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Vol 11 No. 9 November 2014
Speciality Papers and end uses of each variety
Chief Editor
Ghias Ahmad Peerzada
Security paper is a paper that incorporates features that can act to identify or
authenticate a document as original, e.g. watermarks or invisible fibres in paper, or
features that demonstrate tamper evidence when fraud is attempted, e.g., to remove or
alter print such as amounts or signatures on a cheque. Examples of this kind of papers
are those used for identification such as passports and certificates, such as birth
certificates and different types of academic and qualification certificates, as well as
government documents, e.g. voting ballots and tax strips.
Pakistan is self sufficient in printing of currency notes, Government Security Bonds,
Passports, Postage Stamps and similar security printing products. We also meet our
requirements for the security paper for currency notes and other related paper.
However, we import security paper for private sector mainly CBS1 Cheque Paper.
We can meet the requirement of printing of Cheques for the country having latest
printing and finishing machinery. The State Bank of Pakistan has restricted the usage
and import of security paper import by private sector. Government authorization is
required to import Security Paper. State Bank has imposed strict measures for the
specification of CBS1 Cheque Paper. The features required in production of paper
must be met with that specified by the State Bank of Pakistan to avoid forfeit.
A hologram may be embedded either via hot-stamping foil, wherein an extremely
thin layer of only a few micrometers of depth is bonded into the paper or a plastic
substrate by means of a hot-melt adhesive (called a size coat) and heat from a metal
die, or it may be directly embossed as holographic paper, or onto the laminate of a card
itself. When incorporated with a custom design pattern or logo, hologram hot stamping
foils become security foils that protect credit cards, passports, bank notes and value
documents from counterfeiting. Holograms help in curtailing forging, duplication and
piracy of products hence are very essential for security purposes. Once stamped on a
product, they cannot be removed or forged, enhancing the product at the same time.
Also from a security perspective, if stamped, a hologram is a superior security device
as it is virtually impossible to remove from its substrate.
Holograms market in Pakistan has much potential for investment as there are very
few manufacturing units. Mostly Holographic Films are being imported in Pakistan.
Holographic film specially developed for newly designed Pakistan National Identity
Cards.
RFID – Radio Frequency Identification is not much familiar to this market require
huge potential for investments. NADRA has adopted latest technology and machine
readable passports are the best example where much work has been done. NADRA
has also developed the multiple-pronged “e-Vehicle Management” system that uses
Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) technology to identify vehicles
approaching ‘manned’ & ‘unmanned’ Check-Posts at entry/exit with real-time
monitoring at the central control room. NADRA has also developed an RFID based
Driver’s License that bears a license holder's unique, personal information as well as
stores data regarding traffic violations and tickets issued / outstanding penalties. Data
is stored in two halves of the chip. One half contains the personal information of the
license holder and cannot be changed or modified. The second half is re-writable,
where history of violations can be recorded. Similarly NADRA has developed money
transfer (easy paisa, telenor easy paisa and branchless banking system), toll-tax (epass), e-Sahulat (to print electricity bills), car registration and many more RFID based
products.
The growth rate for hologram and RFID tags usage are not much more and there
is the need to promote awareness among the people for its importance. Multi-national
companies know its importance and using the products. Seminars, workshops and
publicity campaign can help for the promotion of holograms and RFID usages.
Managing Editor
Owais Mirza Jamil
Editor
Umar Ghias
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November 2014
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Parksons Packaging orders two further
Rapida 106 presses
JBM Envelope Invests in the World’s Fastest
Make-Ready Press
Parksons Packaging, a
renowned Indian packaging
manufacturer,
recently
ordered two additional highperformance Rapida 106
sheetfed offset presses. In the
last two years the company
has installed four mediumformat Rapidas and is
extremely satisfied with their
performance.
The order is for an eightcolour press and a sevencolour press, both with
coater. The first is scheduled
to arrive at around the turn of
the year and the second in the
first quarter of 2015,
expanding
the
firm’s
capacity significantly.
The eight-colour Rapida
is planned to go live at the
plant in Pantnagar. It will
join an existing
six-colour
Rapida
105
with coater and
a
six-colour
Rapida
106
with
twin
coaters already
in operation.
The
new
Manroland
Sheetfed
announces
that
JBM
Envelope, a speciality print &
packaging company, unveils
their Manroland Sheetfed
DirectDrive 41-inch six-color
press with Inline Sheeting.
“JBM Envelope is ideally
positioned for future growth
with the addition of the
ROLAND 700 DirectDrive
press. It will become the
cornerstone of our printing
format, as well as the
workhorse in our upgraded
pressroom,” says Marcus
Sheanshang, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of JBM said.
The envelope continues to
evolve
as
with
its
fundamentals in place and a
focus on future technology.
Rapida 106 features board
and film-handling kit and is
configured for UV mixed
operation. It will be typically
equipped for packaging
printing with automatic
nonstop systems and pile
logistics, and the press will
be raised by 450mm (17.7in).
Automatic plate changers,
CleanTronic Multi combined
blanket, impression cylinder
and roller washing systems
for ink changes as well as
CleanTronic UV all ensure
production
efficiency.
Furthermore,
ErgoTronic
ColorDrive and ErgoTronic
ACR monitor and control
print quality online. Essential
preset data is transferred to
the press via LogoTronic
CIPLinkX.
