Print 09 is myPrint, and your Print, and everyone in the graphic communication industry’s Print for that matter. The show organizers have geared the show to encompass all aspects of graphic communications with a “no niche left behind,” attitude. The show was marketed as a customized trade show experience that is “all about you with hot new products,” and it certainly looks like it will deliver with over 650 exhibitors, 90 seminars, 5 specialty pavilions and 600,000 sq. ft. of show floor.
There are new products being announced all over the industry almost everyday with many more set to be announced during the show. There will also be a few new additions to the show itself including a new PackPrint section specifically for package and specialty printers. PackPrint promises to be a trade show within-a-trade-show with 49,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space. Here attendees will find products, services and information about topics such as RFID, printed electronics, labels, digital printing, flexible packaging, converting, folding, gluing and more. There will also be a new area called GREENspace. This is where attendees can find valuable information, products and services related to eco-friendly print production. Last but not least, is the addition of the print buyers conference, which offers learning and networking opportunities for entry level to advanced print buyers.
For those of you who cannot make it to the show, you can see what exhibitors will be featuring in this article. For those of you who are at Print 09 while you are reading this, or on the way soon, make myPrint, your Print, and enjoy the show!
Agfa Graphics
Agfa will demonstrate new products and solutions aimed at helping printers stay ahead during today’s challenging economy and secure new profit streams for the future. These solutions include the latest version of :Apogee Suite 6.0, Agfa’s automated workflow that includes new productivity features and enhancements that help users shorten turnaround time, simplify the production chain and manage costs. The new :Apogee Suite 6.0 has the flexibility to drive multiple output devices in offset presses, digital presses and wide-format printers. There will also be a host of sustainable prepress solutions such as :Azura TS, Agfa’s thermal plate that helps printers reduce costs and manage their consumption of natural resources. Agfa will also be demonstrating new inkjet technologies such as :Dotrix Modular, a high-speed digital press capable of producing folding carton, point-of-purchase and other industrial applications.
Avanti
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Avanti will be launching and demonstrating Microsoft Outlook integration as part of its JDF-certified print MIS solution. This new functionality provides the ability to synchronize contacts, tasks, calendar and email data bi-directionally between Microsoft Exchange Server and Avanti CRM. Avanti will also be demonstrating, in its booth, JDF integration into Kodak’s Prinergy Workflow as part of its entire JDF-certified Print MIS solution. Avanti acts as the information hub of the print shop, sending and receiving information to prepress, press and finishing equipment. Avanti’s modular software is broken down into four components: production, web-to-print, business intelligence and integration via JDF to software applications and direct machine interface (DMI) to equipment. Avanti’s newest features to the system include CRM, JDF certification and a broadened scope of modules for shops as they expand into other value-added services such as direct mailing management, fulfillment and creative services.
Brausse
The company’s new product, the Brausse 106CE Tornado high-speed auto-diecutter, can process 9,000 sheets per hour with a maximum mechanical speed of over 10,000 sheets per hour. Improved timing of the indexer and a smoother running curve allows the gripper bars to stop and go without jerking, resulting in less nicks and reducing the risk of pieces falling apart within the press. Some other major features include a special forwarding suction head movement in perfect timing with the pick-up suckers for precise sheet feeding; the ability to use a wide range of stock from thin paper to B flute corrugated board. Brausse also has paper-converting equipment including die cutting machines, foil stamping machines, folder-gluers and peripheral accessories in its line of products.
Canon
This year, Canon’s booth will be featuring several production-related printing solutions such as the imagePRESS and imageRUNNER product lines, specifically the imageRUNNER ADVANCE C9075 Pro and C9065 Pro, as well as solutions for every aspect of a workflow. The ColorPASS Enhanced Platform and uniFLOW software technologies will also be demonstrated. Other featured equipment includes the imagePRESS 1100 (with imageWARE PrePress Manager), the imagePRESS 1135 and C6000/C6000VP, and the imagePRESS C1 and imagePRESS C7000VP, which will show the integration of hybrid workflows with the Essential Business Builder Program. Finally, from the imagePROGRAF product line, we will see the iPF820, iPF9000S and the iPF6200 printers.
