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KBA Rebrands As Koenig & Bauer by Greg Kishbaugh
Baldwin Acquires PC Industries Baldwin Technology Company Inc. has acquired the assets of PC Indus- tries, Gurnee, Illinois. PC Industries (PCI) is a manufacturer of vision in- spection systems for the printing, converting, packaging, pharmaceuti- cal and security printing industries. Founded by JackWoolley in 1975, PC Industries’ brand of products is com- plementary to Baldwin’s offerings. PC Industries is Baldwin’s fourth acquisition since joining the BW Forsyth Partners’ family of compa- nies in 2012. In 2014, Baldwin ac- quired Web Printing Controls and, in January 2017, Air Motion Sys- tems. Earlier this month, it complet- ed the acquisition of Ahlbrandt Systems GmbH. FINAT Studies Digital Label Market The international label industry as- sociation, FINAT, which mentors the complex supply chain that a ‘label’ represents today, has released a study on the digital printing market
K BA celebrated its 200th anniversary in grand style, not only with a huge gala on September 21 at the Vogel Con- vention Center in Wurzburg, Germany, but by also rebranding the company as Koenig & Bauer.As it moves into its third cen-
During a huge anniver- sary celebration, which featured a speech from Horst Köhler, the former President of Germany, company CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann an- nounced the name change to Koenig & Bauer.
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in Europe that looks at current status, anticipated market sizing and growth to 2022, converter bench- mark data, and production trends. As a percentage of the European printed label mar- ket in 2016, the study showed, digital represented 9.7 percent of market value, a percentage higher than the overall global figure but still a relatively small per- centage of the European printed label industry’s total value — in excess of € 16 billion. Of the 2000 digital label presses installed in Eu- rope, 76 percent are toner-based systems and 24 per- cent are inkjet/hybrid. However, the growth curve to 2022 shows inkjet press installation growth expand- ing at a higher year-over-year rate than toner-based press systems. Converters were also asked to define the challenges they are experiencing with their current digital presses.While cost of ownership came in at the top, press downtime due to service issues was in second place and the challenge of finding enough business to fill the available digital capacity came next. How- ever, another problem — printing high-opacity whites — was added to the list for toner-based press- es, and finishing requirements and color matching were also noted by inkjet press owners.
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Primera Installs Mark Andy Digital One Press Family-owned label operation Primera Polska has in- vested in a Mark Andy Digital One label press.The unit has been installed in Primera’s Zory production facili- ty, which is located in the southern region of Poland. The company, which began as a print broker and moved into production of short run labels in 2012, de- cided that it needed to increase its capacity for runs of 500 – 5,000 labels printed in four-color process. Following a visit to Mark Andy’s European show-
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day’s events surrounding the anniversary celebration, which included the opportunity for participants to tour the company’s facilities. The KBA name was introduced in 1990 after the
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takeover of Albert-Frankenthal AG. The time was right, according to company CEO Claus Bolza- Schünemann, to revert back to the original brand of Koenig & Bauer. “Koenig & Bauer AG today has 33 subsidiaries,” said Bolza-Schünemann. “Twelve of them produce their own products for their own customers. We see the company anniversary as an ideal time to place all ac- tivities of the Group, from classic printing to digital printing — including prepress and post-press and top service — under a strong common roof again.” A Company Is Born The company was launched by two inventors and entrepreneurs named Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer. As early as 1814, the Times in London, Eng- land, was being printed using a cylinder press invent- ed by the two men. In 1817, Koenig & Bauer founded the world’s fir st printing press factor y in the monastery in Oberzell, Germany. In 1876, the compa- ny delivered the first web-fed press and in 1901 it moved into a new plant in Wurzburg, where its head- quarters remains to this day. The relaunch, according to Bolza-Schünemann, is in- tended to strengthen the employees’ pride in the his- tor y of the company, including the many new employees who have joined the Group through ac- quisitions.The company hopes that old and new cus- tomers alike will feel the strength of this traditional Koenig & Bauer is currently working to complete a new demo center that is being assembled to show- case digital and flexographic printing. Eric Frank, Senior VP of Marketing, stands where the EVO series flexo printing press for flexible packaging will be located in the future.
