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Von Marc Schnierer, B2B Marketing Manager bei Canon Deutschland

Für Druckdienstleister, die in ein neues Digitaldrucksystem investieren, steht die Produktivität hoch oben auf ihrer Liste der unverzichtbaren Eigenschaften. Aber was genau meinen wir mit Produktivität? Und wie entscheiden wir, ob ein System produktiver ist als das andere?

Zu Zeiten der pre-digitalen Ära, als Offsetdruck die einzig verfügbare Technologie darstellte, war es relativ einfach: Produktivität wurde bestimmt als Kombination von Geschwindigkeit, gemessen in Bögen pro Stunde, und der Zeit, die mit dem Vorlauf und dem Umrüsten zwischen Aufträgen verbracht wird. Aber mit dem Aufkommen des Digitaldrucks ist die Berechnung der Produktivität komplizierter geworden – vor allem aufgrund der Veränderungen zu denen die Digitaltechnologie in Bezug auf die Rolle der Druckdienstleister geführt hat.

Der Begriff „Druckdienstleister“ selbst fand erst mit der Digitaldruckära Verbreitung. Er beschreibt die Veränderungen in der Druck- und Medienindustrie – sowohl bezüglich der Tätigkeit von Druckbetrieben als auch hinsichtlich der Rolle von Print als Ergänzung der neuen elektronischen Medien. Der typische Arbeitstag eines Druckdienstleisters ist weniger vorhersehbar und abwechslungsreicher, als der einer Offsetdruckerei in den 90er Jahren:

  1. Die Auflagen sind kleiner und die Termine sind enger.
  2. Viele Jobs beinhalten wahrscheinlich Personalisierung oder ein spezielle Endverarbeitung zur Verstärkung der Wirkung und kommen eventuell über ein Web-to-Print-Portal zustande.
  3. Darüber hinaus hat sich in der Print-On-Demand-Welt das Kräfteverhältnis zwischen Druckereien und Kunden zu Gunsten der letzteren verschoben.

Aus diesen – und auch noch weiteren – Gründen ist die ausgewiesene Druckgeschwindigkeit bei der Berechnung der Produktivität von Digitaldrucksystemen weniger wichtig als Faktoren wie Zuverlässigkeit, Medienflexibilität, Farbkonstanz von Bogen zu Bogen und Endverarbeitungsoptionen. Wie schnell das System druckt, spielt natürlich eine Rolle, aber was mehr zählt ist, ob es seine angegebene Druckgeschwindigkeit über das volle Spektrum der verschiedenen Substrate aufrecht erhalten kann und dass die Farbe auf dem letzten Bogen mit der Farbe auf dem ersten Bogen übereinstimmt.

Die wichtigsten Faktoren sind:

  • Um die Produktivität eines Drucksystems wirklich beurteilen zu können, müssen sich Druckdienstleister Zeit nehmen und die Technik verstehen, die heute in Digitaldrucksystemen zur Anwendung kommt.
  • Die Toner- und Entwickler-Technologien tragen enorm zu hochwertigen, stabilen Ergebnissen und der gesamten Zuverlässigkeit eines Drucksystems bei.
  • Besuche durch den Wartungsservice wirken sich deutlich auf die Produktivität aus – ganz gleich, ob sie geplant und präventiv oder in Reaktion auf technische Störungen erfolgen.

Das heisst vor allem: Ein Drucksystem zu entwickeln, das Service-Besuche auf ein Minimum reduziert, ist mindestens so wichtig, wie ein paar Bögen extra pro Stunde aus einer Maschine herauszuholen. Zu diesem Zweck wurde bei Canon das Druckwerk der neuesten tonerbasierten Produktionsdruckmaschine neu konstruiert. Neben anderen Verbesserungen kann der Operator so die Fixierbänder in weniger als einer Minute wechseln, was die negativen Auswirkungen auf die Produktivität wesentlich verringert.

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Die Canon ImagePRESS C10000 VP ist das Flaggschiff der Toner-Digitaldrucksysteme.

Immer mehr Druckdienstleister erkennen, dass die Produktivität nicht von einem Faktor, sondern von vielen Kriterien bestimmt wird. Und dieses bessere Verständnis ist ein gutes Beispiel für einen größeren Wandel bei Druckdienstleistern – sie nehmen bei ihren Investitionsentscheidung eine breitere Perspektive ein, was die Art der Gespräche verändert hat, die Hersteller mit ihren Kunden führen.

Beispielsweise richtet ein Druckdienstleister jetzt viel seltener seinen Investitionsplan darauf aus, was ein enger Wettbewerber gerade gekauft hat oder glaubt in Bezug auf die Produktivität, dass schneller auch besser ist. Heute suchen mehr Druckdienstleister in ihrem eigenen Unternehmen nach Lösungen. Sie wissen darüber hinaus sehr viel mehr über das Geschäft ihrer Kunden, denn sie erkennen, dass die Fähigkeit, Versprechen gegenüber Kunden einzuhalten das letzte Teilstück der strategischen Herausforderung bildet.

FAZIT: Diese veränderte Haltung der Druckdienstleister hat auch wichtige Konsequenzen für die Hersteller von Digitaldrucklösungen – und das in mehreren Bereichen. Zum einen ist der Vertrieb jetzt ein komplexerer Prozess, in dem die Hersteller mehr wie Berater agieren und den Kunden auf der Basis sowohl von aktuellen als auch von zukünftigen Geschäftsstrategien an eine Investitionsentscheidung heranführen. Zum anderen muss der Prozess in beide Richtungen funktionieren: die Hersteller müssen sich Zeit nehmen, um mehr über das Geschäft ihrer Kunden zu erfahren und ebenso ihre Versprechen erfüllen. Dazu müssen sie Produkte entwickeln, mit denen die Kunden ihre geschäftlichen Ziele erreichen können.

Mehr dazu auf der drupa 2016!

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Hinweis:

Siehe auch den Expertenbeitrag von Canon B2B Marketing Director Mathieu Peeters zu werthaltigen Tipps zu Technik- und Geschäftsaspekten beim Digitaldruck.

 

 

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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG presents “Prediticive Monitoring”. Watch the video as well!

 

Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 22 April 2016

Welcome to another roundup of news highlights for the past week, together with Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog on Friday, which this week asks a question about ISO14001. There are also three new additions in Online Fetures Chapters 02 and 04. In Chapter 02 the article from EFI at ISA this past week highlights four new machines, each described in detail and illustrated, which were launched at the show in Orlando. Chapter 04 includes two new articles from Esko with Flexo at Uniprint in Durban; South Africa, and also Toray with waterless for CDs, DVDs and more at Cinram in Aachen, Germany.

In our drupa Newsroom you can really have a field-day. There’s another extensive interview in the drupa ante portas section with BW Papersystems’ Patrick Walczak, by Andreas Weber; this is accompanied by 19 new additions to our Exhibitor section led by Manroland Sheetfed, together with ContiTech, DW Renzmann, Baumer, Siegwerk, Steinemann, Muller and Kern-ICM; FUTEC, EyeC, Theurer, Xitron, BST Eltromat, Muller Martini, Leonhard Kurz, Mimaki, KAMA, Creative Edge, Massivit 3D, and Hunkeler Systeme. You will find lots of exciting new kit to be launched at the show among most of them.

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These latest additions now bring news from exhibitors for the upcoming event to 138, plus a further 55 from Messe Düsseldorf, as well as 10 specialist features from key industry journalists; and of course a further 7 in the drupa ante portas section. 210 in total, and with more to come in the 35 days left before this year’s biggest event for the industry opens its doors in Düsseldorf, from 31 May until 10 June.

News leaders from Monday to Friday this week were Leonard Kurz with a new technology to be shown and demonstrated at drupa for precisely positioning holographic single-image designs; then from Sappi Europe, as it strengthens its Packaging and Speciality Papers business in Alfeld, Germany; Agfa Graphics with its latest award; EFI with record First Quarter revenue; and lastly Manroland Sheetfed with its trailblazer line-up for drupa. Another key announcement also came from the Ghent Workgroup on Thursday, but there are just too many other important items to list all of them, so please scroll down carefully and find them for yourself. You’ll discover a number of exciting new software releases as well.

You will, as usual, find a number of key sales and installations successes again this week, with the biggest from Kraft-Schloetels, a member of WKS Druckholding in Germany, on Tuesday, which has ordered a second 160-page high volume Lithoman web offset press from Manroland Web Systems. On Wednesday from Heidelberg, as Villanti in Vermont installs a new Heidelberg XL 106-6+L with Prinect Image Control Next Generation; amd at Sign & Digital UK, when The Handsome Prints Company signed for a Mimaki JFX200-2513UV wide-format flatbed on the first day of the show.

Thursday saw Hybrid Software celebrating the installation of the 400th seat of PACKZ at Z Due in Italy; while Friday turned out to be a fitting end to a busy week with Philtone Litho in the UK set upgrade one of its presses to a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-5+L in July, to match an existing XL 106-4+L; then we have Glossop Cartons which has just installed the world’s first Highcon Beam digital cutting and creasing machine; and these were followed by Gallus, which announced two more sales of the new Gallus Labelfire digital label printing system in Switzerland and in Europe, although it failed to identify the customers.

The tailender this week goes to Bytes Document Systems and Xerox, which announced the launch of the iGen 5 in South Africa, on Tuesday. 

That’s it until next time. I hope you find lots more of interest among the links below.
With 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 18 April…   Kurz: Single images in cold foil transfer at drupa
New module for precisely positioning holographic single-image designs; to be shown with live demonstrations at drupa in Hall 3…

Heidelberg Business Consulting: Optimise your full potential
Heidelberg’s Business Consulting drives profitability with a comprehensive approach, tailored to your needs…

Sawgrass at Sign & Digital UK this week
Sawgrass to present award-winning Sawgrass VJ 628 8-Colour System at Sign & Digital UK 2016 from 19 – 21 April…

Kodak customers report economic and environmental benefits
Kodak’s Sonora Process Free Plates see 50% rise in volume as industry demand for sustainable printing solutions grows…

Agfa Graphics releases Arziro Design 2.0
Arziro Design to launch a complete end-to-end ecosystem workflow for the general security printing market…

SA International to launch FlexiLIVE Tour 2016
SAi demonstrates commitment to education and training as FlexiLIVE Tour 2016 is officially launched at ISA Sign 2016…

Tue 19 Apr…   Sappi reinforces its release liner business
Investment in enhanced product lines and a long-term sustainable supply deliver all round results…

Xerox to launch new iGen 5 press in South Africa
The new iGen 5 digital press is fully customisable to meet page volume, application type and colour needs…

WKS orders a second 160-page Lithoman press
Kraft-Schloetels, a member of WKS Druckholding, has ordered a second high volume press from Manroland Web Systems…

KAMA world premiere at the drupa trade fair
Mega trend ‘short runs’: KAMA to stage a world premiere launch of its new comprehensive finishing solution at drupa 2016…

Look to the Future with Muller Martini and Finishing 4.0
Muller Martini to demonstrate how variable magazines and books can be produced using a fully connected, automated machine line-up…

Mimaki: A full product portfolio lineup for drupa 2016
Mimaki’s full range of solvent and UV solutions to start or grow your business will be exhibited and demonstrated in Hall 09…

Wed 20 Apr…   European Logistics Association awards Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics’ circular economy model for printing plates receives ELA Award for best presentation 2016…

BW Papersystems’ strong brands at drupa 2016
drupa ante portas: Exclusive interview at the VDMA event in Frankfurt with BW Papersystems’ Patrick Walczak by Andreas Weber…

Enfocus announces Connect ALL 13 update 2
This important release transforms the job submission process and extends automation to the customer’s desktop…

Duplo announces new 600 PRO Digital Booklet System
Duplo targets high volume environments with new Digital Booklet System equipped with greater sheet feeding capacity…

Villanti to double production speeds with new Speedmaster XL 106
The largest sheetfed printer in Vermont set to install new Heidelberg XL 106-6+L with Prinect Image Control Next Generation…

Handsome Prints to add Mimaki JFX200-2513UV Flatbed
The Handsome Prints Company signs with CMYUK for a Mimaki JFX200-2513UV Flatbed on the first day of Sign & Digital UK…

Thu 21 Apr…   EFI reports record First Quarter revenue of $234M, up 20%
Electronics For Imaging has announced its results, for the first quarter of 2016, as it prepares for drupa with entirely new platforms…

Ghent Workgroup releases milestone 2015 PDF Specification
GWG announces new PDF Specification for Packaging based on ISO PDF/X-4 for print production across the supply chain…

Hybrid Software installs 400th seat of PACKZ
Hybrid celebrates the installation of the 400th seat of PACKZ, its professional PDF editor for packaging and label workflows…

Antalis Packaging at Multimodal 2016
Automation and adaptability – key messages for Antalis Packaging at Multimodal 2016, from 10 – 12 May, NEC Birmingham…

Colorware launches MeasureColor 16
End-to-end easy to use and device independent colour management for print & packaging professionals…

New stretchable ink from Mimaki expands wide-format
LUS-350 ink stretches up to 350% for high quality, durable thermo- formed applications with great adhesion and no cracking…

Fri 22 Apr…   

Manroland Sheetfed to showcase trailblazer at drupa 2016
To experience Manroland Sheetfed’s cutting edge print technologies at this year’s drupa show, visit Hall 14, stand C21…

EFI Sign Expo exhibit offers customers greater innovation
EFI at ISA International Sign Expo with four new printers and new MIS software for signage production…

Uniprint sees tremendous quality improvement with HD Flexo
Esko technologies help South Africa’s Uniprint enhance image quality, improve productivity and win industry recognition…

Philtone invests in further Speedmaster XL 106 technology
Philtone Litho set to upgrade its Speedmaster CX 102-5+L to a Speedmaster XL 106-5+L in July to match its XL 106-4+L.

Glossop Cartons first with installation of Highcon Beam
Glossop Cartons has just installed the world’s first Highcon Beam digital cutting and creasing machine…

Gallus’ commitment to digital showing strong results
Gallus has announced two more sales of the new Gallus Labelfire digital label printing system…

Last lead articles from previous update… 

Last Friday’s leads…   ‘Add more KBA to your day’ at drupa
Innovations in digital, flexo, offset and new services with KBA 4.0. at drupa 2016 in Hall 16 from 31 May to 10 June…

QuadTech new products and Speaker Series at drupa
QuadTech to unveil four new products and host ‘all-star’ Print Performance Speaker Series with industry experts throughout drupa…

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drupa 2016 (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’ with the slogan ‘touch the future’. The issues of ‘package printing’, ‘multichannel’, ‘green printing’, ‘3D printing’, and ‘functional printing’ will become increasingly important to the overall communication strategy. To find out more, visit the drupa 2016 Website.

Online Feature articles 2014 – 2016
There were again well over 90 last year, including nine downloads, as well as 92 articles in 2013 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page, with prior years’ via Search Archives (option 2) on the Website.

Technology-related Chapter 02

EFI Sign Expo exhibit offers customers greater innovation
EFI at ISA International Sign Expo with four new printers and new MIS software for signage production…

Online Features Mar/Apr Chapter 04

Uniprint sees tremendous quality improvement with HD Flexo
Esko technologies help South African printer enhance image quality, improve productivity and win industry recognition…

Waterless Offset for Optical Storage Devices
CINRAM in Aachen, Germany trusts Toray’s waterless offset plates for flawless, environmentally friendly disc decoration…

Previous…   Esko features Green Ox Pallet Technology efficiencies
New modelling capabilities featured in Esko’s Cape Pack and Cape Truckfill Software for Green Ox Pallets…

Zund introduces: Room for New Ideas
Flexible, foldable, sturdy, affordable, and recyclable; these innovative standing desks from New Zealand are garnering a growing fan base…

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2016

Do We Need More than ISO 14001?
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 22 Apr

Previous…   Sustainability at drupa
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 15 Apr

Colour Me Rainbow
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Mon 11 Apr

Drupa Newsroom
Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index, as well as via the special Newsroom button on the right of the Home Page near the top. It is divided into the following Chapters for your convenience and ease of use… but you do have to scroll down to view each of the Chapters

drupa ante portas Blogs 2016

BW Papersystems’ strong brands at drupa 2016
drupa ante portas: Interview with BW Papersystems’ Patrick Walczak, who relies completely on customer orientation and individual solutions! By Andreas Weber…

Previous…   VDMA pre-drupa 2016: Welcome to the ‘Haus des Buches’
drupa ante portas – automation, flexibilization, and digitization make print a top growth market! Frankfurt 4 April, in preparation for drupa 2016…

drupa 2016 News from Exhibitors
Latest additions can now be accessed in our drupa Newsroom.

