Flexografi, Solusi & Tren Cetak Masadepan

Flexography menjadi sorotan dalam kurun waktu beberapa tahun belakangan ini..Tak hanya produktifitasnya yang tinggi mencapai 1-5 juta lintasan dan kemampuannya mencetak diatas bermacam material. Namun juga dapat meminimalisir besaran dot gain dengan ‘kiss impression, efisiensi waktu dalam produksi [produktifitas tinggi], biaya relative lebih murah dan ramah lingkungan. Kedepan, teknik cetak tinggi [flexografi] akan menjadi andalan sebagaimana telah terjadi pergeseran signifikan di berbagai belahan dunia.

Flexography is coming



Flexography merupakan satu dari teknik mencetak konvensional yang mengalami perkembangan yang sangat pesat. Beberapa kemajuan yang terjadi secara signifikan pada industri percetakan dan kemasan, membuat pencetakan dengan teknik Flexography menjadi sorotan dalam kurun waktu beberapa tahun belakangan ini..

Membandingkan teknik cetak Flexo sekarang ini dengan 5 tahun sebelumnya bagai melihat siang dan malam. Perkembangan teknologi telah menghadirkan mesin dan prepress yang mampu menghasilkan cetakan berkualitas baik; presisi dan akurat. Hal ini mengantarkan teknik cetak Flexo menuju posisi dan peluang yang lebih menjanjikan pada persaingan pasar industri cetak yang lebih luas.

Prinsip cetak Flexography termasuk proses cetak tinggi; mencetak diatas permukaan bahan bentuk rol (reel feed) dengan acuan cetak bersifat lentur (Flexible printing plates) dan tinta yang agak cair (Low viscous ink). Komponen dasar teknik cetak Flexo meliputi : Fountain roll, Ink metering roll (Anilox), Plate cylinder, Impression cylinder.

Meluasnya pemakaian teknik cetak Flexo juga berhubungan dengan dengan isu ramah lingkungan yang sedang didengungkan secara mendunia (Go green). Pemakaian tinta flexo umumnya yang bersifat water based sedangkan solvent based mulai dikurangi. Sebagai penggantinya, sekarang hadir tinta UVW (UV water based) untuk memenuhi kualitas cetak yang lebih baik dan ramah lingkungan.




Aplikasi cetakan Flexography

Keistimewaan utama pada Flexography yaitu Flexography dapat mencetak dengan sangat variatif; diatas Plastik film, Foil, kertas, sampai karton, termasuk dipermukaan yang tidak rata sekalipun seperti bahan kulit atau bahkan diatas bahan lembaran kaku seperti karton gelombang.


Aplikasi cetakan Flexo dibagi dalam beberapa katagori:

Menurut ukuran Lebar bahan (substrate / web).

Width web, meliputi Plastic Bags :
Bakery Products, Snack food, Candy and Confectionary, Frozen Food, Dairy Products, Industrial Agricultural, Meat, Poultry and Seafood, Fresh Produce, Dry food, Beverages, Drugs, Surgical, Medical, Household and Sanitary Toilet, Cosmetic, Cleaning Apparel/ Textile, Tobacco Product


Narrow Web :
Industrial: Primary Labels, Specialty Labels, Grocery, Pharmaceuticals, Liquid product, Cosmetics, shampoo, Tags and Tapes.


Medium web/ Folding Carton :
Drugs, Surgical, Medical, Candy and Confectionery , Industrial / Hardware , Toilet / Cosmetic/ Cleaning, Frozen Foods, Paper Products ,Bakery, Automotive, Toys, Fast Foods, Dairy Products / Liquid Packaging, Apparel / Textile, Computer Supplies, Beverage Carriers.




Perkembangan Flexo di beberapa Negara

Flexography di Amerika dan Eropa sangatlah popular dan telah berkembang dengan baik.. Pencetakan kemasan lentur (flexible packaging), kemasan karton (cardboard packaging), label sticker / vinyl sampai kertas hias dinding (wall paper), kertas kado (wrapping / gift paper), kertas tisu (tissue paper), amplop dll.

Dengan terus berkembangkannya teknik mencetak Flexography ditambah lagi dengan pencapaian hasil cetak yang semakin baik, sehingga posisi pasar flexo semakin meluas. Tentunya hal ini dapat dicapai setelah melalui waktu yang panjang dan melalui penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D) yang kompleks.

