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Focus on Business Communication: Objectif Lune’s performance promise is quite different from other drupa 2016 exhibitors.

Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 13 May 2016

Welcome to another roundup of 29 news highlights for the past week together with Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog on Friday, which this week discusses the World Economic Forum and its Project Mainstream’s most recent white paper, which deals with paper.

We also have three new additions in Online Features Chapter 05, highlighting UPM Biofore in Beijing with a unique project which has little to do with printing or paper, but is just too beautiful and stunning to ignore; then we have the BPIF’s Printing Outlook for Q2; and then SF Taylor in the UK with its new KBA Rapida 75.

You will also find a new drupa ante portas Blog article featuring Objectif Lune, by Andreas Weber, as well as another 14 new additions in our drupa Newsroom from Exhibitors. These are led by KBA Digital, Hybrid Software, Heidelberg Workflow, Heidelberg CTP, Durst Inkjet, Tecnau, Agfa Graphics CTP, Leonhard KURZ with a new foil; Chili Publish, Domino with high-speed Inkjet; Fujifilm wide-format Inkjet, Alwan Color Expertise, and Techawa, and these latest additions now bring the total of pre-show announcements to 188, with just two weeks to go before the show opens its doors a fortnight tomorrow on Tuesday 31 May.

Major news leads with week came from Sappi on Monday with its Q2 and half-year 2016 results which were excellent; then on Tuesday from Heidelberg with its preliminary figures for 2015/2016 and also very positive and correspond to a Euro 100 million turnaround. On Wednesday, KBA announced its new Website for the Group; and on Thursday we had KBA’s interim Q1 report for 2016. Friday saw the BPIF’s Printing Outlook for Q2 take the lead.

This week has seen a few nice sales and installations successes, and also some new kit which is non-drupa related, specifically from Agfa Graphics with PrintSphere, a cloud-based data exchange service for PSPs, and from Quark on Friday. You’ll also find a couple of software upgrades.

Recent sales and installations kicked off on Monday with IFS and Horizon at Windsor Print; Tuesday saw Bertelsmann Printing Group’s direct mail and document solutions division, Campaign, opts for Screen’s Truepress Jet 520ZZ inkjet system for direct marketing; also ProImage with OnColor in the USA. On Wednesday, Muller Martini highlighted 13 Presto and Presto Digital saddle stitcher installations in the UK and Ireland over the past year, this was followed by Xeikon at DOCUsystem in Frankfurt, Germany. Thursday saw Portuguese fashion printer Blur extend its direct-to-garment business with Kornit Digital‘s Allegro and a Zund cut solution. To round off the week on Friday, Cheadle, UK-based Cestrian Imaging announced a UK first with its EFI Reggiani PRO 340 digital textile inkjet printer purchase; and lastly Manroland Sheetfed highlighted its latest eight-colour Roland 700 press installation in China.

The tailender this week goes to the Ghent Workgroup, which welcomed two new members on board: Ricoh and CHILI Publish, in the headlines on Wednesday.

That’s it until next time. I hope you find more of interest among the links below.
With my best regards,
Mike Hilton

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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 09 May…
Sappi Second Quarter and Half Year Results 2016
Sappi profits double for second quarter and half-year ended March 2016, with repositioning well on track…

Hybrid Software and Cerm create new partnership
provides significant opportunities for label printers to improve efficiency and profitability…

Alwan to showcase complete CxF/X-4 solution at drupa
Alwan to showcase CxF/X-4 solution for brand owners and designers to accurately define, predict and reproduce their spot colours…

Alwan to demonstrate inline profiling at drupa in Hall 7
Alwan enables printers to automatically calibrate and profile print devices without any dedicated resources or print sessions…

Windsor Print creates new finishing production landscape
Horizon bookletmaker and Foliant spend with IFS brings greater control, cuts costs and reduces outsourcing…

Tue 10 May…
Heidelberg announces preliminary figures for 2015/2016
Heidelberg grows and records significant annual net profit for FY 2015 / 2016 that corresponds to a Euro 100 million turnaround…

Campaign chooses Screen Truepress Jet520ZZ for Gütersloh
Bertelsmann Printing Group’s direct mail and document solutions division opts for Screen inkjet for direct marketing…

Goss and DG press announce partnership for packaging
Goss International acquires the Thallo press system as part of the agreement, enhancing Goss’ portfolio of packaging solutions…

Kurz: Print finishing that will make people look twice
The new stamping foil changes colour at different viewing angles. KURZ will be at drupa 2016 in Hall 3, in dip in Hall 7, and in Hall 12…

Fujifilm to debut new Acuity LED 3200R at drupa
Fujifilm announces new wide-format Acuity LED 3200R UV inkjet printer at drupa 2016 in Hall 8b…

OnColor ECO Ink Optimization for The Sun Chronicle
The Sun Chronicle taps into ProImage OnColor ECO Ink Optimization Software to reduce ink consumption and cost…

Wed 11 May…
New Internet Website for the KBA Group
Printing press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG has completely redesigned and modernised its Internet Website…

Durst single-pass inkjet for corrugated and labels at drupa
Durst to unveil new corrugated packaging & display printing segment with single-pass and multi-pass technologies, and more…

Agfa to launch Advantage N Essentials CTP series at drupa
Agfa Graphics now offers a series of low-cost engines that take CTP technology for newspaper prepress back to its essence…

Ricoh and CHILI Publish join the Ghent Workgroup
The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) is pleased to welcome two new members on board: Ricoh and CHILI Publish…

Muller Martini Presto: 817 job changes in nine days
In one year, 13 UK and Ireland companies have invested in a Presto II or Presto II Digital Saddle Stitcher from Muller Martini…

Xeikon helps DOCUsystem open new market opportunities
Flyers, invoices, photo wallpapers and more: Rödermark-based DOCUsystem leverages the Xeikon 8500 for expansion…

Thu 12 May…
Koenig & Bauer Group interim Q1 report for 2016
A positive start for the KBA Group with revenue in the first quarter up 46 per cent and EBT up ?18m year-on-year…

Hybrid Software to debut PACKZ RoundTrip at drupa
Hybrid Software provides missing link between package design in Adobe Illustrator format and production…

CHILI publish to highlight Asian expansion at drupa 2016
Move supports increased demand for the production of personalised, shorter runs of marketing materials in the APAC region…

The Smart Print Shop for everyone: thanks to Prinect
With the new Prinect Production Manager, print shops of all sizes can completely automate their production processes…

GMG announces release of OpenColor 2.0.4
OpenColor 2.0.4 offers separation profiles for GMG ColorServer, packaging editors, and Adobe Photoshop…

New Kornit Allegro joins Barcelos-based Blur’s press fleet
Portuguese fashion printer Blur, extends direct-to-garment business with Kornit Digital’s Allegro and Zund Cut solution…

Fri 13 May…
BPIF Printing Outlook Report Q2 2016
UK printing industry has a case of the wobbles in Q1 – confidence and trade expected to recover in Q2…

Agfa Graphics launches PrintSphere in the cloud
Agfa Graphics launches PrintSphere, a cloud-based data exchange service for print service providers…

QuarkXPress 2016 to ship on 24 May
Limited time left to take advantage of special offers on upgrades and pre-order promotions…

Heidelberg non-stop plate production at drupa 2016
Smart print shop: Heidelberg to showcase a fully automatic production line for CTP plate imaging at drupa…

Cestrian first in UK with EFI Reggiani PRO 340 for textiles
Cheadle, UK-based Cestrian Imaging drives growth with EFI Reggiani PRO 340 digital textile inkjet printer…

Ruicheng Yang Sen Packaging adds first Roland 700
Pharmaceutical packaging printer Shanxi Ruicheng Yang Sen Packaging: a professional service all round…

Last lead articles from previous update…

Last Friday’s leads…
KURZ: Innovative die technologies for hot stamping
Hinderer + Mühlich presenting novel die designs and setup aids at drupa as a co-exhibitor with the stamping foil manufacturer…

Industrial Inkjet on customer-finding mission at drupa 2016
IIJ targeting 200 new OEM customers for Konica Minolta at drupa on Konica Minolta’s stand in Hall 8b…

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Online Feature articles 2014 – 2016
There were again well over 70 last year, 90 in 2014, and 92 articles in 2013 which can still be accessed via the Index on the Home Page, with prior years’ via Search Archives (option 2).

Technology-related Chapter 02

Previous…
Sappi extends an invitation to innovate flexible packaging
With integrated barriers and heat sealing properties this new Sappi paper is suitable for flexible packaging applications…

Online Features May/Jun Chapter 05

NEW…
The Biofore Tea House at ‘Moi Helsinki’ event in Beijing, China
UPM and Tongji University combine Chinese tea culture with innovative biomaterials for the Biofore Tea House, from 13 – 15 May…

BPIF’s Printing Outlook for the Second Quarter 2016
The UK printing industry has a case of the wobbles in Q1 – confidence and trade expected to recover in Q2…

SF Taylor improves efficiencies and reduces waste with KBA
The Stockport, UK company has doubled its press output by investing in a KBA Rapida 75 4-colour with perfecting…

Online Features Mar/Apr Chapter 04

Previous…
Traderplus South Africa expands with further IIJ investment
Traderplus South Africa secures a major advantage with additional Industrial Inkjet (IIJ) technology, to be added in July…

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs 2016

Paper Chains
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 13 May

Previous…
Sustainable by Design
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 06 May

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 must scroll down to view each Chapter when you visit the Newsroom…

drupa ante portas Blogs 2016

Objectif Lune: Innovative solutions for interactive communications
drupa ante portas: Simply clever – OL turns data into personalised cross-media solutions! By Andreas Weber, Mainz/Germany

Previous…
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…

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

KBA at drupa: A strong focus on packaging producers
The press manufacturer is the market leader in several packaging segments and generates 70% of its revenue in the packaging market…

Hybrid Software to debut PACKZ RoundTrip
Hybrid Software provides missing link between package design in Adobe Illustrator format and production…

The Smart Print Shop for everyone: thanks to Prinect
With the new Prinect Production Manager, print shops of all sizes can completely automate their production processes precisely in line with requirements…

Heidelberg non-stop printing plate production at drupa
Smart print shop: Heidelberg showcasing a fully automatic production line for CTP plate imaging at drupa…

Durst to unveil single-pass inkjet for corrugated and labels
Durst to unveil its new corrugated packaging & display printing segment with single-pass and multi-pass technologies, along with its successful Tau 330 portfolio for label production…

Tecnau show debut for the Libra 800 at drupa
Tecnau to exhibit the Libra 800 automated and variable book finishing line for first time at an industry event at drupa 2016…

Agfa launches Advantage N Essentials CTP series @drupa
Agfa Graphics now offers a series of low-cost engines that take CTP technology for newspaper prepress back to its essence…

