€3.5 million of new business will be netted from show.
Konica Minolta booth Ipex 2014 Konica Minolta, the largest exhibitor at IPEX 2014, has announced that it is celebrating a successful show that it says will net the company €3.5 million worth of new business as it continues to expand into new markets.
German print company's decision for new productivity
software based on EFI's scale and people.
Pinsker Druck und Medien's Conny Pinsker (right) with EFI's Guy Gecht (middle) and Matthias Nettekoven (left)Munich commercial print company Pinsker Druck und Medien has confirmed it has decided to invest in EFI™ Pace and EFI Metrix following a rigorous investigation into the market for upgrading its existing MIS. The company is primarily a Heidelberg pre-press and press-based business, with digital print capability provided by a HP Indigo printer. The decision was based on the need for an efficient MIS capability which it believes can be delivered by Pace next-generation productivity software, complemented by Metrix's print planning and imposition technology.
Company to demonstrate how it continues
to invest heavily in the industry.
Konica Minolta's KM-1 B2 cut-sheet inkjet pressKonica Minolta has announced that it will use IPEX 2014 to demonstrate how its investments are helping the industry to adapt to the changing landscape for printed communications. The company intends to use the exhibition to help educate visitors through a packed seminar programme. Additionally, Konica Minolta will continue to highlight the importance it is placing on inkjet technology with further updates on KM1, its B2 digital inkjet press, which will be at the show for the first time.
New deal will see the Highcon Euclid
introduced to the French market.
HIGHCON and ASPAPHARM sign distribution agreementHighcon and Aspapharm today announced an agreement for Aspapharm to market, sell, support and service the Highcon Euclid in France.
Company takes ownership of Xerox’s Western European office paper distribution business.
David Hunter, Managing Director Antalis UK Ireland and Southern AfricaAntalis has announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Xerox’s Western European office paper distribution business. The company said the deal sees it take ownership of Xerox’s Document Supplies Europe (DSE) business. Antalis added that it will also gain exclusive licensing rights to market and distribute Xerox branded paper and digital print media across 16 Western European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom).
Move made to strengthen leadership
in production colour printing.
Xerox
French based Impika has been purchased by Xerox to strengthen its production colour printing portfolio. The deal will add Impika’s industrial inkjet product range to Xerox’s extensive mix of colour printing technology for the graphic communications marketplace.
The French company is considered a leader in the design, production and sale of production inkjet printing solutions used for industrial, commercial, security, label and package printing.
It offers a portfolio of aqueous (water-based) inkjet presses based on proprietary technology. The company’s product lines include iPrint™, a range of continuous feed production printers that print at speeds up to 375 metres per minute, and iPress™, a range of graphic communications digital presses with resolutions of up to 2400 x 1200 dpi. Impika sells its products to print providers through the company’s direct sales force and through a global network of channel partners, including Xerox, which has been reselling the Impika brand in Europe since 2011, and recently expanded to several developing markets.
Xerox developed and markets its own high-speed waterless inkjet presses, the Xerox CiPress™ Production Inkjet Systems, which compliments the company’s existing xerographic production presses.
Market research firm I.T. Strategies has projected that the production inkjet market will grow by 21 per cent annually up to 2015. The strategy by Xerox of adding Impika technology to its product range is to enable it to go to market with what it terms as the industry’s broadest range of digital presses in order to strengthen its position in digital colour production printing.
“A hallmark of Xerox’s long-term success is our focus on innovation, and Impika has demonstrated an innovative approach to advanced production inkjet printing that complements Xerox’s technology,” said Jeff Jacobson, president of Xerox’s Graphic Communications Operations. “We have established leadership in serving the graphic communication marketplace. With Impika as part of our broader set of solutions, we’re bolstering our brand strength and better serving the market with digital products, solutions and resources to meet the needs of print providers so they can satisfy their clients and grow their businesses.”
Paul Morgavi, president and chief executive officer, Impika added:
“We’ve succeeded in developing one of the industry’s most formidable product lines,” he said. “To continue our growth, we need to be part of a leadership organisation that has broad global distribution and service, a strong brand, and the same customer-centric culture that we champion. Xerox is a logical fit for our growing business and for our customers, who will benefit from Xerox’s shared focus on innovation to advance digital colour printing.”
The 55 people of Impika, led by Morgavi, will now report to Jacobson.
For more information, visit http://www.xerox.com, http://news.xerox.com
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At Deutscher Drucker International
Print Technology Awards.
Marc Verbiest (left), Georg Hollenbach, Bernhard Niemela and Kurt K. Wolf with the International Print Technology Award 2012-2013.EFI™ has been awarded the 2012-2013 International Print Technology Award by Deutscher Drucker.
The prize went to EFI’s Digital StoreFront, Pace, PrintSmith, Monarch and Radius as one integrated package of management information systems (MIS/ERP) and web-to-print solution.
