Rob van den Braak
Following the successful drupa in Spring 2016, this 4th annual Global Trends report gives the detailed evidence to support the thesis that globally Print is recovering well from the double challenge of the 2007/8 economic crisis and the strategic shift towards digital communications.
Sabine Geldermann, Director drupa, Messe Duesseldorf, said, “Last year’s drupa showcased a global print industry that has regained its confidence in the future, with lots of fresh technology and applications demonstrated to enthuse both printers and their customers alike. This report shows that whilst levels of confidence vary between regions and markets, overall the print industry is on the up and will invest strongly to secure a prosperous future.”
Recruited from senior managers who visited drupa last year, almost 850 printers and over 300 suppliers representing all regions and markets participated in the survey run by Printfuture, the specialist print consultancy and market research company. “All printers, whatever market or region they are based in, know that if they are to succeed in the long term, they must continue to adapt to the ever changing market and economic conditions. This needs a ruthless approach to efficiency and automation while at the same time learning new skills and adding new added value services. Nevertheless it is pleasing to report that overall, print has got its ‘mojo’ back.”
General confidence amongst printers and suppliers for 2017
Globally 42% of printers described their business as in a ‘good’ economic condition in 2016, with just 11% reporting it as ‘poor’, a net balance of +31%, the highest recorded global result of the report series. Prospects for 2017 are better with a net balance of +46%.
However market variances and regional variances are growing. Packaging at +39% net balance and Functional (Industrial/Decorative) at +34% are strongest while Commercial at +26% and Publishing at 23% follow behind. North America once again is the strongest region with a net balance of +49%, followed by Europe and Australia/Oceania at +33%, Central/South America at +29%, Asia at +20%, the Middle East at 19% and Africa at -3%, the first negative net balance of the report series. Indeed on many measures, the Middle East reported a very poor condition, while Africa and Central/South America reported fragile conditions.
Looking at the underlying financial performance figures, printers reported a well-established pattern of falling prices and squeezed margins, compensated for by increasing revenues assisted by higher utilisation. In terms of conventional print, the well-established trends continued of falling run lengths and lead times and an increasing number of jobs to be handled.
Notable pause reported in the growth of digital print and a clear fall in the number of Web to print installations
What was different this year was a possible pause in the historic rise in the proportion of turnover that is digital print (28% of printers in 2015 reported that more than 25% of their turnover was digital while the figure for 2016 was 27%). Nevertheless digital print has an ever-increasing hold on Functional print with inkjet the dominant technology for most applications, up from 61% in 2014 to 74% in 2016. Similarly digital continues to grow rapidly in Commercial print e.g. wide format print installations up from 37% in 2013 to 50% in 2016. The much talked of growth of digitally printed packaging is starting, with 34% of packaging printers offering digital print, up from 24% in 2014, although demand is patchy as yet.
Even more striking was the clear fall in the number of Web to print installations globally down from 26% in 2015 to 23% in 2016. This decline was not universal eg in Asia it rose, but in some regions eg North America and Australia/Oceania, the fall was decisive.
Turning to capital investment plans, 42% spent more over the last 12 months and just 11% spent less, a net balance of +31%, and there was a net balance of +41% in respect of plans for 2017. This positive story was true for most regions, the exception being the Middle East where there was a new low for the report series of just +5% in 2016. For the first time the No. 1 priority globally was Finishing, followed closely by new Presses. That in turn was closely followed by PrePress/Workflow/MIS; a sign that automation is being taken seriously.
As for press investment plans, Sheetfed litho led the global race followed by Digital toner cutsheet colour. But what was another first for the report series, each of the four markets had a different No. 1 press investment priority – Commercial, Digital toner cutsheet colour; Publishing, Sheetfed offset; Packaging, Flexo and Functional, Digital inkjet rollfed colour.
Obtaining the full reports.
The full report will be released in English in a few weeks; the Executive Summary will be available in seven languages (German, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Chinese) at www.drupa.com. The three annual drupa Global Trends reports are complemented two drupa Global Insights reports, which focus on technical trends and changes. The first of these, “The Impact of the Internet on Print – The digital flood,” assessed the important and effect of new online media. The second report, “Touch the future – Applications that can create growth,” was published in November 2015. All reports are available for download from the drupa website.