Kurz: Print finishing that will make people look twice
New Kurz stamping foil changes colour at different viewing angles…

CHILI publish highlights Asian expansion at drupa
Move supports increased demand for the production of personalized, shorter runs of marketing materials in the APAC region…

Domino to showcase its K630i high-speed inkjet in Hall 5
Domino to launch a high speed variable-pagination digital booklet printing solution with Kern and IBIS at drupa 2016…

Fujifilm to debut new Acuity LED 3200R at drupa
Fujifilm announces new wide-format Acuity LED 3200R UV inkjet printer at drupa 2016 in Hall 8b…

Alwan to showcase ccmplete CxF/X-4 solution at drupa in Hall 7
Alwan to showcase its complete CxF/X-4 solution for brand owners and designers to accurately define, predict and reproduce their spot colours…

Alwan to demonstrate inline profiling at drupa in Hall 7
Alwan Color Expertise enables printers to automatically calibrate and profile their print devices without any dedicated resources or print sessions…

Tichawa Vision CIS innovation at drupa in Hall 3
100% print inspection: Tichawa to present a multicolor Contact Image Sensor (CIS) offering adaptable resolution with minimum space requirements…

Previous…
Kurz: Innovative die technologies for hot stamping
Hinderer + Mühlich is presenting novel die designs and setup aids at drupa as a co-exhibitor with the stamping foil manufacturer Leonhard Kurz…

Industrial Inkjet on customer-finding mission at drupa
IIJ targeting 200 new OEM customers for Konica Minolta at drupa on Konica Minolta’s stand in Hall 8b…

Masterwork’s extensive postpress for packaging at drupa
At drupa, Masterwork will debut automatic sheet inspection machines, die-cutting and embossing, and folder gluers…

CRON brings major diversification to its drupa campaign
Six new products illustrate company’s dedication to improve value chain from plate to printed product…

MGI to showcase the Future of Print at drupa
MGI Digital Technology announces exclusive world premieres of new products for digital and offset applications…

Adphos Digital Printing at drupa in Hall 6
adphosNIR – drying, curing and other thermal processes at the speed of light at drupa 2016…

Feldmuehle at drupa 2016 in Hall 4
With a focus on VivaCard and MediaLiner high-white, matt materials for holistic packaging design…

The touchpoint 3D fab + print: at drupa
Visionary ideas, best cases and hands-on state of the art…

HP introduces three wide-format Latex Printers for drupa debut
HP Inc. propels print service providers’ profitability with new latex printers as company’s third-generation Latex portfolio delivers new levels of productivity and affordability…

The next step in colour communication at dip on 2 and 8 June
Colour management specialist Erik Koldenhof on stage at the drupa innovation park: ‘Embrace open standards for print quality communication’…

Steinemann at drupa in Hall 1 with new dmax systems
New narrow-format dmax digital varnishing machines attracting great interest. The dmax 106 will be shown live at drupa…

Leonhard Kurz named a HP SmartStream Solutions Partner
The Kurz DM-Liner for creating glossy, metalised surfaces with digital print, to be presented on HP’s stand at drupa in Hall 17…

Kodak’s latest version of Insite Creative Workflow in Hall 5
Kodak Insite Creative Workflow improves collaboration and security with HTML5 will be demonstrated at drupa…

Duplo products to raise the bar in Hall 6 at drupa
Duplo International will be using Hall 6 at drupa as the launch pad for a raft of new, faster, smarter, better, state-of-the-art products…

CP Bourg at drupa in Hall 6 and in Hall 17 with HP Indigo
CP Bourg announces advanced integration with the new HP Indigo 7900 Digital Press and HP Indigo Direct-to-Finish to be debuted in Hall 17…

Unilux to introduce two LED strobes at drupa
Lightweight stroboscopes deliver brighter light, more even coverage, enhanced ability to inspect UV-visible inks, security elements or coatings…

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

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touchpoint 3D fab + print:
Visionary ideas, best cases and hands-on state of the art…

touchpoint 3D fab + print:
Visionäre Ideen, Best Cases & State-of-the-Art zum Anfassen…

drupa cube 2016: With full programme PDF to download
Inspiration and innovation in some 60 keynotes, panel discussions and presentations from international experts…

drupa cube 2016: Mit komplette Programm PDF zum download
Inspiration und Innovation in rund 60 Keynotes, Panel-Discussions und Präsentationen internationaler Experten…

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Heideldruck: “We want to lead the way in implementing effective industrial, digital solutions.”

March 15, 2016

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At the beginning of December 2015, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (Heideldruck for short) was the first company in the sector to announce its plans for drupa 2016. Both the new corporate strategy and the newly developed products and solutions sound promising. Following the interview with board member Harald Weimer about services, we are putting some more in-depth questions to Stephan Plenz, Member of the Management Board responsible for Heidelberg Equipment, who caused a global stir in February 2016 when he unveiled the new Primefire 106 system technology for industrial inkjet printing.

Introduction

Gone are the days when the printing industry was regarded as a respected, venerable and noble trade. Printers are now no longer measured in terms of their survival skills during their ceremonial inauguration into the trade, but on the speed, efficiency, and intelligence and thus the profitably of their printing business. Heidelberg is keen to help today’s printing specialists gear this business to the digitized world and has come up with a number of ideas driven by its own transformation process.

Michael Seidl, ValuePublishing Partner, EMGroup, Vienna, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Print & Publishing, interviews Stephan Plenz | German version available

Heidelberg has a number of exciting developments to coincide with drupa. Could you give us an idea of your activities and plans?

Stephan Plenz: “Simply Smart” is the motto for our presentation of the print media industry’s digitized future at drupa. Essentially, it’s a case of integrating all processes into a coherent value creation system for print shops. That’s exactly what we mean by smart services, the smart print shop, and smart collaboration. It’s our way of combining everything we need to provide our customers with straightforward solutions that work. Market requirements remain complex and we can’t do anything about that. What we can do, though, is offer our customers a workflow that makes life easier. That’s the basic idea we’ve been developing for years and it’s the subject of much discussion in the context of Industry 4.0. It requires equipment that can make things easier and that can both understand and supply the pertinent information. It requires a workflow that is capable of processing and managing everything. And it requires people to describe, create, and further develop the relevant processes.

… And how does that work?

Stephan Plenz: Everyone in the various sections needs to be up to the mark for it to work. We’re very well placed in terms of equipment with our new user interface, because it will also help ensure things go smoothly. And we’re leading the way with our new digital press and the other solutions on show with the Speedmaster XL at drupa 2016. I’m talking about the machine concept and the existing workflow, which will be further augmented with web functions such as the Prinect Media Manager, giving our customers the potential to manage data – i.e. media – even though it is no longer simply output in printed form. All services derived from the data will subsequently be incorporated and will help make many processes more efficient.

In your presentation, you said that we should not only write about the new Heidelberg presses, but focus more on a company that sees itself as a system partner. Could you expand a little on that and explain what exactly you understand by industrialization?

Stephan Plenz: The slogan “More than machines” doesn’t mean that machines will cease to be important, but rather that a smart machine is needed that optimizes its performance when networked with other equipment. In other words, I first need a machine that is capable of this. The link is the key to automating processes through industrialization. It involves prepress operations that use the system for automated communication with the press rather than simply sending JDFs. The full scope of communication is vital, simplifying the job queue and ensuring the correct job sequence so as to minimize setup times. The sensors in the machines must also understand what is being communicated and apply it accordingly.

One-button operation has been the goal for some time now. How close are you to achieving this?

Stephan Plenz: That’s right, we have indeed been pursuing this goal for some time. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be where we are now. The aim is to get the process running in as few steps as possible. It goes without saying that it’s important for operators to perform these steps correctly. And the fewer steps are needed, the more efficient the system will be.

If you look at the big online print shops now, their level of industrialization is already very high, isn’t it?

Stephan Plenz: What we’ll be exhibiting at drupa 2016 will take this a significant step further. That applies above all to the data evaluation applications we’re pursuing in collaboration with our customers. Questions in this connection include “How can we improve maintenance?”, “What form can preventive maintenance take?” and “How can we use the data for automated ordering, call-off, and supply of consumables so that the entire print shop process runs far more efficiently?”. We know that the number of jobs will increase, but not print shops’ sales. That means the administrative costs for each job need to be reduced as effectively as possible. Otherwise, the large number of jobs generating less revenue will ultimately put print shops under pressure.

It is true that this applies not only to large print shops but also to SMEs?

Stephan Plenz: Yes, that’s right. Large companies aren’t the only ones affected. We’re discussing these issues with customers from companies of all sizes. We offer them different solution packages of course, but the requirements are the same.

It sounds very much like the future scenario will involve working with as few people as possible. Is that the case?

Stephan Plenz: Systems need to help people make as few mistakes as possible and concentrate on what’s really important, such as quality control and checking waste is minimized. At the end of the day, the operator needs to stand at the press and monitor the process – not simply apply the ink and certainly not wander around with plates. That doesn’t create value. In highly productive businesses, one faulty job is now all it takes to mess up an entire shift.

Are digital systems now intended to complement conventional offset presses?

Stephan Plenz: Yes, we’ve now taken things to the next level. We’ve optimized and automated the processes further still and made things far more transparent for operators and print shop management. The key questions in this respect include “What’s happening right now?”, “What do I need to look out for?” “What should I do if I can see from the job queue that plates are required?”, “What materials do I need?”, “Which inks, which coatings, which paper, etc.?”. All the answers are required before the job arrives. Essentially, we know everything we need to while the job is still being processed in the prepress department. Take the example of a job that needs to be ready by noon the next day. The system identifies a coating is needed that isn’t in stock.

How has this been dealt with to date?

Stephan Plenz: What happens all too often at present is that we wait till things go wrong! It’s only a partial fix for the system to say the coating needs to be ordered. It may actually be ordered, but it could also be forgotten or overlooked. So why doesn’t the system automatically place an order itself via our e-commerce platform? The buyer then gets a message that this has been done, that the coating arrived on time, and that it was called off at the negotiated prices. Why should someone adopt a process of this kind in the future? That’s the world we need to create.

Digital printing is now all about implementing concepts of this kind. Isn’t it a little late for Heidelberg to be looking to get involved?

Stephan Plenz: Not as I see it. There’s still room for us. We re-entered the market for digital printing systems in 2011 with the Linoprint systems [collaboration with Ricoh, ed. note], which we recently renamed Heidelberg Versafire. These have enjoyed great market success, especially over the past year in conjunction with our DFE – our digital front end. The positive market feedback the Gallus Labelfire 340 is getting makes us very optimistic. And our new B1 inkjet system technology – the Heidelberg Primefire 106 – might well be one of the highlights of drupa. We’re not looking to be the number one for everything, but we want to lead the way in implementing effective industrial, digital solutions. For us, it’s not about putting on a big show or getting lots of people in the hall. It’s about offering an effective industrial solution for digital printers. We’ve kept to our product roadmap statements in developing the new digital presses and nothing should change in that respect. The Primefire will undergo field tests this year and series production will start next year.

