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© 2014 by Şükran Ceren Salalı, Value Communication Fellow

 

By Şükran Ceren Salalı

 

A revolution at the corner! At the time Johannes Gutenberg invented mechanical movable type setting, he made a “Printing Revolution” and until then there was nothing like that for hundreds of years. In the following generations, the printing technology has been developed by different minds and innovative perspectives. In other words, changing times come with a change of business approaches. It is the time to leave old techniques of communication with the disruptive innovative approach provided by Value Communication.

Value Communication AG — based in the hometown of Johannes Gutenberg — combines advisory, publishing and community management through working with and learning from the best and brightest minds in the industry in order to increase the effectiveness of communication. The motto is “connect innovation to profit” which becomes possible via renting a brain and organizing Project and Community Work.

The brain of Value Communication, Andreas Weber, is a CEO and founder of Value Communication has inspired more than 115,000 professionals in 32 countries by his innovative ideas and valuable approach as a professional.

Value communication focuses on combining content and messaging throughout presentations, medialization and interaction. B2B approach is offered by Value Communication so as to enable relatedness on track of having various market opportunities and achieving the requirements of the art of communication. According to the valuable data, Value Communication and its founder realized more than 500 projects and keep in touch with 5000+ community members around the globe via LinkedIn, XING, Facebook, WeChat, Weibo, Google Plus.

My advice: Be Ready for the Communication Revolution!

Because “Something Old Became Something New!”

 

 

About the Author

Şükran Ceren Salalı is a young cosmopolitan communication talent from Istanbul, Turkey. She joined Value Communication AG in June 2014 to experience the Value of Communication and to catch up Gutenberg’s innovation spirit in Mainz/Germany.

 

 

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© 2014 by Andreas Weber, Value Communication AG, Mainz/Germany

 

By Şükran Ceren Salalı, Value Communication Fellow

 

Is your knowledge always up-to-date?

Wouldn’t it be great to know already today what will be relevant tomorrow?

 

Crucial: You cannot know what you don’t now! — Right?

Today, technology innovation is far more crucial for company’s success than before. However, compared to the past, it is more difficult to keep up with rapid technological progress. For that purpose, Value Academy offers a unique proposition which provides an overview of facts, knowledge and above all the knowledge that is needed to make the right decisions in the shortest possible time. Value Academy uses “Knowledge on Demand” concept in order to understand what will be relevant for tomorrow with a modular system and an Academic Team.


How it works:

In order to get access to the services and benefits of Value Academy, you can select your program, select your knowledge area, and then sign in for Workshops, Coachings, Executive Briefings, Webcasts or experience the Value Art & Communication Lab. The structure of Value Academy is consisting of three parts such as modular, networked and knowledge-based system that serves as a back-up in market-and customer-oriented relations on the verge of correcting companies deficiencies on communication with understandable solutions.


Your Benefits:

Value Academy has a modular system with “Innovation and Transformation Task Force” and an Academic Team that provide modular options without schematic routine treatment. The system is cooperated with independent knowledge partners and interdisciplinary skills on technology, marketing and media tools. At the end, successful attendees receive a Value Academy Certification.

 

Please contact us for further information!
Via email: a.weber(a)value-communication.com

 

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@ValueCommAG

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@ 2014 by Andreas Weber, Value Communication AG, Mainz/Germany

 

 

Our Disruptive Value Task:

“Bust the Silos: Convert the VIRTUAL to REALITY”

 

After many years of investigation plus thinking it becomes more and more clear that we have to bust the silos. The Googlization of our lifestyle and the way we do business never leads to digitize everything. At least we are human beings — organic, natural and alive! But nevertheless we live in a digital world. Social Media and all our Social Activities will never be able to create relatedness. It enables connections. That’s it!

 

Our Nightmare:
When Entrepreneurs, Managers, Politicians, Consultants and so called Gurus talk about the digitization of everything. This is annoying and stupid.

 

Our provocative POV:
Kill stupidity in business driven by executives who still use their analog thinking in a digital world. Who don’t accept that needs (of others) are the measure of all things! Who are not able to reduce complexity. Who are not able to fight honestly for a better world!

 

Our message according to all activities based on our disruptive Value Task:
Just do it the smart way. Unify Social & Human-to-Human. Convert the virtual into reality.
Never digitize anything which provides much more effectiveness through its analog existence!

 

 

If you like our Manifesto:

Check out our Value Check Audit!

 

 

 

Value Communication — About us 2014.001

@ 2014 by Andreas Weber, Value Communication AG, Mainz/Germany.

 

Additional White Paper available via Blog Post

http://valuetrendradar.com/2012/12/10/needs-are-the-measure-of-all-things/

http://valuetrendradar.com/2012/12/06/bedurfnisse-sind-das-mas-aller-dinge/

@ 2014 by Value Communication AG, Mainz/Germany

 

Illustration by Lidia Lukianova, SF Bay Area

 

 Why its worth to read & share this Blog post:

1. drupa 2012 was a milestone for the future of print.
2. Most of the points we identified in 2012 are still valid!
3. Print Buyers’ needs were not yet fulfilled.

 

Spot 1 

“The next big thing” — Print in the communications mix

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen set important accents: The booth in Hall 1 trumped with the installation of five real-printing facilities. Printed materials of all kinds were produced in real terms – from data processing to finished products. All necessary equipment had been specifically tested in advance to enable them to deliver top performance. Next to this it showed what hybrid productions can look like: Inkjet and offset printing in the mix, toner-based digital printing and offset printing in combination with online and mobile applications, as well as displaying significant perspectives and taking a futuristic look at “Printed Electronics” in the Innovation Center of the Heidelberg booth. It became apparent that print in the communications mix is extremely important, if not central in an indispensable role.

Xerox made its mark in automated production in both commercial and packaging printing, as well as within the range of XMPie in cross-media approach. Particularly impressive at Xerox was the way it has created a way of bridging the gap from print to social media and cloud printing. Many others can also be named, and what could be seen with other exhibitors such as Canon, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, and Xeikon. Xeikon just stunned with its never-ending drive for innovation, which portrayed this relatively small player as an outstanding inventor. The drupa innovation park and lots of small ’Hot Shops’ impressed on around 130 stalls, with their innovations. My personal favorite – thanks to Bernd Zipper for the tip: cardolution from Vienna showed how it is able to integrate RFID chips into cardboard and offer NFC Business Cards for everyone. The chip transmits the address information from printed business cards correctly onto smartphones.

In this sense, drupa 2012 was a great success, marked by a few dozen prominent exhibitors who could prove that print has an unbroken power of innovation. Small drawback: The papermakers were barely visible. This is a shame. Sappi was as a premium brand, for example, represented by three smaller stands, but it was not clear what Sappi’s added-value drupa message was. The same goes for digital printing paper market leader Mondi. There was a presence at drupa, but probably more devoted to the contact to technology developers instead to the market of buyers. The exception was UPM in Hall 6, which focused its presentations and displays on both commercial and newspaper customers, as well as the end-user with a very strong environmental message added.

Spot 2

Change in Business Communication approach — Consolidation amongst media professionals

It is amazing and worthy of consideration, because this has been at drupa on this scale never before: The number of members of the press has declined by about 3,000 from 84 countries in the year 2008 to 2,400 from 75 countries in 2012. This is followed by the number of members of the press exactly the trend of sharp decline in visitors (minus 20 percent compared to 2008). Regardless of whether the media coverage of drupa 2012, quantitatively or qualitatively, have been better or worse, the reason should be scrutinized. Because traditionally it was always important for a drupa, to include professional competence as a media partner. It appeared however that press tasks are redefined, and in fact the view of many exhibitors will be to use trade magazines only to serve as a PR platform for exhibitors and their trade fair offers. Journalists are in short supply and tend to be stylized as claqueurs.

The trade fair Drupa Daily newspaper also reflects this again, because as of Haymarket on behalf of Messe Düsseldorf in the circadian rhythm-driven, advertising-funded print and online project, everything was worked up, that happened during the drupa 2012. But what could be the added value if the day’s events have been rumoured — and nothing more? In addition, all that was relevant was made via Twitter and / or YouTube by major exhibitors and analysts immediately publicize themselves. And of course, concise comments. For visitors and decision makers this could offer enormous advantages, since one could learn just about Twitter quickly and concisely in a direct digital path. Provided you know how it works! Talking digital: The drupa app for smartphones and iPad by Messe Düsseldorf disappointed, because only simple queries were possible, and it delivered no added value compared to the printed exhibition catalogue. That could have been done much better with a little extra effort.

Spot 3

A great step forward — Technology vendors are publishers and broadcasters in one!

