Gearing up for Labelexpo India 2012
The next edition of Labelexpo India will take place during October 29 - November 01, 2012, at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. With presence of various industry majors, the show will be presenting label and narrow web printing machinery, overprinting and inspection equipments, pre-press technologies, and security solutions suppliers, etc. More than 60 percent of exhibition space has already been booked for the upcoming Labelexpo India.
For details, visit: www.labelexpo-india.com
Gracing the occasion!
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Vijay Kumar Chopra, chief editor and CEO of Punjab Kesari Group and president of Shri Ram Navmi Utsav Committee, Jalandhar sitting on the dais with chief guest Parkash Singh Badal, chief minister, Punjab; Avinish Arora; Kamal Chaudhary, ex MP; Nawal Kamboj; Pishori Lal Chadha; Prince Ashok Grover; Rajinder Singh Sandal; Gopal Krishan Chodha; Sarabjit Singh Makkar, MLA; Maninderjit Singh Bitta, president, All India Anti Terrorists’ Front; Jagbir Singh Brar, MLA; Manpreet Singh Badal, ex finance minister, Punjab and president, PPP; Dr Joginder Dayal, secretary, CPI, Punjab; Manoranjan Kalia, MLA and ex minister, Punjab; Master Mohan Lal, MLA and ex minister, Punjab; Gulchain Singh Charak, coordinator and in-charge, PPCC; Ch. Jagjit Singh, ex minister, Punjab; Krishan Kochhar ‘Minta’ president, Jalandhar BJYM; Varinder Sharma, secretary, PPCC; Avtar Henry, ex minister, Punjab; Ch. Sanotkh Singh, ex minister, Punjab, on the occasion of a function recently organized by Shri Ram Navmi Utsav Committee, Jalandhar to honour 2,475 persons from 825 organisations.
Schur receives major mailroom order from France
France-based Group Philippe Amaury, publisher of L’Equipe, Le Parisien, Aujourd’hui, recently ordered a Schur mailroom system for their printing plant Societe Nouvelle Sicavic in St Ouen, Paris. The Schur mailroom system will replace an existing mailroom of another brand and will be installed during running production and will be in full operation by summer 2012.
The Schur mailroom will be fully automatic which means there will be no manual handling of the copies from the press folder to the distribution truck. The multi million Euro mailroom order from Group Philippe Amaury consists of: two off single copy gripper conveyor lines, PCC 903 for conveying of the newspaper copy stream from the folder one copy by one at any press speed in order to be able to produce bundles with any copy count without limitations; six off stack/packaging lines each including stacker TS 800 for high capacity bundling, bundle production control for flexible order handling, on-line bundle addressing, BA 6000, for automatic bundle distribution, as well as under wrapping with kraft paper, UP660; one off high capacity sorting and loading system, for automatic distribution of bundles to the correct loading position at the loading bay, and each loading position equipped with a Telescopic Truckloader; and one off mailroom control and information system Nova for total integration of the mailroom operation.
ECRM and Dotline join hands
-to offer NEWSmax line of high-speed newspaper CtP
Under a joint agreement with Dotline GmbH, ECRM Imaging Systems announced the release of its NEWSmax line of high-speed newspaper CtP machines that will be distributed by most of its world-wide network of dealers. According to Rick Black, president and CEO of ECRM, “The addition of our NEWSmax CtP line will be a valuable extension to both our semi-automatic and automatic newspaper CtP products, giving our customers capability of production speeds up to 400 plates per hour. The ECRM-Dotline partnership will enable ECRM to provide a broader range of CtP solutions capable of handling the needs of every newspaper.”
