Recent developments in digital printing –drupa 2012 and after

Detlef Schulze-HagenestMolfsee, Germany

detlefschulzehagenest@yahoo.com

22nd INGEDE Symposium

13 February 2013

DRUPA 2012

Largest Print Show in the world

1850 exhibitors from 52 countries (2012)

314,248 visitors (60% foreign)

Attendance decreasing (390,000 in 2008); international visiting increasing

Dominating themes at drupa 2012 have been (source: Messe Düsseldorf GmbH)

Automation

packaging printing

digital printing including digital fabrication

hybrid technologies

web-to-print applications and

environmentally compatible printing

Print Volume 2009–2024

Caslon 2010, cited with permission after Océ Printing Systems, 2012,

North America and Western Europe

Offset- and Gravure Printing

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Profiles of Printing Technologies

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2012, with permission

Printing CostPage cost incl. Paper, investment

ProductivityPrinting speed and width, Press availability andstability

Substrate Versatility

Print QualityColor space, Fine detail defilition, Uniformity of full areas and halftones, Gloss

Image permanenceStability against abrasion, Adhesion to substrates, Elasticity, Light stability

HSE compatibilityIncluding deinkability

Volume 5000

Continuous Inkjet Thermal Inkjet Piezo Inkjet

(Electrostatic and KODAK (Liquid and “Solid”)

Stream Inkjet Technology)

Digital Color Presses

Electrophotography Inkjet

Digital Color Presses

Inkjet Technology (Examples)

Source: Hue P. Le

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology — Volume 42, Number 1, January/February 1998

www.imaging.org/ist/resources/tutorials/inkjet.cfm

Reprinted with permission of IS&T: The Society for Imaging Science and Technology sole copyright owners of Journal of Imaging Science and Technology.

Continuous Inkjet (electrostatic)

Thermal Inkjet Piezo Inkjet

Overview Inkjet Color Presses (examples)

Continuous Feed Inkjet

Entry Level (Piezo) 1-2m/s, 0,5m w.

Dainippon Screen Truepress Jet 520 CP package

KODAK VERSAMARK VL2000 Printing System

Océ ColorStream 3500 system

Single-path duplex 1-2m/s

Océ JetStream® 1000/1400 color inkjet system (Piezo)

HP T200 Color Inkjet Web Press Series (Thermal)

High-Speed Inkjet >2m/s, >0,5 m w.

Océ Jet Stream products/ Fujifilm JetPress W (Miyakoshi, Piezo)

Xerox® CiPress family of products (Piezo, Solid Ink)

HP T300/T400 Color Inkjet Web Press Series (Thermal)

Founder EagleJet P5200

KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Press (Continuous, Kodak Stream inkjet technology)

Technology Demonstrations

• KBA Rotajet 76 (Piezo)

Komori Impremia IW20 (Piezo)

Timson T-Press (Continuous, Kodak Stream inkjettechnology)

Landa Nanography

Océ ColorStream Twin Series (3500/3700)

Océ platform Pigmented inks Kyocera heads, Brother

nozzles CMYK output, fifth and sixth

color printing Simplex/duplex flexibility Speed: 75/100 m/min, 505/675

A4/min (simplex configuration), 1010/1350 A4/min (duplex configuration)

Resolution: 600 x 600, optional multilevel

Print width: max. 21.25“ Paper weight: 60–160 g/m² Duty cycle:

4–43 million images/month Available configurations:

1/0 to 6/6upper photo from Océ‘s product brochure,

lower photo: Detlef Schulze-Hagenest at Drupa 2012

Xerox Production Inkjet Technology (CiPress) Piezo Solid ink technology

56 heads, 49,000 nozzles

full-width printing – up to a maximum of 20.5“

four color, 600 dpi prints.

