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Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 03 March 2017

 

Welcome to this week’s news roundup with another 35 of the best received during this past week, along with Laurel Brunner’s latest Verdigris Blog on Thai Forest Certification, gleaned during FESPA Asia, held in Bangkok, Thailand in February.

The past week has seen such a mixed bag of news, I think it is perhaps easier if I simply highlight some of the key articles that have appeared each day and leave you to work your way down the list and to select those that appeal specifically to you. Here are just a few pointers:

  • Monday’s lead saw FESPA announce that the European show will now become an annual event, claiming that FESPA Digital’s success has driven demand for a yearly event embracing all technologies and applications. I thought that most major manufacturers were desperately trying to reduce expense and participation in shows, and not wanting to feel arm-twisted into to increasing spend in order to attend a broader spectrum more often. Or have I missed something?
  • Tuesday saw UPM’s Annual Report made available online, or to order in print. Wednesday led with Industrie Forum (iF) 2017 Design Awards to Heidelberg for its B1 Primefire 106 industrial digital press debuted at drupa last year; and for its new generation Prinect Press Center XL 2; followed by Sappi Europe receiving a WorldStar 2017 Award for its unique Algro Guard OHG high-barrier paper packaging solution. To round off the week on Friday, Esko led the headlines as it announced it has developed a strategy to help packaging customers meet the burgeoning and ever-increasing demand for compliance with regulations on nutritional packaging and labeling.
  • Thursday’s headlines were led by the OE-A, which has published a new brochure with integrated NFC tag to be available at LOPEC 2017 in Munich, Germany later this month. You will also find other show and conference-related news for Xeikon Café on both Monday and Thursday; for PrintWeekLive! and Interpack 2017 on Tuesday; and for Sign&Digital UK and ICE Europe 2017 on Friday, along with FINAT’s Global Young Managers Congress in Lisbon from 22 – 24 March.

 


 

As usual, we have a selection of recent orders and installations, new kit for conventional and digital production, as well as new software, cloud services, upgraded packaging boards and a lot more besides, if you spend just a few minutes scrolling through the headlines carefully.

 

My tailender goes to another update on Friday for the 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open, taking place in Cape Town in May, as Port Elizabeth’s Shaun Bakker announces he will be back in SA to take part in this year’s event.

 

That’s it until next time. There’s more for you below.

My best regards, 
Mike Hilton

 


 

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e-News comprises:  Headline News – Online Feature Articles – the Verdigris initiative and Wild Format Technology Guides from Digital Dots, and our Drupa and Newsroom, all of which can be accessed from the Website Home Page and its Index. We also have News in Review, which provides a weekly overview and listing of all news added to the site in the prior week. 

Headline News

Almost 29,000 news items have now gone online since we launched our Website in September 2001. News for the past 24 months can still be accessed via the Home Page and its continuation news page

Week beginning Mon 27 February – date published appears in article footline

Monday

Flagship European FESPA to become annual event

FESPA Digital’s success drives demand for yearly event embracing all technologies and applications…

Meech invested in global expansion throughout FY 2015/2016

2016 was a year of global expansion for Meech International, as the company increased its production capability…

Hucais invests in Muller Martini for digital books

Partnership agreement at Hunkeler Innovationdays for Muller Martini and Hucais Printing to shape the digital future together…

Powder Horn moves to Heidelberg’s Versafire CP

Massachusetts-based Powder Horn Press has replaced two competitive digital machines with Heidelberg’s Versafire CP…

Agfa spotlight on brand reputation at Xeikon Café

High-end anti-counterfeiting software solutions for the most sensitive areas of digital printing in Lier next month…

Diamond Photofoil at Xeikon Café next month

Photofoil digital thermal transfers that revolutionise printing of plastic products to be shown at the event…

Lake Image Systems at the Xeikon Café event in Lier

Premium inspection and data verification solutions will be featured during the 4-day exhibition and conference event…

Tuesday

UPM Annual Report 2016 now available online as PDF

UPM’s Annual Report 2016 has been published online today in English and Finnish as a PDF on the corporate website…

Duplo sets out to inspire at PrintWeekLive!

Inspiration and innovation will be at the heart of Duplo UK’s activity at the inaugural PrintWeekLive! in Coventry, 8 – 9 March…

Domino at Interpack 2017 Messe Düsseldorf in May

Domino Printing Sciences set to rewrite the rules of coding and marking at Interpack 2017 from 4 – 10 May…

Siegwerk ‘Focused on your needs’ at Components 2017

Siegwerk to showcase its packaging expertise at Interpack’s special trade fair ‘Components 2017’ in Düsseldorf…

Upgraded Ensocoat board to debut at Interpack 2017

Stora Enso is upgrading its flagship Ensocoat carton board to provide the market’s best visual appearance…

TRESU introduces Flexo Kit metallic ink unit

A compact flexo printing unit designed for high-speed HP Indigo digital folding carton printing lines…

pdfaPilot also available in the cloud or as Web service

Actino Software releases Document Processing Services for automated PDF editing with integrated Callas pdfaPilot…

Wednesday

Heidelberg receives Industrie Forum Design accolades

Primefire 106 digital printing system and Prinect Press Center XL 2 control station win iF Design Award 2017…

Sappi a winner of distinguished WorldStar 2017 Award

Sappi Algro Guard OHG high-barrier paper packaging solution impressed WPO judges in the food category…

Gallus Ferd. Rüesch committed to climate protection

Committed to protecting the climate: Gallus Ferd. Rüesch AG helps lower CO2 emissions by signing up to EnAW programme…

Flexible production is enhanced with latest Horizon buy

Following its move to new premises, Belle Design & Print has chosen a Horizon SPF/FC-200A stitch/fold/trim line from IFS…

Gomer upgrades digital printing with Heidelberg

Gomer Press in Wales is replacing a five year old machine with a Versafire CP press with Prinect Digital Front End…

Jaakkoo-Taara Oy adopts Xeikon digital workflow

Truly digital Folding Carton Suite adopted to support serialised pharmaceutical packaging in Finland…

Five additional MPS presses for Reflex Labels UK

The new presses contribute to sustainability as a key goal…

Thursday

Interactively discover printed electronics at LOPEC 2017

OE-A has published a new brochure with integrated NFC tag to be available at LOPEC 2017 in Munich, Germany later this month…

FESPA launches its second global Print Census

FESPA refreshes market insight with second global Print Census completed at FESPA Asia in Bangkok in February…

Siegwerk acquires UK-based Hi-Tech Products

With the acquisition of Hi-Tech Products Ltd, Siegwerk is further expanding its water-based ink business…

Cerm at Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations 2017

Cerm streamlines digital workflow in live applications of wet glue labelling and paper cups at the Xeikon Café…

Michelman brings in-mould labelling to Xeikon Café

Effectiveness of the DigiPrime 4453 digital press primer will be shown on live applications with Xeikon presses…

Amberley Labels UK adds 8-colour Edale FL3

The new FL3 includes AiiR Print Automation, Advanced Register, Semi-Rotary Die-Cutting and a Peel & Reveal modules…

Baumer’s new Inverto non-contact gluer for corrugated

‘Inverto’ – the innovative FFG adhesive application system for simple switching from top-down to bottom-up gluing…

Friday

Esko announces strategy to help with regulatory compliance

Esko announces strategy to help its customers with ever-increasing compliance regulations on nutritional packaging and labeling…

Sign & Digital UK announces a new show feature

Sign & Digital UK has announced a new show feature dedicated to the sign industry: the Sign Trade Services Pavilion…

FINAT Global Young Managers Club Congress, Lisbon

A pathway to success: Young label industry managers can explore the route in Lisbon, Portugal from 22 – 24 March…

The 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open

Port Elizabeth’s Shaun Bakker back in SA in May for this year’s Canon South African Disabled Golf Open…

Bobst at ICE Europe 2017 from 21 – 23 March

As a dedicated converting event, Bobst will be attending the ICE exhibition in Munich, Germany later this month…

BST Eltromat at ICE Europe 2017 in Munich

An extensive portfolio for the converting industry BST Eltromat International and subsidiary BST ProControl…

March delivery set for Cowan Print’s new Stahlfolder

Cowan Print wanted a more automated folder and one that would provide an enhanced range of quality folds at speed…

The lead articles from a week last Friday… 

Muller Martini demonstrates the epitome of Finishing 4.0

At Hunkeler Innovationdays Muller Martini’s stand proved highly popular during the four-day trade fair in Lucerne this week…

Ace orders Renz UK first at Hunkeler Innovationdays

Ace Binding trade finisher orders the UK’s first Renz Inline 500 Compact at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne…

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, folding and finishing, and consumables. with offices in around 170 countries. Visit the Heidelberg Website for more information.

drupa 2020 (drupa), the international flagship fair of the printing and media industry, responds to the challenges of the changing market and provides pioneering solutions for the future. This is highlighted by the new marketing and communication strategy where drupa claims its position as ‘No.1 for Print & Crossmedia Solutions’. Visit the drupa 2020 Website.You should also visit blog.drupa.comfor the very latest industry news and developments.

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.

Value Dialogueexclusive Interview series

An important role in the breakthrough of industrial digital printing!

‘We keep our promises: sustainable industrial production with premium quality digital printing.’ – Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Interview by Andreas Weber…

Online Features Jan/Feb Chapter 03

Previous…  

BPIF Printing Outlook Q1 2017 is available now

Print Industry optimism prevailed in Q4 as forecast is surpassed; Q1 is set to hold positive course…

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Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2017

Thai Forest Certification Scheme

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 03 Mar

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Next generation labeling

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 24 Feb

Technology Guides – from Digital Dots

Technology Guides for Wild Format 2016 – 2017

This is the brand new series for 2016 – 2017. All have illustrated PDFs to download.

No 22 Basics of Colour Management for Wide Format Projects

One of the main objectives for colour management is to get the most out of the printing device used to print the job. For a designer or project manager this can be a challenge. By Paul Lindström

Drupa Newsroom

Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index. It is divided into Chapters for your convenience… but you must scroll down to view each Chapter and its content when you visit the Newsroom

News from Messe Düsseldorf

Out soon: 4th drupa Global trends Report 2017

General confidence amongst printers and suppliers for 2017 but mixed fortunes for markets and regions alike…

The various Chapters in the drupa Newsroom are highlighted below. When you enter, just scroll down to see and access the complete collection::

drupa daily; drupa Exhibitors’ show + post-show News; drupa pre-show Exhibitor news; post-drupa from Messe Düsseldorf; drupa ante portas Blogs from Andreas Weber; drupa Expert Articles – and more

The Graphic Repro On-line Website is supported and sponsored by: 

Canon SA, Screen Europe,  Drupa 2020,  Esko,   Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Kemtek Imaging SystemsLeonhard Kurz Stiftung, Manroland Web Systems GmbH, Ricoh Europe, Sappi Limited  and &nbs p;UPM-Kymmene

If you would like to send news for consideration for the Graphic Repro On-line Website (ISSN 1814-2915) or to submit comments, please e-mail Mike Hilton at: graphicrepro.za@gmail.com.

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GraphicRepro.Net e-News (ISSN 1814-2923)  provides weekly updates from the Graphic Repro On-line Website and is  compiled and published by Mike Hilton, graphicrepro.net, PO Box 10 Peterburgskoe Shosse 13/1, 196605 Pushkin 5, St. Petersburg, Russia.  e-mail graphicrepro.za@gmail.com

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Graphic Repro On-line News to Friday 24 February 2017

 

Welcome to this week’s news roundup with 35 of the best received during this past week, along with Laurel Brunner’s latest Verdigris Blog which looks at the relatively new European practice of laser marking of fruits and vegetables; plus a new Wild Format Technology Guide on The Basics of Colour Management for Wide Format Projects by Paul Lindström. We also have the very latest from Sabine Geldermann, drupa director at Messe Düsseldorf, in our drupa Newsroom, as well as leading the news headlines on Thursday, announcing the soon to be released 4th Global Trends Report 2017, with the Executive Summary in seven languages available in PDF format from the drupa Website.

 


”Last year’s drupa showcased a global print industry that has regained its confidence in the future, with lots of fresh technology and applications demonstrated to enthuse both printers and their customers alike. This report shows that whilst levels of confidence vary between regions and markets, overall the print industry is on the up and will invest strongly to secure a prosperous future.“ —Sabine Geldermann, director of drupa

 


 

Hunkeler Innovationdays took place in Lucerne, Switzerland last week, so obviously there are quite a number of articles related to the show, beginning with UPM, Canon with Océ, and Kodak on Monday; Océ again on Tuesday; Canon again with the Hackett campaign on Wednesday; and finally Muller Martini reviewing its participation at the show and leading the headlines on Friday – as it demonstrated the epitome of Finishing 4.0 in Lucerne, with visitors from across the world experiencing live the world premiere of connectivity between Hunkeler’s roll-to-stack line and Muller Martini’s Connex data and process management system, as part of a combined run of one line for softcover products, as with Muller Martini’s Vareo perfect binding line. Renz UK also in the news on Friday, as it claimed a ‘UK first’ order at the show from Ace Binding in Birmingham.

Other pre-show news on Tuesday focused on Xeikon Café which takes place in Lier, Belgium from 28 – 31 March, with announcements from Yupo, Meech and A B Graphic. On Thursday, pre-show announcements for Sign&Digital UK, taking place at the NEC on 28 and 29 March came from Blackman & White, Drytac with Antalis; and InkTec; but there’s more if you go through the headlines carefully, including Feldmuehle at Packaging Innovations on 1 and 2 March, and FINAT in June.