Marking another first
Austrian newspaper printing house Herold Druck und Verlag AG is to enhance its quality control systems by installing QuadTech's Color Control and Web Inspection System with AccuCam on two of its manroland presses at its Vienna production plant. The technology, expected to be operational by October this year, will be installed on two towers of a 1,800 mm-wide Colorman XXL and three towers of a 1,200 mm-wide Colorman 4-2 press. With this, Herold Druck became first German-language newspaper printing operation to install QuadTech’s AccuCam image-based colour control technology. "We're very excited to begin a successful relationship with Herold Druck. Their drive to continually improve quality and speed-while improving operational efficiencies-fits perfectly with what can be accomplished using our AccuCam technology. We have no doubt that they are leading the way in moving the industry forward," says Vince Balistrieri, QuadTech general manager for commercial and newspaper markets.
Ashish Bagga heads INS
Succeeding Kundan R Vyas of Janmabhoomi Group, Ashish Bagga of India Today has been elected president of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2011-12 at its 72nd annual general meeting held recently in Bengaluru. While KN Tilak Kumar (Prajavani) became the deputy president and Ravindra Kumar (The Statesman) the vice president, Rakesh Sharma (Aaj Samaj) will serve as the honorary treasurer. V Shankaran is the secretary general of the Society.
The other members of the executive committee of INS include: Dr BS Adityan (Vaarantari Rani), L Adimoolam (Health & The Antiseptic), Girish Agarwal (Dainik Bhaskar, Bhopal), Samahit Bal (Pragativadi), K Balaji (The Hindu Weekly), PV Chandran (Grihalakshmi), VK Chopra (Dainik Asam), Devendra Darda (Lokmat Times), Jagjit Singh Dardi (Charhdikala Daily), Ravindra Dhariwal (Navbharat Times), Mahendra Mohan Gupta (Dainik Jagran), Pradeep Gupta (Dataquest), Sanjay Gupta (Dainik Jagran, Varanasi), Shailesh Gupta (Mid-Day), Shekhar Gupta (Loksatta, Mumbai), Sanjay Hazari (The Tribune), Mohit Jain (Economic Times), Dr R Lakshmipathy (Dinamalar), Rajul Maheshwari (Amar Ujala), Jayant Mammen Mathew (Malayala Manorama), Vilas A Marathe (Dainik Hindusthan, Amravati), Naresh Mohan (Sunday Statesman), Abhijit Pratap Pawar (Gomantak, Goa), Maheshwer Peri (Outlook), RMR Ramesh (Dinakaran), K Raja Prasad Reddy (Sakshi, Vishakhapatnam), Somesh Sharma (Rashtradoot Saptahik), Manoj Kumar Sonthalia (The New Indian Express), Akila Urankar (Business Standard), Kiran B Vadodaria (Sambhaav Metro), M Venkatesh (Hindustan Times), Vijay Darda (Lokmat), Vijay Kumar Chopra (Punjabi Kesari, Jalandhar), Pratap G Pawar (Sakal), Abhay Chhajlani (Nai Dunia), MP Veerendrakumar (Mathrubhumi), Jacob Mathew (Vanitha), Bahubali S Shah (Gujarat Samachar), Hormusji N Cama ( Bombay Samachar Weekly), T Venkttaram Reddy (Deccan Chronicle), and Kundan R Vyas (Vyapar, Mumbai).
World`s two first new
LS Jet Multiformat go to Finland
The fifth biggest newspaper company in Finland, Suomen Lehtiythimä Tuusulan Paino ‘SLY’ has recently invested in a big pre press package from Krause for its Tuusula printing site through the local Krause dealer KTA-YHTIÖT OY. With the investment in two lines of the brand new LS Jet Multiformat 350 with a capacity of more than 260 plates per hour and CtP line SLY is continuing a more than 10 years` partnership with Krause. “The whole package just perfectly met our requirements of a customized workflow integrating also of our other plants in Lohja and Hämeenlinna, a reliable high speed CtP for a just-in time production in combination with the modern lo-chem technology from Fujifilm,” says Carola Mäkipaja, project manager at SLY.