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Quark announced a new version of its Xpress, named QX 2017. Quark crosses the borders of what has always been primarily a design program. QX 2017 will include much improved layout models, but also Photoshop and Illustrator features. On top of that QX 2017 promises to allow for digital publishing with responsive HTML5 as well as the possibility of creating an iOS app for the Apple app store. More good news is the fact that Quark decided not to go for a subscription service, but will offer a license for unlimited use. QX 2017 is priced at 999 Euro, upgrades start at 199 Euro.
If Quark delivers a well functioning and bug-free product by the end of the month this will probably mean trouble for Adobe, especially for smaller companies or companies just starting out who can do the whole creative process with just one program.
Quark heeft een nieuwe versie van Xpress aangekondigd. Met QX 2017, zoals het programma gaat heten, overschrijdt Quark de grenzen van zijn vooral voor opmaak beroemde programma. In QX 2017 vind je straks niet alleen sterk verbeterde opmaakmodellen, maar ook Photoshop en Illustrator functies. Daarbovenop belooft QX 2017 het digitaal publiceren met responsive HTML5 mogelijk te maken, net als het direct creëren van een iOS-app voor de Apple Appstore. Ander goed nieuws is, dat Quark er voor gekozen heeft geen abonnementversie voor zijn nieuwe software te maken. Je koopt gewoon een licentie en blijft het programma voor altijd gebruiken. QX 2017 gaat voor nieuwe gebruikers 999 euro kosten, upgrades beginnen bij 199 euro.
Als Quark eind van de maand een functionerend en bug-free product aflevert, zou Adobe het wel eens moeilijk kunnen krijgen, vooral bij kleinere en net beginnende bedrijven en ontwerpers die met een pakket het hele creatieve proces aankunnen.
Morgen, woensdag 8 maart: Pro-lezing Lois van Baarle, digital artist en animator.
Kijk op http://loish.deviantart.com om je alvast te verbazen over deze ongelooflijke knappe digital artist en animator.
Deze lezing mag je als creatief gewoonweg niet missen!
Woensdag a.s. 15.30 tot 16.30 uur.
Iedereen is welkom in de collegezaal van het Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht.
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Intervlag is een drukker van polyester textiel voor de wederverkoper. Het produceert voornamelijk vlaggen, beachflags en beursdoeken en verkopen daarnaast ook de accessoires van vlaggenmasten tot beursframes.
The Essential Knowledge Day is a new fixture in the Print Power and Two Sides calendar, developed to explore some of the challenges we face today and how these will impact our industry.
The Print Power and Two Sides campaigns deliver messages about the effectiveness of print to a new generation of marketers whilst also reassuring paper users everywhere that print and paper is an attractive and sustainable means of communication.
We’ve taken new data regulations, opportunities for door drop media and direct mail, and the success of the Keep Me Posted campaign to maximise mail volumes, as our topics for the day. We will also look at the tools and materials in our campaigns and how they can help you to develop your own marketing strategies.
Speakers/ Agenda
Judith Donovan – Protecting the Consumers Right to Choose Mail
Mark Davies – New Opportunities for Delivered Mail
Jason Cromack – Informed Consent and Trust
Informed Consent and Trust.
Jason Cromack, late of DST and Lateral, and now of MyLife Digital, will explain the potential impacts of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect in 2018 to strengthen and unify data protection for consumers within the European Union. Is this an opportunity for print? Are you able to advise and help your clients? And is your own business ready?
New Opportunities for Delivered Mail.
Mark Davies, Managing Director, Whistl will explain why Door Drop media has grown and, using recent research, reveal the return on investment mail delivers.
Protecting the Consumers Right to Choose Mail.
Judith Donovan CBE heads the Keep Me Posted campaign and Royal Mail Strategic Mailing Partnership, and will explain how the campaign engages government and industry that consumers have a right to receive printed mail.
Marketing Resources, Tools and Working Together.
We will explain the tools and resources the campaigns have developed to help your business and sales teams promote print. We generate all the content you need for your annual marketing and social media campaigns.
With an overview of our Greenwash work, tackling organisations who make untruthful statements about the environmental impacts of print and paper, and our wider activities, we explain how our industry collectively must continue to promote the effectiveness and sustainability of print media
For further information or train travel instructions, please contact Tandy on tsw@twosides.info or 01327 262920
Ink manufacturer Siegwerk is clearly on the take-over prowl. Earlier this week they acquired Shekolin´s plastic packaging business unit and it now announced the acquisition of Hi-Tech Products Ltd.
Both acquisitions show that Siegwerk is working toward becoming a bigger player in the growth market packaging. A market which is interesting also for manufacturers of specials inks and media.
