Marco den Engelsman

De combinatie van digitaal en op papier is de toekomst van Direct mail. Het gaat alleen maar om op het juiste moment op de juiste manier bij de juiste lezers binnen te komen dan krijg je conversie en daar gaat het om. Op Drupa introduceert het bedrijf nieuwe softwareoplossingen. Zo zal Pitney Bowes de Clarity solution suite introduceren. Een op cloud gebaseerde software die data gaat verzamelen van de machines die zorgen voor direct mail. Het is toepassing van internet of things op hoog niveau. Ze gebruiken de kracht van het industriële internet. Het gaat in een productie omgeving erom dat geplande productiviteit gehaald wordt. Met de software krijgt een fabriek beter inzicht in welke problemen zich voordoen en de software adviseert over te nemen maatregelen.

Pitney Bowes levert printmachines en mail handling machines voor de directmail industrie. Het bedrijf stelt zich niet op als machine leverancier maar meer als totaal leverancier van een directmailing fabriek inclusief de software en inclusief de digitale mail.

 

Mark Hirz van Pitney Bows laat zien dat Pitney Bowes ook iets heel anders laat zien op Drupa. Het gaat hier om gepersonaliseerde video die interactief tweeweg te gebruiken is. Het resultaat is meer kliks en een langere tijd dat mensen naar de video kijken. De video praat echt tegen de klant op basis van klantnaam en de tijd en de tekst is steeds anders. Hirz: “het lijkt simpel maar het is het helemaal niet.” Het lijk op een gesprek met een robot.

De naam van het videoproduct, dat het bedrijf op Drupa laat zien, is Engage one video.

 

Meer info in onderstaand persbericht:

 

Visitors to global industry trade event will see Pitney Bowes showcase latest integrated technologies to promote business excellence

Darmstadt, Germany – February 24, 2015… Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI), a global technology company that provides innovative products and solutions to power commerce, has revealed that ‘Real Impact’ will be its theme at drupa2016, the world’s leading trade show for graphic and industrial print, media and multichannel. Drupa2016 takes place from May 31 – June 10 in Dusseldorf, Germany. As businesses work to achieve greater results at a faster pace, creating real and meaningful business impact more quickly becomes critical both within and outside organisations.

 

At stand D59 in Hall 4, Pitney Bowes will showcase its latest data, print and mail technologies, demonstrating how businesses can create real impact to gain a competitive edge and deliver world-class results. Visitors to the drupa Cube – the show’s 11-day conference programme – will hear from senior Pitney Bowes executives including

Executive Vice President and President, Pitney Bowes Enterprise Business Solutions,  Christoph Stehmann, who will present “Management lessons from winning companies” in the Business Evolution stream on the 31^st May.

 

“For businesses to win in today’s challenging economic climate, they need to work harder than ever to create real impact,” says Mr Stehmann. “In a crowded market, it’s hard to stand out, to be unique and gain a strong competitive edge. Drupa2016 will provide a spectacular backdrop for Pitney Bowes to demonstrate how companies can integrate physical and digital technology, processes and people to achieve greater impact, improve performance and boost results. Our team of industry experts will be on hand throughout the show to welcome delegates, listen to their challenges and take them through our technology innovations”.

 

A selection of Pitney Bowes’ exciting technologies on show at drupa2016 includes:

 

• NEW Clarity^TM solutions suite
• NEW DirectView^TMsoftware
• NEW Client Success Services
• NEW Pulse^TMinserter
• NEW version of Epic^TMInserting and finishing system – first showing in Europe
• EngageOne^®video, and other Personalised Customer Engagement solutions including EngageOne® Communications Suite, EngageOne® Vault
• NEW EngageOne^TMSmartView/SmartBill/SmartPay/Liaison – customer self service
• Print+ Messenger^TM Colour Inkjet System
• Accelejet^TMInkjet printing and finishing system – first showing in Europe
• OneSort^TMparcel and mail sorting system
• Vantage^TMmail sorting solution
• Relay^TM8000 / 4000 / Communications Hub
• Spectrum^®data integration/data quality
• Synchronised Communications Executionfor customer engagement

 

These hardware and software solutions are specifically designed to impact four key business strategies:

 

• Operational excellence
• Industry-leading compliance
• Higher-value communications
• Omni-channel engagement

 

The technologies will be available for delegates to experience alongside a selection of other popular Pitney Bowes physical and digital solutions at the Pitney Bowes stand in Hall 4, D59, for the duration of the show.