Selama ini popularitas Flexo di Jepang berkembang lambat sekali jika dibanding di Amerika dan Eropa, hal ini karena Jepang sangat mengutamakan (concern) terhadap mutu. Flexography dituntut untuk menghasilkan kualitas cetak yang baik. Untuk mencapai hal tersebut ada beberapa upaya yang terus dikembangkan; memberikan perhatian terutama pengetahuan dibidang prepress; software, CTP untuk Flexo Plate yang lebih baik sekalipun adhesive sebagai pelekat Plate pada Impression cylinder, tinta (solventless), mesin sistim Gearless & Central Drum type, plate mounting, produktivitas, sampai kepada penekan biaya produksi. Namum demikian Flexography di Jepang dimulai aplikasi untuk mencetak surat kabar.

Mari kita lihat sepintas kutipan data perbandingan pemakaian teknik cetak secara global.



Komposisi pemakaian teknik cetak menyeluruh

Gravur = 22%

Flexo = 30%

Offset = 40%

Lainnya = 8%



Komposisi pemakaian teknik cetak pada kemasan lentur

Gravur = 30%

Flexo = 55%

Lainnya = 15%



Perbandingan Perkembangan Pemakaian teknik Gravur dan Flexo

Kawasan/Negara Gravur : Flexo

Eropa barat 20% : 40%

Amerika utara 10% : 75%

Asia 50% : 15%

Jepang 85% : 5%

Bagaimana aplikasi Flexo di Indonesia kondisi saat ini? Dan bagaimana perkembangan dan trend Flexo di Indonesia? Tentu hal ini akan menjadi topik sangat menarik, pada kesempatan ini kami mengundang Ibu /Bapak sekalian untuk simak bersama para pakar dibidangnya pada seminar sehari “Flexo Day” pada tanggal 1 Agustus 2009, yang akan berlangsung ditengah pesta grafika asia tenggara FGDexpo2009 di Jakarta Convention Center.

Informasi dan pendaftaran:
Diny K. Sastrawinata
Sekretariat FGDforum
Jl. Pegambiran 591 Jakarta 13220
T. 021 4720643 ext.123 ,70640280, 70648360, 98778850, F. 021 4894828
M. 0815 10886333 email: diny.sastrawinata@yahoo.com

Maugein Imprimeurs Goes Digital With KODAK NEXPRESS SE2500 Press

Press release from the issuing company

French print service provider Maugein Imprimeurs has entered the digital print market after investing in the KODAK NEXPRESS SE2500 Digital Production Color Press. The installation will complement the company's wide- and small-format offering, and enable it to capitalize on the burgeoning short-run market.

Maugein Imprimeurs began as a newspaper printer before moving into commercial printing. Today the company has a nationwide customer base, comprising large enterprises, public organizations and local businesses.

Maugein Imprimeurs operates two sites, at Tulle and at Malemort, for wide-format and small-format offset printing respectively. The company was an early adopter of in-house prepress equipment and has two CTP systems. It has a turnover of EUR 4.2 million and employs 50 staff.

"Our partnership with Kodak goes back a long way," explains Jean-Paul Maugein, Director of the Malemort site. ?We've been using KODAK Films for years, and KODAK Plates more recently. In 1999 we invested in KODAK LOTEM 400 and LOTEM 800 Platesetters controlled by two identically configured KODAK PRINERGY Workflow Systems."

Moving into the short-run market

Jean-Paul and David Maugein started thinking about moving into digital printing in 2010. "We knew we were missing out on the short-run print market-from a few dozen to a hundred or so copies," said Jean-Paul Maugein. "We'd been aware of the issue for three or four years. Yet we couldn't consider investing in digital while the technology couldn't rival offset."

In November 2010, the company's management opted to invest in the KODAK NEXPRESS SE2500 Digital Production Press. "We narrowed down the choice to two digital presses," said Jean-Paul Maugein. "We chose the NEXPRESS Press because it rivals offset quality and exceeds the inline options and applications. Our decision was also influenced by our past experience of Kodak and the strength of our partnership."

The NEXPRESS Press is installed at Malemort and controlled by the same PRINERGY Workflow System as the CTP system. "Using the same workflow manager to control the offset channel and the digital channel enables our production to be more flexible," said Jean-Paul Maugein. "We can easily shift a job from one channel to the other, without the need for re-ripping. The colorimetry is exactly the same, too. It's a major asset in terms of balancing our workload. Moreover, with over 100 new additions, the award-winning NEXPRESS Platform now prints on more than 700 qualified substrates that range from standard offset substrates to synthetics, magnets, foils, textured stocks, and photo and specialty stocks, which is a real benefit for any printer."

Adapting to digital

When Maugein Imprimeurs installed the NEXPRESS Press in 2011 it also invested in a dedicated finishing line. This ensured the NEXPRESS Press was independent of the existing finishing department, which is reserved for wide formats. Meanwhile, the workflow has been upgraded from a PRINERGY EVO to a PRINERGY CONNECT System for increased automation and control of the blended conventional and digital print environment.