Master Arts Exceeds Customer Expectations
with KODAK FLEXCEL NX System
Bobst Italia announces International
Conference
The seminar sessions,
held at a venue in the
Monferrato
hills,
will
provide
an
engaging
overview
of
flexible
materials market trends and
targeted
technical
information focused on high
barrier and clear
coating films,
covering
the
latest material
performances,
processes and
R
&
D
developments.
Machine
demonstrations
November 2014
JBM is an industry leader.
The company began as an
envelope broker in 1985.
Greg Sheanshang, founder of
JBM, advanced a bold
strategy
to
bring
manufacturing
in-house.
Within the walls of an 8,000
square foot facility in
Cincinnati, OH – JBM
Envelopes the innovator was
born.
in Bobst Italia’s Technology
Center will show the latest
BOBST gravure printing
equipment solutions for short
run
production
with
minimum waste, as well as
equipment for high speed
and high quality lamination.
Kodak has expanded its
reach in the flexographic
market with the first KODAK
FLEXCEL NX Wide C
System installation on the
West Coast at Master Arts
Graphics, Inc., a trade shop
that serves narrow web label
printers and wide web
packaging customers with a
broad variety of print
applications. This installation
will enable Master Arts to
deliver
wider
format
compatibility for their wide
web
press,
providing
customers with enhanced
flexibility and versatility.
“We take pride in
providing our
customers
with the latest
technological
advancements,
which play a
key role in
helping them
achieve longterm success
in
an
increasingly
challenging
market,” said Tom Chalayan,
President, Master Arts. “By
installing the KODAK
FLEXCEL NX Wide C
System, we can provide
customers with better ink
transfer capabilities and
higher quality printing that
was unattainable till now. We
believe that technology
innovation is essential for the
future of the print industry.
The KODAK FLECEL NX
Wide C System embodies
this kind of innovation and
enables us to be a leading
edge provider of web printing
and packaging services.”
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Avato services develops
its direct marketing
offering with Xeikon
Is an investment in digital
printing only relevant for
printing companies? Arvato
Services
clearly
demonstrates the opposite.
Thanks to digital printing,
this leading direct marketing
specialist has improved its
performance,
introduced
innovative services and
increased customer loyalty.
To further enhance its market
position, Arvato Services
invested in a Xeikon 8500
digital press.
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Agfa Graphics' fortuna 8
high-end design software
for security printing
Released
Agfa
Graphics
announced the availability
of the newest version of its
Fortuna security printing
design software (version 8).
Fortuna is used to secure
and prevent counterfeiting
and theft around the world.
It is designed for use in the
highest security printing
applications,
such
as
passports, ID cards, official
documents, certificates, tax
labelling and ticketing.
Fortuna 8, which was
developed
in
close
cooperation with the highsecurity industry, includes
numerous
advanced
improvements that facilitate
the creation of frauddeterrent security designs.
TrojanLabel Launches
TrojanTwo
New mini digital label
press introduces expanded
functionalities
and
affordability to high-quality,
full-color label printing
T r o j a n L a b e l ,
manufacturer of full color
label printers, announced the
availability of its next
generation printing press, the
TrojanTwo, powered by
Memjet's industry leading
label printhead technology.
Memjet is the global leader
in digital color printing
technologies bringing high
speed and affordability to the
label printing industry.
The press was designed
with label converters in mind
and runs larger volumes
printing up to 60ft/minute
(18M/min) with a high 1600
x 1600 dpi resolution.
Agfa Graphics Launches
"eXPERT Services" for
Newspaper Publishers
Agfa Graphics launched
"eXPERT Services," a new
series of programs such as
ISO based quality control
procedures,
training,
consultancy and system
integration
specificallydesigned
to
ensure
newspaper printers that their
organizational needs are
being
met
and
that
everything from CtP to press
is running as smoothly and
efficiently as possible.
The “eXPERT Services”
program is built around four
primary objectives: IQA
(ISO Quality Assist), CtP
Advanced
Set-up
&
Integration, Consultancy and
Training. Each segment of
the program is designed to
ensure newspaper publishers
are getting the most from
their prepress and press
investment.
November 2014
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Bent Serritslev joins
Xeikon to lead Asia
pacific Business
EFI acquires Polymeric
Imaging's Thermoforming
Ink Technology
KODAK NEXPRESS
Digital Production Color
Press Platform
Xeikon, an innovator in
digital
color
printing
technology, announces that
industry
veteran
Bent
Serritslev has joined the
company
as
Managing
Director Xeikon Asia Pacific
(ASPAC) to manage the
company’s continuing growth
in this dynamic region.
EFI a world leader in
customer-focused
digital
printing innovation, today
announced that it has
acquired key intellectual
property assets for digital
inkjet
printing
of
thermoformed products from
Polymeric
Imaging,
a
specialist provider of UV and
LED inks for industrial and
graphic arts applications.
The new configurations
of the KODAK NEXPRESS
Presses will include the
expansion of long sheet
capability, the addition of
Dura Coat Mode and the
inclusion
of
KODAK
NEXPRESS Light Black HD
Dry Ink in the Fifth Imaging
Unit. An automated imaging
cylinder cleaning system will
also be added.