A new feature with signal effect: Canon Switzerland produced on behalf of Canon Europe, a whole series of world-class professional interviews, created in high-quality TV style of its own Canon web-TV team. Very well done! Compliment! HP, Konica Minolta, Xerox, and Landa, newcomers, as well as many other smaller exhibitors demonstrated as well, their social media power. A visit to press conferences at drupa was thus in principle obsolete. What was presented at a conference for the representatives of the press was, at the same moment of the conference, published by the press conference organizers themselves on the web. To attend press conferences is only worthwhile, therefore, if you made a point to be entertained in an intelligent way, such as EFI CEO Guy Gecht did, or wondering / annoyed by Kodak CEO Antonio Perez, whose arrogant appearance, where self-perception and reality seems to collide with his company.

An inevitable effect: Those drupa exhibitors who publish multimedia self-invest none or hardly any money in professional advertising. The advertising revenues presented have so far been the main source of of income for specialist media publishers. This may explain why the number of press representatives declined so much. Many print journalists are really annoyed about the digital competition and keep Twitter & Co. for the devil. And drupa exhibitors have (still) not demonstrated that they can use social media effectively in the interests of customers and prospects. Too many use Twitter, for example, to take over their PR agencies, the ghost-writing on Twitter. The result is product-related communications push content. But Twitter users are interested in smart conversations — they don‘t like push-PR messages very much.

Spot 4

Print trade shows in trouble — Missing the end customers (print buyers)

Unexpectedly, was not the sharp drop in visitors and media representatives at drupa 2012. Messe Düsseldorf had indicated in advance that around 350,000 and is no longer, as once expected, the nearly 400,000 visitors. And it was hoped that from the Far East, and especially from China, that many new visitors would come from this region but there were “only” just over 310,000 visitors (the exhibitor staff, journalists, VIP’s not included). Many exhibitors were upset. They said that a record number of visitors is less important. More important is to get the right visitors to come, i.e. the decision makers and prospective buyers from the graphic arts markets. This has worked. Sales exceeded some expectations. All in all, sales revenues in the region of 2 to 2.5 billion EURO are likely to be implemented at, or immediately following drupa 2012.

drupa Was the drupa 2012 a success or not? The answer is yes and no at the same time! Yes, because it was found that innovation lies in the printing and paper technology development. No, because the efficacy was limited to the drupa industry insider. For more than a decade it has become clear that the fate of the printing and paper industry is no longer decided by printing and paper specialists, but by their customers and the market players in the online world. If they lock them out at drupa, the pace of innovation and adaptation in the communications market will weigh too rapidly from print. A look at the bigger picture beyond would have been useful — but remained well below or were not properly pursued. This show other important German trade fairs such as the automotive mega-show, IAA, or the Frankfurt Book Fair on exactly how to permanently overtakes success: The industry participants are always there together: from makers, to visitors and customers of all kinds. This is exactly what was needed, but was omitted from the drupa 2012 in Dusseldorf. Too bad!

Spot 5

WANTED! — Link to the communication specialists in the market

It is regrettable, however, that the drupa 2012 was unable to fully exploit its potential. For many years drupa does not adequately represent important groups of visitors, especially the so-called “print buyers”, the principal of printers from agencies and enterprises / brands. Drupa 2012 should have been able to inspire and motivate a lot of print buyers, more than ever before. Documents can be this simple: I myself had a few dozen print buyers and decision makers come from agencies and businesses to drupa 2012 – for example, in cooperation with the GWA. GWA drupa special interest day on 9 May 2012. GWA is the leading agency association in Germany. Through the Bank’s enthusiasm for present agency employees was huge when they are properly involved. To get the right knowledge, what is at stake, and how to profit from technological innovations in the communications business.

The exhibitors visited by GWA — Heidelberg, HP, Xerox and exhibitors and i. e. map specialist locr in the drupa innovation park   had been well prepared and adjusted to the print buyer. HP GSB‘s global marketing director Francois Martin, it could be, for example, do not take to prove with facts and creative prime examples of how the marketing and brand benefits from digital printing productions. For example, when BBDO individualized for the client Smart in Paris, an out-of-home campaign with 2092 posters, it scored much attention and in less than 14 days had produced posters in the main streets of Paris.

How can the fact matter that drupa 2012 was not an attraction point for agency and brand representatives on its own? The drupa cube was made by Messe Duesseldorf with daily events to major application issues. But the total of 1,000 participants or so in 13 days, presented in terms of the size of the communications industries employ was only a drop in the ocean. In Germany alone, nearly 800,000 professionals work as communications professionals. In this respect the drupa participation was in vanishingly small per thousand range.

In addition, the carrier of drupa, led by the German Engineering Federation VDMA and the German print association groups have a very narrow focus: They address only techies and printers out of their memberships. They are not linked to the communication specialists in the market. Say the established contact structures are directed to those target groups, offering the classic technologies of printing and paper sector or common printing services.

 

Read as well the outlook on drupa 2016:
“What’s up drupa”!

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Graphic Repro On-line News Update to Monday 16 June

Welcome to an amazing week in the world of digital printing, both toner and injet based, plus of course, Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog and some new additions in Online Features, including new White Papers from HP relating to its disruptive technology releases this past week which you can download as PDFs. But before we begin with a review of the major items… today’s lead article announces a strategic agreement between Thunderbolt Solutions and Agfa Graphics South Africa, for the distribution, service and support of the entire Agfa Graphics range of products in Southern Africa – including plates and its complete range of inkjet printers.Last Monday Xerox took the lead with the opening of its latest Customer Innovation Centre in France with a clear message that inkjet will play a serious part in Xerox’ future in the industry. That was in last week’s update, but the links are still below if you missed it.

Tuesday began with Kodak’s announcement of two brand new Prosper 6000 Presses – literally new from the ground up – as it reveals its next-generation of inkjet printing. These are seriously big high-speed digital web machines for both mono and colour, and you not only need to read the article but also visit the Kodak Website to see the complete presentation, diagrams, configurations and detail, to see how serious the company is for the future of its high-speed Stream inkjet technology. A link is provided at the foot of the article.Heidelberg’s full acquisition of Gallus, also announced on Tuesday, highlights the aim to accelerate the use of Heidelberg’s digital products in the growing labels sector.

On Wednesday you will find Heidelberg’s results for its 2013/2014 Financial Year. But don’t be misled into thinking this is simply about figures. It is not. The article reveals much more about Heidelberg’s immediate, short-term and longer-term plans, including the move of 500 people from its central Heidelberg administrative site to the production site in Wiesloch/Walldorf – including the management board. Read it carefully and you will learn a lot. For the full financial figures you can simply go to the Heidelberg Website.

Thursday saw HP take the lead with the announcement of the upgrading of its flagship range of HP Indigo sheet- and roll-fed presses, including closed-loop colour control with in-line spectrophotometer and colour management tools help to ensure the best possible match to hard-copy proofs, colour uniformity within a page, and colour consistency between presses and sites to meet strict brand guidelines. The spectrophotometer also streamlines the process for colour standards certifications, such as GRACoL and FOGRA. Also on Thursday, major European book printer CPI has opted for the Manroland Web Systems FormerLine book block solution for digital inline finishing in conjunction with its HP Inkjet Web Press. The FormerLine will fold and cut at CPI’s Clausen & Bosse plant in Leck,Germany from the middle of 2014.

On Friday, Steinemann Technology, Schmid Rhyner and Druckhaus Mainfranken announced and presented the world’s first industrial large-format digital varnishing machine for sizes from A3+ to B1+ at 10,000 sheets/hour; but the even bigger surprise again came from HP as it announced PageWide inkjet technology for its Designjet printers which will completely disrupt the multi-billion dollar production printing market currently dominated by Canon and Xerox, and which mainly uses LED technology with a little bit of Memjet. There’s more on this in today’s news from Andreas Weber who was in Barcelona for the HP launch event on Thursday of last week.

There’s lots more lower down.

