Rob van den Braak
Luxury LayFlat Wedding Albums in XXL format
The latest ISAG production solution was launched successfully at photokina: the new bookbinding system fastBook Professional.
With numerous orders from leading photo product suppliers, the market entry of fastBook Professional can be considered as a major success.
ISAG now responds to the increasing demands of customers with another powerful version of this new LayFlat binding machine: fastBook Professional 1000.
Producers can increase their workflow flexibility with the high-performance and efficient fastBook Professional production solution. The systems are designed to produce 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Compared to other production lines, this system has a space-saving footprint, and the integrated hotmelt technology reduces consumable costs significantly.
For an extraordinary look and special haptics, these photobook production machines run different types of original photo papers (AgX) and digital printing papers.
The fastBook Professional book block system is a 100 % Swiss made development, produced in Switzerland.
18″ x 18″ Professional Flush Mount Quality for B2B
Professional photographers demand vibrant reproductions of their images, and a perfect finishing when it comes to photo book production. For exceptional product quality, the new fastBook Professional bookbinding machine produces flush mount albums with cardboards included between two photo paper sheets.
This book block finishing system will more than satisfy the requirements of photo professional clients. Whether flush mounted wedding albums or coffee-table books with panoramic landscape images, the XXL format up to 18″ x 18″ will meet any expectations regarding quality, image layout, look and feel.
Additional B2B target groups for this kind of photo products are advertising agencies, real estate agencies, or manufacturers of luxury goods and labels, such as cars, jewelery, yachts etc.
Luxury XXL Photo Albums for End Consumers
In the end consumer market, the demand on individual premium photo products is also rising constantly. Consumers are willing to pay higher prices for wonderful flush mounted albums, including their precious wedding memories.
All suppliers of wedding related photo products can additionally benefit from the production variety, the fastBook Professional systems offer: first-class “save-the-date”, invitation or “thank you” cards, photo albums, parent gift books, wedding menu cards and many more.
End customers will appreciate to get all these photo products easily from a single and reliable source, in a consistent and high product quality, thus saving time and effort. They always will come back to purchase this premium products on other occasions (travel books, anniversaries etc.).
Digital Solutions Cooperative, the independent organisation of HP Graphic Arts users, experts and solution partners has now opened registration for the 2017 European conference. Between 7 and 9 June Dscoop members and other interested people will convene in Lyon, France to share their experiences and solutions.
HP, together with solutions partners, will show the newest print technology as well as expert advice. More information on the conference and how to register for the Dscoop EMEA 6, via this link.
Digital Solutions Cooperative, de onafhankelijke organisatie van HP Graphic Arts gebruikers, experts en solution partners, heeft de inschrijving voor zijn 2017 Europese conferentie geopend. Van 7 tot en met 9 juni 2017 komen Dscoop-leden en geïnteresseerden bijeen in Lyon, Frankrijk, om hun ervaringen en toepassingen te delen. HP zal met haar solution partners de nieuwste printtechnieken demonstreren en tijdens het uitgebreide seminar programma kunnen bezoekers hun kennis bijspijkeren.
Meer informatie en inschrijven voor Dscoop EMEA 6 via deze link.
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Leading European book printer Clays is the first major industry player in Europe to sign up for Ricoh’s latest print on demand book production solution.
This implementation of Ricoh’s new Digital Book Printing Solution, first shown at drupa 2016, combines Ricoh TotalFlow BatchBuilder with monochrome Ricoh 8120e digital production presses.
Ricoh’s Digital Book Printing Solution is a specialised book workflow package. It uses proven TotalFlow BatchBuilder technology optimised for the specific needs of highly intensive short run book environments.
The solution is vendor neutral, analysing incoming orders, from multiple channels. It also automates the production of book ‘batches’ based on customisable business rules such as run length, media type, delivery date and even third party finishing requirements.
Once the target print platform (web or cut sheet) is selected, the workflow automatically imposes the files via a close integration with Ultimate Technographics Impostrip® Automation. Errors can be detected quickly and corrected with the integration of Enfocus PitStop Pro into the Ricoh workflow. Using Ricoh’s Digital Book Printing Solution to process batches of books, rather than single jobs, on both digital and offset presses, dramatically improves operational efficiencies along with reducing waste.
The ability to integrate to legacy MIS systems, using JDF and JMF, enables a real time view of production – even down to a single book.
