Products | Practices | Perspectives April 2019 54 Report “Be part of Koenig & Bauer 4.0” Coding becomes intelligent Pages 54-55 Did you know that … 2,695billion dollars 2,695represents the volume of the worldwide print market – twice that of the pharmaceuticals market. 180new magazine titles were published on the German market in the last two years. in Germany alone, over 1.5billion1.5 consumer magazines are sold every year. Source: vdmb (Verband Druck und Medien Bayern) 2 Report 54 | 2019 Editorial Dear business partners and customers of the Koenig & Bauer Group, Last year, 2018, was another successful year. We nik AG from Brixen, Italy. The future joint venture would like to thank you for your many orders for is to assume responsibility for the development, presses, additional equipment and maintenance integration, manufacturing and worldwide distri- work, as well as for your ideas and the challenges bution of water-based single-pass digital presses you set us. As digitisation continues, we were able for folding carton and corrugated board printing. to further expand our online services. Our spare The first activities are already planned for the parts webshop, which has already been rolled out second quarter of 2019. across a large proportion of the group, has been exceedingly well received by users, has boosted Following successful in-house testing in Würzburg, delivery volumes and has improved especially the Koenig & Bauer has now delivered the first Corru- speed and tracking of parts flows. JET digital press for post-printing on corrugated board. Parallel to this customer installation, an- Further progress has been made with the intro- other press designed specifically for the corrugat- duction of SAP S4 Hana. The almost inevitable ed board industry, the 2.8-metre-wide flexo press difficulties when converting a complex ERP sys- CorruCUT, is being assembled at the factory. The tem have resulted in a few delivery problems, flat-bed die-cutters produced by Koenig & Bauer some of which have also affected you, our valued Iberica have also experienced continuous further customers. We would like to apologise for any in- improvement. Paired with the practice-proven convenience and ask for your understanding! In feeders used by the Rapida series, the first ma- addition to these ‘home-made’ bottlenecks, our chines have given impressive proof of their per- robust business situation also led to delays on the formance capabilities and we are delighted at the part of numerous suppliers, again impacting our growing number of satisfied customers! ability to deliver on schedule. Through modifica- tions to our ordering, manufacturing and assem- bly processes, however, we have done everything Yours, in our power to be a reliable partner. Besides various operational improvements and optimisation measures, the Koenig & Bauer Group has taken further strategic steps towards estab- lishing an all-embracing product portfolio. Con- Claus Bolza-Schünemann tinuing the purposeful expansion of our activ- ities in the field of folding cartons, we acquired a majority stake in Istanbul-based manufacturer Duran Machinery at the beginning of December 2018. The company which will in future trade un- der the name Koenig & Bauer Duran is an acknowl- edged specialist for folder-gluers – after printing and die-cutting, the final stage in the production of folding cartons. Similarly in December, a letter of intent was signed between Koenig & Bauer AG and Durst Fototech- Report 54 | 2019 3 Contents Kammann Craft illustrates the potential of digital print Page 43 Shorts Page 58 VariJET 106 receives iF DESIGN AWARD Page 38 A service partnership with great potential Page 50 FLYERALARM fires up makeready world champion Page 14 Further RotaJET for Interprint GmbH You can subscribe to or unsubscribe from Page 41 Koenig & Bauer Report by sending an e-mail to [email protected] 4 Report 54 | 2019 Contents Contents Koenig & Bauer Did you know that … 2 Editorial 3 Inside news 6 Report is the corporate magazine issued by Koenig & Bauer: Sheetfed offset One year until drupa: Interview with Ralf Sammeck 8 Koenig & Bauer, Digital transformation in the world of print 10 Koenig & Bauer Digital & Webfed FLYERALARM fires up makeready world champion 14 Würzburg, Germany Calidad Gráfica-Araconsa takes the next step 18 T +49 931 909-4567 Rapida 106 for Frischmann Druck und Medien 21 [email protected] Bernholz Packaging: As exact as you can get 22 Luxupack goes for the Rapida 105 PRO 24 Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed IDC Imprimerie: From standard to high-end 26 Radebeul, Germany Alcohol-free printing of FMCG packaging 28 T +49 351 833-2580 Errestampa with Rapida 164 29 [email protected] Arab Printing Press modernises its printing options 30 Highly automated Rapida 76 at Stäger 32 Koenig & Bauer Coding Rapida 106 at PAWI Packaging 33 Veitshöchheim, Germany Second Rapida 106 for Crossmark Graphics 34 T +49 931 9085-0 