Mike Hilton’s Global News Review: KBA reports the highest profit margin in the company’s history!
Claus Bolza-Schünemann, CEO of Koenig & Bauer AG (on right) and Christoph Müller, CEO of KBA-Digital & Web and KBA-Flexotecnica, making sure the new demo facilities in Wuerzburg will be on time for the 200th Anniversary opening and celebrations in September by pitching in and helping with the construction during their lunch breaks and at weekends… in exchange for a discount on the contract!
Graphic Repro On-line News to Friday 24 March 2017
Welcome to this week’s news roundup with another 30 articles from the past week, Laurel Brunner’s latest Verdigris Blog, explaining the international standard for assessing the potential deinkability of print; and news from Messe Düsseldorf advising that the 4th Global Trends Report 2017 is now available to order, with a free Executive Summary you can download in a choice of seven languages. If you go to the news leader on Wednesday, or to our drupa Newsroom, you can read drupa director Sabine Geldermann’s introduction by following the link to the drupa Website where you can then register to download the Executive Summary for FREE. You can also purchase the full report from Messe Düsseldorf’s Online Shop in English or German for a nominal fee.
A key news highlight appeared on Wednesday, as KBA released its Annual Report for 2016, recording the highest profit margin in the company’s history, coupled with a healthy double-digit increase in revenue, market share gains in packaging and digital printing, a solid order intake with a high order backlog as the company prepares to celebrate its 200th Anniversary later this year. You can also find more about KBA-Flexotecnica’s successful start to 2017 in Friday’s headlines.
The lead article on Tuesday, by Gareth Ward, featured Canon, as it looks to establish its Oce Colorado UV Gel inkjet as a third way between solvent and latex in roll to roll print.
You’ll find a lot of pre-show and pre-event news again this week, beginning with Esko’s European Prepress Innovation Tour on Monday; then Xeikon Café which takes place this coming week, on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday Sign & Digital UK announced its lineup ahead of its 30th Anniversary show which also takes place this coming week at the NEC, Birmingham; and then a FESPA 2017 mention, set to take place in Hamburg in May.
On Thursday, Heidelberg and Gallus took the lead as they announced their lineup for Interpack 2017 taking place from 4 – 10 May in Dusseldorf, and on Friday, we have FINAT with the annual European Label Forum, set to take place from 7 – 9 June in Berlin; and lastly another early mention for InPrint 2017, set to take place in Munich in November, and once again co-located with Productronica. ICE Europe, which took place this week in Munich had mentions on both Thursday and Friday; and lastly, Lopec 2017, which takes place in Munich this coming week, is among Friday’s headlines.
Friday’s news was led by Manroland Web Systems as managing director Alexander Wassermann provides a brief background and facts about the new and innovative web offset and gravure hybrid Varioman press for flexible packaging printing, which is due to commence production at an international packaging printer early next year.
Key sales and installations successes this week came from Heidelberg USA at Adams Lithographing, and Renz UK in Leeds on Monday; from Heidelberg UK at A3 Design & Print in Surrey with a digital Versafire CP; then Essex-based trade finisher Filmdie with a new Horizon perfect binder and three-side trimmer from IFS; followed by Contiweb/DG with a Thallo press for identity and security print at De La Rue in Malta; and lastly Edale with a 7-colour press in Devon – all on Tuesday. On Thursday, Cape Town-based Creative Brands in South Africa announced that it has added a Xerox X1000 Digital Colour Press from Oxbow and Bytes to boost productivity. This was followed by Polar in Portugal with a fourth new cutter equipped for labels at Calipolense in Vila Viçosa.
Our tailender once again serves to remind you of the 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open taking place in Cape Town in May, with Ireland’s Cian Arthurs joining players from France, England, the United States and South Africa for this popular event – in Thursday’s headlines.
That’s it until next time. You will find more if you scroll down carefully.