The two Krause LS Jet 350 Multiformat lines with Juwel optics for highest quality have been installed in two independent premises. One is located very close to the Wifag GTD press whereas the other line is located in the traditional platemaking room. Each line comes with the Krause BlueFin plate processor for industrial newspaper making, destined for the lo-chem technology as well as punch/bending and sorting from Nela. The lines are controlled via the Krause JetNet workflow with a very high level of automization like automatic page pairing, adding of plate furniture, ink preset, softproof and output control.
South Tyrol newspaper to be
more attractive with manroland
Even better quality for the products of the Athesia Group: the company has ordered a manroland COLORMAN, XXL for its plant in Bolzano. From August 2012, the high-performance newspaper press will support and expand the production of this renowned media group in South Tyrol. Athesia already has a UNIMAN with dryer, an OCTOMAN, and several sheetfed presses.
The new COLORMAN will be mainly used to print the Dolomiten (“Dolomite Alps”), a daily newspaper with an average circulation of around 60,000 copies after 130 years.
It was founded in 1882 as “Der Tiroler” (“The Tyrolean”), ultra-modern printing technology will be introduced to produce this long-standing paper. With greater capacity and less paper waste, the COLORMAN provides higher production efficiency. The Berliner format press will initially be equipped with two reel splicers, two satellite printing towers, and one folder; and will be installed on one level to simplify operation. PPL (PowerPlateLoading) ensures fast plate changing, and an upgrade to an autoprint line with the fully-automated APL (AutomaticPlateLoading) system is possible. Furthermore, the COLORMAN can be extended with one more printing tower, one folder, and a dryer, to replace the UNIMAN. The UNIMAN is still running in three shifts at present and shall continue printing heatset jobs for the time being. “We have enjoyed a trustful business relationship with manroland for many years,” says Dr Michel Ebner, president of Athesia Druck, “Nevertheless, we intensively evaluated the alternatives before making our decision, but chose manroland once again. We were convinced of the economic advantages of the satellite concept.”
Pressline marks effective presence at
POLYGRAPH INTER 2011 in Moscow
At POLYGRAPHINTER 2011, held during October 04-08 in Moscow, Pressline India marked its effective presence for the third time in a row. Their stand was widely visited by existing customers as well as new prospects from different CIS countries. The response during the exhibition was overwhelming and Pressline expects to gain a lot from
this show.
Apart from the new developments in the newspaper web machine, the attraction was the newly launched Bookline Series in which most of the publishers did show a keen interest. The main feature of Bookline is that it provides a substitute of sheet-fed offset machines engaged to produce single and double colour books. This machine is the most ideal product which will help publishers and printers to cut down wastage of paper, time and space.
Bookline can be installed with double roll stand, having facility of semi automatic splicing and pasting for changing the web at crawling speed to zero down wastage of precious paper, with available options of spray dampening, brush or alcohol. Dampening and inking system comprising 21 rollers provides the print quality as a commercial touch.
Another important attraction for prospective Russian clients was the new PRIMA tower with three form rollers. With the preference of existing users, it was decided to incorporate three form rollers concept on all PRIMA tower for CIS countries.
Prabhat Khabar launches Gaya edition
Following a string of successful debuts of Patna, Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur, Prabhat Khabar launched its fourth edition in Bihar and 10th in all from Gaya. The newspaper will be the first published edition in the city itself among circulated newspapers. Prabhat Khabar had launched its last edition in Bihar from Bhagalpur in February 2011. With the launch of Gaya edition, the newspaper is published from four locations each in Bihar and Jharkhand - Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Gaya; and Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Deoghar respectively along with two in West Bengal - Kolkata
and Siliguri.
Atex’s new headquarters for Asia
One of the leading software companies providing solutions for media-rich industries, Atex has acquired a new headquarters for Asia in Singapore, to support its rapid growth. Its solutions, including Web CMS, Advertising and Tablet Publishing are already widely used throughout the region. “Singapore has a vibrant and growing technology industry and we are excited about the opportunity our new office provides to work even more closely with our customers in helping them to unlock the full potential of their business and optimise their digital strategy. The expected growth of Atex’s operations in the region, coupled with our desire to provide employees with a workplace they can be proud of, were key factors in opening this new office,” commented Jim Rose, Atex Group CEO.