There was an interesting Q&A session during the Heideldruck press event on 19 February 2016. Video by Andreas Weber va iPad. — See as well our ValuePublishing real-time report via Storify.

Presumably, you won’t be revealing how much has been invested in developing the Primefire 106?

Stephan Plenz: We aren’t publicizing that. A good half of our R&D budget is currently going into digital applications. Don’t forget that we’ve developed a machine concept in record time that has everything the industry expects and demands of such a system, but then we did have the best possible starting point. We have a paper transfer system that is tried and tested in industry, our Prinect workflow, and Fujifilm – the strongest imaginable inkjet partner. Despite all these positives, it remains a challenge to create a press that ultimately meets customers’ needs.

Talking of Fujifilm, there’s clearly great chemistry between the two companies, isn’t there?

Stephan Plenz: Definitely, we’ve got excellent chemistry. We need to deal with the different cultures of a German and a Japanese company. There are always issues to be resolved and we approach these very openly with Fuji. Fujifilm and Heidelberg had a unique opportunity, because both companies needed to build a press to satisfy the industrial market and its needs. Each partner has some knowledge and expertise that the other doesn’t. Nonetheless, it’s a Herculean task to put everything together and produce a press that works. But we were starting from the ideal position. What’s more, there are good reasons why Fujifilm decided to work with Heidelberg even though it’s pressing ahead with its own JetPress development in a different format and could also have built a press in B1 format. In our case, though, we wanted to get the best of both worlds and have created a partnership of equals.

Will Fujifilm be marketing the press itself on the Asian markets?

Stephan Plenz: It’s too soon to make a definite statement about that. Both Fujifilm and Heidelberg are planning sales and marketing activities for the new system. What is certain is that we’ll be selling the Primefire on all markets on which Heidelberg is represented. We developed the press jointly, so Fujifilm will also be offering it to its own customers.

Something else I’d be interested to know in the “smart and cool” context is do you feel this new way of thinking at Heidelberg has been fully taken on board?

Stephan Plenz: Being smart has nothing to do with being cool. A company must have the ability to keep reinventing itself in a changed environment. Heidelberg was a completely different company in the 1980s and 1990s than in the new Millennium, certainly up till 2010. The changes we’ve initiated with strategies such as partnerships and the adjustments the changes in this industry have forced us to make – which admittedly weren’t always easy – have taken us another step forward. We’ve realigned and rebranded Heidelberg.

In your opinion, what are the most important aspects of this realignment?

Stephan Plenz: The things we’ve begun to change in recent years are now becoming apparent, starting with the logo, the rebranding, and the products. We’ve been in the process of building up a digital portfolio since 2010. That requires a clear strategy, stamina, and patience. It’s difficult to say whether that’s already been taken on board throughout the company. I believe we’ve made good use of the post-crisis period, geared our activities to the future, and regained the strength required to show the outside world what we’ve achieved. This isn’t the result of a process with four weeks of workshops and a new logo. It’s a reflection of something different, something new – and the result of the change we’re striving for with this company. It was a case of keeping the positive things about Heidelberg, leaving behind the less positive things, and setting about repositioning the company.

Do you have a target sales figure in mind for digital printing business at Heidelberg?

Stephan Plenz: We’ve said that in the medium term we’re looking to generate sales of over 200 million euros and we’ll definitely achieve that, maybe even a little more.

What are your expectations for drupa 2016 in terms of sales and visitor numbers?

Stephan Plenz: They’re very high for our new developments. The drupa trade show in Düsseldorf gives us the opportunity to present the company, the repositioning, and naturally new products, solutions, and innovations to our customers. To coincide with Düsseldorf, however, we’ll also be exhibiting our entire existing portfolio at our Wiesloch-Walldorf site. We’re delighted with the level of interest and expect to generate a significant number of orders. I think we can be very proud that we really do have something significant to show people.

So drupa 2016 has come at the right time, then?

Stephan Plenz: You could say that, yes, and such opportunities are vital. But in truth it’s not a case of whether 250,000 or 200,000 people pass through the drupa turnstiles. The important thing for us is that we attract the relevant customers. They have to be there and we’ll grasp the opportunity to get talking to them and answer their questions. We’re well prepared.

In contrast to previous drupa trade shows, partnerships will play a very big role at the Heidelberg stand, won’t they?

Stephan Plenz: That’s right. And our approach is also different and new. There are no longer individual companies in the hall simply exhibiting their own products. We have a coherent concept that we’re all presenting jointly.

Thank you for this interview.

About Stephan Plenz

The graduate engineer born in 1965 joined Heideldruck in 1986 and has worked in areas such as production technology, quality management, assembly & logistics, and many more besides. In 2010, he was appointed Member of the Management Board responsible for Heidelberg Equipment. In 2014, he significantly expanded the product portfolio and took it to the next level with Ricoh and Fujifilm as partners.

Further information via heidelberg.com

Charts with all the details from the presentation on February 19, 2016 (in English):

A new start at Heidelberg – print takes on a pivotal role in the digital age

March 1, 2016

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Following its impressive relaunch in front of an audience of international experts in December 2015, long-established company Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG – or “Heideldruck”, as it is known by the stock market – has now reached the next level. In my view, print as a medium and as a universal media technology has now truly entered the digital age and is here to stay. The Heideldruck management team has done a superb job, and this will take the industry forward.

Using the platform of ValuePublishing, we have produced a comprehensive online real-time report giving information on the key aspects, and this has already attracted interest from over 100,000 specialists around the world via Value social media. See the summary in a Storify report, which provides texts, photos, short videos, and comments from experts. Key tags: #print #bigdata #IoT #multichannel #Innovation

Dr. Gerold Linzbach. Photo: Heidelberg

Stephan Plenz. Photo: Heidelberg

From left: Harald Weimer, Heiko Mazur and Norbert Hettich. Photo: Heidelberg

Harald Weimer. Photo: Heidelberg

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

The slogan “Simply Smart”, which – as reported – Heideldruck has chosen for the leading trade show drupa 2016, has a really promising ring to it. It encapsulates a new corporate strategy that was around two years in the making and turns everything in the print industry on its head. “There were many areas to work on,” concedes CEO Dr. Gerold Linzbach. He has now pulled it off with a new, highly dedicated team. Heideldruck seems to be rising like a phoenix from the ashes to set new standards. What’s it all about? It’s about how to enable the industrial production of print media in the digital age and harness its potential for business and private communication in new shapes and forms. Nothing more, nothing less. What’s revolutionary is that Heideldruck is no longer focusing on mechanical engineering and heavy metals but on innovative software architectures and valuable know-how on how to integrate print technology into profitable business scenarios. It’s now about digital expertise and no longer whether traditional offset printing or cutting-edge digital printing is better.

Expert audience from around the world. Photo: Heidelberg

Almost as impressive as the many Heideldruck innovations announced in Heidelberg on February 18 and 19 was the response from the audience. Top experts from global print media technology publications were invited to take a critical look at a dazzling array of new products and solutions. The verdict was unanimous – “Hats off to Heidelberg. That’s exactly what will take our industry forward,” said Klaus-Peter Nicolay, publisher and editor-in-chief of Druckmarkt, and he was not alone. “Fantastic! Things at Heidelberg are right on track,” said Bernd Zipper, technology consultant and online printing expert from ZIPCON Consulting. And publisher Michael Seidl, EMGroup Vienna, noted: “This is a real game changer, not just the announcement of new developments that will help the industry and strengthen print for the future.”

Quick-read summary for Stority.

“Heidelberg committed to enhancing data”

“It’s all about data rather than tonnage. With one weighty exception, machinery is just a side note in the drupa offering from Heidelberg. The Group is absolutely serious about its slogan ‘We are more than machines’,” says Martin Schwarz from the magazine 4c. Ultimately, he argues, it’s a matter of building an ecosystem around the installed machine base that systematically leverages data and algorithms to boost print shop performance. And, he adds, “it may be that Heidelberg is creating the only possible impetus for disruption in an enormously saturated economic environment. Today a lot of what’s been presented may still be optional, but soon it will be vital. Yet it’ll also become vital to develop the brave new digitized service world into a source of revenue.”

Smart services are now one of the central planks at Heideldruck, as demonstrated so clearly by Harald Weimer from the Management Board. (NB: Weimer shows how printing can be managed using an iPad. See also our interview “Print is smart”). Services already generate sales of over €500 million a year at Heideldruck. As well as maintenance of machines and solutions incl. maximum system availability, increasing importance is now also being attached to knowledge transfer for optimizing management, production, and sales. Heideldruck provides a network that delivers valid data from over 10,000 installed machines, plus over 15,000 software products, so as to create benchmarks and drive forward ideas for improvements. This could be called a systematic form of collective intelligence. Heideldruck customers can use a secure online portal to access all this data, call up Heideldruck services including Remote Support, and order relevant consumables. With the new “Heidelberg Assistant” available at drupa, Heideldruck is entering a lucrative sector. The system is an extension to an e-shop, an app of sorts that gives print shop customers a precise overview of recommended maintenance, facilitates service queries, and enables online ordering of consumables at all times. It uses “intelligent algorithms” to recommend the correct material order volume and place orders instantly as and when needed. To date, the only similar service available has been in office publishing using managed print services (MPS).

Stephan Plenz presents the first Primefire 106 test print. Photo: Heidelberg

A real sensation – Primefire 106

New technologies from Fujifilm and Heideldruck are setting new standards in inkjet printing, declared Member of the Heideldruck Management Board Stephan Plenz, who is in charge of inkjet technology development and was on top form for the presentation of Primefire 106. Production printing has been redefined. It’s no longer ‘either-or’, but a case of being ‘equipped for all situations.’

When asked about one of the secrets of the new machine – a newly designed digital impression cylinder – Plenz responded, whether knowingly or unknowingly, in a manner reminiscent of legendary Apple CEO Steve Jobs, with: “It’s magic!”. Both Plenz and the top-level management from Fujifilm, who had flown in from Japan, argued convincingly that this isn’t just another inkjet press being launched onto the market, but precisely the machine that meets industrial production needs, which hasn’t been the case to date.