Up to 500 feet/153 m/min, >2000 images/min

New Image On Web Array (IOWA) sensor, scan bar registers each print head

Resin-based (toner-like) inkPrints deinkable

Final fusing station

Wide range of papers without precoating

Source: Xerox

Xerox Production Inkjet Technology (CiPress)Pictures from Howard Mizes et al. High Speed Xerox Inkjet Technology, Proceedings NIP26 p. 340-343, Reprinted with permission of IS&T: The Society for Imaging Science and Technology sole copyright owners IS&T NIP26: International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication 2010 Final Program and Proceedings

HP T300/T400 Color Inkjet Web Press

30/42 inches wide, (29 x 41.75-inch print width) 400/400–600 linear feet per minute (2–3m/s) 2,600/? letter-sized four-color images per minute (3-up) 1200 x 600 dpi resolution, 2 bit 40–350g/m² HP Edgeline Technology – thermal inkjet printhead array

(seven printheads per color) Additional thermal inkjet array for a bonding agent Inks are pigment-based Applications targeted by HP include books, direct mail, transaction documents,

and newsprint applications

Picture from HP´s IPEX2010 Press Kit

HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press

Photos: D.Schulze-Hagenest at PRINT09

KODAK PROSPER Family of Products

Color KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Press and monochrome KODAK PROSPER 1000 Press Photos from Drupa2012 by Detlef Schulze-Hagenest

KODAK Stream Inkjet Technology: Printhead FundamentalsDrop generation:

Continuous streams of ink are formed into two distinct drop sizes by applying heat pulses to the ink

Drop size is controlled by adjusting time between heating pulses

Print Drops

Drop Capture

CMOS/MEMSDrop Generator

(Side view)

Nozzle surrounded by heater

Ink Pump

Non-Print Drops

Drop deflection & capture:

Printing drops are separated from non-printing drops according to their size by air flow

Non-print drops are captured and recirculated

(Side view)

Air Flow

Quality: Modular Drying System Concept

Maximum image quality, colour fidelity

Scalable across wide range of paper types and ink coverage

Scalable power requirements

KODAK PROSPER 5000XL Press Specifications

Throughput: 650 fpm (200 mpm), up to 3600 A4 ppm, 8, 12, 16 page signatures

Image quality: Up to 175 lpi

Substrates: Types: Uncoated free sheet, uncoated ground wood, matte and glossy coated papers

Weight: 45–300 gsm, 3–12 pt, 30–200# book weight

Ink type: Kodak’s aqueous pigmented process color inks

Jetting Modules: 4.16”, 48 jetting modules within a standard perfecting press

Imaging width: Up to 24.5” (62.2 cm), Variable cutoff: Up to 54” (137.2 cm)

Duty cycle: 120M A4 or letter images/month (24/7 operation at 80% uptime)

Operating environment

16 to 30 °C @ 10 to 90% RH non-condensing

30 to 40 °C @ 10 to 60% RH non-condensing

Consumption during operation: 34.6 kW (idle), 146 kW (uncoated papers), 192 kW (glossy coated papers)

KODAK PROSPER S-series imprinting systems

Photo Kodak (upper), Detlef Schulze-Hagenest at Drupa12

• Continuous, Kodak Stream inkjet technology

• 105.6 mm width, 600 x 600 dpi, up to 4 units

• Pigmented, waterbased inks

• Drying: NIR (Adphos) recommended

• PROSPER S5: 152m/min

• PROSPER S10: 305m/min (CMYK)

• PROSPER S20: 600m/min

• PROSPER S30: 900m/min (3000ft./min)

KODAK PROSPER S-series Imprinting SystemsApplications:

Photos: Detlef Schulze-Hagenest at Drupa 2012

• Timson T-Press (book production)

• 200 (later 300) m/min at600x900dpi

• wide web width of 1,245/1,320mm

• s-shape paper path

• small amount of start-up waste

• Ryobi 750 Series offset presses integrateKODAK PROSPER S5 Imprinting Systems

• hybrid press: offset printing, inkjetprinting, and an optional inline varnishing

• up to 10,000 sheets per hour, B2

• Options: two heads with one drier; four heads with driers; and fourheads with driers and an inline UV varnish station.

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KBA RotaJet 76 (in conjunction with R.R. Donnelly)

Landa Nanography

Image source: Landa

• Indirect transfer of ink via blanket to the substrate

• up to eight colors, spot and specialty colors

• pigment particles only tens of nanometers in size

• water evaporates on the blanket and the ink becomes an ultra-thin dry polymeric film, less than half the thickness of offset images..