C.P. Bourg
C.P. Bourg will showcase a range of innovations for on-demand and short-run binding and finishing including “books – and booklets – of one.” It is a production line featuring Bourg’s BSF Sheet Feeder, BCMe Bleed Crease Module and the award-winning BME Booklet Maker. The production line will fold, trim and saddle stitch 14×22.5-inch sheets to form unique 14×11-inch finished landscape booklets. There will be a major technology demonstration of a groundbreaking, fully-automated PUR perfect binder operating in-line with a Xerox iGen4 press producing eight book pages for the cost of two “clicks.” The latest in book manufacturing integrity software technology, through Bourg’s partnership with Productive Solutions, will be demonstrated to highlight maximum efficiency and productivity, while transforming Bourg-based finishing lines into “intelligent assembly processes” that can accommodate the complex workflows associated with customized, variable printing and book-on-demand production.
Dienamic MIS Software Inc.
This year, the company will be featuring its die management software, which allows users to save thousands of dollars by not re-making dies that they already have. It also tracks impressions on dies to avoid costly press run stoppages. Dienamic will also be demonstrating its Foil Calculation Software, which allows users to know exactly how much foil is required for each job. This will help avoid the costs of ordering too much foil or incurring costly production stoppages to get more foil. These software tools can be used standalone by printers or packagers that offer diecutting and foil/embossing services. Dienamic will also have its estimating, MIS and online software for finishers/binderies. These software tools also integrate in with the Dienamic Estimating, MIS and online customer solutions designed specifically for the post-press industries of print finishers and trade binderies.
DRAABE
DRAABE will be showing its high-pressure humidification system, which has a low operating cost and provides free adiabatic cooling in facilities. This maintenance- and service-free container program limits the amount of work required to control the humidity. The system provides in-space humidification that is modular and designed for use in facilities with 8-foot ceilings and up.
Dynagram
Imposition solutions for commercial printers can be found at Dynagram’s booth, including DynaStrip, inp02 and INposition. There is a new automation module available at the show for inp02, which allows the user to drag-and-drop PDF files into a pre-defined hot folder to automatically impose common layouts. They will also be introducing a major upgrade for DynaStrip this year. The major additions in DynaStrip 6.0 are the reflow layout, which is an auto-reflow feature that greatly enhances productivity. Users can now generate a complete simple job by entering the number of pages and designing the basic layout. The other major addition is the workstyles. The workstyles functionality has been re-worked to offer more flexibility for work-and-turn jobs, now allowing job ganging.
Epson
A wide range of products and innovative systems for prepress professionals will be on display from Epson, including the Stylus Pro 900 Series Proofing Edition and a new expanded range of proofing papers.
Fujifilm
Fujifilm will highlight its approach to the integration between offset and digital printing and will give attendees a new look at workflow, demonstrating a wide range of new printing concepts, technologies, products and services, promising to put printers “in control.” Fujifilm will showcase its new “Digital Inkjet Press,” a revolutionary digital sheetfed inkjet printing press with print head technology developed by FUJIFILM Dimatix and capable of producing up to 2,700 4-up sheets per hour. This remarkable 4-up press combines the best features of both digital and offset printing in a device that provides high-quality, speed and flexibility. Also on display will be the new Inca Onset S20, an industrial, high-speed, UV digital printer designed to satisfy the industry’s need for low-cost, high-quality display POP images on both rigid and flexible media.
Gateway Bookbinding Systems
The makers of PLASTIKOIL, which is a plastic spiral binding product that comes in 45 coil colours, will be showing all of its equipment at the show. The company’s product line includes the PLASTIKOIL Concept QS2 Dual Interline system for in-house coil manufacturing and automated insertion. They boast production speeds of up to 1400 books per hour. Gateway Bookbinding will also have the PBS 3000 QS – quick setup auto coil inserter and the TCB – total cut and bend dual-sided crimper for coil diameters from 6mm to 50mm.
