Rob van den Braak
Heidelberg heeft zijn eerste digitale Speedmaster geïntroduceerd, de Primefire 106.
Heidelberg heeft vorige week zijn eerste digitale Speedmaster geïntroduceerd, de Primefire 106. De Primefire 106 is het resultaat van de samenwerking tussen Heidelberg en Fujifilm. Het is een 70 x 100 cm formaat, zeven kleuren plus coater digitale pers die werkt met Fujifilm 1200 x 1200 dpi Samba inkjet koppen. Inkjetkoppen zoals die ook in de Landa Nanographic en Fujifilm Jetpress persen worden gebruikt. Elke 2 picoliter waterinktdruppel wordt met de gepatenteerde VersaDrop grayscale en multi-pulse techniek op pre-geconditioneerde media overgebracht en direct gedroogd. Samba inkjetkoppen zijn ontwikkeld door de Dimatix divisie van Fujifilm die Dimatix een aantal jaren geleden overnam. De laatste drie jaar zijn deze koppen verder ontwikkeld en worden ze door verschillende andere fabrikanten al gebruikt in hun digitale persen. De Fujifilm water based inkten zijn volledig recyclebaar en voldoen aan de strenge Swiss Ordinance Conformity, wat een sterk argument is voor de verpakkingsmarkt. Dat is ook de markt die Heidelberg ziet voor de Primefire 106, een markt die voor de toegevoegde waarde van het grote kleurbereik en coating mogelijkheden van de zeven kleurenpers bereidt is te betalen. Een markt die steeds kleinere oplagen vraagt en kansen ziet in het toepassen van variabele data voor klant- of regiogericht drukwerk. Na de introductie op de DRUPA zal de Primefire 106 in bêtatest gaan bij een aantal bedrijven, levering zal pas plaatsvinden in 2017. Wat deze digitale gigant gaat kosten en wat de kostprijs van een afdruk gaat worden is ons nog niet bekend, maar gezien het marktsegment waar Heidelberg de voornaamste toepassing ziet zal dat niet goedkoop zijn.
Op onze video pagina staat een filmpje van de eerste afdruk van wat de DRUPA sensatie moet worden.
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If you would like to turn your normal laptop or PC screen into a touch screen, you can use AirBar to do so. For 49US$ you´ll get a kit which will turn a Windows 8 – or higher- or Chrome computer into a touch screen computer. Apple users have to wait a bit longer. Watch the AirBar video on our videos page.
The screens for retail and public spaces for fast changing information and ad space are not new. The realistic quality was new. Every detail was visible on the new screens. Screen manufacturers are convinced of the fact that the printed poster will soon be extinct and all outside advertising will be replaced with digital.
Sharp´s screens are sharp and better-than-print and closer to pms or ral colours than ever before. According to Sharp´s Ronald Huijbregts demand from sign companies an retail is rising.
Light ID
Pointing your smartphone towards a screen and get more information about the image is no longer a thing of the future. Panasonic showed this as Light ID. The led screen send pulsating lights which includes a code. By opening a smartphone app which reads the light the user is lead to the webpage with more information. A QR code in light as it were. Panasonic sees a future in applications for museums for example.
Met het thema “Open New Pages” komt drukpersfabrikant Komori naar DRUPA. Open New Pages betekent volgens Komori Connected Print, het verbinden van zijn drukpersen met de “cloud”. Op DRUPA wil Komori ook laten zien dat het een ‘print engineering service provider’ is die ook digitale persen en afwerkapparatuur levert, en met zijn K-Supplies ook alle benodigdheden die een grafisch bedrijf nodig heeft. Lees meer over de nieuwe rol die Komori voor zichzelf ziet in het onderstaande persbericht.Komori to Show drupa Attendees How to ‘Open New Pages’ to Create Value, Richer Communications
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—January 27, 2016—Komori Corp. today announced its plans to show visitors to drupa 2016 innovative ways to expand their potential and improve margins with the ability to produce diverse print communications. Komori will be exhibiting from May 31 through June 10, 2016 at the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds in HALL 15 D04 under the theme “Open New Pages.” The theme highlights the potential available to create new value and richer communications through “connected print”—the ability to effectively connect various processes to Komori’s diverse functions with the latest technologies, such as the cloud.
