NEWS UPDATE
NEW ON THE BLOCK
Scodix launches Ultra 6000 with Smart High Definition technology

Scodix announced the commercial launch of the next generation of its Ultra Digital Enhancement Press series, the Scodix Ultra 6000 powered by SHD (Smart High Definition).

The new technology is directly targeted at the packaging sector and high-definition printers, offering a new embellishment application as well as economic and sustainability benefits.
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INDUSTRY TRENDS
Avery Dennison opens Digital Acceleration Center in Bangalore

Avery Dennison, a Fortune 500 company, has recently opened its newest Digital Acceleration Center (DXC) in Bengaluru's Manyata Tech Park.

It offers physical and digital labelling solutions that enable brands and retailers to address challenges and opportunities from source through to the store and in consumer engagement
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NEW ON THE BLOCK
Screen introduces water-based inkjet press

SCREEN Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd. showcased a prototype model of its new Truepress PAC520P high-speed, inkjet printing system at FachPack 2022, specifically for printing onto paper-based substrates, using water-based, food-compliant inks for sustainable flexible packaging applications

According to Screen, the Truepress PAC 520P utilises newly developed proprietary water-based pigment inks that comply with appropriate food-safety regulations.
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INDUSTRY TRENDS
Fedrigoni and Mohawk forge a manufacturing partnership

The Fedrigoni Group and Mohawk Fine Papers have entered into a manufacturing agreement to expand the reach of their specialty papers globally.

The synergy created with this operation will propel the proposal of self-adhesive paper materials made by Manter, a brand known for creating premium labels for wines, spirits, and craft beers. These materials could be used in the luxury world, among other applications
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APPOINTMENTS
Priyatosh Kumar to head Fujifilm India GA division

Fujifilm India announced a spate of changes in its Graphic Arts division leadership team with Priyatosh Kumar as the new HOD (Head of Division).

Kentaro Imafuku who headed the GA division for past 2 years moves into a new role as the DGM of GA division Asia Pacific based out of Singapore. A veteran of the GA industry, Mr. Imafuku has been credited with spearheading the division successfully and navigating it through the tough covid years. .
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NEW ON THE BLOCK
Xeikon adds new sustainable UV-Inks for Xeikon’s Panther Series

Xeikon has introduced its PantherCure LED series, a new family of inks for use with Panther technology.

Xeikon’s Panther Technology, introduced in 2017, is based on UV inkjet to address specific end-use markets, focused on labels across industries such as chemical, durable, cosmetic and premium beer labels. All these applications benefit from certain durability such as scratch, scuff, and rub resistance and a glossy tactile look and feel. UV inks tackle all these requirements .
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INDUSTRY TRENDS
Esko and GMG announce technology partnership

Esko-Graphics BV. and GMG GmbH & Co. KG have partnered to deliver a new connection between GMG’s profiling and color prediction solution, GMG OpenColor, and Esko’s native prepress editing software, ArtPro+. The connector will be launched in November 2022.

The collaboration brings two market leaders together to satisfy the demand for highly automated and globally connected color management solutions
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INDUSTRY TRENDS
Corel rebrands as Alludo

Corel announced that it is undergoing a full rebrand, including a new name ‘Alludo’. Alludo had more than 2.5 million paying customer relationships in more than 130 countries across diverse industries this past year.

Leveraging a 35+ year history, Alludo is behind award-winning, globally recognizable brands including Parallels, CorelDRAW, MindManager, and WinZip
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NEW ON THE BLOCK
HP launches 20 inch PageWide Advantage 2200

HP has announced a new inkjet web press, the PageWide Advantage 2200 series, a 20 inch wide press that is targeted at publishing, direct mail, and commercial print.

As with the T200 series, this is a single-engined web-fed press able to print to both sides of a roll across media from 203 to 558mm wide. However, this represents a brand new, more compact design
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NEW ON THE BLOCK
Prati introduces DigifastOne finishing line

Prati introduces DigifastOne finishing line Prati has launched DigifastOne, a digital finishing line for printed reels, which allows to produce value-added labels at high speed and with high precision.

Matteo Bertoni, Prati area manager comments, “Converters asked us for a non-stop solution: completely digital, both in finishing and die-cutting. No special tools are required to run the machine
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NEW ON THE BLOCK
Highcon Launches HighConnect Performance Reporting Platform

Highcon Systems Ltd. announced the launch of HighConnect, a cloud-based data information platform that allows users to monitor their Highcon system production performance. The platform will enable users to keep track of key performance indicators and improve manufacturing efficiencies from their Highcon digital cutting and creasing systems .....more


NEW ON THE BLOCK
Arjowiggins launches latest luxury paper range – ‘Rives’

Arjowiggins has launched a global campaign ‘I am Rives’ to highlight its new luxury paper range ‘Rives’.

The campaign features a set of print samples, a new visual campaign and motion clips that shed fresh light on the exceptional quality and printability of both Rives and Rives Sensation, as well as the French heritage of the collection
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NEW ON THE BLOCK
Morgana introduces new bookletmaker at The Print Show, UK.

Morgana Systems made its worldwide debut of the Morgana BM4000 booklet makers at The Print Show at Birmingham. These innovative products can produce both A4 landscape and 297 x 297mm booklets, with either corner or edge stapling as standard. The unique SquareBack finish is also available.

The Morgana BM4000 Series is a versatile booklet maker designed to work with low to mid volume digital production printers.
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PRODUCT PROFILE
AccurioShine 3600 Entry Level Embellishment Press

Konica Minolta introduced the AccurioShine 3600 in June this year, a simple, compact and affordable digital embellishment press that provides sensory print applications for printers of every size

The AccurioShine 3600 digital print embellishment press has been designed to bring digital special effects to the mainstream of the commercial printing, finishing, and packaging industries.
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IN CONVERSATION
Customers in India have sold over 30 million sheets and these are our success stories ... Ziki Kuly

Scodix introduced the new generation of Scodix Ultra B2/B1 Digital Enhancement Press 1000’s Series, consisting of six presses, designed for Folding Carton, Publishing, Web-2-Print, Web-2-Pack, and Commercial & Specialty print including the Scodix flagship Ultra 6000 in India recently at Printpack India. Digital Impressions caught up with Ziki Kuly, President of APJ and Product Marketing at Scodix when he shared his views with Veerendra Malik, Editor-in-Chief, on development of embellishment technologies and the scope in Indian market. .....more



FEATURE
What influence do the megatrends of sustainability and digitalization have on processes, products, business models and the future of the industry?

Some talk about the digital transformation. Others see digitalization as an industrial revolution with the same potential for social change as the upheaval 200 years ago. In fact, a comprehensive transformation process has been under way since the beginnings of the Internet in the late 1980s. The interplay of ever more powerful processors, storage technologies, and data connections, on the one hand, and the range of ever more specific software solutions, on the other hand, is driving innovation at all levels. .....more



FEATURE
“Equipped for Growth”

Change is a part of life for any business in any industry, but few areas in the global economy have undergone so much change—and so quickly as general commercial printing (GCP). The sharp decline in global print volume continues to affect the entire industry. Most print providers are still in “survival mode,” working project to project, day by day, pursuing any opportunity that may arise. Recent events are responsible for some of this, but COVID-19 isn’t the only disruptor affecting the GCP market.....more



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