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October 2014
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October 2014
Vol 10 No. 9 October 2014
Chief Editor
Ghias Ahmad Peerzada
Managing Editor
Owais Mirza Jamil
Editor
Umar Ghias
Sub: Editor:
Usman Peerzada
Marketing Director
Junaid Butt
Art Director
Aneeq Khalid
Graphic Artist
Ahmed Anver
A. Majid Naik
Editorial/Marketing Office:
412, Mashriq Centre,
4th Floor, Opp. Faran Club,
Stadium Road,
Karachi-75300-Pakistan.
Ph: (92-21) 34142001,
34948995, 32029328
print2pack@cyber.net.pk
Processed at:
Concerned Process
1st Floor Ahmad Dawood Building,
SR 10, 8/2, Near Akbar Manzil,
Pakistan Chowk, Karachi
Tel: (92-21) 3221 8343
3263 6044
3263 6050
Fax: (92-21) 3221 8341
Email: info@concernedprocess.com.pk
Printed at:
Elite Publishers Ltd.
D-118, SITE, Karachi.
Ph: (92-21) 32573435-39
Fax: (92-21) 32564720
elite@elite.com.pk
Publisher’s Office:
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Associates
12, Najmi Building, Shahrahe-Liaquat, Karachi-74200.
Ph: (92-21) 34948995
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www.print2pack.com
October 2014
Food and Packaging go together and helps in boosting exports for
the country
Pakistan is an agricultural country and we are self-sufficient in most of the food items but
unfortunately we cannot export our finished commodities in the world market but export in raw form.
Beside other factors, the main reason is lack of packaging knowledge. We became world no. 4 milk
producing country with 34 billion liters but our export in this field is negligible. There are several
products we can export which is made from milk still we cannot even think of getting nearer to other
large milk producing countries. The milk made products are very beautifully packed and come from
all over the world like Denmark, New Zealand, Australia even though these countries are far behind
in production of milk compared to Pakistan. India, USA and Russia are at the top in the race
followed by Pakistan. We can become no. 1 milk producing country if we start using the latest
equipments and technology and work scientifically and systematically. Our policy makers should
come forward and formulate a meaningful policy in this respect which is how we can earn foreign
exchange many times more than the textile sector.
According to Wikipedia, Amul is the largest food brand in India and world's Largest Pouched
Milk Brand with an annual turnover of US $3200 million (2012–13). Currently Unions making up
GCMMF have 13.10 million producer members with milk collection average of 10.93 million liters
per day. Besides India, Amul has entered overseas markets such as Mauritius, UAE, USA,
Bangladesh, Australia, China, Singapore, Hong Kong and a few South African countries. Its bid to
enter Japanese market in 1994 did not succeed, but now it has fresh plans entering the Japanese
markets. Other potential markets being considered include Sri Lanka.
We can also earn millions of dollars in foreign exchange if proper processing and packaging is
followed and latest marketing strategy is adopted to explore export potentials. We mustn’t neglect
the packaging sector and continuously provide feedback to them to help the country in earning
foreign exchange – possibly the best way to get rid of huge deficit.
Beside milk, we have live stock and according to Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nawaz of University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences
(UVAS), 4.2 million tons of meat can be made available if we can replace run down animals with
the healthy ones. Added to this, if we can introduce processing and packaging as per the
international standards, we will be able to earn more foreign exchange from meat and beef as well.
We have best quality fruits but again we are not meeting the world standards in packaging and
thus cannot earn foreign exchange the way we should. We export fruit mostly in raw shape as world
class processing facilities are almost non-existent to fetch business from international market. We
have “A” class mangoes that have no match but our exports of pulp, juices, etc. is negligible
compared to export of raw mangoes. We have Kino, Oranges, Dates and many other kinds of fruits
that are surplus from our needs but we don’t possess the required capabilities to separately
process them into various forms and thus have no choice but to export it in raw shape. Other
countries are processing our fruit exports in different forms and making good money on it. We have
let this opportunity go waste and have never put efforts to acquire facilities that would help in
earning foreign exchange.
Recently an investment of 92 million Euros by Tetra pack to produce eight billion packages can
be doubled when the demand exists. This is a potentially growing industry yielding about 15%
increase every year.
We understand that our Government has been getting grants for the establishment of Pakistan
Packaging Institute; the land has been acquired and feasibility study completed, still there are no
indications of further progress in this direction which is hurting the country’s interest. There is dire
need to put the industry on the right track. The Grant given to us need to be utilized properly before
it gets scrapped. We, therefore, strongly propose that Packaging industry should also be given
representation in TDAP, in agricultural and food/fruit research institutions so that experts in this
industry may suggest better ideas for boosting export through better and convenient packaging.
The publisher does not necessarily agree with the views expressed by contributors nor do they
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October 2014
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Gráfica Rex expands capacity with second
KBA Rapida 105
As a stable and wellstructured firm it was time
for Gráfica Rex to update its
production facilities. In 2009
the firm acquired its first
five-colour offset press plus
coater and in 2011 it was
time for further new
investments. It was precisely
then when the company
already had the ISO 9001
certification and was ready
for a big jump that the
company
started
a
partnership with KBA.
According to Lermen
other presses from different
manufacturers
were
evaluated before the
decision was made.
José Luiz Lermen:
“At the time KBA had
implemented a new
structure in Brazil and
that
was
very
important for our
choice. Moreover, the
technology of the
Rapida
105
is
outstanding. Our makeready
times fell from an hour and a
half to thirty minutes. This is
very significant as any time
when we were not printing
was lost money and
profitability. With the Rapida
105 we stood at the frontline
of the graphic arts industry. It
is very versatile and has
brought us much joy. A very
important detail is that I can
print in one colour, bicolour,
three colours, four colours
etc., as it's easy to disengage
the inking units. When I don't
use a printing unit, there is no
expense.”
October 2014
The BOBST NOVACUT
106 ER in-line blank
separating die-cutter made
its world debut at ExpoPrint
2014 in
S a o
Paulo,
Brazil
a n d
created
strong
interest
f r o m
visitors
attracted
t
o
automating their carton
manufacturing processes.
This interest in the newest
member of the NOVACUT
range was crowned by the
sale of the exhibition
machine to Argentinean
carton maker Guedikian
Impresores SA on the first
day of the show. A
significant number of further
NOVACUT 106 ER’s were
ordered during the show and
will go to,
amongst
o t h e r
places,
Asia. A
l a r g e
number of
promising
projects
w e r e
initiated at
t
h
e
exhibition, with sales being
imminent. Visitors to the
BOBST booth were also
impressed
by
an
EXPERTFOLD folder-gluer
line running at 115'000
boxes per hour with
simultaneous in-line Braille
embossing.
Windmöller & Hölscher: Integrated f/f/s
bagging machine
A smooth transition into commercial print with
ROLAND technology
Making the big switch
from newspaper printing to
commercial printing can be a
tricky one. But if traditional
newspaper printers find the
right partner and the right
technological support, the
transition can be a lot
smoother. Huashang Digital
Information
Corporation
Ltd., a leading Chinese
newspaper
&
commercial
printer
with
headquarters
based in Xi’an, Western
China, is clearly on the
right track after turning
to Manroland Sheetfed
technology to serve the
needs of a lucrative
commercial printing
market.
Brand new NOVACUT 106 ER sells well on
its world premiere
Huashang
Digital
ordered a ROLAND 700
HiPrint 4-color for its
Changchun branch, less than
6 months after installing a
ROLAND 700 HiPrint 4color at its Chongqing
branch. That is solid proof of
the machines’ impressive
performance, efficiency and
reliability.
The new TOPAS SL FFS
dramatically
improves
accessibility to the inside of
the machine and has an
intuitive operator interface,
making it more
efficient, yet
easier
to
operate
and
service.
The TOPAS
is able to bag a
variety of freef l o w i n g
p r o d u c t s
including
chemical and
petrochemical
products,
fertilizer, salt, sugar, sands,
wood pellets, decorative, and
more. It can bag products of
different sizes, from just a
few micrometers to a few
centimeters in size.
