Dainik Jagran opts for
PRAKASH Sonic 2:2:2 folder
Latest update in the machine portfolio at the production
facility of Dainik Jagran is that this leading Hindi daily
has recently installed PRAKASH Sonic 2:2:2 jaw folder
for PRAKASH
36000 speed
press. The
newly adopted
folder is capable to handle 8 webs and it is featured with
balloon former as well to give much desired flexibility. Now in
production and running smoothly, PRAKASH Sonic 2:2:2 jaw
folder has fly delivery with folded edge first, which helps the
customer’s post-press conveyor system.
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GOSS announces six
unwinder/splicers
and rewinders
GOSS introduces its Contiweb hallmark of
tension excellence by launching a range
of six unwinder/splicers and rewinders
developed specifically to address digital web
printing requirements. Both the unwinder and
the rewinder series are designed and engineered
to be entirely modular, providing customers
with an easy path to full automation at either
end of the press line. Developed at
the GOSS Contiweb facility in
the Netherlands, known for the
supply of splicers and dryers
to the world’s premier web
offset printers for almost 40
years, the new product lines
have been designed to equal
the Contiweb signature splice
performance of 99.7 percent
for digital webs.
Available in two web
widths (30 inch and
42 inch), the ‘CD’ range of splicers/unwinders and
the ‘CR’ range of rewinders are characterised with
features that facilitate simple set-up, integration
and day-to-day operation. These include floor-level
loading and unloading of paper reels; unwinding/
rewinding in either direction; as
well as motorised reel side-lay
adjustment; all of which can be
monitored throughout via an HMI
screen on the unit. Each model is
shaftless and uses pneumatically
expanding core chucks driven
by low-noise electric motors,
which provide an added element
of sustainability since energy
generated feeds back into the
electrical circuit.
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Ink density measurement for newspaper printing
IDCµ, first product for ink density
measurement for newspaper printing from
manroland web systems, has recently been
introduced. Now the product has taken up
operation at Druckzentrum Oberfranken, a
leading printer of daily and weekly newspapers
in Bamberg, Germany. From day one, the
newspaper printer has been using micro marks
to precisely and reliably measure true ink
density values. Efficiency of IDCµ is closely
associated with seamless integration into the
workflow. In combination with the new operating
concept from manroland web systems, which
is installed on the COLORMAN e:line in
Bamberg, there are even greater advantages.
IDCµ does not have to be permanently linked
to the pre-press stage, making it less complex
than the conventional ‘image-based measurement’,
which has to be elaborately calibrated with
test prints and constantly requires pre-press
data updates during production. For new and
repeat orders, the Printnetwork PressManager
(PPM) automatically provides all pre-set IDCµ
parameters. IDCµ offers great measurement
precision and excellent control quality within
limited tolerance levels. Due to this concept,
as opposed to ‘image-based measurement’ IDC
cameras measure identical micro marks with
a known setup across the entire web width.
In addition to improved quality, printing
companies expect investments to achieve
considerable drops in operator effort and
material requirements, coupled with low
operating costs. At Druckzentrum Oberfranken,
IDCµ fulfils all of these expectations as the
ink density measurement tool can take over
the complete adjustment of inking. As a result,
even a comparatively small team of operators is
capable of securely handling the press.
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Centro Stampa
Quotidiani goes
for
third with Q.I.
Press Controls
Italian company Centro Stampa Quotidiani has
once again opted to buy a Q.I. Press Controls
system. Previously, the organisation placed
orders for IRS and IDS on two of its printing
lines. This time, IDS-3D is being installed on
its presses. The results obtained with previous
systems and the company's positive experience
working with Q.I. Press Controls were decisive
in clinching the third order.
The collaboration with Centro Stampa Quotidiani
(CSQ) dates back to 2005 when the organisation
purchased Q.I. Press Controls' IRS for colour
register. Because of the competency of IRS,
CSQ was able to cut back on material use and
the system resulted in consistently high levels of
quality. Over the years, the relationship between
the two companies has intensified and a sense
of mutual trust and loyalty is said to exist. Q.I.
Press Controls is at the service of CSQ and
this goes towards engendering an even greater
confidence in the systems.
