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Heidelberg 9999th Print Unit........................ 04

Kodak groundbreaking innovations.......... 14

Digitizing Print..................................................... 16

Canon launches IPR C165............................... 18

Monotech adds 4 new models..................... 20

Bobst Vision K5 for Aditya............................... 27

Digital Print for corrugated............................ 32

Fujifilm launches ‘perfect’ printer................. 36

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FROM THE EDITORS’ DESK..............................................................................................................................................................................................................3

Heidelberg Shanghai reaches 9999th Printing Unit milestone........................................................................................................................................4

Timeline................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4

Webinar on ‘Creating Customised Cost Centres for Printing Industry in Tally’ ...........................................................................................................7

Units facing difficulties in obtaining funds from banks .....................................................................................................................................................7

Bareilly based Vardhan Printing Press installs Enthrone 429.............................................................................................................................................8

DIC conducts AGM through Video Conferencing..................................................................................................................................................................8

Rajendra Kumar Anayath awarded Honorary Colonel rank in NCC................................................................................................................................9

Webinar on ‘Decoding Payment of Wages during Lockdown w.r.t Supreme Court Interim Order’.....................................................................9

Online tools and techniques for Printing and Packaging................................................................................................................................................ 10

Kamal Chopra nominated at the Court of DCRUST .......................................................................................................................................................... 11

OPA makes the best of lockdown with a series of Webinars.......................................................................................................................................... 11

The Print Show postponed to September 2021.................................................................................................................................................................. 12

ASPA & GS1 India sign MoU ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Kodak announces groundbreaking innovations across Digital and Offset portfolio............................................................................................ 14

Digitizing Print: The latest launches by leading players of the Technology ............................................................................................................. 16

Canon India launches imagePRESS C165 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18

South Yorkshire to boost links with India ............................................................................................................................................................................. 19

Monotech adds four new models to JETSCI Global brand ............................................................................................................................................. 20

82% of employees expected to return to the office in 12-18 months, Xerox Future of Work Survey reveals ............................................. 21

The IP Journey of Pinyapel: From Creation to Going Global........................................................................................................................................... 22

PackImpressions: The first Virtual Packaging and Printing Expo 2020........................................................................................................................ 23

Xeikon Café TV broadcast ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

Kane Marsh joins MPS Systems Asia as Regional Printing Instructor.......................................................................................................................... 24

Luxury Box matches whisky’s regal roots.............................................................................................................................................................................. 25

Birografika MB installs their first MPS flexo press............................................................................................................................................................... 26

As I knew him - RIP PVN ‘Saar’!................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Aditya Flexipack becomes first Converter in India with BOBST AluBond ................................................................................................................. 27

Flint Group Packaging Inks’ publishes latest whitepaper................................................................................................................................................ 28

Flint Group announces ThermoFlexX Catena+ .................................................................................................................................................................. 29

Feldmuehle produces vegan paper......................................................................................................................................................................................... 29

Holograms to secure global alcohol revenues.................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Highly efficient children books production with asterPRO Full Cycle........................................................................................................................ 31

IDERA: Xeikon and Flint Group bring digital print to the corrugated industry........................................................................................................ 32

Natural cosmetic ingredients gaining popularity.............................................................................................................................................................. 33

Constantia Flexibles is among the ‘50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders 2020’........................................................................................................ 34

Fujifilm launches ‘perfect’ Acuity Ultra printer in India..................................................................................................................................................... 36

Gartex Texprocess India announces new dates for Delhi & Mumbai editions......................................................................................................... 37

Colorjet launches attractively printed Oxyvent Face Filters to encourage use....................................................................................................... 38

Fujifilm inspires Indian PSPs with free Acuity book........................................................................................................................................................... 39

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Dear Readers,

The COVID-19 situation has put the world on hold with every life waiting for the things to go normal. With authorities deciding to forcibly contain

movement of humans susceptible of becoming active carriers and consequently spreader of the deadly disease, businesses have postponed

major physical activities and have been seen pondering with possibilities of alternatives. Major shows have been postponed and associations and

organizers have increasingly adopted online networking platforms like webinars and virtual meetings. Governments world over have recognized

the tough economic conditions resulting from the global business standoff to come up with various economic packages to help out the distressed

industry and its people. Concerned associations and organizations have come forward to spread the word and help out members as well as people

in general to easily understand such schemes and benefit maximum from them. CA Uday Dhote of Dhote Offset conducted a series of webinars

for industry people. AIPMA addressed difficulties faced by members/ units in obtaining funds from the government. DIC conducted its AGM

through video conferencing. Avinashilingam’s SoE and PVG’s COET organized 5-day FDP (Faculty Deveplopment Program). OPA made the best

of lockdown with a series of webinars.Lastmile Solutions has announced the first virtual PackImpressions for the Packaging and Printing industry in

July 2020. Xeikon Café took a TV broadcast form bringing live updates with introduction to the CX300 digitl label press.

The digital printing arena has arrived with innovations and quite a few new launches to show a marked business during the past 6 months, albeit

the corona crisis. Kodak has announced groundbreaking innovations across its Digital and Offset portfolio. Some of the key solutions include the

Sapphire EVO W, Prosper Ultra 520, Prinergy On Demand, Sonora Xtra plates and products in the Magnus platesetter family.

Other key products in the digital printing space are: Xeikon’s CX300, Screen PacJet FL830, Miyokoshi MJP30AXF, Memjet’s DuraFlex, HP Indigo

6K and 8K upgrades and Canon LabelStream 4000 upgrade. Canon has also launched imagePRESS C165 MFP in India. Monotech Systems has

launched four new models of Digital Label Presses under its renowned brand JETSCI Global. With IDERA, Xeikon and Flint Group have brought

digital print to the corrugated industry. Fujifilm India has launched Acuity Ultra superwide UV roll-to-roll printer with solvent free inks for the digital

signage segment.

On the installation front, Heidelberg Shanghai’s 9999th Printing Unit mark the production site’s fifteen years in China and will be installed at

packaging printing company Xian Jun Long. Bareilly based Vardhan Printing Press has installed a Komori Enthrone 429. Kanpur-based Aditya

Flexipack has purchased a BOBST VISION K5. The metallizer is equipped with BOBST AluBond for the production of high barrier and high adhesion

CPP/BOPP films and BOBST Hawkeye pinhole detector.

Find all this along with our regular updates on events, happenings and technology from around the world of Graphics Arts, Printing, Packaging and

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Heidelberg Shanghai reaches 9999th

Printing Unit milestone

Heidelberg Shanghai production site successfully established in growth market of

China in a remarkable fifteen years’ time.

Over 30 percent of all

printing units are already

built in China. The

Shanghai production site

will further increase the

manufacture of standard

models for the Chinese

and Asian market and

add special machine

configurations, especially

in packaging printing, to

the portfolio.

Key Notes :

> Marking fifteen years

in China, the 9,999th

printing unit is set

to be delivered to

packaging printing

company Xian Jun

Long.

> Growth segment of

packaging printing

– expansion of

the portfolio with

special machine

configurations.

> Market share in China

at over 50 percent –

further expansion of

the site planned.

On 22nd June 2020, Heidelberg’s China plant in

Yunguan Qingpu presented it’s an all new CD 102

- 9+L, it’s 9999th printing unit from the plant. It is

from this very plant that Heidelberg has sent printing

machines to over 43 countries regions around the

world.

Amongst Chinese printers, the CD 102, is

affectionately referred to as the “all-rounder” because

of its sturdy built and flexibility, stable printing

prowess, and high automation. Since its emergence

at the Drupa in 1986, it has been a favoured machine

for packaging printers across the world.

It was in September 2009 that the first

Speedmaster CD 102 four-colour machine rolled

out from Heidelberg’s Qingpu factory. Since then,

Speedmaster CD 102 has firmly taken root in the

Qingpu factory. With the continuous enrichment of the

product line, Qingpu Speedmaster CD 102-5, 5+L,

6+L, 7+L were successively launched in the next few

years. At the Print China 2019 exhibition in Dongguan,

the Speedmaster CD 102-8+L model produced in

Qingpu was on show. Today, the Qingpu facility has

become the largest 102 format production base in

the world.

Speaking remotely from Germany, Rainer

Hundsdörfer, CEO of Heidelberger Printing Machinery

Co., Ltd. said “Starting from 0 to 9999, 10000, Qingpu

factory in just fifteen years… and it’s ‘a miracle’.”

“The historic breakthrough should be congratulated,

not only to boost and inspire morale, but also to

highlight the importance of partnership and the

Chinese market,” he added.

Timeline

• 2005 Construction of the first hall for the

factory in China

• 2006 Start of production in Qingpu near

Shanghai on an area of 15,000 m2, including

almost 4,000 m2 for production Stahlfolder

folding machines and Speedmaster SM 52

• 2007 Speedmaster SM 74

• 2009 Speedmaster CD 102

• 2010 Construction of the second hall

• 2011 Expansion of the area to 100,000 m2,

including 45,000 m2 for production

• 2013 Delivery of the 1,000th printing press

• 2015 Opening of the Print Media Center

Shanghai Speedmaster CS 92

• 2018 Speedmaster SX 74 are completely

manufactured in Shanghai

• 2019 Switch from standard models for

specially configured models

• 2020 Production of Speedmaster SX 74, CS

92 and CD 102

• Over 10,000 printing units or close to 2,400

machines delivered to 43 countries

• Around 430 employees

4 June 2020

Benny Huang, CEO of Heidelberg Greater China, Sam Chong, Managing Director of Xian Jun Long Printing Co., Ltd. and Achim Mergenthaler,

Managing Director of HGES (from left to right) celebrated the success of Heidelberg and Xian Jun Long’s cooperation.

pressideas/ commercial printing

The Speedmaster CD 102-9+L with the No. 9,999 printing unit from Heidelberg Shanghai factory with the special design featuring a painting of the Great Wall.

In his address to the gathering, Rainer

mentioned that China is the single largest

market for Heidelberg. Interestingly, he also

added that although the Corona pandemic

is unexpected, from the perspective of sales

in the first half of the year, it still exceeds

the level of the same period of the previous

year. “The sales and production team in the

Chinese market will be increased to 1,000

from the present strength,” announced

Rainer.

In a festive ceremony at the production site

Heidelberg Graphic Equipment Shanghai

(HGES), the packaging printing company

Xian Jun Long was presented with a

certificate recognizing the manufacture of the

9,999th printing unit in China. In a greeting

sent via video link, Rainer paid tribute to the

high level of commitment and successful

engagement in China. “Our factory in

Shanghai has proven a real success story

for Heidelberg in our core business and for

our customers. China is the largest individual

market for us, and we want to continue to

expand our market share of over 50 percent

as well as our technological leadership

in what is an important market for us by

continuing our program of investment.”

Packaging printing company

Xian Jun Long’s success with

Heidelberg machines

The printing company Xian Jun Long

in Shenzhen is set to take delivery of a

Speedmaster CD 102-9+L featuring the

9,999th printing unit. As a special design

feature, a picture of the Great Wall has been

painted on all the printing units to tie in with

the wall’s historical length of 10,000 li. Xian

Jun Long is one of the leading packaging

printing companies in China, specializing

in packagings for spirits, cigarettes, and

luxury goods. The partnership between Xian

Jun Long and Heidelberg goes back twenty

years – and the Speedmaster CD 102 with

the 9999th printing unit from the Shanghai

plant is also in production there. “We already

have the first Speedmaster CD 102-8+L

from the Heidelberg Shanghai plant and

look forward to the new Speedmaster CD

102-9+L in the usual Heidelberg quality due

to be installed here in the near future. We will

have another two sets of Speedmaster CD

102-8+L presses delivered to China Xian

Jun Long Printing Group in August this year.

Our goal is to grow successfully and to offer

our customers products with more added

value,” explained Kelvin Chong, Information

Engineering Director of China Xian Jun Long

Printing Group. The anniversary press is

in operation as part of an extensive fleet of

Speedmaster CD 102 and Speedmaster CX

102 systems.

Growth market China

Packaging printing in China is growing

with greater speed and sustainability than

globally. The Speedmaster CD 102 has long

been a bestseller in the Chinese market – it

is highly versatile, whether for long or short

runs, thin substrates or cardboard with

thicknesses of up to a millimeter – the press

offers outstanding productivity, quality, and

value retention, and thus a high degree of

investment security for customers. “The

market in Asia is evolving, and we are

seeing strong demand for customer-specific

machines and a wealth of variants, especially

for packaging printing,” explained Achim

Mergenthaler, manager of the Heidelberg

site in Shanghai. “We are proud of our high

quality, which – thanks to the high standards

of the Heidelberg production network – is

equal to that of the machines from the

production facility in Wiesloch-Walldorf.”

Achim Mergenthaler (right), Managing Director of HGES, presented a commemorative certificate recognizing the manufacture of

the 9,999th printing unit from Heidelberg Shanghai factory to Sam Chong, Managing Director of Xian Jun Long Printing Co., Ltd..


Over 10,000 printing units have now been delivered over fifteen years from the Heidelberg Shanghai production site.

Heidelberg intends to further accelerate the

expansion of its production in China. Over 30

percent of all printing units are already built

in China. The Shanghai production site will

further increase the manufacture of standard

models for the Chinese and Asian market

and add special machine configurations,

especially in packaging printing, to the

portfolio. This will result in a competitive

offering, particularly for the up-and-coming

printing companies in China, which need the

best machines in terms of productivity and

quality and offer comprehensive solutions.

Heidelberg is therefore the only printing

press manufacturer with the flexibility to offers

its customers both locally manufactured

machines as well as high-end machines from

Germany.

Heidelberg Shanghai:

a success story

The Shanghai production site has a

workforce of around 430 people. Printing

presses in 50 x 70 cm and 70 x 100 cm

formats are produced there, mainly intended

for sale in China, but also for other Asian

markets and the rest of the world. Over

10,000 printing units have now been

delivered over fifteen years.

The site in the industrial zone of Qingpu

near Shanghai commenced operation in

2006, is built to modern standards, and now

encompasses a production area of around

45,000 square meters, making it one of the

biggest printing press factories in Asia based

on square footage.

On-site customer events

The Print Media Center Shanghai is

integrated into the Heidelberg Shanghai plant

and serves as a central showroom for China,

other Asian Pacific markets and neighboring

regions. Here, state-of-the-art technology and

service solutions are presented, information

events are held, and intensive tests and

analyses of equipment, consumables, and

workflow solutions are carried out. Customer

operators are also trained here. The Print

Media Center Shanghai has fully integrated

workflows for commercial and packaging

printers.