Clays produces over 140 million books per year for publishers such as Penguin Random House, Hachette UK, HarperCollins, Pearson, Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press.
Paul Hulley, Clays Managing Director, comments, “High quality, fast turnaround, ultra-short run book production has been an important part of our offer for some time; we are pleased to be working with Ricoh to refresh and enhance our capability in this area.”
“We researched what solutions were available on the market to achieve that. Ricoh’s Digital Book Printing Solution was best suited to meet our requirements.”
As for the expected business impact he states, “Return on investment will be about 18 months based on current production methods. TotalFlow BatchBuilder automates file batching and imposing 4-up on SRA3 and it integrates into the existing MIS system to report and track single book production.”
Graham Moore, Director, Business Development, Ricoh Europe says, “We’re delighted that Clays, one of the largest book manufacturers in the world has chosen Ricoh’s new Digital Book Printing Solution. A high volume of small jobs can be very challenging. TotalFlow BatchBuilder streamlines the process to save time, increase throughput, improve printer utilisation and reduce setup time for the bindery. This allows ultra-short run jobs to be completed efficiently and profitably. Clays is already seeing these benefits translate into real production enhancements.”
Industrial printing, het direct bedrukken van een breed gamma materialen in verschillende vormen en formaten, is een puur specialisme. FESPA en ESMA organiseren begin maart een conferentie over dit specialisme. Lees in onderstaand persbericht meer over ‘The Industrial Print in Production conference.’
PERSBERICHT
FESPA and ESMA are working in partnership to launch an all-new conference, aimed at industrial printers, manufacturers and brand owners. The Industrial Print in Production conference (7-9 March 2017, Hamburg, Germany) will explore the innovative use of print and related techniques within the production process.
The programme will address multiple market sectors including telecoms, automotive, aeronautics, architecture, white goods, healthcare, printed electronics and sports equipment. Speakers will be drawn from both the manufacturing and printing communities, with the aim of sharing informative and inspirational examples of how print can be used in production processes.
Roz McGuinness, Divisional Director at FESPA comments: “With the launch of the Industrial Print in Production conference, we aim to fulfil a need identified in both FESPA’s and ESMA’s communities, and to draw on the strengths and networks of both organisations. Industrial print came out as one of the top growth areas for speciality printers in FESPA’s Print Census, while ESMA has also seen considerable demand from its members for an educational event of this nature.”
Roz continues: “ESMA has a very strong track record of hosting thought-provoking and relevant events, building on its high level of technical expertise in industrial screen and inkjet printing. From FESPA’s side, we represent the interests of a vast global community of print businesses, including many speciality printers with a heritage in industrial screen print, and our mission is to support those businesses to develop a vision and strategic plan for sustainable long-term growth. Together, FESPA and ESMA believe we have a responsibility to drive industrial printing forward and promote the amazing and rapidly evolving capabilities of print in manufacturing design and production.”
Peter Buttiens, ESMA CEO adds: “The event will set out to show the important role that industrial print can play in streamlining product design and production, enhancing process efficiency, reducing time to market for brand owners, adding functionality, and creating valuable new opportunities for product differentiation. The programme will bring delegates fully up to speed on the spectrum of new industrial print technologies, processes and applications, helping them to understand the capabilities of the different techniques, and how they can be used to deliver additional functional or decorative value for the end user.”
The Industrial Print in Production conference will take place from Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th March 2017 at the Grand Elysée Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, comprising one full-day and two half-day conference sessions, as well as multiple opportunities for delegates to network, share experiences and build new contacts. The conference programme will be complemented by a ’tabletop’ exhibition area, enabling delegates to speak directly to leading technology and consumables manufacturers about how to turn the opportunities described in the conference sessions into reality.
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FESPA and ESMA are working in partnership to launch an all-new conference, aimed at industrial printers, manufacturers and brand owners. The Industrial Print in Production conference (7-9 March 2017, Hamburg, Germany) will explore the innovative use of print and related techniques within the production process.
The programme will address multiple market sectors including telecoms, automotive, aeronautics, architecture, white goods, healthcare, printed electronics and sports equipment. Speakers will be drawn from both the manufacturing and printing communities, with the aim of sharing informative and inspirational examples of how print can be used in production processes.
Roz McGuinness, Divisional Director at FESPA comments: “With the launch of the Industrial Print in Production conference, we aim to fulfil a need identified in both FESPA’s and ESMA’s communities, and to draw on the strengths and networks of both organisations. Industrial print came out as one of the top growth areas for speciality printers in FESPA’s Print Census, while ESMA has also seen considerable demand from its members for an educational event of this nature.”