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MADSACK goes for ppi Media’s AdX
Originated in the year 1893, when
the publisher MADSACK founded
Hannoverscher Anzeiger, MADSACK
Media Group has been operating in a leading
front since then in Germany. Today, with thirteen
locations in nine states, the group publishes 15
regional dailies and circulates about 8,50,000
copies every day around the country. In addition,
the media group produces 32 free papers and
is also active in the areas of online and mobile
content, TV and postal services. Today, the group
is enjoying even greater flexibility while selling
ads. The reason is they have decided to bank
on the combination of ppi Media’s ad solution
AdX along with Gutenberg Rechenzentrum’s ad
booking system Vi&VA.
AdX is a front-to-back solution that combines
the benefits of both systems into one highly
integrated and comprehensive package that can
be used to book and place ads across all media
efficiently and effectively. In this, ppi Media’s
planning system PlanPag will also be part of the
programme. ‘Where exactly can I place my ad?
Can you reserve this space for me? How much
is that going to cost?’ These are the questions
which MADSACK’s media consultants will now
be able to answer directly to their customers.
Media consultants will now be able to locate any
available ad space with the customer on the spot
and they will be able to book ads directly and
place them immediately. In this, customers will
also be able to preview their ads on the spot.
Highly integrated combination of AdX and
SAP-based VI&VA system is the direct result
of the new partnership between ppi Media and
GRZ. MADSACK has been a ppi Media customer
for years and user of PlanPag to plan their daily
editions. This system is also being integrated into
the new workflow. “Our decision to implement this
new ad solution is the logical extension of our
previous, very successful collaboration,” remarks
Christoph Rüth, CEO, MADSACK Media Group.
All development and testing are to be finished
by spring 2016 with a go-live date scheduled for
summer 2016. In the first step, MADSACK will
be using the ad solution for printed publications
and later expanding to digital channels.
ppi Media is one of the leading international
workflow specialists for newspaper and magazine
publishers, as well as printers, corporate publishers
and groups, and SMEs.
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WoodWing
announces
one-stop
solution
for
cloud-based
managed content
Uniquely offering unlimited storage as part
of its services, WoodWing Software has
introduced Content Cloud, an innovative
one-stop solution for cloud-based managed
content.With this new offering, WoodWing
addresses such essential requirements of
magazine and newspaper publishers as the
support of the latest channels, efficient
distributed collaboration; easier distribution and
sharing of content; and improving the return
on investment in content.
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Imposer: first manroland’s automated
imposition solution for digital and offset
Collaborative development between
the Canadian company Ult imate
Technographics and manroland web
systems has introduced ‘Imposer’, which is the
name of the new member of the digital print
family from the latter. The software solution
handles job-specific and automated imposing – for
both digital and offset printing. Within the past
18 months, manroland web systems has succeeded
in establishing its own software solutions for
digital printing. MasterQ and WorkflowBridge,
which fully automatically control digital finishing
aggregates and manage jobs, are applied by
printing companies around the world.
Hildegard Heckl, product manager-digital and
head of team ‘digital’ at manroland web systems
is sure that the new imposition software Imposer
is just as intelligent and promises to be equally
successful. It combines the specific expertise of
its developers – manroland web systems supplied
the core intelligence that describes the imposition
logics based on the extensive capability of their
devices and Ultimate TechnoGraphics executes
the processing of the printing data. The software
supplies job-specific imposed data that is perfectly
prepared for digital and offset printing. Whether
for printing books, advertising or newspapers –
the Imposer is ideally suited for frequent job
and product changeovers. This is where it can
fully utilise its flexibility.
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EFI introduces new color
chart
reading spectrophotometer
Latest from EFI is a new colour chart reading spectrophotometer that automates and streamlines
the press profiling process in Fiery driven digital colour production printing. This new EFI
ES-6000 scanning network spectrophotomer is fully integrated into EFI Fiery digital front end
workflows. As a result, print professionals can quickly and easily update profiles and verify colour
to ensure the best possible color output from their digital presses.