"The latest improvements
to the KODAK NEXPRESS
Presses are examples of
Kodak's commitment to
providing many years of
post-purchase value," said
Doug Edwards, President,
Digital Printing & Enterprise,
Eastman Kodak Company.
"The popularity of the
KODAK
NEXPRESS
Presses stems from their
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
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.
New Eco High-Speed
Inkjet Paper from
Mitsubishi
The new inkjet papers
have matte eco top-surfaces
and are printable on both
sides. They are characterized
by high whiteness, excellent
opacity and high smoothness.
Superb drying and processing
properties make it the
medium of choice for highspeed inkjet printing of
Transactional
and
Transpromo documents.
They are available in
80gsm and 90gsm. The
lighter 80gsm version, DT
8002, saves postage costs and
is therefore particularly
suitable for mailings. Both
products
are
specially
developed and designed for
use with pigment inks
November 2014
NEW XAAR 001
PRINTHEAD ENABLES
WINNING TILE DESIGN
The latest Xaar 001
printhead played a key role
in helping Colorobbia
produce the winning tile at
this year's Tecnargilla
Design Awards (TDA)
announced recently. These
awards recognise how
innovative technology and
materials can be used to
expand the decorative
potential of ceramic tiles.
Colorobbia's winning
Channa design was achieved
by
combining
digital
decoration with traditional
analogue techniques to
produce stunning new 3D
design effects which have
never been achieved on a
tile before. The beautiful,
richly-coloured and textured
tiles were produced using a
combination of black glaze
and stunning silver detail
printed on the Sacmi HW
printer using new Xaar 001
printheads and Colorobbia's
optimised digital fluids.
A number of tile designs
which made up the overall
award submission were only
possible due to the new Xaar
001 printhead's unique
ability to deposit high
volumes of large particle
fluids into extremely deep
recesses on the tiles to create
a very tactile finish - a world
first!
reputation as purchases that
keep giving, a fact that is not
lost on business owners in a
competitive marketplace."
KODAK
NEXPRESS
Digital Production Color
Press Platform Enhancements
1 Meter Sheet Length:
The current long sheet
capability of 36 inches will be
expanded to support sheets up
to 1 meter (39.37") in length,
with the incorporation of the
optional Long Sheet Feeder.
Initial key applications
include point-of-sale signage,
gate-folded
marketing
materials and extended size
dust jackets for books.
Presses currently installed
with a Long Sheet Feeder can
be upgraded in field to
support the 1 meter sheet
length.
The
currently
available
Long
Sheet
Delivery
Unit
already
supports the 1 meter length
sheets.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Four KBA Rapidas for FGP Studio
FGP Studio is a leading
printing firm in the Olomouc
region. The company’s
history is rooted firmly in the
implementation of press
technology from KBA.
Owner Miloslav Kyjevský:
“We have grown with KBA
and proud to be a
longstanding partner of the
w o r l d ’ s
second-largest
p r e s s
manufacturer”.
Four new
KBA presses,
two B2 and
two A2, were
fired up in the
production
hall.
The
investment
comprised of a
total of 20
printing and
10
finishing units, an eightcolour Rapida 75, a fivecolour Rapida 75 with coater,
a four-colour Rapida 66 and
a two-colour Rapida 66. The
c o m p r e h e n s i v e
modernisation of production
paved the way for FGP
Studio to develop its printing
service portfolio.
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 demand.
C.P. Bourg, the
company
that
pioneered
in-line
digital
binding
a n d
finishing,
announced
the first PUR
perfect binder designed for
automated in-line and off-line
digital production of soft- and
hard-cover
photobooks,
catalogs and other printed
color materials.
The latest product based
on C.P. Bourg's highly
successful BB3002 perfect
binder, the Bourg BB3202
PUR-C combines proven
features and innovative
automation with a highly
efficient, compact and user-
friendly
polyurethane
reactive (PUR) gluing system
that is completely sealed and
fully integrated with the
binder's operation.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Agfa Graphics to Launch New Digital and
Inkjet Systems at SGIA '14
Clicheria DP Studio Becomes 100th
installation of Esko Full HD Flexo
Agfa Graphics North
America is raising the bar at
SGIA with hardware, software
and consumable introductions
designed to open new revenue
streams.
For the first time in the
U.S., attendees can see
demonstrations
of
the
Anapurna M3200i RTR, a
heavy
duty,
6-color
(CMYKLcLm), 3.2m wide
Esko has reported that
Brazil-based Clicheria DP
Studio has recently upgraded
its investment in digital flexo
imaging from HD Flexo to
Esko Full HD Flexo,
becoming
the
100th
installation, worldwide. DP
Studio is reporting exceptional
package printing results - even
replacing gravure at times.
HD Flexo, with nearly
1.000 installations, brought to
flexographic printing a quality
level that could previously
only be achieved with offset
roll-to-roll
UV-curable
printing system. The M3200i
RTR produces indoor and
outdoor applications on
flexible media such as
fabric, canvas, vinyl and
more. The dual roll option
makes it possible to
simultaneously print jobs on
two rolls of the same media
type, each up to 60 inches
wide.