Employing joint patents of Heideldruck and Fujifilm, it took just 15 months to develop, among other things, new inkjet print heads, with seven-color printing, and a conditioning system that enables printing of virtually any material without the ink having to penetrate the paper or card. Notably, thick materials can be used. This removes a major hurdle that has previously acted as a brake on inkjet printing – the limited number of paper types supported. Crucially, innovation is one thing – effective positioning of technological innovations on the market is another. Heideldruck is carefully selecting sectors to enter so as not to fall into the trap of following a one-size-fits-all approach. The new Primefire technology is aimed initially at specific segments in packaging printing and is due to be ready for delivery by the end of 2016. The first fully functional machine will be on show at drupa 2016, along with the classics from the Speedmaster series.

drupa booth concept

New Digital Printing Portfolio

New: Primefire 106

Heideldruck has published the key information and technical details on its innovations in charts and press releases. They’re well worth a read.

To sum up – ‘indeed, it’s magic.’ Never before has the run-up to drupa been so exciting. Reinventing print and adapting to business and consumer behavior in the digital age is exactly what we need. By rising like a phoenix from the ashes, Heideldruck is benefiting the whole of the industry – and naturally drupa, too, as the world’s leading trade show for print and paper, which will help target new groups of visitors, including those who no longer take print seriously, misjudge it or even consider it antiquated and outdated. — we now have convincing proof that the opposite is true. Print is winning in the digital age.

My very first comment on #Heideldruck Primefire 106, a new approach to industrial #Inkjet printing business.

Note: We’re following up this report with an interview with Stephan Plenz, Member of the Heideldruck Management Board. We’ll also be bringing together the best reports from colleagues around the world to show the wide range of views.

Mike Hilton’s Global News: Print is ready for the Digital Age!

February 23, 2016

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

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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

Check the real-time report by Andreas Weber to get all relevant news about Heidelberg’new drupa offer (tweets, photos, videos).

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…

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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 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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Neustart bei Heideldruck: Print übernimmt im Digitalzeitalter eine Schlüsselrolle!

February 21, 2016

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Von Andreas Weber | Englisch version available

Das Traditionsunternehmen Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Börsenjargon „Heideldruck“) zündete nach seinem fulminanten Neustart, der im Dezember 2015 der internationalen Fachwelt vorgestellt wurde, die nächste Stufe. — Meine Meinung: Print als Medium und Print als universell einsetzbare Medientechnologie ist nun endgültig und souverän im Digitalzeitalter angekommen. Great job! Very well done, Heideldruck-Management! Das wird die Branche voranbringen.

Per ValuePublishing haben wir eine umfassende Online-Echtzeit-Report erstellt, der über die wichtigsten Aspekte Auskunft gibt, und bereits per Value SocialMedia bei über 100.000 Fachleute aus aller Welt Interesse fand. Siehe die Zusammenfassung per Storify-Bericht, die Texte, Fotos, Kurzvideos und Experten-Kommentare wiedergibt. Die wichtigsten Tags: #print #bigdata #IoT #multichannel #Innovation

Dr. Gerold Linzbach. Photo: Heidelberg

Harald Weimer. Photo: Heidelberg

From left: Harald Weimer, Heiko Mazur and Norbert Hettich. Photo: Heidelberg

Stephan Plenz. Photo: Heidelberg

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

Das Motto „Simply Smart“, das wie berichtet Heideldruck zur Leitmesse drupa 2016 wählte, klingt vielversprechend. Dahinter verbirgt sich eine über rund zwei Jahre vorbereitete neue Unternehmensstrategie, die alles auf den Kopf stellt, was die Print-Branche gewohnt ist. „Es gab viele Baustellen“, räumt Vorstandschef Dr. Gerold Linzbach ein. Nun hat er es mit einem neuen, hochengagierten Team geschafft. Wie Phönix aus der Asche scheint sich Heideldruck zu erheben, um neue Maßstäbe zu setzen. Worum es geht? Es geht darum, wie man die industrielle Fertigung von Printmedien im Digitalzeitalter plus ihre Nutzungsmöglichkeiten für die Geschäfts- und Privatkommunikation in neuer Dimension ermöglicht. Nicht mehr, nicht weniger. Die Wende besteht darin, dass man bei Heideldruck nicht mehr Maschinenbau und Schwermetall in den Fokus rückt, sondern innovative Software-Architekturen und werthaltiges Know-how, wie man Printtechnik in profitable Geschäftsszenarien integriert. Es geht um digitale Kompetenz und nicht mehr um die Frage, ob traditioneller Offsetdruck oder moderner Digitaldruck nun die besseren Verfahren seien.

Kundiges Fachpublikum aus aller Welt. Foto: Heidelberg

Fast so spannend wie die vielen Heideldruck-Neuigkeiten zu vernehmen, die am 18. und 19. Februar 2016 in Heidelberg verkündet wurde, war die Reaktion im Publikum zu beobachten. Die Fachelite der globalen Printmedientechnik-Publikationen war geladen, um ein Feuerwerk an Lösungs- und Produktneuheiten kritisch zu prüfen. Das Urteil war eindeutig: „Hut ab. Das war auf den Punkt gebracht, was uns als Branche definitiv nach vorne bringt“,“ sagte z. B. Klaus-Peter Nicolay, Verleger und Chefredakteur von Druckmarkt. „Klasse! Das geht bei Heidelberg genau den richtigen Weg“, präzisierte kurz und knapp Bernd Zipper, Technologie-Berater und Online-Printing-Experte von ZIPCON Consulting. Und Verleger Michael Seidl, EMGroup Wien, stellte fest: „Nunmehr sind Fakten geschaffen, nicht nur Neuheiten angekündigt, die der Branche weiterhelfen und Print für die Zukunft stärken.“

Zusammenfassung für Schnellleser per Stority.

„Heidelberg will Daten veredeln“

„Daten statt Tonnen. Maschinen sind — mit einer gewichtigen Ausnahme — nur eine Randnotiz im Drupa-Angebot von Heidelberg. Der Konzern nimmt seinen Slogan ‚We are more than machines‘ derzeit überaus ernst“, bewertet Martin Schwarz vom 4c Magazin seine Beobachtungen. Es ginge schließlich darum, ein Ökosystem rund um die installierte Maschinenbasis aufzubauen, das Daten und Algorithmen konsequent zur Performance-Steigerung von Druckereien nutze. Und fährt fort: „Unter Umständen setzt Heidelberg den einzig möglichen Impuls für Disruption in einem enorm saturierten ökonomischen Umfeld. Heute noch mag vieles Kür sein, was da vorgestellt wurde. Bald schon wird es Pflicht sein. Genau so Pflicht wird es aber werden, die schöne neue digitalisierte Servicewelt zu einem Ertragsbringer auszubauen.“

Smart Services sind mittlerweile eine der zentralen Säulen von Heideldruck, wie Vorstand Harald Weimer überzeugend darlegte. (Nebenbei: Per iPad führt Harald Weimer live vor, wie man das Print-Geschäft steuern kann. Siehe auch unser Interview „Print ist smart“). Services bringen bei Heideldruck bereits ein Umsatzvolumen von über 500 Millionen Euro pro Jahr. Neben der Wartung von Maschinen und Lösungen inkl. maximal hoher Systemverfügbarkeit sind der Wissentransfer zur Optimierung von Management, Produktion und Vertrieb wichtig geworden. Heideldruck macht ein Netzwerk verfügbar, das valide Daten aus mehr als 10.000 im Markt installierten Maschinen plus über 15.000 Software-Produkte verfügbar macht, um Benchmarks zu gewährleisten respektive Ideen für Verbesserungen voranzutreiben. Man kann dies „Schwarmintelligenz mit System“ nennen. Denn Heideldruck-Kunden können über ein sicheres Online-Portal auf all diese Daten zugreifen, Heideldruck-Service-Dienstleistungen inklusive Remote-Support abrufen sowie relevante Verbrauchsmaterialien bestellen. Heideldruck betritt mit der zur drupa verfügbaren Neuheit „Heidelberg Assistant“ ein lukratives Feld: Ein System, das als Erweiterung eines E-Shops, quasi wie eine App, Druckereikunden jederzeit einen passgenauen Überblick über empfohlene Wartungen gibt, Serviceanfragen erlaubt oder Verbrauchsmaterialien online bestellen lässt. Dies erfolgt auf Basis von „intelligenten Algorithmen“ um die richtige Menge an Materialbestellung zu empfehlen und bedarfsgerecht sofort zu bestellen. Bis dato kennt man Ähnliches nur im Office-Publishing über die sogenannten Managed Print Services (MPS).

Stephan Plenz präsentiert den ersten Primefire 106-Testdruck. Foto: Heidelberg

Ein echter Knüller: Primefire 106

Neue Technologien von Fujifilm und Heideldruck setzen im Inkjetdruck neue Maßstäbe, verkündete Heideldruck-Vorstand Stephan Plenz, der die Inkjet-Technik-Entwicklung verantwortet und bei der Präsentation der Primefire 106 zu Höchstform auflief. Das Thema ‚Produktionsdruck’ wurde neu definiert. Es gibt kein ‚Entweder-Oder‘ mehr, sondern nur ein „Für-alle-Fälle-gerüstet resp. Sowohl-als-auch“.

Bewusst oder unbewusst, im Anklang an den legendären Apple-Chef Steve Jobs, antwortete Plenz auf die Frage nach einem der Geheimnisse der neuen Maschine, einem neukonzipierten ‚digitalem Druckzylinder‘: „It’s magic!“. Stephan Plenz wie auch das aus Japan angereiste Top-Managment von Fujifilm legten überzeugend dar, dass nunmehr nicht noch eine Inkjet-Maschine auf den Markt geworfen werde, sondern genau diese, die den Anforderungen an industrielle Fertigung gerecht werde, was bis dato nicht der Fall ist.

Dazu wurden in nur 15 Monaten auf Basis gemeinsamer Patente von Heideldruck und Fijifilm u. a. neue Inkjet-Druckköpfe entwickelt, mit Siebenfarbendruck, sowie ein „Conditioning“-System, das erlaubt, nahezu jedes Material bedrucken zu können, ohne das die Tinte ins Papier oder den Karton eindringen muss. Insbesondere dicke Materialien sind möglich. Damit ist von vorne herein eine wichtige Hürde genommen, die bislang Inkjet-Druck im Industrieumfeld bremst: Die Beschränkung auf wenige Papiersorten. Ganz wichtig ist zudem: Innovation zu leisten ist das eine. Technik-Innovationen sinnvoll im Markt zu platzieren, das andere. Heideldruck sucht sich gezielt Einstiegsszenarien aus, um nicht der Verführung der ‚Eierlegendenwollmilchsau‘ zu erliegen. Die neue Primefire-Technik wird zunächst auf bestimmte Segmente im Verpackungsdruck ausgerichtet und soll Ende des Jahres 2016 bereits ausgeliefert werden. Die erste voll funktionsfähige Maschine wird auf der drupa 2016 zu sehen sein. Im Team mit den Klassikern der Speedmaster-Baureihen.