EFI ES-6000 can read thousands of colour patches in
minutes and accommodates M0, M1 and M2 measurement
i l luminat ion condit ions. Graphic ar t professionals
can manage the complexities of measuring optically
brightened substrates now commonly used in digital printing
environments. This spectrophotometer, supplied through EFI’s
relationship with X-Rite, and EFI Fiery Color Profiler Suite,
are integrated together to offer next-generation digital print
colour measurement. Users gain a greater level of speed,
automation and accuracy in digital press profiling over handheld
spectrophotometers in multi-press EFI Fiery production workflows. Available now worldwide,
the ES-6000 spectrophotometer can read up to 2,500 patches on a single A3/tabloid sheet in
just 10 minutes.
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AGFA Graphics
launches latest
Arkitex workflow
for
newspaper producers
and printers
For years AGFA Graphics has been a market
leader in Newspaper Workflow with Arkitex.
Just recently, the company has introduced its
latest Arkitex Production workflow solution. With its
single, integrated user interface, this latest Arkitex
keeps all departments informed about the operations
and their status, offering faster turnaround and increased
productivity. Based on HTML5, Arkitex Production
can be accessed, with full control, from any computer platform that supports a browser
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Punjab Kesari Group’s 410th truck
of relief
materials
flagged off for migrants in Arnia
Recurrent terrorist activities in the border
areas of Jammu & Kashmir often result
in casualties among civilians living in
the area and they are constantly compelled to
migrate to safer places in Jammu district. The
migrants left everything they owned behind.
In view of such grievous situation of the
trouble-stricken citizens, Punjab Kesari Group
(Jalandhar) recently released its 410th truck of
relief materials to the migrants now living in
makeshift homes in Arnia and surrounding areas
of Jammu. Present at the landmark flagging off
of the 410th truck of relief materials, sponsored
by Gyan Sthal Mandir Sabha (Ludhiana), were
Vijay Kumar Chopra, CMD and editor-in-chief,
Punjab Kesari Group, Jagdish Bajaj, Ramesh
Gumber, Bittu Gumber, Ramesh Handa, Rakesh
Goyal and Lion JB Singh Chaudhary.
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IPM Press Print
approves
QIPC–
EAE Performance
Package
Q IPC–EAE has sold yet another
Performance Package, which
comprises anupdate of
current systems from EAE and extra
automation features from Q.I. Press Controls,
ensuring greater efficiency and product
improvements for printing firms. The package
also helps bring about even faster ROI times
than the products of Q.I. Press Controls and
EAE do separately. This time it was IPM
Press Print (formerly known as Sodimco) in
Anderlecht, Belgium to buy the QIPC-EAE
package.
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The heartbeat of innovations @
drupa innovation park (dip)
Few areas at drupa 2016 (May 31-June 10,
2016) will be so packed with innovations
as Hall 7.0 – the home of the drupa
innovation park (dip). In six themed areas, around
130 exhibitors will showcase their innovations
in workflow processes, automation and the
latest print technologies. For the first time
there will be an area devoted to successful
business and marketing concepts. dip therefore
offers visitors to drupa the unique advantage
of being able to discover innovations and
market-ready applications for creative print
products and technologies in a convenient
compact form. The solutions on show will be
ideally complemented by presentations, panel
discussions and interviews on the dip stage.
The key theme in the print industry is still
process optimisation and automation – a theme
that is the focus for CIP 4, which is once again
a cooperation partner for dip. “Automation
and Optimisation are topics that are not only
current, but they are also essential objectives
to accomplish in order for print service
providers to strive in today’s print marketplace,”
says Julie Watson, spokesperson for CIP 4.
“JDF is the industry’s Job Definition Format
standard capable of automating a multi-vendor
environment composed of software and hardware
vendors. Visit the drupa innovation park to see
how JDF can help save time, consumables, and
ultimately maximise the bottom line.”
In view of the growing relevance of cloud
integration, the print industry is increasingly
interested in security aspects. This
calls for smart solutions – like
those offered by Essen-based i1BOX
and exhibitors in the Process
Optimisation & Automation area.
The maintenance-free miniserver
stays within the customer’s premises,
offers a sophisticated system
concept and serves as the platform
for many applications (such as
data and job management, CRM,
e-mail, groupware, file sharing and
asset management), which can be
configured ready for use. “It was
important to us to develop professional
server concept that allows the end
user to use all the features and
programmes they need from day one without
committing their own resources,” explains Roland
Orlik, managing director of i1BOX.