Goss
A main supplier of web offset printing and finishing systems, Goss International offers everything from parts and service to training. The company’s 7,000 sq.ft. booth will showcase unique commercial printing, newspaper production, aftermarket and media-to-mobile solutions. It will also feature some of their print finishing options. Goss will be demonstrating the Ferag Multilog bundling technology, as well as new features in the GossRSVP media-to-mobile program. Its displays will also cover the recent start-up of the world’s first 96-page web offset press (the Goss Sunday 5000 System). The Ferag STR-100 machine will also be demonstrated live. Some environmentally-friendly enhancements, such as DigiRail inking, Ecobox and Ecochill heatset will be discussed. The Ecochill will be at the show. Positioned between the dryer and chill rolls, it is an enhancement for existing dryers, allowing for higher speeds and print quality.
GBC
GBC is known for its binding and lamination solutions. This year, the company will have new document and print finishing products on display including HeatSeal Sprint H950 modular automated desktop laminator, GBC 6020os one-sided, high-speed laminator and GBC Eco-Series binding supply cover products (made from 100% PC waste). GBC will also introduce a new operator training program.
Graphic Whizard
New this year is the VividCoater Micro, a UV coater that only has a 3’ x 3’ footprint. Graphic Whizard’s machines can crease/score at speeds of up to 8,000 sheets per hour and number/perf/rotary score up to 12,000 sheets per hour. The company will have a full range of machines available for demonstration at its booth, including the CreaseMaster Series, numbering line, FinishMaster models (perf/score machines) and the UV coating machines.
Heidelberg
The focus of Heidelberg’s booth will be on the Speedmaster XL 75, its Anicolor technology and the Printmaster QM 46. The Speedmaster XL 75, highly-automated from feeder to delivery, is the next-generation XL 75 designed for extensive presetting and boasts running speeds of up to 18,000 sph with the addition of a Peak Performance Package, or 15,000 sph in perfecting mode. The press can be customized with a variety of finishing options including UV coating, inline cold foiling and duo or flexo units before the offset units.
At Print 09, the Speedmaster XL 75 will be shown in a 10-colour perfecting configuration equipped with 2008 InterTech Award-winning InPress inline colour and register measuring system, Autoplate XL simultaneous plate changing and aqueous coater. The Speedmaster SM 52’s revolutionary zoneless Anicolor inking unit is the small business printer’s answer to shrinking print runs, according to the company. Dramatically shorter setups means users can print more high-quality jobs each day at a lower cost and 100% offset quality thanks to consistent inking. The savings are significant and can include: up to 40 per cent shorter makeready times, thanks to fast job changes; up to 25 per cent greater press capacity for more jobs each year; and up to 90 per cent less waste. The Printmaster QM 46 is a small-format (18.11” x 13.39”) press with a surprisingly high level of automation for a machine of its size. It is a mainstay of shops that depend on quick turnarounds of 1- and 2-colour commercial jobs from business cards to 4-colour 2-up posters.
Hewlett-Packard
At HP’s booth, the HP Exstream software platform will be featured. This technology allows any type of document to pass from design through to delivery, whether the job is complex, variable, or even delivery channel. The two major innovations that visitors will get to see at HP’s booth are the Scitex FB7500 digital printer, which gives customers an alternative to screen printing, as well as the HP Designjet L65500 Printer with HP Latex Printing Technology, which has become very popular this year. There will also be daily half-hour executive workshops at the booth for attendees to participate in.
InfoPrint Solutions
InfoPrint will tackle current customer issues and concerns, such as mailroom regulation, postal tracking, TransPromo implementation and print cost reduction. The company will showcase precision communication and delivery solutions from its suite of TransPromo Solutions, Print on Demand (POD) technologies and Automated Document Factory (ADF) offerings.
“InfoPrint continues to implement solutions that address our customers’ most pressing business challenges, both in generating new revenue with relevant marketing communications via TransPromo and POD applications and also in gaining efficiency and cost savings with workflow solutions that enable smarter, trackable operations,” said Sandra Zoratti, vice-president, global solutions marketing at InfoPrint. “Our ‘Meet the Experts’ program at PRINT 09 will showcase our customer-focused solutions, proof points and expertise. Our professional services team will be on hand to converse about innovative ways that InfoPrint can help businesses manage effectively in today’s economic environment.”
The highlights at the show from InfoPrint will also include: the IP 5000 Production Color Printing System H, a high-speed colour printer with power and scalability using a cluster-based IBM POWERS printer controller; IP 4100 Production Printing System, a high-speed electrophotographic printer that produces more output with fewer devices; the Pro C900 Color Printing System, which boasts advanced colour management and accuracy with a variety of finishing options; and the IP 2235 Printing System, which handles many data streams for high-speed production.