“With the extended portfolio and higher

production capacity in the Shanghai plant,

we have reached a new milestone for

Heidelberg China in further expanding our

solutions for packaging printing,” explained

Benny Huang, CEO of Heidelberg Greater

China at the festive presentation ceremony.

“We have been producing the Speedmaster

CD 102 in the Shanghai plant since 2009.

It is a classic sheet-fed printing press for

packaging, label, and commercial printing

companies featuring increasingly innovative

and optimized technologies that is widely

accepted by and popular with Chinese

users.”

6 June 2020

The Heidelberg Shanghai production site stands for high quality –

equal to the high standards of the Heidelberg production network.


Webinar on ‘Creating Customised Cost Centres for Printing Industry in Tally’

DOT Institute of Graphic Communication

(DIGC), disseminating knowledge through

Virtual Education, conducted three Webinars

in the previous few weeks. Now shifting its

focus towards an oft ignored but very criticial

component of business viz., Cost Centres,

DIGC conducted a Web Class on 18th June.

Cost Centres is one component of business

which plays an extremely crucial role in

controlling the costs. The good old Tally is

capable of giving this vital MIS and one can

start with this before investing in costly ERP.

But there is a lack of awareness about this

feature of Tally whereas, if used judiciously

it provides amazing results. Another

advantage is that a majority of accountants in

organizations are usually familiar with Tally for

their daily accounting needs, which means

they need not learn anything afresh.

Excel. The audience was also taught about

apportionment of overhead costs and the

review & analysis of the reports of Cost

Centres from Tally. The participants were a

mix of business owners, accounts & finance

professionals from locations like Mumbai,

Thane, Pune, Ahmednagar, Jaipur, Delhi,

Kottayam, Kanpur, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad

and other parts of the country. The ‘Josh’ of

the participants was also kept high by regular

polls interspersed in between the programme

which threw some very interesting results.

A post event kit of templates related to the

subject was also shared with the participants

along with DIGC’s trademark commitment of

after session support to participants.

“It was a nice Webinar on a topic to which I

was seeking solutions since last 2 decades

and many CAs and Cost Accountants were

not able to provide solutions. It gave a

scientific methodology to analyse data on

Tally. I have heard and listened to Mr. Uday

Dhote in many seminars earlier and liked

his presentation. I would recommend Print

Associations to organise trainings on topics

Units facing difficulties in obtaining

funds from banks

by DIGC.” - Mr. Nirmal Goyal (President,

Popular Printers Secretary, ROPA, Jaipur)

“The feedback of the session given by my

team was very good. It covered high value

and an extremely important subject. I liked it.”

Mr. Fred Poonawala (Comart Lithographers)

Similar sentiments were shared by Mr. Urvesh

Umrigar, Urmegh Printers; Mr. Balakrishna

Rai, Shree Pack Containers; Mrs. Kanchan

Desai, Manish Printers; Mr. Biren Shah, Arun

Bros; and Mr. Vibhakar Vaidya, Spectrum

Offset.

AIPMA has asked details of units facing difficulties latest by 11th June.

With an emphasis now on ‘controlling the

controllable’, the ‘Cost-Centre’ feature in

Tally ERP, if used sensibly, would give an

edge to the organisations. It will help in

identifying department/ activities which are

not contributing to the bottom line while at

the same time, the voucher entries relating

to Cost Centres can be done simultaneously

while doing an Accounting Entry and at the

same time create meaningful dashboards for

the management.

DOT Institute of Graphic Communication

(DIGC) under the expert guidance of CA

Uday Dhote, conducted this one of a kind

‘Web Class’ on ‘Creating Customised Cost

Centres for Printing Industry (Using Tally)’

on 18th June, 2020. With an interactive

and hands-on approach, participants

were taken through the creation of Cost

Centres along with live working in Tally &

All India Plastics Manufacturers Association

(AIPMA) has sought details of units who are

facing difficulties in obtaining funds from

banks. The Association has asked for details

for their reference and further discussion

with the Ministry of MSME, Ministry of

Finance and Department of Chemicals and

Petrochemicals.

“In our meetings with various Ministries in

Government of India, a point that was raised

by many members has been regarding

slow pace of liquidity flow to companies

from the banking sector. Given the situation

at hand and the need for funds by the

industry members to restart operations and

sustain the same over the coming months,

Government is willing to look at more

measures that can be taken to improve the

comfort level of manufacturing industries

and to enable banks to lend expeditiously,”

AIPMA said in a statement.

The above information sought is only to

apprise Government of the ground level

difficulties faced by industry members.

Interest people can send the information

latest by 11th June 2020,” said Deepak

Ballani, Director General, AIPMA.

June 2020

7


Bareilly based Vardhan Printing Press installs Enthrone 429

This is the first brand new Komori Enthrone 4 colour 29 inches Printing Press for Vardhan.

37 years ago, Vardhan Printing Press

began its journey in Bareilly, Uttarpradesh.

Mr. Manoj, owner, Vardhan Printing Press,

decided to invest in the Komori to boost his

brand value and increase new business.

Though the machine was ordered before

the present ‘corona crisis’, it couldn’t be

installed due to lockdown announced by

the authorities. As soon as the lockdown

conditions eased, Komori India service team

got the things up and running with quick

installation of the Enthrone 429 at Vardhan.

New Enthrone accommodates sheet

thicknesses of 0.04 mm to 0.6 mm. In

addition, the press dramatically shortens the

time required for changeover between light

and heavy stocks, thanks to the elimination

of transfer cylinder gripper pad adjustment

step. The Enthrone is truly a futuristic press

that enables working efficiencies resulting in

higher margins and business growth.

“Amid these challenging times Komori India

service team has put forward their resiliency

and dedication for the customer, and

presented Kando Service or customer first

approach,” remarks Mr.Manoj.

“The reason to invest in the new Komori

Enthrone Press is continuous technological

upgrades, sustaining progress and deliver

quality jobs, and we are hopeful that once

business opens we will be back on track,”

he adds.

DIC conducts AGM through Video Conferencing

The 72nd Annual General Meeting of

DIC India was conducted through Video

Conferencing / Other Audio Visual Means

on Friday, June 12, 2020. The Chairman Mr.

Dipak Kumar Banerjee took the chair and

conducted the proceedings of the Meeting.

The Chairman addressed the shareholders

and spoke about financial performance of

the Company, current economic situations

and its impact. The Chairman thereafter

declared the copies of the audited financial

statements for the year ended December 31,

2019, Board’s and Auditor’s report had been

emailed to the members and that the original

documents along with the Statutory Registers

were available for inspection electronically.

The Chairman further informed the

shareholders that e-voting facility has been

provided to all members to vote electronically

and the same was available during the

meeting as well.

Clarifications were provided to the queries

8 June 2020

raised by the members.

The company declared dividend and

appointed new Director in place of Mr.

Masahiro Kikuchi who retires by rotation.

Mr. Partha Mitra was re-appointment as an

Independent Director of the Company for a

term of three years.

“DIC India completed its AGM; as I

understand we are probably the second

company to do a virtual AGM in India,” said

Mr. Manish Bhatia, MD and CEO, DIC India.

“The pandemic (COVID-19) has brought a

lot of new learning and experiences and this

was also new – for me; for directors and a lot

of share holders. It was great to see active

share holders with lot of constructive Q&A

and also the cross section of share holders

coming from across India. Kudos to NSDL

for putting a very effective system in place,”

he added.


Rajendra Kumar Anayath awarded Honorary Colonel rank in NCC

Government of India has conferred

the rank of Honorary Colonel upon Dr.

Rajendra Kumar Anayath, Vice Chancellor

of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of

Scinece & Technology, Murthal. Professor

(Dr.) Anayath has been appointed as Colonel

Commandant in the National Cadet Corps

(NCC) for the duration of his office as the VC

of DCRUST.

Lt. Gen Rajeev Chopra, PVSM, AVSM,

Director General NCC & Col. of The Madras

Regiment, in a letter to Prof. Rajendra,

conveyed the Government of India’s decision

regarding the honour. “In the Armed Forces,

the ‘Colonel Commandant’ is an honour

conferred upon distinguished and very

senior officers,” says Lt. Gen Rajeev. “We in

the NCC are proud of your association with

us. We look forward to your patronage and

purposeful association for the furtherance of

NCC activities. I trust that this appointment

will bring you in closer contact with the NCC

units in your university and enable you to

interact with our officers and cadets to help

and guide them to uphold the ideals of the

NCC.”

“I seek your help in motivating dynamic and

dedicated teachers to volunteer for selection

as Associate NCC Officers, as well as in the

selection of good cadets for the various NCC

Units and activities,” he further states.

Prof. Rajendra Kumar Anayath will be entitled

to avail the privilege of wearing the uniform

and badges of rank, in keeping with the

traditions of the Armed Forces during NCC

events and visits to the Corps’ Units.

Webinar on ‘Decoding Payment of Wages during Lockdown w.r.t

Supreme Court Interim Order’

Payment of wages during lockdown has been

a contentious issue especially since the order

passed by the Ministry of Home Affairs under

Disaster Management Act 2005 dated March

29, 2020. This order had been challenged

in the Supreme Court by a number of

organizations since there has been confusion

regarding the responsibility of employers

to pay wages of their employees during

lockdown period. Though the interim order of

June 04, 2020 spelt that no coercive action

be taken against employers there was still a

dilemma of how to pay the wages.

The Supreme Court has passed an interim

order on June 12, 2020 suggesting certain

guidelines for resolution of this issue.

However there are still many doubts

regarding the order and its implementation.

To decode this, DOT Institute of Graphic

Communication (DIGC) has invited Advocate

Mahesh Shukla, an

expert in Labour Laws

and Advisor to important

government institutions

and companies for a

discussion to unravel the

nuances of the order.

The webinar took place

on June 24, 2020

between 4:30 - 6:00

pm. The event was

moderated by CA Uday

Dhote, Director - DOT

Institute of Graphic

Communication, Past

President - MMS,

Chairman - Education &

Training - AIFMP and a

print veteran.

June 2020

9


Online tools and techniques for Printing and Packaging

The Departments of Printing Technology in

School of Engineering in Avinashilingam

Institute for Home Science & Higher

Education for Women, Coimbatore

and PVG’s College of Engineering and

Technology, Pune, have jointly organized a

5-Day online Faculty Development Program

on “Online tools and techniques for Printing

and Packaging” from June 22nd to 26th

2020, exclusively for the faculties of printing

institutes.

With the objective to train Printing faculty

and fraternity in online tools and techniques

for teaching-learning process, the FDP

provided the participants an opportunity of

incremental learning each day. Each session

had one academician and one industry

person as speakers. Participants were given

online assignments, the completion of which,

makes the participants eligible for the FDP

certificate. The entire FDP took place on the

G-suite Google meet.

There were 91 registrations by faculty

members in printing and packaging

specialisation, from 10 Engineering

Institutions, 16 Polytechnic Colleges, 2

B.Voc Institutes, 1 National skill trainer, 4

International Institutions outside India, 1

Vocational Hr. Sec School, and 4 Industry

trainers. The participants were Heads

of Departments, Professors, Associate

Professors, Assistant Professors, Technical

Assistants, School teacher and Industry

Trainer.

The faculty members on the organising

committee were the primary speakers of the

FDP. An industry/media person would speak

from industry perspective in each session,

bridging the gap between industry and

academia.

Two webinars were scheduled each day.

The inaugural address was rendered by

the senior management officials and senior

administrators of the two Institutions.

Three well-known personalities in the printing

fraternity, associated with printing education,

rendered the special address: (i) Dr.

Rajendra Kumar Anayath, Vice-Chancellor,

DCRUST University, Haryana, (ii) Prof Kamal

Chopra, Honorary Professor of many Printing

Institutes, India and Abroad and (iii) Mr.

Dayakar Reddy, Founder President, GIPT,

Secunderabad alumni association.

Key Sessions:

Day 1 – Choosing the technology,

LMS or Open Web

(i) Open Web platform – AGP Case Study

(ii) Learning Management System (LMS) –

Google Classroom

Day 2 – Teaching styles and habits needed to

teach online

(i) Online Teaching-Learning: Stakeholders

Views – Results of a Survey

(Speaker: Mr.K.Panthalaselvan, MD,

Idealliance South Asia)

(ii) Teaching styles and habits needed to

teach online

Day 2 – Problems encountered in using ICT

and Making ICT work

(i) Online Teaching-Learning: Stakeholders

Views – Results of a Survey

(ii) Challenges in using ICT for teaching

(iii) Making ICT Work

Day 3 – Evaluation and Assessment in Online

classes

(i) Autoprint Experiences in Evaluation and

Assessment

(Speaker: Mr.C.N.Ashok,

Autoprint Machinery Manufacturers)

Mr.C.N.Ashok shared his views on the

evaluation of a candidate in service after

regular interval. He explained and stressed

upon criteria which should be followed for

evaluation of the employee. “Employees

performance on all fronts is what will help

to flourish or perish”, was an important

message given by him to the participants.

Mr. Ashok mentioned that the evaluation of

operational level employees can be done on

parameters such as: Passion for Quality, Cost

Prudence, Communication Skill, Customer

Centric, Team Player, Taking Ownership,

Willingness to Learn and Develop, etc. He

added that, it is important to evaluate middle

level management on the basis of the ways

by getting things done and process driven

problem solving. The top-level management

should also be evaluated on the strategic

thinking, innovation and influencing the

systems.

(ii) Evaluation and Assessment in

Online classes

Day 3 – Panel Discussion: “Tools for Planning

Research &Publishing of Research Papers”

Day 4 – Open Educational Resources (OER)

(i) Open Educational Resources (OER) –

What and Why

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(Speaker: Mr.Jacob George,

Director Pressideas Publishing)

(ii) Finding, Using and Creating OERs

Day 4 – Multimedia content creation and

posting online

(i) Creating Multimedia Content

(ii) Posting Multimedia Content

Day 5 – Effective use of Online resources for

Labs

(i) Blogging for knowledge sharing – A Sr.

Label Printers Experience

(Speaker: Mr. Harveer Sahni,

Chairman Weldon Celloplast)

(ii) Performing Practicals with V-Labs

Day 5 – Panel Discussion on “Industry

opinion about online Internships & Projects”

Concluding Session

The conveners initiated a group photo

session, during which all participants turned

on their videos and took screen shots.

There were moments of sharing gratitude

and the FDP ended with positive reviews

from the participants who wished more such

event happen in the near future.

Kamal Chopra nominated at the Court of DCRUST

Prof. Chopra gets nominated by Haryana Governor and Chancellor of the

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal.

