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Perstorp Sets Reduction Targets for Water and Waste

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Perstorp Sets Reduction Targets for Water and Waste

Perstorp Sets Reduction Targets for Water and Waste

  • 30% absolute reduction of water and waste until 2030, from a 2019 base year
  • Key enablers include circular solutions and recycling of wastewater

Sustainable solutions provider Perstorp has added new corporate sustainability targets, for water and waste, to its sustainability strategy. Its long-term sustainability ambition is to become Finite Material Neutral, which involves water and waste, along with raw materials, energy and catalysts. In 2021 the company set its first 2030 targets, for greenhouse gas emissions (using approved science-based targets) and (eco) toxic impact. Now Perstorp has added new sustainability targets that will address its long-term ambition.

These new 2030 corporate targets (all measured using 2019 as the base year) are:

  • 30% absolute reduction of freshwater consumption
  • 30% absolute reduction of hazardous waste directed to disposal
  • 30% absolute reduction of non-hazardous waste directed to disposal

“Fresh water consumption and waste are two areas of big importance in reducing our environmental impact and working toward increased circularity,” says Anna Berggren, Vice President Sustainability at Perstorp Group. “Fresh water scarcity is already a fact around the world, and we have a responsibility to reduce our consumption and utilize alternative water sources. We must also minimize waste generation and find new circular solutions of reusing and recycling the waste streams into new products, either ourselves or so that a third party can use them as raw material. We have set ambitious and absolute sustainability targets, that are to be achieved regardless of production growth. To be able to reach these targets we have several large projects planned that will contribute significantly.”

All Perstorp production plants use water for multiple purposes, including, for example: for cooling, as a solvent for chemical reactions, as a carrier for products, and as a heat-transfer medium. One way to reduce fresh water consumption is to purify and recycle wastewater. Perstorp sees this as an important core technology and is planning to invest in wastewater recycling projects at several of its production sites.

A key to reducing waste directed to disposal is to develop circular solutions that use waste streams as raw materials for new products. One example is Project Air, in which captured carbon dioxide together with residue streams from Perstorp’s production plant in Stenungsund, Sweden, will serve as raw material for production of sustainable methanol that will replace all the virgin fossil methanol used by Perstorp in Europe.

“One of Perstorp’s strengths historically is our ability to find use of residue streams and turning them into new products,” notes Perstorp CEO Jan Secher. “Developing circular solutions and turning waste into new business value is in line with our vision of being the sustainable solutions provider. While doing this we are tackling one of the great challenges of our industry – to reduce the negative impact on environment and society, while developing new sustainable solutions for our customers.”

Learn more at www.perstorp.com

 

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OE-A at LOPEC – Printed Electronics up Close

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OE-A at LOPEC – Printed Electronics up Close

OE-A at LOPEC – Printed Electronics up Close

At the OE-A booth at LOPEC 2023 the projects of the “OE-A Competition 2023” prove the innovative strength and surprises with new market-ready applications of flexible,
organic, and printed electronics. The new edition of the OE-A Roadmap underpins the advancing maturity of the technology.

Smart skis that “feel” the vibrations of a downhill run, a flying 3-D printed drone, a sensing glove, a biosensor test kit that helps to avoid virus spreading and some more inspiring ideas play a major role in this year’s “OE-A Competition”. This yearly competition run by the OE-A, part of VDMA, fosters and challenges engineers and designers to present their printed electronics innovations to the world. At LOPEC 2023, the leading international exhibition and conference of printed electronics, from February 28 to March 02 at ICM, Messe München, all projects are showcased at the OE-A booth.

Mega trends Mobility and Smart Living

“For me personally the best thing about the competition is the exciting mix between inspiring, trendsetting ideas and market ready products. This year’s submissions are very much in line with the Focus Topics of LOPEC, we have great projects in the field of mobility and smart living. And we see that sustainability is even in early-stage projects a leading idea.” says Dr. Klaus Hecker, Managing Director of the OE-A, an international working group within VDMA.

This year 16 contributions from international companies, research institutions and universities take part in the “OE-A Competition 2023” to present their new products, prototypes, and concepts. The submitted projects are judged by a jury of representatives from well-known international companies and institutes in three categories: “Prototypes & New Products”; “Freestyle Demonstrator”; and “Publicly Funded Project Demonstrator”.