My best regards,
Mike Hilton
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Monday
Esko announces Prepress Innovation European Tour ’17
Following success in DACH, Esko is expanding its roadshow to other parts of Europe and America…
Scodix at Xeikon Café, from 28 to 31 March 2017
Scodix to illustrate a competitive edge for printers through digital enhancement at Xeikon Café 2017 next week…
Total cost to manufacture pushes publishers to inkjet
Many modern inkjet presses do so much more than just print. They also fold, collate, glue blocks for covers and trim books…
Speedmaster CD 102-X increases Adams’ capacity by 50%
Adams Lithographing also expects to add 30% more overall volume with Speedmaster CD 102-Xs added efficiency…
Renz buy helps Leeds Die Cutting secure profitability
Leeds Trade finisher completes the transformation of its wire binding production with its third Renz-supplied solution…
Tuesday
Canon creates extra-large format category with UV Gel technology
Canon looks to establish Colorado UV Gel inkjet as a third way between solvent and latex in roll to roll print. By Gareth Ward…
A3 Design & Print adds Heidelberg Versafire CP
A3 Design & Print opts for digital Versafire CP to its suite of Heidelberg equipment, replacing two older KM machines…
Filmdie expands trade binding services with Horizon
Operation is 50% faster with IFS-supplied Horizon BQ-470 perfect binder and Horizon HT-30 three-side trimmer…
De La Rue opts for Contiweb/DG Thallo web press
De La Rue concludes Thallo deal for Centre of Excellence for identity and security print in Malta…
Tamar Packaging purchases Edale FL5 for cartons
UK packaging company Tamar has invested in a 7-colour FL5-510 Carton with combination drying…
Wednesday
4th drupa Global Trends Report 2017 available now
The report, tracking key economic and market developments in the global print industry is available now!…
Koenig & Bauer on a growth and profitability trajectory
Annual Report 2016: Backed by a significant increase in revenue and profit, the KBA group achieved or exceeded targets set in 2015…
Sign & Digital UK’s 30th Anniversary final lineup
Sign & Digital UK announces latest exhibitor news ahead of the 2017 show, from 28 to 30 March at the NEC, Birmingham…
Drytac at Sign & Digital UK 2017, 28 – 30 March
Introducing bacteria’s worst new enemy: Protac Anti-Bacterial film from Drytac at next week’s Sign & Digital at the NEC…
SMAG Digital Galaxie finishing solution at Xeikon
High-end digital finishing of wine, spirit & perfume applications presented by SMAG at the Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations…
Nazdar latest ink innovations at FESPA 2017
Nazdar Ink Technologies to exhibit new and established digital inkjet and screen-printing inks and special effects…
Thursday
Heidelberg and Gallus at Interpack 2017 from 4 to 10 May
Pioneer in digitisation for growth market of packaging printing with ‘Smart Print Shop – Zero Defect Packaging’ motto…
BST Eltromat and Kampf at ICE Europe in Munich this week
Industry 4.0: BST Eltromat and Kampf show practical examples at ICE Europe at the Munich Trade Fair Centre from 21 – 23 March…
Color-Logic certifies Ricoh L4100 Series in latex first
Ricoh’s Pro L4100 Series is first latex system to achieve global Color-Logic certification, to be shown at FESPA 2017…
Iggesund’s premium paperboard at Xeikon Café next week
Live print demonstrations will show high-quality effects of Invercote and Incada paperboard grades in digital luxury packaging…
The 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open
Ireland’s Cian Arthur a tough contender in the 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open in Cape Town in May…
Creative Brands creates competitive edge with Xerox
Cape Town-based Creative Brands adds Xerox X1000 Digital Colour Press from Oxbow and Bytes to boost productivity…
Calipolense adds its fourth label cutter from Polar
The Portuguese label printer in Vila Viçosa recently purchased a Polar N 115 AT HD equipped with label options…
Friday
Packaging Printing Redefined at Manroland Web Systems
The Manroland Varioman: Background and facts about the innovative web offset Varioman press for flexible packaging printing…
KBA-Flexotecnica hails successful start to 2017
And closer co-operation with KBA-Digital & Web with new shared demo centre for digital and flexo in Würzburg…
ICE Europe 2017 provided the ideal setting for Meech
ICE Europe was the ideal setting for Meech to address converting industry’s static control and web cleaning needs…
FINAT European Label Forum: A brief for the label industry
Familiarly known as ‘ELF’ the annual European Label Forum is set to take place this year in Berlin from 7 – 9 June…
SPGPrints at LOPEC 2017 in Munich 28 – 29 March
SPGPrints to highlight reliability of non-woven nickel RotaMesh and PlanoMesh screens for printed electronics…
Label Traxx workflow optimisation at Xeikon Café
Label Traxx automated print management software will show attendees streamlined and automated digital label workflow…
InPrint 2017 in Munich from 14 – 16 November
Leading technology providers showcasing amongst exhibitors at InPrint 2017, again co-located with Productronica…
The lead articles from a week last Friday…
Xeikon Café announces final conference programmes
Xeikon Café conference programmes and the live production scheme of innovative digital print applications. From 28 – 31 March…
Mimaki Europe bigger than ever at FESPA 2017
Mimaki Europe has two stands: one dedicated to textiles, the other to Sign & Display, Industrial Print and 3D…
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Online Feature articles 2014 – 2017
Only 49 articles for last year – but you will find another eleven Expert Articles and ten drupa ante portas Blogs from Andreas Weber in our drupa Newsroom. There were over 70 last year, and over 90 in 2013 and in 2014 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page.
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Elegant printed products in waterless coldset at RBD
Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei invests in a further varnishing unit for the waterless KBA Cortina in Düsseldorf…
De Groot’s new KBA Rapida 106 replaces two machines
An eight-colour KBA Rapida 106 with simultaneous plate changing joins the production facility in Goudriaan, the Netherlands…
KBA large-format for new DS Smith facility in Erlensee
A new high-speed 17,000sph six-colour Rapida 145 with inline coating unit for display and consumer packaging…
Verdigris – Environmental Initiative
Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2017
Case Getting Louder for ISO 21331
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 24 Mar
Digital Printing for Packaging
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 17 Mar
Technology Guides – from Digital Dots
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No 24 Calibration & Device Profiling – Intro
While a surprising number of prepress operators and designers still spend a huge amount of time and materials ‘trying to get the colours right’, this should really be a quite straight forward process today. By Paul Lindström…
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