Manroland Sheetfed to showcase trailblazer at drupa
To experience Manroland Sheetfed’s cutting edge print technologies at this year’s drupa show, visit Hall 14, stand C21…

ContiTech Highlights at drupa 2016
Printing blanket specialist ContiTech is expanding its range of flexographic printing products, as well as introducing new Conti-Air and Phoenix Xtra blankets at drupa…

DWR: Sustainable cleaning saves time and money
DW Renzmann’s drupa focus will be on powerful cleaning and distillation systems that combine eco-friendliness and efficiency…

Baumer provides ‘drupa Extended’ at drupa 2016
drupa EXtended – Baumer hhs invites drupa visitors from around the world to its hhs solution-centre in nearby Krefeld, throughout the eleven days of the event…

Siegwerk colours the future at drupa in Hall 3
With the motto ‘We color the future’, the ink manufacturer will demonstrate its products and services portfolio at drupa 2016…

Steinemann to launch two new digital UV models at drupa
Steinemann Technology to present two new digital varnishing machines from the dmax family for smaller sheet formats in Hall 1…

Müller and KICM at drupa: The 150-metre-class grows further
Müller and Kern-ICM launch new high-performance inserting system in the 150-metre class with debut at drupa in Hall 6…

FUTEC to launch new automated web inspection systems
Global preview of improved web inspection for flexo and launch of Smart Camera systems for flaw detection to take centre stage…

EyeC: 100% conformity for high-quality packaging
EyeC will showcase the latest advances for quality assurance this year, at drupa 2016…

New for drupa: theurer.com C3 ERP/MIS software
Theurer.com will present several new innovations in ERP/MIS software theurer.com C3, for printing and packaging production at drupa…

Xitron to focus on partnerships, new interfaces
Exhibiting in 15 stands throughout the show, as well as its own in the USA Pavilion in Hall 15 C54-4…

‘BST eltromat Drives Your Improvement’ at drupa
Innovations from BST eltromat at drupa 2016 offer new options for quality assurance and automation in web-oriented production processes…

Muller Martini: Look to the Future with Finishing 4.0
With Finishing 4.0, Muller Martini will demonstrate in Hall 2 how variable magazines and books can be produced using a fully connected, highly automated machine line-up consisting of sheetfed offset, web offset and digital printing elements…

Kurz: Single images in cold foil transfer
New module for precisely positioning holographic single-image designs; to be shown live in action at drupa in Hall 3…

Mimaki: Full product portfolio for drupa 2016
Mimaki’s full range of solvent and UV solutions to start or grow your business will be exhibited and demonstrated in Hall 09…

KAMA at the drupa trade fair in Hall 2
Mega trend ‘short runs’: KAMA to launch a new comprehensive finishing solution for short-run folding cartons at drupa 2016…

Creative Edge iC3D v4 application to run live in Hall 7
Creative Edge Software reaches out to packaging designers at drupa 2016 with new photorealistic 3D technology…

Massivit 3D at drupa in Hall 7a stand B40
Massivit 3D Printing Technologies to use drupa 2016 for premier of ground-breaking 3D printing solution for visual communication applications…

Hunkeler Systeme AG at drupa in Hall 2
Hunkeler Systeme disposal logistics offer a complete system for waste extraction, shredding and compacting…

Previous…   ‘Add more KBA to your day’ at drupa
Innovations in digital, flexo, offset and new services with KBA 4.0. at drupa 2016 in Hall 16 from 31 May to 10 June…

Stora Enso at drupa 2016: What a tree can do
The renewable materials company Stora Enso will participate in drupa with the company stand in Hall 1…

Kolbus: What’s new at drupa?
Once again, Kolbus will host one of the biggest exhibits at this show, with a 1,400 square metre stand packed with innovations for industrial scale finishing…

QuadTech new products and Speaker Series at drupa
QuadTech to unveil four new products and host ‘all-star’ Print Performance Speaker Series with industry experts to speak on print quality and colour science topics…

Flint Group: ‘Let’s colour the world together’
Flint Group to mark its position as global leader in print consumables at drupa 2016…

KBA expands half-format with new Rapida 75 PRO
Premiere at drupa as a five-colour press with coater and LED-UV curing…

Watkiss adds new PowerSquare 160 booklet maker
Watkiss Automation targets mid-volume digital printers with new PowerSquare 160 booklet maker to debut at drupa in Hall 6…

Goss to highlight the value of partnerships
Goss will demonstrate its visionary approach to partnerships at drupa 2016 under the theme ‘Achieving more together’…

CRON launches high-value flexo CTP solutions
High performance flexo CTP will take centre stage on the CRON stand in Hall 5 at drupe…

Tecnau at drupa 2016 in Hall 8a
Tecnau to exhibit new finishing solutions for books and commercial print at drupe…

Kurz: New varieties of holographic designs at drupa
Intentional colour minimisation and innovative light refraction pat-terns create surprising effects, to be highlighted at drupa 2016…

Tecnau CutReady for HP Indigo heads for drupa
Tecnau exhibits cost-effective CutReady solution at HP Indigo Dscoop event is Israel, before heading for drupa 2016…

Scodix press for folding carton market to debut at drupa
Scodix unlocks new enhancement and profit-generating opportunities for the folding carton market with Scodix E106 press launch…

Highcon to launch new product portfolio at drupa
Highcon to launch a new dimension in finishing with a portfolio of products at drupa this year…

Konica Minolta aims to drive future growth at drupa
KM to demonstrate real-value business opportunities in several business zones on its massive 2400 sq/m stand in Hall 8B…

FFEI to showcase digital inkjet integration
Expanding the application of digital inkjet technology end-to-end digital inkjet consultancy services at drupa in Hall 10…

GMG to share colour management expertise
GMG will showcase its latest software, a clever Photoshop plug-in, new proofing media, and its extended range of services…

GSE Dispensing to exhibit ink logistics solutions at drupa
GSE Dispensing’s integrated ink logistics provides ‘roadmap’ for waste-free, safe, package-print workflows and colour perfection at drupa 2016…

Zünd to launch ultra high-performance cutting system
High-performance digital cutting solutions and intelligent automation will be the focus of Zünd’s exhibit at drupa 2016…

VITS International at drupa 2016
VITS International to run two web near line at drupa, intermixing inkjet and web offset in Hall 16 D59…

Asahi: Blending proven solutions with innovative new options
Asahi Photoproducts set to bring extreme quality to flexo printing at drupa 2016…

CRON increases stand space in Hall 5 at drupa 2016
CRON to show several new products with live demonstrations as it continues to expand its portfolio from its original CTP-centric foundations…

Scodix’ new print enhancement technology at drupa
Scodix to demonstrate its comprehensive product portfolio, including a new digital enhancement platform and additional applications, at drupa 2016…

MPS to host Open House during drupa
MPS to host an Open House at its company headquarters in Arnhem, The Netherlands during drupa 2016…

Dalim ES seamless integration to be shown at drupa
Dalim Software partners with Chili Publisher to provide access to online editing from a web browser, directly from Dalim ES…

drupa 2016 Expert Article Series and more
Can be found in our Drupa Newsroom via the Index on the Home Page.

Final article in the series…   Digital versus traditional packaging print
Touch the future. Drupa Expert Article No 8 by Michael Seidl, publisher and editor-in-chief of various specialist publications in Central and Eastern Europe including Print & Publishing, Packaging and Visual Communication….

drupa 2016 News from Messe Düsseldorf

Most recent…   3rd drupa Global Trends Report: Optimism for growth in 2016
With just weeks to go before drupa 2016 opens, the results of the third drupa Global Trends report have now been published…

FESPA Newsroom
The dedicated FESPA Newsroom can be found via the Index on our Home Page.

FESPA Federation News in 2016

Previous…   FESPA’s Regional events in 2016
FESPA’S worldwide regional events reinforce the central Profit For Purpose philosophy which drives FESPA…

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Antalis South Africa, Canon SA, Screen Europe,  Drupa 2016,  EFI, Esko,  FESPA. Goss International Inc,  Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG,  HP Graphic Solutions,  Koenig + Bauer AG,  Kemtek Imaging Systems,  Krause-Biagosch,  Leonhard Kurz Stiftung,   Manroland Web Systems GmbH, Muller Martini AG,  POLAR-Mohr, QuadTech Inc,  Quark Inc,  Ricoh Europe,  Sappi LimitedThunderbolt Solutions, and UPM -Kymmene.

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Photo: Andreas Weber, Mainz/Germany.

 

Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 08 April 2016

Welcome to another roundup of news highlights for the past week. In addition to 36 news items, there are two new online feature articles highlighting Alexir Partnership, as it breaks into the niche, small-run folding carton market with a Xerox – TRESU inline digital print and coating workflow, complemented by KAMA and Kongsberg finishing. The second article profiles Enfocus as it drives innovation for today and for the future. You will also find 20 new drupa exhibitor articles from Esko, X-Rite Pantone, Enfocus, MediaBeacon, Komori, Kurz, Xaar, KVA Flexotecnica, Domino, Callas Software, Xerox, Xeikon, Fujifilm, Axaio Software, Technotrans and Epson in our drupa Newsroom. Almost all of these include announcements for new machine launches or debuts or new software launches and upgrades to be released at the event, so please check them out carefully.

We also have a brand new ‘drupa ante portas Blog’ from Andreas Weber out of the exclusive VDMA press event for the business press, held on Monday 4 April, at The House of the Book in Frankfurt, hosted by Dr Markus Heering, managing director of the VDMA; with keynote presentations from Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, president and CEO of Messe Dusseldorf; Claus Bolza-Schunemann, drupa president and chairman of the executive board of Koenig & Bauer; Kai Buntemeyer, chairman of the VDMA and managing director of Kolbus; and Dr. Gerold Linzbach, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. You’ll find a news intro on Friday leading to the main article in our drupa Newsroom which also has PDF and Word downloads available for you.

Sales or installations successes this week came from Manroland Web Systems and KBA on Tuesday, as well as Fujifilm with a UK first, as Warwickshire-based Emmerson Press announces its Jet Press 720S investment; then we have POLAR; Manroland Sheetfed, and IFS with Horizon on Wednesday; and Screen Europe at Silhouet Digital Print in Maldegem, Belgium, as it invests in a new Truepress Jet520HD continuous-feed inkjet press to handle increasing demand for colour books to round off the week on Friday.

Also on Friday but related to new kit: Werosys in Denmark announces it has incorporated no less than thirty Meech Hyperion anti-static bars into its intelligent converting environment; and Taopix also announced the release of its latest software edition for personalised photobooks.

If you scroll down carefully you’ll find a lot more relating to the upcoming Sign & Digital UK event taking place at the NEC from 19 – 21 April; the latest from InPrint regarding its recent survey; from FINAT listing its upcoming Webinars; and from Bobst as it considers purchasing WIFAG-Polytype’s coating technology business.

That’s it until next time. I hope you find lots of interest.
With my best regards,Mike Hilton 

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Mon 04 April…   Highcon to launch new product portfolio at drupa
Highcon to launch a new dimension in finishing with a portfolio of products at drupa this year in Hall 9…

Xeikon to launch Flatbed Die-cut Unit at drupa
Cost effective Xeikon FDU folding carton solution aids production flexibility, with fast ROI for digital or offset litho runs…

MPS to host Open House during drupa
MPS to host an Open House at its company headquarters in Arnhem, The Netherlands during drupa 2016…

Bobst considers purchase of WIFAG-Polytype coating
Bobst and WIFAG-Polytype enter into exclusive negotiations for possible acquisition of WIFAG’s coating technology business…

Blackman & White at Sign and Digital UK
Blackman & White to showcase new software and technical developments at Sign and Digital at the NEC Birmingham…

CMYUK at Sign & Digital UK from 19 – 21 April
CMYUK and Eagle Plastics – a forward thinking partnership is born. Visit CMYUK’s stand at the NEC to discover more…

JPL Print switches press supplier for new B2 Speedmaster
Halesowen business JPL Print & Design has just taken delivery of a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 -5+L…

Tue 05 Apr…    Kurz: New horizons in print finishing
Leonhard Kurz will be presenting new print finishing possibilities and optimised processes at drupa in Halls 3, 7 and 12…

Xaar to launch new technology platform at drupa
Xaar, the heart of industrial inkjet, to announce major new Thin Film silicon MEMS technology platform at drupa in Hall 6…

Emmerson Press buys UK’s first Fujifilm Jet Press 720S
A UK first for Fujifilm as Warwickshire-based Emmerson Press announces Jet Press 720S investment…

Konica Minolta KM-1 UV digital sheetfed press at beta
PLS confirmed as Konica Minolta’s first European KM-1 beta site customer, with commercial launch planned for drupe…

Technotrans to unveil new products at drupa
Press peripherals specialist Technotrans will exhibit in Hall 2 stand A04 at drupa under the banner ‘Partner in Print’…

Callas Software to launch pdfToolbox 9 at drupa
Callas will showcase pdfToolbox 9 offering powerful, dynamic and easy to integrate PDF processing…

Star Tribune selects Manroland Web for controls upgrade
Manroland Web Systems PECOM-X controls system to replace controls on Star Tribune’s Headliner Offset press equipment…

Unique KBA web service upgrade at The Buffalo News
Top-ranked newspaper publisher maintains quality and productivity for dependability and reliability…

Wed 06 Apr…   Enfocus – driving innovation for today and the future
Enfocus is known worldwide as a provider of end-to-end automation solutions that help customers run more efficient operations…

Xerox to launch two new inkjet presses at drupa
The Xerox Brenva HD Production Inkjet Press and the Xerox Trivor 2400 Inkjet Press will be launched at drupa 2016…

Toray consolidates activities in Central Europe
Centralised service to deliver faster customer response…

Xerox – TRESU: Cost-effective small-run folding cartons
Alexir breaks into niche, small-run digital folding carton markets with Xerox – TRESU inline digital print and coating…

Polar is the REAL deal
Real Digital has taken delivery of a Polar N115 Plus guillotine with comprehensive materials handling…

Shenzhen Kecai adds new 700 to its Roland fleet
A brand-new eight-colour Roland 700 with coating module and UV starts production at Shenzhen Kecai in China…

J Thompson streamlines digital arm with IFS buy
Horizon CRF-362 creaser folder supports fast turnaround work…

Thu 07 Apr…   Esko, X-Rite Pantone, Enfocus and MediaBeacon at drupa
Inspiration Zones for better Packaging and Print at drupa 2016: The related companies will be located in Hall 8b, stand A23…

Flexo Platemaking Simplified: to debut at drupa
Esko introduces next-generation flexo platemaking; bringing major innovation and flexo platemaking simplification to drupa 2016…

Esko’s enhanced digital finishing heads to drupa 2016
Esko takes digital finishing efficiency to the next level with improved machine uptime and better device operation control…

Komori’s drupa 2016 theme to be ‘Open New Pages’
Komori Corporation will exhibit under the theme ‘Open New Pages’ at drupa, with sub-theme ‘Connected Print’ in Hall 15…

InPrint 2016 Survey results available to download now
InPrint Show and IT Strategies’ InPrint 2016 Survey reveals accelerated growth for industrial printing…

FINAT reveals 2016 New Technology Webinar Series
FINAT, the international association for the self-adhesive label industry, is again staging its series of Webinars…

GMG and Hybrid integration to benefit PACKZ users
GMG and Hybrid Software on course to integrate GMG OpenColor and PACKZ software for labels and packaging…

Fri 08 Apr…   VDMA pre-drupa 2016: Welcome to the ‘Haus des Buches’
drupa ante portas – automation, flexibilization, and digitization make print a top growth market! Frankfurt 04 April. By Andreas Weber…

Silhouet Digital invests in Screen Truepress Jet520HD
Growing demand for books in colour drives upgrade by book print specialist, Silhouet Digital Print in Maldegem, Belgium…

Tecnau CutReady for HP Indigo at Dscoop and drupa 2016
Tecnau to exhibit cost-effective CutReady solution at upcoming HP Indigo and industry events, including drupa 2016…

Taopix announces first release of 2016
Taopix, has announced the release of Taopix 2016r1, the latest edition of its personalised photobook and gift platform…

Sign & Digital UK’s latest news from 42 exhibitors
Sign & Digital UK announces latest exhibitor news ahead of 2016 show; from 19 – 21 April at the NEC…

Canon releases uniFLOW version 5.4
Canon’s uniFLOW V5.4 with improved scanning and mobile printing extends print room integration…

Meech’s static control solutions at Werosys in Denmark
Werosys has incorporated thirty Meech Hyperion anti-static bars into its intelligent converting environment…

Last lead article from previous update…

Last Friday’s lead…   EIB Development Loan to fund Heidelberg’s R&D programme
European Investment Bank to fund Heidelberg’s R&D activities, focusing on, and taking digitisation to the next level…

Kertomalla paranee project launched in Finland

Kertomalla paranee ‘improve by sharing’ project is looking for areas of improvement and new solutions to improve the daily life of cancer patients. You can also participate and send suggestions…

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Online Feature articles 2014 – 2016
There were again well over 90 last year, including nine downloads, as well as 92 articles in 2013 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page, with prior years’ via Search Archives (option 2) on the Website.