Chinese printer orders 11th Goss press
One of the leading suppliers of high-quality commercial and magazine printing in China, C&C Joint Printing Co has recently ordered its ninth Goss M-600 16-page web offset press and its eleventh new Goss web press since 1998. The investment is driven by growing demand in the Beijing area for the production quality and efficiencies that differentiate the multiple award-winning C&C service offering.
Rated at up to 61,000 impressions per hour, the new 16-page press with 598.5mm cut-off and 965mm web width will feature Goss Autoplate automatic plate changing and a JF55 plus folder with quarter fold capabilities and a 4- and 8-page module for added versatility. The fourth M-600 press at the C&C Beijing facility will also be equipped with a GossSH splicer and Ecocool dryer with integrated afterburner, closed-loop controls and Goss Web Center technology for automated make-readies, presetting and control. According to Jackson Leung, CEO of C&C, the company's strong focus on ‘green' issues was a key factor in the specification of press technologies designed for low waste and low energy consumption. "We are highly committed to providing a sustainable solution that will ensure print maintains its profile within the media mix for many years to come. Today's Goss M-600 technology package supports this objective with efficiencies that improve productivity and reduce waste," he said.
Having installed its first Goss M-600 press in 1998, C&C Joint Printing considers itself a forerunner in raising printing standards within the Chinese market. The company currently has eight M-600 presses and two Goss Sunday 2000 presses now installed across a number of plants for high-quality commercial and magazine printing. "C&C has spearheaded the campaign to offer true, high-quality print within the Chinese market, so that today their name is synonymous with the highest standards," said Tim Mercy, vice president of Goss commercial web press sales in Asia, "We are very proud that our Goss M-600 press has not only kept step with the requirements of such an influential leader in the Chinese market, but also enabled them to broaden their long-term business and environmental objectives."
INS expresses grave apprehension
-on accepting the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Boards
Ashish Bagga, president, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has expressed grave apprehension that the decision of the Union Cabinet, Govt of India on the eve of Diwali to accept the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Boards may lead to the closure of a majority of small and medium newspaper publications across the country as the proposed wage hikes are very high and beyond the capacity of the industry. He cautioned that even large publications would find it difficult to implement these steep wage hikes. It is indeed unfortunate that the INS’ request for re-examination of the flawed and one-sided report has not been considered by the Government. A number of petitions challenging the Working Journalists, and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1955 and the Majithia Wage Boards recommendations are before the Supreme Court of India and the decision of the Government would be subject to the final order of the Court. After the recommendations are published, these petitions may be amended if required, he added.
Bagga said that the Fourth Estate of our vibrant democracy is under threat of losing its well-nurtured fabric of plurality of ownership and the situation created by the Government’s decision will throw up a clear and imminent possibility of consolidating media power in the hands of a few. This coupled with the danger of large scale retrenchments as a consequence of possible closure of a large number of newspaper establishments throughout the country not only pose a great threat to the Fourth Estate but could also lead to colossal job losses in a job-scarce country such as ours.
Malaysian multisite order to G & J
Glunz & Jensen recently received a large order for 10 lines of punch/benders (ProVision Alliance), commercial conveyors and plate stackers. The order was placed by Sin Chew Daily, the leading Chinese-language newspaper in Malaysia with an average daily circulation of some 4,00,000 copies. Sin Chew is currently investing in CtP – and has decided to acquire these digital automation systems through Glunz & Jensen. The six of the lines are going to multiple Sin Chew printing sites throughout Malaysia. All 10 lines will be installed up to Q1, 2012.
“Our strategy and focus on automation is being accepted by the market. Our goal is to provide efficient cost and material reduction automation systems, which creates REAL value for each customer that requires a significant number of offset plates in the last hour prior to press start-up. The Glunz & Jensen system, which is easy to operate and maintain, does the job year after year. The system gives the end-user increased plate production output, better colour registration quality, reduction of labour cost and reduction of paper use on press start-up,” commented Keld Thorsen, CEO of Glunz & Jensen.