 

Grant Miller, vice president global operations and product management, Pitney Bowes, will be revealing more information about Pitney Bowes’ presence at drupa2016 from 1300h – 1330h on March 1^st at the pre-drupa2016 international media conference in Dusseldorf, Germany. To register contact Helen Tolino at AD Communications on htolino@adcommunications@adcomms.co.uk.

 

To find out more about how Pitney Bowes is helping over 90 percent of the Fortune 500 succeed in the borderless, hyper-connected world of commerce, click here to view ‘Craftsmen of Commerce.’

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Canon gebruikt zijn imaging ervaring om het wereldleiderschap in productie print te claimen.

Canon heeft een markt segement van 60% op het terrein van industrieel inkjet print. Na de overname van OCE is de marktpositie versterkt en claimt het bedrijf nu de nummer 1 op het gebied van digital print te zijn.

Technologie is niet genoeg. We zullen de waarde van print moeten aantonen.

Canon stelt dat print een intelligent medium is dat de creativiteit stimuleert.

Met hashtag #Unleashprint gaat Canon campagne voeren om de waarde van print aan te tonen. De campagne is gebaseerd op drie pijlers: technologische innovatie, zakelijke modellen en inspiratie.

Deze drie pijlers zijn ook op de Drupa stand te herkennen. Ook zijn er speciale klantevenementen en zelfs evenementen voor de klant van de klant.

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Canon helps printers of every size and type unleash their business potential at drupa 2016

 

At drupa 2016 (Messe Düsseldorf, 31 May – 10 June 2016, Hall 8a, Stand B50), Canon will show print businesses the full gamut of its market-leading inkjet and toner based solutions, from small to wide format. The focus of Canon’s drupa presence will be on productive, high quality technologies that meet the evolving expectations of commercial printers and corporate print departments of every size and type.

 

The highlight for most visitors will be the first opportunity to see Canon’s most recently launched production print systems, including:

 

• Océ VarioPrint i300 – inkjet sheetfed press – with new features and finishing options (see separate press release)
• imagePRESS C10000VP – digital production press, 100ppm (see separate press release)
• imagePRESS C8000VP – digital production press, 80 ppm (see separate press release
• Océ ColorStream 6000 Chroma – high-speed commercial inkjet system featuring the new Chromera ink set (see separate press release)
• ImageStream 2400 – full-colour inkjet press for standard coated papers (see separate press release)
• ColorWave 910 – high-speed, single-pass colour inkjet printer
• the first European showing of several new wide format printer models

 

The Canon stand will be arranged to reflect the most prominent applications for visitors, making it easy to locate the solutions of most interest to them:

 

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

 

#UnleashPrint

In every area of the stand, Canon will bring to life its new campaign to ‘#UnleashPrint’. This communicates Canon’s passion for print as a unique and powerful medium, celebrates the value of print and sets out to unlock its still untapped potential. At drupa 2016, visitors will discover how Canon can help them ‘unleash print’ by combining technology innovation with expertise in implementing intelligent new business models that elevate print’s ability to respond to changing customer needs.

 

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

 

Canon experts will be on hand throughout drupa to talk to PSPs about their development plans and aspirations, offering practical guidance and insight through such successful tools as the Canon Business & Innovation Scan and Essential Business Builder Program.