Prof. Kamal Mohan Chopra, Managing

Director, Foil Printers and former President

of All India Federation of Master Printers has

been nominated as member of the Court

of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University

of Science & Technology by the Hon’ble

Governor of Haryana and Chancellor of the

University. The nomination is for a term of two

years and effective immediately. Court is the

highest body for planning of administrative

and financial activities of any university.

Chopra said, “It is great honour, moreover,

recognition of your work and efforts always

encourage for going an extra mile. I

always pay my full attention to all the given

responsibilities. I always try to put new things

on the table and which give energy and fresh

air to the body.”

Kamal Chopra has been the former President

of AIFMP – All India Federation of Master

Printers, the largest body of printers in the

world. He has a rich experience industry

experience and has been at the forefront

while taking forward industry issues with the

authorities as well as creating networking

opportunities among the printing community.

OPA makes the best of lockdown with a series of Webinars

Offset Printers Association organized a series

of Webinars during the time of lockdown in

the country to help out printers. Prof. Kamal

Chopra, General Secretary of OPA and

the former President of AIFMP, hosted the

Webinars on behalf of OPA. “OPA organized

27 Webinars and 7 WebMeetings besides the

regular executive and GB meetings,” says

Kamal Chopra. “106 expert panelists were

invited to present their views. OPA Webinars

were attended by 5958 printers out of these

3270 were the first time attendees. Perhaps

OPA is the only association to be able to

serve the printers to this extent.

The Webinars dealt with diverse topics

including: printing industry after COVID-19;

current scenario & scope for growth of

Indian printing industry; how to be ready for

overseas printing jobs; role of association

during crisis; leadership challenges during

and after lockdown; women entrepreneurs

and post lockdown challenges; digital will

grow more due to COVID-19; lockdown –

care of plant, machinery & material and many

more.

The Webinars’ recordings are available on

Youtube at the following channel:

June 2020

11


The Print Show postponed to September 2021

Show postponed due to the ongoing novel coronavirus (Covid-19) situation in the UK.

Organisers of The Print Show have confirmed

that the event will be postponed until 2021,

due to the ongoing novel coronavirus

(Covid-19) situation in the UK. The Print

Show, and new sister event The Sign Show,

had been due to run from September 27th

to 29th at the NEC in Birmingham, with a

number of leading brands having already

committed to the show. The two events will

now run from September 28th to 30th next

year at the NEC.

Event director Chris Davies says that while

every effort had been made to go ahead

with the event, it has become clear in recent

weeks that restrictions caused by Covid-19

mean that hosting the show this year would

not be possible.

“Before anything else, the health and safety

of our exhibitors and guests is our number

one concern, and while it was a difficult

decision, we believe this is the right course of

action,” Davies says.

“While we hope the situation with Covid-19

will have improved by September, there is no

guarantee that the event would be permitted

to go ahead due to the current government

restrictions.

“The government is yet to make any

announcements as to when large gatherings

or events can take place again, and we have

to be realistic. Planning to host a large-scale

event like The Print Show this year is just

not feasible, given the level of uncertainty

as to what situation the UK will be in come

September.

“Therefore, we have decided that the best

course of action would be to postpone both

The Print Show and sister event The Sign

Show until next year, when we hope the worst

of the crisis will have subsided.”

Davies also revealed that The Print Show

has reached an agreement with many of

the companies that had already signed up

to attend in 2020 to instead exhibit at the

rearranged event next year.

“We’re finalising the details with our

exhibitors and we’ll be making a number of

announcements in the coming weeks and

months, but it is fantastic to see this level of

confidence in the show,” Davies says.

“I’ve been touched by the amount of

support our exhibitors have offered and I

will be delighted to welcome them to the

rearranged edition of The Print Show next

year. We remain fully committed to delivering

a quality event that solely focuses on the UK

printing industry. The Print Show is the only

event dedicated to the UK market and as

we emerge from lockdown and build for a

brighter future, we believe our event will play

a key role in this recovery process.”

The Print Show every year directly attracts

the very biggest print and finishing

technology manufacturers from across the

UK commercial print supply chain. These

companies use the show to launch brand

new products that can be seen for the very

first time in the UK, if not the world.

Run by the same team behind key industry

titles Print Monthly and SignLink and their

parent company Link Publishing, the

creativity and drive behind The Print Show

draws on more than 50 years of collective

experience of the print industry.

12 June 2020


ASPA & GS1 India sign MoU

- to strengthen Anti-Counterfeiting Eco-Systems using Global Standards.

Realising the magnitude of damage caused

by counterfeiting to the Indian economy,

brands and consumers, Authentication

Solutions Providers’ Association (ASPA) and

GS1 India have joined hands to take the fight

against counterfeiting to the next level in

India, using global standards.

ASPA (Authentication Solutions Providers’

Association) is a self-regulated non-profit

organization that represents the entire

physical and digital authentication solutions

industry. GS1 India, a standards body, is

responsible for administering the use of

global supply chain standards in India that

enable businesses to implement counterfeit

detection and product authentication

solutions to safeguard their supply chains.

The two organisations have signed an MoU

to jointly work towards mainstreaming and

nurturing the anti-counterfeiting ecosystem

by promoting the use of standards based

solutions for the betterment of industry and

consumers, at large.

Counterfeit products across various sectors

in India are causing losses of over INR 1

trillion every year to the government and the

number of counterfeit cases has increased

by nearly 24 percent in 2019 as compared

to 2018. This causes business to lose

brand equity and revenues, besides putting

consumer safety at risk.

According to ASPA Counterfeit Repository

findings Alcohol, FMCG, Pharma, Tobacco,

Agriculture and Automotive are among

the top sectors with the highest number

of counterfeits in 2018 and 2019. During

the COVID 19 pandemic period (between

January to March 2020), more than 150+

cases of counterfeit incidents had been

reported in the media. In March & April 2020,

more than one case per day was reported

related to fake PPE’s kits, sanitizers and

masks.

Jointly, the organisations will be sensitising

stakeholders in this respect and will spread

awareness and motivate brands and

customers to use ‘Smart Consumer’ – an app

launched to empower consumers with digital

product information and is powered by the

national repository of information on retailed

products – DataKart, that is populated

directly by brand owners.

Speaking about the partnership Mr. Nakul

Pasricha, President, Authentication Solution

Providers’ Association (ASPA) said, “We

are committed to build the authentication

eco-systems in the country and enhance

our relationship with other bodies working

in the same space. The authentication

environment will support Government

“make in India” initiative and its image at

global level, where trust is becoming an

especially important factor. We need to

ensure that the “Make in India” products

are genuine, safe, and secure until they are

delivered to the end consumer across the

globe. Involvement and active participation

of all stakeholders is extremely crucial in

this, as a lot of awareness is required at

industry, consumer, and government level.

We are sure that by combining resources

of GS1 India and ASPA, we will add more

momentum to our endeavours in fighting the

menace of counterfeiting and develop the

anti-counterfeiting ecosystem.”

Sharing his views, Mr. S Swaminathan,

COO, GS1 India said, “At GS1 India, we are

constantly working towards overcoming

the blocks in the global supply chain that

prevent visibility and transparency. With this

partnership with ASPA, we aim to further

strengthen our endeavour to address the

ever growing threats presented by counterfeit

products in existing supply chains. The

use of GS1 standards and solutions like

traceability, Smart Consumer app, DataKart,

etc., will help Indian businesses gain trust

of their consumers and trading partners by

seamless sharing of product information.

This would also act as a foundational step

in our journey and empower consumers

to authenticate products using the Smart

Consumer mobile app.

Together ASPA and GS1 India will jointly

work together to create awareness about the

counterfeiting problems and build knowledge

through various tools, including trainings,

publishing of articles, enriching websites,

etc., to drive adoption of global standards for

detecting and controlling counterfeits.

June 2020

13

digital

printing

Kodak announces groundbreaking innovations

across Digital and Offset portfolio

New KODAK PROSPER ULTRA 520 Inkjet Press powered by KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology

closes quality gap with offset at production speeds.

Kodak has announced a revolutionary new inkjet

press and an enhanced portfolio of offset and digital

solutions designed to deliver an unmatched return

on investment. Kodak’s game-changing technology

allows printers to increase profitability by making their

traditional workflows more efficient while creating

opportunities for growth.

“Kodak is investing

approximately $25 million

a year in advancing print

technology, doubling

down on digital print and

delivering the products

our customers need to

drive productivity and

growth as the industry

evolves.” –Jim Continenza

Key Notes :

Inkjet Reimagined: The new KODAK

PROSPER ULTRA 520 Press

The KODAK PROSPER 6000 Press transformed the

way printers use digital technology in commercial

print applications. The KODAK PROSPER ULTRA 520

Press builds on that heritage and takes inkjet to the

next level, delivering offset-like quality at a consistent

production speed of 150 mpm/ 500 FPM on glossy

papers with high ink coverage and variable print— all

at the industry’s lowest cost of operation.

The new press is the first Kodak-manufactured press

using Kodak’s revolutionary ULTRASTREAM writing

system, which employs high-precision placement

of smaller, perfectly round, satellite-free drops to

produce great inkjet image quality. The PROSPER

ULTRA 520 maximizes productivity by printing across

a broad range of substrates using versatile, high

quality and cost-effective water-based inks. As a

complete system, the PROSPER ULTRA 520 will help

printers profitably grow their businesses across a

range of applications, including direct mail, marketing

collateral, catalogs, books and more. The PROSPER

ULTRA 520 Press is scheduled to be available at the

end of 2020.

The productive digital flexible film

press – UTECO Sapphire EVO W:

The Sapphire EVO W is the first digital packaging

press to match the productivity of flexo and the

quality of gravure. It uses Kodak’s high-resolution

ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology and QD Packaging

Inks to bring the endless opportunities of digital

printing into mainstream production of flexible

packaging. With run lengths of up to 20,000 m2,

or more with variable content, the Sapphire EVO W

is a disruptive solution that allows brands to adopt

innovative packaging that leverages the advantages

of digital printing. The Sapphire EVO W Press is now

available worldwide.

> The KODAK

PROSPER ULTRA 520

Press takes inkjet to

the next level.

> The Sapphire EVO

W is the first digital

packaging press

to match flexo

productivity and

gravure quality.

> PRINERGY

On Demand

– modernizing

and maximizing

a customer’s

PRINERGY Workflow

investment.

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Continuous Improvements for

Offset Printers

While digital is driving the future of print,

Kodak continues to invest in developing

market-changing technology for offset

printers.

Introducing the KODAK SONORA

XTRA Process Free Plates:

Kodak market leading innovations include

process free plate technology, which delivers

stronger image contrast, improved handling

robustness, and faster imaging speeds.

SONORA Plate technology is the world’s

most widely used and trusted process free

plate technology, embraced by over 4,000

printers of all sizes. The SONORA XTRA

Process Free Plate is scheduled to be

available at the end of 2020.

The Next Evolution of KODAK PRINERGY

Workflow has arrived with the KODAK

PRINERGY On Demand Workflow Platform:

PRINERGY On Demand is a new global

platform that hosts a suite of offerings that

modernize and maximize a customer’s

PRINERGY Workflow investment. Select

customers are already experiencing the

increased security, reliability, efficiency, and

remote work flexibility of PRINERGY On

Demand hosted and managed by Kodak

in the cloud under a cost-effective monthly

subscription. PRINERGY On Demand is

backed by the secure network infrastructure

of Microsoft Azure, so customers can be

confident that their data and system are

always protected. PRINERGY On Demand is

available now, with new options planned to

be rolled out at the end of 2020.

World’s Fastest 8-Page Platesetter

Cranking up the speed another notch, Kodak

is introducing the world’s fastest 8-Page CTP

for process free plates with the new KODAK

MAGNUS Q800 Platesetter with T-Speed. The

MAGNUS Q800 Platesetter will now be able

to image up to 80 plates per hour to help

maximize the productivity of offset workflows.

Faster imaging speeds need automation that

can keep up, so Kodak is also introducing

an updated Multi-Pallet Loader that matches

the 80 pph speed and with a capacity of up

to 3,200 plates. The T-Speed MAGNUS Q800

Platesetter will be available for beta testing

this month and in production in September

2020. 1,500 plates per pallet capacity for

Single Pallet Loader/Multi Pallet Loader will

start shipping in June 2020.

KODAK MAGNUS Q4800

Platesetter

Available in 2021, the new MAGNUS Q4800

Platesetter will deliver industry-leading

speed and productivity for extra-large format

(XLF) plate making. It will deliver the fastest

throughput for XLF size plates for 96-page

presses and provides market-leading

throughput for 1,650 mm size plates, with

dual plate loading. It will also have the most

flexible pallet automation available with up to

8 plate sizes online and up to 4,800 plates

online.

“Kodak is investing approximately $25

million a year in advancing print technology,

doubling down on digital print and delivering

the products our customers need to drive

productivity and growth as the industry

evolves,” said Jim Continenza, Kodak’s

Executive Chairman. “The revolutionary new

PROSPER ULTRA 520 Inkjet Press is the

product of our heritage of innovation in print

and our continuing focus on developing

breakthrough technologies. Printers can rely

on the full range of KODAK SOLUTIONS,

from offset plates to workflow software to

digital presses, to deliver performance that

pays.”

June 2020

15

digital

printing

Digitizing Print: The latest launches by

leading players of the Technology

“An update on the latest machines launched in the past six months by leading global digital printing

machinery manufacturers.” - Jacob George

Despite it being a Covid infested world, the advances

made by the digital printing machinery manufacturers

have been interesting in the last six months. In fact

the industry pundits had predicted 2020 to be an

eventful year considering it was the Drupa year and

many launches were expected as well.

We try to look at the various options that have been

made available by different manufacturers during the

first 6 months of 2020.

Kodak and Uteco have

also returned to the

market through the latest

technology updates and

upgrades in the flexible

packaging market. They

have further strengthened

their partnership and

launched the first flexible

packaging printing

machine Sapphire Evo

W that uses Ultrastream

continuous inkjet

technology.

Key Notes :

> Digital Printing

innovations brave the

COVID holdup. Xeikon

CX300 replaces

CX3; HP Indigo

upgrades 6K and

8K; Canon upgrades

LabelStream 4000

series.

> Screen PacJet FL830

is a brand new

technology scheduled

to be released around

March 2021.

> Miyakoshi develops

MJP30AXF; Memjet’s

DuraFlex combines

speed, simplicity,

affordability &

durability.

