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Contents
Revolution in Print
24 B2 sheetfed inkjet – is its time coming?
Are sheetfed B2 digital presses about to enter the mainstream? Print21 editor Wayne Robinson investigates how far they have come.
28 ClosingtherecyclingloopforHPIndigo
HP Indigo users in ANZ are seeing their waste consumables recycled into steel, laptop cases, roads, and back into presses, through Close the Loop.
30 What’s next in inkjet and the
many reasons to adopt it
In the latest of a series of insight papers from drupa, inkjet specialist Régis Thienard says we are at a clear tipping-point for inkjet to become the dominant technology at drupa 2020.
32 Offset reaches out
While the digital revolution is lapping at the shores
of the offset press world, and is transforming the way printers work, offset presses themselves are in constant development, and opening up opportunities for increased efficiency, speed, and accuracy.
36 Plates going processless The environmental benefits of going process free for plates are clear, and says Laurel Brunner, the performance levels continue to improve.
Software solutions
52 Quality in automation
Enfocus says quality control and automation go hand-in- hand to ensure job files are up to scratch, and stay that way, throughout the print process.
Data the new oil
Big data is here and more important than ever, and harnessing data’s power is an imperative for any business. Digital Dots CEO Lauren Brunner says printers need to recognise that data is the big deal.
58 Welcome to web-to-pack
Packaging creation and ordering is moving online, with Heidelberg, EFI and software developer XMPie among those now offering solutions to the market.
64 G7 to brighten local colour
One printing file to output the same colour standard on any substrate material from any type of output device – the nirvana of printing in a multi-media landscape – is a step closer as David Crowther, the Colour Doctor, takes on Idealliance’s G7 methodology in the region.
Superannuation
38 Super returns for printers
Industry super fund Media Super has become one of the country’s best-performing super funds. Print21 asks CEO Graeme Russell how the fund developed over the year, and why.
Cover feature
It’s here – introducing the AccurioPress C14000, the new Konica Minolta 140ppm and 120ppm high-speed, high-volume production digital colour printers, which implement automation features for better efficiency, quality and enhanced productivity.
Printer Profiles
On meeting a master
of printing
Michael Hannan, chair of Ovato, is arguably the most influential figure
in Australian print. As he masters the task of integrating IPMG with PMP, he talks with Print21 editor-at-large Patrick Howard about the past two tough years, and the innovative possibilities of a future in printing.
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44 ADS thinks big with first Vutek h5
A strategy of proactive product development and reinvesting in the business with high quality equipment is seeing wide format outfit ADS Australia achieve nationwide success.
53 Customer dedication at BGS
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Managing growth, careful investments and emphasising the importance of each team member is key to the development of this Melbourne print business.
Wide Format
40 Fujifilm launches entry-level flatbed
The new Vybrant UF10 is aimed at businesses looking for flatbed print, Fujifilm quality, at entry-level price point.
42 Top 20 Tips for wide format: 11-20
John Buitenkamp from Starleaton provides the second set of Top Tips for great wide format print.
46 Visual Impact hits the Gold Coast
The local wide format show is back on the Goldie, and set to welcome visitors at the end of May.
48 Wide format for packaging
Among the many emerging applications for wide format printing is packaging. Sonja Angerer looks at why, and how environmental factors are driving the move.
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