Online Features 2016 Mar/Apr Chapter 04

Xerox – TRESU: Cost-effective small-run digital folding cartons
The Alexir Partnership breaks into niche, small-run folding carton markets with Xerox – TRESU inline digital print and coating workflow, and KAMA / Kongsberg finishing…

Enfocus – driving innovation for today and the future
Enfocus is known around the world as a provider of end-to-end automation solutions that help customers run more efficient operations…

Most recent…   Fedopress adopts Xeikon 3500 for Revenue Duty stamp printing
Belgian Finance Dept print supplier takes printing of tobacco duty stamps in-house to increase security and efficiency and lower costs…

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2016

Most recent…    Gathering Carbon Footprint Data
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 01 Apr

Drupa Newsroom
Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index, as well as via the special Newsroom button on the right of the Home Page near the top. It is divided into the following Chapters for your convenience and ease of use… but you do have to scroll down to view each of the Chapters

drupa ante portas Blogs 2016

NEW…   VDMA pre-drupa 2016: Welcome to the ‘Haus des Buches’
drupa ante portas – automation, flexibilization, and digitization make print a top growth market! Frankfurt 4 April, in preparation for drupa 2016…

drupa 2016 News from Exhibitors
Latest additions can now be accessed in our drupa Newsroom.

Esko, X-Rite Pantone, Enfocus and MediaBeacon at drupa
Inspiration Zones for better Packaging and Print at drupa 2016. The companies will be located in Hall 8b, stand A23…

Esko: Flexo Platemaking Simplified: at drupa
Esko introduces next-generation flexo platemaking; bringing major innovation and flexo platemaking simplification to drupa 2016…

Esko’s enhanced digital finishing offering for drupa
Esko takes digital finishing efficiency to the next level with improved machine uptime and better device operation control…

Komori’s drupa 2016 theme to be ‘Open New Pages’
Komori Corporation will exhibit under the theme ‘Open New Pages’ at drupa, with the sub-theme ‘Connected Print’ in Hall 15…

Kurz: New horizons in print finishing
Leonhard Kurz will be presenting new print finishing possibilities and optimised processes at Drupa in Halls 3, 7 and 12…

Xaar to launch new technology platform at drupa
Xaar, the heart of industrial inkjet, to announce major new Thin Film silicon MEMS technology platform at drupa in Hall 6…

KBA-Flexotecnica to showcase hybrid web press at drupa
KBA-Flexotecnica will be showcasing the new CI flexo NEO XD LR hybrid at drupa 2016 in Hall 16…

Domino partners with IBIS, Kern and Gremser for drupa
Domino Digital Printing Solutions to feature expanding range of technologies, including monochrome books and B2 sheetfed; textures, and 7-colour label printing…

Callas Software to launch pdfToolbox 9 at drupa 2016
Callas will showcase pdfToolbox 9 offering powerful, dynamic and easy to integrate PDF processing…

Xerox to launch two new inkjet presses at drupa
Xerox to introduce its first cut-sheet inkjet press and new continuous feed inkjet platform…

Xeikon to launch Flatbed Die-cut Unit at drupa
Cost effective Xeikon FDU folding carton solution aids production flexibility, with fast ROI for digital or offset litho runs…

Fujifilm to occupy a 2,020 sq/m stand in Hall 8b at drupa
Fujifilm outlines its largest presence at drupa 2016 under the slogan “Value from Innovation” in Hall 8b and in Hall 1 with Heidelberg…

Fujifilm ‘Value from Innovation’ at drupa 2016
Under the slogan ‘Value from Innovation’, Fujifilm outlines its Graphic Arts strategy for drupa…

Fujifilm Jet Press 720S to take centre stage at drupa
Fujifilm will be using drupa 2016 as a platform to showcase how the Jet Press 720S is transforming print businesses today…

Fujifilm: New Uvistar Hybrid 320 superwide UV press launch at drupa
The Uvistar Hybrid 320 offers the ultimate combination of speed, quality & reliability in a hybrid press…

Fujifilm: New LED-UV inkjet press for flexible packaging
Fujifilm to launch new, next generation 540mm wide LED-UV inkjet press for flexible packaging market in Japan…

Axaio Software to showcase at drupa 2016
Together with callas software, Tucanna and Four Pees, Axaio will present its solutions at drupa in Hall 7, stand C19…

Technotrans to unveil new products at drupa
Press peripherals specialist Technotrans will exhibit in Hall 2 stand A04 at drupa under the banner ‘Partner in Print’…

Epson stand at drupa to be split into 5 zones
Epson to present its most advanced range of professional production inkjet printers and presses at drupa 2016 in Hall 5…

Epson drupa exclusive: New super-fast wide-format printer
Epson to unveil new SureColor SC-P10000 1626mm wide-format printer combining highest printing speed with superior quality…

Previous…   KBA Service Complete with KBA 4.0 at drupa
Digital transformation with KBA 4.0: On the way to the networked print factory and full closed-loop solutions…

Picon Pavilions at drupa support 21 UK manufacturers
‘Best of British’ showcase with focus on new prepress, printing, finishing & ancillary products & forging international partnerships…

POLAR’s highlights at 2016 drupa in Hall 1

POLAR will once again present a wide range of solutions for handling diverse market demands…

Global Graphics raises the bar in inkjet quality with drupa launch
New Harlequin Multi-Level Digital Screening Engine helps single-pass inkjet presses achieve high quality at high speed…

HP breakthrough enhancements reinvent commercial printing
HP Inc. expands commercial printing fleet with eight new Indigo and PageWide Web Presses as it prepares for drupa 2016, with the show’s exhibit space in Hall 17…

HP Indigo expands for flexible packaging and folding cartons

HP Inc. to unveil the industry’s most productive label press for converters and brands in Hall 17 at drupa, as well as major upgrades for other presses…

Leonhard Kurz @ Drupa stand D60 in Hall 3

Drupa 2016 – Don’t just touch the future – live the future with Kurz innovation and creativity…

Landa to unveil 13,000sph B1 digital press at drupa
Landa’s lineup of offset quality Nanographic Printing presses at drupa will include Landa S10 B1 sheetfed, as well as a one metre-wide web press for plastic packaging films…

Landa to unveil ultra-fast metre-wide W10 web press
Landa to unveil its new webfed Nanographic Printing Press for flexible packaging at drupa…

New metallisation printing technology to be unveiled at drupa
New Landa Nano-Metallography offers zero-waste metallisation graphics at half the cost of foil…

Bobst to lead with innovation at drupa

Bobst to use drupa to showcase innovative solutions that will drive customer productivity higher, open up new capabilities…

Cerm proves inspiring collaboration at drupa

Omni-presence of Cerm at partner stands during drupa demonstrates growing importance of MIS in print automation process…

Kodak brings the ‘Science to Create’ to drupa

With a host of new product launches and technology developments to be featured on its stand in Hall 5…

Kodak to raise the bar in inkjet printing at drupa 2016
Ultrastream technology launch; Prosper 6000C press and XGV demonstration for flexible films to be featured on Kodak’s stand in Hall 5…

Kodak Prinergy cloud services and Unified Workflow Solutions

Kodak’s software solutions will deliver efficiency, quality and flexibility for print and packaging service providers and will drive further automation and business management…

NexPress platform supports industry growth and demand

Kodak announces the latest NexPress Color Press and its next generation electrophotographic platform, poised to deliver category’s highest quality, greatest value…

Kodak drives Flexo to be print process of choice
New Flexcel NX System ’16, NX Implementation Services and next generation ‘Ultra NX experience’ are key technologies for packaging printers at drupa 2016…

Kodak increasing investment in offset print
Kodak will announce its fourth and fifth new plate products launched within the last year and its entrance into the pressroom consumables market…

Kodak announces improved CTP automation portfolio
Kodak extends CTP options giving printers choice, efficiency and speed, to be unveiled at drupa…

Esko brings ‘Packaging Simplified’ to drupa
Market leader boosts innovations in both the software and hardware products to address pressing industry challenges…

Esko Software Platform makes Packaging Simplified

Major upgrade of all Esko software focused on productivity and improved user experience…

Xeikon Trillium One at drupa 2016
Tonnik liquid toner makes fast, high quality, cost-effective, high volume digital print a production reality…

Xeikon to showcase Fusion Technology at drupa
Fusion technology expands automated digital label and packaging production possibilities…

KBA: More performance and automation in large-format
Drupa highlight for packaging printers: KBA Rapida 145 with new double-pile delivery and automated pile logistics…

New Xaar 1003 raises the bar for industrial printing
Xaar announces the launch of the Xaar 1003 family of printheads which set a new benchmark for industrial inkjet, to be shown at drupa…

Enfocus Appstore takes off and heads to drupa
New marketplace quickly becomes a vital resource that connects, supports and advances the Enfocus Switch Community…

HP Inc. to inspire print providers at drupa 2016
Company to unveil HP PrintOS, a cloud-based, mobile platform that simplifies and automates print production management…

Agfa Graphics at drupa 2016 ‘We Embody Print’
Agfa Graphics to address opportunities for growth at drupa 2016…

Print the Future with Xeikon at drupa 2016
It’s all about growth with new products and services for labels, packaging and document printing, including its brand-new 60 m/min Trillium One press…

Duplo to take technology to new level at drupa
The stage is set for Duplo International to demonstrate its world-leading capabilities in print finishing systems at drupa 2016…

Next generation CHILI publish solutions to debut at drupa
The online editor that started it all, now with new innovations, partnerships and customer successes…

CHILI publisher v 5.0 announced for drupa showcase
The next generation of online editing from CHILI Publish is here as CHILI publisher redefines document editing…

CHILI announces rendro 1.0: A new era for PDF rendering
Full relief rendering of PDF documents can now be accessed anywhere, anytime, from any platform with CHILI rendro 1.0…

X-Rite announces PantoneLIVE Private Cloud
Provides printers and converters with a secure, online repository for proprietary colours to streamline workflows: to be demonstrated live at drupa 2016….

drupa 2016 Expert Article Series and more
Can be found in our Drupa Newsroom via the Index on the Home Page.

Most recent…   Digital versus traditional packaging print
Touch the future. Drupa Expert Article No 8 by Michael Seidl, publisher and editor-in-chief of various specialist publications in Central and Eastern Europe including Print & Publishing, Packaging and Visual Communication….

drupa 2016 News from Messe Düsseldorf

Most recent…   3rd drupa Global Trends Report: Optimism for growth in 2016
With just weeks to go before drupa 2016 opens, the results of the third drupa Global Trends report have now been published…

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FESPA Federation News in 2016

Continued success for exhibitors at FESPA Eurasia 2016
FESPA Eurasia 2016, to be held from 8 – 11 December, CNR Expo, Istanbul, is beginning to take shape…

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By Andreas Weber | GERMAN version

My comments: This was probably the most productive and therefore the most important event (with the business press) associated with drupa. Yes, market figures were given, but only as a guideline and to demonstrate that print is a growth market. The focus was far more on explaining from various perspectives how successful print business has transformed. No doubt some things will sound familiar. The important thing, though, in the run-up to drupa 2016 – which must cover a wider range of topics and exhibits than ever before – was to clearly establish the true context. And it was revealing to see how wholeheartedly all the key players (in this case the main decision-makers) at drupa, the world’s number one industry trade show, are behind their statements and publicity.

There’s no doubt about it – the world of printing isn’t what it used to be, but people have stopped bemoaning this fact and pressed the reset button. Nonetheless, anyone who still believes buying new equipment will ensure business success is mistaken and will fail. The new recipe for success will include holistic thinking outside the box, a comprehensive knowledge and excellent command of all process steps, automation, and the right, enlightened approach to digitization in the context of the sudden and rapid change in the demands placed on the printing sector.

In what was in my personal opinion the key speech, Dr. Gerold Linzbach talked about the true significance of digitization. Here’s an extract: “We’ve taken the vital step from focusing on technology to focusing on customers. (…) The benefit to customers is the top priority. We don’t simply apply technology for the sake of it.”

As Linzbach stressed, technology has to deliver “the optimum benefit for our customers and ultimately for whatever takes the industry forward.”

Welcome to the “Haus des Buches”

My report: The time and place for the exclusive pre-drupa business press conference were well chosen. We met on April 4, 2016 at the Haus des Buches (literally: house of the book) in the heart of Frankfurt am Main, a key financial center. The topics under discussion were market analysis, packaging, Print 4.0, and digitization. Our host was Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association, who optimistically pronounced: “Print is an industry with a future.” As he sees it, print products are more than ever an everyday part of our lives and exhibit greater diversity than ever before. In his brief words of welcome, Messe Düsseldorf President and CEO Werner Matthias Dornscheidt was confident that the preparations for drupa 2016 couldn’t have gone better and it would be a resounding success, with appealing special events such as the drupa cube and an excellent supporting program providing the icing on the cake.

W M Dornscheidt und Dr. HeeringWerner Matthias Dornscheidt from Messe Düsseldorf and Dr. Markus Heering from the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association. Photo: Andreas Weber

 

Broad-based dynamic growth

“The global trend toward flexibilization and automation is currently playing into our hands. Germany’s press and paper machine manufacturers have been more successful than virtually any other mechanical engineering sector in making Industry 4.0 a reality,” continued Dr. Heering. Print 4.0, he said, was supporting Industry 4.0, and the extent to which print shops can improve their productivity and flexibility using fully networked digital work processes was already evident. Incoming orders for printing and paper technology were 10 percent up on the previous year in 2015, while press manufacturers saw a 9 percent increase in orders along with a slight fall in sales, especially in Germany. For manufacturers of postpress equipment, the increase in orders was as high as 21 percent. As Dr. Heering explained, “The sales figures also show it’s a long time since postpress technology was in such high demand. Sales climbed 13 percent in Germany and 9 percent in other countries.” He sees this as good reason to approach drupa 2016, the industry’s leading trade show worldwide, with renewed energy.

According to the VDMA, the key elements of networking and flexibility are emerging as visions and guiding principles for printing press and paper machine manufacturers, and there are three topic areas to be addressed:

  1. Flexibility in meeting specific customer needs
  2. Merging of technologies and functions
  3. Cooperation and standardization of interfaces

The focus is on the declared goal of strengthening print and paper by moving into new applications.

 

Claus Bolza-Schünemanndrupa president Claus Bolza-Schünemann, Chairman of the Executive Board of Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA). Photo: Andreas Weber

 

Packaging printing as a driver of print shop business

drupa president Claus Bolza-Schünemann, Chairman of the Executive Board of Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA), trained the spotlight on the packaging sector as a growth driver, stressing that traditional printing methods are leading the way here and are indispensable for the time being, but digital printing offers the possibility of new uses. “Together, flexographic and offset printing currently account for around two-thirds of the international packaging printing market, which was valued by Smithers PIRA at around US$415 billion in 2015. Digital printing’s share is still relatively small at approximately 3 percent, which leaves plenty of room for growth,” he said, adding that the packaging market for print shops is growing at a high level of 4 to 5 percent annually.

Bolza-Schünemann underlined that the total global sales volume for print was so high that it was hard to imagine. According to forecasts, sales will rise from their current level of just over US$900 billion to almost US$1 trillion by 2018. “The fact that ten years ago KBA was still generating a good 60 percent of Group sales in media-oriented print markets and only around 20 percent in packaging printing highlights the extent to which the printing world has shifted in the direction of packaging. Not entirely unintentionally, packaging now accounts for over 60 percent and publication printing just over 10 percent,” added the drupa president. In addition to outer packaging with high design and production standards, everyday packaging is now also becoming more important. Bolza-Schünemann is expecting the brown corrugated cardboard packaging currently used as standard in e-commerce to become increasingly colorful and believes this makes high-performance rotary inkjet printing ideal for the corrugated cardboard market.

 

My interim comments:

Global sales figures always sound good. And the prospect of print media manufacturers soon generating US$1 trillion is impressive, but at the same time highly abstract. Newspapers such as the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung did pick up on this after the VDMA business press event, referring to signs of life from the world of printing on page 18 of its April 5, 2016 edition, confirming that print is a growth market, and pointing out that the printing industry’s turnover exceeds that of the automotive industry – but what does that really tell us? What’s more, these figures have been around for nearly 15 years. manroland AG defined them as the basis for its market research, but they were evidently little use given that the company went bankrupt. Far more exciting in my view is the question (which is not easy to answer) of the role print media are playing in the improvement in overall macroeconomic performance. If packaging is now being called the printing industry’s growth driver, all companies that are looking to physically sell products must focus 100 percent on print. That’s a clear and obvious statement, isn’t it? The imaging group Canon – also known for excellent specialist surveys about print and multichannel applications – has developed a convincing chart and is using it for
presentations. This makes the significance of print even clearer!