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New Digital Printing Portfolio

New: Primefire 106

Heideldruck hat die wichtigsten Infos und technischen Details zu seinen Neuheiten per Charts und Presseinfos publiziert. Das genau nachzulesen lohnt sich.

Fazit: ‚Indeed, it’s magic.‘ Noch nie war es im Vorfeld einer drupa so spannend wie derzeit. Print neu erfunden und angepasst an die Geschäfts- und Konsumentengewohnheiten im Digitalzeitalter ist exakt, was wir brauchen. Das Heideldruck nunmehr als Phönix aus der Asche abhebt, wird der gesamten Branche gut tun. Und natürlich auch der drupa als globale Leitmesse für Druck und Papier, der es helfen wird, neue Besuchergruppen anzusprechen. Nämlich solche, die Print nicht mehr wahrnehmen, falsch einschätzen oder gar für antiquiert und überkommen halten. — Der Gegenbeweis ist nunmehr erbracht. Print gewinnt im Digitalzeitalter.

My very first comment on ‪#‎Heideldruck‬ Primefire 106, a new approach for industrial ‪#‎Inkjet‬ printing business.

Hinweis: Wir setzen die Berichterstattung mit einem Interview fort, bei dem Heideldruck-Vorstand Stephan Plenz Rede und Antwort stand. Zusätzlich werden wir die besten Berichte von Kollegen aus aller Welt zusammenfassen, um die Vielfalt im Meinungsspektrum zu zeigen.

Mike Hilton’s Global News: drupa 2016 around the corner

January 25, 2016

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

A Happy New Year to all our readers and followers, subscribers and sponsors. Despite the challenges, I sincerely hope 2016 will turn out to be a good one for all of us as we approach drupa in Düsseldorf at the end of May, preceded by FESPA Digital in Amsterdam in March.

Welcome to news highlights for the last few days or so in 2015, and then for the New Year, along with Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blogs for the first three weeks of 2016. You will also find the very latest in our FESPA Newsroom for the upcoming FESPA Digital and its associated events in Amsterdam in March, as well as the very latest FESPA corporate news for the Southern European Print Congress in Italy in April. You may also take note that the deadline for this year’s FESPA Awards has now been extended until 15 February.

The latest also appears in our drupa Newsroom from visitors and the organisers, together with the most recent Expert Article No 6 by Ron Gilboa, director of InfoTrends’ Production & Industrial Printing Advisory Service. Please don’t miss them as drupa 2016 is just asround the corner.

I won’t highlight the news this week as there are a lot you can browse through yourself. Just don’t miss EFI and Xaar appointments, and also those from KBA, IFS, and Heidelberg and Gallus in the UK. Gerold Linzbach is also back at work as CEO of Heidelberg. You’ll find some stunning sales and installations, including web presses from KBA and Manroland Web Systems, and several important pieces of new kit, too… especially from KAMA and Duplo, and Epson with a new range of wide-format inkjet presses.

Newsmaker of the year thus far and as my tailender, goes to UPM Kymmene for its various environmental awards and accolades. Our sincere congratulations to everyone involved.

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

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.

Wed 23 and 30 Dec… EFI appoints CIO to leadership team
Silicon Valley IT executive Sheri Rhodes has joined Electronics for Imaging as chief information officer…

Flint Group confirms the acquisition of Xeikon
Flint has confirmed the acquisition of Xeikon, which will propel the organisation further into the digital solutions market…

Mon 04 Jan 2016… Happy New Year 2016 to all our Website visitors
To all our visitors and sponsors, we wish you the Compliments of the Season and a very Happy and Peaceful New Year 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…

Manroland Sheetfed’s fourth profitable year in a row
Consistency and stability put Manroland Sheetfed on course for fourth profitable year, and most profitable in recent memory…

IFS UK chairman role for Tony Hards
On 1 January 2016, after a lifetime serving the print industry, IFS’s Tony Hards has become company chairman…

YMC April Summit in Budapest high on 2016 priority list
New board at FINAT’s Young Managers Club ready for 2016.

Wed 06 Jan… Epson to show power of inkjet for homewares at Heimtextil
Coordinated plates, cutlery, vases and tables decorated using Epson dye sub shows opportunities for décor specialists…

The Mimaki visualisation of things kicks off in 2016
European January 2016 trade show schedule focuses on textiles, promotional items and signs & display graphics…

Kornit Digital teams with Turnowsky for Heimtextil
Leading design house and digital inkjet technology leader to demonstrate opportunities for the home textile industry…

Xeikon plans we approach for Heimtextil 2016
Xeikon to feature innovation in wallpaper production at Heimtextil 2016 in Frankfurt Decoration Suite…

Mon 11 Jan… Tali Digital adds first Truepress Jet W3200UV HS in Africa
Sandton-based Tali Digital has installed the first Screen Truepress Jet W3200UV HS wide-format printer in South Africa…

Professor Neil Hopkinson joins Xaar
Xaar strengthens its 3D printing business with the appointment of Professor Neil Hopkinson as director of 3D Printing…

New Year appointments at Heidelberg UK
Derek Gillard to take on national second-hand sales, making way for Neil Fletcher, Andrew Hall and Bill McCudden…

New head of digital sales Europe at Gallus
Karl-Gerhard Amerongen has joined the Gallus Group in St. Gallen, Switzerland as head of digital sales Europe…

Wed 13 Jan… UPM Kymi pulp mill officially reopened
UPM celebrates inaugural opening of expanded and revamped Kymi pulp mill in Kuusankoski, Finland…

Thu 14 Jan… Ricoh set to debut at FESPA Digital 2016
Ricoh will exhibit at FESPA Digital in Amsterdam in March for wide-format digital and textile event’s tenth anniversary…

Heidelberg CEO returns to work
Gerold Linzbach returns to his duties as CEO of Heidelberg…

IST offers LE-UV and LED-UV retrofits in UK
IST (UK) launches retrofit service for LE-UV, LED-UV/LUV and conventional UV drying on Heidelberg presses…

Wed 20 Jan… Epson launches new range of SureColor SC-S printers
New trio of 1625mm printers designed to deliver new levels of quality and productivity for signage and display graphics…

New super-fast Epson 1625mm printer for production print
The new Epson SureColor SC-P20000 combines the highest quality at print speeds of up to 17.5 sq/m hr, even when unattended…

Heights UK to launch new Titanium plate processors
Heights announces the launch of the new, high end Titanium range of thermal plate processors in January 2016…

KBA Commander CL for Mitteldeutsche Zeitung in Halle
DuMont media group in Cologne, Germany and one of KBA’s oldest customers expand their 180-year-old partnership…

TCG Legacy adds first Linoprint CP in North America
TCG Legacy anticipates a 20 per cent increase in uptime with Heidelberg’s Linoprint CP digital press…

Thu 21 Jan… UPM joins United Nations Global Compact LEAD
The United Nations invites UPM in a Finnish first to join the world’s top 50 sustainability leaders…

Heidelberg boosts automation levels in computer-to-plate
Lean processes and extensive automation help companies stand out from the competition in industrial print production…

Sell-out EFI Connect opens in Las Vegas
EFI Connect highlights end-to-end integrated solutions and new market opportunities for customers…

EFI launches new Imaging of Things exchange
At the Connect Conference, EFI announces new exchange to connect customers with other professionals and and print buyers…

Evian used Sappi Fusion to win German Packaging Award
Model AG of Switzerland came up with a smart idea using Sappi’s bright white Fusion topliner…

SMP Group adds Europe’s first Inca Onset X3
SMP Group boosts industrial printing capabilities following installation of Europe’s first 14-channel Inca Onset X3…

Kartongbolaget is first HP Indigo 30000 in Scandinavia
Kartongbolaget i Hälsingborg in Sweden becomes first in Scandinavia to install the HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press…

Graphic Packaging returns to Heidelberg for second VLF press
Less than a year after installing the UK’s first 18,000sph Speedmaster XL 145 press, GPI adds second machine…

Roland 700 Evolution for Grafiche Badiali Italy
Grafiche Badiali celebrates 80 year anniversary with a new five-colour Roland 700 Evolution with coater…

Fri 22 Jan… New Lithoman addition for Remy-Roto in Belgium
Belgian printing company invests in a second Lithoman commercial printing press from Manroland Web Systems…

Five Epson SureColor SC-S60600 for Photobox
Photobox chooses five new-generation Epson Surecolor SC-S60600 printers to boost photo canvas production capacity…

KBA strengthens UK sheetfed sales team for 2016
Peter Banks has joined KBA (UK) to add extra firepower to the sheetfed sales team to meet growing demand…

Richard Warnick to head up KBA Flexo in UK and Ireland
Richard Warnick to head UK and Ireland sales for new KBA-Flexotecnica flexographic printing systems division…

Duplo targets digital print with 150Cr Booklet launch
Duplo has introduced the 150Cr Booklet System to its expanding product portfolio to meet growing market entry-level demands…

KAMA launches new generation of ProCut 58
The compact die-cutter has undergone a comprehensive upgrade for even more efficient finishing for short runs and digital prints…

ACTEGA Terra and Sappi Algro wall calendar has big impact
ACTEGA, Europe’s leading manufacturer of overprint varnishes, has again used Sappi Algro Design for its calendar…

Fifth joint calendar project by ACTEGA Terra and KBA
‘Under the deep blue sea’ unites high quality print finishing and digital media for the first time to create a meaningful symbiosis…

First TRESU iCoat coater in-line with HP Indigo 10000
TRESU Group announces first sale of iCoat coater for integration inline with the HP Indigo 10000 digital press…

Cowan to step up to B2 production in the Spring
Cowan Print plans to spring into B2 in May when it takes delivery of a Heidelberg Speedmaster SX74-5H…

Intec and Canon provide unique solution to key account
Intec Printing Solutions and Canon partner to provide Canon customers with niche envelope printing ability…

Galloways beefs up its digital with a Linoprint CV
Four years after installing a Linoprint C751, Galloways returns to Heidelberg for a supplementary digital press….

Melody Press re-tunes its bindery with Horizon
The new Horizon SPF/FC200A from IFS delivers four-fold productivity increase at Guernsey operation…

Lead articles from Friday 18 December in last 2015 update…

Previous… Komori Impremia IS29 to be launched in Europe
Komori’s Digital LED-UV Inkjet Impremia IS29 Sheetfed Printing System arrives at Komori Europe’s Graphics Centre in January…

Heidelberg UK to sell Gallus labels products
Heidelberg has wholly owned Gallus since August 2014. HeidelbergUK to take on Gallus UK staff and labels portfolio on 1 April 2016…

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Technology-related 2015 Chapter 02
You will find 20 current feature articles in this Chapter, with the most recent from Heidelberg.