Edale and Muller Martini collaborate to cover
CEE markets
Leading UK manufacturers of
narrow web flexographic
printing presses and converting
machinery, Edale, have formed
a strategic partnership with
Muller Martini, who will now
be responsible for representing
Edale in Central and Eastern
European markets. Countries
now covered by Muller
Martini include Albania,
Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic,
Herzegovina, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania,
Moldova,
Macedonia, Poland, Romania,
Russia, Serbia and Slovak
Republic.
or rotogravure printing
processes. It evolved to
become the new standard in
flexography. The impact on
the label and packaging
industry of HD Flexo cannot
be underestimated. Brand
managers now have the option
of producing shorter runs of
packaging and labels more
affordably, and in a more
environmentally
friendly
manner,
without
any
compromise in quality, giving
them more freedom in terms
of production technology.
Heidelberg unveils digital printing generation
with even better performance
A good three years after
launching sales of the
Linoprint C series of digital
printing
systems,
H e i d e l b e r g e r
Druckmaschinen
AG
(Heidelberg) is
unveiling a new
generation
of
digital printing
presses
that
delivers
even
better performance. The
new Linoprint CV and
Linoprint CP models are
geared toward improved
flexibility and productivity in
the cost-effective production
of short, personalized, and
hybrid print runs. The new
Prinect Digital Frontend sets
a new standard in digital
printing quality thanks to the
use of Heidelberg Renderer
(RIP) technology -
which
has been
triedand-tested in offset printing and
Heidelberg
color
management.
nyloflex NExT exposure and nyloflex NEF
plates for the globally operating prepress
company, Flexicon
As a globally operating
prepress company for the
international
consumer
goods industry, Flexicon AG
offers their customers a
complete array of the
prepress process under one
umbrella. Thus, the company
mainly focuses on prepress
work for sophisticated
primary and secondary
packaging. Each year, about
12
40,000 m² of flexo printing
forms
are
produced
worldwide.
A
highperformance production and
an
optimal
quality
management are the basis for
its outstanding product
quality. For this very reason,
the leaders of more than 350
manufacturers of branded
goods all over the world rely
on Flexicon’s strengths.
November 2014
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Add software control to
your new Laser cutter
Trotec Laser produces
JobControl Vision control
software, which takes
output files from Adobe
Illustrator, InDesign or
Corel Draw in order to
seamlessly integrate cutting
with the design process.
The Vision module uses
registration
marks
to
determine the position and
rotation of printed sheet
material on the working
area of the laser.
NGR system designed to
recycle bulky or thickwalled plastic parts
CGS Presents Brand
Color Assurance at Graph
Expo
Brand color management
throughout
the
supply
channel is both challenging
and costly. CGS removes both
hurdles with ORIS CxF
Toolbox and ORIS CxF
Designer - 2014 MUST SEE
'EMS at Graph Expo. Brand
colors can be extracted from
ink data and embedded in
Adobe Illustrator files at the
design stage and maintained
during
the
production
process, completely open and
subscription free to pre-press
and printer alike.
Placing those brand colors
on cartons and flexible
packaging is made easy and
affordable for the first time
with
Creative
Edge
Software's IC3D Suite,
winner of the 2014 Printing
Industry of America InterTech
Technology Award. IC3D
Suite is the first application to
combine multiple packaging
disciplines and processes into
a single product while
beautifully simplifying 3D
design. Real time ideation at
the brand owner level
dramatically cuts time to
market.
A heavy-duty shredder
operating at low speed gives
gentle size reduction, and a
minimal loss of material
properties. Pneumatic rams
push the material onto the
shredder
drum.
After
shredding, the material gets
fed directly into the
extruder.
The unit is compact. A
central controller runs all
components, including the
conveyor belt, extruder, and
pelletiser. Features include
east startup and shut down,
plus the ability to load the Tyler Packaging
conveyor
belt introduces new directional
laser technology
discontinuously.
The directional laser
NGR,
based
in
technology
enables complex
Fieldkirchen/Donau,
shapes
to
be
cut out of the
Austria, received the Upper
outer
layer
of
a laminated
Austrian Innovation-Award
pouch
or
bag
to
allow for
for developing the process
see-through
windows
so
called LSP-Process (liquid
consumers
can
view
the
state polycondensation) to
contents of the packaging
enhance
the
material
without any of the barrier
properties of PET. LSP
properties being lost in the
enhances PET through post
process.
condensation in the molten
Tyler Packaging sales and
state,
surpassing technical director Adam Kay
governmental requirements said: "By introducing a new
for food approvals. That packaging technology, we
quickly
transforms are able to innovate our
production waste PET into processes and offer a greater
high-quality resin.
range of packaging solutions.
November 2014
Official Service Providers
of PRINT CHINA 2015
have been Identified
The bid inviting meeting
of PRINT CHINA 2015 key
service projects took place at
Well Garden Hotel, Houjie
Town, Dongguan. Leaders
and people with decisionmaking power from PRINT
CHINA 2015 organizers and
undertakers
including
Printing
and
Printing
Equipment
Industries
Association
of
China
(PEIAC),
Printing
and
Replicating
Industrial
Association of Guangdong,
China
International
Exhibition Center Group
Corporation, Print China
Show Company Ltd. (PCSC)
and China Print Show
Company Ltd. attended the
conference.