Take Xeikon’s new CX300 as an example. It replaces

the CX3 and provides the option to upgrade to the

CX500. The CX300 is a 330mm format label printing

machine and a single shift operation can provide

over 50,000 square meters of production capacity

per month. The full-colour printing press is equipped

with five printing units, including CMYK and singlechannel

opaque white. Based on the company’s

Cheetah 2.0 technology, and other features include:

printing speed up to 30m/min; printing format 220-

512mm; LED imaging head running at 1200x3600dpi,

and providing image quality equivalent to offset and

gravure printing, allows the operator to evaluate the

status of the printing press remotely in addition to

other features.

HP Indigo 6K and 8K have also been updated

– upgrading the existing digital label printing

technology. The new products launched in the HP

Indigo stable are 6900 and 8000 models. The HP

Indigo 6K digital printing press has been carefully

designed to provide more applications, including

high opacity white for shrink sleeves, and new brands

including silver, fluorescent, invisible red and green

for brand protection applications Inks, as well as

brand-new glazing functions from industry partners

that provide enhanced mechanical durability and

improved performance, improve the characteristics

of labels produced using the “package-ready” label

ecosystem. The new and improved 8000 digital

presses have added similar features, including

increased productivity, reduced waste, and easier

conversion between media types and jobs.

Canon has also upgraded its LabelStream 4000

series, adding optional orange channels, high-opacity

white inks similar to screens, and enhanced usability

to improve production efficiency. The new white ink

channel can achieve an opacity of up to 80% at a

speed of 36m/min in a single pass. The LabelStream

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4000 Core unit provides an entry-level option

that can be expanded to meet specific

requirements.

Kodak and Uteco have also returned to the

market through the latest technology updates

and upgrades in the flexible packaging

market. They have further strengthened their

partnership and launched the first flexible

packaging printing machine Sapphire

Evo W that uses Ultrastream continuous

inkjet technology to enter the market. The

two companies previously collaborated

on the development of Sapphire Evo,

which includes Kodak Stream technology

(predecessor of Ultrastream). The first

system that uses Ultrastream technology

and has a print format of 1250mm has been

sold to the market. Based on water-based

inks, Sapphire Evo W has a wide format and

provides a production speed comparable to

traditional analog printers. It can print small

to medium batch orders, achieving a price

advantage comparable to flexo printing, and

can be compared with traditional flexible

packaging printing.

Screen’s PacJet FL830 is a brand new

technology. It is an aqueous inkjet printing

system for flexible packaging that can handle

large-scale production applications. PacJet

FL830 is currently scheduled to be released

around March 2021. PacJet FL830 can

process media up to 830mm at a speed of

75m/min. It can use CMYK and white waterbased

inks that comply with relevant food

safety regulations and print at a resolution of

1200dpi.

Japanese printer manufacturer Miyakoshi

developed MJP30AXF, another waterbased

inkjet printer that prints on flexible

packaging. Due to the use of water-based

inkjet and its related advantages in food

safety, the company has determined that

MJP30AXF is particularly suitable for food

packaging applications. In May 2020, the first

MJP30AXF was installed in Beta customers

in Japan. The MJP20W/30W model is a new

UV inkjet digital printing system for flexible

packaging applications. These objectives are

based on Miyakoshi’s initial success with the

MJP13LXV UV inkjet digital label printer.

Memjet’s technology is likely to be the basis

of many inkjet digital flexible packaging

printing systems, especially its DuraFlex

platform. DuraFlex is a modular, single-pass

printing system designed to combine speed,

simplicity, and affordability with enhanced

durability, A4 and A3 widened four-colour

printheads, high-speed data paths, and

modules that control all functions of the

printhead. This will be the core of the nextgeneration

MVZ printing machine of Italian

printing machine manufacturer Rigoli, which

has a higher printing speed and can be

directly integrated into many new packaging

lines.

It is generally expected that Landa will

finally realize its commitment to the flexible

packaging printing market in terms of

printing speed and format, because many

people predict that its 1000mm format W10

will become its cornerstone that supports

1050mm web size and can print 4-8 colours

at high speed.

Well, to put it softly, there seems to be a

whole lot of development that we can see

in the arena considering the brakes that

has been put on the industry by the Corona

pandemic! As they rightly say, come what

may, the show must go on.

June 2020

17

digital

printing

Canon India launches imagePRESS C165

The iPR C165 enables users to expand their business and its outreach;

provides a wide range of creative applications with rich, clear and vivid images.

A perfect confluence

of user-friendly

interface and patented

technologies, the

imagePress C165 is the

perfect growth partner to

any business, and not just

a printer.

Key Notes :

> A perfect growth

partner to businesses;

an MFP that inspires

to ‘Do More’.

> Post lockdown, digital

printing technology

will see a rapid and

enhanced adoption

& generating higher

ROIs.

> The new MFP

combines the best

of Canon’s patented

technologies, easyto-use

user interface

combined with a suite

of security tools.

Canon India has announced the launch of the

imagePRESS C165, multi-functional printer. The

new MFP combines the best of Canon’s patented

technologies and easy-to-use user interface

combined with a suite of security tools. The

imagePRESS C165 delivers professional quality

documents time after time. The MFP offers a highproductivity

output of 65 pages per minute (ppm), low

power consumption, seamless connectivity, equipped

to meet the diverse needs of print shops, creative

agencies and corporate offices.

Canon imagePRESS C165 addresses the evolving

business demands, aiding customers with optimal

productivity and remarkable impression in terms

of output. In line with their motto of ‘Do More’, the

machine will enable users to expand their business

and move beyond the current realm of work.

Bolstering consumers’ creative abilities, iPR C165

provides a wide range of creative applications with

rich, clear and vivid images. With more simplicity in

terms of its user interface, customers can connect

seamlessly for maximum ease of use and ensure

data and network security. Finally, as a growth partner

to business, the imagePRESS C165 is also an easy

fit in the existing setup due to its compact size and

low power consumption, enabling businesses to save

more.

Expressing his views on the launch, Mr. Kazutada

Kobayashi, President & CEO, Canon India said,

“Being the industry leaders in imaging, it is our

constant endeavor to inspire our customers to ‘Do

More’ with our range of products and solutions.

We understand that with the evolving landscape in

the printing industry at present, it is imperative for

businesses to leverage cutting edge technologies to

ensure cost optimization. Backed with an in-depth

market study of technology and product trends, we

are delighted to launch the latest addition in our

flagship imagePRESS series in India- imagePRESS

C165. The new multi function printer will certainly

empower our customers to enhance their creativity,

delivering excellent print quality, and at the same

time ensure cost efficient business operations.

Going ahead, we will be stepping up our product

proposition to ensure that innovation leads the

strategy for all our offerings to help our customers

push boundaries like never before.”

Sharing his thoughts on the product, Mr. Puneet

Datta, Senior Director, Canon India said, “At Canon,

we remain committed to the growth of printing

industry in India, by introducing innovative and

advanced products at the right time to the market.

Business today are undergoing turbulent times where

it is imperative to ‘DO MORE’ than desired from each

investment. Also, various surveys on printing industry

have indicated that as we start to come out from the

lockdown, digital printing technology will see a rapid

and enhanced adoption along with an increased

focus on generating higher ROIs. In alignment with

the market needs, we have launched the latest

addition to the imagePRESS series, the imagePRESS

C165. The new imagePRESS C165 has been

designed to meet the varied range of requirements,

whether it is for print shops, creative agencies or

corporate offices. We will continue to partner with our

customers to help them build their businesses with

the use of state-of-the-art technologies and offering

them business efficiency and increased profitability.

The product is available nationwide through our well

established network of authorized sales and service

dealers.”

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Key Features of imagePRESS C165

The Canon imagePRESS C165 is a perfect

combination of user-friendly interface and

patented technologies, to ensure delivery of

professional quality colour prints. A blend of

various features has been incorporated in

Canon iPR C165, thereby helping customers

drive more creativity, more simplicity, more

savings, and ultimately ‘DO MORE’ business

within existing Print setup.

MORE Creativity Features – Wide

range of creative applications are possible

with the ability to handle multiple paper

sizes and formats including SRA3, A3, A4,

envelopes, heavy media up to 350g/m²

and unique long-sheet functionality up to

1300mm.

• Rich, Clear, Vivid Images – Canon’s

translucent CV Toner allows the surface

properties of the media to show through

thus producing amazingly vibrant and

vivid images

• Wide Media Support – The combination

of its coated transfer belt and Simple

Transfer Adjustment technology allows

the toner to fill the peaks and valleys

of embossed stocks, producing

high-density images for custom and

premium applications

MORE Simplicity Features – The

touch screen interface is designed for

maximum ease of use. Functions are quickly

initiated with clearly identifiable on-screen

buttons that can be organized to fit the way

one works.

• Work Easier – Repetitive or complicated

tasks can be assigned to a single

button on the interface, speeding

workflow through less manual

intervention. On-screen intuitive removal

guidance is designed to remove paper

jams easily if any

• Connect Seamlessly – It has ability

to interface with USB drives, Wi-Fi or

mobile App. This make connectivity to

iPR C165 a breathe

• Data And Network Security – Optional

multilayered security solutions help

safeguard sensitive data stored on

the device and during transmission if

required

MORE Savings Features – Canon’s

strong commitment to the environment is

evident in its product design & combination

of fusing technologies and low-melting-point

toner helps minimize power requirements.

• Save Power – iPR C165 is designed

to demand low power consumption of

2kW (for Standard Configuration) which

make it easy fit in existing setup

• Save Space – With Standard Feeding

options on minimum configuration, iPR

C165 takes less space to suit in any

Print Environment

MORE Business Features –

imagePRESS C165 is an outstanding

investment designed to deliver the

remarkable print quality that meets the

customer’s current business demands.

• Optimal Productivity & Brilliant

Impression – Print speeds up to

65ppm (BW/color) & scan speed of

240/200ipm at 300dpi (BW/color).

This next-generation imaging solution

incorporates Single-pass Duplex

Color Scanner & state-of-the-art

R-VCSEL laser technology at 2400 x

2400dpi, 190lpi screening to give users

Productivity and Stunning image quality

• Keeps Running – Slowdowns and

interruptions can cost time and money.

Outstanding consumables & part

yield combined with Toner and paper

replenishment on-the-fly ensures

maximum productivity

South Yorkshire to boost links with India

- plans for new institute of technology, to create an ‘MIT for the North’.

South Yorkshire has ambitions to create

an innovation revolution in advanced

manufacturing and technology that could

strengthen its links with India, if the UK

government moves forward with its plans to

create an ‘MIT for the North’ in the region.

Referring to a scheme which would be similar

to the prestigious Massachusetts Institute

of Technology (MIT), South Yorkshire is

planning to become home to a world-leading

institution in the north to rival Oxford and

Cambridge, which could help the region to

further advance its work, particularly with

Indian companies.

welding, robotics and automation, and would

complement the work of an MIT.

Kevin McCole, Managing Director at the

UK India Business Council (UKIBC), said:

“No doubt there are great opportunities for

UK and Indian companies to successfully

collaborate, particularly when the UK’s

advanced technology and expertise

in innovation is paired with India’s

manufacturing capabilities and growing

market. To truly succeed in a world where

manufacturing is increasingly knowledgeintensive,

India will need to futureproof

important areas such as digital and

technology, higher education, and advanced

manufacturing. The presence of the new MIT

in the Sheffield City Region would support

all of these key areas, thereby boosting the

region’s attractiveness to Indian businesses

and helping to attract talent from around the

world.”

South Yorkshire is being championed for

the new MIT because it is already home to

the Advanced Manufacturing and Research

Centre (AMRC), which provides worldleading

capabilities in machining, casting,

June 2020

19

digital

printing

Monotech adds four new models to

JETSCI Global brand

Covers the complete range of solutions from entry level to fully configured Hybrid

version with the latest launches for Digital Label Printing.

All the models utilise

inkjet print head

technology from Kyocera

providing uncompromised

quality and highly flexible

UV inkjet printing at 600x

600 dpi.

Key Notes :

> A portfolio of brand

new presses are

developed to fit into

every customer’s

budget and workflow.

> JETSCI KolorSmart+

- an advanced version

of KolorSmart, with

additional pre-inkjet

Flexo station with

standard UV curing to

apply primers, under

white or spot colours.

> JETSCI Colornovo

Hybrid - an enhanced

version of the

Colornovo digital

label press launched

earlier.

Building on the success of JETSCI Colornovo and

utilising more than a decade’s inkjet expertise,

Monotech Systems has launched four new models

of Digital Label Presses under its renowned brand

JETSCI Global. The portfolio of brand new presses

are developed to fit into every customer’s budget

and workflow, and also to meet the current and future

market opportunities, such as time to market, the

rise in substrates, shelf appeal, brand protection

and sustainability. Also, they are competitively priced

and a basic configured press starts from $2,25,000

without any compromise on configuration and

reliability.

JETSCI KolorSmart: This is a 4 or 5 Color, 8.5 inches

digital label printing press, very much suitable for the

customers who want to start into digital with lower

capital and/or utilise their existing converting and

finishing facility.

JETSCI KolorSmart+: This is an advanced version of

KolorSmart, having additional pre-inkjet Flexo station

with standard UV curing to apply primers, under white

or spot colours.

JETSCI Colornovo Hybrid: This is enhanced version

of the Colornovo digital label press launched earlier

and based on GM (Grafisk Maskinfabrik) web control

system. The press can be configured with 8.5 or 13

inch, 4 to 6 Colour UV inkjet, with SPOT registered

Flexo, Cold foil, and lamination before UV inkjet and

all UV curing systems are with Chiller units.

JETSCI Colornovo Hybrid+: This model is suitably

configured Digital Label production press having

additional finishing and converting features to

Colornovo Hybrid, Flexo station with Cold foil after UV

inkjet, Semi & Full Rotary Die-cut, Slitting station and

Dual Rewind.

All the models utilise inkjet print head technology from

Kyocera providing uncompromised quality and highly

flexible UV inkjet printing at 600x 600 dpi resolutions

up to 3 or 4 drop grey scale and productivity at up to

speeds of 50 m/min,and UV inkjet is configured with

switchable Inter Colour pinning after each Colour and

provided with advanced Colour management kit for

best output in Colour matching, Web Cleaner, and

Corona Treater.

Strengthening the product portfolio JETSCI Global

has now covered the complete range of Digital Label

production solutions, and beauty is that each model

is upgradable on field to next or higher model or

configuration(s), so customers can start from just

basic as per requirements and budget and can

upgrade later on field to any other model based on

the requirements thus saving them on huge capital re

investments.