The technologies and solutions presented in the Komori booth at drupa 2016 are all designed to show the company’s commitment to becoming a true business partner capable of improving margins and increasing productivity. Following that plan, Komori will exhibit a lineup of hardware that includes offset presses, digital printing systems and postpress equipment along with software products for the integrated control of these systems, as well as K-Supply products that support quality and productivity. Additionally, proposals of new business models will be available to demonstrate the significant value created by connecting these products.
“Komori is fast evolving from a specialist printing press manufacturer to a print engineering service provider (PESP),” said Kosh Miyao, president and COO, Komori America. “We look forward to showing visitors to drupa how easy it is to expand their potential with innovative ways to connect offset presses, digital printing systems, printed electronics (PE), materials and equipment that will open new pages in business scenarios of every kind. At drupa 2016 you can count on seeing the best solutions at the Komori booth.”
At FESPA Digital 2016, from 8-11 March in Amsterdam, Esko will showcase the flexibility its modular solutions can provide as part of an end-to-end workflow.
“The pressure to complete more jobs per production shift means operations are looking for ways to maximize their capacity while keeping a close eye on profitability,” comments Armand Gougay, Esko Vice President EMEA.
“There are a number of ways Esko can help them make changes to address these issues, from highly flexible and responsive hardware to ingenious, easy-to-use software. At FESPA Digital 2016, we will be explaining these possibilities and demonstrating exactly what the tangible results can be.”
Among Esko’s solutions developed to address the every-day challenges faced by sign and display operations, is its Kongsberg C64 digital finishing system.
The Kongsberg C64, part of the re-engineered Kongsberg C-series platform, is a state-of-the-art, super-wide digital finisher that offers the highest possible performance level. Precision and productivity are guaranteed, thanks to the carbon-composite traverse beam, which is unique to Esko. It assures excellent precision and supports high speed and fast acceleration, with high quality creasing and the powerful 3kW milling capability exclusive to Esko. Its maximum workspace of 3.210 mm by 3.200 mm makes it ideally suited for modern wide format printers.
It assures excellent precision and supports high speed and fast acceleration, with high quality creasing and the powerful 3kW milling capability exclusive to Esko. Its maximum workspace of 3.210 mm by 3.200 mm makes it ideally suited for modern wide format printers.
Software suite for hard results
Business performance is also supported by Esko’s ever-evolving software suite. It includes the highly flexible i-cut Production Console (iPC) which drives all functionality on Esko Kongsberg tables. Its simple-to-use interface ensures efficient, safe and high quality operation. It also delivers operator guidance and precise machine control thanks to its ingenious design and range of logical, user-friendly features.
Its simple-to-use interface ensures efficient, safe and high quality operation. It also delivers operator guidance and precise machine control thanks to its ingenious design and range of logical, user-friendly features.
ArtiosCAD and Studio, Esko’s structural design software for 3D design of displays and other structures, will also be on show at FESPA along with the company’s Automation Engine, which manages pre-press workflow automation.
These dedicated tools streamline structural design, product development, virtual prototyping and manufacturing. In addition, visitors will be able to take a closer look at Esko’s Automation Engine which manages prepress workflow automation.
“While the capabilities of our hardware solutions have been expanded to meet the demand for highly flexible fast turnaround job completion, software is an essential tool in the fast, accurate and cost-effective development of creative packaging,” Gougay concludes.
“At FESPA Digital 2016, we will show visitors how integrated end-to-end production is essential to position print production operations positioned for profitable and responsive success, today and into the future.”
Esko will be located on stand H20 in Hall 1 at FESPA Digital 2016, which will take place from 8-11 March in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
To find out more about the different companies exhibiting at the show and to view the full seminar programme for this year’s event, visit www.fespadigital.com. For FREE entry don’t forget to use code: ADOZ0115.
Meer opdrachten per uur belooft Esko met zijn modulaire oplossingen voor groot formaat print bedrijven. Centraal staan de Kongsberg snijtafels aangestuurd met de Esko Production Console. Meer info over deze productieve oplossingen lees je in het onderstaande persbericht.Esko to demonstrate efficient workflow at FESPA Digital
At FESPA Digital 2016, from 8-11 March in Amsterdam, Esko will showcase the flexibility its modular solutions can provide as part of an end-to-end workflow.