The machine can be
equipped with a number of
components
specifically
designed to suit the products
to be bagged, such as a bypass hopper, dust removal
system,
and
washing
capability. It can be easily
adjusted
to
diverse
packaging
requirements,
with filling weights ranging
from 5 kg to 50 kg. In
addition to the gravity dosing
method, volumetric dosing is
available as an option.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
MUTOH to unveil three
New Printers at Viscom
2014
Ballantine Launches
New On-Demand Print
Portal
At
Viscom
2014,
Frankfurt,
Germany,
MUTOH will unveil three
brand-new printers. The
new products include a
compact 24" wide roll-toroll printer and two LED
UV printer models. With
the advent of its first ever
LED UV printers, Mutoh
extends its existing product
portfolio of wide format
printers - for sign &
display, dye sublimation
and
direct
textile
applications - with a new
category
of
environmentally
responsible
printers
specifically targeted at
specialty and industrial
short run digital print
applications.
The
Ballantine
Corporation, a New Jerseybased, full-service, direct
marketing company, has
recently debuted their new
on-demand print portal
website.
The
site
allows
marketing professionals,
business
owners,
and
anyone who wants to get
their business noticed to
have printed materials
created
fast.
From
bookmarks and business
cards to large format
banners, Ballantine's ondemand print portal has
products to meet the needs
of any business.
Abbey Labels Installs
Their First MPS Press
MPS announced the
installation of an EF UV
flexo press into Abbey
Labels, a new MPS
customers based in the UK.
The press has been installed
successfully
at Abbey's
factory in Bury St Edmunds,
UK.
Abbey Labels, one of the
UK's
leading
label
manufacturers located in the
East Anglia region has
installed an EF UV multi
substrate flexo press, the 8
colour full UV machine has
a web width of 340mm. The
press will be equipped with
an
"APC"
automation
extension package, which
contains servo positioning
motors to automatically set
the desired print pressure
settings.
Mr. Ghias Ahmad Peerzada
We express our deep sorrow and grief over the sad
demise of Mr. Ghias Ahmad Peerzada the Ex.
Chairman PAPGAI & Chief Editor of Print2Pack
which is the only monthly magazine from Pakistan on
printing and packaging Industry. Mr. Peerzada was a
renowned figure of printing Industry of Pakistan and
was an internationally famous journalist.
Pakistan Association of Printing & Graphic Arts Industry (PAPGAI)
Suite # 214, 2nd Floor Mashriq Centre, Sir Shah Suleman Road
Near National Stadium,Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi -75300 Pakistan
Ph: 021-34920175 Fax: 021-34926625, Email: papgai@yahoo.com
URL: www.papgai.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/papgai.karachi
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Chinese Print-shop very
satisfied with POLAR HighSpeed Cutter 176
Bo Shi Heng is the largest
production
site
for
commercial and package
printing in the north-east of
China. The company bought
a POLAR High-Speed Cutter
176 to enhance working
efficiency as well as shorten
production time. The cutter is
part of a CuttingSystem to
cut unprinted as well as
printed material.
Bo Shi Heng serves not
only the north east of China
but has customers in the U.S
and Canada, too. Many
talented operators and stateof-the-art equipment makes
them one of the top
commercial and package
printers in that region. In
combination with a highly
efficient workflow it ensures
that the company stands out
from the competition.
Mr. Ghayas Peerzada was:
He became the Chairman of PAPGAI
in 2000-02.
• Owner of MIS Dynic Corporation.
• Owner of Marketing & Promotion
Associates.
• He represented Pakistan in various
exhibitions worldwide.
He was a visionary, always thinking
about the progress of printing and
future of the printers. He visited many
countries for gaining and spreading
the knowledge of printing. He worked
not only for his country Pakistan but
also for international 'People-inPrint'. His death is an inconsolable
loss to the printing industry the world
over.
We all pray to Almighty Allah the
Most Merciful to shower His blessing
upon the departed soul.
October 2014
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Ashland drives innovation
and safety at Label Expo
Ashland
Specialty
Ingredients, a commercial unit
of Ashland Inc. (NYSE:
ASH), is showcasing new
technologies
in
digital
printing
and
flexible
packaging designed for
improved safety, superior
performance and enhanced
efficiencies at this year's Label
Expo in Rosemont, Illinois.
ANDRITZ to supply
complete reject handling
system for Shandong Sun
Paper, China
International technology
Group ANDRITZ has received
an order to supply a complete
reject handling system for
Shandong Sun Paper Industry's
paper machines PM31 and
PM32, China.
The scope of supply
includes coarse and fine
shredding systems, a ballistic
separator, reject compactors,
sand separators, as well as
coarse and fine metal
separators, including ferrous
and
non-ferrous
metal
separation.
Find Information In
Seconds (Not Hours) with
the Xerox DocuMate 3120
Xerox announced the
Xerox DocuMate® 3120
document scanner. This
affordable scanner can
instantly digitize up to 20
double sided documents,
receipts, and plastic cards in
one minute. Once converted,
the digital information can be
securely saved as searchable
PDF files on your computer
or in the cloud; ready to be
found easily when needed.
The DocuMate 3120
includes a 50-page automatic
document feeder with a
straight paper path that allows
users to scan both sides of a
page or plastic card at the
same time without bending.
October 2014
Avery Dennison Goes
Digital with its Virtual
Label Expo Trade Show
Avery Dennison Label
and Packaging Materials will
introduce an interactive
virtual trade show booth at
virtuallabelexpo.averydennis
on.com to highlight the
innovations it is launching at
the same time in its booth at
Labelexpo Americas. The
labeling industry's premier
trade show runs Sept. 9-11 at
the Donald E. Stephens
Convention
Center
in
Rosemont, Illinois.
APR announces new bale
specification for
polypropylene containers
The Association
of
Postconsumer
Plastic
Recyclers (APR) in North
America has announced
model bale specification for
polypropylene containers.
Designed to reduce
contamination
of
polypropylene,
the
specifications will notify
materials recycling facility
(MRF) operators about the
amount of bale composition
to be used.
APR rigids committee
chairman Steve Sikra said:
"The specifications are
designed to inform MRF
operators that bales adhering
to these specifications are the
most valuable to reclaimers."
UPM Raflatac appoints
country manager in South
Asia
Xeikon launches the Web
Varnishing Module
Xeikon has expanded the
inline finishing options
available for its digital
presses with the development
of the Web Varnishing
Module,
an
extremely
versatile unit that can apply
UV or aqueous varnish on
one side of a wide range of
substrates. These substrates
include self-adhesive label
materials, coated papers,
unsupported films and coated
paper board. This new and
compact unit will have its
worldwide launch on the
company's booth 6135 at
Labelexpo Americas 2014
and will be commercially
available from early 2015.
"The label and folding
carton industries employ a
wide range of varnishes, from
matt to super gloss, and these
can have a huge impact on the
appearance, feel and quality
of the final printed product,"
says Filip Weymans, Director
- Business Development and
Marketing,
Labels
and
Packaging, Xeikon.
One of the big advantages
of the new inline module is
that the operator can see the
results immediately and can
make any corrections, if
required, in order to achieve
the desired effect. This
eliminates the high expense
and job delays when
varnishing is done off-line
and the entire job has to be
reprinted if the end result is
not acceptable.
The web varnishing
module runs inline with the
Xeikon 3000 Series of presses
(at full press speeds) and the
print roller can be changed
easily to match the repeat or
width of the job being printed.
UPM Raflatac has appointed
Pravin Varshney as country
manager of multiple countries
across South Asia.
Varshney brings with himself
an extensive work experience of
nearly two decades in the
business-to-business printing
industry. He has managed the
sales and technical support of
printing consumables such as
printing inks, plates, chemicals,
pressure sensitive label stock, etc
with leading brands in India.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Carey Color adds second Kodak Flexcel
Direct system
PRINT CHINA 2015 Made Overseas
Promotion on KIPES 2014
Carey Color, an Ohiobased full service prepress
provider, is preparing to
install a second KODAK
FLEXCEL Direct System.
The company installed its
original
KODAK
FLEXCEL Direct System
three years ago, and is now
responding to strong market
demand with a second
installation as flexographic
printers have increasingly
learned the benefits of
printing
with
direct engraved
elastomers.
Carey Color has
seen demand for
in-the-round
sleeves increase
significantly.