"Installation and commissioning went without a hitch," said Jean-Paul Maugein. "And there were no problems training the operator we recruited specifically for the NEXPRESS Press. The system is easy to use, although the mindset for digital is different from offset. Digital equipment is more fragile, and the initial approach is more complex. But Kodak's support is second to none. We felt like we were in very safe hands as we ventured into digital. We were fully operational in six months, exactly as Kodak promised."

Winning new customers

The first customers appeared in March 2011. "We're the first printers in the region to open a digital section, and news spread quickly," said Jean-Paul Maugein. "People know about digital and understand its potential."

Barely nine months after being put into operation, the KODAK NEXPRESS Press is working virtually non-stop. Jean-Paul Maugein is very optimistic. "Digital opens the door to short-run jobs, where we used to have trouble positioning ourselves. We can now meet all the needs of our customers, who are no longer forced to go elsewhere for certain jobs."

"The system is also enabling us to work with customers operating in areas we haven't worked in before, such as photographers. We can offer lead times of 24 to 48 hours for digital jobs-some customers even arrive with their order and leave with everything printed."

For an overview of the SpencerLab Photographic Print Image Quality Study where Kodak captured highest rating, visit http://bit.ly/SpencerLabStudy

Maugein Imprimeurs is planning to invest in black-and-white digital printing, so it can tap into the growing short-run book publishing market.

Kodak is a global advisor and provider of integrated services to help companies transform and optimize their businesses. Through a network of service professionals in 120+ countries, Kodak provides technical, professional, consulting and managed services to enable customers to focus on growing their businesses, maximize productivity, and more effectively manage risks. All KODAK Products and Software are backed by KODAK Service and Support. To learn more, visit www.graphics.kodak.com.

HP Acquires Hiflex

Press release from the issuing company

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

HP today announced it has acquired Hiflex Software GmbH, a privately held global software solutions provider specializing in web-to-print and management information systems solutions for printing services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1991, Hiflex is headquartered in Aachen, Germany. Following the acquisition, Hiflex will continue to evolve its offerings and service its current customers.
“HP wants to break the traditional barriers of how and where business customers print, making it easy for them to produce custom or personalized materials anywhere, anytime,” said Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “Hiflex’s technology provides a powerful platform to deliver on this goal as part of our overall cloud printing strategy.”
Technologies from Hiflex will enable continued innovation across HP’s imaging and printing offerings and will extend the company’s portfolio of cloud-based technologies and solutions. HP also remains committed to supporting a broad range of partner solutions, giving customers maximum choice and flexibility.