• image is transferred to any kind of ordinary paper, coated or uncoated, or onto any plastic packaging film - without requiring pre-treatment. The NanoInk film image instantaneously bonds to the surface;

Landa Nanography (Video)

Video source: Landa

Landa Nanography

Image source: Landa

Web Presses

•The Landa W5 Nanographic PrintingPress is a 560 mm (22 in.) web widthpress capable of single-sided printing atup to 200 m/min (656 ft/min) on plasticfilms and shrink sleeves (12 to 250 microns) and on label stocks, tubestocks,aluminum foil and paper (50 to 300 microns).

•The Landa W10 Nanographic PrintingPress is a 1,020 mm (40 in.) web widthpress, FDA-compliant for food packaging

•The Landa W50 Nanographic PrintingPress is a 560 mm (22 in.) web widthpress capable of double-sided printing atup to 200 m/min (656 ft/min) on anycoated or uncoated paper (40–300 g/m²)

All available not before autumn 2013.

Landa Nanography

Image source: Landa

Sheetfed Presses

•The Landa S5 Nanographic Printing Press is a B3 (20 in.) up to 11,000 SPH, (60-350 gm²).

•The Landa S7 Nanographic Printing Press is a B2 (29 in.) up to 12,000 SPH (60-350 gm²).

•The Landa S10 Nanographic Printing Press is the market's first B1 (41 in.) digital production press, up to 13,000 SPH (60-400 gm²).

All available not before autumn 2013.

Overview Inkjet Color Presses (examples)

B2/B3 Inkjet (Piezo)

Products Fujifilm Jet Press 720 Digital

Inkjet Press

Dainippon Screen Truepress JetSX

Jadason QPress

Technology Demonstrations Delphax Elan press

Offset Presses with ink jet heads Komori Impremia IS29/ Konica

Minolta KM-1 press MGI Alphajet B2 Fujifilm Jet Press F folding

carton press (Piezo) Ryobi 750 sheetfed press

(Continuous, Kodak Stream inkjet technology)

Landa Nonography

Miscellaneous (Piezo)

Packaging

Agfa Dotrix

Integrators

Atlantic Zeiser Group

Domino Printing Sciences plc

Finishing

Scodix Ltd.

MGI Digital Graphic Technology

Fujifilm Jet Press 720

Fuji Film Jet Press 720 (sheetfed) Derived from sheetfed offset platform Print format up to 720 x 520 mm (28.35 x 20.47 ins)

(four A4 pages in one pass in four colors) Paper size: 542 x 382 mm (min), 750 x 530 mm (max) Paper weight: 100–300 g/m² Input paper capacity: 800 mm in height (max) Output paper capacity: 600 mm in height (max) Dimensions: 2.7 m (D) x 7.3 m (L) x 2.0 m (H) Resolution: 1,200 dpi with 4 gray levels Speed: 2,700 B2 sheets per hour (equiv. 180 A4

sheets/min) linear speed app. 0.6 m/s Printheads: FUJIFILM Dimatix SAMBA™ printhead, 720

mm wide Precoating, wet-in-wet printing, precoating reacts with ink

and prevents ink penetration, improves density and results in good deinkabilty

Anilox PrecoaterPhotos from IPEX2010 by Detlef Schulze-Hagenest

Source: Fuji Film

Fujifilm Jet Press F folding carton press(Technology Demonstration) New B2 inkjet digital press designed for

short-run folding carton package printing applications

Print format B2 Printheads: FUJIFILM Dimatix printhead (ex

Spectra® Polaris-512), 720 mm wide Precoating, wet-in-wet printing, precoating

reacts with ink and prevents ink penetration, improves density and results in good deinkabilty

Photos from Drupa 2012 by Detlef Schulze-Hagenest

Overview on Electrophotographic Presses 1. Dry toner

Continuous Feed Single-path duplex

Xeikon 8000

Ocè ColorStream 10000 Flex

Xerox 490/980™ Color Continuous Feed Printer (twin)

Simplex (Packaging)