When Clever meets Smart

“The expert jury will have a hard time rating the 16 contributions and deciding on the winners of the three categories”, predicts Klaus Hecker. Here is a first snapshot of competition contributions which will be shown at the OE-A booth:

  • Smooth & Sharp from Taiwan submitted a printed NFC biosensor test stripe for disease screening. The test stripe decreases the risk of virus spreading triggered through testing and transportation because it shows the result straight away. The contaminated patch can be removed safely and is easy to dispose.
  • How to create an eco-friendly, ultra- thin and flexible heating foil based on a copper skin film shows Avery Dennison. This novel technology enables a more sustainable production of heating and sensor foils for the mobility and healthcare sector.
  • The Smart skis submitted by Joanneum Research and partners sensors vibrations while skiing. The energy autonomous sensor transmits data about the behavior of the ski on different slopes, material stability and the suitability of the ski for the athlete.

Who is going to win?

Not only the jury will decide which project is a winner, – but all visitors are invited to cast their vote for the “Public Choice Award”. Visitors choose from all contributions which demonstrator deserves the “Public Choice Award”. The voting takes place March 01st at the OE-A booth and the winner will be announced on the evening of Wednesday, March 01st during the LOPEC Get-together & Award Show. Additionally, the winner of all categories will present their demonstrators at a web seminar in April 2023.

New edition of OE-A Roadmap

More than 100 experts have contributed to the new OE-A Roadmap. The OE-A Roadmap offers end-users, developers and funding bodies alike a deep insight into the technology and applications. “Next to the inspiring demos of the competition, a visit at the OE-A booth is also worthwhile to get your copy of the newly published OE-A Roadmap. For our members is this comprehensive guide of printed electronics complimentary. For non-members we offer an executive summary right at the booth. In case you cannot make it to LOPEC, summary and whitepaper will be for download at oe-a.org right after LOPEC” adds Klaus Hecker.

Journalists can be accredited for LOPEC 2023. The LOPEC 2023 press conference including presentation of the latest OE-A Business Climate Survey will take place Wednesday, March 01nd at 11:00.

www.lopec.com

 

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Yokogawa Acquires Fluence Analytics, a Pioneer in Digitalizing the Monitoring of Polymerization Reaction Processes

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Yokogawa Acquires Fluence Analytics, a Pioneer in Digitalizing the Monitoring of Polymerization Reaction Processes

Yokogawa Acquires Fluence Analytics, a Pioneer in Digitalizing the Monitoring of Polymerization Reaction Processes

Enabling continuous real-time monitoring of polymers and biopolymers

Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces the acquisition of Fluence Analytics, Inc., a US-based startup that provides real-time analytics solutions to polymer and biopharmaceutical companies worldwide. Since signing investment and collaboration agreements in August 2021, the two companies have been exploring potential business opportunities. Through this acquisition, Fluence Analytics will integrate its operations with Yokogawa’s existing business and further enhance its technological capabilities. Starting today, Fluence Analytics will operate as Yokogawa Fluence Analytics.

Fluence Analytics is a global leader in polymerization reaction monitoring and control, and its automatic continuous online monitoring of polymerizations (ACOMP) product is the only commercially available system that can measure and analyze multiple polymer properties in real time. ACOMP’s data streams provide new insights into material properties that enable customers to optimize and control polymerization processes, leading to improved product quality, greater yields, and less energy consumption and material waste. Based on the average size of a polymer reactor, the ACOMP system is estimated to deliver US$1.5 million in value per year.

Initial agreements between the two companies in August 2021 generated strong interest from global chemical companies seeking to transform their operations with automated digital technologies. Fluence Analytics is currently developing the next-generation ACOMP product, which will become part of Yokogawa’s OpreX offering. The two companies are exploring how to integrate the next-generation ACOMP with Yokogawa’s advanced control solutions and the digital technologies of KBC, another Yokogawa Group company. Yokogawa’s global network will perform engineering and system integration tasks and provide after-sales field services for the ACOMP system.

Kenji Hasegawa, a Yokogawa Electric vice president and head of the Yokogawa Products Headquarters, commented, “Polymers are used in nearly every aspect of modern society in the form of plastics, rubber, paint, and so on. Combining Fluence Analytics’ ACOMP system and other technology with our industry know-how will enable us to work with our customers to digitalize and automate polymerization processes that are currently monitored and adjusted manually. This will assist customers to improve worker safety, profitability, and environmental performance. We also plan to apply this technology to polymer re-use. We believe this is truly a game-changer for the industry.”