W i t h
m u l t i p l e
Invited by the organizer,
Korea E & Ex Inc of Korea
International
Printing
Machinery & Equipment
Show (KIPES), led by Mr.
Xu Jianguo, Chairman of
Printing
and
Printing
Equipment
Industries
Association
of
China
(PEIAC), Mr. Lu Chang’an,
Vice
Chairmanand
Secretary-general of PEIAC,
Mr. Zheng Shijun, Vice
President of
C h i n a
International
Exhibition
Center Group
Corporation(
CIEC), the 9m e m b e r
P R I N T
CHINA 2015
Organizing
10
locations, more than 100
employees and a reputation
for delivering dynamic
solutions
for
their
customers, Carey Color
serves
the
packaging
segment with a deep
knowledge of elastomers for
flexographic printing. The
company has helped a broad
and growing base of clients
realize the quality and print
production benefits that the
technology has to offer.
Committee
delegation
including Ms. Wang Fengna,
Vice Secretary-general of
PEIAC and Mr. Sun Tiebing,
Executive Vice General
Manager of Print China
Show
Company
Ltd.
(PCSC) arrived in Seoul,
Korea on August 26th to
attend KIPES 2014 held on
August 27 – 30 and
promote PRINT CHINA
2015.
October 2014
October 2014
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Domino sells N610i at
Labelexpo Americas
The N610i is 13 inches
wide, can print in seven
colors and also offers opaque
white. It can hit speeds up to
250 fpm. The Flesh
Company based in Kansas
and Pointil Systems out of
Oregon have both purchased
K600i presses.
NewPage Introduces
Reflections High Gloss
Premium Label Paper
A new alternative to cast
coated paper for spirits, wine
and pharmaceutical labels
NewPage Corporation
announced the introduction
of Reflections, a new 60 lb.
(89 gsm) high gloss cast
coated alternative label paper
designed for high-end wet
glue and pressure sensitive
applications that require
smooth printing and a mirror
gloss appearance, such as
spirits,
wine
and
pharmaceutical labels.
Labelprint24 commissions
Germany's first Screen
Truepress Jet L350UV
Germany's first Screen
Truepress Jet L350UV digital
label
press
has
been
commissioned at Labelprint24,
an online label printer in the
European country.
Labelprint24 produces a
wide range of sheet- and roll-fed
labels for companies across
multiple industries, including
cosmetics, healthcare, food and
manufacturing. Labels range
from simple to highly complex
products incorporating multilayer informational booklets, all
of which can be ordered online.
Labelprint24 is part of the
Harder group of companies. In
2009, Harder adopted an alldigital strategy focused on the
labeling and packaging sectors,
launching Labelprint24 a year
later as the 24-hour web-to-print
B2B portal customers use to
order labels.
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Bell and Howell Brings
"The Future of Getting it
There" to GRAPH EXPO
CHILI Publish and
Laudert announce
technology partnership
More than 75 years ago,
the mailing industry was
revolutionized with the
introduction of gripper-arm
technology.
Looking
forward, Bell and Howell
has renewed efforts to
develop innovative means
of delivering mail, parcels
and
electronic
communications,
representing "The Future of
Getting it There." Bell and
Howell will be displaying a
full complement of service,
hardware and software
solutions.
German media IT and
digital printing provider,
Laudert, is to build on its indepth interface and e-shop
Epson Expands
WorkForce Printing
Solutions for Home and
Small Offices
Epson America, Inc., a
leading provider of superior
performing printing solutions,
announced
the
Epson
WorkForce 2600-Series all-inone printers designed for the
home and small office. The
WorkForce WF-2660 and WF2650
leverage
Epson's
PrecisionCore
printhead
technology and offer a unique
combination of performance and
value in a compact design for
businesses, delivering lasersharp black and color text
printing, professional quality
prints and easy wireless printing
at an affordable price.
KapStone's Longview Mill
Upgrades
KapStone Paper and
Packaging
Corporation
announces that its mill in
Longview, WA, has now been
certified according to both the
SFI and PEFC chain-ofcustody standards, the highest
levels of sustainable forestry
certifications
available.
Previously the Longview mill
had been certified to the SFI
fiber sourcing standard.
expertise following its
decision to appoint CHILI
Publish as a technology
partner to expand its web-toprint business reach.
Laudert has accrued
several years of complex
project experience with its
own Obility-based web-toprint solution. The result is
more than 14 user-friendly
applications,
used
by
industrial companies like
Claas and Saint Gobain
Weber, retailers like Takko
Fashion and Polo Motorrad
and non-profit organizations
such as Evangelisches
Medienhaus.
Color-Logic Enables
Variable Data Printing on
Foil Substrates
Graphic designers find it
nearly impossible to incorporate
variable data in a foil area to be
overprinted with CMYK inks,
because a separate white ink
mask must be created manually
for each data variation. With
Color-Logic software, however,
white ink masks are created
automatically as the file is
processed. The proprietary
Color-Logic process permits
designers
to
incorporate
variable elements throughout a
design-from
simple
personalized text to more
complex variables such as
sequential numbering and
variable images.
New Adhesive Monitoring
System from Muller
Martini
Muller Martini newly
developed Adhesive Monitoring
System gives customers key
benefits in terms of product
quality and cost control. With
AMS, a laser consistently
monitors glue application during
the production of softcover
books. Glue application is
measured reliably even for
differing glue patterns thanks to
the seamless integration of the
adhesive monitoring system
with the control system of the
latest generation perfect binders.
"The
system
measures
extremely accurately and it's
capabilities
are
really
impressive," says Michael
Scherrer, Production Manager at
the Scherrer bookbindery in
Urdorf in the Swiss canton of
Zurich. "You can rely on the
AMS, as it continuously checks
every book and halts production
immediately if it detects an
error."
Leonhard Kurz at Luxe
Pack 2014
On display at the Kurz
booth will be a number of
high-quality
finished
products
produced
by
means of digital printing.
Kurz has developed a
Digital Metal process that
can be used to apply a highgloss true metal coating to
print products.
The company is also be
showcasing at Luxe Pack its
"Brand Enhancement by
Kurz" brand optimization
solution, which combines
brand protection with brand
decoration
and
brand
communication. The brand
enhancement product line
enables
brand
name
manufacturers to exploit a
range
of
brand
reinforcement tools in a
synergistic manner.
October 2014
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Avery Dennison and
Evrythng to make
products smart
Avery Dennison and
software company Evrythng
are to form a partnership to
make packaging and shopping
more intelligent, with Avery
Dennison
to
integrate
Evrythng’s software-as-aservice (SaaS) platform into
its new DirectLink interactive
packaging system.
The goal of interactive
packaging is to enable
consumers to use their
smartphones to interact
digitally with consumer
packaged goods in ways that
enrich
the
shopping
experience and enhance their
relationships with major
brands.
CHINAPLAS: High booth
booking rate reflects the
optimism of industry
Sign of optimism in the
outlook of plastics and
rubber industries was found
as exhibitors begin making
their stand reservations for
CHINAPLAS 2015, leading
the show scale to break its
past records.
Over 3,100 companies
from over 39 countries and
regions are expected to
participate in CHINAPLAS
2015. Being Asia's largest
and the world's second
plastics and rubber trade fair,
the show will be held on 2023 May, 2015 at China
Import & Export Fair
Complex,
Pazhou,
Guangzhou, PR China.
Occupying 25 exhibition
halls, CHINAPLAS 2015's
gross exhibition area will
exceed 230,000sqm, making
it the biggest of its history.
Phoenix Graphics Installs
KODAK NEXPRESS
Press
Phoenix
Graphics,
a
Rochester-based
commercial
printer has now installed a
KODAK NEXPRESS SX3900
Digital Production Color Press.
The NEXPRESS Press enables
the team at Phoenix Graphics to
expand the breadth of their
portfolio as they transform their Flint commercializes
operations to include both digital black and white EkoCure
and offset offerings.
inks
The installation of the
NEXPRESS Press will also
support Phoenix Graphics' other
commercial high-quality digital
Flint Group Narrow Web
color print applications as well,
has commercialized the
such as digital storefront and
EkoCure Ebony and Ivory
direct mail. Given the very
UV LED-curable products.
technical nature of the processes,
EkoCure Ebony and
Phoenix Graphics requires the Ivory are UV LED-curable
highest level of equipment flexo black and white
available. This is the latest products that offer extreme
development in a strong and density and opacity for flexo
lengthy partnership between printed inks.
