6 ■ October 3, 2010 • GRAPH EXPO
Official Show Daily • Cygnus Graphics Media
News Print Pavilion Debuts at GRAPH EXPO 2010
Specialty section dedicated to newspaper printers and publishers By Debora Toth
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alling all newspaper printers and publishers! Making its debut at GRAPH EXPO 2010 is a new 8,000 sq. ft. show
floor section devoted to the newspaper printing and publishing industry. This pavilion provides newspaper publishers and printers with answers on how to cut costs, boost profits, and make informed buying decisions. Hybrid production, digital presses, offset presses, CtP and plate bending and punching, workflow, UV and heatset technology, postpress and mailroom equipment, and consum- ables are areas of interest in the pavilion. A News Print Theater is holding on- going daily education for this niche.
On Monday, October 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., a special free presenta- tion entitled “Retooling and Efficiencies in Printing Operations” will be offered. Sponsored by News & Tech and Inland Press Association. The seminar will be moderated by Chuck Moozakis, editor- in-chief of News & Tech. A discussion among guest panelists Sun-Times Media LLC President and COO Rick Surkamer, industry analyst Ken Harding, Chicago Tribune Lean Operations Manager Kate Woolard, and (Toronto) Globe & Mail Project Director Gary Hughes will focus on how newspaper publishers can gain efficiencies to re-invent their operations for the future.
A vast array Within the pavilion, exhibitors are
Company ............................. Booth # ABB ...........................................1567 alfaQuest Technologies .............1373 Aragon System Products Inc. ....1265 Baldwin Technology ..................1261 D.Y.C. Supply Company .............1573 Dynaric Inc. ...............................1573 Ewert America Electronics ........1470 FASTechnology Group ...............1375 fixyourownbindery ....................1570 Fujifilm ..............................1469, 627 GW Cutters ................................1265 Harland Simon ..........................1472 Hydrair Ltd. ...............................1265 K&M Newspaper Services, Inc. .1476 Kansa Technology LLC ..............1273 Manugraph DGM, Inc. ...............1474 Masthead International Inc. ......1572 Miracom Computer Corp. ..........1575 News Print Theater ...................1478 Planatol .....................................1265 PP Solutions ..............................1265 ppi Media US, Inc. .....................1576 Pressline Services, Inc. .............1565 Print2Finish LLC ........................1265 ProImage America Inc. ..............1275 PuzzleFlow Solutions ................1378 QI Press Controls ......................1265 Ramgraph .................................1265 Specialty Equipment Services ..1569 Star*Key Software ....................1465 Steinemann ..............................1265 Technotrans America ................1473 Tensor Group, Inc. .....................1269 TKS (USA), Inc. ..........................1466 Tronics ......................................1265
showcasing prepress, press, and postpress equipment as well as accessories. Puzzle- Flow Solutions (booth 1378) is focused on continuing development for its news- paper products. PuzzleFlow Automator and WebPairer remain the only 100% PDF workflow, preflight, and page pair- ing software for the newspaper industry. The Presstimator, an estimating soft-
ware program, is on displayed at the Star*Key booth (1465). This program prompts the user for detailed job specs and customizable costs and settings can be adjusted to create estimates. With its Budgeted Hourly Rates and Job Analy- sis modules, the Presstimator can help printers determine true costs, eliminate oversights, and meet profit targets. Workflow solution vendors are dis- cussing their different systems. ppi Media’s (booth 1576) publishing solu- tion allows publishers to automate their entire planning and production work- flow for either classic print media or as an online web product. Ewert America Electronics (EAE) (booth 1470) is exhibiting smart control and workflow solutions for the automat- ed production processes of newspapers. Core solutions are closed loop color control, Softproof, production planning and statistic systems, as well as retrofit solutions for older presses.