KBA North America
The Rapida 106 and the Genius 52 will be demonstrated. The Rapida 75 will also be shown live, which is a 23” x 29” 15,000 sph sheetfed press. KBA will be solidifying its position as the world makeready champions this year at Print 09. The company is going to be running live 4/4 forms, completing the most makereadies ever run at a trade show. KBA will also periodically have a press running for one complete hour showing all of its technology in seamless operation.
“KBA has invested in the North American market through a new corporate head office and has displayed [its] corporate commitment to the market by showing such a vast display at Print 09,” said Eric Frank, vice-president, corporate marketing, KBA North America.
KBA will have plenty of samples for attendees with the Rapida 75 running dynamic print samples, the Genius running paper, plastic board and lenticular samples. There will also be scaled models on hand of the Commander CT presses that are going to be installed at multiple transcontinental facilities across Canada.
Kodak
Through a series of interactive demonstrations, Kodak experts will show print and marketing service providers how the company’s technologies and solutions can help them increase production efficiencies and return on marketing investments. At the show, visitors will have a chance to learn about Kodak applications that focus on several markets including commercial, publishing and packaging.
The Kodak Magnus 800 Platesetter and the Kodak Intelligent Prepress Manager integrated controller will be shown for the first time. Also, the Kodak Prosper family of products will be featured, using the Stream Inkjet Technology. The Kodak Prosper S10 Imprinting System will showcase Kodak’s Stream Technology. The NexPress SE3600 Digital Production Color Press and the DigiMaster EX300 Digital Production System will also be introduced, and the new versions of Kodak’s InSite and Darwin will be launched. They will be showcased with the Prinergy system and ColorFlow software. Products on display for the packaging industry include the Flexcel NX Digital Flexographic System and the Flexcel Lo Washout Solution, as well as the Flexcel Cold Recycling Smart System.
Komori
At the show this year, Komori will show off its newest products for pressroom technology that focus on reducing waste and improving productivity. The company will feature the small format Spica 29P, which is geared for short-run jobs, and its System series of offset web presses. Komori will also feature the brand new Lithrone SX40 boasting 18,000 sph and the LSX29 with its fast makeready speeds.
Longford International
Longford designs and manufactures feeders and customer systems for the print finishing industry and will be showing its OS700 booklet feeder, Shanklin wrapper with four Longford feeders and a Bobst Alpina with a Longford high-speed tipping feeder.
LumaPix
The image layout tools of FotoFusion::Extreme and YearbookFusion will be featured by LumaPix. These tools allow the hobbyist or the professional photographer to create remarkable photo albums in minutes. YearbookFusion offers a branded tool for directory publishers to create database-driven album types based on PSPA-data import.
Metafix
Metafix will be featuring chemical treatment and control systems at the show. These include the company’s line of pH control systems for CtP waste and include a remote monitoring program. Also at the show will be Metafix’s solvent recycling system that can recycle up to 90 per cent of used solvents. This is significant since most printing facilities use a lot of solvent and pay good money to have it hauled away. For every drum of virgin solvent used on press, they will generate two drums of waste, each costing around $300 for disposal. By recycling solvents and chemicals, customers will be able to achieve some great savings on their balance sheets as well as helping to sustain our environment.
Master Flo Technology
This research and development-oriented manufacturer of printing press accessories will be highlighting its Geothermal Press Cooling system, which is electrically powered and harnesses “earth energy” by using the different temperatures found in the earth and water to cool or heat the air and water for buildings. The temperature underground is cooler than the above ground air in the summer and warmer in the winter. The average geothermal system should require 25 per cent of the maintenance and last 300 per cent longer than conventional refrigeration in the pressroom environment. Less maintenance is required because the system has less moving parts than conventional systems, and the system should last longer than presses making it a viable long-term solution.
manroland
Featured this year will be manroland’s highly-regarded PRINTVALUE program, which successfully introduced Printservices, Printnet, Printcom and Printadvice to the market last year. PRINTVALUE offers an across-the-board strategy that allows printers to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. The spotlight will focus on the ROLAND 700 DirectDrive press, the fastest short-run makeready press on the market, according to the company, as well as large format printing capabilities and value-added printing solutions.
