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ISSUE 5 | APRIL 2012

WEB-FED NEWS

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BoBStonE gRoUP, onE BRAnD

2012 will be a momentous year for our Business Unit Web-fed and indeed BoBSt group. As of April 2012, the activities of the three Business Units, Sheet-fed, Web-fed and Services will appear united under the BoBSt brand. this marks the culmination of a synergetic development that has taken place over many decades sharing one common objective: making each group company’s know-how and best solutions available in order to jointly develop new technologies or continuously improve on existing technical advances.

For the majority of the company brands that make up the know-how of BoBSt, it has been an illustrious history that in same cases has stood the passing of the centuries, having started as early as late 1800.

Already a world leader in the provision of equipment and services to the folding carton and corrugated industries, BoBSt group first entered the flexible packag-ing market in 1987 when it acquired a shareholding in the Italian manufacturing company Schiavi, which was later integrated into the group. Schiavi’s rotogravure presses and coating & laminating product lines were subsequently integrated in to Rotomec – one of the Valmet Converting companies. BoBSt group acquired the Valmet Converting companies from Metso Corporation in 2004 and as well as Rotomec, also acquired general Vacuum Equipment located in the UK. With the acquisition in 2008 of Fischer & Krecke, BoBSt’s centre of flexo printing excellence moved to Bielefeld, in germany.

FOREWORD

A DYnAMIC BRAnD WItH A RICH HERItAgE

→ContEntS02 | FoREWoRD- A dynamic brand with a rich heritage

04 | In FoCUS- training seminar held in Bielefeld for Flexo excellence

05 | VACUUM MEtALLIZIng - VDI extends relationship with BoBSt

06 | FLEXo PRIntIng - A 20SIX flexo press for Uflex- 100th order for smartgPStM

08 | gRAVURE PRIntIng - CIESD’s delight with 4003MP gravure press- BoBSt LEMAnIC® lines set benchmark

10 | CoAtIng & LAMInAtIng- CL 850D laminator is the perfect solution for SIt ItALIA

11 | PRoFILES- BoBSt’s links with Academia

12 | EVEntS - List of upcoming events- PlastIndia review- Breaking news

WEB-FED nEWSBiannual review - Year 3 – no. 5

PUBLISHED BY:Bobst group Italia S.p.A.Strada della Bosella 14/16, 29121 PiacenzaAuthorization no. 700 dated 08.03.2011issued by tribunale di PiacenzaEditor: Silvana IlariDesign & Layout: Luca ZaninoniPrinting: grafiche Cesina sncVia Malpaga 8, I-29010 Calendasco (PC)

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The BOBST logo has been carefully modernized: it is a natural evolutionof the well known Bobst logotype and the globally introduced Group symbol, the red square.

At the dawn of its 25th year of entering the flexible packaging world, BoBSt can look back with enormous satisfaction at having succeeded in developing and maintaining an excel-lent reputation in the flexible material industry. this has been achieved through the acquisitions of some of the brands that have shaped the history of the flexible packaging business, and the subsequent ability to capitalize on the resultant opportunities for growth. this meant setting up the kind of structures and environments which would encourage the right synergies by drawing human and technical resources and know-how together, making the manufacturing system more efficient, strengthening the R&D and service sector and streamlining the product ranges. now the time has come to capitalize on these accomplish-ments and merge all products and competencies together under a strengthened BoBSt brand.

As of April 2012, all products manufactured by the group companies will be marketed under the BoBSt name, with former company brands remaining present in product names. the unification of the brand structure helps to clearly com-municate the product portfolio to all our customers. It also al-lows BoBSt to rationalize its marketing and communication approach by delivering a single message to the market.

BoBSt’s customers will benefit from the consolidation of an unbeatable synergy in technology and innovation and a further impetus to create solutions which are efficiently manufactured, highly productive, easy to operate and of course profitable for the users.

BoBSt global sales and service organization will also benefit from the consolidation by rising to the challenge of continu-ously improving on customer communication and services, by delivering solutions that cover the entire printing and converting process and its optimization. this will be instru-mental in helping customers maximise their production by providing timely and responsive assistance when needed and by continuously expanding the services and equipment dedi-cated to maintaining installed machines to the leading-edge of performance and productivity.

drupa 2012 is the event where it all comes together, under the banner of the revitalized BoBSt logo, which for all of us represents a symbol of belonging to a united group that cre-ates and provides high technology the world over.