In addition to ACOMP, the Fluence Analytics product portfolio includes an innovative lab instrument designed to dramatically accelerate and optimize the development of novel biotherapeutics. The instrument enables the rapid assessment and real-time monitoring of the stability of therapeutic proteins, peptides, and other biopolymers under various thermal, mechanical, and chemical stress conditions.

“Combining forces with Yokogawa Electric enables us to capture the full value of our unique data sets, and we can’t wait to deliver this added value to our customers. Together, we will enable autonomous operations and digital transformation in the polymer and biopharma industries,” says Jay Manouchehri, CEO of Yokogawa Fluence Analytics.

For more information, visit www.yokogawa.com

 

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Sustainable Plastic Packaging With MDO Technology From Hosokawa Alpine

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Sustainable Plastic Packaging With MDO Technology From Hosokawa Alpine

Sustainable Plastic Packaging With MDO Technology From Hosokawa Alpine

Author: Susanne Schwenk, Project Manager Marketing, Hosokawa Alpine AG Characters: approx. 6.3060

Italian packaging manufacturer ManuliTech has invested in a modern 7-layer blown film line with inline MDO from Hosokawa Alpine to produce laminating and laminate films with oxygen barrier in full PE design. In this way, the company intends to position itself early on as a solution provider for plastic packaging with a high recycling rate, thus opening up an important future market.

ManuliTech, based in Cambiago near Milan, produces multilayer blown films for customers primarily in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The rapid success of the young company confirms its good sense for current and future market needs: Already in 2018, production capacity was around 12,000 tonnes. In 2019, it could be increased to 15,000 tonnes. “ManuliTech has achieved a very high level of quality within a very short time,”explains Nicola Pirani, Alpine’s representative in Italy. The first Alpine line was installed at the site in northern Italy in 2020. It has contributed significantly to ManuliTech’s rapid success with the film quality produced. ManuliTech is now consistently continuing its strategy of quality leadership. This was followed last year by the construction and configuration of the new, flexible 7-layer high-performance line with inline MDO (Machine Direction Orientation) to meet the demand for full-PE films in Italy at an early stage. “The market for Full-PE barrier films is growing in Italy, but it is still difficult for end-customers to get these films in consistently good quality and sufficient quantity,” Pirani explains. This gap would now be closed by ManuliTech.

In accordance with the principle of the circular economy

Until now, in order to achieve the desired product properties, composites had to be produced from different materials that cannot be fully recycled. A much more environmentally friendly concept is full PE packaging solutions with films made from pure polyethylene composites. These can be fully recycled after their original use and reused without material loss in the circular economy for end products. Thus, sustainability and resource savings are combined. “We support this circular economy approach and offer our customers suitable solutions for it,” explains Alessandro Manuli, managing director at ManuliTech. MDO technology serves the increasing need for recyclable mono-packaging. “This is a long-needed development for the sustainability principle and a promising growth market for us.”

Precisely tailored line design and high film quality

“More than 100 MDOs made by us are in operation worldwide,” points out Stefan Sager, Operations Director in the Film Extrusion Division at Hosokawa Alpine, referring to the success of the last 25 years since the technology was introduced. Together with its customers, Hosokawa Alpine designs the particular MDO blown film line to fit the desired film production, tailored exactly to the customer’s needs. “That’s one secret to our success, the other is the quality of MDO film,” adds Sager. It is characterized by excellent processability, optimized flatness and no hanging edges. To achieve this, Alpine’s MDOs are equipped with three unique features: TRIO technology (Trim Reduction for Inline Orientation) for best flatness and roll cylindricity, flexible stretch gap adjustment to reduce neck-in, and unique vacuum technology for best flatness and excellent process stability.

Hosokawa Alpine MDO technology is based on monoaxial stretching of blown film. In this process, the film is drawn between two rolls which rotate at different speeds. Depending on the application, the film runs over eight to twelve rolls, two of which are stretching rolls. After heating to the optimum temperature, the film is brought to the desired ratio in the stretching phase. The stretching process reduces the film thickness while improving its optical and mechanical properties. These include, for example, barrier properties, transparency or processability. “This technology reduces the need for raw materials in a resource-saving way, while also increasing efficiency,” explains Sager. The stresses created during stretching are reduced in the subsequent annealing phase. Finally, the film cools down and compensates for the thermal shrinkage.

