica.de www.techno-grafica.de
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Printing forme production for offset printing Druckformherstellung Offsetdruck
Thermo-sensitive paper Thermosensitive Papiere
Papierfabrik August Koehler SE + Hauptstr. 2 77704 Oberkirch ) 07802/81-0 7 07802/81-4330 8 info@koehlerpaper.com www.koehlerpaper.com
Printing plate baking systems Druckplatten Einbrennsysteme
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Used machinery dealers Gebrauchtmaschinenhandel
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DRUPAMA KG (GmbH & Co. KG) Druckereimaschinen-Vertrieb + Rehmendamm 20 21217 Seevetal ) 040/7685027 7 040/7685024 8 service@drupama.de www.drupama.de
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Android - Web-App www.polygraph-online.de
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Techno-Grafica GmbH + Dieselstr. 1 75236 Kämpfelbach ) 07232/809890 7 07232/316255 8 info@techno-grafica.de www.techno-grafica.de
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Techno-Grafica GmbH + Dieselstr. 1 75236 Kämpfelbach ) 07232/809890 7 07232/316255 8 info@techno-grafica.de www.techno-grafica.de
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Second hand machines Gebrauchtmaschinen
PM Graphisches Maschinen Contor UG + Röntgenstr. 9 67133 Maxdorf ) 06237/4045-0 7 06237/4045-10 8 preowned@gmc-lt.de www.gmc-lt.de
Waterless offset printing Wasserloser Offsetdruck
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