Read more about both acquisitions in the press releases below.
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Siegwerk acquires plastic packaging business from SCHEKOLIN AGThe international ink manufacturer Siegwerk acquires SCHEKOLIN’s business unit “Plastic Tubes and Laminates” and further expands its portfolio of UV inks and varnishes.
Siegburg, Germany, and Bendern, Liechtenstein, February 28, 2017. – Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has signed a contract to purchase the business unit “Plastic Tubes and Laminates” from SCHEKOLIN AG, a globally leading provider of packaging lacquers located in Liechtenstein. With this acquisition, Siegwerk broadens its portfolio by adding specialty UV varnishes suitable for plastic packaging including rigid tubes. The varnishes can be applied on a wide range of laminates and tubes based on plastic substrates like PE, PP, ABS, PC and PS. This product line expansion further strengthens the company’s position as full-range provider for packaging applications.
“The purchase of SCHEKOLIN’s plastic packaging business complements our portfolio with high quality varnishes and reinforces our position in UV curing solutions,” says Michael Mueller-Samson, Head of BU Narrow Web EMEA at Siegwerk. “By integrating SCHEKOLIN’s products we expand our offering for customers asking for specialty solutions for high-end packaging, and are able to target our customers’ individual needs even more effectively.”
Siegwerk’s purchase offer includes the transfer of all technical expertise and product portfolio as well as the manufacturing equipment related to SCHEKOLIN’s business unit “Plastic Tubes and Laminates”. Both companies will work closely together to ensure a handover of business without any interference for the customers of both companies. Therefore, SCHEKOLIN will manufacture on behalf of Siegwerk as part of a toll manufacturing agreement for at least four months to support a smooth transition for customers.
The parties have agreed not to disclose any financial details.
Press Release
Siegwerk expands its water-based ink business by acquiring Hi-Tech Products Ltd
With the acquisition of UK-based Hi-Tech Products Ltd, Siegwerk is further expanding its water-based ink business and thereby enhancing its product and service portfolio for packaging printers.
March 01, 2017. – Siegwerk, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has signed a contract to purchase UK-based Hi-Tech Products Ltd. The specialist supplier of water-based inks and coatings develops and manufactures high-quality water-based flexo inks, mainly for printing on corrugated board packaging.
By making this purchase, Siegwerk is once again expanding its product and service offering for the packaging market. “Hi-Tech Products Ltd is an established and well-known water-based ink supplier in the UK. The company’s ink solutions and coatings perfectly complement our water-based ink portfolio”, says Dirk Weissenfeldt, Vice President Paper & Board and Liquid Food Packaging at Siegwerk. “This merger enables us to expand our local footprint in the UK and therefore to continue raising our profile as a supplier of water-based printing inks in Europe.”
The integration of the acquired products into Siegwerk’s water-based ink offering will enable customers from Hi-Tech Products Ltd to benefit from a more comprehensive product portfolio and the wider technological expertise offered by Siegwerk as well. Both companies target their solutions specifically at the customer’s individual needs. This perfect cultural fit will support a smooth transition and will simplify the integration process going forward.
“We are delighted to have found in Siegwerk a great partner and a new owner for our company. Over the last years we have built a solid company with innovative technology and excellent customer service. I’m convinced that Siegwerk can integrate our offering into their larger structure and thus advance it on the market. After 12 years, I would like to thank all of our customers for their support and to our staff for the many years of dedicated service. In the future, we hope to spend more time closer to our family in New Zealand,” says Wade Brealey, Managing Director of Hi-Tech Products Ltd.
The acquisition of Hi-Tech Products Ltd follows other strategic investments and disinvestments that Siegwerk has completed to enhance its position as a full-range provider for the packaging market. In 2016 Siegwerk, for example, purchased ACTEGA Colorchemie (today Siegwerk Buedingen) and opened a new Blending Center for the production of water-based inks at its Technical Center in France. These investments have enabled the company to enhance its water-based ink business in line with its goal of clearly devoting its resources to the markets of tomorrow and focus on its core business in packaging printing.
The parties have agreed not to disclose any financial details.
Drukinktfabrikant Siegwerk is duidelijk op overnamepad. Eerder deze week kocht het de plastic packaging business van Schekolin, en nu heeft het aangekondigd Hi-Tech Products Ltd over te nemen.
Beide overnames geven aan dat Siegwerk een grotere speler wil worden in de groeimarkt verpakkingen. Een markt die ook voor fabrikanten van speciale inkten en media zeer interessant is.