 

 

drupa president Bolza-Schünemann listed the following reasons for the strong, sustained growth of packaging:

  1. Printed packaging serves a protective, preservative, and advertising function for its contents and, increasingly, a communication function, too. Just think of consumer protection with appropriate references on the packaging.
  2. Packaging cannot be replaced by flatscreens or smartphones. Unlike printed newspapers or catalogs, it remains unaffected by the changed media behavior and actually tends to benefit from this.
  3. The global population is rising and international prosperity is increasing. The middle class with disposable income is growing in emerging markets such as China, India, and Brazil. Growing prosperity goes hand in hand with higher consumption and that in turn means more packaging and printing, all the more since shopping malls are springing up everywhere in emerging markets, too.
  4. Packaging is becoming increasingly classy and sophisticated – the only way to attract the necessary attention at the point of sale. This trend results in greater added value for the printing industry and machines with more elaborate configurations for the supply industry.
  5. More single-person households with a preference for ready meals and the booming online mail-order business are also driving growth.

What’s more, the influence of multichannel solutions, augmented reality, and personalization – which make all types of packaging the starting point for new contact and dialog options with the buyer – is creating huge potential for brand organizations (see the ValueDialog with multichannel developer Jacob Aizikowitz).

 

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Kai Büntemeyer, Chairman of the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association and Managing Partner of Kolbus GmbH & Co KG. Photo: Andreas Weber

 

The only solution – digital networking of the entire value-added chain

Businessman Kai Büntemeyer, Chairman of the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association and Managing Partner of Kolbus GmbH & Co KG, dismissed the prejudiced view that postpress is more or less an add-on to print media production. He warned against being tempted by offers to buy attractive new presses without thinking, and thus failing to consider the entire process chain and assess all networking options within and outside the print shop. It’s essential to have “a process world characterized by interoperability, open systems, and harmonized interfaces. The speed of the evolutionary processes under Print 4.0 stands and falls with the transparency of the players involved,” emphasized Büntemeyer, citing the example of the interface syntax provided by his company to download free of charge.

In the case of the printing and paper industry, he said it was important to distinguish between digitization on the one hand and digital printing on the other: “Digital inkjet printing is simply another process to be integrated into digitized process chains in the same way as conventional offset, flexographic or gravure printing. The printing process is just a small part of the complete chain.”

According to Büntemeyer, the overall process chain is as follows:

  • It starts with the receipt of digital job data;
  • continues with software-based job planning for optimized machine capacity utilization with minimal makeready times;
  • includes purchasing and HR planning;
  • and naturally all prepress and postpress process steps;
  • and it only ends with automated packaging, addressing, and shipping of the print products.

Although all this has long been established, he explained, it is only now feasible thanks to today’s high-performance technology, because only very recently have processor capacities, real-time communication, and big data software solutions enabled implementation in a way that is geared to the market.

Büntemeyer developed the following scenario, which shows postpress in a whole new light: “Sensory inline monitoring ensures consistently high quality, but the data collected can unlock added value. Monitoring the status of machines makes it possible to carry out preventive repairs, which enables downtimes to be planned. And service specialists can rectify many a fault remotely. The data collected is also used for anonymized benchmark comparisons in cutting-edge printing systems. Users can compare their performance and productivity with that of other users of the same systems.”

However, Büntemeyer also recognizes that, broadly speaking, the industry’s equipment is lagging behind these possibilities – by at least 10 to 15 years. During this period, there was too little process/solution-oriented thinking and insufficient investment. Networking between print shops is also recommended.

 

My interim comments:

It’s good that this has now been made clear, because I conclude that it’s ultimately no longer a case of optimizing details and maintaining the traditional silo mentality. New, sometimes disruptive, holistic, automated business processes and the corresponding reorientation of business models are now the order of the day. (N.B.: The 4th Online Print Symposium, which took place in Munich on March 17 and 18, 2015, revealed how far this has already progressed at extremely successful online print shops such as Onlineprinters, Flyeralarm, United Print, and CIMPRESS (see the article entitled “Zipper’s Insights: reporting from the 4th Online Print Symposium”).

 

 


Dr. Gerold Linzbach, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, has realigned Heidelberg to focus on customers. Video: Andreas Weber (in german language).

 

“Digitization isn’t the same as digital printing!”

Dr. Gerold Linzbach, CEO of industry leader Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, followed his statement at the VDMA press event by summing up the company’s new role: “We’ve taken the vital step from focusing on technology to focusing on customers.” He said it was important not to make digitization just another buzz word that everyone uses without really knowing what it means or agreeing on a standard definition.

According to Dr. Linzbach, Heidelberg has, in discussions with customers and numerous market partners, defined three essential elements or levels of digitization for the print market. When understood correctly, digitization thus makes it possible to embrace the digital era through the automation and flexibilization of print.

The first essential element is networking in the sense of automatically passing on data (for press and downstream postpress operations) between machines with adequate interfaces to make all process steps transparent to users. Especially these days, when fragmented order books set the rhythm, automation through networking is absolutely vital. It’s the only way Heidelberg customers can, among other things, complete 3,000 or more orders per day. Success in smoothly incorporating digital printing systems via the print shop network also really pays off. In a short space of time, this has enabled Heidelberg sales staff to succeed in selling 1,000 OEM digital printing systems from Ricoh to print shops.

Once the job data has been received, the customer – that is to say the print shop – is automatically relieved of the decision as to the best production process to use, i.e. offset or digital printing. According to Dr. Linzbach, then, it’s all about seamless integration of all production resources that a print shop must use to minimize the data handling outlay. This is already standard in online printing and will spread to all areas of the printing industry. It’s also necessary if, as in the area of packaging, there is a huge increase in the amount of documentation required to prove, for example, that food was packaged in line with regulations.

 

Dr. Gerold Linzbach at the press conference. Photos: Andreas Weber

 

The second essential element is the variabilization of print, that is to say personalization or customization in the sense of frequently changing the print content, together with a wide variety of substrates/printing stock – by its very nature a strength of digital printing processes. Heidelberg has configured and developed a whole package of digital printing solutions for drupa 2016. This even involves printing at different locations, for example end customers printing muesli packaging with personalized designs at the mymuesli.com shop.

Connectivity plays an important role. According to Dr. Linzbach, it’s a mistake simply to rely on equipping presses with thousands of sensors that can read data in seconds and then store it in huge volumes. For a responsible technology manufacturer like Heidelberg, the challenge is to move from big data to smart data. In other words, data that is essentially suitable for any use needs to be filtered, selecting only the most important details from the mass of job, customer, and application data – that is to say the very things that are really relevant. It must be possible for this to happen automatically. To stop this sounding too theoretical, Dr. Linzbach gave an example. Heidelberg will be creating an e-commerce platform that automatically tells customers, for example, if something they order is incompatible with the equipment installed at their company. The aim must be to avoid outlay and above all mistakes, and to lessen customers’ workloads so that they can concentrate on their core activities.

Dr. Linzbach holds out the prospect of soon being able to operate even the most complicated technologies very easily, almost at the touch of a button – just like smartphones and tablets, which operate in a virtually self-explanatory way and produce exactly the desired results without the consumer needing to know about each and every technical function.

This is the only way to ensure that customers from the print shop sector can get on with their real work. According to Dr. Linzbach, the main task of someone running a print shop is not to deliver perfect print quality – that must be ensured by the company providing the technology – but above all to manage jobs and high order volumes, undertake marketing activities, and maintain contacts with customers.

And that brings us to the third essential element of digitization –reduce to the max using appropriate filters developed from customer and application know-how to combine all the technical possibilities and focus on what is actually relevant so as to turn data into productive information.

Dr. Linzbach’s conclusion: “The benefit to customers is the top priority. We don’t simply apply technology for the sake of it, nor do we simply install the maximum that is technically possible. We always try to combine it in such a way as to offer the optimum benefit for our customers and ultimately for whatever takes the industry forward.”

 

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N.B.: ValuePublishing offers comprehensive reports and constructive criticism relating to the important and above all relevant pre-drupa events. See in particular:

“drupa ante portas – Top topic for 2016: Print in the communications mix!”

“drupa ante portas: Is print (again) in the passing lane? YES and NO.”

 

 

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Comment on #drupamc by Andreas Weber | German version available

Everyone did a super job at the drupa media conference (abbr: #drupamc) from February 29 to March 2, 2016: The Messe Dusseldorf, particularly the drupa2016 team; the 15 exhibitors with their presentations; AD Communications as the organising agency and last, but not least, the approximately 100 trade journalists in attendance from around the globe, with happily many newcomers among them. That’s a good thing. The branch is in need of some new momentum. And some new thinking, followed by the right doings. drupa 2016 supposedly stands for: Touch the future, the motto proclaimed by drupa director Sabine Geldermann. That’s great! — Still: Getting customers of print companies as crucial innovation decision-makers on board remains relatively unnoticed. In this respect: Print is making rapid technological advancements, but the industry itself is applying the brakes!

At a glance:

  • #drupamc was a big success.
  • HP wants to take over the leading role in print (but unfortunately, commits real communication blunders!).
  • Heideldruck is the secret star (thanks to partners Fujifilm and Ricoh).
  • Kodak appears to have gone “retro” and Xerox is struggling a bit despite new products.
  • Canon is the most convincing with #UnleashPrint.
  • Before drupa 2016 begins, there is a lot to do to iron out communication deficits, place focus on portraying the benefits (beyond technology) and to finally mobilise customers of print companies.

Indisputable: Optimism and confidence in the future are back (see also: 3rd drupa Insights Report). That was shown by the technology providers in almost all the presentations, particularly those of the “smaller” and highly specialised exhibitors such as Kolbus, Bobst, Hybrid, Global Graphics, Datalase and especially Pitney Bowes, a global player that will be a stranger to most drupa visitors (see summary of all company presentations in the ValuePublishing real-time reports on Storify).

#drupamc already promised to be very exciting in the run-up: Industry leader Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (Heideldruck) dashed ahead with its drupa slogan “Simply Smart” and a disruptive new strategy. Success in print is not primarily about the presses, but about new types of integrated solutions that live up to the digital age and the changes in media usage behaviour. New terms become correspondingly relevant: internet-of-things, Industry 4.0, cloud, big data, apps, automation, 3D, 4D, as well as customer centricity and others. And, of course, new technologies: at the core, cloud services as well as a new generation of industrial inkjet production systems (see Bernd Zipper’s analysis and evaluation on beyondprint.de).

Heideldruck did not give a presentation at #drupamc —they focussed on their own press conference beforehand, which can prove to be a clever move. Despite everything, Heidelberg was omnipresent. Particularly because Heideldruck partners such as Ricoh and Fujifilm referred explicitly to Heidelberg’s expertise as their main support. After all, with Heideldruck one leads in everything required for managing a printing business. This is precisely where HP and its Graphic Solution Business (GSB) wishes to be positioned in order to dethrone Heideldruck.  After relying on HP for “heavy metal” for almost 12 years, HT’s core competency as an IT company was pulled out of the hat at #drupamc: “PrintOS” is the magic word with which HP – now the exhibitor with the largest stand at drupa – hopes to win over print companies. 

 

 

Will HP’s PrintOS be the turning point?

The announcement was full of promise: “HP Inc. inspires print providers to reinvent their possibilities at drupa 2016 with HP PrintOS, a cloud-based mobile platform that simplifies and automates print production management”. It is about “new advancements enabling print service providers to reinvent their possibilities”. HP big boss Rob Le Bras-Brown, Global Head of Print Marketing, said, “HP is bringing the full power of our vast portfolio (…) to drupa 2016. With today’s introduction of HP PrintOS and more pre-drupa announcements to come, HP is following through on its promise to ‘keep reinventing’. That means that we will be showing advancements across the various segments of the printing industry that will enable our customers to reinvent their possibilities.” And François Martin, HP GSB Worldwide Marketing Director, used some clever words to emphasise the fact that the print business is primarily about the perfect synchronisation of the analogue and digital worlds.

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PrintOS Senior Manager at HP, Simon Lewis, delivered a convincing presentation. His voice almost cracked during the presentation, and especially during the questions from the trade journalists. The specs sound promising and according to HP are to include the following apps:

  1. Box, a tool that simplifies the onboarding of print jobs from non-automated sources such as e-mail and file transfer services. According to HP, a disproportionate amount of time and effort are often invested in handling jobs prior to production. Box standardises many processes, thereby reducing this overhead. Users thus have a tool in hand to increase capacity and improve profitability.
  2. Site Flow, a tool that combines automatic job submission, pre-press and shop floor management all in one. The app is suitable for print service providers in both the business-to-business and business-to-business-to-consumer sectors. Site Flow makes it possible for print service providers to offer their clients more attractive prices. Furthermore, it can help improve service and produce more easily hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of individual personalised print orders every day, including shipment to the end customers.

 

Live-Video: Andreas Weber via iPad.

 

Users of HP Indigo and HP PageWide Web Press should be able to avail of PrintOS as of May 31, 2016; users of HP Latex and Scitex have to wait most likely until 2017. Many apps will be available free of charge to existing HP customers with a service contract. Certain apps will be subject to monthly user charges. — So much for the announcements that really sounded full of promise.

 

Interjection: You cannot not communicate!

Whoa! Are communication glitches at HP the exception? Or is HP still lacking a healthy mix of IT skills and willingness to communicate? — HP Inc. has put a lot of marketing effort into promoting its drupa innovations and particularly, the PrintOS to printing companies. The budget for the trade show presence is huge. But the impact is rather marred by a lack of multichannel communication talent. HP set up its own section on Flickr. As of March 12, 2016, the eight photos that had been posted had been called up only 16 times to date. In general, HP’s social media engagement seems half-hearted: It is present almost everywhere, without actually achieving any interaction. Views on YouTube of elaborately produced HP videos, for example, are probably mostly generated by its own staff. Google searches on HP topics are not easy.

Serious are the technical mistakes: The press release dated February 29, 2016, sent at 4:01pm by PR agency F&H Porter Novelli, Munich—words of praise on PrintOS providing a link that as of March 12, 2016, at 3:44pm, still led to nothing. “Oops. We can’t find that page for you” is bluntly displayed. EMBARRASSING. And it is not the first time that such a thing has happened on an HP website.

And last, but not least: Press queries that go beyond the content of the press releases often come up against a lack of understanding or are barely answered, as many colleagues from various countries have complained; if you do not know an HP GSB manager personally and/or have direct access, you are on your own.

Bottom line: If HP GSB wishes to make its aspiration of leadership in print credible, then it needs to communicate once and for all about its innovations in a professional, market-oriented and innovative way! 

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Another missed opportunity? — Describing the benefits for customers of print companies was not a topic!

What is truly important, however, gets short shrift: What benefits does HP give customers of print companies? Nothing was mentioned about that. And that, to me, seems criminal. Just zeroing in on the fact that print companies can do their work more easily and cheaply using PrintOS will hardly make print stronger in the communications mix. Precisely herein lies drupa 2016’s reason for being. Touch the future refers not only to printing companies that will spend billions on technology at drupa 2016 to be fit for the future. Rather ‘Touch the future’ is a message to all, who have to drive innovation in communication in order to do profitable business.

Apropos profit and growth: Whether intended or not, with PrintOS, HP is tremendously boosting the topic of e-business print and the online printing sector, which in Germany alone already brings in 2.5 billion in revenues annually (source: EPOS Study, https://www.epos-studie.de). This is important to realise since e-business print and online printing do not appear in the trade fair programme as primary, eminently important generic terms for the future of the printing industry.

Still: HP Inc. dared come out from under cover, which cannot be said of other top dogs such as Kodak or Xerox. The Kodak presentation was like stepping back into the 20th Century. Nothing innovative, just improvements of existing products and an affirmation that they continue to faithfully serve the analogue world of print. Similar to Xerox: New inkjet printing systems were presented. And at the same time the assurance was given that despite the company split announced in February 2016, everything would remain the same. Whoa! Is that good news or bad?

From a German point of view, Xerox has practically almost disappeared from the professional print market. It is only being kept alive by a couple of committed and competent business and computer companies. Viewed corporate-wide, it was only just 2 years ago that Xerox lost one-third of its sales in print technology. But the major impetus has to come from Xerox itself, for instance, by thinking beyond print and placing proprietary solutions such as XMPie better in the spotlight, since XMPIe perfectly closes the gap between print and online communication in multichannel scenarios.

 

Impressions of the #drupamc, incl. the new drupa music presented by EFI CEO Guy Gecht! Video animation: Andreas Weber.

 

All the more impressive was seeing how some of Xerox’s tough competitors such as Konica Minolta and Ricoh are excellently positioned. Likewise, Fujifilm and Epson, who made virtually modest presentations, offering a number of surprises for many colleagues in the trade. In addition to the Fujifilm/Heideldruck inkjet cooperation project “Primefire 106”, mention must be made of the Epson PaperLab, a compact machine for DIY recycled papermaking in DIN A4/A3 sizes. (Whereby the Epson PaperLab has been known about since the beginning of 2015 and was as such nothing new for #drupamc). Even EFI, the speciality vendor-turned-conglomerate, demonstrated the point more rousingly and far-sightedly than Xerox. In his famous, notoriously funny style of presentation, EFI CEO Guy Gecht used the Hollywood dream factory to enthusiastically demonstrate the future of print as a dynamic growth market. At the end, Guy Gecht presented a special version of Billy Joel’s song “We didn’t Start the Fire” with new lyrics he created for drupa and the global printing industry. MAGNIFICENT!