The multi-tasking DirectDrive press offers a multitude of game-changing advantages and will be featured in live demonstrations at the company’s Print Technology Center in nearby Westmont each morning at 8 a.m. prior to the show. For the seventh year, manroland will sponsor Dr. Joe Webb’s free annual industry forecast breakfast on Sept. 14.
Markzware
Markzware, a leading developer of preflighting, data extraction and conversion software, will be showcasing its full range of software solutions and will have its flagship preflighting application, FlightCheck Professional as well as a sneak preview of its new preflighting technology.
The latest conversion tools will also be at the show including Q2ID (QuarkXPress to InDesign), ID2Q7 (InDesign to QuarkXPress) and PUB2ID (Microsoft Publisher to InDesign).
ML Systems
ML System is a worldwide leader in high-pressure humidification systems with more than 4,000 customers all over the world. The company’s precisely engineered systems are constructed of the highest-quality materials providing consistent humidity control. The system boasts humidity control with evenly distributed, quickly-absorbed mist and lower maintenance costs due to no nozzle clogging and build up of minerals, according to the company.
Muller Martini
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of print finishing solutions, Muller Martini will showcase its new products including the Orbit three-knife trimmer, the Model 3696 gatherer and the AmigoPlus perfect binder with PUR.
Visitors to the Muller Martini booth will experience a variety of highly-informative live demonstrations, all offering solutions for printers and binders wishing to maintain their competitive edge. The Primera E140 saddle stitcher is fully automated for rapid setups and changeovers. A demonstration of an all-new open integration workflow solution will also be featured.
The 3696 gathering machine and Orbit Three-Knife trimmer will be making their U.S. debuts at the show. The gatherer runs at speeds of up to 12,000 cycles per hour (cph); the Orbit Three-Knife trimmer easily trims up to 80mm at 7,200 cph.
The newly-enhanced perfect binder now supports PUR processing for both spine and side in a single integrated applicator head. The AmigoPUR also separates itself from the competition with a second spine preparation station. The Book Data Center (BDC), engineered for Acoro, Bolero and Corona adhesive binding systems, enables all relevant book measurement data for the entire perfect binding line to be recorded and retrieved by individual machines.
Presstek
Presstek is expanding its portfolio of Presstek DI digital offset presses, CtP systems and plates at Print 09. The company is introducing the Presstek 52DI-AC, the new 52DI digital offset press with a built-in aqueous coater that supports both flood and spot aqueous coating. New application opportunities open up with the combination of DI high-quality short-run, cost-effective colour with aqueous coating’s speed, durability and visual appeal. The new DI-UV printing option converts Presstek 52DI and 34DI into waterless UV printing presses. DI-UV dramatically expands the range of addressable applications, whether it is general commercial work, small format packaging or point-of-purchase materials. Presstek will also be featuring its 2-, 4- and 8-page platesetters and will announce the expansion of its line of CtP systems and thermal digital plates.
PRISCO
Prisco will be exhibiting sustainable innovations for the pressroom at this year’s Print 09 show. Its theme of “Go Green with Prisco” encompasses all of Prisco’s sustainable technologies. Prisco wants to help its customers reduce fountain solution waste and improve quality with the introduction of the FloClear LS and FloClear HS systems. The patented FloClear technology, winner of the GATF Intertech Award, is a world leading process for recycling fountain solutions at quality printing plants across the globe. Fountain solution life is extended and its clarity maintained for months of press operation. The FloClear LS has the filtering capacity and performance ideal for customers with 29” 6-colour or a 40” 2-colour press with a central circulator. The small footprint of the unit allows for easy installation. FloClear HS is a compact system for sheetfed press configurations of up to a 6-colour 40” with a central chiller.
Also being highlighted at the show is the PriscoTech WaterMizer, which permits recycling and reuse of plate processor wash water that traditionally goes down the drain. The system has the added benefit of allowing a plate processor to be installed without having to move drain lines and permits the use of “process water” to wash plates, thereby improving plate quality.
