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PRE MEDIA NEWS

HP rolls out PageWide Scully gets top
job at K&B UK
Advantage enhancements reorganised its UK senior
Koenig & Bauer has

management structure by
HP is using Hunkeler two-dryer configuration that combining the role of sales
Innovationdays to unveil a HP said is energy-conscious director and managing
raft of enhancements to its and highly efficient. director, with Chris Scully
PageWide Advantage 2200 It uses up to an estimated taking over the top spot.
press, which it is showing 20% less energy than the Former managing director
for the first time in Europe three-dryer configuration at Andrew Pang, who joined
at the Swiss specialist trade maximum power, while the press manufacturer as
show this week. The printing a wide variety of director of consumables
machine, which was unique samples. operations from customer
Butler & Tanner in 2007, is
launched around six months The PageWide Advantage 2200 now has several new features This includes a range of leaving the business. Pang
ago, now prints in quality Europe. HP continues to be PageWide.In fact, many Burgo, UPM, CVG, Mondi, became MD in the summer
mode at full 152m/min committed to delivering customers around the world Sappi, Navigator, and Arctic of 2013.
speed, HP said, providing its high-quality, high-colour, have already introduced the stocks, both coated and Scully has worked at
customers with additional high-value print for the new PageWide Advantage uncoated, standard offset and Koenig & Bauer for 19 years
capacity to deliver high-value commercial market, helping press into their workflows new ColorPro treated coated and previously worked in
jobs and produce printers to win new business and have seen its true quality stocks. HP is also offering a pre-media roles. The new
“exceptional output” in less while maximising the and speed.” new Production Kick-Start setup brings the UK into line
time. production capacity of their The demonstration of the service to help customers go with the type of structure
“We are excited to show print shop,” said Annette PageWide Advantage that is into production quickly and that’s in place at K&B’s other
the HP PageWide Advantage Friskopp, global head and being shown at Hunkeler efficiently with minimal staff regional sales and service
2200 for the first time in general manager at HP Innovationdays includes a support. operations.
New partnership for KM UK Tech expert proposes

and Solimar inkjet drying solution

Konica Minolta has A physicist who’s also an
expanded its collaboration inkjet expert has proposed a
with Solimar Systems to potential energy-saving
include the UK. The fresh alternative method for
partnership is between drying water-based inkjet.
Konica Business Solutions Dr Peter Brown is director of
(UK) and the industrial at
US-headquartered workflow Cambridgeshire-based
specialist. Solimar and product development and
Konica Minolta have worked US partnership will now be replicated in the UK innovation consultancy 42 Dr Peter Brown
together in the US since Technology. Brown said that
2015, “delivering robust, spans print production and Solimar’s solutions to our while he was looking into manufacturing. “If you apply
industrial workflow management tools including portfolio will enable us to the pros and cons of a variety an electric field at the right
Solitrack job tracking and its
solutions”. Chemistry automation increase visibility across a of different drying methods frequency the water
Jamie Walsh, Solimar platform. Chemistry is a customers’ operations and he had unearthed a potential molecules will react strongly
Systems sales manager for modular Customer provide end-to-end workflow alternative – dielectric – that’s how microwave
EMEA and APAC, said: “We Communications management,” he said. heating. ovens work. You can get
will replicate this partnership Management (CCM) system “Solimar’s advanced Dielectric heating is an microwave ovens that are
in the UK, combining that comprises a variety of workflow automation umbrella term covering both tens of feet long and that are
Solimar workflow solutions workflow tools including job processes provide customers RF (radio frequency) and used for drying or cooking
for existing and potential batching and load balancing. with the tools they need to microwave heating baked goods. That’s too big
Jon Hiscock, head of
customers of the Accurio production and industrial technologies. Both for the printing process, but
range of output devices, print at KM UK, said take better control of the approaches are widely used the principle is established.
whether that be toner-based Solimar’s systems offered a business, improve in industrial processes such You can use dielectric to
or inkjet cutsheet.” range of benefits to the firm’s production efficiencies and as curing glues in plywood deliver heat and it’s quite
Solimar’s product range customers. “The addition of boost ROI.” manufacturing, and in food efficient,” Brown explained.
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