Litho & Digital – A Complementary Mix

By Andrew Tribute
Published: December 2, 2011

Today it is becoming much more common to find printers using more than one printing technology. In most cases this is adding sheet fed digital printing to complement a predominantly offset printing operation. This allows offset printers to profitably handle very short run work and also to get into new markets where offset printing is not appropriate. This includes business to consumer operations such as photo books and also to enter into variable data printing for one to one marketing, direct mail and even adding Internet based services.
For the conventional offset printer what one finds however is the normal mode of operation is to find the offset and digital technologies are run separately using different workflows and where the printing technology to be used is chosen at the time of quoting for the job rather than at the time of production. The trend in future, as we will see at drupa 2012 from 3^rd to 16^th May, will be for much of the work to be done for a common workflow to be used and for the technology to be selected at the time of production. For this to happen the output from the two technologies must look the same in terms of both image quality and colour compatibility.
In the launch this year of Heidelberg’s partnership with Ricoh, the common workflow and colour compatibility at digi:media in Düsseldorf was a principal theme of the Heidelberg message under a marketing term call HEI Flexibility. This was shown by a demonstration of production of a marketing package for a golf event where the different items in the package were printed using offset and digital printing and where the look of the different outputs was near identical. The work was all driven from Heidelberg’s workflow with common colour management. The work shown also linked in Heidelberg’s digital inkjet packaging press in the same workflow plus a range of Heidelberg finishing systems. In the UK Heidelberg has also demonstrated how this workflow can be extended up the value chain by linking up with Cloud based web to print company Red Tie for online ordering and communication with the print buyer or specifier.
Where Digital Printing Should Fit
The Heidelberg example above was a demonstration of what can be done, and today we are seeing such things happening from many printers in the industry using a range of different equipment. The use of digital printing to carry out work that would previously have been printed by offset where digital printing is a more suitable process because of the short run nature of the work is only part of the way digital printing is complementing offset. It is an example of how printers have found it necessary to implement digital printing in order to provide a more complete service to their customers while staying profitable. This is offset transfer where it is not profitable to print short run work using offset technologies. Today the digital printing from all the suppliers can match four-colour offset printing for quality and colour reproduction.
While digital printing has been the technology in the limelight at the past drupa events, offset technology has continued to develop and become more efficient and more suited for short run printing. Some digital printers have also seen the need to invest in offset to handle a wider range of work. In these cases it is often seen that a digital printer will add offset printing with D.I. technology from for instance Presstek. One reason for this is digital printing companies don’t want to have offset printing skills and the Presstek D.I. presses can be run almost like digital presses with offset costs. Jeff Jacobson the Chairman, President and CEO of Presstek states the following. “We have a term called bridging the gap. Customers are having great difficulty as 80% of all printing in four-colour is under 5,000 impressions and to do that efficiently you cannot do it with electrophotography because the toner is too expensive and inkjet is not there yet. Between 500 and 20,000 impressions DI will give you the absolute highest quality at the lowest cost per piece.”
Sheet fed digital printing has developed hugely over the past decade. While major attention has focussed on the high productivity presses from HP Indigo, Kodak and Xerox we have seen key developments in the mid volume and light production areas. A recent announcement in the light production space has come with a joint development of a new next-generation printer using existing proven technologies from Canon and Océ. We are now seeing additional functionality being added to these presses. This can be with a fifth printing unit for adding the equivalent of a coating or varnish. An example of this can be shown with the Xerox 1000 Color Press where the clear dry ink allows for special effects like spot varnishing and special effects to be added to prints. The Kodak Nexpress also offers a similar functionality. We are also seeing larger sheet sizes being offered. The Xerox iGen4 EXP handles sheets up to 66 cm in length permitting a wider range of work to be handled on the press. The Kodak Nexpress SX also offers a similar sheet size capability.
This however is only part of the way that digital printing can complement offset printing and enhance the offerings that printers can provide for their customers. The key for the printers building their businesses today is to be able to offer a wide range of integrated services and products rather than just high-quality printing. The key to this is through enhancing the workflow to become accessible to a wider range of customers and to become easier to work with. This is using workflow to reach new buyers for whom buying print is a normal procedure, as well as making it easier for print buyers to work with the printer. Apart from the high street quick printer, printing has predominantly been a business to business (B2B) operation. Internet based ordering and workflow and digital printing is now making printing a business to consumer (B2C) operation.
Precision Printing – Changing the Business Model
A very good example of this can be seen from Precision Printing a UK based printer. Precision was a typical medium size offset printer and they first invested in digital in 2005 with an HP Indigo press. For a number of years their digital business was just complementing the litho business for short run printing that matched their offset printing. Following the last drupa in 2008 Precision changed their business operations by developing their own workflow for automating all their processes, and adding a very advanced web to print ordering operation through an alliance with Italian specialist Pixelartprinting. This has allowed Precision to double their turnover in five years with only a small increase in staff. Their offset printing turnover has hardly changed in that time despite an increase in capacity through a new Heidelberg 10-unit press. The increase has come through moving to a B2C operation with online ordering and automated production via its workflow allowing a huge number of small jobs to be processed via their four HP Indigo presses. At the same time the addition of variable data printing has allowed Precision to offer a much wider range of services to its B2B customers.
Web to print software and integrated workflow is the key for making print businesses more efficient and allowing them to widen their markets as Precision has done. This type of workflow will be one of the key items on show at drupa from a range of companies. Kodak will be one of the key ones showing such software with its Unified Workflow Solutions that link up the market leading Prinergy commercial workflow with the InSite portal solutions, together with Darwin variable data and Kodak web to print solutions to drive offset, flexo and digital printing systems. Most of the main industry vendors will be showing similar workflow approaches that reach up and down the value chain to allow printers to widen the scope of their businesses. I would also expect to see many small systems providers showing a range of new software products in the drupa Innovation Park for enhanced web to print working and multiple media communication.
Imposition Optimization Creates a New Business
One area of web to print that we are now seeing is specialised workflow software to optimize the loading and scheduling of work on the press. In the past few years, particularly in Germany there has been a major rise of web to print where printers are using specialised software to gang multiple jobs on the same press. In this they are mainly using large format four-colour offset presses rather than digital presses for the work. One company well known for this is Vistaprint but I feel the best example of what is happening is Flyeralarm who run multiple large-format KBA and Heidelberg offset presses, as well as digital presses, with all work being ordered online via their web sites and online stores around Europe. Currently they process an average of 10,000 orders per day of which 99% are ordered online. One of the keys to such efficiency is the very fast make-ready and low manning levels of modern large-format offset presses.
Companies like Flyeralarm have developed their own workflow and job ganging software to create this massive area of business. Today such software is available from certain software suppliers to allow other printers to enter this high-volume web to print area. Litho Technics has a solution for automatically generating complex imposition plans for ganging multiple jobs together on one sheet. One user is MPG Books, a leading UK book printer. They needed to increase the capacity from 400 to 600 book titles per month and saw gang printing as a solution. They achieved this while reducing staffing in the planning area as well. Colin Gammon, MPG Books Technical R&D Manager stated “The software has helped us to remain highly competitive by cutting our labour costs in half. The AutoLayout feature allows us put more work on a single sheet, which reduces spoilage and speeds job turnaround,” One can also see the solution integrated into some other suppliers’ workflow packages. This includes Fujifilm Europe adding it to its XMF suite of workflow solutions and EFI using it with some of its MIS systems. In the UK MIS supplier Tharstern is also developing a work ganging imposition extension to its systems
Traditional Suppliers Going Digital
One of the key trends to be seen at drupa is some of the leading offset press suppliers entering the digital market place. Heidelberg and its partnership with Ricoh have already been announced and the first systems have already been installed. manroland has announced a partnership with the Canon owned company Océ to sell high-speed inkjet presses into its markets. KBA will also enter this market through a partnership with the world’s largest printer R.R. Donnelley. R.R. Donnelley has developed its own inkjet presses and is licensing its inkjet technology for KBA to build its own presses. These manroland and KBA inkjet presses will be aimed at the traditional high-volume offset printers in books, direct mail, magazines and newspapers with the aim of changing the business models for printers in these markets.
So far the majority of high-speed inkjet presses have been sold to transactional printers and few commercial printers have invested in this technology. In the USA in particular some book printers have installed such systems, predominantly from HP and Kodak. They have used them to change the business models of publishers so run lengths of colour books up to 5,000 copies now become viable on this technology allowing print buyers to reduce their levels of inventory of offset printed books where ordered run lengths are usually longer in order to get a lower price per book. A good example of this is King Printing, a small USA book printer. They were the first book printer to invest in high-speed inkjet presses for book printing and now have two presses with a third on order. They anticipate that with the success of this technology in helping their publisher customers change their business models that they will may phase out their offset printing operations and become a total digital printing company. Aditya Chinai, the President of King Printing states the following: “We are becoming inventory managers for our customers as they look to cut their warehousing and costs. With inkjet the frequency of orders increases and the quantity of run decreases. We may see 10 orders for 50 copies of a title instead of one large run. It is now print for order rather than print for speculation.”
It is anticipated that with the entry of manroland and KBA into the digital market that book and magazine printers will be more likely to install high-speed inkjet presses to help change the business models of the customers in books, magazines and newspapers.
Where Does Offset Fit in Future?
This is perhaps the key thing that printers need to understand about the impact of new workflow approaches, web to print and digital printing is that it allows them to work with their customers to help them change the way they do business. The new business model for printers is to be a multiple media communications supplier in which print is just one way of communicating. Printers’ customers are being offered a whole new way of communicating and a range of new suppliers. The new web to print and workflow tools allow a printer to be able to make it easier for the customers to work with them, or for the printer to offer a wider range of services to become a more complete supplier. This is not saying offset will disappear, far from it. Offset will remain the major element of most printers’ businesses, but without digital printing and automated Internet based workflows, customers will move away from just offset centric suppliers.
While many analysts and the press will once again call drupa 2012 the “Inkjet drupa”, in reality it will be “Digital drupa”- that is an event built around how digital workflow and printing technologies will spearhead the change of printing to become a multiple media communications industry.