I look forward to having the opportunity to meet you during one of the exciting events scheduled in the course of this year.

oUR BRAnD VALUES←EXCELLEnt

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EXPERtpremiuminnovativesetting industry standards

solidreliablelong-term orientedenvironmentally friendly

knowledgeableefficientsolution orientedcollaborative

customer focusedtailoredsolution orientedresponsive

MoDERnIZAtIon oF tHE BRAnD IDEntItY

ERIK BotHoRELMember of the group Executive Committee

Head of Business Unit Web-fed

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It is one of the main objectives of the Flexo Product Line to strengthen the service capabilities of the local BoBSt entities. Uniting the competences of the Business Unit Web-fed and the Business Unit Services, BoBSt invited 9 engineers from 8 countries and 4 con-tinents for an intensive training seminar in Bielefed, germany .

Besides providing deep knowledge of the programming philosophies there was also a practical tutorial included in the BoBSt technology Center. A broad understanding of how to operate, main-tain and trouble shoot was conveyed to all participants. After 3 weeks and with a certificate in their hands, Edson Di An-toni (Brazil), Roberto Ramirez (Mexico), Ashitosh Kumar (India), Serhat Defterli (turkey), Mabrouk Mokdad (France), oscar Lopez (Spain), teresa Rubbi and

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tRAInIng SEMInAR HELD In BIELEFELD FoR FLEXo EXCELLEnCE

Maurizio Miselli (Italy) and Sebastian tschirschwitz (germany), are now the local key contact persons for CI flexo printing in their areas.

“this seminar was an important step for our customers and the tight coop-eration between the manufacturer and the world-wide BoBSt Service Cent-ers” mentioned Stefan Krause, Service Director of Bobst Bielefeld gmbH.

He continued “It was a pleasure seeing how the trainers, Rainer Wolf and Mat-thias Cuypers, not only were sharing their decades of experience with this group but also building a close relation-ship between the engineering people, the Service Department and the foreign colleagues”.


Vacuum Depositing Inc (VDI), established in 1971 and based in Louisville, Kentucky, is a leading company active in both the US and global markets. VDI produces high value coatings for a wide range of applications to customers’ specific require-ments. Coatings can be produced in a variety of widths, utilising various depositing techniques including thermal evaporation, sputtering, and dielectric coatings on materials as diverse as PEt, BoPP, PE, Polyamide, Aclar, nylon and PEn.

BoBSt’s relationship with VDI began in 2009 with the installation of their 2.4M wide machine. they have recently added a further general K4000 2M wide metal-liser and a general oPTICOAT 1M sputter coater.

the general K4000 2050 is an exceptionally versatile machine that can vacuum coat a wide variety of materials and is used by VDI to produce speciality toll coat-ing. the general oPTICOAT Sputter machine has the capability to produce multi-layer optical coatings.

Commenting on the company’s latest investments, David Bryant, President of VDI said “As the landscape of the roll-to-roll deposition industry changes, having the ability to provide a wide variety of products to clients becomes more important. BoBSt’s advances in vacuum metallizing technology and built-in flexibility of their machines offer a platform allowing the ability to react to changing market condi-tions.”

vacuum mEtalliziNg

VDI EXtEnDS RELAtIonSHIP WItH BoBSt

View of oPtICoAt machine in operation


HoW Do YoU ASSESS tHE SIgnIFI-CAnCE oF FLEXo on tHE InDIAn PACKAgIng MARKEt?

Although the Indian market is primar-ily rotogravure, flexo for wide web applications is picking up fast, as printers are realizing its advantages including great flexibility with ap-

plications and run lengths. In particular, in segments such as baby care, feminine care, food, edible oil, flour, biscuits and confectionery. With the number of CI flexo presses increasing in India, the related infrastructure, i.e. prepress, printing plates, quality aniloxes & sleeves, inks will be more easily available, as well as more skilled manpower capable of handling the equipment. As a process option, flexo is definitely very suitable for a wide range of flexible materials applications, particularly for PE film printing.

WHY DID YoU SELECt BoBSt AS A SUPPLIER?

two major reasons: BoBSt’s technological leadership and special competence for flexo equipment and BoBSt ‘s service capacities. In addition, since we cover all demands of the flexible packaging industry, it makes sense for us to purchase the equipment we need from a reliable global source. Last but not least, it is a pivot of our philosophy that market leaders like us should partner only with leaders in equipment manufacturing.

WHY WAS YoUR DECISIon In FAVoUR oF tHE F&K 20SIX?

We evaluated presses from other suppliers, and came to the conclusion that the 20SIX being the evolution of the FP 16-S, which had been the benchmark of gearless flexo presses worldwide for more than a decade, would ensure the highest return on investment. We were very impressed by the enhanced efficiencies across almost all machine systems.