“The pressure to complete more jobs per production shift means operations are looking for ways to maximize their capacity while keeping a close eye on profitability,” comments Armand Gougay, Esko Vice President EMEA.
“There are a number of ways Esko can help them make changes to address these issues, from highly flexible and responsive hardware to ingenious, easy-to-use software. At FESPA Digital 2016, we will be explaining these possibilities and demonstrating exactly what the tangible results can be.”
Among Esko’s solutions developed to address the every-day challenges faced by sign and display operations, is its Kongsberg C64 digital finishing system.
The Kongsberg C64, part of the re-engineered Kongsberg C-series platform, is a state-of-the-art, super-wide digital finisher that offers the highest possible performance level. Precision and productivity are guaranteed, thanks to the carbon-composite traverse beam, which is unique to Esko. It assures excellent precision and supports high speed and fast acceleration, with high quality creasing and the powerful 3kW milling capability exclusive to Esko. Its maximum workspace of 3.210 mm by 3.200 mm makes it ideally suited for modern wide format printers.
It assures excellent precision and supports high speed and fast acceleration, with high quality creasing and the powerful 3kW milling capability exclusive to Esko. Its maximum workspace of 3.210 mm by 3.200 mm makes it ideally suited for modern wide format printers.
Software suite for hard results
Business performance is also supported by Esko’s ever-evolving software suite. It includes the highly flexible i-cut Production Console (iPC) which drives all functionality on Esko Kongsberg tables. Its simple-to-use interface ensures efficient, safe and high quality operation. It also delivers operator guidance and precise machine control thanks to its ingenious design and range of logical, user-friendly features.
Its simple-to-use interface ensures efficient, safe and high quality operation. It also delivers operator guidance and precise machine control thanks to its ingenious design and range of logical, user-friendly features.
ArtiosCAD and Studio, Esko’s structural design software for 3D design of displays and other structures, will also be on show at FESPA along with the company’s Automation Engine, which manages pre-press workflow automation.
These dedicated tools streamline structural design, product development, virtual prototyping and manufacturing. In addition, visitors will be able to take a closer look at Esko’s Automation Engine which manages prepress workflow automation.
“While the capabilities of our hardware solutions have been expanded to meet the demand for highly flexible fast turnaround job completion, software is an essential tool in the fast, accurate and cost-effective development of creative packaging,” Gougay concludes.
“At FESPA Digital 2016, we will show visitors how integrated end-to-end production is essential to position print production operations positioned for profitable and responsive success, today and into the future.”
Esko will be located on stand H20 in Hall 1 at FESPA Digital 2016, which will take place from 8-11 March in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
To find out more about the different companies exhibiting at the show and to view the full seminar programme for this year’s event, visit www.fespadigital.com. For FREE entry don’t forget to use code: ADOZ0115.
Voor 3.500 dollar word je door de Printing Industries Alliance van 1 tot 6 juni als een VIP behandeld. Je krijgt niet alleen executive meetings met DRUPA exposanten zoals Landa,
Xerox, Heidelberg, Highcon, EFI, Muller Martini, Canon, HP, Konica Minolta, International Paper en Kodak, maar ook een kamer in een vier sterren hotel dicht bij de DRUPA. Volgens PIA president Tim Freeman ben je met zijn DRUPA Experience er zeker van dat je niets zult missen van alle nieuwe technieken op het gebied van inkjet- en 3D-printing, printed electronics, multi-channel publishing en green printing. Meer weten over hoe je als VIP DRUPA kunt bezoeken? Lees dan het onderstaande persbericht.Printing Industries Alliance’s ‘drupa Experience’ Adds Highcon to Roster of VIP Visits
AMHERST, N.Y.—January 26, 2016—Printing Industries Alliance (PIA) is sponsoring a VIP tour for drupa 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany. PIA’s drupa Experience! a Private Turn-Key VIP Tour runs from June 1-6, 2016.
drupa 2016 is expected to feature technology covering the entire print and cross media marketplace. International global players and market leaders will be at drupa 2016 alongside upcoming and innovative companies from around the world. With the motto of “Touch the Future,” drupa 2016 will focus heavily on future oriented technologies, such as inkjet printing, 3D printing, printed electronics, packaging, production, multi-channel, and green printing.