Roz continues: “ESMA has a very strong track record of hosting thought-provoking and relevant events, building on its high level of technical expertise in industrial screen and inkjet printing. From FESPA’s side, we represent the interests of a vast global community of print businesses, including many speciality printers with a heritage in industrial screen print, and our mission is to support those businesses to develop a vision and strategic plan for sustainable long-term growth. Together, FESPA and ESMA believe we have a responsibility to drive industrial printing forward and promote the amazing and rapidly evolving capabilities of print in manufacturing design and production.”
Peter Buttiens, ESMA CEO adds: “The event will set out to show the important role that industrial print can play in streamlining product design and production, enhancing process efficiency, reducing time to market for brand owners, adding functionality, and creating valuable new opportunities for product differentiation. The programme will bring delegates fully up to speed on the spectrum of new industrial print technologies, processes and applications, helping them to understand the capabilities of the different techniques, and how they can be used to deliver additional functional or decorative value for the end user.”
The Industrial Print in Production conference will take place from Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th March 2017 at the Grand Elysée Hotel in Hamburg, Germany, comprising one full-day and two half-day conference sessions, as well as multiple opportunities for delegates to network, share experiences and build new contacts. The conference programme will be complemented by a ’tabletop’ exhibition area, enabling delegates to speak directly to leading technology and consumables manufacturers about how to turn the opportunities described in the conference sessions into reality.
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In Spain researchers have produced sustainable packaging from fish and algae waste. The Basque researchers were looking for new methods to use local industrial waste for new materials.
The researchers from the University of the Basque Country were able to produce bio degradable and compostable packaging materials from marine waste. The material is versatile enough to fit into current plastic production processes.
Cellulose and the protein chitine can be extracted from the waste. These can be transformed into film and this film can be made suitable for heat sealed applications with excellent properties for gasses and fatty products.
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In haar Verdigris Blog vraagt Laurel Brunner aandacht voor de uitvinding van een nieuw papier. Een papier dat met behulp van een laser ontdaan kan worden van het beeld gemaakt met een laserprinter. Lees in haar blog de kanttekening bij deze “uitvinding” en hoe papier al decennialang een van de meest hergebruikte materialen in onze economie is.
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In her Verdigris blog Laurel Brunner talks about the invention of a new paper. A paper which can be deinked by using laser. Read her blog about the invention and about what she thinks about it, including her opinion that paper has been the most reused materials for decades.
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Digital archiving and using your old photos has become much easier with the Google Photoscan app. The app, available for Android and iOS, solves the two biggest problems. It removes the glass if the photo is in a frame and it makes the edges perfectly straight.
An added bonus are the filters to remove colour nuances or add them and straightens photos and removes edges.
GooglePhoto users have a smart option to categorize the scanned photos and use facial recognition to add names.
There were a few apps on the market for this purpose, but Google Photoscan is free and works perfectly.
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Het digitaal archiveren en gebruiken van oude foto’s wordt een stuk makkelijker met de Google Photoscan app.
Ricoh has expanded its range of recommended finishing solutions to help print service providers streamline the cost efficient delivery of print.
The Duplo DBM 350 and Duplo DBM 600 booklet makers have been added to provide European production printing operations with a broader choice of approved systems.
Duplo DBM 600 booklet maker
The Duplo DBM 350 and DBM 600 are robust, heavy-duty booklet makers. Both can be connected inline to Ricoh digital cut sheet devices: the Pro™ C9100, Pro™ C7100 and Pro™8200 series presses.
Highly automated, they are quick to set up and easy to use, enabling the efficient handling of fast turnaround booklet production.
The DBM 600 also supports A4 landscape booklet production with the long sheet printing capability on the Ricoh Pro C9100 and Pro C7100 colour presses.
Benoit Chatelard, Vice President, Production Printing, Ricoh Europe, explains: “Print service providers rightly want the most effective and efficient results from their Ricoh investment. Once they have installed a press they expect consistent productivity that extends into their finishing processes. We have been working closely with finishing partners to identify the systems that best support the daily workloads of our clients. After extensive trials these two booklet makers stood out as systems that would support our clients in delivering high quality finished products. With these finishing systems they can create a complete end-to-end solution that increases production capacity and efficiency.”
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