 

Jeppe Frandsen, Executive Vice President of Industrial & Production Solutions, Canon Europe comments: “Every print service provider, regardless of their size, business profile or applications focus, should come and talk to Canon at drupa about how we can help them to grow their business. We are a market leader in both inkjet and toner technologies addressing the whole spectrum of print applications, with an extensive international customer base representing all types of print business.”

 

“The high-performance end-to-end solutions we will showcase are the result of our sustained R&D commitment, shaped by the insights we gain from our deep engagement with our customer community. This combination of leading technology, expertise and continuous dialogue with customers means we are uniquely placed to help print service providers implement customer-centric digital business models that unleash the full potential of their business.”

 

Canon’s extensive production print portfolio on display at drupa 2016 includes:

• a range of high-specification digital inkjet presses for continuous and sheet-fed work across a spectrum of high-volume commercial print applications;
• an extended family of digital toner presses, delivering up to 100 pages per minute for high-quality commercial print applications;
• wide format output devices, including flatbed and roll-to-roll, toner and inkjet, covering a range of applications from commercial wide format print, through signage and graphics, to decorative and functional print;
• a portfolio of workflow automation solutions and supporting software;
• a growing range of integrated and off-line finishing solutions.

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Het Drupa slogan van Fujifilm zal zijn “value from Innovation”.

Het bedrijf introduceert de nieuwe versie van de Jetpress inkjet vellen printer die nu ook met UV curing leverbaar is. Daarnaast heeft Fujifilm een breed hardware portfolio in grootformaat printers voor de sign industrie, met als topmodel de Onset. Nieuw is een hybride printer onder de naam Uvistar Hybrid die zowel op flexibele als harde materialen kan printen. Van de rol of als flatbed machine.

Ook nieuw is de UV LED Inkjet pers voor de verpakkingsindustrie die direct op karton kan printen.

Op Drupa staat Fujifilm op twee plaatsen, naast de eigen stand in hal 8b staat het bedrijf ook op de Heidelbergstand in hal 1 om de samenwerking gestalte te geven.

 

 

 

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Fujifilm outlines its largest presence at drupa 2016

under the slogan “Value from Innovation”

 

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Shigehiro Nakajima) today announces that it will occupy a 2,020 m² booth in Hall 8b at drupa 2016 (Dusseldorf, Germany, May 31^st – June 10^th, alongside a smaller booth in Hall 1 to support the company’s Heidelberg partnership, which in combination, represents the company’s largest drupa presence to date. Under the slogan “Value from Innovation”, the company will be showcasing technologies and solutions that add value to print operations in the commercial, wide format and packaging market sectors.

 

A key element to Fujifilm’s presence in both locations will be the company’s industry-leading inkjet technologies, summarised and showcased under a new brand name “FUJIFILM Inkjet Technology”. Fujifilm’s inkjet capability combines the very best UV & water-based ink technologies and production facilities, leading piezo-electric printhead design and manufacturing, and world-class software and systems integration expertise. At drupa, Fujifilm will be showcasing how these technologies are being used to further the penetration and of inkjet printing in the commercial, wide format, packaging and industrial markets, opening up opportunities for print service providers to expand their businesses.

 

In Hall 1, Fujifilm will be showcasing how the latest generation of its modular SAMBA™ printheads, unique VersaDrop™ jetting and RAPIC anti-coagulation technologies, together with the company’s software, systems integration and ink development expertise, have been combined to form the “print engine“ at the heart of Heidelberg’s new B1 industrial inkjet press.

 

In Hall 8b, Fujifilm’s main presence at drupa 2016, the company will be showcasing how these inkjet technologies can contribute to the expansion and development of new printing applications and opportunities. Of equal importance however, will be Fujifilm’s traditional technologies and solutions which are designed to optimise existing print processes, in particular offset and flexo print production. At drupa, Fujifilm will be focusing on demonstrating how its recently launched “SUPERIA” and “FLENEX” solutions can optimise production, help printers improve their profitability and ultimately provide the foundation for a strong print business.