In announcing this program, Printing Industries Alliance President Tim Freeman remarked, “We have all heard or experienced some of the horror stories of overpriced, poor hotel rooms, the sometimes long and difficult commutes from outside Düsseldorf, and the inability to get appointments and access to key exhibitors. The program we have put together guarantees that our participants will have a hassle-free drupa experience and be able to focus on understanding the technology that is being presented at the show. We chose our hotel on the basis of quality and location and we chose well because it is now sold out, as well as other hotels in Düsseldorf. People are now exploring other cities with two-hour commutes. We still have excellent rooms available in our Four-Star hotel located just minutes from drupa. But call us today if you want to be included.”
PIA’s drupa Experience, a Private Turn-Key VIP Tour trip, has the solution to that problem. Attendees will receive deluxe hotel accommodations at the Sheraton Düsseldorf Hotel. The hotel is located steps outside of the airport terminal. A quick train ride from the station located below the hotel will take attendees to the drupa exhibits in minutes. Attendees will enjoy a full American breakfast each morning, five-day show credentials and catalog, public transportation to and from the show, an opening night reception on June 1, Happy Hour on June 3, and most importantly, guided and scheduled Executive VIP briefings at key drupa exhibits.
PIA Executive Vice President Marty Maloney commented, “Printing Industries Alliance wanted to make sure that our guests had the opportunity to meet top executives at some of the leading supplier partners in our industry in a small group atmosphere that will be conducive to questions and discussion. These companies are introducing new technology into the industry that will revolutionize the production process for years to come and our VIP guests will get a firsthand look.”
Executive VIP briefings are scheduled with:
- Landa
- Xerox
- Heidelberg
- EFI
- Muller Martini
- Canon
- HP
- Konica Minolta
- International Paper
- Kodak
And now Highcon has been added, the innovative digital cutting and creasing solution that is transforming the post-print market.
Additional VIP briefings will be announced over the coming weeks.
Total cost is $3,500 per person with each attendee responsible for their own airfare and travel arrangements.
For additional information or to register, contact Marty Maloney at (203) 912-0804 or mmaloney@PIAlliance.org or Tim Freeman at (800) 777-4742 or tfreeman@PIAlliance.org. You can also register online at www.PIAlliance.org.
De Flint Group heeft een bod uitgebracht op de Web Offset Business van inktfabrikant Siegwerk. Het bod is voor technische kennis en de productfolio van Siegwerk voor heatset in kranteninkten. Als het bod wordt geaccepteerd krijgt de Flint Group een zeer welkome uitbreiding van zijn al zeer grote drukinktaanbod. Siegwerk kan zich na de verkoop richten op zijn kernactiviteit, het maken van inkten voor verpakkingsdrukkers. Meer info lees je in het onderstaande persbericht.Flint Group Issues Binding Offer to Siegwerk to Purchase Web Offset Business
Flint Group, a global solutions provider to the packaging and print media industries has today announced that it has issued a binding offer to Siegwerk to acquire their web offset business. This offer includes the transfer of all technical expertise and product portfolios relating to Siegwerk’s Heatset and Newsink product lines.
“We are very excited by this transaction,” says Antoine Fady, CEO, Flint Group. “This investment confirms our long term commitment to customers in these key market segments and re-enforces our unique offering to the market of inks, press room chemicals and transfer media products.
This commitment guarantees a long term supply position for our Heatset and News Ink customers and further enhances our strong focus on the Print Media and Packaging markets across the world.”
Siegwerk’s decision to sell its web offset business is in line with its strategy to focus on its core business in packaging printing, which is growing globally, and to further build its market leadership in inks and coatings for labels and flexible packaging where the company sees significant potential.
“To ensure the lasting success of our company, we need to clearly devote our resources to serving the markets of tomorrow. We will do so by focusing on our core packaging printing business,” says Siegwerk’s CEO Herbert Forker. “It is here where we see significant growth opportunities particularly within the strongly accelerating Asian markets.”