TRIO increases finishing quality

The TRIO system integrated into the line reduces neck-in by up to 50 percent. At the same time, the flatness of the film is optimised, and a uniform thickness profile is produced. “TRIO 2.0” is a further development of the system and is now on the market. It includes single-layer measurement of the stretched film after slitting and before the winding points. “This more precise detection of the film layers enables even better positioning of the thin sections for the stretching process,” emphasizes Sager. A smart control algorithm calculates an improved mapping of the influences from the MDO on the entire control loop from the measured values. The optimised recording and calculation of the target values for the thin sections makes the control in the inline MDO process more precise and thus increases the further processing quality.

Trend-setting technology for the production of monomaterial barrier films

ManuliTech uses the new blown film line to produce monomaterial films from polyethylene. When an oxygen barrier is needed, ethylene vinyl alcohol plastic (EVOH) is used as abarrier layer. If the EVOH content of a film is less than 5 percent, it does not affect recyclability in the PE waste stream. “Alpine is not only a pioneer in MDO technology, but also a market leader. We are pleased that, together with this competent partner, we have been able to integrate a new, future-oriented component into our product range,” says Managing Director Manuli. Alpine Support is available to provide advice on all questions relating to blown film production. In this way, ManuliTech can offer customers high-quality solutions for a sustainable circular economy in plastic packaging and also permanently optimise the technology.

With the laminating and laminate films with oxygen barrier in full PE design produced by the 7-layer line with inline MDO from Hosokawa Alpine, ManuliTech offers solutions for recyclable plastic packaging.

 

www.hosokawa-alpine.com

 

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Tórculo Shares Top Three Tips for a Smooth Digital Transformation

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Tórculo Shares Top Three Tips for a Smooth Digital Transformation

Tórculo Shares Top Three Tips for a Smooth Digital Transformation

Guest blog by Jacobo Bermejo, CEO, Tórculo Communications

When we made the decision to become a 100% digital service provider we were aware that – despite adopting a Socratic style of robust cooperative dialogue – we ignored a good number of challenges that we were going to face as well as their possible solutions.

At that time we were highly focused on developing the best response for our existing market while maintaining a keen eye on the future.

In the past the printing industry based operational strategies on production capacity availability. But that no longer works for today’s fast paced, quickly changing, and highly demanding times. Now an effective strategy is shaped around the needs of customers. They want greater flexibility, smaller runs, and more services.

With the decision made to go 100% digital, we started our investigation and analysis.

It revealed uncertainties, complex criteria, and difficulty in drawing an objective road map. It was a challenging start where certainties were scarce and elusive. Given this backdrop it would have been easy to rethink and postpone the decision, even if we knew that taking the road to 100% digital it was inevitable. However, vision and determination moved us forward.

For those who are interested in learning from our experience, there are three major areas that should be considered and I will share some reflections on each of them. Spoiler: having reliable and committed partners is key.

1 Changing technology
Any comfort we felt with the printing equipment we understood disappeared when making comparisons between devices that were never unequivocal or fully quantifiable. That reality was ultimately a blessing for Tórculo. When making the investment decision we soon understood that just as important as the web press and its performance was the overall quality of the supplier. No machine performs the transformation on its own.

Ricoh positioned itself as a great technology provider, offering disruptive equipment capable of satisfying demands that no other inkjet machine on the market did. The differentiating features of the Ricoh Pro VC70000 included quality and depth of its colours printed on untreated coated papers and competitive cost illustrations that presented a powerful argument with regards to capturing volume moving from offset to digital.

But what about fears? The biggest, I think, was the risk of obsolescence in investments that have long payback periods. Ricoh showed us how its devices, from all product ranges, can be constantly updated with new enhancements. Beyond the technology we liked the ability of a large vendor to commit to its clients’ business and protect their investments.

2 Transforming people
Tórculo is an ecosystem in itself, as are all printing companies as far as I know. Ecosystems formed by technologies, processes, and people. The first two are clearly digitisable.

What about people? This can be quite a challenge. Digital transformation affects the collective but ignoring the fact that the collective is made up of individuals can have far reaching consequences. In production it will be people who will have to move from the understood and known sheet fed offset technology to the new and unknown web fed inkjet press. We believe a good operator is always a good operator, and our team has proven it. As a result, we just needed good training and a plan to involve them and allay their fears.

Fears, however, are not confined to the production floor. Sales and marketing teams have spent years, decades even, gaining the trust of customers with offset technology at the heart of the offering. Suddenly, the addition of the Ricoh Pro VC70000 required a rethink of strategies, targets, and value propositions.

