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News and technology 2-10 Wide format Heidelberg open house has fast focus, Ipex to return 46-49 with UK focus in 2017 at NEC, business/marketing Inca’s X factor added to drupa mix, new Soljet made for heavy duty Repro-Sales presents Chinese choices wide format, Optimus and XMPie tie up. GPT’s Printoberfest

Cover story 12 50 Software Bordeaux Digital PrintInk: digital technology for Colour management – the colour conundrum. the textile market.

Smart Directions 14-20 54 Case study Latest survey results. Xpert intervention: CS Labels streamlines workflow Carton packaging. and colour management.

Xerox Premier Partners 24 56 Software Bridging media. Drupa and beyond – the experts speak.

Sharp Inspire Expo 26 58 Paper Round Information is currency. Latest paper market news for digital printers.

The Big Print Efficiently Finishing Focus 60 28-44 Making the maths work.

Crossing the finish line – page 28 Binding – page 34 64 People & Diary Booklet-making, stitching and sewing – page 39 Landa Group appoints new chief executive, ex-Berforts executives join CMP Digital Print Cutting and guillotining – page 40 Solutions, Screen Europe makes Toine Prudon Folding and creasing – page 44 international sales manager for Truepress Jet, wide format digital print specialist Amira Laminating – page 44 Bouchiba joins CMYUK from EFI, and more.

ello again. It’s the November issue of Digital Printer and that disappointment, and then the digital print indus- has come to mean Big Finishing Focus time. Several pages of try will celebrate another year of creativity, inno- Hpost-press technology and installation news await you, cover- vation and passionate commitment to delivering ing all the main finishing processes. for its clients. By way of an awkward segue, by the time you read this I may well From passion to software – not an obvious have been ‘finished off’ myself, after another riotous Digital Printer leap, but I’m running out of space! We wanted Awards. We gave you the runners and riders last month; next month the experts to look into the future of print soft- you’ll get to see which thoroughbred won by a nose in each catego- ware and tell us where this exciting branch of the ry, and which was named as the true champion steeplechaser, the sector is going. Their thoughts start on page 56. Supreme Award winner. There will be exhilaration and there will be Andy Knaggs 2_Layout 1 30/10/2015 17:40 Page 2

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Heidelberg’s Brentford open house to have fast focus

Rapid Response is the theme for the Presto II saddle- Other time-saving solutions at Heidelberg UK's open house at stitcher connected inline the show include the new Digital its National Showroom in to a Stahlfolder. Front End, a faster Inpress Control Brentford on 18 and 19 Tharstern, IST, Morgana 2 colour and register control tool, November. Visitors are promised and ATS Banding will enhanced Prinect colour solu- ‘the quality of litho from the also be present. tions and rapid online consum- Linoprint CP and CV digital press- Collated flat sheets ables ordering. es and the speed of digital with from the digital press Sales director Jim Todd said: new LED UV offset technology and an 8-page A5 fold- ‘We want to show printers just demonstrated on a Speedmaster Heidelberg open houses offer a ed section from the how responsive our equipment SX 74’. chance to research and review. Speedmaster SX 74 LED- is. As run lengths shorten and Output from both LED-UV UV press will be com- turnaround times are slashed, litho and digital printing solutions Stahlfolders as well as solutions bined to produce an eye-catch- rapid response is the daily cul- will be immediately ready for fin- from third party suppliers, ing A5 format 36-page stitched ture of most printers.’ ishing on Polar guillotines and including Muller Martini showing product with a digital cover. www.heidelberg.com

Pure Saxoprint capacity PSF sheet feeder with the Watkiss PowerSquare booklet maker to produce SquareBack books up to 224 pages thick. Online print specialist Saxoprint made a UK digital print partnership with HP Indigo house Pureprint Group, saying it needed a partner that shared its understanding of workflow systems and innovative technol- Flatbed system solves growing pains ogy, as well as quality standards and environment ethics. Pureprint The EFI Jetrix flatbed KX7-D roll to roll system has been added to Group described the strategic partnership as ‘a real pivotal moment’ Colour Studios’ production suite in Bath, to offer customers offer in the evolution of Pureprint into a ‘best in class provider around the flexibility and versatility. The system uses six picolitre head nozzles technology and productised space’. for high output quality and print speeds. Business is growing rapidly at Colour Studios and it needed a flatbed printer that could deliver. Germany’s OFT takes first Scodix Foil The company said the Jetrix could take on a wide variety of projects that it is involved with. The first installation of the Scodix Foil system in Europe has gone to a German-based foil technology expert, OFT, which serves prestigious brands across Europe. Earlier this year, OFT installed its first Scodix NEC visit concludes Ultra Pro digital enhancement press, and it now becomes the first Ricoh press deal company worldwide to offer professional foiling for run lengths of any count. Scodix Foil can produce a range of colours such as gold, Rapidity Communications signed up for silver, bronze, with no waste or mess. a new Ricoh Pro C9110 press at The Print Show, with the 130 pages per minute machine being seen as a back up to Automation powers booklet-maker buy Rapidity’s two HP Indigo 7600 presses, AB Print Group has invested in a new Watkiss PowerSquare 224 while also bringing a new banner printing booklet making system, choosing a nearline configuration as the capability. Rapidity is buying the Ricoh Pro C9110 with a high optimum solution for finishing work from an assortment of different capacity stacker and staple finisher and a high performance Fiery printers. The firm had been using a hand-fed version but was looking E83 RIP. for increased automation. The PowerSquare 224 combines a high PREMIUM BOARDS FOR DIGITAL PRINT.

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Ipex to return with UK focus in 2017 in Birmingham

The return of Ipex to London tive approach to designing the industry, does not conflict has proven to be short lived. Ipex of the future,' said Peter with drupa and very much Organiser Informa Exhibitions Hall, managing director, Informa complements a variety of has announced a new partner- Exhibitions. 'We recognise that annual UK signage, packag- ship with Picon and the NEC as several aspects of Ipex 2014 ing and print shows’. it plans to take the event back were not successful, but we The announcement has to Birmingham after a single have learned from these and not been welcomed by show back in London in 2014. It will consult closely with the organisers of The Print Show, will however be UK-focused market to ensure that Ipex 2017 however, which took place and now run every three years, is a UK-focused, industry-driven for the first in October, also starting from 2017 – a timescale event that appeals strongly to at the NEC, to what seems a said: ‘We were expecting Ipex that has already been adopted exhibitors and visitors.’ favourable initial reception. The to come back at some stage as by drupa, starting from next Bettine Pellant, chief execu- Ipex news broke the day before an international event, but the year’s show. tive officer of Picon, said there The Print Show opened. It had fact that they have come back The exhibition company has was ‘a strong appetite from UK already publicised dates for a as a nationally-focused show also created a joint executive suppliers, manufacturers and 2016 NEC event and had said will obviously confuse committee to ‘shape a new visitors for a major event every that a further show would take the market.’ Ipex in 2017’. 'We are taking a three years which keeps pace place in the autumn of 2017. www.ipex.org whole new fresh and collabora- with the speed of change in the Event director Chris Davies,

Calling in the wide boys The Concept of better book binding Callprint has upgraded its wide format capabilities with an Océ Concept Communications in Stansted says it has increased produc- Arizona 480GT and 480XT plus two 1.52 metre wide HP Designjet tion capacity and flexibility with a 500 books per hour Horizon Z6800 printers being installed at its Clerkenwell site. The HP systems BQ270V single clamp perfect binder purchased from Intelligent replace a pair of Canon iPF9000 machines, which have been moved Finishing Systems. An annual spike in demand, with 25,000 annual to two of Callprint's hubs in Manchester and Birmingham, to provide report and accounts needing to be produced in five weeks, led to a wide format service offering there and boost speed and production the investment, but it will also enable the firm to more efficiently output. meet demand all year round. Efficiency drives MIS move A Prinect match White Star Printing has invested in an EFI GamSys MIS/ERP solution to Matching the quality of its litho production automate its hybrid production and administration processes. The has been the driver for H&H Reeds Printers company said it had recognised that efficient order processing, CRM investing in a new Heidelberg Linoprint CP and production management were all key elements to streamlined digital press. It said that colour calibration operation and efficiency. It chose GamSys for its modularity and abili- and connectivity were the keys to the ty to expand in-line with predicted business growth. The system will decision, while the new Heidelberg Digital give the company full visibility of the production floor. Front End was ‘convincing’. Digital printing will be totally integrated into Prinect to match the litho side, allowing customers to use both processes with confidence.

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Business/marketing added to drupa mix When drupa 2016 opens its doors next May, there will for the first time be an area devoted to successful business and market- ing concepts at the drupa inno- vation park. Located in Hall 7 at the Messe Düsseldorf, the drupa innovation park (or ‘dip’) will the Innovations in Printing contain six themed areas with Technologies area, exhibitors will around 130 exhibitors showing present key technologies in their innovations in workflow modern printing and finishing, processes, automation and the applications for functional print- latest print technologies. ing, printed electronics and dip offers visitors to the 3D printing and solutions for advantage of being able to dis- prototyping, visualisation cover innovations and market- and workflow. ready applications for creative Additional areas include print products and technologies Multichannel Publishing & in a convenient compact form. Marketing Solutions, covering The solutions on show will be topics such as the management complemented by presentations, of cross-media contents/assets   panel discussions and interviews and web and app publishing, on the dip stage. and Added Value in Print, The Business Models area will focusing on finishing, innovative look at new business concepts substrates and new finishing and models that have an ever methods. more important role to play. In www.drupa.com

Italian textile print centre opened Konica Minolta has opened a new €5 million DIGITAL ART&SILK textile innovation centre near Milan to help inkjet customers obtain first-hand experience in using advanced digital systems for textile print-   
ing. The centre features what Konica says are three of the world's most advanced systems for the textile market – the Nassenger SP-1, Nassenger 10 and Nassenger 8 – which are due to be formally launched at ITMA this month. ● A range of precision cut, high white, Day one delight! gloss and silk paper and boards Essex firm Maypole Press has streamlined workflow and increased produc- ● Exceptional print quality tion speeds with the installation of a Horizon StitchLiner from IFS, and says the system has been paying for itself since day one. The machine’s robust ● Fully accredited for use on build and ability to adjust book thickness were key factors in the purchase decision. The fully automated StitchLiner runs at up to 11,000 books HP Indigo and most production per hour. digital colour presses using dry toner technology adhesion Book printer takes Truepress Printondemand-worldwide has invested in a duplex Screen Truepress For more information contact your Jet520Z inkjet press as part of a three-phase automation and technology overhaul in its Peterborough facility. The press will complement the compa- local Premier branch or email ny's existing toner-based Océ and Xerox iGen printers. The company has [email protected] also made a £500,000 investment in a bespoke Hunkeler book block line with high speed dynamic perforating and cutting and an offset stacker. www.paper.co.uk

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New Soljet made for  heavy duty wide format Roland DG has launched a new ware which produces images    high volume printer, the Soljet with smooth gradations. EJ-640 wide format inkjet printer, The unit comes with a specifi- which it says is built for optimum cally designed high strength performance in a high volume media shaft for holding heavy  
production environment. media rolls securely, while a The printer uses dual staggered newly-developed feed adjuster print heads, an integrated tri- ensures the smooth progression of heater system, strong industrial media through to the take-up sys- design and high-capacity one litre tem. The internal structure has been built for precise ink droplet place- ment for vivid image quality even at high speeds. Also new from Roland DG are EUV4 ECO-UV inks Solijet EJ-640 wide format inkjet printer developed for its VersaUV-LED ink cartridges available in four or printers, available in 200 and 500 seven colour configurations. In a ml cartridges, and version 1.1 of dual CMYK ink configuration, the its Rolandprintstudio Mac OS RIP, EJ-640 can achieve speeds of up which includes support for OSX to 102 square metres per hour. v10.11 El Capitan, integration The seven-colour ink configuration with the latest Adobe PDF Print consists of CMYK plus Light Cyan Engine (APPE 3.7) and profiles (Lc), Light Magenta (Lm), and Light for the new ECO-SOL MAX Essential Wide Format is a Black (Lk).It is accompanied by 3 inks. concise range of media for Roland VersaWorks Dual RIP soft- www.rolanddg.co.uk wide format printing available from stock. A fresh Wave of Color Canon Europe has launched two new printers the Océ ColorWave 810 and ● Aqueous ● UV Curable 910, as successors to the ColorWave 900. Aimed at printers in the architec- ture, engineering and construction sectors as well as dynamic retail envi- ● Solvent ● Laminates ronments, the company said these are the fastest digital 42-inch' wide colour printers on the market, with speeds of up to 1000 square metres ● ● per hour, regardless of image complexity, ink coverage or media type. Eco-Solvent Cassettes ● Latex Plug and play UV inkjet inks From Nazdar Ink Technologies comes a new range of alternative inks for Océ Arizona and Fujifilm Acuity printers. The 702 and 703 series inks are For more information contact your the company's first entry into the plug and play UV inkjet market. Nazdar local Premier branch or email said the inks offer quality and cost effectiveness, and there is no need to flush, purge or re-profile when transitioning to them. [email protected] Meet Mason – the UV LED printer Azon has launched the Mason wide format UV LED printer, which has six specially designed 500 ml bulk ink tanks with ink monitoring sensors. The machine has a maximum printing area of 590 x 700 mm and is able to print on a range of materials with a maximum thickness up to 100 mm. It comes www.paper.co.uk with Azon Conti single pass printing technology in CMYK and white.