All 76 permanent employees in Siegwerk’s web offset business will be offered a transfer into other areas within their Siegburg site with Flint Group intending to employ a core team from Siegwerk’s web-offset business after the sale.
The Siegwerk publication gravure business, which manufactures printing inks for high-end magazines, catalogues and commercials, will be continued. Its long-standing expertise and high market share of around 45 percent in Europe give Siegwerk an exceptionally strong market position in this area.
Siegwerk will work closely with Flint Group to ensure that any handover of business is completed without disruption and that the same products and services for the customers of both companies are maintained throughout.
Completion is still subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the competition authorities. Until such time as approval is granted to proceed, Flint Group and Siegwerk will remain separate entities and continue to manage their organisational affairs independently and without impact to customers, employees or suppliers.
Flint Group, a global solutions provider to the packaging and print media industries has today announced that it has issued a binding offer to Siegwerk to acquire their web offset business. This offer includes the transfer of all technical expertise and product portfolios relating to Siegwerk’s Heatset and Newsink product lines.
“We are very excited by this transaction,” says Antoine Fady, CEO, Flint Group. “This investment confirms our long term commitment to customers in these key market segments and re-enforces our unique offering to the market of inks, press room chemicals and transfer media products.
This commitment guarantees a long term supply position for our Heatset and News Ink customers and further enhances our strong focus on the Print Media and Packaging markets across the world.”
Siegwerk’s decision to sell its web offset business is in line with its strategy to focus on its core business in packaging printing, which is growing globally, and to further build its market leadership in inks and coatings for labels and flexible packaging where the company sees significant potential.
“To ensure the lasting success of our company, we need to clearly devote our resources to serving the markets of tomorrow. We will do so by focusing on our core packaging printing business,” says Siegwerk’s CEO Herbert Forker. “It is here where we see significant growth opportunities particularly within the strongly accelerating Asian markets.”
All 76 permanent employees in Siegwerk’s web offset business will be offered a transfer into other areas within their Siegburg site with Flint Group intending to employ a core team from Siegwerk’s web-offset business after the sale.
The Siegwerk publication gravure business, which manufactures printing inks for high-end magazines, catalogues and commercials, will be continued. Its long-standing expertise and high market share of around 45 percent in Europe give Siegwerk an exceptionally strong market position in this area.
Siegwerk will work closely with Flint Group to ensure that any handover of business is completed without disruption and that the same products and services for the customers of both companies are maintained throughout.
Completion is still subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the competition authorities. Until such time as approval is granted to proceed, Flint Group and Siegwerk will remain separate entities and continue to manage their organisational affairs independently and without impact to customers, employees or suppliers.
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Lake Image Systems, fabrikant van variabele data- en printkwaliteitscontrole systemen, komt naar de DRUPA met zijn complete lijn oplossingen voor verpakkingen, labels, security printing, transactie, direct mail, loyalty, gaming en plastic cards. Lake Image Systems oplossingen garanderen niet alleen de afdrukkwaliteit maar ook de integriteit van de gebruikte variabele data. Meer info over Lake Image Systems in het onderstaande persbericht.Lake Image Systems to Showcase its Full Range of Industry Specific Solutions @ drupa
Lake Image Systems is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at the drupa 2016 trade fair (Düsseldorf, May 31 to June 10, 2016) on stand #11B42.
January 26, 2016, London, U.K. – Lake Image Systems Ltd., a leader in variable data integrity and print quality inspection for the packaging, labels, and commercial print industries, is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at the drupa 2016 trade fair (Düsseldorf, May 31 to June 10, 2016) on stand #11B42.The company is presenting a full suite of integrated, tailored solutions to help customers in all segments of the graphic communications market, to produce error-free printing, automate inspection requirements and reduce waste to drive profitable growth.