Nov/Dec 2015 Chapter 08

Previous… Bobst to celebrate its 125th anniversary at drupa 2016
Bobst, a family company based in the Swiss Canton of Vaud, is launching a year of events to celebrate its anniversary with dynamism and commitment…

Verdigris – Environmental Initiative

Laurel Brunner’s weekly Verdigris Blogs in 2016

NEW in 2016… 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

Previous… No Cop Out
The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner – Fri 18 December

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

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

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.

Finishing 4.0 from Muller Martini at drupa
Muller Martini interconnects all process steps in print finishing through its Connex workflow and data management system…

Previous in 2015… Komori Inkjet Impremia IS29 official launch at drupa
Komori’s Sheetfed Inkjet Impremia IS29 Digital Printing System arrives at Komori Europe’s Graphics Centre in January prior to official drupa launch….

Muller Martini sets new milestones with Finishing 4.0
Drupa 2016: State-of-the-art drive technology enables print finishing to be targeted in an increasingly automated manner…

Bobst to celebrate its 125th anniversary at drupa 2016
Bobst, a family company based in the Swiss Canton of Vaud, is launching a year of events to celebrate its anniversary with dynamism and commitment…

DG press unveils plans for Drupa 2016
The newest technologies and a wide range of services for Drent Goebel machines will be presented by DG press in Hall 10…

Heidelberg to enable Smart Integration for drupa 2016
Heidelberg to showcase the next stage in automated print media production at drupa 2016…

Heidelberg at drupa 2016: ‘Simply Smart’
drupa 2016: Heidelberg to exhibit the digitised future of the print media industry under the motto ‘Simply Smart’…

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

FESPA Digital 2016 Amsterdam

NEW in 2016… FESPA Textile provides ideal location to learn and share knowledge
FESPA Textile Conference sessions 8 – 11 March to explore the exploding growth of the textile market…

Brett Martin’s latest range for FESPA debut
Brett Martin to exhibit wide range of substrates at FESPA Digital in Amsterdam in March…

World Wrap Masters competition powers up in Amsterdam
FESPA partners with Avery Dennison and Mimaki for the World Wrap Masters Series Final on 10 and 11 March…

FESPA Digital 2016 in Amsterdam sells out
FESPA is delighted to announce that FESPA Digital, European Sign Expo and FESPA Textile 2016 have all sold out…

FESPA Digital 2016’s Content Programme
Educational content to explore trends and opportunities in digital printing available to printers today and give them the power to expand their businesses…

Printeriors 2016 presents ‘The Print Hotel’
Interior design showcase and dedicated conference return with new concept for 2016…

Ricoh set to debut at FESPA Digital 2016
Ricoh will showcase its expanding portfolio of solutions with its first-ever stand at FESPA Digital in March…

Screen’s new Truepress Jet features at FESPA 2016
Screen Europe to use next year’s FESPA in Amsterdam to unveil further developments to its Truepress Jet 3200UV flatbed printer…

Sun Chemical’s world-class inks at FESPA Digital 2016
Global launchpad for SunTex and all new digital inkjet platform – Aquacure and innovative ink chemistry platforms…

FESPA News 2016

NEW in 2016… Deadline extended to 5 February for FESPA Awards 2016
FESPA’s Global Awards programme recognises the crème de la crème of the print community…

Southern European Print Congress moves to Italy for 2016
FESPA’s 2016 Southern European Print Congress will take place from 19 – 20 April 2016, in Milan, Italy…

FESPA News 2015

FESPA Eurasia delivered its most successful edition
FESPA Eurasia 2015 confirms its position as leading regional event with largest exhibitor and visitor attendance to date…

Success in Shanghai for FESPA China 2015
FESPA China 2015, which took place from 21 – 23 October in partnership with CSGIA at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai proved to be yet another success for FESPA…

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December 7, 2015

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Heideldruck 4.0: First Jetmaster inkjet system prints consumer packages on-site in a mymuesli store in Heidelberg, Germany. Photo: Heidelberg.

Graphic Repro On-line News Review from 6 December 2015

Welcome to another week of news highlights, feature articles, the very latest drupa 2016 and FESPA news and Laurel Brunner’s Verdigris Blog for Friday 04 December, as Laurel invites you to spend December in Paris, suitably attired in her little black dress for the occasion.

From Messe Düsseldorf and drupa 2016 we have the second Global Insights Report Executive Summary, which is now available for you below, and also as a free download in up to seven languages from the drupa Website. You will find a fully-illustrated PDF of the Summary in our own drupa Newsroom version of the article. Independent consulting and market research companies Printfuture, UK, and Wissler & Partner, Switzerland, were appointed by Messe Düsseldorf to conduct the two-report series. This second part is entitled: ‘Touch the future – Applications that can create growth’. The full report is now available to purchase on the drupa 2016 Website and is based on a survey conducted in Spring 2015 in which over 750 participants took part globally, with all regions well represented.

The news this week contains some stunning announcements, not least of which from Heidelberg on Monday where Hofmann Druck in Nürnberg sets new standards with its latest long perfector: Europe’s first eight-colour Speedmaster 106 with LED. Tuesday comes from China, while on Wednesday, Manroland Web Systems has announced a successful turn in 2015 with sales, order intake and EBT noticeably increased. The company, now a member of the Lübeck-based Possehl Group, also announced the appointment of a second managing director. Thursday was led by Messe Düsseldorf for the Executive Summary already mentioned above. While on Friday, Heidelberg used its internationally-attended Packaging Days event in November, held at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site, to showcase new products from its partnership with Masterwork for the packaging sector.

HP Inc and KBA jointly provided the truly exciting news of the week late on Friday out of their joint two-day unveiling event held in Wurzburg on Thursday and Friday, where DS Smith Packaging revealed that it is to install the very first HP PageWide Web Press T1100S. Combining pre-print and digital printing in one machine, the gigantic inkjet web press with a web width of 2.80m was developed in under two years by HP and KBA-Digital & Web Solutions working in close co-operation. It opens up new opportunities in terms of the flexible production of corrugated packaging in various formats and run sizes with digital pre-print liners. You’ll find it in Online Features Chapter 08, and also with a link leading the news on Monday of next week.

Software releases came from Axaio and CHILI Publisher; a new cutter from Rotoflex on Tuesday; while new orders and installations were announced by Xeikon, MPS, and Rotocon. Epson announced a new concept world first office papermaking system on Thursday called PaperLab, which the company claims, promises to revolutionise office recycling by securely turning documents into new office paper. An interesting concept, perhaps?

To round off the week, both Agfa Graphics and Hubergroup have announced the 2016 Calendars, to remind us that the festive season is upon us once again and the New Year is really not all that far away. In fact, POLAR also reminded us of this on Thursday, as it details its training courses for 2016 to take place in Hofheim.

The tailender is devoted to Xerox, asCDP, an international environmental organisation names Xerox as a leader in providing reliable information about carbon emissions and energy use. This comes as COP21, the United Nations climate change conference in Paris gets underway. That’s the same event that Laurel talks about in her Blog.

That’s it until next time.

My best regards,

Mike Hilton

Milestone: HP and KBA released the very first common printing system HP PageWide Web Press T1100S

Mon 30 November… Europe’s first eight-colour Speedmaster XL 106 with LED
Increased productivity and premium quality – Hofmann Druck Nürnberg sets new standards with its latest long perfector…

Belgian Supply Chain Award for Agfa Graphics
Agfa Graphics’ Closed Loop Supply Chain for Printing Plates honoured with Supply Chain Award 2015 at gala event…

Masterwork marks milestone 20th anniversary
The new Masterwork MK1060ERSL automatic platen die-cutting machine was the centrepiece attraction…

High-speed PDF export with MadeToPrint
Axaio software has announced the availability of a new version of MadeToPrint for even faster PDF export…

Xeikon CX3 digital label press for Topasa
New Xeikon press will support capacity increase of more than 50% for Colombian label printer Topasa…

Tue 01 December… 6th All in Print is on the right track
All in Print China 2016: Connecting the World with Printing…

Stability meets progress in CHILI publisher 4.5s
Additional 3D and 2D viewing options, design and layout uniformity and streamlined ways to show dynamic images…

Carton Edge wins Epson SureColor large-format printer
The Print Show visitor, Emma Tomlinson from trade carton finishing company Carton Edge wins Epson SureColor…

W&R Etiketten signs for its sixth MPS flexo press
The leading Dutch label printer headquartered in Tilburg has ordered an eight-colour 430mm press with APC package…

Rotoflex releases HSI horizontal slitter rewinder
HSI offers converters the extreme ruggedness and reliability as the flagship VSI series, in a horizontal design…

Wed 02 December… Manroland Web Systems turnaround plus new second MD
Manroland Web Systems takes a successful turn in 2015 with sales, order intake and EBT increased noticeably…

Global Graphics and Software Imaging co-operation
The cooperation agreement will allow both companies to offer a broader product range in the Managed Print Services market…

Xerox recognised for Climate Change Transparency
CDP has named Xerox as a leader in providing reliable information about carbon emissions and energy use…

Epson SureColor SC-F2000 at Heimtextil 2016
Epson demonstrates latest flexible technology for interior décor products at Heimtextil in Frankfurt from 12 – 15 January 2016…

Xeikon CX3 digital label press helps Codex expand brands
Faster production, increased capacity and quality, and wider product range and competitive prices all in one system…

Thu 03 December… The 2nd drupa Global Insights Report Executive Summary
‘Touch the future – Applications that can create growth’. From Printfuture (UK) and Wissler & Partner (Switzerland) for Messe Düsseldorf…

POLAR operator training courses in 2016
POLAR offers operator training courses for POLAR high-speed cutters and Compucut at its customer centre in Hofheim…

10th FESPA Digital for speciality printers in 2016
The tenth anniversary edition of FESPA Digital will reflect the astonishing development and diversification of digital print in a decade…

Epson develops world’s first office papermaking system
PaperLab promises to revolutionise office recycling by securely turning documents into new office paper…

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Heideldruck 4.0: Zurück in die Zukunft | Back to the future

December 3, 2015

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Smart Technologies need Smart Solutions need Smart Communications: Twitter- und Facebook-Posts machten die Heidedruck Pressekonferenz popullär. In Echtzeit!