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Dash to integrate: Optimus and XMPie tie up

The first integration between the including duplication of stock and immediate dynamic Optimus dash MIS system and effort, and reduce errors pricing from Optimus dash MIS. the XMPie web to print has been occurring. We believe the There is only a single pricing and announced, delivering real-time combining of our solu- stock system to maintain, resulting pricing, instant job creation with tions creates a valuable in the information always being the specification, files and pro- proposition with a dis- accurate and up-to-date.’ duction information required to cernible return on invest- All information from the web produce the job, automatic ment for our customers. order placed within XMPie is update of job status and 'The result is a tightly seamlessly passed to the enhanced stock management. integrated web to print Optimus dash MIS, with the Nicola Bisset, Optimus Group and management informa- result that no re-keying is managing director, commented: tion system which allows required, resulting in time and ‘The focus for both Optimus and printers’ customers to cost savings and no loss of XMPie was to continue the lean effortlessly place orders Yaron Mohaban of XMPie with Optimus’ information. ethos of using real time automa- from an XMPie store or Nicola Bisset celebrate the integration www.optimus2020.com tion to eliminate wasteful steps, web portal and see live at a Xerox event in Prague. www.xmpie.com

New print head due in New Year 3D printers on Antalis agenda Kyocera has announced an ultra-wide print head at 112 mm, offering Antalis has entered the 3D printing market as simultaneous four colour output for industrial inkjet printing applications a reseller for MakerBot Professional Plus and from textiles to billboards. The Kyocera KJ4B-0150 printhead offers 150 Stratasys Idea Series 3D printers. The compa- dpi resolution for each CMYK colour, with a printing speed of 76.2 ny will also offer expert advice and model metres per minute and includes the company's proprietary technologies sampling for customers who are thinking of in fluid-channel structure design and piezo-actuator drive control. It is venturing into the 3D print market. The due to be available from January 2016. MakerBot range is aimed at the education market and the ‘prosumer’, while the The app for exhibition stand design Stratasys Idea Range is aimed at 3D professionals. Display Makers has launched a redesigned version of its ISOframe 3D Designer app, which can be used to create unique exhibition stands quickly and easily. The product allows users to create, save and export Milan setting for textile launch creations using any product from the ISOframe range, including Ripple, At ITMA 2015 in Milan this month, Mimaki is to introduce a new direct- Wave, Exhibit, Fabric, Express Pop-up and Counter elements. Designs can to-textile inkjet printer – the Mimaki TX300P-1800, a 1.8 metre roll-to-roll be rotated and flexed and artwork added to create impressive visuals. system. Available from December 2015, the TX300P-1800 is designed for smaller lot sizes, faster delivery times and the ability to quickly produce Direct eco gains samples. It is compatible for use with sublimation dye, disperse dye, pigment, reactive dye and acid dye inks. There was a global launch by Presstek at The Print Show in October. The manufacturer gave the first demonstrations of its Presstek 52DI Eco-UV technology, which delivers faster drying times, the ability to print on a Xerox presses get metallic approval wide range of substrates, including non-porous and uncoated stocks, Color-Logic has certified the Xerox Color 800i/1000i presses for use with and energy performance that is one quarter of that produced by stan- its Process Metallic Color System. The certification applies to use of the dard UV systems. The 52 cm machine images plates on press. silver toner dry ink option and Xerox’s Fiery-powered EX-P 1000i print server. Color-Logic said that examples of sheets printed on the Color 1000i press with its metallics system received a very positive reaction at

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12 Cover story Closing the gap: digital technology for the textile market In a new white paper, Bordeaux Digital PrintInk examines how digital print technol- ogy is impacting upon the textile industry, and how innovation in inks such as its own Velvet Jet, that can be used on all fabrics, will simplify digital textile printing.

he textile industry is one of the world’s largest industries and it has come a long way. The textile print- ing industry represents 30 billion square metres of material volume onT an annual basis worldwide. Digital inkjet printing has already made an impact on the world of signs and promotion- al graphics, turning it into an on-demand, fast-turnaround industry. What is keeping it from impacting the textile printing as well? Industry data shows that after a decade of advances in digital printing technologies for textile, only 2% of the world’s printed tex- tiles are produced digitally. This raises impor- tant questions: why is digital textile produc- tion still a niche market? And what are the trends and barriers that influence the textile market and its technologies? When examining the textile market, espe- Informed choice: getting the right ink for the right fabric is the key to success in cially the fashion design sector, we witness a textile printing. change in this market’s needs. There is a growing demand for a greater variety of kets. Textile print shops are then forced to The majority of digital printing on textiles is colours and design at quicker turnaround find new and innovative ways to provide today done on polyester fabrics using dye cycles. Textile designers are rethinking their printed fabrics while minimising cost sublimation. However, there are more appli- approach to production and manufacturing and waste. cations which can benefit from short run dig- of textile. Whether designing for sportswear Digital printing is a relatively new technolo- ital printing, enabling printing on natural fab- or a fashion line or even for furniture uphol- gy in the textile market, but it offers multiple rics as well as on blended fabrics. Fabrics, stery – all these markets are changing the way benefits to the traditional textile printing ink colours and ease of creation without the they present their style. Styles and trends are process. It has dual application in printing, limitation of minimum yardage requirements, constantly changing in today’s fast paced acting both as a sampling and as a produc- enrich printed fabrics to be a unique piece world. Thus, short cycles of fashion lines tion tool. In sampling, digital printing offers of custom art. demand fast turnaround in production and immediate results, provides tremendous flex- So what is holding fabric printers from manufacturing of textile. ibility in design and colouration, while saving responding to this growing demand? Why Responding to this trend of ‘fast fashion’ time and money. As a production tool it are they not producing textile printing on all and switching from mass production to mass helps to minimise inventory waste as there is fabric types under the same printing line? In customisation, digital textile production is no discharge of dyes and chemicals; it today’s digital textile industry the limitation is becoming the cost effective choice for reduces downtimes, reduces costs and pro- twofold. First, the fact that different types of brands in both the apparel and home mar- vides the option of mass customisation. inks are required for different types of fab-

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rics. Each fabric type is being printed with issues that will determine the future of the specific ink technology, which requires dedi- textile printing market. These involve print cated printing machinery per application. speed, resolution/drop size and configura- Reactive type ink is the most commonly tion, ink performance, substrate handling, used ink for the textile industry today as it is colour control and colour matching, wash used for home textile and fashion fabrics. It and wear fastness and fixing and curing. is mainly used for cotton fabrics. Acid inks The aspect that will no doubt be the main are used for sportswear made from nylon influencer in this emerging market is the ink and Lycra fabric types and disperse ink types and it could hold the solution for simplifying are used for polyester fabrics for home the complexity of digital textile printing. décor and flag printing. Today, the choice of the fabric type In addition, different pre and post treat- dictates the choice of ink. There are different ment equipment is required for different types of inks used for different types of types of inks. Acid and reactive inks require a fabrics and applications. Furthermore, each wet post-treatment and the printed fabrics fabric type requires different pre- and post- need to undergo several steaming, washing treatment equipment. and drying steps. On the other hand, pig- There are key advantages for running a mented and disperse inks require a dry-post digital textile printing business: cost reduc- treatment as they need a heat fixation textile printing as the tion, eco-friendly solutions and short run process before use of the fabrics. need to have different types of inks and production with mass customisation are This factor limits the flexibility of a single printers and different types of pre and post- among the main features that digital textile print house to provide numerous types of treatment is time consuming and more printing brings. services. Moreover, print shops tend to focus expensive. Is the technology at a tipping point only on one single process line as each type Digital textile technology offers today a where a simple modification is needed in requires different technical experience and complex printing process. There are specific order to meet the textile market demand? usually they specialise in one type of fabric inks, and specific treatments and machinery The next phase in digital textile printing printing. Secondly, traditional digital textile needed for different types of fabrics. With will depend on formulating a new concept printing requires pre and post treatment to current types of inks, different types of fab- in the printing process to allow print the fabrics to maintain rub resistance and rics such as cotton, nylon, polyester and vis- shops to be synchronised with the market long term wash durability. These limitations cos cannot all be printed using the same trends and offer printing solutions on all effect the cost effectiveness of short run printing process. available fabrics under one simple There are many digital printing technology production line. n

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November 2015 www.digitalprintermag.co.uk In January 2015, Identisys were delighted to invite Intercard to be a major shareholder and part of the company. By combining each company client base, this amalgamation has immediately provided both companies with success and has already achieved numerous sales orders. An additional benefit has been the increased engineering capacity expanding further their customer support and service capabilities.

Identisys began trading in 1996 and Intercard in 1998, histori- cally both companies have run in parallel albeit with competitive suppliers, thus, this venture now enables both companies to offer the best print , bureau and machine recommendation options also encompassing metal plate and plastic card embossers.

The companies were fortunate to rapidly build a diverse spectrum of clients, including numerous motor manufacturers, many card fulfilment and loyalty scheme providers. Both companies’ service centres now use the bespoke ‘Call Logger’ software system; this software catalogues each and every service and support call, range, Matica has become a major player throughout the world thereby providing a full historic report of all customer support within the plastic card industry. Both Identisys and Intercard are and requests. confident that they are now ideally positioned by offering superb product performance and engineering support, to be competitive Peter Rust the Identisys technical director says. “The majority of our alongside any other of the major suppliers within the UK. Intercard customers take advantage of our expert service contract scheme; sales director Les Serpant says. “We look forward to providing we tailor each contract to suit the individual customer’s require- all our customers with our continued support and proactive sales ments, offering from 12 to 24 hour engineer response.” advice information”

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Smart Directions survey 15 A DIGITAL PRINTER INITIATIVE Survey: cheap as choices! Continuing our series of online surveys carried out with Digital Printer’s Smart Directions partners, Antalis was interested in discovering the factors that printers considered most important in choosing digital papers and paper suppliers.

good price and a good choice The next question asked was: what are was that the respondent was not involved in is what printers are looking for the two most important factors when con- the buying decision. A couple of companies when deciding which paper to sidering which digital paper to buy? Five said that they do their own testing on paper buy, and while relationships factors were listed to choose from. The results stocks, while a few suggested that if a paper with paper suppliers are impor- are shown below in the table. did not perform as stated, there would tant,A they still come second to a supplier having be a confrontation soon coming with a good range of products. the supplier. Antalis was the latest Smart Directions partner The final question was as follows: to conduct a survey amongst the Digital Printer what is the most important factor in readership, and these would appear to be the choosing your digital paper supplier? headline findings. Following an opening ques- The table below shows the breakdown tion to establish whether each respondent was of results. a printer, finisher or other type of firm (with 58% being a printer or finisher), 93 participants were asked to specify which printing technology they were currently using. As can be seen from the table below, the list of options provided was not entirely extensive, which perhaps accounts Very nearly 65% of the respondents consid- for 50% of the respondents choosing the Other ered price to be one of the two most important category, and then stating the print systems they factors, while a comprehensive range of were using. weights and sizes drew a 57% response. There was some love for relationships with the supplier in this decision, but the brand name and environmental credentials seem to be considered less important by more This represents a fairly close spread, with the printers. range of products being considered important Antalis then asked whether the mill/OEM by more respondents than any other, but the guarantee for digital papers was important. supplier relationship and next day delivery is There was a close split here, with 57% say- not far behind – an affirmation perhaps of a ing that yes, it was important, and 43% in market with essentially simple needs: the right the no camp. In a free input field they products from someone that is trusted, deliv- were then asked why they had answered as ered promptly and reliably. Technical support, Here we can see that Xerox accounted for they had. Since this question is designed to meanwhile, was valued by one in five. The almost a third of the printers, with HP Indigo draw qualitative data, there is no way of show- majority of those answering ‘Other’ to this ques- and Konica Minolta closely matched around the ing the reasons given in a simple chart or table. tion went on to add that they (once again) do 20% mark. There are some big names missing However, what is clear from the ‘Yes’ reasons is not buy paper. here though, and analysis of the comments that issues of guaranteed quality, reliability and To conclude, one lucky respondent won a made in the Other category showed that consistency were highly valued. Customers, it prize for their participation, that being a meal around 10% have a Ricoh and 10% a Canon seems, are also keeping printers on their toes in for four worth £80. On this occasion, the win- digital press. Wide format inkjet printers of vari- this regard, as several printers put this forward ner, as drawn at random, was William Cooper ous descriptions were stated by around 7% of as a reason. from the University of Birmingham. the respondents. About 11% had no printing Amongst the ‘no’ responses, the most fre- Congratulations to William, and thanks to all technology at all. quently stated reason within the plethora given who took part! n

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Carton packaging 16 A DIGITAL PRINTER INITIATIVE Catching up with cartons Simon Eccles provides an overview of some of the digital systems being promoted for carton production - presses, coaters and cutting & creasing lines.

here are all the digital car- types of business such as personalised cartons, announced carton capabilities for their presses. ton printers? At drupa 2012 or just-in-time deliveries to reduce total costs.’ Screen said its Truepress JetSX could handle there was a rush of The types of carton applications so far have cartonboard up to 600 microns as standard, announcements of digital been cosmetics and food, he says, citing C&P while Fujifilm announced Jet Press F, a dedicat- presses that were either Packaging in the UK as a typical user. On the ed inkjet carton press with a new hybrid aque- specificallyW designed for carton work, or could face of it, small pharmaceuticals cartons ought ous-UV ink. at least accept heavyweight card. Yet here we to be well suited to digital too. However, he Screen shipped some SXs for carton work are, on the countdown to drupa 2016, and says: ‘The pharma market has a different (notably in the UK to RCS in Retford in 2012). only a handful of those specialist digital carton dynamic than the other industries. The higher Fuji went quiet about Jet Press F. A year ago it presses are out in actual production compa- level of legislation and rules have made it more announced the improved Jet Press 720S com- nies, while some of the developers who difficult for the change.’ mercial press and last month unveiled a 720S announced them in 2012 have gone ‘carton configuration.’ The main difference is rather quiet. Going large increased vacuum on the drum and an The folding carton sector of the packaging Full-time carton printers have historically cho- improved vacuum jacket to handle heavy industry has remained largely immune to the sen large offset presses of B1 and above for- stocks. The ink is the same as the 720S, ie an attractions of digital, on the grounds that mats, because carton flats can be pretty big advanced aqueous type for standard litho ‘brands’ (ie customers) and filling lines are and you want to print as many as possible per stocks, rather than the hybrid UV. geared up to very long runs and very long lead pass. For the first 15 years or more of digital The Fuji and Screen inkjets were not times. Label printers used to say the same colour presses it was rare to see anything larger deemed commercially ready until drupa 2012, thing, but since the LabelExpo of 2009 at least than SRA3 format, other than Xeikon’s 500 mm by which time HP could steal their thunder by 10% of European label production has continuous machines. This limits the use to announcing its Indigo B2 liquid toner press gone digital. smallish one-up boxes or multiples of very family. These include the sheet fed simplex Xeikon has been offering simplex web fed small boxes, although today Kodak, MGI and 30000 for cartons. digital presses into both the labels and cartons Xerox can feed very long sheets. The Fujifilm and Screen inkjets are CMYK only markets for many years. Labels market sales At drupa 2008 the first B2 sheet-fed digital and are pretty slow – 2700 sheets and 1620 have been good but cartons have been a slow inkjet presses were announced by Fujifilm and sheets per hour respectively. An HP Indigo burner, admits Filip Weymans, marketing direc- Screen at more than £1 million each (since 30000 costs more but can run up to seven tor for packaging and labels. ‘Although we reduced somewhat). Come drupa 2012, both colours including customer-specified spots. It have been offering solutions to the market for some years, it’s only recently, by adding the Web Varnishing Module and the Pile High Stacker and waste separator, that we have had an affordable and productive solution for the industry. We see that the industry is picking this up quite quickly. ‘Now we are experiencing a similar trend as for self-adhesive labels beforehand. There are some innovating companies, real industrial folding carton printers, that are making their first steps into digital folding carton production. We see two kinds of business that people are pur- The HP Indigo 30000 for cartons was suing: one as an alternative to conventional introduced at drupa 2012. print for cost reasons; and secondly, as new