Mr. Lu Chang’an, Vice
Chairman and Secretary-
general of PEIAC and
Chairman of PCSC, hosted
the conference. Mr. Chen Jun,
Chairman of Printing and
Replicating
Industrial
Association of Guangdong
and Vice Chairman of PCSC
raised key suggestions on
review
standard
and
measurement; Mr. Chen
Jinming, Deputy Director of
PEIAC
and
Exhibition
Director of PCSC provided
technical explanation for this
bidding and tender practice.
On the conference, all
participants
together
reviewed key service project
tender
unit
bidding
documents of PRINT CHINA
2015, listened to project
presentation by the authorized
person of the bidder and
conducted in-depth analysis
and serious review on content
and economic indicator of
key service project for the
exhibition.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Continental Web Press Enhances
Customization Capabilities with Addition of
KODAK PROSPER S-Series System
Continental Web Press, a
Chicago-based commercial
web
offset
printer
specializing in catalogs,
direct mail and inserts, is
extending its use of Kodak
technology with the latest
installment of the KODAK
PROSPER S-Series System.
As a Kodak customer of 41
years, Continental Web Press
is turning to the KODAK
PROSPER S-Series System
to provide its customers with
greater
customization
capabilities, enabling them to
increase sales, shorten time
to market and improve
response rates for their direct
mail and other marketing
campaigns.
The
KODAK
PROSPER
S-Series
System offers highquality in variable
printing, delivering high
resolution variable print
in the hybrid digital
printing product line
with speeds matching those
of a web offset press in a
single pass. The KODAK
PROSPER S10 Imprinting
System features pigmentbased ink with excellent
permanence on a variety of
commercial
substrates,
providing scratch, fade and
water resistance. With easy
integration into existing
production processes, the
KODAK PROSPER S10
Imprinting System facilitates
full utilization of current
investments in web offset
and web finishing equipment
while simultaneously helping
to boost your bottom line
with new, higher-value
digital capabilities.
KBA Rapida 106 with 14 printing and finishing
units
The new Rapida 106 will
significantly improve the
production of high-quality
finished
covers
for
magazines, catalogues and
books at aprinta in terms of
efficiency.
This
new
medium-format press will
have an output of up to
18,000sph. It will be
equipped with four
inking units, a dryer,
perfecting, six further
inking units, each with
a dryer, perforating and
a coating unit as well
as a triple delivery
extension. DriveTronic
SPC
direct-drive
technology
for
automatic
plate
changing, CleanTronic
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washing systems and inline
density
control
with
QualiTronic ColorControl all
play a key role in optimising
makeready times, saving
waste and improving print
quality. All of these features
make the Rapida 106 the
most cutting-edge perfector
to be installed in Europe.
Edale receive their fifth order from
Argentinean based MAI
Argentinean based Mai
S.A., founded in the 1970’s,
manufacture
tea
bag
packaging machines, with a
separate department in which
they print tea bag tags, labels
and envelopes. This month
sees them install their fifth
Edale FL-1 press in under
three years.
After the initial press
purchase; 2012 saw Mr Mai
contact Edale again to
purchase a further two
presses with
2014 seeing
him purchase
his fourth and
fifth. Mr Mai
says
“We
initially chose
an Edale FL-1
because of its
v e r s a t i l i t y,
and
the
capability to
adapt to our
width of paper
band.
Our
jobs need versatile, compact
machines, as we print a lot of
different tags in short runs”,
he continues “as our business
has continued to grow, the
FL-1’s have proved ideal;
great quality print and wellengineered presses.”
The presses which stand
at a compact 2.5m2, are all of
the same spec – four colour
with water based drying, and
a unique 1.2m freestanding
unwind.
Five new ROLAND 700 presses will speed up
production at ZRP
As part of its new
initiative to bring its
packaging products closer
and faster to its growing
number of customers, ZRP
Printing has strengthened its
equipment capacity in its four
facilities across the country
by acquiring five brand-new
ROLAND
700 presses.
The first
of these, the
Ultima ninec o l o r
ROLAND
700 HiPrint,
got off to a
flying start in
Kun Shan at a
time
when
ZRP Printing
was pushing
for greater printing capacity
to serve the needs of
prestigious domestic and
multinational firms in the
wine, electronics, food,
pharmaceuticals
and
personal care sectors. The
other four ROLAND 700
presses will be installed to a
strict program later this year.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Esko Launches I-Cut Production Console
Operating Platform for Kongsberg Digital
Finishing Systems
The increasingly growing
demand for ever more
sophisticated
production
tools has inspired Esko to
develop the i-cut
Production
Console.
This
newly developed
front-end
operating
system will
be
the
common
platform
for
all
Kongsberg digital
finishing systems. It
combines the feature set of
the XL-Guide tailored for
packaging applications and icut Vision Pro, the industry
standard front-end for cutting
and short run productions.
The i-cut Production
Console (iPC) drives all
functionality found on
Kongsberg tables, such as
camera
control,
machine set up, tool
recognition, calibration and
tool adjustments.
CCL installs Comexi offset CI8 printing press
in Völkermarkt plant
The Comexi Group,
supplier
of
converting
solutions for the flexible
packaging industry, has
agreed to install its offset CI8
printing press at CCL Label's
plant in Völkermarkt, Austria.
The Comexi solution is
one of the first web-offset
presses that can be used for
printing on variable lengths
over a central impression
drum,
combining
the
advantages of offset, as well
as variable print length
and flexo central
impression drum
printing.
