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            REGIONAL BRIEFS                            OKI label printers grab
           Bobst  appoints new
           service director for MEA
           Region. Mohamed Ali, an
           elec tromechanical                          attention at Gulfood
           engineer graduate, joins
           BOBST with almost 15
           years’ experience in                        Labelgraff  labelling  and
           industrial production                       packaging  solutions
           s e r v ic e and                            demonstrated  OKI’s  label
           management, mainly
           within the automotive industry. He will continue to   printers  at  Gulfood
           strengthen the technical team (14 hires in 2021 and ambitious   Manufacturing 2021 held at
           investment plan for 2022 with new field engineers and   Dubai World Trade Centre
           localized experts). “This will allow our service team to offer   from November 07 to 09,
           an agile and efficient service to our African and Middle   2021.  Visitors  had  an
           Eastern customers, while focusing on continuous training to   opportunity  to  learn  the
           improve skills,” said Mohamed Ali. He added: “I strongly   specifications of OKI's two
           believe in BOBST’s Future Vision to shape the packaging   popular models of roll-to-roll
           industry, where connectivity, digitization, automation and        OKI’s Pro1050 Label Printer offers high-quality label printing
           sustainability are the main drivers of the packaging   label printers - Pro1050 and
           production. The Africa & Middle East region is not on the   Pro1040. OKI claims that   colours (CMYK+White), the  CMYK+W option to bring a
           margins of what is happening in the world of packaging and   Pro1040/ Pro1050 roll-to-roll  Pro1050 provides users with  new  colour  dimension  to
           printing, there is indeed a trajectory to a future technological   label printers are ideal for   the enhanced flexibility of   labels,  versatile  media
           leap in the region.”                        complex on-demand label   printing on transparent or   handling and water/chemical
                                                       production on a wide range   coloured label media. They   and  UV  fading  resistant
           The  Sa ud i P ape r                        of label media.       add that using digital LED
           Manufacturing Company                        According to Labelgraff’s   together  with  dry  toner   printing  are  the  major
           (SPM) of the SPG Group                      official  website,  OKI’s   technology,  the  Pro1050   features  of  OKI  Pro1050
           recently announced a                        Pro1050 Label Printer offers  offers a unique fifth colour or   Label Printer.
           significant decline in net                  and  high-quality  label   ‘CMYK+W’ option, allowing   Labelgraff  is  a  division
           profits in the third                        printing. It is easy to set up   for greater flexibility in your   f r om  M ultisy stem
           quarter of 2021 compared                    and  requires  minimal   label  design.  Profitable   Technology targets vertical
           to the same quarter of                      training  to  use.  With  the   on-demand in-house label   markets in the Middle East
           2020.The  Saudi  Stock                      unique ability to print in 5   printing,  fifth  colour  or   and African countries.
           Exchange Tadawul showed a decline in the company’s net
           profit after zakat and tax to about 150,000 riyals, compared
           to 3.98 million riyals in the third quarter of last year. The   DEWA sets guinness record with
           Dammam-based company attributed the decline in net
           profits to the high cost of sales due to the rise in the prices of
           paper and related raw materials in the global market.   3D Printed Lab
           Another factor underlined was the problem caused by the
           pandemic which impacted global shipping and logistics in a   Dubai Electricity and Water
           major way. Imports were badly affected. There was delay in   Authority (DEWA) set a new
           the arrival of raw materials resulting in shortage and this in   precedent by entering the
           turn forced buyers to purchase resources from nearby places   Guinness World Records for
           at prohibitive costs to avoid any interruption in their   constructing the world’s first
           operational processes. On a quarterly basis, the company’s   3D-printed  laboratory.
           profits fell about 99%, compared to the profits of the   DEWA’s Robotics and Drone
           previous quarter, which amounted to 15.14 million riyals.  lab also has the distinction of
           Dubai-based Immensa                         being the first building in the
           Technology Labs, the                        UAE to be fully printed onsite
           region’s leading additive                   at  the  Mohammed  bin   Received the certificate from representatives of the Guinness World Records
           manufacturing company                       Rashid Al Maktoum Solar   Dubai,  in  promoting   and the world in the field of
           has successfully entered                    Park.                 innovation and adopting the  3D printing by 2030. The
           the Saudi market, closing                    His  Excellency  Saeed   latest technologies of the   Robotics  and  Drone
           a  $7  million Series A                     Mohammed  Al  Tayer,   Fourth Industrial Revolution,  laboratory is the first building
           investment round which                      Managing Director and CEO   including 3D printing. The   in the UAE to be fully printed
           marked the first-ever                       of  DEWA,  received  the   Dubai Electricity and Water   onsite  using  3D  printing
           investment of its kind in the Middle East in the field of 3D   cer tificate   f r om   Authority’s efforts in this   technology,  and  the  first
           printing and digital warehousing solutions. The company   representatives  of  the   regard supports Dubai’s 3D   laboratory in the world to be
           confirmed that it intends to use the financing to expand its   Guinness World Records.  printing strategy launched by  built using this technology.”
           capabilities in Saudi Arabia as a starting point for targeting   Al  Tayer  says,  “We  are   His Highness and aims to   The authority is the first
           international markets. Commenting on the announcement,   guided  by  the  vision  and   benefit from this promising   institution  in  the  Gulf
           Fahmi Al-Shawwa, founder and CEO of Immensa, says, “We   directives of His Highness   technology to serve humanity  Cooperation Council (GCC)
           are delighted to be able to secure this Series A funding and   Sheikh  Mohammed  bin   and enhance the position of  to adopt metallic 3D printing
           plan to use this investment to implement our ambitious   Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice   the  UAE  and  Dubai  as  a   technology using threads and
           growth strategy."                           President and Prime Minister   leading center in the region  wires.
                                                       of  the  UAE  and  Ruler  of
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