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Digital innovations for the print and media industry

The drupa innovation park 2012 presented by digi:media (dip) will be the absolute focus of attention for impulse-generating innovations and the latest top themes in the digital printing sector and media industry.

Here, particularly young companies, Start-up’s or key sector players with ground-breaking solutions and applications are provided with an outstanding opportunity to be at drupa 2012 and present their ideas for tomorrow’s markets. “With the drupa innovation park 2012 we are consistently continuing the success story of dip. Whereas in the past it was mainly the degree of technical innovation which was the focal point, today dip is picking up the top themes in the sector and increasingly placing the focus on the connection between content, technology and business models”, said Manuel Mataré, Director of drupa.

This further development of dip goes hand-in-hand with the conceptional and spatial interlinking with drupacube, the forum for the communications sector and print buyers. drupacube – in 2008 still located in the open-air grounds between Halls 2 and 3 – is moving, in actual fact to Hall 7A, which is located directly adjacent to dip Hall 7.0. Thanks to this spatial proximity, technology and contents can be combined with each other even more strongly. “With this spatial constellation we can also get the communicative interaction started between visitors and exhibitors much more effectively and also among the exhibitors themselves”, explains Manuel Mataré. “As a result, we are implementing the basic concept of digi:media – of bringing together all the target groups involved in the workflow – at drupa too. Consequently, the drupa innovation park 2012 is being presented by digi:media, our successful trade fair premiere in April 2011,” Mataré went on to say.