Again, this is where a solid partner is key. Completely embedded in our structure, Ricoh’s EDGE business development consultancy programme helped us navigate changing perspectives of the individual and collective. This helped transform suspicion into acceptance of change, essential to being able to bring to the market all the value we can now add.

3 Managing increased production
In Tórculo we have always employed good levels of automation, but our transformation forced us to climb one more step. Or several. Ricoh’s technology raised our production capacity and our ability to take it to market.

The installation and testing processes that ran in parallel in our workshop and in our prepress area raised some potentially significant problems, dilemmas and needs. And, again, the value of having the right partners proved vital. With own, third party, or custom applications, Ricoh specialists demonstrated that the irreplaceable values that differentiate them are in their knowledge, talent, and commitment. They made each concern their own and combined realism with efficiency in equal parts.

Today I can proudly say that Tórculo’s workflow is one of the best in the industry for robustness, flexibility, and automation.

We believe the future value of the graphic industry rests in how we respond to of all the changes and transformations that our clients are also experiencing. We want to ensure we are the partner they continue to choose, and working with Ricoh has helped us develop our offering and service to enable us to do that.

For further information, please visit www.ricoh-europe.com

 

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How Can High Speed Inkjet Help You Face Today’s Challenges?

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How Can High Speed Inkjet Help You Face Today’s Challenges?

How Can High Speed Inkjet Help You Face Today’s Challenges?

Sander Sondaal, Director Commercial Print Sales, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe

Production agility and versatility have become essential cornerstones for responsive Print Service Providers (PSPs). The ability to quickly, and smoothly, manage a wide range of jobs, with individual requirements and customised elements, is what enables successful PSPs to handle today’s greater demand for short run fast turnaround, personalised jobs.

It is driving the transition from offset to digital print as Julio Vial, research manager, IDC IPDS Group, commented following the publishing of the IDC Market Forecast. It examined the Western European continuous feed production printer systems market for 2022 to 2026 and featured vendor data from Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Ireland. He said: “Page volume is expected to grow among high speed inkjet devices as volumes are transferred from offset class devices and existing digital print migration.”

Central to this is the continuing evolution of web fed inkjet technology that is delivering an ever increasing range of applications and run lengths. This has grown with improvements in every production step, from job acceptance, to processing, and completion.

Important too is how the systems enable production printing businesses to manage today’s challenging economic and operational pressures in the following five ways:

  • Simplifying production – the addition of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) simplifies operation and provides greater feedback for more effective decision making.
  • Production automation tools and business intelligence – these capabilities allow smarter working.
  • Supporting productivity – at a time when global shortages are impacting substrate choice, undercoating creates a standardised print surface to ensure outstanding results on an even wider range of media for expanded production possibilities.
  • Enhancing quality – undercoating technology also ensures high quality results and broadens the range of applications that are suitable for inkjet by further improving overall print quality with sharper detail and more vibrant colours.
  • Aiding the migration of production from analogue to digital platforms – easy to integrate inkjet continuous feed solutions help operations smoothly transition work.

Ricoh will showcase its latest technology solutions developed to deliver greater short run application flexibility at Hunkeler Innovationdays. Among them will be the Ricoh Pro™ VC70000e high speed inkjet press which will be on show publicly for the first time anywhere in the world. Flexible and responsive mono high speed inkjet production will be demonstrated by the compact Ricoh Pro V20100 that enables commercial printers and book printers to profitably produce a wide range of applications. Ricoh will also present a number of software solutions that efficiently manage workflow and streamline production.

But it is not just systems and solutions that will be presented at Hunkeler. Ricoh will also show how it continues to support clients as they grow their high speed inkjet capabilities with expert advice offered through Ricoh’s EDGE business development consultancy. It provides printers with essential tools and training to develop effective business and marketing plans, secure new business opportunities, and achieve a return on their investment with Ricoh.

For further information, please visit www.ricoh-europe.com

 

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Ricoh Partners With Celanese to Expand Environmental Sustainability Capabilities

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Ricoh Partners With Celanese to Expand Environmental Sustainability Capabilities

Ricoh Partners With Celanese to Expand Environmental Sustainability Capabilities

Renewable cellulosic film supports brands and Print Service Providers in their drive for sustainable production of laminated applications

Ricoh is enabling progressive Print Service Providers to support brands in their adoption of more sustainable products and practices through its partnership with biopolymer film manufacturer Celanese.