Eine Zusammenfassung dessen, was ich in Echtzeit kommentiert habe, findet sich in unserem Value Storify. Inkl. Posts von Freunden und zahlreichen Kurz-Videos mit O-Ton (in deutsch und englisch). —Andreas Weber

Nach der Krise kommt die Katharsis: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (kurz #Heideldruck) ist zweifelsfrei auf einem guten, oder besser: dem richtigen Weg angelangt. Nach dem Re-Branding und der Eröffnung des Print Media Center in Wiesloch folgte nun, traditionsgemäß auf der Jahresend-Pressekonferenz in Heidelberg/Wiesloch, die Vorstellung von „Heideldruck 4.0“. Dies war wichtig, weil die jüngsten Quartalszahlen kein gutes Echo der Finanzmärkte brachten. Die Heideldruck-Aktie rauschte Mitte November 2015 deutlich ab. Was sollte also getan werden? Durch die drupa 2016 bietet sich die Chance, Aktionäre, Mitarbeiter und vor allem Kunden und Mediatoren ins Boot zu holen. Keine leichte Aufgabe. Und sicher noch eine harte Durststrecke, da sich bekanntermaßen ein Neu-Anfang mit neuer Strategie nicht so schnell in Vertriebserfolge umsetzen kann. Zudem sind die Wunden nach dem Crash von 2008 noch immer nicht verheilt, da Verluste und Kredite abgetragen werden müssen.

Sei’s drum. Der früher „größte Druckmaschinenhersteller der Welt“ schickt sich an, die Druckbranche als „Smart Solution Provider“ ins Digitalzeitalter zu überführen. Es muss dabei vor allem für die Finanzmärkte wie auch für Stammkunden überdeutlich werden, dass bei Heideldruck nun Manager am Werk sind, die nach vorne blicken ohne das Vergangene zu ignorieren. Dies ist in einer traditionell erzkonservativen Branche wie der Druckindustrie unabdingbar. (Siehe dazu meinen Bericht vom Vorjahr: Neues von Gutenberg’s Jüngern: Heidelberg beendet Boxenstopp!). In der Rückschau war schon letztes Frühjahr festzustellen:

Print ist tot. Lange lebe Print!
Der geläuterte Platzhirsch Heidelberg setzt leichtfüßig und gekonnt zum Sprung an.
Werthaltigkeit ist Trumpf!

Neuer Focus: Smart Solutions, Synergetics, Collaboration

Was vor 18 Monaten in Aussicht gestellt wurde, scheint nun Realität zu werden. Warum? Heidelberg macht keine reine Nabelschau mehr. Und redet schon gar nicht mehr nur noch über tolle neue Produkte. Die Dinge werden sinnvoll in den Kontext gestellt.

Es wurden offen, frei heraus, kompromisslos und zukunftsorientiert die neuen Richtungen, Visionen und das schon Machbare sowie das noch zu erschaffende aufgezeigt. Und zwar in Synchronisation mit einer radikal veränderten Marktrealität durch Industry 4.0, also die Professionalisierung dessen, was wir unter dem Bergriff Internet of Things (IoT) im Konsumentenmarkt längst kennen. Das stellt alles radikal auf den Kopf, weil in dieser vernetzten Welt das klassische Druckgeschäft kaum mehr benötigt wird. — Alles in allem: Keine leichte Kost!
Es werden aktiv externe Partner einbezogen: Wissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Walter Brenner, Universität St. Gallen, führte in die neue Welt des #IoT ein. Unwiderlegbar. Mit dramatischen Veränderungen hin zu einer völligen Marktorientierung. Stichwort: Customer Centricity. — Start-up-Unternehmer Max Wittrock zeigte, wie er bei #mymuesli sein innovatives und boomendes Online- und Ladengeschäft-Konzept aufwertet und in die neue Welt des Packaging überführt. Kunden gestalten im realen, schön designten Ladengeschäft in Heidelberg ihre Verpackung selbst. Quasi per „iPad-to-Individual-Print“.
Die Heidelberg-Vorstände Harald Weimer (Services) und Stephan Plenz (Technology) stellten ihre Neuheiten und Ankündigungen in den von den Experten aufgebauten Kontext. Mit dem Hinweis darauf, dass die Ursprünge von Industry 4.0 längst per JDF (Job Description Format) in der Druckbranche Einzug gehalten haben. Smart Solutions von Heideldruck erlauben in erweiterter Form nun auch Druckereien Smart Print Shop-Konzepte zu realisieren. Wesentlich und innovativ: Heidelberg setzt nicht mehr darauf, alles alleine zu tun. Wichtig ist vor allem die intensive R&D-Zusammenarbeit mit wichtigen Playern wie Fuji, um v. a. den professionellen Inkjetdruck weiter voranzubringen. Oder auch die Tatsache, dass man in fortschrittlichen Märkten wie den USA auch EFI-Lösungen für den Inkjet-Grossformatdruck vertreibt.

Das neue Leitmotto: „Simply Smart“

Um klar zustellen: Alles dies, was ich kurz zusammenfasste, sind keine Sonderthemen oder „Gimmiks“. Sondern relevante Innovationen und diese werden sofort medial goutiert. Meine Posts darüber fanden innerhalb 24 Stunden ein weites und internationales Echo, das längst nicht abebbt. Z. B. von @mymuesli via Twitter retweeted und von Max Wittrock aufgegriffen, erreichten mich sofort Kommentare mit Lob, Begeisterung, Zustimmung. Das heisst, per Facebook und Twitter in Echtzeit von uns richtig inszeniert, erzeugt das „alte“ Thema Print im neuen Gewand sofort ein grosses Echo! Aber nicht nur auf Konsumentenebene, sondern auch im B-to-B und bei anderen Marktteilnehmern.

„I like their [Heidelberg’s] application. If speed and PQ increase they can get into production lines. 4D is cool. 4DP stands for distant printing.“ —Francois Martin, WW Marketing Director – Graphic Solutions Business at HP Inc. | Via LinkedIn, 22.10.2015 (gemäß einem Chat im Vorfeld zur Imprint-Fachmesse in München bei der Heideldruck Aussteller war).

Last but not least: Ein Ausblick auf die Leitmesse drupa 2016 wurde auch geben. Der Messeauftritt werde komplett anders gestaltet und der neuen Strategie angepasst, wie Heideldruck Gobal Marketing-Chef Christopher Tapley am Rande der Presseveranstaltung kommentierte. Das drupa-Motto lautet „Simply Smart!“. Heideldruck war der Geburtshelfer der drupa 1951 und seitdem der größte Einzel-Aussteller. Nunmehr tritt Heideldruck im Verbund mit Partner auf. Ein Novum. Mit von der Partie: Masterworks aus China, Fujifilm, Polar, Steinemann, Stora Enso, Draabe und eine Reihe von Kreditinstituten bzw. Leasing-Spezialisten. Das man damit erstaunen werde, nehme man gerne in Kauf. Bleibt abzuwarten, wie sich das auch auf die Unternehmenskommunikation von Heidelberg auswirkt, die bislang auf Push-Kommunikation setzt und weniger auf Interaktionen. Als Leitlinie, wie daraus interaktive, dialogische Kommunikation entwickelt werden muss, empfiehlt sich meine Analyse, die ich bereits 2004/2005 erstellt und auf der drupa 2004 2008 und 2012 mit tausenden drupa Messebesuchern in Vorträgen diskutiert, auch mit hochkarätigen Werbefachleuten auf dem Heidelberg-Messestand: Per White Paper und multimedialer Präsentation unter dem Titel „Smart Communication“ konnte ich damals (als Twitter und Facebook gerade erst am Start waren, quasi noch unsichtbar) aufzeigen, wie Smart Technologies sich auf die Kommunikation und damit auf die Art und Weise, wie man Beziehungen pflegt und Geschäfte macht, auswirken. Siehe: ValueCheck! — How to Create the Real Value of Communication via @ValueCommAG.

HINWEIS: Im Nachgang zur Pressekonferenz vom 1. und 2. Dezember 2015 ergaben sich beim Value Blog Dialog spannende Aspekte im Gespräch mit Heideldruck-Vorstand Harald Weimer. Siehe: „drupa ante portas: Print ist SMART!“.

Apropos Kommunikation: Zwei Versehen oder Pannen hat es bei Heideldruck doch gegeben. Erstens: Im Print Media Center, dem Ort der Presseveranstaltung musste man sich beim Telekom-Hot-Spot ständig neu einloggen, weil man alle paar Minuten rausgeschmissen wurde. Zweitens: Absprachen mit den Produkttechnik-Verantwortlichen wurden wohl nicht an die Presseabteilung weitergegeben. Folge: In der Pressemeldung zu Mymuesli und der Individualisierung per Inkjet-Heidendruck wurde unerwähnt gelassen, dass nicht Heidelberg diese neue Applikation bei Max Wittrock vorschlug, sondern der Berater und Innovationsexperte Bernd Zipper, der beide Parteien zusammenbrachte und wertvolle Hilfestellung leistete. Das ist wichtig, weil Heideldruck von sich aus mymuesli/Max Wittrock nicht als potenziellen Kunden/Partner identifiziert hätte. — Macht aber nichts: Max Wittrock hat dies den Pressevertretern selbst am 2.12.2015 erzählt. Und ich habe es per Video (siehe oben) dokumentiert sowie via Social Media und hier im Blog aufgeführt, damit nicht untergeht, was Heideldruck als neue Stärke für sich entdeckte und kultivieren möchte: „Synergetics and Collaboration“, wie Stephan Plenz dies nannte!

NACHTRAG: Bernd Zipper hat auf seinem Blog beyondprint.de zu mymuesli.com und der 4D-Printanwendung eine erstklassige Fallbeschreibung veröffentlicht und auf meinen ValueTrendRadar.com-Beitrag als Ergänzung verweisen: “Web-to-Print für Müsli? Ein erster Schritt in Richtung Food Mass Customization”. ABSOLUT LESENSWERT, was Bernd da schreibt und anmerkt!

Auszug: “Das sogenannte 4D-Druck-Verfahren, womit das individuelle digitale Bedrucken dreidimensionaler Objekte mittels Inkjet-Technologie und hochpräziser Robotik gemeint ist, hat Heidelberg vor über einem Jahr für den Schwarz-Weiß-Druck und Anfang November auf der InPrint als Vierfarb-Maschine vorgestellt. Die Maschine kann runde oder zylindrische Objekte mit einem Durchmesser von 10 mm bis 300 mm in einer Auflösung von 360 dpi vierfarbig sowie mit Deckweiß oder Schutzlack bedrucken. Damit können Massenprodukte wie Fuß- oder Golfbälle, Trinkflaschen und andere gekrümmte Oberflächen wie Dosen nahezu in Echtzeit personalisiert werden.”

Link: http://bit.ly/1IIQBX3

Rückblick — Ausblick:

Eine Zusammenfassung dessen, was ich in Echtzeit kommentiert habe, findet sich in unserem Value Storify. Inkl. Posts von Freunden und zahlreichen Kurz-Videos mit O-Ton.