Visitors to digi:media 2011 will in particular recognize the integrated communication concept within dip: presentation stages, meeting points with catering service and lounges in Halls 7.0 and 7A promote the interactive dialogue between visitors and exhibitors but also between the exhibitors themselves.

An internationally renowned team of experts is actively supporting the drupa innovation park 2012. "When you attend a major tradeshow you want to discover what’s new, what is the "buzz"? At drupa, the drupa innovation park has consistently been the place to find the “buzz” and if you are a printer it should be your first stop at the drupa 2012”, said James E. Harvey, Executive Director CIP4 Organization (http://www.cip4.org/) and member of the dip expert team. Andrew Tribute, Attributes Associates (http://www.attributes.co.uk/), is also supporting dip in a “mentor” capacity: "The drupa innovation park is becoming one of the key areas at drupa. This is where one can see many of the innovations that will impact upon the future of this industry."

The drupa innovation park presented by digi:media occupies exhibition space of over 3,000 square metres in Halls 7.0 and is structured in nine exhibition segments. The themes are the very latest and are based on dynamic developments and trends in the print and media industry and its environment.

The following theme parks are planned:

Print Automation Park
Process optimization and the greatest possible efficiency in the print process aided by planning systems, shop-floor management systems, and MIS systems working in concert with JDF and server applications.

Asset Management Park
From database to paper or any other medium Systematic management and use of digital content and documents.

Dynamic Publishing Park
A single source for all media: Strategies and solutions for multichannel publishing Applications for print and web, Web-to-Print, Print-to-Web, Print on Demand.

Print meets Mobile Park
Applications for mobile devices like mobile tagging, QR codes and augmented reality Solutions for the future of print in combination with mobile communication.

Digital Imaging Park
Innovations for striking worlds of digital images.

Marketing Solutions Park
Tools for targeted communication, ranging from campaign management and transactional advertising to white space marketing.

Print Product Innovation Park
Innovative print products, from print finishing solutions to secure printing.

Printed Electronics / Functional Printing Park
Print is more than Publishing – Print in Process. Engineering is becoming increasingly important.

Green Printing Park
Innovations for sustainable print production.

Messe Düsseldorf has commissioned Sandra Winter (Winter Consulting) with the realization and coordination of the drupa innovation park presented by digi:media. For more than 10 years Winter Consulting has been devising and creating exhibition concepts for innovative trade fairs. Owner Sandra Winter has been working in sales and marketing in the IT and media sector since 1992, was the cooperation partner of digi:media 2011 and has already assisted dip 2004 and 2008. In addition she is the co-author of the first Web-to-Print study, which was published in 2008 by zipcon consulting.

Details on the registration and concept can be found at http://www.dip.drupa.com/.

Contacts:

dip Realisation / Coordination
Sandra Winter
Winter Consulting
drupa innovation park Coordinator
Tel.: +49 (0) 8141 / 34 86 02
Fax: +49 (0) 8141 / 34 86 01
sandra.winter@wintercon.de

dip Exhibitor Services
Kerstin Hermes
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH
Senior Project Manager
Tel.: +49 (0) 21 1 / 45 60 - 985
Fax: +49 (0) 21 1 / 45 60 - 879 85
hermesk@messe-duesseldorf.de

Press Office drupa 2012
Monika Kissing
Anne Klaus (Assistant)
Tel: +49(0)211-4560 543
Fax: +49(0)211-4560 8548
kissingm@messe-duesseldorf.de
klausa@messe-duesseldorf.de



About Messe Düsseldorf GmbH:

The business of trade fairs is the business of shaping the future. And this is a future the Messe Düsseldorf GmbH group of companies is ideally equipped for. Business strategy, vision and innovation are the principal pillars on which our forward-thinking corporate policy is founded. After all, no company can afford to stand still. We work ceaselessly to develop new concepts and programmes ensuring that Messe Düsseldorf GmbH as "relationship broker" will also continue to have a strong voice in the international economic forums of tomorrow. And as things stand, all our efforts seem to be paying off.

Düsseldorf has been the world's most international trade fair venue for many years now. More than 20 of our events devoted to machinery, plant and equipment, trade and services, medicine and health, fashion and lifestyle and leisure are the biggest of their kind in their respective industries. We have a global presence, with 65 foreign representative offices serving 105 countries. Via our 13 subsidiaries and associated companies, we export market-minded trade event concepts made in Düsseldorf to the entire world. We've translated our visions into reality and expanded our horizons in the truest sense. Messe Düsseldorf GmbH has developed into a global player in the trade fair arena and will continue to decisively spur progress on the national and international exhibition market - step by step.