 

Mark Lawn and Peter Wolff, Canon Europe, explaining the new #UnleashPrint communications approach of the imaging corporation.


#UnleashPrint — Canon trumps and makes a lasting impression!

Canon led the way, making a brilliant appearance. The leading multinational imaging corporation delivered a convincing affirmation to print and to the market for professional printing at the industrial level. Those who had the opportunity to visit the Canon Expo in New York City, Paris, Shanghai or Tokyo in October 2015 would have been prepared. It was evident that Canon indeed has the widest range of applications: Canon is the only drupa exhibitor to cover all six drupa highlight themes: Print, Packaging, Green Printing, Functional Printing and 3D-Printing as well as Multichannel. That is important in this sense specifically for drupa 2016 and in general for the print industry, since Canon as a brand has the greatest charisma in B2B as well as in B2C!

Of course, Canon also showed innovative technologies, just like other exhibitors. But everything was in the context of solutions accessible to print companies and their customers alike, showing the respective, clear benefits. The Canon stand will reflect the areas of application, so that all visitors can easily find the solutions that are of most interest to them. Individually, those are:

  • commercial print
  • business communications, including transactional and direct mail
  • publishing, including books, magazines and newspapers
  • advertising and creative, including display graphics
  • functional/industrial, including 3D printing
  • packaging
  • photographic products

This is truly the full spectrum of what can satisfy current and future market demands! By its own admission, Canon relies on a combination of market-leading technologies, expertise and continuous dialogue with customers to help print service providers implement customer-centric business models that unleash the full potential of their business.

For this to be understood and communicated ubiquitously, Canon is the only exhibitor to date to employ new contemporary communications channels: As part of a multichannel communications campaign on relevant platforms, the hashtag #UnleashPrint is to address not only print service providers, but also innovation decision-makers, interested in print in the communications mix as well as the corresponding technologies and services.

 

Live-Video: Andreas Weber in a 1 min. interview with Canon’s Mark Lawn via iPad.

 

Mark Lawn of Canon Europe explained the unusual approach with #UnleashPrint as follows:  In every area of the stand, Canon will bring to life its new campaign to #UnleashPrint. This communicates Canon’s passion for print as a unique and powerful medium, celebrates the value of print and sets out to unlock its still untapped potential. Central to this is to show how the implementation of intelligent new business models can follow for realising the potential of print in the digital age to better fulfil constantly changing customer needs.

In its corresponding press release, Canon further says: “Every zone of the Canon stand will feature exceptional creative print applications, with the aim of inspiring visitors to extend their product portfolio and push the boundaries of print. As part of the customer journey through the endless variety of print, Canon will also show trade visitors how they can increase print’s effectiveness through integration with digital platforms to deliver seamless multichannel communications that simplify customer experiences, stimulate response and make print as measurable as any other tool in the communications mix.”

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Print wins, only if it stands the test in the communications mix!

That sums up what it is all about. And corresponds to our ValuePublishing analyses, made in the run-up to #drupamc, personally discussed with customers of print companies, agencies and publishing houses. (See the analysis “Print wins!” by Andreas Weber on slideshare.com)

The key messages derived from it carry forward the exciting results in the trade of the #drupamc and are as follows:

  1. The goal is attainable: Print wins! And considers itself to be the key pillar in all contemporary marketing and communications scenarios.
  2. For more than a thousand years, print has been one of the most important cultural tools globally for allowing innovations to become reality! Why should things be any different today?
  3. BUT: The market has changed radically! Instead of quantity, quality is increasingly in demand. The trend: Exploit added value through more attention to and greater efficacy of printed material in the communications mix!
  4. The dilemma: Everyone driving communications is searching for digital strategies to push content (unanimously) everywhere. Dealing with print innovations that lead to dialogue through interaction is often overlooked. Only multichannel can do that in combination with print! And that needs to be communicated better and more clearly via drupa 2016.
  5. Print will become the key pillar, thanks to completely new types of software and cloud solutions and e-business models, particularly in personalisation. It is no longer a question of reach, but of “one conversation”!
  6. Multichannel innovations that include print do not make analogue media superfluous, but integrate them seamlessly.
  7. Print sustainably increases business success through interaction, through dialogue with the audience (customers, partners, interested parties); supported by personal, timely relevance — through touchpoints covering the whole media spectrum from print to digital.
  8. Print teamed up with multichannel and e-business is a new, rapidly growing service sector. Focus: driving innovation forward! New print technologies such as inkjet are important, but “just” a means to the end.
  9. Everyone needs to learn what it’s all about: In communication, more reach is not the measure of all things, relevant dialogue and ongoing conversation are.
  10. It is proven that print wins and its importance is strengthened through the IoT, cloud, big data and multichannel services because it makes communication powerful, relevant and humane.

 

Summary

As I have said, it was an extremely successful and insightful #drupamc. But there is still a lot to do before drupa 2016 opens its doors on May 31, 2016. The tried-and-true motto, in my view: “Get rid of silo thinking! Touch the future now! Take the communication offensive!” — Exhibitor communication should not be just a blunt promotion of new technologies for printing companies, presented in the conventional print trade press. A lot more needs to happen using innovative communication, through social media, through mobile, in order to put the focus on the benefits. Only so can the business in general and especially the decision-makers involved in innovation projects in the industry, in trade, and in the brand-name companies be reached to show print in a new way that can be experienced and understood. Canon is the only exhibitor to date who convincingly shows how it should be done and thus sets the bar: #UnleashPrint!

 

Note: With our real-time reports on ValuePublishing, we were able to make #drupamc rated tops. In just 72 hours, we reached more than 750,000 viewers who were able to experience live what was happening in Dusseldorf through the short reports and commentary. 

 

 

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@ 2016 Großes Foto: Messe Düsseldorf, Constanze Tillmann. Kleines Foto und Bildcollage: Andreas Weber, Mainz.

 

Kommentar zur #drupamc von Andreas Weber | Englisch version available

Alle haben zur drupa media conference (kurz: #drupamc) vom 29. Februar bis 2. März 2016 einen super Job gemacht: Die Messe Düsseldorf, insbesondere das drupa2016-Team, die 15 Aussteller mit ihren Vorträgen, AD Communications als Organisationsagentur und zu guter Letzt die rund 100 anwesenden Fachjournalisten aus aller Welt, davon erfreulich viele Neulinge. Das ist gut so. Die Branche braucht neuen Schwung. Und ein neues Denken, dem die richtigen Taten folgen. Dafür soll die drupa 2016 stehen: Touch the Future, lautet das Motto, das drupa-Direktorin Sabine Geldermann ausrufen lässt. Gut so! — Aber: Nahezu unbeachtet bleibt weiterhin, die Kunden der Druckereien als maßgebliche Innovationsentscheider ins Boot zu holen. Insofern: Print kommt technologisch rasant voran, aber die Branche bremst sich selbst!

Auf einen Blick:

  • #drupamc war ein voller Erfolg.
  • HP will die Leitfunktion im Print übernehmen (begeht aber kommunikativ leider echte Patzer!).
  • Heideldruck ist der heimliche Star (dank der Partner Fujifilm und Ricoh).
  • Kodak wirkt „retro“ und Xerox tut sich ziemlich schwer trotz Produktneuheiten.
  • Canon überzeugt am stärksten mit #Unleashprint.
  • Bis zur drupa 2016 bleibt viel zu tun, um Kommunikationsdefizite auszugleichen, die Nutzendarstellung in den Fokus zu stellen (beyond technology) und endlich die Kunden der Druckereien zu mobilisieren.

Unbestreitbar: Aufbruchsstimmung und Zukunfts-Zuversicht sind wieder da (siehe auch: 3. drupa Insights Report). Das zeigten seitens der Technikanbieter fast alle Präsentationen, vor allem auch diejenigen von „kleineren“ und hochspezialisierten Ausstellern wie Kolbus, Bobst, Hybrid, Global Graphics, Datalase und v. a. von Pitney Bowes, einem Global Player, der den meisten drupa-Besucher noch unbekannt sein wird (siehe Zusammenfassung aller Firmenvorträge im ValuePublishing-Echtzeit-Report per Storify).

Schon im Vorfeld versprach die #drupamc hochspannend zu werden: Der Branchenprimus Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (Heideldruck) war mit seinem drupa-Slogan „Simply Smart“ und einer disruptiv neuer Strategie voran geprescht. Es geht beim Erfolg mit Print nicht mehr primär um Maschinen, sondern um neuartige, integrierte Lösungen, die dem Digitalzeitalter und dem veränderten Medien-Nutzungsverhalten gerecht werden. Entsprechend sind neue Begriffe relevant: Internet-of-Things, Industrie 4.0, Cloud, Big Data, Apps, Automation, 3D, 4D, aber auch Customer Centricity u. a. m. Und natürlich neue Technologien, im Kern Cloud-Services sowie eine neue Generation von industriellen Inkjet-Produktionssystemen (siehe die Analyse und Bewertung von Bernd Zipper auf beyondprint.de).

Heideldruck war zwar nicht mit Vorträgen auf der #drupamc vertreten — man setzte auf eigene Pressekonferenzen im Vorfeld, was sich als kluger Schachzug erweisen kann. Trotz allem war Heidelberg omnipräsent. Vor allem, weil Heideldruck-Partner wie Ricoh und Fujifilm sich expressis verbis auf die Kompetenz von Heidelberg als wichtigste Stütze bezogen. Schließlich ist man bei Heideldruck führend in allen Belangen, die es braucht, um ein Druckerei-Geschäft erfolgreich managen zu können. Genau an der Stelle will HP mit seinem Graphic Solution Business (GSB) ansetzen, um Heideldruck den Rang abzulaufen. Nachdem man bei HP rund 12 Jahre auf „Heavy Metal“ gesetzt hat, wurde zur #drupamc die Kernkompetenz von HP als IT-Konzern aus dem Hut gezaubert: „PrintOS“ heisst das Zauberwort, mit dem HP nunmehr als flächenmäßig größter drupa-Aussteller Druckereien für sich gewinnen will. 

 

 

Bringt HP’s PrintOS die Wende?

In der Ankündigung heisst es vielversprechend: „HP Inc. eröffnet Druckanbietern auf der drupa 2016 neue Möglichkeiten — Cloud-basierte mobile Plattform HP PrintOS vereinfacht und automatisiert das Management der Druckproduktion“. Es gehe um „Neuentwicklungen, mit denen Druckdienstleister neue Geschäftsmöglichkeiten entdecken können“. HP Top-Manager Rob Le Bras-Brown, Global Head of Print Marketing, äußert sich medial wie folgt: „HP zeigt auf der drupa 2016 die ganze Leistungsfähigkeit seines umfassenden Portfolios (…) Mit der heutigen Präsentation von HP PrintOS und weiteren Ankündigungen, die wir noch vor der drupa machen werden, folgt HP seinem Motto ‚Keep reinventing‘. Dies bedeutet, dass wir über die verschiedenen Bereiche der Druckbranche hinweg Neuentwicklungen vorstellen werden, mit denen unsere Kunden neue Geschäftsmöglichkeiten erschließen können.“ Und François Martin, HP GSB Worldwide Marketing Director, fand smarte Worte, um zu betonen, dass es im Print-Business vor allem darum gehe, die analoge und digitale Welt perfekt aufeinander abzustimmen.

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Der PrintOS-Senior Manager bei HP, Simon Lewis, lieferte eine überzeugende Präsentation. Seine Stimme überschlug sich fast beim Vortragen, gerade auch bei den Nachfragen der Fachjournalisten. Die Spezifikationen klingen vielversprechend und sollen laut HP unter anderem folgende Anwendungen umfassen:

  1. Box, ein Tool, das die Erstellung von Druckaufträgen aus nichtautomatisierten Quellen, wie E-Mail und File-Transfer-Services, vereinfacht. Häufig erfordert laut HP die Auftragsabwicklung im Vorfeld der Produktion einen unverhältnismäßig großen Zeit- und Arbeitsaufwand. Box standardisiert viele Prozesse und reduziert damit diesen Mehraufwand. Damit haben Anwender ein Werkzeug in der Hand, um ihre Auftragskapazität zu steigern und die Wirtschaftlichkeit zu verbessern.
  2. Site Flow, ein Tool, das automatische Auftragserteilung, die Druckvorstufe und Shopfloor Management in sich vereint. Die Anwendung soll für Druckdienstleister in den Bereichen Business-to-Business und Business-to-Business-to-Consumer gleichermaßen geeignet sein. Site Flow ermögliche es Druckdienstleistern, ihren Kunden attraktivere Preise zu bieten. Zudem könnten sie damit ihren Service verbessern und noch einfacher täglich hunderte, tausende oder zehntausende individueller personalisierter Druckaufträge produzieren und bis zum Endkunden liefern.

 

Live-Video: Andreas Weber via iPad.

 

Nutzer von HP Indigo und HP PageWide Web Press sollen die PrintOS ab dem 31. Mai 2016 nutzen, Nutzer von HP Latex und Scitex voraussichtlich ab 2017. Viele Anwendungen sollen dem HP-Kunden mit bestehenden Serviceverträgen ohne zusätzliche Kosten zur Verfügung. Für bestimmte Anwendungen seien monatliche Nutzungsgebühren fällig. — Soweit die Ankündigungen, die wirklich vielversprechend klingen.

Zwischenruf: Man kann nicht nicht kommunizieren!

HOPPLA: Sind Kommunikations-Pannen bei HP die Ausnahme? Oder fehlt bei HP noch ein gesunder Mix aus  IT-Kompetenz und Kommunikationsbereitschaft? — Der Marketing-Aufwand, mit dem HP Inc. seine drupa-Neuheiten und vor allem PrintOS bei Druckereien promotet, ist gross. Die Budgets für Messeauftritte riesig. Die Wirkung wird durch mangelndes mediales Kommunikationstalent aber ziemlich beeinträchtigt. Auf Flickr hat HP eine eigene Sektion eingerichtet. Per 12. März 2016 haben die bis dato acht eingestellten Fotos aber nur 16 Aufrufe generiert. Überhaupt: Das Social-Media-Engagement von HP wirkt halbherzig: Man ist fast überall dabei, ohne aber tatsächlich Interaktionen zu erreichen. Views auf YouTube mit aufwendig produzierten HP-Videos z. B. werden zumeist wohl durch eigene Mitarbeiter generiert. Google-Suchen gestalten sich bei HP-Themen als schwierig. 

Gravierend sind handwerkliche Fehler: Der in der Pressemeldung vom 29.02.2016, 16:01 Uhr, von der PR-Agentur über F&H Porter Novelli, München, verschickte PR—Lobpreisungstext zu PrintOS bietet einen Link an, der noch am 12. März 2016, 15:44 Uhr, ins Nichts führte. „Oops. We can’t find that page for you“, wird lapidar angezeigt. PEINLICH. Denn es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass einem auf der HP-Website solches widerfährt.

Und last but not least: Presseanfragen, die über den Inhalt von Pressemeldungen hinausführen, stoßen of auf Unverständnis oder werden kaum beantwortet, wie auch zahlreiche Kollegen aus verschiedenen Ländern monieren; wer nicht einen HP-GSB-Manager persönlich kennt und/oder direkten Zugang hat, wird alleine gelassen.

Fazit: Will HP GSB seine angestrebte Leadership in Print glaubhaft machen, muss endlich professionell, marktorientiert und innovativ über Innovationen kommuniziert werden! 

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Chance abermals vertan? — Die Nutzendarstellung für Kunden der Druckereien wurde nicht thematisiert!

Zu kurz kommt allerdings das wirklich Wichtige: Welche Vorteile bringt HP damit dem Kunden der Druckereien? Hierzu wurde nichts verlautbart. Und das scheint mir sträflich. Denn nur darauf abzuzielen, dass Druckereien durch PrintOS einfacher und kostengünstiger ihrer Arbeit nachgehen, wird Print im Kommunikationsmix kaum stärken. Genau hierin liegt aber das, wofür die drupa 2016 stehen muss. Touch the future bezieht sich ja nicht nur auf Druckereien, die auf der drupa 2016 wiederum Milliardensummen für Technologien ausgeben sollen, um fit für die Zukunft zu werden. Sondern Touch the future ist eine Botschaft an alle, die die Innovation der Kommunikation vorantreiben müssen, um profitables Geschäft zu machen.

Apropos Profit und Wachstum: Ob gewollt oder ungewollt, HP stärkt mit PrintOS das Thema E-Business Print und den Online-Printing-Sektor ungemein, der alleine in Deutschland schon 2,5 Milliarden Jahresumsatz bringt (Quelle: EPOs Studie, https://www.epos-studie.de). Dies ist wichtig zu erkennen, weil E-Business Print und Online-Printing im Messeangebot als übergeordnete, eminent wichtige Gattungsbegriffe für die Zukunft der Printbranche nicht vorkommen.