 

Fujifilm’s stand in Hall 8b is divided into five different zones for different types of printing application. The details of each zone are given below:

 

Commercial Printing Zone

Centre stage in the commercial printing zone will be the Jet Press 720S, with Fujifilm showcasing how this press is transforming print businesses all around the world, and why it will continue to lead the market in B2 inkjet digital printing. Featuring a number of new enhancements, the press will be operating in a true production environment, with visitors able to see the competitive benefits that can be gained using this press, which remains the only proven, reliable and fully commercially available B2 inkjet production press.

 

At the heart of this zone will be Fujifilm’s XMF Workflow. This leading workflow solution has gained worldwide acclaim for its native PDF architecture, its ability to efficiently manage digital and offset print production, and for its unrivalled speed and flexibility. At drupa 2016, Fujifilm will be demonstrating how the ability of XMF and the workflow’s Controller Module can integrate with post-press devices and MIS systems respectively to optimise production processes.

 

Fujifilm will also be showcasing its new resource-saving SUPERIA solution for offset printing. SUPERIA combines all the company’s pre-press and pressroom expertise in a solution which optimises resources across the offset print process, giving printers the opportunity to reduce materials, labour, water, energy and their environmental impact to help make their businesses more efficient and ultimately improve profitability.

 

Wide Format Printing Zone

Within this zone are a wide range of leading solutions for wide and super-wide format print production. At the high volume end of the scale, Fujifilm will be showcasing a new Onset X Series printer for the first time in Europe.  The Onset X represents the latest evolution in Inca Digital’s advanced “scalable architecture” concept, and the productivity achieved with a choice of Fujifilm’s Dimatix printheads and Uvijet inks allow this industrial printer to be used for a diverse range of production requirements. In addition, it‘s 14-channel capability provides incredible versatility and allows the printer to be upgraded in the field to meet changing business needs.

 

Also being showcased at drupa will be the new Uvistar Hybrid 320. This is a 3.2m, combination flatbed and roll printer, capable of producing high quality output at speeds of up to 195 square metres an hour. Utilising Fujifilm’s Dimatix Q-Class printheads and Uvijet UV inks, the Uvistar Hybrid 320 prints full greyscale output at an exceptional quality level and delivers a wide gamut of vibrant colours. The press is available in an eight-channel configuration with CMYK, Lc, Lm, Lk and Orange ink channels.

 

Leading the mid-range portfolio will be Fujifilm’s Acuity F flatbed printer which is a dedicated flatbed production printer delivering high quality print at up to 155 square meters per hour, and is available in six or seven channel versions.

 

Finally Fujifilm’s highly successful roll-fed inkjet printer, the Acuity LED 1600 II, will be showcased. This printer uses proprietary Fujifilm Dimatix printheads and Uvijet inks to achieve wide colour gamut reproduction and smooth tonal gradations, while demonstrating a class-leading productivity of 33 square metres per hour in the high speed mode.

 

Also on show in the wide format zone will be application examples produced using Fujifilm’s unique Uvijet KV inks suitable for thermoforming applications.

 

Package Printing Zone

Over the last few years, Fujifilm has been applying both its traditional and new inkjet technologies to the field of package printing, with drupa 2016 representing a key milestone in the development of these solutions. At drupa 2016, the company will therefore be showcasing two solutions – a water-based flexo printing plate and a new LED-UV inkjet digital press for the flexible package printing market.

 

Fujifilm will be showcasing its new advanced water-washable flexo plate, FLENEX FW, in the Package Printing Zone and will be demonstrating how label and flexible packaging converters can benefit from this high quality and low cost-in-use flexo plate. Thanks to advanced photopolymer technologies, FLENEX FW guarantees reduced dot gain and better ink transfer for cleaner and brighter print results, and can reduce platemaking times to less than 40 minutes.