Jimit Mittal, President, JETSCI Global says, “We

came across several potential buyers of digital label

printing solutions, who want to quickly start with

digital but don’t want to make heavy investment and

gradually want to build the workflow around. We are

on a mission to provide every Label printer the path to

start with Digital printing economically, reliably & with

fastest returns and maximum profits. With this launch

we are now confident that our offerings from JETSCI

Global will suit every label printer’s requirements.

Being UV inkjet, it is the most flexible technology

in terms of substrates usage, quality and adopting

digital at early stage helped our customers grow

faster.”

20 June 2020

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82% of employees expected to return to the office in 12-18 months,

Xerox Future of Work Survey reveals

600 IT leaders across the world disclose post-COVID-19 priorities in support of a flexible

work environment.

A new global business survey commissioned

by Xerox Holdings Corporation shows

an estimated 82% of the workforce in

respondents’ organizations will have returned

to the workplace in 12-18 months’ time,

on average. In preparation for a return,

companies are investing in new resources to

support a hybrid remote / in-office workforce,

with 56% increasing technology budgets

and 34% planning to speed their digital

transformation as a result of COVID-19.

The Xerox Future of Work Survey, conducted

by the independent research firm Vanson

Bourne, polled 600 IT decision makers

including senior C-level professionals, whose

organizations have at least 500 employees.

Respondents reported challenges caused

by the sudden transition to remote work,

with 72% citing they were not fully prepared

from a technology perspective. In addition

to technology (29%), the biggest pain points

during the required work from home period

were communication breakdown across

teams/employees (26%) and maintaining

focus (25%).

“While there is no doubt the COVID-19

pandemic has changed the way we work,

our research found that over time many

companies plan to have most employees

back in an office environment. This could

be for a variety of reasons, including

communication, speed of decision-making

and talent development,” said Steve

Bandrowczak, Xerox president and chief

operations officer. “At the same time, the

sudden shutdown and ongoing hybrid work

environment has exposed technology gaps

that require new or additional investment in

the coming months.”

Key survey findings and Xerox takeaways

include:

Businesses plan to return most

employees to the office, though

expanded remote work policies

are here to stay.

Prior to work from home requirements being

imposed, 33% of respondents said network/

data security and privacy was their biggest

concern with a remote workforce; 24% cited

employee productivity followed by 16% citing

technology infrastructure. These concerns,

coupled with the belief held by 95% of

respondents that in-person communication

is important for personal development

and assessing talent, indicate widespread

remote work will not replace more traditional

workspaces.

However, now that businesses are more

comfortable with remote work, attitudes and

policies of C-suite leaders and IT decision

makers are shifting. Furthermore, 58% plan

to change their work from home policy

within the next year, highlighting the need for

companies to support a hybrid workforce.

Our takeaway: Employees may not be

going back to the office all at once — or even

in the same capacity as before — but the

need for organizations to support a hybrid

workforce is here for the foreseeable future.

Sudden stay-at-home orders

quickly revealed technology

gaps.

The rapid transition to remote work was

difficult for most businesses, with only

28% saying they were fully prepared and

29% citing technology as their biggest

pain point. With regards to technology

specifically, respondents said their top

challenges were remote IT support (35%),

inadequate workflow solutions (27%), lack

of communications and collaboration tools

(22%) and lack of cloud-based solutions

(10%). 85% of business leaders also missed

the accessibility and ease of use of their

office printers.

Our takeaway: To mitigate against

future disruptions, such as the rapid

transition to remote work resulting from

COVID-19, companies will look to invest in

new technologies and seek added capability

from existing tools to accelerate their

processes digital transformation.

Technology purchasing priorities

are shifting to better support

employees.

As a result of technology gaps uncovered by

having a mostly remote workforce, 70% of

IT decision makers globally are reevaluating

their budget spend, with companies

increasing investment in remote technology

resources (55%) or a hybrid of remote and

in-office resources (40%). The pandemic also

has businesses prioritizing investments in

cloud-based software (65%), remote IT (63%)

support and collaboration software (52%).

Hardware such as laptops and printers were

another important consideration.

Our Takeaway: COVID-19 is feeding

digital transformation plans and companies

are placing a renewed focus on meeting

employees’ needs with both hardware and

software.

Methodology

The survey of 600 respondents located

across the world was conducted by

independent research firm Vanson Bourne

in May 2020. Respondents included IT

decision makers (including senior C-level

professionals), all from organizations with

at least 500 employees across a range of

sectors, including business and professional

services, retail, health care, financial services,

and travel and hospitality.

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The IP Journey of Pinyapel: From Creation to Going Global

As part of the global pursuit to save the earth, the packaging industry, the biggest contributor to

the plastic economy, is given a tall order: do away with plastics, completely and immediately.

In each passing day, the global plastic

pollution problem continues to grow more

worrisome notwithstanding the widespread

adoption of policies and emergence of

a slew of solutions in the aims of at least

cutting our current production of 300 million

tonnes, as estimated by the United Nations

Environment. Failing to stem this production

level will only accelerate the pace of climate

change, and cause our oceans to be filled

with more plastics than fish come 2050,

experts have warned.

The task is overwhelming but not impossible.

The Design Center of the Philippines fervently

believed this when it took on a yearlong

research to convert pineapple leaves into a

specialty paper for food packaging purposes,

a product that gained global attention when it

bagged last October the iconic Wood Pencil

at the D&AD Impact Awards in recognition

of its Pinyapel Project’s potential to have a

significant impact on the environment while

maintaining product sustainability.

“The ambition of the Pinyapel is to

replace the take-out food containers while

maximizing the use of agricultural waste to

improve the livelihood of farmers. We want

Pinyapel to be part of the compost bin that

can be used to fertilize the soil, make it

richer. So instead of continuing the traditional

economic practice of taking out from the

earth, we are able to give back to the earth,

making as a responsible practice to preserve

the earth for future generations,” Design

Center Executive Director Rhea O. Matute

said.

Public-private partnerships as key

As early as at the ideation stage, Design

Center had mapped out ways to succeed in

commercialization.

The attached agency of the Department of

Trade and Industry identified the supply and

value chain for the project to ensure that

there are ready adaptors of the Pinyapel, as

well as the sustainability of its development.

To this end, the Design Center forged a

tripartite memorandum of agreement with

the CDO Handmade Paper Crafts Co.

22 June 2020

and Ideatechs Packaging Corp. who were

identified as crucial in the materialization of

Pinyapel. The agency also partnered with

Nature’s Fresh Pineapples, Inc. for the supply

of raw materials.

“Pinyapel development seeks to inspire and

encourage government agencies and the

private sectors to collaborate in order to have

commercialization opportunities through

adoption of developed processes and

products. Partnerships could also pave the

way for the implementation of circular design

strategies such as choosing inputs, thinking

locally, extending product’s life and closing

the loop,” Matute said.

Central to the development of the

Pinyapel paper is the corrugating machine

of Ideatechs Packaging Corp. The

machine provided the paper, which has

thermoformable property, with heat and

pressure to turn it into a usable material.

Amid limited resources, the agency was able

to speed up its research and development,

and even managed to produce three

formulations for Pinyapel, thanks mostly to its

partners who allowed Design Center to use

their factories and equipment.

Capturing value thru utility

models

Following the successful experimentation, the

specialty paper was ready for the market. But

before its full roll out, Design Center signed

up its Pinyapel for protection as a utility

model.

“Pinyapel was registered as a utility model to

protect the process and product generated

by the collaborative effort. As a government

agency and an Innovation and Technology

Support Office partner of the Intellectual

Property Office of the Philippines, it is

important to register the development not just

for protection but more importantly because

disclosure of the step-by-step process in

our IP document could spark innovation

that would inspire anyone with technical

know-how to innovate further so the cycle of

innovation will be continuous,” Matute added.

The Pinyapel project, along with the other Wood Pencil

awardees, will go through D&AD’s 12-month accelerator

program where they are given consultancy, mentoring,

masterclasses, development grants, and access to a

creative, peer-driven network for a speedier product

development.

The Design Center has been part of

IPOPHL’s growing ITSO network since 2012,

committed to fostering a culture that thrives

in design creativity, value creation, and

innovation. It has filed at IPOPHL over 230

utility models and industrial designs.

Pinyapel eyes transition to patent

“Although protection for a utility model is

shorter, it is generally cheaper to obtain and

maintain and has less stringent patentability

requirements. Utility models provide micro,

small, and medium entrepreneurs a low-cost

and easy entry point to go global,” Matute

said.

Nonetheless, the Design Center envisions

further upgrading its product, with hopes of

seeing it registered as a patent. This is in

line with its strategy of utilizing all possible

tools in the IP system. In fact, last November,

days after it bagged the Wood Pencil, Design

Center filed at the IPOPHL to apply protection

for the “pinyapel” word mark.

“Further development is ongoing for Pinyapel

and at the same time we will be launching

new developments on different materials by

next year,” the Matute said.

(Photo credit – provided by the Design

Center of the Philippines)

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PackImpressions: The first Virtual Packaging and Printing Expo 2020

Lastmile Solutions announces the two day virtual event –scheduled for July 17th & 18th 2020.

The first virtual PackImpressions for the

Packaging and Printing industry will reconnect,

re-group and explore the immense

opportunities the world has to offer during

these testing times of COVID-19. Lastmiles

Solutions brings this Virtual Expo, the closest

one can get in connecting, showcasing,

exploring and creating opportunities to

overcome the challenges and grow ones

business in the new normal.

The two day event would highlight specific

areas such as consumption behaviour,

new marketing tools developed, policies,

opportunities & growth in the current market

and economy.

The PackImpressions virtual conference and

knowledge will include panel discussions

and knowledge exchange with the best in the

industry on topics such as Packaging and

Printing Industry in the post-Covid World,

Covid-19 & China’s Position as Supply Base

to the World, Covid-19’s Impact on CPG

& Pharma Industry, The SME Perspective

– Opportunities & Challenges, Innovating

for Success, Safety in Packaging: The New

Demands and the location challenge.

Some of the Panelists/speakers at the

PackImpressions expo are as follows:

Ravi Kiran, Ex CEO South East & South

Asia, CEO specialist solutions Starcom

MediaVest Group, Asia; Satyaki Rastogi,

General Manager, SIDBI; Naresh Khanna,

Principal consultant at IPP Service,

Research and Training PL (lppStar); Oran

Sokol, Director and General Manager,

Graphics Industrial Business, APAC, Hewlett

Packard Inc, Singapore; Vivek Suchanti,

Chairman & Managing Director at Concept

Communication Limited; Sangam Khanna,

Dy.Managing Director, Komori India, New

Delhi; Michael Cunningham, Director, Co

Founder Connect APAC; K. Ramakrishnan,

Managing Director, South Asia – Kantar

World Panel; Tim Klappe, Managing Director

Asia Pacific, MPS Systems B.V; and Lloyd

Mathias Board Adviser and Business

Strategist Former APAC Marketing Head, HP

Inc and EVP Marketing Pepsico, South Asia.

On the first ever virtual expo, Atul

Maheshwari, CEO Lastmile Solutions

says, “I am personally quite excited to

present this virtual conference cum expo

“PackImpressions” for the world’s packaging

and print industry. It’s a borderless expo to

a borderless world that visitors can explore

freely without following routes. Just to give an

idea, one will experience unlimited interactive

kiosks, in an area equivalent to 10,000 sqm

physical area with multiple zones. Most of

the assets of machine(s), their functioning,

specific features and other solutions have

been digitized and can be accessed through

interactive videos, documents, websites,

apps and other interactive devices within

the environs of an expo very similar to

the traditional one. Since there are no

boundaries, visitors enter and explore the

talks of experts, futuristic panel discussions

and get exposed to innovative solutions from

across the world, networking opportunity and

experience interactions with other visitors

from diverse background.”

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Xeikon Café TV broadcast

Xeikon’s interactive TV platform brings live updates with introduction to Xeikon CX300 digital label press.

the printing industry up to date on its latest

news and innovations. We believe it is vital

that printers and converters have all the

information they need right now to continue

to make decisions and maintain and drive

their businesses forward.”

Xeikon broadcasted live on Xeikon Café TV

to Australia and New Zealand. The company

informed its global audience in the printing

industry via its XCTV platform, an online

derivative of the renowned Xeikon Café

series. The sessions were live, interactive and

freely accessible on devices. The dedicated

session for Australia and New Zealand

took place on June 16 focusing on specific

subjects for the label community.

Trevor Crowley, Sales General Manager for

the ANZ region adds: “We all know Drupa

is postponed to 2021 but that doesn’t mean

printers should lack knowledge on what is

happening in the label industry and the new

novelties. Xeikon is committed to keeping

During the broadcast, Trevor together with his

colleagues from Belgium, explained the latest

Xeikon views and offer advice on digital label

production. There was also video footage

of the new Xeikon CX300 in action and the

team explained its novelties, benefits and

value for Australian label converters. This is

the next best thing to a live event with ample

opportunity for questions and interaction with

the speakers.

Label printers, industry experts and trade

journalists got updated on label production

with digital presses and the latest on both dry

toner and inkjet technology.

Live presentations were made by Trevor

Crowley, Sales General Manager ANZ and

Filip Weymans, VP Marketing Xeikon based

in Antwerp, Belgium

In addition to broadcasts like the Australia/NZ

edition explained above, XCTV will become

a permanent communication tool offering a

range of time and travel saving options for

Xeikon’s current and prospective customers.

For example, individualized streaming video

demonstrations originating in Xeikon’s

Innovation Centres can be arranged as

needed, incorporating remote video from

multiple geographies.

Kane Marsh joins MPS Systems Asia as Regional Printing Instructor

To provide increased service and support

to Asia-Pacific customers, MPS Systems

Asia hired Kane Marsh as Regional Printing

Instructor. An Australian citizen, Kane is very

well-versed in the label print industry from

working with various printing companies

throughout Asia including Indonesia,

Singapore, and the Philippines.

printing, hair care, healthcare, tobacco

products and other industries.

“Throughout my career, I have had the

privilege to work with flexible packaging and

labels on various substrates and printing

machines,” said Marsh. “This will be a great

benefit to MPS customers.”

Malaysia. In the near future, Kane will visit

MPS customers throughout Asia Pacific to

provide on-site training and share knowledge

to help run their presses with maximum

productivity workflow and expand into new

market segments.

As Regional Printing Instructor, Kane will

provide training on MPS’ narrow web flexo

presses and specialized label applications.

He will also provide customer tests and

demonstrations in the MPS Asia demo center

in Malaysia.

