
Messe Düsseldorf extends its international portfolio of trade fairs for the printing and packaging industries with IPAP Tehran, powered by drupa. Photos: Messe Düsseldorf.
Graphic Repro On-line News to Friday 07 April 2017
Welcome to this week’s news roundup with 36 articles from the past week, including a late addition on Friday, Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog which was only posted yesterday, and a new article in Online Features on Esko’s next generation flexo technology milestone, the CDI Crystal 5080 XPS flexo platemaker, at Glatz Klischee in Bregenz, Austria. The new system was first seen at drupa last year and made its market debut this week. There’s also a new entry in our drupa Newsroom, as Messe Düsseldorf extends its international portfolio of trade fairs for the printing and packaging industries with IPAP Tehran, powered by drupa.
Monday’s news began with the market release of Esko’s new CDI Crystal 5080 XPS flexo platemaker, followed on Tuesday by another of the first installations of the new imager at Inci.Flex in Italy and then on Wednesday, we announced that the CDI Crystal 5080 XPS imager and exposure unit are recipients of a prestigious Red Dot Product Design 2017 award.
Tuesday’s lead came from Gareth Ward at The Print Business, following Heidelberg UK’s Open House at its Brentford headquarters on 29 and 30 March; while Canon reported a rewarding high-speed inkjet participation at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne. Other positive post-event news came from Sign & Digital UK and Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations on Friday.
Among several new software, inks, process-free plates and equipment announcements this week you will find Agfa, Callas, Sun Chemical, Pulse, Kodak Sonora, and Hunkeler Systeme; then we have pre-show news appearing for Interpack 2017 in Düsseldorf in May, on both Monday and Tuesday, and for Labelexpo Europe in Brussels in September on Wednesday.
There are a number of firsts among this week’s installations. Tuesday saw a world first with Prinect Production Manager at Petermann in Bad Nauheim, Germany. The Prinect software rental model made its first international showing at drupa last year; then we have a UK first at Swallowmax in Enfield, with Komori‘s newest G29 H-UV B2 sheetfed press; and on Wednesday, we had Rehms Druck in Germany in a European first with Konica Minolta‘s AccurioJet KM-1, as the company’s first investment in B2 inkjet. This was followed by Straub Druck und Medien in Germany add its second Fujifilm Jet Press 720S B2 inkjet flatbed press to support its growth strategy.
On Thursday Landa announced the first of three beta sites for the S10 Nanographic Printing Press at Graphica Bezalel in Israel, with installation slated to begin in July; this will be followed by the first beta in North America scheduled for November; and finally the first beta site in Europe at Edelmann in Germany, with installation set to commence in December 2017. UNISON confirmed its purchase of a Horizon Stitchliner from IFS for its Leeds, UK facility; and to round off the week on Friday, we had Dats Print Services add a Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 52-4+L Anicolor, York Mailing UK add a Goss Sunday 5000 64-page short grain web offset press – bringing its total number of web presses to 14 across four sites; while in South Africa, Universal labels in Midrand near Johannesburg has added its fourth MPS narrow web flexo press from Rotocon.
Late news on Friday came from Kodak, which has decided to retain its Prosper Inkjet business, following an in-depth management review of business operations and multiple discussions with prospective buyers.
According to Jeff Clarke, Kodak chief executive officer,‘This is a pragmatic decision given the improvements in the business and the offers received.’ He added, ‘Prosper performed well in 2016 with a 40 per cent increase in annuity sales for the full year. We expect our Enterprise Inkjet Systems Division to be profitable this year, including our next-generation Ultrastream…’ You’ll find more in the article, as well as on the Website on Monday [10 April].
Our tailender once again serves to remind you of the 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open due to take place in Cape Town in May, with Michaelhouse’s Jabu Price Moor amongst the youngest competitors joining players from Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and South Africa for this popular event. You’ll find this among Thursday’s headlines.
That’s it until a week tomorrow, as we have the Easter long weekend coming up and too many servers and computers will be offline. You will find lots more if you scroll down carefully.