Xeikon 3500

Cut sheet beyond A3+

> 4 colors KODAK NEXPRESS SX Digital

Production Color Platform 914mm x 356mm

4 colors Xerox iGen4™ 110 Press/

Xerox iGen4™ 220 Perfecting Press660mm x 364mm

Cut sheet (A3+) >4 colors

Fuji Xerox Color 800/1000 Press

4 colors

Canon imagePRESS C7010VP digital printing press/ Canon imagePRESS C6010VP Color Digital Press/Canon imagePRESS C6010 Color Digital Press

Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C7000, C8000 and C1100 (2012)

RICOH Pro C900

MGI Meteor DP60 Pro

Overview on Electrophotographic Presses2. liquid toner

Continuous Feed (B2) Simplex (Flexible Packaging and

Label)

HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press

Cut sheet (B2) Duplex

HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press

Simplex (Folding Carton) HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press

Technology Demonstrations Miyakoshi/Ryobi Digital Press 8000

Océ Infinistream

Xeikon Trillium

HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press (B2) 3450 sheets/h (4/0),

4600 sheets/h (3/0)

Slower speed for more (up to 7) colors

Sheet size 750 x 530mm

Substrate thickness: 70–450µm

Liquid EP engine

Pantone emulation with four, six, or seven colors

812/1219 dpi printing (8-bit depth)

Image and data source: HP Indigo 10000 data sheet

Photos: Detlef Schulze-Hagenest at Drupa2012

HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press Roll feed, labels and foils

44,8m/min (3/0)34,1m/min (4/0)26,8m/min (5/0)

Slower speed for more (up to 7) colors

Substrate width up to 76,2mm

Substrate thickness: 14–350µm

Liquid EP engine

Pantone emulationwith four, six, or seven colors in-cluding white

812/1219 dpi printing (8-bit depth)

Image and data source: HP Indigo 20000 data sheet

HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press (B2) Folding Carton

3450 sheets/h (4/0), 4600 sheets/h (3/0)

Slower speed for more (up to 7) colors

Sheet size 750 x 530mm

Substrate thickness: 2,8–8,4mm

Liquid EP engine

Pantone emulation with four, six, or seven colors including white

812/1219 dpi printing (8-bit depth)

In-line laquering

Image and data source: HP Indigo 10000 data sheet

Technology Demo

Canon Océ Infinistream

Photo Océ

Shown to invited audience only at theOcé site in Poing

• 120 m/min roll feed press

• up to seven print stations (7/0)

• liquid toner

• imaging width: 71 cm

• aimed for packaging market

• up to 14,400 B2 sheets or 7,200 B1 sheets per hour

• up to 600g/m², current qualityunknown

• optimized for pressruns of 5,000 to10,000 sheets.

• available 2nd half 2013

• Partnership with manroland, usesproven offset system geometry –inking system, imaging cylinder andrubber-coated blanket cylinder

Technology Demo

Xeikon Trillium

Photo Océ

• New liquid image development system based on High Viscosity Toner (HVT): This is an emulsion of toner and carrier-liquid (pharmaceutical grade white oil) to allow the toner particles to be up to 4 times smaller compared to its dry form.

•Different from the Indigo process:

• The carrier liquid is recycled in the printing process without evaporation, so no VOCs involved

• toner particles are not charged during manufacturing, but just before printing

• Trillium will incorporate both a transfer and fuse process.

• Sustainability: Perfectly deinkable. It uses the same resin types as Xeikon’sdry toners, bioresins and vegetable oil can be used.

Some Observations and Comments

Commercial digital printing (toner as well as inkjet based) is no more a niche market

Print quality and paper latitude of toner based printing still leading, toner based printing is improving cost per page

There are signals of another toner printing renaissance, this time using smaller toner particles (with liquid carrier)

Inkjet based web printing becoming established; few vendors are already established in the market; still substrate limitations are existing

Inkjet is dominant in wide format printing Inks are mostly pigmented and water based; UV leads label

printing Debates on relative eco-friendliness of different technologies

now include deinking.

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Questions

Future of printing in general? Future of printing segments?

Future of Digital Printing? EP vs. Inkjet?

Other questions?