The main headline article on Tuesday came from Gareth Ward at the Print Business, announcing that Antalis is to float as Sequana (its parent) is hit by a High Court Ruling. The paper making and merchanting group is appealing a decision that it must pay BAT €138.4 million, and in the meantime has sought protective administration in France, with Antalis preparing to join the Paris Bourse.

Digital printing dominated this week’s recent sales and installations successes, beginning with Ricoh on Monday with more than 60 Ricoh Pro VC60000s in just two years. This was followed on Tuesday by FCS Laser Mail as it agreed a one million pound deal for a second Ricoh IP5000 GP. Also on Tuesday, TRESU with chillers for 12 HP Indigo 12000 digital presses in the United States. Wednesday saw Redfern Labels in Milnerton, Cape Town purchase a Xerox Versant 80 Press from Oxbow and Bytes. You will also find the Océ VarioPrint i300 sheetfed inkjet press now at more than 70 customers worldwide; while on Friday, we had Birtwell and Company in Lancashire, UK switching to Heidelberg digital with five-colour 6pp A4 format Versafire CV.

On Wednesday, Germany’s Mindener Tageblatt streamlined production of its mobile newspaper version with Eversify from Agfa Graphics; and Bonifatius in Paderborn, Germany, has opted for a Manroland Rotoman DirectDrive 16-page web offset press.  There are also a couple of very nice sheetfed orders this week for Heidelberg on Thursday at Falkland Press in the UK with a drupa generation XL 106, as it moves towards autonomous printing with digitised production workflows. Then on Friday, from KBA UK, as Printing and Packaging in Hinckley invests in a seven-colour Rapida 106 with double coater. Then we had Natalii, a Polish label specialist streamlining its workflow with Esko’s Equinox and Automation Engine; and lastly, Route 1 in the UK adding a new Polar guillotine.

 


The tailender this week goes to Canon (Friday), as the UK’s Martin Williams announces he will compete in the fourth Canon South African Disabled Golf Open in Cape Town in May.


 

That’s it until next time. You’ll find lots more below if you scroll down carefully.

My best regards, 

Mike Hilton

 


 

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e-News comprises:  Headline News – Online Feature Articles – the Verdigris initiative and Wild Format Technology Guides from Digital Dots, and our Drupa and Newsroom, all of which can be accessed from the Website Home Page and its Index. We also have News in Review, which provides a weekly overview and listing of all news added to the site in the prior week. 

Headline News

Almost 29,000 news items have now gone online since we launched our Website in September 2001. News for the past 24 months can still be accessed via the Home Page and its continuation news page

Week beginning Mon 20 February – date published appears in article footline

Monday

More than 60 Ricoh Pro VC60000s in two years

How quality and substrate flexibility drive inkjet success. By Benoit Chatelard, VP production printing, Ricoh Europe…

Urgent input needed from industry on Print Trailblazer

BPIF asking for the whole industry help to ensure single standard apprenticeships do not reduce levels of expertise…

Looking for the perfect match? UPM in Lucerne this week

UPM introduces the DIGI Matchmaker – an online tool to assist in finding the paper perfectly matching your requirements…

Canon launches Océ ProStream at Hunkeler Innovationdays

New Océ ProStream continuous feed colour inkjet press offers unrivalled quality and media versatility…

Kodak Inkjet at Hunkeler Innovation Days 2017

Kodak showcases latest advances in Stream and Ultrastream inkjet technology at Hunkeler Innovation Days in Lucerne this week…

FINAT’s European Label Forum 2017 moves to Berlin

FINAT’s European Label Forum 2017 to confront the challenges of change in Berlin from 7 – 9 June…

Grow your business into lucrative Web-to-print solutions

Cloud-based marketing asset management software supplier Propago offers leading reasons to adopt this value-added service…

Tuesday

Antalis to float as Sequana is hit by High Court Ruling

Paper making and merchanting group Sequana is appealing a decision that it must pay BAT euro 138.4 million, and in the meantime has sought protective administration in France. By Gareth Ward…

Océ VarioPrint i300 at Hunkeler Innovationdays

Océ VarioPrint i300 sheetfed inkjet press delivers new level of flexibility to over 70 customers worldwide…

FCS Laser Mail orders second Ricoh IP5000 GP

FCS Laser Mail agrees million pound deal in second Ricoh IP5000 GP and is UK’s dirst Avanti Slingshot user…

Major Chiller install for HP Indigo 12000s in USA

TRESU installs 12 Digital Process Chiller units on fleet of HP Indigo 12000 Digital Presses…

YUPO Europe brings diversity to Xeikon Café

Premium synthetic substrates for in-mould labelling, promotional advertising and food labels will be key areas of focus…

Meech at Xeikon Café from 28 – 31 March

Meech International to showcase its Static Control and Web Cleaning expertise at the Xeikon Café…

A B Graphic returns to the Xeikon Café in Lier

Advanced modules of Digicon Series 3 to show a truly complete digital finishing solution from 28 – 31 March…

Wednesday

Canon campaign at Hunkeler Innovationdays this week

Hackett campaign shows broad potential of Canon digital print in high quality, data-driven customer marketing…

Retail demands more print, in greater variety, more often

Opinion piece by Vaughan Patterson, product marketing operations manager for Production Print at Ricoh SA…

Feldmuehle at Packaging Innovations 2017 at the NEC

With a focus on VivaCard and VivaLiner high-white, matt graphical liner and boards for holistic packaging design…

Redfern Labels sticks to Xerox for quality printing

Redfern Labels in Milnerton, Cape Town has purchased a Xerox Versant 80 Press from Oxbow and Bytes…

Mindener Tageblatt uses Eversify for mobile news production

Germany’s Mindener Tageblatt streamlines production of its mobile newspaper version using Eversify from Agfa Graphics…

Bonifatius Invests in Manroland Rotoman DirectDrive

Long-standing customer once again opts for a Manroland Web Systems Rotoman DirectDrive 16-page web offset press…

The Océ VarioPrint i300 driving revenues worldwide

Océ VarioPrint i300 sheetfed inkjet press delivers new level of production flexibility for over 70 customers worldwide…

Thursday

Out soon: 4th drupa Global trends Report 2017

General confidence amongst printers and suppliers for 2017 but mixed fortunes for markets and regions alike…

Six Canon designs recognised with iF Design Awards

Canon has announced that six of its designs have been recognised by iF International Forum Design…

XL 106 uses conventional, UV or LE UV inks and coatings

Falkland Press drupa generation XL 106 moves towards autonomous printing with digitised production workflows…

Blackman & White at Sign and Digital UK in March

Blackman & White to launch exciting new features and limitless packaging and display options on its Versa-Tech cutter…

Drytac to debut Protac Anti-Bacterial film with Antalis

At Sign & Digital UK 2017 at the NEC from 28 – 29 March, Drytac will debut its new Protac Anti-Bacterial film…

InkTec at Sign & Digital UK from 28 – 30 March

InkTec marks 25th anniversary with international debut of new high production Jetrix LXi8 LED-UV flatbed printer…

New Xaar Midas Ink Supply System delivers for OEMs

The new Midas Ink Supply System from Xaar is a compact, reliable ink and fluid supply system for inkjet OEMs…

Friday

Muller Martini demonstrates the epitome of Finishing 4.0

At Hunkeler Innovationdays Muller Martini’s stand proved highly popular during the four-day trade fair in Lucerne this week…

Ace orders Renz UK first at Hunkeler Innovationdays

Ace Binding trade finisher orders the UK’s first Renz Inline 500 Compact at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne…

More on the 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open

The UK’s Martin Williams to compete in fourth Canon South African Disabled Golf Open in Cape Town in May…

Heidelberg Versafire CV for Birtwell & Co

Lancashire-based trade supplier switches to Heidelberg digital technology with five-colour 6pp A4 format Versafire CV…

Natalii re-imagines production with Esko Solutions

Polish label specialist enhances quality and streamlines workflow with Equinox and Automation Engine…

Rapida 106 7-colour with double coater heads for Hinckley

Printing and Packaging invests in a KBA Rapida 106 for additional capacity, quality and special finishes…

Route 1 UK adds Polar N 137 PLUS guillotine

Polar guillotine investment prepares way for Route 1 Print’s same day trade print litho and digital print service…

The lead articles from a week last Friday… 

An important role in the breakthrough of industrial digital print

‘We keep our promises: sustainable industrial production with premium quality digital printing.’ – Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Interview by Andreas Weber…

‘Optimised Paper Handling and Logistics’ Guide

A reminder the international best practice guide ‘Optimised Paper Handling and Logistics’ is available and to download…

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, folding and finishing, and consumables. with offices in around 170 countries. Visit the Heidelberg Website for more information.

drupa 2020 (drupa), the international flagship fair of the printing and media industry, responds to the challenges of the changing market and provides pioneering solutions for the future. This is highlighted by the new marketing and communication strategy where drupa claims its position as ‘No.1 for Print & Crossmedia Solutions’. Visit the drupa 2020 Website.You should also visit blog.drupa.comfor the very latest industry news and developments.

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.

Value Dialogueexclusive Interview series

An important role in the breakthrough of industrial digital printing!

‘We keep our promises: sustainable industrial production with premium quality digital printing.’ – Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Interview by Andreas Weber…

Online Features Jan/Feb Chapter 03

Previous…  

BPIF Printing Outlook Q1 2017 is available now

Print Industry optimism prevailed in Q4 as forecast is surpassed; Q1 is set to hold positive course…

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2017

Next generation labeling

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 24 Feb

Previous…  

PaperLab Arrives!

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Sat 18 Feb

Technology Guides – from Digital Dots

Technology Guides for Wild Format 2016 – 2017

This is the brand new series for 2016 – 2017. All have illustrated PDFs to download.

No 22 Basics of Colour Management for Wide Format Projects

One of the main objectives for colour management is to get the most out of the printing device used to print the job. For a designer or project manager this can be a challenge. By Paul Lindström

No 21 Hitting the 3rd Dimension

Printing is no longer limited to flat surfaces. With the help of 3D printers, impressive objects can be manufactured from a digital file, unveiling a whole new world of opportunities. By Sonja Angerer…

Drupa Newsroom

Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index. It is divided into Chapters for your convenience… but you must scroll down to view each Chapter and its content when you visit the Newsroom

News from Messe Düsseldorf

Out soon: 4th drupa Global trends Report 2017

General confidence amongst printers and suppliers for 2017 but mixed fortunes for markets and regions alike…

drupa 2020 dates brought forward by one week

World’s most important trade fair for printing technologies will now be held from 16 to 26 June 2020 to avoid holiday clashes…

The various Chapters in the drupa Newsroom are highlighted below. When you enter, just scroll down to see and access the complete collection::

drupa daily; drupa Exhibitors’ show + post-show News; drupa pre-show Exhibitor news; post-drupa from Messe Düsseldorf; drupa ante portas Blogs from Andreas Weber; drupa Expert Articles – and more

The Graphic Repro On-line Website is supported and sponsored by: 

Canon SA, Screen Europe,  Drupa 2020,  Esko,   Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Kemtek Imaging SystemsLeonhard Kurz Stiftung, Manroland Web Systems GmbH, Ricoh Europe, Sappi Limited  and  UPM-Kymmene

If you would like to send news for consideration for the Graphic Repro On-line Website (ISSN 1814-2915) or to submit comments, please e-mail Mike Hilton at: graphicrepro.za@gmail.com.

Our Website urls are:

http://www.graphicrepro.co.za

http://www.graphicrepro.net

GraphicRepro.Net e-News (ISSN 1814-2923)  provides weekly updates from the Graphic Repro On-line Website and is  compiled and published by Mike Hilton, graphicrepro.net, PO Box 10 Peterburgskoe Shosse 13/1, 196605 Pushkin 5, St. Petersburg, Russia.  e-mail graphicrepro.za@gmail.com

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Digital makes PRINT great again. Collage by Andreas Weber, Head of Value, Mainz/Germany

 

Graphic Repro On-line News to Friday 17 February 2017

Welcome to this week’s news roundup of 26 of the best received over the past seven days, along with Laurel Brunner’s most recent Verdigris Blog; the latest Wild Format Technology Guide from Sonja Angerer and number 21 in this series; and in Online Features – The BPIFs Printing Outlook for Q1 2017; and a brand new series from Andreas Weber beginning with an exclusive interview with head of digital sales and general manager of Digital Sheetfed at Heidelberg, Montserrat Peidro-Insa. In our drupa Newsroom, as well as leading Friday’s headlines, the world’s most important trade fair for printing technologies has been pulled forward by a week and will now be held from 16 to 26 June 2020 to avoid European holiday clashes for exhibitors and visitors alike.

 


“We keep our promises: sustainable industrial production with premium quality digital printing.” Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG


 

The week’s news began with Heidelberg on Monday as it installed the 1000th VLF printing unit as part of a new press for Green Bay packaging in Wisconsin. On Tuesday Tony Langley took the lead: firstly with the extremely positive Annual Report and 2016 ahievements by his Group; and then secondly with an article by Gareth Ward which highlights Manroland Sheetfed being happy as a successful profit-making press manufacturer, five years on since Langley Holdings rescued Manroland’s global sheetfed press business from administration.

