Page 26 - PWM2024_February

NEWS GLOBAL

IN BRIEF Köstlin invests in with

Stora Enso has initiated a
new profit improvement
programme targeting
annualised ¤80m (£68.2m) PureFlexo™ Printing
improvement of its opera-
tional EBIT that it said
could lead to a potential Köstlin Prepress Services ers we work with to achieve a
reduction of approximate- in Ditzingen, Southwest more consistent production
ly 1,000 employees. The
Finnish packaging and paper giant revealed the move Germany, has always been process and even higher qual-
alongside the release of its Q4 and full-year 2023 results. open to technological inno- ity print, especially when
Stora Enso president and CEO Hans Sohlström said: “The vations that increase effi- printing on film,” said
employee reductions, efficiency improvements and synergy ciency and deliver cost Managing Director Marc
opportunities would impact all divisions and group func- savings, while allowing them
tions. The majority of these savings would materialise in Talmon Gros. Köstlin uses
2025. This plan does not include new production site clo- to produce plates that deliver PureFlexo™ Printing the technology on both
sures. While difficult, it is necessary for the group’s long- improved on-press produc- FLEXCEL NXH Plates and
term success. We remain committed to ensuring Stora Enso tivity and consistent quality. face patterns designed to
remains a leader in our industry through our strategy to This was also the company’s FLEXCEL NX Ultra Plates.
improve profitability and cash flow.” Stora Enso had closed resist the tendency of ink to Köstlin has been using
production units and reduced the number of employees. strategy in 2022 when they spread or build up in KODAK FLEXCEL NX
invested in PureFlexo unwanted areas during print-
Ink and pigment giant Printing™ from Miraclon. ing. Technology since 2013. The
Sun Chemical will imple- Accessed th rough “The opportunities with business activities are pri-
ment freight surcharges on FLEXCEL NX Print Suite for marily focused on food and
certain products, the com- Flexible Packaging, PureFlexo Printing excited cosmetics packaging for
pany has said. Blaming PureFlexo Printing utilizes us. We saw that the technol- brand owners and retail pri-
geopolitical instability in unique advanced plate sur- ogy would enable the print- vate labels.
the Red Sea area and the
corresponding rise in ship-
ping costs and drop in global sea-trade capacity, Sun Ten HEIDELBERG innovations
Chemical said it had become “unavoidable” that it pass on
some costs to customers. “Sun Chemical is committed to H ei d el b er ge r automating the printing pro- pany has released ten
mitigating rising costs whenever possible, however, the Druckmaschinen AG cess, we are also helping to selected innovations and cus-
rapid escalation in freight cost pressures has made the (HEIDELBERG) offers print compensate for the diffi- tomer examples which
introduction of some freight surcharges unavoidable,” the culty in filling posts,” says include: Exceptional effi-
company said in a statement. Sun Chemical will communi- shops solutions that can help Dr David Schmedding, the
cate specific adjustments directly with its customers, with both these key issues. company’s Global Head of ciency, Automation to com-
underscoring its dedication to transparency and collabora- “Cutting-edge sheetfed off- Sales & Marketing. “At the bat the skills shortage,
tion in navigating the challenges posed by the Red Sea cri- set technology from same time, sheetfed offset Intelligent algorithms,
sis.” The company affirmed that its primary objective was to HEIDELBERG is becoming remains many customers’ Sustainability cuts costs,
maintain the flow of products to customers. ever more productive com- method of choice for cost- Digital press setup via touch

Komori has expanded its pared to the previous mod- effective highvolume print- control, The result makes all
ing,” he adds.
partnership with Swiss els. In certain cases, it can the difference, Two printing
c om p a n y Bogr a ma , even double a print shop’s The printing industry faces technologies in one,
enhancing its finishing output thanks to the combi- two main challenges – con- Precision down to the last
portfolio with comprehen- tinuing cost pressure and,
sive selling, service, and nation of Push to Stop and increasingly, a shortage of detail, Service champion and
parts support in the UK and Performance Services. By skilled workers. The com- “Pay-per-use” model.
Ireland. The press manu-
Komori France, which “has thrived under a similar agree- Mimaki sells 300 units of DTF printer
facturer said this new stra-
tegic collaboration mirrors the successful formula applied at
ment with Bograma”. Despite Bograma’s relatively modest Mimaki Europe has con- Alongside other Mimaki
installed base, Komori said the UK and Ireland presented
great opportunities for expansion, and that Bograma had firmed that its first DTF core technologies, such as
recently extended its factory facilities and invested in its (Direct to Film) printer, the the NCU and nozzle recovery
infrastructure. It added the collaboration underscored the TxF150-75, has surpassed the
capabilities of the post-press division of Komori UK while milestone of 300 units sold system (NRS), the TxF150-
adding “a valuable dimension” to the existing H+H and across EMEA. With the high- 75 provides an efficient
MBO (Komori Group) product portfolio. Tom Baker, national est sales in the UK, France, printing process with mini-
sales specialist, post-press at Komori UK, said: “Our col- Italy, Iberia and the DACH TxF150-75 hits a milestone
laboration with Bograma in the UK and Ireland is a testa- region, this fast-paced, wide- mal need for intervention,
ment to our commitment to delivering high quality finish- spread adoption of the Days in February 2023, the filling the gap in the market
ing solutions to our customers. We aim to bring a wider TxF150-75 offers a solution
array of innovative finishing options, further strengthening TxF150-75 not only demon- to common DTF issues, such for a stable, reliable DTF
our position as a trusted leader in the printing industry.” strates the quality of the solution.Mimaki also
According to Komori, the strategic move positions it as “a printer but also the rising as poor ink ejection and announced the TxF300-75 in
one-stop shop, offering not only state-of-the-art printing popularity of the DTF print- white ink clogging, through
and finishing equipment but also comprehensive services ing method.Announced at its built-in circulation system August 2023, which features
and original manufactured parts”. Mimaki’s Global Innovation and degassed ink pack. all the same capabilities.

26 PrintWeek MENA February 2024 www.printweekmena.com