Until next time, my best regards,

Mike Hilton

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Tuesday 10 June – Monday 16 June
Tue 10 June…    Kodak announces two brand new Prosper 6000 Presses
Two new from the ground up Kodak Prosper 6000 Presses unleash the next-generation of printing to meet diverse customer needs…Heidelberg announces full acquisition of Gallus Holding AG
The full acquisition of Gallus Holding will accelerate the use of Heidelberg’s digital products in the growing labels sector…

FESPA Africa 2014 attracts major industry players
FESPA Africa 2014 is set to be the largest exhibition in the region to date after securing commitment from major industry players…Ricoh SA sponsors Dutch cyclist Shayne Rookhuyzen
Ricoh SA has donated R50,000 to Dutch cyclist in Cairo-to-Cape Wheels of Hope journey to raise money for children’s charities…Revo Open House ‘World premiere’ for digital flexo
Gidue in Florence will host the Revo Open House to launch the ‘Digital Flexo Revolution’, 10 – 12 June…Page Brothers secures closed loop colour with Heidelberg
Page Brothers has invested in the Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102-5+L after an analysis of its B1 options…Sonderen Packaging opts for KBA Rapida 145 large-format
Third-generation, family-owned business enters its 51st Year and to invests for the future with new press from KBA…

Wed 11 June…   Heidelberg publishes results for Financial Year 2013/2014
Heidelberg initiates next stage of Group’s reorganisation with targeted EBITDA margin of no less than 8 per cent for new financial year…

St Ives Group to support Two Sides in the UK
St Ives Group strengthens commitment to sustainable print production with Two Sides agreement in the UK…

First Inca Onset Q40i in Europe to Quad/Graphics
Quad/Graphics in Poland is first in Europe to invest in Inca Onset Q40i supplied by Fujifilm, following its Onset Q40i purchase in USA…

Perfekt gets first Polar CuttingSystem PACE in Poland
Warsaw printing house Perfekt S.A. is the first in Poland to produce on the Polar CuttingSystem PACE…

Superfast Labels weaves its magic with Epson SurePress

The Hair Wizard chooses digital labels for hair product launch and ability to produce fast time to market creative seasonal variations…

Thu 12 June…    
New HP Indigo digital presses with increased production
HP Indigo 7800 and WS6800 digital presses offer unmatched performance, as well as simplified colour management…

CPI opens new chapter in book printing with FormerLine
Giant book printer opts for the Manroland Web Systems FormerLine book block solution for digital inline finishing…

EFI and AMSP/NAPL/NAQP: The ultimate in thought leadership
Joint EFI Connect and AMSP/NAPL/NAQP Executive Leadership Summit in 2015 promises a more powerful educational experience…

21 Colour in Glasgow gains Heidelberg certification
Colour by name, colour by nature, as 21 Colour joins the Heidelberg Colour Club with Heidelberg ISO 12647-2 certification…

ColorLogic releases version 3 of CoPrA
ColorLogic GmbH has released the third generation of CoPrA, its high-end colour profiling software…

Fri 13 June…   Dmax large-format digital varnishing world première
Steinemann Technology, Schmid Rhyner and Druckhaus Mainfranken present the world’s first large-format digital varnishing machine…HP announces PageWide Technology for Designjet printers
HP disrupts production printing market with new large-format inkjet-based PageWide Technology for high-volume quality prints…

KBA at Expoprint 2014 in São Paulo, Brazil

A powerful trio: KBA Rapida 105 with MBO and Herzog+Heymann folders from 16 to 22 July at the Transamérica Expo Centre São Paulo…QuadTech at ExpoPrint Latin America 2014
Latest technology coupled with new service and support structure increases quality and lowers costs for Brazilian printers…Pandaprint invests in new Speedmaster SX74-5
Dunfermline printer looks forward to completing Heidelberg press line up with B2 five-colour machine with high pile delivery…HOA Creative Communications invests in Ricoh Pro C901
The specialist print management and design service broadens its offering and extends in-house digital printing…Mon 16 June…    Thunderbolt forms strategic alliance with Agfa Graphics
Thunderbolt Solutions and Agfa agreement for distribution, service and support of Agfa Graphics range of products in Southern Africa…

Disruptive Approach? Make it better by ‘Make it matter’!
HP in Barcelona, by Andreas Weber, Value CEO | Analyst & Innovation Expert, spokesperson of the DigitalPrintingForum and based in Mainz, Germany…

Grapho Metronic management move for Manuel Kosok
Manroland Web Systems subsidiary company Grapho Metronic strengthens its management with Manroland Web addition…

Austrian power at Rattpack Group in Vorarlberg
Rattpack Group recently invested ?4m in setting up a centre for high-speed packaging production with a KBA Rapida 106-6-L…

Resl follows Presto II with Alegro and Ventura MC
Tiskárna Resl in the CzechRepublic invests in two more Muller Martini systems hot on the heels of its Presto II purchase…

Thieme closes the gap between screen and digital print
Open digital printing platform for open process development with Thieme’s newly developed modular printing system…

The Monday lead articles from the previous update… 

Xerox reveals inkjet strategy and ambitions with new Centre
Xerox features inkjet technology in newest Customer Innovation Centre in France and enhances Innovation Centres worldwide…

Countdown to FESPA Africa from 2 to 4 July

Kemtek to showcase leading technologies from HP Indigo, Durst, Aristo, EngView, Founders, Screen, Sibress and Duplo…GraphicRepro.Net e-News  (ISSN 1814-2923) is sponsored and made possible by:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG  (Heidelberg), The world’s largest printing press manufacturer for the industry worldwide. Heidelberg customers enjoy the most comprehensive and extensive sales and service network in the industry for JDF compliant workflow, computer-to-plate, sheetfed offset, Web-to-print, digital printing, digital inkjet for labels and packaging, packaging and finishing, all with complementary consumables. Heidelberg has offices in around 170 countries. Visit the Heidelberg Website for more information.Electronics For Imaging(EFI) is a world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for the commercial printing market. Its portfolio of integrated solutions span production and superwide format printing, graphic arts, advanced professional printing software, and industrial inkjet systems. Its technologies increase productivity by automating print and business processes To find out more visit the EFI Website.Kodak Commercial Imaging  (Kodak) is a leading provider of innovative solutions for conventional, digital and hybrid print production environments. With the most expansive portfolio for the graphic communications market,  Kodak features technologies, products and services that help print providers streamline processes, optimise efficiencies, broaden services, and grow businesses. To find out more, visit the Kodak Graphics Website.Online Feature articles 2014
There have been 50 so far this year, including seven downloads. There were 92 articles in 2013 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page, with prior years’ via Search Archives (option 2) on the Website.Downloads available Chapter 01

HP disrupts production printing market with PageWide Technology
PageWide White Paper for download, following HP’s announcement of new large-format inkjet-based PageWide Technology for high-volume quality prints at high speeds and lower costs…Inks for HP PageWide Technology White Paper
Technical white paper for download as a PDF detailing new HP pigment inks for quality, speed, and reliability…

Previous…    
Effortless colour management with Asanti Calibrated Print Modes
You can download the latest Agfa Graphics’ Tech paper entitled ‘Effortless colour management with Asanti Calibrated Print Modes’ here…

Turbo Charge your Variable Print Productivity
The free guide, edited by Martin Bailey, CTO for Global Graphics and the primary UK expert on the ISO committees, shows how to ‘Do PDF/VT Right’ to maximise productivity and minimise turnaround in the variable data world…

May/June Chapter 05

Austrian power at Rattpack Group in Vorarlberg

Rattpack Group, one of the showcase companies in the Austrian print and packaging industry, recently invested €4m in setting up a centre for high-speed packaging production, which includes a KBA Rapida 106-6-L…

Previous…    
Druckerei Lokay and Kodak Sonora XP Process Free Plates
Druckerei Lokay in Reinheim, Germany optimises its outstanding environmental profile by switching to Kodak Sonora XP Process Free Plates…Marvaco remains at the forefront of technology with Esko
Award-winning high quality flexo print and best-in-class customer service now also recognized with FTA Best-of-Show, as well as gold and bronze awards…Bedruckbar AG relies on flatbed technology by Agfa Graphics
Bedruckbar AG from Bern, Switzerland invested in a new Jeti 3020 Titan of Agfa Graphics last year…

Sisonke corners digital print market with Xerox presses

Litho, web and digital printing company Sisonke Printers and Signage in Johannesburg has bought several production digital colour presses from Bytes Document Solutions…LSD Günter Neumann: Welcome aboard, Asanti
Hamburg-based LSD Günter Neumann GmbH started out as a traditional screen printer and over time has grown into a state-of-the-art, innovative digital printing company…Flex-Punkt chooses Kodak in clear vote to raise quality
‘The highest possible standard in platemaking’ – that is the Flex-Punkt philosophy. It is a claim that goes hand in hand with very high quality demands…
Technology-related articles Chapter 02

Disruptive Approach? Make it better by ‘Make it matter’!
By Andreas Weber, Value CEO | Analyst & Innovation Expert, spokesperson DigitalPrintingForum and based in Mainz, Germany…dmax large-format digital varnishing world première
Steinemann Technology, Schmid Rhyner and Druckhaus Mainfranken present the world’s first high-speed large-format digital varnishing machine – the dmax…New HP Indigo digital presses with increased productivity
The new HP Indigo 7800 sheet-fed and WS6800 roll-fed digital presses offer unmatched performance, as well as simplified colour management…

Kodak announces two brand new Prosper 6000 Presses
Two brand new from the ground up Kodak Prosper 6000 Presses are set to unleash the next-generation of printing to meet diverse customer needs…

Previous…    World premiere of new Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 in Heidelberg
Heidelberg Info Days – new high-performance large-format presses unveiled for packaging printing in Wiesloch-Walldorf…

KBA Radebeul illuminates packaging print from all sides
Successful open house was held at KBA in Radebeul on 14 and 15 May: Packaging. Competence. Network. 2014…
Verdigris – Environmental Initiative
Access via our Home Page Index.
Laurel Brunner’s latest weekly Verdigris BlogsNano Nano
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 13 June

Previous…    Brussels Calling
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 06 JuneTwo Sides Corner

St Ives Group to support Two Sides
St Ives Group strengthens commitment to sustainable print production with Two Sides agreement in the UK…
FESPA Newsroom
Can be found in the Index on our Home Page.