New kit this week announced by Ricoh with a new high-speed inkjet web appears on Wednesday; and Kodak with its new Prinergy Cloud analytics service offering appears on Friday.

Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017, taking place in Lucerne from 20 – 23 February made the headlines on Monday with UPM; on Tuesday from Muller Martini and Hunkeler with a planned world premiere to showcase an Integrated Finishing 4.0 Workflow. While on Thursday, Duplo announced that it will be showcasing its latest innovations at the Lucerne event next week.

Other show-related news this week came from Sun Chemical at LOPEC 2017 on Thursday; and from SPGPrints for Label&Print at the NEC on Friday. Both events take place in March.

Major orders and installations (in addition to Heidelberg mentioned above) include Bytes with Xerox and Cape Office Machines in Cape Town, at Asset print on Monday as it opens a new branch in Rondebosch with a new Xerox press; IFS with Horizon at In Print UK; and PurePrint Group UK with five Renz solutions – all on Monday. On Tuesday, Kingfisher Press in the UK has added a Fujifilm Jet Press 720S digital inket sheetfed press for quality short-run work. On Wednesday, We’ll Corporation in Ishikawa gets a new Muller Martini Finishing 4.0 solution for the production of teaching materials; while Spanish packaging printer Omnipack has invested in an eight-colour Roland 700 PLV 8/0-4/4 HiPrint press; and in the UK, Qualvis Print & Packaging returns to Heidelberg for a new platesetter to double output over an older model. Thursday saw Direct Printing Impressions in West Caldwell, NJ boost productivity by 40 per cent with its new Speedmaster CD 102-X. To round of the week on Friday, Stephens & George Print Group in Wales has returned to Heidelberg for two high-speed high-productivity Stahlfolders launched at drupa last year. Lastly, London-based Leycol Print looks to boost business with Fujifilm‘s Superia LH-PJE plates.

The tailender goes to the ‘Oupa’ of South African disabled golf, Christo de Jager, as he marks a decade of Opens at the 2017 Canon South Africa Disabled Gold Open in Cape Town in May.

That’s it until next time. Do have a good week ahead. You’ll find a lot more below.

My best regards,

Mike Hilton

 


 

valuepublishing-heideldruck-montserrat-peidro-insa-001”It seems to me that Heidelberg has played an important role in the breakthrough of industrial digital printing.“ —Andreas Weber, Head of Value. Click for access to the full story.


 

 

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Week beginning Mon 13 February – date published appears in article footline

Monday

Heidelberg celebrates 1000th VLF printing unit install

Green Bay Packaging in Wisconsin, USA, has installed the 1000th Very Large Format printing unit from Heidelberg…

UPM Digi papers at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017

UPM will share its paper selection for digital printing at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017, in Lucerne from 20 – 23 February…

Asset Print opens new doors in Rondebosch with Xerox

Asset Print, one of Cape Town’s established full-service print shops opens second premises in suburb of Rondebosch…

In Print expansion features Horizon StitchLiner 6000

Horizon bookletmaker from IFS plays central role in £500,000 investment to streamline production…

Pureprint Group picks Renz systems to expand its services

Pureprint enhances in-house capabilities and expands global Web-to-print business with five Renz-supplied solutions…

Tuesday

A record year for Langley Holdings

The engineering and industrial group, has published its IFRS Annual Report & Accounts for year ended 31 December, 2016…

Manroland Sheetfed happy as a profit making press manufacturer

It is now five years on, since Langley Holdings rescued Manroland’s sheetfed presses business from administration…

Muller Martini at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne

World Premiere 20 to 23 February: Muller Martini and Hunkeler to showcase an Integrated Finishing 4.0 Workflow…

Fujifilm Jet Press 720S momentum continues to build

This latest UK investment will significantly boost Kingfisher Press’s ability to take on quality short-run work…

Duplo gets top marks for energy efficiency programme

Duplo comes top of the class with Total Gas and Power for energy efficiency from renewable resources…

Wednesday

BPIF Printing Outlook Q1 2017 is available now

Print Industry optimism prevailed in Q4 as forecast is surpassed; Q1 is set to hold positive course…

Ricoh Europe announces the Ricoh Pro VC40000

Ricoh broadens award-winning inkjet portfolio; bolstering capabilities for transactional and direct mail users…

We’ll Japan enters new market segment with Muller Martini

We’ll Corporation in Ishikawa gets a new Muller Martini Finishing 4.0 solution for the production of teaching materials…

New press brings new opportunities for Omnipack

Spanish packaging printer Omnipack has invested in an eight-colour Roland 700 PLV 8/0-4/4 HiPrint press…

Qualvis Print & Packaging opts for latest Suprasetter 106

Qualvis Print & Packaging returns to Heidelberg for a new platesetter to double output over the older model…

Thursday

drupa 2020 dates brought forward by one week

World’s most important trade fair for printing technologies will now be held from 16 to 26 June 2020 to avoid holiday clashes…

Duplo heading to Hunkeler Innovationdays next week

Duplo will be showcasing latest innovations at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017 in Lucerne, from 20 – 23 February…

Sun Chemical at LOPEC 2017 in Munich in March

Sun to exhibit latest offerings for printed electronics, printed circuit boards and electronics manufacturing…

The 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open

‘Oupa’ of South African disabled golf marks decade of Opens…

DPI updates with Speedmaster CD 102-6+L with X-Package

Direct Printing Impressions in West Caldwell, NJ boosts productivity by 40 per cent with new Speedmaster CD 102-X…

Friday

An important role in the breakthrough of industrial digital print

‘We keep our promises: sustainable industrial production with premium quality digital printing.’ – Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Interview by Andreas Weber…

‘Optimised Paper Handling and Logistics’ Guide

A reminder the international best practice guide ‘Optimised Paper Handling and Logistics’ is available and to download…

Kodak introduces Prinergy Cloud analytics-enabled platform

Innovative cloud analytics service aims to deliver new solutions to control cost, minimise risk and drive growth…

SPGPrints at Label&Print 2017 at the NEC next month

SPGPrints’ rotary screen solutions for value-added label and packaging feature at Label&Print 2017, from 1 – 2 March…

Stephens & George has added two Stahlfolder TH 82-Ps

Stephens & George Print Group returns to Heidelberg for two high-speed high-productivity folders after a short break…

Leycol Print switches to Fujifilm Superia plates

London-based commercial printer looks to boost business with investment in Fujifilm’s Superia LH-PJE plates…

The lead articles from a week last Friday… 

Strengthening Sappi Europe’s competitive advantage

Sappi has announced range of projects in Europe and the United States to support its growth strategy and 2020Vision…

MPS invests in the world’s first 18-unit packaging press

The press will be installed during March at MPS East Kilbride, Scotland and be fully commissioned by mid-year…

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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.

Value Dialog exclusive Interview series

An important role in the breakthrough of industrial digital printing!

‘We keep our promises: sustainable industrial production with premium quality digital printing.’ – Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Interview by Andreas Weber…

Online Features Jan/Feb Chapter 03

BPIF Printing Outlook Q1 2017 is available now

Print Industry optimism prevailed in Q4 as forecast is surpassed; Q1 is set to hold positive course…

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Blömeke lauds first Speedmaster XL 75-5 LE UV in Germany

Blömeke opens up new areas of business with the first Speedmaster XL 75-5 LE UV in Germany with a matching service package…

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2017

PaperLab Arrives!

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Sat 18 Feb

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Prizes for best behaviour

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 10 Feb

Technology Guides – from Digital Dots

Technology Guides for Wild Format 2016 – 2017

This is the brand new series for 2016 – 2017. All have illustrated PDFs to download.

No 21 Hitting the 3rd Dimension

Printing is no longer limited to flat surfaces. With the help of 3D printers, impressive objects can be manufactured from a digital file, unveiling a whole new world of opportunities. By Sonja Angerer…

No 20 – Inks and their variations

Normally the key to the success of every print job, whether analogue or digital, depends on the correct mix of media and ink… By Sophie Matthews-Paul

Drupa Newsroom

Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index. It is divided into Chapters for your convenience… but you must scroll down to view each Chapter and its content when you visit the Newsroom

News from Messe Düsseldorf in 2017

drupa 2020 dates brought forward by one week

World’s most important trade fair for printing technologies will now be held from 16 to 26 June 2020 to avoid holiday clashes…

Previous…  

Messe Düsseldorf to reconstruct Southern Section

Plans for the reconstruction of the South Entrance and Halls 1 + 2 in a EUR 140m investment approved for completion in 2019…

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Photos: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. — Collage: Andreas Weber, Mainz/Germany.

 

“We keep our promises: sustainable industrial production with premium quality digital printing.” —Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Interview: Andreas Weber, Head of Value | German version

 

Presented to hundreds of thousands of trade visitors at drupa 2016 and on the market since January 2017 with the start of the pilot phase: the Primefire 106 – as the first industrial premium digital printing production system in B1 format it is performing successfully in the pilot phase and has proven itself at ‘MPS Multi Packaging Solutions’. An important core element of the new Heidelberg digital strategy has thus been achieved — and now is the perfect time for an exclusive interview by Andreas Weber with Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Head of Digital Sales and Digital Sheetfed General Manager at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (#Heideldruck) on the subject of the market launch of the Heidelberg Primefire 106.

You joined Heidelberg just before drupa 2016. Did you expect that the traditional company would be able to develop into the pioneer of premium level industrial digital printing so rapidly?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: I have to admit that I’m extremely positively surprised. Even my high expectations were exceeded. During my career, I’ve gained a great deal of experience with the transformation of particular market segments on the basis of digital printing. But up to that point I wasn’t very familiar with the world of offset printing as a core area of expertise of Heidelberg. Now, as Heidelberg is merging both together, I’m sure that we can meet the present and future needs of print shops and their customers in the best possible way.

What makes you so optimistic?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: At drupa 2016, I saw the Primefire 106 in operation as a prototype for the first time, where it produced top quality inkjet print samples. Afterwards, I watched as this was implemented quickly and highly professionally in Research and Development, as well as in Engineering, within just a few weeks. After all, what is important is not only complying with ambitious machine specifications but also being able to produce at industrial level with the aid of technical innovations, in line with actual working situations. And that was achieved in an extremely short time. The engineers were open-minded, new ideas from the team and suggestions were taken into account immediately and implemented technically. Also the cooperation with our co development partner Fujifilm went very well for both sides. To be perfectly honest, I’d not experienced anything like it before. They were real highlights for me and they still have an effect today.

The pilot phase for the Primefire 106 began in January 2017. What is so special about it?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: For a successful pilot phase in which the machine runs under production conditions at customers, two requirements must be met. 1. The technology must be complete, i.e. fully developed. 2. Innovations must meet or exceed the needs of the customer. In the context of the print shop business, this means that new printing technologies must be successful from the word go – they must work reliably from a technical and from a commercial point of view. The largest burden for print shops is winning new print job orders, which is very hard work. Once they have a job, they must be able to produce it reliably and without problems on an industrial scale. This means with top quality and speed, extremely good reproducibility characteristics and a very high level of machine availability coupled with minimum makeready times. Ensuring that this can be achieved is the core element of our job.

 

 

Aren’t high quality and an excellent uptime already standard in digital printing?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Unfortunately not. And this is the most important strength and USP of the Primefire 106 in comparison to other solutions on the market that either offer one or the other. With a lot of solutions, this means that the up time may be reduced to as low as 40 % if maximum quality is required. And vice versa – if you concentrate on maximum productivity, high quality standards cannot be achieved. With the Primefire 106, we have proven that we can offer both at once, as demonstrated in the pilot phase. With this machine, we set high standards in terms of dependable high quality performance, which is an indispensable requirement in our target markets of packaging and converting.

The first customer in the Primefire pilot phase is the globally operating MPS Multi Packaging Solutions, with its headquarters in New York City and its production site in Obersulm near Stuttgart. What was the key reason for this collaboration?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: The excellent product specifications as well as outstanding features and, above all, our performance pledge were convincing factors, as everything meets the wishes and stringent requirements at MPS exactly. Furthermore, the two companies have worked together for many years, as Heidelberg is the main supplier for offset printing technology and several pilot projects have already been implemented successfully in the area of offset printing. My colleagues have done a brilliant job, which has resulted in a high degree of mutual trust being built up at many levels over a number of years. And this situation is now being transferred seamlessly to digital printing, with the additional major plus point that, with Fujifilm, we not only have a premium supplier of inkjet printheads, but Fujifilm is a development partner who actively contributes know-how and manpower in this context in order to get the best out of its technology with our machine and production concept. And that’s unique. Another factor is our industry-wide, leading service network with teams who can help out quickly if needed, either remotely or on site. And all these points were appreciated and acknowledged by more than 40 companies at our Primefire customer event at the end of January, 2017.

 

World premiere of Heidelberg Primefire 106 at drupa 2016. Video: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.