 

This zone will also feature a new, next generation LED-UV inkjet press suitable for flexible packaging applications. This new press is ideally suited for printing on the underside of flexible packaging, and is powered by proprietary new Fujifilm image forming technology called “EUCON” (Enhanced Under Coating and Nitrogen purging technology).

 

Fujifilm’s new LED-UV inkjet press for flexible packaging applications continues the company’s core philosophy of offering high performance, high quality digital print solutions, and thanks to a reliable media handling system can deliver productivity of up to 50 metres per minute using the five standard CMYKW ink colours. In addition, as this new press uses an LED-UV curing and drying system, the amount of heat applied to the substrate is minimised, reducing power consumption and enabling the press to be used with a wide range of flexible substrates.

 

FUJIFILM Inkjet Technology Zone

As a core part of Fujifilm’s presence at drupa 2016, this zone, situated at the centre of the booth, will demonstrate how the company’s cutting-edge UV & water-based ink technologies, leading piezo-electric printheads and world-class software and systems integration expertise, showcased under a new brand name “FUJIFILM Inkjet Technology”, are being used to deliver today’s inkjet printing solutions and create the printing applications of the future. The potential to expand the application of inkjet technologies and digital printing to different substrates and potential new business fields is significant and will be highlighted in this zone.

 

Print Applications Zone 

This zone will showcase a variety of innovative and creative printed materials produced using Fujifilm’s diverse solutions. In a tie-up with Japanese brand owners operating their businesses in the spirit of Japanese craftsmanship and hospitality, Fujifilm will exhibit print samples from each company using a wide range of printing methods, including next-generation digital inkjet presses, wide-format printers, and more traditional offset and flexo printing systems. The zone will highlight the premium quality and productivity that can be produced using Fujifilm solutions.

 

Fujifilm invites printers to visit stand A25 in Hall 8b to see how the company’s innovations can add value to their businesses.

 

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Dr Peter Williams is executive vice president en member of the board van Ricoh.

“Digitalprint is more alive than even before”, zegt hij. “Optimisme is op zijn plaats. Er wordt op meer substraten geprint dan ooit en de kwaliteit is geen issue meer; die is gewoon goed. Voor Ricoh is services een belangrijk thema, circa 600 werknemers houden zich er mee bezig. De samenwerking met Heidelberg heeft Ricoh veel geleerd over commercial printing en waarom de ene drukker veel meer doet op een machine dan de andere.”

Williams geeft een overzicht van de printproductie volumes die in 2014 circa 422 miljard dollar vertegenwoordigden. De toekomst ligt in een integrale benadering van het hele printproces inclusief het inspireren en ontwikkelen van nieuwe markten.

 

 

 

Lees meer over de presentatie van Ricoh op Drupa in het persbericht:

The Ricoh stand at drupa 2016 is designed to Open New Worlds for print service providers who are looking for new ways to seamlessly manage workflows, maximise productivity, increase profitability and access additional markets. Ricoh will be located in Hall 8a on stand B46 during the show, which is scheduled to run from May 31 to June 10 in Düsseldorf.

Benoit Chatelard, Vice President, Production Printing, Ricoh Europe, explains, “By harnessing the power of digital print and data, and by creating innovative new technologies for multichannel production and communications environments, Ricoh is providing new ways for any print service provider to transform, optimise and grow their business.”

Solutions showcase

A number of hardware and software solutions will demonstrate ways print service providers can achieve these ambitious goals. Demonstrations will include a fully configured Ricoh Pro™ VC60000 running a variety of media roll-to-roll and roll-to-sheet, and a single engine Pro VC60000 that lets visitors take a close look at the technology that powers it. Furthermore, colour cut sheet presses including, notably, the Ricoh Pro™ C9110, and the Ricoh Pro™ C7100x with its fifth toner station.