Immerhin: HP Inc. hat sich aus der Deckung gewagt, was man von anderen Platzhirschen wie Kodak oder Xerox nicht sagen kann. Die Kodak-Präsentation wirkte wie ein Schritt zurück ins 20. Jahrhundert. Nichts innovatives, eigentlich nur Verbesserungen des bestehenden Angebotes und ein Bekenntnis, dass man auch die analoge Welt des Druckens brav bedient. Ähnlich bei Xerox: Neue Inkjet-Drucksysteme wurden vorgestellt. Und zugleich wurde versichert, dass trotz des im Februar 2016 angekündigten Firmen-Splits alles beim Alten bleiben wird. Hoppla: Ist das eine gute gute oder eine schlechte Nachricht?

Aus deutscher Sicht ist Xerox im Profi-Druckmarkt nahezu diffundiert. Und wird bei Professional Print nur noch über ein paar engagierte und kompetente Handels- und Systemhäuser am Leben gehalten. Konzern-weit gesehen, gingen bei Xerox vor knapp 2 Jahren ein Drittel der Umsätze mit Printtechnik verloren. Wesentliche Impulse muss Xerox aber aus sich selbst heraus schöpfen, zum Beispiel, indem Xerox „beyond Print“ denkt und eigene Lösungen wie XMPie besser in den Fokus rückt, da per XMPIe die Kluft zwischen Print- und Online-Kommunikation per Multichannel-Szenarien perfekt geschlossen wird.

 

Impressionen von der #drupamc, inkl. der von EFI CEO Guy Gecht vorgestellten neuen drupa-Musik! Video-Anmination: Andreas Weber.

 

Um so eindrucksvoller war zu sehen, wie harte Xerox Wettbewerber wie Konica Minolta oder auch Ricoh exzellent aufgestellt sind. Ebenso Fujifilm und Epson, die fast bescheiden auftraten und für viele Fachkollegen zahlreiche Überraschungen aufboten. Zu nennen ist neben dem Fujifilm/Heideldruck Inkjet-Kooperationsprojekt „Primefire 106“ vor allem das Epson PaperLab, eine kompakte Maschine, mit der man selbst DIN A4/A3-Recycling-Papiere herstellen kann. (Wobei das Epson PaperLab seit Anfang Dezember 2015 bekannt ist, also keine Neuheit zur #drupamc war). Sogar der sich zum Mischkonzern entwickelnde Spezialitätenanbieter EFI präsentierte mitreissender und weitsichtiger als Xerox, worauf es ankommt. EFI CEO Guy Gecht nutzte in seiner berühmt-berüchtigt-humorvollen Darbietungsweise die Traumfabrik Hollywood, um die Zukunft von Print begeisternd als dynamischen Wachstumsmarkt darzulegen. Zum Abschluss präsentierte Guy Gecht einen eigens neu vorgetragenen Song, der Billy Joel’s „We didn’t Start the Fire“ mit einem für die drupa und die globale Print-Branche neu geschaffenen Text versieht. GROSSARTIG!

 

Mark Lawn and Peter Wolff, Canon Europe, erläuterten den neuen #UnleashPrint-Kommunikationsansatz des Imaging-Konzerns.


#UnleashPrint — Canon trumpft auf und beeindruckt nachhaltig!

Allen voran trat Canon fulminant auf. Der global führende Imaging-Konzern lieferte ein überzeugendes Bekenntnis zu Print und zum Markt für professionelles Drucken auf industriellem Niveau. Wer die Gelegenheit hatte, im Oktober 2015 bereits in New York City, Paris, Shanghai oder Tokio die Canon Expo zu besuchen, konnte gewappnet sein. Dabei war ersichtlich, dass Canon tatsächlich über das breiteste Anwendungsspektrum verfügt: Als einziger drupa-Aussteller deckt Canon alle sechs drupa Highlight-Themen ab: Print, Packaging, Green Printing, Functional Printing und 3D-Printing sowie Multichannel. Das ist insofern spezifisch für die drupa 2016 und generell für die Print-Branche wichtig, da Canon als Marke die größte Strahlkraft hat, im B2B wie im B2C!

Natürlich zeigt Canon wie andere Aussteller auch innovative Technik. Aber alles im Kontext mit Lösungen, die Druckereien wie auch deren Kunden zugänglich sind respektive klare Vorteile bringt. Entsprechend wird der Canon Messestands Anwendungsbereiche widerspiegeln, damit alle Besucher die für sie interessantesten Lösungen auf Anhieb finden können. Im Einzelnen sind das:

  • Akzidenzduck
  • Geschäftskommunikation, einschließlich Transaktions- und Direct Mail Druck
  • Publishing, einschließlich Büchern, Zeitschriften und Zeitungen
  • Werbe- und Kreativbereich, einschließlich Display-Grafiken
  • Funktions-/Industriedruck einschließlich 3D-Druck
  • Verpackungsdruck
  • Fotografie-Produkte

Wahrlich, das ist das volle Spektrum dessen, was heutige und künftige Marktanforderungen erfüllen kann! Canon setzt dabei nach eigenem Bekunden auf die Kombination von marktführender Technologie, Know-how und kontinuierlichem Kundendialog, um Druckdienstleister bei der Implementierung von kundenorientierten digitalen Geschäftsmodellen zu unterstützen, die ihr gesamtes Geschäftspotenzial freisetzen.

Damit dies verständlich und auch ubiquitär kommunizierbar wird, geht Canon bis dato als einziger Aussteller zeitgemäß-neue Kommunikationswege: Der Hashtag #UnleashPrint (zu deutsch: „entfessele Print“) soll im Rahmen einer Multichannel-Kommunikationskampagne auf den relevanten Plattformen nicht nur Print-Dienstleister ansprechen, sondern auch Innovations-Entscheider, die sich für Print im Kommunikationsmix und damit verbundene Technologien wie auch Dienstleistungen interessieren.

 

Live-Video: Andreas Weber in a 1 min. interview with Canon’s Mark Lawn via iPad.

 

Mark Lawn von Canon Europe erläuterte den ungewöhnlichen Ansatz mit #UnleashPrint wie folgt: Jeder Bereich des Canon-Messestands werde #UnleashPrint mit Leben erfüllen, um Canons Leidenschaft für Print als einzigartiges, leistungsstarkes Medium zu verdeutlichen. Der Wert von Print solle zelebriert werden und sein noch ungenutztes Potenzial freisetzen. Zentral sei zudem, aufzuzeigen wie die Implementierung intelligenter neuer Geschäftsmodelle erfolgen kann, um das Potenzial von Print im Digitalzeitalter zur besseren Erfüllung der sich ständig ändernden Kundenanforderungen zu veranschaulichen.

In der entsprechenden Presseverlautbarung von Canon heisst es weiterhin: „In jedem Bereich des Canon-Stands werden außergewöhnliche und kreative Druckanwendungen zu sehen sein, die die Besucher dazu animieren sollen, ihr Produktportfolio zu erweitern und die Grenzen von Print auszureizen. Auf der Entdeckungsreise durch die unendliche Print-Vielfalt wird Canon den Fachbesuchern auch zeigen, wie sie die Effektivität von Print durch die Integration in digitale Plattformen zur Schaffung von Multichannel-Kommunikationskampagnen steigern können, die eine bessere Kundenerfahrung bieten, zum Dialog anregen und Print zu einem weiteren messbaren Tool im Kommunikationsmix machen.“

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Print gewinnt nur, wenn es sich im Kommunikationsmix bewährt!

Das ist auf den Punkt gebracht, worum es geht. Und deckt sich mit unseren ValuePublishing-Analysen, die wir im Vorfeld der #drupamc gemacht und mit Kunden der Druckereien, Agenturen und Verlagen persönlich besprochen haben. (Siehe die Analyse „Print gewinnt!“ von Andreas Weber per slideshare.com)

Die Kernthesen, die sich ableiten, führen die fachlich spannenden Ergebnisse der #drupamc weiter und lauten wie folgt:

  1. Das Ziel ist erreichbar: Print gewinnt! Und behauptet sich als wichtigste Säule in allen zeitgemäßen Marketing und Kommunikationsszenarien.
  2. Denn: Print gehört seit über Tausend Jahren zu den global wichtigsten Kulturtechniken, um Innovationen Wirklichkeit werden zu lassen! Warum sollte das heute anders sein?
  3. ABER: Der Markt hat sich radikal verändert! Statt Masse ist zunehmend Klasse gefragt. Der Trend: Mehrwerte nutzen durch mehr Sorgfalt und höhere Effektivität von Drucksachen im Kommunikationsmix!
  4. Das Dilemma: Alle Kommunikationstreibenden suchen nach Digital-Strategien, um Inhalte (unisono) überall zu pushen. Übersehen wird oft, sich mit Print-Innovationen zu beschäftigen, die durch Interaktionen zum Dialog führen. Das leistet aber nur Multichannel in Kombination mit Print! Und das muss via drupa 2016 besser und klarer kommuniziert werden.
  5. Print wird durch völlig neuartige Software- und Cloud-Lösungen und E-Business-Geschäftsmodelle v. a. im Kontext mit Individualisierung zur wichtigsten Säule. Es geht nicht mehr nur um Reichweite, sondern um ›One Conversation‹!
  6. Multichannel-Innovationen, die Print einschließen, machen analoge Medien nicht überflüßig, sondern integrieren sie nahtlos.
  7. Print steigert so nachhaltig den Geschäftserfolg durch die Interaktion, durch Dialoge mit dem Publikum (Kunden, Partner, Interessenten); getragen von individueller, zeitlich abgestimmter Relevanz — über Berührungspunkte, die das volle Medienspektrum von Print bis Digital abdecken.
  8. Print im Team mit Multichannel und E-Business ist ein neuer, rasch wachsender Dienstleistungsbereich. Fokus: Innovationen vorantreiben! Neue Print-Techniken wie Inkjet sind dabei wichtig, aber „nur“ Mittel zum Zweck.
  9. Alle müssen lernen, worum es geht: In der Kommunikationen sind nicht mehr Reichweiten das Maß aller Dinge, sondern relevante Dialoge und durchgängige Konversationen.
  10. Print gewinnt nachweislich und wird durch IoT, Cloud, BigData und Multichannel Services in seiner Bedeutung gestärkt, weil es die Kommunikation wirkungsstark, relevant und menschengerecht macht.

 

Fazit

Wie gesagt, es war eine äußerst gelungene und erkenntnisreiche #drupamc. Bis zum drupa 2016-Beginn am 31. Mai 2016 bleibt aber noch viel zu tun. Das probate Motto aus meiner Sicht: „Weg mit dem Silo-Denken! Touch the future now! Geht in die Kommunikationsoffensive!“ — Die Kommunikation der Aussteller darf sich nicht nur einsilbig auf das Bewerben von neuer Technik für Druckereien beziehen. Und dies über klassische Print-Fachmedien darstellen wollen. Es muss per Innovationskommunikation vielmehr passieren, per Social Media, per Mobile, um die Nutzendarstellung in den Fokus zu rücken. Nur so können für die Wirtschaft insgesamt und insbesondere für die Entscheider von Innovationsprojekten in der Industrie, im Handel, bei den Markenunternehmen erreicht werden, um Print in neuer Form erfahrbar und begreifbar dazustellen. Canon macht es bis dato als einziger Aussteller überzeugend vor, wie es funktionieren muss und hat damit die Messlatte definiert: #UnleashPrint!

 

Hinweis: Per ValuePublishing konnten wir die #drupamc über unsere Echtzeit-Berichterstattung zum Quotensieger werden lassen. Über 750.000 Viewers wurden in rund 72 Stunden erreicht, die per Kurzberichte und Kommentare live erlebten, was in Düsseldorf passierte. 

 

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5th drupa media week could become the most innovative. Because drupa 2016 will be different. It is not any more about machines. It is about solutions, Cloud, Apps and Brainware! BUT: Does the audience really understand what’s going on?

Real-time ValuePublishing report by Andreas Weber

Amazing what was going on those days in Düsseldorf. The drupa media conference #drupamc was excellent and has proven: Print has changed fundamentally. It is all about digital printing + IT + Social Media + IoT + Cloud …

Check out the ValuePublishing Real-Time Report via Storify! A unique resource serving you best via relevant messages, photos and short movies. Be curious and stay tuned.

My “Darling” of Day 2: Canon’s new approach #unleashprint.
Watch my Selfie Video with Mark Lawn!

 

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Echtzeit-Bericht per ValuePublishing von Andreas Weber 

In Düsseldorf zeigte sich auf der drupa media conference (#drupamc), wie das Print-Business sich gewandelt hat. Alles dreht sich um Digitaldruck plus IT plus Social Media plus Cloud plus IoT… Im Fokus: Inkjet in neuer Dimension.

Die beste Informationsquelle bietet meine Real-Time Onlinebericht per ValuePublishing mit Tweets, Fotos und Videos von mir sowie ausgesuchten Fachkollegen aus aller Welt.War mein “Darling” am ersten Tag HP mit #PrintOS, so war es am Zweiten Canon mit #Unleashprint (entfessele Print). Und am dritten Tag punkteten gleichauf  EFI mit der überzeugendsten, Epson und Bobs mit der überraschendsten und GlobalGraphics mit der analytisch besten Präsentation.

Zum Start der Canon #unleashprint Kampagne gab es als Premiere ein sehr cooles Video-Selfie-Kurzinterview mit Mark Lawn.

Bitte Klicken zum Weiterlesen des Echtzeit-Berichts über die gesamten drei Tage!

 

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Value Publishing Storify as HTML

 

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Shake hands with Fuji-Film. Yanagawa, Yoshida, Plenz, Linzbach, Schoeppler and Oliver. Photo: Heidelberg

Breaking News:

Heidelberg outlines its drupa 2016 ’Simply Smart’ theme

drupa 2016: Heidelberg is acting as a driving force behind the industry’s digitisation to coincide with drupa… More..

Heidelberg’s new ‘Fire’ digital printing portfolio

Drupa 2016: Heidelberg restructures its digital printing portfolio and focuses on growth markets… More..

Digital Heidelberg Primefire 106 to debut at drupa 2016

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Heidelberg’s Stephan Plenz presented the first result of the new Primefire 106 Inkjet press dedicated to the packaging market.

Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 19 February 2016

Welcome to another week of news highlights which has seen 39 news items and articles go online since last Monday, with five new additions to our FESPA Newsroom led by Durst, as it plans to unveil its new water-based printing systems and UV automation for LFP and dye-sublimation areas of application in Amsterdam next month; and then five in our drupa Newsroom led by Muller Martini with plans to show finishing for variable data printing live at the upcoming major event at the end of May and early June in Düsseldorf. We also have Konica Minolta, Ryobi and MHI, or RMGTas it is now known, planning to debut its newly designed range of presses, including hybrid digital; Global Graphics and Hybrid Software; and lastly CGS, as it announces the inaugural ‘ORIS Flex Pack Awards 2016’ with results to be shown at drupa.

In Online Features the BPIF’s Printing Outlook for the First Quarter of 2016 introduction is highlighted; while Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog on Friday of last week looks at the successful recycling of paper cups by James Cropper Paper in the United Kingdom.

The week’s news began on a positive note on Monday from Manroland Web Systems, as managing director Jörn Gossécomments on the company’s positive 2015 financial year, which saw both an increase in profit and a boost in the company’s market share.

A major subject this week is that of labels and labelling, where on Friday the International label association FINAT previews 2016, as the industry is constantly challenged to provide much more for brand owners and consumers. The world of labelling is unquestionably one of the most dynamic and innovative industry sectors today. Thomas Hagmaier, current president of FINAT and CEO of Hagmaier Etiketten in southern Germany, offers an informed summary of the current status in 2016: Says Hagmaier, ‘Delivering a fine piece of label design and print that sells the product on the retail shelf is still essential, but today our industry is challenged to provide so much more, for the brand owner and the consumer. To meet an ever-growing raft of brand owner demands, the label supply chain has to meet challenges posed not only by industry innovation, but also by new packaging and labelling choices, online retailing, incredible refinements in imaging technologies, the need fo r sustainable solutions and, of course, international regulations.’ Don’t miss the article!

Also on Friday, you will also find Domino with UV textures for labels; Rotoflex with new security label inspection options; and then MPS, Screen with its Truepress Jet L350UV digital label press, Mathom and AVT, all preparing to join Rotocon at ProPack Africa in March in Johannesburg. Then we had Xaar on Monday, with an expanded product range for UV, which is ideal for printing UV spot varnish for labels, packaging and graphics applications.

As for new sales and installations as the new year gets under way, we had Stroma on Monday with its latest digital purchase from Heidelberg UK . Thursday saw BCQ with EFI Vutek; and on Friday, we had Positive ID Labelling Systems in the UK, which is growing its digital print service offering with the company’s second EFI Jetrion label press – this time a Jetrion 4900 model. Cape Town’s original fabric label printing company, Julius Solomon Specialist Labels, has added Xerox speciality silver and gold dry inks for packaging and swing tickets; and lastly,  Liverpool, UK-based Rayross has invested in Duplo to offer PUR perfect binding to its own customers, as well as  as trade service to commercial printers, design agencies and more.