Kodak and Phoenix Graphics,
EkoCure Ebony can be
which has already taken printed with coarser anilox
advantage of 10 KODAK technology to achieve high
DIGIMASTER EX300 Digital densities and yet maintain
Production Presses, KODAK excellent press performance
PRINERGY Workflow Solutions speeds and print performance
and KODAK SWORD EXCEL such as adhesion and scratch
resistance.
Thermal Plates.
October 2014
Color-Logic Certifies
Xeikon Technology
Color-Logic-developer of
the Process Metallic Color
System--has certified the
Xeikon X-800 Digital Front
End for use with Color-Logic
files.
Announcing
the
certification, Color-Logic
Director of Sales and
Marketing Mark Geeves
commented: "Color-Logic
technicians have tested the
Xeikon X-800 Version 3.5
DFE on the Xeikon 3000
Series
presses
for
compatibility with Colorlogic files. Xeikon users can
be assured that Xeikon
printers
with
this
configuration will accurately
process Color-Logic files and
produce striking images on
metallic foils and similar
substrates, and eliminate
having to create white ink
masks, and take advantage of
variable text in metallic.
Xeikon presses, together
with
the
Color-Logic
process, provide printers
with 250 new metallic colors
and a virtually unlimited
combination of decorative
effects.
Xeikon launches
SuperBlack toner
Visitors to the Xeikon
booth at Labelexpo Americas
2014 will be able to witness
the
company's
latest
development
in
toner
technology,
called
the
SuperBlack toner. Normal
black toner produces a
density of 1.8, while the new
SuperBlack provides a
density
of
2.2-2.4.
SuperBlack is a spot color
that can be applied using the
fifth color station of a
Xeikon digital press.
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FESPA Brasil / ExpoPrint Digital 2015: high
demand reinforces success
FESPA Brasil / ExpoPrint
Digital 2015 will be held
between March 18 and 21, in
the White Pavilion of Expo
Center Norte, in São Paulo.
At the exhibition will be the
major global players from
sectors that are growing and
which are the trends in
printing; for example, visual
communication and digital
printing.
Most of those who were
at FESPA Brasil / ExpoPrint
Digital 2013 already booked
their space for the 2015
edition during the exhibition,
which confirms the success
of the event and the
immediate return to the
exhibitors. In the subsequent
months, many contracts were
signed, including many
companies that did not
participate in the first edition
but that realized the unique
opportunity to present their
solutions to a highly
qualified public.
The public, which was
praised for both the quantity
and especially the quality,
since it is mainly composed
of decision makers, is one of
the highlights of FESPA
Brasil / ExpoPrint Digital: it
is the entrepreneur ready to
do business and acquire new
equipment and solutions.
Kodak Opens New Asia Pacific Technology
Center in Shanghai
Kodak today opened its
new Asia Pacific Technology
Center in Shanghai to bring
together the company's break
through technology platforms
for the printing industry in
Asia. The facility, which
kicked-off construction in
early
2014,
combines
demonstrations of Kodak's
leading printing platforms
and solutions, a training
center
for
employees,
customers and printing sector
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partners, and showcases
through winning applications,
successful new business
models.
Kodak Chief Executive
Officer
Jeff
Clarke said, "It
is
a
great
privilege
for
Kodak to serve
our customers in
China. With the
opening of our
new technology
center
in
Shanghai, we
commit
to
continuously
deliver to our commercial
imaging
and
printing
customers
breakthrough
capabilities
that
add
efficiency, quality, reliability,
and sustainability to your
operations, while introducing
creative business models that
add value to your enterprise."
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Heidelberg unveils new digital press for the
growing label market
H e i d e l b e r g e r
Druckmaschinen AG is
unveiling a new digital press
for the growth market of
digitally printed labels. This
represents the next milestone
in the company's strategic
realignment, particularly in
terms
of
significantly
expanding sales in the digital
sector over the medium
term.
The rapid progress in
rolling out the digital
strategy shows that the
partnerships Heidelberg has
nurtured
with
various
suppliers are proving highly
successful when it comes to
developing new digital
printing
systems
for
industrial applications.
Goss joins forces with Alwan Color Expertise
to maximize Vpak benefits for the packaging
sector
With the intention of
establishing
a
new
benchmark for color quality
in the packaging market,
Goss International has
agreed
a
strategic
cooperation with graphic
software provider Alwan
Color
Expertise.
The
agreement
will
ensure
repeatable
color
accuracy for Goss
Sunday Vpak press
users
across
all
applications including
labels, carton and
board, and flexible
packaging printing.
Goss Sunday Vpak 500 and
Vpak 3000 web offset press
models for folding carton,
flexible packaging, pre-print
and label applications are
available in web widths from
520 mm to 1905 mm (20.5 to
75 inches) and print at speeds
of up to 457 meters (1,500
feet) per minute.
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HP announced
that CEWE, one
of
Europe’s
largest photo
and
online
p r i n t i n g
services providers
(PSPs), has installed an
HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press.
Speaking at the event,
CEWE
highlighted
the
automated on-press colour
management system and
substrate versatility as key
features that led them to install
& Information Industry
Cooperative, Korean Printing
Research Institute and Korean
Printers
Technology
Association on discussing the
industry
trends
and
development, as well as the
future cooperation issues. The
representatives of Korean
printing associations showed
interest in All in Print China
and reached visitor delegation
organization cooperation with
All in Print China organizers.
the new press. These, and
other benefits provided by this
new technology, will enable
CEWE to increase production
efficiency and explore new
revenue streams.
EFI Hosts First DirectSmile Cross-Media User
Conference
Slightly over 100 EFI
DirectSmile cross-media
customers gathered 27-28
August in Berlin, Germany
for the first ever EFI
DirectSmile
user
conference. Users from 15
All in Print China organizers reached in-depth
cooperation with Korean printing associations
The organizers of All in Print
China visited KIPES 2014 in
August in Korea. There are 44
Chinese
exhibitors
to
participate in KIPES 2014 and
most of them will also join All
in Print China 2014.
After visiting the show the
organizers of All in Print
China have an in-depth
communication with Korea
Federation of Printing &
Information
Industry
Cooperatives, Seoul Printing
CEWE Installs HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press
to Maintain Competitive Edge in the Photo
Market
countries on 3 continents
met to share ideas, find
inspiration and get insights
for the development of their
cross-media business,
as well as gain indepth technical knowhow on the solution.
DirectSmile users also
had the chance to give
feedback
on
the
current and future
development of the
software. Among them
were printers, advertising
agencies and marketing
service providers.
DOMINO presents N610i digital color + white
UV inkjet label press
DOMINO's (booth 6523)
N610i offers the highest
digital productivity, the most
consistent print results, the
best digital inkjet quality, and
high opacity white that looks
"screen-like".
With up to seven
colors including opaque
white, 600 x 600 dpi
'native' print resolution
and operating speeds up
to 246ft/min (75m/min),
the DOMINO N610i is
the only label press that
combines the productivity of
flexo printing with the
versatility offered by rapid
job-change
digital
technology. Finishing can be
done in-line or near-line.
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Dubai publisher selects NEWSCYCLE
Solutions for multimedia content management
system
NEWSCYCLE Solutions
(Newscycle) announces an
agreement with Galadari
Printing and Publishing Co.
system will publish and
manage the digital version of
the newspaper, Khaleej
Times
Online
L.L.C., a subsidiary of
Galadari Brothers Group of
Companies based in the
United Arab Emirates, to
install Newscycle Digital at
Khaleej Times. The new
w w w. k h a l e e j t i m e s . c o m .
Newscycle Digital integrates
with Newscycle's advertising
and content management
systems already in use at
Khaleej Times.
Komori and INX launch new inkjet UV digital
press
Komori
America
Corporation is co-exhibiting
with INX International at
Labelexpo Americas 2014 to
introduce the NW210-E
intuitive UV inkjet narrow
web press in a wider 8.25in
format. Adaptable and
compact, the NW210-E is
designed to cost effectively
meet the growing need for
both label and commercial
print providers looking to
expand
their
business
opportunities. Komori is the
sole national dealer for INX
International in the US. INX
is also selling direct to
customers.