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Kodak Demonstrated Inkjet Finishing Finesse at Heidelberg Postpress Commercial Information Days 2011

Delegates discovered how to achieve flexible personalization in the finishing process with offset class quality using KODAK PROSPER S5 Imprinting System
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, December 2 - Delegates at Heidelberg Postpress Commercial Information Days 2011 were shown how easy it is to personalize print products during the finishing demonstration using the KODAK PROSPER S5 Imprinting System. More than 500 representatives from commercial and digital print companies and post-press specialists around the world attended the event, to see firsthand the latest advancements in post-press technology. The event took place 1 to 11 November at the Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Group's factory in Leipzig, Germany.

KODAK PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems were on show and didn’t disappoint. The innovative systems, which are designed for printing variable data in hybrid production environments, were demonstrated in a typical finishing line application for producing ready-to-send mailings.

In a HEIDELBERG STAHLFOLDER FLEXOMAILER System configured for perfecting mode, several KODAK PROSPER S5 Imprinting Systems were used to personalize a self-mailer in the finishing process. The PROSPER S5 Systems mounted in the FLEXOMAILER on POPP vacuum belt tables can be flexibly positioned. They print variable data at 600 x 600dpi, at speeds of up to 152 m/min. Each printhead is designed for an imprint width of 106mm. In the finishing line application at the show, the PROSPER S5 Imprinting System printed variable content on the front of each sheet.

Versatile high-quality imprinting at transport speeds
The PROSPER S-Series Systems hold a number of advantages over laser systems when it comes to imprinting. Ursula Voss-Eiden, Marketing Manager DACH, Graphic Communications Group, Kodak, explains: "Traditionally, variable information is imprinted into preprinted offset sheets on laser systems, in a separate production step. Compared to laser imprinting, the PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems offer users more flexibility, and enables them to personalize products much faster and more cost-effectively.

“And as we saw at the Postpress Commercial Days event, the print results are of a very high standard. The text, logos, barcodes, graphics and pictures produced using the PROSPER S-Series Systems were very sharp, with a high solid tone density."

Offering the highest quality in hybrid digital printing at transport speeds, the KODAK PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems deliver using KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology. The systems use water-based pigment inks are durable, water resistant and can be printed on a wide range of coated and uncoated paper.

Kodak’s versatile imprinting systems can be integrated easily into new or existing web presses and finishing equipment. In addition to direct mail production, the PROSPER S-Series Systems are ideal for imprinting variable data such as sweepstakes and other promotional content in magazines, catalogs and newspapers.
In addition to the PROSPER S5 Imprinting System, the PROSPER S-Series family includes the PROSPER S10 Imprinting System, which prints up to 305m/min, and the PROSPER S20 Imprinting System, which prints 600 x 300dpi at up to 600 m/min. The Kodak portfolio enables solutions for imprinting variable information in four colors in a variety of applications - the PROSPER S10 Imprinting System with CMYK , and the PROSPER S20 Imprinting System.

Kodak is a global advisor and provider of integrated services to help companies transform and optimize their businesses. Through a network of service professionals in 120+ countries, Kodak provides technical, professional, consulting and managed services to enable customers to focus on growing their businesses, maximize productivity, and more effectively manage risks. All KODAK Products and Software are backed by KODAK Service and Support. To learn more, visit www.graphics.kodak.com.
Image caption:
The KODAK PROSPER S5 Imprinting Systems installed in a HEIDELBERG STAHLFOLDER FLEXOMAILER enhance mailings with variable information and addresses at the Heidelberg Postpress Commercial Information Days 2011.


About Kodak
As the world’s foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of images, information, and printing to enrich their lives.
In the graphic communications industry, Kodak serves customers in the printing, publishing, packaging and enterprise markets with intelligent solutions for competitive advantage and greater return on investment.
Kodak helps customers adapt, transform and grow their businesses. Through a comprehensive product and solutions portfolio that integrates revolutionary technologies, smart automation and specialized services, Kodak supplies customers operating in traditional, hybrid and digital graphic environments the broadest choice of software, production products and services for creating and managing high value variable output efficiently and cost effectively.
for more information, visit graphics.kodak.com . Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/kodakidigprint and visit our blog at www.growyourbiz.kodak.com

(Kodak and Prosper are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.)