Kane brings direct print experience on

multiple presses in a range of printing

technologies including flexo, gravure, offset,

screen and a variety of applications. He has

a deep understanding of various needs in

food & beverage, pharmaceutical, security

“Kane comes with 18 years hands-on

printing experience,” added Tim Klappe,

Managing Director of MPS Asia. “He has

run many different printing presses and

supervised print teams in various countries

and companies. We believe his in-depth

printing and application knowledge of labels

and flexible packaging will be a tremendous

added value for our team in Asia and for MPS

worldwide.”

Kane officially joined MPS on June 1st and

is based at MPS Asia in Kuala Lumpur,

24 June 2020

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Luxury Box matches whisky’s regal roots

The packaging by Pollard Boxes conveys the luxuriousness and premium nature of the new whisky,

ensuring high impact on-shelf and delivering a superior opening experience for the consumer.

A striking presentation box produced by

Pollard Boxes is helping to underline the

significance of the latest addition to the ‘King

of Whisky’ Royal Salute’s permanent range.

The new Treasured Blend is the first 25 year

old expression in the Royal Salute portfolio.

Created by Master Blender Sandy Hyslop,

it has been inspired by the Crown Jewels

of England, bringing together precious and

powerful whiskies first laid down a quarter

of a century ago, and today fit for modern

royalty.

The key requirement for the packaging was

to convey the luxuriousness and premium

nature of the new whisky, ensuring high

impact on-shelf and delivering a superior

opening experience for the consumer.

The box is manufactured in a book cloth

material combined with intricate fine gold foil

patterns and text throughout. The special

double door design incorporates two highly

detailed metallised labels on the front and

then opens to reveal a stunning panoramic

illustration from Royal Salute collaborator and

fine artist Kristjana S. Williams. This depicts

the animals of the Royal Menagerie attending

a coronation celebration surrounded by

the precious Royal Regalia at the Tower of

London.

The open weaves in the book cloth required

complete attention to detail during the foiling

process by Pollards’ expert in-house team.

A similarly high level of technical skill was

required in the production of the five-door

design, combining traditional production

methods with the latest automated

equipment.

The box also incorporates Pollard’s unique

FOTL (Front Opening, Top Loading)

technology. This provides a faster and

more efficient packing process by allowing

the bottle to be placed into the box while

remaining in a case of six for onward delivery.

The lid is then locked into place, enabling the

box to be opened from the front for effective

display on the retail shelf. Vacuum formings

in the lid and base hold the bottle firmly in

place throughout the distribution chain.

“The 25 Year Old Treasured Blend continues

Royal Salute’s legacy of distinction for

elegantly crafted Scotch whisky,” commented

Richard Neil, Project Manager, Chivas

Brothers.

“The presentation box delivers exactly the

exceptional quality of appearance and finish

required to reflect the premium nature of the

whisky to our global consumers.”

Royal Salute was first created as a gift for

the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953

and has since been the official partner of

all ceremonial royal gun salutes fired at the

Tower of London.

June 2020

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Birografika MB installs their first MPS flexo press

- extends capacity aiming longer runs of high quality films, such as wrap-around labels and shrink sleeves.

Birografika MB in Serbia purchased and

installed their first MPS flexo press, an

8-colour EFS 430 multi-substrate press. The

deal was signed at Labelexpo Europe 2019.

The newly installed MPS EFS 430 flexo press

was chosen as an extension of Birografika’s

current capacity, with a primary purpose for

longer runs of high quality films, such as

wrap-around labels and shrink sleeves. The

printer is located in Subotica, Serbia.

Founded in 1920 as Birografika Subotica, the

printing house transformed into Birografika

MB in 2006 as a trading company to

successfully secure the well-known brand

and employees, which led to their success as

a leading printer today.

The company’s main activity is the

production of printed materials (flexible

packaging and labels) with comprehensive

services and equipment in flexo, digital and

offset printing. Birografika takes pride in

supplying large print orders, customization to

meet customer needs, and boasts a number

of reputable references in all sectors.

The sale was led by Aleksandar Borisavljevic,

MPS representative in the region, and

Sebastiaan Rakhorst, MPS Area Sales

Manager. Milan Nikoletic, General Manager

of Birografika said: “We chose MPS because

MPS EFS 430 press installed at Birografika MB

of their reputation of high quality machines

and great productivity. Time is money, and

service must leave an impression. These are

two things we always keep in mind; MPS is

the supplier that fits this vision perfectly.”

The deal between Birografika and MPS was

signed at Labelexpo Europe 2019, marking

one of the twelve presses sold by MPS at the

show.

As I knew him - RIP PVN ‘Saar’!

I have been in touch with Mr. PV Narayanan

(Former Director, IIP & Chairman of SIES

School of Packaging) for more than two

decades now and to hear that Covid has

taken its toll on one of my closest associates

leaves a painful mark, deep down in my

heart.

PVN ‘Saar’, as I personally used to call

him, was the first editor of a packaging

magazine titled ‘PLC - Packaging Labeling

& Converting’ that we published under the

PRESSIdeas umbrella for a few years way

back in 2009. In fact, it was PVN saar who

suggested us to address this particular

segment of the industry through the

magazine while he was working with SIES

School of Packaging. He had an uncanny

ability to reach to people in a deep and

positive way. I remember him being closely

working with the India Label Show, before it

was taken over and renamed as Label Expo

India by Tarsus. He was of the opinion that

‘knowledge disseminated’ is what remains

and so did he – live by his words and spent

his entire life educating and mentoring!

Students and their communities were of great

importance for him and wanted corporates

to generously contribute to the education

system; as he passionately put up an award

from PRESSIdeas at the SIES School of

packaging.

An excellent speaker and eloquent

personality, PVN Saar will remain close to my

heart till I live. 79 years well spent sir, Salute.

– (Jacob George, PRESSIdeas)

26 June 2020

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Aditya Flexipack becomes first Converter in India with BOBST AluBond

Kanpur based Aditya buys BOBST VISION K5 equipped with AluBond for production of High Barrier and

High Adhesion CPP and BOPP Films.

Kanpur-based Aditya Flexipack, one of

the leading flexible packaging products

manufacturers in India, has purchased a

VISION K5 1650mm which will be installed

in their state of the art green field project

focused on qualitative improvements &

backward integration; the facility is spread

across 19 acres and will be one of the largest

converting facilities under one roof. The new

metallizer is equipped with BOBST AluBond

for the production of high barrier and high

adhesion CPP/BOPP films and BOBST

Hawkeye pinhole detector.

The VISION K5 will be the first metallizer

for Aditya Flexipack after they decided to

expand their business to bring the metallizing

process in-house. To meet the requirements

of their customers, Aditya required a machine

which could produce high barrier CPP and

BOPP with high adhesion and high dyne level

retention.

Established almost 20 years ago, Aditya

Flexipack is known for their high quality,

customer focused products and sustainable

& safe working practices which have resulted

in many long-term relationships with its

valued customers.

The BOBST AluBond process which is fast

becoming the standard metallizing process

in the market for polyolefin based PP

substrates was perfect for their requirements.

AluBond greatly increases metal adhesion on

the most commonly used substrates; metal

adhesion values of up to 5N/15mm can be

achieved. In addition AluBond has been

shown to significantly increase dyne level

retention which translates in improved ink

wettability during printing and may eliminate

the need for an additional surface treatment

boost i.e. corona refresh prior to converting.

Apart from providing excellent adhesion

levels on all substrates, when AluBond is

applied to CPP and BOPP films, it provides

enhancement of oxygen (OTR) and water

vapour (WVTR) barrier performance. AluBond

is also starting to be used in the production

of high barrier metallized CPP and BOPP

mono-material laminates in response to the

market’s demands for sustainable packaging

films.

Commenting on the investment, Mr Raman

Tandon, Director of Aditya Flexipack said,

“Due to demand from our customers for

metallized CPP/BOPP with high adhesion,

high barrier and dyne level retention; we

decided to bring the metallizing process inhouse.

BOBST are well known in the industry

for their machines’ ability to handle heat

sensitive films such as CPP and we were

very impressed with the AluBond process

which will allow us to produce high quality

film for our customers. We look forward to the

machine being installed in our factory in the

next couple of months”.

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Flint Group Packaging Inks’ publishes latest whitepaper

The whitepaper unveils the new four pillar approach to sustainability.

the environmental impact associated with

their use.

Flint Group Packaging Inks, one of the

largest consumables suppliers to the global

packaging industry, has identified four

strategic pillars key to successfully achieving

its sustainability ambitions.

Outlined in a new whitepaper published

by Flint Group, the four pillars set out a

programme of objectives and milestones that

align with the company’s vision of realising a

truly circular economy within the packaging

industry.

Doug Aldred, President Global Packaging

Inks said: “The new four pillar approach

provides our Sustainability Task Force with

clear areas of focus. Sustainability is a

huge topic for the industry but there isn’t a

single defined path that results in success.

This is a journey that we share with our

customers, suppliers and stakeholders and

we encourage a shared commitment to bring

about change. We are investing our time to

focus on ways that we can support a circular

economy in packaging and look forward

to working with the wider industry on these

efforts going forward.”

The four pillars include Ethical Management,

Reduced Ecological Impact, Responsibly

Built Products and Designing for Circularity.

Setting out a clear framework for global

company-wide development, the Ethical

Management pillar incorporates a range

of audits and standards that Flint Group

Packaging Inks has implemented for both

the company and its suppliers to adhere to.

In addition, it details new policies which are

needed and that address human rights, antidiscrimination,

green engineering and waste

management, as well as anti-corruption and

equal opportunities practices.

Reduced Ecological Impact includes a

programme of targets for the business to

meet in relation to energy consumption,

greenhouse gas emissions, water

consumption and landfill waste. It also

outlines Flint Group Packaging Inks’

commitment to achieving ISO14001, the

international standard for an effective

environmental management system. The

XtraMile programme, an initiative to help

printers boost connectivity, reduce waste

and drive operational efficiency, is also

incorporated.

The third pillar of Flint Group Packaging Inks’

sustainability strategy, Responsibly Built

Products, addresses the building blocks of

ink formulation, regulatory compliance and

Mr. Paul Winstanley, Sr. Directory Technology

& Innovation for Packaging Inks EMEA

commented, “Our technical teams are

developing sustainable ink formulations

using non-fossil fuel based raw material

sources that do not, for example, compete

with food resources or contribute to

deforestation. We have also commercialised

a range of mono-solvent inks for gravure

applications and have developed solutions

for both flexo and gravure applications

that are compliant with compostability

standards to meet the increased demand for

compostable packaging.”

The fourth strategic pillar addresses the

design of inks and coatings for the circular

economy in support of the development of

fully recyclable packaging solutions with

minimal waste creation. By working closely

with the recycling industry, the company is

developing inks that are easier to recycle,

including new water-based and low VOC

inks.

The whitepaper is available to download from

the Flint Group Packaging Inks’ website.

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Flint Group announces ThermoFlexX Catena+

Fully automated flexographic plate processing equipment line minimizing operator intervention.

Flint Group has unveiled TermoFlexX Catena

+, a fully automated plate processing line

consisting of equipment modules which were

announced earlier by the group; Catena - E

(UV LED exposure), Catena - W(solvent plate

processor), and Catena - DLS (dryer, light

finisher and plate stacker combination with

robotized plate transport).

Catena means “connected chain” and just

as the name reveals, the Catena+ line is a

modular system, which can join together for

various levels of automation.

A Catena-DLS module can be connected to

a Catena-W for automatic plate-processing.

The Catena-DLS has 10 drying units, 7

stacking positions and a light finisher.

Robotic movement ensures that plates are

fully finished with no operator intervention

after loading into the washer.

ThermoFlexX Woodpecker surface screening

software and best-in-class Flint Group

flexographic plates, we enable our customers

to rival any other system in the market.”

Catena+ fully automated flexoplate making

brings the whole chain together. Once the

operator has removed the cover sheet the

plate is automatically loaded into the imager,

and is completely processed and fully

finished with no further operator interventions

needed, eliminating any damage caused by

manual plate handling.

Designed as an open system, Catena+

allows easy loading of plates from other

imagers into the Catena-E LED exposure

unit. Plates from other exposure frames can

also be easily loaded to take advantage of

the highly productive WDLS.

The full line Catena+ also includes Catena

Cockpit, which provides a highly visible

status report on plate processing, progress

and expected time of completion.

With Catena ProServX software, the machine

health status of all modules is constantly

monitored, thus, enabling a new level of

pro-active support and maintenance. The

need for physical service-interventions is

minimized.

“We are proud to announce the Catena-

DLS, the missing piece on our way to

fully automated flexo plate processing.

In combination with our ThermoFlexX

imager, the recently released Catena-W

and the Catena-E UV LED exposure, we

provide a state-of-the-art, fully automated

and integrated flexo plate processing

system, which allows our customers to

produce flexo plates at lowest total cost for

every application,” explains Uwe Stebani,

General Manager Xeikon Prepress. “And

in combination with our groundbreaking

Feldmuehle produces vegan paper

All papers made by Feldmuehle are free from animal ingredients.

Feldmuehle GmbH, manufacturer of label

and flexible packaging papers, produces

vegan paper. More and more consumers and

manufacturers are refusing to buy products

that contain animal ingredients. It is also

an important subject for Feldmuehle – it is

proved by the fact that all papers made by

Feldmuehle are vegan.

No animal substances (such as protein

or gelatine) are used in the production of

Feldmuehle’s one-sided coated papers.

Genetically modified raw materials are also

not used in production. As an FSC certified

company (FSC®C124501) it uses only

materials that come from well-managed

sources. Taking their responsibility towards

society and the environment very seriously,

the company attaches great importance

to always being able to offer its customers

ecologically and socially sound products.

Feldmuehle GmbH develops and

manufactures high-quality white coated

label papers and packaging papers for the

German and international market. In these

two business areas, the company offers a

broad product portfolio for the label and

packaging industry, printing houses, brand

owners and converters. Since June 2018,

the company is part of a subsidiary of the

Berlin-based Beteiligungsgesellschaft Kairos

Industries AG. It is continuing the 100-year

old tradition of paper production at the

Uetersen site.

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Holograms to secure global alcohol revenues

New tax stamp holograms welcomed in battle to secure alcohol excise

revenues – Goa and Rajasthan to introduce holographic tax stamps.

Plans for new holographic tax stamps in

Asia show the technology continues to be

an effective device in the battle to secure

global alcohol revenues, according to an

international trade body.

The International Hologram Manufacturers

Association (IHMA) was commenting on

moves by Goa and Rajasthan in India to

introduce a new excise policy for 2020-21,

which will feature holographic tax stamps

as a central plank of measures to protect

alcohol revenues.

