Mike Hilton’s Global News Review: Looking back to the Future of Print!
A new design for CI and products: KBA celebrates 200 years of success. Photos: KBA.com
Graphic Repro On-line News to Friday 06 October 2017
Welcome to this week’s roundup of another 25 news items. You’ll also find Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog titled ‘Sustainability reporting on the rise’, which this week takes a look at the increase in the number of companies making a serious effort to report their sustainability credentials. You will also find two lavishly illustrated Online Features – a little belatedly – from Koenig & Bauer on its new corporate identity, which looks back for the future and also on its 200 years celebrations held with customers and special guests in Würzburg last month.
The week’s news comprises a very mixed bag with lots of interest in so many different areas, please explore for yourself and choose whatever takes your fancy. Of particular note, leading the headlines on Tuesday, is Two Sides with the release of its international survey ‘Print and Paper in a Digital World’ available for download from the TwoSides Website.
On Thursday, leading the headlines is Gareth Ward’s article titled, ‘Labelexpo underlines claim to lead industry development’, as the label industry once again convened in Brussels last week with plenty to confirm the health of the sector by way of innovation and business. There are also a couple of extremely positive post-show reports from Hybrid Software and GSE. You’ll find pre-event news for Viscom Italy from Ricoh with the launch of its first large-format UV flatbed press; FESPA Eurasia in Istanbul, IPEX at the NEC in the UK, the World Publishing Expo in Berlin; the Frankfurt Book Fair; and TheIJC 2017 in Neuss.
Successful sales and installations this week came from Heidelberg USA with two Versafires at Simpsons in Dakota; X-Rite at Coveris UK; from Esko at Permapack, following Hybrid Press Support within Esko’s Automation Engine workflow. Then Muller Martini with the world’s first Diamant MC Digital Book of One bookline at NBD Biblion in The Netherlands; and lastly from Core Image in East Kilbride, as it takes its first Stahlfolder from Heidelberg UK.
My tailender this week goes to Ricoh, as it opens its new Briefing Centre and invites clients, partners and organisations to co-create at its Telford facility in the UK.
That’s it from me until next time,
My best regards
Mike Hilton
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Monday
Koenig & Bauer at WPE 2017 in Berlin
With a new corporate design and extended service portfolio…
Frey Plus in Ulm holds direct marketing open house
Open house at Frey Plus: lower costs and healthy sleep thanks to ‘Hilde’ and ‘Hektor’ Muller Martini MailLiners…
Horizon FoldLiner joins IFS portfolio
New solution streamlines saddle stitched production…
Simpsons chooses Versafires in digital press update
Simpsons Printing continues 10 years of expansion with a move to new Heidelberg Versafire digital presses…
Coveris UK adopts X-Rite ColorCert and eXact Scan
Company to extend closed-loop colour management to its UK flexible packaging plants as label manufacturing standard…
Tuesday
Print and Paper Packs a Punch in a Digital World
The results of an international survey by Two Sides provides unique insight into how print and paper is viewed, preferred and trusted by consumers around the globe…
EFI acquires Escada Systems in UK and US
EFI extends offering for the corrugated packaging market…
Ricoh’s first UV large-format flatbed printer
Ricoh enters industrial market with Ricoh Pro T7210 large-format UV flatbed launch at Viscom Italia 12 to 14 October…
Creative Edge iC3D v5.0 breaks new ground realism
Latest release from Creative Edge Software adds greater luxury factor at Luxe Pack Monaco 2017…
Nazdar Ink Technologies at TheIJC 2017
Nazdar to present latest developments and future innovations of inkjet at TheIJC 2017 in October…
Wednesday
Mondi at the Frankfurt Book Fair 11 – 15 October
Mondi to exhibit its wide range of professional paper solutions for book printing from 11 to 15 October in Frankfurt…
Tolerans to debut stitching solutions at WPE in Berlin
New Tolerans FLOWLINER revolutionary in-line stitcher for quarter-folded products now in operation in Sweden…
BPIF to provide free support advice at IPEX
Print industry experts BPIF to provide advice and support free of charge to IPEX 2017 attendees at the NEC…
Duplo DuSense sensory coater launch set for IPEX
The DuSense DDC-810 sensory coater to be launched at IPEX at the NEC Birmingham, from 31 October to 3 November…
IFS to host Taurus 520 SF 4×4 launch at IPEX
Sophisticated double-sided laminator ideal for high volumes…
Thursday
Labelexpo underlines claim to lead industry development
The label industry once again convened in Brussels last week with plenty to confirm the health of the sector by way of innovation and business. By Gareth Ward…
GSE enjoyed a successful Labelexpo
GSE achieves seven ink dispensing machine sales and acclaim for Ink manager software at Labelexpo Europe…
Ricoh opens briefing centre at Telford facility
Clients, partners and organisations are all invited to co-create at Ricoh’s new briefing centre in the UK…
Esko makes hybrid printing a piece of cake
Permapack experiences faster and more secure print workflow with Hybrid Press Support within Automation Engine…
Muller Martini Diamant MC enhances book conversion
The world’s first Diamant MC Digital Book of One bookline at NBD Biblion enhances its service for libraries…
Friday
Exhibitors show commitment to FESPA Eurasia 2017
FESPA Eurasia 2017 will take place at CNR Expo, Istanbul, from 7 – 10 December and continues to demonstrate its importance…
Future Skills programme at IPEX 2017 later this month
IPEX announces its ‘Future Skills’ programme, providing a platform to discuss the print industries skills agenda…
Three Compacta 818 web presses for the EDS Group
Leading print provider Euro-Druckservice invests in Koenig & Bauer technology for Vác/Hungary and Poznan/Poland…
Hybrid Software had record week at Labelexpo
Hybrid Software’s commitment to innovation was validated strongly at Labelexpo 2017 with ?1.2 million sales…
Core Image takes its first Stahlfolder from Heidelberg UK
East Kilbride printer says the arrival of a Stahlfolder Ti52 completes a relentless period of investment…
The lead articles from a week last Friday…
Canon SA captivates at FESPA Africa 2017
Canon was the star of the show at the African region’s largest dedicated print and signage exhibition…
Lightning Printers speeds up production with Xerox
The Port Shepstone-based South African company has advanced its digital printing capabilities with a Xerox Versant 80…
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Online Feature articles 2017
Only 49 articles 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 in 2015, and over 90 in 2013 and in 2014 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page.
Online Features Sep/Oct Chapter 07
Koenig & Bauer: Successful anniversary week on 200th birthday
Former German Federal President Horst Köhler and three key industry CEOs as speakers at the Open Day, when 650 guests from all over the world attended the official ceremony…
200 years Koenig & Bauer: The future needs an origin
With clear strategy and new market appearance Koening & Bauer enters into its third Century, as it looks back to the future, with confidence…
Verdigris – Environmental Initiative
Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2017
Sustainability reporting on the rise
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Mon 02 Oct
Previous… UL Greenguard Certification is Important
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Mon 25 Sep
Drupa Newsroom
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News from Messe Düsseldorf 2017
Previous… Intelligent Printing in Focus
All in Print China to be staged at the new International Expo Center in Shanghai from 24 to 28 October 2018…
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