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be required. Suppliers of these include the US Epic Products International, which makes both pre-coaters for inkjet and Indigo media, and post- print coaters for digital and offset presses. Its Epic 750 coater can run inline or near- line with presses and accepts sheets up to 75 cm The Landa S10 is a B1 carton press wide. It can run aqueous or UV coatings with quick can print 3450 B2 sheets per hour with 4/0 commercial site and another is due for Europe changeover between them. The smaller CT-660 colours, but slows down with each early next year. is an offline system for sheets up to 508 x 660 additional colour. MGI showed a prototype sheet fed B2 UV mm. Inline versions have been developed for Benny Landa, previously founder of Indigo, ink press called Alphajet at drupa, with provi- Xerox iGen and HP Indigo digital presses. trumped everyone else at drupa 2012 with the sion for five colours plus spot clear and foiling Kompac, another US company, offers the spectacular launch of his Landa company, at up to 3000 sheets per hour. It will handle Kwik Finish coater for sheets up to 381 x 508 showing a bunch of prototype presses based cartonboard up to ‘several millimetres.’ This mm, at speeds of 5500 per hour, with a choice on an all-new Nanography offset inkjet process. went on the back-burner for a while but mar- of aqueous, UV or special consumables: it is The largest, the B1 format S10 carton press keting director Kevin Abergel says that it is still sold in the UK by Ray Canter Print Engineers. with up to eight colours, would be the first to live, hinting that there may be announcements Duplo and Morgana also sell smaller format ship, Mr Landa said. This was partly because of at drupa 2016. UV coaters at prices that encourage in-house the market opportunity for a big digital packag- While big digital presses grab the attention, it use. The Duplo Ultra 205A takes sheets up to ing press, but also because it is easier to make is worth noting that small formats are being 521 mm wide and has a suction feeder for up a simplex press. Speed should be in the order used for cartons too. Kodak with its NexPress to 350 gsm weights. Morgana’s DigiCoater 33 of 6500 B1 sheets per hour, regardless SE family and Xerox with its iGens both pro- and 50 models are compact UV coaters for of colours. mote these high end presses for cartons. For sheets of SRA3 and A2+ formats. These can be In the first two years after drupa 2012, the S10 was heavily revised, with a different media path, repositioned control desk and a conven- tional inline UV coater that increased the length considerably. Landa was talking about beta sites before now, but still has not announced anything. Another big digital carton press was revealed in 2012, this time by Canon. This is the continuous feed Océ InfiniStream, a B1 format oil-based liquid toner carton press with multi- ple colour units. Having one unit per colour Xeikon’s Folding Carton suite means that (unlike Indigo), it will be able to print CMYK plus spot colours at full speed, instance Alexir Packaging in Edenbridge was used with the optional Digi-IR unit to handle which in this case is 120 metres per minute, the first UK carton works to install an iGen4. wax-based dry toners better. equivalent to 14,400 B2 sheets or 7200 B1 Xerox introduced a heavy carton stock facili- sheets per hour. ty for its iGen 150. The 150 was replaced by Cut & crease Last year an InfiniStream went into a German the new iGen5, with a fifth colour station for Finishing is as much a factor as the presses in packaging printer, Leupold. This is regarded as orange, blue or green toners. So far there is no the uptake of digital for cartons. Historically the a ‘proof-of-concept’, to develop and fine-tune heavy stock option, but it’s certain to be sector has used platen presses with metal dies, the technology ahead of its general release. offered soon. or rotary diecutters for very long runs. Commercial deliveries will now start in 2016, Sophisticated flatbed autoplatens can handle according to Canon. Coaters the largest sheets at high speed, usually with Going back to B2 format, two more of the Most offset litho carton presses will have an automatic waste stripping. Bobst in Switzerland drupa 2012 digital press announcements will inline coater, originally intended to seal in inks has led the market for many years, but now has be able to handle cartonboard when they as a quick-drying alternative to spray powders. significant competition from South East Asia. arrive. Konica Minolta’s KM-1 is a sheet-fed B2 Now the coating also enhances the finished Kama from Germany has developed small press that uses UV-cured inks. It is a joint ven- appearance. Only a handful of digital presses format flatbeds with particularly fast make ture with Komori, which will sell it as the have inline coaters, so if customers want a UV ready, intended for digital press users. Its UK Komori Impressia IS29. A beta KM-1 is in a US or aqueous coating then a nearline system will distributor is Friedheim International. Models

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20 Carton packaging A DIGITAL PRINTER INITIATIVE

include the ProCut 53 for A3 formats, the 76 AG/CAD also develops the Kasemake software for 760 x 600 mm sheets and the 105 for 740 for package design. x 1050 mm sheets. The optional SBU AXYZ International recently moved its UK Stripping and Blanking Unit uses rollers to headquarters from Wolverhampton to Telford. It remove waste with no set up. makes CNC cutting and routing tables with a Smaller commercial printers have tradition- choice of almost 400,000 standard configura- ally used converted letterpress clamshell tions, it claims. Switzerland’s Zünd is also big in platens or flatbed cylinder presses. the cutting table market. Another UK-based Nowadays there are new-build models of manufacturer is Maxicam in Croydon, which similar design coming in from China or South makes cutters and routers in a range of sizes, Korea. plus a couple of flatbed laser cutters. Depending on the work done, existing cut- Mimaki has a history of cutting tables dating ting and creasing systems may be perfectly back to its days in pen plotters, though it tends adequate for digital carton work. However, to be best known in the wide format sector. It newcomers to cartons may not have legacy has recently introduced a very compact B2 for- finishing systems. mat table, the CFL-605RT, which is intended to There are digitally-driven cutters suited to complement its UJF-3042 and 6042 range of short run cartons. The advantage is not so A3 and A2 format flatbed UV inkjets. much that they can vary the shapes for every Agfa entered the cutting tables market early copy, but that they allow very short runs with- this year with the Acorta, a 2.1 x 3.0 metre out make ready or waiting for new dies. Also, flatbed with 49 suction zones for multiple together with the digital press, they allow sheets. This can be driven by the Asanti large users to mix different jobs on the same format workflow. sheets, changing as needed. That cannot be Lasercomb, best known for laser forme cut- done with dies. ters for packaging dies, also makes the ProDigi The Kama 76 with stripping and blanking unit. series of mechanical cutting tables, with six XY plotters sizes from 800 x 1300 mm up to 5500 x 2500 Cutting tables are already widely used, espe- ing. ‘There is a growing trend for extremely mm. These are sold in the UK by Friedheim. cially for prototypes or test marketing runs, and short run folding cartons for specific customers Summa is best known for its wide format can be considered for short commercial runs. and markets, and personalised folding cartons cutters used with large format inkjets. However They use moving heads with a variety of tools as novelty items. The quick print and photo its F series of flatbed cutters include tools for that can typically cut, crease, score and perfo- segments are areas where these types of jobs carton work as well as signage and labels. rate. Some are very fast but nevertheless they are growing.’ Prices start around £35,000 for the 1.65 metre rely on moving a single head along every line He says that Kongsberg’s XE10 series tables wide F1612. that has to be created on the sheet. are well suited to digital carton work, whether Laser cutters are now coming onto the mar- Esko owns Kongsberg, a Norway-based prototypes or short runs, as they can take ket at a range of prices from a few thousand to maker of digital tables that is selling to this mar- sheets from A4 up to B1 sizes. several hundred thousand pounds. However, ket. ‘As digital folding carton production is still The UK’s AG/CAD makes the KM7 series of lasers have a problem with creasing and scor- in its infancy, digital cutting tables are mainly cutting tables suited to carton work, and also ing. They do this by reducing the power to used for sample making or ultra-short marketing sells Korean-made DYSS tables, including the make a partial cut through the board, weaken- runs,’ said Stuart Fox, director of digital finish- X5 model that is intended for carton work. ing it so it will fold. Highcon gets around the creasing issue on its Euclid II system by com- bining three lasers for cutting with DART, a digi- tally-controlled photopolymer extrusion system that forms creasing rules on an impression cylinder. The B1 format system costs about £750,000 so it is really intended for full-time carton factories. Even fast laser cutters may not be suited to the new breed of high volume digital carton presses, warns Stuart Fox at Esko: ‘Digital carton production today, with presses such as the HP Indigo 30000, already provide digital carton volumes above what can be comfortably con- verted by current digital finishing. They require digital finishing solutions with greater perform- ance capabilities than anything currently on the market. ’n Esko’s Kongsberg XE10 is well suited to digital carton work.

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22 Advertorial IPIA: making the connection

The IPIA decided to do something a little different with its ‘Meet the Trade Buyer’ event this year, and took the decision to take space at The Print Show at the NEC and run the event on stand.

he IPIA is all about connecting buyers and suppliers and creating business opportunities for members, bringing them together with Tnetworking events, pre-arranged appointments and personal introductions. The venue for its latest Meet the Trade Buyer event on 14 October was The Print Show at the NEC in Birmingham. Instead of rotating the suppliers this year, it was the buyers that moved about. ‘As we had suppliers exhibiting over all three days of the show we decided to schedule appointments on their stands as well as in the networking area,’ explained Marian Stefani, IPIA chief executive. ‘It worked really well and there were unscheduled meetings taking place, as well as the confirmed appointments, as visitors to the show stopped to find out what the crowd on our stand was doing there. ‘Our association has all the benefits that you would expect, but the real ROI for members is the fact that we actively promote them. If you want to find a reliable trade supplier who will support your business, then the IPIA is the organisation to help you.’ The IPIA also launched its new training programme at the show which Ms Stefani explained is all about business growth. ‘We wanted to focus on the skills we feel are weak in the print industry: sales, marketing, business planning and strategy; these are all areas we want to train specifically for print.’ Day courses will be available in a number of regional venues to try and make the training as accessible as possible, and all can be deliv- ered onsite for those businesses who want a more intense session. n www.ipia.org.ok [email protected]

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24 Xerox Bridging media

At its latest Premier Partners event in Europe, Xerox showed the iGen5 for the first time, considered print’s place in the communications mix, and looked ahead to drupa.

erox was showing its latest iGen tion vendors on cross-embedding their prod- technology for the first time in ucts. Printers do not need the full marketing Europe at a Premier Partners event automation functionality, he said, they just in Prague in early October, and need a flavour. ‘We are building integration the addition of a fifth colour sta- points that make sense,’ he concluded. tionX with the iGen 5 press, capable of adding Xerox executives also touched upon the blue, green or orange to CMYK, extends the company’s hardware development activity, possible colour gamut significantly. pointing out that there has been a good deal ‘We did our research and those were the of this recently (the iGen 5, Color 800/1000, colours that we needed for the first phase,’ Versant 80 and Rialto 900), considering the said Andrew Copley, Xerox’s president for proximity of drupa. Robert Stabler, senior vice Global Graphic Communications Operations. president of the Graphic Communications ‘There will be more colours to come.’ Business Group at Xerox, emphasised that the Around 200 Xerox customers attended the acquisition of Impika in 2013 was ‘one of sev- event, where there was a good deal of discus- eral key pillars’ in its inkjet strategy. The first fruit sion around the issue of print’s evolving place of this acquisition was the hybrid roll-to-sheet in the marketing mix. Peter Lancaster of UK firm Rialto 900, which was launched at the Documobi spoke about the future of print ‘With XMPie, in the next year Hunkeler Innovationdays in February. beyond QR codes and Augmented Reality, we will shift from talking ‘It’s a new and disruptive category for showcasing his print-to-mobile technology, about documents to Xerox,’ Mr Stabler continued. ‘Customers have while Iris Stewart, national customer develop- said that they need inkjet to have entry points ment manager for Fuji Xerox in Australia, out- touchpoints. This is the that they can get into, and Rialto is perfect lined five steps to cross media success. key to bridging media.’ for that.’ These were: have an integrated strategy with Jacob Aizikowitz, XMPie Andrew Copley picked up on the inkjet defined goals and a clear and concise mes- theme, saying: ‘Drupa will certainly be big on sage across whichever media are used; assess inkjet and it will be big for Xerox in inkjet as what usable data you have to work with at the even at XMPie we are changing some of our well. Customers want to know where you are start of the project and work with the cus- terms. We are saying to our customers: your going with inkjet technology if they are going tomer to improve it if necessary; understand customers are speaking a totally different lan- to spend significant capital on a press; they your clients, their products and customer sets guage; they are talking about things like market- want to know that more media and inks will to identify cross and up-sell opportunities; in- ing automation. We are looking at bridging be coming. We invested in Impika and we’ve depth measurement of all elements – this media and marketing and we need our cus- shifted a lot of R&D to that space, while still proves the success of cross media; and keep tomers to speak the language of their cus- focusing on xerography, and making sure that campaigns alive by continuous improvement. tomers. We are on a journey with that. The we continue to lead in that space. At drupa, The fact that cross media was a focus of the important point is that there is a lot of market there will be some new things in xerography event was picked up on during a press brief- research that says that marketers understand but the majority will be in inkjet systems and ing with senior Xerox executives. Digital Printer the important value of print media. We are workflow software.’ asked whether the very term ‘cross media’ was pushing integrated digital and high end print Xerox also used this Premier Partners event something that Xerox felt it should educate its very strongly.’ to give some exposure to a couple of small customers away from using, given that the cus- He went on: ‘With XMPie, in the next year technology partners that may be of interest to tomers’ customers – the marketers – do not we will shift from talking about documents to all print providers. These were Creads – an use the term. touchpoints. This is the key to bridging media.’ online network of creative studios that can Jacob Aizikowitz, president of Xerox com- Mr Aizikowitz spoke briefly about the respond to briefs for design proposals and pany XMPie, replied: ‘What we are seeing is potential integration of XMPie with marketing compete to win the job – and SnapCam, a UK- that today people use terms such as multi- automation software, and said that Xerox was based mobile app for speeding up person- channel, omni-channel and integrated, and working with some major marketing automa- alised photobook creation. n

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26 Sharp Information Systems Information is currency Along with some 850 dealers, customers and partners, Digital Printer was invited to Sharp’s Inspire Expo 2015 in Malta, where light production printing was just a part of the company’s messaging.

y its own admission, Sharp is not a on this theme. He said: ‘We never said to the leading light of the production print- market that we want to become the leading ing world, but it does have printing provider of production equipment, but we systems that fit into the light produc- want to make the products better than they are tion market space in both colour and today, so that we can ideally lead the market in Bmono, and these formed a part of the compa- terms of technology, if not market share. But it’s ny’s recent Inspire Expo 2015. not do or die. We can afford to make a good Both the colour and mono flagship models product and a good proposal to the customer. were on display, with the mono printers (the ‘Do we bring something different? Honestly, MX-M1055 and MX-M1205 running at 105 and no. We fit all the basic requirements. If a cus- 120 pages per minute respectively, due for tomer wants to choose purely on hardware launch in Q2 2016) proudly displaying a new specifications, we are a contender. We can at Sharp 15 x 4 inch graphical user display. The least compete with other companies in the light production systems also now all have a market, and we may have some features that Fiery controller, and the colour systems, which are interesting to some customers. What’s more were initially codenamed ‘Polaris’ but now are interesting is the overall proposal. The basic simply referred to as the MX6500 and MX7500, unit of currency is not the click. We are helping running at 65 and 75 pages per minute, have to move information from A to B. We have been noted for their ability to print edge more knowledge and capabilities, including to edge. R&D and manufacturing, than most or all of our Predominantly, Sharp sees its light produc- competitors. Some may have more or better tion systems mostly being attractive to the cor- products in the toner on paper category. porate CRD sector, and it believes that cus- ‘I believe that by looking at all of what a CRD tomers there have a wealth of different needs, needs in a corporate environment today, infor- of which print is just one, that Sharp can cater mation in, information out, and by widening for through its portfolio of document and visual the playing field, we can have a better advan- Jason Cort: ‘We have recognised that it’s solutions. At Inspire Expo, these included dis- tage. Our industry is still thinking about the click a different market for us.’ play screens, interactive whiteboards and but the basic unit of currency, I believe, should cloud-based software for the storage, collabo- be information.’ ‘When we moved into the production ration and management of documents. Jason Cort, European director of product market space we had to recruit dealers with It comes down to communication of infor- planning and marketing, explained a little about expertise in that field. It has taken some time to mation, according to Alexander Hermann, vice Sharp’s approach to the light production mar- get there and to develop our own expertise to president of Sharp Information Systems ket, which is via both a direct route and indi- get the right partners. We have recognised that Europe, who said in his keynote address that rectly through the channel. it’s a different market for us and we have had to ‘many of our competitors focus on the ‘Direct has grown through acquisition,’ he bring in people that are familiar with it and can technology of IT, yet our customers focus on said. ‘IOT was a Ricoh reseller until we sell and demonstrate those products.’ information, on sharing knowledge to create acquired it about three years ago. That allowed Whether customers want to deal directly inspiring ideas’. us to grow our business quite rapidly in the UK. with Sharp or through an authorised dealer, the Speaking to Digital Printer later, Mr Hermann However, we have maintained a strong dealer best way to contact them is through the Sharp was almost disarmingly honest as he expanded channel as well. website, he added. n