2011

Media Contacts:
Gudrun Alex, Kodak, +41 22-7472-325, Gudrun.Alex@kodak.com
Ingrid Van Loocke, duomedia pr, +32 2-560-21-50, KodakPR@duomedia.com

Toppan Forms Acquires Three KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Presses for Book Publishing in Education Markets and Expansion into New Markets GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Nov. 30-Toppan Forms Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s preeminent companies and a technology leader in business forms and data printing services, uses three KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Presses to print books for the education market and to fuel its expansion into new markets. The company will be shifting some of its offset and digital print volume to its new PROSPER 5000XL Presses.

Toppan Forms has developed an innovative solution to address the Japanese education publishing market’s evolving needs for high-speed, digital, variable print. The company built a system that allows the print buyers to use a fully digital workflow to cost effectively and efficiently move orders from client to completion. The PROSPER 5000XL Presses play a key role in this seamless workflow.

Toppan Forms is also using the PROSPER 5000XL Presses to expand the range of printing services it offers and to address a wider set of customer requirements. Toppan Forms believes this will allow it to attract new customers and is confident that the flexibility of the PROSPER Press will support this growth.

“Our experience shows that the KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Presses handle a staggering volume of work and produce extremely high-quality results,” said Toshiro Masuda, Senior Managing Director, Toppan Forms Co., Ltd. “All of this is at a low cost. The potential is huge; we’re confident that we can achieve almost 40 percent more throughput on the presses than we’re producing now. We have three color presses running in full production and we are considering additional investments.”

Toppan Forms says customer reaction to the PROSPER Press output has been extremely positive and that the company recently closed several contracts for work specifically designed for the presses. The company plans to increase its offerings in direct mail and advertising, leveraging its expertise in variable-data optimization and further differentiating its service offerings.

“The true potential of Kodak’s technology and the PROSPER 5000XL Press is most clearly demonstrated when our customers use it to break into new markets or to redefine the ones that they currently service,” said Lois Lebegue, Vice President of Commercial & Consumer Sales, Asia Pacific Region, Eastman Kodak Company. “We are collaborating with our customers to produce truly innovative and inspiring solutions.”

“Toppan Forms is one of Japan’s leading information solution companies, and its investment in the PROSPER 5000XL Presses, Kodak’s flagship inkjet printing system, is a testament to the technology’s high productivity, offset-class quality, and sophisticated variable-printing capabilities,” said Hiroshi Fujiwara, Managing Director of Commercial & Consumer Div., Kodak Japan Ltd. “The PROSPER 5000XL Presses meet Toppan Forms’ one-to-one marketing needs and will definitely contribute to the future expansion of Toppan Forms’ information-centered business.”

Kodak is the worldwide market leader in color web inkjet presses. The KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Press brings offset-class output approaching 175 lines per inch with roll-fed speeds of up to 650 feet (or 200 meters) per minute. The press features a monthly duty cycle of up to 90 million A4 pages and is able to handle both coated and uncoated papers, including glossy coated, with basis weights ranging from 45 gsm-300 gsm (30 lbs-200 lbs). This combination of speed and superior quality makes the PROSPER 5000XL Press one of the most productive inkjet web presses on the market for 8-, 12- and 16-page signatures.

Kodak is a global advisor and provider of integrated services to help companies transform and optimize their businesses. Through a network of service professionals in 120+ countries, Kodak provides technical, professional, consulting and managed services to enable customers to focus on growing their businesses, maximize productivity, and more effectively manage risks. All KODAK Products and Software are backed by KODAK Service and Support. To learn more, visit www.graphics.kodak.com.


About Kodak
As the world’s foremost imaging innovator, Kodak helps consumers, businesses, and creative professionals unleash the power of images, information, and printing to enrich their lives.
In the graphic communications industry, Kodak serves customers in the printing, publishing, packaging and enterprise markets with intelligent solutions for competitive advantage and greater return on investment.
Kodak helps customers adapt, transform and grow their businesses. Through a comprehensive product and solutions portfolio that integrates revolutionary technologies, smart automation and specialized services, Kodak supplies customers operating in traditional, hybrid and digital graphic environments the broadest choice of software, production products and services for creating and managing high value variable output efficiently and cost effectively.

For more information, visit graphics.kodak.com . Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/kodakidigprint and visit our blog at www.growyourbiz.kodak.com

(Kodak and Prosper are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.)

2011

Media Contacts:
Jack Kasperski, Kodak, +1 585-724-5130, Jack.Kasperski@kodak.com
Jenny Lesczinski, Eric Mower and Associates, +1 585-389-1825, KodakPR@mower.com

Gudrun Alex, Kodak, +41 22-7472-325, Gudrun.Alex@kodak.com
Ingrid Van Loocke, duomedia pr, +32 2-560-21-50, KodakPR@duomedia.com