Print production performance for this broad portfolio of production printers has been strengthened by a number of pre-drupa announcements. Visitors to the show will able to see live demonstrations. These include the new aqueous resin (AR) latex inks for the Ricoh Pro^TM large format L4100 printer. Also, visitors will be able to see the increased finishing capabilities with the Watkiss PowerSquare 224 booklet maker running inline with the Pro C9100 series, Pro C7100x series, and the Ricoh Pro™ 8100 series digital presses. In addition, being shown for the first time is the enhanced banner option for the Pro C7100x and Pro C9100 digital presses. Another important addition to the Ricoh portfolio that will be on show at drupa is the Ricoh TotalFlow Cloud Suite, a hosted portfolio of cloud-based services comprising carefully selected Ricoh software and Ricoh-endorsed third-party solutions.

Visitors to the Ricoh stand will be able to experience Ricoh’s innovative portfolio of solutions in a number of zones based on New Worlds of opportunity:

Corporate Printing Zone – focusing on increased promotional output and print room integration that can grow in-house print services for government, education and financial services operations, among others.  Applications on show will include promotional and personalised collateral, examples from a variety of different vertical markets, and use cases for alternative media, transactional print, monochrome printing and banners. Further CAD print and archiving solutions will be featured.

Commercial Printing Zone – concentrating on live end-to-end production and lean manufacturing with the Pro C9110 and Pro C7110x and supported by MarcomCentral job submission and Avanti MIS. Visitors will be able to learn more about these highly capable and robust production solutions along with versatile feeding and finishing options. Among the applications shown will be banners, spot/gloss clear toners, printing on metallic/synthetic materials and packaging.

Ricoh will also be demonstrating large format promotional work. Here visitors will see how print service providers can expand their horizons to grow their business in many different directions, including through increasing print volumes. Applications will include indoor and outdoor signs and display graphics, interior decoration, photos and fine art prints, labels and packaging, and banner solutions.

Nearby, a dedicated production area will be organised on lean manufacturing principles for efficient production of high quality print samples and a diverse variety of show and visitor collateral.

Publishing Zone – showcasing digital print technologies and workflow for short run colour trade book and journal production with examples from leading publishers, including HarperCollins and RELX (Reed Elsevier Group). Applications to be featured include a range of high quality journals and colour books  including travel, children’s and cookery books.

Direct Mail/Transactional Zone – in this area, we will show why the rejuvenation of Direct Mail is such a great digital printing opportunity and why seamless integration across the full range of multichannel communications is so important. Ricoh has the ability to provide the hardware, software and variable data expertise to create a full solution from data cleansing (/data.mill), data analytics (e.g. SAS Enterprise Miner), and variable data/media asset management (Fusion Pro/MarcomCentral), to digital printing (Pro C7110) and strategies to make print interactive (Clickable Paper).

Among the applications on show will be a variety of mailers that print service providers are producing for big brand clients using Ricoh technology. As well as a dedicated mailer for the drupa show which will include personalised vouchers.

Industrial Zone  – here Ricoh will focus on factory automation, the smart factory, track and trace, integrated industrial innovations and specific industrial verticals, especially automotive and healthcare. Technologies on display will include Additive Manufacturing and robotics as well as a number of other Ricoh innovations including in the field of inkjet head development. Horizontal integration to conventional workflows incorporating FusionPro with Clickable Paper and innovative image capture technologies will also feature.

Creative Studio

In the Creative Studio, emphasis will be placed on personalisation and maximising the range of marketing services a print service provider or marketing agency can offer to its clients. This includes using MarcomCentral for portal-based personalisation, FusionPro for variable data campaigns and cross media workflow solutions, as well as Clickable Paper to bridge offline print to online content. Live production will be on a Pro C7100x in this area of the stand, and advice will be offered to visitors on unleashing its full creative potential including through special surface effects such as those achievable through Color-Logic’s decorative and reflective effects technology.