This would bring the total number of states

in India adopting tax stamps to 25 as the

country continues to fight the criminals

who trade in illicit alcohol across the Asia

subcontinent.

Excise duty on alcohol is a critical source of

government revenue while providing way of

controlling and limiting consumption, says

the IHMA.

However, illicit smuggling and counterfeiting

cost treasuries billions of dollars a year

in lost revenue. And the cost is not just a

financial one affecting governments - drinks

manufacturers can see brands tarnished,

revenues tumble and market capitalisation

dented through the counterfeiting of their

products.

In Goa, which currently has no alcohol

tax stamps, liquor prices have risen 50%

since April 2020, as have excise duties on

Indian foreign liquor sales. There, officials

are finalising proposals to introduce a

holographic tax stamp, which will be

applied to each bottle of alcohol to assist in

authentication.

In North West India, Rajasthan state is

planning to re-introduce alcohol excise

stamps after a 10 year absence in a move to

tackle concerns over increases in inter-state

smuggling and sales of illicit liquor.

Tax stamps serve two purposes according

to the IHMA. One is to provide a record of

payment of tax while the other is to provide

evidence that the stamp - and hence the

product to which it is affixed - is genuine.

Dr Paul Dunn, chair of the global trade

body, said it’s clear that the news from India

shows that governments and agencies

around the world continue to rely on and

value holograms as an effective, reliable and

dynamic security solution.

Dr Paul Dunn, chair of the IHMA, and an example of a

holographic tax stamp on a bottle of alcohol

“It’s apparent that the benefits of

holographic-based tax stamp programmes

are welcomed by both suppliers of

components, products and systems to the

drinks sector and officials with responsibility

for securing tax revenues,” he said.

“While holographic tax stamps are widely

accepted and effective authentication

devices, there is no better opportunity during

the current pandemic for governments

and treasuries to act decisively to secure

alcohol excise revenues by continuing to use

the technology as an integral part of their

strategies.”

The use of well-designed and properly

deployed authentication solutions, as

advocated by the ISO12931 standard,

enables examiners to verify the authenticity

of a legitimate product, differentiating it from

fake products coming from counterfeiting

hot spots in Asia and eastern Europe. Even

those that carry a ‘fake’ authentication feature

can be distinguished from the genuine item

if that item carries a carefully thought-out

authentication solution.

The tax stamp standard ISO22282, which

assists tax authorities to improve compliance

with excise tax regulations by providing

guidance on tax stamp procurement,

construction, security, issuance and

examination, references the uses of

holograms for tax stamp.

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IHMA represents more than 90 of the world’s

leading hologram companies. Members

include the leading producers and converters

of holograms for banknote security, anticounterfeiting,

brand protection, packaging,

graphics and other commercial applications

around the world, and actively cooperate to

maintain the highest professional, security

and quality standards.

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Highly efficient children books production with asterPRO Full Cycle

“Children’s literature is in big demand and we had the need to increase our productivity while maintaining

the high quality of sewing of the aster machines”. – Mrs. Liu, Hongbo Haotian

Hongbo Haotian is a large-scale Chinese

printing company, established in 2010

in Beijing with the goal of servicing the

metropolitan area of the capital city where

publishing houses are flourishing.

Hongbo’s main products are high-end art

and photo albums and children’s books,

the latter a strong and thriving market in

China. The company, already a customer

of Meccanotecnica since 2014 with an

asterEVO book sewing machine, decided to

increase its production capacity for thread

sewn books with an asterPRO Full Cycle to

meet the increasing market demand in this

segment.

The children’s book segment in 2019

accounts for 26.5% of China’s total book

retail market, according to Beijing-based

OpenBook, a clearinghouse for publishing

statistics. The segment expanded 18.5%

compared to 2018, confirming a double-digit

growth streak.

Whether this growth trajectory is due to the

sheer number of people under 18 (about

370 million and counting) and newborns

(14.65 million in 2019) or its rising middle

class (around 400 million people) with higher

disposable income to spend on education

and reading, it is seemingly unstoppable.

Challenge

“In the last years we are witnessing a big

growth for thread sewn children books,”

says Mrs. Liu, Managing Director of Hongbo

Haotian.

“Children’s literature is in big demand and

we had the need to increase our productivity

while maintaining the high quality of sewing

of the aster machines”.

Solution

Hongbo Haotian decided to invest in an

aster- PRO with Full Cycle technology that

allows the sewing of books without the blind/

lock stitch. The investment decision has been

guided by 3 main reasons:

1. The Full Cycle Technology allows

increasing production efficiency, saving

costs and improving profitability,

compared to traditional sewing

machines.

2. This technology also improves the

daily output, increasing productivity

especially for books with a low number

of signatures.

3. Aster machines are easy to use and

having operators already trained in

using them have also played its role in

the decision.

Result

“In only 5 months after installations, we have

sewn 20 million signatures and produced

millions of books”, says Mrs. Liu. “This

proves the great reliability of the system that

has fulfilled our expectations”.

Business benefits

• Highly reliable binding (thread sewing)

• Revenue increase (more productivity)

• Cost savings (higher efficiency)

• Ease-of-use (aster machines)

• Sewing quality (no thermal fusion)

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IDERA: Xeikon and Flint Group bring digital print to the corrugated industry

A fully integrated and comprehensive digital platform setting corrugated packaging apart.

Xeikon and Flint group have announced

the launch of IDERA, a brand-new digital

solutions platform for corrugated packaging

converters. One of the cornerstones of this

platform is a post-print, single-pass printing

press. This press uses certified food-safe

water-based inks on coated and uncoated

corrugated sheets up to 1.6 m wide x 2.8

m long (5’ 3” wide x 9’2” long) at up to

150 linear m/min (492 ft/min). It is an ideal

solution for a corrugated box market with

decreasing lot sizes, shorter lead times,

and ever-increasing demand for high quality

packaging. IDERA will deliver higher print

quality than flexography and enable printing

of both short and long runs with all the

benefits of a digital print-on-demand solution,

including reduced waste, Xeikon states.

With a much smaller and more environmentfriendly

footprint, IDERA also has the ability

to customize and version. From September

onwards, the IDERA solution will be available

at the Global Innovation Center in Lier,

Belgium for customer evaluation and testing.

“It is no secret that we are seeing rapid

changes in the behavioural patterns of

consumers, brands and retailers,” explains

Sebastien Stabel, Market Segment Manager

Carton Packaging. The exponential growth

of e-commerce and the increasing pressure

on sustainability are underlying forces that

drive creative innovation in the digitization

of packaging to higher levels of productivity.

Ever rising consumer expectations for instant,

unique and entertaining products continue

to set the bar higher within the supply chain

for decreased lead times and even faster

delivery.

Stabel believes there is more change

yet to come. In its May 2019 study ‘No

ordinary disruption – winning with new

models in packaging 2030’, the consulting

firm McKinsey warns, “This is the time for

companies in the packaging industry to

buckle up and get ready. They have less

than 2 years to prepare”. With that in mind,

companies need to change their focus with

an ‘intuition reset’ and review their business

models and markets. Migrating from

corrugated post-print to digital corrugated

printing is the optimal way for forwardthinking

businesses to set themselves up

for future success. Xeikon’s IDERA solution

provides the winning combination of a bestin-class,

single-pass digital press for the

corrugated sector, food-safety patented ink

technology, and an open architecture system

for third-party integration.”

To develop IDERA, Xeikon relied on its long

established in-house digital expertise and on

the experience and manufacturing footprint

of its parent company, Flint Group. As the

number one supplier of inks for corrugated

packaging, Flint has a deep understanding

of the corrugated market. Stabel continues,

“We are working closely with Flint Group,

our partners, and most importantly our

customers, to customize the software,

hardware and ink sets and address more

closely the needs of the corrugated market

in Europe and North America. At the same

time, we add our digital expertise to what is

already a solid base product.”

Lode Deprez, VP Digital Inks & Imaging

Technology adds, “In our R&D Competence

Center for digital inks, our engineers develop,

formulate and produce our own highperforming,

food-safe, water-based inks. This

includes our new and patented technology

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used for pigment dispersion that guarantees

the best performance and a cost-efficient

solution.

Key benefits of Xeikon’s IDERA platform

for corrugated packaging printers and

converters:

• High throughput with a post-print,

single-pass printing press. Ready to

print on uncoated and coated boards

• Xeikon developed food safety compliant

water-based inkjet inks to drive print

performance and cost

• An open ecosystem that works together

with various best-in-class partners –

peripheral equipment, workflow, camera

inspection, and more – to get to the

best integrated solution

• A true digital transformation capability

supported by Xeikon’s X-800 workflow

for corrugated packaging

• Color management and profiling tools

as well as integration with third-party

manufacturing and MIS software

Filip Weymans, Xeikon’s Vice President

of Marketing, states, “With more than 30

years of innovation and experience in digital

printing, we are still leading the way. Xeikon

is recognized as an advisor in many key

markets, such as graphic arts and labels,

and now in the corrugated market. Xeikon

is a true technology-agnostic advisor in the

digital transformation that print manufacturing

processes are undergoing. We are excited

to be bringing Xeikon and Flint Group

knowledge and expertise to the corrugated

market with IDERA and our broad range of

consulting and advisory services.”

Natural cosmetic ingredients gaining popularity

Natural ingredients with antibacterial and antiviral qualities are the most sought after.

The coronavirus pandemic is raising demand

for natural ingredients from the personal

care industry. The use of such ingredients

in cosmetic & personal care products is

increasing, whilst consumers are buying

natural & organic products to improve their

personal immunity. Ecovia Intelligence

(formerly known as Organic Monitor) expects

demand to remain buoyant after the current

crisis.

Australian companies are reporting a surge

in demand for lemon myrtle, which is used

in hand sanitizers and cleaning products.

Australian Natural Products, the largest

producer, is planting 180,000 new lemon

myrtle and anise myrtle trees to ramp up

production.

Tea tree oil, well-known for its antibacterial

and antiviral properties, is also experiencing

a coronavirus boost. It is used in a wide

range of personal care and home care

products. Based in New South Wales, Gelair

has developed a line of tea tree oil-based

cleaning products for the maritime industry.

Virus fears are leading commercial ships

and cruise liners to use Gelair products to

decontaminate ducted ventilation systems.

Aloe vera, already established in the personal

care industry, is also experiencing high

demand. The use of aloe vera has extended

from companies to consumers making

hand sanitizers at home. Seeing the shift in

purchasing behaviour, the American supplier

Desert Harvest has started producing

hand sanitizers for the first time. Amyris, a

producer of sustainable ingredients, has

also launched natural

hand sanitizers under

its Pipette brand.

The natural essential

oils company EO

Products has increased

production of its hand

sanitizers 16-fold since

the virus outbreak.

Other natural

ingredients in high

demand include

eucalyptus oil, propolis,

and oregano. Asian

ingredient suppliers

are reporting a spike in

demand for eucalyptus

oil. In Indonesia, the

Agriculture Ministry

is actively using

eucalyptus oil to help

stop the transmission of

the coronavirus. It has

developed ointments,

balms, inhalers and diffusers.

The popularity of cannabidiol (CBD) is also

continuing during the coronavirus crisis. CBD

is featured in many new product launches,

including hand sanitizers, creams, lotions

and balms. The UK online retailer Alphagreen

is reporting a doubling of interest in CBDbased

products since the virus outbreak.

Consumers are buying CBD products to help

give them relieve from anxiety, insomnia and

pain.

Many natural & organic food retailers are

reporting a sales surge during the current

crisis. Consumers are turning to natural

& health products to improve their overall

health and wellness, as well as disease

prevention. With COVID-19 changing the

way we meet and clean, expect to see more

natural ingredients in the products we use.

Sustainable Cosmetics Summit

The growing use of natural / green materials

in cosmetic & personal care products

is regularly featured at the Sustainable

Cosmetics Summit. The next editions of this

executive summit will be in New York (28-30th

September) and Paris (2-4th November).

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Constantia Flexibles is among the ‘50

Sustainability & Climate Leaders 2020’

Being part of the 50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders campaign is an integral part of the

Company’s sustainability strategy.

As a signatory of the New

Plastics Economy “Global

Commitment”, Constantia

Flexibles pledged that

all its packaging will be

recyclable by 2025.

This year, Constantia Flexibles has been selected

as one of 50 global companies to take part in an

international sustainability and climate initiative,

initiated by the TBD media group. This initiative

includes videos of and promotes companies that are

pioneers in the field of sustainability and is hosted by

Bloomberg’s digital network.

“More sustainability” along the entire production

supply chain always has been a priority for Constantia

Flexibles. The presentation of the “more sustainable”

product line EcoLamin 2019, the opening of Ecoflex,

the first plant in the world producing recyclable

flexible packaging only, as well as the ambitious

target to almost halve greenhouse gas emissions

by 2050, are just some examples of the Company’s

leadership in the field of sustainability.

Globally and across all industries, Climate Change

and Sustainability have grown in significance.

The importance of action was also recently

communicated by UN Secretary-General Antonio

Guterres: “The natural environment is deteriorating

at an alarming rate: sea levels are rising; ocean

acidification is accelerating; the last four years have

been the warmest on record; one million plant and

animal species are at risk of extinction, and land

degradation continues unchecked.”

Constantia Flexibles, the world’s third largest

producer of flexible packaging solutions, takes these

worrying developments very seriously. Alexander

Baumgartner, CEO of Constantia Flexibles: “We as

human beings and even more so as companies, have

a duty to fulfil which is to leave the planet at least in

the same shape and state it was when we came for

the next generations. Our participation in the initiative

50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders is a further

measure for us to fulfil this duty. In the video we are

demonstrating how companies worldwide can also

make their contribution.”

Being part of the 50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders

campaign is an integral part of the Company’s

sustainability strategy focusing on the long-term.

With the reach of Bloomberg’s digital network and

the close collaboration of the United Nations in the

campaign, the Company wants to prove what is

possible. Peaking in an exclusive conference hosted

by the UN – planned to take place in September 2020

in New York –Constantia Flexibles will engage with the

other campaign participants to showcase its strive for

a more sustainable future. And the list of Constantia

Flexibles’ activities for a better future is extensive.

Science Based, ambitious targets

Since 2005, Constantia Flexibles has been measuring

its’ direct and indirect emissions (Scope 1 and Scope

2) as well as the indirect emissions (Scope 3) coming

from upstream and downstream value chain activities.

Key Notes :

> The presentation

of the “more

sustainable” product

line EcoLamin 2019.