FESPA Africa 2014FESPA Africa 2014 attracts major industry players
FESPA Africa 2014 is set to be the largest exhibition in the region to date after securing commitment from major industry players…Previous…    Countdown to FESPA Africa from 2 to 4 July
Kemtek to showcase leading prepress, printing and finishing technologies from HP Indigo, Durst, Aristo, EngView, Founders, Screen, Sibress and Duplo…

Be inspired by the FESPA Africa education programme
FESPA Africa will be a hive of inspirational activity from 2 – 4 July at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg…Antalis to showcase Now and the Future at FESPA Africa
Antalis South Africa is set to inspire visitors to its stand at FESPA Africa from 2 – 4 July with LED superwide-format and wide-format inkjet, digital printing, digtal finishing, software and more…FESPA Africa from 2 to 4 July in Johannesburg
FESPA Africa invites the African print community to ‘explore’ technologies and market opportunities…FESPA Digital 2014

2014 World Wrap Master Crowned at FESPA Digital 2014
Kiss Lajos, Hungary, won this year’s FESPA World Wrap Masters competition…

Gold Awards for UK in this year’s FESPA lineup
FESPA Awards 2014 celebrating print excellence, Munich 22 May…

FESPA Awards 2014 Celebrated Print Excellence in Munich
The FESPA Awards programme Gold for New Zealand and FESPA Hall of Fame Printer of the Year 2014 to Australia…

Bordeaux recaps successful FESPA in Munich
New distribution partner, demonstrations of newly released ink on Roland and Epson printers at FESPA Digital 2014…

FESPA News 2014

FESPA progresses regional re-investment programme in Turkey
50,000 Turkish Lira to print education for next-generation Turkish printers underlines FESPA’s ‘Profit for Purpose’ commitment in Eurasia…

FESPA launches Print Census
Broadest and largest global research initiative ever (12-month data gathering project) to map wide-format print community..

Drupa Newsroom
Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index on our Home Page.

Drupa 2016 News from Messe Düsseldorf (in Englisch und Deutsch)

Most recent…    drupa launches new marketing campaign for 2016:
Kick-off at interpack in May. Consortium from Düsseldorf wins pitch / Integrated multichannel campaign impressed the panel…

drupa launcht neue Marketing-Kampagne für 2016:
Der Startschuss fällt auf der interpack im Mai. Düsseldorfer Konsortium setzt sich im Pitch durch / integrierte Multichannelkampagne überzeugt…

Re-launch and structural realignment of drupa 2016:

Focus on future technologies. Definition of topical highlight issues. New key signifier for drupa. Relaunch of drupa at interpack 2014. Invitations have been sent out…Neupositionierung und strategische Ausrichtung der drupa 2016:
Zukunftstechnologien verstärkt im Fokus. Aktuelle Highlight-Themen definiert / neues Key Visual für die drupa / Relaunch der drupa zur interpack 2014 / Ausstellereinladungen sind verschickt…

The heart of printing and paper technology beats in Europe
Despite shifts in the global market, Europe remains the most important market for innovative printing and paper technology. The PRINT 2030 initiative of the VDMA develops a positive statement for the printing and paper technology manufacturing industry…Das Herz der Druck- und Papiertechnik schlägt in Europa
Europa bleibt trotz globaler Marktverschiebung wichtigster Absatzmarkt für innovative Druck- und Papiertechnik. VDMA-Initiative PRINT 2030 entwickelt positives Leitbild für den Druck- und Papiermaschinenbau…

Drupa 2016 Specialist Feature Articles

Most recent…    What’s up, drupa?
Value Talk with Sabine Geldermann, director at Messe Düsseldorf who is responsible for drupa trade fairs, by Andreas Weber, Value Communications AG…
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 Why it is worth to read this blog post:

1. Catch the innovation spirit

2. Real paradigm shift for print

3. Great insights by a leading Scientist!

 

Quite interesting, how serious HP’s Graphic Solution Business Division tries to push the Graphic Arts community forward. On a global level even the CEO Meg Whitman was involved to present disruptive inkjet technologies. Analysts and journalists were invited to meet in Barcelona on May 12th, 2014. More or less exactly two years before drupa 2016 will start in Düsseldorf.

HP GSB’s ww Marketing Director Francois Martin stated: „We challenge the status quo!“. Technology disruptions are given to enable the transformation from „Wave One: Capitalize” and „Wave Two: Anticipate“ to „Wave Three: Create“. That means to run along to identify new services and new ecosystems to create new categories and new ways to use technologies. — I am wondering if that is related to how to manage HP GSB’s business or if it is as well a valuable advice for HP GSB customers…

 

Where is the beef?

Based on its already existing and well established PageWide Technology HP presented a prototype of a system scaling up to the large-format printing. To give you an idea, we share the links to the new press releases and White Papers. The launch of the new printing system will start earliest in the 2nd half of 2015. So we have time enough to think and talk about it.

But the presentation of a new printing system was not the key point of the meeting in Barcelona. HP took us to its Labs, shared first-hand knowledge. In a so called Dark Room Experience we got (for the very first time) the context of print innovation and market innovation driven by a huge variety of innovative application areas.

Dr. Ross Allen, Senior Technical Specialist and Inkjet Technology Scientist, based in St. Helena, CA, took us to a very impressive journey. Which started in 1984 to push HP’s inkjet performance advances by (the so called) Moore’s law. In fact for over 30 years, the performance of HP Thermal Inkjet printers has doubled every 18 months. The new enhanced PageWide technology will be a milestone by pushing productivity 8 times higher!

 

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What is the disruptive innovation task?

„What powers HP innovation?“ – Dr. Ross Allen answered the question like this: „Unmatched vertical integration!“  — Printing Solutions are the result of Printheads, Ink & Media, Writing Systems, Image Processing, SW & FW based on unique intellectual Property, Research and Development plus ww Manufacturing & Support. HP as a market leader works on inkjet innovation around the globe at any time (day and night).

In fact: „The HP PageWide printhead is built with thousands of identical drop generators that offer uniform volume, speed and trajectory for precise printing. The technology also regulates the speed and penetration of Original HP pigment ink to accelerate drying and to control dot size, feathering and color-to-color bleed for high-quality prints.“

Albert Serra, ww R&D Director, HP LF Design Business highlighted that „Color is the new black. (…) So HP will disrupt in the first step the Reprographics market by cutting costs and enhancing productivity and ease of use in a significant way“.  And Thomas Valjak, VP & General manager LF Design Business Solutions EMEA, explained the new disruptive Go-to-Market approach. He „re-engineered“ HP’s distribution channel to enable the best One-Face-to-the-Customer approach via qualified and certified dealers.

 

Summary and our take:

It was worth traveling to Barcelona. Specially to see the Labs, to talk to Dr. Ross Allen and other HP GSB executives to realize that we will definitely go through a paradigm shift caused by disruptive InkJet technologies. It is quite clever by HP to focus in the first step the Reprographics market. But the large format (B2+) and all other benefits will also help commercial printers in the future to reduce costs, increase productivity, flexibility, quality, usability. And last but not least: to create new applications. But, as Dr. Ross Allen said to me: „We enter a new era based on a great experience to change the world of print!“

 

Further informations:

More information about the latest additions to the HP Designjet production printing portfolio is available in an online press kit at www.hp.com/go/DesignjetProduction2014 and at www.hp.com/go/designjet.

Videos and updates on the new products are available on the HP for Designers Facebook page, the HP Graphic Arts YouTube channel and the @HPGraphicArts Twitter handle.

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Mehr als eine Frechheit: Lufthansa diskriminiert und diskreditiert mich, weil ich vegan esse. Nun ja, das mag ja meine Privatsache sein, könnte man annehmen.
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Vielleicht nimmt es ja bei Lufthansa jemand aus dem Management ernst.
Denn man sollte in kleinen Dingen gross sein. Dann stimmt auch die Bilanz!

 

Sachlage:

Ticket FFM-Barcelona-FFM für fast 1.000 Euro als Kombi Business/Economy gekauft. Veganes Essen war über Reisebüro korrekt bestellt, wird aber beim Hinflug am 12. Mai 2014 nicht an Bord geliefert. Laut Stewardess (Hinflug) war das wohl ein Versehen, laut Auskunft beim Rückflug am 13. Mai 2014 ist das gemäss (neueren) Lufthansa-Richtlinien so vorgesehen. Ich gehe halt leer aus!