EFI MIS was the winner in the prepress category conducted by an online vote in which 1,643 readers of the Deutscher Drucker, Deutscher Drucker - International Edition, Grafische Palette and print.de participated. The voting took place in October and November 2012 at the print.de website.
On the 18th February Bernhard Niemela (managing director of Deutscher Drucker Verlag) and editorial staff member Kurt K. Wolf presented the award to Georg Hollenbach, general manager of EFI Germany and Marc Verbiest, international Public Relations manager.
"Using Digital StoreFront, every printing house can create their own website and web shop to help process orders made online by their customers”, explained Hollenbach. “Digital StoreFront can also be installed at the customer site so employees can send their documents to the printing house. Pace is a fully integrated, browser-based software product developed especially for the print and media industry. EFI pointed out that it streamlines jobs from end-to-end - from calculation to dispatching, for conventional, digital or large-format printers. The company said the Monarch product manages and automates multi-site print factories and Radius meets the specific requirements of the packaging industry."
"AT EFI, we are truly honoured to receive Deutscher Drucker's International Print Technology Award - it gives invaluable recognition to our EFI MIS systems which companies everywhere use to seamlessly integrate and automate their processes," added Verbiest. "We are in a strong position already and we are committed to the continued development of these products to support the business growth of our customers."
For more information about EFI, please visit www.efi.com
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New ink offers a unique option
within the latex printer market.
Mimaki latex white ink makes window graphics easy Mimaki has announced that it’s much expected white ink for the companies JV400 latex printer is now available. It said the new ink offers a unique option within the latex printer market and that the vibrant and highly opaque white ink works alongside Mimaki's high gamut four colour process inks. The ink is also compatible with the JV400-130LX and JV400-160LX wide format printers.
Mimaki pointed out that when used in conjunction with the latest version of its RasterLink RIP software, three-layer printing is achievable. This enables print providers to create two-way viewed graphics making it a perfect solution for producing window graphics and retail signage onto clear substrates. There is high quality registration between process and white layers to ensure an attractive and high colour result, with the white layer providing the necessary backing for each layer of colour.
The Mimaki JV400 range of latex printers are marketed as featuring strong eco credentials alongside a piezoelectric print head that fires variable drop sizes. Mimaki states that this allows for the production of high quality print onto a broad range of substrates.
Distributed in the UK & Ireland by Hybrid Services Ltd; national sales manager, John de la Roche, welcomes the availability of the new colour. "Adding creative tools for our customers ensures they are able to generate new profit areas. The Mimaki latex printer range already provides a broad creative capability, but the addition of the unique white ink means our customers can deliver exciting new products onto clear substrates with a vibrant colour yield."
Available now, the white ink is supplied through Hybrid's network of authorised Mimaki latex resellers. For more information contact Hybrid on 0044 (0) 1270 501900 or visit www.hybridservices.co.uk
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Details released at Hunkeler Innovationdays.
HP T410 Color Inkjet Web PressHP announced an expanded range of coated and uncoated papers using ColorPRO Technology at Hunkeler Innovationdays which was held in Lucerne, Switzerland, 11 – 15 February 2013.
The new ColorPRO branded papers are optimised for use on HP Inkjet Web Presses and do not require the use of a bonding agent. HP also confirmed that the new offerings include a SAPPI Jaz Book Paper and a new relationship with Crown Van Gelder (CVG).
“Our new offerings allow us to address our customers’ need to print on a wide range of media while delivering unique products that meet end-user demand,” said Aurelio Maruggi, vice president and general manager, Inkjet High-speed Production Solutions, HP. “By working with leading companies that offer inkjet optimised uncoated and coated papers with ColorPRO Technology, we give customers the flexibility to print on a variety of media.”
Designed specifically for publishing applications, the Jaz Book is being marketed as an ideal choice for the education market. It is a low-weight (67 gsm), inkjet coated paper with a matt finish that features, high opacity, sharp text and smooth colours.
SAPPI’s new Jaz Book paper with ColorPRO Technology is the result of the company’s exclusive agreement with HP to develop inkjet coated papers for high speed inkjet printing. The paper is now available to HP Inkjet Web Press customers in Europe and Asia.
HP also announced CVG as a new partner to the ColorPRO programme for uncoated papers in Europe. CVG will provide a range of exclusive papers with different finishes using ColorPRO Technology.
SAPPI Jaz (courtesey of SAPPI)The ColorPRO brand has been introduced to represent a quality standard for colour excellence in digital printing, based on the use of a defined set of technologies, and meeting strictly defined performance specifications.
ColorPRO Technology will be found in products of third-party licensed partners. HP has said all materials that carry the ColorPRO Technology logo will demonstrate visibly enhanced print quality. The products are optimised for the HP Web Press family.
Additional information about HP Indigo digital printing solutions is available at www.hp.com/go/gsb
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