Lees meer over beide overnames in onderstaand persbericht.
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Siegwerk acquires plastic packaging business from SCHEKOLIN AGThe international ink manufacturer Siegwerk acquires SCHEKOLIN’s business unit “Plastic Tubes and Laminates” and further expands its portfolio of UV inks and varnishes.
Siegburg, Germany, and Bendern, Liechtenstein, February 28, 2017. – Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has signed a contract to purchase the business unit “Plastic Tubes and Laminates” from SCHEKOLIN AG, a globally leading provider of packaging lacquers located in Liechtenstein. With this acquisition, Siegwerk broadens its portfolio by adding specialty UV varnishes suitable for plastic packaging including rigid tubes. The varnishes can be applied on a wide range of laminates and tubes based on plastic substrates like PE, PP, ABS, PC and PS. This product line expansion further strengthens the company’s position as full-range provider for packaging applications.
“The purchase of SCHEKOLIN’s plastic packaging business complements our portfolio with high quality varnishes and reinforces our position in UV curing solutions,” says Michael Mueller-Samson, Head of BU Narrow Web EMEA at Siegwerk. “By integrating SCHEKOLIN’s products we expand our offering for customers asking for specialty solutions for high-end packaging, and are able to target our customers’ individual needs even more effectively.”
Siegwerk’s purchase offer includes the transfer of all technical expertise and product portfolio as well as the manufacturing equipment related to SCHEKOLIN’s business unit “Plastic Tubes and Laminates”. Both companies will work closely together to ensure a handover of business without any interference for the customers of both companies. Therefore, SCHEKOLIN will manufacture on behalf of Siegwerk as part of a toll manufacturing agreement for at least four months to support a smooth transition for customers.
The parties have agreed not to disclose any financial details.
Press Release
Siegwerk expands its water-based ink business by acquiring Hi-Tech Products Ltd.
With the acquisition of UK-based Hi-Tech Products Ltd, Siegwerk is further expanding its water-based ink business and thereby enhancing its product and service portfolio for packaging printers.
March 01, 2017. – Siegwerk, one of the leading international suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, has signed a contract to purchase UK-based Hi-Tech Products Ltd. The specialist supplier of water-based inks and coatings develops and manufactures high-quality water-based flexo inks, mainly for printing on corrugated board packaging.
By making this purchase, Siegwerk is once again expanding its product and service offering for the packaging market. “Hi-Tech Products Ltd is an established and well-known water-based ink supplier in the UK. The company’s ink solutions and coatings perfectly complement our water-based ink portfolio”, says Dirk Weissenfeldt, Vice President Paper & Board and Liquid Food Packaging at Siegwerk. “This merger enables us to expand our local footprint in the UK and therefore to continue raising our profile as a supplier of water-based printing inks in Europe.”
The integration of the acquired products into Siegwerk’s water-based ink offering will enable customers from Hi-Tech Products Ltd to benefit from a more comprehensive product portfolio and the wider technological expertise offered by Siegwerk as well. Both companies target their solutions specifically at the customer’s individual needs. This perfect cultural fit will support a smooth transition and will simplify the integration process going forward.
“We are delighted to have found in Siegwerk a great partner and a new owner for our company. Over the last years we have built a solid company with innovative technology and excellent customer service. I’m convinced that Siegwerk can integrate our offering into their larger structure and thus advance it on the market. After 12 years, I would like to thank all of our customers for their support and to our staff for the many years of dedicated service. In the future, we hope to spend more time closer to our family in New Zealand,” says Wade Brealey, Managing Director of Hi-Tech Products Ltd.
The acquisition of Hi-Tech Products Ltd follows other strategic investments and disinvestments that Siegwerk has completed to enhance its position as a full-range provider for the packaging market. In 2016 Siegwerk, for example, purchased ACTEGA Colorchemie (today Siegwerk Buedingen) and opened a new Blending Center for the production of water-based inks at its Technical Center in France. These investments have enabled the company to enhance its water-based ink business in line with its goal of clearly devoting its resources to the markets of tomorrow and focus on its core business in packaging printing.
The parties have agreed not to disclose any financial details.
Speciaal voor de Grafische Vakbeurs wordt een 2-tal oplossingen vanuit Michigan overgevlogen in de vorm van een Titan 265TC hydraulische snijmachine en de CMT-130TC on-demand book trimmer.
Als oudste snijmachine fabrikant ter wereld, heeft het Amerikaanse Challenge Machinery sinds 1887 een lange historie opgebouwd in het vervaardigen van high-end snijsystemen voor de grafische industrie.