My best regards,
Mike Hilton


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Monday
Esko’s next generation flexo platemaking: Ready now
Esko brings flexo platemaking to new levels of quality and consistency to simplify the platemaking operation…
Next generation Agfa StoreFront 4.0 released
Agfa Graphics releases version 4.0 of StoreFront, its cloud-based Web-to-print solution…
Renz launches binding covers web to print service
Renz has teamed up with High Wycombe, UK digital and large-format print specialist Your Print Solution…
The IDTechEx Show! returns to Berlin 10 – 11 May
Unparalleled market insights of 3D printing will be found at 3D Printing Europe 2017, from 10 – 11 May in Berlin…
SAi heads to FESPA 2017 in Hamburg in May
As company celebrates the 25th anniversary of its market-leading Flexi signmaking solution…
PrintCity at Interpack 2017 ‘Food Safety and Finishing’
The PrintCity Alliance will be at Interpack 2017 with Epple Druckfarben AG as a new Alliance partner…
Sun Chemical at Interpack 2017 from 4 – 10 May
Sun Chemical to showcase comprehensive portfolio of packaging solutions to brand owners at Interpack 2017…
Tuesday
Brentford open house underlines potency of joined up thinking
Heidelberg has embraced UV printing, but also the push to stop concept to raise the productivity a printer can expect. By Gareth Ward…
Canon reports on rewarding Hunkeler Innovationdays
Canon Europe reports growing confidence in inkjet and high interest in its digital sheetfed solutions at |HID 2017 in Lucerne…
World’s first user of Prinect Production Manager
Heidelberg is driving digital business models forward as Petermann GZW reaps the benefits of the software rental model…
Bobst at Interpack 2017: all about leading innovation
Bobst to highlight technology and services for the food, beverage, pharma and cosmetics packaging sectors, among others…
Esko’s new CDI Crystal: Highest quality and consistency
Inci.Flex increases quality & production capacity with new Esko CDI Crystal 5080 XPS for flexo plate production…
Version 7 of Callas pdfaPilot supports veraPDF
Callas takes the lead once again in supporting PDF standards/New functions streamline processes…
Sun Chemical adds new narrow web UV flexo inks
Sun Chemical launches high performance UV flexo inks based on next generation ink platform with exceptional benefits…
Wednesday
Esko Crystal flexo platemaking solution wins Red Dot Award
Innovative CDI Crystal 5080 XPS imager and exposure unit wins prestigious Product Design 2017 award…
Swallowmax joins H-UV club with first Komori G29 in the UK
Enfield printer has faster turnaround, higher productivity, consistency and versatility with Komori’s newest B2 press. By Gareth Ward…
Rehms Druck chooses Konica Minolta B2 inkjet
Rehms Druck in Germany in European first with Konica Minolta’s AccurioJet KM-1 as its first investment in B2 inkjet…
Straub Druck & Medien adds second Fujifilm Jet Press 720S
Straub secures high-end work as it builds growth strategy around its two ‘ultra-consistent’ Fujifilm presses…
Labelexpo Europe 2017 preparing for colossal edition
With just under six months to go Labelexpo Europe is set to be a ‘sell out’ event in Brussels, from 25 – 28 September…
Contiweb announces its new brand identity
Contiweb demonstrates strong market diversification with new brand identity and Website launch…
Pulse Roll Label Products’ new FPCompliant range
New PureTone FPC UV flexo ink system and new range of Food Packaging Compliant products launched…
Thursday
Graphica Bezalel to become first of three Landa beta sites
The traditional Israel-based offset print house has chosen the Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press as its first digital solution…
Edelmann chooses Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press
Edelmann’s Heidenheim production site to become first European beta installation of Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press…
Kodak expands Process Free portfolio with Sonora UV plate
Kodak Sonora UV Process Free Plate now available in Asia, ANZ, Middle East and European markets…
JM Heaford appoints David Muncaster to senior role
Heaford appoints former Goss specialist to drive development of market-leading label and packaging technologies…
The 2017 Canon South African Disabled Golf Open
Michaelhouse’s Jabu Price Moor amongst the youngest competitors in Canon South Africa’s Disabled Golf Open in Cape Town…
Non-stop production with a compact extraction system
Hunkeler Systeme presented the compact extraction system HKU 2000-V at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017…
UNISON chooses Horizon StitchLiner 5500
Trade union inhouse department to expand its business base…
Friday
Kodak to retain its Prosper inkjet business
Following a management review of business operations and multiple discussions with prospective buyers, ‘the range of consideration did not reflect the value of the business today,’ said Kodak’s CFO…
Messe Düsseldorf partners with IPAP Tehran
Messe Düsseldorf extends international portfolio of trade fairs for the printing and packaging industries with IPAP powered by drupa…
Esko: Perfect processing assures high-quality PDF printing
Esko reports total software compatibility and compliance with Ghent PDF Output Suite Version 5.0…
Sign & Digital delivers stellar 30th Anniversary event
Over a third of Sign & Digital UK rebooked for 2018 which returns to the NEC Birmingham from 24 – 26 April 2018…
Xeikon Café 2017 sets new records
A record number of visitors attended the 3rd edition of the Xeikon Café Packaging Innovations 2017 held in Lier last week…
Dats new Anicolor competing for digital and B2 work
As Dats Print Services adds Speedmaster SM 52-4+L Anicolor, it has already created new market opportunities…
York Mailing adds additional Goss Sunday 5000 press
YM’s acquisition follows the closure of Polestar Sheffield, boosting its portfolio to 14 web presses across four sites…
Universal Labels adds fourth MPS flexo press
Universal Labels & Packaging buys fourth MPS flexo press from Rotocon for its Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa facility…
The lead articles from a week last Friday…
Xaar’s 3D Centre in Nottingham opens for business
The official opening of Xaar plc’s new 3D Centre on the Nottingham, Science Park in the UK took place this week…
Hunkeler underlines how Inkjet is pushing at the door of commercial print
There has been a step up in quality of inkjet printing since Hunkeler two years ago. Presses can now match offset for quality, but the challenge is now about creating the applications. By Gareth Ward…
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Glatz Klischee Austria invests in Esko XPS Crystal 5080
The Austrian prepress service provider in Bregenz picks Esko’s flexo platemaking technology milestone…
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Perfect plate changes on Rapida sheetfed offset presses
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Verdigris – Environmental Initiative
Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2017
A Long Green View
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The Snap, Crackle and Pop of Flexible Packaging
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Messe Düsseldorf partners with IPAP Tehran
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