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28 Drupa Crossing the finish line Drupa 2016 could be a key show for finishing technology. Industry author and journalist Cary Sherburne assesses current trends and looks ahead to see how drupa 2016 will move the post-press story along.

ost-press binding and finishing in com- still primarily focusing on investment in the pre- ‘You don’t want to be a commodity printer mercial print, packaging, sign & display press and press areas and less on finishing; this these days, even in short run, and value-added graphics and other sectors will be a is a challenge we face.’ post-press solutions are a good way to move key attraction at drupa 2016. As they However, we believe that is rapidly changing out of the commodity zone,’ said Jerry say, it is not finished until it is finished, and that we will see many advances at drupa Sturnick, Xerox finishing B]business manager. Pand for many companies, there are still signifi- 2016 toward making post-press processes as Mr Sturnick reports that Xerox has assembled cant opportunities for improving throughput efficient as the rest of the production workflow, a diverse portfolio of finishing partners over the and productivity as well as a stronger interest in these develop- last 30 years. ‘We are seeing that about one- as well as reducing costs in their post- ments on the part of end users. third of digital page volume is finished inline press departments. with the other two-thirds offline,’ he added. All segments of the market are facing similar Begin with the end in mind ‘That’s why we introduced a dual mode feeder challenges. Shorter run lengths, faster time to How a job will be finished must be taken into at drupa 2012 that uses the same DFA interface market, more versioned and variable content – consideration from the very beginning of the to direct sheets to inline or offline finishing with while each segment has slightly different chal- design and production process. Impositions no change in software required.’ Xerox is lenges, they are all facing this trifecta, and as a that are most efficient for the printed sheet may extending its finishing partnerships and result, are moving to an increasingly digital not be the same impositions that are efficient in automation initiatives beyond its traditional workflow. While significant focus has been post-press, as each piece of finishing equip- sheet-fed environment into production inkjet placed on the benefits of digital printing, the ment requires a unique imposition; and these and packaging. analogue technologies – offset and flexo, most two efficiencies must be well balanced for a Another great example of workflow automa- notably – are also moving to workflows that smooth workflow with minimal waste. tion at work in post-press is Georgia (U.S.) benefit from faster make-ready times, less Automation is key. For many companies, based Benson Integrated Marketing Solutions waste and fewer touch points in the manufac- there is already significant automation in the who processes 200+ jobs per day. Peter turing process. prepress-to-print process, but less so in the Xierten, director of Systems and Information Alon Gershon, manager of Workflow bindery. Manual machine set-up can be time Technology, said: ‘Saving three to five minutes Solutions at HP Indigo, pointed out: ‘Finishing consuming and error prone, often requiring processes – both set-up and operation – are highly skilled workers and production of ‘overs’ often still highly time-consuming and labour- to allow for anticipated waste. To the extent intensive, leading to high dependency on that machine setup can be automated based skilled operators, proneness to errors and on job ticketing information, bar codes, marks waste of costly work in process.’ The challenge and the like, errors are less likely to occur, the for printers and packaging converters is to number of overs required can often be signifi- implement post-press operations that circum- cantly reduced, and less skilled workers can be vent these barriers to production efficiency. utilised in the post-press area. Already, prepress and print have benefited Xerox has played a leadership role in finish- from technologies that speed work through the ing automation since the launch of its ground- production process, but for many companies, breaking DocuTech Production Press in 1990 post-press processes are still a bottleneck, per- and the development of its Digital Finishing haps the last hold-out in the analogue-to-digital Architecture (DFA) that now includes unique transformation. Yoshihiro Oe, general manager dual mode configurations which allows the for export, Europe and Africa Business Alliance same finishing solution to support both inline The Horizon Stitchliner at Horizon, commented: ‘Many customers are and offline workflows.

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per job on cutting set-up adds up to two or near-lights-out-as-you-can-get mail operation. holograms for even more added value. three hours per day saved in cutting time. We Capita chose to work with Ironsides Digital press manufacturers such as Canon, now have one operator working one shift Technology to implement automated produc- EFI, HP Indigo, Kodak, Ricoh, Xeikon and Xerox (since implementing a finishing automation tion tracking with an umbrella solution that inte- are partnering with these post-press suppliers solution from HP), whereas before we needed grates the end-to-end workflow across the pro- to offer in-line and near-line laser die cutting, two cutters working all day, two shifts duction platform, as well as enabling quality coating and other advanced post-press capa- and overtime.’ control and real-time reporting. This unifying bilities designed for short-run and one-off effi- solution enabled Capita to meet its goal of ciencies, as well as medium run length produc- Modularity increases complete traceability from composition tion quantities. In addition, digital presses from flexibility through final preparation for entry into the mail these companies also offer clear toners that act It is also important to note that many finishing stream. Operators rarely touch mail packets, as a coating agent as well as adding ‘pop’ vendors, especially in the transactional, direct even when reprints are required. Operations to images. mail and commercial print spaces (including managers know exactly where each and every All of these capabilities contribute to the MBO, Mueller Martini and Horizon), offer mod- page is in the production process at a given overall value of print, adding to the look and ular finishing solutions that can be configured point in time, enabling much more effective feel of printed pieces with gloss, satin or matte on the fly as production needs change. This management of the overall production process. finishes, digital embossing, innovative cutting, approach results in more flexibility and better foiling and other special effects. Where print utilisation and ROI from post-press investments. High value finishing itself can often be a commodity, adding these MBO is a great example of modularity at Regardless of the print technology being used, types of speciality finishing increases the value work. The company offers a wide variety of there are a growing number of digital finishing of print, does a better job of catching the separate but compatible modules that are solutions that add value to the final printed attention of recipients, and can help marketers mobile and interchangeable, creating a mix- product, along with reduced time to market, get their messages out in a way that is difficult and-match finishing department. The company reduced waste and cost-effective finishing of to do with digital communications. also describes a ‘Parking Lot Concept’, with an short to medium runs. And their value is being At drupa 2016, look for these suppliers and unwinder and sheeter at its core. Lance Martin, recognised by buyers and industry associations many others who will be showing advanced MBO’s director of sales, North America, said: alike. High value finishing is one way to decom- high value finishing optimised to meet emerg- ‘With this core in place, a printer needs only to moditise print, mitigating price-based buying ing market requirements, and expect to see purchase the modules necessary for a given decisions. more innovation than ever before in this area. job. It is also an ideal model for printers who expect growth, since adding modules to the ‘We are seeing that about Packaging perfection Parking Lot is more cost effective than purchas- one-third of digital page Packaging converters are also benefiting from ing entirely new solutions. With numerous volume is finished inline’ digital workflows. The digital die cutting and modules on hand, a printer needs only to roll finishing techniques discussed above, com- modules into place to create one-step finishing Jerry Sturnick bined with digital printing, are making it easier production systems.’ for converters to offer not only small lot fin- While some of the challenges and trends Israel-based Highcon was just named a ished packages but also faster, more cost effec- cross segment boundaries, each segment also recipient of the prestigious Printing Industries of tive mock-ups and samples often produced has its individual characteristics. America 2015 InterTech Award for Technology using the same substrates and printing process- Innovation for its digital cutting, creasing and es that will be used for the final product. Masters of mail laser die cutting machine for converting paper, There are also a growing number of cutting Direct mail is not going away anytime soon. labels, folding carton and microflute, which tables from vendors such as Esko, Mimaki and And while transactional mail has been on the was introduced at drupa 2012. Boutwell Zund that are designed to quickly deliver short- decline in many regions for some Owens was the first North American packaging er runs of finished goods for use as final prod- time, we do not see that going converter to implement the Highcon solution. uct or for samples/mock-ups in the packaging, away anytime soon, either. In addition to enabling cost effective produc- commercial print and sign/display graphics In the direct mail segment, tion of small runs and speeding time to market, markets. These companies also offer sophisti- automation is key, both from a cost these types of digital solutions open new cated software, such as Esko’s i-Cut Suite, as perspective and to prevent errors. doors for brand owners, designers, printers well as tool sets that speed setup and make In addition to automated inserter and converters alike. these devices easier and more setup, look for inspection and real- Other suppliers that offer digitally-enabled efficient to use. time reporting systems to play a high value finishing solutions include the ‘As the continued high growth for these growing role. Scodix family of digital enhancement presses solutions seems to prove, the ability to pro- Both transactional and direct mail that offer post-print addition of variable density duce one-offs or short run finishing fast and have already seen significant embossing and gloss and now digital foiling; precise has become a standard need in the automation but there is room for and MGI with coating and foiling options. graphic arts industry for a wide range of appli- more. A good role model is UK- Others, like Kama, Therm-o-Type, Hunkeler and cations,’ commented Jef Stoffels, director of based Capita Document & Standard Finishing, offer die cutting and perfo- Corporate Marketing at Esko. Information Services, which has rating solutions optimised for short runs. Kama Some packaging solutions providers such as implemented a fully automated, as- also offers hot foil, embossing and in-register Bobst are turning their attention to increased

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efficiency and reduced make-ready times for unveiled its smart book solution for short run printed covers. Providers of laminating solu- labels, flexible materials, folding carton and book production. It starts with cold glue pre- tions such as Neschen and Sihl are working corrugated applications as well as the ability to gluing of the book block to prevent slippage as hard to optimise those for an ever-growing vari- integrate with other systems converters have in the block proceeds through the rest of the ety of digital toner and ink types to ensure high place. Bobst’s recent acquisition of a majority binding process. Book sizes are dynamically quality adhesion. stake in Nuova GIDUE, a company that began adjusted, so that each book that comes off the introducing digitally-enabled solutions for the line can be a different size and thickness. Wrapping it up labels and packaging market in 2000, sends a Glued book blocks are then handed off to an If post-press is a bottleneck in your organisa- signal about its future intent. Expect to see this inline perfect binder, which can be sourced tion, or if you are considering the purchase of trend continue and accelerate, and look to see from a variety of different manufacturers. This is new presses, begin with the end in mind. these companies move upstream as well, as just one example of the advanced binding Be sure to engage post-press vendors press manufacturers move further downstream solutions now available to book printers. throughout the evaluation process to take in the production process. Heidelberg, for Another is Horizon’s stacking solution for B2 advantage of their expertise and to make sure example, engineered an outsourcing deal with digital presses which converts digitally printed that your ultimate configuration is the best pos- Chinese manufacturer Masterwork Machinery in B2 sheets into any required sheet size down to sible match to your requirements. Most of 2014, resulting in a new die cutter and addi- A6, collating them in page order to form book these suppliers offer pre-sale consulting servic- tions to its folder-gluer line the same year. blocks, resulting in print to book block with es that can help ensure that you make the right minimal touch points. MBO also offers a fully decisions in this important area. Books and beyond variable book block production solution capa- Keep in mind that in post-press, it is espe- Book printing is an area where digital has made ble of variable format, page count, signatures cially important to ensure flexibility in your con- a significant impact, with respect to both print- and more. And Horizon, Kolbus and others figuration – the ability to add and subtract ing and finishing. Many book printers have offer automated digital-conventional-hybrid modules, reconfigure on the fly and more – implemented production inkjet printing tech- book finishing lines that can be configured to especially as new customer requirements nology that is replacing offset volumes, espe- meet each plant’s emerge or new technologies come to market cially as the quality of these systems improve specific manufacturing needs, efficiently that can improve post-press productivity. And and the range of functional substrates increas- producing both perfect bound and case at drupa 2016, take the opportunity to spend es. Digital lines for book binding have also bound books. quality time looking at all of the advances in made huge strides. For example, earlier this And, of course, especially for perfect-bound post-press that can make your operation more year at Hunkeler Innovationdays, Hunkeler books, lamination is important to produce efficient and effective. n

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34 Finishing Focus In the bindery

Welcome to Digital Printer’s 2015 Finishing Focus, where we compile the latest technology and installation news from participating suppliers across the sector. We start here with binding, with further pages on booklet-making, stitching and sewing (page 39), cutting and guillotining (pages 40 and 42), and folding & creas- ing and laminating together on page 44.

Ashgate Automation ing solutions. It uses interchangeable glue car- PUR binding has become the de facto standard tridges and a quick release handle that allows for short run binding, according to Lewis Price, for fast switching between the different glue sales director of Ashgate Automation, but types. It also has an electronic temperature while customers appreciate the stronger bind control and a ‘closed tank’ system normally of PUR, there are still many applications that found on far more expensive binders. Virtually EVA is better suited to. any binding job up to SRA3 size can be This led to the development of the Fastbind bound, and it is self-adjusting for book thick- Pureva XT EVA and PUR perfect binder – an nesses from one to a thousand pages, depend- £8495 machine that gives printers the choice of ing upon paper stock. Up to three books can perfect binding glue. There is a fast-growing, be bound per minute. quick turnaround market in short run soft and Pureva can also be combined with case hard cover books that printers are choosing to makers for high quality hard cover books bring in-house, and the Pureva XT fits in neatly. and albums.