By placing
v a r i o u s
technologies
in one place,
the press can
Fujifilm announces sale of Graphium, a hybrid
UV inkjet label press
Fujifilm announces that
Distinct Packabilities has
become the latest print
service provider to invest in
Graphium, a four-colour
plus white UV inkjet label
press. The US
company,
based
in
Shepherdsville,
Kentucky,
placed
the
order
at
Labelexpo
Americas, and
will
be
integrating the
device inline
with its flexo and finishing
offerings.
Distinct Packabilities, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of
Publisher's Printing, is a
premier provider of flexible
packaging
and
label
printing. It also offers a wide
range of flexible packaging
and prime label converting
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overcome issues faced by
conventional printers and it
can print on thinner and more
elastic materials including
OPP, PET and PE.
The machine has the
capacity to make last minute
design changes, together
with fine-tuning and fast
production, as well as fast
design changes by using
lithographic plates.
capabilities, along with inhouse art, graphics, prepress and platemaking
services.
"Fujiflm and Distinct
Packabilities is establishing
a
new
standard for
digital print
quality in
the flexible
packaging
and prime
l a b e l
markets,"
said David
Haley, vice
president,
Distinct Packabilities. "With
a print asset of this
magnitude in the hands of
our experienced staff - some
of the best printers in the
world - we intend to shift a
number of paradigms when
it comes to print quality that
have prevailed in these
markets for too long."
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Primary Color First U.S. Company to Install 5meter EFI VUTEk LED Printer
Muller Martini and MBO America partner to
support the Muller Presto II digital technology
EFI, a world leader in
customer-focused
digital
printing innovation, today
announced that Primary
Color, a Costa Mesa, Calif.based
visual
solutions
company, has installed the
country's first EFI VUTEk
GS5500LXr Pro LED inkjet
printer with UltraDrop
Technology.
The 5-meter wide, rollto-roll printer's high-quality
Muller Martini North
America and MBO America
h a v e
agreed to
partner in
support of
t
h
e
marketing,
sales and
distribution
of pile- and
roll-fed
Presto II Digital saddle
stitching technologies. This
nonexclusive
agreement
capabilities give Primary
Color
a
competitive
advantage on the colorcritical point-of-purchase
(POP) and out-of-home
signage it produces for
leading brands in the
entertainment, restaurant,
automotive
and
retail
industries. The VUTEk
GS5500LXr Pro printer will
make its North American
debut at the SGIA Expo.
Daetwyler Group Trainess in the USA
For the first time in
Daetwyler's history, trainees
from Switzerland had the
opportunity to travel for 12
weeks of their training to
our
subsidiary
Max
Daetwyler Corporation in
Huntersville USA.
Team Leader Trainee
Program, accompanied the
young
adults
Céline
Tschumi
(Automation
Engineer), Markus Liechti
(Mechanical Technician)
November 2014
and
Simon
Uhlmann(Mechanical
Engineer) plus their families
to the Zurich Airport. After
spending 9.5 hours in the air,
the apprentices arrived in
Philadelphia with a delay of
an hour. They just missed
their connecting flight to
Charlotte,
but
they
overcame this obstacle
effortlessly and roughly two
hours later boarded another
plane headed for Charlotte.
emanates
from
the
organizations’
similar
manufacturing
and customer
s e r v i c e
ideologies.
Muller
and
M
B
O
America’s
h i g h l y
complementary
technology mix
enables the optimum level of
flexibility when configuring
the Presto II Digital.
Color-Logic Joins Harlequin Partner Network
Color-Logic-developer
of the Process Metallic Color
System--has joined the
Harlequin Partner Network
as an initial partner.
Discussing the partnership,
Color-Logic Director of
Sales and Marketing Mark
Geeves said: "The Harlequin
is one of the most popular
and widely used RIPs in the
printing and converting
industry, and Color-Logic
has worked with Harlequin
since
the
Color-Logic
process was introduced.
Harlequin OEMs and their
customers benefit from the
Color-Logic
technology
when utilizing white or
metallic ink in various
printing processes which we
both support.
It is a
privilege to be an initial
member of the Harlequin
Partner Network."
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LOCAL NEWS
New Generation of Bobst Ambtion 106 folder
gluer at Deluxe packages, Karachi
New Generation of Bobst NOVACUT 106 at
Deluxe packages, Karachi.
The Deluxe Packages Pvt
Ltd is one of the Karachi’s
leading
printing
&
packaging company installs
new Bobst AMBITION 106
through Bobst’s agent in
Pakistan
Sal-Im
International Company, to
grow their manufacturing
capacity for cartons quickly
to meet increased demand
for packaging products.