Built in collaboration
with Spartanics and powered
by the JetINX print head
drive and ink recirculation
system, the NW210-E press
is flexible and easy-to-use. It
incorporates a low-heat UV
LED pinning and curing
system for single pass output
at up to 80 ft/min on a variety
of label materials.
Xeikon smashes speed barriers for label
printers
Xeikon announces the
most important advancement
for the digital label market in
15 years - the Xeikon
Cheetah digital color press.
The press is a staggering
60% faster than any other
model in its current press
portfolio. The new digital
press is dedicated solely to
self-adhesive/pressure
sensitive label production
and can output high quality
labels at 98 ft/min (30
m/min), making it the fastest
five-color digital label press
in the world. Visitors to the
company's
booth
at
Labelexpo Americas 2014
see live demonstrations of
the new press throughout the
exhibition. The new Xeikon
Cheetah will be available
commercially during 2015.
The Xeikon Cheetah can
handle substrate widths of
up to 13 inches (330 mm)
with a true print resolution
of 1.200 x 3.600 dpi. It
utilizes full rotary printing
where the press speeds are
independent of the number
of colors used and/or the
repeat length of the job. Full
rotary printing also makes
step-and-repeat
and
subsequent
finishing
operations straightforward.
Furthermore, the Xeikon
Cheetah offers all the
renowned benefits that make
the Xeikon 3000 Series
unique, including the use of
dry toners that meet FDA
regulations for food contact
and the ability to print
opaque white toner in one
pass.
SPGPrints launches low-migration UV-inkjet
inks for safe food and pharmaceutical
packaging
SPGPrints has launched a
range of low-migration UVinkjet inks.
The inks are optimized
for the company’s DSI press
and meet the guidelines of
the European Printing Ink
Assocation
(EuPIA).
They are compliant with
the Swiss Ordinance on
Materials and Articles
(SR 817.023.21). The
inks do not contain any
materials that have been
excluded by the Nestle
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Guidance on Packaging Inks.
The new range is based on
SPGPrints’ common recipe
to ensure the same high
performance standards as it’s
regular inks.
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Strubl KG opts for EVO XDs from KBAFlexotecnica
The
compact
EVO
XDs/n press platform was
developed
by
KBAFlexotecnica in Tavazzano,
near Milan, for the growing
segment of smaller print
runs
in
the
flexible
packaging
printing
market.
The Italian flexo
specialist which has
belonged to the Koenig
& Bauer Group (KBA)
for
nine
months
recently announced the
successful
German
market premiere of the
new platform. The
managing directors of
Strubl KG in Wendelstein,
near Nuremberg, opted for
an eight-colour press from
the EVO XDs series with a
print width of 1,000mm
(39.3in). This new press will
be fired up in spring 2015.
Mark Andy announced
the official launch of its
Digital
Series
hybrid
inkjet/flexo press, which
integrates a 6-color UV
inkjet
module
(CMYKOV+W) into a P7
press
line.
Live
Creative Graphics achieves Esko HD Flexo
certification
Creative Graphics, one of
India’s leading flexo prepress
and
trade
platemaking
businesses, based in Noida in
the Delhi National Capital
Region, has achieved Esko
HD Flexo certification.
T h e
company
adopted the
Esko
HD
F l e x o
technology
and ultimately,
Esko
HD
F l e x o
certification.
The Esko HD Flexo
certification process entailed
qualifying
plates
and
creating appropriate screen
sets
based
on
customers’ presses and
conditions.
Kodak and Bang Printing to Showcase
Enhanced Book Production Capabilities
Kodak and Bang Printing
will use an upcoming
customer
event
to
demonstrate the first North
American installation of the
KODAK Stream Inkjet
Technology with a Timson TPress Digital Inkjet Web
Press. Kodak and Bang
Printing, a leading book
manufacturer, will illustrate
for customers how this
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New look Mark Andy launches Digital Hybrid
press
unique combination enables
greater efficiency in book
production.
The Timson T-Press
Digital Inkjet Web Press,
which prints up to 175 lpi
with speeds up to 650 fpm,
uses KODAK Stream Inkjet
Technology to produce
images at exceptional speeds
without sacrificing high
quality.
demonstrations
of the press
featured on-thefly job changes
and use of
decorating
o p t i o n s
including cold
foil, flexo spot
color
and
varnish,
as
well
incorporating Mark Andy’s
Quick Change Die Cut
(QCDC) technology.
Mark
Andy
also
premiered a zero waste
windup system for the
Performance Press series.
Plastic Suppliers launches heat-stable shrink
label film
Plastic Suppliers, Inc
(PSI), a Columbus, Ohiobased manufacturer and
distributor of bio- and
petrochemical-based films,
has launched its
new
Polyflex
transverse
d i r e c t i o n
orientated
(TDO),
heatstable oriented
polystyrene
shrink (OPS) label
film for shrink label
converters in the Americas
and Europe.
The Polyflex TDO, heatstable OPS shrink label film
features less than 0.4 percent
shrinkage at 95 degrees F.
for 24 hours. The new heatstable OPS label film also
offers virtually the same
shrink curves and machine
direction
(MD) growth as
PETG-based shrink film,
making it an even more
attractive alternative, since
existing OPS already adds a
more than 25 percent
increase in yield over PETG.
Epson Showcasing Leading Label Solutions
at Labelexpo
Epson showcase its full
range of prime, sub-prime and
GHS label solutions, laser
finishing unit, participating in
the Inkjet Trail, which
challenges five of the leading
inkjet press manufacturers to
produce identical label
designs. Epson will also be
showcasing upgrades to the
SurePress digital label press,
including a clear sensor that
will allow for printing on a
clear substrate with a clear
liner, as well as improved
Variable
Data
Printing
processing for maximum
label customization.
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After CROMOMAN 50/70 we got the
UNISET 75
The PrintHouseService
GmbH, belonging to the KBA
group, continues to build on
the successful business
partnership
with
Paarl
Coldset, a division of the Paarl
Media Group, one of South
Africa’s leading and most
technologically advanced
printing companies.
Subsequent to the
retrofit and re-commission
of a Cromoman 50/70 that
took place last year in
Pietermaritzburg, PHS and
Paarl Coldset technicians
came together to complete
another successful project.
Paarl Coldset in Durban
acquired a UNISET 75 press,
built in 2007 from Universal
Web. The press was moved to
Johannesburg and required
extensive repair work before
re-commissioning.
7 new features to ROLAND 700 HiPrint now
available
Through a commitment to
continuous research and
development,
Manroland
Sheetfed will be offering
seven new features to its
ROLAND 700 HiPrint range,
confirming its place at the
forefront of offset printing
and offering printers around
the world a whole new set of
capabilities to derive ever
greater value from their
investments.
Driven by customer
feedback, seven new features
have been incorporated,
initially into the ROLAND
706 LV HiPrint, soon to be
offered across the entire
ROLAND 700 HiPrint range.
Key to these new features
is Manroland’s simultaneous
plate loading technology
(SPL). Now, at the press of a
button, printers will be able
carry out plate loading and
blanket cleaning all at the
same time, saving up to 7.5
minutes per job, which taken
over consecutive shifts, could
add up to 2,700,000 sheet
capacity into a printer’s
annual workflow. The result is
significantly decreased work
costs, with increased margins
and greater competitiveness.
Also
included
is
Manroland Sheetfed’s brand
new ‘suction belt’ sheetguiding technology with
suction
belts
replacing
traditional suction rollers.
Tetra Pak joins initiative to assess FSC™
impact
Tetra Pak®, the world
leader in food processing
and packaging solutions is
working with Kingfisher
and IKEA to promote the
benefits
of
legal,
responsibly
sourced,
sustainable timber and
clarify the role of Forest
Stewardship
Council
(FSC™) certification in the
delivery of these values.
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Tetra Pak®, the world
leader in food processing
and packaging solutions is
working with Kingfisher
and IKEA to promote the
benefits
of
legal,
responsibly
sourced,
sustainable timber and
clarify the role of Forest
Stewardship
Council
(FSC™) certification in the
delivery of these values.