Duplo Among the half dozen or so products that Duplo brought to market at its London Calling event was the Powis PhotoPress system, a fast Newbind Pioneer 400 PUR binder and easy way of turning single-side digital print into distinctive photobooks. Powis is a US firm, based in California. The before the cover or gauze liner are attached. technology uses pressure instead of heat to End sheets can be attached to a book block laminate single-sided prints to Powis Signature with side glue on both sides of the end sheet. sheets. After the adhesive is activated, the Encore Machinery also sells the Sumbel book stack is mounted in a Powis Photobook range of entry level case making and gluing hardcover – the whole process allegedly taking machines along with the more automated a matter of minutes. Samed semi-automatic and fully auto casemak- ing machines. Darix casemakers from Samed Pureva XT EVA Encore Machinery are ideal for short run, fast changeover case Mike Biggs, managing director of Encore making, said Mr Biggs, and can produce three ‘Because it is dramatically smaller and con- Machinery believes that printers are looking for to twenty cases a minute with a changeover siderably lower priced than traditional PUR equipment that helps them with short runs and time of two minutes. It can handle a wide machines, virtually any print shop can incorpo- adding value, adding something different, and range of cover shapes and sizes, including rate the flexibility of the Pureva XT into its exist- the ability to attach an end sheet to a book cases with cut outs. The Darix is available with ing environment. This has been a breakthrough, block within the clamp of a PUR binder is one three maximum sizes, with the biggest at 700 x not only for the small to medium sized printers way of doing this. 1100 mm. but for large binderies as well when they have This capability exists on the Newbind The latest innovation from Encore Machinery, small runs,’ Mr Price explained. Pioneer 400 PUR binder, which has an end however, is a complete short run manufacturing Fastbind claims that the Pureva costs one sheet lifting device which enables end sheets box production system, comprising an Intec third of the price, generates one third of the to be placed in the clamp with the book heavy duty digital printer, which prints on a operating costs and takes up one third of the block. Before the book is clamped, suckers in wide range of substrates including coated and space needed by traditional PUR perfect bind- the clamp lower the end sheets to the spine uncoated stock, and fibre enhanced papers

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and board, a small cutting and creasing tion for our current workflow requirements’. Solutions was showing at The Print Show. This machine and a gluing machine. According to The KM600 perfect binder was actually uprated stacks book blocks on the side or spine, pro- Encore, it is ideal for printing one to several to 8000 copies per hour in order to fully utilise viding more buffer room. The smartliner 240 thousand printed cartons, protective outers the output speed of the rest of the itself is a fairly recent addition, which uses a and labels on demand. Kolbus installation. cold, water-based glue from Germany compa- ny Ribler that penetrates into the milled fibres IFS Morgana of the book spine, providing a very strong join Digital print specialist Concept Digital print business Your Print Solution in High between glue and the paper. The whole length Communications has an annual spike in Wycombe has recently installed a DigiBook 200 of the sheet is roughened in the milling demand, when it needs to produce 25,000 PUR binder from Morgana – its first venture into process, and a very thin layer of the glue (one annual report and accounts in five weeks, and PUR binding. 10th of a millimetre) is applied. it was the necessity of meeting this demand The company produces short to medium Together, the spine preparation and Ribler that saw it recently invest in a Horizon BQ270V production runs managing director Steven glue application is known as smartflat technolo- perfect binder featuring variable software from Brown said: ‘We had looked at hot melt bind- gy, which is patented. It provides highly effec- Intelligent Finishing Systems. ing as a solution, but the latest range of tive layflat binding, using a glue that is com- ‘It will also enable us to more efficiently Morgana’s PUR machines really impressed us pletely harmless. The smartliner is very quick to meet demand all year round and ultimately that with the quality of bind produced and the set up for small runs and has an automatic will give us extra capacity,’ added Alex range of materials that it could handle. cover feeder with integrated die-scoring unit. It Saunders, production director of the runs at up to 240 books per hour, with a maxi- Stansted operation. mum book size of 430 x 350 mm and thickness The 500 books per hour BQ270V has an intu- of 3 to 40 mm. itive touch screen set up enables the single clamp to be pre-set for the next book block in Terry Cooper Services the job queue. It will help the operation have Earlier this year, TCS became the UK agent for seamless production connectivity from pre-col- Italian Tecnograf perfect binding technology. lated digital book blocks with a minimal The first product on offer in August was the amount of set up to reduce dead time ANT150 PUR: a compact, efficient, reliable and in production. easy to use system with an ‘innovative’ integrat- ‘We are very happy with it,’ Mr Saunders ed PUR gluing system. said. ‘It is running great. Installation was easy. It The machine can handle book blocks made has only been in a couple of months but it has of single sheets, which are fed manually by the been a fantastic addition. I can’t fault it at all.’ operator. After feeding of the book block, the spine is prepared for gluing through a conven- Kolbus tional notching station specially designed for New from Kolbus is the EMP 513 casing-in deep glue penetration with eight insert points. Your Print Solution’s Steven Brown with machine, which it says is ideal for flat-backed The ANT150 has a patented nozzle glue system the DigiBook 200 PUR binder digital products with a run length of one. It for the spine and sides resulting in a thin and replaces the EMP 511 and has updated servo ‘We had been using a short-run fast bind uniform application of the glue layer, low con- motor control, improving adjustment from solution previously, working with EVA glue, but sumption and no waste. It is fast to clean and infeed through block supply and transport via we were finding this unsuitable for larger publi- no particular maintenance is required. conveyor and star feeder. cations and certainly troublesome for digitally ‘At less than £20,000 it is a great binder for Another new feature is that the magazine can produced pages on certain stocks. PUR seems operations looking to take their first steps into be emptied completely so that production to be able to cope with just about anything we PUR perfect binding,’ said TCS managing direc- right down to the last case is achievable. In the need to bind, delivering a solid, reliable fin- tor Chris Cooper. TCS expects to offer other case-forming station the shaping block of the ished publication.’ perfect binding solutions from Tecnograf as case can be automatically adjusted. The DigiBook 200 handles spine lengths from well as its case-binding and casing-in solutions. n Kolbus tasted success in the market recently, 110 to 320 mm and a maximum thickness with a high profile binding line going into of 50 mm. Buxton Press. The Derbyshire based specialist ‘This new machine will help us move into sheet-fed magazine printer now has three auto- the short-run digital photobook market, binding lines in total, but this was the first time where the business-to-business sector will it had invested in Kolbus equipment. The be in sharp focus for us,’ added Mr Brown. newly installed binding line consists of a per- ‘We are also intending to expand our trade fect binder, gatherer and trimmer with linking binding services as there are currently no conveyor system. other short-run PUR capabilities in this area.’ Buxton is seeing an increase in demand for perfect bound products, and managing direc- Perfect Bindery Solutions tor Kirk Galloway said the Kolbus KM600 ‘ticked The Palamides smartliner 240 binder has a ANT150 PUR all the boxes, delivering a cost-effective solu- new delivery, which Perfect Bindery

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Finishing Focus 39 Booklet-making, stitching and sewing

IBIS ity booklet-making machines which are capa- IBIS has been promoting its capability to ble of producing books of up to 140 or 200 supply its Smart-binder stitchers specially pages of 80 gsm respectively. Already there modified or with additional special features has been success with the machines. Hacketts to meet customers’ specific book of Cork, Ireland, has invested in the BM350 to finishing needs. replace an older machine from a different ‘We are also often asked to provide com- manufacturer. plete finishing ‘systems’,’ said John Cracknell Brian O'Loughlin, Hacketts Group director of IBIS. ‘To do this we research machine said: ‘Our customers were requesting a book- modules available from recognised interna- let finish for higher page counts with a superi- tional manufacturers that can provide addi- or finish rather than the standard saddle sta- tional functions. We evaluate the best mod- The Aster PRO sewer ple. We have been outsourcing work to get ules for the specific customer application, the square backed finish that our customers purchase these modules and interface them 2001 but needed higher productivity, quicker required, but logistically this was proving together. The complete customised ‘system’ is make-ready and the ability to sew ever thinner time-consuming, with our supplier having fully tested at IBIS UK before installation at our books. It therefore replaced it with a new plenty of additional work to schedule in. It customer site.’ Meccanotecnica Aster EVO sewer. The Aster was becoming very apparent for us to have An example of this has been a customer in EVO is a compact and versatile machine that our own in-house solution to manage our cus- Italy, which required a system to produce can handle products as small as 75 x 120 mm, tomer’s expectations efficiently.’ both saddle-stitched booklets and perfect up to a maximum of 320 x 420 mm, with a The BM350 installed at Hacketts produces bound books, with automatic switching maximum signature thickness of 1.5mm. It books up to 140 pages squared and trimmed between the two types of book. IBIS provid- operates at speeds up to 200 cycles in a single pass. The installation includes the ed a new design sheet divert module to either per minute. Morgana AF602 dual bin high-capacity feeder direct sheets to the saddle-binder or to the Bernard Hickey, managing director, said: for continuous production. perfect binder, on-the-run under automatic ‘We still produce a lot of PUR, burst and per- ‘The SquareFold and trim is a great facility barcode control. This system also included a fect bound books but when customers are giving a superb finish. It offers something dif- customised conveyor system for perfect bind- looking for top quality lay flat products they ferent for the market,’ Mr O'Loughlin contin- ing and book trimming. are increasingly specifying thread sewn.’ ued. ‘Customers do not always fully under- At Deanprint in Stockport, Cheshire, the stand it until we show them their own sam- need to keep pace with technology and ples. As soon as they see it, they understand maintain traditional levels of service have seen the benefits and want the square backed fin- it install a new Aster PRO52 sewer to replace ish every time. It is producing some 3000 to two older sewing machines. The new 4000 books per week for us already and we machine is faster (200 cycles per minute), are delighted with the speed and the final more efficient and has a greater size range, product outcome.’ while product quality is enhanced with a computer-controlled active thread cutting sys- Briefs The IBIS Smart-binder stitcher tem, ensuring no tearing of the signature Ashgate Automation has announced that a spine. It has a 520 mm long saddle that will modular square-fold finisher can now be Meccanotecnica sewing enable Deanprint to produce a diverse range retro-fitted to the KAS 2000, 3000 and 5000 (sold by Kolbus UK) of products from multiple-up books to A3 range of booklet-makers, meaning that these Kolbus UK sells the Meccanotecnica Aster portrait sketch pads. systems can produce square finished sewer and is seeing a renaissance in sewn booklets. products. To prove its point, two of the sys- Morgana Duplo unveiled the new 600i Duetto tems have been installed in the UK recently, Morgana recently introduced two new addi- System at London Calling, linking the 600 and those being at Purfect Finish and Deanprint. tions to its booklet-making range, with the 600i models into one system, which was run- Purfect Finish installed its first Aster sewer in release of the BM350 and BM500 –high capac- ning with a DSF-2200 sheet-feeder. n

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40 Finishing Focus Cutting and guillotining

Duplo produce one to 500 products. Polar is looking Duplo’s most powerful all-in-one digital to add automation and expects to announce colour multi-finishing system, the DC-746, got further developments at drupa. its first UK showing at London Calling. Major Paul Thompson, Polar product specialist at new advantages of this slitter/cutter/creaser Heidelberg UK, said: ‘Digicut is a head-turner. include improved versatility and perform- The quality of cut, to very fine detail, is excel- ance, a new waste management system, new lent and it can engrave without leaving marks end trim air blade and a wider range of for- on the reverse of the stock. In the UK we mulating modules, which ensure there is no believe it will offer a cost-effective option for slowdown in productivity in any applica- the quick or commercial printer who wants to tions. The DC-746 is designed to open up The Polar Digicut stand out from the crowd and a tool for pack- new markets in direct mail, such as perforat- aging companies looking to produce bespoke ed tickets and coupons. personalised presentation and sample Heidelberg carton models.’ Friedheim International The ability to produce six page A4 work with Bograma has developed what it says is an all- the banner feeder on the latest Heidelberg IFS in-one automated cutting and packaging sys- Linoprint digital presses means that the Polar 92 Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) has had a tem for efficient manufacture of business guillotine has become a more popular choice couple of recent additions to its cutting portfo- cards and labels in multiple-up production. of cutter, according to Heidelberg, although lio, with Horizon launching the SmartSlitter, an Available from Friedheim International, the some response printers still prefer the smaller all-in-one smart sheet processing system that printed sheets are initially die-cut using the 56, 66 and 78 models. It offers both the Bograma BSR 550 Servo Rotary die-cutter, N Plus standard and N Pro top of the with each sheet aligned laterally automatical- range model with the enlarged 22 inch ly, ensuring a consistent cutting accuracy of touch screen and Linus software. +/- 0.1 mm. Following the die-cutting and Polar cutters and auxiliary product stripping process, the products are counted handling equipment for greater efficien- and stacked in piles of identical products, cy will be on parade at Heidelberg’s and packed into boxes using a newly devel- forthcoming Rapid Response open oped ‘robot’ solution. house in Brentford (18 and 19 November). A new IFS SmartSlitter product launched by Polar this year is the Digicut, which Heidelberg says offers ‘added can slit, gutter cut, edge trim, cross-cut, perfo- value service at an entry level rate, and crease in one pass, and Tecnau’s price’. It can cut, crease, launching the TC 1550 HS PLUS dynamic perfo- engrave and perforate to pro- rator at Graph Expo in the US, offering greater duce high quality bespoke production flexibility. stationery, greetings cards, The Horizon SmartSlitter is highly automated, menus, packaging, jigsaws, quick and easy to operate, and perforates and lanterns and other added creases in both horizontal and vertical direc- value products. tions in the same pass. Skip perforation is also Commercially available from available for producing T-perfs and L-perfs, Bograma BSR 550 Servo Rotary die-cutter this autumn, the machine is which are ideal for coupon and ticket applica- ideal for small and medium tions as well as business reply cards. The sys- sized printers that need to tem can deliver multiple-up greeting cards with

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42 Finishing Focus

or without creasing, table tents, invitations, tre stage and drawing quite a crowd,’ said tenance manager Andrew Smith. ‘We liked the and much more with both matrix and rotary director Adam Matthews. ‘We saw what it availability of the parts and the price but it was creasing. could do and realised that it was exactly what also easy to use and quick to set up. We run a For applications such as accordion folded we needed for one specific area of work that lot of high quality packaging work and it is per- pieces or perfect bound book covers, up and we were producing on a regular basis. fect for that.’ down creasing can also be performed in one ‘We have a customer that is a major producer Among the features of the CCM Premier 115 pass. Standard size business cards can be of light bulbs for the country. They use us to is its heavy build that reduces vibration and printed 21-up on a sheet and processed to a help them to produce a large variety of test improves machine life and cutting accuracy. It receding stacker for easy handling. packaging. That can involve a lot of awkward also offers deep clamp opening to accept Designed for both offset and digital output, cutting tasks and expensive cutting forms. The more paper to reduce overall cutting time, the system comes equipped with print mark Valiani is the ideal solution to the problem, as optical shaft encoder on high speed back- registration to accommodate image shift in these marketing runs are just a few dozen gauge for faster operation and accurate cutting, both directions. It accepts sheets up to 370 x copies. Of course, once we had seen what the large side tables for easier paper handling, 670 mm and can deliver finished sheets down machine could do we began thinking of an infra-red slimline light barriers, improved cen- to 50 x 50 mm. awful lot of other areas of work where the tralised oiling wear free bearings and totally The TC 1550 PLUS HS, meanwhile, is based machine could be very useful.’ enclosed knife change with monitored single on the well-established TC 1550 family that The arrival of the Valiani has also enabled shear bolt protection, turnbuckle adjustment, already has hundreds of installations world- Addison Print to create some unique cut-out for a fast, safe, easy knife change. Enhanced wide. It has a top speed of up to 800 feet per wedding products and also to add embossing features such as programmability and memory minute and a corresponding reduction in mini- to its range of capabilities – the machine can storage are already improving day-to-day pro- mum horizontal perforation repeat lengths, be used to produce a blind embossing effect ductivity states. according to IFS Digital Solutions sales special- on board products, with a range of tools to ist Dawn Kelley. Existing Tecnau TC 1550 PLUS create different embossing designs. Watkiss Automation customers can field upgrade to the new ‘It’s a very versatile machine and occupies Earlier this year, Watkiss Automation announced HS platform. such a small footprint, but offers a 1.5 x the launch of a new digital flatbed cutting 1 m flatbed working surface,’ added machine from Italian manufacturer Mamo. Morgana Mr Matthews. Aimed at the on- Earlier this year, Morgana began selling Valiani demand and short run Mat Pro flatbed automated cutting tables to the Perfect Bindery Solutions production of per- UK market, and it has not taken long for cus- At The Print Show at the NEC in sonalised packag- tomers to make a decision in favour of the October, Perfect Bindery Solutions ing, displays, Italian manufacturer’s technology. was showing a new spine strip cutter folders, point It comes in three models: the Mat Pro Ultra for case binding work. The IML Cut- of sale mate- 80, 120 and 150, with the largest having a DA200 saves tying up a guillotine for rial, and working area of 1515 x 1051 mm. A key feature this process, and also saves blunting greetings cards, is the patented tool change mechanism that guillotine blades in doing so. The the DigiFust 6080 is allows a user to move from cutting to creasing, machine runs at 120 cuts per minute, and ideal both for the perforating or embossing in less than 30 sec- can handle a board width of 400 mm, digital printer that onds. A range of software and hardware acces- and spine widths from 3 mm to 50 mm. It wants to expand sories allows each cutting machine to be cus- has a pair of blades that work almost in a into the short run tomised for different production requirements. scissor action, one from the top, one from the packaging and dis- bottom. In Birmingham, Perfect Bindery play sector, or for Solutions said the system costs £10,250 +VAT. Mamo’s DigiFust 6080 larger packaging operations need- Terry Cooper Services ing a quick and efficient tool for prototyping or The elimination of bottlenecks and streamlining short run jobs. throughput was behind Qualvis Print & It features a special multi-tool holder pneu- Packaging’s investment in a CCM Premier 115 matic head that can cut, crease and perforate guillotine from Terry Cooper Services (TCS). on materials up to 5 mm thickness, including The Leicester carton printer provides high corrugated board, corrugated plastic, com- quality cosmetic, multimedia, horticulture pressed foam board, plastic adhesive sheets. and DIY/household packaging, but its core With micro-adjustable pneumatic pressure it Valiani UltraV cutting table business is the design and production of can perform precise operations such as a kiss- carton packaging solutions for the food cut for stickers and labels. The machine Addison Print in Northampton installed the manufacturing industry. accepts sheets up to 80 x 60 cm. It includes a first Valiani in the UK, having attended an open ‘We had an old guillotine that needed camera for mark detection to ensure accurate house event at Morgana’s Milton Keynes prem- replacing and we looked around at what was cut-to-image registration. Tools for embossing ises to look at a new bookletmaker. ‘We could- on the market but we liked the CCM Premier for and drawing are additional options n’t help notice the Valiani as it was taking cen- a number of reasons,’ explained Qualvis main- to standard. n