> Ecoflex, the first plant

in the world producing

recyclable flexible

packaging only

> The ambitious target

to almost halve

greenhouse gas

emissions by 2050.

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Constantia Ecoflex Ahmedabad in India is the first plant in the world producing only recyclable flexible packaging.

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Constantia Flexibles’ goal is to decrease

greenhouse gas emissions by 24% by 2030

and by 49% by 2050 from a 2015 base-year.

Measures to reach the target include

increasing the share of purchased electricity

coming from renewable resources, energy

optimization, as well as decreasing indirect

emissions deriving from the value chain, e.g.

from purchased raw materials. A minus of

10% had already been achieved until 2018.

The greenhouse gas emission reduction

target was also officially approved by

the Science Based Targets Initiative.

Targets adopted by companies to reduce

greenhouse gas emissions are considered

“science-based” if they are in line with the

level of decarbonization required to keep

the global temperature increase below two

degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial

temperatures.

“Setting this ambitious target in line with

climate science demonstrates our dedication

to play our part in international efforts to limit

global temperature rise and take action to

combat climate change”, says Baumgartner.

Recyclable packaging

As a signatory of the New Plastics Economy

“Global Commitment”, Constantia Flexibles

pledged that all its packaging will be

recyclable by 2025. Today, the Company

stands at 60% recyclable packaging.

One solution to reach 100% is Constantia

Flexibles’ innovative packaging product line,

EcoLam. EcoLam is lightweight, and its’

OPE/PE structure is fully recyclable since it is

a mono-material. Of course, it also provides

all the oxygen and moisture barrier in order

to protect goods. The sustainable solution

is produced at the Constantia Ecoflex

Ahmedabad plant, in Gujarat, India, which

is the first plant in the world producing only

recyclable flexible packaging.

Furthermore, Constantia Flexibles is a

founding member of CEFLEX (A Circular

Economy for Flexible Packaging), a

collaborative project of a European

consortium of companies with the vision

of an established collection, sorting and

reprocessing economy developed for postconsumer

flexible packaging across Europe.

Certified sustainability

In 2018, Constantia Flexibles’ largest plant,

Constantia Teich in Austria was the first

European company to be certified according

to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI)

Performance Standard for environmental,

social and governance performance. In 2019,

Constantia Teich successfully completed

the audit in accordance with ASI’s Chain

of Custody Standard, which complements

the ASI Performance Standard and sets out

requirements for the creation of a Chain

of Custody (CoC) for material, including

ASI aluminium. This means that the plant

meets the industry’s highest sustainability

standards, which cover governmental,

environmental as well as social elements.

Events Calendar

PackImpressions Virtual

Packaging and

Printnig Expo 2020

Date: 17 JUL -20 to 18 JUL-20

Venue: NEC Birmingham, UK

mediaexpo New Delhi 2020

Date: 17 SEP -20 to 19 SEP-20

Venue: New Delhi, India

Labelexpo India 2020

Date: 02 DEC -20 to 05 DEC - 20

Venue: India Expo Centre, Greater

Noida, Delhi NCR

Gartex Texprocess India

Date: 17 DEC -20 to 19 DEC - 20

Venue: Greater Noida

(Mumbai edition takes place in MAR’20)

The Print Show



The Sign Show



WAN-IFRA India 2020 Conference


Venue: Chennai, India

Brand Print India 2020

Date: 29 OCT -20 to 01 NOV - 20

Venue: India Expo Centre

Greater Noida, Delhi NCR

mediaexpo Mumbai 2021

Date: 04 MAR -21 to 06 MAR - 21

Venue: Bombay Exhibition Center,

Mumbai

Drupa 2021

Date: 20 APR -21 to 30 APR-21

Venue: Dusseldorf, Germany

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Fujifilm launches ‘perfect’

Acuity Ultra printer in India

The Fujifilm Acuity Ultra superwide UV roll-to-roll printer with solvent-free inks launches in

India, taking print to the next level of quality and profitability.

Fujifilm India has announced the Indian launch of its

new superwide format system, the Acuity Ultra. This

UV-curable roll-to-roll printer uses Uvijet GS inks,

a solvent-free chemistry that is both fully emission

compliant and GREENGUARD approved.

Industrial Build Quality: Engineered for reliable print

production, all day, every day, in any environment, the

Acuity Ultra UV roll-to-roll is close to being the perfect

superwide printer to meet the specific challenges of

the Indian market.

UVijet inks offer an

impressively low costin-use.

Its high density

colours and 3.5 picolitre

drop size result in ink

usage typically 20%

lower than competing

products.

Key Notes :

> This UV-curable rollto-roll

printer uses

Uvijet GS inks.

> Provides increased

size and quality to

significantly boost the

profitability of highend

interior graphics

production.

> Fujifilm’s solvent-free

and GREENGUARDcertified

Uvijet inks

meet some of the

world’s most stringent

emission standards.

Unlike anything currently available on the market,

the Fujifilm Acuity Ultra provides increased size

and quality to significantly boost the profitability of

high-end interior graphics production. Built around

Fujifilm’s solvent-free UV curable inkjet technologies,

it offers near-photographic levels of image quality with

tighter registration and higher production speeds, at

a price that is set to shake up the superwide format

marketplace.

The Acuity Ultra represents the culmination of

extensive market research to understand the needs of

superwide format print producers and the challenges

they face both today and tomorrow. Those same

challenges, says Fujifilm India, are perfectly aligned

with Indian PSPs looking to take their print business

to the next level of quality and operational profitability.

According to by S.M. Ramprasad, Executive Vice

President at Fujifilm India, the Fujifilm Acuity Ultra is

‘the perfect next step for the Indian wide-format digital

print professional’.

Fujifilm Acuity Ultra -

five key features:

Performance & Profitability: Capable of print speeds

up to 402 square metres per hour and offering

unbeatable cost-in-use, the Acuity Ultra gives you the

performance to profit from both interior and exterior

applications with almost photographic print quality.

Use Less Ink on Every Print: Developed in-house by

Fujifilm specifically for the Acuity Ultra series, UVijet

inks offer an impressively low cost-in-use. Its high

density colours and 3.5 picolitre drop size result in ink

usage typically 20% lower than competing products.

GREENGUARD Certification: Fujifilm’s solvent-free

and GREENGUARD-certified Uvijet inks meet some

of the world’s most stringent emission standards,

resulting in a safe UV ink that will help you win more

business from brands that are committed to their own

environmental standards.

Security of a Global Brand: With a presence around

the world and an engineering resource in every major

city, a Fujifilm partnership gives you complete peace

of mind. Fujifilm stands by our products and by our

customers, every step of the way.

S.M. Ramprasad comments: “The Fujifilm Acuity

series has long been known for its quality and

reliability and, by adding this superwide model to the

range, we are offering our Indian customers a big

step up in quality and productivity. If you have any

further questions or wish to request sample prints

to examine the quality for yourself, you are invited to

contact an Acuity Ultra printer expert at our Fujifilm

India office.”

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Gartex Texprocess India announces new dates for Delhi & Mumbai editions

New dates to ensure optimal revival of trade and provide additional time to exhibitors to plan their

exhibits and product launches more effectively in the current environment.

With an objective to support the swift revival

of the garment and textile industry, Gartex

Texprocess India, the comprehensive

exhibition on garment and textile

manufacturing supply chain, is back with

new dates for its Delhi and Mumbai editions.

While the Delhi edition will take place from

17 – 19 December 2020 in Greater Noida,

the Mumbai edition has been scheduled in

March 2021.

Following detailed consultations with industry

stakeholders, organisers - MEX Exhibitions

and Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India, have

announced new dates for both editions. The

New Delhi edition was originally scheduled

in August 2020 and will now be in December

2020 at India Expo Mart (IEML) in Greater

Noida, Delhi-NCR. The Mumbai edition

will take place in March, 2021 at Bombay

Exhibition Center, Mumbai.

The organisers believe that the new dates

will ensure optimal revival of trade and

provide additional time to exhibitors to plan

their exhibits and product launches more

effectively in the current environment. The

decision which was taken on the basis of

feedback from exhibitors, partners and

industry associations, also aims to ensure

that the event serves its objectives of

business, knowledge and tech-exchange in a

more meaningful way when the entire textile

fraternity can come together.

Exhibitions are a crucial tool to revive

businesses and boost economy. Networking

in a safe and controlled environment is an

effective way for industries to get back on

track, especially for the garment and textile

industry that sees Gartex Texprocess as

an indispensable channel for marketing,

showcasing innovations and forging valuable

partnerships in the long run.

Gartex Texprocess India is a trusted industry

platform offering immersive experience

to both exhibitors and visitors and has

transformed the way stakeholders operate

in garment & textile machinery industry. The

key business event comes packed with

the experience and expertise of two major

exhibition organisers and draws thousands of

quality visitors in every edition. The threeday

fair provides a holistic experience to

participants not just by way of an extensive

display of exhibits, but also through a

series of seminars and workshops aimed at

facilitating dialogue that highlight on-going

trends, opportunities and challenges for the

business of textiles. Prominent highlights of

the show include Denim Show, Embroidery

Zone, Garmenting & Apparel Machinery

Zone, Digitex Show, India Laundry Show and

Fabrics & Trims Show.

Between now and its opening in December

2020, the organisers aim to continue to

keep the industry connected through its

webinar series to draw focus on sustainable

measures and support the sector during its

recovery phase.

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Colorjet launches attractively printed Oxyvent Face Filters to encourage use

Colorjet has earmarked an initial investment of 25 million INR for the venture and is aiming at Printing

100,000 filters a day.

Responding to the need in the market and to

motivate more people into wearing the face

gear, Colorjet Group has launched Oxyvent,

a designer face filter with creative prints. As

the masks become a necessity, the need to

give the industry a new shape by making it

fashionable and appealing to the masses

forms the core of this new venture.

The face filters are unique adhering to safety

standards and come with creative design

prints to encourage more people into wearing

them. The products include Multilayer Safety

masks made up with 100% Cotton with 120

TC and melt blown material with moisture

control anti-bacterial finish achieving a strict

95% Bacterial Filtration Efficiency(BFE). The

designs are digitally printed on the fabric with

Oekotex Approved Inks making the masks fit

for human use and ecologically compliant.

At the Launch of Oxyvent Face Filters Mr. M

S Dadu, Managing Director Colorjet Group

said,” The vision to create a cloth based

protection filter which provides superior

filtration, yet being highly breathable was

key to the innovation. As masks would

become the essentials in the coming

days, a fashionable yet fully functional

air filtering mask is the need of the hour.

We have conceptualized a hand crafted

fashionable necessity that provides safety

while encouraging the fashion it has yet to

set. Committing to our core design values

of being Economic, Efficient and Ecological,

we are using our own renowned International

Digital Textile Print technology. “

Colorjet has earmarked an initial investment

of 25 million INR for the venture and is

aiming at Printing 100,000 filters a day. The

company has installed Direct to Fabric, Dye

Sublimation, Direct to Garment and Laser

Cutting & Finishing machines native to the

group and in partnership with Japanese

Technology for the project.

To bring in international designs and styles to

life, Oxyvent has collaborated with renowned

Web-2-Print workflow solution provided

by Early Vision from Israel. “For mass

customization of our designer face filters

we needed an end to end workflow solution

for our manufacturing. To achieve this we

have collaborated with Guy Alroy of Early

Vision as our pattern cutting solution provider

because of its intuitive, easy-to-use tools and

functionalities. Its insight into implementing

Early Vision down the road, to enable efficient

workflows for mass customization and ondemand

manufacturing makes it the best

in the industry. It will also minimize errors in

communication with our partners, hence,

saving time and costs.” added Mr. Smarth

Bansal – DGM Product & Brand – ColorJet.

For the print designs, the company has

partnered with Emma Tranchini, a renowned

Italian fashion designer and Niti Singhal,

the native couturier of the New York Fashion

Week fame where she displayed her range

of apparels that were digitally printed on a

Colorjet Textile Printers.

Oxyvent is also attempting at bringing its

designer masks into corporate culture and

has tied up with several leading brands in

the market to customize the masks as per

their branding needs. The whole range of

products comes for men, women and kids,

and can be explored at the Oxyvent website.

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Fujifilm inspires Indian PSPs with free Acuity book

Releases 92 pages of inspiration, application ideas and technical intelligence – the new guide to Fujifilm

Acuity for Print service providers.

Fujifilm India has released a 92-page book

packed with inspiration and motivation for

print service providers considering their next

move. The expansive guide focuses on the

Fujifilm Acuity flatbed printer series - a natural

and versatile choice for forward-thinking

businesses.

Available to download free of charge, with

hard copies distributed on request, the

book begins by outlining the technical

advancements of the Acuity followed by an

inspirational insight into potential applications

together with real-life customer case studies.

It looks at the market for high-quality sign

and display work - such as safety and

social distancing signage where demand is

currently increasing - while also exploring the

profitable vertical markets of interior decor,

metal decoration, packaging prototypes,

membrane switch graphic overlays,

thermoformed plastics and creative effects.

Not only is it increasingly important for PSPs

to consider diversification into new markets

like these, it can be an exciting proposition

thanks to the versatility offered by digital

inkjet technology and inks. Compared to

screen and litho printing, digital inkjet delivers

an equivalent level of output quality with

superior ease-of-use and flexibility. Acuity

users may also discover environmental

benefits over other technologies thanks to

the system’s extensive material compatibility.

S.M. Ramprasad, Executive Vice President

at Fujifilm India Pvt. Ltd, comments: “We are

all of course familiar with printing for retail

display and exhibitions, but as those markets

are in a period of emergency, the forwardthinking

PSP needs to look beyond their

regular everyday print production and explore

new opportunities.

“Sustainability is another important

consideration for PSPs. For example, the

Fujifilm Acuity is ideal for the production of

polyethylene banners and polypropylene as

a PVC alternative, which will be an increasing

requirement for big brands wishing to go

PVC-free as part of their own environmental

initiatives.”

It is expected that the Acuity book – In

particular the impressive hard copy edition

– will provide valuable information and ideas

for customers as much as for PSPs.

Ramprasad summarises: “Serving both

as a visual guide full of application images

and ideas, and also as a more detailed

technical resource, the Acuity book is a great

source of inspiration. Not only for you as a

printer, but for your customers who might

themselves be looking for new ways in which

digital print might open new opportunities,

greener production or cost-effective options.

The Fujifilm Acuity book is incredibly useful

and informative, and we’d like all of our

customers to make sure they download a

copy and keep it at hand as a resource.”

The 92-page Acuity book is available for free

download at the company website. Hardcopy

versions are available by request from

Fujifilm.

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