The USP of Eggenstein-based Obility GmbH
is the simplification of procurement processes.
The online-based systems allow both print
service providers and their customers to
simplify their in-house business processes by
sharing print, web and IT technologies. “We’re
delighted that Obility will be contributing to
the heartbeat of innovations at dip again in
2016,” says Obility’s managing director Frank
Siegel. This is just one aspect covered in the
Web-to-Media & E-Commerce area. This area
also focuses on solutions for web-to-publish or
web-to-print, e-commerce & shop platforms,
cloud publishing and web editors for design/
print and HTML 5.
In the Innovations in Printing Technologies
area, exhibitors will present key technologies
in modern printing and finishing, applications
for functional printing, printed electronics and
3D printing and solutions for prototyping,
visualisation and workflow. One of the exhibitors
in this area is modico GmbH, which specialises
in laser paper finishing, UV direct printing on
objects up to 150 mm thick and 3D printing.
When it comes to innovative print products,
one of the first things that comes to mind is
lenticular printing, the only finishing technique
which allows images to be printed with the
illusion of movement. One of the pioneers and
leading names in the industry, DPLenticular,
will once again
be exhibiting at
dip. “The drupa
innovation park
is an excellent
opportunity for us
to present what is still an innovative printing
technology and reach new target audiences,”
says Daniel Pierret, founder and managing
director of the Irish company. The Lenticular
Award will once again be presented at
drupa, on June 2.
The other themed areas at dip are:
Multichannel Publishing & Marketing
Solutions: This area covers topics such as the
management of cross-media contents/assets,
web and app publishing, database publishing,
and marketing and brand management solutions.
Added value in print: The focus here is on
finishing, further development and the advanced
added-value of print products, including innovative
substrates, new finishing methods, packaging,
label printing and displays, green printing and
secure printing.
Business models: Alongside technological
changes, new business concepts and models
have an ever more important role to
play these and strategic cooperation and
marketing platforms.
Winter Consulting, a marketing, communications
& events agency, has once again been tasked
with realising and coordinating the drupa
innovation park.
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WKS Group hooks to manroland
web systems
for LITHOMAN relocation
A total of eight manroland LITHOMAN
web presses have been running at
WKS Druckholding GmbH with its stateof-
the-art facilities in Essen and Wassenburg
(Germany). Now a 48-page press at the
printing site in Essen has been replaced
by a used LITHOMAN, which is also a
48-page machine. As partner and expert for
the challenging relocation, WKS intentionally
opted for manroland web systems. Main
reason was to guarantee a professional and
reliable handling. Furthermore, the folding
components of the press were upgraded and a
PECOM connection with the new manroland
web systems PECOM server was realised.
This assures the best possible production
stability and highest quality.
Unlike the old 48-page LITHOMAN that has
been replaced by the investment, the new
press contains numerous upgrades, as an
example, stitchers or a retrofit of the drive
system. In Essen it has been additionally
retrofitted with components for A3 and A4
delivery. Moreover, the new LITHOMAN
was completely connected to the PECOM
PressManager (PPM) from manroland web
systems. The retrofit secures the availability of
the press. New functions like the PressMonitor
for an ideal data management, a perfect
visual displaying and an in-time reporting,
guarantee an easy processing.
Frank Kreisel, area sales manager at manroland
web systems, said, “The complexity of the
relocation of the LITHOMAN was subject
for an exact planning, a comprehensive
preparation and a professional handling.”
As all these components had been given,
the installation could be completed very fast.
In turn, the production on the relocated press
could start as quickly as possible. To meet the
requirements, the A3 and A4 deliveries, for
example, had been retrofitted before the press
was relocated.
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ABB announces modular retrofit
solution for KT94 and KT98 systems
Replacing KT94 and KT98 families with its modern AC500 components, ABB announces a
new footprint-compatible solution for replacing obsolete control systems, which have been
used on a large number of printing presses. The adapter solution has
exactly the same connection layout as the original K devices, but carries
modern modules from the AC500 family. This means that no changes to
the mounting and wiring are required.