Celebrating 100 VLF Press Shipments
RockTenn, a major
industry producer in the
folding carton, corrugated
box and merchandising
display
global
markets,
h
a
s
purchased
the 100th
Heidelberg
Very Large
Format
( V L F )
P r e s s ,
which will be installed at
RockTenn's Clinton, IA
location. In recent years,
RockTenn has invested in
numerous installations of the
Heidelberg VLF format in
both their folding carton and
merchandising
displays
facilities.
Heidelberg
customers
around
the
world
have
installed the
most modern,
technically
advanced and
fully automated large format
presses available in the
industry.
Rotolito Lombarda Installs MGI JETvarnish
3D for Creative, High-Value Digitally Printed
Publications
Leading publishing and
commercial print supplier,
Rotolito Lombarda, has
completed installation of an
inkjet technology based
finishing system, the MGI
JETvarnish 3D with I-foil.
This latest investment will
enable the company to
offer
its
growing
European
publishing
customers a means to add
value to digitally printed
publications,
for
increased
product
differentiation and higher
profit margins.
This MGI system
allows
Rotolito
Lombarda’s customers to
include special effects on the
pre-printed sheets, such as
spot varnish, hot foiling,
embossing or 3D effects with
three different levels of
thickness, ranging from 8 to
100 microns.
Goss showcases unique capabilities for
newspaper printers at WPE 2014
Goss International will
emphasize
the
unique
capabilities of its newspaper
printing solutions at World
Publishing Expo 2014, with
particular focus on the
newest addition to its singlewidth press range, the Goss
Magnum Compact press.
Through a unique level of
automation for its class, the
press is introducing new
opportunities to the most
active world markets.
The Goss Magnum
Compact press is the world’s
first – and only – 2x1 web
offset press with automatic
plate changing, delivering
the ability to change the
plates in less than one minute
and to complete a full job
changeover in less than five
minutes.
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Fujifilm's Clarity Water Washable Flexo Plates
Reduce Processing Time by 75% at Universal
Products, Inc.
FUJIFILM
North
America
Corporation,
Graphic Systems Division
has recently installed Clarity
Water Washable Flexo Plates
at Universal Products, Inc., a
Goddard,
Kansas-based
printer of labels and specialty
graphics.
Universal Products has a
large presence in the marine
market, and a vast majority
of decorative graphics they
print will appear on
numerous brands of boats,
including
high-ticket
wakeboard
boats.
Additionally, their products
are also found on the sides of
construction and agriculture
equipment, including tractor
and combine housings.
Within the flexographic/roll
label side of the business,
they are printing food
labeling, consumer product
labeling within the power
tool market, as well as many
other consumer market
labeling applications.
Universal was interested
in reducing plate making
time to improve their
productivity, and Fujifilm's
new Clarity Water Wash
Flexo Plates offered the
highest flexo print quality, at
the fastest production times;
while significantly lowering
cost-in-use compared to
thermal, solvent or other
water-wash technology.
Largest ever FESPA Mexico
FESPA Mexico 2014,
has been hailed the largest
FESPA Mexico event to date,
with 10,173 unique visitors
attending the event across the
three days.
FESPA Mexico 2014 is
the most successful Mexico
event yet in terms of both
visitor
and
exhibitor
numbers. The 10,173 visitor
number is an increase of 27%
on the 2013 event and 20%
on the previous best attended
Mexico event - FESPA
Mexico 2012.
A total of 144 exhibitors,
up 13% on 2013, lined the
halls of Centro Banamex in
Mexico City. International
brands made up 30% of the
show floor, a 10% increase
on 2013.The theme for this
year's event, 'Connect with
Print
Innovation',
was
illustrated during the show
by the most comprehensive
collection of technology and
exhibitors ever seen at
Mexico events.
Roland DG Unveils Its First 3D Printer
and a New Milling Machine
Roland DG Corporation,
the
world's
leading
manufacturer of wideformat inkjet printers and
3D devices, announced
today the release of the
monoFab series, including
the company's first 3D
additive rapid prototyping
machine, the ARM-10, and a
new
3D
subtractive
prototyping
and
manufacturing machine, the
SRM-20.
The ARM-10 3D printer
is most suitable for quickly
checking a design in the
initial stage of prototyping or
modeling a complex shape.
Incorporating a stereolithography process with a
UV-LED projection system,
the ARM-10 builds models
by sequentially curing layers
of resin from a liquid resin
vat.
POLAR agrees exclusive sales with GuilloCrease
German cutting machine
producer POLAR Mohr gets
worldwide Guillo-Crease
sales rights. The patented
product
allows
easy
conversion of the cutting
machine into a low-cost
creasing
machine.
A
magnetic creasing device is
fastened to the clamp of the
guillotine cutter. GuilloCrease is a revolutionary
new creasing concept for
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customers who wish to
crease all types and thickness
of board. Within seconds,
this
patented
product
converts your guillotine
cutter into a creasing
machine.
Setup of Guillo-Crease
The operator simply attaches
the creasing rule onto the
guillotine clamp and replaces
the cutting stick with a
creasing stick.
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Esko Full HD Flexo shines in practical use for
label production
Extended conference programme announced
for FESPA China
Polish Label printer Etiko
banks on fully digital
prepress
workflow
for
improved quality, faster
turnaround and market
leading position.
When
making
an
investment, it's important to
go for the latest state-of-theart technology. This was the
primary reason Polish label
printer Etiko decided to
invest in Esko Full HD
Flexo for Labels, as
well as the CDI plate
imaging technology.
Etiko specializes in
self-adhesive labels on
rolls and was one of the
first companies in
Poland to work with
Conference reinforces
event’s specialist focus
towards textile and industrial
print applications.
Visitors to FESPA China
2014 (Poly World Trade
Expo
Center
Pazhou,
Guangzhou, China), will find
an international line-up of
speakers at its Global Forum
conference from 19 – 20
November 2014.
Global Forum will bring
t o g e t h e r
i n d u s t r y
professionals
from the screen,
digital
and
textile
wide
format printing
sectors.
The
seminars on day
one of Global
Forum
will
focus on the
Esko's advanced screening
process and the associated
standardized
procedures
required for the highest
quality label printing. The
company's objective was to
gain competitive advantage
with the ability to achieve
high solid ink density, greater
stability in the highlights and
a wider color gamut.
KBA at WPE 2014 in Amsterdam
The product
s p e c t r u m
presented ranges
from the highly
successful,
extensively
automated
c o m p a c t
Commander CT
web press, the
Cortina
for
coldset
and
heatset printing,
the Commander
CL which can be
optimally
configured for
individual requirements to
the high-volume digital KBA
RotaJET. This
digital press
is particularly
suited to new,
f u t u r e f o c u s e d
business
models
in
publishing,
e.g. for hyperlocal
or
s p e c i a l
interest small
circulations
or
for
personalised
supplements
and special products for
event and reader marketing.
Xante Announces New Landmark Partnership
with Ricoh
Xante announce that
Ricoh will become a new
partner in the sales and
distribution of Xante products.
Ricoh has added Xante's
Impressia Digital MultiMedia Press alongside the
patent-pending
Enterprise
High Speed Feed System to
their impressive product line.
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Ricoh employees have already
begun selling the Impressia
Digital Multi-Media Press and
Enterprise High Speed Feed
System. The Impressia and
Enterprise work together to
offer quick changeovers
between various media with
ease to create the best
envelope printer in the market.
innovation and development
of textile printing. Speakers
include Rong Hua, of
Shanghai HK Digital Tech
Co., Ltd who will discuss the
development of cut-part
digital
printing.
Also
speaking are Mark Gervais,
Director of Screen Print at
Ningbo Shenzhou Knitting
Company
and
Charlie
Taublieb,
international
screen printing consultant.
Zünd raises the bar of productivity for the
packaging industry
Digital cutting equipment
specialist Zünd is offering
packaging producers greater
flexibility and productivity
with the introduction of a
new version of its established
few of the substrates that can
now be processed by the
widely-appreciated
G3
digital cutting system.
Zünd’s cutting systems
are designed for 24/7
G3 cutter. Thanks to a reengineering of the system to
double the beam height to
120 mm, models L-3200 and
XL-3200 are now able to
accommodate
thicker
materials up to 110 mm
enabling packaging printers
to achieve new levels of
performance.