Lake Image Systems will feature its latest portfolio of powerful solutions for Document producers, Label printers and Packaging converters to automate variable data integrity and print quality inspection requirements. Four industry applications zones will be demonstrated at the show. These include:
- Zone 1: Digital Packaging: With variable data, digitally printed on packaging is on the increase, Lake Image will be showcasing its latest range of solutions for reading, grading and verifying barcodes, QRcodes and text elements as well as for detecting print defects such as streaks, hickies & voids and print registration issues for a variety of flexible packaging applications
- Zone 2: Variable Data Labels & Security Printing: Variable data and barcodes on labels such as tax stamps, pharmaceutical and authentication labels are now critical for many anti-counterfeit and traceability applications such as track and trace systems. Similarly, many security documents and paper have unique identifiers which need to be tracked and verified to prevent criminal activity and ensure process integrity during complex, multi-step production processes. Lake Image will demo its industry winning Discovery MaxScan solution for inspecting, reading, tracking and verifying variable codes on a variety of challenging substrates including highly reflective tax stamps for out of sequence, missing or duplicate labels as well as for positional and print defects issues. The Lake Image Discovery software tools provide 100% quality inspection and print data integrity for all label presses and applicators at speeds exceeding 300 M/minute.
- Zone 3: Transactional and Direct Mail: The full Discovery platform will be demonstrated, including a comprehensive range of verification, inspection and integrity software tools to ensure mission critical documents and mailings are always 100% correct. Sequence check, data matching and presence/absence software tools provide variable data verification from page to page printing including duplex operations. Inspection tools detect print defects such as print registration, colour deviation and print quality. Integrity tools such as Batch Control, File Audit and File Look-Up, verify that each and every printed page is produced with the highest levels of integrity compared to the original customer data job files. Discovery tools can be invoked conditionally by detecting triggers in the data, an image or a code printed on the document. Combining multiple tools enables complex inspection tasks to be performed when required and is saved with the specific job.
- Zone 4: Loyalty, Gaming & Plastic Cards: A variety of inspection solutions will be on display including card number verification, missing/duplicate card detection, scratch off verification, pin number legibility, pin & account number reporting, sorting/batching and database integrity reporting. Other requirements such as card/carrier matching & magnetic stripe reading are also available.
“Drupa is an important event for us, and offers the perfect stage to present our full portfolio of solutions for improving print quality, variable data integrity and waste reduction, and illustrates our commitment to working with our customers to grow their businesses” commented Martin Keats, Managing Director at Lake Image Systems Ltd. “We will be demonstrating our broadest array of industry targeted solutions ever which effectively addresses all the inspection needs of today’s blended conventional and digital production environments, Our application and technology experts will be on the stand throughout the show to ensure visitors get all the information they need.”
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About Lake Image Systems:
Lake Image Systems is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of imaging and scanning technologies for the world’s printing, labelling and packaging industries. By reading and processing the variable data now commonplace on many printed items our systems inspect, verify, track and report on millions of documents, printed pieces, plastic cards and packages daily using codes such as OCR, barcodes, 2D codes, QR codes and many more. With over 3000 installations worldwide, our products have given data traceability and variable print integrity confidence to our customers for 20 years, optimizing their processes, enhancing their product quality and increasing their profitability. With manufacturing in Europe and the USA, Lake Image Systems provides turnkey integrity solutions which identify defective print, generate detailed audit trail reports and feed ADF and MIS architecture with piece/pack level information. www.lakeimage.com.
Met het thema “Open New Pages” komt drukpersfabrikant Komori naar DRUPA. Open New Pages betekent volgens Komori Connected Print, het verbinden van zijn drukpersen met de “cloud”. Op DRUPA wil Komori ook laten zien dat het een ‘print engineering service provider’ is die ook digitale persen en afwerkapparatuur levert, en met zijn K-Supplies ook alle benodigdheden die een grafisch bedrijf nodig heeft. Lees meer over de nieuwe rol die Komori voor zichzelf ziet in het onderstaande persbericht.Komori to Show drupa Attendees How to ‘Open New Pages’ to Create Value, Richer Communications
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—January 27, 2016—Komori Corp. today announced its plans to show visitors to drupa 2016 innovative ways to expand their potential and improve margins with the ability to produce diverse print communications. Komori will be exhibiting from May 31 through June 10, 2016 at the Düsseldorf Fairgrounds in HALL 15 D04 under the theme “Open New Pages.” The theme highlights the potential available to create new value and richer communications through “connected print”—the ability to effectively connect various processes to Komori’s diverse functions with the latest technologies, such as the cloud.