 

Folge:

Starke Unterzuckerung sowie erhebliches Unwohlsein, da keine Verpflegung für mehr als 2,5 Stunden möglich — und das zur Mittagszeit.

 

Böser Nebeneffekt:

Hinter meinem Rücken macht sich das Bordpersonal auch noch lustig über mich: „Wieder so ein Spinner mit seinen Sonderwünschen!“.

 

Lerneffekt: 

Als vegan und bewusst gesund Essender ist man halt bei Lufthansa eine Extrawurst, die leer ausgeht!

 

Gruseleffekt:

NIEMAND AN BORD HAT SICH BEI MIR ENTSCHULDIGT! Die Schuld wurde auf “die da im Konzern” geschoben!

 

Resümee:

Absturz statt Höhenflug. Lufthansa hat in Sachen Kundenbehandlung Regeln, die nicht akzeptabel sind. Und es fehlt jegliche Kultur im Umgang mit anderen (Essern).

 

ValueCheck-Ergebnis: 

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PS: Auf meinen 1. Post hin kam wenigsten diese Antwort von LH per Twitter. Das heisst, im Nachhinein wurde das mitgeteilt, aber nicht bei Buchung übers Reisebüro. Das ist echt skandalös! Und kein positives Beispiel für Werthaltige Kommunikation einer Premiummarke!

 

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Graphic Repro On-line News Update to Monday 09 June
Welcome to another roundup of news for the past week, and Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog. You will also find eight articles in our Online Features section this week, as well as a new download from Agfa Graphics; and in the FESPA Newsroom, four for FESPA Africa which takes place from 2 – 4 July at the Gallagher Convention Centre near Johannesburg, from Kemtek with HP Indigo, Durst, Aristo, EngView, Founders, Screen, Sibress and Duplo; and from Antalis South Africa with EFI Vutek, Esko and Kongsberg, Epson, and Kodak with the NexPress digital production colour press; and from FESPA Africa and the show organisers, plus a further six post-show articles out of FESPA Digital from Thieme, Mimaki Europe, Brett Martin, Canon and from the FESPA Digital team highlighting the most internationally diverse audience mix to date, at the oustandingly successful event held in Munich at the end of last month.The lead article on Friday came from Heidelberg, following the worldwide premiere of the new and faster large-format Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 presses for packaging printing, unveiled at its Info Days held in Wiesloch-Walldorf last week, along with Saphira Low Migration consumables that meet the special requirements for the production of food packaging. The latter can be found among today’s headlines.And leading the news today is Xerox, following the opening of its newest almost 8,500 sq/m Inkjet Innovation Centre and showrooms in France, to bring Impika’s aqueous inkjet technology, products and services to the forefront. The new centre is adjacent to the company’s expanded R&D and production facilities. This latest move, according to Andrew Copley, president Graphic Communications Operations, Xerox, ‘This represents a significant milestone in our inkjet strategy since acquiring Impika in 2013. Our plan to provide both aqueous and waterless inkjet technology is on track and gaining momentum. PSPs know we are serious about inkjet.’Among this week’s orders and installations you find the world’s first Inca Onset R40i UV flatbed printer, sold to ImageData at FESPA Digital; Henry Ling with its latest Canon/Oce inkjet investments; and American Greetings’ first Scodix S75 Digital Enhancement Press – all on Tuesday.On Wednesday we had Kodak with FlexCel NX at Flex-Punkt; Fujifilm’s prepress solutions with Screen PlateRite CTP at Howard Hunt; Marstan Press attaining Heidelberg ISO 12647-2 colour certification with its new XL 75 press; KBA with a Rapida 106 sheetfed offset press with HR-UV drying at Drukkerij Paesen; DST Output with a Horizon StitchLiner from IFS; and Signature Flexible Packaging with the latest gearless, sleeved, central impression 10-colour flexo printing press KBA Flexotecnica. On Thursday, Südostschweiz Presse increases added value with a PUR extension on its Muller Martini Pantera perfect binding line. Friday saw packaging and labels giant Autajon make its first move to digi tal inkjet with an order for Domino’s N610i digital colour inkjet label press most recently shown at Interpack; and The Print Unit with another Horizon StitchLiner from IFS.To begin this week on a really high note, Italian print firm Ruggeri Grafiche in Modena, is investing in a really highly-specified KBA Rapida 106 with eleven printing and finishing units; and C&D Printing has enhanced its digital printing services with a second NexPress digital press with Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions from Kodak.If you check out the headlines below, you will also find more new kit and software upgrades released and announced during the past week, including Alwan, Fujifilm and Masterwork.The tailender goes to the Esko flexo customers who nabbed four of six Best of Show awards at this year’s 2014 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards. Congratulations to everyone responsible for these great achievements.Until next time, my best regards,

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Tuesday 3 June – Monday 9 June
Tue 3 June…    Choose the best ‘Be unbeatable. Be a Speedmaster.’ video
Heidelberg calls on the Internet community to choose the three best ‘Be unbeatable. Be a Speedmaster.’ Videos…FESPA Digital 2014 attracts diverse international audience
Peripatetic movement, global FESPA portfolio and association support, refresh the most internationally diverse audience mix to date…

Antalis SA now a distributor for UPM Raflatac

Antalis South Africa has been a distributor of UPM Raflatac since March 2014, following discussions between the two companies…Durst appoints new managing director for France
Durst appoints Antonio Castaño as the new managing director for subsidiary Durst Image Technologie France SAS…World’s first Inca Onset R40i UV flatbed to imageData
imageData Group invests in world’s first Inca Onset R40i UV flatbed printer at FESPA Digital 2014 in Munich…Agfa Eversify mobile publishing heads to Turin
Enhanced Eversify mobile publishing solution at World Newspaper Conference in Turin, Italy, 7 – 9 June…

Twixl media joins the Enfocus Crossroads community

Twixl media and Enfocus partner up to provide automated creation and distribution of rich content apps for iOS and Android tablets…Henry Ling completes latest investment programme
With technology from Canon, the specialist printer of academic books and journals has expanded its digital production capacity…Scodix press set to install at American Greetings
American Greetings is to install the company’s first Scodix S75 Digital Enhancement Press at its Osceola, Arkansas facility…

Wed 4 June…   Antalis showcases Now and the Future at FESPA Africa
Antalis South Africa is set to inspire visitors to its stand at FESPA Africa from 2 – 4 July at the Gallagher Convention Centre…Colour matching across printing processes with Alwan
Alwan Color Expertise’ new ‘McDowell’ Software Suite guarantees colour accuracy and consistency across printing technologies…

Flex-Punkt chooses Kodak in clear vote to raise quality

The highest possible standard in platemaking’ – that is Flex-Punkt’s philosophy, that goes hand in hand with high quality demands…Esko hardware/software users are vast majority of winners
Esko flexo customers nab four of six Best of Show at this year’s 2014 FTA Excellence in Flexography Awards…Howard Hunt opts for integrated Fujifilm + Screen solution
Fujifilm’s prepress solutions with Screen PlateRite save costs and improve environmental credentials at Howard Hunt Group…

Marstan secures Heidelberg Colour Club status
Marstan Press attains Heidelberg ISO 12647-2 colour certification and becomes part of the Colour Club with new XL 75-10-P…

KBA Rapida 106 with HR-UV replaces two presses
Drukkerij Paesen in Opglabbeek, Belgium has invested in a KBA Rapida 106 sheetfed offset press with HR-UV drying…

ROI in one year for DST Output’s Horizon StitchLiner

Peterborough firm brings saddlestitching service in house…

Signature Flexible Packaging opts for KBA Flexotecnica
Superior, gearless, sleeved, central impression 10-colour flexo printing press installed in Los Angeles with stunning results…

Thu 5 June…    
Be inspired by the FESPA Africa education programme
FESPA Africa will be a hive of inspirational activity 2 – 4 July at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg…

Agfa Graphics maintains Adobe Gold Partner status
Adobe Solution Partnership results in continued success of APPE- based workflows for commercial and wide-format printers…

Fujifilm’s new high-performance Acuity F flatbed printer

The new Acuity F Series has been designed for volume sign & display PSPs who have a high demand for rigid media…

Six new articles in Online Features this week

Kodak with Sonora XP; Marvaco and Esko; Agfa’s Jeti Titan; Sisonke with Xerox, Asanti at Neumann, and Kodak Flexo NX at Flex-Punkt…

GMG ColorServer 4.9 to deliver added flexibility
Highlight features include PDF/VT-1 compatibility, CMYK to RGB conversions and support of new IDEAlliance file standards…