Surviving in tough times
takes versatility, which is
exactly what you get with an
AMBITION
folder-gluer
thanks to its short makeready
times,
high
throughput, and its ability to
produce products of flawless
The Deluxe Packages Pvt
Ltd is one of the Karachi’s
leading printing & packaging
company installs new Bobst
NOVACUT 106 through
Bobst’s agent in Pakistan SalIm International Company, to
grow their manufacturing
capacity for cartons quickly to
meet increased demand for
packaging products. Its an
existing die-cutter, yet gives
Total Packaging considerably
increased cutting and creasing
capacity
due
to
its
quality. AMBITION produce
a range of folded and glued
products, from presentation
folders,
wallets,
and
brochures,
through
to
CD/DVD sleeves and a wide
range of packaging. And
because it’s from BOBST,
you can be sure that great
reliability, easy operation,
and superb support all come
as standard. Along with its
great performance and
outstanding
features,
AMBITION is available at a
truly
attractive
price,
delivering a great return on
your investment. It’s just
what you need when 'more
of the same' no longer cuts it.
performance at speed of
8000sheets
per
hour,
versatility and ease of use. The
machine features a double
cam gripper bar advance
system which lowers the
stress on the sheet and means
that fewer nicks are needed,
resulting in better quality of
the final carton, at higher
speeds than can be achieved
with other types of die-cutter.
The new NOVACUT 106
gives the BOBST ability to
die-cut all types of products.
The new Brausse 1050SE at The Times
Press Pvt Ltd, Karachi.
First Nikko JY-106E in Pakistan at Artotec,
Karachi
Shanghai Yoco Printing
Machinery Co., Ltd first
Nikko JY-106E Automatic
Diecutting,
Embossing,
Creasing and Stripping
Machine
has
been
successfully installed in
Pakistan. Artotec has made
tremendous
growth
in
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producing quality products
and earned a good name in
Offset
Printing
and
Packaging Industry in a very
short span of time. Artotec
has invested in Shanghai
Yoco Printing Machinery
supplied by International
Printing Agencies.
The Times Press Pvt Ltd is
one of the Karachi’s leading
printing
&
packaging
company installs new Chinese
origin BRAUSSE 1050SE
automatic diecutter & stripper
through the agent of Shanghai
Eterna Machinery Co., Ltd. in
Pakistan,
namely
Fazli
International Company, to
grow their manufacturing
capacity for cartons quickly to
meet increased demand for
packaging products. Few
years ago the Shanghai Eterna
Machinery
China
was
acquired by Bobst SA
Switzerland (world-renowned
leader in the packaging
equipment industry) and they
became a member of Bobst
family which endorsed
BRAUSSE the high quality
automatic die-cutting &
creasing machines from
China.
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LOCAL NEWS
Print2Pack participates in All in Print China
2014 exhibition from 14-17 November at
Shanghai, China
Print2Pack will participate
in All in Print China 2014
exhibition which is going to
be held in Shanghai, China.
Print2Pack
November
2014 issue will be
showcased at their
booth # N2C258
which
will
be
available for visitors
and it will also be
distributed among exhibitors
of the show.
Print2Pack is the media
partner of the show and has
promoted the show in
Pakistan
and
several
prominent members of the
printing and packaging
industry will be visiting the
show. Thanks to the
organizers who on the request
of
Print2Pack
issued
invitation letters to the
stakeholders.
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Print2Packedition
of
Print2Pack is also being
published on this occasion in
November 2014.
Print2Pack invited the
expected visitors
to come and see
how Pakistan is
boosting printing
and
packaging
industry at our
booth. Print2Pack is building
Pakistan’s image all over the
world and representing
printing and packaging
industry of the country.
There will be more than
600 exhibitors in All in Print
China 2014exhibition. All in
Print China 2014 will be the
most innovating and exciting
exhibition
of
Digital,
Prepress,
Post-press,
Packaging, Equipment and
Consumables.
Print China 2015 Media Week invited
Print2Pack Pakistan
The 3rd International
Printing
Technology
Exhibition of China (PRINT
CHINA
2015)
jointly
organized by Print China
Show Company Limited and
China Print Show
C o m p a n y
Limited, will be
held from April
07-12, 2015 in
Guangdong
M o d e r n
International
Exhibition Center. It is one of
the
most
important
professional exhibitions of the
printing industry in China.
Themed with “ Green, highefficient, Digitalized and
Intelligent”, the 3rd Print
China 2015 the total scale of
140,000 m2 exhibition area
and over 1,300 exhibitor will
present advanced technologies
and solutions. More Than
180,000 visitors are estimated
to visit the show. Till now, the
organizers are positively
preparing for the tailor-made
exhibitor service, visitor preregistration, exhibition and
promotion and concurrent
activities
organization, etc.
Renowned
media
from
domestic
and
overseas, VIPs
from printing
and packaging
associations and companies,
more than 100 delegates, will
be invited to take part in this
activity. The organizer and
exhibitors’ representatives
will give introduction on their
exhibition plans, including
new
technologies
and
equipment to be unveiled in
this show.
Usman Peerzada may visit
the media week representing
Pakistan media.