All existing interfaces are supported,
including Ethernet, Arcnet, dualport
RAM, CS31 bus, etc.
Complete compatibility with fieldbuses
and the CS31 I/O bus mean that single
modules can be replaced without
disturbing the rest of the system.
Systems can therefore be replaced in
a step-by-step process. A wide range of adapters are available and the existing KT94 and KT98
software can be migrated – no extensive software modifications are required. Every replacement
device is based on the trend-setting technology of AC500 series. This not only solves problems
with the availability of spare parts but also makes additional functions available to the applications.
Used in countless demanding applications worldwide, AC500 is a mature system in the middle
of the active phase of the life cycle. The long-term availability of spare parts is guaranteed by
ABB and parts are available from the local ABB organisations in over 100 countries and also
from third-party suppliers. ABB is a leading automation supplier to the newspaper industry, which
delivers solutions that provide unique and totally integrated end-to-end control, protect existing
investments and provide management information essential to improving profitability.
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Canada’s leading
dailies adopt
ppi Media software
Toronto Star, a leading Canadian newspaper,
and Metro, a free English-language daily
distributed across the country, are among
the latest North American customers to start using
ppi Media software. Both the newspapers are
introducing PlanPag, planning software engineered
by ppi Media. In addition, Toronto Star will be
using AdPag to paginate classified ads.
PlanPag has the ability to automate complicated
and expensive processes and to be integrated
comfortably. Toronto Star is read in print and
online by more than three million readers every
week. Meanwhile, Metro editions are published
in Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary,
Edmonton and Vancouver. PlanPag has been in
use at Metro since September 2015. AdPag will be
functional at Toronto Star from the first quarter of
2016. Moreover, ppi Media workflow solutions are
being connected to the ad booking system AdPoint.
Metro has been using AdPoint for a number of
years and it will now be installed at the Toronto
Star as well. International software company Lineup
and ppi Media collaborate to develop AdPoint.
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PECOM-Upgrade ordered
for Thairath Daily
Almost five
years after one
of the most
comprehensive service
upgrades for the printing
industry worldwide,
Vacharaphol in Bangkok
orders another major
PECOM-Upgrade from
manroland web systems
for the production of
their Thairath Daily
newspaper. The contract
has been signed in June
and the installation will
be completed in December.
The six GEOMAN
presslines at Thairath Daily
were installed in 1995
and have been upgraded
from 2008 to 2010. The
dimensions of the presslines
are impressing as the
biggest daily in Thailand
is printed on 24 printing towers, with 36 reel splicers and six folders.
The comprehensive upgrade consists of different packages for the PECOM
control system, including a modern operating surface and control desk
computers, touch screens and consoles, the PECOM Press Manager
Server (PPM) includes a Hot-Stand-By-Backup-Server, which, in case
of errors, immediately takes over from PPM, and Press Monitor 2. This
also guarantees highest production security. The production is controlled
and analysed by the Press Monitor 2, which also provides master data
for process optimiswation, the basis of the economical success of a
printing house.
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Henry Wurst to install a 16-page,
5-unit GOSS Sunday 2000
Henry Wurst Inc, one of the largest printing, mailing and marketing
communications suppliers in the US, is set to install a 16-page, 5-unit
Sunday 2000 press system in December this year. With speeds of up
to 70,000 impressions per hour, the new system will replace two existing 5
and 8-unit presses at Henry Wurst’s Kansas City printing facility, while still
increasing the company’s production capacity. The investment is part of the
company’s long-term growth strategy to further extend its market lead and
diversify its already extensive product range of both short-run, targeted or
versioned products and long-run print jobs.
With a high level of automation, the Sunday 2000 system has been
engineered for maximum print quality, productivity and versatility. It
delivers these advantages around the clock with proven, long-term
reliability. The press is also ideally configured for both short to mediumruns,
with the flexibility to handle more makereadies and wider range of
jobs. Founded in 1937, Henry Wurst has a long-established reputation for
high-quality web-offset printing. It boasts a varied customer portfolio, from
some of the world’s leading advertising agencies and corporations to small,
local businesses.