Südostschweiz Presse adds PUR from Muller Martini

Südostschweiz Presse und Print AG, Chur increases added value with PUR extension on its Pantera perfect binding line…

World’s first, one-of-a-kind Duopress: Two processes in one
Masterwork USA sees surge of interest in its Duopress foil stamping/die-cutting machine with stripping…

Fri 6 June…   World premiere of new Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162
Heidelberg Info Days – new high-performance large-format presses unveiled for packaging printing in Wiesloch-Walldorf…Antalis South Africa debuts EFI Vutek GS3250LX Pro LED
A balance of business and environmental benefits, as the EFI Vutek GS3250LX Pro LED printer is showcased in Johannesburg…KBA Radebeul illuminates packaging print from all sides
Successful open house was held at KBA in Radebeul on 14 and 15 May: Packaging. Competence. Network. 2014…

Mimaki Europe raises the bar at FESPA Digital 2014

Education, awards, new ideas and heavy traffic marked return to positive business environment for sign & display graphics business…Positive reception for new MPS EB and EF flexo presses
MPS attracted numerous visitors to its open house held mid-May at its headquarters in Didam, The Netherlands…Autajon opts for the Domino N610i inkjet label press
Autajon moves to inkjet with an order for Domino’s N610i digital colour inkjet label press, with 7 colours and a 333mm print width…The Print Unit streamlines production with Horizon StitchLiner
London business improves saddlestitching quality to meet customer demand with Horizon StitchLiner 5500 from IFS…Mon 2 June…    Xerox reveals inkjet strategy and ambitions with new Centre
Xerox features inkjet technology in newest Customer Innovation Centre in France and enhances Innovation Centres worldwide…

Countdown to FESPA Africa from 2 to 4 July

Kemtek to showcase leading technologies from HP Indigo, Durst, Aristo, EngView, Founders, Screen, Sibress and Duplo…Heidelberg launches Saphira Low Migration consumables
Saphira Low Migration: Heidelberg launches consumables that meet the special requirements for the production of food packaging…Innovative ideas for thread sewing with Muller Martini
TWE__NMC from Muller Martini makes softcover products more attractive using the Ventura MC book sewing machine…Long KBA Rapida 106 for Ruggeri Grafiche in Modena
Italian print firm Ruggeri Grafiche in Modena, invests in a high-spec Rapida 106 with eleven printing and finishing units…C&D adds Kodak NexPress with Fifth Imaging Unit Solutions
C&D Printing enhances digital printing services with addition of a second Kodak NexPress digital production press…

The Monday lead articles from the previous update… 

Is Greenwashing returning? Asks Two Sides
Are Banks reneging on promises to move away from misleading environmental marketing? There are some recent disturbing signs…Two Sides launches engaging new Website
Bold, bright, and easy-to-navigate, the newly redesigned Two Sides Website makes it easier for site visitors…GraphicRepro.Net e-News  (ISSN 1814-2923) is sponsored and made possible by:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG  (Heidelberg), The world’s largest printing press manufacturer for the industry worldwide. Heidelberg customers enjoy the most comprehensive and extensive sales and service network in the industry for JDF compliant workflow, computer-to-plate, sheetfed offset, Web-to-print, digital printing, digital inkjet for labels and packaging, packaging and finishing, all with complementary consumables. Heidelberg has offices in around 170 countries. Visit the Heidelberg Website for more information.Electronics For Imaging (EFI) is a world leader in digital imaging and print management solutions for the commercial printing market. Its portfolio of integrated solutions span production and superwide format printing, graphic arts, advanced professional printing software, and industrial inkjet systems. Its technologies increase productivity by automating print and business processes To find out more visit the EFI Website.Kodak Commercial Imaging  (Kodak) is a leading provider of innovative solutions for conventional, digital and hybrid print production environments. With the most expansive portfolio for the graphic communications market,  Kodak features technologies, products and services that help print providers streamline processes, optimise efficiencies, broaden services, and grow businesses. To find out more, visit the Kodak Graphics Website.

Online Feature articles 2014
There have been 30 so far this year, as well as five downloads. There were 92 articles in 2013 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page, with prior years’ via Search Archives (option 2) on the Website.Downloads available Chapter 01Effortless colour management with Asanti Calibrated Print Modes
You can download the latest Agfa Graphics’ Tech paper entitled ‘Effortless colour management with Asanti Calibrated Print Modes’ here…Previous…    Kodak issues a call to action to the industry
With sustainability white paper authored by Laurel Brunner, managing director of Digital Dots Limited…Turbo Charge your Variable Print Productivity
The free guide, edited by Martin Bailey, CTO for Global Graphics and the primary UK expert on the ISO committees, shows how to ‘Do PDF/VT Right’ to maximise productivity and minimise turnaround in the variable data world…

May/June Chapter 05

Druckerei Lokay and Kodak Sonora XP Process Free Plates
Druckerei Lokay in Reinheim, Germany optimises its outstanding environmental profile by switching to Kodak Sonora XP Process Free Plates…Marvaco remains at the forefront of technology with Esko
Award-winning high quality flexo print and best-in-class customer service now also recognized with FTA Best-of-Show, as well as gold and bronze awards…Bedruckbar AG relies on flatbed technology by Agfa Graphics
Bedruckbar AG from Bern, Switzerland invested in a new Jeti 3020 Titan of Agfa Graphics last year…

Sisonke corners digital print market with Xerox presses

Litho, web and digital printing company Sisonke Printers and Signage in Johannesburg has bought several production digital colour presses from Bytes Document Solutions…LSD Günter Neumann: Welcome aboard, Asanti
Hamburg-based LSD Günter Neumann GmbH started out as a traditional screen printer and over time has grown into a state-of-the-art, innovative digital printing company…Flex-Punkt chooses Kodak in clear vote to raise quality
‘The highest possible standard in platemaking’ – that is the Flex-Punkt philosophy. It is a claim that goes hand in hand with very high quality demands…Previous…    Druckteam Berlin impresses with Speedmaster XL 106
Druckteam Berlin boosts its productivity by up to 30 per cent with a new Speedmaster XL 106 from Heidelberg…
Technology-related articles Chapter 02

World premiere of new Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 in Heidelberg
Heidelberg Info Days – new high-performance large-format presses unveiled for packaging printing in Wiesloch-Walldorf…

KBA Radebeul illuminates packaging print from all sides
Successful open house was held at KBA in Radebeul on 14 and 15 May: Packaging. Competence. Network. 2014…Most recent…    Heidelberg introduces its new-generation CombiStar
New-generation CombiStar from Heidelberg boosts energy efficiency by up to a massive 50 per cent and with reduced CO2…
Verdigris – Environmental Initiative
Access via our Home Page Index.
Laurel Brunner’s latest weekly Verdigris BlogsBrussels Calling
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 06 JunePrevious…    Digital Printers & Energy Efficiency
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 30 MayThe Politics of Green
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 23 May

FESPA Newsroom
Can be found in the Index on our Home Page.

FESPA Africa 2014

Countdown to FESPA Africa from 2 to 4 July

Kemtek to showcase leading prepress, printing and finishing technologies from HP Indigo, Durst, Aristo, EngView, Founders, Screen, Sibress and Duplo…

Be inspired by the FESPA Africa education programme
FESPA Africa will be a hive of inspirational activity from 2 – 4 July at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg…Antalis to showcase Now and the Future at FESPA Africa
Antalis South Africa is set to inspire visitors to its stand at FESPA Africa from 2 – 4 July with LED superwide-format and wide-format inkjet, digital printing, digtal finishing, software and more…FESPA Africa from 2 to 4 July in Johannesburg
FESPA Africa invites the African print community to ‘explore’ technologies and market opportunities…FESPA Digital 2014

Thieme closes the gap for screen and digital print
Open digital printing platform for open process development with Thieme’s newly developed modular printing system debuted at FESPA Digital…Mimaki raises the bar at FESPA Digital 2014
Education, awards, new ideas and heavy traffic marked return to positive business environment for sign & display graphics business…

FESPA Digital 2014 attracts most internationally diverse audience to date

Peripatetic movement, global FESPA portfolio and association support refresh the most internationally diverse audience mix to date, in Munich last month…

FESPA Fabric 2014 t-shirt design competition winner announced
Mark Thompson, Printdesigns Limited, has been named the winner of the FESPA Fabric 2014 t-shirt design competition…Brett Martin inspired visitors to ‘Change for the Better’
The manufacturer of plastic products attracted wide interest in its products for the construction, fabrication, print and display sectors at FESPA Digital…Canon celebrates success at FESPA Digital 2014
Worldwide premiere of its new Océ Arizona 6100 Series hailed a resounding success with five sold at the show…Previous…    FESPA Digital bucks all trends, showing market geared for grow
Sun shines on world of wide-format at record-breaking FESPA Digital 2014 in Munich with 30 per cent increase over Hamburg in 2011…
FESPA News 2014

Previous…    FESPA launches Print Census
Broadest and largest global research initiative ever (12-month data gathering project) to map wide-format print community…

Drupa Newsroom
Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index on our Home Page.