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keeps the air clean and the firm recycles its waste materials. In addition to the W&H Miraflex press in action, demonstrations also included the firm’s KBA Rapida
Ultimate Flex was founded in 2013 to serve the flexible packaging market and operates as a sister di- vision to its parent Ultimate Paper Box, a manufactur- er of folding cartons and litho labels established in 1995.The two firms employ 130 skilled craftsmen. At the Windmoeller & Hoelscher 52-inch Miraflex AM 10-color flexographic press demonstration, Ulti- mate was running live the production of 300 of its personalized goodie bags presented to each guest. The bags, emblazoned with Ultimate’s logo, were later filled with a premium chocolate box produced on the firm’s Bobst die cutters. “The flexographic division is one of our fastest growing,” said Patel. “We’re experiencing 18 percent growth in this area. Currently, flexo makes up 30 per- cent of our business with offset paperboard packag- ing the other 70 percent. We anticipate that quickly flexo and offset will comprise an equal 50/50 split of our business.” Ultimate’s customer base is 95 percent serving the food market and 5 percent serving the cosmetic market. What draws customers to Ultimate Flex is its envi- ronmentally friendly green solution. The firm uses a water-based printing and solvent-less lamination ap- proach for its flexo production. It does not have to burn off VOCs and saves natural gas. Plus, its solution Tag & Label Manufacturers Institute October 8 – October 11, 2017 Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Gainey Ranch Resort & Spa Scottsdale,AZ Industry Events
145 seven-color 57-inch with UV and KBA Rapida 162a six-color 64-inch presses, its RM Machinery RMGT 10 series 41-inch six-color plus coater press, and its Bobst Expercut 145 PER and Novacut 106 ER diecutters. Dipak Patel ( left ), co-founder and day-to-day oper- ations manager of Ultimate, and Janak Patel, owner of Ultimate Paper Box and Ultimate Flex, are sur- rounded by models that wore high-fashion clothing made from Ultimate’s flexo and paperboard packag- ing material.
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brand even more, with a modern appearance and product design. Bolza-Schünemann made particular mention of the acquisitions made over the last 25 years, which have helped the company grow and spread its marketing reach but have also added to the necessity of the re- branding to gather all the various entities under one corporate umbrella. Koenig & Bauer achieved the best result in the com- pany’s long history in 2016, with an EBIT of 87.1 mil-
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A&V manufactures a complete line of photopolymer plate processing systems and is a leading distributor of flexo- graphic platemaking materials. A&V also sells digital imag- ing systems and software specifically designed for flexography.
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lion euros.The company is also proud of the increase in the share price from 10 euro at the beginning of 2015 to significantly more than 60 euro now.According to Mathias Dähn, CFO, the Koenig & Bauer Group has set itself a goal for the anniversary year of 2017, with a group turnover of approximately 1.25 billion euro and an EBIT margin of around 6 percent.The planning for the period up to 2021 provides for a growth in sales of 4 percent per annum and — depending on the devel- opment of the world economy — an annual EBIT mar- gin between 4 percent and 9 percent. Dähn said there were a number of factors in the in- dustry that Koenig & Bauer was actively studying at the moment to better prepare for ways in which to meet customer demand. The global population is growing, he said, and more people are moving into the middle class with a higher per capita income.The demographics are changing, as well, with increasing life expectancy, urbanization and shrinking average household size. A higher variety of packaging sizes is already on the rise. Booming online shopping and deliveries have been a game-changer in the retail industry, and Dähn won- Visitors to Koenig & Bauer during its anniversary celebration were shown the history of the company as they toured a museum of early press models from the 1800s. The first perfecting press was built by Friedrich Koenig in London in 1816, allowing the ability to print each sheet on both sides in one pass.
ARC International is a world leader in the manufacturing of roller products for flexography. The latest nanotechnolo- gy laser engraving in our Charlotte and Las Vegas manu- facturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers.
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The Comexi Group is a leading supplier of quality flexographic C.I. presses for the flexible packaging indus- try worldwide. We also provide solventless laminators, slitter/rewinders and related peripheral equipment such as automatic wash-up systems, solvent recovery sys- tems, automatic roll unloaders, and plate cylinder/sleeve storage systems. DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading suppli- er of flexographic printing systems in digital and conven- tional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and finishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to today’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print perfor- mance, and environmental benefits. DuPont Packaging Graphics www.cyrel.com/na
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Apex, Hamillroad Form Partnership
Apex International, a global anilox and metering solu- tions provider, and Hamillroad Software Limited, a UK based software company specializing in pre-press solu- tions, have formed Aniken Graphics International, a joint venture created to bring Bellissima Digitally Mod- ulated Screening into the flexographic mainstream. Developed by Hamillroad, Bellissima Digitally Mod- ulated Screening (DMS) is the company’s award-win- ning screening solution for flexographic printing. Bellissima’s patented technology has reportedly been fully optimized to work at 4,000 dpi on industry stan- dard equipment As a result of the partnership, Apex International has been granted distribution rights to Bellissima worldwide following the launch event at LabelExpo Europe 2017. For its part, Apex has aligned consider- able commercial resources to support the partner- ship and their customers. “Distribution has always been part of our long-term strategy at Apex,” said Doug Jones, Vice President of Marketing at Apex International.“For us, it is not just about selling anilox rolls and sleeves. It’s about deliv- ering a total solution from wet-end to pre-press side to the printers we serve.”
PureTone UV Flexo Ink Gets HD Flexo Certification Pulse Roll Label Products Ltd. has received Full HD Flexo certification for its flagship UV flexo ink sys- tem, PureTone. Esko’s HD Flexo Certification Program follows a rig- orous testing process and recognizes companies that are among the best in their field and who are constant- ly innovating to offer the very best in flexo quality. ( From left to right ): Pierre Hammond, Nick Har- vey, Andy Cave, Robert Miller, Sally Dowding & Ken Ralton.