 

In the context of the Primefire 106, the fact that the go-to-market and new business models will be key success factors was highlighted at drupa 2016. What must be borne in mind or what are potential new challenges?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Heidelberg is renowned for its excellent customer relationships and loyalty — and this is even acknowledged by its competitors. Good customer loyalty is developed when Sales as well as Service identify with the customer as much as possible, have a continual presence and are integrated into the customers’ everyday work. As this has been the case for a very long time, we don’t have to reinvent the wheel with the go-to-market activities for the Primefire. We use tried and tested elements and well-established structures in account management that are valued by our customers…

… and what is the situation as far as business models are concerned?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: In the context of business models we need to rethink, as with industrial printing using inkjet technology one thing is of key importance – our customers must know exactly what they are paying for at all times. The click charge billing models that are commonly used for digital printing work for numerous applications that are made up of a large number of individual jobs, often with small print runs. The click costs comprise a fixed charge plus variable costs and should only amount to a maximum of 20% of the total production costs, otherwise it becomes unprofitable…

… and what exactly does this mean with respect to the Primefire 106?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: With high-volume production with the Primefire 106 in multi-shift mode under industrial production conditions, a different approach is definitely needed, especially for packaging printing. The costs must be completely transparent before the job is started — across all process steps. We call this the “pay for what you consume” model and we have developed new types of contracts which cover all aspects related to the maintenance of the inkjet printheads and other inkjet printing production factors, such as ink, for each contract, in addition to the purchase prices of the machines. We therefore offer an economically relevant model, tailored specifically to packaging print shops, that is an important part of our performance pledge and that, in my opinion, no other manufacturer can offer at the moment.

 

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Best-in-class technology needs a great design as well: Primefire 106 celebrated its World Premiere at drupa 2016. Photos: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.

 

What impact does this new business model approach have in actual situations? After all, the Primefire concept also changes the way that Heidelberg customers can go about their business.

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: That’s right, digitization in the printing industry changes the way business is done in many areas. Print shops must consider whether it is better to integrate Primefire systems into their existing operation or to separate them off into their own department/company. There is a wide variety of options for how companies want to structure and organize their digital business. From the application-related, technical side or the process workflows, we can offer comprehensive, flexible support.

Have you already received feedback from your customers’ customers – i.e. brands that use packaging?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Since drupa 2016, we have received feedback from companies who order packaging via our customers. The most important feedback is that digital printing solutions must be 100% reliable as the requirements are extremely high. Brand owners or print buyers who find out about the Primefire technology actively approach our customers immediately in order to be able to take advantage of the benefits themselves as soon as possible. In particular, this applies to the time to market speed at the point of sale which enables sophisticated products to be sold more easily and quickly.

What’s more, our customers are also given the chance to not only produce jobs in line with customer specifications but also to actively approach their customers/interested parties with their new ideas on the basis of the new opportunities provided by the Primefire.  This new form of creativity is expressly welcomed in order to design marketing activities that are more relevant or to address new target groups more effectively. — Incidentally, this situation has meant that our Primefire pilot customer MPS has been producing actual runs for brand customers from the cosmetics industry since the beginning of February 2017 – and not only test jobs for inspecting samples for new applications. This rapid adaptation of new printing technologies is accelerating the transformation dramatically.

As it looks today, does the success of the pilot phase meet your expectations?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Definitely. Without mentioning any concrete figures, we have received an enormous amount of inquiries. This is mainly because the Primefire 106 is designed as a platform that can be upgraded and therefore is expected to offer a production life of up to ten years.

To finish, can you give us a forecast of how this platform approach will develop with the Primefire 106?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: We keep our promises: sustainable industrial production with premium quality digital printing. In the next few years, there will be hardly any need to modify our Primefire technology in terms of quality, printhead technology and print image resolution. However, it is conceivable that throughput will be increased for more printed sheets per hour. New areas of application will certainly arise in the next few years. Specific solutions, for the pharmaceuticals area for example, will also be planned. This includes new opportunities in the context of digital finishing, e.g. with inline processing. And it is very important to make it clear that enhancements to the Primefire systems will be possible for existing installations for the foreseeable future due to our platform concept. Investments are therefore secured in the long term.

Thank you very much for this informative interview. It seems to me that Heidelberg has played an important role in the breakthrough of industrial digital printing

 


 

drupa 2016

Photo: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG 

About Montserrat Peidro-Insa:

Montserrat Peidro-Insa is the new force in the Heidelberg digital team. She joined Heidelberg in the spring of 2016, just in time before drupa. The former HP manager has gained many years of experience in launching professional digital printing systems, and Heidelberg would also like to benefit from this expertise. She is therefore a welcome addition to Jason Oliver’s team and is now Head of Digital Sales and Digital Sheetfed General Manager at Heidelberg. Together with her staff, she will be responsible for the market launch of the Heidelberg Primefire 106.

 


 

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Fotos: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Bildcollage: Andreas Weber, Mainz.

„Wir halten, was wir versprechen: die nachhaltig industrielle Fertigung mit Digitaldruck auf Premiumniveau!“ —Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Interview: Andreas Weber, Head of Value | English version

Auf der drupa 2016 hunderttausenden Fachbesuchern vorgestellt und seit Januar 2017 Beginn der Pilotphase im Markt: Primefire 106 als erstes industrielles Digitaldruck-Premium-Produktionssystem im B1 Format meistert die Pilot-Phase und bewährt sich bei ‚MPS Multi Packaging Solutions‘. Damit ist ein wichtiger Kernpunkt der neuen Digitalstrategie bei Heidelberg erfüllt — und ein perfekter Zeitpunkt für ein Exklusivinterview von Andreas Weber zur Markteinführung der Heidelberg Primefire 106 mit Montserrat Peidro-Insa, Head of Digital Sales and General Manager Digital Sheetfed  bei Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (#Heideldruck).

Sie kamen zur drupa 2016 zu Heidelberg. Hatten Sie erwartet, dass das Traditionsunternehmen so rasend schnell zum Vorreiter im industriellen Digitaldruck auf Premiumniveau werden konnte?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Ich muss zugeben, dass ich äußerst positiv überrascht bin. Meine hohen Erwartungen wurden noch übertroffen. Ich habe in meiner Laufbahn reichhaltige Erfahrungen bei der Transformation bestimmter Marktsegmente durch Digitaldruck erworben. Mit der Offsetdruckwelt als Kernkompetenz von Heidelberg war ich aber bis dato nicht näher vertraut. Jetzt, wo  Heidelberg beides zusammenführt, bin ich überzeugt, dass wir heutige und künftige Bedürfnisse von Druckereien und deren Kunden bestmöglich erfüllen können.

Was macht Sie so optimistisch?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Zur drupa 2016 sah ich erstmals die Primefire 106 als Prototyp in Betrieb, um hochwertigste Druckmuster im Inkjet-Druck zu erzeugen. Im Nachgang erlebte ich innerhalb weniger Wochen, wie rasch und hochprofessionell die Implementierung bei Forschung und Entwicklung sowie Engineering ablief. Schließlich gilt es, nicht nur ambitionierte Maschinenspezifikationen zu erfüllen, sondern mithilfe von Technikinnovationen praxisgerecht auf industriellem Niveau produzieren zu können. Und das klappte in kürzester Zeit. Die Ingenieure waren offen im Denken, neue Ideen der Teams und Anregungen wurden sofort aufgegriffen und technisch umgesetzt. Und die Zusammenarbeit mit unserem Entwicklungspartner FujiFilm war fruchtbar für beide Seiten. Ganz ehrlich: So etwas hatte ich bis dahin noch nicht erlebt. Das waren echte Highlights für mich, die immer noch nachwirken.

Im Januar 2017 startete die Pilot-Phase für Primefire 106. Was ist das besondere daran?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Für eine erfolgreiche Pilot-Phase, in der bei Kunden unter Produktionsbedingungen gearbeitet wird, müssen zwei Voraussetzungen erfüllt sein. 1. Die Technologie muss fertig, sprich ausgereift, sein. 2. Innovationen müssen den Bedarf der Kunden (über)treffen. Auf das Druckereigeschäft bezogen, heisst das, neue Drucktechnologien müssen sich aus dem Stand heraus bewähren, also nicht nur technisch, sondern auch kaufmännisch solide funktionieren. Die Hauptlast ist doch, Druckaufträge zu akquirieren, das ist für Druckereien harte Arbeit. Liegt der Auftrag vor, muss reibungslos und zuverlässig industriell produziert werden können. Das heisst mit maximaler Qualität und  Geschwindigkeit, extrem guter Wiederholbarkeit und höchster Maschinenverfügbarkeit bei minimalen Rüstzeiten. Die Voraussetzungen dafür zu schaffen, ist im Kern unser Job.

Sind hohe Qualität und beste ‚Up-time‘ im Digitaldruck nicht schon Standard?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Leider nein. Und das ist die große Stärke und Alleinstellung von Primefire 106 im Unterschied zu sonstigen Angeboten im Markt, die entweder das eine oder das andere bieten. Was bei vielen dazu führt, dass, wenn man maximale Qualität realisieren will, die Up-time auf bis zu 40 % runtergeht. Und umgekehrt: Setzt man auf maximale Produktivität, lassen sich hohe Qualitätsstufen nicht erreichen. Mit Primefire 106 bieten wir nachweislich beides in einem, wie es sich nachweislich in der Pilot-Phase beweist. Wir setzen damit hohe Maßstäbe für dependable  high quality performance, die in unseren Zielmärkten Packaging und Converting erforderlich und unabdingbar ist.

Der erste Kunde für die Primefire-Pilot-Phase ist der global agierende Konzern MPS Multi Packaging Solutions, mit Headquarter in New York City und seinem Produktionsstandort in Obersulm bei Stuttgart. Was gab den Ausschlag zur Zusammenarbeit?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Die exzellenten Produktspezifikationen sowie exzellente Features und v. a. unser Leistungsversprechen überzeugten, da alles die Vorstellungen und hohen Anforderungen bei MPS exakt trifft. Zudem verbindet beide Unternehmen eine langjährige Zusammenarbeit, da Heidelberg Hauptlieferant bei Offsetdrucktechnik ist und für den Offsetdruck bereits einige Pilot-Projekte erfolgreich durchgeführt wurden. Meine Kollegen haben einen brillanten Job gemacht, was über Jahre hohes gegenseitiges Vertrauen auf vielen Ebenen aufgebaut hat. Das überträgt sich jetzt nahtlos auf den Digitaldruck, mit dem großen Zusatzplus, das wir mit Fujifilm nicht nur einen Premium-Lieferanten für Inkjet-Druckköpfe haben, sondern Fujifilm sich als Entwicklungspartner mit Know-how und Manpower aktiv einbringt, um das Beste aus ihrer Technologie im Kontext mit unserem Maschinen- und Produktionskonzept rauszuholen. Das ist einzigartig. Hinzukommt unser Industrie-weit führendes Service-Netzwerk, mit Teams, die im Bedarfsfall schnell ‚remote‘ oder vor Ort helfen. Alle diese Punkte wurden übrigens bei unserem Primefire-Kundenevent Ende Januar 2017 von über 40 Firmen geschätzt und anerkannt.

Premiere der Heidelberg Primefire 106 als Highlight im Digitaldruck auf der drupa 2016. — Life-Video: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Juni 2016.

Im Kontext mit Primefire 106  wurde auf der drupa 2016 betont, dass für den Erfolg das Go-to-Market und neue Geschäftsmodelle entscheidend sein werden. Was ist zu beachten respektive was sind ggf. neue Herausforderungen?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Heidelberg ist — das wird auch vom Wettbewerb anerkannt — renommiert für seine exzellente Kundenbeziehungen und -treue. Eine gute Kundenbindung entsteht, wenn sich der Vertrieb wie auch der Service bestmöglich mit dem Kunden identifizieren, stets Präsenz zeigen und in den Kundenalltag integriert werden. Da dies seit langem der Fall ist, müssen wir beim Go-to-Market für Primefire das Rad nicht erst neu erfinden. Wir greifen auf Bewährtes und fest etablierte Strukturen im Account-Management zurück, die von unseren Kunden geschätzt werden…

… und wie verhält sich das bei Geschäftsmodellen?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Bei Geschäftsmodellen müssen wir umdenken, denn im industriellen Druck mit Inkjet-Technologie ist entscheidend wichtig: Unser Kunde muss jederzeit genau wissen, wofür er zahlt. Die im Digitaldruck gängigen ‚Clickcharge‘-Abrechnungmodelle funktionieren bei einer Vielzahl von Anwendungen, die sich aus der Summe vieler Einzeljobs oft mit kleinen Auflagen generieren. Die Klickkosten bestehen aus einem Fixum plus variablen Kosten und dürfen dabei maximal 20 % der Gesamt-Produktionskosten ausmachen, sonst wird es unrentabel…

… und das heisst konkret bezogen auf Primefire 106?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Bei hochvolumigen Produktionen mit Primefire 106 im Mehrschichtenmodus unter industriellen Fertigungsbedingungen braucht es in jedem Fall einen anderen Ansatz, gerade im Verpackungsdruck. Es muss vor Auftragsbeginn eine umfassende Kostentransparenz bestehen — über sämtliche Prozessschritte hinweg. Wir nennen das „Pay for what you consume“-Modell und haben neue Vertragsformen entwickelt, die neben Maschinen-Kaufpreisen per Vertrag alle Aspekte der Instandhaltung der Inkjet-Druckköpfe und sonstiger Inkjet-Druck-Produktionsfaktoren wie die Tinte umfasst. Damit bieten wir ein ökonomisch relevantes, für Verpackungsdruckereien zugeschnittenes Modell, das ein wichtiger Teil unseres Leistungsversprechens darstellt und das aus meiner Sicht zur Zeit kein anderer Hersteller bieten kann.