Drupa 2016 News from Messe Düsseldorf (in Englisch und Deutsch)

Most recent…    drupa launches new marketing campaign for 2016:
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Dieter Glasmacher Titelbild Blog Post.001

 

 

Redetext von Andreas Weber zur Eröffnung am 6. Juni 2014 im Kunstverein Eisenturm Mainz – KEM e. V.
© 2014 für Text, Fotos und Bildcollage by Andreas Weber, Mainz
Informationen zum Künstler: http://www.dieter-glasmacher.de

 

 

Meine Damen und Herren,

stellen Sie sich bitte vor: Sie laufen durch eine Grossstadt. Geprägt von inter-kulturellem Miteinander, Migration, Flucht, Zuflucht, Reichtum, Elend, Drogen, Gewalt, Hektik, Lärm, Schmutz und Glanz. Ein Freund sagt: Ich zeige Dir mal was. Sie betreten ein Museum, dass normalerweise die kulturelle Blüte dieser Grossstadt und ihres Landes inszeniert. Sie sehen gekrümmte, verbogene Leinwände, mit groben Holzlatten vernagelt, gerade so, als wäre etwas im Entstehen. Alle Leinwände sind wild bemalt, mit abstrakten, Graffiti-artigen Codierungen. Überhäuft mit Schrift-Botschaften. Das Publikum schwankt zwischen Faszination und Ablehnung, wenn nicht gar Schock oder Ekel. Man verweilt letztlich, weil es ja ein anerkannt berühmtes Museum ist. Die Elite der Stadt steht Pate als Sponsorengemeinschaft, in noblen Förderkreiszirkeln.

Beeindruckt und durchaus verwirrt verlassen Sie die Ausstellung, das Museum. Und auf einmal entdecken Sie in der ganzen Stadt die Bildmotive, die sie gerade in der Ausstellung eingesperrt sahen. Als Freiläufer. An Hauswänden, durch geschichtete Überklebungen an Bushaltestellen, Telefonhäuschen, Hydranten, überall dort, wo ein Zettel/Aufkleber/Plakat nach dem anderen aufgebracht und wieder abgerissen wird. Kritzeleien aller Orten. Kombiniert mit den Spuren täglichen Umweltmülls. Drastisch, eindrücklich, bedenkenswert, merkwürdig.

So tatsächlich passiert. 1992. In Manhattan, dem Herzstück und Puls von NYC. — Seltsamer Kreislauf, oder?

 

Meine Damen und Herren,

stellen Sie sich bitte vor: Sie sind in Mainz, in wunderbar-historischen Räumen. Sie spüren den Hauch der Jahrhunderte. Den Atem langer kultureller Tradition. Von den Wänden schreien stumm abstrakt-graffitiartige Bild-Text-Codierungen. Alles andere als gefällig. Alles andere als unaufdringlich oder gar verharmlosend. Man mag schwanken zwischen Faszination und Ablehnung, wenn nicht gar Schockzustand. Und man fragt sich: Ist das hier eine Ausstellung? Oder hat jemand hier sein neues Atelier aufgebaut?

So tatsächlich passiert. 2014. Im Eisenturm, unserem Herzstück und Puls von MZ RLP.

Was passiert, wenn Sie später rausgehen, auf die Strasse, bleibt abzuwarten. Aber bitte denken Sie jetzt nicht, die Welt wäre anschließend, wie sie vorher war. Wir leben nicht in einer heilen Welt. Wir können aber Bedrohungen und Gefahren meistern. In der Reflexion von Kunst und Kultur. Drastisch, eindrücklich, bedenkenswert, merkwürdig.

 

„Seine Kunst ist weit entfernt von einem bildungsbürgerlichen Kanon der Erbauung. Aber wer sich einlässt auf die Bilder, dem bieten die reichhaltigen Assoziationsketten humorvolle Kommentare zur Gegenwart und einen wachen und bunten Blick auf die Welt.“

So wird Dieter Glasmacher auf culturmag.de beschrieben. Die Plattform bietet eine Online-Galerie und stellt in regelmäßigen Abständen Arbeiten interessanter Künstlerinnen und Künstler vor. Zum Auftakt wurden 2010 fünf Bilder des Malers Dieter Glasmacher präsentiert.

 

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Weiter heisst es bei culturmag.de:

“Dieter Glasmacher wurde 1940 in Krefeld geboren und lebt heute in der Nähe von Hamburg. Beeinflusst von der klassischen Moderne, gerade dem Dadaismus, und Strömungen zeitgenössischer Kunst wie Art Brut und Pop Art, hat Glasmacher in vielen Schaffensjahren eine sehr eigenständige Position und eine lebendige, originelle Bildwelt entwickelt. Auch Comic- und Graffitikunst sind in den Arbeiten sichtbar, ebenso wie die „Geheimspuren“ des öffentlichen Raums, Worte und Kritzeleien, wie man sie in Pissoirs, an Bushaltestellen oder Häuserwänden findet.

Die Vorstellung einer Wandfläche ist von zentraler Bedeutung: So kommen seine Arbeiten meistens ohne große Perspektive aus. Untergrund, montierte Gegenstände, Schriften und Figuren stehen gleichberechtigt nebeneinander. Dieses additive Verfahren erlaubt eine große Freiheit und einen enormen Assoziationsreichtum – beim Malen und beim Betrachten. „Ein Bild ist nie fertig und sollte immer weiter malbar sein“, sagt Glasmacher, so wie auch an Pissoir- oder Häuserwänden ständige Veränderung möglich ist, durch Ergänzung und Übermalung.”

Bei Ausstellungen von Dieter Glasmacher – so geschehen zum Beispiel im Palais für aktuelle Kunst in Glückstadt – entsteht der Eindruck, der Künstler habe sein Atelier in die Ausstellungsräume verlegt. Das Bezugsfeld ist also stets, das hier und jetzt, das was gerade passiert und spontan einbezogen wird. Dieter Glasmacher beeindruckt nicht nur, er bewertet, kommentiert, zeigt auf, prangert an. Auf eine ganz eigene Art und Weise. In Glückstadt drückte man dies damals so aus: „‚Die Realität wird überbewertet‘. Der Satz wurde von ihm, wie viele andere Slogans, als Zitat aus einer Zeitung, einer Werbung oder einem Film übernommen und so künstlerisch angeeignet.“

Betrachtet man die Biografie von Dieter Glasmacher, ist man ebenfalls beeindruckt. Einzel- wie auch Gruppenausstellungen haben ihn quer durch Deutschland und in die weite Welt geführt: Von Lima, Peru, bis Abidjan an der Elfenbeinküste, Mexiko-City, Paris, Zürich, London, Gent, Kairo, Athen, Budapest, Amsterdam, Marseille, Lausanne, Leningrad, nach Polen und Dänemark — weitere andere Stationen wären zu nennen. Ausgestellt wird in Galerien, Kunstvereinen, Museen, auf Biennalen oder mit dem Goethe-Institut oder bei Kunsthäusern und -Stiftungen. Es ist fast verwunderlich, dass bei all diesen Aktivitäten noch Zeit bleibt zum künstlerischen Arbeiten.

Auffällig ist die — nennen wir es Multimedialität und Multi-Dimensionalität — von Dieter Glasmacher.

Im Text der Galerie Herold zur Ausstellung 2006 heisst es:

„In seinen Arbeiten führt Dieter Glasmacher Erfahrungen aus den unterschiedlichsten Ebenen zusammen: Erlebnisse, die er während seiner langen Studienreisen durch Afrika gemacht hat und auf seiner Segeltour in die Arktis, fließen genauso in seine Bilder ein, wie die Eindrücke aus seiner direkten norddeutschen Umgebung in Hamburg und an der Elbe. Prägend auf seine Bildwelt wirken außerdem Fernsehen, Kino, Werbung sowie Graffiti und andere Formen der Straßenkunst bis hin zu Krakeleien (…). Sein Hauptthema ist seine Betroffenheit von aktueller gesellschaftlicher Unterdrückung und Deformation.” (Zitat nach W. Brodersen /C. Mewes)

Und weiter wird Auskunft über seine Biografie gegeben: „Dieter Glasmacher lässt sich zunächst zum Musterzeichner ausbilden. Nebenher entstehen aber auch freie Zeichnungen und um seine Kenntnisse hier zu erweitern, besucht er Abendkurse der Werkkunstschule Krefeld. Als 23-Jähriger zieht er nach Hamburg, wo er an der HfbK bei Hans Thiemann Malerei studiert. Nach zwei Jahren wechselt er in die Klasse von Klaus Bendixen und beschäftigt sich intensiv mit Drucktechniken. Noch während seiner Studienzeit nimmt er an ersten überregionalen Ausstellungen teil und engagiert sich in Künstlergemeinschaften.