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EVENTS CALENDAR
2014
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
Pack & Print Machinery 2014
27-30 Dec, Tehran, Iran
www.iranpack-print.com
Convertech Japan 2015
28 - 30 January, Tokyo, Japan
www.convertechjapan.com/en
Sino Pack 2015
9-11 March, Guangzhou, china
www.chinasinopack.com
3D Printing 2015
28-30 January, Tokyo, Japan
www.3dprintingexpo.jp/
Printing South China 2015
9-11 Mar, Guangzhou, China
www.printingsouthchina.com
Pack Expo East 2015
2-4 Feb., Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
www.packexpoeast.com
PACKINNO 2015
9-11 Mar, Guangzhou, China
www.packinno.com
Industrial Print expo 2015
3-5 Feb, Mexico
www.industrialprintexpo.com
swop 2015
17-20 Nov, Shanghai, China
www.swop-online.cn
ICE USA 2015
10-12 Feb, Florida, USA
www.ice-x-usa.com
CCE International 2015
10-12 March, Munich, Germany
www.cce-international.com
PRINTPACK INDIA 2015
11-15 Feb, noida, delhi, India
www.printpackipama.com/printpackindia-2015
Private Label Trade Show 2015
17-20 Feb, Tokyo, japan
www.jma.or.jp/pb/en
ICE Europe 2015
10-12 March, Munich, Germany
www.ice-x.com/europe
APPPEXPO 2015
11-14 March, Shanghai, China
www.apppexpo.com
Flexible & Printed Electronics 2015
23-26 Feb, California
www.flexconference.org
3P-Plas, Print, Pack Pakistan 2015
12-14 March, Lahore, Pakistan
www.plasprintpack.com.pk
Arab Plast 2015
10-13 January, Dubai, UAE
www.arabplast.info
IPC Apex Expo 2015
24-26 Feb., San Diego
www.ipcapexexpo.org
Fespa Brazil 2015
18-21 March, Sao Paulo, Brazil
www.fespabrasil.com.br
SGI Dubai 2015
11-12 January, Dubai, UAE
www.signmiddleeast.com
Graphics of America 2015
24-26 Feb, San Diego
www.ipcapexexpo.org
Pro2pac 2015
22-25 March, London, Uk
www.pro2pac.co.uk
Pakistan Coating Show 2015
22-24 January, Lahore, Pakistan
http://pcs-online.pk
LOPEC 2015
3-5 March, Germany
www.lopec.com
Sign & Digital UK 2015
24-26 March, Birmingham
www.signuk.com
UPAKOVKA 2015
27-30 January, Moscow, Russia.
http://upakovka.messe-duesseldorf.de
D.PES Sign Expo China 2015
6-9 March, Guangzhou, China
www.chinasignexpo.com
ANUGA FOODTEC 2015
24-27 March, Cologne, Germany
www.anugafoodtec.com
IPF 2015
27-30 January, Dhaka, Bangladesh
www.bangla-expo.com/IPF
Sino Label 2015
9-11 Mar, Guangzhou, China
www.sinolabelexpo.com
AUSPACK Plus 2015
24-27th March, Melbourne, Australia
www.auspackplus.com.au
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EVENTS CALENDAR
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
European Coatings Show 2015
21-23 April, Nuremberg, Germany
www.european-coatings-show.com/en/
Rechina expo 2015
23-25 April, Shanghai, China
www.rechinaexpo.com
Plast 2015
5-9 May, Milan, Italy
www.plastonline.org
Luxepack Newyork 2014
13-14 May, Newyork, USA
www.luxepackshanghai.com
PrintEx 2015
13-15 May, Sydney, Australia
www.printex.net.au
RAPID 2015
18-21 May, California
www.rapid3devent.com
IPACK-IMA 2015
19-23 May, Milan, Italy
www.ipack-ima.it
Converflex 2015
19-3, May, Italia
www.converflex.biz
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Chinaplas 2015
20-23 May, Guangzhou, China
www.chinaplasonline.com
PPP Africa 2015
23-25 May, Tanzania
www.expogr.com/tanzania/pppexpo/
East pack 2015
9-11 June, Newyork, USA
www.eastpackshow.com
India Converting Show 2015
10-13 June, New dehli, India
www.indiaconvertingshow.com
Print Expo 2015
12-14 June, Chennai, India
www.intelexpo.com/PrintExpo
Rosupack 2015
16-19 June, Moscow, Russia
www.rosupak.ru/eng
ProPak Asia 2015
17-20 June, Bangkok, Thailand
www.propakasia.com
InterPlas Thailand 2015
9-12 July, Bangkok
www.interplasthailand.com
Fespa Africa 2015
22-24 July, Johannesburg, Africa
www.fespaafrica.com
Ipmex Malaysia 2015
13-16 August, Malaysia
www.ipmex.com
Pack Print International 2015
26-29 August, Bangkok, Thailand
www.pack-print.de
IGAS 2015
11-16 Sept., Tokyo, Japan.
www.igas-tokyo.jp
PackExpo Las Vegas 2015
28-30 Sept., Las Vegas, NOV, U.S.A.
www.packexpo.com
Fachpack 2015
29 Sep. – 1 Oct., Nuremberg, germany
www.fachpack.de/en
Label Expo Europe 2015
29 Sept.-2 Oct., Brussels, Belgium
www.labelexpo-europe.com
InPrint 2015
10-12 November 2015, Munich
www.inprintshow.com/en
2016
IC Packaging technology Expo 2016
14-16 Jan, Tokyo, Japan
www.icp-expo.jp
Saudi Plastics & Petrochem 2016
22-25 Feb, Riyad, Saudia Arabia
www.saudipp.com
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
Fespa Mexico 2015
20-22 August, Mexico
www.fespamexico.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
PacPrint 2017
23-27 May, Melbourne, Australia
www.pacprint.com.au
2018
Ipex 2018
19 - 24 March, London, U.K.
www.ipex.org
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