Exciting new kit this week was led by Duplo on Monday, as it unveiled its new iSaddle PRO Digital System targeted at near-line high-end saddle stitching production. Canon on Tuesday with new entry-level MFP printers; and on Wednesday, Stora Enso as it introduces a new CKB Carrier board grade to be shown at the NEC Birmingham at the Packaging Innovations show on 24 – 25 February 2016.

There’s much more if you scroll down carefully, including as this week’s tailender, the new alliance for South Africa’s DigitalView and Mellow Colour among Wednesday’s headlines. Mellow Colour’s founder and director, Alan Dresch, is already known to many in South Africa from his earlier days with Linotype, as well as more recently with Mellow Colour. DigitalView is also in the drupa Newsroom with CGS, announcing the inaugural ‘ORIS Flex Pack Awards 2016’ which we mentioned earlier.

That’s about it until next time.
My best regards,

Mike Hilton 

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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 27,000 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 pagesMon 15 Feb…   Manroland Web Systems boosts 2015 profit and market share
Following a positive 2015 financial year, the Augsburg-based press manufacturer starts drupa year 2016 on a positive note…

Xaar expands product range for UV applications

Ideal for printing UV spot varnish for labels, packaging and graphics, as well as adding textured effects to wood laminate…

It’s two in a row from EFI for CMYUK !
The leading UK specialist wide-format inkjet supplier announced as EFI’s European Sales Partner of the Year for 2015…

Duplo UK launches the iSaddle PRO Digital System
Duplo UK has today unveiled its new iSaddle PRO Digital System targeted at near-line high-end saddle stitching production…

Stroma turns to Heidelberg for its latest digital investment
Specialist digital printing house Stroma has turned to Heidelberg UK for its latest digital purchase – a Linoprint CP digital press…

Tue 16 Feb…    Durst to debut new extra-wide system at FESPA Digital 2016
Durst to unveil its new water-based printing systems and UV automation for LFP and dye-sub areas of application in Amsterdam…

Voting open for FESPA People’s Choice Award
Entries to FESPA Awards 2016 surpasses previous years…

Heidelberg USA hosts three UV open events to meet demand

Unbelievable customer response to Heidelberg UV open houses at its new Print Media Centre in Atlanta in December…

Latest ISO and FOGRA standards supported by GMG
GMG supports M+E Druckhaus and Peter Becker for reliable production in line with the latest offset standards…

Canon adds two new entry-level multi-function printers

Canon launches imagePROGRAF iPF770 MFP L36 and iPF670 MFP L24 to bring streamlined functionality…

Wed 17 Feb…   Global Graphics and Hybrid Software strategic alliance
Alliance to provide digital press manufacturers with ‘unbeatable’ RIPs and workflow package for drupa 2016 launchpad…

Ryobi MHI Graphic Technology to exhibit at drupa 2016
Ryobi MHI Graphic Technology will introduce to the world its new logo, corporate message and new lineup of printing equipment…

DigitalView appointed Mellow Colour partner for South Africa
DigitalView was recently appointed as distributor of Mellow Colour products & services for the South African market….

Heidelberg UK forms new Prinect workflow team

Heidelberg UK brings together a strong team, headed by Paul Chamberlain, to spearhead workflow expansion…

Stora Enso to debut new CKB board at Packaging Innovations
Stora Enso introduces new CKB Carrier board grade to be shown at the NEC in Birmingham on 24 – 25 February 2016…

Thu 18 Feb…   
Finishing variable print products live at drupa 2016
Muller Martini Finishing 4.0: Variable products call for highly variable and modular print finishing systems. See them live at drupa…

Rotocon label printing technology at Propak Africa

Leading printing solutions from MPS, Screen’s Truepress Jet L350UV, Matho and AVT will be available in three Rotocon’s stands…

FESPA Digital plays host to a number of new exhibitors
First speciality print event of 2016 is the perfect venue for new exhibitors and exciting global product launches…

More technology, applications and exhibitors than ever
FESPA Textile 2016, the largest digital textile event to date, to showcase new exhibitors and product launches in Amsterdam…

BCQ’s JollyBig division expands with Vutek QS2000
JollyBig aims to get even bigger and meet increasing demand with investment in superwide-format Vutek QS2000 from CMYUK…

Fri 19 Feb…  The place of a label in a changing world
International label association FINAT previews 2016, as the industry is challenged to provide more for brand owners and consumers…

‘Textures by Domino’ to debut at Label & Print 2016

Textures by Domino features standout effects for high-end labels and packaging at the NEC Birmingham, from 24 – 25 February…

Rotoflex releases new label inspection Security Series
Security Series modules can now be be fully integrated into the Rotoflex VSI, HSI and VLI product lines as new, or retrofits…

MPS joins Rotocon at Propak Africa 2016

MPS is set to join its South African agent Rotocon at the upcoming Propak Africa from 15 – 18 March in Johannesburg…

Positive ID adds second larger EFI Jetrion digital label press
Positive ID Labelling Systems, UK grows its digital print service offering with EFI Jetrion 4900 digital press…

Julius Solomon Specialist Labels adds digital metallic inks
Cape Town’s original fabric label printing company adds Xerox speciality silver and gold dry inks for packaging and swing tickets…

Rayross Print Factory opens up new markets with Duplo
Liverpool-based Rayross invests in Duplo to offer PUR perfect binding to commercial printers, design agencies and more…

Lead article from Friday in last week’s update…

Last Friday’s lead…   Antalis Packaging launches new customer-centric Website
Antalis has unveiled a new information-packed Website to support customers in the packaging and logistics markets…

GraphicRepro.Net e-News  (ISSN 1814-2923) is sponsored and made possible by:

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG  (Heidelberg), The world’s largest printing press manufacturer for the industry worldwide. Heidelberg customers enjoy the most comprehensive and extensive sales and service network in the industry for JDF compliant workflow, computer-to-plate, sheetfed offset, Web-to-print, digital printing, digital inkjet for labels and packaging, packaging and finishing, all with complementary consumables. Heidelberg has offices in around 170 countries. Visit the Heidelberg Website for more information.

drupa 2016 (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’ with the slogan ‘touch the future’. The issues of ‘package printing’, ‘multichannel’, ‘green printing’, ‘3D printing’ and ‘functional printing’ will become increasingly important to the overall communication strategy. To find out more, visit the drupa 2016 Website.

Online Feature articles 2014 – 2015
There were again well over 90 last year, including nine downloads, as well as 92 articles in 2013 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page, with prior years’ via Search Archives (option 2) on the Website.

Technology-related 2016 Chapter 02
You will find 20 current feature articles in this Chapter, with the most recent from Heidelberg.

Previous…   TCL Packaging adopts Water Washable Asahi Plates
TCL Packaging teams with Creation Reprographics and Asahi Photoproducts to deliver premium performance and to challenge gravure…

Online Features 2016 Jan/Feb  Chapter 03

BPIF’s Printing Outlook for the First Quarter 2016
Output and orders exceeded expectations in Q4 – positive forecast for Q1 as some confidence returns…

EXCLUSIVE Report…   EFI Connect 2016: Welcome to the Future of Printing
At EFI Connect 2016, EFI revealed its clear and focused picture of the future of printing, and how the company plans to respond to market changes…

Major order for Heidelberg from Atta.45 in Sweden
Swedish print shop invests Euro 13 million: Biggest part is comprehensive product, service and consumables package….

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2016

Recycling Paper Cups
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 19 Feb

Previous…    Stepping Back to Step Forward
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 12 Feb

Environmental Laws
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Mon 08 Feb

Drupa Newsroom
Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index, as well as via the special Newsroom button on the right of the Home Page near the top. It is divided into the following Chapters for your convenience and ease of use…

drupa 2016 Expert Article Series
Can be found in our Drupa Newsroom via the Index on the Home page.

LATEST…   Large Format and Wide Format inkjet printing
Touch the future. Drupa Expert Article No 7 by international independent consultant Sophie Matthews-Paul who has been involved at the start of wide-format developments following their evolution into the devices they are today…

drupa 2016 News from Messe Düsseldorf

LATEST…   drupa cube: The Medici Group to spur out-of-the-box thinking
Best selling author Frans Johansson and other thought leaders to deliver keynotes in the cube during drupa 2016…

drupa cube: Die Medici Group ist Innovationspartner der drupa

Bestseller-Autor Frans Johannsson und zwei weitere Vordenker halten die Keynotes im cube während der drupa 2016…

Attractive offers for travel and accommodation
Use Print@home and free transport to drupa by bus and train. The online ticket shop opened on 2 January, 2016…

Passende Angebote für Anreise und Unterkunft

Print@home und kostenlos zur drupa mit Bus und Bahn. Online-Ticketshop geöffnet am 2. Januar 2016…

drupa 2016 News from Exhibitors
Latest additions can now be accessed in our Drupa Newsroom.

Muller Martini: Finishing variable print products live at drupa 2016
Muller Martini Finishing 4.0: Variable products call for highly variable and modular print finishing systems. See them live at drupa…

Konica Minolta aims to drive future growth at drupa 2016
KM to demonstrate real-value business opportunities in several business zones on its massive 2400 sq/m stand in Hall 8B 2…

Global Graphics and Hybrid Software strategic alliance
Alliance to provide digital press manufacturers with ‘unbeatable’ RIPs and workflow package for drupa 2016 debut…

RMGT to exhibit at drupa 2016
Ryobi MHI Graphic Technology will introduce to the world its new logo, corporate message and new lineup of printing equipment…

CGS’ call for entries: Show us what you can do!
CGS announces inaugural ‘ORIS Flex Pack Awards 2016’ with results to be shown during drupa 2016…

drupa ante portas Blogs 2016

Last time…    drupa ante portas – Top topic for 2016: Print in the communications mix!
This is a new series of extraordinary conversations with leading multichannel experts. We invite you to read the introduction and the first four discussions / blogs: By Andreas Weber

Highlight topic Multichannel: ‘Individual solutions are in demand’
This is the fifth in this new series of conversations with leading multichannel experts. We also invite you to read the introduction and the first four discussion blogs (above): By Andreas Weber

FESPA Newsroom
The dedicated FESPA Newsroom can be found via the Index on our Home Page.

FESPA Digital 2016 in Amsterdam

Durst to debut new extra-wide system at FESPA Digital 2016:
Durst to unveil its new water-based printing systems and UV automation for LFP and dye-sub areas of application…

Nazdar to launch a number of new inks at FESPA Digital
Nazdar Ink Technologies to debut next-generation inks at FESPA Digital 2016 from 8 and 11 March, Amsterdam…

Last week…   Esko to feature efficient workflow at FESPA 2016
End-to-end integration aids profitable production for sign, display and wide-format businesses…

FESPA Federation News in 2016

FESPA Digital plays host to a number of new exhibitors

First speciality print event of 2016 is the perfect venue for new exhibitors and exciting global product launches…

More technology, applications and exhibitors than ever before

FESPA Textile 2016, the largest digital textile event to date, to showcase new exhibitors and product launches in Amsterdam…

Voting open for 2016 People’s Choice Award
Entries to FESPA Awards 2016 surpasses previous years…

Previous…   FESPA Awards gala dinner to showcase incredible talent
Book now for the glittering ceremony which will take place at Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam on Wednesday 9 March 2016…

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Antalis South Africa, Canon SA, Dainippon Screen,  Drupa 2016,  EFI, Esko,  Epson Europe BV,  FESPA. Goss International Inc,  Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG,  HP Graphic Solutions,  Kodak,  Koenig + Bauer AG,  Kemtek Imaging Systems,  Krause-Biagosch,  Leonhard Kurz Stiftung,   Manroland Web Systems GmbH, Muller Martini AG,  POLAR-Mohr, QuadTech Inc,  Quark Inc,  Ricoh Europe,  Sappi LimitedThunderbolt Solutions, and UPM-Kymmene.

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Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 05 February 2016

Welcome to another week of news highlights which has seen 45 articles go online since last Monday, including new additions to our FESPA and drupa Newsrooms, and Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog from last Monday. 

Major announcements this week include Xerox poised to separate into two public companies in a major structural review in Monday’s headlines, along with its latest figures for Q4 and 2015. These were carried over from Saturday a week ago’s late additions, together with Andreas Weber’s take on the announcement. Tuesday’s headlines were led by UPM-Kymmene’s extremely positive Interim Report for Q4 and 2015.

Wednesday saw this week’s most impressive order for Screen highlighted, as Screen accelerates its expansion into the Chinese digital press market with an order for no less than eight Truepress Jet520HD high-speed inkjet presses; while Heidelberg UK announces the appointment of a new Finance Director, succeeding Roderich Kirschenlohr who has returned to Germany, but remains within the Heidelberg Group.

On Thursday Ricoh South Africa took the lead, as it announces that it has extended its South African marketing programme by including digital channels that feed an analytics system. The system includes digital content marketing that includes blogs, social media channels including LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, automated e-mail newsletters, as well as an engagement tracking and escalation system linked to its customer relationship management (CRM) tool, with ties to the sales and marketing teams. Esti Kilian, newly appointed GM of marketing operations, explains more in the article below. Thursday also saw a new key appointment within UPM, as Winfried Schaur is appointed executive vice president responsible for UPM Paper in Europe and North America.

Friday saw drupa 2016 take the lead once more, as it announces its primary partner for development and delivery of innovative content for the drupa cube 2016, as international innovation firm The Medici Group, and its founder and CEO Frans Johansson, who are set to spur out-of-the-box thinking throughout the duration of the show.

Johansson caused somewhat of a furore with his 2004 book ‘The Medici Effect’, and since then has been ‘the’ go-to expert for the concepts of thinking and acting outside fixed limits and the “out-of-the-box principle”. Worldwide brands such as American Express, IBM, Nike, Volvo and The Walt Disney Company have already drawn on the strategic expertise of The Medici Group. Now drupa 2016 will do the same in drupa cube.

‘With The Medici Group, we have precisely the right partner at our side for drupa cube. A consistent approach to change management is absolutely necessary to master the challenges in the print, packaging and media sectors,’ said Sabine Geldermann, director of drupa, ‘and we are extremely pleased that we will be presenting a high quality and clearly structured programme that will appeal both to the print and media industry, as well as to web agencies, brands and print buyers, with The Medici Group and other impressive thought leaders at its core.’

More outstanding recent sales and installations this week include Imprimerie de l’Avesnois in France on Friday, as it commissions a Kodak Prosper 6000C high-speed inkjet line with FoldLine finishing from Manroland Web Systems. You’ll also find more this week from KBA in Japan and North America; CHILI Publish in North America; IFS with Horizon; and Edale in the UK, Heidelberg in the USA; and lastly from Fujifilm in the UK with more inkjet.

New kit this week is led by Canon on Tuesday, as it announced the global launch of the new Océ Arizona 1200 Series of UV flatbed printers. Also on Tuesday, System Brunner’s Instrument Flight colour control software with KBA Inline QualiTronic Color Control. On Thursday KBA also returned with its new TouchTronic user interface.

A tailender for you this week from FINAT on Thursday, as it lists its key labelling community activity events for 2016, comprising ts Labelling Competition, Technical Seminars, Webinars Series’, Young Managers Congress, European Label Forum, and much more.

There’s a lot more for you to explore below if you scroll down carefully.

I’ll be back next week around the same time.

With my best regards,

Mike Hilton 

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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 27,000 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 01 Feb…   Xerox to separate into two market-leading Public Companies
Following completion of a comprehensive structural review, Xerox separation expected to be complete by the end of 2016…

Xerox reports Fourth-Quarter 2015 earnings
Strong earnings and cash flow as a result of continuous focus on productivity and business model optimisation…

Xerox: no risk – no fun!