Corrugated
cardboard, solid cardboard,
foam, sandwich material and
corrugated plastic are just a
operation,
providing
packaging producers in many
markets with a fully
automated workflow and
optimal flexibility, whether
for creating prototypes or for
high production runs. The
modular design of Zünd
cutters and their components
also make it possible to tailor
configurations to meet very
specific production and
automation needs.
October 2014
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Mark Andy Print Products announces addition
of DigiFlex to pressroom supplies offering
Mark
Andy
Print
Products, the supplies and
consumables division of
Mark Andy Inc., is pleased to
announce the addition of
DigiFlex
to
their
platemaking
equipment
offering. Mark Andy Print
Products specializes in the
distribution of value-added
platemaking equipment and a
variety
of
pressroom
supplies,
specifically in
support
of
optimizing and
advancing the
flexo workflow.
T
h
e
D i g i F l e x
FlexoJet system
is
a
revolutionary
inkjet-based
computer-to-plate
(CTP)
solution for photopolymer
flexographic, letterpress, dryoffset, and rotary silk screen
printing technologies. This
unique system allows high
quality, affordable analog
plate materials to be imaged
digitally - producing superior
results with very low
acquisition and ongoing costs.
Nescafe and TerraCycle partner to recycle
coffee capsules
Nescafe's Dolce Gusto
team has collaborated with
recycling
company
TerraCycle to develop a
solution to recycle used
coffee capsules.
TerraCycle's recycling
programme Brigades will be
used by Nescafe's plastic
smart capsules programme,
which will be launched in
New Zealand and will
recycle used coffee, tea and
milk capsules to manufacture
new products and materials.
Nestle
Australia's
Nescafe
Dolce
Gusto
Australia and New Zealand
head Tracy Hardwick said:
"The commitment of the
Nescafe Dolce Gusto team to
providing quality coffee goes
hand-in-hand with our
commitment
to
sustainability.
"We are pleased to
partner with TerraCycle to
provide consumers with a
free recycling scheme for our
single-serve capsules."
C.P. Bourg Announces PUR Binder that
Automates Digital Color Book Production InLine and Off-Line
New Bourg BB3202
PUR-C binds books in-line
with a digital press or off-line
with Bourg BSF Sheet
Feeders to produce short-run
photo books and other
printed color materials on
October 2014
demand. Compact system's
versatility, cost and userfriendly operation appeal to a
broad spectrum of print
providers seeking to massproduce digitally printed
"books of one."
KBA and MBO at Indoprint in Jakarta
Indoprint opened its
doors in Jakarta, the capital
of Indonesia. At the same
time Indopack and Indoplas
also took place in the Jakarta
International Expo exhibition
centre. Over 350 exhibitors
from 19 nations presented
the latest innovations in the
printing and plastic segment.
It was the first time that the
Koenig & Bauer Group
(KBA) took part in this trade
show.
With more than 250m
inhabitants
Indonesia is the
world’s fifth-largest
country in terms of
population.
Accordingly, the
market potential of
this
threshold
country for modern
press technology
for all kinds of commercial
printwork, publications and
packaging is large. Over
20,000 print pundits from all
parts of the country visited
the trade show to find out
more
about
current
technological trends in print.
KBA shared a stand with
finishing partner MBO at the
fair and for the first time
Italian subsidiary KBAFlexotecnica, which has been
a member of the KBA Group,
was also present.
DuPont Packaging to invest $100m in Texas
plants
DuPont Packaging &
Industrial
Polymers
is
planning to invest more than
$100m
at
its
Texas
manufacturing facilities to
increase production capacity
of ethylene copolymers.
The investment will be
employed over the next four
years, with more than onethird of the investment to be
used by the
end
of
2015.
T h e
p l a n t s
produce
DuPont
S u r l y n
ionomer
resins,
DuPont
Nucrel
ethylene
a c i d
copolymer
resin,
DuPont
Elvaloy
ethylene copolymer resins,
DuPont Vamac ethylene
acrylic elastomers and
special grades of DuPont
Elvax EVA copolymers.
The Surlyn ionomer
resins are mostly used in
tough-to-seal
packaging
applications to protect the
contents.
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LOCAL NEWS
Jawed Ali Ghori elected unopposed President
FBATI
Banks must print cheque books, security
stationery on CBS-1 paper: SBP
Jawed Ali Ghori elected
unopposed President of
Federal B Area Association
of Trade & Industry
(FBATI), Jawed Suleman
Senior Vice President &
Khursheed Ahmed Vice
President announced in
The State Bank of
Pakistan (SBP) Friday asked
banks to submit certificate
conforming to Clearing Bank
Standard (CBS)-1 paper
standard to the Consumer
Protection
Department
instead
of
Accounts
Department. In order to
protect the interest of
FBATI Executive Committee
meeting held at Association
office. Newly elected FBATI
Executive
Committee
consists of Aqeel Zawwar,
Sohail Abdullah, Mazhar
Jawed Khan and Muhammad
Jawaid Ismail.
Danish trade delegation to visit Pakistan in
October
Ambassador
of
Denmark, Jesper Moller
Sorensen has said that for the
first time, a trade delegation
from Denmark will be
visiting Pakistan in October
2014 to explore ways and
means of enhancing trade
and look for partnership in
various sectors.
Exchanging views with
KCCI office bearers during
24
his visit to Karachi
Chamber,
the
Danish
Ambassador
said
that
representatives of eight
Pakistani companies will
also be visiting Denmark
where they will meet
Danish businessmen in
order to expand their
businesses and explore the
possibility of undertaking
joint ventures.
depositors and public at large
and to avoid printing of
spurious
cheques
by
unauthorised printers on substandard paper, SBP has
already directed banks to
print cheque books and
security stationery on CBS-1
paper which must conform to
international standards.
PCJCCI hails pakistan textile city project
revival
President
Pak-China
Joint Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (PCJCCI) Mr.
Shah Faisal Afridi has
appreciated
revival
of
Pakistan Textile City Project
and hoped that it will attract
local and foreign investors
in large number.
While highlighting the
significance of this project,
he said that Textiles had
always been serving the
country as the backbone of
Pakistan’s industrial base
providing about 60 percent
of
foreign
exchange
earnings and employing
around 40 percent of
workforce.
October 2014
LOCAL NEWS
PLASTI&PACK-IFTECH- Pakistan 2014:
Expo unveiling latest technologies in Lahore
Despite
prevailing
situations
the
12th
International Exhibition of
Plastic,
Printing
and
Packaging: PLASTI&PACK
and
11th
International
Exhibition
of Food and
Beverage
Processing
a
n
d
Packaging
IFTECH
FOOD
+
BEV TEC,
w
a
s
inaugurated
at Lahore, Expo Centre on
Thursday. The ribbon-cutting
ceremony was held today at
expo centre by Sher Ali
Khan, Minister of Mines and
Minerals, Government of
Punjab.
President
Lahore
Chamber of Commerce,
Sohail Lashari, Guest of
Honour of the exhibition also
graced the occasion with his
presence and visited various
October 2014
stalls. While addressing the
Media he said: "The
exhibition is building a great
image of Pakistan and the
presence of huge foreign
participation is the indicator
of
the
upcoming
foreign
investment
in
the
country."
T h e
exhibition
gathered
more than
200 local
and international companies
from around 23 countries
include major participation
from
Canada,
China,
Germany, USA, UK, Italy,
Spain, Turkey, UAE, Hong
Kong, Malaysia, Belgium,
Austria,
Sweden,
Luxembourg,
Japan,
Singapore,
Taiwan,
Switzerland
and
Netherlands.
Lasbela CCI office-bearers elected
unopposed
Yakoob H. Karim, Fahad
Shoukat and Arshad Islam
have
been
elected
unopposed as President,
Senior Vice President and
Vice President of Lasbela
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (LCCI) for the year
2014-15,
respectively.
Earlier Yakoob Karim,
Maqsood Ismail, Iqbal
Ismail and Fahad Shoukat
from Corporate Member
Class of the Chamber and
Arshad
Islam
from
Associate Member Class
were elected unopposed as
members of the Executive
Committee for two-year
term.
The general body has
praised the services of the
outgoing
office-bearers,
especially all the members,
who paid hailed the services
of President Ismail Sattar.