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Funktionsbereiche der Primefire 106: 1. Anleger 2. Conditioning-Werk 3. Jetring-Werk 4. Trocknersystem 5. Lackierwerk 6. Prinect Digital Center Inline mit Perfect Stack-Technologie. Foto: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

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Nicht nur technisch, sondern auch ästhetisch ein Glanzstück. — Foto: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Wie wirkt sich dieser neue Geschäftsmodellansatz in der Praxis aus? Das Primefire-Konzept verändert ja auch die Art und Weise, wie Heidelberg-Kunden ihr Geschäft angehen können.

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: In der Tat, die Digitalisierung im Print ändert die Art und Weise des Geschäfts über viele Bereiche hinweg. Druckereien müssen abwägen, ob sie Primefire-Systeme in den bestehenden Betrieb integrieren oder in eine eigene Abteilung/Firma ausgliedern. Es gibt ganz verschiedene Möglichkeiten, wie man sein ‚Digital Business‘ ausrichten und organisieren möchte. Von der anwendungsbezogenen, technischen Seite oder den Prozessabläufen können wir alles flexibel unterstützen.

Haben Sie schon Feedback von Seiten der Kunden Ihrer Kunden, also Marken, die Verpackungen einsetzen?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Seit der drupa 2016 bekommen wir Feedback seitens der Auftraggeber für Verpackungen über unsere Kunden. Das Wichtigste ist, dass Digitaldruck-Lösungen hundertprozentig verlässlich sein müssen, da die Anforderungen extrem hoch sind. Markeninhaber respektive Print Buyer, die von der Primefire Technologie Kenntnis erhalten, gehen sofort aktiv auf unsere Kunden zu, um die Vorteil möglichst schnell für sich nutzen zu können. Dies ist insbesondere das Time-to-Market-Momentum am Point-of-Sale, um anspruchsvolle Produkte einfacher und schneller verkaufen zu können.

Und: Unsere Kunden erhalten zudem die Chance, nicht nur gemäß Kundenvorgaben Aufträge zu produzieren, sondern auf Basis der neuen Möglichkeiten der Primefire mit ihren Ideen aktiv auf ihre Kunden/Interessenten zuzugehen. Diese neue Form der Kreativität ist ausdrücklich erwünscht, um Marketingaktivitäten relevanter zu gestalten bzw. neue Zielgruppen besser zu erreichen! — Nebenbei, dieser Umstand hat dazu geführt, das unser Primefire-Pilotkunde MPS bereits seit Anfang Februar 2017 für Markenkunden aus dem Beauty-Bereich  echte Produktionen fährt – und nicht nur Testjobs quasi zur Bemusterung neuer Anwendungen. Diese schnelle Adaption neuer Print-Techniken beschleunigt die Transformation ganz erheblich.

Aus jetziger Sicht: Trifft der Erfolg der Pilot-Phase ihre Erwartungen?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Definitiv. Ohne dass ich konkret Zahlen nennen darf, die Anfragen sind enorm. Vor allem auch, weil Primefire 106 als Plattform ausgelegt ist, die Upgrade-fähig ist und daher in der Vorausschau bis zu zehn Jahre Produktionseinsatz bieten kann.

Können Sie zum Abschluss einen Ausblick geben, wie sich dieser Plattform-Ansatz mit Primefire 106 entwickeln wird?

Montserrat Peidro-Insa: Wir halten, was wir versprechen: Die nachhaltig industrielle Fertigung mit Digitaldruck auf Premiumniveau! An unserer Primefire Technologie wird in den nächsten Jahren kaum ein Änderungsbedarf entstehen, was Qualität, Druckkopftechnik und Druckbildauflösung angeht. Denkbar ist aber, den Durchsatz zu steigern, mit mehr Druckbogen pro Stunde. In den nächsten Jahren werden sicher neue Anwendungsbereiche hinzukommen. Zudem geplant werden spezifische Lösungen, wie z. B. für den Pharma-Bereich. Hierzu gehören auch neue Möglichkeiten im sog. Digital Finishing, z. B. mit Inline-Verarbeitung. Ganz wichtig ist aber festzuhalten: Erweiterungen der Primefire-Systeme können aufgrund unserer Plattform-Konzeption bei bestehenden Installationen auf absehbare Zeit vorgenommen werden. Damit sind Investitionen sicher und nachhaltig wirksam.

Besten Dank für das informative Gespräch. Mir scheint: Heidelberg hat dem industriellen Digitaldruck zum Durchbruch verholfen!


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Montserrat Peidro-Insa ist die neue Powerfrau im Digitalteam von Heidelberg. — Foto: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

Zur Person

Montserrat Peidro-Insa ist die neue Powerfrau im Digitalteam von Heidelberg. Sie kam in Frühjahr 2016 gerade noch rechtzeitig vor der drupa zu Heidelberg. Die ehemalige HP Managerin hat viele Jahre Erfahrung in der Markteinführung von professionellen Digitaldrucksystemen. Davon möchte auch Heidelberg profitieren. Sie ergänzt daher das Team von Jason Oliver und ist jetzt Leiterin Digital Sales und General Manager Digital Sheetfed bei Heidelberg. Sie wird sich zusammen mit ihren Mitarbeitern um die Markteinführung der Heidelberg Primefire 106 kümmern.


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Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 20 January 2017

Welcome to this week’s news roundup of 20 of the best received during the past seven days, as well as the latest Verdigris Environmental Blog from Laurel Brunner, and the two very latest Wild Format Technology Guides from Digital Dots, bringing the total in this new series to 19.
You’ll find a number of superb sales and recent intallations among this week’s posts for leading technology from Ricoh in the UK; Heidelberg in North America; from Fujifilm with Inca Digital in Johannesburg, South Africa; KBA in the United States; EFI in both Spain and Israel; IFS with Foliant in the UK; Edale in Thailand; and MPS with its first Domino-powered Hybrid narrow web press in North America.
Event news this week came from this year’s sell-out EFI Connect customer event in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; with upcoming event news from Heidelberg for its participation in PrintWeekLive! In the UK which takes place from 8 – 9 March; and from Ricoh Europe on Friday, with its plans for Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne next month.
New kit this week from Intec, Zund and Drytac on Monday; from Canon with three new MFP devices on Wednesday; and from Komori on Thursday with its very latest Lithrone press, which it describes as the ultimate one-pass double-sided printing press to meet the most demanding requirements.
The tailender is from Sappi and Felix Schoeller, who jointly announced on Thursday they are to develop sustainable packaging solutions by combining their unique core competencies.

That’s it until next time.

My best regards,
Mike Hilton
 

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e-News comprises:  Headline News – Online Feature Articles – the Verdigris initiative and Wild Format Technology Guides from Digital Dots, and our Drupa and Newsroom, all of which can be accessed from the Website Home Page and its Index. We also have News in Review, which provides a weekly overview and listing of all news added to the site in the prior week. 

Headline News
Over 28,000 news items have now gone online since we launched our Website in September 2001. News for the past 24 months can still be accessed via the Home Page and its continuation news page

Week beginning Mon 16 January – actual date published also appears in article footline

Monday
New Intec CS3000 model launched today
Intec enhances ColorSplash digital imaging range with new CS3000 with affordability in mind for lower volume users…

Hubergroup develops MGA Natura sheetfed ink series
The fast-setting ink series is ideal for high-volume printing of food packaging and fast post-print processing…

Zünd adds more powerful, versatile, automated router
With the high-powered RM-L router option, Zünd brings to market a robust new 3.6kW routing solution…

Drytac announces new Polar Carpet film for graphics
Create ‘Slip Certified’ slip resistant short-term graphics for short pile carpets with Drytac’s Polar Carpet film…

Tuesday
Advantage Ricoh in digital colour printing stakes
ADP has swopped Xerox for Ricoh and it is thumbs up for the C9110 from the Dorchester UK printer. By Gareth Ward…

Classic Open House for Heidelberg’s classic X-Press
Open House at Classic Litho + Design, Inc. showcases cost-effective benefits of high-spec Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102…

Pureprint has fast turnaround work covered with Foliant
IFS-supplied Foliant Taurus Laminator supports demand for 24-hour delivery at Pureprint Group in the UK…

Edale eight-colour press for EVA in Thailand
EVA Enterprise in Bangkok, Thailand, returns to Edale to invest in full UV FL3 eight-colour label printing press…

Wednesday
Fujifilm and USS Graphics: A South African success story
Full-service South African commercial printer strengthens its Fujifilm partnership with second Inca Digital Onset in two years…

Heidelberg digital and litho live at PrintWeekLive!
Under the banner Simply Smart there will be a Press Center XL 2 and Versafire CV five-colour B3 digital press; with Anthony Thirlby representing Heidelberg on the discussion panel…

EFI Connect once again reached sell-out capacity
Global EFI customers from 37 nations jumpstart their business opportunities in 2017 at sold-out Connect conference…

Canon announces three new imageRunner Advance MFPs
New Canon multi-function printer series designed to meet the demands of today’s modern office environments…

Thursday
Sappi Europe and Felix Schoeller Group to collaborate
Sappi and Felix Schoeller to jointly develop sustainable packaging solutions by combining their unique core competencies…

Komori announces Lithrone GX44RP debut
Komori has developed the ultimate one-pass double-sided printing press to meet the most demanding requirements…

First EFI Nozomi C18000 for Hinojosa in Spain
Hinojosa selected for first worldwide installation of EFI’s Nozomi C18000 single-pass LED inkjet corrugated board press…

MPS EF SYMJET hybrid press first for North America
Meyers is first in North America to purchase the MPS EF SYMJET digital UV inkjet label press powered by Domino…

Friday
Ricoh at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017 in Lucerne
Ricoh to focus on end-to-end workflow with Ricoh Pro VC60000; and Pro C9100 at Hunkeler Innovationdays in February…

Premier boosts productivity with Promatrix 106 CS
Premier Folding Carton in Cincinnati reaping the benefits of Heidelberg’s Promatrix 106 CS die-cutting machine…

El Paso Paper Box adds KBA Rapida 106 seven-colour
Texas firm differentiates itself with perfecting, full inline UV, upgraded quality controls, and faster productivity…

Campus Digital Imaging adds EFI Vutek 3r LED printer
Newly launched roll-to-roll model replaces three printers, improving throughput and enabling same-day delivery for Israeli firm…

A couple of the key articles from last week… 

Xaar signs piezo inkjet printhead partnership with Xerox
Xaar has signed an agreement with Xerox Corporation to partner for bulk piezo inkjet printhead production…

Ricoh achieves BPIF ISO 12647 certification
Ricoh UK Products Ltd achieves world’s first UKAS accredited ISO 12647 certification for a digital press manufacturer…

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drupa 2020 (drupa), the international flagship fair of the printing and media industry, responds to the challenges of the changing market and provides pioneering solutions for the future. This is highlighted by the new marketing and communication strategy where drupa claims its position as ‘No.1 for Print & Crossmedia Solutions’. Visit the drupa 2020 Website.You should also visit blog.drupa.comfor the very latest industry news and developments.

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.

Online Features Nov/Dec Chapter 08

Previous…   
Improving colour across suppliers
Colour is an integral part of every product we see and touch, and it elicits an emotional response. By Shoshana Burgett, director of corporate strategy for X-Rite Pantone…

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2017

Trumping the Paris Agreement
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 20 Jan

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Packaging Technology Cuts Emissions
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 13 Jan

Technology Guides – from Digital Dots

Technology Guides for Wild Format 2016 – 2017
This is the brand new series for 2016 – 2017. The first 18 can now be found in this special section in the Index on our Website Home Page. All have illustrated PDFs to download.

No 19 – Installation Basics for Wide Format Projects
Have you ever heard that print is dead? Well, if you have, I’m sure you disagree, especially when we look at the development of digitally printed options. By Paul Lindström

No 18 – Machine Head
Investing in the right wide format equipment is paramount for any digital print provider. With options more diversified than ever, just how do you find out which machine will really rock your shop? By Sonja Angerer…

Drupa Newsroom
Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index. It is divided into Chapters for your convenience… but you must scroll down to view each Chapter and its content when you visit the Newsroom

News from Messe Düsseldorf 2016 – 2017

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Messe Düsseldorf to reconstruct Southern Section
Plans for the reconstruction of the South Entrance and Halls 1 + 2 in a EUR 140m investment approved for completion in 2019…

The various Chapters in the drupa Newsroom are highlighted below. When you enter, just scroll down to see and access the complete collection::

drupa daily; drupa Exhibitors’ show + post-show News; drupa pre-show Exhibitor news; post-drupa from Messe Düsseldorf; drupa ante portas Blogs from Andreas Weber; drupa Expert Articles – and more

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Canon SA, Screen Europe,  Drupa 2020,  Esko,   Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Kemtek Imaging Systems,  Leonhard Kurz Stiftung, Manroland Web Systems GmbH, Ricoh Europe, Sappi Limited  and UPM-Kymmene.

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Die Print-Branche ist eine der größten und nachhaltigsten der Welt. Innovationen wie 4D Printing sehen die Marktforscher von Gartner als wichtigen Treiber innerhalb der ‘Emerging Technologies 2016’. Bildcollage: Andreas Weber, Mainz/Frankfurt am Main.

Ein Kommentar von Andreas Weber, Head of Value

Siehe auch die Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse. | English Version

Durch ValueTrendRadar-Analyse „Perspektiven in der Wertschöpfung mit Print“ liegt erstmals eine umfassende, ganzheitliche Betrachtung des globalen Print-Geschehens vor. Aus gutem Grund liegt ein besonderer Fokus auf Deutschland, da hier die moderne Druckbranche ihren Ursprung fand. Aber auch die globale Sicht kommt nicht zu kurz.