Ideal for both wet and thermal lamination applications, Celanese Clarifoil Cellulosic Film provides a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-based plastic films commonly used in today’s print laminations. The film is manufactured utilising renewable wood pulp from PEFC-endorsed forests of fast-growing eucalyptus trees that are not genetically modified. It is available in a gloss finish offering a brilliant sheen or in a matte finish for an elegant, easy to read and write on surface. The film has a natural dry touch and a hardwearing surface suitable for varnish, foiling, and gluing.

The film extends brands‘ choice of environmentally responsible options for applications such as book covers, menus, and Point of Purchase materials. Celanese Clarifoil Cellulosic Film is certified bio-based, water biodegradable, as well as home and industrial compostable.

Erwin Busselot, Director of Business Innovation & Solutions, Ricoh Graphic Communications, Ricoh Europe, comments: “We are always looking for ways to improve the sustainability of print and the materials used. Clarifoil Cellulosic Film is compatible with Ricoh’s toner-based sheetfed presses (Pro C9200 Series, RICOH ProTM C7200sx Series, RICOH ProTM C5300s Series and the RICOH ProTM 8300s Series) and can be subsequently laminated, making it an excellent alternative to traditional fossil fuel-based plastic films. Renewable, biodegradable and compostable, it helps deliver high performance applications with a reduced environmental impact. The partnership follows the attainment of Smithers Pira Certificate of Conformity, assuring EU food packaging legislation compliance further demonstrating Ricoh’s commitment to enabling sustainable production technologies for our clients.”

Ramune Shepherd, Celanese Field Development Manager, adds: “We are delighted to be able to work with Ricoh to help brands make sustainability-focused choices. Clarifoil Cellulosic Film is produced from a natural source using a precision casting process that provides excellent optical clarity, a wide range of film thicknesses and popular surface finishes.”

For further information, please visit www.ricoh-europe.com

 

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Benelux Online Print Event for the First Time in the Netherlands

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Benelux Online Print Event for the First Time in the Netherlands

Benelux Online Print Event for the First Time in the Netherlands

VIGC is once again presenting an exciting program on e-commerce for the graphic arts industry with its BOPE event (Benelux Online Print Event powered by Four Pees). The event’s fifth edition will take place on 15 March, and for the first time in its history, it will be located just across the Belgian border, in the Next Level event venue of Easyfairs Gorinchem, Netherlands.

BOPE, now an established event in the Benelux Online Print industry, offers a platform for everyone involved in online print. It is the meeting place to gather information on topics such as personalization, digital transformation, e-commerce and web-to-print for production companies, suppliers and the education sector.

In this year’s edition, international experts will each share their insight through inspiring sector analyses and case studies:

  • Bernd Zipper (DE), CEO Zipcon
    Status Quo: Online Print – Quo Vadis, dear Mothership
  • Tom Peire (BE), CEO Four Pees
    Connected automation
  • Richard Askam (UK), TEDx Speaker. Connector. Broadcaster. Coach
    Personalised children’s storybooks and their online revolution
  • Roland Keppler (DE), CEO Onlineprinters
    Opportunities in the European printing environment
  • Martijn Eier (NL),CEO & Co-founder Cloudprinter.com
    The practical and workflow side of stepping into the platform economy
  • Ed Sander (NL), China Digital Tech Analyst
    E-commerce in China

BOPE is the annual meeting for anyone who has integrated online print into their business model or is about to do so. The 140 attendees of the 2022 edition of BOPE included European business owners, CEOs, COOs and department managers.

This year, VIGC wants to roll out the event in a new location, and also combine BOPE with a visit to the Sign & Print Expo. Thanks to this unique concept, networking and knowledge transfer about online print will be linked to a visit to the exhibition.

After BOPE, you will be able to also relax at the Belgian Beer Café that will be open for the networking event. This Belgian beer tasting will be provided by professional beer sommeliers.

Those who want to travel to BOPE carefree can use the VIGC bus arrangement. This service can be added as an option in the entrance ticket and includes breakfast. We offer the following routes: Ghent-Antwerp-Gorinchem and Leuven-Mechelen-Antwerp-Gorinchem.