FlEXO PRiNtiNg

An F&K 20SIX FLEXo PRESS FoR UFLEX

WHAt Do YoU ConSIDER AS tHE MoSt oUtStAnDIng tECH-nICAL FEAtURES oF tHE F&K 20SIX?

the F&K 20SIX is the most compact of all machines we evalu-ated, the one requiring the least floor space and web length from unwinder to rewinder. We were also impressed by the extremely rigid design of the whole CI section which allows for the highest printing speeds even with the most demand-ing jobs, and the user-friendly handling and maintenance concepts of the press.

WHAt ARE YoUR EXPECtAtIonS WItH YoUR nEW 20SIX PRESS?

We expect to significantly increase the productivity of our printing operations by minimizing waste, reducing the con-sumption of inks and solvents, and reducing change-over times whilst further improving the quality we deliver.

on the occasion of their investment in flexo printing equipment in the shape of a BoBSt F&K 20SIX flexo press, Mr. Amit Ray, Uflex CEo and President of the Converting Division speaks to Web-fed news.


BoBSt Bielefeld gmbH, announces the 100th order for its unique smartgPS™, graphic positioning system. the 100th system is integrated into a new F&K 20SIX CI flexo press which goes to Societé tilwel, France.

A retrofitable option on F&K gearless presses, smartgPS™ became available to customers in January 2009. In october 2009 it was recognized with the Flexotech Innovation award, anoth-er prestigious award – the FtA technical Achievement Award – followed In 2010. the 100 order milestone includes both retrofits and options as sold on new F&K presses worldwide.

More than an incremental improvement of existing processes, smartgPS™ is an entirely new, revolutionary approach to registration, impression setting and startup. Unlike conventional systems which perform set-up in the press through a manual or automatic optical process of trial and error, smartgPS™ does the job offline at the plate mount-ing stage.

the technology is easily understood and implemented. It eliminates more than 90% of wasted material during job changeovers and nearly all wasted labor. the savings derived from elimi-nating wasted time and material can increase profits on all jobs and give printers a decisive advantage in their ability to accept and run short jobs profitably.

FlEXO PRiNtiNg

100tH oRDER FoR smartgPStM

With smartgPS™ the shorter the print runs and the more change-overs, the greater the cost savings. And, the more expensive the substrate, the greater the cost savings achieved by reduction of waste. these compelling advantages make smartgPS™ an exceptionally at-tractive investment.

Andreas Kückelmann, BoBSt Biele-feld managing director, said: “We are pleased to take note of the 100th smartgPS™ order milestone. Many of these are repeat orders and the number underscores the value this innovation offers flexo printers. We are proud that our technology is helping so many of our customers thrive in today’s market.”

About uflex

For almost 20 years, Uflex Limited has pioneered the growth of the flexible packaging industry in India. Headquartered in noida new Delhi, Uflex has manufacturing facili-ties in India, Dubai, Egypt, Mexico & USA. It is further extending its footprint into Poland and the USA and has a market presence in more than 85 countries.

Being committed to developing cost effective, premium quality packaging solutions, Uflex has been partnering with BoBSt as their preferred supplier for gravure and vacuum metallizing equipment for 15 years.


It comes as no surprise that the opening web page of the Italian converting com-pany CIESD shows a globe enclosed in a double twist chocolate wrapping. After all it is one of their core specialties since CIESD was the first Italian converter to develop twistable PVC film suitable for direct food contact.

When it was established in Pregnana Milanese, near Milan, in 1964, CIESD’s focus was on bubble extrusion of twistable PVC and shrinkable PVC films. nowadays, they also print and convert those films into sophisticated products for a wide range of flexible materials applications. their modern production facilities support other processes including gravure printing, lamination, metallizing/demetallizing, and slitting.

Production serves primarily the confectionery, bakery, dairy, and rice/cereals segments of the food market. their shrinkable PVCs films are used for techni-cal overwraps, while semi-rigid PVCs films are used for credit card lamination. A significant percentage of the output is exported to countries in Europe, north and South America, Africa and Asia.

the high performance films developed for food packaging are printed in rotogra-vure. A 9-colour BoBSt Rotomec RS 4003MP gravure printing machine has been in production at CIESD since fall 2010.

the rotogravure machine has now been in production for well over a year. “the accuracy of the register control system even at high speed is superb. this is a must in our markets. We have installed the tAPS system as well, and in addition to providing top quality to our customers we can reap the benefits of working with minimum levels of waste. Job changeovers are very functional and fast, so we can run efficiently a mix of different run lengths. And the list of efficiencies could go on and on.” explains Mr Petrillo.

gRavuRE PRiNtiNg

CIESD’S DELIgHt WItH4003MP gRAVURE PRESS

“We needed a new rotogravure machine to add capacity to cater for expanding demand on one hand; on the other, our clients demanded new packag-ing solutions and we wanted to be equipped in the best possible way. We target quality in every-thing we do. We wanted the best equipment, hence we went for a BOBST Rotomec gravure press.”