In an innovation zone, Ricoh will showcase its breadth of technology, highlighting the latest innovations, including the Theta 360S camera plus Ricoh’s own Virtual Reality goggles. In addition, lean and green consultancy services including Carbon Balanced Printing, inkjet head technology, digital signage and immersive projection will all feature. Ricoh Customised Solutions being shown will include third party finishing system integration. We will also be showing examples of innovative Additive Manufacturing applications in this area.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to be on the cover of one of Germany’s most popular news magazines, Focus. In a demonstration of end-to-end production with Ricoh solutions, a photograph of each participating visitor will be taken, and we will print the personalised magazine cover ready for their collection.

Chatelard concludes, “Ricoh will demonstrate new ways to Open New Worlds with a focus on business transformation. We will be showcasing game-changing solutions in hardware, software and services for the graphic arts industry as well as corporate print rooms, publishers and marketing agencies. Ricoh’s commitment to innovation will be unmistakable throughout the stand. Highlighted will be our best-in-class sheet fed and continuous feed line of digital presses powered by Ricoh-centred workflows. But in addition, we believe visitors will be intrigued by the entire suite of new technology on show, from industrial inkjet to Additive Manufacturing and robotics.”

 

| Ricoh at drupa 2016 |

Ricoh will bring a wide variety of products and services to drupa 2016, capabilities that will enable print service providers to accelerate their business transformations. Solutions on display will educate visitors about new opportunities and routes to greater productivity and profitability for forward-thinking print professionals. Ricoh will also be bringing the Pro VC60000 to the show. The world’s largest printing trade fair is scheduled for 31 May to 10 June at the Messe Duesseldorf, Germany, and Ricoh will again be located in Hall 8a.

| About Ricoh |

Ricoh is a global technology company that has been transforming the way people work for more than 80 years. Under its corporate tagline – imagine. change. – Ricoh continues to empower companies and individuals with services and technologies that inspire innovation, enhance sustainability and boost business growth. These include document management systems, IT services, production print solutions, digital cameras, and industrial systems.

Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in over 190 countries. In the financial year ending March 2015, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,231 billion yen (approx. 18.5 billion USD).

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Relevantie en re-invention is het belangrijkste voor HP deze dagen.
De oplossingen die zij bieden zijn een belangrijke propositie voor de brand owners, niet alleen de grote maar ook de kleine.
De stand van HP beslaat met 6200 vierkante meter heel hal 17 en is daarmee de grootste exposant op Drupa.
HP gelooft in reinventing. Ze vinden dat ze zichzelf elke dag opnieuw moeten uitvinden. Reinvent your possibilities is de slogan die zij richting klanten sturen.

Tijdens de Drupa mediaweek introduceert het bedrijf de Print OS een cloud-based, mobiel platform waarmee het printproductieproces efficiënt kan worden beheerd.

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Drupa verwacht de bezoekersaantallen van meer dan 300.000 van voorgaande jaren te evenaren, dit ondanks de consolidatieslag die in de industrie plaatsvindt. Er zijn 1600 standhouders waarvan 500 voor de eerste keer.

Drupa is er nu elke drie jaar en de show is teruggegaan van 14 naar 11 dagen voor het eerst dit jaar.

Wat doet Drupa om jonge mensen aan te trekken? Print is geen dode industrie. Dat laten ze echt wel zien op de show. Er zijn heel veel slimme en interessante toepassingen te zien. Print blijft het belangrijkste thema op Drupa.

 

Lees hier het Engelstalige Drupa persbericht over de vele nieuwe en interessante toepassingen op de show met als thema Touch the Future.

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Kodak komt op Drupa met een geheel nieuw Nexpress platvorm met led techniek en gericht op hogere oplagen en minder operator inzet. Onder de naam Nexpress ZX3900 digitale kleurenpers zal Kodak de nieuwe machine voor de eerste maal op de beurs tonen. Hal 5 stand F09.