Moving forward ‘WIFAG Automation’ created,
combining the skills of WIFAG and Solna
After the acquisition of Solna by WIFAG Maschinenfabrik AG, current and future customers from both companies will benefit with the design of new and interesting offers. A new division, WIFAG Automation, has been created in which the skills of both WIFAG and Solna are concentrated. As a result, the products and expertise from both companies are united to form a more harmonized entity. With a combined team of more than 30 employees, WIFAG Automation and their partner companies, as-automotion AG and Swedish Graphic Systems, will be able to offer a combined expertise to both existing and prospective customers. WIFAG Automation is now in a unique position to offer complete solutions from one source. These consist primarily of production planning and management systems, control desks and systems for machine control as well as colour register, cut-off register and colour density controls.
Integrated retrofit solutions, whether modular or complete, illustrate interesting concepts for the conservation of value and production safety of the entire printing press. Innovative automation functions, whether reducing waste, or increasing the degree of automation or improving the service and diagnostic capabilities, are all a part of the product portfolio of WIFAG Automation, as well as the extension of existing presses with soft-proofing systems, fully automatic plate changers and roll logistics solutions.
Automation for efficient planning
and optimal resource conservation
Resource conservation in offset printing no longer has anything to do with a green image, but is an economical necessity. After all, over the entire life cycle, a newspaper printing system consumes materials worth around five times the price of the system. In view of the high variable costs for paper, energy, and other process-related components, investment costs for resource-conserving technologies are generally recovered within a few years. This is why the WAZ Mediengruppe is investing a low double-digit million euro sum in two new 48-page COLORMAN, XXL autoprint presses that will be installed in a completely new building with special attention being paid to energy and sustainability aspects. As per Dr Klemens Berktold, manager of all printing operations at the WAZ Mediengruppe, “With all the savings potential that comes with the new printing center and its key element, the new COLORMAN, XXL autoprint presses, we will have a fast ROI and be well equipped to respond to further market developments. This is a groundbreaking investment for the WAZ Mediengruppe and our avowal of faith in the future of the printed newspaper.”
The COLORMAN autoprint from manroland prefers to simply print, and format-variable at that: this enables the newspapers and inserts to be produced in two different formats: with strict adherence to time schedules and meeting exact specifications for materials consumption and reproducibility. The COLORMAN knows: no other newspaper printing system can hold a candle to it in this regard.
For the COLORMAN, XXL autoprint, job changeovers depend on form on the day. Only with the small difference that it is in the same top form every day. Automatic changing of newspaper products can be relied on to take place in a precision measured in seconds with automatic plate changing on as many printing units as desired: simply one touch. At the same time, all data for the new production is loaded in the press. After completion of the constant job changeover times, the COLORMAN, XXL autoprint is immediately ready for the next job. If a new format is to be produced, this changeover also takes place automatically. Here the press makes life very easy for the operator. Waste is minimized because when production starts all settings are correct: for amazing results time and again and for profits that are not diminished by high waste rates. Furthermore, groundbreaking services enable unplanned downtimes to be avoided to a great extent. Thus one has production and operating costs under control – always. These days, industrial-scale print production without an optimized material flow is unthinkable. AUROSYS takes care of automated reel transport, centralized reel preparation, and delivers the reels to the reel splicer as needed.
Goss International CEO honoured
NPES, the Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies has honored Jochen Meissner, president and chief executive officer of Goss International Corporation with the 2011 Harold W Gegenheimer Individual Service Award. The award recognizes leadership and participation in NPES and print industry activities as well as civic leadership. The NPES made reference to Meissner having been “instrumental in establishing Goss as a premier brand in the printing industry, expanding the company’s focus and resources, and extending its technology leadership position through unique innovations within its web press and print finishing product platforms.” Meissner was appointed president and CEO of Goss International in 2008. He joined the organization as executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2002.