During the last three years Xerox was not able to speed up its premium graphic communications business. My take: by Andreas Weber…

Hybrid Software teams up with Think Laboratory
Hybrid Software teams with key global player in gravure, Think Laboratory, in worldwide OEM deal…

Screen expands Schneidler Grafiska distributorship
Screen expands Schneidler Grafiska distribution portfolio with Truepress Jet digital label press for Scandinavia…

Sign & Digital UK 2016 third year of growth
Show size has increased by 33 per cent since 2013 with a further 10 per cent growth expected for 2016…

Verotec enhances its digital printing capability
New high performance Mimaki UJF-6042 UV curing LED digital inkjet printer is extremely versatile…

Tue 02 Feb…   UPM-Kymmene Corporation Interim Report for Q4/2015
Interim report Q4/2015: UPM finished 2015 with a strong quarter, while growth projects deliver earnings…

Canon launches Océ Arizona 1200 Series of UV flatbeds
Canon Europe announces global launch of the Océ Arizona 1200 Series of UV flatbed printers for unrivalled quality and versatility…

Xerox at drupa 2016 in Hall 8b from 31 May – 10 June

Helping print service providers transform and grow…

Two Rapida 106 presses with LED-UV at Tosho Printing

Japanese print firm enhances productivity with KBA LED-UV…

Fineline chooses CHILI publisher for Finelink 2.0
CHILI enables marketing service provider to keep pace with client’s demands for its print procurement platform…

KBA customers embrace System Brunner’s Instrument Flight
System Brunner’s Instrument Flight colour control software with KBA Inline QualiTronic Color Control…

Wed 03 Feb…   
CNPIEC Digital Printing orders eight Truepress Jets
Screen accelerates expansion into Chinese digital press market with order for eight Truepress Jet520HD presses…

Heidelberg UK appoints new finance director
Simon Gamble has joined Heidelberg UK as finance director and is impressed by company’s positive approach…

Fujifilm Europe partners with Aleyant Pressero
New streamlined and robust Web-to-Print order entry integration to be deployed across Europe, following US success…

SPGPrints at Label & Print 2016 at the NEC Birmingham
SPGPrints to highlight DSI digital UV-inkjet press and variLEX CTP processor at the NEC 24 – 25 February 2016…

Lion FPG brings binding in-house with Horizon

New contract win prompts four clamp binder investment…

Edale compact FLI flexo press for Kelgray
Kelgray has recently installed its fifth Edale press, a 250mm wide Edale FL1, at its West Sussex, UK plant…

Thu 04 Feb…   
Ricoh SA extends lead-generation marketing programme
Ricoh extends the sophistication of its South African marketing by including digital channels that feed an analytics system…

Attractive offers for drupa travel and accommodation
Use Print@home and free transport to drupa by bus and train. The drupa online ticket shop opened on 2 January, 2016.

Record bookings for InPrint 2016 show in Milan
InPrint 2016 in November now 80% sold as organisers consider extending floor space for this year’s event…

Winfried Schaur appointed to UPM Paper ENA
Winfried Schaur appointed executive vice president responsible for UPM Paper in Europe and North America…

FINAT reveals events agenda for 2016

Key labelling community activity signposts hot topics for 2016…

Print more intuitively with KBA TouchTronic
A maximum of two clicks to every operating function…

Fri 05 Feb…  drupa cube: The Medici Group to spur out-of-the-box thinking
Best selling author Frans Johansson and other thought leaders to deliver keynotes in the cube during drupa 2016…

FESPA Awards gala dinner to showcase incredible talent

Book now for the glittering ceremony which will take place at Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam on Wednesday 9 March 2016…

Newspapers à la carte with Kodak Prosper and Manroland Web Systems
Imprimerie de l’Avesnois commissions Kodak Prosper 6000C inkjet line with FoldLine finishing from Manroland Web Systems…

Komori and Highcon announce strategic partnership
Komori is to sell and supporting the Highcon Euclid digital cutting and creasing solutions in Japanese market…

Speedmaster CD 102-X with coating and UV for Classic Litho

Classic Litho and Design, Inc. to ramp up productivity with Speedmaster CD 102-X-6+L UV from Heidelberg USA…

AB Print Group latest to invest in Acuity LED 1600

Yorkshire printing company can now offer full in-house service after installing the Fuhifilm Acuity LED 1600…

Achieving fixed colour palette printing with Asahi
By reducing the number of inks to a very low number through smart extended colour gamut design, the entire supply chain benefits…

Lead articles from Friday in last week’s update…

Last Friday’s leads…   Add More KBA to your day [at drupa 2016]
A confident statement for print in a digitalised world is the press manufacturer’s slogan for drupa 2016…

EXCLUSIVE Report…   EFI Connect 2016: Welcome to the Future of Printing
EFI reveals its clear and focused picture of the future of printing, and how it plans to respond to market changes…

GraphicRepro.Net e-News  (ISSN 1814-2923) is sponsored and made possible by:

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG  (Heidelberg), The world’s largest printing press manufacturer for the industry worldwide. Heidelberg customers enjoy the most comprehensive and extensive sales and service network in the industry for JDF compliant workflow, computer-to-plate, sheetfed offset, Web-to-print, digital printing, digital inkjet for labels and packaging, packaging and finishing, all with complementary consumables. Heidelberg has offices in around 170 countries. Visit the Heidelberg Website for more information.

drupa 2016 (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’ with the slogan ‘touch the future’. The issues of ‘package printing’, ‘multichannel’, ‘green printing’, ‘3D printing’ and ‘functional printing’ will become increasingly important to the overall communication strategy. To find out more, visit the drupa 2016 Website.

Online Feature articles 2014 – 2015
There were again well over 90 last year, including nine downloads, as well as 92 articles in 2013 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page, with prior years’ via Search Archives (option 2) on the Website.

Downloads in 2015 Chapter 01
There are currently three downloads available for you in this Chapter , where you can download the PDF.

Technology-related 2016 Chapter 02
You will find 20 current feature articles in this Chapter, with the most recent from Heidelberg.

Previous…   TCL Packaging adopts Water Washable Asahi Plates
TCL Packaging teams with Creation Reprographics and Asahi Photoproducts to deliver premium performance and to challenge gravure…

Online Features 2016 Jan/Feb  Chapter 03

EXCLUSIVE Report…   EFI Connect 2016: Welcome to the Future of Printing
At EFI Connect 2016, EFI revealed its clear and focused picture of the future of printing, and how the company plans to respond to market changes…

Major order for Heidelberg from Atta.45 in Sweden
Swedish print shop invests Euro13 million: Biggest part is comprehensive product, service and consumables package….

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2016

Doing It
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Mon 01 Feb

Previous…    Spotters Guide to Greenwashing
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 22 Jan

Sounding Out Instruments for Growth

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 15 Jan

Carbon Balanced Paper

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 08 Jan

Drupa Newsroom
Our Drupa Newsroom with news from Messe Düsseldorf and for Drupa 2016 can be found in the Index, as well as via the special Newsroom button on the right of the Home Page near the top. It is divided into the following Chapters for your convenience and ease of use…

drupa 2016 Expert Article Series
Can be found in our Drupa Newsroom via the Index on the Home page.

LATEST…   Large Format and Wide Format inkjet printing
Touch the future. Drupa Expert Article No 7 by international independent consultant Sophie Matthews-Paul who has been involved at the start of wide-format developments following their evolution into the devices they are today…

Also new in 2016…   The digital transformation of industrial printing
Touch the future. Drupa expert Article No 6 by Ron Gilboa, a director of InfoTrends’ Production & Industrial Printing Advisory Service…

drupa 2016 News from Messe Düsseldorf

drupa cube: The Medici Group to spur out-of-the-box thinking

Best selling author Frans Johansson and other thought leaders to deliver keynotes in the cube during drupa 2016…

drupa cube: Die Medici Group ist Innovationspartner der drupa

Bestseller-Autor Frans Johannsson und zwei weitere Vordenker halten die Keynotes im cube während der drupa 2016…

Attractive offers for travel and accommodation
Use Print@home and free transport to drupa by bus and train. The online ticket shop opened on 2 January, 2016…

Passende Angebote für Anreise und Unterkunft

Print@home und kostenlos zur drupa mit Bus und Bahn. Online-Ticketshop geöffnet am 2. Januar 2016…

MUST READ…    2nd drupa Global Insights Report Executive Summary
Touch the future – Applications that can create growth. Printfuture (UK) and Wissler & Partner (Switzerland) were appointed by Messe Düsseldorf to conduct these two report series…

drupa 2016 News from Exhibitors
Latest additions can now be accessed in our Drupa Newsroom.

Lake Image Systems at drupa 2016 in Hall 11

Lake to showcase a full range of variable data integrity and print quality inspection for packaging, labels and commercial print…

Xerox at drupa 2016 in Hall 8b
Helping print service providers transform and grow…

Last time…   Add More KBA to your day
Confident statement for print in a digitalised world is the press manufacturer’s slogan for drupa 2016…

GMG Academy offers a colour management training drupa extra
GMG Academy offers drupa attendees comprehensive colour management training program at its headquarters in Tübingen, Germany, from 9 – 11 June…

FESPA Newsroom
The dedicated FESPA Newsroom can be found via the Index on our Home Page.

FESPA Digital 2016 in Amsterdam

J-Teck3’s portfolio of five collections at FESPA

J-Teck3 to showcase its market-leading digital inks for textile and graphics applications at FESPA Digital…

Sawgrass will showcase full portfolio at FESPA Digital
Sawgrass to present award-winning Virtuoso 630mm 8-Colour HD Product Decorating System at FESPA Digital in Amsterdam in March,,,

Kiian to showcase wide variety of textiles at FESPA
Kiian Digital to present diverse applications achievable with its full sublimation range at FESPA Digital…

Mimaki set to inspire Digital Print Heroes at FESPA Digital 2016
The future of digital printing for signs & display graphics and textiles is available today…

European debut for Onyx 12 at FESPA Digital
Onyx Graphics driving ONYX Thrive software at FESPA Digital…

Fujifilm reveals more for FESPA Digital in March
Fujifilm the perfect business partner at FESPA Digital 2016…

Last week…   Mimaki adds Light Black to its portfolio of sublimation inks
Spot colour ink options expanded from February 2016 to support greater apparel and textile production possibilities…

Ricoh to launch new eco-friendly AR latex inks at FESPA 2016
Ricoh to launch own aqueous resin (AR) latex ink for the Ricoh Pro L4100 series of wide-format printers at FESPA Digital…

European debut for four new Epson printers at FESPA Digital
At FESPA Digital, Epson will show its latest range of wide-format SureColor aqueous, solvent and dye-sublimation inkjet printers…

FESPA Federation News 2016

FESPA Awards gala dinner to showcase incredible talent
Book now for the glittering ceremony which will take place at Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam on Wednesday 9 March 2016…

FESPA Textile partner lineup revealed
8 – 11 March: The biggest textile event with the most comprehensive showcase of digital textile print technologies in Europe this year…

Last week…   FESPA Africa Forum to visit Lagos and Nairobi
The first FESPA Africa Forum will be hosted in the growth economies of Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya in April 2016…

European Sign Expo 2016 announces packed programme
ESE feature content includes Seminars, Workshops and live demonstrations to take place daily in Hall 2, 8 – 11 March…

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

Antalis South Africa, Canon SA, Dainippon Screen,  Drupa 2016,  EFI, Esko,  Epson Europe BV,  FESPA. Goss International Inc,  Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG,  HP Graphic Solutions,  Kodak,  Koenig + Bauer AG,  Kemtek Imaging Systems,  Krause-Biagosch,  Leonhard KurzStiftung,   Manroland Web Systems GmbH, Muller Martini AG,  POLAR-Mohr, QuadTech Inc,  Quark Inc,  Ricoh Europe,  Sappi LimitedThunderbolt Solutions, 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.

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Von Andreas Weber | Click to access english version

Selten war es so spannend im Vorfeld einer drupa als globaler Leitmesse für Print- und Papiertechnik. Selten konnte man vor drupa-Beginn so viele attraktive Gespräche führen wie zur Zeit. Kaum einer der Aussteller kann noch in Silos denken („Meine Innovationen — Meine Welt“). Vielmehr geht es um die Frage „Wie ordnen wir uns in einer durch die Digitalisierung geprägten, vernetzten Welt ein?“.

Weitere Lesetipp:
drupa ante portas — Highlight Topic Multichannel: „Individuelle Lösungen sind gefragt!“

drupa ante portas: Ist Print (wieder) auf der Überholspur? JAEIN. — Kommentar zur drupa media conference (29. Februar bis 2. März 2016)

Branchenprimus Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG brachte dies als erster Aussteller Anfang Dezember 2015 mit seinem neuen drupa-Motto „Simply Smart“ auf seiner Jahresendpressekonferenz zum Ausdruck. Smart bedeutet: Vernetzt, relevant, durchgängig und interaktiv neue Lösungen für die Kommunikation mit Drucksachen auf unterschiedlichsten Ebenen ermöglichen. (Siehe meinen Kommentar und Echtzeitbericht „Heideldruck 4.0: Zurück in die Zukunft | Back to the future“).

Value Blog Dialog Harald Weimer 12-2015 ENG.001

Die klug gewählten Highlight-Themen der drupa 2016 weisen den Weg. Und betonen ein stark erweitertes Spektrum des Ausstellerangebots: Neben den „Standards“ Print und Packaging sowie Green Printing erscheinen 3D Printing, Functional Printing und Multichannel.

Reflektiert man diese Themen gründlich, kommt man zur Erkenntnis, dass diese keine neuen Silos eröffnen. Im Gegenteil. So ragt Multichannel in alle Themenfelder der drupa 2016 hinein, da es das Grundprinzip definiert, wie Innovationen inszeniert werden müssen. So eröffnen Packaging, 3D Printing und Functional Printing ganz neue Geschäftsmöglichkeiten, was die drupa im Jahr 2016 attraktiver für neue Zielgruppen macht denn je. Das Novum: Die neuen Möglichkeiten erfordern auch ein neues Miteinander von Technikanbieter, ihren Anwendern sowie deren Auftraggebern (Marken/Wirtschaftsunternehmen, Organisationen etc.).

 

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„Time for a Change: Touch the Future NOW!“

Unser Fokus in der Berichterstattung und Kommentierung wird sich am o. g. neuen Verständnis der drupa 2016 orientieren. Erstens durch eine hundertprozentige Multichannel-Ausrichtung bei der Fachkommunikation per ValuePublishing. Zweitens durch die Adressierung neuer Zielgruppen aus der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft — mit ihren 146 Mrd. Euro hohem Jahresumsatz — als dem wichtigsten Innovationstreiber für die Gesamtwirschaft.

Inhaltlich begleiten wir hochaktuell und in Echtzeit alle drupa Highlight-Themen. Bei Print und Packaging finden gemäß den Technik-Trends die neuesten Digitaldruck-Anwendungen unsere volle Aufmerksamkeit. Aber auch die Weiterverarbeitung sowie innovative Lösungen aus Papiertechnik sind relevant, wenn es um den Erfolg von Print im Kommunikationsmix geht.

Spannend ist für uns zudem zu analysieren, welche Aussteller welche Bandbreite an Themen und Aktivitäten aufbieten können. Hier wird es einige Überraschungen geben. Zum Beispiel, dass HP mit seinem Graphic Solution Business-Bereich wohl erstmals der größte drupa-Aussteller sein wird. Oder, wenn wir unsere Analysen via Canon Expo 2015 betrachten, dass der Imaging-Konzern Canon wohl als einziger Aussteller alle sechs drupa Highlight-Themen abdecken wird!

Höchst aufschlussreich wird auch sein, wie sich die Aufspaltung des Xerox-Konzerns auswirken wird und wie sich dessen Führungsanspruch darstellt. Mit seiner Tochterfirma XMPie ist Xerox in jedem Fall der Trendsetter bei Multichannel-Innovationen. Wir haben dazu bereits eine Reihe von Expertengespräche geführt:

  1. ValueDialog mit Jacob Aizikowitz, XMPie President  — Multichannel führt im Digitalzeitalter zu nachhaltigem Geschäftserfolg! 
  2. ValueDialog mit Christian Kopocz, Multichannel Entrepreneur und Executive Director XMPie User Group (XUG): „Multichannel sorgt für Relevanz!”
  3. ValueDialog mit Patrick Donner, TraffiC Print Online Solutions GmbH Neuer Blick auf Multichannel: „Es gibt kein Entweder — Oder!“
  4. ValueDialog mit Renato Vögeli, Vögeli AG Medienproduktion & Druck: Multichannel macht Kommunikation zum persönlichen Erlebnis!

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Unsere Schwerpunkte in der Vor-drupa-Berichterstattung gestalten sich wie folgt:

  • Tägliche Tweets/Posts über LinkedIn, XING (Gruppe DigitaldruckForm), Facebook, Google Plus sowie Twitter via @ValueCommAG und @zeitenwende007.
  • Wöchentlicher Überblick über die globalen Neuheiten bei Print und Publishing im Team mit unserem ValuePublishing-Partner Mike Hilton, Chefredakteur Graphic Repro On-Line via ValueBlog.
  • Serie von dutzenden Exklusivinterviews mit hochkarätigen drupa-Ausstellern. Siehe Interview mit Heidelberg-Vorstand Harald Weimer, drupa ante portas: Print ist SMART!
  • Expertenkommentare und Gespräche zu Trends und Erwartungen aus Sicht von Messebesuchern.
  • Live-Berichterstattungen von ausgewählten Aussteller-Pressekonferenzen sowie von der drupa media week am 1. und 2. März 2016 in Düsseldorf.
  • Kommentierung der aktuellen Marktdaten des VDMA, Sektion Druck- und Papiertechnik, am 4. April 2016 bei einem exklusiven Expertenmeeting in Frankfurt am Main.

 

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Weiteres und hoch Aktuelles in Kürze. Die Spannung steigt. Wir freuen uns. Denn: drupa ante portas!

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