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dered how it would change the branding experience for consumers, especially in terms of packaging. Product and production cycles are getting shorter and shorter with more product variants. Dähn also envisions higher prospects for prosperity due to increasing economic freedom for people across the world, and he said personalization will continue to be a driving force behind retail change in the future. Koenig & Bauer wants to improve its market share further in flexible packaging printing, corrugated board printing and the marking & coding sector. New products such as the VariJet 106 digital hybrid press featured at Drupa 2016 as well as digital, flexo and offset presses for corrugated board, metal sheets and beverage cans are intended to contribute to this. In the course of the official jubilee ceremony, Mr. Bolza-
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Eaglewood Technologies is the Anilox Roll Cleaning Ex- pert! We are the creators of Laserlox™ Systems, Sanilox™ Systems and Sani-Blast™ Mobile Service. Laserlox™ and Laserlox™ Flexi are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning. Sanilox™ Systems are the global standard of reli- able, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offers several cleaning options to minimize downtime. Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, manufactur- ers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consum- ables, including: nyloflex® photopolymer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com
The ampersand be- tween the surnames of the founders of the com- pany was chosen as the short form of the brand name Koening & Bauer, designed in the new com- pany font, for promo- tional activities, stickers, drawings, and spare parts. The ampersand symbolizes the brand
Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com
We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than anyone in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or cor- rugated markets, Harper continuously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics.
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Schünemann announced the order of the first digital CorruJET sheetfed press for corrugated board from a German customer. A further example of the expan- sion strategy on the packaging market is the pur- chase of the Spanish die-cutter manufacturer Iberica in July 2016. Dähn described the cooperation with HP in digital inkjet printing for the corrugated board segment as successful and future-oriented. Steeped in history, Koenig & Bauer is also a compa- ny with its eyes toward the future.“From morning to evening, we meet printed products that were pro- duced on Koenig & Bauer presses: from the directly printed perfume bottle in the bathroom in the morn- ing,” said Bolza-Schünemann, “the newspaper at the breakfast table, banknotes, credit cards and a wide range of packaging when going shopping, to books
Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change® system and Speedy Clean® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexotecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an ex- perienced, dedicated service staff. Mark Andy, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of nar- row and mid-web printing and converting equipment. The company has a rich history of delivering solutions to in- crease productivity and profitability for the label and pack- aging markets. The company supplies leading global brands including Comco printing/converting machinery, Mark Andy printing/converting machinery and UVTechnolo- gy curing systems and replacement parts. Mark Andy, Inc. is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with sales and dis- tribution offices in France, Switzerland, and the UK. Mark Andy, Inc. www.markandy.com
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Herbert Walkers Invests In Bobst
Specialist print and packaging manufacturer, Her- bert Walkers, has invested in a new diecutter from Bobst that delivers inline blank separation to stream- line carton processing and enhance capacity at its West Yorkshire, UK, site. The NOVACUT 106 ER Autoplaten diecutter re- moves the need to manually strip the waste from diecut work reportedly due to its innovative inline
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or magazines in the evening. The best thing about this is that most of these print products cannot be re- placed by online media or computer screens, and the demand is continuing to rise. This makes us opti- mistic for our future.”The KBA name was introduced in 1990 after the takeover of Albert-Frankenthal AG. The time was right, according to company CEO Claus Bolza-Schünemann, to revert back to the original brand of Koenig & Bauer. PACK EXPO Assists Veterans Seeking Employment In an effort to connect veterans with employers in need of a skilled workforce, PACK EXPO Las Vegas welcomed the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Em- ployment and Training Service (VETS) to its PMMI Ed- ucation andWorkforce Development Pavilion. VETS took an active role during the NextGEN Net- working Fair, which offered a one-of-a-kind match- making opportunity for PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2017 exhibitors and at- tendees to connect with the emerging workforce. With so many talented and skilled veterans out of work, this event was an opportunity for employers to connect with these qualified veterans and guide them into careers in the packaging field. With a network of regional offices throughout the country,VETS assists veterans, reservists and National Guard members in securing employment. U.S. Packaging Market Value Approaching $10 Billion The 2017 State of the Packaging Industry report by PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has been released.The Report shows a 4.8 percent increase in the U.S. packaging machinery market from 2015 to 2016, coming in with a total market value of $9.8 billion. The report analyzes 28 packaging machinery cate- gories and describes trends and the outlook for pack- aging machinery shipments through 2022. The value of U.S. domestic shipments of packaging machinery is estimated to have been worth $7.73 billion in 2016 and is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 2.2 percent, reaching $8.8 billion in 2022. Per the report, the pharmaceuticals sector is pre- dicted to grow at a CAGR of 3.6 percent, the fastest of all sectors, from 2016 to 2022.This is followed by food (includes nutraceuticals), which is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 2.3 percent from 2016 to 2022.
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