“We have developed a relation based on trust and empathy which is truly special. The same highest level of customer atten-tion we give our own clients, we got from BOBST. Most impor-tantly, this is as true today as it was at the start of the project”.

Mr Francesco Petrillo, CIESD’s founder and managing director.


When targeting superior quality output and productivity there is no competing with BoBSt LEMAnIC® production lines. the very high quality standards re-quired by the Chinese cigarette industry as well as structural reforms by the Chinese tobacco Board have paved the way for the excellent sales performance of BoBSt LEMAnIC® lines. Record sales were made in 2011 and 2012 got off to a flying start.

Yunnan Qiaotong Package Printing Company Ltd, has been a BoBSt cus-tomer for almost 20 years. their latest investment in printing technology is an 8-colour LEMAnIC® DELtA gravure press with inline sheeter which will join the three other LEMAnIC® printing & converting lines installed in the compa-ny’s Qiaotong production site. through this latest investment in leading-edge technology and the additional produc-tion capacity, Qiaotong will become one of the three top cigarette packaging printers in the Yunnan province.

Bengbu Jinhuangshan Rotogravure Printing Co. Ltd. is a member of the Bril-liant Circle group, a group of companies engaged in design and production of high-end cigarette packaging. the com-pany has just signed for a 10-colour LEMAnIC® DELtA gravure printing press with inline rewinder.

gRavuRE PRiNtiNg

BoBSt LEMAnIC® LInES SEt BEnCHMARK

this will be Bengbu’s 3rd BoBSt gra-vure press following a Rotomec line installed in 1998 and a LEMAnIC® RIVIERA press installed in 2008. the new DELtA will enable the company to meet the increasing demand for gravure quality printed jobs transferred from sheet-fed offset due to the merg-ing of Chinese cigarette brands.

An 8-colour DELtA gravure press with inline sheeter has also been the choice of Kunming Richfun Printing Co. Ltd, a first time buyer of BoBSt LEMAnIC® equipment. With their new investment, Kunming Richfun plans to increase

their production capacity and col-lect new gravure printed orders from tobacco companies in addition to the jobs already processed in offset.

With this excellent start in 2012 we were able to satisfy the increasing de-mand for high quality cigarette packag-ing in the Chinese market.


With the CL 850 duplex laminator in full production for well over a year now, SIt ItALIA is very satisfied with the quality and flexibility of the machine’s production.

SIt ItALIA’s expectations and requirements as to the quality of the laminated structures are very high. the company oper-ates in the high-end of the packaging industry and serves some of the world’s “blue chip” multinationals including, Ferrero, Loacker, Kraft, nestlé and Barilla, to name but a few. In 2010 SIt ItALIA was the recipient of the coveted Packaging Quality award from Mars Chocolate, a prestigious acknowl-edgment that bears witness to the company’s commitment to quality.

“the quality of the finished product we deliver to our clients is excellent. We are very happy with that”, said Antonio Fan-tini, technical Director of the SIt group.

SIt ItALIA’s CL 850 laminator was supplied with different trolleys for handling various applications requiring different coating systems: flexo, gravure, solventless, and in-register cold seal coating.

cOatiNg & lamiNatiNg

CL 850D LAMInAtoR IS tHE PERFECt SoLUtIon FoR SIt ItALIA

“We truly appreciate the technology of the flexo trolley, because it enables a consistently repeatable process that enhances quality,” explained Mr Fantini and continued “the system gives superior optical quality to the laminated struc-ture, and it also makes it possible to coat lower quantities of adhesive directly on the aluminium foil at high speed”,.

the efficiency of the machine is also reflected in the perfor-mance of the dryer.“the ventilation system is very efficient. It enables to dry at high speed the extensive range of flexible packaging struc-tures it produces; the benefit of which is increased productiv-ity.” Concluded Mr.Fantini.