In den folgenden Jahren wird sein Werk in Galerien und Museen in nahezu allen größeren Städten Deutschlands und im europäischen Ausland präsentiert, und Glasmacher wird mit zahlreichen Ehrungen ausgezeichnet, so u.a. 1979 mit dem Edwin-Scharff-Preis der Stadt Hamburg. Ab den 80er Jahren kommen internationale Ausstellungen außerhalb Europas dazu. Und 1989 beginnt seine zusätzliche Tätigkeit in der Lehre, seit 1995 als Professor an der Hamburger Fachhochschule für Gestaltung.

Schon früh zeichnet sich in Glasmachers Arbeiten und Aktionen sein gesellschaftspolitisches Engagement ab: Kritische Beiträge zum Kunstbetrieb sowie Demonstrationsakte im Zuge der 68-Bewegung machen ihn bekannt.

Der Künstler bedient sich hierfür verschiedenster Medien – vom Wandbild bis hin zum Trickfilm [in Zusammenarbeit mit Kurt Rosenthal, Mainz]. Allen seinen Arbeiten haftet ein collageartiger Charakter an: Scheinbar zusammenhangslos kombiniert er Figuren, Zeichen, Farbfelder und Schriften. Sie bilden Erfahrungsstückchen, die assoziativ zu einem Puzzle zusammengefügt sind und wiederum Assoziationsketten beim Betrachter auslösen. Meist stellt Glasmacher starke Emotionen wie Wut, Trauer oder sexuelle Begierde heraus, aber auch bunt leuchtende Lebensfreude wird in den Bildern thematisiert.“

 

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Meine Damen und Herren:

Stellen Sie sich bitte vor: Dieter Glasmacher wäre nicht nach Mainz gekommen, um uns sein künstlerisches Schaffen zu präsentieren — mit dem vielsagenden Titel „Seltsamer Kreislauf“.

Stellen Sie sich vor, Dieter Glasmacher hätte nicht 1969 zusammen mit Werner Nöfer das erste Wallpainting Europas erschaffen.

 

Apropos: Ausstellungstitel

Seltsam hat eine vielschichtige Bedeutung:

Das Adjektiv selten bildet den Grundstock, aber auch andere – quasi wie Synonyme – kommen sogleich in den Sinn:

außergewöhnlich, besonders, ungewöhnlich, bizarr, schrullig, wundersam, erstaunlich, eigenartig, merkwürdig, eigenbrötlerisch und komisch.

 

Kreislauf bezeichnet: Zyklus, Zirkulation, Folge, Reihenfolge, Abfolge bzw. regelmäßige Abfolge, Gleichmaß, periodische Abfolge, Ordnung, Rhythmus, Regelmäßigkeit.

 

Der Kern des Wortes Kreislauf ist Kreis:
Der Kreis ist ein universelles Symbol. Vielleicht das globalste, das es gibt. In allen Kulturen findet es sich: Als Symbol für Sonne, für die Gestirne, für das Göttliche oder das Immerwährende. Es leitet sich ab aus alten Zeiten: KRIZZON, althochdeutsch für einritzen, kritzeln und krazen.

Etwas zieht seine Kreise, uns allen geläufig, wenn wir beschreiben wollen, wie Dinge ihren Lauf nehmen, um Wirkung zu entfalten. Im Guten wie im Bösen. — Wir sehen, der Titel ist mit Bedacht gewählt. Und charakterisiert vortrefflich, wofür die Exponate und der Künstler mit seinem schöpferischen Rhythmus stehen. Das im „Kreis Laufen“ kann sowohl eine Wohltat, zur Entspannung, als auch Horror sein (wenn man sich Ver-Laufen hat). Dank Dieter Glasmacher finden wir durch „Seltsamer Kreislauf“ Orientierung.

Nebenbei: Störe meine Kreise nicht, ist eines der häufig bemühten Zitate nach Archimedes. Sie erinnern sich? Der griechische Mathematiker und Physiker lebte im 3. Jahrhundert v. Chr. und gilt als einer der größten Mathematiker aller Zeiten. Der Legende nach war Archimedes eines Tages damit beschäftigt, geometrische Figuren in den Sand zu zeichnen, als die Römer anrückten um ihn festzunehmen. Er war jedoch so sehr in seine Aufgabe versunken, dass er barsch mit dem Satz reagierte: “Störe meine Kreise nicht.” Dies brachte einen der Soldaten so in Zorn, dass er den alten Mann erschlug. — Alles andere als eine heile Welt!

Und heute, in unseren „Modernen“ Zeiten, drücken wir mit dem Ausspruch “Störe meine Kreise nicht” aus, dass wir gerade nicht gestört werden, uns abschotten möchten.

Vermutlich ist dies das Schlüsselelement der Kunst des Dieter Glasmacher: Eine „erstaunliche Regelmäßigkeit“ und „merkwürdige Ordnung“ koppeln können mit „wundersam-komischer“ Wahrnehmung und Darstellung der Welt und unserem Tun. Im Guten wie im Bösen.

 

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Seltsamer Kreislauf: Das von mir eingangs erwähnte Geschehnis aus dem Jahr 1992 hat nichts mit Dieter Glasmacher zu tun. Oder doch?

1992 zeigte das renommierte Whitney Museum of American Art die Aufsehen erregende Retrospektive von Jean-Michel Basquiat. Gewidmet dem ersten afroamerikanischen Künstler, der den Durchbruch in der hauptsächlich „weißen“ Kunstwelt schaffte. Wie eine Supernova stieg er auf – auch dank der Beziehung zu Andy Warhol – und verglühte nach nicht einmal 28 Lebensjahren abrupt. Geprägt von einer fulminanten Besessenheit, dem Schrecken, seinem Schrecken eines schwarzen Lebens künstlerischen Ausdruck zu verleihen. Basquiats Kunst- und Stilrepertoir hat viel mit Dieter Glasmacher gemeinsam.

Nur: Dieter Glasmacher hat dies schon entwickelt und kultiviert, bevor Basquiat künstlerisch zu arbeiten begann (er ist 1960 geboren und verstarb so früh im Jahr 1998). Und Dieter Glasmacher arbeitet noch heute in ungebrochen dynamischer, frischer, lebendig-provozierender Art, wie wir hier im Kunstverein Eisenturm sehen und erleben dürfen. Erstaunlich, wie Regelmäßigkeit auf vielfältige Weise ihren eindrücklichen Ausdruck in seinem Werk findet!


Seltsamer Kreislauf. Oder?

Doch lassen wir, schlussendlich, den Künstler selbst zu Wort kommen.

Dieter Glasmacher sagte anlässlich einer Ausstellung „Fernwärme – Daheim auf dem Lande“ im Jahr 2009: „Am Anfang des Studiums war ich fasziniert von der Art Brut.“
[Zur Erläuterung: Der Begriff kommt aus dem Französischen, für ‚unverbildete, rohe Kunst‘; gemeint ist damit ein Sammelbegriff für autodidaktische Kunst von Laien, Kindern und Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung. Art brut ist weder eine Kunstrichtung noch eine Stilbezeichnung, sondern beschreibt eine Kunst jenseits etablierter Kunstformen und -strömungen.]

„Sie ist einfach und direkt. Mich interessiert die Einfachheit des Auftrags, dass die Figur teilweise nicht modelliert ist, dass es keine Perspektive gibt, dass alles wie hochgeklappt, geschrieben ist, wie auf eine Wand“. Und Dieter Glasmacher fährt an anderer Stelle fort: „Teilweise beziehe ich meine Inspiration nicht nur aus Graffitis, sondern auch aus Geheimspuren, die irgendjemand hinterlässt und irgendjemand überstreicht (..) Und da gibt es auch keine fertigen Geschichten. Der nächste kommt dazu und setzt wieder einen Spruch drüber. Und so arbeite ich auch.“

Die Fertigkeit zum Unfertigen, das sich ständig fortschreibt, ist das nicht ein Seltsam-Denkwürdiger Kreislauf“?

So erschließt sich das Zitat auf unserer Einladung in noch besserer Form:
„Ich arbeite assoziativ, additiv. Mich interessiert die Gleichzeitigkeit.
Alles geschieht gleichzeitig.“

 

Wir freuen uns, lieber Dieter Glasmacher, das Sie hier bei uns im Kunstverein Eisenturm sind, um ihre Gedanken, Empfindungen, Erfahrungen und Imaginationen durch ihr beeindruckendes Werk mit uns teilen.

 

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