manroland web systems Expands Press Controls Footprint to Include Entire Web Press Market With the recent trends from several web press manufacturers to decrease their focus on controls retrofits for existing newspaper presses, manroland web systems (Booth 1267) is now poised to utilize their custom phased approach to controls upgrades and retrofits for all web presses, including those not bearing the manroland web systems brand. The vision for launching this comprehensive controls retrofit plan is simple: using manroland web systems’ phased upgrade process, manroland’s technological advances in the area of controls are now available to customers with web presses of all brands. Accessing manroland’s PECOM-X ControlDesk interface through electronic gateways, the possibilities for increased capabilities range from efficient production controls that increase productivity while also reducing waste and labor costs, to unit-based additions for increased color and format flexibility. The performance-based excellence of the controls technology used on manroland presses has taken great leaps in recent years, continually improving waste management, and easeof use. Now, by utilizing off-the-shelf approved hardware to achieve production excellence, the use of non-proprietary hardware has opened the door for all web printers to benefit from manroland web systems’ press controls engineering expertise. “The time is right for us to offer these technologies as a solution for all web press brands. In this market, web printers need to not only extend the life of their existing installed base, but also increase production, color, and format flexibility. Our controls technology, which has been proven in the field to be top-of-the-line, is a perfect fit,” says Greg Blue, manroland web systems North America CEO. “We have been using customized, phased approaches for years, insuring our customers get the benefits of updated controls systems without massive capital expenditures or interruptions to production,” remarks Blue, “Our customers have had the benefit of the depth of knowledge provided by manroland web systems’ engineers, and now we are able to provide that knowledge, along with first rate hardware and software solutions, to web printers across the board.” The controls automation technologies team in the Americas is led by John Davis, Business Development Manager, Retrofits. With 39 years of experience in the industry, including nine Process Patent Awards, Davis is well-positioned to utilize his engineering and controls expertise to assist pressrooms in increasing their productivity and efficiencies through updating their controls systems. With the launch of controls retrofits to the market at-large, the manroland web systems team continues to focus on its strategy in North America to provide pressrooms with what they are asking for: practical solutions which provide increased production efficiency and flexibility to existing pressroom equipment. PECOM-X overview manroland web systems introduced the PECOM-X Control System as the 1st Linux-based production product to be offered to the Newspaper industry. Based on a standard off the shelf office PC, it is currently running on a Linux operating platform. This provides the printing industry a highly efficient system on a multi-level operating platform that includes several multi-vendor interfaces. Expo within an Expo: Converting & Package Printing Building on the success of previous educational CPP EXPO has again co-located in Chicago with GRAPH EXPO 15 programs that offer everything from digital prepress to UV curing and drying, CPP EXPO offers a full slate of programming. Co-located again this year with GRAPH EXPO 15, CPP EXPO’s programs on narrow- and wide-web converting processes touch on slitting, drying, basics of UV curing, and wrinkle free webs. In addition, sessions both in conference meeting rooms and the show floor presentation theater showcase 3D in package printing, RFID, the state of flexo printing, as well as organic/electronic printing applications. Educational programming covers three show days and features an impressive line-up of presenters who offer converting, packaging, and printing professionals unmatched content and key takeaways that may be immediately implemented. Bringing euro tech to Chicago CPP EXPO and GRAPH EXPO 15 show-goers can gain maximum efficiency and a competitive edge with innovative European converting, printing, slitting, and packaging equipment displayed on the floor this week. Matik, Inc. (Booth 4520) is the North American distributor for bielomatik, Goebel, Vesta, and Steuer, providing a wide range of printing, converting, binding and packaging equipment. For more than 40 years, it has been an exclusive distributor for the most cutting-edge equipment engineered and customized to help expand businesses today and in the future. The firm also provides parts and service support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year throughout North America. Highly experienced service technicians perform preventative maintenance, diagnostics, and repair services. This week, Matik is showing converting, printing, and packaging solutions, including: • Codimag ANIFLO short-run label press • Gietz Hot Foil machines • Grafotronic finishing machines • Kelva web cleaning systems • Omet flexo,offset and digital printing presses, and • SEI Laser systems for film, label and paper applications. SEI Laser is showing a video of its new Paperone machine as well as a display of samples of its capabilities. Gietz is focusing on its entire product line accompanied by a wide range of samples. ESS Technology is focused on its entire product line and also accompanied by samples from each machine and application. In late July, Matik sold the first Codimag Press with ANIFLO technology in the United States. All American Label installed the Codimag Viva 420 intermittent waterless offset press with hybrid flexographic components at its Dublin, CA facility. “The offset press is easier to control with the Aniflo,” says Pierre Panel, Export Manager at Codimag. “Setting up a job can be done faster, which is important for the label business because you don’t want to waste material.” GAA Honors MillerCoors and Molson Coors Brewing TCompany and IKEA Systems his year the Gravure Association of the Americas (GAA) Persons of the Year Awards Luncheon will be held at The Drake in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, September 16th beginning with a reception at 12:00 pm. The Gravure Education Foundation 2015 Persons of the Year Luncheon will honor two individuals from companies that have made countless contributions to the gravure printing industry. On September 16th the association will honor Peter Coors, Chairman of MillerCoors and Molson Coors Brewing Company, and Joachim Jacobson, QA Specialist Print & Binding and Quality Assurance, Joachim Jacobson Media Production, accepting for Inter IKEA Systems B.V. Proceeds from this event benefit the Gravure Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, as it continues to support universities and students of gravure printing. The GEF is pleased to continue its mission to help educate our future industry leaders with events such as this, and properly distributing money and resources to deserving Peter Coors educators, institutions, and students. You can visit GAAmericas’ website to learn more about this year’s event and also learn more about those individuals honored this year and in previous years: www.gaa.org/gravure-persons-year. 40 September 15, 2015 | GRAPH EXPO Official Show Daily | PrintingNews.com
GraphExpo Show Daily September 15 2015
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