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New-Innolab is gespecialiseerd in het ontwerpen en produceren van verpakkingen voor de luchtvaart en retail sector. De firma bestaat drie jaar en heeft kantoren in Nederland, België en Duitsland.
In Duitsland is de fabriek gevestigd die de verpakkingen maakt door middel van thermoformeren en spuitgieten. In Venlo ontwerpen Tim Notermans en Juup Backes de producten en ontwikkelen zij de prototypes. Beide heren hebben hun roots in de luchtvaart catering. Ze ontwerpen echter niet alleen verpakkingen voor de voedselindustrie. Ook werken zij voor merken als Rituals, Bavaria, Lenco en KLM.

Exact gelijk
Met de Roland-freesmachine en een thermovormmachine maken Tim en Juup modellen die exact gelijk zijn aan het seriematig geproduceerde product dat in de fabriek gebruikt wordt. Door over de mal een kunststof vacuüm te trekken door middel van hitte ontstaan verpakkingsproducten zoals schaaltjes en trays.
New-Innolab gebruikt de Roland MDX-540 freesmachine die heel nauwkeurig prototypes en industriële modellen freest. De machine in Venlo is uitgerust met een automatische gereedschapswisselaar die de juiste freeskoppen inzet voor de freeshandeling.
Voor het maken van thermovormen is een 3D-printer geen alternatief. “Een 3D-printer is niet ideaal om een mal mee te maken, maar is meer geschikt voor enkele spuitgietproducten,” vertelt Tim. “Dankzij onze freesmachine kunnen wij op een snelle en effectieve manier thermovormmallen maken. We kunnen de matrijs zo meerdere malen gebruiken. Wij willen soms 20 modellen hebben om te kijken of ze goed in elkaar passen en hoe het product zich gedraagt in de productielijn. Pas dan kan je de praktijk realistisch nabootsen.”

Inpassen in proces “We kennen het merk Roland vanuit de markt als goed en betrouwbaar. We hebben ook wel eens machines van andere merken gehad, maar deze waren nooit zo uitgebreid en veelzijdig. Met de Roland maak je modellen die exact overeenkomen met de werkelijkheid. Ondanks alle computersimulaties zijn die modellen nog steeds nodig”, aldus Tim. Alleen een goede maatvoering is niet genoeg. Juup: “Bakjes voor maaltijden moeten bijvoorbeeld zonder problemen in een automatisch vulproces kunnen lopen. Dan kom je er niet met enkel een goede maatvoering. Ze moeten werkelijk in de productie getest worden. De meeste mensen realiseren zich niet wat erbij komt kijken om een schaaltje met een pond gehakt te vullen en ze in pallets in de supermarkt te krijgen. Je hebt het veel meer over logistiek dan ontwerp. De bakjes gaan bijvoorbeeld met stapels in een stacker en ze moeten goed uit elkaar vallen. De procesanalyse bepaalt dus in grote mate de vormgeving.

Dat is de reden waarom een nieuw schaaltje eerst met 50 stuks door het proces gaat. Zijn er problemen, dan zijn kleine aanpassingen vaak voldoende om het proces ongestoord te laten verlopen. Die test overtuigt de klant dan dat het goed is. Vervolgens kun je met die maten de serieproductie opstarten. Een prototype is dus onmisbaar. De maten van het schaaltje kunnen wel kloppen, maar de toleranties in het proces kunnen veroorzaken dat je het toch moet aanpassen.

 Vakmanschap
Bij het maken van modellen komt veel vakmanschap kijken. Juup: “Ik ben begonnen als modelmaker. Toen maakten we de modellen met de hand. Het was puur vakmanschap. Daar is enorm veel in veranderd. Nu maak je het ontwerp op de computer en geef je de opdracht aan de freesmachine en die doet dat met ongekende precisie. Dat bespaart enorm veel tijd. Het nadeel is dat nu iedereen denkt dat je met een computer even snel een model maakt. De kennis van de materialen gaat naar de achtergrond. Die kennis heb je wel als je zelf met de bijtel in het materiaal gesneden heb. Maar eerlijk is eerlijk, de MDX-540 is de machine die ik mijn hele leven al heb gewild.”

 

 

 

 

 

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