Die hohe wirtschaftliche Bedeutung von Print als einer der global größten und mithin nachhaltigsten Branchen ist evident, da Print unverzichtbar ist. Die (teils unvermuteten) Wachstumstreiber Online-Handel, Online Print sowie 4D Printing und als Königsdisziplin der Verpackungs- und Etikettendruck schaffen für viele lukrative Anreize.

 


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Entsprechend ist der Technologie-, Innovations- und Investitions-Aufwand riesig. Bei der Positionierung der Techniklieferanten trennt sich die Spreu vom Weizen. Die gemäß ihrem Selbstverständnis als „Erneuerer“ von Print auftretenden reinen Digitaldrucktechnik-Hersteller reüssieren mit ihrer Substitutions-/Verdrängungs-Strategie nicht wie vorausgesagt, da auch nach 25 Jahren keine hohen Marktanteile gewonnen wurden; das Wachstum ist zwar hoch, aber auf extrem niedrigen Niveau.

Das Gros der Druckvolumen wird durch konventionelle Techniken in modernisierter Form produziert.

Denn die deutschen Maschinenbau-Traditionsfirmen (mit Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG als Branchenprimus an der Spitze) haben sich neu erfunden, den Digitaldruck erfolgreich in die Offsetdruck-Welt integriert und die Schrittmacherrolle bei der Neupositionierung von Print übernommen.

Das Ziel: Die digitale Transformation des industriellen Drucks ermöglichen, mit dem Fokus auf Wachstumsmärkten und agilen Top-Kunden. Autonomes Drucken, Automatisierung und Standardisierung aller Prozessschritte — vom Online Print bis zum E-Commerce — ist möglich.

Dazu bedarf es mehr als nur Technik-Innovationsmöglichkeiten; vor allem wird profundes Know-how benötigt zur integrierten Kontrolle und Steuerung über die gesamte Printproduktions-Wertschöpfungskette hinweg — und das im Kontext mit den Paradigmen der Digitalisierung.

Das reicht vom „digitalen“ Geschäftsmanagement bis zu neuen, Cloud-basierten Leistungsangeboten und Services, die ein innovatives Go-to-Market und eine auf Interaktion abzielende Vertriebskommunikation erfordern.

 


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Vor der Kür kommt die Pflicht

Die Wertschöpfung mit Print wächst nur dann, wenn die Nachfrage nach zeitgemäßen Print-Produkten nachhaltig stimuliert wird. Print ist kein Selbstläufer!

Denn die Zukunft von Print wird wie dargelegt getragen durch fulminante, marktkonforme, neuartige Konzeptionen, die die professionelle Herstellung, Distribution und Nutzung von Printmedien integrativ angeht.

Erfolgskritisch ist, sich im Print nicht nur vertikal in einzelnen Anwendungsbereichen zu positionieren, sondern spezifisch auf Kunden- und Marktbedürfnisse einzugehen und dauerhaft eine Innovationsführerschaft zu übernehmen, die Print im Kommunikationsmix auch nach über 500 Jahren noch attraktiv bleiben lässt.

 


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Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 15 July 2016

Welcome to this week’s roundup of 36 selected news articles for the week, plus four in our own drupa Newsroom from Agfa, KAMA, Manroland Web Systems, and Sun with BASF, bringing the total to 420. You’ll also find two new entries in Online Features from French daily newspaper Le Figaro, which has grown its business, thanks to KBA waterless printing and a move to Toray MX10 plates. The second article in Chapter 02 highlights e-Commerce, Automation and Cloud for print by Simon Eccles. You will also find it in the drupa Newsroom as well. Somehow this Expert Article in the pre-drupa series failed to reach us and I guess became lost somewhere in the ether. Anyway, now you have it and it is worth reading – as Simon’s articles invariably are. You can also download an optional PDF of the article if you so wish.

Laurel is back with her Verdigris Blog after a short break, which this week looks at ’Green fashion’ and its possible implications for the environment. A further reminder of the new series of Wild Format Technology Guides from Digital Dots. The first four of 48 can be accessed below and downloaded as PDFs. News has been a bit patchy this week due to the main holiday season in the UK and Europe, but you will find some good stuff among this week’s articles. I borrowed Monday and Tuesday’s leaders from Gareth Ward at the Print Business, the UK’s pre-eminent publication and Website for management in print. Monday features Xaar and its most recent acquisition in the United States; while Tuesday features Brian Filler, president of Screen Europe, who has announced plans to retire in September after 35 years with the Japanese prepress provider. Brian has also become well-known to many in South Africa following his trips over the years in support of Screen at Kemtek and more recently Ipex Machinery and Rotocontrol. I had the pleasure of spending time with Brian during drupa and learned of his plans prior to his most recent trip.

Wednesday’s leader featuring Xerox became a non-story by the end of the week; while Thursday was given to Canon and Océ, as Corus in France embraces high quality inkjet with world’s first Océ ColorStream 6500 Chroma continuous inkjet presses. On Friday, Sappi took the lead with its plans for FachPack 2016, where it will showcase its latest innovative sustainable products designed to minimise the use of fossil-based plastic packaging. You can also find a related article to this latest announcement in Online Features Chapter 02 from April this year, which you might have missed, when Sappi introduced Algro Guard OHG, its new high-barrier paper-based packaging solution with integrated barriers and heat sealing properties, which make the paper ideally suitable for a multitude of flexible packaging applications.

You’ll find a handful of nice installations this week, led by Zero Plus in Pretoria on Tuesday with South Africa’s first EFI H1625 wide-format LED printer, from Bytes; then Duplo in the UK at Brunel Print in Bristol. On Wednesday EFI at Multi-Color, followed by Esko Kongsberg at Resolution Imaging in Melbourne, Australia; and then Heidelberg USA at Colonial Printing with a Versafire CV digital press. Thursday, and already mentioned above came from Canon and Océ at Corus in France; then we had Muller Martini with a new soft cover system at Grafica Veneta in Italy; this was followed by Heidelberg UK at Folio Print Finishers in Bristol as it adds two Stahlfolders, a BH82 and a BH66; followed by Digital Colour Centre, a digital print and design shop in Cape Town South Africa’s CBD, which has added a Xerox Versant 80 Press; Fujifilm with CEWE, the Web-to-print heavyweight in Germany, which has added a Jet Press 720 S digital inkjet B2 sheetfed press; and then Manroland Sheetfed with a Roland 700 for Vietnam. Lastly, on Friday to round off the week: Sun Chemical at Delaroche Publicité in France, with its Streamline alternative solvent inkjet inks for the company’s HP Scitex TurboJet flatbed inkjet press.

The tailender this week goes to the BPIF, which was awarded Event of the Year for the British Book Design and Production Awards at the 2016 Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards which were held in London on 6 July. Congratulations to the team who were pictured in the article on Monday.

That’s it for another week. 
My best regards,
Mike Hilton


Our e-News comprises:  Headline News – Online Feature Articles – the Verdigris initiative from Digital Dots. Our Drupa and FESPA Newsrooms can be accessed from the Index on our Home Page, as well as News in Review, which provides a weekly overview and listing of all news added to the site. 

Headline News
Over 28,000 news items have now gone online since we launched our Website in September 2001. News for the past 24 months can still be accessed via the Home Page and its continuation news pages 

Mon 11 July…   
Printhead company Xaar is buying US company EPS
Xaar makes Engineered Printing Solutions acquisition to step down stream with print machine producer…

BPIF triumphs at Trade Association Best Practice Awards
The BPIF awarded Event of the Year for the British Book Design and Production Awards held in London last week…

A Positive day for UK Print in Westminster
BPIF Members’ Day was held at One Birdcage Walk, Westminster last Wednesday, beginning with a conference on Negotiation…

KAMA: Efficient short run finishing
KAMA successfully launched the world’s first folder-gluer for short-run folding cartons at drupa 2016…

Meech launches its most powerful ionising bar
Debut of Hyperion 971IPS-30 extra-long range pulsed DC ionising bar at FachPack in September, and K in October…

Design Meets Technology – for Taipei Design Expo
Highcon and Eco Concrete achieve the impossible in contemporary design, using Highcon’s 3D modelling technology in Israel…

Tue 12 July…   
Filler plans to step down from Screen Europe’s top job
Brian Filler has announced plans to retire in September after 35 years with the Japanese prepress provider…

Xerox: More automation, integration and value-add
Bytes Document Solutions South Africa explores Xerox innovation at drupa 2016 following a successful event in Düsseldorf…

GSE Dispensing at Labelexpo Americas 2016
GSE Dispensing showcases waste-free ink logistics for label and packaging workflows at Labelexpo Americas 2016…

Signbox performs for the London Fire Brigade
Signbox given the ‘blue light’ for London Fire Brigade’s station rebuild signage project across London…

Zero Plus unveils first EFI LED printer in South Africa
Leading one-stop communications, printing and design company Zero Plus has unveils the first EFI H1625 LED printer in SA…

Brunel Print returns to Duplo for high value finishing needs
Bristol-based firm visited drupa and felt inspired to invest in its future with slitter/cutter/creaser and Booklet system…

Wed 13 July
Xerox reportedly NOT set to buy world’s biggest printer
Xerox has NOT begun negotiations to buy the world’s largest print group, US-based RR Donnelley & Sons, according to Bloomberg.com

Manroland Web Systems’ Digital Workflows
Continuous improvement in performance with perfectly integrated hardware and software is convincing customers worldwide…

e-Commerce, automation and cloud for print
The Internet and World Wide Web have opened up new opportunities for printing, but new challenges too. By Simon Eccles…

Multi-Color adds dynamic scheduling to EFI Packaging Suite
MCC takes advantage of EFI’s scalable workflow architecture to add dynamic scheduling and resource optimisation…

Esko Kongsberg backs a strong Resolution
Esko Kongsberg XP cutting table helps Melbourne, Australia signage specialist Resolution Imaging…

Colonial Quality Printing adds Versafire CV
Colonial Printing finds new business opportunities with the Versafire CV digital press from Heidelberg USA…

Thu 14 July…   
Corus adds two Océ ColorStream 6500 Chroma lines
Corus France embraces high quality inkjet with world’s first Océ ColorStream 6500 Chroma continuous inkjet presses…

Muller Martini Alegro for Grafica Veneta
The Alegro softcover system is the solution for greater market flexibility for shorter runs with shorter setup times…

Folio orders two new buckle folders from Heidelberg UK
Folio Print Finishers Bristol adds two Stahlfolders, a BH82 and a BH66, which will move directly into 24-hour production…

Digital Colour Centre goes uptown with Xerox
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CEWE Web-to-Print invests in Fujifilm Jet Press 720 S
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Roland 700 for leading Vietnamese packaging printer
Agricultural Printing adds a brand-new six-colour Roland 700 with double coater to grow its market share…

Fri 15 July…   
Sappi sustainable packaging solutions at FachPack 2016
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Agfa Graphics shone with breaking new technologies at drupa
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pdfToolbox 9 extends functionality into job finishing
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L’Imprimerie looks back at its waterless printing strategy
French daily newspaper Le Figaro has grown its business, thanks to waterless printing and the switch to Toray MX10 plates…

Ricoh’s MarcomCentral empowers non-professionals
MarcomCentral’s JobDirect Plus, a tool that helps non-print professionals submit jobs to workflows…

A place in the Sun for Delaroche Publicité
Sun Chemical’s Streamline alternative solvent inkjet inks deliver trouble-free, high quality output…

Last lead article from Friday in previous update…  

Last issue’s Friday lead article…
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L’Imprimerie looks back at its waterless printing strategy
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Design Meets Technology – for Taipei Design Expo exhibit
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Permapack teams with Esko for seamless process management
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Wild Format Technology Is All About You
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Into the Great Wide Open
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Industrial Revolution
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Why ink matters for Wide-Format Digital Printing
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FESPA Newsroom
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FESPA Federation News in 2016

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FESPA Mexico 2016 content-rich educational programme
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FESPA to host Digital Textile Conference in Milan
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Drupa Newsroom
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drupa daily issue No 5 on 4 June 2016
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Includes Jean-Pascal Bobst, chief executive of Swiss manufacturer
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drupa daily issue No 9 on 8 June 2016
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drupa daily issue No 10 on 9 June 2016
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drupa daily issue No 11 on 10 June 2016
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drupa 2016 Exhibitors’ show + post-show News
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Agfa Graphics shone with breaking new technologies at drupa
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KAMA: Efficient short run finishing success at drupa
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Manroland Web Systems’ Digital Workflows at drupa
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Sun and BASF: ‘Packaging for a more sustainable world’
Sun Chemical and BASF present the potential of their latest solvent-free ink solutions to deliver more sustainable flexible packaging…

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Conti-Air: A new range of blankets debuted at drupa
New Conti-Air printing blankets for UV Inks, for energy-efficient printing, and for direct drives debuted at drupa…

Continental and Henkel announce cooperation agreement
Henkel and ContiTech will work more closely together in the fields of functional printing and printed electronics…

ContiTech introduced new Phoenix Xtra Blankets at drupa
Phoenix Xtra Blankets: New products primarily for growing market for UV printing and high-end products…

Fujifilm’s new XMF Controller and XMF Ensemble
Fujifilm launched two additions to its workflow portfolio at drupa: XMF Controller and XMF Ensemble…