Rapida 75 PRO delivers added value at Dana Industries 35 [email protected] Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint Postpress Stuttgart, Germany Battlefield Press chooses Optima 106 for die-cutting 36 T +49 711 69971-0 New in the company group: Koenig & Bauer Duran 37 [email protected] Koenig & Bauer Kammann Digital Bad Oeynhausen, Germany VariJET 106 receives iF DESIGN AWARD 38 T +49 5734 5140-0 First CorruJET installed at KOLB 39 [email protected] RotaJET 168 for Tetra Pak 40 Further RotaJET for Interprint GmbH 41 Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica Live demonstration of the MetalDecoJET 42 Tavazzano (Lodi), Italy Kammann Craft illustrates the potential of digital print 43 T +39 (0371) 4431 [email protected] Flexo Publisher: Interview with Claus Bolza-Schünemann and Dr. Peter Lechner 44 Koenig & Bauer Successful open house at Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica 48 Editor in chief: Dagmar Ringel, Director Corporate Web offset Communications and Marketing MobileConsole in use at Pressedruck Potsdam 49 Koenig & Bauer, Würzburg A service partnership with great potential 50 26th Commander CL goes to Münster 52 Layout: SIB Imprimerie S.A. invests in a Compacta 818 53 Susanne Krimm, Würzburg Translation: Specialities Gary Bodily Coding becomes intelligent 54 Demands placed on product markings 56 Printed in the Federal Republic of Germany Shorts 58 koenig-bauer.com Report 54 | 2019 5 Inside news Koenig & Bauer starts a new image campaign We print your world Over a year has now passed since Koenig & Bauer initiated a branch relaunch on the occasion of its 200-year anniversary. The most visible element was the return from the abstract abbreviation KBA to the names of the two company founders: Koenig & Bauer. The ampersand which links the two parts of & Bauer, but in fact for the whole branch and its the name also serves to transport values which customers. characterise the company: Tradition & Innova- tion, Approachability & Professionalism, Inks This world naturally includes also die-cutting, & Substrates. And there is hardly any substrate coding, customer services, consumables and fin- on which Koenig & Bauer is unable to print. From ishing as inherent aspects of the print industry. banknotes, via board, film, metal and glass pack- We are communicating on the image level, and aging, through to book, display, coding, magazine, so we can take the liberty of being more abstract advertising and newspaper printing – products and universal. which can be printed on machines from Koenig & Bauer accompany us at every stage of our daily We bring inks and substrates together, enabling lives. creation of a boundless variety of printed prod- ucts. And we have been doing so for over 200 There are probably few people who take the time years now. Because print makes the world what it to think about all the different products which we is! Your world and ours! encounter in printed form. Even though the di- versity of substrates is actually quite fascinating. The brand relaunch has changed not only the logo. For Koenig & Bauer itself, for our customers and In the meantime, the abbreviation KBA has dis- for their customers. Print is about more than just appeared from most of our company names. We a printed product. Print means immersing our- have earned numerous awards for the new prod- selves in brand worlds, extends the shopping ex- uct design and our communication measures. perience to embrace also the packaging, conveys The latest honour is the renowned iF DESIGN notions of value and luxury, stands for aesthetics AWARD, which we received on 15th March for the The iF DESIGN AWARD and creativity, arouses emotions, or simply makes VariJET press. was presented to Koenig & our life easier. Bauer for the VariJET You have probably noticed that this magazine, too, press on 15th March With our image campaign “We print your world”, has been treated to a more modern and now “airy” we would like to draw attention to the added val- appearance. The new layout is part of our plan to ue attributable to print. Under the overarching place applications – and thus you, our customers brand name Koenig & Bauer, we offer our custom- – in the foreground. We hope you like it. ers the full spectrum of solutions for production on the most varied substrates. Our message: The Dagmar Ringel world of print is fascinating – not only for Koenig [email protected] 6 Report 54 | 2019 We print your world We combine inks and substrates, enabling creation of a boundless variety of printed products. For over 200 years now. Because printing is our world. koenig-bauer.com Sheetfed offset Ralf Sammeck on strategies relating to commercial and packaging printing, digitisation and service One year until drupa There is a little over a year to go until the branch comes together at drupa in Düsseldorf. Prepara- tions for the flagship international trade fair of the print industry are gathering speed.