Im Team mit meinem Partner Michael Seidl werden wir die Fülle an Details und Neuigkeiten von #Heideldruck weiter aufgreifen und erläutern. Auch in exklusiven Interviews via ValuePublishing. Wer sich im ersten Schritt für die Pressemeldungen interessiert. Zudem hat Gerd Bergmann im Druckfachmagazin Deutscher Drucker die Technikneuheiten recht gut zusammengefasst.

Inkjet Druck — Der neue Stern in der Gutenberg-Galaxis

May 22, 2014

Basic Topics on Innovation, CEO Talk on Innovation, Trends @ Graphic Communications, Valuable Advice

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Warum es sich lohnt, den Blog-Beitrag zu lesen:

• Aktuelle Trends in der Print-Kommunikation begreifen
• Inkjet-Druck richtig bewerten
• Innovation wertschätzen

„Die Zeit ist reif“, versprach das Programm des Swiss Publishing Days am 20. Mai 2014 in Winterthur. Das Thema „Inkjet macht Druck“ lockte über 200 Fachbesucher aus der Schweiz und Deutschland an. Sie wurden nicht enttäuscht. Obgleich es einige drastische Erkenntnisse gab. Wandeln durch Handeln wurde zum Motto.

René Theiler, Verband der Schweizer Druckindustrie und Vorstandsmitglied der UGRA, stellte als Moderator klar, dass die alten Prinzipien, wie z.B. die Technik bestimme das Geschäftsmodell, im Inkjet-Zeitalter nicht mehr zählen. Innovationen der Geschäftsmodelle seien an erster Stelle gefragt und überlebensnotwendig. Erst dann könne die Auswahl der relevanten Technologien folgen.

Keynote Speaker Bernd Zipper unterstrich dies, indem er resümierte, Innovationen seien Chance und Bedrohung zugleich. Radikale Änderungen sind nötig. Der bis dato schon hohe und schnell wachsende Marktanteil der Online-Druckereien zeige, worum es geht: Technik- und digitale Kommunikationskompetenz entscheiden im Print- und Publishing-Business über den Erfolg. Siehe: http://www.online-print-symposium.de

Dem Inkjet Druck komme eine besondere Rolle zu, weil „Inkjet die universellste Drucktechnik mit der größten Spannweite ist“.

Eine exklusive Reihe von Technik-Herstellern und Druckdienstleistern zeigte in Winterthur eindrucksvoll, was heute schon möglich ist. Ob bei Kodak, oder wie von Oliver Baar, Projektleiter Business Development Digital Web Presses bei Koenig & Bauer AG, gezeigt, nun Zeitungen komplett im Inkjet oder per Hybrid-Druck in Kombination mit Rollenoffset produzierte werde, sei von Fall zu Fall spezifisch zu entscheiden. In jedem Fall ist eine extrem hohe Produktionsgeschwindigkeit möglich.

Wim Koning von Dainippon Screen trumpfte mit raffiniert-orginellen Applikationen für den Point of Sales auf. Firmen wie Alfa Romeo nutzen dies erfolgreich, um im Schauraum den Automobil-Interessierten auf originelle Art und Weise Mehrwertangebote per „Surprise-Box“ zu liefern. Der Clou: Das Upselling, das möglich wird, finanziert die Marketing- und Produktionskosten. Die Screen-Inkjet-Drucktechnik erlaubt hierbei, vorgestanzte Druckbögen vollflächig und individualisiert in Auflage 1 im Nachgang zu bedrucken. Das eliminiert das Risiko von Fehlproduktionen völlig.

Man kann nicht wissen, was man nicht weiss!

So sehr, wie die Technikentwicklung voraus ist, so sehr hinkt die Adaptionsgeschwindigkeit im Druckerei-Markt hinterher. Karl-Heinz Selbmann, Fachhochschule Bern, Institut für Drucktechnologie, zeigte die fast 70-jährige Geschichte und Entwicklung der Inkjet-Drucktechnologien auf, für viele Teilnehmer ein Novum.

„Die Innovationsbereitschaft in der Print-Branche ist nicht ausgeprägt“, räumte der Innovations-Coach Martin Oberholzer ein. Dabei ist es kein Hexenwerk, das Innovations-Handwerkzeug zu erlernen und Neues in der Praxis umzusetzen.

Eine ganze Reihe von Vorträgen beschäftigten sich mit innovativen Inkjet-Druck-Anwendungslösungen, zum Beispiel von Edubook AG, Zürich. Renato Vögeli, Vögeli Marketingproduktion & Druck, Langnau, erläuterte die kreativ und produktionstechnisch herausragende Produktion der Publisher-Ausgabe 02-2014, dem in der Schweiz führenden Magazin für Publishing & Digitaldruck (herausgegeben von Martin Spaar). Ein Highlight war die Vorstellung eines neuen Firmenkonzepts von drei Druckereibetreiben, die ein Joint Venture gründeten und gemeinsam Inkjet-Druck vermarkten.

Für das DigitaldruckForum stellte DDF-Sprecher Andreas Weber aus der Gutenberg-Stadt Mainz vor, wie Altes und Neues harmonieren. Er sieht ein Innovationsdilemma der Print-Zunft mit gefährlichen Folgen. Zu sehr werde Print als Produktionsgeschäft betrieben. „Dabei ist Print durch Digitaldruck längst Bestandteil der heutigen digitalen Kommunikationskultur!“ Das DigitaldruckForum habe darum ein neues Programm aufgesetzt in Form eines Value Business Coachings für strategische Geschäftsmodell-Innovation. Angesprochen werden Entscheider aus der Print & Verlagsbranche sowie Crossmedia-Dienstleistungen.

Aus Sicht des DigitaldruckForums habe die Social Media-Ära die Gutenberg-Ära nicht nur überwunden, sondern übertroffen, weil sie die Bedürfnisse der Menschen in den Vordergrund stellt. Kernfaktoren sind Beziehungen und Wachstum, bei Firmen wie bei Konsumenten gleichermaßen. Siehe White Paper „Bedürfnisse sind das Maß aller Dinge“.

Wer das begreife, Innovation leisten und Inkjet-Druck richtig nutzen kann, wird profitables Wachstum für sich und seine Kunden generieren können. Zudem kommen in Zukunft mehr und mehr Druckjobs aus der Cloud, quasi Big Data-getrieben. Dem Hochleistungs-Inkjet-Druck kommt dabei die entscheidende Bedeutung zu.

Wichtiges Spezialthema:
Optimale PDF-Workflows für den Digitaldruck

Auf Grund der erweiterten Möglichkeiten des Digitaldruck werden an die PDF-Druckdaten zusätzliche Anforderungen gestellt. Einerseits geht es darum die Ausnutzung des grösseren Farbraums und der Möglichkeit des Drucks mit mehr als vier Prozessfarben. Andererseits wird ein universelles Datenformat zum Druck von variablen Daten benötigt. Für beide Aufgaben gibt es bereits entsprechende ISO-Standards (PDF/X-4, PDF/X-5n und PDF/VT). Stephan Jaeggi war als technischer Experte bei der ISO-Kommission an der Definition dieser Standards beteiligt und hat in Winterthur die Möglichkeiten anhand praktischer Beispiele demonstriert.

Hinweise

A) Das Fachmagazin Publisher wird in kürze Online und in der Printausgabe 03-2014 ausführlich über die Swiss Publishing Days zum Thema „Inkjet macht Druck“ berichten.
http://publisher.ch

B) Die Charts zum Vortrag von Andreas Weber finden sich auf slideshare.com

C) Ein stimmungsvolle Video-Anmation des Event-Tages findet sich auf YouTube. (Autor: Andreas Weber).

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Nachfolgend die wichtigsten Topics des Swiss Publishing Day am 20. Mai 2014 in Winterthur im Überblick. Tweets von Andreas Weber alias zeitenwende007

.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 19. Mai
Nice animation. Inkjet is not what you think. It is all about colors and art! via @ValueCommAG #inkjet #art… http://fb.me/1je4xcDX5

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
Tolles Event in Winterthur. Exzellent organisiert vom Publisher Team um Martin Spaar und Moderator René Theiler…. http://fb.me/1rWOraQPK

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Jetzt geht es los in Winterthur. http://fb.me/2zydaDm0E

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
Kann man mit Drucken noch Geld verdienen, fragt Bernd Zipper. #inkjet http://fb.me/2ZjssbunU

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
Hoppla. Es boomt ja schon. #inkjet http://fb.me/1l3qAFgNg

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
Hoppla! Die lukrativen Print-Jobs laufen außerhalb der klassischen Druckbranche. #inkjet http://fb.me/2kfD9VlBx

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Inkjet ist die universellste Drucktechnik mit der größten Spannweite. #inkjet http://fb.me/6rEYfCYfu

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
4D-Drucken. Rechtzeitig zur WM gibt es personalisierte Bälle, durch Inkjet-Direktdruck. #inkjet http://fb.me/6x9RPLuvp

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
Die Anwendungslücken schließen sich. #inkjet http://fb.me/1gDJPiDqJ

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
Fazit: Chance und Bedrohung zugleich. Radikale Änderungen sind nötig, resümiert Bernd Zipper. #inkjet http://fb.me/6ASsLxAr4

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Exzellenter Auftakt in Winterthur. Veranstalter Martin Spaar vom Publisher ist happy. #inkjet http://fb.me/1qeCcGf8T

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
Getreu dem Value Motto: Etwas Altes wird etwas neues! #inkjet http://fb.me/1f8j5boYo

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.zeitenwende007@zeitenwende007 20. Mai
Erstklassige innovative Anwendungen. Presented by Wim Koning, Dainippon Screen #inkjet http://fb.me/18WtfEnlm

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Personalisierte Verpackung. On Demand. On the fly. #inkjet http://fb.me/2aFxZmHOc

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Sensationelle neue Anwendungen zur Kommunikation am Point of Sale werden Marketers Darling. #inkjet

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Das wichtigste: Gruppenbild (leider ohne Dame). Aber mit Martin Spaar. #inkjet http://fb.me/15zfGtaMd

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Innovation ist für viele eine ewige Baustelle, die sie ohne zu murren umfahren. Wie doof ist das denn… #inkjet http://fb.me/2kzOadHPg

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Graphic Repro On-line News Review to Friday 13 May 2016

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Michael Seidl, ValuePublishing Partner, EMGroup, Vienna, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Print & Publishing, interviews Stephan Plenz | German version available

About Stephan Plenz

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“Heidelberg committed to enhancing data”

A real sensation – Primefire 106

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

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„Heidelberg will Daten veredeln“

Ein echter Knüller: Primefire 106

Hinweis: Wir setzen die Berichterstattung mit einem Interview fort, bei dem Heideldruck-Vorstand Stephan Plenz Rede und Antwort stand. Zusätzlich werden wir die besten Berichte von Kollegen aus aller Welt zusammenfassen, um die Vielfalt im Meinungsspektrum zu zeigen.

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