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44 Finishing Focus Folding and creasing

Friedheim International Heidelberg In a few minutes, the new Stahlfolder CH 56 Herzog + Heymann has introduced a new Launched in the spring, the Stahlfolder CH 56 KT auto folding machine could easily complete modular packaging solution for folding boxes KT Auto is a system to watch out for, according repeat folding jobs of 500 to 1000 copies. The whereby the whole process is performed to Heidelberg. An automated parallel folding machine will appeal to customers looking to completely in-line for best possible produc- unit with buckle plates and folding rollers is produce short runs in B2 format cost-effectively tion quality and efficiency. accompanied for the first time in this format by and in the shortest possible time, while still The folding boxes are die-cut in-line and an automated cross-fold unit. The operator ensuring added value and quality control then transferred to the new Herzog + only needs to enter the new job on the touch- as part of an offset and/or digital Heymann packaging line. The boxes are ini- screen for the front edge stop in the cross-fold production processes tially pre-folded and finally folded by the unit to automatically move into position. The The Stahlfolders will be on show at new Herzog + Heymann 091.1 transport sys- buckle plate and folding rollers are set to the Heidelberg’s rapid Response open house event tem and its plough fold devices. The packag- right format and grammage. in mid-November, where its emphasis on part- ing line is equipped with precise fine adjust- nerships will be reflected in solutions from ment for reducing set-up times and this third party suppliers being displayed. Muller makes the line particularly suitable for low Martini’s Presto II saddle-stitcher connected volume jobs. A 2-up stream production inline to a Stahlfolder is one such, while capability doubles the output quantity. Morgana will have a range of solutions includ- Additional units can be added to provide ing the AF602/BM500 booklet maker, the Valiani alternative production processes and cutting flatbed table, the Digibook 200 PUR market applications. binder, the Autocreaser Pro 33 and a Uchida The Stahlfolder Classic automated cutting/creasing system. n Laminating and coating

Duplo ed. The Bagel will help with increased speed takes sheets from the bottom of the pile, At London Calling, Duplo launched the PFI of production of those. We also do a lot of rather than the top, allowing users to stack COAT 300i system, a standalone, fully auto- business cards and we would normally pro- more sheets on as the laminator processes mated coater for applying an all-over UV var- duce those in batches with matt laminaton on them. A working prototype of this was shown nish to both digital and offset prints. In addi- both sides. This is much faster now too.’ for the first time in the UK at The Print Show in tion, a cost-effective, table-top version of its The DigiFav Pro series is capable of speeds Birmingham. It is hoped that it will be fully flagship model, the Fujipla ALM 3220 up to 4000 sheets an hour. It offers a greater available in time for drupa. n Automatic Laminator, was launched to answer format size of 530 x 750 mm and a work- customer demand. This is the Fujipla ing temperature that is 15% lower than ALM3230 system. the DigiFav B2.

Terry Cooper Services Vivid Laminating Technologies An older B3 laminator has been replaced by a Laminators are increasingly being used for Bagel DigiFav B2 Pro laminator from Terry foiling and spot UV effects through heat Cooper Services at Willsons Group Services – transfer, and Vivid’s pneumatic Matrix sys- a general commercial printer in Newark – tems – the 370, 530 and 530 Duplex – are helping to eliminate outsourcing costs and now able to achieve these effects too. expand its laminating service. After laminating, a user simply over-prints ‘We needed a system that could keep the the parts they require in 100% black and work inhouse and that allowed us to offer then put through the laminator once lamination more frequently on B2 sheets,’ more. The hot roller makes the foil or spot explained Phil Swanwick of Willsons. ‘We pre- UV effect film adhere in those parts. pare a long run of rules and regulations every Also new for the Matrix 530 laminators six months and the covers are always laminat- (and retro-fittable) is a feeder that that Vivid’s Matrix 530.

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46 Wide format print Inca’s X factor The latest generation of Inca Digital’s Onset flatbed UV inkjet systems has been announced, with the company saying that significant strides forward have been made.

nca Digital has launched the latest version (560 square metres per hour, 112 full-bed lines can take the digital route, confident they of its Onset large format, flatbed UV sheets per hour) and, as business develops, can print long runs of high-quality print with inkjet printers and has announced that upgrade to the Onset X2 (725 square metres, consistency and reliability. London firm SMP Group has become the 145 beds per hour) and eventually to the The new 25-zone vacuum table completely first beta site for the new generation new ultra-high-productivity high-quality eliminates bed masking for substrates of any Iof systems. printer that sits at the pinnacle of the Onset X size; it greatly reduces set-up times for stan- The Inca Onset X series is the first to have Series - the Onset X3 (900 square metres, dard POS substrates and increases through- the potential for 14 channels for ink, the 180 beds per hour). put of short-run, fast-turnaround print. The 25 company said, providing ‘future proof’ scala- Each model in the Onset X Series can han- vacuum zones are independently controlled bility. SMP Group is using the top of the dle substrates in sizes up to 3.22 x 1.6 and easily managed by the operator using the range Onset X3 in a purely CMYK capacity metres and thicknesses up to 50 mm, and is auto zone function. Frequently-used formats currently, the three times CMYK ink channel compatible with different types of automat- can be automatically programmed and stored array leaving two spare slots for additional ed media handling systems in a user-generated data- colours (white or orange) as and when SMP base. Inca Digital said decides on its course of progression. this innovation can According to Inca, the Onset X Series, increase the Onset X which is sold globally and exclusively by series' productivity Fujifilm, sets a new benchmark with the 900 by up to 20% com- square metres pared to previous Onset printers. Inca has also developed a new GUI to provide a powerful yet simple-to-use printer and job management tool for the The Inca Onset X3 can print Onset X. The operator can finalise and initiate up to 900 sq/m per hour jobs, save settings, create print queues and to optimise productivity. manage and optimise every stage of the per hour The Onset X models can be configured in print process. (9687 square feet) Onset different ways for ink choices. The Onset X1 SMP Group had no history with Inca Digital X3, which is its fastest ever printer. features eight active channels: four for CMYK equipment before deciding to beta the The companies describe the X series as a and the remainder can be configured as Onset X3, but speaking at a launch event for ‘major evolution’ of Inca's 'Scalable required using a combination of light magen- the technology, managing director Bradley Architecture' concept. Each Onset X printer ta, light cyan, white and orange (LmLcWO). Slade said it chose the Onset X3 ‘based on is based on a new common scalable archi- An additional carriage can be added to scale quality, flexibility and speed’. He added that tecture platform which features a larger 25- up to an Onset X2 or X3 with 14 channels. generally the company puts little store in the zone vacuum table and UV control system to Onset X2 can have a second set of CMYK square metre speeds that manufacturers state, eliminate masking, and – uniquely, it’s inks for higher productivity, while an optional with sheets on the floor being viewed as claimed, among high-end large-format six LmLcWO channels can be populated to more realistic. flatbed printers – a carriage that can incorpo- add versatility. A choice of uni-directional, ‘However, the speeds that Inca quotes do rate up to 14 ink channels. Customers can bi-directional and super high-quality print correlate with what we see on the floor. That configure their Onset X printer for the combi- modes can be selected depending on the does not always happen in this industry,’ he nation of productivity, colour and quality that specific job requirements. said. ‘So far we are very happy with our deci- best matches their changing production Onset X3 features three CMYK ink channels sion. I can quite easily see that we will add requirements. Due to its modularity, the plus the choice of white or orange, and either another one of these machines in the not too entire system can be upgraded on site. 14 or 27-picolitre print heads. With this print- distant future, and that will replace old kit It is possible to start out with the Onset X1 er, said Inca, users of analogue screen printing that’s not upgradeable.’n

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Wide format print 47 Chinese choices

Repro Sales & Repairs is finding success with a range of Chinese-built wide format machines, with eco solvent, print & cut, UV and textile systems to choose from.

he mention of the words ‘Chinese’ and ‘printing machinery’ consecutive- ly in a sentence is still often enough to raise eyebrows in the Western world, sometimes justifiably. This wouldT not seem to be the case with wide for- mat printer manufacturer MeiTu, however, according to its Essex-based European distrib- utor Repro Sales & Repairs, which has been dealing with China since 1995 as the agent for Founder Electronics’ workflows and RIPs. This is an important point, Repro Sales’ managing director Nick Field told Digital Printer. ‘I visit China often, so I have been able to find the good machines from the bad. Because of Founder, I have been going to the big trade shows out there one or two times a year. Founder was able to point us in the direction The MeiTu R180 UV system can print on rigid and roll media. of reputable manufacturers. When we discov- ered MeiTu, we did the homework and they seem fine. multi-purpose system, which can print on rigid The ink is a key factor in fact in the cost per ‘Twenty-five thousand people work at Mei- or roll-to-roll materials up to 30 mm thick. There square metre and the total cost of ownership Tu and they just put 10,000 in a new purpose- is also a UV flatbed in 2.5 x 1.3 and 1.5 x 1.3 calculations of the MeiTu systems. Mr Field built factory to produce their eco solvent metre versions, and the aforementioned dye continued: ‘The cost per square metre is a big machines. In China they are the biggest and I’m sub machines, the MeiTu TeX-320 (3.2 metre) win. On the R180 it is less than 50% of other told that in the US their sales are colossal. I’ve and TeX-180 (1.8 metre). systems. That’s what we push to start with and been to the showroom in China and it was seri- because we’ve got estimating software on the ously impressive – there must have been 150 All in the head RIP we can show them the hard figures. It people having demoes that day.’ One thing that all of the systems have in blows their socks off. Printing straight onto He does admit however that some tweaking common is that they are built around Epson Correx and not having to laminate can save and tuning is required to the MeiTu printers by inkjet heads – mostly the DX5, though the them bags of money and time in the first place, Repro Sales before they leave the distributor, Starjet uses DX7 heads. The technology at and then they see the ink costs too. It is 60p which made its name in the CTP and imageset- the heart of the MeiTu printers is therefore per square metre. ter market and still operates in that field also. proven, and a growing number of UK users ‘We are not trying to reinvent the wheel here; So, what wide format technology is on offer are it seems coming to the same conclusion. we are trying to reinvent the profit. Today, and why should you buy it? MeiTu itself comes Mr Field relates a quick anecdote: ‘We had everyone is nibbling at bits and pieces. We are from the textile printing world and although a wide format company come to us that trying to give people a profit and so far it is Repro Sales has only just started selling its dye wanted to print serious quality on glass. working. The way the ink is laid down, it goes sublimation models, the belt-driven nature of They came here and we printed on glass twice as far, and then there’s the difference in those machines, on which the textile must be with the R180 UV and it was stunning; the the ink price too. It’s a price-driven thing. You prevented from stretching, is an advantage that guy had never seen anything like it. Another cannot buy a new UV printer for £35,000 has also been applied to the more general guy wanted a particular white dot. He had anywhere else that I know of. And then signage machines, giving them great tried everything else and then he came and there’s the ink.’ materials versatility. tried this and said “this is exactly what we For those minded to look at textiles, the dye Repro Sales began by selling the eco solvent want”. The machine is so versatile, it does so sublimation machines also feature Starjet (in 1.8 and 3.2 metre versions) and many things. We think that’s because they integrated drying rollers so that the roll of mate- CP4000 print & cut systems (prints up to 1300 use the Epson heads and make their rial is instantly ready for further cutting mm). Next came UV with the MeiTu R180 UV own ink.’ and sewing. n

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Wide format event 49 Doors wide open

There was a touch of Bavaria in Berkshire in October, as wide format dealer GPT opened its doors for Printoberfest, displaying a range of HP and Mimaki printing equipment alongside finishing and media.

t may have been the promise of German sausages and beer on the menu that drew printers to Graphic Printing Technologies’ Printoberfest event early in October, but more than likely it was the chance to see Ithe only demonstrating HP Scitex FB550 in the south of England, alongside a wide range of flatbed and roll-to-roll kit from Mimaki. The two day event was running for the sec- ond time at GPT’s office and showroom in Reading, and general manager Shaun Thompson was sufficiently impressed by the turnout to envisage a third Printoberfest in 2016. He told Digital Printer: ‘This is an event; it’s not an open day. It’s Printoberfest and I think it has become very successful. We have taken substantial orders at the event, which is great. We have showcased the HP Scitex FB550 and the event has enabled us for the first time to show the full range of HP Latex and UV printers, and the full range of Mimaki solvent printers that are here too. GPT claims to have done good business at Printoberfest. ‘We will definitely do it again next year, without any question. The financial return is away; this allows the dot laid down to spread turns a tablet or mobile device into a laser measurable and very good but the behind the and dome slightly, giving the gloss effect. measurement device. From a company called scenes effort is huge. You get better at that On show from the Mimaki perspective was ike, the product is called Spike and it was every time you do it though. There have been the JV150, featuring the latest Epson print being shown in the UK for the first time. Put more than 40 customers over two days, and head, which delivers improved print perform- simply, by attaching a small device to the everyone has come to see something specific. ance and higher output speeds than the JV33 smartphone or tablet and downloading the That’s really important. It certainly compares which it replaces. The Epson head also has Spike app, it is possible to measure the area, well with a trade show in terms of leads and it replacement capability for 80 nozzles as a height and length of an object for signage delivers a much better ROI, considering the safeguard for production users. A Mimaki print simply by lining the object up with the aper- costs of a trade show.’ & cut device (CJV 150) was also on display, ture of the smartphone. It is able to measure GPT started selling HP systems about a year this machine featuring the circulation unit that target distance, true bearing, and pitch and ago, mostly on the Latex side. It has now sold allows white and silver inks to be used. roll, and this information can be exported as nine HP Latex 300 series systems. The HP Another big benefit is an optical measure of a PDF, KML (for Google Earth) or up to Scitex flatbeds are a newer area for the com- the media width, instead of using pinch the cloud. pany however. Launched at FESPA in June, the rollers, which allows the entire width to be Martin Ehrhardt, ike’s director of sales for FB550 is an upgraded model on the previous used, reducing waste. EMEA, explained: ‘It’s useful for sign compa- HP Scitex FB500, with improvements in print While Esko was present to discuss its nies that need to know how big a sign is on a quality, speed, and robustness. The 1.6 metre Kongsberg cutting tables (though there were wall, and it means that they don’t need to get machine can print on substrates up to a thick- no tables actually on show at Printoberfest), up a ladder and measure it by hand. We’ve ness of 2.5 inches. It can also achieve both and there were live application areas with seen big growth in the US in the last few matt and gloss effect finishes through a setting demonstrations on techniques such as vehicle months, with 500 companies, mostly in that causes the curing lamp to operate on the wrapping, what was less expected at signage using it.’ n next pass of the print head, rather than straight Printoberfest was a new software app which