Jos Steutelings, Managing Director of VIGC, is already very enthusiastic: “We have been playing with the idea of ​​expanding BOPE to the Netherlands for a while and are happy to be finally crossing the border in 2023. It’s the perfect way to appeal to a wider audience. In addition, we want to make the most out of the day by visiting the Sign & Print expo after the BOPE event. A perfect combination that ensures a day packed with knowledge, information and hopefully new insights for the participants to make 2023 another successful year in the print industry.”

www.vigc.be
www.duomedia.com

 

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KB Folie Levels Up With First ThermoFlexx Imager

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KB Folie Levels Up With First ThermoFlexx Imager

KB Folie Levels Up With First ThermoFlexx Imager

The Polish packaging manufacturer has installed a ThermoFlexX TFxX 48 flexo plate imager to meet demands from customers for faster delivery, more flexibility, and increased sustainability. The company chose to invest in the XSYS technology for the first time as part of a determined drive to expand the capabilities of its in-house prepress department with innovative solutions.

The flexible packaging market is moving towards more sustainable solutions and manufacturing methods that have less impact on the environment. Flexo platemaking is an area where significant progress in reducing waste has been made, with new technologies and higher levels of automation that improve the process while remaining cost-effective.

As part of its strategy for future success, KB Folie Polska Sp. z o.o., in Poland, wanted to introduce a new digital imaging technology that would allow them to deliver consistent print quality at speed, but also reduce plate waste, operator time, energy consumption and overall costs. After surveying the market for some time, the company was convinced by the advantages presented by the ThermoFlexX TFxX 48 and signed on the dotted line. The investment also includes ThermoFlexX Woodpecker screening technology for adding microstructures to the surface of flat top dot plates to help maintain print quality at top press speeds.

“We are one of the first printing houses in Poland to leverage the many tangible benefits of the ThermoFlexX system with Woodpecker surface screening,” said [Jan Marcinkowski – Deputy Production Director]. “XSYS is known for its fresh and innovative approach to technology, and ThermoFlexX imagers for their high levels of automation and waste saving features. Our new machine is definitely proving that point by levelling up our in-house platemaking capabilities as a greener, more cost-efficient proposition.”

Exceeding expectations

Based in Warsaw, KB Folie specializes in flexible packaging, mainly for the fresh and frozen food industries, but also the chemicals and cosmetics sectors. Originally founded as an aluminum trading company in 1996, the family-owned enterprise set up its flexo printing department in 2000 when the first wide web flexo press was installed, and later also added rotogravure printing. Currently employing 200 staff, plans are underway to expand further and build a completely new printing facility, as the company continues its growth trajectory.

The product portfolio spans the breadth of flexible packaging for both dry and liquid foodstuffs, including mono-material packaging solutions, laminated packaging, bags, ready-made doypacks and other types of pouches with closure sealing, various types of notches and perforations, cold seal, and variable coding on the inside, among the many options.

In 2016, KB Folio established an R& D Center with funding from the Polish Ministry of Development, followed by additional funding from various institutions, to support customers with innovative solutions and to forge new relationships with suppliers and manufacturers. “That was really a breakthrough year for us,” said [Michał Sikorski – Head of Scientific Research and Development Department.]. “Since then, year by year, our R&D activities have brought us more and more benefits, allowing the introduction of new types of packaging products that meet and even exceed the expectations and needs of our customers.”

[Jan Marcinkowski – Deputy Production Director] added, “We place a vast emphasis on research and on production of high-quality and increasingly more environmentally friendly packaging; and because we also strive for the production plant itself to be as green as possible, the equipment we buy must support that vision.”

Finding a new solution

KB Folie has been making flexo plates in-house for many years. The new ThermoFlexX TFxX 48 from XSYS is the latest digital imager acquired for this purpose and it came through long-term supplier Scorpio Sp. z o.o., a distributor of ThermoFlexX products in Poland. “Like every company with over 20 years of experience, we started out with analog methods. In 2008, we moved to digital imaging, which we are successively updating to stay at the forefront of developments, most lately with the new ThermoFlexX, which is an exciting technology.”

In order to accelerate profit projections, the company analyzed its workflow to decide on the best route to follow to improve the print quality and the production speed. “We were looking for a machine that would let us meet customer requirements, without wasting time and without adding more costs,” said [Jan Marcinkowski – Deputy Production Director]. “We live in the fourth industrial revolution; in an increasingly digital world where we can save time by automating more and more processes. These were the main reasons for switching to a new solution.”