Manugraph DGM (booth 1474) is focusing on its newspaper presses, including Cityline Express, 430MAX, Highline Express, and Frontline. For semi-commercial, heatset, and UV, press- es include Cityline Express, DGM 440, and Highline Express. TKS USA (booth 1466) web presses is discussing its TKS ColorTop product line and introducing its JETLEADER digital inkjet press. Web press accessories from Print2Fin- ish (booth 1265) include color registra-
tion and closed loop density systems, air bustle devices, in-line glue systems, ink supply systems and ink levelers, and in-line stitchers. Its postpress equipment includes in-line rotary trimmers, con- veyors, stackers, UV coaters, laminating machines, guillotine cutters, stitching and baling wire, and label applicators.
Expanded suite Baldwin Technology Co. (booth 1261)
is showcasing its drying products, featur- ing the recently acquired Nordson UV curing technology. Additionally, Baldwin is introducing CleanPac cleaning cloths, a consumables offering targeted at manual cleaning applications in the press room. For those seeking finishing equipment,
Tensor (booth 1269) produces a range of press units and folders. The heavy-duty units are usually arranged as 4 high tow- ers to meet the increasing demand for color. Presses also offer fully motorized functions incorporating remote and com- puterized controls from the integrated console and can be equipped with shaft- less drives. The range of folders covers production speeds from 30,000 to 50,000 cph, with high web count capabilities. Tronics (booth 1265) is featuring its Publication Labeller, a high-speed labeler that applies different size liner- backed labels ranging in size from .8x8" up to 4x4" on books, magazines, and newspapers, at speeds up to 75,000 c/h; touchscreen controls; standard motor- ized adjustments; operates on belt and gripper conveyors; label placement accuracy +/-5/32"; synchronized elec- tronic adjustments and controls. FASTechnology Group (booth 1375) specializes in products for the bindery, mailing, and newspaper industry. Harland Simon (1472) is showcas- ing some of the most advanced press control desks and management systems in use for newspaper print production under the PRIMA brand name. In North America PRIMA is used by such com- panies as The New York Times, Dow Jones and Company Inc., Chicago Sun- Times, and Toronto Star.
Just outside Newspaper printing and publishing suppliers and manufacturers are also exhibiting outside of the News Paper pavilion. Goss (Booth 1237) is promoting its complete product range of newspaper and commercial press systems, as well as mailroom and postpress equipment. KBA North America’s booth (1255) is
next to the official News Print pavilion. Recent installations of KBA web press- es include the New York Daily News
and Montreal-based Transcontinental, the largest print corporation in Canada and the sixth largest in North America, which has ordered 4 triple-wide versions of the ultra-compact KBA Commander CT for plants in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. The 4 presses will have a total of 16 towers, 4 single and 2 double folders and 6 heatset dryers. Installation of all 4 presses started in the first quarter of 2010. The purpose of the investment is to accommodate long-term printing contracts and enhance efficiency. Muller Martini’s (booth 637) ASIR 3 (Automatic Signature Image Recogni- tion) is demonstrated on the new Primera E110 mid-range saddle stitcher. It pro- duces 11,000 copies per hour and offers the latest automation in its class. As the exclusive U.S. distributor of Transpak Strapping Machines to the graphic arts industry, Muller Martini is showcasing both the TP-702 strapping machine and PerformancePlus strapping material.
NEWS PRINT THEATER PRESENTATIONS
Sunday, October 3 1:30 – 2:00 pm Newspaper Packaging for the Future, Mailroom Control Technology Dave Carlos, FASTechnology Group
Monday, October 4 11:00 – 11:30 am mPowering Production Personnel with Software and Systems Bill Harley, Miracom Computer Corp.
1:30 – 2:00 pm
Putting Old News to Bed—UV Drying Myths Explored Elinor Midlik, Prime UV
3:00 – 3:30 pm Transforming “Commercial Products” to Re-shape Newspapers Don Gustafson, Baldwin Technology
Tuesday, October 5 11:00 – 11:30 am The World is Going Green—and So is Your Newspaper Press with UV Juliet Michels, Prime UV
1:30 – 2:00 pm Automation in Prepress: Using Technol- ogy to Lower Cost & Improve Quality Richard Laframbois, PuzzleFlow Solutions
Wednesday, October 6 11:00 – 11:30 am Revenue Generating Possibilities with On-Press & Post-Press Systems Larry Macko, Print2Finish
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