LCCI signs MoU with SECP, FBR, EOBI
The Federal Board of
Revenue,
Securities
&
Exchange Commission of
Pakistan, Employees Old Age
Benefits Institution and
Lahore
Chamber
of
Commerce
&
Industry
Saturday
signed
a
Memorandum
of
Understanding (MoU) to
establish Physical OSS at the
LCCI to facilitate business
community to get registration
of SECP, FBR and EOBI.
The MoU was signed by
LCCI President Engineer
Sohail Lashari, Chairman
Federal Board of Revenue
(FBR) Tariq Bajwa, Chairman
Securities & Exchange
Commission of Pakistan
(SECP) Tahir Mahmood and
Director General EOBI Iqbal
Haider Zaidi.
The MoU between, SECP,
FBR, EOBI and LCCI aimed
at providing a single interface
for businessmen intending to
get their company registered
with the SECP.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
2014
Propak Cape 2014
21-23 Oct., Cape Town, South Africa
www.propakcape.co.za/EN
Paper-Me 2014
22-24 Oct, Cairo, Egypt
www.papermideast.com
SGIA Expo 2014
22-24 October, Las Vegas, USA
www.sgia.org
FESPA Eurasia 2014
27 - 29 Oct., Istanbul, Turkey.
www.fespa.com/eurasia
PAP-FOR 2014
28-31 Oct., Saint Petersburg, Russia.
www.papfor.com/en/Home
Luxepack Monaco
27-29 Oct, Monaco
www.luxepackmonaco.com
PAP-For 2014
28-31 Oct, Saint Petersburg, Russia
www.papfor.com/en/Home
Label expo India 2014
29 Oct-1 Nov, New Delhi, India
http://www.labelexpo-india.com/
All Pack 2014
29 Oct. – 2 Nov., Bucharest, Romania
www.all-pack.ro/home
Pack Expo International 2014
2-5 Nov., Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
www.packexpo.com
Paper + 2014
7-9 Nov, Chennai, India
http://www.paperplus.in/
Tissue world Asia 2014
11-13 Nov, Shanghai, China
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www.tissueworld.com/asia
All in Print China 2014
14-17 Nov, Shanghai, China
www.allinprint.com
EMBALLAGE 2014
17-20 Nov., Paris, France.
http://en.emballageweb.com
FPPE 2014
18-20 November, Nairobi, Kenya
www.fppe-ke.com
Yiwu PPP 2014
19-22 Nov., Yiwu City, China.
www.yiwuppp.com
Print World
22-24 Nov, 2014, Toronto, Canada
www.printworldshow.com/
China Coat 2014
3-5 Dec, Guangzhou, China
http://www.chinacoat.net/
South China Label Show 2014
3-5 December, Guangzhou, China
www.southchinalabelshow.com
2015
Arab Plast 2015
10-13 January, Dubai, UAE
www.arabplast.info
Convertech Japan 2015
28 - 30 January, Tokyo, Japan
www.convertechjapan.com/en
3D Printing 2015
28-30 January, Tokyo, Japan
www.3dprintingexpo.jp/
Pack Expo East 2015
2-4 Feb., Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
www.packexpoeast.com
Industrial Print expo 2015
3-5 Feb, Mexico
www.industrialprintexpo.com
ICE USA 2015
10-12 Feb, Florida, USA
www.ice-x-usa.com
PRINTPACK INDIA 2015
11-15 Feb, noida, delhi, India
www.printpackipama.com/printpackindia-2015
Flexible & Printed Electronics 2015
23-26 Feb, California
www.flexconference.org
IPC Apex Expo 2015
24-26 Feb., San Diego
www.ipcapexexpo.org
Graphics of America 2015
24-26 Feb, San Diego
www.ipcapexexpo.org
SGI Dubai 2015
11-12 January, Dubai, UAE
www.signmiddleeast.com
LOPEC 2015
3-5 March, Germany
www.lopec.com
Pakistan Coating Show 2015
22-24 January, Lahore, Pakistan
http://pcs-online.pk
D.PES Sign Expo China 2015
6-9 March, Guangzhou, China
www.chinasignexpo.com
UPAKOVKA 2015
27-30 January, Moscow, Russia.
http://upakovka.messe-duesseldorf.de
Sino Label 2015
9-11 Mar, Guangzhou, China
www.sinolabelexpo.com
IPF 2015
27-30 January, Dhaka, Bangladesh
www.bangla-expo.com/IPF
Sino Pack 2015
9-11 March, Guangzhou, china
www.chinasinopack.com
October 2014
EVENTS CALENDAR
CCE International 2015
10-12 March, Munich, Germany
www.cce-international.com
European Coatings Show 2015
21-23 April, Nuremberg, Germany
www.european-coatings-show.com/en/
Pack Print International 2015
26-29 August, Bangkok, Thailand
www.pack-print.de
ICE Europe 2015
10-12 March, Munich, Germany
www.ice-x.com/europe
Rechina expo 2015
23-25 April, Shanghai, China
www.rechinaexpo.com
IGAS 2015
11-16 Sept., Tokyo, Japan.
www.igas-tokyo.jp
3P-Plas, Print, Pack Pakistan 2015
12-14 March, Lahore, Pakistan
www.plasprintpack.com.pk
Plast 2015
5-9 May, Milan, Italy
www.plastonline.org
PackExpo Las Vegas 2015
28-30 Sept., Las Vegas, NOV, U.S.A.
www.packexpo.com
Luxepack Newyork 2014
13-14 May, Newyork, USA
www.luxepackshanghai.com
Fachpack 2015
29 Sep. – 1 Oct., Nuremberg, germany
www.fachpack.de/en
PrintEx 2015
13-15 May, Sydney, Australia
www.printex.net.au
Label Expo Europe 2015
29 Sept.-2 Oct., Brussels, Belgium
www.labelexpo-europe.com
RAPID 2015
18-21 May, California
www.rapid3devent.com
InPrint 2015
10-12 November 2015, Munich
www.inprintshow.com/en
Fespa Brazil 2015
18-21 March, Sao Paulo, Brazil
www.fespabrasil.com.br
Pro2pac 2015
22-25 March, London, Uk
www.pro2pac.co.uk
Sign & Digital UK 2015
24-26 March, Birmingham
www.signuk.com
ANUGA FOODTEC 2015
24-27 March, Cologne, Germany
www.anugafoodtec.com
AUSPACK Plus 2015
24-27th March, Melbourne, Australia
www.auspackplus.com.au
GRAPHISPAG 2015
24–27 March, Barcelona
www.graphispag.com/en
Print China 2015
7-12 April, Dongguan, China
www.printchina.org
SinoCorrugated 2015
08–11 april, Shanghai, China
www.sino-corrugated.com/en
Gulf Print & Pack 2015
13-16 April, Dubai, U.A.E.
www.gulfprintpack.com
Graphics Canada 2015
16-18 April, Canada
www.graphicscanada.com
Asian Paper 2015
28-30 April, Jakarta
www.asianpapershow.com
October 2014
IPACK-IMA 2015
19-23 May, Milan, Italy
www.ipack-ima.it
Chinaplas 2015
20-23 May, Guangzhou, China
www.chinaplasonline.com
East pack 2015
9-11 June, Newyork, USA
www.eastpackshow.com
India Converting Show 2015
10-13 June, New dehli, India
www.indiaconvertingshow.com
Rosupack 2015
16-19 June, Moscow, Russia
www.rosupak.ru/eng
InterPlas Thailand 2015
9-12 July, Bangkok
www.interplasthailand.com
Fespa Africa 2015
22-24 July, Johannesburg, Africa
www.fespaafrica.com
2016
Print Expo-South Africa 2016
15-18 March, Johannesburg, South
Africa
www.printexpo.co.za/EN
drupa 2016
31 May-10 June, Dusseldorf, Germany
www.drupa.com
Super Corr Expo 2016
17-20 Oct, Orlando, Florida, USA
www.supercorrexpo.org
K 2016
19 - 26 October, Dusseldorf, Germany.
www.k-online.de
2017
Metal Packaging 2017
2-6 May, Essen, Germany
www.metpack.de
2018
Ipex 2018
19 - 24 March, London, U.K.
www.ipex.org
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