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50 Colour management The colour conundrum The number of printing technologies now in regular use, from offset and flexo to toner and inkjet, means that the simple idea of being able to print colour the same on anything has got a lot more complicated to achieve. Michael Walker explains the challenge and the options.

etting the colour right is some- 16%. The ability to match colour across a Lou Prestia, senior product line manager at thing that printers have been range of devices can be a strategy for differ- EFI in the US, goes further and states that ‘the doing for a long time, and entiation too. substrate is more important than the device or colour management as a soft- With more than three quarters of general and imaging technology, especially if inks or toners ware category is not new. So commercial printers in Europe already owning can’t adhere’. He also points out that the Gwhy was colour management at the top of the colour management software, according to colour gamut an inkjet device can achieve will purchasing intention list in InfoTrends’ InfoTrends’ European Investment Survey 2015, depend on its resolution, speed and Production Software Investment Outlook sur- surely the addition of a new digital press or quality settings. vey last year? two should present no problem at all? ‘This isn’t really a new idea – many of ‘First you have to appreciate the limitations Are standards the today’s companies try to match colours from of the four colour CMYK process, and that solution? their offset presses to their digital presses. It is, even then, each vendor’s device and ink set Between the various printer technologies, ink however, becoming more important as com- will have its own colour gamut,’ explained Mr sets and substrates, it is not so hard to see that panies adopt inkjet presses and buy large for- Loh. Substrates also play a huge part, especial- the need for a comprehensive colour manage- mat devices,’ said InfoTrends’ associate direc- ly in the inkjet print world, added Screen ment strategy is only growing. Agfa has experi- tor of operational consulting Howie Fenton, Europe’s senior applications and workflow enced particular demand for colour matching writing on whattheythink.com. ‘Customers specialist Peter Brugman. ‘We see quite differ- in its large format business, part of the reason want all colours to match across their toner, ent results with different papers,’ he for the development of the Asanti workflow offset, and inkjet devices.’ explained. ‘An inkjet that can’t meet the ISO offering for that sector. The company’s Barbara Although this was a US survey, the view target colour values on one paper can reach it Cooper reports that two recent projects at from this side of the pond is very much the on another.’ Apogee workflow sites have required match- same. Nick Loh, HP Indigo UK & Ireland solu- tion architect, said: ‘Jobs that require mixed production methods or comprise multiple items – some offset, some digital – are becoming more common, and colour consis- tency across the pack or throughout the publi- cation is a requirement.’ What’s the problem? There are sound business advantages to mak- ing the colour match, too: it means less rejected or reprinted work both at the indi- vidual job level and through sustained con- sistency over time; plus better use of printing capacity by being able to load balance across multiple presses. Reduced ink usage is a side benefit – GMG UK managing director Toby Burnett claims an average reduction in A number of digital presses have had their colour gamut extended with additional ink consumption among his customers of colours beyond CMYK to help match spot and Pantone colours.

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ing across offset and inkjet, for example. the Fogra or ECI colour profiles based on the extend the colour gamut but these are not in But while EFI’s Lou Prestia says that printers ISO 12647-2 values, if the aim is to get the widespread use. ‘don’t want colour management, they want best visual match, then making the digital press Lou Prestia at EFI commented: ‘Designers colour matching’, John Davies, business strate- match the offset one is the logical way to expect to be able to match more spot colours gy and marketing manager for print production do it. with digital but the wider gamut devices usu- workflow systems at Fujifilm, suggests that in Prepress system vendors who support offset ally have only one extra colour, so it extends many cases, working to standards is more workflows increasingly offer this option for the gamut on that area only, but if it hits Home important than attempting to achieve a supported digital devices, as do most digital Depot orange, for example, it can work well.’ visual match. press RIP/DFE (Digital Front End) developers. An example of this is the Xerox iGen 5 Mr Davies contrasted the original premise of which can use a fifth toner to extend gamut to colour management, that it should be possi- hit particular colours. This could be one ble to print the same colours anywhere of the additional base colours in (within the gamut limits of each the Pantone Extended Gamut 7- device, ink and paper combination) colour system, for example, but so that print buyers would not need for the time being, the full 7-colour to know or care what device printers range is effectively limited to offset were using, with a more pragmatic and flexo presses. modern approach: ‘In reality, most One route to digital print colour buyers, even when buying via web matching is via device-link profiles, to print, do make this choice.’ a special category of ICC colour ‘If it’s a set of products to be used profile that converts CMYK colours together, matching is important,’ Mr for use on specific output devices Davies added, ‘but if it’s something (with specific ink sets, settings and that will be used in isolation and qual- substrates). This is what HP uses with ity is important, the measure of this is its Indigo DFE, offering both Fogra whether it meets a standard.’ Fujifilm’s and Gracol(US)-based profiles; GMG XMF ColorPath software is designed to does the same with its proofing solu- help users keep their device working to GMG’s colour message is simple. tions to ensure that the output of a given ISO standards via cloud-based profiling press can be accurately simulated on a and calibration checking. proofing device, though it also offers its own The main standard that applies is the ISO Typically, the digital device will be controlled proprietary gamut mapping engine to 12647 series, but while that does contain pro- via software such that its print behaviour mim- achieve more accurate matching between visions for digital proofing, the 12647-2 stan- ics an offset press characterised by an appro- devices. The latter is used for spot colours, dard that is most widely used is designed for priate ISO-based ICC profile, such as Fogra 39L as device link profiles are limited to CMYK offset litho. A revision at the end of 2013 or ISO Coated v2. An alternative approach, data only. addressed the fact that most offset workflows supported by Fujifilm and Heidelberg among EFI does something similar in its Fiery DFEs, now use computer-to-plate technology rather others, is to establish unique house standards using a number of ways of detecting spot than film-based plate imaging, and expanded and then manage the colour workflow to colours in an incoming job and handling the variety of supported paper types. adhere to these. them outside the standard ICC-based colour New digital or ‘device agnostic’ standards Fogra has recently released new ICC profiles processing route in order to get a better have been in development for a couple of for papers containing optical brightening match, again dependent on what can be years but have yet to emerge from ISO, so in agents (OBAs), whose fluorescent properties achieved by the device being driven. Screen lieu of anything better, those who want to can cause spectrophotometers to mis-read also steps outside the ICC workflow with its work to a standard tend to go for 12627, colour values; linked ISO standards concerning TruePress Jet520HD high speed web-fed whether they apply for certification or not. lighting and viewing conditions and spec- inkjet, using increased amounts of ink that get Heidelberg’s digital equipment business man- trophotometer measurement modes also help around ICC total area coverage limits to ager Chris Matthews says that ISO 12647-2 cer- tackle this problem, though all the changes achieve an improved gamut, particularly in tification is ‘a great sales tool’ but points out have to be implemented together. dark colours, without compromising that the certification is per press, not across a drying times. whole pressroom. Spot the difference For the time being there is no one perfect Adherence to ISO 12647 is not a magic bul- The best course of action is less clear when all solution that fits all colour matching require- let for colour and the standard covers consid- the printer types to be matched are digital, or ments and as print technologies continue to erably more than just colour and TVI (tonal when special colours such as those from the diversify – Landa’s nanography, for example – value increase, aka dot gain) specifications, Pantone system are involved. Depending what the puzzle may only get harder. But an but if the requirement is to match offset and device, inks and substrate are being used, and understanding of what is possible, and per- digital then this is a sensible approach. what the target spot colour is, some digital haps more importantly, a realistic appraisal of Although many recent digital presses have a printers will be able to hit that colour more what customers will accept and pay for, are wider colour gamut – subject to settings and closely than others. It is possible to add spe- key stages in getting colour costs under con- substrate – than the offset ones represented in cial inks or toners to some digital presses to trol and winning and retaining business. n

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54 Software Xpert intervention When it became the beta site for Xeikon’s latest high speed web press, CS Labels knew it needed to up the pace in prepress too. It turned to MyPressXpert to find a way with software.

eing at the forefront of technology innovation brings its own pressures. At CS Labels in Willenhall, near Wolverhampton, innovation is seen as a point of differentiation, and that Bspirit saw it become a beta site for Xeikon’s new 30 metres per minute Cheetah press in March. It is, says managing director Simon Smith, 58% faster than other Xeikon presses (CS Labels is the largest reel-fed Xeikon house in Europe with five machines). Therein lay the issue however. ‘While we were putting the press in, we also had to consider what we were doing in terms of streamlining studio processes to get the work through more efficiently. We were using a preflighting system but it wasn’t giving us the savings we were hoping for,’ he told CS Labels’ managing director Simon Smith: ‘This has been a steep learning curve but a Digital Printer. very worthwhile process.’ The company had met MyPressXpert sales director Kevin Caughtry at an EasyFairs event in interrogates an Excel (.xlsx) file from the client ment within the company is that CS Labels is February, and then spoke to Niall Coady from and automatically creates and databases all able to cope with higher volumes of work the colour calibration firm shortly afterwards the label barcodes based on sites and quanti- while utilising the same level of human at a Xeikon Café. In talking, it was recognised ties. It has also put in a colour management resources. ‘We are also shortening lead times that there could be ways to simplify and software system – ColorLogic’s ZePra colour to get work on press and we are getting far improve the workflow at CS Labels and management server and ReProfiler Digital fewer mistakes where files have to go back to reduce errors in prepress. colour engine – which is helping to improve the studio,’ Mr Smith continued. ‘It has stream- Initially, Mr Coady worked on developing a CS Labels’ management of process control lined the whole process for us and allows the customised, simplified report for the CS and calibration of the Xeikon engines, provid- studio to move away from more mundane Labels sales team that showed the ink con- ing detailed reporting on the stability of the tasks such as putting the bleed on a hundred sumption required for a file received, allowing presses so that maintenance schedules can be files – those things are automated now. The them to quote accurately on the job. It would optimised. This has been effective to such a system also automates the artwork and sends also preflight the file and report on any fixes degree that in September the label producer a proof back to the customer. that needed to be made, allowing this to be stopped using the colour control system that ‘The ideal is that we get a PDF from our done by the customer before it took up stu- comes with the Xeikon presses. customer and it goes straight on press with- dio time. A second, more detailed, report ‘All digital presses face the challenge of out a human touching it. That’s what we are and client proof PDF is also produced for the colour consistency from print run to print run, looking for, and we are making fairly studio. This was all achieved to CS Labels’ and we also need to ensure that our presses substantial progress.’ satisfaction using callas pdfToolbox Server are optimised to achieve Pantone colours,’ All progress in this direction is welcome, and pdfChip software (HTML5, CSS and said Mr Smith. ‘Invariably we are given a label because in December a second Cheetah Javascript technologies used to automate to match by printing CMYK. We need to get as press will arrive, and further efficiencies will client proof creation) alongside Filetrain, a close as possible to achieving the Pantones need to be found. workflow management system from consistently and measure how close in Delta E ‘This has been a steep learning curve but a Laidback Solutions. we are. This system has helped us to do that. very worthwhile process,’ Mr Smith conclud- Following this, MyPressXpert has undertaken We are of the opinion that it actually takes it to ed. ‘The biggest benefit is that we have been further bespoke project work for CS Labels, a different level.’ able to make this system bespoke to our creating a brand new job management system The impact of these implementations of unique requirements, rather than buying one for the Xeikon workflow from scratch, which automated preflighting and colour manage- off the shelf.’ n

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56 Software Drupa and beyond

Smart printers realise that software is going to be a vital component in their future business success. Digital Printer talked to some of the luminaries of the print software world to get their thoughts on what’s to come in the medium to long term future.

Tim Cox, managing director, Vpress customers are dealing with large organisations ‘We’re finding that customers are slowly mov- that are not receptive to a printer talking to ing to a more cross-platform offering, dealing them about campaign tools. Even if the print- with email, SMS, social media, but what we er says they can handle the multi-media side, have found more so is that it’s less about there’s very little likelihood that a large multi- product feature sets and more about where national will put the system in. the software fits into the customer’s work- Printers could probably save 40% on pro- flows across the board. duction costs if they integrated as much as possible. There will be those people in print who recognise that getting their heads around integration helps them steam ahead, but there are a lot of people that still don’t understand integration. They say it’s too much money and they cannot justify it. If you look forward three years though, their only option to reduce Emerson Welch, marketing manager, costs is to automate through integration.’ Clarity Software

Emerson Welch, marketing manager, allows us to transfer data around the Clarity Clarity Software world within seconds. This allows our cus- ‘We have definitely noticed more diversity, tomers to be more agile, to work smarter and more people adding more strings to their be more efficient. bow, and we will continue to develop the People are now used to having information software to support that diversity. At the served to them whenever they need it, and same time, we will be drilling down into the way to do that is through the Internet or in ‘If you look forward three more detail, into areas where customers are the app. The only way around it is mobile years, the only option to requesting real benefits – things like infrastructure.’ reduce costs is to automate advanced stock, turning reels into separate products. We will really help printers get Nicola Bisset, group managing director, through integration.’ under the skin of their business and get to the Optimus marginal gains through software. ‘Our current focus is still very much around We’re doing a lot of integration into CRP People have been asking for website inte- engaging with the wider print community on systems, helping our customers link into their gration with MIS and business software to the principles of Lean Manufacturing, because customers so they have a very streamlined make it as easy as possible to sell online and that has real traction. Companies will invest in entry to procure products, and we’re also not have to update lots of different systems. a machine that can improve their perform- working really closely with printers and print It’s really important to build bridges between ance but software they see as a cost rather management companies to streamline procur- systems and create a solution in one place. than something that will save or make ing on the web. It’s no longer about provid- Mobile is important and we are about to them money. ing someone with a job ticket; it’s a very release a new app for ClarityGo, which has A few enlightened clients are seeing that if deep level of integration with MIS systems, been extended to invoicing and linking to something takes them half an hour and we are helping them with information that triggers accounting systems. You can analyse con- showing them how to do it in five minutes, straight into the workflow and beyond. tacts, log meetings, raise quotations, get there’s money there, and I do believe that We are anticipating warehousing systems, orders sent off on screen, produce works software is starting to take a more significant courier systems, payment gateways, and we orders, link to accounts – all from a mobile or role in people’s thinking about investment. are also linking a lot to third party APIs such tablet device. We built a world of Clarity The Optimus Dash engine has transformed as Mail Chimp because we’re finding that where everything works together, and it our business. We are now dealing with proj-