The technologies and solutions presented in the Komori booth at drupa 2016 are all designed to show the company’s commitment to becoming a true business partner capable of improving margins and increasing productivity. Following that plan, Komori will exhibit a lineup of hardware that includes offset presses, digital printing systems and postpress equipment along with software products for the integrated control of these systems, as well as K-Supply products that support quality and productivity. Additionally, proposals of new business models will be available to demonstrate the significant value created by connecting these products.
“Komori is fast evolving from a specialist printing press manufacturer to a print engineering service provider (PESP),” said Kosh Miyao, president and COO, Komori America. “We look forward to showing visitors to drupa how easy it is to expand their potential with innovative ways to connect offset presses, digital printing systems, printed electronics (PE), materials and equipment that will open new pages in business scenarios of every kind. At drupa 2016 you can count on seeing the best solutions at the Komori booth.”
Lake Image Systems Ltd., a leader in variable data integrity and print quality inspection for the packaging, labels, and commercial print industries, is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at the drupa 2016 trade fair (Düsseldorf, May 31 to June 10, 2016) on stand #11B42. The company is presenting a full suite of integrated, tailored solutions to help customers in all segments of the graphic communications market, to produce error-free printing, automate inspection requirements and reduce waste to drive profitable growth.
Lake Image Systems will feature its latest portfolio of powerful solutions for Document producers, Label printers and Packaging converters to automate variable data integrity and print quality inspection requirements. Four industry applications zones will be demonstrated at the show. These include:
- Zone 1: Digital Packaging: With variable data, digitally printed on packaging is on the increase, Lake Image will be showcasing its latest range of solutions for reading, grading and verifying barcodes, QRcodes and text elements as well as for detecting print defects such as streaks, hickies & voids and print registration issues for a variety of flexible packaging applications
- Zone 2: Variable Data Labels & Security Printing: Variable data and barcodes on labels such as tax stamps, pharmaceutical and authentication labels are now critical for many anti-counterfeit and traceability applications such as track and trace systems. Similarly, many security documents and paper have unique identifiers which need to be tracked and verified to prevent criminal activity and ensure process integrity during complex, multi-step production processes. Lake Image will demo its industry winning Discovery MaxScan solution for inspecting, reading, tracking and verifying variable codes on a variety of challenging substrates including highly reflective tax stamps for out of sequence, missing or duplicate labels as well as for positional and print defects issues. The Lake Image Discovery software tools provide 100% quality inspection and print data integrity for all label presses and applicators at speeds exceeding 300 M/minute.
- Zone 3: Transactional and Direct Mail: The full Discovery platform will be demonstrated, including a comprehensive range of verification, inspection and integrity software tools to ensure mission critical documents and mailings are always 100% correct. Sequence check, data matching and presence/absence software tools provide variable data verification from page to page printing including duplex operations. Inspection tools detect print defects such as print registration, colour deviation and print quality. Integrity tools such as Batch Control, File Audit and File Look-Up, verify that each and every printed page is produced with the highest levels of integrity compared to the original customer data job files. Discovery tools can be invoked conditionally by detecting triggers in the data, an image or a code printed on the document. Combining multiple tools enables complex inspection tasks to be performed when required and is saved with the specific job.
- Zone 4: Loyalty, Gaming & Plastic Cards: A variety of inspection solutions will be on display including card number verification, missing/duplicate card detection, scratch off verification, pin number legibility, pin & account number reporting, sorting/batching and database integrity reporting. Other requirements such as card/carrier matching & magnetic stripe reading are also available.
“Drupa is an important event for us, and offers the perfect stage to present our full portfolio of solutions for improving print quality, variable data integrity and waste reduction, and illustrates our commitment to working with our customers to grow their businesses” commented Martin Keats, Managing Director at Lake Image Systems Ltd. “We will be demonstrating our broadest array of industry targeted solutions ever which effectively addresses all the inspection needs of today’s blended conventional and digital production environments, Our application and technology experts will be on the stand throughout the show to ensure visitors get all the information they need.”
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