SIt ItALIA’s production facility also houses three BoBSt Rotomec gravure presses, two with in-line lamination. the latest one, which entered production at the end of 2011, is a RS 4003MPHS press with production speed up to 500 m/min.

this production plant was set up in Pesaro, a city on the Adri-atic Sea, in 1996. Since 2006 it has been part of the SIt group which is headquartered in the Republic of San Marino, where the production plant of SIt S.p.A. is located. the group also comprises SAREL PLASt, a converting company near Padua, in north-east Italy.


A BoBSt F&K CI press is used by the DFta, german Flexotechnical association, in its Stuttgart technology Centre. the Centre co-oper-ates closely with the Stutt-gart Media University which educates specialists across all fields of print and media technologies.

“to be able to meet the manifold challenges of both the package printing indus-try and education, we need state-of-the-art printing equipment which offers a great flexibility with applica-tions. With the BoBSt print-ing equipment in conjunction with the mutual exchange of knowledge with the supplier we are well prepared to meet all these challenges”.

PROf. DR. MaRTin DReheR, Head of the Stuttgart

technology Centre

PROFilES

BoBSt’S LInKS WItH ACADEMIAbobSt mAchineS cAn be found in educAtionAl inStitutionS

Around the globe.

Strengthening the relation-ship with the Stuttgart media university, a BoBSt Rotomec MW 60 gravure press will be installed shortly.

“With the new Rotomec MW 60 we will replace our 56 year old press and can now benefit from a modern gravure line with electroplat-ing, cylinder preparation, digital data processing, engraving cylinders and a quality web printing ma-chine. this complete line is unique in a university and research environment. In the long term, we expect syner-gies from the good fortune that for both flexo and gravure, we have the latest technologies available in our institutes,”

PROf. UlRik ReiSeR and PROf. aRMin WeichMann

(pictured above) responsible for gravure printing

Stuttgart Media University

In Sweden, BoBSt F&K flexo equipment can be found at the Broby grafiska college of cross media which offers education up to research level.

“Broby grafiska offers a high standard of technology and a multitude of competences in all disciplines underpin-ning the notion ‘from idea to finished product’ which permeates all activities in a realistic environment. obviously, the BoBSt F&K CI press featuring latest tech-nologies including smartgPStM, plays a major role in our activities”.

MR. PeR BRanzénDevelopment Manager

Broby grafiska College of Cross Media

BoBSt also has a relation-ship with the centre for advanced micro-electron-ics manufacturing (camm) where a BoBSt general oPtILAB sputter coater has been in operation since 2008. Managed by the State University of new York in partnership with Endicott Interconnect technolo-gies and Cornell Univer-sity, CAMM is a R&D centre whose goal is to develop electronics for everyday life.

“on behalf of our industrial partners and the academic community, we are pleased to be collaborating with BoBSt on this project due to the excellence of their technical offering and their reputation as an efficient organisation”.

DR. BahGaT SaMMakia Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

and Director, S3IP CAMM


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→UPCoMIng EVEntS

DRUPA 3 - 16 May 2012 Düsseldorf, germany

CPP EXPo 18 - 19 April 2012 Cleveland oH, USA

RoSUPAK 18 - 22 June 2012Moscow, Russia

PRoFLEX 11 - 12 September 2012 Stuttgart, germany

27th EURoPEAn PHotoVoLtAIC ConFEREnCE 24 - 28 September 2012 Frankfurt, germany

All events subject to confirmation.

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PLAStInDIA REVIEW

BREAKIng nEWS!

Considered one of the largest events in the plastics printing and convert-ing world alongside the K or Chinap-las exhibitions, Plast India is a highly successful show with 160,000 visitors estimated to have attended the last edi-tion held in new Delhi in February 2012. BoBSt India received an overwhelming response in terms of customer turn-out

from India’s flexible packaging industry. Many serious discussions and inquiries were received-most particularly relating to BoBSt Rotomec 4003 and 888 gravure presses, BoBSt general K5000, K4000 and K3000 vacuum metallizers and BoBSt brand new F&K 20SIX flexo press. BoBSt is a key player in India in the flexible packaging segment, with a strong reputation of after sales service and commit-ment towards customer’s full satisfaction.

the new silicone coating element, part of a multi-technology specialty coating line for paper and other substrates will be presented at an open House to be held early this summer at BoBSt’s production facility in S. giorgio Monferrato, Italy.

In Autumn 2012, a new technology Center dedicated to vacuum coating & metalliz-ing technologies will open its doors at the production plant of BoBSt Manchester in the UK. the occasion will be marked by the holding of an open House.

Check the BoBSt website for more details of these events.

learn more about BOBST.

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