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ects that are 50% print and 50% nothing to ogy deployment and MIS companies will jobs with digital equipment. Historically, do with print. The software is being used to have to embrace this too. As MIS spreads its workflow has been more closely associated manage a myriad of things. Our big focus is wings from estimating and job tracking, it will with CTP devices, but we are seeing a con- on automation and linking into the whole interface with modern marketing automation siderable, extended opportunity for automa- supply chain. There are lots of ways we can technologies, allowing marketers to easily tion software to operate as standalone solu- be creative in getting information out of the incorporate print into their campaigns. tions for hybrid print shops. By extending its factory floor through connectivity. The future As an overall picture, we’ll see more application to digital presses, we open the is tighter integration and a more diverse enhanced integration with best of breed entire range of benefits across the full spec- industry, and any software that’s in play will products, rather than software companies trum of print shops and, ultimately, to have to deal with that diversity. developing their own solutions. MIS compa- their customers. We’re also focused on MIS becoming a nies will concentrate more on what they do sales tool: understanding customers’ buying well, and interface with other products that patterns so that effectively clients can look at do their respective part well.’ their MIS data and use it to launch a cam- paign. At drupa we will be launching soft- Alan Dixon, managing director, Workflowz ware that’s going to be more focused on how ‘The commercial model around software is you as a customer can harness the power of the biggest change that’s happening. The data in your MIS to go and generate business. trend has gone from licences to subscription. It’s turning MIS on its head really.’ People liked to own their technology previ- ously, but the subscription model is a con- Keith McMurtrie, managing director, stant drain on your business. Purely from a Tharstern financial point of view, people don’t feel ‘Inkjet technology is going to be big news at under control, it’s just a drip-feed every drupa. We all know about the Konica Minolta month. Ninety percent of the products we KM-1 with its Komori chassis, and now sell are licenced products. It’s a one-off capi- Heidelberg has its partnership with Fuji. MIS tal outlay that people can budget for. ‘In terms of the mobile technology is going to have to be able to Software as a Service is attractive to some capabilities cloud enables, cater for this new breed of print production people, especially with something like web and this is going to mean big changes to any to print, but there’s no real commitment remote job management estimating solutions. there. You can take it for six months and then opens up an entire ecosys- Automation continues to be important and give it back, but that doesn’t show any loyalty tem that we need to take the MIS is no longer seen as separate to the to your end clients. They end up having to production workflow. We’ve come a long learn another system, so it’s not necessarily a fresh look at.’ way from drupa 2004 – the ‘JDF drupa’ as it customer-centric. There is also usually a trans- was known. The MIS is now accepted as action charge there so you can be penalised One of the most interesting developments being the brain or engine room behind every- over time. for the future of print is the possible role of thing, proving how it can cope with increas- I don’t think there’s going to be anything cloud for influencing mobile business, though ingly complex production workflows. major from the software vendors at drupa. I there is a need for evaluating its potential in We’ll be seeing more use of mobile tech- hope that more Brits will go to Düsseldorf. If greater detail. Moving forward, we will be nology, particularly more usage of apps, people see trade shows as somewhere to taking a strong look at cloud-based solutions, which we saw a fair bit of at the last drupa. learn, rather than be sold to, that will help. especially as it relates to prepress portals and Cloud-based solutions will also continue to Clients need to learn how to get the best providing customers with unrivalled job con- play an increasingly important role in technol- from software, otherwise it stagnates and they trol and insight. don’t move onto the next version. You need In terms of the mobile capabilities cloud to stimulate them again. enables, remote job management opens up We look forward to these events because an entire ecosystem that we need to take a Chili Publish usually has a way of getting the fresh look at. With considerable hesitation community together so that peers can talk to among printers, for a multitude of reasons each other about what they are using the ranging from security to availability, there will technology to do. That’s what clients want: to need to be a more established ecosystem of learn something. Maybe then they will main- partners working in conjunction to bring a tain their investment in software.’ highly valuable solution to market. The industries that thrive naturally tend to Peter Hulsman, regional sales & marketing be the ones who prioritise innovation. These director, Software & Solutions Division, few developments won’t be the only ones to EMEA, Kodak watch as we move into print’s next era, but ‘When it comes to the future of print technol- they’re certainly some of the most exciting.’ n Keith McMurtrie, managing director, ogy, we see tremendous opportunity for an Tharstern increased role for workflow in running print

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PP sheets for PPB Smooth operators Recently rebranded PPB (formerly Proctors, European paper manufacturer Lecta Group has Buchanan Paper & Board and A&R Board) has added a new smooth stock to its GardaMatt been appointed as an official UK distributor of range of woodfree coated papers. the Priplak family of polypropylene sheets. GardaMatt Smooth has an exceptionally Coming in many different surface finishes smooth surface and high whiteness, the com- and colours, Priplak has excellent technical pany said, and comes in a wide range of performance, making it ideal for many appli- weights, from 90 to 350 gsm. It is available as cations in litho and digital print, display work, FSC or PEFC-certified upon request. This prod- covers, folders, packaging and point of sale. uct follows the recent launch of GardaMatt Veuve Clicquot’s new packaging is made To support the product, PPB has employed Ultra – a woodfree coated paper with a matt from its own grape skins. Simon Balderson (formerly of PaperlinX) as surface and high bulk. group product manager. He has comprehen- Lecta Group consists of the Italian Cartiere Naturally Clicquot 3 packaging has been sive knowledge and vast experience of Priplak del Garda, Condat of France and Spanish developed exclusively for the French cham- and its applications, having been a Priplak manufacturer Torraspapel. pagne house, with solvent-free inks being specialist in the UK for more than 15 years. www.gardacartiere.it used for the graphics and a cane sugar com- The stock range consists of: pound used as glue for the labels. • Priplak Basik - a cost effective range Drytac’s new dry erase film In another innovative project, Favini has also of white and frosted clear Self-adhesive materials manufacturer Drytac created a paper that includes fibres obtained • Priplak Backlit - a new grade specifi- Europe has announced a new clear gloss poly- from the leather-making process. Remake is cally designed for illuminated signs ester film branded WipeOut for personalised produced with 25% by-product from the and backlit posters dry erase graphics applications. leather goods industry, 30% FSC-certified The product is a 3 mil (75 ) premium clear post-consumption recycled cellulose and PET overlaminate with a dry erase hard coat. 45% FSC-certified virgin cellulose fibre. The Drytac said it is ideal for use in children’s bed- result, says Favini, is a luxurious, recyclable rooms, school classrooms, offices, hospitals, and 100% biodegradable paper with excel- grocery stores, kitchens, restaurant/pub menus lent print and conversion performance, suit- and more. able for applications from brochures and WipeOut can also be combined with cards to luxury packaging. Visible leather par- Drytac’s ReTac 150 print media (which is com- ticles give it a soft, velvety feel. patible with solvent, UV and latex printers) to www.naturally.veuveclicquot.com create custom-printed, removable, high quality, dry erase whiteboard-style graphics that can Kernow media certified for stick to and be removed from virtually any Simon Balderson has been a Priplak metallic system specialist for 15 years. smooth surface. It is available in a number of Color-Logic, the developer of the Process widths up to 61 inches (1549 mm), and is Metallic Color System, has certified Kernow • Priplak Classic - a wide range of exclusively distributed throughout the UK and Gloss Silver 119SGM high performance inkjet coloured Polypropylene Ireland by Antalis. media for solvent and latex printers, meaning • Priplak Opaline - frosted www.antalis.co.uk that printers producing point-of-purchase Polypropylene with Priplak’s sand www.drytac.co.uk materials, displays, end caps, signage and emboss on one side and pearl other materials can confidently use Color- emboss on the reverse Logic and the Kernow substrate to create strik- • Priplak Izilyss Opaque - a matt ing metallic solutions. surface one side with a satin reverse Kernow Coatings produces optimised high- • Priplak Izilyss natural - a translucent sheet performance coatings and wide and narrow- with two 'smooth' print surfaces. format specialised print media-synthetics, PPB said it would offer a wide range of self-adhesives, colours, fabrics and much products from stock, with fast response times more, for print, security, engineering, and and next day delivery, while its in-house con- industrial substrates. version facility can provide a high quality www.color-logic.com bespoke cutting service. Personalised dry erase graphics can be www.kernowcoatings.com www.ppb.uk.com created using WipeOut.

   
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60 Print Efficiently Making the maths work Spread across six days in October at the adjacent premises of IFS and Apex Digital Graphics in Hemel Hempstead, Print Efficiently gave rise to a renewed conversa- tion about the relative cost effectiveness of digital and litho printing.

fter seeing the argument begin by every printing company, and that digital to move away from them in print has its own distinct advantages in certain recent times, there are those in situations. It is, however, an interesting the litho side of the industry that perspective. believe offset technology can Around the rest of Print Efficiently, there startA to win the economic upper hand again for were plenty of digital printing systems to be short to medium runs. Bob Usher, managing found, not least the Konica Minolta bizhub director of Apex Digital Graphics, is having 1060, which was launched last year. It has a these conversations with customers, and since suction feed unit, a fuser for envelopes and an Apex sells Konica Minolta digital presses as on-board densitometer for colour critical print- well as Ryobi offset presses, he is a man with- ing, helping to match output to litho. The latest out an axe to grind either way. version (version 6) of Konica Minolta’s JT PDF At Print Efficiently, the now established open workflow tool was also showed at the event. house event spread over six October days that On the wide format side were systems from Apex shares with IFS (Intelligent Finishing Fujifilm and Epson (SureColor printers but not Systems), Mr Usher spoke to Digital Printer the latest models discussed in Digital Printer about what he described as ‘the advantages of ‘The really interesting thing October 2015). Fuji’s entry level Acuity LED going back to litho’ – this being fuelled by the 1600 UV is now an eight colour system, with LED UV drying technology on the Ryobi press- is that we have recently light cyan and magenta, white and clear. It is a es, and the low-cost Cron CTP from China that sold two litho presses with hybrid machine that can print roll-to-roll or on Apex also sells. LED UV and they have both rigid up to 13 mm thick. Martin Burton from ‘A B3 customer that bought a digital press Fujifilm said the key to the Acuity was its and is using litho less and less is more likely to gone into digital printing flexibility: ‘Typically, people have a water or buy digital again. Their destiny is set. Those companies.’ Bob Usher, solvent-based printer in wide format and they looking at a Ryobi are the ones with a 7-year- Apex Digital Graphics have to mount things if they want to do out- old press and no spare floor space because door. This is outdoor safe and directly onto the sheets are drying. With the LED UV, they can 0.5p per sheet (including consumable and rigid materials, so it is quite an attractive step- get rid of all the sheets on the floor and sud- maintenance costs), which Mr Usher compared ping stone when someone is looking to move denly they realise that they don’t have to move to a typical click charge of 2.5p per click. into that market.’ premises as they grow – they might even fit Neither calculation includes the cost of the Joint host IFS was showing technology from another press in where they are. paper, he said. After five years, the digital press its latest agency with Tecnau, which operates in ‘The really interesting thing is that we have is worth nothing, while the offset press will much the same field as Hunkeler in terms of recently sold two 52 cm, four colour presses retain 30-35% residual value. high speed unwinder/rewinders, splicing and with LED UV and they have both gone into ‘This is a large digital customer who added a perforating systems. New recruit Dawn Kelley is digital printing companies.’ Ryobi B3 four colour press who provided these putting her 26 years of industry experience to He went on to explain the numbers. These figures,’ he added. ‘They have done the sums good use selling the technology, and said of customers, which have major production grade and seen the advantages of going back to litho Tecnau: ‘It’s a highly engineered company that digital kit, are on a click charge or a huge main- for runs, without personalisation, in excess of will make bespoke products for customers, tenance charge. The Cron CTP is very accurate 130 impressions.’ and it is really geared around the applications. and produces a set of B3 plates for £4. They It should be pointed out that Mr Usher is There are new products such as the 20-inch can make ready in four minutes and then run well aware that these calculations and factors splicer that means you don’t have to stop the up to 14,000 B3 sheets per hour, at a cost of do not necessarily apply to the situation faced press to change the roll.’ n

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Landa Group has appointed Yishai Amir as the new chief executive of Landa Corporation. He Diary has also been named Group vice chairman, Digital Printer Awards with founder Benny Landa continuing as its When: 12 November 2015 active chairman. Mr Amir has more than 20 Where: Marriott London Grosvenor Square Hotel, London years’ experience in the digital print industry Details: www.digitalprintermag.co.uk What’s on: Food and drink aplenty at Digital Printer’s very own awards, which and has held senior positions with HP, most are now in their ninth year. The awards recognise the best digital print work recently serving as vice president and general produced by our readers during the last 12 months and will be presented by a manager, Graphics Solutions Business at Hewlett-Packard Americas. He top secret sporting celeb! Deadline for entries is 28 August 2015, so it’s time to began his career in the digital print industry 21 years ago at Indigo. Benny start sprucing up your best work… Landa said the appointment would help ‘take the business to the next level’. Digital Print for Brand Success Conference When: 18 November 2015 Andy Davis has joined GI Solutions in Leicester as innovations manager. Where: Kings Place, King’s Cross, London His previous role was in running an offline and special finishing products Details: www.digitalbrandconf.com department for 14 years. In the new role he is responsible for What’s on: Exclusive case studies and valuable insights from a conference organised by Digital Printer’s sister title, Digital Labels & Packaging. investigating and developing new production methods, products and processes. Sign & Digital UK Former Berforts Information Press executives Dale Burgess and Bob When: 19 – 21 April 2016 Cleverly have been snapped up by CMP Digital Print Solutions. The two Where: NEC, Birmingham www.signuk.com will hold the positions of sales & marketing director and customer Details: What’s on: Sign & Digital UK has been in the industry calendar for mearly 30 years services manager respectively, and will be based at CMP’s new sales now, and has a unique place in the market, supporting and reflecting the dynamic office in Luton. Both have great experience in dealing with the publishing changes taking place in the sign making, display solutions and digital printing market and will therefore be invaluable to CMP’s book printing division. sectors. There were more than 200 exhibitors at the 2015 show, with getting on for 7000 engaged visitors. Screen Europe has appointed Toine Prudon as international sales manager for its Truepress Jet range of UV wide format printers. He brings Drupa 2016 25 years of experience in the industry with suppliers such as Thieme, When: 31 May – 10 June 2016 Spandex, Océ/Canon and swissQprint, and will be based at Screen’s Where: Messe Düsseldorf, Germany European Solutions & Technology Centre in The Netherlands. The Details: www.drupa.com What’s on: Drupa is the world’s leading trade show for print and cross Truepress Jet wide format UV printers are ideal for creating displays, media solutions. point-of-purchase materials, billboards, vehicle graphics and backlit signage. WITHOUT WHOM Wide format digital print specialist Amira EDITOR: Andy Knaggs – [email protected] Bouchiba has joined CMYUK in the new role of marketing and demonstrations manager. 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