TRESU’s new iCut digital flexo plate cutter debuted at drupa
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Xaar and Ricoh in strategic thin film partnership
Partnership aims to maximise each company’s considerable expertise in Thin Film piezo printhead development…

Xeikon’s new 9600 combines quality and productivity
The 9600 is the ultimate dedicated solution for a wide range of document printing applications…

HP Inc. hails drupa 2016 the best ever
Company surpasses drupa 2012 results by 25 per cent and helps establish digital printing as mainstream…

EyeC: Assured quality for luxury folding cartons
Providing a flexible and innovative answer to the quality control needs of folding carton manufacturers…

Fujifilm enjoyed a hugely successful drupa 2016
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Xeikon: First investment in unique Fusion configuration
Xeikon Fusion technology persuades Dejonghe Printing Company
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drupa ante portas Blogs 2016
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drupa 2016 Expert Articles – and more
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Fokus auf Canon’s #unleashprint: Kein anderer Aussteller der #drupa2016 hat aus meiner Expertensicht so umfassend, kompetent, offen und glaubwürdig zeigen können, wie die TRANSFORMATION im Print erfolgreich möglich wird. Foto: Andreas Weber

Kritische und bewusst streng selektive Analyse von Andreas Weber, Head of Value, im Rückblick auf die famose #drupa2016 — Lesezeit: 40 bis 90 Minuten. Halbwertzeit min. bis zur #drupa2020 — Die Themengliederung im Überblick:


Fazit Teil 1

Kommunikation über Print ist wahrhaft eine Kunst. Wer sich auch nach der #drupa2016 über Print adäquat informieren will, muss maximale Online-/Twitter-Kompetenz besitzen. Sonst landet man im Nirwana des Lost in details“-Syndroms und holt aus seinem hohen Messe-Investment viel zu wenig raus! — Übrigens ist es anders als über Twitter/Posten kaum möglich, in Echtzeit das Wichtigste auf den Punkt zu bringen und multimedial durch Text, Foto, Video in einer digitalen und globalen Welt erlebbar zu machen! Dies gelingt vor allem durch ValueStorifys. Siehe: #drupa2016 review — All about the role of print in the communications mix sowie #drupa mc — print re-invented!


Fazit Teil 2

Print als Medientechnologie spielt nicht mehr eine Sonderolle quasi als Analog-Relikt in einer digitalen Welt. Print ist und bleibt die tragende Säule der Geschäfts- und Kommunikationswelt und kann nahtlos in digitale Geschäfts- und Kommunikationsprozesse eingliedert werden! Um in der neuen Welt des Print bestehen zu können, erfordert es seitens der Druckereien den Neustart-Knopf zu drücken. Mit Technik-Käufen oder dem Versuch, durch Technik-Einsatz gar neue Geschäftsmodelle zu entwicklen, kommt keiner weiter. Alle sind aufgefordert, das Zusammenspiel von Brainware, Software und Hardware neu zu definieren und daraus Markt-konforme Lösungsangebote im Dialog mit Kunden zu entwickeln.

 


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Teil 3 — Des Pudels Kern: #unleashprint („entfessele Print“)

Frage: Kann es sein, dass auf der #drupa2016 nicht mehr die Standgröße sowie das ultimative Produkt entscheidend waren, sondern das beste Gesamt-Konzept, dass nachhaltig Wirkung zeigt?
Antwort: Ja, das kann nicht nur so sein. Das ist so, wenn man die eingangs zugrunde gelegten Fragen beantwortet haben will. Zur Erinnerung:

  • Was bringt die Branche und den Markt tatsächlich voran?
  • Wie ordnet sich Print in der Big Data-Welt ein?
  • Welche Player/hidden Champs sind wichtig?

Nahtlos an mein Fazit zum Review Teil 2 knüpfte auf der #drupa2016 der Imaging-Konzern Canon an. Canon als die unter den drupa-Ausstellern mit Abstand bedeutungsstärkste und populärste Marke (im B2B wie im B2C) hat aus meiner Sicht das Konzept der drupa 2016 am besten verstanden und kongenial umgesetzt. Grundlage dafür war, wie Mark Lawn aus dem Canon-Europa-Management mir dies in ausführlichen Gesprächen auf der #drupa2106 schilderte, dass man bei Canon über die Jahre hinweg ein neues Denken und eine neue Vorgehensweisen kultiviert habe, um für die Print-Branche umfassende Neuheiten marktfähig zu gestalten. Mit dem Ergebnis, Trends und Märkte exakt zu analysieren, relevante Fakten in Reports für alle zugänglich zu kommunizieren, darüber Dialoge zu führen und eine neuartige Programmatik zu entwickeln, um partnerschaftlich Lösungsangebote, neue Anwendungsmöglichkeiten und gemeinsame Visionen und Strategien zu entwickeln.

Zur Erinnerung: Der Technologiekonzern Canon ist kein reines Drucktechnik-Unternehmen. Die Japaner fertigen vor allem auch Digital- und Videokameras, tummeln sich im Industriebereich sowohl in der Halbleiterlithografie als auch in der Medizintechnik. Das ganze Portfolio abdeckend, sollte zur #drupa2016 verständlich gezeigt werden, wie mit Canon-Know-how und -Lösungen die digitale Transformation umgesetzt und sämtliche Produktions- und Geschäftsprozesse synchronisiert werden können. Dabei spielen viele Canon-Partner eine Rolle, wie EFI Directsmile, Oblectif Lune, Pageflex, TECNAU oder Drittanbieter wie Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP usw.

„#unleashprint bezeichnet die Synthese unserer jahrelangen, überaus erfolgreichen Marktentwicklungsaktivitäten, um Print und Druckereien nach vorne zu bringen. Es ist also nicht nur ein drupa-Motto“, erläuterte Mark Lawn bei Messebeginn. Wie sehr sich Canon als Konzern für Print stark macht, ist beeindruckend. Hier wesentliche Statements:

  1. Rokus van Iperen, President & CEO, Canon Europe erläuterte im Interview auf dem drupa red sofa das fundamentale Engagement von Canon für Print, besonders nach der Integration von Ocè: „Durch das Zusammenführen beider Firmen profitiert der Markt von der Kombination der umfassenden Print-Technologie-Kompetenz bei Océ und der weltweit überragend starken Markenwirkung von Canon als Imaging-Konzern. Wir sind damit der global führende Digitaldrucktechnik-Anbieter.“
  2. Jeppe Frandsen, Executive Vice President, Canon Europe, der das Printgeschäft verantwortet, erläuterte, weshalb Canon weiss, wie man transformiert (Quelle: Canon drupa-2016-Pressekonferenz am 31. März 2016, siehe ValueStorify): „Um Print und die Print-Branche insgesamt transformieren zu können, haben wir zunächst Canon selbst transformiert!“ 
  3. Rainer Führes, Geschäftsführer Canon Deutschland, stellt in #unleashprint in den Kontext mit Industrie 4.0 und beschreibt die Vorteile für Kunden (Quelle: Videostatement auf YouTube): „Viele Kunden und Interessenten konnten gerade aus unseren Live-Print-Anwendungen und End-to-End Lösungen unmittelbar, konkrete Maßnahmen für ihr Geschäft ableiten (…)“. 
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Betonte die Wichtigkeit von Veränderung und Transformation: Jeppe Frandsen, Executive Vice President Canon Europe bei der Canon-Pressekonferenz auf der #drupa2016. Foto: Andreas Weber

Als Resümee fasst Jeppe Fransen ergänzend zusammen (Quelle: „Die beste drupa für Canon“): „Canon ist mit dem Ziel auf die drupa 2016 gekommen, unser Know-how auf eine Weise zu präsentieren, die das Geschäft unserer Kunden in der Praxis widerspiegelt. Unter dem Motto #UNLEASHPRINT haben wir die Besucher dazu angeregt, das Potenzial von Print zu entfesseln“.

#unleashprint stand auf der #drupa2016 für drei übergeordnete Aktionsbereiche: „Inspire. Innovate. Transform“, die auf einer Galerie didaktisch exzellent aufbereitet wurden. Von dort aus gelangte man in sieben Segmentzonen, die mit über 300 verschiedenen Druck-Anwendungsmöglichkeiten sowie 25 Live-Produktionsworkflows das Gesamtspektrum der Kommunikation mit Printmedien abdeckten. Im einzelnen umfasste das Werbe- und Kreativdruck, Business Kommunikation, Verlagsdruck, Kommerzieller Druck, Industrieller- und Funktionaler-Druck inklusive 3D-Druck, Verpackungsdruck und der professionelle Fotodruck. Damit konnte Canon als einziger Aussteller das gesamte Spektrum der drupa-2016-Highlight-Themen abdecken.

 

Print gewinnt! Dank Inkjet-Druck.

Bei dieser Fülle an Technik und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, die Canon durch den Einsatz seines gesamten Know-hows aufbieten konnte, lohnt es, Akzente zu setzen und in die Tiefe zu gehen. Zum einen war zu beobachten, welche Fortschritte beim Toner-Digitaldruck gemacht wurden. Canon konnte auf der #drupa2016 für sein Flaggschiff-Modell imagePRESS C10000VP den European Digital Press (EDP) Association Award als bestes Produkt seiner Kategorie gewonnen. Damit hatte man HP Indigo wie auch Xerox mit iGen5 auf die Plätze verwiesen.

Wegweisend war aus meiner Sicht, dass Canon zeigen konnte, wie der Toner-Digitaldruck nicht nur „stand-alone“ genutzt werden kann, sondern in Kombination mit Inkjet-Druck und Online-Weiterverabeitungssystemen innovative Verlagsprodukte hergestellt werden können. Beispiel: Im Team mit dem Fachverlag Deutscher Drucker entstand über die gesamte Messelaufzeit hinweg eine live auf der Messe produzierte Zeitschrift, die sich mit den wichtigsten drupa-Themen und dem Angebot von Canon auseinandersetzte. Die Zeitschriftencover wurden auf ImagePress gedruckt, die Inhaltsseiten auf der High-end-Inkjet-Bogendruckmaschine Océ VarioPrint i300 gedruckt und für das Sammelheften und Konfektionieren zusammengeführt. Das Mischen unterschiedlicher Druckverfahren führte keinerlei optische Störeffekte herbei. Grossartig!

Ergänzt wurde das gekonnte Mischen der Drucktechniken in einer Anwendung durch neue Möglichkeiten, wie Verlage mit Canon PRISMA und in Kombination mit Partnern (Pageflex) klassische Verlagsprodukte, vor allem auch Bücher, nicht nur On-Demand verfügbar machen kann, sondern dem Leser/Käufer die Möglichkeit bietet, Umfang und Inhalte je nach Interessenschwerpunkten individuell zu variieren. Für Druckdienstleister sind dies hochrelevante Ansätze, um ihr Leistungsangebot zu erweitern. Die Druckerei wird zum Publikations-Plattformbetreiber, der freigegebene Verlagsinhalte nahtlos in individuell konfigurierbare Leseprodukte verwandelt, die online bestellbar und in kürzester Zeit lieferbar sind. Die einzusetzenden Drucktechniken ergeben sich ‚on-the-fly’ nach den Auftragsspezifikationen. Denn es können nicht nur Einzelbestellungen von Endkunden/Lesern, sondern auch kleine, mittlere und höhere Auflagen von Verlagsseite bestellt werden. Für Leser und Verlag ergeben sich völlig neue Möglichkeiten in der Nutzung von Publikationen. Und für Druckereien eröffnen sich neue, zeitgemäße, marktorientierte, den Leser- und Verlagsbedürfnissen angepasste Lösungsangebote.


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Top-Kriterien für Inkjet-Druck aus der Sicht von Andreas Weber.

Zwischenruf: Warum ist Inkjet-Druck wichtig?

Den Inkjet-Druck zeichnen folgende Kriterien aus:

  • Nahezu unbegrenzte Palette von Einsatzmöglichkeiten
  • Prädestiniert für Veredelung, Verpackungen, Etiketten, Grossformate, Transaktions-/Mailingdruck u.v.m.
  • Leuchtende Farbintensität und gestochen scharfer Druck
  • Ungeheure Vielfalt der Tinten und Substrate
  • Flexibilität und Integrationsfähigkeit

Die Knackpunkte sind aber:

  1. Inkjet-Druck ist als Treiber des Phänomen „Digitaldruck“ unerlässlich — muss aber für die industrielle Produktion passend sein!
  2. Neben Canon haben entsprechend viele Hersteller mit Wonne auf der #drupa2016 neue Inkjet-Drucksysteme vorgestellt! Viele der während und nach der Messe gepriesenen Inkjet-Druck-Verkaufserfolge auf der drupa 2016 ändern wenig!
  3. Manche Hersteller wie Landa haben vollmundig behaupten, schon jetzt die Print-Branche revolutioniert zu haben, aber tatsächlich wurde einiges im Dunkeln gelassen. Vora llem, wann die Druckbildqualität endlich stimmen wird und Nano-Maschinen definitiv verfügbar sind! #Zukunftsmusik.
  4. Andere Aussteller wiederum boten Technikkomponenten an, die in vorhandene Produktionssysteme integriert werden können. Ein probater Weg, der aber auch nicht schnell umzusetzen sein wird.
  5. Was zudem vielfach geschah: Das ‚Benchmarken’ von Inkjet-Druck mit Offsetdruck — was aus meiner Sicht eher schädlich als nützlich ist! #FalscheArgumente.