Known for its high-quality imaging, low waste, and impressive productivity, the ThermoFlexX TFxX 48 can produce plates up to 900 x 1200mm (35 x 48”). Featuring the built in FlexTray, it can automatically load and unload plates with one touch of a button, which reduces the risk of damage due to manual handling. The automatic resolution switching function matches laser optics to file resolution, giving users much more flexibility, including the ability to image multiple plates at different resolutions simultaneously. Meanwhile the unique Vacuum Slider Concept (VSC) allows plates of any width to be loaded without needing to be taped in place, another waste saving innovation. With Woodpecker surface screening added to the mix, KB Folie has the option to boost ink density in the solid areas and improve dot definition for even sharper text and images, all while ensuring a smoother ink lay down for those jobs that demand the highest quality.

Having incorporated the imager into the daily workflow and experiencing the difference it has made, [Jan Marcinkowski – Deputy Production Director] concluded, “The ThermoFlexX 48s laser is very user friendly and flexible and also compatible with other devices. We have found that it provides longer plate durability, which results in greater print stability, and cuts down on waste of plate material. When we need to, it also allows us to work with files that have a lower resolution, which ensures faster data processing and acceleration of work. I can safely say that we are very satisfied with the investment.”

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Powering Short-Run Book Printing With Xeikon

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Powering Short-Run Book Printing With Xeikon

Powering Short-Run Book Printing With Xeikon

Xeikon’s SIRIUS technology is paving the way in high-end book production with exceptional quality and format flexibility

Over the past two decades, digital technology has redefined the book printing market with solutions that are profitably producing short to medium runs on demand. With Xeikon’s introduction of SIRIUS dry toner technology in 2020, as implemented in the Xeikon SX30000 and SX20000 full color, duplex roll-fed presses, printers worldwide are now successfully carving out a bigger slice of this growing segment by reaping the multiple benefits of the break-through innovation for high-quality print production.

Dimitri Van Gaever, Market Segment Director for Graphic Arts, states, “Digital book printing is the fastest growing digital application by volume. While traditional book production is under pressure, printers who have adopted digital technology are in a much better position, because they can handle small and even ultra-small orders, which can be printed to order thereby reducing turnaround time and eliminating warehouse costs. What Xeikon has brought to the table with SIRIUS is exceptional quality combined with unrivalled substrate and format flexibility,with a low printing cost.”

Following a number of successful installations, including at BookBaby in the US where two Xeikon SX30000 presses are producing books on demand, the first public showing of the SIRIUS technology will take place at Hunkeler Innovationdays in Switzerland,. Visitors will be able to experience Xeikon’s Book Production Solution in action demonstrating three high-end applications, including a coffee table travel book, a full color tourist guide, and a highly illustrated book on architecture. The single-pass, duplex Xeikon SX30000 roll-fed press will be running live in line with a Hunkeler Gen8 roll-to-stack solution producing book blocks which will be bound on an offline Muller Martini Vareo Pro with Infinitrim. The paper for both the inside book pages and the covers will be supplied by Sappi and UPM Specialty Papers.

As the most productive of the SIRIUS family, the flagship Xeikon SX30000 can deliver up to 2,545 full color printed B2 sheets an hour (equivalent to 404ppm A4) with lower setup costs than conventional technologies. Tackling the widest range of substrates in this category, it prints on uncoated papers, digital coated papers in silk, gloss or matte, and standard offset papers up to 350 gsm, and shines not only in book printing (including covers, dust jackets, and lay-flat photobooks), but also in direct mail, point-of-sale, security documents, and general commercial printing. In addition to the ability to print very high duplex coverage and 1200 dpi resolution, the sustainability of the process is also unequalled. The dry toner is produced in a plant powered 100% by green energy, there are no VOCs emitted, energy consumption is low, and the print is fully deinkable in existing waste streams.

Visitors to the Xeikon stand will also be able to learn about the Xeikon SX20000 roll-fed press, a cost-effective option for implementing SIRIUS technology into graphic arts production. As well as talking in person to the experts, a large touch screen will give them direct access to Xeikon’s Virtual Showroom at Printing Expo Online. Other applications on display include marketing communications, PoS, specialty print, and interior decoration.

Van Gaever concludes, “Xeikon has proven its dedication to developing premier solutions for driving more value in book printing, particularly in the high-value, luxury segment and in the fast-moving on-demand market. With SIRIUS state-of-the-art digital printing, we are enabling our customers to deliver superior quality that matches offset without compromise at a very competitive TCO; a value proposition that has already been validated in the field.”

For more information about Xeikon, visit www.xeikon.com

 

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