De Titan 265TC wint momenteel sterk aan populariteit binnen Europa, aangezien eindgebruikers weer durven te investeren in kwaliteit en een oplossing voor de lange termijn. De 265TC heeft een maximale werkbreedte van 67cm, een gebruiksvriendelijke full-color touchscreen, een ethernet-, USB- en seriële interface om externe communicatie – waaronder JDF – mogelijk te maken. Daarnaast kan de machine uitgerust worden met een barcodelezer om razendsnelle job-wisselingen te realiseren.
De Challenge CMT-130TC book trimmer is ontwikkeld voor shortrun en on-demand boek-productieomgevingen, en heeft 1 mes met gerobotiseerde boekverdraaiing. De machine is voorzien van een full-color touchscreen, stelt razendsnel om en is daarnaast standaard voorzien van een barcodelezer, om volledig automatisch 1-op-1 boeken te kunnen snijden.
Beide machines worden gedemonstreerd op de stand van Kentie (A.112).
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Speciaal voor de Grafische Vakbeurs wordt een 2-tal oplossingen vanuit Michigan overgevlogen in de vorm van een Titan 265TC hydraulische snijmachine en de CMT-130TC on-demand book trimmer.
Als oudste snijmachine fabrikant ter wereld, heeft het Amerikaanse Challenge Machinery sinds 1887 een lange historie opgebouwd in het vervaardigen van high-end snijsystemen voor de grafische industrie.
De Titan 265TC wint momenteel sterk aan populariteit binnen Europa, aangezien eindgebruikers weer durven te investeren in kwaliteit en een oplossing voor de lange termijn. De 265TC heeft een maximale werkbreedte van 67cm, een gebruiksvriendelijke full-color touchscreen, een ethernet-, USB- en seriële interface om externe communicatie – waaronder JDF – mogelijk te maken. Daarnaast kan de machine uitgerust worden met een barcodelezer om razendsnelle job-wisselingen te realiseren.
De Challenge CMT-130TC book trimmer is ontwikkeld voor shortrun en on-demand boek-productieomgevingen, en heeft 1 mes met gerobotiseerde boekverdraaiing. De machine is voorzien van een full-color touchscreen, stelt razendsnel om en is daarnaast standaard voorzien van een barcodelezer om volledig automatisch 1-op-1 boeken te kunnen snijden.
Beide machines worden gedemonstreerd op de stand van Kentie (A.112).
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Hexis Nederland is uw totaalleverancier van snijvinyl, wrapvinyl, printmedia, textielflex, tools en cursussen.
Op onze stand zullen we de VWOOD laminaat met houtstructuur laten zien. Bij aanschaf van een rol hiervan, kunt u bestanden van 12 verschillende houtstructuren downloaden. Deze bestanden kunt u vervolgens nog bewerken en printen op de gewenste printmedia.
Ook presenteren we een crossmotor die beletterd is met onze VCXR201WG printmedia met extra supersterke lijmlaag, waardoor de prints goed aan het kunststof blijven hechten. Daarnaast zijn de prints gelamineerd met het 300mu dikke laminaat VRK300B voor extreme sports.
We zien u graag op onze stand J.120!
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Robert Levöleger, eigenaar van Multicopy Apeldoorn, heeft in Ede het grafische bedrijf MultiPrint Ede overgenomen. Het bedrijf gaat verder onder de nieuwe naam Multicopy The Communication Company | Ede, maar met behoud van het bekende en ervaren team medewerkers.
Ondernemer Robert Levöleger: “voor ons is de overname een logische stap, omdat we in de regio alle moderne communicatiediensten kunnen aanbieden aan bedrijven en organisaties. We bieden naast bijna alles wat gedrukt of geprint kan worden ook DM-oplossingen, maar ook websites en apps. En natuurlijk ook de daarbij behorende (grafische) vormgeving. Dat is precies de reden waarom we in Ede wilden uitbreiden, en daar deed zich de kans voor om MultiPrint over te nemen.”
Bij Multicopy aan de Morsestraat 22C in Ede werken Alice Bakker en Marlies Keizer, allang geen onbekenden meer in het Edese bedrijfsleven. Levöleger: “het is een ervaren en goed team, dat enthousiast is om, naast de eigen knowhow op communicatiegebied, ook het inmiddels sterk uitgebreide dienstenpakket naar de Edese ondernemers te brengen.”
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