Denn, so mein Resümee: Inkjet-Druck bloß als Technik zu verstehen, hilft der Print-Branche wenig. Wesentlich sind Kunden- und Markt-orientierte Geschäftsangebote für Print im Digitalzeitalter, gerade so, wie Canon das verstanden und auf der #drupa2016 angeboten hat.


Inkjet-Druck prägt die Drucktechnologie-Entwicklung der Zukunft!

Peter Wolff, Canon Europe, PK drupa2016

Foto: Andreas Weber

Peter Wolff, Senior Director, Commercial Printers & Production CRD bei Canon Europe, nahm wie folgt dazu Stellung: „Inkjet hat sich über das gesamte Spektrum der Anwendungen auf der drupa 2016 als ausgereifte Technologie präsentiert und ist die Drucktechnologie der Zukunft. Früher konzentrierten sich die Gespräche darauf, wann die Technologie reif genug sein würde, damit Druckdienstleister von ihrer Flexibilität profitieren und Druckvolumen vom Offset- zum Digitaldruck verlagern können. Jetzt wird die Fähigkeit des Inkjet-Drucks, echten geschäftlichen Nutzen bereitzustellen, nicht länger in Frage gestellt.“

Wolff ist sich sicher, dass in Bezug auf die Produktivität, Qualität, Kosteneffizienz und Medienvielfalt der Inkjet-Druck bei vielen Anwendungen mit anderen Verfahren nicht nur konkurrieren, sondern diese übertreffen könne. Die Druckdienstleister, die #unleashprint verinnerlicht hätten, seien von der heutigen Leistungsfähigkeit der Canon-Technologien überzeugt und zu dem Schluss gekommen, dass jetzt der richtige Zeitpunkt für eine Investition sei.

Zwischenergebnis: Print kann durch industriell nutzbaren Inkjet-Druck auch im Digitalzeitalter die Führung halten, vor allem bei neuen Anwendungen, die Print als Element im vernetzten Kommunikationsmix nahtlos in digitale Geschäftsprozesse eingliedern. — Entscheidend ist der Fokus auf die Customer Journey, sprich die Kunden dort abholen zu können, wo sie sind, um gemeinsam, nachhaltig neue Wege zu beschreiten.


Das Feedback seitens der Besucher am Canon-Stand in Halle 8a war extrem gut. Als Beispiel ein Auszug aus einem LinkedIn-Blogpost von Multichannel-Entrepreneur Christian Kopocz aus Lübeck.


„Touch the future TODAY“!

Wie weit man mit neuen Inkjet-Technologien kommen kann, zeigte sich bei einer spektakulären Aktion: Canon präsentierte, ganz im Sinne der CanonExpo-Zukunftsmesse, den Prototyp des neuen Inkjet-Fotodrucksystems „Voyager“, ein neues 7-Farb-Inkjet-Fotodrucksystem im B2+ Format, das noch nicht für den Verkauf freigegeben ist, aber wohl 2018 verfügbar sein könnte. Canon konnte so auf der #drupa2016 einen wahrhaften Überraschungs-Coup landen; die wenigsten Mitarbeiter am Canon-Messestand waren eigeweiht. Verfolgt wird ein ambitioniertes Ziel: Voyager soll (wird?) völlig neue Qualitätsmaßstäbe für die Herstellung von Fotodruckprodukten im Schön- und Widerdruck setzen und arbeitet laut Canon mit einer komplett neuentwickelten Inkjet-Technologie. Stündliche Präsentationen des neuen Produktionsdrucksystems erreichten tausende von interessierten Fachbesuchern, die Voyager live im Druckbetrieb in Augenschein nehmen konnten. Druckmuster, auf hauchdünnem Japan- und auf Offsetdruck-Papieren produziert, konnten begutachtet werden.

Als Zielgruppe definiert Canon laut eigenen Angaben für die Voyager „Druckdienstleister, die hochqualitative Druckprodukte wie Kataloge, Prospekte sowie Werbe- und Marketingkommunikation für Luxusgüter, Immobilien und die Lebensmittel- und Touristikindustrie herstellen und deren oberstes Anliegen die Qualität der Bildreproduktion ist.“ Weiterhin biete die neue Inkjet-Drucktechnologie dank der Hochglanzfotoqualität neue Möglichkeiten für Fotobücher und viele weitere Fotodruckprodukte. „Besucher unseres Standes werden über die Qualität staunen, die mit dem Prototyp des Voyager Fotodrucksystems möglich ist“, versprach Jeppe Frandsen, Executive Vice President von Canon Europe während der Canon-Pressekonferenz am 31. Mai 2016. „Sie werden bei uns sehen, dass mit dem technologischen Know-how von Canon die von Endverbrauchern bei Fotodruckprodukten erwartete Qualität auch auf industriellem Produktionsniveau möglich ist. Die Präsentation veranschaulicht das Potenzial für die Produktion diverser hochwertiger Druckerzeugnisse mit der neuen Inkjet-Technologie, deren technische Grenzen faktisch verschoben werden – eine neue Dimension des Digitaldrucks.“


Neue Wege: Canon setzt für #drupa2016 360-Grad-Video Technik ein

Hinweis: Die Video-Spezialeffekte zeigen sich bei Betrachtung der YouTube-App per iPhone oder iPad. Oder aber mit Google Chrome am PC: https://youtu.be/A2gXbJ8RTVc


Ein weiteres Beispiel, das Canon auf der #drupa2016 zeigte, war die Océ Colorstream 6000 Chroma, ein Tintenstrahl-Drucksystem, das auf Rollenpapier Bücher in Kleinstauflagen – Book-on-Demand – farbig herstellt. Es ist ein Beispiel für einen komplett digitalen Machine-to-Machine-Workflow. Konkret geht es um das digital gesteuerte Zusammenspiel der Druckmaschine mit dem vorgelagerten Wechsler für die Papierrolle, dem sogenannten Splicer, und der nachfolgenden Weiterverarbeitung wie einer Bindemaschine. So klebt der Zero Speed Splicer u40 des Herstellers TECNAU automatisch den Anfang der neuen Rolle auf die alte Rolle. Währenddessen fahren die Inkjet-Druck-Köpfe der Druckmaschine in eine Parkposition. Sobald die Klebestelle das Drucksystem verlässt, fährt die Colorstream automatisch wieder hoch.

Canon setzte daneben auf ein Angebot von 3D-Druck-Lösungen, die die Japaner derzeit noch mit Partnern realisieren, aber auch parallel selbst entwickeln. Es wurden Endprodukte gezeigt, wie Skateboards, oder auch Ideen geliefert für die Prototypen-Herstellung.

Und last but not least zeigte Canon auch im Grossformat-Druck, welche Quantensprünge sich vollzogen haben, um auch in diesem Segment brillante Drucksachen als Teil einer tauglichen industriellen Inkjet-Druck-Fertigung zu demonstrieren. Sehr eindrucksvoll: Auf dem neuen Océ Arizona 2280GT-System wurden in Windeseile Hochqualitäts-Vordrucke erstellt, die auf der Nachbarstation mit einem Zünd Digitalcutting-System automatisiert verarbeitet wurden. Dank eines von Canon zusammen mit Zünd Nordic entwickelten Digitalkamerasystems musste der Bogen einfach nur an beliebiger Stelle auf dem Flachbett-Cutting-System von Zünd abgelegt werden. Die von der Messehallendecke herabhängende  intelligente Kamera-/Softwaretechnik erkannte das Motiv und positionierte den Laser für den Digitalcutting-Prozess mit ungeheurer Präzision automatisch richtig.

 

 

Eigentlich das Wichtigste im neuen Printkosmos: Integration durch alles umfassende Software-Architekturen!

Als Technologietreiber im Hintergrund für die Digitalisierung führte Canon auf der #drupa2016 die eigene Erfahrung mit komplexen Softwarelösungen an, etwa aus dem Geschäft im Dokumentenmanagement für internationale Großkonzerne. Wie diese Lösungen nun Geschäfts-, Kommunikations- und Druckherstellungs-Prozesse integrieren helfen, versetzt in Staunen. Und war für mich der eigentliche Glanzpunkt auf der #drupa2016 — wenn auch auf dem Canon-Stand gar nicht so einfach zu finden! Es geht um eine Lösung, die Canon von Venlo aus mit eigenem Team, genannt „Project House“, unter dem Namen „Océ Cosmos“ entwickelt und vermarktet. Man musste schon etwas Zeit investieren, um sich das erklären zu lassen, zumal Canon auf seinen Websites Océ Cosmos unter „Production Workflow“ kategorisiert, was meines Erachtens zu kurz greift. Aber eventuell damit zusammenhängt, das Canon zur #drupa2016 noch keine MIS-Lösung integriert hatte, sondern Schnittstellen bietet.

Trotz allem hier in Stichpunkten mein spontaner Eindruck zu Océ Cosmos auf Basis der Unterhaltung mit Maarten Brummans, bei Canon Europa zuständig als European Product Manager Project House CCM.

  • Océ Cosmos positioniert sich als Plattform für digitales Business Management und smarte Transformation des Druckereigeschäfts, das sich hundertprozentig an der Maßgabe des CCM (Customer Communication Management) ausrichtet.
  • Aus allen unternehmensrelevanten Bereichen werden Daten strukturiert zusammengeführt und automatisiert verarbeitet.
  • Im Zentrum steht ein komplexes Set an Tools, quasi eine umfangreiche, modular ausgebaute Toolbox mit einfacher, übersichtlicher Oberfläche, die erlaubt, einzelne Tools je nach Bedarf zuzuschalten oder inaktiv zu lassen.
  • Aufgaben, die wahrzunehmen sind, um einen Geschäftsprozess zu managen, werden über sog. „Konnektoren“ so miteinander verknüpft, dass man alle Wahlmöglichkeiten hat, um ein digitales Business Management effizient und transparent zu betreiben.
  • Konnektoren bei Océ Cosmos stellen nicht nur Schnittstellen dar, sondern sind quasi als intelligente Apps ausgestaltet, die sich weiterentwickeln können.
  • Da in diesen digitalen Business Management-Szenarien Printmedien nach wie vor eine grosse Rolle spielen, aber kein Medienbruch entstehen darf, können über verschiedene Ebenen selbst komplexe Printkommunikations-Maßnahmen flexibel und bedarfsgerecht integriert und gesteuert werden.
  • Faktisch gibt es technisch und von der Durchgängigkeit der Prozesse her gedacht keine Limitierungen. Vielmehr besteht die Herausforderung darin, Druckdienstleistern begreiflich zu machen, dass sie sich in die Geschäftsprozesse ihrer Kunden einklinken — und umgekehrt, dass Unternehmen sich mit modernen digitalen Print-Produktionsprozessen vertraut machen müssen. Nur so kann das Zusammenspiel perfekt funktionieren.
  • Last but not least: Océ Cosmos sollte aus meiner Sicht zunächst eingesetzt werden, um in der Druckbranche die eigenen Druckerei-Prozesse zu optimieren. Sodann können Druckereien quasi als CCM-Plattformbetreiber die Geschäftsprozess-Welt ihrer Kunden einbinden und innovative Print-Anwendungen optimal und vor allem nahtlos verfügbar machen.

Mein Resümee: Print gewinnt! Ja. Aber…

… nur, wenn die genannten Voraussetzungen erfüllt werden, um Print im Kommunikationsmix richtig einzusetzen. Canon hat dies für mich am Schlüssigsten und letztlich Überzeugendsten auf der #drupa2016 dargeboten. Damit ist aber kein Endpunkt, sondern der Startpunkt für etwas Neues, oder besser: für den Neustart der Print-Branche gelegt. Ausgangspunkt bildet als zentrales Schlüsselwort für die Printbranche der Begriff „TRANSFORMATION“. — Sprich, nicht nur eine Optimierung durch die Innovation der technischen Möglichkeiten, oder der Versuch, sich Erfolg durch neue Technik erkaufen zu wollen. Nur, wenn Brainware + Software + Hardware smart zusammenspielen, um das Jetzige nachhaltig in Künftiges zu überführen, kann Transformation erfolgen und zu nachhaltigen Effekten im Markt führen. Dazu gibt es (noch) kein Patentrezept. Aber der Weg ist nunmehr deutlich geworden!


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APPENDIX

Wichtige Detailinformationen für einen Neustart im Print-Geschäft: #unleashprint — Inspirieren. Innovieren. Transformieren.

Canon konnte mit seinem #drupa2016-Messekonzept  erfolgreich neue Wege beschreiten. Als einziger Aussteller war Canon in der Lage, das drupa-Motto „Touch the future“ umfassend erlebbar und alle drupa-Highlight-Themen in sieben  sog. Anwendungszonen anschaulich zu machen. Durch alle Anwendungen zogen sich Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit, Umweltverträglichkeit, Skalierbarkeit und Profitabilität.

  • Werbe- und Kreativdruck
  • Kommerzieller Druck
  • Business Kommunikation
  • Verlagsdruck
  • Industrieller- und Funktionaler-Druck inklusive 3D-Druck, Verpackungsdruck
  • Professioneller Fotodruck

Nachfolgend in prägnanter, übersichtlicher Form ein Überblick jeweils mit den wichtigsten Informationen zur Marktsituation, zum #unleashprint-Innovationsansatz sowie den zur drupa 2016 aktuellen technischen Innovationsmöglichkeiten von Canon-Lösungen.

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