Ricoh
On display this year will be the Ricoh Pro C900 90ppm digital colour production printer, Ricoh Pro C900s 90ppm digital colour production printer/scanner and Ricoh Pro 1356EX 135ppm black-and-white production printer. At the show, Ricoh will announce its two new front ends for the Pro C900: the EFI Fiery QX 100 and the Creo Color Controller C-80. Furthermore, the company will show the Pro 907 EX, Pro 1137 EX, and Pro 1357 EX, which are Ricoh’s recently-announced mid-production monochrome products. With these, the Pro C550 and Pro C700, which are supported by an EFI controller, will be featured.
Standard
Standard will be launching its new continuous-feed finishing solutions for the continuous-feed digital print market under the theme “Think Intelligent Automation.” The new Horizon StitchLiner 6000 digital high-speed saddlestitcher will be integrated with Hunkeler’s UW6 unwinder and CS6 rotary cutter for production of up to 6,000 high-quality booklets per hour.
Standard will also be launching its new Horizon AFC-566F digital in-line folder. The advanced folder automation and touchscreen control brings quick setups to high-speed continuous-feed print platforms and allows complex variable-data direct mail pieces to be produced in one pass.
“The marriage of legendary Horizon and Hunkeler engineering, from one trusted supplier, brings new levels of integration and performance to every high-speed continuous-feed production print platform, both black-and-white and colour,” said David Reny, executive vice-president, Standard Finishing Systems. “Customers have been asking for highly-reliable in-line finishing to help them eliminate manual touch-points and off-line steps. These new developments will help commercial printers, direct mailers, financial printers, publishers, banks, utilities and service bureaus achieve production cost models that have been out of reach with existing technology,” added Reny.
Over 50 live applications will be running to demonstrate the power of post-press automation. Standard Horizon and Standard Hunkeler solutions will also be shown throughout the halls at Print 09 in cooperation with nearly a dozen printer, vendor, mailroom, verification and other graphic arts partners.
ULTIMATE Technographics
The wide Impostrip portfolio for digital automation will be highlighted at the show with innovative enhancements addressing the needs of the new wide digital web presses. Impostrip OnDemand V.7 Server Edition uses Impostrip’s core engine comprised of its unique dynamic template technology and intelligent hot folders and is now capable of managing multiple imposition engines working simultaneously on a single file or on multiple files. This new processing architecture is critical for digital printers that want to deliver jobs in the shortest possible time. The Server Edition ensures additional benefits with its new file management module that complements the dynamic hot folder imposition flow, allowing customers to eliminate imposition steps, thus making this solution a completely transparent process even in the most challenging digital prepress environment. This new product can be seen at the Ultimate POD in the HP booth in the HP web press area as well as the Ultimate booth.
Impostrip Solo Mac v.9 will also be previewed at Print 09 featuring an automated job ganging flow using their dynamic hot folders. This new upgrade to Impostrip V.9 is free to all users on a Titanium service plan. Ultimate will also be demonstrating its unique Ultimate Bindery server designed to fill the gap between prepress and finishing, thus eliminating time consuming make-ready on bindery equipment. Impostrip Book Stacker V2.2, an award winning book flow solution, will also be presented in the following booths: HP, InfoPrint/Ricoh and Xerox.
X-Rite
X-Rite and its wholly-owned subsidiary Pantone, a global authority on colour and provider of professional colour standards for the design industry will unveil new products and demonstrate how the latest X-Rite/Pantone line of design, prepress and print solutions can help customers achieve their colour everywhere, fast.
Visitors to the show will see the IntelliTrax with Print Standardizer, which were recently announced and are the industry’s first automated press quality control and standardization solution for dynamic dot gain compensation, according to the company. X-rite will also feature its streamlined software product range including ProfileMaker 5 Platinum, ProfileMaker 5 Packaging and MonacoPROFILER Platinum.
Xerox
The focus at the Print 09 show will be on the economic challenges for print providers. The 28,000 sq.ft. booth will feature the latest in automated packaging and dual-engine colour presses, continuous feed and wide-format. On the floor of the booth, Xerox will display its iGen4 in-line packaging solution. The company’s iGen4 will also feature the recently announced Fiery EX front end. Also showing at the booth are the Concept Color 220 and the ColorQube 9200 series of A3-size products. In addition, visitors will get to see some of the stars of the Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters show at Xerox’s Real Business Live! event.
